N-CSR/A 1 d897309dncsra.htm ADVISORS INNER CIRCLE FUND Advisors Inner Circle Fund

 

 

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 811-06400

 

 

The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

SEI Investments

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

CT Corporation

101 Federal Street

Boston, MA 02110

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 446-3863

Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2014

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2014

 

 

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

The following change was made within Item 6 of the October 31, 2014 The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund Form N-CSR/A Filing for Rice Hall James:

The audit opinion for the full Schedule of Investments is now included as an attachment to the response to Item 6.


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS  

Shareholders’ Letter

       1   

Schedules of Investments

    

Mid Cap Portfolio

       8   

Small Cap Portfolio

       11   

Summary Schedule of Investments

    

Micro Cap Portfolio

       14   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

       17   

Statements of Operations

       18   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    

Mid Cap Portfolio

       19   

Small Cap Portfolio

       20   

Micro Cap Portfolio

       21   

Financial Highlights

    

Mid Cap Portfolio

       22   

Small Cap Portfolio

       23   

Micro Cap Portfolio

       24   

Notes to Financial Statements

       25   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

       34   

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

       35   

Trustees and Officers of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund

       38   

Board Considerations in Re-Approving the Investment Advisory Agreement

       46   

Notice to Shareholders

       49   

The RHJ Funds file their complete schedules of fund holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q within sixty days after the end of the period. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to fund securities, as well as information relating to how a Fund voted proxies relating to fund securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-474-5669; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    RHJ FUNDS
     OCTOBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
      

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ LETTER

RHJ Funds Annual Report

In the year ending October 31, 2014, U.S. broad markets sustained their steady run with a 17% return for the S&P 500; in the case of small caps, a strong start and dramatic year-end rally were bookends to a volatile, choppy fiscal year that the Russell 2000 Index closed with an 8% return.

The fiscal year leapt off on a raft of market-friendly policy and economic news indicating slow but steady growth (despite a harsh winter), real estate and manufacturing recovery and a tightening labor market steadily approaching pre-Crisis unemployment lows. In late 2013, a Congressional budget resolution and Janet Yellen’s confirmation as Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairwoman mitigated policy-related drivers of volatility, which trended low until late in the year. Combined with so-called “goldilocks” fundamentals, this economic picture supported a six-year-old bull market and initially helped to sustain a fairly steady push for U.S. equities. Cued by Fed guidance, investors positioned for the persistence of low rates, piling into both high-yielding safety stocks and also high-flying growth companies who were teed up by low rates to cheaply access capital to strengthen balance sheets and execute mergers and acquisitions. Further, with such low discount rates applied to high growth expectations, these high-flying growth issues appeared “cheap.” S&P 500 sector leadership evidenced this bifurcated appetite, with Utilities, a defensive sector, up 21% on the year and trailing only the high-octane growth of Health Care and Technology (up 30% and 26%, respectively).

At the same time, however, investors were valuation-wary after a tremendous 2013 and initiated a late-fiscal year rotation into lower Price-to-Earnings (P/E) issues. Volatility surged in July, spurring a U.S. equity pullback that was especially punishing for the Russell 2000, which suffered its first quarterly loss since June 2012 and fell 8% from its peak, charting ominous technicals as the sell-off persisted through quarter-end. Although the Russell 2000 was already lagging year-to-date due to profit-taking, 3Q2014’s dramatic losses are attributable in part to a spike in volatility, driven by the Energy sector’s response to plummeting oil prices and felt especially in contrast to the placid, low volatility markets of the past two years. The effect was magnified in the experience of already-struggling small caps, which were particularly exposed to a defensive flight. In October, however, the S&P 500 recouped modest 3Q losses, and the Russell 2000 recovered calendar year-to-date performance with a spectacular 7% bounce.

In our view, the Russell 2000’s healthy-seeming result belies the shifting reality under the hood of the markets and as we prepare to exit a low volatility, “rising tide lifts all boats” environment, investors should again expect markets to both reward and punish participation. After years of trailing higher beta, fundamentally less-sound issues, sustainable growth has begun to narrow the performance gap and active management seems poised to add value in these markets. Facing solid earnings, healthy economy

 

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and navigable fiscal conditions, growth assets are not “cheap” but they do stand at a discount to long-term P/E averages. With correlations poised to come down, a potential comeback of idiosyncratic risk and return to fundamentals may signal the stock-picker’s moment and upside for practitioners of sustainable growth investing.

RHJ Mid Cap Portfolio

 

As of October 31, 2014    6 Months      Calendar
YTD
     1 Year  

RHJ Mid Cap Portfolio

     3.38      3.89      7.72

Russell Midcap Index

     7.02      10.16      15.32

Russell Midcap Growth Index

     8.06      8.65      14.59

For the year ended October 31, 2014, the RHJ Mid Cap Portfolio returned 7.72%, underperforming the Russell Midcap Index return of 15.32%.

Throughout the year, midcap stocks enjoyed strong performance, nearly doubling the Russell 2000 Index return and keeping up fairly well with broad markets, as measured by the S&P 500 return of 17.27%.

In Health Care, the index’s best-performing sector for the year, the Portfolio benefitted from an overweight in modestly outperforming stocks (35% vs. 33% for the index). Although positive, Materials (up 12%) lagged the overall index, and the Portfolio’s underweight, outperforming position (up 19%) added on a relative basis.

Underperforming, overweight Industrials and Technology positions (both weighted 21% vs. 13% and 14% for the respective index sectors) effected much of the relative underperformance. The Portfolio’s Industrials holdings returned 3% vs. 13% for the index, and lagging Technology names (11% vs. 19% for the index) further detracted.

RHJ Small Cap Portfolio

 

As of October 31, 2014    6 Months      Calendar
YTD
     1 Year  

RHJ Small Cap Portfolio

     7.34      2.53      7.21

Russell 2000 Index

     4.83      1.90      8.06

Russell 2000 Growth Index

     6.90      1.90      8.26

The RHJ Small Cap Portfolio returned 7.21% for the year ended October 31, 2014, slightly underperforming the Russell 2000 Index return of 8.06%

After a strong advance to kick off fiscal year 2014, the small cap asset class would stay flat for the majority of the year before experiencing an uptick in volatility and accelerated sell-offs; the Russell 2000 was sent into the red by a punishing calendar-year third quarter before rebounding in October to close out the year.

 

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Portfolio performance was buoyed principally by stock selection in Technology, where the overweight position rose 32% vs. 9% for the index. At an approximately neutral weight, the Portfolio’s position in hard-hit Energy (down 16% vs. down 18% for the index) also contributed positively to relative performance.

The Portfolio’s Health Care overweight, up 9%, failed to keep pace with a 22% index sector return and was the costliest relative position. With a 9% position, the Portfolio is substantially underweight Financials, which represents 23% of the index and returned 12% during the year vs. 5% for the Portfolio. The index sector result was boosted mainly by Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), one of the best-performing assets year-to-date and overall 8% of the index; the Portfolio’s lack of exposure was a detractor.

RHJ Micro Cap Portfolio

 

As of October 31, 2014    6 Months     

Calendar

YTD

     1 Year  

RHJ Micro Cap Portfolio

     0.36      (4.38 )%       3.42

Russell Microcap Index

     2.13      (0.96 )%       7.34

Russell Microcap Growth Index

     1.49      (2.37 )%       6.78

The RHJ Micro Cap Equity Portfolio posted a return of 3.42% for the year ending October 31, 2014, lagging the Russell Microcap Index result of 7.34%.

After a market-leading 2013, micro caps lead the U.S. equity market retreat in late fiscal year 2014, as investors spooked by resurgent volatility sold off small and micro cap assets in favor of the perceived safety of larger cap ideas.

Stock selection in modestly overweight Consumer Discretionary, up 9% vs. 1% for the index, contributed the most on a relative basis. In the essentially neutral-weighted Health Care position, the Portfolio’s holdings returned 27% vs. 22% for the index.

The Portfolio holdings shed 7% vs. an index sector down 3% in the overweight Technology position (a weight of 23% vs. 16% for the index); Technology cost the Portfolio the most on a relative basis. In Energy, the Portfolio also lost relative ground on a sharp decline precipitated by plummeting oil prices; given the Portfolio’s underweight to an already-small index component (approximately 5%), however, losses amounted to just over 1% in relative performance.

Investment Management Team

The RHJ Funds

This represents management’s assessment of the Funds and the market environment at a specific point in time and should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice.

 

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Definition of Comparative Indices

Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged index comprised of 2,000 stocks of U.S. companies with small market capitalization.

Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

Russell Midcap Index is an unmanaged index comprised of 800 stocks of U.S. companies with mid-market capitalization.

Russell Midcap Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

Russell Microcap Index is an unmanaged index that consists of the smallest 2,000 securities in the small-cap Russell 2000 Index plus the next 2,000 securities.

Russell Microcap Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell Microcap companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

   

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN*

FOR YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2014

 
    1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years     Inception to Date  
Rice Hall James Mid Cap Portfolio     7.72%        12.94%        12.78%        7.67%        8.02%   
Russell Midcap Index     15.32%        20.05%        18.97%        10.37%        10.78%   
Russell Midcap Growth Index     14.59%        18.74%        18.73%        10.17%        10.52%   

 

LOGO

 

The Rice Hall James Mid Cap Portfolio commenced operations on July 30, 2004.

 

* If the Adviser and/or Fund’s service providers had not limited certain expenses, the Fund’s total return would have been lower.

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives. The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change because it is actively managed and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

See definition of comparative indices on page 4.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    RHJ SMALL CAP PORTFOLIO
     OCTOBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
      

 

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

   

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN*

FOR YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2014

 
    1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years     Inception to Date  
Rice Hall James Small Cap Portfolio     7.21%        14.51%        18.75%        9.43%        9.68%   
Russell 2000 Index     8.06%        18.18%        17.39%        8.67%        8.54%   
Russell 2000 Growth Index     8.26%        18.42%        18.61%        9.42%        6.55%   

 

LOGO

 

The Rice Hall James Small Cap Portfolio commenced operations on November 1, 1996.

 

* If the Adviser and/or Fund’s service providers had not limited certain expenses, the Fund’s total return would have been lower.

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives. The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change because it is actively managed and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

See definition of comparative indices on page 4.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    RHJ MICRO CAP PORTFOLIO
     OCTOBER 31, 2014 (Unaudited)
      

 

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

   

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN*

FOR YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2014

 
    1 Year     3 Years     5 Years     10 Years     Inception to Date  
Rice Hall James Micro Cap Portfolio     3.42%        17.50%        17.84%        7.89%        12.03%   
Russell Micro Cap Index     7.34%        20.15%        17.24%        6.88%        N/A%   
Russell Micro Cap Growth Index     6.78%        19.59%        17.46%        7.15%        N/A%   

 

LOGO

 

The Rice Hall James Micro Cap Portfolio commenced operations on July 1, 1994.

 

* If the Adviser and/or Fund’s service providers had not limited certain expenses, the Fund’s total return would have been lower.

The performance data quoted herein represents past performance and the return and value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that, when redeemed, may be worth less than its original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future performance and should not be considered as a representation of the future results of the Fund. The Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and all capital gains. Index returns assume reinvestment of dividends and, unlike a fund’s returns, do not reflect any fees or expenses. If such fees and expenses were included in the index returns the performance would have been lower. Please note that one cannot invest directly in an unmanaged index.

There are no assurances that the Fund will meet its stated objectives. The Fund’s holdings and allocations are subject to change because it is actively managed and should not be considered recommendations to buy individual securities.

Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

See definition of comparative indices on page 4.

 

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SECTOR WEIGHTINGS (Unaudited)†     

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Percentages based on total investments.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS                  
COMMON STOCK — 95.9%                  
       Shares        Value  
         
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 24.7%                  

Allison Transmission Holdings, Cl A

       5,159         $ 167,564   

Brunswick

       2,527           118,264   

Garmin

       1,373           76,174   

Genesco*

       2,021           154,991   

Guess?

       3,771           83,603   

Harman International Industries

       878           94,245   

Hasbro

       1,863           107,178   

Nordstrom

       2,005           145,583   

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings*

       4,537           176,943   

Tupperware Brands

       1,358           86,572   

Urban Outfitters*

       1,362           41,350   
         

 

 

 
            1,252,467   
         

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES — 3.3%                  

Pinnacle Foods

       5,007           169,237   
         

 

 

 
ENERGY — 3.5%                  

Oasis Petroleum*

       2,263           67,800   

Whiting Petroleum*

       1,801           110,293   
         

 

 

 
            178,093   
         

 

 

 
FINANCIALS — 5.9%                  

CBRE Group, Cl A*

       3,541           113,312   

City National

       1,306           102,795   

Comerica

       1,783           85,121   
         

 

 

 
            301,228   
         

 

 

 

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCK — continued                  
       Shares        Value  
         
HEALTH CARE — 11.3%                  

Bio-Techne Corp

       840         $ 76,482   

Bruker*

       4,443           92,103   

Catamaran*

       1,757           83,756   

Edwards Lifesciences*

       831           100,485   

Mednax*

       1,716           107,130   

Salix Pharmaceuticals*

       792           113,929   
         

 

 

 
            573,885   
         

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS — 18.6%                  

Armstrong World Industries*

       2,342           113,400   

CLARCOR

       2,514           168,338   

IDEX

       1,329           99,555   

Jacobs Engineering Group*

       1,508           71,554   

Nordson

       1,327           101,582   

Pentair

       1,282           85,958   

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers

       4,071           99,292   

WABCO Holdings*

       1,018           99,133   

Xylem

       2,920           106,171   
         

 

 

 
            944,983   
         

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 22.4%                  

Cognizant Technology Solutions, Cl A*

       2,125           103,806   

FactSet Research Systems

       621           81,624   

FLIR Systems

       4,302           144,246   

IPG Photonics*

       1,421           104,316   

Linear Technology

       2,069           88,636   

Microchip Technology

       3,324           143,298   

National Instruments

       3,103           98,303   

NVIDIA

       5,843           114,172   

Teradyne

       7,609           140,005   

Trimble Navigation*

       4,430           118,990   
         

 

 

 
            1,137,396   
         

 

 

 
MATERIALS — 3.6%                  

Air Products & Chemicals

       672           90,491   

Cytec Industries

       2,008           93,633   
         

 

 

 
            184,124   
         

 

 

 

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCK — continued                  
       Shares        Value  
         
UTILITIES — 2.6%                  

ITC Holdings

       3,257         $ 129,010   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $3,991,913)

            4,870,423   
         

 

 

 
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (A) — 2.9%                  
CASH EQUIVALENT — 2.9%                  

Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management Fund A
Class, 0.010%
(Cost $145,537)

       145,537           145,537   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.8%
(Cost $4,137,450)

          $ 5,015,960   
         

 

 

 

 

    Percentages are based on Net Assets of $5,076,324.
*   Non-income producing security.
(A)   The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of October 31, 2014.
Cl   Class

 

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

 

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SECTOR WEIGHTINGS (Unaudited)†     

LOGO

 

Percentages based on total investments.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS                  
COMMON STOCK — 98.0%**                  
       Shares        Value  
         
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 14.5%                  

Cinemark Holdings

       47,100         $ 1,663,572   

Helen of Troy*

       30,700           1,898,795   

Imax*

       64,300           1,894,278   

Oxford Industries

       19,166           1,173,918   

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers*

       14,500           797,065   

Texas Roadhouse, Cl A

       55,400           1,599,398   

Tumi Holdings*

       26,543           551,298   

Vera Bradley*

       47,900           1,092,120   
         

 

 

 
            10,670,444   
         

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES — 1.4%                  

Snyders-Lance

       34,300           1,021,797   
         

 

 

 
ENERGY — 4.4%                  

Gulfport Energy*

       22,900           1,149,122   

Helix Energy Solutions Group*

       50,300           1,339,992   

Sanchez Energy*

       45,400           774,978   
         

 

 

 
            3,264,092   
         

 

 

 
FINANCIALS — 8.7%                  

Cathay General Bancorp

       45,600           1,204,296   

Columbia Banking System

       39,380           1,093,976   

First Cash Financial Services*

       21,600           1,276,128   

Glacier Bancorp

       44,600           1,279,574   

UMB Financial

       26,600           1,584,828   
         

 

 

 
            6,438,802   
         

 

 

 

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCK — continued                  
       Shares        Value  
         
HEALTH CARE — 14.3%                  

Akorn*

       39,800         $ 1,773,090   

AMN Healthcare Services*

       91,500           1,569,225   

Analogic

       19,900           1,451,506   

Bruker*

       68,100           1,411,713   

HealthSouth

       33,700           1,359,121   

Owens & Minor

       34,150           1,137,878   

Team Health Holdings*

       30,000           1,876,200   
         

 

 

 
            10,578,733   
         

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS — 21.3%                  

Albany International, Cl A

       33,600           1,269,408   

Forward Air

       33,200           1,589,284   

Hexcel*

       28,600           1,198,054   

Korn*

       56,400           1,575,252   

MasTec*

       35,900           1,028,176   

Matson

       48,800           1,390,312   

Middleby*

       13,300           1,177,050   

MRC Global*

       42,000           883,260   

Mueller Water Products, Cl A

       140,900           1,390,683   

Polypore International*

       20,700           909,144   

Steelcase, Cl A

       91,500           1,621,380   

Tennant

       22,700           1,673,671   
         

 

 

 
            15,705,674   
         

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 27.6%                  

Ambarella*

       39,900           1,767,171   

Blackhawk Network Holdings, Cl A*

       28,100           971,136   

Blackhawk Network Holdings, Cl B*

       20,200           674,680   

Coherent*

       19,600           1,276,940   

Cray*

       24,000           831,840   

Diebold

       38,700           1,371,141   

Electronics for Imaging*

       27,700           1,266,444   

EPAM Systems*

       26,900           1,284,206   

FARO Technologies*

       24,305           1,361,080   

FEI

       11,000           927,080   

Integrated Device Technology*

       86,900           1,426,029   

Ixia*

       75,700           728,991   

MAXIMUS

       29,900           1,448,954   

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    RHJ SMALL CAP PORTFOLIO
     OCTOBER 31, 2014
      

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued                  
       Shares        Value  
         
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — continued                  

NICE Systems ADR

       39,553         $ 1,609,016   

Plantronics

       39,100           2,028,117   

PTC*

       36,400           1,388,660   
         

 

 

 
            20,361,485   
         

 

 

 
MATERIALS — 5.8%                  

HB Fuller

       26,600           1,116,402   

Koppers Holdings

       22,200           876,456   

PH Glatfelter

       29,200           736,716   

Sensient Technologies

       25,900           1,532,762   
         

 

 

 
            4,262,336   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $56,540,615)

            72,303,363   
         

 

 

 
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (A) — 2.9%                  
CASH EQUIVALENT— 2.9%                  

Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management Fund A
Class, 0.010%
(Cost $2,138,277)

       2,138,277           2,138,277   
         

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.9%
(Cost $58,678,892)

          $ 74,441,640   
         

 

 

 

 

    Percentages are based on Net Assets of $73,780,361.
*   Non-income producing security.
**   More narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for
reporting purposes.
(A)   The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of October 31, 2014.
ADR   American Depositary Receipt
Cl   Class

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    RHJ MICRO CAP PORTFOLIO
     OCTOBER 31, 2014
      

 

 

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS (Unaudited)†     

LOGO

 

Percentages based on total investments.

 

SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS           
COMMON STOCK — 97.9%                         
       % of
Net Assets
     Shares        Value  
            
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 15.7%           

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Cl A*

       1.4      33,500         $ 567,825   

Capella Education

       1.3         7,100           502,254   

Cavco Industries*

       1.4         7,700           561,099   

Citi Trends*

       1.7         29,500           668,175   

Eros International*

       1.1         24,500           452,270   

Fox Factory Holding*

       1.6         37,300           631,862   

Libbey*

       1.1         14,400           414,000   

MarineMax*

       1.9         37,900           726,543   

Valuevision Media, Cl A*

       1.3         87,522           495,375   

Other Securities

       2.9              1,124,447   
            

 

 

 
               6,143,850   
            

 

 

 
CONSUMER STAPLES — 1.1%           

Inter Parfums

       1.1         15,500           440,200   
            

 

 

 
ENERGY — 2.5%                         

Abraxas Petroleum*

       1.1         103,533           427,591   

Other Securities

       1.4              552,637   
            

 

 

 
               980,228   
            

 

 

 
FINANCIALS — 7.6%                         

Lakeland Financial

       1.1         10,800           447,552   

Square 1 Financial, Cl A*

       1.5         30,000           596,700   

State Bank Financial

       1.1         23,100           413,952   

United Financial Bancorp

       1.5         42,700           599,081   

United Insurance Holdings

       1.4         27,000           529,200   

Other Securities

       1.0              390,782   
            

 

 

 
               2,977,267   
            

 

 

 

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    RHJ MICRO CAP PORTFOLIO
     OCTOBER 31, 2014
      

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued                         
       % of
Net Assets
     Shares        Value  
            
HEALTH CARE — 22.4%                         

AngioDynamics*

       1.7 %        38,400         $ 652,800   

Cambrex*

       1.5         28,400           598,672   

Cantel Medical

       1.9         17,550           744,120   

Healthways*

       1.4         35,900           556,450   

Hyperion Therapeutics*

       1.4         22,800           554,040   

LHC Group*

       1.5         24,300           591,705   

MedAssets*

       1.2         21,600           467,856   

Natus Medical*

       1.8         20,900           710,600   

Omnicell*

       1.1         13,500           436,185   

Repligen*

       1.7         25,900           653,198   

SurModics*

       1.4         24,500           530,425   

Trinity Biotech ADR

       1.1         24,924           433,678   

US Physical Therapy

       2.0         17,800           768,070   

Vascular Solutions*

       1.7         22,300           655,843   

Other Securities

       1.0              401,370   
            

 

 

 
               8,755,012   
            

 

 

 
INDUSTRIALS — 22.7%                         

Apogee Enterprises

       2.2         19,100           838,490   

Astronics*

       1.8         13,836           716,843   

Celadon Group

       1.2         24,000           467,040   

Dynamic Materials

       1.2         26,100           475,281   

Echo Global Logistics*

       1.7         25,900           676,767   

Exponent

       1.8         8,600           686,452   

GP Strategies*

       2.0         24,200           802,472   

Heritage-Crystal Clean*

       1.7         36,200           656,668   

John Bean Technologies

       1.7         22,400           671,328   

LB Foster, Cl A

       1.5         11,000           594,990   

Lydall*

       1.5         18,700           578,391   

Mistras Group*

       1.1         25,500           420,495   

NN

       1.5         23,400           585,000   

Other Securities

       1.8              696,451   
            

 

 

 
               8,866,668   
            

 

 

 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 22.0%                  

CalAmp*

       1.4         28,400           547,552   

ePlus*

       1.6         10,400           635,128   

Fabrinet*

       1.5         31,200           568,152   

GSI Group*

       1.5         46,800           601,380   

Kofax*

       1.2         73,100           464,185   

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    RHJ MICRO CAP PORTFOLIO
     OCTOBER 31, 2014
      

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued                         
       % of
Net Assets
     Shares        Value  
            
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — continued                  

MaxLinear, Cl A*

       1.3 %        68,600         $ 486,374   

Maxwell Technologies*

       1.1         37,600           438,416   

Newport*

       1.5         32,600           583,214   

Silicon Image*

       1.3         96,100           515,096   

Sykes Enterprises*

       1.6         28,400           611,736   

Tangoe*

       1.1         29,300           429,831   

WNS Holdings ADR* (A)

       1.4         27,072           547,125   

Xcerra*

       1.4         65,000           551,850   

Other Securities

       4.1              1,622,535   
            

 

 

 
               8,602,574   
            

 

 

 
MATERIALS — 3.9%                         

Horsehead Holding*

       1.7         41,500           651,965   

Myers Industries

       1.1         28,900           431,766   

Synalloy

       1.1         25,541           412,487   
            

 

 

 
               1,496,218   
            

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $31,743,980)

               38,262,017   
            

 

 

 
            
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (A) — 3.2%           
CASH EQUIVALENTS — 3.2%                         

Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management Fund,
Cl A, 0.010%
(Cost $1,259,601)

       3.2         1,259,601           1,259,601   
            

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.1%
(Cost $33,003,581)

             $ 39,521,618   
            

 

 

 

 

    Percentages are based on Net Assets of $39,078,231.
*   Non-income producing security.
(A)   The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of October 31, 2014.
ADR   American Depositary Receipt
Cl   Class

The Summary Schedule of Investments does not reflect the complete portfolio holdings. It includes the Fund’s 50 largest holdings and each investment of any issuer that exceeds 1% of the Fund’s net assets. “Other Securities” represent all issues not required to be disclosed under the rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Footnotes above may apply to securities that are included in “Other Securities”. For further detail, the complete schedule of portfolio holdings is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-474-5669; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    RHJ FUNDS
     OCTOBER 31, 2014
      

 

 

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES     
    Mid Cap
Portfolio
    Small Cap
Portfolio
    Micro Cap
Portfolio
 

Assets:

     

Investments at Value (Cost $4,137,450, $58,678,892 and $33,003,581, respectively)

  $ 5,015,960      $ 74,441,640      $ 39,521,618   

Cash

           546          

Receivable for Investment Securities Sold

    125,387        251,623        395,236   

Prepaid Expenses

    6,976        13,810        8,773   

Receivable for Capital Shares Sold

    378        2,544        20,967   

Dividends Receivable

    2,102        15,123        13,494   

Receivable Due from Investment Advisor

    3,744                 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

    5,154,547        74,725,286        39,960,088   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

     

Payable for Investment Securities Purchased

    65,213        754,320        750,765   

Payable Due to Administrator

    1,313        18,495        9,919   

Payable Due to Trustees

    308        4,404        2,351   

Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable

    182        2,598        1,387   

Payable Due to Investment Adviser

           35,178        23,552   

Payable for Capital Shares Redeemed

           41,322        44,214   

Other Accrued Expenses

    11,207        88,608        49,669   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

    78,223        944,925        881,857   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 5,076,324      $ 73,780,361      $ 39,078,231   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

     

Paid-in Capital

  $ 6,598,202      $ 44,684,558      $ 35,091,016   

Accumulated Net Investment Loss

    (25,051     (308,761     (345,945

Accumulated Net Realized Gain (loss) on Investments

    (2,375,337     13,641,816        (2,184,877

Net Unrealized Appreciation on Investments

    878,510        15,762,748        6,518,037   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 5,076,324      $ 73,780,361      $ 39,078,231   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Institutional Class Shares:

     

Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest (unlimited authorization — no par value)

    n/a        4,239,368        1,420,977   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investor Class Shares:

     

Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest (unlimited authorization — no par value)

    263,741        n/a        n/a   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value,

     

Per share — Institutional Class

    n/a      $ 17.40      $ 27.50
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value,

     

Per share — Investor Class

  $ 19.25        n/a        n/a   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Redemption price per share may be less if the shares are redeemed less then 90 days from the date of purchase. See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    RHJ FUNDS
     FOR THE YEAR ENDED
     OCTOBER 31, 2014

 

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS     
     Mid Cap
Portfolio
     Small Cap
Portfolio
     Micro Cap
Portfolio
 

Investment Income

        

Dividends

   $ 49,432       $ 677,017       $ 221,436   

Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld

     (471      (3,743        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Income

     48,961         673,274         221,436   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Investment Advisory Fees

     47,736         645,241         306,910   

Distribution Fees

     13,260                   

Shareholder Servicing Fees

             98,213         50,793   

Administration Fees

     14,502         220,933         112,721   

Trustees’ Fees

     980         14,301         7,454   

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

     1,030         7,854         4,334   

Transfer Agent Fees

     32,360         91,190         58,673   

Registration and Filing Fees

     15,627         22,516         20,820   

Printing Fees

     3,544         22,537         13,431   

Audit Fees

     3,741         38,161         23,504   

Legal Fees

     1,995         30,604         15,496   

Custodian Fees

     5,000         5,066         4,999   

Other Expenses

     3,951         17,948         9,147   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses Before Expense Waiver and Fees Paid Indirectly

     143,726         1,214,564         628,282   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less:

        

Waiver of Investment Advisory Fees

     (47,736      (205,384        

Reimbursement from Adviser

     (21,580                

Fees Paid Indirectly(1)

     (1,214      (27,145      (3,291
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Expenses After Expense Waivers, Reimbursements and Fees Paid Indirectly

     73,196         982,035         624,991   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Investment Loss

     (24,235      (308,761      (403,555
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     785,800         14,649,005         4,004,921   

Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Investments

     (357,097      (9,265,916      (2,252,543
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments

     428,703         5,383,089         1,752,378   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 404,468       $ 5,074,328       $ 1,348,823   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

See Note 4 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    RHJ MID CAP PORTFOLIO
      
      

 

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS     
     Year Ended
October 31,
2014
     Year Ended
October 31,
2013
 

Operations:

     

Net Investment Loss

   $ (24,235    $ (33,783

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     785,800         1,697,205   

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

     (357,097      615,130   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets
Resulting in Operations

     404,468         2,278,552   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

     

Net Investment Income

             (81,596
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

             (81,596
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

     

Issued

     452,461         917,360   

Reinvestment of Distributions

             80,142   

Redeemed

     (1,085,569      (6,469,612
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from
Capital Share Transactions

     (633,108      (5,472,110
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Decrease in Net Assets

     (228,640      (3,275,154

Net Assets:

     

Beginning of Year

     5,304,964         8,580,118   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of Year

   $ 5,076,324       $ 5,304,964   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated Net Investment Loss/Distributions in Excess of Net Investment Income

   $ (25,051    $ (58,305
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares Issued and Redeemed:

     

Issued

     24,130         62,232   

Reinvestment of Distributions

             5,910   

Redeemed

     (57,234      (422,134
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

     (33,104      (353,992
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    RHJ SMALL CAP PORTFOLIO
      
      

 

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS     
     Year  Ended
October 31,
2014
     Year Ended
October 31,
2013
 

Operations:

     

Net Investment Loss

   $ (308,761    $ (475,427

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     14,649,005         9,678,330   

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

     (9,265,916      17,145,897   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets
Resulting in Operations

     5,074,328         26,348,800   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions:

     

Net Realized Gain

     (8,499,981        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (8,499,981        
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

     

Issued

     8,241,239         9,885,661   

Reinvestment of Distributions

     8,331,952           

Redeemed

     (35,908,777      (27,407,526
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from
Capital Share Transactions

     (19,335,586      (17,521,865
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (22,761,239      8,826,935   

Net Assets:

     

Beginning of Year

     96,541,600         87,714,665   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of Year

   $ 73,780,361       $ 96,541,600   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated Net Investment Loss

   $ (308,761    $   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares Issued and Redeemed:

     

Issued

     493,870         637,884   

Reinvestment of Distributions

     514,001           

Redeemed

     (2,169,237      (1,866,846
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Shares Outstanding
from Share Transactions

     (1,161,366      (1,228,962
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Amounts designated as “—” are $0.

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    RHJ MICRO CAP PORTFOLIO
      
      

 

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS     
     Year  Ended
October 31,
2014
     Year Ended
October 31,
2013
 

Operations:

     

Net Investment Loss

   $ (403,555    $ (378,375

Net Realized Gain on Investments

     4,004,921         6,403,865   

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

     (2,252,543      5,705,536   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets
Resulting in Operations

     1,348,823         11,731,026   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

     

Issued

     3,165,174         1,398,941   

Redemption Fees(1)

     7,554         391   

Redeemed

     (5,552,145      (6,617,580
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from
Capital Share Transactions

     (2,379,417      (5,218,248
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (1,030,594      6,512,778   

Net Assets:

     

Beginning of Year

     40,108,825         33,596,047   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of Year

   $ 39,078,231       $ 40,108,825   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated Net Investment Loss

   $ (345,945    $ (350,859
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Shares Issued and Redeemed:

     

Issued

     113,966         62,892   

Redeemed

     (201,382      (312,988
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Shares Outstanding
from Share Transactions

     (87,416      (250,096
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

See Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements

 

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

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS     
    

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 
     Years Ended October 31,  
     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  

Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Year

   $ 17.87      $ 13.18      $ 13.49      $ 12.61      $ 10.65   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from
Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) .

     (0.09     (0.07     0.01        (0.07     (0.05

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

     1.47        4.89        (0.32     0.95        2.01   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     1.38        4.82        (0.31     0.88        1.96   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends from:

          

Net Investment Income

            (0.13                     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Dividends

            (0.13                     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value,
End of Year

   $ 19.25      $ 17.87      $ 13.18      $ 13.49      $ 12.61   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     7.72     36.86     (2.30 )%      6.98     18.40
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, End of Year (Thousands)

   $ 5,076      $ 5,305      $ 8,580      $ 9,087      $ 7,203   

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets(2)

     1.40     1.40     1.40     1.40     1.40

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers, Reimbursements and Fees Paid Indirectly)

     2.71     2.37     2.12     2.22     2.00

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

     (0.46 )%      (0.46 )%      0.08     (0.47 )%      (0.42 )% 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     50     44     60     57     67

 

  Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total return would have been lower had certain fees not been waived and/or expenses assumed by the Adviser during the year.
(1)   

Per share calculations were performed using average shares for the period.

(2)   

The Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets excludes the effect of fees paid indirectly. If these expense offsets were included, the ratios would have been 1.38%, 1.36%, 1.37% 1.38% and 1.42% respectively.

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS     
    

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 
     Years Ended October 31,  
     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  

Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Year

   $ 17.88      $ 13.23      $ 13.40      $ 10.30      $ 8.52   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from
Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Loss(1)

     (0.06     (0.08     (0.02     (0.12     (0.10

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

     1.23        4.73        0.44        3.22        1.88   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment
Operations

     1.17        4.65        0.42        3.10        1.78   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from:

          

Net Realized Gain

     (1.65            (0.59              

Return of Capital

                   (2)               
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (1.65            (0.59              
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 17.40      $ 17.88      $ 13.23      $ 13.40      $ 10.30   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     7.21 %‡      35.15 %      3.63     30.10     20.89
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, End of Year (Thousands)

   $ 73,780      $ 96,542      $ 87,715      $ 140,176      $ 34,672   

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets(3)

     1.22     1.41     1.32     1.37     1.47

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers and Fees Paid Indirectly)

     1.51     1.51     1.44     1.47     1.49

Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets

     (0.38 )%      (0.54 )%      (0.12 )%      (0.96 )%      (1.02 )% 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     46     49     89     79     78

 

  Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
  Total return would have been lower had certain fees not been waived and/or expenses assumed by the Adviser during the year.
(1)   

Per share calculations were performed using average shares for the year.

(2)   

Value is less than $0.01 per share.

(3)   

The Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets excludes the effect of fees paid indirectly. If these expense offsets were included, the ratios would have been the same.

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS     
    

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 
     Years Ended October 31,  
     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  

Net Asset Value,
Beginning of Year

   $ 26.59      $ 19.11      $ 16.95      $ 14.71      $ 12.10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from
Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Loss(1)

     (0.27     (0.24     (0.21     (0.22     (0.19

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain

     1.17        7.72        2.37        2.46        2.80   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     0.90        7.48        2.16        2.24        2.61   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redemption Fees

     0.01        (2)      (2)      (2)      (2) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from:

          

Net Realized Gain

                                   

Return of Capital

                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

                                   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 27.50      $ 26.59      $ 19.11      $ 16.95      $ 14.71   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return

     3.42     39.14     12.74     15.23     21.57 % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

          

Net Assets, End of Year (Thousands)

   $ 39,078      $ 40,109      $ 33,596      $ 34,334      $ 60,582   

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets(3)

     1.53     1.51     1.36     1.50     1.60

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Fees Paid Indirectly)

     1.54     1.55     1.43     1.62     1.66

Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets

     (0.99 )%      (1.07 )%      (1.14 )%      (1.31 )%      (1.36 )% 

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     57     98     101     147     128

 

  Returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
  Total return would have been lower had certain fees not been waived and/or expenses assumed by the Adviser during the year.
(1)   

Per share calculations were performed using average shares for the period.

(2)   

Value is less than $0.01 per share

(3)   

The Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets excludes the effect of fees paid indirectly. If these expense offsets were included, the ratios would have been 1.53%, 1.51%, 1.36%, 1.50%, and 1.61%, respectively.

Amounts designated as “—” are either $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Organization:

The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund (the “Trust”) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust under an Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated February 18, 1997. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company with 53 funds. The financial statements herein are those of the Rice Hall James Mid Cap Portfolio (“Mid Cap Portfolio”), Rice Hall James Small Cap Portfolio (“Small Cap Portfolio”), and Rice Hall James Micro Cap Portfolio (“Micro Cap Portfolio”) (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”). Each Fund is classified as a “diversified” investment company under the 1940 Act. The investment objective of the Mid Cap Portfolio is maximum capital appreciation. The Mid Cap Portfolio invests primarily (at least 80% of its net assets) in equity securities of U.S. mid cap companies with market capitalizations which, at the time of initial purchase, fall within the range of the companies in the Russell Midcap Index. The investment objective of the Small Cap Portfolio is maximum capital appreciation. The Small Cap Portfolio invests primarily (at least 80% of its net assets) in equity securities of U.S. small cap companies with market capitalizations which, at the time of initial purchase, fall within the range of the companies in the Russell 2000 Index. The investment objective of the Micro Cap Portfolio is maximum capital appreciation. The Micro Cap Portfolio invests primarily (at least 80% of its net assets) in equity securities of U.S. micro cap companies which, at the time of initial purchase, fall within the range of companies in the Russell Microcap Index at reconstitution each June. The financial statements of the remaining funds of the Trust are presented separately. The assets of each fund are segregated, and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the fund in which shares are held.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.

Use of Estimates — The Funds are investment companies in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). Therefore, the Funds follow the accounting and reporting guidelines for investment companies. 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 as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material.

 

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Security Valuation — Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on NASDAQ), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded, or, if there is no such reported sale, at the most recent quoted bid price. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. Values of debt securities are generally reported at the last sales price if the security is actively traded. If a debt security is not actively traded it is valued at an evaluated bid price by employing methodologies that utilize actual market transactions, broker-supplied valuations, or other methodologies designed to identify the market value for such securities. Debt obligations with remaining maturities of sixty days or less may be valued at their amortized cost, which approximates market value. The prices for foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates.

Securities for which market prices are not “readily available” are valued in accordance with fair value procedures established by the Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Funds’ fair value procedures are implemented through a fair value pricing committee (the “Committee”) designated by the Board. Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using fair value procedures include: the security’s trading has been halted or suspended; the security has been de-listed from a national exchange; the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open; the security has not been traded for an extended period of time; the security’s primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price; or trading of the security is subject to local government-imposed restrictions. When a security is valued in accordance with the fair value procedures, the Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the Committee. As of October 31, 2014, there were no securities valued in accordance with the fair value procedures.

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurement and disclosure under U.S. GAAP, the Funds disclose fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The objective of a fair value measurement is to determine the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction

 

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between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Accordingly, the fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

• Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date;

• Level 2 — Quoted prices which are not active, or inputs that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

• Level 3 — Prices, inputs or exotic modeling techniques which are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

Investments are classified within the level of the lowest significant input considered in determining fair value. Investments classified within Level 3 whose fair value measurement considers several inputs may include Level 1 or Level 2 inputs as components of the overall fair value measurement.

As of October 31, 2014, all of the Funds’ investments in securities were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP. For details of the investment classification, refer to the Schedules of Investments for the Mid Cap Portfolio and Small Cap Portfolio and the Summary Schedule of Investments for the Micro Cap Portfolio.

For the year ended October 31, 2014, there have been no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 assets and liabilities. For the year ended October 31, 2014, there were no Level 3 securities.

For the year ended October 31, 2014, there have been no significant changes to the Funds’ fair value methodologies.

Federal Income Taxes — It is the Funds’ intention to continue to qualify as regulated investment companies for Federal income tax purposes by complying with the appropriate provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Accordingly, no provisions for Federal income taxes have been made in the financial statements.

The Funds evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether it is “more-likely-than-not” (i.e., greater than 50-percent) that each tax position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of the position. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax

 

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benefit or expense in the current year. The Funds did not record any tax provision in the current period. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, examination by tax authorities (i.e., the last 3 open tax year ends, as applicable), on-going analysis of and changes to tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.

As of and during the year ended October 31, 2014, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the year, the Funds did not incur any significant interest or penalties.

Security Transactions and Investment Income — Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Costs used in determining realized gains or losses on the sale of investment securities are based on the specific identification method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis from settlement date.

Expenses — Most expenses of the Trust can be directly attributed to a particular fund. Certain expenses are apportioned among the Trust based on the number of funds and/or relative net assets.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Each Fund distributes substantially all of its net investment income, if any, quarterly. Any net realized capital gains are distributed at least annually. All distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date.

Redemption Fees — The Micro Cap Portfolio imposes a 2.00% redemption fees on the value of Institutional Class shares redeemed less than 90 days from the date of purchase. The redemption fee is recorded as an increase to paid-in capital. The Micro Cap Portfolio imposed redemption fees of $7,554 and $391, for the years ended October 31, 2014 and October 31, 2013, respectively.

 

3. Transactions with Affiliates:

Certain officers of the Trust are also officers of SEI Investments Global Funds Services (the “Administrator”), a wholly owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company and/or SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”). Such officers are paid no fees by the Trust, other than the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) as described below, for serving as officers of the Trust.

A portion of the services provided by the CCO and his staff, whom are employees of the Administrator, are paid for by the Trust as incurred. The services include regulatory oversight of the Trust’s Advisors and service providers as required by SEC regulations. The CCO’s services have been approved by and are reviewed by the Board.

 

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4. Administration, Distribution, Commission Recapture, Shareholder Servicing, Transfer Agent and Custodian Agreements:

The Funds and the Administrator are parties to an Administration Agreement under which the Administrator provides management and administrative services for an annual fee equal to the higher of $125,000 for one fund, $250,000 for two funds, $350,000 for three funds, plus $75,000 per additional fund, plus $20,000 per additional class or 0.12% of the first $250 million, 0.10% of the next $250 million, 0.08% of the next $250 million and 0.04% of any amount above $750 million of the Funds’ average daily net assets.

The Trust has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) in accordance with the provisions of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, which regulates circumstances under which an investment company may directly or indirectly bear expenses relating to the distribution of its shares. The Plan provides that Investor Class shares of the Mid Cap Portfolio will pay the Distributor a fee not to exceed 0.25% of the Mid Cap Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Investor Class shares from which the Distributor may make payments pursuant to written agreements to financial institutions and intermediaries such as banks, savings and loan associations, insurance companies including, without limit, investment counselors, broker-dealers and the Distributor’s affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, “Agents”). The fee represents compensation for services and reimbursement of expenses incurred in connection with distribution assistance or provision of shareholder services. The Plan is characterized as a reimbursement plan since the distribution fee will be paid to the Distributor as reimbursement for expenses incurred for distribution related activity. Investors should understand that some Agents may charge their clients fees in connection with purchases of shares or for the provision of shareholder services with respect to shares.

The Funds direct certain fund trades to the Distributor, via a network of executing brokers, who pays a portion of the Funds’ expenses. Under this arrangement, the Mid Cap Portfolio, Small Cap Portfolio and the Micro Cap Portfolio had expenses reduced by $1,200, $26,926 and $3,231, respectively, which was used to pay administration expenses. These amounts are included in “Fees Paid Indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

Certain brokers, dealers, banks, trust companies and other financial representatives received compensation from the Funds for providing a variety of services, including record keeping and transaction processing. Such fees are based on the assets of the Funds that are serviced by the financial representative. Such fees are paid by the Funds to the extent that the number of accounts serviced by the financial representative multiplied by the account fee charged by the Funds’ transfer agent would not exceed the amount that would have been charged had the accounts serviced by the financial representative been registered directly through the transfer agent. All fees in excess of this calculated amount are paid by Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC (the “Adviser”). These fees are disclosed on the Statement of Operations as Shareholder Servicing fees.

 

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DST Systems, Inc. serves as the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent for the Funds under a transfer agency agreement with the Trust.

The Funds may earn cash management credits which can be used to offset transfer agent expenses. During the year ended October 31, 2014, the Mid Cap Portfolio, Small Cap Portfolio and the Micro Cap Portfolio earned credits of $14, $219 and $60, respectively, which were used to offset transfer agent expenses. These amounts are included in “Fees Paid Indirectly” on the Statement of Operations.

MUFG Union Bank, N.A. (formerly Union Bank, N.A.) acts as custodian (the “Custodian”) for the Funds. The Custodian plays no role in determining the investment policies of the Funds or which securities are to be purchased or sold by the Funds.

 

5. Investment Advisory Agreements:

Under the terms of an investment advisory agreement, the Adviser provides investment advisory services to the Funds. For its services, the Mid Cap Portfolio pays the Adviser an annual fee of 0.90% on the first $250 million, 0.80% on the next $250 million and 0.70% for amounts over $500 million, based on the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Small Cap Portfolio and the Micro Cap Portfolio have a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.80% and 0.75% of each Fund’s average daily net assets, respectively. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fees and to assume expenses through February 28, 2015, if necessary, in order to keep the Mid Cap Portfolio’s total annual operating expenses, after the effect of expense offset arrangements, from exceeding 1.40% of average daily net assets. In addition, if at any point it becomes unnecessary for the Adviser to reduce fees or make expense reimbursements, the Board may permit the Adviser to retain the difference between total annual operating expenses and 1.40% to recapture all or a portion of its prior reductions or reimbursements made during the preceding three-year period. At October 31, 2014, the amount the Adviser may seek as reimbursement of previously waived fees for the Mid Cap Portfolio was $68,707, $71,044 and $69,316 expiring in 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively. Effective July 1, 2013, the Adviser entered into a contractual expense limitation agreement with the Small Cap Portfolio and has contractually agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fees and to assume expenses through February 28, 2015, if necessary, in order to keep the Small Cap Portfolio’s total annual operating expenses, after the effect of expense offset arrangements, from exceeding 1.25% of average daily net assets. In addition, if at any point it becomes unnecessary for the Adviser to reduce fees or make expense reimbursements, the Board may permit the Adviser to retain the difference between total annual operating expenses and 1.25% to recapture all or a portion of its prior reductions or reimbursements made during the preceding three-year period during which the agreement was in place. At October 31, 2014, the amount the Adviser may seek as reimbursement of previously waived fees for the Small Cap Portfolio was $48,055 and $205,384, expiring in 2016 and 2017, respectively. The Adviser has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fees and to assume expenses, if necessary, in order to keep the Micro Cap Portfolio’s total annual operating

 

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expenses, after the effect of expense offset arrangements, from exceeding 1.60% of average daily net assets. The Adviser does not have the ability to recapture previously waived fees or reimbursed expenses for the Micro Cap Portfolio.

 

6. Investment Transactions:

The cost of security purchases and proceeds from security sales, other than long-term U.S. Government securities and short-term securities for the year ended October 31, 2014, are as follows:

 

RHJ Fund

   Purchases      Sales  

Mid Cap Portfolio

   $ 2,550,990       $ 3,214,188   

Small Cap Portfolio

     36,294,116         63,755,265   

Micro Cap Portfolio

     22,676,998        25,509,629  

There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government Securities.

 

7. Federal Tax Information:

The amount and character of income and capital gain distributions to be paid, if any, are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during the year. The book/tax differences may be temporary or permanent. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, they are charged or credited to undistributed net investment income (loss), accumulated net realized gain (loss) or paid-in capital as appropriate, in the period that the differences arise.

Permanent book and tax basis differences are primarily attributable to net operating losses which have been classified to/(from) the following for the year ended October 31, 2014:

 

RHJ Fund

   Undistributed Net
Investment Income
     Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Decrease in
Paid in Capital
 

Mid Cap Portfolio

   $ 57,489       $       $ (57,489

Micro Cap Portfolio

     408,469                 (408,469

These reclassifications have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share.

 

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The tax character of dividends and distributions declared during the last two fiscal years was as follows:

 

     Ordinary
Income
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
    Total  

Mid Cap Portfolio

       

2014

  $      $      $      $   

2013

    81,596                      81,596   

Small Cap Portfolio

       

2014

    653,383        7,846,598               8,499,981   

2013

                           

As of October 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

RHJ Fund

  Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gain
    Capital Loss
Carryforward
    Late-Year
Loss
Deferral
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Total
Distributable
Earnings
(Accumulated
Losses)
 

Mid Cap Portfolio

  $      $ (2,366,722   $ (25,048   $ 869,892      $ (1,521,878

Small Cap Portfolio

    14,030,614               (308,763     15,373,952        29,095,803   

Micro Cap Portfolio

           (2,106,339     (345,946     6,439,500        3,987,215   

Deferred late-year losses represent ordinary losses realized on investment transactions from January 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014. For the tax year ended October 31, 2014, the Mid Cap Portfolio, Small Cap Portfolio and Micro Cap Portfolio elected to treat the qualified ordinary late year losses of $25,048, $308,763 and $345,946, respectively, as arising in the following fiscal year.

For Federal income tax purposes, capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning before December 22, 2010 may be carried forward for a maximum period of eight years and applied against future net capital gains.

At October 31, 2014, the breakdown of capital loss carryforwards for the Funds was as follows:

 

RHJ Fund

   Expiring
October 31,
     Amount  

Mid Cap Portfolio

     2017       $ 2,366,722   

Micro Cap Portfolio

     2017         2,106,339   

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. However, any losses incurred during those future taxable years are required to be utilized prior to the losses incurred in pre-enactment taxable years. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss

 

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carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. 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 previous law.

During the year ended October 31, 2014, the Mid Cap Portfolio and Micro Cap Portfolio utilized capital loss carryforwards of $783,315 and $4,018,729, respectively, to offset capital gains.

The Federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments, held by the Funds at October 31, 2014, were as follows:

 

RHJ Fund

  Federal  Tax
Cost
    Aggregate
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Aggregate
Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Mid Cap Portfolio

  $ 4,146,062      $ 964,977      $ (95,079   $ 869,898   

Small Cap Portfolio

    59,067,687        16,791,420        (1,417,467     15,373,953   

Micro Cap Portfolio

    33,082,118        8,164,045        (1,724,545     6,439,500   

The preceding differences between book and tax cost are primarily due to wash sales.

 

8. Other:

At October 31, 2014, the percentage of total shares outstanding held by a limited number of shareholders for each Fund, which were comprised of omnibus accounts that were held on behalf of several individual shareholders was as follows:

 

RHJ Fund

   No. of
Shareholders
     %
Ownership
 

Mid Cap Portfolio

     2         70

Small Cap Portfolio

     2         60

Micro Cap Portfolio

     3         57

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

 

9. Subsequent Events:

The Funds have evaluated the need for additional disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no adjustments were required to the financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Trustees of

The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund and Shareholders of

Rice Hall James Mid Cap Portfolio,

Rice Hall James Small Cap Portfolio and

Rice Hall James Micro Cap Portfolio:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments of Rice Hall James Mid Cap Portfolio and Rice Hall James Small Cap Portfolio and the summary schedule of investments of Rice Hall James Micro Cap Portfolio, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Rice Hall James Mid Cap Portfolio, Rice Hall James Small Cap Portfolio and Rice Hall James Micro Cap Portfolio (three of the funds constituting The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund, hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at October 31, 2014, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

December 24, 2014

 

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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited)

All mutual funds have operating expenses. As a shareholder of a mutual fund, your investment is affected by these ongoing costs, which include (among others) costs for portfolio management, administrative services, and shareholder reports like this one. It is important for you to understand the impact of these costs on your investment returns.

Operating expenses such as these are deducted from a mutual fund’s gross income and directly reduce its final investment return. These expenses are expressed as a percentage of a mutual fund’s average net assets; this percentage is known as a mutual fund’s expense ratio.

The following examples use the expense ratio and are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with those of other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

The table on the following page illustrates your Fund’s costs in two ways.

• Actual Fund Return. This section helps you to estimate the actual expenses after fee waivers that your Fund incurred over the period. The “Expenses Paid During Period” column shows the actual dollar expense incurred by a $1,000 investment in the Fund, and the “Ending Account Value” number is derived from deducting that expense from the Fund’s gross investment return.

You can use this information, together with the actual amount you invested in the Fund, to estimate the expenses you paid over that period. Simply divide your actual account value by $1,000 to arrive at a ratio (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply that ratio by the number shown for your Fund under “Expenses Paid During Period.”

• Hypothetical 5% Return. This section helps you compare your Fund’s costs with those of other mutual funds. It assumes that the Fund had an annual 5% return before expenses during the year, but that the expense ratio (Column 3) for the period is unchanged. This example is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to make this 5% calculation. You can assess your Fund’s comparative cost by comparing the hypothetical result for your Fund in the “Expenses Paid During Period” column with those that appear in the same charts in the shareholder reports for other mutual funds.

Note: Because the return is set at 5% for comparison purposes — NOT your Fund’s actual return — the account values shown may not apply to your specific investment.

 

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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited)

 

      Beginning
Account
Value
05/01/14
     Ending
Account
Value
10/31/14
     Annualized
Expense
Ratios
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
 

Actual Fund Return

           

Mid Cap Portfolio

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,033.80         1.39    $ 7.10   

Small Cap Portfolio

     1,000.00         1,073.40         1.23         6.45   

Micro Cap Portfolio

     1,000.00         1,003.60         1.57         7.93   

Hypothetical 5% Return

           

Mid Cap Portfolio

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,018.22         1.39    $ 7.05   

Small Cap Portfolio

     1,000.00         1,018.98         1.23         6.28   

Micro Cap Portfolio

     1,000.00         1,017.29         1.57         7.98   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one half year period shown).

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND (Unaudited)

Set forth below are the names, age, position with the Trust, length of term of office, and the principal occupations for the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as Trustees and Officers of the Trust. Trustees who are deemed not to be “interested persons” of the Trust are referred to as “Independent Board Members.” Messrs. Nesher and Doran are Trustees who may be deemed to be “interested” persons of the Trust as

Name, Address,

Age1

 

Position(s) Held

with the Trust

and Length of

Time Served2

 

Principal

Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

INTERESTED

   
BOARD MEMBERS3,4    

ROBERT NESHER

68 yrs. old

 

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

(Since 1991)

 

SEI employee 1974 to present; currently performs various services on behalf of SEI Investments for which Mr. Nesher is compensated. Vice Chairman of the Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III and O’Connor EQUUS. President and Director of SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP. President and Chief Executive Officer of SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolios, LP, June 2007 to September 2013. President and Director of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P. to 2010.

WILLIAM M. DORAN

1701 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

74 yrs. old

 

Trustee

(Since 1991)

  Self-Employed Consultant since 2003. Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (law firm) from 1976 to 2003, counsel to the Trust, SEI Investments, SIMC, the Administrator and the Distributor.

INDEPENDENT

   
BOARD MEMBERS4    

JOHN K. DARR

70 yrs. old

 

Trustee

(Since 2008)

  Retired. CEO, Office of Finance, Federal Home Loan Banks, from 1992 to 2007.

 

1 Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each Trustee is SEI Investments Company, 1 Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
2 Each Trustee shall hold office during the lifetime of this Trust until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, or is removed in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust.
3 Denotes Trustees who may be deemed to be “interested” persons of the Fund as that term is defined in the 1940 Act by virtue of their affiliation with the Distributor and/or its affiliates.
4 Board Members oversee 53 funds in The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund.

 

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that term is defined in the 1940 Act by virtue of their affiliation with the Trust’s Distributor. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Trustees and Officers. The SAI may be obtained without charge by calling 1-866-474-5669. The following chart lists Trustees and Officers as of October 31, 2014.

Other Directorships

Held by

Board Member5

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisor’s Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, The KP Funds, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and The KP Funds. President and Director of SEI Structured Credit Fund, L.P. Director of SEI Global Master Fund PLC, SEI Global Assets Fund PLC, SEI Global Investments Fund PLC, SEI Investments — Global Funds Services, Limited, SEI Investments Global, Limited, SEI Investments (Europe) Ltd., SEI Investments — Unit Trust Management (UK) Limited, SEI Multi-Strategy Funds PLC and SEI Global Nominee Ltd.

 

Former Directorships: Director of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P. to 2010 and Director of the SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolio LP to 2013.

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, O’Connor EQUUS, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and The KP Funds. Director of SEI Investments (Europe), Limited, SEI Investments — Global Funds Services, Limited, SEI Investments Global, Limited, SEI Investments (Asia), Limited, SEI Global Nominee Ltd. and SEI Investments — Unit Trust Management (UK) Limited. Director of the Distributor since 2003.

 

Former Directorships: Director of the SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolio LP to 2013.

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds and The KP Funds. Director, Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh. Director, Manna, Inc. (non-profit developer of affordable housing for ownership).

 

5 Directorships of Companies required to report to the securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies under the 1940 act.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND (Unaudited)

Name, Address,

Age1

 

Position(s) Held
with the Trust

and Length of

Time Served2

 

Principal

Occupation(s)

During the Past 5 Years

INDEPENDENT

   
BOARD MEMBERS3 (continued)  

JOSEPH T. GRAUSE, JR.

62 yrs. old

 

Trustee

(Since 2011)

  Self-employed consultant since January 2012. Director of Endowments and Foundations, Morningstar Investment Management, Morningstar, Inc., February 2010 to May 2011; Director of International Consulting and Chief Executive Officer of Morningstar Associates Europe Limited, Morningstar, Inc., May 2007 to February 2010; Country Manager — Morningstar UK Limited, Morningstar, Inc., June 2005 to May 2007.

MITCHELL A. JOHNSON

72 yrs. old

 

Trustee

(Since 2005)

  Retired. Private investor and self-employed consultant (strategic investments) since 1994.

BETTY L. KRIKORIAN

71 yrs. old

 

Trustee

(Since 2005)

  Vice President, Compliance, AARP Financial Inc. from 2008-2010. Self-Employed Legal and Financial Services Consultant since 2003.

BRUCE R. SPECA

58 yrs. old

 

Trustee

(Since 2011)

  Global Head of Asset Allocation, Manulife Asset Management (subsidiary of Manulife Financial), June 2010 to May 2011; Executive Vice President — Investment Management Services, John Hancock Financial Services (subsidiary of Manulife Financial), June 2013 to June 2010.

 

1 Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each Trustee is SEI Investments Company, 1 Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
2 Each Trustee shall hold office during the lifetime of this Trust until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, or is removed in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust.
3 Board Members oversee 53 funds in The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund.

 

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Other Directorships
Held by
Board Member4

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds and The KP Funds. Director, The Korea Fund, Inc.

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, The KP Funds, Bishop Street Funds, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and The KP Funds. Director, Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) since 1997.

 

Former Directorships: Director of the SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolio LP to 2013.

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds and The KP Funds.

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds and The KP Funds.

 

4 Directorships of Companies required to report to the securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies under the 1940 act.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND (Unaudited)
Name, Address,
Age1
  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
and Length of
Time Served2
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years

INDEPENDENT

   
BOARD MEMBERS3 (continued)  

GEORGE J. SULLIVAN, JR.

71 yrs. old

  Trustee Lead Independent Trustee
(Since 1999)
  Retired since January 2012. Self-employed Consultant, Newfound Consultants Inc. April 1997 to December 2011.
OFFICERS3    

MICHAEL BEATTIE

49 yrs. old

  President
(Since 2011)
  Director of Client Service at SEI from 2004 to 2011. Vice President at SEI from 2009 to November 2011.

RAMI ABDEL-RAHMAN

40 yrs. old

 

Treasurer, Controller and Chief Financial Officer

(since 2014)

  Director, SEI Investments, Fund Accounting since June 2014. Fund Accounting Director, BNY Mellon from 2006 to 2014.

RUSSELL EMERY

51 yrs. old

  Chief Compliance Officer
(Since 2006)
  Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP since 2007. Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P., SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II and Bishop Street Funds since 2006; SEI Adviser Managed Trust since 2010, New Covenant Funds since 2012; SEI Insurance Products Trust and The KP Funds since 2013; The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III and O’Connor EQUUS since 2014.

DIANNE M. DESCOTEAUX

37 yrs. old

  Vice President and Secretary (Since 2011)   Counsel at SEI Investments since 2010. Associate at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP from 2006 to 2010.

 

1 Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each Trustee is SEI Investments Company, 1 Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
2 Each Trustee shall hold office during the lifetime of this Trust until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, or is removed in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust.
3 Board Members oversee 53 funds in The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund.

 

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Other Directorships
Held by
Board Member4/Officer

Current Directorships: Trustee/ Director of State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and The KP Funds; Member of the independent review committee for SEI’s Canadian-registered mutual funds.

 

Former Directorships: Director of SEI Opportunity Fund, L.P. to 2010, Director of the SEI Alpha Strategy Portfolio LP to 2013.

None.

None.

None.

None.

 

4 Directorships of Companies required to report to the securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies under the 1940 act.

 

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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND (Unaudited)
Name, Address,
Age1
  Position(s) Held
with the Trust
and Length of
Time Served2
  Principal
Occupation(s)
During the Past 5 Years
OFFICERS3 (continued)    

EDWARD McCUSKER

30 yrs. old

  Privacy Officer (Since 2013) AML Officer
(Since 2013)
  SEI’s Private Banking 2008-2010. AML SEI Private Trust Company 2010-2011. AML Manager of SEI Investments 2011-2013. AML and Privacy Officer 2013.

JOHN MUNCH

43 yrs. old

  Vice President and Assistant Secretary
(Since 2012)
  Attorney at SEI Investments Company since 2001.

LISA WHITTAKER

36 yrs. old

  Vice President and Assistant Secretary
(Since 2013)
  Attorney, SEI Investments Company (2012-present). Associate Counsel, The Glenmede Trust Company (2011-2012).Associate, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (2006-2011).

JOHN Y. KIM

33 yrs. old

  Vice President and Secretary (Since 2014)   Attorney, SEI Investments Company (2014-present). Associate Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young (2009-2014).

 

1 Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each Trustee is SEI Investments Company, 1 Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456.
2 Each Trustee shall hold office during the lifetime of this Trust until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, or is removed in accordance with the Trust’s Declaration of Trust.
3 Board Members oversee 53 funds in The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund.

 

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Other Directorships
Held by Officer

None.

None.

None.

None.

 

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BOARD CONSIDERATIONS IN RE-APPROVING THE ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited)

Pursuant to Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Funds’ advisory agreement (the “Agreement”) must be renewed after its initial two-year term: (i) by the vote of the Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”) of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund (the “Trust”) or by a vote of a majority of the shareholders of the Funds; and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Agreement or “interested persons” of any party thereto, as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such renewal.

A Board meeting was held on May 14, 2014 to decide whether to renew the Agreement for an additional one-year term. In preparation for the meeting, the Trustees requested that the Adviser furnish information necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreement. Prior to the meeting, the Independent Trustees of the Funds met to review and discuss the information provided and submitted a request for additional information to the Adviser, and information was provided in response to this request. The Trustees used this information, as well as other information that the Adviser and other service providers of the Funds presented or submitted to the Board at the meeting and other meetings held during the prior year, to help them decide whether to renew the Agreement for an additional year.

Specifically, the Board requested and received written materials from the Adviser and other service providers of the Funds regarding: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the Adviser’s services; (ii) the Adviser’s investment management personnel; (iii) the Adviser’s operations and financial condition; (iv) the Adviser’s brokerage practices (including any soft dollar arrangements) and investment strategies; (v) the Funds’ advisory fees paid to the Adviser and overall fees and operating expenses compared with peer groups of mutual funds; (vi) the level of the Adviser’s profitability from its relationship with the Funds, including both direct and indirect benefits accruing to the Adviser and its affiliates; (vii) the Adviser’s potential economies of scale; (viii) the Adviser’s compliance systems; (ix) the Adviser’s policies on and compliance procedures for personal securities transactions; and (x) the Funds’ performance compared with peer groups of mutual funds and the Funds’ benchmark indices.

Representatives from the Adviser, along with other Fund service providers, presented additional information and participated in question and answer sessions at the Board meeting to help the Trustees evaluate the Adviser’s services, fees and other aspects of the Agreement. The Independent Trustees received advice from independent counsel and met in executive sessions outside the presence of Fund management and the Adviser.

At the Board meeting, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, based on their evaluation of the information provided by the Adviser and other service providers of the Funds, renewed the Agreement. In considering the renewal of the Agreement, the Board considered various factors that they determined were relevant, including: (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser;

 

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(ii) the investment performance of the Funds and the Adviser; (iii) the costs of the services provided and profits realized by the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds, including both direct and indirect benefits accruing to the Adviser and its affiliates; (iv) the extent to which economies of scale are being realized by the Adviser; and (v) whether fee levels reflect any economies of scale being realized by the Adviser for the benefit of Fund investors, as discussed in further detail below.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by the Adviser. In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board reviewed the portfolio management services provided by the Adviser to the Funds, including the quality and continuity of the Adviser’s portfolio management personnel and the resources of the Adviser. The Trustees reviewed the terms of the Agreement. The Trustees also reviewed the Adviser’s investment approach for the Funds. The most recent investment adviser registration form (“Form ADV”) for the Adviser was provided to the Board, as was the response of the Adviser to a detailed series of questions which included, among other things, information about the background and experience of the portfolio managers primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds.

The Trustees also considered other services provided to the Funds by the Adviser such as selecting broker-dealers for executing portfolio transactions, monitoring adherence to the Funds’ investment restrictions, and monitoring compliance with various Fund policies and procedures and with applicable securities laws and regulations. Based on the factors above, as well as those discussed below, the Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser were sufficient to support renewal of the Agreement.

Investment Performance of the Funds and the Adviser. The Board was provided with information regarding the Funds’ performance since the Agreement was last renewed, as well as information regarding the Funds’ performance over other time periods including since their inception. The Trustees also reviewed reports prepared by the Funds’ administrator comparing the Funds’ performance to their benchmark indices and peer groups of mutual funds as classified by Lipper, an independent provider of investment company data, over various periods of time. Representatives from the Adviser provided information regarding and led discussions of factors impacting the performance of the Funds, outlining current market conditions and explaining their expectations and strategies for the future. Based on this information, the Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that the investment results that the Adviser had been able to achieve for the Funds were sufficient to support renewal of the Agreement.

Costs of Advisory Services, Profitability and Economies of Scale. In considering the advisory fees payable by the Funds to the Adviser, the Trustees reviewed, among other things, a report of the advisory fees paid to the Adviser. The Trustees also reviewed reports prepared by the Funds’ administrator comparing the Funds’ net and gross expense ratios and advisory fees to those paid by peer groups of mutual funds as classified by Lipper. The Trustees reviewed the management fees charged by the Adviser to institutional and

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    RHJ FUNDS
      
      

 

 

other clients with comparable mandates. The Trustees considered any differences in management fees and took into account the respective demands, resources and complexity associated with the Funds and other client accounts as well as the extensive regulatory and tax regimes to which the Funds are subject. The Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that the advisory fees were reasonable in light of the nature and quality of the services rendered by the Adviser.

The Trustees reviewed the costs of services provided by and the profits realized by the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds, including both direct and indirect benefits accruing to the Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees noted that the profitability of any adviser was affected by numerous factors, including its organizational structure and method for allocating expenses. The Trustees concluded that the profit margins of the Adviser with respect to the management of the Funds were not unreasonable. The Board also considered the Adviser’s commitment to managing the Funds and its willingness to continue its expense limitation and fee waiver arrangements with the Funds.

The Trustees considered the Adviser’s views relating to economies of scale in connection with the Funds as Fund assets grow and the extent to which any such economies of scale are shared with the Funds and Fund shareholders. The Board considered the existence of any economies of scale and whether those were passed along to the Funds’ shareholders through a graduated advisory fee schedule or other means, including expense limitation and fee waiver arrangements. The Trustees recognized that economies of scale are difficult to identify and quantify and are rarely identifiable on a fund-by-fund basis. Based on this evaluation, the Board was unable to conclude that economies of scale, if any, were not appropriately shared with the Funds.

Based on the Board’s deliberations and its evaluation of the information described above and other factors and information it believed relevant in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment, the Board, including all of the Independent Trustees, unanimously concluded that the terms of the Agreement, including the fees payable thereunder, were fair and reasonable and agreed to renew the Agreement for another year. In its deliberations, the Board did not identify any particular factor (or conclusion with respect thereto) or single piece of information that was all-important, controlling or determinative of its decision and each Trustee may have attributed different weights to the various factors (and conclusions with respect thereto) and information.

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND    RHJ FUNDS
     OCTOBER 31, 2014
      

 

 

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited)

For shareholders that do not have an October 31, 2014 tax year end, this notice is for informational purposes only. For shareholders with an October 31, 2014 tax year end, please consult your tax advisor as to the pertinence of this notice. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014, the Funds are designating the following items with regard to distributions paid during the year.

 

     Long-Term
Capital Gain
Distributions*
    Ordinary
Income
Distributions*
    Total
Distributions*
   

Qualifying for
Corporate
Dividends
Received

Deduction(1)

    Qualifying
Dividend
Income(2)
    Interest
Related
Dividend(3)
    Short-Term
Capital
Gain
Dividend(4)
 

Mid Cap Portfolio

    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00

Small Cap Portfolio

    92.31     7.69     100.00     100.00     100.00     0.00     100.00

Micro Cap Portfolio

    0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00

 

*   Percentages are calculated over taxable distributions.
(1)   

Qualifying dividends represent dividends which qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction and is reflected as a percentage of “Ordinary Income Distributions” (the total of short term capital gain and net investment income distributions).

(2)   

The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Qualifying Dividend Income” as created by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 and is reflected as a percentage of “Ordinary Income Distributions” (the total of short term capital gain and net investment income distributions). It is the intention of the aforementioned Funds to designate the maximum amount permitted by the law.

(3)   

The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Interest Related Dividend” is reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distribution. Interest related dividends is exempted from U.S. withholding tax when paid to foreign investors.

(4)   

The percentage of this column represents the amount of “Short Term Capital Gain Dividend” is reflected as a percentage of short term capital gain distribution that is exempted from U.S. withholding tax when paid to foreign investors.

 

       The information reported herein may differ from the information and distributions taxable to the shareholders for the calendar year ending December 31, 2014. Complete information will be computed and reported in conjunction with your 2014 Form 1099-DIV.

 

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The Rice Hall James Funds

P.O. Box 219009

Kansas City, MO 64121

866-474-5669

www.rhjfunds.com

Adviser:

Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC

600 West Broadway, Suite 1000

San Diego, CA 92101

Distributor:

SEI Investments Distribution Co.

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

Administrator:

SEI Investments Global Funds Services

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

Legal Counsel:

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

1701 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Funds described.

RHJ-AR-001-1300


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, controller or principal accounting officer, and any person who performs a similar function.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

(a)(1) The Registrant’s board of trustees has determined that the Registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on the audit committee.

(a)(2) The audit committee financial experts are John Darr and George Sullivan, and they are independent as defined in Form N-CSR Item 3(a)(2).

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) related to the Trust

PwC billed the Trust aggregate fees for services rendered to the Trust for the last two fiscal years were as follows:

 

    2014   2013
        All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
    All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
  All other
fees and
services
to service
affiliates
that did not
require
pre-approval
  All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
    All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
  All other
fees and
services
to service
affiliates
that did not
require
pre-approval
(a)   Audit Fees   $ 112,800      $    0   $    0   $ 131,000      $    0   $    0
(b)   Audit-Related Fees   $ 0      $    0   $    0   $ 24,800      $    0   $    0
(c)   Tax Fees   $ 25,000      $    0   $    0   $ 23,755      $    0   $    0
(d)   All Other Fees   $ 0      $    0   $    0   $ 0      $    0   $    0


Fees billed by Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”) related to the Trust

E&Y billed the Trust aggregate fees for services rendered to the Trust for the last two fiscal years were as follows:

 

    2014   2013
        All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
    All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
  All other
fees and
services
to service
affiliates
that did not
require
pre-approval
  All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
  All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
  All other
fees and
services
to service
affiliates
that did not
require
pre-approval
(a)   Audit Fees   $     595,010      N/A   N/A   $    489,500   N/A   N/A
(b)   Audit-Related Fees     N/A      N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
(c)   Tax Fees     N/A      N/A   N/A   $    10,166   N/A   N/A
(d)   All Other Fees     N/A      N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A

Fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP (“D&T”) related to the Trust

D&T billed the Trust aggregate fees for services rendered to the Trust for the last two fiscal years were as follows:

 

    2014   2013
        All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
    All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
  All other
fees and
services
to service
affiliates
that did not
require
pre-approval
  All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
  All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
  All other
fees and
services
to service
affiliates
that did not
require
pre-approval
(a)   Audit Fees   $     120,000      N/A   N/A   $    199,000   N/A   N/A
(b)   Audit-Related Fees     N/A      N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
(c)   Tax Fees   $ 34,500      N/A   N/A   $    71,070   N/A   N/A
(d)   All Other Fees     N/A      N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A


Fees billed by BBD, LLP (“BBD”) related to the Trust

BBD billed the Trust aggregate fees for services rendered to the Trust for the last two fiscal years were as follows:

 

        2014   2013
        All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
    All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
  All other
fees and
services
to service
affiliates
that did not
require
pre-approval
  All fees and
services to
the Trust
that were
pre-approved
    All fees and
services to
service
affiliates
that were
pre-approved
  All other
fees and
services
to service
affiliates
that did not
require
pre-approval
(a)   Audit Fees   $ 110,000      N/A   N/A   $ 17,000      N/A   N/A
(b)   Audit-Related Fees     N/A      N/A   N/A     N/A      N/A   N/A
(c)   Tax Fees     N/A      N/A   N/A     N/A      N/A   N/A
(d)   All Other Fees     N/A      N/A   N/A     N/A      N/A   N/A

(e)(1)

All requests or applications for services to be provided by the independent auditor shall be submitted to the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Registrant and must include a detailed description of the services proposed to be rendered. The Registrant ‘s CFO will determine whether such services (1) require specific pre-approval, (2) are included within the list of services that have received the general pre-approval of the audit committee or (3) have been previously pre-approved in connection with the independent auditor’s annual engagement letter for the applicable year or otherwise.

Requests or applications to provide services that require specific pre-approval by the audit committee will be submitted to the audit committee by the CFO. The audit committee will be informed by the CFO on a quarterly basis of all services rendered by the independent auditor. The audit committee has delegated specific pre-approval authority to either the audit committee chair or financial experts, provided that the estimated fee for any such proposed pre-approved service does not exceed $100,000 and any pre-approval decisions are reported to the audit committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

All services to be provided by the independent auditor shall be provided pursuant to a signed written engagement letter with the Registrant, the investment advisor or applicable control affiliate (except that matters as to which an engagement letter would be impractical because of timing issues or because the matter is small may not be the subject of an engagement letter) that sets forth both the services to be provided by the independent auditor and the total fees to be paid to the independent auditor for those services.

In addition, the audit committee has determined to take additional measures on an annual basis to meet its responsibility to oversee the work of the independent auditor and to assure the auditor’s independence from the Registrant, such as reviewing a formal written statement from the independent auditor delineating all relationships between the independent auditor and the Registrant, and discussing with the independent auditor its methods and procedures for ensuring independence.


(e)(2) Percentage of fees billed applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows (PwC):

 

     2014     2013  

Audit-Related Fees

     0     0

Tax Fees

     0     0

All Other Fees

     0     0

(e)(2) Percentage of fees billed applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows (E&Y):

 

     2014     2013  

Audit-Related Fees

     0     0

Tax Fees

     0     0

All Other Fees

     0     0

(e)(2) Percentage of fees billed applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows (D&T):

 

     2014     2013  

Audit-Related Fees

     0     0

Tax Fees

     0     0

All Other Fees

     0     0

(e)(2) Percentage of fees billed applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows (BBD):

 

     2014     2013  

Audit-Related Fees

     0     0

Tax Fees

     0     0

All Other Fees

     0     0

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees and services billed by PwC for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another


investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the last two fiscal years were $25,000 and $48,555 for 2014 and 2013, respectively.

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees and services billed by E&Y for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the last two fiscal years were $79,100 and $90,266 for 2014 and 2013, respectively.

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees and services billed by D&T for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the last two fiscal years were $34,500 and $71,070 for 2014 and 2013, respectively.

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees and services billed by BBD for services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the last two fiscal years were $0 and $0 for 2014 and 2013, respectively.

(h) During the past fiscal year, all non-audit services provided by Registrant’s principal accountant to either Registrant’s investment adviser or to any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Registrant’s investment adviser that provides ongoing services to Registrant were pre-approved by the audit committee of Registrant’s Board of Trustees. Included in the audit committee’s pre-approval was the review and consideration as to whether the provision of these non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND RHJ MICRO CAP PORTFOLIO
    OCTOBER 31, 2014

 

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

COMMON STOCK – 97.9%

     Shares      Value  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY – 15.7%

     

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Cl A*

     33,500       $ 567,825   

Capella Education

     7,100         502,254   

Cavco Industries*

     7,700         561,099   

Citi Trends*

     29,500         668,175   

Eros International*

     24,500         452,270   

Fox Factory Holding*

     37,300         631,862   

Libbey*

     14,400         414,000   

Lifetime Brands

     23,556         403,043   

MarineMax*

     37,900         726,543   

Shoe Carnival

     21,050         387,320   

Turtle Beach Corp*

     57,800         334,084   

Valuevision Media, Cl A*

     87,522         495,375   
     

 

 

 
  6,143,850   
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES – 1.1%

Inter Parfums

  15,500      440,200   
     

 

 

 

ENERGY – 2.5%

Abraxas Petroleum*

  103,533      427,591   

Comstock Resources

  27,600      326,784   

Emerald Oil*

  71,023      225,853   
     

 

 

 
  980,228   
     

 

 

 

FINANCIALS – 7.6%

Lakeland Financial

  10,800      447,552   

Pacific Continental

  27,100      390,782   

Square 1 Financial, Cl A*

  30,000      596,700   

State Bank Financial

  23,100      413,952   

United Financial Bancorp

  42,700      599,081   

United Insurance Holdings

  27,000      529,200   
     

 

 

 
  2,977,267   
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE – 22.4%

AngioDynamics*

  38,400      652,800   

Cambrex*

  28,400      598,672   

Cantel Medical

  17,550      744,120   

Healthways*

  35,900      556,450   

Hyperion Therapeutics*

  22,800      554,040   

Inogen*

  17,000      401,370   

LHC Group*

  24,300      591,705   

MedAssets*

  21,600      467,856   

Natus Medical*

  20,900      710,600   

Omnicell*

  13,500      436,185   

 


 

THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND RHJ MICRO CAP PORTFOLIO
    OCTOBER 31, 2014

 

COMMON STOCK – continued

     Shares      Value  

HEALTH CARE – continued

     

Repligen*

     25,900       $ 653,198   

SurModics*

     24,500         530,425   

Trinity Biotech ADR

     24,924         433,678   

US Physical Therapy

     17,800         768,070   

Vascular Solutions*

     22,300         655,843   
     

 

 

 
  8,755,012   
     

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS – 22.7%

Apogee Enterprises

  19,100      838,490   

Astronics*

  13,836      716,843   

Celadon Group

  24,000      467,040   

Dynamic Materials

  26,100      475,281   

Echo Global Logistics*

  25,900      676,767   

Exponent

  8,600      686,452   

GP Strategies*

  24,200      802,472   

Heritage-Crystal Clean*

  36,200      656,668   

John Bean Technologies

  22,400      671,328   

LB Foster, Cl A

  11,000      594,990   

Lydall*

  18,700      578,391   

Manitex International*

  29,800      340,614   

Mistras Group*

  25,500      420,495   

NN

  23,400      585,000   

Park-Ohio Holdings

  6,700      355,837   
     

 

 

 
  8,866,668   
     

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – 22.0%

CalAmp*

  28,400      547,552   

ePlus*

  10,400      635,128   

Fabrinet*

  31,200      568,152   

GSI Group*

  46,800      601,380   

Immersion*

  39,400      331,748   

Kofax*

  73,100      464,185   

Mavenir Systems*

  6,441      78,966   

MaxLinear, Cl A*

  68,600      486,374   

Maxwell Technologies*

  37,600      438,416   

Nanometrics*

  29,900      404,846   

Newport*

  32,600      583,214   

Perficient*

  24,600      407,868   

PROS Holdings*

  14,264      399,107   

Silicon Image*

  96,100      515,096   

Sykes Enterprises*

  28,400      611,736   

Tangoe*

  29,300      429,831   

 


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND RHJ MICRO CAP PORTFOLIO
    OCTOBER 31, 2014

 

COMMON STOCK – continued
     Shares      Value  

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – continued

     

WNS Holdings ADR* (A)

     27,072       $ 547,125   

Xcerra*

     65,000         551,850   
     

 

 

 
  8,602,574   
     

 

 

 

MATERIALS – 3.9%

Horsehead Holding*

  41,500      651,965   

Myers Industries

  28,900      431,766   

Synalloy

  25,541      412,487   
     

 

 

 
  1,496,218   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $31,743,980)

  38,262,017   
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (A) – 3.2%

CASH EQUIVALENTS – 3.2%

Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management Fund, Cl A, 0.010%
(Cost $1,259,601)

  1,259,601      1,259,601   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $33,003,581)

$ 39,521,618   
     

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $39,078,231.

* Non-income producing security.
(A) The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of October 31, 2014.

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

Cl – Class

 


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of

The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund and Shareholders of

Rice Hall James Micro Cap Portfolio:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the summary schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights (included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR) and the schedule of investments (included in Item 6 of this Form N-CSR) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Rice Hall James Micro Cap Portfolio (one of the funds constituting The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at October 31, 2014, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements, financial highlights, and schedule of investments (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2014 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

December 24, 2014


Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

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

Not applicable. Effective for closed-end management investment companies for fiscal years ending on or after December 31, 2005.

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

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

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

There have been no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees during the period covered by this report.

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 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report, are effective based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

(b) There has been no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the 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) Code of Ethics attached hereto.

(a)(2) A separate certification for the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), are filed herewith.

(b) Officer certifications as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) also accompany this filing as an exhibit.


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 Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund

By (Signature and Title)*

/s/ Michael Beattie

Michael Beattie, President
Date: March 23, 2015

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/ Michael Beattie

Michael Beattie, President
Date: March 23, 2015

 

By (Signature and Title)*

/s/ Rami Abdel-Rahman

Rami Abdel-Rahman,
Treasurer, Controller & CFO
Date: March 23, 2015

 

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