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, 2024

 

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2024

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a) 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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The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund

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CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund 

Institutional Class Shares - AWEIX

Annual Shareholder Report: October 31, 2024

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Institutional Class Shares of the CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund (the "Fund") for the period from November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://private-wealth.us.cibc.com/cibc-atlas-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-855-328-3863This annual shareholder report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period. 

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund, Institutional Class Shares
$84
0.72%

How did the Fund perform in the last year?

The S&P 500 Index (TR) returned 38.02% over the year period ended October 31, 2024. The CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity strategy returned 32.94% during the same period, underperforming the S&P 500 Index (TR). Financials, Consumer Staples, Consumer Discretionary and Materials added to the Fund’s returns while Information Technology, Industrials, Communication Services and Healthcare detracted from returns.

 

While the Fund’s technology holdings did well on an absolute basis, the sector was the largest detractor to Fund attribution during the period. This was largely due to the Fund’s underweight position in semiconductor stocks. Semiconductor stocks performed well in the period as Artificial Intelligence (AI) has gained greater traction as an investment theme, thereby benefiting semiconductor stocks.

 

The Fund’s positive contribution from Financials were a result of good stock picking and allocation to Capital Markets and Financial Services stocks, while contributions from Consumer Staples were driven by a smaller allocation to the sector than the benchmark.

 

On an individual stock basis, the largest contributors to attribution were Blackstone, Fiserv, Fidelity National and Apple. Among the largest detractors were Nvidia, Broadcom, Meta and Unitedhealthcare.

 

The Fund remains committed to investing in high quality companies with attractive growth characteristics and free cash flow yields.

How did the Fund perform during the last 10 years?

Total Return Based on $250,000 Investment

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CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund, Institutional Class Shares - $793568
S&P 500 Index (TR) - $857300
Oct/14
$250000
$250000
Oct/15
$273502
$265644
Oct/16
$276693
$277622
Oct/17
$334853
$343231
Oct/18
$380443
$368446
Oct/19
$435809
$421230
Oct/20
$483285
$462134
Oct/21
$677109
$660453
Oct/22
$564623
$563954
Oct/23
$596951
$621155
Oct/24
$793568
$857300

The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $250,000 in the Fund during the last 10 years. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.Call 1-855-328-3863 for current month-end performance.

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of October 31, 2024

Fund/Index Name
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund, Institutional Class Shares
32.94%
12.73%
12.15%
S&P 500 Index (TR)
38.02%
15.27%
13.00%

Other Information

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 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 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. 

Key Fund Statistics as of October 31, 2024

Total Net Assets
Number of Holdings
Total Advisory Fees Paid
Portfolio Turnover Rate
$1,764,883,671
61
$10,787,645
14%

What did the Fund invest in?

Asset WeightingsFootnote Reference*

Holdings Chart
Value
Value
Cash Equivalent
0.2%
Utilities
1.6%
Real Estate
2.1%
Materials
2.6%
Consumer Staples
3.1%
Energy
4.0%
Industrials
6.4%
Communication Services
9.9%
Consumer Discretionary
10.4%
Health Care
12.2%
Financials
16.3%
Information Technology
31.2%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Percentages are calculated based on total net assets.

Top Ten Holdings

Holding Name
Percentage of Total Net AssetsFootnote Reference(A)
Microsoft
7.8%
NVIDIA
6.2%
Amazon.com
6.0%
Apple
5.4%
Alphabet, Cl A
3.4%
Alphabet, Cl C
3.4%
Visa, Cl A
3.2%
UnitedHealth Group
3.1%
Salesforce
2.3%
AstraZeneca PLC ADR
1.8%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote(A)
Cash Equivalents are not shown in the top ten chart.

Material Fund Changes

On December 16, 2024, the Board approved the change in the Fund’s classification under 1940 Act, as amended, from “diversified” to “non-diversified” and to eliminate the Fund’s related fundamental investment policy, subject to shareholder approval. At a Special Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on February 21, 2025, Fund shareholders will be asked to approve the change in diversification.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants 

There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants during the reporting period.

Additional Information

For additional information about the Fund, including its prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, call or visit:

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  • 1-855-328-3863 

  • https://private-wealth.us.cibc.com/cibc-atlas-funds 

Householding

Rule 30e-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 permits funds to transmit only one copy of a proxy statement, annual report or semi-annual report to shareholders (who need not be related) with the same residential, commercial or electronic address, provided that the shareholders have consented in writing and the reports are addressed either to each shareholder individually or to the shareholders as a group. This process is known as “householding” and is designed to reduce the duplicate copies of materials that shareholders receive and to lower printing and mailing costs for funds. Once implemented, if you would like to discontinue householding for your accounts, please call toll-free at 1-855-328-3863 to request individual copies of these documents. Once the Fund receives notice to stop householding, we will begin sending individual copies 30 days after receiving your request.

The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund

CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund / Institutional Class Shares - AWEIX

Annual Shareholder Report: October 31, 2024

ATF-AR-TSR-2024-2

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The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund

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CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity Fund 

Institutional Class Shares - AWMIX

Annual Shareholder Report: October 31, 2024

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Institutional Class Shares of the CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity Fund (the "Fund") for the period from November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://private-wealth.us.cibc.com/cibc-atlas-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-855-328-3863 

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity Fund, Institutional Class Shares
$96
0.83%

How did the Fund perform in the last year?

The Russell Midcap Growth Index (TR) (USD) returned 38.67% for the one year period ended October 31, 2024. The CIBC Atlas Mid-Cap Growth Fund returned 30.85% for the same period, underperforming the Russell Midcap Growth Index (TR) (USD) benchmark. The breadth of the benchmark return was exceptionally strong, with 10 of 11 sectors posting returns of greater than 20%. Consumer Staples, Industrials and Financials were positive contributors to performance while Consumer Discretionary, Health Care and Information Technology were the largest detractors.

 

On an absolute basis, holdings of Sprouts Farmers Market, Howmet Aerospace, Transunion, Crowdstrike Holdings, and Monday.com were the largest positive contributors to returns during the period. Holdings that were the largest detractors to return on an absolute basis were Humana, Five Below, Aptiv, Cadence Design Systems and Monster Beverage.

 

The index’s strong returns for the year benefited from momentum factors, with a narrow subset of larger index weights hitting record highs despite exceptionally high valuations. Notably, index names that the Fund did not own had an outsized impact on performance. The five best performing stocks in the index (Applovin, Cava Group, Vistra Corp., Natera and Palantir Technologies), which in aggregate accounted for approximately 3% of the index, detracted approximately -4.1% from relative performance during the period. This was was only partially offset by the five worst performing stocks in the index (Ginko Bioworks, New Fortress Energy, Super Micro Computer, Agilon Health and 10X Genomics) which represented approximately 0.6% of total index weight and only contributed approximately +1.8% to performance.

 

Unfortunately, our disciplined valuation approach was a headwind to performance - we did not have enough exposure to momentum factors and high valuation stocks. We remain skeptical of the ability for momentum to outperform over the long term given high fundamental expectations, elevated valuation multiples, and extraordinary price moves over a short period of time. We continue to focus on investing in high quality companies with above average growth prospects while maintaining discipline on the price we are paying for those businesses. We have seen that continued adherence to this philosophy provides very competitive results over time.

How did the Fund perform during the last 10 years?

Total Return Based on $250,000 Investment

Growth Chart
CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity Fund, Institutional Class Shares - $595199
Russell 3000 Index (USD)* - $807441
Russell Midcap Growth Index (TR) (USD) - $722000
Oct/14
$250000
$250000
$250000
Oct/15
$273996
$261225
$262340
Oct/16
$269224
$272309
$263396
Oct/17
$321126
$337607
$332527
Oct/18
$334909
$359875
$352942
Oct/19
$393428
$408421
$419757
Oct/20
$419302
$449868
$508479
Oct/21
$586430
$647357
$708955
Oct/22
$460178
$540428
$503784
Oct/23
$454887
$585717
$520661
Oct/24
$595199
$807441
$722000

The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $250,000 in the Fund during the last 10 years. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund Shares. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.Call 1-855-328-3863 for current month-end performance.

 

Footnote Reference*As of October 2024, pursuant to the new regulatory requirements, this index has been added to represent the broad-based securities market index.

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of October 31, 2024

Fund/Index Name
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity Fund, Institutional Class Shares
30.85%
8.63%
9.06%
Russell 3000 Index (USD)*
37.86%
14.60%
12.44%
Russell Midcap Growth Index (TR) (USD)
38.67%
11.46%
11.19%

Key Fund Statistics as of October 31, 2024

Total Net Assets
Number of Holdings
Total Advisory Fees Paid
Portfolio Turnover Rate
$881,481,488
78
$6,266,904
20%

What did the Fund invest in?

Asset WeightingsFootnote Reference*

Holdings Chart
Value
Value
Real Estate
1.3%
Cash Equivalent
1.4%
Materials
1.8%
Energy
3.2%
Communication Services
4.5%
Consumer Staples
4.9%
Financials
12.2%
Health Care
12.7%
Consumer Discretionary
14.1%
Industrials
20.5%
Information Technology
23.4%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Percentages are calculated based on total net assets.

Top Ten Holdings

Holding Name
Percentage of Total Net AssetsFootnote Reference(A)
Ameriprise Financial
3.3%
Trade Desk, Cl A
2.6%
Ares Management, Cl A
2.5%
Datadog, Cl A
2.5%
HubSpot
2.4%
Howmet Aerospace
2.4%
Cencora
2.3%
Sprouts Farmers Market
2.3%
Cadence Design Systems
2.2%
Tradeweb Markets, Cl A
2.1%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote(A)
Cash Equivalents are not shown in the top ten chart.

Material Fund Changes

There were no material changes during the reporting period. 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants 

There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants during the reporting period.

Additional Information

For additional information about the Fund, including its prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, call or visit:

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  • 1-855-328-3863 

  • https://private-wealth.us.cibc.com/cibc-atlas-funds 

Householding

Rule 30e-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 permits funds to transmit only one copy of a proxy statement, annual report or semi-annual report to shareholders (who need not be related) with the same residential, commercial or electronic address, provided that the shareholders have consented in writing and the reports are addressed either to each shareholder individually or to the shareholders as a group. This process is known as “householding” and is designed to reduce the duplicate copies of materials that shareholders receive and to lower printing and mailing costs for funds. Once implemented, if you would like to discontinue householding for your accounts, please call toll-free at 1-855-328-3863 to request individual copies of these documents. Once the Fund receives notice to stop householding, we will begin sending individual copies 30 days after receiving your request.

The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund

CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity Fund / Institutional Class Shares - AWMIX

Annual Shareholder Report: October 31, 2024

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CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund 

Institutional Class Shares - AWIIX

Annual Shareholder Report: October 31, 2024

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Institutional Class Shares of the CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund (the "Fund") for the period from November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://private-wealth.us.cibc.com/cibc-atlas-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-855-328-3863 

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund, Institutional Class Shares
$75
0.68%

How did the Fund perform in the last year?

The CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund returned 21.70% over the one year period ended October 31, 2024. This compares to the 26.30% return of the Fund’s blended benchmark (Blended 60/40 S&P 500 Index (TR)/Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Index). Equities outperformed cash and bonds. Within equities, all sectors contributed to the Fund’s returns with Financial, Utilities and Communication Services leading. Energy, Consumer Staples and Health Care stocks lagged the broad equity market but still generated positive returns.

 

On a relative basis, Financials and Utilities outperformed led by alternative asset managers Blue Owl Capital and Ares Management in the Financials sector, and Brookfield Infrastructure and NextEra Energy in the Utility sector. Information Technology and Industrials lagged on a relative basis. Not owning Nvidia detracted from performance in the Information Technology sector, while among Industrials, underperformance of Union Pacific and United Parcel Service were headwinds.

 

Among fixed income holdings, both credit sensitive and rate sensitive securities performed similarly and benefited from lower interest rates and a benign credit environment. On a relative basis, the Fund’s outperformance in fixed income was due in part to below-benchmark allocation to bonds, as equities significantly outperformed during the one-year period.

How did the Fund perform during the last 10 years?

Total Return Based on $250,000 Investment

Growth Chart
CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund, Institutional Class Shares - $527052
S&P 500 Index (TR) - $848762
Blended 60/40 S&P 500 Index (TR)/Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Index - $569947
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Index - $294472
Oct/14
$250000
$250000
$250000
$250000
Oct/15
$248335
$262999
$260130
$254311
Oct/16
$264610
$274858
$272493
$266608
Oct/17
$299536
$339813
$311043
$269412
Oct/18
$313306
$364776
$322071
$263196
Oct/19
$354485
$417035
$367466
$296379
Oct/20
$372446
$457531
$401663
$317365
Oct/21
$471195
$653876
$498104
$315843
Oct/22
$413684
$558338
$424043
$265180
Oct/23
$433069
$614969
$451276
$267142
Oct/24
$527052
$848762
$569947
$294472

The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $250,000 in the Fund during the last 10 years. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.Call 1-855-328-3863 for current month-end performance.

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of October 31, 2024

Fund/Index Name
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund, Institutional Class Shares
21.70%
8.26%
7.74%
S&P 500 Index (TR)
38.02%
15.27%
13.00%
Blended 60/40 S&P 500 Index (TR)/Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Index
26.30%
9.18%
8.59%
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit Index
10.23%
-0.13%
1.65%

Key Fund Statistics as of October 31, 2024

Total Net Assets
Number of Holdings
Total Advisory Fees Paid
Portfolio Turnover Rate
$699,817,832
106
$4,069,523
19%

What did the Fund invest in?

Asset WeightingsFootnote Reference*

Holdings Chart
Value
Value
Written Options
0.0%
Cash Equivalent
2.0%
Exchange-Traded Fund
2.0%
Communication Services
2.0%
Materials
2.2%
Consumer Staples
2.9%
Real Estate
3.1%
Utilities
3.3%
Energy
4.2%
Mortgage-Backed Securities
6.5%
Health Care
7.3%
Consumer Discretionary
7.4%
Industrials
8.0%
U.S. Treasury Obligations
11.0%
Information Technology
18.0%
Financials
20.3%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Percentages are calculated based on total net assets.

Top Ten Holdings

Holding Name
Percentage of Total Net AssetsFootnote Reference(A)
Microsoft
5.5%
Apple
4.4%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.13%, 8/15/2053
2.9%
UnitedHealth Group
2.4%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.88%, 5/15/2043
2.4%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.38%, 5/15/2041
2.1%
Broadcom
2.1%
Visa, Cl A
2.1%
Invesco Senior Loan ETF
2.0%
JPMorgan Chase
1.9%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote(A)
Cash Equivalents are not shown in the top ten chart.

Material Fund Changes

There were no material changes during the reporting period.  

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants 

There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants during the reporting period.

Additional Information

For additional information about the Fund, including its prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, call or visit:

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  • 1-855-328-3863 

  • https://private-wealth.us.cibc.com/cibc-atlas-funds 

Householding

Rule 30e-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 permits funds to transmit only one copy of a proxy statement, annual report or semi-annual report to shareholders (who need not be related) with the same residential, commercial or electronic address, provided that the shareholders have consented in writing and the reports are addressed either to each shareholder individually or to the shareholders as a group. This process is known as “householding” and is designed to reduce the duplicate copies of materials that shareholders receive and to lower printing and mailing costs for funds. Once implemented, if you would like to discontinue householding for your accounts, please call toll-free at 1-855-328-3863 to request individual copies of these documents. Once the Fund receives notice to stop householding, we will begin sending individual copies 30 days after receiving your request.

The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund

CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund / Institutional Class Shares - AWIIX

Annual Shareholder Report: October 31, 2024

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CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund 

Institutional Class Shares - AWGIX

Annual Shareholder Report: October 31, 2024

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Institutional Class Shares of the CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund (the "Fund") for the period from November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://private-wealth.us.cibc.com/cibc-atlas-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-855-328-3863 

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund, Institutional Class Shares
$114
0.92%

How did the Fund perform in the last year?

The Russell 3000 Growth Index (USD) returned 43.42% over the one year period ended October 31, 2024. The CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund returned 48.49% during the same period, outperforming the Russell 3000 Growth Index (USD) benchmark. The Industrials, Consumer Discretionary, and Health Care sectors contributed positively to the Fund’s relative return, while the Real Estate, Financials, and Information Technology sectors contributed negatively to the Fund’s relative performance.

 

Positive contribution from the Consumer Discretionary sectors was driven by a combination of stock selection and sector allocation, while the contribution from the Industrials and Health Care sectors were almost entirely driven by stock selection.

 

Information Technology was the largest detractor among the sectors, driven by negative impact from stock selection. As was the case last year, the Fund’s relative performance was hindered by underweight exposure to large-cap technology names (NVIDIA Corp., despite being one of the largest holdings in the fund, was solely responsible for a majority of the Technology sector’s negative relative performance due to the Fund’s relative underweight position).

 

On an individual position basis, the most significant positive contributors to absolute return were chip maker NVIDIA (NVDA), up 225.7% during the period, aerospace engine lessor FTAI Aviation (FTAI), up 152.2% during the period, and surgical device manufacturer Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), up 92.1% during the period. HCM software provider Paylocity (PCTY), down (-13.5%) during the period, Adobe (ADBE), down (-10.1%) during the period, and semiconductor company Marvell Technology (MRVL), down (-2.6%) during the period, were the largest individual detractors from absolute performance.

 

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

 

How did the Fund perform during the last 10 years?

Total Return Based on $250,000 Investment

Growth Chart
CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund, Institutional Class Shares - $910780
Russell 3000 Index (USD)* - $807441
Russell 3000 Growth Index (USD) - $1071376
Oct/14
$250000
$250000
$250000
Oct/15
$268634
$261225
$271794
Oct/16
$260257
$272309
$277442
Oct/17
$335869
$337607
$360125
Oct/18
$385078
$359875
$396852
Oct/19
$456361
$408421
$461686
Oct/20
$559989
$449868
$591885
Oct/21
$769152
$647357
$845293
Oct/22
$569085
$540428
$636731
Oct/23
$613370
$585717
$747010
Oct/24
$910780
$807441
$1071376

The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $250,000 in the Fund during the last 10 years. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund Shares. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.Call 1-855-328-3863 for current month-end performance.

 

Footnote Reference*As of October 2024, pursuant to the new regulatory requirements, this index has been added to represent the broad-based securities market index.

Average Annual Total Returns as of October 31, 2024

Fund/Index Name
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund, Institutional Class Shares
48.49%
14.82%
13.80%
Russell 3000 Index (USD)Footnote Reference*
37.86%
14.60%
12.44%
Russell 3000 Growth Index (USD)
43.42%
18.34%
15.66%

Other Information

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.

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.

Key Fund Statistics as of October 31, 2024

Total Net Assets
Number of Holdings
Total Advisory Fees Paid
Portfolio Turnover Rate
$311,548,416
40
$2,198,584
46%

What did the Fund invest in?

Asset WeightingsFootnote Reference*

Holdings Chart
Value
Value
Materials
1.7%
Cash Equivalent
1.8%
Communication Services
6.5%
Health Care
8.5%
Consumer Discretionary
12.5%
Industrials
17.2%
Financials
19.3%
Information Technology
32.3%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Percentages are calculated based on total net assets.

Top Ten Holdings

Holding Name
Percentage of Total Net AssetsFootnote Reference(A)
FTAI Aviation
5.5%
NVIDIA
4.9%
Amazon.com
4.5%
Palo Alto Networks
4.1%
Meta Platforms, Cl A
4.1%
Intuitive Surgical
4.0%
Mastercard, Cl A
3.9%
Eli Lilly
3.7%
MercadoLibre
3.7%
Monolithic Power Systems
3.4%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote(A)
Cash Equivalents are not shown in the top ten chart.

Material Fund Changes

There were no material changes during the reporting period. 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants 

There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants during the reporting period.

Additional Information

For additional information about the Fund, including its prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, call or visit:

An image of a QR code that, when scanned, navigates the user to the following URL: https://confluence.com
  • 1-855-328-3863 

  • https://private-wealth.us.cibc.com/cibc-atlas-funds 

Householding

Rule 30e-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 permits funds to transmit only one copy of a proxy statement, annual report or semi-annual report to shareholders (who need not be related) with the same residential, commercial or electronic address, provided that the shareholders have consented in writing and the reports are addressed either to each shareholder individually or to the shareholders as a group. This process is known as “householding” and is designed to reduce the duplicate copies of materials that shareholders receive and to lower printing and mailing costs for funds. Once implemented, if you would like to discontinue householding for your accounts, please call toll-free at 1-855-328-3863 to request individual copies of these documents. Once the Fund receives notice to stop householding, we will begin sending individual copies 30 days after receiving your request.

The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund

CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund / Institutional Class SharesAWGIX

Annual Shareholder Report: October 31, 2024

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CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund 

Institutional Class Shares - AWYIX

Annual Shareholder Report: October 31, 2024

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Institutional Class Shares of the CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund (the "Fund") for the period from November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://private-wealth.us.cibc.com/cibc-atlas-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-855-328-3863 

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund, Institutional Class Shares
$106
0.89%

How did the Fund perform in the last year?

The Russell 1000 Index (USD) returned 38.07% over the year period ending October 31, 2024. The CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund returned 37.70% during the same period, narrowly underperforming the Russell 1000 Index (USD) benchmark. The Industrials, Financials, and Consumer Discretionary sectors contributed positively to the Fund’s relative return, while the Health Care, Communication Services and Information Technology sectors contributed negatively to the Fund’s relative performance.

 

Positive contributions from the Financials and Consumer Discretionary sectors were driven by a combination of stock selection and sector allocation, while the contribution from the Industrials sector was almost entirely driven by stock selection.

 

Information Technology was the largest detractor among the sectors, driven by negative impact from stock selection. As was the case last year, the Fund’s relative performance was hindered by underweight exposure to large-cap technology names (Nvidia Corp., not held in the strategy, was solely responsible for a majority of the Technology sector’s negative relative performance).

 

On an individual position basis, the most significant positive contributors to relative return were aerospace engine lessor FTAI Aviation (FTAI), up 264.4% during the period, records management firm Iron Mountain (IRM), up 116.1% during the period, and alternative asset manager Blackstone (BX), up 86.3% during the period. Managed care provider Elevance Health (ELV), down (-8.7%) during the period, utility Xcel Energy, down (-7.6%) during the period, and temporary staffing firm Robert Half (RHI), down (-6.3%) during the period, were the largest individual detractors from absolute performance.

 

We remain committed to our strategy of investing in high-quality companies that are actively growing their dividend.

How did the Fund perform during the last 10 years?

Total Return Based on $250,000 Investment

Growth Chart
CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund, Institutional Class Shares - $692346
Russell 1000 Index (USD) - $835528
Aug/15
$236440
$250989
Aug/16
$245206
$280338
Aug/17
$289053
$325636
Aug/18
$334959
$390170
Oct/18
$317573
$363937
Oct/19
$384076
$415442
Oct/20
$397329
$460584
Oct/21
$578374
$660991
Oct/22
$508031
$552732
Oct/23
$502809
$605153
Oct/24
$692346
$835528

The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $250,000 in the Fund during the last 10 years. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund Shares. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.Call 1-855-328-3863 for current month-end performance.

Average Annual Total Returns as of October 31, 2024

Fund/Index Name
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund, Institutional Class Shares
37.70%
12.51%
10.91%
Russell 1000 Index (USD)
38.07%
15.00%
12.75%

Other Information

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.

 

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.

 

Key Fund Statistics as of October 31, 2024

Total Net Assets
Number of Holdings
Total Advisory Fees Paid
Portfolio Turnover Rate
$355,571,396
44
$2,580,581
17%

What did the Fund invest in?

Asset WeightingsFootnote Reference*

Holdings Chart
Value
Value
Communication Services
1.2%
Consumer Discretionary
3.1%
Cash Equivalent
3.1%
Utilities
5.1%
Energy
9.4%
Real Estate
11.2%
Information Technology
13.2%
Industrials
14.3%
Health Care
17.9%
Financials
21.1%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Percentages are calculated based on total net assets.

Top Ten Holdings

Holding Name
Percentage of Total Net AssetsFootnote Reference(A)
Blackstone, Cl A
4.8%
FTAI Aviation
4.8%
Microsoft
4.5%
Enterprise Products Partners
4.4%
Eli Lilly
4.3%
ONEOK
3.6%
AstraZeneca PLC ADR
3.4%
L3Harris Technologies
3.2%
Abbott Laboratories
3.1%
Parker-Hannifin
3.0%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote(A)
Cash Equivalents are not shown in the top ten chart.

Material Fund Changes

There were no material changes during the reporting period. 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants 

There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants during the reporting period.

Additional Information

For additional information about the Fund, including its prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, call or visit:

An image of a QR code that, when scanned, navigates the user to the following URL: https://confluence.com
  • 1-855-328-3863 

  • https://private-wealth.us.cibc.com/cibc-atlas-funds 

Householding

Rule 30e-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 permits funds to transmit only one copy of a proxy statement, annual report or semi-annual report to shareholders (who need not be related) with the same residential, commercial or electronic address, provided that the shareholders have consented in writing and the reports are addressed either to each shareholder individually or to the shareholders as a group. This process is known as “householding” and is designed to reduce the duplicate copies of materials that shareholders receive and to lower printing and mailing costs for funds. Once implemented, if you would like to discontinue householding for your accounts, please call toll-free at 1-855-328-3863 to request individual copies of these documents. Once the Fund receives notice to stop householding, we will begin sending individual copies 30 days after receiving your request.

The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund

CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund / Institutional Class Shares - AWYIX

Annual Shareholder Report: October 31, 2024

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CIBC Atlas International Growth Fund 

Institutional Class Shares - AWWIX

Annual Shareholder Report: October 31, 2024

This annual shareholder report contains important information about Institutional Class Shares of the CIBC Atlas International Growth Fund (the "Fund") for the period from November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://private-wealth.us.cibc.com/cibc-atlas-funds. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-855-328-3863 

What were the Fund costs for the last year?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
CIBC Atlas International Growth Fund, Institutional Class Shares
$101
0.92%

How did the Fund perform in the last year?

The CIBC Atlas International Growth Fund returned 18.89% for the one year period ended October 31, 2024 vs the MSCI ACWI ex-USA Index (Gross) (USD) which returned 24.98%, underperforming by 6.09%. On a sector basis, Financials, Industrials, and Consumer Staples were the largest detractors while Consumer Discretionary, Materials, and Communication Services helped performance. Stock selection was the largest contributor to the strategy underperformance with only a small impact from allocation among sectors. On a regional basis, Europe was the largest negative contributor, followed by Japan. South America and the Middle East were the best performing regions. Regional allocation represented approximately one third of the strategy underperformance. On a contribution basis, our top performing stocks for the period were Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and Mercado Libre, Inc. Our worst performing positions were Yum China Holdings, Inc, Edenred SA, and Diageo Plc. During the twelve months, we initiated new positions in Kawasaki Heavy, Edenred, Henkel AG, Trip.com and Suzuki Motor. We exited positions in Nidec Corp, Reckitt Benckiser, Sysmex, Yum China, and Woodside Energy. While we are not pleased with this relative underperformance, we maintain high confidence in our holdings and portfolio structure as we move into fiscal 2025 given attractive quality and growth characteristics and attractive valuations.

How did the Fund perform since inception?

Total Return Based on $250,000 Investment

Growth Chart
CIBC Atlas International Growth Fund, Institutional Class Shares - $345314
MSCI ACWI ex-USA Index (Gross) (USD) - $366092
May/19
$250000
$250000
Oct/19
$259500
$269804
Oct/20
$266789
$263909
Oct/21
$334711
$343675
Oct/22
$252078
$259990
Oct/23
$290455
$292912
Oct/24
$345314
$366092

Since its inception on May 31, 2019. The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $250,000 in the Fund since inception. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.Call 1-855-328-3863 for current month-end performance.

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of October 31, 2024

Fund/Index Name
1 Year
5 Years
Annualized Since Inception
CIBC Atlas International Growth Fund, Institutional Class Shares
18.89%
5.88%
6.13%
MSCI ACWI ex-USA Index (Gross) (USD)
24.98%
6.29%
7.28%

Key Fund Statistics as of October 31, 2024

Total Net Assets
Number of Holdings
Total Advisory Fees Paid
Portfolio Turnover Rate
$614,146,725
51
$4,820,861
12%

What did the Fund invest in?

Country WeightingsFootnote Reference*

Holdings Chart
Value
Value
Other Countries
18.2%
Australia
2.3%
Singapore
2.7%
India
3.0%
Taiwan
3.0%
Canada
3.4%
Spain
5.6%
France
6.3%
China
7.3%
Switzerland
7.6%
Germany
8.0%
Japan
12.4%
United Kingdom
19.9%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Percentages are calculated based on total net assets.

Top Ten Holdings

Holding Name
Percentage of Total Net AssetsFootnote Reference(A)
Banco Santander
3.7%
Shell PLC
3.3%
London Stock Exchange Group PLC
3.3%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ADR
3.0%
HDFC Bank ADR
3.0%
Tencent Holdings
2.7%
DBS Group Holdings
2.7%
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
2.5%
Heidelberg Materials
2.4%
Siemens
2.4%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote(A)
Cash Equivalents are not shown in the top ten chart.

Material Fund Changes

There were no material changes during the reporting period. 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants 

There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants during the reporting period.

Additional Information

For additional information about the Fund, including its prospectus, financial information, holdings, and proxy voting information, call or visit:

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Householding

Rule 30e-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 permits funds to transmit only one copy of a proxy statement, annual report or semi-annual report to shareholders (who need not be related) with the same residential, commercial or electronic address, provided that the shareholders have consented in writing and the reports are addressed either to each shareholder individually or to the shareholders as a group. This process is known as “householding” and is designed to reduce the duplicate copies of materials that shareholders receive and to lower printing and mailing costs for funds. Once implemented, if you would like to discontinue householding for your accounts, please call toll-free at 1-855-328-3863 to request individual copies of these documents. Once the Fund receives notice to stop householding, we will begin sending individual copies 30 days after receiving your request.

The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund

CIBC Atlas International Growth Fund / Institutional Class Shares - AWWIX

Annual Shareholder Report: October 31, 2024

ATF-AR-TSR-2024-5

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(b) Not applicable.

 

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 Registrant’s 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”) related to the Trust.

 

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

 

  FYE October 31, 2024 FYE October 31, 2023
    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)

$91,274 None None $72,710 None None
(b)

Audit-Related Fees

None None None None None None
(c)

Tax Fees

None None None None None $115,395(2)
(d)

All Other Fees

None None None None None $47,411(3)

 

 

 

 

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:

 

  FYE October 31, 2024 FYE October 31, 2023
    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)

$539,063 None None $550,800 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

 

Fees billed by Cohen & Co. (“Cohen”) related to the Trust.

 

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

 

  FYE October 31, 2024 FYE October 31, 2023
    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)

$43,700 None None $61,000 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) Tax compliance services provided to service affiliates of the funds.

 

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

 

(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):

  

  2024 2023

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):

 

  2024 2023

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 (Cohen):

 

  2024 2023

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 $0 and $162,806 for 2024 and 2023, 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 $0 and $0 for 2024 and 2023, respectively.

 

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees and services billed by Cohen 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 2024 and 2023, 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.

 

(a) The Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Financial Statements and Other Information filed under Item 7 of this form.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

 

 

Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Financial statements and financial highlights are filed herein.

 

 

 

 

CIBC Atlas Funds

 

Annual Financials and Other Information

 

OCTOBER 31, 2024

 

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

 

 

THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND CIBC ATLAS FUNDS
OCTOBER 31, 2024

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Financial Statements (Form N-CSR Item 7)  
Schedules of Investments  
CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund 1
CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity Fund 4
CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund 7
CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund 14
CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund 16
CIBC Atlas International Growth Fund 19
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 24
Statements of Operations 26
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 28
Financial Highlights 34
Notes to Financial Statements 40
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 68
Notice to Shareholders (Unaudited) 70
Renewal of Investment Advisory Agreement (Form N-CSR Item 11) (Unaudited)  72

 

 

THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND CIBC ATLAS
  DISCIPLINED EQUITY FUND
  OCTOBER 31, 2024

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS            
             
COMMON STOCK** — 99.8%   Shares     Value  
COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 9.9%                
Alphabet, Cl A     347,369     $ 59,438,309  
Alphabet, Cl C     344,167       59,434,199  
Meta Platforms, Cl A     33,388       18,950,361  
T-Mobile US     61,786       13,788,164  
Walt Disney     238,413       22,935,331  
              174,546,364  
                 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 10.4%                
Amazon.com *     570,852       106,406,813  
Home Depot     63,072       24,834,600  
McDonald's     79,016       23,081,363  
O'Reilly Automotive *     8,578       9,891,635  
TJX     174,533       19,727,465  
              183,941,876  
                 
CONSUMER STAPLES — 3.1%                
Mondelez International, Cl A     218,602       14,969,865  
Monster Beverage *     351,238       18,503,218  
PepsiCo     127,078       21,105,114  
              54,578,197  
                 
ENERGY — 4.0%                
Cheniere Energy     32,698       6,257,743  
Chevron     97,352       14,487,925  
ConocoPhillips     162,297       17,778,013  
Exxon Mobil     272,877       31,866,576  
              70,390,257  
                 
FINANCIALS — 16.3%                
BlackRock Funding     18,438       18,088,231  
Blackstone, Cl A     190,820       32,010,055  
CME Group, Cl A     79,712       17,963,896  
Fidelity National Information Services     245,335       22,013,910  
Fiserv *     152,633       30,206,071  
Intercontinental Exchange     181,417       28,277,468  
JPMorgan Chase     125,998       27,961,476  
PNC Financial Services Group     94,740       17,836,700  
S&P Global     37,829       18,171,538  
US Bancorp     377,707       18,247,025  
Visa, Cl A     196,316       56,902,193  
              287,678,563  

 

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

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  DISCIPLINED EQUITY FUND
  OCTOBER 31, 2024

 

COMMON STOCK** (continued)   Shares     Value  
HEALTH CARE — 12.2%                
Abbott Laboratories     202,755     $ 22,986,334  
AstraZeneca PLC ADR     457,451       32,547,638  
Danaher     93,167       22,887,405  
Edwards Lifesciences *     181,385       12,154,609  
IQVIA Holdings *     109,012       22,436,850  
Stryker     43,740       15,583,687  
Thermo Fisher Scientific     40,210       21,967,527  
UnitedHealth Group     97,939       55,286,566  
Zoetis, Cl A     60,675       10,847,477  
              216,698,093  
                 
INDUSTRIALS — 6.4%                
Automatic Data Processing     46,093       13,331,939  
Honeywell International     127,236       26,169,901  
Otis Worldwide     228,199       22,409,142  
RTX     218,420       26,426,636  
Union Pacific     108,431       25,163,582  
              113,501,200  
                 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 31.2%                
Adobe *     63,534       30,374,335  
Analog Devices     74,171       16,548,292  
Apple     418,903       94,634,377  
Cisco Systems     510,617       27,966,493  
Microsoft     340,435       138,335,762  
NVIDIA     828,585       110,002,944  
QUALCOMM     182,885       29,768,191  
Roper Technologies     38,774       20,849,943  
Salesforce     140,558       40,954,385  
TE Connectivity     184,577       27,210,341  
Workday, Cl A *     55,968       13,088,117  
              549,733,180  
                 
MATERIALS — 2.6%                
Linde PLC     54,026       24,643,960  
Martin Marietta Materials     34,201       20,258,620  
              44,902,580  
                 
REAL ESTATE — 2.1%                
American Tower, Cl A ‡     86,800       18,535,272  
Prologis ‡     67,910       7,669,756  
VICI Properties, Cl A ‡     350,195       11,122,193  
              37,327,221  

 

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

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  DISCIPLINED EQUITY FUND
  OCTOBER 31, 2024

 

COMMON STOCK** (continued)   Shares     Value  
UTILITIES — 1.6%                
NextEra Energy     266,823     $ 21,145,723  
WEC Energy Group     77,396       7,393,640  
              28,539,363  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK                
(Cost $766,385,817)             1,761,836,894  
                 
CASH EQUIVALENT — 0.2%                
First American Government Obligations Fund, Cl X, 4.780% (A)     3,600,725       3,600,725  
                 
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENT                
(Cost $3,600,725)             3,600,725  
                 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%                
(Cost $769,986,542)           $ 1,765,437,619  

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $1,764,883,671.

* 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, 2024.

 

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

 

As of October 31, 2024, 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. GAAP.

 

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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  MID CAP EQUITY FUND
  OCTOBER 31, 2024

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS            
             
COMMON STOCK — 98.6%   Shares     Value  
COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 4.5%                
Live Nation Entertainment *     46,129     $ 5,403,551  
Pinterest, Cl A *     334,119       10,621,643  
Trade Desk, Cl A *     194,200       23,344,782  
              39,369,976  
                 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 14.1%                
Academy Sports & Outdoors     75,772       3,853,764  
Aptiv PLC *     68,868       3,913,768  
AutoZone *     6,100       18,354,900  
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Cl A *     214,800       11,979,396  
Domino’s Pizza     17,338       7,173,251  
DraftKings, Cl A *     311,406       10,998,860  
Floor & Decor Holdings, Cl A *     61,211       6,307,794  
Marriott International, Cl A     56,161       14,602,983  
Ross Stores     125,075       17,475,479  
Tractor Supply     61,561       16,345,061  
Ulta Beauty *     18,271       6,741,634  
Valvoline *     159,611       6,429,131  
              124,176,021  
                 
CONSUMER STAPLES — 4.9%                
Monster Beverage *     189,390       9,977,065  
Sprouts Farmers Market *     156,493       20,098,396  
US Foods Holding *     212,489       13,099,947  
              43,175,408  
                 
ENERGY — 3.2%                
Cheniere Energy     93,945       17,979,194  
Diamondback Energy     58,260       10,298,620  
              28,277,814  
                 
FINANCIALS — 12.2%                
Ameriprise Financial     57,558       29,371,848  
Ares Management, Cl A     133,474       22,380,920  
Arthur J Gallagher     33,114       9,311,657  
Corpay *     54,083       17,832,247  
MSCI, Cl A     16,987       9,702,974  
Tradeweb Markets, Cl A     149,111       18,937,097  
              107,536,743  
                 
HEALTH CARE — 12.7%                
Align Technology *     48,479       9,939,649  
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals *     64,248       17,127,874  

 

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, 2024

 

COMMON STOCK (continued)   Shares     Value  
HEALTH CARE (continued)                
Avantor *     203,791     $ 4,558,805  
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Cl A *     12,690       4,545,431  
Cencora     89,959       20,517,849  
Dexcom *     124,144       8,749,669  
GE HealthCare Technologies     50,353       4,398,335  
Globus Medical, Cl A *     42,565       3,130,230  
ICON PLC *     14,897       3,308,773  
IDEXX Laboratories *     17,603       7,163,013  
Revvity     91,202       10,815,645  
Veeva Systems, Cl A *     83,900       17,520,837  
              111,776,110  
                 
INDUSTRIALS — 20.5%                
AMETEK     73,325       13,443,405  
Cintas     63,168       13,000,606  
Copart *     241,135       12,411,218  
Curtiss-Wright     14,054       4,848,068  
Howmet Aerospace     211,198       21,060,665  
Hubbell, Cl B     33,564       14,332,835  
IDEX     46,036       9,881,167  
Ingersoll Rand     141,823       13,615,008  
Masco     115,726       9,247,665  
Oshkosh     52,746       5,392,751  
Pentair PLC     56,660       5,616,139  
Regal Rexnord     51,161       8,520,353  
Saia *     21,164       10,340,942  
TransUnion     118,675       12,021,778  
Waste Connections     83,071       14,682,799  
WESCO International     35,466       6,808,408  
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions     160,721       5,802,028  
              181,025,835  
                 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 23.4%                
Amphenol, Cl A     273,082       18,301,956  
ANSYS *     18,395       5,893,942  
Cadence Design Systems *     70,897       19,576,080  
Crowdstrike Holdings, Cl A *     23,359       6,934,586  
CyberArk Software *     35,473       9,808,994  
Datadog, Cl A *     173,109       21,714,793  
Entegris     113,605       11,895,579  
HubSpot *     38,402       21,305,045  
Keysight Technologies *     63,596       9,476,440  
Marvell Technology     143,159       11,468,467  

 

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

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  MID CAP EQUITY FUND
  OCTOBER 31, 2024

 

COMMON STOCK (continued)   Shares     Value  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)                
Microchip Technology     120,003     $ 8,804,620  
Monday.com *     47,702       14,018,187  
MongoDB, Cl A *     21,770       5,886,608  
Monolithic Power Systems     19,242       14,610,451  
Procore Technologies *     43,968       2,886,499  
Roper Technologies     22,931       12,330,687  
Zscaler *     61,115       11,048,981  
              205,961,915  
                 
MATERIALS — 1.8%                
Arcadium Lithium PLC *     537,074       2,894,829  
Berry Global Group     117,792       8,298,447  
FMC     77,895       5,062,396  
              16,255,672  
                 
REAL ESTATE — 1.3%                
CoStar Group *     81,075       5,901,449  
SBA Communications, Cl A ‡     23,915       5,487,775  
              11,389,224  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK                
(Cost $542,211,626)             868,944,718  
                 
CASH EQUIVALENT — 1.4%                
First American Government Obligations Fund, Cl X, 4.780% (A)     12,384,727       12,384,727  
                 
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENT                
(Cost $12,384,727)             12,384,727  
                 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%                
(Cost $554,596,353)           $ 881,329,445  

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $881,481,488.

* Non-income producing security.
Real Estate Investment Trust
(A) The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of October 31, 2024.

 

Cl — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

 

As of October 31, 2024, 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. GAAP.

 

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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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS            
             
COMMON STOCK — 61.0%   Shares     Value  
COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.5%
Walt Disney (A)     37,500     $ 3,607,500  
                 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 5.1%
Amazon.com * (A)     64,300       11,985,520  
Home Depot     26,078       10,268,213  
McDonald's     12,200       3,563,742  
Service International     76,053       6,209,727  
Vail Resorts     23,462       3,887,419  
              35,914,621  
 
CONSUMER STAPLES — 2.9%
PepsiCo     59,116       9,817,985  
Procter & Gamble     64,124       10,592,002  
              20,409,987  
 
ENERGY — 2.5%
Cheniere Energy     28,829       5,517,294  
Chevron     53,479       7,958,745  
EQT (A)     100,000       3,654,000  
              17,130,039  
 
FINANCIALS — 13.2%
Ares Capital     318,623       6,735,690  
Ares Management, Cl A     67,516       11,321,083  
Blue Owl Capital, Cl A     587,892       13,145,265  
CME Group, Cl A     28,572       6,438,986  
Fidelity National Information Services     64,500       5,787,585  
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (A)     128,594       4,499,504  
JPMorgan Chase     60,176       13,354,258  
S&P Global     15,575       7,481,607  
US Bancorp     187,914       9,078,125  
Visa, Cl A     50,815       14,728,728  
              92,570,831  
 
HEALTH CARE — 6.5%
Abbott Laboratories     90,125       10,217,471  
Johnson & Johnson     64,662       10,336,867  
Novartis ADR     70,412       7,632,661  
UnitedHealth Group     30,060       16,968,870  
              45,155,869  
 
INDUSTRIALS — 6.9%
Automatic Data Processing     18,084       5,230,616  

 

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

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COMMON STOCK (continued)   Shares     Value  
INDUSTRIALS (continued)
IDEX     25,331     $ 5,437,046  
Lockheed Martin     15,374       8,394,973  
Republic Services, Cl A     50,461       9,991,278  
Rollins     73,250       3,453,005  
Union Pacific     42,762       9,923,777  
United Parcel Service, Cl B     43,459       5,826,113  
              48,256,808  
 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 16.2%
Apple     137,484       31,059,011  
Broadcom (A)     87,230       14,809,037  
Cisco Systems     134,759       7,380,750  
Microchip Technology     104,856       7,693,285  
Microsoft (A)     93,896       38,154,640  
QUALCOMM     65,129       10,601,047  
Workday, Cl A * (A)     14,700       3,437,595  
              113,135,365  
 
MATERIALS — 1.9%
Linde PLC     21,414       9,767,996  
Sherwin-Williams     10,631       3,814,084  
              13,582,080  
 
REAL ESTATE — 2.4%
Invitation Homes ‡     120,836       3,795,459  
Prologis ‡     53,383       6,029,076  
VICI Properties, Cl A ‡     215,759       6,852,506  
              16,677,041  
 
UTILITIES — 2.9%
American Water Works     25,564       3,530,644  
Brookfield Infrastructure, Cl A     200,581       8,239,868  
NextEra Energy     108,521       8,600,289  
              20,370,801  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK                
(Cost $223,318,060)             426,810,942  

 

CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS — 17.4%   Face Amount        
COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.5%
Comcast
2.937%, 11/01/56   $ 6,111,000       3,775,871  
T-Mobile USA
3.500%, 04/15/31     5,000,000       4,584,740  

 

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

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CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)   Face Amount     Value  
COMMUNICATION SERVICES (continued)
Verizon Communications
2.355%, 03/15/32   $ 2,441,000     $ 2,035,171  
              10,395,782  
 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 2.3%
Ford Motor Credit
7.350%, 11/04/27     4,000,000       4,201,439  
6.950%, 03/06/26     2,000,000       2,039,335  
General Motors
6.800%, 10/01/27     3,500,000       3,669,932  
Meritage Homes
3.875%, 04/15/29(B)     7,000,000       6,535,183  
              16,445,889  
 
ENERGY — 1.7%
Cheniere Energy Partners
4.500%, 10/01/29     5,000,000       4,814,051  
DCP Midstream Operating
6.750%, 09/15/37(B)     1,500,000       1,598,954  
Energy Transfer
5.550%, 05/15/34     2,952,000       2,964,254  
Kinder Morgan MTN
7.800%, 08/01/31     1,400,000       1,599,374  
Sabine Pass Liquefaction
5.625%, 03/01/25     648,000       648,332  
              11,624,965  
 
FINANCIALS — 6.8%
Ally Financial
2.200%, 11/02/28     6,000,000       5,331,646  
Ares Capital
5.875%, 03/01/29     4,000,000       4,029,030  
3.875%, 01/15/26     1,000,000       983,198  
Bank of America
6.300%, TSFR3M + 4.815%(C)(D)     5,000,000       5,067,555  
3.950%, 04/21/25     5,750,000       5,723,905  
Citigroup
3.875%, H15T5Y + 3.417%(C)(D)     4,500,000       4,349,069  
Goldman Sachs Group MTN
6.629%, TSFR3M + 2.012%, 10/28/27(C)     3,000,000       3,072,300  
Morgan Stanley MTN
5.250%, SOFRRATE + 1.870%, 04/21/34(C)     4,000,000       4,005,950  
OneMain Finance
3.500%, 01/15/27     3,000,000       2,863,136  

 

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

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CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)   Face Amount     Value  
FINANCIALS (continued)
Wells Fargo
5.875%(C)(D)   $ 7,500,000     $ 7,482,451  
Western Union
2.850%, 01/10/25     4,500,000       4,479,428  
              47,387,668  
 
HEALTH CARE — 0.8%
AbbVie
4.250%, 11/21/49     3,500,000       2,972,069  
HCA
5.375%, 02/01/25     3,050,000       3,050,140  
              6,022,209  
 
INDUSTRIALS — 1.1%
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC
3.000%, 10/29/28     2,000,000       1,856,544  
Northrop Grumman
4.030%, 10/15/47     3,000,000       2,441,451  
Quanta Services
2.900%, 10/01/30     3,750,000       3,373,994  
              7,671,989  
 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 1.8%
Apple
3.850%, 08/04/46     3,000,000       2,490,157  
Broadcom
3.469%, 04/15/34(B)     2,500,000       2,181,824  
CommScope Technologies
6.000%, 06/15/25(B)     1,734,000       1,699,320  
Kyndryl Holdings
2.050%, 10/15/26     1,000,000       946,964  
Oracle
6.150%, 11/09/29     3,000,000       3,173,764  
5.550%, 02/06/53     2,000,000       1,953,850  
              12,445,879  
 
MATERIALS — 0.3%
NOVA Chemicals
5.000%, 05/01/25(B)     2,000,000       1,991,445  
 
REAL ESTATE — 0.7%
Boston Properties
2.750%, 10/01/26     1,000,000       958,484  

 

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

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CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (continued)   Face Amount     Value  
REAL ESTATE (continued)
VICI Properties                
5.125%, 05/15/32   $ 4,000,000     $ 3,917,194  
            4,875,678  
                 
UTILITIES — 0.4%                
Duke Energy                
6.450%, H15T5Y + 2.588%, 09/01/54(C)     3,000,000       3,049,116  
                 
TOTAL CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS                
(Cost $128,467,908)             121,910,620  
                 
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 11.0%                
U.S. Treasury Bonds                
4.375%, 05/15/41     15,000,000       14,842,383  
4.125%, 08/15/53     21,500,000       20,203,281  
3.875%, 05/15/43     18,500,000       16,870,410  
              51,916,074  
                 
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes                
0.500%, 01/15/28     12,762,000       12,239,381  
                 
U.S. Treasury Notes                
2.000%, 08/15/25     13,000,000       12,760,719  
                 
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS                
(Cost $75,676,528)             76,916,174  
                 
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 6.5%
AGENCY MORTGAGE-BACKED OBLIGATIONS — 6.5%
FHLMC
6.000%, 09/01/53     10,790,426       10,860,723  
5.000%, 03/01/38     7,436,842       7,429,127  
1.500%, 06/01/31     5,304,622       4,897,982  
FNMA
6.000%, 01/01/53     4,311,847       4,339,891  
6.000%, 07/01/53     6,924,949       7,089,286  
4.500%, 07/01/52     11,563,597       10,989,709  
                 
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES                
(Cost $46,023,359)             45,606,718  

 

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

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EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND — 2.0%   Shares     Value  
Invesco Senior Loan ETF     665,000     $ 13,958,350  
                 
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND                
(Cost $13,971,783)             13,958,350  
                 
PREFERRED STOCK — 0.3%                
FINANCIALS — 0.3%                
Wells Fargo, 7.500%     1,700       2,099,296  
                 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK                
(Cost $2,066,538)             2,099,296  
                 
CASH EQUIVALENT — 2.0%                
First American Government Obligations Fund, Cl X, 4.780% (A)(E)     13,951,157       13,951,157  
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENT                
(Cost $13,951,157)             13,951,157  
                 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.2%                
(Cost $503,475,333)           $ 701,253,257  
                 
WRITTEN OPTIONS — (0.0%)   Value  
TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS — 0.0%
(Premiums Received $426,009)   $ (288,712 )

 

A list of the exchange traded option contracts held by the Fund at October 31, 2024, is as follows:

 

Description   Contracts     Notional Amount     Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
  Value  
WRITTEN OPTIONS — (0.0%)
Call Options
Amazon.com*     (643 )   $ (11,985,520 )   $ 215     12/20/24   $ (136,959 )
Broadcom*     (218 )     (3,700,986 )     200     11/15/24     (7,848 )
EQT*     (1,000 )     (3,654,000 )     40     11/15/24     (27,000 )
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital*     (700 )     (2,449,300 )     40     11/15/24     (17,500 )
Microsoft*     (140 )     (5,688,900 )     450     11/15/24     (5,460 )
Walt Disney*     (375 )     (3,607,500 )     105     11/15/24     (48,375 )
Workday*     (147 )     (3,437,595 )     280     12/20/24     (45,570 )
Total Written Options           $ (34,523,801 )               $ (288,712 )

 

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

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Percentages are based on Net Assets of $699,817,832.

* Non-income producing security.

Real Estate Investment Trust

(A) Security, or portion thereof, has been pledged as collateral on written equity options.

(B) 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, 2024 was $14,006,726 which represents 2.0% of Net Assets.

(C) 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.

(D) Perpetual security with no stated maturity date.

(E) The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of October 31, 2024.

 

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

DAC — Designated Activity Company

ETF — Exchange Traded Fund

FHLMC — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

FNMA — Federal National Mortgage Association

H15T5Y — U.S. Treasury Yield Curve Rate Treasury Note Constant Maturity 5 Year

MTN — Medium Term Note

PLC — Public Limited Company

SOFRRATE— Secured Overnight Financing Rate

TSFR3M — Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate 3 Month

 

The following is a summary of the level of inputs used as of October 31, 2024, in valuing the Fund's investments and other financial instruments carried at value:

Investments in Securities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stock   $ 426,810,942     $     $     $ 426,810,942  
Corporate Obligations           121,910,620             121,910,620  
U.S. Treasury Obligations           76,916,174             76,916,174  
Mortgage-Backed Securities           45,606,718             45,606,718  
Exchange-Traded Fund     13,958,350                   13,958,350  
Preferred Stock     2,099,296                   2,099,296  
Cash Equivalent     13,951,157                   13,951,157  
Total Investments in Securities   $ 456,819,745     $ 244,433,512     $     $ 701,253,257  

 

Other Financial Instruments   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Written Options   $ (288,712 )   $     $     $ (288,712 )
Total Other Financial Instruments   $ (288,712 )   $     $     $ (288,712 )

 

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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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS            
             
COMMON STOCK** — 98.0%   Shares     Value  
COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 6.5%                
Meta Platforms, Cl A     22,489     $ 12,764,307  
Netflix *     9,853       7,449,163  
              20,213,470  
                 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 12.5%                
Amazon.com *     75,499       14,073,013  
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Cl A *     146,473       8,168,799  
MercadoLibre *     5,644       11,497,844  
Toll Brothers     34,881       5,107,974  
              38,847,630  
                 
FINANCIALS — 19.3%                
Ares Management, Cl A     40,379       6,770,751  
Blackstone, Cl A     22,842       3,831,745  
Brown & Brown     80,114       8,383,129  
Kinsale Capital Group     12,126       5,191,262  
Mastercard, Cl A     24,347       12,163,518  
Ryan Specialty Holdings, Cl A     55,569       3,660,330  
S&P Global     20,548       9,870,437  
Shift4 Payments, Cl A *     55,199       4,992,197  
StepStone Group, Cl A     91,144       5,480,489  
              60,343,858  
                 
HEALTH CARE — 8.5%                
Eli Lilly     14,073       11,676,931  
IDEXX Laboratories *     5,888       2,395,945  
Intuitive Surgical *     24,487       12,337,530  
              26,410,406  
                 
INDUSTRIALS — 17.2%                
Axon Enterprise *     5,850       2,477,475  
Cintas     35,288       7,262,623  
FTAI Aviation     126,534       17,011,231  
General Electric     13,403       2,302,367  
Howmet Aerospace     81,984       8,175,445  
TransDigm Group     7,960       10,366,308  
United Rentals     3,714       3,018,739  
Vertiv Holdings, Cl A     26,688       2,916,732  
              53,530,920  
                 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 32.3%                
Advanced Micro Devices *     50,269       7,242,255  
Amphenol, Cl A     113,168       7,584,519  

 

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

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COMMON STOCK** (continued)   Shares     Value  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)                
Fair Isaac *     3,964     $ 7,900,688  
Gartner *     10,542       5,297,355  
Intuit     8,205       5,007,512  
Microsoft     22,850       9,285,097  
Monday.com *     24,472       7,191,587  
Monolithic Power Systems     13,949       10,591,476  
NVIDIA     114,144       15,153,757  
Palo Alto Networks *     35,534       12,803,966  
Workday, Cl A *     10,368       2,424,557  
Zeta Global Holdings, Cl A *     365,125       10,106,660  
              100,589,429  
                 
MATERIALS — 1.7%                
Sherwin-Williams     15,071       5,407,023  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK                
(Cost $169,882,617)             305,342,736  
                 
CASH EQUIVALENT — 1.8%                
First American Government Obligations Fund, Cl X, 4.780% (A)     5,666,772       5,666,772  
                 
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENT                
(Cost $5,666,772)             5,666,772  
                 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.8%                
(Cost $175,549,389)           $ 311,009,508  

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $311,548,416.

* Non-income producing security.

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

(A) The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of October 31, 2024.

 

Cl — Class

 

As of October 31, 2024, 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. GAAP.

 

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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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS            
             
COMMON STOCK — 96.5%   Shares     Value  
COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 1.2%                
Comcast, Cl A     98,180     $ 4,287,521  
                 
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 3.1%                
Dick's Sporting Goods     31,033       6,074,710  
TJX     44,201       4,996,039  
              11,070,749  
                 
ENERGY — 9.4%                
Enterprise Products Partners     543,549       15,578,114  
ONEOK     130,713       12,663,476  
Targa Resources     30,225       5,046,366  
              33,287,956  
                 
FINANCIALS — 21.1%                
Ameriprise Financial     10,051       5,129,025  
Ares Management, Cl A     44,179       7,407,935  
Blackstone, Cl A     101,023       16,946,608  
Blue Owl Capital, Cl A     206,407       4,615,260  
Brookfield     157,953       8,371,509  
Brookfield Asset Management, Cl A     41,092       2,179,520  
Charles Schwab     112,973       8,001,878  
CME Group, Cl A     41,834       9,427,710  
Goldman Sachs Group     6,984       3,616,246  
JPMorgan Chase     41,510       9,211,899  
              74,907,590  
                 
HEALTH CARE — 17.9%                
Abbott Laboratories     97,283       11,028,974  
AbbVie     37,073       7,558,072  
AstraZeneca PLC ADR     171,914       12,231,681  
Cardinal Health     35,793       3,884,256  
Elevance Health     23,658       9,599,470  
Eli Lilly     18,299       15,183,412  
Merck     41,949       4,292,222  
              63,778,087  
                 
INDUSTRIALS — 14.3%                
Broadridge Financial Solutions     34,068       7,183,578  
FTAI Aviation     125,907       16,926,937  
L3Harris Technologies     46,243       11,443,755  
Parker-Hannifin     16,966       10,757,632  

 

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

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COMMON STOCK (continued)   Shares     Value  
INDUSTRIALS (continued)                
TransDigm Group     3,525     $ 4,590,608  
              50,902,510  
                 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 13.2%                
Accenture PLC, Cl A     6,062       2,090,299  
Apple     44,288       10,005,102  
Dell Technologies, Cl C     49,586       6,130,317  
International Business Machines     30,345       6,272,918  
Microchip Technology     48,365       3,548,540  
Microsoft     39,234       15,942,736  
Texas Instruments     14,242       2,893,405  
              46,883,317  
                 
REAL ESTATE — 11.2%                
American Tower, Cl A ‡     28,811       6,152,301  
Equinix ‡     11,122       10,099,666  
Iron Mountain ‡     83,755       10,363,006  
Prologis ‡     43,577       4,921,586  
VICI Properties, Cl A ‡     262,506       8,337,191  
              39,873,750  
                 
UTILITIES — 5.1%                
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners     109,577       3,751,916  
Brookfield Renewable Partners     224,048       5,749,072  
NextEra Energy     108,589       8,605,678  
              18,106,666  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK                
(Cost $197,705,058)             343,098,146  
                 
CASH EQUIVALENT — 3.1%                
First American Government Obligations Fund, Cl X, 4.780% (A)     11,073,291       11,073,291  
                 
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENT                
(Cost $11,073,291)             11,073,291  
                 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.6%                
(Cost $208,778,349)           $ 354,171,437  

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $355,571,396.

Real Estate Investment Trust

(A) The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of October 31, 2024.

 

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

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ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

 

As of October 31, 2024, 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. GAAP.

 

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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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS            
             
COMMON STOCK — 97.0%   Shares     Value  
AUSTRALIA — 2.3%                
BHP Group     512,673     $ 14,243,340  
                 
BRAZIL — 2.0%                
MercadoLibre *     5,911       12,041,771  
                 
                 
CANADA — 3.4%                
Brookfield     239,766       12,707,598  
Canadian National Railway     74,917       8,085,043  
              20,792,641  
                 
CHINA — 7.3%                
Alibaba Group Holding ADR     72,359       7,089,735  
Alibaba Group Holding     698,000       8,538,156  
Tencent Holdings     317,000       16,529,055  
Trip.com Group *     198,369       12,765,940  
              44,922,886  
                 
DENMARK — 0.9%                
Vestas Wind Systems *     281,298       5,360,791  
                 
                 
FRANCE — 6.3%                
Air Liquide     62,003       11,117,211  
Airbus     67,027       10,224,369  
Edenred     250,616       8,105,578  
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton     13,853       9,222,216  
              38,669,374  
                 
GERMANY — 6.7%                
Heidelberg Materials     136,486       15,032,437  
Siemens     76,159       14,816,705  
Symrise, Cl A     93,833       11,290,976  
              41,140,118  
                 
HONG KONG — 1.7%                
AIA Group     1,324,763       10,455,452  

 

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

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COMMON STOCK (continued)   Shares     Value  
INDIA — 3.0%            
HDFC Bank ADR     295,823     $ 18,645,724  
                 
IRELAND — 1.8%                
ICON PLC *     49,364       10,964,238  
                 
ISRAEL — 2.2%                
Check Point Software Technologies *     77,845       13,483,532  
                 
ITALY — 2.2%                
Ferrari     28,589       13,647,492  
                 
JAPAN — 12.4%                
Daikin Industries     52,493       6,302,138  
FANUC     484,000       12,841,159  
Kawasaki Heavy Industries     395,000       15,123,892  
Shiseido     259,000       5,590,494  
Sony Group     568,595       10,005,860  
Suzuki Motor     530,000       5,259,368  
Tokio Marine Holdings     378,000       13,614,110  
Toyota Motor     442,000       7,615,835  
              76,352,856  
                 
MEXICO — 1.1%                
Fomento Economico Mexicano ADR     70,124       6,794,314  
                 
NETHERLANDS — 1.8%                
ASML Holding     16,294       10,967,993  
                 
NORWAY — 1.1%                
Equinor     287,643       6,835,033  
                 
SINGAPORE — 2.7%                
DBS Group Holdings     567,000       16,440,055  
                 
SPAIN — 5.6%                
Amadeus IT Group     160,840       11,659,812  

 

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

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COMMON STOCK (continued)   Shares     Value  
SPAIN (continued)                
Banco Santander     4,601,914     $ 22,482,137  
              34,141,949  
                 
SWEDEN — 2.0%                
Assa Abloy, Cl B     391,502       12,262,916  
                 
                 
SWITZERLAND — 7.6%                
Alcon     146,945       13,497,313  
Chubb     44,623       12,603,320  
Julius Baer Group     105,433       6,428,418  
Novartis     128,803       13,975,935  
              46,504,986  
                 
TAIWAN — 3.0%                
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ADR     98,222       18,715,220  
                 
                 
UNITED KINGDOM — 19.9%                
AstraZeneca PLC     101,620       14,459,959  
BAE Systems PLC     912,593       14,708,629  
Compass Group PLC     419,436       13,621,860  
Diageo PLC     414,487       12,800,169  
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC     118,020       13,017,391  
Lloyds Banking Group PLC     18,602,513       12,768,839  
London Stock Exchange Group PLC     149,556       20,270,322  
Shell PLC     615,548       20,551,616  
              122,198,785  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCK                
(Cost $497,659,172)             595,581,466  
                 
PREFERRED STOCK — 1.3%                
GERMANY — 1.3%                
Henkel & Co (A)     88,000       7,620,174  
                 
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK                
(Cost $7,818,581)             7,620,174  

 

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

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CASH EQUIVALENT — 1.4%   Shares     Value  
First American Government Obligations Fund, Cl X, 4.780% (B)     8,885,846     $ 8,885,846  
                 
TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENT                
(Cost $8,885,846)           8,885,846  
                 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.7%                
(Cost $514,363,599)           $ 612,087,486  

 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $614,146,725.
* Non-income producing security.

(A) No interest rate available.

(B) The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of October 31, 2024.

 

ADR — American Depositary Receipt 

Cl — Class 

PLC — Public Limited Company

 

The following is a summary of the level of inputs used as of October 31, 2024, in valuing the Fund's investments carried at value:

Investments in Securities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Common Stock                                
Australia   $     $ 14,243,340     $     $ 14,243,340  
Brazil     12,041,771                   12,041,771  
Canada     20,792,641                   20,792,641  
China     7,089,735       37,833,151             44,922,886  
Denmark           5,360,791             5,360,791  
France           38,669,374             38,669,374  
Germany           41,140,118             41,140,118  
Hong Kong           10,455,452             10,455,452  
India     18,645,724                   18,645,724  
Ireland     10,964,238                   10,964,238  
Israel     13,483,532                   13,483,532  
Italy           13,647,492             13,647,492  
Japan           76,352,856             76,352,856  
Mexico     6,794,314                   6,794,314  
Netherlands           10,967,993             10,967,993  
Norway           6,835,033             6,835,033  
Singapore           16,440,055             16,440,055  
Spain           34,141,949             34,141,949  
Sweden           12,262,916             12,262,916  
Switzerland     12,603,320       33,901,666             46,504,986  
Taiwan     18,715,220                   18,715,220  
United Kingdom           122,198,785             122,198,785  
Total Common Stock     121,130,495       474,450,971             595,581,466  

 

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

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  OCTOBER 31, 2024

 

 

 

Investments in Securities   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Preferred Stock                                
Germany   $     $ 7,620,174     $     $ 7,620,174  
Total Preferred Stock           7,620,174             7,620,174  
Cash Equivalent     8,885,846                   8,885,846  
Total Investments in Securities   $ 130,016,341     $ 482,071,145     $     $ 612,087,486  

 

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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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

                CIBC Atlas  
    CIBC Atlas     CIBC Atlas     Income  
    Disciplined     Mid Cap     Opportunities  
    Equity Fund     Equity Fund     Fund  
Assets:                        
Investments at Value (Cost $769,986,542, $554,596,353 and $503,475,333, respectively)   $ 1,765,437,619     $ 881,329,445     $ 701,253,257  
Dividends and Interest Receivable     521,965       95,515       2,654,724  
Receivable for Capital Shares Sold     493,532       793,808       304,500  
Reclaim Receivable     36,581       3,806       169,547  
Prepaid Expenses     3,303       10,013       10,015  
Total Assets     1,766,493,000       882,232,587       704,392,043  
Liabilities:                        
Written Options, at value (Premiums Received $—, $— and $426,009, respectively)                 288,712  
Due to Broker                 3,798,069  
Payable for Capital Shares Redeemed     471,076       85,220       36,728  
Audit Fees Payable     26,815       25,885       28,211  
Payable Due to Adviser     979,865       571,139       360,698  
Payable Due to Administrator     66,568       33,336       26,316  
Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable     6,171       3,083       2,452  
Payable Due to Trustees     81       40       32  
Other Accrued Expenses     58,753       32,396       32,993  
Total Liabilities     1,609,329       751,099       4,574,211  
Net Assets   $ 1,764,883,671     $ 881,481,488     $ 699,817,832  
                         
Net Assets Consist of:                        
Paid-in Capital   $ 667,022,823     $ 503,526,531     $ 478,329,366  
Total Distributable Earnings     1,097,860,848       377,954,957       221,488,466  
Net Assets   $ 1,764,883,671     $ 881,481,488     $ 699,817,832  
Institutional Class Shares:                        
Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest                        
(unlimited authorization — no par value)     54,397,283       43,057,786       43,245,937  
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share   $ 32.44     $ 20.47     $ 16.18  

 

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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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

    CIBC Atlas All     CIBC Atlas     CIBC Atlas  
    Cap Growth     Equity     International  
    Fund     Income Fund     Growth Fund  
Assets:                        
Investments at Value (Cost $175,549,389, $208,778,349 and $514,363,599, respectively)   $ 311,009,508     $ 354,171,437     $ 612,087,486  
Receivable for Capital Shares Sold     818,712       1,292,127       735,652  
Dividends and Interest Receivable     57,317       591,891       1,227,398  
Reclaim Receivable           9,407       808,768  
Prepaid Expenses     14,206       7,977       10,606  
Total Assets     311,899,743       356,072,839       614,869,910  
Liabilities:                        
Payable for Capital Shares Redeemed     77,104       203,571       167,285  
Audit Fees Payable     25,233       25,357       28,076  
Payable Due to Adviser     222,341       243,543       440,801  
Payable Due to Administrator     11,870       13,327       23,532  
Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable     1,097       1,232       2,229  
Payable Due to Trustees     14       16       29  
Other Accrued Expenses     13,668       14,397       61,233  
Total Liabilities     351,327       501,443       723,185  
Net Assets   $ 311,548,416     $ 355,571,396     $ 614,146,725  
                         
Net Assets Consist of:                        
Paid-in Capital   $ 155,860,772     $ 211,137,319     $ 544,301,283  
Total Distributable Earnings     155,687,644       144,434,077       69,845,442  
Net Assets   $ 311,548,416     $ 355,571,396     $ 614,146,725  
Institutional Class Shares:                        
Outstanding Shares of Beneficial Interest                        
(unlimited authorization — no par value)     7,353,559       5,670,116       46,721,523  
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share   $ 42.37     $ 62.71     $ 13.14  

 

Amount designated as “—” is $0 or has been rounded to $0.

 

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

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  OCTOBER 31, 2024

 

 

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

   

CIBC Atlas
Disciplined

Equity Fund

   

CIBC Atlas Mid
Cap Equity

Fund

   

CIBC Atlas
Income
Opportunities

Fund

 
Investment Income:                  
Dividends   $ 23,461,711     $ 5,920,057     $ 10,774,874  
Interest                 10,329,192  
Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld           (12,199 )     (79,746 )
Total Investment Income     23,461,711       5,907,858       21,024,320  
Expenses:                        
Investment Advisory Fees     10,787,645       6,266,904       4,069,523  
Administration Fees     749,484       375,127       304,582  
Trustees' Fees     54,380       27,307       22,361  
Chief Compliance Officer Fees     8,815       5,212       4,389  
Transfer Agent Fees     69,287       46,400       44,204  
Custodian Fees     67,533       34,117       28,847  
Legal Fees     44,017       22,747       17,868  
Printing Fees     41,985       21,293       26,901  
Registration and Filing Fees     30,064       29,593       27,526  
Audit Fees     27,268       26,111       28,400  
Interest Expense     12,336       7,343        
Other Expenses     71,783       41,345       42,177  
Total Expenses     11,964,597       6,903,499       4,616,778  
Less:                        
Fees Paid Indirectly (Note 4)     (42,519 )     (17,331 )     (14,119 )
Net Expenses     11,922,078       6,886,168       4,602,659  
Net Investment Income (Loss)     11,539,633       (978,310 )     16,421,661  
Net Realized Gain on:                        
Investments     96,254,145       52,989,825       22,243,043  
Written Options                 1,355,511  
Net Realized Gain     96,254,145       52,989,825       23,598,554  
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:                        
Investments     347,660,427       155,336,262       89,510,267  
Written Options                 117,271  
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)     347,660,427       155,336,262       89,627,538  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)     443,914,572       208,326,087       113,226,092  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 455,454,205     $ 207,347,777     $ 129,647,753  

  

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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  OCTOBER 31, 2024

 

 

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

   

CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth

Fund

   

CIBC Atlas
Equity Income

Fund

   

CIBC Atlas
International

Growth Fund

 
Investment Income:                  
Dividends   $ 2,074,643     $ 7,875,177     $ 13,948,683  
Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld     (4,195 )     (62,346 )     (1,347,322 )
Total Investment Income     2,070,448       7,812,831       12,601,361  
Expenses:                        
Investment Advisory Fees     2,198,584       2,580,581       4,820,861  
Administration Fees     120,224       144,822       263,892  
Trustees' Fees     8,224       10,584       19,115  
Chief Compliance Officer Fees     2,858       3,033       4,269  
Transfer Agent Fees     35,270       35,941       42,865  
Registration and Filing Fees     28,936       29,756       29,820  
Audit Fees     25,299       25,445       28,233  
Custodian Fees     10,933       12,652       118,189  
Printing Fees     7,485       8,482       30,415  
Legal Fees     7,072       8,477       15,600  
Other Expenses     19,365       21,604       31,518  
Total Expenses     2,464,250       2,881,377       5,404,777  
Less:                        
Fees Paid Indirectly (Note 4)     (28,904 )     (24,079 )     (10,436 )
Net Expenses     2,435,346       2,857,298       5,394,341  
Net Investment Income (Loss)     (364,898 )     4,955,533       7,207,020  
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:                        
Investments     20,991,792       3,507,280       (8,918,842 )
Foreign Currency Transactions                 (124,931 )
Net Realized Gain (Loss)     20,991,792       3,507,280       (9,043,773 )
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:                        
Investments     72,696,231       91,425,252       96,148,113  
Foreign Currency Translation                 47,981  
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)     72,696,231       91,425,252       96,196,094  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)     93,688,023       94,932,532       87,152,321  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 93,323,125     $ 99,888,065     $ 94,359,341  

 

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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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

    CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund  
   

Year Ended

October 31, 2024

   

Year Ended

October 31, 2023 

 
Operations:                
Net Investment Income   $ 11,539,633     $ 13,386,667  
Net Realized Gain     96,254,145       59,048,007  
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)     347,660,427       8,910,705  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     455,454,205       81,345,379  
                 
Distributions:                
Institutional Class Shares     (72,698,157 )     (56,757,459 )
Total Distributions     (72,698,157 )     (56,757,459 )
                 
Capital Share Transactions:                
Institutional Class Shares                
Issued     92,491,982       80,737,460  
Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions     64,763,273       55,814,926  
Redeemed     (190,446,763 )     (195,647,228 )
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions     (33,191,508 )     (59,094,842 )
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     349,564,540       (34,506,922 )
                 
Net Assets:                
Beginning of Year     1,415,319,131       1,449,826,053  
End of Year   $ 1,764,883,671     $ 1,415,319,131  

 

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

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

    CIBC Atlas Mid Cap Equity Fund  
   

Year Ended

October 31, 2024

   

Year Ended

October 31, 2023

 
Operations:                
Net Investment Loss   $ (978,310 )   $ (182,642 )
Net Realized Gain     52,989,825       33,574,810  
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)     155,336,262       (42,558,666 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     207,347,777       (9,166,498 )
                 
Distributions:                
Institutional Class Shares     (33,487,714 )     (10,361,737 )
Total Distributions     (33,487,714 )     (10,361,737 )
                 
Capital Share Transactions:                
Institutional Class Shares                
Issued     87,063,354       83,590,182  
Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions     31,226,156       10,311,765  
Redeemed     (85,128,239 )     (81,569,940 )
Net Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions     33,161,271       12,332,007  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     207,021,334       (7,196,228 )
                 
Net Assets:                
Beginning of Year     674,460,154       681,656,382  
End of Year   $ 881,481,488     $ 674,460,154  

 

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

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

      CIBC Atlas Income Opportunities Fund  
   

Year Ended

October 31, 2024

   

Year Ended

October 31, 2023

 
Operations:                
Net Investment Income   $ 16,421,661     $ 14,990,675  
Net Realized Gain     23,598,554       3,595,895  
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)     89,627,538       9,608,695  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     129,647,753       28,195,265  
                 
Distributions:                
Institutional Class Shares     (16,056,676 )     (14,500,190 )
Total Distributions     (16,056,676 )     (14,500,190 )
                 
Capital Share Transactions:                
Institutional Class Shares                
Issued     67,390,064       48,949,815  
Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions     8,953,229       12,742,418  
Redeemed     (93,892,149 )     (80,905,456 )
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions     (17,548,856 )     (19,213,223 )
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     96,042,221       (5,518,148 )
                 
Net Assets:                
Beginning of Year     603,775,611       609,293,759  
End of Year   $ 699,817,832     $ 603,775,611  

 

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

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

    CIBC Atlas All Cap Growth Fund  
   

Year Ended

October 31, 2024 

   

Year Ended

October 31, 2023

 
Operations:                
Net Investment Loss   $ (364,898 )   $ (227,059 )
Net Realized Gain     20,991,792       2,592,318  
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)     72,696,231       10,980,351  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     93,323,125       13,345,610  
                 
Distributions:                
Institutional Class Shares     (2,617,322 )     (11,625,315 )
Total Distributions     (2,617,322 )     (11,625,315 )
                 
Capital Share Transactions:                
Institutional Class Shares                
Issued     63,399,895       20,294,268  
Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions     2,589,389       11,474,279  
Redeemed     (31,752,595 )     (49,890,220 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions     34,236,689       (18,121,673 )
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     124,942,492       (16,401,378 )
                 
Net Assets:                
Beginning of Year     186,605,924       203,007,302  
End of Year   $ 311,548,416     $ 186,605,924  

 

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

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

    CIBC Atlas Equity Income Fund  
   

Year Ended

October 31, 2024

   

Year Ended

October 31, 2023

 
Operations:                
Net Investment Income   $ 4,955,533     $ 6,507,685  
Net Realized Gain (Loss)     3,507,280       (4,799,454 )
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)     91,425,252       (3,746,721 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     99,888,065       (2,038,490 )
                 
Distributions:                
Institutional Shares     (4,323,383 )     (9,432,193 )
Return of Capital           (805,582 )
Total Distributions     (4,323,383 )     (10,237,775 )
                 
Capital Share Transactions:                
Institutional Shares                
Issued     40,169,561       53,366,984  
Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions     3,756,923       9,279,902  
Redeemed     (62,916,079 )     (80,869,650 )
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions     (18,989,595 )     (18,222,764 )
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     76,575,087       (30,499,029 )
                 
Net Assets:                
Beginning of Year     278,996,309       309,495,338  
End of Year   $ 355,571,396     $ 278,996,309  

 

Amount designated as “—” is $0 or has been rounded to $0.

 

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

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

      CIBC Atlas International Growth Fund  
   

Year Ended

October 31, 2024

   

Year Ended

October 31, 2023

 
Operations:                
Net Investment Income   $ 7,207,020     $ 6,264,749  
Net Realized Loss     (9,043,773 )     (10,419,152 )
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)     96,196,094       45,581,881  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     94,359,341       41,427,478  
                 
Distributions:                
Institutional Class Shares     (6,353,603 )     (5,493,762 )
Total Distributions     (6,353,603 )     (5,493,762 )
                 
Capital Share Transactions:                
Institutional Class Shares                
Issued     102,932,370       194,444,336  
Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions     4,878,254       5,380,714  
Redemption Fees (See Note 2)     83,431        
Redeemed     (74,591,955 )     (76,889,640 )
Net Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions     33,302,100       122,935,410  
Total Increase in Net Assets     121,307,838       158,869,126  
                 
Net Assets:                
Beginning of Year     492,838,887       333,969,761  
End of Year   $ 614,146,725     $ 492,838,887  

 

Amount designated as “—” is $0 or has been rounded to $0.

 

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

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios

For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

    Year Ended October 31,  
Institutional Class Shares   2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year   $ 25.56     $ 25.18     $ 32.36     $ 23.69     $ 21.81  
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                        
Net Investment Income*     0.21       0.24       0.20       0.15       0.17  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)     7.99       1.13       (5.18 )     9.19       2.18  
                                         
Total from Investment Operations     8.20       1.37       (4.98 )     9.34       2.35  
                                         
Dividends and Distributions:                                        
Net  Investment  Income     (0.25 )     (0.22 )     (0.15 )     (0.16 )     (0.18 )
Net  Realized  Gains       (1.07 )     (0.77 )     (2.05 )     (0.51 )     (0.29 )
                                         
Total Dividends and Distributions     (1.32 )     (0.99 )     (2.20 )     (0.67 )     (0.47 )
Net Asset Value, End of Year   $ 32.44     $ 25.56     $ 25.18     $ 32.36     $ 23.69  
                                         
Total  Return †     32.94 %     5.73 %     (16.61 )%     40.11 %     10.89 %
Ratios and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, End of Year (Thousands)   $ 1,764,884     $ 1,415,319     $ 1,449,826     $ 1,811,974     $ 1,319,591  
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Including Waivers, Reimbursements and Fees Paid Indirectly)     0.72 %     0.72 %     0.72 %     0.72 %     0.74 %
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers, Reimbursements and Fees Paid Indirectly)     0.72 %     0.72 %     0.72 %     0.72 %     0.74 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets     0.69 %     0.91 %     0.72 %     0.54 %     0.74 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate     14 %     10 %     13 %     19 %     19 %

 

* Per share data calculated using average shares method.
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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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

    Year Ended October 31,  
Institutional Class Shares   2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year   $ 16.33     $ 16.78     $ 23.66     $ 17.34     $ 16.27  
                                         
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                        
Net Investment  Loss*     (0.02 )           (0.05 )     (0.09 )     (0.02 )
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)     4.97       (0.19 )     (4.55 )     6.91       1.09  
                                         
Total from Investment Operations     4.95       (0.19 )     (4.60 )     6.82       1.07  
                                         
Dividends and Distributions:                                        
Net  Realized  Gains       (0.81 )     (0.26 )     (2.28 )     (0.50 )      
                                         
Total Dividends and Distributions     (0.81 )     (0.26 )     (2.28 )     (0.50 )      
Net Asset Value, End of Year   $ 20.47     $ 16.33     $ 16.78     $ 23.66     $ 17.34  
                                         
Total  Return †     30.85 %     (1.15 )%     (21.53 )%     39.86 %     6.58 %
                                         
Ratios and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, End of Year (Thousands)   $ 881,481     $ 674,460     $ 681,656     $ 950,136     $ 714,895  
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Including Waivers, Reimbursements and Fees Paid Indirectly)     0.83 %     0.83 %     0.83 %     0.83 %     0.84 %
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers, Reimbursements and Fees Paid Indirectly)     0.83 %     0.83 %     0.83 %     0.83 %     0.84 %
Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets     (0.12 )%     (0.03 )%     (0.27 )%     (0.41 )%     (0.14 )%
Portfolio Turnover Rate     20 %     32 %     20 %     26 %     25 %

 

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

* Per share data calculated using average shares method.

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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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

    Year Ended October 31,  
Institutional Class Shares   2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year   $ 13.61     $ 13.31     $ 15.81     $ 12.72     $ 12.38  
                                         
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                        
Net Investment Income*     0.37       0.34       0.29       0.26       0.26  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)     2.57       0.29       (2.15 )     3.09       0.35  
                                         
Total from Investment Operations     2.94       0.63       (1.86 )     3.35       0.61  
                                         
Dividends and Distributions:                                        
Net  Investment  Income     (0.37 )     (0.33 )     (0.30 )     (0.26 )     (0.27 )
Net  Realized  Gains                   (0.34 )            
                                         
Total Dividends and Distributions     (0.37 )     (0.33 )     (0.64 )     (0.26 )     (0.27 )
Net Asset Value, End of Year   $ 16.18     $ 13.61     $ 13.31     $ 15.81     $ 12.72  
                                         
Total  Return †     21.70 %     4.69 %     (12.21 )%     26.51 %     5.07 %
                                         
Ratios and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, End of Year (Thousands)   $ 699,818     $ 603,776     $ 609,294     $ 672,173     $ 508,104  
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Including Waivers, Reimbursements and Fees Paid Indirectly)     0.68 %     0.69 %     0.69 %     0.68 %     0.69 %
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers, Reimbursements and Fees Paid Indirectly)     0.68 %     0.69 %     0.69 %     0.68 %     0.69 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets     2.42 %     2.41 %     1.98 %     1.78 %     2.06 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate     19 %     28 %     20 %     19 %     21 %

 

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

* Per share data calculated using average shares method.

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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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

    Year Ended October 31,  
Institutional Class Shares   2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year   $ 28.87     $ 28.63     $ 43.08     $ 33.85     $ 30.40  
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                        
Net  Investment  Loss*     (0.05 )     (0.03 )     (0.02 )     (0.14 )     (0.20 )
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)     13.95       2.05       (10.02 )     12.12       6.59  
                                         
Total from Investment Operations     13.90       2.02       (10.04 )     11.98       6.39  
                                         
Dividends and Distributions:                                        
Net  Realized  Gains       (0.40 )     (1.78 )     (4.41 )     (2.75 )     (2.94 )
                                         
Total Dividends and Distributions     (0.40 )     (1.78 )     (4.41 )     (2.75 )     (2.94 )
Net Asset Value, End of Year   $ 42.37     $ 28.87     $ 28.63     $ 43.08     $ 33.85  
                                         
Total  Return †     48.49 %     7.78 %     (26.01 )%     37.35 %     22.71 %
                                         
Ratios and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, End of Year (Thousands)   $ 311,548     $ 186,606     $ 203,007     $ 312,119     $ 210,258  
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Including Waivers, Reimbursements and Fees Paid Indirectly)     0.92 %     0.92 %     0.92 %     0.96 %‡     1.10 %‡
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers, Reimbursements and Fees Paid Indirectly)     0.92 %     0.92 %     0.92 %     0.92 %     0.94 %
Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets     (0.14 )%     (0.12 )%     (0.07 )%     (0.37 )%     (0.66 )%
Portfolio Turnover Rate     46 %     44 %     57 %     66 %     49 %

 

* Per share data calculated using average shares method.
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.

 

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 Year

 

    Year Ended October 31,  
Institutional Class Shares   2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year   $ 46.15     $ 48.27     $ 58.99     $ 43.35     $ 43.60  
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                        
Net Investment Income*     0.87       1.03       0.78       0.42       0.32  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)     16.46       (1.51 )     (7.52 )     18.46       1.19  
                                         
Total from Investment Operations     17.33       (0.48 )     (6.74 )     18.88       1.51  
                                         
Dividends and Distributions:                                        
Net  Investment  Income     (0.77 )     (0.83 )     (0.89 )     (0.71 )     (0.48 )
Net  Realized  Gains             (0.68 )     (3.09 )     (2.53 )     (1.28 )
Return  of  Capital           (0.13 )                  
                                         
Total Dividends and Distributions     (0.77 )     (1.64 )     (3.98 )     (3.24 )     (1.76 )
Net Asset Value, End of Year   $ 62.71     $ 46.15     $ 48.27     $ 58.99     $ 43.35  
                                         
Total  Return †     37.70 %     (1.03 )%     (12.16 )%     45.57 %     3.45 %
                                         
Ratios and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, End of Year (Thousands)   $ 355,571     $ 278,996     $ 309,495     $ 220,298     $ 133,560  
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Including Waivers, Reimbursements and Fees Paid Indirectly)     0.89 %     0.90 %     0.90 %     0.95 %‡     1.10 %‡
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers, Reimbursements and Fees Paid Indirectly)     0.89 %     0.90 %     0.90 %     0.91 %     0.94 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets     1.54 %     2.13 %     1.51 %     0.81 %     0.74 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate     17 %     27 %     23 %     30 %     30 %

 

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

* Per share data calculated using average shares method.

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.

 

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

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INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND

 

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year

 

    Year Ended October 31,  
Institutional Class Shares   2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year   $ 11.18     $ 9.85     $ 13.34     $ 10.66     $ 10.38  
                                         
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                                        
Net Investment Income*     0.16       0.16       0.17       0.07       0.06  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)     1.94       1.34       (3.41 )     2.64       0.24  
                                         
Total from Investment Operations     2.10       1.50       (3.24 )     2.71       0.30  
                                         
Dividends and Distributions:                                        
Net  Investment  Income     (0.14 )     (0.17 )     (0.04 )     (0.03 )     (0.01 )
Net  Realized  Gains                   (0.21 )           (0.01 )
                                         
Total Dividends and Distributions     (0.14 )     (0.17 )     (0.25 )     (0.03 )     (0.02 )
Net Asset Value, End of Year   $ 13.14     $ 11.18     $ 9.85     $ 13.34     $ 10.66  
                                         
Total  Return †     18.89 %     15.22 %     (24.69 )%     25.46 %     2.81 %
                                         
Ratios and Supplemental Data                                        
Net Assets, End of Year (Thousands)   $ 614,147     $ 492,839     $ 333,970     $ 415,395     $ 197,524  
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Including Waivers, Reimbursements and Fees Paid Indirectly)     0.92 %     0.94 %     0.94 %     0.94 %     1.12 %‡
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers, Reimbursements and Fees Paid Indirectly)     0.92 %     0.94 %     0.94 %     0.94 %     1.07 %
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets     1.23 %     1.38 %     1.44 %     0.53 %     0.60 %
Portfolio Turnover Rate     12 %     13 %     14 %     13 %     10 %

 

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

* Per share data calculated using average shares method.
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.

 

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 26 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.

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and are presented in U.S. dollars which is the functional currency of the Funds. The Funds are investment companies and therefore apply the accounting and reporting guidance issued by the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following are significant accounting policies which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements. 

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Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material.

 

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. 

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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 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 valued in accordance with fair value procedures (the "Fair Value Procedures") established by the Adviser and approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board has designated the Adviser as the "valuation designee" to determine the fair value of securities and other instruments for which no readily available market quotations are available. The Fair Value Procedures are implemented through a Fair Value Committee (the “Committee”) of the Adviser.

 

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, 2024, there were no securities which were fair valued by the Committee.

 

For securities that principally trade on a foreign market or exchange, a significant gap in time can exist between the time of a particular security’s last trade and the time at which the Fund calculates its net asset value. The closing prices of such securities may no longer reflect their market value at the time the Fund calculates net asset value if an event that could materially affect the value of those securities (a “Significant Event”) has occurred between the time of the security’s last close and the time that the Fund calculates net asset value. A Significant Event may relate to a single issuer or to an entire market sector. If the Adviser of the Fund becomes aware of a Significant Event that has occurred with respect to a security or group of securities after the closing of the exchange or market on which the security or securities principally trade, but before the time at which the Fund calculates net asset value, it may request that a Committee meeting be called. In addition, SEI Investments Global Funds Services (the “Administrator”) monitors price movements among certain selected indices, securities and/or baskets of securities that may be an indicator that the closing prices received earlier from foreign exchanges or markets may not reflect market value at the time the Fund calculates net asset value. If price movements in a monitored index or security exceed levels established by the Administrator, the Administrator notifies the Adviser that such limits have been exceeded. In such event, the Adviser makes the determination whether a Committee meeting should be called based on the information provided.

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The Funds use Intercontinental Exchange Data Pricing & Reference Data, LLC (“ICE”) as a third party fair valuation vendor. ICE provides a fair value for foreign securities in the Funds based on certain factors and methodologies (involving generally, tracking valuation correlations between the U.S. market and each non-U.S. security) applied by ICE in the event that there is a movement in the U.S. market that exceeds a specific threshold established by the Committee. The Committee establishes “confidence interval” which is used to determine the level of correlation between the value of a foreign security and movements in the U.S. market before a particular security is fair valued when the threshold is exceeded. In the event that the threshold established by the Committee is exceeded on a specific day, the Funds value their non-U.S. securities that exceed the applicable “confident interval” based upon the fair values provided by ICE. In such event, it is not necessary to hold a Committee meeting. In the event that the Adviser believes that the fair values provided by ICE are not reliable, the Adviser contacts the Administrator and can request that a meeting of the Committee be held. Such securities are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

 

If a local market in which the Funds own securities is closed for one or more days, the Funds shall value all securities held in that corresponding currency based on the fair value prices provided by ICE using the predetermined confidence interval discussed above.

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

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As of and during the year ended October 31, 2024, 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, 2024, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. The Funds or their agent files withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover certain amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. Professional fees paid to those that provide assistance in receiving the tax reclaims, which generally are contingent upon successful receipt of reclaimed amounts, are recorded in Professional Fees on the Statement of Operations once the amounts are due. The professional fees related to pursuing these tax reclaims are not subject to the Adviser’s expense limitation agreement.

 

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.

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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, 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.

 

Written/Purchased Options — 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 written or purchased option. 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.

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For the year ended October 31, 2024, the average quarterly balances for written options were as follows:

 

Average Market Value Balance Short for Written Options:   $ (238,330 )

 

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. Selling options involves potentially greater risk because the investor is exposed to the extent of the actual price movement in the underlying security rather than only the premium payment received (which could result in a potentially unlimited loss). 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.

 

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 options are reported on the Statement of Operations as net realized gain or loss on written options and net change in unrealized depreciation or appreciation on written options. Written options transactions entered into during the year ended October 31, 2024, are subject to equity risk. See note 8.

 

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. To the extent that an MLP’s interests are concentrated in a particular industry or sector, such as the energy sector, the MLP will be negatively impacted by economic events adversely impacting that industry or sector. MLPs generally have two classes of owners, the general partner and limited partners.

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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. A holder of general partner interests can be liable under certain circumstances for amounts greater than the amount of the holder’s investment in the general partner interest. General partner interests are not publicly traded and generally cannot be converted into common units. The general partner interest can be redeemed by the MLP if the MLP unitholders choose to remove the general partner, typically with a supermajority vote by limited partner unitholders.

 

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. Common units are listed and traded on U.S. securities exchanges, with their value fluctuating predominantly based on prevailing market conditions and the success of the MLP. Unlike owners of common stock of a corporation, owners of common units have limited voting rights and have no ability annually to elect directors. In the event of liquidation, common units have preference over subordinated units, but not over debt or preferred units, to the remaining assets of the MLP.

 

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

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Redemption Fees — The International Growth Fund imposes a 1.00% redemption fee on the current value of shares redeemed less than 30 days from the date of purchase (subject to certain exceptions as disclosed in the Fund’s prospectus). For the year ended October 31, 2024, the Fund collected $83,431 in redemption fees.

 

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, 2024, the Disciplined Equity Fund, Mid Cap Equity Fund, Income Opportunities Fund, All Cap Growth Fund, Equity Income Fund and International Growth Fund incurred $749,484, $375,127, $304,582, $120,224, $144,822 and $263,892 respectively, for these services.

 

SS&C Global Investor & Distribution Solutions, 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, 2024, the Disciplined Equity Fund, Mid Cap Equity Fund, Income Opportunities, All Cap Growth Fund, Equity Income Fund and International Growth Fund earned credits of $42,519, $17,331, $14,119, $28,904, $24,079 and $10,436, respectively, which were used to offset transfer agent expenses. These amounts are labeled as “Fees Paid Indirectly” on the Statements of Operations.

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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, 2025. Refer to waiver of investment advisory fees on the Statements of Operations for fees waived for the year ended October 31, 2024. In addition, if at any point total annual Fund operating expenses (not including excluded 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, 2024, there are no previously waived fees that are eligible to be recaptured from the Funds.

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6. Capital Share Transactions:

 

    Disciplined Equity Fund  
  Year Ended October 31, 2024     Year Ended October 31, 2023  
    Shares     Dollars ($)     Shares     Dollars ($)  
Institutional Class Shares Issued   3,137,195     92,491,982     3,159,769     80,737,460  
Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions   2,327,103     64,763,273     2,315,195     55,814,926  
Redeemed   (6,430,681 )   (190,446,763 )   (7,697,024 )   (195,647,228 )
Net Decrease in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions   (966,383 )   (33,191,508 )   (2,222,060 )   (59,094,842 )

 

    Mid Cap Equity Fund  
    Year Ended October 31, 2024     Year Ended October 31, 2023  
    Shares     Dollars ($)     Shares     Dollars ($)  
Institutional Class Shares Issued   4,461,202     87,063,354     4,766,527     83,590,182  
Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions   1,681,538     31,226,156     631,848     10,311,765  
Redeemed   (4,383,312 )   (85,128,239 )   (4,716,464 )   (81,569,940 )
Net Increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions   1,759,428     33,161,271     681,911     12,332,007  

 

    Income Opportunities Fund  
    Year Ended October 31, 2024     Year Ended October 31, 2023  
    Shares     Dollars ($)     Shares     Dollars ($)  
Institutional Class Shares Issued   4,380,692     67,390,064     3,514,786     48,949,815  
Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions   575,402     8,953,229     922,572     12,742,418  
Redeemed   (6,073,413 )   (93,892,149 )   (5,836,657 )   (80,905,456 )
Net Decrease in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions   (1,117,319 )   (17,548,856 )   (1,399,299 )   (19,213,223 )

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    All Cap Growth Fund  
    Year Ended October 31, 2024     Year Ended October 31, 2023  
    Shares     Dollars ($)     Shares     Dollars ($)  
Institutional Class Shares Issued   1,641,487     63,399,895     696,971     20,294,268  
Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions   75,295     2,589,389     444,395     11,474,279  
Redeemed   (827,663 )   (31,752,595 )   (1,767,809 )   (49,890,220 )
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions   889,119     34,236,689     (626,443 )   (18,121,673 )

 

    Equity Income Fund  
    Year Ended October 31, 2024     Year Ended October 31, 2023  
    Shares     Dollars ($)     Shares     Dollars ($)  
Institutional Class Shares Issued   693,066     40,169,561     1,110,552     53,366,984  
Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions   65,178     3,756,923     197,126     9,279,902  
Redeemed   (1,133,901 )   (62,916,079 )   (1,674,166 )   (80,869,650 )
Net Decrease in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions   (375,657 )   (18,989,595 )   (366,488 )   (18,222,764 )

 

    International Growth Fund  
    Year Ended October 31, 2024     Year Ended October 31, 2023  
    Shares     Dollars ($)     Shares     Dollars ($)  
Institutional Class Shares Issued   8,089,258     102,932,370     16,507,723     194,444,336  
Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions   394,362     4,878,254     491,389     5,380,714  
Redeemed   (5,839,252 )   (74,508,524 )   (6,820,538 )   (76,889,640 )
Net Increase in Shares Outstanding from Share Transactions   2,644,368     33,302,100     10,178,574     122,935,410  

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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, 2024, are as follows:

 

    Purchases     Sales     U.S.
Government
Purchases
    U.S.
Government
Sales
 
Disciplined Equity Fund   $ 227,435,387     $ 298,978,648     $     $  
Mid Cap Equity Fund     172,643,543       165,748,817              
Income Opportunities Fund     94,582,594       111,686,313       30,006,232       13,185,168  
All Cap Growth Fund     149,558,897       118,985,706              
Equity Income Fund     54,302,991       72,278,105              
International Growth Fund     106,770,979       69,090,242              

 

8. Derivative Transactions:

 

The following tables show the derivatives categorized by underlying risk exposure.

 

The fair value of derivative instruments as of October 31, 2024 was as follows:

 

    Asset Derivatives             Liability Derivatives      
    Statements of
Assets and Liability
Location
  Fair Value         Statements of
Assets and Liability
Location
  Fair Value  
Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments:            
                             
Income Opportunities Fund            
Equity contracts   Investments, at value   $     Equity contracts   Written Options, at value   $ 288,712  
Total Derivatives not accounted for as hedging instruments   $             $ 288,712  

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations for the year ended October 31, 2024:

 

Amount of realized gain or (loss) on derivatives recognized in income:

 

    Written
Options
 
Income Opportunities Fund      
Equity contracts   $ 1,355,511  

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Change in unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) on derivatives recognized in income:

 

    Written
Options
 
Income Opportunities Fund      
Equity contracts   $ 117,271  

 

9. 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), net operating losses, reclassification of distributions, investments in PFICs, perpetual bond adjustments and partnership investments.

 

The permanent differences that are credited or charged to Paid-in Capital and Distributable Earnings/(Accumulated Losses) as of October 31, 2024, are primarily attributable to partnership reclassifications and net operating losses that have been reclassified to/(from) the following accounts for the year ended October 31, 2024.

 

    Distributable
Earnings
(Accumulated
Losses)
    Paid-in Capital  
Mid Cap Equity Fund   $ 175,011     $ (175,011 )
Equity Income Fund     (786,306 )     786,306  

 

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

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2024 and October 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

      Ordinary Income     Long-Term
Capital Gain
    Return of
Capital
    Total  
Disciplined Equity Fund                          
2024     $ 13,864,925     $ 58,833,232     $     $ 72,698,157  
2023       12,874,032       43,883,427             56,757,459  

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      Ordinary Income     Long-Term
Capital Gain
    Return of
Capital
    Total  
Mid Cap Equity Fund                                  
2024     $     $ 33,487,714     $     $ 33,487,714  
2023             10,361,737             10,361,737  
Income Opportunities Fund                                  
2024       16,056,676                   16,056,676  
2023       14,500,190                   14,500,190  
All Cap Growth Fund                                  
2024       653       2,616,669             2,617,322  
2023             11,625,315             11,625,315  
Equity Income Fund                                  
2024       4,323,383                   4,323,383  
2023       5,202,910       4,229,283       805,582       10,237,775  
International Growth Fund                                  
2024       6,353,603                   6,353,603  
2023       5,493,762                   5,493,762  

 

As of October 31, 2024, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gain
    Late-Year
Loss Deferral
    Capital
Loss
Carryforwards
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Other
Temporary
Differences
    Total
Distributable
Earnings
 
Disciplined Equity Fund   $ 7,861,195     $ 96,204,475     $     $     $ 993,795,177     $ 1     $ 1,097,860,848  
Mid Cap Equity Fund           52,923,407       (1,313,270 )           326,344,600       220       377,954,957  
Income Opportunities Fund     4,094,469       20,058,047                   197,335,947       3       221,488,466  
All Cap Growth Fund     7,942,212       20,861,858                   126,883,578       (4 )     155,687,644  
Equity Income Fund     12,554,405       2,729,535                   129,150,207       (70 )     144,434,077  
International Growth Fund     6,756,685                   (33,903,497 )     96,992,252       2       69,845,442  

 

Late-year loss deferrals represent ordinary losses realized on investment transactions from January 1, 2024 through October 31, 2024. The funds can elect to treat them as arising in the first date of the following fiscal year.

 

The Funds have capital loss carryforwards as follows:

 

      Short-Term
Loss
    Long-Term Loss     Total  
International Growth Fund     $ 15,666,333     $ 18,237,164     $ 33,903,497  

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During the year ended October 31, 2024, the Income Opportunities Fund and Equity Income Fund utilized $469,460 and $3,081,459, respectively, of short-term 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/(depreciation) difference is attributable primarily to wash sales, investment in Partnerships, PFIC and perpetual bonds.

 

The Federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for the investments held by the Funds at October 31, 2024, were as follows:

 

   

Federal

Tax Cost

   

Aggregate

Gross

Unrealized

Appreciation

   

Aggregate

Gross

Unrealized

Depreciation

   

Net

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

 
Disciplined Equity Fund   $ 771,642,442     $ 998,228,169     $ (4,432,992 )   $ 993,795,177  
Mid Cap Equity Fund     554,984,845       338,543,118       (12,198,518 )     326,344,600  
Income Opportunities Fund     504,054,607       208,887,958       (11,552,011 )     197,335,947  
All Cap Growth Fund     184,125,930       135,909,630       (9,026,052 )     126,883,578  
Equity Income Fund     225,021,230       146,137,229       (16,987,022 )     129,150,207  
International Growth Fund     515,075,317       132,269,659       (35,277,407 )     96,992,252  

  

10. 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 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 Fund’s 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 Fund.

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Foreign Securities Risk (Disciplined Equity Fund) — The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in a foreign country’s exchange rates, political and social instability, changes in economic or taxation policies, difficulties when enforcing obligations, decreased liquidity, and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies. 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.

 

Foreign Currency Risk (Mid Cap Equity Fund, Income Opportunities Fund, All Cap Growth Fund, Equity Income Fund, International Growth Fund) — As a result of the Fund’s investments in securities or other investments denominated in, and/or receiving revenues in, foreign currencies, the Fund will be subject to currency risk. Currency risk is the risk that foreign currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, in which case, the dollar value of an investment in the Fund would be adversely affected.

 

Small- and Mid-Capitalization Company Risk (Mid Cap Equity Fund, All Cap Growth Fund, Equity Income Fund, International Growth Fund) — The small- and mid-capitalization companies in which the Fund may invest may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, investments in these small- and midsized companies may pose additional risks, including liquidity risk, because these companies tend to have limited product lines, markets and financial resources, and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small- and mid-cap stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. These securities may be traded over-the-counter or listed on an exchange.

 

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.

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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 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. In addition, 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 the underlying common stock because of the conversion or exercise feature.

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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 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.

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Derivatives Risk (Income Opportunities Fund) — The Fund’s use of put and call options is subject to market risk, leverage risk, correlation risk, liquidity 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 most optimal time, which could adversely affect Fund performance.

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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, such as the energy 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 Energy companies are affected by worldwide energy prices and costs related to energy production. These companies may have significant operations in areas at risk for natural disasters, social unrest and environmental damage. These companies may also be at risk for increased government regulation and intervention, energy conservation efforts, litigation and negative publicity and perception.

 

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. REITs may concentrate their investments in specific geographic areas or in specific property types, and 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; and other factors outside the control of the issuer of the security.

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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 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 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (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 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.

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Mid-Capitalization Company Risk (Mid Cap Equity Fund) — The mid-capitalization companies the Fund invests in may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, investments in these medium-sized companies may pose additional risks, including liquidity risk, because these companies may have limited product lines, markets and financial resources, and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, the mid-capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. These securities may be traded over-the-counter or listed on an exchange.

 

Micro-Capitalization Company Risk (All Cap Growth Fund and Equity Income Fund) — Micro-capitalization companies may be newly formed or in the early stages of development with limited product lines, markets or financial resources. Therefore, micro-capitalization companies may be less financially secure than large-, mid- and small-capitalization companies and may be more vulnerable to key personnel losses due to reliance on a smaller number of management personnel. In addition, there may be less public information available about these companies. Micro-cap stock prices may be more volatile than large-, mid and small-capitalization companies and such stocks may be more thinly traded and thus difficult for the Fund to buy and sell in the market.

 

Sector Focus Risk (Equity Income Fund) — Because the Fund may, from time to time, be more heavily invested in particular sectors, the value of its shares may be especially sensitive to factors and economic risks that specifically affect those sectors. As a result, the Fund’s share price may fluctuate more widely than the value of shares of a mutual fund that invests in a broader range of sectors.

 

Information Technology Sector Risk (Equity Income Fund) — Information technology companies face intense competition, both domestically and internationally, which may have an adverse effect on profit margins. Like other technology companies, information technology companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. The products of information technology companies may face obsolescence due to rapid technological developments, frequent new product introduction, unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for the services of qualified personnel. Companies in the information technology sector are heavily dependent on patent and intellectual property rights. The loss or impairment of these rights may adversely affect the profitability of these companies.

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Financials Sector Risk (Equity Income Fund) — Performance of companies in the financials sector may be adversely impacted by many factors, including, among others, government regulations, economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, changes in interest rates, and decreased liquidity in credit markets. The impact of more stringent capital requirements, recent or future regulation of any individual financial company, or recent or future regulation of the financials sector as a whole cannot be predicted. In recent years, cyber attacks and technology malfunctions have become increasingly frequent in this sector and have caused significant losses to companies in this sector, which may negatively impact the Fund.

 

American Depositary Receipts Risk (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.

 

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.

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11. Line of Credit:

 

The Funds entered into an agreement on July 29, 2024, which enables them to participate in a $30 million uncommitted revolving line of credit with the Custodian. The agreement expires on July 28, 2025. 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. For the year ended October 31, 2024, the Disciplined Equity Fund had average borrowings of $13,062,000 over a period of 4 days at a weighted average interest rate of 8.500%. Interest accrued on the borrowings was $12,336. For the year ended October 31, 2024, the Mid Cap Equity Fund had average borrowings of $7,775,000 over a period of 4 days at a weighted average interest rate of 8.500%. Interest accrued on the borrowings was $7,343. This fee is included as “Interest Expense” on the Statement of Operations. As of October 31, 2024, there were no borrowings outstanding in the Funds.

 

12. Concentration of Shareholders:

 

At October 31, 2024, the percentage of total shares outstanding held by shareholders owning 10% or greater 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 4 88%
Mid Cap Equity Fund 4 92%
Income Opportunities Fund 4 88%
All Cap Growth Fund 2 91%
Equity Income Fund 2 83%
International Growth Fund 5 100%

 

13. 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.

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14. New Accounting Pronouncement

 

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-07 (“ASU 2023-07”), Segment Reporting (“Topic 280”). ASU 2023-07 clarifies the guidance in Topic 280, which requires public entities to provide disclosures of significant segment expenses and other segment items. The guidance requires public entities to provide in interim periods all disclosures about a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets that are currently required annually and also applies to public entities with a single reportable segment. Entities are permitted to disclose more than one measure of a segment’s profit or loss if such measures are used by the Chief Operating Decision Maker to allocate resources and assess performance, as long as at least one of those measures is determined in a way that is most consistent with the measurement principles used to measure the corresponding amounts in the consolidated financial statements. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. Management is currently evaluating the implications, if any, of the additional requirements and their impact on a Fund’s financial statements.

 

15. Subsequent Events:

 

On December 16, 2024, the Board approved the change in the CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund’s classification under 1940 Act, as amended, from “diversified” to “non-diversified” and to eliminate the CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund’s related fundamental investment policy, subject to shareholder approval. At a Special Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on February 21, 2025, CIBC Atlas Disciplined Equity Fund shareholders will be asked to approve the change in diversification.

 

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

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Trustees of The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund and 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 funds constituting The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund (the “Trust”)), including the schedules of investments, as of October 31, 2024, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended 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 funds constituting The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund) at October 31, 2024, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and their financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

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, 2024, by correspondence with the custodian. 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, 2024

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS (Unaudited)

 

For shareholders that do not have an October 31, 2024 tax year end, this notice is for informational purposes only. For shareholders with an October 31, 2024 tax year end, please consult your tax advisor as to the pertinence of this notice. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024, the Funds are designating the following items with regard to distributions paid during the year.

 

  Return of
Capital

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 0.00% 80.93% 19.07% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Mid Cap Equity Fund 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Income Opportunities Fund 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% 100.00% 42.92% 46.13% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
All Cap Growth Fund 0.00% 99.98% 0.02% 100.00% 22.57% 22.80% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Equity Income Fund 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% 100.00% 33.65% 36.47% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
International Growth Fund(7) 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% 100.00% 1.42% 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.

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(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, 2024, amounted to $1,188,698 and are expected to be passed through to shareholders as foreign tax credits on Form 1099 for the year ending December 31, 2024. In addition, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024, the gross income derived from sources within foreign countries amounted to $8,006,271.

 

The information reported herein may differ from the information and distributions taxable to the shareholders for the calendar year ending December 31, 2024. Complete information will be computed and reported in conjunction with your 2024 Form 1099-DIV.

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RENEWAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (FORM N-CSR ITEM 11)

 

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 20–21, 2024 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; 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.

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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, 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 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.

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Costs of Advisory Services, Profitability and Economies of Scale

 

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

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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 thereto) 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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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

2222 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:

Ernst & Young LLP

One Commerce Square

2005 Market Street, Suite 700

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

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

 

ATF-AR-001-1100

 

 

 

Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants on accounting and financial disclosure during the period covered by the report.

 

Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

There were no matters submitted to a vote of shareholders during the period covered by this report.

 

Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

No remuneration was paid by the company during the period covered by the report to any Officers of the Trust, other than as disclosed as part of the financial statements included above in Item 7.

 

Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.

 

The disclosure regarding the Approval of Advisory Agreement, if applicable, is included as part of the financial statements included above in Item 7.

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

 

 

Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 15. 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 16. 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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 § 270.30a-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 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

 

(a) Not applicable.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 19. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Code of Ethics attached hereto.

 

(a)(2) Not applicable.

 

(a)(3) 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)), are filed herewith.

 

(a)(4) Not applicable.

 

(b) Officer certifications, as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR § 270.30a-2(b)), also accompany this filing as exhibits.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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    
    Principal Executive Officer    
Date: January 6, 2025        

 

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    
    Principal Executive Officer    
Date: January 6, 2025        
         
By (Signature and Title)   /s/ Andrew Metzger    
    Andrew Metzger    
    Principal Financial Officer    
Date: January 6, 2025