UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSRS
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, 2025
Date of reporting period: April 30, 2025
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. |
(b) | Not applicable. |
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable for semi-annual report.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable for semi-annual report.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable for semi-annual report.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
(a) | The Schedules of Investments are 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.
THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND
Value Equity Fund
SEMI-ANNUAL FINANCIALS AND OTHER INFORMATION
April 30, 2025
This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing.
THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND | LSV |
Value Equity Fund
April 30, 2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Financial Statements (Form N-CSRS Item 7) | |
Schedule of Investments | 1 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | 4 |
Statement of Operations | 5 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 6 |
Financial Highlights | 7 |
Notes to Financial Statements | 8 |
Other Information (Form N-CSRS Items 8-11) | 13 |
Schedule of Investments
April 30, 2025 | (Unaudited) |
LSV Value Equity Fund | ||||||||
Shares | Value (000) | |||||||
Common Stock (99.7%) | ||||||||
Communication Services (8.0%) | ||||||||
AT&T | 697,500 | $ | 19,321 | |||||
Comcast, Cl A | 593,000 | 20,280 | ||||||
Fox | 203,000 | 10,107 | ||||||
Meta Platforms, Cl A | 12,900 | 7,082 | ||||||
Nexstar Media Group, Cl A | 27,100 | 4,056 | ||||||
Playtika Holding | 338,246 | 1,783 | ||||||
Sirius XM Holdings | 193,200 | 4,138 | ||||||
TEGNA | 206,400 | 3,350 | ||||||
Verizon Communications | 435,600 | 19,192 | ||||||
89,309 | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary (8.2%) | ||||||||
Adtalem Global Education* | 36,400 | 3,866 | ||||||
BorgWarner | 203,800 | 5,784 | ||||||
Dick's Sporting Goods | 20,100 | 3,773 | ||||||
eBay | 190,700 | 12,998 | ||||||
Ford Motor | 476,300 | 4,768 | ||||||
General Motors | 249,500 | 11,287 | ||||||
Group 1 Automotive | 8,700 | 3,512 | ||||||
H&R Block | 110,700 | 6,683 | ||||||
Harley-Davidson | 188,800 | 4,233 | ||||||
Macy's | 198,700 | 2,269 | ||||||
MGM Resorts International* | 106,200 | 3,341 | ||||||
PulteGroup | 119,800 | 12,289 | ||||||
PVH | 57,300 | 3,953 | ||||||
Tri Pointe Homes* | 241,100 | 7,414 | ||||||
Upbound Group, Cl A | 134,100 | 2,669 | ||||||
Whirlpool | 38,300 | 2,922 | ||||||
91,761 | ||||||||
Consumer Staples (9.3%) | ||||||||
Altria Group | 257,000 | 15,201 | ||||||
Bunge Global | 86,200 | 6,786 | ||||||
Campbell Soup | 208,200 | 7,591 | ||||||
Conagra Brands | 126,800 | 3,133 | ||||||
Edgewell Personal Care | 130,600 | 3,990 | ||||||
Energizer Holdings | 166,400 | 4,499 | ||||||
General Mills | 135,100 | 7,666 | ||||||
Ingredion | 79,200 | 10,519 | ||||||
Kraft Heinz | 410,800 | 11,954 | ||||||
Kroger | 252,800 | 18,255 | ||||||
Molson Coors Beverage, Cl B | 204,300 | 11,753 | ||||||
PriceSmart | 40,100 | 4,070 | ||||||
105,417 | ||||||||
Energy (5.6%) | ||||||||
APA | 185,700 | 2,886 | ||||||
ConocoPhillips | 74,179 | 6,611 | ||||||
EOG Resources | 33,370 | 3,682 | ||||||
ExxonMobil | 124,500 | 13,151 | ||||||
Halliburton | 264,900 | 5,250 | ||||||
Helmerich & Payne | 100,800 | 1,904 | ||||||
HF Sinclair | 112,900 | 3,395 | ||||||
Marathon Petroleum | 63,800 | 8,767 |
LSV Value Equity Fund | ||||||||
Shares | Value (000) | |||||||
Energy (continued) | ||||||||
Murphy Oil | 135,800 | $ | 2,788 | |||||
Phillips 66 | 72,200 | 7,513 | ||||||
Valero Energy | 57,500 | 6,675 | ||||||
62,622 | ||||||||
Financials (23.2%) | ||||||||
Aflac | 30,700 | 3,336 | ||||||
Ally Financial | 148,800 | 4,860 | ||||||
American International Group | 133,100 | 10,850 | ||||||
Ameriprise Financial | 6,200 | 2,920 | ||||||
Bank of America | 170,000 | 6,779 | ||||||
Bank of New York Mellon | 223,900 | 18,004 | ||||||
Blue Owl Capital | 276,600 | 3,875 | ||||||
Citigroup | 300,500 | 20,548 | ||||||
Citizens Financial Group | 205,900 | 7,596 | ||||||
CNO Financial Group | 188,600 | 7,156 | ||||||
Corebridge Financial | 249,300 | 7,387 | ||||||
Discover Financial Services | 26,000 | 4,749 | ||||||
Everest Group | 24,100 | 8,648 | ||||||
First Horizon | 542,100 | 9,801 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group | 26,400 | 14,455 | ||||||
Hartford Financial Services Group | 107,600 | 13,199 | ||||||
Jackson Financial, Cl A | 43,300 | 3,373 | ||||||
Lincoln National | 102,200 | 3,257 | ||||||
MetLife | 61,800 | 4,658 | ||||||
MGIC Investment | 374,900 | 9,339 | ||||||
Old Republic International | 93,000 | 3,497 | ||||||
PayPal Holdings* | 199,600 | 13,142 | ||||||
Popular | 31,000 | 2,958 | ||||||
Radian Group | 256,700 | 8,199 | ||||||
Regions Financial | 336,800 | 6,874 | ||||||
State Street | 206,600 | 18,202 | ||||||
Victory Capital Holdings, Cl A | 104,700 | 5,998 | ||||||
Voya Financial | 65,500 | 3,878 | ||||||
Wells Fargo | 322,400 | 22,894 | ||||||
Western Union | 577,400 | 5,722 | ||||||
Zions Bancorp | 104,000 | 4,677 | ||||||
260,831 | ||||||||
Health Care (16.1%) | ||||||||
Baxter International | 137,100 | 4,273 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb | 323,400 | 16,235 | ||||||
Cardinal Health | 28,600 | 4,041 | ||||||
Centene* | 186,000 | 11,132 | ||||||
Cigna Group | 33,100 | 11,255 | ||||||
CVS Health | 198,700 | 13,255 | ||||||
DaVita* | 28,300 | 4,006 | ||||||
Exelixis* | 165,900 | 6,495 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences | 154,300 | 16,439 | ||||||
HCA Healthcare | 28,400 | 9,800 | ||||||
Incyte* | 122,300 | 7,663 | ||||||
Jazz Pharmaceuticals* | 64,400 | 7,532 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 112,500 | 17,585 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements
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Schedule of Investments
April 30, 2025 | (Unaudited) |
LSV Value Equity Fund | ||||||||
Shares | Value (000) | |||||||
Health Care (continued) | ||||||||
McKesson | 5,300 | $ | 3,778 | |||||
Merck | 189,500 | 16,146 | ||||||
Organon | 257,700 | 3,332 | ||||||
Pfizer | 418,400 | 10,213 | ||||||
United Therapeutics* | 31,900 | 9,669 | ||||||
Universal Health Services, Cl B | 29,400 | 5,206 | ||||||
Viatris, Cl W | 367,500 | 3,094 | ||||||
181,149 | ||||||||
Industrials (11.7%) | ||||||||
AGCO | 59,300 | 5,030 | ||||||
Allison Transmission Holdings | 121,700 | 11,226 | ||||||
American Airlines Group* | 123,000 | 1,224 | ||||||
Brink's | 44,100 | 3,936 | ||||||
CNH Industrial | 679,000 | 7,856 | ||||||
CSG Systems International | 90,300 | 5,430 | ||||||
Cummins | 39,800 | 11,695 | ||||||
Delta Air Lines | 104,800 | 4,363 | ||||||
FedEx | 48,600 | 10,222 | ||||||
GMS* | 40,100 | 2,938 | ||||||
Huntington Ingalls Industries | 11,100 | 2,557 | ||||||
Lockheed Martin | 28,100 | 13,425 | ||||||
Mueller Industries | 79,400 | 5,840 | ||||||
Oshkosh | 32,700 | 2,739 | ||||||
Owens Corning | 57,210 | 8,319 | ||||||
PACCAR | 33,700 | 3,040 | ||||||
Ryder System | 73,300 | 10,091 | ||||||
Snap-on | 12,800 | 4,017 | ||||||
Textron | 172,910 | 12,167 | ||||||
United Airlines Holdings* | 75,700 | 5,209 | ||||||
131,324 | ||||||||
Information Technology (12.4%) | ||||||||
Amdocs | 90,500 | 8,017 | ||||||
Amkor Technology | 170,400 | 2,973 | ||||||
Applied Materials | 24,800 | 3,738 | ||||||
Arrow Electronics* | 84,600 | 9,421 | ||||||
Cirrus Logic* | 52,600 | 5,052 | ||||||
Cisco Systems | 282,400 | 16,303 | ||||||
Dell Technologies, Cl C | 108,600 | 9,965 | ||||||
Dropbox, Cl A* | 238,000 | 6,795 | ||||||
DXC Technology* | 207,400 | 3,219 | ||||||
Flex* | 239,100 | 8,211 | ||||||
Gen Digital | 286,100 | 7,401 | ||||||
Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 587,300 | 9,526 | ||||||
HP | 464,000 | 11,864 | ||||||
International Business Machines | 12,700 | 3,071 | ||||||
Jabil | 52,100 | 7,636 | ||||||
QUALCOMM | 86,800 | 12,886 | ||||||
Sandisk* | 25,766 | 827 | ||||||
Skyworks Solutions | 47,900 | 3,079 | ||||||
TD SYNNEX | 45,070 | 4,994 |
LSV Value Equity Fund | ||||||||
Shares | Value (000) | |||||||
Information Technology (continued) | ||||||||
Western Digital* | 77,300 | $ | 3,391 | |||||
138,369 | ||||||||
Materials (2.0%) | ||||||||
Amcor | 445,150 | 4,095 | ||||||
Graphic Packaging Holding | 173,800 | 4,399 | ||||||
NewMarket | 7,300 | 4,492 | ||||||
Steel Dynamics | 80,900 | 10,494 | ||||||
23,480 | ||||||||
Real Estate (1.0%) | ||||||||
Highwoods Properties‡ | 140,300 | 3,990 | ||||||
Host Hotels & Resorts‡ | 396,700 | 5,601 | ||||||
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Cl A‡ | 201,400 | 1,190 | ||||||
10,781 | ||||||||
Utilities (2.2%) | ||||||||
NRG Energy | 139,000 | 15,232 | ||||||
UGI | 306,300 | 10,043 | ||||||
25,275 | ||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCK | ||||||||
(Cost $981,494) | 1,120,318 | |||||||
Face Amount (000) | ||||||||
Repurchase Agreement (0.4%) | ||||||||
South Street Securities | ||||||||
4.000%, dated 04/30/2025, to be repurchased on 05/01/2025, repurchase price $4,460 (collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, ranging in par value $0 - $2,549, 1.000% - 4.625%, 06/30/2026 – 05/15/2034; total market value $4,549) | $ | 4,460 | 4,460 | |||||
TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENT | ||||||||
(Cost $4,460) | 4,460 | |||||||
Total Investments – 100.1% | ||||||||
(Cost $985,954) | $ | 1,124,778 |
Percentages are based on Net Assets of $1,124,099(000).
‡ | Real Estate Investment Trust. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
Cl — Class
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements
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Schedule of Investments
April 30, 2025 | (Unaudited) |
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2025, in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value ($ Thousands):
Investments in Securities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stock | $ | 1,120,318 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,120,318 | ||||||||
Repurchase Agreement | — | 4,460 | — | 4,460 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities | $ | 1,120,318 | $ | 4,460 | $ | — | $ | 1,124,778 |
Amounts designated as “—“ are $0 or have been rounded to $0.
For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to Financial Statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (000)
April 30, 2025 | (Unaudited) |
LSV Value Equity Fund | ||||
Assets: | ||||
Investments, at Value (Cost $985,954) | $ | 1,124,778 | ||
Receivable for Investment Securities Sold | 1,363 | |||
Receivable for Capital Shares Sold | 499 | |||
Dividends and Interest Receivable | 332 | |||
Prepaid Expenses | 47 | |||
Total Assets | 1,127,019 | |||
Liabilities: | ||||
Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed | 2,111 | |||
Payable due to Investment Adviser | 509 | |||
Payable due to Administrator | 56 | |||
Payable due to Distributor | 46 | |||
Payable due to Trustees | 19 | |||
Payable due to Chief Compliance Officer | 10 | |||
Other Accrued Expenses | 169 | |||
Total Liabilities | 2,920 | |||
Net Assets | $ | 1,124,099 | ||
Net Assets Consist of: | ||||
Paid-in Capital | $ | 908,296 | ||
Total Distributable Earnings | 215,803 | |||
Net Assets | $ | 1,124,099 | ||
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share — | ||||
Institutional Class Shares ($894,049 ÷ 35,305,502 shares)(1) | $ | 25.32 | * | |
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share — | ||||
Investor Class Shares ($230,050 ÷ 9,134,410 shares)(1) | $ | 25.19 | * |
(1) | Shares have not been rounded. |
* | Net Assets divided by Shares does not calculate to the stated NAV because Net Asset amounts are shown rounded |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements
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Statement of Operations (000)
April 30, 2025 | (Unaudited) |
LSV Value Equity Fund | ||||
Investment Income: | ||||
Dividend Income | $ | 16,773 | ||
Interest Income | 131 | |||
Foreign Taxes Withheld | (7 | ) | ||
Total Investment Income | 16,897 | |||
Expenses: | ||||
Investment Advisory Fees | 3,591 | |||
Administration Fees | 381 | |||
Distribution Fees - Investor Class | 351 | |||
Trustees' Fees | 48 | |||
Chief Compliance Officer Fees | 10 | |||
Professional Fees | 108 | |||
Transfer Agent Fees | 75 | |||
Custodian Fees | 70 | |||
Registration and Filing Fees | 52 | |||
Printing Fees | 48 | |||
Insurance and Other Fees | 59 | |||
Total Expenses | 4,793 | |||
Less: Fees Paid Indirectly — (see Note 4) | (15 | ) | ||
Net Expenses | 4,778 | |||
Net Investment Income | 12,119 | |||
Net Realized Gain on Investments | 69,824 | |||
Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Investments | (125,424 | ) | ||
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss | (55,600 | ) | ||
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | (43,481 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (000)
For the six months ended April 30, 2025 (Unaudited) and for the year ended October 31, 2024
LSV Value Equity Fund | ||||||||
11/1/2024 to 04/30/2025 | 11/1/2023 to 10/31/2024 | |||||||
Operations: | ||||||||
Net Investment Income | $ | 12,119 | $ | 28,549 | ||||
Net Realized Gain | 69,824 | 81,724 | ||||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | (125,424 | ) | 253,364 | |||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | (43,481 | ) | 363,637 | |||||
Distributions | ||||||||
Institutional Class Shares | (85,107 | ) | (81,000 | ) | ||||
Investor Class Shares | (23,152 | ) | (15,327 | ) | ||||
Total Distributions | (108,259 | ) | (96,327 | ) | ||||
Capital Share Transactions: | ||||||||
Institutional Class Shares: | ||||||||
Issued | 37,030 | 118,434 | ||||||
Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions | 83,394 | 79,941 | ||||||
Redeemed | (184,005 | ) | (344,233 | ) | ||||
Net Decrease from Institutional Class Shares Transactions | (63,581 | ) | (145,858 | ) | ||||
Investor Class Shares: | ||||||||
Issued | 77,450 | 421,083 | ||||||
Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions | 23,101 | 15,291 | ||||||
Redeemed | (144,304 | ) | (423,068 | ) | ||||
Net Increase (Decrease) from Investor Class Shares Transactions | (43,753 | ) | 13,306 | |||||
Net Decrease in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions | (107,334 | ) | (132,552 | ) | ||||
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | (259,074 | ) | 134,758 | |||||
Net Assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of Period | 1,383,173 | 1,248,415 | ||||||
End of Year/Period | $ | 1,124,099 | $ | 1,383,173 | ||||
Shares Transactions: | ||||||||
Institutional Class: | ||||||||
Issued | 1,382 | 4,476 | ||||||
Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions | 3,119 | 3,151 | ||||||
Redeemed | (6,905 | ) | (13,116 | ) | ||||
Total Institutional Class Share Transactions | (2,404 | ) | (5,489 | ) | ||||
Investor Class: | ||||||||
Issued | 2,862 | 15,727 | ||||||
Reinvestment of Dividends and Distributions | 869 | 606 | ||||||
Redeemed | (5,431 | ) | (15,553 | ) | ||||
Total Investor Class Share Transactions | (1,700 | ) | 780 | |||||
Net Decrease in Shares Outstanding | (4,104 | ) | (4,709 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements
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Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout each period.
For the six months ended April 30, 2025 (Unaudited) and for the years ended October 31.
Net Asset Value Beginning of Period | Net Investment Income(1) | Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) | Total from Operations | Dividends from Net Investment Income | Distributions from Realized Gains | Total Dividends and Distributions | Net Asset Value End of Period | Total Return† | Net Assets End of Period (000) | Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (Excluding Waivers, Reimbursements and Fees Paid Indirectly) | Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | Portfolio Turnover Rate‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSV Value Equity Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutional Class Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2025* | $ | 28.54 | $ | 0.26 | $ | (1.21 | ) | $ | (0.95 | ) | $ | (0.57 | ) | $ | (1.70 | ) | $ | (2.27 | ) | $ | 25.32 | (3.64 | )% | $ | 894,049 | 0.68 | % | 0.68 | % | 1.91 | % | 3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | 23.47 | 0.55 | 6.40 | 6.95 | (0.59 | ) | (1.29 | ) | (1.88 | ) | 28.54 | 30.77 | 1,076,076 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 2.08 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 27.01 | 0.57 | (0.65 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (2.86 | ) | (3.46 | ) | 23.47 | (0.43 | ) | 1,013,997 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 2.28 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 31.86 | 0.56 | (1.63 | ) | (1.07 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (3.19 | ) | (3.78 | ) | 27.01 | (4.00 | ) | 1,242,510 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 2.00 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 22.35 | 0.54 | 10.39 | 10.93 | (0.62 | ) | (0.80 | ) | (1.42 | ) | 31.86 | 50.55 | 1,354,981 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 1.83 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 27.03 | 0.55 | (3.87 | ) | (3.32 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.77 | ) | (1.36 | ) | 22.35 | (13.22 | ) | 1,090,639 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 2.29 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2025* | $ | 28.35 | $ | 0.22 | $ | (1.19 | ) | $ | (0.97 | ) | $ | (0.49 | ) | $ | (1.70 | ) | $ | (2.19 | ) | $ | 25.19 | (3.76 | )% | $ | 230,050 | 0.93 | % | 0.93 | % | 1.67 | % | 3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | 23.32 | 0.49 | 6.35 | 6.84 | (0.52 | ) | (1.29 | ) | (1.81 | ) | 28.35 | 30.41 | 307,097 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 1.82 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | 26.83 | 0.52 | (0.65 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (2.86 | ) | (3.38 | ) | 23.32 | (0.66 | ) | 234,418 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 2.09 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | 31.66 | 0.50 | (1.65 | ) | (1.15 | ) | (0.49 | ) | (3.19 | ) | (3.68 | ) | 26.83 | (4.26 | ) | 413,256 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 1.79 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | 22.24 | 0.46 | 10.34 | 10.80 | (0.58 | ) | (0.80 | ) | (1.38 | ) | 31.66 | 50.16 | 671,772 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 1.59 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 26.91 | 0.42 | (3.79 | ) | (3.37 | ) | (0.53 | ) | (0.77 | ) | (1.30 | ) | 22.24 | (13.43 | ) | 725,566 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 1.82 | 24 |
* | For the six-month period ended April 30, 2025. All ratios for the period have been annualized. |
† | Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. Total return would have been lower had the Adviser not waived a portion of its fee. Total returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
‡ | Portfolio turnover rate is for the period indicated and has not been annualized. |
(1) | Per share data calculated using average shares method. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements
7
Notes to Financial Statements
April 30, 2025 | (Unaudited) |
8
Notes to Financial Statements
April 30, 2025 | (Unaudited) |
9
Notes to Financial Statements
April 30, 2025 | (Unaudited) |
10
Notes to Financial Statements
April 30, 2025 | (Unaudited) |
11
Notes to Financial Statements
April 30, 2025 | (Unaudited) |
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OTHER INFORMATION (FORM N-CSRS ITEMS 8-11) (Unaudited)
Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
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.
Pursuant to Section 15 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Fund’s 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 Fund; 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 February 25–26, 2025 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 Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund 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 Fund’s advisory fee paid to the Adviser and overall fees and operating expenses compared with a peer group of mutual funds; (vi) the level of the Adviser’s profitability from its relationship with the Fund, 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 Fund’s performance compared with a peer group of mutual funds and the Fund’s benchmark index.
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, fee and other aspects of the Agreement. The Independent Trustees received advice from independent counsel and met in executive sessions outside the presence of Fund management and the Adviser.
At the Board meeting, the Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, based on their evaluation of the information provided by the Adviser and other service providers of the Fund, 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 Fund and the Adviser; (iii) the costs of the services provided and profits realized by the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund, 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 Fund, 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 Fund. 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 Fund.
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The Trustees also considered other services provided to the Fund by the Adviser such as selecting broker-dealers for executing portfolio transactions, monitoring adherence to the Fund’s 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 Fund by the Adviser were sufficient to support renewal of the Agreement.
Investment Performance of the Fund and the Adviser
The Board was provided with regular reports regarding the Fund’s performance over various time periods. The Trustees also reviewed reports prepared by the Fund’s administrator comparing the Fund’s performance to its benchmark index and a peer group 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 Fund, outlining current market conditions and explaining their expectations and strategies for the future. The Trustees determined that the Fund’s performance was satisfactory, or, where the Fund’s performance was materially below its benchmark and/or peer group, 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 Fund. 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 Fund were sufficient to support renewal of the Agreement.
Costs of Advisory Services, Profitability and Economies of Scale
In considering the advisory fee payable by the Fund to the Adviser, the Trustees reviewed, among other things, a report of the advisory fee paid to the Adviser. The Trustees also reviewed reports prepared by the Fund’s administrator comparing the Fund’s net and gross expense ratios and advisory fee to those paid by a peer group 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 Fund and other client accounts as well as the extensive regulatory, compliance and tax regimes to which the Fund is subject. The Board concluded, within the context of its full deliberations, that the advisory fee was 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 Fund, 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 Fund were not unreasonable.
The Trustees considered the Adviser’s views relating to economies of scale in connection with the Fund as Fund assets grow and the extent to which the benefits of any such economies of scale are shared with the Fund and Fund shareholders. The Board considered the existence of any economies of scale and whether those were passed along to the Fund’s 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.
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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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Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Included under Item 7.
Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Included under Item 7.
Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.
Included under Item 7.
Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.
Included under 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 (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) Not applicable.
(a)(2) Not applicable.
(a)(4) Not applicable.
(a)(5) Not applicable.
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: July 7, 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: July 7, 2025 |
By (Signature and Title) | /s/ Andrew Metzger | |
Andrew Metzger | ||
Principal Financial Officer | ||
Date: July 7, 2025 |