N-CSRS 1 d109935dncsrs.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 29, 2016


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


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ABBEY CAPITAL FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

of

THE RBB FUND, INC.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(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 +4.91% net of fees for the six-month period ended February 29, 2016, outperforming the Barclay CTA Index and S&P 500 Total Return Index, which returned +2.69% and -0.92%, respectively.* The period of positive performance coincided with strong trends in energy and bond markets, although returns were dampened by several reversals in major currency and equity markets. The strength of the trends ultimately benefited the Fund’s core allocation to trendfollowing systems, through its investment in Abbey Capital Offshore Fund Limited (the “ACOF”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund. The Fund invests up to 25% of its assets into the ACOF.

*Please note the performance of the referenced indicies is shown for illustrative purposes only.

 

 

   YEAR 2015   2016 YTD   SEPT. 1, 2015 TO
FEB 29, 2016
  SINCE
INCEPTION ON
JULY 01,  2014 TO
DEC 31, 2015
  SINCE
INCEPTION ON
JULY 1, 2014
Class I Shares        4.12 %       4.22 %       4.91 %       15.11 %       16.41 %
Class A Shares (Pro forma July 1, 2014 to Aug 29, 2014)        3.85 %       4.23 %       4.81 %       14.82 %       16.14 %*
Class A Shares (max Load) (Pro forma July 1, 2014 Aug 29, 2014)**        (2.13 )%       (1.80 )%       (1.20 )%       10.38 %       12.08 %*
Class C Shares (Pro forma July 1, 2014 to Oct 6, 2015)        3.12 %       4.14 %       4.51 %       14.00 %       15.33 %***
BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month T-Bill Index        0.05 %       0.03 %       0.06 %       0.07 %       0.09 %
S&P 500 Total Return Index        1.38 %       (5.09 )%       (0.92 )%       4.99 %       1.26 %
Barclay CTA Index        (1.48 )%       2.80 %       2.69 %       3.55 %       4.91 %

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.

* Class A Shares performance prior to its inception on August 29, 2014 is the performance of Class I Shares, adjusted for the Class A Shares expense ratio.

** There is a maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price) of 5.75% in Class A Shares.

***Class C Shares performance prior to its inception on October 6, 2015 is the performance of Class I Shares, adjusted for the Class C Shares expense ratio.

The Barclay CTA Index is derived from data which is self-reported by investment managers based on the performance of privately managed funds. In contrast, the S&P 500 Total Return Index and the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-Month T-Bill Index are comprised of publicly traded securities. As a result of these differences these indices may not be directly comparable and the above is shown for illustrative purposes only.

Gross annual expense ratios are 2.71%, 2.46% and 3.46% for Class A Shares, Class I Shares and Class C Shares, respectively, as stated in the current prospectus. The net expense ratio for Class I Shares is 2.03%, for Class A Shares is 2.28% and for Class C Shares is 3.03%. Abbey Capital Limited (“the Investment Adviser”) has contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse certain fees and expenses until December 31, 2016 and it may not be terminated without the approval

 

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of the Board of Directors, as stated in the current prospectus. In addition, the Adviser may recoup certain amounts for the first three years if it does not cause the Fund to exceed expense limitations. Please refer to the prospectus for further information on expenses and fees.

Market Commentary

Increased concerns about the outlook for global economic growth were the key drivers of financial and commodity markets throughout the six-month period ended February 29, 2016. Disappointing Chinese data releases raised further the possibility of a hard landing in the Chinese economy. In the Eurozone, the outlook also appeared to deteriorate amid European Central Bank (“ECB”) cuts to growth and inflation forecasts. Providing intermittent periods of support to global equities were rising expectations of greater stimulus from central banks in Europe and Asia. Ultimately, however, the weak economic outlook weighed heavily on industrial commodity prices, with U.S. crude oil falling to levels not seen since 2003. The sharp drop added to rising investor risk aversion, with global equities selling off sharply in early 2016. Perceived safe-haven assets benefited from the heightened market volatility, with core government bonds, gold prices and the Japanese Yen advancing notably over the period.

Central bank policy and commentary, in response to the weak outlook and increasing market turmoil, became a significant focus for market participants. Norway and New Zealand reduced interest rates in September, with the People’s Bank of China following suit in a similar manner in October. The ECB announced further stimulus measures in December, while New Zealand reduced rates for a second time before year-end. At the end of January, the Bank of Japan surprised investors by adopting negative interest rates, and in February, Sweden’s Riksbank also reduced rates. In contrast, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates as expected in December on improving employment data and rising inflation, although it did acknowledge that recent market volatility may prove harmful to the U.S. economy. This significant amount of central bank activity in a short period created volatile trading conditions in currency markets, with several established trends suffering sharp corrections or reversals.

Agricultural markets also experienced large moves during the six months, with corn and wheat selling off amid reports of strong crop growth, while coffee declined on improved growing conditions in Brazil. Sugar surged over the period, with varying supply disruptions and additional demand from cane-based ethanol producers supporting the rally.

Performance Attribution

Returns for the ACOF over the period were driven by gains in energy and bond markets, with the ACOF’s Diversified Trendfollowing (“Trendfollowing”) trading advisers capturing strong trends in these sectors. The ACOF’s Value and Global Macro trading advisers also contributed positively to performance; the Value trading adviser saw its strongest gains in major currencies, while Global Macro trading advisers fared well in equity markets. These two sectors were the largest detractors for the ACOF’s Trendfollowing trading advisers. Within energy, Trendfollowing trading advisers generated good gains from short positions in natural gas, crude oil and heating oil contracts, while in bonds, profits were derived from long exposure to Japanese, German and U.K. government debt. Further Fund level gains were generated in grains, with Trendfollowing trading advisers the sole driver of profits in the sector. Major currencies were the largest detractor at the Fund level, driven by Trendfollowing trading advisers’ losses from mostly long USD positions against the EUR and AUD. The Value trading adviser did provide some positive diversification through long USD exposure versus the CAD, SEK and GBP. The Fund’s equity losses were incurred from long positions in the Nasdaq and DAX indices, although Global Macro trading advisers did pare these with good gains from mostly short positions in the S&P 500 and Hang Seng indices.

 

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SEMI-ANNUAL INVESTMENT ADVISER’S REPORT (CONCLUDED)

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Portfolio Allocations

 

MANAGER

     PROGRAM      TRADING STYLE*      ALLOCATION
DATE
 

Cantab Capital Partners, LLP

     CCP Core Macro Fund      Diversified Trendfollowing        July 02, 2014   

Altis Partners (Jersey) Limited

     Altis Emerald      Diversified Trendfollowing        July 10, 2014   

P/E Global, LLC

     P/E Emerald      Global Macro        July 14, 2014   

Harmonic Capital Partners LLP

     Harmonic Emerald      Value        July 17, 2014   

Revolution Capital Management, LLC

     Revolution Emerald      Diversified Trendfollowing        July 02, 2014 ** 

Eclipse Capital Management, Inc.

     Eclipse Emerald      Diversified Trendfollowing        July 14, 2014   

Graham Capital Management L.P.

     Tactical Trend      Diversified Trendfollowing        July 02, 2014   

Trigon Investment Advisors, LLC

     Trigon Emerald      Global Macro        July 02, 2014   

Conquest Capital LLC

     Conquest Emerald
Futures Program
     Global Macro        October 28, 2015   

 

 

* Trading advisers appointed to the ACOF have been classified in accordance with the trading style that best describes each of their primary trading strategies as determined by the Investment Adviser to the Fund.

** Revolution Capital Management, LLC was terminated as a trading adviser to ACOF as of September 4, 2014 and re-appointed as a trading adviser as of October 21, 2014.

 

AUD

  

Australian Dollar

CAD

  

Canadian Dollar

EUR

  

Euro

GBP

  

British Pound Sterling

SEK

  

Swedish Krona

USD

  

US Dollar

 

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PERFORMANCE DATA

(UNAUDITED)

    

    

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2016

  

     Six
Months†
    One
    Year    
    Since
Inception††
 

Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund, A Shares (without sales charge) (Pro forma July 1, 2014 to Aug 29, 2014)

     4.81%        1.51%        16.14%

Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund, A Shares (with sales charge) (Pro forma July 1, 2014 to Aug 29, 2014)

     -1.20%        -4.35%        12.08%

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

     0.06%     0.07%        0.05% ** 

S&P 500 Total Return Index

     -0.92%     -6.19%        1.26% ** 

Barclay CTA Index

     2.69%     -1.53%        4.94% ** 

Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund, I Shares

     4.91%        1.69%        16.41%   

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

     0.06%        0.07%        0.05% ** 

S&P 500 Total Return Index

     -0.92%        -6.19%        1.26% ** 

Barclay CTA Index

     2.69%        -1.53%        4.94% ** 

Abbey Capital Futures Strategy Fund, C Shares (Pro forma July 1, 2014 to Oct 6, 2015)

     4.51% ***      0.80% ***      15.33% *** 

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

     0.06%        0.07%        0.05% ** 

S&P 500 Total Return Index

     -0.92%        -6.19%        1.26% ** 

Barclay CTA Index

     2.69%        -1.53%        4.94% ** 

 

Not annualized.

 

††

Inception date of Class A Shares, Class I Shares and Class C Shares of the Fund was August 29, 2014, July 1, 2014 and October 6, 2015, respectively.

 

*

Class A Share performance prior to its inception on August 29, 2014 is the performance of Class I Shares, adjusted for the Class A Shares expense ratio.

 

**

Performance is from the inception date of the respective Class and is not the inception date of the index itself. The above is shown for illustrative purposes only the Fund is not benchmarked against any of the indices referenced.

 

***

Class C Shares performance prior to its inception on October 6, 2015 is the performance of Class I Shares, adjusted for the Class C Shares expense ratio.

The Barclay CTA Index is derived from data which is self-reported by investment managers based on the performance of privately managed funds. In contrast, the S&P 500 Total Return Index and the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-Month T-Bill Index are comprised of publicly traded securities. As a result of these differences these indices may not be directly comparable and the above is shown for illustrative purposes only.

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 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 2.71%, 2.46% and 3.46%, and the Fund’s net

 

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PERFORMANCE DATA (CONCLUDED)

(UNAUDITED)

    

    

 

operating expense ratio is 2.28%, 2.03% and 3.03% for Class A Shares, Class I Shares and Class C Shares, respectively. The Investment Adviser 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%, 1.99% and 2.99% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A Shares, Class I Shares and Class C Shares, respectively. With interest expense included, the Fund’s net expense ratios are 2.03% for Class I Shares, 2.28% for Class A Shares and 3.03% for Class C Shares, net of the expense limitation. Without the limitation arrangement the expense ratios are 2.46% for Class I Shares, 2.71% for Class A Shares and 3.46% for Class C Shares. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 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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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, distribution and/or service (12b-1) 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, 2015 through February 29, 2016, 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, 2015    FEBRUARY 29, 2016    DURING PERIOD

Actual*

   $1,000.00      $1,048.10      $11.66  

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,013.48    11.46
     CLASS I SHARES
     BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE    ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE    EXPENSES PAID
     SEPTEMBER 1, 2015    FEBRUARY 29, 2016    DURING PERIOD

Actual**

   $1,000.00      $1,049.10      $10.39  

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,014.72    10.22
     CLASS C SHARES
     BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE    ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE    EXPENSES PAID
     OCTOBER 6, 2015    FEBRUARY 29, 2016    DURING PERIOD

Actual***

   $1,000.00      $1,049.60      $12.34  

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,009.75    15.19

 

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FUND EXPENSE EXAMPLES (CONCLUDED)

(UNAUDITED)

    

    

 

 

*

Expenses equal to an annualized expense ratio for the period September 1, 2015 to February 29, 2016 of 2.29% for the Class A Shares of the Fund, which includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses (including interest expense), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (182) then divided by 366 days to reflect the one-half year period. The annualized amount of interest expense was 0.05% for the period September 1, 2015 to February 29, 2016. 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 4.81%.

 

**

Expenses equal to an annualized expense ratio for the period September 1, 2015 to February 29, 2016 of 2.04% for the Class I Shares of the Fund, which includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses (including interest expense), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (182) then divided by 366 days to reflect the one-half year period. The annualized amount of interest expense was 0.05% for the period September 1, 2015 to February 29, 2016. 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 4.91%.

 

***

Expenses equal to an annualized expense ratio for the period October 6, 2015 to February 29, 2016 of 3.04% for the Class C 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 (145) then divided by 366 days. The annualized amount of interest expense was 0.05% for the period October 6, 2015 to February 29, 2016. Without this expense, the annualized expense ratio would have been 2.99%. The Fund’s ending account value on the first line in the table is based on the actual total return since inception for the C Shares of the Fund of 4.96%. For comparison purposes, the hypothetical expenses are as if Class C had been in existence from September 1, 2015 and are equal to the Class C 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 (182), then divided by 366.

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS SUMMARY TABLE

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

The following table presents a consolidated summary of the portfolio holdings of the Fund at February 29, 2016.

 

     OF NET         
SECURITY TYPE    ASSETS      VALUE  

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

     

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     67.5%       $ 394,266,368   

PURCHASED OPTIONS

     0.5            2,662,137   

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

(including futures, forward foreign currency contracts and written options)

     32.0            187,218,059   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0%       $   584,146,564   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

              MATURITY        PAR         
       COUPON*          DATE            (000’S)            VALUE  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 67.5%

           

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS—67.5%

           

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.010%          03/03/16       $ 11,000       $ 10,999,912   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.050%          03/31/16         24,566         24,560,866   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.060%          04/14/16         13,156         13,151,553   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.225%          04/28/16         14,455         14,448,683   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.320%          05/12/16         19,368         19,356,786   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.360%          05/26/16         20,501         20,485,214   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.430%          06/16/16         24,300         24,277,596   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.440%          06/30/16         44,953         44,902,338   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.400%          07/14/16         25,362         25,328,953   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.390%          07/28/16         23,660         23,619,612   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.335%          08/11/16         69,814         69,672,417   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.350%          08/18/16         72,589         72,431,410   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     0.425%          08/25/16         31,103         31,031,028   
           

 

 

 
              394,266,368   
           

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $ 394,311,925)

              394,266,368   
           

 

 

 

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS — 0.5%**
(Cost $ 3,181,656)

              2,662,137   
           

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 68.0%
(Cost $ 397,493,581)

              396,928,505   
           

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 32.0%

              187,218,059   
           

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

            $ 584,146,564   
           

 

 

 

 

 

*

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

**

See page 18 for detail information regarding the Purchased Options.

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

                        UNREALIZED  
     EXPIRATION    NUMBER OF                NOTIONAL                APPRECIATION  

LONG CONTRACTS

   DATE          CONTRACTS            COST        (DEPRECIATION)    

10-Year Mini Japanese Government Bond Futures

   03/11/16      443                 $ 59,220,159       $ 569,420   

3-Month Euro Euribor

   06/13/16      18                   4,906,308         4,705   

3-Month Euro Euribor

   09/19/16      523                   142,583,819         172,411   

3-Month Euro Euribor

   12/19/16      34                   9,271,137         11,232   

3-Month Euro Euribor

   03/13/17      47                   12,813,425         18,086   

3-Month Euro Euribor

   06/19/17      326                   88,857,303         139,803   

3-Month Euro Euribor

   09/18/17      85                   23,167,290         34,009   

3-Month Euro Euribor

   12/18/17      101                   27,534,798         26,938   

3-Month Euro Euribor

   03/19/18      3                   816,884         1,537   

3-Month Euro Euribor

   06/18/18      2                   544,934         462   

3-Month Euro Euribor

   09/17/18      2                   544,376         775   

3-Month Euro Euribor

   12/17/18      1                   272,154         272   

3-Month Euroyen Futures

   06/13/16      6                   1,330,418         100   

3-Month Euroyen Futures

   09/16/16      3                   665,425         233   

3-Month Euroyen Futures

   12/19/16      8                   1,775,143         477   

5-Year Euro Swapnote Futures

   03/14/16      26                   3,666,105         18,766   

90-DAY Bank Bill

   12/08/16      1                   710,370         17   

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   09/19/16      616                   152,819,362         (28,262

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   12/19/16      30                   7,439,125         (1,750

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   03/13/17      30                   7,431,750         3,000   

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   06/19/17      583                   144,392,362         24,025   

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   09/18/17      64                   15,834,850         11,550   

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   12/18/17      72                   17,802,250         14,150   

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   03/19/18      7                   1,726,112         5,162   

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   06/18/18      8                   1,972,462         4,837   

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   09/17/18      8                   1,970,425         5,575   

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   12/17/18      8                   1,972,088         2,512   

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   03/18/19      9                   2,215,988         4,087   

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   06/17/19      7                   1,723,862         1,637   

90-DAY Eurodollar Futures

   09/16/19      6                   1,474,975         3,050   

90-DAY Sterling Futures

   03/16/16      20                   3,452,127         6,611   

90-DAY Sterling Futures

   09/21/16      824                   142,386,825         156,217   

90-DAY Sterling Futures

   12/21/16      59                   10,184,820         23,592   

90-DAY Sterling Futures

   03/15/17      22                   3,798,071         8,455   

90-DAY Sterling Futures

   06/21/17      450                   77,636,575         216,363   

90-DAY Sterling Futures

   09/20/17      38                   6,554,484         17,781   

90-DAY Sterling Futures

   12/20/17      45                   7,767,809         12,788   

90-DAY Sterling Futures

   03/21/18      3                   516,793         1,757   

90-DAY Sterling Futures

   06/20/18      2                   343,699         1,896   

90-DAY Sterling Futures

   09/19/18      1                   171,945         800   

Amsterdam Index Futures

   03/18/16      5                   453,320         11,303   

AUD/CAD Futures

   03/14/16      22                   3,224,272         (90,939

AUD/USD Currency Futures

   03/14/16      66                   4,756,100         (48,980

Australian 3-Year Bond Futures

   03/15/16      45                   3,599,879         11,265   

Cocoa Futures (Intercontinental Exchange)

   05/13/16      39                   1,160,647         40,071   

Cocoa Futures (Intercontinental Exchange)

   07/14/16      16                   485,351         6,583   

Dollar Index

   03/14/16      86                   8,416,425         30,409   

EUR/CHF 3-Month Futures (Intercontinental Exchange)

   09/19/16      1                   252,729         376   

EUR/CHF 3-Month Futures (Intercontinental Exchange)

   12/19/16      1                   252,804         351   

EUR/CHF Futures

   03/14/16      74                   10,130,189         (66,819

EUR/GBP Futures

   03/14/16      45                   6,012,299         111,652   

Euro BUXL 30-Year Bond Futures

   03/08/16      24                   4,306,710         126,518   

Euro-Bobl Futures

   03/08/16      1,103                   158,727,840         1,255,396   

Euro-Bund Futures

   03/08/16      1,102                   195,354,499         4,344,339   

Euro-Schatz Futures

   03/08/16      320                   38,933,461         36,122   

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

                       UNREALIZED  
     EXPIRATION    NUMBER OF                NOTIONAL               APPRECIATION  

LONG CONTRACTS

   DATE          CONTRACTS            COST       (DEPRECIATION)    

FTSE 100 Index Futures

   03/18/16      162                 $ 13,437,506      $ 223,148   

FTSE 250 Index Futures

   03/18/16      4                   182,315        1,887   

Gold 100 Oz Futures

   04/27/16      145                   17,673,892        224,908   

Gold 100 Oz Futures

   06/28/16      19                   2,327,390        19,300   

Gold 100 Oz Futures

   08/29/16      11                   1,343,140        16,240   

H-Shares Index Futures

   03/30/16      9                   473,049        (13,969

JPN 10-Year Bond (Osaka Securities Exchange)

   03/14/16      54                   72,214,359        657,266   

JPY Currency Futures

   03/14/16      249                   27,212,938        385,599   

JPY E-Mini Futures

   03/14/16      69                   3,812,419        11,475   

Lean Hogs Futures

   04/14/16      53                   1,482,550        920   

Lean Hogs Futures

   06/14/16      32                   1,029,250        4,350   

Lean Hogs Futures

   07/15/16      27                   864,320        4,270   

Live Cattle Futures

   04/29/16      10                   550,720        (2,820

London Mercantile Exchange Aluminum Forward

   03/16/16      221                   8,366,628        320,053   

London Mercantile Exchange Aluminum Forward

   04/20/16      23                   1,048,005        (142,093

London Mercantile Exchange Aluminum Forward

   05/18/16      20                   873,978        (87,228

London Mercantile Exchange Aluminum Forward

   06/15/16      63                   2,550,670        (68,470

London Mercantile Exchange Lead Forward

   03/16/16      2                   256,260        (168,648

London Mercantile Exchange Tin Forward Spot

   03/16/16      5                   467,455        (68,205

London Mercantile Exchange Tin Forward Spot

   04/20/16      16                   1,369,805        (100,205

London Mercantile Exchange Tin Forward Spot

   05/18/16      20                   1,574,775        7,225   

London Mercantile Exchange Zinc Forward ($)

   03/16/16      2                   266,536        (178,399

London Mercantile Exchange Zinc Forward ($)

   04/20/16      9                   450,429        (54,260

London Mercantile Exchange Zinc Forward ($)

   05/18/16      10                   436,716        3,971   

London Mercantile Exchange Zinc Forward ($)

   06/15/16      11                   484,481        1,031   

Long Gilt Futures

   06/28/16      381                   64,246,106        401,979   

MSCI Taiwan Index

   03/30/16      29                   888,515        2,075   

NZD Futures

   03/14/16      40                   2,669,290        (37,290

Platinum Futures

   04/27/16      13                   615,150        (7,855

S&P/TSX 60 IX Futures

   03/17/16      9                   998,403        4,566   

Silver Futures

   05/26/16      1                   114,475        (39,885

Silver Futures

   07/27/16      6                   460,425        (11,985

Silver Futures

   09/28/16      2                   154,500        (4,730

Soybean Oil Futures

   05/13/16      102                   1,926,042        (36,798

Soybean Oil Futures

   07/14/16      59                   1,132,464        (31,170

Soybean Oil Futures

   08/12/16      16                   302,850        (3,330

Swiss Fed BND Futures

   03/08/16      8                   1,323,816        9,705   

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

   06/21/16      941                   122,994,330        (179,126

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

   06/30/16      6                   1,313,109        (1,828

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

   06/30/16      858                   103,925,524        (120,930

USD Long Bond (Chicago Board of Trade)

   06/21/16      101                   16,703,953        (86,297
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $ 1,906,853,870      $ 8,117,170   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
                       UNREALIZED  
     EXPIRATION    NUMBER OF                NOTIONAL               APPRECIATION  

SHORT CONTRACTS

   DATE          CONTRACTS            COST       (DEPRECIATION)    

90-DAY Bank Bill

   03/10/16      9                 $ (6,390,192   $ 2,037   

90-DAY Bank Bill

   06/09/16      8                   (5,680,171     (557

AUD/JPY Futures

   03/14/16      21                   (3,008,363     12,434   

AUD/NZD Futures

   03/14/16      18                   (2,536,608     (34,447

Australian 10-Year Bond Futures

   03/15/16      1,081                   (99,551,621     (2,169,195

Brent Crude Futures

   03/31/16      66                   (2,247,210     (166,410

Brent Crude Futures

   04/29/16      5                   (172,790     (13,360

Brent Crude Futures

   05/31/16      6                   (241,840     14,860   

Brent Crude Futures

   06/30/16      5                   (189,580     (2,720

Brent Crude Futures

   07/29/16      5                   (175,140     (20,310

Brent Crude Futures

   08/31/16      4                   (151,510     (7,130

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

                       UNREALIZED  
     EXPIRATION    NUMBER OF                NOTIONAL               APPRECIATION  

SHORT CONTRACTS

   DATE          CONTRACTS            COST       (DEPRECIATION)    

CAC40 10 Euro Futures

   03/18/16      104                 $ (4,732,371   $ (191,914

CAD Currency Futures

   03/15/16      12                   (897,420     9,180   

CAD/JPY Futures

   03/14/16      21                   (3,064,662     (44,876

Canadian 10-Year Bond Futures

   06/21/16      197                   (20,658,167     45,240   

Canola Futures (Winnipeg Commodity Exchange)

   05/13/16      57                   (394,241     15,336   

Canola Futures (Winnipeg Commodity Exchange)

   07/14/16      14                   (95,030     973   

Canola Futures (Winnipeg Commodity Exchange)

   11/14/16      21                   (146,189     2,930   

Cattle Feeder Futures

   03/24/16      3                   (229,312     (7,912

Cattle Feeder Futures

   04/28/16      3                   (228,262     (10,350

Cattle Feeder Futures

   05/26/16      16                   (1,222,462     (41,938

CHF Currency Futures

   03/14/16      26                   (3,239,988     (16,512

CHF/JPY Futures

   03/14/16      23                   (5,953,550     191,056   

Cocoa Futures

   05/13/16      19                   (539,190     (22,260

Cocoa Futures

   07/14/16      20                   (564,990     (25,610

Cocoa Futures

   09/15/16      9                   (255,240     (9,270

Cocoa Futures (Intercontinental Exchange)

   03/14/16      4                   (112,016     (11,302

Coffee ‘C’ Futures

   05/18/16      89                   (3,907,931     68,138   

Coffee ‘C’ Futures

   07/19/16      49                   (2,192,662     42,788   

Coffee ‘C’ Futures

   09/20/16      29                   (1,305,469     13,519   

Coffee Robusta Futures

   05/31/16      86                   (1,300,290     85,110   

Coffee Robusta Futures

   07/29/16      82                   (1,205,480     23,860   

Coffee Robusta Futures

   09/30/16      10                   (143,240     (3,460

Copper Futures

   05/26/16      21                   (1,080,075     (39,488

Copper Futures

   07/27/16      15                   (770,275     (31,100

Copper Futures

   09/28/16      1                   (53,725     225   

Corn Futures

   05/13/16      334                   (6,141,275     179,375   

Corn Futures

   07/14/16      64                   (1,187,112     29,512   

Corn Futures

   09/14/16      89                   (1,662,375     28,112   

Corn Futures

   12/14/16      101                   (1,927,925     30,387   

Cotton No.2 Futures

   05/06/16      68                   (2,042,820     121,820   

Cotton No.2 Futures

   07/07/16      87                   (2,597,080     149,770   

Dax Index Futures

   03/18/16      22                   (5,633,308     (29,195

DJIA Mini e-CBOT

   03/18/16      22                   (1,754,050     (60,620

E-Mini Crude Oil

   03/18/16      8                   (171,512     36,512   

E-Mini Crude Oil

   04/19/16      12                   (214,462     982   

E-Mini Crude Oil

   05/19/16      11                   (192,775     (10,010

E-Mini Natural Gas

   03/28/16      80                   (413,950     71,750   

E-Mini Natural Gas

   04/26/16      103                   (535,738     70,178   

E-Mini Natural Gas

   05/25/16      59                   (297,600     17,940   

EUR/AUD Futures

   03/14/16      6                   (820,206     3,212   

EUR/CHF 3-Month Futures (Intercontinental Exchange)

   06/13/16      1                   (252,354     (626

EUR/JPY Futures

   03/14/16      41                   (5,762,921     183,168   

Euro E-Mini Futures

   03/14/16      29                   (1,986,862     13,956   

Euro Foreign Exchange Currency Future

   03/14/16      280                   (38,118,631     21,131   

Euro STOXX 50

   03/18/16      154                   (4,874,451     (40,871

Fed Fund 30-Day Futures

   03/31/16      1,016                   (421,737,236       

Fed Fund 30-Day Futures

   01/31/17      791                   (328,062,535     282,169   

FTSE/JSE TOP 40

   03/17/16      48                   (1,301,569     (23,876

FTSE/MIB Index Futures

   03/18/16      12                   (1,187,612     39,620   

Gasoline RBOB Futures

   03/31/16      66                   (3,449,750     (211,231

Gasoline RBOB Futures

   04/29/16      13                   (776,059     39,942   

Gasoline RBOB Futures

   05/31/16      13                   (705,865     (34,894

Gasoline RBOB Futures

   06/30/16      8                   (428,270     (25,733

GBP Currency Futures

   03/14/16      141                   (12,545,081     281,606   

GBP/AUD Futures

   03/14/16      28                   (5,084,562     210,217   

GBP/CAD Futures

   03/14/16      22                   (4,005,497     184,257   

GBP/CHF Futures

   03/14/16      25                   (4,391,963     45,443   

GBP/JPY Futures

   03/14/16      13                   (2,325,363     63,578   

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

                       UNREALIZED  
     EXPIRATION    NUMBER OF                NOTIONAL               APPRECIATION  

SHORT CONTRACTS

   DATE          CONTRACTS            COST       (DEPRECIATION)    

GBP/NZD Futures

   03/14/16      31                 $ (5,526,519   $ 126,674   

Hang Seng Index Futures

   03/30/16      84                   (10,420,883     130,463   

IBEX 35 Index Futures

   03/18/16      6                   (536,857     (13,211

Kansas City Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures

   05/13/16      86                   (2,017,788     50,538   

Kansas City Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures

   07/14/16      178                   (4,232,938     74,412   

Kansas City Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures

   09/14/16      11                   (264,700     288   

Live Cattle Futures

   06/30/16      4                   (192,350     (9,530

Live Cattle Futures

   08/31/16      29                   (1,372,200     (33,140

London Mercantile Exchange Aluminum Forward

   03/16/16      221                   (8,248,240     (438,441

London Mercantile Exchange Copper Forward

   03/16/16      5                   (745,229     157,041   

London Mercantile Exchange Copper Forward

   04/20/16      9                   (1,014,312     (43,412

London Mercantile Exchange Copper Forward

   05/18/16      8                   (896,235     (43,465

London Mercantile Exchange Copper Forward

   06/15/16      38                   (4,333,254     (127,233

London Mercantile Exchange Lead Forward

   04/20/16      7                   (110,571     (196,072

London Mercantile Exchange Lead Forward

   05/18/16      5                   (114,069     (105,088

London Mercantile Exchange Nickel Forward

   03/16/16      20                   (1,043,024     23,504   

London Mercantile Exchange Nickel Forward

   04/20/16      28                   (1,418,150     (10,690

London Mercantile Exchange Nickel Forward

   05/18/16      26                   (1,268,559     (59,937

Low Sulphur Gasoil G Futures

   03/10/16      1                   (30,050     (2,400

Low Sulphur Gasoil G Futures

   04/12/16      52                   (1,613,725     (102,275

Low Sulphur Gasoil G Futures

   05/12/16      8                   (257,150     (11,450

Low Sulphur Gasoil G Futures

   06/10/16      8                   (259,375     (13,825

Mill Wheat Euro

   03/10/16      3                   (28,597     4,569   

Mill Wheat Euro

   05/10/16      79                   (760,356     96,466   

Mill Wheat Euro

   09/12/16      33                   (305,932     14,700   

Mini HSI Index Futures

   03/30/16      53                   (1,308,050     9,497   

MSCI Singapore Exchange ETS

   03/30/16      57                   (1,206,152     (14,523

MXN Futures

   03/14/16      52                   (1,473,850     38,130   

Nasdaq 100 E-Mini

   03/18/16      42                   (3,427,180     (101,870

Natural Gas Futures

   03/29/16      394                   (7,984,930     1,243,590   

Natural Gas Futures

   04/27/16      54                   (1,167,410     191,090   

Natural Gas Futures

   05/26/16      56                   (1,265,290     203,530   

Natural Gas Futures

   06/28/16      57                   (1,324,860     193,410   

Natural Gas Futures

   07/27/16      55                   (1,268,540     149,840   

Natural Gas Futures

   08/29/16      57                   (1,302,750     131,970   

Natural Gas Futures

   09/28/16      70                   (1,626,500     161,400   

Natural Gas Futures

   10/27/16      61                   (1,473,750     112,230   

Natural Gas Futures

   11/28/16      39                   (958,000     (1,010

New York Harbor Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Futures

   03/31/16      75                   (3,316,790     (128,365

New York Harbor Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Futures

   04/29/16      6                   (283,408     2,831   

New York Harbor Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Futures

   05/31/16      4                   (185,422     (5,158

New York Harbor Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Futures

   06/30/16      3                   (141,889     (3,868

Nikkei 225 (Chicago Mercantile Exchange)

   03/10/16      15                   (1,246,950     46,575   

Nikkei 225 (Osaka Securities Exchange)

   03/10/16      69                   (10,160,968     412,665   

Nikkei 225 (Singapore Exchange)

   03/10/16      47                   (3,422,886     95,517   

Nikkei 225 Mini

   03/10/16      8                   (109,929     (3,095

NZD/JPY Futures

   03/14/16      18                   (2,387,601     18,252   

Palladium Futures

   06/28/16      10                   (499,105     3,455   

Rapeseed Euro

   04/29/16      10                   (192,700     2,461   

Rapeseed Euro

   07/29/16      8                   (150,233     544   

Rapeseed Euro

   10/31/16      3                   (56,881     218   

Red Wheat Futures (Minneapolis Grain Exchange)

   05/13/16      52                   (1,317,138     46,388   

Red Wheat Futures (Minneapolis Grain Exchange)

   07/14/16      55                   (1,388,088     22,025   

Red Wheat Futures (Minneapolis Grain Exchange)

   09/14/16      5                   (127,575     950   

Russell 2000 Mini

   03/18/16      57                   (5,734,150     (146,540

S&P 500 E-Mini Futures

   03/18/16      138                   (13,164,850     (148,700

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini

   03/18/16      7                   (927,780     (5,110

S&P/TSX 60 IX Futures

   03/17/16      9                   (999,630     (3,341

SGX CNX Nifty

   03/31/16      189                   (2,701,740     52,905   

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

                       UNREALIZED  
     EXPIRATION    NUMBER OF                NOTIONAL               APPRECIATION  

SHORT CONTRACTS

   DATE          CONTRACTS            COST       (DEPRECIATION)    

Soybean Futures

   05/13/16      150                 $ (6,546,062   $ 88,562   

Soybean Futures

   07/14/16      62                   (2,720,925     31,675   

Soybean Futures

   08/12/16      32                   (1,407,888     16,288   

Soybean Futures

   09/14/16      10                   (439,200     4,075   

Soybean Meal Futures

   05/13/16      125                   (3,400,030     118,780   

Soybean Meal Futures

   07/14/16      80                   (2,177,330     55,730   

Soybean Meal Futures

   08/12/16      17                   (454,160     1,450   

SPI 200 Futures

   03/17/16      66                   (5,749,599     9,546   

Sugar No. 11 (World)

   04/29/16      154                   (2,293,850     (182,963

Sugar No. 11 (World)

   06/30/16      79                   (1,156,848     (99,568

Sugar No. 11 (World)

   09/30/16      11                   (168,605     (7,694

Topix Index Futures

   03/10/16      17                   (1,914,904     (27,005

Wheat Futures (Chicago Board of Trade)

   05/13/16      141                   (3,285,950     90,538   

Wheat Futures (Chicago Board of Trade)

   07/14/16      143                   (3,391,975     101,188   

Wheat Futures (Chicago Board of Trade)

   09/14/16      32                   (758,275     6,275   

White Sugar (Intercontinental Exchange)

   04/15/16      12                   (228,945     (15,195

White Sugar (Intercontinental Exchange)

   07/15/16      2                   (37,360     (3,000

White Sugar (Intercontinental Exchange)

   09/15/16      1                   (18,520     (1,480

WTI Crude Futures

   03/21/16      104                   (3,314,440     (195,560

WTI Crude Futures

   04/20/16      8                   (289,260     4,620   

WTI Crude Futures

   05/20/16      6                   (219,970     (1,250

WTI Crude Futures

   06/21/16      7                   (273,400     8,870   

WTI Crude Futures

   07/20/16      7                   (292,260     22,760   

WTI Crude Futures

   08/22/16      8                   (311,760     (1,040

WTI Crude Futures

   09/20/16      7                   (272,570     (4,840

WTI Crude Futures

   10/20/16      5                   (194,000     (6,550
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $ (1,199,858,155   $ 1,385,737   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Futures Contracts

         $ 706,995,715      $ 9,502,907   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding as of February 29, 2016 were as follows:

 

                              UNREALIZED  
                              APPRECIATION  
CURRENCY PURCHASED     CURRENCY SOLD     EXPIRATION   COUNTERPARTY   (DEPRECIATION)  

 

 
AUD     153,282        USD        110,648      03/01/16   BOA       $ (1,243
AUD     239,235        USD        171,161      03/02/16   BOA     (407
AUD     9,045,000        USD        6,491,265      03/04/16   BOA     (36,036
AUD     9,730,607        USD        7,000,104      03/16/16   BOA     (59,731
AUD     9,000,000        USD        6,428,746      03/17/16   BOA     (9,799
AUD     10,591,000        USD        7,568,177      03/18/16   BOA     (14,880
AUD     2,868,000        USD        2,054,607      03/30/16   BOA     (10,430
BRL     6,014,758        USD        1,496,173      03/16/16   BOA     (4,269
CAD     55,046        USD        40,655      03/01/16   BOA     29   
CAD     566,180        USD        415,000      03/04/16   BOA     3,463   
CAD     11,922,120        USD        8,570,155      03/16/16   BOA     241,525   
CAD     11,346,345        USD        8,250,000      03/17/16   BOA     136,126   
CAD     11,382,458        USD        8,149,569      03/18/16   BOA     263,253   
CHF     770,272        USD        780,000      03/04/16   BOA     (8,486
CHF     2,161,931        USD        2,172,859      03/18/16   BOA     (5,757
CLP     161,300,045        USD        227,511      03/16/16   BOA     3,595   
CZK     36,959,707        USD        1,508,378      03/16/16   BOA     (22,423
DKK     2,646,685        USD        390,000      03/04/16   BOA     (3,980
EUR     90,175,000        JPY        575,600,325      03/04/16   BOA     (1,353,282

 

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

 

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                              UNREALIZED  
                              APPRECIATION  
CURRENCY PURCHASED     CURRENCY SOLD     EXPIRATION   COUNTERPARTY   (DEPRECIATION)  

 

 
EUR     4,630,000        JPY        584,864,550      03/04/16   BOA       $ 150,334   
EUR     15,751,000        JPY        38,706,900      03/18/16   BOA     (277,989
EUR     860,000        JPY        105,528,020      03/18/16   BOA     430   
EUR     109,646        USD        120,014      03/01/16   BOA     (735
EUR     519,211        USD        564,204      03/02/16   BOA     622   
EUR     6,857,700        USD        7,547,111      03/16/16   BOA     (83,553
EUR     1,200,000        USD        1,341,855      03/17/16   BOA     (35,796
GBP     11,750,000        JPY        467,988,585      03/04/16   BOA     (149,676
GBP     2,970,000        JPY        482,163,300      03/04/16   BOA     142,706   
GBP     785,000        JPY        123,602,960      03/18/16   BOA     4,196   
GBP     34,801        USD        48,279      03/01/16   BOA     158   
GBP     9,769        USD        13,578      03/02/16   BOA     19   
GBP     4,791,872        USD        7,064,830      03/16/16   BOA     (394,890
GBP     4,300,000        USD        6,059,081      03/17/16   BOA     (73,766
GBP     4,854,000        USD        7,001,126      03/18/16   BOA     (244,651
HUF     404,354,929        USD        1,416,474      03/16/16   BOA     1,722   
INR     226,997,606        USD        3,325,633      03/16/16   BOA     (18,115
JPY     240,333,303        EUR        815,000      03/30/16   BOA     (18,008
JPY     19,034,090        USD        168,488      03/01/16   BOA     322   
JPY     9,796,492        USD        86,725      03/02/16   BOA     158   
JPY     1,579,882,378        USD        13,238,715      03/16/16   BOA     780,306   
JPY     299,735,138        USD        2,650,000      03/17/16   BOA     9,788   
KRW     3,904,452,268        USD        3,294,892      03/04/16   BOA     (137,916
KRW     1,645,957,184        USD        1,364,720      03/16/16   BOA     (34,320
MXN     36,577,215        USD        2,011,472      03/16/16   BOA     3,420   
MXN     30,354,000        USD        1,664,698      03/18/16   BOA     7,073   
MYR     2,416,810        USD        574,455      03/16/16   BOA     (405
NOK     343,689        USD        39,901      03/01/16   BOA     (408
NOK     2,033,250        USD        233,670      03/02/16   BOA     (30
NOK     3,659,066        USD        425,000      03/04/16   BOA     (4,545
NOK     25,535,400        USD        2,918,375      03/16/16   BOA     15,588   
NOK     37,922,588        USD        4,400,000      03/17/16   BOA     (42,807
NOK     1,740,696        USD        200,000      03/18/16   BOA     (1
NZD     63,298        USD        42,574      03/01/16   BOA     (867
NZD     82,461        USD        54,406      03/02/16   BOA     (72
NZD     595,000        USD        395,180      03/04/16   BOA     (3,184
NZD     15,004,949        USD        9,943,808      03/16/16   BOA     (65,870
NZD     29,100,000        USD        19,187,463      03/17/16   BOA     (31,808
NZD     11,891,000        USD        7,912,746      03/18/16   BOA     (85,758
NZD     1,418,000        USD        956,404      03/30/16   BOA     (23,752
PLN     9,063,552        USD        2,277,267      03/16/16   BOA     (8,644
SEK     786,575        USD        92,564      03/01/16   BOA     (695
SEK     3,486,360        USD        406,009      03/02/16   BOA     1,188   
SEK     3,926,977        USD        460,000      03/04/16   BOA     (1,302
SEK     49,362,802        USD        5,825,061      03/16/16   BOA     (56,233
SEK     110,016,773        USD        13,000,000      03/17/16   BOA     (142,251
SGD     1,278,287        USD        905,095      03/16/16   BOA     3,814   
SGD     1,609,000        USD        1,142,874      03/30/16   BOA     862   
TRY     10,913,008        USD        3,648,576      03/16/16   BOA     16,571   

 

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

 

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FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

                              UNREALIZED  
                              APPRECIATION  
CURRENCY PURCHASED     CURRENCY SOLD     EXPIRATION   COUNTERPARTY   (DEPRECIATION)  

 

 
TWD     148,723,384        USD        4,522,637      03/04/16   BOA       $ (47,281
TWD     24,559,215        USD        735,277      03/16/16   BOA     3,804   
USD     109,286        AUD        153,282      03/01/16   BOA     (119
USD     170,616        AUD        239,235      03/02/16   BOA     (138
USD     6,462,294        AUD        9,045,000      03/04/16   BOA     7,066   
USD     5,617,284        AUD        7,914,521      03/16/16   BOA     (27,763
USD     4,455,617        AUD        6,200,000      03/17/16   BOA     33,676   
USD     6,149,027        AUD        8,748,000      03/18/16   BOA     (89,878
USD     2,339,857        AUD        3,286,000      03/30/16   BOA     (2,250
USD     2,711,164        BRL        10,885,232      03/16/16   BOA     11,186   
USD     40,709        CAD        55,046      03/01/16   BOA     25   
USD     415,000        CAD        569,169      03/04/16   BOA     (5,672
USD     10,569,926        CAD        14,508,154      03/16/16   BOA     (153,100
USD     4,400,000        CAD        5,995,698      03/17/16   BOA     (31,443
USD     10,555,759        CAD        14,579,000      03/18/16   BOA     (219,640
USD     780,000        CHF        775,256      03/04/16   BOA     3,494   
USD     15,004,273        CHF        14,796,617      03/18/16   BOA     172,267   
USD     256,573        CLP        182,341,830      03/16/16   BOA     (4,682
USD     1,640,362        CZK        40,507,211      03/16/16   BOA     11,781   
USD     390,000        DKK        2,594,832      03/04/16   BOA     11,542   
USD     170,000        DKK        1,165,758      03/18/16   BOA     (115
USD     120,948        EUR        109,646      03/01/16   BOA     1,669   
USD     567,881        EUR        519,211      03/02/16   BOA     3,055   
USD     94,762,662        EUR        85,545,000      03/04/16   BOA     1,696,077   
USD     6,222,083        EUR        5,672,766      03/16/16   BOA     48,144   
USD     5,975,537        EUR        5,400,000      03/17/16   BOA     98,273   
USD     42,729,457        EUR        39,107,000      03/18/16   BOA     164,715   
USD     48,713        GBP        34,801      03/01/16   BOA     275   
USD     13,561        GBP        9,769      03/02/16   BOA     (36
USD     12,421,979        GBP        8,780,000      03/04/16   BOA     201,464   
USD     9,334,744        GBP        6,307,116      03/16/16   BOA     555,692   
USD     6,882,793        GBP        4,750,000      03/17/16   BOA     271,107   
USD     23,840,162        GBP        16,228,000      03/18/16   BOA     1,251,767   
USD     4,413,441        GBP        3,165,000      03/30/16   BOA     7,731   
USD     1,560,141        HUF        447,914,473      03/16/16   BOA     (10,832
USD     7,458,608        INR        507,367,679      03/16/16   BOA     65,896   
USD     167,252        JPY        19,034,089      03/01/16   BOA     (1,557
USD     86,673        JPY        9,796,492      03/02/16   BOA     (210
USD     3,555,000        JPY        402,381,720      03/04/16   BOA     13,906   
USD     3,555,000        JPY        400,410,215      03/04/16   BOA     3,580   
USD     10,551,403        JPY        1,265,390,545      03/16/16   BOA     (676,988
USD     6,200,000        JPY        704,862,725      03/17/16   BOA     (54,806
USD     19,124,371        JPY        2,218,790,220      03/18/16   BOA     565,453   
USD     13,673,733        JPY        1,623,638,995      03/18/16   BOA     (734,644
USD     3,215,000        KRW        3,904,452,268      03/04/16   BOA     58,024   
USD     2,545,884        KRW        3,048,143,213      03/16/16   BOA     82,119   
USD     3,085,392        MXN        54,325,766      03/16/16   BOA     92,804   
USD     6,454,772        MXN        115,544,000      03/18/16   BOA     91,093   
USD     806,273        MYR        3,469,536      03/16/16   BOA     (17,825

 

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

 

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(UNAUDITED)

 

                                    UNREALIZED  
                                    APPRECIATION  
CURRENCY PURCHASED      CURRENCY SOLD          EXPIRATION        COUNTERPARTY    (DEPRECIATION)  

 

 
USD      39,580         NOK         343,689       03/01/16    BOA       $ 86   
USD      233,534         NOK         2,033,250       03/02/16    BOA         (106
USD      425,000         NOK         3,692,430       03/04/16    BOA         711   
USD      2,386,485         NOK         20,879,362       03/16/16    BOA         (12,509
USD      4,900,000         NOK         42,124,639       03/17/16    BOA         60,004   
USD      42,130         NZD         63,298       03/01/16    BOA         423   
USD      54,399         NZD         82,461       03/02/16    BOA                       66   
USD      393,265         NZD         595,000       03/04/16    BOA         1,269   
USD      6,168,003         NZD         9,351,657       03/16/16    BOA         11,695   
USD      16,466,062         NZD         24,900,000       03/17/16    BOA         75,140   
USD      6,523,039               NZD         10,064,000       03/18/16    BOA         (101,367
USD      2,787,055         PLN         11,124,961       03/16/16    BOA         2,459   
USD      92,367         SEK         786,575       03/01/16    BOA         497   
USD      407,549         SEK         3,486,360       03/02/16    BOA         352   
USD      460,000         SEK         3,882,270       03/04/16    BOA         6,524   
USD      11,545,563         SEK         97,960,157       03/16/16    BOA         97,361   
USD      14,850,000         SEK                 125,908,198       03/17/16    BOA         135,007   
USD      220,000         SEK         1,886,062       03/18/16    BOA         (435
USD      1,007,736         SGD         1,426,285       03/16/16    BOA         (6,405
USD      1,139,035         SGD         1,609,000       03/30/16    BOA         (4,701
USD      5,719,486         TRY         17,171,159       03/16/16    BOA         (47,468
USD      4,448,000         TWD         148,723,384       03/04/16    BOA         (27,356
USD      813,838         TWD         27,060,212       03/16/16    BOA         (507
USD      4,907,934         ZAR         75,670,840       03/16/16    BOA         153,198   
ZAR      52,568,005         USD         3,340,942       03/16/16    BOA         (37,860
                    

 

 

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  

            $ 2,073,282   
                    

 

 

 

 

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

 

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     NUMBER        
     OF        
     CONTRACTS           VALUE        

PURCHASED OPTIONS — 0.5%

  

 

CALL OPTIONS PURCHASED—0.3%

  

 

USD CNH Currency Futures
Expires 08/22/16
Strike Price 6.77

     44,978,000      $ 868,930   

USD CNH Currency Futures
Expires 08/22/16
Strike Price 6.77

     22,639,000        437,363   

USD CNH Currency Futures
Expires 08/22/16
Strike Price 7.09

     10,343,000        107,820   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL CALL OPTIONS PURCHASED

(Cost $ 1,469,922)

  

  

    1,414,113   
    

 

 

 

PUT OPTIONS PURCHASED—0.2%

  

 

CAD Foreign Exchange Currency Futures
Expires 04/08/16
Strike Price 69.50

     507        40,560   

EUR Foreign Exchange Currency Futures
Expires 03/04/16
Strike Price 1.09

     304        254,600   

Eurodollar 1-Year MIDCV
Expires 06/10/16
Strike Price 99

     1,821        546,300   

Gold 100-oz Futures
Expires 03/28/16
Strike Price 150

     294        82,320   

IMM Eurodollar Futures
Expires 05/13/16
Strike Price 99.13

     2,434        91,275   

U.S. 10-Year Treasury Bond Futures
Expires 05/20/16
Strike Price 127.50

     710        232,969   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL PUT OPTIONS PURCHASED

(Cost $ 1,711,734)

  

  

    1,248,024   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL PURCHASED OPTIONS — 0.5%
(Cost $ 3,181,656)

   

    2,662,137   
    

 

 

 
     NUMBER        
     OF        
     CONTRACTS           VALUE        

WRITTEN OPTIONS — (0.2)%

    

CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN—(0.2)%

  

 

USD CNH Currency Futures
Expires 08/22/16
Strike Price 7.09

     44,978,000      $ (468,873

USD CNH Currency Futures
Expires 08/22/16
Strike Price 7.09

     22,639,000        (236,000

USD CNH Currency Futures
Expires 08/22/16
Strike Price 6.77

     10,343,000        (199,817
    

 

 

 

TOTAL CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN
(Premiums Received $ 969,462)

   

    (904,690
    

 

 

 

TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS — (0.2)%
(Premiums Received $ 969,462)

   

    (904,690
    

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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AUD

   Australian Dollar

BOA

   Bank of America

BRL

   Brazilian Real

CAD

   Canadian Dollar

CHF

   Swiss Franc

CLP

   Chilean Peso

CNH

   Chinese Renminbi

CZK

   Czech Koruna

DAX

   Deutscher Aktienindex

DKK

   Danish Krone

EUR

   Euro

FTSE

   Financial Times Stock Exchange

GBP

   British Pound

HUF

   Hungarian Forint

IBEX

   Index of the Bolsa de Madrid

IMM

   International Monetary Market

INR

   Indian Rupee

JPY

   Japanese Yen

KRW

   Korean Won

MXN

   Mexican Peso

MYR

   Malaysian Ringgit

NOK

   Norwegian Krone

NZD

   New Zealand Dollar

PLN

   Polish Zloty

RBOB

   Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending

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 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

ASSETS

  

Investments, at value (cost $397,493,581)

   $ 396,928,505   

Cash

     118,269,259   

Deposits with broker for forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts

     41,344,862   

Foreign currency, at value (cost $1,371,492)

     1,365,036   

Receivables for:

  

Capital shares sold

     17,207,719   

Variation margin

     9,502,907   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     91,688   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     7,859,745   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     592,569,721   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Options written, at value (premiums received $969,462)

     904,690   

Payables for:

  

Capital shares redeemed

     875,604   

Advisory fees

     691,628   

Administration and accounting services fees

     57,527   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     5,786,463   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     107,245   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     8,423,157   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 584,146,564   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

  

Capital stock, $0.001 par value

   $ 46,393   

Paid-in capital

     571,623,150   

Accumulated net investment loss

     (6,503,220

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

     7,911,151   

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

     11,069,090   
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 584,146,564   
  

 

 

 

CLASS A SHARES

  

Net assets

   $ 24,658,213   
  

 

 

 

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

     1,960,372   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 12.58   
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.25 of $12.58)

   $ 13.35   
  

 

 

 

CLASS I SHARES

  

Net assets

   $ 555,255,952   
  

 

 

 

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

     44,096,250   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 12.59   
  

 

 

 

CLASS C SHARES

  

Net assets

   $ 4,232,399   
  

 

 

 

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

     336,823   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 12.57   
  

 

 

 

 

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 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Interest

   $ 234,412   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     234,412   
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     3,098,105   

Administration and accounting services fees (Note 2)

     139,139   

Interest expense

     82,008   

Registration and filing fees

     45,107   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     40,275   

Legal fees

     32,847   

Audit and tax service fees

     27,474   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     19,362   

Distribution fees (Class A Shares) (Note 2)

     16,905   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

     12,260   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     9,740   

Distribution fees (Class C Shares) (Note 2)

     5,305   

Insurance fees

     3,089   

Other expenses

     9,864   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     3,541,480   

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

     (307,103
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     3,234,377   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (2,999,965
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS

  

Net realized gain/(loss) from:

  

Investments

     1,926,970   

Futures

     11,138,598   

Foreign currency transactions

     1,013,588   

Forward foreign currency contracts

     (1,152,387

Written options

     (5,015,618

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     539,781   

Futures

     10,278,780   

Foreign currency translation

     (3,330

Forward foreign currency contracts

     1,874,539   

Written options

     (138,370
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     20,462,551   
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 17,462,586   
  

 

 

 

 

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 29, 2016
(UNAUDITED)
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2015
 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

          

Net investment loss

                    $ (2,999,965                    $ (2,036,556

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

        7,911,151           5,019,708   

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

        12,551,400           (2,287,685
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

        17,462,586           695,467   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:

          

Net investment income

          

Class A Shares

        (7,540        (20,951

Class I Shares

        (651,985        (748,827

Class C Shares

        (994          
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total from net investment income.

        (660,519        (769,778
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized gains

          

Class A Shares

                  (1,218

Class I Shares

                  (41,776

Class C Shares

                    
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total from net realized gains

                  (42,994
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

        (660,519        (812,772
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

          

Class A Shares

          

Proceeds from shares sold

        14,482,769           11,657,560   

Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions

        6,739           15,771   

Shares redeemed

        (1,647,223        (1,511,325
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Class A Shares

        12,842,285           10,162,006   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class I Shares

          

Proceeds from shares sold

        372,478,306           217,209,911   

Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions

        584,466           416,475   

Shares redeemed

        (54,172,686        (20,564,998
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Class I Shares

        318,890,086           197,061,388   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class C Shares

          

Proceeds from shares sold

        4,156,758             

Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions

        994             

Shares redeemed

        (245          
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Class C Shares

        4,157,507             
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

        335,889,878           207,223,394   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

        352,691,945           207,106,089   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

          

Beginning of period

        231,454,619           24,348,530   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

      $ 584,146,564         $ 231,454,619   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss, end of period

      $ (6,503,220      $ (2,842,736
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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 29, 2016
(UNAUDITED)
    FOR THE
YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2015
 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

                                      

Class A Shares

          

Shares sold

        1,176,230           942,331   

Shares reinvested

        557           1,381   

Shares redeemed

        (133,625        (123,027
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Class A Shares

        1,043,162           820,685   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class I Shares

          

Shares sold

        30,144,044           17,778,992   

Shares reinvested

        48,303           36,469   

Shares redeemed

        (4,419,457        (1,745,441
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Class I Shares

        25,772,890           16,070,020   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class C Shares

          

Shares sold

        336,761             

Shares reinvested

        82             

Shares redeemed

        (20          
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Class C Shares

        336,823             
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in shares

        27,152,875           16,890,705   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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
SIX MONTHS ENDED
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
(UNAUDITED)
    FOR THE
YEAR
ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2015(1)
 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

          

Net asset value, beginning of period

                    $ 12.01                       $ 10.36   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment loss(2)

        (0.13        (0.27

Net realized and unrealized gain from investments

        0.71           2.14   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

        0.58           1.87   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

          

Net investment income

        (0.01        (0.21

Net realized gains

                  (0.01
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

        (0.01        (0.22
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

      $ 12.58         $ 12.01   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

        4.81 %(4)         18.17
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

          

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

      $ 24,658         $ 11,013   

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

        2.29 %(5)         2.28

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

        2.24 %(5)         2.24

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

        2.49 %(5)         2.71

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

        (2.14 )%(5)         (2.23 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

        0.00 %(4)         0.00

 

(1)

Inception date of Class A Shares of the Fund was 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

 

 

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 29, 2016
(UNAUDITED)
    FOR THE
YEAR
ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2015
    FOR THE
PERIOD
ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2014(1)
 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

               

Net asset value, beginning of period

      $ 12.03         $ 10.36         $ 10.00   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment loss(2)

                      (0.11                      (0.24                      (0.03

Net realized and unrealized gain from investments

        0.70           2.14           0.39   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

        0.59           1.90           0.36   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

               

Net investment income

        (0.03        (0.22          

Net realized gains

                  (0.01          
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

        (0.03        (0.23          
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

      $ 12.59         $ 12.03         $ 10.36   
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

        4.91 %(4)         18.46        3.60 %(4) 
     

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

               

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

      $ 555,256         $ 220,441         $ 24,349   

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

        2.04 %(5)         2.03        2.01 %(5) 

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

        1.99 %(5)         1.99        1.99 %(5) 

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

        2.24 %(5)         2.46        4.71 %(5) 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

        (1.89 )%(5)         (1.98 )%         (1.99 )%(5) 

Portfolio turnover rate

        0.00 %(4)         0.00        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. Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(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 C 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 C SHARES  
     FOR THE
PERIOD ENDED
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
(UNAUDITED)(1)
 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

     

Net asset value, beginning of period

      $ 11.99   
     

 

 

 

Net investment loss(2)

                      (0.14

Net realized and unrealized gain from investments

        0.73   
     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

        0.59   
     

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

     

Net investment income

        (0.01

Net realized gains

          
     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

        (0.01
     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

      $ 12.57   
     

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

        4.96 %(4) 
     

 

 

 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

     

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

      $ 4,232   

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

        3.04 %(5) 

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

        2.99 %(5) 

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

        3.24 %(5) 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

        (2.89 )%(5) 

Portfolio turnover rate

        0.00 %(4) 

 

(1)

Inception date of Class C Shares of the Fund was October 6, 2015.

(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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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(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-three 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 A Shares, Class I 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. Class C Shares commenced investment operations on October 6, 2015.

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 83.023 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and fifty-seven 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.

The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

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 29, 2016, the net assets of the Subsidiary were $117,749,635, which represented 20.2% 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, provided such amount approximates fair 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:

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

 

 

• 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 29, 2016, 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 29, 2016

 

   

PRICE

 

   

INPUTS

 

   

INPUTS

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   $ 394,266,368      $ 394,266,368      $      $—

Commodity Contracts

        

Futures

     5,131,202        5,131,202            

Purchased Options

     82,320        82,320            

Equity Contracts

        

Futures

     1,039,767        1,039,767            

Foreign Exchange Contracts

        

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     7,859,745               7,859,745     

Futures

     1,942,239        1,942,239            

Purchased Options

     1,709,273        840,343        868,930     

Interest Rate Contracts

        

Futures

     8,697,041        8,697,041            

Purchased Options

     870,544        870,544            

 

Total Assets

   $ 421,598,499      $     412,869,824      $     8,728,675      $—

 

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

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

 

   

PRICE

 

   

INPUTS

 

   

INPUTS

 

 

Commodity Contracts

        

Futures

   $ (3,555,068   $ (3,555,068   $      $—

Equity Contracts

        

Futures

     (823,840     (823,840         

Foreign Exchange Contracts

        

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     (5,786,463            (5,786,463  

Futures

     (339,863     (339,863         

Written Options

     (904,690     (435,817     (468,873  

Interest Rate Contracts

        

Futures

     (2,588,571     (2,588,571         

 

Total Liabilities

   $ (13,998,495   $ (7,743,159   $ (6,255,336   $—

 

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.

 

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ABBEY CAPITAL FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

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 29, 2016, 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 options, forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts.

During the six months ended February 29, 2016, 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 and for the six months ended February 29, 2016.

The following table lists the fair values of the Fund’s derivative holdings as of February 29, 2016 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

   $       $ 870,544       $ 1,709,273       $ 82,320       $ 2,662,137   

 

 

Forward Contracts

 

Unrealized

appreciation on

forward foreign

currency contracts

                     7,859,745                 7,859,745   

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Payable:

Variation Margin

     1,039,767         8,697,041         1,942,239         5,131,202         16,810,249   

 

 

Total Value - Assets

     $         1,039,767       $         9,567,585       $         11,511,257       $         5,213,522       $         27,332,131   

 

 

 

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ABBEY CAPITAL FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

 

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

DERIVATIVE TYPE

 

 

LOCATION

 

  

CONTRACTS

 

   

CONTRACTS

 

   

CONTRACTS

 

   

CONTRACTS

 

   

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

Liability Derivatives

  

 

 

Written Options

 

Options written, at

value

   $                 —      $      $ (904,690   $      $ (904,690

 

 

Forward Contracts            

 

Unrealized

depreciation on

forward foreign currency contracts

                                —        (5,786,463            (5,786,463

 

 

Futures Contracts

 

Payable:

Variation Margin

     (823,840     (2,588,571     (339,863     (3,555,068     (7,307,342

 

 

Total Value - Liabilities

     $         (823,840   $           (2,588,571   $           (7,031,016   $           (3,555,068   $           (13,998,495

 

 

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 29, 2016, 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

     $                 —      $ 356,797      $ 917,181      $ 654,168      $ 1,928,146   

 

 

Futures Contracts

  

Net realized gain

(loss) from Futures

       (2,798,808     4,047,316        (2,920,393     12,810,483        11,138,598   

 

 

Forward Contracts

  

Net realized gain

(loss) from

Forward Foreign

Currency Contracts

                     (1,152,387            (1,152,387

 

 

Written Options

  

Net realized gain

(loss) from Written

Options

                       —        (1,357,852     (2,437,206     (1,220,560     (5,015,618

 

 
Total Realized Gain (Loss)         $         (2,798,808   $         3,046,261      $         (5,592,805   $         12,244,091      $         6,898,739   

 

 

 

30


ABBEY CAPITAL FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

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 29, 2016, 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

 

 

 

 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   

 

 

Purchased Options

  

Net change in

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation) from

Investments

     $       $ 187,523      $ 493,913      $ (97,678   $ 583,758   

 

 

Futures Contracts

  

Net change in

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation) from

Futures

       1,434,461         7,024,760        1,251,542        568,017        10,278,780   

 

 

Forward Contracts

  

Net change

in unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation) from

Forward Foreign

Currency Contracts

                                   —        1,874,539               1,874,539   

 

 

Written Options

  

Net change in

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation) from

Written Options

                           —         (39,112     (66,632     (32,626     (138,370

 

 

Total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

        $           1,434,461       $           7,173,171      $           3,553,362      $           437,713      $           12,598,707   

 

 

For the six months ended February 29, 2016, 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)
$2,595,433   $(1,112,099)   $1,357,263,102   $(708,222,748)   $(543,187,177)   $543,841,957

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.

 

31


ABBEY CAPITAL FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

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

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
Instruments

 

  
  

 

   
 

 

Collateral
Received

 

  
  

 

    
 

 

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

     $7,879,869         ($5,806,587     $—         $2,073,282        $5,806,587         ($5,806,587     $—         $—   

 

 

 

(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 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 continue 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.

 

32


ABBEY CAPITAL FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

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.

 

33


ABBEY CAPITAL FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

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.

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 29, 2016, all of the Fund’s written options are exchange-traded options.

 

34


ABBEY CAPITAL FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

The Fund had transactions in options written during the fiscal period ended February 29, 2016 as follows:.

 

     NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
    PREMIUMS
RECEIVED
 

Options outstanding at
August 31, 2015

     95,153,327      $ 1,131,083   

Options written

     112,035,036        3,181,817   

Options closed

     (27,862,938     (2,511,563

Options expired

     (101,365,425     (831,875
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding at
February 29, 2016

     77,960,000      $ 969,462   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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.

 

35


ABBEY CAPITAL FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(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 2.24%, 1.99% and 2.99% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A Shares, Class I 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 2.24%, 1.99% or 2.99%, as applicable: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes. With interest expense included, the Fund’s net expense ratios are 2.03% for Class I Shares ,2.28% for Class A Shares and 3.03% for Class C Shares, net of the expense limitation. Without the limitation arrangement the expense ratios are 2.46% for Class I Shares, 2.71% for Class A Shares and 3.46% for Class C Shares. 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 first three years the Advisory Agreement is in effect, the Fund’s Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for that year are less than 2.24%, 1.99% 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-month period ended February 29, 2016, investment advisory fees accrued and waived were $3,098,105 and $307,103, respectively. At February 29, 2016, the amount of potential recovery by the Adviser was as follows:

 

EXPIRATION
AUGUST 31,
2017
  AUGUST 31,
2018
  AUGUST 31,
2019
$94,261    $434,343    $307,103 

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, Trigon Investment Advisors, LLC and Conquest Capital, 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.

 

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ABBEY CAPITAL FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

3. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS 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 29, 2016 was $9,033. Certain employees of BNY Mellon serve as an Officer of the Company. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Company. Employees of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serve as President, Chief Compliance Officer and, effective January 1, 2016, Treasurer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the Fund paid $3,921 in officer fees.

4. INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES

For the six months ended February 29, 2016, 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 29, 2016, 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   

$397,493,581   $173,264   $(738,340)   $(565,076)

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, 2015, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

UNDISTRIBUTED
ORDINARY I NCOME

  UNDISTRIBUTED
LONG-TERM GAINS
  UNREALIZED
  DEPRECIATION  
  QUALIFIED
LATE-YEAR
LOSSES
  OTHER TEMPORARY
DIFFERENCES
$660,502   $—   $(4,985,548)   $—   $—

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.

 

37


ABBEY CAPITAL FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED) (CONCLUDED)

 

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, 2015, 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.

 

38


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.

APPROVAL OF ADVISORY AGREEMENTS AND TRADING ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

As required by the 1940 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 the approval of the trading advisory agreements among Abbey Capital, Abbey Capital Offshore Fund Limited (“ACOF”) and each of Conquest Capital Group LLC (“Conquest”), Harmonic Capital Partners LLP (“Harmonic”) and Cantab Partners LLP (“Cantab”) (collectively, the “Trading Advisers”) (the “Trading Advisory Agreements”), at meetings of the Board held on September 30, 2015, December 17, 2015, and February 24, 2016, respectively (collectively, the “Meetings”). At the Meetings, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, approved the Trading Advisory Agreements for initial periods ending August 16, 2016 for Cantab and Harmonic and August 16, 2017 for Conquest. The Board’s decision to approve the Trading Advisory Agreements reflects the exercise of its business judgment to approve the arrangements. In approving the Trading Advisory Agreements, the Board considered information provided by Abbey Capital and each of the Trading Advisers with the assistance and advice of counsel to the Independent Directors and the Company.

In considering the Trading Advisory Agreement between Abbey Capital, ACOF and each Trading Adviser with respect to the Fund, the Directors took into account all materials provided prior to and during the Meetings and at other meetings throughout the past year, the presentations made 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 the Trading Advisers; (ii) descriptions of the experience and qualifications of the personnel providing those services; (iii) the Trading Advisers’ investment philosophies and processes; (iv) the Trading Advisers’ assets under management and client descriptions; (v) the Trading Advisers’ soft dollar commissions and trade allocation policies, including information on the types of research and services obtained in connection with soft dollar commissions; (vi) the Trading Advisers’ advisory fee arrangements with the Company and other similarly managed clients, as applicable; (vii) the Trading Advisers’ compliance procedures; and (viii) the Trading Advisers’ financial information and insurance coverage. The Directors concluded that each Trading Adviser had substantial resources to provide services to the Fund.

The Directors considered the nature, extent, and quality of services to be provided by each Trading Adviser. The Directors also considered the fees payable to each Trading Adviser under the proposed Trading Advisory Agreements. In this regard, the Directors noted that the fees for the Trading Advisers were payable by Abbey Capital.

After reviewing the information regarding the Trading Advisers’ costs, profitability and economies of scale, and after considering the services to be provided by the Trading Advisers, the Directors concluded that the trading advisory fees to be paid by Abbey Capital to each Trading Adviser were fair and reasonable and that the Trading Advisory Agreements should be approved for initial periods ending August 16, 2016 for Cantab and Harmonic and August 16, 2017 for Conquest.

 

39


 

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

225 Liberty 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 19103-6996

ABB-SAR16


LOGO

ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

of

The RBB Fund, Inc.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

February 29, 2016

(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 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended February 29, 2016  
      Six  Months      One Year      Since
Inception*
 

Altair Smaller Companies Fund

     -11.52%          -12.84%          -4.68%    

Russell 2000® Index**

     -10.16%          -14.97%          -2.81%    

 

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 (844) 261-6482.

The Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses, as stated in the current prospectus dated December 31, 2015, is 1.15% of average daily net assets. This ratio may differ from the actual expenses incurred by the Fund for the period covered by this report.

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.

 

1


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 six-month period from September 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016 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. 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.

 

  

 

     Beginning Account Value    Ending Account Value    Expenses Paid
     September 1, 2015    February 29, 2016    During Period*

Actual

   $1,000.00    $      884.80    $5.39

Hypothetical

(5% return before expenses)

  

  1,000.00

  

    1,019.14

  

  5.77

 

 

 

*

Expenses equal to the Fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio of 1.15% for the Fund, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days (182) in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 366 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 of -11.52%.

 

2


ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

    

    

 

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

 

Security Type/Sector        % of Net           

Classification

   Assets          Value        

COMMON STOCKS:

     

Commercial Services

   7.7%    $ 14,525,901   

Retail

   7.0          13,250,805   

Banks

   6.2          11,757,187   

Computers

   5.5          10,432,351   

Software

   5.0          9,539,569   

Internet

   4.1          7,815,543   

Semiconductors

   3.7          7,062,123   

Telecommunications

   3.6          6,838,295   

Healthcare-Products

   3.4          6,527,849   

Diversified Financial Services

   2.7          5,149,468   

Pharmaceuticals

   2.7          5,130,857   

Food

   2.5          4,737,673   

Transportation

   2.4          4,512,549   

Insurance

   2.4          4,506,869   

Biotechnology

   2.3          4,353,013   

Electronics

   2.2          4,195,523   

REITS

   2.1          3,915,128   

Healthcare-Services

   2.1          3,905,948   

Building Materials

   2.0          3,705,215   

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   1.9          3,640,762   

Oil & Gas

   1.7          3,299,606   

Aerospace/Defense

   1.5          2,795,121   

Chemicals

   1.4          2,650,336   

Entertainment

   1.4          2,597,962   

Electrical Components & Equipment

   1.3          2,389,344   

Auto Parts & Equipment

   1.2          2,303,579   

Home Furnishings

   1.2          2,201,298   

Engineering & Construction

   1.1          2,131,081   

Apparel

   1.1          2,078,532   

Machinery-Diversified

   0.9          1,642,648   

Beverages

   0.8          1,478,989   

Textiles

   0.7          1,421,125   
Security Type/Sector        % of Net        

Classification

   Assets         Value      

Mining

       0.7 %     $ 1,408,500  

Airlines

       0.7         1,384,699  

Savings & Loans

       0.7         1,383,631  

Oil & Gas Services

       0.7         1,374,900  

Metal Fabricate/Hardware

       0.7         1,317,693  

Lodging

       0.6         1,226,355  

Leisure Time

       0.6         1,188,076  

Gas

       0.6         1,083,472  

Housewares

       0.6         1,069,109  

Home Builders

       0.6         1,045,781  

Media

       0.5         1,009,362  

Household Products / Wares

       0.5         927,266  

Investment Companies

       0.5         925,178  

Environmental Control

       0.3         559,421  

Water

       0.3         548,236  

Packaging & Containers

       0.3         512,402  

Hand / Machine Tools

       0.3         480,842  

Real Estate

       0.2         459,807  

Office Furnishings

       0.2         358,214  

Electric

       0.2         332,913  

Distribution/Wholesale

       0.1         281,246  

Energy-Alternate Sources

       0.1         264,721  

Agriculture

       0.1         170,421  

Forest Products & Paper

       0.1         152,187  

Trucking & Leasing

       0.0         82,000  

Storage / Warehousing

       0.0         76,448  

Cosmetics/Personal Care

       0.0         57,935  

Iron / Steel

       0.0         40,452  

Advertising

       0.0         12  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

       4.0               7,531,339  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       100.0 %     $ 189,744,867  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

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 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 96.0%

     

Advertising — 0.0%

     

Journal Media Group, Inc.

     1           $ 12   
     

 

 

 

Aerospace/Defense — 1.5%

     

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.*

     21,240             329,857   

Aerovironment, Inc.*

     9,215             229,269   

Cubic Corp.

     15,447             542,808   

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

     2,004             141,462   

HEICO Corp.

     7,041             404,928   

Kaman Corp.

     2,787             122,461   

KLX, Inc.*

     26,764             749,124   

Mantech International Corp., Class A

     2,301             67,028   

National Presto Industries, Inc.

     728             59,259   

Orbital ATK, Inc.

     1,778             148,925   
     

 

 

 
              2,795,121   
     

 

 

 

Agriculture — 0.1%

     

Andersons, Inc., (The)

     3,403             91,371   

Universal Corp.

     1,451             79,050   
     

 

 

 
        170,421   
     

 

 

 

Airlines — 0.7%

     

Allegiant Travel Co.

     3,018             494,590   

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

     15,068             294,730   

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

     2,251             96,838   

SkyWest, Inc.

     27,620             498,541   
     

 

 

 
        1,384,699   
     

 

 

 

Apparel — 1.1%

     

Cherokee, Inc.*

     17,492             297,714   

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*

     3,260             171,965   

Iconix Brand Group, Inc.*

     6,117             53,218   

Lakeland Industries, Inc.*

     30,477             363,286   

Oxford Industries, Inc.

     1,003             72,848   

Rocky Brands, Inc.

     33,660             387,427   

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

     6,336             208,581   

Steven Madden Ltd.*

     3,222             113,414   

Superior Uniform Group, Inc.

     17,022             302,140   

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

     5,702             107,939   
     

 

 

 
        2,078,532   
     

 

 

 

Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.2%

  

  

Motorcar Parts Of America, Inc.*

     40,025             1,380,862   

Spartan Motors, Inc.

     90,640             325,398   

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

     7,217             217,304   

Superior Industries International, Inc.

     2,532             50,007   

Unique Fabricating, Inc.

     30,613             330,008   
     

 

 

 
        2,303,579   
     

 

 

 
     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Banks — 6.2%

     

1st Source Corp.

     9,059           $       275,850   

American River Bankshares*

     50,720             522,416   

Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

     29,602             385,128   

Bank Of Commerce Holdings

     69,530             413,008   

Bank Of The Ozarks, Inc.

     7,794             294,925   

BankUnited, Inc.

     11,983             384,894   

Banner Corp.

     1,722             68,381   

BBCN Bancorp, Inc.

     8,040             115,052   

BNC Bancorp

     8,398             170,311   

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

     14,098             148,875   

Cardinal Financial Corp.

     1,613             31,066   

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

     1,574             31,370   

City Holding Co.

     4,208             185,447   

CoBiz Financial, Inc.

     19,947             216,425   

Community Bank System, Inc.

     1,997             73,949   

CU Bancorp*

     12,021             263,019   

CVB Financial Corp.

     8,715             135,344   

Farmers National Banc Corp.

     31,590             268,515   

FCB Financial Holdings, Inc., Class A*

     13,287             398,743   

First BanCorp (Puerto Rico)*

     46,257             123,969   

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A

     899             210,483   

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

     11,374             97,703   

First Financial Bancorp

     7,350             123,259   

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

     6,581             173,804   

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

     3,879             92,398   

Home BancShares, Inc.

     5,717             225,936   

Horizon Bancorp In

     14,300             346,060   

Independent Bank Corp.

     1,100             47,520   

Live Oak Bancshares, Inc.

     14,785             195,753   

MB Financial, Inc.

     6,569             200,486   

MidSouth Bancorp, Inc.

     35,260             241,178   

National Penn Bancshares, Inc.

     10,089             112,291   

Northrim Bancorp, Inc.

     9,450             228,501   

Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.

     23,350             410,726   

Pacific Continental Corp.

     34,600             534,224   

Pacific Mercantile Bancorp*

     79,400             550,242   

Park Sterling Corp.

     91,100             567,553   

People’s Utah Bancorp

     26,860             408,272   

Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc.

     35,740             553,970   

PrivateBancorp, Inc.

     2,852             97,995   

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

     2,081             52,483   

Southside Bancshares, Inc.

     4,193             98,200   

Suffolk Bancorp

     7,040             170,579   

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

     1,396             45,133   

 

 

 

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

 

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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Banks — (Continued)

     

Tompkins Financial Corp.

     1,660           $ 93,740   

TrustCo Bank Corp.

     17,124             98,805   

UMB Financial Corp.

     3,746             183,966   

United Bankshares, Inc. Wv

     5,281             185,046   

United Community Banks, Inc.

     3,164             54,769   

Webster Financial Corp.

     10,427             350,451   

Western Alliance Bancorp*

     13,667             406,183   

Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.

     9,430             92,791   
     

 

 

 
              11,757,187   
     

 

 

 

Beverages — 0.8%

     

DavidsTea, Inc. (Canada)*

     16,068             167,911   

Farmer Brothers Co.*

     21,549             568,032   

Primo Water Corp.*

     50,847             473,386   

Reed’s, Inc.*

     53,398             269,660   
     

 

 

 
        1,478,989   
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 2.3%

     

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.*

     3,042             99,504   

ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     656             21,687   

Blueprint Medicines Corp.*

     17,872             309,722   

Cambrex Corp.*

     1,146             44,201   

Dermira, Inc.*

     1,932             44,552   

Dynavax Technologies Corp.*

     8,404             135,472   

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*

     2,245             75,948   

Exelixis, Inc.*

     25,262             91,954   

Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.*

     14,599             475,489   

KemPharm, Inc.*

     15,461             252,169   

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     1,187             109,536   

Loxo Oncology, Inc.*

     18,225             342,448   

MacroGenics, Inc.*

     4,497             71,862   

Medicines Co. (The)*

     4,827             155,236   

NeoGenomics, Inc.*

     226,056             1,439,977   

Otonomy, Inc.*

     13,304             168,562   

Pfenex, Inc.*

     21,603             154,245   

Repligen Corp.*

     1,847             47,523   

Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.*

     21,064             107,848   

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     6,297             28,462   

Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     84,894             63,670   

Veracyte, Inc.*

     17,113             112,946   
     

 

 

 
        4,353,013   
     

 

 

 

Building Materials — 2.0%

     

AAON, Inc.

     2,382             59,074   

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

     9,949             397,264   

Aspen Aerogels, Inc.*

     43,865             160,107   

Drew Industries, Inc.

     1,629             98,050   

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*

     21,959             542,717   

Griffon Corp.

     24,086             357,918   

Headwaters, Inc.*

     4,288             75,555   

LSI Industries, Inc.

     18,167             196,204   
     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Building Materials — (Continued)

  

  

Patrick Industries, Inc.*

     16,338           $ 721,976   

PGT, Inc.*

     14,825             146,619   

Quanex Building Products Corp.

     2,595             44,686   

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

     2,069             70,222   

Summit Materials, Inc.,
Class A*

     12,387             226,187   

Trex Co., Inc.*

     1,373             59,135   

Universal Forest Products, Inc.

     2,701             207,221   

US Concrete, Inc.*

     6,368             342,280   
     

 

 

 
        3,705,215   
     

 

 

 

Chemicals — 1.4%

     

A Schulman, Inc.

     3,625             89,501   

Aceto Corp.

     6,735             144,466   

Balchem Corp.

     1,612             101,991   

Chemours Co., (The)

     13,402             68,752   

Codexis, Inc.*

     69,438             281,918   

Hawkins, Inc.

     7,480             239,210   

HB Fuller Co.

     4,743             182,558   

Innophos Holdings, Inc.

     2,039             59,090   

KMG Chemicals, Inc.

     18,310             392,750   

Koppers Holdings, Inc.*

     2,012             35,290   

Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.*

     2,728             46,840   

Landec Corp.*

     86,599             873,784   

Stepan Co.

     2,701             134,186   
     

 

 

 
              2,650,336   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 7.7%

     

ABM Industries, Inc.

     3,179             99,821   

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*

     22,694             645,190   

ARC Document Solutions, Inc.*

     101,380             354,830   

Barrett Business Services, Inc.

     20,260             707,884   

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

     14,035             387,366   

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*

     5,436             344,479   

Brink’s Co. (The)

     7,542             220,603   

Capella Education Co.

     1,954             90,353   

Cardtronics, Inc.*

     1,985             66,934   

CorVel Corp.*

     1,091             45,266   

CRA International, Inc.*

     20,520             404,654   

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*

     25,740             319,433   

Electro Rent Corp.

     36,940             350,191   

ExamWorks Group, Inc.*

     4,429             128,884   

Green Dot Corp., Class A*

     4,948             102,226   

Hackett Group, Inc. (The)

     39,832             553,665   

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

     12,881             457,018   

HealthEquity, Inc.*

     1,801             37,497   

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.

     1,425             133,266   

 

 

 

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

 

5


ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Commercial Services — (Continued)

  

  

Heidrick & Struggles

     

International, Inc.

     5,696           $ 133,799   

HMS Holdings Corp.*

     9,256             121,902   

INC Research Holdings, Inc., Class A*

     9,254             367,199   

Insperity, Inc.

     20,063             952,792   

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A

     28,112             484,370   

Korn/Ferry International

     14,635             415,927   

LendingTree, Inc.*

     8,443             746,108   

Liberty Tax, Inc.

     16,450             279,321   

Matthews International Corp., Class A

     1,608             76,171   

Medifast, Inc.

     16,546             502,171   

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

     1,672             114,315   

Navigant Consulting, Inc.*

     3,071             46,618   

Nord Anglia Education, Inc. (Cayman Islands)*

     17,865             346,402   

Nutrisystem, Inc.

     9,156             186,325   

NV5 Holdings, Inc.*

     21,550             471,514   

On Assignment, Inc.*

     14,087             465,012   

PAREXEL International Corp.*

     2,105             123,542   

Paylocity Holding Corp.*

     6,987             206,955   

PFSweb, Inc.*

     59,585             769,838   

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

     5,965             76,173   

Resources Connection, Inc.

     1,044             14,480   

ServiceSource International, Inc.*

     95,527             387,840   

SP Plus Corp.*

     38,864             970,434   

Strayer Education, Inc.*

     779             35,156   

TrueBlue, Inc.*

     2,912             66,830   

Viad Corp.

     18,918             536,514   

Weight Watchers International, Inc.*

     15,177             178,633   
     

 

 

 
              14,525,901   
     

 

 

 

Computers — 5.5%

     

Astro-Med, Inc.

     18,890             253,315   

CACI International, Inc.,
Class A*

     1,145             110,630   

Computer Services, Inc.

     16,069             577,841   

Computer Task Group, Inc.

     37,581             177,758   

Cray, Inc.*

     12,761             541,194   

CSRA, Inc.

     13,578             352,349   

Datalink Corp.*

     92,300             660,868   

Digimarc Corp.*

     10,621             321,498   

Electronics For Imaging, Inc.*

     1,897             75,140   

Engility Holdings, Inc.*

     2,262             32,822   

ExlService Holdings, Inc.*

     21,324             1,004,147   

Globant S.A. (Luxembourg)*

     21,306             657,290   

Icad, Inc.*

     58,343             260,793   
     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Computers — (Continued)

  

  

Insight Enterprises, Inc.*

     1,472           $ 38,419   

Kornit Digital Ltd. (Israel)*

     22,805             264,538   

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

     7,370             318,531   

Luxoft Holding, Inc. (Virgin Islands, British)*

     2,547             129,286   

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

     9,848             544,200   

Mattersight Corp.*

     27,189             137,576   

MAXIMUS, Inc.

     1,853             91,112   

Maxwell Technologies, Inc.*

     29,956             171,648   

Mercury Systems, Inc.*

     44,574             728,339   

Mitek Systems, Inc.*

     138,177             714,375   

MTS Systems Corp.

     1,657             91,052   

Quantum Corp.*

     435,170             221,937   

Radisys Corp.*

     233,730             603,023   

Super Micro Computer, Inc.*

     3,359             109,067   

Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*

     1,995             60,788   

Synaptics, Inc.*

     2,264             183,859   

TeleTech Holdings, Inc.

     3,501             96,978   

Vocera Communications, Inc.*

     47,431             656,919   

Xplore Technologies Corp.*

     61,112             245,059   
     

 

 

 
              10,432,351   
     

 

 

 

Cosmetics/Personal Care — 0.0%

  

  

Inter Parfums, Inc.

     2,289             57,935   
     

 

 

 

Distribution/Wholesale — 0.1%

  

  

Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.

     529             38,950   

Pool Corp.

     2,106             169,049   

ScanSource, Inc.*

     1,959             73,247   
     

 

 

 
        281,246   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 2.7%

  

  

Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc., Class B*

     27,528             931,548   

Encore Capital Group, Inc.*

     1,854             43,105   

Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A

     8,855             413,263   

Financial Engines, Inc.

     2,244             54,754   

FNFV Group*

     101,573             1,032,997   

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

     3,628             83,662   

Hennessy Advisors, Inc.

     15,299             388,748   

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., Class A

     3,063             104,663   

Investment Technology Group, Inc.

     3,420             62,654   

JMP Group, LLC

     46,300             231,500   

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     5,907             699,743   

Piper Jaffray Cos*

     1,366             57,850   

Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc., Class A

     20,822             227,376   

WageWorks, Inc.*

     11,479             552,943   

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.

     5,337             264,662   
     

 

 

 
        5,149,468   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

6


ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Electric — 0.2%

  

  

ALLETE, Inc.

     4,232           $ 224,381   

Avista Corp.

     1,395             52,731   

El Paso Electric Co.

     1,366             55,801   
     

 

 

 
        332,913   
     

 

 

 

Electrical Components & Equipment — 1.3%

  

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*

     2,466             73,561   

Encore Wire Corp.

     1,956             70,690   

EnerSys

     3,171             162,863   

Insteel Industries, Inc.

     29,410             769,954   

Littelfuse, Inc.

     1,079             122,596   

Powell Industries, Inc.

     5,194             137,485   

PowerSecure International, Inc.*

     24,960             464,256   

Research Frontiers, Inc.*

     36,964             171,143   

SL Industries, Inc.*

     9,750             329,550   

Universal Display Corp.*

     1,826             87,246   
     

 

 

 
              2,389,344   
     

 

 

 

Electronics — 2.2%

  

  

Brady Corp., Class A

     2,928             76,509   

Coherent, Inc.*

     5,080             429,768   

ESCO Technologies, Inc.

     1,022             36,475   

FARO Technologies, Inc.*

     1,733             55,543   

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     10,978             339,879   

II-VI, Inc.*

     3,812             83,673   

IMAX Corp. (Canada)*

     11,360             335,234   

Itron, Inc.*

     4,655             185,455   

Ituran Location And Control Ltd. (Israel)

     22,201             375,641   

Methode Electronics, Inc.

     1,987             56,769   

Napco Security Technologies, Inc.*

     51,481             320,212   

Newport Corp.*

     3,526             80,287   

Plexus Corp.*

     2,641             96,106   

Rogers Corp.*

     1,868             99,789   

Sanmina Corp.*

     6,648             136,949   

TASER International, Inc.*

     12,835             248,742   

Tech Data Corp.*

     8,290             583,699   

ZAGG, Inc.*

     62,840             654,793   
     

 

 

 
        4,195,523   
     

 

 

 

Energy-Alternate Sources — 0.1%

  

  

REX American Resources Corp.*

     5,242             264,721   
     

 

 

 

Engineering & Construction — 1.1%

  

  

Aegion Corp.*

     5,582             101,090   

Argan, Inc.

     16,225             523,581   

Comfort Systems Usa, Inc.

     20,839             584,534   

Dycom Industries, Inc.*

     2,682             152,794   

EMCOR Group, Inc.

     4,741             217,470   

Exponent, Inc.

     1,390             64,899   
     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Engineering & Construction — (Continued)

  

MYR Group, Inc.*

     3,312           $ 74,288   

Sterling Construction Co., Inc.*

     62,850             339,390   

TopBuild Corp.*

     2,707             73,035   
     

 

 

 
        2,131,081   
     

 

 

 

Entertainment — 1.4%

  

Carmike Cinemas, Inc.*

     24,000             526,560   

International Speedway Corp., Class A

     28,578             985,655   

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.

     828             50,135   

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.*

     3,069             88,725   

Scientific Games Corp., Class A, Class A*

     6,167             52,481   

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.

     49,442             894,406   
     

 

 

 
              2,597,962   
     

 

 

 

Environmental Control — 0.3%

  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

     3,198             88,041   

US Ecology, Inc.

     12,740             471,380   
     

 

 

 
        559,421   
     

 

 

 

Food — 2.5%

  

B&G Foods, Inc.

     4,803             166,136   

Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc.*

     21,785             398,666   

Calavo Growers, Inc.

     7,247             388,149   

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

     1,158             61,814   

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

     8,943             80,576   

Diamond Foods, Inc.*

     1,830             68,735   

Fresh Market, Inc. (The)*

     41,630             960,404   

Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A

     17,096             576,648   

J&J Snack Foods Corp.

     681             75,448   

John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

     4,403             306,449   

Lifeway Foods, Inc.*

     31,140             351,571   

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

     1,371             125,117   

Smart & Final Stores, Inc.*

     23,209             377,146   

Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.

     3,587             117,331   

SpartanNash Co.

     1,510             41,449   

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

     13,740             424,016   

Village Super Market, Inc., Class A

     8,224             218,018   
     

 

 

 
        4,737,673   
     

 

 

 

Forest Products & Paper — 0.1%

  

Clearwater Paper Corp.*

     1,300             52,871   

Neenah Paper, Inc.

     743             44,996   

PH Glatfelter Co.

     2,957             54,320   
     

 

 

 
        152,187   
     

 

 

 

Gas — 0.6%

  

Laclede Group, Inc. (The)

     5,337             349,680   

New Jersey Resources Corp.

     2,340             81,011   

Northwest Natural Gas Co.

     2,390             119,237   

 

 

 

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

 

7


ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Gas — (Continued)

  

  

Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc.

     5,397           $ 320,636   

South Jersey Industries, Inc.

     4,502             114,576   

Southwest Gas Corp.

     1,612             98,332   
     

 

 

 
              1,083,472   
     

 

 

 

Hand / Machine Tools — 0.3%

  

  

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

     1,615             48,208   

Hardinge, Inc.

     48,830             432,634   
     

 

 

 
        480,842   
     

 

 

 

Healthcare-Products — 3.4%

  

  

ABIOMED, Inc.*

     1,897             151,779   

Affymetrix, Inc.*

     7,183             100,849   

Alpha Pro Tech Ltd.*

     118,190             196,195   

Analogic Corp.

     569             42,664   

AtriCure, Inc.*

     30,475             504,971   

Avinger, Inc.*

     21,299             328,644   

Cantel Medical Corp.

     1,814             115,425   

Cerus Corp.*

     67,233             329,442   

ConforMIS, Inc.*

     14,921             135,930   

CONMED Corp.

     935             37,157   

Cynosure, Inc., Class A*

     1,507             61,290   

Digirad Corp.

     73,503             382,951   

Entellus Medical, Inc.*

     11,452             183,347   

Glaukos Corp.*

     12,434             204,664   

Greatbatch, Inc.*

     1,240             46,872   

Haemonetics Corp.*

     2,669             85,622   

ICU Medical, Inc.*

     578             53,118   

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*

     1,544             94,740   

Intersect ENT, Inc.*

     6,356             114,916   

Invacare Corp.

     2,648             32,067   

Invuity, Inc.*

     15,055             110,353   

K2M Group Holdings, Inc.*

     6,168             73,029   

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

     37,079             546,174   

Luminex Corp.*

     1,882             35,156   

Masimo Corp.*

     3,409             128,997   

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.

     4,835             97,425   

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*

     2,635             49,564   

MiMedx Group, Inc.*

     7,347             60,466   

NanoString Technologies, Inc.*

     27,194             327,416   

Natus Medical, Inc.*

     1,325             48,124   

NuVasive, Inc.*

     2,621             109,558   

TransEnterix, Inc.*

     28,525             91,565   

Trinity Biotech PLC, SP ADR (Ireland)*

     33,750             331,088   

Vascular Solutions, Inc.*

     6,566             197,374   

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     10,498             651,086   

Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.*

     20,314             467,831   
     

 

 

 
        6,527,849   
     

 

 

 
     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Healthcare-Services — 2.1%

  

  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*

     3,107           $ 172,159   

Addus HomeCare Corp.*

     14,807             336,119   

Air Methods Corp.*

     19,189             697,136   

Almost Family, Inc.*

     9,240             348,902   

Amedisys, Inc.*

     2,217             81,453   

Amsurg Corp.*

     8,140             553,927   

Cancer Genetics, Inc.*

     5,100             11,220   

Chemed Corp.

     621             79,798   

Ensign Group, Inc. (The)

     1,860             38,149   

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.

     3,115             32,739   

LHC Group, Inc.*

     12,276             437,394   

Magellan Health, Inc.*

     1,789             112,680   

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

     2,020             125,321   

Providence Service Corp.
(The)*

     927             44,042   

Psychemedics Corp.

     24,410             309,275   

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.*

     12,969             525,634   
     

 

 

 
              3,905,948   
     

 

 

 

Home Builders — 0.6%

  

  

Cavco Industries, Inc.*

     6,379             517,592   

Installed Building Products, Inc.*

     7,682             171,616   

Meritage Homes Corp.*

     1,017             33,022   

UCP, Inc., Class A*

     37,040             225,574   

Winnebago Industries, Inc.

     5,231             97,977   
     

 

 

 
        1,045,781   
     

 

 

 

Home Furnishings — 1.2%

  

  

American Woodmark Corp.*

     10,190             695,875   

Daktronics, Inc.

     17,890             126,482   

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

     1,908             54,435   

Hooker Furniture Corp.

     17,394             555,216   

iRobot Corp.*

     968             30,337   

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

     2,225             54,179   

Skullcandy, Inc.*

     56,701             200,722   

Universal Electronics, Inc.*

     9,109             484,052   
     

 

 

 
        2,201,298   
     

 

 

 

Household Products / Wares — 0.5%

  

  

Acme United Corp.

     16,512             252,303   

SodaStream International Ltd. (Israel)*

     31,070             463,875   

Tumi Holdings, Inc.*

     5,247             103,628   

WD-40 Co.

     995             107,460   
     

 

 

 
        927,266   
     

 

 

 

Housewares — 0.6%

  

  

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

     39,860             476,726   

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., (The) Class A

     5,495             379,265   

Toro Co. (The)

     2,674             213,118   
     

 

 

 
        1,069,109   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

8


ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Insurance — 2.4%

     

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG (Switzerland)

     18,360           $ 594,680   

American National Insurance Co.

     5,650             574,436   

Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. (Cayman Islands)*

     19,780             355,447   

Conifer Holdings, Inc.*

     56,820             355,125   

eHealth, Inc.*

     30,538             308,128   

Employers Holdings, Inc.

     3,729             103,517   

HCI Group, Inc.

     2,125             74,672   

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

     2,570             79,182   

Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.

     1,164             87,021   

ProAssurance Corp.

     2,565             126,480   

RLI Corp.

     1,478             92,774   

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

     1,077             59,569   

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

     3,866             129,820   

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     2,126             41,500   

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. (Bermuda)

     1,988             1,524,518   
     

 

 

 
              4,506,869   
     

 

 

 

Internet — 4.1%

     

8X8, Inc.*

     62,288             724,409   

Autobytel, Inc.*

     20,079             385,517   

Boingo Wireless, Inc.*

     36,557             262,114   

ePlus, Inc.*

     8,508             638,866   

HealthStream, Inc.*

     15,564             321,708   

j2 Global, Inc.

     2,243             163,918   

magicJack VocalTec Ltd. (Israel)*

     64,520             498,094   

Marketo, Inc.*

     8,173             137,879   

Match Group, Inc.*

     24,532             267,153   

NIC, Inc.

     3,334             58,645   

Q2 Holdings, Inc.*

     8,532             172,944   

Quinstreet, Inc.*

     39,325             116,795   

Quotient Technology, Inc.*

     24,377             212,080   

Reis, Inc.

     17,428             386,379   

Rightside Group Ltd.*

     23,261             198,649   

RingCentral, Inc., Class A*

     45,707             845,579   

Shopify, Inc., Class A (Canada)*

     19,382             433,769   

Stamps.Com, Inc.*

     8,398             995,415   

TheStreet, Inc.

     93,918             84,526   

WebMD Health Corp.*

     6,749             374,300   

Zendesk, Inc.*

     19,565             358,040   

Zix Corp.*

     44,803             178,764   
     

 

 

 
        7,815,543   
     

 

 

 

Investment Companies — 0.5%

  

Acacia Research Corp.

     81,290             256,876   

Capital Southwest Corp.

     27,931             391,034   
     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Investment Companies — (Continued)

  

  

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd.

     24,537           $ 277,268   
     

 

 

 
        925,178   
     

 

 

 

Iron / Steel — 0.0%

     

AK Steel Holding Corp.*

     14,144             40,452   
     

 

 

 

Leisure Time — 0.6%

     

Arctic Cat, Inc.

     11,240             196,475   

Callaway Golf Co.

     4,678             41,587   

MCBC Holdings, Inc.*

     13,298             176,597   

Nautilus, Inc.*

     18,421             311,131   

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A*

     32,260             462,286   
     

 

 

 
        1,188,076   
     

 

 

 

Lodging — 0.6%

     

Belmond Ltd., Class A (Bermuda)*

     10,812             99,362   

Boyd Gaming Corp.*

     4,776             82,720   

Interval Leisure Group, Inc.

     4,210             54,519   

Marcus Corp. (The)

     15,513             289,783   

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.*

     19,659             395,539   

Red Lion Hotels Corp.*

     41,251             304,432   
     

 

 

 
              1,226,355   
     

 

 

 

Machinery-Diversified — 0.9%

     

Albany International Corp., Class A

     934             34,203   

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

     1,045             40,232   

Briggs & Stratton Corp.

     4,802             102,139   

Chart Industries, Inc.*

     1,709             34,471   

Columbus Mckinnon Corp.

     15,570             215,644   

Hurco Cos, Inc.

     15,620             405,339   

Manitex International, Inc.*

     50,080             255,408   

SPX FLOW, Inc.*

     10,543             197,470   

Tennant Co.

     948             44,120   

Twin Disc, Inc.

     36,090             313,622   
     

 

 

 
        1,642,648   
     

 

 

 

Media — 0.5%

     

EW Scripps Co., Class A (The),Class A

     3,165             54,628   

Gannett Co., Inc.

     9,737             148,587   

Gray Television, Inc.*

     25,244             291,316   

Scholastic Corp.

     1,251             43,823   

Tribune Media Co., Class A

     13,120             471,008   
     

 

 

 
        1,009,362   
     

 

 

 

Metal Fabricate/Hardware — 0.7%

  

CIRCOR International, Inc.

     889             35,640   

Dynamic Materials Corp.

     75,009             414,800   

Lawson Products, Inc.*

     5,049             81,996   

Mueller Industries, Inc.

     4,223             110,727   

 

 

 

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

 

9


ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Metal Fabricate/Hardware — (Continued)

  

NN, Inc.

     24,930           $ 316,112   

Northwest Pipe Co.*

     32,650             336,295   

TimkenSteel Corp.

     2,862             22,123   
     

 

 

 
        1,317,693   
     

 

 

 

Mining — 0.7%

     

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.

     22,692             493,097   

Century Aluminum Co.*

     22,999             164,443   

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

     1,268             97,141   

Materion Corp.

     1,920             50,074   

Stillwater Mining Co.*

     8,970             75,258   

United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.

     5,566             296,000   

US Silica Holdings, Inc.

     12,115             232,487   
     

 

 

 
              1,408,500   
     

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 1.9%

  

Actuant Corp., Class A

     4,632             108,435   

Blount International, Inc.*

     75,360             730,992   

EnPro Industries, Inc.

     2,498             129,596   

Fabrinet (Cayman Islands)*

     33,579             958,680   

Federal Signal Corp.

     4,299             50,986   

Harsco Corp.

     5,317             20,151   

Hexcel Corp.

     4,288             177,223   

Hillenbrand, Inc.

     2,960             83,235   

John Bean Technologies Corp.

     2,493             131,132   

Lydall, Inc.*

     20,485             593,041   

Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.*

     21,427             543,389   

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

     1,620             113,902   
     

 

 

 
        3,640,762   
     

 

 

 

Office Furnishings — 0.2%

     

Interface, Inc.

     5,654             89,899   

Kimball International, Inc., Class B

     25,481             268,315   
     

 

 

 
        358,214   
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas — 1.7%

     

Atwood Oceanics, Inc.

     28,400             195,392   

Energen Corp.

     4,220             111,746   

Evolution Petroleum Corp.

     80,461             347,592   

Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.*

     118,870             282,911   

Murphy USA, Inc.*

     11,999             764,216   

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*

     3,679             72,476   

Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A*

     23,358             429,320   

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A

     11,330             342,166   

PDC Energy, Inc.*

     9,963             499,246   

QEP Resources, Inc.

     26,080             254,541   
     

 

 

 
        3,299,606   
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Services — 0.7%

     

Bristow Group, Inc.

     6,476             98,500   

CARBO Ceramics, Inc.

     1,765             35,282   
     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Oil & Gas Services — (Continued)

  

Dawson Geophysical Co.*

     58,588           $ 199,785   

Flotek Industries, Inc.*

     2,953             21,498   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

     17,356             67,688   

Matrix Service Co.*

     2,352             43,253   

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.*

     29,364             530,314   

Newpark Resources, Inc.*

     16,065             59,922   

PHI, Inc., Non Voting Shares*

     6,007             109,568   

Profire Energy, Inc.*

     178,490             140,365   

TETRA Technologies, Inc.*

     13,636             68,725   
     

 

 

 
              1,374,900   
     

 

 

 

Packaging & Containers — 0.3%

  

AEP Industries, Inc.

     6,510             512,402   
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 2.7%

     

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     1,406             24,268   

Akorn, Inc.*

     13,520             359,497   

Anika Therapeutics, Inc.*

     1,077             48,605   

Chiasma, Inc.*

     18,020             177,857   

Depomed, Inc.*

     2,634             40,248   

DexCom, Inc.*

     3,074             199,994   

Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.*

     11,167             397,769   

Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     1,236             35,090   

Flexion Therapeutics, Inc.*

     20,820             196,853   

Foamix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Israel)*

     39,112             224,112   

Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.*

     7,560             112,871   

Heron Therapeutics, Inc.*

     4,535             72,016   

Impax Laboratories, Inc.*

     13,204             431,639   

Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     28,859             117,745   

Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.*

     6,524             183,455   

Lannett Co., Inc.*

     3,109             78,222   

Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.*

     7,827             165,071   

MyoKardia, Inc.*

     17,894             127,047   

Nektar Therapeutics*

     7,708             86,098   

Neogen Corp.*

     2,076             102,243   

Nevro Corp.*

     4,686             269,914   

PharMerica Corp.*

     2,116             48,901   

PRA Health Sciences, Inc.*

     5,704             246,242   

Premier, Inc., Class A*

     10,422             338,923   

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.*

     4,121             201,517   

Revance Therapeutics, Inc.*

     4,702             83,155   

Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     3,432             48,666   

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.*

     23,105             139,554   

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     16,350             205,029   

uniQure NV (Netherlands)*

     18,765             263,273   

Vitae Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     11,626             104,983   
     

 

 

 
        5,130,857   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

10


ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Real Estate — 0.2%

  

Farmland Partners, Inc.

     27,757           $ 304,217   

HFF, Inc., Class A

     1,536             38,446   

Marcus & Millichap, Inc.*

     5,160             115,016   

RMR Group, Inc., (The) Class A*

     94             2,128   
     

 

 

 
        459,807   
     

 

 

 

REITS — 2.1%

     

Acadia Realty Trust

     3,764             124,400   

Agree Realty Corp.

     1,641             60,799   

American Assets Trust, Inc.

     1,089             40,391   

CareTrust REIT, Inc.

     2,618             29,819   

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

     15,667             107,006   

Chesapeake Lodging Trust

     6,794             172,636   

CoreSite Realty Corp.

     1,355             87,343   

Cousins Properties, Inc.

     17,427             150,918   

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

     8,105             72,134   

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

     2,590             140,456   

GEO Group, Inc. (The)

     27,262             791,688   

Getty Realty Corp.

     5,174             94,107   

Government Properties Income Trust

     6,612             98,122   

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

     7,137             207,044   

Inland Real Estate Corp.

     6,533             69,250   

Kite Realty Group Trust

     4,619             124,343   

Lexington Realty Trust

     12,112             93,747   

LTC Properties, Inc.

     3,774             167,717   

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

     7,925             91,692   

National Storage Affiliates Trust

     10,063             182,040   

Parkway Properties, Inc.

     5,402             72,333   

Post Properties, Inc.

     2,005             111,739   

PS Business Parks, Inc.

     1,242             114,028   

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

     3,666             67,381   

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

     8,635             171,966   

Sovran Self Storage, Inc.

     1,313             139,756   

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.

     6,963             75,270   

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

     3,063             158,786   

Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc.,

     

Class A

     4,968             98,217   
     

 

 

 
              3,915,128   
     

 

 

 

Retail — 7.0%

     

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

     1,247             72,825   

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.*

     3,876             41,396   

Barnes & Noble, Inc.

     8,365             81,140   

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.

     72,629             995,017   

Biglari Holdings, Inc.*

     1,956             721,216   

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*

     1,180             52,014   

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

     28,260             488,615   

Bob Evans Farms, Inc.

     2,128             91,312   
     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Retail — (Continued)

  

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*

     14,560           $         147,930   

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.*

     633             100,425   

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.*

     40,180             573,770   

Burlington Stores, Inc.*

     6,868             385,020   

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     30,657             406,818   

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

     4,833             510,220   

Children’s Place, Inc. (The)

     1,027             69,980   

Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.*

     28,981             928,551   

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

     790             116,959   

Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.*

     13,696             148,328   

Duluth Holdings, Inc.*

     16,165             267,531   

Express, Inc.*

     4,151             71,522   

Finish Line, Inc. (The), Class A

     5,591             101,868   

First Cash Financial Services, Inc.

     2,930             123,558   

Five Below, Inc.*

     3,696             141,742   

Francesca’s Holdings Corp.*

     23,185             419,185   

Fred’s, Inc., Class A

     3,725             53,230   

Genesco, Inc.*

     1,453             95,869   

Good Times Restaurants, Inc.*

     28,763             121,955   

Gordmans Stores, Inc.*

     145,330             342,979   

Hibbett Sports, Inc.*

     2,854             101,317   

J Alexander’s Holdings, Inc.*

     27,046             280,737   

Jack In The Box, Inc.

     989             67,994   

Kona Grill, Inc.*

     40,054             593,600   

Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A

     1,218             112,933   

Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*

     2,679             30,353   

MarineMax, Inc.*

     50,238             891,222   

Movado Group, Inc.

     1,906             55,674   

Papa John’s International, Inc

     1,043             60,650   

PC Connection, Inc.

     23,240             575,655   

PCM, Inc.*

     44,520             336,571   

Potbelly Corp.*

     12,546             157,452   

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*

     489             31,834   

Regis Corp.*

     5,388             77,210   

Ruby Tuesday, Inc.*

     9,220             48,774   

Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.

     3,265             57,366   

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

     4,042             77,404   

Sonic Corp.

     2,263             66,464   

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.*

     19,693             255,418   

Stage Stores, Inc.

     40,100             336,840   

Stein Mart, Inc.

     5,434             40,266   

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

     14,219             593,074   

Tile Shop Holdings, Inc.*

     11,124             140,385   

TravelCenters of America, LLC*

     18,593             160,458   

Vera Bradley, Inc.*

     9,316             154,925   

 

 

 

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

 

11


ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Retail — (Continued)

  

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.*

     1,957           $ 53,994   

Xcel Brands, Inc.*

     21,301             114,386   

Zumiez, Inc.*

     5,173             106,874   
     

 

 

 
        13,250,805   
     

 

 

 

Savings & Loans — 0.7%

     

Astoria Financial Corp.

     5,686             84,665   

Banc Of California, Inc.

     19,280             295,562   

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

     9,875             103,786   

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

     8,292             141,213   

Meta Financial Group, Inc.

     6,990             289,316   

Sterling Bancorp

     32,553             469,089   
     

 

 

 
              1,383,631   
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 3.7%

     

Amtech Systems, Inc.*

     59,290             302,379   

AXT, Inc.*

     124,580             312,696   

Cavium, Inc.*

     3,086             183,586   

CEVA, Inc.*

     29,804             584,456   

Cirrus Logic, Inc.*

     3,525             124,186   

Cohu, Inc.

     44,200             504,322   

GigOptix, Inc.*

     217,630             565,838   

Inphi Corp.*

     27,494             695,598   

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.*

     6,419             72,535   

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

     14,076             533,480   

Magnachip Semiconductor Corp.*

     35,659             186,497   

Microsemi Corp.*

     4,990             172,804   

MKS Instruments, Inc.

     1,371             45,106   

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     8,123             479,744   

Power Integrations, Inc.

     3,164             145,006   

QLogic Corp.*

     5,793             74,672   

Rambus, Inc.*

     4,356             56,759   

Rovi Corp.*

     7,248             165,109   

Rubicon Tech., Inc.*

     65,900             63,126   

Rudolph Technologies, Inc.*

     56,571             733,160   

Semtech Corp.*

     5,218             99,977   

Silicon Motion Technology Corp., ADR (Cayman Islands)

     9,001             303,244   

Tessera Technologies, Inc.

     1,105             32,575   

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*

     99,470             520,228   

Ultratech, Inc.*

     2,172             44,048   

Veeco Instruments, Inc.*

     3,288             60,992   
     

 

 

 
        7,062,123   
     

 

 

 

Software — 5.0%

     

Amber Road, Inc.*

     37,400             172,040   

American Software, Inc., Class A

     29,780             279,932   

Apigee Corp.*

     24,014             140,482   

Blackbaud, Inc.

     8,270             467,503   
     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Software — (Continued)

  

Bottomline Technologies, Inc.*

     2,391           $ 67,450   

BroadSoft, Inc.*

     12,175             449,136   

Callidus Software, Inc.*

     38,823             533,040   

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.

     496             28,103   

CSG Systems International, Inc.

     26,850             1,019,226   

Ebix, Inc.

     2,006             74,282   

Evolent Health, Inc., Class A*

     23,479             235,964   

HubSpot, Inc.*

     10,958             456,510   

inContact, Inc.*

     20,886             193,613   

InnerWorkings, Inc.*

     72,560             499,213   

Instructure, Inc.*

     11,660             166,738   

Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.*

     6,155             184,219   

MAM Software Group, Inc.*

     3,319             18,454   

Medidata Solutions, Inc.*

     2,838             97,911   

MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A*

     396             63,712   

Model N, Inc.*

     25,229             260,363   

Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.

     2,407             57,142   

Omnicell, Inc.*

     1,885             51,592   

Paycom Software, Inc.*

     8,178             260,715   

Press Ganey Holdings, Inc.*

     11,983             316,112   

Progress Software Corp.*

     3,196             80,603   

Proofpoint, Inc.*

     12,191             571,026   

QAD, Inc., Class A

     13,177             257,874   

Quality Systems, Inc.

     5,530             85,991   

Rackspace Hosting, Inc.*

     26,620             573,129   

SharpSpring, Inc.*

     25,968             86,993   

Simulations Plus, Inc.

     55,587             531,968   

Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.*

     2,561             71,734   

SYNNEX Corp.

     1,652             155,338   

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

     15,644             563,028   

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

     2,546             306,335   

Xactly Corp.*

     27,948             162,098   
     

 

 

 
              9,539,569   
     

 

 

 

Storage / Warehousing — 0.0%

  

  

Mobile Mini, Inc.

     2,660             76,448   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 3.6%

  

  

ADTRAN, Inc.

     5,633             105,393   

Anixter International, Inc.*

     1,549             66,344   

Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.

     952             68,487   

CalAmp Corp.*

     22,352             408,595   

Ciena Corp.*

     18,417             377,548   

Cincinnati Bell, Inc.*

     13,236             45,797   

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

     1,245             25,585   

General Communication, Inc., Class A*

     4,528             86,440   

 

 

 

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

 

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Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Telecommunications — (Continued)

  

Gigamon, Inc.*

     25,185           $ 689,313   

GTT Communications, Inc.*

     17,086             252,531   

Infinera Corp.*

     23,988             376,372   

Inteliquent, Inc.

     27,834             473,735   

Iridium Communications, Inc.*

     9,628             66,722   

Ixia*

     6,177             70,480   

LogMeIn, Inc.*

     1,382             70,344   

NETGEAR, Inc.*

     2,616             103,358   

NeuStar, Inc., Class A*

     20,260             503,866   

Oclaro, Inc.*

     47,692             234,168   

ORBCOMM, Inc.*

     87,595             763,828   

Ruckus Wireless, Inc.*

     5,705             55,224   

ShoreTel, Inc.*

     45,481             336,105   

Sonus Networks, Inc.*

     38,268             298,108   

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

     30,073             803,551   

TESSCO Technologies, Inc.

     13,895             243,162   

ViaSat, Inc.*

     2,176             158,870   

Viavi Solutions, Inc.*

     23,640             154,369   
     

 

 

 
              6,838,295   
     

 

 

 

Textiles — 0.7%

     

G&K Services, Inc., Class A

     693             45,946   

UniFirst Corp.

     13,046             1,375,179   
     

 

 

 
        1,421,125   
     

 

 

 

Transportation — 2.4%

     

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.*

     78,409             905,624   

ArcBest Corp.

     2,405             47,066   

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

     880             31,865   

CAI International, Inc.*

     50,360             391,297   

Covenant Transportation Group, Inc., Class A*

     8,379             185,679   

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.*

     11,488             293,059   

Forward Air Corp.

     15,022             611,696   
     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Transportation — (Continued)

  

Heartland Express, Inc.

     8,734           $ 160,706   

Knight Transportation, Inc.

     3,275             79,353   

Marten Transport Ltd.

     22,386             367,130   

Matson, Inc.

     2,740             109,847   

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.*

     6,563             423,707   

PAM Transportation Services, Inc.*

     15,150             432,836   

Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.*

     3,714             43,305   

Saia, Inc.*

     4,008             105,210   

Swift Transportation Co.*

     19,024             324,169   
     

 

 

 
        4,512,549   
     

 

 

 

Trucking & Leasing — 0.0%

     

Greenbrier Cos, Inc., (The)

     3,222             82,000   
     

 

 

 

Water — 0.3%

     

American States Water Co.

     2,811             119,214   

PICO Holdings, Inc.*

     50,178             429,022   
     

 

 

 
        548,236   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $184,996,855)

   

     182,213,528   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 96.0%
(Cost $184,996,855)

   

     182,213,528   
     

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 4.0%

   

     7,531,339   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

      $     189,744,867   
     

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.

 

ADR

  

American Depository Receipt

PLC

  

Public Limited Company

REIT

  

Real Estate Investment Trust

SP ADR

  

Sponsored American Depository Receipt

 

 

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

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

  

Investments, at value (Cost $184,996,855)

   $ 182,213,528   

Cash

     6,429,907   

Receivables for:

  

Investments sold

     4,627,936   

Capital shares sold

     208,509   

Dividends

     93,892   

Prepaid expenses

     15,307   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     193,589,079   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payables for:

  

Investments purchased

     3,381,039   

Capital shares redeemed

     182,651   

Investment sub-advisory fees

     133,307   

Administration and accounting services fees

     55,688   

Custodian fees

     7,889   

Transfer agent fees

     3,915   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     79,723   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,844,212   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 189,744,867   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF

  

Par value

   $ 20,253   

Paid-in capital

     206,227,193   

Accumulated net investment loss

     (906,064

Accumulated net realized loss from investments

     (12,813,201

Net unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency

     (2,783,314
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 189,744,867   
  

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARES:

  

Net Assets

   $ 189,744,867   
  

 

 

 

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

     20,253,050   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 9.37   
  

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Statement of Operations

For The Six Months Ended February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $1,691)

   $ 849,872   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     849,872   
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Sub-Advisory fees (Note 2)

     849,535   

Administration and accounting services fees (Note 2)

     102,110   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     79,236   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     27,810   

Registration and filing fees

     25,948   

Legal fees

     19,798   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees.

     12,273   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

     11,902   

Audit fees

     8,888   

Other expenses

     12,045   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,149,545   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (299,673
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS FROM INVESTMENTS

  

Net realized loss from:

  

Investments

     (10,327,517

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     (13,411,179

Foreign currency translation

     (29
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments

     (23,738,725
  

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (24,038,398
  

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
February 29, 2016
(Unaudited)
     For the
Period Ended
August 31, 2015(1)
 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

                                                       

Net investment loss

      $ (299,673         $ (673,104  

Net realized loss from investments

        (10,327,517           (2,483,676  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translation

        (13,411,208           10,627,894     
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

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

        (24,038,398           7,471,114     
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:

               

Net realized capital gains:

        (2,013               
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

        (2,013               
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Proceeds from shares sold

        9,751,405              213,199,410     

Reinvestment of distributions

        1,857                  

Shares redeemed

        (8,902,327           (7,736,181  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

        850,935              205,463,229     
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

Total increase/decrease in net assets

        (23,189,476           212,934,343     
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

NET ASSETS

               

Beginning of period

        212,934,343                  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

End of period

      $ 189,744,867            $ 212,934,343     
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

Accumulated net investment loss, end of period

      $ (906,064         $ (606,391  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

               

Shares sold

        1,014,310              20,816,801     

Shares reinvested

        180                  

Shares redeemed

        (871,490           (706,751  
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

Net increase in shares

        143,000              20,110,050     
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

 

(1)

 The Fund commenced operations on October 21, 2014.

 

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

 

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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES 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 period. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

                                                                                   
     For the Six Months
Ended
February 29, 2016
      (Unaudited)      
     For the Period
October 21, 2014(1)
to August 31, 2015
 

Per Share Operating Performance

                                                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

      $ 10.59            $ 10.00     
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

Net investment loss(2)

        (0.01           (0.04  

Net realized and unrealized loss from investments

        (1.21           0.63     
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

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

        (1.22           0.59     
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

               

Net realized gains

        (3)                
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

                         
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

Net asset value, end of period

      $ 9.37            $ 10.59     
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

Total investment return(4)

        (11.52 )%(5)            5.90 %(5)   
     

 

 

         

 

 

   

Ratios/Supplemental Data

               

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

      $ 189,745            $ 212,934     

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

        1.15 %(6)            1.15 %(6)   

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

        (0.30 )%(6)            (0.41 )%(6)   

Portfolio turnover rate

        57 %(5)            95 %(5)   

 

(1)

Commencement of operations.

(2)

Calculated based on average shares outstanding for the period. (3) Amount represent less than $0.005 per share.

(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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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Notes to Financial Statements

February 29, 2016

(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-three active investment portfolios, including the Altair Smaller Companies Fund (the “Fund”), which commenced operations on October 21, 2014.

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 83.023 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and fifty-seven 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 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

    

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of February 29, 2016, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

                   Level 2         
                   Other      Level 3  
     Total Value      Level 1      Significant      Significant  
       at February 29,        Quoted        Observable          Unobservable    
     2016      Price      Inputs      Inputs  

Investments in Securities*

   $     182,213,528       $     182,213,528       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* 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 29, 2016, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 for the Fund.

Use of Estimates — The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946. 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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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(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 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 Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). 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. However, in no event will the total sub-advisory fees exceed the annual rate of 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the six months ended February 29, 2016, collectively, the Sub-Advisers earned fees of $849,535 or an annualized rate of 0.85%.

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.

 

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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

    

 

The Adviser had previously 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) exceeded 1.35% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to reimburse expenses, the following expenses were not taken into account: acquired fund fees and expenses, short sale dividend expenses, brokerage commissions, litigation, extraordinary items, interest or taxes. This contractual limitation was in effect until October 20, 2015 and is no longer in effect. For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the Adviser earned no fees and did not waive or reimburse any fees.

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.

3. Director’s and Officer’s 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 29, 2016 was $7,896. Certain employees of BNY Mellon serve as an Officer of the Company. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Company. Employees of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serve as President, Chief Compliance Officer and, effective January 1, 2016, Treasurer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the Fund paid $3,693 in officer fees.

4. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended February 29, 2016, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investment Securities

   $ 111,435,621       $ 111,704,072   

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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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

    

 

As of February 29, 2016, the federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

 

            

Federal tax cost

   $ 184,996,855     
  

 

 

   

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 16,058,618     

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (18,841,945  
  

 

 

   

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (2,783,327                                                                
  

 

 

   

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, 2015, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed   Undistributed   Net Unrealized   Qualified Late-Year

Ordinary Income

  Long-Term Gains   Appreciation   Losses
$ —   $1,998   $9,733,451   $(2,197,617)

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 reportable as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

There were no dividends or distributions paid during the period ended August 31, 2015.

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 fiscal year ended August 31, 2015, the fund elected to defer $606,391 of ordinary losses and $1,591,226 of short-term capital losses. These losses will be recognized for federal income tax purposes as occurring on September 1, 2015.

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2015, the Fund deferred to September 1, 2015, the following losses:

 

Late-Year   Short-Term   Long-Term
Ordinary   Capital   Capital
Loss Deferral   Loss Deferral   Loss Deferral
$606,391   $1,591,226   $—

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, 2015, the Fund did not have any capital loss carryforwards.

 

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ALTAIR SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

    

 

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 12-month period ended June 30 are 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 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

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

225 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square

2001 Market Street, Suite 1800

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Legal Counsel

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

One Logan Square, Ste. 2000

Philadelphia, PA 19103

ALT-SAR16


 

 

BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

SMALL CAP

GROWTH FUND

of THE RBB FUND, INC.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(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 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Fellow Shareholder:

For the most recent semiannual reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the Bogle Investment Management Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) Investor shares returned -12.22% and the Institutional shares returned -12.17%, both net of fees, underperforming the Fund’s benchmark, the unmanaged Russell 2000® Index of small cap stocks (the “Benchmark”), which returned -10.16%. The Fund’s periodic 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 advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses through December 31, 2016 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, 2015, are 1.35% and 1.45%, respectively.

Market Environment. U.S. equity markets declined over the six-month period ended February 29, 2016, amid declining commodity prices, concern about economic conditions in China, and the likelihood of increased U.S. interest rates. Market volatility, as measured by the VIX® Index of implied, expected volatility, was higher during the period than we have seen in a few years, and as is typically the case during market declines. Returns of U.S. small cap equity stocks were fairly volatile during the period, with the Benchmark either rising or falling more than 3% in five of the six months, including January when the Benchmark dropped by almost 9%.

 

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As is common during market drawdowns, investors favored more stable larger cap stocks over the semiannual reporting period with the large cap Russell 1000® Index returning -2.03% compared to the small cap Benchmark return of -10.16%. Investors also favored value stocks over growth stocks for much of the semiannual period with the Russell 2000® Value Index declining -6.73%, compared with the Russell 2000® Growth Index returning -13.47%.

Performance Attribution. For the most recent semiannual reporting period, the Fund’s Investor Class of shares underperformed the Benchmark by -2.06%, net of all fees, and the Institutional Class of shares underperformed by -2.01%, net of all fees. The Fund’s underperformance was worst in September (Investor Class returning -9.05% compared to -4.91% for the Benchmark), but the Fund also struggled in January (Investor Class returning -10.35% compared to -8.79% for the Benchmark). The Fund’s relative performance rebounded strongly after each of these months as the Investor Class of shares outperformed the Benchmark by 2.22% in October and by 2.49% in February. The Fund’s underperformance is attributed mostly to its exposure to stocks with higher expected earnings growth and smaller cap stocks, compared to its Benchmark. It is unusual to have poor performance driven mostly by these common factor exposures; indeed, the Fund’s performance over the long-term has benefited strongly from stocks that are smaller and have higher growth expectations. Also unusual is that these factor exposures were more influential than our specific stock selection, which typically drives most of our relative performance. We do not expect that these characteristics will persist, and we expect that over the long term we will be rewarded for our stock selection and for the modest factor exposures that we allow the portfolio to have.

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 financial data, more conservative accounting, organic improvement in their underlying businesses, less expensive share prices, 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). While that was the case during the most recent semiannual period, the positive contributions were not enough to overcome the negative contributions from the portfolio’s common factor exposures.

For the semiannual reporting period, the economic sector groups that detracted the most were finance (stocks with negative contributions included Genworth Financial Inc., Class A, GNW, and Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A., ASPS) and health technology (negative contributors included NewLink Genetics Corp., NLNK, and Pacific Biosciences of California Inc., PACB). Positive contributors included Affymetrix Inc., AFFX, Rovi Corporation, ROVI, and Newport Corp., NEWP.

Fund Characteristics. As of the end of the most recent semiannual reporting period ended February 29, 2016, the Fund held 195 stocks, with the largest holding representing 1.58% of net assets. As shown in the table on the following page, as of February 29, 2016 the Fund’s median market capitalization was smaller than the investable universe. The Fund’s median price-to-sales ratio was also below its investable universe, reflecting the influence of our relative valuation model.

 

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The Fund’s annualized active volatility (the variability over time of the difference between Fund and Benchmark performance, also called “tracking error”) was 8.0% during the most recent semiannual reporting period, somewhat above the Fund’s long-term average of 6.4%. The Fund’s beta with the Benchmark was approximately 1.17.

Progress at Bogle Investment Management, L.P. At the end of February 2016, net assets in the Fund were $131.6 million.

Although we currently have capacity to manage, under our current investment process and market conditions, approximately an additional $200 million, we are content with the Fund’s size. Our philosophy has always been that the Fund be “bought and not sold.” In other words, we do no advertising. Instead we prefer to provide information about our investment process to thoughtful prospective investors and let them decide whether the Fund is a good fit in their portfolios.

We remain confident that the combination of our current investment process, future model enhancements by our research team, and our business philosophy of keeping our capital base small, will maximize the probability of

our being able to add value for your investment. Our investment team continues to have the majority of their investable assets in the firm’s investment strategies. We hope you will stay along with us for the ride as we do everything we can to continue, and improve upon, our successful long-term investment results.

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.

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.

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.

 

FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

 

Median

   BOGLX*      Investable
Universe
 

Market Cap ($mil.)

     $1,176         $2,766   

Price/Historical Earnings

     16.5x         19.6x   

Price/Forward Earnings

     14.1x         17.4x   

Price/Sales

     1.0x         1.9x   
* The Fund’s Investor Shares. Median characteristics refer to the Fund’s holdings, not the Fund itself.    

 

RISK STATISTICS*

SEMIANNUAL PERIOD

 

Measurement

   BOGLX      Russell
2000®
Index
 

Standard Deviation

     25.8%         21.1%   

Active Volatility

     8.0%        

Beta with Russell 2000® Index

     1.17        
* 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 movements.       

 

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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, 2015 through February 29, 2016, 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, 2015
       ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
FEBRUARY  29, 2016
       EXPENSES PAID  DURING
PERIOD*
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 878.30         $ 5.84   

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00           1,018.65           6.27   
     INVESTOR CLASS  
     BEGINNING ACCOUNT  VALUE
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
       ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE
FEBRUARY  29, 2016
       EXPENSES PAID  DURING
PERIOD*
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 877.80         $ 6.30   

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00           1,018.15           6.77   

 

* 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 (182) in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 366 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 (12.17)% for the Institutional Class and (12.22)% for the Investor Class.

 

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BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS SUMMARY TABLE

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(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:

         

Finance

       22.7%         $ 29,876,029   

Electronic Technology

       12.1           15,949,272   

Consumer Services

       9.0           11,809,722   

Producer Manufacturing

       8.0           10,565,728   

Health Technology

       7.3           9,588,610   

Technology Services

       6.3           8,270,410   

Consumer Durables

       4.8           6,276,777   

Process Industries

       4.0           5,274,986   

Transportation

       3.9           5,191,286   

Retail Trade

       3.9           5,110,869   

Utilities

       2.8           3,767,180   

Consumer Non-Durables

       2.4           3,225,342   

Distribution Services

       2.2           2,871,274   

Non-Energy Minerals

       2.2           2,854,658   

Health Services

       2.1           2,728,987   

Commercial Services

       1.5           1,927,613   

Energy Minerals

       1.2           1,548,635   

Industrial Services

       1.1           1,532,702   

Communications

       0.5           676,560   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

       1.8           2,319,933   

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

       0.2           224,970   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

       100.0%         $ 131,591,543   
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

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

 

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BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (UNAUDITED)

 

    NUMBER
OF SHARES
    VALUE  

COMMON STOCKS—98.0%

  

 

COMMERCIAL SERVICES—1.5%

  

 

Civeo Corp. *

    108,287      $ 96,389   

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. *

    28,260        350,707   

Realogy Holdings Corp. *

    28,419        908,555   

RetailMeNot, Inc. *

    40,752        329,276   

RPX Corp. *

    24,489        242,686   
   

 

 

 
      1,927,613   
   

 

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS—0.5%

  

 

FairPoint Communications, Inc. *

    30,916        464,667   

ShoreTel, Inc. *

    28,673        211,893   
   

 

 

 
      676,560   
   

 

 

 

CONSUMER DURABLES—4.8%

  

 

Brunswick Corp.

    23,992        1,020,620   

Callaway Golf Co.

    96,942        861,814   

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

    2,319        91,137   

GoPro, Inc., Class A *

    93,877        1,115,259   

Libbey, Inc.

    749        12,456   

Nautilus, Inc. *

    54,745        924,643   

TiVo, Inc. *

    136,378        1,144,211   

Vista Outdoor, Inc. *

    22,447        1,106,637   
   

 

 

 
      6,276,777   
   

 

 

 

CONSUMER NON-DURABLES—2.4%

  

 

Alliance One International, Inc. *

    970        10,117   

Caleres, Inc.

    39,772        1,127,138   

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A *

    1,043        14,112   

PVH Corp.

    14,051        1,112,137   

SunOpta, Inc. *

    145,529        889,182   

Vince Holding Corp. *

    11,247        72,656   
   

 

 

 
      3,225,342   
   

 

 

 

CONSUMER SERVICES—9.0%

  

 

Ascent Capital Group, Inc., Class A *

    11,108        154,401   

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

    89,101        1,540,556   

Boyd Gaming Corp. *

    43,761        757,941   

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. *

    2,522        33,467   

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. *

    32,862        1,212,936   

Gray Television, Inc. *

    49,768        574,323   

K12, Inc. *

    34,812        340,809   

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. *

    29,511        432,041   

La Quinta Holdings, Inc. *

    93,614        1,016,648   

Loral Space & Communications, Inc. *

    10,040        321,882   
    NUMBER
OF SHARES
    VALUE  

CONSUMER SERVICES—(CONTINUED)

  

MoneyGram International, Inc. *

    107,663      $ 579,227   

MSG Networks, Inc., Class A *

    19,658        322,784   

Penn National Gaming, Inc. *

    78,702        1,089,236   

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. *

    38,058        1,100,257   

Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc.

    69,570        1,222,345   

Time, Inc.

    78,785        1,110,869   
   

 

 

 
      11,809,722   
   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTION SERVICES—2.2%

  

 

Essendant, Inc.

    7,998        235,701   

MRC Global, Inc. *

    124,127        1,483,318   

SpartanNash Co.

    2,976        81,691   

United Natural Foods, Inc. *

    34,691        1,070,564   
   

 

 

 
      2,871,274   
   

 

 

 

ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY—12.1%

  

 

ARRIS International PLC *

    45,173        1,079,183   

BWX Technologies, Inc.

    46,800        1,492,920   

Calix, Inc. *

    18,444        128,186   

Checkpoint Systems, Inc.

    6,408        48,124   

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

    5,888        120,998   

Fabrinet *

    605        17,273   

Finisar Corp. *

    76,302        1,112,483   

FormFactor, Inc. *

    99,994        759,954   

II-VI, Inc. *

    20,621        452,631   

Infinera Corp. *

    68,947        1,081,778   

Inphi Corp. *

    47,518        1,202,205   

Itron, Inc. *

    13,958        556,087   

Ixia *

    23,554        268,751   

Keysight Technologies, Inc. *

    36,770        959,329   

Lumentum Holdings, Inc. *

    36,379        874,187   

MaxLinear, Inc., Class A *

    40,375        649,634   

NeoPhotonics Corp. *

    49,780        545,589   

NETGEAR, Inc. *

    26,781        1,058,117   

Oclaro, Inc. *

    219,857        1,079,498   

Orbotech Ltd. *

    12,681        287,225   

Sonus Networks, Inc. *

    180,655        1,407,302   

SunEdison Semiconductor Ltd. *

    65,537        447,618   

Tessera Technologies, Inc.

    5,963        175,789   

Viavi Solutions, Inc. *

    22,115        144,411   
   

 

 

 
      15,949,272   
   

 

 

 

ENERGY MINERALS—1.2%

  

 

Baytex Energy Corp.

    19,958        45,504   

Enerplus Corp.

    309,574        894,669   

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

    128,639        608,462   
   

 

 

 
      1,548,635   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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BOGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (UNAUDITED)

 

    NUMBER
OF SHARES
    VALUE  

FINANCE—22.7%

  

 

Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA *

    31,244      $ 836,089   

Ambac Financial Group, Inc. *

    53,125        811,219   

Assurant, Inc.

    700        49,770   

Cash America International, Inc.

    43,388        1,461,742   

CorVel Corp. *

    547        22,695   

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    30,888        925,713   

Employers Holdings, Inc.

    57,000        1,582,320   

Enova International, Inc. *

    25,697        148,529   

Essent Group Ltd. *

    57,256        1,102,178   

EZCORP, Inc., Class A *

    31,673        91,852   

First BanCorp Puerto Rico *

    256,991        688,736   

First Defiance Financial Corp.

    13,244        519,032   

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A *

    320,611        679,695   

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.

    18,821        707,105   

Great Western Bancorp, Inc.

    43,214        1,063,497   

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    3,258        67,864   

Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

    15,739        462,727   

Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.

    23,371        456,202   

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. *

    140,556        1,194,726   

INTL. FCStone, Inc. *

    27,034        690,178   

Investment Technology Group, Inc.

    8,110        148,575   

Kemper Corp.

    84        2,258   

Legg Mason, Inc.

    36,151        1,032,473   

Navigators Group, Inc., (The) *

    13,915        1,126,837   

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A *

    154,309        786,976   

OneMain Holdings, Inc. *

    46,572        1,051,130   

Piper Jaffray Cos. *

    30,024        1,271,516   

Popular, Inc.

    47,231        1,251,622   

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    18,791        1,693,069   

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

    61,884        2,078,065   

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    36,407        1,228,736   

TAL International Group, Inc.

    112,285        1,429,388   

TCF Financial Corp.

    93,642        1,061,900   

Voya Financial, Inc.

    26,666        782,914   

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

    970        743,854   

WSFS Financial Corp.

    20,622        624,847   
   

 

 

 
      29,876,029   
   

 

 

 
    NUMBER
OF SHARES
    VALUE  

HEALTH SERVICES—2.1%

  

 

Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc. *

    10,401      $ 74,367   

Amedisys, Inc. *

    12,137        445,913   

Community Health Systems, Inc. *

    75,843        1,146,746   

INC Research Holdings, Inc., Class A *

    18,864        748,524   

LHC Group, Inc. *

    8,797        313,437   
   

 

 

 
      2,728,987   
   

 

 

 

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY—7.3%

  

 

Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *

    28,727        162,020   

Applied Genetic Technologies Corp. *

    1,012        13,429   

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. *

    12,988        108,580   

CONMED Corp.

    28,640        1,138,154   

Endologix, Inc. *

    35,435        305,450   

Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    58,661        25,224   

Haemonetics Corp. *

    18,557        595,309   

Halyard Health, Inc. *

    43,242        1,103,536   

HeartWare International, Inc. *

    15,905        508,324   

Inogen, Inc. *

    22,731        776,946   

iRadimed Corp. *

    32,637        581,918   

K2M Group Holdings, Inc. *

    26,144        309,545   

LDR Holding Corp. *

    27,996        580,917   

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

    2,144        31,581   

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. *

    1,668        31,375   

NewLink Genetics Corp. *

    41,949        882,607   

OraSure Technologies, Inc. *

    74,229        498,077   

Orthofix International N.V. *

    18,105        695,413   

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *

    44,066        100,030   

RTI Surgical, Inc. *

    20,816        72,856   

Syneron Medical Ltd. *

    110        766   

VWR Corp. *

    42,487        1,036,683   

Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc. *

    1,297        29,870   
   

 

 

 
      9,588,610   
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL SERVICES—1.1%

  

 

Pacific Drilling SA *

    59,900        30,549   

Pioneer Energy Services Corp. *

    138,435        189,656   

Plains GP Holdings LP, Class A

    172,697        1,312,497   
   

 

 

 
      1,532,702   
   

 

 

 

NON-ENERGY MINERALS—2.2%

  

 

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. SP ADR *

    67,820        883,016   

Gerdau SA, SP ADR

    230,931        203,219   
 

 

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

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONCLUDED)

FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (UNAUDITED)

 

    NUMBER
OF SHARES
    VALUE  

NON-ENERGY MINERALS—(CONTINUED)

  

 

Silver Standard Resources, Inc. *

    236,838      $ 1,373,660   

TimkenSteel Corp.

    51,069        394,763   
   

 

 

 
      2,854,658   
   

 

 

 

PROCESS INDUSTRIES—4.0%

  

 

AEP Industries, Inc.

    485        38,174   

Cabot Corp.

    28,418        1,265,454   

Chemours Co., (The)

    37,532        192,539   

Clearwater Paper Corp. *

    21,764        885,142   

Darling Ingredients, Inc. *

    119,953        1,080,777   

Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. *

    80,873        1,388,589   

Unifi, Inc. *

    17,408        390,113   

ZAGG, Inc. *

    3,282        34,198   
   

 

 

 
      5,274,986   
   

 

 

 

PRODUCER MANUFACTURING—8.0%

  

 

ACCO Brands Corp. *

    8,264        60,410   

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. *

    84,997        1,242,656   

Canadian Solar, Inc. *

    59,544        1,355,817   

Chart Industries, Inc. *

    2,808        56,637   

DXP Enterprises, Inc. *

    16,221        220,443   

FreightCar America, Inc.

    11,440        170,113   

Greatbatch, Inc. *

    29,799        1,126,402   

Interface, Inc.

    37,769        600,527   

LSB Industries, Inc. *

    52,579        307,061   

Mueller Water Products, Inc., Class A

    126,947        1,093,014   

Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. *

    51,028        1,139,966   

Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. *

    53,943        1,367,994   

SPX Corp.

    79,481        937,081   

SPX FLOW Inc. *

    40,981        767,574   

Wabash National Corp. *

    10,233        120,033   
   

 

 

 
      10,565,728   
   

 

 

 

RETAIL TRADE—3.9%

  

 

Chico’s FAS, Inc.

    111,958        1,428,584   

Francesca’s Holdings Corp. *

    63,114        1,141,101   

GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A

    19,828        564,701   

Kirkland’s, Inc.

    2,540        36,297   

Smart & Final Stores, Inc. *

    16,891        274,479   

Titan Machinery, Inc. *

    1,098        10,453   

Urban Outfitters, Inc. *

    62,486        1,655,254   
   

 

 

 
      5,110,869   
   

 

 

 

TECHNOLOGY SERVICES—6.3%

  

 

Bitauto Holdings Ltd., ADR *

    4,811        99,540   

Changyou.com Ltd., ADR *

    894        15,797   
    NUMBER
OF SHARES
    VALUE  

TECHNOLOGY SERVICES—(CONTINUED)

  

 

CSG Systems International, Inc.

    9,411      $ 357,242   

EarthLink Holdings Corp.

    58,588        330,436   

Intralinks Holdings, Inc. *

    6,044        46,962   

Jive Software, Inc. *

    7,431        24,076   

LivePerson, Inc. *

    15,299        78,484   

MeetMe, Inc. *

    16,476        51,240   

Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. *

    85,779        783,162   

Rovi Corp. *

    57,965        1,320,443   

Sohu.com, Inc. *

    26,117        1,135,306   

Sykes Enterprises, Inc. *

    10,039        305,888   

TriNet Group, Inc. *

    85,704        1,121,865   

Unisys Corp. *

    129,638        1,396,201   

VeriFone Systems, Inc. *

    2,449        58,507   

Virtusa Corp. *

    32,352        1,145,261   
   

 

 

 
      8,270,410   
   

 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION—3.9%

  

 

ArcBest Corp.

    65,054        1,273,107   

Hub Group, Inc., Class A *

    25,244        932,008   

Matson, Inc.

    17,087        685,018   

PAM Transportation Services, Inc. *

    15,354        438,664   

Teekay Corp.

    171,288        1,370,304   

YRC Worldwide, Inc. *

    61,141        492,185   
   

 

 

 
      5,191,286   
   

 

 

 

UTILITIES—2.8%

  

 

Dynegy, Inc. *

    117,284        1,182,223   

NRG Energy, Inc.

    143,194        1,543,631   

Pampa Energia SA, SP ADR *

    15,334        340,568   

Talen Energy Corp. *

    110,182        700,758   
   

 

 

 
      3,767,180   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $139,014,529)

   

    129,046,640   
   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT—1.8%

  

 

BofA Cash Reserves Fund

    2,319,933        2,319,933   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT
(Cost $2,319,933)

   

    2,319,933   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—99.8%
(Cost $141,334,462)

   

    131,366,573   
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES—0.2%

   

    224,970   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

  

  $ 131,591,543   
   

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing.

ADR—American Depository Receipt.

PLC—Public Limited Company.

SP ADR—Sponsored American Depository Receipt.

 

 

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

 

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SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

ASSETS

  

Investments, at value (cost $141,334,462)

   $ 131,366,573   

Receivables for:

  

Investments sold

     7,014,307   

Capital shares sold

     41,358   

Dividends and interest

     83,568   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     10,479   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     138,516,285   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payables for:

  

Investments purchased

     6,541,863   

Capital shares redeemed

     147,238   

Investment advisory fees and shareholder servicing fees

     82,659   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     152,982   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     6,924,742   
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 131,591,543   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

  

Capital stock, $0.001 par value

   $ 5,866   

Paid-in capital

     159,987,568   

Accumulated net investment loss

     (866,164

Accumulated net realized loss from investments

     (17,567,838

Net unrealized depreciation on investments

     (9,967,889
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 131,591,543   
  

 

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

  

Net assets

   $ 62,468,580   
  

 

 

 

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

     2,749,959   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 22.72   
  

 

 

 

INVESTOR CLASS

  

Net assets

   $ 69,122,963   
  

 

 

 

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

     3,116,466   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 22.18   
  

 

 

 

 

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

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $13,488)

   $ 550,297   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     550,297   
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     772,432   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     119,824   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     83,211   

Shareholder servicing fees (Investor Class) (Note 2)

     39,640   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     28,859   

Professional fees

     27,916   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     25,405   

Registration and filing fees

     22,478   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

     13,340   

Insurance fees

     11,673   

Other expenses

     2,883   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers

     1,147,661   

Less: waivers

     (142,481
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers

     1,005,180   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (454,883
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS FROM INVESTMENTS

  

Net realized loss from investments

     (16,960,290

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (2,298,232
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments

     (19,258,522
  

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (19,713,405
  

 

 

 

 

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 29, 2016
(UNAUDITED)
     FOR THE
YEAR  ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2015
 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

     

Net investment loss

   $ (454,883    $ (1,188,653

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

     (16,960,290      26,788,339   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (2,298,232      (46,136,365
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

     (19,713,405      (20,536,679
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:

     

Net realized capital gains

     

Institutional Class

     (10,939,694      (13,849,300

Investor Class

     (11,919,482      (13,815,545
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (22,859,176      (27,664,845
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

DECREASE IN NET ASSETS DERIVED FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

     

Institutional Class

     

Proceeds from shares sold

     4,641,669         19,079,419   

Reinvestment of distributions

     10,728,856         13,556,406   

Distributions for shares redeemed

     (20,589,749      (38,571,504
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from Institutional Class

     (5,219,224      (5,935,679

Investor Class

     

Proceeds from shares sold

     2,174,681         19,241,414   

Reinvestment of distributions

     11,325,577         13,118,025   

Distributions for shares redeemed

     (14,383,949      (32,546,993
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from Investor Class

     (883,691      (187,554
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions

     (6,102,915      (6,123,233
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

     (48,675,496      (54,324,757

NET ASSETS:

     

Beginning of period

     180,267,039         234,591,796   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 131,591,543       $ 180,267,039   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss, end of period

   $ (866,164    $ (411,281
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

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SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (CONCLUDED)

 

     FOR THE
SIX MONTHS  ENDED
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
(UNAUDITED)
     FOR THE
YEAR  ENDED
AUGUST 31, 2015
 

DECREASE IN SHARES OUTSTANDING DERIVED FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

     

Institutional Class

     

Shares sold

     185,001         585,082   

Shares reinvested

     419,916         437,753   

Shares redeemed

     (791,363      (1,183,973
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from Institutional Class

     (186,446      (161,138
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investor Class

     

Shares sold

     89,026         586,070   

Shares reinvested

     453,931         431,968   

Shares redeemed

     (561,798      (998,233
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total from Investor Class

     (18,841      19,805   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total decrease in shares outstanding derived from share transactions

     (205,287      (141,333
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

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SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

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
2/29/16

(UNAUDITED)
    FOR  THE
YEAR
ENDED
8/31/15
     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
 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 30.00      $ 38.07       $ 29.49      $ 21.76      $ 19.38      $ 14.81   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)*

    (0.07     (0.18      (0.23     0.10        (0.04     (0.10

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

    (3.13     (3.09      8.87        7.63        2.42        4.67   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    (3.20     (3.27      8.64        7.73        2.38        4.57   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

                   (0.06                     

Net realized capital gain

    (4.08     (4.80                             
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (4.08     (4.80      (0.06                     
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 22.72      $ 30.00       $ 38.07      $ 29.49      $ 21.76      $ 19.38   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(1)

    (12.17 )%(3)      (8.99 )%       29.34     35.52     12.28     30.86
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

            

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

  $ 62,469      $ 88,086       $ 117,923      $ 98,898      $ 48,526      $ 38,274   

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

    1.43 %(2)      1.35 %       1.32     1.39     1.51     1.44

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

    (0.54 )%(2)      (0.53 )%       (0.66 )%      0.37     (0.21 )%      (0.48 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

    129.89 %(3)      196.15 %       175.06     237.59     288.88     302.71

 

* 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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SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

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
2/29/16

(UNAUDITED)
    FOR  THE
YEAR
ENDED
8/31/15
     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
 

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

            

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 29.40      $ 37.45       $ 29.00      $ 21.42      $ 19.10      $ 14.61   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)*

    (0.08     (0.21      (0.26     0.07        (0.07     (0.12

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)
from investments

    (3.06     (3.04      8.74        7.51        2.39        4.61   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    (3.14     (3.25      8.48        7.58        2.32        4.49   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

                   (0.03                     

Net realized capital gain

    (4.08     (4.80                             
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (4.08     (4.80      (0.03                     
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 22.18      $ 29.40       $ 37.45      $ 29.00      $ 21.42      $ 19.10   
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(1)

    (12.22 )%(3)      (9.09 )%       29.28     35.39     12.15     30.73
 

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

            

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

  $ 69,123      $ 92,181       $ 116,669      $ 77,584      $ 58,011      $ 74,155   

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

    1.53 %(2)      1.45 %       1.43     1.49     1.60     1.54

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

    (0.64 )%(2)      (0.63 )%       (0.76 )%      0.27     (0.36 )%      (0.58 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

    129.89 %(3)      196.15 %       175.06     237.59     288.88     302.71

 

* 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-three 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 29, 2016, 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 83.023 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and fifty-seven 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 29, 2016, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

      Total
Value at
February 29, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS*

     $131,366,573         $131,366,573         $                    —         $                    —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* 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 29, 2016, 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 follows accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946. 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, 2016 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, 2016.

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 29, 2016, investment advisory fees and waivers of the Fund were as follows:

 

GROSS
ADVISORY FEES
    WAIVERS     NET
ADVISORY FEES
 
$ 772,432      $ 132,826      $ 639,606   

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 29, 2016, administration and accounting fees and waivers of the Fund were as follows:

 

GROSS ADMINISTRATION
AND  ACCOUNTING
FEES
    WAIVERS     NET ADMINISTRATION
AND  ACCOUNTING
FEES
 
$ 119,824      $ 9,655      $ 110,169   

 

 

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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. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS 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 29, 2016 was $7,063. Certain employees of BNY Mellon serve as an Officer of the Company. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Company. Employees of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serve as President, Chief Compliance Officer and, effective January 1, 2016, Treasurer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the Fund paid $3,519 in officer fees.

 

4. INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES

For the six months ended February 29, 2016, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

INVESTMENT SECURITIES  
PURCHASES     SALES  
$ 200,789,075      $ 231,966,706   

 

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 29, 2016, 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
 
$ 141,334,462      $ 6,698,365      $ (16,666,254   $ (9,967,889

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONCLUDED)

(UNAUDITED)

 

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, 2015, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

CAPITAL LOSS
CARRYFORWARD
    UNDISTRIBUTED
ORDINARY INCOME
    UNDISTRIBUTED
LONG-TERM  GAINS
    UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
    QUALIFIED
LATE-YEAR LOSS
DEFERRAL
 
$      $ 3,127      $ 22,856,042      $ (8,277,198   $ (411,281

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, 2015 was as follows:

 

ORDINARY
INCOME
    LONG-TERM
GAINS
 
$ 11,234,768      $ 16,430,077   

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 fiscal year ended August 31, 2015, any amount of losses elected within the tax return will not be recognized for federal income tax purposes until September 1, 2015. For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2015, the Fund deferred to September 1, 2015, late-year ordinary loss deferrals of $411,281.

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. 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, 2015, the Fund did not have any 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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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

225 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square, Suite 1800

2001 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

Legal Counsel

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

One Logan Square

Suite 2000

Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 

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Table of Contents

 

General Market Commentary

     1   

Total Returns for the Period Ended February 29, 2016

     2   

Fund Expense Examples

     4   

Portfolio Holdings Summary Tables

     6   

Portfolio of Investments

     8   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     43   

Statements of Operations

     45   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     47   

Financial Highlights

     52   

Notes to Financial Statements

     56   

Other Information

     68   

Privacy Notice

     69   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS     

 

GENERAL MARKET COMMENTARY

 

 

Dear Shareholder,

For the 6-month period ended February 29th, 2016, the U.S. and Global economies witnessed a slew of tepid economic data, and while that led to some inter-period volatility within the markets, U.S. equity market performance remained largely unchanged through February. At a high level, the U.S. equity markets demonstrated two dramatically different outlooks and outcomes over the period. While the U.S. equity market rebounded during the fourth quarter 2015, it remained under pressure through the end of February 2016; with a 6-month low for the S&P 500 occurring on February 11th. The reasons for the “soft patch” were significant concerns over a slowing Chinese economy, the strong U.S. dollar, sub-$30 oil, and building fears of a U.S. recession. This resulted in meaningful volatility spikes, with the Volatility Index (VIX) twice hitting 30, and the S&P 500 trading down over the period. However, after rallying from the low of 1,810 on February 11th, the S&P 500 climbed a wall of worry around these issues, rebounding over 6.78% into the February close. Ultimately, despite all the volatility and apprehension over numerous bear case scenarios, the S&P 500 ended up 5.80% for the period and Russell 1000 Value was also up 4.12% for the period.

In the first half of the period, defensive sectors such as Utilities and Consumer Durables performed well. In addition, risk averse investors flocked to high dividend yielding stocks such as consumer staples companies. This crowded sector was deemed safe, albeit trading at over 20 times earnings, for what might be modest earnings growth. In the second half of the period, investors concluded that the slowdown in China would not drag the U.S. into recession. Economically sensitive sectors such as Basic Industries, Consumer Durables and Technology led the market rebound.

Going forward in 2016, investors are worried about a host of issues, including how China will handle its currency while seeking a soft landing as its economy transitions from an export to a consumer/service economy. There also continue to be concerns about weak European economies, where some banks are undercapitalized and recent terrorist attacks have put force behind those arguing for a British exit from the Eurozone. Fortunately, recent Federal Reserve comments appear to be taking on a more dovish tone emphasizing that the Fed is intent on targeting U.S. inflation at 2% while aiming to optimize current unemployment levels with a broader participation rate. In addition, it appears that the Fed will stand ready to be the stabilizer on a global basis if the economic outlook were to deteriorate.

Meanwhile, the U.S. economy continues to remain a safe harbor on a global basis with a GDP growth rate of about 2% per year and unemployment at a steady 5%. Some areas of the economy are quite strong, including employment growth, construction activity and vehicle sales. Other areas are at or near recession levels, including oil rig activity, commodity-related industries and China-related business activity. Investors are undeniably struggling with what markets will bring moving forward.

Going forward, corporate earnings will undoubtedly influence investor sentiment. With regard to first quarter 2016 earnings, there seems to be a consensus that street estimates have been sufficiently reduced. In fact, some credible sources (Earnings Insight, for example) estimate that after the fourth quarter 2015, earnings have come down as much as 9.6% for the first quarter 2016 and now stand at $26.32 for the S&P 500. This is the largest quarterly reduction since early 2009. Hence the idea that the earnings season is set up to at least meet, if not beat, expectations and has gained a solid footing. With energy and currency headwinds becoming less impactful as the year progresses, earnings meeting expectations in the second half of the year appear more likely.

As we look to the remainder of 2016, we would anticipate continued volatility until the economy shows a more consistent upward trajectory and earnings stabilize. In this environment, we believe our three circle philosophy and our value discipline should provide a sound foundation for delivering returns that our clients have become accustomed to over the past 20 years, especially if a second half rally were to take hold.

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

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016        1   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS     

 

Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 29, 2016 (unaudited)

 

            Average Annual  
     Six Month      1 Year      5 Year      10 Year      Since
Inception
 
Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II               

Institutional Class

     -8.34      -11.80      7.09      5.93      N/A   

Investor Class

     -8.44      -11.99      6.84      5.67      N/A   

Russell 2000® Value Index

     2.31      3.96      13.97      7.13      N/A   

Russell 2000® Index(1)

     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

     5.60      6.21      5.91      11.18      N/A   

Investor Class

     5.48      5.96      5.64      10.86      N/A   

S&P 500® Index

     -0.92      -6.19      12.57      7.31      N/A   
Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund               

Institutional Class(1)

     -2.80      -4.50      6.59      N/A         8.19

S&P 500 Index

     -0.92      -6.19      12.57      N/A         12.58 %(3) 

Investor Class(2)

     -2.84      -4.74      6.33      N/A         7.39

S&P 500® Index

     -0.92      -6.19      12.57      N/A         12.27 %(3) 

1      Inception date September 30, 2010

         

2      Inception date November 29, 2010

         

3      Index performance is from Inception date of the Class only and is not the inception date of the index itself.

         

Boston Partners All-Cap Value Fund               

Institutional Class

     -5.13      -9.40      9.54      7.63      N/A   

Investor Class

     -5.27      -9.59      9.31      7.39      N/A   

Russell 3000® Value Index

     -3.18      -9.73      8.52      5.04      N/A   

Russell 3000® Index(1)

     -2.68      -7.84      9.61      6.36      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

     -13.80      -21.91      1.95      3.26      N/A   

Russell 2000® Value

     -6.72      -14.97      6.11      4.95      N/A   
Boston Partners Global Equity Fund               

Institutional Class(1)

     -7.01      -11.25      N/A         N/A         10.04

MSCI World

     -4.94      -6.60      N/A         N/A         9.58 %(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 Class(1)

     -1.68      -0.36      N/A         N/A         1.71

MSCI World Index

     -4.94      -10.49      N/A         N/A         -0.69 %(3) 

Investor Class(2)

     -1.69      -0.55      N/A         N/A         2.51

MSCI World Index

     -4.94      -10.49      N/A         N/A         -1.18 %(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.

         

Boston Partners Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund               

Institutional Class(1)

     N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         -0.40 %(3) 

MSCI World Index(2)

     N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         -4.79 %(4) 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     N/A         N/A         N/A         N/A         -3.65 %(4) 

1      Commencement of operations was December 17, 2015

         

2      This is not a primary benchmark of the Fund. Results of the index performance are presented for general comparative purposes.

         

3      Not annualized.

         

4      Index performance is from the Fund’s commencement of operations only and is not the inception date of the index itself.

         

 

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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 ratios 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 expenses 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 February 29, 2016:

 

     Institutional
Class
   Investor
Class

Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II

   1.23%    1.48%

Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund

   5.64%1    5.89%1

Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund

   2.43%1    2.68%1

Boston Partners All-Cap Value Fund

   0.95%    1.20%

WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund

   1.41%    N/A

Boston Partners Global Equity Fund

   1.24%    1.49%

Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund

   3.05%1    3.30%1

Boston Partners Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund

   3.90%1    N/A

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, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution fees, shareholder servicing 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, 2015 through February 29, 2016, 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. 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, 2015
    Ending Account
Value
February 29, 2016*
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
    Expenses
Paid During
Period**
 
Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II        

Institutional

       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $916.60        1.10     $5.24   

Hypothetical

    1,000.00        1,019.39        1.10     5.52   

Investor

       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $915.60        1.35     $6.43   

Hypothetical

    1,000.00        1,018.15        1.35     6.77   
Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund        

Institutional

       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $1,056.00        4.23 %(1)      $21.62   

Hypothetical

    1,000.00        1,003.83        4.23 %(1)      21.07   

Investor

       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $1,054.80        4.48 %(1)      $22.89   

Hypothetical

    1,000.00        1,002.59        4.48 %(1)      22.31   
Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund        

Institutional

       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $972.00        2.41 %(1)      $11.82   

Hypothetical

    1,000.00        1,012.88        2.41 %(1)      12.06   

Investor

       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $971.60        2.66 %(1)      $13.04   

Hypothetical

    1,000.00        1,011.64        2.66 %(1)      13.30   

 

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FUND EXPENSE EXAMPLES (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

    Beginning Account
Value
September 1, 2015
    Ending Account
Value
February 29, 2016*
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
    Expenses
Paid During
Period**
 
Boston Partners All-Cap Value Fund        

Institutional

       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $948.70        0.73     $3.54   

Hypothetical

    1,000.00        1,021.23        0.73     3.67   

Investor

       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $947.30        0.98     $4.74   

Hypothetical

    1,000.00        1,019.99        0.98     4.92   
WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund        

Institutional

       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $862.00        1.10     $5.09   

Hypothetical

    1,000.00        1,019.39        1.10     5.52   
Boston Partners Global Equity Fund        

Institutional

       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $929.90        0.95     $4.56   

Hypothetical

    1,000.00        1,020.14        0.95     4.77   
Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund        

Institutional

       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $983.20        2.87 %(1)      $14.15   

Hypothetical

    1,000.00        1,010.59        2.87 %(1)      14.35   

Investor

       

Actual

    $1,000.00        $983.10        3.12 %(1)      $15.38   

Hypothetical

    1,000.00        1,009.35        3.12 %(1)      15.59   
Boston Partners Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund(2)        

Institutional

       

Actual(3)

    $1,000.00        $996.00        10.99 %(1)      $22.48   

Hypothetical(3)

    1,000.00        970.21        10.99 %(1)      53.84    

 

* The Fund’s ending account values on the first line in each table are based on the actual six-month total return of -8.34% and -8.44% for the Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively, of the Boston Partners Small Cap Value Fund II; 5.60% and 5.48% for the Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively, of the Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund; -2.80% and -2.84% for the Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively, of the Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund; -5.13% and -5.27% for the Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively, of the Boston Partners All-Cap Value Fund; -13.80% for the Institutional Class of the WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund; -7.01% for the Institutional Class of the Boston Partners Global Equity Fund; -1.68% and -1.69% for the Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively, of the Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund; and -0.40% for the Institutional Class of the Boston Partners Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund (for the period beginning December 17, 2015 (commencement of operations) to February 29, 2016).

 

** 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 (182) in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 366 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

(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 1.73% and 1.03% of average net assets for the six-month period ended August 31, 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, 1.18% of average net assets for the Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively, of the Boston Partners Global Long/Short Fund and 8.89% of average net assets for the Institutional Class of the Boston Partners Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund (for the period beginning December 17, 2015 (commencement of operations) to February 29, 2016).

 

(2) 

The Fund commenced operations on December 17, 2015.

 

(3) 

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the period beginning December 17, 2015 (commencement of operations) to February 29, 2016 of 10.99%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (75) then divided by 366 days to reflect the days in the period. For comparison purposes, the hypothetical expenses are as if the Fund had been in existence from September 1, 2015 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 (182), then divided by 366 to reflect the period.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016        5   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016

 

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS SUMMARY TABLES (unaudited)

 

 

BOSTON PARTNERS

SMALL CAP VALUE FUND II

 

Security Type/Sector Classification   % of Net
Assets
    Value  

COMMON STOCK

   

Finance

    23.5   $ 73,958,223   

Consumer Services

    17.5        55,148,751   

Capital Goods

    13.5        42,558,872   

Technology

    10.3        32,471,479   

Health Care

    8.8        27,616,962   

Real Estate Investment Trust

    7.9        24,991,609   

Basic Industries

    4.7        14,769,743   

Energy

    3.5        11,011,805   

Consumer Durables

    2.6        8,208,694   

Consumer Non-Durables

    2.2        6,863,108   

Transportation

    1.2        3,796,888   

Utilities

    0.8        2,582,905   

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL

    4.7        14,781,094   

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS

    (1.2     (3,800,760
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0   $ 314,959,373   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

    21.2   $ 136,053,895   

Technology

    13.5        86,796,977   

Consumer Services

    12.0        77,120,781   

Health Care

    11.0        70,484,983   

Energy

    8.8        56,622,348   

Capital Goods

    8.5        54,598,443   

Basic Industries

    8.0        51,429,144   

Consumer Non-Durables

    6.5        41,758,782   

Communications

    2.4        15,619,792   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    1.9        12,447,791   

Transportation

    1.4        9,170,292   

Consumer Durables

    0.6        3,822,496   

Utilities

    0.5        3,461,272   

EXCHANGE TRADED FUND

    0.6        3,956,971   

OPTIONS PURCHASED

    0.1        248,400   

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL

    4.6        29,761,547   

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT

   

Energy

    (0.3     (1,930,404

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    (0.4     (2,165,727

Transportation

    (0.6     (3,775,091

Basic Industries

    (0.5     (2,995,544

Utilities

    (0.6     (3,975,262

Communications

    (0.8     (5,044,350

Finance

    (0.9     (5,589,295

Capital Goods

    (1.1     (7,107,396

Consumer Durables

    (1.9     (12,446,513

Consumer Non-Durables

    (2.2     (14,106,101

Health Care

    (4.4     (28,530,345

Consumer Services

    (6.7     (43,266,211

Technology

    (8.7     (56,184,143

WRITTEN OPTIONS

    (0.6     (3,745,662

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

    28.1        180,932,788   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0   $ 643,424,658   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

    18.8   $ 1,284,187,355   

Technology

    15.7        1,069,586,784   

Consumer Services

    12.1        824,509,798   

Capital Goods

    11.7        794,499,728   

Health Care

    10.2        693,165,104   

Energy

    8.0        548,798,771   

Basic Industries

    6.0        407,678,433   

Communications

    5.2        355,351,645   

Consumer Non-Durables

    3.9        266,382,091   

Consumer Durables

    3.0        207,127,264   

Transportation

    1.0        66,099,854   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    0.6        43,729,350   

Utilities

    0.3        23,065,645   

WARRANTS

    0.0        417,267   

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT

   

Utilities

    (0.9     (62,206,444

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    (1.3     (90,018,157

Transportation

    (1.3     (90,046,511

Consumer Durables

    (1.5     (99,577,473

Basic Industries

    (2.1     (146,772,227

Energy

    (2.4     (161,808,208

Communications

    (3.4     (230,279,923

Health Care

    (3.5     (239,591,698

Capital Goods

    (3.6     (246,402,687

Consumer Non-Durables

    (4.1     (281,656,147

Finance

    (5.5     (376,958,080

Technology

    (7.3     (498,596,902

Consumer Services

    (8.5     (577,881,845

WRITTEN OPTIONS

    (0.3     (21,656,223

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

    49.20        3,354,686,821   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0   $ 6,815,833,385   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

    27.2   $ 308,561,361   

Technology

    19.5        221,224,927   

Health Care

    17.3        196,032,404   

Capital Goods

    8.9        101,194,618   

Consumer Services

    7.7        87,103,119   

Energy

    5.9        66,526,093   

Consumer Non-Durables

    3.5        40,103,761   

Consumer Durables

    1.7        19,618,157   

Basic Industries

    1.7        19,449,798   

Communications

    1.5        16,456,197   

Transportation

    0.4        4,102,512   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    0.0          

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL

    0.8        9,637,947   

RIGHTS

    0.0          

WRITTEN OPTIONS

    0.0        (230,572

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

    3.9        44,117,409   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0   $ 1,133,897,731   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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 29, 2016

 

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS SUMMARY TABLES (unaudited) (concluded)

 

 

WPG PARTNERS SMALL/MICRO CAP VALUE FUND

 

Security Type/Sector Classification   % of Net
Assets
    Value  

COMMON STOCK

   

Finance

    28.8   $ 8,651,318   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    13.4        4,032,251   

Capital Goods

    11.5        3,455,028   

Technology

    10.0        3,011,362   

Consumer Services

    8.9        2,674,219   

Utilities

    4.9        1,467,020   

Energy

    4.5        1,341,384   

Health Care

    4.4        1,327,474   

Transportation

    4.2        1,249,610   

Consumer Non-Durables

    3.7        1,093,355   

Consumer Durables

    2.4        703,449   

Mining & Metals

    0.9        255,840   

Basic Industries

    0.5        160,920   

Communications

    0.5        146,916   

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL

    12.0        3,603,159   

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS

    (10.6     (3,175,763
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0   $ 29,997,542   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

BOSTON PARTNERS

EMERGING MARKETS LONG/SHORT FUND

 

Security Type/Sector Classification   % of Net
Assets
    Value  

COMMON STOCK

   

Information Technology

    19.6   $ 547,323   

Financials

    10.4        291,178   

Consumer Discretionary

    7.3        202,215   

Telecommunication Services

    4.1        114,414   

Energy

    2.0        54,604   

Materials

    1.8        51,346   

Consumer Staples

    1.3        36,226   

Industrials

    0.8        21,318   

Utilities

    0.6        17,302   

EXCHANGE TRADED FUND

    3.6        100,956   

PREFERRED STOCK

    0.6        16,771   

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT

   

Industrials

    (0.3     (7,520

Consumer Discretionary

    (0.3     (8,642

Information Technology

    (0.4     (10,759

Consumer Staples

    (0.6     (15,916

Financials

    (1.7     (48,735

RIGHTS

           (4

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

    51.2        1,427,783   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0   $ 2,789,860   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

   

Consumer Discretionary

    15.8   $ 109,491,220   

Financials

    14.4        99,679,004   

Industrials

    13.9        96,397,326   

Health Care

    12.0        82,998,601   

Information Technology

    11.0        76,270,845   

Consumer Staples

    8.2        56,601,445   

Energy

    7.5        51,461,405   

Materials

    6.6        45,374,414   

Technology

    1.8        12,672,341   

Telecommunication Services

    1.2        8,608,275   

Basic Industries

    1.0        6,850,312   

Consumer Services

    0.7        5,031,775   

Consumer Non-Durables

    0.3        2,262,695   

Communications

    0.2        1,150,268   

WARRANTS

    0.0        2,563   

OPTIONS PURCHASED

    0.1        536,938   

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT

   

Consumer Non-Durables

    (0.4     (2,838,308

Telecommunication Services

    (0.8     (5,821,866

Capital Goods

    (1.5     (10,591,863

Energy

    (3.4     (23,457,969

Consumer Staples

    (2.8     (19,314,105

Materials

    (4.2     (29,308,143

Health Care

    (5.8     (40,307,538

Financials

    (6.4     (43,988,662

Information Technology

    (7.5     (51,912,704

Industrials

    (9.8     (68,100,588

Consumer Discretionary

    (13.2     (90,573,450

WRITTEN OPTIONS

    (0.5     (3,314,379

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

    61.6        425,974,042   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0   $ 691,833,894   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

    17.2   $ 58,279,988   

Industrial

    15.2        51,487,794   

Information Technology

    14.6        49,428,055   

Consumer Discretionary

    11.9        40,212,851   

Health Care

    11.9        40,203,014   

Materials

    8.1        27,231,301   

Consumer Staples

    7.3        24,546,819   

Energy

    5.5        18,662,847   

Telecommunications Services

    1.5        5,086,750   

PREFERRED STOCK

    0.5        1,558,148   

WRITTEN OPTIONS

    (0.2     (824,335

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES

    6.5        22,134,887   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0   $ 338,008,119   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016        7   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

BOSTON PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE FUND II

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCK—96.5%

   

Basic Industries—4.7%

   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    320,342      $ 3,949,817   

Innophos Holdings Inc.

    58,172        1,685,825   

Multi Packaging Solutions International Ltd. *

    84,992        1,303,777   

Orchids Paper Products Co.

    78,232        2,152,945   

PolyOne Corp.

    24,836        668,337   

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

    64,648        1,953,662   

Sensient Technologies Corp.

    15,523        892,262   

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    118,918        2,163,118   
   

 

 

 
      14,769,743   
   

 

 

 

Capital Goods—13.5%

   

Aegion Corp. *

    92,345        1,672,368   

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.

    27,156        326,144   

BMC Stock Holdings Inc. *

    128,281        1,956,285   

Cabot Corp.

    43,274        1,926,991   

CECO Environmental Corp.

    131,649        817,540   

Cubic Corp.

    79,811        2,804,559   

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    30,234        2,134,218   

Drew Industries, Inc.

    77,986        4,693,977   

Ferroglobe PLC

    133,177        1,046,771   

Granite Construction, Inc.

    52,368        2,170,654   

Hillenbrand, Inc.

    34,318        965,022   

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

    47,909        2,434,735   

Olin Corp.

    94,054        1,425,859   

Orion Marine Group, Inc. *

    200,630        720,262   

Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. *

    41,981        937,856   

Terex Corp.

    146,783        3,285,003   

Tutor Perini Corp. *

    76,914        1,027,571   

WESCO International, Inc. * (a)

    110,868        4,883,735   

World Fuel Services Corp.

    156,576        7,329,322   
   

 

 

 
      42,558,872   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Durables—2.6%

   

Strattec Security Corp.

    14,028        721,600   

Thor Industries, Inc.

    67,013        3,711,180   

Tower International, Inc.

    100,690        2,160,807   

Winnebago Industries, Inc. (a)

    86,231        1,615,107   
   

 

 

 
      8,208,694   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Durables—2.2%

   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A (a)

    47,910        1,460,776   

Steven Madden Ltd. *

    105,454        3,711,981   

Universal Corp. (a)

    31,027        1,690,351   
   

 

 

 
      6,863,108   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Services—17.5%

   

ABM Industries, Inc.

    89,015        2,795,071   

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (a)

    155,220        2,368,657   

Ascena Retail Group, Inc. *

    100,573        849,842   

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc *

    106,841        1,141,062   

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    80,165        2,212,554   

Brink’s Co., (The)

    33,085        967,736   

CBIZ, Inc. *

    92,197        977,288   

Civeo Corp. *

    329,264        293,078   
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Consumer Services—(continued)

  

Clubcorp Holdings, Inc.

    95,463      $ 1,266,794   

Ennis, Inc.

    36,758        725,603   

Finish Line, Inc., (The), Class A

    190,388        3,468,869   

FTD Cos., Inc. *

    72,235        1,679,464   

FTI Consulting, Inc. *

    57,734        1,900,026   

G&K Services, Inc., Class A

    31,037        2,057,753   

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

    30,858        1,720,642   

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

    66,850        1,570,307   

Hibbett Sports, Inc. * (a)

    32,149        1,141,290   

ICF International, Inc. *

    47,899        1,618,028   

International Speedway Corp., Class A

    48,528        1,673,731   

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

    59,648        2,112,136   

Knoll, Inc.

    80,792        1,543,127   

Korn/Ferry International

    31,700        900,914   

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. *

    41,226        906,560   

MAXIMUS, Inc.

    40,371        1,985,042   

Navigant Consulting, Inc. *

    208,510        3,165,182   

Papa Murphy’s Holdings, Inc. * (a)

    206,616        2,237,651   

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

    53,448        682,531   

RPX Corp. *

    179,508        1,778,924   

Starz, Class A *

    89,875        2,263,951   

Tailored Brands Inc.

    191,793        2,961,284   

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    87,929        2,420,685   

Viad Corp.

    25,188        714,332   

XO Group, Inc. *

    73,434        1,048,637   
   

 

 

 
      55,148,751   
   

 

 

 

Energy—3.5%

   

Bristow Group, Inc.

    131,565        2,001,104   

Dril-Quip, Inc. *

    16,751        908,742   

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. *

    75,114        883,341   

Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A *

    168,142        3,090,450   

RSP Permian, Inc. *

    127,060        3,038,005   

Western Refining, Inc.

    40,876        1,090,163   
   

 

 

 
      11,011,805   
   

 

 

 

Finance—23.5%

   

Air Lease Corp.

    122,477        3,680,434   

Ameris Bancorp

    40,606        1,095,956   

AMERISAFE, Inc.

    31,788        1,637,082   

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    75,015        1,861,122   

BBCN Bancorp, Inc.

    94,993        1,359,350   

CenterState Banks, Inc.

    94,091        1,317,274   

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

    18,952        546,386   

Essent Group Ltd. *

    208,492        4,013,471   

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C

    99,035        3,213,686   

Fifth Street Finance Corp.

    159,010        787,100   

First American Financial Corp.

    154,819        5,732,948   

First Cash Financial Services, Inc.

    54,099        2,281,355   

First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A

    5,669        1,327,283   

First NBC Bank Holding Co. *

    57,390        1,353,256   

FirstMerit Corp.

    109,043        2,140,514   

Flushing Financial Corp.

    46,154        953,080   

Gladstone Capital Corp. (a)

    26,415        180,150   

Global Indemnity PLC *

    24,527        688,228   
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

8      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

BOSTON PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE FUND II (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Finance—(continued)

   

Heritage Financial Corp.

    59,371      $ 1,035,430   

Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.

    19,233        1,437,859   

James Rivers Group Holdings, Ltd.

    71,497        2,089,857   

Maiden Holdings Ltd. (a)

    276,265        3,306,892   

Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. * (a)

    133,688        1,580,192   

Navient Corp.

    219,503        2,377,217   

Navigators Group, Inc., (The) *

    15,324        1,240,938   

Nelnet, Inc., Class A

    101,700        3,823,920   

OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd., Class A

    106,354        1,373,030   

Park Sterling Corp.

    75,297        469,100   

PHH Corp. *

    58,388        529,579   

Radian Group, Inc.

    246,830        2,665,764   

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

    17,370        960,735   

Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc., Class A

    137,966        1,506,589   

SLM Corp. *

    805,303        4,702,969   

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.

    24,031        2,761,162   

Stewart Information Services Corp.

    94,055        3,174,356   

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. *

    160,442        3,709,419   

Washington Federal, Inc.

    49,294        1,044,540   
   

 

 

 
      73,958,223   
   

 

 

 

Health Care—8.8%

   

Amsurg Corp. *

    36,364        2,474,570   

Chemed Corp.

    28,511        3,663,664   

Hanger, Inc. *

    76,764        191,142   

ICON PLC *

    39,191        2,788,832   

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. *

    50,967        3,127,335   

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.

    142,684        1,499,609   

LHC Group, Inc. *

    29,717        1,058,817   

LifePoint Health, Inc. *

    25,930        1,616,995   

Owens & Minor, Inc.

    45,794        1,804,742   

PAREXEL International Corp. *

    38,396        2,253,461   

SeaSpine Holdings Corp. *

    16,991        214,087   

Select Medical Holdings Corp.

    153,752        1,505,232   

Symmetry Surgical, Inc. *

    222,597        2,123,575   

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

    65,001        3,294,901   
   

 

 

 
      27,616,962   
   

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts—7.9%

  

Altisource Residential Corp. (a)

    44,539        417,776   

American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp.

    50,468        697,468   

American Residential Properties, Inc.

    124,215        1,973,776   

Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp.

    211,726        995,112   

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.

    185,899        1,812,515   

Chatham Lodging Trust

    100,928        2,024,616   

Colony Capital, Inc., Class A

    38,407        629,875   

CYS Investments, Inc.

    376,437        2,951,266   

Gladstone Commercial Corp.

    31,082        462,500   

Hatteras Financial Corp.

    159,361        2,191,214   

LaSalle Hotel Properties

    66,309        1,614,624   
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Real Estate Investment Trusts—(continued)

  

MFA Financial, Inc.

    495,631      $ 3,375,247   

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp.

    121,485        1,346,054   

Silver Bay Realty Trust Corp.

    71,888        988,460   

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

    453,046        3,511,106   
   

 

 

 
      24,991,609   
   

 

 

 

Technology—10.3%

  

Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B

    97,757        1,451,691   

Belden, Inc.

    69,468        3,804,762   

Brooks Automation, Inc.

    160,741        1,567,225   

Coherent, Inc. *

    25,984        2,198,246   

Convergys Corp.

    46,611        1,201,632   

EnerSys

    82,052        4,214,191   

Insight Enterprises, Inc. *

    33,659        878,500   

Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. * (a)

    73,244        383,066   

NETGEAR, Inc. *

    49,761        1,966,057   

PC Connection, Inc.

    22,388        554,551   

Sykes Enterprises, Inc. *

    141,470        4,310,591   

SYNNEX Corp.

    60,397        5,679,130   

TeleTech Holdings, Inc.

    121,049        3,353,057   

Teradyne, Inc.

    47,630        908,780   
   

 

 

 
      32,471,479   
   

 

 

 

Transportation—1.2%

  

Landstar System, Inc.

    14,799        876,101   

Virgin America, Inc. * (a)

    93,645        2,920,787   
   

 

 

 
      3,796,888   
   

 

 

 

Utilities—0.8%

  

PNM Resources, Inc.

    59,669        1,904,634   

Pure Cycle Corp. *

    146,179        678,271   
   

 

 

 
      2,582,905   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $281,185,919)

      303,979,039   
   

 

 

 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL—4.7%

  

BlackRock Liquidity TempFund, Institutional Shares

    14,781,094        14,781,094   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL
(Cost $14,781,094)

      14,781,094   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—101.2% (Cost $295,967,013)

      318,760,133   
   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(1.2)%

      (3,800,760
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $ 314,959,373   
   

 

 

 

 

PLC     Public Limited Company
*     Non-income producing.
(a)     All or a portion of the security is on loan. At February 29, 2016, the market value of securities on loan was $14,395,163.
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016        9   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (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 29, 2016 is as follows (see Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements):

 

     Total
Value as of
February 29,
2016
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Common Stock *

   $ 303,979,039       $ 303,979,039       $       $   

Securities Lending Collateral

     14,781,094         14,781,094                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 318,760,133       $ 318,760,133       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* 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 2016


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

LONG POSITIONS—101.6%

   

COMMON STOCK—96.3%

   

Basic Industries—8.0%

   

AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. * (a)

    322,787      $ 1,578,429   

Alcoa, Inc. (a)

    242,691        2,167,231   

American Vanguard Corp.

    140,650        1,773,597   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    53,720        1,958,631   

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

    39,794        2,699,625   

Crown Holdings, Inc. *

    48,219        2,259,060   

Dominion Diamond Corp.

    153,313        1,608,253   

Eastman Chemical Co. †

    36,298        2,328,517   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. (a)

    338,851        2,585,433   

Goldcorp, Inc.

    101,541        1,454,067   

International Paper Co.

    77,249        2,757,789   

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp.

    76,706        785,469   

Monsanto Co. †

    24,669        2,219,963   

Mosaic Co., (The)

    90,441        2,410,253   

Pan American Silver Corp.

    144,531        1,386,052   

POSCO — ADR

    43,285        1,747,415   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

    149,094        2,525,652   

Praxair, Inc.

    34,638        3,525,802   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. †

    53,774        3,274,299   

Rio Tinto PLC — ADR (a)

    110,654        2,888,069   

Silver Wheaton Corp.

    98,890        1,555,540   

UFP Technologies, Inc. * †

    151,884        3,397,645   

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. *

    71,555        570,293   

US Silica Holdings, Inc.

    102,765        1,972,060   
   

 

 

 
      51,429,144   
   

 

 

 

Capital Goods—8.5%

   

Actuant Corp., Class A †

    158,188        3,703,181   

AECOM Technology Corp. *

    119,905        3,292,591   

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. *

    110,149        1,710,614   

Alamo Group, Inc.

    45,131        2,341,848   

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.

    79,244        951,721   

Caterpillar, Inc.

    43,306        2,931,816   

CECO Environmental Corp.

    204,526        1,270,107   

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV (a) †

    78,159        2,621,453   

Colfax Corp. * (a)

    96,861        2,451,552   

Crane Co. †

    33,627        1,649,404   

Esterline Technologies Corp. * †

    52,832        2,959,120   

Fluor Corp. †

    77,732        3,578,781   

Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc.

    82,307        1,814,046   

Graham Corp.

    100,042        1,837,772   

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. *

    54,294        2,098,463   

KEYW Holding Corp., (The) *

    226,904        1,413,612   

NCI Building Systems, Inc. *

    184,116        2,014,229   

NOW, Inc. *

    35,223        569,908   

Preformed Line Products Co. †

    47,219        1,544,061   

Raven Industries, Inc.

    129,518        1,979,035   

Safran SA — ADR (a)

    156,067        2,401,871   
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Capital Goods—(continued)

   

United Technologies Corp.

    41,497      $ 4,009,440   

WESCO International, Inc. * (a)

    45,679        2,012,160   

World Fuel Services Corp. †

    73,524        3,441,658   
   

 

 

 
      54,598,443   
   

 

 

 

Communications—2.4%

   

Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. *

    711,135        1,144,927   

Cablevision Systems Corp., Class A

    59,201        1,925,809   

GoldMoney, Inc. *

    592,564        2,146,019   

Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. *

    64,274        1,544,504   

Iridium Communications, Inc. * (a)

    190,948        1,323,270   

Liberty Global PLC, Series C *

    76,452        2,749,214   

Marchex, Inc., Class B

    140,902        604,470   

Verisign, Inc * (a)

    49,492        4,181,579   
   

 

 

 
      15,619,792   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Durables—0.6%

   

CLARCOR Inc.

    40,093        1,930,077   

Helen of Troy Ltd. *

    19,845        1,892,419   
   

 

 

 
      3,822,496   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Durables—6.5%

   

Amira Nature Foods Ltd. * (a)

    111,812        1,423,367   

Caleres, Inc.

    105,686        2,995,141   

Coca-Cola Co., (The)

    73,612        3,174,886   

Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A

    73,183        1,604,903   

Kraft Heinz Co., (The)

    43,180        3,325,724   

Leucadia National Corp. †

    225,208        3,254,256   

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. *

    60,072        3,403,079   

Performance Sports Group, Ltd. *

    304,329        2,312,900   

Procter & Gamble Co.

    83,822        6,730,068   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    43,015        3,904,041   

Tumi Holdings, Inc. *

    135,358        2,673,321   

Tupperware Brands Corp.

    50,841        2,540,016   

Unilever NV †

    103,663        4,417,080   
   

 

 

 
      41,758,782   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Services—12.0%

   

Amaya, Inc *

    163,959        2,371,528   

Atento SA *

    171,663        1,426,520   

CarMax, Inc. * (a)

    41,029        1,898,002   

CDI Corp.

    228,155        1,113,396   

Cenveo, Inc. *

    557,114        211,703   

Christopher & Banks Corp. *

    192,106        270,869   

Civeo Corp. *

    518,140        461,196   

Ctrip.com International Ltd. — ADR *

    30,962        1,266,965   

CVS Health Corp.

    57,158        5,554,043   

Deluxe Corp.

    51,933        2,981,474   

Discovery Communications, Inc. * †

    145,691        3,591,283   

DSW, Inc., Class A

    120,597        3,159,641   

Eros International PLC * (a)

    239,188        1,911,112   

Fogo De Chao, Inc. * (a)

    30,000        480,000   

Genesco, Inc. * †

    37,637        2,483,289   

H&R Block, Inc. †

    80,823        2,657,460   
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016        11   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Consumer Services—(continued)

   

ICF International, Inc. *

    51,201      $ 1,729,570   

International Game Technology PLC

    104,356        1,542,382   

International Speedway Corp., Class A

    48,061        1,657,624   

Landauer, Inc.

    115,676        3,362,701   

Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A * †

    112,899        2,865,377   

Liberty Ventures, Series A * †

    17,109        627,729   

Markit Ltd. *

    52,311        1,455,292   

McDonald’s Corp.

    19,777        2,317,667   

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. — Sponsored ADR †

    80,903        2,518,510   

PRGX Global, Inc. *

    158,368        573,292   

Realogy Holdings Corp. * †

    121,159        3,873,453   

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A

    53,495        3,169,044   

Speedway Motorsports, Inc. †

    93,121        1,696,665   

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    57,022        1,569,816   

Tiffany & Co.

    26,891        1,747,377   

Time Warner, Inc. †

    95,420        6,316,804   

Tropicana Entertainment, Inc. * (a)

    88,833        1,421,328   

Tuesday Morning Corp. *

    175,232        1,179,311   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    44,552        3,516,935   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

    29,399        2,141,423   
   

 

 

 
      77,120,781   
   

 

 

 

Energy—9.4%

   

Alerian MLP ETF (a)

    391,005        3,956,971   

Bristow Group, Inc.

    53,839        818,891   

California Resources Corp.

    7,080        3,980   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. †

    84,274        1,757,956   

Core Laboratories NV (a)

    20,480        2,149,171   

Dawson Geophysical Co. *

    536,061        1,827,968   

Energen Corp.

    94,539        2,503,393   

EOG Resources, Inc.

    60,496        3,916,511   

EQT Corp.

    93,305        5,200,821   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    95,014        7,615,372   

Furmanite Corp. *

    94,256        525,948   

Gazprom OAO — Sponsored ADR

    275,891        1,009,761   

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.

    60,281        537,104   

Halliburton Co. †

    60,311        1,946,839   

Kosmos Energy Ltd. *

    332,326        1,621,751   

Lukoil PJSC — Sponsored ADR

    24,080        854,599   

Mitcham Industries, Inc. *

    318,075        1,046,467   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    75,631        5,204,925   

Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A * †

    124,031        2,279,690   

Phillips 66

    56,543        4,488,949   

Rice Energy, Inc. *

    65,688        601,702   

Schlumberger Ltd.

    54,049        3,876,394   

Suncor Energy, Inc. †

    111,292        2,724,428   

TransGlobe Energy Corp.

    304,291        438,179   

Valero Energy Corp.

    61,111        3,671,549   
   

 

 

 
      60,579,319   
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Finance—21.2%

   

AerCap Holdings NV * †

    113,451      $ 4,053,604   

Ally Financial, Inc. *

    126,328        2,220,846   

American International Group, Inc. †

    83,773        4,205,405   

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. †

    71,095        3,177,236   

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. †

    42,988        2,308,886   

Bank of America Corp. †

    426,950        5,345,414   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B * †

    80,861        10,849,120   

BGC Partners Inc., Class A

    146,825        1,268,568   

Boulevard Acquisition, Corp II *

    227,000        2,224,600   

Century Bancorp, Inc., Class A †

    33,518        1,322,285   

Charles Schwab Corp., (The)

    134,296        3,364,115   

Chubb Ltd. †

    46,410        5,361,747   

Citigroup, Inc.

    150,765        5,857,220   

CNinsure, Inc. — ADR *

    72,541        523,383   

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

    114,732        1,999,779   

Discover Financial Services

    69,126        3,208,829   

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    107,224        3,213,503   

Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd. †

    78,474        4,886,576   

Ezcorp, Inc., Class A *

    340,342        986,992   

Flushing Financial Corp. †

    88,546        1,828,475   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., (The)

    16,932        2,531,842   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. †

    141,834        7,985,254   

Lake Sunapee Bank Group

    26,815        392,303   

Lazard Ltd., Class A

    99,148        3,488,027   

Loews Corp.

    97,735        3,552,667   

Maiden Holdings Ltd. †

    646,320        7,736,450   

Morgan Stanley

    143,188        3,536,744   

National Western Life Group, Inc. †

    8,710        1,869,253   

NorthStar Asset Management Group, Inc.

    130,162        1,422,671   

Renaissance Holdings Ltd. †

    32,540        3,683,528   

Sprott, Inc.

    4,097,845        5,905,985   

State Street Corp.

    67,492        3,697,212   

SVB Financial Group *

    37,067        3,293,403   

Synchrony Financial *

    157,010        4,231,420   

Unum Group

    133,676        3,813,776   

Validus Holdings Ltd. †

    116,153        5,216,431   

Virtu Financial, Inc., Class A

    86,500        1,929,815   

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

    4,643        3,560,531   
   

 

 

 
      136,053,895   
   

 

 

 

Health Care—11.0%

   

Allergan PLC *

    8,323        2,414,586   

Amag Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * (a)

    71,092        1,868,298   

Carriage Services Inc. (a)

    75,328        1,552,510   

Cigna Corp.

    23,985        3,348,546   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. * †

    68,417        4,513,469   

Dynavax Technologies Corp. *

    67,643        1,090,405   

Express Scripts Holding Co. * †

    73,940        5,203,897   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA — ADR (a) †

    139,270        5,842,377   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings * †

    39,796        4,371,193   
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

12      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Health Care—(continued)

   

LHC Group, Inc. * †

    84,894      $ 3,024,773   

McKesson Corp.

    23,678        3,684,770   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    140,442        7,051,593   

Perrigo Co., PLC

    23,410        2,955,513   

Pfizer, Inc. †

    139,582        4,141,398   

PharMerica Corp. * †

    197,514        4,564,549   

Sanofi — ADR †

    59,487        2,352,711   

Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A *

    99,690        1,310,924   

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd *

    8,860        1,283,725   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. — Sponsored ADR †

    102,373        5,691,939   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    35,414        4,217,807   
   

 

 

 
      70,484,983   
   

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts—1.9%

  

American Capital Agency Corp.

    103,119        1,863,360   

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., Class A †

    68,882        1,704,141   

Lexington Realty Trust

    268,540        2,078,500   

New Residential Investment Corp.

    282,806        3,311,658   

Select Income

    89,341        1,842,211   

Two Harbors Investment Corp. †

    212,635        1,647,921   
   

 

 

 
      12,447,791   
   

 

 

 

Technology—13.5%

   

Alliance Data Systems Corp. *

    13,149        2,762,999   

ARRIS International PLC *

    135,497        3,237,023   

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. * †

    67,921        1,326,497   

CDW Corp.

    38,130        1,509,185   

Cisco Systems, Inc. †

    219,497        5,746,431   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A * †

    37,355        2,128,488   

CPI Card Group, Inc. * (a)

    128,994        1,020,343   

CSG Systems International, Inc. †

    182,149        6,914,376   

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Class A †

    123,830        4,891,285   

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc *

    104,420        2,094,665   

First Data Corp., Class A *

    169,021        2,112,763   

First Solar, Inc. *

    30,579        2,197,713   

Flextronics International Ltd. * †

    269,184        2,923,338   

Generac Holdings, Inc. * (a)

    58,988        2,049,243   

Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd. *

    59,936        1,127,396   

Houston Wire & Cable Co.

    184,527        994,601   

Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A †

    103,955        3,721,589   

International Business Machines Corp. †

    47,737        6,254,979   

Jabil Circuit, Inc. †

    102,544        2,138,042   

Methode Electronics, Inc.

    42,519        1,214,768   

Microsoft Corp.

    122,804        6,248,268   

Open Text Corp.

    50,405        2,507,145   

Oracle Corp. †

    95,724        3,520,729   

PayPal Holdings, Inc. *

    119,497        4,557,616   

Quality Systems, Inc.

    174,942        2,720,348   
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Technology—(continued)

   

Science Applications International Corp

    52,411      $ 2,340,151   

Sykes Enterprises, Inc. * †

    88,761        2,704,548   

Syntel, Inc. *

    39,807        1,819,976   

Tremor Video, Inc. *

    378,643        639,907   

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (a)

    284,845        3,372,565   
   

 

 

 
      86,796,977   
   

 

 

 

Transportation—1.4%

   

ArcBest Corp.

    62,350        1,220,190   

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    55,323        3,863,205   

Costamare, Inc.

    129,473        961,984   

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    36,815        1,685,391   

XPO Logistics, Inc. * (a)

    58,139        1,439,522   
   

 

 

 
      9,170,292   
   

 

 

 

Utilities—0.5%

   

AES Corp. †

    353,191        3,461,272   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $610,151,194)

      623,343,967   
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Contracts
       

OPTIONS PURCHASED—0.1%

   

Amira Nature Foods Ltd. Call Options Expires 05/20/16
Strike Price $12.50

    1,242        248,400   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL OPTIONS PURCHASED
(Cost $180,381)

      248,400   
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Shares
       

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL—4.6%

  

BlackRock Liquidity TempFund, Institutional Shares

    29,761,547        29,761,547   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL
(Cost $29,761,547)

      29,761,547   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—101.6%
(Cost $640,093,122)

      653,353,914   
   

 

 

 

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(29.1%)

  

COMMON STOCK—(29.1%)

  

Basic Industries—(0.5%)

  

Kennady Diamonds, Inc. *

    (45,900     (94,989

NewMarket Corp.

    (7,786     (2,842,980

Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corp. *

    (171,865     (57,575
   

 

 

 
      (2,995,544
   

 

 

 
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016        13   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Capital Goods—(1.1%)

   

Applied Energetics, Inc. *

    (238,070   $ (857

DynaMotive Energy Systems Corp. * ‡

    (72,185     (7

Griffon Corp.

    (176,776     (2,626,891

InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. *

    (84,574     (396,652

Middleby Corp., (The) *

    (16,650     (1,541,790

Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. *

    (100,205     (2,541,199
   

 

 

 
      (7,107,396
   

 

 

 

Communications—(0.8%)

   

CTC Communications Group, Inc. * ‡

    (98,900     0   

Grubhub, Inc. *

    (142,917     (3,364,266

Interliant, Inc. * ‡

    (600     0   

Rubicon Project, Inc. (The) *

    (101,885     (1,680,084
   

 

 

 
      (5,044,350
   

 

 

 

Consumer Durables—(1.9%)

   

iRobot Corp. *

    (59,882     (1,876,702

Mobileye NV *

    (160,262     (5,202,105

Qsound Labs, Inc. * ‡

    (4,440     0   

Tesla Motors, Inc. *

    (27,967     (5,367,706
   

 

 

 
      (12,446,513
   

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Durables—(2.2%)

  

Amish Naturals, Inc. * ‡

    (25,959     0   

Amplify Snack Brands, Inc. *

    (142,241     (1,463,660

Callaway Golf Co.

    (180,803     (1,607,339

Hain Celestial Group, Inc., (The) *

    (62,472     (2,309,590

Industrias Bachoco SAB de CV —Sponsored ADR

    (48,190     (2,326,613

MGP Ingredients, Inc.

    (113,640     (2,658,040

National Beverage Corp. *

    (44,177     (1,679,610

Teligent, Inc. *

    (102,159     (597,630

Valence Technology, Inc. * ‡

    (27,585     (3

Whitewave Foods Co., (The) *

    (37,800     (1,463,616
   

 

 

 
      (14,106,101
   

 

 

 

Consumer Services—(6.7%)

  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. *

    (128,103     (3,641,968

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. *

    (14,367     (2,279,325

CIMPRESS NV *

    (45,993     (4,055,663

Corporate Resource Services, Inc. *

    (218,896     (153

DraftDay Fantasy Sports, Inc *

    (61     (34

Etsy, Inc. *

    (133,817     (1,062,507

Foot Locker, Inc.

    (34,920     (2,182,500

Habit Restaurants Inc., (The) *

    (95,889     (1,992,573

Jamba, Inc. *

    (111,749     (1,482,909

Netflix, Inc. *

    (71,965     (6,722,251

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. *

    (51,583     (2,534,273

Quotient Technology, Inc. *

    (158,150     (1,375,905

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. *

    (34,843     (2,268,279

Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.

    (30,761     (2,162,806

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    (61,303     (2,556,948
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Consumer Services—(continued)

  

Tile Shop Holdings, Inc. *

    (149,425   $ (1,885,744

TransEnterix Inc. *

    (125,132     (401,674

Wayfair, Inc., Class A *

    (23,260     (906,442

Wingstop, Inc. *

    (44,241     (1,053,821

Zillow Group, Inc., Class C *

    (93,435     (2,018,196

Zoe’s Kitchen, Inc. *

    (76,789     (2,682,240
   

 

 

 
      (43,266,211
   

 

 

 

Energy—(0.3%)

  

Beard Co. *

    (9,710     (6

Neste Oil OYJ

    (61,662     (1,930,398
   

 

 

 
      (1,930,404
   

 

 

 

Finance—(0.9%)

  

Credit Acceptance Corp. *

    (17,000     (3,350,190

HealthEquity, Inc. *

    (92,838     (1,932,887

IDI, Inc. *

    (58,888     (306,218
   

 

 

 
      (5,589,295
   

 

 

 

Health Care—(4.4%)

  

Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. *

    (262,289     (3,155,337

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *

    (10,426     (1,467,981

athenahealth, Inc. *

    (11,828     (1,526,640

Blueprint Medicines Corp. *

    (52,833     (915,596

BodyTel Scientific, Inc. * ‡

    (4,840     0   

CareView Communications, Inc. *

    (207,465     (62,240

Concordia Healthcare Corp.

    (19,987     (581,022

Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc. *

    (572,901     (773,416

DexCom, Inc. *

    (17,622     (1,146,487

Endologix, Inc. *

    (183,554     (1,582,235

HealthStream, Inc. *

    (78,031     (1,612,901

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. *

    (24,453     (1,788,981

Inogen, Inc. *

    (50,942     (1,741,198

Intersect ENT Inc. *

    (88,106     (1,592,956

Intrexon Corp. *

    (62,553     (1,936,015

NanoString Technologies, Inc *

    (77,495     (933,040

Nevro Corp. *

    (16,149     (930,182

Penumbra Inc. *

    (24,957     (1,163,495

Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *

    (158,374     (494,127

TherapeuticsMD, Inc. *

    (170,174     (1,039,763

Wright Medical Group NV *

    (182,082     (3,111,781

Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc. *

    (42,334     (974,952
   

 

 

 
      (28,530,345
   

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts—(0.4%)

  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    (27,390     (2,165,727
   

 

 

 
      (2,165,727
   

 

 

 

Technology—(8.7%)

  

2U Inc. *

    (76,175     (1,702,511

ANTs Software, Inc. * ‡

    (10,334     (1

Applied Optoelectronics Inc *

    (69,117     (1,243,415

Arista Networks, Inc. *

    (22,331     (1,530,567

Atlassian Corp. PLC Class A *

    (78,989     (1,877,569

Benefitfocus, Inc. *

    (33,019     (1,036,466

Box, Inc., Class A *

    (374,062     (4,305,454

Capstone Turbine Corp. *

    (33,777     (39,519
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

14      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Technology—(continued)

  

Cavium, Inc. *

    (77,629   $ (4,618,149

Ciena Corp. *

    (97,020     (1,988,910

Consygen, Inc. * ‡

    (200     0   

Demandware, Inc. *

    (36,512     (1,266,601

Digimarc Corp. *

    (46,780     (1,416,031

Ellie Mae, Inc. *

    (63,012     (5,301,200

Ener1, Inc. * ‡

    (102,820     (10

GT Advanced Technologies, Inc. *

    (198,179     (9,909

Guidewire Software, Inc. *

    (64,483     (3,174,498

HubSpot, Inc. *

    (50,858     (2,118,744

Inphi Corp. *

    (51,588     (1,305,176

Neonode, Inc. *

    (206,220     (515,550

Nestor, Inc. * ‡

    (15,200     (2

NetSuite, Inc. *

    (35,422     (2,140,197

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. *

    (11,813     (1,710,404

Proofpoint, Inc. *

    (41,708     (1,953,603

Pure Storage Inc. *

    (67,213     (966,523

RealPage, Inc. *

    (113,747     (2,280,627

ServiceNow, Inc. *

    (35,774     (1,967,212

Shopify, Inc. *

    (65,337     (1,462,242

Tiger Telematics, Inc. * ‡

    (6,510     0   

Uni-Pixel, Inc. *

    (19,665     (12,586

Universal Display Corp. *

    (34,486     (1,647,741

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A *

    (33,516     (814,104

ViaSat, Inc. *

    (26,492     (1,934,181

Vicor Corp. *

    (74,197     (615,835

Workday, Inc., Class A *

    (80,364     (4,858,004

Workiva, Inc. *

    (29,691     (370,544

WorldGate Communications, Inc. * ‡

    (582,655     (58

Xybernaut Corp. * ‡

    (34,156     0   
   

 

 

 
      (56,184,143
   

 

 

 

Transportation—(0.6%)

  

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. *

    (87,752     (3,775,091
   

 

 

 
      (3,775,091
   

 

 

 

Utilities—(0.6%)

  

El Paso Electric Co.

    (62,539     (2,554,718

Genie Energy, Ltd.

    (153,241     (1,420,544
   

 

 

 
      (3,975,262
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Proceeds $202,137,734)

      (187,116,382
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(29.1%)
(Proceeds $202,137,734)

      (187,116,382
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Contracts
    Value  

OPTIONS WRITTEN ††—(0.6%)

  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
Put Options
Expires 01/20/17
Strike Price $25

    (13,973   $ (3,549,142

McDonald’s Corp.
Call Options
Expires 09/16/16
Strike Price $120

    (179     (87,710

TransEnterix, Inc.
Call Options
Expires 07/15/16
Strike Price $5

    (1,674     (108,810
   

 

 

 

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN (Premiums received $6,041,328)

      (3,745,662
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES—28.1%

      180,932,788   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $ 643,424,658   
   

 

 

 

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
PLC     Public Limited Company
*     Non-income producing.
(a)     All or a portion of the security is on loan. At February 29, 2016, the market value of securities on loan was $27,975,892.
    Security position is either entirely or partially held in a segregated account as collateral for securities sold short.
††     Primary risk exposure is equity contracts.
    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 29, 2016, short positions amounted to ($81) or 0.0% of net assets.
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016        15   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT EQUITY FUND (concluded)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of February 29, 2016 is as follows (see Note I in the Notes to Financial Statements):

 

     Total
Value as of
February 29, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Common Stock

           

Basic Industries

   $ 51,429,144       $ 51,429,144       $       $   

Capital Goods

     54,598,443         54,598,443                   

Communications

     15,619,792         15,619,792                   

Consumer Durables

     3,822,496         3,822,496                   

Consumer Non-Durables

     41,758,782         41,758,782                   

Consumer Services

     77,120,781         77,120,781                   

Energy

     56,622,348         56,622,348                   

Finance

     136,053,895         136,053,895                   

Health Care

     70,484,983         70,484,983                   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     12,447,791         12,447,791                   

Technology

     86,796,977         86,796,977                   

Transportation

     9,170,292         9,170,292                   

Utilities

     3,461,272         3,461,272                   

Exchange Traded Fund

     3,956,971         3,956,971                   

Options Purchased

           

Equity Contracts

     248,400         248,400                   

Securities Lending Collateral

     29,761,547         29,761,547                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 653,353,914       $ 653,353,914       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Total
Value as of
February 29, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Securities Sold Short

           

Basic Industries

   $ (2,995,544    $ (2,995,544    $       $   

Capital Goods

     (7,107,396      (7,107,389              (7

Communications

     (5,044,350      (5,044,350                

Consumer Durables

     (12,446,513      (12,446,513                

Consumer Non-Durables

     (14,106,101      (14,106,098              (3

Consumer Services

     (43,266,211      (43,266,211                

Energy

     (1,930,404      (6      (1,930,398        

Finance

     (5,589,295      (5,589,295                

Health Care

     (28,530,345      (28,530,345                

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     (2,165,727      (2,165,727                

Technology

     (56,184,143      (56,184,072              (71

Transportation

     (3,775,091      (3,775,091                

Utilities

     (3,975,262      (3,975,262                

Options Written

           

Equity Contracts

     (3,745,662      (3,745,662                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ (190,862,044    $ (188,931,565    $ (1,930,398    $ (81
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

16      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT RESEARCH FUND

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

LONG POSITIONS—96.6%

   

COMMON STOCK—96.6%

   

Basic Industries—6.0%

   

Avery Dennison Corp. †

    634,467      $ 41,316,491   

Barrick Gold Corp.

    1,585,699        22,025,359   

Berry Plastics Group, Inc. * †

    1,707,218        53,145,696   

Crown Holdings, Inc. * †

    544,287        25,499,846   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co. †

    5,430,237        66,954,822   

Lintec Corp. ‡

    555,700        10,297,245   

Mosaic Co., (The) †

    735,715        19,606,805   

Packaging Corp of America †

    613,604        29,759,794   

PPG Industries, Inc. †

    430,447        41,551,049   

Stornoway Diamond Corp. *

    19,386,145        13,468,571   

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. ‡

    3,084,000        11,266,745   

Valspar Corp., (The) †

    435,091        34,041,520   

WestRock Co. †

    1,147,305        38,744,490   
   

 

 

 
      407,678,433   
   

 

 

 

Capital Goods—11.8%

   

AMETEK, Inc.

    741,095        34,394,219   

BAE Systems PLC

    4,247,321        30,110,672   

Continental Building Products, Inc. *

    1,126,963        19,023,135   

CRH PLC

    1,376,182        35,075,435   

Cubic Corp. †

    313,169        11,004,759   

Danaher Corp. †

    657,992        58,738,946   

General Dynamics Corp. †

    333,909        45,501,779   

Haseko Corp.

    1,269,700        10,989,008   

Honeywell International, Inc. †

    366,151        37,109,404   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. †

    393,877        51,621,520   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC †

    759,923        42,221,322   

KION Group AG

    312,865        15,546,447   

Lockheed Martin Corp. †

    330,914        71,407,932   

Masco Corp. †

    1,153,833        32,538,091   

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

    379,939        19,308,500   

Nitto Denko Corp.

    197,700        10,472,031   

Northrop Grumman Corp. †

    287,858        55,332,065   

Prysmian SpA

    194,316        3,944,194   

Raytheon Co. †

    429,180        53,153,943   

Safran SA ‡

    744,266        46,113,659   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. †

    449,200        42,229,292   

Textron, Inc. †

    1,379,519        47,110,574   

United Technologies Corp. †

    336,802        32,541,809   
   

 

 

 
      805,488,736   
   

 

 

 

Communications—5.3%

   

Alphabet Inc., Class A * †

    44,528        31,936,372   

Baidu, Inc. — Sponsored ADR * †

    162,900        28,250,118   

Comcast Corp., Class A †

    1,101,122        63,567,773   

Dena Co. Ltd.

    573,300        8,367,886   

IAC/InterActiveCorp.

    310,025        13,771,311   

Liberty Broadband Corp., Class C * †

    374,191        18,848,001   

Liberty Global PLC LiLAC, Class C * †

    213,629        7,838,048   

Liberty Global PLC, Series C * †

    1,857,924        66,810,947   
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

NetEase, Inc. — ADR †

    170,822      $ 22,994,349   

Priceline Group, Inc., (The) *

    16,558        20,949,347   

Communications—(continued)

   

Verizon Communications, Inc. †

    946,985        48,040,549   

Vodafone Group PLC

    10,664,682        32,344,830   
   

 

 

 
      363,719,531   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Durables—2.9%

   

Alpine Electronics, Inc.

    695,100        7,851,751   

Lear Corp.

    173,624        17,596,792   

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. †

    1,471,359        55,926,356   

PulteGroup, Inc.

    1,704,286        29,296,676   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    58,637        55,899,666   

Tenneco, Inc. * †

    649,539        29,567,015   
   

 

 

 
      196,138,256   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Durables—3.9%

   

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    803,854        25,458,056   

Britvic PLC

    3,882,358        37,303,275   

Coca-Cola West Co., Ltd.

    581,800        13,018,304   

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A †

    230,015        32,531,021   

Electronic Arts, Inc. *

    153,313        9,848,827   

Global Brands Group Holding Ltd. * 

    63,678,000        7,534,980   

Imperial Brands PLC

    1,115,050        57,554,079   

Ontex Group NV

    1,100,287        38,689,818   

Reynolds American, Inc. †

    510,794        25,759,341   

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A †

    288,562        18,684,390   
   

 

 

 
      266,382,091   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Services—12.1%

   

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. — Sponsored ADR *

    322,992        22,225,080   

CBS Corp., Class B non-voting shares †

    692,387        33,497,683   

CVS Health Corp. †

    396,623        38,539,857   

eBay, Inc. *

    1,661,467        39,542,915   

Equifax, Inc. †

    574,270        60,229,438   

H&R Block, Inc. †

    1,516,050        49,847,724   

ITV PLC ‡

    13,661,993        47,051,263   

Liberty Media Corp., Class C * †

    567,500        19,805,750   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc. †

    406,142        27,426,769   

ManpowerGroup, Inc. †

    380,357        29,454,846   

Michaels Cos., Inc., (The) *

    920,209        21,440,870   

Moody’s Corp. †

    247,944        22,017,427   

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. — Sponsored ADR

    750,106        23,350,800   

Office Depot, Inc. *

    2,683,971        13,634,573   

Omnicom Group, Inc. †

    792,632        61,674,696   

Phoenix New Media Ltd. — ADR *

    1,284,537        4,804,168   

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

    799,109        40,845,027   

Randstad Holding NV

    671,126        34,605,652   

Robert Half International, Inc. †

    572,159        22,537,343   

Six Flags Entertainment Corp. †

    653,162        33,219,819   

Starz, Class A *

    885,990        22,318,088   

Target Corp. †

    386,037        30,284,603   

TEGNA, Inc. †

    1,405,790        34,638,666   
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016        17   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT RESEARCH FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Consumer Services—(continued)

   

Time Warner, Inc. †

    456,649      $ 30,230,164   

Time, Inc. †

    1,059,911        14,944,745   

WPP PLC ‡

    2,200,220        46,341,832   
   

 

 

 
      824,509,798   
   

 

 

 

Energy—8.0%

   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. † #

    996,271        37,808,484   

California Resources Corp.

    70,597        39,683   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    1,005,782        20,980,613   

Diamondback Energy, Inc. * #

    1,075,226        76,609,853   

Energen Corp. †

    1,181,576        31,288,132   

EOG Resources, Inc. #

    640,718        41,480,083   

EQT Corp. †

    377,402        21,036,387   

Exxon Mobil Corp. #

    862,451        69,125,448   

Inpex Corp.

    1,509,100        10,879,680   

Kosmos Energy Ltd. * †

    2,061,427        10,059,764   

Marathon Petroleum Corp. † #

    565,278        19,360,772   

Occidental Petroleum Corp. #

    754,099        51,897,093   

Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A * †

    3,538,088        65,030,057   

Phillips 66 #

    458,092        36,367,924   

Rice Energy, Inc. * †

    920,409        8,430,946   

RSP Permian, Inc. * †

    1,596,453        38,171,191   

Viper Energy Partners LP

    687,217        10,232,661   
   

 

 

 
      548,798,771   
   

 

 

 

Finance—18.8%

   

Alleghany Corp. * †

    77,433        35,927,363   

Allstate Corp., (The) †

    669,146        42,464,005   

Ally Financial, Inc. * †

    1,712,937        30,113,432   

American International Group, Inc. †

    543,879        27,302,726   

Aon PLC †

    488,351        46,534,967   

Bank of America Corp. †

    2,714,709        33,988,157   

BB&T Corp. †

    1,747,683        56,205,485   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B * †

    349,424        46,882,218   

Capital One Financial Corp. †

    994,759        65,385,509   

Charles Schwab Corp., (The) †

    976,019        24,449,276   

Chubb Ltd. †

    370,825        42,841,412   

Citigroup, Inc. †

    1,433,235        55,681,180   

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. †

    1,260,565        24,240,665   

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

    1,712,628        29,851,106   

Discover Financial Services †

    1,228,071        57,007,056   

Fifth Third Bancorp †

    3,688,094        56,280,314   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., (The) †

    239,978        35,883,910   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. †

    3,102,787        27,149,386   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. †

    1,209,127        68,073,850   

MetLife, Inc. †

    1,002,636        39,664,280   

Morgan Stanley

    573,670        14,169,649   

Navient Corp. †

    2,336,371        25,302,898   

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    565,098        24,773,896   

SLM Corp. *

    3,607,936        21,070,346   

Standard Chartered PLC

    1,637,030        9,739,086   

State Street Corp. †

    375,363        20,562,385   

SunTrust Banks, Inc. †

    858,814        28,495,449   

Synchrony Financial *

    1,070,920        28,861,294   

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. †

    872,543        24,937,279   
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Finance—(continued)

   

Travelers Cos., Inc., (The) †

    280,217      $ 30,128,932   

Unum Group †

    1,434,660        40,930,850   

Validus Holdings Ltd.

    499,288        22,423,024   

Wells Fargo & Co. †

    1,448,346        67,956,394   

WR Berkley Corp. †

    533,654        27,483,181   

XL Group PLC †

    1,495,823        51,426,395   
   

 

 

 
      1,284,187,355   
   

 

 

 

Health Care—10.2%

   

AbbVie, Inc. †

    476,501        26,021,720   

Anthem, Inc. †

    359,677        47,006,187   

Cardinal Health, Inc. †

    552,530        45,141,701   

Celgene Corp. * †

    112,923        11,386,026   

CIGNA Corp. †

    308,976        43,136,139   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. *

    446,591        29,461,608   

Endo International PLC *

    217,363        9,087,947   

Express Scripts Holding Co. * †

    650,590        45,788,524   

Gilead Sciences, Inc. †

    465,658        40,628,661   

ICON PLC *

    379,839        27,029,343   

Johnson & Johnson †

    497,913        52,385,427   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings * †

    419,783        46,108,965   

McKesson Corp. †

    241,633        37,602,927   

Merck & Co., Inc. †

    855,257        42,942,454   

Novartis AG — Sponsored ADR

    347,241        24,692,308   

Perrigo Co., PLC

    245,769        31,028,336   

Pfizer, Inc. †

    1,444,179        42,848,791   

St. Jude Medical, Inc. †

    494,193        26,533,222   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. — Sponsored ADR †

    479,687        26,670,597   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. †

    389,053        37,664,221   
   

 

 

 
      693,165,104   
   

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts—0.6%

  

American Homes 4 Rent, Class A

    645,127        9,031,778   

American Residential Properties, Inc.

    524,940        8,341,297   

Boston Properties, Inc. †

    77,233        8,815,375   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    508,192        7,780,420   

SL Green Realty Corp.

    110,688        9,760,468   

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

    1        12   
   

 

 

 
      43,729,350   
   

 

 

 

Technology—15.6%

   

Alliance Data Systems Corp. *

    93,415        19,629,294   

Amdocs Ltd. †

    768,198        43,602,918   

Apple, Inc.

    348,031        33,651,117   

Arrow Electronics, Inc. * †

    1,008,517        57,646,832   

Avnet, Inc. †

    904,683        37,227,705   

Broadcom Ltd. †

    440,021        58,949,613   

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. †

    2,597,223        25,790,424   

CDW Corp. †

    1,265,115        50,073,252   
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

18      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT RESEARCH FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Technology—(continued)

   

Cisco Systems, Inc. †

    1,400,186      $ 36,656,869   

Computer Sciences Corp.

    612,740        17,653,039   

EMC Corp. †

    2,378,542        62,151,302   

EVERTEC, Inc. †

    688,058        8,187,890   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. †

    464,639        27,065,222   

Flextronics International Ltd. * †

    5,678,834        61,672,137   

Harris Corp. †

    708,019        55,239,642   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. †

    3,166,614        42,020,968   

Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd. *

    515,467        9,695,934   

HP, Inc. †

    2,871,494        30,696,271   

Jabil Circuit, Inc. †

    3,442,179        71,769,432   

Microsoft Corp. †

    1,315,318        66,923,380   

ON Semiconductor Corp. *

    3,791,479        31,810,509   

Oracle Corp. †

    2,344,254        86,221,662   

PayPal Holdings, Inc. * †

    400,665        15,281,363   

Qorvo Inc. * †

    475,766        21,447,531   

TE Connectivity Ltd. †

    160,684        9,146,133   

Texas Instruments, Inc. †

    1,057,945        56,092,244   

Total System Services, Inc.

    274,931        11,981,493   

Western Digital Corp. †

    297,145        12,934,722   
   

 

 

 
      1,061,218,898   
   

 

 

 

Transportation—1.0%

   

Delta Air Lines, Inc. †

    1,004,564        48,460,167   

United Continental Holdings, Inc. *

    308,063        17,639,687   
   

 

 

 
      66,099,854   
   

 

 

 

Utilities—0.3%

   

AES Corp.

    2,353,637        23,065,645   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK—96.6%
(Cost $6,691,528,674)

      6,584,181,822   
   

 

 

 

WARRANTS—0.0%

   

Basic Industries—0.0%

   

Stornoway Diamond Corp. Exercise Price CAD 0.90,
Expires 07/08/16 *

    7,527,500        417,267   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS—0.0% (Cost $773,078)

      417,267   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—96.6%
(Cost $6,692,301,752)

      6,584,599,089   
   

 

 

 

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(45.5%)

  

COMMON STOCK—(45.5%)

   

Basic Industries—(2.2%)

   

Air Liquide SA

    (191,113     (19,895,744

AptarGroup, Inc.

    (165,502     (12,199,152

Balchem Corp.

    (185,215     (11,718,553

Ball Corp. †

    (184,914     (12,246,854

Detour Gold Corp. *

    (565,009     (8,898,996
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Basic Industries—(continued)

   

FMC Corp.

    (385,287   $ (14,502,203

Goldcorp, Inc.

    (934,738     (13,385,448

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    (156,167     (16,130,489

NewMarket Corp.

    (61,679     (22,521,470

Rotork PLC

    (2,880,706     (6,367,244

Vale SA — Sponsored ADR

    (3,029,277     (8,906,074
   

 

 

 
      (146,772,227
   

 

 

 

Capital Goods—(3.6%)

   

Actuant Corp., Class A

    (367,402     (8,600,881

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

    (791,621     (17,839,729

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. *

    (971,112     (25,210,068

Caterpillar, Inc.

    (217,239     (14,707,080

CNH Industrial NV

    (1,479,711     (9,810,484

Deere & Co.

    (231,684     (18,576,423

Flowserve Corp.

    (343,979     (14,453,998

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

    (271,461     (13,632,771

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

    (222,912     (6,653,923

GEA Group AG

    (487,792     (21,464,023

KUKA AG

    (105,289     (9,770,406

MTU Aero Engines Holding AG

    (128,063     (11,644,812

Sun Hydraulics Corp.

    (300,619     (8,952,434

TOTO Ltd.

    (289,300     (8,323,285

Trex Co., Inc. *

    (288,596     (12,429,830

Wabtec Corp.

    (108,440     (7,655,864

WW Grainger, Inc.

    (82,316     (17,854,340

Zardoya Otis SA

    (579,242     (6,167,976

Zodiac Aerospace

    (759,756     (12,654,360
   

 

 

 
      (246,402,687
   

 

 

 

Communications—(3.4%)

   

58.Com, Inc. — ADR *

    (216,863     (11,493,739

CenturyLink, Inc.

    (591,390     (18,090,620

Cogent Communications Group, Inc.

    (611,942     (22,458,271

comScore. Inc, *

    (298,399     (12,279,119

Costar Group, Inc. *

    (66,438     (11,763,512

Eutelsat Communications SA

    (325,154     (9,847,354

Frontier Communications Corp

    (3,403,978     (18,415,521

j2 Global Communications, Inc.

    (159,497     (11,656,041

Mercadolibre, Inc.

    (161,727     (16,457,340

Millicom International Cellular SA — SDR

    (316,945     (15,181,236

SES SA

    (385,613     (10,111,319

Sprint Corp. *

    (6,523,931     (22,442,323

Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. *

    (382,789     (10,721,920

TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC 

    (3,007,413     (9,945,894

Telefonica SA — Sponsored ADR

    (1,759,963     (17,494,032

WebMD Health Corp. *

    (214,960     (11,921,682
   

 

 

 
      (230,279,923
   

 

 

 

Consumer Durables—(1.5%)

   

Autoliv, Inc.

    (262,989     (27,937,321

Dorman Products, Inc. *

    (177,076     (8,954,733
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016        19   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT RESEARCH FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Consumer Durables—(continued)

  

Ferrari NV *

    (323,219   $ (12,275,858

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    (286,905     (12,813,177

Luxottica Group SpA

    (312,797     (17,856,000

Tesla Motors, Inc. *

    (102,852     (19,740,384
   

 

 

 
      (99,577,473
   

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Durables—(4.1%)

  

B&G Foods, Inc.

    (610,375     (21,112,871

C&C Group PLC

    (3,664,016     (13,693,779

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    (145,407     (15,350,617

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    (304,934     (20,015,868

Kagome Co. Ltd.

    (607,800     (11,423,221

Kroger Co., (The)

    (447,837     (17,873,175

McCormick & Co., Inc., non-voting shares

    (231,373     (21,577,846

Monster Beverage Corp. *

    (155,633     (19,531,942

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

    (78,600     (11,001,962

Remy Cointreau SA

    (197,329     (13,618,950

Tod’s SpA ‡

    (207,095     (15,635,500

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. *

    (222,279     (18,764,793

Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd. Class H 

    (3,622,000     (13,085,008

Tumi Holdings, Inc. *

    (648,614     (12,810,127

Under Armour, Inc., Class A *

    (241,380     (20,201,092

Want Want China Holdings Ltd. 

    (23,643,000     (15,650,562

Whitewave Foods Co., (The) *

    (524,505     (20,308,834
   

 

 

 
      (281,656,147
   

 

 

 

Consumer Services—(8.5%)

   

Acxiom Corp. *

    (856,191     (17,757,401

Amazon.com, Inc. *

    (44,596     (24,640,182

Aramark

    (762,499     (23,957,719

Bob Evans Farms, Inc.

    (458,128     (19,658,272

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. *

    (159,207     (25,258,191

Cheesecake Factory, Inc., (The)

    (340,274     (16,979,673

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. *

    (33,578     (17,096,574

Dollar Tree, Inc. *

    (314,577     (25,244,804

Dollarama., Inc.

    (260,838     (15,183,740

GrainCorp, Ltd., Class A

    (3,600,324     (20,115,426

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

    (771,515     (25,002,070

Lululemon Athletica, Inc. *

    (370,135     (23,218,569

Medidata Solutions, Inc. *

    (630,489     (21,751,871

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

    (403,554     (27,590,987

Netflix, Inc. *

    (195,799     (18,289,585

Nord Anglia Education, Inc. *

    (609,006     (11,808,626

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. *

    (204,820     (10,062,807

Pricesmart, Inc.

    (285,729     (22,075,423

Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd. — ADR *

    (165,045     (6,121,519

Rollins, Inc.

    (502,105     (13,822,951

Seek Ltd.

    (2,374,667     (26,212,417

Societe Television Francaise 1

    (1,564,588     (17,983,632

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    (896,375     (37,387,801

Tiffany & Co.

    (255,922     (16,629,812

Tractor Supply Co.

    (215,485     (18,223,566

VistaPrint NV *

    (241,733     (21,316,016

Wayfair, Inc., Class A *

    (300,587     (11,713,875
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Consumer Services—(continued)

  

Wendy’s Co., (The)

    (1,614,309   $ (15,126,075

Whitbread PLC

    (183,303     (9,949,117

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

    (565,415     (17,703,144
   

 

 

 
      (577,881,845
   

 

 

 

Energy—(2.4%)

   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

    (856,867     (17,248,733

Chevron Corp.

    (333,237     (27,805,295

Continental Resources, Inc. *

    (730,605     (16,935,424

CVR Energy, Inc.

    (254,563     (6,020,415

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    (210,924     (11,172,644

Hess Corp.

    (365,070     (15,917,052

Matador Resources Co. *

    (1,113,887     (17,978,136

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

    (529,417     (15,496,036

Noble Energy, Inc.

    (449,397     (13,257,212

Transocean Ltd.

    (967,279     (8,366,963

Weatherford International PLC *

    (1,814,109     (11,610,298
   

 

 

 
      (161,808,208
   

 

 

 

Finance—(5.5%)

   

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC 

    (3,423,621     (11,419,594

BancorpSouth, Inc.

    (475,116     (9,464,311

Bank of East Asia Ltd., (The)

    (3,761,200     (11,929,649

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

    (154,174     (9,790,049

Bankia SA

    (4,968,007     (4,213,208

Bankinter SA

    (1,627,309     (10,724,643

BOK Financial Corp.

    (49,241     (2,406,408

Community Bank System, Inc.

    (442,590     (16,389,108

Credit Acceptance Corp. *

    (23,703     (4,671,150

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    (224,441     (10,757,457

CVB Financial Corp.

    (1,120,698     (17,404,440

Eaton Vance Corp.

    (610,727     (17,656,118

Financial Engines, Inc.

    (410,715     (10,021,446

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

    (589,940     (15,580,315

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

    (612,473     (14,589,107

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    (629,300     (10,638,983

HDFC Bank Ltd. — ADR

    (184,713     (9,756,541

Home Bancshares, Inc.

    (132,440     (5,234,029

Iberiabank Corp.

    (77,618     (3,700,826

MB Financial, Inc.

    (305,983     (9,338,601

Mercury General Corp.

    (286,049     (15,040,456

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

    (1,222,922     (18,502,810

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. 

    (1,830,300     (10,502,816

PacWest Bancorp

    (230,986     (7,433,129

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

    (199,848     (8,083,852

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. *

    (141,759     (4,583,068

Trustmark Corp.

    (554,085     (12,123,380

UMB Financial Corp.

    (230,142     (11,302,274

United Bankshares, Inc.

    (635,365     (22,263,190

Valley National Bancorp

    (1,363,198     (12,268,782

Verisk Analytics, Inc. *

    (232,750     (16,953,510

Westamerica Bancorporation

    (444,734     (20,008,583

WisdomTree Investments, Inc.

    (1,030,063     (12,206,247
   

 

 

 
      (376,958,080
   

 

 

 
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

20      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT RESEARCH FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

     Number of
Shares
    Value  

Health Care—(3.5%)

  

Akorn, Inc. *

     (276,793   $ (7,359,926

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. *

     (36,240     (5,102,592

athenahealth, Inc. *

     (113,795     (14,687,521

BTG PLC *

     (940,220     (8,121,146

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG

     (637,198     (19,992,685

Coloplast A/S, Class B

     (150,156     (11,346,643

Concordia Healthcare Corp.

     (259,171     (7,549,098

DexCom, Inc. *

     (175,046     (11,388,493

Elekta AB, B Shares

     (2,047,201     (18,086,883

Henry Schein, Inc. *

     (100,059     (16,554,762

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. *

     (265,408     (19,417,249

Illumina, Inc. *

     (75,440     (11,334,106

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. *

     (27,046     (15,228,521

Kite Pharma, Inc. *

     (132,546     (5,927,457

Nevro Corp. *

     (166,564     (9,594,086

Sonova Holding AG

     (81,528     (9,763,220

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     (231,500     (11,019,855

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     (461,054     (28,594,569

Wright Medical Group NV *

     (498,706     (8,522,886
    

 

 

 
       (239,591,698
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts—(1.3%)

  

Equinix, Inc.

     (116,183     (35,283,615

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     (836,797     (24,585,096

Realty Income Corp.

     (515,023     (30,149,446
    

 

 

 
       (90,018,157
    

 

 

 

Technology—(7.3%)

  

Arista Networks, Inc. *

     (241,451     (16,549,052

Blackbaud, Inc.

     (464,917     (26,281,758

Cavium, Inc. *

     (391,160     (23,270,108

Ciena Corp. *

     (539,235     (11,054,318

Cognex Corp.

     (642,059     (23,762,604

Dassault Systemes SA

     (295,144     (22,356,697

Demandware, Inc. *

     (150,192     (5,210,160

Electronics for Imaging, Inc. *

     (482,245     (19,101,724

Finisar Corp. *

     (1,707,703     (24,898,310

Guidewire Software, Inc. *

     (455,453     (22,421,951

Hexagon AB

     (695,622     (23,617,371

Infineon Technologies AG

     (703,046     (8,533,201

Infosys Ltd. — Sponsored ADR

     (1,749,290     (29,423,058

Itron, Inc. *

     (988,823     (39,394,708

National Instruments Corp.

     (1,302,847     (37,587,136

NetSuite, Inc. *

     (400,990     (24,227,816

Nidec Corp.

     (190,200     (12,739,711

Proofpoint, Inc. *

     (276,892     (12,969,621

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

     (1,281,678     (11,771,292

Unisys, Corp. *

     (1,259,584     (13,565,720

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A *

     (877,709     (21,319,552

Verint Systems, Inc. *

     (11,007     (391,079

ViaSat, Inc. *

     (179,367     (13,095,585

Wipro Ltd. — ADR

     (2,948,507     (32,964,308

Workday, Inc., Class A *

     (365,427     (22,090,062
    

 

 

 
       (498,596,902
    

 

 

 
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Transportation—(1.3%)

  

Heartland Express, Inc.

    (755,426   $ (13,899,838

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    (129,545     (9,882,988

Keikyu Corp.

    (1,599,220     (14,176,024

Kintetsu Group Holdings, Co., Ltd. 

    (2,900,000     (12,431,680

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA * 

    (301,513     (9,905,281

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. *

    (150,728     (9,731,000

Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG, Registered Shares

    (100,625     (9,086,867

Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.

    (2,100,000     (10,932,833
   

 

 

 
      (90,046,511
   

 

 

 

Utilities—(0.9%)

  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    (1,381,191     (24,985,745

Ormat Technologies, Inc.

    (504,513     (19,252,216

Spectra Energy Corp.

    (615,359     (17,968,483
   

 

 

 
      (62,206,444
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Proceeds $3,284,948,830)

      (3,101,796,302
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(45.5%) (Proceeds $3,284,948,830)

      (3,101,796,302
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Contracts
       

OPTIONS WRITTEN ††—(0.3%)

  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
Call Options Expires 05/20/16
Strike Price $35.00

    (8,000     (4,700,000

Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Call Options Expires 03/18/16
Strike Price $75.00

    (2,118     (393,948

Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Call Options Expires 06/17/16
Strike Price $65.00

    (4,000     (4,580,000

Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Call Options Expires 06/17/16
Strike Price $85.00

    (2,260     (678,000

EOG Resources Call Options Expires 04/15/16
Strike Price $65.00

    (2,500     (1,025,000

EOG Resources Call Options Expires 07/15/16
Strike Price $70.00

    (3,633     (1,671,180

Exxon Mobil Corp. Call Options Expires 04/15/16
Strike Price $80.00

    (1,719     (524,295

Exxon Mobil Corp. Call Options Expires 07/15/16
Strike Price $75.00

    (6,000     (4,770,000

Occidental Petroleum Corp. Call Options Expires 05/20/16
Strike Price $70.00

    (4,500     (1,665,000
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016        21   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT RESEARCH FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Value  

Phillips 66 Call Options
Expires 05/20/16
Strike Price $80.00

    (3,435   $ (1,648,800
   

 

 

 

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN
(Premiums received $19,390,625)

      (21,656,223
   

 

 

 

ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES—49.2%

      3,354,686,821   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $ 6,815,833,385   
   

 

 

 

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
LP     Limited Partnership
PLC     Public Limited Company
SDR     Swedish Depositary Receipt
*     Non-income producing.
    Security position is either entirely or partially held in a segregated account as collateral for securities sold short.
#     Security segregated as collateral for options written.
††     Primary risk exposure is equity contracts.
 

Contracts For Difference held by the Fund at February 29, 2016, are as follows:

 

Reference Company

   Counterparty      Number of

Contracts
     Notional

Amount
     Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long

           

Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Co., Ltd., Class A

     Goldman Sachs         1,389,911       $ 12,785,652       $ (561,299

Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd., Class A

     Goldman Sachs         552,020         17,281,428         916,366   
           

 

 

 
              355,067   

Short

           

First Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (19,190,000      8,877,294         (59,891

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.

     Goldman Sachs         (338,540,000      28,251,327         306,895   
           

 

 

 
              247,004   
           

 

 

 

Net unrealized gain on Contracts for Difference

            $ 602,071   
           

 

 

 

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of February 29, 2016 is as follows (see Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements):

 

     Total
Value as of
February 29, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Common Stock

           

Basic Industries

   $ 407,678,433       $ 386,114,443       $ 21,563,990       $   

Capital Goods

     805,488,736         653,237,290         152,251,446           

Communications

     363,719,531         323,006,815         40,712,716           

Consumer Durables

     196,138,256         132,386,839         63,751,417           

Consumer Non-Durables

     266,382,091         112,281,635         154,100,456           

Consumer Services

     824,509,798         690,271,676         134,238,122           

Energy

     548,798,771         537,919,091         10,879,680           

Finance

     1,284,187,355         1,274,448,269         9,739,086           

Health Care

     693,165,104         693,165,104                   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     43,729,350         43,729,350                   

Technology

     1,061,218,898         1,061,218,898                   

Transportation

     66,099,854         66,099,854                   

Utilities

     23,065,645         23,065,645                   

Warrants

     417,267         417,267                   

Contracts for difference

     1,223,261                 1,223,261           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 6,585,822,350       $ 5,997,362,176       $ 588,460,174       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

22      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

BOSTON PARTNERS LONG/SHORT RESEARCH FUND (concluded)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

     Total
Value as of
February 29, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Securities Sold Short

           

Basic Industries

   $ (146,772,227    $ (120,509,239    $ (26,262,988    $   

Capital Goods

     (246,402,687      (158,538,096      (87,864,591        

Communications

     (230,279,923      (185,194,120      (45,085,803        

Consumer Durables

     (99,577,473      (81,721,473      (17,856,000        

Consumer Non-Durables

     (281,656,147      (187,547,165      (94,108,982        

Consumer Services

     (577,881,845      (478,619,183      (99,262,662        

Energy

     (161,808,208      (161,808,208                

Finance

     (376,958,080      (317,529,187      (59,428,893        

Health Care

     (239,591,698      (161,261,266      (78,330,432        

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     (90,018,157      (90,018,157                

Technology

     (498,596,902      (419,578,630      (79,018,272        

Transportation

     (90,046,511      (33,513,826      (56,532,685        

Utilities

     (62,206,444      (62,206,444                

Options Written

           

Equity Contracts

     (21,656,223      (21,656,223                

Contracts for difference

     (621,190              (621,190        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ (3,124,073,715    $ (2,479,701,217    $ (644,372,498    $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016        23   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS ALL-CAP VALUE FUND

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

RIGHTS—0.0%

   

Technology—0.0%

   

CVR Banctec, Inc. Escrow Shares * ‡

    14,327      $ 0   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS
(Cost $0)

      0   
   

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK—95.3%

   

Basic Industries—1.7%

   

Avery Dennison Corp.

    69,959        4,555,730   

Crown Holdings, Inc. *

    118,740        5,562,969   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    352,537        4,346,781   

Huntsman Corp.

    132,106        1,434,671   

Mosaic Co., (The)

    133,195        3,549,647   
   

 

 

 
      19,449,798   
   

 

 

 

Capital Goods—8.9%

   

Fluor Corp.

    99,286        4,571,127   

General Electric Co.

    951,654        27,731,198   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    29,334        3,844,514   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    62,792        3,488,724   

Masco Corp.

    143,016        4,033,051   

Oshkosh Corp.

    126,273        4,356,419   

Parker Hannifin Corp.

    34,918        3,533,702   

Raytheon Co.

    147,683        18,290,540   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    84,444        7,938,580   

Textron, Inc.

    113,660        3,881,489   

Timken Co.

    152,274        4,542,333   

United Technologies Corp.

    100,637        9,723,547   

WESCO International, Inc. * (a)

    119,396        5,259,394   
   

 

 

 
      101,194,618   
   

 

 

 

Communications—1.5%

   

Comcast Corp., Class A

    106,350        6,139,586   

IAC/InterActiveCorp.

    120,427        5,349,367   

NetEase, Inc. — ADR

    36,901        4,967,244   
   

 

 

 
      16,456,197   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Durables—1.7%

   

Brunswick Corp.

    65,077        2,768,375   

Lear Corp.

    59,893        6,070,156   

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (a)

    97,247        3,696,358   

Thor Industries, Inc.

    127,903        7,083,268   
   

 

 

 
      19,618,157   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Durables—3.5%

   

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    451,818        14,309,076   

Electronic Arts, Inc. *

    141,906        9,116,041   

PepsiCo, Inc.

    104,549        10,226,983   

Reynolds American, Inc.

    127,933        6,451,661   
   

 

 

 
      40,103,761   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Services—7.7%

  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. *

    85,964        4,121,974   

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    282,603        9,153,511   

eBay, Inc. *

    598,022        14,232,924   

H&R Block, Inc.

    186,442        6,130,213   

Hibbett Sports, Inc. * (a)

    128,853        4,574,282   

Kohl’s Corp.

    253,807        11,845,173   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    88,681        5,988,628   
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Consumer Services—(continued)

  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

    88,931      $ 6,886,817   

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. — Sponsored ADR

    109,005        3,393,326   

Office Depot, Inc. *

    443,661        2,253,798   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    189,054        14,710,292   

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc. *

    293,923        3,812,181   
   

 

 

 
      87,103,119   
   

 

 

 

Energy—5.9%

  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    70,405        2,671,870   

California Resources Corp.

    17,386        9,773   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (a)

    231,252        4,823,917   

Cimarex Energy Co.

    38,266        3,215,492   

Diamondback Energy, Inc. *

    69,693        4,965,626   

Energen Corp. (a)

    136,402        3,611,925   

EOG Resources, Inc.

    55,579        3,598,184   

EQT Corp.

    53,298        2,970,831   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    72,455        2,481,584   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    186,677        12,847,111   

Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A *

    202,542        3,722,722   

Phillips 66

    181,800        14,433,102   

QEP Resources, Inc.

    174,036        1,698,591   

Rice Energy, Inc. *

    171,794        1,573,633   

RSP Permian, Inc. *

    67,316        1,609,526   

Western Refining, Inc.

    85,947        2,292,206   
   

 

 

 
      66,526,093   
   

 

 

 

Finance—27.2%

  

AFLAC, Inc.

    193,359        11,508,728   

Alleghany Corp. *

    16,535        7,671,909   

Allstate Corp., (The)

    155,858        9,890,749   

Ally Financial, Inc. *

    276,446        4,859,921   

American Express Co. #

    97,766        5,433,834   

American International Group, Inc.

    217,473        10,917,145   

Aon PLC

    62,889        5,992,693   

Bank of America Corp.

    1,257,982        15,749,935   

BB&T Corp.

    379,700        12,211,152   

Capital One Financial Corp.

    299,693        19,698,821   

Chubb Ltd.

    154,746        17,877,805   

Citigroup, Inc.

    469,207        18,228,692   

FCB Financial Holdings, Inc., Class A *

    76,329        2,290,633   

Fifth Third Bancorp

    958,037        14,619,645   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., (The)

    62,959        9,414,259   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    604,790        34,049,677   

Loews Corp.

    256,009        9,305,927   

MetLife, Inc.

    184,579        7,301,945   

Navient Corp.

    454,477        4,921,986   

OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd., Class A (a)

    228,350        2,947,999   

Peoples Choice Financial Corp. 144A * ‡

    1,465        0   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    150,481        9,945,289   

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    160,956        7,056,311   
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

24      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

BOSTON PARTNERS ALL-CAP VALUE FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Finance—(continued)

  

SLM Corp. *

    299,581      $ 1,749,553   

Solar Cayman Ltd. 144A * ‡

    19,375        0   

State Street Corp.

    142,468        7,804,397   

Torchmark Corp.

    84,829        4,344,941   

Travelers Cos., Inc., (The)

    120,233        12,927,452   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    230,696        10,824,256   

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

    17,570        13,473,730   

WR Berkley Corp.

    196,459        10,117,638   

XL Group PLC

    157,776        5,424,339   
   

 

 

 
      308,561,361   
   

 

 

 

Health Care—17.3%

   

AbbVie, Inc.

    114,767        6,267,426   

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. *

    222,591        2,786,839   

Amgen, Inc.

    143,337        20,393,988   

Anthem, Inc.

    50,007        6,535,415   

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    108,730        8,883,241   

Cigna Corp.

    44,892        6,267,372   

Express Scripts Holding Co. *

    142,894        10,056,880   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    151,140        13,186,965   

Johnson & Johnson

    208,492        21,935,443   

McKesson Corp.

    55,463        8,631,152   

Medtronic PLC

    155,345        12,022,150   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    464,957        23,345,491   

Novartis AG — Sponsored ADR

    194,494        13,830,468   

Pfizer, Inc.

    347,977        10,324,478   

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

    259,309        13,922,300   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. — Sponsored ADR

    173,711        9,658,332   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    67,040        7,984,464   
   

 

 

 
      196,032,404   
   

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts—0.0%

  

TMST, Inc. ‡

    191,097        0   
   

 

 

 

Technology—19.5%

   

Amdocs Ltd.

    117,533        6,671,173   

Arrow Electronics, Inc. *

    151,697        8,671,000   

Avnet, Inc.

    187,431        7,712,786   

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

    609,654        6,053,864   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    727,175        19,037,441   

Computer Sciences Corp.

    201,886        5,816,336   

EMC Corp.

    861,552        22,512,354   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    85,192        4,962,434   

Flextronics International Ltd. *

    973,533        10,572,568   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    839,627        11,141,850   

HP, Inc.

    553,863        5,920,795   

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

    290,525        6,057,446   

Linear Technology Corp.

    90,793        3,960,391   

Microsemi Corp. *

    228,222        7,903,328   

Microsoft Corp.

    311,881        15,868,505   

ON Semiconductor Corp. *

    740,716        6,214,607   

Oracle Corp.

    614,206        22,590,497   

PayPal Holdings, Inc. *

    175,443        6,691,396   

Qorvo Inc. *

    249,840        11,262,787   
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Technology—(continued)

   

Symantec Corp.

    310,713      $ 5,999,868   

TE Connectivity Ltd.

    164,677        9,373,415   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    106,433        5,643,078   

Total System Services, Inc.

    148,755        6,482,743   

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (a)

    346,644        4,104,265   
   

 

 

 
      221,224,927   
   

 

 

 

Transportation—0.4%

   

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    58,750        4,102,512   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $1,009,457,076)

      1,080,372,947   
   

 

 

 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL—0.8%

  

BlackRock Liquidity TempFund, Institutional Shares

    9,637,947        9,637,947   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL
(Cost $9,637,947)

      9,637,947   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—96.1%
(Cost $1,019,095,023)

      1,090,010,894   
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Contracts
       

OPTIONS WRITTEN ††—0.0%

   

American Express Co. Call
Options Expires 01/20/2017
Strike Price $62.50

    (977     (230,572
   

 

 

 

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN
(Premiums received $636,992)

      (230,572
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES—3.9%

      44,117,409   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $ 1,133,897,731   
   

 

 

 

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
PLC     Public Limited Company
144A     Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. As of February 29, 2016, these securities amounted to $0 or 0.0% of net assets. These 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 29, 2016, 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. At February 29, 2016, the market value of securities on loan was $9,272,163.
††     Primary risk exposure is equity contracts.
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016        25   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (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 29, 2016 is as follows (see Note I in the Notes to Financial Statements):

 

     Total
Value as of
February 29, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Common Stock *

   $ 1,080,372,947       $ 1,080,372,947       $       $   

Rights

                               

Securities Lending Collateral

     9,637,947         9,637,947                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 1,090,010,894       $ 1,090,010,894       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Total
Value as of
February 29, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Options Written

           

Equity Contracts

   $ (230,572    $ (230,572    $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ (230,572    $ (230,572    $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* See Portfolio of Investments detail for industry and security type breakout.

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

26      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

WPG PARTNERS SMALL/MICRO CAP VALUE FUND

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

COMMON STOCK—98.6%

  

Basic Industries—1.4%

  

Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (a)

    12,000      $ 160,920   

Westmoreland Coal Co. * (a)

    41,600        255,840   
   

 

 

 
      416,760   
   

 

 

 

Capital Goods—11.5%

   

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    6,300        187,236   

Engility Holdings, Inc. *

    11,000        159,610   

FreightCar America, Inc.

    32,700        486,249   

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. *

    175,000        595,000   

KBR, Inc.

    12,300        170,109   

KEYW Holding Corp., (The) *

    47,800        297,794   

Landec Corp. *

    35,300        356,177   

Matrix Service Co. *

    10,400        191,256   

Orion Marine Group, Inc. *

    65,100        233,709   

Primoris Services Corp.

    12,400        264,864   

Tutor Perini Corp. *

    38,400        513,024   
   

 

 

 
      3,455,028   
   

 

 

 

Communications—0.5%

  

Iridium Communications, Inc. * (a)

    21,200        146,916   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Durables—2.4%

   

Libbey, Inc.

    42,300        703,449   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Durables—3.7%

   

Callaway Golf Co.

    25,200        224,028   

Crocs, Inc. *

    14,500        141,955   

Freshpet, Inc. * (a)

    17,700        117,705   

Matthews International Corp., Class A

    8,000        378,960   

Sequential Brands Group, Inc. *

    33,100        230,707   
   

 

 

 
      1,093,355   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Services—8.9%

  

ARC Document Solutions, Inc. *

    56,400        197,400   

Ascena Retail Group, Inc. * (a)

    18,100        152,945   

Carmike Cinemas, Inc. *

    25,100        550,694   

Destination XL Group, Inc. *

    15,100        67,195   

ICF International, Inc. *

    24,100        814,098   

Landauer, Inc.

    1,000        29,070   

MDC Partners, Inc., Class A

    26,900        573,508   

Shoe Carnival, Inc.

    2,500        58,925   

Titan Machinery, Inc. *

    24,200        230,384   
   

 

 

 
      2,674,219   
   

 

 

 

Energy—4.5%

   

Approach Resources, Inc. *

    122,900        92,654   

Bill Barrett Corp. * (a)

    123,700        353,782   

Gulfport Energy Corp. *

    13,900        333,600   

Pacific Ethanol, Inc. * (a)

    70,200        276,588   

TETRA Technologies, Inc. *

    56,500        284,760   
   

 

 

 
      1,341,384   
   

 

 

 

Finance—28.8%

   

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    20,500        408,565   

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

    25,400        442,722   

Customers Bancorp, Inc *

    22,600        511,890   

Employers Holdings, Inc.

    15,800        438,608   

FBR & Co.

    17,295        301,798   
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Finance—(continued)

   

First Foundation, Inc. *

    6,000      $ 130,320   

FNFV Group *

    25,100        255,267   

Fulton Financial Corp.

    29,300        369,473   

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., (The)

    2,500        207,375   

Investors Bancorp, Inc.

    43,900        496,948   

Kearny Financial Corp.

    13,400        160,398   

Kemper Corp.

    19,300        518,784   

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

    27,400        521,148   

Maiden Holdings Ltd. (a)

    36,200        433,314   

Meridian Bancorp, Inc.

    37,700        519,883   

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

    18,400        355,856   

Northfield Bancorp, Inc.

    36,200        568,702   

Popular, Inc.

    17,500        463,750   

Real Industry, Inc. * (a)

    21,900        153,957   

State Bank Financial Corp.

    30,100        563,472   

THL Credit, Inc.

    12,300        120,909   

United Community Banks, Inc.

    20,900        361,779   

Yadkin Financial Corp. (a)

    16,000        346,400   
   

 

 

 
      8,651,318   
   

 

 

 

Health Care—4.4%

   

Accuray, Inc. * (a)

    121,900        615,595   

Alere, Inc. *

    2,800        149,240   

Invacare Corp. (a)

    6,200        75,082   

Trinity Biotech PLC — Sponsored ADR * (a)

    49,700        487,557   
   

 

 

 
      1,327,474   
   

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts—13.4%

  

CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc., Class A

    45,400        483,510   

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.

    68,500        467,855   

Colony Starwood Homes

    16,400        360,144   

Equity Commonwealth *

    20,900        556,567   

FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc.

    37,500        277,500   

Geo Group, Inc., (The)

    31,500        914,760   

Gramercy Property Trust, Inc.

    59,684        450,614   

Seritage Growth Properties (a)

    9,100        376,376   

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

    18,700        144,925   
   

 

 

 
      4,032,251   
   

 

 

 

Technology—10.0%

   

Applied Micro Circuits Corp. *

    35,700        206,346   

CIBER, Inc. *

    99,300        198,600   

Computer Task Group, Inc.

    6,300        29,799   

Digi International, Inc. *

    22,200        188,478   

Exar Corp. *

    102,500        547,350   

Finisar Corp. *

    8,700        126,846   

Generac Holdings, Inc. * (a)

    5,900        204,966   

Mercury Systems, Inc. *

    9,100        148,694   

Plantronics, Inc.

    4,900        183,750   

QAD, Inc., Class A

    12,200        238,754   

SuperCom Ltd. * (a)

    30,500        141,520   

Ultratech, Inc. *

    20,800        421,824   

Viavi Solutions, Inc. *

    24,200        158,026   

Xcerra Corp. *

    37,900        216,409   
   

 

 

 
      3,011,362   
   

 

 

 
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016        27   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

 

WPG PARTNERS SMALL/MICRO CAP VALUE FUND (concluded)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Transportation—4.2%

  

Air Transport Services Group, Inc. *

    12,400      $ 143,220   

Ardmore Shipping Corp. (a)

    20,700        166,428   

Celadon Group, Inc.

    6,500        58,305   

Navigator Holdings Ltd. * (a)

    11,600        180,380   

Rand Logistics, Inc. *

    26,300        25,125   

Scorpio Tankers, Inc.

    85,000        528,700   

Spirit Airlines, Inc. *

    600        28,650   

StealthGas, Inc. *

    38,200        118,802   
   

 

 

 
      1,249,610   
   

 

 

 

Utilities—4.9%

   

ALLETE Inc.

    5,400        286,308   

Cadiz, Inc. * (a)

    17,800        86,152   

California Water Service Group

    8,200        202,704   

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

    100        6,230   

Covanta Holding Corp. (a)

    11,700        162,981   

PNM Resources, Inc.

    7,000        223,440   

Portland General Electric Co.

    7,100        270,155   

South Jersey Industries, Inc.

    9,000        229,050   
   

 

 

 
      1,467,020   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $32,590,086)

      29,570,146   
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL—12.0%

  

BlackRock Liquidity TempFund, Institutional Shares

    3,603,159      $ 3,603,159   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL
(Cost $3,603,159)

      3,603,159   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—110.6% (Cost $36,193,245)

      33,173,305   
   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS—(10.6)%

      (3,175,763
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $ 29,997,542   
   

 

 

 

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
PLC     Public Limited Company
*     Non-income Producing.
(a)     All or a portion of the security is on loan. At February 29, 2016 the market value of securities on loan was $3,401,106.
 

 

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of February 29, 2016 is as follows (see Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements):

 

      Total
Value as of
February 29,
2016
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Common Stock *

   $ 29,570,146       $ 29,570,146       $       $   

Securities Lending Collateral

     3,603,159         3,603,159                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 33,173,305       $ 33,173,305       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* See Portfolio of Investments detail for industry and security type breakout.

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

28      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

PREFERRED STOCK—0.5%

   

South Korea—0.5%

   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    1,951      $ 1,558,148   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $1,928,820)

      1,558,148   
   

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK—93.2%

   

Australia—1.0%

   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    219,504        3,501,816   
   

 

 

 

Bermuda—0.6%

   

Validus Holdings Ltd.

    47,969        2,154,288   
   

 

 

 

Canada—0.8%

   

Barrick Gold Corp.

    75,588        1,049,917   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

    34,961        730,744   

HudBay Minerals, Inc.

    260,684        768,758   
   

 

 

 
      2,549,419   
   

 

 

 

China—0.6%

   

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

    380,000        1,945,403   
   

 

 

 

France—4.3%

   

Bollore SA

    383,137        1,476,882   

Cap Gemini SA

    39,121        3,250,286   

Havas SA

    280,805        2,049,712   

Safran SA

    77,366        4,793,487   

Teleperformance SA

    39,522        3,051,249   
   

 

 

 
      14,621,616   
   

 

 

 

Germany—6.0%

   

Allianz SE, Registered Shares

    15,892        2,357,225   

Aurelius AG

    66,387        3,168,293   

Bayer AG, Registered Shares

    31,577        3,273,539   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    22,776        2,010,680   

KION Group AG

    54,039        2,685,230   

Merck KGaA

    31,517        2,671,299   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG, Registered Shares

    14,431        2,832,760   

NORMA Group AG

    25,860        1,336,574   
   

 

 

 
      20,335,600   
   

 

 

 

Hong Kong—0.7%

   

WH Group Ltd. *

    4,087,500        2,373,324   
   

 

 

 

Ireland—4.2%

   

CRH, Inc.

    125,363        3,195,189   

Eaton Corp. PLC

    21,926        1,243,423   

Greencore Group PLC

    284,852        1,502,703   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    73,236        4,068,992   

Medtronic PLC

    53,542        4,143,615   
   

 

 

 
      14,153,922   
   

 

 

 

Israel—0.4%

   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. — Sponsored ADR

    26,281        1,461,224   
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Italy—0.9%

   

Eni SpA

    125,908      $ 1,760,859   

Prysmian SpA

    60,502        1,228,059   
   

 

 

 
      2,988,918   
   

 

 

 

Japan—3.8%

   

Alpine Electronics, Inc.

    76,200        860,744   

Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.

    342,700        1,881,846   

Coca-Cola West Co., Ltd.

    68,100        1,523,799   

Inpex Corp.

    187,500        1,351,759   

Lintec Corp.

    141,900        2,629,439   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    35,200        1,490,626   

Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.

    84,100        1,437,778   

Nitto Denko Corp.

    29,800        1,578,485   
   

 

 

 
      12,754,476   
   

 

 

 

Netherlands—2.8%

   

Koninklijke Ahold NV

    233,889        5,121,581   

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A

    38,248        3,067,872   

Randstad Holding NV

    26,264        1,354,266   
   

 

 

 
      9,543,719   
   

 

 

 

Singapore—0.9%

   

Flextronics International Ltd. *

    282,654        3,069,622   
   

 

 

 

South Korea—0.5%

   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    1,709        1,629,219   
   

 

 

 

Switzerland—2.4%

   

Credit Suisse Group AG, Registered Shares

    79,245        1,060,630   

Georg Fischer AG, Registered Shares

    4,550        3,093,338   

Roche Holding AG, Participation Certificate

    15,201        3,897,770   
   

 

 

 
      8,051,738   
   

 

 

 

Taiwan—0.6%

   

Casetek Holdings Ltd.

    387,000        2,089,717   
   

 

 

 

United Kingdom—8.6%

   

BAE Systems PLC

    422,108        2,992,464   

Berendsen PLC

    139,645        2,240,563   

HSBC Holdings PLC

    195,614        1,243,972   

Imperial Brands PLC

    102,759        5,303,977   

ITV PLC

    444,848        1,532,036   

Liberty Global PLC LiLAC, Class C *

    13,104        480,786   

Liberty Global PLC, Series C *

    110,290        3,966,028   

Melrose Industries PLC

    170,161        774,953   

Rightmove PLC

    22,347        1,215,933   

Standard Chartered PLC

    182,250        1,084,249   

Vodafone Group PLC

    1,027,184        3,115,338   

WH Smith PLC

    85,058        2,130,133   

WPP PLC

    142,302        2,997,216   
   

 

 

 
      29,077,648   
   

 

 

 
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016        29   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL EQUITY FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

United States—54.1%

   

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

    87,100      $ 2,758,457   

Allstate Corp., (The)

    32,785        2,080,536   

Ally Financial, Inc. *

    94,353        1,658,726   

Alphabet, Inc. *

    18,496        12,905,954   

American International Group, Inc.

    30,749        1,543,600   

Amgen, Inc.

    20,045        2,852,003   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    50,124        1,902,206   

Apple, Inc.

    90,486        8,749,091   

Bank of America Corp.

    128,621        1,610,335   

BB&T Corp.

    49,294        1,585,295   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B *

    54,019        7,247,729   

Berry Plastics Group, Inc. *

    126,744        3,945,541   

Brunswick Corp.

    59,634        2,536,830   

Builders FirstSource, Inc. *

    87,872        696,825   

California Resources Corp.

    3,166        1,780   

Capital One Financial Corp.

    61,592        4,048,442   

Chubb Ltd.

    41,563        4,801,773   

CIGNA Corp.

    18,823        2,627,879   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    74,238        1,943,551   

Comcast Corp., Class A

    143,157        8,264,454   

CVS Health Corp.

    69,062        6,710,755   

Diamondback Energy, Inc. *

    35,472        2,527,380   

Dow Chemical Co., (The)

    31,423        1,527,472   

eBay, Inc. *

    100,423        2,390,067   

EOG Resources, Inc.

    19,260        1,246,892   

FedEx Corp.

    10,577        1,447,780   

Fifth Third Bancorp

    261,737        3,994,107   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

    141,587        1,745,768   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    196,755        2,610,939   

Honeywell International, Inc.

    33,580        3,403,333   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

    170,897        1,495,349   

Johnson & Johnson

    54,901        5,776,134   

Kennametal, Inc.

    101,969        2,052,636   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings *

    38,827        4,264,758   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    61,180        2,095,415   

McKesson Corp.

    12,971        2,018,547   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    92,286        4,633,680   

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. *

    31,751        1,798,694   

Michaels Cos., Inc., (The) *

    101,166        2,357,168   

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

    38,421        1,952,555   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    10,593        2,036,186   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    33,823        2,327,699   

ON Semiconductor Corp. *

    212,594        1,783,664   

Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A *

    141,565        2,601,965   

PayPal Holdings, Inc. *

    81,069        3,091,972   

Pfizer, Inc.

    87,043        2,582,566   

Phillips 66

    20,975        1,665,205   

PPG Industries, Inc.

    27,237        2,629,188   

Priceline Group, Inc., (The) *

    2,110        2,669,593   

PulteGroup, Inc.

    137,283        2,359,895   

Raytheon Co.

    48,927        6,059,609   

Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. *

    57,013        1,273,670   

RSP Permian, Inc. *

    18,860        450,943   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

    72,605        2,409,034   

Tenneco, Inc. *

    45,941        2,091,234   
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

United States—(continued)

   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

    45,128      $ 4,357,108   

United Technologies Corp.

    19,352        1,869,790   

Unum Group

    43,621        1,244,507   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    87,241        4,093,348   

WestRock Co.

    93,015        3,141,117   

WR Berkley Corp.

    44,447        2,289,021   
   

 

 

 
      182,837,750   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $328,503,359)

      315,139,419   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—93.7% (Cost $330,432,179)

      316,697,567   
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Contracts
       

OPTIONS WRITTEN ††—(0.2)%

  

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. Call Options Expires 08/19/2016
Strike Price $32.50

    (501     (453,405

Eaton Corp. PLC Call Options
Expires 07/15/2016
Strike Price $57.50

    (185     (53,650

Occidental Petroleum Corp. Call Options Expires 05/20/2016
Strike Price $65.00

    (285     (169,575

Raytheon Co. Call Options
Expires 08/19/2016
Strike Price $125.00

    (229     (147,705
   

 

 

 

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN
(Premiums received $562,018)

      (824,335
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES—6.5%

      22,134,887   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $ 338,008,119   
   

 

 

 

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
PLC     Public Limited Company
*     Non-income producing.
††     Primary risk exposure is equity contracts.
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

30      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL EQUITY FUND (concluded)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of February 29, 2016 is as follows (see Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements):

 

     Total
Value as of
February 29, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted

Price
     Level 2
Significant

Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Common Stock

           

Australia

   $ 3,501,816       $       $ 3,501,816       $   

Bermuda

     2,154,288         2,154,288                   

Canada

     2,549,419         2,549,419                   

China

     1,945,403                 1,945,403           

France

     14,621,616                 14,621,616           

Germany

     20,335,600                 20,335,600           

Hong Kong

     2,373,324                 2,373,324           

Ireland

     14,153,922         9,456,030         4,697,892           

Israel

     1,461,224         1,461,224                   

Italy

     2,988,918                 2,988,918           

Japan

     12,754,476                 12,754,476           

Netherlands

     9,543,719         3,067,872         6,475,847           

Singapore

     3,069,622         3,069,622                   

South Korea

     1,629,219                 1,629,219           

Switzerland

     8,051,738                 8,051,738           

Taiwan

     2,089,717                 2,089,717           

United Kingdom

     29,077,648         4,446,814         24,630,834           

United States

     182,837,750         182,837,750                   

Preferred Stock

     1,558,148                 1,558,148           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 316,697,567       $ 209,043,019       $ 107,654,548       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Total
Value as of
February 29, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Options Written

           

Equity Contracts

   $ (824,335    $ (824,335    $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ (824,335    $ (824,335    $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016        31   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL LONG/SHORT FUND

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

LONG POSITIONS—94.7%

  

COMMON STOCK—94.6%

  

Australia—0.9%

  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

    403,718      $ 6,440,640   
   

 

 

 
      6,440,640   
   

 

 

 

Canada—0.8%

   

Barrick Gold Corp. †

    151,164        2,099,668   

HudBay Minerals, Inc.

    627,066        1,849,219   

Stornoway Diamond Corp. *

    2,099,280        1,458,480   
   

 

 

 
      5,407,367   
   

 

 

 

France—3.5%

  

Bollore SA

    997,111        3,843,573   

Cap Gemini SA †

    81,959        6,809,391   

Havas SA

    569,498        4,157,002   

Safran SA †

    87,531        5,423,296   

Teleperformance †

    51,259        3,957,390   
   

 

 

 
      24,190,652   
   

 

 

 

Germany—5.2%

  

Aurelius AG †

    72,351        3,452,923   

Bayer AG, Registered Shares

    66,153        6,857,980   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    52,269        4,614,340   

KION Group AG †

    122,119        6,068,166   

Merck KGaA †

    72,794        6,169,830   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG, Registered Shares

    32,113        6,303,682   

Norma Group SE

    58,107        3,003,259   
   

 

 

 
      36,470,180   
   

 

 

 

Hong Kong—1.6%

  

Global Brands Group Holding Ltd. *

    19,122,000        2,262,695   

NewOcean Energy Holdings Ltd.

    8,891,101        3,107,487   

WH Group Ltd. * 144A

    9,839,500        5,713,106   
   

 

 

 
      11,083,288   
   

 

 

 

India—0.6%

  

Videocon d2h Ltd. ADR * †

    652,579        3,980,732   
   

 

 

 
      3,980,732   
   

 

 

 

Ireland—4.6%

  

CRH PLC †

    326,134        8,312,339   

Eaton Corp. PLC #

    46,403        2,631,514   

Greencore Group PLC †

    649,198        3,424,767   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC † #

    157,088        8,727,809   

Medtronic PLC †

    111,168        8,603,291   
   

 

 

 
      31,699,720   
   

 

 

 

Israel—0.4%

  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. — Sponsored ADR †

    57,319        3,186,936   
   

 

 

 
      3,186,936   
   

 

 

 

Italy—0.9%

  

Eni SpA

    262,235        3,667,430   

Prysmian SpA

    127,874        2,595,565   
   

 

 

 
      6,262,995   
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Japan—5.3%

  

Alpine Electronics, Inc.

    228,700      $ 2,583,363   

Amano Corp.

    573,433        8,320,285   

Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.

    863,300        4,740,584   

Coca-Cola West Co., Ltd.

    146,700        3,282,546   

Inpex Corp.

    443,053        3,194,139   

Lintec Corp.

    254,356        4,713,273   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    73,896        3,129,298   

Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.

    181,200        3,097,804   

Nitto Denko Corp.

    67,042        3,551,168   
   

 

 

 
      36,612,460   
   

 

 

 

Netherlands—2.9%

  

Koninklijke Ahold NV †

    561,709        12,300,016   

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A † #

    59,082        4,738,967   

Randstad Holding NV

    56,738        2,925,614   
   

 

 

 
      19,964,597   
   

 

 

 

Singapore—1.0%

  

Flextronics International Ltd. * †

    632,996        6,874,337   
   

 

 

 
      6,874,337   
   

 

 

 

South Korea—1.0%

  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    3,573        3,406,203   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. — Pref.

    4,152        3,315,957   
   

 

 

 
      6,722,160   
   

 

 

 

Switzerland—3.8%

  

ACE Ltd. †

    81,371        9,400,792   

Credit Suisse Group AG, Registered Shares

    174,341        2,333,414   

Georg Fischer AG, Registered Shares †

    10,966        7,455,284   

Roche Holding AG, Participation Certificate †

    27,143        6,959,882   
   

 

 

 
      26,149,372   
   

 

 

 

Taiwan—0.7%

   

Casetek Holdings Ltd.

    903,000        4,876,008   
   

 

 

 
      4,876,008   
   

 

 

 

United Kingdom—6.9%

   

BAE Systems PLC †

    480,207        3,404,347   

HSBC Holdings PLC †

    430,356        2,736,772   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC †

    243,107        12,548,136   

Liberty Global PLC LiLAC, Class C * †

    31,351        1,150,268   

Liberty Global PLC, Series C * †

    215,158        7,737,082   

Melrose Industries PLC

    399,238        1,818,224   

Rightmove PLC

    48,680        2,648,750   

Standard Chartered PLC

    406,938        2,420,972   

Vodafone Group PLC †

    1,806,519        5,478,977   

WH Smith PLC †

    184,490        4,620,238   

WPP PLC †

    164,366        3,461,936   
   

 

 

 
      48,025,702   
   

 

 

 
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

32      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016


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BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL LONG/SHORT FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

United States—54.5%

   

Activision Blizzard, Inc. †

    200,251      $ 6,341,949   

Ally Financial, Inc. * †

    212,346        3,733,043   

Alphabet, Inc., Class C * †

    39,107        27,287,691   

American International Group, Inc. †

    64,609        3,243,372   

Amgen, Inc. †

    31,374        4,463,893   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. † #

    122,875        4,663,106   

Apple, Inc. †

    147,837        14,294,360   

Bank of America Corp. †

    436,414        5,463,903   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B * †

    138,130        18,532,902   

Berry Plastics Group, Inc. * †

    213,667        6,651,454   

Brunswick Corp. †

    125,789        5,351,064   

Builders FirstSource, Inc. * †

    400,505        3,176,005   

California Resources Corp. †

    6,642        3,733   

Capital One Financial Corp. †

    130,844        8,600,376   

Cigna Corp. †

    27,110        3,784,827   

Cisco Systems, Inc. †

    164,638        4,310,223   

Coherent, Inc. *

    60,816        5,145,034   

Comcast Corp., Class A †

    192,818        11,131,383   

CVS Health Corp. †

    151,472        14,718,534   

Diamondback Energy, Inc. * #

    109,161        7,777,721   

Dow Chemical Co., (The) †

    92,213        4,482,474   

eBay, Inc. * †

    119,196        2,836,865   

Energen Corp.

    115,607        3,061,273   

EOG Resources, Inc. † #

    65,551        4,243,772   

FedEx Corp. †

    22,262        3,047,223   

Fifth Third Bancorp †

    577,556        8,813,505   

Genesco, Inc. * †

    67,392        4,446,524   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co. †

    292,990        3,612,567   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. †

    430,130        5,707,825   

Honeywell International, Inc. †

    73,373        7,436,354   

International Speedway Corp., Class A †

    237,998        8,208,551   

Johnson & Johnson †

    116,077        12,212,461   

Kennametal, Inc.

    212,450        4,276,619   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings * †

    87,383        9,598,149   

Marathon Petroleum Corp. †

    121,030        4,145,277   

McKesson Corp. †

    28,215        4,390,818   

Merck & Co., Inc. †

    204,361        10,260,966   

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. * †

    69,193        3,919,783   

Michaels Cos Inc., (The) * †

    215,956        5,031,775   

Minerals Technologies, Inc. †

    76,836        3,904,805   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    7,333        1,409,549   

Occidental Petroleum Corp. † #

    70,944        4,882,366   

ON Semiconductor Corp. *

    442,926        3,716,149   

Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A * †

    292,325        5,372,933   

PayPal Holdings, Inc. * †

    182,604        6,964,516   

Pfizer, Inc. †

    219,399        6,509,568   

Phillips 66 † #

    51,100        4,056,829   

Priceline Group, Inc., (The) * †

    4,562        5,771,888   

PulteGroup, Inc. * †

    289,741        4,980,648   

Raytheon Co. † #

    112,094        13,882,842   

Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. *

    57,453        1,283,500   

RSP Permian, Inc. *

    41,320        987,961   

SunTrust Banks, Inc. †

    153,247        5,084,735   

Tenneco, Inc. * †

    134,156        6,106,781   
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

United States—(continued)

   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B † #

    94,710      $ 9,144,250   

United Technologies Corp. †

    41,282        3,988,667   

Unum Group

    94,947        2,708,838   

Viper Energy Partners LP †

    154,290        2,297,378   

Wells Fargo & Co. †

    183,097        8,590,911   

WestRock Co †

    202,852        6,850,312   
   

 

 

 
      376,902,780   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Cost $678,854,038)

      654,849,926   
   

 

 

 

WARRANTS—0.0%

  

Canada—0.0%

  

Stornoway Diamond Corp. Exercise Price CAD 0.90 Expires 7/08/16 *

    46,241        2,563   
   

 

 

 
      2,563   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS (Cost $4,833)

      2,563   
   

 

 

 

OPTIONS PURCHASED ††—0.1%

  

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. Put Options Expires 03/18/2016 Strike Price $125.00

    535        14,713   

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. Put Options Expires 03/18/2016 Strike Price $140.00

    535        29,425   

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. Put Options Expires 06/17/2016 Strike Price $150.00

    560        492,800   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL OPTIONS PURCHASED (Cost $1,373,258)

      536,938   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—94.7% (Cost $680,232,129)

      655,389,427   
   

 

 

 

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(56.3%)

  

COMMON STOCK—(55.8%)

  

Australia—(0.5%)

  

GrainCorp, Ltd., Class A

    (165,646     (925,483

Seek Ltd.

    (231,667     (2,557,223
   

 

 

 
      (3,482,706
   

 

 

 

Brazil—(0.2%)

  

Vale SA — Sponsored ADR

    (528,894     (1,554,948
   

 

 

 
      (1,554,948
   

 

 

 

Canada—(0.7%)

  

Dollarama Inc.

    (38,852     (2,261,629

Goldcorp, Inc.

    (162,038     (2,320,384
   

 

 

 
      (4,582,013
   

 

 

 

China—(1.6%)

  

58.Com, Inc. — ADR *

    (32,096     (1,701,088

Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd. —ADR *

    (75,537     (2,801,667

Semiconductor Manufacturing International, Corp. *

    (26,551,000     (2,194,758
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016        33   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL LONG/SHORT FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

China—(continued)

  

Want Want China Holdings Ltd.

    (5,029,000   $ (3,328,963

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co., Ltd., H Shares

    (2,867,600     (788,280
   

 

 

 
      (10,814,756
   

 

 

 

Denmark—(0.5%)

  

Coloplast A/S, Class B

    (41,781     (3,157,210
   

 

 

 
      (3,157,210
   

 

 

 

Finland—(0.3%)

  

Neste Oil Oyj

    (62,917     (1,969,687
   

 

 

 
      (1,969,687
   

 

 

 

France—(2.4%)

  

Air Liquide SA

    (31,591     (3,288,769

Cie de Saint-Gobain

    (35,589     (1,374,927

Edenred

    (203,045     (3,554,837

Essilor International SA

    (18,590     (2,208,197

Remy Cointreau SA

    (41,993     (2,898,209

Societe Television Francaise 1

    (98,138     (1,128,014

Zodiac Aerospace

    (147,429     (2,455,551
   

 

 

 
      (16,908,504
   

 

 

 

Germany—(1.5%)

  

Axel Springer SE

    (65,748     (3,322,701

GEA Group AG

    (89,060     (3,918,855

KUKA AG

    (37,841     (3,511,496
   

 

 

 
      (10,753,052
   

 

 

 

Hong Kong—(1.6%)

  

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

    (257,700     (2,066,401

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

    (1,137,000     (3,606,299

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

    (1,474,000     (2,348,196

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

    (60,900     (1,029,579

Noble Group Ltd. *

    (9,330,686     (2,285,394
   

 

 

 
      (11,335,869
   

 

 

 

Ireland—(0.4%)

  

C&C Group PLC — Sponsored ADR

    (687,723     (2,570,275
   

 

 

 
      (2,570,275
   

 

 

 

Italy—(0.9%)

  

Luxottica Group SpA

    (54,149     (3,091,093

Tod’s SpA

    (37,859     (2,858,323
   

 

 

 
      (5,949,416
   

 

 

 

Japan—(3.5%)

  

Don Quijote Holdings Co. Ltd

    (95,900     (3,205,594

Keikyu Corp.

    (239,000     (2,118,577

Keyence Corp.

    (4,800     (2,480,844

McDonald’s Holdings Co., Ltd.

    (157,923     (3,678,138

Nidec Corp

    (55,700     (3,730,820

Oji Holdings Corp.

    (618,000     (2,335,164

Sanrio Co., Ltd.

    (162,400     (3,179,615

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    (49,200     (2,342,017

Unicharm Corp.

    (65,000     (1,413,142
   

 

 

 
      (24,483,911
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

Luxembourg—(0.4%)

  

SES SA

    (99,478   $ (2,608,454
   

 

 

 
      (2,608,454
   

 

 

 

Netherlands—(0.7%)

  

Fugro NV *

    (76,341     (1,315,283

Wright Medical Group NV *

    (209,330     (3,577,450
   

 

 

 
      (4,892,733
   

 

 

 

Singapore—(1.7%)

  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    (260,600     (2,509,977

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

    (550,204     (3,157,237

Sembcorp Marine Ltd.

    (2,829,600     (3,069,601

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd

    (1,369,600     (2,910,877
   

 

 

 
      (11,647,692
   

 

 

 

Spain—(0.8%)

  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    (1,243,387     (1,969,104

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    (118,764     (3,664,474
   

 

 

 
      (5,633,578
   

 

 

 

Sweden—(2.4%)

  

Atlas Copco AB, A Shares

    (158,762     (3,577,812

Autoliv, Inc.

    (32,814     (3,485,831

Elekta AB, B Shares

    (422,900     (3,736,293

Hexagon AB, B Shares

    (101,920     (3,460,331

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, B Shares

    (244,042     (2,241,350
   

 

 

 
      (16,501,617
   

 

 

 

Switzerland—(0.5%)

  

Sonova Holding AG, Registered

Shares

    (22,587     (2,704,860

Transocean Ltd.

    (111,960     (968,454
   

 

 

 
      (3,673,314
   

 

 

 

Taiwan—(0.4%)

  

Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

    (3,671,307     (2,410,592
   

 

 

 
      (2,410,592
   

 

 

 

United Kingdom—(3.9%)

  

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

    (499,659     (1,666,628

CNH Industrial NV

    (469,045     (3,109,768

GW Pharmaceuticals PLC — ADR *

    (7,607     (312,648

IMI PLC

    (138,198     (1,627,212

Kingfisher PLC

    (606,423     (2,801,243

Legal & General Group PLC

    (459,188     (1,444,291

Ocado Group PLC *

    (421,997     (1,520,031

PZ Cussons PLC

    (572,418     (2,060,817

Rotork PLC

    (1,517,050     (3,353,146

Sky PLC

    (133,255     (1,924,497

Smiths Group PLC

    (219,454     (3,038,843

Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC

    (56,161     (2,447,586

Whitbread PLC

    (37,409     (2,030,444
   

 

 

 
      (27,337,154
   

 

 

 
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

34      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL LONG/SHORT FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

United States—(30.9%)

  

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.  *

    (40,045   $ (2,218,893

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

    (19,875     (2,632,841

Akorn, Inc. *

    (92,739     (2,465,930

Amazon.com, Inc. *

    (6,418     (3,546,073

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    (33,572     (2,908,007

AptarGroup, Inc.

    (35,869     (2,643,904

Arista Networks, Inc. *

    (28,336     (1,942,149

athenahealth, Inc. *

    (17,206     (2,220,778

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    (46,667     (3,952,228

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. *

    (141,021     (3,660,905

Ball Corp.

    (61,442     (4,069,304

Bemis Co., Inc.

    (67,017     (3,288,524

Blackbaud, Inc.

    (42,813     (2,420,219

BlackRock Inc.

    (8,067     (2,516,581

Bob Evans Farms, Inc.

    (78,156     (3,353,674

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. *

    (26,632     (4,225,167

Caterpillar, Inc.

    (57,784     (3,911,977

Cavium, Inc. *

    (56,614     (3,367,967

Chevron Corp.

    (44,083     (3,678,286

Coach, Inc.

    (62,680     (2,440,759

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.

    (89,771     (3,294,596

Cognex Corp.

    (80,769     (2,989,261

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    (54,708     (3,591,033

Continental Resources, Inc. *

    (88,209     (2,044,685

Deere & Co.

    (39,001     (3,127,100

Dollar Tree, Inc. *

    (36,093     (2,896,463

Dorman Products, Inc. *

    (58,491     (2,957,890

Eaton Vance Corp.

    (106,194     (3,070,069

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

    (91,754     (2,423,223

FMC Corp.

    (96,990     (3,650,704

Guidewire Software, Inc. *

    (48,302     (2,377,907

Halyard Health, Inc. *

    (123,496     (3,151,618

Home Bancshares, Inc.

    (28,464     (1,124,897

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. *

    (50,677     (3,707,529

j2 Global , Inc.

    (23,481     (1,715,991

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    (209,407     (3,788,173

Kite Pharma, Inc. *

    (51,013     (2,281,301

Kroger Co., (The)

    (63,297     (2,526,183

Level 3 Communications, Inc. *

    (52,055     (2,527,270

lululemon athletica, Inc. *

    (41,173     (2,582,782

Matador Resources Co. *

    (116,608     (1,882,053

Mercadolibre Inc

    (20,175     (2,053,008

Mercury General Corp.

    (74,755     (3,930,618

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

    (41,692     (2,850,482

Monster Beverage Corp. *

    (22,616     (2,838,308

National Instruments Corp.

    (104,326     (3,009,805

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

    (92,290     (2,701,328

Netflix, Inc. *

    (42,105     (3,933,028

NetSuite, Inc. *

    (50,725     (3,064,805

NewMarket Corp.

    (9,650     (3,523,601

Noble Energy, Inc.

    (83,593     (2,465,994

Nordstrom, Inc.

    (54,556     (2,799,814

Novavax, Inc. *

    (436,121     (1,901,488

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. *

    (71,604     (4,622,754

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. *

    (12,003     (1,737,914

Prosperity Bancshares Inc.

    (66,900     (2,706,105
    Number of
Shares
    Value  

United States—(continued)

  

ResMed, Inc.

    (35,983   $ (2,047,793

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    (41,384     (4,307,661

ServiceNow, Inc. *

    (25,995     (1,429,465

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    (37,294     (2,478,186

Sun Hydraulics Corp.

    (75,343     (2,243,715

Tesla Motors, Inc. *

    (21,233     (4,075,250

TransDigm Group, Inc. *

    (13,911     (2,971,111

Twitter, Inc. *

    (129,546     (2,347,374

Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. *

    (65,169     (2,129,071

UMB Financial Corp.

    (62,252     (3,057,196

Under Armour, Inc., Class A *

    (37,479     (3,136,618

Wabtec Corp.

    (29,295     (2,068,227

Weatherford International PLC *

    (413,129     (2,644,026

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    (40,586     (2,517,144

Westamerica Bancorporation

    (95,504     (4,296,725

WisdomTree Investments, Inc.

    (259,033     (3,069,541

Workday, Inc., Class A *

    (11,555     (698,500

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A

    (186,599     (3,119,935

Yelp, Inc. *

    (98,628     (1,996,231
   

 

 

 
      (213,947,715
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK (Proceeds $411,753,466)

      (386,215,196
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(55.8%)
(Proceeds $411,753,466)

      (386,215,196
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Contracts
       

OPTIONS WRITTEN ††—(0.5%)

   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. Call Options
Expires 08/19/2016
Strike Price $32.50

    (1,105     (1,000,025

Diamondback Energy, Inc. Call Options
Expires 03/18/2016
Strike Price $80.00

    (382     (19,100

Diamondback Energy, Inc. Call Options Expires 06/17/2017
Strike Price $70.00

    (340     (290,700

Eaton Corp PLC. Call Options
Expires 07/15/2016
Strike Price $57.50

    (392     (113,680

EOG Resources, Inc. Call Options
Expires 04/15/2016
Strike Price $60.00

    (480     (368,400

Ingersoll-Rand PLC Call Option
Expires 03/18/2016
Strike Price $55.00

    (548     (84,940

LyondellBasell Industries. Call Options
Expires 06/17/2016
Strike Price $75.00

    (397     (359,285
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016        35   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS GLOBAL LONG/SHORT FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Contracts
    Value  

Occidental Petroleum Corp. Call Options
Expires 05/20/2016
Strike Price $65.00 Expires

    (599   $ (356,405

Phillips 66. Call Options
Expires 05/20/2016
Strike Price $80.00

    (511     (245,280

Raytheon Co. Call Options
Expires 08/19/2016
Strike Price $125.00

    (525     (338,625

United Parcel Service, Inc. Call Options
Expires 07/15/2016
Strike Price $100.00

    (509     (137,939
   

 

 

 

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN
(Premiums received $(2,990,589))

      (3,314,379
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES—61.6%

      425,974,042   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $ 691,833,894   
   

 

 

 

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
PLC     Public Limited Company
144A     Security was purchased pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be resold subject to that rule except to qualified institutional buyers. As of February 29, 2016, these securities amounted to $5,713,106 or 0.83% of net assets. These 144A securities have not been deemed illiquid.
*     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.
#     Security segregated as collateral for options written.
 

Contracts For Difference held by the Fund at February 29, 2016, are as follows:

 

Reference Company

   Counterparty      Number of
Contracts (Short)
     Notional
Amount
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Daum KaKao Corp

     Goldman Sachs         (30,786    $ 2,362,934       $ (61,315

Eclat Textile Company Ltd

     Goldman Sachs         (198,000      2,490,358         250,379   

PRADA SpA

     Goldman Sachs         (475,000      1,364,899         94,658   

President Chain Store Corp

     Goldman Sachs         (504,000      3,407,657         (10,427

Sun Art Retail Group

     Goldman Sachs         (3,619,500      2,186,995         (209,266

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

     Goldman Sachs         (187,700      624,477         (18,673
           

 

 

 

Net unrealized gain on Contracts for Difference

  

         $ 45,356   
           

 

 

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

36      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (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 29, 2016 is as follows (see Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements):

 

     Total
Value as of
February 29, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobervable
Inputs
 

Common Stock

           

Australia

   $ 6,440,640       $       $ 6,440,640       $   

Canada

     5,407,367         5,407,367                   

France

     24,190,652                 24,190,652           

Germany

     36,470,180            36,470,180           

Hong Kong

     11,083,288                 11,083,288           

India

     3,980,732         3,980,732                   

Ireland

     31,699,720         19,962,614         11,737,106           

Israel

     3,186,936         3,186,936                   

Italy

     6,262,995                 6,262,995           

Japan

     36,612,460                 36,612,460           

Netherlands

     19,964,597         4,738,967         15,225,630           

Singapore

     6,874,337         6,874,337                   

South Korea

     6,722,160                 6,722,160           

Switzerland

     26,149,372         9,400,792         16,748,580           

Taiwan

     4,876,008                 4,876,008           

United Kingdom

     48,025,702         8,887,350         39,138,352           

United States

     376,902,780         376,902,780                   

Warrants

     2,563         2,563                   

Options

           

Equity Contracts

     536,938         536,938                   

Contracts for Difference

     345,037                 345,037           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 655,734,464       $ 439,881,376       $ 215,853,088       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Total
Value as of
February 29,  2016
     Level 1
Quoted

Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobervable
Inputs
 

Securities Sold Short

           

Australia

     (3,482,706    $       $ (3,482,706    $   

Brazil

     (1,554,948      (1,554,948                

Canada

     (4,582,013      (4,582,013                

China

     (10,814,756      (4,502,755      (6,312,001        

Denmark

     (3,157,210              (3,157,210        

Finland

     (1,969,687              (1,969,687        

France

     (16,908,504              (16,908,504        

Germany

     (10,753,052              (10,753,052        

Hong Kong

     (11,335,869              (11,335,869        

Ireland

     (2,570,275              (2,570,275        

Italy

     (5,949,416              (5,949,416        

Japan

     (24,483,911              (24,483,911        

Luxembourg

     (2,608,454              (2,608,454        

Netherlands

     (4,892,733      (3,577,450      (1,315,283        

Singapore

     (11,647,692              (11,647,692        

Spain

     (5,633,578              (5,633,578        

Sweden

     (16,501,617      (3,485,831      (13,015,786        

Switzerland

     (3,673,314      (968,454      (2,704,860        

Taiwan

     (2,410,592              (2,410,592        

United Kingdom

     (27,337,154      (3,422,416      (23,914,738        

United States

     (213,947,715      (213,947,715                

Options

           

Equity Contracts

     (3,314,379      (3,314,379                

Contracts for Difference

     (299,681              (299,681        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ (389,829,256    $ (239,355,961    $ (150,473,295    $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016        37   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS EMERGING MARKETS LONG/SHORT FUND

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

 

    Number of
Shares
   
Value
 

LONG POSITIONS—52.1%

   

COMMON STOCK—47.9%

   

Argentina—1.1%

   

Pampa Energia SA—Sponsored ADR * †

    779      $ 17,302   

YPF SA—Sponsored ADR †

    721        13,065   
   

 

 

 
    30,367   
   

 

 

 

Brazil—0.8%

   

Kroton Educacional SA

    3,100        7,743   

Tegma Gestao Logistica

    14,300        14,138   
   

 

 

 
    21,881   
   

 

 

 

China—13.6%

   

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.—Sponsored ADR * †

    583        40,116   

Baidu, Inc.—Sponsored ADR * †

    315        54,627   

China Communications Services Corp., Ltd., H Shares

    26,000        10,461   

China Construction Bank Corp.,
H Shares

    41,000        23,958   

China Mobile Ltd.

    6,500        69,352   

Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd. *

    484        9,104   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., H Shares

    40,000        19,787   

NetEase, Inc.—ADR †

    149        20,057   

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc.—Sponsored ADR †

    1,242        38,663   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

    5,100        93,317   
   

 

 

 
    379,442   
   

 

 

 

Hong Kong—3.2%

   

AIA Group Ltd.

    2,800        14,295   

NewOcean Energy Holdings Ltd.

    76,000        26,562   

PAX Global Technology Ltd.

    11,000        11,574   

Sands China Ltd.

    2,800        9,929   

WH Group Ltd. *

    44,000        25,548   
   

 

 

 
    87,908   
   

 

 

 

India—2.4%

   

ICICI Bank Ltd.—Sponsored ADR †

    3,292        18,666   

Tata Motors Ltd.—Sponsored ADR * †

    810        18,006   

Videocon d2h Ltd. ADR *

    5,094        31,073   
   

 

 

 
    67,745   
   

 

 

 

Indonesia—3.0%

   

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    86,300        71,390   

Surya Toto Indonesia Tbk PT

    5,800        2,874   

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    44,300        10,736   
   

 

 

 
    85,000   
   

 

 

 

Malaysia—0.4%

   

Malaysian Pacific Industries Bhd

    6,400        12,065   
   

 

 

 

Mexico—1.0%

   

Grupo Televisa SAB—Sponsored ADR †

    1,105        28,399   
   

 

 

 
    Number of
Shares
   
Value
 

Peru—0.7%

   

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA—ADR *

    844      $ 4,406   

Cia Minera Milpo SAA

    10,109        4,743   

Intercorp Financial Services, Inc.

    422        10,128   
   

 

 

 
      19,277   
   

 

 

 

Russia—2.4%

   

PhosAgro OAO—GDR †

    2,233        27,683   

Sberbank of Russia PJSC—Sponsored ADR

    3,626        21,937   

Yandex NV, Class A * †

    1,254        16,202   
   

 

 

 
      65,822   
   

 

 

 

South Africa—1.8%

   

JSE Ltd.

    779        6,933   

Imperial Holdings Ltd.

    451        3,410   

MTN Group Ltd.

    2,148        18,058   

Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd.

    12,702        7,180   

Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. *

    1,729        15,786   
   

 

 

 
      51,367   
   

 

 

 

South Korea—5.6%

   

KT&G Corp.

    124        10,678   

POSCO

    90        14,514   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    114        108,678   

SK Hynix, Inc.

    920        22,313   
   

 

 

 
      156,183   
   

 

 

 

Taiwan—4.9%

   

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

    41,000        28,284   

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

    16,000        37,282   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    16,000        71,583   
   

 

 

 
      137,149   
   

 

 

 

Thailand—0.7%

   

Krungthai Card PCL

    1,200        2,791   

Krungthai Card PCL—NVDR

    6,700        15,583   
   

 

 

 
      18,374   
   

 

 

 

Turkey—0.2%

   

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

    1,558        5,807   
   

 

 

 

United Kingdom—4.3%

   

HSBC Holdings PLC

    6,233        39,638   

Liberty Global PLC LiLAC, Class C * †

    1,693        62,118   

Standard Chartered PLC

    2,990        17,788   
   

 

 

 
      119,544   
   

 

 

 

United States—1.8%

   

Kosmos Energy Ltd. *

    3,069        14,977   

Yahoo!, Inc. *

    1,089        34,619   
   

 

 

 
      49,596   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $1,389,540)

      1,335,926   
   

 

 

 
 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

38      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

BOSTON PARTNERS EMERGING MARKETS LONG/SHORT FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

    Number of
Shares
   
Value
 

PREFERRED STOCK—0.6%

   

South Korea—0.6%

   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    21      $ 16,771   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK
(Cost $18,345)

      16,771   
   

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUND—3.6%

  

 

India—3.6%

   

iShares MSCI India ETF

    4,203        100,956   
   

 

 

 
      100,956   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUND
(Cost $112,665)

      100,956   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS—52.1%
(Cost $1,520,550)

      1,453,653   
   

 

 

 

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(3.3%)

  

RIGHTS—0.0%

   

Mexico—0.0%

   

Taigen Biopharmaceuticals

    (161     (4
   

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS
(Cost $0)

      (4
   

 

 

 

COMMON STOCK—(3.3%)

   

Brazil—(0.1%)

   

Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA—ADR

    (640     (3,699
   

 

 

 

China—(2.0%)

   

58.Com, Inc.—ADR *

    (203     (10,759

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co., Ltd.

    (4,800     (9,253

China Pacific Insurance Group Co., Ltd., H Shares

    (2,800     (9,065
    Number of
Shares
   
Value
 

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., H Shares

    (4,000   $ (8,716

New China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., H Shares

    (3,000     (8,680

Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd.—ADR *

    (233     (8,642
   

 

 

 
      (55,115
   

 

 

 

Hong Kong—(0.6%)

   

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.

    (600     (13,021

Noble Group Ltd. *

    (15,600     (3,821
   

 

 

 
      (16,842
   

 

 

 

United States—(0.6%)

   

Pricesmart, Inc.

    (206     (15,916
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $(91,520))

      (91,572
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES SOLD SHORT—(3.3%)
(Proceeds $91,520)

      (91,576
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES—51.2%

      1,427,783   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS—100.0%

    $ 2,789,860   
   

 

 

 

 

ADR     American Depositary Receipt
GDR     Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR     Non-Voting Depository Receipt
PLC     Public Limited Company
Sponsored
ADR
    Sponsored American Depositary Receipt
*     Non-income producing.
    Security position is either entirely or partially held in a segregated account as collateral for securities sold short.
 

 

Contracts For Difference held by the Fund at February 29, 2016, are as follows:

 

Reference Company

   Counterparty      Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
     Notional
Amount
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long

           

Ambev SA

     Goldman Sachs       $ 4,500       $ 20,369       $ (579

Arteris SA

     Goldman Sachs         7,400         18,061         59   

Astral Foods Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         2,369         16,176         (893

AU Optronics Corp.

     Goldman Sachs         69,000         17,875         860   

Banco Bradesco SA

     Goldman Sachs         1,600         8,046         505   

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

     Goldman Sachs         2,500         14,946         248   

Bharti Infratel Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         1,369         7,257         (129

BR Malls Participacoes SA

     Goldman Sachs         4,100         12,912         753   

Casetek Holdings Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         3,000         15,145         1,033   

Cathay Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         24,000         9,484         296   

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         8,000         23,532         192   

China Overseas Property Holdings Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         2,666         298         (3

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class A

     Goldman Sachs         38,100         25,781         (405

China Resources Land Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         6,000         14,197         100   

Cia de Gas de Sao Paulo — COMGAS, Class A

     Goldman Sachs         500         5,479         (959

Daewoo Securities Co., Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         1,830         11,496         379   

e-LITECOM Co., Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         1,170         13,642         735   

Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS

     Goldman Sachs         15,171         12,290         901   

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016        39   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS EMERGING MARKETS LONG/SHORT FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

Reference Company

   Counterparty      Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
     Notional
Amount
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Gentera SAB de CV

     Goldman Sachs       $ 2,800       $ 5,154       $ 12   

Global Brands Group Holding Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         54,000         7,497         (1,113

Gree Electric Appliances, Inc., Class A

     Goldman Sachs         12,700         37,155         251   

Grupo GICSA SA de CV

     Goldman Sachs         11,900         8,708         437   

Hang Fat Ginseng Holdings Co., Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         50,000         387         (78

Hanwha Corp.

     Goldman Sachs         290         8,470         (460

HwaSung Industrial Co., Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         1,450         14,536         1,460   

Hyundai Elevator Co., Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         321         10,696         1,382   

Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers SA

     Goldman Sachs         2,400         12617         504   

Indorama Ventures PCL — NVDR

     Goldman Sachs         17,100         9,993         297   

Innolux Corp.

     Goldman Sachs         57,000         15,877         548   

Inter RAO UES PJSC

     Goldman Sachs         1,050,000         19,604         2,600   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

     Goldman Sachs         2,700         16,887         302   

Itausa — Investimentos Itau SA

     Goldman Sachs         8,900         15,122         18   

JBS SA

     Goldman Sachs         9,200         24,912         1,322   

Jiangsu Yanghe Brewery Joint-Stock Co., Ltd., Class A

     Goldman Sachs         5,900         54,191         (2,397

Korea United Pharm, Inc.

     Goldman Sachs         1,369         20,071         1,394   

KT Corp.

     Goldman Sachs         651         15,064         247   

Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd., Class A

     Goldman Sachs         2,400         74,984         4,001   

LG Chem Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         114         27,285         634   

Lojas Renner SA

     Goldman Sachs         1,500         6,689         30   

M.Video PAO

     Goldman Sachs         4,230         13,379         235   

Matrix Concepts Holdings Bhd

     Goldman Sachs         28,383         16,089         (598

Matrix Concepts Holdings Bhd

     Goldman Sachs         2,983         276         (4

Meritz Securities Co., Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         3,220         9,100         (361

Midea Group Co., Ltd., Class A

     Goldman Sachs         3,900         16,601         (1,027

Pegatron Corp.

     Goldman Sachs         10,000         23,626         (115

PetroChina Co., Ltd., Class A

     Goldman Sachs         25,000         28,206         (354

PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd., H Shares

     Goldman Sachs         34,000         53,951         (2,660

Playmates Toys Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         76,000         16,900         (968

PTT Global Chemical PCL — NVDR

     Goldman Sachs         10,500         16,011         (265

PTT PCL — NVDR

     Goldman Sachs         4,600         30,812         2,610   

Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         40,000         12,910         (438

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd., H Shares

     Goldman Sachs         18,000         7,199         435   

Soulbrain Co., Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         283         8,530         1,204   

Surgutneftegas OAO

     Goldman Sachs         41,300         24,458         (173

Tech Mahindra Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         1,064         6,588         (127

Tongyang Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         970         8,392         (198

Via Varejo SA

     Goldman Sachs         20,700         9,170         2,497   

Via Varejo SA

     Goldman Sachs         10,100         12,167         (884

Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co., Ltd., Class A

     Goldman Sachs         17,500         53,623         (2,932
           

 

 

 
              10,361   

Short

           

Acer, Inc.

     Goldman Sachs       $ (15,000    $ (5,341    $ 35   

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., H Shares

     Goldman Sachs         (46,000      (14,536      (1,169

B2W Cia Digital

     Goldman Sachs         (3,300      (9,289      (255

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

     Goldman Sachs         (4,000      (11,432      (1,245

Beijing Properties Holdings Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (218,000      (13,721      (576

Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (4,000      (3,437      182   

Career Technology MFG. Co., Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (9,000      (5,950      (145

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (6,000      (9,171      (379

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL

     Goldman Sachs         (8,100      (4,296      (14

China Coal Energy Co. Ltd., H Shares

     Goldman Sachs         (35,000      (11,509      (174

China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co., Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (34,000      (12,796      44   

China Resources Beer Holdings Company Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (6,000      (9,927      214   

China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (131,200      (154,036      6,618   

China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd., H Shares

     Goldman Sachs         (20,000      (4,110      260   

China Smarter Energy Group Holdings Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (162,000      (17,688      5,192   

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

BOSTON PARTNERS EMERGING MARKETS LONG/SHORT FUND (continued)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

Reference Company

   Counterparty      Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
     Notional
Amount
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

China Yurun Food Group Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs       $ (41,000    $ (5,319    $ (847

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (10,600      (6,862      534   

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao

     Goldman Sachs         (700      (7,289      (60

Cia Siderurgica Nacional SA

     Goldman Sachs         (6,800      (7,581      (1,439

Daphne International Holdings Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (26,000      (3,206      (1

Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd., H Shares

     Goldman Sachs         (52,000      (13,777      208   

Delta Electronics, Inc.

     Goldman Sachs         (3,000      (12,711      678   

Deutsche X-trackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

     Goldman Sachs         (5,516      (126,923      6,895   

Feng TAY Enterprise Co., Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (1,000      (5,244      (156

Fosun International Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (3,500      (4,730      243   

Gamevil, Inc.

     Goldman Sachs         (198      (13,052      (1,232

Hiwin Technologies Corp.

     Goldman Sachs         (1,000      (3,756      (239

Holcim Indonesia Tbk PT

     Goldman Sachs         (106,600      (7,180      (205

Hotel Shilla Co. Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (81      (4,402      223   

HTC Corp.

     Goldman Sachs         (7,000      (16,827      45   

Huaneng Renewables Corp., Ltd., H Shares

     Goldman Sachs         (58,000      (12,885      (529

Hwa Shin Co., Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (2,570      (11,768      (72

Hyundai Rotem Co., Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (854      (9,255      (1,002

Imperial Pacific International Holdings Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (240,000      (4,624      741   

JHSF Participacoes SA

     Goldman Sachs         (55,700      (17,041      463   

KEPCO Engineering & Construction Co., Inc.

     Goldman Sachs         (240      (4,967      (336

KuangChi Science Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (15,000      (5,992      145   

Kumho Tire Co., Inc.

     Goldman Sachs         (2,440      (13,897      (1,617

Louis XIII Holdings Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (15,000      (3,873      (220

MediaTek, Inc.

     Goldman Sachs         (1,000      (6,355      (686

Mercadolibre, Inc.

     Goldman Sachs         (127      (12,162      (762

Neo Solar Power Corp.

     Goldman Sachs         (14,000      (9,360      (625

Opko Health, Inc.

     Goldman Sachs         (709      (5,665      (929

Paradise Co. Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (1,040      (12,330      (67

Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk

     Goldman Sachs         (29,100      (5,385      (286

Petra Foods Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (8,900      (13,576      (1,266

PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA

     Goldman Sachs         (1,741      (6,082      398   

Poly Property Group Co., Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (43,000      (11,378      (325

Prada SpA

     Goldman Sachs         (4,700      (14,429      937   

Precious Shipping PCL, NVDR

     Goldman Sachs         (98,000      (13,146      (152

President Chain Store Corp.

     Goldman Sachs         (2,000      (13,462      (41

Quanta Computer, Inc.

     Goldman Sachs         (4,000      (6,491      (219

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (72      (5,603      (245

Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co., Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (48,000      (9,372      (427

Sembcorp Marine Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (9,200      (10,296      293   

Semiconductor Manufacturing International, Corp.

     Goldman Sachs         (96,000      (8,015      87   

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (16,000      (14,531      (598

Sincere Watch Hong Kong Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (40,000      (2,620      153   

Ssangyong Motor Co.

     Goldman Sachs         (1,690      (9,515      (1,311

Sungwoo Hitech Co., Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (1,335      (8,887      (473

Surya Citra Media Tbk PT

     Goldman Sachs         (30,400      (6,822      304   

Taigen Biopharmaceuticals Holdings Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (7,000      (5,974      46   

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp.

     Goldman Sachs         (14,000      (13,446      262   

Trinity Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (78,000      (9,719      (198

Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd., H Shares

     Goldman Sachs         (3,000      (10,906      77   

UMW Holdings Bhd

     Goldman Sachs         (4,100      (6,738      (145

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

     Goldman Sachs         (4,700      (15,130      (447

Vale SA — Sponsored ADR

     Goldman Sachs         (2,209      (6,119      (376

VimpelCom Ltd. — Sponsored ADR

     Goldman Sachs         (2,137      (7,202      (363

Wijaya Karya Persero Tbk PT

     Goldman Sachs         (49,200      (9,960      481   

Yashili International Holdings Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (58,000      (14,155      1,936   

Yulon Motor Co., Ltd.

     Goldman Sachs         (11,000      (9,520      (162

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

 

BOSTON PARTNERS EMERGING MARKETS LONG/SHORT FUND (concluded)

  PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

Reference Company

   Counterparty      Number of
Contracts
Long/(Short)
     Notional
Amount
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co., Ltd., H Shares

     Goldman Sachs       $ (1,500    $ (7,428    $ 103   

Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Co., Ltd., H Shares

     Goldman Sachs         (14,600      (3,882      (128
           

 

 

 
              5,654   
           

 

 

 

Net unrealized gain on Contracts for Difference

            $ 16,015   
           

 

 

 

A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of February 29, 2016 is as follows (see Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements):

 

     Total
Value as of
February 29, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Common Stock

           

Argentina

   $ 30,367       $ 30,367       $       $   

Brazil

     21,881         21,881                   

China

     379,442         162,567         216,875           

Hong Kong

     87,908                 87,908           

India

     67,745         67,745                   

Indonesia

     85,000         2,874         82,126           

Malaysia

     12,065                 12,065           

Mexico

     28,399         28,399                   

Peru

     19,277         19,277                   

Russia

     65,822         65,822                   

South Africa

     51,367         22,966         28,401           

South Korea

     156,183         10,678         145,505           

Taiwan

     137,149                 137,149           

Thailand

     18,374                 18,374           

Turkey

     5,807                 5,807           

United Kingdom

     119,544         62,118         57,426           

United States

     49,596         49,596                   

Preferred Stocks

     16,771                 16,771           

Exchange Traded Fund

     100,956         100,956                   

Contracts for Difference

     56,278                 56,278           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 1,509,931       $ 645,246       $ 864,685       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Total
Value as of
February 29, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Securities Sold Short

           

Common Stock

           

Brazil

   $ (3,699    $ (3,699    $       $   

China

     (55,115      (19,401      (35,714        

Hong Kong

     (16,842              (16,842        

United States

     (15,916      (15,916                

Rights

     (4              (4        

Contracts for Difference

     (40,263              (40,263        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ 131,839       $ (39,016    $ (92,823    $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (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 † ^

   $ 318,760,133       $ 653,105,514       $ 6,584,599,089       $ 1,090,010,894   

Investments in purchased options, at value (primary risk exposure is equity contracts¯

             248,400                   

Cash

     18,941,304         23,849,185         186,591,084         59,912,902   

Foreign currency, at value #

             1,543,231         728,323,453           

Receivables

           

Investments sold

     1,505,612         11,710,267         78,301,493         5,660   

Deposits with brokers for securities sold short

             194,853,101         2,460,408,035           

Dividends and interest

     246,660         964,612         12,368,720         2,367,236   

Capital shares sold

     372,324         2,755,809         22,734,958         3,798,286   

Unrealized gain on contracts for difference

                     1,223,261           

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     17,255         54,008         454,329         51,137   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     339,843,288         889,084,127         10,075,004,422         1,156,146,115   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

           

Securities sold short, at fair value ‡

   $       $ 187,116,382       $ 3,101,796,302       $   

Options written, at value *

             3,745,662         21,656,223         230,572   

Payables

           

Securities lending collateral

     14,781,094         29,761,547                 9,637,947   

Investments purchased

     9,527,500         19,358,709         39,709,654         10,006,777   

Capital shares redeemed

     209,490         3,603,334         37,729,724         1,482,259   

Due to prime broker

             706,078         46,259,356           

Investment advisory fees

     207,986         1,087,986         6,772,235         562,194   

Custodian fees

     9,440                 8,709         12,802   

Distribution and service fees

     21,093         17,003         53,565         56,826   

Dividends on securities sold-short

             10,647         3,677,539           

Administration and accounting fees

     69,775         143,931         691,138         179,319   

Prime broker interest payable

             14         1,092           

Unrealized loss on contracts for difference

                     621,190           

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     57,537         108,176         194,310         79,688   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     24,883,915         245,659,469         3,259,171,037         22,248,384   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 314,959,373       $ 643,424,658       $ 6,815,833,385       $ 1,133,897,731   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

           

Par value

   $ 16,771       $ 35,349       $ 479,434       $ 57,797   

Paid-in capital

     302,953,906         638,428,539         6,765,173,494         1,056,768,110   

Undistributed net investment income/(accumulated net investment loss)

     949,100         (28,649,705      (16,838,531      2,507,168   

Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) from investments, securities sold short, contracts for difference and foreign currency

     (11,753,524      3,131,763         (6,508,657      3,242,365   

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, securities sold short, written options and foreign currency translation

     22,793,120         30,478,712         73,527,645         71,322,291   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 314,959,373       $ 643,424,658       $ 6,815,833,385       $ 1,133,897,731   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

           

Net assets

   $ 205,024,442       $ 558,079,982       $ 6,543,326,539       $ 835,847,868   

Shares outstanding

     10,762,127         30,343,653         460,009,459         42,559,244   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 19.05       $ 18.39       $ 14.22       $ 19.64   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

INVESTOR CLASS

           

Net assets

   $ 109,934,931       $ 85,344,676       $ 272,506,846       $ 298,049,863   

Shares outstanding

     6,008,688         5,005,752         19,424,432         15,237,854   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 18.30       $ 17.05       $ 14.03       $ 19.56   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

† Investment in securities, at cost

   $ 295,967,013       $ 639,912,741       $ 6,692,301,752       $ 1,019,095,023   

¯Investment in purchased options, at cost

   $       $ 180,381       $       $   

^ Includes market value of securities on loan

   $ 14,395,163       $ 27,975,892       $       $ 9,272,163   

# Foreign currency, at cost

   $       $ 1,642,329       $ 728,486,109       $   

‡ Proceeds received, securities sold short

   $       $ 202,137,734       $ 3,284,948,830       $   

* Premiums received, options written

   $       $ 6,041,328       $ 19,390,625       $ 636,992   

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (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
     Boston
Partners
Emerging Markets
Long/Short Fund
 

ASSETS

           

Investments in securities, at value † ^

   $ 33,173,305       $ 316,697,567       $ 654,852,489       $ 1,453,653   

Investments in purchased options, at value (primary risk exposure is equity contracts) ¯

                     536,938           

Cash

     324,418         13,643,381         38,370,823         1,186,513   

Foreign currency, at value #

             8,528                 74,797   

Receivables

           

Investments sold

     302,234         1,515,888         28,888,093         252,586   

Deposits with brokers for securities sold short

                     380,814,473         121,160   

Dividends and interest

     42,481         577,145         1,305,656         9,979   

Capital shares sold

             7,244,373         4,094,270         194   

Unrealized gain on contracts for difference

                     345,037         56,278   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     10,367         25,498         90,362         27,302   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     33,852,805         339,712,380         1,109,298,141         3,182,462   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

           

Securities sold short, at fair value ‡

   $       $       $ 386,215,196       $ 91,576   

Options written, at value *

             824,335         3,314,379           

Foreign cash overdraft

                     3,742,831           

Payables

           

Securities lending collateral

     3,603,159                           

Investments purchased

     144,691         595,859         21,708,585         222,206   

Capital shares redeemed

     44,574                 739,505           

Due to prime broker

                     160,623         91   

Investment advisory fees

     4,763         193,244         806,851           

Custodian fees

     4,102         6,731         5,099         9,917   

Distribution and service fees

                     6,514           

Dividends on securities sold-short

                     344,014         2,113   

Administration and accounting fees

     22,052         70,640         115,986         6,225   

Prime broker interest payable

                             2,271   

Unrealized loss on contracts for difference

                     299,681         40,263   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     31,922         13,452         4,983         17,940   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,855,263         1,704,261         417,464,247         392,602   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 29,997,542       $ 338,008,119       $ 691,833,894       $ 2,789,860   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

           

Par value

   $ 2,328       $ 24,901       $ 66,979       $ 280   

Paid-in capital

     34,883,858         368,079,008         702,957,576         2,808,346   

Undistributed net investment income/(accumulated net investment loss)

     139,668         4,151,045         2,960,482         (36,842

Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) from investments, securities sold short, contracts for difference and foreign currency

     (2,008,372      (20,236,171      (14,570,410      69,579   

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, securities sold short, written options and foreign currency translation

     (3,019,940      (14,010,664      419,267         (51,503
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 29,997,542       $ 338,008,119       $ 691,833,894       $ 2,789,860   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

           

Net assets

   $ 29,997,542       $ 338,008,119       $ 660,729,443       $ 2,789,860   

Shares outstanding

     2,328,254         24,900,872         63,954,950         280,088   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 12.88       $ 13.57       $ 10.33       $ 9.96   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

INVESTOR CLASS

           

Net assets

   $       $       $ 31,104,451       $   

Shares outstanding

                     3,023,562           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $       $       $ 10.29       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

† Investment in securities, at cost

   $ 36,193,245       $ 330,432,179       $ 678,858,871       $ 1,520,550   

¯Investments in purchased options, at cost

   $       $       $ 1,373,258       $   

^ Includes market value of securities on loan

   $ 3,401,106       $       $       $   

# Foreign currency, at cost

   $       $ 8,765       $       $ 74,872   

‡ Proceeds received, securities sold short

   $       $       $ 411,753,466       $ 91,520   

* Premiums received, options written

   $       $ 562,018       $ 2,990,589       $   

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

44      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS   FOR THE SIX MONTHS  ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (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 †

   $ 3,162,144       $ 5,291,715       $ 83,202,538       $ 11,881,571   

Interest

     556         4,870         19,406         1,517   

Income from securities loaned (Note 6)

     57,411         175,108                 15,617   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

     3,220,111         5,471,693         83,221,944         11,898,705   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses

           

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     1,557,863         6,632,183         44,393,052         4,395,272   

Distribution fees (Investor Class) (Note 2)

     151,866         113,236         343,563         342,357   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     134,607         248,489         1,451,897         355,223   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     103,825         198,408         1,901,419         230,017   

Registration and filing fees

     25,977         38,071         158,969         42,812   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     19,660         37,008         226,556         40,804   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     17,203         42,346         421,897         48,857   

Audit fees

     13,992         16,097         17,019         14,304   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

     13,907         23,055         128,718         28,518   

Legal fees

     12,928         122,572         299,043         46,964   

Other expenses

     4,668         11,633         70,913         13,451   

Dividend expense on securities sold-short

             815,021         24,191,619           

Prime broker interest expense

             4,292,854         12,251,224           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     2,056,496         12,590,973         85,855,889         5,558,579   

Less: waivers and reimbursements

     (190,980      (3,521              (1,186,181
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     1,865,516         12,587,452         85,855,889         4,372,398   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)

     1,354,595         (7,115,759      (2,633,945      7,526,307   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain/(loss) from:

           

Investments

     (5,893,273      65,515,923         (148,126,618      8,795,649   

Investments sold-short

             (43,323,505      240,293,780           

Foreign currency transactions

             (713,589      (5,585,798        

Written options **

             (677,418      12,579,500           

Contracts for difference

                     (433,127        

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

           

Investments

     (23,013,267      (17,189,365      (363,016,836      (76,775,188

Investments sold short

             29,774,894         67,089,054           

Foreign currency translation

             641,008         943,367           

Written options **

             3,145,253         1,981,800         1,329,739   

Contracts for difference

                     (1,388,452        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

     (28,906,540      37,173,201         (195,663,330      (66,649,800
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ (27,551,945    $ 30,057,442       $ (198,297,275    $ (59,123,493
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

† Net of foreign withholding taxes of

   $       $ (100,000    $ (605,444    $ (113,438
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

** Primary risk is equity contracts

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016        45   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FOR THE SIX MONTHS  ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2016 (unaudited)

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (concluded)

 

 

     WPG Partners
Small/Micro Cap
Value Fund
     Boston
Partners Global
Equity Fund
     Boston
Partners Global
Long/Short
Fund
     Boston
Partners
Emerging Markets
Long/Short Fund*
 

Investment Income

           

Dividends †

   $ 306,426       $ 6,130,121       $ 13,414,443       $ 22,659   

Interest

     18         614         217,481         987   

Income from securities loaned (Note 6)

     26,647                           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

     333,091         6,130,735         13,631,924         23,646   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses

           

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     132,606         1,329,395         4,168,320         10,210   

Distribution fees (Investor Class) (Note 2)

                     56,195           

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     38,950         132,074         214,080         19,366   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     27,525         16,642         117,059         12,048   

Registration and filing fees

     11,317         30,752         46,099         5,558   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     1,432         1,962         17,376         1,025   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     15,086         33,477         80,277         14,938   

Audit fees

     13,425         14,840         17,566         5,233   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

     10,428         11,776         14,096         4,549   

Legal fees

     1,885         5,863         10,312         758   

Other expenses

     3,606         2,914         3,170         615   

Dividend expense on securities sold-short

                     1,513,404         48,692   

Prime broker interest expense

                     1,771,626         239   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     256,260         1,579,695         8,029,580         123,231   

Less: waivers and reimbursements

     (73,927      (176,445              (62,743
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     182,333         1,403,250         8,029,580         60,488   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)

     150,758         4,727,485         5,602,344         (36,842
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized gain/(loss) from:

           

Investments

     (443,273      (19,667,664      (36,653,198      (112,853

Investments sold-short

                     30,550,715         183,249   

Foreign currency transactions

             (10,473      (494,476      7,274   

Written options **

                     852,875           

Contracts for difference

                     32,975         (8,091

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

           

Investments

     (4,603,918      (7,103,565      (14,570,730      (66,897

Investments sold short

                     2,605,142         (56

Foreign currency translation

             (6,458      (680,736      (565

Written options **

             (262,317      160,395           

Contracts for difference

                     (1,035,039      16,015   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

     (5,047,191      (27,050,477      (19,232,077      18,076   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

   $ (4,896,433    $ (22,322,992    $ (13,629,733    $ (18,766
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

† Net of foreign withholding taxes of

   $ (1,169    $ (44,898    $ (83,016    $ (2,106
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* The Fund commenced operations on December 17, 2015.
** Primary risk is equity contracts

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

46      SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016

 

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 29, 2016
(unaudited)
     For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2015
     For the
Six Months Ended
February 29, 2016
(unaudited)
     For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2015
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 1,354,595       $ 2,177,505       $ (7,115,759    $ (32,134,039

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency

     (5,893,273      11,421,347         20,801,411         52,414,504   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investment and foreign currency

     (23,013,267      (18,484,290      16,371,790         (96,167,694
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

     (27,551,945      (4,885,438      30,057,442         (75,887,229
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

           

Institutional Class

     (1,116,668      (951,560                

Investor Class

     (433,454      (605,107                

Net realized capital gains

           

Institutional Class

     (8,598,571      (1,769,477      (40,334,881      (54,248,415

Investor Class

     (5,838,075      (1,642,628      (8,084,170      (17,937,422
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (15,986,768      (4,968,772      (48,419,051      (72,185,837
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

           

Institutional Class

           

Proceeds from shares sold

     56,801,628         108,813,499         209,425,869         183,268,691   

Reinvestment of distributions

     9,508,519         2,662,389         32,015,441         41,021,708   

Shares redeemed

     (15,031,504      (27,945,647      (162,202,584      (295,605,895

Redemption fees (Note 8)

     1,095         3,324         86,310         461,615   

Investor Class

           

Proceeds from shares sold

     14,117,925         41,539,251         7,569,872         33,166,844   

Reinvestment of distributions

     6,206,809         2,215,225         8,022,262         17,388,360   

Shares redeemed

     (22,637,844      (22,434,161      (21,358,349      (131,640,788

Redemption fees (Note 8)

     733         2,798         16,799         95,675   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

     48,967,361         104,856,678         73,575,620         (151,843,790
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

     5,428,648         95,002,468         55,214,011         (299,916,856

Net assets

           

Beginning of period

     309,530,725         214,528,257         588,210,647         888,127,503   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 314,959,373       $ 309,530,725       $ 643,424,658       $ 588,210,647   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income/(accumulated net investment loss), end of period

   $ 949,100       $ 1,144,627       $ (28,649,705    $ (21,533,946
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share transactions:

           

Institutional Class

           

Shares sold

     2,811,079         4,831,433         11,266,485         9,233,291   

Shares reinvested

     471,419         120,853         1,811,853         2,087,619   

Shares redeemed

     (745,494      (1,235,515      (8,668,245      (15,272,150
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

     2,537,004         3,716,771         4,410,093         (3,951,240
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investor Class

           

Shares sold

     717,010         1,929,191         431,440         1,718,153   

Shares reinvested

     320,269         104,442         489,461         945,533   

Shares redeemed

     (1,182,705      (1,038,869      (1,225,621      (7,262,224
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

     (145,426      994,764         (304,720      (4,598,538
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 2016        47   


BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS    FEBRUARY 29, 2016

 

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 29, 2016
(unaudited)
     For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2015
     For the
Six Months Ended
February 29, 2016
(unaudited)
     For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2015
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

           

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ (2,633,945    $ (57,628,148    $ 7,526,307       $ 12,705,428   

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency

     98,727,737         312,683,672         8,795,649         58,588,113   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investment and foreign currency

     (294,391,067      (178,571,768      (75,445,449      (65,827,625
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

     (198,297,275      76,483,756         (59,123,493      5,465,916   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

           

Institutional Class

                     (11,368,127      (7,085,713

Investor Class

                     (3,192,996      (1,598,987

Net realized capital gains

           

Institutional Class

     (263,345,574      (73,750,367      (42,112,813      (29,675,856

Investor Class

     (10,452,896      (4,130,770      (14,100,673      (8,739,308
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (273,798,470      (77,881,137      (70,774,609      (47,099,864
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

           

Institutional Class

           

Proceeds from shares sold

     1,385,170,140         2,791,886,689         183,839,446         207,860,146   

Reinvestment of distributions

     117,737,179         38,567,891         43,589,093         30,283,496   

Shares redeemed

     (1,245,408,770      (1,144,904,742      (87,883,490      (150,603,776

Redemption fees (Note 8)

     119,026         167,655                   

Investor Class

           

Proceeds from shares sold

     63,790,225         156,222,923         97,516,288         97,996,009   

Reinvestment of distributions

     10,435,203         4,096,486         17,088,905         10,146,888   

Shares redeemed

     (83,401,695      (153,804,307      (32,095,842      (66,372,364

Redemption fees (Note 8)

     7,606         8,206                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

     248,448,914         1,692,240,801         222,054,400         129,310,399   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

     (223,646,831      1,690,843,420         92,156,298         87,676,451   

Net assets

           

Beginning of period

     7,039,480,216         5,348,636,796         1,041,741,433         954,064,982   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 6,815,833,385       $ 7,039,480,216       $ 1,133,897,731       $ 1,041,741,433   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income/(accumulated net investment loss), end of period

   $ (16,838,531    $ (14,204,586    $ 2,507,168       $ 9,541,984   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share transactions:

           

Institutional Class

           

Shares sold

     92,636,183         181,998,959         8,799,773         9,071,242   

Shares reinvested

     7,933,759         2,532,409         2,057,060         1,351,338   

Shares redeemed

     (84,048,265      (74,788,910      (4,209,639      (6,536,171
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

     16,521,677         109,742,458         6,647,194         3,886,409   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investor Class

           

Shares sold

     4,364,832         10,289,490         4,672,140         4,291,105   

Shares reinvested

     712,301         271,831         809,134         454,203   

Shares redeemed

     (5,675,056      (10,152,820      (1,556,057      (2,935,493
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

     (597,923      408,501         3,925,217         1,809,815   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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 29, 2016
(unaudited)
     For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2015
     For the
Six Months Ended
February 29, 2016
(unaudited)
     For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2015
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

           

Net investment income

   $ 150,758       $ 318,020       $ 4,727,485       $ 939,223   

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency

     (443,273      493,855         (19,678,137      (189,364

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investment and foreign currency

     (4,603,918      (7,011,432      (7,372,340      (12,633,408
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

     (4,896,433      (6,199,557      (22,322,992      (11,883,549
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

           

Institutional Class

     (234,656      (276,767      (1,050,244      (672,980

Net realized capital gains

           

Institutional Class

     (748,356      (4,758,990      (348,191      (2,575,966
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (983,012      (5,035,757      (1,398,435      (3,248,946
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

           

Institutional Class

           

Proceeds from shares sold

     600,932         2,054,005         80,866,850         232,601,137   

Reinvestment of distributions

     905,357         4,460,767         1,320,141         2,531,256   

Shares redeemed

     (2,090,688      (4,827,146      (435,208      (109,225

Redemption fees (Note 8)

             1,045                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

     (584,399      1,688,671         81,751,783         235,023,168   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

     (6,463,844      (9,546,643      58,030,356         219,890,673   

Net assets

           

Beginning of period

     36,461,386         46,008,029         279,977,763         60,087,090   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 29,997,542       $ 36,461,386       $ 338,008,119       $ 279,977,763   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income/(accumulated net investment loss), end of period

   $ 139,668       $ 223,566       $ 4,151,045       $ 473,804   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share transactions:

           

Institutional Class

           

Shares sold

     43,398         121,210         5,739,721         15,083,287   

Shares reinvested

     64,484         270,350         90,607         172,547   

Shares redeemed

     (147,736      (276,855      (32,830      (7,231
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

     (39,854      114,705         5,797,498         15,248,603   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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
     Boston Partners
Emerging Markets
Long/Short Fund
 
     For the
Six Months Ended
February 29, 2016
(unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2015
     For the
Period Ended
February 29, 2016
(unaudited)*
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 5,602,344      $ (2,436,913    $ (36,842

Net realized loss from investments, securities sold short, written options and foreign currency

     (5,711,109     (6,192,868      69,579   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments, securities sold short, written options and foreign currency

     (13,520,968     12,170,261         (51,503
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

     (13,629,733     3,540,480         (18,766
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

       

Net realized capital gains

       

Institutional Class

     (2,255,193               

Investor Class

     (171,124               
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (2,426,317               
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital transactions:

       

Institutional Class

       

Proceeds from shares sold

     403,542,692        313,149,804         2,808,626   

Reinvestment of distributions

     1,983,822                  

Shares redeemed

     (46,889,420     (36,579,598        

Redemption fees (Note 8)

     8,353        1,356           

Investor Class

       

Proceeds from shares sold

     17,309,773        70,409,274           

Reinvestment of distributions

     170,989                  

Shares redeemed

     (45,756,471     (13,263,610        

Redemption fees (Note 8)

     883        17,273           
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital transactions

     330,370,621        333,734,499         2,808,626   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     314,314,571        337,274,979         2,789,860   

Net assets

       

Beginning of period

     377,519,323        40,244,344           
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 691,833,894      $ 377,519,323       $ 2,789,860   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income/(accumulated net investment loss), end of period

   $ 2,960,482      $ (2,641,862    $ (36,842
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share transactions:

       

Institutional Class

       

Shares sold

     38,101,091        30,018,537         280,088   

Reinvestment of distributions

     185,751                  

Shares redeemed

     (4,444,221     (3,539,107        
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

     33,842,621        26,479,430         280,088   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investor Class

       

Shares sold

     1,636,084        6,674,425           

Reinvestment of distributions

     16,070                  

Shares redeemed

     (4,327,214     (1,252,012        
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

     (2,675,060     5,422,413           
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* The Fund commenced operations on December 17, 2015.

 

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

  

               

9/1/15 through 2/29/16†

  $ 21.89      $ 0.10      $ (1.87   $ (1.77   $ (0.12   $ (0.95   $ (1.07   $ 3   

8/31/15

    22.65        0.21        (0.54     (0.33     (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   

Investor Class

                 

9/1/15 through 2/29/16†

  $ 21.04      $ 0.07      $ (1.79   $ (1.72   $ (0.07   $ (0.95   $ (1.02   $ 3   

8/31/15

    21.79        0.14        (0.51     (0.37     (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     
Boston Partners Long/Short Equity Fund

  

         

Institutional Class

                 

9/1/15 through 2/29/16†

  $ 19.04      $ (0.22   $ 1.21      $ 0.99      $      $ (1.64   $ (1.64   $ 3   

8/31/15

    22.65        (0.84     (1.01     (1.85            (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     

Investor Class

                 

9/1/15 through 2/29/16†

  $ 17.79      $ (0.23   $ 1.13      $ 0.90      $      $ (1.64   $ (1.64   $ 3   

8/31/15

    21.33        (0.84     (0.94     (1.78            (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       
Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund

  

         

Institutional Class

                 

9/1/15 through 2/29/16†

  $ 15.20      $ (— )3    $ (0.40   $ (0.40   $      $ (0.58   $ (0.58   $ 3   

8/31/15

    15.14        (0.14     0.40        0.26               (0.20     (0.20     3   

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

                 

9/1/15 through 2/29/16†

  $ 15.01      $ (0.02   $ (0.38   $ (0.40   $      $ (0.58   $ (0.58   $ 3   

8/31/15

    15.00        (0.18     0.39        0.21               (0.20     (0.20     3   

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.

 

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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
 
               
               
  $ 19.05        (8.34 )%    $ 205,024        1.10 %5      N/A        1.22 %5      0.97 %5      17 %6 
    21.89        (1.45     180,057        1.10         N/A        1.23         0.91         14    
    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   
               
  $ 18.30        (8.44 )%    $ 109,935        1.35 %5      N/A        1.47 %5      0.72 %5      17 %6 
    21.04        (1.68     129,474        1.35         N/A        1.48         0.66         14    
    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   
       
               
  $ 18.39        5.60   $ 558,080        4.23 %5      2.50 %5      4.23 %5      (2.38 )%5      48 %6 
    19.04        (8.35     493,751        5.64         2.47        5.64         (4.22 )      75    
    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   
               
  $ 17.05        5.48   $ 85,345        4.48 %5      2.75 %5      4.48 %5      (2.63 )%5      48 %6 
    17.79        (8.55     94,459        5.89         2.72         5.89         (4.47 )      75    
    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   
       
               
  $ 14.22        (2.80 )%    $ 6,543,327        2.41 %5      1.38 %5      2.41 %5      (0.06 )%5      28 %6 
    15.20        1.73        6,738,894        2.43         1.39         2.43         (0.92 )      62    
    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 
               
  $ 14.03        (2.84 )%    $ 272,507        2.66 %5      1.63 %5      2.66 %5      (0.31 )%5      28 %6 
    15.01        1.41        300,586        2.68         1.64         2.68         (1.17 )      62    
    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 6 

 

THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

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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

                 

9/1/15 through 2/29/16†

  $ 22.08      $ 0.15      $ (1.18   $ (1.03   $ (0.30   $ (1.11   $ (1.41   $     

8/31/15

    23.00        0.30        (0.08     0.22        (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         

Investor Class

                 

9/1/15 through 2/29/16†

  $ 21.98      $ 0.12      $ (1.18   $ (1.06   $ (0.25   $ (1.11   $ (1.36   $     

8/31/15

    22.90        0.25        (0.08     0.17        (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           
WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund

  

             

Institutional Class

                 

9/1/15 through 2/29/16†

  $ 15.40      $ 0.06      $ (2.15   $ (2.09   $ (0.10   $ (0.33   $ (0.43   $     

8/31/15

    20.42        0.13        (2.84     (2.71     (0.13     (2.18     (2.31     3   

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                                   
Boston Partners Global Equity Fund

  

             

Institutional Class

                 

9/1/15 through 2/29/16†

  $ 14.66      $ 0.23      $ (1.25   $ (1.02   $ (0.05   $ (0.02   $ (0.07   $     

8/31/15

    15.59        0.13        (0.40     (0.27     (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

                 

9/1/15 through 2/29/16†

  $ 10.55      $ 0.11      $ (0.29   $ (0.18   $      $ (0.04   $ (0.04   $ 3   

8/31/15

    10.30        (0.13     0.38        0.25                             3   

12/31/13** through 8/31/14

    10.00        (0.14     0.44        0.30                             3   

Investor Class

                 

9/1/15 through 2/29/16†

  $ 10.51      $ 0.09      $ (0.27   $ (0.18   $      $ (0.04   $ (0.04   $ 3   

8/31/15

    10.29        (0.16     0.38        0.22                             3   

4/11/14** through 8/31/14

    9.86        (0.09     0.52        0.43                             3     
Boston Partners Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund

  

             

Institutional Class

                 

12/17/15*** through 2/29/16

  $ 10.00      $ (0.13   $ 0.09      $ (0.04   $      $      $      $     
                 
                                                                     

 

Unaudited.
* Calculated based on average shares outstanding, unless otherwise noted.
** Inception date.
*** Commencement of operations.
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.

 

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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
and Recoupment,
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 and

Reimbursements
and Recoupment,
if any

    Ratio of Net
Investment
Income/(Loss) to
Average Net
Assets With
Waivers and
Reimbursements
and Recoupment,
if any
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
               
               
  $ 19.64        (5.13 )%    $ 835,848        0.73 %4      N/A        0.95 %4      1.43 %4      12 %5 
    22.08        0.88        793,098        0.70         N/A        0.95         1.32         33    
    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   
           
  $ 19.56        (5.27 )%    $ 298,050        0.98 %4      N/A        1.20 %4      1.18 %4      12
    21.98        0.66        248,643        0.95         N/A        1.20         1.07         33    
    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   
               
               
  $ 12.88        (13.80 )%    $ 29,998        1.10 %4      N/A        1.55 %4      0.91 %4      30 %5 
    15.40        (14.01     36,461        1.10         N/A        1.41         0.78         80   
    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   
               
               
  $ 13.57        (7.01 )%    $ 338,008        0.95 %4      N/A        1.07 %4      3.20 %4      47 %5 
    14.66        (1.75     279,978        0.95        N/A        1.24        0.86        98   
    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        11,234        1.30 4      N/A        3.56 4      1.39 4      83 5 
               
               
  $ 10.33        (1.68 )%    $ 660,729        2.87 %4      1.69 %4      2.87 %4      2.04 %4      71 %5 
    10.55        2.43        317,600        3.09         1.96         3.05        (1.27     132    
    10.30        3.00        37,403        3.88 4      2.00 4      4.89 4      (2.04 )4      72 5 
               
  $ 10.29        (1.69 )%    $ 31,104        3.12 %4      1.94 %4      3.12 %4      1.79 %4      71 %5 
    10.51        2.14        59,919        3.34         2.21         3.30         (1.52     132   
      10.29        4.36        2,841        4.12 4      2.25 4      4.44 4      (2.28 )4      72 5 
               
               
  $ 9.96        (0.40 )%    $ 2,790        10.99 %4      2.10 %4      22.39 %4      (6.70 )%4      229 %5 
               
                                                                 

 

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 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-three 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”), Boston Partners Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund (“BP Emerging Markets 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 29, 2016, the BP Funds (other than the BP Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund) each offer two classes of shares, Institutional Class and Investor Class. As of February 29, 2016, Investor Class shares of the BP Global Equity Fund have not been issued. The WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund and the BP Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund are single class funds, offering only the Institutional Class of shares.

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 83.023 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and fifty-seven classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

The Funds are investment companies and, accordingly, follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

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, provided such amount approximates fair 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 29, 2016 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 Global Long/Short Fund and the BP Global Equity Fund securities held as long positions with an end of period value of $3,424,767 and $1,502,703 transferred from Level 1 into Level 2. For the BP Long/Short Equity Fund, and the BP Long/Short Research Fund, securities held as short positions with an end of period value of $3,736,293 and $27,173,751, respectively, transferred from Level 1 into Level 2. These transfers occurred as a result of securities being valued utilizing the international fair value pricing at February 29, 2016. For the BP Global Long/Short Fund, securities held as short positions with an end of period value of $1,364,899 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 29, 2016.

Use of Estimates — 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 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

 

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realized 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 continue 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 Statements 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 Statements 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.

Emerging Markets Risk — The BP Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund invests in emerging market instruments which are subject to certain credit and market risks. The securities and currency markets of emerging market countries are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid and more volatile than the securities and currency markets of the United States and other developed markets. Disclosure and regulatory standards in many respects are less stringent than in other developed markets. There also may be a lower level of monitoring and regulation of securities markets in emerging market countries and the activities of investors in such markets and enforcement of existing regulations may be extremely limited. Political and economic structures in many of these countries may be in their infancy and developing rapidly, and such countries may lack the social, political and economic stability characteristics of more developed countries.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

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.

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 29, 2016, 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 29, 2016 as follows:

 

     BP Long/Short Equity Fund     BP Long/Short Research Fund     BP All-Cap Value Fund  
     Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
    Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
    Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
 

Options outstanding at August 31, 2015

     1,052      $ 649,513        39,654      $ 17,783,087        95      $ 558,681   

Options written

     15,826        6,041,328        49,298        23,657,704        977        636,992   

Options closed

     (1,052     (649,513     (20,335     (7,142,682              

Options expired

                   (18,758     (7,015,270     (95     (558,681

Options exercised

                   (11,694     (7,892,214              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding at February 29, 2016

     15,826      $ 6,041,328        38,165      $ 19,390,625        977      $ 636,992   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     BP Global Long/Short
Fund
    BP Global Equity Fund              
     Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
    Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
             

Options outstanding at August 31, 2015

     1,732      $ 1,055,665             $       

Options written

     6,789        2,935,001        1,200        562,018       

Options closed

     (2,733     (1,000,077                  

Options expired

                                

Options exercised

                                
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Options outstanding at February 29, 2016

     5,788      $ 2,990,589        1,200      $ 562,018       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

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For the six month period ended February 29, 2016, the average volume of derivatives were as follows:

 

Fund

     Purchased
Options
(Cost)
       Written
Options
(Proceeds)
 

BP Long/Short Equity Fund

     $ 905,444         $ 221,780   

BP Long/Short Research Fund

                 18,533,005   

BP All-Cap Value Fund

                 398,558   

BP Global Equity Fund

                 187,339   

BP Global Long/Short Fund

       1,373,258           1,055,665   

Short Sales — When the investment adviser believes that a security is overvalued, the BP Long/Short Equity Fund, the BP Long/Short Research Fund, the BP Global Long/Short Fund and the BP Emerging Markets 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 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 charges on a net basis as interest income or interest expense. For the six month period ended February 29, 2016, the BP Long/Short Equity Fund, the BP Long/Short Research Fund, the BP Global Long/Short Fund and the BP Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund had net charges of $4,286,671, $12,058,644, $1,716,696, and $239 respectively, on borrowed securities. Such amounts are included in prime broker interest expense on the Statements of Operations.

As of February 29, 2016, the BP Long/Short Equity Fund, BP Long/Short Research Fund, the BP Global Long/Short Fund and the BP Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund had securities sold short valued at $187,116,382, $3,138,703,983, 398,652,516 and $1,021,793, respectively, for which securities of $184,214,209, $2,914,154,536, $396,285,393, and $279,278 and cash deposits of $194,853,101, $2,460,408,035, $380,814,473 and $121,160, 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, the BP Global Long/Short Fund and the BP Emerging Markets 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.

 

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The BP Long/Short Equity Fund, the BP Long/Short Research Fund, the BP Global Long/Short Fund and the BP Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund utilized cash borrowings from Goldman Sachs to meet required margin cash deposits as follows during the six month period ended February 29, 2016:

 

BP Long/Short Equity Fund

  BP Long/Short Research Fund

Days

Utilized

  Average Daily
Borrowings
  Weighted Average
Interest Rate
  Days
Utilized
  Average Daily
Borrowings
  Weighted Average
Interest Rate

23

      CAD 74,996         0.89 %       108         AUD 13,790,198         2.41 %

141

      EUR 396,798         0.20 %       78         CAD 6,769,750         0.91 %

49

      USD 7,691,257         0.56 %       52         CHF 10,551,922         0.37 %
              126         DKK 39,479,423         0.25 %
              117         EUR 36,875,288         0.27 %
              57         GBP 5,339,512         0.89 %
              101         HKD 17,852,762         0.48 %
              85         JPY 2,631,373,347         0.50 %
              69         NOK 9,856,404         1.41 %
              96         SEK 125,634,740         0.04 %
              22         SGD 568,433         0.67 %
              59         USD 26,876,591         0.74 %

 

BP Global Long/Short Fund

  BP Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund

Days

Utilized

  Average  Daily
Borrowings
  Weighted Average
Interest Rate
  Days
Utilized
  Average Daily
Borrowings
  Weighted Average
Interest Rate

74

      AUD 157,675         2.43 %       1         ZAR 35,353         7.13 %

61

      DKK 3,640,630         0.46 %            

112

      EUR 10,536,693         0.27 %            

127

      GBP 5,090,558         0.89 %            

39

      HKD 5,491,072         0.46 %            

155

      JPY 734,730,455         0.51 %            

40

      NOK 621,487         1.39 %            

40

      NZD 178,255         3.24 %            

29

      SEK 5,968,785         0.04 %            

59

      SGD 3,620,474         0.59 %            

20

      THB 40,345,927         1.80 %            

39

      USD 3,597,388         0.59 %            

As of February 29, 2016, the BP Long/Short Equity Fund, BP Long/Short Research Fund, the BP Global Long/Short Fund and the BP Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund had borrowings of $706,078, $46,259,356, $160,623, and $91, respectively. Such amounts are included in due to prime broker on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The BP Long/Short Equity Fund, the BP Long/Short Research Fund, the BP Global Long/Short Fund and the BP Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund incurred interest expense for the six month period ended February 29, 2016, in the amount of $6,183, $192,580, $54,930 and $0, respectively.

Contracts for Difference — The BP Global Long/Short Fund, the BP Long/Short Research Fund and the BP Emerging Markets Long/Short 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,

 

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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.

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 29, 2016, the BP Long/Short Research Fund, BP Global Long/Short Fund and BP Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund held CFDs.

For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the average volume of CFDs was as follows:

 

Fund

     Notional Amount Long        Notional Amount Short  

BP Long/Short Research Fund

     $ 30,067,080         $ 34,941,167   

BP Global Long/Short Fund

                 9,188,129   

BP Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund

       1,020,873           936,061   

 

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, 1.50% of the BP Global Long/Short Fund’s average daily net assets and 1.85% of the BP Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund’s average daily net assets, each accrued daily and payable monthly. Robeco is also entitled to receive advisory fees, accrued daily and paid monthly, as follows:

 

WPG Partners Small/Micro Cap Value Fund    0.80% of net assets up to $500 million
   0.75% of net assets in excess of $500 million

Robeco has contractually agreed to limit the BP Long/Short Equity Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) to the extent that such expenses exceed 2.50% and 2.75%, of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares and Investor Class Shares, respectively. Effective January 1, 2016, Robeco has contractually agreed to limit the BP All-Cap Value Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) to the extent that such expenses exceed 0.80% and 1.05%, of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares and Investor Class Shares, respectively. Prior to January 1, 2016, Robeco had contractually agreed to limit the BP All-Cap Value Fund’s total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) to the extent that such expenses exceed 0.70% and 0.95%, of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares and Investor Class Shares, respectively. 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 February 28, 2017 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.

For BP Small Cap Value Fund II, 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 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 Fund’s Institutional Class shares and Investor Class shares, respectively. This contractual limitation is in effect until February 28, 2017 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.

 

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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 February 28, 2017 and may not be terminated without approval of the Company’s Board of Directors. If at any time within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made, the Funds’ Total annual Fund operating expenses for that year are less than 1.50% for the 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.

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 BP Global Equity 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 February 28, 2017 and may not be terminated without approval of the Company’s Board of Directors. If at any time within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made, the 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 the Fund during such three-year period.

Robeco has 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 February 28, 2017 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.

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 total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) for the BP Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund’s Institutional Class shares exceeds 2.35% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Fund’s Institutional Class shares. This contractual limitation is in effect until February 28, 2017 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 2.35%, the Adviser is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of the advisory fees forgone and other payments remitted by the Adviser to the Fund within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made provided such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed expense limitations that were in effect at the time of the waiver or reimbursement.

At February 29, 2016, the amount of potential recoupment by the Adviser was as follows:

 

     Expiration
August 31, 2016
     Expiration
August 31, 2017
     Expiration
August 31, 2018
     Expiration
August 31, 2019
     Total  

BP Small Cap Value Fund II

   $       $ 41,219       $ 362,104       $ 190,980       $ 594,303   

WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund

             27,146         125,396         73,927         226,469   

BP Global Equity Fund

     202,243         217,404         316,245         176,445         912,337   

BP Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund

                             62,743         62,743   

For the six-month period ended February 29, 2016, Robeco has waived and reimbursed fees as follows:

 

Funds

   Investment Adviser
Expense Waived
     Investment Adviser
Reimbursement
 

BP Small Cap Value Fund II

   $ 190,980       $   

BP Long/Short Equity Fund

     3,521      

BP All-Cap Value Fund

     1,186,181           

WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund

     73,927           

BP Global Equity Fund

     176,445           

BP Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund

     10,210         52,533   

 

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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. Director’s and Officer’s 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 29, 2016 was $226,084. Certain employees of BNY Mellon serve as an Officer of the Company. They are not compensated by the Funds or the Company. Employees of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serve as President, Chief Compliance Officer and, effective January 1, 2016, Treasurer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the Funds paid $57,867 in officer fees.

 

4. Investment in Securities

For the six month period ended February 29, 2016, 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

     $ 86,754,503         $ 51,384,367   

BP Long/Short Equity Fund

       352,913,351           274,858,442   

BP Long/Short Research Fund

       2,302,554,639           1,899,516,443   

BP All-Cap Value Fund

       262,055,159           133,748,495   

WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund

       10,108,157           11,591,945   

BP Global Equity Fund

       210,102,325           136,219,517   

BP Global Long/Short Fund

       730,301,789           367,705,968   

BP Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund

       9,174,998           6,481,141   

 

5. Capital Share Transactions

As of February 29, 2016, 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 750,000,000 shares and 50,000,000 shares, respectively, of $0.001 par value common stock authorized.

 

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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 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 29, 2016, the Funds participated in securities lending. The market value of securities on loan and collateral as of February 29, 2016 and the income generated from the program during the year ended February 29, 2016 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

     $ 14,395,163         $ 14,781,094         $ 57,411   

BP Long/Short Equity Fund

       27,975,892           29,761,547           175,108   

BP All-Cap Value Fund

       9,272,163           9,637,947           15,617   

WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund

       3,401,106           3,603,159           26,647   

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 29, 2016:

 

                      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
Instruments1
    Cash
Collateral
Received
    Net
Amount
 

BP Small Cap Value Fund II

  $ 14,395,163             $ 14,395,163      $ (14,395,163              

BP Long/Short Equity Fund

    27,975,892               27,975,892        (27,975,892              

BP All-Cap Value Fund

    9,272,163               9,272,163        (9,272,163              

WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund

    3,401,106               3,401,106        (3,401,106              

 

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.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

At February 29, 2016, 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

Effective January 1, 2016, the Funds do not impose a redemption fee. Prior to January 1, 2016, there was a 1.00% redemption fee on shares redeemed that were 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 was a 2.00% redemption fee on shares redeemed that were held 365 days or less on the BP Long/Short Equity Fund. The WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund had a 2.00% redemption fee on shares redeemed within 60 days of purchase. The redemption fees were 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 29, 2016, 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/
(Depreciation)
 

BP Small Cap Value Fund II

     $ 295,967,013         $ 51,492,593         $ (28,699,473      22,793,120   

BP Long/Short Equity Fund

       640,093,122           72,045,829           (58,785,037      13,260,792   

BP Long/Short Research Fund

       6,692,301,752           459,397,550           (567,100,213      (107,702,663

BP All-Cap Value Fund

       1,019,095,023           145,049,719           (74,133,848      70,915,871   

WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund

       36,193,245           2,799,345           (5,819,285      (3,019,940

BP Global Equity Fund

       330,432,179           15,012,062           (28,746,674      (13,734,612

BP Global Long/Short Fund

       680,232,129           24,934,125           (49,776,827      (24,842,702

BP Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund

       1,520,550           26,830           (93,727      (66,897

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.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (continued)

 

 

As of August 31, 2015, 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
 

BP Small Cap Value Fund II

   $ 2,433,498       $ 8,028,871       $       $ 45,065,040       $   

BP Long/Short Equity Fund

             48,419,040         (421,617      (5,630,777      (19,044,267

BP Long/Short Research Fund

             199,155,028                 334,472,770         (11,351,596

BP All-Cap Value Fund

     17,612,903         44,877,486                 144,479,537           

WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund

     228,530         668,357                 93,914           

BP Global Equity Fund

     477,344         150,010                 (7,001,717        

BP Global Long/Short Fund

             436,375                 7,331,622         (2,902,608

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, 2015 was as follows:

 

     2015  

Fund

   Ordinary
Income
     Long-Term
Gains
     Total  

BP Small Cap Value Fund II

   $ 1,556,667       $ 3,412,105       $ 4,968,772   

BP Long/Short Equity Fund

             72,185,837         72,185,837   

BP Long/Short Research Fund

             77,881,138         77,881,138   

BP All-Cap Value Fund

     21,516,995         25,582,869         47,099,864   

WPG Small/Micro Cap Value Fund

     2,796,155         2,239,602         5,035,757   

BP Global Equity Fund

     2,166,520         1,082,426         3,248,946   

BP Global Long/Short Fund

                       

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, 2015 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, 2015, 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

     Expiration
August 31, 2016
       Total  

BP Long/Short Equity Fund

     $ 421,617         $ 421,617   

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 $421,617 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.

Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement-Boston Partners Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund

As required by the 1940 Act, the Board of the Company, including all 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 Robeco and the Company (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”) on behalf of the Boston Partners Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund (the “Fund”) at a meeting of the Board held on September 30, 2015 (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, the Board, including all of the Independent Directors, approved the Investment Advisory Agreement for an initial term ending August 16, 2017. In approving the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board considered information provided by Robeco with the assistance and advice of counsel to the Independent Director of the Company.

In considering the approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Company and Robeco, with the Fund, the Directors took into account all the materials provided prior to and during the Meeting, the presentations made during the Meeting, and the discussions held during the Meeting. Among other things, the Directors considered (i) the nature, extent, and quality of Robeco’s services provided to the Fund; (ii) descriptions of the experience and qualifications of Robeco personnel providing those services; (iii) Robeco’s investment philosophies and processes; (iv) Robeco’s assets under management and client descriptions; (v) Robeco’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) Robeco’s current advisory fee arrangements with the Company and other similarly managed clients; (vii) Robeco’s compliance procedures; (viii) Robeco’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; (x) a report prepared by Lipper comparing the Fund’s proposed management fees and total expense ratio to those in the Fund’s respective Lipper Group and (xi) the investment performance of Robeco with respect to a similarly managed account.

As part of their review, the Directors considered the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by Robeco. The Directors concluded that Robeco had substantial resources to provide services to the Funds and that Robeco’s services had been acceptable.

The Directors noted that Robeco had contractually agreed to waive management fees and reimburse expenses through at least December 31, 2016 to limit total annual operating expenses to 2.10% for the Boston Partner Emerging Markets Long/Short Fund-Institutional Class.

After reviewing the information regarding the Funds’ costs, profitability and economies of scale, and after considering Robeco’s services, the Directors concluded that the investment advisory fees paid by the Fund were fair and reasonable and that the Investment Advisory Agreement should be approved for an initial period ending August 16, 2017.

 

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BOSTON PARTNERS INVESTMENT FUNDS     

 

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:

 

•           ORIX Corporation.

 

•           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

 

 

 

BOS-SAR16

CUSTODIAN

The Bank of New York Mellon

225 Liberty 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 19103-6996

 


 

LOGO

CAMPBELL CORE CARRY FUND

of

THE RBB FUND, INC.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(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 CARRY 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.

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period from December 21, 2015 (commencement of operations) through February 29, 2016, 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. 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  
            ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE      EXPENSES PAID  
     BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE*      FEBRUARY 29, 2016      DURING PERIOD  

Actual**

     $1,000.00                 $1,040.00                 $2.40           

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)***

     1,000.00                 1,018.65                 6.27           

 

 

*

 The Fund commenced investment operations on December 21, 2015.

 

**

Expenses equal to an annualized expense ratio for the period December 21, 2015 (commencement of operations) to February 29, 2016 of 1.25% for the Institutional Shares of the Fund, which includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses (including interest expense, if any), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (69) then divided by 366 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 Institutional Shares of the Fund of 4.00%.

 

***

For comparison purposes, the hypothetical expenses are as if the Fund had been in existence from September 1, 2015 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 (182), then divided by 366 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

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CAMPBELL CORE CARRY FUND

CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS SUMMARY TABLE

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

    

    

 

The following table presents a consolidated summary of the portfolio holdings of the Fund at February 29, 2016.

 

     OF NET         
SECURITY TYPE/SECTOR CLASSIFICATION    ASSETS      VALUE  

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

     

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     64.0%       $ 9,990,810   

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES (including futures and forward foreign currency contracts)

     36.0            5,612,877   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0%       $  15,603,687   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

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CAMPBELL CORE CARRY FUND

CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

     COUPON*      MATURITY      PAR      VALUE  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 64.0%

           

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS—64.0%

           

U.S. Treasury Bill

     0.245%         04/21/16       $ 5,000,000       $ 4,998,265   

U.S. Treasury Bill

     0.321%         07/21/16         5,000,000         4,992,545   
           

 

 

 
              9,990,810   
           

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $ 9,991,953)

              9,990,810   
           

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 64.0%
(Cost $ 9,991,953)

              9,990,810   
           

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 36.0%

              5,612,877   
           

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

            $ 15,603,687   
           

 

 

 

 

 

*

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.

 

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CAMPBELL CORE CARRY FUND

CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

                     UNREALIZED  
     EXPIRATION    NUMBER OF    NOTIONAL     APPRECIATION  

LONG CONTRACTS

   DATE                CONTRACTS                 COST     (DEPRECIATION)  

90-DAY Eurodollar

   03/13/17      33    $ 8,183,070        $ (3,110

90-DAY Sterling

   03/15/17        2      344,745        1,302   

Amsterdam Index

   03/18/16        1      87,421        5,503   

Australian 10-Year Bond

   03/16/16        5      467,457        3,101   

Australian 3-Year Bond

   03/16/16      93      7,419,571        43,569   

CAC 40 10 Euro

   03/21/16        1      44,685        2,664   

Canadian 10-Year Bond

   06/30/16      14      1,469,288        (4,536

Euro STOXX 50

   03/18/16        7      226,367        (2,943

FTSE 100 Index

   03/21/16        5      408,833        12,792   

Hang Seng Index

   03/31/16        2      247,776        (2,475

IBEX 35 Index

   03/18/16        4      355,298        11,413   

London Metals Exchange Aluminum

   03/16/16        6      227,832        8,006   

London Metals Exchange Copper

   03/16/16      16      1,835,996        46,205   

London Metals Exchange Zinc

   03/16/16        3      113,500        18,706   

MSCI Taiwan Index

   03/30/16      30      917,100        3,242   

OMX Stockholm 30 Index

   03/18/16      17      263,398        6,984   

S&P/TSX 60 Index

   03/18/16        4      430,562        15,203   

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

   06/30/16      20      2,610,124        186   

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes

   07/06/16    134      29,303,803        (18,526

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

   07/06/16      61      7,385,195        (5,197
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $                 62,342,021      $                      142,089   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
                     UNREALIZED  
     EXPIRATION    NUMBER OF    NOTIONAL     APPRECIATION  

SHORT CONTRACTS

   DATE    CONTRACTS    COST     (DEPRECIATION)  

Bank Acceptance

   09/19/16      -17    $ (3,123,302   $ 6,479   

Brent Crude

   03/31/16        -6      (197,524     (19,633

CBOE Volatility Index

   03/16/16        -6      (125,836     (4,814

Coffee

   05/31/16      -14      (637,909     33,896   

Copper

   05/31/16        -1      (51,998     (1,315

Corn

   05/17/16    -103      (1,905,138     66,588   

Cotton No. 2

   05/20/16      -13      (393,652     26,402   

Gold 100 Oz

   04/29/16        -2      (223,445     (23,435

Kansas City Hard Red Winter Wheat

   05/31/16      -14      (317,934     (2,316

London Metals Exchange Aluminum

   03/16/16        -7      (260,668     (14,476

London Metals Exchange Copper

   03/16/16        -5      (547,792     (40,396

London Metals Exchange Zinc

   03/16/16      -11      (448,147     (36,609

Natural Gas

   04/30/16      -30      (595,150     81,848   

NY Harbor Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel

   04/28/16        -8      (349,822     (17,663

Silver

   05/31/16        -7      (529,183     7,053   

Soybean Meal

   05/17/16      -21      (558,429     7,179   

Soybean Oil

   05/13/16      -16      (298,032     1,633   

Sugar No. 11 (World)

   07/15/16        -9      (128,442     (13,915

Wheat

   05/17/16      -37      (858,827     20,315   

WTI Crude

   04/30/16      -16      (486,894     (53,109
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $ (12,038,124   $ 23,712   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Futures Contracts

         $ 50,303,897      $ 165,801   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding as of February 29, 2016 were as follows:

 

CURRENCY PURCHASED      CURRENCY SOLD      EXPIRATION    COUNTERPARTY    UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
 

 

 
AUD      2,700,000       USD      1,930,935       03/16/16    UBS                 $ (5,299
AUD      1,400,000       USD      999,846       03/16/16    UBS         (1,368
AUD      200,000       USD      143,944       03/16/16    UBS         (1,304
AUD      100,000       USD      69,057       03/16/16    UBS         2,263   
EUR      200,000       USD      224,065       03/16/16    UBS         (6,385
EUR      100,000       USD      110,402       03/16/16    UBS         (1,562
GBP      200,000       USD      285,306       03/16/16    UBS         (6,918
GBP      100,000       USD      139,344       03/16/16    UBS         (150
GBP      100,000       USD      142,986       03/16/16    UBS         (3,792
GBP      100,000       USD      144,719       03/16/16    UBS         (5,525
JPY      177,870,000       USD      1,525,967       03/16/16    UBS         52,442   
JPY      119,100,000       USD      1,025,717       03/16/16    UBS         31,170   
JPY      96,230,000       USD      818,056       03/16/16    UBS         35,885   
JPY      5,600,000       USD      48,139       03/16/16    UBS         1,555   
NZD      1,000,000       USD      672,318       03/16/16    UBS         (14,069
NZD      600,000       USD      399,188       03/16/16    UBS         (4,239
NZD      400,000       USD      262,595       03/16/16    UBS         704   
NZD      400,000       USD      264,891       03/16/16    UBS         (1,592
SEK      500,000       USD      58,738       03/16/16    UBS         (301
USD      277,044       AUD      400,000       03/16/16    UBS         (8,235
USD      142,012       AUD      200,000       03/16/16    UBS         (627
USD      140,937       AUD      200,000       03/16/16    UBS         (1,703
USD      100,784       CHF      100,000       03/16/16    UBS         547   
USD      223,279       EUR      200,000       03/16/16    UBS         5,599   
USD      216,595       EUR      200,000       03/16/16    UBS         (1,084
USD      587,436       GBP      400,000       03/16/16    UBS         30,662   
USD      148,610       GBP      100,000       03/16/16    UBS         9,416   
USD      143,212       GBP      100,000       03/16/16    UBS         4,018   
USD      4,683,951       JPY      563,800,000       03/16/16    UBS         (319,182
USD      283,730       JPY      33,700,000       03/16/16    UBS         (15,322
USD      177,605       JPY      21,000,000       03/16/16    UBS         (8,748
USD      49,753       JPY      5,900,000       03/16/16    UBS         (2,604
USD      197,741       NZD      300,000       03/16/16    UBS         266   
USD      194,987       NZD      300,000       03/16/16    UBS         (2,488
USD      64,504       NZD      100,000       03/16/16    UBS         (1,321
USD      412,502       SEK      3,500,000       03/16/16    UBS         3,446   
USD      270,437       SEK      2,300,000       03/16/16    UBS         1,629   
USD      224,119       SEK      1,900,000       03/16/16    UBS         2,060   
USD      11,822       SEK      100,000       03/16/16    UBS         135   
                    

 

 

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  

            $ (232,021
                    

 

 

 

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONCLUDED)

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

AUD

  Australian Dollar                       

MSCI  

  Morgan Stanley Capital International        

CAC

  Cotation Assistée en Continu (Continuous Assisted Quotation)      

NZD

  New Zealand Dollar

CHF

  Swiss Franc      

OMX

  Option Market Index

EUR

  Euro      

SEK

  Swedish Krona

FTSE

  Financial Times Stock Exchange      

TSX

  Toronto Stock Exchange

GBP

  British Pound      

UBS

  UBS AG

IBEX    

  Index of the Bolsa de Madrid      

USD

  United States Dollar

JPY

  Japanese Yen      

WTI

  West Texas Intermediate

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

ASSETS

  

Investments, at value (cost $9,991,953)

   $ 9,990,810   

Cash.

     3,364,699   

Cash collateral on futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts

     2,256,365   

Foreign cash (cost $87,766)

     87,599   

Receivables for:

  

Variation margin

     165,801   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     181,797   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     16,047,071   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payables for:

  

Administration and accounting fees

     5,091   

Investment advisory fees

     2,405   

Transfer agent fees

     1,949   

Custodian fees

     618   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     413,818   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     19,503   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     443,384   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 15,603,687   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

  

Capital stock, $0.001 Par value

   $ 1,500   

Paid-in capital

     14,998,500   

Accumulated net investment loss

     (31,317

Accumulated net realized gain from futures transactions and foreign currency transactions

     702,534   

Net unrealized depreciation on investments, futures transactions, foreign currency translations and forward foreign currency contracts

     (67,530
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 15,603,687   
  

 

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

  

Net assets

   $ 15,603,687   
  

 

 

 

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

     1,500,000   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 10.40   
  

 

 

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE PERIOD ENDED

FEBRUARY 29, 2016(1)

(UNAUDITED)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Interest

   $ 3,387   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     3,387   
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     29,996   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     27,859   

Audit and tax service fees

     10,909   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     7,414   

Registration and filing fees

     5,023   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     4,033   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

     3,751   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     1,885   

Legal fees

     1,848   

Other expenses

     1,225   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     93,943   

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

     (59,239
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     34,704   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (31,317
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS

  

Net realized gain/(loss) from:

  

Futures transactions

     702,049   

Foreign currency transactions

     485   
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain from investments

     702,534   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     (1,143

Futures transactions

     165,801   

Foreign currency translations

     (167

Forward foreign currency contracts

     (232,021
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (67,530
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     635,004   
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 603,687   
  

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

The Fund commenced investment operations on December 21, 2015.

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 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)(1)

 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment loss

     $ (31,317

Net realized gain from futures transactions and foreign currency transactions

             702,534   

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments, futures transactions, foreign currency translations and forward foreign currency contracts.

       (67,530
    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

       603,687   
    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Institutional Shares

    

Proceeds from shares sold

       15,000,000   
    

 

 

 

Total Institutional Shares

       15,000,000   
    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

       15,000,000   
    

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

       15,603,687   
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of period

         
    

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 15,603,687   
    

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss, end of period

     $ (31,317
    

 

 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Institutional Shares

    

Shares sold

       1,500,000   
    

 

 

 

Total Institutional Shares

       1,500,000   
    

 

 

 

Net increase in shares

       1,500,000   
    

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

The Fund commenced investment operations on December 21, 2015.

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 29,  2016
(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

      0.42   
   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

                0.40   
   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 10.40   
   

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

      4.00
   

 

 

 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

   

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

    $ 15,604   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and reimbursements

      1.25 %(4) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and reimbursements

      3.38 %(4) 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

      (1.13 )%(4) 

Portfolio turnover rate

      0.00 %(5) 

 

 

(1)

The Fund commenced investment operations on December 21, 2015.

(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. Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(4)

Annualized.

(5)

Not annualized.

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

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(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-three active investment portfolios, including the Campbell Core Carry Fund (the “Fund”), which commenced investment operations on December 21, 2015. The Fund offers Institutional Class shares.

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 83.023 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and fifty-seven classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

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 Carry Offshore Limited (the “Subsidiary”), that employs the Adviser’s Campbell Core Carry Program and (ii) the remainder of its assets directly in a portfolio of investment grade securities (including government securities) for cash management purposes. Securities rated in the four highest categories by the ratings agencies are condsidered investment grade. 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 29, 2016, the net assets of the Subsidiary were $1,419,307, which represented 9.10% 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, provided such amount approximates fair 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 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of February 29, 2016, 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 29, 2016     PRICE     INPUTS     INPUTS  
                          

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   $ 9,990,810      $      $ 9,990,810      $   

Commodity Contracts

        

Futures

     317,831        317,831                 

Equity Contracts

        

Futures

     57,801        57,801                 

Interest Rate Contracts

        

Futures

     54,637        54,637                 

Foreign Exchange Contracts

        

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     181,797               181,797          

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 10,602,876      $ 430,269      $ 10,172,607      $   

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                 LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3  
     TOTAL FAIR     LEVEL 1     SIGNIFICANT     SIGNIFICANT  
     VALUE AT     QUOTED     OBSERVABLE     UNOBSERVABLE  
     FEBRUARY 29, 2016     PRICE     INPUTS     INPUTS  
                          

 

 

Commodity Contracts

        

Futures

   $ (222,867   $ (222,867   $      $   

Equity Contracts

        

Futures

     (10,232     (10,232              

Interest Rate Contracts

        

Futures

     (31,369     (31,369              

Foreign Exchange Contracts

        

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     (413,818            (413,818       

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ (678,286   $ (264,468   $ (413,818   $   

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

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 from commencement of operations (December 21, 2015) through February 29, 2016, 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 29, 2016, 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 to gain investment exposure in accordance with its investment objective. The Fund traded commodities through investment in the Subsidiary.

The following tables provide quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of, and gains and losses on, the Fund’s derivative instruments as of and for the period ended February 29, 2016.

The following table lists the fair values of the Fund’s derivative holdings as of February 29, 2016 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   

 

 
 

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign

                        

Forward Contracts

  currency contracts      $         $         $ 181,797         $         $         181,797   

 

 

Futures

  Receivable:                         

Contracts(a)

  Variation Margin        57,801           54,637                     317,831           430,269   

 

 

Total Value - Assets

       $ 57,801         $ 54,637         $ 181,797         $ 317,831         $ 612,066   

 

 
Liability Derivatives   

 

 
 

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign

                        

Forward Contracts

  currency contracts      $         $         $ (413,818      $         $ (413,818

 

 

Futures

  Receivable:                         

Contracts(a)

  Variation Margin        (10,232        (31,369                  (222,867        (264,468

 

 

Total Value - Liabilities

       $ (10,232      $ (31,369      $ (413,818      $ (222,867      $ (678,286

 

 

 

(a) This amount represents the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(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 29, 2016, grouped by contract type and risk exposure.

 

    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF             INTEREST                    
    OPERATIONS      EQUITY      RATE        COMMODITY           

DERIVATIVE TYPE

 

  LOCATION      CONTRACTS      CONTRACTS        CONTRACTS        TOTAL  

 

 
Realized Gain (Loss)   

 

 
  Net realized gain (loss) from                  
Futures Contracts   Futures      $ (149,883    $ 777,533         $ 74,399         $         702,049   

 

 

    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 29, 2016, 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)   

 

 
  Net change in unrealized appreciation                       
  (depreciation) from                       
Futures Contracts   Futures      $ 47,569         $ 23,268         $       $ 94,964         $         165,801   

 

 
  Net change in unrealized appreciation                       
  (depreciation) from                       
  Forward Foreign                       
Forward Contracts   Currency Contracts                            (232,021                (232,021

 

 
Total change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)        $ 47,569         $ 23,268         $ (232,021    $ 94,964         $ (66,220

 

 

 

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CAMPBELL CORE CARRY FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

For the period ended February 29, 2016, 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)
$62,342,021    $(12,038,124)    $(17,817,273)    $17,817,273

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(2)      Amount(3)  

 

    

 

 

 
     Assets      Liabilities  
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts      $181,797         ($181,797)         $—         $—         $413,818         ($181,797)         ($232,021)         $—   

 

(1)

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

 

(2)

Actual collateral received may be more than the amount shown.

 

(3)

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

USE OF ESTIMATES — The preparation of consolidated 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 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 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.

 

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CAMPBELL CORE CARRY FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

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 CARRY FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(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 uses futures contracts in the normal course of pursuing 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 — The Fund uses forward foreign currency contracts in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. 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 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.

 

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CAMPBELL CORE CARRY FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

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, 2016 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company. 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 29, 2016, investment advisory fees accrued and waived were $29,996 and $27,591, respectively. At February 29, 2016, the amount of potential recovery by the Adviser was as follows:

 

EXPIRATION

AUGUST 31, 2019

$27,591

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 29, 2016, BNY Mellon accrued administration and accounting fees totaling $27,859 and waived fees totaling $22,768.

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.

 

19


CAMPBELL CORE CARRY FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(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 29, 2016, BNY Mellon accrued transfer agent fees totaling $7,414 and waived fees totaling $5,465.

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 29, 2016, the Custodian accrued custodian fees totaling $4,033 and waived fees totaling $3,415.

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. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS 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 29, 2016 was $2,418. Certain employees of BNY Mellon serve as an Officer of the Company. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Company. Employees of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serve as President, Chief Compliance Officer and, effective January 1, 2016, Treasurer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. For the period ended February 29, 2016, the Fund paid $9 in officer fees.

4. INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES

For the period ended February 29, 2016, 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 29, 2016, federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

 

               NET
FEDERAL TAX    UNREALIZED    UNREALIZED    UNREALIZED
COST    APPRECIATION    DEPRECIATION    DEPRECIATION
$9,991,953    $—    $(1,143)    $(1,143)

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 CARRY 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 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 September 30, 2015 (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 Director of 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.

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. The Board also considered the advisory fee rate to be paid 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 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, 2016 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 period ending August 16, 2017.

 

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CAMPBELL CORE CARRY FUND

PRIVACY NOTICE

(UNAUDITED)

Campbell Core Carry Fund

 

FACTS    

 

WHAT DOES THE CAMPBELL CORE CARRY 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 Carry Fund chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

 

Reasons we can share your information      

 

Does the Campbell Core

Carry 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 CARRY FUND

PRIVACY NOTICE

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

What we do

 

    

 

How does the Campbell Core Carry 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 Carry 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 Carry 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 Carry 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 Carry 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

225 Liberty 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 19103-6996

 

CAMC-SAR16


 

LOGO

CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

of

THE RBB FUND, INC.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(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

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

PERFORMANCE DATA

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR THE PERIODS ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2016        
      Six        One      Since        
      Months*        Year      Inception**        

Campbell Core Trend Fund, Institutional Shares

     -0.54%           -9.15      -2.95%        

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

     0.04%           0.05      0.05%        

Barclay BTOP50 Index***

     7.02%           0.73      3.57%        

 

*

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 the Fund at 1-844-261-6488 for returns current to the most recent month-end.

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 31, 2015, is 4.39% and the Fund’s net operating expense ratio is 1.26%. 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, 2016 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board of Directors of The RBB Fund, Inc.

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 and 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 Fund intends to elect to be treated and to qualify each year, as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (“Code”). To maintain qualification for federal income tax purposes as a RIC under the Code, the Fund must meet certain source-of-income, asset diversification and distribution of its income requirements. If the Fund were to fail to qualify as a RIC and became subject to federal income tax, shareholders of the Fund would be subject to diminished returns.

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.

 

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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 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, 2015 through February 29, 2016, 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. 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      EXPENSES PAID  
     SEPTEMBER 1, 2015      FEBRUARY 29, 2016*      DURING PERIOD*  

Actual

     $1,000.00                 $   994.60                 $6.20           

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00                 1,018.65                 6.27           

 

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio of 1.25% for the Institutional Shares, which includes waived fees or reimbursed expenses (including interest expense, if any), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the fiscal half-year (182) then divided by 366 days 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 return for the Institutional Shares of the Fund of (0.54)%.

 

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CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS SUMMARY TABLE

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

    

 

The following table presents a consolidated summary of the portfolio holdings of the Fund at February 29, 2016.

 

     OF NET         
SECURITY TYPE/SECTOR CLASSIFICATION    ASSETS      VALUE  

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

     

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     68.3%       $ 6,594,703   

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES (including futures and forward foreign currency contracts)

     31.7            3,067,541   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0%       $  9,662,244   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

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CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

 

CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

    

 

 

     COUPON*      MATURITY      PAR      VALUE  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 68.3%

           

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS—68.3%

           

U.S. Treasury Bill

     0.095%         04/21/16       $ 3,350,000       $ 3,349,549   

U.S. Treasury Bill

     0.321%         07/21/16         3,250,000         3,245,154   
           

 

 

 
              6,594,703   
           

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $ 6,595,447)

              6,594,703   
           

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS68.3%
(Cost $ 6,595,447)

              6,594,703   
           

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 31.7%

              3,067,541   
           

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

            $     9,662,244   
           

 

 

 

 

*

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.

 

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CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

                     UNREALIZED  
     EXPIRATION    NUMBER OF              NOTIONAL               APPRECIATION  

LONG CONTRACTS

   DATE          CONTRACTS          COST     (DEPRECIATION)  

10-Year Mini Japanese Government Bond

   03/11/16      1    $ 131,862      $ 3,103   

3-Month Euro Euribor

   03/13/17      6      1,635,068        2,997   

90-DAY Eurodollar

   03/13/17    26      6,441,093        2,355   

90-DAY Sterling

   03/15/17    21      3,626,895        7,218   

Australian 10-Year Bond

   03/16/16      3      281,525        772   

Australian 3-Year Bond

   03/16/16    19      1,523,930        885   

Canadian 10-Year Bond

   06/30/16      4      420,377        (1,841

Euro Buxl 30-Year Bond

   03/10/16      1      179,845        4,872   

Euro-Bobl

   03/10/16      2      285,325        4,763   

Euro-Bund

   03/10/16      2      357,243        5,187   

Euro-Oat

   03/10/16      1      168,249        2,414   

Euro-Schatz

   03/10/16      4      486,146        828   

Gold 100 Oz

   04/29/16      2      247,975        (1,095

Lean Hogs

   04/18/16      3      85,049        (1,079

London Metals Exchange Aluminum

   03/16/16    16      601,418        27,482   

London Metals Exchange Copper

   03/16/16      4      454,622        15,928   

London Metals Exchange Nickel

   03/16/16      9      457,008        1,776   

London Metals Exchange Zinc

   03/16/16    14      516,865        56,135   

Long Gilt

   06/30/16      2      337,664        1,696   

U.S. Treasury 10-Year Notes

   06/30/16      5      652,118        461   

U.S. Treasury 2-Year Notes

   07/06/16    14      3,061,758        (2,102

U.S. Treasury 5-Year Notes

   07/06/16    10      1,021,639        (656

U.S. Treasury Long Bond

   06/30/16      2      330,792        (1,730

U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond

   06/30/16      1      173,189        (33
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $             23,477,655      $             130,336   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
                     UNREALIZED  
     EXPIRATION    NUMBER OF    NOTIONAL     APPRECIATION  

SHORT CONTRACTS

   DATE    CONTRACTS    COST     (DEPRECIATION)  

90-DAY Bank Bill

   06/10/16      -7    $ (4,970,058   $ 24   

Brent Crude

   03/31/16      -3      (99,893     (9,817

CAC 40 10 Euro

   03/21/16      -1      (44,650     (2,699

Cattle Feeder

   03/24/16      -1      (74,847     (4,228

Cocoa

   05/31/16      -2      (55,264     (3,836

Coffee

   05/31/16      -2      (92,807     6,519   

Corn

   05/17/16    -11      (200,499     4,143   

Cotton No.2

   05/20/16      -3      (90,846     6,096   

Euro STOXX 50

   03/18/16      -2      (64,420     585   

FTSE/JSE Top 40

   03/17/16      -1      (27,097     (516

Gasoline Rbob

   04/28/16      -1      (48,739     (6,731

Hang Seng Index

   03/31/16      -1      (123,808     1,270   

IBEX 35 Index

   03/18/16      -1      (88,980     (2,698

Live Cattle

   05/16/16      -1      (53,847     (943

London Metals Exchange Aluminum

   03/16/16    -17      (636,535     (31,672

London Metals Exchange Copper

   03/16/16      -5      (578,188     (10,000

London Metals Exchange Nickel

   03/16/16    -12      (624,833     13,121   

London Metals Exchange Zinc

   03/16/16    -13      (496,081     (76,813

Low Sulphur Gas Oil

   04/30/16      -3      (94,195     (4,805

MSCI Singapore Index

   03/31/16      -4      (85,088     (574

MSCI Taiwan Index

   03/30/16      -1      (99,843     (157

Natural Gas

   04/30/16      -6      (115,938     13,276   

Nikkei 225

   03/11/16      -1      (77,690     6,895   

OMX Stockholm 30 Index

   03/18/16      -2      (30,902     (908

Palladium

   06/30/16      -1      (50,268     703   

Russell 2000 Index

   03/18/16      -1      (104,840     1,670   

SGX Nifty 50 Index

   03/31/16      -9      (903,655     3,655   

Soybean

   05/17/16      -2      (200,644     644   

SPI 200 Index

   03/18/16      -1      (87,049     16   

 

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

 

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CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

                     UNREALIZED  
     EXPIRATION    NUMBER OF              NOTIONAL               APPRECIATION  

SHORT CONTRACTS

   DATE          CONTRACTS          COST     (DEPRECIATION)  

Sugar No. 11 (World)

   07/15/16      -1    $ (13,467   $ (933

Wheat

   05/17/16      -8      (184,368     3,064   

WTI Crude

   04/30/16      -3      (87,443     (13,807
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
         $ (10,506,782   $ (109,456
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Futures Contracts

         $             12,970,873      $             20,880   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding as of February 29, 2016 were as follows:

 

                                        UNREALIZED  
                                        APPRECIATION  
CURRENCY PURCHASED      CURRENCY SOLD      EXPIRATION      COUNTERPARTY      (DEPRECIATION)  

 

 
AUD      1,800,000         USD         1,300,793         03/16/16         UBS       $ (17,036
AUD      200,000         USD         144,907         03/16/16         UBS         (2,267
AUD      100,000         USD         70,231         03/16/16         UBS         1,089   
CAD      1,000,000         USD         720,926         03/16/16         UBS         18,178   
CAD      800,000         USD         575,431         03/16/16         UBS         15,852   
CAD      400,000         USD         281,187         03/16/16         UBS         14,454   
CAD      400,000         USD         286,321         03/16/16         UBS         9,320   
CAD      300,000         USD         213,152         03/16/16         UBS         8,579   
CAD      100,000         USD         73,781         03/16/16         UBS         129   
EUR      900,000         USD         988,014         03/16/16         UBS         (8,454
EUR      400,000         USD         435,931         03/16/16         UBS         (571
EUR      400,000         USD         438,730         03/16/16         UBS         (3,370
EUR      200,000         USD         220,463         03/16/16         UBS         (2,784
GBP      700,000         USD         1,048,784         03/16/16         UBS         (74,428
GBP      300,000         USD         441,725         03/16/16         UBS         (24,144
GBP      200,000         USD         289,349         03/16/16         UBS         (10,962
GBP      100,000         USD         151,740         03/16/16         UBS         (12,547
JPY      201,800,000         USD         1,682,160         03/16/16         UBS         108,604   
JPY      128,300,000         USD         1,067,163         03/16/16         UBS         71,365   
JPY      85,500,000         USD         727,856         03/16/16         UBS         30,867   
JPY      10,000,000         USD         83,543         03/16/16         UBS         5,196   
MXN      12,500,000         USD         702,927         03/16/16         UBS         (14,448
MXN      10,200,000         USD         580,562         03/16/16         UBS         (18,763
MXN      2,500,000         USD         145,717         03/16/16         UBS         (8,021
MXN      1,300,000         USD         74,422         03/16/16         UBS         (2,820
NOK      6,500,000         USD         740,023         03/16/16         UBS         6,805   
NOK      4,000,000         USD         460,874         03/16/16         UBS         (1,288
NOK      1,800,000         USD         208,343         03/16/16         UBS         (1,529
NOK      700,000         USD         80,141         03/16/16         UBS         287   
NOK      400,000         USD         46,759         03/16/16         UBS         (800
NZD      800,000         USD         533,268         03/16/16         UBS         (6,669
NZD      400,000         USD         267,955         03/16/16         UBS         (4,656
NZD      200,000         USD         133,017         03/16/16         UBS         (1,367
NZD      200,000         USD         134,902         03/16/16         UBS         (3,252
SEK      9,300,000         USD         1,096,653         03/16/16         UBS         (9,732
SEK      5,300,000         USD         626,557         03/16/16         UBS         (7,129
SEK      1,400,000         USD         165,592         03/16/16         UBS         (1,969
SEK      1,000,000         USD         119,212         03/16/16         UBS         (2,339
SEK      400,000         USD         47,435         03/16/16         UBS         (686
SGD      900,000         USD         636,298         03/16/16         UBS         3,616   
SGD      600,000         USD         428,650         03/16/16         UBS         (2,041
SGD      300,000         USD         210,871         03/16/16         UBS         2,433   
SGD      300,000         USD         213,025         03/16/16         UBS         279   
USD      639,184         AUD         900,000         03/16/16         UBS         (2,695
USD      364,345         AUD         500,000         03/16/16         UBS         7,746   

 

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

 

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CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

                                        UNREALIZED  
                                        APPRECIATION  
CURRENCY PURCHASED      CURRENCY SOLD      EXPIRATION      COUNTERPARTY      (DEPRECIATION)  

 

 
USD      285,576         AUD         400,000         03/16/16         UBS       $ 296   
USD      213,031         AUD         300,000         03/16/16         UBS         (928
USD      1,339,753         CAD         1,800,000         03/16/16         UBS         9,366   
USD      436,061         CAD         600,000         03/16/16         UBS         (7,401
USD      435,686         CAD         600,000         03/16/16         UBS         (7,776
USD      146,250         CAD         200,000         03/16/16         UBS         (1,571
USD      72,785         CAD         100,000         03/16/16         UBS         (1,126
USD      1,061,545         EUR         1,000,000         03/16/16         UBS         (26,854
USD      541,344         EUR         500,000         03/16/16         UBS         (2,855
USD      216,804         EUR         200,000         03/16/16         UBS         (875
USD      108,869         EUR         100,000         03/16/16         UBS         29   
USD      900,691         GBP         600,000         03/16/16         UBS         65,529   
USD      592,002         GBP         400,000         03/16/16         UBS         35,228   
USD      300,817         GBP         200,000         03/16/16         UBS         22,430   
USD      299,615         GBP         200,000         03/16/16         UBS         21,228   
USD      146,985         GBP         100,000         03/16/16         UBS         7,791   
USD      141,170         GBP         100,000         03/16/16         UBS         1,976   
USD      1,229,384         JPY         147,350,000         03/16/16         UBS         (78,193
USD      663,526         JPY         80,950,000         03/16/16         UBS         (54,821
USD      586,204         JPY         70,100,000         03/16/16         UBS         (35,860
USD      419,560         JPY         50,900,000         03/16/16         UBS         (32,124
USD      363,474         JPY         44,700,000         03/16/16         UBS         (33,192
USD      909,927         MXN         15,900,000         03/16/16         UBS         34,182   
USD      355,825         MXN         6,200,000         03/16/16         UBS         14,340   
USD      210,305         MXN         3,500,000         03/16/16         UBS         17,531   
USD      184,199         MXN         3,200,000         03/16/16         UBS         7,948   
USD      128,078         MXN         2,300,000         03/16/16         UBS         1,398   
USD      5,833         MXN         100,000         03/16/16         UBS         325   
USD      969,003         NOK         8,400,000         03/16/16         UBS         3,871   
USD      307,749         NOK         2,700,000         03/16/16         UBS         (2,472
USD      193,971         NOK         1,700,000         03/16/16         UBS         (1,353
USD      125,299         NOK         1,100,000         03/16/16         UBS         (1,088
USD      395,806         NZD         600,000         03/16/16         UBS         857   
USD      263,140         NZD         400,000         03/16/16         UBS         (160
USD      261,138         NZD         400,000         03/16/16         UBS         (2,161
USD      67,257         NZD         100,000         03/16/16         UBS         1,432   
USD      65,433         NZD         100,000         03/16/16         UBS         (392
USD      1,133,066         SEK         9,800,000         03/16/16         UBS         (12,291
USD      317,839         SEK         2,700,000         03/16/16         UBS         2,282   
USD      245,517         SEK         2,100,000         03/16/16         UBS         83   
USD      211,628         SEK         1,800,000         03/16/16         UBS         1,256   
USD      565,307         SGD         800,000         03/16/16         UBS         (3,506
USD      352,958         SGD         500,000         03/16/16         UBS         (2,550
USD      279,235         SGD         400,000         03/16/16         UBS         (5,171
USD      141,207         SGD         200,000         03/16/16         UBS         (996
USD      547,364         ZAR         8,000,000         03/16/16         UBS         44,851   
USD      243,744         ZAR         3,800,000         03/16/16         UBS         5,051   
USD      171,692         ZAR         2,700,000         03/16/16         UBS         2,094   
USD      32,176         ZAR         500,000         03/16/16         UBS         769   

 

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

 

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CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (CONCLUDED)

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

                                        UNREALIZED  
                                        APPRECIATION  
CURRENCY PURCHASED      CURRENCY SOLD      EXPIRATION      COUNTERPARTY      (DEPRECIATION)  

 

 
USD      25,956         ZAR         400,000         03/16/16         UBS       $ 830   
USD      18,561         ZAR         300,000         03/16/16         UBS         (283
ZAR      6,900,000         USD         433,830         03/16/16         UBS         (412
ZAR      2,400,000         USD         150,745         03/16/16         UBS         9   
ZAR      2,100,000         USD         127,678         03/16/16         UBS         4,231   
ZAR      1,500,000         USD         96,739         03/16/16         UBS         (2,518
                 

 

 

 

Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

  

   $ 46,316   
                 

 

 

 

 

AUD

  

Australian Dollar

CAC

  

Cotation Assistée en Continu (Continuous Assisted Quotation)

CAD

  

Canadian Dollar

EUR

  

Euro

FTSE

  

Financial Times Stock Exchange

GBP

  

British Pound

IBEX

  

Index of the Bolsa de Madrid

JPY

  

Japanese Yen

JSE

  

Johannesburg Stock Exchange

MXN

  

Mexican Peso

 

NOK

  

Norwegian Krone

 

NZD

  

New Zealand Dollar

 

SEK

  

Swedish Krona

 

SGD

  

Singapore Dollar

 

SGX

  

Singapore Stock Exchange

 

UBS

  

UBS AG

 

USD

  

United States Dollar

 

WTI

  

West Texas Intermediate

 

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 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

ASSETS

  

Investments, at value (cost $6,595,447)

   $ 6,594,703   

Cash

     2,012,256   

Cash collateral on futures contracts and forward foreign currency contracts

     989,067   

Foreign cash (cost $18,739)

     18,335   

Receivables for:

  

Variation margin

     20,880   

Due from Adviser

     25,344   

Prepaid expenses

     31,047   

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     612,012   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     10,303,644   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payables for:

  

Administration and accounting fees

     24,315   

Transfer agent fees

     12,728   

Custodian fees

     2,576   

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

     565,696   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     36,085   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     641,400   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 9,662,244   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

  

Capital stock, $0.001 Par value

   $ 1,013   

Paid-in capital

     9,530,285   

Accumulated net investment loss

     (57,031

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

     121,929   

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

     66,048   
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 9,662,244   
  

 

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES

  

Net assets

   $ 9,662,244   
  

 

 

 

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

     1,013,405   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 9.53   
  

 

 

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Interest

   $ 3,559   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     3,559   
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     50,895   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     66,784   

Audit and tax service fees

     19,451   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     14,403   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     7,764   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

     6,977   

Legal fees

     4,239   

Registration and filing fees

     3,478   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     2,802   

Other expenses

     9,719   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     186,512   

Less: waivers and reimbursements (Note 2)

     (125,922
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     60,590   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (57,031
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) FROM INVESTMENTS

  

Net realized gain/(loss) from:

  

Futures transactions

     104,488   

Foreign currency transactions

     2,845   

Forward foreign currency contracts

     (1,655
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain from investments

     105,678   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     (744

Futures transactions

     (143,950

Foreign currency translations

     (4,491

Forward foreign currency contracts

     48,270   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (100,915
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     4,763   
  

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (52,268
  

 

 

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     FOR THE    
     SIX MONTHS ENDED   FOR THE
     FEBRUARY 29, 2016   PERIOD ENDED
     (UNAUDITED)   AUGUST 31, 2015(1)

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM

        

OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment loss

     $ (57,031 )     $ (84,553 )

Net realized gain/(loss) from futures transactions, foreign currency transactions and forward foreign currency contracts

       105,678         (367,898 )

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

       (100,915 )       166,963  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

       (52,268 )       (285,488 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:

        

Net realized gains

       (128,960 )        
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (128,960 )        
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Institutional Shares

        

Proceeds from shares sold

               10,000,000  

Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions

       128,960          
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Institutional Shares

       128,960         10,000,000  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

       128,960         10,000,000  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

       (52,268 )       9,714,512  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS:

        

Beginning of period

       9,714,512          
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 9,662,244       $ 9,714,512  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss, end of period

     $ (57,031 )     $  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Institutional Shares

        

Shares sold

               1,000,000  

Shares reinvested

       13,405          
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Institutional Shares

       13,405         1,000,000  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in shares

       13,405         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 periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the consolidated financial statements.

 

     INSTITUTIONAL SHARES
     FOR THE   FOR THE
     SIX MONTHS ENDED   PERIOD
     FEBRUARY 29, 2016   ENDED
     (UNAUDITED)   AUGUST 31, 2015(1)

PER SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

        

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 9.71       $ 10.00  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment loss(2)

       (0.06 )       (0.08 )

Net realized and unrealized loss from investments

       0.01         (0.21 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

       (0.05 )       (0.29 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

        

Net realized gains

       (0.13 )        
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (0.13 )        
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 9.53       $ 9.71  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

       (0.54 )%       (2.90 )%
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

        

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

     $     9,662       $     9,715  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
with waivers and reimbursements

       1.25 %(5)       1.26 %(4)(5)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
without waivers and reimbursements

       3.85 %(5)       4.39 %(5)

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

       (1.18 )%(5)       (1.25 )%(5)

Portfolio turnover rate

       0.00 %(6)       0.00 %(6)

 

(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. Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(4)

Expense ratio includes interest expense. Excluding such interest expense, the ratio of expenses to average net assets would be 1.25% for the period ended August 31, 2015.

(5)

Annualized.

(6)

Not annualized.

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

 

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CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(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-three 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 83.023 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and fifty-seven classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

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 a portfolio of investment grade securities (including government securities) for cash management purposes. Securities rated in the four highest categories by the ratings agencies are considered investment grade. 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 29, 2016, the net assets of the Subsidiary were $1,295,040, which represented 13.4% 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, provided such amount approximates fair 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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CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of February 29, 2016, 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 29, 2016     PRICE     INPUTS     INPUTS  
                          

 

 

Short-Term Investments

   $ 6,594,703      $      $ 6,594,703      $   

Commodity Contracts

        

Futures

     148,887        148,887                 

Equity Contracts

        

Futures

     14,091        14,091                 

Interest Rate Contracts

        

Futures

     37,575        37,575                 

Foreign Exchange Contracts

        

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     612,012               612,012          

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 7,407,268      $ 200,553      $ 7,206,715      $   

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                 LEVEL 2     LEVEL 3  
     TOTAL FAIR     LEVEL 1     SIGNIFICANT     SIGNIFICANT  
     VALUE AT     QUOTED     OBSERVABLE     UNOBSERVABLE  
     FEBRUARY 29, 2016     PRICE     INPUTS     INPUTS  
                          

 

 

Commodity Contracts

        

Futures

   $ (165,759   $ (165,759   $      $   

Equity Contracts

        

Futures

     (7,552     (7,552              

Interest Rate Contracts

        

Futures

     (6,362     (6,362              

Foreign Exchange Contracts

        

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

     (565,696            (565,696       

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ (745,369   $ (179,673   $ (565,696   $   

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

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 29, 2016, 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 six months ended February 29, 2016, 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 and for the six months ended February 29, 2016.

The following table lists the fair values of the Fund’s derivative holdings as of February 29, 2016 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   

 

 
  

Unrealized
appreciation on forward foreign

          

Forward Contracts

   currency contracts    $      $      $ 612,012      $      $ 612,012   

 

 

Futures

   Receivable:           

Contracts(a)

   Variation Margin      14,091        37,575               148,887        200,553   

 

 

Total Value -

Assets

      $ 14,091      $ 37,575      $ 612,012      $ 148,887      $ 812,565   

 

 
Liability Derivatives   

 

 
  

Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign

          

Forward Contracts

   currency contracts    $      $      $ (565,696   $      $ (565,696

 

 

Futures

   Receivable:           

Contracts(a)

   Variation Margin      (7,552     (6,362            (165,759     (179,673

 

 

Total Value -

Liabilities

      $         (7,552   $         (6,362   $         (565,696   $         (165,759   $         (745,369

 

 

 

(a) This amount represents the cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments.

 

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CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

The following table lists the amounts of realized gains or (losses) included in net decrease in net assets resulting from operations for the six months ended February 29, 2016, 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)   

 

 
   Net realized gain           
Futures Contracts    (loss) from Futures    $ (252,612   $ (192,161   $      $ 549,261      $ 104,488   

 

 
   Net realized gain           
   (loss) from           
   Forward Foreign           
Forward Contracts    Currency Contracts                    (1,655            (1,655

 

 

Total Realized Gain

(Loss)

      $          (252,612)    $          (192,161)    $          (1,655)    $         549,261      $         102,833   

 

 

    The following table lists the amounts of change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in net decrease in net assets resulting from operations for the six months ended February 29, 2016, 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)   

 

 
   Net change in unrealized appreciation           
   (depreciation) from           
Futures Contracts    Futures    $ 15,158      $ 35,828      $      $ (194,936   $ (143,950

 

 
   Net change in unrealized appreciation           
   (depreciation) from           
   Forward Foreign           
Forward Contracts    Currency Contracts                    48,270               48,270   

 

 
Total change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)
      $ 15,158      $ 35,828      $ 48,270      $ (194,936   $ (95,680

 

 

 

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CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

For the six months ended February 29, 2016, 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)
$24,154,650    $(8,453,627)    $(45,726,317)    $45,726,317

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(2)      Amount(3)  

 

    

 

 

 
     Assets      Liabilities  
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts      $612,012         ($565,696)         $—         $46,316         $565,696         ($565,696)         $—         $—   

 

(1)

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

 

(2)

Actual collateral received may be more than the amount shown.

 

(3)

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

USE OF ESTIMATES — The preparation of consolidated 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 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 29, 2016

(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 29, 2016

(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 uses futures contracts in the normal course of pursuing 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 — The Fund uses forward foreign currency contracts in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. 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 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.

 

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CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

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, 2016 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company. 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 six months ended February 29, 2016, investment advisory fees accrued and waived were $50,895 and fees reimbursed by the Adviser were $73,326. At February 29, 2016, the amount of potential recovery by the Adviser was as follows:

 

    EXPIRATION     
  AUGUST 31, 2018    AUGUST 31, 2019   
  $159,376    $124,221   

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 six months ended February 29, 2016, BNY Mellon accrued administration and accounting fees totaling $66,784 and waived fees totaling $1,247.

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.

 

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CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)

 

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 six months ended February 29, 2016, BNY Mellon accrued transfer agent fees totaling $14,403 and waived fees totaling $303.

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 six months ended February 29, 2016, the Custodian accrued custodian fees totaling $7,764 and waived fees totaling $151.

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. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS 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 29, 2016 was $3,548. Certain employees of BNY Mellon serve as an Officer of the Company. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Company. Employees of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serve as President, Chief Compliance Officer and, effective January 1, 2016, Treasurer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the Fund paid $3,033 in officer fees.

4. INVESTMENT IN SECURITIES

For the six months ended February 29, 2016, 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 29, 2016, federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

 

              NET
FEDERAL TAX    UNREALIZED    UNREALIZED   UNREALIZED
COST    APPRECIATION    DEPRECIATION   DEPRECIATION
$6,595,447    $—    $(744)   $(744)

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.

 

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CAMPBELL CORE TREND FUND

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

(UNAUDITED) (CONCLUDED)

 

As of August 31, 2015, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

               QUALIFIED     
UNDISTRIBUTED    UNDISTRIBUTED    UNREALIZED    LATE-YEAR    OTHER TEMPORARY
ORDINARY INCOME    LONG-TERM  GAINS    APPRECIATION    LOSSES    DIFFERENCES
$22,182    $106,779    $183,213    $—    $—

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.

There were no dividends and distributions paid during the period ended August 31, 2015.

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, 2015, 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 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 are 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 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

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

225 Liberty 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 19103-6996

 

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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 29, 2016

(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

Annual Investment Adviser’s Report

February 29, 2016

(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 six months ended February 29, 2016, investors experienced broad-based downward volatility in the equity markets. International equity markets over the past six months have seen a sharp decline, returning -5.31% as measured by the MSCI All Country World Index. U.S. stocks performed better than international stocks, but were still down slightly, returning -0.92% as represented by the S&P 500 Index, outpacing international markets over the past half year. In contrast to the broad equity markets, bond markets came in positive over the last six months, providing a return of 1.69% as measured by the Barclays Capital US Government/Credit Intermediate Bond Index

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 stocks. These returns seem to be compensation for risk. In fixed income, we believe risk is well-described by bond maturity and credit quality. Matson Money’s vehicles deliberately target specific risk and return trade offs. The Funds are 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

Kenneth E. Gatliff

Portfolio Manager

Matson Money, Inc.

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

Performance Data

(Unaudited)

                                         Free Market U.S. Equity Fund                                        

 

Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 29, 2016   
           Average Annual  
     Six
Months*
    1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     Since
Inception**
 

Free Market U.S. Equity Fund

    -5.93%        -11.34%        7.43%        7.45%        6.88%   

Russell 2500® Index

    -8.57%        -13.30%        6.84%        7.34%        6.17%   

Composite Index***

    -5.29%        -11.07%        7.21%        7.50%        4.98%   

 

* 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 0.92% (included in the ratio is 0.32% 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 $13.95 per share on February 29, 2016.

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 29, 2016   
             Average Annual  
      Six
Months*
     1 Year      3 Years      5 Years      Since
Inception**
 

Free Market International Equity Fund

     -10.04%         -16.10%         -0.35%         -0.78%         0.05%   

MSCI World (excluding U.S.) Index

     -9.41%         -15.69%         -0.25%         -0.11%         -1.75%   

Composite Index***

     -8.76%         -15.05%         -0.70%         -0.13%         -1.26%   

 

* 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 1.14% (included in the ratio is 0.50% attributable to acquired fund fees and expenses).

The Fund’s aggregate total return since inception is based on a decrease in net asset value from $10.00 per share on December 31, 2007 (commencement of operations) to $8.06 per share on February 29, 2016.

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 29, 2016   
           Average Annual  
     Six
Months*
    1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     Since
Inception**
 

Free Market Fixed Income Fund

    0.98%        0.78%        0.34%        1.17%        1.74%   

Citigroup World Govt. Bond 1-5 Year Currency Hedged U.S. Dollar Index

    1.28%        1.63%        1.47%        1.83%        2.42%   

Composite Index***

    1.30%        1.34%        1.24%        1.91%        2.62%   

 

* 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 0.79% (included in the ratio is 0.19% 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 $10.31 per share on February 29, 2016.

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, 2015 through February 29, 2016, 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. 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, 2015
       Ending Account Value
February 29, 2016
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 940.70         $ 2.90   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00           1,021.88           3.02   
     Free Market International Equity Fund  
     Beginning Account Value
September 1, 2015
       Ending Account Value
February 29, 2016
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 899.60         $ 3.02   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00           1,021.68           3.22   

 

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

Fund Expense Examples (Concluded)

(Unaudited)

 

     Free Market Fixed Income Fund  
     Beginning Account Value
September 1, 2015
       Ending Account Value
February 29, 2016
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 1,009.80         $ 3.00   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00           1,021.88           3.02   

 

* Expenses are equal to an annualized six-month expense ratio of 0.60% for the Free Market U.S. Equity Fund, 0.64% for the Free Market International Equity Fund and 0.60% 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 (182), then divided by 366 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 -5.93% for the Free Market U.S. Equity Fund, -10.04% for the Free Market International Equity Fund and 0.98% for the Free Market Fixed Income Fund.

 

5


FREE MARKET FUNDS

FREE MARKET U.S. EQUITY FUND

Portfolio of Investments

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  

EQUITY FUNDS — 100.0%

  

 

U.S. Large Cap Value
Portfolio III(a)

    28,744,115      $ 586,954,834   

U.S. Large Company Portfolio(a)

    19,172,420        290,845,608   

U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio(b)

    18,025,812        297,425,904   

U.S. Small Cap Portfolio(b)

    11,064,748        296,977,824   

U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio(b)

    17,345,137        496,591,277   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL EQUITY FUNDS
(Cost $1,770,364,570)

   

    1,968,795,447   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%
(Cost $1,770,364,570)

   

    1,968,795,447   
   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — 0.0%

      (27,840
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 1,968,767,607   
   

 

 

 

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

 

    % of
Net Assets
    Value  

Equity Funds

    100.0%      $ 1,968,795,447   

Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets

    0.0%        (27,840
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

    100.0%      $ 1,968,767,607   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(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 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS — 99.9%

  

 

Asia Pacific Small Company Portfolio(a)

    1,040,943      $ 18,351,819   

Canadian Small Company Series(b)

    2,531,764        19,880,651   

Continental Small Company Portfolio(a)

    1,454,972        28,299,201   

Continental Small Company Series(b)

    276,434        17,231,888   

DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio(a)

    32,968,176        565,404,214   

DFA International Value Portfolio III(c)

    34,440,819        417,422,732   

Emerging Markets Portfolio(a)

    3,850,475        75,738,837   

Emerging Markets Small Cap Portfolio(a)

    4,202,188        69,168,022   

Emerging Markets Value Portfolio(a)

    3,655,021        70,797,751   

Japanese Small Company Portfolio(a)

    1,684,094        31,694,644   

Large Cap International Portfolio(a)

    3,900,990        70,139,801   

United Kingdom Small Company Portfolio(a)

    186,330        5,533,989   

United Kingdom Small Company Series(b)

    360,637        20,861,374   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS
(Cost $1,574,348,858)

      1,410,524,923   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%
(Cost $1,574,348,858)

   

    1,410,524,923   
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 0.1%

      977,742   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 1,411,502,665   
   

 

 

 

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

 

     % of
Net Assets
    Value  

International Equity Funds

     99.9   $ 1,410,524,923   

Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities

     0.1     977,742   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 1,411,502,665   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(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.

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

FREE MARKET FIXED INCOME FUND

Portfolio of Investments

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

    Number
of Shares
    Value  

FIXED INCOME FUNDS — 97.0%

  

 

DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Portfolio(a)

    46,546,093      $ 514,799,791   

DFA Inflation-Protected Securities Portfolio(a)

    8,935,171        104,898,910   

DFA Intermediate Government Fixed Income Portfolio(a)

    11,918,266        153,507,270   

DFA One-Year Fixed Income Portfolio(a)

    33,055,733        340,474,046   

DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio(a)

    9,386,117        101,088,475   

DFA Two-Year Global Fixed Income Portfolio(a)

    35,225,621        351,199,439   

iShares 1-3 Year Credit Bond ETF

    2,914,739        305,726,974   

iShares Intermediate Credit Bond ETF

    1,145,755        124,073,809   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL FIXED INCOME FUNDS

  

 

(Cost $1,996,029,364)

      1,995,768,714   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 97.0%

  

 

(Cost $1,996,029,364)

      1,995,768,714   
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES — 3.0%

      61,328,256   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 2,057,096,970   
   

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

 

     % of
Net Assets
    Value  

Fixed Income Funds

     97.0   $ 1,995,768,714   

Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities

     3.0     61,328,256   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 2,057,096,970   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(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 29, 2016

(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 †

   $ 1,968,795,447       $ 1,410,524,923       $ 1,995,768,714   

Cash and cash equivalents

     653,735         2,987,164         43,511,996   

Receivables

        

Receivable for investments sold

     800,000            60,000,000   

Receivable for capital shares sold

     1,073,961         913,769         927,637   

Dividends and interest receivable

     38         19         80   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     71,480         75,646         78,994   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     1,971,394,661         1,414,501,521         2,100,287,421   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

        

Payables

        

Investments purchased

             1,090,988         39,999,807   

Transfer agent fees

     230,306         155,865         225,720   

Administration and accounting fees

     355,381         330,477         364,372   

Capital shares redeemed

     1,238,417         829,474         1,745,509   

Investment adviser

     748,311         545,100         805,850   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     54,639         46,952         49,193   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,627,054         2,998,856         43,190,451   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 1,968,767,607       $ 1,411,502,665       $ 2,057,096,970   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF

        

Par value

   $ 141,104       $ 175,063       $ 199,602   

Paid-in capital

     1,688,290,132         1,570,204,089         2,056,811,865   

Accumulated net investment loss

     (1,819,421      (1,263,793      (1,166,624

Accumulated net realized gain from investments

     83,724,915         6,211,241         1,512,777   

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     198,430,877         (163,823,935      (260,650
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 1,968,767,607       $ 1,411,502,665       $ 2,057,096,970   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized)

     141,104,390         175,063,393         199,602,353   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 13.95       $ 8.06       $ 10.31   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

† Investment in non-affiliated funds, at cost

   $ 1,770,364,570       $ 1,574,348,858       $ 1,996,029,364   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

9


FREE MARKET FUNDS

Statements of Operations

For the Six Months Ended February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

     Free Market
U.S. Equity
Fund
       Free Market
International
Equity Fund
       Free Market
Fixed Income
Fund
 

Investment Income

            

Dividends from non-affiliated funds

   $ 19,192,241         $ 22,099,965         $ 9,697,315   

Interest from non-affiliated funds

     203           108           504   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment income

     19,192,444           22,100,073           9,697,819   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Expenses

            

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     4,897,996           3,579,210           5,013,493   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     488,047           386,040           493,432   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     253,710           187,290           259,386   

Professional fees

     104,244           78,217           101,052   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     63,285           49,607           64,032   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

     47,518           36,649           45,998   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     40,487           36,246           39,507   

Other expenses

     80,451           220,746           77,749   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses

     5,975,738           4,574,005           6,094,649   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

     13,216,706           17,526,068           3,603,170   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

            

Net realized gain/(loss) from:

            

Non-affiliated funds

     9,920,659           59,920           (752,336

Capital gain distributions from non-affiliated fund investments

     88,062,926           19,531,385           3,839,696   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

            

Non-affiliated funds

     (230,540,064        (188,828,878        11,497,025   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments

     (132,556,479        (169,237,573        14,584,385   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (119,339,773      $ (151,711,505      $ 18,187,555   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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 29, 2016
(Unaudited)
       For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2015
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 13,216,706         $ 14,960,648   

Net realized gain from investments

     97,983,585           138,953,608   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments

     (230,540,064        (224,846,063
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

     (119,339,773        (70,931,807
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

       

Net investment income

     (18,905,890        (12,868,563

Net realized capital gains

     (141,345,143        (69,294,465
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (160,251,033        (82,163,028
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares sold

     246,470,657           481,633,915   

Reinvestment of distributions

     160,251,033           82,140,004   

Shares redeemed

     (129,793,583        (382,690,734
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital shares

     276,928,107           181,083,185   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

     (2,662,699        (27,988,350
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net assets:

       

Beginning of period

     1,971,430,306           1,943,441,956   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,968,767,607         $ 1,971,430,306   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed/accumulated net investment income/(loss), end of period

   $ (1,819,421      $ 3,869,763   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

       

Shares sold

     16,198,116           28,410,530   

Dividends and distributions reinvested

     10,690,529           4,843,161   

Shares redeemed

     (8,375,308        (22,522,042
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     18,513,337           10,731,649   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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 29, 2016
(Unaudited)
       For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2015
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 17,526,068         $ 24,999,786   

Net realized gain from investments

     19,591,305           26,251,800   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments

     (188,828,878        (217,542,374
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
       

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

     (151,711,505        (166,290,788
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

       

Net investment income

     (26,567,968        (30,251,548

Net realized capital gains

     (25,538,161        (27,870,005
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
       

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (52,106,129        (58,121,553
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
       

Capital share transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares sold

     198,486,062           415,117,229   

Reinvestment of distributions

     52,101,372           58,105,492   

Shares redeemed

     (78,361,201        (220,334,516
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
       

Net increase in net assets from capital shares

     172,226,233           252,888,205   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
       

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

     (31,591,401        28,475,864   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
       

Net assets:

       

Beginning of period

     1,443,094,066           1,414,618,202   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 1,411,502,665         $ 1,443,094,066   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed/accumulated net investment income/(loss), end of period

   $ (1,263,793      $ 7,778,107   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

       

Shares sold

     22,580,491           41,730,653   

Dividends and distributions reinvested

     5,880,516           6,168,311   

Shares redeemed

     (8,879,064        (21,995,248
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     19,581,943           25,903,716   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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 29, 2016
(Unaudited)
    For the 
Year Ended
August 31, 2015
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 3,603,170      $ 10,561,566   

Net realized gain from investments

     3,087,360        4,119,798   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments

     11,497,025        (7,341,731
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     18,187,555        7,339,633   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income

     (4,769,796     (12,641,658

Net realized capital gains

     (3,174,041     (5,364,149
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (7,943,837     (18,005,807
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

Capital share transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares sold

     234,327,747        513,176,788   

Reinvestment of distributions

     7,943,837        18,003,175   

Shares redeemed

     (199,922,185     (340,642,921
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital shares

     42,349,399        190,537,042   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     52,593,117        179,870,868   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

     2,004,503,853        1,824,632,985   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 2,057,096,970      $ 2,004,503,853   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed/accumulated net investment income/(loss), end of period

   $ (1,166,624   $ 2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

    

Shares sold

     22,820,261        49,931,448   

Dividends and distributions reinvested

     778,962        1,762,515   

Shares redeemed

     (19,473,627     (33,153,150
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     4,125,596        18,540,813   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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 29, 2016
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2015
    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
 

Per Share Operating Performance

           

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 16.08      $ 17.37      $ 14.66      $ 11.70      $ 10.33      $ 8.65   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(1)

    0.10        0.13        0.09        0.12        0.08        0.06   

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    (0.97     (0.71     3.18        3.07        1.43        1.68   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    (0.87     (0.58  

 

3.27

  

 

 

3.19

  

    1.51        1.74   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.15     (0.11     (0.10     (0.15     (0.06     (0.06

Net realized capital gains

    (1.11     (0.60     (0.46     (0.08     (0.08     (2) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (1.26     (0.71     (0.56     (0.23     (0.14     (0.06
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 13.95      $ 16.08      $ 17.37      $ 14.66      $ 11.70      $ 10.33   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

    (5.93 )%(4)      (3.55 )%      22.49     27.61 %      14.77     20.11
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio/Supplemental Data

           

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

  $ 1,968,768      $ 1,971,430      $ 1,943,442      $ 1,355,653      $ 933,514      $ 679,147   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets(5)

    0.60 %(6)      0.60 %      0.60     0.62 %      0.64     0.64

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(5)

    1.34 %(6)      0.74 %      0.54     0.91 %      0.73     0.55

Portfolio turnover rate

    0.81 %(4)      6 %      3     6 %      4     9

 

(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 29, 2016
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2015
    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
 

Per Share Operating Performance

           

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 9.28      $ 10.92      $ 9.36      $ 8.04      $ 8.78      $ 7.97   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(1)

    0.11        0.17        0.19        0.18        0.18        0.16   

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    (1.01     (1.39     1.71        1.36        (0.64     0.78   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    (0.90     (1.22     1.90        1.54        (0.46     0.94   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.16     (0.22     (0.19     (0.15     (0.17     (0.13

Net realized capital gains

    (0.16     (0.20     (0.15     (0.07     (0.11       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.32     (0.42     (0.34     (0.22     (0.28     (0.13
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.06      $ 9.28      $ 10.92      $ 9.36      $ 8.04      $ 8.78   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(2)

    (10.04 )%(3)      (11.25 )%      20.49     19.44 %      (4.98 )%      11.60
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio/Supplemental Data

           

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

  $ 1,411,503      $ 1,443,094      $ 1,414,618      $ 964,096      $ 648,710      $ 516,073   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets(4)

    0.64 %(5)      0.64 %      0.62     0.65 %      0.65     0.66

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(4)

    2.43 %(5)      1.72 %      1.84     1.96 %      2.21     1.66

Portfolio turnover rate

    0.03 %(3)      3 %      2     3 %      3     4

 

(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 29, 2016
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2015
    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
 

Per Share Operating Performance

           

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.25      $ 10.31      $ 10.24      $ 10.54      $ 10.48      $ 10.50   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(1)

    0.02        0.06        0.04        0.05        0.11        0.12   

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

    0.08        (0.02     0.09        (0.21     0.09        0.09   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    0.10        0.04        0.13        (0.16     0.20        0.21   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.02     (0.07     (0.04     (0.08     (0.14     (0.22

Net realized capital gains

    (0.02     (0.03     (0.02     (0.06     (2)      (2) 

Tax return of capital

                                       (0.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.04     (0.10     (0.06     (0.14     (0.14     (0.23
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.31      $ 10.25      $ 10.31      $ 10.24      $ 10.54      $ 10.48   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

    0.98 %(4)      0.37 %      1.34     (1.50 )%      1.90     2.06
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio/Supplemental Data

           

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

  $ 2,057,097      $ 2,004,504      $ 1,824,633      $ 1,316,799      $ 946,975      $ 761,683   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets(5)

    0.60 %(6)      0.60 %      0.61     0.62 %      0.63     0.65

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(5)

    0.36 %(6)      0.55 %      0.37     0.52 %      1.08     1.12

Portfolio turnover rate

    25 %(4)      2 %      0     0 %      1     0

 

(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 29, 2016

(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-three 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 83.023 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and fifty-seven 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 29, 2016, in valuing the Funds’ investments carried at fair value:

FREE MARKET U.S. EQUITY FUND

 

     Total Value at
February 29, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Input
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Input
 

Investments in Securities*

   $ 1,968,795,447       $ 1,968,795,447       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

*Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for further details.

FREE MARKET INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

 

     Total Value at
February 29, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Input
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Input
 

Investments in Securities*

   $ 1,410,524,923       $ 1,410,524,923       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

*Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for further details.

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

FREE MARKET FIXED INCOME FUND

 

     Total Value at
February 29, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Input
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Input
 

Investments in Securities*

   $ 1,995,768,714       $ 1,995,768,714       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

*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 29, 2016, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 for the Funds.

USE OF ESTIMATES — The Funds are investment companies and follow accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946. 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

 

18


FREE MARKET FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

accrued daily and taken into account for the purpose of determining the net asset value of the Funds. In addition to the net 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.

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

 

3. Director’s and Officer’s 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 29, 2016 was $126,437. Certain employees of BNY Mellon serve as an Officer of the Company. They are not compensated by the Funds or the Company. Employees of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serve as President, Chief Compliance Officer and, effective January 1, 2016, Treasurer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the Funds paid $27,658 in officer fees.

 

4. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended February 29, 2016, 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

   $ 235,758,040         $ 16,187,742   

Free Market International Equity Fund

     158,115,808           422,085   

Free Market Fixed Income Fund

     493,595,966           504,444,430   

 

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 29, 2016, 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

   $ 1,770,364,570       $ 198,430,877       $       $ 198,430,877   

Free Market International Equity Fund

     1,574,348,858         32,385,259         (196,209,194      (163,823,935

Free Market Fixed Income Fund

     1,996,029,363         4,339,559         (4,600,208      260,649   

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, 2015, 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

   $ 3,869,763         $ 132,266,646         $ 423,790,768         $   

Free Market International Equity Fund

     6,747,760           25,256,784           12,936,603             

Free Market Fixed Income Fund

     2           1,926,666           (12,084,883          

 

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FREE MARKET FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(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, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:

 

                Ordinary
Income
       Long-Term
Gains
       Total  

Free Market U.S. Equity Fund

       2015         $ 12,868,563         $ 69,294,465         $ 82,163,028   
       2014           9,536,519           44,315,395           53,851,914   

Free Market International Equity Fund

       2015           30,387,545           27,734,008           58,121,553   
       2014           21,275,248           16,001,172           37,276,420   

Free Market Fixed Income Fund

       2015           11,548,488           6,457,319           18,005,807   
       2014           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. 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, 2015, the Funds did not have any 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 twelve-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

225 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square, Suite 1800

2001 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

Legal Counsel

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

One Logan Square, Ste. 2000

Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 

 

FMF-SAR16


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 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

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


MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

February 29, 2016

Dear Shareholder,

The Matson Money VI Portfolios (the “Portfolios”) have gained assets since their launch in early February 2014 and have already surpassed the $40 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 six months ended February 29, 2016, investors experienced broad-based downward volatility in the equity markets. International equity markets over the past six months have seen a sharp decline, returning -5.31% as measured by the MSCI All Country World Index. U.S. stocks performed better than international stocks, but were still down slightly, returning -0.92% as represented by the S&P 500 index, outpacing international markets over the past half year. In contrast to the broad equity markets, bond markets came in positive over the last six months, providing a return of 1.69% as measured by the Barclays Capital US Government/Credit Intermediate Bond Index.

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 stocks. These returns seem to be compensation for risk. In fixed income, we believe risk is well-described by bond maturity and credit quality. Matson Money’s vehicles deliberately target specific risk and return trade offs. The Portfolios are 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

Kenneth E. Gatliff

Portfolio Manager

Matson Money, Inc.

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Performance Data

February 29, 2016 (Unaudited)

                                         Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio                                        

 

Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 29, 2016   
             Average Annual  
      Six
Months*
     1 Year      Since
Inception**
 

Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio

     -6.08%         -11.43%         -1.64%   

Russell 2500® Index

     -8.57%         -13.30%         -0.68%   

Composite Index***

     -5.29%         -11.07%         0.78%   

 

* Not 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 gross annual operating expense ratio, as stated in the current prospectus is 1.74% (included in the ratio is 0.30% attributable to acquired fund fees and expenses). The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses for the Portfolio to the extent that total annual portfolio operating expenses (other than acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) exceed 1.13% of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2016 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Portfolio’s net annual operating expense ratio as stated in the prospectus is 1.43%.

The Portfolio’s aggregate total return since inception is based on a decrease in net asset value from $25.00 per share on February 18, 2014 (commencement of operations) to $23.16 per share on February 29, 2016.

Portfolio composition is subject to change.

The Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio’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 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 29, 2016 (Unaudited)

                                         Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio                                        

 

Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 29, 2016   
             Average Annual  
      Six
Months*
     1 Year      Since
Inception**
 

Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio

     -10.49%         -16.81%         -9.56%   

MSCI World (excluding U.S.) Index

     -9.41%         -15.69%         -5.56%   

Composite Index***

     -8.76%         -15.05%         -5.29%   

 

* Not 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 gross annual operating expense ratio, as stated in the current prospectus is 2.16% (included in the ratio is 0.49% attributable to acquired fund fees and expenses). The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses for the Portfolio to the extent that total annual portfolio operating expenses (other than acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) exceed 1.35% of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2016 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Portfolio’s net annual operating expense ratio as stated in the prospectus is 1.84%.

The Portfolio’s aggregate total return since inception is based on a decrease in net asset value from $25.00 per share on February 18, 2014 (commencement of operations) to $19.69 per share on February 29, 2016.

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 29, 2016 (Unaudited)

                                         Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio                                        

 

Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 29, 2016   
             Average Annual  
      Six
Months*
     1 Year      Since
Inception**
 

Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio

     0.69%         0.33%         0.47%   

Citigroup World Govt. Bond 1-5 Year Currency Hedged U.S. Dollar Index

     1.28%         1.63%         1.68%   

Composite Index***

     1.30%         1.34%         1.81%   

 

* Not 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 gross annual operating expense ratio, as stated in the current prospectus is 1.56% (included in the ratio is 0.19% attributable to acquired fund fees and expenses). The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee and/or reimburse expenses for the Portfolio to the extent that total annual portfolio operating expenses (other than acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes) exceed 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio. This contractual limitation is in effect until December 31, 2016 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Portfolio’s net annual operating expense ratio as stated in the prospectus is 1.19%.

The Portfolio’s aggregate total return since inception is based on an increase in net asset value from $25.00 per share on February 18, 2014 (commencement of operations) to $25.07 per share on February 29, 2016.

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, 2015 through February 29, 2016, 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. 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, 2015
       Ending Account Value
February 29, 2016
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 939.20         $ 5.45   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00           1,019.24           5.67   
     Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio  
     Beginning Account Value
September 1, 2015
       Ending Account Value
February 29, 2016
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 895.10         $ 6.36   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00           1,018.15           6.77   

 

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Portfolio Expense Examples (Concluded)

(Unaudited)

 

     Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio  
     Beginning Account  Value
September 1, 2015
       Ending Account Value
February 29, 2016
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 1,006.90         $ 4.99   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00           1,019.89           5.02   

 

* 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 (182), then divided by 366 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 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%-0.05%

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 -6.08% for Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio, -10.49% for the Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio and 0.69% 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 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

EQUITY FUNDS — 97.2%

   

U.S. Large Cap Value
Portfolio III(a)

    181,749      $ 3,711,306   

U.S. Large Company Portfolio(a)

    127,204        1,929,687   

U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio(b)

    130,856        2,159,128   

U.S. Small Cap Portfolio(b)

    80,378        2,157,341   

U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio(b)

    50,457        1,444,580   

VA U.S. Large Value Portfolio(b)

    29,122        562,052   

VA U.S. Targeted Value
Portfolio(b)

    144,525        2,160,653   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL EQUITY FUNDS
(Cost $16,318,035)

      14,124,747   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 97.2%
(Cost $16,318,035)

      14,124,747   
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 2.8%

      409,911   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 14,534,658   
   

 

 

 

Portfolio Holding Summary Table

 

    % of
Net Assets
    Value  

Equity Funds

    97.2%      $ 14,124,747   

Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities

    2.8%        409,911   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    100.0%      $ 14,534,658   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(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 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS — 97.8%

  

 

DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio(a)

    166,785      $ 2,860,370   

DFA International Value Portfolio III(b)

    251,593        3,049,303   

Emerging Markets Portfolio(a)

    26,930        529,715   

Emerging Markets Small Cap Portfolio(a)

    29,766        489,957   

Emerging Markets Value Portfolio(a)

    25,703        497,867   

Large Cap International Portfolio(a)

    22,539        405,256   

VA International Small Portfolio(b)

    169,311        1,740,515   

VA International Value Portfolio(b)

    54,008        508,216   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUNDS (Cost $12,384,540)

   

    10,081,199   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS —97.8%
(Cost $12,384,540)

      10,081,199   
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 2.2%

      225,996   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 10,307,195   
   

 

 

 

Portfolio Holding Summary Table

 

    % of
Net Assets
    Value  

International Equity Funds

    97.8%      $ 10,081,199   

Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities

    2.2%        225,996   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    100.0%      $ 10,307,195   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(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 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

    Number of
Shares
    Value  

FIXED INCOME FUNDS — 97.2%

  

 

DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Portfolio(a)

    173,347      $ 1,917,213   

DFA Inflation Protected Securities Portfolio(a)

    82,703        970,939   

DFA Intermediate Government Fixed Income Portfolio(a)

    178,439        2,298,289   

DFA One-Year Fixed Income Portfolio(a)

    400,606        4,126,243   

DFA Short-Term Fixed Portfolio(a)

    37,680        383,956   

DFA Short-Term Government Portfolio(a)

    142,689        1,536,762   

DFA Two-Year Global Fixed Income Portfolio(a)

    481,239        4,797,957   

VA Global Bond Portfolio(a)

    266,043        2,875,922   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL FIXED INCOME FUNDS
(Cost $18,852,935)

      18,907,281   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 97.2%
(Cost $18,852,935)

      18,907,281   
   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES — 2.8%

      542,192   
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 19,449,473   
   

 

 

 

Portfolio Holding Summary Table

 

    % of
Net Assets
    Value  

Fixed Income Funds

    97.2%      $ 18,907,281   

Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities

    2.8%        542,192   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

    100.0%      $ 19,449,473   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(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 29, 2016

(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 †

   $ 14,124,747         $ 10,081,199         $ 18,907,281   

Cash and cash equivalents

     279,921           155,814           340,054   

Receivables

            

Receivable for capital shares sold

     254,622           180,242           319,148   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     99                     207   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total assets

     14,659,389           10,417,255           19,566,690   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

            

Payables

            

Investments purchased

     61,476           53,496           45,686   

Audit fees

     14,706           14,699           14,711   

Transfer agent fees

     11,812           10,452           12,211   

Administration and accounting fees

     10,416           9,798           11,291   

Printing fees

     8,415           5,123           11,077   

Legal fees

     5,922           4,457           7,772   

Custodian fees

     3,073           3,073           3,073   

Advisory fees

     5,767           4,740           7,791   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     3,144           4,222           3,605   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     124,731           110,060           117,217   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 14,534,658         $ 10,307,195         $ 19,449,473   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF

            

Par value

   $ 628         $ 523         $ 776   

Paid-in capital

     16,108,555           12,535,999           19,409,464   

Accumulated net investment loss

     (50,892        (23,232        (49,268

Accumulated net realized gain from investments

     669,655           97,246           34,155   

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (2,193,288        (2,303,341        54,346   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 14,534,658         $ 10,307,195         $ 19,449,473   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Shares outstanding ($0.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized)

     627,530           523,374           775,832   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 23.16         $ 19.69         $ 25.07   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

† Investment in non-affiliated funds, at cost

   $ 16,318,035         $ 12,384,540         $ 18,852,935   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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 29, 2016

(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

   $ 147,931         $ 173,224         $ 109,393   

Interest income

     12           6           14   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment income

     147,943           173,230           109,407   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Expenses

            

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     35,074           25,148           46,050   

Audit fees

     10,989           10,982           10,994   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

     9,541           9,502           9,572   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     7,449           4,993           9,940   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     7,042           7,433           7,106   

Legal fees

     6,594           4,417           8,555   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     5,047           4,133           6,112   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     2,321           1,824           2,870   

Other expenses

     1,568           1,564           1,952   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses

     85,625           69,996           103,151   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Less: Advisory fee waiver

     (6,357        (2,096        (11,011
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net operating expenses

     79,268           67,900           92,140   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

     68,675           105,330           17,267   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

            

Net realized gain/(loss) from:

            

Non-affiliated funds

     (2,996        (19,419        4,471   

Capital gain distributions from non-affiliated fund investments

     675,315           174,680           38,048   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

            

Non-affiliated funds

     (1,594,538        (1,369,595        69,707   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

     (922,219        (1,214,334        112,226   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

   $ (853,544      $ (1,109,004      $ 129,493   
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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 29, 2016
(Unaudited)
       For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2015
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 68,675         $ 14,765   

Net realized gain from investments

     672,319           484,624   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments

     (1,594,538        (928,940
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

     (853,544        (429,551
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

       

Net investment income

     (86,042        (41,020

Net realized capital gains

     (484,664          
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (570,706        (41,020
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares sold

     2,340,379           8,285,808   

Reinvestment of distributions

     570,706           41,020   

Shares redeemed

     (550,182        (2,074,633
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital shares

     2,360,903           6,252,195   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     936,653           5,781,624   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net assets:

       

Beginning of period

     13,598,005           7,816,381   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 14,534,658         $ 13,598,005   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed/accumulated net investment loss, end of period

   $ (50,892      $ (33,525
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share transactions:

       

Shares sold

     95,507           313,052   

Dividends and distributions reinvested

     22,957           1,520   

Shares redeemed

     (21,092        (76,233
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     97,372           238,339   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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 29, 2016
(Unaudited)
       For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2015
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 105,330         $ 78,422   

Net realized gain from investments

     155,261           63,263   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments

     (1,369,595        (989,329
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

     (1,109,004        (847,644
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

       

Net investment income

     (116,572        (104,954

Net realized capital gains

     (114,309        (1,506
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (230,881        (106,460
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares sold

     1,966,176           6,557,941   

Reinvestment of distributions

     230,881           106,460   

Shares redeemed

     (191,153        (1,476,695
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital shares

     2,005,904           5,187,706   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     666,019           4,233,602   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net assets:

       

Beginning of period

     9,641,176           5,407,574   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 10,307,195         $ 9,641,176   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed/accumulated net investment loss, end of period

   $ (23,232      $ (11,990
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share transactions:

       

Shares sold

     92,409           275,347   

Dividends and distributions reinvested

     10,645           4,641   

Shares redeemed

     (8,608        (60,454
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     94,446           219,534   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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 29, 2016
(Unaudited)
       For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2015
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 17,267         $ 15,172   

Net realized gain from investments

     42,519           23,403   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) from investments

     69,707           (49,374
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

     129,493           (10,799
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

       

Net investment income

               (75,242

Net realized capital gains

     (25,180          
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (25,180        (75,242
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Capital share transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares sold

     2,654,937           10,320,471   

Reinvestment of distributions

     25,180           75,242   

Shares redeemed

     (1,433,300        (2,138,714
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital shares

     1,246,817           8,256,999   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

     1,351,130           8,170,958   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net assets:

       

Beginning of period

     18,098,343           9,927,385   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 19,449,473         $ 18,098,343   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed/accumulated net investment loss, end of period

   $ (49,268      $ (66,535
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Share transactions:

       

Shares sold

     106,292           412,588   

Dividends and distributions reinvested

     1,015           3,022   

Shares redeemed

     (57,322        (85,517
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     49,985           330,093   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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 29, 2016
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2015
    For the Period
February 18, 2014(1)

through
August 31, 2014
 

Per Share Operating Performance

      

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 25.65      $ 26.79      $ 25.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(2)

     0.12        0.03        (0.06

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

     (1.61     (1.07     1.85   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (1.49     (1.04     1.79   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

      

Net investment income

     (0.15     (0.10       

Net realized capital gains

     (0.85              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (1.00     (0.10       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 23.16      $ 25.65      $ 26.79   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

     (6.08 )%(4)      (3.92 )%      7.16 %(4) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio/Supplemental Data

      

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

   $ 14,535      $ 13,598      $ 7,816   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers(5)

     1.13 %(6)      1.13     1.13 %(6) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers(5)

     1.22 %(6)      1.44     4.07 %(6) 

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets with waivers(5)

     0.98 %(6)      0.12     (0.47 )%(6) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     3.15 %(4)      13.65     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 29, 2016
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2015
    For the Period
February 18, 2014(1)
through
August 31, 2014
 

Per Share Operating Performance

      

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 22.48      $ 25.82      $ 25.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income(2)

     0.22        0.22        0.07   

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

     (2.53     (3.26     0.75   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (2.31     (3.04     0.82   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

      

Net investment income

     (0.24     (0.30       

Net realized capital gains

     (0.24     (3)        
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (0.48     (0.30       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 19.69      $ 22.48      $ 25.82   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(4)

     (10.49 )%(5)      (11.77 )%      3.28 %(5) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio/Supplemental Data

      

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

   $ 10,307      $ 9,641      $ 5,408   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers(6)

     1.35 %(7)      1.35     1.35 %(7) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers(6)

     1.39 %(7)      1.67     5.07 %(7) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets with
waivers
(6)

     2.09 %(7)      0.91     0.49 %(7) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     1.40 %(5)      14.90     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 29, 2016
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2015
     For the Period
February 18, 2014(1)
through
August 31, 2014
 

Per Share Operating Performance

       

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 24.93      $ 25.08       $ 25.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)(2)

     0.02        0.03         (0.05

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

     0.15        (0.04      0.13   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

     0.17        (0.01      0.08   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

       

Net investment income

            (0.14        

Net realized capital gains

     (0.03               
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (0.03     (0.14        
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 25.07      $ 24.93       $ 25.08   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

     0.69 %(4)      (0.06 )%       0.32 %(4) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratio/Supplemental Data

       

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

   $ 19,449      $ 18,098       $ 9,927   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers(5)

     1.00 %(6)      1.00      1.00 %(6) 

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers(5)

     1.12 %(6)      1.37      3.40 %(6) 

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets with waivers(5)

     0.19 %(6)      0.10      (0.40 )%(6) 

Portfolio turnover rate

     6.53 %(4)      10.90      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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Notes to Financial Statements

February 29, 2016

(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-three 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 83.023 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and fifty-seven 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 Portfolio’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 29, 2016, in valuing the Portfolios’ investments carried at fair value:

MATSON MONEY U.S. EQUITY VI PORTFOLIO

 

     Total Value at
February 29, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Input
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Input
 

Investments in Securities*

   $ 14,124,747       $ 14,124,747       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

* Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for further details.

MATSON MONEY INTERNATIONAL EQUITY VI PORTFOLIO

 

     Total Value at
February 29, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Input
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Input
 

Investments in Securities*

   $ 10,081,199       $ 10,081,199       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

* Please refer to the Portfolio of Investments for further details.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

MATSON MONEY FIXED INCOME VI PORTFOLIO

 

     Total Value at
February 29, 2016
     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Input
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Input
 

Investments in Securities*

   $ 18,907,281       $ 18,907,281       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

* 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 29, 2016, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 for the Portfolios.

USE OF ESTIMATES — The Funds are investment companies and follow accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946. 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 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 Portfolios. In addition

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

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, 2016 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, 2016.

As of February 29, 2016, 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

   $ 6,357       $         —   

Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio

     2,096           

Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio

     11,011           

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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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(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’s and Officer’s 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 29, 2016 was $6,563. Certain employees of BNY Mellon serve as an Officer of the Company. They are not compensated by the Portfolios or the Company. Employees of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serve as President, Chief Compliance Officer and, effective January 1, 2016, Treasurer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the Portfolios paid $9,144 in officer fees.

 

4. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended February 29, 2016, 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

   $ 2,721,852         $ 442,407   

Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio

     2,031,045           140,578   

Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio

     2,151,036           1,198,756   

 

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 29, 2016, 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

   $ 16,318,035       $       $ (2,193,288    $ (2,193,288

Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio

     12,384,540                 (2,303,341      (2,303,341

Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio

     18,852,935         72,248         (17,902      54,346   

 

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MATSON MONEY VI PORTFOLIOS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

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, 2015, 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

   $         —         $         482,271         $     (599,021)         $     (33,525)   

Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio

               114,309           (991,761)           (11,990)   

Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio

               20,998           (19,543)           (66,535)   

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, 2015 are as follows:

 

      Ordinary
Income
       Long-Term
Gains
       Total  

Matson Money U.S. Equity VI Portfolio

   $ 40,987         $ 33         $ 41,020   

Matson Money International Equity VI Portfolio

     106,436           24           106,460   

Matson Money Fixed Income VI Portfolio

     75,242                     75,242   

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 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, 2015, 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

225 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square, Suite 1800

2001 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

Legal Counsel

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

One Logan Square, Ste. 2000

Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 

MAT-SAR16


 

The

Schneider

Funds

 

of the RBB Fund, Inc.

Schneider Small Cap Value Fund

Schneider Value Fund

 

SEMI-ANNUAL

REPORT

 

February 29, 2016

(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

SCHNEIDER SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

Performance Data

February 29, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 29, 2016   
           Average Annual  
     Six
Months*
    One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since
Inception**
 

Schneider Small Cap Value

    -22.18%        -35.74%        -5.77%        -2.61%        9.88%   

Russell 2000® Value Index

    -6.73%        -13.35%        5.27%        4.08%        8.45%   

*   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, 2016, 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 1.82% 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.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

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 29, 2016 (Unaudited)

 

 

Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 29, 2016   
           Average Annual  
     Six
Months*
    One Year     Five Years     Ten Years     Since
Inception**
 

Schneider Value

   
-22.58%
  
    -30.71%        -2.50%        -1.95%       
5.16%
  

Russell 1000® Value Index

    -2.87%        -9.41%        8.81%       
5.13%
  
    8.67%   

*   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, 2016, 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 1.74% 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.

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

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

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, 2015 through February 29, 2016, 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, 2015
       Ending Account Value
February 29, 2016
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 778.20         $ 5.08   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00           1,019.14           5.77   
     Schneider Value Fund  
     Beginning Account Value
September 1, 2015
       Ending Account Value
February 29, 2016
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 774.20         $ 3.97   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00           1,020.39           4.52   

 

* 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 (182) in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 366 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 -22.18% for the Schneider Small Cap Value Fund and -22.58% for the Schneider Value Fund.

 

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THE SCHNEIDER FUNDS

SCHNEIDER SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

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

 

     % of Net
Assets
    Value  

Common Stocks:

    

Oil & Gas

     23.6   $ 4,637,510   

Savings & Loans

     13.3        2,617,981   

Banks

     12.0        2,351,022   

Telecommunications

     9.2        1,812,743   

Commercial Services

     7.4        1,451,332   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     5.3        1,030,712   

Semiconductors

     5.0        987,588   

Machinery — Construction & Mining

     4.4        860,377   

Insurance

     3.3        642,273   

Home Builders

     3.2        620,436   

Machinery — Diversified

     2.8        542,064   

Electronics

     1.9        381,662   

Software

     1.8        352,044   

Real Estate

     1.5        288,089   

Healthcare — Services

     1.1        224,328   

Internet

     0.9        181,138   

Healthcare — Products

     0.6        110,582   

Mining

     0.3        62,254   

Retail

     0.3        56,672   

Auto Parts & Equipment

     0.2        36,418   

Coal

     0.2        29,798   

Securities Lending Collateral

     10.8        2,115,537   

Exchange Traded Fund

     1.2        240,217   

Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets

     (10.3     (2,017,917
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 19,614,860   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

 

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

 

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THE SCHNEIDER FUNDS

SCHNEIDER VALUE FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

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

 

     % of Net
Assets
    Value  

Common Stocks:

    

Oil & Gas

     25.4   $ 3,952,384   

Banks

     24.2        3,752,466   

Insurance

     13.4        2,090,237   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     8.3        1,298,471   

Commercial Services

     5.7        880,055   

Home Builders

     5.3        817,300   

Savings & Loans

     5.1        790,436   

Machinery — Construction & Mining

     4.0        619,478   

Leisure Time

     3.3        517,105   

Mining

     1.3        197,926   

Retail

     1.1        167,950   

Real Estate

     0.9        143,935   

Coal

     0.0        3   

Securities Lending Collateral

     14.9        2,308,192   

Exchange Traded Fund

     0.7        106,663   

Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets

     (13.6     (2,114,046
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 15,528,555   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time.

 

 

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

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 98.3%

    

Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.2%

    

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. *

     14,509      $ 36,418   
    

 

 

 

Banks — 12.0%

    

Bancorp, Inc., (The) *

     66,347        316,475   

Dundee Corp., Class A *

     4,400        16,016   

First United Corp. *

     100        1,036   

Hancock Holding Co. (a)

     7,610        175,563   

OFG Bancorp

     80,772        470,093   

Regions Financial Corp.

     182,426        1,371,839   
    

 

 

 
    2,351,022   
    

 

 

 

Coal — 0.2%

    

Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. *

     17,528        29,798   
    

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 7.4%

    

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc.

     119,138        854,219   

Ardmore Shipping Corp.

     23,644        190,098   

Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. *

     1        1   

Hudson Global, Inc. *

     78,991        204,587   

Stolt-Nielsen Ltd.

     8,912        81,670   

Viad Corp.

     4,258        120,757   
    

 

 

 
    1,451,332   
    

 

 

 

Electronics — 1.9%

    

Kemet Corp. *

     207,424        381,660   

TTM Technologies, Inc. *

         2   
    

 

 

 
    381,662   
    

 

 

 

Healthcare - Products — 0.6%

    

Orthofix International NV *

     2,879        110,582   
    

 

 

 

Healthcare - Services — 1.1%

    

Five Star Quality Care, Inc. *

     94,653        224,328   
    

 

 

 

Home Builders — 3.2%

    

PulteGroup, Inc.

     32,729        562,612   

Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A *

     4,157        57,824   
    

 

 

 
    620,436   
    

 

 

 

Insurance — 3.3%

    

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

     20,547        509,771   

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A *

     62,501        132,502   
    

 

 

 
    642,273   
    

 

 

 

Internet — 0.9%

    

ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. * (a)

     95,840        181,138   
    

 

 

 

Machinery - Construction & Mining — 4.4%

  

 

Terex Corp.

     38,444        860,377   
    

 

 

 
     Shares     Value  

Machinery - Diversified — 2.8%

    

Intevac, Inc. * (a)

     120,727      $ 542,064   
    

 

 

 

Mining — 0.3%

    

Ur-Energy, Inc. *

     133,966        62,254   
    

 

 

 

Oil & Gas — 23.6%

    

Approach Resources, Inc. *

     263,515        198,664   

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (a)

     25,624        66,879   

MRC Global, Inc. *

     110,461        1,320,009   

Scorpio Tankers, Inc.

     4,845        30,136   

SM Energy Co. (a)

     115,650        1,045,476   

Weatherford International PLC *

     132,748        849,587   

Willbros Group, Inc. *

     283,005        370,737   

WPX Energy, Inc. * (a)

     183,947        756,022   
    

 

 

 
    4,637,510   
    

 

 

 

Real Estate — 1.5%

    

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

     4,488        150,438   

Forestar Group, Inc. * (a)

     14,118        137,651   
    

 

 

 
    288,089   
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 5.3%

  

 

NorthStar Realty Europe Corp.

     59,343        579,188   

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.

     14,010        174,985   

Parkway Properties, Inc.

     15,725        210,558   

RAIT Financial Trust

     25        65,977   

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.

         4   
    

 

 

 
    1,030,712   
    

 

 

 

Retail — 0.3%

    

Office Depot, Inc. *

     11,156        56,672   
    

 

 

 

Savings & Loans — 13.3%

    

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

     97,375        899,745   

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. *

     69,016        1,325,107   

HomeStreet, Inc. *

     19,686        393,129   
    

 

 

 
    2,617,981   
    

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 5.0%

    

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. *

     137,773        344,433   

SunEdison Semiconductor Ltd. *

     92,523        631,932   

Veeco Instruments, Inc. *

     605        11,223   
    

 

 

 
    987,588   
    

 

 

 

Software — 1.8%

    

Xura, Inc. *

     17,934        352,044   
    

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 9.2%

    

Aviat Networks, Inc. *

     1,611,576        1,041,884   

UTStarcom Holdings Corp. * (a)

     353,605        770,859   
    

 

 

 
    1,812,743   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $26,023,195)

       19,277,023   
    

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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SCHNEIDER SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

EXCHANGE TRADED FUND — 1.2%

  

Finance — 1.2%

     

iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund

     2,779       $ 240,217   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUND
(Cost $237,487)

        240,217   
     

 

 

 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 10.8%

  

  

BlackRock Liquidity TempFund, Institutional Shares

     2,115,537         2,115,537   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL
(Cost $2,115,537)

        2,115,537   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 110.3%
(Cost $28,376,219)

        21,632,777   
     

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS — (10.3)%

        (2,017,917
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

      $ 19,614,860   
     

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing.
(a) All or a portion of the security is on loan. At February 29, 2016, the market value of securities on loan was $2,066,261.
^ Amount is less than 0.5 shares.
PLC Public Limited Company
 

 

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

 

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SCHNEIDER VALUE FUND

Portfolio of Investments

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

    Shares     Value  

COMMON STOCKS — 98.0%

   

Banks — 24.2%

   

Citigroup, Inc.

    19,984      $ 776,379   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    4,520        254,476   

Regions Financial Corp.

    115,100        865,552   

State Street Corp.

    13,713        751,198   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

    33,299        1,104,861   
   

 

 

 
    3,752,466   
   

 

 

 

Coal — 0.0%

   

Peabody Energy Corp. (a)

    1        3   
   

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 5.7%

   

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, Inc.

    90,532        649,114   

Avis Budget Group, Inc. *

    6,177        158,378   

Scorpio Tankers, Inc.

    11,666        72,563   
   

 

 

 
    880,055   
   

 

 

 

Home Builders — 5.3%

   

PulteGroup, Inc.

    41,371        711,167   

Taylor Morrison Home Corp., Class A *

    7,630        106,133   
   

 

 

 
    817,300   
   

 

 

 

Insurance — 13.4%

   

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

    24,378        604,818   

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A *

    123,679        262,199   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., (The)

    17,716        746,198   

Old Republic International Corp.

    26,799        477,022   
   

 

 

 
    2,090,237   
   

 

 

 

Leisure Time — 3.3%

   

Carnival Corp.

    10,782        517,105   
   

 

 

 

Machinery - Construction & Mining — 4.0%

  

 

Terex Corp.

    27,680        619,478   
   

 

 

 

Mining — 1.3%

   

US Silica Holdings, Inc. (a)

    10,314        197,926   
   

 

 

 

Oil & Gas — 25.4%

   

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (a)

    200,429        523,120   

MRC Global, Inc. *

    81,679        976,064   

SM Energy Co. (a)

    103,819        938,524   

Weatherford International PLC *

    123,769        792,122   

WPX Energy, Inc. * (a)

    175,804        722,554   
   

 

 

 
    3,952,384   
   

 

 

 
    Shares     Value  

Real Estate — 0.9%

   

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

    4,294      $ 143,935   
   

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 8.3%

   

Equity Commonwealth *

    8,800        234,344   

NorthStar Realty Europe Corp.

    80,531        785,979   

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.

    17,305        216,139   

Parkway Properties, Inc.

    4,631        62,009   
   

 

 

 
    1,298,471   
   

 

 

 

Retail — 1.1%

   

Office Depot, Inc. *

    33,061        167,950   
   

 

 

 

Savings & Loans — 5.1%

   

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

    85,545        790,436   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $17,723,960)

      15,227,746   
   

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUND — 0.7%

   

Finance — 0.7%

   

iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

    1,150        106,663   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUND
(Cost $105,673)

      106,663   
   

 

 

 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL — 14.9%

  

 

BlackRock Liquidity TempFund, Institutional Shares

    2,308,192        2,308,192   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL
(Cost $2,308,192)

      2,308,192   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 113.6%
(Cost $20,137,825)

      17,642,601   
   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER
ASSETS — (13.6)%

      (2,114,046
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

    $ 15,528,555   
   

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing.
(a) All or a portion of the security is on loan. At February 29, 2016, the market value of securities on loan was $2,208,196.
PLC Public Limited Company
 

 

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

 

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THE SCHNEIDER FUNDS

Statements of Assets & Liabilities

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

     Schneider
Small Cap
Value Fund
       Schneider
Value Fund
 

ASSETS

       

Investments, at value † ^

   $ 21,632,777         $ 17,642,601   

Cash and cash equivalents

     107,116             

Receivables for:

       

Investments sold

     126,562           286,625   

Investment adviser

     17,712           30,962   

Dividends and interest

     8,519           19,031   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

               3,354   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total assets

     21,892,686           17,982,573   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

       

Due to custodian, at value

               31,616   

Payables for:

       

Securities lending collateral

     2,115,537           2,308,192   

Investments purchased

     45,934           44,188   

Capital shares redeemed

     22,271           1,968   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     94,084           68,054   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,277,826           2,454,018   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $    19,614,860         $ 15,528,555   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

       

Par value

   $ 2,305         $ 1,170   

Paid-in capital

     33,432,010           142,686,889   

Undistributed/accumulated net investment income/(loss)

     (13,005        20,844   

Accumulated net realized loss from investments

     (7,063,008        (124,685,124

Net unrealized depreciation on investments

     (6,743,442        (2,495,224
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 19,614,860         $ 15,528,555   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

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

     2,305,159           1,170,495   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 8.51         $ 13.27   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

† Investment in securities, at cost

   $ 28,376,219         $ 20,137,825   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

^ Includes market value of securities on loan

   $ 2,066,261         $ 2,208,196   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

     Schneider
Small Cap
Value Fund
       Schneider
Value Fund
 

Investment Income

       

Dividends †

   $ 144,736         $ 137,407   

Securities lending income

     74,681           83,490   

Interest

     4,751           47   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investment income

     224,168           220,944   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Expenses

       

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     127,152           71,070   

Administration and accounting fees (Note 2)

     47,970           44,965   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     28,387           26,878   

Professional fees

     22,180           20,164   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     18,056           10,753   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     14,684           9,965   

Insurance fees

     14,633           9,322   

Registration and filing fees

     11,543           11,026   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

     10,496           10,138   

Other expenses

     1,608           1,575   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers and reimbursements

     296,709           215,856   

Less: waivers and reimbursements

     (150,484        (124,479
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers and reimbursements

     146,225           91,377   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

     77,943           129,567   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss from investments

       

Net realized loss from:

       

Investments

     (3,281,875        (723,079

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

       

Investments

     (2,656,789        (4,196,070
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments

     (5,938,664        (4,919,149
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

   $ (5,860,721      $ (4,789,582
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

† Net of foreign withholding taxes of

   $ (308      $   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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

 

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THE SCHNEIDER FUNDS

SCHNEIDER SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     For the Six Months
Ended
February 29, 2016
(Unaudited)
       For the Year
Ended
August 31, 2015
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

       

Net investment income/(loss)

   $ 77,943         $ (21,887

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

     (3,281,875        874,089   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (2,656,789        (13,727,629
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

     (5,860,721        (12,875,427
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

       

Net investment income

     (64,790          

Net realized capital gains

     (66,775        (12,187,028

Tax return of capital

               (101,204
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (131,565        (12,288,232
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares sold

     424,124           651,878   

Reinvestment of distributions

     106,161           10,101,136   

Redemption fees *

     1,518           786   

Shares redeemed

     (5,311,775        (16,443,081
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions

     (4,779,972        (5,689,281
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

     (10,772,258        (30,852,940
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net assets:

       

Beginning of period

     30,387,118           61,240,058   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 19,614,860         $ 30,387,118   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment loss, end of period

   $ (13,005      $ (26,158
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Decrease in shares outstanding derived from share transactions:

       

Shares sold

     42,243           48,865   

Shares reinvested

     9,931           783,641   

Shares redeemed

     (510,722        (1,106,138
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

     (458,548        (273,632
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

* 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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THE SCHNEIDER FUNDS

SCHNEIDER VALUE FUND

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

     For the Six Months
Ended
February 29, 2016
(Unaudited)
       For the Year
Ended
August 31, 2015
 

Increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations:

       

Net investment income

   $ 129,567         $ 112,656   

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

     (723,079        3,523,407   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (4,196,070        (7,449,371
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

     (4,789,582        (3,813,308
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

       

Net investment income

     (183,447        (134,181
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (183,447        (134,181
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets derived from capital share transactions:

       

Proceeds from shares sold

     13,447           256,126   

Reinvestment of distributions

     176,748           130,012   

Redemption fees *

               45   

Shares redeemed

     (4,010,383        (7,872,575
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions

     (3,820,188        (7,486,392
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

     (8,793,217        (11,433,881
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net assets:

       

Beginning of period

     24,321,772           35,755,653   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 15,528,555         $ 24,321,772   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income, end of period

   $ 20,844         $ 74,724   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Decrease in shares outstanding derived from share transactions:

       

Shares sold

     808           13,750   

Shares reinvested

     10,757           6,793   

Shares redeemed

     (247,480        (405,884
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net decrease in shares outstanding

     (235,915        (385,341
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

* There is a 1.00% redemption fee on shares redeemed which have been held less than 90 days 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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THE SCHNEIDER FUNDS

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 29, 2016

(Unaudited)
    For the Years Ended August 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Per Share Operating Performance

           

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 11.00      $ 20.16      $ 21.07      $ 16.09      $ 13.70      $ 13.19   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income/(loss)

    0.03 (1)      (0.01 )(1)      (0.09 )(1)      0.08 (1)      (0.11 )      (0.06

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

    (2.46     (4.53     2.63        4.90        2.49        0.56   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    (2.43     (4.54     2.54        4.98        2.38        0.50   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.03                                   

Net realized gains

    (0.03     (4.58     (3.45                     

Tax return of capital

           (0.04                            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.06     (4.62     (3.45                     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fees

    (2)      (2)      (2)      (2)      0.01        0.01   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 8.51      $ 11.00      $ 20.16      $ 21.07      $ 16.09      $ 13.70   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

    (22.18 )%(4)      (25.88 )%      12.59 %      30.95     17.45     3.87
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio/Supplemental Data

           

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

  $ 19,615      $ 30,387      $ 61,240      $ 70,556      $ 62,691      $ 69,698   

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

    2.33 %(6)      1.82 %      1.52 %      1.50     1.52     1.40

Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets(5)

    0.61 %(6)      (0.05 )%      (0.44 )%      0.38     (0.64 )%      (0.33 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

    52.05 %(4)      88.80 %      72.33 %      63.87     67.85     59.18

 

(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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THE SCHNEIDER FUNDS

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 29, 2016

(Unaudited)
    For the Years Ended August 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Per Share Operating Performance

           

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 17.29      $ 19.96      $ 16.31      $ 12.77      $ 12.50      $ 11.72   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.10 (1)      0.07 (1)      0.05 (1)      0.10        0.10        0.07   

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions

    (3.98     (2.65     3.67        3.58        0.23        0.80   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

    (3.88     (2.58     3.72        3.68        0.33        0.87   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

           

Net investment income

    (0.14     (0.09     (0.07     (0.14     (0.06     (0.09
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

    (0.14     (0.09     (0.07     (0.14     (0.06     (0.09
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fees

           (2)             (2)      (2)      (2) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 13.27      $ 17.29      $ 19.96      $ 16.31      $ 12.77      $ 12.50   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(3)

    (22.58 )%(4)      (12.99 )%      22.83 %      29.08     2.67     7.35
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio/Supplemental Data

           

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

  $ 15,529      $ 24,322      $ 35,756      $ 33,872      $ 43,719      $ 67,940   

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

    2.13 %(6)      1.74     1.50 %      1.55     1.28     1.07

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(5)

    1.28 %(6)      0.39     0.27 %      0.39     0.63     0.31

Portfolio turnover rate

    52.94 %(4)      62.01     44.34 %      53.08     55.87     67.80

 

(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 29, 2016

(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-three 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 83.023 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and fifty-seven 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 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

The following summary of the inputs used, as of February 29, 2016, in valuing the Funds’ investments carried at fair value:

Small Cap Value Fund

    

Total
Value as of
February 29, 2016

     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Common Stocks*

   $ 19,277,023       $ 19,195,353       $ 81,670       $   

Exchange Traded Fund

     240,217         240,217                   

Securities Lending Collateral

     2,115,537         2,115,537                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 21,632,777       $ 21,551,107       $ 81,670       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Value Fund

    

Total
Value as of
February 29, 2016

     Level 1
Quoted
Price
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Common Stocks*

   $ 15,227,746       $ 15,227,746       $       $   

Exchange Traded Fund

     106,663         106,663                   

Securities Lending Collateral

     2,308,192         2,308,192                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 17,642,601       $ 17,642,601       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

* 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 29, 2016

(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 29, 2016, there were no significant 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 follow accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946. 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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

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

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, 2016 and may not be terminated without the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors.

For the six months ended February 29, 2016, advisory fees and waivers of advisory fees were as follows:

 

     Gross Advisory Fees        Waivers        Reimbursement        Net Advisory Fees  

Small Cap Value Fund

   $ 127,152         $ (127,152      $ (23,332      $ (23,332

Value Fund

     71,070           (71,070        (53,409        (53,409

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’s and Officer’s 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 29, 2016 was $8,501. Certain employees of BNY Mellon serve as an Officer of the Company. They are not compensated by the Funds or the Company. Employees of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serve as President, Chief Compliance Officer and, effective January 1, 2016, Treasurer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the Funds paid $6,204 in officer fees.

 

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THE SCHNEIDER FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

 

4. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended February 29, 2016, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:

 

     Purchases        Sales  

Small Cap Value Fund

     $12,891,438           $16,666,164   

Value Fund

     10,389,181           13,133,711   

 

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 29, 2016, 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
Depreciation
 

Small Cap Value Fund

   $ 28,376,219         $ 1,677,407         $ (8,420,849      $ (6,743,442

Value Fund

     20,137,825           1,655,869           (4,151,093        (2,495,224

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, 2015, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Capital Loss
Carryforwards
    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term Gains
     Unrealized
Depreciation
    Qualified
Late-Year
Losses
 

Small Cap Value Fund

   $      $       $       $ (6,033,864   $ (1,793,305

Value Fund

     (121,516,557     74,724                 (744,642       

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, 2015 was as follows:

 

           Ordinary
Income
       Long-Term
Gains
       Return of
Capital
       Total  

Small Cap Value Fund

       $ 714,807         $ 11,472,221         $ 101,204         $ 12,288,232   

Value Fund

         134,181                               134,181   

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

 

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THE SCHNEIDER FUNDS

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carry forwards as of August 31, 2015 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, 2015, 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

     462,569         75,945,572         42,948,995         2,159,421         121,516,557   

As of August 31, 2015, 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 29, 2016 and the income received for the six months ended February 29, 2016 were as follows:

 

     Fair Value of
Securities Loaned
       Fair Value
of Collateral
       Income Received
from Securities
Lending
 

Small Cap Value Fund

   $ 2,066,261         $ 2,115,537         $ 74,681   

Value Fund

     2,208,196           2,308,192           83,490   

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 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 29, 2016:

 

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
Amount2
 

Small Cap Value Fund

   $ 2,066,261       $     —       $ 2,066,261       $ (2,066,261   $     —       $     —   

Value Fund

     2,208,196             —         2,208,196         (2,208,196         —           

 

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.

2 

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

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

 

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

225 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Two Commerce Square, Suite 1800

2001 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042

Legal Counsel

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

One Logan Square, Ste. 2000

Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996

 

SCH-SAR16

 

 


SCOTIA DYNAMIC U.S. GROWTH FUND

of

The RBB Fund, Inc.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

February 29, 2016

(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.


SCOTIA DYNAMIC U.S. GROWTH FUND

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

February 29, 2016

Dear Shareholder:

We are pleased to provide you with this semi-annual report for the Scotia Dynamic U.S. Growth Fund (the “Fund”). In this report, you will find important financial information about the Fund for the six-month period ended February 29, 2016.

During the six-month period ended February 29, 2016, the Fund’s broad-based benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index (the “Index”), returned -1.22% while the Fund earned a return of -17.73%. The Fund underperformed the Index primarily as a result of individual security selection within the information technology and healthcare sectors. The collective holdings in these sectors posted negative returns for both the Fund and the Index. Not having exposure to the energy sector during the period was a notable positive for relative Fund performance as the Index’s energy holdings (though minimal) posted a large negative return. At the security level, the primary positive contributors to performance included social media company Facebook, automotive aftermarket retailer O’Reilly Automotive, and fast casual Mediterranean-inspired restaurant Zoës Kitchen. Network security company Palo Alto Networks and data analytics software company Tableau Software were top ten contributors to Fund performance for calendar year 2015, but were among the top ten detractors from performance during the past six months. At period end, the Fund was invested in the information technology, consumer discretionary and healthcare sectors. As of February 29, 2016, 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.

The beginning of 2016 marked one of the worst starts for the markets in history. The Fund’s returns in January and February were the primary reason for its negative return during the past six months. In early February we witnessed a violent selloff in many growth stocks – particularly in the information technology sector. We believe that some of that was due to poor earnings results from two companies, which caused investors to panic and sell many stocks aggressively. We used that sell off as an opportunity to add to, or start new positions in, some growth stocks that have demonstrated significant growth and have strong outlooks going forward. We saw a sell off similar to this one in October 2010 when the midcap technology sector pulled back very hard (8-12%) in the wake of one company’s negative preannouncement. Then, like now, the hits to the midcap technology sector were broad-based despite the fact that the earnings misses were company-specific events. The start of 2016 has been a difficult period, but we have been through periods such as this one before and sticking to our discipline and process is what allowed us to have success over the long-term.

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 continue to focus on.

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 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods Ended February 29, 2016     
      Six
Months*
     One Year      Three
Years
     Five Years     

Since
Inception

    

Scotia Dynamic U.S. Growth Fund - Class I Shares**

     -17.73%         -16.25%         10.29%         6.92%       18.66%    

Russell 1000® Growth Index***

     -1.22%         -5.05%         12.54%         10.95%       17.06%    

 

 

 

*

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. The performance data includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, consequently, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.

 

***

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, 2015, are 1.20% and 0.84%, respectively, of average daily net assets for Class I Shares. These ratios 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, 2016 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, 2016, 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

February 29, 2016

(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, 2015 through February 29, 2016 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
September 1, 2015
   Ending Account Value
February 29, 2016
   Expenses Paid
During Period*

Actual

   $1,000.00    $ 822.70    $3.81

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

   1,000.00    1,020.69      4.22

 

 

 

 

*

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 (182) in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 366 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 29, 2016 of -17.73% for Class I Shares.

 

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SCOTIA DYNAMIC U.S. GROWTH FUND

Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

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

 

Security Type/Sector Classification

   % of Net
    Assets    
        Value      

COMMON STOCKS:

    

Information Technology

     48.7   $ 31,770,458   

Consumer Discretionary

     39.5        25,724,198   

Health Care

     11.0        7,199,362   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

     0.8        527,402   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $   65,221,420   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

     Number
  of Shares  
         Value      

COMMON STOCKSD - 99.2%

  

  

Consumer Discretionary — 39.5%

  

  

Amazon.com, Inc.*

     6,600       $ 3,646,632   

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     47,600         2,931,684   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

     12,700         3,306,064   

Priceline Group, Inc., (The)*

     2,500         3,163,025   

Starbucks Corp.

     49,600         2,887,216   

Ulta Salon Cosmetics &
Fragrance, Inc.*

     19,000         3,138,610   

Under Armour, Inc., Class A*

     42,200         3,531,718   

Zoe’s Kitchen, Inc.*

     89,300         3,119,249   
     

 

 

 
        25,724,198   
     

 

 

 

Health Care — 11.0%

     

ABIOMED, Inc.*

     32,800         2,624,328   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

     4,700         2,646,382   

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     20,900         1,928,652   
     

 

 

 
        7,199,362   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology — 48.7%

  

Adobe Systems, Inc.*

     40,500         3,448,575   

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

     5,600         3,907,512   

Arista Networks, Inc.*

     43,100         2,954,074   

Ellie Mae, Inc.*

     22,900         1,926,577   
     Number
  of Shares  
         Value      

Information Technology — (Continued)

  

Facebook, Inc., Class A*

     42,900       $ 4,586,868   

First Solar, Inc.*

     13,000         934,310   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

     22,300         3,228,817   

PayPal Holdings, Inc.*

     91,500         3,489,810   

salesforce.com, Inc.*

     37,700         2,554,175   

Ultimate Software Group, Inc., (The)*

     16,300         2,799,688   

Visa, Inc., Class A

     26,800         1,940,052   
     

 

 

 
            31,770,458   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $66,118,175)

   

     64,694,018   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.2%
(Cost $66,118,175)

   

     64,694,018   
     

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF
LIABILITIES - 0.8%

   

     527,402   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

  

   $ 65,221,420   
     

 

 

 

 

 

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 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

  

Investments, at value (Cost $66,118,175)

   $ 64,694,018   

Cash

     2,152,679   

Receivables for:

  

Investments sold

     3,011,072   

Capital shares sold

     1,725   

Dividends

     6,483   

Prepaid expenses

     17,841   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     69,883,818   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payables for:

  

Investments purchased

     4,322,717   

Capital shares redeemed

     233,347   

Advisory fees

     13,970   

Administration and accounting services fees

     24,696   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     67,668   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     4,662,398   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 65,221,420   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

  

Par value

   $ 3,007   

Paid-in capital

     76,288,578   

Accumulated net investment loss

     (295,328

Accumulated net realized loss from investments

     (9,350,680

Net unrealized depreciation on investments.

     (1,424,157
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 65,221,420   
  

 

 

 

CLASS I SHARES

  

Net Assets applicable to Class I Shares

   $ 65,221,420   
  

 

 

 

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

     3,007,144   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 21.69   
  

 

 

 

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

 

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SCOTIA DYNAMIC U.S. GROWTH FUND

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,894)

   $ 27,836   

Interest

     202   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     28,038   
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     250,224   

Administration and accounting services fees (Note 2)

     43,385   

Shareholder servicing fees (Note 3)

     38,496   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     19,454   

Insurance fees

     16,608   

Registration and filing fees

     15,019   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     12,051   

Directors’ and officers’ fees.

     10,925   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     10,829   

Audit fees

     8,580   

Legal fees.

     7,063   

Other expenses

     1,863   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers

     434,497   

Less: waivers (Note 2)

     (111,131
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers

     323,366   
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (295,328
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS FROM INVESTMENTS

  

Net realized loss from:

  

Investments

     (8,864,186

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     (5,511,804
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized loss on investments

     (14,375,990
  

 

 

 

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (14,671,318
  

 

 

 

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

 

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SCOTIA DYNAMIC U.S. GROWTH FUND

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
February 29, 2016
(Unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
August 31, 2015
 

INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment loss

   $ (295,328   $ (475,032

Net realized gain/(loss) from investments

     (8,864,186     7,073,585   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (5,511,804     (675,621
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (14,671,318     5,922,932   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:

    

Class I Shares

    

Net realized gains

     (5,811,254     (4,595,816
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (5,811,254     (4,595,816
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS DERIVED FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class I Shares

    

Proceeds from shares sold

     21,720,809        21,554,359   

Reinvestment of distributions

     5,682,037        4,441,210   

Shares redeemed

     (13,244,744     (15,730,473

Redemption fees*

     22,912        7,266   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     14,181,014        10,272,362   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

     (6,301,558     11,599,478   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of period.

     71,522,978        59,923,500   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 65,221,420      $ 71,522,978   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss, end of period

   $ (295,328   $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE IN SHARES OUTSTANDING DERIVED FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class I Shares

    

Shares sold

     787,942        754,021   

Shares reinvested

     215,229        182,241   

Shares redeemed

     (524,184     (576,114
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding

     478,987        360,148   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

*

There is a 2.00% redemption fee to the value of shares redeemed within 60 days of purchase. 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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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 respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

     Class I Shares  
     For the
Six Months
Ended

February 29,
2016

(Unaudited)
    For the
Year
Ended
August 31,
2015
    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
 

Per Share Operating Performance

              

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 28.29      $ 27.64      $ 27.45      $ 22.45      $ 18.83      $ 16.36      $ 12.32   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment loss(3)

     (0.10     (0.21     (0.20     (0.14     (0.16     (0.16     (0.13

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) from investments

     (4.58     3.04        2.96        5.14        4.21        2.82        5.80   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     (4.68     2.83        2.76        5.00        4.05        2.66        5.67   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

              

Net investment income

                                               (0.23

Net realized gains

     (1.93     (2.18     (2.57            (0.50     (0.24     (1.40
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

     (1.93     (2.18     (2.57            (0.50     (0.24     (1.63
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption fees added to paid-in capital(3)

     0.01        (4)                    0.07        0.05        (4) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 21.69      $ 28.29      $ 27.64      $ 27.45      $ 22.45      $ 18.83      $ 16.36   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investment return(5)

     (17.73 )%(6)      11.49     10.62 %(6)(7)      22.27     22.31     16.54     49.82
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

              

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

   $ 65,221      $ 71,523      $ 59,924      $ 55,737      $ 59,007      $ 53,332      $ 10,319   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and reimbursements

     0.84 %(8)      0.84     0.84 %(8)      0.86     0.95     0.95     0.95

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and reimbursements

     1.13 %(8)      1.20     1.13 %(8)      1.13     1.25     1.32     6.14

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

     (0.77 )%(8)      (0.77 )%      (0.80 )%(8)      (0.63 )%      (0.75 )%      (0.80 )%      (0.90 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

     226.91 %(6)      297.13     276.74 %(6)      345.12     323.54     358.15     244.38

 

(1)

The Fund changed its fiscal year end to August 31.

(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 selected per share data was calculated based on average shares outstanding method for the period.

(4)

Amount represent less than $0.005 per share.

(5)

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. Periods less than one year are not annualized.

(6)

Not annualized.

(7)

Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and, consequently, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for the shareholder transactions.

(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 29, 2016

(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-three 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 29, 2016, 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 83.023 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and fifty-seven 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.

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 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 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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SCOTIA DYNAMIC U.S. GROWTH FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of February 29, 2016, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

     Total Value at
February 29,
2016
     Level 1
Quoted

Price
     Level 2
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Investments in Securities*

   $ 64,694,018       $ 64,694,018       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

*

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 29, 2016, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 for the Fund.

Use of Estimates — The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946. 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

 

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SCOTIA DYNAMIC U.S. GROWTH FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

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 continue 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 imposes a redemption fee of 2.00% on redemptions and exchanges 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 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.

2. Investment Adviser and Other Services

Scotia Institutional Asset Management US, Ltd. (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 of 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 29, 2016) until December 31, 2016. 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.

 

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SCOTIA DYNAMIC U.S. GROWTH FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the Adviser earned fees of $250,224 and waived fees of $111,131.

As of February 29, 2016, the amount of the Adviser’s potential recovery was as follows:

 

Expiration  
August 31, 2017   August 31, 2018     August 31, 2019  
$109,821   $ 223,030      $ 111,131   

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.

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’s and Officer’s 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 29, 2016 was $5,328. Certain employees of BNY Mellon serve as an Officer of the Company. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Company. Employees of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serve as President, Chief Compliance Officer and, effective January 1, 2016, Treasurer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the Fund paid $3,271 in officer fees.

5. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended February 29, 2016, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investment Securities

   $ 178,992,362       $ 166,751,021   

 

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SCOTIA DYNAMIC U.S. GROWTH FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

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 29, 2016, the federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

 

Federal tax cost

   $ 66,118,175   
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 944,413   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (2,368,570
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (1,424,157
  

 

 

 
 

 

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, 2015, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed

Ordinary Income

 

Undistributed

Long-Term Gains

 

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

$1,608,803   $4,202,448   $3,601,156

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 fiscal year ended August 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

Ordinary

Income

   

Long-Term

Gains

 
$ 1,974,976      $ 2,620,840   

Accumulated capital losses represent net capital loss carry forwards as of August 31, 2015 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 Fund is permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 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, 2015, the Fund did not have any capital loss carryforwards.

 

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SCOTIA DYNAMIC U.S. GROWTH FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Concluded)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

7. 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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SCOTIA DYNAMIC U.S. 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 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

225 Liberty 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

SCO-SAR16


 

LOGO

SUMMIT GLOBAL INVESTMENTS

U.S. LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

of

The RBB Fund, Inc.

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

February 29, 2016

(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 29, 2016

(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 everyday; managing equities. We believe that investors are ultimately rewarded when equity 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 does not eliminate risk, it can considerably lessen the effect of market gyrations.

Our 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 risk seems unwarranted. Investing for return must always be weighed against the risk of the investments.

Since our last letter to shareholders dated August 31, 2015, U.S. equities have continued to experience increased volatility, specifically in relation to oil and interest rates. Volatility spiked in January 2016 and the market experienced a correction down more than -11% from the market high on December 29th to the low on February 10th. The price of oil continued to fluctuate and the global economy showed continued weakness. Over the twelve months ended February 29, 2016, the Fund’s Class I Shares returned 1.22% vs. –8.19% for the S&P 500® Index (the “Index”), thus outperforming the Index by 9.41%. The beta1 for the Fund, as of February 29, 2016, was 0.72.

For the six-month period from September 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016, the return for the Fund’s Class I Shares returned 4.67% vs. –2.03% for the Index, outperforming the Index by 6.70%.

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 dated December 31, 2015, the Fund seeks to outperform the Index over a full market cycle while reducing overall volatility.

Financial markets are always unpredictable, but time-tested investment principles 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.

 

 

1 

Beta 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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SUMMIT GLOBAL INVESTMENTS U.S. LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Semi-Annual Investment Adviser’s Report (Concluded)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

    

 

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

 

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SUMMIT GLOBAL INVESTMENTS U.S. LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Semi-Annual Report

Performance Data

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

Total Returns for the period ended February 29, 2016       
      Since       
      Inception†       

Class A Shares (with sales charge)(a)

     -7.03%       

Class A Shares (without sales charge)(a)

     -1.91%       

S&P 500® Index (excluding dividends)

     -7.56% (b)     

 

 

Not annualized.

 

(a) 

Class A Shares of the Fund commenced operations on November 2, 2015.

 

(b) 

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

Class A Shares of the Fund have a 5.25% maximum sales charge.

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, 2015, are 1.45% and 1.23%, respectively, of average daily net assets for Class A 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, 2016 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 1.23% (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, 2016, 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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SUMMIT GLOBAL INVESTMENTS U.S. LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Semi-Annual Report

Performance Data (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

Total Returns for the period ended February 29, 2016  
      Since  
      Inception†  

Class C Shares(a)

     -0.81%   

S&P 500® Index (excluding dividends)

     -5.47% (b) 

 

 

Not annualized.

 

(a) 

Class C Shares of the Fund commenced operations on January 4, 2016.

 

(b) 

Benchmark performance is from inception date of the Class C Shares 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, 2015, are 2.20% and 1.98%, respectively, of average daily net assets for Class C 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, 2016 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 1.98% (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, 2016, 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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SUMMIT GLOBAL INVESTMENTS U.S. LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Semi-Annual Report

Performance Data (Concluded)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

Average Annual Total Returns for the periods ended February 29, 2016            
        Six                 Three        Since  
        Months†        One Year        Years        Inception  

Class I Shares(a)

       4.67%           1.22%           11.57%           11.75%   

S&P 500® Index (excluding dividends)

       -2.03%           -8.19%           8.45%           9.06% (b) 

 

 

Not annualized.

 

(a) 

Class I Shares of the Fund commenced operations on February 29, 2012.

 

(b) 

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, 2015, are 1.20% 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, 2016 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, 2016, 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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SUMMIT GLOBAL INVESTMENTS U.S. LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Fund Expense Examples

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service 12b-1 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 November 2, 2015 (commencement of operations) through February 29, 2016 for Class A Shares of the Fund, from January 4, 2016 (commencement of operations) through February 29, 2016 for Class C Shares of the Fund and from September 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016 for Class I Shares of the Fund, 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.

 

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SUMMIT GLOBAL INVESTMENTS U.S. LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Fund Expense Examples (Concluded)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

    

 

 

     Summit Global Investments U.S. Low Volatility Equity Fund
     Beginning Account Value    Ending Account Value    Expenses Paid
     September 1, 2015    February 29, 2016    During Period

Class A Shares*

              

Actual

       $1,000.00          $   980.90          $3.96  

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

         1,000.00          1,018.75          6.17  

Class C Shares**

              

Actual

       $1,000.00          $   991.90          $3.02  

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

         1,000.00          1,015.02          9.92  

Class I Shares***

              

Actual

       $1,000.00          $1,046.70          $4.99  

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

         1,000.00          1,019.99          4.92  

 

 

 

*

Expenses are equal to an annualized expense ratio for the period from November 2, 2015 (commencement of operations of Class A Shares) through February 29, 2016 of 1.23% for Class A Shares for the Fund, which includes waived fees and reimbursed expenses, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (119), then divided by 366 to reflect the period. The Fund’s ending account values on the first line in the table are based on the actual total return for the Fund since commencement of operations of -1.91% for Class A Shares. Hypothetical expenses are as if the Class A Shares had been in existence from September 1, 2015, and are equal to the annualized expense ratio, which includes waived fees and reimbursed expenses, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period (182), then divided by 366 to reflect the period.

 

**

Expenses are equal to an annualized expense ratio for the period from January 4, 2016 (commencement of operations of Class C Shares) through February 29, 2016 of 1.98% for Class C Shares for the Fund, which includes waived fees and reimbursed expenses, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent period (56), then divided by 366 to reflect the period. The Fund’s ending account values on the first line in the table are based on the actual total return for the Fund since commencement of operations of -0.81% for Class C Shares. Hypothetical expenses are as if the Class C Shares had been in existence from September 1, 2015, and are equal to the annualized expense ratio, which includes waived fees and reimbursed expenses, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period (182), then divided by 366 to reflect the period.

 

***

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 (182) in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 366 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 of 4.67% for Class I Shares.

 

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Portfolio Holdings Summary Table

February 29, 2016

(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

     9.6   $ 8,901,851   

Pharmaceuticals

     8.9        8,290,824   

Food

     8.2        7,605,084   

Electric.

     8.1        7,531,283   

Software.

     7.4        6,918,365   

Insurance

     6.2        5,783,736   

Computers

     5.9        5,524,453   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

     4.6        4,294,204   

Telecommunications

     4.6        4,248,138   

Healthcare-Products

     3.7        3,404,739   

Transportation.

     3.1        2,896,981   

Oil & Gas

     2.8        2,605,887   

Cosmetics/Personal Care

     2.6        2,446,924   

Household Products/Wares

     2.4        2,250,276   

Advertising

     2.2        2,046,403   

Building Materials

     2.1        1,971,180   

Biotechnology

     1.8        1,683,925   

Distribution/Wholesale

     1.8        1,667,775   

Diversified Financial Services

     1.7        1,534,008   

Healthcare-Services

     1.6        1,460,493   

Environmental Control

     1.5        1,426,335   

Commercial Services

     1.4        1,305,288   

Banks

     1.4        1,284,084   

Media.

     1.2        1,133,288   

Apparel

     0.6        520,880   

Internet

     0.5        506,940   

Chemicals

     0.2        152,983   

Auto Parts & Equipment

     0.2        138,552   

Semiconductors

     0.1        127,237   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities

     3.6        3,307,520   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $   92,969,636   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

 

     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 96.4%

  

Advertising — 2.2%

     

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     26,300         $ 2,046,403   
     

 

 

 
        2,046,403   
     

 

 

 

Apparel — 0.6%

     

VF Corp.

     8,000           520,880   
     

 

 

 
        520,880   
     

 

 

 

Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.2%

  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., (The)

     4,600           138,552   
     

 

 

 
        138,552   
     

 

 

 

Banks — 1.4%

     

US Bancorp

     24,200           932,184   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     7,500           351,900   
     

 

 

 
        1,284,084   
     

 

 

 

Biotechnology — 1.8%

  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     19,300           1,683,925   
     

 

 

 
        1,683,925   
     

 

 

 

Building Materials — 2.1%

  

Masco Corp.

     69,900           1,971,180   
     

 

 

 
        1,971,180   
     

 

 

 

Chemicals — 0.2%

     

Monsanto Co.

     1,700           152,983   
     

 

 

 
        152,983   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services — 1.4%

  

Cintas Corp.

     4,000           335,960   

Total System Services, Inc.

     19,100           832,378   

Western Union Co., (The)

     7,500           136,950   
     

 

 

 
        1,305,288   
     

 

 

 

Computers — 5.9%

  

Accenture PLC, Class A

     23,400           2,346,084   

Apple, Inc.

     14,500           1,402,005   

EMC Corp.

     5,300           138,489   

International Business Machines Corp.

     12,500           1,637,875   
     

 

 

 
        5,524,453   
     

 

 

 

Cosmetics/Personal Care — 2.6%

  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     8,900           584,196   

Procter & Gamble Co., (The)

     23,200           1,862,728   
     

 

 

 
              2,446,924   
     

 

 

 

Distribution/Wholesale — 1.8%

  

Genuine Parts Co.

     18,500           1,667,775   
     

 

 

 
        1,667,775   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services — 1.7%

  

American Express Co.

     27,600           1,534,008   
     

 

 

 
        1,534,008   
     

 

 

 

Electric — 8.1%

     

CMS Energy Corp.

     5,000           197,800   
     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Electric — (Continued)

  

DTE Energy Co.

     7,600         $ 639,312   

Duke Energy Corp.

     11,800           876,504   

Edison International

     25,900           1,765,344   

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

     43,600           1,141,448   

PG&E Corp.

     2,300           130,479   

PPL Corp.

     26,400           923,736   

Southern Co., (The)

     4,000           192,720   

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     17,600           991,760   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     17,000           672,180   
     

 

 

 
        7,531,283   
     

 

 

 

Environmental Control — 1.5%

  

Republic Services, Inc.

     28,400           1,297,880   

Waste Management, Inc.

     2,300           128,455   
     

 

 

 
        1,426,335   
     

 

 

 

Food — 8.2%

     

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     3,200           134,592   

General Mills, Inc.

     23,100           1,359,435   

Hershey Co., (The)

     1,500           136,335   

Hormel Foods Corp.

     51,400           2,185,014   

Kellogg Co.

     15,600           1,154,712   

McCormick & Co., Inc.

     4,500           419,670   

Sysco Corp.

     50,200           2,215,326   
     

 

 

 
        7,605,084   
     

 

 

 

Healthcare-Products — 3.7%

  

Baxter International, Inc.

     12,100           478,071   

DENTSPLY International, Inc.

     7,600           463,296   

Medtronic, PLC

     3,100           239,909   

Patterson Cos, Inc.

     40,500           1,759,320   

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

     2,400           128,856   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     900           116,271   

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*

     2,800           219,016   
     

 

 

 
        3,404,739   
     

 

 

 

Healthcare-Services — 1.6%

  

Anthem, Inc.

     2,700           352,863   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     9,300           1,107,630   
     

 

 

 
        1,460,493   
     

 

 

 

Household Products/Wares — 2.4%

  

Clorox Co., (The)

     17,800           2,250,276   
     

 

 

 
        2,250,276   
     

 

 

 

Insurance — 6.2%

     

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.,
Class B*

     3,300           442,761   

Chubb Ltd.

     5,700           658,521   

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     36,400           2,298,296   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     7,000           264,670   

Progressive Corp., (The)

     66,400           2,119,488   
     

 

 

 
              5,783,736   
     

 

 

 
 

 

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

 

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Portfolio of Investments (Concluded)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Internet — 0.5%

     

VeriSign, Inc.*

     6,000         $ 506,940   
     

 

 

 
        506,940   
     

 

 

 

Media — 1.2%

     

Scripps Networks Interactive,

     

Inc., Class A

     2,200           130,328   

Walt Disney Co., (The)

     10,500           1,002,960   
     

 

 

 
              1,133,288   
     

 

 

 

Oil & Gas — 2.8%

     

California Resources Corp.

     169           95   

Chevron Corp.

     10,500           876,120   

ConocoPhillips

     3,500           118,405   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     18,300           1,466,745   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     2,100           144,522   
     

 

 

 
        2,605,887   
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals — 8.9%

  

Baxalta, Inc.

     31,800           1,224,936   

Eli Lilly & Co.

     15,200           1,094,400   

Express Scripts Holding Co.*

     10,600           746,028   

Johnson & Johnson

     19,600           2,062,116   

McKesson Corp.

     2,500           389,050   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     19,000           953,990   

Pfizer, Inc.

     57,200           1,697,124   

Zoetis, Inc.

     3,000           123,180   
     

 

 

 
        8,290,824   
     

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 4.6%

  

Apartment Investment &

     

Management Co., Class A

     3,500           128,135   

Crown Castle International Corp.

     1,600           138,400   

Equity Residential

     2,000           148,980   

General Growth Properties, Inc.

     6,300           173,376   

HCP, Inc.

     3,600           106,488   

Prologis, Inc.

     4,300           165,378   

Public Storage

     3,300           823,317   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     4,500           853,785   

Ventas, Inc.

     9,200           512,164   

Welltower, Inc.

     2,000           127,560   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     42,980           1,116,621   
     

 

 

 
        4,294,204   
     

 

 

 

Retail — 9.6%

  

  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*

     13,300           637,735   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     12,900           1,935,387   
     Number         
       of Shares        Value  

Retail — (Continued)

     

Dollar General Corp.

     16,700         $ 1,239,975   

GameStop Corp., Class A

     14,100           434,562   

Gap, Inc., (The)

     18,900           522,585   

Home Depot, Inc., (The)

     7,400           918,488   

McDonald’s Corp.

     7,100           832,049   

Target Corp.

     17,600           1,380,720   

TJX Cos, Inc., (The)

     13,500           1,000,350   
     

 

 

 
        8,901,851   
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors — 0.1%

  

Intel Corp.

     4,300           127,237   
     

 

 

 
        127,237   
     

 

 

 

Software — 7.4%

     

Cerner Corp.*

     2,100           107,226   

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

     25,600           1,644,544   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     2,200           128,150   

Fiserv, Inc.*

     18,100           1,730,903   

Microsoft Corp.

     34,100           1,735,008   

Paychex, Inc.

     30,600           1,572,534   
     

 

 

 
        6,918,365   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunications — 4.6%

  

AT&T, Inc.

     49,000           1,810,550   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     21,800           570,724   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     36,800           1,866,864   
     

 

 

 
        4,248,138   
     

 

 

 

Transportation — 3.1%

  

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     37,200           2,597,676   

United Parcel Service, Inc.,
Class B

     3,100           299,305   
     

 

 

 
        2,896,981   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $82,941,067)

        89,662,116   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 96.4%
(Cost $82,941,067)

        89,662,116   
     

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 3.6%

        3,307,520   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

      $     92,969,636   
     

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

PLC

Public Limited Company

 

 

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

 

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SUMMIT GLOBAL INVESTMENTS U.S. LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

ASSETS

  

Investments, at value (Cost $82,941,067)

   $ 89,662,116   

Cash

     6,260,161   

Receivables for:

  

Capital shares sold

     9,002,281   

Dividends

     130,821   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     27,416   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     105,082,795   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payables for:

  

Investments purchased

     12,005,933   

Capital shares redeemed

     8,324   

Advisory fees

     28,537   

Administration and accounting services fees

     26,637   

Transfer agent fees

     23,840   

Audit fees

     13,763   

Other accrued expenses and liabilities

     6,125   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     12,113,159   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 92,969,636   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF

  

Par value

   $ 6,894   

Paid-in capital

     86,702,168   

Undistributed net investment income

     191,258   

Accumulated net realized loss from investments

     (651,733

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     6,721,049   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 92,969,636   
  

 

 

 

CLASS A SHARES:

  

Net Assets applicable to Class A Shares

   $ 9,968,252   
  

 

 

 

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

     739,208   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value and redemption price per share

   $ 13.49   
  

 

 

 

Maximum offering price per share (100/94.75 of $13.49)

   $ 14.24   
  

 

 

 

CLASS C SHARES:

  

Net Assets applicable to Class C Shares

   $ 4,960   
  

 

 

 

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

     368   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 13.46   
  

 

 

 

CLASS I SHARES:

  

Net Assets applicable to Class I Shares

   $ 82,996,424   
  

 

 

 

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

     6,154,721   
  

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 13.49   
  

 

 

 

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

 

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SUMMIT GLOBAL INVESTMENTS U.S. LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends and interest

   $ 1,020,995   
  

 

 

 

Total investment income

     1,020,995   
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Advisory fees (Note 2)

     273,115   

Transfer agent fees (Note 2)

     47,830   

Administration and accounting services fees (Note 2)

     45,314   

Registration and filing fees

     20,199   

Audit fees

     13,712   

Legal fees

     12,116   

Directors’ and officers’ fees

     11,061   

Custodian fees (Note 2)

     8,860   

Printing and shareholder reporting fees

     8,809   

Distribution fees (Class A) (Note 2)

     487   

Distribution fees (Class C) (Note 2)

     7   

Other expenses

     14,815   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses before waivers

     456,325   

Less: waivers (Note 2)

     (73,469
  

 

 

 

Net expenses after waivers

     382,856   
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     638,139   
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN FROM INVESTMENTS

  

Net realized gain from:

  

Investments

     114,837   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on:

  

Investments

     2,704,521   
  

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     2,819,358   
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 3,457,497   
  

 

 

 

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

 

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SUMMIT GLOBAL INVESTMENTS U.S. LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the    
     Six Months Ended   For the
     February 29, 2016   Year Ended
     (Unaudited)   August 31, 2015

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

        

Net investment income

     $ 638,139       $ 1,006,474  

Net realized gain from investments

       114,837         3,435,300  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       2,704,521         (1,560,314 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

       3,457,497         2,881,460  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:

        

Net investment income

        

Class A

       (7,658 )        

Class I

       (1,139,884 )       (764,753 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total net investment income

       (1,147,542 )       (764,753 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized gains

        

Class A

       (28,208 )        

Class I

       (4,094,120 )       (1,984,239 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total net realized gains

       (4,122,328 )       (1,984,239 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (5,269,870 )       (2,748,992 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS DERIVED FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Class A Shares

        

Proceeds from shares sold

       10,080,781          

Reinvestment of distributions

       35,866          

Shares redeemed

       (62,162 )        

Redemption fees

       27          
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Class A Shares

       10,054,512          
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class C Shares

        

Proceeds from shares sold

       5,000          
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Class C Shares

       5,000          
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class I Shares

        

Proceeds from shares sold

       15,751,985         23,177,135  

Reinvestment of distributions

       5,087,374         2,688,722  

Shares redeemed

       (8,971,553 )       (13,416,205 )

Redemption fees

       4,792         1,492  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Class I Shares

       11,872,598         12,451,144  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

       21,932,110         12,451,144  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

       20,119,737         12,583,612  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS:

        

Beginning of period

       72,849,899         60,266,287  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

     $ 92,969,636       $ 72,849,899  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income, end of period

     $ 191,258       $ 700,661  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

 

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SUMMIT GLOBAL INVESTMENTS U.S. LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Concluded)

 

     For the    
     Six Months Ended   For the
     February 29, 2016   Year Ended
     (Unaudited)   August 31, 2015

INCREASE IN SHARES OUTSTANDING DERIVED FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Class A Shares

        

Shares sold

       741,240          

Shares reinvested

       2,601          

Shares redeemed

       (4,633 )        
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Class A Shares

       739,208          
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class C Shares

        

Shares sold

       368          
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Class C Shares

       368          
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Class I Shares

        

Shares sold

       1,147,890         1,648,561  

Shares reinvested

       369,268         198,723  

Shares redeemed

       (648,920 )       (954,075 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from Class I Shares

       868,238         893,209  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in shares outstanding derived from share transactions

       1,607,814         893,209  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

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 Class A 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 A Shares
     For the Period
     November 2, 2015(1)
     to February 29, 2016
     (Unaudited)

Per Share Operating Performance

    

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 14.69  
    

 

 

 

Net investment income(2)

       0.05  

Net realized and unrealized loss from investments(3)

       (0.30 )
    

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

       (0.25 )
    

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

    

Net investment income

       (0.20 )

Net realized gains

       (0.75 )
    

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

       (0.95 )
    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 13.49  
    

 

 

 

Total investment return(4)

       (1.91 )%(5)
    

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

    

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

     $ 9,968  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and reimbursements

       1.23 %(6)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and reimbursements

       1.41 %(6)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

       1.39 %(6)

Portfolio turnover rate

       24 %(5)

 

(1)

Commencement of operations.

(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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Financial Highlights

 

 

Contained below is per share operating performance data for Class C 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 C Shares
     For the Period
     January 4, 2016(1)
     to February 29, 2016
     (Unaudited)

Per Share Operating Performance

    

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 13.57  
    

 

 

 

Net investment income(2)

       0.01  

Net realized and unrealized loss from investments(3)

       (0.12 )
    

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

       (0.11 )
    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 13.46  
    

 

 

 

Total investment return(4)

       (0.81 )%(5)
    

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

    

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

     $ 5  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets with waivers and reimbursements

       1.98 %(6)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and reimbursements

       2.17 %(6)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

       0.64 %(6)

Portfolio turnover rate

       24 %(5)

 

(1)

Commencement of operations.

(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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Financial Highlights

 

 

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 respective periods. This information has been derived from information provided in the financial statements.

 

 

    Class I Shares
    For the               For the
    Six Months   For the   For the   For the   Period
    Ended   Year   Year   Year   February 29,
    February 29,   Ended   Ended   Ended   2012(1)
    2016   August 31,   August 31,   August 31,   to August 31,
    (Unaudited)   2015   2014   2013   2012

Per Share Operating Performance

                   

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 13.78       $ 13.72       $ 11.85       $ 10.18       $ 10.00  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income(2)

      0.11         0.21         0.16         0.15         0.08  

Net realized and unrealized gain from investments(3)

      0.56         0.44         2.01         1.64         0.10  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

      0.67         0.65         2.17         1.79         0.18  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders from:

                   

Net investment income

      (0.21 )       (0.16 )       (0.08 )       (0.05 )        

Net realized gains

      (0.75 )       (0.43 )       (0.22 )       (0.07 )        
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions to shareholders

      (0.96 )       (0.59 )       (0.30 )       (0.12 )        
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 13.49       $ 13.78       $ 13.72       $ 11.85       $ 10.18  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total investment return(4)

      4.67 %(5)       4.82 %       18.57 %       17.78 %       1.80 %(5)
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

                   

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

    $ 82,996       $ 72,850       $ 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 %       0.98 %(6)

Ratio of expenses to average net assets without waivers and reimbursements

      1.17 %(6)       1.20 %       1.35 %       2.74 %       20.03 %(6)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

      1.64 %(6)       1.47 %       1.25 %       1.34 %       1.64 %(6)

Portfolio turnover rate

      24 %(5)       42 %       110 %       81 %       95 %(5)

 

(1)

Commencement of operations.

(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 29, 2016

(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-three 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 29, 2016, the Fund offers four classes of shares, Class A Shares, Retail Shares, Class I Shares and Class C Shares. Purchases of Class A Shares of the Fund are subject to a front-end sales charge of up to five and one-quarter percent (5.25%) of the total purchase price. A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is assessed on certain redemptions of Class A Shares made within 18 months after purchase where no initial sales charge was paid at time of purchase as part of an investment of $1,000,000 or more. As of February 29, 2016, Retail Shares have not been issued.

RBB has authorized capital of one hundred billion shares of common stock of which 83.023 billion shares are currently classified into one hundred and fifty-seven classes of common stock. Each class represents an interest in an active or inactive RBB investment portfolio.

The Fund is an investment company and follows accounting and reporting guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

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 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 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 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of February 29, 2016, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:

 

     Total Value at
February 29,
2016
     Level 1
Quoted

Price
     Level 2
Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Investments in Securities*

   $ 89,662,116       $ 89,662,116       $       $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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 29, 2016, there were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 and 3 for the Fund.

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities 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 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

 

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SUMMIT GLOBAL INVESTMENTS U.S. LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

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 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 continue 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/Exchange Fees — The Fund imposes a redemption/exchange fee of 1.50% on redemptions/exchanges 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/exchange 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 management fees and reimburse expenses through December 31, 2016 to the extent that total annual fund operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) exceed 1.23%, 1.23%, 0.98% and 1.98% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A Shares, Retail Shares, Class I 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 1.23%, 0.98% or 1.98%, as applicable: acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary items, interest or taxes. This contractual limitation may not be terminated before December 31, 2016 without the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors. If at any time the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses for a year are less than 1.23%, 1.23%, 0.98% and 1.98% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A Shares, Retail Shares, Class I Shares and Class C Shares, respectively, the Adviser is entitled to reimbursement by the Fund of the advisory fees forgone and other payments remitted by the Adviser to the Fund within three years from the date on which such waiver or reimbursement was made. For the six months ended February 29, 2016, advisory fees accrued were $273,115, of which $73,469 were waived by the Adviser.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

February 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

As of February 29, 2016, the Fund had amounts available for recoupment as follows:

 

Expiration Fiscal Years Ending

August 31, 2016

      

August 31, 2017

       

August 31, 2018

       

August 31, 2019

$151,296      $170,961       $147,547       $73,469

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’s and Officer’s 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 29, 2016 was $5,754. Certain employees of BNY Mellon serve as an Officer of the Company. They are not compensated by the Fund or the Company. Employees of Vigilant Compliance, LLC serve as President, Chief Compliance Officer and, effective January 1, 2016, Treasurer of the Company. Vigilant Compliance, LLC is compensated for the services provided to the Company. For the six months ended February 29, 2016, the Fund paid $3,342 in officer fees.

4. Investment in Securities

For the six months ended February 29, 2016, aggregate purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) of the Fund were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investment Securities

   $ 36,461,795       $ 18,298,048   

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 29, 2016

(Unaudited)

 

As of February 29, 2016, the federal tax cost, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held by the Fund were as follows:

 

            
 

Federal tax cost

   $   82,941,067   
    

 

 

 
 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 9,024,149   
 

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (2,303,100
    

 

 

 
 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 6,721,049   
    

 

 

 

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, 2015, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed

Ordinary Income

    

Undistributed

Long-Term Gains

    

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

$2,112,615      $1,980,139      $3,980,193

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, 2015 was as follows:

 

Ordinary

Income

    

Long-Term

Gains

    

Total

$1,969,231      $779,761      $2,748,992

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, 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, 2015, 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 12-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 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

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

225 Liberty 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-SAR16


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

 

    4/28/2016                                                                                                                                 

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

 

    4/28/2016                                                                                                                                 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

      /s/ Robert Amweg                                                                               

 

      Robert Amweg, Treasurer

 

      (principal financial officer)

Date

 

    4/28/2016                                                                                                                                 

 

* 

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