N-CSRS 1 d881495dncsrs.htm THE RBB FUND, INC. The RBB Fund, Inc.

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            811-05518            

                           The RBB Fund, Inc.                      

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Bellevue Park Corporate Center

103 Bellevue Parkway

                                 Wilmington, DE 19809                                

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Salvatore Faia

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

103 Bellevue Parkway

                                 Wilmington, DE 19809                                

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  302-791-1851

Date of fiscal year end:  August 31

Date of reporting period:  February 28, 2015

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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


 

LOGO

ABBEY CAPITAL FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

of

THE RBB FUND, INC.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Fund.


ABBEY CAPITAL FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

SEMI-ANNUAL INVESTMENT ADVISER’S REPORT

(UNAUDITED)

    

    

 

Dear Shareholder,

The Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund (the “Fund”) Class I Shares returned +22.2% net of fees for the six month period ended February 28, 2015, outperforming the Barclay CTA Index and S&P Total Return Index, which returned +9.0% and +6.1%, respectively. The period was characterized by relatively strong, persistent trends in bond, currency and commodity markets, benefiting the Fund’s core allocation to trendfollowing systems, through its investment in the Abbey Capital Offshore Fund (the “Subsidiary”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund. The Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary may not exceed 25% of the value of its total assets, as measured at the end of each quarter of its taxable year.

 

 

Q3 2014 Q4 2014 SEPT. 1, 2014 TO
FEB. 28, 2015
SINCE
INCEPTION ON
JULY 1, 2014

Class I

    8.40 %     9.45 %     22.20 %     26.60 %*

Class A

    4.63 %     9.36 %     22.01 %     22.01 %***

Class A (max Load)**

    2.13 %     3.09 %     15.01 %     15.01 %***

BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month T-Bill Index

    0.01 %     0.00 %     0.01 %     0.02 %

S&P 500 Total Return Index

    1.13 %     4.93 %     6.12 %     8.85 %

Barclay CTA Index

    3.84 %     3.02 %     9.00 %     10.67 %

Performance quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the returns quoted. Visit www.abbeycapital.com for returns updated daily. Call (US Toll Free) 1-844-261-6484 or (international callers) + 1-508-871-3276 for returns current to the most recent month-end.

The performance quoted reflects fee waivers in effect and would have been less in their absence. The Fund’s gross annual operating expense ratio, as stated in the current prospectus, is 2.63% and 2.38%, and the Fund’s net operating expense ratio is 2.24% and 1.99% for Class A Shares and Class I Shares, respectively. Abbey Capital Limited has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) to 2.24% and 1.99% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A Shares and Class I Shares, respectively. This contractual limitation is in effect until June 30, 2016 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board of Directors.

* The inception date of the Class I Shares was July 1, 2014.

** The Fund charges a 5.75% maximum sales charge on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) of Class A Shares. The returns shown reflect a deduction of the maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%.

*** The inception date of the Class A Shares was August 29, 2014.

Market Commentary

Contrasting central bank policies proved to be the key driver of markets over the six months ended February 28, 2015, while rising global growth concerns at times weighed on investor sentiment and influenced markets too. A strengthening US economy evidenced by solid employment gains and improving housing and GDP data intensified investor speculation on the likely timing of a rate increase by the US Federal Reserve. In the eurozone, however, the European Central Bank (the “ECB”) confirmed it would adopt unconventional policy measures to counteract sluggish growth and falling inflation. This contrast in monetary policy prompted a widening in the yield spread between the two regions, accelerating the downtrend in EUR/USD that commenced in May 2014. In January 2015, the ECB’s decision to expand monetary stimulus to include the purchase of sovereign debt added further momentum to the trends in bond and currency markets, while in February, additional improvements in the US labour market and signs of rising inflation strengthened speculation of a June 2015 rate increase, providing a further boost for the dollar.

 

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SEMI-ANNUAL INVESTMENT ADVISER’S REPORT (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

    

    

 

Global growth concerns were also a focus for investors, coming to the fore in October 2014, as the International Monetary Fund downgraded their 2014 and 2015 global growth forecasts and as US manufacturing and eurozone sentiment data disappointed. Also weighing on markets was an acceleration of the fall in crude oil prices due to the outcome of the OPEC meeting in November 2014, at which member countries voted to maintain output levels. The fall in commodity prices also provided evidence of weak demand and contributed to global deflationary pressures. Continuing from late 2014 into 2015, political developments in Greece contributed to rising investor risk aversion as the far-left Syriza party came to power, spurring protracted debt negotiations with eurozone lenders. A general improvement in US and eurozone economic data, however, allowed for a pick-up in investor sentiment during February as fading global growth and deflation concerns gave way to a renewed focus on the contrast in monetary policy among major central banks.

Performance Attribution

Returns for the Subsidiary over the period were driven by gains in major currency, bond and energy markets, with the Subsidiary’s Diversified Trendfollowing (“Trendfollowing”) trading advisers, capturing strong trends in these sectors. Within currencies, the Subsidiary benefited from generally long USD exposure, particularly against the EUR but also against the JPY, CAD and GBP. The decision by the Swiss National Bank to remove its exchange-rate cap against the EUR created considerable volatility in currency markets, with losses from a long USD/CHF exposure mostly offset from short EUR/CHF positions. Bond markets provided further positive attribution, with Trendfollowing and Value trading advisers’ positions profiting from mostly long exposures to Canadian, UK, and Japanese government debt. Elsewhere, gains in energy were derived from short positions across the sector, most notably in crude oil contracts. Smaller gains were made in equity markets, with gains for Value and Global Macro trading advisers’ positions primarily in Canadian, Japanese and German indices, outweighing Trendfollowing losses, incurred mainly due to long exposure to the S&P 500 and FTSE 100 indices. By sector, small losses were sustained by the Fund in soft commodities and grains, with the former due to short soybean positions and the latter due to short corn exposure. Elsewhere, short USD exposure to the TRY, ZAR and BRL drove small losses within emerging-market currencies.

Portfolio Allocations*

 

MANAGER

        PROGRAM         TRADING STYLE***  ALLOCATION 
DATE
AUGUST 31,
2014
% PORTFOLIO
RISK*
FEBRUARY 28,
2015
% PORTFOLIO
RISK*
Cantab Capital Partners, LLP CCP Core Macro
Fund
Diversified
Trendfollowing
July 02, 2014 13.31% 15.32%
Altis Partners (Jersey) Limited Altis Emerald Diversified
Trendfollowing
July 10, 2014 13.00% 13.89%
P/E Global, LLC P/E Emerald Global Macro July 14, 2014 12.54% 13.92%

 

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SEMI-ANNUAL INVESTMENT ADVISER’S REPORT (CONCLUDED)

(UNAUDITED)

    

    

 

 

MANAGER

        PROGRAM         TRADING STYLE*** ALLOCATION
DATE
AUGUST 31,
2014
% PORTFOLIO
RISK*
FEBRUARY 28,
2015
% PORTFOLIO
RISK*
Harmonic Capital Partners LLP Harmonic Emerald Value July 17, 2014 12.34% 11.39%
Revolution Capital Management, LLC Revolution Emerald Diversified
Trendfollowing
July 02, 2014** 12.32% 4.56%
Eclipse Capital Management, Inc. Eclipse Emerald Diversified
Trendfollowing
July 14, 2014 12.26% 15.79%
Graham Capital Management L.P. Tactical Trend Diversified
Trendfollowing
July 02, 2014 12.13% 16.47%
Trigon Investment Advisors, LLC Trigon Emerald Global Macro July 02, 2014 12.11% 8.65%

 

 

*Trading Adviser allocations as a percentage of Subsidiary portfolio risk. Portfolio risk exposures are calculated by adjusting notional trading adviser allocations by their target allocated volatility.

**Revolution Capital Management, LLC was terminated as a trading adviser to the Subsidiary as of September 04, 2014 and was reappointed as a trading adviser to the Subsidiary as of October 21, 2014.

*** Managers have been classified in accordance with the Trading Style that best describes each of their primary trading strategies as determined by the Investment Adviser.

Key to Currency Abbreviations

EUR

Euro

USD

US Dollar

JPY

Japanese Yen

CAD

Canadian Dollar

GBP

British Pound

CHF

Swiss Franc

TRY

Turkish Lira

ZAR

South African Rand

BRL

Brazilian Real

 

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ABBEY CAPITAL FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

PERFORMANCE DATA

(UNAUDITED)

    

    

 

 

TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2015†

 
  Six
    Months    
  Since
Inception††
 

Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund, A Shares (without sales charge)

  22.01%      22.01%   

Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund, A Shares (with sales charge)

  15.01%      15.01%   

BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

  0.01%      0.01%

S&P 500 Total Return Index

  6.12%      6.12%

Barclay CTA Index

  9.00%      9.00%

Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund, I Shares

  22.20%      26.60%   

BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index

  0.01%      0.02% ** 

S&P 500 Total Return Index

  6.12%      8.85% ** 

Barclay CTA Index

  9.00%      10.67% ** 

 

Not annualized.

 

††

Inception date of Class A Shares and Class I Shares of the Fund was August 29, 2014 and July 1, 2014, respectively.

 

*

Benchmark performance is from the inception date of Class A Shares only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

 

**

Benchmark performance is from the inception date of Class I Shares only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

An investment in the Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund is speculative and involves substantial risk. The Fund is not suitable for all investors. It is possible that an investor may lose some or all of their investment. The Fund invests in long and short positions in futures, forwards, spot contracts, swaps, and options, each of which may be tied to commodities, financial indices and instruments, foreign currencies, or equity indices. The Fund also invests in investment grade fixed income securities of all durations and maturities. The Fund may be more volatile than investments in traditional securities. Losses on futures and other derivatives can be caused by unanticipated market movements and may be potentially unlimited. Commodities, currencies, foreign investments, and interest rate-linked instruments each entail special risks. The Fund is non-diversified; therefore gains or losses on a single holding may have a relatively great impact on the Fund. A more complete description of the Fund’s risks can be found in its prospectus, which should read carefully before investing.

The Fund charges a 5.75% maximum sales charge on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) of Class A Shares. The performance quoted reflects fee waivers in effect and would have been less in their absence. The Fund’s gross annual operating expense ratio, as stated in the current prospectus, is 2.63% and 2.38%, and the Fund’s net operating expense ratio is 2.24% and 1.99% for Class A Shares and Class I Shares, respectively. Abbey Capital Limited has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) to 2.24% and 1.99% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A Shares and Class I Shares, respectively. This contractual limitation is in effect until June 30, 2016 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board of Directors.

The S&P 500® Total Return Index is the total return version of the S&P 500® Index. Dividends are reinvested on a daily basis and all regular cash dividends are assumed reinvested in the index on the ex-dividend date.

The Barclay CTA Index is a leading industry benchmark of representative performance of commodity trading advisors.

The BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged market index of U.S. Treasury securities maturing in 90 days that assumes reinvestment of all income.

Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

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ABBEY CAPITAL FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

FUND EXPENSE EXAMPLES

(UNAUDITED)

    

    

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, (if any) and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder servicing fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six month period from September 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015, and held for the entire period.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

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

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments (if any). Therefore, the second line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     CLASS A SHARES
     BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE    ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE    EXPENSES PAID
     SEPTEMBER 1, 2014    FEBRUARY 28, 2015    DURING PERIOD

Actual*

   $1,000.00    $1,220.10    $12.41

Hypothetical**

        

(5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,013.49      11.38
     CLASS I SHARES
     BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE    ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE    EXPENSES PAID
     SEPTEMBER 1, 2014    FEBRUARY 28, 2015    DURING PERIOD

Actual***

   $1,000.00    $1,222.00    $11.18

Hypothetical

        

(5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,014.73      10.14

 

 

*

Expenses equal to an annualized expense ratio for the period September 1, 2014 to February 28, 2015 of 2.28% for the Class A Shares of the Fund, which includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses (including dividend and interest expense), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (179) then divided by 365 days. The annualized amount of interest expense was 0.04% for the period September 1, 2014 to February 28, 2015. Without this expense, the annualized expense ratio would have been 2.24%. The Fund’s ending account value on the first line in the table is based on the actual six month return for the Class A Shares of the Fund of 22.01%.

 

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FUND EXPENSE EXAMPLES (CONCLUDED)

(UNAUDITED)

    

    

 

 

**

Hypothetical expenses are as if the Class A Shares had been in existence from September 1, 2014, and are equal to the Class A Shares annualized expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period (181), then divided by 365 to reflect the period.

 

***

Expenses equal to an annualized expense ratio for the period September 1, 2014 to February 28, 2015 of 2.03% for the Class I Shares of the Fund, which includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses (including dividend and interest expense), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (181) then divided by 365 days to reflect the one half-year period. The annualized amount of interest expense was 0.04% for the period September 1, 2014 to February 28, 2015. Without this expense, the annualized expense ratio would have been 1.99%. The Fund’s ending account value on the first line in the table is based on the actual six month return for the Class I Shares of the Fund of 22.20%.

 

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ABBEY CAPITAL FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS SUMMARY TABLE

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund.

 

     OF NET         
SECURITY TYPE/SECTOR CLASSIFICATION    ASSETS      VALUE  

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

U.S. Treasury Obligations

  64.6%    $   48,433,688   

PURCHASED OPTIONS

  0.6         438,968   

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

  34.8         26,041,279   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  100.0%    $   74,913,935   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

Refer to the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

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

 

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ABBEY CAPITAL FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

              MATURITY        PAR         
       COUPON*          DATE            (000’S)            VALUE  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 64.6%

           

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS—64.6%

           

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.018%         03/12/15       $ 4,300       $ 4,299,974   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.033%         04/09/15         4,300         4,299,923   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.051%         05/07/15         4,300         4,299,824   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.071%         06/04/15         7,240         7,239,428   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.051%         06/25/15         2,300         2,299,724   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.066%         07/02/15         2,800         2,799,644   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.061%         07/09/15         7,000         6,998,999   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.063%         07/23/15         5,000         4,998,955   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.030%         07/30/15         3,100         3,099,516   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.051%         08/06/15         4,300         4,298,921   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.063%         08/20/15         3,800         3,798,780   
           

 

 

 
  48,433,688   
           

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $ 48,431,847)

  48,433,688   
           

 

 

 

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS — 0.6%
(Cost $ 460,084)

  438,968   
           

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 65.2%
(Cost $ 48,891,931)

  48,872,656   
           

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 34.8%

  26,041,279   
           

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

$   74,913,935   
           

 

 

 

 

 

*Short-term investments reflect the annualized effective yield on the date of purchase for discounted investments.

 

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

 

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ABBEY CAPITAL FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

                      UNREALZED  
     EXPIRATION    NUMBER OF          NOTIONAL            APPRECIATION  

LONG CONTRACTS

   DATE          CONTRACTS          COST        (DEPRECIATION)    

10-Year Mini Japanese Government Bond Futures

   03/10/15      35    $ 4,321,638       $ 5,927   

10-Year Mini Japanese Government Bond Futures

   06/10/15        1      123,503         (75

3-Month Euro Euribor

   06/15/15        5      1,396,399         2,336   

3-Month Euro Euribor

   09/14/15        6      1,675,978         2,588   

3-Month Euro Euribor

   12/14/15      79      22,092,276         8,840   

3-Month Euro Euribor

   03/14/16      15      4,192,372         4,043   

3-Month Euro Euribor

   06/13/16      54      15,091,454         14,883   

3-Month Euro Euribor

   09/19/16      29      8,107,431         4,420   

3-Month Euro Euribor

   12/19/16      15      4,193,253         1,483   

3-Month Euro Euribor

   03/13/17        7      1,956,215         839   

3-Month Euro Euribor

   06/19/17        2      558,627         336   

3-Month Euro Euribor

   09/18/17        2      558,277         462   

3-Month Euro Euribor

   12/18/17        1      279,118         126   

90-DAY Bank Bill

   06/11/15      21      16,319,911         7,015   

90-DAY Bank Bill

   09/10/15      22      17,099,194         9,401   

90-DAY Bank Bill

   12/10/15      25      19,431,860         10,203   

90-DAY Bank Bill

   03/10/16        6      4,664,950         916   

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   06/15/15        9      2,239,563         2,000   

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   09/14/15        9      2,237,738         (225

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   12/14/15    132      32,740,705         5,195   

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   03/14/16        9      2,227,850         (125

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   06/13/16      54      13,347,763         (11,113

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   09/19/16      10      2,464,313         188   

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   03/13/17        2      490,125         1,025   

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   06/19/17        1      244,750         475   

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   09/18/17        1      244,013         925   

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   12/18/17        1      244,163         513   

90-Day Eurodollar Futures

   03/19/18        1      244,850         (375

90-Day Eurodollar Futures

   06/18/18        1      244,063         225   

90-DAY Sterling Futures

   06/17/15        7      1,339,138         3,628   

90-DAY Sterling Futures

   09/16/15      13      2,487,398         4,303   

90-DAY Sterling Futures

   12/16/15      75      14,360,111         (3,725

90-DAY Sterling Futures

   03/16/16      22      4,203,410         1,428   

90-DAY Sterling Futures

   06/15/16      70      13,368,031         (9,263

90-DAY Sterling Futures

   09/21/16      18      3,432,294         (2,393

90-DAY Sterling Futures

   12/21/16      16      3,050,036         (5,249

90-DAY Sterling Futures

   03/15/17        3      570,705         (444

90-DAY Sterling Futures

   06/21/17        2      379,749         39   

90-DAY Sterling Futures

   09/20/17        2      380,193         (791

90-DAY Sterling Futures

   12/20/17        1      190,203         (675

Amsterdam Index Futures

   03/20/15        5      522,007         19,386   

Australian 10-Year Bond Futures

   03/16/15      36      3,656,642         46,137   

Australian 3-Year Bond Futures

   03/16/15        8      695,623         6,427   

Bank Acceptance Futures

   03/16/15        1      198,094         (20

Bank Acceptance Futures

   06/15/15      14      2,778,018         (2,320

Bank Acceptance Futures

   09/14/15      17      3,374,660         (2,810

Bank Acceptance Futures

   12/14/15      24      4,764,589         (3,610

Bank Acceptance Futures

   03/14/16        3      595,332         (300

Bank Acceptance Futures

   06/13/16        1      198,224         40   

CAC 40 10 Euro Futures

   03/20/15      50      2,688,145         82,328   

Canadian 10-Year Bond Futures

   06/30/15      93      10,594,192         91,769   

Canola Futures (Winnipeg Commodity Exchange)

   05/14/15      15      110,366         2,257   

Canola Futures (Winnipeg Commodity Exchange)

   07/14/15      18      131,791         3,126   

Canola Futures (Winnipeg Commodity Exchange)

   11/13/15      14      100,626         2,093   

Cocoa Futures

   03/16/15        1      31,124         293   

Cocoa Futures

   05/13/15        4      119,440         1,200   

Cocoa Futures

   07/16/15        1      29,740         240   

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

                      UNREALZED  
     EXPIRATION    NUMBER OF            NOTIONAL              APPRECIATION  

LONG CONTRACTS

   DATE          CONTRACTS          COST        (DEPRECIATION)    

Cocoa Futures (Intercontinental Exchange)

   09/15/15        1    $ 30,491       $ 293   

Cocoa Futures (London International Financials Futures Exchange)

   05/13/15      17      515,122         16,612   

Cocoa Futures (London International Financials Futures Exchange)

   07/16/15      11      337,425         4,091   

Cotton No. 2 Futures

   05/20/15        4      131,025         (1,165

Cotton No.2 Futures

   07/09/15        3      97,915         (85

DAX Index Futures

   03/20/15      10      2,957,199         227,739   

Dow Jones Industrial Average E-Mini Chicago Board of Trade

   03/20/15      23      2,033,210         51,395   

EUR/CHF 3-Month Futures

   12/14/15        9      2,375,833         4,799   

EUR/CHF 3-Month Futures (Intercontinental Exchange)

   03/14/16        3      793,229         —     

EUR/CHF 3-Month Futures (London International Financials Futures Exchange)

   06/15/15        4      1,057,822         551   

EUR/CHF 3-Month Futures (London International Financials Futures Exchange)

   09/14/15        9      2,380,474         865   

Euro BUXL 30-Year Bond Futures

   03/06/15        1      184,754         1,791   

Euro BUXL 30-Year Bond Futures

   06/08/15        1      184,262         962   

Euro STOXX 50

   03/20/15      41      1,544,639         102,482   

Euro-Bobl Futures

   03/06/15      88      12,843,334         74,730   

Euro-Bobl Futures

   06/08/15      55      7,962,803         (1,030

Euro-Bund Futures

   06/08/15      24      4,220,978         2,563   

Euro-Schatz Futures

   03/06/15      43      5,351,699         4,655   

Euro-Schatz Futures

   06/08/15        7      871,081         (17

FTSE 100 Index Futures

   03/20/15      12      1,251,447         30,568   

FTSE 250 Y2

   03/20/15        5      250,073         15,778   

FTSE/JSE Top 40

   03/19/15        6      237,185         5,073   

FTSE/MIB Index Futures

   03/20/15        2      233,041         16,998   

GBP/AUD Futures

   03/16/15        3      579,127         464   

GBP/CAD Futures

   03/16/15        2      378,170         8,289   

GBP/JPY Futures

   03/16/15        2      382,842         3,302   

GBP/NZD Futures

   03/16/15        1      195,331         (2,099

Hang Seng Index Futures

   03/30/15      14      2,233,135         4,648   

H-Shares Index Futures

   03/30/15        3      233,664         3,198   

IBEX 35 Index Futures

   03/20/15        3      362,509         11,979   

JPY 10-Year Bond (Osaka Securities Exchange)

   03/11/15        4      4,915,611         29,843   

Long Gilt Futures

   06/30/15      36      6,594,646         (4,678

Mill Wheat Euro

   05/11/15        1      11,148         (643

Mini HSI Index Futures

   03/30/15        8      255,610         137   

MSCI Singapore Exchange ETS

   03/30/15        7      396,096         (3,683

MSCI Taiwan Index

   03/30/15        7      251,240         (570

Nasdaq 100 E-Mini

   03/20/15      45      3,888,985         109,265   

Nikkei 225 (Chicago Mercantile Exchange)

   03/12/15        2      176,275         12,525   

Nikkei 225 (Singapore Exchange)

   03/12/15      30      2,227,482         131,766   

Nikkei 225 Mini

   03/12/15      32      473,277         30,163   

Rapeseed Euro

   04/30/15        6      120,297         3,329   

Russell 2000 Mini

   03/20/15        9      1,089,205         19,235   

S&P 500 E-Mini Futures

   03/20/15      24      2,520,542         2,818   

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini

   03/20/15        4      573,230         28,610   

S&P/TSX 60 IX Futures

   03/19/15      11      1,526,294         38,397   

SGX CNX Nifty

   03/26/15      18      322,016         (1,832

Soybean Meal Futures

   05/14/15        8      271,240         2,680   

Soybean Meal Futures

   07/14/15        3      101,550         150   

SPI 200 Futures

   03/19/15        5      552,686         24,966   

Topix Index Futures

   03/12/15      10      1,191,231         84,004   

U.S. Long Bond (Chicago Board of Trade)

   06/19/15      11      1,768,906         11,375   

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes (Chicago Board of Trade)

   06/30/15      12      2,620,391         2,547   

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes (Chicago Board of Trade)

   06/30/15      49      5,834,328         10,453   

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

                     UNREALZED  
     EXPIRATION    NUMBER OF            NOTIONAL             APPRECIATION  

LONG CONTRACTS

   DATE          CONTRACTS          COST       (DEPRECIATION)    

USD/NOK Futures

   03/16/15        1    $ 100,169      $ (165

USD/SEK Futures

   03/16/15        1      96,473        3,566   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 343,470,980    $ 1,429,232   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
                     UNREALZED  
     EXPIRATION    NUMBER OF    NOTIONAL     APPRECIATION  

SHORT CONTRACTS

   DATE    CONTRACTS    COST     (DEPRECIATION)  

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   12/19/16      87    $ (21,386,080   $ (12,657

AUD/JPY X-Rate

   03/16/15        1      (154,115     (2,073

AUD/NZD X-Rate

   03/16/15        3      (475,217     6,309   

AUD/USD Currency Futures

   03/16/15      43      (3,384,940     29,220   

Brent Crude Futures

   03/16/15        3      (167,730     (20,010

CAD Currency Futures

   03/17/15      30      (2,401,560     5,160   

CAD/JPY X-Rate

   03/16/15        1      (157,409     (2,458

CHF Currency Futures

   03/16/15        1      (131,500     512   

Coffee ’C’ Future

   05/29/15      10      (583,088     56,213   

Coffee ’C’ Future

   07/21/15        1      (63,994     10,181   

Copper Futures

   05/27/15      10      (644,552     (28,323

Copper Futures

   07/29/15        1      (64,825     (2,363

Corn Futures

   05/14/15      23      (446,950     (5,288

Corn Futures

   07/14/15        3      (59,225     (963

Corn Futures

   09/14/15        2      (40,412     (412

Corn Futures

   12/14/15        2      (41,013     (738

Dollar Index

   03/16/15        4      (403,593     22,309   

E-Mini Crude Oil

   03/19/15        1      (28,400     3,520   

E-Mini Crude Oil

   04/20/15        1      (23,700     (2,370

E-Mini Crude Oil

   05/18/15        1      (27,175     255   

E-Mini Natural Gas

   03/26/15        3      (24,288     3,783   

E-Mini Natural Gas

   04/27/15        4      (29,063     1,353   

E-Mini Natural Gas

   05/26/15        5      (34,838     (313

EUR/AUD Futures

   03/16/15        1      (139,241     (874

EUR/CAD Futures

   03/16/15        1      (140,989     850   

EUR/CHF Futures

   03/16/15        1      (129,071     (11,001

EUR/GBP Futures

   03/16/15        4      (585,333     25,493   

EUR/JPY Futures

   03/16/15        9      (1,268,140     7,858   

EUR/JPY Futures

   03/16/15        1      (139,864     (167

Euro E-Mini Futures

   03/16/15        4      (284,525     4,650   

Euro Foreign Exchange Currency Futures

   03/16/15    152      (22,299,451     1,028,951   

Euro-Bund Future

   03/10/15      24      (4,311,553     28,927   

Gas Oil Futures (Intercontinental Exchange)

   04/10/15        4      (224,275     (8,025

Gasoline RBOB Futures

   03/31/15        5      (388,815     (26,544

GBP Currency Futures

   03/16/15        3      (280,131     (9,294

GBP/CHF Futures

   03/16/15        1      (172,484     (20,651

Gold 100 Oz Futures

   04/28/15      17      (2,075,320     13,050   

Gold 100 Oz Futures

   06/26/15        1      (120,980     (420

JPY Currency Futures

   03/16/15      36      (3,783,832     24,533   

JPY E-Mini Futures

   03/16/15        9      (474,331     4,419   

KC HRW Wheat Futures

   05/14/15        6      (164,513     2,663   

KC HRW Wheat Futures

   07/14/15      10      (280,500     7,500   

Lean Hogs Futures

   04/15/15        7      (219,020     30,090   

Lean Hogs Futures

   06/12/15        3      (102,900     3,450   

Lean Hogs Futures

   07/15/15        1      (33,040     (230

Live Cattle Futures

   04/30/15        1      (60,500     (180

Live Cattle Futures

   06/30/15        1      (57,430     (110

Live Cattle Futures

   08/31/15        3      (170,950     490   

London Mercantile Exchange Aluminum Forward

   03/18/15      12      (488,876     (53,899

London Mercantile Exchange Aluminum Forward

   04/15/15        5      (222,897     (3,603

London Mercantile Exchange Aluminum Forward

   05/20/15        4      (179,775     (1,625

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

                     UNREALZED  
     EXPIRATION    NUMBER OF            NOTIONAL             APPRECIATION  

SHORT CONTRACTS

   DATE          CONTRACTS          COST       (DEPRECIATION)    

London Mercantile Exchange Aluminum Forward

   06/17/15      17    $ (769,889   $ (3,080

London Mercantile Exchange Copper Forward

   03/18/15        2      (473,176     177,276   

London Mercantile Exchange Copper Forward

   04/15/15        2      (273,277     (22,198

London Mercantile Exchange Copper Forward

   05/20/15        1      (137,869     (9,644

London Mercantile Exchange Copper Forward

   06/17/15        4      (563,250     (26,100

London Mercantile Exchange Lead Forward

   03/18/15        2      (98,243     12,218   

London Mercantile Exchange Lead Forward

   04/15/15        5      (228,812     13,312   

London Mercantile Exchange Lead Forward

   05/20/15        4      (183,056     10,356   

London Mercantile Exchange Lead Forward

   06/17/15        3      (132,475     2,875   

London Mercantile Exchange Nickel Forward

   03/18/15        1      (86,796     2,505   

London Mercantile Exchange Nickel Forward

   04/15/15        3      (265,802     12,596   

London Mercantile Exchange Nickel Forward

   05/20/15        1      (88,770     4,230   

London Mercantile Exchange Nickel Forward

   06/17/15        1      (85,578     918   

London Mercantile Exchange Tin Forward Spot

   04/15/15        2      (184,525     5,125   

London Mercantile Exchange Tin Forward Spot

   05/20/15        2      (185,580     6,080   

London Mercantile Exchange Tin Forward Spot

   06/17/15        2      (179,945     365   

London Mercantile Exchange Zinc Forward ($)

   03/18/15        2      (94,501     (8,086

London Mercantile Exchange Zinc Forward ($)

   04/15/15        4      (210,850     5,100   

London Mercantile Exchange Zinc Forward ($)

   05/20/15        3      (158,106     3,381   

London Mercantile Exchange Zinc Forward ($)

   06/17/15      10      (518,300     1,550   

MXN Futures

   03/16/15      11      (372,010     4,060   

Natural Gas Futures

   03/27/15      19      (532,740     13,280   

Natural Gas Futures

   04/28/15        1      (35,900     8,190   

Natural Gas Futures

   05/27/15        1      (35,080     6,960   

Natural Gas Futures

   06/26/15        1      (30,180     1,540   

Natural Gas Futures

   07/29/15        1      (30,740     1,940   

Natural Gas Futures

   08/27/15        1      (30,080     1,380   

Natural Gas Futures

   09/28/15        2      (71,040     13,080   

Natural Gas Futures

   10/28/15        1      (31,480     1,510   

Natural Gas Futures

   11/25/15        1      (31,180     (390

New York Harbor Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Futures

   03/31/15        4      (306,016     (25,565

Nikkei 225 (Osaka Securities Exchange)

   03/12/15        1      (146,290     (11,034

NZD Futures

   03/16/15        4      (303,290     1,170   

Palladium Futures

   06/26/15        1      (78,040     (3,910

Platinum Futures

   04/28/15        4      (242,075     4,955   

Red Wheat Futures (Minneapolis Grain Exchange)

   05/14/15        1      (28,275     (50

Red Wheat Futures (Minneapolis Grain Exchange)

   07/14/15        1      (28,050     (575

Robusta Coffee Futures

   05/29/15        6      (116,480     2,060   

Robusta Coffee Futures

   07/31/15        4      (78,010     850   

Silver Futures

   05/27/15        9      (736,030     (9,080

Soybean Futures

   05/14/15        8      (396,450     (16,250

Soybean Futures

   07/14/15        3      (147,562     (7,650

Soybean Oil Futures

   05/14/15      13      (247,656     (9,354

Soybean Oil Futures

   07/14/15        6      (116,262     (2,934

Sugar No. 11 (World)

   04/30/15      28      (466,413     34,586   

Sugar No. 11 (World)

   06/30/15      11      (188,272     15,176   

Sugar No. 11 (World)

   09/30/15      10      (170,117     5,253   

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes (Chicago Board of Trade)

   06/19/15      11      (1,442,594     36,828   

Wheat Futures (Chicago Board of Trade)

   05/14/15      11      (285,937     3,787   

Wheat Futures (Chicago Board of Trade)

   07/14/15      13      (342,137     6,250   

Wheat Futures (Chicago Board of Trade)

   09/14/15        2      (52,112     (387

White Sugar Futures (London International Financials Futures Exchange)

   04/15/15        6      (115,945     4,405   

White Sugar Futures (London International Financials Futures Exchange)

   07/16/15        1      (19,315     515   

WTI Crude Futures

   03/20/15        5      (256,190     7,390   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ (82,001,151 $ 1,383,913   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

                      UNREALZED  
     EXPIRATION    NUMBER OF    NOTIONAL      APPRECIATION  

SHORT CONTRACTS

   DATE          CONTRACTS          COST        (DEPRECIATION)    

Total Futures Contracts

         $     $261,469,829       $     $2,813,145   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding as of February 28, 2015 were as follows:

 

                              UNREALIZED  
                              APPRECIATION  
CURRENCY PURCHASED     CURRENCY SOLD     EXPIRATION   COUNTERPARTY   (DEPRECIATION)  

 

 
AUD   79,367      USD      62,141    03/02/15 BOA     $ (123)   
AUD   63,579      USD      49,658    03/03/15 BOA   23    
AUD   1,700,000      USD      1,327,097    03/16/15 BOA   143    
AUD   3,698,584      USD      2,989,936    03/18/15 BOA   (102,727)   
AUD   1,695,000      USD      1,327,552    03/20/15 BOA   (4,567)   
AUD   548,000      USD      429,585    03/27/15 BOA   (2,058)   
BRL   1,442,492      USD      533,892    03/18/15 BOA   (28,353)   
CAD   14,234      USD      11,384    03/02/15 BOA     
CAD   749,480      USD      600,000    03/16/15 BOA   (582)   
CAD   877,166      USD      721,621    03/18/15 BOA   (20,104)   
CAD   3,066,000      USD      2,454,735    03/20/15 BOA   (2,764)   
CHF   1,029,000      USD      1,103,533    03/20/15 BOA   (23,339)   
CLP   15,488,214      USD      24,882    03/18/15 BOA   185    
CZK   2,633,137      USD      110,837    03/18/15 BOA   (3,804)   
EUR   74,236      USD      83,306    03/02/15 BOA   (233)   
EUR   104,847      USD      117,647    03/03/15 BOA   (318)   
EUR   500,000      USD      564,256    03/16/15 BOA   (4,636)   
EUR   1,824,124      USD      2,162,530    03/18/15 BOA   (120,844)   
EUR   1,692,000      USD      1,917,429    03/20/15 BOA   (23,574)   
GBP   20,494      USD      31,785    03/02/15 BOA   (146)   
GBP   29,174      USD      45,090    03/03/15 BOA   (50)   
GBP   2,750,000      USD      4,199,790    03/16/15 BOA   45,381    
GBP   759,418      USD      1,162,575    03/18/15 BOA   9,719    
GBP   868,000      USD      1,331,796    03/20/15 BOA   8,093    
HUF   33,729,275      USD      124,895    03/18/15 BOA   (340)   
INR   34,897,917      USD      556,905    03/18/15 BOA   5,610    
JPY   22,830,997      EUR      171,000    03/27/15 BOA   (495)   
JPY   5,862,084      USD      49,133    03/02/15 BOA   (129)   
JPY   6,658,335      USD      55,684    03/03/15 BOA   (24)   
JPY   148,609,311      USD      1,250,000    03/16/15 BOA   (7,466)   
JPY   143,448,486      USD      1,211,842    03/18/15 BOA   (12,423)   
JPY   89,635,000      USD      755,862    03/20/15 BOA   (6,373)   
KRW   341,971,228      USD      313,557    03/18/15 BOA   (2,185)   
MXN   7,518,075      USD      509,710    03/18/15 BOA   (6,667)   
MXN   1,332,000      USD      90,162    03/20/15 BOA   (1,051)   
MYR   205,694      USD      57,201    03/18/15 BOA   (204)   
NOK   304,637      USD      40,296    03/02/15 BOA   (558)   
NOK   128,373      USD      16,805    03/03/15 BOA   (59)   
NOK   7,604,975      USD      1,000,000    03/16/15 BOA   (8,362)   
NOK   6,578,187      USD      878,005    03/18/15 BOA   (20,305)   
NZD   72,340      USD      54,746    03/02/15 BOA   (28)   
NZD   155,382      USD      117,382    03/03/15 BOA   149    

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

                              UNREALIZED  
                              APPRECIATION  
CURRENCY PURCHASED     CURRENCY SOLD     EXPIRATION   COUNTERPARTY   (DEPRECIATION)  

 

 
NZD   4,400,000      USD      3,306,277    03/16/15 BOA     $ 17,060    
NZD   6,796,207      USD      5,151,712    03/18/15 BOA   (19,658)   
NZD   1,007,000      USD      745,230    03/20/15 BOA   15,021    
NZD   147,000      USD      111,111    03/27/15 BOA   (217)   
PLN   1,729,190      USD      480,006    03/18/15 BOA   (13,814)   
RUB   2,862,936      USD      47,048    03/18/15 BOA   (938)   
SEK   124,392      USD      14,959    03/02/15 BOA   (38)   
SEK   94,270      USD      11,293    03/03/15 BOA   15    
SEK   5,585,550      USD      690,915    03/18/15 BOA   (20,829)   
SGD   470,779      USD      350,537    03/18/15 BOA   (5,247)   
SGD   1,183,000      USD      871,911    03/27/15 BOA   (4,468)   
TRY   4,254,058      USD      1,796,191    03/18/15 BOA   (107,431)   
TWD   8,272,397      USD      261,875    03/18/15 BOA   1,541    
USD   62,479      AUD      79,367    03/02/15 BOA   461    
USD   49,722      AUD      63,579    03/03/15 BOA   41    
USD   907,665      AUD      1,161,000    03/06/15 BOA   637    
USD   1,706,775      AUD      2,200,000    03/16/15 BOA   (10,829)   
USD   1,904,409      AUD      2,396,101    03/18/15 BOA   33,951    
USD   2,484,094      AUD      3,075,000    03/20/15 BOA   83,989    
USD   215,176      AUD      278,000    03/27/15 BOA   (1,708)   
USD   383,216      BRL      1,058,147    03/18/15 BOA   12,376    
USD   11,402      CAD      14,234    03/02/15 BOA   15    
USD   580,000      CAD      726,677    03/13/15 BOA   (1,207)   
USD   4,250,000      CAD      5,309,918    03/16/15 BOA   3,244    
USD   1,161,116      CAD      1,388,579    03/18/15 BOA   50,595    
USD   2,500,521      CAD      2,984,000    03/20/15 BOA   114,129    
USD   2,071,449      CHF      1,970,000    03/20/15 BOA   3,441    
USD   18,106      CLP      11,272,494    03/18/15 BOA   (137)   
USD   267,020      CZK      6,174,747    03/18/15 BOA   16,027    
USD   84,221      EUR      74,236    03/02/15 BOA   1,148    
USD   117,541      EUR      104,847    03/03/15 BOA   212    
USD   1,409,607      EUR      1,250,000    03/16/15 BOA   10,558    
USD   4,786,108      EUR      4,028,189    03/18/15 BOA   277,479    
USD   1,838,936      EUR      1,562,000    03/20/15 BOA   90,591    
USD   616,047      EUR      544,000    03/27/15 BOA   7,091    
USD   31,601      GBP      20,494    03/02/15 BOA   (39)   
USD   44,980      GBP      29,174    03/03/15 BOA   (60)   
USD   615,083      GBP      400,000    03/16/15 BOA   (2,397)   
USD   1,216,862      GBP      790,335    03/18/15 BOA   (3,157)   
USD   2,568,047      GBP      1,665,000    03/20/15 BOA   (2,131)   
USD   121,820      HUF      31,695,303    03/18/15 BOA   4,775    
USD   245,719      INR      15,562,037    03/18/15 BOA   (5,124)   
USD   49,329      JPY      5,862,084    03/02/15 BOA   325    
USD   55,783      JPY      6,658,335    03/03/15 BOA   123    
USD   580,000      JPY      69,263,426    03/13/15 BOA   909    
USD   300,000      JPY      35,669,602    03/16/15 BOA   1,764    
USD   2,710,724      JPY      323,101,426    03/18/15 BOA   9,168    
USD   2,166,600      JPY      257,647,000    03/20/15 BOA   12,266    
USD   750,762      JPY      89,652,000    03/27/15 BOA   1,052    

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

                              UNREALIZED  
                              APPRECIATION  
CURRENCY PURCHASED     CURRENCY SOLD     EXPIRATION   COUNTERPARTY   (DEPRECIATION)  

 

 
USD   331,922      KRW      365,917,569    03/18/15 BOA     $ (1,253)   
USD   431,831      MXN      6,405,720    03/18/15 BOA   3,217    
USD   844,011      MXN      12,413,000    03/20/15 BOA   13,575    
USD   37,022      MYR      132,959    03/18/15 BOA   180    
USD   39,845      NOK      304,637    03/02/15 BOA   106    
USD   16,814      NOK      128,373    03/03/15 BOA   68    
USD   600,000      NOK      4,569,262    03/16/15 BOA   4,199    
USD   386,957      NOK      2,917,689    03/18/15 BOA   6,533    
USD   54,819      NZD      72,340    03/02/15 BOA   101    
USD   117,494      NZD      155,382    03/03/15 BOA   (38)   
USD   73,774      NZD      100,000    03/16/15 BOA   (1,756)   
USD   2,369,389      NZD      3,147,772    03/18/15 BOA   (7,604)   
USD   1,390,970      NZD      1,838,000    03/20/15 BOA   3,342    
USD   109,394      NZD      147,000    03/27/15 BOA   (1,499)   
USD   398,748      PLN      1,410,612    03/18/15 BOA   18,445    
USD   45,542      RUB      2,862,936    03/18/15 BOA   (569)   
USD   14,929      SEK      124,392    03/02/15 BOA     
USD   11,228      SEK      94,270    03/03/15 BOA   (80)   
USD   1,450,000      SEK      12,128,497    03/16/15 BOA   (4,995)   
USD   1,715,418      SEK      13,658,113    03/18/15 BOA   76,884    
USD   284,323      SGD      378,504    03/18/15 BOA   6,712    
USD   869,091      SGD      1,183,000    03/27/15 BOA   1,648    
USD   1,228,950      TRY      2,947,078    03/18/15 BOA   59,030    
USD   183,379      TWD      5,764,589    03/18/15 BOA   (182)   
USD   721,105      ZAR      8,451,503    03/18/15 BOA   (1,287)   
ZAR   15,888,652      USD      1,377,647    03/18/15 BOA   (19,565)   
           

 

 

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  

    $ 390,210    
           

 

 

 

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

     NUMBER
OF
CONTRACTS
       VALUE      

PURCHASED OPTIONS — 0.6%

     

CALL OPTIONS PURCHASED — 0.3%

     

Nikkei 225 Symbiotic

Microfinance Index

Expires 09/11/15

Strike Price 18,000

  

  34

  

$

      214,587

  

     

 

 

 

TOTAL CALL OPTIONS PURCHASED

(Cost $ 121,109)

     

 

214,587

  

     

 

 

 

PUT OPTIONS PURCHASED — 0.3%

     

90-Day Eurodollar Futures

Expires 06/15/15

Strike Price 99.50

  

424

  

 

15,900

  

90-Day Eurodollar Futures

Expires 03/16/15

Strike Price 99.63

  

127

  

 

794

  

AUD USD Currency Futures

Expires 04/02/15

Strike Price 75

  

  23

  

 

6,900

  

AUD USD Currency Futures

Expires 03/06/15

Strike Price 75

  

  23

  

 

920

  

Crude Oil Futures

Expires 03/17/15

Strike Price 46

  

  39

  

 

42,120

  

EUR Foreign Exchange Currency

Expires 04/02/15

Strike Price 1.09

  

  34

  

 

16,575

  

EUR Foreign Exchange Currency

Expires 03/06/15

Strike Price 1.14

  

  28

  

 

75,250

  

IMM Eurodollar Futures

Expires 09/14/15

Strike Price 99.25

  

265

  

 

26,500

  

IMM Eurodollar Futures

Expires 09/14/15

Strike Price 99

  

187

  

 

5,844

  

IMM Eurodollar Futures

Expires 12/14/15

Strike Price 99.25

  

  70

  

 

31,062

  

U.S. 10-Year Treasury Bond

Futures

Expires 03/27/15

Strike Price 125

  

  23

  

 

2,516

  

     

 

 

 

TOTAL PUT OPTIONS PURCHASED

     

(Cost $ 338,975)

        224,381   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS — 0.6%

(Cost $ 460,084)

     

 

438,968

  

     

 

 

 
     NUMBER
OF
CONTRACTS
       VALUE      

WRITTEN OPTIONS — (0.4)%

     

CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN—(0.3)%

     

IMM Eurodollar Futures

Expires 12/14/15

Strike Price 99.25

  

  93

  

$

      (36,619

Nikkei 225 Symbiotic

Microfinance Index

Expires 09/11/15

Strike Price 17,000

  

  17

  

 

(155,256

     

 

 

 

TOTAL CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN

(Premiums Received $ 124,368)

     

 

(191,875

     

 

 

 

PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN—(0.1)%

     

90-Day Eurodollar Futures

Expires 03/16/15

Strike Price 99.38

  

  71

  

 

(444

90-Day Eurodollar Futures

Expires 06/15/15

Strike Price 99.38

  

  57

  

 

(712

90-Day Eurodollar Futures

Expires 06/15/15

Strike Price 99.13

  

  42

  

 

(263

AUD USD Currency Futures

Expires 04/02/15

Strike Price 71

  

  23

  

 

(805

Crude Oil Futures

Expires 03/17/15

Strike Price 43

  

  39

  

 

(21,060

EUR Foreign Exchange Currency

Expires 03/06/15

Strike Price 1.10

  

  28

  

 

(4,550

EUR Foreign Exchange Currency

Expires 04/02/15

Strike Price 1.05

  

  17

  

 

(1,062

Eurodollar 1-Year MIDCV

Expires 12/11/15

Strike Price 97.75

  

  93

  

 

(22,669

IMM Eurodollar Futures

Expires 09/14/15

Strike Price 98.75

  

452

  

 

(8,475

     

 

 

 

TOTAL PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN

(Premiums Received $ 146,875)

     

 

(60,040

     

 

 

 

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS — (0.4)%

(Premiums Received $ 271,243)

  

 

(251,915

     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONCLUDED)

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

AUD

Australian Dollar

BOA

Bank of America

BRL

Brazilian Real

CAD

Canadian Dollar

CHF

Swiss Franc

CLP

Chilean Peso

CZK

Czech Koruna

DAX

Deutscher Aktienindex

EUR

Euro

GBP

British Pound

HUF

Hungarian Forint

IBEX

Index of the Bolsa de Madrid

INR

Indian Rupee

JPY

Japanese Yen

KRW

Korean Won

MSCI

Morgan Stanley Capital International

MXN

Mexican Peso

MYR

Malaysian Ringgit

NOK

Norwegian Krone

NZD

New Zealand Dollar

PLN

Polish Zloty

RBOB

Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending

RUB

Russian Ruble

SEK

Swedish Krona

SGD

Singapore Dollar

TRY

Turkish Lira

TSX

Toronto Stock Exchange

TWD

Taiwan Dollar

USD

United States Dollar

ZAR

South African Rand

 

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

ASSETS

Investments, at value (cost $48,891,931)

$ 48,872,656   

Cash

  17,223,873   

Deposits with broker for forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts

  1,513,654   

Receivables for:

Capital shares sold

  4,654,840   

Variation margin

  2,813,145   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

  62,939   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

  1,033,358   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

  76,174,465   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

Options written, at value (premiums received $271,243)

  251,915   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $123,580)

  123,688   

Payables for:

Capital shares redeemed

  93,452   

Advisory fees

  68,550   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

  1,670   

Administration and accounting services fees

  10,522   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

  643,148   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

  67,585   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  1,260,530   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 74,913,935   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

Capital stock, $0.001 par value

$ 6,038   

Paid-in capital

  66,691,160   

Accumulated net investment loss

  (1,233,590

Accumulated net realized gain from investments, futures transactions, foreign currency translations, forward foreign currency contracts and written options

  6,246,220   

Net unrealized appreciation on investments, futures transactions, foreign currency translations,forward foreign currency contracts and written options

  3,204,107   
  

 

 

 

Net assets

$ 74,913,935   
  

 

 

 

CLASS A SHARES

Net assets

$ 3,360,386   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

  270,973   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

$ 12.40   
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $12.40)

$ 13.16   
  

 

 

 

CLASS I SHARES

Net assets

$ 71,553,549   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

  5,767,110   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

$ 12.41   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

Interest

$ 5,963   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

  5,963   
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

Advisory fees (Note 2)

  266,771   

Administration and accounting services fees (Note 2)

  74,136   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

  33,341   

Audit and tax service fees

  19,214   

Registration and filing fees

  16,041   

Legal fees

  12,850   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

  11,924   

Interest expense

  7,958   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

  4,959   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

  4,463   

Insurance fees

  2,059   

Distribution fees (A Shares) (Note 2)

  1,594   

Other expenses

  12,297   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

  467,607   

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

  (49,027
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

  418,580   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

  (412,617
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS

Net realized gain/(loss) from:

Investments

  351,240   

Futures

  5,225,137   

Foreign currency transactions

  (56,534

Forward foreign currency contracts

  911,002   

Written options

  (141,631

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

Investments

  (17,872

Futures

  2,074,118   

Foreign currency translation.

  (2,130

Forward foreign currency contracts

  329,194   

Written options

  15,422   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain from investments

  8,687,946   
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

$ 8,275,329   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
FEBRUARY 28, 2015
(UNAUDITED)
    FOR THE
PERIOD ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2014(1)
 
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:           

Net investment loss

                    $ (412,617                    $ (69,607

Net realized gain from investments, futures transactions, foreign currency transactions, forward foreign currency contracts and written options

        6,289,214           22,262   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, futures transactions, foreign currency translation, forward foreign currency contracts and written options

        2,398,732           805,375   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  8,275,329      758,030   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:

Net investment income

Class A Shares

  (20,951     

Class I Shares

  (748,827     
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total from net investment income

  (769,778     
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized gains

Class A Shares

  (1,218     

Class I Shares

  (41,776     
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total from net realized gains

  (42,994     
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

  (812,772     
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

Class A Shares

Proceeds from shares sold

  2,112,393      1,000,000   

Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions

  15,771        

Shares redeemed

  (567     
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Class A Shares

  2,127,597      1,000,000   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class I Shares

Proceeds from shares sold

  52,140,363      23,590,500   

Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions

  416,475        

Shares redeemed

  (11,581,587   (1,000,000
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Class I Shares

  40,975,251      22,590,500   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

  43,102,848      23,590,500   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

  50,565,405      24,348,530   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 
NET ASSETS

Beginning of period

  24,348,530        
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

$ 74,913,935    $ 24,348,530   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss, end of period

$ (1,233,590 $ (51,195
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(CONCLUDED)

 

     FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
FEBRUARY 28, 2015
(UNAUDITED)
    FOR THE
PERIOD ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2014(1)
 
SHARE TRANSACTIONS:           

Class A Shares

                                      

Shares sold

        173,116           96,525   

Shares reinvested

        1,381             

Shares redeemed

        (49          
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Class A Shares

  174,448      96,525   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class I Shares

Shares sold

  4,498,567      2,349,865   

Shares reinvested

  36,469        

Shares redeemed

  (1,021,266   (96,525
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Class I Shares

  3,513,770      2,253,340   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in shares

  3,688,218      2,349,865   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(1)

Commenced operations on July 1, 2014.

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class A Shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

     CLASS A SHARES  
     FOR THE
PERIOD
ENDED
FEBRUARY 28, 2015
(UNAUDITED)(1)
 
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE                    

Net asset value, beginning of period

      $ 10.36   
     

 

 

 

Net investment loss(2)

  (0.13

Net realized and unrealized gain from investments

  2.39   
     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  2.26   
     

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

Net investment income

  (0.21

Net realized gains

  (0.01
     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

  (0.22
     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

$ 12.40   
     

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

  22.01 %(4) 
     

 

 

 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

$ 3,360   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
with waivers and reimbursements
(including dividend and interest expense)

  2.28 %(5) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
with waivers and reimbursements
(excluding dividend and interest expense)

  2.24 %(5) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
without waivers and reimbursements
(including dividend and interest expense)

  2.52 %(5) 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

  (2.25 )%(5) 

Portfolio turnover rate

  0.00 %(4) 

 

(1)

The Class A Shares commenced operations on August 29, 2014.

(2)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period.

(3)

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any. Total return does not reflect any applicable sales charge.

(4)

Not annualized.

(5)

Annualized.

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CONCLUDED)

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class I Shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the period. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

    CLASS I SHARES  
    FOR THE
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)
    FOR THE
PERIOD ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2014(1)
 
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE                                    

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 10.36        $ 10.00   
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment loss(2)

  (0.11   (0.03

Net realized and unrealized gain from investments

  2.39      0.39   
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  2.28      0.36   
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

Net investment income

  (0.22     

Net realized gains

  (0.01     
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholder

  (0.23     
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

$ 12.41    $ 10.36   
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

  22.20 %(4)    3.60 %(4) 
   

 

 

     

 

 

 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

$ 71,554    $ 24,349   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
with waivers and reimbursements
(including interest expense)

  2.03 %(5)    2.01 %(5) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
with waivers and reimbursements
(excluding interest expense)

  1.99 %(5)    1.99 %(5) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
without waivers and reimbursements
(including interest expense)

  2.27 %(5)    4.71 %(5) 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

  (2.00 )%(5)    (1.99 )%(5) 

Portfolio turnover rate

  0.00 %(4)    0.00 %(4) 

 

(1)

The Class I Shares commenced operations on July 1, 2014.

(2)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period.

(3)

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(4)

Not annualized.

(5)

Annualized.

 

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

 

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1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has twenty-two active investment portfolios, including the Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund (the “Fund”), which commenced investment operations on July 1, 2014. The Fund is authorized to offer three classes of shares, Class I Shares, Class A Shares and Class C Shares. Class A Shares are sold subject to a front-end maximum sales charge of 5.75%. Front-end sales charges may be reduced or waived under certain circumstances. As of February 28, 2015, Class C Shares have not been offered to the public.

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 82.373 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and fifty-three classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by allocating its assets between a “Managed Futures” strategy and a “Fixed Income” strategy.

CONSOLIDATION OF SUBSIDIARY — The Managed Futures strategy will be achieved by the Fund investing up to 25% of its total assets in Abbey Capital Offshore Fund Limited, a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Subsidiary”). The consolidated financial statements of the Fund include the Subsidiary. The Fund consolidates the results of subsidiaries in which the Fund holds a controlling economic interest (greater than 50%). All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated. As of February 28, 2015, the net assets of the Subsidiary were $15,638,470, which represented 20.9% of the Fund’s net assets.

PORTFOLIO VALUATION — The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days are valued using an independent pricing service, which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings, and are deemed representative of market values at the close of the market. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Forward exchange contracts are valued by interpolating between spot and forward currency rates as quoted by an independent pricing service. Futures contracts are generally valued using the settlement price determined by the relevant exchange. Options for which the primary market is a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which they are traded, or, in the absence of any sale, will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Options not traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last quoted bid price for long option positions and the closing ask price for short option positions. If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

• Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

 

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• Level 2 –

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

• Level 3 –

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

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of February 28, 2015, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

          LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3
  TOTAL FAIR   LEVEL 1   SIGNIFICANT   SIGNIFICANT
  VALUE AT   QUOTED   OBSERVABLE   UNOBSERVABLE
 

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

 

 

PRICE

 

 

INPUTS

 

 

INPUTS

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

$ 48,433,688    $    $ 48,433,688    $—

Commodity Contracts

Futures

  559,906      559,906        

Purchased Options

  42,120      42,120        

Equity Contracts

Futures

  1,053,458      1,053,458        

Purchased Options

  214,587      214,587        

Foreign Exchange Contracts

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  1,033,358           1,033,358   

Futures

  1,181,115      1,181,115        

Purchased Options

  99,645      99,645        

Interest Rate Contracts

Futures

  449,022      449,022        

Purchased Options

  82,616      82,616        

 

Total Assets

$ 53,149,515    $     3,682,469    $     49,467,046    $—

 

          LEVEL 2   LEVEL 3
  TOTAL FAIR   LEVEL 1   SIGNIFICANT   SIGNIFICANT
  VALUE AT   QUOTED   OBSERVABLE   UNOBSERVABLE
 

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

 

 

PRICE

 

 

INPUTS

 

 

INPUTS

 

 

 

Commodity Contracts

Futures

$ (302,561 $ (302,561 $    $—

Written Options

  (21,060   (21,060     

Equity Contracts

Futures

  (17,120   (17,120     

Written Options

  (155,256   (155,256     

Foreign Exchange Contracts

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  (643,148        (643,148

Futures

  (48,781   (48,781     

Written Options

  (6,417   (6,417     

Interest Rate Contracts

Futures

  (61,894   (61,894     

Written Options

  (69,182   (69,182     

 

Total Liabilities

$ (1,325,419 $     (682,271 $     (643,148 $—

 

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence

 

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FEBRUARY 28, 2015

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of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) require the Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between levels are based on values at the end of the period. U.S. GAAP also requires the Fund to disclose amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of each level within the three-tier hierarchy are disclosed when the Fund had an amount of total transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, the Fund had no transfers between Level 1, 2 and 3.

DISCLOSURES ABOUT DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of another security or financial instrument. Derivative instruments that the Fund used during the period include options, forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts.

During the six months ended February 28, 2015, the Fund used long and short contracts on U.S. and foreign equity market indices, U.S. and foreign government bonds, foreign currencies, interest rates, and commodities (through investment in the Subsidiary), to gain investment exposure in accordance with its investment objective.

The following tables provide quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on the Fund’s derivative instruments as of February 28, 2015.

The following table lists the fair values of the Fund’s derivative holdings as of February 28, 2015 grouped by contract type and risk exposure category.

 

     CONSOLIDATED                                   
     STATEMENT                                   
     OF ASSETS AND           INTEREST      FOREIGN                
     LIABILITIES    EQUITY      RATE      CURRENCY      COMMODITY         

DERIVATIVE TYPE

 

  

LOCATION

 

  

CONTRACTS

 

    

CONTRACTS

 

    

CONTRACTS

 

    

CONTRACTS

 

    

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

  

 

 

Purchased Options

Investments, at value

$         214,587    $         82,616    $         99,645    $         42,120    $         438,968   

 

       

Forward Contracts

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

            1,033,358           1,033,358   

 

 

Futures Contracts

Receivable:
Variation Margin
  1,053,458      449,022      1,181,115      559,906      3,243,501   

 

 

 

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     CONSOLIDATED                               
     STATEMENT                               
     OF ASSETS AND          INTEREST     FOREIGN              
     LIABILITIES    EQUITY     RATE     CURRENCY     COMMODITY        

DERIVATIVE TYPE

 

  

LOCATION

 

  

CONTRACTS

 

   

CONTRACTS

 

   

CONTRACTS

 

   

CONTRACTS

 

   

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

Total Value - Assets

$         1,268,045    $         531,638    $         2,314,118    $         602,026    $         4,715,827   

 

 

Liability Derivatives

  

 

 

Written Options

Options written, at value $ (155,256 $ (69,182 $ (6,417 $ (21,060 $ (251,915

 

 

Forward Contracts

Unrealized
depreciation on
forward foreign currency contracts
            (643,148        (643,148

 

 

Futures Contracts

Receivable: Variation Margin   (17,120   (61,894   (48,781   (302,561   (430,356

 

 

Total Value - Liabilities

$ (172,376 $ (131,076 $ (698,346 $ (323,621 $ (1,325,419

 

 

The following table lists the amounts of realized gains or (losses) included in net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the six months ended February 28, 2015, grouped by contract type and risk exposure.

 

     CONSOLIDATED                               
     STATEMENT                               
     OF ASSETS AND          INTEREST     FOREIGN              
     LIABILITIES    EQUITY     RATE     CURRENCY     COMMODITY        

DERIVATIVE TYPE

 

  

LOCATION

 

  

CONTRACTS

 

   

CONTRACTS

 

   

CONTRACTS

 

   

CONTRACTS

 

   

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

Realized Gain (Loss)

  

 

 

Purchased Options

Net realized gain (loss) from Investments $         (75,495)    $ 18,546    $ 441,164    $ (27,756 $ 356,459   

 

 

Futures Contracts

Net realized gain (loss) from Futures   (155,012   1,745,154      2,261,114      1,373,881      5,225,137   

 

 

Forward Contracts

Net realized gain (loss) from Forward Foreign Currency Contracts             911,002           911,002   

 

 

Written Options

Net realized gain (loss) from Written Options   54,322      (1,306   (218,691   24,044      (141,631

 

 

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

$ (176,185 $         1,762,394    $         3,394,589    $         1,370,169    $         6,350,967   

 

 

The following table lists the amounts of change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the six months ended February 28, 2015, grouped by contract type and risk exposure.

 

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     CONSOLIDATED                               
     STATEMENT                               
     OF ASSETS AND          INTEREST     FOREIGN              
     LIABILITIES    EQUITY     RATE     CURRENCY     COMMODITY        

DERIVATIVE TYPE

 

  

LOCATION

 

  

CONTRACTS

 

   

CONTRACTS

 

   

CONTRACTS

 

   

CONTRACTS

 

   

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  

 

 

Purchased Options

   Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from Investments    $ 104,908      $ (73,075   $ (31,026   $ (20,175   $ (19,368

 

 

Futures Contracts

   Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from Futures      946,727        180,706        787,953        158,732        2,074,118   

 

 

Forward Contracts

   Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from Forward Foreign Currency Contracts                    329,194               329,194   

 

 

Written Options

   Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from Written Options      (67,656     25,075        42,864        15,139        15,422   

 

 

Total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

      $         983,979      $         132,706      $         1,128,985      $         153,696      $         2,399,366   

 

 

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, the Fund’s average volume of derivatives is as follows:

 

PURCHASED
OPTIONS
(COST)
  WRITTEN
OPTIONS
(PROCEEDS)
  LONG FUTURES
NOTIONAL
COST
  SHORT  FUTURES
NOTIONAL
COST
  FORWARD  FOREIGN
CURRENCY
CONTRACTS — PAYABLE
(VALUE AT TRADE DATE)
  FORWARD FOREIGN
CURRENCY
CONTRACTS — RECEIVABLE
(VALUE AT TRADE DATE)
$251,100   $(105,086)   $215,293,883   $(75,865,853)   $(70,141,800)   $70,304,411

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments and fair value amounts recognized for the right to reclaim cash collateral (receivables) or the obligation to return cash collateral (payables) arising from derivative instruments recognized at fair value executed with the same counterparty under a master netting arrangement.

The following is a summary of financial and derivative instruments that are subject to enforceable master netting agreements (or similar arrangements) and collateral received and pledged in connection with the master netting agreements (or similar arrangements).

 

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Gross Amount Not

Offset

in Statement of

Assets and Liabilities

  

  

  

  

         

 

 

 

Gross Amount Not

Offset

in Statement of

Assets and Liabilities

  

  

  

  

  

Description

 

    
 
 
 
 

 

Gross Amount
Presented in the
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities

 

  
  
  
  
  

 

    
 

 

Financial
Received

 

  
  

 

   
 

 

Collateral
Instruments

 

  
  

 

    
 

 

Net
Amount(1)

 

  
  

 

   
 
 
 
 

 

Gross Amount
Presented in the
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities

 

  
  
  
  
  

 

    
 

 

Financial
Instruments

 

  
  

 

   
 

 

Collateral
Pledged

 

  
  

 

    
 

 

Net
Amount(2)

 

  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  Assets   Liabilities  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency

                    

Contracts

     $1,033,358         ($643,148     $—         $390,210        $643,148         ($643,148     $—         $—   

 

(1)

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

 

(2)

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

USE OF ESTIMATES — The Fund is an investment company and, accordingly, follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under U.S. GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS, INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES — The Fund records security transactions based on trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gains are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Expenses incurred for all the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their average net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Company’s Board of Directors deems fair or equitable. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory and administration fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the NAV of the Fund.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually to shareholders and recorded on ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

U.S. TAX STATUS — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

For tax purposes, the Subsidiary is an exempted Cayman investment company. The Subsidiary has received an undertaking from the Government of the Cayman Islands exempting it from all local income, profits and capital gains taxes. No such taxes are levied in the Cayman Islands at the present time. For U.S. income tax purposes, the Subsidiary is a Controlled Foreign Corporation and as such is not subject to U.S. income tax.

 

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FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION — Assets and liabilities initially expressed in non-U.S. currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates at the date of the last business day of the financial statement period. Purchases and sales of securities, interest income, dividends, variation margin received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the transaction date.

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices of securities held. Such changes are included with the net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investment securities in the Statement of Operations. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain or loss are reported separately as net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currencies in the Statement of Operations.

CURRENCY RISK — Investment in foreign securities involves currency risk associated with securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar and which may be affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. An increase in the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to a foreign currency may cause the U.S. dollar value of an investment in that country to decline. Foreign currencies also are subject to risks caused by inflation, interest rates, budget deficits and low savings rates, political factors and government controls. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts may limit potential gains from a favorable change in value between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Unanticipated changes in currency pricing may result in poorer overall performance for the Fund than if it had not engaged in these contracts.

COMMODITY SECTOR RISK — Exposure to the commodities markets may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The prices of energy, industrial metals, precious metals, agriculture and livestock sector commodities may fluctuate widely due to factors such as changes in value, supply and demand and governmental regulatory policies. The commodity-linked securities in which the Fund invests may be issued by companies in the financial services sector, and events affecting the financial services sector may cause the Fund’s Share value to fluctuate.

FOREIGN SECURITIES MARKET RISK — A substantial portion of the trades of the Fund are expected to take place on markets or exchanges outside the United States. There is no limit to the amount of assets of the Fund that may be committed to trading on foreign markets. The risk of loss in trading foreign futures and options on futures contracts can be substantial. Participation in foreign futures and options on futures contracts involves the execution and clearing of trades on, or subject to the rules of, a foreign board of trade or exchange. Some of these foreign markets, in contrast to U.S. exchanges, are so-called principals’ markets in which performance is the responsibility only of the individual counterparty with whom the trader has entered into a commodity interest transaction and not of the exchange or clearing corporation. In these kinds of markets, there is risk of bankruptcy or other failure or refusal to perform by the counterparty.

COUNTERPARTY RISK — The derivative contracts entered into by the Fund or its Subsidiary may be privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market. These contracts also involve exposure to credit risk, since contract performance depends in part on the financial condition of the counterparty. Relying on a counterparty exposes the Fund to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in accordance with its terms and conditions because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem, thus causing the Fund to suffer a loss. If a counterparty defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, this default will cause the value of an investment in the Fund to decrease.

CREDIT RISK — Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of the security or a counterparty in respect of a derivative instrument will not be able to satisfy its payment obligations to the Fund when due. Changes in an

 

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issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. Securities rated in the four highest categories by the rating agencies are considered investment grade but they may also have some speculative characteristics. Investment grade ratings do not guarantee that bonds will not lose value or default. In addition, the credit quality of securities may be lowered if an issuer’s financial condition changes.

OPTIONS — An option on a futures contract gives the purchaser the right, in exchange for a premium, to assume a position in a futures contract at a specified exercise price during the term of the option. The Fund may use futures contracts and related options for: bona fide hedging; attempting to offset changes in the value of securities held or expected to be acquired or be disposed of; attempting to minimize fluctuations in foreign currencies; attempting to gain exposure to a particular market, index or instrument; or other risk management purposes. The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Fund bears the risk of loss of premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. Put and call options are accounted for in the same manner as other securities owned. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by the premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid.

OPTIONS WRITTEN — The Fund may enter into options written for: bona fide hedging; attempting to offset changes in the value of securities held or expected to be acquired or be disposed of; attempting to minimize fluctuations in foreign currencies; attempting to gain exposure to a particular market, index or instrument; or other risk management purposes. Such options may relate to particular securities or domestic stock indices, and may or may not be listed on exchanges regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or on other non-U.S. exchanges. An option on a futures contract gives the purchaser the right, in return for the premium paid, to assume a position in the contract (a long position if the option is a call and a short position if the option is a put) at a specified exercise price at any time during the option exercise period. The writer of the option is required upon exercise to assume a short futures position (if the option is a call) or a long futures position (if the option is a put). Upon exercise of the option, the accumulated cash balance in the writer’s futures margin account is delivered to the holder of the option. That balance represents the amount by which the market price of the futures contract at exercise exceeds, in the case of a call, or is less than, in the case of a put, the exercise price of the option. The maximum risk of loss associated with writing put options is limited to the exercised fair value of the option contract. The maximum risk of loss associated with writing call options is potentially unlimited. The Fund also has the additional risk of being unable to enter into a closing transaction at an acceptable price if a liquid secondary market does not exist. The Fund also may write over-the-counter options where completing the obligation depends upon the credit standing of the other party. Option contracts also involve the risk that they may result in loss due to unanticipated developments in market conditions or other causes. Written options are initially recorded as liabilities to the extent of premiums received and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Gains or losses are realized when the option transaction expires or closes. When an option is exercised, the proceeds on sales for a written call option or the purchase cost for a written put option is adjusted by the amount of the premium received. Listed option contracts present minimal counterparty credit risk since they are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded options, guarantees the options against default. As of February 28, 2015, all of the Fund’s written options are exchange-traded options.

 

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ABBEY CAPITAL FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

The Fund had transactions in options written during the fiscal period ended February 28, 2015 as follows:.

 

     NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
  PREMIUMS
RECEIVED

Options outstanding at August 31, 2014

       93       $ 65,784  

Options written

       1,465         500,686  

Options closed

       (422 )       (255,683 )

Options expired

       (204 )       (39,544 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Options outstanding at February 28, 2015

    932     $ 271,243  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS — The Fund may use futures contracts for hedging or speculative purposes consistent with its investment objective. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund must deposit initial margin in addition to segregating cash or liquid assets sufficient to meet its obligation to purchase or provide securities, or to pay the amount owed at the expiration of an index-based futures contract. Such liquid assets may consist of cash, cash equivalents, liquid debt or equity securities or other acceptable assets. Pursuant to the futures contract, the Fund agrees to receive from, or pay to the broker, an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such a receipt of payment is known as “variation margin” and is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transactions and the Fund’s basis in the contract. Futures contracts have market risks, including the risk that the change in the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities. Use of long futures contracts subjects the Fund to risk of loss in excess of the amount shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures contract. Use of short futures contracts subjects the Fund to unlimited risk of loss.

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS — In the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, the Fund is subject to foreign investment and currency risk. The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts (“forward contracts”) for purposes of hedging, duration management, as a substitute for securities, to increase returns, for currency hedging or risk management, or to otherwise help achieve the Fund’s investment goal. These contracts are marked-to-market daily at the applicable translation rates. The Fund records realized gains or losses at the time the forward contract is closed. A forward contract is extinguished through a closing transaction or upon delivery of the currency or entering an offsetting contract. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar or other currencies. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk related to Forward Foreign Currency Contracts is the fair value of the contract. The risk may be mitigated to some extent if a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty is in place and to the extent the Fund obtains collateral to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — The Fund considers liquid assets deposited into bank demand deposit accounts to be cash equivalents. These investments represent amounts held with financial institutions that are readily accessible to pay Fund expenses or purchase investments. Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

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

 

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ABBEY CAPITAL FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

2. INVESTMENT ADVISER AND OTHER SERVICES

Abbey Capital Limited (“Abbey Capital” or the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. The Fund is managed by the Adviser and one or more Trading Advisers unaffiliated with the Adviser. The Adviser also has the ultimate responsibility to oversee the Trading Advisers, and to recommend their hiring, termination, and replacement, subject to approval by the Board of Directors. The Fund compensates the Adviser for its services at the annual rate of 1.97% of its average annual net assets, payable on a monthly basis in arrears. The Adviser compensates the Trading Advisers out of the advisory fee that it receives from the Fund.

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) to 1.99%, 2.24% and 2.99% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class I Shares, Class A Shares and Class C Shares, respectively. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause net Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses to exceed 1.99%, 2.24% or 2.99%, as applicable: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes. This contractual limitation is in effect until June 30, 2016 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board of Directors. If at any time during the first three years the Advisory Agreement is in effect, the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for that year are less than 1.99%, 2.24% or 2.99%, as applicable, the Adviser may recoup any waived amount from the Fund if such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed existing expense limitations. For the six months ended February 28, 2015, investment advisory fees accrued and waived were $266,771 and $49,027, respectively. At February 28, 2015, the amount of potential recovery by the Adviser was as follows:

 

EXPIRATION  
2017     2018  

 

$

 

94,261

 

  

 

 

$

 

49,027

 

  

Altis Partners (Jersey) Limited, Cantab Capital Partners LLP, Eclipse Capital Management, Inc., Graham Capital Management, LP, Harmonic Capital Partners LLP, P/E Global, LLC, Revolution Capital Management, LLC, and Trigon Investment Advisors, LLC each serves as a Trading Adviser to the Fund.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator for the Fund. For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets, subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

Included in the administration and accounting services fees, shown on the Statement of Operations, are fees for providing regulatory administration services to RBB. For providing these services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive compensation as agreed to by the Company and BNY Mellon. This fee is allocated to each portfolio in proportion to its net assets of the Company.

In addition, BNY Mellon serves as the Fund’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund’s shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB.

3. DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. The remuneration paid to the Directors by the Fund during the six months ended February 28, 2015 was $4,150. Certain employees of BNY Mellon serve as an Officer or Director of the Company. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Company.

 

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ABBEY CAPITAL FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED) (CONCLUDED)

 

4. INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

     PURCHASES    SALES

Investments in Non-U.S. Government Securities

   $—    $—

Investments in U.S. Government Securities

     

5. FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

As of February 28, 2015, federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

 

FEDERAL TAX
COST
  UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
  UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
  NET
UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
$48,891,931   $137,794   $(157,069)   $(19,275)

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

As of August 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

UNDISTRIBUTED
ORDINARY INCOME
  UNDISTRIBUTED
LONG-TERM  GAINS
  UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
  QUALIFIED
LATE-YEAR
LOSSES
  OTHER TEMPORARY
DIFFERENCES
$769,775   $—   $(15,595)   $—   $—

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate principally to the timing of recognition of income and gains of the Subsidiary for federal income tax purposes. Short-term and foreign currency gains are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses for an unlimited period. Additionally, capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. As of August 31, 2014, the Fund had no capital loss carryforwards.

6. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were issued, and has determined that there were no subsequent events.

 

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ABBEY CAPITAL FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

OTHER INFORMATION

(UNAUDITED)

PROXY VOTING

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (844) 261-6484 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES

The Company files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) on Form N-Q. The Company’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

 

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Investment Adviser

Abbey Capital Limited

1-2 Cavendish Row

Dublin 1, Ireland

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Principal Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Commerce Square

2005 Market Street, Suite 700

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Counsel

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

One Logan Square, Ste. 2000

Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

ABB-SAR15


LOGO

ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

of

The RBB Fund, Inc.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund.

It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Fund.


ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Performance Data

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

Total Returns for the period ended February 28, 2015  
   Since  
   Inception*  

Altair Smaller Companies Fund

  7.50%   

Russell 2000® Index**

  11.30%   

 

*

Not annualized. The Fund commenced operations on October 21, 2014.

** Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

Performance quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling (855) 744-8500.

The Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2014, are 1.15% of average daily net assets. This rate may fluctuate and may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. The Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse expenses in an aggregate amount equal to the amount by which the total annual Fund operating expenses (other than acquired fund fees and expenses, short sale dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, litigation, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) exceeds 1.35% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. This contractual limitation is in effect until at least October 20, 2015 and may not be terminated without approval by the Company’s Board of Directors.

The Fund invests in common stock, preferred stocks, warrants to acquire common stock and securities convertible into common stock. Portfolio composition is subject to change.

The Fund evaluates performance as compared to that of the Russell 2000® Index. The Russell 2000® Index is a widely-recognized, capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the smallest 2,000 companies in the Russell 3000® Index and is considered representative of small-cap stocks. It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

Investment Considerations

Investing in the Fund involves risk and an investor may lose money. The success of the Fund’s strategy depends on the Adviser’s ability to select Sub-Advisers and each manager’s ability to select investments for the Fund. The Fund may invest in riskier type investments including small and micro-cap stocks, IPOs, special situations and illiquid securities all of which may be more volatile and less liquid.

 

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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Fund Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period from October 21, 2014 (date of commencement of operations) through February 28, 2015 and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

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

Hypothetical Examples for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

  

 

          Ending Account Value    Expenses Paid
     Beginning Account Value*    February 28, 2015    During Period

Actual**

   $1,000.00    $1,075.00    $4.29

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)***

     1,000.00      1,019.04      5.81

 

*

The Fund commenced operations on October 21, 2014.

 

**

Expenses equal to an annualized expense ratio for the period October 21, 2014 to February 28, 2015 of 1.16% for the Fund, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (130) then divided by 365 days. The Fund’s ending account value on the first line in the table is based on the actual total return since inception for the Fund of 7.50%.

 

***

For comparison purposes, the hypothetical expenses are as if the Fund had been in existence from September 1, 2014 and are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period (181), then divided by 365.

 

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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

    

    

 

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund.

 

         % of Net        

Security Type/Sector Classification

   Assets   Value

COMMON STOCKS:

        

Retail

       8.3 %     $   16,398,518  

Commercial Services

       7.8         15,311,937  

Software

       6.0         11,808,440  

Healthcare-Products

       5.9         11,715,993  

Computers

       4.8         9,487,953  

Pharmaceuticals

       4.6         9,003,997  

Banks

       4.5         8,874,873  

Semiconductors

       4.3         8,429,316  

Biotechnology

       3.5         6,894,063  

Internet

       3.3         6,597,597  

Diversified Financial Services

       2.8         5,594,238  

Transportation

       2.6         5,090,218  

Building Materials

       2.2         4,367,106  

Electronics

       2.1         4,132,894  

Healthcare-Services

       2.0         3,866,497  

Insurance

       1.9         3,708,127  

Telecommunications

       1.8         3,551,732  

Food

       1.8         3,515,840  

REITS

       1.7         3,400,936  

Apparel

       1.6         3,162,206  

Chemicals

       1.6         3,120,485  

Oil & Gas

       1.3         2,598,040  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

       1.2         2,302,523  

Aerospace/Defense

       1.1         2,190,710  

Machinery-Diversified

       1.0         2,029,818  

Beverages

       0.9         1,789,559  

Auto Parts & Equipment

       0.9         1,760,397  

Home Furnishings

       0.9         1,718,127  

Electrical Components & Equipment

       0.8         1,649,896  

Airlines

       0.8         1,635,246  

Textiles

       0.8         1,490,464  

Entertainment

       0.7         1,462,883  

Leisure Time

       0.7         1,459,457  

Environmental Control

       0.7         1,414,932  

Oil & Gas Services

       0.6         1,261,913  

Engineering & Construction

       0.6         1,132,077  

Metal Fabricate/Hardware

       0.6         1,116,409  

Advertising.

       0.5         1,064,863  

Investment Companies

       0.5         1,028,216  

Home Builders

       0.5         938,411  

Real Estate

       0.5         926,569  

Savings & Loans

       0.5         886,857  

Housewares

       0.4         708,426  

Water

       0.3         645,728  

Gas

       0.3         624,388  

Mining

       0.3         620,162  

Packaging & Containers

       0.3         600,894  

Distribution / Wholesale

       0.3         599,027  

Electric

       0.3         587,228  

Lodging

       0.3         545,496  

Forest Products & Paper

       0.3         513,678  

Trucking & Leasing

       0.3         509,733  

 

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

 

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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

    

    

 

 

 

         % of Net        

Security Type/Sector Classification

   Assets   Value

Hand / Machine Tools

       0.2 %     $ 424,824  

Household Products / Wares

       0.2         404,212  

Energy-Alternate Sources

       0.1         239,152  

Office Furnishings

       0.1         114,154  

Agriculture

       0.1         111,206  

Media

       0.1         106,694  

Machinery-Construction & Mining

       0.1         99,953  

Cosmetics/Personal Care

       0.0         54,614  

Coal

       0.0         53,363  

Iron / Steel

       0.0         43,060  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

       4.8         9,480,667  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       100.0 %     $ 196,976,992  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

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

 

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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

COMMON STOCKS—95.2%

  

  

Advertising — 0.5%

     

EVINE Live, Inc.*

     33,225           $ 210,302   

Harte-Hanks, Inc.

     46,710             362,002   

MDC Partners, Inc., Class A (Canada)

     18,930             492,559   
     

 

 

 
  1,064,863   
     

 

 

 

Aerospace/Defense — 1.1%

  

AAR Corp.

  2,389          70,237   

Cubic Corp.

  4,526          236,574   

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

  1,629          118,233   

GenCorp, Inc.*

  14,202          274,099   

Kaman Corp.

  1,631          67,687   

KLX, Inc.*

  12,230          488,466   

LMI Aerospace, Inc.*

  13,003          185,163   

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.*

  10,366          349,542   

Moog, Inc., Class A*

  2,464          185,933   

Orbital ATK, Inc.

  1,778          117,878   

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*

  961          96,898   
     

 

 

 
        2,190,710   
     

 

 

 

Agriculture — 0.1%

Andersons, Inc. (The)

  1,301          57,595   

Universal Corp.

  1,119          53,611   
     

 

 

 
  111,206   
     

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.8%

Allegiant Travel

  2,589          475,392   

Controladora Vuela Cia de Aviacion SAB de CV, ADR (Mexico)*

  27,308          274,445   

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*

  9,987          184,859   

SkyWest, Inc.

  2,999          43,845   

Spirit Airlines, Inc.*

  4,567          355,221   

Virgin America, Inc.*

  8,604          301,484   
     

 

 

 
  1,635,246   
     

 

 

 

Apparel — 1.6%

Carter’s, Inc.

  3,973          352,683   

G-III Apparel Group Ltd*

  5,019          528,149   

Iconix Brand Group, Inc.*

  2,326          78,549   

Oxford Industries, Inc.

  1,003          55,195   

Rocky Brands, Inc.

  30,420          604,750   

Sequential Brands Group, Inc.*

  27,207          275,607   

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A*

  8,071          549,958   

Steven Madden Ltd.*

  3,386          123,623   

Superior Uniform Group, Inc.

  21,088          386,965   

Unifi, Inc.*

  1,244          40,206   
     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Apparel — (Continued)

     

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

     5,449           $ 166,521   
     

 

 

 
  3,162,206   
     

 

 

 

Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.9%

  

Dorman Products, Inc.*

  1,049          46,271   

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.*

  20,783          545,554   

Remy International, Inc.

  28,362          648,645   

Spartan Motors, Inc.

  81,580          406,268   

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

  1,276          53,490   

Titan International, Inc.

  6,029          60,169   
     

 

 

 
        1,760,397   
     

 

 

 

Banks — 4.5%

  

1st Source Corp.

  8,181          252,548   

American River Bankshares*

  45,650          436,414   

Bank Of Commerce Holdings

  62,510          359,432   

Bank Of The Ozarks, Inc.

  10,351          378,847   

BankUnited, Inc.

  10,208          330,841   

Banner Corp.

  1,722          75,183   

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

  4,424          101,487   

City Holding Co.

  4,208          194,199   

Customers Bancorp, Inc.*

  17,449          386,321   

CVB Financial Corp.

  4,745          74,259   

First BanCorp (Puerto Rico)*

  14,781          97,407   

First Citizens Bancshares, Inc., Class A

  744          187,674   

First Financial Bancorp

  7,350          128,111   

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

  2,174          57,111   

First Security Group, Inc.*

  99,750          220,447   

FNB Corp.

  13,275          170,318   

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

  9,042          219,630   

Home BancShares, Inc.

  5,717          180,943   

MB Financial, Inc.

  873          27,229   

National Penn Bancshares, Inc.

  10,089          108,255   

Northrim BanCorp, Inc.

  17,670          417,896   

OFG Bancorp (Puerto Rico)

  4,479          78,159   

Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.*

  21,020          352,085   

Pacific Continental Corp.

  31,140          423,193   

Pacific Mercantile Bancorp*

  71,410          497,014   

Park Sterling Corp.

  82,220          559,096   

Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc.

  32,270          486,954   

Privatebancorp, Inc.

  2,852          99,050   

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

  3,937          111,535   

Signature Bank*

  3,066          378,191   

Southside Bancshares, Inc.

  1,927          55,324   
 

 

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

 

5


ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Banks — (Continued)

     

Square 1 Financial, Inc.,
Class A*

     7,157           $ 198,106   

Suffolk Bancorp

     17,180             386,550   

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.

     13,349             179,010   

Tompkins Financial Corp.

     1,660             86,237   

TrustCo Bank Corp.

     10,035             67,837   

UMB Financial Corp.

     1,279             65,920   

United Bankshares, Inc.

     2,652             99,317   

Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.

     9,430             89,679   

Wintrust Financial Corp.

     5,459             257,064   
     

 

 

 
  8,874,873   
     

 

 

 

Beverages — 0.9%

Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A*

  455          121,758   

Craft Brew Alliance, Inc.*

  51,843          648,037   

Farmer Bros Co.*

  31,645          766,758   

Reed’s, Inc.*

  46,853          253,006   
     

 

 

 
        1,789,559   
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 3.5%

Acceleron Pharma, Inc.*

  9,158          372,090   

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.*

  2,361          79,896   

Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.*

  9,198          247,242   

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

  7,244          356,622   

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

  5,163          347,780   

Avalanche Biotechnologies, Inc.*

  4,508          163,099   

Bluebird Bio, Inc.*

  5,831          555,811   

Dynavax Technologies Corp.*

  13,294          233,974   

Exact Sciences Corp.*

  8,431          189,445   

Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.*

  11,998          308,829   

Harvard Bioscience, Inc.*

  57,572          314,343   

Ligand Pharmaceuticals*

  978          53,858   

Lion Biotechnologies, Inc.*

  20,764          186,461   

Loxo Oncology, Inc.*

  12,694          162,991   

MacroGenics, Inc.*

  12,663          437,760   

Medicines Co., (The)*

  4,827          138,849   

Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

  19,293          263,349   

Myriad Genetics, Inc.*

  15,134          515,615   

NeoGenomics, Inc.*

  143,573          651,821   

OvaScience, Inc.*

  4,254          193,600   

Repligen, Corp.*

  16,825          432,571   

Sage Therapeutics, Inc.*

  7,639          331,915   

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

  6,770          42,177   

Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

  56,927          126,378   

Synageva BioPharma Corp.*

  1,900          187,587   
     

 

 

 
  6,894,063   
     

 

 

 
     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Building Materials — 2.2%

     

AAON, Inc.

     3,281           $ 73,855   

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

     10,558             484,084   

Boise Cascade Co.*

     2,196             78,200   

Caesarstone Sdot-Yam Ltd. (Israel)

     5,775             377,743   

Drew Industries, Inc.*

     1,629             96,095   

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*

     4,141             60,707   

Griffon Corp.

     4,619             75,382   

Headwaters, Inc.*

     4,288             70,409   

NCI Building Systems, Inc.*

     17,153             288,857   

Patrick Industries, Inc.*

     19,630             1,084,558   

PGT, Inc.*

     49,591             504,340   

Quanex Building Products Corp.

     2,595             50,836   

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

     4,180             151,316   

Stock Building Supply Holdings, Inc.*

     18,568             288,361   

Universal Forest Products, Inc.

     1,696             91,669   

US Concrete, Inc.*

     19,367             590,694   
     

 

 

 
        4,367,106   
     

 

 

 

Chemicals — 1.6%

A. Schulman, Inc.

  914          38,918   

American Vanguard Corp.

  25,391          286,156   

Codexis, Inc.*

  47,867          168,971   

Hawkins, Inc.

  6,457          251,758   

HB Fuller Co.

  2,609          116,622   

Innophos Holdings, Inc.

  1,242          69,713   

Intrepid Potash, Inc.*

  5,565          78,578   

KMG Chemicals, Inc.

  25,760          558,219   

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

  2,566          41,364   

Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.*

  10,237          206,582   

Landec Corp.*

  69,515          970,429   

OM Group, Inc.

  2,104          60,574   

Quaker Chemical Corp.

  932          75,660   

Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.

  6,596          122,422   

Stepan Co.

  1,814          74,519   
     

 

 

 
  3,120,485   
     

 

 

 

Coal — 0.0%

Cloud Peak Energy, Inc.*

  6,437          53,363   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 7.8%

ABM Industries, Inc.

  2,589          80,492   

American Public Education, Inc.*

  1,727          55,955   

AMN Healthcare Services Inc.*

  45,595          1,028,623   

ARC Document Solutions, Inc.*

  62,422          528,091   
 

 

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

 

6


ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Commercial Services — (Continued)

  

Ascent Capital Group, Inc., Class A*

     9,096           $ 399,951   

Barrett Business Services, Inc.

     17,040             634,740   

Brink’s Co. (The)

     23,298             655,606   

Capella Education Co.

     1,133             73,441   

Cardtronics, Inc.*

     2,550             93,304   

CRA International, Inc.*

     8,759             263,558   

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*

     86,185             1,116,958   

Electro Rent Corp.

     45,668             590,031   

Franklin Covey Co.*

     14,760             264,204   

Green Dot Corp., Class A*

     4,646             72,059   

Hackett Group, Inc. (The)

     85,178             750,418   

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

     13,607             456,787   

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

     15,792             378,061   

ICF International, Inc.*

     4,105             172,000   

Insperity, Inc.

     3,310             171,458   

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A

     13,093             226,640   

Korn/Ferry International*

     3,049             93,299   

Landauer, Inc.

     1,098             41,878   

LendingTree, Inc.*

     14,590             773,854   

Matthews International, Corp., Class A

     1,608             77,779   

Medifast, Inc.*

     13,790             436,316   

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

     1,564             98,907   

Monster Worldwide, Inc.*

     8,469             56,912   

Multi-Color Corp.

     10,306             703,694   

On Assignment, Inc.*

     12,147             464,137   

PAREXEL International Corp.*

     2,736             176,363   

Patriot National, Inc.*

     14,115             190,694   

Paylocity Holding Corp.*

     19,467             581,869   

PFSweb, Inc.*

     45,616             510,443   

Providence Service Corp. (The)*

     927             42,642   

Resources Connection, Inc.

     3,737             66,220   

SFX Entertainment, Inc.*

     58,143             276,761   

Sotheby’s

     13,741             603,917   

SP Plus Corp.*

     27,934             631,588   

Strayer Education, Inc.*

     725             44,131   

Team Health Holdings, Inc.*

     5,021             297,595   

TriNet Group, Inc.*

     10,904             396,251   

Viad Corp.

     1,391             36,945   

WEX, Inc.*

     2,883             308,452   

WuXi PharmaTech Cayman, Inc., ADR*

     9,735             388,913   
     

 

 

 
        15,311,937   
     

 

 

 
     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Computers — 4.8%

     

CACI International, Inc., Class A*

     1,067           $ 93,138   

Computer Services, Inc.

     13,386             542,802   

Convergys Corp.

     32,112             717,703   

Datalink Corp.*

     55,050             625,368   

Digimarc Corp.

     10,323             273,766   

Dot Hill Systems Corp.*

     139,350             565,761   

DST Systems, Inc.

     2,104             223,634   

EPAM Systems, Inc.*

     6,988             431,020   

ExlService Holdings, Inc.*

     1,497             52,245   

Icad, Inc.*

     49,266             489,704   

iGATE Corp.*

     11,484             491,515   

Insight Enterprises, Inc.*

     3,352             88,158   

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

     12,102             603,285   

MAXIMUS Inc.

     3,243             192,083   

Mercury Systems, Inc.*

     22,462             382,303   

MTS Systems Corp.

     711             51,512   

Netscout Systems, Inc.*

     2,208             89,027   

PAR Technology Corp.*

     27,080             132,963   

Qualys, Inc.*

     4,513             207,733   

Qumu Corp.*

     21,980             329,920   

Silicon Graphics International Corp.*

     29,454             271,860   

Super Micro Computer, Inc.*

     20,875             838,758   

Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*

     22,038             512,384   

Synaptics, Inc.*

     6,755             580,592   

TeleTech Holdings, Inc.

     1,804             43,837   

Virtusa Corp.*

     5,784             227,658   

Xplore Technologies Corp.*

     61,056             429,224   
     

 

 

 
        9,487,953   
     

 

 

 

Cosmetics/Personal Care — 0.0%

  

Inter Parfums

  1,921          54,614   
     

 

 

 

Distribution / Wholesale — 0.3%

  

Houston Wire & Cable Co.

  20,504          217,547   

Pool Corp.

  2,106          145,672   

Rentrak Corp.*

  4,307          235,808   
     

 

 

 
  599,027   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 2.8%

  

Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc., Class B*

  19,895          729,749   

Ellie Mae, Inc.*

  24,318          1,285,206   

Enova International, Inc.*

  —          9   

Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A

  2,877          147,389   

Financial Engines, Inc.

  3,401          137,060   

FNFV Group*

  56,573          842,372   
 

 

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

 

7


ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Diversified Financial Services — (Continued)

  

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

     3,063           $ 97,618   

Investment Technology Group, Inc.*

     2,365             53,260   

JMP Group, Inc.

     50,220             377,152   

Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc.*

     49,293             190,271   

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     2,439             194,120   

PRA Group, Inc.*

     5,713             286,164   

Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc., Class A

     18,232             254,701   

Stifel Financial Corp.*

     2,852             156,204   

WageWorks Inc.*

     7,543             433,345   

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.

     4,611             288,095   

World Acceptance Corp.*

     1,480             121,523   
     

 

 

 
  5,594,238   
     

 

 

 

Electric — 0.3%

ALLETE, Inc.

  1,822          99,918   

Avista Corp.

  2,871          97,901   

El Paso Electric Co.

  2,208          83,507   

NorthWestern Corp.

  2,048          110,981   

UIL Holdings Corp.

  3,856          194,921   
     

 

 

 
  587,228   
     

 

 

 

Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.8%

  

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*

  2,466          65,645   

Capstone Turbine Corp.*

  270,256          191,233   

Encore Wire Corp.

  3,347          124,810   

EnerSys

  3,907          255,127   

General Cable Corp.

  6,009          90,375   

Highpower International, Inc.*

  35,560          181,000   

Insteel Industries, Inc.

  17,220          373,846   

Littelfuse, Inc.

  1,184          118,779   

PowerSecure International, Inc.* .

  22,460          249,081   
     

 

 

 
        1,649,896   
     

 

 

 

Electronics — 2.1%

American Science & Engineering, Inc.

  1,340          70,069   

Badger Meter, Inc.

  1,318          76,971   

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.*

  3,636          85,301   

Brady Corp., Class A

  2,753          74,221   

Checkpoint Systems, Inc.*

  3,223          43,510   

Coherent, Inc.*

  1,772          113,833   

CTS Corp.

  2,248          39,250   

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

  1,906          73,457   
     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Electronics — (Continued)

  

  

FARO Technologies, Inc.*

     778           $ 46,657   

II-VI, Inc.*

     3,812             66,672   

IMAX Corp. (Canada)*

     11,269             394,077   

Ituran Location and Control Ltd. (Israel)

     12,033             277,240   

Knowles Corp.*

     11,917             228,211   

Methode Electronics, Inc.

     1,743             67,785   

Napco Security Technologies, Inc.*

     36,680             203,574   

Newport Corp.*

     3,175             63,373   

OSI Systems, Inc.*

     790             57,251   

Plexus Corp.*

     1,246             50,152   

Rogers Corp.*

     991             77,575   

TASER International, Inc.*

     26,245             616,233   

Tech Data Corp.*

     8,000             476,000   

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

     21,960             312,710   

ZAGG, Inc.*

     80,360             618,772   
     

 

 

 
        4,132,894   
     

 

 

 

Energy-Alternate Sources — 0.1%

  

Green Plains, Inc.

  1,582          36,782   

Hydrogenics Corp. (Canada)*

  14,750          202,370   
     

 

 

 
  239,152   
     

 

 

 

Engineering & Construction — 0.6%

  

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

  17,266          322,874   

Dycom Industries, Inc.*

  2,682          118,947   

EMCOR Group, Inc.

  4,741          208,746   

Exponent, Inc.

  695          60,138   

Sterling Construction Co., Inc.*

  42,400          117,024   

Tutor Perini Corp.*

  13,079          304,348   
     

 

 

 
  1,132,077   
     

 

 

 

Entertainment — 0.7%

  

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., Class A

  12,239          420,777   

International Speedway Corp., Class A

  24,171          750,026   

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

  2,258          171,743   

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.*

  3,069          78,996   

Scientific Games Corp.,
Class A*

  3,060          41,341   
     

 

 

 
  1,462,883   
     

 

 

 

Environmental Control — 0.7%

  

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

  9,433          525,324   

Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. (Canada)

  4,860          136,031   

Tetra Tech, Inc.

  3,198          81,325   
 

 

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

 

8


ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Environmental Control — (Continued)

  

US Ecology, Inc.

     13,770           $ 672,252   
     

 

 

 
        1,414,932   
     

 

 

 

Food — 1.8%

B&G Foods, Inc.

  3,623          103,799   

Calavo Growers, Inc.

  4,486          188,188   

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

  1,158          43,576   

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

  23,831          415,136   

Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A

  5,242          226,664   

Inventure Foods, Inc.*

  22,353          225,542   

J&J Snack Foods Corp.

  553          55,958   

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

  4,320          160,056   

Lifeway Foods, Inc.*

  20,167          377,728   

Rocky Mountain Chocolate

Factory, Inc.

  23,364          357,936   

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

  652          55,557   

Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.

  3,587          110,659   

SpartanNash Co.

  1,672          44,392   

SunOpta, Inc. (Canada)*

  19,239          222,210   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*

  1,237          103,364   

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

  5,077          421,594   

Village Super Market, Inc., Class A

  14,603          403,481   
     

 

 

 
  3,515,840   
     

 

 

 

Forest Products & Paper — 0.3%

  

Deltic Timber Corp.

  582          38,517   

Neenah Paper, Inc.

  1,352          81,688   

Orchids Paper Products, Co.

  8,482          239,023   

PH Glatfelter, Co.

  5,074          124,313   

Veritiv Corp.*

  595          30,137   
     

 

 

 
  513,678   
     

 

 

 

Gas — 0.3%

  

Laclede Group, Inc. (The)

  2,023          104,710   

New Jersey Resources Corp.

  1,990          124,534   

Northwest Natural Gas Co.

  1,113          52,589   

Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.

  3,482          129,879   

South Jersey Industries, Inc.

  1,954          110,753   

Southwest Gas Corp.

  1,780          101,923   
     

 

 

 
  624,388   
     

 

 

 

Hand / Machine Tools — 0.2%

  

Hardinge, Inc.

  37,200          424,824   
     

 

 

 

Healthcare-Products — 5.9%

  

Abaxis, Inc.

  7,317          445,752   

ABIOMED, Inc.*

  1,897          115,319   

Affymetrix, Inc.*

  5,381          62,958   
     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Healthcare-Products — (Continued)

  

Analogic Corp.

     858           $ 74,354   

AtriCure, Inc.*

     23,254             411,131   

Avinger, Inc.*

     14,614             166,600   

Cantel Medical Corp.

     1,814             82,356   

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.*

     5,391             203,295   

Cepheid*

     5,984             340,131   

CONMED Corp.

     1,664             85,363   

Cyberonics, Inc.*

     1,406             96,311   

Cynosure, Inc., Class A*

     15,067             458,338   

DexCom, Inc.*

     9,368             569,012   

Digirad Corp.

     65,508             279,719   

Greatbatch, Inc.*

     1,035             55,000   

Haemonetics Corp.*

     2,900             128,934   

Hanger, Inc.*

     3,657             94,680   

ICU Medical, Inc.*

     578             51,390   

Inogen, Inc.*

     11,185             371,901   

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*

     1,091             65,471   

K2M Group Holdings, Inc.*

     34,045             697,582   

LDR Holding Corp.*

     20,666             807,834   

Masimo Corp.*

     3,409             100,463   

Mazor Robotics Ltd., ADR (Israel)*

     25,429             304,131   

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*

     2,635             51,672   

NanoString Technologies, Inc.*

     11,994             126,057   

Natus Medical, Inc.*

     9,399             336,390   

Novadaq Technologies, Inc. (Canada)*

     19,833             328,236   

NuVasive, Inc.*

     2,647             121,100   

OraSure Technologies, Inc.*

     65,195             466,796   

Oxford Immunotec Global, PLC (United Kingdom)*

     13,364             188,031   

Photomedex, Inc.*

     44,290             79,722   

Spectranetics Corp. (The)*

     21,391             723,230   

STERIS Corp.

     5,196             335,246   

Synergetics USA, Inc.*

     97,180             439,254   

Trinity Biotech, PLC, ADR (Ireland)

     29,665             526,850   

Vascular Solutions, Inc.*

     6,918             201,867   

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     9,104             498,171   

Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.*

     36,720             1,225,346   
     

 

 

 
        11,715,993   
     

 

 

 

Healthcare-Services — 2.0%

  

AAC Holdings, Inc.*

  17,377          625,398   
 

 

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

 

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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Healthcare-Services — (Continued)

  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*

     5,277           $ 333,665   

Air Methods Corp.*

     1,304             69,099   

Almost Family, Inc.*

     18,030             642,229   

Amedisys, Inc.*

     2,217             66,887   

Amsurg Corp.*

     2,682             161,188   

Bio-Reference Laboratories*

     1,492             52,130   

Cancer Genetics, Inc.*

     13,850             121,326   

Centene Corp.*

     8,820             542,077   

Chemed Corp.

     621             72,334   

Ensign Group, Inc. (The)

     930             40,985   

Healthways, Inc.*

     3,189             71,370   

IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc.*

     1,552             67,108   

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.

     3,507             74,419   

LHC Group, Inc.*

     1,302             44,008   

Magellan Health, Inc.*

     941             60,290   

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

     2,020             128,654   

Psychemedics Corp.

     18,358             301,255   

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

     3,778             51,230   

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.*

     10,494             340,845   
     

 

 

 
        3,866,497   
     

 

 

 

Home Builders — 0.5%

  

Cavco Industries, Inc.*

  6,865          491,946   

Installed Building Products, Inc.*

  7,904          137,846   

Meritage Homes Corp.*

  2,475          110,162   

Ryland Group, Inc., (The)

  3,091          140,641   

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

  2,491          57,816   
     

 

 

 
  938,411   
     

 

 

 

Home Furnishings — 0.9%

  

American Woodmark Corp.*

  1,043          54,924   

Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.

  4,667          119,989   

Daktronics, Inc.

  3,747          38,332   

DTS, Inc.*

  1,271          37,456   

Hooker Furniture Corp.

  16,102          297,082   

iRobot Corp.*

  2,573          84,523   

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

  3,067          76,522   

Norcraft Cos., Inc.*

  8,968          184,830   

Select Comfort Corp.*

  3,684          118,256   

Skullcandy, Inc.*

  62,672          652,415   

Universal Electronics, Inc.*

  952          53,798   
     

 

 

 
  1,718,127   
     

 

 

 

Household Products / Wares — 0.2%

  

Acme United Corp.

  14,649          281,700   

SodaStream International Ltd. (Israel)*

  2,328          41,718   
     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Household Products / Wares — (Continued)

  

WD-40 Co.

     995           $ 80,794   
     

 

 

 
  404,212   
     

 

 

 

Housewares — 0.4%

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

  32,950          527,530   

Toro, Co. (The)

  2,674          180,896   
     

 

 

 
  708,426   
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 1.9%

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

  3,576          101,880   

AMERISAFE, Inc.

  900          37,386   

Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. (Cayman Islands)*

  16,440          295,591   

Employers Holdings, Inc.

  3,729          87,967   

Federated National Holding Co.

  10,305          298,124   

Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.*

  48,230          544,034   

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.*

  16,334          303,812   

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

  3,432          110,613   

Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.

  1,164          90,268   

Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.

  6,122          51,180   

Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (Bermuda)

  2,088          75,252   

Navigators Group, Inc. (The)*

  2,756          205,901   

RLI Corp.

  1,220          59,036   

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

  656          38,376   

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

  3,866          105,271   

Stewart Information Services Corp.

  982          36,953   

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

  2,126          52,937   

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. (Bermuda)

  1,819          1,213,546   
     

 

 

 
        3,708,127   
     

 

 

 

Internet — 3.3%

8X8, Inc.*

  24,798          183,753   

Blucora, Inc.*

  2,353          34,871   

Blue Nile, Inc.*

  13,250          397,235   

comScore, Inc.*

  13,034          672,424   

ePlus, Inc.*

  10,589          880,687   

FTD Cos., Inc.*

  1,055          36,714   

GrubHub, Inc.*

  8,234          345,910   

HealthStream, Inc.*

  925          23,939   

j2 Global, Inc.

  1,848          124,278   
 

 

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

 

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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Internet — (Continued)

     

magicJack VocalTec Ltd. (Israel)*

     33,090           $ 255,455   

NIC, Inc.

     3,334             58,345   

Perficient, Inc.*

     2,095             41,649   

Q2 Holdings, Inc.*

     17,043             337,622   

QuinStreet, Inc.*

     33,736             226,369   

Reis, Inc.

     42,782             1,035,752   

RingCentral, Inc.*

     11,415             180,015   

Stamps.com, Inc.*

     4,498             252,158   

TeleCommunication Systems, Inc., Class A*

     185,590             593,888   

TheStreet, Inc.

     113,780             228,698   

Tucows, Inc., Class A*

     9,308             176,200   

VASCO Data Security International, Inc.*

     7,202             184,515   

Zendesk, Inc.*

     13,233             327,120   
     

 

 

 
  6,597,597   
     

 

 

 

Investment Companies — 0.5%

  

Capital Southwest Corp.

  14,428          702,644   

MCG Capital Corp.

  83,480          325,572   
     

 

 

 
  1,028,216   
     

 

 

 

Iron / Steel — 0.0%

AK Steel Holding Corp.*

  9,742          43,060   
     

 

 

 

Leisure Time — 0.7%

Arctic Cat, Inc.

  12,515          456,296   

Black Diamond, Inc.*

  32,800          237,800   

Interval Leisure Group, Inc.

  2,465          66,555   

Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A*

  9,408          190,512   

Nautilus, Inc.*

  16,340          249,348   

Town Sports International Holdings, Inc.

  37,420          258,946   
     

 

 

 
        1,459,457   
     

 

 

 

Lodging — 0.3%

Boyd Gaming Corp.*

  4,776          65,957   

Marcus Corp. (The)

  6,692          130,427   

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.*

  19,182          349,112   
     

 

 

 
  545,496   
     

 

 

 

Machinery-Construction & Mining — 0.1%

  

Astec Industries, Inc.

  2,337          99,953   
     

 

 

 

Machinery-Diversified — 1.0%

Albany International Corp., Class A.

  1,008          38,012   

Columbus Mckinnon Corp.

  14,010          372,106   

DXP Enterprises, Inc.*

  1,621          74,242   
     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Machinery-Diversified — (Continued)

  

  

Hurco Cos, Inc.

     14,060           $ 479,868   

Lindsay Corp.

     734             64,284   

Manitex International, Inc.*

     43,592             512,206   

Twin Disc, Inc.

     26,596             489,100   
     

 

 

 
          2,029,818   
     

 

 

 

Media — 0.1%

EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A*

  2,619          60,394   

Scholastic Corp.

  1,251          46,300   
     

 

 

 
  106,694   
     

 

 

 

Metal Fabricate/Hardware — 0.6%

  

Haynes International, Inc.

  1,856          74,945   

Mueller Industries, Inc.

  2,467          85,876   

NN, Inc.

  31,473          872,117   

RTI International Metals, Inc.*

  2,995          83,471   
     

 

 

 
  1,116,409   
     

 

 

 

Mining — 0.3%

Century Aluminum Co.*

  2,048          38,851   

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

  1,268          95,797   

Stillwater Mining Co.*

  4,358          63,191   

United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.

  4,857          327,848   

US Silica Holdings, Inc.

  2,915          94,475   
     

 

 

 
  620,162   
     

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 1.2%

  

Barnes Group, Inc.

  3,127          125,143   

CLARCOR, Inc.

  4,982          327,865   

EnPro Industries, Inc.

  1,200          78,924   

Federal Signal Corp.

  4,418          72,853   

John Bean Technologies Corp.

  2,493          86,158   

LSB Industries, Inc.*

  1,372          51,560   

Lydall, Inc.*

  17,398          554,300   

Myers Industries, Inc.

  17,424          346,737   

Proto Labs, Inc.*

  4,941          351,206   

Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*

  15,362          207,848   

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

  968          50,297   

Tredegar Corp.

  2,414          49,632   
     

 

 

 
  2,302,523   
     

 

 

 

Office Furnishings — 0.1%

Interface, Inc.

  5,654          114,154   
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas — 1.3%

Bill Barrett Corp.*

  3,309          33,222   

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.*

  6,885          185,551   

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.*

  1,709          81,331   

Diamondback Energy, Inc.*

  4,102          292,103   
 

 

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

 

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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Oil & Gas — (Continued)

     

Evolution Petroleum Corp.

     61,333           $ 418,291   

Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.*

     14,480             36,634   

Miller Energy Resources, Inc.*

     40,623             68,653   

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.*

     4,399             37,919   

Ocean Rig UDW, Inc. (Cyprus)

     3,031             24,248   

PDC Energy, Inc.*

     8,109             419,073   

RSP Permian, Inc.*

     12,611             342,515   

Stone Energy Corp.*

     3,087             52,294   

Synergy Resources Corp.*

     16,580             198,131   

Trecora Resources*

     18,665             269,336   

WPX Energy, Inc.*

     12,870             138,739   
     

 

 

 
  2,598,040   
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Services — 0.6%

Basic Energy Services, Inc.*

  6,847          50,942   

C&J Energy Services, Inc.*

  3,996          54,465   

CARBO Ceramics, Inc.

  2,034          74,119   

Flotek Industries, Inc.*

  2,137          36,500   

Matrix Service Co.*

  4,096          76,186   

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.*

  25,398          489,674   

Newpark Resources, Inc.*

  8,952          84,775   

PHI, Inc., Non Voting Shares*

  4,298          138,482   

SEACOR Holdings, Inc.*

  1,898          137,624   

Tesco Corp. (Canada)

  5,795          61,601   

TETRA Technologies, Inc.*

  9,639          57,545   
     

 

 

 
        1,261,913   
     

 

 

 

Packaging & Containers — 0.3%

  

AEP Industries, Inc.*

  8,450          428,077   

KapStone Paper and Packaging, Corp.

  5,015          172,817   
     

 

 

 
  600,894   
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 4.6%

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

  9,284          261,066   

Akorn, Inc.*

  4,232          227,724   

Aquinox Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

  12,926          126,028   

Aratana Therapeutics, Inc.*

  9,607          185,031   

Auspex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

  11,718          787,918   

BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.*

  4,027          156,892   

Cempra, Inc.*

  17,717          586,787   

Depomed, Inc.*

  32,944          723,120   

Egalet Corp.*

  11,180          167,812   

Flamel Technologies S.A., ADR*

  14,713          230,258   

Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Israel)*

 
 
    
28,632    
  
  
  256,543   

Heron Therapeutics, Inc.*

  22,894          297,393   
     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Pharmaceuticals — (Continued)

  

  

Heska Corp.*

     9,094           $ 195,521   

IGI Laboratories, Inc.*

     23,437             269,994   

Impax Laboratories, Inc.*

     3,480             140,209   

Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     33,805             257,932   

Lannett Co., Inc.*

     1,189             74,194   

Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.*

     10,750             255,527   

Neogen Corp.*

     1,733             88,643   

Nevro Corp.*

     8,861             370,656   

Omega Protein Corp.*

     16,210             173,123   

Owens & Minor, Inc.

     15,358             547,666   

Pacira Pharmaceuticals*

     1,650             189,370   

Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.*

     26,986             289,560   

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.*

     4,121             158,823   

Receptos, Inc.*

     2,087             264,298   

Regulus Therapeutics, Inc.*

     10,831             200,590   

Relypsa, Inc.*

     5,786             224,497   

Sagent Pharmaceuticals*

     1,360             36,965   

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     27,928             251,073   

Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     4,516             178,201   

uniQure B.V. (Netherlands)*

     18,592             432,078   

Xencor, Inc.*

     13,548             211,349   

XenoPort, Inc.*

     27,322             187,156   
     

 

 

 
        9,003,997   
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 0.5%

HFF, Inc., Class A

  2,656          94,500   

Marcus & Millichap, Inc.*

  22,531          832,069   
     

 

 

 
  926,569   
     

 

 

 

REITS — 1.7%

Acadia Realty Trust

  3,174          108,424   

Agree Realty Corp.

  5,460          179,252   

American Assets Trust, Inc.

  2,447          100,376   

Associated Estates Realty Corp.

  3,390          81,190   

Aviv REIT, Inc.

  1,658          59,655   

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

  12,473          93,298   

Chesapeake Lodging Trust

  3,277          116,530   

CoreSite Realty Corp.

  1,355          64,281   

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

  7,911          114,551   

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

  1,543          97,209   

EPR Properties

  2,549          155,514   

Franklin Street Properties Corp.

  5,197          65,638   

Geo Group, Inc. (The)

  9,374          404,488   

Getty Realty Corp.

  3,180          57,367   
 

 

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

 

12


ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

REITS — (Continued)

     

Government Properties, Income Trust

     5,094           $ 119,149   

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

     4,931             140,731   

Kite Realty Group Trust

     4,418             125,118   

Lexington Realty Trust

     5,515             59,727   

LTC Properties, Inc.

     2,216             98,900   

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

     11,100             168,054   

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust

     5,900             134,402   

Post Properties, Inc.

     2,005             114,024   

PS Business Parks, Inc.

     1,372             114,123   

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

     3,169             103,595   

Saul Centers, Inc.

     501             26,989   

Sovran Self Storage, Inc.

     1,313             120,822   

UMH Properties, Inc.

     30,478             288,322   

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

     1,755             89,207   
     

 

 

 
        3,400,936   
     

 

 

 

Retail — 8.3%

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*

  27,904          373,914   

Barnes & Noble, Inc.*

  2,744          68,326   

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.

  46,650          596,187   

Biglari Holdings, Inc.*

  1,530          665,871   

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*

  758          39,583   

Bob Evans Farms, Inc.

  1,254          73,459   

Brown Shoe, Co., Inc.

  2,536          76,080   

Buckle, Inc.

  1,784          89,735   

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.*

  3,292          629,167   

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.*

  35,065          759,859   

Burlington Stores, Inc.*

  11,812          656,393   

Cabela’s, Inc.*

  6,482          352,880   

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

  1,671          146,630   

Cato Corp. (The), Class A

  1,302          57,731   

Childrens Place, Inc., (The)

  7,086          403,831   

Christopher & Banks Corp.*

  70,600          353,000   

Citi Trends, Inc.*

  5,403          143,990   

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

  990          149,520   

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc.*

  12,030          375,336   

Denny’s Corp*

  25,501          293,517   

DineEquity, Inc.

  907          98,437   

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.*

  7,221          177,564   

Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.*

  6,350          412,814   

Flex Pharma, Inc.*

  9,213          160,168   
     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Retail — (Continued)

     

Francesca’s Holdings Corp.*

     21,513           $ 322,480   

Fred’s, Inc., Class A

     2,762             51,594   

Good Times Restaurants, Inc.*

     27,105             227,411   

Gordmans Stores, Inc.*

     138,170             543,008   

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

     970             78,900   

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.

     1,761             40,591   

Hibbett Sports, Inc.*

     1,910             93,418   

Jack In The Box, Inc.

     6,282             607,407   

Kate Spade & Co.*

     5,312             182,998   

Kirkland’s, Inc.*

     11,746             279,202   

Kona Grill, Inc.*

     31,965             781,864   

Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A

     1,495             141,218   

Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*

     1,903             98,690   

MarineMax, Inc.*

     46,454             1,177,609   

Mattress Firm Holding Corp.*

     2,902             176,761   

Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (The)

     2,500             125,475   

New York & Co., Inc.*

     77,790             174,250   

Outerwall, Inc.

     6,492             418,864   

Papa John’s International, Inc.

     8,238             509,438   

PC Connection, Inc.

     20,930             536,227   

PCM, Inc.*

     40,090             385,265   

Pep Boys-Manny Moe & Jack (The)*

     5,450             48,396   

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.*

     4,605             276,346   

Rave Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     12,611             164,195   

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*

     711             59,347   

Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.*

     3,729             328,525   

Ruby Tuesday, Inc.*

     42,092             276,965   

Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.

     2,293             34,991   

Sonic Automotive, Inc.

     1,545             38,208   

Sonic Corp.

     2,998             95,306   

Stage Stores, Inc.

     12,293             263,316   

Stein Mart, Inc.

     3,665             60,253   

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

     2,804             105,543   

Travelcenters of America, LLC*

     16,299             222,481   

Tuesday Morning Corp.*

     13,338             253,155   

Zumiez, Inc.*

     1,670             64,829   
     

 

 

 
        16,398,518   
     

 

 

 

Savings & Loans — 0.5%

Astoria Financial Corp.

  5,686          74,600   

Banc of California, Inc.

  43,210          471,853   

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

  9,875          95,590   
 

 

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

 

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Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Savings & Loans — (Continued)

  

  

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

     9,675           $ 150,544   

Sterling Bancorp

     6,871             94,270   
     

 

 

 
  886,857   
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 4.3%

  

Ambarella, Inc.*

  3,619          207,694   

Amtech Systems, Inc.*

  39,460          426,957   

AXT, Inc.*

  111,960          306,770   

Brooks Automation, Inc.

  4,536          54,432   

Cabot Microelectronics Corp.*

  1,045          54,141   

Cavium, Inc.*

  5,698          390,256   

CEVA, Inc.*

  1,443          28,730   

Cirrus Logic, Inc.*

  3,525          106,138   

Cohu, Inc.

  42,174          459,275   

Diodes, Inc.*

  2,819          80,313   

Exar Corp.*

  3,753          40,232   

Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.

  30,010          493,364   

IPG Photonics Corp.*

  4,846          464,731   

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.*

  3,484          55,744   

Mattson Tech., Inc.*

  45,485          217,418   

Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (Israel)*

  7,505          357,538   

Microsemi Corp.*

  4,990          160,878   

MKS Instruments, Inc.

  2,932          103,676   

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

  1,952          102,929   

Nanometrics, Inc.*

  2,355          42,107   

Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (Israel)*

  12,653          141,587   

Power Integrations, Inc.

  2,268          124,422   

QLogic Corp.*

  5,584          83,816   

Rovi Corp.*

  26,865          668,401   

Rubicon Technology, Inc.*

  59,300          258,548   

Rudolph Technologies, Inc.*

  57,241          705,781   

Silicon Motion Technology Corp., ADR (Cayman Islands)

  32,143          854,682   

Tessera Technologies, Inc.

  2,426          97,186   

Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (Israel)*

  48,645          782,698   

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*

  67,660          558,872   
     

 

 

 
        8,429,316   
     

 

 

 

Software — 6.0%

  

American Software, Inc., Class A

  25,721          247,950   

Blackbaud, Inc.

  2,160          98,064   

Bottomline Technologies, Inc.*

  2,060          54,549   

Callidus Software, Inc.*

  110,166          1,574,273   
     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Software — (Continued)

  

  

CSG Systems International, Inc.

     34,927           $ 1,044,667   

Cvent, Inc.*

     19,125             553,669   

Dealertrack Technologies, Inc.*

     2,534             100,777   

Ebix, Inc.

     2,006             52,718   

Everyday Health, Inc.*

     11,642             166,481   

Globant SA (Luxembourg)*

     24,601             410,591   

ImageWare Systems, Inc.*

     74,109             140,807   

InContact, Inc.*

     43,073             504,385   

InnerWorkings, Inc.*

     47,010             298,513   

Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.*

     1,203             51,055   

MAM Software Group, Inc.*

     46,876             260,162   

ManTech International Corp., Class A

     1,634             54,085   

Mavenir Systems, Inc.*

     16,727             243,712   

Medidata Solutions, Inc.*

     3,734             179,643   

MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A*

     492             87,743   

Omnicell, Inc.*

     2,250             78,863   

Paycom Software, Inc.*

     28,844             919,547   

Pegasystems, Inc.

     9,067             179,436   

Progress Software Corp.*

     4,675             127,815   

Proofpoint, Inc.*

     19,824             1,122,832   

QAD, Inc., Class A

     18,044             387,946   

Qlik Technologies, Inc.*

     11,683             378,997   

Quality Systems, Inc.

     6,661             115,768   

Radware Ltd. (Israel)*

     17,053             362,206   

Rally Software Development Corp.*

     27,602             328,464   

Simulations Plus, Inc.

     49,407             314,229   

SolarWinds, Inc.*

     7,333             372,003   

Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.*

     1,988             87,989   

SYNNEX Corp.

     1,242             94,703   

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

     5,044             133,616   

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

     2,828             337,578   

Verint Systems, Inc.*

     5,628             342,604   
     

 

 

 
        11,808,440   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 1.8%

  

ADTRAN, Inc.

  4,465          96,131   

Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.

  5,741          395,153   

CalAmp Corp.*

  2,647          50,690   

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

  900          32,166   

General Communication, Inc., Class A*

  4,528          62,803   
 

 

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

 

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Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Telecommunications — (Continued)

  

GTT Communications, Inc.*

     36,260           $ 562,393   

Harmonic, Inc.*

     6,829             53,334   

Ixia*

     6,177             70,294   

LogMeIn, Inc.*

     1,382             72,831   

Lumos Networks Corp.

     1,930             33,235   

NeuStar, Inc., Class A*

     21,321             565,433   

NTELOS Holdings Corp.

     21,312             96,330   

ORBCOMM, Inc.*

     43,502             247,961   

Qorvo, Inc.*

     —             29   

ShoreTel, Inc.*

     49,046             365,393   

Spok Holdings, Inc.

     2,865             53,260   

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

     24,714             628,724   

ViaSat, Inc.*

     2,534             165,572   
     

 

 

 
  3,551,732   
     

 

 

 

Textiles — 0.8%

G&K Services, Inc., Class A

  1,071          77,101   

UniFirst Corp.

  11,894          1,413,363   
     

 

 

 
        1,490,464   
     

 

 

 

Transportation — 2.6%

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (Marshall Islands)

  17,346          254,292   

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.*

  51,154          459,874   

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

  2,112          95,779   

Celadon Group, Inc.

  2,164          56,805   

Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., Class A*

  9,478          301,874   

Era Group, Inc.*

  1,194          26,340   

Forward Air Corp.

  1,750          93,625   

Heartland Express, Inc.

  3,680          92,626   

HUB Group, Inc., Class A*

  3,609          145,695   

Knight Transportation, Inc.

  1,307          43,209   
     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Transportation — (Continued)

  

Marten Transport Ltd.

     24,801           $ 575,135   

Matson, Inc.

     2,740             108,148   

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.*

     5,506             430,129   

PAM Transportation Services, Inc.*

     13,640             715,691   

Saia, Inc.*

     9,179             422,509   

Swift Transportation, Co.*

     13,279             375,530   

Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A (Marshall Islands)

     40,861             239,037   

UTI Worldwide, Inc. (British Virgin Islands)*

     38,480             503,319   

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

     4,696             150,601   
     

 

 

 
  5,090,218   
     

 

 

 

Trucking & Leasing — 0.3%

General Finance Corp.*

  54,869          509,733   
     

 

 

 

Water — 0.3%

American States Water Co.

  2,811          112,805   

PICO Holdings, Inc.*

  31,038          532,923   
     

 

 

 
  645,728   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $172,965,678)

   

  187,496,325   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 95.2%
(Cost $172,965,678)

   

  187,496,325   
     

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 4.8%

   

  9,480,667   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

  

$   196,976,992   
     

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

PLC

Public Limited Company

REIT

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

 

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

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

Investments, at value (Cost $172,965,678)

$ 187,496,325   

Cash

  9,873,543   

Receivables for:

Investments sold

  1,358,511   

Capital shares sold

  40,000   

Dividends

  76,767   

Prepaid expenses

  17,836   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

  198,862,982   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

Payables for:

Investments purchased

  1,661,223   

Investment sub-advisory fees

  202,245   

Administration and accounting services fees

  12,789   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

  9,733   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  1,885,990   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 196,976,992   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF

Par value

$ 18,320   

Paid-in capital

  185,917,391   

Accumulated net investment loss

  (189,771

Accumulated net realized loss from investments

  (3,299,595

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

  14,530,647   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 196,976,992   
  

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARES:

Net Assets

$ 196,976,992   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

  18,320,312   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

$ 10.75   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Statement of Operations

For The Period Ended February 28, 2015(1)

(Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

Dividends and interest (net of foreign taxes withheld of $1,190)

$ 429,224   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income.

  429,224   
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

Sub-Advisory fees (Note 2)

  514,020   

Administration and accounting services fees (Note 2)

  48,739   

Registration and filing fees

  13,265   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

  12,300   

Audit fees

  7,444   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

  6,893   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

  5,302   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

  4,855   

Legal fees

  3,181   

Other expenses

  2,996   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

  618,995   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

  (189,771
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN FROM INVESTMENTS

Net realized loss from:

Investments

  (3,299,595

Net change in unrealized appreciation on:

Investments

  14,530,647   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain from investments

  11,231,052   
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

$ 11,041,281   
  

 

 

 

 

(1)

The Fund commenced investment operations on October 21, 2014.

 

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

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

  For the Period
  Ended
  February 28, 2015
  (Unaudited)(1)

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

 

Net investment loss

  $ (189,771 )

Net realized loss from investments

    (3,299,595 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

    14,530,647  
    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    11,041,281  
    

 

 

 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

 

Proceeds from shares sold

    187,519,447  

Shares redeemed

    (1,583,736 )
    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

    185,935,711  
    

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

    196,976,992  
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of period

     
    

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 196,976,992  
    

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss, end of period

  $ (189,771 )
    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

 

Shares sold

    18,474,000  

Shares redeemed

    (153,688 )
    

 

 

 

Net increase in shares

    18,320,312  
    

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

The Fund commenced investment operations on October 21, 2014.

 

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

 

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Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the representative period. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

                                     
  For the period
  ended
  February 28, 2015
  (Unaudited)(1)

Per Share Operating Performance

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.00  
    

 

 

 

Net investment loss(2)

    (0.01 )

Net realized and unrealized gain from investments

    0.76  
    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    0.75  
    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.75  
    

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

    7.50 %(4)
    

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 196,977  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    1.16 %(5)

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.36 )%(5)

Portfolio turnover rate

    39 %(4)

 

(1)

The Fund commenced investment operations on October 21, 2014.

(2)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period.

(3)

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(4)

Not annualized.

(5)

Annualized.

 

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

 

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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

    

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “Investment Company Act”) as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the Investment Company Act, and for other purposes, and, a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has twenty-two active investment portfolios, including the Altair Smaller Companies Fund (the “Fund”), which commenced investment operations on October 21, 2014.

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 82.373 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and fifty-three classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

Portfolio Valuation– The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (typically 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Foreign securities are valued based on prices from the primary market in which they are traded, and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. Investments in other open-end investment companies, if any, are valued based on the NAV of those investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as disclosed in their prospectuses). If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

Fair Value Measurements – The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy 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.); and

•       Level 3

— 

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

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

 

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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

    

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of February 28, 2015, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

                   Level 2     
                   Other    Level 3
     Total Value at      Level 1      Significant    Significant
     February 28,      Quoted      Observable    Unobservable
    

       2015       

    

      Price      

     Inputs    Inputs

Investments in Securities*

     $187,496,325         $187,496,325       $ —    $ —
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

  

 

                        

* Please refer to Portfolio of Investments for further details.

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) require the Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between levels are based on values at the end of the period. U.S. GAAP also requires the Fund to disclose amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of each level within the three-tier hierarchy are disclosed when the Fund had an amount of total transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

For the period ended February 28, 2015, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 for the Fund.

Use of Estimates — The Fund is an investment company and, accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under U.S. GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — The Fund records security transactions based on trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gains are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund’s policy is to allocate investment income, expenses and unrealized and realized gains and losses among classes on a daily basis, when applicable. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion

 

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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

    

 

of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Expenses incurred for all the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their average net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Company’s Board of Directors deems fair or equitable. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory and administration fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the NAV of the Fund.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid annually. Net realized capital gains (including net short-term capital gains), if any, are declared and paid annually. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

Cash and Cash Equivalents — The Fund considers liquid assets deposited into a bank demand deposit account to be cash equivalents. These investments represent amounts held with financial institutions that are readily accessible to pay Fund expenses or purchase investments. Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

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

2. Investment Adviser and Other Services

Altair Advisers LLC (“Altair” or the “Adviser”) serves as the Fund’s investment adviser. Aperio Group, LLC, Driehaus Capital Management LLC, Granite Investment Partners, LLC, Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC, Pier Capital LLC, and River Road Asset Management, LLC each serves as an investment sub-adviser (“Sub-Adviser”) to the Fund.

The Fund is managed by the Adviser and one or more Sub-Advisers unaffiliated with the Adviser. The Adviser also has the ultimate responsibility to oversee the Sub-Advisers, and to recommend their hiring, termination, and replacement, subject to approval by the Board of Directors. The Adviser has an investment team that is jointly responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. The Sub-Advisers provide investment advisory services to the portion of the Fund’s portfolio allocated to them by the Adviser. The Adviser and the Fund have entered into sub-advisory agreements with the Sub-Advisers to manage the Fund, subject to supervision of the Adviser and the Board, and in accordance with the investment objective and restrictions of the Fund. For their services, each Sub-Adviser is entitled to receive a fee based upon a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets, which will be paid by the Fund and not by the Adviser.

The Fund is currently only available to clients of the Adviser and to other investors at the Fund’s discretion. The Adviser does not receive a separate management fee from the Fund. However, pursuant to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement with the Adviser, the Adviser is entitled to receive reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses it incurs in connection with its compliance monitoring of Fund trading, up to 0.01% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

The Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse expenses in an aggregate amount equal to the amount by which the total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) exceeds 1.35% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause net total annual operating expenses to exceed 1.35%: acquired fund fees and expenses,

 

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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

    

 

short sale dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, litigation, extraordinary items, interest or taxes. This contractual limitation is in effect until at least October 20, 2015 and may not be terminated without approval by the Company’s Board of Directors. If at any time during the first three years the investment advisory agreement is in effect, the Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses for that year are less than 1.35%, the Adviser may recoup any waived or reimbursed amounts from the Fund if such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed expense limitations that were in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement. For the period ended February 28, 2015, the Adviser earned no fees and did not waive or reimburse any fees.

For the period October 21, 2014 through February 28, 2015, collectively, the Sub-Advisers earned fees of $514,020.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator for the Fund. For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets, subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

Included in the administration and accounting service fees, shown on the Statement of Operations, are fees for providing regulatory administration services to RBB. For providing these services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive compensation as agreed to by the Company and BNY Mellon. This fee is allocated to each portfolio of the Company in proportion to its net assets of the Company.

In addition, BNY Mellon serves as the Fund’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC, serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund’s shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB. The Distributor is not affiliated with the Adviser, the Trust, or any other service provider.

3. Director Compensation

The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. The aggregate remuneration paid to the Directors by the Fund during the period ended February 28, 2015 was $2,719. Certain employees of BNY Mellon serve as an Officer or Director of the Company. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Company.

4. Investment in Securities

For the period ended February 28, 2015, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

    

  Purchases  

  

      Sales      

Investment Securities

   $222,655,142    $46,385,399

5. Federal Income Tax Information

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The

 

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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

    

 

Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

As of February 28, 2015, the federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

                                                                   

Federal tax cost

$ 172,965,678   
  

 

 

   

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 18,654,881   

Gross unrealized depreciation

  (4,124,234
  

 

 

   

Net unrealized appreciation

$ 14,530,647   
  

 

 

   

6. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund though the date the financial statements were issued, and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Other Information

(Unaudited)

    

 

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent six-month period ended June 30 will be available without charge, upon request, by calling (844) 261-6482 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Company will file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) on Form N-Q. The Company’s Forms N-Q will be available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (202) 551-8090.

Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements

As required by the Investment Company Act, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company, including all of the Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Directors”), considered (1) the approval of the investment advisory agreement (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”) between Altair Advisers LLC (“Altair”) and the Company on behalf of the Fund, at meetings of the Board held on May 13, 2014 and September 16, 2014 and (2) the approval of the sub-advisory agreements (the “Sub-Advisory Agreements”) between Altair and each of Aperio Group (“Aperio”), Driehaus Capital Management LLC (“Driehaus”), Granite Investment Partners, LLC (“Granite”), Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC (“Pacific Ridge”), Pier Capital LLC (“Pier Capital”), and River Road Asset Management, LLC (“River Road”) (the “Sub-Advisers”), at a meeting of the Board held on May 13, 2014. At the meetings, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, approved the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements for an initial period ending August 16, 2016. The Board’s decision to approve the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements reflects the exercise of its business judgment to approve the arrangements. In approving the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreements, the Board considered information provided by Altair and each of the Sub-Advisers with the assistance and advice of counsel to the Independent Directors and the Company.

In considering the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Company and Altair with respect to the Fund and the Sub-Advisory Agreements with the Sub-Advisers, the Directors took into account all the materials provided prior to and during the meetings, and the discussions held during the meetings. Among other things, the Directors considered (i) the nature, extent, and quality of services to be provided to the Fund by Altair and each Sub-Adviser; (ii) descriptions of the experience and qualifications of the personnel providing those services; (iii) Altair’s and the Sub-Advisers’ investment philosophies and processes; (iv) Altair’s and the Sub-Advisers’ assets under management and client descriptions; (v) Altair’s and the Sub-Advisers’ soft dollar commission and trade allocation policies, including information on the types of research and services obtained in connection with soft dollar commissions; (vi) Altair’s and the Sub-Advisers’ advisory fee arrangement with the Company and other similarly managed clients, as applicable; (vii) Altair’s and the Sub-Advisers’ compliance procedures; (viii) Altair’s and the Sub-Advisers’ financial information, insurance coverage and profitability analysis related to providing advisory services to the Fund; (ix) the extent to which economies of scale are relevant to the Fund; (x) a report prepared by Lipper comparing the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio to those of its Lipper peer group (“Lipper materials”); and (xi) performance information provided by Altair regarding a similarly managed account. The Directors also took into account at the September 16, 2014 meeting their review of updated Lipper materials distributed in advance of that meeting.

 

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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Other Information (Concluded)

(Unaudited)

    

 

As part of their review, the Directors considered the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by Altair and each Sub-Adviser. The Directors concluded that Altair and each Sub-Adviser had substantial resources to provide services to the Fund.

The Board also considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund under the Investment Advisory Agreement and the advisory fee rates payable by the Fund under the Sub-Advisory Agreements. In this regard, information on the fees paid by the Fund and the Fund’s total operating expense ratio (before and after fee waivers and expense reimbursements) was compared to similar information for mutual funds advised by other, unaffiliated investment advisory firms. In addition, the Directors noted that Altair has contractually agreed to waive fees and reimburse expenses through December 31, 2016 to the extent that total annual Fund operating expenses exceed 1.35% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

After reviewing the information regarding the Fund’s costs, profitability and economies of scale, and after considering the services to be provided by Altair and each Sub-Adviser, the Directors concluded that the investment advisory and sub-advisory fees to be paid by the Fund were fair and reasonable and that the Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements should be approved for initial periods ending August 16, 2016.

 

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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Privacy Notice

(Unaudited)

 

FACTS      

 

WHAT DOES THE ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

 

 

Why?

 

Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

 

 

What?

 

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information may include:

 

Social Security number

 

account balances

 

account transactions

 

transaction history

 

wire transfer instructions

 

checking account information

 

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

 

 

How?

 

All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Altair Smaller Companies Fund chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

 

Reasons we can share your information

 

  Does the Altair Smaller

  Companies Fund Share?    

 

  Can you limit this sharing?  

 

For our everyday business purpose —

such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus

 

  Yes

 

  No

 

 

For our marketing purposes —

to offer our products and services to you

 

  Yes

 

  No

 

 

For joint marketing with other financial companies

 

  Yes

 

  No

 

 

For affiliates’ everyday business purposes —

information about your transactions and experiences

 

  Yes

 

  No

 

 

For affiliates’ everyday business purposes —

information about your creditworthiness

 

  No

 

  We don’t share

 

 

For our affiliates to market to you

 

  No

 

  We don’t share

 

 

For nonaffiliates to market to you

 

  No

 

  We don’t share

 

 

Questions?                    

  Call 1-844-261-6482

 

 

What we do                                     

 

 

 

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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Privacy Notice

(Unaudited)

 

 

How does the Altair Smaller
Companies Fund protect my
personal information?

 

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

 

 

How does the Altair Smaller
Companies Fund collect my
personal information?

 

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

 

  open an account

 

  provide account information

 

  give us your contact information

 

  make a wire transfer

 

  tell us where to send the money

 

We also collect your information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.

 

 

Why can’t I limit all sharing?

 

Federal law gives you the right to limit only

 

  sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness

 

  affiliates from using your information to market to you

 

  sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you

 

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

 

 

Definitions

 

 

 

Affiliates

 

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

  Our affiliates include Altair Advisers LLC, the investment adviser to the Altair Smaller Companies Fund.

 

 

Nonaffiliates

 

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

  Altair Smaller Companies Fund doesn’t share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.

 

 

Joint marketing

 

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together
market financial products or services to you.

 

  Altair Smaller Companies Fund may share your information with other financial
institutions with whom they have joint marketing arrangements who may suggest
additional fund services or other investments products which may be of interest
to you. We do not currently have any joint marketing arrangements with other
financial institutions.

 

 

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Investment Adviser

Altair Advisers LLC

303 West Madison Street

Chicago, IL 60606

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Principal Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square

2001 Market Street, Suite 1700

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Legal Counsel

Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP

One Logan Square, Ste. 2000

Philadelphia, PA 19103

ALT-SAR15


 

 

BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

SMALL CAP

GROWTH FUND

of THE RBB FUND, INC.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Fund.


BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Fellow Shareholder:

For the most recent semiannual reporting period ended February 28, 2015, the Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) Investor shares returned -1.24% and the Institutional shares returned -1.20%, both net of fees, underperforming the Fund’s benchmark, the unmanaged Russell 2000® Index of small cap stocks (the “Benchmark”), which returned +5.70%. The Fund’s longer term annualized returns are shown in the chart below. The balance of this letter covers the market environment, performance attribution, Fund characteristics, and a discussion of some of the business and investment philosophies at Bogle Investment Management, L.P.

 

LOGO

All Fund returns are presented net of fees and include the reinvestment of all dividends and other earnings. Multi-year period returns are annualized. Returns shown represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the returns shown above. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns current to the most recent month-end may be obtained at 1-877-264-5346. The figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The performance quoted reflects fee waivers in effect and would have been less in their absence.

Indexes are unmanaged and it is not possible to invest directly in an index.

The Fund’s investment adviser, Bogle Investment Management, L.P., has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse expenses through December 31, 2015 to the extent that total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items) exceed 1.25% and 1.35% for the Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively. The Adviser, in its discretion, has the right to extend this waiver. The total expense ratios for the Institutional Class and Investor Class, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2014, are 1.32% and 1.42%, respectively.

Market Environment. Although U.S. equity markets advanced over the most recent semiannual period ended February 28, 2015, they did so amid greater market volatility. Market volatility, as measured by the VIX level of implied, expected volatility, spiked up above its long-term average in October, December and January. The rapid decline of oil prices dominated headlines, as it fell over -50% from the beginning of the period, on September 1, 2014, through late January. U.S. small cap equity stocks trended downward from the start of September through mid-October with the Benchmark losing more than -10%. The Benchmark rebounded strongly, however, rising more than +11% in the second half of October. While the Benchmark’s performance in November was essentially flat, December witnessed a return of intra-month volatility, dropping almost -3% in the first half of the month,

 

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then gaining almost +6% in the second half to finish the month in positive territory. This see-saw pattern continued through the last two months of the period, with the Benchmark returning -3.22% in January and then gaining +5.94% in February.

For much of the semiannual period, investors tended to favor growth stocks over value stocks with the Russell 2000® Growth Index advancing +9.11%, compared with the Russell 2000® Value Index returning +2.31%. Investors did not seem to have a preference for small or large cap stocks over the period with the large cap Russell 1000® Index returning +6.00% compared to the small cap Russell 2000® return of +5.70%.

Performance Attribution. For the most recent semiannual reporting period, the Fund’s Investor Class of shares underperformed the Benchmark by -6.94%, net of all fees, and the Institutional Class of shares underperformed by -6.90%, net of all fees. The Fund’s underperformance was worst in October (Investor Class returning +0.63% compared to +6.59 for the Benchmark) and December (Investor Class returning -0.22% compared to +2.85% for the Benchmark). The Fund outperformed the Benchmark the final two months of the period from January 1 through February 28, returning +4.82% compared to +2.53% for the Benchmark. The Fund’s underperformance is attributed mostly to negative stock selection, though sector exposures (relative to the Benchmark) also had a negative impact. Although the Fund typically has only small sector exposure differences compared to the Benchmark, stocks in several sectors (including energy and industrial services) that were affected by the price of oil, experienced such steep declines that even small sector differences resulted in unusually negative relative performance.

Our investment process continues to be driven by a proprietary stock selection model that combines insights from longer-term fundamental financial data with non-fundamental, often shorter-term data. This combination can be thought of, conceptually, as the exploitation of investment opportunities created, primarily, by stocks with attractive financial characteristics that are not fully understood by the market, and secondarily, by opportunistically trading these securities when market data indicate that there is a statistical probability that their current prices will either revert toward, or start to diverge from, their short-term equilibrium price levels. Stocks that our model finds attractive will typically have some or most of the following characteristics when compared to their closest peers: more attractive free cash flow, less leverage and more transparent balance sheet, more conservative accounting, organic improvement in underlying business, less expensive share price, improving earnings outlook, and less controversy. Our non-fundamental models consider recent share price volatility and trends, trading volume, and other stock- and industry-group-specific market data to determine whether a stock is likely to diverge from or regress toward its shorter-term fundamental level. Our fundamental models tend to work best when markets are focused more on discriminating between similar stocks than on broader macroeconomic themes that tend to result in investors moving in unison into or out of broad groups or portfolios of stocks. During these latter environments we expect our non-fundamental signals to provide most of their value by finding both a greater number of opportunities from, and greater likelihood of success with, mispricings caused by investors trading more aggressively than normal.

During most market environments we expect some of our underlying models to contribute positively to performance and some to detract (due to the low correlations among individual models). However, in certain unusual market environments, the majority of our models might flounder at the same time. These environments tend to be shorter term in nature and are often triggered by some type of market shock or other event that causes investors to extrapolate the implications of the event across the economy, and thus stocks. We believe that the average investor tends to overreact during these periods, and while their behavior creates longer term opportunities for our models to exploit, it can cause our models to underperform in the short term. During the most recent semiannual period, the dramatic drop in the price of oil was such an event. Spot and expected future prices of oil have, of course, a significant impact on many companies directly, either as a component of revenue or a cost, but oil prices are also often interpreted as a bellwether of overall economic growth, which has a significant impact on corporate and individual confidence and spending. As investors scrambled last fall to extrapolate how the drop in price would affect the economy and their investments, our models struggled. As we have indicated in previous correspondence with you, these difficult periods are unpleasant, but they typically can set us up for a period of good relative performance. And as oil prices and equity markets stabilized in January and February, and the companies whose stock we own began to report their earnings, our models started to perform better. As long term investors we need to take some risks in seeking our goal of outperforming the Benchmark over full market cycles. There will always be shorter term periods of underperformance along the way. Although we never know how long these periods of underperformance will last, we have strong convictions that our models will be rewarded over the longer term.

 

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For the semiannual period, the economic sector groups that detracted the most were energy minerals (stocks with negative contributions were Comstock Resources, CRK, and Penn West Petroleum, PWE) and industrial services (negative contributors included Pioneer Energy Services, PES, and Precision Drilling, PDS). Positive contributors included Core Mark, CORE, California Resources, CRC, and Lannet, LCI.

 

Fund Characteristics. As of the end of the most recent semiannual reporting period ended February 28, 2015, the Fund held 220 stocks, with the largest holding representing 1.75% of portfolio assets. As shown in the table to the right, the Fund looks similar to its investable universe across a variety of fundamental risk characteristics. As of February 28, 2015, the Fund’s median market capitalization was slightly smaller than its investable universe. The Fund’s median price-to-sales ratio was below its investable universe, reflecting the influence of our relative valuation model.

The Fund’s annualized active volatility (the variability of the difference between Fund and Benchmark performance, also called “tracking error”) was 6.6% during the most recent semiannual reporting period, close to the Fund’s long-term average of 6.4%. The Fund’s beta with the Benchmark, at approximately 1.05, was stable during the period.

Progress at Bogle Investment Management, L.P. At the end of February 2015, net assets in the Fund were $203.8 million. This 13% decline from the end of the Fund’s fiscal year, August 31, 2014, is due mostly to investment performance. We appreciate you staying the course with your investments during this recent period of difficult performance. We remain confident in our investment models over the long-term.

 

FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

 

Median

   BOGLX*      Investable
Universe
 

Market Cap. (mil.)

     $2,111         $3,395   

Price/Historical Earnings

     21.7x         23.1x   

Price/Forward Earnings

     19.4x         20.0x   

Price/Sales

     1.4x         2.2x   
* The Bogle Small Cap Growth Fund Investor Shares. Median characteristics refer to the Fund’s holdings, not the Fund itself.     

 

RISK STATISTICS*

SEMIANNUAL PERIOD

 

Measurement

   BOGLX      Russell
2000®
 

Standard Deviation

     19.2%         17.2%   

Active Volatility

     6.6%        

Beta with Russell 2000®

     1.05        
* Risk statistics apply to the Fund and benchmark. Standard deviation is a statistical measure of the range of performance. Active risk is the standard deviation of the difference between the Fund and benchmark performance. Beta is a measure of a portfolio’s sensitivity to market movement.        
 

 

Although we currently have capacity to manage, under our current investment process and market conditions, an additional approximately $200 million, we continue to be content with the business approach that we’ve always had- that the Fund be “bought and not sold,” in other words, do no advertising, provide to high quality investors information about our investment process, and let investors decide whether it is a good fit in their portfolios.

As a reminder, information about the Fund, including sector allocation, fundamental characteristics, and top ten holdings, can be viewed on our website, www.boglefunds.com. The net asset values (the “NAVs”) are updated daily while the other Fund information is updated quarterly.

As always, please let us know if there is any way we can improve your investment experience with us.

Respectfully,

Bogle Investment Management, L.P.

Management Office: 781-283-5000

Shareholder Services Toll Free: 1-877-BOGLEIM (264-5346)

 

The Russell 2000® Index is an index of stocks 1001 through 3000 in the Russell 3000® Index as ranked by total market capitalization. A direct investment in the index is not possible. The Russell ® Indexes are a trademark of the Frank Russell Company (“FRC”). FRC is the owner of the copyrights relating to the Russell Indexes and is the source of the Performance Values for the Russell Indexes.

 

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Investing in small companies can involve more volatility, less liquidity and less available information than investing in large companies. The Fund may invest in undervalued securities which may not appreciate in value as anticipated or remain undervalued for long periods of time.

Portfolio composition is subject to change. The current and future portfolio holdings of the Fund are subject to investment risk.

 

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BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

FUND EXPENSE EXAMPLES

(UNAUDITED)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder servicing fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from September 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015, and held for the entire period.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

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

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying tables is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     INSTITUTIONAL CLASS  
     BEGINNING ACCOUNT  VALUE
SEPTEMBER 1, 2014
       ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
FEBRUARY  28, 2015
       EXPENSES PAID  DURING
PERIOD*
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 988.00         $ 6.16   

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00           1,018.60           6.26   
     INVESTOR CLASS  
     BEGINNING ACCOUNT  VALUE
SEPTEMBER 1, 2014
       ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
FEBRUARY  28, 2015
       EXPENSES PAID  DURING
PERIOD*
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 987.60         $ 6.65   

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00           1,018.10           6.76   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio of 1.25% for the Institutional Class and 1.35% for the Investor Class, which includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days (181) in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365 to reflect the one-half year period. The Fund’s ending account values on the first line in each table are based on the actual six-month total investment return for each class of (1.20)% for the Institutional Class and (1.24)% for the Investor Class.

 

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BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS SUMMARY TABLE

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

The following table presents a summary by security type of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

SECURITY TYPE & SECTOR CLASSIFICATION      OF NET
ASSETS
       VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS:

         

Financial

       18.4%         $ 37,460,499   

Consumer Cyclical

       18.1           36,966,240   

Consumer Growth

       17.5           35,682,871   

Technology

       14.5           29,448,275   

Energy

       10.7           21,876,722   

Communications

       8.6           17,537,967   

Industrial

       7.4           15,056,046   

Basic Industry

       4.1           8,364,167   

Utility

       0.1           197,349   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

       0.9           1,886,654   

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS

       (0.3)           (643,123)   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       100.0%         $ 203,833,667   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

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

 

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SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (UNAUDITED)

 

    NUMBER
OF SHARES
    VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—99.4%

  

BASIC INDUSTRY—4.1%

   

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., SP ADR *

    199,212      $ 2,245,119   

Braskem SA, SP ADR

    25,198        229,050   

Century Aluminum Co. *

    64,673        1,226,847   

Constellium NV, Class A *

    54,778        1,035,852   

Dominion Diamond Corp. *

    51,749        879,733   

Gerdau SA, SP ADR

    348,132        1,242,831   

Gold Fields Ltd., SP ADR

    211,859        985,144   

Mercer International, Inc. *

    24,094        343,821   

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A

    3,535        55,500   

United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.

    209        14,108   

Veritiv Corp. *

    2,096        106,162   
   

 

 

 
    8,364,167   
   

 

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS—8.6%

  

1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A *

    42,648        532,247   

CDW Corp.

    53,545        2,014,898   

comScore, Inc. *

    9,866        508,987   

Comverse, Inc. *

    4,534        81,340   

CTC Media, Inc.

    85,727        360,911   

Earthlink Holdings Corp.

    35,122        149,971   

EchoStar Corp., Class A *

    35,272        1,917,033   

ePlus, Inc. *

    12,769        1,061,998   

Inteliquent, Inc.

    21,015        309,971   

InterDigital, Inc.

    10,973        580,143   

LogMein, Inc. *

    37,337        1,967,660   

Marchex, Inc., Class B

    20,987        86,676   

McClatchy Co., (The),
Class A *

    742        1,721   

NICE Systems Ltd., SP ADR

    10,133        591,463   

Novatel Wireless, Inc. *

    16,399        86,259   

Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. *

    14,469        167,551   

Qorvo, Inc. *

    19,864        1,378,562   

Radio One, Inc., Class D *

    3,403        8,882   

Sierra Wireless, Inc. (CA) *

    48,958        1,838,862   

Sohu.com, Inc. *

    28,847        1,517,929   

Straight Path Communications, Inc., Class B *

    2,549        51,872   

TechTarget, Inc. *

    3,207        38,933   

VASCO Data Security International, Inc. *

    70,060        1,794,937   

Web.com Group, Inc. *

    27,404        489,161   
   

 

 

 
    17,537,967   
   

 

 

 

CONSUMER CYCLICAL—18.1%

  

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

    43,404        1,381,115   

American Woodmark Corp. *

    14,449        760,884   
    NUMBER
OF SHARES
    VALUE  

CONSUMER CYCLICAL—(CONTINUED)

  

Arctic Cat, Inc.

    39,705      $ 1,447,644   

Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.

    1,575        40,493   

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. *

    13,214        690,035   

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. *

    6,621        143,477   

Burlington Stores, Inc. *

    29,424        1,635,092   

Citi Trends, Inc. *

    18,315        488,095   

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

    9,966        379,306   

Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.

    50,646        3,561,427   

CST Brands, Inc.

    37,290        1,552,383   

Denny’s Corp. *

    68,014        782,841   

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

    34,414        842,455   

HD Supply Holdings, Inc. *

    55,183        1,628,174   

HNI Corp.

    35,663        1,818,813   

Jack in the Box, Inc.

    23,752        2,296,581   

Jetblue Airways Corp. *

    99,023        1,702,205   

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

    25,772        1,960,218   

Meritor, Inc. *

    122,827        1,755,198   

Nautilus, Inc. *

    20,725        316,264   

Penn National Gaming, Inc. *

    2,693        43,869   

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.

    30,085        563,793   

Select Comfort Corp. *

    41,333        1,326,789   

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A *

    48,497        3,304,586   

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

    14,128        264,476   

Strattec Security Corp.

    327        22,239   

Tower International, Inc. *

    39,821        1,077,954   

Universal Electronics, Inc. *

    36,700        2,073,917   

Visteon Corp. *

    9,080        912,812   

VOXX International Corp. *

    12,309        105,857   

Wabash National Corp. *

    34,340        503,081   

Zumiez, Inc. *

    40,808        1,584,167   
   

 

 

 
    36,966,240   
   

 

 

 

CONSUMER GROWTH—17.5%

  

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. *

    47,963        1,623,068   

Affymetrix, Inc. *

    149,092        1,744,376   

Alere, Inc. *

    11,465        521,313   

Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc. *

    2,810        67,187   

Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *

    14,777        642,799   

Andersons, Inc., (The)

    1,852        81,988   

ARC Document Solutions, Inc. *

    11,948        101,080   

Array BioPharma, Inc. *

    56,548        450,122   

Ascent Capital Group, Inc., Class A *

    1,024        45,025   
 

 

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

 

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SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (UNAUDITED)

 

    NUMBER
OF SHARES
    VALUE  

CONSUMER GROWTH—(CONTINUED)

  

Avis Budget Group, Inc. *

    17,460      $ 1,058,425   

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A *

    3,837        487,990   

BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. *

    3,782        147,347   

Cambrex Corp. *

    18,240        624,720   

Centene Corp. *

    25,238        1,551,127   

China Biologic Products,
Inc. *

    306        23,440   

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao, SP PRF ADR

    33,775        1,150,039   

Civeo Corp.

    98,734        389,012   

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated

    369        38,520   

CRA International, Inc. *

    6,074        182,767   

CTPartners Executive Search, Inc. *

    1,053        7,287   

Dyax Corp. *

    108,964        1,646,446   

Enzo Biochem, Inc. *

    8,577        26,246   

Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    58,661        61,594   

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. *

    3,988        225,322   

Farmer Bros. Co. *

    2,678        64,888   

FibroGen, Inc. *

    19,678        626,154   

Five Prime Therapeutics,
Inc. *

    3,990        102,703   

Genesis Healthcare, Inc. *

    2,455        17,455   

Health Net, Inc. *

    48,716        2,793,863   

HealthEquity, Inc. *

    5,227        105,951   

ICON PLC *

    44,351        3,060,663   

Infinity Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. *

    9,274        140,965   

Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A

    15,902        687,602   

Insperity, Inc.

    34,811        1,803,210   

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

    2,233        82,733   

K12, Inc. *

    41,653        705,185   

Lannett Co., Inc. *

    41,011        2,559,086   

LendingTree, Inc. *

    5,092        270,080   

Luminex Corp. *

    21,929        345,162   

Mannatech, Inc. *

    1,521        34,998   

MoneyGram International,
Inc. *

    84,751        719,960   

Natus Medical, Inc. *

    20,987        751,125   

Net 1 UEPS Technologies,
Inc. *

    21,657        295,835   

NuVasive, Inc. *

    18,278        836,219   

OncoGenex Pharmaceutical, Inc. *

    10,856        24,915   

OraSure Technologies, Inc. *

    20,420        146,207   

Orthofix International,
N.V. *

    3,179        103,095   

PAREXEL International
Corp. *

    31,844        2,052,664   
    NUMBER
OF SHARES
    VALUE  

CONSUMER GROWTH—(CONTINUED)

  

RadNet, Inc. *

    9,014      $ 78,963   

SciClone Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. *

    42,921        330,921   

Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class A *

    4,011        61,689   

United Therapeutics Corp. *

    9,972        1,546,159   

VCA , Inc. *

    29,664        1,580,498   

Viad Corp.

    22,414        595,316   

Willdan Group, Inc. *

    17,275        244,441   

XenoPort, Inc. *

    2,471        16,926   
   

 

 

 
    35,682,871   
   

 

 

 

ENERGY—10.7%

  

C&J Energy Services, Inc. *

    158,067        2,154,453   

California Resources Corp.

    386,566        2,767,812   

Enerplus Corp.

    186,291        1,885,265   

Gulfmark Offshore, Inc.

    114,429        1,881,213   

Murphy USA, Inc. *

    47,420        3,366,346   

Pacific Drilling SA *

    372,872        1,357,254   

Pacific Ethanol, Inc. *

    50,193        460,772   

Parker Drilling Co. *

    383,591        1,185,296   

Penn West Petroleum Ltd.

    339,177        685,138   

Pioneer Energy Services
Corp. *

    187,661        998,357   

REX American Resources
Corp. *

    31,332        1,703,208   

Superior Energy Services, Inc.

    92,037        2,059,788   

WPX Energy, Inc. *

    127,256        1,371,820   
   

 

 

 
    21,876,722   
   

 

 

 

FINANCIAL—18.4%

  

Aircastle, Ltd.

    6,399        147,625   

Ambac Financial Group,
Inc. *

    56,383        1,403,373   

Assurant, Inc.

    29,682        1,818,616   

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    56,274        1,492,386   

Bancorp, Inc., (The) *

    1,529        14,281   

Calamos Asset Management, Inc., Class A

    64,348        821,724   

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    11,769        269,981   

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    34,586        1,381,711   

eHealth, Inc. *

    74,732        680,061   

Enova International, Inc. *

    46,823        1,081,143   

Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A

    359        18,391   

Federated National Holding Co.

    20,106        581,666   

First BanCorp Puerto Rico *

    282,569        1,862,130   

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A

    4,646        1,171,954   
 

 

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

 

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SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (UNAUDITED)

 

    NUMBER
OF SHARES
    VALUE  

FINANCIAL—(CONTINUED)

  

First Horizon National Corp.

    121,014      $ 1,729,290   

Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.

    75,600        717,444   

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A *

    219,556        1,701,559   

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

    69,921        2,228,382   

INTL. FCStone, Inc. *

    1,171        31,886   

Investment Technology Group, Inc. *

    79,366        1,787,322   

Janus Capital Group, Inc.

    99,072        1,632,707   

Maiden Holdings, Ltd.

    400        5,724   

Manning & Napier, Inc.

    25,065        301,281   

Marcus & Millichap, Inc. *

    1,874        69,207   

MBIA, Inc. *

    216,318        1,946,862   

Navigators Group, Inc.,
(The) *

    19,776        1,477,465   

Nelnet, Inc., Class A

    40,141        1,871,373   

Piper Jaffray Cos., Inc. *

    47,588        2,605,443   

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    24,449        2,183,540   

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

    61,348        1,670,506   

SLM Corp.

    1,700        16,099   

Springleaf Holdings, Inc. *

    44,548        1,712,871   

United Insurance Holdings Corp.

    32,194        785,856   

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

    426        10,607   

WSFS Financial Corp.

    2,959        230,033   
   

 

 

 
    37,460,499   
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL—7.4%

  

AAON, Inc.

    2,100        47,271   

AMERCO, Inc.

    1,482        484,347   

Argan, Inc.

    17,636        571,935   

AU Optronics Corp., SP ADR

    211,574        1,106,532   

Blount International, Inc. *

    102,740        1,704,457   

Broadwind Energy, Inc. *

    8,368        41,422   

Chart Industries, Inc. *

    58,296        2,036,862   

China Digital TV Holding Co., Ltd., ADR

    7,895        28,580   

Continental Building Products, Inc. *

    956        19,942   

Covenant Transport, Inc., Class A *

    18,160        578,396   

Federal Signal Corp.

    105,001        1,731,466   

Flextronics International
Ltd. *

    107,619        1,310,799   

GrafTech International
Ltd. *

    1,374        5,359   
    NUMBER
OF SHARES
    VALUE  

INDUSTRIAL—(CONTINUED)

  

Highpower International,
Inc. *

    102,905      $ 523,786   

ITT Corp.

    42,045        1,726,788   

Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A

    60,724        556,232   

PAM Transportation Services, Inc. *

    3,317        174,043   

SL Industries, Inc. *

    546        21,158   

Terex Corp.

    71,296        1,954,223   

Trex Co, Inc. *

    5,731        288,556   

US Concrete, Inc. *

    475        14,488   

USA Truck, Inc. *

    3,349        101,977   

ZAGG, Inc. *

    3,562        27,427   
   

 

 

 
    15,056,046   
   

 

 

 

TECHNOLOGY—14.5%

  

Aspen Technology, Inc. *

    49,066        1,894,193   

Avid Technology, Inc. *

    2,793        43,794   

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

    232,935        2,886,065   

ChipMOS Technologies Bermuda Ltd.

    2,505        58,667   

DST Systems, Inc.

    16,800        1,785,672   

Envestnet, Inc. *

    26,419        1,423,456   

Fair Isaac Corp.

    20,961        1,784,200   

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. *

    53,189        927,616   

FormFactor, Inc. *

    61,188        600,866   

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. *

    167,443        3,456,024   

Jive Software, Inc. *

    50,375        254,898   

Manhattan Associates, Inc. *

    30,741        1,532,439   

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

    127,345        2,052,801   

Mattson Technology, Inc. *

    81,163        387,959   

MAXIMUS, Inc.

    25,852        1,531,214   

Merge Healthcare, Inc. *

    49,779        199,116   

Planar Systems, Inc. *

    17,042        104,808   

Progress Software Corp. *

    19,418        530,888   

Quality Systems, Inc.

    86,865        1,509,714   

Qualys, Inc. *

    37,452        1,723,916   

Sigma Designs, Inc.

    12,701        93,606   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    30,149        2,645,575   

Sykes Enterprises, Inc. *

    8,451        196,486   

Tessera Technologies, Inc.

    29,295        1,173,558   

Tower Semiconductor Ltd. *

    40,444        650,744   
   

 

 

 
    29,448,275   
   

 

 

 

UTILITY—0.1%

  

Pampa Energia SA, SP
ADR *

    15,334        197,349   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $181,970,610)

   

    202,590,136   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONCLUDED)

FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (UNAUDITED)

 

    NUMBER
OF SHARES
    VALUE  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.9%

  

BofA Cash Reserves Fund

    1,886,654      $ 1,886,654   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $1,886,654)

   

    1,886,654   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.3%
(Cost $183,857,264)

   

    204,476,790   
   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
ASSETS—(0.3)%

   

    (643,123
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

  

  $ 203,833,667   
   

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

PLC—Public Limited Company

SP ADR—Sponsored American Depositary Receipt

SP PRF ADR—Sponsored Preferred American Depositary Receipt

 

 

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

 

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BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

ASSETS

  

Investments, at value (cost $183,857,264)

   $ 204,476,790   

Receivables for:

  

Investments sold

     5,010,285   

Capital shares sold

     461,569   

Dividends and interest

     117,609   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     25,617   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     210,091,870   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payables for:

  

Investments purchased

     4,521,401   

Capital shares redeemed

     1,421,719   

Investment advisory fees and shareholder servicing fees

     153,795   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

     730   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     160,558   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     6,258,203   
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 203,833,667   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

  

Capital stock, $0.001 par value

   $ 6,321   

Paid-in capital

     173,967,010   

Accumulated net investment loss

     (571,409

Accumulated net realized gain from investments

     9,812,219   

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     20,619,526   
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 203,833,667   
  

 

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

  

Net assets

   $ 100,617,627   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

     3,089,124   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 32.57   
  

 

 

 

INVESTOR CLASS

  

Net assets

   $ 103,216,040   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

     3,231,572   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 31.94   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $14,616)

   $ 758,782   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     758,782   
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Advisory fees

     1,022,355   

Administration and accounting fees

     147,759   

Transfer agent fees

     82,860   

Shareholder servicing fees (Investor Class)

     51,457   

Custodian fees

     34,827   

Professional fees

     24,907   

Registration and filing fees

     18,865   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     13,560   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

     13,400   

Insurance fees

     5,118   

Other expenses

     2,675   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers

     1,417,783   

Less: waivers

     (87,592
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers

     1,330,191   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (571,409
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS

  

Net realized gain from investments

     13,571,558   

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

     (17,847,182
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments

     (4,275,624
  

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (4,847,033
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
FEBRUARY 28,  2015

(UNAUDITED)
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2014
 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

     

Net investment loss

   $ (571,409    $ (1,554,746

Net realized gain from investments

     13,571,558         36,367,817   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (17,847,182      18,834,972   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (4,847,033      53,648,043   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:

     

Net investment income

     

Institutional Class

             (211,232

Investor Class

             (92,941

Net realized capital gains

     

Institutional Class

     (13,849,300        

Investor Class

     (13,815,545        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (27,664,845      (304,173
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS DERIVED FROM CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

     

Institutional Class

     

Proceeds from shares sold

     11,587,515         37,241,140   

Reinvestment of distributions

     13,557,227         205,141   

Distributions for shares redeemed

     (26,127,220      (47,869,174
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from Institutional Class

     (982,478      (10,422,893

Investor Class

     

Proceeds from shares sold

     13,070,622         31,368,704   

Reinvestment of distributions

     13,118,880         87,771   

Distributions for shares redeemed

     (23,453,275      (16,267,560
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from Investor Class

     2,736,227         15,188,915   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     1,753,749         4,766,022   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

     (30,758,129      58,109,892   

NET ASSETS

     

Beginning of period

     234,591,796         176,481,904   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 203,833,667       $ 234,591,796   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss, end of period

   $ (571,409    $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONCLUDED)

 

     FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
FEBRUARY 28, 2015
(UNAUDITED)
     FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2014
 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN SHARES OUTSTANDING DERIVED FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

     

Institutional Class

     

Shares sold

     353,930         1,084,194   

Shares reinvested

     437,754         6,207   

Shares redeemed

     (800,103      (1,346,938
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from Institutional Class

     (8,419      (256,537
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investor Class

     

Shares sold

     392,915         913,039   

Shares reinvested

     431,968         2,698   

Shares redeemed

     (708,813      (475,125
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from Investor Class

     116,070         440,612   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     107,651         184,075   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each class of shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

     INSTITUTIONAL CLASS  
     FOR THE
SIX  MONTHS
ENDED
2/28/15
(UNAUDITED)
    FOR  THE
YEAR
ENDED
8/31/14
    FOR  THE
YEAR
ENDED
8/31/13
    FOR  THE
YEAR
ENDED
8/31/12
    FOR  THE
YEAR
ENDED
8/31/11
    FOR  THE
YEAR
ENDED
8/31/10
 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 38.07      $ 29.49      $ 21.76      $ 19.38      $ 14.81      $ 14.03   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)*

     (0.08     (0.23     0.10        (0.04     (0.10     (0.07

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

     (0.62     8.87        7.63        2.42        4.67        0.85   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations

     (0.70     8.64        7.73        2.38        4.57        0.78   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

            (0.06                            

Net realized gain

     (4.80                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (4.80     (0.06                            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 32.57      $ 38.07      $ 29.49      $ 21.76      $ 19.38      $ 14.81   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(1)

     (1.20 )%(3)      29.34     35.52     12.28     30.86     5.56
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 100,618      $ 117,923      $ 98,898      $ 48,526      $ 38,274      $ 31,714   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
with waivers and reimbursements

     1.25 %(2)      1.25     1.25     1.25     1.25     1.25

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
without waivers and reimbursements

     1.34 %(2)      1.32     1.39     1.51     1.44     1.51

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets

     (0.51 )%(2)      (0.66 )%      0.37     (0.21 )%      (0.48 )%      (0.48 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

     88.18 %(3)      175.06     237.59     288.88     302.71     196.03

 

* Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period.

 

(1) 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

 

(2) 

Annualized.

 

(3) 

Not annualized.

 

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

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each class of shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

     INVESTOR CLASS  
     FOR THE
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
2/28/15
(UNAUDITED)
    FOR  THE
YEAR
ENDED
8/31/14
    FOR  THE
YEAR
ENDED
8/31/13
    FOR  THE
YEAR
ENDED
8/31/12
    FOR  THE
YEAR
ENDED
8/31/11
    FOR  THE
YEAR
ENDED
8/31/10
 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 37.45      $ 29.00      $ 21.42      $ 19.10      $ 14.61      $ 13.86   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)*

     (0.10     (0.26     0.07        (0.07     (0.12     (0.09

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)
from investments

     (0.61     8.74        7.51        2.39        4.61        0.84   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations

     (0.71     8.48        7.58        2.32        4.49        0.75   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

            (0.03                            

Net realized gain

     (4.80                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (4.80     (0.03                            
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 31.94      $ 37.45      $ 29.00      $ 21.42      $ 19.10      $ 14.61   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(1)

     (1.24 )%(3)      29.28     35.39     12.15     30.73     5.41
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

            

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 103,216      $ 116,669      $ 77,584      $ 58,011      $ 74,155      $ 48,446   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
with waivers and reimbursements

     1.35 %(2)      1.35     1.35     1.35     1.35     1.35

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
without waivers and reimbursements

     1.44 %(2)      1.43     1.49     1.60     1.54     1.62

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to
average net assets

     (0.61 )%(2)      (0.76 )%      0.27     (0.36 )%      (0.58 )%      (0.58 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

     88.18 %(3)      175.06     237.59     288.88     302.71     196.03

 

* Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period.

 

(1) 

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

 

(2) 

Annualized.

 

(3) 

Not annualized.

 

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has twenty-two active investment portfolios, including the Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”), which commenced investment operations on October 1, 1999. As of February 28, 2015, the Fund offers two classes of shares, Institutional Class and Investor Class.

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 82.373 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and fifty-three classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

PORTFOLIO VALUATION — The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days are valued using an independent pricing service. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued based on the NAV of those investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as discussed in their prospectuses). If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by RBB’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy 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.); and

 

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

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of February 28, 2015, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

      Total
Value at
February 28, 2015
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS*

     $204,476,790         $204,476,790         $                    —         $                    —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* See Portfolio of Investments for detail on portfolio holdings.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) require the Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between Levels are based on values at the end of the period. U.S. GAAP also requires the Fund to disclose amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of each Level within the three-tier hierarchy are disclosed when the Fund had an amount of total transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 for the Fund that require disclosure.

USE OF ESTIMATES — The Fund is an investment company and, accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under U.S. GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS, INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES — The Fund records security transactions based on trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund’s net investment income (other than class specific shareholder servicing fees) and unrealized and realized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family of the Company are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family (in proportion to net assets). Expenses incurred for all of the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their average net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Company’s Board deems fair or equitable. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory and administration fees, are accrued daily for the purpose of determining the NAV of the Fund.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, will be declared and paid at least annually to shareholders and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

U.S. TAX STATUS — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — The Fund considers liquid assets deposited into bank demand deposit accounts to be cash equivalents. These investments represent amounts held with financial institutions that are readily accessible to pay Fund expenses or purchase investments. Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

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

 

2. INVESTMENT ADVISER AND OTHER SERVICES

Bogle Investment Management, L.P. (the “Adviser” or “Bogle”) serves as the Fund’s investment adviser. For its advisory services, the Adviser is entitled to receive a monthly fee from the Fund calculated at an annual rate of 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive management fees and reimburse expenses to the extent that total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) exceed 1.25% and 1.35% for the Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause total annual Fund operating expenses to exceed 1.25% and 1.35%, as applicable: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2015 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Company’s Board. The Adviser may discontinue these arrangements at any time after December 31, 2015.

The contractual fee waiver does not provide for recoupment of fees that were waived or expenses that were reimbursed. For the six months ended February 28, 2015, investment advisory fees and waivers of the Fund were as follows:

 

GROSS
ADVISORY FEES
    WAIVERS     NET
ADVISORY FEES
 
$ 1,022,355      $ 74,812      $ 947,543   

The Fund will not pay the Adviser at a later time for any amounts waived or any amounts assumed.

In addition to serving as the Fund’s investment adviser, Bogle provides certain shareholder services to the Investor Class of the Fund. As compensation for such services, the Adviser receives a monthly fee equal to an annual rate of 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Investor Class.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator for the Fund. For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets, subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

BNY Mellon has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its administration and accounting fees for the Fund. For the six months ended February 28, 2015, administration and accounting fees and waivers of the Fund were as follows:

 

GROSS ADMINISTRATION
AND  ACCOUNTING
FEES
    WAIVERS     NET ADMINISTRATION
AND  ACCOUNTING
FEES
 
$ 147,759      $ 12,780      $ 134,979   

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

Included in the administration and accounting services fees, shown on the Statement of Operations, are fees for providing regulatory administration services to RBB. For providing these services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive compensation as agreed to by the Company and BNY Mellon. This fee is allocated to each portfolio of the Company in proportion to its net assets of the Company.

In addition, BNY Mellon serves as the Fund’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

Foreside Funds Distributors, LLC serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund’s shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB.

The Fund will not pay The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation or any of its members or BNY Mellon’s affiliates at a later time for any amounts waived or any amounts assumed.

 

3. DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer, meeting fees and reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses for meetings attended. The remuneration paid to the Directors by the Fund during the six months ended February 28, 2015 was $6,498. Certain employees of BNY Mellon serve as an Officer or Director of the Company. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Company.

 

4. INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

INVESTMENT SECURITIES  
PURCHASES     SALES  
$ 182,344,753      $ 209,731,556   

 

5. FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

As of February 28, 2015, federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

 

FEDERAL TAX
COST
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
    UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
    NET UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
 
$ 183,857,264      $ 30,334,404      $ (9,714,878   $ 20,619,526   

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONCLUDED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

As of August 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

CAPITAL LOSS
CARRYFORWARD
    UNDISTRIBUTED
ORDINARY INCOME
    UNDISTRIBUTED
LONG-TERM  GAINS
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
 
$      $ 11,234,764      $ 13,069,863      $ 38,067,587   

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate principally to the timing of recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. Short-term and foreign currency gains are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

The tax character of dividend and distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014 was as follows:

 

      ORDINARY
INCOME
 
  2014      $ 304,173   

Dividends from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income dividends for federal income tax purposes.

Pursuant to federal income tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies, the Fund may elect to treat certain capital losses between November 1 and August 31 and late year ordinary losses ((i) ordinary losses between January 1 and August 31, and (ii) specified ordinary and currency losses between November 1 and August 31) as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the year ended August 31, 2014, any amount of losses elected within the tax return will not be recognized for federal income tax purposes until September 1, 2014.

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law.

As of August 31, 2014, the Fund did not have any pre- or post-enactment capital loss carryforwards. During the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014, the Fund utilized $10,532,621 of pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards.

 

6. SUBSEQUENT EVENT

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were issued, and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

OTHER INFORMATION

(UNAUDITED)

PROXY VOTING

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (877) 264-5346 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES

The Company files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) on Form N-Q. The Company’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (202) 551-8090.

 

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Investment Adviser

Bogle Investment Management, L.P.

2310 Washington Street

Suite 310

Newton Lower Falls, MA 02462

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Principal Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square, Suite 1700

2001 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

Counsel

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

One Logan Square

Suite 2000

Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 

 

 

BOG-SAR15


 

 

LOGO

CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

of

THE RBB FUND, INC.

SEMI-ANNUAL R EPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Fund.


CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

PERFORMANCE DATA

(UNAUDITED)

 

  TOTAL RETURNS AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2015*

 

 

Since

Inception**

Campbell Core Trend Fund, Institutional Shares

6.20%

BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index***

0.00%

Barclay BTOP50 Index***

3.70%

 

*

Not annualized.

 

**

Inception date of the Fund is December 31, 2014.

 

***

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself

Performance data quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the returns quoted above. Returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Call Campbell Core Trend Fund at 1-844-261-6488 for returns current to the most recent month-end.

An investment in the Fund is speculative and involves substantial risk. The Fund is not suitable for all investors. It is possible that an investor may lose some or all of its investment. The Fund invests in long and short positions in futures, forwards, spot contracts, each of which may be tied to commodities, financial indices and instruments, foreign currencies, or equity indices. The Fund also invests in investment grade fixed income securities of all durations and maturities. The Fund may be more volatile than investments in traditional securities. Losses on futures and other derivatives can be caused by unanticipated market movements and may be potentially unlimited. Commodities, currencies, foreign investments, and interest rate-linked instruments each entail special risks. The Fund is non-diversified; therefore gains or losses on a single holding may have a relatively great impact on the Fund. A more complete description of the Fund’s risks can be found in its prospectus, which should read carefully before investing.

The performance data quoted reflects fee waivers in effect and would have been less in their absence. The Fund’s total annual operating expense ratio, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 30, 2014, is 1.62% and the Fund’s net operating expense ratio is 1.25%. Campbell & Company Investment Adviser LLC has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) to 1.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Institutional Shares. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2015 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc.

The BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged market index of U.S. Treasury securities maturing in 90 days that assumes reinvestment of all income.

The Barclay BTOP50 Index (“BTOP50”) seeks to replicate the overall composition of the managed futures industry with regard to trading style and overall market exposure. The BTOP50 employs a top-down approach in selecting its constituents. The largest investable trading advisor programs, as measured by assets under management, are selected for inclusion in the BTOP50. The index portfolio is equally weighted among the selected programs at the beginning of each calendar year and rebalanced annually. It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

Portfolio composition is subject to change.

 

1


CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

FUND EXPENSE EXAMPLES

(UNAUDITED)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder servicing fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period from December 31, 2014 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2015, and held for the entire period.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

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

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     INSTITUTIONAL SHARES
     BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE*    ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
FEBRUARY 28, 2015
   EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD

Actual**

   $1,000.00    $1,062.00    $2.03

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)***

     1,000.00      1,018.55      6.31

 

 

*

The Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2014.

 

**

Expenses equal to an annualized expense ratio for the period December 31, 2014 (commencement of operations) to February 28, 2015 of 1.26% for the Institutional Shares of the Fund, which includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses (including dividend and interest expense), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (57) then divided by 365 days. The annualized amount of interest expense was 0.01% for the period December 31, 2014 to February 28, 2015. Without this expense, the annualized expense ratio would have been 1.25%. The Fund’s ending account value on the first line in the table is based on the actual total return since inception for the Institutional Shares of the Fund of 6.20%.

 

***

For comparison purposes, the hypothetical expenses are as if the Fund had been in existence from September 1, 2014 and are equal to the Institutional Shares annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period (181), then divided by 365.

 

2


CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS SUMMARY TABLE

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund.

 

SECURITY TYPE/SECTOR CLASSIFICATION   

OF NET

ASSETS

     VALUE  

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

U.S. Treasury Obligations

  61.2%    $ 6,499,792   

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

  38.8         4,125,198   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

  100.0%    $   10,624,990   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

Refer to the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments for a detailed listing of the Fund’s holdings.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

3


CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

     COUPON*          MATURITY          PAR      VALUE  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 61.2%

           

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS—61.2%

           

U.S. Treasury Bill

     0.025%         04/16/15       $ 6,500,000       $ 6,499,792   
           

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $ 6,499,792)

  6,499,792   
           

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 61.2%
(Cost $ 6,499,792)

$ 6,499,792   
           

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 38.8%

  4,125,198   
           

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

$   10,624,990   
           

 

 

 

 

 

*Short-term investments reflect the annualized effective yield on the date of purchase for discounted investments.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

4


CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

LONG CONTRACTS

  

  EXPIRATION  

DATE

   NUMBER OF
       CONTRACTS      
           NOTIONAL        
COST
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
   (DEPRECIATION)  
 

10-Year Mini Japanese Government Bond Futures

   March 2015    21    $ 2,599,841      $ (3,302

3-Month Euro Euribor

   March 2016    20      4,753,919        2,018   

90-DAY Bank Bill

   June 2015      6      3,885,304        2,059   

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   March 2016      1      495,125        (75

90-DAY Sterling Futures

   March 2016    18      3,443,449        (3,126

Amsterdam Index Futures

   March 2015      4      420,418        12,697   

Australian 10-Year Bond Futures

   March 2015    11      1,023,225        5,325   

Australian 3-Year Bond Futures

   March 2015    46      3,751,780        21,737   

CAC 40 10 Euro Futures

   March 2015      7      377,454        10,413   

Canadian 10-Year Bond

   June 2015    11      1,252,740        11,191   

Cotton No. 2 Futures

   May 2015      1      32,025        440   

DAX Index Future

   March 2015      1      288,755        27,854   

Euro STOXX 50

   March 2015      7      265,348        15,868   

Euro-Bobl Future

   March 2015    85      11,413,510        36,592   

Euro-Bund Future

   March 2015    18      2,831,494        23,589   

FTSE 100 Index Futures

   March 2015      2      206,120        7,549   

Hang Seng Index Futures

   March 2015      2      159,558        284   

IBEX 35 Index Futures

   March 2015      2      243,156        6,503   

London Mercantile Exchange Aluminum Futures

   March 2015      7      318,813        (2,194

London Mercantile Exchange Copper Futures

   March 2015      2      280,490        15,410   

London Mercantile Exchange Nickel Futures

   March 2015      2      175,260        (6,678

London Mercantile Exchange Zinc Futures

   March 2015      3      160,594        (6,713

Long Gilt Futures

   June 2015      4      732,713        (494

MSCI Taiwan Index

   March 2015      6      214,240        620   

Nasdaq 100 E-Mini

   March 2015      4      344,680        10,720   

Nikkei 225 Index Futures

   March 2015      5      372,666        20,542   

OMXS 30 Index Futures

   March 2015    39      741,993        25,801   

S&P 500 E-Mini Futures

   March 2015      3      309,288        6,133   

S&P/TSX 60 Index Futures

   March 2015      3      282,025        2,464   

SPI 200 Futures

   March 2015      4      443,290        18,832   

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

   June 2015      4      636,508        2,477   

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

   July 2015      5      714,617        1,070   

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

   June 2015      3      482,367        3,164   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 43,652,765    $ 268,770   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHORT CONTRACTS

  

EXPIRATION

DATE

   NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
   NOTIONAL
COST
    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 

Brent Crude Futures

   April 2015      2    $ (99,736   $ (25,424

Coffee ’C’ Future

   May 2015      3      (178,650     20,588   

Corn Futures

   May 2015      8      (157,238     (63

Gasoline RBOB Futures

   April 2015      2      (147,428     (18,715

Gold 100 Oz Futures

   April 2015      1      (121,000     (310

Live Cattle Futures

   April 2015      2      (118,610     (2,750

London Mercantile Exchange Aluminum Futures

   March 2015    15      (686,619     8,150   

London Mercantile Exchange Copper Futures

   March 2015      3      (452,398     8,548   

London Mercantile Exchange Nickel Futures

   March 2015      3      (262,458     9,585   

London Mercantile Exchange Zinc Futures

   March 2015      6      (314,740     6,978   

Low Sulfer Gasoline Futures

   April 2015      3      (167,525     (6,700

Natural Gas Futures

   April 2015      3      (55,050     370   

Silver Futures

   May 2015      1      (82,255     (535

Sugar No.11 (World)

   May 2015      8      (129,965     6,586   

Wheat Futures

   May 2015      5      (103,438     838   

WTI Crude Futures

   April 2015      3      (156,380     7,100   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ (3,233,490 $ 14,246   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Futures Contracts

$ 40,419,275    $ 283,016   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

5


CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding as of February 28, 2015 were as follows:

 

CURRENCY PURCHASED     CURRENCY SOLD     EXPIRATION   COUNTERPARTY  

UNREALIZED

APPRECIATION

(DEPRECIATION)

 

 

 
AUD   300,000      USD      240,449    March 2015 UBS       $ (6,345
AUD   300,000      USD      244,482    March 2015 UBS   (10,378
CAD   400,000      USD      332,974    March 2015 UBS   (13,099
CAD   300,000      USD      241,367    March 2015 UBS   (1,460
CAD   100,000      USD      79,577    March 2015 UBS   392   
CAD   100,000      USD      80,320    March 2015 UBS   (350
CHF   604,442      USD      694,312    March 2015 UBS   (59,701
CHF   200,000      USD      196,496    March 2015 UBS   13,486   
CHF   173,593      USD      181,459    March 2015 UBS   798   
CHF   114,765      USD      128,114    March 2015 UBS   (7,621
CHF   107,200      USD      120,639    March 2015 UBS   (8,088
EUR   400,000      USD      467,181    March 2015 UBS   (19,441
EUR   400,000      USD      470,714    March 2015 UBS   (22,974
EUR   200,000      USD      225,914    March 2015 UBS   (2,044
EUR   100,000      USD      114,043    March 2015 UBS   (2,108
GBP   500,000      USD      767,025    March 2015 UBS   4,780   
GBP   400,000      USD      611,775    March 2015 UBS   5,669   
GBP   100,000      USD      152,029    March 2015 UBS   2,332   
GBP   100,000      USD      152,493    March 2015 UBS   1,868   
GBP   100,000      USD      154,486    March 2015 UBS   (125
JPY   99,150,000      USD      836,469    March 2015 UBS   (7,377
JPY   51,150,000      USD      434,211    March 2015 UBS   (6,495
JPY   44,400,000      USD      372,486    March 2015 UBS   (1,214
JPY   7,900,000      USD      67,178    March 2015 UBS   (1,118
MXN   8,000,000      USD      541,289    March 2015 UBS   (6,228
MXN   2,400,000      USD      163,711    March 2015 UBS   (3,193
MXN   1,500,000      USD      100,942    March 2015 UBS   (618
MXN   300,000      USD      20,292    March 2015 UBS   (227
MXN   300,000      USD      20,346    March 2015 UBS   (281
NOK   1,600,000      USD      207,392    March 2015 UBS   1,190   
NOK   1,100,000      USD      142,437    March 2015 UBS   963   
NOK   800,000      USD      104,733    March 2015 UBS   (442
NOK   400,000      USD      52,422    March 2015 UBS   (276
NZD   300,000      USD      227,101    March 2015 UBS   (696
NZD   200,000      USD      154,572    March 2015 UBS   (3,636
NZD   100,000      USD      75,456    March 2015 UBS   12   
SEK   2,900,000      USD      351,817    March 2015 UBS   (3,889
SEK   1,100,000      USD      135,601    March 2015 UBS   (3,628
SEK   800,000      USD      97,026    March 2015 UBS   (1,046
SEK   400,000      USD      50,010    March 2015 UBS   (2,020
SGD   600,000      USD      449,024    March 2015 UBS   (9,024
SGD   600,000      USD      449,125    March 2015 UBS   (9,125
SGD   300,000      USD      222,541    March 2015 UBS   (2,541
SGD   100,000      USD      73,671    March 2015 UBS   (338
USD   652,671      AUD      800,000    March 2015 UBS   28,393   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

6


CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

CURRENCY PURCHASED     CURRENCY SOLD     EXPIRATION   COUNTERPARTY  

UNREALIZED

APPRECIATION

(DEPRECIATION)

 

 

 
USD   316,505      AUD      400,000    March 2015 UBS       $ 4,366   
USD   159,196      AUD      200,000    March 2015 UBS   3,126   
USD   78,320      AUD      100,000    March 2015 UBS   286   
USD   78,050      AUD      100,000    March 2015 UBS   16   
USD   77,570      AUD      100,000    March 2015 UBS   (465
USD   1,106,485      CAD      1,300,000    March 2015 UBS   66,890   
USD   164,437      CAD      200,000    March 2015 UBS   4,499   
USD   80,174      CAD      100,000    March 2015 UBS   205   
USD   78,366      CAD      100,000    March 2015 UBS   (1,603
USD   495,642      CHF      500,000    March 2015 UBS   (29,314
USD   404,641      CHF      400,000    March 2015 UBS   (15,324
USD   315,963      CHF      300,000    March 2015 UBS   989   
USD   106,340      CHF      100,000    March 2015 UBS   1,349   
USD   98,987      CHF      100,000    March 2015 UBS   (6,004
USD   1,798,580      EUR      1,500,000    March 2015 UBS   119,555   
USD   697,404      EUR      600,000    March 2015 UBS   25,794   
USD   573,346      EUR      500,000    March 2015 UBS   13,671   
USD   116,123      EUR      100,000    March 2015 UBS   4,188   
USD   456,638      GBP      300,000    March 2015 UBS   (6,445
USD   155,755      GBP      100,000    March 2015 UBS   1,394   
USD   150,226      GBP      100,000    March 2015 UBS   (4,135
USD   1,119,187      JPY      133,900,000    March 2015 UBS   (484
USD   342,268      JPY      40,400,000    March 2015 UBS   4,444   
USD   189,400      JPY      22,500,000    March 2015 UBS   1,255   
USD   86,652      JPY      10,300,000    March 2015 UBS   523   
USD   80,793      JPY      9,600,000    March 2015 UBS   518   
USD   884,637      MXN      13,100,000    March 2015 UBS   8,474   
USD   322,338      MXN      4,800,000    March 2015 UBS   1,301   
USD   127,622      MXN      1,900,000    March 2015 UBS   545   
USD   73,452      MXN      1,100,000    March 2015 UBS   (119
USD   60,283      MXN      900,000    March 2015 UBS   89   
USD   751,426      NOK      5,600,000    March 2015 UBS   21,388   
USD   91,418      NOK      700,000    March 2015 UBS   163   
USD   79,499      NOK      600,000    March 2015 UBS   1,281   
USD   52,519      NOK      400,000    March 2015 UBS   373   
USD   52,421      NOK      400,000    March 2015 UBS   275   
USD   227,395      NZD      300,000    March 2015 UBS   991   
USD   222,469      NZD      300,000    March 2015 UBS   (3,935
USD   155,720      NZD      200,000    March 2015 UBS   4,784   
USD   74,454      NZD      100,000    March 2015 UBS   (1,014
USD   854,504      SEK      6,600,000    March 2015 UBS   62,669   
USD   788,928      SEK      6,500,000    March 2015 UBS   9,090   
USD   134,673      SEK      1,100,000    March 2015 UBS   2,700   
USD   73,471      SEK      600,000    March 2015 UBS   1,486   
USD   23,746      SEK      200,000    March 2015 UBS   (249
USD   12,089      SEK      100,000    March 2015 UBS   91   
USD   12,085      SEK      100,000    March 2015 UBS   87   
USD   1,283,512      SGD      1,700,000    March 2015 UBS   36,846   
USD   743,377      SGD      1,000,000    March 2015 UBS   10,044   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

7


CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONCLUDED)

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

CURRENCY PURCHASED     CURRENCY SOLD     EXPIRATION   COUNTERPARTY  

UNREALIZED

APPRECIATION

(DEPRECIATION)

 

 

 
USD   298,101      SGD      400,000    March 2015 UBS $ 4,768   
USD   221,804      SGD      300,000    March 2015 UBS   1,804   
USD   152,186      ZAR      1,800,000    March 2015 UBS   (1,513
USD   136,238      ZAR      1,600,000    March 2015 UBS   (384
USD   102,998      ZAR      1,200,000    March 2015 UBS   532   
USD   25,506      ZAR      300,000    March 2015 UBS   (111
ZAR   2,200,000      USD      189,216    March 2015 UBS   (1,361
ZAR   1,300,000      USD      112,079    March 2015 UBS   (1,074
ZAR   900,000      USD      77,614    March 2015 UBS   (764
ZAR   100,000      USD      8,692    March 2015 UBS   (153
           

 

 

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  

$ 191,135   
           

 

 

 

 

AUD

Australian Dollar

CAD

Canadian Dollar

CHF

Swiss Franc

DAX

Deutscher Aktienindex

EUR

Euro

GBP

British Pound

IBEX

Index of the Bolsa de Madrid

JPY

Japanese Yen

MSCI

Morgan Stanley Capital International

MXN

Mexican Peso

NOK

Norwegian Krone

NZD

New Zealand Dollar

RBOB

Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending

SEK

Swedish Krona

SGD

Singapore Dollar

TSX

Toronto Stock Exchange

UBS

UBS AG

USD

United States Dollar

ZAR

South African Rand

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

ASSETS

Investments, at value (cost $6,499,792)

$ 6,499,792   

Cash

  2,497,834   

Cash collateral on futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts

  1,013,025   

Foreign Cash (Cost $410,739)

  408,400   

Receivables for:

Variation margin

  6,550   

Due from Adviser

  13,179   

Prepaid expenses

  20,838   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

  482,732   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

  10,942,350   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

Payables for:

Administration and accounting fees

  6,049   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

  1,374   

Transfer agent fees

  1,121   

Custodian fees

  612   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

  291,597   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

  16,607   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  317,360   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 10,624,990   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

Capital stock, $0.001 Par value

$ 1,000   

Paid-in capital

  9,999,000   

Accumulated net investment loss

  (20,247

Accumulated net realized gain from futures transactions, foreign currency transactions and forward foreign currency contracts

  173,425   

Net unrealized appreciation on futures transactions, foreign currency translation and forward foreign currency contracts

  471,812   
  

 

 

 

Net assets

$ 10,624,990   
  

 

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

Net assets

$ 10,624,990   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

  1,000,000   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering price per share

$ 10.62   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED

FEBRUARY 28, 2015(1)

(UNAUDITED)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

Interest

$ 265   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

  265   
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

Advisory fees (Note 2)

  17,112   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

  23,464   

Audit and tax service fees

  9,422   

Registration and filing fees

  5,273   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

  5,120   

Legal fees

  3,825   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

  3,330   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

  3,197   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

  1,952   

Interest expense

  141   

Other expenses

  1,132   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

  73,968   

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

  (53,456
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

  20,512   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

  (20,247
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS

Net realized gain/(loss) from:

Futures

  173,764   

Foreign currency transactions

  (339
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

  173,425   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

Futures

  283,016   

Foreign currency translation

  (2,339

Forward foreign currency contracts

  191,135   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

  471,812   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain from investments

  645,237   
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

$ 624,990   
  

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

The Fund commenced investment operations on December 31, 2014.

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     FOR THE
PERIOD ENDED
FEBRUARY 28, 2015
(UNAUDITED)(1)
 
INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:                

Net investment loss

      $ (20,247

Net realized gain from futures transactions and foreign currency transactions

        173,425   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on futures transactions, foreign currency translation and forward foreign currency contracts

        471,812   
     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  624,990   
     

 

 

 
CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

Institutional Shares

Proceeds from shares sold

  10,000,000   
     

 

 

 

Total Institutional Shares

  10,000,000   
     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

  10,000,000   
     

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

  10,624,990   
     

 

 

 
NET ASSETS

Beginning of period

    
     

 

 

 

End of period

$   10,624,990   
     

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss, end of period

$ (20,247
     

 

 

 
SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

Institutional Shares

Shares sold

  1,000,000   
     

 

 

 

Total Institutional Shares

  1,000,000   
     

 

 

 

Net increase in shares

  1,000,000   
     

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

The Fund commenced investment operations on December 31, 2014.

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the period. This information has been derived from information provided in the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

  INSTITUTIONAL SHARES  
  FOR THE
PERIOD
ENDED
FEBRUARY 28, 2015
(UNAUDITED)(1)
 
PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE                  

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 10.00   
     

 

 

 

Net investment loss(2)

  (0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain from investments

  0.64   
     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  0.62   
     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

$ 10.62   
     

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

  6.20 %(4) 
     

 

 

 
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

$ 10,625   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
with waivers and reimbursements
(including interest expense)

  1.26 %(5) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
with waivers and reimbursements
(excluding interest expense)

  1.25 %(5) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
without waivers and reimbursements
(including interest expense)

  4.54 %(5) 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

  (1.24 )%(5) 

Portfolio turnover rate

  0.00 %(4) 

 

 

(1)

The Fund commenced investment operations on December 31, 2014.

(2)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period.

(3)

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(4)

Not annualized.

(5)

Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has twenty-two active investment portfolios, including the Campbell Core Trend Fund (the “Fund”), which commenced investment operations on December 31, 2014. The Fund offers Institutional Class shares.

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 82.373 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and fifty-three classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

CONSOLIDATION OF SUBSIDIARY — The Fund pursues its investment objective by allocating (i) up to 25% of its assets in its wholly-owned subsidiary, Campbell Core Offshore Limited (the “Subsidiary”), that employs the Adviser’s Campbell Core Trend Program and (ii) the remainder of its assets directly in an actively managed, short duration fixed-income portfolio. The consolidated financial statements of the Fund include the financial statements of the Subsidiary. The Fund consolidates the results of subsidiaries in which the Fund holds a controlling economic interest (greater than 50%). All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated. As of February 28, 2015, the net assets of the Subsidiary were $2,201,179, which represented 20.7% of the Fund’s net assets.

PORTFOLIO VALUATION — The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days are valued using an independent pricing service, which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings, and are deemed representative of market values at the close of the market. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Forward exchange contracts are valued by interpolating between spot and forward currency rates as quoted by an independent pricing service. Futures contracts are generally valued using the settlement price determined by the relevant exchange. If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy 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.); and

●  Level 3 –

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

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

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of February 28, 2015, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

 

TOTAL FAIR

VALUE AT

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

 

LEVEL 1

QUOTED

PRICE

 

LEVEL 2

SIGNIFICANT

OBSERVABLE

INPUTS

 

LEVEL 3

SIGNIFICANT

UNOBSERVABLE

INPUTS

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

$ 6,499,792    $    $ 6,499,792    $   

Commodity Contracts
Futures

  84,593      84,593             

Equity Contracts
Futures

  166,280      166,280             

Interest Rate Contracts
Futures

  109,222      109,222             

Foreign Exchange Contracts

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  482,732           482,732        

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

$       7,342,619    $          360,095    $       6,982,524    $                   —   

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

TOTAL FAIR

VALUE AT

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

 

LEVEL 1

QUOTED

PRICE

 

LEVEL 2

SIGNIFICANT

OBSERVABLE

INPUTS

 

LEVEL 3

SIGNIFICANT

UNOBSERVABLE

INPUTS

 

 

 

Commodity Contracts
Futures

$ (70,082 $ (70,082 $    $   

Interest Rate Contracts
Futures

  (6,997   (6,997          

Foreign Exchange Contracts

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  (291,597        (291,597     

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

$ (368,676 $ (77,079 $ (291,597 $   

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) require the Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between levels are based on values at the end of the period. U.S. GAAP also requires the Fund to disclose amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of each level within the three-tier hierarchy are disclosed when the Fund had

 

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CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

an amount of total transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

For the period ended February 28, 2015, the Fund had no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3.

DISCLOSURES ABOUT DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of another security or financial instrument. Derivative instruments that the Fund used during the period include forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts.

During the period ended February 28, 2015, the Fund used long and short contracts on foreign currencies and U.S. and foreign equity market indices, U.S. and foreign government bonds, and commodities (through investment in the Subsidiary), to gain investment exposure in accordance with its investment objective.

The following tables provide quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of, and gains and losses on, the Fund’s derivative instruments as of February 28, 2015.

The following table lists the fair values of the Fund’s derivative holdings as of February 28, 2015 grouped by contract type and risk exposure category.

 

     CONSOLIDATED                                
     STATEMENT                                
     OF ASSETS AND           INTEREST     FOREIGN              
     LIABILITIES    EQUITY      RATE     CURRENCY         COMMODITY            
DERIVATIVE TYPE    LOCATION        CONTRACTS              CONTRACTS             CONTRACTS         CONTRACTS     TOTAL  

 

 
Asset Derivatives   

 

 

Forward Contracts

Unrealized

appreciation on

forward foreign

currency contracts

$    $    $ 482,732    $    $ 482,732   

 

 

Futures

Contracts(a)

Receivable:

Variation Margin

  166,280      109,222           84,593      360,095   

 

 

Total Value - Assets

$ 166,280    $ 109,222    $ 482,732    $ 84,593    $           842,827   

 

 
Liability Derivatives   

 

 

Forward Contracts

Unrealized
depreciation on
forward foreign
currency contracts
$    $    $ (291,597 $    $ (291,597

 

 

Futures Contracts(a)

Receivable:
Variation Margin
       (6,997        (70,082   (77,079

 

 

Total Value - Liabilities

$    $ (6,997 $ (291,597 $ (70,082 $ (368,676

 

 

 

(a)

This amount represents the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments. The Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities only reflects the current day’s variation margin receivable from/payable to brokers.

 

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CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

The following table lists the amounts of realized gains or (losses) included in net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the period ended February 28, 2015, grouped by contract type and risk exposure.

 

     CONSOLIDATED                                 
     STATEMENT OF           INTEREST      FOREIGN              
     OPERATIONS    EQUITY      RATE      CURRENCY        COMMODITY             
DERIVATIVE TYPE    LOCATION        CONTRACTS              CONTRACTS              CONTRACTS        CONTRACTS      TOTAL  

 

 
Realized Gain (Loss)   

 

 

Futures Contracts

Net realized gain

(loss) from Futures

$ 16,217    $ 155,908    $— $ 1,639    $             173,764   

 

 

The following table lists the amounts of change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the period ended February 28, 2015, grouped by contract type and risk exposure.

 

     CONSOLIDATED                                   
     STATEMENT OF           INTEREST      FOREIGN                
     OPERATIONS    EQUITY      RATE      CURRENCY          COMMODITY             
DERIVATIVE TYPE    LOCATION        CONTRACTS              CONTRACTS              CONTRACTS          CONTRACTS      TOTAL  

 

 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   

 

 

Futures Contracts

Net change in

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation) from
Futures

$ 166,280    $ 102,225    $    $ 14,511    $ 283,016   

 

 

Forward Contracts

Net change in

unrealized

appreciation
(depreciation) from
Forward Foreign
Currency Contracts

            191,135           191,135   

 

 
Total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) $ 166,280    $ 102,225    $ 191,135    $ 14,511    $             474,151   

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

For the period ended February 28, 2015, the Fund’s average volume of derivatives is as follows:

 

        FORWARD FOREIGN   FORWARD FOREIGN
LONG FUTURES   SHORT FUTURES   CURRENCY   CURRENCY
NOTIONAL   NOTIONAL   CONTRACTS — PAYABLE   CONTRACTS — RECEIVABLE
COST   COST   (VALUE AT TRADE DATE)   (VALUE AT TRADE DATE)
$43,652,765   $(3,233,490)   $(29,411,887)   $29,411,887

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments and fair value amounts recognized for the right to reclaim cash collateral (receivables) or the obligation to return cash collateral (payables) arising from derivative instruments recognized at fair value executed with the same counterparty under a master netting arrangement.

The following is a summary of financial and derivative instruments that are subject to enforceable master netting agreements (or similar arrangements) and collateral received and pledged in connection with the master netting agreements (or similar arrangements).

 

            Gross Amount Not                    Gross Amount Not         
     Gross Amount      Offset             Gross Amount      Offset         
     Presented in the      in Consolidated             Presented in the      in Consolidated         
     Consolidated      Statement of             Consolidated      Statement of         
     Statement of      Assets and Liabilities             Statement of      Assets and Liabilities         
     Assets and      Financial     Collateral      Net      Assets and      Financial     Collateral      Net  
Description    Liabilities      Instruments     Received      Amount(1)      Liabilities      Instruments     Pledged      Amount(2)  

 

    

 

 

 
 

 

Assets

 

  

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

  

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  $482,732      ($291,597   $—      $191,135      $291,597      ($291,597   $—      $—   

 

(1)

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

 

(2)

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

USE OF ESTIMATES — The Fund is an investment company and, accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under U.S. GAAP. The preparation of financial consolidated statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS, INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES — The Fund records security transactions based on trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gains are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Expenses incurred for all the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their average net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Company’s Board of

 

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CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

Directors deems fair or equitable. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory and administration fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the NAV of the Fund.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually to shareholders and recorded on ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

U.S. TAX STATUS — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

For tax purposes, the Subsidiary is an exempted Cayman investment company. The Subsidiary has received an undertaking from the Government of the Cayman Islands exempting it from all local income, profits and capital gains taxes. No such taxes are levied in the Cayman Islands at the present time. For U.S. income tax purposes, the Subsidiary is a Controlled Foreign Corporation and as such is not subject to U.S. income tax.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION — Assets and liabilities initially expressed in non-U.S. currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates at the date of the last business day of the consolidated financial statement period. Purchases and sales of securities, interest income, dividends, variation margin received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the transaction date.

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices of securities held. Such changes are included with the net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investment securities in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain or loss are reported separately as net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currencies in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

CURRENCY RISK — Investment in foreign securities involves currency risk associated with securities that trade or are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar and which may be affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. An increase in the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to a foreign currency may cause the U.S. dollar value of an investment in that country to decline. Foreign currencies also are subject to risks caused by inflation, interest rates, budget deficits and low savings rates, political factors and government controls. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts may limit potential gains from a favorable change in value between the U.S. dollar and foreign currencies. Unanticipated changes in currency pricing may result in poorer overall performance for the Fund than if it had not engaged in these contracts.

COMMODITY SECTOR RISK — Exposure to the commodities markets may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments. The prices of energy, industrial metals, precious metals, agriculture and livestock sector commodities may fluctuate widely due to factors such as changes in value, supply and demand and governmental regulatory policies. The commodity-linked securities in which the Fund invests may be issued by companies in the financial services sector, and events affecting the financial services sector may cause the Fund’s share value to fluctuate.

 

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CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

FOREIGN SECURITIES MARKET RISK — A substantial portion of the trades of the Fund are expected to take place on markets or exchanges outside the United States. There is no limit to the amount of assets of the Fund that may be committed to trading on foreign markets. The risk of loss in trading foreign futures and options on futures contracts can be substantial. Participation in foreign futures and options on futures contracts involves the execution and clearing of trades on, or subject to the rules of, a foreign board of trade or exchange. Some of these foreign markets, in contrast to U.S. exchanges, are so-called principals’ markets in which performance is the responsibility only of the individual counterparty with whom the trader has entered into a commodity interest transaction and not of the exchange or clearing corporation. In these kinds of markets, there is risk of bankruptcy or other failure or refusal to perform by the counterparty.

COUNTERPARTY RISK — The derivative contracts entered into by the Fund or its Subsidiary may be privately negotiated in the over-the-counter market. These contracts also involve exposure to credit risk, since contract performance depends in part on the financial condition of the counterparty. Relying on a counterparty exposes the Fund to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in accordance with its terms and conditions because of a dispute over the terms of the contract (whether or not bona fide) or because of a credit or liquidity problem, thus causing the Fund to suffer a loss. If a counterparty defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, this default will cause the value of an investment in the Fund to decrease.

CREDIT RISK — Credit risk refers to the possibility that the issuer of the security or a counterparty in respect of a derivative instrument will not be able to satisfy its payment obligations to the Fund when due. Changes in an issuer’s credit rating or the market’s perception of an issuer’s creditworthiness may also affect the value of the Fund’s investment in that issuer. Securities rated in the four highest categories by the rating agencies are considered investment grade but they may also have some speculative characteristics. Investment grade ratings do not guarantee that bonds will not lose value or default. In addition, the credit quality of securities may be lowered if an issuer’s financial condition changes.

FUTURES CONTRACTS — The Fund may use futures contracts for hedging or speculative purposes consistent with its investment objective. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund must deposit initial margin in addition to segregating cash or liquid assets sufficient to meet its obligation to purchase or provide securities, or to pay the amount owed at the expiration of an index-based futures contract. Such liquid assets may consist of cash, cash equivalents, liquid debt or equity securities or other acceptable assets. Pursuant to the futures contract, the Fund agrees to receive from, or pay to the broker, an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such a receipt of payment is known as “variation margin” and is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transactions and the Fund’s basis in the contract. Futures contracts have market risks, including the risk that the change in the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities. Use of long futures contracts subjects the Fund to risk of loss in excess of the amount shown on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures contract. Use of short futures contracts subjects the Fund to unlimited risk of loss.

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS — In the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, the Fund is subject to foreign investment and currency risk. The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts (“forward contracts”) for purposes of hedging, duration management, as a substitute for securities, to increase returns, for currency hedging or risk management, or to otherwise help achieve the Fund’s investment goal. These contracts are marked-to-market daily at the applicable translation rates. The Fund records realized gains or losses at the time the forward contract is closed. A forward contract is extinguished through a closing transaction or upon delivery of the currency or entering an offsetting contract. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar or other currencies. A Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk

 

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CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

related to Forward Foreign Currency Contracts is the fair value of the contract. The risk may be mitigated to some extent if a master netting arrangement between a Fund and the counterparty is in place and to the extent a Fund obtains collateral to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — The Fund considers liquid assets deposited into bank demand deposit accounts to be cash equivalents. These investments represent amounts held with financial institutions that are readily accessible to pay Fund expenses or purchase investments. Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

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

2. INVESTMENT ADVISER AND OTHER SERVICES

Campbell & Company Investment Adviser LLC (“Campbell” or the “Adviser”) serves as the Fund’s investment adviser. The Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Campbell & Company, LP. For its advisory services, the Adviser is entitled to receive a monthly fee from the Fund calculated at an annual rate of 1.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Campbell has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) to 1.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause net total annual Fund operating expenses to exceed 1.25%: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2015 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. If at any time the Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses for a year are less than 1.25%, the Adviser may recoup from the Fund any waived amount or other payments remitted by the Adviser within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made if such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed expense limitations that were in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement.

For the period ended February 28, 2015, investment advisory fees accrued and waived were $17,112 and fees reimbursed by the Adviser were $13,178. At February 28, 2015, the amount of potential recovery by the Adviser was as follows:

 

EXPIRATION
2018
$30,290

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator for the Fund. For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets, subject to certain minimum monthly fees. For the period ended February 28, 2015, BNY Mellon accrued administration and accounting fees totaling $23,464 and waived fees totaling $16,666.

Included in the administration and accounting service fees, shown on the Consolidated Statement of Operations, are fees for providing regulatory administration services to RBB. For providing these services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive compensation as agreed to by the Company and BNY Mellon. This fee is allocated to each portfolio in proportion to its net assets of the Company.

 

20


CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED) (CONCLUDED)

 

In addition, BNY Mellon serves as the Fund’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses. For the period ended February 28, 2015, BNY Mellon accrued transfer agent fees totaling $5,120 and waived fees totaling $4,000.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses. For the period ended February 28, 2015, the Custodian accrued custodian fees totaling $3,197 and waived fees totaling $2,500.

BNY Mellon and the Custodian have the ability to recover such amounts previously waived, if the Fund terminates its agreements with BNY Mellon or the Custodian within three years of signing the agreements.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund’s shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB.

3. DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. The remuneration paid to the Directors by the Fund during the period ended February 28, 2015 was $24. Certain employees of BNY Mellon serve as an Officer or Director of the Company. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Company.

4. INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES

For the period ended February 28, 2015, there were no purchases and sales of investment securities for the Fund excluding short term investments for cash management purposes.

5. FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the consolidated financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

As of February 28, 2015, federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

 

FEDERAL TAX
COST
  UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
  UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
  NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
$6,499,792   $—   $—   $—

6. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the consolidated financial statements were issued, and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.

 

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CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

OTHER INFORMATION

(UNAUDITED)

PROXY VOTING

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 will be available without charge, upon request, by calling (844) 261-6488 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES

The Company will file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) on Form N-Q. The Company’s Form N-Q will be available on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

As required by the 1940 Act, the Board of the Company, including all of the Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Company, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Directors”), considered the approval of the investment advisory agreement between Campbell & Company Investment Adviser LLC (“Campbell”) and the Company (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Fund at a meeting of the Board held on November 18, 2014 (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, approved the Investment Advisory Agreement for an initial two-year term. In approving the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board considered information provided by Campbell with the assistance and advice of counsel to the Independent Directors and the Company.

In considering the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Company and Campbell with respect to the Fund, the Directors took into account all the materials provided in advance of the Meeting, including the Lipper materials, and the discussions held during the Meeting. Among other things, the Directors considered (i) the nature, extent, and quality of Campbell’s services to be provided to the Fund; (ii) descriptions of the experience and qualifications of Campbell’s personnel providing those services; (iii) Campbell’s investment philosophies and processes; (iv) Campbell’s assets under management and client descriptions; (v) Campbell’s soft dollar commission and trade allocation policies, including information on the types of research and services obtained in connection with soft dollar commissions; (vi) Campbell’s advisory fee arrangement with the Company and other similarly managed clients; (vii) Campbell’s compliance policies and procedures; (viii) Campbell’s financial information, insurance coverage and profitability analysis related to providing advisory services to the Fund; (ix) the extent to which economies of scale are relevant to the Fund; and (x) a report prepared by Lipper comparing the Fund’s management fees and total expense ratio to those of its Lipper peer group (“Lipper materials”).

At the Meeting, as part of their review, the Directors considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by Campbell. The Directors concluded that Campbell had substantial resources to provide services to the Fund. At the Meeting, the Board also considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund under the Investment Advisory Agreement. In this regard, information on the fees to be paid by the Fund and the Fund’s total operating expense ratio (before and after fee waivers and expense reimbursements) was compared to similar information for mutual funds advised by other, unaffiliated investment advisory firms. In addition, the Directors noted that Campbell has contractually agreed to waive management fees and reimburse expenses through December 31, 2015 to the extent that total annual Fund operating expenses exceed 1.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

After reviewing the information regarding the Fund’s costs, Campbell’s estimated profitability and economies of scale, and after considering Campbell’s services, the Directors concluded that the investment advisory fees to be paid by the Fund were fair and reasonable and that the Investment Advisory Agreement should be approved for an initial two-year period ending August 16, 2016. The Board also determined that, based on the information it had received from Campbell regarding the potential change of control of the firm, its approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement with Campbell would also institute its approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement with Campbell under the new ownership structure provided the change of control occurs prior to the commencement of operations of the Fund.

 

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CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

PRIVACY NOTICE

(UNAUDITED)

Campbell Core Trend Fund

 

FACTS

 

WHAT DOES THE CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL

INFORMATION?

 

 

Why?

 

Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

 

 

What?

 

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

 

●Social Security number

 

●account balances

 

●account transactions

 

●transaction history

 

●wire transfer instructions

 

●checking account information

 

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

 

 

How?

 

All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons the Campbell Core Trend Fund chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

 

Reasons we can share your information  

 

Does the Campbell Core Trend Fund Share?

 

 

Can you limit this sharing?

 

 

For our everyday business purpose —

such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus

 

 

Yes

 

No

 

 

For our marketing purposes —

to offer our products and services to you

 

 

Yes

 

No

 

 

For joint marketing with other financial companies

 

 

No

 

We don’t share

 

 

For affiliates’ everyday business purposes —

information about your transactions and experiences

 

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

 

For affiliates’ everyday business purposes —

information about your creditworthiness

 

 

No

 

We don’t share

 

 

For our affiliates to market to you

 

 

No

 

We don’t share

 

 

For nonaffiliates to market to you

 

 

No

 

We don’t share

 

 

 

Questions?

 

 

Call 1-844-261-6488

 

   

    

   

 

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CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

PRIVACY NOTICE

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

What we do

 

 

 

How does the Campbell Core

Trend Fund protect my personal

information?

 

 

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

 

 

How does the Campbell Core

Trend Fund collect my personal

information?

 

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

 

•  open an account

 

•  provide account information

 

•  give us your contact information

 

•  make a wire transfer

 

•  tell us where to send the money

 

We also collect your information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.

 

 

Why can’t I limit all sharing?

 

Federal law gives you the right to limit only

 

•  sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes — information about your creditworthiness

 

•  affiliates from using your information to market to you

 

•  sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you

 

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

 

 

Definitions

 

 

 

Affiliates

 

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

• Our affiliates include Campbell Core Trend Fund’s investment adviser, Campbell & Company Investment Adviser LLC.

 

 

Nonaffiliates

 

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

• The Campbell Core Trend Fund doesn’t share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.

 

 

Joint marketing

 

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

• The Campbell Core Trend Fund does not jointly market.

 

 

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Investment Adviser

Campbell & Company Investment Adviser LLC

2850 Quarry Lake Drive

Baltimore, Maryland 21209

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Principal Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Commerce Square

2005 Market Street, Suite 700

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Counsel

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

One Logan Square, Ste. 2000

Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

CAM-SAR15


 

FREE MARKET U.S. EQUITY FUND

FREE MARKET INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

FREE MARKET FIXED INCOME FUND

of

THE RBB FUND, INC.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Funds. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Funds.


FREE MARKET FUNDS

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

Dear Shareholder,

The Free Market Funds (the “Funds”) have continued to gain assets and have well surpassed the $5 billion mark. We would like to extend a warm and grateful thank you to all investors who have embraced our Free Market Portfolio Strategies.

Over the past six months ended February 28, 2015, investors who remained invested and diversified have continued to experience the gains from the upward rally in the markets (despite a few bumps along the way). Global equity markets over the past six months ended February 28, 2015 have risen 1.18% as measured by the MSCI All Country World Index. Furthermore, U.S. stocks performed better than international stocks with the S&P 500 Index returning 6.12% over the six months ended February 28, 2015. The Barclays Capital US Government/Credit Intermediate Bond Index was also in the positive with a return of 1.34% for the last six months ended February 28, 2015.

Matson Money, Inc. (“Matson Money”) strives to deliver the performance of capital markets and add value through Free Market Investment strategies and Structured Market Portfolios. Grounded in the conviction that free markets work, Matson Money avoids the cost-generating activity of stock picking and market timing. Instead, we focus on the dimensions of capital markets that we believe reward investors as intelligently and effectively as possible. Our disciplined approach to life-long investing provides both the individual investor and the financial professional with the academic foundation upon which to help achieve investment goals.

Sound economic and financial research has documented that, over the long term, small cap stocks outperform large cap stocks, and value stocks outperform growth stocks1. These returns seem to be compensation for risk. In fixed income, risk is well described by bond maturity and credit quality. The Funds deliberately target specific risk and return trade offs. The Funds are broadly diversified and designed to work together in your total investment plan.

We invite you to contact your financial professional or explore our website, www.MatsonMoney.com, to learn more about the concepts and strategies of Matson Money’s investing.

We appreciate your support and confidence in our firm’s investment philosophy, process and people.

 

LOGO

Daniel J. List

Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President of Portfolio Management

Matson Money, Inc.

 

 

1 

Fama, Eugene F., and Kenneth R. French, 1992 “The cross-section of Expected Stock Returns”, Journal of Finance 47 (June), pp. 427-465.

 

1


FREE MARKET FUNDS

Performance Data

(Unaudited)

                                         Free Market U.S. Equity Fund                                        

 

Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2015   
           Average Annual  
     Six
Months*
    1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     Since
Inception**
 

Free Market U.S. Equity Fund

    2.33%        7.93%        17.66%        16.10%        9.71%   

Russell 2500® Index

    5.12%        8.24%        17.45%        16.89%        9.21%   

Composite Index***

    4.42%        9.30%        16.96%        15.40%        7.43%   

 

* Not annualized.
** Annualized — The Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2007.
***

The Composite Index is comprised of the S&P 500® Index, Russell 1000® Value Index, Russell 2000® Index and Russell 2000® Value Index, weighted 25%, 25%, 25% and 25%, respectively.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-866-780-0357 ext. 3863. The Fund’s annual operating expense ratio, as stated in the current prospectus, is 0.83% (included in the ratio is 0.23% attributable to acquired fund fees and expenses).

The Fund’s aggregate total return since inception is based on an increase in net asset value from $10.00 per share on December 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) to $17.06 per share on February 28, 2015.

Portfolio composition is subject to change.

The Free Market U.S. Equity Fund’s underlying funds invest in small-cap and micro-cap stocks, large-cap stocks and other equity securities. In addition to the ordinary risks of equity investing, small companies entail special risk. Small companies tend to have more risk than large companies. An investor in the Fund will incur the expenses of the underlying funds in addition to the Fund’s expenses.

                                         Free Market International Equity Fund                                        

 

Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2015   
             Average Annual  
      Six
Months*
     1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      Since
Inception**
 

Free Market International Equity Fund

     -4.84%         -2.52%         8.04%         7.56%         2.54%   

MSCI World (excluding U.S.) Index

     -2.47%         -0.16%         8.58%         7.41%         0.37%   

Composite Index***

     -3.41%         0.03%         7.45%         7.42%         0.84%   

 

* Not annualized.
** Annualized — The Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2007.
*** The Composite Index is comprised of the MSCI EAFE Index, MSCI EAFE Value Index, MSCI EAFE Small Company Index, and MSCI Emerging Markets Free Index, weighted 25%, 25%, 25% and 25%, respectively.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-866-780-0357 ext. 3863. The Fund’s annual operating expense ratio, as stated in the current prospectus, is 1.07% (included in the ratio is 0.45% attributable to acquired fund fees and expenses).

The Fund’s aggregate total return since inception is based on an increase in net asset value from $10.00 per share on December 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) to $9.95 per share on February 28, 2015.

Portfolio composition is subject to change.

The Free Market International Equity Fund’s underlying funds invest in common stock, preferred stock, securities convertible into stocks and other equity securities issued by foreign companies. In addition to the ordinary risks of equity investing, foreign and small companies entail special risk. The return on foreign equities may be adversely affected by currency fluctuations. Emerging markets may be subject to social instability and lack of market liquidity. Small companies tend to have more risk than large companies. An investor in the Fund will incur the expenses of the underlying funds in addition to the Fund’s expenses.

 

2


FREE MARKET FUNDS

Performance Data

(Unaudited)

                                         Free Market Fixed Income Fund                                        

 

Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2015   
           Average Annual  
     Six
Months*
    1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     Since
Inception**
 

Free Market Fixed Income Fund

    0.57%        1.01%        0.56%        1.38%        1.88%   

Citigroup World Govt. Bond 1-5 Year Currency Hedged U.S. Dollar Index

    0.86%        1.73%        1.47%        1.70%        2.53%   

Composite Index***

    1.09%        2.19%        1.34%        2.17%        2.80%   

 

* Not annualized.
** Annualized — The Fund commenced operations on December 31, 2007.
*** The Composite Index is comprised of the Three-Month Treasury Bill Index, Barclays Capital Intermediate Government Bond Index, BofA Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year US Government/Corporate Index and Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, weighted 25%, 25%, 25% and 25%, respectively.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-866-780-0357 ext. 3863. The Fund’s annual operating expense ratio, as stated in the current prospectus, is 0.78% (included in the ratio is 0.17% attributable to acquired fund fees and expenses).

The Fund’s aggregate total return since inception is based on an increase in net asset value from $10.00 per share on December 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) to $10.27 per share on February 28, 2015.

Portfolio composition is subject to change.

The Free Market Fixed Income Fund’s underlying funds invest in fixed income securities. The underlying funds may invest their assets in bonds and other debt securities issued by domestic and foreign governments and companies. Debt instruments involve the risk that their prices will fall when interest rates rise, and they are subject to the risk that the borrower may default. In addition, the return on foreign debt securities may be adversely affected by currency fluctuations. An investor in the Fund will incur expenses of the underlying funds in addition to the Fund’s expenses.

 

3


FREE MARKET FUNDS

Fund Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund(s), you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund(s) and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from September 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015, and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying tables is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Free Market U.S. Equity Fund  
     Beginning Account Value
September 1, 2014
       Ending Account Value
February 28, 2015
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 1,023.30         $ 3.06   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00           1,021.77           3.06   
     Free Market International Equity Fund  
     Beginning Account Value
September 1, 2014
       Ending Account Value
February 28, 2015
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 951.60         $ 3.00   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00           1,021.72           3.11   

 

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

Fund Expense Examples (Concluded)

(Unaudited)

 

     Free Market Fixed Income Fund  
     Beginning Account Value
September 1, 2014
       Ending Account Value
February 28, 2015
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 1,005.70         $ 3.03   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00           1,021.77           3.06   

 

* Expenses are equal to an annualized six-month expense ratio of 0.61% for the Free Market U.S. Equity Fund, 0.63% for the Free Market International Equity Fund and 0.61% for the Free Market Fixed Income Fund, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (181), then divided by 365 to reflect the one-half year period. The annualized expense ratios do not reflect fees and expenses associated with the underlying funds. If such fees and expenses had been included, the expenses would have been higher. The range of weighted expense ratios of the underlying funds held by the Funds, as stated in the underlying funds’ current prospectuses, were as follows:

 

Free Market U.S.
Equity Fund

  Free Market International
Equity Fund
  Free Market Fixed
Income Fund
0.01%-0.13%   0.01%-0.27%   0.01%-0.07%

Each Fund’s ending account values on the first line in each table are based on the actual six-month total return for each Fund of 2.33% for the Free Market U.S. Equity Fund, -4.84% for the Free Market International Equity Fund and 0.57% for the Free Market Fixed Income Fund.

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

FREE MARKET U.S. EQUITY FUND

Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  

EQUITY FUNDS — 99.9%

   

U.S. Large Cap Value
Portfolio III(a)

    24,897,233      $ 618,696,237   

U.S. Large Company Portfolio(a)

    18,511,165        308,025,780   

U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio(b)

    15,853,567        309,620,170   

U.S. Small Cap Portfolio(b)

    9,746,325        310,225,512   

U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio(b)

    14,684,251        516,885,648   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL EQUITY FUNDS (Cost $1,459,850,956)

      2,063,453,347   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%
(Cost $1,459,850,956)

   

    2,063,453,347   
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.1%

      1,063,415   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 2,064,516,762   
   

 

 

 

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

 

    % of
Net Assets
    Value  

Equity Funds

    99.9%      $ 2,063,453,347   

Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities

    0.1%        1,063,415   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0%      $ 2,064,516,762   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) A portfolio of Dimensional Investment Group Inc.
(b) A portfolio of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

 

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

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

FREE MARKET INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS — 99.9%

  

 

Asia Pacific Small Company Portfolio(a)

    911,587      $ 18,878,959   

Canadian Small Company Series(b)

    1,830,716        18,307,162   

Continental Small Company Portfolio(a)

    1,461,065        30,054,107   

Continental Small Company Series(b)

    248,909        16,026,411   

DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio(a)

    30,179,670        599,368,241   

DFA International Value
Portfolio III(c)

    27,376,300        445,138,633   

Emerging Markets Portfolio(a)

    2,954,262        76,692,650   

Emerging Markets Small Cap Portfolio(a)

    3,459,885        71,723,408   

Emerging Markets Value Portfolio(a)

    2,705,582        71,562,634   

Japanese Small Company Portfolio(a)

    1,711,852        33,363,998   

Large Cap International Portfolio(a)

    3,350,173        73,636,792   

United Kingdom Small Company Portfolio(a)

    206,187        7,294,882   

United Kingdom Small Company Series(b)

    322,040        20,452,776   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS (Cost $1,339,693,280)

      1,482,500,653   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9% (Cost $1,339,693,280)

   

    1,482,500,653   
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.1%

      1,479,635   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 1,483,980,288   
   

 

 

 

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

 

     % of
Net Assets
    Value  

International Equity Funds

     99.9   $ 1,482,500,653   

Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities

     0.1     1,479,635   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 1,483,980,288   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) A portfolio of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.
(b) A portfolio of DFA Investment Trust Company.
(c) A portfolio of Dimensional Investment Group Inc.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

 

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

 

7


FREE MARKET FUNDS

FREE MARKET FIXED INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  

FIXED INCOME FUNDS — 99.5%

  

 

DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Portfolio(a)

    43,683,814      $ 481,832,466   

DFA Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio(a)

    8,206,409        97,245,948   

DFA Intermediate Government Fixed Income Portfolio(a)

    18,221,013        231,224,654   

DFA One-Year Fixed Income Portfolio(a)

    45,670,025        471,314,656   

DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio(a)

    14,397,239        154,050,462   

DFA Two-Year Global Fixed Income Portfolio(a)

    48,518,027        481,298,826   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL FIXED INCOME FUNDS (Cost $1,925,663,922)

      1,916,967,012   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.5% (Cost $1,925,663,922)

      1,916,967,012   
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.5%

      8,792,038   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 1,925,759,050   
   

 

 

 

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

 

    % of
Net Assets
    Value  

Fixed Income Funds

    99.5%      $ 1,916,967,012   

Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities

    0.5%        8,792,038   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0%      $ 1,925,759,050   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) A portfolio of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

 

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

 

8


FREE MARKET FUNDS

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

     Free Market
U.S. Equity
Fund
     Free Market
International
Equity Fund
     Free Market
Fixed Income
Fund
 

ASSETS

        

Investments in non-affiliated funds, at value †

   $ 2,063,453,347       $ 1,482,500,653       $ 1,916,967,012   

Cash and cash equivalents

     3,467,849         3,246,899         11,689,120   

Receivables

        

Receivable for investments sold

     228,367         157,514         218,375   

Receivable for capital shares sold

     1,290,467         1,058,846         1,082,610   

Dividends and interest receivable

     38         19         80   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     88,663         69,548         88,727   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     2,068,528,731         1,487,033,479         1,930,045,924   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

        

Payables

        

Investments purchased

     2,100,000         1,800,000         2,437,805   

Capital shares redeemed

     777,965         479,535         749,824   

Advisory fees

     772,048         508,949         728,278   

Administration and accounting fees

     73,340         72,288         91,222   

Transfer agent fees

     115,014         68,565         101,950   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     173,602         123,854         177,795   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     4,011,969         3,053,191         4,286,874   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 2,064,516,762       $ 1,483,980,288       $ 1,925,759,050   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF

        

Par value

   $ 121,039       $ 149,121       $ 187,601   

Paid-in capital

     1,386,454,028         1,336,095,897         1,933,562,305   

Accumulated net investment loss

     (2,326,260      (1,599,861      (2,610,719

Accumulated net realized gain from investments

     76,665,564         6,527,758         3,316,773   

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     603,602,391         142,807,373         (8,696,910
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 2,064,516,762       $ 1,483,980,288       $ 1,925,759,050   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized)

     121,039,394         149,121,414         187,601,064   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 17.06       $ 9.95       $ 10.27   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

† Investment in non-affiliated funds, at cost

   $ 1,459,850,956       $ 1,339,693,280       $ 1,925,663,922   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

9


FREE MARKET FUNDS

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

     Free Market
U.S. Equity
Fund
       Free Market
International
Equity Fund
       Free Market
Fixed Income
Fund
 

Investment Income

            

Dividends from non-affiliated funds

   $ 15,098,217         $ 20,178,851         $ 15,638,510   

Interest from non-affiliated funds

     241           139           528   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment income

     15,098,458           20,178,990           15,639,038   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Expenses

            

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     4,813,635           3,390,670           4,625,450   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     441,597           400,184           445,201   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     248,892           176,505           239,505   

Professional fees

     117,272           88,698           115,315   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     102,347           57,693           93,444   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     60,276           46,639           59,149   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

     36,031           30,496           35,204   

Other expenses

     79,291           106,761           98,718   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses

     5,899,341           4,297,646           5,711,986   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

     9,199,117           15,881,344           9,927,052   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain from investments

            

Net realized gain from:

            

Non-affiliated funds

     17,518,553           2,014,637           506,459   

Capital gain distributions from non-affiliated fund investments

     70,579,654           18,347,299           3,354,447   

Net change in unrealized depreciation on:

            

Non-affiliated funds

     (50,214,613        (99,739,944        (4,280,966
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

     37,883,594           (79,378,008        (420,060
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 47,082,711         $ (63,496,664      $ 9,506,992   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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

 

10


FREE MARKET U.S. EQUITY FUND

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
(Unaudited)
       For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2014
 

Increase in net assets from operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 9,199,117         $ 9,008,786   

Net realized gain from investments

     88,098,207           66,531,162   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments

     (50,214,613        247,588,404   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     47,082,711           323,128,352   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

       

Net investment income

     (12,868,563        (9,536,519

Net realized capital gains

     (69,294,465        (44,315,396
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (82,163,028        (53,851,915
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares sold

     230,112,528           515,748,465   

Reinvestment of distributions

     82,140,004           53,851,915   

Shares redeemed

     (156,097,409        (251,088,223
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital shares

     156,155,123           318,512,157   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     121,074,806           587,788,594   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net assets:

       

Beginning of period

     1,943,441,956           1,355,653,362   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 2,064,516,762         $ 1,943,441,956   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed/accumulated net investment income/(loss), end of period

   $ (2,326,260      $ 1,343,186   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

       

Shares sold

     13,662,140           31,414,367   

Dividends and distributions reinvested

     4,843,161           3,277,658   

Shares redeemed

     (9,325,311        (15,298,894
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     9,179,990           19,393,131   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

11


FREE MARKET INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
(Unaudited)
       For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2014
 

Increase/decrease in net assets from operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 15,881,344         $ 22,646,918   

Net realized gain from investments

     20,361,936           29,805,092   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments

     (99,739,944        154,746,684   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (63,496,664        207,198,694   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

       

Net investment income

     (30,251,548        (21,275,248

Net realized capital gains

     (27,870,005        (16,001,172
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (58,121,553        (37,276,420
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares sold

     206,048,538           391,563,874   

Reinvestment of distributions

     58,105,492           37,276,420   

Shares redeemed

     (73,173,727        (148,239,892
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital shares

     190,980,303           280,600,402   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     69,362,086           450,522,676   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net assets:

       

Beginning of period

     1,414,618,202           964,095,526   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,483,980,288         $ 1,414,618,202   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed/accumulated net investment income/(loss), end of period

   $ (1,599,861      $ 12,770,343   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

       

Shares sold

     20,813,782           36,958,338   

Dividends and distributions reinvested

     6,168,311           3,594,640   

Shares redeemed

     (7,438,413        (13,995,432
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     19,543,680           26,557,546   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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

 

12


FREE MARKET FIXED INCOME FUND

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
(Unaudited)
       For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2014
 

Increase in net assets from operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 9,927,052         $ 5,784,700   

Net realized gain from investments

     3,860,906           5,965,336   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments

     (4,280,966        8,828,057   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     9,506,992           20,578,093   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

       

Net investment income

     (12,641,658        (6,397,117

Net realized capital gains

     (5,364,149        (3,094,776
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (18,005,807        (9,491,893
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares sold

     247,175,160           654,712,458   

Reinvestment of distributions

     18,003,175           9,491,893   

Shares redeemed

     (155,553,455        (167,456,841
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital shares

     109,624,880           496,747,510   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     101,126,065           507,833,710   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net assets:

       

Beginning of period

     1,824,632,985           1,316,799,275   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,925,759,050         $ 1,824,632,985   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed/accumulated net investment income/(loss), end of period

   $ (2,610,719      $ 103,887   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

       

Shares sold

     24,018,194           63,714,255   

Dividends and distributions reinvested

     1,762,515           928,801   

Shares redeemed

     (15,115,589        (16,292,693
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     10,665,120           48,350,363   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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

 

13


FREE MARKET FUNDS

FREE MARKET U.S. EQUITY FUND

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each share outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

 

    For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2014
    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2013
    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2012
    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2011
    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2010
 

Per Share Operating Performance

           

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 17.37      $ 14.66      $ 11.70      $ 10.33      $ 8.65      $ 8.21   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(1)

    0.08        0.09        0.12        0.08        0.06        0.02   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    0.32        3.18        3.07        1.43        1.68        0.46   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

0.40

  

 

 

3.27

  

 

 

3.19

  

    1.51        1.74        0.48   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.11     (0.10     (0.15     (0.06     (0.06     (0.03

Net realized capital gains

    (0.60     (0.46     (0.08     (0.08     (2)        

Tax return of capital

                                       (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.71     (0.56     (0.23     (0.14     (0.06     (0.04
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 17.06      $ 17.37      $ 14.66      $ 11.70      $ 10.33      $ 8.65   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

    2.33 %(4)      22.49     27.61 %      14.77     20.11     5.88
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 2,064,517      $ 1,943,442      $ 1,355,653      $ 933,514      $ 679,147      $ 485,191   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets(5)

    0.61 %(6)      0.60     0.62 %      0.64     0.64     0.67

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(5)

    0.95 %(6)      0.54     0.91 %      0.73     0.55     0.22

Portfolio turnover rate

    2 %(4)      3     6 %      4     9     3

 

(1) The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.
(2) Amount less than $(0.005) per share.
(3) Total investment return is calculated by assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.
(4) Not annualized.
(5) The Fund also will indirectly bear its prorated share of expenses of the underlying funds. Such expenses are not included in the calculation of this ratio.
(6) Annualized.

 

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

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

FREE MARKET INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each share outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

 

    For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2014
    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2013
    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2012
    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2011
    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2010
 

Per Share Operating Performance

           

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.92      $ 9.36      $ 8.04      $ 8.78      $ 7.97      $ 8.02   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(1)

    0.11        0.19        0.18        0.18        0.16        0.11   

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    (0.66     1.71        1.36        (0.64     0.78        (0.04
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (0.55     1.90        1.54        (0.46     0.94        0.07   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.22     (0.19     (0.15     (0.17     (0.13     (0.09

Net realized capital gains

    (0.20     (0.15     (0.07     (0.11            (0.03
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.42     (0.34     (0.22     (0.28     (0.13     (0.12
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 9.95      $ 10.92      $ 9.36      $ 8.04      $ 8.78      $ 7.97   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(2)

    (4.84 )%(3)      20.49     19.44 %      (4.98 )%      11.60     0.86
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 1,483,980      $ 1,414,618      $ 964,096      $ 648,710      $ 516,073      $ 365,465   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets(4)

    0.63 %(5)      0.62     0.65 %      0.65     0.66     0.68

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(4)

    2.33 %(5)      1.84     1.96 %      2.21     1.66     1.29

Portfolio turnover rate

    0 %(3)      2     3 %      3     4     8

 

(1) The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.
(2) Total investment return is calculated by assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.
(3) Not annualized.
(4) The Fund also will indirectly bear its prorated share of expenses of the underlying funds. Such expenses are not included in the calculation of this ratio.
(5) Annualized.

 

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

 

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

FREE MARKET FIXED INCOME FUND

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each share outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

 

    For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2014
    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2013
    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2012
    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2011
    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2010
 

Per Share Operating Performance

           

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.31      $ 10.24      $ 10.54      $ 10.48      $ 10.50      $ 10.35   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(1)

    0.05        0.04        0.05        0.11        0.12        0.13   

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    0.01        0.09        (0.21     0.09        0.09        0.27   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    0.06        0.13        (0.16     0.20        0.21        0.40   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.07     (0.04     (0.08     (0.14     (0.22     (0.21

Net realized capital gains

    (0.03     (0.02     (0.06     (2)      (2)      (0.04

Tax return of capital

                                (0.01       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.10     (0.06     (0.14     (0.14     (0.23     (0.25
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.27      $ 10.31      $ 10.24      $ 10.54      $ 10.48      $ 10.50   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

    0.57 %(4)      1.34     (1.50 )%      1.90     2.06     3.96
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 1,925,759      $ 1,824,633      $ 1,316,799      $ 946,975      $ 761,683      $ 459,282   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets(5)

    0.61 %(6)      0.61     0.62 %      0.63     0.65     0.68

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(5)

    1.06 %(6)      0.37     0.52 %      1.08     1.12     1.31

Portfolio turnover rate

    1 %(4)      0     0 %      1     0     1

 

(1) The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.
(2) Amount less than $(0.005) per share.
(3) Total investment return is calculated by assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.
(4) Not annualized.
(5) The Fund also will indirectly bear its prorated share of expenses of the underlying funds. Such expenses are not included in the calculation of this ratio.
(6) Annualized.

 

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

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has twenty-two active investment portfolios, including the Free Market U.S. Equity Fund, the Free Market International Equity Fund, and the Free Market Fixed Income Fund (each a “Fund,” collectively the “Funds”). Each Fund operates as a “Fund of Funds” and commenced investment operations on December 31, 2007.

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 82.373 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and fifty-three classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

PORTFOLIO VALUATION — Investments in the underlying funds are valued at each fund’s net asset value determined as of the close of business on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). As required, some securities and assets may be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors. Direct investments in fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS — The inputs and valuations techniques used to measure fair value of the Funds’ investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy 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.); and

 

  •    Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of February 28, 2015, in valuing the Funds’ investments carried at fair value:

FREE MARKET U.S. EQUITY FUND

 

     Total Value at
February 28, 2015
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Input
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Input
 

Investments in Securities*

   $ 2,063,453,347       $ 2,063,453,347       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

*Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for further details.

FREE MARKET INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

     Total Value at
February 28, 2015
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Input
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Input
 

Investments in Securities*

   $ 1,482,500,653       $ 1,427,714,304       $ 54,786,349       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

*Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for further details.

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

FREE MARKET FIXED INCOME FUND

 

     Total Value at
February 28, 2015
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Input
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Input
 

Investments in Securities*

   $ 1,916,967,012       $ 1,916,967,012       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

*Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for further details.

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Funds’ investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Funds may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) require each Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between Levels are based on values at the end of the period. U.S. GAAP also requires a Fund to disclose amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when a Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of each Level within the three-tier hierarchy are disclosed when a Fund had an amount of total transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, there were no transfers between Level 1, 2 and 3 for the Funds.

USE OF ESTIMATES — The Funds are investment companies and, accordingly, follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under U.S. GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS, INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES — Transactions are accounted for on the trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Funds estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Each Fund’s investment income, expenses and unrealized and realized gains and losses are allocated daily. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family of the Company are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family (in proportion to net assets). Expenses incurred for all of the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their average net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Company’s Board of Directors deems fair or equitable. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory and administration fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the net asset value of the Funds. In addition to the net

 

18


FREE MARKET FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

annual operating expenses that the Funds bear directly, the shareholders indirectly bear the Funds’ pro-rata expenses of the underlying mutual funds in which each Fund invests.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually to shareholders and recorded on the ex-dividend date for all Funds with the exception of the Free Market Fixed Income Fund which declares and pays quarterly dividends from net investment income. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

U.S. TAX STATUS — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is each Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — The Funds consider liquid assets deposited with a bank demand deposit account to be cash equivalents. These investments represent amounts held with financial institutions that are readily accessible to pay Fund expenses or purchase investments. Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

OTHER — 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 for such claims is considered remote.

 

2. Investment Adviser and Other Services

Matson Money, Inc. (“Matson Money” or the “Adviser”), serves as each Fund’s investment adviser. For its advisory services, Matson Money is entitled to receive 0.50% of the first $1 billion of each Fund’s average daily net assets, 0.49% of each Fund’s average daily net assets over $1 billion to $5 billion and 0.47% of each Fund’s average daily net assets over $5 billion, computed daily and payable monthly. The Adviser has voluntarily agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit Total Annual Operating Expenses to 1.13%, 1.35% and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Free Market U.S. Equity Fund, Free Market International Equity Fund and Free Market Fixed Income Fund, respectively. The Adviser may discontinue these arrangements at any time.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”), serves as administrator for the Funds. For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Funds’ average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

Included in the administration and accounting services fees, shown on the Statement of Operations, are fees for providing regulatory administration services to RBB. For providing these services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive compensation as agreed to by the Company and BNY Mellon. This fee is allocated to each portfolio of the Company in proportion to its net assets of the Company.

In addition, BNY Mellon serves as the Funds’ transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Funds. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Funds’ shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB. The Distributor is not affiliated with the Adviser, the Trust, or any other service provider.

 

19


FREE MARKET FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

 

3. Director Compensation

The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. The aggregate remuneration paid to the Directors by the Funds during the six months ended February 28, 2015 was $77,111. Certain employees of BNY Mellon serve as an Officer or Director of the Company. They are not compensated by the Funds or the Company.

 

4. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Funds were as follows:

 

     Purchases        Sales  

Free Market U.S. Equity Fund

   $ 193,082,978         $ 38,877,535   

Free Market International Equity Fund

     173,442,369           2,384,691   

Free Market Fixed Income Fund

     122,206,528           16,518,587   

 

5. Federal Income Tax Information

The Funds have followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Funds to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Funds have determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Funds are subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

As of February 28, 2015, the federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by each Fund were as follows:

 

     Federal Tax
Cost
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Free Market U.S. Equity Fund

   $ 1,459,850,956       $ 603,602,391       $       $ 603,602,391   

Free Market International Equity Fund

     1,339,693,280         154,911,025         (12,103,652      142,807,373   

Free Market Fixed Income Fund

     1,925,663,922         3,401,193         (12,098,103      (8,696,910

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

As of August 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary Income
       Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
       Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
       Other
Temporary
Differences
 

Free Market U.S. Equity Fund

   $ 1,343,185         $ 63,083,422         $ 648,595,405         $   

Free Market International Equity Fund

     12,058,652           26,867,703           230,427,132             

Free Market Fixed Income Fund

     103,887           4,990,390           (4,586,318          

 

20


FREE MARKET FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing of recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. Short-term and foreign currency gains are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

The tax characters of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

              Ordinary
Income
       Long-Term
Gains
       Total  

Free Market U.S. Equity Fund

          $ 9,536,519         $ 44,315,395         $ 53,851,914   

Free Market International Equity Fund

            21,275,248           16,001,172           37,276,420   

Free Market Fixed Income Fund

            6,397,117           3,094,776           9,491,893   

Distributions from net investment income and short term capital gains are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. As of August 31, 2014, the Funds did not have any pre- or post-enactment capital loss carryforwards.

 

6. Subsequent Event

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued, and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling Free Market Funds at (866) 780-0357, ext. 3863 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Company files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) on Form N-Q. The Company’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

 

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Investment Adviser

MATSON MONEY, INC.

5955 Deerfield Blvd.

Mason, OH 45040

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Principal Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square, Suite 1700

2001 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

Counsel

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

One Logan Square, Ste. 2000

Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 

 

FMF-SAR15


MATSON MONEY U.S. EQUITY VI PORTFOLIO

MATSON MONEY INTERNATIONAL EQUITY VI PORTFOLIO

MATSON MONEY FIXED INCOME VI PORTFOLIO

of

THE RBB FUND, INC.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Funds. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Funds.


MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

February 28, 2015

Dear Shareholder,

The Matson Money VI Portfolios (the “Portfolios”) have gained assets since their launch in early February 2014 and have already surpassed the $30 million mark. We would like to extend a warm and grateful thank you to all investors who have embraced our Free Market Portfolio Strategies.

Over the past six months, investors who remained invested and diversified have continued to experience the gains from the upward rally in the markets (despite a few bumps along the way). Global equity markets over the past six months ended February 28, 2015 have risen 1.18% as measured by the MSCI All Country World Index. Furthermore, U.S. stocks performed better than international stocks with the S&P 500 Index returning 6.12% over the past half a year. The Barclays Capital US Government/Credit Intermediate Bond Index was also in the positive with a return of 1.34% for the last six months.

Matson Money, Inc. (“Matson Money”) strives to deliver the performance of capital markets and add value through Free Market Investment strategies and Structured Market Portfolios. Grounded in the conviction that free markets work, Matson Money avoids the cost-generating activity of stock picking and market timing. Instead, we focus on the dimensions of capital markets that we believe reward investors as intelligently and effectively as possible. Our disciplined approach to life-long investing provides both the individual investor and the financial professional with the academic foundation upon which to help achieve investment goals.

Sound economic and financial research has documented that, over the long term, small cap stocks outperform large cap stocks, and value stocks outperform growth stocks1. These returns seem to be compensation for risk. In fixed income, risk is well described by bond maturity and credit quality. The Portfolios deliberately target specific risk and return trade offs. The Portfolios are broadly diversified and designed to work together in your total investment plan.

We invite you to contact your financial professional or explore our website, www.MatsonMoney.com, to learn more about the concepts and strategies of Matson Money’s investing.

We appreciate your support and confidence in our firm’s investment philosophy, process and people.

 

LOGO

Daniel J. List

Chief Compliance Officer and

Vice President of Portfolio Management

Matson Money, Inc.

 

1 

Fama, Eugene F., and Kenneth R. French, 1992 “The Cross-Section of Expected Stock Returns”, Journal of Finance 47 (June), pp. 427-465.

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Performance Data

February 28, 2015 (Unaudited)

                                         Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio                                        

 

Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2015   
           Average Annual  
     Six
Months*
    1 Year     Since
Inception**
 

Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio

    1.89%        7.60%        8.93%   

Russell 2500® Index

    5.12%        8.24%        12.61%   

Composite Index***

    4.42%        9.30%        13.11%   

 

* Not Annualized.
** Annualized — The Portfolio commenced operations on February 18, 2014.
***

The Composite Index is comprised of the S&P 500® Index, Russell 1000® Value Index, Russell 2000® Index and Russell 2000® Value Index, weighted 25%, 25%, 25% and 25%, respectively.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or on the redemption of Portfolio shares. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-866-780-0357 ext. 3863. The Portfolio’s annual operating gross expense ratio, as stated in the current prospectus is 4.36% (included in the ratio is 0.29% attributable to acquired fund fees and expenses). The Portfolio’s annual net expense ratio as stated in the prospectus is 1.13%.

The Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio underlying funds invest in small-cap and micro-cap stocks, large-cap stocks and other equity securities. In addition to the ordinary risks of equity investing, small companies entail special risk. Small companies tend to have more risk than large companies. An investor in the Portfolio will incur the expenses of the underlying funds in addition to the Portfolio’s expenses.

                                         Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio                                        

 

Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2015   
             Average Annual  
      Six
Months*
     1 Year      Since
Inception**
 

Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio

     -5.09%         -3.18%         -1.89%   

MSCI World (excluding U.S.) Index

     -2.47%         -0.16%         4.87%   

Composite Index***

     -3.41%         0.03%         4.71%   

 

* Not Annualized.
** Annualized — The Portfolio commenced operations on February 18, 2014.
*** The Composite Index is comprised of the MSCI EAFE Index, MSCI EAFE Value Index, MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index, and MSCI Emerging Markets Index, weighted 25%, 25%, 25% and 25%, respectively.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or on the redemption of Portfolio shares. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-866-780-0357 ext. 3863. The Portfolio’s annual operating gross expense ratio, as stated in the current prospectus is 5.61% (included in the ratio is 0.54% attributable to acquired fund fees and expenses). The Portfolio’s annual net expense ratio as stated in the prospectus is 1.35%.

Portfolio composition is subject to change.

The Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio’s underlying funds invest in common stock, preferred stock, securities convertible into stocks and other equity securities issued by foreign companies. In addition to the ordinary risks of equity investing, foreign and small companies entail special risk. The return on foreign equities may be adversely affected by currency fluctuations. Emerging markets may be subject to social instability and lack of market liquidity. Small companies tend to have more risk than large companies. An investor in the Portfolio will incur the expenses of the underlying funds in addition to the Portfolio’s expenses.

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Performance Data

February 28, 2015 (Unaudited)

                                         Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio                                        

 

Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2015   
           Average Annual  
     Six
Months*
    1 Year     Since
Inception**
 

Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio

    0.31%        0.51%        0.61%   

Citigroup World Govt. Bond 1-5 Year Currency Hedged U.S. Dollar Index

    0.86%        1.73%        1.73%   

Composite Index***

    1.09%        2.19%        2.25%   

 

* Not Annualized.
** Annualized — The Portfolio commenced operations on February 18, 2014.
*** The Composite Index is comprised of the Three-Month Treasury Bill Index, Barclays Capital Intermediate Government Bond Index, BofA Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year US Government/Corporate Index and Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, weighted 25%, 25%, 25% and 25%, respectively.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or on the redemption of Portfolio shares. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-866-780-0357 ext. 3863. The Portfolio’s annual operating gross expense ratio, as stated in the current prospectus is 3.59% (included in the ratio is 0.19% attributable to acquired fund fees and expenses). The Portfolio’s annual net expense ratio as stated in the prospectus is 1.00%.

Portfolio composition is subject to change.

The Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio’s underlying funds invest in fixed income securities. The underlying funds may invest their assets in bonds and other debt securities issued by domestic and foreign governments and companies. Debt instruments involve the risk that their prices will fall when interest rates rise, and they are subject to the risk that the borrower may default. In addition, the return on foreign debt securities may be adversely affected by currency fluctuations. An investor in the Portfolio will incur expenses of the underlying funds in addition to the Portfolio’s expenses.

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Portfolio Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Portfolio(s), you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio(s) and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from September 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015, and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the accompanying tables provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not your Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying tables is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio  
     Beginning Account Value
September 1, 2014
       Ending Account Value
February 28, 2015
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 1,018.90         $ 5.66   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00           1,019.19           5.66   
     Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio  
     Beginning Account Value
September 1, 2014
       Ending Account Value
February 28, 2015
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 949.10         $ 6.52   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00           1,018.10           6.76   

 

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Portfolio Expense Examples (Concluded)

(Unaudited)

 

     Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio  
     Beginning Account  Value
September 1, 2014
       Ending Account Value
February 28, 2015
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 1,003.10         $ 4.97   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00           1,019.84           5.01   

 

* Expenses are equal to an annualized six-month expense ratio of 1.13%, 1.35% and 1.00% for Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio, Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio and Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (181), then divided by 365 to reflect the one-half year period. The annualized expense ratios do not reflect fees and expenses associated with the underlying funds. If such fees and expenses had been included, the expenses would have been higher. The range of weighted expense ratios of the underlying funds held by the Portfolios, as stated in their current prospectuses, were as follows:

The annualized expense ratios do not reflect fees and expenses associated with the underlying funds. If such fees and expenses had been included, the expenses would have been higher. The range weighted expense ratios of the underlying funds held by the Portfolios, as stated in their current prospectuses, were as follows:

 

Matson Money U.S.
Equity VI Portfolio

  Matson Money International
Equity VI Portfolio
  Matson Money Fixed
Income VI Portfolio
0.01%-0.08%   0.01%-0.19%   0.01%-0.04%

Each Portfolio’s ending account values on the first line each table are based on the actual six-month total return for each Portfolio of 1.89% for Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio, (5.09)% for the Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio and 0.31% for the Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio.

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

MATSON MONEY U.S. EQUITY VI PORTFOLIO

Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

EQUITY FUNDS — 106.4%

   

U.S. Large Cap Value
Portfolio III(a)

    135,916      $ 3,377,518   

U.S. Large Company Portfolio(a)

    115,518        1,922,212   

U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio(b)

    99,417        1,941,622   

U.S. Small Cap Portfolio(b)

    61,130        1,945,756   

U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio(b)

    36,844        1,296,917   

VA U.S. Large Value Portfolio(b)

    22,212        519,749   

VA U.S. Targeted Value
Portfolio(b)

    104,035        1,944,423   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL EQUITY FUNDS
(Cost $12,639,321)

      12,948,197   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 106.4%
(Cost $12,639,321)

      12,948,197   
   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (6.4)%

      (782,836
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 12,165,361   
   

 

 

 

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

 

    % of
Net Assets
    Value  

Equity Funds

    106.4%      $ 12,948,197   

Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets

    (6.4%     (782,836
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0%      $ 12,165,361   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) A portfolio of Dimensional Investment Group Inc.
(b) A portfolio of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

 

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

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

MATSON MONEY INTERNATIONAL EQUITY VI PORTFOLIO

Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS — 105.7%

  

 

DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio(a)

    133,158      $ 2,644,527   

DFA International Value Portfolio III(b)

    174,452        2,836,583   

Emerging Markets Portfolio(a)

    19,103        495,907   

Emerging Markets Small Cap Portfolio(a)

    22,318        462,656   

Emerging Markets Value Portfolio(a)

    17,421        460,782   

Large Cap International Portfolio(a)

    20,655        453,987   

VA International Small Portfolio(b)

    137,534        1,607,777   

VA International Value Portfolio(b)

    37,980        472,850   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS

  

 

(Cost $9,681,080)

      9,435,069   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 105.7%
(Cost $9,681,080)

      9,435,069   
   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (5.7)%

      (509,585
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 8,925,484   
   

 

 

 

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

 

    % of
Net Assets
    Value  

International Equity Funds

    105.7%      $ 9,435,069   

Liabilities in Excess Of Other Assets

    (5.7%     (509,585
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0%      $ 8,925,484   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) A portfolio of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.
(b) A portfolio of Dimensional Investment Group Inc.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

 

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

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

MATSON MONEY FIXED INCOME VI PORTFOLIO

Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

FIXED INCOME FUNDS — 109.4%

   

DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Portfolio(a)

    135,067      $ 1,489,789   

DFA Inflation Protected Securities Portfolio(a)

    63,541        752,964   

DFA Intermediate Government Fixed Income Portfolio(a)

    140,763        1,786,286   

DFA One-Year Fixed Income Portfolio(a)

    328,862        3,393,855   

DFA Short-Term Fixed Portfolio(a)

    29,019        295,989   

DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio(a)

    110,985        1,187,539   

DFA Two-Year Global Fixed Income Portfolio(a)

    375,149        3,721,478   

VA Global Bond Portfolio(a)

    206,731        2,234,748   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL FIXED INCOME FUNDS
(Cost $14,867,377)

      14,862,648   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 109.4%
(Cost $14,867,377)

      14,862,648   
   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (9.4)%

      (1,273,141
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 13,589,507   
   

 

 

 

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

 

    % of
Net Assets
    Value  

Fixed Income Funds

    109.4%      $ 14,862,648   

Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets

    (9.4%     (1,273,141
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0%      $ 13,589,507   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(a) A portfolio of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

 

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

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Statements of Assets And Liabilities

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

     Matson Money
U.S. Equity
VI Portfolio
       Matson Money
International Equity
VI Portfolio
       Matson Money
Fixed Income
VI Portfolio
 

ASSETS

            

Investments in non-affiliated funds, at value †

   $ 12,948,197         $ 9,435,069         $ 14,862,648   

Cash and cash equivalents

     102,088           88,125           123,850   

Receivables

            

Receivable for investments sold

     2,495           2,121           2,775   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     5,444           5,428           5,588   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total assets

     13,058,224           9,530,743           14,994,861   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

            

Payables

            

Capital shares redeemed

     860,150           575,105           1,358,245   

Investments purchased

     10,575           8,148           29,541   

Administration and accounting services fees

     7,610           7,400           7,614   

Advisory fees

     3,387           3,490           5,944   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     11,141           11,116           4,010   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     892,863           605,259           1,405,354   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 12,165,361         $ 8,925,484         $ 13,589,507   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF

            

Par value

   $ 447         $ 369         $ 543   

Paid-in capital

     11,484,810           9,085,506           13,599,552   

Accumulated net investment loss

     (24,247        (25,860        (28,963

Accumulated net realized gain from investments

     395,475           111,480           23,104   

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     308,876           (246,011        (4,729
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 12,165,361         $ 8,925,484         $ 13,589,507   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

     447,245           368,900           543,056   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 27.20         $ 24.19         $ 25.02   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

† Investment in non-affiliated funds, at cost

   $ 12,639,321         $ 9,681,080         $ 14,867,377   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

     Matson Money
U.S. Equity
VI Portfolio
       Matson Money
International Equity
VI Portfolio
       Matson Money
Fixed Income
VI Portfolio
 

Investment Income

            

Dividends from non-affiliated funds

   $ 84,606         $ 120,328         $ 122,659   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Expenses

            

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     25,706           18,093           31,675   

Audit fees

     13,256           13,065           13,475   

Legal fees

     10,858           7,339           16,280   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     6,159           6,159           6,159   

Compliance fees

     4,482           4,431           4,482   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

     4,248           4,186           4,196   

Administration and accounting services fees (Note 2)

     3,848           3,164           4,421   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     1,159           779           1,457   

Other expenses

     3,988           536           1,008   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses

     73,704           57,752           83,153   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Less: Advisory fee waiver

     (15,607        (8,898        (19,804
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net operating expenses

     58,097           48,854           63,349   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

     26,509           71,474           59,310   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain from investments

            

Net realized gain from:

            

Non-affiliated funds

                         91   

Capital gain distributions from non-affiliated fund investments

     395,633           111,527           23,034   

Net change in unrealized depreciation on:

            

Non-affiliated funds

     (21,314        (301,594        (38,742
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

     374,319           (190,067        (15,617
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 400,828         $ (118,593      $ 43,693   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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

 

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MATSON MONEY U.S. EQUITY VI PORTFOLIO

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
(Unaudited)
       For the Period
February 18, 2014*
through
August 31,  2014
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 26,509         $ (10,724

Net realized gain from investments

     395,633           830   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments

     (21,314        330,190   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     400,828           320,296   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

       

Net investment income

     (41,020          
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (41,020          
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares sold

     5,057,401           7,592,809   

Reinvestment of distributions

     41,020             

Shares redeemed

     (1,109,249        (96,724
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital shares

     3,989,172           7,496,085   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     4,348,980           7,816,381   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net assets:

       

Beginning of period

     7,816,381             
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 12,165,361         $ 7,816,381   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss, end of period

   $ (24,247      $ (9,736
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

       

Shares sold

     194,911           295,612   

Dividends and distributions reinvested

     1,520             

Shares redeemed

     (41,005        (3,793
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total share transactions

     155,426           291,819   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

* Commencement of operations

 

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

 

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MATSON MONEY INTERNATIONAL EQUITY VI PORTFOLIO

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
(Unaudited)
       For the Period
February 18, 2014*
through
August 31, 2014
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 71,474         $ 7,620   

Net realized gain from investments

     111,527           1,459   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments

     (301,594        55,583   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (118,593        64,662   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

       

Net investment income

     (104,954          

Net realized capital gains

     (1,506          
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (106,460          
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares sold

     4,276,454           5,464,106   

Reinvestment of distributions

     106,460             

Shares redeemed

     (639,951        (121,194
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital shares

     3,742,963           5,342,912   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     3,517,910           5,407,574   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net assets:

       

Beginning of period

     5,407,574             
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 8,925,484         $ 5,407,574   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed/accumulated net investment income/(loss), end of period

   $ (25,860      $ 7,620   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

       

Shares sold

     181,328           214,126   

Dividends and distributions reinvested

     4,641             

Shares redeemed

     (26,463        (4,732
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total share transactions

     159,506           209,394   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

* Commencement of operations

 

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

 

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MATSON MONEY FIXED INCOME VI PORTFOLIO

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
(Unaudited)
       For the Period
February 18, 2014*
through
August 31, 2014
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 59,310         $ (13,039

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

     23,125           (13

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments

     (38,742        34,013   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     43,693           20,961   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

       

Net investment income

     (75,242          
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (75,242          
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares sold

     5,198,420           9,971,763   

Reinvestment of distributions

     75,242             

Shares redeemed

     (1,579,991        (65,339
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital shares

     3,693,671           9,906,424   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     3,662,122           9,927,385   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net assets:

       

Beginning of period

     9,927,385             
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 13,589,507         $ 9,927,385   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss, end of period

   $ (28,963      $ (13,031
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

       

Shares sold

     207,415           398,366   

Dividends and distributions reinvested

     3,022             

Shares redeemed

     (63,135        (2,612
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total share transactions

     147,302           395,754   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

* Commencement of operations

 

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

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

MATSON MONEY U.S. EQUITY VI PORTFOLIO

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each share outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
(Unaudited)
    For the Period
February 18, 2014(1)

through
August 31, 2014
 

Per Share Operating Performance

    

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 26.79      $ 25.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(2)

     0.07        (0.06

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     0.44        1.85   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     0.51        1.79   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income

     (0.10       

Net realized capital gains

              
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (0.10       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 27.20      $ 26.79   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

     1.89 %(4)      7.16 %(4) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio/Supplemental Data

    

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 12,165      $ 7,816   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers(5)

     1.13 %(6)      1.13 %(6) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers

     1.43 %(6)      4.07 %(6) 

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets with waivers(5)

     0.52 %(6)      (0.47 )%(6) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     0     1.32 %(4) 

 

(1) Commencement of operations.
(2) The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.
(3) Total investment return is calculated by assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.
(4) Not Annualized.
(5) The Portfolio also will indirectly bear its prorated share of expenses of the underlying funds. Such expenses are not included in the calculation of this ratio.
(6) Annualized.

 

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

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

MATSON MONEY INTERNATIONAL EQUITY VI PORTFOLIO

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each share outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
(Unaudited)
    For the Period
February 18, 2014(1)
through
August 31, 2014
 

Per Share Operating Performance

    

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 25.82      $ 25.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(2)

     0.23        0.07   

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

     (1.56     0.75   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (1.33     0.82   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income

     (0.30       

Net realized capital gains

     (3)        
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (0.30       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 24.19      $ 25.82   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(4)

     (5.09 )(5)      3.28 %(5) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio/Supplemental Data

    

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 8,925      $ 5,408   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers(6)

     1.35 (7)      1.35 %(7) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers

     1.60 (7)      5.07 %(7) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets with waivers(6)

     1.98 (7)      0.49 %(7) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     0     2.47 %(5) 

 

(1) Commencement of operations.
(2) The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.
(3) Amount less than $(0.005) per share.
(4) Total investment return is calculated by assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.
(5) Not Annualized.
(6) The Portfolio also will indirectly bear its prorated share of expenses of the underlying funds. Such expenses are not included in the calculation of this ratio.
(7) Annualized.

 

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

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

MATSON MONEY FIXED INCOME VI PORTFOLIO

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each share outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
(Unaudited)
    For the Period
February 18, 2014(1)
through
August 31, 2014
 

Per Share Operating Performance

    

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 25.08      $ 25.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(2)

     0.12        (0.05

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

     (0.04     0.13   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     0.08        0.08   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income

     (0.14       

Net realized capital gains

              
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (0.14       
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 25.02      $ 25.08   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

     0.31 %(4)      0.32 %(4) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio/Supplemental Data

    

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

   $ 13,590      $ 9,927   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers(5)

     1.00 %(6)      1.00 %(6) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers

     1.31 %(6)      3.40 %(6) 

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets with waivers(5)

     0.94 %(6)      (0.40 )%(6) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     0.08 %(4)      0.55 %(4) 

 

(1) Commencement of operations.
(2) The selected per share data was calculated using the average shares outstanding method for the period.
(3) Total investment return is calculated by assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.
(4) Not Annualized.
(5) The Portfolio also will indirectly bear its prorated share of expenses of the underlying funds. Such expenses are not included in the calculation of this ratio.
(6) Annualized.

 

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

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has twenty-two active investment portfolios, including the Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio, the Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio, and the Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio (each a “Portfolio,” collectively the “Portfolios”). Each Portfolio operates as a “fund of funds” and commenced investment operations on February 18, 2014. Shares of the Portfolios are offered to separate accounts of participating life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies.

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 82.373 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and fifty-three classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

PORTFOLIO VALUATION — Investments in the underlying funds are valued at each fund’s net asset value determined as of the close of business on the New York Stock Exchange (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). As required, some securities and assets may be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors. Direct investments in fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS — The inputs and valuations techniques used to measure fair value of the Portfolios’ investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy 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.); and

 

  •    Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolios’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of February 28, 2015, in valuing the Portfolios’ investments carried at fair value:

MATSON MONEY U.S. EQUITY VI PORTFOLIO

 

     Total Value at
February 28, 2015
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Input
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Input
 

Investments in Securities*

   $ 12,948,197       $ 12,948,197       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

* Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for further details.

MATSON MONEY INTERNATIONAL EQUITY VI PORTFOLIO

 

     Total Value at
February 28, 2015
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Input
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Input
 

Investments in Securities*

   $ 9,435,069       $ 9,435,069       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

* Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for further details.

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

MATSON MONEY FIXED INCOME VI PORTFOLIO

 

     Total Value at
February 28, 2015
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Input
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Input
 

Investments in Securities*

   $ 14,862,648       $ 14,862,648       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

* Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for further details.

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Portfolios’ investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Portfolios may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) require each Portfolio to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchases and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between levels are based on values at the end of the period. U.S. GAAP also requires a Portfolio to disclose amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when a Portfolio had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of each level within the three-tier hierarchy are disclosed when a Portfolio had an amount of total transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 for the Portfolios.

USE OF ESTIMATES — The Portfolios are investment companies and, accordingly, follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under U.S. GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS, INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES — Transactions are accounted for on the trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Portfolios estimate the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Each Portfolio’s investment income, expenses and unrealized and realized gains and losses are allocated daily. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family of the Company are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family (in proportion to net assets). Expenses incurred for all of the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all Portfolios in proportion to their average net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Company’s Board of Directors deems fair or equitable. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory and administration fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the net asset value of the

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

Portfolios. In addition to the net annual operating expenses that the Portfolios bear directly, the shareholders indirectly bear the Portfolios’ pro-rata expenses of the underlying mutual funds in which each Portfolio invests.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually to shareholders and recorded on ex-dividend date for all Portfolios with the exception of the Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio which declares and pays quarterly dividends from net investment income. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

U.S. TAX STATUS — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is each Portfolio’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — The Portfolios consider liquid assets deposited with a bank demand deposit account to be cash equivalents. These investments represent amounts held with financial institutions that are readily accessible to pay Portfolio expenses or purchase investments. Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

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

 

2. Investment Adviser and Other Services

Matson Money, Inc. (“Matson Money” or the “Adviser”), serves as each Portfolio’s investment adviser. The Adviser is entitled to an advisory fee at the annual rate of 0.50% of the first $1 billion of each Portfolio’s average daily net assets, 0.49% of each Portfolio’s average daily net assets over $1 billion to $5 billion and 0.47% of each Portfolio’s average daily net assets over $5 billion. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit total annual Portfolio operating expenses (excluding certain items disclosed below) to 1.13%, 1.35% and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio, Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio and Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio, respectively. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2015 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Adviser may discontinue these arrangements at any time after December 31, 2015.

As of February 28, 2015, Matson Money has waived and reimbursed fees as follows:

 

Portfolios

   Investment
Advisor
Expense
Waived
     Investment
Advisor
Expense
Reimbursement
 

Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio

   $ 15,607       $         —   

Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio

     8,898           

Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio

     19,804           

The Portfolios will not pay the Adviser at a later time for any amounts waived or any amounts assumed.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”), serves as administrator for the Portfolios. For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Portfolios’ average daily net assets and is subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

Included in the administration and accounting services fees, shown on the Statement of Operations, are fees for providing regulatory administration services to RBB. For providing these services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive compensation as agreed to by the Company and BNY Mellon. This fee is allocated to each portfolio of the Company in proportion to its net assets of the Company.

In addition, BNY Mellon serves as the Portfolios’ transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Portfolios. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Portfolios’ shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB.

 

3. Director Compensation

The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. The aggregate remuneration paid to the Directors by the Portfolios during the six months ended February 28, 2015 was $11,594. Certain employees of BNY Mellon serve as an Officer or Director of the Company. They are not compensated by the Portfolios or the Company.

 

4. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Portfolios were as follows:

 

     Purchases        Sales  

Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio

   $ 5,251,762         $         —   

Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio

     4,406,985             

Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio

     5,094,115           10,662   

 

5. Federal Income Tax Information

The Portfolios have followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Portfolios to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Portfolios have determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Portfolios are subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

As of February 28, 2015, the federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by each Portfolio were as follows:

 

     Federal Tax
Cost
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio

   $ 12,639,321       $ 314,349       $ (5,473    $ 308,876   

Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio

     9,681,080                 (246,011      (246,011

Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio

     14,867,377         28,916         (33,645      (4,729

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

As of August 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary Income
       Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
       Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
       Qualified
Late-Year
Losses
 

Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio

   $         —         $         —         $ 330,032         $ (9,736

Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio

     9,125                     55,537             

Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio

                         33,992           (13,031

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing of recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. Short-term and foreign currency gains are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

For the period ended August 31, 2014, there were no dividends and distributions paid to shareholders.

Distributions from net investment income and short term capital gains are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”), the Portfolios are permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. As of August 31, 2014, the Portfolios did not have any capital loss carryforwards.

 

6. Subsequent Event

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Portfolios through the date the financial statements were issued, and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Portfolios use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling Matson Money VI Portfolios at (866) 780-0357, ext. 3863 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Company files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) on Form N-Q. The Company’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

 

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Investment Adviser

MATSON MONEY, INC.

5955 Deerfield Blvd.

Mason, OH 45040

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Principal Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square, Suite 1700

2001 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

Counsel

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

One Logan Square, Ste. 2000

Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 

MAT-SAR15


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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS     

 

Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II

(formerly Robeco Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II Fund)

Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund

(formerly Robeco Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund)

Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund

(formerly Robeco Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund)

Boston Partners All-Cap Value Fund

(formerly Robeco Boston Partners All-Cap Value Fund)

WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund

(formerly Robeco WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund)

Boston Partners Global Equity Fund

(formerly Robeco Boston Partners Global Equity Fund)

Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund

(formerly Robeco Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund)

Table of Contents

 

General Market Commentary

     1   

Total Returns for the Period Ended February 28, 2015

     2   

Fund Expense Examples

     4   

Portfolio Holdings Summary Tables

     6   

Portfolio of Investments

     8   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     35   

Statements of Operations

     37   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     39   

Financial Highlights

     44   

Notes to Financial Statements

     48   

Other Information

     59   

Privacy Notice

     60   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS     

 

GENERAL MARKET COMMENTARY

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

For the period ending February 28th, the US economy seems to have hit a soft patch in recent months due in part to poor weather, congestion at ports as a result of labor unrest, a challenging export environment, and capital spending cuts primarily from the energy sector. 2015 GDP growth estimates of 3% at the beginning of the year have crept closer to 2% while Q1 estimates have fallen closer to 1%. Employment growth continues to be strong and all eyes are on wage growth figures to give a hint of when the Fed will begin raising rates. Current expectations of the first rate hike have been pushed out to the second half of 2015. We will also pay close attention to consumer confidence and spending to decipher whether the drop in gasoline prices since September 2014 will result in accelerated economic growth during the remainder of the year.

Some of the “headline” fears of the past months such as deflation risk, the strong US dollar and lackluster European economies appear to be dissipating of late as the self-correcting global economy responds. Deflation worries, fueled by the precipitous drop in oil prices, are beginning to fade somewhat as commodity suppliers react to weakness. Active US oil rigs, for instance, have dropped by over 50% since October 2014 as a rational counter to falling prices. The strong US dollar will hurt some companies that do not have differentiated products resulting in lost market share. Other companies will benefit from lower costs of sourcing from foreign supplies. Traditionally, volume and pricing trends, and not transitory translation effects, drive stock valuations. Good businesses will continue to perform well in a rising dollar environment. Outside the US, quantitative easing by the ECB has resulted in a new wave of investor optimism for the European economy with positive GDP forecasted in 2015.

The S&P 500 fluctuated during the past six months as well, ending modestly higher over the period. Earnings growth for the market ground to a halt due to translation effects from the strong US dollar, declining oil prices damaging energy sector earnings and slowing growth in international developed and emerging market economies. Less economically sensitive growth stocks outperformed in early 2015 as investors were willing to “pay up” for perceived predictability. Small and mid-cap companies, which have a lower percentage of revenues from outside the US, also outperformed large cap early in 2015. The US dollar strengthened over the first couple of months this year, which further contributed to the preference for lower capitalization stocks. Bond yields around the globe continued to fall as bond purchases by the ECB drove German yields to all-time lows, helping push down other sovereign yields as well.

US equity valuations continue to be on the richer side of fair, supported to some extent by the very low bond yields in the US and most developed markets. As value investors, we believe stock prices follow earnings and cash flows over time. While earnings growth in the US stalled in the fourth quarter of 2014, free cash flow growth and capital returns to shareholders have continued to increase. Free cash flow yields continue to look very attractive compared to US corporate bond yields. As investors gain confidence that the economy will improve from the tepid first quarter and earnings growth will reappear in the second half of 2015 and 2016, US equity markets should continue to modestly improve.

As noted above, there are many moving parts in the global economic and political landscape. Rather than trying to predict these variable outcomes, we will continue to do what we do best—identify stocks that we believe will outperform for your portfolio. By focusing on companies with low valuation, high and increasing returns on capital and improving business momentum, we believe we can create excess returns for you regardless of the investing environment.

Sincerely,

Boston Partners

Portfolio composition is subject to change. The current and future portfolio holdings of the Funds are subject to investment risk.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015        1   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS     

 

Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2015 (unaudited)

 

                   Average Annual  
     Six-Month      1 Year      5 Year      10 Year      Since
Inception
 
Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II               

Institutional Class

     2.43      5.79      14.48      8.75      N/A   

Investor Class

     2.29      5.49      14.18      8.47      N/A   

Russell 2000® Value Index

     2.31      3.96      13.97      7.13      N/A   

Russell 2000® Index1

     5.70      5.63      15.97      8.31      N/A   

1 This is not a primary benchmark of the Fund. Results of the index performance are presented for general comparative purposes.

  

Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund               

Institutional Class

   8.93      3.81      9.67      11.38      N/A   

Investor Class

   9.06      3.56      9.39      11.05      N/A   

S&P 500® Index

     6.12      15.51      16.18      7.99      N/A   
Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund               

Institutional Class1

     3.53      8.25      N/A         N/A         11.29

S&P 500® Index

     6.12      15.51      N/A         N/A         17.33 %3 

Investor Class2

     3.43      8.04      N/A         N/A         10.46

S&P 500® Index

     6.12      15.51      N/A         N/A         17.56 %3 

1 Inception date September 30, 2010

  

2 Inception date November 29, 2010

  

3 Index performance is from Inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the index itself.

  

Boston Partners All-Cap Value Fund               

Institutional Class

     5.63      14.33      15.77      9.92      N/A   

Investor Class

     5.46      14.03      15.52      9.66      N/A   

Russell 3000® Value Index

     3.39      12.70      15.39      7.20      N/A   

Russell 3000® Index1

     5.98      14.12      16.36      8.30      N/A   

1 This is not a primary benchmark of the Fund. Results of the index performance are presented for general comparative purposes.

  

WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund               

Institutional Class

   5.07      1.15      13.09      6.07      N/A   

Russell 2000® Value Index

     2.31      3.96      13.97      7.13      N/A   
Boston Partners Global Equity Fund               

Institutional Class1

     2.94      8.00      N/A         N/A         17.78

MSCI World Index

     2.37      8.45      N/A         N/A         16.82 %2 

1 Inception date December 30, 2011

  

2 Index performance is from Inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the index itself.

  

Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund               

Institutional Class1

     1.07      4.41      N/A         N/A         3.52

MSCI World Index

     2.37      8.45      N/A         N/A         8.29 %3 

Investor Class2

     0.97      N/A         N/A         N/A         5.38 %4 

MSCI World Index

     2.37      N/A         N/A         N/A         4.46 %3 

1 Inception date December 31, 2013

  

2 Inception date April 11, 2014

  

3 Index performance is from Inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the index itself.

  

4 Not Annualized

              

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS     

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Robeco Investment Management, Inc. waived a portion of its advisory fee and agreed to reimburse a portion of each Fund’s operating expenses, if necessary, to maintain certain expense ratios as set forth in the notes to the financial statements. Total returns shown include fee waivers, expense reimbursements and expense recoupment, if any; total returns would have been lower had there been no assumption of fees and expenses in excess of expense limitations. Each Fund’s annual operating expense ratios below are as stated in the current prospectuses. These rates can fluctuate and may differ from the actual expenses incurred by a Fund for the period covered by this report. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please call
1-888-261-4073 or visit our web site at www.boston-partners.com.

Investors should note that the Funds are actively managed mutual funds while the indices are unmanaged, do not incur expense and are not available for investment.

Small company stocks are generally riskier than large company stocks due to greater volatility and less liquidity.

Value investing involves the risk that a fund’s investment in companies whose securities are believed to be undervalued, relative to their underlying profitability, will not appreciate in value as anticipated.

A long/short strategy uses short sales which theoretically involve unlimited loss potential since the market price of securities sold short may continuously increase. Increased leverage may cause a fund’s net asset value to be disproportionately volatile. The strategy also may generate high portfolio turnover which may result in higher costs and capital gains.

International investing is subject to special risks including, but not limited to, currency risk associated with securities denominated in other than the U.S. dollar, which may be affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates, political, social or economic instability, and differences in taxation, auditing and other financial practices. Investment in emerging market securities may increase these risks.

The following are the Funds’ gross annual operating expense ratios as stated in the most recent prospectuses, dated January 26, 2015:

 

     Institutional
Class
   Investor
Class

Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II

   1.23%    1.48%

Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund

   4.33%1    4.58%1

Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund

   2.52%1    2.77%1

Boston Partners All-Cap Value Fund

   0.94%    1.19%

WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund

   1.35%    N/A

Boston Partners Global Equity Fund

   1.39%    1.64%

Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund

   4.89%1    5.14%1

1 Includes interest and dividend expense on short sales.

     

 

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FUND EXPENSE EXAMPLES (unaudited)

 

 

As a shareholder of the Fund(s), you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees (if applicable); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees and other Fund expenses. The examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund(s) and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from September 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015, and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying tables is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

Expense Table

     Beginning Account
Value
September 1, 2014
     Ending Account
Value
February 28, 2015
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
    Expenses
Paid During
Period*
 
Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II           

Institutional

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,024.30         1.10     $5.52   

Hypothetical

     1,000.00         1,019.34         1.10     5.51   

Investor

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,022.90         1.35     $6.77   

Hypothetical

     1,000.00         1,018.10         1.35     6.76   
Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund           

Institutional

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $910.70         5.28 %(1)      $25.01   

Hypothetical

     1,000.00         998.61         5.28 %(1)      26.16   

Investor

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $909.40         5.53 %(1)      $26.18   

Hypothetical

     1,000.00         997.37         5.53 %(1)      27.39   
Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund           

Institutional

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,035.30         2.35 %(1)      $11.86   

Hypothetical

     1,000.00         1,013.14         2.35 %(1)      11.73   

Investor

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,034.30         2.59 %(1)      $13.06   

Hypothetical

     1,000.00         1,011.95         2.59 %(1)      12.92   

 

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FUND EXPENSE EXAMPLES (unaudited) (concluded)

 

 

     Beginning Account
Value
September 1, 2014
     Ending Account
Value
February 28, 2015
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio
    Expenses
Paid During
Period*
 
Boston Partners All-Cap Value Fund           

Institutional

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,056.30         0.70     $3.57   

Hypothetical

     1,000.00         1,021.32         0.70     3.51   

Investor

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,054.60         0.95     $4.84   

Hypothetical

     1,000.00         1,020.08         0.95     4.76   
WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund           

Institutional

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $949.30         1.10     $5.32   

Hypothetical

     1,000.00         1,019.34         1.10     5.51   
Boston Partners Global Equity Fund           

Institutional

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,029.40         0.95     $4.78   

Hypothetical

     1,000.00         1,020.08         0.95     4.76   
Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund           

Institutional

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,010.70         2.78 %(1)      $13.86   

Hypothetical

     1,000.00         1,011.01         2.78 %(1)      13.86   

Investor

          

Actual

     $1,000.00         $1,009.70         3.03 %(1)      $15.10   

Hypothetical

     1,000.00         1,009.77         3.03 %(1)      15.10   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized six-month expense ratios in the table above, which include waived fees or reimbursed expenses, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days (181) in the most recent fiscal half- year, then divided by 365 to reflect the one-half year period. The Fund’s ending account values on the first line in each table are based on the actual six-month total return of 2.43% and 2.29% for the Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively, of the Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II; -8.93% and -9.06% for the Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively, of the Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund; 3.53% and 3.43% for the Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively, of the Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund; 5.63% and 5.46% for the Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively, of the Boston Partners All-Cap Value Fund; -5.07% for the Institutional Class of the WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund; 2.94% for the Institutional Class of the Boston Partners Global Equity Fund and 1.07% and 0.97% for the Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively, of the Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund.

 

(1)

These amounts include dividends paid on securities which the Funds have sold short (“short-sale dividends”) and related interest expense. The amount of short-sale dividends and related interest expense was 2.90% and 0.97% of average net assets for the six-month period ended February 28, 2015 for both the Institutional Class and Investor Class of the Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund and Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund, respectively, and 0.80% of average net assets for the Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively, of the Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015

 

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS SUMMARY TABLES (unaudited)

 

 

BOSTON PARTNERS

SMALL CAP VALUE FUND II

 

Security Type/Sector Classification   % of Net
Assets
    Value  

COMMON STOCK

   

Consumer Services

    19.8   $ 54,556,433   

Finance

    19.7       54,400,659   

Capital Goods

    14.5       39,954,888   

Health Care

    10.1       27,887,443   

Technology

    8.9       24,540,098   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    8.7       24,155,074   

Basic Industries

    4.1       11,407,294   

Consumer Non-Durables

    3.6       9,886,652   

Consumer Durables

    3.4       9,476,535   

Energy

    2.5       6,826,037   

Transportation

    1.6       4,465,611   

Utilities

    0.7       1,806,644   

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL

    3.7       10,148,370   

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS

    (1.3 )     (3,604,365
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0   $ 275,907,373   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

BOSTON PARTNERS

LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND

 

Security Type/Sector Classification   % of Net
Assets
    Value  

COMMON STOCK

   

Finance

    21.4   $ 161,189,441   

Technology

    15.2        114,264,958   

Consumer Services

    14.5        108,649,989   

Health Care

    11.5        86,646,619   

Capital Goods

    10.9        82,188,994   

Basic Industries

    9.8        73,955,983   

Energy

    6.8        51,234,444   

Communications

    6.5        48,907,030   

Consumer Non-Durables

    4.1        30,467,044   

Consumer Durables

    2.5        18,721,502   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    1.4        10,186,905   

Transportation

    0.2        1,313,202   

OPTIONS PURCHASED

    0.2        1,920,900   

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL

    4.0        29,918,254   

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT

   

Basic Industries

    (0.4     (2,650,240

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    (0.4     (2,714,610

Energy

    (0.5     (3,895,180

Utilities

    (0.7     (5,311,703

Transportation

    (2.3     (17,560,274

Finance

    (2.4     (17,844,207

Consumer Non-Durables

    (3.2     (24,137,071

Consumer Durables

    (4.7     (35,258,971

Communications

    (6.0     (45,063,242

Capital Goods

    (6.2     (46,655,693

Consumer Services

    (12.6     (95,020,409

Technology

    (23.0     (172,582,137

Health Care

    (24.2     (182,007,045

WRITTEN OPTIONS

    (0.1     (1,008,930

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

    77.7        583,915,175   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0   $ 751,770,728   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

BOSTON PARTNERS

LONG/SHORT RESEARCH FUND

 

Security Type/Sector Classification   % of Net
Assets
    Value  

COMMON STOCK

   

Finance

    18.9   $ 1,190,372,751   

Technology

    16.8       1,053,356,417   

Consumer Services

    11.1       700,440,685   

Capital Goods

    10.6       665,667,491   

Health Care

    10.2       644,095,831   

Energy

    9.0       562,736,665   

Basic Industries

    6.2       389,299,560   

Communications

    3.9       243,175,950   

Consumer Non-Durables

    3.5       220,675,217   

Consumer Durables

    2.5       160,099,311   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    0.7       42,224,269   

Transportation

    0.4       22,028,808   

Utilities

    0.2       11,584,298   

WARRANTS

    0.0        602,152   

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT

   

Utilities

    (0.3     (21,317,962

Consumer Durables

    (1.1     (68,154,591

Transportation

    (1.7     (107,216,914

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    (2.0     (126,754,660

Capital Goods

    (3.0     (187,931,542

Health Care

    (3.1     (193,900,084

Basic Industries

    (3.3     (204,293,090

Energy

    (3.6     (224,056,494

Communications

    (3.6     (224,147,405

Consumer Non-Durables

    (4.1     (258,202,980

Finance

    (4.8     (303,122,832

Technology

    (5.9     (373,825,127

Consumer Services

    (7.5     (473,577,091

WRITTEN OPTIONS

    (0.2     (11,916,356

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

    50.2        3,155,693,354   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0   $ 6,283,635,631   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

BOSTON PARTNERS

ALL-CAP VALUE FUND

 

Security Type/Sector Classification   % of Net
Assets
    Value  

COMMON STOCK

   

Finance

    25.1   $ 252,583,815   

Technology

    21.8       220,057,835   

Health Care

    17.5       175,871,039   

Consumer Services

    8.3       83,551,779   

Capital Goods

    7.9       79,576,127   

Energy

    7.5       75,312,564   

Consumer Non-Durables

    4.9       49,713,962   

Consumer Durables

    2.4       24,598,124   

Communications

    2.4       23,977,187   

Basic Industries

    1.3       13,078,769   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    0.0         

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL

    0.0        154,906   

RIGHTS

    0.0          

WRITTEN OPTIONS

    (0.1     (837,000

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

    1.0        10,025,315   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0   $ 1,007,664,422   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015

 

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS SUMMARY TABLES (unaudited) (concluded)

 

 

WPG PARTNERS

SMALL/MICRO CAP VALUE FUND

 

Security Type/Sector Classification   % of Net
Assets
    Value  

COMMON STOCK

   

Finance

    25.2   $ 10,738,702   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    12.1        5,153,287   

Capital Goods

    10.8        4,597,248   

Technology

    9.5        4,054,473   

Consumer Services

    7.7        3,288,081   

Transportation

    6.0        2,542,924   

Health Care

    4.8        2,053,959   

Utilities

    4.4        1,875,865   

Energy

    4.0        1,711,600   

Consumer Non-Durables

    2.9        1,220,805   

Consumer Durables

    2.3        984,537   

Basic Industries

    1.9        813,425   

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL

    8.9        3,789,509   

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS

    (0.5     (212,029
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0   $ 42,612,386   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

BOSTON PARTNERS

GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

 

Security Type/Sector Classification   % of Net
Assets
    Value  

COMMON STOCK

   

Finance

    20.5   $ 16,482,171   

Information Technology

    13.8       11,081,733   

Consumer Discretionary

    13.2       10,568,920   

Industrial

    12.6       10,138,268   

Health Care

    12.2       9,787,391   

Materials

    10.8       8,638,052   

Energy

    6.1       4,909,890   

Consumer Staples

    5.4       4,300,536   

Telecommunications Services

    2.7       2,144,925   

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

    2.7       2,156,293   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0   $ 80,208,179   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

BOSTON PARTNERS

GLOBAL LONG/SHORT FUND

 

Security Type/Sector Classification   % of Net
Assets
    Value  

COMMON STOCK

   

Financials

    19.8   $ 32,055,374   

Health Care

    12.1       19,556,778   

Information Technology

    11.8       19,105,118   

Industrials

    9.6       15,553,461   

Consumer Discretionary

    8.2       13,258,857   

Energy

    6.4       10,272,051   

Consumer Services

    5.6       8,974,742   

Basic Industries

    5.2       8,435,991   

Materials

    4.6       7,475,730   

Capital Goods

    3.7       5,970,365   

Telecommunication Services

    3.5       5,605,435   

Consumer Durables

    2.1       3,374,243   

Communications

    1.4       2,326,294   

Consumer Staples

    1.4       2,201,702   

WARRANTS

    0.0       2,902   

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT

   

Telecommunication Services

    (0.4     (704,657

Health Care

    (2.8     (4,532,586

Energy

    (4.4     (7,115,497

Consumer Staples

    (4.5     (7,187,022

Information Technology

    (5.6     (9,098,598

Materials

    (5.8     (9,312,552

Financials

    (6.3     (10,117,048

Industrials

    (8.4     (13,629,524

Consumer Discretionary

    (9.6     (15,502,791

WRITTEN OPTIONS

    0.0       (36,735

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

    52.4       84,662,044   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0   $ 161,594,077   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

BOSTON PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE FUND II

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCK—97.6%

  

Basic Industries—4.1%

  

Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. *

    217,070      $ 1,799,510   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co. *

    409,425        6,178,223   

PolyOne Corp.

    19,759        785,223   

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

    39,700        1,858,754   

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    12,350        785,584   
   

 

 

 
      11,407,294   
   

 

 

 

Capital Goods—14.5%

  

Actuant Corp., Class A

    26,705        679,375   

Aegion Corp. *

    73,455        1,328,801   

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.

    22,200        416,250   

Brady Corp., Class A

    60,608        1,633,992   

Cabot Corp.

    34,420        1,553,030   

Cubic Corp.

    31,550        1,649,119   

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    24,050        1,745,549   

Drew Industries, Inc. *

    62,035        3,659,445   

Globe Specialty Metals, Inc.

    105,935        1,763,818   

Granite Construction, Inc.

    41,655        1,379,614   

Hillenbrand, Inc.

    42,025        1,332,192   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    14,095        1,992,046   

LSB Industries, Inc. *

    37,225        1,398,915   

MRC Global, Inc. *

    78,570        1,011,196   

Mueller Industries, Inc.

    26,550        924,206   

Orion Marine Group, Inc. *

    160,520        1,637,304   

Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. *

    33,395        800,478   

Stock Building Supply Holdings, Inc. *

    103,520        1,607,666   

Terex Corp.

    116,760        3,200,392   

WESCO International, Inc. *

    49,295        3,422,552   

World Fuel Services Corp.

    124,547        6,818,948   
   

 

 

 
      39,954,888   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Durables—3.4%

  

Tempur Sealy International, Inc. *

    48,850        2,809,364   

Thor Industries, Inc.

    57,315        3,534,043   

Tower International, Inc. *

    80,095        2,168,172   

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

    41,575        964,956   
   

 

 

 
      9,476,535   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Durables—3.6%

  

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. (a)

    34,060        1,199,253   

Matthews International Corp., Class A

    14,565        704,509   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A (a)

    38,110        2,064,800   

Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A *

    14,665        999,273   

Steven Madden Ltd. *

    50,537        1,845,106   

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. *

    67,725        1,794,035   

Universal Corp. (a)

    26,710        1,279,676   
   

 

 

 
      9,886,652   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Services—19.8%

  

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.,
Class A

    107,535        2,660,416   

ABM Industries, Inc.

    70,810        2,201,483   

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (a)

    190,210        2,847,444   

Ascena Retail Group, Inc. *

    80,000        1,072,000   
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Consumer Services—(continued)

  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    63,765      $ 1,897,646   

Brink’s Co., (The)

    54,675        1,538,554   

CBIZ, Inc. *

    73,340        648,326   

Civeo Corp.,

    261,910        1,031,925   

Ennis, Inc.

    29,240        407,898   

Finish Line, Inc., (The), Class A

    151,445        3,707,374   

FTD Cos, Inc. *

    57,455        1,999,434   

FTI Consulting, Inc. *

    45,920        1,693,070   

G&K Services, Inc., Class A

    24,687        1,777,217   

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

    24,540        1,996,084   

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

    53,175        1,273,009   

ICF International, Inc. *

    38,100        1,596,390   

International Speedway Corp., Class A

    54,823        1,701,158   

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

    82,375        3,004,216   

Knoll, Inc.

    64,263        1,364,303   

Korn/Ferry International *

    25,215        771,579   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. *

    32,795        839,224   

MAXIMUS, Inc.

    32,110        1,901,875   

Men’s Wearhouse, Inc., (The)

    74,545        3,741,414   

Navigant Consulting, Inc. *

    165,865        2,320,451   

Papa Murphy’s Holdings Inc. * (a)

    164,751        2,201,073   

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

    42,515        1,173,414   

RPX Corp. *

    142,795        2,081,951   

Starz, Class A

    41,855        1,391,260   

Steiner Leisure Ltd. *

    10,820        499,018   

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    69,940        1,778,574   

Viad Corp.

    20,035        532,130   

XO Group, Inc. *

    58,410        906,523   
   

 

 

 
      54,556,433   
   

 

 

 

Energy—2.5%

   

Contango Oil & Gas Co. *

    14,810        348,479   

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. *

    59,750        1,166,918   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. *

    115,785        1,787,720   

Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A *

    133,745        1,991,463   

Western Refining, Inc.

    32,515        1,531,457   
   

 

 

 
      6,826,037   
   

 

 

 

Finance—19.7%

   

Ameris Bancorp

    32,298        845,239   

AMERISAFE, Inc.

    25,285        1,050,339   

Apollo Investment Corp. (a)

    90,635        706,047   

BBCN Bancorp, Inc.

    182,780        2,513,225   

Centerstate Banks, Inc.

    74,845        877,932   

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

    38,695        1,090,425   

Essent Group Ltd. *

    41,860        971,989   

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C

    79,060        2,525,176   

Fifth Street Finance Corp.

    126,490        895,549   

First American Financial Corp.

    132,485        4,640,950   

First Citizens Bancshares, Inc., Class A

    4,585        1,156,566   

First NBC Bank Holding Co. *

    45,650        1,493,668   

FirstMerit Corp.

    86,741        1,574,349   
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE FUND II (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Finance—(continued)

   

Flushing Financial Corp.

    36,710      $ 718,782   

Gladstone Capital Corp. (a)

    21,450        185,543   

Global Indemnity PLC *

    19,508        527,691   

Heritage Financial Corp.

    47,225        761,267   

Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.

    15,300        1,186,515   

James Rivers Group Holdings, LTD. *

    56,869        1,249,412   

Maiden Holdings Ltd.

    219,755        3,144,694   

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. * (a)

    68,710        1,831,122   

Navigators Group, Inc., (The) *

    12,190        910,715   

Nelnet, Inc., Class A

    53,821        2,509,135   

OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd.

    84,600        1,269,000   

Park Sterling Corp.

    59,895        407,286   

PHH Corp. *

    100,660        2,444,025   

Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. (a)

    33,085        2,526,040   

Radian Group, Inc.

    93,585        1,479,579   

RCS Capital Corp., Class A (a)

    125,880        1,435,032   

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

    13,815        808,178   

Stancorp Financial Group, Inc.

    19,115        1,264,648   

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    89,900        3,382,937   

SVB Financial Group *

    6,070        746,003   

Symetra Financial Corp.

    106,185        2,397,657   

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. *

    127,625        2,045,829   

Washington Federal, Inc.

    39,210        828,115   
   

 

 

 
      54,400,659   
   

 

 

 

Health Care—10.1%

   

Amsurg Corp. *

    28,925        1,738,392   

Chemed Corp. (a)

    22,680        2,641,766   

Hanger, Inc. *

    61,060        1,580,843   

ICON PLC *

    31,170        2,151,042   

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. *

    40,540        2,432,805   

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.

    113,497        2,408,406   

LHC Group, Inc. *

    23,635        798,863   

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. *

    20,625        1,484,175   

Omnicell, Inc. *

    35,080        1,229,554   

Owens & Minor, Inc.

    36,427        1,298,987   

PAREXEL International Corp. *

    30,540        1,968,608   

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

    122,305        1,658,456   

Symmetry Surgical, Inc.

    181,996        1,346,772   

Thoratec Corp. *

    49,980        2,035,186   

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

    73,451        3,113,588   
   

 

 

 
      27,887,443   
   

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts—8.7%

  

Altisource Residential Corp., Class B

    35,430        731,630   

American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp.

    40,145        740,675   

American Residential Properties, Inc. *

    98,810        1,713,365   

Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp.

    168,417        880,821   

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.

    148,530        1,782,360   
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Real Estate Investment Trusts—(continued)

  

Chatham Lodging Trust

    80,285      $ 2,329,871   

Colony Financial, Inc.

    30,550        770,166   

CYS Investments, Inc.

    299,435        2,721,864   

Gladstone Commercial Corp.

    24,720        449,162   

Hatteras Financial Corp.

    126,765        2,326,138   

MFA Financial, Inc.

    394,250        3,138,230   

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp., Class A

    96,635        1,089,076   

QTS Realty Trust, Inc.

    22,210        795,340   

Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp.

    57,182        924,061   

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

    360,375        3,762,315   
   

 

 

 
      24,155,074   
   

 

 

 

Technology—8.9%

   

Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B

    79,139        1,510,763   

Belden, Inc.

    55,260        4,905,983   

Brooks Automation, Inc.

    61,755        741,060   

Coherent, Inc. *

    20,670        1,327,841   

Convergys Corp.,

    29,780        665,583   

EnerSys, Inc.

    65,270        4,262,131   

Insight Enterprises, Inc. *

    26,775        704,182   

Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. *

    58,260        332,665   

NETGEAR, Inc. *

    39,585        1,276,220   

PC Connection, Inc.

    17,600        450,912   

Qorvo Inc. *

    1        42   

Sykes Enterprises, Inc. *

    112,530        2,616,323   

SYNNEX Corp.

    56,885        4,337,481   

TeleTech Holdings, Inc. *

    27,855        676,877   

Teradyne, Inc.

    37,890        732,035   
   

 

 

 
      24,540,098   
   

 

 

 

Transportation—1.6%

   

Diana Shipping, Inc. *

    54,030        374,428   

Landstar System, Inc.

    11,770        826,489   

Quality Distribution, Inc. *

    59,560        654,564   

Virgin America, Inc. *

    74,490        2,610,130   
   

 

 

 
      4,465,611   
   

 

 

 

Utilities—0.7%

   

PNM Resources, Inc.

    63,280        1,806,644   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $203,239,712)

      269,363,368   
   

 

 

 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL—3.7%

  

BlackRock Liquidity TempFund, Institutional Shares

    10,148,370        10,148,370   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL
(Cost $10,148,370)

      10,148,370   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—101.3%
(Cost $213,388,082)

      279,511,738   
   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(1.3)%

      (3,604,365
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $ 275,907,373   
   

 

 

 

 

PLC     Public Limited Company
*     Non-income producing.
(a)     All or a portion of the security is on loan (see Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements).
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015        9   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

BOSTON PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE FUND II (concluded)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of February 28, 2015 is as follows (see Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements):

 

     Total
Value as of
February 28, 2015
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Common Stock *

   $ 269,363,368       $ 269,363,368       $       $   

Securities Lending Collateral

     10,148,370         10,148,370                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 279,511,738       $ 279,511,738       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* See Portfolio of Investments detail for industry and security type breakout.

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

10      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

LONG POSITIONS—109.0%

  

COMMON STOCK—104.8%

  

Basic Industries—9.8%

  

AEP Industries, Inc. * †

    152,724      $ 7,736,998   

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    57,969        1,863,703   

American Vanguard Corp. †

    460,719        5,192,303   

Avery Dennison Corp. †

    185,455        9,931,115   

Cameco Corp.

    106,730        1,648,978   

Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. * †

    370,358        3,070,268   

Constellium NV, Class A *

    103,665        1,960,305   

Crown Holdings, Inc. * †

    106,664        5,653,192   

Eldorado Gold Corp.

    393,714        2,283,541   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. †

    186,669        4,037,650   

Goldcorp, Inc.

    74,304        1,633,202   

Greif, Inc., Class B †

    43,250        2,056,105   

Koppers Holdings, Inc. †

    167,246        2,696,005   

Monsanto Co. †

    38,280        4,610,060   

Owens-Illinois, Inc. * †

    255,468        6,683,043   

Pan American Silver Corp. †

    177,195        1,714,362   

POSCO — ADR

    45,698        2,771,127   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. †

    90,266        5,146,065   

Royal Gold Inc. †

    17,425        1,256,342   

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. *

    88,931        2,011,619   
   

 

 

 
      73,955,983   
   

 

 

 

Capital Goods—10.9%

  

Actuant Corp., Class A

    127,251        3,237,265   

AECOM Technology Corp. * †

    194,569        5,848,744   

Alamo Group, Inc. †

    150,348        7,539,952   

Babcock & Wilcox Co., (The) †

    148,072        4,596,155   

Cemex SAB de CV ADR * †

    344,208        3,493,711   

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV (a)

    76,096        3,512,591   

Commercial Metals Co. †

    195,522        2,942,606   

Crane Co.

    49,839        3,330,740   

Fluor Corp. †

    66,198        3,839,484   

Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc. †

    375,105        5,266,474   

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. *

    377,944        2,305,458   

Joy Global, Inc. †

    66,624        2,952,776   

LSB Industries, Inc. †

    144,315        5,423,358   

Orion Marine Group, Inc. * †

    311,176        3,173,995   

Preformed Line Products Co.

    31,756        1,459,188   

Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. * †

    281,016        6,735,954   

Safran SA — ADR * †

    201,474        3,523,780   

Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc †

    316,250        4,746,912   

WESCO International, Inc. * †

    60,079        4,171,285   

World Fuel Services Corp. †

    74,677        4,088,566   
   

 

 

 
      82,188,994   
   

 

 

 

Communications—6.5%

  

Blucora, Inc. * †

    499,368        7,400,634   

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. ADR (a)

    185,640        3,139,172   

Comcast Corp., Class A †

    121,112        7,191,631   

Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. * †

    226,091        5,878,366   

IAC/InterActiveCorp.

    53,123        3,581,553   
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Communications—(continued)

  

Iridium Communications, Inc. * (a)

    1,257,970      $ 12,051,353   

Monster Worldwide, Inc. *

    309,344        2,078,792   

NTELOS Holdings Corp.

    590,205        2,667,727   

TubeMogul Inc.

    78,629        1,086,653   

Verisign, Inc * (a)

    59,843        3,831,149   
   

 

 

 
      48,907,030   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Durables—2.5%

  

Cooper-Standard Holding, Inc. * †

    63,698        3,453,069   

Dorel Industries, Inc., Class B (a)

    120,039        3,903,080   

Helen of Troy Ltd. * †

    65,106        4,988,422   

Tenneco, Inc. * †

    109,494        6,376,931   
   

 

 

 
      18,721,502   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Durables—4.1%

  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    50,209        2,404,007   

Energizer Holdings, Inc. †

    30,840        4,127,317   

Freshpet, Inc *

    29,982        552,568   

Leucadia National Corp. †

    255,898        6,072,460   

New Remy Holdco Corp.

    78,006        1,784,002   

Unilever NV †

    115,239        5,009,439   

Universal Corp. †

    219,521        10,517,251   
   

 

 

 
      30,467,044   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Services—14.5%

  

Barnes & Noble, Inc. * †

    432,427        10,767,432   

Cenveo, Inc. *

    501,234        1,047,579   

CVS Health Corp. †

    79,916        8,300,875   

Eldorado Resorts, Inc. *

    329,820        1,517,171   

Ennis, Inc. †

    293,328        4,091,926   

FTD Cos, Inc. * †

    82,904        2,885,059   

Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. *

    255,955        1,819,840   

GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A †

    74,775        3,595,930   

International Speedway Corp., Class A †

    404,327        12,546,267   

ITE Group PLC

    635,388        1,674,965   

Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A * †

    131,176        3,873,627   

Liberty Ventures, Series A * †

    18,649        749,329   

Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. — ADR

    64,323        1,545,038   

New Oriental Education & Technology Group. — Sponsored ADR *

    154,967        2,969,168   

Outerwall, Inc. * † (a)

    56,869        3,669,188   

Overstock.com, Inc. * (a)

    79,561        1,807,626   

Points International Ltd. *

    114,029        1,110,642   

Realogy Holdings Corp. * †

    90,484        4,162,264   

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A

    39,239        2,836,980   

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. †

    130,247        2,440,829   

Speedway Motorsports, Inc.

    117,945        2,797,655   

Steiner Leisure Ltd. * †

    67,289        3,103,369   

Systemax, Inc. * †

    423,655        5,096,570   

Tetra Tech, Inc. †

    166,929        4,245,004   

Tropicana Entertainment, Inc. *

    96,830        1,612,219   

United Stationers, Inc.

    99,280        4,009,919   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. * †

    63,682        5,290,701   
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Consumer Services—(continued)

  

Walt Disney Co., (The) †

    49,359      $ 5,137,285   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp. †

    43,130        3,945,532   
   

 

 

 
      108,649,989   
   

 

 

 

Energy—6.8%

  

Apache Corp.

    37,611        2,476,308   

BP PLC — Sponsored ADR

    1        26   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. †

    125,751        3,665,642   

Dawson Geophysical Co. *

    536,061        2,808,959   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    128,093        11,341,354   

Gazprom OAO — Sponsored ADR

    786,929        3,938,580   

Grand Tierra Energy, Inc. *

    677,605        1,714,341   

Gulfmark Offshore, Inc., Class A †

    64,469        1,059,870   

Halliburton Co. †

    75,252        3,231,321   

Legacy Oil + Gas, Inc. *

    646,724        1,047,693   

Lukoil OAO — Sponsored ADR

    44,769        2,172,192   

Pacific Drilling SA * (a)

    224,236        816,219   

Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A *

    149,648        2,228,259   

Phillips 66

    62,751        4,923,443   

Suncor Energy, Inc.

    134,321        4,043,062   

TransGlobe Energy Corp.

    533,373        1,557,449   

Valero Energy Corp.

    68,240        4,209,726   
   

 

 

 
      51,234,444   
   

 

 

 

Finance—21.4%

  

ACE Ltd. †

    62,989        7,181,376   

AerCap Holdings NV * †

    124,021        5,518,934   

American International Group, Inc. †

    227,709        12,599,139   

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. †

    123,917        5,681,594   

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. †

    102,228        5,298,477   

Bank of America Corp. †

    543,230        8,588,466   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B * †

    85,736        12,638,344   

BitGold, Inc.

    525,109        373,848   

Century Bancorp, Inc., Class A †

    36,535        1,415,366   

CIT Group, Inc.

    76,497        3,537,986   

Citigroup, Inc. †

    179,287        9,398,225   

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. †

    91,301        5,804,005   

ePlus, Inc. * †

    74,187        6,170,133   

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. †

    4,453        2,335,705   

Flushing Financial Corp. †

    96,517        1,889,803   

FNFV Group *

    303,555        4,519,934   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. †

    174,485        10,692,441   

Loews Corp. †

    142,959        5,862,749   

Maiden Holdings Ltd. †

    755,806        10,815,584   

National Western Life Insurance Co., Class A †

    9,494        2,386,602   

New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares, Inc.

    29,229        452,173   

PartnerRE Ltd. †

    50,077        5,733,816   

PHH Corp.

    94,783        2,301,331   

Renaissance Holdings Ltd. †

    53,669        5,502,683   

Sprott, Inc.

    5,419,040        10,793,864   

Steel Excel, Inc. * †

    127,172        3,052,128   
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Finance—(continued)

  

Validus Holdings Ltd. †

    157,215      $ 6,546,433   

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. †

    6,143        4,098,302   
   

 

 

 
      161,189,441   
   

 

 

 

Health Care—11.5%

  

Alphatec Holdings, Inc. *

    1,277,448        1,852,300   

Amgen, Inc. †

    40,470        6,382,928   

Amsurg Corp. *

    55,056        3,308,866   

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. * †

    40,238        3,085,047   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. * †

    104,586        7,802,116   

Express Scripts Holding Co. * †

    86,621        7,344,595   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA — ADR †

    196,496        8,009,177   

Hanger, Inc. * †

    132,896        3,440,677   

Hologic, Inc. * †

    196,244        6,354,381   

Humana, Inc.

    31,756        5,220,051   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings * †

    42,387        5,214,873   

LHC Group, Inc. *

    76,434        2,583,469   

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.

    23,861        1,717,038   

Lion Biotechnologies Inc *

    179,360        1,610,653   

Omnicare, Inc.

    31,751        2,436,572   

Sanofi — ADR †

    87,941        4,296,797   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. — Sponsored ADR †

    169,158        9,645,389   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. †

    55,810        6,341,690   
   

 

 

 
      86,646,619   
   

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts—1.4%

  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. †

    241,815        2,568,075   

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A

    74,378        2,150,268   

Hatteras Financial Corp. †

    144,742        2,656,016   

Two Harbors Investment Corp. †

    269,401        2,812,546   
   

 

 

 
      10,186,905   
   

 

 

 

Technology—15.2%

  

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd. *

    399,060        3,539,662   

Arrow Electronics, Inc. * †

    42,367        2,625,059   

Avnet, Inc. †

    50,167        2,298,150   

Box, Inc., Class A *

    150,303        2,804,654   

Celestica, Inc. *

    614,381        7,237,408   

CIBER, Inc.

    294,176        1,153,170   

Clicksoftware Technologies Ltd. * †

    1,639,383        13,623,273   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A *

    56,342        3,520,530   

Computer Task Group, Inc.

    186,904        1,426,078   

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. †

    131,650        4,705,171   

CSG Systems International, Inc. †

    338,411        10,121,873   

Datawatch Corp. (a)

    95,731        636,611   

EMC Corp. †

    166,804        4,827,308   
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

12      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Technology—(continued)

  

Flextronics International Ltd. *

    244,679      $ 2,980,190   

Guidance Software, Inc *

    306,118        1,796,913   

Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A * †

    73,838        1,824,537   

Jabil Circuit, Inc. †

    203,365        4,467,929   

Oracle Corp. †

    93,891        4,114,304   

Pegasystems, Inc. †

    230,877        4,569,056   

PTC, Inc. *

    58,497        2,027,214   

QAD, Inc., Class A *

    204,775        4,402,662   

Quality Systems, Inc.

    115,637        2,009,771   

Rovi Corp. * †

    99,388        2,472,773   

Sykes Enterprises, Inc. * †

    183,302        4,261,771   

Tech Data Corp. * †

    41,172        2,449,734   

TeleNav, Inc. *

    471,291        4,015,399   

Teradata Corp. * †

    86,767        3,862,867   

Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. * (a)

    130,962        4,143,638   

Vocera Communications, Inc. *

    316,182        3,281,969   

Western Union Co., (The) †

    157,033        3,065,284   
   

 

 

 
      114,264,958   
   

 

 

 

Transportation—0.2%

  

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

    352,065        1,313,202   
   

 

 

 
      1,313,202   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $665,139,994)

      787,726,111   
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Contracts
       

OPTIONS PURCHASED ††—0.2%

  

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Put Options Expires 01/20/17
Strike Price $10.00

    1,935        686,925   

Outerwall, Inc. Call Options
Expires 01/15/16
Strike Price $60.00

    657        712,845   

Outerwall, Inc. Call Options
Expires 01/15/16
Strike Price $65.00

    599        521,130   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL OPTIONS PURCHASED (Cost $1,702,343)

      1,920,900   
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Shares
       

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL—4.0%

  

BlackRock Liquidity TempFund, Institutional Shares

    29,918,254        29,918,254   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL
(Cost $29,918,254)

      29,918,254   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—108.4%
(Cost $696,760,591)

      819,565,265   
   

 

 

 

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(86.6%)

  

COMMON STOCK—(86.6%)

   

Basic Industries—(0.4%)

   

Century Aluminum Co. *

    (127,106     (2,411,201

Ethanex Energy, Inc.

    (648     0   
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Basic Industries—(continued)

   

Kennady Diamonds, Inc. *

    (45,900   $ (142,829

Tanzanian Royalty Exploration
Corp. *

    (171,865     (96,210
   

 

 

 
      (2,650,240
   

 

 

 

Capital Goods—(6.2%)

   

Applied Energetics, Inc. *

    (238,070     (2,381

Builders FirstSource, Inc. *

    (301,640     (1,818,889

DXP Enterprises, Inc. *

    (32,878     (1,505,812

DynaMotive Energy Systems Corp.

    (72,185     (7

Installed Building Products, Inc. *

    (134,501     (2,345,697

Interface, Inc.

    (207,225     (4,183,873

Kimball International, Inc.

    (23,567     (225,065

KLX, Inc. *

    (93,416     (3,731,035

Lindsay Corp.

    (50,108     (4,388,459

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    (27,164     (3,866,252

NN, Inc.

    (118,827     (3,292,696

Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. *

    (308,553     (4,174,722

Taser International, Inc. *

    (111,025     (2,606,867

Trex Co., Inc. *

    (212,318     (10,690,211

Vulcan Materials Co.

    (46,069     (3,823,727
   

 

 

 
      (46,655,693
   

 

 

 

Communications—(6.0%)

   

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., Class A *

    (516,778     (6,449,389

CTC Communications Group, Inc.

    (98,900     0   

Descartes Systems Group, Inc., (The) *

    (175,564     (2,651,016

eGain Communications Corp. *

    (142,473     (495,806

Equinix, Inc.

    (27,657     (6,200,008

Grubhub, Inc. *

    (150,236     (6,311,414

Interliant, Inc. *

    (600     0   

LivePerson, Inc. *

    (159,895     (1,844,389

Meetme, Inc. *

    (274,187     (531,923

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. *

    (136,753     (6,792,521

RigNet, Inc. *

    (62,103     (1,963,697

Shutterstock, Inc. *

    (51,736     (2,925,671

TubeMogul Inc.

    (182,295     (2,519,317

Twitter, Inc. *

    (54,104     (2,601,320

WebMD Health Corp. *

    (60,216     (2,652,515

Yelp, Inc. *

    (23,422     (1,124,256
   

 

 

 
      (45,063,242
   

 

 

 

Consumer Durables—(4.7%)

   

American Axle & Manaufacturing Holdings, Inc. *

    (92,999     (2,317,535

Cavco Industries, Inc. *

    (38,736     (2,775,822

GoPro, Inc., Class A *

    (119,582     (5,020,052

Mobileye NV *

    (255,647     (9,070,356

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. * †

    (104,203     (2,735,329

Qsound Labs, Inc. *

    (4,440     (4

Select Comfort Corp. *

    (107,396     (3,447,412

Tesla Motors, Inc. *

    (36,483     (7,418,453

Universal Electronics Inc. *

    (43,780     (2,474,008
   

 

 

 
      (35,258,971
   

 

 

 
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015        13   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Consumer Non-Durables—(3.2%)

  

Amish Naturals, Inc.

    (25,959   $ 0   

Deckers Outdoor Corp. *

    (21,410     (1,589,478

Farmer Bros Co. *

    (21,719     (526,251

Freshpet, Inc. *

    (447,314     (8,243,997

IGI Laboratories, Inc. *

    (323,367     (3,725,188

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

    (22,267     (2,840,824

Monster Beverage Corp. *

    (33,742     (4,761,671

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

    (85,340     (2,340,876

Senomyx, Inc. *

    (20,448     (108,783

Valence Technology, Inc.

    (27,585     (3
   

 

 

 
      (24,137,071
   

 

 

 

Consumer Services—(12.6%)

   

Amaya Inc *

    (81,769     (2,354,105

Arctic Cat, Inc.

    (94,621     (3,449,882

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. *

    (81,416     (4,251,543

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. *

    (22,109     (4,225,472

Container Store Group, Inc. (The) *

    (314,210     (5,787,748

Corporate Resource Services, Inc. *

    (218,896     (34,607

Fresh Market, Inc., (The) *

    (76,218     (2,900,857

Habit Restaurants Inc., (The) *

    (49,011     (1,609,521

inContact, Inc. *

    (229,260     (2,684,635

Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc. *

    (90,977     (4,718,067

Mattress Firm Holding Corp. *

    (28,300     (1,723,753

Netflix, Inc. *

    (34,631     (16,446,608

Nutrisystem, Inc.

    (83,413     (1,435,538

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. *

    (48,344     (4,035,274

Shake Shack, Inc., Class A *

    (53,162     (2,293,940

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. *

    (54,262     (1,997,384

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

    (38,349     (1,992,614

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    (107,213     (4,035,497

Tile Shop Holdings, Inc. *

    (476,113     (5,256,288

Tuesday Morning Corp. *

    (336,333     (6,383,600

Viggle, Inc. *

    (61     (103

VistaPrint NV

    (55,652     (4,646,942

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

    (49,874     (4,012,363

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A

    (120,305     (1,977,814

Zillow Group, Inc., Class A *

    (58,965     (6,766,254
   

 

 

 
      (95,020,409
   

 

 

 

Energy—(0.5%)

   

Beard Co. *

    (9,710     (15

Neste Oil OYJ

    (149,322     (3,895,165
   

 

 

 
      (3,895,180
   

 

 

 

Finance—(2.4%)

   

Bofi Holding, Inc. *

    (41,256     (3,647,030

Credit Acceptance Corp. *

    (42,950     (7,872,735

LendingClub Corp. *

    (208,153     (4,240,077

WisdomTree Investments, Inc.

    (111,523     (2,084,365
   

 

 

 
      (17,844,207
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Health Care—(24.2%)

   

ABIOMED, Inc. *

    (31,166   $ (1,894,581

Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *

    (57,148     (2,169,910

Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. *

    (313,000     (6,260,000

Accuray, Inc. *

    (306,780     (2,754,884

Air Methods Corp. *

    (49,780     (2,637,842

Albany Molecular Research, Inc. *

    (277,831     (4,506,419

Align Technology, Inc. *

    (84,135     (4,825,142

Ani Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *

    (36,350     (2,448,536

Aratana Therapeutics, Inc. *

    (133,958     (2,580,031

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *

    (351,983     (1,587,443

athenahealth, Inc. *

    (25,856     (3,285,522

Biotime, Inc. *

    (93,456     (392,515

BodyTel Scientific, Inc.

    (4,840     0   

CareView Communications, Inc. *

    (207,465     (107,882

Cerner Corp. *

    (47,837     (3,447,134

Concordia Healthcare Corp.

    (156,403     (7,840,482

DexCom, Inc. *

    (101,001     (6,134,801

Endologix, Inc. *

    (220,880     (3,483,278

Flamel Technologies — Sponsored ADR *

    (202,510     (3,169,281

Fluidigm Corp. *

    (50,158     (2,216,984

GenMark Diagnostics, Inc. *

    (150,977     (1,918,918

GW Pharmaceuticals PLC *

    (28,115     (2,275,066

HealthStream, Inc. *

    (208,514     (5,396,342

HeartWare International, Inc. *

    (49,524     (4,220,930

HMS Holdings Corp. *

    (164,996     (2,894,030

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc *

    (63,859     (451,802

Insulet Corp. *

    (125,805     (3,991,793

Insys Therapeutics, Inc. *

    (88,300     (5,303,298

Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    (11,069     (2,450,345

Intrexon Corp. *

    (132,037     (5,421,439

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. *

    (6,932     (3,466,000

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. *

    (226,341     (2,752,307

Kite Pharma, Inc. *

    (22,711     (1,486,208

Lannett Co, Inc. *

    (66,160     (4,128,384

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *

    (38,891     (2,141,727

Mannkind Corp. *

    (274,529     (1,789,929

MiMedx Group, Inc. *

    (516,925     (5,350,174

Mindray Medical International Ltd. — ADR

    (71,299     (2,014,910

Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. *

    (72,629     (1,726,391

NanoString Technologies Inc *

    (84,331     (886,319

Neuralstem, Inc. *

    (466,549     (1,754,224

Nevro Corp. *

    (138,720     (5,802,658

Novadaq Technologies, Inc. *

    (180,158     (2,981,615

Novavax, Inc. *

    (471,820     (4,317,153

Opko Health, Inc. *

    (155,129     (2,258,678

OraSure Technologies, Inc. *

    (172,061     (1,231,957

Organovo Holdings, Inc. *

    (450,481     (2,666,848

Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. *

    (183,043     (3,161,153

OvaScience, Inc. *

    (111,338     (5,066,992

PDL BioPharma, Inc.

    (340,068     (2,373,675

Pharmacyclics, Inc. *

    (25,829     (5,577,256

Puma Biotechnology, Inc. *

    (12,091     (2,575,504

Relypsa, Inc. *

    (16,506     (640,433

Rockwell Medical, Inc. *

    (134,542     (1,345,420

Seattle Genetics, Inc. *

    (93,272     (3,381,110

Spectranetics Corp. *

    (122,321     (4,135,673

Synageva Biopharma Corp. *

    (31,136     (3,074,057
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

14      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Health Care—(continued)

   

Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corp. *

    (48,901   $ (888,531

TherapeuticsMD, Inc. *

    (390,346     (1,979,054

Unilife Corp. *

    (191,696     (757,199

Utah Medical Products, Inc.

    (11,917     (707,870

Wright Medical Group, Inc. *

    (142,956     (3,521,006
   

 

 

 
      (182,007,045
   

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts—(0.4%)

  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    (40,895     (2,714,610
   

 

 

 
      (2,714,610
   

 

 

 

Technology—(23.0%)

  

3D Systems Corp. *

    (100,844     (3,072,717

ANTs Software, Inc.

    (10,334     (1

Arista Networks, Inc. *

    (22,021     (1,524,073

Box, Inc., Class A *

    (593,154     (11,068,254

Capstone Turbine Corp. *

    (735,133     (520,180

Cavium, Inc. *

    (116,461     (7,976,414

Ciena Corp. *

    (182,367     (3,815,118

Cirrus Logic, Inc. *

    (199,024     (5,992,613

Consygen, Inc.

    (200     0   

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. *

    (51,869     (1,657,993

CyberArk Software Ltd. *

    (58,399     (3,461,309

Demandware, Inc. *

    (51,478     (3,252,895

Ellie Mae, Inc. *

    (103,821     (5,486,940

Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. *

    (112,011     (2,085,645

Ener1, Inc.

    (102,820     (10

Enphase Energy, Inc. *

    (115,069     (1,585,651

Finisar Corp. *

    (175,683     (3,691,100

FireEye, Inc. *

    (91,288     (4,041,320

First Solar, Inc. *

    (34,731     (2,075,004

GT Advanced Technologies, Inc. *

    (198,179     (58,760

Guidewire Software, Inc. *

    (151,179     (8,414,623

Himax Technologies, Inc. — ADR

    (301,722     (2,172,398

HubSpot, Inc. *

    (95,336     (3,917,356

Imageware Systems, Inc. *

    (388,259     (737,692

Infinera Corp. *

    (279,139     (4,759,320

KLA-Tencor Corp.

    (31,464     (2,043,744

Lam Research Corp. *

    (24,895     (2,052,842

Lexmark International, Inc., Class A (a)

    (69,515     (2,965,510

Micron Technology, Inc. *

    (51,631     (1,583,523

Mobileiron, Inc. *

    (456,306     (4,074,813

Neonode, Inc. *

    (224,412     (688,945

Nestor, Inc. *

    (15,200     (2

NetSuite, Inc. *

    (49,596     (4,782,046

Nimble Storage, Inc. *

    (89,341     (2,256,754

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. *

    (15,880     (2,258,454

Plug Power, Inc. *

    (441,015     (1,358,326

Proofpoint, Inc. *

    (82,492     (4,672,347

Qlik Technologies, Inc. *

    (102,399     (3,321,824

SanDisk Corp.

    (48,551     (3,880,681

SciQuest Inc *

    (135,112     (2,352,300

Sierra Wireless, Inc. *

    (161,770     (6,076,081

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    (58,327     (5,118,194
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Technology—(continued)

  

Sonus Networks, Inc.

    (175,559   $ (2,995,037

SunEdison, Inc. *

    (127,808     (2,829,669

Tableau Software, Inc., Class A *

    (25,822     (2,427,526

Textura Corp. *

    (108,267     (3,054,212

Tiger Telematics, Inc.

    (6,510     0   

Tower Semiconductor Ltd. *

    (283,565     (4,562,561

Uni-Pixel, Inc. *

    (19,665     (134,312

Universal Display Corp. *

    (132,091     (4,542,609

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A *

    (164,001     (5,062,711

VeriFone Systems, Inc. *

    (125,645     (4,421,448

ViaSat, Inc. *

    (42,486     (2,776,035

Vicor Corp. *

    (203,036     (2,676,014

Workday, Inc., Class A *

    (51,530     (4,405,815

Workiva, Inc.

    (143,778     (1,840,358

WorldGate Communications, Inc.

    (582,655     (58

Xybernaut Corp.

    (34,156     0   
   

 

 

 
      (172,582,137
   

 

 

 

Transportation—(2.3%)

  

American Railcar Industries, Inc.

    (235,849     (13,245,280

Student Transportation, Inc.

    (753,053     (4,314,994
   

 

 

 
      (17,560,274
   

 

 

 

Utilities—(0.7%)

  

SolarCity Corp. *

    (103,421     (5,311,703
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Proceeds $550,185,489)

      (650,700,782
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(86.6%) (Proceeds $550,185,489)

      (650,700,782
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Contracts
       

OPTIONS WRITTEN ††—(0.1%)

  

BP PLC Put Options
Expires 01/15/16
Strike Price $47.00

    (1,052     (749,550

Schlumberger US Call Options
Expires 01/20/17
Strike Price $80.00

    (264     (259,380
   

 

 

 

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN
(Premiums received $1,016,312)

      (1,008,930
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES—77.7%

      583,915,175   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $ 751,770,728   
   

 

 

 

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
PLC     Public Limited Company
*     Non-income producing.
(a)     All or a portion of the security is on loan (see Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements).
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015        15   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND (concluded)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
    Security position is either entirely or partially held in a segregated account as collateral for securities sold short.
††     Primary risk exposure is equity contracts.
 

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of February 28, 2015 is as follows (see Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements):

 

     Total
Value as of
February 28, 2015
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Common Stock

           

Basic Industries

   $ 73,955,983         73,955,983       $       $   

Capital Goods

     82,188,994         82,188,994                   

Communications

     48,907,030         48,907,030                   

Consumer Durables

     18,721,502         18,721,502                   

Consumer Non-Durables

     30,467,044         30,467,044                   

Consumer Services

     108,649,989         108,649,989                   

Energy

     51,234,444         51,234,444                   

Finance

     161,189,441         161,189,441                   

Health Care

     86,646,619         86,646,619                   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     10,186,905         10,186,905                   

Technology

     114,264,958         114,264,958                   

Transportation

     1,313,202                 1,313,202           

Options Purchased

           

Equity Contracts

     1,920,900         1,920,900                   

Securities Lending Collateral

     29,918,254         29,918,254                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 819,565,265       $ 818,252,063       $ 1,313,202       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Total
Value as of
February 28, 2015
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Securities Sold Short

           

Basic Industries

   $ (2,650,240    $ (2,650,240    $       $   

Capital Goods

     (46,655,693      (46,655,686              (7

Communications

     (45,063,242      (45,063,242                

Consumer Durables

     (35,258,971      (35,258,967      (4        

Consumer Non-Durables

     (24,137,071      (24,137,068              (3

Consumer Services

     (95,020,409      (95,020,409                

Energy

     (3,895,180      (15      (3,895,165        

Finance

     (17,844,207      (17,844,207                

Health Care

     (182,007,045      (182,007,045                

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     (2,714,610      (2,714,610                

Technology

     (172,582,137      (172,582,066      (69      (2

Transportation

     (17,560,274      (17,560,274                

Utilities

     (5,311,703      (5,311,703                

Options Written

           

Equity Contracts

     (1,008,930      (1,008,930                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ (651,709,712    $ (647,814,462    $ (3,895,238    $ (12
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

16      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT RESEARCH FUND

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

LONG POSITIONS—94.0%

   

COMMON STOCK—94.0%

   

Basic Industries—6.2%

   

Avery Dennison Corp. †

    604,097      $ 32,349,396   

Barrick Gold Corp.

    1,415,495        18,429,745   

Berry Plastics Group, Inc. * †

    1,327,888        45,559,837   

Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. * †

    648,665        5,377,433   

Crown Holdings, Inc. * †

    830,485        44,015,705   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co. †

    4,029,680        60,807,871   

Huntsman Corp. †

    1,941,620        43,608,785   

Lintec Corp.

    561,800        13,400,146   

Mosaic Co. (The)

    366,395        19,514,198   

Packaging Corp of America †

    545,429        45,194,247   

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    1,794,409        50,186,824   

Stornoway Diamond Corp. *

    19,386,145        10,855,373   
   

 

 

 
      389,299,560   
   

 

 

 

Capital Goods—10.6%

   

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. †

    295,316        9,396,955   

Boeing Co. (The)

    106,292        16,034,148   

Carlisle Cos, Inc. †

    119,417        11,114,140   

Continental Building Products, Inc. *

    404,775        8,443,607   

Crane Co. †

    329,306        22,007,520   

CRH PLC

    704,133        19,878,527   

Cubic Corp. †

    313,169        16,369,344   

Danaher Corp. †

    484,711        42,305,576   

Ebara Corp.

    1,911,000        8,148,772   

Emerson Electric Co. †

    351,436        20,355,173   

Fluor Corp. †

    277,778        16,111,124   

General Dynamics Corp. †

    173,120        24,025,594   

Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc. †

    678,492        9,526,028   

Honeywell International, Inc. †

    197,268        20,275,205   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. †

    280,488        39,641,369   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    676,594        45,460,351   

Kaba Holding AG

    36,525        19,818,097   

Lockheed Martin Corp. †

    229,534        45,918,277   

Masco Corp. †

    1,335,424        34,974,755   

Nitto Denko Corp.

    362,000        22,995,328   

Northrop Grumman Corp. †

    229,723        38,067,398   

Parker Hannifin Corp. †

    133,004        16,318,261   

Raytheon Co. †

    221,712        24,115,614   

Safran SA

    451,861        31,766,500   

Textron, Inc. †

    681,639        30,203,424   

Timken Co. †

    391,209        16,618,558   

Triumph Group, Inc. †

    328,755        19,656,261   

United Technologies Corp. †

    170,388        20,772,001   

WESCO International, Inc. *

    221,080        15,349,584   
   

 

 

 
      665,667,491   
   

 

 

 

Communications—3.9%

   

Baidu, Inc. — Sponsored ADR * †

    52,003        10,595,611   

Comcast Corp., Class A †

    782,537        46,467,047   

Google, Inc., Class A * †

    47,129        26,516,189   

Google, Inc., Class C * †

    8,656        4,833,510   

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class A * †

    33,266        1,725,175   
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Communications—(continued)

   

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C * †

    86,496      $ 4,502,956   

Liberty Global PLC, Class A *

    135,905        7,347,024   

Liberty Global PLC, Series C * †

    1,168,386        60,954,698   

NetEase, Inc. — ADR †

    158,413        15,847,637   

Time Warner Cable, Inc. †

    93,886        14,463,138   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    411,267        20,337,153   

Vodafone Group PLC

    4,297,335        14,874,446   

Yahoo!, Inc. * †

    332,235        14,711,366   
   

 

 

 
      243,175,950   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Durables—2.5%

   

Lear Corp. †

    228,346        24,871,446   

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. †

    973,694        38,256,437   

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    15,902        19,667,690   

Tenneco, Inc. * †

    838,921        48,858,759   

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    1,022,600        28,444,979   
   

 

 

 
      160,099,311   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Durables—3.5%

   

Activision Blizzard, Inc. †

    795,950        18,561,554   

Aryzta AG

    361,019        28,876,765   

Bunge Ltd. †

    253,318        20,716,346   

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A * †

    184,631        21,180,868   

Iconix Brand Group, Inc. *

    423,794        14,311,523   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

    122,762        6,041,426   

Lorillard, Inc. †

    377,135        25,803,577   

Ontex Group NV *

    545,855        16,248,230   

Sankyo Co., Ltd.

    327,500        12,361,216   

Stock Spirits Group PLC

    5,278,864        16,055,088   

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A †

    980,843        40,518,624   
   

 

 

 
      220,675,217   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Services—11.1%

  

Apollo Education Group, Inc. *

    711,189        19,664,376   

CBS Corp., Class B non-voting shares †

    526,104        31,092,746   

Cerved Information Solutions SpA *

    2,871,538        17,997,389   

Civeo Corp.

    2,051,056        8,081,161   

CVS Health Corp. †

    403,441        41,905,417   

Equifax, Inc. †

    378,820        35,370,423   

Expedia, Inc. †

    148,329        13,609,186   

Gap, Inc., (The) †

    715,021        29,744,874   

H&R Block, Inc. †

    1,009,265        34,466,400   

Home Depot, Inc. (The) †

    331,150        37,999,463   

ITV PLC

    9,044,563        31,423,479   

Liberty Media Corp., Class A * †

    210,660        8,124,103   

Liberty Media Corp., Class C * †

    344,060        13,280,716   

Macy’s, Inc. †

    530,663        33,813,846   

Manpowergroup, Inc. †

    436,131        35,091,100   

Moody’s Corp. †

    289,255        28,040,380   

Omnicom Group, Inc. †

    411,496        32,730,392   

Outerwall, Inc. *

    329,084        21,232,500   

Phoenix New Media Ltd. — ADR *

    980,940        7,200,100   

ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG

    385,784        18,930,396   

Robert Half International, Inc. †

    531,155        32,910,364   

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. * †

    559,584        18,757,256   
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT RESEARCH FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Consumer Services—(continued)

  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp. †

    244,197      $ 11,059,682   

Starz, Class A *

    257,235        8,550,491   

Time, Inc. †

    263,056        6,234,427   

Towers Watson & Co., Class A †

    308,883        40,618,115   

Tribune Media Co., Class A *

    385,999        25,464,354   

Viacom, Inc., Class B †

    395,048        27,629,657   

WPP PLC

    1,245,125        29,417,892   
   

 

 

 
      700,440,685   
   

 

 

 

Energy—9.0%

  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    293,057        24,684,191   

California Resources Corp.

           1   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    995,068        29,006,232   

Diamondback Energy, Inc. * †

    716,342        51,010,714   

Energen Corp. †

    535,593        34,620,732   

EOG Resources, Inc.

    393,047        35,264,177   

EQT Corp. †

    471,658        37,643,025   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    586,152        51,897,898   

Inpex Corp.

    1,027,900        12,149,694   

Kosmos Energy Ltd. * †

    1,498,729        13,458,586   

Marathon Petroleum Corp. †

    437,307        45,917,235   

Occidental Petroleum Corp. †

    544,499        42,405,582   

Pacific Drilling SA *

    1,773,592        6,455,875   

Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A * †

    3,262,593        48,580,010   

Phillips 66 †

    643,440        50,484,302   

Precision Drilling Corp.

    2,251,727        13,713,017   

QEP Resources, Inc. †

    1,229,694        26,413,827   

Rice Energy, Inc. * †

    1,389,325        27,202,984   

Viper Energy Partners LP

    622,557        11,828,583   
   

 

 

 
      562,736,665   
   

 

 

 

Finance—18.9%

  

ACE Ltd. †

    348,641        39,748,560   

Alleghany Corp. * †

    73,067        34,527,080   

Allianz SE, Registered Shares

    57,525        9,632,656   

Allstate Corp., (The) †

    629,986        44,477,012   

Ally Financial, Inc. *

    975,465        20,270,163   

Aon PLC †

    365,239        36,655,386   

Bank of America Corp. †

    1,224,043        19,352,120   

BB&T Corp. †

    1,202,288        45,747,058   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B * †

    267,464        39,426,868   

Capital One Financial Corp. †

    721,434        56,784,070   

Charles Schwab Corp., (The) †

    636,759        18,682,509   

Citigroup, Inc. †

    1,099,810        57,652,040   

Discover Financial Services †

    851,551        51,927,580   

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. †

    246,603        15,676,553   

Fifth Third Bancorp †

    2,627,444        50,867,316   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., (The) †

    225,612        42,818,901   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. †

    3,529,569        38,613,485   

Investors Bancorp, Inc.

    1,888,625        21,681,415   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. †

    944,401        57,872,893   

MetLife, Inc. †

    343,366        17,453,294   

Navient Corp. †

    1,585,023        33,919,492   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., (The) †

    400,046        36,788,230   

Prudential Financial, Inc. †

    249,986        20,211,368   

Raymond James Financial, Inc. †

    337,225        19,265,664   

Regions Financial Corp. †

    2,585,085        24,842,667   
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Finance—(continued)

  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. †

    198,923      $ 17,765,813   

SLM Corp.

    2,199,931        20,833,347   

State Street Corp. †

    395,958        29,479,073   

SunTrust Banks, Inc. †

    415,879        17,051,039   

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. †

    565,503        20,510,794   

Torchmark Corp. †

    347,437        18,501,020   

Travelers Cos., Inc., (The) †

    357,649        38,425,809   

Validus Holdings Ltd.

    850,389        35,410,198   

Wells Fargo & Co. †

    1,064,081        58,300,998   

WR Berkley Corp. †

    718,611        35,865,875   

XL Group PLC †

    1,197,083        43,334,405   
   

 

 

 
      1,190,372,751   
   

 

 

 

Health Care—10.2%

  

AbbVie, Inc.

    569,029        34,426,255   

Amgen, Inc. †

    241,718        38,123,763   

Anthem, Inc.

    290,527        42,547,679   

Cardinal Health, Inc. †

    409,372        36,020,642   

Express Scripts Holding Co. * †

    533,025        45,195,190   

Gilead Sciences, Inc. *

    361,571        37,433,446   

ICON PLC *

    349,529        24,120,996   

Johnson & Johnson †

    212,063        21,738,578   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings * †

    205,940        25,336,798   

McKesson Corp. †

    157,805        36,090,004   

Medtronic, Inc. †

    531,255        41,220,050   

Merck & Co., Inc. †

    536,069        31,381,479   

Novartis AG — Sponsored ADR

    134,701        13,793,382   

Omnicare, Inc. †

    535,216        41,072,476   

Pfizer, Inc. †

    880,962        30,234,616   

Shire PLC — ADR

    72,818        17,615,402   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. — Sponsored ADR

    948,923        54,107,589   

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B †

    381,865        43,284,398   

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. †

    252,123        30,353,088   
   

 

 

 
      644,095,831   
   

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts—0.7%

  

American Capital Agency Corp. REIT †

    834,046        17,877,776   

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

    519,267        8,666,566   

American Residential Properties, Inc. * †

    410,150        7,112,001   

Boston Properties, Inc. †

    62,353        8,567,926   
   

 

 

 
      42,224,269   
   

 

 

 

Technology—16.8%

  

Alliance Data Systems Corp. * †

    49,406        13,760,065   

Amdocs Ltd. †

    555,795        29,179,238   

Apple, Inc. †

    407,742        52,378,537   

Arrow Electronics, Inc. * †

    643,577        39,876,031   

Avago Technologies Ltd. †

    394,851        50,390,885   

Avnet, Inc. †

    747,685        34,251,450   
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

18      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT RESEARCH FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Technology—(continued)

  

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

    4,270,512      $ 52,911,644   

CA, Inc.

    395,070        12,847,676   

CDW Corp. †

    802,235        30,188,103   

Cisco Systems, Inc. †

    951,685        28,084,224   

EMC Corp. †

    1,496,305        43,303,067   

Evertec, Inc. †

    1,251,700        26,097,945   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. †

    433,684        29,312,702   

Flextronics International Ltd. * †

    4,176,730        50,872,571   

Global Payments, Inc.

    196,324        18,034,323   

Harris Corp. †

    232,011        18,022,614   

Jabil Circuit, Inc. †

    1,719,364        37,774,427   

MediaTek, Inc.

    2,586,000        38,829,033   

Microsoft Corp. †

    999,624        43,833,512   

Motorola Solutions, Inc. †

    436,550        29,659,207   

NetApp, Inc. †

    739,473        28,580,631   

NXP Semiconductors NV *

    496,113        42,117,513   

ON Semiconductor Corp. *

    3,232,271        41,211,455   

Oracle Corp. †

    1,006,613        44,109,782   

Qorvo Inc. *

    443,419        30,773,293   

QUALCOMM, Inc. †

    151,162        10,960,757   

Seagate Technology PLC †

    584,432        35,720,484   

TE Connectivity Ltd. †

    367,582        26,513,690   

Texas Instruments, Inc. †

    614,090        36,108,492   

Total System Services, Inc. †

    623,548        23,819,534   

Western Digital Corp. †

    451,400        48,290,772   

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A *

    60,876        5,542,760   
   

 

 

 
      1,053,356,417   
   

 

 

 

Transportation—0.4%

  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    494,807        22,028,808   
   

 

 

 
      22,028,808   
   

 

 

 

Utilities—0.2%

  

AES Corp.

    893,161        11,584,298   
   

 

 

 
      11,584,298   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK—94.0%
(Cost $5,041,300,517)

   

    5,905,757,253   
   

 

 

 

WARRANTS—0.0%

   

Basic Industries—0.0%

   

Stornoway Diamond Corp. Exercise Price CAD 0.90, Expires 07/08/16 *

    7,527,500        602,152   
   

 

 

 
      602,152   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS—0.0%
(Cost $773,078)

      602,152   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—94.0%
(Cost $5,042,073,595)

      5,906,359,405   
   

 

 

 

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(44.0%)

  

COMMON STOCK—(44.0%)

  

Basic Industries—(3.3%)

  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

    (63,623     (9,934,095

Aptargroup, Inc.

    (208,296     (13,720,458
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Basic Industries—(continued)

  

Ball Corp. †

    (164,654   $ (11,807,338

BASF SE

    (175,102     (16,778,089

CONSOL Energy, Inc.

    (446,788     (14,386,574

Detour Gold Corp. *

    (1,162,533     (11,243,120

EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co.

    (306,209     (23,838,371

EMS-Chemie Holding AG

    (21,247     (9,334,792

FP Corp.

    (371,800     (12,902,046

Huhtamaki OYJ

    (172,631     (5,099,416

Intrepid Potash, Inc. *

    (1,048,148     (14,799,850

Linde AG

    (63,213     (12,848,714

Oji Holdings Corp.

    (3,178,000     (13,425,206

Resolute Forest Products, Inc. *

    (314,064     (5,728,527

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The), Class A

    (199,565     (13,073,503

Viscofan SA

    (130,670     (8,048,951

Wausau Paper Corp.

    (779,983     (7,324,040
   

 

 

 
      (204,293,090
   

 

 

 

Capital Goods—(3.0%)

  

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.

    (1,250,000     (7,891,422

Fastenal Co.

    (530,586     (22,045,848

GEA Group AG

    (208,622     (10,309,838

James Hardie Industries PLC

    (839,310     (9,911,961

Kone OYJ

    (207,137     (9,542,130

Now, Inc. *

    (729,177     (15,495,011

Proto Labs, Inc. *

    (345,967     (24,591,334

Raven Industries, Inc.

    (324,676     (6,766,248

Sun Hydraulics Corp.

    (211,511     (8,185,476

Trex Co., Inc. *

    (415,239     (20,907,284

USG Corp. *

    (385,281     (10,861,071

Vulcan Materials Co.

    (93,849     (7,789,467

WW Grainger, Inc.

    (101,012     (23,930,753

Zardoya Otis SA

    (803,262     (9,703,699
   

 

 

 
      (187,931,542
   

 

 

 

Communications—(3.6%)

  

Belgacom SA

    (349,758     (13,136,782

CenturyLink, Inc.

    (330,150     (12,499,479

Cogent Communications Group, Inc.

    (190,113     (6,980,949

Eutelsat Communications SA

    (470,993     (16,075,883

Frontier Communications Corp

    (1,986,858     (15,855,127

Internap Network Services Corp. *

    (928,039     (8,834,931

Millicom International Cellular SA — SDR

    (195,453     (13,631,203

Pandora Media, Inc. *

    (994,080     (14,712,384

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. *

    (481,294     (23,905,873

Shutterstock, Inc. *

    (96,052     (5,431,741

Sprint Corp. *

    (3,150,441     (16,130,258

Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. *

    (398,263     (17,627,120

TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC

    (3,491,555     (18,264,757

Telefonica SA — Sponsored ADR

    (964,300     (14,937,007

Twitter, Inc. *

    (319,886     (15,380,119

Yelp, Inc. *

    (223,829     (10,743,792
   

 

 

 
      (224,147,405
   

 

 

 
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015        19   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT RESEARCH FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Consumer Durables—(1.1%)

  

Autoliv, Inc.

    (216,849   $ (24,395,513

Dorman Products, Inc. *

    (186,639     (8,232,646

Electrolux AB—Series B

    (172,111     (5,618,722

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    (218,870     (9,860,094

Tesla Motors, Inc. *

    (53,460     (10,870,556

Valeo SA

    (61,102     (9,177,060
   

 

 

 
      (68,154,591
   

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Durables—(4.1%)

  

Beiersdorf AG

    (200,080     (17,363,569

Campbell Soup Co.

    (357,917     (16,675,353

Clorox Co., (The)

    (174,374     (18,943,991

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    (261,341     (18,508,170

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    (769,595     (16,654,036

Hain Celestial Group, Inc., (The) *

    (275,653     (17,236,582

JM Smucker Co., (The)

    (147,051     (16,962,333

Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

    (108,018     (13,780,936

Mattel, Inc.

    (433,804     (11,417,721

McCormick & Co., Inc. non-voting shares

    (221,829     (16,721,470

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

    (469,958     (17,357,899

Remy Cointreau SA

    (1     (42

Snyders-Lance, Inc.

    (469,516     (14,484,569

Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd. Class H

    (1,598,000     (10,111,521

Tumi Holdings, Inc. *

    (853,050     (19,952,840

Under Armour, Inc., Class A *

    (259,501     (19,984,172

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    (10,898,000     (12,047,776
   

 

 

 
      (258,202,980
   

 

 

 

Consumer Services—(7.5%)

  

Acxiom Corp. *

    (559,365     (11,187,300

Aramark

    (421,705     (13,346,963

Avis Budget Group, Inc. *

    (306,923     (18,605,672

Bob Evans Farms, Inc.

    (465,186     (27,250,596

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. *

    (95,567     (18,264,765

CarMax, Inc. *

    (340,403     (22,844,445

Cheesecake Factory, Inc., (The)

    (529,251     (25,150,008

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., Class A *

    (699,538     (14,977,109

Fresh Market, Inc., (The) *

    (412,618     (15,704,241

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    (569,070     (24,812,001

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. *

    (1,181,767     (25,786,156

L Brands, Inc.

    (149,791     (13,759,801

Mattress Firm Holding Corp. *

    (196,341     (11,959,130

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

    (432,135     (27,328,217

Netflix, Inc. *

    (27,781     (13,193,475

Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd. *

    (315,288     (8,572,681

Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc. *

    (193,182     (17,019,334

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc.

    (695,935     (17,523,643

Rollins, Inc.

    (410,788     (13,777,830

Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. *

    (542,390     (19,965,376

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    (572,068     (21,532,640

Ultimate Software Group, Inc., (The) *

    (103,189     (16,989,553

United Natural Foods, Inc. *

    (283,003     (23,500,569

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. *

    (343,316     (14,556,598
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Consumer Services—(continued)

  

Wendy’s Co., (The)

    (2,096,623   $ (23,251,549

Woolworths Ltd.

    (531,393     (12,717,439
   

 

 

 
      (473,577,091
   

 

 

 

Energy—(3.6%)

  

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. *

    (300,794     (9,327,622

Bristow Group, Inc.

    (248,260     (15,377,224

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    (463,290     (13,435,410

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    (727,581     (12,136,051

Concho Resources, Inc. *

    (153,639     (16,734,360

Continental Resources, Inc. *

    (607,214     (27,014,951

CVR Energy, Inc.

    (233,723     (9,814,029

Denbury Resources, Inc.

    (1,689,281     (14,189,960

EQT Midstream Partners LP

    (123,902     (10,311,124

Hess Corp.

    (215,271     (16,162,547

Matador Resources Co. *

    (744,543     (16,126,801

Oasis Petroleum, Inc. *

    (725,370     (10,394,552

Repsol SA

    (862,370     (16,628,115

Ultra Petroleum Corp. *

    (1,051,780     (17,112,461

Vermilion Energy, Inc.

    (433,707     (19,291,287
   

 

 

 
      (224,056,494
   

 

 

 

Finance—(4.8%)

  

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

    (1,822,281     (13,151,187

Astoria Financial Corp.

    (925,558     (12,143,321

BancorpSouth, Inc.

    (566,187     (12,676,927

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    (157,077     (11,268,474

Community Bank System, Inc.

    (385,991     (13,710,400

CVB Financial Corp.

    (819,108     (12,819,040

Eaton Vance Corp.

    (388,832     (16,369,827

Financial Engines, Inc.

    (321,149     (12,942,305

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

    (577,563     (15,172,580

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

    (427,198     (10,376,639

HDFC Bank Ltd. — ADR

    (161,870     (10,037,559

Home Bancshares, Inc.

    (390,590     (12,362,174

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    (300,201     (13,467,017

Mobile Mini, Inc.

    (329,789     (13,682,946

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

    (1,097,182     (18,224,193

Northern Trust Corp.

    (162,633     (11,356,662

PacWest Bancorp

    (240,329     (11,015,480

Siam Commercial Bank PCL, (The) — NVDR

    (2,035,500     (10,672,031

Trustmark Corp.

    (593,723     (13,685,315

UMB Financial Corp.

    (195,575     (10,079,936

United Bankshares, Inc.

    (565,720     (21,186,214

Valley National Bancorp

    (1,052,240     (10,101,504

Westamerica Bancorporation

    (385,909     (16,621,101
   

 

 

 
      (303,122,832
   

 

 

 

Health Care—(3.1%)

  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    (279,220     (11,785,876

athenahealth, Inc. *

    (143,911     (18,286,771

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

    (564,543     (15,513,797

Cerner Corp. *

    (218,361     (15,735,094

CSL Ltd.

    (164,222     (11,825,012

Elekta AB, B Shares

    (1,520,521     (15,876,377

GW Pharmaceuticals PLC *

    (109,291     (8,843,828
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

20      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT RESEARCH FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Health Care—(continued)

  

Health Net, Inc. *

    (311,081   $ (17,840,495

Henry Schein, Inc. *

    (87,034     (12,189,112

Novo Nordisk A/S

    (426,197     (20,395,476

Pharmacyclics, Inc. *

    (72,980     (15,758,571

Puma Biotechnology, Inc. *

    (34,600     (7,370,146

ResMed, Inc.

    (162,977     (10,489,200

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. *

    (132,023     (11,990,329
   

 

 

 
      (193,900,084
   

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts—(2.0%)

  

Equinix, Inc.

    (97,800     (21,924,245

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.

    (759,025     (25,692,996

HCP, Inc.

    (322,310     (13,653,052

Health Care REIT, Inc.

    (153,723     (11,853,581

Iron Mountain Inc.

     ^      (1

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

    (304,298     (12,190,178

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.

    (255,578     (11,102,308

Realty Income Corp.

    (315,587     (15,798,285

Rouse Properties, Inc.

    (841,436     (14,540,014
   

 

 

 
      (126,754,660
   

 

 

 

Technology—(5.9%)

  

3D Systems Corp. *

    (373,291     (11,374,177

Arista Networks, Inc. *

    (85,819     (5,939,533

Aspen Technology, Inc. *

    (308,582     (11,912,808

Blackbaud, Inc.

    (719,904     (32,683,642

Cirrus Logic, Inc. *

    (250,933     (7,555,593

Dassault Systemes SA

    (294,994     (20,612,796

Finisar Corp. *

    (679,543     (14,277,198

Infosys Technologies Ltd. — Sponsored ADR

    (716,105     (26,288,215

Itron, Inc. *

    (542,100     (19,775,808

LG Display Co., Ltd. *

    (1,424,324     (22,034,292

National Instruments Corp.

    (754,107     (23,482,892

NetSuite, Inc. *

    (191,971     (18,509,844

Red Hat, Inc. *

    (246,367     (17,028,887

Salesforce.com, Inc. *

    (413,892     (28,715,827

Trimble Navigation Ltd. *

    (569,194     (14,878,731

Tyler Technologies, Inc. *

    (164,720     (19,662,626

VeriFone Systems, Inc. *

    (791,693     (27,859,677

ViaSat, Inc. *

    (215,132     (14,056,725

VMware, Inc., Class A *

    (38,812     (3,301,737

VTech Holdings Ltd.

    (754,500     (10,759,299

Wipro Ltd. — ADR

    (1,677,418     (23,114,820
   

 

 

 
      (373,825,127
   

 

 

 

Transportation—(1.7%)

  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

    (59,419     (11,148,193

Heartland Express, Inc.

    (480,548     (12,095,393

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    (215,903     (18,459,707

Kansas City Southern

    (102,201     (11,838,964

Keikyu Corp.

    (847,220     (6,904,635

Knight Transportation, Inc.

    (351,228     (11,611,598

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA *

    (277,708     (8,421,648

Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG, Registered Shares

    (90,822     (12,617,692
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Transportation—(continued)

  

Ryder System, Inc.

    (150,219   $ (14,119,084
   

 

 

 
      (107,216,914
   

 

 

 

Utilities—(0.3%)

  

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

    (249,830     (8,519,203

Spectra Energy Corp.

    (360,630     (12,798,759
   

 

 

 
      (21,317,962
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Proceeds $2,588,002,151)

      (2,766,500,772
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(44.0%)
(Proceeds $2,588,002,151)

      (2,766,500,772
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Contracts
       

OPTIONS WRITTEN ††—(0.2%)

  

Diamondback Energy Inc. Call Options
Expires 03/20/15
Strike Price $55

    (1,430     (2,409,550

Diamondback Energy Inc. Call Options
Expires 03/20/15
Strike Price $60

    (5,000     (6,150,000

EOG Resources
Call Options
Expires 04/17/15
Strike Price $90.00

    (3,500     (1,260,000

Exxon Mobil Corp.
Call Options
Expires 04/17/15
Strike Price $87.5

    (2,500     (775,000

Exxon Mobil Corp.
Call Options
Expires 04/17/15
Strike Price $90.00

    (2,500     (427,500

Occidental Petroleum Corp. Call Options
Expires 05/15/15
Strike Price $80

    (4,494     (894,306
   

 

 

 

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN (Premiums received $10,017,914)

      (11,916,356
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—49.8%
(Cost $2,444,053,530)

      3,127,942,277   
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES—50.2%

      3,155,693,354   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $ 6,283,635,631   
   

 

 

 

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
LP     Limited Partnership
NVDR     Non-Voting Depository Receipt
PCL     Public Company Limited
PLC     Public Limited Company
REIT     Real Estate Investment Trust
SDR     Swedish Depositary Receipt
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015        21   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT RESEARCH FUND (concluded)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

*     Non-income producing.
    Security position is either entirely or partially held in a segregated account as collateral for securities sold short.
^     Amount is less than 0.5 shares.
††     Primary risk exposure is equity contracts.
 

 

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of February 28, 2015 is as follows (see Note I in the Notes to Financial Statements):

 

     Total
Value as of
February 28, 2015
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Common Stock

           

Basic Industries

   $ 389,299,560       $ 325,712,590       $ 63,586,970       $   

Capital Goods

     665,667,491         563,060,267         102,607,224           

Communications

     243,175,950         228,301,504         14,874,446           

Consumer Durables

     160,099,311         111,986,642         48,112,669           

Consumer Non-Durables

     220,675,217         179,437,236         41,237,981           

Consumer Services

     700,440,685         602,671,529         97,769,156           

Energy

     562,736,665         550,586,971         12,149,694           

Finance

     1,190,372,751         1,180,740,095         9,632,656           

Health Care

     644,095,831         644,095,831                   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     42,224,269         42,224,269                   

Technology

     1,053,356,417         1,014,527,384         38,829,033           

Transportation

     22,028,808         22,028,808                   

Utilities

     11,584,298         11,584,298                   

Warrants

     602,152         602,152                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 5,906,359,405       $ 5,477,559,576       $ 428,799,829       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Total
Value as of
February 28, 2015
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Securities Sold Short

           

Basic Industries

   $ (204,293,090    $ (125,855,876    $ (78,437,214    $   

Capital Goods

     (187,931,542      (140,572,492      (47,359,050        

Communications

     (224,147,405      (163,038,780      (61,108,625        

Consumer Durables

     (68,154,591      (53,358,809      (14,795,782        

Consumer Non-Durables

     (258,202,980      (218,680,072      (39,522,908        

Consumer Services

     (473,577,091      (436,047,651      (37,529,440        

Energy

     (224,056,494      (207,428,379      (16,628,115        

Finance

     (303,122,832      (268,031,140      (35,091,692        

Health Care

     (193,900,084      (146,165,799      (47,734,285        

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     (126,754,660      (126,754,660                

Technology

     (373,825,127      (342,453,032      (31,372,095        

Transportation

     (107,216,914      (79,272,939      (27,943,975        

Utilities

     (21,317,962      (21,317,962                

Options Written

           

Equity Contracts

     (11,916,356      (11,916,356                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ (2,778,417,128    $ (2,340,893,947    $ (437,523,181    $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS ALL-CAP VALUE FUND

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

RIGHTS—0.0%

   

CVR Banctec, Inc. Escrow Shares

    14,327      $ 0   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS
(Cost $0)

      0   
   

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK—99.1%

   

Basic Industries—1.3%

   

Avery Dennison Corp.

    58,355        3,124,910   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    294,060        4,437,365   

Huntsman Corp.

    110,190        2,474,867   

International Paper Co.

    53,920        3,041,627   
   

 

 

 
      13,078,769   
   

 

 

 

Capital Goods—7.9%

   

Cubic Corp.

    33,280        1,739,546   

Emerson Electric Co.

    70,220        4,067,142   

Fluor Corp.

    52,158        3,025,164   

General Electric Co.

    793,785        20,630,472   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    45,485        6,428,395   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    31,775        3,141,276   

Masco Corp.

    119,295        3,124,336   

Oshkosh Corp.

    42,075        2,052,839   

Parker Hannifin Corp.

    70,022        8,590,999   

Raytheon Co.

    55,270        6,011,718   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    32,810        3,226,535   

Terex Corp.

    115,630        3,169,418   

Textron, Inc.

    70,030        3,103,029   

Timken Co.

    102,410        4,350,377   

WESCO International, Inc. *

    99,595        6,914,881   
   

 

 

 
      79,576,127   
   

 

 

 

Communications—2.4%

   

DIRECTV *

    132,845        11,770,067   

Google, Inc., Class A * #

    9,330        5,249,338   

NetEase, Inc. — ADR

    69,550        6,957,782   
   

 

 

 
      23,977,187   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Durables—2.4%

   

Brunswick Corp.

    54,285        2,944,418   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

    75,320        4,788,092   

Lear Corp.

    76,633        8,346,866   

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

    81,115        3,187,008   

Thor Industries, Inc.

    86,470        5,331,740   
   

 

 

 
      24,598,124   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Durables—4.9%

   

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    681,635        15,895,728   

Bunge Ltd.

    33,875        2,770,297   

Electronic Arts, Inc. *

    172,548        9,866,295   

Lorillard, Inc.

    183,420        12,549,596   

PepsiCo, Inc.

    87,210        8,632,046   
   

 

 

 
      49,713,962   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Services—8.3%

   

AutoZone, Inc. *

    4,940        3,174,839   

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. *

    71,705        5,353,495   

CVS Health Corp.

    69,125        7,180,014   

eBay, Inc. *

    183,215        10,609,981   

Equifax, Inc.

    37,935        3,541,991   

H&R Block, Inc.

    155,515        5,310,837   
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Consumer Services—(continued)

  

Kohl’s Corp.

    189,521      $ 13,986,650   

Korn/Ferry International *

    88,886        2,719,912   

Macy’s, Inc.

    137,475        8,759,907   

Manpowergroup, Inc.

    74,180        5,968,523   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    128,825        10,246,741   

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc. *

    245,175        1,804,488   

Viacom, Inc., Class B

    69,980        4,894,401   
   

 

 

 
      83,551,779   
   

 

 

 

Energy—7.5%

   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    58,725        4,946,407   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    192,890        5,622,743   

Energen Corp.

    113,780        7,354,739   

EOG Resources, Inc.

    30,835        2,766,516   

EQT Corp.

    44,460        3,548,353   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    113,015        10,006,348   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    62,085        6,518,925   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    155,710        12,126,695   

Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A * (a)

    82,150        1,223,214   

Phillips 66

    151,645        11,898,067   

QEP Resources, Inc.

    145,165        3,118,144   

Rice Energy, Inc. *

    143,300        2,805,814   

Western Refining, Inc.

    71,690        3,376,599   
   

 

 

 
      75,312,564   
   

 

 

 

Finance—25.1%

   

ACE Ltd.

    83,960        9,572,280   

Alleghany Corp. *

    16,252        7,679,720   

Allstate Corp., (The)

    81,635        5,763,431   

American International Group, Inc.

    181,400        10,036,862   

Aon PLC

    52,460        5,264,886   

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    63,350        3,283,431   

BB&T Corp.

    316,715        12,051,006   

Capital One Financial Corp.

    249,980        19,675,926   

Citigroup, Inc.

    391,372        20,515,720   

FCB Financial Holdings, Inc., Class A *

    50,936        1,293,774   

FCB Financial Holdings, Inc., Class B *

    12,734        323,444   

Federated Investors, Inc., Class B

    83,750        2,757,887   

Fifth Third Bancorp

    799,115        15,470,866   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., (The)

    52,515        9,966,822   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    504,465        30,913,615   

Loews Corp.

    213,544        8,757,439   

MetLife, Inc.

    153,960        7,825,787   

Navient Corp.

    249,890        5,347,646   

OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd.

    193,230        2,898,450   

Peoples Choice Financial Corp. 144A * ‡

    1,465        0   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    125,520        10,148,292   

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    118,500        6,769,905   

SLM Corp.

    249,885        2,366,411   

Solar Cayman Ltd. 144A * ‡

    19,375        0   

State Street Corp.

    118,835        8,847,266   

Torchmark Corp.

    85,947        4,576,678   

Travelers Cos., Inc., (The)

    100,290        10,775,158   

Validus Holdings Ltd.

    169,329        7,050,860   
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015        23   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

BOSTON PARTNERS ALL-CAP VALUE FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Finance—(continued)

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    90,745      $ 4,971,919   

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

    9,795        6,534,734   

WR Berkley Corp.

    163,875        8,179,001   

XL Group PLC

    81,895        2,964,599   
   

 

 

 
      252,583,815   
   

 

 

 

Health Care—17.5%

   

AbbVie, Inc.

    95,730        5,791,665   

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. *

    185,665        2,228,908   

Amgen, Inc.

    119,565        18,857,792   

Anthem, Inc.

    41,715        6,109,162   

Boston Scientific Corp. *

    219,840        3,715,296   

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    90,695        7,980,253   

Express Scripts Holding Co. *

    119,190        10,106,120   

Gilead Sciences, Inc. *

    78,810        8,159,199   

Johnson & Johnson

    178,565        18,304,698   

McKesson Corp.

    24,565        5,618,016   

Medtronic PLC

    245,675        19,061,939   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    172,055        10,072,100   

Novartis AG—Sponsored ADR

    162,235        16,612,864   

Pfizer, Inc.

    487,526        16,731,892   

Shire PLC—ADR

    28,595        6,917,416   

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

    74,795        4,987,331   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.—Sponsored ADR

    144,900        8,262,198   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    55,920        6,354,190   
   

 

 

 
      175,871,039   
   

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts—0.0%

  

 

TMST, Inc. ‡

    191,097        0   
   

 

 

 

Technology—21.8%

   

Amdocs Ltd.

    98,035        5,146,837   

Arrow Electronics, Inc. *

    126,537        7,840,233   

Avnet, Inc.

    156,342        7,162,027   

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

    692,070        8,574,747   

CA, Inc.

    265,540        8,635,361   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    606,550        17,899,291   

Computer Sciences Corp.

    75,360        5,344,531   

EMC Corp.

    718,635        20,797,297   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    129,245        8,735,670   

Flextronics International Ltd. *

    1,147,626        13,978,085   

Global Payments, Inc.

    48,345        4,440,972   

II-VI, Inc. *

    186,815        3,267,394   

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

    242,335        5,324,100   

Microsemi Corp. *

    190,365        6,137,368   

Microsoft Corp.

    343,830        15,076,946   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    121,445        8,250,973   

NetApp, Inc.

    116,430        4,500,020   

ON Semiconductor Corp. *

    847,730        10,808,558   

Oracle Corp.

    408,755        17,911,644   

Seagate Technology PLC

    49,995        3,055,694   

Symantec Corp.

    199,270        5,013,633   

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    231,095        16,668,882   

Total System Services, Inc.

    172,470        6,588,354   
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Technology—(continued)

   

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

    179,145      $ 2,551,025   

Western Digital Corp.

    59,340        6,348,193   
   

 

 

 
      220,057,835   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $768,477,492)

      998,321,201   
   

 

 

 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL—0.0%

  

BlackRock Liquidity TempFund, Institutional Shares

    154,906        154,906   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL (Cost $154,906)

      154,906   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.1% (Cost $768,632,398)

      998,476,107   
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Contracts
       

OPTIONS WRITTEN ††—(0.1%)

  

Google, Inc. Call Options Expires 01/15/16
Strike Price $500

    (93     (837,000
   

 

 

 

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN (Premiums received $546,688)

      (837,000
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES—1.0%

      10,025,315   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $ 1,007,664,422   
   

 

 

 

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
PLC     Public Limited Company
144A     Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. As of February 28, 2015, these securities amounted to $0 or 0.0% of net assets. These Rule 144A securities have not been deemed illiquid.
*     Non-income producing.
    Security has been valued at fair market value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of The RBB Fund, Inc.’s Board of Directors. As of February 28, 2015, these securities amounted to 0 or 0% of net assets.
#     Security segregated as collateral for options written.
(a)     All or a portion of the security is on loan (see Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements).
††     Primary risk exposure is equity contracts.
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

24      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS ALL-CAP VALUE FUND (concluded)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of February 28, 2015 is as follows (see Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements):

 

     Total
Value as of
February 28, 2015
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Common Stock

           

Basic Industries

   $ 13,078,769       $ 13,078,769       $       $   

Capital Goods

     79,576,127         79,576,127                   

Communications

     23,977,187         23,977,187                   

Consumer Durables

     24,598,124         24,598,124                   

Consumer Non-Durables

     49,713,962         49,713,962                   

Consumer Services

     83,551,779         83,551,779                   

Energy

     75,312,564         75,312,564                   

Finance

     252,583,815         250,966,597         1,617,218           

Health Care

     175,871,039         175,871,039                   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

                               

Technology

     220,057,835         220,057,835                   

Rights

                               

Securities Lending Collateral

     154,906         154,906                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 998,476,107       $ 996,858,889       $ 1,617,218       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Total
Value as of
February 28, 2015
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Options Written

           

Equity Contracts

   $ (837,000    $ (837,000    $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ (837,000    $ (837,000    $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015        25   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

WPG PARTNERS SMALL/MICRO CAP VALUE FUND

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCK—91.6%

  

Basic Industries—1.9%

  

Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. *

    20,300      $ 168,287   

GrafTech International Ltd. *

    95,000        370,500   

Novagold Resources, Inc. * (a)

    62,500        232,500   

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

    900        42,138   
   

 

 

 
      813,425   
   

 

 

 

Capital Goods—10.8%

  

Aegion Corp. *

    14,500        262,305   

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    3,600        152,496   

FreightCar America, Inc.

    20,100        629,130   

Global Power Equipment Group, Inc.

    34,400        457,520   

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. *

    144,100        879,010   

KBR, Inc.

    18,600        302,994   

Landec Corp. *

    37,800        527,688   

MYR Group, Inc. *

    9,200        254,288   

Orion Marine Group, Inc. *

    20,300        207,060   

Primoris Services Corp.

    10,300        212,695   

Tutor Perini Corp. *

    30,600        712,062   
   

 

 

 
      4,597,248   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Durables—2.3%

  

LGI Homes, Inc. * (a)

    10,700        151,512   

Libbey, Inc.

    17,200        654,116   

New Remy Holdco Corp. *

    3,657        83,629   

TRI Pointe Homes, Inc. *

    6,000        95,280   
   

 

 

 
      984,537   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Durables—2.9%

  

Callaway Golf Co.

    25,000        224,750   

Crocs, Inc. *

    24,000        267,600   

Matthews International Corp., Class A

    10,900        527,233   

Universal Corp.

    4,200        201,222   
   

 

 

 
      1,220,805   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Services—7.7%

  

Ascena Retail Group, Inc. *

    8,900        119,260   

Carmike Cinemas, Inc. *

    7,000        218,750   

Destination XL Group, Inc. *

    20,000        94,400   

FTI Consulting, Inc. *

    12,000        442,440   

ICF International, Inc. *

    4,700        196,930   

K12, Inc. *

    21,600        365,688   

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

    5,300        193,291   

MDC Partners, Inc., Class A (a)

    28,700        746,774   

PRGX Global, Inc. *

    40,000        200,400   

Shoe Carnival, Inc.

    7,600        186,504   

Titan Machinery, Inc. * (a)

    22,200        320,124   

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. *

    4,800        203,520   
   

 

 

 
      3,288,081   
   

 

 

 

Energy—4.0%

  

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc.

    8,000        117,280   

Approach Resources, Inc. * (a)

    89,500        691,835   

Bill Barrett Corp. *

    56,500        567,260   
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Energy—(continued)

  

Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc. * (a)

    30,300      $ 113,322   

Resolute Energy Corp. *

    26,300        27,878   

TETRA Technologies, Inc. *

    32,500        194,025   
   

 

 

 
      1,711,600   
   

 

 

 

Finance—25.2%

  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    33,600        770,784   

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

    37,800        614,628   

Customers Bancorp Inc *

    25,800        571,212   

Employers Holdings, Inc.

    26,200        618,058   

FBR & Co. *

    18,495        448,504   

Fidelity & Guaranty Life

    29,500        610,060   

FNFV Group *

    13,800        205,482   

Hanover Insurance Group,
Inc., (The)

    4,100        287,984   

Investors Bancorp, Inc.

    53,700        616,476   

Kemper Corp.

    16,900        621,920   

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

    20,700        553,932   

Maiden Holdings Ltd.

    50,100        716,931   

Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.

    34,900        291,764   

Medley Management, Inc., Class A

    4,000        41,560   

Meridian Bancorp, Inc. *

    22,600        280,014   

Nelnet, Inc., Class A

    6,900        321,678   

Northfield Bancorp, Inc.

    33,832        489,549   

Popular Inc *

    25,900        893,809   

State Bank Financial Corp.

    33,400        681,360   

THL Credit, Inc.

    13,200        159,588   

United Community Banks, Inc.

    25,700        488,814   

WSFS Financial Corp.

    3,000        233,220   

Yadkin Financial Corp. *

    11,500        221,375   
   

 

 

 
      10,738,702   
   

 

 

 

Health Care—4.8%

   

Accuray, Inc. * (a)

    113,100        1,015,638   

Alere, Inc. *

    5,800        263,726   

Invacare Corp.

    1,700        32,249   

Natus Medical, Inc. *

    5,400        193,266   

Symmetry Surgical, Inc. *

    5,800        42,920   

Trinity Biotech PLC — Sponsored ADR

    28,500        506,160   
   

 

 

 
      2,053,959   
   

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts—12.1%

  

 

American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp.

    10,500        193,725   

CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc., Class A

    32,000        388,160   

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

    55,600        415,888   

Excel Trust, Inc.

    25,000        342,500   

FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc.

    48,700        524,499   

Geo Group, Inc., (The)

    18,800        811,220   

Gramercy Property Trust Inc.

    80,600        568,230   

Hatteras Financial Corp.

    10,500        192,675   

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

    9,800        446,978   

Rouse Properties, Inc. (a)

    26,100        451,008   

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

    12,800        312,320   

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

    20,100        209,844   
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

26      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

 

WPG PARTNERS SMALL/MICRO CAP VALUE FUND (concluded)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Real Estate Investment Trusts—(continued)

  

 

Winthrop Realty Trust

    18,400      $ 296,240   
   

 

 

 
      5,153,287   
   

 

 

 

Technology—9.5%

   

CIBER, Inc. *

    99,400        389,648   

Computer Task Group, Inc.

    18,500        141,155   

Digi International, Inc. *

    43,100        455,998   

Diodes, Inc. *

    8,200        233,618   

Dot Hill Systems Corp. *

    66,100        268,366   

Exar Corp. *

    53,400        572,448   

Extreme Networks, Inc. *

    60,300        214,065   

Finisar Corp. *

    10,700        224,807   

Generac Holdings, Inc. * (a)

    8,000        394,320   

Kofax Ltd. *

    50,800        346,456   

Plantronics, Inc.

    8,800        443,872   

Ultratech, Inc. *

    6,200        111,848   

Xcerra Corp. *

    28,400        257,872   
   

 

 

 
      4,054,473   
   

 

 

 

Transportation—6.0%

   

Air Transport Services Group, Inc. *

    27,800        249,922   

Celadon Group, Inc.

    15,500        406,875   

DHT Holding, Inc.

    28,100        193,890   

JetBlue Airways Corp. * (a)

    4,900        84,231   

Navigator Holdings Ltd. *

    17,400        320,334   

Rand Logistics, Inc. *

    27,500        91,300   

Scorpio Bulkers, Inc. *

    26,900        68,595   

Scorpio Tankers, Inc.

    98,200        850,412   

StealthGas, Inc. *

    45,100        277,365   
   

 

 

 
      2,542,924   
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Utilities—4.4%

   

Cadiz, Inc. *(a)

    30,300      $ 348,450   

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    6,000        283,200   

Empire District Electric Co. (The)

    7,200        182,520   

Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.

    7,600        283,480   

Portland General Electric Co.

    6,500        242,385   

UIL Holdings Corp.

    10,600        535,830   
   

 

 

 
      1,875,865   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $32,040,132)

   

    39,034,906   
   

 

 

 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL—8.9%

  

BlackRock Liquidity TempFund, Institutional Shares

    3,789,509        3,789,509   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL
(Cost $3,789,509)

      3,789,509   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—100.5%
(Cost $35,829,641)

      42,824,415   
   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(0.5)%

      (212,029
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $ 42,612,386   
   

 

 

 

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
PLC     Public Limited Company
*     Non-income Producing
(a)     All or a portion of the security is on loan (see Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements).
 

 

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of February 28, 2015 is as follows (see Note I in the Notes to Financial Statements):

 

     Total
Value as of
February 28, 2015
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Common Stock *

   $ 39,034,906       $ 39,034,906       $       $   

Securities Lending Collateral

     3,789,509         3,789,509                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 42,824,415       $ 42,824,415       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* See Portfolio of Investments detail for industry and security type breakout.

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015        27   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCK—97.3%

  

Australia—0.9%

  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    27,220      $ 750,940   
   

 

 

 

Bermuda—0.5%

  

Validus Holdings Ltd.

    9,295        387,044   
   

 

 

 

Canada—1.2%

  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    24,970        325,109   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    13,105        381,367   

Precision Drillling Corp.

    47,605        289,796   
   

 

 

 
      996,272   
   

 

 

 

China—0.6%

  

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    124,000        490,537   
   

 

 

 

France—4.3%

  

Bollore

    142,305        780,369   

Cap Gemini SA

    12,665        1,022,368   

Safran SA

    16,055        1,128,690   

Sopra Steria Group

    355        30,971   

Teleperformance SA

    6,015        464,236   
   

 

 

 
      3,426,634   
   

 

 

 

Germany—4.2%

  

Allianz SE, Registered Shares

    2,340        391,837   

Aurelius AG

    25,540        1,060,874   

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    9,920        568,452   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG, Registered Shares

    2,750        570,792   

NORMA Group AG

    14,348        766,119   
   

 

 

 
      3,358,074   
   

 

 

 

Hong Kong—3.0%

  

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.

    53,000        1,049,073   

China Mobile Ltd.

    39,000        529,237   

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

    274,000        462,083   

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

    28,000        383,403   
   

 

 

 
      2,423,796   
   

 

 

 

Ireland—6.1%

  

CRH, Inc.

    36,160        1,020,841   

Greencore Group PLC

    184,650        960,478   

Ingersoll-Rand, Inc.

    10,025        673,580   

Medtronic PLC

    13,630        1,057,552   

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

    42,290        1,182,785   
   

 

 

 
      4,895,236   
   

 

 

 

Israel—0.7%

  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. — Sponsored ADR

    10,565        602,416   
   

 

 

 

Italy—1.6%

  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

    40,460        833,465   

Cerved Information Solutions SpA *

    68,665        430,359   
   

 

 

 
      1,263,824   
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Japan—7.4%

  

Hoshizaki Electric Co. Ltd.

    12,200      $ 722,710   

Inpex Corp.

    57,500        679,645   

Lintec Corp.

    28,500        679,787   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    9,100        567,188   

Nitto Denko Corp.

    17,400        1,105,300   

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    134,900        758,246   

Toshiba Corp.

    172,000        711,919   

TS Tech Co. Ltd.

    25,400        706,535   
   

 

 

 
      5,931,330   
   

 

 

 

Netherlands—0.7%

  

Koninklijke Philips NV

    18,770        561,156   
   

 

 

 

South Korea—0.5%

  

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

    320        395,778   
   

 

 

 

Switzerland—3.9%

  

Georg Fischer AG, Registered Shares

    825        592,640   

Glencore PLC

    63,755        294,516   

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

    7,710        788,533   

Roche Holding AG, Participation Certificate

    2,805        764,333   

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered Shares

    8,020        705,694   
   

 

 

 
      3,145,716   
   

 

 

 

Taiwan—0.5%

  

MediaTek, Inc.

    25,000        375,377   
   

 

 

 

United Kingdom—11.5%

  

Alent PLC

    136,258        738,085   

Aon PLC

    5,215        523,377   

Berendsen PLC

    24,000        407,307   

BHP Billiton PLC

    13,215        329,813   

Cambian Group PLC *

    168,495        539,773   

Dairy Crest Group PLC

    22,500        172,333   

HSBC Holdings PLC

    86,367        769,893   

ITV PLC

    209,185        726,770   

Liberty Global PLC, Series C *

    44,465        2,319,739   

Melrose Industries PLC.

    137,120        633,544   

Rio Tinto PLC

    8,025        394,948   

Stock Spirits Group PLC

    137,019        416,728   

Vodafone Group PLC

    169,420        586,417   

WH Smith PLC

    31,960        660,910   
   

 

 

 
      9,219,637   
   

 

 

 

United States—49.7%

  

ACE Ltd.

    10,900        1,242,709   

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    48,770        1,137,316   

Allstate Corp., (The)

    10,950        773,070   

American International Group, Inc.

    10,825        598,947   

Amgen, Inc.

    7,465        1,177,380   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    4,650        391,670   

Apple, Inc.

    21,725        2,790,794   

Avery Dennison Corp.

    5,825        311,929   

Avnet, Inc.

    15,930        729,753   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B *

    7,145        1,053,245   

Berry Plastics Group, Inc. *

    15,310        525,286   
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

28      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL EQUITY FUND (concluded)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

United States—(continued)

  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    23,085      $ 1,817,020   

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    5,850        514,742   

Comcast Corp., Class A

    28,155        1,671,844   

Crane Co.

    5,750        384,273   

CVS Health Corp.

    26,485        2,750,997   

EMC Corp.

    27,890        807,137   

Energen Corp.

    7,325        473,488   

EOG Resources, Inc.

    4,370        392,076   

EQT Corp.

    4,980        397,454   

Express Scripts Holding Co. *

    4,670        395,969   

Fifth Third Bancorp

    86,505        1,674,737   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    3,555        368,049   

Google, Inc., Class C

    2,065        1,153,096   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co. *

    62,825        948,029   

Honeywell International, Inc.

    6,710        689,654   

Huntsman Corp.

    11,245        252,563   

Johnson & Johnson

    10,030        1,028,175   

Lear Corp.

    4,385        477,614   

Macy’s, Inc.

    15,975        1,017,927   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    3,720        390,600   

McKesson Corp.

    2,810        642,647   

Microsoft Corp.

    13,420        588,467   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    4,580        758,952   

Packaging Corp of America

    6,385        529,061   

Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A *

    38,160        568,202   

Pfizer, Inc.

    31,750        1,089,660   

Phillips 66

    8,915        699,471   
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

United States—(continued)

  

Rice Energy, Inc. *

    12,570      $ 246,121   

Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. *

    15,680        375,850   

Tenneco, Inc. *

    11,505        670,051   

Tribune Media Co., Class A *

    8,815        581,526   

United Technologies Corp.

    3,935        479,716   

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

    6,965        789,483   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    20,615        1,129,496   

Western Digital Corp.

    10,400        1,112,592   

WR Berkley Corp.

    13,365        667,047   

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A

    6,175        562,234   
   

 

 

 
      39,828,119   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $69,160,549)

      78,051,886   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—97.3%
(Cost $69,160,549)

      78,051,886   
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES—2.7%

      2,156,293   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $ 80,208,179   
   

 

 

 

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
PLC     Public Limited Company
*     Non-income producing.
 

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of February 28, 2015 is as follows (see Note I in the Notes to Financial Statements):

 

     Total
Value as of
February 28, 2015
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Common Stock

           

Australia

   $ 750,940       $       $ 750,940       $   

Bermuda

     387,044         387,044                   

Canada

     996,272         996,272                   

China

     490,537                 490,537           

France

     3,426,634                 3,426,634           

Germany

     3,358,074                 3,358,074           

Hong Kong

     2,423,796         383,403         2,040,393           

Ireland

     4,895,236         1,731,132         3,164,104           

Israel

     602,416         602,416                   

Italy

     1,263,824                 1,263,824           

Japan

     5,931,330                 5,931,330           

Netherlands

     561,156                 561,156           

South Korea

     395,778                 395,778           

Switzerland

     3,145,716                 3,145,716           

Taiwan

     375,377                 375,377           

United Kingdom

     9,219,637         3,799,617         5,420,020           

United States

     39,828,119         39,828,119                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 78,051,886       $ 47,728,003       $ 30,323,883       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL LONG/SHORT FUND

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

LONG POSITIONS—95.4%

  

COMMON STOCK—95.4%

  

Australia—0.5%

  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    30,826      $ 850,422   
   

 

 

 
      850,422   
   

 

 

 

Canada—1.5%

  

Barrick Gold Corp.

    56,811        739,679   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. †

    29,338        853,477   

Precision Drilling Corp.

    101,545        618,158   

Stornoway Diamond Corp. *

    369,790        207,066   
   

 

 

 
      2,418,380   
   

 

 

 

China—1.1%

  

China Telecom Corp., Ltd.—Class H

    1,052,000        681,486   

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    287,000        1,135,357   
   

 

 

 
      1,816,843   
   

 

 

 

France—4.6%

  

Bollore SA †

    298,950        1,639,375   

Cap Gemini SA †

    25,657        2,071,133   

Havas SA

    926        8,021   

Safran SA †

    36,161        2,542,172   

Sopra Steria Group

    996        86,893   

Teleperformance †

    13,618        1,051,034   
   

 

 

 
      7,398,628   
   

 

 

 

Germany—3.8%

  

Aurelius AG †

    48,981        2,034,560   

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA †

    21,162        1,212,659   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG, Registered Shares

    5,998        1,244,948   

Norma Group SE †

    30,574        1,632,515   
   

 

 

 
      6,124,682   
   

 

 

 

Hong Kong—3.3%

  

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.

    125,000        2,474,228   

China Mobile Ltd.

    119,000        1,614,850   

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

    422,000        711,675   

Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

    42,000        575,105   
   

 

 

 
      5,375,858   
   

 

 

 

Ireland—6.0%

  

CRH PLC

    48,719        1,375,396   

Greencore Group PLC †

    361,526        1,880,518   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC †

    21,643        1,454,193   

Medtronic PLC †

    30,954        2,401,721   

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC †

    90,121        2,520,544   
   

 

 

 
      9,632,372   
   

 

 

 

Israel—0.8%

  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.—Sponsored ADR †

    23,616        1,346,584   
   

 

 

 
      1,346,584   
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Italy—1.4%

  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA †

    85,728      $ 1,765,974   

Cerved Information Solutions SpA * †

    87,422        547,918   
   

 

 

 
      2,313,892   
   

 

 

 

Japan—7.8%

  

Hoshizaki Electric Co., Ltd.

    25,600        1,516,506   

Inpex Corp.

    133,100        1,573,231   

Lintec Corp.

    52,900        1,261,780   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    21,400        1,333,828   

Nitto Denko Corp.

    36,000        2,286,828   

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    297,300        1,671,064   

Toshiba Corp.

    344,000        1,423,837   

TS Tech Co., Ltd.

    55,800        1,552,151   
   

 

 

 
      12,619,225   
   

 

 

 

Netherlands—0.7%

  

Koninklijke Philips NV †

    40,058        1,197,592   
   

 

 

 
      1,197,592   
   

 

 

 

South Korea—0.5%

  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    639        790,319   
   

 

 

 
      790,319   
   

 

 

 

Switzerland—5.9%

  

ACE Ltd. †

    23,550        2,684,936   

Georg Fischer AG, Registered Shares †

    1,872        1,344,755   

Glencore PLC †

    142,780        659,571   

Novartis AG, Registered Shares †

    16,681        1,706,034   

Roche Holding AG, Participation Certificate †

    6,072        1,654,556   

Swatch Group AG (The), Registered Shares

    16,991        1,495,067   
   

 

 

 
      9,544,919   
   

 

 

 

Taiwan—0.5%

  

MediaTek, Inc.

    48,000        720,725   
   

 

 

 
      720,725   
   

 

 

 

United Kingdom—9.5%

  

Alent PLC †

    295,693        1,601,717   

Aon PLC †

    11,490        1,153,136   

Berendsen PLC †

    53,773        912,589   

Cambian Group PLC * †

    235,182        753,404   

Dairy Crest Group PLC †

    17,881        136,955   

HSBC Holdings PLC †

    183,154        1,632,673   

ITV PLC †

    452,585        1,572,414   

Liberty Global PLC, Series C * †

    64,358        3,357,557   

Melrose Industries PLC

    274,162        1,266,727   

Stock Spirits Group PLC †

    60,574        184,229   

Vodafone Group PLC †

    365,062        1,263,596   

WH Smith PLC †

    71,565        1,479,916   
   

 

 

 
      15,314,913   
   

 

 

 
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL LONG/SHORT FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

United States—47.5%

  

Activision Blizzard, Inc. †

    103,632      $ 2,416,698   

Allstate Corp., (The) †

    25,234        1,781,520   

American International Group, Inc.

    21,834        1,208,075   

Amgen, Inc. †

    15,530        2,449,392   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    9,398        791,594   

Apple, Inc. †

    47,158        6,057,917   

Avery Dennison Corp. †

    12,692        679,657   

Avnet, Inc. †

    33,847        1,550,531   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B * †

    15,881        2,341,018   

Berry Plastics Group, Inc. * †

    34,965        1,199,649   

Capital One Financial Corp. †

    49,437        3,891,186   

Comcast Corp., Class A †

    32,081        1,904,970   

CVS Health Corp. †

    48,106        4,996,770   

EMC Corp. †

    58,871        1,703,727   

Energen Corp. †

    15,811        1,022,023   

EOG Resources, Inc.

    11,410        1,023,705   

Express Scripts Holding Co. *

    9,375        794,906   

Fifth Third Bancorp †

    185,238        3,586,208   

Gilead Sciences, Inc. * †

    7,744        801,736   

Google, Inc., Class C * †

    4,166        2,326,294   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co. * †

    102,864        1,552,218   

Honeywell International, Inc. †

    14,976        1,539,233   

Huntsman Corp. †

    25,709        577,424   

Johnson & Johnson †

    18,064        1,851,741   

Lear Corp. †

    10,201        1,111,093   

Macy’s, Inc. †

    33,127        2,110,852   

Marathon Petroleum Corp. †

    7,520        789,600   

McKesson Corp. †

    6,270        1,433,949   

Microsoft Corp. †

    18,326        803,595   

Northrop Grumman Corp. †

    9,654        1,599,764   

Packaging Corp. of America †

    15,088        1,250,192   

Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A * †

    85,775        1,277,190   

Pfizer, Inc. †

    73,042        2,506,801   

Phillips 66 †

    19,319        1,515,769   

Rice Energy, Inc. * †

    27,802        544,363   

Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. *

    31,666        759,034   

Tenneco, Inc. * †

    25,289        1,472,831   

Tribune Media Co., Class A * †

    19,997        1,319,202   

United Technologies Corp. †

    8,772        1,069,395   

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B †

    12,322        1,396,699   

Viper Energy Partners LP †

    13,839        262,941   

Wells Fargo & Co. †

    44,144        2,418,650   

Western Digital Corp. †

    23,537        2,517,988   

WR Berkley Corp.

    26,383        1,316,776   

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A * †

    12,915        1,175,911   
   

 

 

 
      76,700,787   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $146,072,247)

      154,166,141   
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

WARRANTS—0.0%

  

Canada—0.0%

  

Stornoway Diamond Corp. * Exercise Price CAD 0.90 Expires 7/08/16

    36,284      $ 2,902   
   

 

 

 
      2,902   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost $3,889)

      2,902   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—95.4%
(Cost $146,076,136)

      154,169,043   
   

 

 

 

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(47.8%)

  

COMMON STOCK—(47.8%)

  

Australia—(0.4%)

  

Woolworths Ltd.

    (28,227     (675,536
   

 

 

 
      (675,536
   

 

 

 

Bermuda—(0.5%)

  

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

    (190,000     (372,856

Global Brands Group Holding Ltd. *

    (2,664,000     (456,886
   

 

 

 
      (829,742
   

 

 

 

Canada—(1.9%)

   

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

    (3,422     (642,036

Canadian Western Bank

    (23,512     (546,563

Teck Resources Ltd., Class B

    (45,078     (724,075

Ultra Petroleum Corp. *

    (30,221     (491,696

Vermilion Energy, Inc.

    (14,576     (648,340
   

 

 

 
      (3,052,710
   

 

 

 

Chile—(0.4%)

   

Latam Airlines Group SA — Sponsored ADR *

    (53,398     (564,417
   

 

 

 
      (564,417
   

 

 

 

China—(0.6%)

   

China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd.

    (94,000     (424,514

Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd. Class H

    (92,000     (582,140
   

 

 

 
      (1,006,654
   

 

 

 

Denmark—(0.6%)

   

Novo Nordisk A/S

    (19,050     (909,637
   

 

 

 
      (909,637
   

 

 

 

Finland—(0.8%)

   

Huhtamaki OYJ

    (12,835     (379,138

Konecranes OYJ

    (23,761     (823,601
   

 

 

 
      (1,202,739
   

 

 

 

France—(1.4%)

   

Edenred

    (33,537     (913,627

Pernod Ricard SA

    (4,610     (545,472

Remy Cointreau SA

    (11,447     (839,651
   

 

 

 
      (2,298,750
   

 

 

 
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL LONG/SHORT FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Germany—(1.3%)

   

BASF SE

    (11,013   $ (1,055,254

GEA Group AG

    (11,760     (581,164

Linde AG

    (2,359     (479,492
   

 

 

 
      (2,115,910
   

 

 

 

Hong Kong—(1.1%)

   

ASM Pacific Technology, Ltd.

    (46,500     (471,818

BYD Electronic International Co., Ltd.

    (451,000     (503,302

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd.

    (1,830,000     (817,868
   

 

 

 
      (1,792,988
   

 

 

 

Israel—(0.4%)

   

Stratasys Ltd. *

    (11,391     (706,925
   

 

 

 
      (706,925
   

 

 

 

Italy—(0.4%)

   

UniCredit SpA

    (104,469     (694,702
   

 

 

 
      (694,702
   

 

 

 

Japan—(2.1%)

   

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

    (2,200     (853,439

FP Corp.

    (23,200     (805,077

Hulic Co., Ltd.

    (56,900     (622,931

McDonald’s Holdings Co., Ltd.

    (23,900     (527,271

Oji Holdings Corp.

    (138,000     (582,970
   

 

 

 
      (3,391,688
   

 

 

 

Luxembourg—(0.3%)

   

B&M European Value Retail SA *

    (99,564     (489,313
   

 

 

 
      (489,313
   

 

 

 

Mexico—(0.3%)

   

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV ADR

    (54,743     (551,009
   

 

 

 
      (551,009
   

 

 

 

New Zealand—(0.3%)

   

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

    (87,288     (536,683
   

 

 

 
      (536,683
   

 

 

 

Norway—(0.3%)

   

DNB ASA

    (31,162     (506,773
   

 

 

 
      (506,773
   

 

 

 

Singapore—(1.0%)

   

Keppel Corp Ltd.

    (99,000     (634,900

Sembcorp Marine Ltd.

    (424,100     (928,525
   

 

 

 
      (1,563,425
   

 

 

 

Spain—(0.4%)

   

CaixaBank SA

           (2

Repsol SA

    (31,370     (604,873
   

 

 

 
      (604,875
   

 

 

 

Sweden—(1.1%)

   

Autoliv, Inc.

    (8,074     (908,325

Elekta AB, Class B

    (41,774     (436,179
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Sweden—(continued)

   

Nordea Bank AB

    (34,982   $ (471,642
   

 

 

 
      (1,816,146
   

 

 

 

Switzerland—(1.0%)

   

Clariant AG, Registered Shares

    (33,078     (598,964

SGS SA, Registered Shares

    (469     (948,371
   

 

 

 
      (1,547,335
   

 

 

 

Thailand—(0.3%)

  

Siam Commercial Bank PCL, (The) — NVDR

    (88,300     (462,953
   

 

 

 
      (462,953
   

 

 

 

United Kingdom—(3.4%)

  

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

    (115,906     (836,480

Cobham PLC

    (110,821     (582,879

G4S PLC

    (197,205     (905,739

GW Pharmaceuticals PLC — ADR *

    (4,749     (384,289

Ocado Group PLC *

    (161,165     (915,326

Rotork PLC

    (14,753     (557,667

Smiths Group PLC

    (48,184     (857,159

TSB Banking Group PLC *

    (106,106     (427,979
   

 

 

 
      (5,467,518
   

 

 

 

United States—(27.5%)

  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

    (6,312     (985,556

Alere, Inc. *

    (18,720     (851,198

AptarGroup, Inc.

    (15,034     (990,290

Astoria Financial Corp.

    (60,324     (791,451

BancorpSouth, Inc.

    (29,955     (670,692

Bemis Co., Inc.

    (19,213     (937,594

Blackbaud, Inc.

    (15,372     (697,889

Bristow Group, Inc.

    (11,843     (733,555

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. *

    (4,312     (824,109

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    (13,412     (388,948

CarMax, Inc. *

    (16,662     (1,118,187

Clorox Co.(The)

    (4,234     (459,982

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

    (19,190     (704,657

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    (8,933     (632,635

Concho Resources, Inc. *

    (5,174     (563,552

CONSOL Energy, Inc.

    (17,582     (566,140

Continental Resources, Inc. *

    (19,475     (866,443

Dorman Products, Inc. *

    (12,603     (555,918

Eaton Vance Corp.

    (9,017     (379,616

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.

    (11,288     (878,771

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

    (28,706     (754,107

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

    (24,767     (601,590

Hess Corp.

    (7,216     (541,777

Intrepid Potash, Inc. *

    (42,955     (606,525

Itron, Inc. *

    (20,065     (731,971

Kansas City Southern

    (6,734     (780,067

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc *

    (31,125     (679,147

L Brands, Inc.

    (9,784     (898,758

Matador Resources Co. *

    (24,010     (520,057

Mattel, Inc.

    (22,496     (592,095

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. *

    (5,452     (367,519
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

32      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL LONG/SHORT FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

United States—(continued)

  

Mobile Mini, Inc.

    (15,067   $ (625,130

Mondelez International, Inc.

    (15,188     (560,969

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

    (14,014     (886,245

Monster Beverage Corp. *

    (7,483     (1,056,001

National Instruments Corp.

    (25,134     (782,673

Netflix, Inc. *

    (2,176     (1,033,404

NetSuite, Inc. *

    (5,292     (510,255

Northern Trust Corp.

    (13,010     (908,488

NOW Inc. *

    (39,875     (847,344

Oasis Petroleum, Inc. *

    (40,636     (582,314

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. *

    (4,449     (632,737

Pandora Media, Inc. *

    (31,563     (467,132

Pharmacyclics, Inc. *

    (2,358     (509,163

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.

    (8,390     (364,462

Proto Labs, Inc. *

    (5,431     (386,035

Puma Biotechnology, Inc. *

    (2,171     (462,445

Rackspace Hosting, Inc.

    (12,533     (622,514

ResMed, Inc.

    (6,883     (442,990

Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc. *

    (5,386     (474,507

Rollins, Inc.

    (13,852     (464,596

salesforce.com, Inc. *

    (8,162     (566,280

Shutterstock, Inc. *

    (7,326     (414,285

Snyders-Lance, Inc.

    (12,987     (400,649

Spectra Energy Corp.

    (17,126     (607,802

Sun Hydraulics Corp.

    (14,920     (577,404

Tesla Motors, Inc. *

    (3,496     (710,877

Trex Co., Inc. *

    (20,037     (1,008,863

Tumi Holdings, Inc. *

    (32,620     (762,982

UMB Financial Corp.

    (13,353     (688,214

Under Armour, Inc., Class A *

    (7,603     (585,507

United Natural Foods, Inc. *

    (5,521     (458,464

VeriFone Systems, Inc.

    (21,516     (757,148

ViaSat, Inc. *

    (9,878     (645,429

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. *

    (15,855     (672,252

Wausau Paper Corp.

    (30,761     (288,846
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

United States—(continued)

  

Westamerica Bancorporation

    (9,018   $ (388,405

Yelp, Inc. *

    (12,255     (588,240
   

 

 

 
      (44,411,847
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Proceeds $75,265,583)

      (77,200,275
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(47.8%)
(Proceeds $75,265,583)

      (77,200,275
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Contracts
       

OPTIONS WRITTEN ††—0.0%

   

EOG Resources, Inc. Call Options Expires 03/20/2015 Strike Price $87.50

    (93     (36,735
   

 

 

 

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN (Premiums received $77,557)

      (36,735
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES—52.4%

      84,662,044   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $ 161,594,077   
   

 

 

 

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
NVDR     Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
PLC     Public Limited Company
*     Non-income producing.
    Security position is either entirely or partially held in a segregated account as collateral for securities sold short.
††     Primary risk exposure is equity contracts.
 

Contracts For Difference held by the Fund at February 28, 2015, are as follows:

 

Reference Company      Counterparty        Number of
Contracts (Short)
     Notional
Amount
       Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Chailease Holding Co., Ltd.

       Goldman Sachs           (290,000    $ 735,463         $ 30,993   

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015        33   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL LONG/SHORT FUND (concluded)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of February 28, 2015 is as follows (see Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements):

 

     Total
Value as of
February 28, 2015
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Common Stock

           

Australia

   $ 850,422       $       $ 850,422       $   

Canada

     2,418,380         2,418,380                   

China

     1,816,843                 1,816,843           

France

     7,398,628                 7,398,628           

Germany

     6,124,682                 6,124,682           

Hong Kong

     5,375,858         575,105         4,800,753           

Ireland

     9,632,372         3,855,914         5,776,458           

Israel

     1,346,584         1,346,584                   

Italy

     2,313,892                 2,313,892           

Japan

     12,619,225                 12,619,225           

Netherlands

     1,197,592                 1,197,592           

South Korea

     790,319                 790,319           

Switzerland

     9,544,919         2,684,936         6,859,983           

Taiwan

     720,725                 720,725           

United Kingdom

     15,314,913         9,866,587         5,448,326           

United States

     76,700,787         76,700,787                   

Warrants

     2,902         2,902                   

Contracts for difference

     30,993                 30,993           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 154,200,036       $ 97,451,195       $ 56,748,841       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Total
Value as of
February 28, 2015
     Level 1
Quoted

Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Securities Sold Short

           

Australia

   $ (675,536    $  —       $ (675,536    $   

Bermuda

     (829,742      (372,856      (456,886        

Canada

     (3,052,710      (3,052,710                

Chile

     (564,417      (564,417                

China

     (1,006,654              (1,006,654        

Denmark

     (909,637      (909,637                

Finland

     (1,202,739              (1,202,739        

France

     (2,298,750              (2,298,750        

Germany

     (2,115,910              (2,115,910        

Hong Kong

     (1,792,988              (1,792,988        

Israel

     (706,925      (706,925                

Italy

     (694,702              (694,702        

Japan

     (3,391,688              (3,391,688        

Luxembourg

     (489,313              (489,313        

Mexico

     (551,009      (551,009                

New Zealand

     (536,683              (536,683        

Norway

     (506,773              (506,773        

Singapore

     (1,563,425              (1,563,425        

Spain

     (604,875              (604,875        

Sweden

     (1,816,146      (1,344,504      (471,642        

Switzerland

     (1,547,335              (1,547,335        

Thailand

     (462,953              (462,953        

United Kingdom

     (5,467,518      (384,289      (5,083,229        

United States

     (44,411,847      (44,411,847                

Options

           

Equity Contracts

     (36,735      (36,735                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ (77,237,010    $ (52,334,929    $ (24,902,081    $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

34      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

 

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

 

     Boston
Partners
Small Cap
Value Fund II
     Boston
Partners
Long/Short
Equity Fund
     Boston
Partners
Long/Short
Research Fund
     Boston
Partners
All-Cap
Value Fund
 

ASSETS

           

Investments in securities, at value † ^

   $ 279,511,738       $ 819,565,265       $ 5,906,359,405       $ 998,476,107   

Cash

     6,543,001                 414,469,072         23,275,077   

Foreign currency, at value #

             11,183,153         30,113,692           

Receivables

           

Investments sold

     738,138         22,843,764         59,020,730         18,917,163   

Cash segregated with brokers for securities sold short

             652,334,257         2,770,181,505           

Dividends and interest

     178,362         47,484,792         144,836,866         1,650,312   

Capital shares sold

     594,995         428,003         22,701,527         1,766,326   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     16,368         247,851         107,875         50,436   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     287,582,602         1,554,087,085         9,347,790,672         1,044,135,421   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

           

Securities sold short, at fair value ‡

   $       $ 650,700,782       $ 2,766,500,772       $   

Options written, at value *

             1,008,930         11,916,356         837,000   

Due to Custodian, at value

             35,360,911                   

Foreign cash overdraft #

                     30,400,143           

Payables

           

Securities lending collateral

     10,148,370         29,918,254                 154,906   

Investments purchased

     938,779         24,759,632         103,679,648         34,208,407   

Capital shares redeemed

     329,459         3,610,663         9,523,080         662,014   

Distributions to shareholders

     187         49,975         42,234           

Due to prime broker

             55,092,375         131,183,275           

Investment advisory fees

     196,013         1,354,239         5,908,816         441,162   

Custodian fees

     14,111         37,416         328,992         68,473   

Distribution and service fees

     24,151         32,804         54,908         42,482   

Dividends on securities sold-short

             284,001         4,177,129           

Administration and accounting fees

     21,086         57,296         212,400         50,891   

Prime broker interest payable

             9,699         41,020           

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

                     29,640           

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     3,073         39,380         156,628         5,664   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     11,675,229         802,316,357         3,064,155,041         36,470,999   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 275,907,373       $ 751,770,728       $ 6,283,635,631       $ 1,007,664,422   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

           

Par value

   $ 12,346       $ 40,257       $ 406,237       $ 43,627   

Paid-in capital

     206,926,447         761,336,065         5,628,895,615         752,425,956   

Undistributed net investment income/(accumulated net investment loss)

     (86,883      (34,986,994      (57,433,571      1,062,640   

Accumulated net realized gain from investments securities sold short, written options and foreign currency translation

     2,931,807         4,077,910         27,791,756         24,578,802   

Net unrealized appreciation on investments, securities sold short, written options, contracts for difference and foreign currency translation

     66,123,656         21,303,490         683,975,594         229,553,397   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 275,907,373       $ 751,770,728       $ 6,283,635,631       $ 1,007,664,422   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

           

Net assets

   $ 148,398,698       $ 612,055,255       $ 6,039,895,756       $ 784,511,121   

Shares outstanding

     6,522,342         32,361,011         390,282,362         33,939,404   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 22.75       $ 18.91       $ 15.48       $ 23.12   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

INVESTOR CLASS

           

Net assets

   $ 127,508,675       $ 139,715,473       $ 243,739,875       $ 223,153,301   

Shares outstanding

     5,823,998         7,896,308         15,954,564         9,687,999   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 21.89       $ 17.69       $ 15.28       $ 23.03   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

† Investment in securities, at cost

   $ 213,388,082       $ 696,760,591       $ 5,042,073,595       $ 768,632,398   

^ Includes market value of securities on loan

   $ 7,363,665       $ 23,348,070       $       $ 136,988   

# Foreign currency, at cost

   $       $ 12,176,426       $ (408,829    $   

‡ Proceeds received, securities sold short

   $       $ 550,185,489       $ 2,588,002,151       $   

* Premiums received, options written

   $       $ 1,016,312       $ 10,017,914       $ 546,688   

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015        35   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 28, 2015 (unaudited)

 

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (concluded)

 

     WPG Partners
Small/Micro Cap
Value Fund
     Boston
Partners Global
Equity Fund
     Boston
Partners Global
Long/Short
Fund
 

ASSETS

        

Investments in securities, at value † ^

   $ 42,824,415       $ 78,051,886       $ 154,169,043   

Cash

     2,550,360         1,138,066         10,196,626   

Foreign currency, at value #

             45,905         19,759,873   

Receivables

        

Investments sold

     255,044         1,151,477         2,967,427   

Cash segregated with brokers for securities sold short

                     57,235,630   

Dividends and interest

     36,705         116,669         217,415   

Capital shares sold

     1,259,730         1,350,000         2,291,921   

Investment adviser

             2,541           

Unrealized gain on contracts for difference

                     30,993   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     12,682         19,305         43,892   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     46,938,936         81,875,849         246,912,820   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

        

Securities sold short, at fair value ‡

   $       $       $ 77,200,275   

Options written, at value *

                     36,735   

Payables

        

Securities lending collateral

     3,789,509                   

Investments purchased

     475,709         1,569,778         7,529,951   

Capital shares redeemed

                     201,918   

Due to prime broker

                     44,359   

Investment advisory fees

     16,036         34,487         185,299   

Custodian fees

     17,054         14,102         10,606   

Distribution and service fees

                     1,730   

Dividends on securities sold-short

                     79,019   

Administration and accounting fees

     8,748         23,021         4,957   

Prime broker interest payable

                     3,188   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     1,762         930           

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     17,732         25,352         20,706   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     4,326,550         1,667,670         85,318,743   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 42,612,386       $ 80,208,179       $ 161,594,077   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

        

Par value

   $ 2,506       $ 5,221       $ 15,529   

Paid-in capital

     37,799,936         71,708,401         157,730,552   

Undistributed net investment income/(accumulated net investment loss)

     105,633         18,962         (650,345

Accumulated net realized loss from investments, securities sold short, contracts for difference and foreign currency translation

     (2,290,463      (410,275      (1,560,605

Net unrealized appreciation on investments, securities sold short, written options, contracts for difference and foreign currency translation

     6,994,774         8,885,870         6,058,946   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 42,612,386       $ 80,208,179       $ 161,594,077   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

        

Net assets

   $ 42,612,386       $ 80,208,179       $ 150,899,471   

Shares outstanding

     2,506,362         5,220,797         14,499,426   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 17.00       $ 15.36       $ 10.41   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

INVESTOR CLASS

        

Net assets

   $       $       $ 10,694,606   

Shares outstanding

                     1,029,174   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $       $       $ 10.39   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

† Investment in securities, at cost

   $ 35,829,641       $ 69,160,549       $ 146,076,136   

^ Includes market value of securities on loan

   $ 2,686,234                   

# Foreign currency, at cost

   $       $ 46,559       $ 19,921,363   

‡ Proceeds received, securities sold short

   $       $       $ 75,265,583   

* Premiums received, options written

   $       $       $ 77,557   

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

36      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2015  (unaudited)

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

 

     Boston
Partners
Small Cap
Value Fund II
     Boston
Partners
Long/Short
Equity Fund
     Boston
Partners
Long/Short
Research Fund
     Boston
Partners
All-Cap
Value Fund
 

Investment Income

           

Dividends †

   $ 2,349,021       $ 5,034,738       $ 38,999,277       $ 7,826,706   

Interest

     485         68,959         319,740         1,077   

Income from securities loaned (Note 6)

     125,592         96,399                 3,913   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

     2,475,098         5,200,096         39,319,017         7,831,696   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses

           

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     1,225,959         9,467,667         35,768,801         3,808,077   

Distribution fees (Investor Class) (Note 2)

     147,625         245,813         372,886         268,244   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     110,196         319,329         1,279,638         325,345   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     36,332         66,981         1,343,186         33,190   

Registration and filing fees

     23,719         24,754         195,966         50,281   

Audit fees

     13,989         17,626         19,331         13,385   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

     13,178         18,229         79,930         20,230   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     12,848         41,286         347,848         52,130   

Legal fees

     10,807         46,340         294,684         52,348   

Dividend expense on securities sold-short

             1,587,816         21,426,960           

Prime broker interest expense

             10,635,349         6,251,729           

Other expenses

     2,769         23,597         304,736         41,768   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     1,597,422         22,494,787         67,685,695         4,664,998   

Less: waivers and reimbursements

     (95,942                      (1,059,386
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     1,501,480         22,494,787         67,685,695         3,605,612   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)

     973,618         (17,294,691      (28,366,678      4,226,084   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain/(loss) from:

           

Investments

     5,749,136         33,746,635         68,437,296         32,294,354   

Investments sold-short

             (7,328,238      34,894,660           

Foreign currency transactions

             (195,696      (4,841,358        

Written options *

             315,725         932,779         212,360   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

           

Investments

     1,832,979         (53,081,406      198,250,435         17,195,711   

Investments sold short

             (34,591,846      (58,620,894        

Foreign currency translation

             (993,566      160,228           

Written options *

             (304,308      (2,304,655      (237,679
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

     7,582,115         (62,432,700      236,908,491         49,464,746   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 8,555,733       $ (79,727,391    $ 208,541,813       $ 53,690,830   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

† Net of foreign withholding taxes of

   $       $ (137,335    $ (342,493    $ (23,029
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Primary risk is equity contracts

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (concluded)

 

 

     WPG Partners
Small/Micro Cap
Value Fund
     Boston
Partners Global
Equity Fund
     Boston
Partners Global
Long/Short
Fund
 

Investment Income

        

Dividends †

   $ 325,176       $ 452,927       $ 551,727   

Interest

     103         113         21,938   

Income from securities loaned (Note 6)

     107,274                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

     432,553         453,040         573,665   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     165,565         291,325         653,288   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     38,696         61,382         54,455   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     24,039         15,340         64,967   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     14,808         24,803         61,699   

Audit fees

     13,689         18,637         11,858   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

     11,664         12,188         7,390   

Registration and filing fees

     10,628         23,006         12,051   

Legal fees

     2,481         3,208         3,356   

Distribution fees (Investor Class) (Note 2)

                     7,373   

Dividend expense on securities sold-short

                     198,640   

Prime broker interest expense

                     149,024   

Other expenses

     1,307         3,837         1,314   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     282,877         453,726         1,225,415   

Less: waivers and reimbursements

     (55,226      (146,217      (6,701
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     227,651         307,509         1,218,714   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)

     204,902         145,531         (645,049
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain/(loss) from:

        

Investments

     (984,680      (13,887      (1,634,704

Investments sold-short

                     871,546   

Foreign currency transactions

             (37,058      (262,121

Written options *

                     (45,520

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     (1,600,636      2,895,042         6,696,733   

Investments sold short

                     (2,321,310

Foreign currency translation

             (4,256      (170,961

Written options *

                     40,822   

Contracts for difference

                     43,688   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

     (2,585,316      2,839,841         3,218,173   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (2,380,414    $ 2,985,372       $ 2,573,124   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

† Net of foreign withholding taxes of

   $ (989    $ (9,895    $ (62,609
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Primary risk is equity contracts

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

     Boston Partners
Small Cap Value Fund II
     Boston Partners
Long/Short Equity Fund
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
(unaudited)
     For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2014
     For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
(unaudited)
     For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2014
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 973,618       $ 1,061,610       $ (17,294,691    $ (25,293,589

Net realized gain from investments, securities sold short, written options and foreign currency

     5,749,136         11,625,465         26,538,426         63,810,043   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments, securities sold short, written options and foreign currency

     1,832,979         20,145,483         (88,971,126      70,697,079   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     8,555,733         32,832,558         (79,727,391      109,213,533   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

           

Institutional Class

     (951,560      (345,221                

Investor Class

     (605,107      (237,918                

Net realized capital gains

           

Institutional Class

     (1,769,477              (54,248,415      (36,987,514

Investor Class

     (1,642,628              (17,937,422      (13,170,066
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (4,968,772      (583,139      (72,185,837      (50,157,580
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital transactions:

           

Institutional Class

           

Proceeds from shares sold

     23,886,470         28,174,661         132,332,765         162,787,046   

Reinvestment of distributions

     2,215,225         324,783         41,021,708         26,413,733   

Shares redeemed

     (12,136,567      (17,191,647      (122,566,206      (179,141,615

Redemption fees (Note 8)

     857         2,396         28,777         341,715   

Investor Class

           

Proceeds from shares sold

     52,345,364         25,973,463         25,746,998         42,099,643   

Reinvestment of distributions

     2,662,389         233,663         17,388,360         12,197,068   

Shares redeemed

     (11,182,483      (18,920,805      (78,404,318      (76,854,075

Redemption fees (Note 8)

     900         2,956         8,369         116,495   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital transactions

     57,792,155         18,599,470         15,556,453         (12,039,990
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

     61,379,116         50,848,889         (136,356,775      47,015,963   

Net assets

           

Beginning of period

     214,528,257         163,679,368         888,127,503         841,111,540   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 275,907,373       $ 214,528,257       $ 751,770,728       $ 888,127,503   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income/(loss), end of period

   $ (86,883    $ 496,166       $ (34,986,994    $ (17,692,303
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share transactions:

           

Institutional Class

           

Shares sold

     2,399,331         1,287,470         6,529,890         7,541,514   

Shares reinvested

     120,853         15,262         2,087,619         1,291,625   

Shares redeemed

     (506,194      (804,194      (6,141,298      (8,592,855
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

     2,013,990         498,538         2,476,211         240,284   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investor Class

           

Shares sold

     1,133,829         1,306,062         1,301,815         2,068,807   

Shares reinvested

     104,442         11,392         945,533         632,300   

Shares redeemed

     (573,623      (912,305      (4,260,050      (3,894,482
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

     664,648         405,149         (2,012,702      (1,193,375
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

 

 

     Boston Partners
Long/Short Research Fund
     Boston Partners
All-Cap Value Fund
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
(unaudited)
     For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2014
     For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
(unaudited)
     For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2014
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ (28,366,678    $ (30,664,883    $ 4,226,084       $ 7,757,538   

Net realized gain from investments, securities sold short, written options and foreign currency

     99,423,377         16,068,536         32,506,714         40,311,296   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments, securities sold short, written options and foreign currency

     137,485,114         451,206,324         16,958,032         112,721,801   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     208,541,813         436,609,977         53,690,830         160,790,635   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

           

Institutional Class

                     (7,085,713      (4,677,165

Investor Class

                     (1,598,987      (911,496

Net realized capital gains

           

Institutional Class

     (73,750,367      (10,191,255      (29,675,856      (15,951,494

Investor Class

     (4,130,770      (644,954      (8,739,309      (3,674,790
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (77,881,137      (10,836,209      (47,099,865      (25,214,945
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital transactions:

           

Institutional Class

           

Proceeds from shares sold

     1,350,433,582         3,419,038,875         74,946,159         242,389,813   

Reinvestment of distributions

     38,567,891         5,470,231         30,283,496         18,483,816   

Shares redeemed

     (528,778,609      (515,145,972 )        (62,631,111      (74,884,387

Redemption fees (Note 8)

     76,904         154,051                   

Investor Class

           

Proceeds from shares sold

     61,892,599         180,979,395         33,131,893         141,871,828   

Reinvestment of distributions

     4,096,486         626,724         10,146,888         4,474,110   

Shares redeemed

     (121,954,991      (44,186,169      (38,868,850      (33,638,548

Redemption fees (Note 8)

     4,297         9,674                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital transactions

     804,338,159         3,046,946,809         47,008,475         298,696,632   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     934,998,835         3,472,720,577         53,599,440         434,272,322   

Net assets

           

Beginning of period

     5,348,636,796         1,875,916,219         954,064,982         519,792,660   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 6,283,635,631       $ 5,348,636,796       $ 1,007,664,422       $ 954,064,982   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income/(loss), end of period

   $ (57,433,571    $ (29,066,893    $ 1,062,640       $ 5,521,256   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share transactions:

           

Institutional Class

           

Shares sold

     89,073,918         237,515,897         3,319,794         11,615,055   

Shares reinvested

     2,532,409         384,686         1,351,338         902,530   

Shares redeemed

     (35,069,289      (35,242,438      (2,757,369      (3,515,836
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

     56,537,038         202,658,145         1,913,763         9,001,749   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investor Class

           

Shares sold

     4,141,864         12,636,422         1,474,381         6,795,381   

Shares reinvested

     271,830         44,386         454,203         219,104   

Shares redeemed

     (8,072,984      (3,099,558      (1,743,407      (1,587,653
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

     (3,659,290      9,581,250         185,177         5,426,832   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

 

 

     WPG Partners
Small/Micro Cap Value Fund
     Boston Partners
Global Equity Fund
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
(unaudited)
     For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2014
     For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
(unaudited)
     For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2014
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

           

Net investment income

   $ 204,902       $ 156,573       $ 145,531       $ 628,987   

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments, securities sold short, written options and foreign currency

     (984,680      6,948,796         (50,945      2,302,099   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments, securities sold short, written options and foreign currency

     (1,600,636      (60,529      2,890,786         4,347,444   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (2,380,414      7,044,840         2,985,372         7,278,530   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

           

Institutional Class

     (276,767      (50,358      (672,980      (91,861

Net realized capital gains

           

Institutional Class

     (4,758,990      (3,952,860      (2,575,967      (1,411,674
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (5,035,757      (4,003,218      (3,248,947      (1,503,535
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital transactions:

           

Institutional Class

           

Proceeds from shares sold

     1,769,927         1,940,266         17,929,822         54,896,316   

Reinvestment of distributions

     4,460,767         3,615,431         2,531,256         1,503,534   

Shares redeemed

     (2,210,166      (3,343,540      (76,414      (13,584,041
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital transactions

     4,020,528         2,212,157         20,384,664         42,815,809   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

     (3,395,643      5,253,779         20,121,089         48,590,804   

Net assets

           

Beginning of period

     46,008,029         40,754,250         60,087,090         11,496,286   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 42,612,386       $ 46,008,029       $ 80,208,179       $ 60,087,090   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income, end of period

   $ 105,633       $ 177,498       $ 18,962       $ 546,411   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share transactions:

           

Institutional Class

           

Shares sold

     104,046         96,374         1,198,587         3,756,181   

Shares reinvested

     270,350         185,502         172,546         105,585   

Shares redeemed

     (121,437      (166,761      (5,107      (893,583
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

     252,959         115,115         1,366,026         2,968,183   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (concluded)

 
     Boston Partners
Global Long/Short Fund
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
(unaudited)
     For the
Period Ended
August 31, 2014*
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

     

Net investment loss

   $ (645,049    $ (237,573

Net realized loss from investments, securities sold short, written options and foreign currency

     (1,070,799      (544,340

Net change in unrealized appreciation from investments, securities sold short, written options and foreign currency

     4,288,972         1,769,974   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     2,573,124         988,061   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital transactions:

     

Institutional Class

     

Proceeds from shares sold

     118,859,334         36,909,632   

Shares redeemed

     (7,743,191      (441,329

Redemption fees (Note 8)

     8,414         252   

Investor Class

     

Proceeds from shares sold

     7,999,808         2,787,714   

Shares redeemed

     (348,281        

Redemption fees (Note 8)

     525         14   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital transactions

     118,776,609         39,256,283   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     121,349,733         40,244,344   

Net assets

     

Beginning of period

     40,244,344           
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 161,594,077       $ 40,244,344   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment loss, end of period

   $ (650,345    $ (5,296
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share transactions:

     

Institutional Class

     

Shares sold

     11,653,425         3,676,348   

Shares redeemed

     (786,898      (43,449
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

     10,866,527         3,632,899   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investor Class

     

Shares sold

     789,769         276,209   

Shares redeemed

     (36,804        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

     752,965         276,209   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Inception date of the Fund was December 31, 2013.

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

  PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each class of shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

    

    
Net
Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period

    Net
Investment
Income/(Loss)*
    Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gain/(Loss) on
Investments
   

Net Increase/

(Decrease)
in Net Assets
Resulting
from
Operations

    Dividends to
Shareholders
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions to
Shareholders
from Net
Realized Gains
   

Total
Dividend and
Distributions
to Shareholders

    Redemption
Fees*
      
Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II

  

         

Institutional Class

  

               

9/1/14 through 2/28/15†

  $ 22.65      $ 0.10      $ 0.43      $ 0.53      $ (0.15   $ (0.28   $ (0.43   $     

8/31/14

    19.06        0.15        3.53        3.68        (0.09            (0.09     3   

8/31/13

    15.31        0.09        3.75        3.84        (0.09            (0.09         

8/31/12

    12.92        0.05        2.39        2.44        (0.05            (0.05     3   

8/31/11

    11.02        0.03        1.91        1.94        (0.04            (0.04     3   

8/31/10

    10.49        0.06        0.52        0.58        (0.05            (0.05     3   

Investor Class

                 

9/1/14 through 2/28/15†

  $ 21.79      $ 0.07      $ 0.41      $ 0.48      $ (0.10   $ (0.28   $ (0.38   $     

8/31/14

    18.35        0.09        3.40        3.49        (0.05            (0.05     3   

8/31/13

    14.74        0.05        3.61        3.66        (0.05            (0.05         

8/31/12

    12.44        0.02        2.30        2.32        (0.02            (0.02     3   

8/31/11

    10.62        (— )3      1.84        1.84        (0.02            (0.02     3   

8/31/10

    10.11        0.03        0.50        0.53        (0.02            (0.02     3     
Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund

  

         

Institutional Class

                 

9/1/14 through 2/28/15†

  $ 22.65      $ (0.42   $ (1.56   $ (1.98   $      $ (1.77   $ (1.77   $ 0.01     

8/31/14

    20.94        (0.63     3.57        2.94               (1.24     (1.24     0.01     

8/31/13

    20.47        (0.54     2.24        1.70               (1.24     (1.24     0.01     

8/31/12

    19.88        (0.54     3.15        2.61               (2.03     (2.03     0.01     

8/31/11

    17.41        (0.47     4.55        4.08               (1.62     (1.62     0.01     

8/31/10

    15.75        (0.37     1.98        1.61                             0.05     

Investor Class

                 

9/1/14 through 2/28/15†

  $ 21.33      $ (0.42   $ (1.46   $ (1.88   $      $ (1.77   $ (1.77   $ 0.01     

8/31/14

    19.84        (0.65     3.37        2.72               (1.24     (1.24     0.01     

8/31/13

    19.51        (0.57     2.13        1.56               (1.24     (1.24     0.01     

8/31/12

    19.08        (0.56     3.01        2.45               (2.03     (2.03     0.01     

8/31/11

    16.80        (0.50     4.39        3.89               (1.62     (1.62     0.01     

8/31/10

    15.31        (0.40     1.84        1.44                             0.05       
Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund

  

         

Institutional Class

                 

9/1/14 through 2/28/15†

  $ 15.14      $ (0.07   $ 0.61      $ 0.54      $      $ (0.20   $ (0.20   $     

8/31/14

    13.30        (0.12     2.02        1.90               (0.06     (0.06     3   

8/31/13

    11.91        (0.14     1.66        1.52               (0.13     (0.13     3   

8/31/12

    10.60        (0.13     1.53        1.40               (0.09     (0.09     3   

9/30/10** through 8/31/11

    10.00        (0.12     0.71        0.59                             0.01     

Investor Class

                 

9/1/14 through 2/28/15†

  $ 15.00      $ (0.09   $ 0.57      $ 0.48      $      $ (0.20   $ (0.20   $     

8/31/14

    13.21        (0.15     2.00        1.85               (0.06     (0.06     3   

8/31/13

    11.86        (0.18     1.66        1.48               (0.13     (0.13     3   

8/31/12

    10.58        (0.15     1.52        1.37               (0.09     (0.09     3   

11/29/10** through 8/31/11

    10.40        (0.12     0.29        0.17                             0.01       

 

Unaudited.
* Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period.
** Inception date.
1 

Total return is calculated by assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of the period and is not annualized if period is less than one year.

2 

Redemption fees, if any, are reflected in total return calculations.

3 

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

4 

Portfolio turnover rate excludes securities received from processing a subscription-in-kind.

5 

Annualized.

6 

Not Annualized.

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

44      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS     

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

  PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

 

     Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Period
    Total
Investment
Return1,2
    Net
Assets,
End of
Period
(000)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets With
Waivers,
Reimbursements
and Recoupments
if any
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets With
Waivers,
Reimbursements
and Recoupments
if any (Excluding
Dividend and
Interest Expense)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets Without
Waivers,
Reimbursements
and Recoupments
if any
    Ratio of Net
Investment
Income/(Loss)
to Average Net
Assets With
Waivers and
Reimbursements
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
               
               
  $ 22.75        2.43   $ 148,399        1.10 %5      N/A        1.18 %5      0.92 %5      8 %6 
    22.65        19.33        102,112        1.21         N/A        1.23         0.68         16    
    19.06        25.19        76,442        1.29        N/A        1.29        0.53        19   
    15.31        18.98        53,604        1.30         N/A        1.36         0.37         32    
    12.92        17.59        30,172        1.30        N/A        1.37        0.22        38   
    11.02        5.47        25,736        1.30        N/A        1.39        0.51        43   
               
  $ 21.89        2.29   $ 127,509        1.35 %5      N/A        1.43 %5      0.67 %5      8 %6 
    21.79        19.01        112,417        1.46         N/A        1.48         0.43         16    
    18.35        24.90        87,237        1.54        N/A        1.54        0.28        19   
    14.74        18.67        66,689        1.55         N/A        1.61         0.12         32    
    12.44        17.28        70,490        1.55        N/A        1.62        (0.03     38   
      10.62        5.26        61,260        1.55        N/A        1.63        0.25        43   
       
               
  $ 18.91        (8.93 )%    $ 612,055        5.28 %5      2.38 %5      5.28 %5      (4.05 )%5      37 %6 
    22.65        14.72        676,756        4.33         2.42         4.33         (2.93 )      65    
    20.94        8.61        620,804        4.30         2.43        4.30         (2.58 )      67    
    20.47        14.16        505,108        4.29         2.48         4.29         (2.68 )      71    
    19.88        23.66        344,935        3.70        2.47        3.71        (2.35     103   
    17.41        10.54        164,438        3.40        2.50        3.46        (2.10     81   
               
  $ 17.69        (9.06 )%    $ 139,715        5.53 %5      2.63 %5      5.53 %5      (4.30 )%5      37 %6 
    21.33        14.41        211,372        4.57         2.66         4.57         (3.18 )      65    
    19.84        8.30        220,307        4.55         2.68        4.55         (2.83 )      67    
    19.51        13.90        170,834        4.54         2.73         4.54         (2.93 )      71    
    19.08        23.37        128,184        3.95        2.72        3.96        (2.60     103   
      16.80        9.73        82,088        3.65        2.75        3.70        (2.35     81   
       
               
  $ 15.48        3.53   $ 6,039,896        2.35 %5      1.38 %5      2.35 %5      (0.98 )%5      32 %6 
    15.14        14.28        5,054,388        2.52         1.39         2.52         (0.81 )      57    
    13.30        12.81        1,743,406        2.75        1.48        2.71        (1.09     65   
    11.91        13.32        254,170        2.81         1.54         2.84         (1.12 )      53 4 
 

 

10.60

  

    6.00        37,237        2.70 5      1.74 5      4.05 5      (1.21 )5      61 6 
               
  $ 15.28        3.43   $ 243,740        2.59 %5      1.62 %5      2.59 %5      (1.22 )%5      32 %6 
    15.00        13.99        294,249        2.77         1.64         2.77         (1.06 )      57    
    13.21        12.52        132,511        3.05        1.73        3.01        (1.39     65   
    11.86        13.06        48,296        3.00         1.79         3.04         (1.31 )      53 4 
      10.58        1.73        20,308        2.99 5      1.98 5      4.08 5      (1.47 )5   

 

61

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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015        45   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS     

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

  PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for each class of shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

    

Net

Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period

    Net
Investment
Income/(Loss)*
    Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gain/(Loss) on
Investments
    Net
Increase/
(Decrease)
in Net  Assets
Resulting
from
Operations
    Dividends to
Shareholders
from Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions to
Shareholders
from Net
Realized Gains
   

Total
Dividend and
Distributions
to Shareholders

   

Redemption

Fees*

      
Boston Partners All-Cap Value Fund

  

             

Institutional Class

                 

9/1/14 through 2/28/15†

  $ 23.00      $ 0.11      $ 1.15      $ 1.26      $ (0.22   $ (0.92   $ (1.14   $     

8/31/14

    19.19        0.22        4.39        4.61        (0.18     (0.62     (0.80         

8/31/13

    15.57        0.24        3.75        3.99        (0.27     (0.10     (0.37         

8/31/12

    14.34        0.20        2.04        2.24        (0.12     (0.89     (1.01         

8/31/11

    12.85        0.15        1.63        1.78        (0.10     (0.19     (0.29         

8/31/10

    12.56        0.10        0.32        0.42        (0.13            (0.13         

Investor Class

                 

9/1/14 through 2/28/15†

  $ 22.90      $ 0.08      $ 1.14      $ 1.22      $ (0.17   $ (0.92   $ (1.09   $     

8/31/14

    19.12        0.17        4.38        4.55        (0.15     (0.62     (0.77         

8/31/13

    15.50        0.20        3.75        3.95        (0.23     (0.10     (0.33         

8/31/12

    14.28        0.16        2.03        2.19        (0.08     (0.89     (0.97         

8/31/11

    12.79        0.11        1.63        1.74        (0.06     (0.19     (0.25         

8/31/10

    12.52        0.07        0.31        0.38        (0.11            (0.11           
WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund

  

             

Institutional Class

                 

9/1/14 through 2/28/15†

  $ 20.42      $ 0.09      $ (1.20   $ (1.11   $ (0.13   $ (2.18   $ (2.31   $     

8/31/14

    19.06        0.07        3.16        3.23        (0.02     (1.85     (1.87         

8/31/13

    14.32        0.07        4.74        4.81        (0.07            (0.07         

8/31/12

    12.31        (0.05     2.06        2.01                             3   

8/31/11

    11.65        (0.06     0.72        0.66                                 

8/31/10

    10.57        (0.05     1.16        1.11        (0.03            (0.03     3     
Boston Partners Global Equity Fund

  

             

Institutional Class

                 

9/1/14 through 2/28/15†

  $ 15.59      $ 0.03      $ 0.40      $ 0.43      $ (0.14   $ (0.52   $ (0.66   $     

8/31/14

    12.97        0.18        2.82        3.00        (0.02     (0.36     (0.38         

8/31/13

    11.00        0.12        2.07        2.19        (0.13     (0.09     (0.22         

12/30/11** through 8/31/12

    10.00        0.10        0.90        1.00                                   
Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund

  

             

Institutional Class

                 

9/1/14 through 2/28/15†

  $ 10.30      $ (0.07   $ 0.18      $ 0.11      $      $      $      $     

12/31/13** through 8/31/14

    10.00        (0.14     0.44        0.30                             3   

Investor Class

                 

9/1/14 through 2/28/15†

  $ 10.29      $ (0.08   $ 0.18      $ 0.10      $      $      $      $     

4/11/14** through 8/31/14

    9.86        (0.09     0.52        0.43                             3     

 

Unaudited.
* Calculated based on average shares outstanding, unless otherwise noted.
** Inception date.
1 

Total return is calculated by assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of the period and is not annualized if period is less than one year.

2 

Redemption fees, if any, are reflected in total return calculations.

3 

Amount is less than $0.005.

4 

Annualized.

5 

Not Annualized.

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

46      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2015


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS     

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)

  PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

 

     Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Period
    Total
Investment
Return1,2
    Net
Assets,
End of
Period
(000)
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets With
Waivers and
Reimbursements
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets With
Waivers,
Reimbursements
and Recoupments
if any (Excluding
Dividend and
Interest Expense)
   

Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets Without
Waivers and

Reimbursements

    Ratio of Net
Investment
Income/(Loss)
to Average Net
Assets With
Waivers and
Reimbursements
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
               
               
  $ 23.12        5.63   $ 784,511        0.70 %4      N/A        0.92 %4      0.94 %4      18 %5 
    23.00        24.52        736,475        0.70        N/A        0.94        1.05        26   
    19.19        26.11        441,856        0.70        N/A        0.97        1.37        32   
    15.57        16.73        343,885        0.70        N/A        1.03        1.38        33   
    14.34        13.75        210,113        0.70        N/A        1.03        1.00        47   
    12.85        3.31        112,437        0.80        N/A        1.15        0.75        48   
           
  $ 23.03        5.46   $ 223,153        0.95 %4      N/A        1.17 %4      0.69 %4      18 %5 
    22.90        24.29        217,590        0.95        N/A        1.20        0.80        26   
    19.12        25.93        77,936        0.95        N/A        1.22        1.12        32   
    15.50        16.44        25,189        0.95        N/A        1.28        1.13        33   
    14.28        13.55        26,436        0.95        N/A        1.28        0.75        47   
      12.79        3.01        13,016        1.03        N/A        1.39        0.55        48   
               
               
  $ 17.00        (5.07 )%    $ 42,613        1.10 %4      N/A        1.37 %4      0.99 %4      37 %5 
    20.42        17.46        46,008        1.36        N/A        1.42        0.35        75   
    19.06        33.71        40,754        1.54        N/A        1.54        0.41        72   
    14.32        16.33        37,367        1.70        N/A        1.70        (0.34 )      84   
    12.31        5.67        33,238        1.67        N/A        1.72        (0.43     85   
      11.65        10.54        32,394        1.69        N/A        1.77        (0.39     94   
               
               
  $ 15.36        2.94   $ 80,208        0.95 %4      N/A        1.40 %4      0.40 %4      46 %5 
    15.59        23.39        60,087        0.96        N/A        1.39        1.20        136   
    12.97        20.14        11,496        1.30        N/A        3.05        1.00        102   
   

 

11.00

  

    10.00 5      11,234        1.30 4      N/A        3.56 4      1.39 4      83 5 
               
               
  $ 10.41        1.07   $ 150,899        2.78 %4      1.98 %4      2.80 %4      (1.48 %)4      53 %5 
 

 

10.30

  

    3.00        37,403        3.88 4      2.00 4      4.89 4      (2.04 )4      72 5 
               
  $ 10.39        0.97   $ 10,695        3.03 %4      2.23 %4      3.05 %4      (1.73 %)4      53 %5 
      10.29        4.36        2,841        4.12 4      2.25 4      4.44 4      (2.28 )4      72 5 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series trust,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has twenty-two active investment portfolios, including Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II (“BP Small Cap Value Fund II”), Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund (“BP Long/Short Equity Fund”), Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund (“BP Long/Short Research Fund”), Boston Partners All-Cap Value Fund (“BP All-Cap Value Fund”), Boston Partners Global Equity Fund (“BP Global Equity Fund”), Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund (“BP Global Long/Short Fund”) (collectively “BP Funds”), and WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund (“WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund” and, collectively with the BP Funds, the “Funds”). As of February 28, 2015, the BP Funds each offer two classes of shares, Institutional Class and Investor Class. As of February 28, 2015, Investor Class shares of the BP Global Equity Fund have not been issued. The WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund is a single class fund, offering only the Institutional Class of shares.

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 82.373 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and fifty-three classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

Portfolio Valuation — Each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by a Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days are valued using an independent pricing service, which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings, and are deemed representative of market values at the close of the market. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost which approximates market value. Foreign securities are valued based on prices from the primary market in which they are traded, and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued based on the NAV of the investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as disclosed in their prospectuses). Options for which the primary market is a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which they are traded, or, in the absence of any sale, will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Options not traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last quoted bid price for long option positions and the closing ask price for short option positions. If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments. Such procedures use fundamental valuation methods, which may include, but are not limited to, an analysis of the effect of any restrictions on the resale of the security, industry analysis and trends, significant changes in the issuer’s financial position, and any other event which could have a significant impact on the value of the security. Determination of fair value involves subjective judgment as the actual market value of a particular security can be established only by negotiations between the parties in a sales transaction, and the difference between the recorded fair value and the value that would be received in a sale could be significant. The Funds may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-U.S. markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Funds value their securities, generally as of 4:00 p.m. 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. To account for this, the Funds may value foreign securities using fair value prices based on third-party vendor modeling tools (international fair value pricing).

 

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Fair Value Measurements — The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Funds’ investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy 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.); and
• Level 3 —    significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

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

A summary of the inputs used to value each Fund’s investments as of February 28, 2015 is included in each Fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Funds’ investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Funds may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) require the Funds to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between levels are based on values at the end of the period. U.S. GAAP also requires the Funds to disclose amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when a Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of each level within the three-tier hierarchy are disclosed when a Fund had an amount of total transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

Foreign securities that utilize international fair pricing are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. For the BP Long/Short Equity Fund, BP Long/Short Research Fund, BP Global Equity Fund and BP Global Long/Short Fund, securities with an end of period value of $1,313,202, $17,997,389, $430,358 and $555,939, respectively, transferred from Level 1 into Level 2. This transfer occurred as a result of this security being valued utilizing the international fair value pricing at February 28, 2015. For the BP Long/Short Equity Fund, BP Long/Short Research Fund, BP Global Equity Fund and BP Global Long/Short Fund, securities with an end of period value of $1,674,965, $16,055,088, $800,132 and $759,334, respectively, transferred from Level 2 into Level 1. These transfers occurred as a result of these securities no longer being valued utilizing the international fair value pricing at February 28, 2015.

Use of Estimates — The Funds are investment companies and, accordingly, follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under U.S. GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — The Funds record security transactions based on trade date for financial report purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gains are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized

 

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gain. The Funds’ investment income, expenses (other than class specific distribution fees) and unrealized and realized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family of the Company are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family (in proportion to net assets). Expenses incurred for all of the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their average net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Company’s Board of Directors deems fair or equitable. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory and administration fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the NAV of the Funds.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually to shareholders and recorded on ex-dividend date for all Funds. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is each Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

Cash and Cash Equivalents — The Funds consider liquid assets deposited into a bank demand deposit account to be cash equivalents. These investments represent amounts held with financial institutions that are readily accessible to pay Fund expenses or purchase investments. Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

Other — 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.

Foreign Currency Translation — Assets and liabilities initially expressed in non-U.S. currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates at the date of the last business day of the financial statement period. Purchases and sales of securities, interest income, dividends, variation margin received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the transaction date.

The Funds do not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices of securities held. Such changes are included with the net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investment securities in the Statement of Operations. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain or loss are reported separately as net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currencies in the Statement of Operations.

Currency Risk — The Funds invest in securities of foreign issuers, including American Depositary Receipts. These markets are subject to special risks associated with foreign investments not typically associated with investing in U.S. markets. Because the foreign securities in which the Funds may invest generally trade in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, changes in currency exchange rates will affect the Funds’ NAV, the value of dividends and interest earned and gains and losses realized on the sale of securities. Because the NAV for the Funds are determined on the basis of U.S. dollars, the Funds may lose money by investing in a foreign security if the local currency of a foreign market depreciates against the U.S. dollar, even if the local currency value of the Funds’ holdings goes up. Generally, a strong U.S. dollar relative to these other currencies will adversely affect the value of the Funds’ holdings in foreign securities.

Foreign Securities Market Risk — Securities of many non-U.S. companies may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. Securities of companies traded in many countries outside the U.S., particularly emerging markets countries, may be subject to further risks due to the inexperience of local investment professionals and financial institutions, the possibility of permanent or temporary termination of trading and greater spreads between bid and asked prices of securities. In addition, non-U.S. stock exchanges and investment professionals are subject to less governmental regulation, and commissions may be higher than in the United States. Also, there may be delays in the settlement of non-U.S. stock exchange transactions.

 

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Options Written — The Funds are subject to equity price risk in the normal course of pursuing their investment objectives and may enter into options written to hedge against changes in the value of equities. Such options may relate to particular securities or domestic stock indices, and may or may not be listed on a domestic securities exchange or issued by the Options Clearing Corporation. An option contract is a commitment that gives the purchaser of the contract the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a specific price on or before a specified future date. On the other hand, the writer of an option contract is obligated, upon the exercise of the option, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a specific price on or before a specified future date. The maximum risk of loss associated with writing put options is limited to the exercised fair value of the option contract. The maximum risk of loss associated with writing call options is potentially unlimited. A Fund also has the additional risk of being unable to enter into a closing transaction at an acceptable price if a liquid secondary market does not exist. A Fund also may write OTC options where completing the obligation depends upon the credit standing of the other party. Option contracts also involve the risk that they may result in loss due to unanticipated developments in market conditions or other causes.

Written options are initially recorded as liabilities to the extent of premiums received and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Gains or losses are realized when the option transaction expires or closes. When an option is exercised, the proceeds on sales for a written call option or the purchase cost for a written put option is adjusted by the amount of the premium received. Listed option contracts present minimal counterparty credit risk since they are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded options, guarantees the options against default. A Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk related to OTC option contracts is limited to the premium paid. As of February 28, 2015, all of each Fund’s written options were exchange-traded options.

The BP Long/Short Equity Fund, the BP Long/Short Research Fund, the BP All-Cap Value Fund and the BP Global Long Short Fund had transactions in options written during the six month period ended February 28, 2015 as follows:

 

     BP Long/Short Equity Fund     BP Long/Short Research Fund     BP All-Cap Value Fund     BP Global Long/Short Fund  
     Number of
Contracts
     Premiums
Received
    Number of
Contracts
     Premiums
Received
    Number of
Contracts
     Premiums
Received
    Number of
Contracts
     Premiums
Received
 

Options outstanding at August 31, 2014

     355       $ 326,590        5,378       $ 3,161,737        2,123       $ 743,607              $   

Options written

     1,316         1,016,312        31,403         15,811,183        93         546,687        173         91,153   

Options closed

                    (13,265      (6,405,796                              

Options expired

     (343      (315,724     (3,082      (1,667,185     (849      (212,360               

Options exercised

     (12      (10,866     (1,010      (882,025     (1,274      (531,246     (80      (13,596
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Options outstanding at February 28, 2015

     1,316       $ 1,016,312        19,424       $ 10,017,914        93       $ 546,688        93       $ 77,557   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the six month period ended February 28, 2015, the average volume of derivatives was as follows:

 

Fund

     PURCHASED
OPTIONS
(COST)
       WRITTEN
OPTIONS
(PROCEEDS)
 

BP Long/Short Equity Fund

     $ 1,319,318         $ 772,700   

BP Long/Short Research Fund

                 6,184,677   

BP All-Cap Value Fund

                 677,967   

BP Global Long/Short Fund

                 30,385   

Short Sales — When the investment adviser believes that a security is overvalued, the BP Long/Short Equity Fund, the BP Long/Short Research Fund and the BP Global Long/Short Fund may sell the security short by borrowing the same security from a broker or other institution and selling the security. A Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the borrowed security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund buys and replaces such borrowed security. A Fund will realize a gain if there is a decline in price of the security between those dates where the decline in price exceeds the costs of borrowing the security and other transaction costs. There can be no assurance that a Fund will be able to close out a short position at any particular time or at an acceptable price. Although a Fund’s gain is limited to the amount at which it sold a security short, its potential loss is unlimited. Until a Fund replaces a borrowed security, it will maintain at all times cash, U.S. Government securities, or other liquid securities in an amount which, when added to any amount deposited with a broker as collateral, will at least equal the current market value of the security sold short. Depending on arrangements made with brokers, a Fund may not receive any payments (including interest) on collateral deposited with them.

In accordance with the terms of its prime brokerage agreements, a Fund may receive rebate income or be charged a fee on borrowed securities. Such income or fee is calculated on a daily basis based upon the market value of each borrowed security and a variable rate that is dependent upon the availability of such security. The Funds record these prime broker

 

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charges on a net basis as interest income or interest expense. For the six month period ended February 28, 2015, the BP Long/Short Equity Fund, the BP Long/Short Research Fund and the Global Long/Short Fund had net charges of $10,516,403, $5,956,588 and $92,718, respectively, on borrowed securities. Such amounts are included in prime broker interest expense on the statement of operations.

As of February 28, 2015, the BP Long/Short Equity Fund, BP Long/Short Research Fund and the BP Global Long/Short Fund had securities sold short valued at $650,700,782, $2,766,500,772 and $77,200,275, respectively, for which securities of $481,758,929, $2,567,394,065 and $77,807,768 and cash deposits of $652,334,257, $2,770,181,505, and $57,235,630, respectively, were pledged as collateral.

In accordance with Special Custody and Pledge Agreements with Goldman Sachs & Co. (“Goldman Sachs”) (the Funds’ prime broker), the BP Long/Short Equity Fund, the BP Long/Short Research Fund and the BP Global Long/Short Fund may borrow from Goldman Sachs to the extent necessary to maintain required margin cash deposits on short positions. Interest on such borrowings is charged to the Fund based on the LIBOR rate plus an agreed upon spread.

The BP Long/Short Equity Fund, the BP Long/Short Research Fund and BP Global Long/Short Fund utilized cash borrowings from Goldman Sachs to meet required margin cash deposits as follows during the six month period ended February 28, 2015:

 

BP Long/Short Equity Fund   BP Long/Short Research Fund   BP Global Long/Short Fund
Days
Utilized
  Average Daily
Borrowings
  Weighted Average
Interest Rate
  Days
Utilized
  Average Daily
Borrowings
  Weighted Average
Interest Rate
  Days
Utilized
  Average Daily
Borrowings
  Weighted Average
Interest Rate
143       CAD 4,681,852         1.43 %       45         AUD 1,436,151         2.92 %       131         AUD 471,407         2.93 %
152       EUR 1,790,157         0.41 %       106         CAD 2,411,181         1.28 %       156         CAD 104,766         1.42 %
154       USD 40,954,083         0.53 %       34         DKK 23,392,690         0.44 %       135         CHF 394,444         0.42 %
              28         EUR 11,235,827         0.39 %       179         DKK 665,779         0.48 %
              47         GBP 2,580,039         0.90 %       28         EUR 3,673,977         0.39 %
              8         HKD 25,324,920         0.48 %       177         GBP 537,821         0.87 %
              39         JPY 1,519,358,849         0.51 %       148         HKD 3,254,738         0.50 %
              83         SEK 9,767,195         0.47 %       156         JPY 88,808,439         0.52 %
              157         USD 93,488,431         0.54 %       30         NOK 269,780         1.67 %
                          152         NZD 241,388         3.93 %
                          180         SEK 1,581,574         0.61 %
                          104         SGD 161,703         0.58 %
                          181         THB 8,517,952         2.33 %

As of February 28, 2015, the BP Long/Short Equity Fund, the BP Long/Short Research Fund and BP Global Long/Short Fund, had borrowings of $55,092,375, $131,183,275 and $44,359, respectively. Such amounts are included in due to prime broker on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Interest expenses for the six month period ended February 28, 2015, totaled $118,946, $251,712 and $27,244, respectively.

Contracts for Difference — The BP Global Long/Short Fund and BP Long/Short Research Fund (for this section only, each a “Fund”) may enter into Contracts for Differences (“CFDs”). CFDs are leveraged derivative instruments that allow a Fund to take a position on the change in the market price of an underlying asset, such as a stock, or the value of an index or currency exchange rate. With a short CFD, a Fund is seeking to profit from falls in the market price of the asset. CFDs are subject to liquidity risk because the liquidity of CFDs is based on the liquidity of the underlying instrument, and are subject to counterparty risk, i.e., the risk that the counterparty to the CFD transaction may be unable or unwilling to make payments or to otherwise honor its financial obligations under the terms of the contract. It is also possible that the market price of the CFD will move between the time the order is placed by a Fund and when it is executed by the issuer, which can result in the trade being executed at a less favorable price. CFDs, like many other derivative instruments, involve the risk that, if the derivative security declines in value, additional margin would be required to maintain the margin level. The seller may require a Fund to deposit additional sums to cover this decline in value, and the margin call may be at short notice. If additional margin is not provided in time, the seller may liquidate the positions at a loss for which a Fund is liable. The potential for margin calls and large losses are much greater in CFDs than in other leveraged products. Most CFDs are traded OTC. CFDs are not registered with the SEC or any U.S. regulator, and are not subject to U.S. regulation. In a short position, the Fund will receive or pay an amount based upon the amount, if any, by which the notional amount of the CFD would have decreased or increased in value had it sold the particular stocks short, less the dividends that would have been paid on those stocks, plus a floating rate of interest on the notional amount of the CFD. All of these components are reflected in the market value of the CFD.

 

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CFDs are marked-to-market daily based upon quotations from market makers and the resulting changes in market values, if any, are recorded as an unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Operations. Periodic payments made or received are recorded as realized gains or losses. Entering into CFDs involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit and market risk in excess of the amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these contracts, that the counterparty to the contract may default on its obligation to perform and that there may be unfavorable changes in market conditions. CFDs outstanding at period end, if any, are listed on the Schedule of Investments. In connection with CFDs, cash or securities may be segregated as collateral by the Funds’ custodian. As of February 28, 2015, the BP Global Long/Short Fund held CFDs.

For the six month period ended February 28, 2015, the average volume of Contracts for Difference was as follows:

 

Fund

     Notional Amount  

BP Global Long/Short Fund

     $ 501,146   

 

2. Investment Advisers and Other Services

Robeco Investment Management, Inc. (“Robeco”) provides investment advisory services to the BP Funds and the WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund. For its advisory services with respect to the BP Funds, Robeco is entitled to receive 1.00% of the BP Small Cap Value Fund II’s average daily net assets, 2.25% of the BP Long/Short Equity Fund’s average daily net assets, 1.25% of the BP Long/Short Research Fund’s average daily net assets, 0.80% of the BP All-Cap Value Fund’s average daily net assets, 0.90% of the BP Global Equity Fund’s average daily net assets and 1.50% of the BP Global Long/Short Fund’s average daily net assets, each accrued daily and payable monthly.

Robeco has contractually agreed to limit the BP Long/Short Equity Fund and BP All-Cap Value Fund’s total annual operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) to the extent that such expenses exceed the ratios in the table below. This limit is calculated daily based on the BP Long/Short Equity Fund and BP All-Cap Value Fund’s average daily net assets. These limitations are effected in waivers of advisory fees and reimbursements of expenses exceeding the advisory fee as necessary. These contractual limitations are in effect until at least January 26, 2016 and may not be terminated without approval of the Company’s Board of Directors. Robeco may not recoup any of its waived investment advisory fees with respect to these Funds. The contractual limitations of the BP Long/Short Equity Fund and BP All-Cap Value Fund are the following:

 

       Institutional        Investor  

BP Long/Short Equity Fund

       2.50        2.75

BP All-Cap Value Fund

       0.70        0.95

For BP Small Cap Value Fund II, from September 1, 2013 through May 27, 2014, Robeco had contractually agreed to forgo all or a portion of its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in an aggregate amount equal to the amount by which the total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) exceeds 1.30% and 1.55%, of the average daily net assets attributable to the Funds’ Institutional Class shares and Investor Class shares, respectively. Effective May 28, 2014, Robeco has contractually agreed to forgo all or a portion of its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in an aggregate amount equal to the amount by which the total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) exceeds 1.10% and 1.35%, of the average daily net assets attributable to the Funds’ Institutional Class shares and Investor Class shares, respectively. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2016 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board of Directors. If at any time during the three years from May 28, 2014 to May 28, 2017 in which the Fund’s advisory agreement with Robeco is in effect, the Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses for that year are less than 1.10% for the Institutional Class and 1.35% for the Investor Class, Robeco is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of the advisory fees foregone and other payments remitted by Robeco to the Fund during such three-year period.

For the BP Long/Short Research Fund and BP Global Long/Short Fund, Robeco has contractually agreed to forgo all or a portion of its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in an aggregate amount equal to the amount by which the total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) exceeds 1.50% and 2.00%, respectively, of the average daily net assets attributable to the Funds’ Institutional Class shares and 1.75% and 2.25%, respectively, of the average daily net assets attributable to the Funds’ Investor Class. This contractual limitation is in effect until at least January 26, 2016 and may not be terminated without approval of the Company’s Board of Directors. If at any time during the first three years the Funds’ advisory agreement with Robeco is in effect, the Funds’ Total annual Fund operating expenses for that year are less than 1.50% for the

 

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Institutional Class and 1.75% for the Investor Class of the BP Long/Short Research Fund or 2.00% for the Institutional Class and 2.25% for the Investor Class of the BP Global Long/Short Fund, Robeco is entitled to reimbursement by the Funds of the advisory fees forgone and other payments remitted by Robeco to the Funds during such three-year period.

From September 1, 2013 through September 30, 2013, for the BP Global Equity Fund, Robeco had contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in an aggregate amount equal to the amount by which the Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) exceeds 1.30% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Institutional Class shares and 1.55% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Investor Class. Effective October 1, 2013, Robeco has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in an aggregate amount equal to the amount by which the Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) exceeds 0.95% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Institutional Class shares and 1.20% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Investor Class. This contractual limitation is in effect until at least January 26, 2016 and may not be terminated without approval of the Company’s Board of Directors.

If at any time during the first three years each Fund’s advisory agreement with Robeco is in effect, each Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses for that year are less than 0.95% for the Institutional Class and 1.20% for the Investor Class, Robeco is entitled to reimbursement by each Fund of the advisory fees waived and other payments remitted by Robeco to each Fund during such three-year period.

For its advisory services with respect to the WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund, for the period September 1, 2013 through May 27, 2014, Robeco was entitled to receive advisory fees, accrued daily and paid monthly, as follows:

 

WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund    0.90% of net assets up to $300 million
   0.80% of net assets $300 million to $500 million
   0.75% of net assets in excess of $500 million

Effective May 28, 2014, Robeco is entitled to receive advisory fees, accrued daily and paid monthly, as follows:

 

WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund    0.80% of net assets up to $500 million
   0.75% of net assets in excess of $500 million

From September 1, 2013 through May 27, 2014, Robeco had contractually agreed to limit the WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) to 1.70%. Effective May 28, 2014, Robeco contractually agreed to limit the WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) to 1.10%. The contractual limitation is in effect until at least December 31, 2016 and may not be terminated without approval of the Company’s Board of Directors. If at any time during the three years from May 28, 2014 to May 28, 2017 in which the Fund’s advisory agreement with Robeco is in effect, the Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses for that year are less than 1.10%, Robeco is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of the advisory fees waived and other payments remitted by Robeco to the Fund during such three-year period.

At February 28, 2015, the amount of potential recoupment by Robeco was as follows:

 

     Expiration
August 31, 2015
     Expiration
August 31, 2016
     Expiration
August 31, 2017
     Expiration
August 31, 2018
     Total  

BP Small-Cap Value Fund II

   $       $       $ 41,219       $ 95,942       $ 137,161   

BP WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund

                     27,146         55,226         82,372   

BP Global Equity Fund

     133,820         202,243         217,404         146,217         699,684   

BP Global Long/Short Fund

                     87,459         6,701         94,160   

For the six-month period ended February 28, 2015, Robeco has waived and reimbursed fees as follows:

 

Funds

     Investment Adviser
Expense Waived
       Investment Adviser
Reimbursement
 

BP Small Cap Value Fund II

     $ 95,942         $   

BP Long/Short Equity Fund

                   

BP Long/Short Research Fund

                   

BP All-Cap Value Fund

       1,059,386             

BP WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund

       55,226             

BP Global Equity Fund

       146,217             

BP Global Long/Short Fund

       6,701             

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

In determining Robeco’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause a Fund’s net annualized expense ratio to exceed the applicable expense limitation: acquired fund fees and expenses, short sale dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest and taxes.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”), serves as administrator for the Funds. For providing administration and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets, subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

Included in the administration and accounting service fees, shown on the Statement of Operations, are fees for providing regulatory administrative services to RBB. For providing these services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive compensation as agreed to by the Company and BNY Mellon. This fee is allocated to each portfolio of the Company in proportion to its net assets of the Company.

In addition, BNY Mellon serves as the Funds’ transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agency services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Funds. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

The Board of Directors of the Company has approved a Distribution Agreement for the Funds and adopted separate Plans of Distribution for the Investor Class of each BP Fund (the “Plans”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plans, Foreside Funds Distributors LLC (the “Underwriter”) is entitled to receive from each Fund a distribution fee with respect to the Investor Class, which is accrued daily and paid monthly, of up to 0.25% on an annualized basis of the average daily net assets of the Investor Class. Amounts paid to the Distributor under the Plans may be used by the Distributor to cover expenses that are related to (i) the sale of the Investor Class Shares, (ii) ongoing servicing and/or maintenance of the accounts of shareholders, and (iii) sub-transfer agency services, subaccounting services or administrative services related to the sale of the Investor Class, all as set forth in the Plans.

 

3. Directors/Compensation

The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. The aggregate remuneration paid to the Directors by the Funds during the six-month period ended February 28, 2015 was $125,259. Certain employees of BNY Mellon serve as an Officer or Director of the Company. They are not compensated by the Funds or the Company.

 

4. Investment in Securities

For the six month period ended February 28, 2015, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments and U.S. government obligations) were as follows:

 

Fund      Purchases        Sales  

BP Small Cap Value Fund II

     $ 75,024,423         $ 19,796,402   

BP Long/Short Equity Fund

       302,726,958           377,192,552   

BP Long/Short Research Fund

       2,243,479,611           1,773,895,131   

BP All-Cap Value Fund

       185,473,938           166,529,153   

WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund

       14,806,604           17,236,326   

BP Global Equity Fund

       45,989,936           29,586,774   

BP Global Long/Short Fund

       157,296,551           46,593,731   

 

5. Capital Share Transactions

As of February 28, 2015, each class of each Fund has 100,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value common stock authorized except for the Institutional Class of the BP Long/Short Research Fund and the WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund, which have 500,000,000 shares and 50,000,000 shares, respectively, of $0.001 par value common stock authorized.

 

6. Securities Lending

Securities may be loaned to financial institutions, such as broker-dealers, and are required to be secured continuously by collateral in cash, cash equivalents, letter of credit or U.S. Government securities maintained on a current basis at an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. Cash collateral received, pursuant to investment guidelines established by the Funds and approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, is invested in short-term investments. All such investments

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

are made at the risk of the Funds and, as such, the Funds are liable for investment losses. Such loans would involve risks of delay in receiving additional collateral in the event the value of the collateral decreased below the value of the securities loaned or of delay in recovering the securities loaned or even loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower of the securities fail financially. However, loans will be made only to borrowers deemed by Robeco to be of good standing and only when, in Robeco’s judgment, the income to be earned from the loans justifies the attendant risks. Any loans of a Fund’s securities will be fully collateralized and marked to market daily. During the six month period ended February 28, 2015, the Funds participated in securities lending. The market value of securities on loan and collateral as of February 28, 2015 and the income generated from the program during the six month period ended February 28, 2015 with respect to such loans were as follows:

 

Fund

     Market Value
of Securities
Loaned
       Market Value
of Collateral
       Income Received
from Securities
Lending
 

BP Small Cap Value Fund II

     $ 7,363,665         $ 10,148,370         $ 125,592   

BP Long/Short Equity Fund

       23,348,070           29,918,254           96,399   

BP All-Cap Value Fund

       136,988           154,906           3,913   

WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund

       2,686,234           3,789,509           107,274   

Securities lending transactions are entered into by the Funds under a Master Securities Lending Agreement (“MSLA”) which permits 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. The following table is a summary of the Funds’ open securities lending transactions which are subject to a MSLA as of February 28, 2015:

 

                          Gross Amount Net Offset in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 

Fund

   Gross Amount of
Recognized Assets
     Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
     Net Amount of
Assets Presented in
the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
     Financial
Instruments
     Cash
Collateral
Received
     Net
Amount
 

BP Small Cap Value Fund II

   $ 7,363,665               $ 7,363,665               $ 7,363,665           

BP Long/Short Equity Fund

     23,348,070                 23,348,070                 23,348,070           

BP All-Cap Value Fund

     136,988                 136,988                 136,988           

WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund

     2,686,234                 2,686,234                 2,686,234           

 

1 

Amount disclosed is limited to the amount of assets presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Actual collateral received may be more than the amount shown.

 

7. Restricted Securities

A restricted security is a security which has been purchased through a private offering and cannot be resold to the general public without prior registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), or pursuant to the resale limitations provided by Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act. Certain restricted securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers, and may be deemed liquid by Robeco as applicable, based on policies and procedures established by the Company’s Board of Directors. Therefore, not all restricted securities are considered illiquid.

At February 28, 2015, the following Fund held restricted securities that were illiquid:

 

       Acquisition Date      Acquisition
Cost
       Shares/Par        Value        % of
Net Assets
 

BP All-Cap Value Fund

                        
Common Stocks:                         

Peoples Choice Financial Corp. 144A

     12/21/04-01/23/06      $ 14,293           1,465         $ 0.00           0.0   

Solar Cayman Ltd. 144A

     03/24/10                  19,375           0.00           0.0   
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
          $ 14,293           20,840         $           0.0
         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

8. Redemption Fees

There is a 1.00% redemption fee on shares redeemed which have been held 60 days or less on BP Small Cap Value Fund II, BP Long/Short Research Fund, BP Global Equity Fund and BP Global Long/Short Fund. There is a 2.00% redemption fee on shares redeemed which have been held 365 days or less on the BP Long/Short Equity Fund. The WPG Small/Micro

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Cap Value Fund has a 2.00% redemption fee on shares redeemed within 60 days of purchase. The redemption fees are retained by the Funds for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and recorded as paid-in capital.

 

9. Federal Income Tax Information

The Funds have followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Funds to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Funds have determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Funds are subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

As of February 28, 2015, federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by each Fund were as follows:

 

Fund

     Federal Tax
Cost
       Unrealized
Appreciation
       Unrealized
Depreciation
     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
 

BP Small Cap Value Fund II

     $ 213,388,082         $ 74,958,074         $ (8,834,418    $ 66,123,656   

BP Long/Short Equity Fund

       696,760,591           156,748,120           (33,943,446      122,804,674   

BP Long/Short Research Fund

       5,042,073,595           955,960,476           (91,674,666      864,285,810   

BP All-Cap Value Fund

       768,632,398           240,295,333           (10,451,624      229,843,709   

WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund

       35,829,641           8,880,017           (1,885,243      6,994,774   

BP Global Equity Fund

       69,160,549           11,732,322           (2,840,985      8,891,337   

BP Global Long/Short Fund

       146,076,136           9,767,847           (1,674,940      8,092,907   

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

As of August 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund

   Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Gains
     Capital Loss
Carryforwards
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Qualified
Late-year
Loss

Deferral
    Other
Temporary
Differences
 

BP Small Cap Value Fund II

   $ 517,650       $ 1,447,207       $      $ 63,416,762       $      $   

BP Long/Short Equity Fund

             54,313,379         (843,234     106,529,791         (17,692,302       

BP Long/Short Research Fund

             34,894,577                516,767,966         (27,989,440       

BP All-Cap Value Fund

     15,443,775         22,304,230                210,855,869                  

WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund

     2,710,470         1,593,933                7,921,711                  

BP Global Equity Fund

     1,899,488         1,065,409                5,793,235                  

BP Global Long/Short Fund

                     (161,107     1,435,979                  

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate principally to the timing of recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

     2014  

Fund

   Ordinary
Income
     Long-Term
Gains
     Total  

BP Small Cap Value Fund II

   $ 583,139       $       $ 583,139   

BP Long/Short Equity Fund

     2,623,279         47,534,301         50,157,580   

BP Long/Short Research Fund

             10,836,209         10,836,209   

BP All-Cap Value Fund

     12,757,029         12,457,916         25,214,945   

WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund

     50,358         3,952,860         4,003,218   

BP Global Equity Fund

     1,079,874         423,661         1,503,535   

BP Global Long/Short Fund

                       

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (concluded)

 

 

Dividends from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income dividends for federal income tax purposes.

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carryforwards as of August 31, 2014 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law.

As of August 31, 2014, the Funds had the following pre-enactment net capital loss carryforwards to offset future net capital gains, if any, to the extent provided by U.S. Treasury regulations. To the extent that these carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the gains that are offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

Fund

     August 31, 2016        August 31, 2017        August 31, 2018        Total  

BP Long/Short Equity Fund

     $ 843,234         $         $         $ 843,234   

As of August 31, 2014, the BP Global Long/Short Fund had post-enactment capital loss carryforwards of $161,107, all of which are short-term losses and have an unlimited period of capital loss carryforward.

Due to limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder, the capital losses from the BP Long/Short Equity Fund that were acquired in its reorganization with the WPG 130/30 Large Cap Core Fund on April 17, 2009, could not be fully used against its current year capital gains. The remaining loss of $843,234 is carried forward and $421,617 can be utilized annually against the BP Long/Short Equity Fund’s realized capital gains through August 31, 2016.

 

10. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued, and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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OTHER INFORMATION (unaudited)

 

 

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (888) 261-4073 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

The Company files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) on Form N-Q. The Company’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

 

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PRIVACY NOTICE (unaudited)

 

 

FACTS   WHAT DO THE BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
Why?   Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
What?  

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

•          Social Security number

•          account balances

•          account transactions

•          transaction history

•          wire transfer instructions

•          checking account information

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

How?   All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons the Boston Partners Investment Funds chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

Reasons we can share your personal information   Do the Boston Partners Investment Funds share?   Can you limit this sharing?

For our everyday business purposes

such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus

  Yes   No

For our marketing purposes

to offer our products and services to you

  Yes   No
For joint marketing with other financial companies   No   We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your transactions and experiences   Yes   No
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness   No   We don’t share
For our affiliates to market to you   Yes   Yes
For nonaffiliates to market to you   No   We don’t share

 

Questions?   Call (888) 261-4073 or go to www.boston-partners.com

 

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PRIVACY NOTICE (unaudited) (concluded)

 

 

What we do

 
 
How do the Boston Partners Investment Funds protect my personal information?   To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.
How do the Boston Partners Investment Funds collect my personal information?  

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

 

•          open an account

•          provide account information

•          give us your contact information

•          make a wire transfer

•          tell us where to send the money

 

We also collect your information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.

Why can’t I limit all sharing?  

Federal law gives you the right to limit only

 

•          sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness

•          affiliates from using your information to market to you

•          sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you

 

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

Definitions

Affiliates  

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies. Our affiliates include:

 

•          Robeco Investment Management, Inc.

 

•          Robeco Securities, LLC

Nonaffiliates  

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

•            The Boston Partners Investment Funds don’t share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you. The Boston Partners Investment Funds may share information with nonaffiliates that perform marketing services on our behalf.

Joint marketing  

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

 

•            The Boston Partners Investment Funds may share your information with other financial institutions with whom we have joint marketing arrangements who may suggest additional fund services or other investment products which may be of interest to you.

 

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INVESTMENT ADVISER

Robeco Investment Management Inc.

909 Third Avenue, 32nd Floor

New York, NY 10022

ADMINISTRATOR

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

TRANSFER AGENT

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

PRINCIPAL

UNDERWRITER

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

CUSTODIAN

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

Ernst & Young LLP

One Commerce Square

2005 Market Street, Suite 700

Philadelphia, PA 19103

COUNSEL

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

One Logan Square, Ste. 2000

Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 


 

 

S1 FUND

of THE RBB FUND, INC.

SEMI–ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Fund.


S1 FUND

PERFORMANCE DATA

(UNAUDITED)

 

TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED FEBRUARY 28, 2015

 
  Average Annual  
  Six
Months*
One
        Year        
Three
  Year  
Since
Inception**
 

S1 Fund, I Shares

(7.11)% (10.22)% 1.89% 1.19%  

S&P 500® Index***

5.05% 13.18% 15.54% 14.91%  

HFRX Equity Hedge Index***

1.66% 1.38% 5.06% 0.87%  

 

*

Not annualized.

 

**

Inception date of the Fund is September 30, 2010.

 

***

Benchmark performance is from the inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

Performance data quoted is past performance and reflects fee waivers that were in effect. Performance would have been less in their absence. The Fund liquidated on March 17, 2015. Call Simple Alternatives at 1 866-882-1226 for information about the Fund’s performance subsequent to the date of this report (February 28, 2015). The Fund’s total annual operating expense ratio, as stated in the current prospectus, is 4.69% and the Fund’s net operating expense ratio is 4.20%. Net operating expense includes interest and dividends on short sales and acquired fund fees.

The Fund evaluates performance as compared to that of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (“S&P 500®”). The S&P 500® is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks which are generally representative of the U.S. stock market as a whole. It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

 

2


S1 FUND

FUND EXPENSE EXAMPLES

(UNAUDITED)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder servicing fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from September 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015 and held for the entire period.

ACTUAL EXPENSES

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

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     I SHARES
     BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE
SEPTEMBER 1, 2014
       ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
FEBRUARY 28, 2015
       EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD

Actual*

       $  1,000.00            $  928.90            $19.08  

Hypothetical

                  

  (5% return before expenses)

       1,000.00            1,005.01            19.84  

 

*

Expenses equal to an annualized expense ratio for the six-month period ended February 28, 2015 of 3.99% for the I Shares of the Fund, which includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses (including dividend and interest expense), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (181) then divided by 365 days. The Fund’s ending account value on the first line in the table is based on the actual six-months total return for the I Shares of the Fund of (7.11)%. These amounts include dividends paid on securities which the Fund has sold short (“short-sale dividends”) and related interest expense. The annualized amount of short-sale dividends and related interest expense was 1.04% of the Fund’s average net assets attributable to I Shares for the most recent fiscal year.

 

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PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS SUMMARY TABLE

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund.

 

SECURITY TYPE/SECTOR CLASSIFICATION    OF NET
ASSETS
  VALUE

U.S. TREASURY NOTE

       1.0 %     $ 102,648  

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT NOTE

       0.1         8,146  

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

       98.9         10,386,470  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0 %   $ 10,497,264  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

Please note that securities are classified according to the Bloomberg Sub-Industry Categories for diversification testing purposes. We believe this is the classification that best reflects the industry and risks associated with each position.

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

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

     PAR
    (000’S)    
    VALUE      

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT NOTE — 0.1%

  

 

Canadian Government Bond

  

   

3.000% 12/01/15

     CAD    10      $ 8,146     
    

 

 

   

TOTAL FOREIGN

GOVERNMENT NOTE

(Cost $10,037)

 

  

  

  8,146   
    

 

 

   

U.S. TREASURY NOTE — 1.0%

  

2.625% 04/30/16

  $100      102,648   
    

 

 

   

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY NOTE

(Cost $100,758)

  

  

  102,648   
    

 

 

   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 1.1%
(Cost $110,795)

   

  110,794   
    

 

 

   

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF

  

LIABILITIES — 98.9%

  10,386,470   
    

 

 

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

$     10,497,264   
    

 

 

   

 

CAD Canadian Dollar

 

 

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

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

ASSETS

Investments, at value (cost $110,795)

$ 110,794   

Cash

  11,168,795   

Deposits held with prime broker for securities sold short and written options

  27,998   

Receivables for:

Investments sold

  887   

Dividends and interest

  8,461   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

  11,316,935   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

Payables for:

Capital shares redeemed

  736,041   

Investment advisory fees

  3,588   

Dividends on securities sold short

  3,596   

Due to prime broker

  1,985   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

  74,461   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  819,671   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 10,497,264   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

Capital stock, $0.001 par value

$ 1,172   

Paid-in capital

  11,990,459   

Accumulated net investment loss

  (2,478,197

Accumulated net realized gain from investments, foreign currency transactions, securities sold short and written options

  983,878   

Net unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

  (48
  

 

 

 

Net assets

$ 10,497,264   
  

 

 

 

I SHARES

Net assets

$ 10,497,264   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

  1,171,670   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

$ 8.96   
  

 

 

 

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

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $3,906)

$ 178,381   

Interest

  2,333   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

  180,714   
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

Advisory fees (Note 2)

  813,791   

Dividend expense on securities sold short

  177,913   

Prime broker interest expense

  130,312   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

  107,765   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

  51,331   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

  32,626   

Registration and filing fees

  31,976   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

  20,492   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

  10,145   

Insurance fees

  7,585   

Legal fees

  6,492   

Audit fees

  5,287   

Other expenses

  59   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

  1,395,774   

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

  (214,546
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers

  1,181,228   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

  (1,000,514
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS

Net realized gain/(loss) from:

Investments

  6,023,791   

Securities sold short

  (2,261,010

Foreign currency transactions

  427,409   

Written options

  (192,104

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

Investments

  (11,117,010

Securities sold short

  2,510,458   

Foreign currency translation

  (83,412

Written options

  36,123   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

  (4,655,755
  

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

$ (5,656,269
  

 

 

 

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

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

  FOR THE
SIX MONTHS ENDED
FEBRUARY 28, 2015
(UNAUDITED)
  FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2014
 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

Net investment loss

$ (1,000,514 $ (2,873,760

Net realized gain from investments, securities sold short, foreign currency transactions and written options.

  3,998,086      6,376,336   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments,securities sold short, futures transactions, foreign currency translations, forward currency contracts and written options

  (8,653,841   4,331,076   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  (5,656,269   7,833,652   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:

Net realized gains

  (5,147,391   (2,667,365
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

  (5,147,391   (2,667,365
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

I Shares

Proceeds from shares sold.

  5,001,918      48,863,982   

Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions.

  4,941,996      2,611,352   

Shares redeemed

  (85,783,226   (44,300,330
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

  (75,839,312   7,175,004   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

  (86,642,972   12,341,291   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

Beginning of period

  97,140,236      84,798,945   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period.

$ 10,497,264    $ 97,140,236   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss, end of period

$ (2,478,197 $ (1,477,683
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

I Shares

Shares sold

  478,785      4,469,573   

Shares reinvested

  549,722      239,354   

Shares redeemed

  (8,693,987   (4,036,017
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in shares

  (7,665,480   672,910   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

 

CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Net decrease in net assets from operations

$ (5,656,269

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets to net cash used in operating activities:

Purchases of investments securities

  (70,339,200

Proceeds from disposition of long-term investments securities

  151,340,994   

Purchases to cover short sales

  (81,474,635

Proceeds from short sales

  36,774,559   

Net cost of purchased options

  199,655   

Proceeds from written options

  774,380   

Cost of closed and exercised options

  (1,156,644

Net amortization/(accretion) of premium/(discount)

  359   

Net realized gain on investments and investments sold short

  (3,762,781

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments, investments sold short and written options

  8,570,429   

Decrease in deposits with brokers for securities sold short

  43,934,421   

Decrease in foreign currency deposits held with prime broker for securities sold short and written options

  516,976   

Decrease in dividend and interest receivable

  31,701   

Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets

  22,452   

Decrease in foreign currency due to prime broker for securities sold short and written options

  (7,133,350

Decrease in dividends payable on securities sold short

  (35,578

Decrease in payable to investment advisor

  (163,888

Decrease in accrued expenses

  (53,897
  

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

  72,389,684   
  

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Decrease in due to prime broker payable

  (13,865,246

Net cost of fundshare activity

  (79,950,391

Distributions paid from realized capital gains

  (205,395
  

 

 

 

Net cash used by financing activities

  (94,021,032
  

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and foreign currency

  (21,631,348

CASH:

Cash at beginning of the period

  32,800,143   
  

 

 

 

Cash at end of the period

$ 11,168,795   
  

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

Cash paid during the period for interest expense

$ 130,383   
  

 

 

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

 

  I SHARES  
  FOR THE
SIX MONTHS
ENDED
FEBRUARY 28, 2015
(UNAUDITED)
  FOR THE
YEAR
ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2014
  FOR THE
YEAR
ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2013
  FOR THE
YEAR
ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2012
  FOR THE
PERIOD
ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2011(1)
 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

Net asset value, beginning of period

$ 10.99    $ 10.39    $ 10.06    $ 9.96    $ 10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment loss(2)

  (0.17   (0.36   (0.29   (0.32   (0.29

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

  (0.61   1.28      0.64      0.42      0.25 (3) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  (0.78   0.92      0.35      0.10      (0.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

Net realized gains

  (1.25   (0.32   (0.02          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

  (1.25   (0.32   (0.02          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

$ 8.96    $ 10.99    $ 10.39    $ 10.06    $ 9.96   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment
return(4)

  (7.11 )%(5)    8.90   3.52   1.00   (0.40 )%(5) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

$ 10,497    $ 97,140    $ 84,799    $ 64,289    $ 51,234   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and reimbursements

(including dividend and interest expense)

  3.99 %(6)    4.19   4.43   4.42   4.06 %(6) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and reimbursements

(excluding dividend and interest expense)

  2.95 %(6)    2.95   2.95   2.95   2.95 %(6) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and reimbursements

(including dividend and interest expense)

  4.71 %(6)    4.68   4.81   5.24   6.39 %(6) 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

  (3.38 )%(6)    (3.31 )%    (2.76 )%    (3.24 )%    (3.16 )%(6) 

Portfolio turnover rate

  156.86 %(5)    328.09   310.41   249.27   440.88 %(5) 

 

(1)

The Fund commenced investment operations on September 30, 2010.

(2)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period.

(3)

The amount shown may not correlate with the change in the aggregate gains and losses due to the timing of sales and purchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund’s portfolio.

(4)

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(5)

Not annualized.

(6)

Annualized.

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED)

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has twenty-two active investment portfolios, including the S1 Fund (the “Fund”), which commenced investment operations on September 30, 2010. The Fund offers two classes of shares, I Shares and R Shares. As of February 28, 2015, Class R Shares have not been issued.

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 82.373 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and fifty-three classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

On February 12, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a Plan of Liquidation and Termination (“Plan of Liquidation”) with respect to the Fund. Effective February 18, 2015, new account requests and exchanges into the Fund are no longer permissible, and all redemption fees are waived. Under the Plan of Liquidation, the effective date of liquidation and termination was on March 17, 2015 (the “Liquidation Date”). Consistent with the provisions of the Plan of Liquidation, the proportionate interests of shareholders in the assets of the Fund and their rights to receive liquidating distributions will be fixed on the basis of the shareholders of the Fund as of the close of business on the Liquidation Date.

PORTFOLIO VALUATION — The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days are valued using an independent pricing service, which considers such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings, and are deemed representative of market values at the close of the market. Fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Foreign securities are valued based on prices from the primary market in which they are traded, and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. Options for which the primary market is a national securities exchange are valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which they are traded, or, in the absence of any sale, will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Options not traded on a national securities exchange are valued at the last quoted bid price for long option positions and the closing ask price for short option positions. If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments. The Fund may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-U.S. markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities, generally as of 4:00 p.m. 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. To account for this, the Fund may value foreign securities using fair value prices based on third-party vendor modeling tools (international fair value pricing).

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS — The inputs and valuations techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy 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.); and

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

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of February 28, 2015, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

  

TOTAL FAIR

VALUE AT
FEBRUARY 28, 2015

  LEVEL 1
QUOTED
PRICE
LEVEL 2
SIGNIFICANT
OBSERVABLE
INPUTS
  LEVEL 3
SIGNIFICANT
UNOBSERVABLE
INPUTS

Foreign Government Note

$ 8,146    $— $ 8,146    $—

U.S. Treasury Note

  102,648     —   102,648     —

Total Assets

$ 110,794    $— $ 110,794    $—
 

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) require the Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between Levels are based on values at the end of the period. U.S. GAAP also requires the Fund to disclose amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of each Level within the three-tier hierarchy are disclosed when the Fund had an amount of total transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, the Fund had no significant transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3.

 

12


S1 FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

DISCLOSURES ABOUT DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

The following tables provide quantitative disclosures about amounts of gains and losses on the Fund’s derivative instruments as of February 28, 2015.

The following table lists the amounts of realized gains or losses included in net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the six months ended February 28, 2015, grouped by contract type and risk exposure.

 

DERIVATIVE TYPE    INCOME STATEMENT
LOCATION
   EQUITY
CONTRACTS
  TOTAL
      Realized Gain (Loss)           

Purchased Options

   Net realized gain (loss) from Investments    $(973,068)   $(973,068)

Written Options

   Net realized gain (loss) from Written Options    (192,104)   (192,104)

Total Realized Gain (Loss)

        $(1,165,172)   $(1,165,172)

The following table lists the amounts of change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the six months ended February 28, 2015, grouped by contract type and risk exposure.

 

DERIVATIVE TYPE    INCOME STATEMENT
LOCATION
   EQUITY
CONTRACTS
     TOTAL  
      Change in appreciation (depreciation)                

Purchased Options

   Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on Investments
   $ 305,666       $ 305,666   

Written Options

   Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) on Written Options
     36,123         36,123   

Total change in appreciation (depreciation)

        $ 341,789       $ 341,789   

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, the Fund’s average volume of derivatives is as follows:

 

PURCHASED
OPTIONS
(COST)

  

WRITTEN
OPTIONS
(PROCEEDS)

$489,587

   $152,836

USE OF ESTIMATES — The Fund is an investment company and, accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under U.S. GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS, INVESTMENT INCOME AND EXPENSES — The Fund records security transactions based on trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gains are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments

 

13


S1 FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

and/or as a realized gain. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Expenses incurred for all the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their average net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Company’s Board of Directors deems fair or equitable. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory and administration fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the NAV of the Fund.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually to shareholders and recorded on ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

U.S. TAX STATUS — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION — Assets and liabilities initially expressed in non-U.S. currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the applicable exchange rates at the date of the last business day of the financial statement period. Purchases and sales of securities, interest income, dividends, variation margin received and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the transaction date.

The Fund does not separately report the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from changes in market prices of securities held. Such changes are included with the net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investment securities in the Statement of Operations. Other foreign currency transactions resulting in realized and unrealized gain or loss are reported separately as net realized gain or loss and change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currencies in the Statement of Operations.

CURRENCY RISK — The Fund invests in securities of foreign issuers, including American Depositary Receipts. These markets are subject to special risks associated with foreign investments not typically associated with investing in U.S. markets. Because the foreign securities in which the Fund may invest generally trade in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, changes in currency exchange rates will affect the Fund’s NAV, the value of dividends and interest earned and gains and losses realized on the sale of securities. Because the NAV for the Fund is determined on the basis of U.S. dollars, the Fund may lose money by investing in a foreign security if the local currency of a foreign market depreciates against the U.S. dollar, even if the local currency value of the Fund holdings goes up. Generally, a strong U.S. dollar relative to these other currencies will adversely affect the value of the Fund holdings in foreign securities.

FOREIGN SECURITIES — Securities of many non-U.S. companies may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. Securities of companies traded in many countries outside the U.S., particularly emerging markets countries, may be subject to further risks due to the inexperience of local investment professionals and financial institutions, the possibility of permanent or temporary termination of trading and greater spreads between bid and asked prices of securities. In addition, non-U.S. stock exchanges and investment professionals are subject to less governmental regulation, and commissions may be higher than in the United States. Also, there may be delays in the settlement of non-U.S. stock exchange transactions.

PURCHASED OPTIONS — The Fund is subject to equity and other risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund purchases option contracts. This transaction is used to hedge against changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and values of equities. The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Fund bears the risk of loss of premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. Put and call options are accounted

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

for in the same manner as other securities owned. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by the premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid.

OPTIONS WRITTEN — The Fund is subject to equity and other risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives and may enter into options written to hedge against changes in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and values of equities. Such options may relate to particular securities or domestic stock indices, and may or may not be listed on a domestic securities exchange or issued by the Options Clearing Corporation. An option contract is a commitment that gives the purchaser of the contract the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a specific price on or before a specified future date. On the other hand, the writer of an option contract is obligated, upon the exercise of the option, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a specific price on or before a specified future date. The maximum risk of loss associated with writing put options is limited to the exercised fair value of the option contract. The maximum risk of loss associated with writing call options is potentially unlimited. The Fund also has the additional risk of being unable to enter into a closing transaction at an acceptable price if a liquid secondary market does not exist. The Fund also may write OTC options where completing the obligation depends upon the credit standing of the other party. Option contracts also involve the risk that they may result in loss due to unanticipated developments in market conditions or other causes. Written options are initially recorded as liabilities to the extent of premiums received and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current value of the option written. Gains or losses are realized when the option transaction expires or closes. When an option is exercised, the proceeds on sales for a written call option or the purchase cost for a written put option is adjusted by the amount of the premium received. Listed option contracts present minimal counterparty credit risk since they are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded options, guarantees the options against default. A Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk related to OTC option contracts is limited to the premium paid.

As of February 28, 2015, the Fund had no options written.

The Fund had transactions in options written during the six months ended February 28, 2015 as follows:

 

     NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
   PREMIUMS
RECEIVED

Options outstanding at
August 31, 2014

       5,326        $ 382,264  

Options written

       8,830          774,380  

Options closed

       (9,485 )        (939,554 )

Options expired

       (4,671 )        (217,090 )
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Options outstanding at
February 28, 2015

        $  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

SHORT SALES — When the investment adviser or a sub-adviser believes that a security is overvalued, the Fund may sell the security short by borrowing the same security from a broker or other institution and selling the security. The Fund will incur a loss as a result of a short sale if the price of the borrowed security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund buys and replaces such borrowed security. The Fund will realize a gain if there is a decline in price of the security between those dates where the decline in price exceeds the costs of borrowing the security and other transaction costs. There can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to close out a short position at any particular time or at an acceptable price. Although the Fund’s gain is limited to the amount at which it sold a security short, its potential loss is unlimited. Until the Fund replaces a borrowed security, it will maintain at all times cash, U.S. Government securities, or other liquid securities in an amount which, when added to any amount deposited with a broker as collateral, will at least equal the current market value of the security sold

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

short. Depending on arrangements made with brokers, the Fund may not receive any payments (including interest) on collateral deposited with them.

In accordance with the terms of its prime brokerage agreements, the Fund may receive rebate income or be charged a fee on borrowed securities. Such income or fee is calculated on a daily basis based upon the market value of each borrowed security and a variable rate that is dependent upon the availability of such security. The Fund records these prime broker charges on a net basis as interest income or interest expense. For the six months ended February 28, 2015, the Fund had net charges of $88,185 on borrowed securities. Such amounts are included in prime broker interest expense on the Statement of Operations.

As of February 28, 2015, the Fund had no securities sold short. In accordance with the Special Custody and Pledge Agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co. (“Goldman Sachs”) (the Fund’s prime broker), the Fund may borrow from Goldman Sachs to the extent necessary to maintain required margin cash deposits on short positions. Interest on such borrowings is charged to the Fund based on the LIBOR rate plus an agreed upon spread.

The Fund utilized cash borrowings from Goldman Sachs to meet required margin cash deposits as follows during the six months ended February 28, 2015:

 

DAYS
UTILIZED

  AVERAGE DAILY
BORROWINGS
   

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
         INTEREST RATE        

166

    CAD     701,865      1.52%

    6

    CHF     1      0.00%

179

    EUR     1,774,083      0.51%

175

    GBP     1,351,510      0.98%

182

      JPY     41,005      0.64%

    1

  MXN     1      0.00%

177

    USD     8,020,963      0.63%

As of February 28, 2015, the Fund had borrowings of $1,985. Interest expense on cash borrowings for the six months ended February 28, 2015 totaled $42,127.

FUTURES CONTRACTS — The Fund is subject to equity and other risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may use futures contracts for hedging or speculative purposes consistent with its investment objective. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund must deposit initial margin in addition to segregating cash or liquid assets sufficient to meet its obligation to purchase or provide securities, or to pay the amount owed at the expiration of an index-based futures contract. Such liquid assets may consist of cash, cash equivalents, liquid debt or equity securities or other acceptable assets. Pursuant to the futures contract, the Fund agrees to receive from, or pay to the broker, an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such a receipt of payment is known as “variation margin” and is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transactions and the Fund’s basis in the contract. Futures contracts have market risks, including the risk that the change in the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities. Use of long futures contracts subjects the Fund to risk of loss in excess of the amount shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures contract. Use of short futures contracts subjects the Fund to unlimited risk of loss. During the six months ended February 28, 2015, the Fund did not enter into any futures contracts.

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS — In the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives, the Fund is subject to foreign investment and currency risk. The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts (“forward contracts”) for purposes of hedging, duration management, as a substitute for securities, to increase returns, for currency hedging or risk management, or to otherwise help achieve the Fund’s investment goal. These contracts

 

16


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

are marked-to-market daily at the applicable translation rates. The Fund records realized gains or losses at the time the forward contract is closed. A forward contract is extinguished through a closing transaction or upon delivery of the currency or entering an offsetting contract. Risks may arise upon entering these contracts from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar or other currencies. During the six months ended February 28, 2015, the Fund did not enter into any forward contracts.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — The Fund considers liquid assets deposited into bank demand deposit accounts to be cash equivalents. These investments represent amounts held with financial institutions that are readily accessible to pay Fund expense or purchase investments. Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

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

2. INVESTMENT ADVISER AND OTHER SERVICES

Simple Alternatives, LLC (“Simple Alternatives” or the “Adviser”) serves as the Fund’s investment adviser. For its advisory services, the Adviser is entitled to receive a monthly fee from the Fund calculated at an annual rate of 2.75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

The Adviser has contractually agreed to forgo all or a portion of its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses in a aggregate amount equal to the amount by which the total annual Fund operating expenses (other than acquired fund fees and expenses, short sale dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, litigation, extraordinary items, interest or taxes and any other items as agreed upon by the Company and the Adviser from time to time) exceed 2.95% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s I Shares and 3.20% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s R Shares, respectively. This contractual limitation is in effect until at least December 31, 2015 and may not be terminated prior to December 31, 2015 without approval by the Company’s Board of Directors. If at any time during the first three years the Fund’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser is in effect, the Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses for that year are less than 2.95% or 3.20%, as applicable, the Adviser is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of the advisory fees forgone and other payments remitted by the Adviser to the Fund during such three-year period if such reimbursement by the Fund does not cause the Fund to exceed existing expense limitations. For the six months ended February 28, 2015, investment advisory fees accrued and waived were $813,791 and $214,546, respectively. As of February 28, 2015, the amount of potential recovery by the Adviser was as follows:

 

EXPIRATION

    2015    

  

    2016    

  

    2017    

  

    2018    

$472,047

   $288,049    $425,749    $214,546

No recovery is expected due to the pending liquidation and termination of the Fund (Note 1).

Simple Alternatives has currently retained the services of Roaring Blue Lion Capital Management, LLC; Courage Capital Management, LLC; Garelick Capital Partners, L.P.; Maerisland Capital, LLC; Sonica Capital LLC; and Starwood Real Estate Securities, LLC as sub-advisers (each a “Sub-Adviser”) of the Fund. Pursuant to sub-advisory agreements between the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser, each Sub-Adviser manages the investment and reinvestment of the portion of the Fund’s portfolio allocated to it by the Adviser. The Fund is not required to invest with any minimum number of Sub-Advisers, and does not have minimum or maximum limitations with respect to allocations of assets to any Sub-Adviser. The Sub-Advisers are compensated by the Adviser and not by the Fund.

 

17


S1 FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator for the Fund. For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets, subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

Included in the administration and accounting service fees, shown on the Statement of Operations, are fees for providing regulatory administration services to RBB.

In addition, BNY Mellon serves as the Fund’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund’s shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB.

3. DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. The remuneration paid to the Directors by the Fund during the six months ended February 28, 2015 was $4,715. Certain employees of BNY Mellon serve as an Officer or Director of the Company. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Company.

4. INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

     PURCHASES    SALES

Investments in Non-U.S. Government Securities

   $67,487,849    $145,557,425

5. FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

As of February 28, 2015, federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

 

FEDERAL TAX

COST

   UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
   UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
   NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION

$110,795

   $1,886    $(1,887)    $(1)

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

 

18


S1 FUND

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

(UNAUDITED) (CONCLUDED)

As of August 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

UNDISTRIBUTED
ORDINARY INCOME

   UNDISTRIBUTED
LONG-TERM GAINS
   UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
   QUALIFIED
LATE-YEAR
LOSSES
   OTHER TEMPORARY
DIFFERENCES

$—

   $4,053,329    $6,657,886    $(1,401,922)    $—

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate principally to the timing of recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. Short-term and foreign currency gains are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Pursuant to federal income tax rules applicable to regulated investment companies, the Fund may elect to treat certain capital losses between November 1 and August 31 and late year ordinary losses ((i) ordinary losses between January 1 and August 31, and (ii) specified ordinary and currency losses between November 1 and August 31) as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. For the year ended August 31, 2014, any amount of losses elected within the tax return will not be recognized for federal income tax purposes until September 1, 2014.

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. As of August 31, 2014, the Fund had no capital loss carryforwards.

6. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were issued, and has determined that there was the following subsequent event:

As described in Note 1, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a Plan of Liquidation of the Fund, pursuant to which the Fund was liquidated on March 17, 2015.

 

19


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OTHER INFORMATION

(UNAUDITED)

PROXY VOTING

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (866) 882-1226 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES

The Company files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) on Form N-Q. The Company’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

 

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Investment Adviser

Simple Alternatives, LLC

90 Grove Street

Suite 205

Ridgefield, CT 06877

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Principal Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Commerce Square

2005 Market Street, Suite 700

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Counsel

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

One Logan Square, Ste. 2000

Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 


 

The

Schneider

Funds

 

of the RBB Fund, Inc.

Schneider Small Cap Value Fund

Schneider Value Fund

 

SEMI-ANNUAL

REPORT

 

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

 

LOGO

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Funds. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Funds.


THE SCHNEIDER FUNDS

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

Fellow Shareholder:

The semi-annual report for the Schneider Funds covers the six months ended February 28, 2015.

Investment Review

The U.S. economy is showing signs of moving out of the slow growth trajectory of the last five years. Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar has strengthened against all major currencies. Signs of economic growth are beginning to sprout in Europe, helped in part by the large quantitative easing program recently enacted by the European Central Bank (the “ECB”), while China, the former growth engine of the world, is experiencing an economic slowdown.

The Small Cap Value Fund returned -10.31% for the six-month period ended February 28, 2015 (see table on page 3). The Value Fund posted a -2.72% return during the same period (see table on page 4). Both of the funds trailed their respective indexes.

In what we believe is a fairly valued market, we are finding compelling investment opportunities with significant upside potential, and we maintain high expectations for our portfolio holdings as a whole.

After modest growth in 2014, the current housing season is showing signs of vibrancy. The mid-single digit price increases compared to last year appear to be holding. Trends are turning positive as an improving employment picture and better wage growth are helping millennials, the key demographic in the first-time home buyer market, leave their parent’s basement and strike out on their own. Low mortgage rates, and a slight easing of credit standards, are also supporting demand.

New single family home construction in 2015 is expected to be in the 750,000-800,000 unit range, well below the normal level of over 1 million units per year. As the economy continues to improve and demand strengthens, the housing industry can expect to see strong growth in new builds for several years as this gap is closed. Prospectively, continued improvement in the economy will buoy the housing market and builders should see strong revenue growth and operating leverage as construction activity expands and higher prices are more easily absorbed by the market.

The regional banks have, by and large, weathered the recent market challenges better than the bigger banks. While the regulators are requiring even greater levels of capital for the money center banks, regional and community banks face a less restrictive regulatory backdrop. In addition, the continuation of benign credit trends, lower charge-offs related to the housing crisis and improved loan growth have helped stabilize the regional banks. Loan growth is expanding across all geographic regions and economic sectors, with particular strength in the commercial and industrial category. Also, there is renewed interest for mergers and acquisitions which can be supportive of valuations. All banks continue to face net interest margin pressure, which is suppressing net income; however, when the pending Federal Reserve rate hike finally occurs, their net interest margins will begin to rise.

The energy industry has been overwhelmed by the short-term collapse in oil and natural gas prices, which has obscured oil’s positive long-term fundamental backdrop. While the large, integrated oil companies presently discount a much rosier commodity price outlook and have offered shell-shocked investors a bastion of safety amid the tumult, the dramatic decline in the price of oil and gas has decimated the domestic E&P (Exploration and Production) and oil services industries where we had a moderate exposure. Valuations for many of these companies have returned to levels not seen since 2009, in stark contrast to the rest of the market which has more than doubled since then.

With the energy industry and many of its companies trading at multi-year lows, our belief is that energy is as cheap as it has ever been. A reversal in sentiment in which investor focus has shifted from resource upside potential to balance sheet preservation has resulted in an extensive list of attractively valued companies. Even those companies with healthier balance sheets, seasoned management teams, desirable assets, and leading technology platforms have experienced sizeable reductions in their valuations. We have been selectively adding names to the Funds’ portfolio, focusing on those companies with staying power that appear to have been indiscriminately abandoned with little or no consideration for the quality of their assets and their ability to navigate challenging environments. This compression in value (both absolute and relative), we believe, creates tremendous opportunities for those investors who have a longer-term investment horizon.

Outlook

The U.S. economy has operated at a higher growth rate in the last few quarters than the first five years of the recovery as evidenced by a healthier employment picture and estimates of 2.7% real GDP growth for 2015. Small businesses, that are responsible for the majority of the hiring and economic activity, continue to heal after lagging their larger brethren. Domestically-focused small businesses may have an advantage versus their multi-national competitors, which must address the effects of a surging U.S. dollar on their foreign earnings and operations.

The impact of a strong dollar is materially affecting some industries: for example, the U.S. steel industry is under tremendous pressure as exports decline and the competition from less expensive imports draws buyer attention. Conversely, imported Japanese auto

 

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THE SCHNEIDER FUNDS

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

lines are enjoying increased interest from U.S. consumers as imports become more affordable. When the U.S. Federal Reserve begins to raise rates later this year, (as we expect) demand for the dollar could increase and with it the potential to further exacerbate the strength of the currency.

While long-term U.S. interest rates are at very low levels, the interest rates in other major economies are even lower. The spread between the U.S. 10-Year Treasury bond and the German 10-year Bund is at a 25 year high, partly due to the ECB’s quantitative easing program. In addition to the benefits of low rates, the strong dollar and lower oil prices are helping Europe crawl out of its recent anemic economic growth pattern. Numerous emerging markets are in a more conventional easing mode as well. This should help their economic growth, although China may not benefit due to its structural problems.

After growing over 1 million barrels per day in 2014, U.S. oil production is in the process of plateauing. U.S. E&P companies, which are among the world’s low cost producers, also have the shortest investment cycles and have begun to significantly rein in capital expenditure budgets. With the domestic oil rig count having been cut in half and the gas rig count at its lowest level since at least 1987, the pace of U.S. production growth will slow and could begin to sequentially decline. In addition, lower prices will eventually begin to affect global production as the inherent lags in the drilling and completion process pass with time, further limiting supply and paving the way for a rebound in commodity prices.

 

LOGO

Arnold C. Schneider III, CFA

Portfolio Manager

Schneider Capital Management

 

 

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THE SCHNEIDER FUNDS

SCHNEIDER SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

Performance Data

February 28, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

 

Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2015   
           Average Annual  
     Six
Months*
    One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since
Inception**
 

Schneider Small Cap Value

    -10.31%        -13.69%        8.35%        3.73%        13.52%   

Russell 2000® Value Index

    2.31%        3.96%        13.97%        7.13%        9.94%   

*   Not Annualized

** Inception date 9/2/98

                                       

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Schneider Capital Management Company, the Fund’s investment adviser, has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse expenses through December 31, 2015, to the extent that total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest and taxes) exceed 1.15%. Total returns shown include fee waivers and expense reimbursements, if any; total returns would have been lower had there been no waiver or reimbursement of fees and expenses in excess of expense limitations. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-888-520-3277. The Fund’s gross and net annual operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus, are 1.52% and 1.15%, respectively. Shares of the Fund not purchased through reinvested dividends or capital gains and held less than one year are subject to a 1.75% redemption fee.

Small company stocks are generally riskier than large company stocks due to greater volatility and less liquidity.

Value investing involves the risk that the Fund’s investment in companies whose securities are believed to be undervalued, relative to their underlying profitability, will not appreciate in value as anticipated.

 

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THE SCHNEIDER FUNDS

SCHNEIDER VALUE FUND

Performance Data

February 28, 2015 (Unaudited)

 

 

Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 28, 2015   
           Average Annual  
     Six
Months*
    One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since
Inception**
 

Schneider Value

    -2.72%        2.30%        8.94%        2.67%        8.75%   

Russell 1000® Value Index

    3.48%        13.48%        15.51%        7.21%        10.28%   

*   Not Annualized

** Inception date 9/30/02

                                       

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Schneider Capital Management Company, the Fund’s investment adviser, has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse expenses through December 31, 2015, to the extent that total annual fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest and taxes) exceed 0.90%. Total returns shown include fee waivers and expense reimbursements, if any; total returns would have been lower had there been no waiver or reimbursement of fees and expenses in excess of expense limitations. Returns shown include the reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions and do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-888-520-3277. The Fund’s gross and net annual operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus, are 1.50% and 0.90%, respectively. Shares of the Fund not purchased through reinvested dividends or capital gains and held less than 90 days are subject to a 1.00% redemption fee.

Value investing involves the risk that the Fund’s investment in companies whose securities are believed to be undervalued, relative to their underlying profitability, will not appreciate in value as anticipated.

 

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Fund Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund(s), you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund(s) and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six months from September 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015, and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying table for each Fund is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Schneider Small Cap Value Fund  
     Beginning Account Value
September 1, 2014
       Ending Account Value
February 28, 2015
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 896.90         $ 5.41   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00           1,019.09           5.76   
     Schneider Value Fund  
     Beginning Account Value
September 1, 2014
       Ending Account Value
February 28, 2015
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 972.80         $ 4.40   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00           1,020.33           4.51   

 

* Expenses are equal to an annualized six-month expense ratio of 1.15% for the Schneider Small Cap Value Fund and 0.90% for the Schneider Value Fund, which includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (181), then divided by 365 to reflect the one-half year period. The Fund’s ending account values on the first line in each table are based on the actual six-month total return for each Fund of -10.31% for the Schneider Small Cap Value Fund and -2.72% for the Schneider Value Fund.

 

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SCHNEIDER SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
    Value  

Common Stocks:

    

Savings & Loans

     12.8   $ 5,329,608   

Oil & Gas

     12.6        5,237,751   

Commercial Services

     9.7        4,044,483   

Telecommunications

     8.8        3,688,585   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     5.3        2,191,841   

Home Builders

     5.2        2,185,253   

Industrial

     5.0        2,065,237   

Coal

     4.5        1,888,522   

Insurance

     4.4        1,846,722   

Banks

     3.7        1,554,811   

Healthcare — Services

     3.2        1,329,150   

Electronics

     2.7        1,123,019   

Semiconductors

     2.7        1,117,998   

Retail

     2.4        992,620   

Mining

     1.9        796,343   

Machinery — Diversified

     1.8        752,871   

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

     1.6        674,573   

Internet

     1.3        552,286   

Healthcare — Products

     1.2        516,091   

Metals Fabricating

     0.5        211,087   

Real Estate

     0.4        162,363   

Software

     0.3        129,404   

Auto Parts & Equipment

     0.2        70,376   

Securities Lending Collateral

     7.2        2,998,346   

Corporate Bonds

     1.4        582,188   

Exchange Traded Fund

     0.9        376,002   

Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets

     (1.7     (718,819
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 41,698,711   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

 

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

 

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SCHNEIDER VALUE FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund:

 

     % of Net
Assets
    Value  

Common Stocks:

    

Banks

     27.7   $ 8,166,968   

Insurance

     14.9        4,398,581   

Oil & Gas

     14.0        4,129,771   

Home Builders

     8.5        2,513,498   

Lodging

     6.7        1,983,597   

Leisure Time

     4.5        1,332,237   

Coal

     4.0        1,168,597   

Real Estate

     2.0        593,602   

Office Products

     1.9        563,605   

Aircraft

     1.7        511,959   

Commercial Services

     1.7        503,923   

IT Services

     1.3        397,251   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     1.2        345,558   

Aerospace & Defense

     0.3        95,790   

Electric

     0.3        83,427   

Electronics

     0.1        30,097   

Securities Lending Collateral

     3.2        948,569   

Exchange Traded Fund

     1.7        506,389   

Assets In Excess Of Other Liabilities

     4.3        1,259,417   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 29,532,836   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

 

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

 

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SCHNEIDER SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 92.2%

     

Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.2%

     

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. *

     12,282       $ 70,376   
     

 

 

 

Banks — 3.7%

     

Bancorp, Inc. (The) *

     42,529         397,221   

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.

        12   

Dundee Corp., Class A *

     6,205         59,568   

First Horizon National Corp.

     51,345         733,720   

First United Corp. *

     100         904   

MainSource Financial Group, Inc.

     19,422         363,386   
     

 

 

 
       1,554,811   
     

 

 

 

Coal — 4.5%

     

Arch Coal, Inc. * (a)

     319,054         417,961   

Peabody Energy Corp. (a)

     186,147         1,470,561   
     

 

 

 
     1,888,522   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 9.7%

     

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc.

     163,423         2,395,781   

Ardmore Shipping Corp.

     67,064         708,867   

Baltic Trading, Ltd. (a)

     59,095         105,780   

Hudson Global Inc. *

     151,418         414,885   

Stolt-Nielsen, Ltd.

     25,707         419,170   
     

 

 

 
     4,044,483   
     

 

 

 

Electronics — 2.7%

     

Kemet Corp. *

     198,216         905,847   

Pulse Electronics Corp. *

     42,964         49,409   

Viasystems Group, Inc. *

     9,581         167,763   
     

 

 

 
     1,123,019   
     

 

 

 

Healthcare - Products — 1.2%

     

Orthofix International NV *

     15,914         516,091   
     

 

 

 

Healthcare - Services — 3.2%

     

Five Star Quality Care, Inc. *

     365,151         1,329,150   
     

 

 

 

Home Builders — 5.2%

     

Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A *

     113,343         2,185,253   
     

 

 

 

Industrial — 5.0%

     

FreightCar America, Inc.

     65,982         2,065,237   
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 4.4%

     

Assured Guaranty, Ltd.

     19,510         517,405   

Stewart Information Services Corp.

     35,326         1,329,317   
     

 

 

 
     1,846,722   
     

 

 

 

Internet — 1.3%

     

ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. *

     147,670         552,286   
     

 

 

 

Machinery - Diversified — 1.8%

     

Intevac, Inc. *

     109,748         752,871   
     

 

 

 
     Shares      Value  

Metals Fabricating — 0.5%

     

AM Castle & Co. * (a)

     65,555       $ 211,087   
     

 

 

 

Mining — 1.9%

     

Alumina Ltd. SP ADR

     59,167         334,885   

Thompson Creek Metals Co., Inc. *

     176,372         280,431   

Ur-Energy, Inc. *

     205,712         181,027   
     

 

 

 
        796,343   
     

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 1.6%

  

  

Orbotech, Ltd. *

     41,925         674,573   
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas — 12.6%

     

MRC Global, Inc. *

     63,760         820,591   

Swift Energy Co. * (a)

     205,547         643,362   

Willbros Group, Inc. *

     276,621         1,753,777   

WPX Energy, Inc. *

     187,386         2,020,021   
     

 

 

 
          5,237,751   
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 0.4%

     

Forest City Enterprises, Inc., Class A *

     2,344         59,186   

Forestar Group, Inc. *

     7,175         103,177   
     

 

 

 
        162,363   
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 5.3%

  

  

Parkway Properties, Inc.

     26,191         461,224   

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc.

     8,727         159,966   

Redwood Trust, Inc. (a)

     15,430         295,022   

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

     49,211         789,344   

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

     27,867         486,285   
     

 

 

 
        2,191,841   
     

 

 

 

Retail — 2.4%

     

Office Depot, Inc. *

     105,936         992,620   
     

 

 

 

Savings & Loans — 12.8%

     

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

     80,021         708,986   

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. *

     173,642         2,568,165   

HomeStreet, Inc. *

     96,844         1,675,401   

Pulaski Financial Corp.

     31,343         377,056   
     

 

 

 
        5,329,608   
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 2.7%

     

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd. *

     15,464         137,166   

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. *

     250,663         701,856   

SunEdison Semiconductor Ltd. *

     11,595         278,976   
     

 

 

 
        1,117,998   
     

 

 

 

Software — 0.3%

     

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. *

     4,885         129,404   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 8.8%

     

Aviat Networks, Inc. *

     1,329,879         1,688,946   

Comverse, Inc. *

     43,850         786,669   
 

 

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

 

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THE SCHNEIDER FUNDS

SCHNEIDER SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

 

     Shares      Value  

Telecommunications — (Continued)

  

  

UTStarcom Holdings Corp. * (a)

     421,170       $ 1,212,970   
     

 

 

 
        3,688,585   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $36,686,668)

        38,460,994   
     

 

 

 
     Par
(000)
        

CORPORATE BONDS — 1.4%

  

  

LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. CONV ‡
3.25%, 05/15/34

   $ 33         8,068   

RAIT Financial Trust CONV
7.00%, 04/01/31

     463         574,120   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $463,000)

        582,188   
     

 

 

 
     Shares         

EXCHANGE TRADED FUND — 0.9%

  

  

Finance — 0.9%

     

iShares Russell 2000 Value
Index Fund

     3,691         376,002   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUND
(Cost $371,102)

        376,002   
     

 

 

 
     Shares      Value  

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 7.2%

  

  

BlackRock Liquidity TempFund, Institutional Shares

     2,998,346       $ 2,998,346   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING
COLLATERAL
(Cost $2,998,346)

        2,998,346   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.7%
(Cost $40,519,116)

        42,417,530   
     

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (1.7)%

        (718,819
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 41,698,711   
     

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing.
(a) All or a portion of the security is on loan. At February 28, 2015, the market value of securities on loan was $2,818,839.
Holding in default resolution. Value has been determined in good faith by or under the direction of The RBB Fund, Inc.’s Board of Directors to be the estimated value of the future payouts under the default resolution. As of February 28, 2015, this holding amounted to $8,068 or 0.0% of net assets and is deemed illiquid by the portfolio manager pursuant to the Fund’s policies and procedures.
CONV Convertible
SP ADR Sponsored American Depository Receipt

 

 

 

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

 

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SCHNEIDER VALUE FUND

Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 90.8%

     

Aerospace & Defense — 0.3%

     

Boeing Co. (The)

     635       $ 95,790   
     

 

 

 

Aircraft — 1.7%

     

Bombardier, Inc., Class B *

     250,000         511,959   
     

 

 

 

Banks — 27.7%

     

Barclays PLC, SP ADR

     31,301         496,434   

Citigroup, Inc.

     31,664         1,659,827   

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

     66,020         584,937   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     19,800         1,213,344   

Regions Financial Corp.

     58,065         558,005   

State Street Corp.

     18,533         1,379,782   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     55,479         2,274,639   
     

 

 

 
     8,166,968   
     

 

 

 

Coal — 4.0%

     

Arch Coal, Inc. *

     123,455         161,726   

Peabody Energy Corp. (a)

     127,452         1,006,871   
     

 

 

 
       1,168,597   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 1.7%

     

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc.

     34,374         503,923   
     

 

 

 

Electric — 0.3%

     

FirstEnergy Corp.

     2,385         83,427   
     

 

 

 

Electronics — 0.1%

     

Avnet, Inc.

     657         30,097   
     

 

 

 

Home Builders — 8.5%

     

Lennar Corp., Class A

     16,865         846,792   

Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A *

     10,960         211,309   

Toll Brothers, Inc. *

     37,990         1,455,397   
     

 

 

 
     2,513,498   
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 14.9%

     

Allstate Corp., (The)

     7,686         542,632   

American International Group, Inc.

     13,733         759,847   

Assured Guaranty, Ltd.

     29,993         795,414   

First American Financial Corp.

     13,766         482,223   

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A *

     19,220         148,955   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

     29,356         1,202,422   

Voya Financial, Inc.

     10,570         467,088   
     

 

 

 
     4,398,581   
     

 

 

 

IT Services — 1.3%

     

Symantec Corp.

     15,789         397,251   
     

 

 

 

Leisure Time — 4.5%

     

Carnival Corp.

     30,285         1,332,237   
     

 

 

 
     Shares      Value  

Lodging — 6.7%

     

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

     23,870       $ 1,983,597   
     

 

 

 

Office Products — 1.9%

     

Office Depot, Inc. *

     60,150         563,605   
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas — 14.0%

     

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     63,143         1,053,225   

Devon Energy Corp.

     1,662         102,363   

SM Energy Co.

     6,291         305,239   

Weatherford International PLC. *

     122,124         1,549,754   

WPX Energy, Inc. *

     103,821         1,119,190   
     

 

 

 
     4,129,771   
     

 

 

 

Real Estate — 2.0%

     

Forest City Enterprises, Inc., Class A *

     23,509         593,602   
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 1.2%

  

  

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.

     14,142         271,809   

Paramount Group, Inc.

     4,019         73,749   
     

 

 

 
     345,558   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $20,265,182)

        26,818,461   
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUND — 1.7%

  

  

Finance — 1.7%

     

iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

     4,820         506,389   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUND
(Cost $497,556)

        506,389   
     

 

 

 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 3.2%

  

  

BlackRock Liquidity TempFund, Institutional Shares

     948,569         948,569   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL
(Cost $948,569)

        948,569   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 95.7%
(Cost $21,711,307)

        28,273,419   
     

 

 

 

ASSETS IN EXCESS OF OTHER LIABILITIES — 4.3%

        1,259,417   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 29,532,836   
     

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing.
(a) All or a portion of the security is on loan. At February 28, 2015, market value of securities on loan was $966,929.
PLC Public Limited Company
SP ADR Sponsored American Depositary Receipt
 

 

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

 

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THE SCHNEIDER FUNDS

Statements of Assets & Liabilities

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

     Schneider
Small Cap
Value Fund
       Schneider
Value Fund
 

ASSETS

       

Investments, at value †^

   $ 42,417,530         $ 28,273,419   

Cash and cash equivalents

     2,104,602           1,974,721   

Receivables

       

Investments sold

     564,422           218,756   

Dividends and interest

     21,428           35,069   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     4,729           12,332   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total assets

     45,112,711           30,514,297   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

       

Payables

       

Securities lending collateral

     2,998,346           948,569   

Investments purchased

     326,787             

Capital shares redeemed

     31,343             

Advisory fees

     14,914           3,397   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     42,610           29,495   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,414,000           981,461   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 41,698,711         $ 29,532,836   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

       

Par value

   $ 3,134         $ 1,525   

Paid-in capital

     42,907,790           148,763,927   

Undistributed/accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     (42,250        14,282   

Accumulated net realized loss from investments

     (3,068,377        (125,809,010

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     1,898,414           6,562,112   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $    41,698,711         $ 29,532,836   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

     3,133,927           1,525,023   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 13.31         $ 19.37   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

† Investment in securities, at cost

   $ 40,519,116         $ 21,711,307   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

^ Includes market value of securities on loan

   $ 2,818,839         $ 966,929   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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

 

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THE SCHNEIDER FUNDS

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

     Schneider
Small Cap
Value Fund
       Schneider
Value Fund
 

Investment Income

       

Dividends †

   $ 191,973         $ 184,570   

Securities Lending Income

     25,391           3,006   

Interest

     18,509           115   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment income

     235,873           187,691   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Expenses

       

Advisory fees

     235,595           105,371   

Administration and accounting fees

     60,967           57,301   

Transfer agent fees

     26,860           22,482   

Professional fees

     17,130           14,217   

Registration and filing fees

     14,746           10,586   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     14,077           1,845   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

     11,949           11,728   

Custodian fees

     11,021           11,413   

Other expenses

     3,895           1,867   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     396,240           236,810   

Less: waivers and reimbursements

     (125,305        (101,333
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     270,935           135,477   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)

     (35,062        52,214   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments
Net realized gain/(loss) from:

       

Investments

     1,618,357           1,676,442   

Net change in unrealized depreciation on:

       

Investments

     (7,742,562        (2,588,105
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments

     (6,124,205        (911,663
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (6,159,267      $ (859,449
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

† Net of foreign withholding taxes of

   $ (579      $ (965
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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

 

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SCHNEIDER SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the Six Months
Ended
February 28, 2015
(Unaudited)
    For the Year
Ended
August 31, 2014
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

    

Net investment loss

   $ (35,062   $ (299,985

Net realized gain from investments

     1,618,357        13,970,629   

Net change in unrealized depreciation from investments

     (7,742,562     (5,113,247
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (6,159,267     8,557,397   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net realized capital gains

     (12,288,232     (10,779,654
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (12,288,232     (10,779,654
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold

     534,194        734,685   

Reinvestment of distributions

     10,101,137        9,110,476   

Redemption fees *

     521        14,213   

Shares redeemed

     (11,729,700     (16,953,169
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions

     (1,093,848     (7,093,795
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

     (19,541,347     (9,316,052
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     61,240,058        70,556,110   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 41,698,711      $ 61,240,058   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss, end of period

   $ (42,250   $ (7,188
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share transactions:

    

Shares sold

     39,019        35,697   

Shares reinvested

     783,641        466,248   

Shares redeemed

     (726,072     (813,574
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in shares outstanding

     96,588        (311,629
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* There is a 1.75% redemption fee on shares redeemed which have been held less than one year in the Schneider Small Cap Value Fund. The redemption fees are retained by the Fund for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and recorded as paid-in capital.

 

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

 

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SCHNEIDER VALUE FUND

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the Six Months
Ended
February 28, 2015
(Unaudited)
       For the Year
Ended
August 31, 2014
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 52,214         $ 96,249   

Net realized gain from investments

     1,676,442           4,990,523   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments

     (2,588,105        2,227,340   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (859,449        7,314,112   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

       

Net investment income

     (134,181        (132,641
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (134,181        (132,641
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares sold

     142,402           165,688   

Reinvestment of distributions

     130,012           126,471   

Shares redeemed

     (5,501,601        (5,590,418
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions

     (5,229,187        (5,298,259
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

     (6,222,817        1,883,212   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net assets:

       

Beginning of period

     35,755,653           33,872,441   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 29,532,836         $ 35,755,653   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income, end of period

   $ 14,282         $ 96,249   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share transactions:

       

Shares sold

     7,447           9,187   

Shares reinvested

     6,793           6,957   

Shares redeemed

     (280,968        (300,652
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

     (266,728        (284,508
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

* There is a 1.00% redemption fee on shares redeemed which have been held less than one year in the Schneider Value Fund. The redemption fees are retained by the Fund for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and recorded as paid-in capital.

 

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

 

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SCHNEIDER SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for a share outstanding during each period, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

 

    For the
Six Months
Ended
February 28,  2015
(Unaudited)
    For the Years Ended August 31,  
      2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  

Per Share Operating Performance

           

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 20.16      $ 21.07      $ 16.09      $ 13.70      $ 13.19      $ 12.34   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)

    (0.01 )(1)      (0.09 )(1)      0.08 (1)      (0.11 )      (0.06     (0.11

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

    (2.22     2.63        4.90        2.49        0.56        1.01   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (2.23     2.54        4.98        2.38        0.50        0.90   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

                                       (0.07

Net realized gains

    (4.62     (3.45                            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (4.62     (3.45                          (0.07
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fees

    (2)      (2)      (2)      0.01        0.01        0.02   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 13.31      $ 20.16      $ 21.07      $ 16.09      $ 13.70      $ 13.19   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

    (10.31 )%(4)      12.59 %      30.95     17.45     3.87     7.48
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 41,699      $ 61,240      $ 70,556      $ 62,691      $ 69,698      $ 73,243   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets(5)

    1.15 %(6)      1.15 %      1.15     1.15     1.15     1.15

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements

    1.68 %(6)      1.52 %      1.50     1.52     1.40     1.43

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets(5)

    (0.15 )%(6)      (0.44 )%      0.38     (0.64 )%      (0.33 )%      (0.65 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

    43.07 %(4)      72.33 %      63.87     67.85     59.18     83.39

 

(1) Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(2) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
(3) Total investment return is calculated by assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.
(4) Not annualized.
(5) Reflects waivers and reimbursements.
(6) Annualized.

 

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

 

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SCHNEIDER VALUE FUND

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for a share outstanding during each period, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

 

    For the
Six Months
Ended
February 28,  2015
(Unaudited)
    For the Years Ended August 31,  
      2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  

Per Share Operating Performance

           

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 19.96      $ 16.31      $ 12.77      $ 12.50      $ 11.72      $ 12.14   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.03 (1)      0.05 (1)      0.10        0.10        0.07        0.08   

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions

    (0.53     3.67        3.58        0.23        0.80        (0.23
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (0.50     3.72        3.68        0.33        0.87        (0.15
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.09     (0.07     (0.14     (0.06     (0.09     (0.27
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.09     (0.07     (0.14     (0.06     (0.09     (0.27
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fees

                  (2)      (2)      (2)      (2) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 19.37      $ 19.96      $ 16.31      $ 12.77      $ 12.50      $ 11.72   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

    (2.72 )%(4)      22.83 %      29.08     2.67     7.35     (1.30 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 29,533      $ 35,756      $ 33,872      $ 43,719      $ 67,940      $ 98,953   

Ratio of expenses to average net
assets
(5)

    0.90 %(6)      0.90 %      0.90     0.90     0.90     0.90

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and expense reimbursements

    1.58 %(6)      1.50 %      1.55     1.28     1.07     1.03

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(5)

    0.35 %(6)      0.27 %      0.39     0.63     0.31     0.52

Portfolio turnover rate

    32.89 %(4)      44.34 %      53.08     55.87     67.80     79.30

 

(1) Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period.
(2) Amount is less than $0.005 per share.
(3) Total investment return is calculated by assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.
(4) Not annualized.
(5) Reflects waivers and reimbursements.
(6) Annualized.

 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the 1940 Act, and for other purposes, and a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has twenty-two active investment portfolios, including the Schneider Small Cap Value Fund (the “Small Cap Value Fund”) and the Schneider Value Fund (the “Value Fund”) (each a “Fund,” collectively the “Funds”), which commenced investment operations on September 2, 1998 and September 30, 2002, respectively. As of the date hereof, each Fund offers Institutional Class shares.

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 82.373 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and fifty-three classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

PORTFOLIO VALUATION — Each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Funds are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Fixed Income securities having a remaining maturity of greater than 60 days are valued using an independent pricing service. Fixed Income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Foreign securities are valued based on prices from the primary market in which they are traded, and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued based on the NAV of the investment companies (which may use Fair Value Pricing as discussed in their prospectuses). If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT — The inputs and valuations techniques used to measure fair value of the Funds’ investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy 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.); and

 

  •    Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

The following summary of the inputs used, as of February 28, 2015, in valuing the Funds’ investments carried at fair value:

Small Cap Value Fund

    

Total
Value as of
February 28, 2015

     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Common Stocks*

   $ 38,460,994       $ 38,460,994       $       $   

Corporate Bonds

     582,188                 574,120         8,068   

Exchange Traded Fund

     376,002         376,002                   

Securities Lending Collateral

     2,998,346         2,998,346                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 42,417,530       $ 41,835,342       $ 574,120       $ 8,068   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Value Fund

    

Total
Value as of
February 28, 2015

     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Common Stocks*

   $ 26,818,461       $ 26,818,461       $       $   

Exchange Traded Fund

     506,389         506,389                   

Securities Lending Collateral

     948,569         948,569                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 28,273,419       $ 28,273,419       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

* Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for further details on portfolio holdings.

The fair value of a Fund’s bonds are generally based on quotes received from brokers of independent pricing services. Bonds with quotes that are based on actual trades with a sufficient level of activity on or near the measurement date are classified as Level 2 assets. Bonds that are priced using quotes derived from implied values, indicative bids, or a limited amount of actual trades are classified as Level 3 assets because the inputs used by the brokers and pricing services to derive the values are not readily observable.

Investments designated as Level 3 may include assets valued using quotes or indications furnished by brokers which are based on models or estimates and may not be executable prices. In light of the developing market conditions, Schneider Capital Management continues to search for observable data points and evaluate broker quotes and indications received for portfolio investments. Determination of fair values is uncertain because it involves subjective judgments and estimates not easily substantiated by auditing procedures.

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Funds’ investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Funds may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) require each Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between levels are based on values at the end of the period. U.S. GAAP also requires a Fund to disclose amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when a Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of each level within the three-tier hierarchy are disclosed when a Fund had an amount of total transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 for the Small Cap Value Fund and the Value Fund.

USE OF ESTIMATES — The Funds are investment companies and, accordingly, follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under U.S. GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS, INVESTMENT INCOME, AND EXPENSES — The Funds record security transactions based on trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income is accrued as earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gain are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. Each Fund estimates the components of distributions received that may be considered return of capital distributions or capital gain distributions. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family of the Company are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family (in proportion to net assets). Expenses incurred for all of the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their average net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Board of Directors deems fair or equitable. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory and administration fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the NAV of the Funds.

FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION — Foreign securities and other foreign assets and liabilities are valued using the foreign currency exchange rate effective at the end of the reporting period. The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Cost of investments is translated at the currency exchange rate effective at the trade date. The gain or loss resulting from a change in currency exchange rates between the trade and settlement dates of a portfolio transaction is treated as a gain or loss on foreign currency. Likewise, the gain or loss resulting from a change in currency exchange rates, between the date income is accrued and paid, is treated as a gain or loss on foreign currency.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared, recorded on the ex-dividend date and paid at least annually to shareholders. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

U.S. TAX STATUS — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is each Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — The Funds consider liquid assets deposited into a bank demand deposit account to be cash equivalents. These investments represent amounts held with financial institutions that are readily accessible to pay Fund expenses or purchase investments. Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

OTHER — 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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

the future, and, therefore, cannot be estimated; however, based on experience, the risk of material loss for such claims is considered remote.

 

2. Investment Adviser and Other Services

Schneider Capital Management Company (“SCM” or the “Adviser”) serves as each Fund’s investment adviser. For its advisory services, SCM is entitled to receive 1.00% of the Small Cap Value Fund’s average daily net assets and 0.70% of the Value Fund’s average daily net assets, computed daily and payable monthly.

SCM has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent that total annual operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) of the Small Cap Value Fund and the Value Fund exceed 1.15% and 0.90%, respectively. In determining SCM’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause net total annual operating expenses to exceed 1.15% and 0.90% respectively: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest and taxes. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2015 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors.

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, advisory fees and waivers of advisory fees were as follows:

 

     Gross Advisory Fees        Waivers        Net Advisory Fees  

Small Cap Value Fund

   $ 235,595         $ (125,305      $ 110,290   

Value Fund

     105,371           (101,333        4,038   

The Funds will not pay SCM at a later time for any amounts it may waive or any amounts that SCM has assumed.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator for the Funds. For providing administration and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets, subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

Included in the administration and accounting services fees, shown on the Statement of Operations, are fees for providing regulatory administration services to RBB. For providing these services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive compensation as agreed to by the Company and BNY Mellon. This fee is allocated to each portfolio of the Company in proportion to its net assets of the Company.

In addition, BNY Mellon serves as the Funds’ transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum monthly and out of pocket expenses.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Funds. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Funds’ shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB.

 

3. Director Compensation

The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. The aggregate remuneration paid to the Directors by the Funds during the six months ended February 28, 2015 was $8,586. Certain employees of BNY Mellon serve as an Officer or Director of the Company. They are not compensated by the Funds or the Company.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

 

4. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:

 

     Purchases        Sales  

Small Cap Value Fund

     $19,518,746           $31,125,749   

Value Fund

     9,338,868           13,983,200   

 

5. Federal Income Tax Information

The Funds have followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Funds to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. Each Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Funds are subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

As of February 28, 2015, federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Funds were as follows:

 

     Federal Tax
Cost
       Unrealized
Appreciation
       Unrealized
Depreciation
       Net Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Small Cap Value Fund

   $ 40,519,116         $ 8,511,930         $ (6,613,516      $ 1,898,414   

Value Fund

     21,711,307           8,480,538           (1,918,426        6,562,112   

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

As of August 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Capital Loss
Carryforwards
    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term Gains
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Qualified
Late-Year
Losses
 

Small Cap Value Fund

   $      $ 536,527       $ 11,043,473       $ 5,655,286       $   

Value Fund

     (123,392,204     96,249                 5,296,721         (239,752

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate principally to the timing of recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. Short-term and foreign currency gains are reportable as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the fiscal year ended August 31, 2014 and 2013 was as follows:

 

             Ordinary
Income
       Long-Term
Gains
       Total  

Small Cap Value Fund

    2014         $ 3,741,955         $ 7,037,699         $ 10,779,654   
    2013                                 

Value Fund

    2014           132,641                     132,641   
    2013           339,819                     339,819   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

Dividends from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income dividends for federal income tax purposes.

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carry forwards as of August 31, 2014 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law.

As of August 31, 2014, the Funds had the following pre-enactment net capital loss carryforwards to offset future net capital gains, if any, to the extent provided by Treasury regulations. To the extent that these carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the gains that are offset will not be distributed to shareholders.

 

     August 31, 2016      August 31, 2017      August 31, 2018      August 31, 2019      Total  

Small Cap Value Fund

   $       $       $       $       $   

Value Fund

     2,338,216         75,945,572         42,948,995         2,159,421         123,392,204   

As of August 31, 2014, the Funds did not have any post-enactment capital loss carryforwards.

 

6. Securities Lending

The Funds may make secured loans of their portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and other financial institutions to earn additional income and receive cash collateral equal to at least 102% of the current market value of the loaned securities, as marked to market each day that the NAV of the Funds is determined. When the collateral falls below specified amounts, the lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the security lending agreement. The Funds will pay administrative and custodial fees in connection with the loan of securities. Collateral is invested in short-term investments and the Funds will bear the risk of loss of the invested collateral. Securities lending will expose the Funds to the risk of loss should a borrower default on its obligation to return the borrowed securities. The market value of the securities on loan and collateral as of February 28, 2015 and the income received for the six months ended February 28, 2015 were as follows:

 

     Fair Value of
Securities Loaned
       Fair Value
of Collateral
       Income Received
from Securities
Lending
 

Small Cap Value Fund

   $ 2,818,839         $ 2,998,346         $ 25,391   

Value Fund

     966,929           948,569           3,006   

Securities lending transactions are entered into by each Fund under a Master Securities Lending Agreement (“MSLA”) which permits 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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

payment due to or from the Funds. The following table is a summary of each Fund’s open securities lending transactions which are subject to a MSLA as of February 28, 2015:

 

Securities Lending

   Gross Amounts of
Recognized Assets
     Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
     Net Amounts of
Assets Presented in
the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
     Gross Amount Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
            Financial
Instruments1
    Cash
Collateral
Received
     Net
Amount
 

Small Cap Value Fund

   $ 2,818,839       $     —       $ 2,818,839       $ (2,818,839   $     —       $     —   

Value Fund

     966,929             —         966,929         (966,929         —             —   

 

1 

Amount disclosed is limited to the amount of assets presented in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Actual collateral received may be more than the amount shown.

 

7. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued and have determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Other Information

(Unaudited)

 

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (888) 520-3277 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Company files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) on Form N-Q. The Company’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

 

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Investment Adviser

Schneider Capital Management

460 E. Swedesford Road

Suite 1080

Wayne, PA 19087

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Principal Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square, Suite 1700

2001 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

Counsel

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

One Logan Square, Ste. 2000

Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 

SCH-SAR15

 

 


SCOTIA DYNAMIC U.S. GROWTH FUND

of

The RBB Fund, Inc.

Class I Shares

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

(Unaudited)

February 28, 2015

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund.

It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Fund.


SCOTIA DYNAMIC U.S. GROWTH FUND

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

February 28, 2015

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to provide you with this semi-annual report for the Scotia Dynamic U.S. Growth Fund (“Fund”). In this report, you will find important financial information about the Fund for the six-month period ended February 28, 2015.

During the six-month period ended February 28, 2015, the Fund’s broad based benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index (“the Index”), returned 8.46% while the Fund earned a return of 9.60%. The Fund outperformed the Index primarily as a result of individual security selection within the information technology sector and security selection as well as an overweight position in the healthcare sector; healthcare was also the top performer for the Index. Not having exposure to the energy sector during the period was also a notable positive for relative Fund performance as the benchmark’s energy holdings posted a large negative return. At the security level, the primary contributors to performance included network security company Palo Alto Networks, data analytics software company Tableau Software, and biopharmaceutical company Pharmacyclics. At period end, the Fund remained primarily invested in the information technology, consumer discretionary and healthcare sectors, with these three sectors comprising over 85% of the Fund. As of February 28, 2015, the Fund held 22 individual stocks. As a result of the portfolio’s concentration, each individual security within the portfolio has a much more meaningful impact on the Fund’s performance than any individual security within the Index.

On a macro level, we reached the end of QE Infinity, a quantitative easing program of the Federal Reserve, in October 2014. Many viewed this period as the artificial suppression of interest rates, but we viewed it as the artificial suppression of volatility. Since the fall of last year, volatility returned to the markets with a vengeance which has made a lot of investors nervous but this volatility has created opportunities for the Fund.

We employ a disciplined, repeatable, and proven investment process that focuses on a bottom-up stock selection approach to generate excess returns. Our investment process begins by screening a universe of more than 5,000 publicly listed companies to seek out those with high revenue growth, high earnings growth, and the ability to become significantly larger companies. Sector weights in our Fund are derived strictly from this bottom-up stock selection process. Looking at the returns of our Fund over the years, the overwhelming majority has been driven by stock selection. Stock selection is what we do best and what we focus on; it seems to have become a lost art in the industry, possibly related to the concept of risk on - risk off. We believe that concept is just about coming to its end, and we are excited about the opportunities ahead.

Thank you for your investment and confidence in the Fund. We appreciate the opportunity you have given us to assist you in meeting your investment goals. We are grateful for the trust placed in us.

Sincerely,

Noah Blackstein, CFA

Vice President & Portfolio Manager

Scotia Institutional Asset Management U.S., Ltd.

Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to change and risk.

 

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SCOTIA DYNAMIC U.S. GROWTH FUND

Performance Data

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

        Total Returns For the Periods Ended February 28, 2015  
       Average Annual  
   Six       Three       Since  
   Months*   One Year   Years   Five Years   Inception  

Scotia Dynamic U.S. Growth Fund -
Class I Shares**

  9.60%      4.46%      15.31%      22.56%      25.87%   

Russell 1000® Growth Index***

  8.46%      16.24%      18.06%      17.21%      9.23%   

 

*

Not annualized.

 

**

The Fund operated as a series of Scotia Institutional Funds prior to the close of business on March 21, 2014 (the “Predecessor Fund”), at which time the Predecessor Fund was reorganized into the Scotia Dynamic U.S. Growth Fund (the “Fund”), a newly created series of The RBB Fund, Inc. The fiscal year end of the Predecessor Fund was September 30. The performance shown for periods prior to March 21, 2014 represents the performance for the Predecessor Fund. While the Predecessor Fund commenced operations on March 31, 2009, the Predecessor Fund began investing consistent with its investment objective on April 1, 2009.

 

***

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Predecessor Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

Performance quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling 1-888-572-0968.

The Fund applies a 2.00% redemption fee to the value of shares redeemed or exchanged within 60 days of purchase. This redemption fee is not reflected in the returns shown above. The performance data quoted reflects fee waivers in effect and would have been less in their absence.

The Fund’s total annual gross and net operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2014, are 1.13% and 0.84%, respectively, of average daily net assets for Class I Shares. These rates may fluctuate and may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. The Fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund through December 31, 2015 to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total annual operating expenses (excluding taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage commissions and interest) do not exceed 0.84% (on an annual basis) of Class I’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation shall remain in effect until December 31, 2015, unless the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. approves its earlier termination.

The Fund is non-diversified and invests in a limited number of securities. As a result, the Fund’s investment performance may be more volatile, as it may be more susceptible to risks associated with a single economic, political, or regulatory event than a fund that invests in a greater number of issuers.

From time to time the Fund may focus its investments in one or more specific economic sectors and may be subject to greater risk from downturns affecting a specific sector.

The value of the Fund’s investments in equity securities may fluctuate drastically from day-to-day causing price volatility.

The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the large-cap growth segment. The index assumes the reinvestment of all dividends. The performance of an index assumes no transaction costs, taxes, management fees or other expenses. A direct investment in an index is not possible.

 

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SCOTIA DYNAMIC U.S. GROWTH FUND

Fund Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, shareholder servicing fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from September 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015 and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

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

Hypothetical Examples for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Class I Shares
     Beginning Account Value    Ending Account Value    Expenses Paid
     September 1, 2014    February 28, 2015    During Period*

Actual

   $1,000.00    $1,096.00    $4.37

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,020.63      4.21

 

 

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized six month expense ratio of 0.84% for Class I Shares, which includes waived fees and reimbursed expenses, multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by the number of days (181) in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365 to reflect the one half-year period. The Fund’s ending account value on the first line in the table is based on the actual six month total investment return for the Fund as of February 28, 2015 of 9.60% for Class I Shares.

 

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SCOTIA DYNAMIC U.S. GROWTH FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund.

 

     % of Net    

Security Type/Sector Classification

   Assets   Value

COMMON STOCKS:

        

Information Technology

       37.0 %     $  22,231,868  

Consumer Discretionary

       30.7         18,472,585  

Health Care

       19.4         11,637,059  

Consumer Staples

       5.3         3,175,200  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

       7.6         4,554,381  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       100.0 %     $  60,071,093  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

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

 

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SCOTIA DYNAMIC U.S. GROWTH FUND

Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

  Number      
  of Shares   Value  

COMMON STOCKSD - 92.4%

Consumer Discretionary — 30.7%

  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

  4,600    $ 1,748,736   

Expedia, Inc.

  12,900      1,183,575   

lululemon athletica, Inc.*

  36,400      2,491,216   

Netflix, Inc.*

  2,600      1,234,766   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

  10,100      2,102,113   

Tractor Supply Co.

  20,700      1,824,084   

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.*

  21,600      3,040,416   

Under Armour, Inc., Class A*

  42,900      3,303,729   

Zoe’s Kitchen, Inc.*

  45,000      1,543,950   
   

 

 

 
  18,472,585   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 5.3%

Monster Beverage Corp.*

  22,500      3,175,200   
   

 

 

 
  3,175,200   
   

 

 

 

Health Care — 19.4%

Biogen Idec, Inc.*

  5,900      2,416,581   

Celgene Corp.*

  20,300      2,467,059   

Illumina, Inc.*

  15,900      3,107,814   

Medivation, Inc.*

  22,800      2,679,684   

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*

  31,290      965,921   
   

 

 

 
  11,637,059   
   

 

 

 
  Number      
  of Shares   Value  

Information Technology — 37.0%

  

Facebook, Inc., Class A*

  36,600    $ 2,890,302   

LinkedIn Corp., Class A*

  7,200      1,923,840   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

  21,200      3,015,064   

Qualys, Inc.*

  1,900      87,457   

Salesforce.Com, Inc.*

  51,700      3,586,946   

ServiceNow, Inc.*

  52,100      3,973,146   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

  24,700      2,167,425   

Tableau Software, Inc., Class A*

  48,800      4,587,688   
   

 

 

 
  22,231,868   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $47,789,857)

  55,516,712   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 92.4%
(Cost $47,789,857)

  55,516,712   
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 7.6%

  4,554,381   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

$ 60,071,093   
   

 

 

 

 

 

D

More narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting purposes.

*

Non-income producing security.

 

 

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

 

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SCOTIA DYNAMIC U.S. GROWTH FUND

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

Investments, at value (Cost $47,789,857)

$ 55,516,712   

Cash

  1,251,281   

Receivables for:

Investments sold

  7,629,584   

Capital shares sold

  61,978   

Dividends

  5,992   

Prepaid expenses

  18,656   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

  64,484,203   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

Payables for:

Investments purchased

  4,197,210   

Capital shares redeemed

  126,457   

Distribution to shareholders

  2,686   

Advisory fees

  11,601   

Administration and accounting services fees

  21,254   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

  53,902   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  4,413,110   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 60,071,093   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF

Par value

$ 2,160   

Paid-in capital

  51,349,416   

Accumulated net investment loss

  (231,942

Accumulated net realized gain from investments

  1,224,604   

Net unrealized appreciation on investments.

  7,726,855   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 60,071,093   
  

 

 

 

CLASS I SHARES:

Net Assets applicable to Class I Shares

$ 60,071,093   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

  2,159,971   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering price per share

$ 27.81   
  

 

 

 

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

 

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SCOTIA DYNAMIC U.S. GROWTH FUND

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

Dividends

$ 9,871   

Interest

  59   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

  9,930   
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

Advisory fees (Note 2)

  187,162   

Administration and accounting services fees (Note 2)

  44,197   

Shareholder servicing fees

  28,794   

Registration and filing fees

  16,262   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

  15,543   

Legal fees

  13,750   

Audit fees

  13,294   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

  12,622   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

  10,460   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

  2,674   

Insurance expense

  1,271   

Other expenses

  6,335   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

  352,364   

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

  (110,492
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

  241,872   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

  (231,942
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN FROM INVESTMENTS

Net realized gain from:

Investments

  2,498,397   

Net change in unrealized appreciation on:

Investments

  2,963,587   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain from investments

  5,461,984   
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

$ 5,230,042   
  

 

 

 

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

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     For the        
     Six Months Ended   For the   For the
     February 28, 2015   Eleven Months Ended   Year Ended
     (Unaudited)   August 31, 2014*   September 30, 2013

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

            

Net investment loss

     $ (231,942 )     $ (487,645 )     $ (307,756 )

Net realized gain from investments

       2,498,397         6,742,166         6,250,314  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on investments

       2,963,587         (5,023,483 )       2,137,548  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    5,230,042       1,231,038       8,080,106  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:

     

Class I Shares

     

Net realized gains

    (4,595,816 )     (5,671,518 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (4,595,816 )     (5,671,518 )      
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

     

Class I Shares

     

Proceeds from shares sold

    5,118,534       55,361,805       28,465,703  

Reinvestment of distributions

    4,441,210       5,501,369        

Shares redeemed

    (10,047,327 )     (52,236,586 )     (39,815,730 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

    (487,583 )     8,626,588       (11,350,027 )

Redemption fees**

    950              
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

    147,593       4,186,108       (3,269,921 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     

Beginning of period

    59,923,500       55,737,392       59,007,313  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 60,071,093     $   59,923,500     $   55,737,392  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss, end of period

  $ (231,942 )   $     $  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

     

Class I Shares

     

Shares sold

    185,671       1,975,436       1,273,440  

Shares reinvested

    182,241       210,700        

Shares redeemed

    (375,950 )     (2,048,881 )     (1,871,114 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in shares

    (8,038 )     137,255       (597,674 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

*

The Fund changed its fiscal year end to August 31.

**

Prior to February 1, 2012, shares of the Fund redeemed within 90 days of purchase were charged a 2.00% redemption fee. From February 1, 2012 until July 14, 2014, no redemption fee was imposed. Effective July 14, 2014, the Fund applies a 2.00% redemption fee to the value of shares redeemed within 60 days of purchase.

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

 

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SCOTIA DYNAMIC U.S. GROWTH FUND

Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the representative periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

    Class I Shares  
    For the
Six Months Ended
February 28, 2015
(Unaudited)
    For the
Eleven Months Ended
August 31, 2014(1)(2)
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2013
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2012
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2011
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2010
    For the
Period Ended
September 30, 2009(3)
 

Per Share Operating Performance

             

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 27.64      $ 27.45      $ 22.45      $ 18.83      $ 16.36      $ 12.32      $ 10.00   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment loss(4)

    (0.11     (0.20     (0.14     (0.16     (0.16     (0.13     (0.05

Net realized and unrealized gain from investments

    2.46        2.96        5.14        4.21        2.82        5.80        2.37   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    2.35        2.76        5.00        4.05        2.66        5.67        2.32   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

             

Net investment income

                                       (0.23       

Net realized gains

    (2.18     (2.57            (0.50     (0.24     (1.40       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (2.18     (2.57            (0.50     (0.24     (1.63       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fees added to paid-in capital(4)

    (5)                    0.07        0.05        (5)        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 27.81      $ 27.64      $ 27.45      $ 22.45      $ 18.83      $ 16.36      $ 12.32   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(6)

    9.60 %(7)      10.62 %(7)      22.27     22.31     16.54     49.82     23.20 %(7) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 60,071      $ 59,924      $ 55,737      $ 59,007      $ 53,332      $ 10,319      $ 616   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and reimbursements

    0.84 %(8)      0.84 %(8)      0.86     0.95     0.95     0.95     0.95 %(8) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and reimbursements

    1.22 %(8)      1.13 %(8)      1.13     1.25     1.32     6.14     30.21 %(8) 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (0.81 )%(8)      (0.80 )%(8)      (0.63 )%      (0.75 )%      (0.80 )%      (0.90 )%      (0.83 )%(8) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    119.46 %(7)      276.74 %(7)      345.12     323.54     358.15     244.38     205.10 %(7) 

 

(1)

The Fund changed its fiscal year end to August 31.

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

 

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Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

 

(2)

Effective as of the close of business on March 21, 2014, the Fund acquired all the assets and liabilities of the Dynamic U.S. Growth Fund (“Predecessor Fund”), a series of Scotia Institutional Funds. The financial highlights for the periods prior to that date reflect the performance of the Predecessor Fund.

(3)

The Fund commenced investment operations on March 31, 2009.

(4)

The selected per share data was calculated based on average shares outstanding method for the period. (5) Amount represent less than $0.005 per share.

(6)

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(7)

Not annualized.

(8)

Annualized.

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

 

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SCOTIA DYNAMIC U.S. GROWTH FUND

Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “Investment Company Act”) as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the Investment Company Act, and for other purposes, and, a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has twenty-two active investment portfolios, including the Scotia Dynamic U.S. Growth Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund is authorized to issue three classes of shares, Institutional Shares, Class I Shares and Class II Shares. As of February 28, 2015, Institutional Shares and Class II shares were not yet being offered to the public.

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 82.373 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and fifty-three classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio. The Fund has issued shares with a par value of $0.001.

The Dynamic U.S. Growth Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”), a series of Scotia Institutional Funds, transferred all of its assets and liabilities to the Fund in a tax-free reorganization (the “Reorganization”). The Reorganization occurred at the close of business on March 21, 2014. The Predecessor Fund commenced operations on March 31, 2009. As a result of the Reorganization, the performance and accounting history of the Predecessor Fund was assumed by the Fund. Performance and accounting information prior to the close of business on March 21, 2014 included herein is that of the Predecessor Fund. See Note 7 for additional information on the Reorganization.

At the date of the reorganization, the Fund changed its fiscal year end to August 31.

Portfolio Valuation The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Investments in other open-end investment companies, if any, are valued based on the NAV of those investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as disclosed in their prospectuses). If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

    

 

Fair Value Measurements – The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three Levels as described in the hierarchy 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.); and

 

  • Level 3 —

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

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of February 28, 2015, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

     Total Value at
February 28,
2015
     Level 1
Quoted

Price
     Level 2
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

Investments in Securities*

   $ 55,516,712       $ 55,516,712       $ —    $ —
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

  

 

 

* Please refer to Portfolio of Investments for further details.

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise be less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) require the Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between Levels are based on values at the end of the period. U.S. GAAP also requires the Fund to disclose amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of each Level within the three-tier hierarchy are disclosed when the Fund had an amount of total transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 for the Fund.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

    

 

Use of Estimates — The Fund is an investment company and, accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under U.S. GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — The Fund records security transactions based on trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gains are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund’s policy is to allocate investment income, expenses and unrealized and realized gains and losses among classes on a daily basis, when applicable. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund family of the Company are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Expenses incurred for all the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their average net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Company’s Board of Directors deems fair or equitable. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory and administration fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the NAV of the Fund.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually to shareholders and recorded on ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

Cash and Cash Equivalents — The Fund considers liquid assets deposited into a bank demand deposit account to be cash equivalents. These investments represent amounts held with financial institutions that are readily accessible to pay Fund expenses or purchase investments. Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

Redemption Fees — On May 13, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the imposition of a redemption fee of 2.00% on redemptions and exchanges of Fund shares held less than 60 days effective on July 14, 2014. The fees will be reflected on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The Fund reserves the right to modify or eliminate the redemption fee or any waivers of such fee at any time.

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

 

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SCOTIA DYNAMIC U.S. GROWTH FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

    

 

2. Investment Adviser and Other Services

Scotia Institutional Asset Management US, Ltd. (“SIAM” or the “Adviser”) serves as the Fund’s investment adviser. For its advisory services, the Adviser is entitled to receive an advisory fee calculated daily and payable monthly at an annual rate 0.65% of the average daily net assets of the Fund.

The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive advisory fees and reimburse expenses to the extent that Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage commissions and interest) exceed 0.74% for Institutional Shares, 0.84% for Class I Shares and 0.99% for Class II Shares (Institutional Shares and Class II Shares have not commenced operations as of February 28, 2015) until December 31, 2015. Prior to such date, this contractual agreement may only be terminated by the Fund’s Board of Directors. The expenses that are excluded from the waiver could cause the net total annual fund operating expenses to exceed 0.74%, 0.84% or 0.99%, as applicable. If it becomes unnecessary for the Adviser to waive fees or make reimbursements, the Adviser may recapture any of its prior waivers or reimbursements for a period not to exceed three years from the date on which the waiver or reimbursement was made to the extent that such a recapture does not cause the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage commissions and interest) to exceed the applicable expense limitation that was in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement.

As of February 28, 2015, the amount of the Adviser’s potential recovery was as follows:

 

Expiration
August 31, 2017   August 31, 2018
$109,821   $110,492

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, the Adviser earned fees of $187,162 and waived fees of $110,492. For the period March 24, 2014 through August 31, 2014, the Adviser earned fees of $186,594 and waived fees of $109,821. For the period from October 1, 2013 through March 21, 2014, SII US earned advisory fees of $209,443 and waived fees of $64,486. SII US is no longer eligible to recover any amounts previously waived or reimbursed.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator for the Fund. For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets, subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

Included in the administration and accounting services fees, shown on the Statement of Operations, are fees for providing regulatory administration services to RBB. For providing these services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive compensation as agreed to by the Company and BNY Mellon. This fee is allocated to each portfolio of the Company in proportion to its net assets of the Company.

In addition, BNY Mellon serves as the Fund’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC, serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund’s shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

    

 

3. Shareholder Servicing Plan

The Fund has adopted Shareholder Services Plans for the Class I and Class II Shares. Under the Shareholder Services Plans, the Fund may pay service fees to firms that provide shareholder services, such as responding to shareholder inquiries and assisting shareholders with their accounts, not exceeding ten basis points (0.10%) and twenty-five basis points (0.25%), respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class I Shares and Class II Shares.

4. Director Compensation

The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. The remuneration paid to the Directors by the Fund for the six months ended February 28, 2015 was $4,504. Certain employees of BNY Mellon serve as an Officer or Director of the Company. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Company.

5. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investment Securities

   $         68,524,643       $         79,141,669   

6. Federal Income Tax Information

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

As of February 28, 2015, the federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

 

Federal tax cost

$ 47,789,857   
  

 

 

   

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 7,772,772   

Gross unrealized depreciation

  (45,917
  

 

 

   

Net unrealized appreciation

$ 7,726,855   
  

 

 

   

Distributions to shareholders, if any, from net investment income and realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

    

 

As of August 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed
Ordinary Income
  Undistributed
Long-Term  Gains
  Net Unrealized
Appreciation
$1,974,975   $2,620,839   $3,489,477

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing of recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes. Short-term and foreign currency gains are reported as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the eleven month period ended August 31, 2014, fiscal year ended September 30, 2013 and fiscal year ended September 30, 2012 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary      Long-Term  
     Income      Gains  

2014

   $ 3,859,576       $ 1,811,942   

2013

   $       $   

2012

   $ 1,229,248       $   

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carry forwards as of August 31, 2014 that may be available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce future capital gains distributions. Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Any losses incurred during those future taxable years will be required to be utilized prior to any losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. As of August 31, 2014, the Fund did not have any capital loss carryforwards.

7. Reorganization

At a Special Meeting of Shareholders held on March 14, 2014, shareholders of the Predecessor Fund approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization pursuant to which the assets and identified liabilities of the Predecessor Fund were transferred to the Fund in exchange for Class I shares of the Fund. The closing of the Reorganization, which was a tax-free transaction, took place at the close of business on March 21, 2014.

 

                Predecessor Fund

(Series of Scotia Institutional Funds)

  

Acquiring Fund

(Series of RBB Funds)

   Net Assets      Shares
Outstanding
 

Dynamic U.S. Growth Fund

   Scotia Dynamic U.S. Growth      

Class I

   Fund Class I    $ 93,463,746         3,403,112   

8. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were issued, and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Other Information

(Unaudited)

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (888) 572-0968 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Company files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) on Form N-Q. The Company’s Forms N-Q will be available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

 

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Investment Adviser

Scotia Institutional Asset Management U.S., Ltd.

1 Adelaide St. E., Ste. 2800,

Toronto, ON M5C 2V9

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Principal Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

BBD, LLP

1835 Market Street, 26th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Legal Counsel

Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP

One Logan Square, Ste. 2000

Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 

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SUMMIT GLOBAL INVESTMENTS

U.S. LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

of

The RBB Fund, Inc.

Class I Shares

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund.

It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Fund.


SUMMIT GLOBAL INVESTMENTS

U.S. LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

Dear Shareholder:

We appreciate the confidence you have placed in us and are continually grateful to work with you. It enables all of us at Summit Global Investments to do what we love and enjoy everyday; managing equities. At Summit we believe that investors are ultimately rewarded when risk is prudently managed. Our strategy utilizes time-tested investment principles and seeks to be fully invested in the equity market while providing a smoother ride than other investment strategies.

We firmly believe that investing with a long-term, risk-return perspective is key to experiencing superior risk-adjusted returns. While staying the course with a low volatility portfolio doesn’t eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of the market gyrations.

Summit’s investment approach to portfolio construction takes into consideration a multitude of factors that ultimately help drive the price of equities. We sincerely value and believe strongly that return and risk must coincide and be effectively managed together. Investing in cap-weighted indexes, higher risk strategies, or products or markets just for exposure without regard to the investment’s return seems unwarranted.

Investing for return must always be weighed against the risk of the investments. As such, we continually look to be efficient and effective in providing shareholders with superior risk-adjusted equity returns.

Since our last letter to shareholders dated August 31, 2014, U.S. equities continued to experience overall gains. Volatility spiked in October and the market experienced a small inter-month correction, but recovered by month end. The price of oil fell from $90 per barrel to under $50 per barrel as the global economy slowed and oil sands brought increased supply. Though stocks in the energy sector were punished, consumers enjoyed lower gas prices and increased discretionary spending.

For the six month period from September 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015, the total return for the Fund was 8.47% vs. 6.12% (including dividends) for the S&P 500® Index (the “Index”), outperforming the Index by 2.35%. Risk-adjusted1, the Index rose 4.28%, thus the Fund outperformed the Index by 4.19% on a risk-adjusted basis during the period. The beta2 for the Fund, as of February 28, 2015, was 0.70.

For the calendar year 2014, the total return was 14.94% vs. 13.68% for the Index, outperforming the Index by 1.26%. Risk-adjusted1, the Index rose 9.58%, thus the Fund outperformed the Index by 5.36% on a risk-adjusted basis. The beta2 for the Fund, as of December 31, 2014, was 0.70.

The Fund benefited from its over-allocation to Healthcare and Utilities, and its under-allocation to Energy. Poor stock selection within Healthcare detracted from performance, while good stock selection within Energy helped performance.

We continue to reiterate that large market events are being driven more and more by world events than ever before. U.S. markets do not stand alone, isolated from the world. U.S. companies are global companies. Their revenue and profits, business plans and investments, and ultimately success or failure is more correlated to global events than ever in history. As such, companies must be as strong or stronger, balance sheet wise, than the country in which they are headquartered. We must keep an eye on such events and company strength throughout the coming months and years.

In addition to global and political events, companies are unique in how each prepares, responds and survives the impact of such macro events and economic cycles. While some cycles may vary in length and events differ in impact, we believe, for U.S. equity exposure, the Fund’s approach is effective over full market cycles.

Our philosophy to navigate such markets is simple and consistent throughout up and down markets. We believe that being invested in a low volatility equity portfolio over full market cycles provides lower price fluctuations, more consistent and reliable returns with smaller drawdowns, and adds increased diversification when combined with other investment strategies. Our approach takes into account each underlying company’s stock volatility, expected market return and how it correlates with other stocks within the portfolio, ultimately seeking to maximize return with an overall lower risk than a cap-weighted benchmark. As stated in the prospectus, the Fund seeks to outperform the S&P 500® Index over a full market cycle while reducing overall volatility.

 

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SUMMIT GLOBAL INVESTMENTS

U.S. LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

Financial markets are always unpredictable, but there are several time-tested investment principles that may help put the odds in your favor. It is our sincere effort to follow such principles and provide acceptable long-term, risk-adjusted returns.

While we remain optimistic about the opportunities within the U.S. equity market, we remain focused on monitoring the risk of individual companies and the overall portfolio. During these times of continued uncertainty we believe the Fund will provide access to market returns with less overall risk.

Sincerely,

Summit Global Investments, LLC

1A more comparable risk benchmark using 70% of the S&P 500 return and 30% cash.

2Beta attempts to measure relative market risk. A beta rating above 1.0 indicates greater volatility than the market. A beta rating below 1.0 indicates lower volatility than the market.

 

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U.S. LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Performance Data

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

Total Returns For the Periods Ended February 28, 2015  
       Average Annual  
           Three   Since  
     Six Months*     One Year   Years       Inception      
    

 

 

 

Summit Global Investments U.S. Low Volatility
Equity Fund - Class I Shares **

  8.47%          16.81%      15.53%      15.53%       

S&P 500® Index (excluding dividends)***

  5.05%          13.18%      15.52%      15.52%       

 

*

Not annualized.

 

**

The Fund commenced operations on February 29, 2012.

 

***

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Fund only and is not the inception date of the benchmark itself.

Performance quoted is past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher. Returns shown do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares. Performance data current to the most recent month-end may be obtained by calling (855) 744-8500.

The Fund applies a 1.50% redemption fee to the value of shares redeemed within 60 days of purchase. This redemption fee is not reflected in the returns shown above. The performance data quoted reflects fee waivers in effect and would have been less in their absence. The Fund’s total annual gross and net operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2014, are 1.35% and 0.98%, respectively, of average daily net assets for Class I Shares. These rates may fluctuate and may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report. The Fund’s investment adviser has contractually agreed to waive management fees and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Fund through December 31, 2015 to the extent necessary to ensure that the Fund’s total annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) do not exceed 0.98% (on an annual basis) of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Limitation”). The Expense Limitation shall remain in effect until December 31, 2015, unless the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc. approves its earlier termination.

The Fund invests in common stock, preferred stocks, warrants to acquire common stock and securities convertible into common stock. Portfolio composition is subject to change.

The Fund evaluates performance as compared to that of the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (“S&P 500®”). The S&P 500® is a widely recognized, unmanaged index of 500 common stocks which are generally representative of the U.S. stock market as a whole. It is impossible to invest directly in an index.

 

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U.S. LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Fund Expense Examples

(Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period from September 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015 and held for the entire period.

Actual Expenses

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

Hypothetical Examples for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the accompanying table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the accompanying table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     Class I Shares
     Beginning Account Value    Ending Account Value    Expenses Paid
     September 1, 2014    February 28, 2015    During Period*

Actual

   $1,000.00    $1,084.70    $5.07

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,019.93      4.91

 

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized six month expense ratio of 0.98% for Class I Shares, which includes waived fees and reimbursed expenses, multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by the number of days (181) in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365 to reflect the one half-year period. The Fund’s ending account values on the first line in the table is based on the actual six month total investment return for the Fund of 8.47% for Class I Shares.

 

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U.S. LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents a summary by sector of the portfolio holdings of the Fund.

 

  % of Net  

Security Type/Sector Classification

Assets Value

COMMON STOCKS:

   

Pharmaceuticals

    13.6 %   $ 9,474,494  

Electric

    10.0       6,975,742  

Retail

    9.1       6,349,954  

Computers

    7.9       5,524,217  

Food

    7.7       5,373,793  

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    6.4       4,470,093  

Telecommunications

    5.4       3,775,519  

Healthcare-Services

    5.4       3,748,426  

Oil & Gas

    4.0       2,813,024  

Software

    3.5       2,469,327  

Banks

    3.1       2,150,369  

Insurance

    3.0       2,113,576  

Household Products/Wares

    2.9       2,006,326  

Environmental Control

    2.5       1,771,398  

Healthcare-Products

    2.1       1,486,120  

Semiconductors

    2.0       1,424,097  

Media

    1.5       1,056,349  

Housewares

    1.5       1,028,219  

Commercial Services

    1.4       986,859  

Transportation

    1.1       796,885  

Electronics

    1.1       774,912  

Cosmetics/Personal Care

    1.0       720,146  

Office/Business Equipment

    0.5       363,769  

Internet

    0.5       344,428  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

    0.4       270,036  

Airlines

    0.2       102,911  

Pipelines

    0.1       64,733  

Machinery-Construction & Mining

    0.1       43,937  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

    2.0       1,403,921  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0 %   $  69,883,580  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

 

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

 

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Portfolio of Investments

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

  Number      
    of Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 98.0%

  

Airlines — 0.2%

Southwest Airlines Co.

  2,380      $ 102,911   
     

 

 

 
  102,911   
     

 

 

 

Banks — 3.1%

Northern Trust Corp.

  1,050        73,321   

US Bancorp.

  38,540        1,719,269   

Wells Fargo & Co.

  6,530        357,779   
     

 

 

 
  2,150,369   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 1.4%

  

Cintas Corp.

  3,640        303,867   

Total System Services, Inc.

  16,050        613,110   

Western Union Co., (The)

  3,580        69,882   
     

 

 

 
  986,859   
     

 

 

 

Computers — 7.9%

Accenture PLC, Class A

  4,480        403,334   

Apple, Inc.

  12,770        1,640,434   

EMC Corp.

  51,440        1,488,674   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

  46,120        1,606,821   

NetApp, Inc.

  9,960        384,954   
     

 

 

 
  5,524,217   
     

 

 

 

Cosmetics/Personal Care — 1.0%

  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

  1,610        114,020   

Procter & Gamble Co., (The)

  7,120        606,126   
     

 

 

 
  720,146   
     

 

 

 

Electric — 10.0%

AES Corp.

  23,040        298,829   

CMS Energy Corp.

  4,550        159,841   

DTE Energy Co.

  1,770        145,193   

Duke Energy Corp.

  10,140        796,497   

Edison International

  23,270        1,495,097   

Exelon Corp.

  13,240        449,101   

FirstEnergy Corp.

  1,760        61,565   

NRG Energy, Inc.

  7,510        180,090   

PG&E Corp.

  1,300        69,849   

PPL Corp.

  23,640        806,124   

SCANA Corp.

  2,990        170,280   

Southern Co. (The)

  3,630        166,218   

TECO Energy, Inc.

  41,860        821,712   

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

  15,970        814,151   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

  15,340        541,195   
     

 

 

 
        6,975,742   
     

 

 

 

Electronics — 1.1%

Garmin Ltd.

  1,050        52,112   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

  5,560        722,800   
     

 

 

 
  774,912   
     

 

 

 

Environmental Control — 2.5%

  

Republic Services, Inc.

  25,260        1,033,639   

Stericycle, Inc.*

  4,570        616,813   
  Number      
    of Shares     Value  

Environmental Control — (Continued)

  

Waste Management, Inc.

  2,220      $ 120,946   
     

 

 

 
  1,771,398   
     

 

 

 

Food — 7.7%

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

  35,080        1,227,098   

General Mills, Inc.

  7,900        424,941   

Hershey Co., (The)

  1,740        180,577   

Hormel Foods Corp.

  19,080        1,116,371   

Kellogg Co.

  13,800        889,824   

McCormick & Co., Inc.

  3,920        295,490   

Sysco Corp.

  31,790        1,239,492   
     

 

 

 
  5,373,793   
     

 

 

 

Healthcare-Products — 2.1%

  

Baxter International, Inc.

  8,090        559,423   

DENTSPLY International, Inc.

  1,240        65,732   

Medtronic, PLC

  2,750        213,373   

Patterson Cos., Inc.

  11,540        577,865   

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*

  750        69,727   
     

 

 

 
  1,486,120   
     

 

 

 

Healthcare-Services — 5.4%

  

Aetna, Inc.

  17,070        1,699,318   

Anthem, Inc.

  1,300        190,385   

Cigna Corp.

  670        81,492   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

  6,400        448,896   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

  11,690        1,328,335   
     

 

 

 
  3,748,426   
     

 

 

 

Household Products/Wares — 2.9%

  

Clorox Co., (The)

  16,570        1,800,165   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

  1,880        206,161   
     

 

 

 
  2,006,326   
     

 

 

 

Housewares — 1.5%

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

  26,170        1,028,219   
     

 

 

 
        1,028,219   
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 3.0%

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

  6,990        1,030,396   

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

  13,000        685,880   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

  6,280        321,348   

Progressive Corp., (The)

  2,850        75,952   
     

 

 

 
  2,113,576   
     

 

 

 

Internet — 0.5%

VeriSign, Inc.*

  5,380        344,428   
     

 

 

 
  344,428   
     

 

 

 

Machinery-Construction & Mining — 0.1%

  

Caterpillar, Inc.

  530        43,937   
     

 

 

 
  43,937   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

  Number      
    of Shares     Value  

Media — 1.5%

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.

  1,050      $ 75,915   

Walt Disney Co., (The)

  9,420        980,434   
     

 

 

 
  1,056,349   
     

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.4%

  

General Electric Co.

  10,390        270,036   
     

 

 

 
  270,036   
     

 

 

 

Office/Business Equipment — 0.5%

  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

  15,700        363,769   
     

 

 

 
  363,769   
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas — 4.0%

Chevron Corp.

  7,330        781,964   

ConocoPhillips

  11,520        751,104   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

  12,340        1,092,584   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

  620        65,100   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

  1,570        122,272   
     

 

 

 
  2,813,024   
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 13.6%

  

Actavis PLC*

  1,050        305,928   

Eli Lilly & Co.

  22,680        1,591,456   

Express Scripts Holding Co.*

  12,560        1,064,962   

Johnson & Johnson

  13,190        1,352,107   

Merck & Co., Inc.

  28,070        1,643,218   

Pfizer, Inc.

  54,770        1,879,706   

Zoetis, Inc.

  35,520        1,637,117   
     

 

 

 
        9,474,494   
     

 

 

 

Pipelines — 0.1%

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

  1,320        64,733   
     

 

 

 
  64,733   
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 6.4%

  

American Tower Corp.

  1,300        128,882   

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A

  5,540        208,747   

Crown Castle International Corp.

  1,200        103,572   

Equity Residential

  5,000        385,150   

General Growth Properties, Inc.

  20,040        581,360   

HCP, Inc.

  1,340        56,762   

Health Care REIT, Inc.

  10,470        807,342   

Public Storage

  2,000        394,440   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

  5,380        1,024,137   

Ventas, Inc.

  10,470        779,701   
     

 

 

 
  4,470,093   
     

 

 

 
  Number      
    of Shares     Value  

Retail — 9.1%

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*

  1,050      $ 78,393   

Coach, Inc.

  1,060        46,163   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

  11,200        1,645,952   

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

  25,580        2,038,214   

Macy’s, Inc.

  4,740        302,033   

McDonald’s Corp.

  6,500        642,850   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

  19,020        1,596,349   
     

 

 

 
  6,349,954   
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 2.0%

  

Intel Corp.

  42,830        1,424,097   
     

 

 

 
  1,424,097   
     

 

 

 

Software — 3.5%

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

  1,420        95,978   

Intuit, Inc.

  12,560        1,226,233   

Microsoft Corp.

  26,160        1,147,116   
     

 

 

 
  2,469,327   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 5.4%

  

AT&T, Inc.

  43,990        1,520,294   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

  19,360        571,314   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

  890        60,467   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

  32,830        1,623,444   
     

 

 

 
  3,775,519   
     

 

 

 

Transportation — 1.1%

  

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

  6,960        517,128   

United Parcel Service, Inc.,
Class B

  2,750        279,757   
     

 

 

 
  796,885   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $59,075,156)

   

  68,479,659   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.0%
(Cost $59,075,156)

   

  68,479,659   
     

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 2.0%

   

  1,403,921   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

  

$      69,883,580   

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

 

 

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

 

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U.S. LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

Investments, at value (Cost $59,075,156)

$ 68,479,659   

Cash

  1,246,378   

Receivables for:

Investments sold

  23,273   

Capital shares sold

  27,120   

Dividends

  143,272   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

  34,465   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

  69,954,167   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

Payables for:

Capital shares redeemed

  17,376   

Advisory fees

  22,433   

Audit fees

  12,924   

Administration and accounting services fees

  8,744   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

  1,120   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

  7,990   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  70,587   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 69,883,580   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF

Par value

$ 4,902   

Paid-in capital

  59,397,388   

Undistributed net investment income

  206,801   

Accumulated net realized gain from investments

  869,986   

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

  9,404,503   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

$ 69,883,580   
  

 

 

 

I SHARES:

Net Assets applicable to Class I Shares

$ 69,883,580   
  

 

 

 

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized)

  4,902,172   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

$ 14.26   
  

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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U.S. LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

Dividends and interest

$ 827,820   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

  827,820   
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

Advisory fees (Note 2)

  225,147   

Administration and accounting services fees (Note 2)

  44,463   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

  34,328   

Registration and filing fees

  16,930   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

  13,184   

Audit fees

  13,137   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

  9,577   

Legal fees

  7,050   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

  5,930   

Other expenses

  12,257   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

  382,003   

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

  (66,797
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

  315,206   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

  512,614   
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN FROM INVESTMENTS

Net realized gain from:

Investments

  949,528   

Net change in unrealized appreciation on:

Investments

  3,827,661   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain from investments

  4,777,189   
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

$ 5,289,803   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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U.S. LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

  For the    
  Six Months Ended For the
  February 28, 2015 Year Ended
  (Unaudited) August 31, 2014

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

   

Net investment income

  $ 512,614     $ 571,518  

Net realized gain from investments

    949,528       2,064,024  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

    3,827,661       4,691,346  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    5,289,803       7,326,888  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:

   

Class I Shares

   

Net investment income

    (764,753 )     (250,235 )

Net realized gains

    (1,984,239 )     (668,385 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (2,748,992 )     (918,620 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

   

Class I Shares

   

Proceeds from shares sold

    10,371,893       33,583,169  

Reinvestment of distributions

    2,688,722       918,422  

Shares redeemed

    (5,984,915 )     (6,284,602 )

Redemption fees

    782       2,994  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

    7,076,482       28,219,983  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

Total increase in net assets

    9,617,293       34,628,251  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

NET ASSETS

   

Beginning of period

    60,266,287       25,638,036  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

End of period

  $ 69,883,580     $   60,266,287  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

Undistributed net investment income, end of period

  $ 206,801     $ 458,940  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

   

Class I Shares

   

Shares sold

    739,041       2,641,785  

Shares reinvested

    198,723       74,608  

Shares redeemed

    (428,866 )     (486,015 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

Net increase in shares

    508,898       2,230,378  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

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

 

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U.S. LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Financial Highlights

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for shares outstanding, total investment return, ratios to average net assets and other supplemental data for the representative periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

  For the      
  Six Months Ended For the For the For the Period
  February 28, 2015 Year Ended Year Ended February 29, 2012 to
  (Unaudited) August 31, 2014 August 31, 2013 August 31, 2012(1)

Per Share Operating Performance

       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 13.72     $ 11.85     $ 10.18     $ 10.00  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(2)

    0.11       0.16       0.15       0.08  

Net realized and unrealized gain from investments(3)

    1.02       2.01       1.64       0.10  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    1.13       2.17       1.79       0.18  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

       

Net investment income

    (0.16 )     (0.08 )     (0.05 )      

Net realized gains

    (0.43 )     (0.22 )     (0.07 )      
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.59 )     (0.30 )     (0.12 )      
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 14.26     $ 13.72     $ 11.85     $ 10.18  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return(4)

    8.47 %(5)     18.57 %     17.78 %     1.80 %(5)
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 69,884     $ 60,266     $ 25,638     $ 3,602  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and reimbursements

    0.98 %(6)     0.98 %     0.98 %     0.98 %(6)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and reimbursements

    1.19 %(6)     1.35 %     2.74 %     20.03 %(6)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.59 %(6)     1.25 %     1.34 %     1.64 %(6)

Portfolio turnover rate

    15 %(5)     110 %     81 %     95 %(5)

 

(1)

The Fund commenced investment operations on February 29, 2012.

(2)

The selected per share data was calculated based on average shares outstanding method for the period.

(3)

The amount shown may not correlate with the change in the aggregate gains and losses due to the timing of sales and purchases of the Fund’s shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Fund’s portfolio.

(4)

Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of shares on the first day and a sale of shares on the last day of each period reported and includes reinvestments of dividends and distributions, if any.

(5)

Not annualized.

(6)

Annualized.

 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

The RBB Fund, Inc. (“RBB” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on February 29, 1988 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “Investment Company Act”) as an open-end management investment company. RBB is a “series fund,” which is a mutual fund divided into separate portfolios. Each portfolio is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the Investment Company Act, and for other purposes, and, a shareholder of one portfolio is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other portfolio. Currently, RBB has twenty-two active investment portfolios, including the Summit Global Investments U.S. Low Volatility Equity Fund (the “Fund”), which commenced investment operations on February 29, 2012. As of February 28, 2015, the Fund offers three classes of shares, Class A Shares, Retail Shares and Class I Shares. As of February 28, 2015, Class A Shares and Retail Shares have not been issued.

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 82.373 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and fifty-three classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

Portfolio Valuation – The Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) is calculated once daily at the close of regular trading hours on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (typically 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day the NYSE is open. Securities held by the Fund are valued using the closing price or the last sale price on a national securities exchange or the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) market system where they are primarily traded. Equity securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at their closing prices. If there were no transactions on that day, securities traded principally on an exchange or on NASDAQ will be valued at the mean of the last bid and ask prices prior to the market close. Investments in other open-end investment companies, if any, are valued based on the NAV of those investment companies (which may use fair value pricing as disclosed in their prospectuses). If market quotations are unavailable or deemed unreliable, securities will be valued in accordance with procedures adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors. Relying on prices supplied by pricing services or dealers or using fair valuation may result in values that are higher or lower than the values used by other investment companies and investors to price the same investments.

Fair Value Measurements – The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy 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.); and

•  Level 3 —

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

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of February 28, 2015, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

                   Level 2     
                   Other    Level 3
     Total Value at      Level 1      Significant    Significant
     February 28,      Quoted      Observable    Unobservable
     2015      Price      Inputs    Inputs

Investments in Securities*

     $68,479,659         $68,479,659       $ —    $ —
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

  

 

                                                 

* Please refer to Portfolio of Investments for further details.

  

At the end of each quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the classification of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

For fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs, U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) require the Fund to present a reconciliation of the beginning to ending balances for reported market values that presents changes attributable to total realized and unrealized gains or losses, purchase and sales, and transfers in and out of Level 3 during the period. Transfers in and out between levels are based on values at the end of the period. U.S. GAAP also requires the Fund to disclose amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. A reconciliation of Level 3 investments is presented only when the Fund had an amount of Level 3 investments at the end of the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets. The amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of each level within the three-tier hierarchy are disclosed when the Fund had an amount of total transfers during the reporting period that was meaningful in relation to its net assets as of the end of the reporting period.

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 for the Fund.

Use of Estimates — The Fund is an investment company and, accordingly, follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under U.S. GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be significant.

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses — The Fund records security transactions based on trade date for financial reporting purposes. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method for both financial reporting and income tax purposes in determining realized gains and losses on investments. Interest income is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions received on securities that represent a return of capital or capital gains are recorded as a reduction of cost of investments and/or as a realized gain. The Fund’s policy is to allocate investment income, expenses and unrealized and realized gains and losses among classes on a daily basis, when applicable. Expenses incurred on behalf of a specific class, fund or fund

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

family are charged directly to the class, fund or fund family to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets of each class at the beginning of the day. Expenses incurred for all the RBB funds (such as director or professional fees) are charged to all funds in proportion to their average net assets of RBB, or in such other manner as the Company’s Board of Directors deems fair or equitable. Expenses and fees, including investment advisory and administration fees, are accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the NAV of the Fund.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid annually. Income dividends and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with U.S. federal income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

U.S. Tax Status — No provision is made for U.S. income taxes as it is the Fund’s intention to qualify for and elect the tax treatment applicable to regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and make the requisite distributions to its shareholders which will be sufficient to relieve it from U.S. income and excise taxes.

Cash and Cash Equivalents — The Fund considers liquid assets deposited into a bank demand deposit account to be cash equivalents. These investments represent amounts held with financial institutions that are readily accessible to pay Fund expenses or purchase investments. Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued interest, which approximates market value.

Redemption Fees — The Fund retains a redemption fee of 1.50% on redemptions of Fund shares held less than 60 days. The fees are reflected on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. The Fund reserves the right to modify or eliminate the redemption fees or waivers at any time.

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

2. Investment Adviser and Other Services

Summit Global Investments, LLC (“Summit” or the “Adviser”) serves as the Fund’s investment adviser. For its advisory services, the Adviser is entitled to receive a monthly advisory fee from the Fund calculated at an annual rate of 0.70% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Summit has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, to the extent that total annual operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) exceed 1.23% of the average daily net assets for Class A Shares and Retail Shares and 0.98% of the average daily net assets for Class I Shares. In determining Summit’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account and could cause net total annual operating expenses to exceed 1.23% or 0.98%, as applicable: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2015 and may not be terminated before December 31, 2015 without approval by the Company’s Board of Directors. If at any time during the three years from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2016 in which the advisory agreement is in effect, the Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses for that year are less than 1.23% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class A Shares or Retail Shares or less than 0.98% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Class I Shares, the Adviser is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of the advisory fees forgone and other payments remitted by the Adviser to the Fund during such three-year period. For the six months ended February

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

28, 2015, advisory fees accrued were $225,147, of which $66,797 were waived by the Adviser. As of February 28, 2015, the amounts available for recoupment were $215,828, $106,429 and $66,797 expiring in 2015, 2016 and 2018, respectively.

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”) serves as administrator for the Fund. For providing administrative and accounting services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee equal to an annual percentage rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets, subject to certain minimum monthly fees.

Included in the administration and accounting services fees, shown on the Statement of Operations, are fees for providing regulatory administration services to RBB. For providing these services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive compensation as agreed to by the Company and BNY Mellon. This fee is allocated to each portfolio of the Company in proportion to its net assets of the Company.

In addition, BNY Mellon serves as the Fund’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent. For providing these transfer agent services, BNY Mellon is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

The Bank of New York Mellon (the “Custodian”) provides certain custodial services to the Fund. The Custodian is entitled to receive a monthly fee, subject to certain minimum, and out of pocket expenses.

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC, serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the Fund’s shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with RBB.

3. Director Compensation

The Directors of the Company receive an annual retainer and meeting fees for meetings attended. The aggregate remuneration paid to the Directors by the Fund during the six months ended February 28, 2015 was $4,548. Certain employees of BNY Mellon serve as an Officer or Director of the Company. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Company.

4. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended February 28, 2015, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

      Purchases    

     Sales     

Investment Securities

   $15,699,763    $9,719,070

5. Federal Income Tax Information

The Fund has followed the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Fund to determine whether a tax position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The Fund has determined that there was no effect on the financial statements from following this authoritative guidance. In the normal course of business, the Fund is subject to examination by federal, state and local jurisdictions, where applicable, for tax years for which applicable statutes of limitations have not expired.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

February 28, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

As of February 28, 2015, the federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

            

Federal tax cost

   $ 59,075,156     
  

 

 

   

Gross unrealized appreciation

$ 9,925,950   

Gross unrealized depreciation

  (521,447
  

 

 

   

Net unrealized appreciation

$ 9,404,503   
  

 

 

   

Distributions to shareholders, if any, from net investment income and realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

As of August 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed    Undistributed    Net Unrealized     
   Ordinary Income    Long-Term Gains    Appreciation   
   $1,652,595    $757,020    $5,530,864   

The differences between the book and tax basis components of distributable earnings relate primarily to the timing of recognition of income and gains for federal income tax purposes.

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the year ended August 31, 2014 was as follows:

 

     Ordinary    Long-Term          
   Income    Gains    Total   
   $834,929    $83,691    $918,620   

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”), the Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an unlimited period. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as under the previous law. As of August 31, 2014, the Fund did not have any capital loss carryforwards.

6. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund though the date the financial statements were issued, and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Other Information

(Unaudited)

Proxy Voting

Policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities as well as information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the most recent six-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, by calling (855) 744-8500 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Company will file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (quarters ended November 30 and May 31) on Form N-Q. The Company’s Forms N-Q will be available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.

 

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Investment Adviser

Summit Global Investments, LLC

620 South Main Street

Bountiful, UT 84010

Administrator

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

301 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Principal Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road

Berwyn, PA 19312

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Commerce Square

2005 Market Street, Suite 700

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Legal Counsel

Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP

One Logan Square, Ste. 2000

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

SUM-SAR15


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 (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), 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, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of 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. Exhibits.

 

  (a)(1)

Not applicable.

 

  (a)(2)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

  (a)(3)

Not applicable.

 

  (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)      The RBB Fund, Inc.                                                                                                                  

By (Signature and Title)*        /s/ Salvatore Faia                                                                                               

        Salvatore Faia, President

        (principal executive officer)

Date      05/01/15                                                                                                                                                 

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/ Salvatore Faia                                                                                              

        Salvatore Faia, President

        (principal executive officer)

Date      05/01/15                                                                                                                                                

By (Signature and Title)*        /s/ Joel Weiss                                                                                                    

        Joel Weiss, Treasurer

        (principal financial officer)

Date      05/01/15                                                                                                                                               

 

* 

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