N-CSR 1 d400940dncsr.htm CIBC ATLAS FUNDS CIBC Atlas Funds

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-06400

 

 

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)

 

 

SEI Investments

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

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

Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2022

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2022

 

 

 


Item 1.

Reports to Stockholders.

A copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”) (17 CFR § 270.30e-1), is attached hereto.

 


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CIBC Atlas Funds

Annual Report

OCTOBER 31, 2022

CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc.

CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund

AWEIX

CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity Fund

AWMIX

CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund

AWIIX

CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund

AWGIX

CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund

AWYIX

CIBC Atlas International Growth Fund

AWWIX


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TABLE OF CONTENTS   

Letter to Shareholders

     1  

Schedules of Investments

  

CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund

     16  

CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity Fund

     20  

CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund

     24  

CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund

     31  

CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund

     35  

CIBC Atlas International Growth Fund

     38  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     42  

Statements of Operations

     44  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     46  

Financial Highlights

     52  

Notes to Financial Statements

     60  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     84  

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

     87  

Renewal of Investment Advisory Agreement

     89  

Trustees and Officers of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund

     94  

Notice to Shareholders

     102  

Review of Liquidity Risk Management Program

     104  

The Funds file their complete schedules of investments with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT (Form N-Q for filings prior to March 31, 2020). The Funds’ Forms N-Q and N-PORT are available on the SEC’s website at https:// www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. 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 the Funds 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 1-855-328-3863; and (ii) on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov.


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SHAREHOLDERS’ LETTER

Dear CIBC Atlas Funds Investors,

The Funds’ fiscal year was that in which the global economy successfully navigated its way through the final phases of the pandemic. Social policy measures in response to pandemic have been relaxed or removed and underpinned continued global economic strength. The economic expansion has not been a perfect “stair-step” function however. Unsettling the expansion was geopolitical strife from the Ukrainian – Russian war, resulting in severe sanctions and stressed relationships with Western Europe. China and United States political relations have also been volatile, resulting in a reevaluation of global supply chains, trade, energy and economic policies, and also hints of a new “cold war” with China and Russia. Lastly, rising global inflation was a major concern for global central banks, where resulting policy responses has had clear implications for consumer, corporations and an interconnected global economy.

At the time of this letter last year, we wrote that the Federal Reserve had signaled for policy rate increases, and that policy rates would increase on a quicker cadence should inflation prove less transitory. Unfortunately, the latter part of the previous statement has come to fruition. In an effort to reduce inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve has increased its benchmark overnight policy rate at cadence and amplitude not seen in decades. The resulting pace and size of the reductions has caused both stock and bond market volatility, resulting in steep drawdowns for both markets.

From a fundamental point of view, consumers and corporations are faced with a new reality that the epoch of quantitative easing and zero interest rate policy is at an end. A more normalized interest rate environment has fundamental implications, with liquidity and discount rates at the forefront of those inputs. A higher interest rate environment generally means a more cautious and calculated deployment of capital, which could translate to a deterioration in corporate profitability and also lower return profiles for the intermediate-term. Still, we maintain our confidence in high quality corporations that have meaningfully deployed capital in varying environments will ultimately return that value to investors.

Despite the forward looking challenges, the CIBC Atlas Funds remain fully committed to the philosophy of fundamental, active investing while maintaining an opportunistic, high-quality bias for our investors in order to return value to our Funds’ shareholders. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your investment and support in the CIBC Atlas Funds.

 

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Following is a discussion of each fund’s performance and strategy for the fiscal year.

CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund

The equity market declined in the one year period ending October 31, 2022 with the S&P 500 Index declining 14.61%. After several years of strong market gains, equity valuations contracted as the cost of capital increased with the rapid tightening of monetary policy by the Federal Reserve. High levels of inflation, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and concerns about an economic slowdown also dampened investor sentiment.

The best performing sector in the period was Energy, which far outpaced the market. More defensive sectors such as Consumer Staples, Utilities and Healthcare also delivered positive returns. The worst performing sectors were Communication Services, Consumer Discretionary and Real Estate.

The CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund declined 16.61%, underperforming the benchmark S&P 500 Index by 200 basis points. On the positive side, relative performance was strong in Communication Services, Consumer Discretionary and Information Technology. Good stock selection in Media & Entertainment and Telecommunication Services were additive to relative performance in the Communication Services sector. Stock selection in the Retailing industry and stock selection and an underweight position in Semiconductors were additive in the Consumer Discretionary and Information Technology sectors.

Financials, Health Care and Consumer Staples were relative underperformers. In Financials, an overweight exposure to capital market sensitive Asset Managers and Exchanges & Data industries were the largest headwinds. In Health Care, underperformance in Pharmaceuticals and an overweight position in Life Sciences Tools & Services hurt relative performance. Despite positive stock selection in the Consumer Staples sector, an underweight position detracted from performance as the sector outperformed the broad market.

We remain committed to our strategy of investing in quality companies with strong free cash flow generation and attractive valuations in quality companies with strong free cash flow generation and attractive valuation.

 

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CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity Fund

The Russell Mid-Cap Growth Index declined 28.94% for the one year period ending October 31, 2022. Only the Energy and Consumer Staples sectors had positive returns in this time period. Conversely, the Information Technology sector was significantly negative followed by Consumer Discretionary sector.

The CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity Fund returned -21.53% for the same period. Our stock selection in the Consumer Discretionary and Information Technology sectors were the largest drivers of the outperformance as we identified companies with stronger financials that were better able to withstand a market decline. The notable performance drags were from our health care stock selection and underweight to the Energy sector.

The two biggest contributors to performance were from AutoZone and Enphase Energy. AutoZone is a leading retailer of aftermarket auto parts. The products are less sensitive to both weaker economic conditions and pricing. If a car needs a new part to run, the buyer, whether an individual or repair garage, will pay the price. AutoZone has successfully grown its more profitable private label business as a way to provide some price savings. Enphase Energy is a manufacturer of inverters used in solar energy generation. The company is a leading beneficiary of the increasing usage of solar panels as a way of providing clean alternative energy.

The two largest detractors were EPAM Systems and Avantor. EPAM systems is an outsourced provider of software development that had heavy employment exposure to Ukraine. We trimmed our holding early in the year when the likelihood of hostilities became evident, but we still see the company as a long-term winner. Avantor is involved in the infrastructure of biotechnology product development and was hurt by a pullback in industry demand. We continue to believe in their long-term competitive positioning and are holding on.

We continue our ongoing focus in investing in high quality companies with above average growth prospects while maintaining disciplines on the price we are paying for those businesses.

CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund

Elevated geopolitical risks, heightened volatility, and rapidly tightening monetary policy pressured market returns in the one year period ending October 31, 2022. The S&P 500 declined 14.61%. Investors remain intensely focused on economic data points that might give some indication as to the direction of the US and global economy. Those data readings remain mixed,

 

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with a robust labor market and strong consumer spending offset by high inflation causing a significant rise in interest rates. The 10-year US treasury yield expanded nearly 250 basis points starting the one year period at 1.55% and ending at 4.05%.

In equities, the best performing equity sectors during the period were Energy, Consumer Staples and Utilities. The worst performing sectors were Communication Services, Consumer Discretionary, Real Estate and Information Technology.

The CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund declined 12.21% in the twelve months ending October 31, 2022; outperforming the blended benchmark (60% S&P 500 Index/40% Bloomberg US Government Credit/Index) return of -14.87% by 266 basis points. The Fund’s equity and fixed income holdings outperformed the respective asset class benchmarks.

By sector, Communication Services, Industrials and Information Technology were the largest contributors to relative performance. The Fund’s underweight in Communication Services, and stock selection in Information Technology and Industrials added to the Fund’s performance.

The Healthcare, Energy and Materials sectors were detractors to overall relative performance. The Fund’s relative weight to the Healthcare sector and the holdings in Scotts Miracle-Gro within the Materials sector were the largest detractors to the Fund’s performance.

Bonds were not immune to market volatility with the Bloomberg US Government/Credit Index declining 16.04% for the one year period ending October 31, 2022. The Fund’s exposure to long duration Government bonds underperformed holdings in higher yielding, shorter duration corporate debt. Within the corporate exposure in Energy and Automotive holdings were additive while Media and Real Estate sectors detracted from performance.

We continue to manage the Fund to take advantage of opportunities arising from both macro developments and changes in company fundamentals. We focus on investing in both the debt and equity of high quality companies with attractive free cash flow characteristics that generate an above average level of current income.

CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund

The Russell 3000® Growth Total Return Index declined 24.67% over the one year period ending October 31, 2022. Energy and Consumer Staples were the best performing sectors in the index during the period. They were also the

 

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only subsector posting positive absolute returns. Communication Services, Consumer Discretionary, Information Technology, Health Care, Real Estate, and Financials were the worst performing sectors in the index, all posting negative returns during the period.

The CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund declined 26.01% during the same period, underperforming the Russell 3000® Growth benchmark. The sectors which detracted most from the fund’s performance during the period were Healthcare, Industrials and Consumer Staples. In each of these sectors, fund underperformance was primarily the result of poor stock selection. Meanwhile, the fund’s Communication Services and Consumer Discretionary holdings outperformed the broader index, the S&P 500, and the Russell 3000® Index holdings. In both of these sectors, the fund benefitted from its lower allocation to this sector compared to its weightings in the index, and good stock picking.

Eli Lily, Elevance Health, Devon Energy, and EOG Resources were the biggest contributors to the fund’s returns during the past 12 months. The largest detractors were Amazon, Edwards Life Sciences, Nvidia and Blackstone.

We remain committed to our strategy of investing in high quality open ended growth companies at reasonable valuations.

CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund

The Russell 1000® Index declined 16.38% for the one year period ending October 31, 2022. The weakness was broad-based, with only two sectors – Energy and Utilities – posting positive returns for the year. The Information Technology sector was the biggest drag on the index, accounting for roughly a third of the losses.

The CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund declined 12.16% for the same period, outperforming the benchmark Russell 1000® by 4.22%. The year was characterized by a dramatic shift from growth to value as inflation ran ahead of expectations, interest rates rose significantly and investors moved incrementally toward investments generating dividends rather than preferring companies that might not pay a dividend for many years. The generally safer, lower-volatility nature of dividend-paying stocks helped buoy fund performance in these unsteady conditions. The top contributors to fund performance during the year included managed care provider Elevance Health – formerly Anthem Health – (ELV +27%), oil and natural gas pipeline operator Enterprise Products Partners (EPD +20%), pharma giant Eli Lilly (LLY +49%), defense contractor L3Harris Technologies (LHX +13%), and

 

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pipeline operator Magellan Midstream Partners (MMP +20%). On the whole, the fund’s outperformance was helped by sector allocation decisions. In particular, the fund’s underweighting in the underperforming communication services and information technology sectors relative to the benchmark, and the overweighting in the energy and health care sectors drove much of the outperformance.

The reversal in sentiment can be seen in the fund’s bottom-contributing positions, as many of last year’s top contributors fell out of favor this year: tech giant Microsoft (MSFT -29%), alternative investment manager Blackstone Group (BX -31%), staffing firm Robert Half International (RHI -31%), money center bank JPMorgan Chase (JPM -24%) and cell tower real estate investment trust American Tower (AMT -25%). Each of these were among the top performing holdings in the fund in 2021. All of the abovementioned positions remained in the fund at the end of the period.

We remain committed to the approach of investing in high quality dividend growth stocks which offer a combination of current income and capital appreciation, and we believe this investment style can continue to do well in an inflationary environment with rising interest rates.

CIBC Atlas International Growth Fund

International markets suffered significant losses during the one year period ended October 31, 2022. The benchmark MSCI All Country World Index (“ACWI”) ex-US Index was down 24.35% over the period. The year was characterized by significant macro risk and geopolitical turmoil. From the first days of the year, investors were combating a new foe, inflation. Multiple years of global financial easing, supply chain shocks, and the recent rise in commodity prices all contributed to a global inflation problem. This problem is being addressed by central bankers through higher interest rates and tighter financial conditions which have negatively impacted risk assets including equities. The environment was further clouded by the war in Ukraine, leadership changes in the multiple countries including the UK (twice), continued COVID restrictions in China, a strong US dollar, and finally political uncertainty in China during the Party Congress. The war in Ukraine had an especially harsh impact on Europe and the UK. Energy prices soared throughout the year and a winter heating crisis looms. Combined with slower than expected growth, investors rapidly increased their expectations for recession in Europe and the UK as the year moved on. Many of these global uncertainties still remain today, however, global equity valuations outside the USA now better reflect slower growth and increased risk.

 

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The CIBC Atlas International Growth Fund roughly matched the benchmark with a return of -24.69% vs. the benchmark return of -24.35%. On a sector basis, Consumer Discretionary, Materials, and Energy were the best performing areas on a relative basis, while Technology and Healthcare were the biggest detractors. On a country and regional basis, Japan and non-represented resource intensive countries (Canada and Brazil) were the worst performing geographies, while the United Kingdom and our represented resource intensive countries (Norway and Australia) were best. Thematically, energy and the UK were positive themes. The portfolio typically carries high quality energy exposure and our multi year exposure to LNG and gas exporters to Europe benefited the portfolio as the war in Ukraine emerged. In addition, the overweight to the UK was a positive from a selection and allocation perspective as attractive valuations trumped a deteriorating macro environment. The Fund is unhedged from a currency perspective and the rapid accent of the US dollar was a material drag to absolute performance this year.

Looking forward to the next fiscal year, the picture remains highly uncertain. While geopolitical factors will continue to play a large role in news flow, the outlook for stock selection is improving. Global equities outside the USA are valued on a larger discount to the USA than has been experienced in many years. Markets have priced in a draconian macro outlook which could prove to be too pessimistic. In Europe it appears gas storage will see the region through the winter, in China COVID restrictions could ease, and in the UK political stability could be emerging. In total, the International Growth portfolio owns extremely high quality, well capitalized companies with excellent management teams. This winning formula should drive above average earnings growth and stock returns over the long run.

 

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The information contained herein represents the views of the manager at a specific point in time and is based on information believed to be reliable. It should not be regarded as investment advice or recommendation of specific securities. Holdings are subject to change. Securities mentioned do not make up the entire portfolio and, in the aggregate, may represent a small percentage of the portfolio. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Mutual fund investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal. There is no assurance that the Funds will achieve their stated objectives. Bonds and bond funds are subject to interest rate risk and will decline in value as interest rates rise. Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) are subject to prepayment and extension risk and therefore react differently to changes in interest rates than other bonds. Small movements in interest rates may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain MBS. High yield bonds involve greater risks of default or downgrade and are more volatile than investment grade securities. Investments in securities of MLPs involve risk that differ from investments in common stock including risks related to limited control and limited rights to vote on matters affecting the MLP. MLP common units and other equity securities can be affected by economic and other factors affecting the stock market in general, expectations of interest rates, investor sentiment towards MLPs or the energy sector, changes in a particular issuer’s financial condition, or unfavorable or unanticipated poor performance of a particular issuer. REIT investments are subject to changes in economic conditions, credit risk and interest rate fluctuations. The Income Opportunities Fund may invest in derivatives, which are often more volatile than other investments and may magnify the Fund’s gains or losses.

 

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Definition of the Comparative Indices

The Bloomberg US Government/Credit Index is an unmanaged index that includes government and investment-grade corporate bonds with at least one year until maturity.

The MSCI ACWI ex-US Index captures large and mid cap representation across 22 of 23 Developed Markets (DM) countries (excluding the US) and 26 Emerging Markets (EM) countries.

The Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the US equity universe. It includes over 90% of the total market capitalization of all listed US stocks, and is considered a bellwether index for large cap investing.

The Russell 3000® Growth Total Return Index consists of the growth segment of the 3,000 companies in the Russell 3000® Index. The Russell 3000® Index is an unmanaged index which measures the performance of the 3,000 largest US companies, based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% in the investable US equity market.

The Russell Mid-Cap Growth Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of medium and medium/small companies in the Russell 1000® Index chosen for their growth orientation. The Russell 1000® Index is an unmanaged price-only index of the 1,000 largest capitalized companies that are domiciled in the US and whose common stocks are traded.

The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index containing common stocks of 500 industrial, transportation, utility and financial companies, regarded as generally representative of the US stock market. The return per the total return index reflects the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gain distributions, if any, but does not reflect fees, brokerage commissions, or other expenses of investing.

 

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CIBC ATLAS DISCIPLINED EQUITY

FUND

 

OCTOBER 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

            

    

   

 

Growth of a $250,000 Investment

 

     

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN

FOR YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2022(1)

        1 Year       3 Years       5 Years       10 Years    

  Inception to  

Date

 
CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund,
Institutional Shares
 
 
  -16.61%   9.02%   11.01%   12.73%   9.52%
  S&P 500 Index     -14.61%   10.22%   10.44%   12.79%   9.00%

 

LOGO

 

(1)

On January 2, 2014, the Invesco Disciplined Equity Fund (the “Invesco Predecessor Fund”) was reorganized into The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund AT Disciplined Equity Fund (“AT Disciplined Equity Fund”). Prior to September 21, 2009, the Fund operated as Atlantic Whitehall Equity Income Fund (the “Atlantic Whitehall Predecessor Fund”, collectively the “Predecessor Funds”) and the AT Disciplined Equity Fund assumed the historical performance of the Predecessor Funds. Information presented from September 21, 2009 through January 2, 2014 is that of the Invesco Predecessor Fund. Inception date of the Atlantic Whitehall Predecessor Fund was December 1, 2005. Information presented prior to September 21, 2009 is that of the Atlantic Whitehall Predecessor Fund. On June 25, 2018, the name of the AT Disciplined Equity Fund changed to CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund. See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements.

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, it 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 dividends and 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. If the Adviser had not limited certain expenses, the Fund’s total return would have been lower.

See definition of the comparative indices on page 9.

 

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CIBC ATLAS MID CAP EQUITY FUND

 

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Growth of a $250,000 Investment

 

      AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
      FOR YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,  2022(1)(2) 
      1 Year   3 Years   5 Years  

Inception to

Date

 
CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity
Fund, Institutional Shares
 
 
 

-21.53%

  5.36%   7.46%   8.26%
 
Russell Mid-Cap Growth
Index
 
 
 

-28.94%

  6.27%   8.66%   9.05%

 

LOGO

 

(1)

Fund commenced operations on June 27, 2014.

 

(2)

On June 25, 2018, the name of the AT Mid Cap Equity Fund changed to CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity Fund. See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements.

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, it 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 dividends and 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. If the Adviser had not limited certain expenses, the Fund’s total return would have been lower.

See definition of the comparative indices on page 9.

 

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CIBC ATLAS INCOME

 

OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

OCTOBER 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

    

   

 

Growth of a $250,000 Investment

 

     

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN FOR YEAR

ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2022(1)(2)

   
      1 Year   3 Years   5 Years  

Inception to

Date

 

                                 

  CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund, Institutional Shares     -12.21%   5.28%   6.67%   6.40%               
 

60/40 Hybrid of the S&P 500 Index and Bloomberg

U.S. Government/Credit Index

 

 

  -14.87%   4.89%   6.39%   6.88%  
  S&P 500 Index     -14.61%   10.22%   10.44%   10.56%  
  Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Index     -16.04%   -3.64%   -0.32%   0.86%  

 

LOGO

 

(1)

Fund commenced operations on June 27, 2014.

 

(2)

On June 25, 2018, the name of the AT Income Opportunities Fund changed to CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund. See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements.

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, it 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 dividends and 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. If the Adviser had not limited certain expenses, the Fund’s total return would have been lower.

See definition of the comparative indices on page 9.

 

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CIBC ATLAS ALL CAP GROWTH FUND

 

OCTOBER 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

    

 

 

    

 

Growth of a $250,000 Investment

 

     

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN

FOR YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2022(1)(2) 

      1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years  

Inception to

Date

 
CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund,
Institutional Shares
 
 
  -26.01%   7.64%   11.12%   11.74%   8.31%
 
Russell 3000® Growth Total
Return Index
 
 
  -24.67%   11.31%   12.07%   14.37%   10.24%

 

LOGO

 

(1)

On February 12, 2018, the Geneva Advisors All Cap Growth Fund (the “All Cap Growth Predecessor Fund”) was reorganized into The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund AT All Cap Growth Fund (the “AT All Cap Growth Fund”). Class R and Class I shares of the All Cap Growth Predecessor Fund were exchanged on a tax-free basis for Institutional Class shares of the AT All Cap Growth Fund. Information presented prior to February 12, 2018 is that of the All Cap Growth Predecessor Fund. Inception date of the All Cap Growth Predecessor Fund was September 28, 2007. On June 25, 2018, the name of the AT All Cap Growth Fund changed to CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund.

 

(2)

For the period September 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018. Effective February 27, 2018, the CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund changed its fiscal year end to October 31 (See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements).

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, it 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 dividends and 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. If the Adviser had not limited certain expenses, the Fund’s total return would have been lower.

See definition of the comparative indices on page 9.

 

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CIBC ATLAS EQUITY INCOME FUND

 

OCTOBER 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

    

   

 

Growth of a $250,000 Investment

 

     

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN

FOR YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2022(1)(2) 

      1 Year   3 Years   5 Years   10 Years  

Inception to

Date

 
CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund,
Institutional Shares
 
 
  -12.16%   9.77%   11.40%   10.92%   11.24%
  Russell 1000® Index     -16.38%   9.99%   10.19%   12.66%   11.98%

 

LOGO

 

(1)

On February 12, 2018, the Geneva Advisors Equity Income Fund (the “Equity Income Predecessor Fund”) was reorganized into The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund AT Equity Income Fund (the “AT Equity Income Fund”). Class R and Class I shares of the Equity Income Predecessor Fund were exchanged on a tax-free basis for Institutional Class shares of the AT Equity Income Fund. Information presented prior to February 12, 2018 is that of the Equity Income Predecessor Fund. Inception date of the Equity Income Predecessor Fund was April 30, 2010. On June 25, 2018, the name of the AT Equity Income Fund changed to CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund.

 

(2)

For the period September 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018. Effective February 27, 2018, the CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund changed its fiscal year end to October 31 (See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements).

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, it 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 dividends and 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. If the Adviser had not limited certain expenses, the Fund’s total return would have been lower.

See definition of the comparative indices on page 9.

 

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CIBC ATLAS INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND

 

OCTOBER 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

    

   

 

Growth of a $250,000 Investment

 

     

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN

FOR YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2022(1) 

      1 year   3 year   Inception to Date
 
CIBC Atlas International Growth Fund,
Institutional Shares
 
 
      -24.69%         -0.96%     0.24%
  MSCI ACWI ex-US Index     -24.35%   -1.23%   1.15%

 

LOGO

 

(1)

The Fund commenced operations on May 31, 2019.

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, it 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 dividends and 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. If the Adviser had not limited certain expenses, the Fund’s total return would have been lower.

See definition of the comparative indices on page 9.

 

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    CIBC ATLAS DISCIPLINED EQUITY

 

    FUND

 

    OCTOBER 31, 2022

    

   

 

  SECTOR WEIGHTINGS (UNAUDITED)†

 

LOGO

 

Percentages are based on total investments.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

     
COMMON STOCK** — 96.0%          Shares           

      Value      

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 7.7%

     

Alphabet, Cl A *

     386,979      $ 36,573,385   

Alphabet, Cl C *

     471,756        44,656,423   

T-Mobile US *

     197,431        29,922,643   
     

 

 

 

          111,152,451   
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 9.6%

           

Amazon.com *

     658,111        67,416,891   

Dollar General

     82,720        21,097,736   

Home Depot

     104,725        31,012,214   

TJX

     269,283        19,415,304   
     

 

 

 

        138,942,145   
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES — 4.0%

           

Costco Wholesale

     34,514        17,308,771   

Mondelez International, Cl A

     328,595        20,202,021   

PepsiCo

     110,318        20,031,542   
     

 

 

 

        57,542,334   
     

 

 

 

ENERGY — 4.9%

     

Chevron

     111,215        20,118,793   

ConocoPhillips

     133,617        16,847,768   

 

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

 

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    CIBC ATLAS DISCIPLINED EQUITY

 

    FUND

 

    OCTOBER 31, 2022

    

   

 

COMMON STOCK** (continued)          Shares           

      Value      

ENERGY (continued)

     

Pioneer Natural Resources

     135,749      $ 34,807,401  
     

 

 

 

        71,773,962  
     

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — 13.2%

     

BlackRock, Cl A

     21,050        13,596,405  

Blackstone, Cl A

     277,215        25,265,375  

Charles Schwab

     444,613        35,422,318  

CME Group, Cl A

     54,893        9,512,957  

Intercontinental Exchange

     138,543        13,240,554  

JPMorgan Chase

     143,868        18,110,104  

PNC Financial Services Group

     139,717        22,610,402  

S&P Global

     79,092        25,408,305  

SVB Financial Group *

     43,681        10,088,564  

US Bancorp

     435,864        18,502,427  
     

 

 

 

        191,757,411  
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE — 14.2%

     

Abbott Laboratories

     183,442        18,149,751  

AstraZeneca PLC ADR

     437,566        25,733,256  

Danaher

     119,760        30,139,999  

IQVIA Holdings *

     72,559        15,213,445  

Stryker

     92,390        21,179,484  

Thermo Fisher Scientific

     46,304        23,798,867  

UnitedHealth Group

     101,647        56,429,332  

Zoetis, Cl A

     101,806        15,350,309  
     

 

 

 

          205,994,443   
     

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS — 7.6%

     

Honeywell International

     180,613        36,848,664  

Otis Worldwide

     263,075        18,583,618  

Raytheon Technologies

     356,364        33,790,435  

Union Pacific

     103,741        20,451,501  
     

 

 

 

        109,674,218  
     

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 27.0%

     

Adobe *

     91,702        29,207,087  

Analog Devices

     131,190        18,710,318  

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND

 

    CIBC ATLAS DISCIPLINED EQUITY

 

    FUND

 

    OCTOBER 31, 2022

    

   

 

COMMON STOCK** (continued)          Shares           

      Value      

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)

     

Apple

     350,566      $ 53,755,790  

Automatic Data Processing

     52,610        12,715,837  

Cisco Systems

     591,219        26,859,079  

Fidelity National Information Services

     187,388        15,551,330  

Fiserv *

     175,457        18,026,452  

Microsoft

     394,030        91,466,184  

QUALCOMM

     147,888        17,400,502  

Roper Technologies

     57,577        23,867,970  

Salesforce *

     74,966        12,188,722  

TE Connectivity

     168,156        20,553,708  

Visa, Cl A

     250,045        51,799,322  
     

 

 

 

        392,102,301  
     

 

 

 

MATERIALS — 3.2%

     

Linde PLC

     89,727        26,680,323  

Martin Marietta Materials

     58,917        19,794,934  
     

 

 

 

        46,475,257  
     

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE — 1.6%

     

American Tower, Cl A ‡

     75,676        15,679,311  

Prologis ‡

     68,015        7,532,661  
     

 

 

 

        23,211,972  
     

 

 

 

UTILITIES — 3.0%

     

American Water Works

     56,367        8,192,380  

NextEra Energy

     448,572        34,764,330  
     

 

 

 

        42,956,710   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $752,703,259)

        1,391,583,204  
     

 

 

 

     

CASH EQUIVALENT — 3.5%

     

First American Government Obligations Fund, Cl X, 2.920% (A)

     51,284,371        51,284,371  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENT
(Cost $51,284,371)

        51,284,371  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.5%

     

(Cost $803,987,630)

      $   1,442,867,575  
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND

 

    CIBC ATLAS DISCIPLINED EQUITY

 

    FUND

 

    OCTOBER 31, 2022

    

   

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $1,449,826,053.

*

Non-income producing security.

**

More narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting periods.

Real Estate Investment Trust

(A)

The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of October 31, 2022.

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

As of October 31, 2022, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 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

 

    CIBC ATLAS MID CAP EQUITY FUND

 

    OCTOBER 31, 2022

 

    

    

   

 

  SECTOR WEIGHTINGS (UNAUDITED)†

     

 

LOGO

 

Percentages are based on total investments.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

     
COMMON STOCK** — 96.9%          Shares           

      Value      

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.5%

     

Live Nation Entertainment *

     46,232      $ 3,680,529  

ZoomInfo Technologies, Cl A *

     147,371        6,562,431  
     

 

 

 

        10,242,960  
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 16.5%

     

Aptiv PLC *

     69,200        6,302,044  

AutoZone *

     10,769        27,276,585  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Cl A *

     8,802        13,188,301  

Domino’s Pizza

     17,698        5,879,984  

Five Below *

     50,565        7,400,188  

Floor & Decor Holdings, Cl A *

     80,249        5,887,869  

Marriott International, Cl A

     55,622        8,905,638  

Planet Fitness, Cl A *

     103,285        6,763,102  

Ross Stores

     64,892        6,209,515  

Tractor Supply

     61,990        13,623,542  

Ulta Beauty *

     26,017        10,910,749  
     

 

 

 

            112,347,517   
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES — 3.6%

     

Church & Dwight

     53,281        3,949,721  

Monster Beverage *

     94,202        8,828,611  

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND

 

    CIBC ATLAS MID CAP EQUITY FUND

 

    OCTOBER 31, 2022

 

    

    

   

 

COMMON STOCK** (continued)          Shares                  Value      

CONSUMER STAPLES (continued)

     

Sprouts Farmers Market *

     192,242      $ 5,671,139  

US Foods Holding *

     209,377        6,231,060  
     

 

 

 

            24,680,531  
     

 

 

 

ENERGY — 3.5%

     

Cheniere Energy

     49,481        8,728,943  

Diamondback Energy

     95,138        14,947,131  
     

 

 

 

        23,676,074   
     

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — 5.5%

     

Ameriprise Financial

     57,027        17,628,186  

Ares Management, Cl A

     108,792        8,249,697  

MSCI, Cl A

     25,095        11,766,042  
     

 

 

 

        37,643,925  
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE — 13.5%

     

Align Technology *

     39,454        7,665,912  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals *

     52,906        10,965,298  

Avantor *

     506,002        10,206,060  

Catalent *

     101,131        6,647,341  

Charles River Laboratories International *

     42,606        9,043,124  

Edwards Lifesciences *

     66,859        4,842,597  

Humana

     20,601        11,497,006  

ICON PLC *

     42,419        8,392,175  

ResMed

     58,674        13,124,787  

Veeva Systems, Cl A *

     60,536        10,166,416  
     

 

 

 

        92,550,716  
     

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS — 14.4%

     

AMETEK

     73,601        9,543,106  

Cintas

     17,042        7,286,307  

CoStar Group *

     81,467        6,738,950  

Howmet Aerospace

     207,599        7,380,145  

Hubbell, Cl B

     33,242        7,894,310  

IAA *

     114,053        4,326,030  

IDEX

     46,258        10,283,616  

Ingersoll Rand

     142,134        7,177,767  

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND

 

    CIBC ATLAS MID CAP EQUITY FUND

 

    OCTOBER 31, 2022

 

    

    

   

 

COMMON STOCK** (continued)          Shares                  Value      

INDUSTRIALS (continued)

     

Masco

     114,802      $ 5,311,889  

Oshkosh

     53,000        4,664,000  

Pentair PLC

     56,933        2,445,272  

Regal Rexnord

     51,408        6,505,168  

TransUnion

     95,606        5,666,568  

Waste Connections

     67,433        8,895,087  

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions

     157,127        3,690,913  
     

 

 

 

        97,809,128  
     

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 31.1%

     

Amphenol, Cl A

     185,969        14,102,029  

ANSYS *

     39,235        8,677,213  

Bill.com Holdings *

     15,741        2,099,220  

Cadence Design Systems *

     103,191        15,622,086  

CDW

     63,488        10,971,361  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Cl A *

     66,009        10,640,651  

Dynatrace *

     143,831        5,068,604  

Enphase Energy *

     67,889        20,841,923  

Entegris

     95,700        7,592,838  

EPAM Systems *

     37,830        13,240,500  

FleetCor Technologies *

     37,081        6,901,516  

Genpact

     105,015        5,093,227  

Global Payments

     86,898        9,928,966  

Keysight Technologies *

     87,179        15,182,223  

KLA

     15,547        4,919,848  

Marvell Technology

     112,872        4,478,761  

Microchip Technology

     223,237        13,782,652  

Palo Alto Networks *

     103,377        17,738,459  

Roper Technologies

     28,654        11,878,229  

Synopsys *

     44,104        12,902,625   
     

 

 

 

            211,662,931  
     

 

 

 

MATERIALS — 5.1%

     

Ashland

     61,661        6,469,472  

Berry Global Group *

     118,361        5,600,843  

Crown Holdings

     100,756        6,910,854  

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND

 

    CIBC ATLAS MID CAP EQUITY FUND

 

    OCTOBER 31, 2022

 

    

    

   

 

COMMON STOCK** (continued)          Shares                  Value      

MATERIALS (continued)

     

FMC

     76,129      $ 9,051,738  

Livent *

     210,409        6,642,612  
     

 

 

 

        34,675,519  
     

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE — 2.2%

     

SBA Communications, Cl A ‡

     56,655        15,291,185  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $446,624,990)

        660,580,486  
     

 

 

 

     

CASH EQUIVALENT — 2.9%

     

First American Government Obligations Fund, Cl X, 2.920% (A)

     20,000,112        20,000,112  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENT
(Cost $20,000,112)

        20,000,112   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%
(Cost $466,625,102)

      $   680,580,598  
     

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $681,656,382.

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

**

More narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting periods.

 

Real Estate Investment Trust

 

(A)

The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of October 31, 2022.

Cl — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

As of October 31, 2022, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 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

 

    CIBC ATLAS INCOME

 

    OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

    OCTOBER 31, 2022

    

   

 

 SECTOR WEIGHTINGS (UNAUDITED)†

 

LOGO

 

Percentages are based on total investments.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS            
COMMON STOCK — 67.5%          Shares                  Value      

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 2.2%

     

Alphabet, Cl A *

     142,450      $     13,462,949  
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 5.4%

     

Amazon.com *

     114,360        11,715,039  

Home Depot

     36,795        10,896,103  

Service International

     76,578        4,641,393  

Vail Resorts

     25,295        5,542,893   
     

 

 

 

        32,795,428  
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES — 4.2%

     

Costco Wholesale

     9,660        4,844,490  

PepsiCo

     62,231        11,299,905  

Procter & Gamble

     68,075        9,167,660  
     

 

 

 

        25,312,055   
     

 

 

 

ENERGY — 4.1%

     

Chevron

     78,148        14,136,973  

Pioneer Natural Resources

     42,250        10,833,323  
     

 

 

 

        24,970,296  
     

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — 9.7%

     

Ares Capital

     326,422        6,342,379  

Ares Management, Cl A

     92,130        6,986,218  

Blue Owl Capital, Cl A

     471,350        4,722,927  

CME Group, Cl A

     29,234        5,066,252  

Golub Capital BDC

     402,350        5,218,480  

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND

 

    CIBC ATLAS INCOME

 

    OPPORTUNITIES FUND

 

    OCTOBER 31, 2022

    

   

 

COMMON STOCK (continued)          Shares                  Value      

FINANCIALS (continued)

     

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital ‡

     95,590      $ 2,598,136  

JPMorgan Chase

     100,196        12,612,673  

S&P Global

     23,905        7,679,481  

US Bancorp

     187,982        7,979,836  
     

 

 

 

        59,206,382  
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE — 6.0%

     

Johnson & Johnson

     50,985        8,869,861  

Medtronic PLC

     47,500        4,148,650  

Novartis ADR

     69,438        5,633,505  

UnitedHealth Group

     31,728        17,613,799  
     

 

 

 

        36,265,815   
     

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS — 8.9%

     

IDEX

     36,625        8,142,104  

Lockheed Martin

     24,964        12,149,479  

Republic Services, Cl A

     72,900        9,667,998  

Rollins

     149,250        6,280,440  

Triton International

     55,003        3,338,132  

Union Pacific

     37,522        7,397,087  

United Parcel Service, Cl B

     42,892        7,195,991  
     

 

 

 

        54,171,231  
     

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 19.0%

     

Apple

     175,690        26,940,305  

Automatic Data Processing

     28,847        6,972,320  

Broadcom

     24,064        11,312,968  

Cisco Systems

     142,199        6,460,100  

Fidelity National Information Services

     99,500        8,257,505  

Microchip Technology

     140,036        8,645,822  

Microsoft

     120,583        27,990,932  

QUALCOMM

     72,015        8,473,285  

Visa, Cl A

     52,562        10,888,744  
     

 

 

 

            115,941,981  
     

 

 

 

MATERIALS — 2.0%

     

Linde PLC

     41,436        12,320,994  
     

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE — 3.7%

     

Crown Castle ‡

     32,978        4,394,648  

Invitation Homes ‡

     134,357        4,257,773  

Prologis ‡

     58,500        6,478,875  

VICI Properties ‡

     144,626        4,630,925  

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCK (continued)          Shares                  Value      

REAL ESTATE (continued)

     

Weyerhaeuser ‡

     85,884      $ 2,656,392  
     

 

 

 

        22,418,613  
     

 

 

 

UTILITIES — 2.3%

     

American Water Works

     18,376        2,670,768  

NextEra Energy

     149,010        11,548,275  
     

 

 

 

        14,219,043  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $283,649,379)

            411,084,787  
     

 

 

 

  

     
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — 18.6%      Face Amount         

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 2.4%

     

Comcast

   $ 6,111,000        3,533,856  

2.937%, 11/01/56

     

Diamond Sports Group

     

5.375%, 08/15/26(A)

     4,500,000        900,000  

Discovery Communications

     

3.800%, 03/13/24

     3,150,000        3,059,924  

T-Mobile USA

     

3.500%, 04/15/31

     5,000,000        4,204,034  

Verizon Communications

     

2.355%, 03/15/32

     2,441,000        1,849,121  

Warnermedia Holdings

     

3.428%, 03/15/24(A)

     1,000,000        964,529  
     

 

 

 

        14,511,464   
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 3.0%

     

Amazon.com

     

3.150%, 08/22/27

     3,300,000        3,053,174  

Ford Motor Credit

     

3.350%, 11/01/22

     5,000,000        5,000,000  

General Motors

     

6.800%, 10/01/27

     2,500,000        2,532,974  

Meritage Homes

     

3.875%, 04/15/29(A)

     3,000,000        2,411,100  

Newell Brands

     

4.450%, 04/01/26

     5,000,000        4,652,750  

Tenneco

     

5.375%, 12/15/24

     630,000        628,148  
     

 

 

 

        18,278,146  
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)     Face Amount             Value      

ENERGY — 1.7%

     

Cheniere Energy Partners

     

4.500%, 10/01/29

   $ 5,000,000      $ 4,414,750  

DCP Midstream Operating

     

6.750%, 09/15/37(A)

     1,500,000        1,448,217  

Kinder Morgan MTN

     

7.800%, 08/01/31

     1,400,000        1,514,756  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction

     

5.750%, 05/15/24

     1,250,000        1,248,575  

5.625%, 03/01/25

     2,000,000        1,991,662  
     

 

 

 

        10,617,960   
     

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — 5.7%

     

Ally Financial

     

2.200%, 11/02/28

     5,000,000        3,812,818  

Ares Capital

     

3.875%, 01/15/26

     5,000,000        4,482,707  

Bank of America

     

5.200%, ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.135%(B)(C)

     2,000,000        1,945,000  

3.950%, 04/21/25

     5,750,000        5,502,484  

Goldman Sachs Group

     

6.124%, ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month + 1.750%, 10/28/27(B)

     3,000,000        2,969,168  

1.217%, 12/06/23

     4,000,000        3,827,064  

JPMorgan Chase

     

7.020%, ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.580%(B)(C)

     1,000,000        962,100  

6.000%, ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.300%(B)(C)

     1,500,000        1,477,500  

5.000%, U.S. SOFR + 3.380%(B)(C)

     2,000,000        1,842,600  

OneMain Finance

     

3.500%, 01/15/27

     3,000,000        2,458,841  

PNC Financial Services Group

     

8.118%, ICE LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.678%(B)(C)

     2,500,000        2,493,697  

Wells Fargo MTN

     

4.100%, 06/03/26

     3,000,000        2,837,482  
     

 

 

 

            34,611,461  
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE — 1.4%

     

AbbVie

     

4.250%, 11/21/49

     3,500,000        2,715,330  

Fresenius US Finance II

     

4.500%, 01/15/23(A)

     2,000,000        1,995,788  

HCA

     

5.375%, 02/01/25

     3,050,000        3,011,494  

5.000%, 03/15/24

     1,250,000        1,239,167  
     

 

 

 

        8,961,779  
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)      Face Amount              Value      

INDUSTRIALS — 0.8%

     

Northrop Grumman

     

4.030%, 10/15/47

   $ 2,000,000      $ 1,573,512  

Quanta Services

     

2.900%, 10/01/30

     3,750,000        2,959,978  
     

 

 

 

        4,533,490  
     

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 2.3%

     

Apple

     

3.850%, 08/04/46

     3,000,000        2,390,026  

Broadcom

     

3.469%, 04/15/34(A)

     2,500,000        1,871,267  

CommScope Technologies

     

6.000%, 06/15/25(A)

     1,734,000        1,616,955  

Kyndryl Holdings

     

2.050%, 10/15/26

     1,000,000        782,020  

Salesforce

     

3.700%, 04/11/28

     3,000,000        2,826,840  

Western Union

     

2.850%, 01/10/25

     4,500,000        4,223,930  
     

 

 

 

        13,711,038   
     

 

 

 

MATERIALS — 0.3%

     

NOVA Chemicals

     

5.000%, 05/01/25(A)

     2,000,000        1,904,780  
     

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE — 1.0%

     

Boston Properties

     

2.750%, 10/01/26

     1,000,000        885,738  

Equinix

     

3.000%, 07/15/50

     3,000,000        1,738,224  

VICI Properties

     

5.125%, 05/15/32

     4,000,000        3,543,960  
     

 

 

 

        6,167,922  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $133,016,011)

            113,298,040  
     

 

 

 

     

U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 7.2%

     

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     

3.000%, 02/15/48

     10,000,000        7,896,484  

2.500%, 02/15/45

     10,000,000        7,196,485  
     

 

 

 

        15,092,969  
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (continued)      Face Amount              Value      

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Note

     

0.500%, 01/15/28

   $ 12,007,000      $ 11,295,374  
     

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes

     

2.000%, 08/15/25

     10,000,000        9,358,203  

1.625%, 05/15/31

     10,000,000        8,264,063  
     

 

 

 

        17,622,266  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS
(Cost $51,662,782)

        44,010,609  
     

 

 

 

     
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS — 1.6%          Shares             

iShares National Muni Bond ETF

     53,290        5,409,468   

Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund, Cl Institutional

     409,191        4,222,851  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS
(Cost $10,933,458)

        9,632,319  
     

 

 

 

     

PREFERRED STOCK — 0.3%

     

FINANCIALS — 0.3%

     

Wells Fargo, 7.500%

     1,700        1,981,401  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK
(Cost $2,066,538)

        1,981,401  
     

 

 

 

     

CASH EQUIVALENT — 4.4%

     

First American Government Obligations Fund, Cl X, 2.920% (D)

     26,714,471        26,714,471  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENT
(Cost $26,714,471)

        26,714,471  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.6%
(Cost $508,042,639)

      $     606,721,627  
     

 

 

 

 

    

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $609,293,759.

*

Non-income producing security.

Real Estate Investment Trust

(A)

Securities sold within terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Section 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be sold only to dealers in that program or other “accredited investors.” The total value of such securities as of October 31, 2022 was $13,112,636 which represents 2.2% of Net Assets.

 

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

 

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(B)

Variable or floating rate security. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. The rates for certain securities are not based on published reference rates and spreads and are either determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions; by using a formula based on the rates of underlying loans; or by adjusting periodically based on prevailing interest rates.

(C)

Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

(D)

The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of October 31, 2022.

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

BDC — Business Development Company

Cl — Class

ETF — Exchange Traded Fund

ICE — Intercontinental Exchange

LIBOR— London Interbank Offered Rate

MTN — Medium Term Note

PLC — Public Limited Company

SOFR— Secured Overnight Financing Rate

USD — U.S. Dollar

The following is a summary of the level of inputs used as of October 31, 2022, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

 

Investments in Securities    Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total

Common Stock

   $ 411,084,787      $      $      $ 411,084,787  

Corporate Obligations

            113,298,040               113,298,040  

U.S. Treasury Obligations

            44,010,609               44,010,609  

Exchange Traded Funds

     9,632,319                      9,632,319  

Preferred Stock

     1,981,401                      1,981,401  

Cash Equivalent

     26,714,471                      26,714,471  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $     449,412,978      $   157,308,649      $               —      $     606,721,627   
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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  SECTOR WEIGHTINGS (UNAUDITED)†

 

LOGO

 

Percentages are based on total investments.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

     
COMMON STOCK** — 96.1%          Shares           

      Value      

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.8%

     

Live Nation Entertainment *

     28,856      $ 2,297,226   

Nexstar Media Group, Cl A

     8,314        1,424,188   
     

 

 

 
        3,721,414   
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 8.8%

     

Amazon.com *

     81,926        8,392,499   

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Cl A *

     3,248        4,866,576   

TJX

     21,168        1,526,213   

Ulta Beauty *

     7,300        3,061,401   
     

 

 

 
        17,846,689   
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES — 1.4%

     

Costco Wholesale

     5,781        2,899,172   
     

 

 

 

ENERGY — 4.3%

     

Devon Energy

     40,060        3,098,641   

EOG Resources

     41,665        5,688,106   
     

 

 

 
        8,786,747   
     

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — 17.2%

     

Blackstone, Cl A

     66,557        6,066,005   

Brown & Brown

     139,763        8,216,667   

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCK** (continued)          Shares                  Value        

FINANCIALS (continued)

     

Charles Schwab

     60,737      $ 4,838,917   

Goldman Sachs Group

     11,912        4,103,803   

Kinsale Capital Group

     14,599        4,601,167   

S&P Global

     22,143        7,113,438   
     

 

 

 
          34,939,997   
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE — 21.0%

     

AstraZeneca PLC ADR

     112,344        6,606,950   

Danaher

     13,549        3,409,877   

Edwards Lifesciences *

     38,534        2,791,017   

Elevance Health

     11,205        6,126,558   

Eli Lilly

     21,652        7,839,973   

ICON PLC *

     7,914        1,565,706   

IDEXX Laboratories *

     9,516        3,422,715   

Intuitive Surgical *

     20,455        5,041,544   

Johnson & Johnson

     8,959        1,558,597   

Zoetis, Cl A

     26,622        4,014,065   
     

 

 

 
        42,377,002   
     

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS — 9.0%

     

Cintas

     9,534        4,076,262   

CoStar Group *

     62,135        5,139,807   

L3Harris Technologies

     19,029        4,690,078   

Robert Half International

     13,204        1,009,578  

Waste Management

     20,706        3,279,209   
     

 

 

 
        18,194,934   
     

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 25.5%

     

Adobe *

     4,289        1,366,046   

Amphenol, Cl A

     50,546        3,832,903   

Apple

     14,106        2,163,014   

CDW

     9,362        1,617,847   

Entegris

     47,185        3,743,658   

EPAM Systems *

     7,232        2,531,200   

Gartner *

     5,813        1,755,061   

Intuit

     9,170        3,920,175   

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCK** (continued)          Shares           

      Value      

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)

     

Mastercard, Cl A

     23,546      $ 7,727,326   

Microsoft

     19,002        4,410,934   

Monolithic Power Systems

     5,406        1,835,067   

Palo Alto Networks *

     59,230        10,163,276   

Roper Technologies

     12,877        5,338,032   

Snowflake, Cl A *

     9,032        1,447,830   
     

 

 

 
          51,852,369   
     

 

 

 

MATERIALS — 5.8%

     

Martin Marietta Materials

     21,977        7,383,832   

Sherwin-Williams

     19,098        4,297,623   
     

 

 

 
        11,681,455   
     

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE — 1.3%

     

SBA Communications, Cl A ‡

     9,956        2,687,124   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $143,203,366)

        194,986,903   
     

 

 

 
     

CASH EQUIVALENT — 2.8%

     

First American Government Obligations Fund, Cl X, 2.920% (A)

     5,776,870        5,776,870   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENT
(Cost $5,776,870)

        5,776,870   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.9%
(Cost $148,980,236)

      $ 200,763,773   
     

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $203,007,302.

*

Non-income producing security.

**

More narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting periods.

Real Estate Investment Trust

(A)

The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of October 31, 2022.

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

 

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

 

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As of October 31, 2022, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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  SECTOR WEIGHTINGS (UNAUDITED)†

 

LOGO

 

Percentages are based on total investments.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

     
COMMON STOCK — 93.9%          Shares           

      Value      

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.1%

     

Comcast, Cl A

     105,222      $     3,339,746   
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 2.4%

     

Dick’s Sporting Goods

     37,022        4,211,623   

Home Depot

     10,967        3,247,657   
     

 

 

 
        7,459,280   
     

 

 

 

ENERGY — 8.6%

     

Enterprise Products Partners

     543,549        13,724,612   

EOG Resources

     31,963        4,363,589  

Magellan Midstream Partners

     156,675        8,452,616   
     

 

 

 
        26,540,817   
     

 

 

 

FINANCIALS — 15.1%

     

Blackstone, Cl A

     132,899        12,112,415   

Brookfield Asset Management, Cl A

     124,243        4,921,265   

Charles Schwab

     104,112        8,294,603   

CME Group, Cl A

     48,028        8,323,252   

Goldman Sachs Group

     14,563        5,017,099   

JPMorgan Chase

     33,539        4,221,890   

 

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

 

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COMMON STOCK (continued)          Shares           

      Value      

 

FINANCIALS (continued)

     

Morgan Stanley

     47,689      $ 3,918,605   
     

 

 

 
        46,809,129   
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE — 21.6%

     

Abbott Laboratories

     118,064        11,681,252   

AbbVie

     27,250        3,989,400   

AstraZeneca PLC ADR

     181,737        10,687,953   

Elevance Health

     30,794        16,837,235   

Eli Lilly

     24,884        9,010,248   

Johnson & Johnson

     44,375        7,719,919   

Medtronic PLC

     43,946        3,838,244   

Merck

     31,504        3,188,205   
     

 

 

 
        66,952,456   
     

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS — 8.0%

     

L3Harris Technologies

     56,853        14,012,559   

Robert Half International

     44,274        3,385,190   

Union Pacific

     12,619        2,487,710   

Waste Management

     30,200        4,782,774   
     

 

 

 
        24,668,233   
     

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 16.4%

     

Accenture PLC, Cl A

     15,867        4,504,641   

Apple

     70,219        10,767,381   

Broadridge Financial Solutions

     37,343        5,603,691   

Fidelity National Information Services

     55,899        4,639,058   

International Business Machines

     30,513        4,219,643   

Microchip Technology

     49,620        3,063,539   

Microsoft

     49,158        11,411,047   

Texas Instruments

     40,037        6,431,143   
     

 

 

 
        50,640,143   
     

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE — 11.1%

     

American Tower, Cl A ‡

     47,152        9,769,423   

Camden Property Trust ‡

     16,431        1,898,602   

Equinix ‡

     7,112        4,028,521   

Iron Mountain ‡

     97,331        4,873,363   

 

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

 

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

 

    

    

   

 

COMMON STOCK (continued)          Shares           

      Value      

 

REAL ESTATE (continued)

     

Prologis ‡

     18,324      $ 2,029,383   

VICI Properties ‡

     369,952        11,845,863   
     

 

 

 
        34,445,155   
     

 

 

 

UTILITIES — 9.6%

     

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

     244,921        8,910,226   

Brookfield Renewable Partners

     318,840        9,303,751   

NextEra Energy

     63,070        4,887,925   

NextEra Energy Partners

     61,199        4,533,010   

Xcel Energy

     33,294        2,167,773   
     

 

 

 
        29,802,685   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $232,943,087)

        290,657,644   
     

 

 

 
     

CASH EQUIVALENT — 5.5%

     

First American Government Obligations Fund, Cl X, 2.920% (A)

     17,008,621        17,008,621   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENT
(Cost $17,008,621)

        17,008,621   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.4%
(Cost $249,951,708)

      $ 307,666,265   
     

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $309,495,338.

Real Estate Investment Trust

(A)

The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of October 31, 2022.

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

As of October 31, 2022, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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    CIBC ATLAS INTERNATIONAL

 

    GROWTH FUND

 

    OCTOBER 31, 2022

    

   

 

  SECTOR WEIGHTINGS (UNADUITED)†

 

LOGO

 

Percentages are based on total investments.

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

     
COMMON STOCK — 98.8%          Shares           

      Value      

 

AUSTRALIA — 3.4%

     

BHP Group

     317,850      $ 7,595,789   

Woodside Energy Group

     166,100        3,822,738   
     

 

 

 
        11,418,527   
     

 

 

 

BRAZIL — 1.7%

     

MercadoLibre *

     6,314        5,692,829   
     

 

 

 

CANADA — 5.8%

     

Brookfield Asset Management, Cl A

     120,018        4,753,913   

Canadian National Railway

     56,250        6,662,250   

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers

     122,928        8,030,886   
     

 

 

 
        19,447,049   
     

 

 

 

CHINA — 6.1%

     

Alibaba Group Holding ADR *

     76,835        4,885,169   

Alibaba Group Holding *

     235,000        1,839,668   

Tencent Holdings

     244,000        6,390,909   

Yum China Holdings

     178,430        7,378,081   
     

 

 

 
        20,493,827   
     

 

 

 

DENMARK — 1.2%

     

Vestas Wind Systems

     202,343        3,985,467   
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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    CIBC ATLAS INTERNATIONAL

 

    GROWTH FUND

 

    OCTOBER 31, 2022

    

   

 

COMMON STOCK (continued)          Shares                  Value        

FRANCE — 6.0%

     

Air Liquide

     60,865      $ 7,957,821   

Airbus

     49,365        5,345,854   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton

     10,607        6,698,231   
     

 

 

 
        20,001,906   
     

 

 

 

GERMANY — 5.3%

     

HeidelbergCement

     98,108        4,522,960   

Siemens

     55,187        6,034,144   

Symrise, Cl A

     68,879        7,034,998   
     

 

 

 
        17,592,102   
     

 

 

 

HONG KONG — 2.2%

     

AIA Group

     978,500        7,410,754   
     

 

 

 

INDIA — 3.4%

     

HDFC Bank ADR

     179,063        11,157,415   
     

 

 

 

IRELAND — 2.2%

     

ICON PLC *

     37,376        7,394,468   
     

 

 

 

ITALY — 1.3%

     

Ferrari

     21,857        4,309,235   
     

 

 

 

JAPAN — 12.1%

     

Daikin Industries

     39,000        5,871,179   

FANUC

     50,000        6,600,760   

Nidec

     84,000        4,653,768   

Sony Group

     84,000        5,642,369   

Sysmex

     89,000        4,805,084   

Tokio Marine Holdings

     282,000        5,103,480   

Toyota Motor

     568,000        7,867,084   
     

 

 

 
        40,543,724   
     

 

 

 

MEXICO — 1.3%

     

Fomento Economico Mexicano ADR

     59,298        4,246,923  
     

 

 

 

 

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

 

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    CIBC ATLAS INTERNATIONAL

 

    GROWTH FUND

 

    OCTOBER 31, 2022

    

   

 

COMMON STOCK (continued)          Shares           

      Value      

 

NETHERLANDS — 1.7%

     

ASML Holding

     12,023      $ 5,679,465   
     

 

 

 

NORWAY — 2.3%

     

Equinor

     213,079        7,795,636   
     

 

 

 

SINGAPORE — 3.1%

     

DBS Group Holdings

     431,725        10,430,203   
     

 

 

 

SPAIN — 4.9%

     

Amadeus IT Group *

     166,388        8,672,191   

Banco Santander

     2,997,931        7,768,211   
     

 

 

 
        16,440,402   
     

 

 

 

SWEDEN — 3.0%

     

Assa Abloy, Cl B

     287,671        5,810,114   

Hexagon, Cl B

     431,978        4,272,362   
     

 

 

 
        10,082,476   
     

 

 

 

SWITZERLAND — 8.8%

     

Alcon

     108,182        6,583,723   

Chubb

     38,614        8,297,763   

Julius Baer Group

     141,538        6,780,424   

Novartis

     94,939        7,670,210   
     

 

 

 
        29,332,120   
     

 

 

 

TAIWAN — 1.4%

     

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ADR

     73,964        4,552,484   
     

 

 

 

UNITED KINGDOM — 20.0%

     

AstraZeneca PLC

     73,533        8,646,973   

BAE Systems PLC

     1,055,456        9,857,491   

Compass Group PLC

     398,381        8,390,310   

Diageo PLC

     172,076        7,100,190   

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

     131,579        7,086,033   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     18,147,313        8,744,941   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

     83,126        7,212,598   

 

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

 

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    CIBC ATLAS INTERNATIONAL

 

    GROWTH FUND

 

    OCTOBER 31, 2022

    

   

 

COMMON STOCK (continued)          Shares           

      Value      

UNITED KINGDOM (continued)

     

Shell PLC

     352,917      $ 9,729,612  
     

 

 

 

        66,768,148  
     

 

 

 

UNITED STATES — 1.6%

     

Euronet Worldwide *

     61,935        5,203,159  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost $373,998,043)

        329,978,319   
     

 

 

 

     

CASH EQUIVALENT — 1.0%

     

First American Government Obligations Fund, Cl X, 2.920% (A)

     3,284,896        3,284,896  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENT
(Cost $3,284,896)

        3,284,896  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%
(Cost $377,282,939)

      $     333,263,215  
     

 

 

 

 

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $333,969,761.

*

Non-income producing security.

(A)

The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of October 31, 2022.

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

As of October 31, 2022, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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    CIBC ATLAS FUNDS

 

    OCTOBER 31, 2022

 

    

    

   

 

  STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

        
    

CIBC Atlas

Disciplined

  Equity Fund  

  

CIBC Atlas

Mid Cap

  Equity Fund  

  

CIBC Atlas

Income

Opportunities

        Fund         

Assets:

        

Investments at Value (Cost $803,987,630, $466,625,102 and $508,042,639, respectively)

     $ 1,442,867,575        $ 680,580,598        $ 606,721,627  

Receivable for Investment Securities Sold

     16,723,103                

Receivable for Capital Shares Sold

     1,081,519        1,972,864        1,285,500  

Dividends and Interest Receivable

     740,463        58,904        1,677,899  

Reclaim Receivable

     58,023        3,590        44,683  

Prepaid Expenses

     1,324        10,506        7,017  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     1,461,472,007        682,626,462        609,736,726  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

        

Payable for Investment Securities Purchased

     10,209,377                

Payable for Capital Shares Redeemed

     517,786        471,723        59,000  

Audit Fees Payable

     24,030        24,030        26,380  

Payable Due to Adviser

     774,990        416,085        302,303  

Payable Due to Administrator

     58,002        27,040        24,556  

Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable

     4,079        1,922        1,718  

Payable Due to Trustees

     134        63        56  

Other Accrued Expenses

     57,556        29,217        28,954  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     11,645,954        970,080        442,967  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 1,449,826,053        $ 681,656,382        $ 609,293,759  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

        

Paid-in Capital

     $ 759,309,173        $ 459,528,493        $ 515,091,445  

Total Distributable Earnings

     690,516,880        222,127,889        94,202,314  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $     1,449,826,053        $       681,656,382        $       609,293,759  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Institutional Class Shares:

        

Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest

        

(unlimited authorization — no par value)

     57,585,726        40,616,447        45,762,555  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

     $ 25.18        $ 16.78        $ 13.31  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

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    CIBC ATLAS FUNDS

 

    OCTOBER 31, 2022

 

    

    

   

 

  STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

        
    

CIBC Atlas All

Cap Growth

           Fund            

  

CIBC Atlas

Equity Income

          Fund           

  

CIBC Atlas

International

  Growth Fund  

Assets:

        

Investments at Value (Cost $148,980,236, $249,951,708 and $377,282,939, respectively)

     $ 200,763,773        $ 307,666,265        $ 333,263,215  

Receivable for Investment Securities Sold

     3,412,096               3,501,624  

Dividends and Interest Receivable

     108,039        617,220        559,384  

Receivable for Capital Shares Sold

     35,971        1,455,881        1,312,759  

Reclaim Receivable

     4,428        18,154        535,155  

Prepaid Expenses

     9,261               11,878  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     204,333,568        309,757,520        339,184,015  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

        

Payable for Investment Securities Purchased

     472,142               3,868,676  

Payable for Capital Shares Redeemed

     671,147        11,515        1,038,150  

Audit Fees Payable

     24,030        24,030        26,380  

Payable Due to Adviser

     138,214        199,285        229,374  

Payable Due to Administrator

     8,215        12,141        13,634  

Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable

     582        845        969  

Payable Due to Trustees

     19        28        32  

Other Accrued Expenses

     11,917        14,338        37,039  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     1,326,266        262,182        5,214,254  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $ 203,007,302        $ 309,495,338        $ 333,969,761  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

        

Paid-in Capital

     $ 139,745,756        $ 248,377,120        $ 388,063,773  

Total Distributable Earnings (Loss)

     63,261,546        61,118,218        (54,094,012
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Assets

     $       203,007,302        $       309,495,338        $       333,969,761  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Institutional Class Shares:

        

Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest

        

(unlimited authorization — no par value)

     7,090,883        6,412,261        33,898,581  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

     $ 28.63        $ 48.27        $ 9.85  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

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    CIBC ATLAS FUNDS

 

    FOR THE YEAR ENDED

 

    OCTOBER 31, 2022

    

   

 

  STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

        
     CIBC Atlas
Disciplined
Equity Fund
     CIBC Atlas Mid
Cap Equity
Fund
     CIBC Atlas
Income
Opportunities
Fund
 

Investment Income:

        

Dividends

     $ 23,155,347         $ 4,284,925         $ 10,693,554   

Interest

     —         —         6,786,051   

Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld

     —         (1,799)        (77,550)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     23,155,347         4,283,126         17,402,055   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses:

        

Investment Advisory Fees

     10,411,836         5,772,937         3,916,711   

Administration Fees

     748,701         357,853         304,146   

Trustees’ Fees

     46,994         23,044         18,715   

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

     8,427         5,155         4,915   

Transfer Agent Fees

     97,865         60,835         56,138   

Custodian Fees

     65,437         30,960         25,894   

Registration and Filing Fees

     44,296         36,821         42,212   

Legal Fees

     40,421         19,516         16,170   

Printing Fees

     33,707         16,136         18,940   

Audit Fees

     22,640         22,641         30,643   

Other Expenses

     76,537         39,952         39,162   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     11,596,861         6,385,850         4,473,646   

Less:

        

Fees Paid Indirectly (Note 4)

     (330)        (108)        (95)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     11,596,531         6,385,742         4,473,551   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     11,558,816         (2,102,616)        12,928,504   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain/(Loss) on:

        

Investments

     43,727,991         10,427,907         (5,462,752)  

Written Equity Options

     —         —         1,638,845   

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     (347,510,675)        (204,787,765)        (94,469,504)  

Written Equity Options

     —         —         (39,203)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation

     (347,510,675)        (204,787,765)        (94,508,707)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss

     (303,782,684)        (194,359,858)        (98,332,614)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $   (292,223,868)        $  (196,462,474)        $   (85,404,110)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

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    CIBC ATLAS FUNDS

 

    FOR THE YEAR ENDED

 

    OCTOBER 31, 2022

    

   

 

  STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

        
     CIBC Atlas All
Cap Growth
Fund
     CIBC Atlas
Equity Income
Fund
     CIBC Atlas
International
Growth Fund
 

Investment Income:

        

Dividends

     $ 2,150,887         $ 6,247,657         $ 9,746,393   

Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld

     (2,521)        (41,785)        (560,315)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     2,148,366         6,205,872         9,186,078   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses:

        

Investment Advisory Fees

     2,073,246         2,056,564         3,167,193   

Administration Fees

     117,457         120,206         169,638   

Trustees’ Fees

     7,642         6,846         11,177   

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

     3,221         3,539         3,796   

Transfer Agent Fees

     38,852         38,973         44,750   

Registration and Filing Fees

     34,605         38,055         31,767   

Audit Fees

     22,640         22,641         30,650   

Custodian Fees

     10,557         10,495         103,953   

Printing Fees

     7,475         7,837         19,784   

Legal Fees

     6,457         6,190         9,734   

Other Expenses

     14,758         12,084         20,474   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     2,336,910         2,323,430         3,612,916   

Less:

        

Fees Paid Indirectly (Note 4)

     (329)        (223)        (75)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     2,336,581         2,323,207         3,612,841   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     (188,215)        3,882,665         5,573,237   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain/(Loss) on:

        

Investments

     11,595,478         5,828,383         (14,984,600)  

Foreign Currency Transactions

     —         —         (136,822)  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on:

        

Investments

     (91,098,256)        (42,840,247)        (99,673,644)  

Foreign Currency Translation

     —         —         (48,669)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation

     (91,098,256)        (42,840,247)        (99,722,313)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Loss

     (79,502,778)        (37,011,864)        (114,843,735)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     $   (79,690,993)        $   (33,129,199)        $   (109,270,498)  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

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    CIBC ATLAS FUNDS

 

    

 

    

    

   

 

  STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

     
    

        CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund        

    

Year Ended

  October 31, 2022  

 

Year Ended

  October 31, 2021  

Operations:

    

Net Investment Income

   $ 11,558,816     $ 8,658,036  

Net Realized Gain

     43,727,991       114,823,721  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     (347,510,675     401,043,394  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (292,223,868     524,525,151  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

    

Institutional Class Shares

     (123,046,283     (37,172,161
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (123,046,283     (37,172,161
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Institutional Class Shares

    

Issued

     120,263,532       123,171,600  

Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions

     122,653,036       37,070,096  

Redeemed

     (189,794,002     (155,211,931
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     53,122,566       5,029,765  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (362,147,585     492,382,755  

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of Year

     1,811,973,638       1,319,590,883  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of Year

   $           1,449,826,053     $           1,811,973,638  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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    CIBC ATLAS FUNDS

 

    

 

    

    

   

 

  STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

     
    

           CIBC Atlas Mid  Cap Equity Fund           

    

Year Ended

  October 31, 2022  

 

Year Ended

  October 31, 2021  

Operations:

    

Net Investment Loss

   $ (2,102,616   $ (3,544,481

Net Realized Gain

     10,427,907       91,701,199  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     (204,787,765     190,599,959  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (196,462,474     278,756,677  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

    

Institutional Class Shares

     (91,134,908     (20,474,222
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (91,134,908     (20,474,222
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Institutional Class Shares

    

Issued

     84,336,573       67,006,913  

Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions

     90,705,196       20,411,779  

Redeemed

     (155,924,314     (110,460,076
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     19,117,455       (23,041,384
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (268,479,927     235,241,071  

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of Year

     950,136,309       714,895,238  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of Year

   $               681,656,382     $               950,136,309  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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    CIBC ATLAS FUNDS

 

    

 

    

    

   

 

  STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

     
    

     CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund      

    

Year Ended
  October 31, 2022  

 

Year Ended
   October 31, 2021   

Operations:

    

Net Investment Income

   $ 12,928,504     $ 10,720,353  

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

     (3,823,907     23,540,661  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     (94,508,707     102,654,755  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (85,404,110     136,915,769  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

    

Institutional Class Shares

     (27,938,985     (10,716,781
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (27,938,985     (10,716,781
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Institutional Class Shares

    

Issued

     91,409,407       83,020,172  

Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions

     27,757,013       10,677,794  

Redeemed

     (68,702,598     (55,827,996
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     50,463,822       37,869,970  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (62,879,273     164,068,958  

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of Year

     672,173,032       508,104,074  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of Year

   $             609,293,759     $             672,173,032  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

48


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    CIBC ATLAS FUNDS

 
 

    

   

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

     
    

          CIBC Atlas All  Cap Growth Fund          

    

Year Ended

  October 31, 2022  

  

Year Ended

  October 31, 2021  

Operations:

     

Net Investment Loss

   $ (188,215)      $ (972,201)  

Net Realized Gain

     11,595,478        32,027,604   

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     (91,098,256)        50,384,508   
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (79,690,993)        81,439,911   
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Distributions:

     

Institutional Class Shares

     (32,006,452)        (17,178,258)  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (32,006,452)        (17,178,258)  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

     

Institutional Class Shares

     

Issued

     26,549,915        47,039,684   

Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions

     31,719,169        17,100,739   

Redeemed

     (55,683,174)        (26,541,298)  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     2,585,910        37,599,125   
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (109,111,535)        101,860,778   

Net Assets:

     

Beginning of Year

     312,118,837        210,258,059   
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

End of Year

   $               203,007,302      $               312,118,837   
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

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

 

49


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND

 

    CIBC ATLAS FUNDS

 

    

 

    

    

   

 

  STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

     
    

           CIBC Atlas  Equity Income Fund           

    

Year Ended

  October 31, 2022  

 

Year Ended

  October 31, 2021  

Operations:

    

Net Investment Income

   $ 3,882,665     $ 1,442,488  

Net Realized Gain

     5,828,383       12,381,955  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     (42,840,247     49,658,907  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (33,129,199     63,483,350  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions

    

Institutional Shares

     (16,106,066     (10,141,070
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (16,106,066     (10,141,070
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Institutional Shares

    

Issued

     155,532,036       36,163,192  

Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions

     15,769,034       10,050,215  

Redeemed

     (32,868,125     (12,817,680
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     138,432,945       33,395,727  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase in Net Assets

     89,197,680       86,738,007  

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of Year

     220,297,658       133,559,651  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of Year

   $             309,495,338     $             220,297,658  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

50


THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND

 

    CIBC ATLAS FUNDS

 

    

 

    

    

   

 

  STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

     
    

      CIBC Atlas International Growth  Fund      

    

Year Ended

  October 31, 2022  

 

Year Ended

  October 31, 2021  

Operations:

    

Net Investment Income

   $ 5,573,237     $ 1,718,549  

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

     (15,121,422     7,454,190  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

     (99,722,313     43,511,349  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     (109,270,498     52,684,088  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

    

Institutional Class Shares

     (7,966,275     (672,201
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (7,966,275     (672,201
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

    

Institutional Class Shares

    

Issued

     110,842,357       182,198,114  

Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions

     7,942,446       502,824  

Redeemed

     (82,973,294     (16,841,559
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

     35,811,509       165,859,379  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (81,425,264     217,871,266  

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of Year

     415,395,025       197,523,759  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of Year

   $             333,969,761     $             415,395,025  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND

 

CIBC ATLAS DISCIPLINED

 

EQUITY FUND

 

    

    

   

 

  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

     Year Ended October 31,
Institutional Class Shares    2022    2021    2020    2019    2018(1)
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 32.36      $ 23.69      $ 21.81      $ 20.76      $ 18.76  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

              

Net Investment Income*

     0.20        0.15        0.17        0.34        0.16  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

     (5.18)        9.19        2.18        2.29        2.36  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (4.98)        9.34        2.35        2.63        2.52  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

              

Net Investment Income

     (0.15)        (0.16)        (0.18)        (0.32)        (0.16)  

Net Realized Gains

     (2.05)        (0.51)        (0.29)        (1.26)        (0.36)  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

     (2.20)        (0.67)        (0.47)        (1.58)        (0.52)  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 25.18      $ 32.36      $ 23.69      $ 21.81      $ 20.76  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Return †

     (16.61)%        40.11%        10.89%        14.55%        13.61%  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

              

Net Assets, End of Year (Thousands)

   $  1,449,826      $   1,811,974      $   1,319,591      $   1,190,278      $   1,007,224  

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

     0.72%        0.72%        0.74%        0.75%        0.76%  

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

     0.72%        0.72%        0.74%        0.75%        0.76%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     0.72%        0.54%        0.74%        1.68%        0.78%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     13%        19%        19%        13%        19%  

 

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either not applicable, $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

(1) 

On June 25, 2018, the name of the AT Disciplined Equity Fund changed to CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund. See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

*

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

 

Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Return shown does not reflect the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total return would have been lower had the Adviser not waived its fee and/or reimbursed other expenses.

 

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

 

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CIBC ATLAS MID CAP EQUITY  

 

FUND                                             

 

    

    

   

 

  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

     Year Ended October 31,
Institutional Class Shares    2022    2021    2020    2019    2018(1)
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 23.66      $ 17.34      $ 16.27      $ 13.85      $ 13.28  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

              

Net Investment Loss*

     (0.05)        (0.09)        (0.02)        (0.01)        (0.02)  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

     (4.55)        6.91        1.09        2.43        0.59  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (4.60)        6.82        1.07        2.42        0.57  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

              

Net Realized Gains

     (2.28)        (0.50)                       
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

     (2.28)        (0.50)                       
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 16.78      $ 23.66      $ 17.34      $ 16.27      $ 13.85  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Return †

     (21.53)%        39.86%        6.58%        17.47%        4.29%  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

              

Net Assets, End of Year (Thousands)

   $     681,656      $     950,136      $     714,895      $     727,278      $     607,572  

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

     0.83%        0.83%        0.84%        0.84%        0.85%  

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

     0.83%        0.83%        0.84%        0.84%        0.85%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     (0.27)%        (0.41)%        (0.14)%        (0.09)%        (0.16)%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     20%        26%        25%        18%        9%  

 

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either not applicable, $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

(1) 

On June 25, 2018, the name of the AT Mid Cap Equity Fund changed to CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity Fund. See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

*

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

 

Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Return shown does not reflect the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total return would have been lower had the Adviser not waived its fee and/or reimbursed other expenses.

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND

 

CIBC ATLAS INCOME                     

 

OPPORTUNITIES FUND                  

 

    

    

   

 

 

  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

              

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

     Year Ended October 31,
Institutional Class Shares    2022    2021    2020    2019    2018(1)
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

   $ 15.81      $ 12.72      $ 12.38      $ 11.26      $ 11.04  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

              

Net Investment Income*

     0.29        0.26        0.26        0.29        0.28  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

     (2.15)        3.09        0.35        1.16        0.23  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (1.86)        3.35        0.61        1.45        0.51  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

              

Net Investment Income

     (0.30)        (0.26)        (0.27)        (0.28)        (0.29)  

Net Realized Gains

     (0.34)                      (0.05)         
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

     (0.64)        (0.26)        (0.27)        (0.33)        (0.29)  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year

   $ 13.31      $ 15.81      $ 12.72      $ 12.38      $ 11.26  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Return †

     (12.21)%        26.51%        5.07%        13.14%        4.60%  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

              

Net Assets, End of Year (Thousands)

   $   609,294      $     672,173      $     508,104      $     471,877      $     329,434  

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

     0.69%        0.68%        0.69%        0.70%        0.71%  

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

     0.69%        0.68%        0.69%        0.70%        0.71%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     1.98%        1.78%        2.06%        2.45%        2.49%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     20%        19%        21%        15%        25%  

 

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either not applicable, $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

(1) 

On June 25, 2018, the name of the AT Income Opportunities Fund changed to CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund. See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

*

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

 

Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Return shown does not reflect the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total return would have been lower had the Adviser not waived its fee and/or reimbursed other expenses.

 

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

 

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ALL CAP GROWTH FUND

 

    

    

   

 

  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period or Year

 

     Year Ended October 31,    Period    Year Ended
August 31,
2018 (2)
          Ended
October 31,
2018(1)
Institutional Class Shares    2022    2021    2020    2019

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period

   $ 43.08      $ 33.85      $ 30.40      $ 30.98      $ 34.57      $ 28.28  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

                 

Net Investment Loss*

     (0.02)        (0.14)        (0.20)        (0.21)        (0.05)        (0.22)  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

     (10.02)        12.12        6.59        4.40        (3.54)        9.56  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (10.04)        11.98        6.39        4.19        (3.59)        9.34  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

                 

Net Realized Gains

     (4.41)        (2.75)        (2.94)        (4.77)               (3.05)  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

     (4.41)        (2.75)        (2.94)        (4.77)               (3.05)  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Redemption Fees ( Note 2)

                                        0.00(3)  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period

   $ 28.63      $ 43.08      $ 33.85      $ 30.40      $ 30.98      $ 34.57  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Return †

     (26.01)%        37.35%        22.71%        18.51%        (10.38)%        35.54%  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                 

Net Assets, End of Year/Period (Thousands)

   $   203,007      $   312,119      $   210,258      $   186,008      $   166,180      $   187,736  

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

     0.92%        0.96%‡        1.10%‡        1.10%‡        1.10%**‡(4)        1.10%  

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

     0.92%        0.92%        0.94%        0.95%        0.92%**(4)        1.15%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets (Including Waivers)

     (0.07)%        (0.37)%        (0.66)%        (0.72)%        (0.88)%**        (0.72)%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     57%        66%        49%        56%        4%***        50%  

 

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either not applicable, $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Return shown does not reflect the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total return would have been lower had the Adviser not waived its fee and/or reimbursed other expenses.

 

Ratio includes previously waived advisory fees recaptured. The net expense ratio would have been lower absent the impact of the recaptured fees.

 

*

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

 

**

Annualized

 

***

Not Annualized

 

(1) 

For the period September 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018. Effective February 27, 2018, the CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund changed its fiscal year end to October 31, 2018. See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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(2) 

On February 12, 2018, the All Cap Growth Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”) was reorganized into The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund AT All Cap Growth Fund. Class R and Class I shares of the All Cap Growth Predecessor Fund were exchanged on a tax-free basis for Institutional Class shares of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund AT All Cap Growth Fund. Information presented prior to February 12, 2018 is that of the Predecessor Fund. On June 25, 2018, the name of the AT All Cap Growth Fund changed to CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund. See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

(3) 

Less than $0.005 per share.

 

(4) 

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

 

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

 

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EQUITY INCOME FUND

 

    

    

   

 

  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period or Year

 

    Year Ended October 31,   Period    
                    Ended   Year Ended
                    October 31,   August 31,
Institutional Class Shares   2022   2021   2020   2019   2018 (1)   2018 (2)

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year/Period

   $ 58.99     $ 43.35     $ 43.60     $ 38.44     $ 40.60     $ 36.55  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

           

Net Investment Income*

    0.78       0.42       0.32       0.22             0.30  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

    (7.52)       18.46       1.19       7.19       (2.10)       5.35  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

    (6.74)       18.88       1.51       7.41       (2.10)       5.65  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

           

Net Investment Income

    (0.89)       (0.71)       (0.48)       (0.37)       (0.06)       (0.81)  

Net Realized Gains

    (3.09)       (2.53)       (1.28)       (1.88)             (0.79)  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

    (3.98)       (3.24)       (1.76)       (2.25)       (0.06)       (1.60)  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redemption Fees ( Note 2)

                                   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Year/Period

   $ 48.27     $ 58.99     $ 43.35     $ 43.60     $ 38.44     $ 40.60  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return †

    (12.16)%       45.57%       3.45%       20.94%       (5.19)%       15.88%  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, End of Year/Period (Thousands)

   $   309,495     $   220,298     $   133,560     $   136,194     $   111,468     $   115,914  

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

    0.90%       0.95%‡       1.10%‡       1.10%‡       1.10%**‡(3)       1.10%  

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

    0.90%       0.91%       0.94%       0.95%       0.90%**(3)       1.18%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets (Including Waivers)

    1.51%       0.81%       0.74%       0.55%       (0.02)%**       0.79%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    23%       30%       30%       23%       3%***       30%  

 

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either not applicable, $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Return shown does not reflect the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total return would have been lower had the Adviser not waived its fee and/or reimbursed other expenses.

 

Ratio includes previously waived advisory fees recaptured. The net expense ratio would have been lower absent the impact of the recaptured fees.

 

*

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

 

**

Annualized

 

***

Not Annualized

 

(1) 

For the period September 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018. Effective February 27, 2018, the CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund changed its fiscal year end to October 31, 2018. See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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

 

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(2) 

On February 12, 2018, the Geneva Advisors Equity Income Fund (the “Equity Income Predecessor Fund”) was reorganized into The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund AT Equity Income Fund (the “AT Equity Income Fund”). Class R and Class I shares of the Equity Income Predecessor Fund were exchanged on a tax-free basis for Institutional Class shares of the AT Equity Income Fund. Information presented prior to February 12, 2018 is that of the Equity Income Predecessor Fund. On June 25, 2018, the name of the AT Equity Income Fund changed to CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund. See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements.

 

(3) 

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

 

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

 

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GROWTH FUND

 

    

    

   

 

  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios

For a Share Outstanding Throughout the Period or Year

 

     Year Ended October 31,    Period Ended
                    October 31,
Institutional Class Shares    2022    2021    2020    2019(1)
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

   $ 13.34      $ 10.66      $ 10.38      $ 10.00  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

           

Net Investment Income*

     0.17        0.07        0.06        0.03  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

     (3.41)        2.64        0.24        0.35  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

     (3.24)        2.71        0.30        0.38  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions:

           

Net Investment Income

     (0.04)        (0.03)        (0.01)         

Net Realized Gains

     (0.21)               (0.01)         
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Dividends and Distributions

     (0.25)        (0.03)        (0.02)         
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

   $ 9.85      $ 13.34      $ 10.66      $ 10.38  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Return †

     (24.69)%        25.46%        2.81%        3.80%  
  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data

           

Net Assets, End of Period/Year (Thousands)

   $ 333,970      $ 415,395      $ 197,524      $ 53,911  

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

     0.94%        0.94%        1.12%‡        1.21%**  

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

     0.94%        0.94%        1.07%        1.74%**  

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     1.44%        0.53%        0.60%        0.65%**  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     14%        13%        10%        6%***  

 

 

Amounts designated as “—” are either not applicable, $0 or have been rounded to $0.

 

(1) 

The Fund commenced operations on May 31, 2019.

 

Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Return shown does not reflect the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Total return would have been lower had the Adviser not waived its fee and/or reimbursed other expenses.

 

Ratio includes previously waived advisory fees recaptured. The net expense ratio would have been lower absent the impact of the recaptured fees.

 

*

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

 

**

Annualized

 

***

Not Annualized

 

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 28 funds. The financial statements herein are those of the CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund (the “Disciplined Equity Fund”), CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity Fund (the “Mid Cap Equity Fund”), CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund (the “Income Opportunities Fund”), CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund (the “All Cap Growth Fund”), CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund (the “Equity Income Fund”), and the CIBC Atlas International Growth Fund (the “International Growth Fund”), (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 Disciplined Equity Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation and, secondarily, current income by investing primarily in equity securities of U.S. and foreign issuers. The investment objective of the Mid Cap Equity Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily (at least 80% of its net assets) in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies. The investment objective of the Income Opportunities Fund is to seek current income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily (at least 80% of its net assets) in income producing securities. The investment objective of the All Cap Growth Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of U.S. companies. The investment objective of the Equity Income Fund is to seek current income, and secondarily, modest capital appreciation by investing primarily (at least 80% of its net assets) in equity securities. The investment objective of the International Growth Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks of U.S. issuers and common stocks and American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) of foreign issuers. 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.

On January 26, 2018, the shareholders of the Geneva Advisors All Cap Growth Fund (the “All Cap Growth Predecessor Fund”) and Geneva Advisors Equity Income Fund (the “Equity Income Predecessor Fund” and, together with the All Cap Growth Predecessor Fund, the “Predecessor Funds”) approved a proposed agreement and plan of reorganization (the “Reorganization”) that provided for

 

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the acquisition of all the assets and assumption of all the liabilities of the Predecessor Funds in exchange for Institutional Class Shares of the AT All Cap Growth Fund and the AT Equity Income Fund on February 12, 2018 in a tax-free transaction. The All Cap Growth Fund and the Equity Income Fund had no operations prior to the Reorganization. The Predecessor Funds were managed by Geneva Advisors, LLC prior to its acquisition by AT Investment Advisers, Inc. The Predecessor Funds had substantially similar investment objectives, investment strategies, policies and restrictions as those of the All Cap Growth Fund and the Equity Income Fund. The financial statements and financial highlights reflect the financial information of the Predecessor Funds prior to February 12, 2018.

Effective June 25, 2018, the name of the AT Disciplined Equity Fund, AT Mid Cap Equity Fund, AT Income Opportunities Fund, AT All Cap Growth Fund and AT Equity Income Fund changed to CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund, CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity Fund, CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund, CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund and CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund, respectively. Each Fund’s name change had no impact on the Funds’ operations or investment objectives.

Effective June 25, 2018, AT Investment Advisers, Inc. changed its name to CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. The name change had no impact to the management or operations of the Funds.

At a meeting held on February 27, 2018, the Board of Trustees of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund approved a change in the fiscal year end from August 31st to October 31st for the CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund and CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund. The change in fiscal year end was effective on October 31, 2018.

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

The following are significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in preparation of the financial statements of the Funds. The Funds are investment companies that apply the accounting and reporting guidance issued in Topic 946 by the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”).

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of assets, the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during

 

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the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material.

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 an exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded on the valuation date (or at approximately 4:00 pm ET if a security’s primary exchange is normally open at that time), or, if there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, at the most recent quoted bid price. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. If available, debt securities are priced based upon valuations provided by independent, third-party pricing agents. Such values generally reflect the last reported sales price if the security is actively traded. The third-party pricing agents may also value debt securities 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. Such methodologies generally consider such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, call features, ratings and developments relating to specific securities in arriving at valuations. On the first day a new debt security purchase is recorded, if a price is not available on the automated pricing feeds from our primary and secondary pricing vendors nor is it available from an independent broker, the security may be valued at its purchase price. Each day thereafter, the debt security will be valued according to the Trust’s Fair Value Procedures until an independent source can be secured. Debt obligations with remaining maturities of sixty days or less may be valued at their amortized cost, provided that it is determined the amortized cost continues to approximate fair value. Should existing credit, liquidity or interest rate conditions in the relevant markets and issuer specific circumstances suggest that amortized cost does not approximate fair value, then the amortized cost method may not be used. The prices for foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates.

Investment companies held in the Funds’ portfolios are valued at the published net asset value.

Options for which the primary market is a national securities exchange 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 long options

 

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and at the most recent ask price for written options. Options not traded on a national securities exchange are valued in accordance with Fair Value Procedures established by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”).

Securities for which market prices are not “readily available” are required to be fair valued under the 1940 Act.

In December 2020, the SEC adopted Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, establishing requirements to determine fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. The rule permits fund boards to designate a fund’s investment adviser to perform fair-value determinations, subject to board oversight and certain other conditions. The rule also defines when market quotations are “readily available” for purposes of the 1940 Act and requires a fund to fair value a portfolio investment when a market quotation is not readily available. The SEC also adopted new Rule 31a-4 under the 1940 Act, which sets forth record keeping requirements associated with fair-value determinations. The compliance date for Rule 2a-5 and Rule 31a-4 was September 8, 2022.

Effective September 8, 2022, and pursuant to the requirements of Rule 2a-5, the Board designated the Adviser as the Board’s valuation designee to perform fair-value determinations for the Fund through a Fair Value Committee (the “Committee”) established by the Adviser and approved new Adviser Fair Value Procedures for the Fund. Prior to September 8, 2022, fair-value determinations were performed in accordance with the Trust’s Fair Value Procedures established by the Board and were implemented through a Fair Value 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, 2022, there were no securities which were fair valued by the Committee.

In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP, the Funds disclose the fair value of

 

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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 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 — Other significant observable inputs (includes quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, referenced indices, quoted prices in inactive markets, adjusted quoted prices in active markets, adjusted quoted prices on foreign equity securities that were adjusted in accordance with the Adviser’s pricing procedures, etc.); 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.

Federal Income Taxes — It is each Fund’s intention to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company 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 provision for Federal income taxes has 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 benefit or expense in the current year. The Funds did not record any tax provision in the

 

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current period or year. 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 three tax year ends), on-going analysis of and changes to tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.

As of and during the year ended October 31, 2022, 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 Statements of Operations. During the year ended October 31, 2022, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

Security Transactions and Investment Income — Security transactions are accounted for on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in determining realized gains and 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. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis from settlement date. Purchase discounts and premiums on debt securities are accreted and amortized to maturity and included in interest income.

Investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) — Dividend income from REITs is recorded based on the income included in distributions received from the REIT investments using published REIT reclassifications, including some management estimates when actual amounts are not available. Distributions received in excess of this estimated amount are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. The actual amounts of income, return of capital, and capital gains are only determined by each REIT after its fiscal year-end, and may differ from the estimated amounts.

Foreign Currency Translation — The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. The Funds do not isolate that portion of realized or unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rate from fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of the securities. These gains and losses are included in net realized and gains and losses on investments and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments on the Statement of Operations. Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from foreign currency exchange contracts, disposition of foreign currencies,

 

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currency gains or losses realized between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amount of the investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Options Written/Purchased — The Income Opportunities Fund invests in financial options contracts to add return or to economically hedge its existing portfolio securities, or securities that the Fund intends to purchase, against fluctuations in fair value caused by changes in prevailing market interest rates. The option techniques utilized are to hedge against changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or securities’ prices in order to establish more definitely the effective return on securities or currencies held or intended to be acquired by the Fund, to reduce the volatility of the currency exposure associated with an investment in non-U.S. securities, or as an efficient means of adjusting exposure to the bond, equity and currency markets and not for speculation. When the Fund writes or purchases an option, an amount equal to the premium received or paid by the Fund is recorded as a liability or an asset and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the option written or purchased. Premiums received from writing or paid for purchasing options which expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains or losses. The difference between the premium and the amount paid or received on effecting a closing purchase or sale transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain or loss. If an option is exercised, the premium paid or received is added to the cost of the purchase or proceeds from the sale in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or a loss.

For the year ended October 31, 2022, the average quarterly balances for written options were as follows:

 

Average Market Value Balance Short for Written Options:

   $ 100,474                      

The risk in writing a call option is that the Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in purchasing an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. The Fund also has the additional risk of being unable to enter into a closing transaction at an acceptable price if a liquid secondary market does not exist. Option contracts also involve the risk that they may not work as intended due to unanticipated developments in market conditions or other causes.

 

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Finally, for written options, the risk exists that losses could exceed amounts disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Net realized and unrealized gains or losses associated with written equity options are reported on the Statement of Operations as net realized gain or loss on written equity options and net change in unrealized depreciation or appreciation on written equity options. Written options transactions entered into during the year ended October 31, 2022, are subject to equity risk.

Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”) — The Funds may invest in MLPs. MLPs are limited partnerships or limited liability companies, whose partnership units or limited liability interests are listed and traded on a U.S. securities exchange, and are treated as publicly traded partnerships for federal income tax purposes. To qualify to be treated as a partnership for tax purposes, an MLP must receive at least 90% of its income from qualifying sources as set forth in Section 7704(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). These qualifying sources include activities such as the exploration, development, mining, production, processing, refining, transportation, storage and marketing of mineral or natural resources. MLPs generally have two classes of owners, the general partner and limited partners. MLPs that are formed as limited liability companies generally have two analogous classes of owners, the managing member and the members. For purposes of this section, references to general partners also apply to managing members and references to limited partners also apply to members. The general partner is typically owned by a major energy company, an investment fund, the direct management of the MLP or is an entity owned by one or more of such parties. The general partner may be structured as a private or publicly traded corporation or other entity. The general partner typically controls the operations and management of the MLP through an equity interest of as much as 2% in the MLP plus, in many cases, ownership of common units and subordinated units. Limited partners own the remainder of the MLP through ownership of common units and have a limited role in the MLP’s operations and management.

Expenses — Expenses that are directly related to the Funds are charged to the Funds. Other operating expenses of the Trust are prorated to the funds based on the number of funds and/or relative daily net assets.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — The Funds distribute substantially all of their net investment income, if any, at least annually.

 

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For each Fund, any net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed annually. All distributions are recorded on ex-dividend date.

Redemption Fees — Prior to February 12, 2018, the All Cap Growth Fund and Equity Income Fund imposed a 2.00% redemption fee on the current value of shares redeemed less than 60 days from the date of purchase. After February 12, 2018, no redemption fee was charged. The redemption fee was recorded as an increase to paid-in capital. The redemption fees retained by the Funds are reported on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

3. Transactions with Affiliates:

Certain officers of the Trust are also employees 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 and fees have been approved by and are reviewed by the Board.

4.Administration, Distribution, 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 to the Funds. For these services, the Administrator is paid an asset-based fee, subject to certain minimums, which will vary depending on the number of share classes and the average daily net assets of the Funds. For the year ended October 31, 2022, the Disciplined Equity Fund, Mid Cap Equity Fund, Income Opportunities Fund, All Cap Growth Fund, Equity Income Fund and International Growth Fund incurred $748,701, $357,853, $304,146, $117,457, $120,206 and $169,638 respectively, for these services.

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. For the year ended October 31, 2022, the Disciplined Equity Fund,

 

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Mid Cap Equity Fund, Income Opportunities, All Cap Growth Fund, Equity Income Fund and International Growth Fund earned credits of $330, $108, $95, $329, $223 and $75, respectively, which were used to offset transfer agent expenses. These amounts are labeled as “Fees Paid Indirectly” on the Statements of Operations.

U.S. 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 Agreement:

Under the terms of an investment advisory agreement, CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. (the “Adviser”) provides investment advisory services to the Disciplined Equity Fund at a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly at the following rates based on the average daily net assets of the Disciplined Equity Fund: 0.695% of the first $250 million, 0.670% of the next $250 million, 0.645% of the next $500 million, 0.620% of the next $1.5 billion, 0.595% of the next $2.5 billion, 0.570% of the next $2.5 billion, 0.545% of the next $2.5 billion and 0.520% of any amount above $10 billion.

Under the terms of an investment advisory agreement, the Adviser provides investment advisory services to the Mid Cap Equity Fund, Income Opportunities Fund, All Cap Growth Fund, Equity Income Fund, and International Growth Fund at a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate of 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Mid Cap Equity Fund, 0.60% of the average daily net assets of the Income Opportunities Fund, 0.82% of the average daily net assets of the All Cap Growth Fund, 0.80% of the average daily net assets of the Equity Income Fund and 0.82% of the average daily net assets of the International Growth Fund.

The Adviser contractually agreed to reduce fees and reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to keep the total annual Fund operating expenses (excluding 12b-1 fees, shareholder servicing fees, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, collectively “excluded expenses”) from exceeding 0.80%, 1.00%, 0.85%, 1.10%, 1.10%, and 1.21% of the average daily net assets of the Disciplined Equity Fund, Mid Cap Equity Fund, Income Opportunities Fund, All Cap Growth Fund, Equity Income Fund, and International Growth Fund, respectively, until February 28, 2023. Refer to waiver of investment advisory fees on the Statements of Operations for fees waived for the year ended October 31, 2022. In addition, if at any point total annual Fund operating expenses (not including excluded

 

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expenses) are below a Fund’s expense cap, the Adviser may receive from the Fund the difference between total annual operating expenses (not including excluded expenses) and the expense cap to recover all or a portion of its (or, with respect to the All Cap Growth Fund and Equity Income Fund) prior fee reductions or expense reimbursements made during the preceding three-year period during which this agreement was in place. This agreement may be terminated at any time. As of October 31, 2022, there are no previously waived fees that are eligible to be recaptured from the Funds.

6. Capital Share Transactions:

 

     Disciplined Equity Fund
     Year Ended October 31, 2022   Year Ended October 31, 2021
     Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)

Institutional Class Shares

        

Issued

     4,378,552       120,263,532       4,376,393       123,171,600  

Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions

     3,985,227        122,653,036        1,421,987        37,070,09 6  

Redeemed

     (6,778,531     (189,794,002     (5,507,577     (155,211,931
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

     1,585,248       53,122,566       290,803       5,029,765  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Mid Cap Equity Fund
     Year Ended October 31, 2022   Year Ended October 31, 2021
     Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)

Institutional Class Shares

        

Issued

     4,654,197        84,336,573        3,153,464        67,006,913   

Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions

     4,234,603       90,705,196       1,022,634       20,411,779  

Redeemed

     (8,428,987     (155,924,314     (5,252,204     (110,460,076
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

     459,813       19,117,455       (1,076,106     (23,041,384
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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     Income Opportunities Fund
       Year Ended October 31, 2022       Year Ended October 31, 2021  
     Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)

Institutional Class Shares

        

Issued

     6,241,419       91,409,407       5,660,743       83,020,172  

Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions

     1,839,033        27,757,013        728,375        10,677,794   

Redeemed

     (4,822,455     (68,702,598     (3,840,564     (55,827,996
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

     3,257,997       50,463,822       2,548,554       37,869,970  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

All Cap Growth Fund

     Year Ended October 31, 2022   Year Ended October 31, 2021
     Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)

Institutional Class Shares

        

Issued

     770,352       26,549,915       1,258,874       47,039,684  

Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions

     815,193       31,719,169       492,108       17,100,739  

Redeemed

     (1,739,675     (55,683,174     (716,675     (26,541,298
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

     (154,130     2,585,910       1,034,307       37,599,125  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

Equity Income Fund

     Year Ended October 31, 2022   Year Ended October 31, 2021
     Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)

Institutional Class Shares

        

Issued

     3,038,856       155,532,036       693,311       36,163,192  

Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions

     289,009       15,769,034       213,150       10,050,215  

Redeemed

     (650,076     (32,868,125     (252,702     (12,817,680
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

     2,677,789       138,432,945       653,759       33,395,727  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

International Growth Fund

     Year Ended October 31, 2022   Year Ended October 31, 2021
     Shares   Dollars ($)   Shares   Dollars ($)

Institutional Class Shares

        

Issued

     9,595,418       110,842,357       13,862,590       182,198,114  

Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions

     623,799       7,942,446       39,009       502,824  

Redeemed

     (7,468,492     (82,973,294     (1,275,150     (16,841,559
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions

     2,750,725       35,811,509       12,626,449       165,859,379  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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7. Investment Transactions:

The cost of purchases and proceeds from security sales, other than short-term securities, for the year ended October 31, 2022, are as follows:

 

        Purchases               Sales           U.S.
    Government    
Purchases
     U.S.
    Government    
Sales
 

Disciplined Equity Fund

    $208,670,115       $300,938,772     $ –           $ –      

Mid Cap Equity Fund

    149,398,141       213,275,196       –             –      

Income Opportunities Fund

    129,357,508       120,532,240       21,407,695            6,144,072      

All Cap Growth Fund

    141,230,022       175,784,592       –             –      

Equity Income Fund

    169,075,447       56,720,608       –             –      

International Growth Fund

    88,274,365       51,568,732       –             –      

8.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. GAAP. 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 such period. These book/tax differences may be temporary or permanent. The permanent differences are primarily related to foreign currency gain/(loss), REITs capital gain, paydown gain/(loss), and partnership investments.

The permanent differences that are credit or charged to Paid-in Capital and Distribution Earnings/(Accumulated Loss) as of October 31, 2022 are primarily attributable to partnership reclassifications, and net operating losses have been reclassified to/(from) the following accounts for the year ended October 31, 2022.

 

     Distributable
Earnings/
  (Accumulated Loss)  
         Paid-in Capital      

Mid Cap Equity Fund

       $ 3,742,973              $ (3,742,973)      

All Cap Growth Fund

     972,965            (972,965)      

Equity Income Fund

     5,935            (5,935)      

These reclassifications had no impact on the net assets or net values of the Fund.

 

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The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

       Ordinary Income       Long-Term Capital  
Gain
          Total        

Disciplined Equity Fund

      

2022

       $ 9,284,442          $ 113,761,841          $     123,046,283   

2021

     8,774,493       28,397,668       37,172,161  

Mid Cap Equity Fund

      

2022

           91,134,908       91,134,908  

2021

           20,474,222       20,474,222  

Income Opportunities Fund

      

2022

     13,341,217       14,597,768       27,938,985  

2021

     10,716,781             10,716,781  

All Cap Growth Fund

      

2022

           32,006,452       32,006,452  

2021

           17,178,258       17,178,258  

Equity Income Fund

      

2022

     4,027,127       12,078,939       16,106,066  

2021

     2,375,619       7,765,451       10,141,070  

International Growth Fund

      

2022

     1,287,622       6,678,653       7,966,275  

2021

     672,201             672,201  

As of October 31, 2022, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated loss) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gain
     Late-Year
Loss Deferral
    Capital
Loss
Carryforwards
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Other
Temporary
Differences
    Total
Distributable
Earnings (Loss)
 

Disciplined Equity Fund

   $ 9,511,327      $ 43,879,925      $     $     $ 637,125,629     $ (1   $ 690,516,880  

Mid Cap Equity Fund

            10,359,141        (1,647,561           213,416,086       223       222,127,889  

Income Opportunities Fund

     307,837                     (4,229,829     98,124,305       1       94,202,314  

All Cap Growth Fund

            11,624,870                    51,636,680       (4     63,261,546  

Equity Income Fund

            4,224,565                    62,237,808       (5,344,155     61,118,218  

International Growth Fund

     5,431,768                     (15,028,685     (44,497,097     2       (54,094,012

Late-year loss deferrals represent ordinary losses realized on investment transactions from January 1, 2022 through October 31, 2022. The funds can elect to treat them as arising in the first date of the following fiscal year.

 

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The Funds have capital loss carryforwards as follows:

 

         Short-Term    
Loss
    Long-Term Loss         Total    

Income Opportunities Fund

   $ 4,229,829      $     $     4,229,829   

International Growth Fund

     8,562,110       6,466,575        15,028,685  

During the year ended October 31, 2022, the Funds did not utilize capital loss carryforwards, to offset capital gains.

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Funds’ net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales, investment in Partnerships, and perpetual bonds.

The Federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for the investments held by the Funds at October 31, 2022, were as follows:

 

    Federal
        Tax Cost        
          Aggregate        
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
          Aggregate        
Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
  Net
Unrealized
        Appreciation/        
(Depreciation)

Disciplined Equity Fund

    $ 805,741,946           $ 646,269,918           $ (9,144,289 )          $ 637,125,629        

Mid Cap Equity Fund

    467,164,512       233,909,899       (20,493,813     213,416,086  

Income Opportunities Fund

    508,597,322       137,670,717       (39,546,412     98,124,305  

All Cap Growth Fund

    149,127,093       56,551,049       (4,914,369     51,636,680  

Equity Income Fund

    245,428,457       68,807,814       (6,570,006     62,237,808  

International Growth Fund

    377,706,030       18,640,565       (63,137,662     (44,497,097

9. Concentration of Risk:

As with all mutual funds, there is no guarantee that the Funds will achieve their investment objectives. You could lose money by investing in the Funds. A Fund share is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any government agency. The principal risk factors affecting shareholders’ investments in the Funds are set forth below.

Equity Risk (Disciplined Equity Fund, Mid Cap Equity Fund, Income Opportunities Fund, All Cap Growth Fund, Equity Income Fund, International Growth Fund) — Since they purchase equity securities, the Funds are subject

 

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to the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of the Funds’ equity securities may fluctuate drastically from day to day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/ or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response. These factors contribute to price volatility, which is the principal risk of investing in the Funds.

Foreign Securities Risk (Disciplined Equity Fund) — Investments in securities of foreign issuers (including direct investments as well as investments through ADRs) can be more volatile than investments in U.S. companies. Diplomatic, political, or economic developments, including nationalization or appropriation, could affect investments in foreign companies. Foreign securities markets generally have less trading volume and less liquidity than U.S. markets. In addition, the value of securities denominated in foreign currencies, and of dividends from such securities, can change significantly when foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Financial statements of foreign issuers are governed by different accounting, auditing, and financial reporting standards than the financial statements of U.S. issuers and may be less transparent and uniform than in the United States. Thus, there may be less information publicly available about foreign issuers than about most U.S. issuers. Transaction costs are generally higher than those in the United States and expenses for custodial arrangements of foreign securities may be somewhat greater than typical expenses for custodial arrangements of similar U.S. securities. Some foreign governments levy withholding taxes against dividend and interest income. Although in some countries a portion of these taxes are recoverable, the non-recovered portion will reduce the income received from the securities comprising the portfolio.

Foreign Currency Risk (Mid Cap Equity Fund, Income Opportunities Fund, All Cap Growth Fund, Equity Income Fund, International Growth Fund) — Because non-U.S. securities are usually denominated in currencies other than the dollar, the value of a Fund’s portfolio may be influenced by currency exchange rates and exchange control regulations. The currencies of emerging market countries may experience significant declines against the U.S. dollar, and devaluation may occur subsequent to investments in these currencies by a Fund. Inflation and rapid fluctuations in inflation rates have had, and may continue to have, negative effects on the economies and securities markets of certain emerging market countries.

Micro-, Small- and Medium-Capitalization Company Risk (Mid Cap Equity

 

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Fund, All Cap Growth Fund, Equity Income Fund, International Growth Fund) — Investing in equity securities of micro-, small- and medium-capitalization companies often involves greater risk than is customarily associated with investments in larger capitalization companies. This increased risk may be due to the greater business risks of smaller size companies, limited markets and financial resources, narrow product lines and the frequent lack of depth of management. Stock prices of smaller companies may be based in substantial part on future expectations rather than current achievements. The securities of smaller companies are often traded over-the-counter and, even if listed on a national securities exchange, may not be traded in volumes typical for that exchange. Consequently, the securities of smaller companies may be less liquid, may have limited market stability and may be subject to more severe, abrupt or erratic market movements than securities of larger, more established companies or the market averages in general. Further, smaller companies may have less publicly available information and, when available, it may be inaccurate or incomplete.

Preferred Stock Risk (Mid Cap Equity Fund, Income Opportunities Fund, All Cap Growth Fund, Equity Income Fund) — Preferred stocks are sensitive to interest rate changes, and are also subject to equity risk, which is the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. The rights of preferred stocks on the distribution of a company’s assets in the event of a liquidation are generally subordinate to the rights associated with a company’s debt securities.

Interest Rate Risk (Income Opportunities Fund) — The risk that the value of fixed income securities will fall due to rising interest rates. Risks associated with rising interest rates are heightened given that interest rates in the U.S. are at, or near, historic lows.

Credit Risk (Income Opportunities Fund) — The risk that the issuer of a security or the counterparty to a contract will default or otherwise become unable to honor a financial obligation.

Corporate Fixed Income Securities Risk (Income Opportunities Fund) — The prices of the Fund’s corporate fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness and business prospects of individual issuers.

U.S. Government Securities Risk (Income Opportunities Fund) — The Fund’s investment in U.S. government obligations may include securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U.S. government, or its agencies

 

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or instrumentalities. Payment of principal and interest on U.S. government obligations may be backed by the full faith and credit of the United States or may be backed solely by the issuing or guaranteeing agency or instrumentality itself. There can be no assurance that the U.S. government would provide financial support to its agencies or instrumentalities (including government-sponsored enterprises) where it is not obligated to do so. In addition, U.S. government securities are not guaranteed against price movements due to changing interest rates.

Management Risk (Disciplined Equity Fund, All Cap Growth Fund, Equity Income Fund, International Growth Fund) — The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results.

Market Risk (Disciplined Equity Fund, All Cap Growth Fund, Equity Income Fund, International Growth Fund) — The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations.

Similarly, the impact of any epidemic, pandemic or natural disaster, or widespread fear that such events may occur, could negatively affect the global economy, as well as the economies of individual countries, the financial performance of individual companies and sectors, and the markets in general in significant and unforeseen ways. Any such impact could adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests, which in turn could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and cause losses on your investment in the Fund.

Convertible Securities Risk (Mid Cap Equity Fund, Income Opportunities Fund, Equity Income Fund) — The value of a convertible security is influenced by changes in interest rates (with investment value declining as interest rates increase and increasing as interest rates decline) and the credit standing of the issuer. The price of a convertible security will also normally vary in some proportion to changes in the price of underlying common stock because of the conversion or exercise feature.

Investment Style Risk (Mid Cap Equity Fund, All Cap Growth Fund, Equity Income Fund, International Growth Fund) — The Fund pursues a “growth style” of investing, meaning that the Fund invests in equity securities of companies that the Adviser believes will increase their earnings at a certain rate that is generally higher than the rate expected for non-growth companies. If a growth

 

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company does not meet these expectations, the price of its stock may decline significantly, even if it has increased earnings. Many growth companies do not pay dividends. Companies that do not pay dividends often have greater stock price declines during market downturns. Over time, a growth investing style may go in and out of favor, and when out of favor, may cause the Fund to underperform other equity funds that use differing investing styles.

Fixed Income Market Risk (Income Opportunities Fund) — The prices of the Fund’s fixed income securities respond to economic developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments and their agencies. In the case of foreign securities, price fluctuations will reflect international economic and political events, as well as changes in currency valuations relative to the U.S. dollar.

Mortgage-Backed Securities Risk (Income Opportunities Fund) — Mortgage-backed securities are affected by, among other things, interest rate changes and the possibility of prepayment of the underlying mortgage loans. Mortgage-backed securities are also subject to the risk that underlying borrowers will be unable to meet their obligations.

Asset-Backed Securities Risk (Income Opportunities Fund) — Payment of principal and interest on asset-backed securities is dependent largely on the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities, and asset-backed securities may not have the benefit of any security interest in the related assets.

High Yield Bond Risk (Income Opportunities Fund) — High yield, or “junk,” bonds are highly speculative securities that are usually issued by smaller, less creditworthy and/or highly leveraged (indebted) companies. Compared with investment-grade bonds, high yield bonds are considered to carry a greater degree of risk and are considered to be less likely to make payments of interest and principal. In particular, lower-quality high yield bonds (rated CCC, CC, C, or unrated securities judged to be of comparable quality) are subject to a greater degree of credit risk than higher-quality high yield bonds and may be near default. High yield bonds rated D are in default. Market developments and the financial and business conditions of the corporation issuing these securities generally influence their price and liquidity more than changes in interest rates, when compared to investment-grade debt securities.

Derivatives Risk (Income Opportunities Fund) — The Fund’s use of put and call options is subject to market risk, leverage risk, correlation risk, liquidity

 

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risk, credit risk and valuation risk. Credit risk is described above. Leverage risk and liquidity risk are described below. Market risk is the risk that the market value of an investment may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. Correlation risk is the risk that changes in the value of the derivative may not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. Valuation risk is the risk that the derivative may be difficult to value. Each of these risks could cause the Fund to lose more than the principal amount invested in a derivative instrument.

Leverage Risk (Income Opportunities Fund) — The use of leverage can amplify the effects of market volatility on the Fund’s share price and may also cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it would not be advantageous to do so in order to satisfy its obligations.

Liquidity Risk (Income Opportunities Fund) — The risk that certain securities may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time and the price that the Fund would like. The Fund may have to accept a lower price to sell a security, sell other securities to raise cash, or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative effect on Fund management or performance.

Risks of Investing in Other Investment Companies (Income Opportunities Fund) — To the extent the Fund invests in other investment companies, such as ETFs and closed-end funds, the Fund will be subject to substantially the same risks as those associated with the direct ownership of the securities held by such other investment companies. As a shareholder of another investment company, the Fund relies on that investment company to achieve its investment objective. If the investment company fails to achieve its objective, the value of the Fund’s investment could decline, which could adversely affect the Fund’s performance. By investing in another investment company, Fund shareholders indirectly bear the Fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses of the other investment company, in addition to the fees and expenses that Fund shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund’s own operations.

Because closed-end funds and ETFs are listed on national stock exchanges and are traded like stocks listed on an exchange, their shares potentially may trade at a discount or premium to their net asset value. Investments in closed-end funds and ETFs are also subject to brokerage and other trading costs, which could result in greater expenses to the Fund. In addition, because the value of closed-end funds and ETF shares depends on the demand in the market, the Adviser may not be able to liquidate the Fund’s holdings at the

 

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most optimal time, which could adversely affect Fund performance.

Depositary Receipts Risk (All Cap Growth Fund, Equity Income Fund, International Growth Fund) — Depositary receipts, including ADRs, are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign issuer that are issued by depositary banks and generally trade on an established market. ADRs are subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities, including, among other things, political, social and economic developments abroad, currency movements, and different legal, regulatory and tax environments.

The Fund may invest in unsponsored ADRs, which are issued by one or more depositaries without a formal agreement with the company that issues the underlying securities. Holders of unsponsored ADRs generally bear all the costs thereof, and the depositaries of unsponsored ADRs frequently are under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications received from the issuers of the underlying securities or to pass through voting rights with respect to the underlying securities. In addition, the issuers of the securities underlying unsponsored ADRs are not obligated to disclose material information in the United States and, therefore, there may be less information available regarding such issuers and there may not be a correlation between such information and the market value of the ADRs.

Emerging Markets Securities Risk (All Cap Growth Fund, Equity Income Fund, International Growth Fund) — The Fund’s investments in emerging markets securities are considered speculative and subject to heightened risks in addition to the general risks of investing in foreign securities. Unlike more established markets, emerging markets may have governments that are less stable, markets that are less liquid and economies that are less developed. In addition, the securities markets of emerging market countries may consist of companies with smaller market capitalizations and may suffer periods of relative illiquidity; significant price volatility; restrictions on foreign investment; and possible restrictions on repatriation of investment income and capital. Furthermore, foreign investors may be required to register the proceeds of sales, and future economic or political crises could lead to price controls, forced mergers, expropriation or confiscatory taxation, seizure, nationalization or creation of government monopolies. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund.

 

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Large-Capitalization Company Risk (Disciplined Equity, All Cap Growth Fund, Equity Income Fund, International Growth Fund) — The large capitalization companies in which the Fund may invest may lag the performance of smaller capitalization companies because large capitalization companies may experience slower rates of growth than smaller capitalization companies and may not respond as quickly to market changes and opportunities.

MLPs Risk (Equity Income Fund) — To the extent that an MLP’s interests are all in a particular industry, the MLP will be negatively impacted by economic events adversely impacting that industry. Additional risks of investing in a MLP also include those involved in investing in a partnership as opposed to a corporation, such as limited control of management, limited voting rights and tax risks. MLPs may be subject to state taxation in certain jurisdictions, which will have the effect of reducing the amount of income paid by the MLP to its investors.

REIT Risk (Equity Income Fund, International Growth Fund) — REITs are susceptible to the risks associated with direct ownership of real estate, such as the following: declines in property values; increases in property taxes, operating expenses, interest rates or competition; overbuilding; zoning changes; and losses from casualty or condemnation.

Foreign Issuer Risk (All Cap Growth Fund, Equity Income Fund, International Growth Fund) — Investing in foreign issuers, including direct investments and investments through ADRs, poses additional risks since political, social, regulatory, currency and economic events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers. These risks will not necessarily affect the U.S. economy or similar issuers located in the U.S. Securities of foreign companies may not be registered with the SEC and foreign issuers are generally not subject to the regulatory controls imposed on U.S. issuers and, as a consequence, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign securities than is available about domestic securities. Income from foreign securities owned by the Fund may be reduced by a withholding tax at the source, which would reduce income received from the securities comprising the portfolio. Foreign securities may also be more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers.

Foreign Company Risk (Mid Cap Equity Fund, Income Opportunities Fund) — Investing in foreign companies, including direct investments and through ADRs, which are traded on U.S. exchanges and represent an ownership in a foreign security, poses additional risks since political and economic events

 

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unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers. These risks will not necessarily affect the U.S. economy or similar issuers located in the United States. In addition, investments in foreign companies generally are denominated in a foreign currency. Changes in the value of a currency compared to the U.S. dollar may affect (positively or negatively) the value of the Fund’s investments. These currency movements may occur separately from, and in response to, events that do not otherwise affect the value of the security in the issuer’s home country. Securities of foreign companies may not be registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and foreign companies are generally not subject to the regulatory controls imposed on U.S. issuers and, as a consequence, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign securities than is available about domestic securities. Income from foreign securities owned by the Fund may be reduced by a withholding tax at the source, which would reduce income received from the securities comprising the portfolio. Foreign securities may also be more difficult to value than securities of U.S. issuers. In addition, periodic U.S. Government restrictions on investments in issuers from certain foreign countries may require the Fund to sell such investments at inopportune times, which could result in losses to the Fund. While ADRs provide an alternative to directly purchasing the underlying foreign securities in their respective national markets and currencies, investments in ADRs continue to be subject to many of the risks associated with investing directly in foreign securities.

The foregoing is not intended to be a complete discussion of the risks associated with investing in the Funds. A more complete description of risks associated with the Funds is included in the prospectus and statement of additional information.

10. Line of Credit:

The Funds entered into an agreement on August 1, 2022, which enables them to participate in a $30 million uncommitted revolving line of credit with the Custodian. The agreement expires on July 31, 2023. The proceeds from the borrowings shall be used to finance the Funds’ short-term general working capital requirements, including the funding of shareholder redemptions. Interest is charged to the Funds based on borrowings during the period at the Custodian’s current reference rate. During the year ended October 31, 2022, there were no borrowings in the Funds.

 

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11. Other:

At October 31, 2022, 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 various individual shareholders, was as follows:

 

     No. of
    Shareholders    
   %
    Ownership    

Disciplined Equity Fund

   2    94%  

Mid Cap Equity Fund

   2    98%  

Income Opportunities Fund

   2    96%  

All Cap Growth Fund

   2    85%  

Equity Income Fund

   2    80%  

International Growth Fund

   2    97%  

12. Indemnifications:

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 claim is considered remote.

13. Subsequent Events:

The Fund has 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 additional disclosures and/or adjustments were required to the financial statements as of October 31, 2022.

 

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 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Trustees of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund and the Shareholders of CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund, CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity Fund, CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund, CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund, CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund and CIBC Atlas International Growth Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund, CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity Fund, CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund, CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund, CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund and CIBC Atlas International Growth Fund (collectively referred to as the “Funds”) (six of the series constituting The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund (the “Trust”)), including the schedules of investments, as of October 31, 2022, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds (six of the series constituting The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund) at October 31, 2022, and the results of their operations, changes in net assets and financial highlights for each of the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Individual series

constituting The

Advisors’ Inner Circle

Fund

 

Statements of

operations

 

Statements of changes

in net assets

 

Financial

highlights

CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund

 

For the year ended

October 31, 2022

 

For each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2022

 

For each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2022

CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity Fund

 

For the year ended

October 31, 2022

 

For each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2022

 

For each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2022

CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund

 

For the year ended

October 31, 2022

 

For each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2022

 

For each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2022

CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund

 

For the year ended

October 31, 2022

 

For each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2022

 

For each of the four years in the period ended October 31, 2022, the period September 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018, and the year ended August 31, 2018

 

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Individual series
constituting The
Advisors’ Inner Circle
Fund
 

Statements of

operations

 

Statements of changes

in net assets

 

Financial

highlights

CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund

 

For the year ended October 31, 2022

 

For each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2022

 

For each of the four years in the period ended October 31, 2022, the period September 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018, and the year ended August 31, 2018

CIBC Atlas International Growth Fund

 

For the year ended October 31, 2022

 

For each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2022

 

For each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2022 and the period May 31, 2019 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2019

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on each of the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Trust in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from

 

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brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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We have served as the auditor of one or more CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. investment companies since 2013.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

December 23, 2022

 

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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 fund 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 the mutual fund’s gross income and directly reduce its final investment return. These expenses are expressed as a percentage of the mutual fund’s average net assets; this percentage is known as the 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 from May 1, 2022 to October 31, 2022.

The table on the next 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 cost incurred by a $1,000 investment in the Fund, and the “Ending Account Value” number is derived from deducting that expense cost 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 ending starting 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.

 

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 DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited)

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.

 

     

Beginning
Account

Value

5/01/22

     Ending
Account Value
10/31/22
     Annualized
Expense
Ratios
    Expenses
Paid During
Period*
 

CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund

                                  

Actual Fund Return

Institutional Class Shares

                 $1,000.00                    $949.10                    0.72                 $3.54  

Hypothetical 5% Return

Institutional Class Shares

     $1,000.00        $1,021.58        0.72     $3.67  

CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity Fund

                                  

Actual Fund Return

Institutional Class Shares

     $1,000.00        $964.90        0.83     $4.11  

Hypothetical 5% Return

Institutional Class Shares

     $1,000.00        $1,021.02        0.83     $4.23  

CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund

                                  

Actual Fund Return

Institutional Class Shares

     $1,000.00        $940.10        0.69     $3.37  

Hypothetical 5% Return

Institutional Class Shares

     $1,000.00        $1,021.73        0.69     $3.52  

CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund

                                  

Actual Fund Return

Institutional Class Shares

     $1,000.00        $918.80        0.92     $4.45  

Hypothetical 5% Return

Institutional Class Shares

     $1,000.00        $1,020.57        0.92     $4.69  

CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund

                                  

Actual Fund Return

Institutional Class Shares

     $1,000.00        $948.60        0.90     $4.42  

Hypothetical 5% Return

Institutional Class Shares

     $1,000.00        $1,020.67        0.90     $4.58  

CIBC Atlas International Growth Fund

                                  

Actual Fund Return

Institutional Class Shares

     $1,000.00        $877.90        0.94     $4.45  

Hypothetical 5% Return

Institutional Class Shares

     $1,000.00        $1,020.47        0.94     $4.79  

 

*

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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 RENEWAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited)

Board Considerations in Renewing the Advisory Agreement for the CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund, CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity Fund, CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund, CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund, CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund and CIBC Atlas International Growth Fund

Pursuant to Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Funds’ advisory agreement (the “Agreement”) must be renewed at least annually 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 August 16, 2022 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 program, including a description of material compliance matters and material compliance violations; (ix) the Adviser’s policies on and compliance procedures for personal securities transactions;

 

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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; (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 such economies of scale 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, the resources of the Adviser, and the Adviser’s compliance history and compliance program. The Trustees reviewed the terms of the Agreement. The Trustees also reviewed the Adviser’s investment and risk management approaches for the Funds. The most recent investment adviser registration form (“Form ADV”) for the Adviser was available to the Board in the written materials or through public disclosure, as was the response of the Adviser to a detailed series of questions which included, among other things, information about the investment advisory services provided by the Adviser to 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

 

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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 regular reports regarding the Funds’ performance over various time periods. 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. The Trustees determined that the Funds’ performance was satisfactory, or, where the Funds’ performance was materially below their benchmarks and/or peer groups, the Trustees were satisfied by the reasons for the underperformance and/or the steps taken by the Adviser in an effort to improve the performance of the Funds. 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

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 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, compliance 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 benefits and indirect benefits, such as research and brokerage services received under soft dollar arrangements, accruing to the Adviser and its affiliates. The Trustees considered how the Adviser’s profitability was affected

 

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by factors such as 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 the benefits of 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 fee waivers. 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 concluded that the advisory fee was reasonable in light of the information that was provided to the Trustees by the Adviser with respect to economies of scale.

Renewal of the Agreement

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, with the assistance of Fund counsel and Independent Trustees’ counsel, 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 absence of information as material to its decision, or any particular factor (or conclusion with respect there to) or single piece of information that was all-important, controlling or determinative of its decision, but considered all of the factors together, and each Trustee may have attributed different weights to the various factors (and conclusions with respect thereto) and information.

 

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

Set forth below are the names, years of birth, positions 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. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each Trustee is SEI Investments Company, 1 Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. Trustees who are deemed not to be “interested persons” of the Trust are referred to as “Independent

 

Name and Year of

Birth

  

Position with Trust and

Length of Time Served

  

Principal

Occupations

in the Past Five Years

 

INTERESTED TRUSTEES 3,4

Robert Nesher

(Born: 1946)

  

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. President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust. President and Director of SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP. Vice Chairman of Winton Series Trust to 2017. Vice Chairman of Winton Diversified Opportunities Fund (closed-end investment company), The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III, Gallery Trust, Schroder Series Trust and Schroder Global Series Trust to 2018.

N. Jeffrey Klauder

(Born: 1952)

  

Trustee

(since 2018)

  

Senior Advisor of SEI Investments since 2018. Executive Vice President and General Counsel of SEI Investments, 2004 to 2018.

 

 

 

1

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.

 

2

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.

 

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

Trustees oversee 28 funds in The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund.

 

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Trustees.” Messrs. Nesher and Klauder are Trustees who may be deemed to be “interested” persons of the Trust as 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 1-855-328-3863. The following chart lists Trustees and Officers as of October 31, 2022.

Other Directorships

Held in the Past Five Years2

 

 

 

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, Frost Family of Funds, Catholic Responsible Investments Funds, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Insurance Products Trust and SEI Catholic Values Trust. Director of SEI Structured Credit Fund, LP, 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: Trustee of The KP Funds to 2022.

 

 

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds and Catholic Responsible Investments Funds. Director of SEI Private Trust Company, SEI Global Fund Services Ltd., SEI Investments Global Limited, SEI Global Master Fund, SEI Global Investments Fund, SEI Global Assets Fund and SEI Investments - Guernsey Limited.

Former Directorships: Trustee of SEI Investments Management Corporation, SEI Trust Company, SEI Investments (South Africa), Limited and SEI Investments (Canada) Company to 2018. Trustee of The KP Funds to 2022.

 

 

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

 

Name and

Year of Birth

  

Position with Trust

and Length of

Time Served1

  

Principal

Occupations

in the Past Five Years

 

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES3

Kathleen Gaffney

(Born: 1961)

  

Trustee

(since 2022)

   Retired since 2019. Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Eaton Vance Management from 2012 to 2019.

Joseph T. Grause, Jr.

(Born: 1952)

  

Trustee

(since 2011)

Lead Independent Trustee

(since 2018)

   Self-Employed Consultant since 2012. Director of Endowments and Foundations, Morningstar Investment Management, Morningstar, Inc., 2010 to 2011. Director of International Consulting and Chief Executive Officer of Morningstar Associates Europe Limited, Morningstar, Inc., 2007 to 2010. Country Manager – Morningstar UK Limited, Morningstar, Inc., 2005 to 2007.

Mitchell A. Johnson

(Born: 1942)

  

Trustee

(since 2005)

   Retired. Private Investor since 1994.

Betty L. Krikorian

(Born: 1943)

  

Trustee

(since 2005)

   Vice President, Compliance, AARP Financial Inc., from 2008 to 2010. Self-Employed Legal and Financial Services Consultant since 2003. Counsel (in-house) for State Street Bank from 1995 to 2003.

Robert Mulhall

(Born: 1958)

  

Trustee

(since 2019)

   Partner, Ernst & Young LLP, from 1998 to 2018.

Bruce Speca

(Born: 1956)

  

Trustee

(since 2011)

   Global Head of Asset Allocation, Manulife Asset Management (subsidiary of Manulife Financial), 2010 to 2011. Executive Vice President – Investment Management Services, John Hancock Financial Services (subsidiary of Manulife Financial), 2003 to 2010.

Monica Walker

(Born: 1958)

  

Trustee

(since 2022)

   Retired since 2017. Co-Founder, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, Holland Capital Management, LLC from 1991 to 2017.
OFFICERS

Michael Beattie

(Born: 1965)

  

President

(since 2011)

  

Director of Client Service, SEI Investments, since 2004.

 

1

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.

2

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.

3

Trustees oversee 28 funds in The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund.

 

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Other Directorships

Held in the Past Five Years2

 

 

 

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds and Catholic Responsible Investments Funds. Director of RQSI GAA Systematic Global Macro Fund Ltd.

 

 

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, Frost Family of Funds, and Catholic Responsible Investments Funds. Director of RQSI GAA Systematic Global Macro Fund Ltd.

Former Directorships: Director of The Korea Fund, Inc. to 2019. Trustee of The KP Funds to 2022.

 

 

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

Former Directorships: Trustee of The KP Funds to 2022.

 

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, and Catholic Responsible Investments Funds. Director of RQSI GAA Systematic Global Macro Fund Ltd.

Former Directorships: Trustee of The KP Funds to 2022.

 

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, Frost Family of Funds and Catholic Responsible Investments Funds. Director of RQSI GAA Systematic Global Macro Fund Ltd.

Former Directorships: Trustee of Villanova University Alumni Board of Directors to 2018. Trustee of The KP Funds to 2022.

 

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds, Frost Family of Funds and Catholic Responsible Investments Funds. Director of Stone Harbor Investments Funds (8 Portfolios), Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Income Fund (closed-end fund) and Stone Harbor Emerging Markets Total Income Fund (closed-end fund). Director of RQSI GAA Systematic Global Macro Fund Ltd.

Former Directorships: Trustee of The KP Funds to 2022.

 

Current Directorships: Trustee of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, Bishop Street Funds and Catholic Responsible Investments Funds. Director of RQSI GAA Systematic Global Macro Fund Ltd.

 

 

 

 

None.

 

 

 

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Name and Year of

Birth

  

Position

with Trust

and Length of

Time Served

  

Principal

Occupations

in the Past Five Years

 
OFFICERS (continued)

James Bernstein

(Born: 1962)

  

Vice President and

Assistant Secretary

(since 2017)

  

Attorney, SEI Investments, since 2017.

 

Prior Positions: Self-employed consultant, 2017. Associate General Counsel & Vice President, Nationwide Funds Group and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, from 2002 to 2016. Assistant General Counsel & Vice President, Market Street Funds and Provident Mutual Insurance Company, from 1999 to 2002.

John Bourgeois

(Born: 1973)

  

Assistant Treasurer

(since 2017)

   Fund Accounting Manager, SEI Investments, since 2000.

Eric C. Griffith

(Born: 1969)

  

Vice President and

Assistant Secretary

(since 2019)

   Counsel at SEI Investments since 2019. Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase & Co., from 2012 to 2018.

Matthew M. Maher

(Born: 1975)

  

Vice President

(since 2018)

   Counsel at SEI Investments since 2018. Attorney, Blank Rome LLP, from 2015 to 2018. Assistant Counsel & Vice President, Bank of New York Mellon, from 2013 to 2014.
    

 

Secretary

(since 2020)

   Attorney, Dilworth Paxson LLP, from 2006 to 2013.

Andrew Metzger

(Born: 1980)

  

Treasurer, Controller and

Chief Financial Officer

(since 2021)

   Director of Fund Accounting, SEI Investments, since 2020. Senior Director, Embark, from 2019 to 2020. Senior Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, from 2002 to 2019.

 

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Other Directorships

Held in the Past Five Years

 

 

 

None.

 

 

None.

 

 

None.

 

 

None.

 

 

None.

 

 

 

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Name and Year of

Birth

  

Position

with Trust

and Length of

Time Served

  

Principal

Occupation

in the Past Five Years

 
OFFICERS (continued)

Robert Morrow

(Born: 1968)

  

Vice President

(since 2017)

   Account Manager, SEI Investments, since 2007.

Stephen F. Panner

(Born: 1970)

  

Chief Compliance Officer

(since 2022)

   Chief Compliance Officer of SEI Asset Allocation Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Institutional International Trust, SEI Institutional Managed Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, Adviser Managed Trust, New Covenant Funds, SEI Catholic Values Trust, SEI Exchange Traded Funds, SEI Structured Credit Fund LP, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II, The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund III, Bishop Street Funds, Frost Family of Funds, Gallery Trust, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Fund, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Master Fund, Delaware Wilshire Private Markets Tender Fund and Catholic Responsible Investments Funds since September 2022. Fund Compliance Officer of SEI Investments Company from February 2011 to September 2022. Fund Accounting Director and CFO and Controller for the SEI Funds from July 2005 to February 2011.

Alexander F. Smith

(Born: 1977)

  

Vice President and

Assistant Secretary

(since 2020)

   Counsel at SEI Investments since 2020. Associate Counsel & Manager, Vanguard, 2012 to 2020. Attorney, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP, 2008 to 2012.

Bridget E. Sudall

(Born: 1980)

  

Privacy Officer

(from 2015 – May 2022

and since November 2022)

 

Anti-Money Laundering

Officer (from 2015 – May 2022 and since November 2022)

   Senior Associate and AML Officer, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, from 2011 to 2015. Investor Services Team Lead, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, from 2007 to 2011.

 

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Other Directorships

Held in the Past Five Years

 

 

 

None.

 

 

None.

 

 

None.

 

 

None.

 

 

 

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  NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited)

For shareholders that do not have an October 31, 2022 tax year end, this notice is for informational purposes only. For shareholders with an October 31, 2022 tax year end, please consult your tax advisor as to the pertinence of this notice. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022, 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)
   U.S.
Government
Interest(3)
   Interest
Related
Dividends(4)
   Short-Term
Capital Gain
Dividends(5) 
   Qualifying
Business
Income(6)

Disciplined Equity Fund

   92.45%    7.55%    100.00%    100.00%    100.00%    0.00%    0.00%    100.00%    0.00%

Mid Cap Equity Fund

   100.00%    0.00%    100.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%

Income Opportunities Fund

   52.25%    47.75%    100.00%    67.90%    71.83%    0.00%    33.46%    0.00%    0.00%

All Cap Growth Fund

   100.00%    0.00%    100.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%

Equity Income Fund

   75.00%    25.00%    100.00%    93.39%    95.27%    0.00%    0.00%    100.00%    0.00%

International Growth Fund(7)

   79.37%    20.63%    100.00%    2.94%    100.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%    0.00%

 

(1)

Qualifying dividends represent dividends which qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction and are 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)

“U.S. Government Interest” represents the amount of interest that was derived from direct U.S. Government obligations and distributed during the fiscal year. This amount is reflected as a percentage of ordinary income. Generally, interest from direct U.S. Government obligations is exempt from state income tax. However, for shareholders who are residents of California, Connecticut and New York, the statutory threshold requirements were not satisfied to permit exemption of these amounts from state income.

 

(4)

The percentage in this column represents the amount of “Interest Related Dividends” and is reflected as a percentage of ordinary income distribution that is exempt from U.S. withholding tax when paid to foreign investors.

 

(5)

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

 

(6)

The percentage of this column represents that amount of ordinary income that qualified for 20% Business Income Deduction.

 

(7)

The International Growth Fund accrued foreign taxes during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022, amounted to $448,451 and are expected to be passed through to shareholders as foreign tax credits on Form 1099 for the year ending December 31, 2022. In addition, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022, the gross income derived from sources within foreign

 

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countries amounted to $5,848,762.

The information reported herein may differ from the information and distributions taxable to the shareholders for the calendar year ending December 31, 2022. Complete information will be computed and reported in conjunction with your 2022 Form 1099-DIV.

 

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  REVIEW OF LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (Unaudited)

Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act, the Funds’ investment adviser has adopted, and the Board has approved, a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) to govern the Funds’ approach to managing liquidity risk. The Program is overseen by the Funds’ Liquidity Risk Management Program Administrator (the “Program Administrator”), and the Program’s principal objectives include assessing, managing and periodically reviewing each Fund’s liquidity risk, based on factors specific to the circumstances of the Funds.

At a meeting of the Board held on May 24, 2022, the Trustees received a report from the Program Administrator addressing the operations of the Program and assessing its adequacy and effectiveness of implementation for the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. The Program Administrator’s report included an assessment of how market conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the Funds’ liquidity risk during the period covered by the report. The Program Administrator’s report noted that the Program Administrator had determined that the Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage each Fund’s liquidity risk and has operated adequately and effectively to manage each Fund’s liquidity risk during the period covered by the report. The Program Administrator’s report noted that during the period covered by the report, there were no liquidity events that impacted the Funds or their ability to timely meet redemptions without dilution to existing shareholders. The Program Administrator’s report further noted that no material changes have been made to the Program during the period covered by the report.

There can be no assurance that the Program will achieve its objectives in the future. Please refer to the prospectus for more information regarding a Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other principal risks to which an investment in the Funds may be subject.

 

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CIBC Atlas Funds

PO Box 219009

Kansas City, MO 64121-9009

1-855-328-3863

Adviser:

CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc.

181 West Madison Street, 36th Floor

Chicago, IL 60602

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.

ATF-AR-001-0900


Item 2.     Code of Ethics.

The Registrant (also referred to as the “Trust”) 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. There have been no amendments to or waivers granted to this code of ethics during the period covered by this report.

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 expert is Robert Mulhall. Mr. Mulhall is considered to be “independent,” as that term is defined in Form N-CSR Item 3(a)(2).

Item 4.     Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) relate to The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund (the “Trust”).

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

 

     2022     2021  
          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(1)    $ 72,710     None      None     $ 104,400     None      None  
(b)    Audit-Related Fees      None     None      None       None     None      None  
(c)    Tax Fees    $ 10,000 (2)    None    $ 256,295 (4)    $ 10,000 (2)    None    $ 150,670 (4) 
(d)    All Other Fees      None     None    $ 86,500 (5)      None     None    $ 385,179 (5) 


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 as follows:

 

     2022    2021
          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(1)    $ 529,590     None    None    $ 719,590      None    None
(b)    Audit-Related Fees    $ 10,000 (6)    None    None      None      None    None
(c)    Tax Fees    $ 2,000 (3)    None    None      None      None    None
(d)    All Other Fees      None     None    None      None      None    None

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 as follows:

 

     2022    2021
          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(1)    $ 61,000      None    None    $ 77,300      None    None
(b)    Audit-Related Fees      None      None    None      None      None    None
(c)    Tax Fees      None      None    None      None      None    None
(d)    All Other Fees      None      None    None      None      None    None


Notes:

 

  (1)

Audit fees include amounts related to the audit of the Trust’s annual financial statements and services normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.

 

  (2)

Final tax compliance services provided to McKee International Equity Portfolio.

 

  (3)

Common Reporting Standard (“CRS”) tax services for the Sands Capital Global Growth Fund.

 

  (4)

Tax compliance services provided to service affiliates of the funds.

 

  (5)

Non-audit assurance engagements for service affiliates of the funds.

 

  (6)

Fees related to consents for Cambiar N-14 filings.

(e)(1)    The Trust’s Audit Committee has adopted and the Board of Trustees has ratified an Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy (the “Policy”), which sets forth the procedures and the conditions pursuant to which services proposed to be performed by the independent auditor of the Funds may be pre-approved.

The Policy provides that all requests or applications for proposed services to be provided by the independent auditor must be submitted to the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and must include a detailed description of the services proposed to be rendered. The 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 pursuant to the Policy; or

 

  3.

have been previously pre-approved in connection with the independent auditor’s annual engagement letter for the applicable year or otherwise. In any instance where services require pre-approval, the Audit Committee will consider whether such services are consistent with SEC’s rules and whether the provision of such services would impair the auditor’s independence.

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 expert, 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.

Services that have received the general pre-approval of the Audit Committee are identified and described in the Policy. In addition, the Policy sets forth a maximum fee per engagement with respect to each identified service that has received general pre-approval.

All services to be provided by the independent auditor shall be provided pursuant to a signed written engagement letter with the Registrant, the investment adviser, 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 the Audit Committee’s responsibility to oversee the work of the independent auditor and to assure the auditor’s independence from the Registrant, such as (a) reviewing a formal written statement from the independent auditor delineating all relationships between the independent auditor and the Registrant, and (b) discussing with the independent auditor the independent auditor’s 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):

 

     2022      2021  

Audit-Related Fees

     None        None  

Tax Fees

     None        None  

All Other Fees

     None        None  

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

 

     2022      2021  

Audit-Related Fees

     None        None  

Tax Fees

     None        None  

All Other Fees

     None        None  

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

 

     2022      2021  

Audit-Related Fees

     None        None  

Tax Fees

     None        None  

All Other Fees

     None        None  

(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-ended October 31st were $342,795 and $535,849 for 2022 and 2021, 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-ended October 31st were $2,000 and $0 for 2022 and 2021, 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-ended October 31st were $0 and $0 for 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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

(i)    Not applicable. The Registrant has not retained, for the preparation of the audit report on the financial statements included in the Form N-CSR, a registered public accounting firm that has a branch or office that is located in a foreign jurisdiction and that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”) has determined that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in the foreign jurisdiction.

(j)    Not applicable. The Registrant is not a “foreign issuer,” as defined in 17 CFR 240.3b-4.

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.

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 to open-end management investment companies.

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 Rule 13a-15(b) or Rule 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act, as amended (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 § 270.3a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12.    Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

Item 13.     Exhibits.

(a)(1) A copy of the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, as required by Item 2 of this Form, accompanies this filing as an exhibit.

(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 Act (17 CFR § 270.30a-2(a)), is filed herewith.

(b) Officer certifications, as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (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: January 6, 2023     

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: January 6, 2023     
By (Signature and Title)     

/s/ Andrew Metzger

     Andrew Metzger,
     Treasurer, Controller, and CFO
Date: January 6, 2023