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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 811-58433

BMO Funds, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

111 East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 200

                Milwaukee, WI 53202                

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

John M. Blaser

BMO Asset Management Corp.

111 East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 200

                Milwaukee, WI 53202                

(Name and address of agent for service)

Copies to:

Michael P. O’Hare, Esq.

Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, LLP

2005 Market Street, Suite 2600

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 236-3863

Date of fiscal year end: August 31

Date of reporting period: August 31, 2017


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Item 1.  Reports to Stockholders.

The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”) (17 CFR 270.30e-1).


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BMO Funds

August 31, 2017

Annual report

 

Equity Funds

International & Global Funds

Alternative Funds

Fixed Income Funds

Money Market Funds

 

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Commentaries      

Equity Funds:

   

Fixed Income Funds:

 

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund

  2  

BMO Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

    18  

BMO Dividend Income Fund

  3  

BMO Short Tax-Free Fund

    19  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund

  4  

BMO Short-Term Income Fund

    20  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund

  5  

BMO Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

    21  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

  6  

BMO Strategic Income Fund

    22  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

  7  

BMO TCH Corporate Income Fund

    23  

BMO Small-Cap Value Fund

  8  

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

    24  

BMO Small-Cap Core Fund

  9  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund

    25  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund

  10  

Money Market Funds:

 

International and Global Funds:

   

BMO Government Money Market Fund

    26  

BMO Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

  11  

BMO Tax-Free Money Market Fund

    27  

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund

  12  

BMO Prime Money Market Fund

    28  

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

  13  

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

    29  

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

  14  

Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary

    30  

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

  15    

Alternative Funds:

     

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund

  16    

BMO Global Long/Short Equity Fund

  17    
Financial Information      

Expense Example

    34  

Schedules of Investments:

     

Equity Funds:

   

Fixed Income Funds:

 

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund

  38  

BMO Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

    76  

BMO Dividend Income Fund

  39  

BMO Short Tax-Free Fund

    79  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund

  41  

BMO Short-Term Income Fund

    82  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund

  43  

BMO Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

    86  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

  44  

BMO Strategic Income Fund

    91  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

  46  

BMO TCH Corporate Income Fund

    95  

BMO Small-Cap Value Fund

  48  

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

    99  

BMO Small-Cap Core Fund

  50  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund

    103  

BMO Small Cap Growth Fund

  53  

Money Market Funds:

 

International and Global Funds:

   

BMO Government Money Market Fund

    105  

BMO Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

  55  

BMO Tax-Free Money Market Fund

    107  

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund

  57  

BMO Prime Money Market Fund

    109  

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

  60  

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

    112  

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

  61    

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

  62    

Alternative Funds:

     

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund

  64    

BMO Global Long/Short Equity Fund

  73    

Notes to Schedules of Investments

    114  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    115  

Statements of Operations

    122  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    128  

Financial Highlights

    136  

Notes to Financial Statements

    147  
Results of the Special Meetings of Shareholders     176  
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm     177  
Directors and Officers of the Funds (Unaudited)     178  
Shareholder Report Disclosure of Directors’ Approval of Continuation of Contracts (Unaudited)     180  

 

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Annual Report   BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     Since
inception*
 
Advisor Class (A) NAV     6.94       8.69  
Advisor Class (A) OFFER     1.57       7.00  
Institutional Class (I)     7.24       11.82  
Russell 1000® Index     16.16       14.01  
Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds Index     14.49       12.76  

 

* Benchmarks since inception reflect the inception date of the Institutional Class.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

The fiscal year featured two distinct market environments. Immediately following the unanticipated outcome of the U.S. election, expectations of fiscal spending, deregulation, and tax cuts for individuals and corporations inspired a new sense of optimism among investors. That renewed outlook for future economic growth and inflation led to an increase in U.S. 10 year treasury yields, the repricing of expensive “bond proxy” stocks, and outperformance of more attractively valued pro-cyclical stocks. Since the end of 2016, however, the market experienced a partial reversal of post-election themes; with growth becoming scarce in the market, investors preferred stocks with higher growth rates over company valuations.

Consistent with our long term objective, the Fund provided upside participation during another positive year for equities. Our emphasis on stocks with attractive valuations was a detractor from performance, as investors favored more expensive growth companies. Sector positioning largely reflected our emphasis on risk reduction with significant weight in sectors like Consumer Staples and Utilities. An overweight to Consumer Staples and underweight to Information Technology were significant detractors from returns. An underweight position in Energy, however, was a positive contributor as a sudden pull back in oil prices caused the sector to trade lower.

Heading into the next fiscal year, we believe several themes will influence equity markets. From a policy standpoint, tax reform and infrastructure spending could support economic growth. These factors, combined with continued corporate earnings growth, could lead to positive stock market returns. However, markets could react negatively if fiscal or monetary policy falls short of expectations, including a more aggressive Federal Reserve. Accordingly, we have positioned your portfolio to participate in up markets while managing downside risks.

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

David A. Corris, CFA; since 1999

Jason C. Hans, CFA; since 1999

Jay Kaufman, CFA; since 2006

Ernesto Ramos, Ph.D.; since 1988

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross     Net  
Advisor (A)     BLVAX       09658W105       5/27/2014       1.06       0.91  
Institutional (I)     MLVEX       09658L208       9/28/2012       0.81       0.66  

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  
Consumer Discretionary     8.4  
Consumer Staples     17.9  
Energy     2.3  
Financials     18.1  
Healthcare     18.7  
Industrials     7.1  
Information Technology     7.8  
Real Estate     3.2  
Telecommunication Services     1.7  
Utilities     12.8  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     2.0  
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

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See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Advisor Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Institutional Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO Dividend Income Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     5-year     Since
inception*
 
Advisor Class (A) NAV     14.80             8.63  
Advisor Class (A) OFFER     9.07             6.95  
Institutional Class (I)     15.15       12.52       12.74  
Russell 1000® Value Index     11.58       13.25       14.02  
Standard & Poor’s 500® Index     16.23       14.34       15.00  
Lipper Equity Income Funds Index     12.26       11.77       12.20  

 

* Benchmarks since inception reflect the inception date of the Institutional Class.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

The fiscal year featured two distinct market environments. Immediately following the unanticipated outcome of the U.S. election, expectations of fiscal spending, deregulation, and tax cuts for individuals and corporations inspired a new sense of optimism among investors. That renewed outlook for future economic growth and inflation led to an increase in U.S. 10 year treasury yields, the repricing of expensive “bond proxy” stocks, and outperformance of more attractively valued pro-cyclical stocks. Since the end of 2016, however, the market experienced a partial reversal of post-election themes; with growth becoming scarce in the market, investors preferred stocks with higher growth rates over company valuations.

The Fund benefited from strong stock selection within the Industrials sector. After the U.S. presidential election, industrial stocks performed well on the expectation of increased federal infrastructure spending. Boeing Co. (2.7% of the Fund, 90.8%) benefited from global growth and has thus seen demand for its airplanes grow. Investors have been attracted to the company’s cash flow generation and healthy capital return growth.

The Fund’s performance was hampered by weak stock selection and an underweight position within the Information Technology sector. The Fund’s Information Technology holdings are typically mature companies that offer less growth, yet higher capital returns via dividends. During the fiscal year, investors preferred Information Technology companies that offered above average growth and little or no dividend. Investors rewarded Apple, Inc. (1.1% of the Fund, 57.3%) ahead of its newest iPhone launch. Unfortunately, the company is held at a relative underweight due to its below market average dividend yield and was the Fund’s largest detractor from performance.

Heading into the next fiscal year, we believe several themes will influence equity markets. From a policy standpoint, tax reform and infrastructure spending could support economic growth. These factors, combined with continued corporate earnings growth, could lead to positive stock market returns. However, markets could react negatively if fiscal or monetary policy falls short of expectations, including a more aggressive Federal Reserve. Accordingly, we have positioned your portfolio to participate in up markets while managing downside risks.

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

Kenneth M. Conrad, Ph.D., CFA; since 2000

Casey J. Sambs, CFA; since 2004

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross     Net  
Advisor (A)     BADIX       09658W204       5/27/2014       1.08       0.90  
Institutional (I)     MDIVX       09658L604       12/29/2011       0.83       0.65  

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  
Consumer Discretionary     8.3  
Consumer Staples     7.7  
Energy     6.6  
Financials     14.3  
Healthcare     11.1  
Industrials     9.1  
Information Technology     18.2  
Materials     4.7  
Real Estate     5.4  
Telecommunication Services     4.8  
Utilities     8.0  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     1.8  
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

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See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Advisor Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Institutional Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO Large-Cap Value Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     5-year     Since
inception*
 
Advisor Class (A) NAV     14.33             7.32  
Advisor Class (A) OFFER     8.64             5.65  
Institutional Class (I)     14.66       13.06       6.60  
Retirement Class (R-6)     14.75             10.97  
Russell 1000® Value Index     11.58       13.25       6.97  
Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Index     12.58       12.63       6.58  

 

* Benchmarks since inception reflect the inception date of the Institutional Class.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

The fiscal year featured two distinct market environments. Immediately following the unanticipated outcome of the U.S. election, expectations of fiscal spending, deregulation, and tax cuts for individuals and corporations inspired a new sense of optimism among investors. That renewed outlook for future economic growth and inflation led to an increase in U.S. 10 year treasury yields, the repricing of expensive “bond proxy” stocks, and outperformance of more attractively valued pro-cyclical stocks. Since the end of 2016, however, the market experienced a partial reversal of post-election themes; with growth becoming scarce in the market, investors preferred stocks with higher growth rates over company valuations.

The Fund outperformed its benchmark due to our preference for companies with positive or improving investor interest. Additionally, our focus on fundamentals was rewarded as high-quality companies outperformed lower quality counterparts. The Fund’s performance also was enhanced by strong stock selection, as sector allocation was a modest contributor to returns. The Fund’s underweight position in Telecommunication Services added to performance, while an underweight position in Financials detracted. Stock selection was particularly strong in Industrials while selection in Consumer Staples detracted from performance. Within Industrials, Boeing Co. (1.9% of the Fund, 90.8%) was the top contributor to returns. Top detractors included Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A (0.0% of the Fund, -22.4%) and CVS Health Corp. (2.3% of the Fund, -15.2%) in Consumer Staples.

Heading into the next fiscal year, we believe several themes will influence equity markets. From a policy standpoint, tax reform and infrastructure spending could support economic growth. These factors, combined with continued corporate earnings growth, could lead to positive stock market returns. However, markets could react negatively if fiscal or monetary policy falls short of expectations, including a more aggressive Federal Reserve. Accordingly, we have positioned your portfolio to participate in up markets while managing downside risks.

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

David A. Corris, CFA; since 1999

Jason C. Hans, CFA; since 1999

Ernesto Ramos, Ph.D.; since 1988

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross     Net  
Advisor (A)     BALVX       09658W303       5/27/2014       1.03       1.00  
Institutional (I)     MLVIX       09658L844       1/31/2008       0.78       0.75  
Retirement (R-6)     BLCRX       09658W568       12/28/2015       0.63       0.60  

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  
Consumer Discretionary     6.4  
Consumer Staples     9.5  
Energy     9.3  
Financials     22.5  
Healthcare     11.8  
Industrials     11.4  
Information Technology     9.3  
Materials     4.0  
Real Estate     7.7  
Telecommunication Services     0.2  
Utilities     6.3  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     1.6  
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

LOGO

See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Advisor Class and Retirement R-6 shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Institutional Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     5-year     10-year     Since
inception
 
Investor Class (Y)     21.30       16.07       9.00        
Advisor Class (A) NAV     21.30                   13.21  
Advisor Class (A) OFFER     15.21                   11.45  
Institutional Class (I)     21.63       16.37             10.31  
Retirement Class (R-6)     21.83                   15.83  
Russell 1000® Growth Index     20.82       15.41       9.39        
Lipper Multi-Cap Growth Funds Index     20.14       14.45       7.96        

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

The fiscal year featured two distinct market environments. Immediately following the unanticipated outcome of the U.S. election, expectations of fiscal spending, deregulation, and tax cuts for individuals and corporations inspired a new sense of optimism among investors. That renewed outlook for future economic growth and inflation led to an increase in U.S. 10 year treasury yields, the repricing of expensive “bond proxy” stocks, and outperformance of more attractively valued pro-cyclical stocks. Since the end of 2016, however, the market experienced a partial reversal of post-election themes; with growth becoming scarce in the market, investors preferred stocks with higher growth rates over company valuations.

The Fund outperformed its benchmark due to our preference for companies with positive or improving investor interest. Additionally, our focus on fundamentals was rewarded as high-quality companies outperformed lower quality counterparts. The Fund’s performance also was enhanced by strong stock selection, as sector allocation was a modest detractor to returns. The Fund’s underweight position in Consumer Staples added to performance, while an overweight position in Telecommunication Services detracted. Stock selection was particularly strong in Consumer Discretionary while selection in Real Estate detracted from performance. Within Consumer Discretionary, Wyndham Worldwide Corp. (1.8% of the Fund, 44.5%) and Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (2.0% of the Fund, 40.1%) were top contributors to returns. Top detractors included EPR Properties (0.6% of the Fund, -6.0%) in Real Estate.

Heading into the next fiscal year, we believe several themes will influence equity markets. From a policy standpoint, tax reform and infrastructure spending could support economic growth. These factors, combined with continued corporate earnings growth, could lead to positive stock market returns. However, markets could react negatively if fiscal or monetary policy falls short of expectations, including a more aggressive Federal Reserve. Accordingly, we have positioned your portfolio to participate in up markets while managing downside risks.

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

David A. Corris, CFA; since 1999

Jason C. Hans, CFA; since 1999

Ernesto Ramos, Ph.D.; since 1988

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross     Net  
Investor (Y)     MASTX       09658L745       11/20/1992       1.06       1.00  
Advisor (A)     BALGX       09658W402       5/27/2014       1.06       1.00  
Institutional (I)     MLCIX       09658L752       1/31/2008       0.81       0.75  
Retirement (R-6)     BLGRX       09658W576       12/28/2015       0.66       0.60  

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  
Consumer Discretionary     16.2  
Consumer Staples     4.3  
Financials     6.3  
Healthcare     16.2  
Industrials     11.5  
Information Technology     35.4  
Materials     2.4  
Real Estate     5.0  
Telecommunication Services     1.3  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     1.4  
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

LOGO

See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Investor Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Institutional Class, Advisor Class and Retirement R-6 shares will vary from the performance of the Investor Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Investor Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     5-year     Since
inception
 
Advisor Class (A) NAV     12.88             6.86  
Advisor Class (A) OFFER     7.22             5.20  
Institutional Class (I)     13.10       13.76       8.67  
Retirement Class (R-3)     12.60             6.58  
Retirement Class (R-6)     13.31             7.26  
Russell Midcap® Value Index     10.82       14.22       9.35  
Lipper Mid-Cap Value Funds Index     10.18       12.84       8.05  

 

* Benchmarks since inception reflect the inception date of the Institutional Class.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

The fiscal year featured two distinct market environments. Immediately following the unanticipated outcome of the U.S. election, expectations of fiscal spending, deregulation, and tax cuts for individuals and corporations inspired a new sense of optimism among investors. That renewed outlook for future economic growth and inflation led to an increase in U.S. 10 year treasury yields, the repricing of expensive “bond proxy” stocks, and outperformance of more attractively valued pro-cyclical stocks. Since the end of 2016, however, the market experienced a partial reversal of post-election themes; with growth becoming scarce in the market, investors preferred stocks with higher growth rates over company valuations.

The Fund outperformed its benchmark due to our preference for companies with positive or improving investor interest. Additionally, our focus on fundamentals was rewarded as high-quality companies outperformed lower quality counterparts. The Fund’s performance also was enhanced via strong stock selection, as sector allocation was a modest contributor to returns. The Fund’s overweight position in Information Technology added to performance, while an overweight position in Consumer Staples detracted. Stock selection was particularly strong in Information Technology while selection in Consumer Discretionary slightly detracted from performance. Within Information Technology, Western Digital Corp. (1.2% of the Fund, 94.4%) and Lam Research Corp. (1.5% of the Fund, 80.4%) were top contributors to returns. Top detractors included Brinker International, Inc. (0.0% of the Fund, -17.6%) and American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (0.0% of the Fund, -21.8%) in Consumer Discretionary.

Heading into the next fiscal year, we believe several themes will influence equity markets. From a policy standpoint, tax reform and infrastructure spending could support economic growth. These factors, combined with continued corporate earnings growth, could lead to positive stock market returns. However, markets could react negatively if fiscal or monetary policy falls short of expectations, including a more aggressive Federal Reserve. Accordingly, we have positioned your portfolio to participate in up markets while managing downside risks.

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

David A. Corris, CFA; since 1999

Thomas Lettenberger, CFA; since 1994

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross     Net  
Advisor (A)     BAMCX       09658W501       5/27/2014       1.23       1.23  
Institutional (I)     MRVIX       09658L711       1/31/2008       0.98       0.98  
Retirement (R-3)     BMVDX       09658V446       5/27/2014       1.48       1.48  
Retirement (R-6)     BMVGX       09658V438       5/27/2014       0.83       0.83  

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  
Consumer Discretionary     9.5  
Consumer Staples     4.6  
Energy     7.3  
Financials     17.5  
Healthcare     6.2  
Industrials     14.5  
Information Technology     9.2  
Materials     5.9  
Real Estate     13.1  
Utilities     11.2  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     1.0  
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

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See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Advisor Class, Retirement R-3 and Retirement R-6 Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Institutional Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     5-year     Since
inception
 
Advisor Class (A) NAV     16.73             3.96  
Advisor Class (A) OFFER     10.87             2.34  
Institutional Class (I)     17.07       9.73       7.51  
Retirement Class (R-3)     16.47             3.71  
Retirement Class (R-6)     17.22             4.37  
Russell Midcap® Growth Index     14.52       13.99       9.57  
Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index     16.89       13.12       8.25  

 

* Benchmarks since inception reflect the inception date of the Institutional Class.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

The fiscal year featured two distinct market environments. Immediately following the unanticipated outcome of the U.S. election, expectations of fiscal spending, deregulation, and tax cuts for individuals and corporations inspired a new sense of optimism among investors. That renewed outlook for future economic growth and inflation led to an increase in U.S. 10 year treasury yields, the repricing of expensive “bond proxy” stocks, and outperformance of more attractively valued pro-cyclical stocks. Since the end of 2016, however, the market experienced a partial reversal of post-election themes; with growth becoming scarce in the market, investors preferred stocks with higher growth rates over company valuations.

The Fund outperformed its benchmark due to our preference for companies with positive or improving investor interest. Additionally, our focus on fundamentals was rewarded as high-quality companies outperformed lower quality counterparts. The Fund’s performance also was enhanced by strong stock selection, as sector allocation was a modest contributor to returns. The Fund’s overweight position in Information Technology added to performance, while an overweight position in Energy detracted. Stock selection was particularly strong in Healthcare while selection in Real Estate slightly detracted from performance. Within Healthcare, Align Technology, Inc. (1.7% of the Fund, 90.3%) and WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (1.8% of the Fund, 55.0%) were top contributors to returns. Top detractors included Boston Properties, Inc. (1.5% of the Fund, -12.0%) and EPR Properties (0.0% of the Fund, -1.8%) in Real Estate.

Heading into the next fiscal year, we believe several themes will influence equity markets. From a policy standpoint, tax reform and infrastructure spending could support economic growth. These factors, combined with continued corporate earnings growth, could lead to positive stock market returns. However, markets could react negatively if fiscal or monetary policy falls short of expectations, including a more aggressive Federal Reserve. Accordingly, we have positioned your portfolio to participate in up markets while managing downside risks.

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

David A. Corris, CFA; since 1999

Thomas Lettenberger, CFA; since 1994

 

               

Inception

date

  Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross   Net  
Advisor (A)     BGMAX       09658W600     5/27/2014   1.30     1.25  
Institutional (I)     MRMIX       09658L737     1/31/2008   1.05     1.00  
Retirement (R-3)     BMGDX       09658V420     5/27/2014   1.55     1.50  
Retirement (R-6)     BMGGX       09658V412     5/27/2014   0.90     0.85  

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  
Consumer Discretionary     15.6  
Consumer Staples     2.8  
Energy     1.7  
Financials     6.0  
Healthcare     15.2  
Industrials     16.2  
Information Technology     28.9  
Materials     5.4  
Real Estate     5.2  
Telecommunication Services     1.3  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     1.7  
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

LOGO

See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Advisor Class, Retirement R-3 and Retirement R-6 Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Institutional Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO Small-Cap Value Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     5-year     Since
inception*
 
Advisor Class (A) NAV     11.58             4.83  
Advisor Class (A) OFFER     5.96             3.18  
Institutional Class (I)     11.87       12.38       10.22  
Retirement Class (R-3)     11.32             4.56  
Retirement Class (R-6)     12.05             5.25  
Russell 2000® Value Index     13.47       12.51       9.36  
Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index     13.79       12.71       9.64  

 

* Benchmarks since inception reflect the inception date of the Institutional Class.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

The fiscal year featured two distinct market environments. Immediately following the unanticipated outcome of the U.S. election, expectations of fiscal spending, deregulation, and tax cuts for individuals and corporations inspired a new sense of optimism among investors. That renewed outlook for future economic growth and inflation led to an increase in U.S. 10 year treasury yields, the repricing of expensive “bond proxy” stocks, and outperformance of more attractively valued pro-cyclical stocks. Since the end of 2016, however, the market experienced a partial reversal of post-election themes; with growth becoming scarce in the market, investors preferred stocks with higher growth rates over company valuations.

The Fund underperformed its benchmark due to stock selection, as sector allocation was a modest contributor to returns. The Fund’s underweight position in Energy added to performance, while an underweight position in Real Estate detracted. Stock selection was particularly strong in Industrials while selection in Health Care detracted from performance. Within Industrials, Brink’s Company (0.9% of the Fund, 116.9%) and ArcBest Corp. (0.9% of the fund, 64.3%) were top contributors to returns. Top detractors included Lannett Company, Inc. (0.2% of the Fund, -42.1%) and Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (0.3% of the Fund, -33.1%) in Health Care.

Heading into the next fiscal year, we believe several themes will influence equity markets. From a policy standpoint, tax reform and infrastructure spending could support economic growth. These factors, combined with continued corporate earnings growth, could lead to positive stock market returns. However, markets could react negatively if fiscal or monetary policy falls short of expectations, including a more aggressive Federal Reserve. Accordingly, we have positioned your portfolio to participate in up markets while managing downside risks.

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

David A. Corris, CFA; since 1999

Thomas Lettenberger, CFA; since 1994

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross     Net  
Advisor (A)     BACVX       09658W709       5/27/2014       1.40       1.25  
Institutional (I)     MRSNX       09658L596       2/28/2011       1.15       1.00  
Retirement (R-3)     BSVDX       09658V396       5/27/2014       1.65       1.50  
Retirement (R-6)     BSVGX       09658V388       5/27/2014       1.00       0.85  

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  
Consumer Discretionary     7.4  
Consumer Staples     1.8  
Energy     4.9  
Financials     27.0  
Healthcare     9.1  
Industrials     14.6  
Information Technology     10.8  
Materials     7.1  
Real Estate     10.2  
Utilities     6.3  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     0.8  
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

LOGO

See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Advisor Class, Retirement R-3 and Retirement R-6 Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Institutional Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO Small-Cap Core Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     Since
inception*
 
Advisor Class (A) NAV     16.09       9.44  
Advisor Class (A) OFFER     10.28       7.74  
Institutional Class (I)     16.33       8.85  
Russell 2000® Index     14.92       6.75  
Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index     13.79       6.56  

 

* Benchmarks since inception reflect the inception date of the Institutional Class.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

The fiscal year featured two distinct market environments. Immediately following the unanticipated outcome of the U.S. election, expectations of fiscal spending, deregulation, and tax cuts for individuals and corporations inspired a new sense of optimism among investors. That renewed outlook for future economic growth and inflation led to an increase in U.S. 10 year treasury yields, the repricing of expensive “bond proxy” stocks, and outperformance of more attractively valued pro-cyclical stocks. Since the end of 2016, however, the market experienced a partial reversal of post-election themes; with growth becoming scarce in the market, investors preferred stocks with higher growth rates over company valuations.

The Fund outperformed its benchmark due to strong stock selection, as sector allocation was a modest contributor to returns. The Fund’s overweight position in Health Care added to performance, with no significant detractors in terms of sector allocation. Stock selection was particularly strong in Industrials while selection in Consumer Discretionary detracted from performance. Within Industrials, Brink’s Company (0.9% of the Fund, 116.9%) and ArcBest Corp. (0.9% of the Fund, 64.3%) were top contributors to returns. Top detractors included Francesca’s Holding Corporation (0.4% of the Fund, -54.6%) and Express, Inc. (0.5% of the Fund, -46.2%) in Consumer Discretionary.

Heading into the next fiscal year, we believe several themes will influence equity markets. From a policy standpoint, tax reform and infrastructure spending could support economic growth. These factors, combined with continued corporate earnings growth, could lead to positive stock market returns. However, markets could react negatively if fiscal or monetary policy falls short of expectations, including a more aggressive Federal Reserve. Accordingly, we have positioned your portfolio to participate in up markets while managing downside risks.

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

David A. Corris, CFA; since 1999

Thomas Lettenberger, CFA; since 1994

 

             

Inception

date

  Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker   Cusip       Gross   Net  
Advisor (A)   BCCAX     09658W808     5/27/2014   2.54     1.15  
Institutional (I)   BSCNX     09658V537     12/27/2013   2.29     0.90  

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  
Consumer Discretionary     9.3  
Consumer Staples     2.2  
Energy     2.0  
Financials     15.6  
Healthcare     18.6  
Industrials     14.8  
Information Technology     20.3  
Materials     6.0  
Real Estate     5.9  
Telecommunication Services     0.8  
Utilities     2.6  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     1.9  
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

LOGO

See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Advisor Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Institutional Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     5-year     Since
inception*
 
Advisor Class (A) NAV                 3.26  
Advisor Class (A) OFFER                 (1.92
Institutional Class (I)     14.32       10.51       8.47  
Russell 2000® Growth Index     16.39       13.75       9.82  
Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index     14.49       12.26       8.19  

 

* Cumulative for periods less than one year. Benchmarks since inception reflect the inception date of the Institutional Class.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

The fiscal year featured two distinct market environments. Immediately following the unanticipated outcome of the U.S. election, expectations of fiscal spending, deregulation, and tax cuts for individuals and corporations inspired a new sense of optimism among investors. That renewed outlook for future economic growth and inflation led to an increase in U.S. 10 year treasury yields, the repricing of expensive “bond proxy” stocks, and outperformance of more attractively valued pro-cyclical stocks. Since the end of 2016, however, the market experienced a partial reversal of post-election themes; with growth becoming scarce in the market, investors preferred stocks with higher growth rates over company valuations.

The Fund underperformed its benchmark due to stock selection, as sector allocation was a positive contributor to returns. The Fund’s overweight position in Healthcare added to performance, with no significant detractors in terms of sector allocation. Stock selection was particularly strong in Energy while selection in Consumer Discretionary detracted from performance. Within Energy, Sanchez Energy Corp. (0.0% of the Fund, 52.1%) was the top contributor to returns. Top detractors included Francesca’s Holding Corp. (0.4% of the Fund, -56.3%) and MarineMax, Inc. (0.8% of the Fund, -23.8%) in Consumer Discretionary.

Heading into the next fiscal year, we believe several themes will influence equity markets. From a policy standpoint, tax reform and infrastructure spending could support economic growth. These factors, combined with continued corporate earnings growth, could lead to positive stock market returns. However, markets could react negatively if fiscal or monetary policy falls short of expectations, including a more aggressive Federal Reserve. Accordingly, we have positioned your portfolio to participate in up markets while managing downside risks.

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

David A. Corris, CFA; since 1999

Thomas Lettenberger, CFA; since 1994

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross     Net  
Advisor (A)     BSLAX       09658V339       5/31/2017       1.17       1.17  
Institutional (I)     MSGIX       09658L620       1/31/2008       0.92       0.92  

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  
Consumer Discretionary     10.8  
Consumer Staples     2.8  
Energy     1.1  
Financials     4.5  
Healthcare     24.6  
Industrials     17.3  
Information Technology     27.0  
Materials     6.2  
Real Estate     2.5  
Telecommunication Services     1.0  
Utilities     1.0  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     1.2  
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

LOGO

See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Advisor Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Institutional Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     Since
inception*
 
Advisor Class (A) NAV     6.59       6.52  
Advisor Class (A) OFFER     1.29       4.85  
Institutional Class (I)     6.76       8.56  
Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World Index     17.75       8.05  
Lipper Global Multi-Cap Value Funds Index     15.70       6.32  

 

* Benchmarks since inception reflect the inception date of the Institutional Class.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

The fiscal year featured two distinct market environments. Immediately following the unanticipated outcome of the U.S. election, expectations of fiscal spending, deregulation, and tax cuts for individuals and corporations inspired a new sense of optimism among investors. That renewed outlook for future economic growth and inflation led to an increase in U.S. 10 year treasury yields, the repricing of expensive “bond proxy” stocks, and outperformance of more attractively valued pro-cyclical stocks. Since the end of 2016, however, the market experienced a partial reversal of post-election themes; with growth becoming scarce in the market, investors preferred stocks with higher growth rates over company valuations.

Consistent with our long term objective, the Fund provided upside participation during another positive year for equities. Our emphasis on stocks with attractive valuations was a detractor from performance, as investors favored more expensive growth companies. Sector positioning largely reflects our emphasis on risk reduction with significant weight in sectors like Consumer Staples and Utilities. An overweight to Consumer Staples and underweight to Information Technology were significant detractors from returns. An underweight position in Energy, however, was a positive contributor as a sudden pull back in oil prices caused the sector to trade lower.

Heading into the next fiscal year, we believe several themes will influence equity markets. From a policy standpoint, tax reform and infrastructure spending could support economic growth. These factors, combined with continued corporate earnings growth, could lead to positive stock market returns. However, markets could react negatively if fiscal or monetary policy falls short of expectations, including a more aggressive Federal Reserve. Accordingly, we have positioned your portfolio to participate in up markets while managing downside risks.

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

Jay Kaufman, CFA; since 2006

Ernesto Ramos, Ph.D.; since 1988

David Rosenblatt, CFA; since 2007

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross   Net
Advisor (A)     BAEGX       09658W873       5/27/2014     1.64   1.11
Institutional (I)     BGLBX       09658V768       9/30/2013     1.39   0.86

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  
Consumer Discretionary     4.7  
Consumer Staples     16.2  
Financials     20.0  
Healthcare     21.4  
Industrials     4.2  
Information Technology     7.3  
Real Estate     6.2  
Telecommunication Services     6.3  
Utilities     11.8  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     1.9  
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

LOGO

See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Advisor Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Institutional Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     Since
inception*
 
Advisor Class (A) NAV     19.97       7.26  
Advisor Class (A) OFFER     14.01       4.47  
Institutional Class (I)     20.30       7.52  
Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East Index     17.64       8.69  
Lipper International Multi-Cap Core Funds Index     17.28       9.36  

 

* Benchmarks since inception reflect the inception date of the Institutional Class.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

The fiscal year featured two distinct market environments. Immediately following the unanticipated outcome of the U.S. election, expectations of fiscal spending, deregulation, and tax cuts for individuals and corporations inspired a new sense of optimism among investors. That renewed outlook for future economic growth and inflation led to an increase in U.S. 10 year treasury yields, the repricing of expensive “bond proxy” stocks, and outperformance of more attractively valued pro-cyclical stocks. Since the end of 2016, however, international stocks in both developed and emerging markets outpaced U.S. stocks as corporate earnings and economic growth stabilized in international markets.

The Fund outperformed its benchmark due to our preference for fundamentally strong companies with reasonable valuations. The Fund’s relative performance was mostly driven by stock selection. An overweight position in Healthcare detracted from performance, while an underweight position in Real Estate contributed positively. In terms of country weights, an overweight position in France added to performance while an underweight position in Spain detracted. Stock selection was particularly strong in Financials, where Societe Generale SA (1.6% of the Fund, 61.0%) was a top contributor. Within Industrials, Royal Mail PLC (0.6% of the Fund, -20.5%) was the biggest detractor from returns.

As we look ahead, continued corporate earnings growth should lead to positive stock market returns. Any tax reform and infrastructure spending could further support economic growth, although with more uncertainty around these drivers. However, markets could react negatively with a slowdown in corporate earnings, or fiscal or monetary policy falls short of expectations. We also recognize a seeming disconnect between the equity and bond market that we continue to monitor. Accordingly, we have positioned your portfolio to participate in up markets while managing downside risks.

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

Jay Kaufman, CFA; since 2006

Ernesto Ramos, Ph.D.; since 1988

David Rosenblatt, CFA; since 2007

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross     Net  
Advisor (A)     BDAQX       09658W667       9/17/2015       1.45       1.15  
Institutional (I)     BDIQX       09658W659       9/17/2015       1.20       0.90  

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  
Consumer Discretionary     10.2  
Consumer Staples     11.0  
Energy     2.6  
Financials     19.4  
Healthcare     14.7  
Industrials     15.4  
Information Technology     7.9  
Materials     9.4  
Telecommunication Services     3.7  
Utilities     2.8  
Real Estate     1.6  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     1.3  
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

LOGO

See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Advisor Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Institutional Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     5-year     Since
inception*
 
Investor Class (Y)     10.38       6.63       7.19  
Advisor Class (A) NAV     10.38             1.59  
Advisor Class (A) OFFER     4.87             0.00  
Institutional Class (I)     10.68       6.90       7.47  
Retirement Class (R-3)     10.17             1.34  
Retirement Class (R-6)     10.85             1.98  
Class F-3                 0.08  
Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East Index     17.64       8.48       8.96  
Lipper International Multi-Cap Core Funds Index     17.28       8.44       9.03  

 

* Cumulative for periods less than one year. Benchmarks since inception reflect the inception date of the Institutional Class.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

International equity markets were marked by a reflation trade over the second half of 2016 as investors looked to rotate out of defensive sectors into more cyclical areas of the market. Since the turn of the year, European equities have performed strongly though a strengthening Euro has the potential to tighten conditions. Concerns on economic growth remain with forecasts steadily being revised downward, though market sentiment has been helped by supportive central bank policy from Japan, Europe, and the U.S. Ordinarily, this liquidity would have translated into robust credit growth in the real economy, but in a world where banks are reluctant to lend because of capital constraints and asset quality concerns and the private sector is unwilling to borrow because of already high existing levels of debt, this traditional transmission mechanism is broken.

We maintained a very defensive stance during the year, concentrating on characteristics of value and quality—high dividend yield, low financial leverage, and high return on equity. The Fund underperformed during the period under review. Underperformance was predominantly driven by underweight financials and stock selection within Europe. Low quality cyclical stocks in peripheral Europe were buoyed by the potential for reflation and a steeper yield curve over the second half of 2016, an area we are underweight. We continue to be underweight as we remain concerned with asset quality. We strongly believe that the European debt crisis has not gone away and banks remain the most exposed when the structural problems of peripheral southern Europe resurface. Indeed, Italian banks have been the focus of the market given high levels of bad debts.

In Asia, Hong Kong stock selection was positive led by Information Technology names. The Hong Kong market has performed strongly year-to-date, leading us to reduce our country allocation on valuation concerns. Currency contribution was positive by being underweight the Japanese Yen, despite the best efforts of the Bank of Japan, the currency depreciated by more than 6% over the period.

Investment Adviser:

BMO Asset Management Corp.

Sub-adviser:

Pyrford International Ltd.

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

Tony Cousins, CFA; since 1985

Daniel McDonagh, CFA; since 1997

Paul Simons, CFA; since 1996

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross   Net
Investor (Y)     MISYX       09658L497       12/29/2011     1.31   1.19
Advisor (A)     BPIAX       09658W840       5/27/2014     1.31   1.19
Institutional (I)     MISNX       09658L513       12/29/2011     1.06   0.94
Retirement (R-3)     BISDX       09658V370       5/27/2014     1.56   1.44
Retirement (R-6)     BISGX       09658V362       5/27/2014     0.91   0.79
Class F-3     BISBX       09658V321       5/31/2017     0.91   0.79

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  
Consumer Discretionary     3.0  
Consumer Staples     13.0  
Energy     9.9  
Financials     8.8  
Healthcare     9.9  
Industrials     18.5  
Information Technology     6.2  
Materials     4.1  
Telecommunication Services     11.9  
Utilities     6.5  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     8.2  
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

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See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Investor Class, Advisor Class, Retirement R-3, Retirement R-6 and F-3 Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Institutional Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     5-year     Since
inception*
 

Advisor Class (A) NAV

    14.03             5.60  

Advisor Class (A) OFFER

    8.32             3.96  

Institutional Class (I)

    14.36       5.70       9.72  

Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Index

    24.53       5.30       10.69  

Lipper Emerging Markets Funds Index

    23.67       5.65       10.88  

 

* Benchmarks since inception reflect the inception date of the Institutional Class.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

Two major events occurred in the fourth quarter of 2016, demonetization in India and the impact of Trump’s election on certain emerging market countries, in particular Mexico. The Fund has several investments in both markets. While both caused a significant spike in volatility, we believed they did not diminish the investment case for the Fund’s holdings and, as such, we added to conviction positions. This action materially benefited the Fund’s return in 2017.

The Fund’s relative underperformance was primarily due to negative allocation effects from underweighting China and security selection in Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. In the Philippines, Universal Robina Corp. (URC) (3.6% of the Fund, -37.7%) was the largest detractor to the Fund’s performance. We raised our concerns with the stock in conversations with company management while in Manila in 2017. Our concerns included the high cost of recent acquisitions, the overall competitive environment, and lingering problems caused by product recalls in Vietnam. We came away greatly reassured, even though the competitive environment is likely to remain tough over the medium term. With URC’s market-leading brands in underpenetrated categories, superior distribution, robust balance sheet, and great management team, we remain confident in the long-term outlook for this business.

Adding to performance included security selection in India, South Africa, and Turkey. BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS (BIM), a Turkish discount retailer, (3.5% of the Fund, 31.7%) has a focus on the long-term and a ruthless attention to cost efficiency. BIM only operates in non-prime locations, has a narrow product offering (roughly 600 products of which about 70% are private label), and has a first-mover advantage, allowing them to build scale. This scale gives BIM bargaining power with suppliers and, combined with lower real estate costs and fewer product offerings, provides BIM with a much lower cost base than competitors.

Investment Adviser:

BMO Asset Management Corp.

Sub-adviser:

LGM Investments Limited

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

Damian Bird, CFA; since 2008

Irina Hunter; since 1994

Rishikesh Patel; since 2003

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross     Net  

Advisor (A)

    BAEMX       09658W824       5/27/2014       1.64       1.40  

Institutional (I)

    MIEMX       09658L489       12/22/2008       1.39       1.15  

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  

Consumer Discretionary

    11.7  

Consumer Staples

    39.0  

Financials

    32.7  

Healthcare

    1.5  

Industrials

    1.6  

Information Technology

    1.9  

Materials

    1.0  

Utilities

    1.7  

Common Stock Units

    2.4  

Participation Notes

    2.6  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     3.9  
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

LOGO

See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Advisor Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Institutional Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     Since
inception*
 
Advisor Class (A) NAV     4.92       3.91  
Advisor Class (A) OFFER     1.23       2.78  
Institutional Class (I)     5.07       5.75  
JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Global Diversified Index     5.02       7.44  
Lipper Emerging Markets Hard Currency Debt Funds Index     7.67       5.40  

 

* Benchmarks since inception reflect the inception date of the Institutional Class.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

In our view, the moderate approach the Federal Reserve (the Fed) appears to be taking with regard to their balance sheet is positive for the emerging market debt sector. Many investors had feared that eventual policy normalization would withdraw liquidity and hurt the sector, but the slow, deliberate course the Fed is charting projects more stability for the sector. Emerging market debt performance has been more positive than many expected and with spread tightening in other sectors even more in the second quarter, emerging market debt continues to appear attractive on a relative basis. The dollar continued to weaken in the second quarter, erasing almost all of the rise post-election in 2016, despite the second rate hike of 2017. This weakening should benefit hard currency emerging market debt.

The Fund delivered strong absolute returns for the fiscal year, outperforming the benchmark, but lagged the peer group. The period was characterized by meaningful rate increases and spread compression that left overall yields in a similar position after a strong year of performance for the sector.

The Fund is diversified to various sectors relative to its benchmark, which is comprised primarily of sovereign and fully owned quasi-sovereign issuers. Corporate and quasi-sovereign sectors outperformed the sovereign benchmark, adding to the Fund’s relative returns. The Fund maintains a higher quality bias versus the benchmark. For the trailing period, non-investment grade outperformed investment grade emerging market debt by nearly 600 basis points, detracting from relative performance.

Regional allocations contributed to Fund performance. Below benchmark allocations to Asia benefited performance for the trailing twelve months, and increasing allocations to the Middle East and North Africa from approximately benchmark weight to overweight benefited the Fund as that was the top performing region for the Fund’s fiscal year. By country, the Fund was overweight Mexico which underperformed, but underweight Philippines, which underperformed.

While U.S. policy priorities appear less focused on trade than several months ago, potential further volatility around U.S. political rhetoric could continue to create opportunities. As a whole, current emerging market yields remain attractive and we expect sub-sector and security selection opportunities to be important drivers of returns in the coming quarters.

Investment Adviser:

BMO Asset Management Corp.

Sub-adviser:

Taplin, Canida & Habacht, LLC

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

Scott M. Kimball, CFA; since 2004

Daniela Mardarovici, CFA; since 2000

Frank J. Reda, CMT; since 2001

Janelle Woodward, CFA; since 2003

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross   Net
Advisor (A)     BAMEX       09658W816       5/27/2014     2.84   1.00
Institutional (I)     MEBIX       09658L448       9/30/2013     2.59   0.85

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  
Corporate Bonds & Notes     55.0  
International Bonds     41.5  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     3.5  
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

LOGO

See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Advisor Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Institutional Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO Alternative Strategies Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     Since
inception*
 
Advisor Class (A) NAV     4.27       3.03  
Advisor Class (A) OFFER     (0.92     1.08  
Institutional Class (I)     4.65       3.31  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-Month T-Bill Index     0.62       0.32  
HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index     5.57       1.59  
Lipper Alternative Multi-Strategy Funds Index     3.75       1.66  

 

* Benchmarks since inception reflect the inception date of the Institutional Class.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

The fiscal year began with strength across global markets as China maintained a pro-growth stance and the markets welcomed Donald Trump’s unexpected victory. U.S. stocks led developed markets higher, while rising commodity prices fueled emerging markets. Global equities rallied into 2017 as strong corporate earnings growth and improving economic data continued in the United States, Europe and Japan. Several market indexes hit new highs, fueled by expectations that Trump would deliver business-friendly policies, including tax cuts and regulatory reforms. Fixed income also traded higher despite tightening U.S. monetary policy. The fiscal year ended with increased volatility as geopolitical concerns grew as mounting tension with both North Korea and Russia caused bouts of weakness in equity markets. U.S. and German government bonds ended on a strong note as demand for safe haven assets increased.

The Fund achieved its results with an average volatility that was approximately 40% of the market as measured by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI). As such, the portfolio provided good downside protection in periods of stress while lagging in an upward moving market.

Given a relatively strong equity market during most of the year, equity hedged strategies were among the strongest contributors to portfolio performance. Our higher beta manager contributed significantly to returns while the lower beta manager provided protection in the more recent down drafts.

The relative value allocation turned in mixed results for the portfolio. Our volatility manager continued to capitalize predominantly on U.S. based returns where the relationship between implied volatility and realized remained the most attractive. The other manager in this allocation continued to struggle and was replaced at the end of February with a global long/short mandate.

The credit hedged sleeve of the portfolio enhanced performance as bank loans and long equities were strong. This manager continued to monitor the geopolitical environment and continued to look for opportunities that are more insulated from market turmoil and remain relatively defensively positioned.

Our macro allocation also managed to add value during this time period. Equity positioning was additive with long positions in U.S., China and Japan indices among the largest contributors to performance in this strategy.

Investment Adviser:

BMO Asset Management Corp.

Sub-advisers:

CTC myCFO, LLC

Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC

Cramer Rosenthan McGlynn, LLC

Graham Capital Management, L.P.

Iridian Asset Management LLC

Sound Point Capital Management, L.P.

           

Inception

date

  Expenses (%)
Share class   Ticker   Cusip     Gross   Net
Advisor (A)   BMATX   09658W683   12/16/2014   3.73   2.92
Institutional (I)   BMASX   09658W675   12/16/2014   3.48   2.67

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  
    Short     Long  
Common Stocks Sold Short or Purchased Long    

Consumer Discretionary

    (3.5     8.9  

Consumer Staples

    (1.4     2.6  

Energy

    (0.2     0.7  

Financials

    (0.7     2.9  

Healthcare

    (1.2     5.4  

Industrials

    (2.4     8.7  

Information Technology

    (1.6     5.6  

Materials

    (0.8     4.9  

Real Estate

    (1.0     0.5  

Telecommunication Services

    (0.1     0.9  

Utilities

    (0.7     1.3  
 

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks     (13.6     42.4  
Total Common Stocks Sold Short       (13.6
   

 

 

 
Total Net Sold Short and Purchased Long Common Stocks       28.8  
Other investments Purchased Long*       7.9  
Other investments Sold Short*       (6.1
Short-Term Investments       51.9  
Other Assets & Liabilities             17.5  
Total       100.0  

 

* See Schedules of Investments for additional detail on investment type.

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

 

LOGO

See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Advisor Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Institutional Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO Global Long/Short Equity Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     Since
inception*
 
Advisor Class (A) NAV     15.77       11.46  
Advisor Class (A) OFFER     10.00       8.55  
Institutional Class (I)     16.10       11.73  
Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World Index     17.75       12.01  
Lipper Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds Index     6.48       3.55  

 

* Benchmarks since inception reflect the inception date of the Institutional Class.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

The fiscal year featured two distinct market environments. Immediately following the unanticipated outcome of the U.S. election, expectations of fiscal spending, deregulation, and tax cuts for individuals and corporations inspired a new sense of optimism among investors. That renewed outlook for future economic growth and inflation led to an increase in U.S. 10 year treasury yields, the repricing of expensive “bond proxy” stocks, and outperformance of more attractively valued pro-cyclical stocks. Since the end of 2016, however, the market experienced a partial reversal of post-election themes; with growth becoming scarce in the market, investors preferred stocks with higher growth rates over company valuations. Contrary to expectations heading into 2017, international stocks in both developed and emerging markets outpaced U.S. stocks as corporate earnings and economic growth have stabilized in international markets.

Within the global investment universe, our emphasis on stock valuations detracted from returns in what was predominantly a growth-oriented market. However, the portfolio continues to display the intended risk characteristics, with volatility and drawdowns at a fraction of those of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Index (ACWI).

The Fund’s sector and country allocations had a modest impact on performance, as relative returns were mostly driven by stock selection. An underweight position in Information Technology detracted from performance, while a net short position in Energy contributed positively. In terms of country weights, a net short position in the United Kingdom added to performance while an underweight position in China detracted.

As we look ahead, continued corporate earnings growth should lead to positive stock market returns. Any tax reform and infrastructure spending could further support economic growth, although with more uncertainty around these drivers. However, markets could react negatively with a slowdown in corporate earnings, or fiscal or monetary policy falls short of expectations. We also recognize the seeming disconnect between the equity and bond market that we continue to monitor. Accordingly, we have positioned your portfolio to participate in up markets while managing downside risks.

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

Jay Kaufman, CFA; since 2006

Ernesto Ramos, Ph.D.; since 1988

David Rosenblatt, CFA; since 2006

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross     Net  
Advisor (A)     BGAQX       09658W626       9/17/2015       9.50       2.40  
Institutional (I)     BGIQX       09658W618       9/17/2015       9.25       2.15  

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  
    Short     Long  
Common Stocks Sold Short or Purchased Long    

Consumer Discretionary

    (5.1     9.9  

Consumer Staples

    (1.6     9.4  

Energy

    (0.2      

Financials

    (2.8     11.7  

Healthcare

    (1.6     19.9  

Industrials

    (8.0     18.3  

Information Technology

    (7.5     11.2  

Materials

    (3.3     5.1  

Real Estate

    (4.9     5.4  

Telecommunication Services

    (0.6     2.2  

Utilities

          5.7  
 

 

 

 
Total Common Stocks     (35.6     98.8  
Total Common Stocks Sold Short       (35.6
   

 

 

 
Total Net Sold Short and Purchased Long Common Stocks       63.2  
Short-Term Investments       40.1  
Other Assets & Liabilities             (3.3
Total       100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

LOGO

See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Advisor Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Institutional Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     5-year     Since
inception*
 
Advisor Class (A) NAV     0.80             0.51  
Advisor Class (A) OFFER     (1.26           (0.12
Institutional Class (I)     1.15       0.83       1.19  
Blended Index (50% Bloomberg Barclays 1 Year Municipal Bond Index and 50% iMoneyNet, Inc. Money Market Fund Tax-Free National Retail Index)     0.66       0.43       0.52  
Lipper Short Municipal Debt Funds Index     0.77       0.78       1.18  

 

* Benchmarks since inception reflect the inception date of the Institutional Class.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

Looking back over the past year, interest rates increased dramatically following the election of President Trump—the “reflation” trade—before rallying back towards pre-election levels. Fixed income yields moved higher with forecasted increases in Gross Domestic Product and inflation due to aggressive fiscal policies proposed by the new Trump Administration. Ultimately, this put some pressure on the Federal Reserve (the Fed) to move interest rates higher. However, hurdles to enacting looser fiscal policy, as well as choppy economic data and lower inflation, limited the Fed’s actions over the past year. As of August 31, only four interest rate hikes have been made by the Fed in the current tightening cycle. Since December 2015, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has increased the Fed Funds target rate by 100 basis points from 0.25% to the current 1.25%. The probability for a widely anticipated rate hike in the fourth quarter of 2017 has fallen as inflation has drifted lower over the year and global political tensions have risen.

Municipal yields increased across the curve for the year. The long end experienced the largest increase with the thirty-year yield higher by about 60 basis points from August 2016. On the short end of the curve, one- and five-year yields increased by 25 basis points, and the ten-year yield increased by 45 basis points. Despite higher yields, returns were positive for all spots along the municipal yield curve, albeit with a wide range of outcomes. According to the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index, the long bond index returned 0.42%, the ten-year bond index returned 1.06% the five-year bond index returned 1.44%, and the one year bond index returned 1.04%.

The Fund outperformed its blended benchmark and peer group over the period. Performance was helped by an overweight of lower quality bonds as spreads tightened with investors stretching for yield in the low interest rate environment. Additionally, the Fund had an overweight of municipal floating rate notes which performed well in the rising interest rate environment. The Fund’s performance was hindered by its selection of bonds within the lower quality rating sectors.

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

Thomas Byron; since 1981

Brian Sipich, CFA; since 1998

Robert Wimmel; since 1992

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross     Net  
Advisor (A)     BAUSX       09658W790       5/27/2014       0.64       0.55  
Institutional (I)     MUISX       09658L539       9/30/2009       0.39       0.30  

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Municipal Issuance/Industry Type

 
Issuance/Industry   Fund (%)  
General Obligation — 14.1%  

School District

    5.4  

State or Local

    8.7  
Revenue Bonds — 89.2%  

Appropriation

    16.8  

Education

    6.4  

General Revenue

    1.2  

Healthcare

    23.2  

Housing

    7.8  

Industrial Revenue

    8.1  

Power

    2.9  

Special Tax

    3.4  

Tobacco

    0.8  

Transportation

    9.4  

Water & Sewer

    9.2  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     (3.3
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

LOGO

See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Advisor Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Institutional Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO Short Tax-Free Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     Since
inception*
 
Advisor Class (A) NAV     1.08       1.42  
Advisor Class (A) OFFER     (0.95     0.78  
Institutional Class (I)     1.14       1.87  
Bloomberg Barclays Short (1-5 Year) Municipal Index     1.13       1.29  
Lipper Short Municipal Debt Funds Index     0.77       0.74  

 

* Benchmarks since inception reflect the inception date of the Institutional Class.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

Looking back over the past year, interest rates increased dramatically following the election of President Trump—the “reflation” trade—before rallying back towards pre-election levels. Fixed income yields moved higher with forecasted increases in Gross Domestic Product and inflation due to aggressive fiscal policies proposed by the new Trump Administration. Ultimately, this put some pressure on the Federal Reserve (the Fed) to move interest rates higher. However, hurdles to enacting looser fiscal policy, as well as choppy economic data and lower inflation, limited the Fed’s actions over the past year. As of August 31, only four interest rate hikes have been made by the Fed in the current tightening cycle. Since December 2015, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has increased the Fed Funds target rate by 100 basis points from 0.25% to the current 1.25%. The probability for a widely anticipated rate hike in the fourth quarter of 2017 has fallen as inflation has drifted lower over the year and global political tensions have risen.

Municipal yields increased across the curve for the year. The long end experienced the largest increase with the thirty-year yield higher by about 60 basis points from August 2016. On the short end of the curve, one- and five-year yields increased by 25 basis points, and the ten-year yield increased by 45 basis points. Despite higher yields, returns were positive for all spots along the municipal yield curve, albeit with a wide range of outcomes. According to the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index, the long bond index returned 0.42%, the ten-year bond index returned 1.06% the five-year bond index returned 1.44%, and the one year bond index returned 1.04%.

The Fund performed in line with the benchmark and outperformed the peer group over the period. Performance was helped by an overweight of lower quality bonds as spreads tightened with investors stretching for yield in the low interest rate environment. The Fund’s barbell structure also was additive as the yield curve rose. The Fund’s performance was hindered by its selection of bonds within the lower quality rating sectors.

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

Thomas Byron; since 1981

Brian Sipich, CFA; since 1998

Robert Wimmel; since 1992

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross     Net  
Advisor (A)     BASFX       09658W782       5/27/2014       0.78       0.56  
Institutional (I)     MTFIX       09658L646       11/29/2012       0.53       0.41  

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Municipal Issuance/Industry Type

 
Issuance/Industry   Fund (%)  
General Obligation — 19.0%  

School District

    7.2  

State or Local

    11.8  
Revenue Bonds — 76.3%  

Appropriation

    14.2  

Education

    12.3  

General Revenue

    1.5  

Healthcare

    22.3  

Housing

    3.4  

Industrial Revenue

    3.2  

Power

    2.9  

Special Tax

    2.3  

Student Loan

    0.3  

Tobacco

    2.0  

Transportation

    7.8  

Water & Sewer

    4.1  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     4.7  
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

LOGO

See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Advisor Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Institutional Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO Short-Term Income Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     5-year     10-year     Since
inception
 
Advisor Class (A) NAV     1.46                   1.18  
Advisor Class (A) OFFER     (0.55                 0.57  
Institutional Class (I)     1.60       1.43       2.93        
Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year U.S. Government/Corporate Index     0.88       0.98       2.18        
Lipper Short Investment-Grade Debt Funds Index     1.60       1.36       2.30        

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and the surprise election of Donald Trump were significant factors in the bond market’s significant volatility over the past year. While three interest rate increases by the FOMC since December 2016 spurred yields dramatically higher, the Presidential election ignited market participants’ hopes for deregulation and tax reform. These beliefs reinforced a “risk-on” mentality in the marketplace, which drove sales of Treasury bonds and increased the buying of credit bonds. While interest rates climbed all across the yield curve, the most dramatic increases were seen in maturities of 1 year and shorter.

An overweight in percentage and duration exposure to the Corporate, Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) and Commercial Mortgage Securities (CMS) sectors, as compared to the benchmark index, benefited performance, as they were the top performers for the year. Conversely, exposure to longer-dated U.S. Government securities detracted from performance, as interest rates rose dramatically all across the yield curve. A barbell term structure was beneficial as the yield curve flattened in maturities greater than one year. Thanks in large part to the anticipation of regulatory and tax reform, the security selection of financial versus industrial corporate issues also proved to be additive to performance.

After a rebound in growth for the second quarter of 2017, economists anticipate that the economy will finish the year at 2% to 2.5% Gross Domestic Product. The U.S. Federal Reserve continues to be concerned with inflation persisting well below its targeted level of 2%; however, the employment data remains strong and has shown resilience in the face of economic uncertainty. As of August 31, 2017 the futures market reflected only a 33% chance of a policy tightening occurring by the end of 2017.

The trends of rising rates out to five years and a flatter yield curve beyond six months are likely to remain in place. As the fiscal year drew to a close, and as efforts to swiftly implement agenda items have reached an impasse, Congress and the new administration will remain significant wildcards in the marketplace. A few items of focus in the near-term include raising the debt ceiling, passing a budget and any potential tax or regulatory reform. Exogenous items that affect market confidence, like weather-related emergencies and/or increasing tension in Asia will also bear watching.

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

Peter J. Arts; since 1992

Boyd R. Eager; since 1997

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross     Net  
Advisor (A)     BTMAX       09658W774       5/27/2014       0.72       0.62  
Institutional (I)     MSIFX       09658L570       5/31/2007       0.47       0.37  

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  
Asset-Backed Securities     21.6  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations     3.0  
Commercial Mortgage Securities     7.0  
Corporate Bonds & Notes     41.7  
Mutual Funds     1.9  
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations     15.9  
U.S. Government Agency—Mortgage Securities     0.5  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     8.4  
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

LOGO

See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Advisor Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Institutional Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     5-year     10-year     Since
inception
 
Investor Class (Y)     0.78       2.79       4.75        
Advisor Class (A) NAV     0.79                   3.10  
Advisor Class (A) OFFER     (2.73                 2.00  
Institutional Class (I)     1.11       3.04             4.44  
Bloomberg Barclays 1-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index     1.07       2.73       4.32        
Lipper Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Index     0.63       2.48       3.87        

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

Looking back over the past year, interest rates increased dramatically following the election of President Trump—the “reflation” trade—before rallying back towards pre-election levels. Fixed income yields moved higher with forecasted increases in Gross Domestic Product and inflation due to aggressive fiscal policies proposed by the new Trump Administration. Ultimately, this put some pressure on the Federal Reserve (the Fed) to move interest rates higher. However, hurdles to enacting looser fiscal policy, as well as choppy economic data and lower inflation, limited the Fed’s actions over the past year. As of August 31, only four interest rate hikes have been made by the Fed in the current tightening cycle. Since December 2015, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has increased the Fed Funds target rate by 100 basis points from 0.25% to the current 1.25%. The probability for a widely anticipated rate hike in the fourth quarter of 2017 has fallen as inflation has drifted lower over the year and global political tensions have risen.

Municipal yields increased across the curve for the year. The long end experienced the largest increase with the thirty-year yield higher by about 60 basis points from August 2016. On the short end of the curve, one- and five-year yields increased by 25 basis points, and the ten-year yield increased by 45 basis points. Despite higher yields, returns were positive for all spots along the municipal yield curve, albeit with a wide range of outcomes. According to the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index, the long bond index returned 0.42%, the ten-year bond index returned 1.06% the five-year bond index returned 1.44%, and the one year bond index returned 1.04%.

The Fund outperformed its benchmark and peer group over the period. Performance was helped by an overweight of lower quality bonds as spreads tightened with investors stretching for yield in the low interest rate environment. The Fund’s barbell structure also was additive as the yield curve rose. The Fund’s performance was hindered by the selection of bonds in the 15 year portion of the yield curve.

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

Thomas Byron; since 1981

Brian Sipich, CFA; since 1998

Robert Wimmel; since 1992

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross     Net  
Investor (Y)     MITFX       09658L760       2/1/1994       0.58       0.56  
Advisor (A)     BITAX       09658W766       5/27/2014       0.58       0.56  
Institutional (I)     MIITX       09658L778       12/27/2010       0.33       0.33  

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Municipal Issuance/Industry Type

 
Issuance/Industry   Fund (%)  
General Obligation — 23.0%  

School District

    13.2  

State or Local

    9.8  
Revenue Bonds — 75.5%  

Appropriation

    18.7  

Education

    8.1  

General Revenue

    0.9  

Healthcare

    18.4  

Housing

    4.0  

Industrial Revenue

    0.7  

Power

    2.7  

Special Tax

    1.3  

Student Loan

    0.7  

Tobacco

    0.7  

Transportation

    11.4  

Water & Sewer

    7.9  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     1.5  
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

LOGO

See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Investor Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Institutional Class and Advisor Class shares will vary from the performance of the Investor Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Investor Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO Strategic Income Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     5-year     10-year     Since
inception
 
Investor Class (Y)     3.32       2.34       4.31        
Advisor Class (A) NAV     3.32                   3.27  
Advisor Class (A) OFFER     (0.28                 2.15  
Institutional Class (I)     3.58       2.59       4.56        
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index*     0.49       2.19       4.40        
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Mortgage Backed Securities Index     0.80       2.05       4.24        
Lipper Multi-Sector Income Funds Index     5.51       3.87       5.61        

 

* The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is replacing the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Mortgage Backed Securities Index as the Fund’s benchmark. The Fund has changed the broad-based securities market index to which it compares its performance. The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Mortgage Back Securities Index will be excluded from this comparison in the future.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

Since the end of May, the Fund has performed approximately in-line with its new benchmark, benefitting from the strength of security selection and the performance of non-government securities, but interest rate and yield curve impacts offset these contributions. In this timeframe, security selection within Mining and Chemicals was particularly additive, while selection within Energy names detracted from performance.

The Fund outperformed the new benchmark, but underperformed the new peer group for the full fiscal period. Relative to the benchmark, the Fund was overweight non-agency mortgages, which performed well and contributed meaningful income to the portfolio. The Fund’s outperformance was significantly benefited by a litigation settlement from a crisis-era investment received during the first quarter. Relative to the new peer group, the Fund had a significant overweight to agency mortgages in a period when agency mortgages underperformed higher yielding securities typically held in multi-sector fixed income portfolios, such as emerging market debt, credit and high yield corporates.

Looking forward, when the Federal Reserve begins its long awaited balance sheet reduction plan, the deliberate and methodical approach should ease the direct impact to Treasuries and broader fixed income, though implementation should be monitored closely. U.S. fixed income has benefited from significant international flows, a continuing support given yield differentials. Those factors notwithstanding, Treasury markets have priced in moderating economic data to a greater degree than other asset classes and sectors. Whether credit, priced near historical median levels, or Treasuries are better reflective of near term economic outcomes will help define the coming quarters for fixed income investors. As markets respond to U.S. fiscal policy and global monetary policy shifts, we see opportunities and risks across the spectrum of fixed income sectors and expect sub-sector and security selection opportunities to be important drivers of returns for the upcoming period.

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

Scott M. Kimball, CFA; since 2004

Daniela Mardarovici, CFA; since 2000

Frank J. Reda, CMT; since 2001

Janelle Woodward, CFA; since 2003

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross     Net  
Investor (Y)     MRGIX       09658L810       12/13/1992       0.86       0.80  
Advisor (A)     BMTAX       09658W758       5/27/2014       0.86       0.80  
Institutional (I)     MGIIX       09658L828       5/31/2007       0.61       0.55  

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  
Asset-Backed Securities     0.2  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations     10.6  
Commercial Mortgage Securities     6.0  
Corporate Bonds & Notes     66.0  
U.S. Government Agency—Mortgage Securities     15.6  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     1.6  
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

LOGO

See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Investor Class and Advisor Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Institutional Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO TCH Corporate Income Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     5-year     Since
inception*
 
Investor Class (Y)     3.86       4.64       8.22  
Advisor Class (A) NAV     3.86             4.27  
Advisor Class (A) OFFER     0.21             3.14  
Institutional Class (I)     4.07       4.79       8.40  
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Credit Index     1.90       3.39       6.61  
Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated Index     3.35       4.45       10.50  

 

* Benchmarks since inception reflect the inception date of the Institutional Class.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

The Fund outperformed its benchmark and peer group in a period when rates rose significantly and economic expectations improved.

Interest rates on the 10 year U.S. Treasury rose from 1.58% on August 31, 2016 to 2.12% on August 31, 2017, resulting in a -0.95% return for Treasuries. The Fund had tactically reduced portfolio duration in 2016 and that positioning contributed to strong relative performance against the benchmark as yields rose sharply in the later part of 2016. Floating rate notes, also part of the yield curve positioning, benefited the portfolio as the Federal Reserve hiked rates three times (December, March, June) during the period.

Individual security selection within corporate credit was the largest driver of positive performance. In particular, names within Information Technology, Healthcare, and Metals & Mining, contributed to returns while other sectors such as Retail mildly detracted from returns.

Sector and quality selection was positive. The portfolio was overweight credit, which outperformed duration-matched Treasuries by 309 basis points as spreads tightened. Within credit, the Fund was overweight lower quality investment grade securities which outperformed higher quality securities with BBB bonds outperforming AAA equivalents by over 360 basis points of excess return. The portfolio was overweight corporate credit, which outperformed non-corporate credit by 150 basis points, adding to relative performance.

Looking forward, duration positioning has been brought closer to benchmark given the adjustment in rates and the Fund is positioning for continued flattening of the yield curve as the rate hike cycle proceeds. The Fund remains modestly constructive credit relative to government securities in light of fundamental underpinnings as the corporate backdrop remains benign, but this view is balanced against tightening credit spreads. To date, earnings and strong demand continue to be supportive of spread levels. We expect security selection and idiosyncratic opportunities to remain key drivers in the coming quarters as uncertainty regarding U.S. policy implementation (Healthcare, Financials) and Merger & Acquisition activity continue to create opportunities, while other sectors undergo secular changes (Retail, Telecommunications).

Investment Adviser:

BMO Asset Management Corp.

Sub-adviser:

Taplin, Canida & Habacht, LLC

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

Scott M. Kimball, CFA; since 2004

Daniela Mardarovici, CFA; since 2000

Frank J. Reda, CMT; since 2001

Janelle Woodward, CFA; since 2003

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross     Net  
Investor (Y)     MCIYX       09658L851       12/22/2008       0.73       0.60  
Advisor (A)     BATIX       09658W733       5/27/2014       0.73       0.60  
Institutional (I)     MCIIX       09658L869       12/22/2008       0.48       0.48  

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  
Corporate Bonds & Notes     93.7  
Municipals     0.2  
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations     3.3  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     2.8  
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

LOGO

See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Investor Class and Advisor Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Institutional Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     5-year     Since
inception*
 
Investor Class (Y)     1.91       3.22       6.00  
Advisor Class (A) NAV     1.91             2.96  
Advisor Class (A) OFFER     (1.65           1.84  
Institutional Class (I)     2.08       3.46       6.25  
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index     0.49       2.19       4.04  
Lipper Core Plus Bond Funds Index     1.16       2.58       6.03  

 

* Benchmarks since inception reflect the inception date of the Institutional Class.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

The Fund outperformed its benchmark meaningfully, but modestly underperformed the peer group in a period when rates rose significantly and economic expectations improved.

Interest rates on the 10 year U.S. Treasury rose from 1.58% on August 31, 2016 to 2.12% on August 31, 2017, resulting in a -0.95% return for Treasuries. The Fund had tactically reduced portfolio duration in 2016 and that positioning contributed to strong relative performance against the benchmark as yields rose sharply in the later part of 2016. Floating rate notes, also part of the yield curve positioning, benefited the portfolio as the Federal Reserve hiked rates three times (December, March, June) during the period.

Sector and quality selection was positive. The portfolio was overweight credit, which outperformed duration-matched Treasuries by 309 basis points as spreads tightened. Within credit, the Fund was overweight lower quality investment grade securities which outperformed higher quality securities with BBB bonds outperforming AAA equivalents by over 360 basis points of excess return. The portfolio was overweight corporate credit, which outperformed non-corporate credit by 150 basis points, adding to relative performance. However, the overweight to mortgage backed securities (MBS) detracted from relative returns as that sector underperformed in the period and mortgage duration extended with the increase in Treasury yields.

Individual security selection within corporate credit contributed to performance, in particular names within Information Technology and Metals & Mining, while other sectors such as Retail mildly detracted from returns.

Looking forward, duration positioning has been brought closer to benchmark given the adjustment in rates and the Fund is positioning for continued flattening of the yield curve as the rate hike cycle proceeds. The Fund remains modestly constructive credit relative to government securities in light of fundamental underpinnings as the corporate backdrop remains benign, but this view is balanced against tightening credit spreads. To date, earnings and strong demand continue to be supportive of spread levels. We expect security selection and idiosyncratic opportunities to remain key drivers in the coming quarters as uncertainty regarding U.S. policy implementation (Healthcare, Financials) and Merger & Acquisition activity continue to create opportunities, while other sectors undergo secular changes (Retail, Telecommunications).

Investment Adviser:

BMO Asset Management Corp.

Sub-adviser:

Taplin, Canida & Habacht, LLC

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

Scott M. Kimball, CFA; since 2004

Daniela Mardarovici, CFA; since 2000

Frank J. Reda, CMT; since 2001

Janelle Woodward, CFA; since 2003

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross     Net  
Investor (Y)     MCYBX       09658L877       12/22/2008       0.60       0.60  
Advisor (A)     BATCX       09658W725       5/27/2014       0.60       0.60  
Institutional (I)     MCBIX       09658L885       12/22/2008       0.35       0.35  

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  
Corporate Bonds & Notes     46.0  
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations     12.7  
U.S. Government Agency—Mortgage Securities     36.2  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     5.1  
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

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See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Investor Class and Advisor Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Institutional Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO High Yield Bond Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    1-year     5-year     Since
inception*
 
Advisor Class (A) NAV     6.37             3.13  
Advisor Class (A) OFFER     2.70             2.01  
Institutional Class (I)     6.53       4.86       5.52  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield, Master II Constrained Index     8.78       6.50       7.58  
Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield, BB-B Rated, Constrained Index     7.58       6.26       7.25  
Lipper High Yield Bond Funds Index     8.67       5.88       7.00  

 

* Benchmarks since inception reflect the inception date of the Institutional Class.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

Commentary

For the full fiscal year, lower quality high yield outperformed with CCC rated bonds producing more than double the return of B rate securities—over 14% vs. approximately 7%. This difference in returns by quality segment led the Fund to underperform given its higher quality bias. Of note, during the first six months of the fiscal year, when the Fund had more of a high quality bias, CCC rated bonds returned approximately 12% versus 3% for BB rated. However, in the second half of the fiscal year, as the benchmark changed and the Fund incorporated lower quality assets, BB rated securities outperformed CCC rated by over 1%. Since the end of March, high yield spreads have remained unchanged with rates moving modestly lower impacting overall yields.

For the second quarter of calendar year 2017, security selection within certain Energy sub-sectors, Consumer Products and niche Retail sectors detracted from performance. Companies within the Telecommunication sector were the largest positive contributors, offsetting some of the impact from Energy. Cable sector performance was due to fundamental strength and idiosyncratic company factors.

Since the end of the second quarter of calendar year 2017, security selection within the Mining and Transportation sectors were positive contributors while Telecommunications and Consumer, Non-Cyclical were the largest detractors.

We continue to expect returns for full year 2017 to be approximately 5-7%, driven primarily by interest income and continued spread compression, partially offset by rising rates. High yield continues to be an attractive asset class for investors due to its diversification benefits and short duration, which should benefit from reinvestment activity when rates increase.

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

Ronald J. Salinas, CFA; since 2000

Eduardo J. Simpson, CFA; since 1999

Janelle Woodward, CFA; since 2003

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross     Net  
Advisor (A)     BMHAX       09658W717       5/27/2014       1.22       0.91  
Institutional (I)     MHBNX       09658L406       12/29/2011       0.97       0.66  

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  
Corporate Bonds & Notes     96.0  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     4.0  
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

LOGO

See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Institutional Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Advisor Class shares will vary from the performance of the Institutional Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Institutional Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO Government Money Market Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    7-day
current
yield
    1-year     5-year     10-year  
Investor Class (Y)     0.62       0.24       0.06       0.40  
Premier Class     0.87       0.45       0.12       0.49  
iMoneyNet, Inc. Government Money Market Index       0.03       0.02       0.29  
Lipper U.S. Government Money Market Funds Index       0.18       0.05       0.35  

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

An investment in the Fund is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

Commentary

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and the surprise election of Donald Trump were significant factors in the bond market’s significant volatility over the past year. While three interest rate increases, by the FOMC, since December 2016, spurred yields dramatically higher, the Presidential election ignited market participants’ hopes for deregulation and tax reform. These beliefs reinforced a “risk-on” mentality in the marketplace, which drove sales of Treasury bonds and increased the buying of credit bonds. While interest rates climbed all across the yield curve, the most dramatic increases were seen in maturities of one year and shorter.

Due to a rising interest rate environment, the Fund’s low Weighted Average Maturity and increased allocation to floating rate securities were strong contributors to performance during the fiscal year. Following the Money Market Reform implemented last October, strong demand for short-dated Government instruments has continued unabated, and as a result, short government yields remain under pressure. Nearly one year later, assets have still not begun shifting back to the Prime Funds as expected, as clients continue to rely on Government Funds for liquidity and many investors are content to keep the status quo amid uncertainty regarding fiscal policy and regulatory reform.

Thanks to the December 2016, March and June 2017 interest rate increases, yields climbed dramatically during the fiscal year, most noticeably on maturities of one year and less. Floating rate instruments remain attractive as the FOMC projects a further reduction in policy accommodation in the remainder of 2017 and 2018.

The trends of rising rates out to five years and a flatter yield curve beyond six months are likely to remain in place. As the fiscal year drew to a close, and as efforts to swiftly implement agenda items have reached an impasse, Congress and the Trump administration will remain significant wildcards in the marketplace. A few items of focus in the near-term include raising the debt ceiling, passing a budget and any potential tax or regulatory reform. Exogenous items that affect market confidence, like weather-related emergencies and/or increasing tension in Asia also will bear watching.

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

Peter J. Arts; since 1992

Boyd R. Eager; since 1997

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross     Net  
Investor (Y)     MGYXX       09658L786       5/17/2004       0.54       0.46  
Premier     MGNXX       09658L794       5/28/2004       0.29       0.21  

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  
Mutual Funds     5.5  
Repurchase Agreements     19.7  
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations     86.2  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     (11.4
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

LOGO

See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Premier Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Investor Class shares will vary from the performance of the Premier Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Premier Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO Tax-Free Money Market Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    7-day
current
yield
    1-year     5-year     10-year  
Investor Class (Y)     0.42       0.37       0.10       0.49  
Premier Class     0.67       0.62       0.19       0.66  
iMoneyNet, Inc. Fund Report/Tax-Free National Retail Index       0.28       0.07       0.34  
Lipper Tax-Exempt Money Market Funds Index       0.39       0.10       0.35  

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

An investment in the Fund is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

Commentary

Looking back over the past year, interest rates increased dramatically following the election of President Trump—the “reflation” trade—before rallying back towards pre-election levels. Fixed income yields moved higher with forecasted increases in Gross Domestic Product and inflation due to aggressive fiscal policies proposed by the new Trump Administration. Ultimately, this put some pressure on the Federal Reserve (the Fed) to move interest rates higher. However, hurdles to enacting looser fiscal policy, as well as choppy economic data and lower inflation, limited the Fed’s actions over the past year. As of August 31 only four interest rate hikes have been made by the Fed in the current tightening cycle. Since December 2015, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has increased the Fed Funds target rate by 100 basis points from 0.25% to the current 1.25%. The probability for a widely anticipated rate hike in the fourth quarter of 2017 has fallen as inflation has drifted lower over the year and global political tensions have risen.

Municipal yields increased across the curve for the year. The long end experienced the largest increase with the thirty-year yield higher by about 60 basis points from August 2016. On the short end of the curve, one- and five-year yields increased by 25 basis points, and the ten-year yield increased by 45 basis points. Despite higher yields, returns were positive for all spots along the municipal yield curve, albeit with a wide range of outcomes. According to the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index, the long bond index returned 0.42%, the ten-year bond index returned 1.06% the five-year bond index returned 1.44%, and the one year bond index returned 1.04%.

The Fund outperformed its benchmark and peer group over the period. Duration for the Fund has stayed short with the Weighted Average Maturity fluctuating between 13 and 30 days. The Fund has a large allocation to variable rate demand bonds with daily or weekly liquidity and management made purchases in fixed rate bonds when the Fund was adequately compensated. Use of commercial paper has allowed the Fund to pick up some fixed interest rate exposure in the one to three month space as a way to diversify interest rate exposure while allowing flexibility for additional rate increases by the Fed.

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

Peter J. Arts; since 1992

Thomas Byron; since 1981

Boyd R. Eager; since 1997

Brian Sipich, CFA; since 1998

Robert Wimmel; since 1992

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross     Net  
Investor (Y)     MTFXX       09658L547       9/22/2004       0.54       0.46  
Premier     MFIXX       09658L554       6/29/2005       0.29       0.21  

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Municipal Issuance/Industry Type

 
Issuance/Industry   Fund (%)  
General Obligation — 15.9%  

State or Local

    15.9  
Revenue Bonds — 85.5%  

Appropriation

    8.3  

Education

    8.8  

General Revenue

    2.5  

Healthcare

    16.3  

Housing

    8.7  

Industrial Revenue

    7.4  

Special Tax

    13.5  

Transportation

    8.6  

Water & Sewer

    11.4  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     (1.4
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

LOGO

See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Premier Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Investor Class shares will vary from the performance of the Premier Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Premier Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO Prime Money Market Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    7-day
current
yield
    1-year     5-year     10-year  
Investor Class (Y)     0.81       0.42       0.10       0.53  
Premier Class     1.06       0.67       0.20       0.69  
iMoneyNet, Inc. Money Fund Report Averages       0.14       0.05       0.40  
Lipper Money Market Instrument Funds Index       0.44       0.11       0.47  

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

An investment in the Fund is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

Commentary

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and the surprise election of Donald Trump were significant factors in the bond market’s significant volatility over the past year. While three interest rate increases, by the FOMC, since December 2016, spurred yields dramatically higher, the Presidential election ignited market participants’ hopes for deregulation and tax reform. These beliefs reinforced a “risk-on” mentality in the marketplace, which drove sales of Treasury bonds and increased the buying of credit bonds. While interest rates climbed all across the yield curve, the most dramatic increases were seen in maturities of one year and shorter.

Due to a rising interest rate environment, the Fund’s low Weighted Average Maturity and increased allocation to floating rate securities were strong contributors to performance during the fiscal year. Higher yields on commercial paper, particularly in financial and asset-backed names, also helped performance. Following the Money Market Reform implemented last October, strong demand for short-dated Government instruments has continued unabated, and as a result, short government yields remain under pressure. Nearly one year later, assets have still not begun shifting back to the Prime Funds as expected, as clients continue to rely on Government Funds for liquidity, and many investors are content to keep the status quo amid uncertainty regarding fiscal policy and regulatory reform.

Thanks to the December 2016, March and June 2017 interest rate increases, yields climbed dramatically during the fiscal year, most noticeably on maturities of one year and less. Floating rate instruments remain attractive as the FOMC projects a further reduction in policy accommodation in the remainder of 2017 and 2018.

The trends of rising rates out to five years and a flatter yield curve beyond six months are likely to remain in place. As the fiscal year drew to a close, and as efforts to swiftly implement agenda items have reached an impasse, Congress and the Trump administration will remain significant wildcards in the marketplace. A few items of focus in the near-term include raising the debt ceiling, passing a budget and any potential tax or regulatory reform. Exogenous items that affect market confidence, like weather-related emergencies and/or increasing tension in Asia also will bear watching.

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

Peter J. Arts; since 1992

Boyd R. Eager; since 1997

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross     Net  
Investor (Y)     MARXX       09658L679       11/23/1992       0.46       0.46  
Premier     MAIXX       09658L687       4/3/2000       0.21       0.21  

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  
Certificates of Deposit     25.7  
Commercial Paper     57.4  
Municipals     4.3  
Mutual Funds     7.0  
Repurchase Agreements     5.6  
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

LOGO

See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Premier Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Investor Class shares will vary from the performance of the Premier Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Premier Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Annual Report   BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

 

Average annual total returns (%)

 
    7-day
current
yield
    1-year     Since
inception*
 
Investor Class (Y)     0.83       0.50       0.43  
Premier Class     1.08       0.75       0.68  
iMoneyNet, Inc. Money Fund Report Averages       0.14       0.14  
Lipper Institutional Money Market Funds Index       0.86       0.69  

 

* Benchmarks since inception reflect the inception date of the Premier Class.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

An investment in the Fund is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

Commentary

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and the surprise election of Donald Trump were significant factors in the bond market’s significant volatility over the past year. While three interest rate increases by the FOMC, since December 2016, spurred yields dramatically higher, the Presidential election ignited market participants’ hopes for deregulation and tax reform. These beliefs reinforced a “risk-on” mentality in the marketplace, which drove sales of Treasury bonds and increased the buying of credit bonds. While interest rates climbed all across the yield curve, the most dramatic increases were seen in maturities of one year and shorter.

Due to a rising interest rate environment, the Fund’s low Weighted Average Maturity and increased allocation to floating rate securities were strong contributors to performance during the fiscal year. Higher yields on commercial paper, particularly in financial and asset-backed names, also helped performance. The Fund had substantial liquidity and considerably short-weighted average maturity relative to its peers, which weighed on performance relative to the Index. Following the Money Market Reform implemented last October, strong demand for short-dated Government instruments has continued unabated, and as a result, short government yields remain under pressure. Nearly one year later, assets have still not begun shifting back to the Prime Funds as expected, as clients continue to rely on Government Funds for liquidity, and many investors are content to keep the status quo amid uncertainty regarding fiscal policy and regulatory reform.

Thanks to the December 2016, March and June 2017 interest rate increases, yields climbed dramatically during the fiscal year, most noticeably on maturities of one year and less. Floating rate instruments remain attractive as the FOMC projects a further reduction in policy accommodation in the remainder of 2017 and 2018.

The trends of rising rates out to five years and a flatter yield curve beyond six months are likely to remain in place. As the fiscal year drew to a close, and as efforts to swiftly implement agenda items have reached an impasse, Congress and the Trump administration will remain significant wildcards in the marketplace. A few items of focus in the near-term include raising the debt ceiling, passing a budget and any potential tax or regulatory reform. Exogenous items that affect market confidence, like weather-related emergencies and/or increasing tension in Asia also will bear watching.

Fund Managers; Investment Experience

Peter J. Arts; since 1992

Boyd R. Eager; since 1997

 

               

Inception

date

    Expenses (%)  
Share class   Ticker     Cusip       Gross     Net  
Investor (Y)     BYFXX       09658V354       6/3/2016       0.54       0.45  
Premier     BPFXX       09658L347       6/3/2016       0.29       0.20  

The net expense ratio shown reflects contractual expense limitations made by the Adviser, currently through December 31, 2017. The Adviser has committed to continue this arrangement through December 31, 2018. The Fund’s return would have been lower without these contractual expense limitations.

 

Portfolio sector allocation

 
Sector   Fund (%)  
Certificates of Deposit     17.6  
Commercial Paper     59.1  
Mutual Funds     6.0  
Repurchase Agreements     17.4  
Other Assets & Liabilities, Net     (0.1
Total     100.0  

Portfolio composition will change due to the ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment

 

LOGO

See Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary for additional information. The above graph relates to the Premier Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Investor Class shares will vary from the performance of the Premier Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Premier Class shares of the Fund from the lesser of the Fund’s inception date or August 31, 2007 to August 31, 2017.

 

 

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Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary

 

The views expressed in the commentary are as of August 31, 2017 and are those of the Funds’ investment adviser and/or portfolio manager(s). The views are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances in the market and are not intended to predict or guarantee the future performance of the Funds or any individual security, industry, market sector or the markets generally. Statements involving predictions, assessments, analyses or outlook for individual securities, industries, market sectors and/or markets involve risks and uncertainties. In addition to the general risks described for the Funds in their current Prospectuses, other factors bearing on these commentaries include the accuracy of the investment adviser’s or portfolio manager’s forecasts and predictions and the appropriateness of the investment programs designed by the investment adviser or portfolio managers to implement their strategies efficiently and effectively. Any one, or more, of these factors, as well as other risks affecting the securities markets and investment instruments generally, could cause the actual results of a Fund to differ materially as compared to benchmarks associated with that Fund. The line graphs and tables do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The gross and net expense ratios are based on expenses incurred by a Fund as disclosed in the Funds’ Prospectus dated December 29, 2016. Each Fund’s performance assumes the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. Performance returns for all benchmark comparisons assume dividends and distributions were reinvested for the entire period. All indices are unmanaged and are not available for direct investment.

 

Fund/Benchmark Comparison per Fund    Explanation
Low Volatility Equity Fund    Russell 1000® Index    The Russell 1000® Index consists of approximately 1,000 of the largest companies in the U.S. equity markets.(4)
   Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
Dividend Income Fund    Russell 1000® Value Index    The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.(4)
   Standard & Poor’s 500® Index    The S&P 500® is an unmanaged index of large-cap common stocks.
   Lipper Equity Income Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
Large-Cap Value Fund    Russell 1000® Value Index    The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.(4)
   Lipper Multi-Cap Value Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
Large-Cap Growth Fund    Russell 1000® Growth Index    The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.(4)
   Lipper Multi-Cap Growth Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
Mid-Cap Value Fund    Russell Midcap® Value Index    This index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The stocks are also members of the Russell 1000® Value Index.(4)
   Lipper Mid-Cap Value Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
Mid-Cap Growth Fund    Russell Midcap® Growth Index    This index measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks are also members of the Russell 1000® Growth Index.(4)
   Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
Small-Cap Value Fund(1)    Russell 2000® Value Index    The Russell 2000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.(4)
   Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
Small-Cap Core Fund(1)    Russell 2000® Index    The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell 2000® Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index representing approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.(4)
   Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)

 

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Explanation of the Indices and Notes in the Commentary (continued)

 

Fund/Benchmark Comparison per Fund    Explanation
Small-Cap Growth Fund(1)    Russell 2000® Growth Index    The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.(4)
   Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
Global Low Volatility Equity Fund(3)    Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World Index    The MSCI All Country World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets.(4)
   Lipper Global Multi-Cap Value Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
Disciplined International Equity Fund(3)    Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East Index    The MSCI Europe, Australasia and Far East Index is a standard unmanaged foreign securities index representing major non-U.S. stock markets, as monitored by Morgan Stanley Capital International.(4)
   Lipper International Multi-Cap Core Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
Pyrford International Stock Fund(3)    Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East Index    The MSCI Europe, Australasia and Far East Index is a standard unmanaged foreign securities index representing major non-U.S. stock markets, as monitored by Morgan Stanley Capital International.(4)
   Lipper International Multi-Cap Core Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund(3)    Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Index    The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a market capitalization weighted index comprised of over 800 companies representative of the market structure of the emerging countries in Europe, Latin America, Africa, Middle East and Asia, as monitored by Morgan Stanley Capital International.(4)
   Lipper Emerging Markets Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund(3)(6)    JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Global Diversified Index    The JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Global Diversified Index tracks total returns for traded external debt instruments (external meaning foreign currency denominated fixed income) in the emerging markets and limits the weights of those index countries with larger debt stocks by only including a specified portion of these countries eligible current face amounts of debt outstanding.(4)
   Lipper Emerging Markets Hard Currency Debt Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
Alternative Strategies Fund(3)    Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-Month T-Bill Index    Bank of America Merrill Lynch 3-Month T-Bill Index comprises a single issue purchased at the beginning of the month and held for a full month. At the end of the month that issue is sold and rolled into a newly selected issue. The issue selected at each month-end rebalancing is the outstanding Treasury Bill that matures closest to, but not beyond, three months from the rebalancing date. To qualify for selection, an issue must have settled on or before the month-end rebalancing date. While the index will often hold the Treasury Bill issued at the most recent 3-month auction, it is also possible for a seasoned 6-month Bill to be selected.(4)
   HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index    HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index is designed to be representative of the overall composition of the hedge fund universe. It comprises all eligible hedge fund strategies, including but not limited to convertible arbitrage, distressed securities, equity hedge, equity market neutral, event-driven, macro, merger arbitrage, and relative value arbitrage. The strategies are asset weighted based on the distribution of assets in the hedge fund industry.
   Lipper Alternative Multi-Strategy Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
Global Long/Short Equity Fund(3)    Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World Index    The MSCI All Country World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets.(4)
   Lipper Alternative Long/Short Equity Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund(2)(6)    Blended Index (50% Bloomberg Barclays 1 Year Municipal Bond Index and 50% iMoneyNet, Inc. Money Market Fund Tax-Free National Retail Index)    The blended index consists of 50% Bloomberg Barclays 1 Year Municipal Bond Index and 50% iMoneyNet Money Market Fund Tax-Free National Retail Index. The Bloomberg Barclays 1 Year Municipal Bond Index is the 1 year component of the Bloomberg Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index, which is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa. The iMoneyNet Money Market Fund Tax-Free National Retail Index is an average of money funds with investment objectives similar to that of the Fund.(4)
   Lipper Short Municipal Debt Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)

 

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Fund/Benchmark Comparison per Fund    Explanation
Short Tax-Free Fund(2)(6)    Bloomberg Barclays Short (1-5 Year) Municipal Index    The Bloomberg Barclays Short (1-5 Year) Municipal Index includes invetment-grade tax-exempt bonds that are issued by state and local governments and have maturities of 1 to 5 years.(4)
   Lipper Short Municipal Debt Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
Short-Term Income Fund(6)    Bank of America Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year U.S. Government/Corporate Index    This is an index tracking short-term U.S. government and corporate securities with maturities between 1 and 2.99 years. The index is produced by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith.(4)
   Lipper Short Investment-Grade Debt Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
Intermediate Tax-Free Fund(2)(6)    Bloomberg Barclays 1-15 Year Blend Municipal Bond Index    This index is the 1-15 year Blend component of the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index, which is an unmanaged index composed of long-term tax-exempt bonds with a minimum credit rating of Baa and a range of maturities between 1-17 years. To qualify for inclusion, a bond or security must have outstanding par value of at least $7 million, issued as part of a transaction of at least $75 million, fixed rate, dated-date after December 31, 1990 and must have at least one year from final maturity.(4)
   Lipper Intermediate Municipal Debt Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
Strategic Income Fund(6)    Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index    Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index that covers the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market, including government and credit securities, agency mortgage pass-through securities, asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-based securities.(4)
   Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Mortgage Backed Securities Index    This index is an unmanaged index that includes 15 and 30 year fixed-rate securities backed by mortgage pools of the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC) and the Federal National Mortgage Corporation (FNMC).(4)
   Lipper Multi-Sector Income Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
TCH Corporate Income Fund(6)    Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Credit Index    Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Credit Index represents securities that are SEC registered, taxable and U.S. dollar denominated. The index covers U.S. corporate and specified foreign debentures and secured notes that meet the specified maturity, liquidity and quality requirements.(4)
   Lipper Corporate Debt Funds BBB-Rated Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
TCH Core Plus Bond Fund(6)    Bloomberg Barclays U.S Aggregate Bond Index    Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index that covers the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market, including government and credit securities, agency mortgage pass-through securities, asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-based securities. To qualify for inclusion, a bond or security must have at least one year to final maturity, rated investment grade Baa3 or better, dollar denominated, non-convertible, fixed rate and be publicly issued.(4)
   Lipper Core Plus Bond Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
High Yield Bond Fund(3)(6)    Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Master II Constrained Index    This is an Index that tracks the performance of U.S. dollar denominated below investment grade rated corporate debt publically issued in the U.S. domestic market.(4)
   Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield, BB-B Rated, Constrained Index    This is a benchmark index for high yield corporate bonds which excludes lower-rated securities and caps exposure to any one issuer at 2% and is administrated by Merrill Lynch.(4)
   Lipper High Yield Bond Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
Government Money Market Fund    iMoneyNet, Inc. Government Money Market Index    This index is an average of money funds with investment objectives similar to that of the Fund.
   Lipper U.S. Government Money Market Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)

 

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Fund/Benchmark Comparison per Fund    Explanation
Tax-Free Money Market Fund    iMoneyNet, Inc. Fund Report/Tax-Free National Retail Index    This index is an average of money funds with investment objectives similar to that of the Fund.
   Lipper Tax-Exempt Money Market Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
Prime Money Market Fund    iMoneyNet, Inc. Money Fund Report Averages    This index is an average of money funds with investment objectives similar to that of the Fund.
   Lipper Money Market Instrument Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)
Institutional Prime Money Market Fund    iMoneyNet, Inc. Money Fund Report Averages    This index is an average of money funds with investment objectives similar to that of the Fund.
   Lipper Institutional Money Market Funds Index    Lipper indices are comprised of a certain number of eligible mutual funds designated by Lipper, Inc. as falling into the respective categories indicated.(5)

 

(1) Small-Cap stocks are less liquid and more volatile than large-cap stocks.
(2) Income generated by the Fund may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax.
(3) International investing involves special risks including currency risk, political risk, increased volatility of foreign securities, and differences in auditing and other financial standards.
(4) Performance returns do not reflect the deduction of sales charges, expenses, or other fees that the Securities and Exchange Commission requires to be reflected in a mutual fund’s performance.
(5) Performance returns do not reflect the deduction of sales charges of component funds, or taxes, but do reflect the deduction of fund expenses.
(6) Investors should be aware that in an environment of rising interest rates, they may expect to see declining bond prices.

 

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Expense Example (Unaudited)

 

For the Six Months Ended August 31, 2017

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six month period ended August 31, 2017 (3/1/17-8/31/17).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Investor     Advisor     Institutional  

Fund

  Beginning
account
value
3/1/17
    Ending
account
value
8/31/17
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio(1)
    Expenses
paid during
period
3/1/17-
8/31/17(1)
    Beginning
account
value
3/1/17
    Ending
account
value
8/31/17
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio(1)
    Expenses
paid during
period
3/1/17-
8/31/17(1)
    Beginning
account
value
3/1/17
    Ending
account
value
8/31/17
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio(1)
    Expenses
paid during
period
3/1/17-
8/31/17(1)
 

Low Volatility Equity Fund

                       
Actual           $ 1,000.00     $ 1,015.20       0.90   $ 4.57     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.10       0.65   $ 3.31  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)             1,000.00       1,020.46       0.90       4.58       1,000.00       1,021.72       0.65       3.31  

Dividend Income Fund

                       
Actual             1,000.00       1,035.60       0.90       4.62       1,000.00       1,037.00       0.65       3.34  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)             1,000.00       1,020.46       0.90       4.58       1,000.00       1,021.72       0.65       3.31  

Large-Cap Value Fund

                       
Actual             1,000.00       1,014.40       1.00       5.08       1,000.00       1,016.40       0.75       3.81  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)             1,000.00       1,019.96       1.00       5.09       1,000.00       1,021.22       0.75       3.82  

Large-Cap Growth Fund

                       
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,093.90       1.00   $ 5.27       1,000.00       1,093.90       1.00       5.25       1,000.00       1,095.20       0.75       3.95  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,019.96       1.00       5.09       1,000.00       1,019.96       1.00       5.09       1,000.00       1,021.22       0.75       3.82  

 

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    Investor     Advisor     Institutional  

Fund

  Beginning
account
value
3/1/17
    Ending
account
value
8/31/17
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio(1)
    Expenses
paid during
period
3/1/17-
8/31/17(1)
    Beginning
account
value
3/1/17
    Ending
account
value
8/31/17
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio(1)
    Expenses
paid during
period
3/1/17-
8/31/17(1)
    Beginning
account
value
3/1/17
    Ending
account
value
8/31/17
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio(1)
    Expenses
paid during
period
3/1/17-
8/31/17(1)
 

Mid-Cap Value Fund

                       
Actual           $ 1,000.00     $ 1,003.40       1.24   $ 6.26     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,004.20       0.99   $ 5.00  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)             1,000.00       1,018.75       1.24       6.31       1,000.00       1,020.01       0.99       5.04  

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

                       
Actual             1,000.00       1,064.80       1.24       6.48       1,000.00       1,066.50       0.99       5.15  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)             1,000.00       1,018.75       1.24       6.31       1,000.00       1,020.01       0.99       5.04  

Small-Cap Value Fund

                       
Actual             1,000.00       973.60       1.24       6.18       1,000.00       974.00       0.99       4.92  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)             1,000.00       1,018.75       1.24       6.31       1,000.00       1,020.01       0.99       5.04  

Small-Cap Core Fund

                       
Actual             1,000.00       1,004.60       1.15       5.80       1,000.00       1,006.10       0.90       4.56  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)             1,000.00       1,019.20       1.15       5.85       1,000.00       1,020.46       0.90       4.58  

Small-Cap Growth Fund

                       
Actual             1,000.00       1,032.60       1.24 (2)      3.19 (2)      1,000.00       1,057.30       0.99       5.16  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)             1,000.00       1,018.72       1.24 (3)      6.33 (3)      1,000.00       1,020.01       0.99       5.04  

Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

                       
Actual             1,000.00       1,060.40       1.10       5.70       1,000.00       1,061.90       0.85       4.41  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)             1,000.00       1,019.46       1.10       5.60       1,000.00       1,020.72       0.85       4.33  

Disciplined International Equity Fund

                       
Actual             1,000.00       1,124.90       1.15       6.15       1,000.00       1,126.90       0.90       4.81  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)             1,000.00       1,019.20       1.15       5.85       1,000.00       1,020.46       0.90       4.58  

Pyrford International Stock Fund

                       
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,090.30       1.19   $ 6.24       1,000.00       1,090.30       1.19       6.30       1,000.00       1,091.70       0.94       4.94  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,019.00       1.19       6.06       1,000.00       1,019.00       1.19       6.06       1,000.00       1,020.26       0.94       4.79  

LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

                       
Actual             1,000.00       1,187.90       1.40       7.75       1,000.00       1,190.00       1.15       6.32  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)             1,000.00       1,017.94       1.40       7.12       1,000.00       1,019.20       1.15       5.85  

TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

                       
Actual             1,000.00       1,045.10       1.00       5.13       1,000.00       1,046.50       0.85       4.41  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)             1,000.00       1,019.96       1.00       5.09       1,000.00       1,020.72       0.85       4.33  

Alternative Strategies Fund

                       
Actual             1,000.00       1,018.00       2.97       15.12       1,000.00       1,020.80       2.72       13.87  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)             1,000.00       1,010.03       2.97       15.05       1,000.00       1,011.29       2.72       13.79  

Global Long/Short Equity Fund

                       
Actual             1,000.00       1,034.70       2.49       12.76       1,000.00       1,036.40       2.24       11.49  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)             1,000.00       1,012.45       2.49       12.63       1,000.00       1,013.71       2.24       11.37  

Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

                       
Actual             1,000.00       1,004.70       0.55       2.78       1,000.00       1,006.00       0.30       1.52  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)             1,000.00       1,022.23       0.55       2.80       1,000.00       1,023.49       0.30       1.53  

Short Tax-Free Fund

                       
Actual             1,000.00       1,014.30       0.55       2.80       1,000.00       1,014.10       0.40       2.03  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)             1,000.00       1,022.23       0.55       2.80       1,000.00       1,022.98       0.40       2.04  

Short-Term Income Fund

                       
Actual             1,000.00       1,011.40       0.60       3.05       1,000.00       1,011.60       0.35       1.78  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)             1,000.00       1,021.98       0.60       3.06       1,000.00       1,023.24       0.35       1.78  

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

                       
Actual     1,000.00       1,033.20       0.55       2.82       1,000.00       1,033.20       0.55       2.83       1,000.00       1,034.40       0.32       1.64  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,022.23       0.55       2.80       1,000.00       1,022.23       0.55       2.80       1,000.00       1,023.39       0.32       1.63  

 

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    Investor     Advisor     Institutional  

Fund

  Beginning
account
value
3/1/17
    Ending
account
value
8/31/17
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio(1)
    Expenses
paid during
period
3/1/17-
8/31/17(1)
    Beginning
account
value
3/1/17
    Ending
account
value
8/31/17
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio(1)
    Expenses
paid during
period
3/1/17-
8/31/17(1)
    Beginning
account
value
3/1/17
    Ending
account
value
8/31/17
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio(1)
    Expenses
paid during
period
3/1/17-
8/31/17(1)
 

Strategic Income Fund

                       
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,049.10       0.80   $ 4.13     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,049.10       0.80   $ 4.13     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,050.50       0.55   $ 2.84  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,020.97       0.80       4.08       1,000.00       1,020.97       0.80       4.08       1,000.00       1,022.23       0.55       2.80  

TCH Corporate Income Fund

                       
Actual     1,000.00       1,032.10       0.59       3.01       1,000.00       1,032.10       0.59       3.01       1,000.00       1,033.50       0.46       2.36  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,022.03       0.59       3.01       1,000.00       1,022.03       0.59       3.01       1,000.00       1,022.68       0.46       2.35  

TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

                       
Actual     1,000.00       1,027.80       0.59       2.99       1,000.00       1,027.80       0.59       2.99       1,000.00       1,028.20       0.34       1.72  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,022.03       0.59       3.01       1,000.00       1,022.03       0.59       3.01       1,000.00       1,023.29       0.34       1.73  

High Yield Bond Fund

                       
Actual             1,000.00       1,025.20       0.90       4.60       1,000.00       1,025.40       0.65       3.29  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)             1,000.00       1,020.46       0.90       4.58       1,000.00       1,021.72       0.65       3.31  
                                                    Premier  

Government Money Market Fund

                       
Actual     1,000.00       1,002.10       0.45       2.27               1,000.00       1,003.40       0.20       1.01  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,022.73       0.45       2.29               1,000.00       1,023.99       0.20       1.02  

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

                       
Actual     1,000.00       1,002.00       0.45       2.27               1,000.00       1,003.30       0.20       1.01  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,022.73       0.45       2.29               1,000.00       1,023.99       0.20       1.02  

Prime Money Market Fund

                       
Actual     1,000.00       1,003.20       0.45       2.27               1,000.00       1,004.50       0.20       1.01  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,022.73       0.45       2.29               1,000.00       1,023.99       0.20       1.02  

Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

                       
Actual     1,000.00       1,003.30       0.45       2.27               1,000.00       1,004.60       0.20       1.01  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,022.73       0.45       2.29               1,000.00       1,023.99       0.20       1.02  
    Retirement Class R-3     Retirement Class R-6                          

Fund

  Beginning
account
value
3/1/17
    Ending
account
value
8/31/17
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio(1)
    Expenses
paid during
period
3/1/17-
8/31/17(1)
    Beginning
account
value
3/1/17
    Ending
account
value
8/31/17
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio(1)
    Expenses
paid during
period
3/1/17-
8/31/17(1)
                         

Large-Cap Value Fund

                       
Actual           $ 1,000.00     $ 1,016.60       0.60   $ 3.05          
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)             1,000.00       1,021.98       0.60       3.06          

Large-Cap Growth Fund

                       
Actual             1,000.00       1,096.50       0.60       3.17          
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)             1,000.00       1,021.98       0.60       3.06          

Mid-Cap Value Fund

                       
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,001.70       1.49   $ 7.54       1,000.00       1,005.10       0.84       4.25          
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,017.49       1.49       7.58       1,000.00       1,020.77       0.84       4.28          

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

                       
Actual     1,000.00       1,064.00       1.49       7.78       1,000.00       1,066.90       0.84       4.38          
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,017.49       1.49       7.58       1,000.00       1,020.77       0.84       4.28          

Small-Cap Value Fund

                       
Actual     1,000.00       971.40       1.49       7.40       1,000.00       974.80       0.84       4.18          
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,017.49       1.49       7.58       1,000.00       1,020.77       0.84       4.28          

 

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    Retirement Class R-3     Retirement Class R-6     Class F-3  

Fund

  Beginning
account
value
3/1/17
    Ending
account
value
8/31/17
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio(1)
    Expenses
paid during
period
3/1/17-
8/31/17(1)
    Beginning
account
value
3/1/17
    Ending
account
value
8/31/17
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio(1)
    Expenses
paid during
period
3/1/17-
8/31/17(1)
    Beginning
account
value
3/1/17
    Ending
account
value
8/31/17
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
    Expenses
paid during
period
3/1/17-
8/31/17
 

Pyrford International Stock Fund

                       
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,089.30       1.44   $ 7.56     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,092.60       0.79   $ 4.15     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.80       0.79 (2)%    $ 2.00 (2) 
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,017.74       1.44       7.32       1,000.00       1,021.02       0.79       4.02       1,000.00       1,020.99       0.79 (3)      4.02 (3) 

 

(1) Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratios for the period March 1, 2017 through August 31, 2017, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). These expenses and ratios are exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses.
(2) Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratios for the period May 31, 2017 (inception date) through August 31, 2017, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 92/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). These expenses and ratios are exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses.
(3) Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratios for the period May 31, 2017 (inception date) through August 31, 2017, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). These expenses and ratios are exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses.

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Low Volatility Equity Fund

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks — 98.0%             
Consumer Discretionary — 8.4%  

Apparel Retail — 0.2%

    

Foot Locker, Inc. (1)

    8,836      $ 311,292  

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods — 0.4%

 

Carter’s, Inc. (1)

    7,100        615,641  

Automotive Retail — 0.3%

    

AutoZone, Inc. (1)(2)

    802        423,809  

Broadcasting — 0.4%

    

AMC Networks, Inc., Class A (1)(2)

    11,636        707,236  

Cable & Satellite — 2.0%

    

Comcast Corp., Class A

    79,535        3,229,916  

Computer & Electronics Retail — 0.3%

 

Best Buy Co., Inc. (1)

    7,875        427,298  

General Merchandise Stores — 0.4%

 

  

Target Corp. (1)

    11,534        628,949  

Movies & Entertainment — 2.0%

 

Regal Entertainment Group, Class A (1)

    35,709        527,422  

Walt Disney Co.

    26,555        2,687,366  
    

 

 

 
       3,214,788  

Publishing — 0.2%

    

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A (1)

    7,697        415,253  

Restaurants — 2.2%

    

Brinker International, Inc. (1)

    23,762        741,849  

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (1)

    14,854        1,219,365  

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. (1)

    29,062        1,498,437  
    

 

 

 
       3,459,651  
    

 

 

 

Total Consumer Discretionary

       13,433,833  
Consumer Staples — 17.9%  

Agricultural Products — 1.2%

 

Bunge, Ltd.

    26,453        1,974,187  

Drug Retail — 2.2%

    

CVS Health Corp.

    38,537        2,980,452  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (1)

    6,425        523,637  
    

 

 

 
       3,504,089  

Food Distributors — 2.5%

    

Sysco Corp. (1)

    30,311        1,596,480  

U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (2)

    84,188        2,310,961  
    

 

 

 
       3,907,441  

Food Retail — 1.5%

    

Kroger Co. (1)

    107,753        2,356,558  

Household Products — 0.8%

 

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (1)

    10,626        533,106  

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (1)

    7,424        816,343  
    

 

 

 
       1,349,449  

Hypermarkets & Super Centers — 3.9%

 

Costco Wholesale Corp. (1)

    18,228        2,857,057  

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (1)

    42,742        3,336,868  
    

 

 

 
       6,193,925  

Packaged Foods & Meats — 1.9%

 

ConAgra Brands, Inc. (1)

    42,582        1,382,212  

Kellogg Co. (1)

    7,885        516,152  

Pinnacle Foods, Inc. (1)

    19,112        1,133,533  
    

 

 

 
       3,031,897  
Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)             
Consumer Staples (continued)             

Soft Drinks — 3.9%

    

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (1)

    32,393      $ 2,949,383  

PepsiCo, Inc. (1)

    28,400        3,286,732  
    

 

 

 
       6,236,115  
    

 

 

 

Total Consumer Staples

       28,553,661  
Energy — 2.3%             

Integrated Oil & Gas — 2.3%

    

Chevron Corp. (1)

    28,610        3,079,008  

Exxon Mobil Corp. (1)

    7,526        574,460  
    

 

 

 

Total Energy

       3,653,468  
Financials — 18.1%             

Consumer Finance — 1.6%

    

American Express Co. (1)

    29,432        2,534,095  

Financial Exchanges & Data — 0.8%

 

Morningstar, Inc. (1)

    15,179        1,255,303  

Life & Health Insurance — 2.5%

 

Aflac, Inc. (1)

    42,631        3,519,189  

Unum Group

    8,399        404,664  
    

 

 

 
       3,923,853  

Multi-Line Insurance — 0.7%

 

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (1)

    19,714        1,065,936  

Property & Casualty Insurance — 7.4%

 

Allstate Corp.

    40,214        3,639,367  

Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.

    39,893        1,803,164  

Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.

    52,235        3,146,636  

Progressive Corp.

    22,201        1,031,902  

Travelers Cos., Inc.

    18,642        2,259,038  
    

 

 

 
       11,880,107  

Regional Banks — 0.9%

    

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (1)

    11,807        1,480,716  

Reinsurance — 4.2%

    

Everest Re Group, Ltd. (1)

    14,826        3,743,269  

Validus Holdings, Ltd. (1)

    59,281        2,972,942  
    

 

 

 
       6,716,211  
    

 

 

 

Total Financials

       28,856,221  
Healthcare — 18.7%             

Biotechnology — 0.6%

    

AbbVie, Inc. (1)

    13,253        997,951  

Healthcare Equipment — 5.3%

 

Baxter International, Inc.

    52,866        3,279,807  

Becton, Dickinson and Co. (1)

    13,417        2,675,887  

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (1)

    7,813        601,288  

Medtronic PLC

    12,611        1,016,699  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (1)(2)

    7,700        818,125  
    

 

 

 
       8,391,806  

Healthcare Services — 2.1%

 

DaVita, Inc. (2)

    23,520        1,377,331  

Express Scripts Holding Co. (1)(2)

    31,703        1,991,583  
    

 

 

 
       3,368,914  

Healthcare Supplies — 1.1%

    

Cooper Cos., Inc.

    6,794        1,704,139  

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.4%

 

  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A (1)(2)

    2,643        575,698  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Low Volatility Equity Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)             
Healthcare (continued)             

Managed Healthcare — 1.3%

 

Anthem, Inc. (1)

    2,310      $ 452,852  

Cigna Corp.

    9,167        1,668,944  
    

 

 

 
       2,121,796  

Pharmaceuticals — 7.9%

    

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (1)

    11,095        671,026  

Eli Lilly & Co. (1)

    36,090        2,933,756  

Johnson & Johnson (1)

    27,907        3,694,049  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    35,208        2,248,383  

Pfizer, Inc.

    92,526        3,138,482  
    

 

 

 
       12,685,696  
    

 

 

 

Total Healthcare

       29,846,000  
Industrials — 7.1%             

Aerospace & Defense — 4.3%

 

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    3,264        698,365  

Lockheed Martin Corp. (1)

    10,520        3,212,703  

Northrop Grumman Corp. (1)

    5,359        1,458,773  

Raytheon Co. (1)

    2,693        490,153  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A (1)

    12,495        930,878  
    

 

 

 
       6,790,872  

Agricultural & Farm Machinery — 0.3%

 

Deere & Co. (1)

    4,544        526,786  

Environmental & Facilities Services — 2.0%

 

Waste Management, Inc. (1)

    42,112        3,247,256  

Trucking — 0.5%

    

Landstar System, Inc. (1)

    7,709        719,635  
    

 

 

 

Total Industrials

       11,284,549  
Information Technology — 7.8%  

Communications Equipment — 2.0%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    79,751        2,568,780  

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (1)

    6,336        558,328  
    

 

 

 
       3,127,108  

Consulting & Other Services — 1.6%

 

Amdocs, Ltd.

    39,312        2,547,025  

Data Processing & Outsourced Services — 1.0%

 

Genpact, Ltd. (1)

    54,891        1,561,649  

Electronic Components — 0.4%

 

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A (1)

    13,640        688,274  

Internet Software & Services — 0.3%

 

  

eBay, Inc. (1)(2)

    13,025        470,593  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 2.5%

 

Apple, Inc.

    24,427        4,006,028  
    

 

 

 

Total Information Technology

       12,400,677  
Real Estate — 3.2%             

Office REITs — 1.7%

    

Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A (1)

    17,647        357,352  

Equity Commonwealth (1)(2)

    77,486        2,397,417  
    

 

 

 
       2,754,769  

Residential REITs — 1.5%

    

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (1)

    9,194        2,445,328  
    

 

 

 

Total Real Estate

       5,200,097  
Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)             
Telecommunication Services — 1.7%  

Integrated Telecommunication Services — 1.7%

 

AT&T, Inc. (1)

    74,073      $ 2,774,775  
Utilities — 12.8%             

Electric Utilities — 8.3%

    

American Electric Power Co., Inc. (1)

    45,207        3,328,591  

Edison International (1)

    38,800        3,110,984  

Entergy Corp.

    21,403        1,694,476  

Exelon Corp.

    31,922        1,208,886  

Great Plains Energy, Inc. (1)

    52,804        1,620,555  

Xcel Energy, Inc. (1)

    46,685        2,310,907  
    

 

 

 
       13,274,399  

Multi-Utilities — 4.5%

    

Ameren Corp. (1)

    20,021        1,201,060  

Consolidated Edison, Inc. (1)

    28,412        2,394,279  

PG&E Corp. (1)

    49,552        3,487,470  
    

 

 

 
       7,082,809  
    

 

 

 

Total Utilities

       20,357,208  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $136,995,994)

       156,360,489  
    
Short-Term Investments — 49.3%  
Collateral Pool Investments for Securities on Loan — 47.5%  

Collateral pool allocation (3)

       75,732,318  
Mutual Funds — 1.8%             

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (4)

    2,832,860        2,833,143  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $78,565,461)

 

     78,565,461  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 147.3%
(identified cost $215,561,455)

 

     234,925,950  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (47.3)%        (75,464,782
    

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 159,461,168  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend Income Fund

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks — 98.2%  
Consumer Discretionary — 8.3%  

Automobile Manufacturers — 1.3%

 

Ford Motor Co. (1)

    136,632      $ 1,507,051  

Cable & Satellite — 0.6%

    

Comcast Corp., Class A (1)

    15,889        645,252  

Department Stores — 1.5%

    

Kohl’s Corp. (1)

    24,864        989,090  

Nordstrom, Inc. (1)

    17,055        760,994  
    

 

 

 
       1,750,084  

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines — 2.8%

 

Carnival Corp. (1)

    16,315        1,133,566  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp. (1)

    21,421        2,135,245  
    

 

 

 
       3,268,811  

Restaurants — 2.1%

    

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (1)

    21,923        1,799,659  

Yum! Brands, Inc. (1)

    7,724        593,358  
    

 

 

 
       2,393,017  
    

 

 

 

Total Consumer Discretionary

 

     9,564,215  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Dividend Income Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)             
Consumer Staples — 7.7%             

Drug Retail — 1.4%

    

CVS Health Corp.

    21,054      $ 1,628,317  

Food Distributors — 1.0%

 

Sysco Corp. (1)

    23,058        1,214,465  

Hypermarkets & Super Centers — 2.3%

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (1)

    33,360        2,604,415  

Packaged Foods & Meats — 0.4%

 

ConAgra Brands, Inc. (1)

    14,105        457,848  

Soft Drinks — 2.0%

    

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (1)

    6,213        565,694  

PepsiCo, Inc. (1)

    14,957        1,730,973  
    

 

 

 
       2,296,667  

Tobacco — 0.6%

    

Philip Morris International, Inc. (1)

    5,886        688,250  
    

 

 

 

Total Consumer Staples

 

     8,889,962  
Energy — 6.6%             

Integrated Oil & Gas — 2.7%

 

Chevron Corp. (1)

    29,112        3,133,033  

Oil & Gas-Drilling — 0.8%

 

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (1)

    20,228        856,454  

Oil & Gas-Refining & Marketing — 1.7%

 

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    10,207        535,357  

Valero Energy Corp. (1)

    21,330        1,452,573  
    

 

 

 
       1,987,930  

Oil & Gas-Storage & Transportation — 1.4%

 

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (1)

    28,320        547,426  

Williams Cos., Inc.

    37,470        1,113,983  
    

 

 

 
       1,661,409  
    

 

 

 

Total Energy

 

     7,638,826  
Financials — 14.3%             

Asset Management & Custody Banks — 2.3%

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    19,004        2,632,244  

Consumer Finance — 2.8%

 

Discover Financial Services (1)

    25,933        1,528,750  

Navient Corp. (1)

    126,399        1,668,467  
    

 

 

 
       3,197,217  

Diversified Banks — 4.5%

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    17,751        1,613,389  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    70,876        3,619,637  
    

 

 

 
       5,233,026  

Life & Health Insurance — 2.8%

 

Lincoln National Corp. (1)

    12,443        844,382  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    23,089        2,356,925  
    

 

 

 
       3,201,307  

Property & Casualty Insurance — 1.0%

 

Allstate Corp.

    12,993        1,175,866  

Regional Banks — 0.9%

    

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (1)

    4,452        558,325  

Regions Financial Corp. (1)

    38,497        543,193  
    

 

 

 
       1,101,518  
    

 

 

 

Total Financials

       16,541,178  
Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Healthcare — 11.1%             

Biotechnology — 4.6%

    

AbbVie, Inc. (1)

    40,781      $ 3,070,809  

Amgen, Inc.

    12,518        2,225,325  
    

 

 

 
       5,296,134  

Pharmaceuticals — 6.5%

    

Eli Lilly & Co. (1)

    6,748        548,545  

Johnson & Johnson (1)

    10,065        1,332,304  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    38,741        2,474,000  

Pfizer, Inc.

    93,569        3,173,861  
    

 

 

 
       7,528,710  
    

 

 

 

Total Healthcare

       12,824,844  
Industrials — 9.1%             

Aerospace & Defense — 3.4%

 

Boeing Co. (1)

    13,189        3,160,876  

Lockheed Martin Corp. (1)

    2,460        751,259  
    

 

 

 
       3,912,135  

Airlines — 0.9%

    

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (1)

    21,955        1,036,056  

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks — 1.5%

 

Cummins, Inc. (1)

    10,589        1,687,675  

Environmental & Facilities Services — 1.0%

 

Republic Services, Inc. (1)

    8,761        571,568  

Waste Management, Inc. (1)

    7,891        608,475  
    

 

 

 
       1,180,043  

Industrial Machinery — 0.9%

 

Ingersoll-Rand PLC (1)

    12,930        1,104,093  

Railroads — 0.5%

    

Union Pacific Corp. (1)

    5,035        530,185  

Trucking — 0.9%

    

Ryder System, Inc. (1)

    14,002        1,086,555  
    

 

 

 

Total Industrials

       10,536,742  
Information Technology — 18.2%  

Communications Equipment — 4.8%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc. (1)

    105,645        3,402,825  

Harris Corp. (1)

    17,749        2,181,352  
    

 

 

 
       5,584,177  

Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.5%

 

FLIR Systems, Inc. (1)

    15,699        596,562  

Semiconductor Equipment — 2.2%

 

KLA-Tencor Corp. (1)

    17,051        1,597,508  

Lam Research Corp. (1)

    5,775        958,535  
    

 

 

 
       2,556,043  

Semiconductors — 4.4%

 

Intel Corp. (1)

    67,514        2,367,716  

Texas Instruments, Inc. (1)

    32,761        2,713,266  
    

 

 

 
       5,080,982  

Systems Software — 3.3%

 

Microsoft Corp.

    51,170        3,825,981  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 3.0%

 

Apple, Inc. (1)

    8,055        1,321,020  

HP, Inc. (1)

    78,982        1,506,976  

Xerox Corp.

    17,510        565,048  
    

 

 

 
       3,393,044  
    

 

 

 

Total Information Technology

 

     21,036,789  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Dividend Income Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Materials — 4.7%             

Commodity Chemicals — 0.5%

 

LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A (1)

    6,733      $ 609,943  

Diversified Chemicals — 1.1%

 

Eastman Chemical Co. (1)

    14,095        1,214,989  

Paper Packaging — 3.1%

 

Avery Dennison Corp. (1)

    11,602        1,093,604  

WestRock Co.

    43,181        2,457,431  
    

 

 

 
       3,551,035  
    

 

 

 

Total Materials

       5,375,967  
Real Estate — 5.4%             

Hotel & Resort REITs — 2.0%

 

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (1)

    128,260        2,324,071  

Industrial REITs — 0.6%

 

Prologis, Inc.

    10,753        681,310  

Office REITs — 0.5%

    

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (1)

    4,655        564,698  

Residential REITs — 1.7%

 

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (1)

    7,348        1,954,348  

Specialized REITs — 0.6%

 

Crown Castle International Corp. (1)

    6,207        673,087  
    

 

 

 

Total Real Estate

 

     6,197,514  
Telecommunication Services — 4.8%  

Integrated Telecommunication Services — 4.8%

 

AT&T, Inc. (1)

    61,672        2,310,233  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    66,981        3,213,079  
    

 

 

 

Total Telecommunication Services

 

     5,523,312  
Utilities — 8.0%             

Electric Utilities — 3.0%

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    25,374        1,868,288  

Exelon Corp.

    41,655        1,577,475  
    

 

 

 
       3,445,763  

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 0.7%

 

AES Corp. (1)

    81,222        896,691  

Multi-Utilities — 4.3%

    

Ameren Corp. (1)

    42,225        2,533,078  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (1)

    81,946        2,427,240  
    

 

 

 
       4,960,318  
    

 

 

 

Total Utilities

       9,302,772  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $90,591,714)

 

     113,432,121  
    
Short-Term Investments — 47.5%  
Collateral Pool Investments for Securities on Loan — 45.7%  

Collateral pool allocation (3)

 

     52,860,743  
Description   Shares      Value  
Short-Term Investments (continued)  
Mutual Funds — 1.8%  

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (4)

    2,075,197      $ 2,075,405  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $54,936,116)

 

     54,936,148  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 145.7%
(identified cost $145,527,830)

 

     168,368,269  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (45.7)%        (52,786,561
    

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 115,581,708  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Large-Cap Value Fund

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks — 98.4%  
Consumer Discretionary — 6.4%  

Apparel Retail — 0.5%

 

Gap, Inc. (1)

    76,114      $ 1,797,813  

Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.9%

 

Lear Corp. (1)

    41,541        6,212,041  

Broadcasting — 0.3%

 

AMC Networks, Inc., Class A (1)(2)

    15,134        919,844  

Cable & Satellite — 1.9%

 

Comcast Corp., Class A (1)

    158,123        6,421,375  

Home Improvement Retail — 0.7%

 

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    33,824        2,499,255  

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines — 1.1%

 

Wyndham Worldwide Corp. (1)

    36,095        3,597,950  
    

 

 

 

Total Consumer Discretionary

 

     21,448,278  
Consumer Staples — 9.5%             

Agricultural Products — 1.1%

 

Bunge, Ltd.

    47,781        3,565,896  

Drug Retail — 2.3%

    

CVS Health Corp. (1)

    100,054        7,738,176  

Hypermarkets & Super Centers — 2.9%

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (1)

    122,937        9,597,692  

Packaged Foods & Meats — 0.4%

 

ConAgra Brands, Inc. (1)

    38,101        1,236,758  

Soft Drinks — 2.8%

 

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (1)

    52,580        4,787,409  

PepsiCo, Inc. (1)

    41,275        4,776,756  
    

 

 

 
       9,564,165  
    

 

 

 

Total Consumer Staples

 

     31,702,687  
Energy — 9.3%  

Integrated Oil & Gas — 3.9%

 

Chevron Corp. (1)

    79,182        8,521,567  

Exxon Mobil Corp. (1)

    57,018        4,352,184  
    

 

 

 
       12,873,751  

Oil & Gas-Equipment & Services — 0.9%

 

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (1)

    97,342        2,985,479  

Oil & Gas-Exploration & Production — 1.4%

 

ConocoPhillips (1)

    105,075        4,587,574  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Large-Cap Value Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)             
Energy (continued)             

Oil & Gas-Refining & Marketing — 3.1%

 

  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    95,218      $ 4,994,184  

Valero Energy Corp. (1)

    80,538        5,484,638  
    

 

 

 
       10,478,822  
    

 

 

 

Total Energy

       30,925,626  
Financials — 22.5%             

Asset Management & Custody Banks — 1.6%

 

Northern Trust Corp. (1)

    35,070        3,103,695  

State Street Corp. (1)

    24,346        2,251,762  
    

 

 

 
       5,355,457  

Consumer Finance — 1.9%

    

American Express Co. (1)

    12,855        1,106,815  

Synchrony Financial (1)

    173,339        5,337,108  
    

 

 

 
       6,443,923  

Diversified Banks — 10.4%

    

Bank of America Corp. (1)

    526,977        12,589,481  

Citigroup, Inc.

    173,466        11,800,892  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    200,002        10,214,102  
    

 

 

 
       34,604,475  

Investment Banking & Brokerage — 0.2%

 

Raymond James Financial, Inc. (1)

    9,999        783,122  

Life & Health Insurance — 3.5%

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    62,444        6,374,284  

Unum Group (1)

    106,586        5,135,313  
    

 

 

 
       11,509,597  

Multi-Line Insurance — 1.7%

    

American International Group, Inc. (1)

    91,337        5,524,062  

Property & Casualty Insurance — 2.0%

 

  

Allstate Corp. (1)

    75,441        6,827,410  

Regional Banks — 1.2%

    

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (1)

    31,193        3,911,914  
    

 

 

 

Total Financials

       74,959,960  
Healthcare — 11.8%             

Biotechnology — 3.0%

    

AbbVie, Inc. (1)

    67,982        5,119,045  

Amgen, Inc.

    17,177        3,053,555  

Celgene Corp. (1)(2)

    11,777        1,636,179  
    

 

 

 
       9,808,779  

Healthcare Equipment — 1.9%

 

Baxter International, Inc. (1)

    46,413        2,879,462  

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (1)

    11,881        914,362  

Hologic, Inc. (1)(2)

    68,761        2,654,175  
    

 

 

 
       6,447,999  

Pharmaceuticals — 6.9%

    

Eli Lilly & Co. (1)

    45,985        3,738,121  

Johnson & Johnson

    59,150        7,829,685  

Merck & Co., Inc. (1)

    53,540        3,419,064  

Pfizer, Inc. (1)

    239,227        8,114,580  
    

 

 

 
       23,101,450  
    

 

 

 

Total Healthcare

       39,358,228  
Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)             
Industrials — 11.4%             

Aerospace & Defense — 4.4%

 

Boeing Co. (1)

    26,227      $ 6,285,563  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    19,248        4,118,302  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A (1)

    59,345        4,421,202  
    

 

 

 
       14,825,067  

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.5%

 

FedEx Corp.

    7,909        1,695,531  

Airlines — 2.0%

    

JetBlue Airways Corp. (2)

    69,728        1,381,312  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    101,427        5,288,404  
    

 

 

 
       6,669,716  

Building Products — 0.6%

    

Owens Corning (1)

    25,585        1,896,616  

Construction & Engineering — 0.4%

 

Quanta Services, Inc. (1)(2)

    36,388        1,307,421  

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks — 2.1%

 

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (1)

    24,639        855,712  

Cummins, Inc. (1)

    39,362        6,273,516  
    

 

 

 
       7,129,228  

Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.4%

 

United Rentals, Inc. (1)(2)

    38,141        4,502,927  
    

 

 

 

Total Industrials

       38,026,506  
Information Technology — 9.3%  

Application Software — 1.0%

 

Citrix Systems, Inc. (1)(2)

    42,571        3,329,478  

Communications Equipment — 4.0%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    276,406        8,903,037  

F5 Networks, Inc. (1)(2)

    38,289        4,570,941  
    

 

 

 
       13,473,978  

Electronic Manufacturing Services — 1.0%

 

Flex, Ltd. (2)

    211,682        3,444,066  

Semiconductor Equipment — 3.3%

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

    125,823        5,677,134  

Lam Research Corp. (1)

    31,355        5,204,303  
    

 

 

 
       10,881,437  
    

 

 

 

Total Information Technology

 

     31,128,959  
Materials — 4.0%             

Metal & Glass Containers — 1.7%

 

Berry Global Group, Inc. (2)

    101,774        5,723,770  

Paper Packaging — 1.5%

 

WestRock Co.

    87,422        4,975,186  

Steel — 0.8%

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (1)

    81,321        2,801,508  
    

 

 

 

Total Materials

       13,500,464  
Real Estate — 7.7%  

Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.8%

 

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (1)

    145,837        2,642,566  

Office REITs — 3.5%

    

Boston Properties, Inc. (1)

    49,553        5,976,092  

Highwoods Properties, Inc. (1)

    69,588        3,634,581  

Kilroy Realty Corp. (1)

    30,099        2,083,754  
    

 

 

 
       11,694,427  
 

 

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Large-Cap Value Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)             
Real Estate (continued)             

Residential REITs — 1.8%

 

  

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (1)

    22,092      $ 5,875,809  

Specialized REITs — 1.6%

 

  

Equinix, Inc. (1)

    11,385        5,332,848  
    

 

 

 

Total Real Estate

       25,545,650  
Telecommunication Services — 0.2%  

Integrated Telecommunication Services — 0.2%

 

AT&T, Inc. (1)

    21,250        796,025  
Utilities — 6.3%             

Electric Utilities — 2.5%

    

American Electric Power Co., Inc. (1)

    98,637        7,262,642  

Entergy Corp.

    12,891        1,020,581  
    

 

 

 
       8,283,223  

Multi-Utilities — 3.8%

    

Ameren Corp. (1)

    110,310        6,617,497  

PG&E Corp. (1)

    87,307        6,144,666  
    

 

 

 
       12,762,163  
    

 

 

 

Total Utilities

       21,045,386  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $276,420,349)

 

     328,437,769  
    
Short-Term Investments — 50.1%  
Collateral Pool Investments for Securities on Loan — 48.8%  

Collateral pool allocation (3)

 

     162,597,871  
Mutual Funds — 1.3%             

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (4)

    4,410,765        4,411,207  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $167,009,052)

 

     167,009,078  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 148.5%
(identified cost $443,429,401)

 

     495,446,847  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (48.5)%        (161,751,155
    

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 333,695,692  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks — 98.6%  
Consumer Discretionary — 16.2%  

Apparel Retail — 0.7%

 

Burlington Stores, Inc. (1)(2)

    28,631      $ 2,494,619  

Broadcasting — 1.4%

 

AMC Networks, Inc., Class A (1)(2)

    84,822        5,155,481  

Cable & Satellite — 5.2%

 

Comcast Corp., Class A (1)

    280,012        11,371,287  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (1)

    1,231,570        7,081,528  
    

 

 

 
       18,452,815  

Home Improvement Retail — 1.4%

 

Home Depot, Inc. (1)

    33,575        5,031,885  

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines — 1.8%

 

Wyndham Worldwide Corp. (1)

    65,853        6,564,227  
Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Consumer Discretionary (continued)  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 4.6%

 

Amazon.com, Inc. (2)

    16,760      $ 16,434,856  

Leisure Facilities — 1.1%

 

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    16,586        3,780,779  
    

 

 

 

Total Consumer Discretionary

 

     57,914,662  
Consumer Staples — 4.3%  

Soft Drinks — 4.3%

 

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (1)

    61,512        5,600,668  

PepsiCo, Inc. (1)

    84,336        9,760,205  
    

 

 

 

Total Consumer Staples

       15,360,873  
Financials — 6.3%  

Consumer Finance — 1.8%

 

American Express Co. (1)

    76,457        6,582,947  

Diversified Banks — 1.4%

 

U.S. Bancorp (1)

    97,579        5,000,924  

Financial Exchanges & Data — 1.4%

 

MSCI, Inc. (1)

    22,373        2,564,169  

S&P Global, Inc. (1)

    15,014        2,317,111  
    

 

 

 
       4,881,280  

Property & Casualty Insurance — 1.7%

 

Allstate Corp. (1)

    67,570        6,115,085  
    

 

 

 

Total Financials

       22,580,236  
Healthcare — 16.2%  

Biotechnology — 5.2%

 

AbbVie, Inc. (1)

    29,203        2,198,986  

Amgen, Inc.

    38,429        6,831,523  

Celgene Corp. (1)(2)

    69,018        9,588,671  
    

 

 

 
       18,619,180  

Healthcare Equipment — 1.9%

 

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (1)(2)

    24,085        3,743,532  

Masimo Corp. (1)(2)

    35,164        2,967,138  
    

 

 

 
       6,710,670  

Healthcare Supplies — 2.1%

 

Align Technology, Inc. (1)(2)

    31,687        5,600,360  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (1)

    8,236        2,065,836  
    

 

 

 
       7,666,196  

Healthcare Technology — 0.5%

 

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A (1)(2)

    28,236        1,680,042  

Managed Healthcare — 2.5%

 

Cigna Corp.

    11,884        2,163,601  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (1)

    24,636        4,900,100  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (1)(2)

    10,010        1,748,547  
    

 

 

 
       8,812,248  

Pharmaceuticals — 4.0%

 

Eli Lilly & Co. (1)

    102,822        8,358,401  

Johnson & Johnson

    44,203        5,851,151  
    

 

 

 
       14,209,552  
    

 

 

 

Total Healthcare

       57,697,888  
Industrials — 11.5%  

Aerospace & Defense — 4.9%

 

Boeing Co. (1)

    44,154        10,581,948  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    32,085        6,864,906  
    

 

 

 
       17,446,854  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Large-Cap Growth Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Industrials (continued)  

Agricultural & Farm Machinery — 1.0%

 

Toro Co.

    59,479      $ 3,668,665  

Airlines — 1.7%

 

Southwest Airlines Co.

    114,206        5,954,701  

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks — 3.3%

 

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (1)

    110,380        3,833,497  

Caterpillar, Inc. (1)

    68,410        8,037,491  
    

 

 

 
       11,870,988  

Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.6%

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (1)

    13,444        2,205,623  
    

 

 

 

Total Industrials

       41,146,831  
Information Technology — 35.4%  

Application Software — 4.7%

 

Adobe Systems, Inc. (2)

    46,711        7,247,679  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (1)(2)

    188,444        7,403,965  

Synopsys, Inc. (1)(2)

    27,622        2,221,361  
    

 

 

 
       16,873,005  

Communications Equipment — 2.7%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc. (1)

    158,298        5,098,778  

F5 Networks, Inc. (1)(2)

    31,042        3,705,794  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (1)(2)

    6,872        911,846  
    

 

 

 
       9,716,418  

Data Processing & Outsourced Services — 4.6%

 

Alliance Data Systems Corp. (1)

    26,741        6,030,096  

MasterCard, Inc., Class A (1)

    78,688        10,489,110  
    

 

 

 
       16,519,206  

Internet Software & Services — 6.5%

 

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (2)

    5,115        4,886,053  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C (2)

    12,948        12,162,445  

Facebook, Inc., Class A (2)

    35,392        6,086,362  
    

 

 

 
       23,134,860  

Semiconductor Equipment — 3.6%

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

    120,586        5,440,840  

Lam Research Corp. (1)

    45,097        7,485,200  
    

 

 

 
       12,926,040  

Semiconductors — 0.7%

 

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (1)

    21,589        2,274,617  

Systems Software — 7.2%

 

Microsoft Corp. (1)

    206,625        15,449,351  

Oracle Corp.

    62,345        3,137,824  

Red Hat, Inc. (1)(2)

    64,556        6,939,770  
    

 

 

 
       25,526,945  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 5.4%

 

Apple, Inc.

    116,110        19,042,040  
    

 

 

 

Total Information Technology

 

     126,013,131  
Materials — 2.4%  

Metal & Glass Containers — 1.9%

 

Berry Global Group, Inc. (2)

    120,354        6,768,709  

Specialty Chemicals — 0.5%

 

Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd. (1)(2)

    57,487        1,697,016  
    

 

 

 

Total Materials

       8,465,725  
Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Real Estate — 5.0%  

Office REITs — 2.4%

 

Douglas Emmett, Inc. (1)

    104,692      $ 4,078,800  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (1)

    35,472        4,303,109  
    

 

 

 
       8,381,909  

Specialized REITs — 2.6%

 

EPR Properties (1)

    30,815        2,146,573  

Equinix, Inc. (1)

    15,382        7,205,082  
    

 

 

 
       9,351,655  
    

 

 

 

Total Real Estate

       17,733,564  
Telecommunication Services — 1.3%  

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.3%

 

T-Mobile US, Inc. (1)(2)

    72,615        4,698,917  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $264,960,557)

 

     351,611,827  
    
Short-Term Investments — 43.8%  
Collateral Pool Investments for Securities on Loan — 42.5%  

Collateral pool allocation (3)

       151,430,406  
Mutual Funds — 1.3%             

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (4)

    4,542,326        4,542,780  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $155,973,136)

 

     155,973,186  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 142.4%
(identified cost $420,933,693)

 

     507,585,013  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (42.4)%        (151,129,585
    

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 356,455,428  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Mid-Cap Value Fund

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks — 99.0%             
Consumer Discretionary — 9.5%  

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods — 1.6%

 

PVH Corp.

    25,913      $ 3,262,187  

Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.7%

 

Lear Corp. (1)

    23,177        3,465,889  

Broadcasting — 2.3%

    

AMC Networks, Inc., Class A (1)(2)

    39,992        2,430,714  

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A (1)(2)

    101,306        2,250,006  
    

 

 

 
       4,680,720  

Department Stores — 1.2%

    

Kohl’s Corp. (1)

    65,278        2,596,759  

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines — 1.5%

 

  

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (1)

    24,961        3,106,646  

Leisure Products — 1.2%

    

Brunswick Corp. (1)

    49,237        2,583,958  
    

 

 

 

Total Consumer Discretionary

 

     19,696,159  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Mid-Cap Value Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Consumer Staples — 4.6%  

Agricultural Products — 2.0%

 

Bunge, Ltd.

    28,342      $ 2,115,163  

Ingredion, Inc.

    16,746        2,073,490  
    

 

 

 
       4,188,653  

Food Distributors — 1.4%

 

Sysco Corp. (1)

    55,190        2,906,857  

Packaged Foods & Meats — 1.2%

 

Pinnacle Foods, Inc.

    42,683        2,531,529  
    

 

 

 

Total Consumer Staples

       9,627,039  
Energy — 7.3%             

Oil & Gas-Equipment & Services — 1.2%

 

Oceaneering International, Inc. (1)

    108,587        2,448,637  

Oil & Gas-Exploration & Production — 3.7%

 

Cimarex Energy Co. (1)

    28,315        2,822,723  

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (1)(2)

    22,497        2,042,503  

Noble Energy, Inc. (1)

    51,342        1,220,399  

Parsley Energy, Inc., Class A (1)(2)

    62,845        1,574,267  
    

 

 

 
       7,659,892  

Oil & Gas-Refining & Marketing — 1.1%

 

Valero Energy Corp. (1)

    33,374        2,272,769  

Oil & Gas-Storage & Transportation — 1.3%

 

Williams Cos., Inc.

    90,597        2,693,449  
    

 

 

 

Total Energy

       15,074,747  
Financials — 17.5%             

Asset Management & Custody Banks — 2.8%

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    22,933        3,176,450  

Northern Trust Corp. (1)

    29,167        2,581,279  
    

 

 

 
       5,757,729  

Consumer Finance — 2.2%

 

Discover Financial Services (1)

    42,316        2,494,528  

Synchrony Financial

    63,494        1,954,981  
    

 

 

 
     4,449,509  

Life & Health Insurance — 2.3%

 

Lincoln National Corp. (1)

    29,980        2,034,443  

Unum Group

    57,780        2,783,840  
    

 

 

 
     4,818,283  

Multi-Line Insurance — 1.6%

 

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (1)

    61,945        3,349,366  

Property & Casualty Insurance — 1.2%

 

Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.

    56,615        2,558,998  

Regional Banks — 5.9%

 

Comerica, Inc.

    32,797        2,238,395  

East West Bancorp, Inc. (1)

    37,990        2,103,506  

Regions Financial Corp. (1)

    189,502        2,673,873  

SunTrust Banks, Inc. (1)

    50,815        2,799,907  

TCF Financial Corp.

    151,084        2,346,335  
    

 

 

 
     12,162,016  

Reinsurance — 1.5%

 

Everest Re Group, Ltd. (1)

    11,783        2,974,972  
    

 

 

 

Total Financials

 

     36,070,873  
Healthcare — 6.2%  

Biotechnology — 0.9%

 

United Therapeutics Corp. (1)(2)

    13,838        1,810,011  
Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Healthcare (continued)  

Healthcare Equipment — 3.7%

 

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (1)

    38,319      $ 2,949,030  

Hologic, Inc. (1)(2)

    63,327        2,444,422  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    20,080        2,294,542  
    

 

 

 
     7,687,994  

Managed Healthcare — 1.6%

 

Centene Corp. (2)

    36,359        3,230,497  
    

 

 

 

Total Healthcare

 

     12,728,502  
Industrials — 14.5%  

Aerospace & Defense — 1.9%

 

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A (1)

    54,292        4,044,754  

Airlines — 2.1%

 

JetBlue Airways Corp. (1)(2)

    131,731        2,609,591  

Spirit Airlines, Inc. (2)

    49,902        1,699,163  
    

 

 

 
     4,308,754  

Building Products — 1.7%

 

Owens Corning (1)

    48,269        3,578,181  

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks — 2.2%

 

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (1)

    55,608        1,931,266  

Cummins, Inc.

    15,966        2,544,661  
    

 

 

 
     4,475,927  

Environmental & Facilities Services — 1.6%

 

Republic Services, Inc.

    50,596        3,300,883  

Human Resource & Employment Services — 1.3%

 

Robert Half International, Inc. (1)

    60,204        2,727,241  

Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.1%

 

United Rentals, Inc. (1)(2)

    18,722        2,210,319  

Trucking — 2.6%

 

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (1)

    23,890        2,386,611  

Ryder System, Inc.

    38,196        2,964,010  
    

 

 

 
     5,350,621  
    

 

 

 

Total Industrials

       29,996,680  
Information Technology — 9.2%  

Application Software — 1.0%

 

Citrix Systems, Inc. (1)(2)

    26,860        2,100,721  

Data Processing & Outsourced Services — 0.9%

 

Alliance Data Systems Corp. (1)

    8,111        1,829,030  

Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 1.4%

 

FLIR Systems, Inc. (1)

    75,773        2,879,374  

Electronic Manufacturing Services — 1.6%

 

Jabil, Inc. (1)

    108,023        3,386,521  

Semiconductor Equipment — 1.5%

 

Lam Research Corp. (1)

    18,434        3,059,675  

Semiconductors — 1.6%

 

ON Semiconductor Corp. (1)(2)

    190,776        3,258,454  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 1.2%

 

Western Digital Corp.

    27,689        2,444,108  
    

 

 

 

Total Information Technology

 

     18,957,883  
Materials — 5.9%  

Commodity Chemicals — 1.0%

 

Cabot Corp. (1)

    38,259        2,015,484  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Mid-Cap Value Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Materials (continued)  

Diversified Chemicals — 1.2%

 

Eastman Chemical Co.

    29,306      $ 2,526,177  

Paper Packaging — 2.5%

 

Avery Dennison Corp.

    29,105        2,743,437  

WestRock Co.

    43,009        2,447,642  
    

 

 

 
     5,191,079  

Steel — 1.2%

 

Nucor Corp. (1)

    43,141        2,377,501  
    

 

 

 

Total Materials

 

     12,110,241  
Real Estate — 13.1%  

Diversified REITs — 1.6%

 

Liberty Property Trust (1)

    76,208        3,246,461  

Hotel & Resort REITs — 1.2%

 

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (1)

    138,250        2,505,090  

Industrial REITs — 1.2%

 

Prologis, Inc.

    38,410        2,433,658  

Office REITs — 5.1%

 

Boston Properties, Inc. (1)

    23,502        2,834,341  

Highwoods Properties, Inc. (1)

    58,807        3,071,490  

Kilroy Realty Corp. (1)

    42,651        2,952,729  

SL Green Realty Corp. (1)

    16,777        1,616,967  
    

 

 

 
     10,475,527  

Residential REITs — 1.8%

 

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (1)

    14,397        3,829,170  

Retail REITs — 1.0%

 

Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (1)

    116,913        2,188,611  

Specialized REITs — 1.2%

 

EPR Properties (1)

    34,403        2,396,513  
    

 

 

 

Total Real Estate

 

     27,075,030  
Utilities — 11.2%  

Electric Utilities — 6.4%

 

Entergy Corp.

    35,810        2,835,078  

Great Plains Energy, Inc.

    119,552        3,669,051  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    36,067        3,244,948  

Xcel Energy, Inc. (1)

    67,573        3,344,863  
    

 

 

 
     13,093,940  

Gas Utilities — 1.3%

 

UGI Corp. (1)

    55,076        2,721,305  

Multi-Utilities — 3.5%

 

Ameren Corp. (1)

    61,599        3,695,324  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    76,674        3,591,410  
    

 

 

 
     7,286,734  
    

 

 

 

Total Utilities

 

     23,101,979  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $177,370,389)

       204,439,133  
    
Short-Term Investments — 44.1%  
Collateral Pool Investments for Securities on Loan — 43.2%  

Collateral pool allocation (3)

 

     89,263,621  
Description   Shares      Value  
Short-Term Investments (continued)  
Mutual Funds — 0.9%  

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (4)

    1,880,603      $ 1,880,791  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $91,144,412)

       91,144,412  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 143.1%
(identified cost $268,514,801)

       295,583,545  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (43.1)%        (89,079,577
    

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 206,503,968  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks — 98.3%             
Consumer Discretionary — 15.6%  

Apparel Retail — 1.6%

 

Burlington Stores, Inc. (1)(2)

    20,758      $ 1,808,644  

Auto Parts & Equipment — 1.5%

 

Lear Corp. (1)

    11,128        1,664,081  

Casinos & Gaming — 1.4%

 

Wynn Resorts, Ltd. (1)

    11,681        1,623,542  

Distributors — 1.2%

 

Pool Corp. (1)

    13,688        1,364,557  

General Merchandise Stores — 1.8%

 

Dollar Tree, Inc. (1)(2)

    25,422        2,024,608  

Homebuilding — 1.4%

 

D.R. Horton, Inc.

    45,412        1,641,644  

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines — 1.8%

 

Wyndham Worldwide Corp. (1)

    20,041        1,997,687  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 1.8%

 

Expedia, Inc. (1)

    13,974        2,073,183  

Leisure Products — 1.4%

 

Brunswick Corp.

    30,484        1,599,800  

Movies & Entertainment — 1.7%

 

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (1)(2)

    47,321        1,890,947  
    

 

 

 

Total Consumer Discretionary

 

     17,688,693  
Consumer Staples — 2.8%             

Food Distributors — 1.4%

 

U.S. Foods Holding Corp. (2)

    57,300        1,572,885  

Packaged Foods & Meats — 1.4%

 

Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. (1)(2)

    60,247        1,551,963  
    

 

 

 

Total Consumer Staples

       3,124,848  
Energy — 1.7%             

Oil & Gas-Exploration & Production — 1.7%

 

Diamondback Energy, Inc. (1)(2)

    10,667        968,457  

Newfield Exploration Co. (2)

    34,477        900,884  
    

 

 

 

Total Energy

       1,869,341  
Financials — 6.0%             

Financial Exchanges & Data — 1.5%

 

MSCI, Inc.

    14,451        1,656,229  

Investment Banking & Brokerage — 1.5%

 

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    35,518        1,663,663  

Property & Casualty Insurance — 1.5%

 

Progressive Corp.

    37,928        1,762,893  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Mid-Cap Growth Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Financials (continued)             

Regional Banks — 1.5%

 

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (1)

    52,105      $ 1,726,239  
    

 

 

 

Total Financials

       6,809,024  
Healthcare — 15.2%  

Biotechnology — 1.1%

 

Exelixis, Inc. (1)(2)

    41,546        1,214,805  

Healthcare Equipment — 4.7%

 

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (1)

    25,050        1,927,848  

Masimo Corp. (2)

    19,913        1,680,259  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (1)(2)

    16,263        1,727,944  
    

 

 

 
     5,336,051  

Healthcare Supplies — 1.7%

 

Align Technology, Inc. (1)(2)

    10,908        1,927,880  

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 4.7%

 

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    29,451        1,906,069  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A (1)(2)

    8,408        1,831,430  

Waters Corp. (1)(2)

    8,706        1,597,377  
    

 

 

 
     5,334,876  

Managed Healthcare — 1.8%

 

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (2)

    11,449        1,999,911  

Pharmaceuticals — 1.2%

 

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (1)(2)

    9,479        1,415,784  
    

 

 

 

Total Healthcare

 

     17,229,307  
Industrials — 16.2%  

Aerospace & Defense — 1.8%

 

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    9,331        1,996,461  

Air Freight & Logistics — 1.2%

 

XPO Logistics, Inc. (1)(2)

    23,257        1,423,328  

Airlines — 1.1%

 

JetBlue Airways Corp. (1)(2)

    64,251        1,272,812  

Building Products — 3.1%

 

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (1)

    24,301        1,519,542  

Masco Corp.

    52,920        1,945,868  
    

 

 

 
     3,465,410  

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks — 1.5%

 

Cummins, Inc.

    11,041        1,759,715  

Diversified Support Services — 1.5%

 

KAR Auction Services, Inc.

    37,058        1,670,945  

Electrical Components & Equipment — 1.5%

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc. (1)

    10,092        1,655,694  

Industrial Machinery — 2.7%

 

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    19,089        1,630,010  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

    15,971        1,386,921  
    

 

 

 
     3,016,931  

Trucking — 1.8%

 

Landstar System, Inc.

    21,802        2,035,217  
    

 

 

 

Total Industrials

 

     18,296,513  
Information Technology — 28.9%  

Application Software — 3.0%

 

Synopsys, Inc. (2)

    21,495        1,728,628  

Workday, Inc., Class A (1)(2)

    14,676        1,609,810  
    

 

 

 
     3,338,438  
Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Information Technology (continued)  

Communications Equipment — 1.5%

 

F5 Networks, Inc. (2)

    14,385      $ 1,717,281  

Consulting & Other Services — 1.7%

 

Gartner, Inc. (1)(2)

    15,450        1,863,116  

Data Processing & Outsourced Services — 3.2%

 

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (1)(2)

    19,321        1,898,675  

MAXIMUS, Inc. (1)

    28,494        1,731,865  
    

 

 

 
     3,630,540  

Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 1.4%

 

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A (1)(2)

    15,766        1,625,317  

Electronic Manufacturing Services — 1.5%

 

IPG Photonics Corp. (1)(2)

    9,794        1,721,687  

Home Entertainment Software — 1.6%

 

Electronic Arts, Inc. (1)(2)

    14,889        1,809,014  

Internet Software & Services — 2.8%

 

GoDaddy, Inc., Class A (1)(2)

    32,971        1,477,760  

VeriSign, Inc. (1)(2)

    15,855        1,644,956  
    

 

 

 
     3,122,716  

Semiconductor Equipment — 3.7%

 

Lam Research Corp. (1)

    12,630        2,096,327  

Teradyne, Inc. (1)

    58,550        2,084,966  
    

 

 

 
     4,181,293  

Semiconductors — 2.9%

 

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (1)

    31,210        1,456,259  

ON Semiconductor Corp. (1)(2)

    109,812        1,875,589  
    

 

 

 
     3,331,848  

Systems Software — 5.6%

 

Fortinet, Inc. (1)(2)

    51,388        1,963,022  

Red Hat, Inc. (1)(2)

    21,401        2,300,607  

Tableau Software, Inc., Class A (1)(2)

    28,510        2,066,405  
    

 

 

 
     6,330,034  
    

 

 

 

Total Information Technology

 

     32,671,284  
Materials — 5.4%  

Copper — 1.2%

 

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (2)

    91,683        1,355,075  

Metal & Glass Containers — 1.6%

 

Berry Global Group, Inc. (2)

    31,704        1,783,033  

Specialty Chemicals — 1.4%

 

Axalta Coating Systems, Ltd. (2)

    55,635        1,642,345  

Steel — 1.2%

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    39,739        1,369,008  
    

 

 

 

Total Materials

 

     6,149,461  
Real Estate — 5.2%  

Office REITs — 2.8%

 

Boston Properties, Inc. (1)

    13,988        1,686,953  

Highwoods Properties, Inc. (1)

    27,047        1,412,665  
    

 

 

 
     3,099,618  

Residential REITs — 1.1%

 

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (1)

    4,659        1,239,154  

Specialized REITs — 1.3%

 

Equinix, Inc. (1)

    3,210        1,503,596  
    

 

 

 

Total Real Estate

 

     5,842,368  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Mid-Cap Growth Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)             
Telecommunication Services — 1.3%  

Alternative Carriers — 1.3%

 

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (1)(2)

    42,070      $ 1,437,532  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $93,605,992)

 

     111,118,371  
    
Short-Term Investments — 50.8%  
Collateral Pool Investments for Securities on Loan — 49.1%  

Collateral pool allocation (3)

       55,413,816  
Mutual Funds — 1.7%  

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (4)

    1,947,119        1,947,313  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $57,361,129)

       57,361,129  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 149.1%
(identified cost $150,967,121)

       168,479,500  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (49.1)%        (55,456,983
    

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 113,022,517  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Small-Cap Value Fund

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks — 99.2%             
Consumer Discretionary — 7.4%             

Apparel Retail — 1.4%

    

Children’s Place, Inc. (1)

    4,276      $ 453,897  

Express, Inc. (1)(2)

    42,593        271,318  

Genesco, Inc. (2)

    6,678        141,240  
    

 

 

 
       866,455  

Auto Parts & Equipment — 2.1%

 

Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc. (1)(2)

    5,902        593,623  

Dana, Inc.

    30,989        745,905  
    

 

 

 
       1,339,528  

Broadcasting — 0.8%

    

Gray Television, Inc. (1)(2)

    35,797        511,897  

Casinos & Gaming — 0.3%

 

Penn National Gaming, Inc. (2)

    9,126        202,506  

Education Services — 0.7%

 

American Public Education, Inc. (2)

    9,470        174,721  

K12, Inc. (1)(2)

    16,503        295,734  
    

 

 

 
       470,455  

Footwear — 0.7%

    

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (1)(2)

    7,320        467,748  

Homebuilding — 0.9%

    

KB Home

    27,522        588,971  

Specialty Stores — 0.5%

    

Hibbett Sports, Inc. (1)(2)

    23,703        291,547  
    

 

 

 

Total Consumer Discretionary

       4,739,107  
Consumer Staples — 1.8%             

Agricultural Products — 1.2%

    

Darling Ingredients, Inc. (2)

    45,573        792,970  

Packaged Foods & Meats — 0.6%

 

Dean Foods Co. (1)

    31,298        344,278  
    

 

 

 

Total Consumer Staples

       1,137,248  
Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)             
Energy — 4.9%             

Oil & Gas-Drilling — 0.4%

    

Rowan Cos. PLC (1)(2)

    28,974      $ 282,496  

Oil & Gas-Equipment & Services — 2.2%

 

Exterran Corp. (2)

    15,638        433,798  

McDermott International, Inc. (1)(2)

    81,604        501,049  

Newpark Resources, Inc. (1)(2)

    33,598        270,464  

U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (1)

    8,412        228,890  
    

 

 

 
       1,434,201  

Oil & Gas-Exploration & Production — 1.4%

 

Callon Petroleum Co. (1)(2)

    27,071        280,456  

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (1)(2)

    7,844        105,423  

PDC Energy, Inc. (1)(2)

    7,675        301,858  

RSP Permian, Inc. (2)

    6,200        194,556  
    

 

 

 
       882,293  

Oil & Gas-Refining & Marketing — 0.9%

 

Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (2)

    52,976        264,880  

Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (1)(2)

    26,049        315,193  
    

 

 

 
     580,073  
    

 

 

 

Total Energy

 

     3,179,063  
Financials — 27.0%  

Consumer Finance — 0.5%

 

Nelnet, Inc., Class A (1)

    7,039        333,860  

Investment Banking & Brokerage — 0.4%

 

Stifel Financial Corp. (1)

    5,622        268,451  

Life & Health Insurance — 2.3%

 

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. (1)

    24,868        690,335  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

    36,225        809,629  
    

 

 

 
     1,499,964  

Property & Casualty Insurance — 3.5%

 

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.

    9,877        594,596  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

    13,095        551,954  

HCI Group, Inc. (1)

    10,092        393,487  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc. (1)

    2,396        171,074  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

    10,100        509,040  
    

 

 

 
     2,220,151  

Regional Banks — 16.6%

 

1st Source Corp. (1)

    7,911        369,206  

BancFirst Corp.

    5,996        302,198  

BancorpSouth, Inc. (1)

    23,213        674,338  

Banner Corp.

    9,633        530,971  

Cathay General Bancorp (1)

    19,848        700,039  

Central Pacific Financial Corp. (1)

    18,811        545,519  

City Holding Co. (1)

    6,404        405,565  

Customers Bancorp, Inc. (1)(2)

    15,757        444,032  

Fidelity Southern Corp.

    9,718        212,436  

Financial Institutions, Inc.

    6,523        177,426  

First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., Class A

    9,782        344,326  

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.

    2,762        137,548  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    17,811        475,554  

Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

    10,173        462,872  

Heritage Financial Corp.

    10,220        267,253  

Hilltop Holdings, Inc. (1)

    25,108        594,306  

Independent Bank Corp.

    7,686        156,794  

Investors Bancorp, Inc.

    26,468        346,466  

Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp.

    5,148        156,860  

Peoples Bancorp, Inc.

    5,036        156,418  

Preferred Bank (1)

    8,849        476,076  

S&T Bancorp, Inc.

    4,461        160,328  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Small-Cap Value Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Financials (continued)  

Regional Banks (continued)

 

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.

    7,152      $ 275,853  

TriCo Bancshares

    6,961        247,672  

Umpqua Holdings Corp. (1)

    43,897        768,198  

United Community Banks, Inc. (1)

    19,456        507,996  

Wintrust Financial Corp. (1)

    10,098        735,235  
    

 

 

 
     10,631,485  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 3.7%

 

First Defiance Financial Corp.

    3,483        170,528  

HomeStreet, Inc. (1)(2)

    18,616        470,054  

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A (2)

    16,388        177,810  

TrustCo Bank Corp.

    33,571        265,211  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (1)(2)

    12,001        578,328  

Washington Federal, Inc. (1)

    23,061        720,656  
    

 

 

 
     2,382,587  
    

 

 

 

Total Financials

 

     17,336,498  
Healthcare — 9.1%  

Biotechnology — 2.1%

 

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (1)(2)

    11,040        412,123  

Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1)(2)

    9,006        385,997  

Myriad Genetics, Inc. (1)(2)

    18,201        554,949  
    

 

 

 
     1,353,069  

Healthcare Equipment — 2.4%

 

Analogic Corp.

    5,147        368,268  

AngioDynamics, Inc. (1)(2)

    12,572        214,101  

Integer Holdings Corp. (2)

    10,049        461,752  

Natus Medical, Inc. (1)(2)

    9,584        322,022  

Orthofix International NV (1)(2)

    4,004        197,037  
    

 

 

 
     1,563,180  

Healthcare Supplies — 1.1%

 

Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (1)(2)

    4,087        219,472  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (2)

    11,125        459,462  
    

 

 

 
     678,934  

Healthcare Technology — 0.4%

 

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (2)

    20,331        267,149  

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 0.7%

 

Luminex Corp. (1)

    21,943        424,158  

Managed Healthcare — 0.8%

 

Magellan Health, Inc. (2)

    4,339        351,025  

Triple-S Management Corp., Class B (2)

    7,709        190,490  
    

 

 

 
     541,515  

Pharmaceuticals — 1.6%

 

Innoviva, Inc. (1)(2)

    19,579        274,889  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A

    14,643        519,827  

Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A (1)(2)

    19,663        231,040  
    

 

 

 
     1,025,756  
    

 

 

 

Total Healthcare

 

     5,853,761  
Industrials — 14.6%  

Aerospace & Defense — 1.4%

 

KLX, Inc. (1)(2)

    6,256        299,913  

Moog, Inc., Class A (1)(2)

    8,152        625,747  
    

 

 

 
     925,660  
Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Industrials (continued)  

Airlines — 0.7%

 

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (1)(2)

    9,809      $ 420,316  

Construction & Engineering — 1.0%

 

EMCOR Group, Inc. (1)

    9,945        656,768  

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks — 1.8%

 

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (1)

    14,020        601,458  

Wabash National Corp. (1)

    26,890        565,228  
    

 

 

 
     1,166,686  

Environmental & Facilities Services — 0.2%

 

CECO Environmental Corp. (1)

    16,063        119,991  

Human Resource & Employment Services — 0.9%

 

TrueBlue, Inc. (2)

    27,746        567,406  

Industrial Machinery — 2.3%

 

Chart Industries, Inc. (1)(2)

    10,329        348,501  

Columbus McKinnon Corp. (1)

    7,780        256,973  

EnPro Industries, Inc.

    5,239        369,192  

Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc. (1)

    10,889        325,037  

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

    2,741        195,104  
    

 

 

 
     1,494,807  

Office Services & Supplies — 1.5%

 

ACCO Brands Corp. (2)

    42,071        460,677  

Herman Miller, Inc.

    8,760        294,774  

Kimball International, Inc., Class B

    13,534        229,537  
    

 

 

 
     984,988  

Research & Consulting Services — 1.2%

 

Navigant Consulting, Inc. (2)

    13,637        209,055  

RPX Corp. (2)

    42,316        552,647  
    

 

 

 
     761,702  

Security & Alarm Services — 0.7%

 

Brink’s Co. (1)

    5,320        417,354  

Trading Companies & Distributors — 1.8%

 

Aircastle, Ltd. (1)

    23,868        535,120  

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A (2)

    15,217        623,745  
    

 

 

 
     1,158,865  

Trucking — 1.1%

 

ArcBest Corp. (1)

    24,122        716,423  
    

 

 

 

Total Industrials

 

     9,390,966  
Information Technology — 10.8%  

Data Processing & Outsourced Services — 2.1%

 

Convergys Corp. (1)

    27,063        635,981  

Travelport Worldwide, Ltd.

    44,294        670,611  
    

 

 

 
     1,306,592  

Electronic Components — 1.9%

 

Rogers Corp. (2)

    3,878        459,737  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (1)

    43,532        770,516  
    

 

 

 
     1,230,253  

Electronic Manufacturing Services — 1.8%

 

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (2)

    20,132        654,290  

TTM Technologies, Inc. (1)(2)

    35,840        510,362  
    

 

 

 
     1,164,652  

Semiconductor Equipment — 2.6%

 

Cohu, Inc. (1)

    19,091        358,147  

Entegris, Inc. (2)

    24,275        617,799  

Photronics, Inc. (1)(2)

    27,364        216,176  

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (2)

    21,145        469,419  
    

 

 

 
     1,661,541  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Small-Cap Value Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)             
Information Technology (continued)  

Semiconductors — 1.0%

 

Diodes, Inc. (2)

    23,266      $ 654,705  

Systems Software — 0.8%

 

Progress Software Corp.

    15,784        530,027  

Technology Distributors — 0.6%

 

ScanSource, Inc. (2)

    10,098        396,346  
    

 

 

 

Total Information Technology

 

     6,944,116  
Materials — 7.1%  

Aluminum — 0.9%

 

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

    6,295        606,334  

Commodity Chemicals — 1.4%

 

Koppers Holdings, Inc. (2)

    12,748        499,722  

Trinseo SA (1)

    2,336        156,278  

Tronox, Ltd., Class A

    11,012        227,838  
    

 

 

 
     883,838  

Forest Products — 1.7%

 

Boise Cascade Co. (2)

    19,220        576,600  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (2)

    20,655        526,290  
    

 

 

 
     1,102,890  

Specialty Chemicals — 3.1%

 

A Schulman, Inc.

    7,777        236,421  

Kraton Corp. (2)

    15,604        512,279  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

    7,954        509,056  

OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. (2)

    16,971        147,648  

Stepan Co.

    7,179        555,367  
    

 

 

 
     1,960,771  
    

 

 

 

Total Materials

 

     4,553,833  
Real Estate — 10.2%  

Diversified REITs — 1.6%

 

American Assets Trust, Inc.

    15,514        630,179  

Select Income REIT (1)

    18,535        430,197  
    

 

 

 
     1,060,376  

Hotel & Resort REITs — 2.4%

 

Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. (1)

    28,079        270,120  

Chesapeake Lodging Trust (1)

    24,840        635,656  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    33,051        659,698  
    

 

 

 
     1,565,474  

Industrial REITs — 2.0%

 

DCT Industrial Trust, Inc. (1)

    9,503        554,500  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

    22,700        703,246  
    

 

 

 
     1,257,746  

Office REITs — 1.3%

 

Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (1)

    27,717        634,442  

Tier REIT, Inc.

    11,617        213,869  
    

 

 

 
     848,311  

Residential REITs — 1.0%

 

Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc., Class A (1)

    33,885        616,368  

Retail REITs — 0.3%

 

Saul Centers, Inc. (1)

    3,497        211,918  
Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)             
Real Estate (continued)  

Specialized REITs — 1.6%

 

EPR Properties (1)

    4,992      $ 347,743  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (1)

    20,398        685,169  
    

 

 

 
     1,032,912  
    

 

 

 

Total Real Estate

 

     6,593,105  
Utilities — 6.3%  

Electric Utilities — 3.7%

 

El Paso Electric Co. (1)

    13,458        747,592  

PNM Resources, Inc. (1)

    19,628        832,227  

Portland General Electric Co.

    16,731        794,890  
    

 

 

 
     2,374,709  

Gas Utilities — 1.2%

 

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

    9,754        775,638  

Multi-Utilities — 1.1%

 

NorthWestern Corp. (1)

    11,494        693,318  

Renewable Electricity — 0.3%

 

Pattern Energy Group, Inc.

    7,950        199,704  
    

 

 

 

Total Utilities

 

     4,043,369  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $58,459,807)

 

     63,771,066  
    
Short-Term Investments — 24.5%  
Collateral Pool Investments for Securities on Loan — 23.6%  

Collateral pool allocation (3)

 

     15,189,775  
Mutual Funds — 0.9%  

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (4)

    588,503        588,562  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $15,778,337)

 

     15,778,337  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 123.7%
(identified cost $74,238,144)

 

     79,549,403  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (23.7)%        (15,263,871
    

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 64,285,532  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Small-Cap Core Fund

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks — 98.1%             
Consumer Discretionary — 9.3%             

Apparel Retail — 1.5%

    

Children’s Place, Inc. (1)

    954      $ 101,267  

DSW, Inc., Class A (1)

    4,895        90,704  

Express, Inc. (1)(2)

    8,969        57,133  

Francesca’s Holdings Corp. (1)(2)

    5,499        39,923  
    

 

 

 
       289,027  

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods — 0.5%

 

Movado Group, Inc.

    3,326        92,296  

Auto Parts & Equipment — 2.7%

    

Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc. (1)(2)

    1,393        140,108  

Dana, Inc. (1)

    8,642        208,013  

Tenneco, Inc. (1)

    3,430        185,906  
    

 

 

 
       534,027  

Broadcasting — 0.7%

    

Gray Television, Inc. (1)(2)

    9,472        135,450  
 

 

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Small-Cap Core Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)             
Consumer Discretionary (continued)  

Casinos & Gaming — 0.8%

 

Penn National Gaming, Inc. (1)(2)

    3,363      $ 74,625  

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (1)(2)

    4,442        86,619  
    

 

 

 
       161,244  

Education Services — 0.3%

 

American Public Education, Inc. (2)

    3,511        64,778  

Footwear — 0.3%

 

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (1)(2)

    1,049        67,031  

General Merchandise Stores — 0.3%

 

Big Lots, Inc. (1)

    1,330        63,308  

Homebuilding — 0.8%

 

KB Home (1)

    7,635        163,389  

Homefurnishing Retail — 0.3%

 

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc. (1)

    2,434        57,077  

Leisure Products — 0.6%

 

Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A (1)(2)

    4,408        118,884  

Restaurants — 0.5%

 

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (2)

    3,010        90,601  
    

 

 

 

Total Consumer Discretionary

 

     1,837,112  
Consumer Staples — 2.2%             

Agricultural Products — 1.1%

 

Darling Ingredients, Inc. (2)

    11,905        207,147  

Food Distributors — 0.3%

 

SpartanNash Co. (1)

    2,559        63,054  

Packaged Foods & Meats — 0.8%

 

Sanderson Farms, Inc. (1)

    1,075        158,584  
    

 

 

 

Total Consumer Staples

 

     428,785  
Energy — 2.0%             

Oil & Gas-Drilling — 0.5%

 

Rowan Cos. PLC (1)(2)

    9,885        96,379  

Oil & Gas-Equipment & Services — 1.1%

 

McDermott International, Inc. (1)(2)

    25,788        158,338  

U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. (1)

    2,145        58,366  
    

 

 

 
     216,704  

Oil & Gas-Refining & Marketing — 0.4%

 

Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (1)(2)

    6,592        79,763  
    

 

 

 

Total Energy

 

     392,846  
Financials — 15.6%  

Consumer Finance — 0.5%

 

Nelnet, Inc., Class A

    2,008        95,240  

Investment Banking & Brokerage — 0.4%

 

Evercore Inc., Class A (1)

    1,214        91,596  

Life & Health Insurance — 2.7%

 

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. (1)

    5,643        156,650  

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

    8,406        187,874  

Primerica, Inc. (1)

    2,492        190,762  
    

 

 

 
     535,286  

Property & Casualty Insurance — 2.1%

 

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (1)

    1,675        100,835  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

    4,569        192,583  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

    2,340        117,936  
    

 

 

 
     411,354  
Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)             
Financials (continued)  

Regional Banks — 7.5%

 

1st Source Corp. (1)

    2,022      $ 94,367  

BancFirst Corp. (1)

    1,782        89,813  

BancorpSouth, Inc.

    2,921        84,855  

Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. (1)

    1,477        60,483  

Cathay General Bancorp (1)

    3,531        124,538  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

    5,500        159,500  

First Financial Corp.

    1,262        54,771  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

    4,812        128,480  

Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

    1,852        84,266  

Heritage Financial Corp.

    3,344        87,446  

Hilltop Holdings, Inc. (1)

    5,398        127,771  

Investors Bancorp, Inc.

    12,550        164,279  

Preferred Bank (1)

    2,886        155,267  

TriCo Bancshares

    1,729        61,518  
    

 

 

 
     1,477,354  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 2.4%

 

HomeStreet, Inc. (1)(2)

    2,437        61,534  

TrustCo Bank Corp. (1)

    7,208        56,943  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (1)(2)

    3,814        183,797  

Washington Federal, Inc. (1)

    5,267        164,594  
    

 

 

 
     466,868  
    

 

 

 

Total Financials

 

     3,077,698  
Healthcare — 18.6%  

Biotechnology — 3.3%

 

BioSpecifics Technologies Corp. (2)

    1,423        67,094  

Cytokinetics, Inc. (1)(2)

    7,256        107,752  

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (1)(2)

    4,044        150,963  

Genomic Health, Inc. (1)(2)

    2,983        94,561  

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1)(2)

    2,635        42,028  

Myriad Genetics, Inc. (1)(2)

    4,265        130,040  

Versartis, Inc. (1)(2)

    3,223        61,237  
    

 

 

 
     653,675  

Healthcare Equipment — 4.3%

 

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (1)(2)

    3,720        109,256  

Cutera, Inc. (2)

    2,526        93,841  

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A (1)(2)

    5,430        164,149  

Inogen, Inc. (1)(2)

    1,450        138,910  

Integer Holdings Corp. (1)(2)

    1,664        76,461  

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (1)

    3,567        129,839  

Masimo Corp. (2)

    1,541        130,030  
    

 

 

 
     842,486  

Healthcare Supplies — 1.6%

 

Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (1)(2)

    2,156        115,777  

OraSure Technologies, Inc. (1)(2)

    9,129        186,323  
    

 

 

 
     302,100  

Healthcare Technology — 1.1%

 

HealthStream, Inc. (1)(2)

    3,564        83,718  

Medidata Solutions, Inc. (1)(2)

    1,730        129,681  
    

 

 

 
     213,399  

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 2.6%

 

Cambrex Corp. (1)(2)

    3,050        158,905  

INC Research Holdings, Inc. (1)(2)

    2,537        148,922  

PRA Health Sciences, Inc. (2)

    2,634        203,872  
    

 

 

 
     511,699  

Managed Healthcare — 1.5%

 

Magellan Health, Inc. (2)

    2,637        213,333  

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (1)(2)

    1,339        85,696  
    

 

 

 
     299,029  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Small-Cap Core Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)             
Healthcare (continued)  

Pharmaceuticals — 4.2%

 

Catalent, Inc. (2)

    2,603      $ 107,478  

Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. (1)(2)

    10,414        173,601  

Heska Corp. (1)(2)

    1,236        125,726  

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1)(2)

    3,451        131,483  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A (1)

    3,797        134,793  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1)(2)

    3,432        157,186  
    

 

 

 
     830,267  
    

 

 

 

Total Healthcare

 

     3,652,655  
Industrials — 14.8%  

Airlines — 0.9%

 

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (1)(2)

    4,220        180,827  

Construction & Engineering — 1.8%

 

Argan, Inc. (1)

    2,371        150,203  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

    2,509        165,694  

MYR Group, Inc. (2)

    1,604        41,399  
    

 

 

 
     357,296  

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks — 1.8%

 

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (1)

    3,821        163,921  

Wabash National Corp. (1)

    8,613        181,045  
    

 

 

 
     344,966  

Environmental & Facilities Services — 0.3%

 

CECO Environmental Corp. (1)

    8,064        60,238  

Human Resource & Employment Services — 0.8%

 

TrueBlue, Inc. (2)

    7,249        148,242  

Industrial Machinery — 1.9%

 

Briggs & Stratton Corp.

    5,700        119,358  

Chart Industries, Inc. (1)(2)

    3,196        107,833  

Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc.

    2,725        81,341  

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

    887        63,137  
    

 

 

 
     371,669  

Office Services & Supplies — 1.3%

 

ACCO Brands Corp. (2)

    7,549        82,662  

Herman Miller, Inc. (1)

    5,445        183,224  
    

 

 

 
     265,886  

Research & Consulting Services — 0.8%

 

RPX Corp. (2)

    11,538        150,686  

Security & Alarm Services — 1.0%

 

Brink’s Co.

    2,569        201,538  

Trading Companies & Distributors — 2.3%

 

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

    6,456        151,974  

MRC Global, Inc. (1)(2)

    7,319        115,421  

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A (1)(2)

    4,637        190,071  
    

 

 

 
     457,466  

Trucking — 1.9%

 

ArcBest Corp.

    5,733        170,270  

Saia, Inc. (1)(2)

    3,587        202,845  
    

 

 

 
     373,115  
    

 

 

 

Total Industrials

 

     2,911,929  
Information Technology — 20.3%  

Application Software — 1.5%

 

RealPage, Inc. (1)(2)

    3,255        140,291  

Verint Systems, Inc. (2)

    3,695        146,691  
    

 

 

 
     286,982  
Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)             
Information Technology (continued)  

Communications Equipment — 1.7%

 

Ciena Corp. (1)(2)

    6,596      $ 142,540  

Plantronics, Inc. (1)

    3,224        137,439  

Silicom, Ltd.

    1,125        61,537  
    

 

 

 
     341,516  

Consulting & Other Services — 0.3%

 

Hackett Group, Inc.

    4,104        56,061  

Data Processing & Outsourced Services — 3.0%

 

Cardtronics PLC (2)

    3,417        88,774  

Convergys Corp. (1)

    4,896        115,056  

CSG Systems International, Inc. (1)

    3,198        123,795  

Sykes Enterprises, Inc. (2)

    1,396        37,217  

Travelport Worldwide, Ltd.

    14,523        219,878  
    

 

 

 
     584,720  

Electronic Components — 1.8%

 

Rogers Corp. (2)

    1,576        186,835  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (1)

    9,118        161,388  
    

 

 

 
     348,223  

Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 1.0%

 

Control4 Corp. (1)(2)

    2,588        64,079  

Itron, Inc. (1)(2)

    1,955        141,933  
    

 

 

 
     206,012  

Electronic Manufacturing Services — 3.0%

 

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (2)

    5,607        182,227  

Methode Electronics, Inc.

    3,886        158,937  

Sanmina Corp. (2)

    3,295        123,398  

TTM Technologies, Inc. (1)(2)

    9,032        128,616  
    

 

 

 
     593,178  

Internet Software & Services — 0.3%

 

Blucora, Inc. (1)(2)

    2,167        49,407  

Semiconductor Equipment — 4.1%

 

Amkor Technology, Inc. (1)(2)

    14,104        123,833  

Brooks Automation, Inc. (1)

    3,860        100,630  

Entegris, Inc. (2)

    8,605        218,997  

MKS Instruments, Inc.

    967        79,633  

Photronics, Inc. (1)(2)

    13,534        106,919  

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (1)(2)

    7,576        168,187  
    

 

 

 
     798,199  

Semiconductors — 1.6%

 

Diodes, Inc. (2)

    2,881        81,071  

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (1)(2)

    6,194        153,054  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (1)(2)

    1,143        86,754  
    

 

 

 
     320,879  

Systems Software — 2.0%

 

Barracuda Networks, Inc. (1)(2)

    4,393        106,355  

CommVault Systems, Inc. (2)

    1,960        119,658  

Progress Software Corp.

    5,106        171,459  
    

 

 

 
     397,472  
    

 

 

 

Total Information Technology

 

     3,982,649  
Materials — 6.0%  

Commodity Chemicals — 1.7%

 

Koppers Holdings, Inc. (2)

    4,246        166,443  

Trinseo SA (1)

    2,655        177,619  
    

 

 

 
     344,062  

Forest Products — 1.9%

 

Boise Cascade Co. (1)(2)

    5,511        165,330  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (2)

    8,052        205,165  
    

 

 

 
     370,495  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Small-Cap Core Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)             
Materials (continued)  

Metal & Glass Containers — 0.7%

 

Berry Global Group, Inc. (2)

    2,533      $ 142,456  

Specialty Chemicals — 1.7%

 

Kraton Corp. (1)(2)

    4,205        138,050  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

    1,617        103,488  

OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. (2)

    9,714        84,512  
    

 

 

 
     326,050  
    

 

 

 

Total Materials

 

     1,183,063  
Real Estate — 5.9%  

Diversified REITs — 1.6%

 

American Assets Trust, Inc.

    2,754        111,868  

PS Business Parks, Inc.

    682        92,145  

Select Income REIT (1)

    4,982        115,632  
    

 

 

 
     319,645  

Hotel & Resort REITs — 2.0%

 

Chesapeake Lodging Trust (1)

    5,295        135,499  

Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. (1)

    7,399        71,178  

Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    8,712        173,892  
    

 

 

 
     380,569  

Industrial REITs — 0.6%

 

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

    3,775        116,949  

Office REITs — 0.8%

 

Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (1)

    7,106        162,656  

Residential REITs — 0.9%

 

Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc., Class A

    9,735        177,080  
    

 

 

 

Total Real Estate

 

     1,156,899  
Telecommunication Services — 0.8%  

Alternative Carriers — 0.8%

 

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (1)

    3,398        158,347  
Utilities — 2.6%  

Electric Utilities — 2.1%

 

El Paso Electric Co.

    3,511        195,036  

Portland General Electric Co.

    4,415        209,757  
    

 

 

 
     404,793  

Gas Utilities — 0.5%

 

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

    1,299        103,296  
    

 

 

 

Total Utilities

 

     508,089  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $16,742,274)

 

     19,290,072  
    
Short-Term Investments — 50.7%  
Collateral Pool Investments for Securities on Loan — 48.8%  

Collateral pool allocation (3)

 

     9,591,857  
Mutual Funds — 1.9%  

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (4)

    368,964        369,001  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $9,960,858)

 

     9,960,858  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 148.8%
(identified cost $26,703,132)

 

     29,250,930  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (48.8)%        (9,589,952
    

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 19,660,978  
    

 

 

 

 

Small-Cap Growth Fund

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks — 98.8%  
Consumer Discretionary — 10.8%  

Apparel Retail — 0.4%

 

Francesca’s Holdings Corp. (1)(2)

    73,884      $ 536,398  

Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.8%

 

Gentherm, Inc. (1)(2)

    36,804        1,146,445  

Casinos & Gaming — 1.0%

 

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (2)

    69,446        1,354,197  

Footwear — 1.0%

 

Steven Madden, Ltd. (2)

    32,460        1,376,304  

Home Furnishings — 0.9%

 

La-Z-Boy, Inc.

    50,216        1,197,651  

Homebuilding — 1.0%

 

TopBuild Corp. (2)

    24,708        1,466,420  

Household Appliances — 0.8%

 

iRobot Corp. (1)(2)

    11,269        1,075,288  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail — 0.7%

 

Shutterfly, Inc. (1)(2)

    22,803        1,039,361  

Restaurants — 1.4%

 

Habit Restaurants, Inc., Class A (1)(2)

    58,778        764,114  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (1)

    24,641        1,169,215  
    

 

 

 
       1,933,329  

Specialized Consumer Services — 1.0%

 

Sotheby’s (1)(2)

    30,369        1,362,657  

Specialty Stores — 1.8%

 

Five Below, Inc. (1)(2)

    27,502        1,308,270  

MarineMax, Inc. (1)(2)

    71,269        1,150,994  
    

 

 

 
       2,459,264  
    

 

 

 

Total Consumer Discretionary

 

     14,947,314  
Consumer Staples — 2.8%  

Agricultural Products — 1.0%

 

Darling Ingredients, Inc. (1)(2)

    77,385        1,346,499  

Hypermarkets & Super Centers — 0.8%

 

PriceSmart, Inc. (1)

    14,349        1,165,856  

Soft Drinks — 1.0%

 

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (1)

    6,671        1,424,859  
    

 

 

 

Total Consumer Staples

       3,937,214  
Energy — 1.1%  

Oil & Gas-Equipment & Services — 0.7%

 

McDermott International, Inc. (1)(2)

    152,527        936,516  

Oil & Gas-Exploration & Production — 0.4%

 

PDC Energy, Inc. (1)(2)

    13,640        536,461  
    

 

 

 

Total Energy

       1,472,977  
Financials — 4.5%  

Life & Health Insurance — 0.9%

 

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

    57,289        1,280,409  

Mortgage REITs — 0.9%

 

Redwood Trust, Inc. (1)

    74,808        1,247,798  

Property & Casualty Insurance — 0.8%

 

Employers Holdings, Inc.

    27,554        1,161,401  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Small-Cap Growth Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Financials (continued)  

Regional Banks — 1.9%

 

Customers Bancorp, Inc. (1)(2)

    44,085      $ 1,242,315  

Great Western Bancorp, Inc. (1)

    36,479        1,310,326  
    

 

 

 
       2,552,641  
    

 

 

 

Total Financials

       6,242,249  
Healthcare — 24.6%  

Biotechnology — 7.4%

 

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (2)

    54,324        909,384  

Cytokinetics, Inc. (2)

    74,035        1,099,420  

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (1)(2)

    37,441        1,397,672  

Exact Sciences Corp. (1)(2)

    30,434        1,274,880  

Genomic Health, Inc. (1)(2)

    34,099        1,080,938  

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1)(2)

    54,380        867,361  

MiMedx Group, Inc. (1)(2)

    75,410        1,226,921  

Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2)

    65,443        1,125,620  

Versartis, Inc. (1)(2)

    64,653        1,228,407  
    

 

 

 
       10,210,603  

Healthcare Equipment — 4.6%

 

Analogic Corp.

    17,610        1,259,995  

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (2)

    41,852        1,229,193  

Inogen, Inc. (1)(2)

    14,137        1,354,325  

K2M Group Holdings, Inc. (1)(2)

    50,725        1,185,951  

Masimo Corp. (2)

    16,465        1,389,317  
    

 

 

 
       6,418,781  

Healthcare Services — 0.8%

 

Amedisys, Inc. (2)

    22,038        1,151,265  

Healthcare Supplies — 2.3%

 

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (1)(2)

    42,856        1,769,953  

OraSure Technologies, Inc. (1)(2)

    71,826        1,465,969  
    

 

 

 
       3,235,922  

Healthcare Technology — 2.0%

 

Medidata Solutions, Inc. (1)(2)

    22,651        1,697,919  

Vocera Communications, Inc. (1)(2)

    37,640        1,048,274  
    

 

 

 
       2,746,193  

Life Sciences Tools & Services — 3.1%

 

Cambrex Corp. (1)(2)

    26,714        1,391,799  

INC Research Holdings, Inc. (1)(2)

    23,864        1,400,817  

PRA Health Sciences, Inc. (1)(2)

    19,538        1,512,241  
    

 

 

 
       4,304,857  

Managed Healthcare — 0.9%

 

Magellan Health, Inc. (2)

    16,168        1,307,991  

Pharmaceuticals — 3.5%

 

Innoviva, Inc. (1)(2)

    87,827        1,233,091  

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1)(2)

    29,982        1,142,314  

Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A (1)

    31,199        1,107,565  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1)(2)

    29,453        1,348,947  
    

 

 

 
       4,831,917  
    

 

 

 

Total Healthcare

       34,207,529  
Industrials — 17.3%  

Aerospace & Defense — 0.1%

 

Cubic Corp. (1)

    2,709        116,352  

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.9%

 

Hub Group, Inc., Class A (1)(2)

    32,040        1,231,938  
Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Industrials (continued)  

Building Products — 3.7%

 

American Woodmark Corp. (2)

    13,725      $ 1,136,430  

Builders FirstSource, Inc. (1)(2)

    98,307        1,600,438  

NCI Building Systems, Inc. (1)(2)

    74,059        1,244,191  

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (1)

    25,931        1,135,259  
    

 

 

 
       5,116,318  

Construction & Engineering — 1.7%

 

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

    38,435        1,308,712  

MasTec, Inc. (2)

    25,337        1,033,749  
    

 

 

 
       2,342,461  

Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks — 1.8%

 

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (1)

    27,163        1,165,293  

Wabash National Corp. (1)

    66,702        1,402,076  
    

 

 

 
       2,567,369  

Human Resource & Employment Services — 3.0%

 

Insperity, Inc.

    16,994        1,364,618  

Korn/Ferry International

    39,805        1,326,302  

TriNet Group, Inc. (2)

    42,468        1,517,382  
    

 

 

 
       4,208,302  

Industrial Machinery — 3.2%

 

Chart Industries, Inc. (1)(2)

    32,821        1,107,381  

Proto Labs, Inc. (1)(2)

    18,551        1,331,962  

SPX FLOW Inc. (2)

    21,404        716,392  

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A

    21,925        1,352,772  
    

 

 

 
       4,508,507  

Office Services & Supplies — 1.0%

 

Herman Miller, Inc. (1)

    40,352        1,357,845  

Research & Consulting Services — 0.9%

 

ICF International, Inc. (1)(2)

    26,565        1,276,448  

Trucking — 1.0%

 

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

    40,620        1,344,522  
    

 

 

 

Total Industrials

       24,070,062  
Information Technology — 27.0%  

Application Software — 2.9%

 

Callidus Software, Inc. (1)(2)

    57,138        1,471,304  

RealPage, Inc. (2)

    29,159        1,256,753  

Verint Systems, Inc. (2)

    31,230        1,239,831  
    

 

 

 
       3,967,888  

Communications Equipment — 1.9%

 

Ciena Corp. (1)(2)

    59,249        1,280,371  

Extreme Networks, Inc. (2)

    122,120        1,395,832  
    

 

 

 
       2,676,203  

Data Processing & Outsourced Services — 2.0%

 

Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. (2)

    31,383        1,405,959  

Travelport Worldwide, Ltd. (1)

    95,052        1,439,087  
    

 

 

 
       2,845,046  

Electronic Components — 2.0%

 

II-VI, Inc. (1)(2)

    31,181        1,117,839  

Rogers Corp. (2)

    14,137        1,675,941  
    

 

 

 
       2,793,780  

Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 1.2%

 

Itron, Inc. (2)

    22,097        1,604,242  

Electronic Manufacturing Services — 0.9%

 

Methode Electronics, Inc.

    30,097        1,230,967  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Small-Cap Growth Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Information Technology (continued)  

Internet Software & Services — 3.3%

 

Carbonite, Inc. (2)

    57,508      $ 1,150,160  

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (1)(2)

    32,169        1,125,272  

Shutterstock, Inc. (1)(2)

    23,654        794,301  

Yelp, Inc. (1)(2)

    35,093        1,494,962  
    

 

 

 
       4,564,695  

Semiconductor Equipment — 5.0%

 

Brooks Automation, Inc. (1)

    56,268        1,466,907  

Entegris, Inc. (1)(2)

    76,087        1,936,414  

FormFactor, Inc. (1)(2)

    75,916        1,146,332  

Nanometrics, Inc. (2)

    45,387        1,170,531  

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (1)(2)

    54,743        1,215,294  
    

 

 

 
       6,935,478  

Semiconductors — 2.2%

 

Semtech Corp. (1)(2)

    41,493        1,560,137  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (1)(2)

    19,964        1,515,267  
    

 

 

 
       3,075,404  

Systems Software — 5.6%

 

Barracuda Networks, Inc. (1)(2)

    56,834        1,375,951  

CommVault Systems, Inc. (1)(2)

    24,487        1,494,931  

Gigamon, Inc. (1)(2)

    37,933        1,629,222  

Qualys, Inc. (1)(2)

    29,841        1,417,448  

Rapid7, Inc. (1)(2)

    41,926        706,872  

Varonis Systems, Inc. (1)(2)

    30,152        1,169,898  
    

 

 

 
       7,794,322  
    

 

 

 

Total Information Technology

 

     37,488,025  
Materials — 6.2%  

Commodity Chemicals — 1.1%

 

Trinseo SA (1)

    23,341        1,561,513  

Forest Products — 2.2%

 

Boise Cascade Co. (2)

    50,015        1,500,450  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (2)

    59,786        1,523,347  
    

 

 

 
       3,023,797  

Specialty Chemicals — 1.9%

 

Ferro Corp. (1)(2)

    71,826        1,384,087  

Kraton Corp. (1)(2)

    38,933        1,278,170  
    

 

 

 
       2,662,257  

Steel — 1.0%

 

Commercial Metals Co. (1)

    73,875        1,395,499  
    

 

 

 

Total Materials

       8,643,066  
Real Estate — 2.5%  

Diversified REITs — 0.8%

 

American Assets Trust, Inc.

    29,340        1,191,791  

Hotel & Resort REITs — 0.8%

 

Hersha Hospitality Trust (1)

    58,278        1,080,474  

Specialized REITs — 0.9%

 

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

    112,805        1,239,727  
    

 

 

 

Total Real Estate

       3,511,992  
Telecommunication Services — 1.0%  

Alternative Carriers — 1.0%

 

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (1)

    30,206        1,407,600  
Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  
Utilities — 1.0%  

Gas Utilities — 1.0%

 

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

    16,842      $ 1,339,276  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $122,328,148)

       137,267,304  
    
Short-Term Investments — 30.2%  
Collateral Pool Investments for Securities on Loan —29.1%  

Collateral pool allocation (3)

       40,411,406  
Mutual Funds — 1.1%             

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (4)

    1,560,337        1,560,493  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $41,971,899)

       41,971,899  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 129.0%
(identified cost $164,300,047)

       179,239,203  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (29.0)%        (40,243,373
    

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 138,995,830  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks — 98.1%             

Austria — 0.9%

    

Flughafen Wien AG

    10,782      $ 423,924  

Belgium — 0.3%

    

bpost SA

    5,983        167,104  

Bermuda — 3.7%

    

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.

    2,975        179,095  

Dairy Farm International Holdings, Ltd.

    16,800        136,197  

Enstar Group, Ltd. (2)

    1,470        305,099  

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

    4,317        1,089,956  

Giordano International, Ltd.

    164,000        97,242  
    

 

 

 
       1,807,589  

Canada — 3.9%

    

BCE, Inc.

    12,132        577,478  

First Capital Realty, Inc. (1)

    7,354        119,489  

George Weston, Ltd.

    1,403        121,936  

Granite Real Estate Investment Trust

    5,343        217,571  

Laurentian Bank of Canada

    6,001        269,931  

Loblaw Cos., Ltd.

    7,094        384,766  

Metro, Inc.

    2,310        76,251  

Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust

    26,202        138,905  
    

 

 

 
       1,906,327  

Cayman Islands — 2.4%

    

361 Degrees International, Ltd.

    292,000        126,052  

Dali Foods Group Co., Ltd.

    349,000        232,396  

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.

    2,304        108,265  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Ltd., ADR

    11,859        260,305  

Uni-President China Holdings, Ltd.

    91,000        78,033  

WH Group, Ltd.

    347,000        362,829  
    

 

 

 
       1,167,880  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Global Low Volatility Equity Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)             

China — 3.3%

    

Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd., Class H

    613,000      $ 289,282  

China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd., Class H

    204,000        203,680  

China Telecom Corp., Ltd., Class H

    172,000        88,690  

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Ltd., Class H

    705,000        530,260  

Livzon Pharmaceutical Group, Inc., Class H

    23,210        126,803  

Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd., Class H

    94,000        389,923  
    

 

 

 
       1,628,638  

Czech Republic — 0.7%

    

CEZ AS

    17,990        341,272  

Denmark — 0.4%

    

Dfds A/S

    3,659        211,022  

France — 0.1%

    

Boiron SA

    743        70,198  

Germany — 0.7%

    

RHOEN-KLINIKUM AG

    9,827        326,729  

Guernsey — 2.0%

    

Amdocs, Ltd.

    15,264        988,955  

Hong Kong — 7.9%

    

China Unicom Hong Kong, Ltd. (2)

    62,000        89,932  

CLP Holdings, Ltd.

    100,500        1,063,216  

Dah Sing Financial Holdings, Ltd.

    29,600        215,117  

Hang Seng Bank, Ltd.

    23,300        537,273  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments, Ltd. (1)

    800,500        736,326  

Hysan Development Co., Ltd.

    52,000        240,640  

PCCW, Ltd.

    805,000        449,129  

VTech Holdings, Ltd.

    21,800        306,496  

Yuexiu Real Estate Investment Trust

    409,000        269,674  
    

 

 

 
       3,907,803  

Hungary — 0.6%

    

Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC

    102,609        194,971  

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    4,313        112,232  
    

 

 

 
       307,203  

Ireland — 0.2%

    

ICON PLC (2)

    1,027        116,452  

Israel — 1.3%

    

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    67,867        355,678  

Bezeq — The Israeli Telecommunication Corp., Ltd.

    204,161        300,842  
    

 

 

 
       656,520  

Italy — 0.6%

    

Amplifon SpA

    19,236        278,341  

Japan — 8.9%

    

Bridgestone Corp.

    2,700        116,090  

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

    5,700        134,933  

Duskin Co., Ltd.

    17,700        511,844  

Hogy Medical Co., Ltd.

    1,400        99,176  

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    7,100        180,686  

KYORIN Holdings, Inc.

    18,300        385,309  

Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd.

    5,700        194,359  

Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.

    14,000        110,567  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    10,100        503,106  

Nisshin Oillio Group, Ltd.

    47,000        337,652  

Noevir Holdings Co., Ltd.

    2,600        155,848  
Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)             

Japan (continued)

    

Prima Meat Packers, Ltd.

    28,000      $ 174,168  

Shimachu Co., Ltd. (1)

    7,200        186,222  

Suzuken Co., Ltd.

    7,900        288,185  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    5,000        277,174  

Towa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    2,400        114,555  

Tsumura & Co.

    9,600        363,010  

Vital KSK Holdings, Inc. (1)

    11,900        97,443  

Xebio Holdings Co., Ltd.

    7,500        148,204  
    

 

 

 
       4,378,531  

Malaysia — 4.4%

    

Malayan Banking Bhd

    198,500        440,068  

Public Bank Bhd

    154,100        744,197  

Tenaga Nasional Bhd

    285,900        956,262  
    

 

 

 
       2,140,527  

Netherlands — 0.1%

    

Sligro Food Group NV

    1,358        59,856  

New Zealand — 3.0%

    

Argosy Property, Ltd.

    199,824        151,486  

Chorus, Ltd.

    36,168        104,005  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp., Ltd.

    40,960        346,661  

Infratil, Ltd.

    76,744        173,631  

Metlifecare, Ltd.

    40,331        177,238  

Ryman Healthcare, Ltd.

    45,465        297,152  

Summerset Group Holdings, Ltd.

    61,146        224,774  
    

 

 

 
       1,474,947  

Philippines — 0.9%

    

First Philippine Holdings Corp.

    60,540        79,266  

Manila Electric Co.

    64,300        340,348  
    

 

 

 
       419,614  

Singapore — 5.3%

    

Ascott Residence Trust

    83,200        72,133  

Cache Logistics Trust

    174,300        112,441  

CDL Hospitality Trusts

    72,400        87,008  

Frasers Centrepoint Trust

    191,700        298,438  

Mapletree Industrial Trust

    73,300        100,291  

Mapletree Logistics Trust

    474,200        430,255  

RHT Health Trust

    210,000        133,344  

SATS, Ltd.

    128,800        459,257  

Sheng Siong Group, Ltd. (1)

    126,800        86,113  

Singapore Airlines, Ltd.

    29,800        226,752  

Venture Corp., Ltd.

    50,100        584,456  
    

 

 

 
       2,590,488  

South Korea — 0.7%

    

GS Home Shopping, Inc.

    824        161,127  

Kia Motors Corp.

    6,127        192,551  
    

 

 

 
       353,678  

Switzerland — 4.0%

    

ALSO Holding AG (2)

    1,695        220,435  

Cembra Money Bank AG

    6,384        556,090  

Novartis AG

    6,219        524,511  

Roche Holding AG

    280        71,367  

Sonova Holding AG

    1,640        277,313  

Valora Holding AG

    991        299,007  
    

 

 

 
       1,948,723  

Taiwan — 2.2%

    

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

    324,000        785,990  

Taichung Commercial Bank Co., Ltd.

    503,100        159,281  

Taiwan Secom Co., Ltd.

    41,075        121,410  
    

 

 

 
       1,066,681  
 

 

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Global Low Volatility Equity Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)             

Thailand — 1.1%

    

Thai Beverage PCL

    803,400      $ 551,464  

United States — 38.5%

    

Abaxis, Inc. (1)

    4,934        228,049  

Allstate Corp.

    10,576        957,128  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    4,657        342,895  

American Express Co.

    1,671        143,873  

Atrion Corp.

    358        222,730  

Avista Corp. (1)

    2,585        132,869  

Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.

    4,409        180,549  

Carter’s, Inc.

    815        70,669  

Chemed Corp.

    3,708        731,551  

Children’s Place, Inc. (1)

    1,081        114,748  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    11,502        370,479  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    10,993        926,380  

CVS Health Corp.

    3,360        259,862  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    4,325        355,039  

Discover Financial Services

    12,344        727,679  

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

    10,225        930,986  

Edison International

    2,750        220,495  

Equity Commonwealth (2)

    3,658        113,179  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

    1,966        522,897  

Fiserv, Inc. (2)

    1,999        247,296  

Foot Locker, Inc.

    1,744        61,441  

Forrester Research, Inc.

    2,074        84,515  

Getty Realty Corp.

    10,678        294,286  

Harris Corp.

    3,502        430,396  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    1,102        235,784  

ICU Medical, Inc. (2)

    1,336        232,932  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    1,873        193,050  

Johnson & Johnson

    7,707        1,020,176  

Kroger Co.

    15,693        343,206  

Masimo Corp. (2)

    1,851        156,187  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    14,340        915,752  

Meridian Bancorp, Inc.

    28,052        493,715  

Navigators Group, Inc.

    3,103        173,147  

Owens & Minor, Inc.

    21,184        591,881  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    6,404        741,135  

Pfizer, Inc.

    26,815        909,565  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    1,145        103,016  

Portland General Electric Co.

    8,462        402,030  

Progressive Corp.

    2,610        121,313  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    4,670        476,714  

Quidel Corp. (2)

    5,105        178,369  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

    3,537        252,542  

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A

    2,977        221,786  

Sysco Corp.

    11,941        628,932  

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

    2,798        167,600  

Unum Group

    8,711        419,696  

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    12,869        1,004,683  

WebMD Health Corp. (2)

    2,170        144,175  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (2)

    932        162,802  
    

 

 

 
       18,960,179  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $41,729,321)

       48,250,645  
    
Short-Term Investments — 4.1%  
Collateral Investment for Securities on Loan — 2.4%  

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.994% (3)

    1,201,607        1,201,607  
Description   Shares      Value  
Short-Term Investments (continued)  
Mutual Funds — 1.7%             

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund — Premier Class, 1.150%

    825,968      $ 825,968  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $2,027,649)

       2,027,575  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 102.2%
(identified cost $43,756,970)

       50,278,220  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (2.2)%        (1,060,037
    

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 49,218,183  
    

 

 

 

 

Industry Allocation  
Industry   Value     % of
Total
Net Assets
 

Aerospace/Defense

  $ 652,182       1.3

Airlines

    226,752       0.5  

Apparel

    70,669       0.2  

Auto Manufacturers

    192,551       0.4  

Auto Parts & Equipment

    116,090       0.2  

Banks

    3,925,316       8.0  

Beverages

    2,613,509       5.3  

Commercial Services

    717,770       1.5  

Computers

    988,954       2.0  

Cosmetics/Personal Care

    155,848       0.3  

Diversified Financial Services

    1,427,642       2.9  

Electric

    5,818,006       11.8  

Electronics

    804,891       1.6  

Engineering & Construction

    883,182       1.8  

Food

    3,349,414       6.8  

Healthcare-Products

    1,741,417       3.5  

Healthcare-Services

    2,204,298       4.5  

Insurance

    3,974,689       8.1  

Internet

    144,175       0.3  

Lodging

    260,305       0.5  

Pharmaceuticals

    6,462,119       13.1  

Real Estate

    644,960       1.3  

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    2,657,076       5.4  

Retail

    2,899,741       5.9  

Savings & Loans

    493,715       1.0  

Shipbuilding

    235,784       0.5  

Software

    440,346       0.9  

Telecommunications

    3,771,118       7.7  

Transportation

    378,126       0.8  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

    48,250,645       98.1  

Collateral Investment for Securities on Loan

    1,201,607       2.4  

Mutual Funds

    825,968       1.7  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    50,278,220       102.2  

Other Assets and Liabilities

    (1,060,037     (2.2
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

  $ 49,218,183       100.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Disciplined International Equity Fund

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks — 98.7%             

Australia — 6.3%

    

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

    26,165      $ 614,731  

BHP Billiton, Ltd.

    33,203        722,401  

CSL, Ltd.

    1,696        173,465  

Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd. (1)

    279,478        1,337,576  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Disciplined International Equity Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)             

Australia (continued)

    

Ramsay Health Care, Ltd.

    5,373      $ 292,265  

Telstra Corp., Ltd. (1)

    135,851        396,666  

Woodside Petroleum, Ltd. (1)

    45,188        1,040,579  
    

 

 

 
       4,577,683  

Belgium — 0.2%

    

bpost SA

    3,900        108,926  

Bermuda — 0.2%

    

Fly Leasing, Ltd. (2)

    9,729        132,606  

Cayman Islands — 0.6%

    

Cheung Kong Property Holdings, Ltd.

    23,000        202,492  

WH Group, Ltd.

    186,000        194,485  
    

 

 

 
       396,977  

Denmark — 3.1%

    

Danske Bank A/S

    15,874        617,224  

Novo Nordisk A/S

    23,888        1,140,453  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

    5,359        488,217  
    

 

 

 
       2,245,894  

Finland — 2.7%

    

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

    4,175        176,581  

Orion OYJ

    3,778        178,970  

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

    62,567        1,628,912  
    

 

 

 
       1,984,463  

France — 13.3%

    

Arkema SA

    7,651        832,537  

Bouygues SA

    4,109        186,473  

Capgemini SE

    1,918        212,900  

CNP Assurances

    38,305        889,885  

Credit Agricole SA

    46,045        812,535  

Eiffage SA

    2,637        272,770  

Peugeot SA

    82,510        1,744,204  

Sanofi

    15,542        1,517,506  

Societe Generale SA

    20,670        1,158,396  

TOTAL SA

    3,288        170,125  

Valeo SA

    12,858        860,911  

Vinci SA

    10,725        988,440  
    

 

 

 
       9,646,682  

Germany — 7.5%

    

Allianz SE

    9,431        2,018,074  

Bayer AG

    4,375        560,317  

Continental AG

    773        174,413  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

    1,941        181,532  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    18,295        1,548,597  

Merck KGaA

    3,690        405,603  

Siemens AG

    2,547        333,031  

Talanx AG

    4,760        196,996  
    

 

 

 
       5,418,563  

Hong Kong — 0.8%

    

BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd.

    39,000        199,225  

I-CABLE Communications, Ltd. (2)

    10,272        362  

Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.

    12,000        200,377  

Wharf Holdings, Ltd.

    21,000        200,592  
    

 

 

 
       600,556  

Ireland — 1.2%

    

Seagate Technology PLC (1)

    27,664        872,246  

Israel — 0.3%

    

Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. (2)

    1,755        196,332  
Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)             

Italy — 0.5%

    

Atlantia SpA

    6,897      $ 222,176  

GEDI Gruppo Editoriale SpA (2)

    4,099        3,506  

Recordati SpA

    3,934        168,629  
    

 

 

 
       394,311  

Japan — 23.8%

    

Aoyama Trading Co., Ltd.

    14,100        518,002  

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.

    12,100        474,224  

Bridgestone Corp.

    5,100        219,282  

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    39,500        517,310  

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

    73,000        863,757  

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

    113,000        619,888  

Fujikura, Ltd.

    141,000        1,149,595  

Fujitsu, Ltd.

    51,000        380,858  

Heiwado Co., Ltd.

    15,000        350,704  

Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.

    10,300        246,633  

Hitachi, Ltd.

    142,000        979,693  

Ibiden Co., Ltd. (1)

    46,600        773,864  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

    53,500        750,385  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (1)(2)

    185,000        502,929  

Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.

    82,300        1,872,456  

Konica Minolta, Inc. (1)

    79,100        633,145  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

    99,000        923,754  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    20,900        127,376  

Monex Group, Inc. (1)

    110,400        291,920  

Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.

    34,000        268,520  

NEC Corp.

    106,000        281,227  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    40,200        2,002,460  

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

    10,500        104,594  

Nisshin Oillio Group, Ltd.

    51,000        366,388  

Nisshinbo Holdings, Inc.

    53,200        565,231  

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

    11,600        269,760  

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.

    11,000        173,087  

Sumitomo Riko Co., Ltd. (1)

    11,100        106,759  

Toho Holdings Co., Ltd.

    6,200        121,668  

Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.

    59,000        591,714  

Warabeya Nichiyo Holdings Co., Ltd.

    6,200        155,971  
    

 

 

 
       17,203,154  

Jersey — 2.4%

    

Centamin PLC

    140,140        275,094  

Delphi Automotive PLC

    15,140        1,459,496  
    

 

 

 
       1,734,590  

Luxembourg — 1.0%

    

Subsea 7 SA

    24,812        357,096  

Ternium SA

    12,813        389,900  
    

 

 

 
       746,996  

Marshall Islands — 0.1%

    

Seaspan Corp. (1)

    13,901        99,253  

Netherlands — 4.2%

    

AerCap Holdings NV (2)

    9,151        460,295  

Boskalis Westminster

    14,727        481,596  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (2)

    83,348        1,258,626  

ING Groep NV

    48,497        861,597  
    

 

 

 
       3,062,114  

New Zealand — 0.6%

    

Air New Zealand, Ltd.

    155,551        399,560  

Norway — 1.1%

    

Marine Harvest ASA

    9,952        197,699  

Salmar ASA

    14,532        421,542  

Yara International ASA

    3,939        161,134  
    

 

 

 
       780,375  
 

 

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Disciplined International Equity Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)             

Portugal — 1.1%

    

EDP — Energias de Portugal SA

    202,082      $ 775,991  

Singapore — 2.3%

    

DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.

    24,400        371,737  

Japfa, Ltd. (1)

    219,800        89,301  

Mapletree Industrial Trust

    239,000        327,006  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.

    24,000        198,018  

SATS, Ltd.

    79,000        281,688  

Singapore Airlines, Ltd.

    28,200        214,578  

Yanlord Land Group, Ltd.

    168,100        214,655  
    

 

 

 
       1,696,983  

Spain — 1.1%

    

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    36,947        326,906  

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA (1)

    28,883        182,835  

Repsol SA

    16,775        288,260  
    

 

 

 
       798,001  

Sweden — 2.6%

    

Nordea Bank AB

    113,466        1,527,533  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

    27,835        362,450  
    

 

 

 
       1,889,983  

Switzerland — 6.2%

    

Lonza Group AG

    4,362        1,105,501  

Novartis AG

    6,054        510,594  

Roche Holding AG

    3,722        948,669  

Swiss Re AG

    4,760        431,359  

TE Connectivity, Ltd.

    14,760        1,174,896  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    1,051        314,653  
    

 

 

 
       4,485,672  

United Kingdom — 15.5%

    

Admiral Group PLC

    12,936        323,146  

British American Tobacco PLC

    15,932        993,465  

Compass Group PLC

    19,139        408,618  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    90,129        1,787,858  

Go-Ahead Group PLC

    15,231        354,757  

Imperial Brands PLC

    29,784        1,231,768  

Jupiter Fund Management PLC

    28,641        198,805  

Legal & General Group PLC

    418,713        1,408,305  

Paragon Group of Cos. PLC

    30,311        160,600  

QinetiQ Group PLC

    156,450        465,260  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    12,401        1,176,390  

RELX PLC

    50,962        1,114,868  

Rio Tinto PLC

    11,214        542,785  

Royal Mail PLC

    83,570        426,113  

Unilever PLC

    7,447        435,420  

WH Smith PLC

    7,957        190,161  
    

 

 

 
       11,218,319  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $60,570,265)

       71,466,230  
    
Short-Term Investments — 6.8%  
Collateral Investment for Securities on Loan — 6.1%  

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.994% (3)

    4,416,726        4,416,726  
Description   Shares      Value  
Short-Term Investments (continued)             
Mutual Funds — 0.7%             

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund — Premier Class, 1.150%

    521,362      $ 521,362  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $4,938,129)

       4,938,088  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 105.5%
(identified cost $65,508,394)

       76,404,318  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (5.5)%        (4,016,276
    

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 72,388,042  
    

 

 

 

 

Industry Allocation  
Industry   Value     % of
Total
Net Assets
 

Agriculture

  $ 2,314,534       3.2

Airlines

    614,138       0.8  

Auto Manufacturers

    3,107,424       4.3  

Auto Parts & Equipment

    3,170,530       4.4  

Banks

    7,177,730       9.9  

Beverages

    1,872,456       2.6  

Biotechnology

    173,465       0.2  

Building Materials

    474,224       0.7  

Chemicals

    1,917,425       2.6  

Commercial Services

    3,718,071       5.1  

Computers

    1,662,336       2.3  

Cosmetics/Personal Care

    435,419       0.6  

Diversified Financial Services

    1,111,900       1.5  

Electric

    2,043,686       2.8  

Electrical Components & Equipment

    1,149,595       1.6  

Electronics

    2,476,620       3.4  

Energy-Alternate Sources

    488,217       0.7  

Engineering & Construction

    2,210,965       3.1  

Food

    2,138,143       3.0  

Food Service

    408,618       0.6  

Forest Products & Paper

    1,628,911       2.2  

Healthcare-Products

    1,105,501       1.5  

Healthcare-Services

    2,022,393       2.8  

Holding Companies-Diversified

    200,592       0.3  

Household Products/Wares

    1,176,390       1.6  

Insurance

    5,582,419       7.7  

Internet

    291,920       0.4  

Iron/Steel

    1,727,476       2.4  

Machinery-Construction & Mining

    979,693       1.4  

Media

    3,868       0.0  

Mining

    1,540,280       2.1  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

    966,176       1.3  

Oil & Gas

    1,498,963       2.1  

Oil & Gas Services

    357,096       0.5  

Pharmaceuticals

    7,340,267       10.1  

Real Estate

    617,524       0.9  

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    327,006       0.4  

Retail

    708,163       1.0  

Telecommunications

    3,234,117       4.5  

Transportation

    1,491,979       2.1  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

    71,466,230       98.7  

Collateral Investment for Securities on Loan

    4,416,726       6.1  

Mutual Funds

    521,362       0.7  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    76,404,318       105.5  

Other Assets and Liabilities

    (4,016,276     (5.5
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

  $ 72,388,042       100.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Pyrford International Stock Fund

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks — 90.2%  

Australia — 10.6%

 

Brambles, Ltd.

    1,810,183      $ 13,450,842  

Computershare, Ltd.

    944,925        10,573,888  

Newcrest Mining, Ltd.

    329,017        5,992,086  

QBE Insurance Group, Ltd.

    1,044,434        8,726,581  

Rio Tinto, Ltd. (1)

    119,946        6,479,153  

Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.

    485,185        11,172,729  

Woolworths, Ltd.

    603,957        12,496,098  
    

 

 

 
       68,891,377  

Belgium — 1.2%

 

Proximus SADP

    208,917        7,362,780  

Finland — 1.9%

 

Kone OYJ, Class B (1)

    117,273        6,365,070  

Sampo OYJ, A Shares

    109,064        5,759,229  
    

 

 

 
       12,124,299  

France — 7.7%

 

Air Liquide SA

    80,993        9,901,516  

Bureau Veritas SA

    291,566        6,941,936  

Legrand SA

    101,747        7,134,188  

Rubis SCA

    88,590        5,765,686  

Sanofi

    115,639        11,290,884  

TOTAL SA

    175,124        9,061,101  
    

 

 

 
       50,095,311  

Germany — 4.6%

 

Brenntag AG

    144,483        7,669,507  

Deutsche Post AG

    189,282        7,852,871  

GEA Group AG (1)

    127,857        5,636,305  

SAP AG

    79,376        8,325,610  
    

 

 

 
       29,484,293  

Hong Kong — 5.5%

 

AIA Group, Ltd.

    814,400        6,254,055  

ASM Pacific Technology, Ltd.

    70,500        880,039  

China Mobile, Ltd.

    997,500        10,576,556  

CNOOC, Ltd.

    5,417,000        6,541,034  

Power Assets Holdings, Ltd.

    629,500        5,564,695  

VTech Holdings, Ltd.

    431,900        6,072,264  
    

 

 

 
       35,888,643  

Israel — 1.4%

 

Bezeq — The Israeli Telecommunication Corp., Ltd.

    6,252,554        9,213,470  

Japan — 8.2%

 

ABC-Mart, Inc. (1)

    71,600        3,683,914  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    306,868        10,523,263  

KDDI Corp.

    364,700        9,854,591  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    644,000        9,557,826  

Nihon Kohden Corp.

    330,500        7,678,088  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.

    431,100        7,165,584  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    159,700        4,929,780  
    

 

 

 
       53,393,046  

Malaysia — 2.8%

 

Axiata Group Bhd

    8,159,163        9,434,058  

Malayan Banking Bhd

    4,044,591        8,966,725  
    

 

 

 
       18,400,783  

Netherlands — 4.1%

 

Koninklijke Vopak NV (1)

    175,847        7,451,751  

RELX NV

    344,272        7,238,031  

Unilever NV

    202,659        12,073,104  
    

 

 

 
       26,762,886  
Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks (continued)  

Norway — 1.9%

 

Telenor ASA

    601,663      $ 12,186,717  

Singapore — 4.6%

 

ComfortDelGro Corp., Ltd.

    5,304,900        8,977,873  

Sembcorp Industries, Ltd.

    2,273,000        5,000,729  

Singapore Technologies Engineering, Ltd.

    2,768,400        7,465,458  

United Overseas Bank, Ltd.

    468,702        8,321,553  
    

 

 

 
       29,765,613  

Sweden — 4.2%

 

Assa Abloy AB, Class B

    230,871        4,994,396  

Atlas Copco AB, A Shares

    290,455        11,394,923  

Essity AB, Class B (2)

    388,950        10,805,748  
    

 

 

 
       27,195,067  

Switzerland — 12.8%

 

Givaudan SA

    2,031        4,152,294  

Nestle SA

    247,323        20,988,864  

Novartis AG

    208,655        17,597,961  

Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG (1)

    36,698        4,836,833  

Roche Holding AG

    73,846        18,821,988  

Schindler Holding AG

    19,288        4,133,202  

SGS SA

    1,731        3,869,763  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    29,953        8,967,447  
    

 

 

 
       83,368,352  

Taiwan — 3.7%

 

Advantech Co., Ltd.

    735,118        5,436,616  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

    2,287,000        7,952,519  

Merida Industry Co., Ltd.

    435,000        1,916,742  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    1,236,000        8,897,733  
    

 

 

 
       24,203,610  

United Kingdom — 15.0%

 

BP PLC

    893,351        5,159,387  

British American Tobacco PLC

    177,810        11,087,620  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

    469,365        9,310,633  

Imperial Brands PLC

    153,279        6,339,116  

Legal & General Group PLC

    2,963,333        9,966,913  

National Grid PLC

    1,057,267        13,317,494  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, A Shares

    299,726        8,261,590  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, B Shares

    221,646        6,194,543  

SSE PLC

    426,361        7,854,000  

United Utilities Group PLC

    814,394        9,578,885  

Vodafone Group PLC

    3,662,383        10,476,087  
    

 

 

 
       97,546,268  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $522,880,624)

 

     585,882,515  
    
Preferred Stocks — 1.6%  

Germany — 1.6%

 

Fuchs Petrolub SE (1)

    182,577        10,159,146  
    

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks
(identified cost $6,602,641)

 

     10,159,146  
    
Short-Term Investments — 6.9%  
Collateral Investment for Securities on Loan — 2.8%  

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.994% (3)

    18,127,685        18,127,685  
 

 

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Pyrford International Stock Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Short-Term Investments (continued)  
Mutual Funds — 4.1%  

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund — Premier Class, 1.150%

    26,855,802      $ 26,855,802  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $44,985,600)

 

     44,983,487  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 98.7%
(identified cost $574,468,865)

 

     641,025,148  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 1.3%        8,714,437  
    

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 649,739,585  
    

 

 

 

 

Industry Allocation  
Industry   Value     

% of

Total
Net Assets

 

Agriculture

  $ 27,949,999        4.3

Auto Parts & Equipment

    7,165,584        1.1  

Banks

    17,288,278        2.7  

Chemicals

    21,723,318        3.3  

Commercial Services

    31,500,572        4.8  

Computers

    16,010,504        2.5  

Cosmetics/Personal Care

    22,878,852        3.5  

Distribution/Wholesale

    4,929,780        0.8  

Electric

    13,418,695        2.1  

Electrical Components & Equipment

    7,134,188        1.1  

Electronics

    4,994,396        0.8  

Engineering & Construction

    7,465,458        1.2  

Food

    33,484,962        5.2  

Gas

    19,083,180        2.9  

Hand/Machine Tools

    4,133,202        0.6  

Healthcare-Products

    7,678,088        1.2  

Insurance

    39,674,225        6.1  

Leisure Time

    1,916,741        0.3  

Machinery-Construction & Mining

    20,952,749        3.2  

Machinery-Diversified

    12,001,375        1.8  

Mining

    12,471,239        1.9  

Oil & Gas

    46,390,384        7.1  

Pharmaceuticals

    57,021,465        8.8  

Pipelines

    7,451,751        1.1  

Retail

    3,683,914        0.6  

Semiconductors

    9,777,772        1.5  

Shipbuilding

    5,000,729        0.8  

Software

    8,325,610        1.3  

Telecommunications

    83,129,043        12.8  

Transportation

    21,667,577        3.3  

Water

    9,578,885        1.5  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

    585,882,515        90.2  

Preferred Stocks

    10,159,146        1.6  

Collateral Investment for Securities on Loan

    18,127,685        2.8  

Mutual Funds

    26,855,802        4.1  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

    641,025,148        98.7  

Other Assets and Liabilities

    8,714,437        1.3  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

  $ 649,739,585        100.0
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks — 91.1%             

Bermuda — 3.9%

    

Credicorp, Ltd.

    11,938      $ 2,421,504  

Dairy Farm International Holdings, Ltd.

    483,415        3,919,033  
    

 

 

 
       6,340,537  

Brazil — 1.0%

    

CCR SA

    298,400        1,655,118  

Cayman Islands — 2.0%

    

Sands China, Ltd.

    725,200        3,249,913  

Chile — 1.7%

    

Aguas Andinas SA, Class A

    4,263,203        2,738,855  

China — 2.2%

    

Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co., Ltd., Class A

    587,000        3,609,517  

Egypt — 4.0%

    

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE GDR

    1,265,531        5,784,314  

Edita Food Industries SAE GDR

    131,694        691,394  
    

 

 

 
       6,475,708  

Hong Kong — 2.7%

    

AIA Group, Ltd.

    569,400        4,372,616  

India — 22.2%

    

Colgate-Palmolive India, Ltd.

    96,303        1,684,442  

Container Corp. Of India, Ltd.

    42,312        873,460  

Emami, Ltd.

    269,911        4,574,105  

Hindustan Unilever, Ltd.

    91,123        1,733,562  

Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.

    177,246        4,932,117  

ICICI Bank, Ltd.

    1,150,310        5,391,605  

ITC, Ltd.

    1,177,734        5,200,175  

Nestle India, Ltd.

    21,848        2,428,500  

Pidilite Industries, Ltd.

    129,835        1,706,765  

Titan Co., Ltd.

    212,221        2,054,899  

Yes Bank, Ltd.

    197,638        5,405,933  
    

 

 

 
       35,985,563  

Indonesia — 11.3%

    

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

    7,009,304        6,894,865  

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

    5,516,100        6,264,824  

Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk PT

    5,174,800        1,410,397  

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

    18,977,100        2,432,436  

Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT

    352,100        1,333,545  
    

 

 

 
       18,336,067  

Kenya — 0.5%

    

East African Breweries, Ltd.

    317,471        802,539  

Malaysia — 3.7%

    

British American Tobacco Malaysia Bhd

    445,200        4,606,137  

Public Bank Bhd

    277,300        1,339,169  
    

 

 

 
       5,945,306  

Mexico — 10.1%

    

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB de C.V. (1)

    1,817,373        3,134,795  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de C.V., Class O

    572,875        3,909,043  

Grupo Herdez SAB de C.V. (1)

    555,373        1,360,534  

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de C.V.

    3,287,211        7,997,745  
    

 

 

 
       16,402,117  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares or
Units
     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)             

Nigeria — 1.0%

    

Guaranty Trust Bank PLC

    15,198,387      $ 1,658,823  

Philippines — 3.6%

    

Universal Robina Corp.

    2,046,650        5,843,654  

South Africa — 6.4%

    

Clicks Group, Ltd.

    253,311        2,898,622  

Famous Brands, Ltd.

    109,124        991,371  

Mr Price Group, Ltd.

    461,564        6,432,264  
    

 

 

 
       10,322,257  

Taiwan — 2.1%

    

President Chain Store Corp.

    416,000        3,488,268  

Thailand — 0.9%

    

Kasikornbank PCL

    255,869        1,548,853  

Turkey — 3.5%

    

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

    259,893        5,760,591  

United States — 7.3%

    

PriceSmart, Inc.

    29,900        2,429,375  

Western Union Co.

    164,589        3,114,024  

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (2)

    178,293        6,304,440  
    

 

 

 
       11,847,839  

Vietnam — 1.0%

    

Vietnam Dairy Products JSC

    248,570        1,622,909  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(identified cost $111,114,602)

       148,007,050  
    
Common Stock Units — 2.4%             

Mexico — 2.4%

    

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de C.V.

    383,200        3,837,734  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stock Units
(identified cost $3,169,741)

       3,837,734  
Participation Notes — 2.6%             

United States — 2.6%

    

Vietnam Dairy Products JSC, Issued by Citigroup Global Markets Holding, Maturity Date 2/8/2018 (5)

    641,463        4,187,718  
    

 

 

 

Total Participation Notes
(identified cost $2,536,119)

       4,187,718  
    
Short-Term Investments — 4.2%         
Collateral Investment for Securities on Loan — 0.3%  

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.994% (3)

    512,972        512,972  
Mutual Funds — 3.9%             

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund — Premier Class, 1.150%

    6,268,485        6,268,485  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $6,781,960)

       6,781,457  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.3%
(identified cost $123,602,422)

       162,813,959  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.3)%        (457,148
    

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 162,356,811  
    

 

 

 
Industry Allocation  
Industry   Value     % of
Total
Net Assets
 

Agriculture

  $ 11,216,709       6.9

Banks

    40,618,933       25.0  

Beverages

    802,539       0.5  

Commercial Services

    4,769,142       2.9  

Cosmetics/Personal Care

    1,684,442       1.0  

Diversified Financial Services

    8,066,912       5.0  

Food

    25,236,131       15.5  

Household Products/Wares

    3,067,107       1.9  

Insurance

    4,372,617       2.7  

Lodging

    3,249,913       2.0  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

    1,706,765       1.1  

Pharmaceuticals

    7,006,541       4.3  

Retail

    32,596,984       20.1  

Transportation

    873,460       0.5  

Water

    2,738,855       1.7  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

    148,007,050       91.1  

Common Stock Units

    3,837,734       2.4  

Participation Notes

    4,187,718       2.6  

Collateral Investment for Securities on Loan

    512,972       0.3  

Mutual Funds

    6,268,485       3.9  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    162,813,959       100.3  

Other Assets and Liabilities

    (457,148     (0.3
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

  $ 162,356,811       100.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

 

Description  

Principal

Amount

     Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 55.0%             

Austria — 1.8%

    

Suzano Austria GmbH, 5.750%, 7/14/2026 (1)(6)

  $ 200,000      $ 217,000  

British Virgin Islands — 3.2%

    

China Cinda Finance 2014, Ltd., 5.625%, 5/14/2024 (6)

    200,000        223,634  

GTL Trade Finance, Inc., 5.893%, 4/29/2024 (6)

    150,000        159,750  
    

 

 

 
       383,384  

Canada — 1.8%

    

Kinross Gold Corp.:

    

5.125%, 9/1/2021 (1)

    50,000        53,380  

6.875%, 9/1/2041

    150,000        161,625  
    

 

 

 
       215,005  

Cayman Islands — 4.2%

    

Batelco International Finance No. 1, Ltd., 4.250%, 5/1/2020

    200,000        201,236  

Odebrecht Finance, Ltd., 7.125%, 6/26/2042 (6)

    200,000        82,000  

Vale Overseas, Ltd., 4.375%, 1/11/2022

    200,000        211,250  
    

 

 

 
       494,486  

Chile — 1.8%

    

Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro SA, 5.000%, 1/25/2047 (6)

    200,000        219,578  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund (continued)

 

Description  

Principal

Amount

     Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)         

Colombia — 3.4%

    

Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA ESP, 5.375%, 9/27/2022

  $ 200,000      $ 206,000  

Ecopetrol SA, 5.875%, 5/28/2045

    200,000        195,370  
    

 

 

 
       401,370  

Costa Rica — 1.8%

    

Banco Nacional de Costa Rica, 6.250%, 11/1/2023

    200,000        210,040  

Georgia — 2.3%

    

Georgian Railway JSC, 7.750%, 7/11/2022 (6)

    250,000        276,310  

Hungary — 1.7%

    

Magyar Export-Import Bank Zrt, 4.000%, 1/30/2020 (6)

    200,000        207,522  

Indonesia — 1.7%

    

Pelabuhan Indonesia II PT, 4.250%, 5/5/2025 (1)(6)

    200,000        205,680  

Kazakstan — 3.5%

    

Eurasian Development Bank, 4.767%, 9/20/2022 (6)

    200,000        208,845  

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC, 3.875%, 4/19/2022 (6)

    200,000        204,300  
    

 

 

 
       413,145  

Luxembourg — 3.5%

    

Gazprom Neft OAO Via GPN Capital SA, 6.000%, 11/27/2023 (6)

    200,000        219,557  

Minerva Luxembourg SA, 6.500%, 9/20/2026 (6)

    200,000        201,360  
    

 

 

 
       420,917  

Mexico — 9.2%

    

Alfa SAB de CV, 6.875%, 3/25/2044 (6)

    200,000        223,750  

Comision Federal de Electricidad, 4.750%, 2/23/2027 (6)

    300,000        312,000  

Nemak SAB de CV, 5.500%, 2/28/2023 (6)

    250,000        257,500  

Petroleos Mexicanos:

    

6.375%, 2/4/2021

    100,000        110,600  

5.625%, 1/23/2046

    200,000        188,800  
    

 

 

 
       1,092,650  

Morocco — 1.9%

    

OCP SA, 6.875%, 4/25/2044 (6)

    200,000        226,608  

Netherlands — 1.9%

 

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV, 6.950%, 7/10/2042 (6)

    200,000        223,708  

Peru — 1.8%

 

Corp Financiera de Desarrollo SA, 4.750%, 7/15/2025 (6)

    200,000        216,750  

South Africa — 2.1%

 

Transnet SOC, Ltd., 4.000%, 7/26/2022 (6)

    250,000        247,026  

Turkey — 5.2%

    

Coca-Cola Icecek AS, 4.750%, 10/1/2018 (6)

    200,000        205,111  
Description  

Principal

Amount

     Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)         

Turkey (continued)

    

TC Ziraat Bankasi AS, 4.250%, 7/3/2019 (6)

  $ 200,000      $ 202,600  

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS, 4.875%, 6/19/2024 (6)

    200,000        205,092  
    

 

 

 
       612,803  

United Kingdom — 2.2%

 

Standard Chartered PLC, 3.950%, 1/11/2023 (6)

    250,000        256,524  
    

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $6,314,604)

 

     6,540,506  
International Bonds — 41.5%  

Argentina — 3.6%

 

Argentine Republic Government International Bond:

    

5.625%, 1/26/2022

    200,000        209,700  

6.875%, 1/26/2027 (1)

    200,000        215,800  
    

 

 

 
       425,500  

Armenia — 3.2%

 

Republic of Armenia, 6.000%, 9/30/2020 (1)(6)

    362,000        385,092  

Bahamas — 1.8%

 

Bahamas Government International Bond, 5.750%, 1/16/2024

    200,000        211,500  

Bahrain — 1.5%

 

Bahrain Government International Bond, 6.000%, 9/19/2044 (1)(6)

    200,000        175,192  

Bolivia — 2.1%

 

Bolivian Government International Bond, 4.500%, 3/20/2028 (6)

    250,000        246,562  

Brazil — 1.9%

 

Brazilian Government International Bond, 6.000%, 4/7/2026

    200,000        222,300  

Costa Rica — 1.5%

 

Costa Rica Government International Bond, 5.625%, 4/30/2043 (6)

    200,000        182,750  

Cote d’Ivoire — 2.1%

 

Ivory Coast Government International Bond, 6.125%, 6/15/2033

    250,000        250,000  

Croatia — 1.9%

 

Croatia Government International Bond, 5.500%, 4/4/2023 (6)

    200,000        222,493  

Dominican Republic — 2.3%

 

Dominican Republic International Bond:

    

5.875%, 4/18/2024 (6)

    100,000        108,750  

5.950%, 1/25/2027 (6)

    150,000        163,125  
    

 

 

 
       271,875  

Ethiopia — 1.7%

 

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, 6.625%, 12/11/2024 (6)

    200,000        205,071  

Indonesia — 2.1%

 

Perusahaan Penerbit SBSN Indonesia III, 3.300%, 11/21/2022

    250,000        255,312  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund (continued)

 

Description  

Shares or

Principal

Amount

     Value  
International Bonds (continued)  

Namibia — 1.7%

 

Namibia International Bonds, 5.250%, 10/29/2025 (6)

  $ 200,000      $ 205,430  

Oman — 1.7%

 

Oman Government International Bond, 4.750%, 6/15/2026 (1)(6)

    200,000        200,050  

Paraguay — 1.8%

 

Paraguay Government International Bond, 4.625%, 1/25/2023 (6)

    200,000        212,000  

Rwanda — 1.8%

 

Rwanda International Government Bond, 6.625%, 5/2/2023 (6)

    200,000        209,492  

Saudi Arabia — 1.7%

 

Saudi Government International Bond, 4.500%, 10/26/2046 (6)

    200,000        205,935  

Sri Lanka — 1.7%

 

Sri Lanka Government International Bond, 6.000%, 1/14/2019 (6)

    200,000        207,614  

Turkey — 3.6%

 

Export Credit Bank of Turkey, 5.000%, 9/23/2021 (6)

    200,000        206,279  

Turkey Government International Bond, 6.000%, 3/25/2027

    200,000        219,490  
    

 

 

 
       425,769  

Vietnam — 1.8%

 

Vietnam Government International Bond, 4.800%, 11/19/2024 (6)

    200,000        212,781  
    

 

 

 

Total International Bonds
(identified cost $4,769,923)

 

     4,932,718  
    
Short-Term Investments — 9.9%  
Collateral Investment for Securities on Loan — 8.6%  

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.994% (3)

    1,016,625        1,016,625  
Mutual Funds — 1.3%  

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund — Premier Class, 1.150%

    153,700        153,701  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $1,170,330)

 

     1,170,326  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 106.4%
(identified cost $12,254,857)

 

     12,643,550  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (6.4)%        (760,017
    

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 11,883,533  
    

 

 

 
Industry Allocation  
Industry   Value     % of
Total
Net Assets
 

Auto Parts & Equipment

  $ 257,500       2.2

Banks

    885,914       7.5  

Beverages

    205,111       1.7  

Chemicals

    226,608       1.9  

Diversified Financial Services

    223,634       1.9  

Electric

    312,000       2.6  

Engineering & Construction

    82,000       0.7  

Food

    201,360       1.7  

Forest Products & Paper

    217,000       1.8  

Holding Companies-Diversified

    223,750       1.9  

Iron/Steel

    371,000       3.1  

Mining

    215,005       1.8  

Multi-National

    208,845       1.8  

Oil & Gas

    918,627       7.7  

Sovereign

    207,522       1.7  

Telecommunications

    612,328       5.1  

Transportation

    1,172,302       9.9  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes

    6,540,506       55.0  

International Bonds

    4,932,718       41.5  

Collateral Investment for Securities on Loan

    1,016,625       8.6  

Mutual Funds

    153,701       1.3  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    12,643,550       106.4  

Other Assets and Liabilities

    (760,017     (6.4
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

  $ 11,883,533       100.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Alternative Strategies Fund

 

Description   Principal
Amount
    Value  
Bank Loans Purchased Long — 4.7%  

Canada — 0.3%

 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 5.990%
(US LIBOR+475 basis points), 4/1/2022 (7)

  $ 228,279     $ 232,429  

Jersey — 0.0%

 

Cyan Blue Holdco 3, Ltd.,
4.818% (US LIBOR+350 basis points), 7/26/2024 (7)(8)

    11,000       11,086  

Netherlands — 0.0%

 

Diamond (BC) B.V., 4.818%
(US LIBOR+350 basis points), 7/12/2024 (7)(8)

    25,000       24,883  

United States — 4.4%

 

21st Century Oncology Holdings, Inc., 7.425% (US LIBOR+613 basis points), 4/30/2022 (7)(9)

    185,171       175,449  

Air Newco LLC, 6.816%
(US LIBOR+550 basis points), 3/18/2022 (7)

    193,882       191,943  

Almonde, Inc., 8.567%
(US LIBOR+725 basis points), 6/13/2025 (7)

    30,000       30,637  

American Bath Group LLC, 6.546% (US LIBOR+525 basis points), 9/30/2023 (7)

    130,343       130,180  

AP Exhaust Acquisition LLC, 6.309% (US LIBOR+500 basis points), 5/10/2024 (7)

    14,963       14,738  
 

 

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Alternative Strategies Fund (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
    Value  
Bank Loans Purchased Long (continued)  

United States (continued)

 

Centurylink, Inc., 6.318%
(US LIBOR+500 basis points), 2/17/2018 (7)(8)

  $ 300,000     $ 300,000  

Chief Power Finance LLC, 5.990% (US LIBOR+475 basis points), 12/31/2020 (7)

    52,730       34,472  

Confie Seguros Holding II Co.:

   

6.739% (US LIBOR+550 basis points), 4/19/2022 (7)

    176,115       174,618  

11.046% (US LIBOR+975 basis points), 5/8/2019 (7)

    126,000       124,425  

CPI International, Inc., 4.734%
(US LIBOR+350 basis points), 7/26/2024 (7)

    49,000       48,980  

Del Monte Foods, Inc., 4.570%
(US LIBOR+325 basis points), 2/18/2021 (7)

    15,877       13,059  

Duff & Phelps Corp., 9.796%
(US LIBOR+850 basis points), 4/23/2021 (7)

    51,750       52,267  

Duravant LLC:

   

4.485% (US LIBOR+325 basis points), 7/19/2024 (7)

    5,522       5,527  

4.556% (US LIBOR+325 basis points), 7/19/2024 (7)(8)

    103,478       103,575  

8.556% (US LIBOR+725 basis points), 7/18/2025 (7)(8)

    30,000       30,263  

GenOn Energy, Inc., 11.458%
(US LIBOR+1,014 basis points), 6/12/2018 (7)(8)

    662,000       662,000  

Global Tel*Link Corp.:

   

5.296% (US LIBOR+400 basis points), 5/23/2020 (7)

    17,000       17,162  

9.046% (US LIBOR+775 basis points), 11/23/2020 (7)

    71,000       70,882  

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., 6.796% (US LIBOR+550 basis points), 2/9/2022 (7)

    95,396       95,973  

HD Supply Waterworks, Ltd., 4.455% (US LIBOR+300 basis points), 8/1/2024 (7)

    65,000       65,244  

Highland Acquisitions Holdings LLC, 6.739% (US LIBOR+550 basis points), 11/30/2022 (7)

    189,101       190,835  

Invenergy Thermal Operating I LLC, 6.796% (US LIBOR+550 basis points), 10/19/2022 (7)

    17,307       16,614  

Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, 6.231% (US LIBOR+500 basis points), 12/5/2020 (7)

    156,987       156,536  

Proampac PG Borrower LLC, 9.816% (US LIBOR+850 basis points), 11/18/2024 (7)

    122,000       124,478  

Quorum Health Corp., 8.067%
(US LIBOR+675 basis points), 4/29/2022 (7)

    175,974       177,790  

Securus Technologies Holdings, Inc., 9.000% (US LIBOR+775 basis points), 4/30/2021 (7)

    70,000       70,379  

Southcross Energy Partners LP, 5.546% (US LIBOR+425 basis points), 8/4/2021 (7)

    87,786       77,636  
Description   Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value  
Bank Loans Purchased Long (continued)  

United States (continued)

 

StandardAero Aviation Holdings, Inc., 5.068% (US LIBOR+375 basis points), 7/7/2022 (7)(8)

  $ 22,000     $ 22,103  

SunEdison, Inc.:

   

8.739% (US LIBOR+750 basis points), 5/2/2018 (7)

    559,696       560,255  

11.318% (US LIBOR+1,000 basis points), 7/2/2018 (7)(9)

    40,059       4,574  

13.318% (US LIBOR+1,200 basis points), 5/2/2018 (7)(8)

    161,888       162,293  

TKC Holdings, Inc., 9.239%
(US LIBOR+800 basis points), 2/1/2024 (7)

    21,000       21,095  

Walter Investment Management Corp., 4.989% (US LIBOR+375 basis points), 12/18/2020 (7)

    338,031       314,001  
   

 

 

 
      4,239,983  
   

 

 

 

Total Bank Loans Purchased Long
(identified cost $4,463,636)

      4,508,381  
   
Common Stocks Purchased Long — 42.4%  

Australia — 0.1%

 

Regis Resources, Ltd.

    24,998       82,605  

Bermuda — 0.3%

 

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.

    1,667       100,354  

Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.

    3,105       140,346  

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

    188       47,466  

Syncora Holdings, Ltd. (2)

    5,417       12,838  
   

 

 

 
      301,004  

Canada — 0.7%

 

Air Canada (2)

    480       8,972  

BlackBerry, Ltd. (2)

    35,570       329,734  

Celestica, Inc. (2)

    3,022       34,679  

George Weston, Ltd.

    1,762       153,137  

Just Energy Group, Inc.

    3,322       19,180  

Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust

    9,001       47,717  

Transcontinental, Inc.

    1,719       33,451  
   

 

 

 
      626,870  

Cayman Islands — 0.0%

 

China Dongxiang Group Co., Ltd.

    159,000       28,448  

China — 0.1%

 

Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd., Class H

    48,000       22,652  

China Machinery Engineering Corp., Class H

    55,000       36,147  
   

 

 

 
      58,799  

Denmark — 0.0%

 

Novo Nordisk A/S

    636       30,364  

France — 0.2%

 

Boiron SA

    398       37,603  

IPSOS

    987       30,856  

Peugeot SA

    2,188       46,253  

Sanofi

    356       34,759  
   

 

 

 
      149,471  

Germany — 0.1%

 

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG

    540       17,204  

Software AG

    2,444       107,408  
   

 

 

 
      124,612  

Hungary — 0.1%

 

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    3,288       85,559  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Alternative Strategies Fund (continued)

 

Description

 

Shares

   

Value

 
Common Stocks Purchased Long (continued)  

Ireland — 2.3%

 

Adient PLC

    4,370     $ 308,872  

Allergan PLC (10)

    3,753       861,238  

Johnson Controls International PLC (10)

    26,290       1,040,821  

Seagate Technology PLC

    1,025       32,318  
   

 

 

 
      2,243,249  

Italy — 0.1%

 

Amplifon SpA

    4,951       71,640  

ASTM SpA

    895       22,574  

Societa Iniziative Autostradali e Servizi SpA

    1,940       28,993  
   

 

 

 
      123,207  

Japan — 1.2%

 

Fujibo Holdings, Inc.

    800       24,481  

Futaba Corp.

    2,000       37,059  

Heiwado Co., Ltd.

    4,700       109,887  

Kato Sangyo Co., Ltd.

    600       17,706  

Keihin Corp.

    3,100       51,189  

Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd.

    1,000       34,098  

Nippon Road Co., Ltd.

    2,000       11,150  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (10)

    3,900       194,269  

Nipro Corp.

    6,200       82,213  

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

    7,000       69,729  

Okinawa Electric Power Co., Inc.

    800       17,888  

Paramount Bed Holdings Co., Ltd.

    2,400       106,548  

Press Kogyo Co., Ltd.

    5,800       30,514  

Sapporo Holdings, Ltd. (10)

    6,600       192,035  

Shimachu Co., Ltd.

    2,100       54,315  

Wakita & Co., Ltd.

    2,900       33,758  

Warabeya Nichiyo Holdings Co., Ltd.

    1,400       35,219  

Yorozu Corp.

    1,200       23,758  
   

 

 

 
      1,125,816  

Jersey — 0.6%

 

Delphi Automotive PLC (10)

    5,495       529,718  

Wizz Air Holdings PLC (2)(6)

    860       32,783  
   

 

 

 
      562,501  

Luxembourg — 0.2%

 

Orion Engineered Carbons SA

    1,537       33,046  

Ternium SA

    2,414       73,458  

Trinseo SA

    1,589       106,304  
   

 

 

 
      212,808  

Netherlands — 0.6%

 

BE Semiconductor Industries NV (10)

    2,449       158,967  

Boskalis Westminster

    2,986       97,647  

Playa Hotels & Resorts NV (2)

    31,740       329,144  
   

 

 

 
      585,758  

New Zealand — 0.1%

 

Air New Zealand, Ltd.

    43,483       111,694  

Norway — 0.0%

 

Austevoll Seafood ASA

    3,803       39,344  

Panama — 0.1%

 

Copa Holdings SA, Class A

    506       62,779  

Singapore — 0.7%

 

Broadcom, Ltd.

    1,769       445,912  

Flex, Ltd. (2)

    10,525       171,242  

Yanlord Land Group, Ltd.

    21,100       26,943  
   

 

 

 
      644,097  

Description

 

Shares

   

Value

 
Common Stocks Purchased Long (continued)  

Sweden — 0.0%

 

Mycronic AB

    3,697     $ 34,787  

United Kingdom — 0.4%

 

Debenhams PLC

    30,024       15,622  

DFS Furniture PLC

    5,073       15,646  

Go-Ahead Group PLC

    1,369       31,887  

Greggs PLC

    2,858       44,492  

Imperial Brands PLC

    2,002       82,796  

QinetiQ Group PLC

    14,895       44,296  

WH Smith PLC

    4,118       98,414  
   

 

 

 
      333,153  

United States — 34.5%

 

Aetna, Inc.

    1,825       287,802  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

    2,305       335,078  

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

    11,795       245,690  

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (2)

    12,600       165,564  

American International Group, Inc.

    3,935       237,989  

Amkor Technology, Inc. (2)

    4,430       38,895  

ArcBest Corp. (10)

    6,126       181,942  

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (2)

    8,215       390,212  

Artec Group, Inc.

    3,308       67,814  

Atmos Energy Corp.

    3,805       334,992  

AutoZone, Inc. (2)(10)

    1,994       1,053,709  

Ball Corp.

    10,229       409,058  

Bank of America Corp.

    13,785       329,324  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    1,505       81,661  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A (2)(10)

    2,370       516,233  

Boston Properties, Inc. (10)

    1,376       165,946  

Cabot Corp.

    2,892       152,351  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    2,370       249,845  

Chemed Corp.

    464       91,543  

CNO Financial Group, Inc. (10)

    8,437       188,567  

Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc. (2)

    707       71,110  

CSX Corp.

    7,980       400,596  

Cutera, Inc. (2)

    1,463       54,350  

Danaher Corp. (10)

    9,340       779,143  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    2,670       125,997  

Discover Financial Services

    1,505       88,720  

Dover Corp. (10)

    9,420       799,570  

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (10)

    7,595       846,387  

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2)(10)

    6,830       372,645  

Edgewell Personal Care Co. (2)(10)

    7,040       534,618  

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (2)

    2,847       106,278  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

    1,299       54,753  

Ennis, Inc.

    2,358       45,038  

Equinix, Inc. (10)

    403       188,769  

F5 Networks, Inc. (2)

    310       37,008  

FedEx Corp.

    2,380       510,224  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

    10,285       390,830  

GameStop Corp., Class A

    1,612       29,822  

GCP Applied Technologies, Inc. (2)(10)

    13,220       373,465  

General Dynamics Corp. (10)

    2,620       527,537  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (2)(10)

    26,798       348,642  

HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (2)

    14,028       467,132  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

    1,310       68,421  

HP, Inc.

    13,940       265,975  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    627       134,153  

INC Research Holdings, Inc. (2)

    1,104       64,805  

Inogen, Inc. (2)

    711       68,114  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    5,015       324,320  

International Paper Co.

    5,280       284,434  

Intersect ENT, Inc. (2)

    268       8,281  

Intrexon Corp. (2)

    9,025       178,063  

KLX, Inc. (2)

    6,165       295,550  

Kraft Heinz Co.

    2,005       161,904  

La Quinta Holdings, Inc. (2)(10)

    34,075       538,385  
 

 

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Alternative Strategies Fund (continued)

 

Description

 

Shares

   

Value

 
Common Stocks Purchased Long (continued)  

United States (continued)

 

Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (2)

    1,949     $ 34,107  

Lear Corp. (10)

    1,228       183,635  

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

    1,486       54,090  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (2)

    10,765       274,292  

Lumentum Holdings, Inc. (2)

    7,775       442,009  

Magellan Health, Inc. (2)

    1,134       91,741  

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (10)

    12,415       651,167  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    2,336       495,209  

Masimo Corp. (2)(10)

    2,094       176,692  

MBIA, Inc. (2)

    7,740       77,864  

Medicines Co. (2)

    4,800       176,112  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (2)(10)

    3,790       156,527  

MGM Resorts International (10)

    13,045       429,963  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    4,515       391,902  

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (2)

    1,415       358,165  

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (2)

    1,736       111,104  

Mondelez International, Inc.

    8,460       343,984  

Murphy USA, Inc. (2)

    4,082       263,126  

Natus Medical, Inc. (2)

    1,119       37,598  

NCR Corp. (2)

    2,150       78,539  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    2,265       340,905  

Norfolk Southern Corp. (10)

    4,830       582,112  

Olin Corp. (10)

    13,185       424,953  

OraSure Technologies, Inc. (2)

    4,212       85,967  

Orbital ATK, Inc.

    2,970       331,393  

Owens Corning

    5,971       442,630  

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., Class A (2)

    2,121       36,057  

PG&E Corp. (10)

    2,391       168,279  

Photronics, Inc. (2)

    3,286       25,959  

PNM Resources, Inc.

    3,219       136,486  

Portland General Electric Co. (10)

    3,780       179,588  

Post Holdings, Inc. (2)

    3,900       332,007  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    2,980       310,874  

PTC, Inc. (2)

    4,890       273,840  

PVH Corp. (10)

    4,365       549,510  

Quanta Services, Inc. (2)

    2,094       75,237  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    1,226       96,020  

Rogers Corp. (2)

    577       68,403  

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A (2)

    1,791       73,413  

S&P Global, Inc.

    2,135       329,495  

Sanmina Corp. (2)

    300       11,235  

SBA Communications Corp., Class A (2)(10)

    4,410       677,155  

Sealed Air Corp. (10)

    7,670       340,395  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

    2,377       119,801  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.

    7,955       434,104  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    644       22,186  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2)

    1,872       85,738  

Sykes Enterprises, Inc. (2)

    2,146       57,212  

Sysco Corp.

    1,470       77,425  

Tiffany & Co. (10)

    5,575       509,555  

Total System Services, Inc. (10)

    10,080       696,730  

TriCo Bancshares

    888       31,595  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    818       51,779  

United Rentals, Inc. (2)

    1,354       159,853  

Univar, Inc. (2)(10)

    16,275       459,118  

Unum Group

    3,017       145,359  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    1,400       319,130  

Versum Materials, Inc.

    4,800       177,264  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

    6,305       111,598  

Visteon Corp. (2)(10)

    4,060       468,686  

Wabash National Corp.

    5,881       123,619  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (2)

    688       120,180  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    6,830       348,808  
Description   Shares,
Contracts,
Principal
Amount,
or Units
    Value  
Common Stocks Purchased Long (continued)  

United States (continued)

 

Western Digital Corp. (10)

    10,595     $ 935,221  

WR Grace & Co.

    10,850       775,558  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

    3,425       341,404  

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (2)

    5,364       189,671  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    3,760       429,655  
   

 

 

 
      32,980,242  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks Purchased Long
(identified cost $37,597,559)

 

    40,547,167  
   
Convertible Bonds Purchased Long — 0.1%  

United States — 0.1%

 

Ascent Capital Group, Inc., 4.000%, 7/15/2020

  $ 158,000       124,820  
   

 

 

 

Total Convertible Bonds Purchased Long
(identified cost $113,677)

 

    124,820  
   
Corporate Bonds & Notes Purchased Long — 0.6%  

Luxembourg — 0.2%

   

ABG Orphan Holdco SARL, 14.000%, 2/28/2021

    181,000       192,765  

United States — 0.4%

   

ASP AMC Merger Sub, Inc., 8.000%, 5/15/2025 (6)

    136,000       129,880  

CEDC Finance Corp. International, Inc., 10.000%, 12/31/2022 (6)

    263,959       253,401  

Midstates Petroleum Co., Inc., 10.000%, 6/1/2020 (9)

    72,000       0  
   

 

 

 
      383,281  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes Purchased Long
(identified cost $585,137)

 

    576,046  
Limited Partnership Units Purchased Long — 0.7%  

United States — 0.7%

   

CrossAmerica Partners LP

    19,755       529,434  

DCP Midstream LP, Class A

    2,962       95,110  
   

 

 

 

Total Limited Partnership Units Purchased Long
(identified cost $586,016)

 

    624,544  
   
Mutual Funds Purchased Long — 0.9%  

United States — 0.9%

 

Altaba, Inc. (2)

    13,270       850,342  
   

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds Purchased Long
(identified cost $523,651)

 

    850,342  
   
Purchased Call Options — 0.6%  

United States — 0.6%

 

MBIA, Inc., Exercise Price: $9.00, Notional: $162,000, 1/19/2018 (2)

    180       29,070  

Perrigo Co. PLC, Exercise Price: $50.00, Notional: $205,000, 1/19/2018 (2)

    41       118,490  

S&P 500 Index:

   

Exercise Price: $2,445.00, Notional: $6,846,000, 9/15/2017 (2)

    28       99,400  

Exercise Price: $2,470.00, Notional: $11,856,000, 9/15/2017 (2)

    48       67,200  

Exercise Price: $2,450.00,
Notional: $980,000, 9/15/2017 (2)

    4       11,200  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Alternative Strategies Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares,
Contracts, or
Principal
Amount
    Value  
Purchased Call Options (continued)  

United States (continued)

 

Exercise Price: $2,430.00, Notional: $11,178,000, 9/15/2017 (2)

    46     $ 204,700  

Exercise Price: $2,425.00, Notional: $2,182,500, 9/15/2017 (2)

    9       44,055  
   

 

 

 

Total Purchased Call Options
(identified cost $636,934)

 

    574,115  
   
Purchased Put Options — 0.3%  

United States — 0.3%

 

General Dynamics Corp., Exercise Price: $195.00, Notional: $175,500, 9/15/2017 (2)

    9       513  

iShares Russell 2000 ETF, Exercise Price: $130.00, Notional: $2,353,000, 9/29/2017 (2)

    181       5,792  

Medicines Co., Exercise Price: $38.00, Notional: $182,400, 9/15/2017 (2)

    48       11,040  

S&P 500 Index:

   

Exercise Price: $2,465.00, Notional: $5,176,500, 9/15/2017 (2)

    21       25,200  

Exercise Price: $2,475.00, Notional: $29,205,000, 9/15/2017 (2)

    118       194,700  

Exercise Price: $2,455.00, Notional: $7,856,000, 9/15/2017 (2)

    32       30,720  

Exercise Price: $2,420.00, Notional: $9,680,000, 9/15/2017 (2)

    40       17,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Purchased Put Options
(identified cost $809,054)

 

    284,965  
   
Short-Term Investments — 51.9%  
Mutual Funds — 38.8%  

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund — Premier Class, 1.150%

    37,183,212       37,183,212  
   
U.S. Treasury Bills — 13.1%  

United States Treasury Bill, 0.985%, 9/21/2017 (11)

  $ 12,500,000       12,493,827  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $49,677,675)

 

    49,677,039  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 102.2%
(identified cost $94,993,340)

 

    97,767,419  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 17.5%       16,762,897  
Securities Sold Short and Written Options (see summary below) — (19.7)%       (18,790,135
   

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 95,740,181  
   

 

 

 
   
Securities Sold Short & Written Options — (19.7)%  
Common Stocks Sold Short — (13.6)%  

Australia — (0.1)%

   

Aconex, Ltd. (2)

    (6,190   $ (20,093

Mayne Pharma Group, Ltd. (2)

    (80,611     (43,016

Description

 

Shares

   

Value

 
Securities Sold Short & Written Options (continued)  
Common Stocks Sold Short (continued)  

Australia (continued)

   

Nanosonics, Ltd. (2)

    (10,765   $ (22,376
   

 

 

 
      (85,485

Belgium — (0.0)%

   

Tessenderlo Group SA (2)

    (386     (16,922

Bermuda — (0.0)%

   

Esprit Holdings, Ltd. (2)

    (28,500     (16,500

Canada — (0.8)%

   

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A

    (750     (88,769

Canadian Western Bank

    (5,660     (131,443

Genworth MI Canada, Inc.

    (4,520     (130,198

Magna International, Inc.

    (5,325     (256,133

National Bank of Canada

    (2,700     (124,281
   

 

 

 
      (730,824

Cayman Islands — (0.0)%

   

JD.com, Inc. (2)

    (1,112     (46,604

Finland — (0.0)%

   

Caverion Corp. (2)

    (2,098     (18,838

Germany — (0.2)%

   

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

    (3,870     (97,144

Zalando SE (2)(6)

    (1,850     (87,672

zooplus AG (2)

    (127     (22,219
   

 

 

 
      (207,035

Ireland — (0.3)%

   

Eaton Corp. PLC

    (2,350     (168,636

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

    (2,015     (172,061
   

 

 

 
      (340,697

Japan — (0.5)%

   

ABC-Mart, Inc.

    (200     (10,290

Acom Co., Ltd. (2)

    (5,100     (20,912

Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.

    (800     (30,441

Fuji Seal International, Inc.

    (1,700     (51,707

Hoshizaki Corp.

    (900     (78,458

Kose Corp.

    (300     (37,714

Kura Corp.

    (500     (27,474

M3, Inc.

    (1,200     (31,342

MISUMI Group, Inc.

    (3,100     (79,879

Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.

    (500     (17,101

Pilot Corp.

    (1,000     (43,958

Prestige International, Inc.

    (2,800     (30,092

SMS Co., Ltd.

    (1,600     (51,836
   

 

 

 
      (511,204

Netherlands — (0.1)%

 

TomTom NV (2)

    (7,107     (74,219

New Zealand — (0.1)%

 

Xero, Ltd. (2)

    (2,830     (53,530

Norway — (0.1)%

   

Schibsted ASA

    (2,196     (53,367

XXL ASA (6)

    (2,116     (21,206
   

 

 

 
      (74,573

Spain — (0.1)%

   

Cellnex Telecom SA (6)

    (2,463     (55,030

Inmobiliaria Colonial SA

    (1,463     (14,302
   

 

 

 
      (69,332

Sweden — (0.2)%

   

AAK AB

    (467     (34,306

SKF AB

    (8,205     (164,108

Wallenstam AB

    (3,705     (37,748
   

 

 

 
      (236,162
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Alternative Strategies Fund (continued)

 

Description

 

Shares

   

Value

 
Securities Sold Short & Written Options (continued)  
Common Stocks Sold Short (continued)  

Switzerland — (0.3)%

 

Arbonia AG (2)

    (1,707   $ (30,538

Roche Holding AG

    (855     (217,924
   

 

 

 
      (248,462

United Kingdom — (0.6)%

 

Balfour Beatty PLC

    (9,279     (32,243

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    (7,981     (27,999

Cobham PLC

    (50,275     (89,290

Just Eat PLC (2)

    (8,883     (76,609

LivaNova PLC (2)

    (3,175     (198,691

Serco Group PLC (2)

    (28,423     (43,278

Sophos Group PLC (6)

    (10,092     (65,760
   

 

 

 
      (533,870

United States — (10.2)%

 

Abiomed, Inc. (2)

    (1,150     (173,420

Acuity Brands, Inc.

    (925     (163,531

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (2)

    (6,696     (87,048

Aerovironment, Inc. (2)

    (1,529     (74,952

Albemarle Corp.

    (1,415     (164,508

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

    (2,437     (50,763

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A

    (829     (37,579

Aspen Technology, Inc. (2)

    (2,960     (187,220

Autoliv, Inc.

    (1,240     (134,689

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    (1,525     (162,367

B&G Foods, Inc.

    (4,615     (140,758

Bancorp, Inc. (2)

    (4,588     (36,016

Benefitfocus, Inc. (2)

    (1,554     (47,941

Big Lots, Inc.

    (2,550     (121,380

BioScrip, Inc. (2)

    (16,177     (49,016

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    (1,283     (68,050

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    (2,210     (156,092

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (2)

    (4,022     (14,640

Children’s Place, Inc.

    (1,635     (173,555

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    (3,880     (194,660

Coeur Mining, Inc. (2)

    (3,588     (31,395

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    (2,005     (168,961

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    (1,595     (250,000

CubeSmart

    (8,795     (216,797

Deltic Timber Corp.

    (546     (42,610

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    (2,115     (166,599

Duke Energy Corp.

    (1,940     (169,362

Duke Realty Corp.

    (2,785     (82,770

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.

    (3,170     (163,445

Education Realty Trust, Inc.

    (1,510     (58,346

Financial Engines, Inc.

    (798     (26,374

Five Below, Inc. (2)

    (2,550     (121,303

Ford Motor Co.

    (18,070     (199,312

GATX Corp.

    (1,285     (77,845

General Mills, Inc.

    (4,820     (256,713

Genuine Parts Co.

    (2,040     (168,973

Guidewire Software, Inc. (2)

    (776     (58,751

H&R Block, Inc.

    (2,790     (74,605

Harmonic, Inc. (2)

    (11,984     (38,948

Hasbro, Inc.

    (1,695     (166,534

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

    (5,045     (168,604

Hologic, Inc. (2)

    (3,170     (122,362

Hormel Foods Corp.

    (5,370     (165,074

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    (6,970     (126,296

Instructure, Inc. (2)

    (1,697     (50,231

Intel Corp.

    (4,900     (171,843

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.

    (2,200     (92,246
Description   Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value  
Securities Sold Short & Written Options (continued)  
Common Stocks Sold Short (continued)  

United States (continued)

 

Kansas City Southern

    (1,650   $ (170,660

Kopin Corp. (2)

    (7,526     (30,255

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

    (3,705     (170,319

LSB Industries, Inc. (2)

    (3,881     (23,674

Macerich Co.

    (732     (38,628

Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.

    (1,048     (78,055

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    (1,780     (169,331

NetApp, Inc.

    (4,135     (159,859

Netflix, Inc. (2)

    (295     (51,539

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    (6,655     (177,622

Patterson Cos., Inc.

    (4,450     (171,325

PHH Corp. (2)

    (5,688     (80,770

Praxair, Inc.

    (1,255     (165,083

PROS Holdings, Inc. (2)

    (2,176     (57,316

Rayonier, Inc.

    (2,517     (73,018

Regal Beloit Corp.

    (1,500     (113,100

Ross Stores, Inc.

    (4,615     (269,747

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.

    (1,780     (170,150

Senior Housing Properties Trust

    (1,923     (37,922

Sonic Corp.

    (6,825     (159,773

Splunk, Inc. (2)

    (566     (37,973

Symantec Corp.

    (9,050     (271,319

Synaptics, Inc. (2)

    (1,900     (78,983

Target Corp.

    (3,775     (205,851

Tenneco, Inc.

    (2,810     (152,302

TimkenSteel Corp. (2)

    (1,892     (28,058

Titan International, Inc.

    (2,874     (24,659

Tractor Supply Co.

    (1,530     (91,050

United Therapeutics Corp. (2)

    (1,360     (177,888

Verso Corp., Class A (2)

    (5,495     (29,233

Wabtec Corp.

    (1,216     (85,813

WageWorks, Inc. (2)

    (2,190     (129,100

Walt Disney Co.

    (1,190     (120,428

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    (1,270     (41,415

Whirlpool Corp.

    (1,370     (235,119
   

 

 

 
      (9,751,821
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks Sold Short
(proceeds $(13,033,260))

 

    (13,016,078
   
Corporate Bonds & Notes Sold Short — (0.2)%  

United States — (0.2)%

   

Flowers Foods, Inc., 4.375%, 4/1/2022

  $ (135,000     (144,972
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes Sold Short
(proceeds $(142,621))

 

    (144,972
   
Exchange Traded Funds Sold Short — (4.8)%  

United States — (4.8)%

   

Energy Select Sector SPDR

    (4,795     (301,941

Industrial Select Sector SPDR

    (2,870     (196,480

iShares Russell 2000

    (9,365     (1,308,571

iShares Russell 2000 Growth

    (3,485     (592,311

iShares Russell 2000 Value

    (3,195     (371,195

iShares Russell Mid-Cap

    (1,635     (315,048

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth

    (3,205     (353,640

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value

    (1,162     (96,620

PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1

    (2,975     (434,945

SPDR S&P 500 Trust

    (2,438     (603,381
   

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds Sold Short
(proceeds $(4,323,651))

 

    (4,574,132
   
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Alternative Strategies Fund (continued)

 

Description

 

Contracts

   

Value

 
Securities Sold Short & Written Options (continued)  
Written Call Options — (0.9)%  

United States — (0.9)%

   

Allergan PLC, Exercise Price: $230.00, Notional: $(23,000), 11/17/2017 (2)

    (1   $ (1,050

Altaba, Inc.:

   

Exercise Price: $62.50, Notional: $(93,750), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (15     (3,210

Exercise Price: $60.00, Notional: $(54,000), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (9     (3,870

Exercise Price: $57.50, Notional: $(57,500), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (10     (6,600

Exercise Price: $55.00, Notional: $(22,000), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (4     (3,660

Exercise Price: $65.00, Notional: $(78,000), 10/20/2017 (2)

    (12     (2,460

Exercise Price: $62.50, Notional: $(37,500), 10/20/2017 (2)

    (6     (2,010

BlackBerry Ltd.:

   

Exercise Price: $11.00, Notional: $(5,500), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (5     (5

Exercise Price: $10.00, Notional: $(5,000), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (5     (30

Exercise Price: $9.00, Notional: $(9,900), 12/15/2017 (2)

    (11     (1,056

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.:

   

Exercise Price: $55.00, Notional: $(104,500), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (19     (4,465

Exercise Price: $50.00, Notional: $(65,000), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (13     (6,630

Exercise Price: $95.00, Notional: $(209,000), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (22     (198

General Dynamics Corp., Exercise Price: $200.00, Notional: $(180,000), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (9     (3,060

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.:

   

Exercise Price: $12.00, Notional: $(15,600), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (13     (1,287

Exercise Price: $11.00, Notional: $(14,300), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (13     (2,600

Exercise Price: $14.00, Notional: $(25,200), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (18     (144

Exercise Price: $13.00, Notional: $(81,900), 12/15/2017 (2)

    (63     (6,300

Intrexon Corp.:

   

Exercise Price: $19.00, Notional: $(34,200), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (18     (2,250

Exercise Price: $18.00, Notional: $(32,400), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (18     (3,582

Exercise Price: $24.00, Notional: $(12,000), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (5     (5

iShares Russell 2000 ETF, Exercise Price: $135.00, Notional: $(148,500), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (11     (5,588

KLX, Inc., Exercise Price: $50.00, Notional: $(30,000), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (6     (222

La Quinta Holdings, Inc., Exercise Price: $15.00, Notional: $(16,500), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (11     (990

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.:

   

Exercise Price: $220.00, Notional: $(22,000), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (1     (123

Exercise Price: $210.00, Notional: $(42,000), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (2     (946

Exercise Price: $220.00, Notional: $(22,000), 10/20/2017 (2)

    (1     (410

Description

 

Contracts

   

Value

 
Securities Sold Short & Written Options (continued)  
Written Call Options (continued)  

United States (continued)

   

Exercise Price: $210.00, Notional: $(21,000), 10/20/2017 (2)

    (1   $ (830

Exercise Price: $200.00, Notional: $(20,000), 10/20/2017 (2)

    (1     (1,467

Medicines Co., Exercise Price: $38.00, Notional: $(182,400), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (48     (3,600

MGM Resorts International, Exercise Price: $32.00, Notional: $(54,400), 12/15/2017 (2)

    (17     (4,114

Murphy USA, Inc.:

   

Exercise Price: $80.00, Notional: $(32,000), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (4     (70

Exercise Price: $75.00, Notional: $(30,000), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (4     (120

Olin Corp., Exercise Price: $30.00, Notional: $(27,000), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (9     (2,138

S&P 500 Index:

   

Exercise Price: $2,465.00, Notional: $(32,538,000), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (132     (223,080

Exercise Price: $2,475.00, Notional: $(29,205,000), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (118     (135,700

Exercise Price: $2,455.00, Notional: $(7,856,000), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (32     (78,400

Exercise Price: $2,420.00, Notional: $(9,680,000), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (40     (230,000

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust:

   

Exercise Price: $225.00, Notional: $(697,500), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (31     (70,804

Exercise Price: $230.00, Notional: $(713,000), 10/20/2017 (2)

    (31     (54,684

Western Digital Corp., Exercise Price: $95.00, Notional: $(38,000), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (4     (116

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.:

   

Exercise Price: $97.50, Notional: $(19,500), 11/17/2017 (2)

    (2     (1,092

Exercise Price: $100.00, Notional: $(20,000), 11/17/2017 (2)

    (2     (826
   

 

 

 

Total Written Call Options
(proceeds $(1,027,388))

      (869,792
   
Written Put Options — (0.2)%            

United States — (0.2)%

   

iShares Russell 2000 ETF, Exercise Price: $115.00, Notional: $(2,081,500), 9/29/2017 (2)

    (181     (905

S&P 500 Index:

   

Exercise Price: $2,445.00, Notional: $(6,846,000), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (28     (20,160

Exercise Price: $2,470.00, Notional: $(11,856,000), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (48     (67,200

Exercise Price: $2,450.00, Notional: $(980,000), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (4     (3,200

Exercise Price: $2,430.00, Notional: $(11,178,000), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (46     (24,242

Exercise Price: $2,425.00, Notional: $(37,345,000), 9/15/2017 (2)

    (154     (69,454
   

 

 

 

Total Written Put Options
(proceeds $(712,113))

      (185,161
   

 

 

 

Total Securities Sold Short & Written Options
(proceeds $(19,239,033))

 

  $ (18,790,135
   

 

 

 
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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    BMO Funds

 

 

Alternative Strategies Fund (continued)

 

Industry Allocation  
Industry   Value      % of
Total
Net Assets
 

Common Stocks Purchased Long

    

Advertising

  $ 30,856        0.0

Aerospace/Defense

    1,154,480        1.2  

Agriculture

    82,796        0.1  

Airlines

    342,225        0.4  

Auto Manufacturers

    239,601        0.2  

Auto Parts & Equipment

    1,667,482        1.7  

Banks

    732,378        0.8  

Beverages

    192,035        0.2  

Biotechnology

    1,325,329        1.4  

Building Materials

    2,643,165        2.8  

Chemicals

    3,041,705        3.2  

Commercial Services

    1,517,675        1.6  

Computers

    2,141,009        2.2  

Cosmetics/Personal Care

    534,617        0.6  

Distribution/Wholesale

    500,890        0.5  

Diversified Financial Services

    612,931        0.6  

Electric

    843,145        0.9  

Electronics

    859,834        0.9  

Engineering & Construction

    144,944        0.1  

Entertainment

    753,234        0.8  

Food

    1,400,983        1.5  

Forest Products & Paper

    284,434        0.3  

Gas

    354,173        0.4  

Healthcare-Products

    2,073,286        2.2  

Healthcare-Services

    702,369        0.7  

Insurance

    1,125,337        1.2  

Internet

    37,008        0.0  

Iron/Steel

    341,334        0.4  

Lodging

    1,638,896        1.7  

Mining

    82,605        0.1  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

    905,874        0.9  

Oil & Gas

    914,292        1.0  

Packaging & Containers

    749,452        0.8  

Pharmaceuticals

    1,579,546        1.6  

Real Estate

    26,944        0.0  

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    1,148,009        1.2  

Retail

    2,949,632        3.1  

Semiconductors

    1,061,636        1.1  

Shipbuilding

    134,153        0.1  

Software

    1,393,199        1.5  

Telecommunications

    194,268        0.2  

Textiles

    382,645        0.4  

Transportation

    1,706,761        1.8  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks Purchased Long

    40,547,167        42.4  

Bank Loans Purchased Long

    4,508,381        4.7  

Convertible Bonds Purchased Long

    124,820        0.1  

Corporate Bonds & Notes Purchased Long

    

Beverages

    253,401        0.3  

Diversified Financial Services

    129,880        0.1  

Engineering & Construction

    192,765        0.2  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes Purchased Long

    576,046        0.6  

Limited Partnership Units Purchased Long

    624,544        0.7  

Mutual Funds Purchased Long

    850,342        0.9  

Purchased Call Options

    574,115        0.6  

Purchased Put Options

    284,965        0.3  

Short-Term Investments

    49,677,039        51.9  
 

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

    97,767,419        102.2  
Industry Allocation (continued)  
Industry   Value     % of
Total
Net Assets
 

Other Assets and Liabilities

  $ 16,762,897       17.5 %  

Securities Sold Short & Written Options (see below)

    (18,790,135     (19.7
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

  $ 95,740,181       100.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Securities Sold Short & Written Options

   

Common Stocks Sold Short

   

Aerospace/Defense

  $ (164,241     (0.2 )% 

Airlines

    (97,144     (0.1

Auto Manufacturers

    (199,312     (0.2

Auto Parts & Equipment

    (567,782     (0.6

Banks

    (291,740     (0.3

Beverages

    (68,050     (0.1

Biotechnology

    (177,888     (0.2

Building Materials

    (30,539     (0.0

Chemicals

    (363,614     (0.4

Commercial Services

    (363,956     (0.4

Computers

    (268,897     (0.3

Cosmetics/Personal Care

    (37,714     (0.0

Diversified Financial Services

    (349,402     (0.3

Electric

    (673,526     (0.7

Electrical Components & Equipment

    (163,531     (0.2

Engineering & Construction

    (32,243     (0.0

Food

    (766,182     (0.8

Forest Products & Paper

    (71,843     (0.1

Hand/Machine Tools

    (113,100     (0.1

Healthcare-Products

    (688,175     (0.7

Home Furnishings

    (483,897     (0.5

Household Products/Wares

    (238,618     (0.2

Housewares

    (170,150     (0.2

Insurance

    (130,198     (0.1

Internet

    (551,468     (0.6

Iron/Steel

    (50,763     (0.1

Machinery-Diversified

    (85,813     (0.1

Media

    (173,795     (0.2

Metal Fabricate/Hardware

    (272,045     (0.3

Mining

    (31,395     (0.0

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

    (364,371     (0.4

Oil & Gas

    (14,640     (0.0

Packaging & Containers

    (51,707     (0.1

Pharmaceuticals

    (309,956     (0.3

Real Estate

    (65,747     (0.1

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    (904,694     (0.9

Retail

    (2,007,431     (2.1

Semiconductors

    (368,128     (0.4

Software

    (587,274     (0.6

Telecommunications

    (93,978     (0.1

Toys/Games/Hobbies

    (166,534     (0.2

Transportation

    (326,752     (0.3

Trucking & Leasing

    (77,845     (0.1
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks Sold Short

    (13,016,078     (13.6

Corporate Bonds & Notes Sold Short Food

    (144,972     (0.2

Exchange Traded Funds Sold Short

    (4,574,132     (4.8

Written Call Options

    (869,792     (0.9

Written Put Options

    (185,161     (0.2
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Securities Sold Short & Written Options

  $ (18,790,135     (19.7 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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At August 31, 2017, the Alternative Strategies Fund had outstanding futures contracts as set forth below:    

 

Expiration Date

  

Number of
Contracts

   Description     

Notional
Amount

  

Value at
August 31,
2017

   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Long Futures

              

Bond Futures

              

September 2017

   21      SFE 10-Year Australian Bond      $2,160,673    $2,147,681    $ (12,992)  

December 2017

   29      CBOT U.S. Long Bond      4,502,906    4,526,719      23,813  

December 2017

   20      Eurex 10-Year Euro BUND      3,864,084    3,862,060      (2,024)  

December 2017

   14      LIFFE Long Gilt Government Bond      2,299,416    2,304,564      5,148  

December 2017

   13      CBOT 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note      1,646,359    1,650,797      4,438  

Index Futures

              

September 2017

   228      CME E-Mini S&P 500® Index      28,030,502    28,159,140      128,638  

September 2017

   30      Eurex Euro STOXX 50 Index      1,235,580    1,222,831      (12,749)  

September 2017

   22      CBOT E-Mini DJIA Index      2,361,517    2,414,500      52,983  

September 2017

   17      LIFFE FTSE 100 Index      1,625,619    1,633,865      8,246  

September 2017

   15      CME E-Mini S&P 500® Index      1,841,967    1,852,575      10,608  

September 2017

   13      TSE TOPIX Index      1,907,156    1,916,860      9,704  

September 2017

   6      CAC 40 10 Euro      370,135    363,171      (6,964)  

September 2017

   5      OSE Nikkei 225 Index      911,568    895,529      (16,039)  

September 2017

   5      CME E-Mini NASDAQ 100 Index      588,794    599,075      10,281  

September 2017

   3      Eurex DAX Index      1,107,066    1,077,298      (29,768)  

September 2017

   2      Russell 2000 Mini Index      137,755    140,440      2,685  

September 2017

   2      HKG Hang Seng Index      353,019    356,988      3,969  

Interest Rate Futures

              

December 2018

   231      CME 3-Month Eurodollar      56,755,033    56,814,450      59,417  

December 2018

   173      LIFFE 90-Day Sterling      27,810,209    27,815,096      4,887  

Short Futures

              

Bond Futures

              

December 2017

   10      MSE 10-Year Canadian Bond      (1,101,477)    (1,107,107)      (5,630)  

Interest Rate Futures

              

December 2018

   51      LIFFE 3-Month Euro Euribor      (15,201,082)    (15,210,879)      (9,797)  
        

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

Total Futures Contracts

         $123,206,799    $123,435,653    $ 228,854  
        

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

At August 31, 2017, the Alternative Strategies Fund had outstanding forward foreign currency exchange contracts as set forth below:

 

          Contract Amount             Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     

Settlement Date

  

Currency

   Buy      Sell      Value       

Counterparty

September 22, 2017

   Australian Dollar    AUD  8,901,000      $ 6,783,812      $ 7,074,424      $ 290,612     Bank of America

September 22, 2017

   Australian Dollar    $ 3,860,353      AUD  5,076,000        4,034,353        (174,000   Bank of America

September 22, 2017

   Canadian Dollar    CAD  8,903,000      $ 6,895,459        7,131,028        235,569     Bank of America

September 22, 2017

   Canadian Dollar    $ 3,524,370      CAD  4,711,000        3,773,366        (248,996   Bank of America

September 22, 2017

   Euro Currency    EUR  5,618,000      $ 6,390,662        6,693,989        303,327     Bank of America

September 22, 2017

   Euro Currency    $ 3,755,043      EUR  3,196,000        3,808,116        (53,073   Bank of America

September 22, 2017

   Japanese Yen    JPY  1,241,791,000      $ 11,366,941        11,304,479        (62,462   Bank of America

September 22, 2017

   Japanese Yen    $ 10,410,796      JPY  1,152,394        10,490,666        (79,870   Bank of America

September 22, 2017

   Mexican Peso    MXN  23,992,000      $ 1,303,724        1,338,209        34,485     Bank of America

September 22, 2017

   Mexican Peso    $ 474,234      MXN  8,495,000        473,828        406     Bank of America

September 22, 2017

   New Zealand Dollar    NZD  2,571,000      $ 1,855,947        1,845,385        (10,562   Bank of America

September 22, 2017

   New Zealand Dollar    $ 522,595      NZD  717,000        514,641        7,954     Bank of America

September 22, 2017

   Pound Sterling    GBP  4,622,000      $ 6,011,775        5,980,195        (31,580   Bank of America

September 22, 2017

   Pound Sterling    $ 6,115,884      GBP  4,735,000        6,126,401        (10,517   Bank of America

September 22, 2017

   Swiss Franc    CHF  2,720,000      $ 2,835,896        2,839,611        3,715     Bank of America

September 22, 2017

   Swiss Franc    $ 642,653      CHF  620,000        647,264        (4,611   Bank of America
              

 

 

   
               $ 200,397    
              

 

 

   

 

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    BMO Funds

 

 

Global Long/Short Equity Fund

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks Purchased Long — 98.8%  

Australia — 0.9%

 

Regis Resources, Ltd.

    26,491      $ 87,539  

Bermuda — 3.2%

    

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.

    1,768        106,434  

Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd. (10)

    3,291        148,753  

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

    200        50,496  
    

 

 

 
       305,683  

Canada — 3.3%

    

Air Canada (2)

    525        9,813  

Celestica, Inc. (2)

    3,204        36,767  

George Weston, Ltd. (10)

    1,869        162,437  

Just Energy Group, Inc.

    3,521        20,330  

Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust

    9,540        50,574  

Transcontinental, Inc.

    1,822        35,455  
    

 

 

 
       315,376  

Cayman Islands — 0.3%

    

China Dongxiang Group Co., Ltd.

    170,000        30,416  

China — 0.7%

    

Agricultural Bank of China, Ltd., Class H

    52,000        24,540  

China Machinery Engineering Corp., Class H

    59,000        38,776  
    

 

 

 
       63,316  

Denmark — 0.3%

    

Novo Nordisk A/S

    695        33,180  

France — 1.6%

    

Boiron SA

    423        39,965  

IPSOS

    1,048        32,763  

Peugeot SA

    2,320        49,043  

Sanofi

    378        36,907  
    

 

 

 
       158,678  

Germany — 1.4%

    

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG

    574        18,287  

Software AG (1)

    2,591        113,869  
    

 

 

 
       132,156  

Greece — 0.5%

    

JUMBO SA

    2,682        44,718  

Hungary — 0.9%

    

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

    3,485        90,685  

Ireland — 0.4%

    

Seagate Technology PLC (1)

    1,088        34,305  

Italy — 1.3%

    

Amplifon SpA

    5,248        75,937  

ASTM SpA

    949        23,936  

Societa Iniziative Autostradali e Servizi SpA

    2,057        30,742  
    

 

 

 
       130,615  

Japan — 12.8%

    

Fujibo Holdings, Inc.

    900        27,541  

Futaba Corp. (1)

    2,200        40,765  

Heiwado Co., Ltd. (10)

    5,100        119,239  

Kato Sangyo Co., Ltd.

    800        23,608  

Keihin Corp.

    3,400        56,143  

Mitsui Sugar Co., Ltd.

    1,200        40,918  

Nippon Road Co., Ltd. (10)

    4,000        22,299  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (10)

    4,200        209,212  
Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks Purchased Long (continued)  

Japan (continued)

    

Nipro Corp.

    6,700      $ 88,843  

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

    7,500        74,710  

Okinawa Electric Power Co., Inc. (1)

    880        19,677  

Paramount Bed Holdings Co., Ltd. (10)

    2,600        115,427  

Press Kogyo Co., Ltd.

    6,300        33,145  

Sapporo Holdings, Ltd. (10)

    7,100        206,583  

Shimachu Co., Ltd. (1)

    2,400        62,074  

Wakita & Co., Ltd.

    3,200        37,250  

Warabeya Nichiyo Holdings Co., Ltd.

    1,600        40,251  

Yorozu Corp.

    1,400        27,718  
    

 

 

 
       1,245,403  

Jersey — 0.4%

    

Wizz Air Holdings PLC (2)(6)

    912        34,765  

Luxembourg — 2.3%

    

Orion Engineered Carbons SA

    1,630        35,045  

Ternium SA

    2,559        77,870  

Trinseo SA

    1,685        112,727  
    

 

 

 
       225,642  

Netherlands — 2.8%

    

BE Semiconductor Industries NV (10)

    2,597        168,574  

Boskalis Westminster

    3,165        103,501  
    

 

 

 
       272,075  

New Zealand — 1.2%

    

Air New Zealand, Ltd.

    46,079        118,362  

Norway — 0.4%

    

Austevoll Seafood ASA

    4,031        41,702  

Panama — 0.7%

    

Copa Holdings SA, Class A

    538        66,750  

Poland — 0.5%

    

Asseco Poland SA

    4,073        51,742  

Singapore — 0.3%

    

Yanlord Land Group, Ltd.

    22,400        28,604  

South Korea — 1.4%

    

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    67        138,352  

Sweden — 0.4%

    

Mycronic AB (1)

    3,918        36,867  

Taiwan — 0.5%

    

HannStar Display Corp.

    115,000        46,893  

United Kingdom — 3.6%

    

Debenhams PLC

    31,817        16,555  

DFS Furniture PLC (1)

    5,378        16,586  

Go-Ahead Group PLC

    1,452        33,820  

Greggs PLC

    3,030        47,170  

Imperial Brands PLC

    2,122        87,759  

QinetiQ Group PLC

    15,784        46,939  

WH Smith PLC (10)

    4,365        104,317  
    

 

 

 
       353,146  

United States — 56.7%

    

Amkor Technology, Inc. (2)

    4,696        41,231  

ArcBest Corp. (10)

    6,699        198,960  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    1,596        86,599  

Boston Properties, Inc. (10)

    1,460        176,076  

Cabot Corp. (10)

    3,066        161,517  

Chemed Corp.

    507        100,026  

CNO Financial Group, Inc. (10)

    8,942        199,854  

Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc. (2)

    750        75,435  

Cutera, Inc. (2)

    1,600        59,440  

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (10)

    2,830        133,548  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Global Long/Short Equity Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares      Value  
Common Stocks Purchased Long (continued)  

United States (continued)

    

Discover Financial Services

    1,596      $ 94,084  

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. (2)(10)

    3,114        116,246  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

    1,377        58,041  

Ennis, Inc.

    2,500        47,750  

Equinix, Inc. (10)

    428        200,479  

F5 Networks, Inc. (2)

    330        39,395  

GameStop Corp., Class A (1)

    1,709        31,616  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

    1,389        72,547  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (10)

    665        142,283  

INC Research Holdings, Inc. (2)

    1,171        68,738  

Inogen, Inc. (2)

    778        74,532  

Intersect ENT, Inc. (2)

    293        9,054  

Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (2)

    2,132        37,310  

Lear Corp. (10)

    1,303        194,851  

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

    1,625        59,150  

Magellan Health, Inc. (2)

    1,203        97,323  

Masimo Corp. (2)(10)

    2,221        187,408  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (2)(10)

    4,018        165,943  

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (2)(10)

    1,841        117,824  

Natus Medical, Inc. (2)

    1,187        39,883  

NCR Corp. (2)

    2,279        83,252  

OraSure Technologies, Inc. (2)

    4,464        91,110  

Owens Corning (10)

    1,703        126,243  

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., Class A (2)

    2,249        38,233  

PG&E Corp. (10)

    2,534        178,343  

Photronics, Inc. (2)

    3,483        27,516  

PNM Resources, Inc. (10)

    3,412        144,669  

Portland General Electric Co. (10)

    4,007        190,373  

Quanta Services, Inc. (2)

    2,221        79,801  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    1,300        101,816  

Rogers Corp. (2)

    613        72,671  

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A (2)

    1,898        77,799  

Sanmina Corp. (2)

    319        11,947  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (10)

    2,520        127,008  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    704        24,253  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2)

    2,047        93,753  

Sykes Enterprises, Inc. (2)

    2,275        60,651  

Sysco Corp.

    1,559        82,112  

TriCo Bancshares

    943        33,552  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    868        54,944  

United Rentals, Inc. (2)(10)

    1,481        174,847  

Unum Group (10)

    3,198        154,080  

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (10)

    6,895        122,041  

Wabash National Corp. (1)

    6,233        131,018  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (2)(10)

    730        127,516  
    

 

 

 
       5,496,691  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks Purchased Long
(identified cost $8,355,746)

 

     9,583,661  
    
Short-Term Investments — 40.1%  
Collateral Investment for Securities on Loan — 3.2%  

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.994% (3)

    310,539        310,539  
Description   Shares     Value  
Short-Term Investments (continued)  
Mutual Funds — 36.9%            

State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund — Premier Class, 1.150%

    3,573,943     $ 3,573,943  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $3,884,700)

 

    3,884,482  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 138.9%
(identified cost $12,240,446)

 

    13,468,143  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (3.3)%       (316,834
Securities Sold Short (see below) — (35.6)%       (3,454,239
   

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 9,697,070  
   

 

 

 
Securities Sold Short — (35.6)%  
Common Stocks Sold Short — (35.6)%  

Australia — (0.9)%

   

Aconex, Ltd. (2)

    (6,560   $ (21,294

Mayne Pharma Group, Ltd. (2)

    (85,423     (45,583

Nanosonics, Ltd. (2)

    (11,409     (23,715
   

 

 

 
      (90,592

Belgium — (0.2)%

   

Tessenderlo Group SA (2)

    (422     (18,501

Bermuda — (0.2)%

   

Esprit Holdings, Ltd. (2)

    (30,300     (17,542

Cayman Islands — (0.5)%

   

JD.com, Inc. (2)

    (1,179     (49,412

Finland — (0.2)%

   

Caverion Corp. (2)

    (2,225     (19,978

Germany — (1.2)%

   

Zalando SE (2)(6)

    (2,026     (96,012

zooplus AG (2)

    (135     (23,619
   

 

 

 
      (119,631

Japan — (6.2)%

   

ABC-Mart, Inc.

    (400     (20,580

Acom Co., Ltd. (2)

    (5,600     (22,962

Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.

    (1,000     (38,051

Fuji Seal International, Inc.

    (2,000     (60,832

Hoshizaki Corp.

    (1,100     (95,894

Kose Corp.

    (400     (50,286

Kura Corp.

    (600     (32,969

M3, Inc.

    (1,400     (36,566

MISUMI Group, Inc.

    (3,400     (87,609

Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.

    (500     (17,101

Pilot Corp.

    (1,200     (52,750

Prestige International, Inc.

    (3,000     (32,241

SMS Co., Ltd.

    (1,800     (58,315
   

 

 

 
      (606,156

Netherlands — (0.8)%

   

TomTom NV (2)

    (7,532     (78,657

New Zealand — (0.6)%

   

Xero, Ltd. (2)

    (3,000     (56,746

Norway — (0.8)%

   

Schibsted ASA

    (2,328     (56,575

XXL ASA (6)

    (2,243     (22,479
   

 

 

 
      (79,054

Spain — (0.8)%

   

Cellnex Telecom SA (6)

    (2,611     (58,336

Inmobiliaria Colonial SA

    (1,551     (15,162
   

 

 

 
      (73,498
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Global Long/Short Equity Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Securities Sold Short (continued)  
Common Stocks Sold Short (continued)  

Sweden — (0.8)%

   

AAK AB

    (496   $ (36,437

Wallenstam AB

    (3,928     (40,020
   

 

 

 
      (76,457

Switzerland — (0.3)%

   

Arbonia AG (2)

    (1,810     (32,381

United Kingdom — (3.7)%

   

Balfour Beatty PLC

    (9,834     (34,171

Capital & Counties Properties PLC

    (8,458     (29,672

Cobham PLC

    (53,277     (94,621

Just Eat PLC (2)

    (9,415     (81,197

Serco Group PLC (2)

    (30,120     (45,862

Sophos Group PLC (6)

    (10,695     (69,690
   

 

 

 
      (355,213

United States — (18.4)%

   

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (2)

    (7,323     (95,199

Aerovironment, Inc. (2)

    (1,622     (79,511

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

    (2,584     (53,825

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A

    (906     (41,069

Bancorp, Inc. (2)

    (4,863     (38,175

Benefitfocus, Inc. (2)

    (1,648     (50,841

BioScrip, Inc. (2)

    (17,690     (53,601

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

    (1,361     (72,188

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (2)

    (4,263     (15,517

Coeur Mining, Inc. (2)

    (3,804     (33,285

Deltic Timber Corp.

    (580     (45,263

Duke Realty Corp.

    (2,953     (87,763

Education Realty Trust, Inc.

    (1,602     (61,901

Financial Engines, Inc.

    (846     (27,960

Guidewire Software, Inc. (2)

    (823     (62,309

Harmonic, Inc. (2)

    (13,105     (42,591

Instructure, Inc. (2)

    (1,800     (53,280

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.

    (2,332     (97,781

Kopin Corp. (2)

    (7,976     (32,064

LSB Industries, Inc. (2)

    (4,114     (25,095

Macerich Co.

    (777     (41,002

Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.

    (1,112     (82,822

Netflix, Inc. (2)

    (313     (54,684

PHH Corp. (2)

    (6,029     (85,612

PROS Holdings, Inc. (2)

    (2,379     (62,663

Rayonier, Inc.

    (2,668     (77,399

Senior Housing Properties Trust

    (2,039     (40,209

Splunk, Inc. (2)

    (601     (40,321

TimkenSteel Corp. (2)

    (2,006     (29,749

Titan International, Inc.

    (3,142     (26,958

Verso Corp., Class A (2)

    (6,009     (31,968

Wabtec Corp.

    (1,330     (93,858

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    (1,348     (43,958
   

 

 

 
      (1,780,421
   

 

 

 

Total Securities Sold Short
(proceeds $(3,171,194))

 

  $ (3,454,239
   

 

 

 
Industry Allocation  
Industry   Value     % of
Total
Net Assets
 

Common Stocks Purchased Long

   

Advertising

  $ 32,763       0.3

Agriculture

    87,759       0.9  

Airlines

    363,237       3.7  

Auto Manufacturers

    254,771       2.6  

Auto Parts & Equipment

    387,291       4.0  

Banks

    58,091       0.6  

Beverages

    206,583       2.1  

Biotechnology

    116,246       1.2  

Building Materials

    126,243       1.3  

Chemicals

    196,562       2.0  

Commercial Services

    526,494       5.4  

Computers

    229,950       2.4  

Distribution/Wholesale

    37,250       0.4  

Diversified Financial Services

    234,133       2.4  

Electric

    533,061       5.5  

Electronics

    367,952       3.8  

Engineering & Construction

    164,576       1.7  

Food

    612,382       6.3  

Gas

    20,329       0.2  

Healthcare-Products

    928,101       9.6  

Healthcare-Services

    442,689       4.6  

Insurance

    844,665       8.7  

Internet

    39,395       0.4  

Iron/Steel

    102,123       1.0  

Mining

    87,539       0.9  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

    112,727       1.2  

Pharmaceuticals

    370,429       3.8  

Real Estate

    28,604       0.3  

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    499,677       5.1  

Retail

    470,681       4.9  

Semiconductors

    375,673       3.9  

Shipbuilding

    142,283       1.5  

Software

    113,869       1.2  

Telecommunications

    209,212       2.2  

Textiles

    27,541       0.3  

Transportation

    232,780       2.4  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks Purchased Long

    9,583,661       98.8  

Collateral Investment for Securities on Loan

    310,539       3.2  

Mutual Funds

    3,573,943       36.9  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments

    13,468,143       138.9  

Other Assets and Liabilities

    (316,834     (3.3

Securities Sold Short (see below)

    (3,454,239     (35.6
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

  $ 9,697,070       100.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Securities Sold Short

   

Aerospace/Defense

  $ (174,132     (1.8 )% 

Auto Parts & Equipment

    (26,958     (0.3

Banks

    (38,175     (0.4

Beverages

    (72,187     (0.7

Building Materials

    (32,381     (0.3

Chemicals

    (35,601     (0.4

Commercial Services

    (135,041     (1.4

Computers

    (115,552     (1.2

Cosmetics/Personal Care

    (50,286     (0.5

Diversified Financial Services

    (234,315     (2.4

Engineering & Construction

    (34,171     (0.4

Food

    (36,437     (0.4

Forest Products & Paper

    (77,231     (0.8

Healthcare-Products

    (23,715     (0.2

Home Furnishings

    (95,894     (1.0

Household Products/Wares

    (52,750     (0.5

Internet

    (303,793     (3.1

Iron/Steel

    (53,825     (0.6
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Global Long/Short Equity Fund (continued)

 

Industry Allocation (continued)  
Industry   Value     % of
Total
Net Assets
 

Machinery-Diversified

  $ (93,858     (1.0 ) %  

Media

    (56,575     (0.6

Metal Fabricate/Hardware

    (117,358     (1.2

Mining

    (33,285     (0.3

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

    (25,095     (0.3

Oil & Gas

    (15,517     (0.2

Packaging & Containers

    (60,832     (0.6

Pharmaceuticals

    (99,184     (1.0

Real Estate

    (69,692     (0.7

Real Estate Investment Trusts

    (408,464     (4.2

Retail

    (227,634     (2.4

Semiconductors

    (127,262     (1.3

Software

    (426,111     (4.4

Telecommunications

    (100,928     (1.0
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Securities Sold Short

  $ (3,454,239     (35.6 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund*

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals — 96.1%  

Alabama — 4.9%

 

Health Care Authority for Baptist Health, 1.150%, 11/1/2042 (12)

  $ 14,125,000      $ 14,125,000  

Mobile Industrial Development Board:

    

0.930%, 6/1/2034, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    250,000        250,000  

1.000%, 6/1/2034, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    4,000,000        4,000,000  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates, 1.040%, 12/1/2030 (6)(12)

    7,060,000        7,060,000  

Other securities

       6,863,635  
    

 

 

 
       32,298,635  

Arizona — 1.8%

 

Arizona Health Facilities Authority:

    

0.800%, 1/1/2029, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    6,000,000        6,000,000  

2.640% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+185 basis points), 2/5/2020, Call 8/9/2019 (7)

    3,250,000        3,299,497  

2.640% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+185 basis points), 2/5/2020, Call 8/9/2019 (7)

    750,000        761,423  

Other securities

       1,570,519  
    

 

 

 
       11,631,439  

Arkansas — 2.6%

 

Arkansas Development Finance Authority:

    

1.200%, 9/1/2044, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    10,400,000        10,400,000  

1.890% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+110 basis points), 9/1/2019, Call 3/1/2019 (7)

    3,000,000        3,005,220  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)  

Arkansas (continued)

 

Other securities

     $ 3,658,102  
    

 

 

 
       17,063,322  

California — 7.6%

 

Golden Empire Schools Financing Authority, 4.000%, 5/1/2018

  $ 4,000,000        4,085,520  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., 4.000%, 6/1/2018

    5,000,000        5,114,900  

Northern California Gas Authority No. 1, 1.500% (LIBOR 3 Month+63 basis points), 7/1/2019 (7)

    7,500,000        7,494,975  

Rib Floater Trust Various States, 0.970%, 8/15/2051 (6)(12)

    3,000,000        3,000,000  

State of California, FSA, 1.000%, 8/1/2027 (6)(12)

    5,500,000        5,500,000  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates:

    

0.860%, 11/1/2023 (6)(12)

    8,000,000        8,000,000  

0.910%, 5/1/2022 (6)(12)

    3,000,000        3,000,000  

Other securities

       14,358,466  
    

 

 

 
       50,553,861  

Colorado — 1.8%

 

Colorado Health Facilities Authority:

 

1.450%, 7/1/2034, Call 7/1/2019 (6)(12)

    4,300,000        4,300,000  

4.000%, 2/1/2018

    175,000        176,628  

Other securities

       7,553,614  
    

 

 

 
       12,030,242  

Connecticut — 0.3%

 

Other securities

       2,204,994  

District of Columbia — 0.1%

 

Other securities

       391,209  

Florida — 6.2%

 

County of Escambia, 0.870%, 4/1/2039, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    6,100,000        6,100,000  

County of Manatee, 0.870%, 9/1/2024, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    4,300,000        4,300,000  

Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority, 0.870%, 6/1/2021, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    8,100,000        8,100,000  

School Board of Miami-Dade County, FGIC, 1.020%, 9/7/2017, Call 9/1/2017 (6)(12)

    8,000,000        8,000,000  

Other securities

       14,305,927  
    

 

 

 
       40,805,927  

Georgia — 0.9%

 

Other securities

       5,749,219  

Guam — 0.1%

 

Other securities

       763,538  

Idaho — 1.4%

 

American Falls Reservoir District, 0.980%, 2/1/2025, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    4,885,000        4,885,000  

Idaho Housing & Finance Association, 0.870%, 1/1/2038, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    4,600,000        4,600,000  
    

 

 

 
       9,485,000  
 

 

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Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund* (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)  

Illinois — 5.6%

 

City of Chicago:

    

2.000%, 11/1/2017

  $ 2,000,000      $ 2,003,160  

5.000%, 11/1/2018

    1,000,000        1,045,360  

5.000%, 11/1/2018

    1,155,000        1,207,391  

City of Chicago, AGM, 4.250%, 11/1/2018

    150,000        155,519  

Rib Floater Trust Various States, 1.040%, 4/1/2036, Call 4/1/2027 (6)(12)

    4,250,000        4,250,000  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates, 0.990%, 6/15/2032, Call 6/15/2026 (6)(12)

    4,655,000        4,655,000  

Other securities

       23,412,177  
    

 

 

 
       36,728,607  

Indiana — 2.8%

 

Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority, GNMA FNMA FHLMC COLL, 0.890%, 7/1/2039, Call 10/2/2017 (12)

    8,200,000        8,200,000  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates, 1.140%, 4/15/2019 (6)(12)

    8,500,000        8,500,000  

Other securities

       2,086,160  
    

 

 

 
       18,786,160  

Iowa — 1.9%

 

Iowa Finance Authority, 0.810%, 6/1/2039, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    4,900,000        4,900,000  

Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority:

    

1.000%, 9/1/2018, Call 3/1/2018

    3,000,000        3,000,300  

2.000%, 12/1/2018, Call 6/1/2018

    3,500,000        3,519,670  

Other securities

       979,065  
    

 

 

 
       12,399,035  

Kansas — 0.3%

 

Other securities

       1,745,000  

Kentucky — 1.4%

 

Other securities

       9,044,749  

Louisiana — 3.1%

 

East Baton Rouge Sewerage Commission, 1.362% (LIBOR 1 Month+50 basis points), 8/1/2018, Call 2/1/2018 (7)

    6,090,000        6,094,019  

Louisiana Offshore Terminal Authority, 0.800%, 9/1/2033, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    5,000,000        5,000,000  

Other securities

       9,716,280  
    

 

 

 
       20,810,299  

Maine — 0.1%

 

Other securities

       608,000  

Maryland — 0.1%

 

Other securities

       622,519  

Massachusetts — 0.3%

 

Other securities

       1,783,501  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)  

Michigan — 1.6%

 

Michigan Finance Authority, 0.850%, 12/1/2017 (8)(12)

  $ 5,000,000      $ 5,000,000  

Other securities

       5,371,942  
    

 

 

 
       10,371,942  

Minnesota — 1.4%

 

Minnesota Rural Water Finance Authority, Inc.:

    

1.050%, 3/1/2019 (8)

    1,350,000        1,350,203  

2.000%, 10/1/2017

    3,000,000        3,002,490  

Other securities

       4,666,399  
    

 

 

 
       9,019,092  

Mississippi — 1.7%

 

Mississippi Business Finance Corp., 1.150%, 5/1/2037, Call 11/1/2017 (12)

    6,662,000        6,662,666  

Other securities

       4,431,621  
    

 

 

 
       11,094,287  

Missouri — 1.3%

 

City of Kansas City, 0.810%, 4/15/2034, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    5,000,000        5,000,000  

Other securities

       3,588,420  
    

 

 

 
       8,588,420  

Nebraska — 0.4%

 

Other securities

       2,558,245  

Nevada — 0.1%

 

Other securities

       555,616  

New Jersey — 5.2%

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority:

    

1.080%, 11/1/2040, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    5,770,000        5,770,000  

1.080%, 11/1/2040, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    4,700,000        4,700,000  

1.090%, 11/1/2031, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    5,395,000        5,395,000  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority:

    

1.790% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+100 basis points), 12/15/2019, Call 6/15/2019 (7)

    5,000,000        4,940,650  

5.000%, 12/15/2017

    1,200,000        1,213,368  

5.000%, 6/15/2019

    1,500,000        1,576,425  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates, 0.850%, 1/1/2043, Call 7/1/2022 (6)(12)

    5,000,000        5,000,000  

Other securities

       5,756,867  
    

 

 

 
       34,352,310  

New Mexico — 1.2%

 

New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority, 1.575% (LIBOR 1 Month+75 basis points), 8/1/2019, Call 2/1/2019 (7)

    5,500,000        5,500,825  

Other securities

       2,789,486  
    

 

 

 
       8,290,311  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund* (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)  

New York — 8.6%

 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, AGM, 1.450% (LIBOR 1 Month+60 basis points), 5/15/2018, Call 11/15/2017 (7)

  $ 4,650,000      $ 4,653,023  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority:

    

0.920%, 8/1/2022, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    4,320,000        4,320,000  

0.920%, 8/1/2023, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    6,550,000        6,550,000  

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, NATL-RE, 1.365%, 12/1/2020,
Call 9/6/2017 (12)(13)

    7,350,000        7,101,791  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority:

    

0.860%, 11/1/2032, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    150,000        150,000  

1.525% (LIBOR 1 Month+70 basis points), 2/1/2021 (7)

    5,000,000        5,050,600  

Other securities

       29,120,629  
    

 

 

 
       56,946,043  

North Carolina — 0.3%

 

Other securities

       1,925,194  

North Dakota — 0.5%

 

Other securities

       3,141,068  

Ohio — 5.9%

 

County of Allen, 0.800%, 5/1/2036, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    6,000,000        6,000,000  

County of Crawford, 1.430%, 11/1/2017, Call 10/2/2017

    5,000,000        5,001,850  

Lancaster Port Authority, 1.545% (LIBOR 1 Month+72 basis points), 8/1/2019, Call 2/1/2019 (7)

    5,000,000        5,003,050  

Rib Floater Trust Various States, 0.970%, 1/15/2046, Call 10/2/2017 (6)(12)

    4,000,000        4,000,000  

State of Ohio:

    

0.870%, 1/15/2045, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    5,500,000        5,500,000  

0.950%, 1/15/2045, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    5,000,000        5,000,000  

Other securities

       8,618,924  
    

 

 

 
       39,123,824  

Oklahoma — 0.2%

 

Other securities

       1,150,076  

Oregon — 0.6%

 

Other securities

       4,215,730  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)  

Pennsylvania — 4.6%

 

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission:

    

1.390% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+60 basis points), 12/1/2017, Call 10/2/2017 (7)

  $ 100,000      $ 100,034  

1.470% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+68 basis points), 12/1/2018, Call 6/1/2018 (7)

    6,000,000        6,012,840  

1.940% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+115 basis points), 12/1/2019, Call 6/1/2019 (7)

    2,225,000        2,248,118  

Other securities

       21,975,720  
    

 

 

 
       30,336,712  

Rhode Island — 0.1%

 

Other securities

       1,023,340  

South Carolina — 0.8%

 

Other securities

       5,057,640  

Tennessee — 2.2%

 

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates, 0.940%, 7/1/2046, Call 7/1/2026 (6)(12)

    5,000,000        5,000,000  

Other securities

       9,852,067  
    

 

 

 
       14,852,067  

Texas — 8.8%

 

Alamito Public Facility Corp., 1.000%, 10/1/2017, Call 9/21/2017 (12)

    5,590,000        5,589,609  

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., 0.880%, 12/1/2024, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    8,000,000        8,000,000  

Spring Branch Independent School District, PSF, 3.000%, 6/18/2019 (12)

    4,000,000        4,138,120  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates, 0.990%, 7/1/2021 (6)(12)

    11,950,000        11,950,000  

Other securities

       28,173,631  
    

 

 

 
       57,851,360  

Utah — 0.4%

 

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates, 0.990%, 1/1/2025 (6)(12)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  

Virginia — 0.9%

 

Other securities

       5,719,651  

Washington — 2.9%

 

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates:

    

0.940%, 6/15/2033, Call 6/1/2019 (6)(12)

    5,050,000        5,050,000  

0.960%, 1/1/2035 (6)(12)

    5,000,000        5,000,000  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission, 0.810%, 9/1/2049, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    5,000,000        5,000,000  

Other securities

       4,022,633  
    

 

 

 
       19,072,633  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund* (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)  

West Virginia — 0.0%

 

Other securities

     $ 50,000  

Wisconsin — 2.4%

 

Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority, 0.800%, 5/1/2055, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  $ 5,000,000        5,000,000  

Other securities

       11,161,871  
    

 

 

 
       16,161,871  

Wyoming — 0.7%

 

County of Converse, 0.880%, 12/1/2020, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    5,000,000        5,000,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipals
(identified cost $633,869,349)

 

     634,462,688  
    
Short-Term Investments — 7.2%  
Mutual Funds — 0.0%  

Other securities (4)

       80,322  
    
Short-Term Municipals — 7.2%  

California — 0.2%

 

Other securities

       1,121,333  

Colorado — 0.1%

 

Other securities

       512,740  

Connecticut — 1.2%

 

Other securities

       7,936,090  

Florida — 0.6%

 

Other securities

       4,000,000  

Georgia — 0.2%

 

Other securities

       1,030,900  

Illinois — 0.0%

 

Other securities

       176,048  

Minnesota — 0.1%

 

Other securities

       657,833  

New Jersey — 0.3%

 

Other securities

       2,015,140  

New York — 0.6%

 

Other securities

       4,000,760  

Ohio — 1.9%

 

Other securities

       12,609,376  

Texas — 2.0%

 

State of Texas, 4.000%, 8/30/2018 (8)

    10,000,000        10,305,000  

Other securities

       3,202,458  
    

 

 

 
       13,507,458  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Municipals

 

     47,567,678  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $47,633,316)

 

     47,648,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 103.3%
(identified cost $681,502,665)

 

     682,110,688  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (3.3)%        (21,723,398
    

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 660,387,290  
    

 

 

 

 

Short Tax-Free Fund*

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals — 94.4%             

Alabama — 2.8%

 

Alabama Federal Aid Highway Finance Authority, 5.000%, 9/1/2018

  $ 1,000,000      $ 1,034,430  

Black Belt Energy Gas District, 4.000%, 6/1/2021, Call 3/1/2021 (12)

    1,000,000        1,085,910  

County of Jefferson, 5.000%, 9/15/2021

    1,000,000        1,139,990  

Other securities

       1,896,799  
    

 

 

 
       5,157,129  

Alaska — 0.4%

 

Other securities

       660,611  

Arizona — 2.3%

 

Other securities

       4,292,562  

Arkansas — 0.7%

 

Other securities

       1,312,872  

California — 10.1%

 

California Municipal Finance Authority, 5.000%, 2/1/2022

    1,000,000        1,144,430  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority:

    

3.500%, 11/1/2018

    100,000        100,634  

5.000%, 12/1/2025 (6)

    200,000        234,080  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, AGM, 3.000%, 10/1/2017

    200,000        200,226  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, CMI, 3.500%, 11/1/2021, Call 11/1/2019

    750,000        782,790  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., 5.000%, 6/1/2022

    1,000,000        1,161,400  

Northern California Gas Authority No. 1, 1.500% (LIBOR 3 Month+63 basis points), 7/1/2019 (7)

    1,040,000        1,039,303  

Tender Option Bond Trust, 0.940%, 8/1/2022 (6)(12)

    2,000,000        2,000,000  

Other securities

       11,696,058  
    

 

 

 
       18,358,921  

Colorado — 5.0%

    

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority:

    

2.500%, 12/15/2019 (6)

    590,000        591,811  

3.000%, 10/1/2017

    380,000        380,608  

3.000%, 11/15/2017

    200,000        200,972  

5.000%, 10/1/2021

    1,000,000        1,129,210  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority:

    

1.450%, 7/1/2034, Call 7/1/2019 (6)(12)

    1,000,000        1,000,000  

4.000%, 12/1/2018

    250,000        257,870  

4.500%, 2/1/2019

    250,000        258,988  

5.000%, 5/15/2021

    325,000        356,843  

5.000%, 6/1/2021 (8)

    250,000        279,605  

5.000%, 5/15/2022

    250,000        277,965  

5.000%, 6/1/2022 (8)

    250,000        285,245  

El Paso County School District No. 20 Academy, SAW, 5.000%, 12/15/2022

    1,000,000        1,191,960  

Other securities

       2,989,442  
    

 

 

 
       9,200,519  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Short Tax-Free Fund* (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)             

Connecticut — 0.7%

    

State of Connecticut:

    

1.670% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+88 basis points), 8/15/2018 (7)

  $ 250,000      $ 250,890  

1.710% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+92 basis points), 5/15/2018 (7)

    150,000        150,710  

1.710% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+92 basis points), 9/15/2019 (7)

    115,000        115,619  

5.000%, 3/15/2021

    500,000        556,585  

Other securities

       250,052  
    

 

 

 
       1,323,856  

Delaware — 0.1%

    

Other securities

       106,335  

Florida — 5.8%

 

Columbia County School Board:

    

5.000%, 7/1/2019

    920,000        983,922  

5.000%, 7/1/2021

    400,000        448,920  

Miami-Dade County School Board Foundation, Inc.:

    

5.000%, 5/1/2018

    300,000        308,025  

5.000%, 5/1/2019

    225,000        239,674  

Miami-Dade County School Board Foundation, Inc., AMBAC, 5.000%, 8/1/2023, Call 8/1/2018

    100,000        103,493  

School Board of Miami-Dade County, 1.020%, 9/7/2017 (6)(12)

    650,000        650,000  

School District of Broward County, 5.000%, 7/1/2019

    1,000,000        1,073,250  

Other securities

       6,841,601  
    

 

 

 
       10,648,885  

Georgia — 3.6%

 

City of Atlanta:

    

5.000%, 1/1/2021

    250,000        279,088  

5.000%, 1/1/2022

    700,000        801,136  

Gainesville & Hall County Hospital Authority:

    

1.740% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+95 basis points), 2/18/2020, Call 8/22/2019 (7)

    350,000        348,988  

5.000%, 2/15/2021

    700,000        784,378  

Georgia State Road & Tollway Authority, 5.000%, 6/1/2021

    1,250,000        1,424,487  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.:

    

5.000%, 3/15/2019

    1,000,000        1,053,660  

5.250%, 9/15/2018

    100,000        103,988  

Other securities

       1,742,102  
    

 

 

 
       6,537,827  

Guam — 0.3%

 

Other securities

       574,580  

Idaho — 0.1%

 

Other securities

       239,647  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)             

Illinois — 13.1%

    

City of Chicago:

    

5.000%, 1/1/2021

  $ 840,000      $ 929,082  

5.000%, 11/1/2021

    1,000,000        1,127,900  

5.000%, 1/1/2022

    500,000        565,080  

Cook Kane Lake & McHenry Counties Community College District No. 512, 5.000%, 12/1/2019

    1,000,000        1,085,660  

County of Cook:

    

5.000%, 11/15/2020, Call 11/15/2019

    250,000        266,385  

5.000%, 11/15/2021

    720,000        805,795  

Illinois Finance Authority:

    

2.212% (LIBOR 1 Month+135 basis points), 5/1/2021, Call 11/1/2020 (7)

    1,000,000        1,007,440  

2.500%, 5/15/2018

    150,000        150,664  

4.000%, 10/1/2018

    275,000        281,229  

5.000%, 1/1/2021

    200,000        219,916  

5.000%, 11/15/2021

    400,000        455,788  

5.000%, 1/1/2022

    150,000        168,396  

5.000%, 11/15/2022

    555,000        646,231  

5.000%, 11/15/2022

    500,000        582,190  

Kane McHenry Cook & De Kalb Counties Unit School District No. 300, 5.000%, 1/1/2023

    1,000,000        1,169,360  

Rib Floater Trust Various States, 1.040%, 4/1/2036, Call 4/1/2027 (6)(12)

    1,710,000        1,710,000  

State of Illinois:

    

5.000%, 1/1/2018

    1,000,000        1,010,270  

5.000%, 4/1/2020

    100,000        106,208  

5.000%, 2/1/2021

    240,000        258,554  

Will & Kankakee Counties School District No. 255, 4.000%, 6/1/2019

    1,110,000        1,163,613  

Other securities

       10,288,780  
    

 

 

 
       23,998,541  

Indiana — 2.3%

 

Other securities

       4,160,934  

Iowa — 1.1%

 

Other securities

       2,003,660  

Kansas — 0.4%

 

Other securities

       775,814  

Kentucky — 1.1%

 

Other securities

       2,034,131  

Louisiana — 0.6%

 

Other securities

       1,083,273  

Maine — 0.1%

 

Other securities

       253,494  

Maryland — 0.5%

 

Other securities

       914,220  

Massachusetts — 1.2%

 

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency:

    

4.000%, 4/15/2020

    330,000        348,325  

5.000%, 7/1/2021

    280,000        315,241  

5.000%, 7/1/2022

    315,000        362,426  

Other securities

       1,099,349  
    

 

 

 
       2,125,341  
 

 

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Short Tax-Free Fund* (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
    Value  
Municipals (continued)            

Michigan — 2.1%

   

Other securities

    $ 3,925,008  

Minnesota — 0.7%

 

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority:

   

5.000%, 11/15/2021

  $ 500,000       574,780  

5.000%, 11/15/2022

    500,000       587,355  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, NATL-RE, 5.000%, 11/15/2021, Call 11/15/2017

    50,000       50,401  

Other securities

      110,616  
   

 

 

 
      1,323,152  

Mississippi — 0.2%

 

Other securities

      441,808  

Missouri — 2.8%

 

Southeast Missouri State University, 5.000%, 4/1/2019

    1,000,000       1,060,830  

Other securities

      4,007,769  
   

 

 

 
      5,068,599  

Nebraska — 0.1%

 

Other securities

      159,886  

Nevada — 0.1%

 

Other securities

      165,198  

New Hampshire — 0.1%

 

Other securities

      250,795  

New Jersey — 3.1%

 

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority:

   

5.000%, 7/1/2022

    790,000       920,073  

5.125%, 7/1/2019, Call 7/1/2018

    130,000       134,462  

Other securities

      4,653,667  
   

 

 

 
      5,708,202  

New Mexico — 1.6%

 

City of Farmington, 1.875%, 4/1/2020 (12)

    1,000,000       1,016,260  

Other securities

      1,831,119  
   

 

 

 
      2,847,379  

New York — 9.2%

 

County of Nassau, 5.000%, 10/1/2018

    1,000,000       1,044,190  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority:

   

0.850%, 11/1/2029, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    1,200,000       1,200,000  

0.920%, 8/1/2022, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    1,250,000       1,250,000  

New York State Dormitory Authority, 5.000%, 7/1/2018

    1,000,000       1,034,140  

New York State Thruway Authority, 5.000%, 5/1/2019

    1,000,000       1,066,420  

TSASC, Inc., 5.000%, 6/1/2021

    1,000,000       1,118,170  

Westchester Tobacco Asset Securitization, 5.000%, 6/1/2020

    1,155,000       1,260,013  

Other securities

      8,841,208  
   

 

 

 
      16,814,141  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)             

North Carolina — 0.6%

    

Other securities

     $ 1,123,703  

North Dakota — 0.2%

    

Other securities

       385,692  

Ohio — 2.8%

 

Rib Floater Trust Various States, 0.970%, 1/15/2046, Call 10/2/2017 (6)(12)

  $ 1,000,000        1,000,000  

Other securities

       4,102,924  
    

 

 

 
       5,102,924  

Oklahoma — 0.1%

 

Other securities

       135,100  

Oregon — 0.5%

 

Other securities

       1,000,000  

Pennsylvania — 3.8%

 

Other securities

       6,924,022  

Rhode Island — 0.5%

 

Other securities

       848,875  

South Carolina — 0.6%

 

Newberry Investing in Children’s Education, 5.000%, 12/1/2019

    1,000,000        1,083,340  

Tennessee — 0.3%

 

Other securities

       484,975  

Texas — 6.5%

 

Lower Colorado River Authority, 5.000%, 5/15/2019

    1,000,000        1,068,490  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.:

    

4.000%, 11/15/2021

    615,000        644,059  

5.000%, 11/1/2022

    500,000        578,390  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.:

    

5.000%, 5/15/2021

    500,000        542,880  

5.000%, 11/15/2022

    1,000,000        1,164,380  

Other securities

       7,857,990  
    

 

 

 
       11,856,189  

Utah — 0.3%

 

Other securities

       493,082  

Vermont — 0.2%

 

Other securities

       364,823  

Virgin Islands — 0.1%

 

Other securities

       98,775  

Virginia — 0.7%

 

Henrico County Economic Development Authority, AGM, 2.156%, 8/23/2027, Call 9/1/2017 (12)(13)

    1,250,000        1,192,784  

Washington — 1.2%

 

State of Washington, 5.000%, 2/1/2022

    1,000,000        1,166,220  

Other securities

       937,309  
    

 

 

 
       2,103,529  

West Virginia — 0.7%

 

West Virginia Commissioner, 5.000%, 9/1/2018

    1,250,000        1,298,312  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Short Tax-Free Fund* (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)             

Wisconsin — 3.0%

    

Public Finance Authority:

    

5.000%, 11/15/2021 (8)

  $ 610,000      $ 692,948  

5.000%, 11/15/2022 (8)

    500,000        579,490  

Other securities

       4,254,354  
    

 

 

 
       5,526,792  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipals
(identified cost $170,882,303)

 

     172,490,237  
    
Mutual Funds — 0.5%  

Other securities (4)

       866,132  
    

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds
(identified cost $866,956)

       866,132  
Short-Term Investments — 1.0%  
Mutual Funds — 0.1%  

Other securities (4)

       115,488  
Short-Term Municipals — 0.9%  

Connecticut — 0.4%

 

Other securities

       705,810  

Ohio — 0.5%

 

Other securities

       1,002,240  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Municipals

 

     1,708,050  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $1,823,132)

 

     1,823,538  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 95.9%
(identified cost $173,572,391)

 

     175,179,907  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 4.1%        7,440,509  
    

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 182,620,416  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Income Fund

 

Description   Principal
Amount
    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities — 21.6%  

Automobiles — 6.0%

   

AmeriCredit Auto Receivables Trust, Class B, (Series 2014-4), 1.870%, 12/9/2019

  $ 500,000     $ 500,463  

CarMax Auto Owner Trust:

   

Class A3, (Series 2015-4), 1.560%, 11/16/2020

    650,000       650,053  

Class A3, (Series 2016-2), 1.520%, 2/16/2021

    420,000       419,451  

CPS Auto Receivables Trust, Class A, (Series 2013-A), 1.310%, 6/15/2020 (6)

    206,429       206,022  

GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, Class A3, (Series 2017-2), 2.020%, 9/21/2020

    1,000,000       1,004,685  

GM Financial Consumer Automobile, Class C, (Series 2017-1A), 2.450%, 7/17/2023 (6)

    1,000,000       1,006,093  

GM Financial Leasing Trust, Class A3, (Series 2017-1), 2.060%, 5/20/2020

    1,000,000       1,005,566  

Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust, Class A3, (Series 2017-A), 1.790%, 4/15/2020

    2,400,000       2,404,644  
Description   Principal
Amount
    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)  

Automobiles (continued)

   

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Class A3, (Series 2017-B), 1.750%, 10/15/2021

  $ 2,000,000     $ 2,004,248  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust:

   

Class C, (Series 2013-A), 3.120%, 10/15/2019 (6)

    237,799       238,294  

Class D, (Series 2014-1), 2.910%, 4/15/2020

    1,431,000       1,442,976  

Class D, (Series 2015-2), 3.020%, 4/15/2021

    760,000       769,764  

Toyota Auto Receivables, Class A3, (Series 2016-C), 1.140%, 8/17/2020

    880,000       875,860  

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust:

   

Class A3, (Series 2015-B), 1.490%, 12/15/2020

    1,603,000       1,602,692  

Class A3, (Series 2017-B), 1.950%, 2/15/2023

    450,000       451,910  
   

 

 

 
      14,582,721  

Credit Cards — 5.8%

 

Cabela’s Credit Card Master Trust:

   

Class A, (Series 2014-2), 1.677% (LIBOR 1 Month+45 basis points), 7/15/2022 (7)

    1,000,000       1,004,504  

Class A1, (Series 2015-1A), 2.260%, 3/15/2023

    1,000,000       1,009,578  

Class A1, (Series 2015-2), 2.250%, 7/17/2023

    2,208,000       2,231,286  

Chase Issuance Trust:

   

Class A4, (Series 2016-A4), 1.490%, 7/15/2022

    2,500,000       2,482,202  

Class A5, (Series 2016-A5), 1.270%, 7/15/2021

    2,000,000       1,989,188  

Discover Card Execution Note Trust, Class A1, (Series 2016-A1), 1.640%, 7/15/2021

    1,725,000       1,727,881  

Synchrony Credit Card Master Trust, Class B, (Series 2012-7), 2.210%, 9/15/2022

    1,285,000       1,290,382  

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust:

   

Class A, (Series 2015-B), 2.550%, 6/17/2024

    365,000       370,580  

Class A, (Series 2016-A), 2.030%, 4/15/2025

    2,000,000       1,995,120  
   

 

 

 
      14,100,721  

Other Financial — 9.1%

 

Ally Master Owner Trust, Class A, (Series 2012-5), 1.540%, 9/15/2019

    1,000,000       999,964  

Colony American Homes, Class A, (Series 2014-2A), 2.177% (LIBOR 1 Month+95 basis points), 7/17/2031 (6)(7)

    1,517,577       1,520,927  

Consumers Securitization Funding LLC, Class A1, (Series 2014-A), 1.334%, 11/1/2020

    1,564,218       1,559,015  

Dell Equipment Finance Trust, Class A3, (Series 2017-1), 2.140%, 4/22/2022 (6)

    1,300,000       1,307,250  
 

 

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Short-Term Income Fund (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
    Value  
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)  

Other Financial (continued)

 

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust:

   

Class A1, (Series 2016-3), 1.550%, 7/15/2021

  $ 2,000,000     $ 1,995,080  

Class A1, (Series 2016-5), 1.950%, 11/15/2021

    1,000,000       1,004,800  

GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust:

   

Class A1, (Series 2015-1), 1.650%, 5/15/2020 (6)

    1,000,000       1,000,653  

Class C, (Series 2015-1), 2.220%, 5/15/2020 (6)

    1,170,000       1,171,012  

Hilton Grand Vacations Trust, Class A, (Series 2014-AA), 1.770%, 11/25/2026 (6)

    725,753       719,308  

Sierra Receivables Funding Co. LLC, Class B, (Series 2017-1A), 3.200%, 3/20/2034 (6)

    2,007,904       2,032,860  

SLM Student Loan Trust, Class A5, (Series 2004-5A), 1.914% (LIBOR 3 Month+60 basis points), 10/25/2023 (6)(7)

    379,847       380,491  

Trafigura Securitisation Finance PLC, Class A1, (Series 2017-1A), 2.077% (LIBOR 1 Month+85 basis points), 12/15/2020 (6)(7)

    3,000,000       3,012,783  

Verizon Owner Trust, Class A, (Series 2016-1A), 1.420%, 1/20/2021 (6)

    1,250,000       1,247,685  

Westgate Resorts LLC:

   

Class A, (Series 2015-2A), 3.200%, 7/20/2028 (6)

    2,900,716       2,919,237  

Class B, (Series 2014-1A), 3.250%, 12/20/2026 (6)

    1,213,823       1,217,796  
   

 

 

 
      22,088,861  

Private Sponsor — 0.7%

 

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust, Class 1A5, (Series 2017-3), 3.500%, 8/25/2047 (6)(12)

    1,500,000       1,546,369  
   

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(identified cost $52,183,886)

 

    52,318,672  
   
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 3.0%  

Federal National Mortgage Association — 1.6%

 

3.000%, 6/25/2033, (Series 2014-20)

    2,115,093       2,172,391  

3.000%, 8/25/2040, (Series 2015-15)

    1,668,827       1,714,088  
   

 

 

 
      3,886,479  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation — 0.6%

 

3.000%, 2/15/2031, (Series 4013)

    1,431,617       1,491,809  

Private Sponsor — 0.8%

   

Banc of America Funding Trust:

   

Class 1A3, (Series 2007-C), 3.192%, 5/20/2036 (12)

    210,313       193,593  

Class 2A1, (Series 2005-5), 5.500%, 9/25/2035

    267,460       283,226  
Description   Principal
Amount
    Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

Private Sponsor (continued)

   

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust:

   

Class A1, (Series 2005-S2), 5.500%, 10/25/2035

  $ 202,200     $ 209,754  

Class A3, (Series 2006-S4), 6.000%, 12/25/2036

    233,695       202,549  

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust:

   

Class 2A2, (Series 2005-S3), 5.500%, 1/25/2021

    133,318       131,618  

Class 3A1, (Series 2007-A2), 3.139%, 4/25/2037 (12)

    19,070       16,721  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Class 2A2, (Series 2004-10AR), 3.385%, 11/25/2034 (12)

    388,528       396,351  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust:

   

Class 2A4, (Series 2006-AR7), 3.329%, 5/25/2036 (12)

    159,881       154,383  

Class 2A4, (Series 2006-AR8), 3.340%, 4/25/2036 (12)

    54,471       55,106  

Class A1, (Series 2006-AR19), 3.081%, 12/25/2036 (12)

    314,663       292,901  
   

 

 

 
      1,936,202  
   

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(identified cost $7,314,441)

 

    7,314,490  
   
Commercial Mortgage Securities — 7.0%  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation — 1.2%

 

3.274%, 4/25/2046, (Series 2013-K713) (6)(12)

    1,010,000       1,031,007  

3.942%, 6/25/2047, (Series 2012-K710) (6)(12)

    475,000       487,085  

4.301%, 9/25/2044, (Series 2012-K705) (6)(12)

    217,211       221,502  

5.045%, 7/25/2044, (Series 2011-K703) (6)(12)

    1,200,000       1,221,730  
   

 

 

 
      2,961,324  

Government National Mortgage Association — 1.8%

 

1.600%, 12/16/2042, (Series 2013-2)

    685,932       680,962  

1.800%, 7/16/2037, (Series 2013-179)

    1,058,557       1,054,480  

2.205%, 1/16/2044, (Series 2014-61)

    865,888       867,754  

2.650%, 2/16/2045, (Series 2015-33)

    1,696,135       1,705,291  
   

 

 

 
      4,308,487  

Private Sponsor — 4.0%

 

Assurant Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A1, (Series 2016-1A), 1.362%, 5/15/2049 (6)

    2,146,677       2,130,950  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A1, (Series 2017-P7), 2.008%, 4/14/2050

    957,044       962,086  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Class A1, (Series 2014-GC22), 1.290%, 6/10/2047

    504,395       503,026  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class A2, (Series 2013-C14), 3.019%, 8/15/2046

    1,138,954       1,155,997  

Morgan Stanley BAML Trust, Class A1, (Series 2016-C30), 1.389%, 9/15/2049

    1,771,042       1,754,965  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Short-Term Income Fund (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
    Value  
Commercial Mortgage Securities (continued)  

Private Sponsor (continued)

 

RAIT Trust, Class A, (Series 2017-FL7), 2.177% (LIBOR 1 Month+95 basis points), 6/15/2037 (6)(7)

  $ 1,499,931     $ 1,501,104  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class A1, (Series 2017-C3), 1.935%, 8/15/2050

    1,850,000       1,849,960  
   

 

 

 
      9,858,088  
   

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage Securities
(identified cost $17,188,135)

 

    17,127,899  
   
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 41.7%  

Auto Manufacturers — 3.1%

 

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

   

2.021%, 5/3/2019

    500,000       500,002  

2.551%, 10/5/2018 (1)

    500,000       503,529  

2.565% (LIBOR 3 Month+127 basis points), 3/28/2022 (7)

    1,000,000       1,008,547  

2.943%, 1/8/2019

    1,500,000       1,519,935  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.:

   

2.400%, 5/9/2019

    1,000,000       1,005,110  

3.100%, 1/15/2019 (1)

    2,000,000       2,029,154  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 1.200%, 4/6/2018

    1,000,000       998,784  
   

 

 

 
      7,565,061  

Banks — 23.6%

   

Bank of America Corp.:

   

2.250%, 4/21/2020 (1)

    1,000,000       1,005,876  

2.313% (LIBOR 3 Month+100 basis points), 4/24/2023 (1)(7)

    2,000,000       2,008,400  

2.625%, 10/19/2020

    1,000,000       1,014,663  

Bank of America NA, 1.650%, 3/26/2018 (1)

    1,000,000       1,000,678  

Bank of Nova Scotia, 1.950%, 1/15/2019 (1)

    2,000,000       2,009,500  

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc., 5.500%, 7/1/2026 (12)

    1,225,000       1,284,985  

Branch Banking & Trust Co., 2.100%, 1/15/2020

    1,200,000       1,209,040  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce:

   

1.492% (LIBOR 3 Month+18 basis points), 11/5/2018 (7)

    1,250,000       1,249,925  

1.672% (LIBOR 3 Month+36 basis points), 8/8/2018 (7)

    1,350,000       1,349,935  

1.694% (LIBOR 3 Month+39 basis points), 7/13/2018 (7)

    1,250,000       1,249,944  

Capital One Financial Corp.:

   

2.500%, 5/12/2020

    900,000       908,798  

3.050%, 3/9/2022

    1,000,000       1,017,721  

Citigroup, Inc.:

   

2.274% (LIBOR 3 Month+96 basis points), 4/25/2022 (7)

    1,500,000       1,511,881  

2.350%, 8/2/2021 (1)

    520,000       519,751  

Customers Bancorp, Inc., 3.950%, 6/30/2022

    2,000,000       2,022,500  

Discover Bank, 2.600%, 11/13/2018

    1,000,000       1,008,355  

Eagle Bancorp, Inc., 5.000%, 8/1/2026 (12)

    1,900,000       1,962,312  
Description   Principal
Amount
    Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)  

Banks (continued)

   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

   

2.000%, 4/25/2019 (1)

  $ 1,000,000     $ 1,001,929  

2.511% (LIBOR 3 Month+120 basis points), 4/30/2018 (7)

    1,650,000       1,660,479  

2.550%, 10/23/2019 (1)

    1,500,000       1,518,639  

Hanmi Financial Corp., 5.450%, 3/30/2027 (12)

    2,000,000       2,064,574  

Home BancShares, Inc., 5.625%, 4/15/2027 (12)

    2,000,000       2,095,000  

HSBC USA, Inc., 2.000%, 8/7/2018 (1)

    1,000,000       1,003,836  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.:

   

2.300%, 1/14/2022 (1)

    700,000       695,567  

3.150%, 3/14/2021 (1)

    1,000,000       1,030,042  

Independent Bank Group, Inc., 5.875%, 8/1/2024

    1,745,000       1,782,029  

KeyCorp, 2.900%, 9/15/2020

    1,000,000       1,024,481  

Mizuho Bank, Ltd., 1.796% (LIBOR 3 Month+50 basis points), 9/24/2018 (7)

    875,000       874,953  

Morgan Stanley:

   

2.163% (LIBOR 3 Month+85 basis points), 1/24/2019 (7)

    500,000       503,463  

2.487% (LIBOR 3 Month+118 basis points), 1/20/2022 (1)(7)

    645,000       653,377  

2.500%, 1/24/2019 (1)

    900,000       908,775  

Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp., 6.000%, 6/30/2026 (12)

    1,525,000       1,581,969  

PNC Bank NA, 1.950%, 3/4/2019

    1,000,000       1,003,363  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 1.562% (LIBOR 3 Month+25 basis points), 8/7/2018 (7)

    1,350,000       1,352,654  

Renasant Corp., 5.000%, 9/1/2026 (12)

    1,125,000       1,157,161  

Royal Bank of Canada:

   

2.000%, 12/10/2018 (1)

    1,000,000       1,004,365  

2.125%, 3/2/2020 (1)

    1,400,000       1,410,021  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.:

   

1.691% (LIBOR 3 Month+38 basis points), 8/2/2019 (7)

    1,000,000       999,905  

1.775% (LIBOR 3 Month+46 basis points), 5/15/2019 (7)

    1,300,000       1,299,889  

2.053% (LIBOR 3 Month+74 basis points), 7/23/2018 (7)

    1,000,000       1,005,126  

SunTrust Bank, 2.250%, 1/31/2020 (1)

    1,000,000       1,007,136  

Toronto-Dominion Bank, 1.750%, 7/23/2018 (1)

    500,000       500,964  

Towne Bank, 4.500%, 7/30/2027 (12)

    2,000,000       2,057,500  

U.S. Bank NA, 1.467% (LIBOR 3 Month+15 basis points), 5/24/2019 (7)

    1,500,000       1,500,883  

Wells Fargo Bank NA, 1.750%, 5/24/2019

    700,000       700,643  

Westpac Banking Corp.:

   

1.650%, 5/13/2019

    500,000       498,687  

2.800%, 1/11/2022 (1)

    1,000,000       1,024,787  
   

 

 

 
      57,256,461  

Beverages — 0.6%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 1.900%, 2/1/2019

    1,405,000       1,408,907  

Biotechnology — 0.6%

 

Amgen, Inc., 2.200%, 5/22/2019

    1,450,000       1,458,839  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Short-Term Income Fund (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
    Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)  

Chemicals — 0.3%

 

Rohm & Haas Co., 6.000%, 9/15/2017

  $ 588,000     $ 588,667  

Computers — 0.5%

 

Dell International LLC, 4.420%, 6/15/2021 (6)

    1,000,000       1,054,626  

Cosmetics/Personal Care — 0.3%

 

Procter & Gamble Co., 2.150%, 8/11/2022

    775,000       781,459  

Diversified Financial Services — 2.2%

 

Ally Financial, Inc.:

   

3.250%, 9/29/2017

    500,000       500,525  

3.250%, 2/13/2018 (1)

    1,000,000       1,005,000  

American Express Credit Corp.:

   

2.375%, 5/26/2020 (1)

    1,000,000       1,012,415  

2.700%, 3/3/2022 (1)

    1,500,000       1,529,946  

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 1.500%, 11/1/2019

    1,285,000       1,278,061  
   

 

 

 
      5,325,947  

Electric — 0.8%

 

Duke Energy Corp., 2.100%, 6/15/2018 (1)

    1,500,000       1,504,366  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 2.300%, 4/1/2019

    500,000       504,228  
   

 

 

 
      2,008,594  

Insurance — 0.4%

 

QBE Insurance Group, Ltd., 2.400%, 5/1/2018 (6)

    1,000,000       1,001,143  

Machinery-Construction & Mining — 0.4%

 

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., 1.700%, 6/16/2018 (1)

    1,000,000       1,000,570  

Machinery-Diversified — 0.7%

 

John Deere Capital Corp., 1.250%, 10/9/2019 (1)

    775,000       768,816  

Roper Technologies, Inc., 2.050%, 10/1/2018

    1,000,000       1,002,637  
   

 

 

 
      1,771,453  

Media — 0.2%

 

Walt Disney Co., 1.950%, 3/4/2020 (1)

    500,000       504,116  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.4%

 

Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co., Ltd., 2.875%, 1/15/2019

    1,000,000       1,013,507  

Oil & Gas — 2.4%

 

BP Capital Markets PLC:

   

2.237%, 5/10/2019

    1,000,000       1,008,976  

2.315%, 2/13/2020 (1)

    610,000       617,195  

Chevron Corp., 1.961%, 3/3/2020 (1)

    1,000,000       1,007,097  

Exxon Mobil Corp.:

   

1.708%, 3/1/2019 (1)

    1,000,000       1,002,457  

1.912%, 3/6/2020 (1)

    1,200,000       1,207,919  

Shell International Finance BV, 1.625%, 11/10/2018

    1,039,000       1,040,429  
   

 

 

 
      5,884,073  
Description   Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)  

Pharmaceuticals — 1.0%

 

Cardinal Health, Inc., 1.950%, 6/15/2018 (1)

  $ 400,000     $ 401,139  

Express Scripts Holding Co., 2.250%, 6/15/2019 (1)

    1,000,000       1,004,934  

Novartis Capital Corp., 1.800%, 2/14/2020

    1,000,000       1,005,724  
   

 

 

 
      2,411,797  

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 0.4%

 

Welltower, Inc., 2.250%, 3/15/2018

    1,000,000       1,001,835  

Savings & Loans — 0.9%

 

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc., 6.125%, 7/15/2021

    2,000,000       2,143,666  

Semiconductors — 0.7%

 

Intel Corp., 2.450%, 7/29/2020 (1)

    1,000,000       1,022,651  

QUALCOMM, Inc., 2.100%, 5/20/2020

    600,000       604,681  
   

 

 

 
      1,627,332  

Software — 0.4%

 

Microsoft Corp., 1.850%, 2/6/2020 (1)

    1,000,000       1,006,467  

Telecommunications — 1.8%

 

AT&T, Inc., 2.450%, 6/30/2020 (1)

    500,000       504,604  

Cisco Systems, Inc.:

   

1.400%, 9/20/2019 (1)

    500,000       498,421  

2.125%, 3/1/2019 (1)

    1,500,000       1,512,570  

Verizon Communications, Inc.:

   

2.250% (LIBOR 3 Month+100 basis points), 3/16/2022 (7)

    750,000       759,861  

2.625%, 2/21/2020 (1)

    500,000       510,510  

3.450%, 3/15/2021 (1)

    500,000       520,049  
   

 

 

 
      4,306,015  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $100,071,757)

 

    101,120,535  
   
Mutual Funds — 1.9%  

Eaton Vance Institutional Senior Loan Fund, Open-end Cayman Islands Exempted Co. (14)

    110,732       999,914  

Fidelity Floating Rate High Income Fund

    381,700       3,675,768  
   

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds
(identified cost $4,506,884)

      4,675,682  
   
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 15.9%  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation — 0.8%

 

1.750%, 5/30/2019 (1)

  $ 2,000,000       2,014,308  

Federal National Mortgage Association — 2.0%

 

1.000%, 2/26/2019

    2,000,000       1,990,390  

1.500%, 6/22/2020 (1)

    1,000,000       1,001,900  

1.750%, 11/26/2019

    1,750,000       1,763,482  
   

 

 

 
      4,755,772  

U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 13.1%

 

0.875%, 7/31/2019 (1)

    1,000,000       991,758  

1.000%, 5/15/2018 (1)

    1,500,000       1,497,878  

1.000%, 5/31/2018 (1)

    1,000,000       998,359  

1.000%, 8/31/2019 (1)

    1,500,000       1,490,537  

1.000%, 9/30/2019 (1)

    1,500,000       1,490,097  

1.250%, 10/31/2018 (1)

    2,000,000       1,999,844  

1.250%, 11/15/2018 (1)

    1,500,000       1,499,941  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Short-Term Income Fund (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
    Value  
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations
(continued)
 
U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes (continued)  

1.250%, 11/30/2018 (1)

  $ 1,500,000     $ 1,499,649  

1.250%, 1/31/2019 (1)

    1,000,000       999,570  

1.250%, 1/31/2020 (1)

    1,000,000       997,363  

1.375%, 9/30/2018 (1)

    1,500,000       1,501,905  

1.375%, 1/31/2020 (1)

    1,000,000       1,000,293  

1.375%, 10/31/2020 (1)

    2,000,000       1,993,790  

1.375%, 1/31/2021 (1)

    1,000,000       995,449  

1.500%, 2/28/2019 (1)

    1,500,000       1,504,453  

1.500%, 10/31/2019 (1)

    2,000,000       2,006,484  

1.500%, 4/15/2020 (1)

    2,000,000       2,005,860  

1.625%, 8/31/2019 (1)

    1,750,000       1,760,083  

1.750%, 9/30/2019 (1)

    1,500,000       1,512,597  

2.000%, 8/31/2021

    4,000,000       4,060,780  
   

 

 

 
      31,806,690  
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government & U.S. Government
Agency Obligations

(identified cost $38,588,058)

 

    38,576,770  
   
U.S. Government Agency-Mortgage Securities — 0.5%  

Federal National Mortgage Association — 0.5%

 

3.500%, 4/1/2026

    123,578       129,047  

4.000%, 11/1/2031

    485,713       518,806  

5.500%, 11/1/2033

    138,105       154,683  

5.500%, 2/1/2034

    104,530       117,212  

5.500%, 8/1/2037

    241,340       270,658  

9.500%, 12/1/2024

    2,321       2,336  

9.500%, 1/1/2025

    4,888       4,927  

9.500%, 1/1/2025

    2,717       2,732  

10.000%, 7/1/2020

    10,516       10,708  
   

 

 

 
      1,211,109  

Government National Mortgage Association — 0.0%

 

7.500%, 8/15/2037

    13,243       13,544  

9.000%, 12/15/2019

    4,048       4,235  
   

 

 

 
      17,779  
   

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency-Mortgage Securities
(identified cost $1,195,608)

 

    1,228,888  
   
Short-Term Investments — 28.6%  
Collateral Pool Investments for Securities on Loan — 21.0%  

Collateral pool allocation (3)

      50,854,186  
Commercial Paper — 5.8%            

Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC, 1.552%, (LIBOR + 32 basis points) 1/2/2018 (7)

    1,400,000       1,400,022  

Duke Energy Corp., 1.319%, 9/6/2017 (11)

    2,000,000       1,999,524  

Hyundai Captial America, 1.400%, 9/7/2017 (11)

    2,500,000       2,499,303  

Mondelez International, Inc., 1.490%, 11/9/2017 (11)

    1,000,000       997,060  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 2.100%, 9/27/2017 (11)

    1,500,000       1,498,334  

Omnicom Capital, Inc., 3.082%, 9/18/2017 (11)

    1,120,000       1,119,178  

Potash Corp., 1.400%, 9/5/2017 (11)

    2,000,000       1,999,604  

Sysco Corp., 1.331%, 9/1/2017 (11)

    2,500,000       2,499,902  
   

 

 

 
      14,012,927  
Description   Shares     Value  
Short-Term Investments (continued)  
Mutual Funds — 1.8%  

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (4)

    4,463,655     $ 4,464,102  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $69,331,800)

      69,331,215  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 120.2%
(identified cost $290,380,569)

 

    291,694,151  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (20.2)%       (49,105,043
   

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 242,589,108  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund*

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals — 98.4%             

Alabama — 1.8%

    

UAB Medicine Finance Authority:

    

5.000%, 9/1/2036, Call 3/1/2027

  $ 2,340,000      $ 2,751,325  

5.000%, 9/1/2037, Call 3/1/2027

    2,030,000        2,381,312  

5.000%, 9/1/2041, Call 3/1/2027

    2,020,000        2,345,947  

Other securities

       21,275,515  
    

 

 

 
       28,754,099  

Alaska — 0.6%

    

Other securities

       9,493,845  

Arizona — 2.7%

    

State of Arizona, AGM:

    

5.000%, 10/1/2023, Call 4/1/2020

    1,000,000        1,100,140  

5.250%, 10/1/2024, Call 10/1/2019

    5,000,000        5,433,050  

Other securities

       37,885,117  
    

 

 

 
       44,418,307  

Arkansas — 1.4%

    

Other securities

       23,380,386  

California — 7.2%

    

Other securities

       116,521,938  

Colorado — 2.4%

    

Colorado Health Facilities Authority:

    

1.450%, 7/1/2034, Call 7/1/2019 (6)(12)

    3,325,000        3,325,000  

4.500%, 2/1/2020

    455,000        480,667  

5.000%, 9/1/2018

    530,000        550,802  

5.000%, 9/1/2019

    560,000        598,438  

5.000%, 2/1/2021

    475,000        517,550  

5.000%, 9/1/2022

    750,000        867,450  

5.000%, 12/1/2023

    215,000        247,325  

5.000%, 2/1/2024

    420,000        473,281  

5.250%, 1/1/2025, Call 1/1/2020

    460,000        500,931  

Other securities

       30,388,452  
    

 

 

 
       37,949,896  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Intermediate Tax-Free Fund* (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)             

Connecticut — 1.1%

    

University of Connecticut:

    

5.000%, 3/15/2032, Call 3/15/2026

  $ 2,000,000      $ 2,308,660  

5.000%, 1/15/2033, Call 1/15/2027

    4,000,000        4,620,160  

Other securities

       10,186,741  
    

 

 

 
       17,115,561  

Delaware — 0.6%

    

Other securities

       8,944,305  

District of Columbia — 0.3%

 

Other securities

       5,412,044  

Florida — 5.2%

    

County of Orange, 5.000%, 1/1/2027, Call 1/1/2022

    5,810,000        6,688,879  

Other securities

       77,799,357  
    

 

 

 
       84,488,236  

Georgia — 2.7%

    

City of Atlanta Department of Aviation:

    

5.000%, 1/1/2031, Call 1/1/2024

    1,000,000        1,181,790  

5.000%, 1/1/2032, Call 1/1/2024

    2,500,000        2,949,600  

5.000%, 1/1/2033, Call 1/1/2024

    1,000,000        1,175,290  

5.000%, 1/1/2034, Call 1/1/2024

    1,000,000        1,170,110  

Gainesville & Hall County Hospital Authority:

    

5.000%, 2/15/2036, Call 2/15/2027

    1,500,000        1,733,040  

5.000%, 2/15/2037, Call 2/15/2027

    2,000,000        2,305,420  

5.000%, 2/15/2042, Call 2/15/2027

    3,000,000        3,418,620  

Other securities

       29,068,953  
    

 

 

 
       43,002,823  

Guam — 0.1%

 

Other securities

       2,285,780  

Hawaii — 0.1%

 

Other securities

       1,199,125  

Idaho — 0.3%

 

Other securities

       5,395,609  

Illinois — 15.5%

 

Chicago Park District:

    

5.000%, 1/1/2023, Call 1/1/2022

    1,060,000        1,194,217  

5.000%, 1/1/2025, Call 7/1/2020

    230,000        247,048  

5.000%, 1/1/2026, Call 1/1/2021

    730,000        789,699  

5.000%, 1/1/2028, Call 1/1/2024

    2,500,000        2,821,075  

5.000%, 11/15/2029, Call 11/15/2018

    130,000        136,413  

5.000%, 1/1/2031, Call 1/1/2026

    1,790,000        2,018,046  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)             

Illinois (continued)

 

5.000%, 1/1/2040, Call 1/1/2026

  $ 1,000,000      $ 1,099,070  

City of Chicago:

    

5.000%, 11/1/2025

    2,000,000        2,358,580  

5.000%, 11/1/2027, Call 11/1/2026

    2,500,000        2,954,550  

5.000%, 11/1/2027, Call 11/1/2026

    1,000,000        1,181,820  

5.000%, 11/1/2028, Call 11/1/2026

    1,000,000        1,174,750  

5.000%, 11/1/2029, Call 11/1/2026

    1,000,000        1,165,970  

5.000%, 1/1/2031, Call 1/1/2025

    3,715,000        4,163,549  

5.000%, 1/1/2032, Call 1/1/2027

    2,000,000        2,279,380  

5.000%, 1/1/2033, Call 1/1/2027

    3,000,000        3,401,010  

5.000%, 1/1/2039, Call 1/1/2025

    500,000        548,375  

6.000%, 1/1/2038, Call 1/1/2027

    10,000,000        11,567,800  

City of Chicago, AGM:

    

5.000%, 11/1/2027, Call 11/1/2018

    140,000        146,682  

5.000%, 11/1/2027, Call 11/1/2018

    60,000        62,587  

Cook County Township High School District No. 220 Reavis:

    

6.000%, 12/1/2030, Call 12/1/2023

    1,000,000        1,191,350  

6.000%, 12/1/2031, Call 12/1/2023

    2,035,000        2,424,397  

6.000%, 12/1/2032, Call 12/1/2023

    2,160,000        2,574,677  

6.000%, 6/1/2033, Call 12/1/2023

    2,235,000        2,657,013  

County of Cook:

    

5.000%, 11/15/2029, Call 11/15/2026

    3,270,000        3,749,382  

5.000%, 11/15/2031, Call 11/15/2026

    2,000,000        2,276,080  

5.250%, 11/15/2023, Call 11/15/2020

    350,000        383,512  

County of Cook, BAM, 5.000%, 11/15/2023

    1,000,000        1,160,590  

Illinois Finance Authority:

    

2.500%, 5/15/2018

    170,000        170,753  

5.000%, 11/15/2023, Call 11/15/2022

    215,000        248,948  

5.000%, 8/15/2024

    250,000        290,465  

5.000%, 5/15/2025

    1,000,000        1,109,590  

5.000%, 11/15/2026, Call 11/15/2025

    1,000,000        1,184,110  

5.000%, 11/15/2027, Call 11/15/2025

    500,000        585,995  

5.000%, 11/1/2029, Call 11/1/2026

    2,000,000        2,328,440  

5.000%, 5/15/2030, Call 5/15/2025

    1,000,000        1,064,230  

5.000%, 11/1/2030, Call 11/1/2026

    1,200,000        1,388,724  

5.000%, 1/1/2036, Call 1/1/2027

    2,000,000        2,235,040  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund* (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)             

Illinois (continued)

 

5.000%, 8/1/2042, Call 8/1/2027

  $ 580,000      $ 634,468  

5.000%, 8/1/2046, Call 8/1/2027

    515,000        562,035  

5.000%, 8/1/2047, Call 8/1/2027

    750,000        816,555  

6.000%, 8/15/2041, Call 8/15/2021

    2,665,000        3,031,251  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority:

    

5.000%, 1/1/2028, Call 1/1/2023

    1,000,000        1,146,840  

5.000%, 1/1/2029, Call 1/1/2023

    1,000,000        1,141,420  

5.000%, 1/1/2030, Call 1/1/2026

    1,000,000        1,181,760  

5.000%, 12/1/2032, Call 1/1/2026

    7,790,000        9,097,785  

5.500%, 1/1/2033, Call 1/1/2018

    490,000        497,374  

Kane McHenry Cook & De Kalb Counties Unit School District No. 300:

    

5.000%, 1/1/2023

    1,000,000        1,169,360  

5.000%, 1/1/2024

    1,000,000        1,186,370  

5.000%, 1/1/2026, Call 1/1/2025

    4,000,000        4,723,600  

5.250%, 1/1/2033, Call 1/1/2023

    900,000        1,013,922  

State of Illinois:

    

5.000%, 3/1/2020

    500,000        530,195  

5.000%, 4/1/2024, Call 4/1/2023

    500,000        550,120  

5.000%, 11/1/2025

    7,000,000        7,828,380  

5.000%, 2/1/2027

    1,000,000        1,119,270  

5.000%, 2/1/2029, Call 2/1/2027

    1,000,000        1,095,750  

5.000%, 11/1/2033, Call 11/1/2026

    8,000,000        8,506,800  

State of Illinois, AGM, 5.000%, 4/1/2028, Call 4/1/2023

    3,205,000        3,497,104  

Other securities

       134,809,236  
    

 

 

 
       250,473,512  

Indiana — 2.3%

 

Indiana Finance Authority:

    

3.000%, 7/1/2019

    250,000        258,623  

5.000%, 8/15/2020

    700,000        753,914  

5.000%, 10/1/2022

    300,000        343,491  

5.000%, 10/1/2023

    400,000        464,288  

5.000%, 10/1/2024, Call 10/1/2023

    275,000        318,013  

5.000%, 5/1/2029, Call 5/1/2022

    4,070,000        4,536,910  

5.500%, 5/1/2024, Call 5/1/2019

    1,000,000        1,070,140  

Other securities

       29,858,912  
    

 

 

 
       37,604,291  

Iowa — 0.4%

 

Other securities

       6,188,032  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)             

Kansas — 0.2%

 

Other securities

     $ 3,586,716  

Kentucky — 1.1%

 

Paducah Electric Plant Board, AGC, 5.000%, 10/1/2023, Call 4/1/2019

  $ 100,000        106,358  

Paducah Electric Plant Board, AGM:

    

5.000%, 10/1/2027, Call 10/1/2026

    2,000,000        2,380,220  

5.000%, 10/1/2028, Call 10/1/2026

    1,850,000        2,185,331  

5.000%, 10/1/2030, Call 10/1/2026

    1,500,000        1,748,295  

Other securities

       12,002,895  
    

 

 

 
       18,423,099  

Louisiana — 2.4%

 

Parish of St. Bernard:

    

4.000%, 3/1/2020

    3,470,000        3,678,304  

4.000%, 3/1/2021

    3,585,000        3,868,000  

State of Louisiana, 1.332% (LIBOR 1 Month+47 basis points), 5/1/2018, Call 11/1/2017 (7)

    7,000,000        7,001,820  

Other securities

       24,144,303  
    

 

 

 
       38,692,427  

Maine — 0.6%

 

Maine State Housing Authority, 3.850%, 11/15/2029, Call 11/15/2021

    7,500,000        7,880,475  

Other securities

       2,079,198  
    

 

 

 
       9,959,673  

Maryland — 1.0%

 

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority:

    

5.000%, 5/15/2042, Call 5/15/2027

    4,750,000        5,436,138  

5.750%, 7/1/2034, Call 7/1/2021

    775,000        910,369  

Other securities

       9,797,919  
    

 

 

 
       16,144,426  

Massachusetts — 1.1%

 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, NATL-RE FGIC:

    

1.620%, 12/1/2030, Call 9/5/2017 (12)(13)

    1,450,000        1,338,347  

1.635%, 12/1/2030, Call 9/7/2017 (12)(13)

    7,375,000        6,807,051  

Other securities

       9,858,191  
    

 

 

 
       18,003,589  

Michigan — 4.0%

 

Other securities

       65,028,317  

Minnesota — 0.5%

 

Other securities

       7,535,094  

Mississippi — 0.3%

 

Other securities

       5,119,717  

Missouri — 2.1%

 

Other securities

       33,511,469  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Intermediate Tax-Free Fund* (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)             

Nebraska — 0.4%

 

Other securities

     $ 7,099,821  

Nevada — 1.3%

 

County of Clark Department of Aviation:

    

5.000%, 7/1/2029, Call 7/1/2024

  $ 1,200,000        1,412,484  

5.000%, 7/1/2030, Call 7/1/2024

    1,000,000        1,172,240  

5.000%, 7/1/2040, Call 7/1/2027

    4,000,000        4,679,600  

Other securities

       13,490,247  
    

 

 

 
       20,754,571  

New Hampshire — 0.1%

 

Other securities

       1,387,119  

New Jersey — 3.7%

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority:

    

5.000%, 11/1/2021

    4,600,000        5,091,004  

5.500%, 6/15/2030, Call 12/15/2026

    2,500,000        2,910,175  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, 4.875%, 12/1/2024, Call 12/1/2019

    6,520,000        6,905,658  

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority:

    

5.000%, 1/1/2032, Call 7/1/2022

    3,440,000        3,928,824  

5.000%, 1/1/2035, Call 1/1/2022

    1,685,000        1,895,372  

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority, NATL-RE:

    

1.365%, 1/1/2030, Call 9/5/2017 (12)(13)

    350,000        316,493  

1.365%, 1/1/2030, Call 9/7/2017 (12)(13)

    475,000        429,522  

1.367%, 1/1/2030, Call 9/1/2017 (12)(13)

    1,900,000        1,718,138  

1.418%, 1/1/2030, Call 9/1/2017 (12)(13)

    500,000        452,142  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority:

    

1.790% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+100 basis points), 12/15/2019, Call 6/15/2019 (7)

    5,000,000        4,940,650  

5.000%, 6/15/2022

    500,000        560,700  

5.000%, 6/15/2032, Call 12/15/2024

    5,000,000        5,471,050  

5.250%, 12/15/2023, Call 12/15/2018

    1,355,000        1,421,720  

5.250%, 12/15/2023

    240,000        278,554  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, BAM:

    

5.000%, 6/15/2028, Call 6/15/2022

    5,000,000        5,462,500  

5.000%, 6/15/2033, Call 6/15/2022

    3,000,000        3,226,200  

5.250%, 6/15/2033, Call 6/15/2023

    5,635,000        6,214,391  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)             

New Jersey (continued)

 

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, BHAC, 0.000%, 12/15/2024

  $ 440,000      $ 374,444  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority:

    

5.000%, 1/1/2031, Call 1/1/2025

    500,000        587,505  

5.000%, 1/1/2040, Call 1/1/2028

    1,000,000        1,182,180  

Other securities

       6,863,130  
    

 

 

 
       60,230,352  

New Mexico — 1.3%

 

New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority, 1.575% (LIBOR 1 Month+75 basis points), 8/1/2019, Call 2/1/2019 (7)

    10,000,000        10,001,500  

Other securities

       10,166,732  
    

 

 

 
       20,168,232  

New York — 6.1%

 

City of New York, AGM, 0.920%, 11/1/2026 (12)

    7,800,000        7,800,000  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 1.175% (LIBOR 1 Month+35 basis points), 11/1/2017, Call 10/2/2017 (7)

    2,800,000        2,800,112  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, AGM, 1.450% (LIBOR 1 Month+60 basis points), 5/15/2018, Call 11/15/2017 (7)

    3,950,000        3,952,568  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority:

    

0.920%, 8/1/2022, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    5,855,000        5,855,000  

0.920%, 8/1/2023, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

    4,600,000        4,600,000  

5.000%, 11/1/2024, Call 11/1/2022

    5,715,000        6,765,474  

5.000%, 11/1/2026, Call 5/1/2025

    1,000,000        1,222,990  

5.000%, 11/1/2026, Call 5/1/2025

    2,000,000        2,445,980  

5.000%, 2/1/2038, Call 2/1/2027

    4,000,000        4,733,840  

5.000%, 2/1/2039, Call 2/1/2027

    4,000,000        4,722,960  

New York State Dormitory Authority, 5.000%, 3/15/2027, Call 3/15/2022

    7,555,000        8,765,084  

Other securities

       44,788,890  
    

 

 

 
       98,452,898  

North Carolina — 0.8%

 

Other securities

       12,223,494  

North Dakota — 1.3%

 

North Dakota Public Finance Authority:

    

4.000%, 6/1/2023

    2,440,000        2,761,104  

4.000%, 6/1/2024, Call 6/1/2023

    2,190,000        2,452,690  

4.000%, 6/1/2025, Call 6/1/2023

    1,145,000        1,265,878  

Other securities

       15,009,581  
    

 

 

 
       21,489,253  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund* (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)             

Ohio — 4.0%

 

City of Cleveland:

    

5.000%, 1/1/2022, Call 1/1/2021

  $ 2,320,000      $ 2,574,759  

5.000%, 1/1/2031, Call 1/1/2022

    1,270,000        1,411,287  

City of Cleveland, AGM:

    

5.000%, 1/1/2030, Call 1/1/2022

    3,900,000        4,374,864  

5.000%, 1/1/2031, Call 1/1/2022

    1,000,000        1,120,440  

Other securities

       55,139,319  
    

 

 

 
       64,620,669  

Oklahoma — 0.9%

 

Other securities

       13,977,900  

Oregon — 0.8%

 

Other securities

       12,128,205  

Pennsylvania — 2.3%

 

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission:

    

1.770% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+98 basis points), 12/1/2021, Call 6/1/2021 (7)

    5,000,000        5,075,000  

5.000%, 12/1/2030, Call 12/1/2020 (15)

    215,000        242,314  

5.000%, 12/1/2030, Call 12/1/2020 (15)

    120,000        135,245  

5.000%, 12/1/2030, Call 12/1/2020 (15)

    250,000        276,530  

5.500%, 12/1/2042, Call 12/1/2026

    3,000,000        3,574,290  

6.000%, 12/1/2034, Call 12/1/2020 (15)

    55,000        63,734  

6.000%, 12/1/2034, Call 12/1/2020 (15)

    70,000        81,117  

6.000%, 12/1/2034, Call 12/1/2020 (15)

    270,000        312,879  

Other securities

       28,104,426  
    

 

 

 
       37,865,535  

Rhode Island — 0.7%

 

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority:

    

3.375%, 12/1/2023, Call 12/1/2020 (16)

    300,000        308,010  

3.950%, 12/1/2017

    250,000        251,592  

4.000%, 12/1/2022, Call 12/1/2021 (16)

    2,885,000        3,082,997  

4.200%, 12/1/2018, Call 12/1/2017

    600,000        605,052  

4.250%, 12/1/2020, Call 12/1/2017

    500,000        503,010  

4.250%, 12/1/2025, Call 12/1/2021 (16)

    2,205,000        2,313,795  

4.500%, 12/1/2021, Call 12/1/2017

    1,000,000        1,006,420  

4.750%, 12/1/2028, Call 12/1/2021 (16)

    1,000,000        1,050,380  

4.750%, 12/1/2029, Call 12/1/2021 (16)

    275,000        288,412  

Other securities

       2,222,236  
    

 

 

 
       11,631,904  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)             

South Carolina — 1.0%

 

Other securities

     $ 16,806,643  

South Dakota — 1.0%

 

South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority:

    

4.000%, 11/1/2021

  $ 500,000        552,475  

4.250%, 9/1/2023

    740,000        842,897  

4.500%, 9/1/2018

    500,000        518,540  

4.500%, 9/1/2020

    900,000        987,417  

4.500%, 9/1/2021, Call 9/1/2020

    1,080,000        1,175,926  

4.500%, 9/1/2022, Call 9/1/2020

    1,005,000        1,090,264  

5.000%, 9/1/2019

    200,000        215,652  

5.000%, 11/1/2022

    715,000        837,472  

5.000%, 8/1/2023

    375,000        443,985  

5.000%, 11/1/2023

    625,000        744,588  

5.000%, 8/1/2024

    195,000        234,211  

5.000%, 11/1/2024, Call 11/1/2019

    1,000,000        1,081,620  

5.000%, 11/1/2024

    650,000        783,673  

5.000%, 11/1/2025, Call 11/1/2024

    600,000        714,984  

5.000%, 9/1/2027, Call 9/1/2024

    720,000        834,221  

Other securities

       4,275,304  
    

 

 

 
       15,333,229  

Tennessee — 1.4%

 

Knox County Health Educational & Housing Facility Board, 5.000%, 1/1/2042, Call 1/1/2027

    5,815,000        6,537,688  

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp.:

    

5.000%, 2/1/2023

    5,310,000        6,121,846  

5.250%, 9/1/2021

    3,810,000        4,346,524  

5.250%, 9/1/2022

    250,000        291,605  

Other securities

       5,433,049  
    

 

 

 
       22,730,712  

Texas — 6.6%

 

City of Houston Combined Utility System:

    

5.000%, 11/15/2028, Call 11/15/2025

    3,540,000        4,302,870  

5.000%, 11/15/2028, Call 11/15/2027

    3,000,000        3,772,440  

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport:

    

5.000%, 11/1/2024, Call 11/1/2022

    1,000,000        1,178,890  

5.000%, 11/1/2032, Call 11/1/2020

    5,000,000        5,564,650  

5.000%, 11/1/2033, Call 11/1/2023

    2,000,000        2,324,300  

5.250%, 11/1/2033, Call 11/1/2023

    1,200,000        1,420,884  

North Texas Tollway Authority:

    

1.590% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+80 basis points), 1/1/2019, Call 7/1/2018 (7)

    1,750,000        1,756,248  

5.000%, 1/1/2027, Call 1/1/2025

    2,090,000        2,508,585  
 

 

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Intermediate Tax-Free Fund* (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)             

Texas (continued)

 

North Texas Tollway Authority, AGC, 5.750%, 1/1/2038, Call 1/1/2019

  $ 1,725,000      $ 1,835,883  

North Texas Tollway Authority, BHAC:

    

5.125%, 1/1/2028, Call 1/1/2018

    435,000        441,029  

5.125%, 1/1/2028, Call 1/1/2018

    65,000        65,829  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.:

    

5.000%, 5/15/2037, Call 5/15/2024

    5,145,000        5,461,057  

5.000%, 11/15/2037, Call 11/15/2027

    2,175,000        2,500,837  

Other securities

       73,197,595  
    

 

 

 
       106,331,097  

Utah — 0.8%

 

Other securities

       13,408,956  

Vermont — 0.1%

 

Other securities

       1,461,121  

Virgin Islands — 0.2%

 

Other securities

       3,618,568  

Virginia — 0.4%

 

Other securities

       6,419,505  

Washington — 1.2%

 

Other securities

       19,852,572  

West Virginia — 0.2%

 

Other securities

       2,658,975  

Wisconsin — 3.7%

 

Wisconsin Center District:

    

0.000%, 12/15/2033, Call 6/15/2026

    2,200,000        1,227,006  

0.000%, 12/15/2034, Call 6/15/2026

    6,665,000        3,549,912  

Wisconsin Center District, AGM:

    

5.250%, 12/15/2023

    520,000        604,162  

5.250%, 12/15/2027

    1,930,000        2,324,724  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority:

    

4.500%, 10/15/2026, Call 10/15/2021

    20,000        21,797  

4.750%, 10/15/2029, Call 10/15/2021

    605,000        657,078  

5.000%, 8/15/2018

    1,000,000        1,037,680  

5.000%, 6/1/2019

    205,000        214,225  

5.000%, 7/1/2019

    990,000        1,056,380  

5.000%, 8/15/2019

    250,000        268,428  

5.000%, 8/15/2019

    955,000        1,027,313  

5.000%, 8/15/2020

    1,060,000        1,178,031  

5.000%, 8/15/2021

    1,160,000        1,327,748  

5.000%, 10/1/2022

    750,000        878,070  

5.000%, 6/1/2026, Call 6/1/2020

    135,000        149,653  

5.000%, 8/15/2027, Call 8/15/2022

    500,000        587,480  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)             

Wisconsin (continued)

 

5.000%, 8/15/2029, Call 8/15/2022

  $ 1,700,000      $ 2,015,316  

5.000%, 4/1/2032, Call 10/1/2022

    4,560,000        5,081,162  

5.000%, 6/1/2032, Call 6/1/2022

    1,000,000        1,083,970  

5.000%, 8/15/2032, Call 8/15/2022

    5,000,000        5,927,400  

5.250%, 6/1/2034, Call 6/1/2020

    300,000        328,035  

5.375%, 8/15/2024, Call 2/15/2020

    1,625,000        1,781,569  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, AGM,
5.000%, 7/15/2027, Call 7/15/2021

    3,655,000        4,054,382  

Other securities

       24,191,169  
    

 

 

 
       60,572,690  

Wyoming — 0.1%

 

Other securities

       1,614,905  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipals
(identified cost $1,519,664,582)

 

     1,591,471,242  
Mutual Funds — 1.0%  

Other securities (4)

       16,625,697  
    

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds
(identified cost $15,715,415)

 

     16,625,697  
Short-Term Investments — 0.1%  
Mutual Funds — 0.0%             

Other securities (4)

       79,783  
Short-Term Municipals — 0.1%         

New York — 0.1%

    

Other securities

       2,008,460  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $2,087,745)

 

     2,088,243  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.5%
(identified cost $1,537,467,742)

 

     1,610,185,182  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.5%        7,978,573  
    

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 1,618,163,755  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Strategic Income Fund

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Asset-Backed Security — 0.2%  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation — 0.2%

 

1.494% (LIBOR 1 Month+26 basis points), 8/25/2031, (Series T-32) (7)

  $ 257,659      $ 252,973  
    

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(identified cost $257,659)

 

     252,973  
    
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 10.6%  

Federal National Mortgage Association — 0.5%

 

1.634% (LIBOR 1 Month+40 basis points), 4/25/2034, (Series 2004-25) (7)

    208,668        210,001  

4.000%, 3/25/2041, (Series 2012-21)

    327,805        344,225  
    

 

 

 
       554,226  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Strategic Income Fund (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  

Private Sponsor — 10.1%

 

  

Alternative Loan Trust, Class 1A1, (Series 2004-24CB), 6.000%, 11/25/2034

  $ 864,630      $ 873,309  

Banc of America Funding Trust, Class 2A1, (Series 2005-5), 5.500%, 9/25/2035

    267,460        283,226  

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust:

    

Class 7A1, (Series 2007-A2), 3.123%, 7/25/2037 (12)

    498,714        458,236  

Class A1, (Series 2005-S2), 5.500%, 10/25/2035

    606,599        629,261  

ChaseFlex Trust, Class 4A3, (Series 2005-2), 6.000%, 5/25/2020

    127,291        112,015  

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust, Class 2A4, (Series 2007-1F), 5.500%, 1/25/2037

    158,685        157,885  

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust, Class 2A2, (Series 2004-10AR), 3.385%, 11/25/2034 (12)

    716,826        731,259  

Residential Asset Securitization Trust, Class A4, (Series 2005-A8CB), 5.500%, 7/25/2035

    776,071        694,183  

RFMSI Series Trust, Class A2, (Series 2006-S4), 6.000%, 4/25/2036

    676,491        655,342  

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Class 1A2, (Series 2004-18), 3.326%, 12/25/2034 (12)

    627,380        606,798  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust:

    

Class 1A2, (Series 2006-6), 5.750%, 5/25/2036

    385,302        387,013  

Class 1A9, (Series 2007-8), 6.000%, 7/25/2037

    3,388,756        3,416,130  

Class A1, (Series 2006-AR19), 3.081%, 12/25/2036 (12)

    831,968        774,430  

Class A1, (Series 2007-15), 6.000%, 11/25/2037

    722,127        719,147  

Class A6, (Series 2007-7), 6.000%, 6/25/2037

    443,278        446,955  

Class A8, (Series 2007-11), 6.000%, 8/25/2037

    524,313        525,872  
    

 

 

 
       11,471,061  
    

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(identified cost $11,923,992)

 

     12,025,287  
    
Commercial Mortgage Securities — 6.0%  

Private Sponsor — 6.0%

 

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class B, (Series 2014-GC23), 4.175%, 7/10/2047 (12)

    1,000,000        1,043,796  

FREMF Mortgage Trust, Class C, (Series 2012-K21), 4.071%, 7/25/2045 (6)(12)

    1,500,000        1,541,655  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Commercial Mortgage Securities (continued)  

Private Sponsor (continued)

 

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Class B, (Series 2014-C20), 4.399%, 7/15/2047 (12)

  $ 2,000,000      $ 2,100,898  

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, Class B,
(Series 2013-C6), 3.875%, 4/10/2046 (6)(12)

    2,000,000        2,074,290  
    

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage Securities
(identified cost $6,568,258)

 

     6,760,639  
    
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 66.0%  

Auto Manufacturers — 1.9%

 

Daimler Finance North America LLC, 2.000%, 7/6/2021 (6)

    700,000        691,882  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,
2.565% (LIBOR 3 Month+127 basis points), 3/28/2022 (7)

    1,000,000        1,008,547  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.700%, 5/9/2023 (1)

    500,000        510,416  
    

 

 

 
       2,210,845  

Auto Parts & Equipment — 0.7%

 

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., 6.625%, 10/15/2022 (1)

    750,000        777,187  

Banks — 7.7%

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd., 4.500%, 3/19/2024 (6)

    500,000        530,249  

Banco Nacional de Costa Rica, 6.250%, 11/1/2023 (6)

    1,000,000        1,050,200  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 1.743% (LIBOR 3 Month+52 basis points), 9/6/2019 (7)

    800,000        803,790  

Capital One Financial Corp.:

    

2.069% (LIBOR 3 Month+76 basis points), 5/12/2020 (7)

    750,000        753,187  

4.200%, 10/29/2025 (1)

    750,000        774,988  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

    

2.511% (LIBOR 3 Month+120 basis points), 4/30/2018 (7)

    500,000        503,176  

2.424% (LIBOR 3 Month+111 basis points), 4/26/2022 (7)

    1,000,000        1,010,889  

HSBC Holdings PLC,
4.250%, 3/14/2024

    1,000,000        1,054,200  

Morgan Stanley:

    

2.041% (LIBOR 3 Month+74 basis points), 1/5/2018 (1)(7)

    1,000,000        1,002,027  

2.053% (LIBOR 3 Month+74 basis points), 7/23/2019 (7)

    500,000        503,616  

Westpac Banking Corp.,
1.876% (LIBOR 3 Month+56 basis points), 8/19/2019 (7)

    750,000        753,939  
    

 

 

 
       8,740,261  

Chemicals — 1.3%

 

CF Industries, Inc., 3.450%, 6/1/2023 (1)

    1,550,000        1,511,250  

Commercial Services — 2.6%

 

ADT Corp., 4.875%, 7/15/2032 (1)(6)

    1,000,000        931,250  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 5.125%, 6/1/2022 (1)(6)

    750,000        754,687  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Strategic Income Fund (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)  

Commercial Services (continued)

 

Hertz Corp.,
5.875%, 10/15/2020 (1)

  $ 500,000      $ 482,500  

United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.500%, 5/15/2027 (1)

    750,000        796,875  
    

 

 

 
       2,965,312  

Computers — 1.3%

 

Dell International LLC, 5.450%, 6/15/2023 (6)

    750,000        822,622  

Seagate HDD Cayman, 4.875%, 6/1/2027 (1)

    750,000        709,324  
    

 

 

 
       1,531,946  

Diversified Financial Services — 3.5%

 

Ally Financial, Inc., 5.750%, 11/20/2025

    1,250,000        1,354,312  

American Express Credit Corp., 1.805% (LIBOR 3 Month+49 basis points), 8/15/2019 (7)

    500,000        502,450  

Discover Financial Services, 4.100%, 2/9/2027

    500,000        513,165  

Fly Leasing, Ltd., 6.375%, 10/15/2021 (1)

    750,000        788,438  

Jefferies Finance LLC, 7.500%, 4/15/2021 (1)(6)

    750,000        776,250  
    

 

 

 
       3,934,615  

Electric — 0.7%

 

Dynegy, Inc.,
7.375%, 11/1/2022 (1)

    750,000        778,125  

Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.5%

 

Belden, Inc.,
5.250%, 7/15/2024 (6)

    500,000        517,500  

Electronics — 0.7%

 

Ingram Micro, Inc., 5.450%, 12/15/2024 (1)

    750,000        764,329  

Entertainment — 0.6%

 

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 5.750%, 6/15/2025

    750,000        716,250  

Food — 3.5%

 

Kellogg Co., 2.650%, 12/1/2023

    750,000        752,498  

Kroger Co., 4.450%, 2/1/2047 (1)

    1,200,000        1,161,275  

Minerva Luxembourg SA, 6.500%, 9/20/2026 (6)

    750,000        755,100  

Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands BV, 1.924% (LIBOR 3 Month+61 basis points), 10/28/2019 (6)(7)

    750,000        753,156  

Post Holdings, Inc., 5.000%, 8/15/2026 (1)(6)

    500,000        501,250  
    

 

 

 
       3,923,279  

Forest Products & Paper — 0.7%

 

Suzano Austria GmbH,
7.000%, 3/16/2047 (1)(6)

    750,000        815,625  

Healthcare-Products — 0.7%

 

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., 3.550%, 4/1/2025 (1)

    750,000        763,271  

Healthcare-Services — 0.4%

 

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.000%, 11/15/2019 (1)

    500,000        497,500  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)  

Holding Companies-Diversified — 0.5%

 

Leucadia National Corp., 5.500%, 10/18/2023

  $ 500,000      $ 538,614  

Home Builders — 1.1%

 

CalAtlantic Group, Inc., 5.000%, 6/15/2027

    750,000        753,750  

K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 10.000%, 7/15/2022 (6)

    500,000        515,000  
    

 

 

 
       1,268,750  

Household Products/Wares — 0.5%

 

ACCO Brands Corp., 5.250%, 12/15/2024 (6)

    500,000        516,250  

Insurance — 0.7%

 

Voya Financial, Inc., 3.650%, 6/15/2026

    750,000        762,686  

Internet — 0.4%

 

eBay, Inc., 2.181% (LIBOR 3 Month+87 basis points), 1/30/2023 (7)

    500,000        503,005  

Iron/Steel — 1.8%

 

GTL Trade Finance, Inc., 5.893%, 4/29/2024 (6)

    1,000,000        1,065,000  

Vale SA, 5.625%, 9/11/2042 (1)

    1,000,000        1,022,500  
    

 

 

 
       2,087,500  

Media — 3.4%

    

Altice Finco SA, 7.625%, 2/15/2025 (1)(6)

    800,000        848,000  

Cablevision Systems Corp., 5.875%, 9/15/2022 (1)

    750,000        785,625  

SFR Group SA, 6.000%, 5/15/2022 (1)(6)

    500,000        527,490  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.375%, 7/15/2026 (6)

    750,000        789,375  

Time Warner Cable LLC, 4.500%, 9/15/2042

    1,000,000        927,157  
    

 

 

 
       3,877,647  

Mining — 3.2%

    

Anglo American Capital PLC, 4.875%, 5/14/2025 (1)(6)

    1,000,000        1,066,200  

Glencore Funding LLC, 4.625%, 4/29/2024 (6)

    500,000        532,308  

HudBay Minerals, Inc., 7.250%, 1/15/2023 (1)(6)

    750,000        810,000  

Kinross Gold Corp.:

    

4.500%, 7/15/2027 (6)

    25,000        25,063  

6.875%, 9/1/2041

    750,000        808,125  

Teck Resources, Ltd., 3.750%, 2/1/2023 (1)

    350,000        353,745  
    

 

 

 
       3,595,441  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 1.4%

 

Trinity Industries, Inc.,
4.550%, 10/1/2024

    1,550,000        1,572,463  

Oil & Gas — 6.0%

 

  

Ecopetrol SA, 5.875%, 5/28/2045

    750,000        732,638  

Ensco PLC:

    

4.500%, 10/1/2024 (1)

    1,000,000        735,000  

5.200%, 3/15/2025 (1)

    1,000,000        750,000  

PBF Holding Co. LLC, 7.250%, 6/15/2025 (1)(6)

    750,000        744,375  

Petrobras Global Finance BV, 5.750%, 1/20/2020

    1,000,000        1,054,000  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Strategic Income Fund (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)  

Oil & Gas (continued)

 

Petroleos Mexicanos:

    

5.375%, 3/13/2022 (6)

  $ 750,000      $ 805,687  

5.500%, 6/27/2044

    1,000,000        943,500  

Rowan Cos., Inc.:

    

4.875%, 6/1/2022 (1)

    250,000        228,125  

4.750%, 1/15/2024 (1)

    1,000,000        810,000  
    

 

 

 
       6,803,325  

Pharmaceuticals — 1.1%

 

Endo Finance LLC, 5.750%, 1/15/2022 (6)

    500,000        450,000  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 4.100%, 10/1/2046 (1)

    1,000,000        846,092  
    

 

 

 
       1,296,092  

Pipelines — 1.6%

    

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC, 5.125%, 6/30/2027 (1)(6)

    750,000        778,125  

Energy Transfer LP, 4.900%, 3/15/2035

    1,000,000        993,809  
    

 

 

 
       1,771,934  

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 4.1%

 

EPR Properties:

    

5.250%, 7/15/2023

    1,250,000        1,351,152  

4.500%, 6/1/2027 (1)

    750,000        763,495  

GEO Group, Inc.,
5.125%, 4/1/2023

    1,000,000        1,008,750  

SBA Communications Corp., 4.875%, 9/1/2024 (1)

    500,000        517,500  

Senior Housing Properties Trust, 4.750%, 5/1/2024

    1,000,000        1,057,369  
    

 

 

 
       4,698,266  

Retail — 3.0%

 

JC Penney Corp., Inc., 5.650%, 6/1/2020 (1)

    750,000        744,975  

L Brands, Inc.:

    

6.950%, 3/1/2033

    1,000,000        967,500  

7.600%, 7/15/2037

    500,000        495,000  

New Red Finance, Inc., 4.250%, 5/15/2024 (1)(6)

    650,000        659,750  

Party City Holdings, Inc., 6.125%, 8/15/2023 (1)(6)

    500,000        525,000  
    

 

 

 
       3,392,225  

Software — 0.7%

 

VMware, Inc., 3.900%, 8/21/2027

    750,000        757,897  

Sovereign — 3.3%

    

Costa Rica Government International Bond, 5.625%, 4/30/2043 (6)

    800,000        731,000  

Export Credit Bank of Turkey, 5.000%, 9/23/2021 (6)

    750,000        773,548  

Ivory Coast Government International Bond, 6.125%, 6/15/2033 (6)

    750,000        750,000  

Oman Sovereign Sukuk SAOC, 4.397%, 6/1/2024 (6)

    500,000        501,886  

Sri Lanka Government International Bond,
6.000%, 1/14/2019 (6)

    1,000,000        1,038,068  
    

 

 

 
       3,794,502  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)  

Telecommunications — 4.1%

 

CenturyLink, Inc., 5.625%, 4/1/2025 (1)

  $ 750,000      $ 716,250  

Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA ESP, 5.375%, 9/27/2022 (6)

    1,000,000        1,030,000  

CommScope, Inc., 5.500%, 6/15/2024 (6)

    1,000,000        1,046,250  

Motorola Solutions, Inc., 4.000%, 9/1/2024 (1)

    500,000        514,018  

Sprint Communications, Inc., 6.000%, 11/15/2022 (1)

    500,000        533,125  

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS, 4.875%, 6/19/2024 (6)

    750,000        769,093  
    

 

 

 
       4,608,736  

Textiles — 0.7%

    

Cintas Corp. No. 2, 2.900%, 4/1/2022

    750,000        770,216  

Transportation — 0.9%

 

  

Asciano Finance, Ltd., 4.625%, 9/23/2020 (6)

    1,000,000        1,044,937  

Venture Capital — 0.7%

 

  

Icahn Enterprises LP, 5.875%, 2/1/2022 (1)

    750,000        775,087  
    

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $73,694,027)

 

     74,882,868  
    
U.S. Government Agency-Mortgage Securities — 15.6%  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation — 4.8%

 

3.500%, 4/1/2042

    82,937        86,591  

4.000%, 10/1/2031

    1,390,930        1,485,591  

4.000%, 12/1/2040

    399,338        425,980  

4.500%, 9/1/2031

    411,981        445,161  

4.500%, 7/1/2040

    30,489        33,218  

4.500%, 11/1/2040

    854,308        928,254  

4.500%, 2/1/2041

    1,197,903        1,292,551  

5.000%, 12/1/2022

    113,589        119,739  

5.000%, 1/1/2040

    257,520        283,925  

5.500%, 11/1/2018

    25,867        26,074  

5.500%, 10/1/2021

    114,830        120,487  

5.500%, 7/1/2035

    49,913        55,667  

6.000%, 12/1/2036

    26,374        29,862  

6.000%, 12/1/2037

    10,341        11,610  

7.500%, 4/1/2024

    34,027        37,960  

7.500%, 4/1/2027

    19,325        22,328  

8.000%, 8/1/2030

    19,829        23,495  

8.500%, 9/1/2024

    18,152        20,253  

9.000%, 6/1/2019

    1,382        1,390  

9.500%, 2/1/2025

    6,286        6,354  
    

 

 

 
       5,456,490  

Federal National Mortgage Association — 9.1%

 

3.000%, 8/1/2032

    223,669        231,622  

3.500%, 7/1/2032

    437,616        459,773  

4.000%, 11/1/2031

    809,521        864,677  

4.000%, 3/1/2041

    284,386        303,862  

4.000%, 9/1/2043

    1,128,205        1,205,934  

4.500%, 4/1/2041

    2,281,733        2,475,915  

4.500%, 6/1/2042

    992,064        1,083,173  

5.000%, 5/1/2018

    29,071        29,776  

5.500%, 1/1/2023

    131,734        145,639  

5.500%, 10/1/2024

    220,435        243,703  

5.500%, 2/1/2036

    170,427        191,114  

5.500%, 7/1/2036

    352,317        394,803  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Strategic Income Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares or
Principal
Amount
     Value  
U.S. Government Agency-Mortgage Securities (continued)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (continued)

 

5.500%, 8/1/2037

  $ 644,079      $ 722,321  

6.000%, 9/1/2021

    163,931        172,583  

6.000%, 5/1/2039

    599,402        681,864  

6.500%, 8/1/2030

    365,735        411,311  

6.500%, 12/1/2031

    21,247        24,415  

6.500%, 11/1/2037

    71,879        80,548  

7.000%, 3/1/2029

    48,433        56,631  

7.000%, 7/1/2029

    138,060        156,811  

7.000%, 2/1/2030

    93,596        104,729  

7.500%, 10/1/2030

    21,744        24,442  

8.000%, 10/1/2028

    165,171        184,758  

8.000%, 4/1/2030

    38,740        46,943  
    

 

 

 
       10,297,347  

Government National Mortgage Association — 1.7%

 

5.000%, 4/15/2034

    279,397        307,068  

5.500%, 9/15/2033

    666,167        748,582  

6.000%, 12/20/2033

    697,823        801,916  

7.000%, 8/15/2031

    38,368        44,234  

9.500%, 10/15/2024

    4,618        4,637  
    

 

 

 
       1,906,437  
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency-Mortgage Securities

 

(identified cost $16,947,014)

 

     17,660,274  
    
Short-Term Investments — 22.1%  
Collateral Pool Investments for Securities on Loan — 21.3%  

Collateral pool allocation (3)

       24,164,624  
Mutual Funds — 0.8%             

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (4)

    937,935        938,029  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $25,102,653)

 

     25,102,653  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 120.5%
(identified cost $134,493,603)

 

     136,684,694  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (20.5)%        (23,292,207
    

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 113,392,487  
    

 

 

 

 

 

TCH Corporate Income Fund

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 93.7%  

Aerospace/Defense — 1.0%

 

Lockheed Martin Corp., 2.500%, 11/23/2020 (1)

  $ 2,500,000      $ 2,545,245  

Agriculture — 1.8%

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.:

    

2.000%, 2/21/2020 (1)

    2,000,000        2,007,190  

2.900%, 11/15/2021

    1,000,000        1,027,082  

Reynolds American, Inc., 2.300%, 6/12/2018 (1)

    1,500,000        1,506,213  
    

 

 

 
       4,540,485  

Apparel — 0.8%

 

Ralph Lauren Corp., 2.125%, 9/26/2018

    2,000,000        2,010,218  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)  

Auto Manufacturers — 3.0%

 

Daimler Finance North America LLC, 2.000%, 7/6/2021 (6)

  $ 2,500,000      $ 2,471,007  

Ford Motor Co., 5.291%, 12/8/2046 (1)

    2,000,000        2,061,008  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.243% (LIBOR 3 Month+93 basis points), 11/4/2019 (7)

    1,500,000        1,510,511  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.:

    

4.000%, 1/15/2025

    1,000,000        1,014,519  

4.350%, 1/17/2027

    500,000        514,431  
    

 

 

 
       7,571,476  

Banks — 9.5%

 

Banco Santander SA, 2.865% (LIBOR 3 Month+156 basis points), 4/11/2022 (7)

    2,000,000        2,066,056  

Bank of America Corp.:

    

2.169% (LIBOR 3 Month+87 basis points), 4/1/2019 (1)(7)

    1,000,000        1,009,558  

2.344% (LIBOR 3 Month+104 basis points), 1/15/2019 (7)

    2,000,000        2,021,228  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 1.743% (LIBOR 3 Month+52 basis points), 9/6/2019 (7)

    2,000,000        2,009,474  

Capital One Financial Corp., 2.171% (LIBOR 3 Month+95 basis points), 3/9/2022 (7)

    1,000,000        1,000,611  

Citigroup, Inc., 2.632% (LIBOR 3 Month+143 basis points), 9/1/2023 (1)(7)

    2,000,000        2,042,894  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

    

2.415% (LIBOR 3 Month+110 basis points), 11/15/2018 (7)

    1,000,000        1,009,340  

2.424% (LIBOR 3 Month+111 basis points), 4/26/2022 (7)

    1,000,000        1,010,889  

HSBC Holdings PLC, 2.977% (LIBOR 3 Month+166 basis points), 5/25/2021 (7)

    1,500,000        1,552,728  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.127% (LIBOR 3 Month+84 basis points), 3/22/2019 (7)

    2,000,000        2,017,124  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., 2.953%, 2/28/2022

    1,500,000        1,526,213  

Morgan Stanley, 2.053% (LIBOR 3 Month+74 basis points), 7/23/2019 (7)

    1,500,000        1,510,848  

Toronto-Dominion Bank, 2.303% (LIBOR 3 Month+100 basis points), 4/7/2021 (7)

    2,000,000        2,042,796  

U.S. Bank NA, 1.633% (LIBOR 3 Month+32 basis points), 1/24/2020 (7)

    1,500,000        1,504,584  

Wells Fargo Bank NA, 1.917% (LIBOR 3 Month+60 basis points), 5/24/2019 (7)

    1,000,000        1,007,212  

Westpac Banking Corp., 1.876% (LIBOR 3 Month+56 basis points), 8/19/2019 (7)

    1,000,000        1,005,252  
    

 

 

 
       24,336,807  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

TCH Corporate Income Fund (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)  

Beverages — 2.5%

    

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.:

    

2.571% (LIBOR 3 Month+126 basis points), 2/1/2021 (7)

  $ 1,250,000      $ 1,290,910  

2.650%, 2/1/2021 (1)

    1,500,000        1,531,689  

Molson Coors Brewing Co., 2.250%, 3/15/2020 (1)(6)

    1,500,000        1,507,139  

PepsiCo, Inc., 1.481% (LIBOR 3 Month+17 basis points), 4/30/2018 (7)

    2,000,000        2,002,418  
    

 

 

 
       6,332,156  

Biotechnology — 0.5%

 

Amgen, Inc., 2.200%, 5/22/2019

    1,300,000        1,307,925  

Chemicals — 2.6%

 

Braskem America Finance Co., 7.125%, 7/22/2041 (6)

    1,000,000        1,133,750  

CF Industries, Inc., 5.375%, 3/15/2044 (1)

    2,000,000        1,832,500  

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co., 1.841% (LIBOR 3 Month+53 basis points), 5/1/2020 (7)

    1,500,000        1,513,839  

Mexichem SAB de C.V.:

    

5.875%, 9/17/2044 (6)

    500,000        513,750  

6.750%, 9/19/2042 (6)

    1,500,000        1,693,500  
    

 

 

 
       6,687,339  

Commercial Services — 0.7%

 

ADT Corp.:

    

4.125%, 6/15/2023

    500,000        507,500  

4.875%, 7/15/2032 (6)

    250,000        232,813  

Hertz Corp., 6.750%, 4/15/2019

    1,000,000        996,875  
    

 

 

 
       1,737,188  

Computers — 4.1%

 

Apple, Inc., 2.250%, 2/23/2021

    2,000,000        2,023,492  

Dell International LLC, 8.350%, 7/15/2046 (1)(6)

    2,000,000        2,588,426  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 4.900%, 10/15/2025 (1)

    1,000,000        1,063,235  

International Business Machines Corp., 1.547% (LIBOR 3 Month+23 basis points), 1/27/2020 (7)

    2,500,000        2,508,680  

Seagate HDD Cayman, 5.750%, 12/1/2034

    2,500,000        2,334,692  
    

 

 

 
       10,518,525  

Diversified Financial Services — 3.9%

 

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC, 3.950%, 2/1/2022 (1)

    2,000,000        2,088,292  

American Express Credit Corp., 1.817% (LIBOR 3 Month+55 basis points), 3/18/2019 (7)

    1,500,000        1,509,009  

Capital One Bank USA NA, 2.250%, 2/13/2019 (1)

    1,200,000        1,204,883  

Discover Financial Services, 4.100%, 2/9/2027 (1)

    2,000,000        2,052,660  

E*TRADE Financial Corp., 3.800%, 8/24/2027

    1,000,000        1,020,522  

Jefferies Group, LLC, 6.500%, 1/20/2043

    500,000        571,914  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)  

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

 

Legg Mason, Inc., 4.750%, 3/15/2026

  $ 500,000      $ 540,051  

Mastercard, Inc., 2.000%, 11/21/2021 (1)

    1,000,000        999,919  
    

 

 

 
       9,987,250  

Electric — 0.8%

 

Comision Federal de Electricidad, 4.750%, 2/23/2027 (6)

    2,000,000        2,080,000  

Food — 3.0%

 

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.:

    

2.800%, 7/2/2020

    1,500,000        1,528,319  

3.000%, 6/1/2026

    2,000,000        1,930,392  

Kroger Co., 4.450%, 2/1/2047 (1)

    2,250,000        2,177,390  

Mondelez International, Inc., 1.831% (LIBOR 3 Month+52 basis points), 2/1/2019 (7)

    2,000,000        2,005,014  
    

 

 

 
       7,641,115  

Forest Products & Paper — 0.8%

 

International Paper Co., 3.000%, 2/15/2027 (1)

    2,000,000        1,946,312  

Healthcare-Products — 4.7%

 

Abbott Laboratories:

    

4.750%, 11/30/2036

    1,500,000        1,649,628  

4.900%, 11/30/2046 (1)

    2,000,000        2,244,776  

Becton, Dickinson and Co.:

    

2.675%, 12/15/2019 (1)

    1,500,000        1,522,327  

4.685%, 12/15/2044 (1)

    2,000,000        2,109,318  

Medtronic, Inc., 2.046% (LIBOR 3 Month+80 basis points), 3/15/2020 (7)

    2,000,000        2,031,718  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 3.000%, 4/15/2023 (1)

    1,000,000        1,022,034  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., 2.700%, 4/1/2020

    1,500,000        1,518,837  
    

 

 

 
       12,098,638  

Healthcare-Services — 0.8%

 

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 3.250%, 9/1/2024

    2,000,000        2,028,836  

Holding Companies-Diversified — 0.2%

 

Leucadia National Corp., 6.625%, 10/23/2043 (1)

    500,000        544,478  

Insurance — 3.6%

 

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.:

    

1.555% (LIBOR 3 Month+25 basis points), 1/11/2019 (7)

    1,000,000        1,003,336  

1.770% (LIBOR 3 Month+55 basis points), 3/7/2018 (7)

    2,000,000        2,006,104  

Lincoln National Corp., 3.625%, 12/12/2026

    2,000,000        2,051,056  

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 1.697% (LIBOR 3 Month+43 basis points), 12/19/2018 (6)(7)

    2,000,000        2,008,124  

Unum Group, 4.000%, 3/15/2024

    2,000,000        2,115,460  
    

 

 

 
       9,184,080  
 

 

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TCH Corporate Income Fund (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)  

Internet — 3.7%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.:

    

2.500%, 11/29/2022 (1)

  $ 2,500,000      $ 2,533,237  

2.800%, 8/22/2024 (6)

    1,500,000        1,524,608  

4.050%, 8/22/2047 (6)

    1,500,000        1,549,697  

eBay, Inc.:

    

2.181% (LIBOR 3 Month+87 basis points), 1/30/2023 (7)

    2,500,000        2,515,022  

4.000%, 7/15/2042

    1,500,000        1,368,210  
    

 

 

 
       9,490,774  

Iron/Steel — 1.5%

 

GTL Trade Finance, Inc., 7.250%, 4/16/2044 (6)

    2,500,000        2,607,500  

Vale Overseas, Ltd., 8.250%, 1/17/2034

    1,000,000        1,262,500  
    

 

 

 
       3,870,000  

Lodging — 1.2%

 

Hyatt Hotels Corp., 5.375%, 8/15/2021

    1,000,000        1,097,409  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 4.500%, 4/1/2027

    2,000,000        2,038,448  
    

 

 

 
       3,135,857  

Media — 2.8%

 

Charter Communications Operating LLC, 6.484%, 10/23/2045 (1)

    2,500,000        2,881,990  

Cox Communications, Inc., 4.600%, 8/15/2047 (6)

    1,500,000        1,527,577  

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., 2.750%, 11/15/2019

    1,000,000        1,011,976  

Viacom, Inc.:

    

4.375%, 3/15/2043 (1)

    1,050,000        905,267  

4.850%, 12/15/2034 (1)

    1,000,000        966,778  
    

 

 

 
       7,293,588  

Mining — 0.4%

 

Glencore Funding LLC, 4.625%, 4/29/2024 (6)

    1,000,000        1,064,617  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing — 0.4%

 

Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV, 1.590% (LIBOR 3 Month+34 basis points), 3/16/2020 (6)(7)

    1,000,000        1,001,933  

Oil & Gas — 6.7%

 

BP Capital Markets PLC, 2.120% (LIBOR 3 Month+87 basis points), 9/16/2021 (7)

    2,000,000        2,035,914  

Chevron Corp., 1.428% (LIBOR 3 Month+21 basis points), 3/3/2020 (7)

    3,000,000        3,010,077  

Ecopetrol SA:

    

5.375%, 6/26/2026 (1)

    1,000,000        1,066,500  

7.375%, 9/18/2043 (1)

    1,500,000        1,692,750  

Ensco PLC:

    

4.500%, 10/1/2024

    1,000,000        735,000  

5.200%, 3/15/2025 (1)

    1,000,000        750,000  

Exxon Mobil Corp., 1.917% (LIBOR 3 Month+60 basis points), 2/28/2018 (1)(7)

    2,000,000        2,006,386  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)  

Oil & Gas (continued)

 

Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.625%, 1/23/2046

  $ 2,000,000      $ 1,888,000  

Phillips 66, 1.954% (LIBOR 3 Month+65 basis points), 4/15/2019 (6)(7)

    2,000,000        2,002,016  

Shell International Finance BV, 3.750%, 9/12/2046

    1,000,000        976,250  

Transocean, Inc., 9.350%, 12/15/2041

    1,000,000        922,500  
    

 

 

 
       17,085,393  

Pharmaceuticals — 7.4%

    

Allergan Funding SCS:

    

4.550%, 3/15/2035

    500,000        539,382  

4.850%, 6/15/2044

    1,500,000        1,658,541  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 2.000%, 8/1/2022 (1)

    2,500,000        2,490,647  

Express Scripts Holding Co., 4.800%, 7/15/2046 (1)

    1,500,000        1,584,810  

Johnson & Johnson,
1.472% (LIBOR 3 Month+27 basis points), 3/1/2019 (7)

    2,000,000        2,007,748  

Merck & Co., Inc., 2.350%, 2/10/2022 (1)

    2,500,000        2,542,292  

Novartis Capital Corp., 2.400%, 5/17/2022 (1)

    1,000,000        1,013,981  

Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co., 3.500%, 3/15/2021

    1,500,000        1,548,684  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC:

    

2.400%, 9/23/2021 (1)

    1,000,000        993,747  

2.875%, 9/23/2023

    2,000,000        1,992,258  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 4.100%, 10/1/2046 (1)

    2,000,000        1,692,184  

Zoetis, Inc.,
3.250%, 2/1/2023 (1)

    1,000,000        1,035,737  
    

 

 

 
       19,100,011  

Pipelines — 2.8%

 

Energy Transfer LP:

    

5.150%, 3/15/2045

    2,000,000        1,943,590  

6.500%, 2/1/2042

    1,500,000        1,688,121  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 7.500%, 11/15/2040

    250,000        311,730  

Kinder Morgan, Inc., 5.300%, 12/1/2034 (1)

    3,000,000        3,126,819  
    

 

 

 
       7,070,260  

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 2.3%

 

EPR Properties:

    

4.500%, 6/1/2027 (1)

    1,500,000        1,526,990  

5.250%, 7/15/2023

    1,000,000        1,080,922  

Hospitality Properties Trust:

    

4.500%, 6/15/2023 (1)

    500,000        530,738  

4.500%, 3/15/2025

    1,500,000        1,557,807  

Kimco Realty Corp., 3.300%, 2/1/2025

    1,250,000        1,261,191  
    

 

 

 
       5,957,648  

Retail — 6.4%

 

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc., 5.165%, 8/1/2044

    1,000,000        911,306  

Coach, Inc., 4.125%, 7/15/2027

    2,500,000        2,519,977  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

TCH Corporate Income Fund (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)  

Retail (continued)

 

CVS Health Corp.:

    

2.125%, 6/1/2021 (1)

  $ 2,000,000      $ 1,995,072  

2.250%, 12/5/2018 (1)

    1,250,000        1,258,450  

L Brands, Inc.:

    

6.950%, 3/1/2033

    600,000        580,500  

7.600%, 7/15/2037

    500,000        495,000  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 1.842% (LIBOR 3 Month+60 basis points), 9/14/2018 (7)

    2,000,000        2,011,566  

McDonald’s Corp.:

    

2.100%, 12/7/2018

    750,000        755,092  

2.750%, 12/9/2020 (1)

    1,500,000        1,537,637  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., 3.600%, 9/1/2027

    2,000,000        2,011,724  

Target Corp., 3.625%, 4/15/2046

    2,500,000        2,355,627  
    

 

 

 
       16,431,951  

Semiconductors — 1.6%

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.:

    

1.676% (LIBOR 3 Month+36 basis points), 5/20/2019 (7)

    2,500,000        2,509,880  

4.800%, 5/20/2045 (1)

    1,500,000        1,658,007  
    

 

 

 
       4,167,887  

Software — 4.7%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc., 4.500%, 6/15/2047 (1)

    2,000,000        2,086,284  

CA, Inc., 4.700%, 3/15/2027 (1)

    2,500,000        2,662,880  

Microsoft Corp.:

    

2.000%, 8/8/2023 (1)

    1,750,000        1,729,558  

2.875%, 2/6/2024

    500,000        514,616  

Oracle Corp.:

    

1.814% (LIBOR 3 Month+51 basis points), 10/8/2019 (7)

    2,000,000        2,018,540  

2.400%, 9/15/2023 (1)

    1,000,000        1,002,944  

VMware, Inc.,
3.900%, 8/21/2027

    2,000,000        2,021,058  
    

 

 

 
       12,035,880  

Sovereign — 0.8%

 

Costa Rica Government International Bond, 7.158%, 3/12/2045 (6)

    2,000,000        2,145,000  

Telecommunications — 4.9%

 

AT&T, Inc.:

    

2.227% (LIBOR 3 Month+91 basis points), 11/27/2018 (7)

    1,235,000        1,245,065  

5.150%, 3/15/2042

    2,000,000        2,049,052  

CenturyLink, Inc.:

    

7.600%, 9/15/2039

    550,000        488,125  

7.650%, 3/15/2042

    1,000,000        885,000  

Cisco Systems, Inc.,
1.614% (LIBOR 3 Month+34 basis points), 9/20/2019 (7)

    2,000,000        2,011,672  

Colombia Telecomunicaciones SA ESP, 5.375%, 9/27/2022

    800,000        824,000  

Motorola Solutions, Inc., 5.500%, 9/1/2044

    1,000,000        1,029,305  
Description   Shares or
Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)  

Telecommunications (continued)

 

Telecom Italia Capital SA, 7.200%, 7/18/2036 (1)

  $ 1,500,000      $ 1,875,000  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 5.213%, 3/8/2047 (1)

    2,000,000        2,234,026  
    

 

 

 
       12,641,245  

Toys/Games/Hobbies — 0.8%

 

Mattel, Inc., 2.350%, 8/15/2021 (1)

    2,000,000        1,969,936  

Transportation — 0.2%

 

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV,
6.950%, 7/10/2042 (6)

    500,000        559,270  

Trucking & Leasing — 0.8%

 

Penske Truck Leasing Co. Lp, 3.300%, 4/1/2021 (6)

    2,000,000        2,067,716  
    

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $233,998,045)

 

     240,187,039  
    
Municipals — 0.2%             

California — 0.2%

 

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California,
6.947%, 7/1/2040, Call 7/1/2020

    500,000        565,325  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipals
(identified cost $500,000)

       565,325  
    
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 3.3%  

U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 3.3%

 

2.000%, 11/30/2022 (1)

    3,000,000        3,036,681  

2.000%, 8/15/2025 (1)

    2,500,000        2,494,775  

3.500%, 2/15/2018 (1)

    3,000,000        3,032,076  
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations
(identified cost $8,598,271)

 

     8,563,532  
    
Short-Term Investments — 25.0%  
Collateral Pool Investments for Securities on Loan — 23.3%  

Collateral pool allocation (3)

       59,729,711  
Mutual Funds — 1.7%  

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (4)

    4,410,395        4,410,836  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $64,140,547)

 

     64,140,547  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 122.2%
(identified cost $307,236,863)

 

     313,456,443  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (22.2)%        (57,034,214
    

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 256,422,229  
    

 

 

 
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 46.0%  

Apparel — 0.4%

 

Ralph Lauren Corp., 2.125%, 9/26/2018

  $ 4,000,000      $ 4,020,436  

Auto Manufacturers — 2.6%

 

Daimler Finance North America LLC, 1.932% (LIBOR 3 Month+63 basis points), 1/6/2020 (6)(7)

    10,000,000        10,061,400  

Ford Motor Co., 5.291%, 12/8/2046 (1)

    1,500,000        1,545,756  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC:

    

2.243% (LIBOR 3 Month+93 basis points), 11/4/2019 (7)

    4,000,000        4,028,028  

2.244% (LIBOR 3 Month+94 basis points), 1/9/2018 (7)

    7,000,000        7,016,275  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.000%, 1/15/2025 (1)

    5,000,000        5,072,595  
    

 

 

 
       27,724,054  

Banks — 7.6%

 

Banco Santander SA,
2.865% (LIBOR 3 Month+156 basis points), 4/11/2022 (7)

    4,000,000        4,132,112  

BB&T Corp., 1.816% (LIBOR 3 Month+57 basis points), 6/15/2020 (7)

    3,000,000        3,017,916  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 1.743% (LIBOR 3 Month+52 basis points), 9/6/2019 (1)(7)

    5,000,000        5,023,685  

Capital One Financial Corp., 2.171% (LIBOR 3 Month+95 basis points), 3/9/2022 (7)

    1,500,000        1,500,917  

Citigroup, Inc.:

    

2.150% (LIBOR 3 Month+93 basis points), 6/7/2019 (1)(7)

    4,500,000        4,543,321  

2.289% (LIBOR 3 Month+107 basis points), 12/8/2021 (1)(7)

    1,250,000        1,265,331  

2.632% (LIBOR 3 Month+143 basis points), 9/1/2023 (1)(7)

    5,000,000        5,107,235  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.:

    

2.415% (LIBOR 3 Month+110 basis points), 11/15/2018 (7)

    5,000,000        5,046,700  

2.424% (LIBOR 3 Month+111 basis points), 4/26/2022 (7)

    5,000,000        5,054,445  

2.473% (LIBOR 3 Month+116 basis points), 4/23/2020 (7)

    8,000,000        8,132,040  

HSBC Holdings PLC,
2.977% (LIBOR 3 Month+166 basis points), 5/25/2021 (7)

    5,000,000        5,175,760  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

    

2.127% (LIBOR 3 Month+84 basis points), 3/22/2019 (7)

    3,500,000        3,529,967  

2.320% (LIBOR 3 Month+110 basis points), 6/7/2021 (7)

    5,000,000        5,089,425  

2.516% (LIBOR 3 Month+121 basis points), 10/29/2020 (7)

    4,000,000        4,093,564  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)  

Banks (continued)

 

Morgan Stanley, 2.041% (LIBOR 3 Month+74 basis points), 1/5/2018 (7)

  $ 3,000,000      $ 3,006,081  

Toronto-Dominion Bank, 2.303% (LIBOR 3 Month+100 basis points), 4/7/2021 (7)

    4,500,000        4,596,291  

U.S. Bank NA, 1.633% (LIBOR 3 Month+32 basis points), 1/24/2020 (7)

    4,000,000        4,012,224  

Wells Fargo Bank NA,
1.917% (LIBOR 3 Month+60 basis points), 5/24/2019 (7)

    3,000,000        3,021,636  

Westpac Banking Corp.,
1.876% (LIBOR 3 Month+56 basis points), 8/19/2019 (7)

    4,000,000        4,021,008  
    

 

 

 
       79,369,658  

Beverages — 0.8%

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 2.571% (LIBOR 3 Month+126 basis points), 2/1/2021 (7)

    3,000,000        3,098,184  

PepsiCo, Inc., 1.481% (LIBOR 3 Month+17 basis points), 4/30/2018 (7)

    5,000,000        5,006,045  
    

 

 

 
       8,104,229  

Chemicals — 1.6%

 

Braskem America Finance Co., 7.125%, 7/22/2041 (1)(6)

    1,000,000        1,133,750  

CF Industries, Inc., 5.150%, 3/15/2034 (1)

    6,500,000        6,166,875  

Mexichem SAB de C.V.:

    

5.875%, 9/17/2044 (1)(6)

    2,000,000        2,055,000  

6.750%, 9/19/2042 (1)(6)

    6,400,000        7,225,600  
    

 

 

 
       16,581,225  

Commercial Services — 0.4%

 

Hertz Corp., 6.750%, 4/15/2019

    4,250,000        4,236,719  

Computers — 2.6%

 

Apple, Inc., 2.250%, 2/23/2021

    1,500,000        1,517,619  

Dell International LLC,
8.350%, 7/15/2046 (1)(6)

    5,500,000        7,118,171  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., 4.900%, 10/15/2025 (1)

    2,000,000        2,126,470  

International Business Machines Corp., 1.547% (LIBOR 3 Month+23 basis points), 1/27/2020 (7)

    11,000,000        11,038,192  

Seagate HDD Cayman:

    

4.875%, 6/1/2027 (1)

    2,000,000        1,891,530  

5.750%, 12/1/2034 (1)

    3,500,000        3,268,570  
    

 

 

 
       26,960,552  

Diversified Financial Services — 1.6%

 

American Express Credit Corp.:

    

1.921% (LIBOR 3 Month+61 basis points), 7/31/2018 (1)(7)

    3,000,000        3,012,102  

2.092% (LIBOR 3 Month+78 basis points), 11/5/2018 (7)

    5,000,000        5,037,655  

Discover Financial Services, 4.100%, 2/9/2027

    5,000,000        5,131,650  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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TCH Core Plus Bond Fund (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)  

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

 

Jefferies Group, LLC, 6.500%, 1/20/2043 (1)

  $ 1,000,000      $ 1,143,828  

Legg Mason, Inc., 4.750%, 3/15/2026

    1,950,000        2,106,201  
    

 

 

 
       16,431,436  

Electric — 0.4%

 

Comision Federal de Electricidad,
4.750%, 2/23/2027 (6)

    4,000,000        4,160,000  

Food — 1.9%

 

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 3.000%, 6/1/2026 (1)

    8,000,000        7,721,568  

Kroger Co.,
4.450%, 2/1/2047 (1)

    5,000,000        4,838,645  

Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands BV, 1.924% (LIBOR 3 Month+61 basis points), 10/28/2019 (6)(7)

    7,000,000        7,029,456  
    

 

 

 
       19,589,669  

Healthcare-Products — 3.0%

 

Abbott Laboratories:

    

2.350%, 11/22/2019 (1)

    10,000,000        10,093,470  

4.750%, 11/30/2036

    6,500,000        7,148,388  

Becton, Dickinson and Co., 4.685%, 12/15/2044 (1)

    7,000,000        7,382,613  

Medtronic, Inc., 2.046% (LIBOR 3 Month+80 basis points), 3/15/2020 (7)

    7,000,000        7,111,013  
    

 

 

 
       31,735,484  

Holding Companies-Diversified — 0.1%

 

Leucadia National Corp., 6.625%, 10/23/2043

    500,000        544,478  

Insurance — 1.1%

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 3.125%, 3/15/2026

    2,000,000        2,049,654  

Lincoln National Corp., 3.625%, 12/12/2026

    4,500,000        4,614,876  

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 1.697% (LIBOR 3 Month+43 basis points), 12/19/2018 (6)(7)

    5,000,000        5,020,310  
    

 

 

 
       11,684,840  

Internet — 1.1%

 

eBay, Inc.:

    

2.181% (LIBOR 3 Month+87 basis points), 1/30/2023 (7)

    7,500,000        7,545,068  

4.000%, 7/15/2042

    4,000,000        3,648,560  
    

 

 

 
       11,193,628  

Iron/Steel — 1.1%

 

GTL Trade Finance, Inc., 7.250%, 4/16/2044 (6)

    6,500,000        6,779,500  

Vale Overseas, Ltd.:

    

6.875%, 11/21/2036 (1)

    3,000,000        3,445,500  

8.250%, 1/17/2034 (1)

    1,500,000        1,893,750  
    

 

 

 
       12,118,750  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)  

Lodging — 0.3%

 

Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 4.150%, 4/1/2024 (1)

  $ 3,000,000      $ 3,061,311  

Media — 1.3%

 

Charter Communications Operating LLC,
4.464%, 7/23/2022

    1,000,000        1,058,843  

Cox Communications, Inc., 4.600%, 8/15/2047 (6)

    5,650,000        5,753,875  

Viacom, Inc., 4.375%, 3/15/2043

    6,500,000        5,604,034  

Walt Disney Co., 1.628% (LIBOR 3 Month+31 basis points), 5/30/2019 (7)

    1,000,000        1,004,837  
    

 

 

 
       13,421,589  

Mining — 0.1%

 

Glencore Funding LLC, 4.625%, 4/29/2024 (6)

    1,000,000        1,064,617  

Oil & Gas — 3.8%

 

BP Capital Markets PLC, 2.120% (LIBOR 3 Month+87 basis points), 9/16/2021 (7)

    7,000,000        7,125,699  

Chevron Corp., 1.428% (LIBOR 3 Month+21 basis points), 3/3/2020 (7)

    5,000,000        5,016,795  

Ecopetrol SA:

    

5.375%, 6/26/2026 (1)

    1,000,000        1,066,500  

7.375%, 9/18/2043 (1)

    6,000,000        6,771,000  

Ensco PLC:

    

5.200%, 3/15/2025 (1)

    4,500,000        3,375,000  

5.750%, 10/1/2044

    2,168,000        1,403,780  

Exxon Mobil Corp.,
1.917% (LIBOR 3 Month+60 basis points), 2/28/2018 (7)

    2,500,000        2,507,982  

Petroleos Mexicanos:

    

5.625%, 1/23/2046

    3,000,000        2,832,000  

6.375%, 1/23/2045 (1)

    2,500,000        2,583,750  

Phillips 66, 1.954% (LIBOR 3 Month+65 basis points), 4/15/2019 (6)(7)

    2,000,000        2,002,016  

Shell International Finance BV, 3.750%, 9/12/2046 (1)

    4,500,000        4,393,125  

Transocean, Inc., 9.350%, 12/15/2041

    1,500,000        1,383,750  
    

 

 

 
       40,461,397  

Pharmaceuticals — 2.4%

 

Allergan Funding SCS:

    

4.550%, 3/15/2035 (1)

    1,500,000        1,618,145  

4.850%, 6/15/2044

    1,500,000        1,658,541  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 2.000%, 8/1/2022

    2,500,000        2,490,647  

Express Scripts Holding Co., 4.800%, 7/15/2046 (1)

    5,000,000        5,282,700  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC,
2.875%, 9/23/2023 (1)

    7,000,000        6,972,903  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV,
4.100%, 10/1/2046 (1)

    5,000,000        4,230,460  

Zoetis, Inc.,
3.250%, 2/1/2023 (1)

    2,500,000        2,589,342  
    

 

 

 
       24,842,738  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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TCH Core Plus Bond Fund (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)  

Pipelines — 0.9%

 

Energy Transfer LP:

    

5.150%, 3/15/2045 (1)

  $ 4,000,000      $ 3,887,180  

6.500%, 2/1/2042

    1,000,000        1,125,414  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.000%, 3/1/2043

    5,000,000        4,938,845  
    

 

 

 
       9,951,439  

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 1.7%

 

EPR Properties:

    

4.500%, 6/1/2027 (1)

    1,000,000        1,017,993  

5.250%, 7/15/2023 (1)

    5,000,000        5,404,610  

Hospitality Properties Trust:

    

4.500%, 6/15/2023 (1)

    1,000,000        1,061,476  

4.500%, 3/15/2025

    2,500,000        2,596,345  

Kimco Realty Corp., 4.450%, 9/1/2047

    5,000,000        5,077,255  

Wellltower, Inc., 4.500%, 1/15/2024

    2,500,000        2,726,095  
    

 

 

 
       17,883,774  

Retail — 2.8%

 

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc., 5.165%, 8/1/2044

    4,900,000        4,465,399  

Coach, Inc., 4.125%, 7/15/2027

    7,500,000        7,559,933  

CVS Health Corp., 2.250%, 12/5/2018

    1,500,000        1,510,140  

L Brands, Inc.:

    

6.950%, 3/1/2033 (1)

    2,500,000        2,418,750  

7.600%, 7/15/2037

    1,500,000        1,485,000  

McDonald’s Corp., 2.100%, 12/7/2018 (1)

    2,000,000        2,013,578  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., 3.600%, 9/1/2027

    5,000,000        5,029,310  

Target Corp., 3.625%, 4/15/2046

    5,000,000        4,711,255  
    

 

 

 
       29,193,365  

Semiconductors — 0.9%

 

QUALCOMM, Inc.:

    

1.766% (LIBOR 3 Month+45 basis points), 5/20/2020 (7)

    5,000,000        5,029,055  

4.800%, 5/20/2045 (1)

    4,000,000        4,421,352  
    

 

 

 
       9,450,407  

Software — 1.9%

    

Activision Blizzard, Inc., 4.500%, 6/15/2047

    8,000,000        8,345,136  

CA, Inc., 4.700%, 3/15/2027

    4,000,000        4,260,608  

Oracle Corp.:

    

1.814% (LIBOR 3 Month+51 basis points), 10/8/2019 (1)(7)

    3,600,000        3,633,372  

2.400%, 9/15/2023 (1)

    4,000,000        4,011,776  
    

 

 

 
       20,250,892  

Sovereign — 0.6%

    

Costa Rica Government International Bond:

    

5.625%, 4/30/2043 (6)

    5,000,000        4,568,750  

7.000%, 4/4/2044 (6)

    2,000,000        2,110,000  
    

 

 

 
       6,678,750  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)  

Telecommunications — 2.9%

 

AT&T, Inc., 5.150%, 3/15/2042

  $ 4,000,000      $ 4,098,104  

CenturyLink, Inc.:

    

7.600%, 9/15/2039

    4,000,000        3,550,000  

7.650%, 3/15/2042

    4,800,000        4,248,000  

Cisco Systems, Inc.:

    

1.556% (LIBOR 3 Month+31 basis points), 6/15/2018 (7)

    5,000,000        5,013,120  

1.614% (LIBOR 3 Month+34 basis points), 9/20/2019 (1)(7)

    5,000,000        5,029,180  

Motorola Solutions, Inc., 5.500%, 9/1/2044

    3,000,000        3,087,915  

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 5.213%, 3/8/2047 (1)

    5,000,000        5,585,065  
    

 

 

 
       30,611,384  

Transportation — 0.1%

    

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance BV, 6.950%, 7/10/2042 (6)

    500,000        559,270  
    

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $468,089,616)

 

     481,886,091  
    
Municipals — 0.0%             

California — 0.0%

    

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, 6.947%, 7/1/2040, Call 7/1/2020

    300,000        339,195  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipals
(identified cost $300,000)

       339,195  
    
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 12.7%  

U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 12.7%

 

1.375%, 7/15/2018 (1)

    2,839,775        2,883,814  

1.750%, 1/15/2028 (1)

    1,753,830        1,987,875  

1.875%, 7/15/2019 (1)

    5,736,000        5,974,887  

2.000%, 7/31/2020 (1)

    15,000,000        15,246,390  

2.000%, 9/30/2020 (1)

    5,000,000        5,081,250  

2.000%, 11/30/2020 (1)

    5,000,000        5,080,860  

2.000%, 11/15/2021 (1)

    10,000,000        10,155,860  

2.000%, 2/15/2023 (1)

    15,000,000        15,168,450  

2.000%, 2/15/2025 (1)

    5,000,000        5,002,540  

2.000%, 8/15/2025 (1)

    5,000,000        4,989,550  

2.125%, 1/15/2019 (1)

    5,134,005        5,293,308  

2.125%, 8/15/2021 (1)

    12,500,000        12,755,613  

2.250%, 7/31/2018 (1)

    10,000,000        10,090,040  

2.375%, 5/31/2018 (1)

    7,500,000        7,563,285  

2.500%, 5/15/2024 (1)

    5,000,000        5,182,715  

2.500%, 2/15/2045 (1)

    2,500,000        2,394,483  

3.500%, 2/15/2018 (1)

    17,500,000        17,687,110  
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations
(identified cost $131,595,017)

 

     132,538,030  
    
U.S. Government Agency-Mortgage Securities — 36.2%  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation — 15.8%

 

3.000%, 11/1/2042

    1,297,138        1,319,590  

3.000%, 4/1/2043

    5,278,039        5,369,301  

3.000%, 4/1/2043

    1,537,454        1,564,918  

3.000%, 4/1/2043

    2,311,388        2,351,444  

3.000%, 5/1/2043

    2,673,089        2,717,363  

3.000%, 7/1/2043

    10,510,808        10,680,746  

3.000%, 9/1/2043

    10,604,982        10,767,684  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

TCH Core Plus Bond Fund (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
U.S. Government Agency-Mortgage Securities (continued)  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (continued)

 

3.000%, 4/1/2045

  $ 9,483,127      $ 9,597,076  

3.000%, 5/1/2045

    5,220,687        5,283,419  

3.000%, 9/1/2045

    16,465,826        16,666,051  

3.000%, 1/1/2046

    17,044,763        17,254,857  

3.000%, 4/1/2046

    17,467,098        17,682,432  

3.500%, 12/1/2040

    883,786        922,737  

3.500%, 12/1/2041

    840,426        877,443  

3.500%, 3/1/2042

    314,906        328,799  

3.500%, 12/1/2042

    713,047        742,770  

3.500%, 7/1/2043

    4,649,183        4,843,151  

3.500%, 9/1/2043

    9,168,230        9,550,353  

3.500%, 11/1/2043

    7,260,269        7,562,456  

3.500%, 1/1/2044

    7,460,258        7,770,463  

3.500%, 2/1/2044

    7,877,871        8,205,819  

3.500%, 11/1/2044

    5,688,272        5,904,569  

4.000%, 4/1/2026

    437,116        458,699  

4.000%, 10/1/2031

    695,465        742,795  

4.000%, 12/1/2039

    603,580        640,518  

4.000%, 12/1/2040

    263,603        281,189  

4.000%, 12/1/2040

    3,210,053        3,406,614  

4.000%, 3/1/2041

    267,181        283,534  

4.000%, 4/1/2041

    6,675,751        7,151,131  

4.000%, 8/1/2041

    180,649        191,748  

4.000%, 11/1/2041

    699,113        742,064  

4.500%, 9/1/2031

    323,699        349,769  

4.500%, 3/1/2039

    139,937        151,341  

4.500%, 5/1/2039

    533,548        578,790  

4.500%, 2/1/2040

    139,032        149,975  

4.500%, 11/1/2040

    512,585        556,953  

4.500%, 2/1/2041

    1,048,165        1,130,982  

5.000%, 12/1/2035

    65,464        71,418  

5.000%, 1/1/2038

    35,022        38,340  

5.000%, 3/1/2038

    118,450        129,859  

5.000%, 3/1/2038

    38,423        42,077  

5.000%, 2/1/2039

    170,507        185,203  

5.000%, 1/1/2040

    184,743        203,685  

6.000%, 6/1/2037

    81,078        91,589  

6.000%, 1/1/2038

    82,712        92,867  
    

 

 

 
       165,634,581  

Federal National Mortgage Association — 20.2%

 

3.000%, 3/1/2043

    2,968,636        3,019,575  

3.000%, 7/1/2043

    6,998,989        7,117,356  

3.000%, 7/1/2043

    13,862,980        14,098,665  

3.000%, 8/1/2043

    10,852,089        11,035,587  

3.000%, 9/1/2044

    9,005,382        9,145,839  

3.000%, 1/1/2045

    9,894,301        10,034,889  

3.000%, 2/1/2045

    13,909,503        14,097,240  

3.000%, 6/1/2045

    8,094,099        8,199,379  

3.000%, 3/1/2046

    16,076,809        16,276,258  

3.000%, 7/1/2046

    18,454,119        18,683,061  

3.000%, 10/1/2046

    18,992,182        19,227,799  

3.000%, 12/1/2046

    24,152,155        24,451,787  

3.000%, 1/1/2047

    24,230,501        24,531,105  

3.500%, 7/1/2032

    437,616        459,773  

3.500%, 5/1/2042

    1,141,960        1,191,055  

3.500%, 10/1/2042

    873,714        911,650  

3.500%, 10/1/2042

    971,169        1,010,351  

3.500%, 10/1/2042

    1,258,372        1,308,750  

3.500%, 11/1/2042

    564,528        587,909  

3.500%, 12/1/2042

    1,043,284        1,085,249  
Description   Shares or
Principal
Amount
     Value  
U.S. Government Agency-Mortgage Securities (continued)  

Federal National Mortgage Association (continued)

 

3.500%, 1/1/2043

  $ 3,411,081      $ 3,571,685  

3.500%, 5/1/2043

    11,658,957        12,113,866  

4.000%, 11/1/2040

    342,982        364,155  

4.000%, 1/1/2041

    514,753        546,256  

4.000%, 2/1/2041

    466,894        495,507  

4.000%, 2/1/2041

    2,596,188        2,757,424  

4.000%, 3/1/2041

    196,583        210,046  

4.000%, 11/1/2041

    445,350        472,637  

4.500%, 6/1/2039

    759,699        829,032  

4.500%, 8/1/2041

    492,010        533,156  

5.000%, 7/1/2022

    232,366        243,743  

5.000%, 3/1/2035

    282,179        311,639  

5.000%, 5/1/2042

    725,000        793,705  

5.500%, 2/1/2034

    47,873        53,681  

5.500%, 7/1/2036

    253,820        284,428  

5.500%, 8/1/2037

    492,531        552,363  

5.500%, 6/1/2038

    66,433        74,206  

6.000%, 12/1/2038

    25,519        28,692  

6.000%, 5/1/2039

    191,434        217,770  

6.500%, 10/1/2037

    51,105        59,252  

6.500%, 11/1/2037

    35,940        40,274  
    

 

 

 
       211,026,794  

Government National Mortgage Association — 0.2%

 

4.000%, 10/15/2040

    492,117        521,282  

4.000%, 12/15/2040

    599,430        634,619  

4.000%, 4/15/2041

    571,840        605,697  

5.500%, 8/20/2038

    89,237        93,625  

5.500%, 2/15/2039

    46,336        51,594  

6.000%, 12/15/2038

    61,448        69,513  

6.000%, 1/15/2039

    33,041        37,378  
    

 

 

 
       2,013,708  
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency-Mortgage Securities

 

(identified cost $373,731,220)

 

     378,675,083  
    
Short-Term Investments — 24.5%  
Collateral Pool Investments for Securities on Loan — 20.1%  

Collateral pool allocation (3)

 

     210,537,373  
Mutual Funds — 4.4%  

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund —Premier Class, 1.080% (4)

    46,555,400        46,560,055  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $257,096,536)

 

     257,097,428  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 119.4%
(identified cost $1,230,812,389)

 

     1,250,535,827  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (19.4)%        (203,201,539
    

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 1,047,334,288  
    

 

 

 
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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High Yield Bond Fund

 

Description   Principal
Amount
    Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes — 96.0%  

Aerospace/Defense — 1.3%

 

KLX, Inc., 5.875%, 12/1/2022 (6)

  $ 52,000     $ 54,730  

TransDigm, Inc., 6.500%, 7/15/2024

    115,000       119,744  
   

 

 

 
    174,474  

Agriculture — 1.4%

 

Vector Group, Ltd., 6.125%, 2/1/2025 (6)

    188,000       193,170  

Airlines — 1.2%

 

United Continental Holdings, Inc., 6.000%, 12/1/2020

    150,000       163,125  

Auto Parts & Equipment — 3.1%

 

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., 6.625%, 10/15/2022

    100,000       103,625  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 5.000%, 5/31/2026

    150,000       157,125  

Tenneco, Inc., 5.000%, 7/15/2026

    150,000       151,875  
   

 

 

 
    412,625  

Banks — 1.0%

 

CIT Group, Inc., 5.000%, 8/15/2022

    125,000       135,613  

Building Materials — 3.2%

 

Builders FirstSource, Inc., 5.625%, 9/1/2024 (6)

    150,000       157,312  

Norbord, Inc., 6.250%, 4/15/2023 (6)

    45,000       48,600  

U.S. Concrete, Inc., 6.375%, 6/1/2024

    200,000       217,000  
   

 

 

 
    422,912  

Chemicals — 1.1%

 

CF Industries, Inc., 3.450%, 6/1/2023

    50,000       48,750  

Trinseo Materials Finance, Inc., 5.375%, 9/1/2025 (6)

    50,000       51,250  

Valvoline, Inc., 4.375%, 8/15/2025 (6)

    50,000       50,500  
   

 

 

 
      150,500  

Commercial Services — 5.1%

 

Avis Budget Finance Inc., 5.250%, 3/15/2025 (6)

    150,000       147,141  

Herc Rentals, Inc., 7.500%, 6/1/2022 (6)

    169,000       185,900  

Hertz Corp., 5.875%, 10/15/2020

    100,000       96,500  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 4.875%, 11/1/2024 (6)

    136,000       139,060  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, 9.250%, 5/15/2023 (6)

    100,000       110,750  
   

 

 

 
      679,351  

Computers — 3.1%

 

Dell, Inc., 6.500%, 4/15/2038

    125,000       127,500  

Seagate HDD Cayman:

   

4.750%, 1/1/2025

    25,000       24,374  

4.875%, 6/1/2027

    50,000       47,288  

Western Digital Corp., 10.500%, 4/1/2024

    175,000       208,250  
   

 

 

 
      407,412  

Cosmetics/Personal Care — 0.6%

 

Revlon Consumer Products Corp., 6.250%, 8/1/2024

    100,000       81,243  

Diversified Financial Services — 1.4%

 

Ally Financial, Inc., 8.000%, 11/1/2031

    140,000       180,950  
Description   Principal
Amount
    Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)  

Electric — 1.8%

 

Dynegy, Inc., 7.375%, 11/1/2022

  $ 100,000     $ 103,750  

NRG Energy, Inc., 6.625%, 3/15/2023

    125,000       129,687  
   

 

 

 
      233,437  

Electrical Components & Equipment — 0.8%

 

Belden, Inc., 5.250%, 7/15/2024 (6)

    100,000       103,500  

Electronics — 0.8%

 

Ingram Micro, Inc., 5.450%, 12/15/2024

    100,000       101,911  

Entertainment — 1.2%

   

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/2022

    100,000       101,000  

Cinemark USA, Inc., 4.875%, 6/1/2023

    60,000       60,150  
   

 

 

 
    161,150  

Food — 1.3%

 

Minerva Luxembourg SA, 6.500%, 9/20/2026 (6)

    75,000       75,510  

Post Holdings, Inc., 5.000%, 8/15/2026 (6)

    100,000       100,250  
   

 

 

 
    175,760  

Forest Products & Paper — 1.0%

 

Mercer International, Inc., 6.500%, 2/1/2024 (6)

    125,000       130,625  

Healthcare-Services — 6.8%

 

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 7.125%, 7/15/2020

    125,000       118,047  

DaVita, Inc., 5.000%, 5/1/2025

    212,000       215,456  

Envision Healthcare Corp., 5.625%, 7/15/2022

    150,000       156,094  

HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 5/1/2023

    90,000       98,685  

LifePoint Health, Inc., 5.375%, 5/1/2024

    159,000       164,962  

Select Medical Corp., 6.375%, 6/1/2021

    150,000       155,019  
   

 

 

 
      908,263  

Home Builders — 4.8%

 

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc., 6.125%, 7/1/2022 (6)

    150,000       157,125  

CalAtlantic Group, Inc., 5.000%, 6/15/2027

    100,000       100,500  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc., 5.875%, 6/15/2024

    176,000       187,880  

William Lyon Homes, Inc., 5.875%, 1/31/2025

    188,000       193,640  
   

 

 

 
    639,145  

Home Furnishings — 1.2%

 

Tempur Sealy International, Inc., 5.625%, 10/15/2023

    150,000       156,938  

Household Products/Wares — 0.6%

 

ACCO Brands Corp., 5.250%, 12/15/2024 (6)

    75,000       77,438  

Iron/Steel — 1.0%

 

United States Steel Corp.:

   

6.875%, 8/15/2025

    50,000       51,000  

8.375%, 7/1/2021(6)

    75,000       83,063  
   

 

 

 
    134,063  

Lodging — 1.3%

 

MGM Resorts International, 4.625%, 9/1/2026

    175,000       178,936  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

High Yield Bond Fund (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
    Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)  

Media — 9.2%

 

Altice Finco SA, 7.625%, 2/15/2025 (6)

  $ 200,000     $ 212,000  

CCO Holdings LLC, 5.500%, 5/1/2026 (6)

    200,000       209,250  

Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 3/15/2020

    75,000       75,000  

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 6.125%, 2/15/2022 (6)

    75,000       78,562  

SFR Group SA, 7.375%, 5/1/2026 (6)

    100,000       108,377  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.375%, 7/15/2026 (6)

    100,000       105,250  

UPCB Finance IV, Ltd., 5.375%, 1/15/2025 (6)

    200,000       208,500  

Virgin Media Finance PLC, 6.375%, 4/15/2023 (6)

    220,000       231,550  
   

 

 

 
    1,228,489  

Mining — 5.0%

 

Aleris International, Inc., 9.500%, 4/1/2021 (6)

    75,000       80,062  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 3.550%, 3/1/2022

    150,000       147,937  

HudBay Minerals, Inc., 7.250%, 1/15/2023 (6)

    75,000       81,000  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp., 5.875%, 5/15/2024

    100,000       107,250  

Kinross Gold Corp.:

   

4.500%, 7/15/2027(6)

    75,000       75,188  

6.875%, 9/1/2041

    50,000       53,875  

Teck Resources, Ltd., 4.750%, 1/15/2022

    116,000       122,090  
   

 

 

 
    667,402  

Oil & Gas — 9.6%

 

 

Ensco PLC, 4.500%, 10/1/2024

    100,000       73,500  

EP Energy LLC, 9.375%, 5/1/2020

    100,000       74,125  

Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.625%, 5/1/2023

    100,000       100,000  

Halcon Resources Corp., 6.750%, 2/15/2025 (6)

    125,000       126,250  

MEG Energy Corp., 7.000%, 3/31/2024 (6)

    150,000       120,000  

Noble Holding International, Ltd., 7.750%, 1/15/2024

    130,000       101,072  

Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.875%, 3/15/2022

    75,000       73,313  

PBF Holding Co. LLC, 7.250%, 6/15/2025 (6)

    100,000       99,250  

QEP Resources, Inc., 5.250%, 5/1/2023

    150,000       143,250  

Rowan Cos., Inc., 7.375%, 6/15/2025

    124,000       112,840  

Transocean, Inc., 9.000%, 7/15/2023 (6)

    150,000       160,125  

Whiting Petroleum Corp., 5.750%, 3/15/2021

    100,000       94,250  
   

 

 

 
    1,277,975  

Oil & Gas Services — 1.0%

   

Weatherford International, Ltd., 7.750%, 6/15/2021

    128,000       128,480  

Pharmaceuticals — 0.5%

   

Endo Finance LLC, 5.750%, 1/15/2022 (6)

    75,000       67,500  
Description   Principal
Amount
    Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)  

Pipelines — 3.7%

   

Antero Midstream Partners LP, 5.375%, 9/15/2024

  $ 100,000     $ 102,500  

Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC:

   

5.125%, 6/30/2027 (6)

    150,000       155,625  

7.000%, 6/30/2024

    75,000       85,687  

Genesis Energy LP, 6.750%, 8/1/2022

    150,000       152,625  
   

 

 

 
    496,437  

Real Estate Investment Trusts — 2.2%

 

GEO Group, Inc., 5.875%, 10/15/2024

    138,000       143,520  

Iron Mountain, Inc., 5.750%, 8/15/2024

    100,000       102,505  

SBA Communications Corp., 4.875%, 9/1/2024

    50,000       51,750  
   

 

 

 
    297,775  

Retail — 3.4%

   

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 6.000%, 12/15/2024

    100,000       103,500  

JC Penney Corp., Inc., 5.650%, 6/1/2020

    75,000       74,497  

L Brands, Inc., 5.625%, 10/15/2023

    117,000       123,435  

New Red Finance, Inc., 4.250%, 5/15/2024 (6)

    150,000       152,250  
   

 

 

 
      453,682  

Semiconductors — 1.6%

   

Amkor Technology, Inc., 6.375%, 10/1/2022

    100,000       103,625  

Micron Technology, Inc., 5.250%, 8/1/2023 (6)

    100,000       104,625  
   

 

 

 
      208,250  

Software — 1.6%

   

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc., 8.250%, 10/15/2024

    74,000       79,735  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc., 8.625%, 11/15/2024 (6)

    122,000       129,778  
   

 

 

 
      209,513  

Telecommunications — 11.7%

   

CenturyLink, Inc., 5.800%, 3/15/2022

    200,000       199,500  

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.000%, 7/15/2024 (6)

    150,000       148,875  

CommScope, Inc., 5.500%, 6/15/2024 (6)

    158,000       165,307  

Frontier Communications Corp., 8.750%, 4/15/2022

    125,000       106,250  

GCI, Inc., 6.750%, 6/1/2021

    119,000       122,124  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., 7.625%, 6/15/2021

    100,000       114,250  

Inmarsat Finance PLC, 4.875%, 5/15/2022 (6)

    150,000       153,375  

Sprint Communications, Inc., 6.000%, 11/15/2022

    100,000       106,625  

Sprint Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/2024

    110,000       121,275  

Telecom Italia Capital SA, 6.000%, 9/30/2034

    200,000       222,000  

Telesat Canada, 8.875%, 11/15/2024 (6)

    82,000       92,045  
   

 

 

 
      1,551,626  
 

 

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High Yield Bond Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value  
Corporate Bonds & Notes (continued)  

Transportation — 1.4%

   

XPO Logistics, Inc., 6.500%, 6/15/2022 (6)

  $ 175,000     $ 184,774  
   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds & Notes
(identified cost $12,275,868)

      12,774,444  
   
Short-Term Investments — 2.7%            
Mutual Funds — 2.7%            

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (4)

    360,009       360,045  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $360,045)

      360,045  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 98.7%
(identified cost $12,635,913)

      13,134,489  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 1.3%       178,860  
   

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 13,313,349  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Government Money Market Fund

 

Description   Shares or
Principal
Amount
     Value  
Mutual Funds — 5.5%             

BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund Portfolio — Institutional Class, 0.890%

    25,000,000      $ 25,000,000  

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio — Institutional Class, 0.930%

    145,000,000        145,000,000  
    

 

 

 
Total Mutual Funds        170,000,000  
    
Repurchase Agreements — 19.7%  

Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.120%, dated 8/31/2017, to be repurchased at $13,302,580 on 9/1/2017, collateralized by a U.S. Government Treasury Obligation with a maturity of 11/30/2023, with a market value of $13,572,393

  $ 13,302,536        13,302,536  

Agreement with Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 1.040%, dated 8/31/2017, to be repurchased at $430,012,422 on 9/1/2017, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 8/1/2047, with a market value of $437,308,940

    430,000,000        430,000,000  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Repurchase Agreements (continued)  

Agreement with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 1.080%, dated 8/31/2017, to be repurchased at $65,001,950 on 9/1/2017, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 9/1/2047, with a market value of $66,120,013

  $ 65,000,000      $ 65,000,000  

Agreement with Toronto Dominion Bank, 1.070%, dated 8/31/2017, to be repurchased at $100,002,972 on 9/1/2017, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 3/1/2047, with a market value of $101,715,362

    100,000,000        100,000,000  
    

 

 

 
Total Repurchase Agreements        608,302,536  
    
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 86.2%  

Federal Farm Credit Bank — 17.0%

 

0.990%, 9/6/2017 (11)

    20,000,000        19,997,250  

0.990%, 9/8/2017 (11)

    23,000,000        22,995,572  

1.000%, 10/13/2017 (11)

    20,000,000        19,976,667  

1.035% (LIBOR 3 Month-26 basis points), 9/28/2018 (7)

    18,000,000        18,001,741  

1.073% (U.S. Treasury 3 Month Bill Money Market Yield+5 basis points), 12/5/2018 (7)

    11,000,000        10,999,297  

1.129% (LIBOR 1 Month-10 basis points), 8/8/2018 (7)

    15,000,000        15,000,000  

1.135% (U.S. Federal Funds Effective Rate (continuous series)-3 basis points), 4/25/2019 (7)

    18,000,000        17,998,509  

1.137% (LIBOR 1 Month-10 basis points), 12/3/2018 (7)

    15,000,000        15,000,000  

1.145% (FCPR DLY-311 basis points), 4/10/2019 (7)

    14,000,000        13,998,867  

1.149% (LIBOR 1 Month-8 basis points), 11/9/2018 (7)

    10,000,000        9,999,422  

1.160% (U.S. Federal Funds Effective Rate (continuous series)+0 basis points), 4/15/2019 (7)

    16,000,000        15,997,388  

1.166% (LIBOR 1 Month-7 basis points), 7/20/2018 (7)

    18,000,000        18,012,205  

1.170% (U.S. Federal Funds Effective Rate (continuous series)+1 basis points), 4/24/2019 (7)

    15,000,000        14,997,525  

1.170% (FCPR DLY-308 basis points), 6/27/2019 (7)

    25,000,000        24,999,532  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Government Money Market Fund (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations
(continued)
 

Federal Farm Credit Bank (continued)

 

1.176% (LIBOR 1 Month-6 basis points), 12/20/2018 (7)

  $ 15,500,000      $ 15,499,470  

1.180% (LIBOR 3 Month-3 basis points), 3/2/2018 (7)

    25,950,000        25,978,771  

1.186% (LIBOR 1 Month-5 basis points), 1/23/2019 (7)

    10,000,000        10,000,785  

1.190% (FCPR DLY-306 basis points), 4/25/2019 (7)

    10,000,000        9,998,339  

1.204% (LIBOR 1 Month-3 basis points), 10/25/2017 (7)

    15,000,000        15,000,000  

1.244% (LIBOR 1 Month+1 basis points), 11/27/2017 (7)

    8,415,000        8,414,593  

1.248% (LIBOR 1 Month+2 basis points), 5/17/2018 (7)

    12,900,000        12,914,868  

1.249% (LIBOR 1 Month+2 basis points), 1/8/2018 (7)

    13,690,000        13,697,689  

1.258% (LIBOR 1 Month+3 basis points), 1/17/2018 (7)

    7,995,000        7,996,780  

1.260% (U.S. Federal Funds Effective Rate (continuous series)+10 basis points), 9/1/2017 (7)

    15,000,000        15,000,000  

1.264% (LIBOR 1 Month+4 basis points), 12/8/2017 (7)

    8,000,000        8,002,361  

1.265% (LIBOR 1 Month+3 basis points), 11/22/2017 (7)

    5,000,000        5,002,384  

1.265% (LIBOR 1 Month+3 basis points), 3/22/2018 (7)

    2,945,000        2,947,472  

1.267% (LIBOR 1 Month+4 basis points), 9/15/2017 (7)

    8,100,000        8,100,472  

1.270% (U.S. Federal Funds Effective Rate (continuous series)+11 basis points), 1/22/2018 (7)

    20,000,000        20,013,368  

1.274% (LIBOR 1 Month+5 basis points), 4/9/2018 (7)

    27,350,000        27,362,513  

1.278% (LIBOR 1 Month+5 basis points), 4/16/2018 (7)

    21,075,000        21,084,232  

1.284% (LIBOR 3 Month-3 basis points), 1/26/2018 (7)

    12,500,000        12,509,168  

1.304% (LIBOR 1 Month+7 basis points), 9/28/2017 (7)

    6,500,000        6,501,359  

1.327% (LIBOR 1 Month+10 basis points), 10/3/2018 (7)

    15,050,000        15,054,788  

1.349% (LIBOR 1 Month+12 basis points), 11/13/2017 (7)

    5,000,000        5,000,000  

1.354% (LIBOR 1 Month+13 basis points), 9/14/2017 (7)

    5,000,000        5,000,259  

1.361% (LIBOR 1 Month+13 basis points), 10/6/2017 (7)

    5,300,000        5,301,719  

1.374% (LIBOR 1 Month+14 basis points), 1/25/2018 (7)

    3,500,000        3,500,294  

1.394% (LIBOR 1 Month+16 basis points), 3/26/2018 (7)

    5,235,000        5,239,923  
    

 

 

 
       523,095,582  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations
(continued)
 

Federal Home Loan Bank — 30.0%

 

  

0.937% (LIBOR 3 Month-35 basis points), 9/22/2017 (7)

  $ 24,000,000      $ 24,000,000  

0.960%, 9/5/2017 (11)

    6,500,000        6,499,307  

0.960% (LIBOR 3 Month-26 basis points), 9/7/2017 (7)

    10,000,000        10,000,001  

0.997%, 9/6/2017 (11)

    95,683,000        95,669,757  

1.000%, 9/14/2017 (11)

    15,000,000        14,994,583  

1.005%, 9/8/2017 (11)

    15,000,000        14,997,069  

1.019% (LIBOR 3 Month-30 basis points), 10/25/2017 (7)

    14,000,000        13,999,895  

1.037%, 11/22/2017 (11)

    15,000,000        14,964,569  

1.039% (LIBOR 3 Month-16 basis points), 3/1/2018 (7)

    10,000,000        10,002,592  

1.041% (LIBOR 1 Month-19 basis points), 10/20/2017 (7)

    16,000,000        16,000,000  

1.048% (LIBOR 1 Month-18 basis points), 1/18/2018 (7)

    15,000,000        15,000,000  

1.049% (LIBOR 1 Month-19 basis points), 9/26/2017 (7)

    20,000,000        20,000,000  

1.052% (LIBOR 1 Month-18 basis points), 2/2/2018 (7)

    12,000,000        11,997,446  

1.062% (LIBOR 1 Month-17 basis points), 1/2/2018 (7)

    10,000,000        10,000,000  

1.064% (LIBOR 1 Month-17 basis points), 1/26/2018 (7)

    12,500,000        12,500,000  

1.064% (LIBOR 1 Month-17 basis points), 1/26/2018 (7)

    15,000,000        15,000,000  

1.069% (LIBOR 1 Month-17 basis points), 1/25/2018 (7)

    30,000,000        29,998,896  

1.069% (LIBOR 1 Month-17 basis points), 1/26/2018 (7)

    10,000,000        9,999,422  

1.071% (LIBOR 1 Month-17 basis points), 1/23/2018 (7)

    9,000,000        8,999,684  

1.073% (LIBOR 1 Month-16 basis points), 1/17/2018 (7)

    20,000,000        20,000,000  

1.074% (LIBOR 1 Month-16 basis points), 2/12/2018 (7)

    14,000,000        14,000,000  

1.076% (LIBOR 3 Month-22 basis points), 3/26/2018 (7)

    18,500,000        18,500,000  

1.079% (LIBOR 1 Month-16 basis points), 1/25/2018 (7)

    15,000,000        14,999,786  

1.081% (LIBOR 1 Month-15 basis points), 2/2/2018 (7)

    15,000,000        14,999,916  

1.088% (LIBOR 1 Month-14 basis points), 5/18/2018 (7)

    20,000,000        20,000,000  

1.089% (LIBOR 1 Month-15 basis points), 4/25/2018 (7)

    13,500,000        13,499,542  

1.089% (LIBOR 1 Month-15 basis points), 4/26/2018 (7)

    15,000,000        14,999,586  

1.091% (LIBOR 1 Month-14 basis points), 4/6/2018 (7)

    15,000,000        15,000,000  

1.104% (LIBOR 1 Month-13 basis points), 7/25/2018 (7)

    15,000,000        15,000,000  

1.113% (LIBOR 1 Month-12 basis points), 8/23/2018 (7)

    15,000,000        15,000,000  

1.129% (LIBOR 3 Month-18 basis points), 11/13/2017 (7)

    12,500,000        12,500,128  

1.129%, 12/22/2017 (11)

    17,500,000        17,438,532  

1.130%, 12/27/2017 (11)

    4,000,000        3,985,310  

1.131% (LIBOR 1 Month-10 basis points), 12/21/2018 (7)

    17,500,000        17,500,000  

1.139% (LIBOR 1 Month-9 basis points), 11/8/2018 (7)

    15,000,000        15,000,000  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Government Money Market Fund (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations
(continued)
 

Federal Home Loan Bank (continued)

 

  

1.139% (LIBOR 1 Month-9 basis points), 1/11/2019 (7)

  $ 13,500,000      $ 13,500,000  

1.140%, 2/9/2018 (11)

    10,000,000        9,949,017  

1.145% (LIBOR 1 Month-9 basis points), 1/22/2019 (7)

    15,000,000        15,000,000  

1.151% (LIBOR 1 Month-8 basis points), 2/4/2019 (7)

    10,000,000        10,000,000  

1.156% (LIBOR 1 Month-8 basis points), 7/23/2018 (7)

    10,000,000        10,000,000  

1.156% (LIBOR 1 Month-8 basis points), 11/23/2018 (7)

    14,500,000        14,500,000  

1.165% (LIBOR 1 Month-7 basis points), 11/22/2017 (7)

    18,800,000        18,799,537  

1.176% (LIBOR 1 Month-6 basis points), 8/28/2019 (7)

    10,000,000        10,000,000  

1.181% (LIBOR 1 Month-5 basis points), 10/10/2017 (7)

    23,000,000        23,000,000  

1.187% (LIBOR 1 Month-5 basis points), 2/1/2019 (7)

    10,000,000        10,000,052  

1.196% (LIBOR 1 Month-4 basis points), 10/6/2017 (7)

    5,000,000        5,000,725  

1.197% (LIBOR 1 Month-3 basis points), 9/15/2017 (7)

    17,500,000        17,500,000  

1.213% (LIBOR 3 Month-2 basis points), 9/11/2017 (7)

    7,500,000        7,499,438  

1.222% (LIBOR 3 Month-9 basis points), 11/6/2017 (7)

    4,600,000        4,601,327  

1.244% (LIBOR 1 Month+2 basis points), 12/8/2017 (7)

    10,000,000        9,999,865  

1.249% (LIBOR 1 Month+2 basis points), 11/28/2017 (7)

    20,725,000        20,724,931  

1.253% (LIBOR 1 Month+3 basis points), 5/17/2018 (7)

    5,000,000        5,004,346  

1.256% (LIBOR 1 Month+2 basis points), 3/23/2018 (7)

    25,000,000        25,000,091  

1.271% (LIBOR 1 Month+4 basis points), 9/5/2017 (7)

    25,390,000        25,390,377  

1.283% (LIBOR 1 Month+6 basis points), 11/17/2017 (7)

    12,500,000        12,500,000  

1.301% (LIBOR 1 Month+7 basis points), 12/5/2017 (7)

    25,530,000        25,534,279  

1.301% (LIBOR 1 Month+7 basis points), 12/7/2017 (7)

    17,535,000        17,540,053  

1.307% (LIBOR 1 Month+8 basis points), 11/3/2017 (7)

    10,000,000        10,000,000  

1.308% (LIBOR 1 Month+8 basis points), 10/18/2017 (7)

    5,000,000        5,000,000  

1.331% (LIBOR 1 Month+10 basis points), 2/5/2018 (7)

    1,700,000        1,701,675  
    

 

 

 
       924,791,734  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation — 6.1%

 

0.800%, 9/28/2017

    6,400,000        6,400,000  

0.924% (LIBOR 3 Month-38 basis points), 10/12/2017 (7)

    15,000,000        15,000,000  

0.950%, 9/1/2017 (11)

    50,000,000        50,000,000  

0.995%, 9/5/2017 (11)

    10,000,000        9,998,895  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations
(continued)
 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (continued)

 

1.005%, 9/14/2017 (11)

  $ 25,000,000      $ 24,990,927  

1.029% (LIBOR 3 Month-28 basis points), 8/10/2018 (7)

    15,000,000        15,000,000  

1.054% (LIBOR 3 Month-25 basis points), 10/10/2018 (7)

    20,000,000        20,000,000  

1.064% (LIBOR 3 Month-25 basis points), 7/25/2018 (7)

    10,000,000        10,000,000  

1.269% (LIBOR 1 Month+4 basis points), 11/13/2017 (7)

    36,935,000        36,943,161  
    

 

 

 
     188,332,983  

Federal National Mortgage Association — 28.9%

 

0.900%, 9/5/2017 (11)

    350,000,000        349,965,000  

0.950%, 9/1/2017 (11)

    475,000,000        475,000,000  

1.000%, 9/11/2017 (11)

    11,950,000        11,946,680  

1.140%, 1/3/2018 (11)

    13,414,000        13,361,328  

1.239% (LIBOR 1 Month+1 basis points), 9/8/2017 (7)

    3,000,000        2,994,450  

1.241% (LIBOR 1 Month+1 basis points), 10/5/2017 (7)

    29,555,000        29,558,246  

1.275% (LIBOR 3 Month-3 basis points), 1/11/2018 (7)

    7,500,000        7,500,000  
    

 

 

 
     890,325,704  

U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes — 4.2%

 

0.875%, 10/15/2017

    15,000,000        14,995,488  

0.965%, 9/7/2017 (11)

    50,000,000        49,991,958  

1.071%, 10/5/2017 (11)

    15,000,000        14,984,827  

1.122%, 10/19/2017 (11)

    30,000,000        29,955,127  

1.145%, 10/12/2017 (11)

    10,000,000        9,986,960  

1.175%, 10/26/2017 (11)

    10,000,000        9,982,049  
    

 

 

 
     129,896,409  
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations

 

     2,656,442,412  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 111.4%
(at amortized cost)

 

     3,434,744,948  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (11.4)%        (351,141,574
    

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 3,083,603,374  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals — 101.4%             

Alabama — 9.0%

    

Chatom Industrial Development Board, 1.300%, 8/1/2037 (12)

  $ 5,500,000      $ 5,500,000  

City of Oxford, 0.940%, 9/1/2041 (12)

    12,745,000        12,745,000  

Mobile Industrial Development Board, 1.000%, 6/1/2034 (12)

    10,000,000        10,000,000  
    

 

 

 
       28,245,000  
 

 

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Tax-Free Money Market Fund (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)             

California — 1.6%

    

San Francisco City & County Public Utilities Commission, 0.840%, 10/18/2017

  $ 5,000,000      $ 5,000,000  

Colorado — 3.1%

    

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, 0.850%, 1/1/2035 (12)

    9,900,000        9,900,000  

Connecticut — 4.0%

    

State of Connecticut, 0.900%, 5/15/2034 (12)

    12,700,000        12,700,000  

Delaware — 2.2%

    

Delaware State Health Facilities Authority, 0.880%, 10/1/2038 (12)

    7,000,000        7,000,000  

Florida — 6.3%

    

County of Brevard, 0.940%, 10/1/2019 (12)

    800,000        800,000  

Jacksonville Pollution Control, 0.870%, 9/18/2017

    13,300,000        13,300,000  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates, 0.860%, 11/1/2027 (6)(12)

    5,695,000        5,695,000  
    

 

 

 
       19,795,000  

Georgia — 0.1%

    

Columbia County Development Authority, 0.890%, 8/1/2018 (12)

    400,000        400,000  

Illinois — 3.3%

    

Jackson-Union Counties Regional Port District, 0.840%, 4/1/2024 (12)

    2,400,000        2,400,000  

Phoenix Realty Special Account-U LP, 0.810%, 4/1/2020 (12)

    8,075,000        8,075,000  
    

 

 

 
       10,475,000  

Indiana — 2.5%

    

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates, 0.940%, 5/14/2026 (6)(12)

    7,770,000        7,770,000  

Iowa — 4.5%

    

Iowa Finance Authority:

    

0.810%, 6/1/2039 (12)

    9,800,000        9,800,000  

0.830%, 9/1/2036 (12)

    3,200,000        3,200,000  

0.870%, 3/1/2022 (12)

    1,175,000        1,175,000  
    

 

 

 
       14,175,000  

Maryland — 3.2%

    

City of Montgomery, 0.960%, 9/14/2017

    10,000,000        10,000,000  

Massachusetts — 1.6%

    

Massachusetts Bay Trust, 0.870%, 10/17/2017

    5,000,000        5,000,000  

Michigan — 0.4%

    

Michigan Strategic Fund, 0.890%, 6/1/2039 (12)

    1,175,000        1,175,000  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)             

Minnesota — 2.3%

    

City of Ramsey, 0.980%, 12/1/2023 (12)

  $ 2,090,000      $ 2,090,000  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority:

    

0.860%, 3/1/2024 (12)

    2,000,000        2,000,000  

0.860%, 3/1/2033 (12)

    3,215,000        3,215,000  
    

 

 

 
       7,305,000  

Mississippi — 4.7%

    

Mississippi Business Finance Corp.:

    

0.840%, 12/1/2030 (12)

    7,000,000        7,000,000  

0.840%, 11/1/2035 (12)

    3,520,000        3,520,000  

0.840%, 11/1/2035 (12)

    1,400,000        1,400,000  

1.150%, 5/1/2037 (12)

    2,823,000        2,823,000  
    

 

 

 
       14,743,000  

Missouri — 0.3%

    

Greene County Industrial Development Authority, 0.910%, 5/1/2039 (12)

    1,025,000        1,025,000  

Nebraska — 0.2%

    

Nebraska Investment Finance Authority, 1.000%, 9/1/2031 (12)

    600,000        600,000  

New Jersey — 3.1%

    

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, 0.850%, 10/1/2017 (12)

    4,780,000        4,780,000  

RBC Municipal Products, Inc. Trust, 0.820%, 6/28/2018 (6)(12)

    5,000,000        5,000,000  
    

 

 

 
       9,780,000  

New York — 16.6%

    

City of New York:

    

0.850%, 4/1/2036 (12)

    2,600,000        2,600,000  

0.860%, 8/1/2024 (12)

    6,205,000        6,205,000  

0.860%, 8/1/2044 (12)

    2,615,000        2,615,000  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 0.800%, 11/1/2032 (12)

    10,000,000        10,000,000  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority, 0.850%, 8/1/2043 (12)

    6,715,000        6,715,000  

New York City Water & Sewer System:

    

0.830%, 6/15/2049 (12)

    2,520,000        2,520,000  

0.840%, 6/15/2039 (12)

    5,500,000        5,500,000  

0.860%, 6/15/2044 (12)

    3,950,000        3,950,000  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates, 0.840%, 1/1/2024 (6)(12)

    2,000,000        2,000,000  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority:

    

0.800%, 1/1/2032 (12)

    1,750,000        1,750,000  

0.860%, 11/1/2032 (12)

    8,330,000        8,330,000  
    

 

 

 
       52,185,000  

Ohio — 4.5%

    

County of Franklin, 0.950%, 12/1/2017 (12)

    9,000,000        9,000,000  

County of Licking, 2.000%, 5/23/2018

    1,200,000        1,206,857  
 

 

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Tax-Free Money Market Fund (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)             

Ohio (continued)

    

Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority:

    

0.930%, 11/1/2023 (12)

  $ 1,675,000      $ 1,675,000  

0.930%, 11/1/2025 (12)

    315,000        315,000  

Village of Cuyahoga Heights, 1.625%, 6/20/2018

    2,000,000        2,008,304  
    

 

 

 
       14,205,161  

South Carolina — 2.7%

    

South Carolina Educational Facilities Authority, 0.830%, 10/1/2039 (12)

    8,340,000        8,340,000  

South Dakota — 4.1%

    

South Dakota Housing Development Authority:

    

0.940%, 5/1/2048 (12)

    6,685,000        6,685,000  

0.950%, 11/1/2048 (12)

    6,255,000        6,255,000  
    

 

 

 
       12,940,000  

Texas — 9.2%

    

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., 0.880%, 12/1/2027 (12)

    6,985,000        6,985,000  

Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp.:

    

0.880%, 12/1/2041(12)

    3,000,000        3,000,000  

0.880%, 12/1/2041(12)

    3,100,000        3,100,000  

Mission Economic Development Corp., 0.840%, 4/1/2022 (12)

    11,000,000        11,000,000  

Texas Municipal Power, 0.850%, 9/13/2017

    5,000,000        5,000,000  
    

 

 

 
       29,085,000  

Utah — 2.5%

    

City of Murray, 0.790%, 5/15/2036 (12)

    8,000,000        8,000,000  

Washington — 4.8%

    

Seattle Housing Authority, 0.940%, 6/1/2040 (12)

    1,000,000        1,000,000  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates, 0.940%, 6/15/2029 (6)(12)

    11,320,000        11,320,000  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission, 0.890%, 7/1/2028 (12)

    2,720,000        2,720,000  
    

 

 

 
       15,040,000  

Wisconsin — 4.6%

    

Burlington Area School District, 1.000%, 9/20/2017

    2,000,000        2,000,103  

Pewaukee School District, 1.000%, 9/27/2017

    2,400,000        2,400,254  

PMA, 2.000%, 10/20/2017

    5,800,000        5,807,865  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates, 0.840%, 7/1/2047 (6)(12)

    2,385,000        2,385,000  
Description   Shares or
Principal
Amount
     Value  
Municipals (continued)             

Wisconsin (continued)

    

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, 0.830%, 5/1/2030 (12)

  $ 1,805,000      $ 1,805,000  
    

 

 

 
       14,398,222  
    

 

 

 
Total Municipals        319,281,383  
Mutual Funds — 0.1%             

BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund Portfolio — Institutional Class, 0.890%

    83,175        83,175  

Federated Institutional Tax-Free Cash Trust — Institutional Class, 0.660%

    118,311        118,311  
    

 

 

 
Total Mutual Funds        201,486  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 101.5%
(at amortized cost)

 

     319,482,869  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (1.5)%        (4,681,456
    

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 314,801,413  
    

 

 

 

 

 

Prime Money Market Fund

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Certificates of Deposit — 25.7%  

Banks — 18.1%

    

Bank of Nova Scotia/Houston, 1.408% (LIBOR 1 Month+18 basis points), 5/18/2018 (7)

  $ 2,000,000      $ 2,000,000  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia/New York, 1.571% (LIBOR 3 Month+26 basis points), 2/2/2018 (7)

    2,000,000        2,000,337  

HSBC Bank USA NA:

    

1.561% (LIBOR 1 Month+33 basis points), 3/20/2018 (7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  

1.709% (LIBOR 1 Month+48 basis points), 10/13/2017 (7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp.:

    

1.399% (LIBOR 1 Month+17 basis points), 12/11/2017 (7)

    2,650,000        2,649,784  

1.411% (LIBOR 1 Month+18 basis points), 2/9/2018 (7)

    2,500,000        2,500,023  

1.462% (LIBOR 1 Month+23 basis points), 11/1/2017 (7)

    1,500,000        1,500,235  

Mizuho Bank, Ltd.:

    

1.411% (LIBOR 1 Month+18 basis points), 11/10/2017 (7)

    2,000,000        2,000,160  

1.512% (LIBOR 1 Month+28 basis points), 12/1/2017 (7)

    2,500,000        2,500,583  

1.632% (LIBOR 1 Month+40 basis points), 9/1/2017 (7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 1.531% (LIBOR 1 Month+30 basis points), 9/21/2017 (7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp./New York, 1.358% (LIBOR 1 Month+13 basis points), 9/18/2017 (7)

    2,500,000        2,500,014  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Prime Money Market Fund (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Certificates of Deposit (continued)  

Banks (continued)

    

Swedbank (New York):

    

1.150%, 9/7/2017

  $ 7,000,000      $ 7,000,000  

1.160%, 9/6/2017

    7,500,000        7,500,000  

Toronto Dominion Bank:

    

1.431% (LIBOR 1 Month+20 basis points), 8/10/2018 (7)

    2,375,000        2,375,000  

1.569% (LIBOR 1 Month+34 basis points), 3/13/2018 (7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  

1.672% (LIBOR 1 Month+44 basis points), 11/1/2017 (7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  

1.748% (LIBOR 1 Month+52 basis points), 11/20/2017 (7)

    2,000,000        2,000,000  

1.751% (LIBOR 1 Month+52 basis points), 1/10/2018 (7)

    2,750,000        2,750,000  

Wells Fargo Bank NA:

    

1.366% (LIBOR 1 Month+13 basis points), 12/19/2017 (7)

    3,000,000        3,000,000  

1.401% (LIBOR 1 Month+17 basis points), 4/20/2018 (7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  

1.664% (LIBOR 3 Month+35 basis points), 11/16/2017 (7)

    1,850,000        1,850,000  

1.669% (LIBOR 1 Month+44 basis points), 2/14/2018 (7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  

1.699% (LIBOR 1 Month+47 basis points), 10/11/2017 (7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  
    

 

 

 
       66,626,136  

European Time Deposit — 7.6%

 

DNB NOR Bank ASA Cayman, 1.060%, 9/1/2017

    14,000,000        14,000,000  

Svenska Handelsbanken, Inc., 1.060%, 9/1/2017

    14,000,000        14,000,000  
    

 

 

 
     28,000,000  
    

 

 

 
Total Certificates of Deposit        94,626,136  
    
Commercial Paper — 57.4%  

Asset-Backed Securities — 33.8%

 

Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC:

    

1.060%, 9/1/2017 (6)(11)

    7,000,000        7,000,000  

1.440%, 9/21/2017 (6)(11)

    2,500,000        2,498,000  

1.552% (LIBOR 1 Month+32 basis points), 1/2/2018 (6)(7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  

1.567% (LIBOR 1 Month+34 basis points), 12/15/2017 (7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  

Bedford Row Funding Corp.:

    

1.372% (LIBOR 1 Month+14 basis points), 3/1/2018 (6)(7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  

1.449% (LIBOR 1 Month+22 basis points), 6/11/2018 (6)(7)

    3,000,000        3,000,000  

1.451% (LIBOR 1 Month+22 basis points), 2/21/2018 (6)(7)

    2,250,000        2,250,000  

1.455% (LIBOR 1 Month+22 basis points), 8/17/2018 (6)(7)

    2,000,000        2,000,000  

1.498% (LIBOR 1 Month+27 basis points), 12/18/2017 (6)(7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  

1.712% (LIBOR 3 Month+41 basis points), 10/6/2017 (6)(7)

    2,500,000        2,500,753  
Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Commercial Paper (continued)  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

Chesham Finance Ltd., 1.180%, 9/1/2017 (6)(11)

  $ 14,500,000      $ 14,500,000  

Crown Point Capital Co. LLC:

    

1.310%, 10/31/2017 (6)(11)

    2,500,000        2,494,542  

1.320%, 10/17/2017 (6)(11)

    3,500,000        3,494,097  

Gotham Funding Corp., 1.320%, 10/2/2017 (6)(11)

    3,500,000        3,496,022  

Liberty Street Funding LLC:

    

1.290%, 9/25/2017 (6)(11)

    3,000,000        2,997,420  

1.310%, 10/17/2017 (6)(11)

    3,000,000        2,994,978  

1.310%, 10/25/2017 (6)(11)

    3,000,000        2,994,105  

Manhattan Asset Funding Co.:

    

1.220%, 9/19/2017 (6)(11)

    2,000,000        1,998,780  

1.371% (LIBOR 1 Month+14 basis points), 12/5/2017 (6)(7)

    3,000,000        3,000,000  

1.389% (LIBOR 1 Month+16 basis points), 2/8/2018 (6)(7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  

1.399% (LIBOR 1 Month+16 basis points), 1/31/2018 (6)(7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  

1.534% (LIBOR 1 Month+30 basis points), 9/28/2017 (6)(7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  

Old Line Funding LLC:

    

1.351% (LIBOR 1 Month+12 basis points), 12/4/2017 (6)(7)

    3,500,000        3,500,000  

1.351% (LIBOR 1 Month+12 basis points), 1/19/2018 (6)(7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  

1.369% (LIBOR 1 Month+14 basis points), 11/8/2017 (6)(7)

    3,000,000        3,000,000  

Regency Markets No. 1 LLC:

    

1.210%, 9/7/2017 (6)(11)

    8,000,000        7,998,382  

1.230%, 9/15/2017 (6)(11)

    4,000,000        3,998,087  

1.230%, 9/26/2017 (6)(11)

    2,500,000        2,497,865  

Ridgefield Funding Co. LLC:

    

1.300%, 9/18/2017 (6)(11)

    4,650,000        4,647,145  

1.388% (LIBOR 1 Month+16 basis points), 12/18/2017 (6)(7)

    3,500,000        3,500,000  

1.409% (LIBOR 1 Month+18 basis points), 1/11/2018 (6)(7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  

Starbird Funding Corp., 1.280%, 9/12/2017 (6)(11)

    3,750,000        3,748,533  

Thunder Bay Funding LLC:

    

1.349% (LIBOR 1 Month+12 basis points), 12/8/2017 (6)(7)

    3,000,000        3,000,000  

1.349% (LIBOR 1 Month+12 basis points), 1/12/2018 (6)(7)

    3,000,000        3,000,000  

1.465% (LIBOR 1 Month+23 basis points), 6/22/2018 (6)(7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  

Victory Receivables Corp., 1.260%, 9/8/2017 (6)(11)

    3,500,000        3,499,143  
    

 

 

 
       124,607,852  
 

 

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Prime Money Market Fund (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
     Value  
Commercial Paper (continued)  

Automobiles — 2.6%

    

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.:

    

1.401% (LIBOR 1 Month+17 basis points), 3/12/2018 (7)

  $ 4,000,000      $ 4,000,000  

1.412% (LIBOR 1 Month+18 basis points), 4/27/2018 (7)

    3,000,000        3,000,000  

1.418% (LIBOR 1 Month+19 basis points), 5/10/2018 (7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  
    

 

 

 
       9,500,000  

Diversified Financial Services — 6.2%

 

Collateralized Commercial Paper Co. LLC:

    

1.536% (LIBOR 1 Month+30 basis points), 10/23/2017 (7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  

1.584% (LIBOR 1 Month+35 basis points), 11/28/2017 (7)

    2,500,000        2,501,206  

JP Morgan Securities LLC:

    

1.385% (LIBOR 1 Month+15 basis points), 12/22/2017 (7)

    3,000,000        3,000,000  

1.431% (LIBOR 1 Month+20 basis points), 4/6/2018 (7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  

1.481% (LIBOR 1 Month+25 basis points), 9/5/2017 (7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  

National Rural Utilities:

    

1.080%, 9/1/2017 (11)

    3,250,000        3,250,000  

1.140%, 9/18/2017 (11)

    5,000,000        4,997,309  

1.160%, 9/6/2017 (11)

    1,557,000        1,556,749  
    

 

 

 
       22,805,264  

Foreign Banks — 7.9%

 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 1.429% (LIBOR 1 Month+20 basis points), 5/11/2018 (6)(7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  

HSBC Bank PLC, 1.568% (LIBOR 1 Month+34 basis points), 9/15/2017 (6)(7)

    3,250,000        3,250,000  

National Australia Bank, Ltd., 1.581% (LIBOR 1 Month+35 basis points), 3/6/2018 (6)(7)

    2,000,000        2,000,000  

Natixis, NY Branch, 1.070%, 9/1/2017 (11)

    14,000,000        14,000,000  

Suncorp Metway, Ltd.:

    

1.350%, 11/14/2017 (6)(11)

    2,000,000        1,994,450  

1.460%, 2/5/2018 (6)(11)

    3,000,000        2,980,898  

Westpac Banking Corp., 1.657% (LIBOR 3 Month+35 basis points), 10/20/2017 (6)(7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  
    

 

 

 
       29,225,348  

Machinery Manufacturing — 0.7%

 

John Deere Capital Corp., 1.150%, 9/5/2017 (6)(11)

    2,500,000        2,499,681  

Pharmaceuticals — 2.7%

 

Novartis Finance Corp., 1.100%, 9/6/2017 (6)(11)

    10,000,000        9,998,472  
Description   Shares or
Principal
Amount
     Value  
Commercial Paper (continued)  

Winding Up Agencies — 3.5%

 

Erste Abwicklungsanstalt:

    

1.160%, 9/1/2017(6)(11)

  $ 5,000,000      $ 5,000,000  

1.280%, 9/28/2017(6)(11)

    3,000,000        2,997,142  

1.300%, 10/18/2017(6)(11)

    2,500,000        2,495,757  

1.451% (LIBOR 1 Month+22 basis points), 9/7/2017 (6)(7)

    2,500,000        2,500,000  
    

 

 

 
       12,992,899  
    

 

 

 
Total Commercial Paper        211,629,516  
    
Municipals — 4.3%             

Colorado — 1.3%

    

Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, 1.190%, 10/1/2036 (12)

    4,800,000        4,800,000  

Tennessee — 3.0%

    

Johnson City Health & Educational Facilities Board, 1.180%, 8/15/2043 (12)

    11,075,000        11,075,000  
    

 

 

 
Total Municipals        15,875,000  
Mutual Funds — 7.0%             

BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund Portfolio —
Institutional Class, 0.890%

    10,000,000        10,000,000  

Invesco Government &
Agency Portfolio —
Institutional Class, 0.930%

    16,000,000        16,000,000  
    

 

 

 
Total Mutual Funds        26,000,000  
    
Repurchase Agreements — 5.6%  

Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., 0.120%, dated 8/31/2017, to be repurchased at $10,618,336 on 9/1/2017, collateralized by U.S. Government Treasury Obligations with various maturities to 1/15/2024, with a market value of $10,835,417

  $ 10,618,301        10,618,301  

Agreement with Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 1.040%, dated 8/31/2017, to be repurchased at $10,000,289 on 9/1/2017, collateralized by a U.S. Government Treasury Obligation with a maturity of 5/15/2024, with a market value of $10,200,000

    10,000,000        10,000,000  
    

 

 

 
Total Repurchase Agreements        20,618,301  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.0%
(at amortized cost)

 

     368,748,953  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.0%        (160,186
    

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 368,588,767  
    

 

 

 
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

 

Description   Principal
Amount
    Value  
Certificates of Deposit — 17.6%  

Banks — 17.6%

   

Bank of Nova Scotia/Houston, 1.408% (LIBOR 1 Month+18 basis points), 5/18/2018 (7)

  $ 2,000,000     $ 2,000,035  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia/New York:

   

1.397% (LIBOR 1 Month+17 basis points), 8/15/2018 (7)

    2,500,000       2,499,818  

1.571% (LIBOR 3 Month+26 basis points), 2/2/2018 (7)

    2,000,000       2,002,207  

HSBC Bank USA NA:

   

1.561% (LIBOR 1 Month+33 basis points), 3/20/2018 (7)

    2,500,000       2,503,120  

1.709% (LIBOR 1 Month+48 basis points), 10/13/2017 (7)

    2,500,000       2,501,496  

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp.:

   

1.399% (LIBOR 1 Month+17 basis points), 12/11/2017 (7)

    2,650,000       2,650,474  

1.411% (LIBOR 1 Month+18 basis points), 2/9/2018 (7)

    2,500,000       2,500,266  

1.462% (LIBOR 1 Month+23 basis points), 11/1/2017 (7)

    1,500,000       1,500,576  

Mizuho Bank, Ltd.:

   

1.411% (LIBOR 1 Month+18 basis points), 11/10/2017 (7)

    2,000,000       2,000,647  

1.512% (LIBOR 1 Month+28 basis points), 12/1/2017 (7)

    2,500,000       2,501,454  

1.632% (LIBOR 1 Month+40 basis points), 9/1/2017 (7)

    2,500,000       2,500,034  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 1.531% (LIBOR 1 Month+30 basis points), 9/21/2017 (7)

    2,500,000       2,500,516  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp./New York, 1.358% (LIBOR 1 Month+13 basis points), 9/18/2017 (7)

    2,500,000       2,500,170  

Svenska Handelsbanken, Inc., 1.527% (LIBOR 1 Month+30 basis points), 9/15/2017 (7)

    2,500,000       2,500,374  

Swedbank (New York):

   

1.150%, 9/7/2017

    7,500,000       7,500,012  

1.160%, 9/6/2017

    7,500,000       7,500,024  

Toronto Dominion Bank:

   

1.431% (LIBOR 1 Month+20 basis points), 8/10/2018 (7)

    2,375,000       2,375,577  

1.569% (LIBOR 1 Month+34 basis points), 3/13/2018 (7)

    2,500,000       2,503,159  

1.672% (LIBOR 1 Month+44 basis points), 11/1/2017 (7)

    2,000,000       2,001,501  

1.748% (LIBOR 1 Month+52 basis points), 11/20/2017 (7)

    2,000,000       2,002,177  

1.751% (LIBOR 1 Month+52 basis points), 1/10/2018 (7)

    2,250,000       2,253,590  

Wells Fargo Bank NA:

   

1.366% (LIBOR 1 Month+13 basis points), 12/19/2017 (7)

    3,000,000       3,000,480  

1.401% (LIBOR 1 Month+17 basis points), 4/20/2018 (7)

    2,500,000       2,500,377  

1.664% (LIBOR 3 Month+35 basis points), 11/16/2017 (7)

    1,850,000       1,851,593  

1.669% (LIBOR 1 Month+44 basis points), 2/14/2018 (7)

    2,500,000       2,503,759  

1.699% (LIBOR 1 Month+47 basis points), 10/11/2017 (7)

    2,000,000       2,001,126  
   

 

 

 

Total Certificates of Deposit
(identified cost $70,625,926)

 

    70,654,562  
   
Description   Principal
Amount
    Value  
Commercial Paper — 59.1%  

Asset-Backed Securities — 33.1%

 

 

Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC:

   

1.060%, 9/1/2017 (6)(11)

  $ 8,000,000     $ 7,999,730  

1.440%, 9/21/2017 (6)(11)

    2,500,000       2,498,182  

1.552% (LIBOR 1 Month+32 basis points), 1/2/2018 (6)(7)

    2,500,000       2,500,040  

1.567% (LIBOR 1 Month+34 basis points), 12/15/2017 (7)

    2,500,000       2,500,034  

Bedford Row Funding Corp.:

   

1.372% (LIBOR 1 Month+14 basis points), 3/1/2018 (6)(7)

    2,500,000       2,500,070  

1.449% (LIBOR 1 Month+22 basis points), 6/11/2018 (6)(7)

    3,000,000       3,000,718  

1.451% (LIBOR 1 Month+22 basis points), 2/21/2018 (6)(7)

    2,250,000       2,250,915  

1.455% (LIBOR 1 Month+22 basis points), 8/17/2018 (6)(7)

    2,500,000       2,499,923  

1.498% (LIBOR 1 Month+27 basis points), 12/18/2017 (6)(7)

    2,500,000       2,501,261  

1.712% (LIBOR 3 Month+41 basis points), 10/6/2017 (6)(7)

    2,500,000       2,501,276  

Chesham Finance Ltd., 1.180%, 9/1/2017 (6)(11)

    15,500,000       15,499,492  

Crown Point Capital Co. LLC:

   

1.310%, 10/31/2017 (6)(11)

    2,500,000       2,494,464  

1.320%, 10/17/2017 (6)(11)

    3,500,000       3,494,137  

Gotham Funding Corp., 1.320%, 10/2/2017 (6)(11)

    3,500,000       3,496,117  

Kells Funding LLC, 1.210%, 9/13/2017 (6)(11)

    5,000,000       4,997,846  

Liberty Street Funding LLC:

   

1.290%, 9/25/2017 (6)(11)

    3,000,000       2,997,406  

1.310%, 10/17/2017 (6)(11)

    3,000,000       2,995,018  

1.310%, 10/25/2017 (6)(11)

    3,000,000       2,994,133  

Manhattan Asset Funding Co.:

   

1.220%, 9/19/2017 (6)(11)

    2,000,000       1,998,699  

1.371% (LIBOR 1 Month+14 basis points), 12/5/2017 (6)(7)

    3,000,000       2,999,933  

1.389% (LIBOR 1 Month+16 basis points), 2/8/2018 (6)(7)

    2,500,000       2,499,994  

1.399% (LIBOR 1 Month+16 basis points), 1/31/2018 (6)(7)

    2,500,000       2,500,064  

1.534% (LIBOR 1 Month+30 basis points), 9/28/2017 (6)(7)

    2,500,000       2,500,674  

Old Line Funding LLC:

   

1.351% (LIBOR 1 MonthLIBOR 1 Month+12 basis points), 12/4/2017 (6)(7)

    3,500,000       3,500,043  

1.351% (LIBOR 1 Month+12 basis points), 1/19/2018 (6)(7)

    2,500,000       2,500,046  

1.369% (LIBOR 1 Month+14 basis points), 11/8/2017 (6)(7)

    3,000,000       3,000,056  

Regency Markets No. 1 LLC:

   

1.210%, 9/7/2017 (6)(11)

    9,000,000       8,997,874  

1.230%, 9/15/2017 (6)(11)

    3,500,000       3,498,214  

1.230%, 9/26/2017 (6)(11)

    3,000,000       2,997,298  

Ridgefield Funding Co. LLC:

   

1.300%, 9/18/2017 (6)(11)

    4,660,000       4,657,132  

1.388% (LIBOR 1 Month+16 basis points), 12/18/2017 (6)(7)

    3,500,000       3,500,540  

1.409% (LIBOR 1 Month+18 basis points), 1/11/2018 (6)(7)

    2,500,000       2,500,132  

Starbird Funding Corp., 1.280%, 9/12/2017 (6)(11)

    3,750,000       3,748,474  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Institutional Prime Money Market Fund (continued)

 

Description   Principal
Amount
    Value  
Commercial Paper (continued)  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

 

 

Thunder Bay Funding LLC:

   

1.349% (LIBOR 1 Month+12 basis points), 12/8/2017 (6)(7)

  $ 3,000,000     $ 3,000,038  

1.349% (LIBOR 1 Month+12 basis points), 1/12/2018 (6)(7)

    3,000,000       3,000,052  

1.465% (LIBOR 1 Month+23 basis points), 6/22/2018 (6)(7)

    2,500,000       2,500,098  

Victory Receivables Corp., 1.260%, 9/8/2017 (6)(11)

    3,500,000       3,499,068  
   

 

 

 
      133,119,191  

Automobiles — 2.4%

   

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.:

   

1.401% (LIBOR 1 Month+17 basis points), 3/12/2018 (7)

    4,000,000       4,000,866  

1.412% (LIBOR 1 Month+18 basis points), 4/27/2018 (7)

    3,000,000       3,000,013  

1.418% (LIBOR 1 Month+19 basis points), 5/10/2018 (7)

    2,500,000       2,499,938  
   

 

 

 
      9,500,817  

Diversified Financial Services — 5.3%

 

 

Collateralized Commercial Paper Co. LLC:

   

1.536% (LIBOR 1 Month+30 basis points), 10/23/2017 (7)

    2,500,000       2,501,137  

1.584% (LIBOR 1 Month+35 basis points), 11/28/2017 (7)

    2,500,000       2,501,877  

JP Morgan Securities LLC:

   

1.385% (LIBOR 1 Month+15 basis points), 12/22/2017 (7)

    3,000,000       3,000,674  

1.431% (LIBOR 1 Month+20 basis points), 4/6/2018 (7)

    2,500,000       2,501,130  

1.481% (LIBOR 1 Month+25 basis points), 9/5/2017 (7)

    2,500,000       2,500,114  

National Rural Utilities:

   

1.080%, 9/1/2017 (11)

    3,250,000       3,249,895  

1.140%, 9/18/2017 (11)

    5,000,000       4,997,027  
   

 

 

 
      21,251,854  

Foreign Banks — 10.0%

 

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 1.429% (LIBOR 1 Month+20 basis points), 5/11/2018 (6)(7)

    2,500,000       2,501,552  

DNB Bank ASA, 1.160%, 9/5/2017 (6)(11)

    10,000,000       9,998,401  

HSBC Bank PLC, 1.568% (LIBOR 1 Month+34 basis points), 9/15/2017 (6)(7)

    3,250,000       3,250,543  

National Australia Bank, Ltd., 1.581% (LIBOR 1 Month+35 basis points), 3/6/2018 (6)(7)

    2,000,000       2,002,390  

Natixis, NY Branch, 1.070%, 9/1/2017 (11)

    15,000,000       14,999,515  

Suncorp Metway, Ltd.:

   

1.350%, 11/14/2017 (6)(11)

    2,000,000       1,994,396  

1.460%, 2/5/2018 (6)(11)

    3,000,000       2,980,698  
Description   Shares or
Principal
Amount
    Value  
Commercial Paper (continued)  

Foreign Banks (continued)

 

Westpac Banking Corp., 1.657% (LIBOR 3 Month+35 basis points), 10/20/2017 (6)(7)

  $ 2,500,000     $ 2,501,509  
   

 

 

 
      40,229,004  

Machinery Manufacturing — 1.9%

 

Illinois Tool Works, Inc., 1.100%, 9/5/2017 (6)(11)

    5,000,000       4,999,185  

John Deere Capital Corp., 1.150%, 9/5/2017 (6)(11)

    2,500,000       2,499,614  
   

 

 

 
      7,498,799  

Pharmaceuticals — 2.5%

 

Novartis Finance Corp., 1.100%, 9/6/2017 (6)(11)

    10,000,000       9,998,193  

Winding Up Agencies — 3.9%

 

Erste Abwicklungsanstalt:

   

1.160%, 9/1/2017 (6)(11)

    5,000,000       4,999,842  

1.280%, 9/28/2017 (6)(11)

    3,000,000       2,997,265  

1.300%, 10/18/2017 (6)(11)

    2,500,000       2,496,010  

1.320%, 12/13/2017 (6)(11)

    2,500,000       2,490,662  

1.451% (LIBOR 1 MonthLIBOR 1 Month+22 basis points), 9/7/2017 (6)(7)

    2,500,000       2,500,143  
   

 

 

 
      15,483,922  
   

 

 

 

Total Commercial Paper
(identified cost $237,069,014)

 

    237,081,780  
Mutual Funds — 6.0%            

BlackRock Liquidity Funds T-Fund Portfolio —
Institutional Class, 0.890%

    8,201,139       8,201,139  

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio —
Institutional Class, 0.930%

    16,000,000       16,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds
(identified cost $24,201,139)

 

    24,201,139  
   
Repurchase Agreements — 17.4%  

Agreement with Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 1.040%, dated 8/31/2017, to be repurchased at $35,001,011 on 9/1/2017, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 7/1/2047, with a market value of $35,610,746

  $ 35,000,000       35,000,000  

Agreement with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 1.080%, dated 8/31/2017, to be repurchased at $35,001,050 on 9/1/2017, collateralized by a U.S. Government Agency Obligation with a maturity of 3/1/2042, with a market value of $35,588,647

    35,000,000       35,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements
(identified cost $70,000,000)

 

    70,000,000  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.1%
(identified cost $401,896,079)

 

    401,937,481  
Other Assets and Liabilities — (0.1)%       (313,521
   

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 401,623,960  
   

 

 

 
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Notes to Schedules of Investments    

 

The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets for each Fund as of August 31, 2017. Call dates contained within the Schedules of Investments represent the next possible date the security can be redeemed, at the option of the issuer, determined as of August 31, 2017. Maturity dates contained within the Schedules of Investments represent the stated legal maturity date or mandatory put date. Certain securities may be subject to demand features which allow the security to be redeemed prior to final maturity date. In accordance with Rule 2a-7, securities held in the money market funds provide for the return of principal and interest within 397 days due to a scheduled final maturity date or through specific demand features. Demand features entitle a Fund to receive the principal amount of the instrument from the issuer or a third party (1) on no more than 30 calendar days’ notice or (2) at specified intervals not exceeding 397 calendar days.

 

* A Summary Schedule of Investments is presented for this portfolio. A complete Schedule of Investments is available by accessing the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. For all items listed as “Other securities” in this summary Schedule of Investments, this represents issues not identified as top-fifty unaffiliated holdings in terms of value and issues or issuers not exceeding one percent individually or in aggregate, respectively, as of August 31, 2017. In certain instances, securities for which footnotes listed below may otherwise apply are included in the “Other securities” caption.
(1) Certain shares or principal amounts are temporarily on loan to unaffiliated brokers-dealers.
(2) Non-income producing.
(3) Please refer to Note 2, subsection Securities Lending, in the Notes to Financial Statements.
(4) Denotes an investment in an affiliated entity. Please refer to Note 6, subsection Investments in Affiliated Issuers, in the Notes to Financial Statements.
(5) Participation notes are issued by banks or broker-dealers and are designed to offer a return linked to the performance of a particular underlying equity security or market.
(6) Denotes a restricted security which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities have been deemed liquid based on criteria approved by the Board of Directors of the BMO Funds. At August 31, 2017 these securities amounted to:

 

Fund    Amount      % of Total
Net Assets
 

Disciplined International Equity Fund

   $ 194,485        0.27

TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

     8,350,821        70.27  

Alternative Strategies Fund

     

Long

     416,064        0.43  

Short

     229,668        0.24  

Global Long/Short Equity Fund

     

Long

     34,765        0.36  

Short

     246,517        2.54  

Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

     106,814,893        16.17  

Short Tax-Free Fund

     12,985,103        7.11  
Fund    Amount      % of Total
Net Assets
 

Short-Term Income Fund

   $ 28,175,927        11.61

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

     35,866,226        2.22  

Strategic Income Fund

     30,858,121        27.21  

TCH Corporate Income Fund

     30,278,443        11.81  

TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

     66,641,715        6.36  

High Yield Bond Fund

     5,115,442        38.42  

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

     34,170,000        10.85  

Prime Money Market Fund

     162,824,252        44.18  

Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

     188,829,560        47.02  
 

 

(7) Denotes a floating rate security. Floating rate securities are securities whose yields vary with a designated market index or market rate. These securities are shown at their current rates as of August 31, 2017.
(8) Purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.
(9) Issue is in default or bankruptcy.
(10) All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral for securities sold short.
(11) Each issue shows the rate of the discount at the time of purchase.
(12) Denotes a variable rate security.
(13) Issue represents an Auction Rate Security. An Auction Rate Security is a corporate or municipal bond debt instrument with a long nominal maturity for which the interest rate is regularly reset through a Dutch auction. The rate presented is either the rate set through the auction or the maximum interest rate provided for in the security issuance provision.
(14) Securities have redemption features that may delay redemption beyond seven days.
(15) Issue represents a convertible capital appreciation bond. These securities are tax-exempt bonds that originate as capital appreciation bonds with zero coupon features at time of issuance and convert to an interest paying bond at a pre-specified rate determined at time of issuance.
(16) Securities that are subject to alternative minimum tax of the Intermediate Tax-Free Fund portfolio represents 2.34%, as calculated based upon total portfolio market value.

 

 

The following acronyms may be referenced throughout this report:    

 

ACA          — American Capital Access Corporation

ADED        — Arkansas Department of Economic Development

ADR          — American Depository Receipt

AGC          — Assured Guaranty Corporation

AGM          — Assured Guaranty Municipal

AMBAC      — American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation

AMT          — Alternative Minimum Tax

BAM          — Build America Mutual Assurance Company

BHAC        — Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation

BMA          — Bond Market Association

CFC           — Cooperative Finance Corporation

CIFG          — CDC IXIS Financial Guaranty

CMI           — California Mortgage Insurance

COLL          — Collateralized

ETF            — Exchange Traded Fund

FDIC          — Federal Depository Insurance Corporation

FGIC          — Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation

FHA          — Federal Housing Administration

FHLB         — Federal Home Loan Bank

FHLMC       — Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

FNMA       — Federal National Mortgage Association

FRN          — Floating Rate Note

FSA           — Financial Security Assurance Corporation

GDR          — Global Depository Receipt

GNMA       — Government National Mortgage Association

GO            — Government Obligation

HFDC         — Health Facility Development Corporation

HUD          — Department of Housing and Urban Development

IDC           — Industrial Development Corporation

IMI            — Investors Mortgage Insurance Company

  

INS              — Insured

LIBOR          — London Interbank Offered Rate

LIQ              — Liquidity Agreement

LLC              — Limited Liability Corporation

LOC             — Letter of Credit

LP                — Limited Partnership

LT                — Limited Tax

MAC             — Municipal Assurance Corporation

MBIA           — Municipal Bond Insurance Association

MHF             — Maryland Housing Fund

MTN            — Medium Term Note

NATL-RE       — National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation

                       Reinsurance

PCA             — Pollution Control Authority

PLC             — Public Limited Company

PSF             — Permanent School Fund Guaranteed

PUFG           — Permanent University Fund Guarantee

Q-SBLF         — Qualified School Bond Loan Fund

RADIAN       — Radian Asset Assurance

REITs           — Real Estate Investment Trusts

REMIC          — Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

SAW            — State Aid Withholding

SIFMA          — Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association

TCRs            — Transferable Custody Receipts

TLGP            — Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program

TRANs          — Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes

UT               — Unlimited Tax

VRNs           — Variable Rate Notes

XLCA            — XL Capital Assurance

 

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    Low Volatility
Equity Fund
    Dividend
Income Fund
    Large-Cap
Value Fund
    Large-Cap
Growth Fund
    Mid-Cap
Value Fund
 

Assets:

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value

  $ 232,092,807 (1)    $ 166,292,864 (1)    $ 491,035,640 (1)    $ 503,042,233 (1)    $ 293,702,754 (1) 

Cash sweep investments in affiliated issuers, at value

    2,833,143       2,075,405       4,411,207       4,542,780       1,880,791  

Dividends and interest receivable

    410,003       427,427       1,062,397       560,103       383,379  

Receivable for capital stock sold

    192,719       95,260       272,314       383,251       105,659  

Prepaid expenses and other receivables

    13,917       13,525       20,049       21,507       27,036  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    235,542,589       168,904,481       496,801,607       508,549,874       296,099,619  

Liabilities:

 

Payable for return of securities lending collateral

    75,732,318       52,860,743       162,597,871       151,430,406       89,263,621  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

    248,024       372,498       258,996       385,350       113,515  

Payable to affiliates, net (Note 6)

    60,749       43,507       176,390       199,671       142,679  

Other liabilities

    40,330       46,025       72,658       79,019       75,836  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    76,081,421       53,322,773       163,105,915       152,094,446       89,595,651  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 159,461,168     $ 115,581,708     $ 333,695,692     $ 356,455,428     $ 206,503,968  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 136,485,151     $ 81,556,123     $ 257,602,366     $ 253,582,557     $ 170,180,285  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    19,364,495       22,840,439       52,017,446       86,651,320       27,068,744  

Accumulated net realized gain on investments

    3,151,309       10,661,810       23,173,582       15,876,085       8,236,155  

Undistributed net investment income

    460,213       523,336       902,298       345,466       1,018,784  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 159,461,168     $ 115,581,708     $ 333,695,692     $ 356,455,428     $ 206,503,968  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)

         

Investor class of shares:

         

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share

  $     $     $     $ 17.46     $  

Advisor class of shares:

         

Net asset value and redemption proceeds per share

    14.36       14.51       15.85       17.46       11.91  

Offering price per share(2)

    15.12       15.27       16.68       18.38       12.54  

Institutional class of shares:

         

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share

    14.42       14.47       15.88       17.60       11.89  

Retirement class R-3 of shares:

         

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share

                            11.84  

Retirement class R-6 of shares:

         

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share

                15.88       17.62       11.90  

Net assets:

         

Investor class of shares

  $     $     $     $ 74,358,963     $  

Advisor class of shares

    31,623,915       3,204,469       25,060,949       808,481       64,462,116  

Institutional class of shares

    127,837,253       112,377,239       307,156,339       278,435,992       127,304,443  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

                            23,954  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

                1,478,404       2,851,992       14,713,455  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 159,461,168     $ 115,581,708     $ 333,695,692     $ 356,455,428     $ 206,503,968  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding:

         

Investor class of shares

                      4,259,918        

Advisor class of shares

    2,201,464       220,776       1,580,963       46,318       5,411,834  

Institutional class of shares

    8,867,909       7,764,222       19,347,639       15,818,210       10,704,247  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

                            2,023  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

                93,093       161,877       1,235,973  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shares outstanding

    11,069,373       7,984,998       21,021,695       20,286,323       17,354,077  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments, at cost:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

  $ 212,728,312     $ 143,452,457     $ 439,018,220     $ 416,390,963     $ 266,634,010  

Cash sweep investments in affiliated issuers

    2,833,143       2,075,373       4,411,181       4,542,730       1,880,791  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments, at cost

  $ 215,561,455     $ 145,527,830     $ 443,429,401     $ 420,933,693     $ 268,514,801  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Including $74,313,568, $51,870,464, $159,551,804, $148,593,547 and $87,591,380, respectively, of securities on loan. A security on loan value represents both market value and accrued interest.
(2) Computation of offering price per share 100/95 of net asset value.

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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    Mid-Cap
Growth Fund
    Small-Cap
Value Fund
    Small-Cap
Core Fund
    Small-Cap
Growth Fund
    Global Low
Volatility
Equity Fund
 

Assets:

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value

  $ 166,532,187 (1)    $ 78,960,841 (1)    $ 28,881,929 (1)    $ 177,678,710 (1)    $ 50,278,220 (1) 

Cash sweep investments in affiliated issuers, at value

    1,947,313       588,562       369,001       1,560,493        

Cash denominated in foreign currencies

                            105,909 (2) 

Dividends and interest receivable

    88,001       46,173       14,315       37,388       128,023  

Receivable for investments sold

                      5,828,724       4,984,432  

Receivable for capital stock sold

    70,128       28,317       6,000       583,703        

Receivable from affiliates, net (Note 6)

                348              

Prepaid expenses and other receivables

    28,821       27,156       12,178       25,479       10,566  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    168,666,450       79,651,049       29,283,771       185,714,497       55,507,150  

Liabilities:

 

Payable for return of securities lending collateral

    55,413,816       15,189,775       9,591,857       40,411,406       1,201,607  

Payable for investments purchased

                      5,989,230        

Payable for capital stock redeemed

    90,778       96,068             98,559       5,000,000  

Payable for foreign tax expense

                            7,170  

Payable to affiliates, net (Note 6)

    72,617       18,448             151,420       24,541  

Other liabilities

    66,722       61,226       30,936       68,052       55,649  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    55,643,933       15,365,517       9,622,793       46,718,667       6,288,967  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 113,022,517     $ 64,285,532     $ 19,660,978     $ 138,995,830     $ 49,218,183  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 91,133,909     $ 54,828,650     $ 16,329,751     $ 111,119,631     $ 42,050,010  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency translation

    17,512,379       5,311,259       2,547,798       14,939,156       6,531,140  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

    4,376,229       4,117,399       782,831       13,424,119       (39,336

Undistributed net investment income (distributions in excess of net investment income)

          28,224       598       (487,076     676,369  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 113,022,517     $ 64,285,532     $ 19,660,978     $ 138,995,830     $ 49,218,183  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)

         

Advisor class of shares:

         

Net asset value and redemption proceeds per share

  $ 14.79     $ 13.30     $ 13.22     $ 18.37     $ 13.16  

Offering price per share(3)

    15.57       14.00       13.92       19.34       13.85  

Institutional class of shares:

         

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share

    15.39       13.47       13.30       19.00       13.20  

Retirement class R-3 of shares:

         

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share

    15.12       13.27                    

Retirement class R-6 of shares:

         

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share

    15.46       13.53                    

Net assets:

         

Advisor class of shares

  $ 17,944,744     $ 4,930,535     $ 2,612,070     $ 57,736,691     $ 997,288  

Institutional class of shares

    94,464,000       56,584,762       17,048,908       81,259,139       48,220,895  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    22,078       116,804                    

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    591,695       2,653,431                    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 113,022,517     $ 64,285,532     $ 19,660,978     $ 138,995,830     $ 49,218,183  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding:

         

Advisor class of shares

    1,213,597       370,843       197,512       3,142,568       75,799  

Institutional class of shares

    6,138,097       4,199,919       1,281,617       4,276,477       3,653,718  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    1,460       8,801                    

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    38,263       196,050                    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shares outstanding

    7,391,417       4,775,613       1,479,129       7,419,045       3,729,517  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments, at cost:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

  $ 149,019,808     $ 73,649,582     $ 26,334,131     $ 162,739,554     $ 43,756,970  

Cash sweep investments in affiliated issuers

    1,947,313       588,562       369,001       1,560,493        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments, at cost

  $ 150,967,121     $ 74,238,144     $ 26,703,132     $ 164,300,047     $ 43,756,970  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Including $54,375,708, $14,905,213, $9,412,165, $39,654,349 and $1,149,975, respectively, of securities on loan. A security on loan value represents both market value and accrued interest.
(2) Identified cost of cash denominated in foreign currencies is $99,730.
(3) Computation of offering price per share 100/95 of net asset value.

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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    Disciplined
International
Equity Fund
    Pyrford
International
Stock Fund
    LGM
Emerging
Markets
Equity Fund
    TCH
Emerging
Markets
Bond Fund
    Alternative
Strategies
Fund
 

Assets:

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value

  $ 76,404,318 (1)    $ 641,025,148 (1)    $ 162,813,959 (1)    $ 12,643,550 (1)    $ 96,908,339  

Purchased options, at value

                            859,080  

Cash

                      20,000       4,955  

Deposits held at broker for:

         

Securities sold short

                            13,032,430  

Options

                            1,739,487  

Futures contracts

                            1,848,200  

Forward foreign currency contracts

                            243,900  

Cash denominated in foreign currencies

    103,367 (2)      704,326 (2)      438,602 (2)            3,738 (2) 

Dividends and interest receivable

    307,025       4,483,555       244,888       159,889       160,393  

Receivable for investments sold

          203,264       316,883       108,032       2,447,275  

Receivable for capital stock sold

    69,298       25,860,609       167,547             54,931  

Receivable for daily variation margin on futures contracts

                            324,817  

Receivable for forward foreign currency contracts

                            876,068  

Receivable from affiliates, net (Note 6)

                      7,247        

Prepaid expenses and other receivables

    8,214       50,715       13,210       9,843       8,043  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    76,892,222       672,327,617       163,995,089       12,948,561       118,511,656  

Liabilities:

 

Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $17,499,532)

                            17,735,182  

Options written, at value (proceeds $1,739,501)

                            1,054,953  

Payable for dividends and interest on securities sold short

                            30,722  

Payable for return of securities lending collateral

    4,416,726       18,127,685       512,972       1,016,625        

Payable for investments purchased

    394       1,747,036       39,149             2,901,902  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

          1,904,065       118,993       10,733       22,235  

Payable for daily variation margin on futures contracts

                            95,963  

Payable for forward foreign currency contracts

                            675,671  

Payable for foreign tax expense

    2,803       140,362       751,865       201       211  

Payable to affiliates, net (Note 6)

    31,200       415,246       121,850             75,658  

Other liabilities

    53,057       253,638       93,449       37,469       178,978  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    4,504,180       22,588,032       1,638,278       1,065,028       22,771,475  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 72,388,042     $ 649,739,585     $ 162,356,811     $ 11,883,533     $ 95,740,181  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 65,449,080     $ 607,200,745     $ 128,661,783     $ 11,520,733     $ 89,777,534  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments, options, futures contracts and foreign currency translation

    10,902,421       66,591,524       39,190,730       387,866       3,652,728  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments, options, futures contracts and foreign currency transactions

    (4,932,303     (38,807,772     (6,740,776     (338,585     2,513,096  

Undistributed net investment income (distributions in excess of net investment income)

    968,844       14,755,088       1,245,074       313,519       (203,177
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 72,388,042     $ 649,739,585     $ 162,356,811     $ 11,883,533     $ 95,740,181  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)

         

Investor class of shares:

         

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share

  $     $ 13.16     $     $     $  

Advisor class of shares:

         

Net asset value and redemption proceeds per share

    11.17       13.16       15.93       10.66       10.74  

Offering price per share

    11.76 (3)      13.85 (3)      16.77 (3)      11.05 (4)      11.31 (3) 

Institutional class of shares:

         

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share

    11.19       13.21       15.97       10.35       10.81  

Retirement class R-3 of shares:

         

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share

          13.17                    

Retirement class R-6 of shares:

         

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share

          13.22                    

Class F-3 of shares:

         

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share

          13.22                    

Net assets:

         

Investor class of shares

  $     $ 6,162,257     $     $     $  

Advisor class of shares

    149,401       890,491       4,775,653       119,018       156,860  

Institutional class of shares

    72,238,641       593,746,432       157,581,158       11,764,515       95,583,321  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

          25,623                    

Retirement class R-6 of shares

          48,888,994                    

Class F-3 of shares

          25,788                    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 72,388,042     $ 649,739,585     $ 162,356,811     $ 11,883,533     $ 95,740,181  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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    Disciplined
International
Equity Fund
    Pyrford
International
Stock Fund
    LGM
Emerging
Markets
Equity Fund
    TCH
Emerging
Markets
Bond Fund
    Alternative
Strategies
Fund
 

Shares outstanding:

         

Investor class of shares

          468,390                    

Advisor class of shares

    13,375       67,686       299,807       11,168       14,601  

Institutional class of shares

    6,455,738       44,948,939       9,867,658       1,137,182       8,845,309  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

          1,946                    

Retirement class R-6 of shares

          3,696,876                    

Class F-3 of shares

          1,950                    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shares outstanding

    6,469,113       49,185,787       10,167,465       1,148,350       8,859,910  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments, at cost:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

  $ 65,508,394     $ 574,468,865     $ 123,602,422     $ 12,254,857     $ 93,547,352  

Purchased options

                            1,445,988  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments, at cost

  $ 65,508,394     $ 574,468,865     $ 123,602,422     $ 12,254,857     $ 94,993,340  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Including $4,228,706, $17,373,890, $491,205 and $995,570, respectively, of securities on loan. A security on loan value represents both market value and accrued interest.
(2) Identified cost of cash denominated in foreign currencies are $102,904, $701,572, $460,906 and $8,017, respectively.
(3) Computation of offering price per share 100/95 of net asset value.
(4) Computation of offering price per share 100/96.5 of net asset value.

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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    Global
Long/Short
Equity Fund
    Ultra Short
Tax-Free Fund
    Short
Tax-Free Fund
    Short-Term
Income Fund
    Intermediate
Tax-Free Fund
 

Assets:

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value

  $ 13,468,143 (1)    $ 682,030,366     $ 174,198,287     $ 287,230,049 (1)    $ 1,604,996,902  

Cash sweep investments in affiliated issuers, at value

          80,322       115,488       4,464,102       79,783  

Investments in other affiliated issuers, at value

                866,132             5,108,497  

Cash

          1,000       1,000             1,000  

Cash denominated in foreign currencies

    1,386 (2)                         

Dividends and interest receivable

    27,556       2,429,893       1,428,365       907,764       15,905,509  

Receivable for investments sold

          8,200,888       8,940,507              

Receivable for capital stock sold

          1,141,445       156,530       3,284,807       1,424,821  

Receivable from affiliates, net (Note 6)

    9,153                          

Prepaid expenses and other receivables

    7,284       15,756       11,471       20,228       26,011  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    13,513,522       693,899,670       185,717,780       295,906,950       1,627,542,523  

Liabilities:

 

Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $3,171,194)

    3,454,239                          

Payable for dividends and interest on securities sold short

    1,807                          

Payable for return of securities lending collateral

    310,539                   50,854,186        

Payable for investments purchased

          29,292,677       1,829,914             6,497,588  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

          3,673,351       1,022,427       2,197,710       1,518,048  

Payable for foreign tax expense

    789                          

Payable to affiliates, net (Note 6)

          132,945       47,496       55,633       566,067  

Payable for income distribution

          338,757       141,018       148,910       658,172  

Other liabilities

    49,078       74,650       56,509       61,403       138,893  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    3,816,452       33,512,380       3,097,364       53,317,842       9,378,768  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 9,697,070     $ 660,387,290     $ 182,620,416     $ 242,589,108     $ 1,618,163,755  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 8,520,769     $ 659,590,565     $ 181,253,435     $ 242,931,457     $ 1,558,090,752  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency translation

    944,614       608,023       1,607,516       1,313,582       72,717,440  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

    224,365       204,338       (240,070     (1,657,291     (12,860,202

Undistributed net investment income (distributions in excess of net investment income)

    7,322       (15,636     (465     1,360       215,765  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 9,697,070     $ 660,387,290     $ 182,620,416     $ 242,589,108     $ 1,618,163,755  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)

         

Investor class of shares:

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share

  $     $     $     $     $ 11.37  

Advisor class of shares:

 

Net asset value and redemption proceeds per share

    12.22       10.08       10.22       9.39       11.37  

Offering price per share

    12.86 (3)      10.29 (4)      10.43 (4)      9.58 (4)      11.78 (5) 

Institutional class of shares:

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share

    12.25       10.08       10.22       9.40       11.37  

Net assets:

 

Investor class of shares

  $     $     $     $     $ 975,663,588  

Advisor class of shares

    729,758       34,696,297       7,165,834       33,311,368       10,841,713  

Institutional class of shares

    8,967,312       625,690,993       175,454,582       209,277,740       631,658,454  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 9,697,070     $ 660,387,290     $ 182,620,416     $ 242,589,108     $ 1,618,163,755  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding:

 

Investor class of shares

                            85,781,846  

Advisor class of shares

    59,730       3,440,971       701,432       3,549,415       953,217  

Institutional class of shares

    731,994       62,090,069       17,163,320       22,256,627       55,550,449  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shares outstanding

    791,724       65,531,040       17,864,752       25,806,042       142,285,512  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments, at cost:

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

  $ 12,240,446     $ 681,422,343     $ 172,589,947     $ 285,916,555     $ 1,532,274,601  

Cash sweep investments in affiliated issuers

          80,322       115,488       4,464,014       79,783  

Investments in other affiliated issuers

                866,956             5,113,358  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments, at cost

  $ 12,240,446     $ 681,502,665     $ 173,572,391     $ 290,380,569     $ 1,537,467,742  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Including $302,768 and $49,901,497, respectively, of securities on loan. A security on loan value represents both market value and accrued interest.
(2) Identified cost of cash denominated in foreign currencies is $1,424.
(3) Computation of offering price per share 100/95 of net asset value.
(4) Computation of offering price per share 100/98 of net asset value.
(5) Computation of offering price per share 100/96.5 of net asset value.

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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    Strategic
Income Fund
    TCH
Corporate
Income Fund
    TCH
Core Plus
Bond Fund
    High Yield
Bond Fund
 

Assets:

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value

  $ 135,746,665 (1)    $ 309,045,607 (1)    $ 1,203,975,772 (1)    $ 12,774,444  

Cash sweep investments in affiliated issuers, at value

    938,029       4,410,836       46,560,055       360,045  

Deposit held at broker

    100,000       250,000       250,000        

Dividends and interest receivable

    1,183,527       2,092,348       6,113,300       207,397  

Receivable for investments sold

    695,816                    

Receivable for capital stock sold

    19,704       829,177       2,484,534       569  

Receivable from affiliates, net (Note 6)

                      16,209  

Prepaid expenses and other receivables

    24,785       21,087       22,898       16,290  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    138,708,526       316,649,055       1,259,406,559       13,374,954  

Liabilities:

 

Payable for return of securities lending collateral

    24,164,624       59,729,711       210,537,373        

Payable for investments purchased

    973,144                    

Payable for capital stock redeemed

    38,635       123,528       946,357       1,271  

Payable to affiliates, net (Note 6)

    45,468       88,382       261,772        

Payable for income distribution

    28,279       225,152       232,139       10,281  

Other liabilities

    65,889       60,053       94,630       50,053  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    25,316,039       60,226,826       212,072,271       61,605  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 113,392,487     $ 256,422,229     $ 1,047,334,288     $ 13,313,349  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

 

Paid-in capital

  $ 115,228,862     $ 249,924,716     $ 1,029,220,474     $ 16,059,593  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    2,191,091       6,219,580       19,723,438       498,576  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

    (4,012,540     280,631       (1,596,519     (3,235,433

Distributions in excess of net investment income

    (14,926     (2,698     (13,105     (9,387
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 113,392,487     $ 256,422,229     $ 1,047,334,288     $ 13,313,349  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)

       

Investor class of shares:

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share

  $ 9.45     $ 13.20     $ 11.79     $  

Advisor class of shares:

 

Net asset value and redemption proceeds per share

    9.45       13.20       11.79       9.58  

Offering price per share(2)

    9.79       13.68       12.22       9.93  

Institutional class of shares:

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share

    9.44       13.19       11.78       9.57  

Net assets:

 

Investor class of shares

  $ 73,488,107     $ 120,745,358     $ 68,946,379     $  

Advisor class of shares

    18,353,839       1,384,266       3,336,844       1,010,341  

Institutional class of shares

    21,550,541       134,292,605       975,051,065       12,303,008  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 113,392,487     $ 256,422,229     $ 1,047,334,288     $ 13,313,349  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding:

 

Investor class of shares

    7,778,142       9,145,304       5,849,353        

Advisor class of shares

    1,942,612       104,846       283,095       105,492  

Institutional class of shares

    2,282,544       10,183,020       82,745,549       1,285,869  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shares outstanding

    12,003,298       19,433,170       88,877,997       1,391,361  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments, at cost:

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

  $ 133,555,574     $ 302,826,027     $ 1,184,253,226     $ 12,275,868  

Cash sweep investments in affiliated issuers

    938,029       4,410,836       46,559,163       360,045  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments, at cost

  $ 134,493,603     $ 307,236,863     $ 1,230,812,389     $ 12,635,913  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Including $23,711,930, $58,610,750 and $206,593,220, respectively, of securities on loan. A security on loan value represents both market value and accrued interest.
(2) Computation of offering price per share 100/96.5 of net asset value.

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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    Government
Money
Market Fund
    Tax-Free
Money
Market Fund
    Prime
Money
Market Fund
    Institutional
Prime Money
Market Fund
 

Assets:

       

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value

  $ 2,826,442,412     $ 319,482,869     $ 348,130,652     $ 331,937,481  

Investments in repurchase agreements

    608,302,536             20,618,301       70,000,000  

Cash

          1,000             3,000  

Dividends and interest receivable

    1,410,588       512,113       166,259       137,127  

Receivable for capital stock sold

    60,406                    

Prepaid expenses and other receivables

    15,874       19,697       18,276       19,547  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    3,436,231,816       320,015,679       368,933,488       402,097,155  

Liabilities:

       

Payable for investments purchased

    349,965,000       5,000,000              

Payable to affiliates, net (Note 6)

    638,439       34,194       86,578       11,974  

Payable for income distribution

    1,938,044       135,746       181,345       360,165  

Other liabilities

    86,959       44,326       76,798       101,056  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    352,628,442       5,214,266       344,721       473,195  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 3,083,603,374     $ 314,801,413     $ 368,588,767     $ 401,623,960  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

       

Paid-in capital

  $ 3,083,603,515     $ 314,801,359     $ 368,612,742     $ 401,566,073  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

                      41,402  

Accumulated net realized gain on investments

    900       24,255       87       33  

Undistributed net investment income
(distributions in excess of net investment income)

    (1,041     (24,201     (24,062     16,452  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 3,083,603,374     $ 314,801,413     $ 368,588,767     $ 401,623,960  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share   (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)

       

Investor class of shares:

       

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share

  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.0001  

Premier class of shares:

       

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share

    1.00       1.00       1.00       1.0001  

Net assets:

       

Investor class of shares

  $ 814,242,090     $ 76,029,311     $ 202,251,252     $ 1,421,404  

Premier class of shares

    2,269,361,284       238,772,102       166,337,515       400,202,556  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 3,083,603,374     $ 314,801,413     $ 368,588,767     $ 401,623,960  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding:

       

Investor class of shares

    814,243,487       76,026,926       202,313,238       1,421,281  

Premier class of shares

    2,269,360,028       238,802,101       166,299,555       400,167,550  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shares outstanding

    3,083,603,515       314,829,027       368,612,793       401,588,831  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments, at cost:

       

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

  $ 3,434,744,948     $ 319,482,869     $ 368,748,953     $ 401,896,079  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments, at cost

  $ 3,434,744,948     $ 319,482,869     $ 368,748,953     $ 401,896,079  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Statements of Operations   BMO Funds

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
    Low Volatility
Equity Fund
    Dividend
Income Fund
    Large-Cap
Value Fund
    Large-Cap
Growth Fund
    Mid-Cap
Value Fund
 

Investment income:

         

Dividend income from:

         

Unaffiliated issuers

  $ 3,620,907 (1)    $ 3,392,440     $ 6,699,101     $ 3,879,281     $ 3,993,078  

Affiliated issuers

    21,760       15,692       38,584       43,549       28,896  

Net securities lending income (Note 6)

    105,900       83,857       217,322       229,074       146,626  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

    3,748,567       3,491,989       6,955,007       4,151,904       4,168,600  

Expenses:

         

Investment advisory fees (Note 6)

    798,321       584,597       1,630,918       1,518,543       1,511,577  

Shareholder servicing fees (Note 6)

                337,030       403,832       271,592  

Administration fees (Note 6)

    239,496       175,379       487,801       454,021       311,151  

Portfolio accounting fees

    73,806       60,608       135,649       131,733       117,799  

Recordkeeping fees

    34,079       27,776       79,379       96,492       90,086  

Custodian fees (Note 6)

    7,423       5,434       15,164       14,133       10,252  

Registration fees

    35,424       33,738       70,165       68,300       66,093  

Professional fees

    23,610       23,610       23,990       23,990       23,990  

Printing and postage

    20,904       38,185       44,175       40,601       54,073  

Directors’ fees

    13,333       13,333       13,333       13,333       13,333  

Distribution services fees (Note 6):

         

Advisor class

    67,829       164,465       40,851       1,349       50,699  

Retirement class R-3

                            116  

Miscellaneous

    6,669       5,311       11,337       10,123       10,287  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    1,320,894       1,132,436       2,889,792       2,776,450       2,531,048  

Deduct:

         

Expense waivers (Note 6)

    (214,704     (207,995     (67,008     (94,996     (43,876
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

    1,106,190       924,441       2,822,784       2,681,454       2,487,172  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2,642,377       2,567,548       4,132,223       1,470,450       1,681,428  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:

         

Net realized gain on transactions from:

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

    3,957,705       11,549,944       26,065,495       18,479,605       46,313,287  

Investments in affiliated issuers

    299       73       1,358       1,391       1,383  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net realized gain

    3,958,004       11,550,017       26,066,853       18,480,996       46,314,670  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

    4,847,208       2,280,340       14,277,360       39,702,441       (20,600,805

Investments in affiliated issuers

          32       26       50        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    4,847,208       2,280,372       14,277,386       39,702,491       (20,600,805
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    8,805,212       13,830,389       40,344,239       58,183,487       25,713,865  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 11,447,589     $ 16,397,937     $ 44,476,462     $ 59,653,937     $ 27,395,293  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Net of foreign taxes withheld of $4,561.

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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    Mid-Cap
Growth Fund
    Small-Cap
Value Fund
    Small-Cap
Core Fund
    Small-Cap
Growth Fund
    Global Low
Volatility
Equity Fund
 

Investment income:

         

Dividend income from:

         

Unaffiliated issuers

  $ 1,007,493 (1)    $ 878,521 (2)    $ 159,554 (2)    $ 824,535     $ 1,420,974 (1) 

Affiliated issuers

    18,016       9,724       2,946       24,748        

Net securities lending income (Note 6)

    86,241       55,213       15,512       457,173       6,805  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

    1,111,750       943,458       178,012       1,306,456       1,427,779  

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fees (Note 6)

    804,195       462,184       111,610       1,471,741       326,874  

Shareholder servicing fees (Note 6)

    163,287                   214,723        

Administration fees (Note 6)

    175,873       98,504       25,756       306,628       75,432  

Portfolio accounting fees

    87,627       67,346       33,750       86,715       55,605  

Recordkeeping fees

    81,631       50,244       23,131       55,821       23,177  

Custodian fees (Note 6)

    5,455       3,135       799       9,471       71,660  

Registration fees

    66,077       53,696       30,315       42,756       30,634  

Professional fees

    23,990       23,610       23,610       23,990       23,915  

Printing and postage

    44,033       54,655       6,886       56,838       6,657  

Directors’ fees

    13,333       13,333       13,333       13,333       13,333  

Distribution services fees (Note 6):

         

Advisor class

    29,588       95,691       3,434       46,513       1,419  

Retirement class R-3

    105       519                    

Miscellaneous

    8,120       5,518       2,795       15,430       12,632  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    1,503,314       928,435       275,419       2,343,959       641,338  

Deduct:

         

Expense waivers (Note 6)

    (148,063     (166,953     (117,281     (5,110     (211,613
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

    1,355,251       761,482       158,138       2,338,849       429,725  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (243,501     181,976       19,874       (1,032,393     998,054  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency:

         

Net realized gain on transactions from:

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

    30,467,203       9,972,454       952,281       81,423,920       307,488  

Investments in affiliated issuers

    689       216       95       1,531        

Foreign currency transactions

                            (23,988
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net realized gain

    30,467,892       9,972,670       952,376       81,425,451       283,500  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

    (11,980,712     (2,759,597     1,428,444       (53,783,096     2,417,478  

Foreign currency translations

                            10,749  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (11,980,712     (2,759,597     1,428,444       (53,783,096     2,428,227  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency

    18,487,180       7,213,073       2,380,820       27,642,355       2,711,727  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 18,243,679     $ 7,395,049     $ 2,400,694     $ 26,609,962     $ 3,709,781  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Net of foreign taxes withheld of $2,530 and $87,057, respectively.
(2) Non-cash dividends amounted to $147,301 and $17,755, respectively.

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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    Disciplined
International
Equity Fund
    Pyrford
International
Stock Fund
    LGM
Emerging
Markets

Equity Fund
    TCH
Emerging
Markets

Bond Fund
    Alternative
Strategies
Fund
 

Investment income:

         

Dividend income from:

         

Unaffiliated issuers

  $ 1,925,768 (1)    $ 22,265,547 (1)    $ 3,242,582 (1)    $ 5,093     $ 1,129,361 (1)(3) 

Interest income

                      625,596       1,000,987 (3) 

Net securities lending income (Note 6)

    36,575       273,392       4,390       6,352        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

    1,962,343       22,538,939       3,246,972       637,041       2,130,348  

Expenses:

         

Investment advisory fees (Note 6)

    388,006       4,616,251       1,304,225       73,045       1,734,588  

Shareholder servicing fees (Note 6)

          215,123                    

Administration fees (Note 6)

    97,001       893,292       217,371       19,921       157,472  

Portfolio accounting fees

    45,920       91,397       49,437       50,707       317,705  

Recordkeeping fees

    22,409       493,295       32,782       21,570       23,657  

Custodian fees (Note 6)

    75,294       312,038       254,200       3,106       370,157  

Registration fees

    53,530       76,948       36,082       30,666       34,319  

Professional fees

    23,461       24,390       30,215       27,066       59,480  

Printing and postage

    6,601       44,185       40,960       7,043       6,913  

Directors’ fees

    13,333       13,333       13,333       13,333       13,333  

Interest expense and dividends on securities sold short

                            836,747  

Distribution services fees (Note 6):

         

Advisor class

    334       694       110,747       593       573  

Retirement class R-3

          120                    

Miscellaneous

    14,405       14,008       27,318       3,713       11,918  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    740,294       6,795,074       2,116,670       250,763       3,566,862  

Deduct:

         

Expense waivers (Note 6)

    (157,950     (560,420     (339,413     (137,519     (730,384
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

    582,344       6,234,654       1,777,257       113,244       2,836,478  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    1,379,999       16,304,285       1,469,715       523,797       (706,130

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, options, futures contracts and foreign currency:

         

Net realized gain (loss) on transactions from:

 

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

    (968,406     (9,737,039     1,815,795 (2)      (111,397     7,513,102  

Foreign currency transactions

    18,574       (286,543     (119,866     (3,193     (881,295

Forward contracts

                            438,847  

Futures contracts

                            636,116  

Purchased options

                            (872,774

Written options

                            1,647,284  

Short sales

                            (2,961,988
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net realized gain (loss)

    (949,832     (10,023,582     1,695,929       (114,590     5,519,292  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

    10,636,880       59,287,847       17,592,021       171,149       (909,527

Futures contracts

                            179,786  

Forward contracts

                            189,412  

Purchased options

                            (331,039

Written options

                            336,447  

Short sales

                            439,680  

Foreign currency translations

    5,586       66,893       (22,684     (804     118  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    10,642,466       59,354,740       17,569,337       170,345       (95,123
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments, options, futures contracts and foreign currency

    9,692,634       49,331,158       19,265,266       55,755       5,424,169  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 11,072,633     $ 65,635,443     $ 20,734,981     $ 579,552     $ 4,718,039  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Net of foreign taxes withheld of $169,082, $1,820,670, $310,644 and $422, respectively.
(2) Net of foreign taxes withheld of $822,045, $717,474 of which is related to appreciated investments held at period end.
(3) Non-cash dividend and Paid-in-kind interest amounted to $123,691 and $3,368, respectively.

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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    Global
Long/Short
Equity Fund
    Ultra Short
Tax-Free Fund
    Short
Tax-Free Fund
    Short-Term
Income Fund
    Intermediate
Tax-Free Fund
 

Investment income:

         

Dividend income from:

         

Unaffiliated issuers

  $ 175,243 (1)    $     $     $ 178,715     $ 671,819  

Affiliated issuers

          6,215       9,835       55,426       53,517  

Interest income

          7,579,698       3,273,608       5,005,838       50,875,140  

Net securities lending income (Note 6)

    1,530                   92,724        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

    176,773       7,585,913       3,283,443       5,332,703       51,600,476  

Expenses:

         

Investment advisory fees (Note 6)

    72,295       1,019,790       358,602       490,064       1,954,524  

Shareholder servicing fees (Note 6)

          89,795       33,777       103,883       2,719,878  

Administration fees (Note 6)

    10,844       914,685       275,212       380,459       2,496,786  

Portfolio accounting fees

    47,146       245,717       153,791       135,795       468,796  

Recordkeeping fees

    22,816       39,536       37,255       51,679       52,170  

Custodian fees (Note 6)

    24,540       28,348       8,527       11,780       77,318  

Registration fees

    53,635       61,835       46,764       49,217       74,458  

Professional fees

    26,006       28,320       28,320       28,320       28,320  

Printing and postage

    6,907       11,527       10,345       12,796       61,122  

Directors’ fees

    13,333       13,333       13,333       13,333       13,333  

Interest expense and dividends on securities sold short

    59,502                          

Distribution services fees (Note 6):

         

Advisor class

    1,459       23,562       10,444       23,865       8,137  

Miscellaneous

    10,827       19,544       7,559       9,592       49,880  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    349,310       2,495,992       983,929       1,310,783       8,004,722  

Deduct:

         

Expense waivers (Note 6)

    (190,751     (552,571     (223,371     (295,091     (182,371
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

    158,559       1,943,421       760,558       1,015,692       7,822,351  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    18,214       5,642,492       2,522,885       4,317,011       43,778,125  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency:

         

Net realized gain (loss) on transactions from:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

    294,718       727,984       (226,841     236,882       (11,059,808

Investments in affiliated issuers

                      218        

Foreign currency transactions

    457                          

Short sales

    (46,199                        

Net realized gain on capital gains distributions from:

         

Investments in affiliated issuers

                895             5,281  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net realized gain (loss)

    248,976       727,984       (225,946     237,100       (11,054,527

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

    953,226       208,911       (181,247     (716,487     (26,177,041

Investments in affiliated issuers

                864       88       5,093  

Short sales

    (240,445                        

Foreign currency translations

    (27                        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    712,754       208,911       (180,383     (716,399     (26,171,948
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

    961,730       936,895       (406,329     (479,299     (37,226,475
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 979,944     $ 6,579,387     $ 2,116,556     $ 3,837,712     $ 6,551,650  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Net of foreign taxes withheld of $10,985.

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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    Strategic
Income Fund
    TCH
Corporate
Income Fund
    TCH
Core Plus
Bond Fund
    High Yield
Bond Fund
 

Investment income:

       

Dividend income from:

       

Affiliated issuers

  $ 11,067     $ 77,149     $ 268,202     $ 8,277  

Interest income

    3,176,016       7,402,926       28,444,864       2,537,723  

Net securities lending income (Note 6)

    10,262       70,178       344,146        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

    3,197,345       7,550,253       29,057,212       2,546,000  

Expenses:

       

Investment advisory fees (Note 6)

    242,483       444,534       1,272,636       208,206  

Shareholder servicing fees (Note 6)

    193,934       257,330       1,131,214        

Administration fees (Note 6)

    146,559       343,184       1,473,953       62,462  

Portfolio accounting fees

    76,443       112,136       268,405       59,199  

Recordkeeping fees

    57,921       40,014       43,311       26,382  

Custodian fees (Note 6)

    4,541       10,642       45,679       1,922  

Registration fees

    38,727       47,255       74,391       41,238  

Professional fees

    30,480       30,480       30,480       29,910  

Printing and postage

    19,781       14,505       45,343       38,371  

Directors’ fees

    13,333       13,333       13,333       13,333  

Distribution services fees (Note 6):

       

Advisor class

    8,112       1,388       5,387       56,080  

Miscellaneous

    4,824       8,521       30,641       3,486  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    837,138       1,323,322       4,434,773       540,589  

Deduct:

       

Expense waivers (Note 6)

    (97,679     (130,828           (215,614
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

    739,459       1,192,494       4,434,773       324,975  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2,457,886       6,357,759       24,622,439       2,221,025  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:

       

Net realized gain on transactions from:

       

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

    2,392,762       1,718,848       3,197,584       2,635,106  

Investments in affiliated issuers

    (126     2,028       1,503       1,965  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net realized gain

    2,392,636       1,720,876       3,199,087       2,637,071  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

       

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

    (1,889,424     1,352,901       (7,557,407     (2,865,438

Investments in affiliated issuers

                892        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (1,889,424     1,352,901       (7,556,515     (2,865,438
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    503,212       3,073,777       (4,357,428     (228,367
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 2,961,098     $ 9,431,536     $ 20,265,011     $ 1,992,658  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Statements of Operations   BMO Funds

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
    Government
Money

Market Fund
    Tax-Free
Money
Market Fund
    Prime
Money
Market Fund
    Institutional
Prime Money
Market Fund
 

Investment income:

       

Dividend income from:

       

Unaffiliated issuers

  $ 1,233,975     $ 79,917     $ 156,301     $ 125,834  

Interest income

    20,489,776       2,752,345       3,935,306       3,793,344  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

    21,723,751       2,832,262       4,091,607       3,919,178  

Expenses:

       

Investment advisory fees (Note 6)

    6,422,550       733,467       763,460       624,829  

Shareholder servicing fees (Note 6)

    2,179,124       202,042       640,252       3,417  

Administration fees (Note 6)

    1,115,080       123,526       171,450       140,384  

Portfolio accounting fees

    354,841       104,845       118,062       146,194  

Recordkeeping fees

    29,809       30,361       83,418       196,975  

Custodian fees (Note 6)

    153,833       17,029       23,586       19,362  

Registration fees

    65,563       66,330       72,875       45,546  

Professional fees

    27,240       31,550       37,055       31,550  

Printing and postage

    35,453       25,279       70,012       35,896  

Directors’ fees

    13,333       13,333       13,333       13,333  

Miscellaneous

    63,913       16,001       46,544       12,458  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    10,460,739       1,363,763       2,040,047       1,269,944  

Deduct:

       

Expense waivers (Note 6)

    (1,927,424     (427,816     (388,578     (433,421
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

    8,533,315       935,947       1,651,469       836,523  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    13,190,436       1,896,315       2,440,138       3,082,655  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments:

       

Net Increase from payments by affiliates (Note 6)

    _       _       264,566       _  

Net realized gain on transactions from:

       

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

    3,240       35,088       1,277       1,901  

Net realized gain on capital gains distributions from:

       

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

    900       33,710       87       33  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net realized gain

    4,140       68,798       265,930       1,934  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on:

       

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

                      41,402  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    4,140       68,798       265,930       43,336  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 13,194,576     $ 1,965,113     $ 2,706,068     $ 3,125,991  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets    

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
    Low Volatility
Equity Fund
    Dividend
Income Fund
    Large-Cap
Value Fund
 
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 

Change in net assets resulting from:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 2,642,377     $ 1,719,750     $ 2,567,548     $ 2,902,334     $ 4,132,223     $ 4,610,415  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    3,958,004       1,240,148       11,550,017       354,810       26,066,853       (38,852

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    4,847,208       9,835,447       2,280,372       9,968,239       14,277,386       11,147,062  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

    11,447,589       12,795,345       16,397,937       13,225,383       44,476,462       15,718,625  

Distributions to shareholders:

           

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:

           

Investor class of shares

                            (1,604,050 )(1)      (2,355,769

Advisor class of shares

    (369,362     (93,308     (1,243,935     (1,799,680     (525,994     (496

Institutional class of shares

    (2,199,344     (1,399,044     (1,256,597     (1,023,663     (2,082,733     (2,144,146

Retirement class R-3 of shares

                                   

Retirement class R-6 of shares

                            (6,226     (551

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain on investments:

           

Investor class of shares

                            (1,409,302 )(1)      (16,736,440

Advisor class of shares

    (242,749     (186,472     (664,793     (4,585,710     (310     (3,030

Institutional class of shares

    (1,697,222     (2,310,319     (294,696     (2,265,425     (1,185,002     (12,497,098

Retirement class R-3 of shares

                                   

Retirement class R-6 of shares

                            (429      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (4,508,677     (3,989,143     (3,460,021     (9,674,478     (6,814,046     (33,737,530

Capital stock transactions:

           

Proceeds from sale of shares

    54,505,942       77,894,953       94,718,963       17,607,800       425,435,120       104,915,403  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

    4,155,724       3,775,035       3,335,815       9,308,888       6,683,858       33,226,566  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (56,616,611     (17,952,511     (112,660,977     (33,025,752     (443,263,199     (64,253,029
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital stock transactions

    2,045,055       63,717,477       (14,606,199     (6,109,064     (11,144,221     73,888,940  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

    8,983,967       72,523,679       (1,668,283     (2,558,159     26,518,195       55,870,035  

Net assets:

           

Beginning of period

    150,477,201       77,953,522       117,249,991       119,808,150       307,177,497       251,307,462  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 159,461,168     $ 150,477,201     $ 115,581,708     $ 117,249,991     $ 333,695,692     $ 307,177,497  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of period

  $ 460,213     $ 386,543     $ 523,336     $ 456,320     $ 902,298     $ 989,078  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Reflects operations for the period from September 1, 2016, to June 2, 2017 (termination of Investor class of shares).

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Large-Cap
Growth Fund
    Mid-Cap
Value Fund
    Mid-Cap
Growth Fund
    Small-Cap
Value Fund
 
Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 
             
             
$ 1,470,450     $ 709,679     $ 1,681,428     $ 2,409,099     $ (243,501   $ 274,516     $ 181,976     $ 197,179  
  18,480,996       15,242,072       46,314,670       26,245,163       30,467,892       8,811,909       9,972,670       2,472,186  
 
    
39,702,491

 
    5,020,597       (20,600,805     (11,337,427     (11,980,712     (19,868,300     (2,759,597     4,049,590  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
    
59,653,937

 
    20,972,348       27,395,293       17,316,835       18,243,679       (10,781,875     7,395,049       6,718,955  
             
             
  (850,301     (172,029     (620,800 )(1)      (1,451,373     (154,340 )(1)                   
  (3,292     (108     (141     (283     (48           (127,825      
  (962,258     (227,954     (406,171     (1,036,907     (120,879           (140,161      
              (40     (140                 (288      
  (9,663           (86,426     (132,586     (115           (7,836      
             
  (9,731,477     (23,424,642     (37,656,722 )(1)      (17,282,806     (18,668,185 )(1)      (17,885,662            
  (23,105     (14,660     (10,206     (2,836     (6,793     (4,458     (4,014,102     (2,966,991
  (5,612,118     (9,138,591     (19,251,433     (8,980,221     (7,922,531     (11,158,688     (2,247,077     (864,410
              (7,265     (2,517     (5,167     (3,577     (8,082     (1,046
  (3,064           (3,042,303     (830,126     (5,155     (3,575     (90,268     (22,642

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
    
(17,195,278

    (32,977,984     (61,081,507     (29,719,795     (26,883,213     (29,055,960     (6,635,639     (3,855,089
             
  260,299,527       72,780,170       235,382,599       32,137,269       172,115,168       22,934,076       51,649,898       23,835,358  
 

    
    
16,862,068


 
    32,554,872       60,113,519       29,132,606       26,605,786       28,499,772       6,551,653       3,718,316  
  (222,772,588     (68,634,929     (286,548,985     (104,242,115     (203,548,530     (92,972,085     (63,822,053     (53,436,591

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
    
54,389,007

 
    36,700,113       8,947,133       (42,972,240     (4,827,576     (41,538,237     (5,620,502     (25,882,917

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  96,847,666       24,694,477       (24,739,081     (55,375,200     (13,467,110     (81,376,072     (4,861,092     (23,019,051
             
  259,607,762       234,913,285       231,243,049       286,618,249       126,489,627       207,865,699       69,146,624       92,165,675  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 356,455,428     $ 259,607,762     $ 206,503,968     $ 231,243,049     $ 113,022,517     $ 126,489,627     $ 64,285,532     $ 69,146,624  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

$

345,466

 

  $ 700,529     $ 1,018,784     $ 450,934     $     $     $ 28,224     $ 120,329  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets    

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
    Small-Cap
Core Fund
    Small-Cap
Growth Fund
    Global Low Volatility
Equity Fund
 
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 

Change in net assets resulting from:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 19,874     $ 35,444     $ (1,032,393   $ (1,545,872   $ 998,054     $ 770,195  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

    952,376       77,182       81,425,451       (66,588,079     283,500       77,910  

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

    1,428,444       1,088,736       (53,783,096     22,778,741       2,428,227       3,976,037  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

    2,400,694       1,201,362       26,609,962       (45,355,210     3,709,781       4,824,142  

Distributions to shareholders:

           

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:

           

Investor class of shares

                                   

Advisor class of shares

    (558                       (3,979     (842

Institutional class of shares

    (45,376     (8,676                 (903,509     (276,907

Retirement class R-3 of shares

                                   

Retirement class R-6 of shares

                                   

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain on investments:

           

Investor class of shares

                      (19,043,435            

Advisor class of shares

    (10,911     (4,815                 (1,779     (5

Institutional class of shares

    (235,448     (44,857           (21,414,838     (358,652     (1,223
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (292,293     (58,348           (40,458,273     (1,267,919     (278,977

Capital stock transactions:

           

Proceeds from sale of shares

    9,920,241       7,519,961       164,623,919       122,730,351       25,974,881       30,143,065  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

    233,520       55,327             38,844,689       1,088,741       278,762  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (4,028,666     (1,552,099     (388,067,585     (386,000,081     (19,462,032     (78,393

Redemption fees

                            50        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital stock transactions

    6,125,095       6,023,189       (223,443,666     (224,425,041     7,601,640       30,343,434  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

    8,233,496       7,166,203       (196,833,704     (310,238,524     10,043,502       34,888,599  

Net assets:

           

Beginning of period

    11,427,482       4,261,279       335,829,534       646,068,058       39,174,681       4,286,082  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 19,660,978     $ 11,427,482     $ 138,995,830     $ 335,829,534     $ 49,218,183     $ 39,174,681  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (distributions in excess of net investment income) included in net assets at end of period

  $ 598     $ 26,658     $ (487,076   $ (781,484   $ 676,369     $ 562,878  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Reflects operations for the period from September 17, 2015 (inception date) to August 31, 2016.

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Disciplined International
Equity Fund
    Pyrford International
Stock Fund
    LGM Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
    TCH Emerging Markets
Bond Fund
 
Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Period Ended
August 31,
2016(1)
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 
             
             
$ 1,379,999     $ 1,597,236     $ 16,304,285     $ 16,087,942     $ 1,469,715     $ 1,453,122     $ 523,797     $ 371,826  
  (949,832     (4,330,485     (10,023,582     (25,932,608    
    
1,695,929

 
    (5,190,819     (114,590     (285,616
 

    
    
10,642,466


 
    259,955       59,354,740       47,465,510       17,569,337       26,731,218       170,345       623,408  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
    
11,072,633

 
    (2,473,294     65,635,443       37,620,844       20,734,981       22,993,521       579,552       709,618  
             
             
              (2,021,310     (1,934,163                        
  (3,317           (2,390     (16,401     (239,982     (565,517           (184,869
  (1,673,168           (11,624,253     (13,383,043     (717,841     (891,245     (401,330     (187,204
              (421     (399                        
              (652,041     (314,323                        
             
                                             
                                            (35,898
                                            (35,236

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (1,676,485    
    

 
    (14,300,415     (15,648,329     (957,823     (1,456,762     (401,330     (443,207
             
  22,343,033       82,544,586       396,261,133       193,170,479       109,773,573       36,515,328       17,880,925       6,501  
 
    
1,670,654

 
          9,352,958       7,286,600       866,512       1,293,611       391,248       443,207  
  (28,580,607     (12,512,586     (409,127,462     (345,856,593     (98,790,975     (77,615,987     (14,911,038     (66,846
        108       3,133       10,295       680       254       423        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (4,566,920    
    
70,032,108

 
    (3,510,238     (145,389,219     11,849,790       (39,806,794     3,361,558       382,862  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  4,829,228       67,558,814       47,824,790       (123,416,704     31,626,948       (18,270,035     3,539,780       649,273  
             
  67,558,814             601,914,795       725,331,499       130,729,863       148,999,898       8,343,753       7,694,480  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 72,388,042     $ 67,558,814     $ 649,739,585     $ 601,914,795     $ 162,356,811     $ 130,729,863     $ 11,883,533     $ 8,343,753  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    
    
$


968,844


 
  $ 1,157,071     $ 14,755,088     $ 13,037,761     $ 1,245,074     $ 957,619     $ 313,519     $ 232,485  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets    

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
    Alternative
Strategies Fund
    Global Long/Short
Equity Fund
    Ultra Short
Tax-Free Fund
 
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Period Ended
August 31,
2016 (1)
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 

Change in net assets resulting from:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (706,130   $ (691,816   $ 18,214     $ 15,944     $ 5,642,492     $ 4,066,409  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, options, futures contracts and foreign currency transactions

    5,519,292       (1,592,956     248,976       5,470       727,984       219,331  

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

    (95,123     3,205,423       712,754       231,860       208,911       15,848  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

    4,718,039       920,651       979,944       253,274       6,579,387       4,301,588  

Distributions to shareholders:

           

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:

           

Investor class of shares

                            (241,956 )(2)      (238,848

Advisor class of shares

                (1,759           (69,829     (142

Institutional class of shares

          (80,732     (23,821           (5,330,707     (3,827,419

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain on investments:

           

Investor class of shares

                            (49,470 )(2)      (57,924

Advisor class of shares

          (4,097     (3,694           (91     (47

Institutional class of shares

          (965,757     (31,174           (590,147     (615,255
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

          (1,050,586     (60,448           (6,282,200     (4,739,635

Capital stock transactions:

           

Proceeds from sale of shares

    21,309,308       86,984,278       4,825,632       4,031,365       524,112,502       397,573,428  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

          967,655       27,773             2,303,408       1,987,757  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (39,701,160     (13,680,094     (303,296     (57,174     (468,304,972     (563,825,769
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital stock transactions

    (18,391,852     74,271,839       4,550,109       3,974,191       58,110,938       (164,264,584
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

    (13,673,813     74,141,904       5,469,605       4,227,465       58,408,125       (164,702,631

Net assets:

           

Beginning of period

    109,413,994       35,272,090       4,227,465             601,979,165       766,681,796  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 95,740,181     $ 109,413,994     $ 9,697,070     $ 4,227,465     $ 660,387,290     $ 601,979,165  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (distributions in excess of net investment income) included in net assets at end of period

  $ (203,177   $ (461,064   $ 7,322     $ 9,599     $ (15,636   $ (15,383
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Reflects operations for the period from September 17, 2015 (inception date) to August 31, 2016.
(2) Reflects operations for the period from September 1, 2016, to June 2, 2017 (termination of Investor class of shares).
(3) Includes paid-in-capital received from a non-taxable in-kind subscription merger of the BMO TCH Intermediate Income Fund effective as of the close of business on June 29, 2017. See Note 11, Reorganization Information, in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Short Tax-Free Fund     Short-Term Income Fund     Intermediate
Tax-Free Fund
    Strategic Income Fund  
Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 
             
             
$ 2,522,885     $ 1,979,487     $ 4,317,011     $ 3,631,630     $ 43,778,125     $ 40,557,680     $ 2,457,886     $ 2,650,384  
  (225,946    

    
    
60,387


 
    237,100       290,853       (11,054,527     5,539,237       2,392,636       654,730  
  (180,383    


    
    
    
1,077,276



 
    (716,399     2,643,827       (26,171,948     52,312,210       (1,889,424     1,346,851  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
    
2,116,556

 
    3,117,150       3,837,712       6,566,310       6,551,650       98,409,127       2,961,098       4,651,965  
             
             
  (167,597 )(2)      (185,196     (632,772 )(2)      (675,983     (27,728,210     (27,499,998     (2,360,082     (2,520,683
  (52,821     (7,632     (155,425     (502     (83,767     (44,788     (121,105     (812
  (2,303,362     (1,786,659     (3,644,261     (3,572,053     (15,971,429     (13,012,894     (551,185     (728,392
             
  (5,100 )(2)      (53,401                 (3,552,901     (2,043,712            
  (377     (1,269                 (5,750     (3,906            
  (51,518     (280,303                 (1,761,746     (788,345            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
    
(2,580,775

    (2,314,460     (4,432,458     (4,248,538     (49,103,803     (43,393,643     (3,032,372     (3,249,887
             
  122,858,814       134,561,550       204,775,746       199,061,625       512,577,117       569,389,446       39,469,441 (3)      23,372,036  
 

    
    
852,087


 
    583,082       2,472,081       2,617,594       40,385,928       35,545,708       2,752,071       2,729,391  
  (125,930,060     (81,519,478     (257,682,881     (241,672,762     (737,200,006     (627,844,836     (36,107,475     (37,540,648

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (2,219,159    
    
53,625,154

 
    (50,435,054     (39,993,543     (184,236,961     (22,909,682     6,114,037       (11,439,221

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (2,683,378     54,427,844       (51,029,800     (37,675,771     (226,789,114     32,105,802       6,042,763       (10,037,143
             
  185,303,794       130,875,950       293,618,908       331,294,679       1,844,952,869       1,812,847,067       107,349,724       117,386,867  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 182,620,416     $ 185,303,794     $ 242,589,108     $ 293,618,908     $ 1,618,163,755     $ 1,844,952,869     $ 113,392,487     $ 107,349,724  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    
    
$


(465


  $ 8,540     $ 1,360     $ 1,359     $ 215,765     $ 71,970     $ (14,926   $ (14,927

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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TCH Corporate

Income Fund
    TCH Core Plus
Bond Fund
    High Yield
Bond Fund
 
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 

Change in net assets resulting from:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income

  $ 6,357,759     $ 8,488,508     $ 24,622,439     $ 31,078,645     $ 2,221,025     $ 3,905,456  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    1,720,876       348,361       3,199,087       (760,961     2,637,071       (4,008,398

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    1,352,901       10,485,972       (7,556,515     38,114,466       (2,865,438     5,004,789  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

    9,431,536       19,322,841       20,265,011       68,432,150       1,992,658       4,901,847  

Distributions to shareholders:

           

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:

           

Investor class of shares

    (2,785,140     (3,428,757     (10,958,410     (16,668,242            

Advisor class of shares

    (14,625     (2,556     (52,010     (29,941     (1,179,592     (2,343,275

Institutional/Premier class of shares

    (3,557,995     (5,057,195     (14,084,186     (14,807,318     (1,041,433     (1,562,181

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain on investments:

           

Investor class of shares

    (669,458     (418,374     (1,604,981     (197,248            

Advisor class of shares

    (392     (93     (5,068     (295            

Institutional/Premier class of shares

    (1,035,668     (572,757     (1,455,998     (156,189            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (8,063,278     (9,479,732     (28,160,653     (31,859,233     (2,221,025     (3,905,456

Capital stock transactions:

           

Proceeds from sale of shares

    117,056,559       46,517,931       781,831,952       215,750,635       4,246,536       48,801,469  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

    5,060,623       5,815,437       25,943,203       29,598,956       2,021,657       3,593,223  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (79,201,504     (150,156,892     (721,237,192     (388,706,092     (99,081,869     (20,052,181
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital stock transactions

    42,915,678       (97,823,524     86,537,963       (143,356,501     (92,813,676     32,342,511  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

    44,283,936       (87,980,415     78,642,321       (106,783,584     (93,042,043     33,338,902  

Net assets:

           

Beginning of period

    212,138,293       300,118,708       968,691,967       1,075,475,551       106,355,392       73,016,490  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 256,422,229     $ 212,138,293     $ 1,047,334,288     $ 968,691,967     $ 13,313,349     $ 106,355,392  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income (distributions in excess of net investment income) included in net assets at end of period

  $ (2,698   $ (2,698   $ (13,105   $ (13,105   $ (9,387   $ (9,387
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Reflects operations for the period from June 3, 2016 (inception date) to August 31, 2016.

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Government Money
Market Fund
    Tax-Free Money
Market Fund
    Prime Money
Market Fund
    Institutional
Prime Money
Market Fund
 
Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31, 2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Period Ended
August 31,
2016 (1)
 
             
             
$ 13,190,436     $ 733,948     $ 1,896,315     $ 707,407     $ 2,440,138     $ 5,070,691     $ 3,082,655     $ 384,445  
  4,140       1,602       68,798       299,462       265,930       13,842       1,934       1,744  
 
    

 
                                  41,402        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
    
13,194,576

 
    735,550       1,965,113       1,006,869       2,706,068       5,084,533       3,125,991       386,189  
             
             
  (2,102,345     (13,465     (273,064     (39,268     (908,840     (386,549     (6,848     (24
                                             
  (11,088,991     (720,483     (1,656,960     (669,366     (1,531,386     (4,684,142     (3,075,841     (384,421
             
  (873     (265     (20,917     (53,619     (603     (5,949     (6      
                                             
  (2,367     (1,478     (76,487     (182,300     (685     (7,893     (1,894     (1,744

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
    
(13,194,576

    (735,691     (2,027,428     (944,553     (2,441,514     (5,084,533     (3,084,589     (386,189
             
  14,334,494,569       5,808,935,538       705,359,534       1,842,462,751       783,415,206       10,819,024,804       914,326,979       748,116,962  
 

    
    
1,300,125


 
    144,953       275,718       85,897       780,900       454,947       8,930       68  
  (13,488,067,651     (4,142,091,449     (794,823,978     (2,095,615,919     (1,988,344,911     (13,119,885,203     (928,963,735     (331,906,646

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
    
847,727,043

 
    1,666,989,042       (89,188,726     (253,067,271     (1,204,148,805     (2,300,405,452     (14,627,826     416,210,384  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  847,727,043       1,666,988,901       (89,251,041     (253,004,955     (1,203,884,251     (2,300,405,452     (14,586,424     416,210,384  
             
  2,235,876,331       568,887,430       404,052,454       657,057,409       1,572,473,018       3,872,878,470       416,210,384        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 3,083,603,374     $ 2,235,876,331     $ 314,801,413     $ 404,052,454     $ 368,588,767     $ 1,572,473,018     $ 401,623,960     $ 416,210,384  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    
    
    
$



(1,041



  $ (141   $ (24,201   $ (8,320   $ (24,062   $ (23,963   $ 16,452     $  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Financial Highlights—Investor Class of Shares (For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

Period
Ended
August 31,

  Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
investment
income
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
realized gain
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (1)(4)
  Ratios to Average Net Assets (5)   Net assets,
end of period
(000 omitted)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (4)
                    Gross
Expenses
  Net
Expenses (2)
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (2)
   

Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

2017     $ 15.34     $ 0.06     $ 3.03     $ 3.09     $ (0.07 )     $ (0.90 )     $ (0.97 )     $ 17.46       21.30 %       1.03 %       1.00 %       0.34 %     $ 74,359       75 %
2016       16.26       0.03       1.44       1.47       (0.02 )       (2.37 )       (2.39 )       15.34       9.68       1.13       1.07       0.23       163,712       70
2015       17.94       (0.01 )       0.93       0.92       (0.01 )       (2.59 )       (2.60 )       16.26       5.58       1.23       1.21       0.03       161,918       94
2014       15.08       0.01       4.34       4.35       (0.04 )       (1.45 )       (1.49 )       17.94       30.33       1.24       1.24       0.03       97,738       67
2013(3)       14.16       0.06       1.93       1.99       (0.03 )       (1.04 )       (1.07 )       15.08       15.07       1.25       1.24       0.37       92,037       100

Pyrford International Stock Fund

 

2017(3)(7)       12.18       0.28       0.95       1.23       (0.25 )             (0.25 )       13.16       10.38       1.30       1.21       2.28       6,162       33
2016(3)       11.74       0.24       0.44       0.68       (0.24 )             (0.24 )       12.18       5.96       1.31       1.24       2.20       99,916       12
2015(3)       13.11       0.23       (1.52 )       (1.29 )       (0.08 )             (0.08 )       11.74       (9.86 )       1.28       1.24       2.02       91,700       9
2014(3)       12.07       0.36       1.27       1.63       (0.56 )       (0.03 )       (0.59 )       13.11       13.69       1.27       1.24       3.12       81,352       6
2013(3)       10.76       0.24       1.35       1.59       (0.23 )       (0.05 )       (0.28 )       12.07       14.98       1.34       1.24       2.23       51,265       15

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

 

2017       11.61       0.29       (0.21 )       0.08       (0.29 )       (0.03 )       (0.32 )       11.37       0.78       0.57       0.55       2.55       975,664       44
2016       11.26       0.25       0.37       0.62       (0.25 )       (0.02 )       (0.27 )       11.61       5.56       0.57       0.55       2.19       1,241,387       42
2015       11.25       0.26       0.01       0.27       (0.26 )             (0.26 )       11.26       2.36       0.57       0.55       2.23       1,250,815       26
2014       10.66       0.28       0.59       0.87       (0.28 )       (0.00 )       (0.28 )       11.25       8.29       0.61       0.55       2.58       1,003,132       35
2013(3)       11.30       0.28       (0.57 )       (0.29 )       (0.28 )       (0.07 )       (0.35 )       10.66       (2.67 )       0.61       0.55       2.51       844,129       39

Strategic Income Fund

 

2017       9.43       0.23       0.08       0.31       (0.29 )             (0.29 )       9.45       3.32       0.90       0.80       2.46       73,488       65
2016       9.31       0.21       0.17       0.38       (0.26 )             (0.26 )       9.43       4.17       0.86       0.80       2.28       85,665       13
2015       9.36       0.22             0.22       (0.27 )             (0.27 )       9.31       2.34       0.93       0.80       2.36       94,380       44
2014       9.17       0.20       0.24       0.44       (0.25 )             (0.25 )       9.36       4.87       0.92       0.80       2.21       105,888       129
2013(3)       9.77       0.11       (0.38 )       (0.27 )       (0.22 )       (0.11 )       (0.33 )       9.17       (2.81 )       0.88       0.80       1.33       138,914       307

TCH Corporate Income Fund

 

2017       13.17       0.35       0.14       0.49       (0.35 )       (0.11 )       (0.46 )       13.20       3.86       0.71       0.59       2.70       120,745       44
2016       12.33       0.45       0.89       1.34       (0.45 )       (0.05 )       (0.50 )       13.17       11.23       0.72       0.59       3.65       82,643       62
2015       13.09       0.36       (0.71 )       (0.35 )       (0.36 )       (0.05 )       (0.41 )       12.33       (2.73 )       0.70       0.59       2.83       137,987       26
2014       12.39       0.44       0.91       1.35       (0.44 )       (0.21 )       (0.65 )       13.09       11.20       0.74       0.59       3.32       78,347       25
2013(3)       13.05       0.41       (0.34 )       0.07       (0.43 )       (0.30 )       (0.73 )       12.39       0.40       0.75       0.65       3.20       35,860       123

TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

 

2017       11.89       0.24       (0.02 )       0.22       (0.28 )       (0.04 )       (0.32 )       11.79       1.91       0.59       0.59       2.37       68,946       34
2016       11.42       0.34       0.48       0.82       (0.35 )       (0.00 )       (0.35 )       11.89       7.36       0.59       0.59       3.00       508,030       39
2015       11.95       0.32       (0.47 )       (0.15 )       (0.32 )       (0.06 )       (0.38 )       11.42       (1.28 )       0.58       0.58       2.69       602,588       25
2014       11.32       0.31       0.66       0.97       (0.32 )       (0.02 )       (0.34 )       11.95       8.68       0.62       0.59       2.66       517,753       44
2013(3)       11.90       0.30       (0.30 )       0.00       (0.30 )       (0.28 )       (0.58 )       11.32       (0.18 )       0.68       0.61       2.26       463,851       101

Government Money Market Fund

 

2017       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.24       0.50       0.42       0.24       814,242      
2016       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.01       0.53       0.29       0.01       268,417      
2015       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.01       0.53       0.08       0.01       101,593      
2014       1.00       0.00             0.00       (0.00 )             (0.00 )       1.00       0.01       0.54       0.07       0.01       105,267      
2013       1.00       0.00             0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.01       0.55       0.13       0.01       133,255      

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

 

2017       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.37       0.57       0.45       0.33       76,029      
2016       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.06       0.53       0.26       0.03       90,098      
2015       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.02       0.53       0.16       0.01       142,052      
2014       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.02       0.53       0.20       0.01       131,175      
2013       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.02       0.53       0.30       0.01       121,613      

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Period
Ended
August 31,

  Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
investment
income
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
realized gain
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (1)(4)
  Ratios to Average Net Assets (5)   Net assets,
end of period
(000 omitted)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (4)
                    Gross
Expenses
  Net
Expenses (2)
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (2)
   

Prime Money Market Fund

 

2017     $ 1.00     $ 0.00     $ 0.00     $ 0.00     $ (0.00 )     $ (0.00 )     $ (0.00 )     $ 1.00       0.42 %       0.53 %       0.45 %       0.36 %     $ 202,251       %
2016       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.03       0.45       0.38       0.03       903,864      
2015       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.01       0.45       0.19       0.01       1,296,633      
2014       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.01       0.45       0.18       0.01       1,356,875      
2013       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.01       0.46       0.27       0.01       1,423,007      

Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

 

2017(8)       1.00       0.0049       0.0001       0.0050       (0.0049 )       (0.0000 )       (0.0049 )       1.0001       0.50       0.55       0.45       0.50       1,421      
2016(6)       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.03       0.54       0.45       0.14       992      

 

(1) Based on net asset value as of end of period date.
(2) The contractual and voluntary expense waivers pursuant to Note 6 of the financial statements are reflected in both the net expense and net investment income (loss) ratios.
(3) Redemption fees consisted of per share amounts less than $0.01. Effective February 8, 2012, the Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund discontinued it’s redemption fee policy and effective June 14, 2013, the remaining domestic Funds discontinued their redemption fee policy.
(4) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(5) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(6) Reflects operations for the period from June 3, 2016 (inception date) to August 31, 2016.
(7) Calculated using the average shares method.
(8) Effective October 3, 2016, the BMO Institutional Money Market Fund switched the valuation method of its securities from amortized cost to reflecting changes in market values, thus allowing the Fund’s NAV to “float”. In connection with this change, the Fund’s per share NAV is now calculated to four decimals (e.g., $1.0000).

 

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Financial Highlights—Advisor Class of Shares (For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

Period
Ended
August 31,

  Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
investment
income
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
realized gain
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (1)(4)
  Ratios to Average Net Assets (5)   Net assets,
end of period
(000 omitted)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (4)
                    Gross
Expenses
  Net
Expenses (2)
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (2)
   

Low Volatility Equity Fund

 

2017     $ 13.79     $ 0.20     $ 0.74     $ 0.94     $ (0.20 )     $ (0.17 )     $ (0.37 )     $ 14.36       6.94 %       1.03 %       0.90 %       1.47 %     $ 31,624       56 %
2016       12.81       0.16       1.35       1.51       (0.17 )       (0.36 )       (0.53 )       13.79       12.13       1.05       0.90       1.40       15,064       40
2015       13.20       0.14       0.55       0.69       (0.18 )       (0.90 )       (1.08 )       12.81       5.22       1.12       0.90       1.12       1,162       47
2014(6)       12.74       0.04       0.47       0.51       (0.05 )             (0.05 )       13.20       4.03       1.02       0.90       1.17       26       47

Dividend Income Fund

 

2017(11)       12.94       0.28       1.61       1.89       (0.21 )       (0.11 )       (0.32 )       14.51       14.80       1.08       0.90       2.06       3,205       43
2016       12.59       0.30       1.11       1.41       (0.30 )       (0.76 )       (1.06 )       12.94       11.89       1.08       0.90       2.44       78,531       51
2015       14.29       0.31       (0.76 )       (0.45 )       (0.33 )       (0.92 )       (1.25 )       12.59       (3.63 )       1.05       0.90       2.16       74,254       46
2014(6)       13.57       0.08       0.71       0.79       (0.07 )             (0.07 )       14.29       5.84       1.08       0.90       2.09       26       45

Large-Cap Value Fund

 

2017(11)       14.14       0.08       1.93       2.01       (0.18 )       (0.12 )       (0.30 )       15.85       14.33       1.02       1.00       0.49       25,061       62
2016       15.23       0.21       0.53       0.74       (0.22 )       (1.61 )       (1.83 )       14.14       5.31       1.10       1.07       1.61       37       60
2015       17.04       0.13       (0.22 )       (0.09 )       (0.10 )       (1.62 )       (1.72 )       15.23       (0.70 )       1.22       1.21       0.80       28       72
2014(6)       16.23       0.04       0.82       0.86       (0.05 )             (0.05 )       17.04       5.32       1.23       1.23       0.83       27       68

Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

2017       15.34       0.03       3.06       3.09       (0.07 )       (0.90 )       (0.97 )       17.46       21.30       1.03       1.00       0.39       808       75
2016       16.26       0.02       1.45       1.47       (0.02 )       (2.37 )       (2.39 )       15.34       9.68       1.13       1.07       0.29       405       70
2015       17.94       0.00       0.92       0.92       (0.01 )       (2.59 )       (2.60 )       16.26       5.58       1.23       1.21       0.03       37       94
2014(6)       16.81       0.01       1.12       1.13                         17.94       6.72       1.24       1.24       0.17       26       67

Mid-Cap Value Fund

 

2017       14.40       0.05       1.28       1.33       (0.05 )       (3.77 )       (3.82 )       11.91       12.88       1.26       1.24       0.74       64,462       139
2016       15.02       0.11       0.86       0.97       (0.12 )       (1.47 )       (1.59 )       14.40       7.27       1.23       1.23       0.90       39       24
2015       17.66       0.03       (0.59 )       (0.56 )       (0.02 )       (2.06 )       (2.08 )       15.02       (3.55 )       1.22       1.22       0.19       26       27
2014(6)       16.61       0.01       1.04       1.05                         17.66       6.32       1.20       1.20       0.31       27       30

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

 

2017       16.26       (0.02 )       2.11       2.09       (0.02 )       (3.54 )       (3.56 )       14.79       16.73       1.37       1.24       (0.47 )       17,945       157
2016       20.02       0.03       (0.91 )       (0.88 )             (2.88 )       (2.88 )       16.26       (4.23 )       1.29       1.24       0.09       31       59
2015       23.93       (0.11 )       (0.57 )       (0.68 )             (3.23 )       (3.23 )       20.02       (2.89 )       1.25       1.24       (0.52 )       28       53
2014(6)       22.89       (0.04 )       1.08       1.04                         23.93       4.54       1.24       1.24       (0.63 )       26       57

Small-Cap Value Fund

 

2017(11)       13.21       0.03       1.36       1.39       (0.04 )       (1.26 )       (1.30 )       13.30       11.58       1.49       1.24       0.22       4,931       148
2016       12.72       0.03       0.98       1.01             (0.52 )       (0.52 )       13.21       8.23       1.39       1.24       0.17       42,615       39
2015       14.40       (0.02 )       (0.85 )       (0.87 )             (0.81 )       (0.81 )       12.72       (6.18 )       1.46       1.24       (0.46 )       72,822       53
2014(6)       13.99       (0.01 )       0.42       0.41                         14.40       2.93       1.46       1.24       (0.14 )       26       43

Small-Cap Core Fund

 

2017       11.57       (0.02 )       1.88       1.86       (0.01 )       (0.20 )       (0.21 )       13.22       16.09       1.83       1.15       (0.18 )       2,612       90
2016       10.41       0.02       1.22       1.24             (0.08 )       (0.08 )       11.57       11.97       2.54       1.15       0.19       647       70
2015       10.38       (0.01 )       0.04       0.03                         10.41       0.29       5.02       1.15       (0.28 )       629       64
2014(6)       10.08       (0.01 )       0.31       0.30                         10.38       2.98       4.82       1.15       (0.30 )       26       43

Small-Cap Growth Fund

 

2017(9)       17.79       (0.06 )       0.64       0.58                         18.37       3.26       1.24       1.24       (0.97 )       57,737       197

Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

 

2017(3)       12.61       0.14       0.66       0.80       (0.17 )       (0.08 )       (0.25 )       13.16       6.59       1.52       1.10       1.96       997       74
2016(3)       11.31       0.11       1.25       1.36       (0.06 )       (0.00 )       (0.06 )       12.61       12.11       1.63       1.10       2.04       266       36
2015(3)       11.47       0.14       (0.17 )       (0.03 )       (0.08 )       (0.05 )       (0.13 )       11.31       (0.28 )       5.76       1.10       2.38       142       31
2014(3)(6)       11.12       0.05       0.30       0.35                         11.47       3.15       11.55       1.10       1.53       26       29

Disciplined International Equity Fund

 

2017(3)       9.56       0.20       1.66       1.86       (0.25 )             (0.25 )       11.17       19.97       1.39       1.15       1.98       149       77
2016(3)(8)       10.00       0.23       (0.67 )       (0.44 )                         9.56       (4.40 )       1.45       1.15       2.53       125       64

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Period
Ended
August 31,

  Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
investment
income
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
realized gain
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (1)(4)
  Ratios to Average Net Assets (5)   Net assets,
end of period
(000 omitted)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (4)
                    Gross
Expenses
  Net
Expenses (2)
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (2)
   

Pyrford International Stock Fund

 

2017(3)(11)     $ 12.18     $ 0.40     $ 0.83     $ 1.23     $ (0.25 )     $     $ (0.25 )     $ 13.16       10.38 %       1.30 %       1.21 %       3.11 %     $ 891       33 %
2016(3)       11.74       0.33       0.35       0.68       (0.24 )             (0.24 )       12.18       5.96       1.31       1.24       0.92       88       12
2015(3)       13.11       0.05       (1.34 )       (1.29 )       (0.08 )             (0.08 )       11.74       (9.86 )       1.28       1.24       2.79       817       9
2014(3)(6)       13.13       0.07       (0.09 )       (0.02 )                         13.11       (0.15 )       1.28       1.24       1.95       25       6

LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

2017(3)(11)       14.04       0.13       1.82       1.95       (0.06 )             (0.06 )       15.93       14.03       1.63       1.40       0.96       4,776       40
2016(3)       12.12       0.16       1.86       2.02       (0.10 )             (0.10 )       14.04       16.88       1.64       1.40       0.92       51,879       24
2015(3)       14.30       0.08       (2.09 )       (2.01 )       (0.17 )             (0.17 )       12.12       (14.18 )       1.59       1.40       2.01       63,966       25
2014(3)(6)       13.69       0.08       0.53       0.61                         14.30       4.46       1.66       1.40       2.05       26       38

TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

 

2017(3)(11)       10.16       0.40       0.10       0.50                         10.66       4.92       2.14       1.00       3.95       119       74
2016(3)       9.89       0.45       0.38       0.83       (0.47 )       (0.09 )       (0.56 )       10.16       9.20       2.84       1.00       4.76       4,168       44
2015(3)       11.14       0.34       (0.79 )       (0.45 )       (0.48 )       (0.32 )       (0.80 )       9.89       (4.11 )       3.21       1.00       4.94       3,882       60
2014(3)(6)       10.80       0.12       0.22       0.34                         11.14       3.15       2.42       1.00       4.26       26       72

Alternative Strategies Fund

 

2017(3)       10.30       (0.18 )       0.62       0.44                         10.74       4.27       3.65 (10)       2.95 (10)       (0.93 )       157       251
2016(3)       10.40       (0.23 )       0.23       0.00             (0.10 )       (0.10 )       10.30       (0.02 )       3.88 (10)       3.07 (10)       1.11       286       279
2015(3)(7)       10.00       (0.06 )       0.46       0.40                         10.40       4.00       4.94 (10)       2.72 (10)       (1.07 )       1,011       119

Global Long/Short Equity Fund

 

2017(3)       10.68       0.01       1.66       1.67       (0.04 )       (0.09 )       (0.13 )       12.22       15.77       5.05 (10)       2.42 (10)       0.03       730       42
2016(3)(8)       10.00       0.03       0.65       0.68                         10.68       6.80       9.46 (10)       2.36 (10)       0.46       510       45

Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

 

2017       10.08       0.07       0.01       0.08       (0.07 )       (0.01 )       (0.08 )       10.08       0.80       0.64       0.55       0.74       34,696       126
2016       10.08       0.04       0.01       0.05       (0.04 )       (0.01 )       (0.05 )       10.08       0.50       0.64       0.55       0.39       25       56
2015       10.09       0.04       (0.01 )       0.03       (0.04 )             (0.04 )       10.08       0.25       0.60       0.55       0.34       25       57
2014(6)       10.09       0.01       0.00       0.01       (0.01 )             (0.01 )       10.09       0.13       0.59       0.55       0.50       25       86

Short Tax-Free Fund

 

2017       10.24       0.13       (0.02 )       0.11       (0.13 )       (0.00 )       (0.13 )       10.22       1.08       0.76       0.55       1.27       7,166       93
2016       10.20       0.11       0.06       0.17       (0.11 )       (0.02 )       (0.13 )       10.24       1.69       0.77       0.55       1.04       1,151       39
2015       10.20       0.12       (0.00 )       0.12       (0.12 )             (0.12 )       10.20       1.21       0.83       0.55       1.15       453       50
2014(6)       10.17       0.03       0.03       0.06       (0.03 )             (0.03 )       10.20       0.64       0.83       0.55       1.29       25       69

Short-Term Income Fund

 

2017       9.40       0.15       (0.01 )       0.14       (0.15 )             (0.15 )       9.39       1.46       0.72       0.60       1.61       33,311       53
2016       9.33       0.10       0.07       0.17       (0.10 )             (0.10 )       9.40       1.87       0.70       0.60       0.98       157       64
2015       9.40       0.09       (0.05 )       0.04       (0.11 )             (0.11 )       9.33       0.43       0.69       0.60       1.02       25       29
2014(6)       9.42       0.02       (0.01 )       0.01       (0.03 )             (0.03 )       9.40       0.10       0.71       0.60       1.10       25       43

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

 

2017       11.61       0.29       (0.21 )       0.08       (0.29 )       (0.03 )       (0.32 )       11.37       0.79       0.57       0.55       2.57       10,842       44
2016       11.26       0.25       0.37       0.62       (0.25 )       (0.02 )       (0.27 )       11.61       5.56       0.57       0.55       2.18       1,693       42
2015       11.25       0.26       0.01       0.27       (0.26 )             (0.26 )       11.26       2.36       0.57       0.55       2.24       2,095       26
2014(6)       11.16       0.07       0.09       0.16       (0.07 )             (0.07 )       11.25       1.46       0.60       0.55       2.41       2,044       35

Strategic Income Fund

 

2017       9.43       0.28       0.03       0.31       (0.29 )             (0.29 )       9.45       3.32       0.90       0.80       3.14       18,354       65
2016       9.31       0.22       0.16       0.38       (0.26 )             (0.26 )       9.43       4.17       0.86       0.80       2.27       32       13
2015       9.36       0.22       0.00       0.22       (0.27 )             (0.27 )       9.31       2.34       0.93       0.80       2.36       26       44
2014(6)       9.35       0.03       0.05       0.08       (0.07 )             (0.07 )       9.36       0.86       0.94       0.80       2.38       25       129

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Period
Ended
August 31,

  Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
investment
income
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
realized gain
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (1)(4)
  Ratios to Average Net Assets (5)   Net assets,
end of period
(000 omitted)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (4)
                    Gross
Expenses
  Net
Expenses (2)
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (2)
   

TCH Corporate Income Fund

 

2017     $ 13.17     $ 0.35     $ 0.14     $ 0.49     $ (0.35 )     $ (0.11 )     $ (0.46 )     $ 13.20       3.86 %       0.71 %       0.59 %       2.63 %     $ 1,384       44 %
2016       12.33       0.45       0.89       1.34       (0.45 )       (0.05 )       (0.50 )       13.17       11.23       0.72       0.59       3.77       66       62
2015       13.09       0.36       (0.71 )       (0.35 )       (0.36 )       (0.05 )       (0.41 )       12.33       (2.73 )       0.70       0.59       2.83       25       26
2014(6)       12.93       0.09       0.17       0.26       (0.10 )             (0.10 )       13.09       2.02       0.72       0.59       2.92       25       25

TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

 

2017       11.89       0.28       (0.06 )       0.22       (0.28 )       (0.04 )       (0.32 )       11.79       1.91       0.59       0.59       2.36       3,337       34
2016       11.42       0.34       0.48       0.82       (0.35 )       (0.00 )       (0.35 )       11.89       7.36       0.59       0.59       2.99       1,434       39
2015       11.95       0.32       (0.47 )       (0.15 )       (0.32 )       (0.06 )       (0.38 )       11.42       (1.28 )       0.58       0.58       2.71       312       25
2014(6)       11.82       0.08       0.14       0.22       (0.09 )             (0.09 )       11.95       1.85       0.60       0.59       2.74       25       44

High Yield Bond Fund

 

2017       9.49       0.44       0.15       0.59       (0.50 )             (0.50 )       9.58       6.37       1.42       0.90       5.26       1,010       47
2016       9.41       0.48       0.08       0.56       (0.48 )             (0.48 )       9.49       6.22       1.21       0.90       5.15       72,010       51
2015       10.44       0.51       (0.79 )       (0.28 )       (0.51 )       (0.24 )       (0.75 )       9.41       (2.70 )       1.21       0.90       5.13       42,843       46
2014(6)       10.52       0.14       (0.08 )       0.06       (0.14 )             (0.14 )       10.44       0.58       1.17       0.90       5.09       25       42

 

(1) Based on net asset value as of end of period date.
(2) The contractual and voluntary expense waivers pursuant to Note 6 of the financial statements are reflected in both the net expense and net investment income (loss) ratios.
(3) Redemption fees consisted of per share amounts less than $0.01.
(4) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(5) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(6) Reflects operations for the period from May 27, 2014 (inception date) to August 31, 2014.
(7) Reflects operations for the period from December 16, 2014 (inception date) to August 31, 2015.
(8) Reflects operations for the period from September 17, 2015 (inception date) to August 31, 2016.
(9) Reflects operations for the period from May 31, 2017 (inception date) to August 31, 2017
(10) Percentages shown include interest expense and dividends on securities sold short. Gross and net expense ratios, respectively, excluding interest expense and dividends on securities sold short are as follows:

 

    Alternatives Strategies Fund

         

    Global Long/Short Equity Fund

 
     Gross      Net                  Gross      Net  
2017      2.85      2.15     2017        4.23      1.60
2016      3.05        2.20       2016        8.70        1.60  
2015      4.42        2.20              

 

(11) Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Period
Ended
August 31,

  Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
investment
income
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
realized gain
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (1)(4)
  Ratios to Average Net Assets (5)   Net assets,
end of period
(000 omitted)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (4)
                    Gross
Expenses
  Net
Expenses (2)
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (2)
   

Low Volatility Equity Fund

 

                                               
2017     $ 13.84     $ 0.24     $ 0.74     $ 0.98     $ (0.23 )     $ (0.17 )     $ (0.40 )     $ 14.42       7.24 %       0.78 %       0.65 %       1.69 %     $ 127,837       56 %
2016       12.84       0.20       1.35       1.55       (0.19 )       (0.36 )       (0.55 )       13.84       12.47       0.80       0.65       1.62       135,413       40
2015       13.22       0.20       0.53       0.73       (0.21 )       (0.90 )       (1.11 )       12.84       5.56       0.87       0.65       1.52       76,792       47
2014       11.28       0.18       2.05       2.23       (0.18 )       (0.11 )       (0.29 )       13.22       19.97       0.89       0.65       1.49       57,421       47
2013(3)(6)       10.00       0.10       1.25       1.35       (0.07 )             (0.07 )       11.28       13.47       1.28       0.65       1.79       41,009       101

Dividend Income Fund

 

                                               
2017(13)       12.96       0.33       1.60       1.93       (0.31 )       (0.11 )       (0.42 )       14.47       15.15       0.83       0.65       2.37       112,377       43
2016       12.62       0.35       1.08       1.43       (0.33 )       (0.76 )       (1.09 )       12.96       12.07       0.83       0.65       2.68       38,719       51
2015       14.32       0.35       (0.77 )       (0.42 )       (0.36 )       (0.92 )       (1.28 )       12.62       (3.38 )       0.80       0.65       2.50       45,554       46
2014       12.27       0.32       2.51       2.83       (0.31 )       (0.47 )       (0.78 )       14.32       23.87       0.80       0.65       2.43       55,387       45
2013(3)       10.80       0.33       1.46       1.79       (0.32 )             (0.32 )       12.27       16.78       0.81       0.65       2.79       50,393       25

Large-Cap Value Fund

 

                                               
2017(13)       14.16       0.22       1.83       2.05       (0.21 )       (0.12 )       (0.33 )       15.88       14.66       0.77       0.75       1.47       307,156       62
2016       15.26       0.24       0.53       0.77       (0.26 )       (1.61 )       (1.87 )       14.16       5.57       0.85       0.82       1.83       136,813       60
2015       17.06       0.18       (0.23 )       (0.05 )       (0.13 )       (1.62 )       (1.75 )       15.26       (0.45 )       0.97       0.96       1.04       94,439       72
2014       14.56       0.16       3.56       3.72       (0.16 )       (1.06 )       (1.22 )       17.06       26.74       0.98       0.98       0.95       119,263       68
2013(3)       12.24       0.17       2.37       2.54       (0.22 )             (0.22 )       14.56       20.95       1.02       0.99       1.24       101,834       71

Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

                                               
2017       15.47       0.10       3.06       3.16       (0.13 )       (0.90 )       (1.03 )       17.60       21.63       0.78       0.75       0.65       278,436       75
2016       16.39       0.07       1.44       1.51       (0.06 )       (2.37 )       (2.43 )       15.47       9.88       0.88       0.82       0.50       95,438       70
2015       18.06       0.07       0.90       0.97       (0.04 )       (2.60 )       (2.64 )       16.39       5.85       0.98       0.96       0.29       72,958       94
2014       15.18       0.06       4.36       4.42       (0.09 )       (1.45 )       (1.54 )       18.06       30.63       0.99       0.99       0.28       130,948       67
2013(3)       14.24       0.08       1.96       2.04       (0.06 )       (1.04 )       (1.10 )       15.18       15.46       1.00       0.99       0.58       122,689       100

Mid-Cap Value Fund

 

                                               
2017       14.38       0.08       1.27       1.35       (0.07 )       (3.77 )       (3.84 )       11.89       13.10       1.01       0.99       0.91       127,304       139
2016       15.01       0.16       0.85       1.01       (0.17 )       (1.47 )       (1.64 )       14.38       7.55       0.98       0.98       1.09       75,608       24
2015       17.63       0.08       (0.60 )       (0.52 )       (0.04 )       (2.06 )       (2.10 )       15.01       (3.29 )       0.97       0.97       0.43       99,160       27
2014       16.23       0.08       3.64       3.72       (0.12 )       (2.20 )       (2.32 )       17.63       24.96       0.95       0.95       0.49       145,606       30
2013(3)       13.23       0.12       3.61       3.73       (0.11 )       (0.62 )       (0.73 )       16.23       29.58       0.97       0.97       0.77       122,818       48

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

 

                                               
2017       16.76       0.03       2.19       2.22       (0.05 )       (3.54 )       (3.59 )       15.39       17.07       1.12       0.99       (0.07 )       94,464       157
2016       20.51       0.04       (0.91 )       (0.87 )             (2.88 )       (2.88 )       16.76       (4.06 )       1.04       0.99       0.33       39,569       59
2015       24.37       (0.08 )       (0.55 )       (0.63 )             (3.23 )       (3.23 )       20.51       (2.61 )       1.00       0.99       (0.26 )       82,768       53
2014       23.26       (0.09 )       4.26       4.17             (3.06 )       (3.06 )       24.37       19.43       0.97       0.97       (0.36 )       144,807       57
2013(3)       20.32       (0.05 )       4.26       4.21             (1.27 )       (1.27 )       23.26       21.74       0.97       0.97       (0.24 )       142,302       58

Small-Cap Value Fund

 

                                               
2017(13)       13.37       0.04       1.41       1.45       (0.09 )       (1.26 )       (1.35 )       13.47       11.87       1.24       0.99       0.33       56,585       148
2016       12.84       0.05       1.00       1.05             (0.52 )       (0.52 )       13.37       8.47       1.14       0.99       0.40       25,522       39
2015       14.50       (0.01 )       (0.84 )       (0.85 )             (0.81 )       (0.81 )       12.84       (5.99 )       1.21       0.99       (0.14 )       19,186       53
2014       13.62       0.01       2.25       2.26             (1.38 )       (1.38 )       14.50       17.68       1.15       0.99       0.04       16,369       43
2013(3)       10.51       0.09       3.35       3.44       (0.09 )       (0.24 )       (0.33 )       13.62       33.49       1.26       0.99       0.48       13,404       74

Small-Cap Core Fund

 

                                               
2017       11.64       0.01       1.89       1.90       (0.04 )       (0.20 )       (0.24 )       13.30       16.33       1.58       0.90       0.14       17,049       90
2016       10.45       0.03       1.25       1.28       (0.01 )       (0.08 )       (0.09 )       11.64       12.37       2.29       0.90       0.44       10,780       70
2015       10.40       0.02       0.03       0.05                         10.45       0.48       4.77       0.90       0.17       3,632       64
2014(9)       10.00       0.00       0.40       0.40                         10.40       4.00       6.75       0.90       (0.03 )       3,030       43

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Period
Ended
August 31,

  Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
investment
income
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
realized gain
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (1)(4)
  Ratios to Average Net Assets (5)   Net assets,
end of period
(000 omitted)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (4)
                    Gross
Expenses
  Net
Expenses (2)
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (2)
   

Small-Cap Growth Fund

 

                                               
2017     $ 16.62     $ (0.14 )     $ 2.52     $ 2.38     $     $     $     $ 19.00       14.32 %       1.02 %       1.02 %       (0.37 )%     $ 81,259       197 %
2016       18.60       (0.10 )       (0.64 )       (0.74 )             (1.24 )       (1.24 )       16.62       (3.72 )       1.18       1.18       (0.21 )       179,726       63
2015       22.75       (0.07 )       (0.29 )       (0.36 )             (3.79 )       (3.79 )       18.60       (1.27 )       1.15       1.15       (0.35 )       339,016       59
2014       22.55       (0.02 )       3.16       3.14             (2.94 )       (2.94 )       22.75       14.69       1.15       1.15       (0.09 )       363,988       82
2013(3)       18.33       (0.12 )       5.67       5.55             (1.33 )       (1.33 )       22.55       32.26       1.16       1.16       (0.62 )       297,065       76

Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

 

                                               
2017(3)       12.65       0.19       0.64       0.83       (0.20 )       (0.08 )       (0.28 )       13.20       6.76       1.27       0.85       1.98       48,221       74
2016(3)       11.34       0.07       1.33       1.40       (0.09 )       (0.00 )       (0.09 )       12.65       12.44       1.38       0.85       2.26       38,909       36
2015(3)       11.50       0.25       (0.26 )       (0.01 )       (0.10 )       (0.05 )       (0.15 )       11.34       (0.08 )       5.51       0.85       2.16       4,144       31
2014(3)(8)       10.00       0.07       1.43       1.50                         11.50       15.00       13.27       0.85       1.76       3,947       29

Discipline International Equity Fund

 

                                               
2017(3)       9.58       0.25       1.64       1.89       (0.28 )             (0.28 )       11.19       20.30       1.14       0.90       2.13       72,239       77
2016(3)(11)       10.00       0.23       (0.65 )       (0.42 )                         9.58       (4.20 )       1.20       0.90       2.51       67,434       64

Pyrford International Stock Fund

 

                                               
2017(3)(13)       12.22       0.32       0.94       1.26       (0.27 )             (0.27 )       13.21       10.68       1.05       0.96       2.59       593,746       33
2016(3)       11.78       0.35       0.36       0.71       (0.27 )             (0.27 )       12.22       6.21       1.06       0.99       2.44       485,787       12
2015(3)       13.14       0.22       (1.48 )       (1.26 )       (0.10 )             (0.10 )       11.78       (9.63 )       1.03       0.99       2.52       626,232       9
2014(3)       12.10       0.39       1.27       1.66       (0.59 )       (0.03 )       (0.62 )       13.14       14.00       1.02       0.99       3.32       272,486       6
2013(3)       10.78       0.22       1.40       1.62       (0.25 )       (0.05 )       (0.30 )       12.10       15.29       1.09       0.99       2.63       159,985       15

LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

 

                                               
2017(3)(13)       14.08       0.15       1.84       1.99       (0.10 )             (0.10 )       15.97       14.36       1.38       1.15       1.04       157,581       40
2016(3)       12.16       0.15       1.90       2.05       (0.13 )             (0.13 )       14.08       17.12       1.39       1.15       1.07       78,851       24
2015(3)       14.33       0.16       (2.13 )       (1.97 )       (0.20 )             (0.20 )       12.16       (13.88 )       1.34       1.15       1.15       85,034       25
2014(3)       12.61       0.23       1.71       1.94       (0.22 )             (0.22 )       14.33       15.57       1.30       1.15       1.89       111,807       38
2013(3)       13.69       0.26       (0.34 )       (0.08 )       (0.20 )       (0.80 )       (1.00 )       12.61       (1.00 )       1.40       1.15       2.41       84,760       29

TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

 

                                               
2017(3)(13)       10.17       0.40       0.09       0.49       (0.31 )             (0.31 )       10.35       5.07       1.89       0.85       3.96       11,765       74
2016(3)       9.90       0.47       0.38       0.85       (0.49 )       (0.09 )       (0.58 )       10.17       9.36       2.59       0.85       4.91       4,176       44
2015(3)       11.16       0.51       (0.96 )       (0.45 )       (0.49 )       (0.32 )       (0.81 )       9.90       (4.04 )       2.96       0.85       4.96       3,812       60
2014(3)(8)       10.00       0.44       0.84       1.28       (0.12 )             (0.12 )       11.16       12.89       2.85       0.85       4.52       3,961       72

Alternative Strategies Fund

 

                                               
2017(3)       10.33       (0.09 )       0.57       0.48                         10.81       4.65       3.40 (12)       2.70 (12)       (0.67 )       95,583       251
2016(3)       10.42       (0.05 )       0.07       0.02       (0.01 )       (0.10 )       (0.11 )       10.33       0.16       3.63 (12)       2.82 (12)       (0.75 )       109,128       279
2015(3)(10)       10.00       (0.08 )       0.50       0.42                         10.42       4.20       4.69 (12)       2.47 (12)       (1.11 )       34,261       119

Global Long/Short Equity Fund

 

                                               
2017(3)       10.70       0.05       1.66       1.71       (0.07 )       (0.09 )       (0.16 )       12.25       16.10       4.80 (12)       2.17 (12)       0.27       8,967       42
2016(3)(11)       10.00       0.04       0.66       0.70                         10.70       7.00       9.21 (12)       2.11 (12)       0.50       3,717       45

Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

 

                                               
2017       10.07       0.10       0.02       0.12       (0.10 )       (0.01 )       (0.11 )       10.08       1.15       0.39       0.30       0.94       625,691       126
2016       10.08       0.07       0.00       0.07       (0.07 )       (0.01 )       (0.08 )       10.07       0.65       0.39       0.30       0.65       548,641       56
2015       10.09       0.06       (0.01 )       0.05       (0.06 )             (0.06 )       10.08       0.50       0.35       0.30       0.59       702,324       57
2014       10.04       0.09       0.05       0.14       (0.09 )       (0.00 )       (0.09 )       10.09       1.35       0.34       0.30       0.82       663,538       86
2013       10.09       0.10       (0.05 )       0.05       (0.10 )       (0.00 )       (0.10 )       10.04       0.51       0.32       0.30       0.97       739,246       71

Short Tax-Free Fund

 

                                               
2017       10.25       0.14       (0.03 )       0.11       (0.14 )       (0.00 )       (0.14 )       10.22       1.14       0.51       0.40       1.39       175,454       93
2016       10.20       0.13       0.07       0.20       (0.13 )       (0.02 )       (0.15 )       10.25       1.94       0.52       0.40       1.18       168,592       39
2015       10.21       0.14       (0.01 )       0.13       (0.14 )             (0.14 )       10.20       1.26       0.58       0.40       1.32       105,734       50
2014       9.95       0.15       0.26       0.41       (0.15 )             (0.15 )       10.21       4.12       0.62       0.40       1.45       78,050       69
2013(3)(7)       10.00       0.10       (0.05 )       (0.05 )       0.10             (0.10 )       9.95       0.45       0.81       0.40       1.33       34,138       74

 

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Period
Ended
August 31,

  Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
investment
income
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
realized gain
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (1)(4)
  Ratios to Average Net Assets (5)   Net assets,
end of period
(000 omitted)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (4)
                    Gross
Expenses
  Net
Expenses (2)
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (2)
   

Short-Term Income Fund

 

                                               
2017     $ 9.42     $ 0.17     $ (0.02 )     $ 0.15     $ (0.17 )     $     $ (0.17 )     $ 9.40       1.60 %       0.47 %       0.35 %       1.76 %     $ 209,278       53 %
2016       9.35       0.11       0.09       0.20       (0.13 )             (0.13 )       9.42       2.12       0.45       0.35       1.16       234,507       64
2015       9.42       0.12       (0.06 )       0.06       (0.13 )             (0.13 )       9.35       0.69       0.44       0.35       1.24       263,894       29
2014       9.39       0.13       0.04       0.17       (0.14 )             (0.14 )       9.42       1.80       0.43       0.35       1.35       142,526       43
2013(3)       9.48       0.16       (0.07 )       0.09       (0.18 )             (0.18 )       9.39       0.91       0.43       0.35       1.70       117,378       51

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

 

                                               
2017       11.60       0.31       (0.20 )       0.11       (0.31 )       (0.03 )       (0.34 )       11.37       1.11       0.32       0.32       2.79       631,658       44
2016       11.26       0.28       0.36       0.64       (0.28 )       (0.02 )       (0.30 )       11.60       5.71       0.32       0.32       2.43       601,873       42
2015       11.25       0.28       0.01       0.29       (0.28 )             (0.28 )       11.26       2.60       0.32       0.32       2.46       559,937       26
2014       10.66       0.31       0.59       0.90       (0.31 )       (0.00 )       (0.31 )       11.25       8.50       0.36       0.36       2.77       396,291       35
2013(3)       11.29       0.30       (0.56 )       (0.26 )       (0.30 )       (0.07 )       (0.37 )       10.66       (2.40 )       0.36       0.36       2.70       352,883       39

Strategic Income Fund

 

                                               
2017       9.42       0.27       0.06       0.33       (0.31 )             (0.31 )       9.44       3.58       0.65       0.55       2.68       21,550       65
2016       9.31       0.23       0.17       0.40       (0.29 )             (0.29 )       9.42       4.32       0.61       0.55       2.53       21,663       13
2015       9.35       0.24       0.01       0.25       (0.29 )             (0.29 )       9.31       2.70       0.68       0.55       2.61       22,981       44
2014       9.16       0.23       0.23       0.46       (0.27 )             (0.27 )       9.35       5.13       0.67       0.55       2.45       28,473       129
2013(3)       9.76       0.15       (0.39 )       (0.24 )       (0.25 )       (0.11 )       (0.36 )       9.16       (2.57 )       0.63       0.55       1.57       35,880       307

TCH Corporate Income Fund

 

                                               
2017       13.15       0.37       0.15       0.52       (0.37 )       (0.11 )       (0.48 )       13.19       4.07       0.46       0.46       2.84       134,293       44
2016       12.32       0.46       0.88       1.34       (0.46 )       (0.05 )       (0.51 )       13.15       11.28       0.47       0.47       3.77       129,429       62
2015       13.07       0.38       (0.70 )       (0.32 )       (0.38 )       (0.05 )       (0.43 )       12.32       (2.53 )       0.45       0.45       2.97       162,107       26
2014       12.37       0.45       0.91       1.36       (0.45 )       (0.21 )       (0.66 )       13.07       11.32       0.49       0.49       3.50       121,773       25
2013(3)       13.03       0.44       (0.35 )       0.09       (0.45 )       (0.30 )       (0.75 )       12.37       0.54       0.50       0.50       3.36       93,490       123

TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

 

                                               
2017       11.89       0.31       (0.07 )       0.24       (0.31 )       (0.04 )       (0.35 )       11.78       2.08       0.34       0.34       2.62       975,051       34
2016       11.42       0.37       0.48       0.85       (0.38 )       (0.00 )       (0.38 )       11.89       7.63       0.34       0.34       3.25       459,228       39
2015       11.94       0.34       (0.45 )       (0.11 )       (0.35 )       (0.06 )       (0.41 )       11.42       (0.96 )       0.33       0.33       2.94       472,576       25
2014       11.32       0.33       0.65       0.98       (0.34 )       (0.02 )       (0.36 )       11.94       8.82       0.37       0.37       2.89       422,941       44
2013(3)       11.90       0.32       (0.29 )       0.03       (0.33 )       (0.28 )       (0.61 )       11.32       0.09       0.43       0.43       2.44       321,051       101

High Yield Bond Fund

 

                                               
2017       9.49       0.52       0.08       0.60       (0.52 )             (0.52 )       9.57       6.53       1.17       0.65       5.50       12,303       47
2016       9.41       0.50       0.08       0.58       (0.50 )             (0.50 )       9.49       6.47       0.96       0.65       5.43       34,345       51
2015       10.44       0.54       (0.79 )       (0.25 )       (0.54 )       (0.24 )       (0.78 )       9.41       (2.46 )       0.96       0.65       5.46       30,173       46
2014       10.32       0.58       0.26       0.84       (0.58 )       (0.14 )       (0.72 )       10.44       8.32       0.85       0.65       5.53       37,307       42
2013(3)       10.32       0.59       0.00       0.59       (0.59 )       (0.00 )       (0.59 )       10.32       5.80       0.83       0.65       5.61       49,722       34

 

(1) Based on net asset value as of end of period date.
(2) The contractual and voluntary expense waivers pursuant to Note 6 of the financial statements are reflected in both the net expense and net investment income (loss) ratios.
(3) Redemption fees consisted of per share amounts less than $0.01. Effective February 8, 2012, the Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund discontinued it’s redemption fee policy and effective June 14, 2013, the remaining domestic Funds discontinued their redemption fee policy.
(4) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(5) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(6) Reflects operations for the period from September 28, 2012 (inception date) to August 31, 2013.
(7) Reflects operations for the period from November 29, 2012 (inception date) to August 31, 2013.
(8) Reflects operations for the period from September 30, 2013 (inception date) to August 31, 2014.
(9) Reflects operations for the period from December 27, 2013 (inception date) to August 31, 2014.
(10) Reflects operations for the period from December 16, 2014 (inception date) to August 31, 2015.
(11) Reflects operations for the period from September 17, 2015 (inception date) to August 31, 2016.

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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(12) Percentages shown include interest expense and dividends on securities sold short. Gross and net expense ratios, respectively, excluding interest expense and dividends on securities sold short are as follows:

 

    Alternatives Strategies Fund

         

    Global Long/Short Equity Fund

 
     Gross      Net                  Gross      Net  
2017      2.60      1.90     2017        3.98      1.35
2016      2.76        1.95       2016        8.45        1.35  
2015      4.17        1.95              

 

(13) Calculated using the average shares method.

 

 

Financial Highlights—Premier Class of Shares (For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

Period
Ended
August 31,

  Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
investment
income
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
realized gain
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (1)(3)
  Ratios to Average Net Assets (4)   Net assets,
end of period
(000 omitted)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (3)
                    Gross
Expenses
  Net
Expenses (2)
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (2)
   

Government Money Market Fund

 

                                               
2017     $ 1.00     $ 0.00     $ 0.00     $ 0.00     $ 0.00     $ 0.00     $ 0.00     $ 1.00       0.45 %       0.25 %       0.20 %       0.45 %     $ 2,269,361       %
2016       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.11       0.28       0.18       0.12       1,967,459      
2015       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.01       0.28       0.08       0.01       467,294      
2014       1.00       0.00             0.00       (0.00 )             (0.00 )       1.00       0.01       0.29       0.07       0.01       427,913      
2013       1.00       0.00             0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.01       0.30       0.13       0.01       431,677      

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

 

                                               
2017       1.00       0.01       0.00       0.01       (0.01 )       (0.00 )       (0.01 )       1.00       0.62       0.32       0.20       0.57       238,772      
2016       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.17       0.28       0.16       0.13       313,954      
2015       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.02       0.28       0.16       0.01       515,005      
2014       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.03       0.28       0.19       0.02       453,901      
2013       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.13       0.28       0.20       0.11       696,785      

Prime Money Market Fund

 

                                               
2017       1.00       0.01       0.00       0.01       (0.01 )       (0.00 )       (0.01 )       1.00       0.67       0.28       0.20       0.61       166,338      
2016       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.22       0.20       0.20       0.21       668,609      
2015       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.02       0.20       0.18       0.01       2,576,245      
2014       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.01       0.20       0.18       0.01       1,968,436      
2013       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.08       0.21       0.20       0.08       2,590,312      

Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

 

                                           
2017(6)       1.00       0.0074       0.0001       0.0075       (0.0074 )       (0.0000 )       (0.0074 )       1.0001       0.75       0.30       0.20       0.74       400,203      
2016(5)       1.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       (0.00 )       1.00       0.00       0.29       0.20       0.37       415,218      

 

(1) Based on net asset value as of end of period date.
(2) The contractual and voluntary expense waivers pursuant to Note 6 of the financial statements are reflected in both the net expense and net investment income (loss) ratios.
(3) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(4) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(5) Reflects operations for the period from June 3, 2016 (inception date) to August 31, 2016.
(6) Effective October 3, 2016, the BMO Institutional Money Market Fund switched the valuation method of its securities from amortized cost to reflecting changes in market values, thus allowing the Fund’s NAV to “float”. In connection with this change, the Fund’s per share NAV is now calculated to four decimals (e.g., $1.0000).

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Period
Ended
August 31,

  Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
investment
income
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
realized gain
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (1)(4)
  Ratios to Average Net Assets (5)   Net assets,
end of period
(000 omitted)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (4)
                    Gross
Expenses
  Net
Expenses (2)
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (2)
   

Mid-Cap Value Fund

 

                                           
2017     $ 14.34     $ 0.04     $ 1.25     $ 1.29     $ (0.02 )     $ (3.77 )     $ (3.79 )     $ 11.84       12.60 %       1.51 %       1.49 %       0.40 %     $ 24       139 %
2016       14.96       0.07       0.86       0.93       (0.08 )       (1.47 )       (1.55 )       14.34       6.95       1.48       1.48       0.56       28       24
2015       17.62       (0.01 )       (0.59 )       (0.60 )             (2.06 )       (2.06 )       14.96       (3.80 )       1.47       1.47       (0.06 )       25       27
2014(6)       16.58       0.00       1.04       1.04                         17.62       6.27       1.45       1.45       0.07       26       30

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

 

                                               
2017       16.55       (0.08 )       2.19       2.11             (3.54 )       (3.54 )       15.12       16.47       1.62       1.49       (0.55 )       22       157
2016       20.37       (0.01 )       (0.93 )       (0.94 )             (2.88 )       (2.88 )       16.55       (4.48 )       1.54       1.49       (0.16 )       24       59
2015       24.34       (0.16 )       (0.58 )       (0.74 )             (3.23 )       (3.23 )       20.37       (3.11 )       1.50       1.49       (0.77 )       25       53
2014(6)       23.30       (0.06 )       1.10       1.04                         24.34       4.46       1.49       1.49       (0.89 )       26       57

Small-Cap Value Fund

 

                                           
2017(7)       13.21       (0.02 )       1.38       1.36       (0.04 )       (1.26 )       (1.30 )       13.27       11.32       1.74       1.49       (0.15 )       117       148
2016       12.76       0.00       0.97       0.97             (0.52 )       (0.52 )       13.21       7.88       1.64       1.49       (0.07 )       84       39
2015       14.48       (0.08 )       (0.83 )       (0.91 )             (0.81 )       (0.81 )       12.76       (6.43 )       1.71       1.49       (0.62 )       24       53
2014(6)       14.07       (0.01 )       0.42       0.41                         14.48       2.91       1.71       1.49       (0.39 )       26       43

Pyrford International Stock Fund

 

                                           
2017(3)(7)       12.18       0.27       0.94       1.21       (0.22 )             (0.22 )       13.17       10.17       1.55       1.46       2.18       26       33
2016(3)       11.74       0.23       0.42       0.65       (0.21 )             (0.21 )       12.18       5.63       1.56       1.49       1.98       24       12
2015(3)       13.12       0.22       (1.54 )       (1.32 )       (0.06 )             (0.06 )       11.74       (10.06 )       1.53       1.49       1.71       22       9
2014(3)(6)       13.15       0.06       (0.09 )       (0.03 )                         13.12       (0.23 )       1.53       1.49       1.70       25       6

 

(1) Based on net asset value as of end of period date.
(2) The contractual and voluntary expense waivers pursuant to Note 6 of the financial statements are reflected in both the net expense and net investment income (loss) ratios.
(3) Redemption fees consisted of per share amounts less than $0.01.
(4) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(5) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(6) Reflects operations for the period from May 27, 2014 (inception date) to August 31, 2014.
(7) Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Period
Ended
August 31,

  Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
investment
income
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
realized gain
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (1)(4)
  Ratios to Average Net Assets (5)   Net assets,
end of period
(000 omitted)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (4)
                    Gross
Expenses
  Net
Expenses (2)
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (2)
   

Large-Cap Value Fund

 

                                               
2017(9)     $ 14.17     $ 0.26     $ 1.81     $ 2.07     $ (0.24 )     $ (0.12 )     $ (0.36 )     $ 15.88       14.75 %       0.62 %       0.60 %       1.64 %     $ 1,479       62 %
2016(7)       13.81       0.21       0.30       0.51       (0.15 )             (0.15 )       14.17       3.77       0.63       0.60       2.27       52       60

Large-Cap Growth Fund

 

                                               
2017       15.49       0.09       3.10       3.19       (0.16 )       (0.90 )       (1.06 )       17.62       21.83       0.63       0.60       0.75       2,852       75
2016(7)       14.75       0.07       0.67       0.74                         15.49       5.02       0.66       0.60       0.72       53       70

Mid-Cap Value Fund

 

                                               
2017       14.38       0.11       1.26       1.37       (0.08 )       (3.77 )       (3.85 )       11.90       13.31       0.86       0.84       1.05       14,714       139
2016       15.03       0.18       0.84       1.02       (0.20 )       (1.47 )       (1.67 )       14.38       7.65       0.83       0.83       1.28       11,332       24
2015       17.65       0.11       (0.62 )       (0.51 )       (0.05 )       (2.06 )       (2.11 )       15.03       (3.19 )       0.82       0.82       0.64       8,776       27
2014(6)       16.58       0.03       1.04       1.07                         17.65       6.45       0.80       0.80       0.71       27       30

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

 

                                               
2017       16.83       0.07       2.18       2.25       (0.08 )       (3.54 )       (3.62 )       15.46       17.22       0.97       0.84       (0.13 )       592       157
2016       20.55       0.09       (0.93 )       (0.84 )             (2.88 )       (2.88 )       16.83       (3.89 )       0.89       0.84       0.49       25       59
2015       24.38       (0.03 )       (0.57 )       (0.60 )             (3.23 )       (3.23 )       20.55       (2.47 )       0.85       0.84       (0.12 )       26       53
2014(6)       23.30       (0.02 )       1.10       1.08                         24.38       4.64       0.84       0.84       (0.24 )       26       57

Small-Cap Value Fund

 

                                               
2017(9)       13.42       0.05       1.42       1.47       (0.10 )       (1.26 )       (1.36 )       13.53       12.05       1.09       0.84       0.37       2,653       148
2016       12.87       0.07       1.00       1.07             (0.52 )       (0.52 )       13.42       8.61       0.99       0.84       0.60       926       39
2015       14.50       (0.00 )       (0.82 )       (0.82 )             (0.81 )       (0.81 )       12.87       (5.78 )       1.06       0.84       0.01       134       53
2014(6)       14.07       0.01       0.42       0.43                         14.50       3.06       1.06       0.84       0.25       26       43

Pyrford International Stock Fund

 

                                               
2017(3)(9)       12.23       0.40       0.88       1.28       (0.29 )             (0.29 )       13.22       10.85       0.90       0.81       3.21       48,889       33
2016(3)       11.79       0.20       0.53       0.73       (0.29 )             (0.29 )       12.23       6.35       0.91       0.84       2.85       16,100       12
2015(3)       13.15       0.20       (1.45 )       (1.25 )       (0.11 )             (0.11 )       11.79       (9.56 )       0.88       0.84       3.42       6,560       9

2014(3)(6)

 

      13.15       0.08       (0.08 )       0.00                         13.15       0.00       0.88       0.84       2.36       25       6
Financial Highlights—Class F-3 of Shares (For a share outstanding throughout each period)  

Period
Ended
August 31,

  Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
investment
income
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
realized gain
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (1)(4)
  Ratios to Average Net Assets (5)   Net assets,
end of period
(000 omitted)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (4)
                    Gross
Expenses
  Net
Expenses (2)
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (2)
   

Pyrford International Stock Fund

 

                                               
2017(3)(8)(9)     $ 13.21     $ 0.12     $ (0.11 )     $ 0.01     $     $     $     $ 13.22       0.08 %       0.88 %       0.79 %       3.52 %     $ 26       33 %

 

(1) Based on net asset value as of end of period date.
(2) The contractual and voluntary expense waivers pursuant to Note 6 of the financial statements are reflected in both the net expense and net investment income (loss) ratios.
(3) Redemption fees consisted of per share amounts less than $0.01.
(4) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(5) Annualized for periods less than one year.
(6) Reflects operations for the period from May 27, 2014 (inception date) to August 31, 2014.
(7) Reflects operations for the period from December 28, 2015 (inception date) to August 31, 2016.
(8) Reflects operations for the period from May 31, 2017 (inception date) to August 31, 2017.
(9) Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Notes to Financial Statements    

 

1.   Organization

BMO Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. As of August 31, 2017, the Corporation consisted of 43 portfolios, including 28 diversified portfolios within this annual report (individually referred to as the “Fund,” or collectively as the “Funds”) each with differing share class offerings, as well as 10 target retirement and 5 target risk portfolios whose annual report is available under a separate cover. BMO Asset Management Corp. serves as the Funds’ investment adviser (the “Adviser”), a Delaware corporation headquartered in Chicago, Illinois that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp.

 

BMO Fund names as displayed

throughout this report

 

Fund Inception

Date

  Investment Objective

Low Volatility Equity Fund

  September 28, 2012   To provide capital appreciation.

Dividend Income Fund

  December 29, 2011   To provide capital appreciation and current income.

Large-Cap Value Fund

  September 30, 1993   To provide capital appreciation.

Large-Cap Growth Fund

  November 20, 1992   To provide capital appreciation.

Mid-Cap Value Fund

  September 30, 1993   To provide capital appreciation.

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

  September 30, 1993   To provide capital appreciation.

Small-Cap Value Fund

  February 28, 2011   To provide capital appreciation.

Small-Cap Core Fund

  December 27, 2013   To provide capital appreciation.

Small-Cap Growth Fund

  October 31, 1995   To provide capital appreciation.

Global Low Volatility Equity Fund(1)

  September 30, 2013   To provide capital appreciation.

Disciplined International Equity Fund(1)

  September 17, 2015   To provide capital appreciation.

Pyrford International Stock Fund(1)

  December 29, 2011   To provide capital appreciation.

LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund(1)

  December 22, 2008   To provide capital appreciation.

TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund(1)

  September 30, 2013   To maximize total return consistent with current income.

Alternative Strategies Fund(1)

  December 16, 2014   To provide capital appreciation with an emphasis on absolute returns.

Global Long/Short Equity Fund(1)

  September 17, 2015   To provide capital appreciation.

Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

  September 30, 2009   To provide current income exempt from federal income tax consistent with preservation of capital.

Short Tax-Free Fund

  November 29, 2012   To provide current income exempt from federal income tax consistent with preservation of capital.

Short-Term Income Fund

  November 1, 1992   To maximize total return consistent with current income.

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

  February 1, 1994   To provide a high level of current income exempt from federal income tax consistent with preservation of capital.

Strategic Income Fund(2)

  December 13, 1992   To maximize total return consistent with current income.

TCH Corporate Income Fund

  December 22, 2008   To maximize total return consistent with current income.

TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

  December 22, 2008   To maximize total return consistent with current income.

High Yield Bond Fund(2)

  December 29, 2011   To maximize total return consistent with current income.

Government Money Market Fund

  May 17, 2004   To provide current income consistent with stability of principal.

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

  September 22, 2004   To provide current income that is exempt from federal income tax and is consistent with stability of principal.

Prime Money Market Fund

  November 23, 1992   To provide current income consistent with stability of principal.

Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

  June 3, 2016   To provide current income consistent with preservation of capital.

 

(1) Collectively referred to as the “International Funds”.
(2) Effective March 7, 2017, the BMO Monegy High Yield Bond Fund changed its name to the BMO High Yield Bond Fund. Effective May 8, 2017, the BMO Mortgage Income Fund changed its name to the BMO Strategic Income Fund. Effective as of the close of business June 29, 2017, the BMO TCH Intermediate Income Fund merged into the BMO Strategic Income Fund.

 

2.   Significant Accounting Policies

The Funds are investment companies and follow the accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements.

Use of Estimates—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of 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 may differ from those estimates.

 

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Investment Valuations—Listed equity securities are valued each trading day at the last sale price or official closing price reported on a national securities exchange. Securities listed on a foreign exchange are valued each trading day at the last closing price on the principal exchange on which they are traded immediately prior to the time for determination of Net Asset Value (“NAV”) or at fair value as discussed below. Equity securities without a reported trade, U.S. government securities, listed corporate bonds, other fixed income and asset-backed securities with maturities of 60 days or more, unlisted securities, and private placement securities are generally valued at the mean of the latest bid and asked price as furnished by an independent pricing service. Fixed income securities that are not exchange traded are valued by an independent pricing service, taking into consideration yield, liquidity, risk, credit quality, coupon, maturity, type of issue, and any other factors or market data the pricing service deems relevant. Fixed income securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase, and of sufficient credit quality, are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Investments in other open-end registered investment companies are valued at net asset value. The money market funds use the amortized cost method to value portfolio securities in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act.

Securities or other assets for which market valuations are not readily available, or are deemed to be inaccurate, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith using methods approved by the Board of Directors (the “Directors”). The Directors have established a Pricing Committee, which is responsible for determinations of fair value, subject to the supervision of the Directors. In determining fair value, the Pricing Committee takes into account all information available and any factors it deems appropriate. Consequently, the price of securities used by a Fund to calculate its NAV may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments; it is possible that the fair value determined for a security is materially different than the value that would be realized upon the sale of that security and the differences may be material to the NAV of the respective Fund or the financial statements presented.

Securities held in certain funds may be listed on foreign exchanges that do not value their listed securities at the same time each Fund calculates its NAV. Most foreign markets close well before each Fund values its securities, generally 3:00 p.m. (Central Time). The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim.

The Pricing Committee may determine that a security needs to be fair valued if, among other things, it believes the value of the security might have been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market in which the security was principally traded, but before the time for determination of the NAV (“a subsequent event”). A subsequent event might include a company-specific development (for example, announcement of a merger that is made after the close of the foreign market), a development that might affect an entire market or region (for example, weather related events) or a potentially global development (such as a terrorist attack that may be expected to have an effect on investor expectations worldwide). The Funds have retained an independent fair value pricing service to assist in fair valuing foreign securities. The service utilizes statistical data based on historical performance of securities, markets, and other data in developing factors used to estimate a fair value.

Repurchase Agreements—The Funds’ policy requires the custodian bank to take possession, to have legally segregated in the Federal Reserve Book Entry System, or to have segregated within the custodian bank’s vault, all securities held as collateral under repurchase agreement transactions. Additionally, procedures have been established by the Funds to monitor, on a daily basis, the market value of each repurchase agreement’s collateral to ensure that the value of collateral at least equals the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement, including accrued interest.

The Funds will enter into repurchase agreements only with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as broker-dealers, which are deemed by the Adviser (or sub-advisers, as applicable) to be creditworthy pursuant to the guidelines and/or standards reviewed or established by the Directors. Risks may arise from the potential inability of counterparties to honor the terms of the repurchase agreement. Accordingly, the Funds could receive less than the repurchase price on the sale of collateral securities.

Investment Income, Expenses, and Distributions—Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income, realized gain distributions from underlying funds, and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair market value. Paid-in-kind interest included in interest income, if any, is accrued daily.

The Funds offer multiple classes of shares which differ in their respective distribution, administration, and service fees. All shareholders bear the common expenses of the Funds. Dividends are declared separately for each class. No class has preferential dividend rights; differences in per share dividend rates are generally due to differences in class-specific expenses. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the value of total shares outstanding of each class without distinction between share classes.

Expenses attributable to a particular class of shares, such as shareholder servicing fees, are allocated directly to that class.

Premium and Discount Amortization/Paydown Gains and Losses—Premiums and discounts on fixed income securities are amortized/accreted for tax and financial statement purposes. Gains and losses realized on principal payments of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities (paydown gains and losses) are classified as part of interest income.

Federal Income Taxes—The policies and procedures of the Funds require compliance with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and distribution to shareholders each year substantially all of their income. Accordingly, no provisions for federal tax are necessary. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and unrealized appreciation on investments have been provided for in accordance with the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

 

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When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions—The Funds may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Funds record when-issued securities on the trade date and maintain security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the commitment to purchase securities. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked-to-market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.

Short Sales—Certain Funds may sell a security they do not own in anticipation that the price of the security will decline. To complete such a transaction, the Fund must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. The Fund closes the short sale by purchasing the security at the market price at the time of closure. The price at such time may be more or less than the price at which the security was sold by the Fund. Until the transaction is closed, the Fund is required to pay the lender amounts equal to dividend or interest that accrue during the period of the loan which is recorded as an expense. To borrow the security, the Fund also may be required to pay a premium or an interest fee, which are recorded as interest expense. The proceeds of the short sale will be retained by the broker, to the extent necessary to meet margin requirements, until the short position is closed out. A gain, limited to the price at which the Fund sells the security short, or a loss, potentially unlimited in size, will be recognized upon the closing of a short sale. The Fund may not always be able to borrow a security or to close out a short position at a particular time or at an acceptable price. If the price of the borrowed security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund closes the short sale, the Fund will experience a loss. The Fund’s loss on a short sale is the maximum attainable price of the security (which could be limitless) less the price the Fund paid for the security at the time it was borrowed.

Futures Contracts—Certain Funds may purchase futures contracts to manage cash flows, enhance yield, or to potentially reduce transaction costs. Upon entering into a futures contract with a broker, the Fund is required to deposit in a segregated account a specified amount of cash or U.S. government securities. Futures contracts are valued daily and unrealized gains or losses are recorded in a “variation margin” account. Daily, the Fund receives from, or pays to, the broker a specified amount of cash based upon changes in the variation margin account. When a contract is closed, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss. Futures contracts have market risks, including the risk that the change in the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities.

Options Contracts—Certain Funds may write covered call and put options on futures, swaps, securities, or currencies a Fund owns, or in which it may invest to create investment exposure consistent with their investment objectives. Writing put options tends to increase a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. Writing call options tends to decrease a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. When a Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is recorded as a liability and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option written. These liabilities are reflected as written options outstanding in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received, or made, from writing options with premiums to be determined on a future date are reflected as such on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Premiums received from writing options that expire are treated as realized gains. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or closed are added to the proceeds or offset against amounts paid on the underlying future, swap, security, or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. A Fund, as a writer of an option, has no control over whether the underlying future, swap, security, or currency may be sold (called) or purchased (put) and, as a result, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the future, swap, security, or currency underlying the written option. The risk exists that a Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market.

Certain Funds also may purchase put and call options. Purchasing call options tends to increase a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. Purchasing put options tends to decrease a Fund’s exposure to the underlying instrument. A Fund pays a premium, which is included in a Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an investment and subsequently marked- to-market to reflect the current value of the option. Premiums paid for purchasing options that expire are treated as realized losses. The risk associated with purchasing put and call options is limited to the premium paid. Premiums paid for purchasing options which are exercised or closed are added to the amounts paid or offset against the proceeds on the underlying future, swap, security, or currency transaction to determine the realized gain or loss.

Foreign Exchange Contracts—Certain Funds may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts as a way of managing foreign exchange rate risk. Certain Funds may enter into these contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date as a hedge or cross hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio positions. The objective of foreign currency hedging transactions is to reduce the risk that the U.S. dollar value of these Funds’ foreign currency denominated securities will decline in value due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. All foreign currency exchange contracts are marked-to-market daily at the applicable translation rates resulting in unrealized gains or losses. Realized gains or losses are recorded at the time the foreign currency exchange contract is offset by entering into a closing transaction or by the delivery or receipt of the currency. Risk may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

Foreign Currency Translation—The accounting records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. All assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the rate of exchange of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities, income, and expenses are translated at the rate of exchange quoted on the respective date that such transactions are recorded. The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.

 

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Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of portfolio securities, sales and maturities of short-term securities, sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities at each reporting period, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.

Restricted Securities—Restricted securities are securities that may be resold only upon registration under federal securities laws or in transactions exempt from such registration. In some cases, the issuer of restricted securities has agreed to register such securities for resale at the issuer’s expense either upon demand by the Funds or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Such restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Directors.

Redemption Fees—The International Funds impose a 2% redemption fee to shareholders who redeem shares held for 30 days or less. All redemption fees are recorded by the International Funds as paid-in-capital.

Securities Lending—Certain Funds participate in one of two securities lending programs, providing for the lending of corporate bonds, equity, and government securities to qualified brokers, in exchange for the opportunity to earn additional income for participating. State Street Bank & Trust Company and BMO Harris Bank N.A. serve as the securities lending agents for the International Funds and non-International Funds participating in the programs, respectively. The Funds receive cash as collateral in return for the securities and record a corresponding payable for collateral due to the respective broker. The amount of cash collateral received is maintained at a minimum level of 100% of the prior day’s market value on securities and accrued interest loaned. Collateral is reinvested in short-term securities including overnight repurchase agreements, commercial paper, master notes, floating rate corporate notes (with at least quarterly reset rates), and money market funds. The valuation of these collateral securities is discussed in “Investment Valuations” above. When a Fund lends its portfolio securities, it is subject to the risk that it may not be able to get the portfolio securities back from the borrower on a timely basis, in which case the Fund may lose certain investment opportunities. A Fund also is subject to the risks associated with the investments of cash collateral received from the borrower.

Cash collateral received as part of the International Funds securities lending program was invested in the following security as of August 31, 2017:

 

Description

   Value        

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio, 0.994%

   $ 25,586,154  

Cash collateral received as part of the non-International Funds securities lending program was jointly pooled and invested in the following securities as of August 31, 2017 (1):

 

Description

  Value  

Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC, 1.100%, 9/1/2017(3)

  $      10,000,000  

Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC, 1.300%, 11/1/2017(3)

    4,988,901  

Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC, 1.400%, 9/21/2017(3)

    5,995,200  

Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC, 1.600%
(LIBOR 1 Month+32 basis points), 1/2/2018(2)

    12,500,000  

Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC, 1.600%
(LIBOR 1 Month+34 basis points), 12/15/2017(2)

    7,500,000  

Bank of Nova Scotia/Houston, 1.400%
(LIBOR 1 Month+18 basis points), 5/18/2018(2)

    4,999,905  

Bank of Nova Scotia/Houston, 1.700%
(LIBOR 1 Month+48 basis points), 2/2/2018(2)

    4,005,983  

Bedford Row Funding Corp., 1.400%
(LIBOR 1 Month+14 basis points), 3/1/2018(2)

    7,850,000  

Bedford Row Funding Corp., 1.400%
(LIBOR 1 Month+22 basis points), 6/11/2018(2)

    7,500,000  

Bedford Row Funding Corp., 1.500%
(LIBOR 1 Month+22 basis points), 2/21/2018(2)

    5,000,000  

Bedford Row Funding Corp., 1.500%
(LIBOR 1 Month+22 basis points), 8/17/2018(2)

    6,500,000  

Bedford Row Funding Corp., 1.500%
(LIBOR 1 Month+27 basis points), 12/18/2017(2)

    5,000,000  

BlackRock Liquidity Funds FedFund
Portfolio, 1.000%

    7,279,367  

BMO Government Money Market Fund, 0.870%(4)

    55,000,000  

Description

  Value  

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market
Fund, 1.080%(4)

  $      310,031,000  

Collateralized Commercial Paper Co. LLC, 1.500%
(LIBOR 1 Month+30 basis points), 10/23/2017(2)

    5,800,000  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 1.400%
(LIBOR 1 Month+20 basis points), 5/11/2018(2)

    6,000,000  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia,
1.400%, 8/15/2018

    4,999,395  

Crown Point Capital Co. LLC, 1.300%, 10/17/2017(3)

    4,991,567  

Crown Point Capital Co. LLC, 1.300%, 10/31/2017(3)

    4,989,083  

Erste Abwicklungsanstalt, 1.200%, 9/6/2017(3)

    7,498,802  

Erste Abwicklungsanstalt, 1.300%, 10/18/2017(3)

    7,487,271  

Erste Abwicklungsanstalt, 1.300%, 12/13/2017(3)

    7,471,675  

Erste Abwicklungsanstalt, 1.400% , 1/19/2018(3)

    7,460,625  

Erste Abwicklungsanstalt, 1.500% (LIBOR 1 Month+22 basis points), 9/7/2017(2)

    6,500,000  

HSBC Bank USA NA, 1.600% (LIBOR 1 Month+33 basis points), 3/20/2018(2)

    5,006,100  

HSBC Bank USA NA, 1.700% (LIBOR 1 Month+48 basis points), 10/13/2017(2)

    6,503,855  

HSBC Bank, PLC, 1.600% (LIBOR 1 Month+34 basis points), 9/15/2017(2)

    7,500,000  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc., 1.100% , 9/6/2017(3)

    3,999,378  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc., 1.100% , 9/8/2017(3)

    7,498,352  

John Deere Capital Corp., 1.200% , 9/5/2017(3)

    4,999,361  

JP Morgan Securities LLC, 1.400% (LIBOR 1 Month+15 basis points), 12/22/2017(2)

    5,750,000  
 

 

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Description

  Value  

JP Morgan Securities LLC, 1.400% (LIBOR 1 Month+20 basis points), 4/6/2018(2)

  $      7,500,000  

JP Morgan Securities LLC, 1.500% (LIBOR 1 Month+25 basis points), 9/5/2017(2)

    7,100,000  

Liberty Street Funding LLC, 1.300%, 10/17/2017(3)

    6,838,534  

Liberty Street Funding LLC, 1.300%, 9/25/2017(3)

    8,992,260  

Liberty Street Funding LLC, 1.400%, 12/13/2017(3)

    7,969,100  

Manhattan Asset Funding Co., 1.400% (LIBOR 1 Month+14 basis points), 12/5/2017(2)

    5,000,000  

Manhattan Asset Funding Co., 1.400% (LIBOR 1 Month+16 basis points), 1/31/2018(2)

    5,000,000  

Manhattan Asset Funding Co., 1.400% (LIBOR 1 Month+16 basis points), 2/8/2018(2)

    7,500,000  

Manhattan Asset Funding Co., 1.500% (LIBOR 1 Month+30 basis points), 9/28/2017(2)

    7,500,000  

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp., 1.400%, 2/9/2018

    7,500,630  

Mizuho Bank, Ltd., 1.400% (LIBOR 1 Month+28 basis points), 12/1/2017(2)

    5,002,845  

Mizuho Bank, Ltd., 1.600% (LIBOR 1 Month+40 basis points), 9/1/2017(2)

    6,500,085  

National Australia Bank Ltd., 1.600% (LIBOR 1 Month+35 basis points), 3/6/2018(2)

    5,000,000  

National Rural Utilities Co., 1.100%, 9/1/2017(3)

    5,000,000  

National Rural Utilities Co., 1.100%, 9/6/2017(3)

    8,748,615  

National Rural Utilities Co., 1.200%, 9/11/2017(3)

    16,144,841  

Natixis, NY Branch, 1.200% , 9/7/2017(3)

    9,998,067  

Novartis Finance Corp., 1.100% , 9/1/2017(3)

    5,000,000  

Old Line Funding LLC, 1.400% (LIBOR 1 Month+12 basis points), 1/19/2018(2)

    5,000,000  

Old Line Funding LLC, 1.400% (LIBOR 1 Month+12 basis points), 12/4/2017(2)

    7,500,000  

Old Line Funding LLC, 1.400% (LIBOR 1 Month+14 basis points), 11/8/2017(2)

    14,900,000  

Paccar Financial Corp., 1.100%, 9/7/2017(3)

    4,999,108  

Regency Markets No.1 LLC, 1.200%, 9/15/2017(3)

    12,494,021  

Regency Markets No.1 LLC, 1.200%, 9/26/2017(3)

    5,495,302  

Regency Markets No.1 LLC, 1.200%, 9/7/2017(3)

    15,196,923  

Regency Markets No.1 LLC, 1.200%, 9/8/2017(3)

    9,997,608  

Ridgefield Funding Co. LLC, 1.400% (LIBOR 1 Month+16 basis points), 12/18/2017(2)

    10,000,000  

Ridgefield Funding Co. LLC, 1.400% (LIBOR 1 Month+18 basis points), 1/11/2018(2)

    8,750,000  

Ridgefield Funding Co. LLC, 1.400%, 11/14/2017(3)

    6,481,963  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 1.500% (LIBOR 1 Month+30 basis points), 9/21/2017(2)

    7,226,474  

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., 1.300% (LIBOR 1 Month+13 basis points), 9/18/2017(2)

    7,500,488  

Suncorp Metway Ltd., 1.400%, 11/13/2017(3)

    7,479,165  

Suncorp Metway Ltd., 1.400%, 11/14/2017(3)

    4,986,125  

Description

  Value  

Suncorp Metway Ltd., 1.500%, 2/5/2018(3)

  $      7,452,246  

Svenska Handelsbaken, Inc., 1.500% (LIBOR 1 Month+30 basis points), 9/15/2017(2)

    7,001,029  

Swedbank Foreningsspar, 1.100%, 9/7/2017

    10,000,000  

Swedbank Foreningsspar, 1.200%, 9/6/2017

    10,000,020  

Swedbank, 1.300% , 12/14/2017(3)

    7,471,400  

Swedish Export Credit Corp., 1.400%, 11/28/2017(3)

    9,967,000  

Thunder Bay Funding LLC, 1.300% (LIBOR 1 Month+12 basis points), 12/8/2017(2)

    8,500,000  

Thunder Bay Funding LLC, 1.400% (LIBOR 1 Month+12 basis points), 1/12/2018(2)

    7,500,000  

Thunder Bay Funding LLC, 1.500% (LIBOR 1 Month+23 basis points), 6/22/2018(2)

    5,000,000  

Toronto- Dominion Bank, 1.400% (LIBOR 1 Month+20 basis points), 8/10/2018(2)

    5,000,975  

Toronto- Dominion Bank, 1.600% (LIBOR 1 Month+34 basis points), 3/13/2018(2)

    5,506,804  

Toronto- Dominion Bank, 1.700% (LIBOR 1 Month+44 basis points), 11/1/2017(2)

    8,005,936  

Toronto- Dominion Bank, 1.700% (LIBOR 1 Month+52 basis points), 11/20/2017(2)

    5,005,385  

Toronto- Dominion Bank, 1.700% (LIBOR 3 Month+40 basis points), 10/17/2017(2)

    5,003,140  

Toronto- Dominion Bank, 1.800% (LIBOR 1 Month+52 basis points), 1/10/2018(2)

    6,510,257  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 1.400% (LIBOR 1 Month+17 basis points), 3/12/2018(2)

    5,000,000  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 1.400% (LIBOR 1 Month+18 basis points), 4/27/2018(2)

    7,450,000  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 1.400% (LIBOR 1 Month+19 basis points), 5/10/2018(2)

    7,500,000  

Victory Receivables Corp., 1.300%, 9/25/2017(3)

    7,493,500  

Victory Receivables Corp., 1.300%, 9/6/2017(3)

    4,399,224  

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 1.100%, 9/5/2017(3)

    7,499,058  

Wells Fargo Bank NA, 1.400% (LIBOR 1 Month+13 basis points), 12/19/2017(2)

    5,650,816  

Wells Fargo Bank NA, 1.400% (LIBOR 1 Month+17 basis points), 4/20/2018(2)

    5,000,595  

Wells Fargo Bank NA, 1.700% (LIBOR 1 Month+44 basis points), 2/14/2018(2)

    5,007,405  

Wells Fargo Bank NA, 1.700% (LIBOR 1 Month+47 basis points), 10/11/2017(2)

    5,002,785  

Wells Fargo Bank NA, 1.700% (LIBOR 3 Month+35 basis points), 11/16/2017(2)

    5,004,250  

Westpac Banking Corp., 1.700% (LIBOR 3 Month+35 basis points), 10/20/2017(2)

    6,000,000  

Other

    (62,092
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 997,777,707  
 

 

 

 
 

 

  (1) The collateral pool is managed by the fixed income group within the Adviser. Each Fund owns a pro-rata interest in the collateral pool determined by the value of securities on loan for such Fund.
  (2) Floating rate securities are securities whose yields vary with a designated market index or market rate. These securities are shown at their current rates as of August 31, 2017.
  (3) Each issue shows the rate of discount at the time of purchase.
  (4) Denotes an investment in an affiliated entity.

Commitments and Contingencies—In the normal course of business, the Corporation enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Corporation’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Corporation that have not yet occurred. However, the Corporation has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Other—Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Net realized gains and losses on securities are computed on the basis of specific security lot identification.

 

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3.   Fair Value Measurement

Fair Valuation Measurement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP, and requires disclosure about fair value measurements. It establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting issuer (observable inputs), and (2) the reporting issuer’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). It also provides guidance on determining when there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability, when a transaction is not orderly, and how that information must be incorporated into fair value measurement.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. An active market for the security is a market in which transactions occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. Common and preferred stocks, options and futures contracts, and U.S. registered mutual funds are generally categorized as Level 1.

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Fixed income securities, repurchase agreements, cash collateral received as part of the securities lending program, and securities valued by an independent fair value pricing service are generally categorized as Level 2.

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs, including management’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.

In May 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2015-07, Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Unit (or Its Equivalent), modifying ASC 820. Under the modifications, investments in private investment funds valued at net asset value are no longer included in the fair value hierarchy. The Funds did not hold any Level 3 securities as of August 31, 2017.

The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of August 31, 2017, in valuing the Funds’ assets:

 

    Low Volatility Equity Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Common Stocks(1)

  $ 156,360,489     $     $     —     $ 156,360,489  

Short-Term Investments

    2,833,143       75,732,318             78,565,461  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 159,193,632     $ 75,732,318     $     $ 234,925,950  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Dividend Income Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Common Stocks(1)

  $ 113,432,121     $     $     $ 113,432,121  

Short-Term Investments

    2,075,405       52,860,743             54,936,148  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 115,507,526     $ 52,860,743     $     $ 168,368,269  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Large-Cap Value Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Common Stocks(1)

  $ 328,437,769     $     $     $ 328,437,769  

Short-Term Investments

    4,411,207       162,597,871             167,009,078  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 332,848,976     $ 162,597,871     $     $ 495,446,847  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Large-Cap Growth Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Common Stocks(1)

  $ 351,611,827     $     $     $ 351,611,827  

Short-Term Investments

    4,542,780       151,430,406             155,973,186  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 356,154,607     $ 151,430,406     $     $ 507,585,013  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Mid-Cap Value Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Common Stocks(1)

  $ 204,439,133     $     $     $ 204,439,133  

Short-Term Investments

    1,880,791       89,263,621             91,144,412  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 206,319,924     $ 89,263,621     $     $ 295,583,545  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Mid-Cap Growth Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Common Stocks(1)

  $ 111,118,371     $     $     —     $ 111,118,371  

Short-Term Investments

    1,947,313       55,413,816             57,361,129  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 113,065,684     $ 55,413,816     $     $ 168,479,500  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Small-Cap Value Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Common Stocks(1)

  $ 63,771,066     $     $     $ 63,771,066  

Short-Term Investments

    588,562       15,189,775             15,778,337  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 64,359,628     $ 15,189,775     $     $ 79,549,403  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Small-Cap Core Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Common Stocks(1)

  $ 19,290,072     $     $     $ 19,290,072  

Short-Term Investments

    369,001       9,591,857             9,960,858  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 19,659,073     $ 9,591,857     $     $ 29,250,930  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Small-Cap Growth Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Common Stocks(1)

  $ 137,267,304     $     $     $ 137,267,304  

Short-Term Investments

    1,560,493       40,411,406             41,971,899  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 138,827,797     $ 40,411,406     $     $ 179,239,203  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

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    BMO Funds

 

    Global Low Volatility Equity Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Common Stocks

       

Austria

  $     $ 423,924     $     —     $ 423,924  

Belgium

          167,104             167,104  

Bermuda

    1,574,150       233,439             1,807,589  

Canada

    1,906,327                   1,906,327  

Cayman Islands

    368,570       799,310             1,167,880  

China

          1,628,638             1,628,638  

Czech Republic

          341,272             341,272  

Denmark

          211,022             211,022  

France

          70,198             70,198  

Germany

          326,729             326,729  

Guernsey

    988,955                   988,955  

Hong Kong

          3,907,803             3,907,803  

Hungary

          307,203             307,203  

Ireland

    116,452                   116,452  

Israel

          656,520             656,520  

Italy

          278,341             278,341  

Japan

          4,378,531             4,378,531  

Malaysia

          2,140,527             2,140,527  

Netherlands

          59,856             59,856  

New Zealand

          1,474,947             1,474,947  

Philippines

          419,614             419,614  

Singapore

          2,590,488             2,590,488  

South Korea

          353,678             353,678  

Switzerland

          1,948,723             1,948,723  

Taiwan

          1,066,681             1,066,681  

Thailand

          551,464             551,464  

United States

    18,960,179                   18,960,179  

Short-Term Investments

    2,027,575                   2,027,575  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 25,942,208     $ 24,336,012     $     $ 50,278,220  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Disciplined International Equity Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Common Stocks

       

Australia

  $     $ 4,577,683     $     —     $ 4,577,683  

Belgium

          108,926             108,926  

Bermuda

    132,606                   132,606  

Cayman Islands

          396,977             396,977  

Denmark

          2,245,894             2,245,894  

Finland

          1,984,463             1,984,463  

France

          9,646,682             9,646,682  

Germany

          5,418,563             5,418,563  

Hong Kong

          600,556             600,556  

Ireland

    872,246                   872,246  

Israel

    196,332               196,332  

Italy

          394,311             394,311  

Japan

          17,203,154             17,203,154  

Jersey

    1,459,496       275,094             1,734,590  

Luxembourg

    389,900       357,096             746,996  

Marshall Islands

    99,253                   99,253  

Netherlands

    460,295       2,601,819             3,062,114  

New Zealand

          399,560             399,560  

Norway

          780,375             780,375  

Portugal

          775,991             775,991  

Singapore

          1,696,983             1,696,983  

Spain

          798,001             798,001  

Sweden

          1,889,983             1,889,983  

Switzerland

    1,174,896       3,310,776             4,485,672  

United Kingdom

          11,218,319             11,218,319  

Short-Term Investments

    4,938,088                   4,938,088  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 9,723,112     $ 66,681,206     $     $ 76,404,318  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Pyrford International Stock Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Common Stocks(1)

  $     $ 585,882,515     $     $ 585,882,515  

Preferred Stocks(1)

          10,159,146             10,159,146  

Short-Term Investments

    44,983,487                   44,983,487  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 44,983,487     $ 596,041,661     $     $ 641,025,148  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Common Stocks

       

Bermuda

  $ 2,421,504     $ 3,919,033     $     $ 6,340,537  

Brazil

    1,655,118                   1,655,118  

Cayman Islands

          3,249,913             3,249,913  

Chile

    2,738,855                   2,738,855  

China

          3,609,517             3,609,517  

Egypt

    691,394       5,784,314             6,475,708  

Hong Kong

          4,372,616             4,372,616  

India

          35,985,563             35,985,563  

Indonesia

          18,336,067             18,336,067  

Kenya

          802,539             802,539  

Malaysia

          5,945,306             5,945,306  

Mexico

    16,402,117                   16,402,117  

Nigeria

          1,658,823             1,658,823  

Philippines

          5,843,654             5,843,654  

South Africa

          10,322,257             10,322,257  

Taiwan

          3,488,268             3,488,268  

Thailand

    1,548,853                   1,548,853  

Turkey

          5,760,591             5,760,591  

United States

    11,847,839                   11,847,839  

Vietnam

          1,622,909             1,622,909  

Common Stock Units

    3,837,734                   3,837,734  

Participation Notes

          4,187,718             4,187,718  

Short-Term Investments

    6,781,457                   6,781,457  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 47,924,871     $ 114,889,088     $     —     $ 162,813,959  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

  $     $ 6,540,506     $     $ 6,540,506  

International Bonds

          4,932,718             4,932,718  

Short-Term Investments

    1,170,326                   1,170,326  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,170,326     $ 11,473,224     $     $ 12,643,550  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

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    Alternative Strategies Fund(2)        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Assets-Long        

Bank Loans

  $     $ 4,508,381     $     —     $ 4,508,381  

Common Stocks

       

Australia

          82,605             82,605  

Bermuda

    301,004                   301,004  

Canada

    626,870                   626,870  

Cayman Islands

          28,448             28,448  

China

          58,799             58,799  

Denmark

          30,364             30,364  

France

          149,471             149,471  

Germany

          124,612             124,612  

Hungary

          85,559             85,559  

Ireland

    2,243,249                   2,243,249  

Italy

          123,207             123,207  

Japan

          1,125,816             1,125,816  

Jersey

    529,718       32,783             562,501  

Luxembourg

    212,808                   212,808  

Netherlands

    329,144       256,614             585,758  

New Zealand

          111,694             111,694  

Norway

          39,344             39,344  

Panama

    62,779                   62,779  

Singapore

    617,154       26,943             644,097  

Sweden

          34,787             34,787  

United Kingdom

          333,153             333,153  

United States

    32,980,242                   32,980,242  

Convertible Bonds

          124,820             124,820  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

          576,046             576,046  

Limited Partnership Units

    624,544                   624,544  

Mutual Funds

    850,342                   850,342  

Purchased Options

    859,080                   859,080  

Short-Term Investments

    37,183,212       12,493,827             49,677,039  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 77,420,146     $ 20,347,273     $     $ 97,767,419  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities-Short

       

Common Stocks

       

Australia

  $     $ 85,485     $     $ 85,485  

Belgium

          16,922             16,922  

Bermuda

          16,500             16,500  

Canada

    730,824                   730,824  

Cayman Islands

    46,604                   46,604  

Finland

          18,838             18,838  

Germany

          207,035             207,035  

Ireland

    340,697                   340,697  

Japan

          511,204             511,204  

Netherlands

          74,219             74,219  

New Zealand

          53,530             53,530  

Norway

          74,573             74,573  

Spain

          69,332             69,332  

Sweden

          236,162             236,162  

Switzerland

          248,462             248,462  

United Kingdom

    198,691       335,179             533,870  

United States

    9,751,821                   9,751,821  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

          144,972             144,972  

Exchange Traded Funds

    4,574,132                   4,574,132  

Written Options

    1,054,953                   1,054,953  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 16,697,722     $ 2,092,413     $     $ 18,790,135  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Global Long/Short Equity Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets-Long

       

Common Stocks

       

Australia

  $     $ 87,539     $     —     $ 87,539  

Bermuda

    305,683                   305,683  

Canada

    315,376                   315,376  

Cayman Islands

          30,416             30,416  

China

          63,316             63,316  

Denmark

          33,180             33,180  

France

          158,678             158,678  

Germany

          132,156             132,156  

Greece

          44,718             44,718  

Hungary

          90,685             90,685  

Ireland

    34,305                   34,305  

Italy

          130,615             130,615  

Japan

          1,245,403             1,245,403  

Jersey

          34,765             34,765  

Luxembourg

    225,642                   225,642  

Netherlands

          272,075             272,075  

New Zealand

          118,362             118,362  

Norway

          41,702             41,702  

Panama

    66,750                   66,750  

Poland

          51,742             51,742  

Singapore

          28,604             28,604  

South Korea

          138,352             138,352  

Sweden

          36,867             36,867  

Taiwan

          46,893             46,893  

United Kingdom

          353,146             353,146  

United States

    5,496,691                   5,496,691  

Short-Term Investments

    3,884,482                   3,884,482  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 10,328,929     $ 3,139,214     $     $ 13,468,143  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities-Short

       

Common Stocks

       

Australia

  $     $ 90,592     $     $ 90,592  

Belgium

          18,501             18,501  

Bermuda

          17,542             17,542  

Cayman Islands

    49,412                   49,412  

Finland

          19,978             19,978  

Germany

          119,631             119,631  

Japan

          606,156             606,156  

Netherlands

          78,657             78,657  

New Zealand

          56,746             56,746  

Norway

          79,054             79,054  

Spain

          73,498             73,498  

Sweden

          76,457             76,457  

Switzerland

          32,381             32,381  

United Kingdom

          355,213             355,213  

United States

    1,780,421                   1,780,421  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,829,833     $ 1,624,406     $     $ 3,454,239  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Municipals

  $     $ 634,462,688     $     $ 634,462,688  

Short-Term Investments

    80,322       47,567,678             47,648,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 80,322     $ 682,030,366     $     $ 682,110,688  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Short Tax-Free Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Municipals

  $     $ 172,490,237     $     —     $ 172,490,237  

Mutual Funds

    866,132                   866,132  

Short-Term Investments

    115,488       1,708,050             1,823,538  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 981,620     $ 174,198,287     $     $ 175,179,907  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

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    Short-Term Income Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Asset-Backed Securities

  $     $ 52,318,672     $     —     $ 52,318,672  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

          7,314,490             7,314,490  

Commercial Mortgage Securities

          17,127,899             17,127,899  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

          101,120,535             101,120,535  

Mutual Funds

    3,675,768                   4,675,682

U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations

          38,576,770             38,576,770  

U.S. Government Agency-Mortgage Securities

          1,228,888             1,228,888  

Short-Term Investments

    4,464,102       64,867,113             69,331,215  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 8,139,870     $ 282,554,367     $     $ 291,694,151  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Total includes a $999,914 private placement senior loan fund holding valued using practical expedient.

 

    Intermediate Tax-Free Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Municipals

  $     $ 1,591,471,242     $     —     $ 1,591,471,242  

Mutual Funds

    16,625,697                   16,625,697  

Short-Term Investments

    79,783       2,008,460             2,088,243  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 16,705,480     $ 1,593,479,702     $     $ 1,610,185,182  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Strategic Income Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Asset-Backed Securities

  $     $ 252,973     $     —     $ 252,973  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

          12,025,287             12,025,287  

Commercial Mortgage Securities

          6,760,639             6,760,639  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

          74,882,868             74,882,868  

U.S. Government Agency-Mortgage Securities

          17,660,274             17,660,274  

Short-Term Investments

    938,029       24,164,624             25,102,653  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 938,029     $ 135,746,665     $     $ 136,684,694  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    TCH Corporate Income Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

  $     $ 240,187,039     $     $ 240,187,039  

Municipals

          565,325             565,325  

U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations

          8,563,532             8,563,532  

Short-Term Investments

    4,410,836       59,729,711             64,140,547  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 4,410,836     $ 309,045,607     $     $ 313,456,443  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    TCH Core Plus Bond Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

  $     $ 481,886,091     $     $ 481,886,091  

Municipals

          339,195             339,195  

U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations

          132,538,030             132,538,030  

U.S. Government Agency-Mortgage Securities

          378,675,083             378,675,083  

Short-Term Investments

    46,560,055       210,537,373             257,097,428  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 46,560,055     $ 1,203,975,772     $     $ 1,250,535,827  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    High Yield Bond Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Corporate Bonds & Notes

  $     $ 12,774,444     $     $ 12,774,444  

Short-Term Investments

    360,045                   360,045  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 360,045     $ 12,774,444     $     $ 13,134,489  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Government Money Market Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Mutual Funds

  $ 170,000,000     $     $     $ 170,000,000  

Repurchase Agreements

          608,302,536             608,302,536  

U.S. Government & U.S. Government Agency Obligations

          2,656,442,412             2,656,442,412  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 170,000,000     $ 3,264,744,948     $     $ 3,434,744,948  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Tax-Free Money Market Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Municipals

  $     $ 319,281,383     $     —     $ 319,281,383  

Mutual Funds

    201,486                   201,486  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 201,486     $ 319,281,383     $     $ 319,482,869  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Prime Money Market Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Certificates of Deposit

  $     $ 94,626,136     $     $ 94,626,136  

Commercial Paper

          211,629,516             211,629,516  

Municipals

          15,875,000             15,875,000  

Mutual Funds

    26,000,000                   26,000,000  

Repurchase Agreements

          20,618,301             20,618,301  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 26,000,000     $ 342,748,953     $     $ 368,748,953  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    Institutional Prime Money Market Fund        
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Certificates of Deposit

  $     $ 70,654,562     $     $ 70,654,562  

Commercial Paper

          237,081,780             237,081,780  

Mutual Funds

    24,201,139                   24,201,139  

Repurchase Agreements

          70,000,000             70,000,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 24,201,139     $ 377,736,342     $     $ 401,937,481  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) All sub-categories within Common Stocks and Preferred Stocks represent either entire Level 1 or Level 2 evaluation status.
(2) The following is a summary of other financial instruments that are derivative instruments not reflected in the Schedules of Investments, such as futures and forward contracts. Amounts below are the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the investment.
 

 

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    Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) On
Other Financial Instruments
 

Fund

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Alternative Strategies Fund

       

Long Forward Contracts

  $     $ 763,104     $     $ 763,104  

Short Forward Contracts

          (562,707           (562,707
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Forwards

  $     $ 200,397     $     $ 200,397  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long Futures Contracts

  $ 244,281     $     $     $ 244,281  

Short Futures Contracts

    (15,427                 (15,427
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Futures

  $ 228,854     $     $     $ 228,854  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

It is the Funds’ policy to recognize transfers between category levels at the end of the period. As described in Note 2, the Funds’ have retained an independent pricing service to fair value foreign equity securities for events occurring after the close of the market in which the security is principally traded. These valuations occurred on August 31, 2017, but not on August 31, 2016, resulting in transfers between categorization levels.

The following is a reconciliation of transfers between category levels from August 31, 2016 to August 31, 2017:

 

     Global Low
Volatility
Equity Fund
    Disciplined
International
Equity Fund
    Pyrford
International
Stock Fund
    LGM
Emerging
Markets
Equity Fund
    Alternative
Strategies Fund
- Short
Transfers
    Global
Long/Short
Equity Fund
- Long
Transfers
    Global
Long/Short
Equity Fund
- Short
Transfers
 

Transfers into Level 1

   $     $     $     $     $     $     $  

Transfers out of Level 1

     (19,038,852     (46,764,286     (528,090,901     (87,271,461     (315,068     (2,275,656     (874,778
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Transfers out of Level 1

   $ (19,038,852   $ (46,764,286   $ (528,090,901   $ (87,271,461   $ (315,068   $ (2,275,656   $ (874,778
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Transfers into Level 2

   $ 19,038,852     $ 46,764,286       528,090,901     $ 87,271,461     $ 315,068     $ 2,275,656     $ 874,778  

Transfers out of Level 2

                                          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Transfers into Level 2

   $ 19,038,852     $ 46,764,286     $ 528,090,901     $ 87,271,461     $ 315,068     $ 2,275,656     $ 874,778  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

4.   Derivative Holdings and Activity Detail

Derivatives and Hedging Disclosures—Derivatives and hedging require enhanced disclosures about the Funds’ derivative and hedging activities, including how such activities are accounted for and their effects on the Funds’ financial positions, performance and cash flows. For the year ended August 31, 2017, the Alternative Strategies Fund utilized all derivatives for the purposes of generating and enhancing total return.

During the year ended August 31, 2017, the Alternative Strategies Fund had average quarterly contracts or notional values outstanding:

 

Average Quarterly Contracts

 

Average Quarterly Notional Values

Long Futures

 

Short Futures

 

Purchased Options

 

Written Options

 

Long Forwards

 

Short Forwards

618   121   618   1,177   $33,189,114   $29,582,452

 

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The effects of these derivative instruments on the Fund’s financial positions and financial performance are reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Operations, and are presented in the table below. The values of derivative instruments as of August 31, 2017 by risk category are as follows:

 

     Statement of
Asset and Liabilities
     Statement of Operations  

Fund/Financial Instrument Type

   Amount      Realized
Gain/(Loss)
     Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Alternative Strategies Fund

        

Interest rate futures contracts:

        

Receivables for daily variation margin

   $ 97,703        

Payables for daily variation margin

     (30,443      
  

 

 

       

Net

     67,260      $ (334,572    $ 46,875  

Equity futures contracts:

        

Receivables for daily variation margin

     227,114        

Payables for daily variation margin

     (65,520      
  

 

 

       

Net

     161,594        970,688        132,911  

Total receivables for interest rate and equity futures contracts

     324,817        

Total payables for interest rate and equity futures contracts

     (95,963      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net

   $ 228,854      $ 636,116      $ 179,786  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Forward foreign exchange contracts:

        

Receivables for forward foreign exchange contracts

   $ 876,068        

Payables for forward foreign exchange contracts

     (675,671      
  

 

 

       

Net

   $ 200,397      $ 438,847      $ 189,412  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity option contracts:

        

Purchased options

   $ 859,080      $ (872,774    $ (331,039
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Written options

   $ (1,054,953    $ 1,647,284      $ 336,447  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Offsetting of Assets and Liabilities—Disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities require an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. The guidance requires retrospective application for all comparative periods presented. As of August 31, 2017, no master netting arrangements exist related to the Funds. The Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities (“SAL”) presents derivative instruments on a gross basis, therefore, no net amounts and no offset amounts exist within the SAL to present below. Gross amounts of the derivative instruments, amounts related to financial instruments/cash collateral not offset in the SAL and net amounts are presented below:

 

     Derivative Assets      Derivative Liabilities     Net
Derivative
Assets
(Liabilities)
    Collateral Pledged
(Received) (1)
        

Fund/Counterparty

   Forward
Currency
Contracts
     Futures
Contracts
     Forward
Currency
Contracts
    Futures
Contracts
    Written
Options
      Financial
Instruments
     Cash      Net
Amount
 

Alternative Strategies Fund

                      

Bank of America Merrill Lynch (Over the Counter)

   $ 876,068      $      $ (675,671   $     $     $ 200,397     $      $      $ 200,397  

Exchange Traded Futures Contracts

            324,817              (95,963           228,854                     228,854  

Exchange Traded Options Contracts

                               (1,054,953     (1,054,953            1,054,953         

 

(1) Collateral pledged exceeds amount of liability balance.

At period end, certain Funds covered in this report had investments in repurchase agreements. The gross value and related collateral received for these investments are presented in each applicable Fund’s Schedule of Investments and the value of these investments is also presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The value of the related collateral received exceeded the value of the repurchase agreements as of August 31, 2017.

 

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5.   Capital Stock

The Articles of Incorporation permit the Directors to issue an indefinite number of full and fractional shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. Transactions in capital stock were as follows:

 

    

 

    

 

    

 

 
     Low Volatility
Equity Fund
     Dividend
Income Fund
     Large-Cap
Value Fund
 
     Year Ended
August 31,
2017
     Year Ended
August 31,
2016
     Year Ended
August 31,
2017
     Year Ended
August 31,
2016
     Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 

Capital stock transactions in dollars:

                

Proceeds from sale of shares:

                

Investor class of shares

   $      $      $      $      $ 25,782,143 (1)    $ 41,929,434  

Advisor class of shares

     30,709,923        20,450,099        9,963,731        12,240,448        2,132,939       6,500  

Institutional class of shares

     23,796,019        57,444,854        84,755,232        5,367,352        209,105,302       62,929,469  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

                                        

Retirement class R-6 of shares

                                 1,523,544       50,000 (2) 

Advisor class transfers from termination of Investor class

                                 186,891,192        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     54,505,942        77,894,953        94,718,963        17,607,800        425,435,120       104,915,403  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared:

                

Investor class of shares

                                 3,003,799 (1)      19,028,638  

Advisor class of shares

     600,108        271,512        1,904,772        6,370,133        523,217       3,421  

Institutional class of shares

     3,555,616        3,503,523        1,431,043        2,938,755        3,151,481       14,194,204  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

                                        

Retirement class R-6 of shares

                                 5,361       303 (2) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net proceeds from shares issued

     4,155,724        3,775,035        3,335,815        9,308,888        6,683,858       33,226,566  

Cost of shares redeemed:

                

Investor class of shares

                                 (29,944,864 )(1)      (36,548,453

Advisor class of shares

     (16,253,010      (7,296,072      (95,290,255      (16,513,415      (163,849,415      

Institutional class of shares

     (40,363,601      (10,656,439      (17,370,722      (16,512,337      (62,434,365     (27,704,576

Retirement class R-3 of shares

                                        

Retirement class R-6 of shares

                                 (143,363      

Advisor class transfers from termination of Investor class

                                 (186,891,192      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cost of shares redeemed

     (56,616,611      (17,952,511      (112,660,977      (33,025,752      (443,263,199     (64,253,029
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change resulting from fund share transactions in dollars

   $ 2,045,055      $ 63,717,477      $ (14,606,199    $ (6,109,064    $ (11,144,221   $ 73,888,940  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital stock transactions in shares:

                

Sale of shares:

                

Investor class of shares

                                 1,721,277 (1)      2,992,053  

Advisor class of shares

     2,223,381        1,557,280        734,704        986,639        136,008       518  

Institutional class of shares

     1,717,254        4,341,968        5,932,931        450,270        13,571,425       4,406,925  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

                                        

Retirement class R-6 of shares

                                 98,226       3,621 (2) 

Advisor class transfers from termination of Investor class

                                 11,959,735        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net sale of shares

     3,940,635        5,899,248        6,667,635        1,436,909        27,486,671       7,403,117  

Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared:

                

Investor class of shares

                                 202,894 (1)      1,381,134  

Advisor class of shares

     43,466        21,225        142,063        526,209        33,497       248  

Institutional class of shares

     258,635        273,483        104,269        242,483        210,885       1,029,042  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

                                        

Retirement class R-6 of shares

                                 343       22 (2) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net shares issued

     302,101        294,708        246,332        768,692        447,619       2,410,446  

Shares redeemed:

                

Investor class of shares

                                 (2,003,359 )(1)      (2,635,055

Advisor class of shares

     (1,157,535      (577,073      (6,726,795      (1,338,905      (10,550,915      

Institutional class of shares

     (2,894,759      (809,930      (1,260,014      (1,316,263      (4,093,910     (1,966,849

Retirement class R-3 of shares

                                        

Retirement class R-6 of shares

                                 (9,119      

Advisor class transfers from termination of Investor class

                                 (11,959,735      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net shares redeemed

     (4,052,294      (1,387,003      (7,986,809      (2,655,168      (28,617,038     (4,601,904
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change resulting from fund share transactions in shares

     190,442        4,806,953        (1,072,842      (449,567      (682,748     5,211,659  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Reflects operations for the period from September 1, 2016, to June 2, 2017 (termination of Investor class of shares).
(2) Reflects operations for the period from December 28, 2015 (inception date) to August 31, 2016.

 

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Large-Cap
Growth Fund
    Mid-Cap
Value Fund
    Mid-Cap
Growth Fund
    Small-Cap
Value Fund
 
Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 
             
             
$ 47,552,629     $ 36,107,215     $ 12,630,560 (1)    $ 17,762,637     $ 8,328,558 (1)    $ 16,444,621     $     $  
  989,079       375,678       3,288,541       9,778       3,531,002       4,540       4,344,594       11,310,749  
  208,981,585       36,247,277       80,906,095       10,810,827       73,932,023       6,484,915       45,025,931       11,641,400  
              1,057       253                   30,591       88,324  
  2,776,234       50,000 (2)      3,976,868       3,553,774       563,173             2,248,782       794,885  
 
    

 
          134,579,478             85,760,412                    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

260,299,527

 

    72,780,170       235,382,599       32,137,269       172,115,168       22,934,076       51,649,898       23,835,358  
  10,511,010       23,452,821       37,960,691 (1)      18,609,651       18,801,115 (1)      17,851,037              
  23,490       14,768       3,053       3,119       1,518       4,458       4,111,818       2,832,915  
  6,318,459       9,087,283       19,028,243       9,554,467       7,803,153       10,637,125       2,338,598       861,712  
              76       2,657             3,577       5,814       1,046  
  9,109             3,121,456       962,712             3,575       95,423       22,643  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

16,862,068

 

 

 

32,554,872

 

    60,113,519       29,132,606       26,605,786       28,499,772       6,551,653       3,718,316  
             
  (167,909,613     (48,455,232     (37,912,274 )(1)      (62,652,705     (21,939,370 )(1)      (48,774,799            
  (684,033     (36,501     (74,055,945           (71,617,531           (47,396,459     (46,161,907
  (54,111,950     (20,143,196     (37,859,484     (39,711,399     (24,230,419     (44,197,286     (15,809,625     (7,171,229
              (9                       (4,887     (35,255
  (66,992           (2,141,795     (1,878,011     (798           (611,082     (68,200
              (134,579,478           (85,760,412                  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (222,772,588     (68,634,929     (286,548,985     (104,242,115     (203,548,530     (92,972,085     (63,822,053     (53,436,591

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ 54,389,007     $ 36,700,113     $ 8,947,133     $ (42,972,240   $ (4,827,576   $ (41,538,237   $ (5,620,502   $ (25,882,917

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             
             
  2,983,477       2,388,038       1,079,783 (1)      1,290,770       603,003 (1)      1,010,464              
  60,502       25,578       277,019       767       245,836       254       327,444       917,999  
  12,557,523       2,381,183       6,898,100       791,413       4,865,381       395,131       3,311,166       916,465  
              92       19       (1           2,331       7,056  
  161,842       3,390 (2)      337,095       267,325       36,858             165,453       62,124  
              11,426,538             5,852,195                    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  15,763,344       4,798,189       20,018,627       2,350,294       11,603,272       1,405,849       3,806,394       1,903,644  
             
  704,400       1,597,604       3,609,940 (1)      1,381,140       1,480,172 (1)      1,110,830              
  1,564       1,006       290       232       120       277       340,483       231,258  
  419,303       614,421       1,812,569       711,232       591,039       643,115       190,485       69,605  
              7       198             219       481       85  
  531             296,837       71,713             215       7,719       1,823  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,125,798       2,213,031       5,719,643       2,164,515       2,071,331       1,754,656       539,168       302,771  
             
  (10,102,414     (3,267,889     (3,280,928 )(1)      (4,544,016     (1,572,244 )(1)      (3,023,971            
  (42,166     (2,427     (6,294,719           (4,886,470           (3,524,240     (3,645,999
  (3,325,891     (1,279,184     (3,265,545     (2,848,865     (1,678,679     (2,714,350     (1,210,294     (571,338
              (1                       (367     (2,687
  (3,886           (185,873     (134,934     (52           (46,103     (5,340
              (11,426,538           (5,852,195                  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (13,474,357     (4,549,500     (24,453,604     (7,527,815     (13,989,640     (5,738,321     (4,781,004     (4,225,364

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  3,414,785       2,461,720       1,284,666       (3,013,006     (315,037     (2,577,816     (435,442     (2,018,949

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Small-Cap
Core Fund
     Small-Cap
Growth Fund
     Global Low Volatility
Equity Fund
 
     Year Ended
August 31,
2017
     Year Ended
August 31,
2016
     Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
     Year Ended
August 31,
2017
     Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 

Capital stock transactions in dollars:

                

Proceeds from sale of shares:

                

Investor class of shares

   $      $      $ 8,270,106 (1)    $ 24,197,134      $      $  

Advisor class of shares

     2,075,979        7,593        8,904,983 (2)             795,975        110,308  

Institutional class of shares

     7,844,262        7,512,368        54,817,595       98,533,217        25,178,906        30,032,757  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

                                        

Class F-3 of shares

                                        

Advisor class transfers from termination of Investor class

                   92,631,103                      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     9,920,241        7,519,961        164,623,787       122,730,351        25,974,881        30,143,065  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared:

                

Investor class of shares

                         18,971,056                

Advisor class of shares

     627        4,815                     2,983        723  

Institutional class of shares

     232,893        50,512              19,873,633        1,085,758        278,039  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

                                        

Retirement class R-6 of shares

                                        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net proceeds from shares issued

     233,520        55,327              38,844,689        1,088,741        278,762  

Cost of shares redeemed:

 

Investor class of shares

                   (85,059,894 )(1)      (153,670,290              

Advisor class of shares

     (211,102      (54,259      (45,090,880 )(2)             (115,806      (5,598

Institutional class of shares

     (3,817,564      (1,497,840      (165,285,708     (232,329,791      (19,346,226      (72,795

Retirement class R-6 of shares

                                        

Advisor class transfers from termination of Investor class

                   (92,631,103                    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cost of shares redeemed

     (4,028,666      (1,552,099      (388,067,585     (386,000,081      (19,462,032      (78,393

Redemption fees

                   132              50         
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change resulting from fund share transactions in dollars

   $ 6,125,095      $ 6,023,189      $ (223,443,666   $ (224,425,041    $ 7,601,640      $ 30,343,434  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital stock transactions in shares:

                

Sale of shares:

                

Investor class of shares

                   494,669 (1)      1,560,531                

Advisor class of shares

     157,501        729        498,846 (2)             63,712        8,876  

Institutional class of shares

     629,056        714,579        2,932,428       6,166,782        2,042,381        2,693,452  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

                                        

Class F-3 of shares

                                        

Advisor class transfers from termination of Investor class

                   5,076,122                      
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net sale of shares

     786,557        715,308        9,002,065       7,727,313        2,106,093        2,702,328  

Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared:

                

Investor class of shares

                         1,220,789                

Advisor class of shares

     49        451                     251        63  

Institutional class of shares

     18,110        4,712              1,242,102        91,317        24,262  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

                                        

Retirement class R-6 of shares

                                        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net shares issued

     18,159        5,163              2,462,891        91,568        24,325  

Shares redeemed:

                

Investor class of shares

                   (5,106,058 )(1)      (10,045,724              

Advisor class of shares

     (15,970      (5,681      (2,432,400 )(2)             (9,239      (444

Institutional class of shares

     (291,933      (140,397      (9,469,711     (14,824,948      (1,556,987      (6,055

Retirement class R-6 of shares

                                        

Advisor class transfers from termination of Investor class

                   (5,076,122                    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net shares redeemed

     (307,903      (146,078      (22,084,291     (24,870,672      (1,566,226      (6,499
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change resulting from fund share transactions in shares

     496,813        574,393        (13,082,226     (14,680,468      631,435        2,720,154  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Reflects operations for the period from September 1, 2016, to June 2, 2017 (termination of Investor class of shares).
(2) Reflects operations for the period from May 31, 2017 (inception date) to August 31, 2017.
(3) Reflects operations for the period from September 17, 2015 (inception date) to August 31, 2016.

 

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    BMO Funds

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
Disciplined International
Equity Fund
    Pyrford International
Stock Fund
    LGM Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
    TCH Emerging Markets
Bond Fund
 
Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Period Ended
August 31,
2016(3)
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 
             
             
$     $     $ 13,163,350     $ 24,600,796     $     $     $     $  
  2,000       183,392       822,444       125,044       8,777,557       12,304,331       6,915       2,240  
  22,341,033       82,361,194       350,747,663       157,265,153       100,996,016       24,210,997       17,874,010       4,261  
              31,501,915       11,179,486                          
              25,761 (2)                               

 

 

                                         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  22,343,033       82,544,586       396,261,133       193,170,479       109,773,573       36,515,328       17,880,925       6,501  
             
              1,999,666       1,910,079                          
  787             1,905       16,401       235,064       562,607             220,767  
  1,669,867             6,699,345       5,045,398       631,448       731,004       391,248       222,440  
                    399                          
              652,042       314,323                          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,670,654             9,352,958       7,286,600       866,512       1,293,611       391,248       443,207  
             
              (115,429,633     (21,379,221                        
        (60,715     (43,970     (831,920     (61,462,014     (34,906,050     (4,087,474     (66,846
  (28,580,607     (12,451,871     (290,612,247     (321,169,468     (37,328,961     (42,709,937     (10,823,564      
              (3,041,612     (2,475,984                        
                                             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (28,580,607     (12,512,586     (409,127,462     (345,856,593     (98,790,975     (77,615,987     (14,911,038     (66,846
        108       3,133       10,295       680       254       423        

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ (4,566,920   $ 70,032,108     $ (3,510,238   $ (145,389,219   $ 11,849,790     $ (39,806,794   $ 3,361,558     $ 382,862  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             
             
              1,073,748       2,068,034                          
  180       19,419       63,670       10,726       629,812       995,220       683       243  
  2,090,763       8,345,169       27,977,151       13,350,667       6,844,430       1,921,645       1,759,695       429  
              2,563,451       939,422                          
              1,950 (2)                               
                                             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  2,090,943       8,364,588       31,679,970       16,368,849       7,474,242       2,916,865       1,760,378       672  
             
              174,491       166,673                          
  84             166       1,431       18,509       48,375             24,722  
  176,893             583,567       439,495       49,681       62,747       40,883       24,909  
                    35                          
              56,798       27,380                          

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  176,977             815,022       635,014       68,190       111,122       40,883       49,631  
             
              (8,986,498     (1,839,808                        
        (6,308     (3,359     (74,548     (4,044,334     (2,626,422     (399,562     (7,570
  (2,848,966     (1,308,121     (23,381,161     (27,191,302     (2,627,477     (3,377,266     (1,073,815      
              (239,843     (206,714                        
                                             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (2,848,966     (1,314,429     (32,610,861     (29,312,372     (6,671,811     (6,003,688     (1,473,377     (7,570

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (581,046     7,050,159       (115,869     (12,308,509     870,621       (2,975,701     327,884       42,733  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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    Alternative
Strategies Fund
    Global Long/Short
Equity Fund
    Ultra Short
Tax-Free Fund
 
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Period Ended
August 31,
2016(1)
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 

Capital stock transactions in dollars:

           

Proceeds from sale of shares:

           

Investor class of shares

  $     $     $     $     $ 6,104,616 (2)    $ 10,594,870  

Advisor class of shares

    27,169       176,496       269,383       483,490       6,200,069       55,513  

Institutional class of shares

    21,282,139       86,807,782       4,556,249       3,547,875       466,456,337       386,923,045  

Advisor class transfers from termination of Investor class

                            45,351,480        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

    21,309,308       86,984,278       4,825,632       4,031,365       524,112,502       397,573,428  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared:

           

Investor class of shares

                            286,536 (2)      295,588  

Advisor class of shares

          2,839       4,145             71,269       132  

Institutional class of shares

          964,816       23,628             1,945,603       1,692,037  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net proceeds from shares issued

          967,655       27,773             2,303,408       1,987,757  

Cost of shares redeemed:

           

Investor class of shares

                            (14,358,125 )(2)      (21,875,452

Advisor class of shares

    (165,974     (887,690     (128,015     (7,748     (16,963,463     (55,553

Institutional class of shares

    (39,535,186     (12,792,404     (175,281     (49,426     (391,631,904     (541,894,764

Advisor class transfers from termination of Investor class

                            (45,351,480      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cost of shares redeemed

    (39,701,160     (13,680,094     (303,296     (57,174     (468,304,972     (563,825,769
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change resulting from fund share transactions in dollars

  $ (18,391,852   $ 74,271,839     $ 4,550,109     $ 3,974,191     $ 58,110,938     $ (164,264,584
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital stock transactions in shares:

           

Sale of shares:

           

Investor class of shares

                            606,227 (2)      1,051,519  

Advisor class of shares

    2,572       17,279       22,951       48,577       615,178       5,509  

Institutional class of shares

    2,009,145       8,459,347       397,699       351,888       46,336,954       38,417,809  

Advisor class transfers from termination of Investor class

                            4,499,110        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net sale of shares

    2,011,717       8,476,626       420,650       400,465       52,057,469       39,474,837  

Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared:

           

Investor class of shares

                            28,463 (2)      29,340  

Advisor class of shares

          282       374             7,071       13  

Institutional class of shares

          95,621       2,129             193,296       168,066  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net shares issued

          95,903       2,503             228,830       197,419  

Shares redeemed:

           

Investor class of shares

                            (1,426,090 )(2)      (2,171,241

Advisor class of shares

    (15,772     (86,934     (11,422     (750     (1,682,885     (5,515

Institutional class of shares

    (3,732,936     (1,273,394     (15,094     (4,628     (38,912,011     (53,812,434

Advisor class transfers from termination of Investor class

                            (4,499,110      
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net shares redeemed

    (3,748,708     (1,360,328     (26,516     (5,378     (46,520,096     (55,989,190
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change resulting from fund share transactions in shares

    (1,736,991     7,212,201       396,637       395,087       5,766,203       (16,316,934
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Reflects operations for the period from September 17, 2015 (inception date) to August 31, 2016.
(2) Reflects operations for the period from September 1, 2016, to June 2, 2017 (termination of Investor class of shares).
(3) Includes paid-in-capital and shares received from a non-taxable in-kind subscription merger of the BMO TCH Intermediate Income Fund effective as of the close of business on June 29, 2017. See Note 11, Reorganization Information, in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

 

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    BMO Funds

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
    
Short Tax-Free Fund
    Short-Term Income Fund     Intermediate
Tax-Free Fund
    Strategic Income Fund  
Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 
             
             
$ 10,895,505 (2)    $ 8,254,754     $ 11,653,364 (2)    $ 21,538,961     $ 213,547,673     $ 303,551,800     $ 2,074,321     $ 8,893,429  
  1,819,564       726,443       10,184,761       138,520       9,967,233       1,694,228       18,617,076 (3)      5,481  
  88,094,396       125,580,353       132,998,094       177,384,144       289,062,211       264,143,418       18,778,044 (3)      14,473,126  

 

22,049,349

 

          49,939,527                                

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  122,858,814       134,561,550       204,775,746       199,061,625       512,577,117       569,389,446       39,469,441       23,372,036  
             
  169,287 (2)      237,387       618,739 (2)      668,656       30,885,014       29,129,421       2,325,868       2,478,073  
  46,057       3,317       143,243       370       83,901       45,391       148,215       508  
  636,743       342,378       1,710,099       1,948,568       9,417,013       6,370,896       277,988       250,810  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  852,087       583,082       2,472,081       2,617,594       40,385,928       35,545,708       2,752,071       2,729,391  
             
  (4,549,287 )(2)      (17,676,600     (21,089,307 )(2)      (31,041,668     (480,822,580     (380,922,084     (16,498,767     (21,179,966
  (17,897,661     (35,665     (27,139,404     (7,758     (930,368     (2,217,585     (531,749      
  (81,433,763     (63,807,213     (159,514,643     (210,623,336     (255,447,058     (244,705,167     (19,076,959     (16,360,682

 

(22,049,349

          (49,939,527                              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (125,930,060     (81,519,478     (257,682,881     (241,672,762     (737,200,006     (627,844,836     (36,107,475     (37,540,648

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
$ (2,219,159   $ 53,625,154     $ (50,435,054   $ (39,993,543   $ (184,236,961   $ (22,909,682   $ 6,114,037     $ (11,439,221

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             
             
  1,076,290 (2)      807,524       1,243,973 (2)      2,303,957       19,005,661       26,553,160       221,723       951,599  
  179,645       71,053       1,087,006       14,746       883,384       148,986       1,979,944 (3)      587  
  8,670,982       12,284,978       14,175,534       18,916,667       25,701,510       23,113,614       2,000,814 (3)      1,545,784  

 

2,162,888

 

          5,326,826                                

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  12,089,805       13,163,555       21,833,339       21,235,370       45,590,555       49,815,760       4,202,481       2,497,970  
             
  16,686 (2)      23,243       66,052 (2)      71,445       2,750,131       2,544,022       249,197       264,677  
  4,523       324       15,277       39       7,446       3,970       15,702       54  
  62,642       33,492       182,198       207,919       838,538       556,153       29,730       26,811  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  83,851       57,059       263,527       279,403       3,596,115       3,104,145       294,629       291,542  
             
  (449,187 )(2)      (1,732,485     (2,253,283 )(2)      (3,324,720     (42,913,006     (33,248,095     (1,775,161     (2,268,782
  (1,757,934     (3,492     (2,896,344     (829     (83,471     (193,161     (56,447      
  (8,016,682     (6,234,376     (16,993,915     (22,453,676     (22,853,490     (21,551,776     (2,046,850     (1,743,421

 

(2,162,888

          (5,326,826                              

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (12,386,691     (7,970,353     (27,470,368     (25,779,225     (65,849,967     (54,993,032     (3,878,458     (4,012,203

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (213,035     5,250,261       (5,373,502     (4,264,452     (16,663,297     (2,073,127     618,652       (1,222,691

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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    TCH Corporate
Income Fund
    TCH Core Plus
Bond Fund
    High Yield
Bond Fund
 
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 

Capital stock transactions in dollars:

           

Proceeds from sale of shares:

           

Investor class of shares

  $ 85,092,119     $ 15,889,907     $ 114,719,160     $ 114,431,708     $     $  

Advisor class of shares

    1,376,817       65,129       1,956,570       1,140,601       2,426,855       36,554,073  

Institutional/Premier class of shares

    30,587,623       30,562,895       665,156,222       100,178,326       1,819,681       12,247,396  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

    117,056,559       46,517,931       781,831,952       215,750,635       4,246,536       48,801,469  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared:

           

Investor class of shares

    3,445,037       3,841,197       12,537,390       16,828,416              

Advisor class of shares

    13,619       717       55,571       29,476       1,174,457       2,338,389  

Institutional/Premier class of shares

    1,601,967       1,973,523       13,350,242       12,741,064       847,200       1,254,834  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net proceeds from shares issued

    5,060,623       5,815,437       25,943,203       29,598,956       2,021,657       3,593,223  

Cost of shares redeemed:

           

Investor class of shares

    (51,507,090     (78,466,864     (559,991,083     (245,175,384            

Advisor class of shares

    (94,009     (33,000     (118,015     (108,607     (74,352,589     (10,463,414

Institutional/Premier class of shares

    (27,600,405     (71,657,028     (161,128,094     (143,422,101     (24,729,280     (9,588,767
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cost of shares redeemed

    (79,201,504     (150,156,892     (721,237,192     (388,706,092     (99,081,869     (20,052,181
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change resulting from fund share transactions in dollars

  $ 42,915,678     $ (97,823,524   $ 86,537,963     $ (143,356,501   $ (92,813,676   $ 32,342,511  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital stock transactions in shares:

           

Sale of shares:

           

Investor class of shares

    6,571,426       1,256,150       9,850,492       9,982,746              

Advisor class of shares

    105,997       5,514       167,833       100,260       256,453       3,920,938  

Institutional/Premier class of shares

    2,352,481       2,492,220       56,847,089       8,781,394       191,620       1,331,768  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net sale of shares

    9,029,904       3,753,884       66,865,414       18,864,400       448,073       5,252,706  

Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared:

           

Investor class of shares

    265,827       314,467       1,076,725       1,474,824              

Advisor class of shares

    1,039       60       4,763       2,571       123,996       254,964  

Institutional/Premier class of shares

    124,238       161,853       1,144,537       1,116,150       89,193       136,962  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net shares issued

    391,104       476,380       2,226,025       2,593,545       213,189       391,926  

Shares redeemed:

           

Investor class of shares

    (3,968,342     (6,486,382     (47,799,589     (21,481,672            

Advisor class of shares

    (7,234     (2,542     (10,119     (9,517     (7,860,812     (1,141,300

Institutional/Premier class of shares

    (2,134,030     (5,976,747     (13,875,014     (12,645,049     (2,615,394     (1,055,620
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net shares redeemed

    (6,109,606     (12,465,671     (61,684,722     (34,136,238     (10,476,206     (2,196,920
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change resulting from fund share transactions in shares

    3,311,402       (8,235,407     7,406,717       (12,678,293     (9,814,944     3,447,712  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Reflects operations for the period from June 3, 2016 (inception date) to August 31, 2016.

 

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Government Money
Market Fund
    Tax-Free Money
Market Fund
    Prime Money
Market Fund
    Institutional Prime
Money Market Fund
 
Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Period Ended
August 31,
2016(1)
 
             
             
$ 4,367,701,056     $ 946,889,691     $ 89,068,383     $ 330,536,933     $ 382,077,941     $ 3,365,952,862     $ 440,297     $ 992,287  
                                             
  9,966,793,513       4,862,045,847       616,291,151       1,511,925,818       401,337,265       7,453,071,942       913,886,682       747,124,675  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  14,334,494,569       5,808,935,538       705,359,534       1,842,462,751       783,415,206       10,819,024,804       914,326,979       748,116,962  
             
  329,721       5,370       274,041       67,804       644,425       108,168       6,606       24  
                                             
  970,404       139,583       1,677       18,093       136,475       346,779       2,324       44  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,300,125       144,953       275,718       85,897       780,900       454,947       8,930       68  
             
  (3,822,205,017     (780,070,665     (103,397,551     (382,571,875     (1,084,487,321     (3,758,829,326     (17,918      
                                             
  (9,665,862,634     (3,362,020,784     (691,426,427     (1,713,044,044     (903,857,590     (9,361,055,877     (928,945,817     (331,906,646

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (13,488,067,651     (4,142,091,449     (794,823,978     (2,095,615,919     (1,988,344,911     (13,119,885,203     (928,963,735     (331,906,646

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

$

847,727,043

 

  $ 1,666,989,042     $ (89,188,726   $ (253,067,271   $ (1,204,148,805   $ (2,300,405,452   $ (14,627,826   $ 416,210,384  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             
             
  4,367,701,056       946,889,691       89,068,383       330,536,933       382,077,940       3,365,952,862       440,281       992,287  
                                             
  9,966,793,513       4,862,045,847       616,291,151       1,511,925,818       401,337,265       7,453,071,942       913,743,656       747,124,675  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  14,334,494,569       5,808,935,538       705,359,534       1,842,462,751       783,415,205       10,819,024,804       914,183,937       748,116,962  
             
  329,721       5,370       274,041       67,804       644,425       108,168       6,605       24  
                                             
  970,404       139,583       1,677       18,093       136,475       346,779       2,324       44  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,300,125       144,953       275,718       85,897       780,900       454,947       8,929       68  
             
  (3,822,205,017     (780,070,665     (103,397,551     (382,571,875     (1,084,487,321     (3,758,829,326     (17,916      
                                             
  (9,665,862,634     (3,362,020,784     (691,426,427     (1,713,044,044     (903,857,590     (9,361,055,877     (928,796,503     (331,906,646

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (13,488,067,651     (4,142,091,449     (794,823,978     (2,095,615,919     (1,988,344,911     (13,119,885,203     (928,814,419     (331,906,646

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

847,727,043

 

    1,666,989,042       (89,188,726     (253,067,271     (1,204,148,806     (2,300,405,452     (14,621,553     416,210,384  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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6.   Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fees—The Adviser receives for its services an investment adviser fee based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets (“ADNA”) as listed below.

 

     Fund’s ADNA        

Fund

   on the
first
$500
million
    on the
next
$200
million
    on the
next
$100
million
    in excess
of $800
million
       

Low Volatility Equity Fund

     0.500     0.490     0.450     0.400  

Dividend Income Fund

     0.500       0.490       0.450       0.400    

Mid-Cap Value Fund

     0.685       0.670       0.570       0.510    

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

     0.685       0.670       0.570       0.510    

Small-Cap Value Fund

     0.685       0.680       0.620       0.610    

Small-Cap Growth Fund(1)

     0.685       0.680       0.620       0.610    

Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

     0.650       0.640       0.600       0.550    

Pyrford International Stock Fund

     0.735       0.720       0.620       0.560    

LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

     0.900       0.890       0.850       0.800    
     Fund’s ADNA        

Fund

   on the
first
$100
million
    on the
next
$150
million
    on the
next
$250
million
    in excess
of $500
million
       

TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

     0.550     0.550     0.550     0.550  

Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

     0.200       0.190       0.170       0.100    

Short Tax-Free Fund

     0.200       0.190       0.170       0.150    

Short-Term Income Fund

     0.200       0.190       0.170       0.100    

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

     0.250       0.160       0.120       0.100    

Strategic Income Fund

     0.250       0.200       0.200       0.200    

TCH Corporate Income Fund

     0.200       0.190       0.150       0.100    

TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

     0.250       0.160       0.120       0.100    

High Yield Bond Fund

     0.500       0.500       0.500       0.500    
     Fund’s ADNA              

Fund

   on the
first
$1
billion
    on the
next
$1
billion
    in excess
of $2
billion
             

Large-Cap Value Fund

     0.500     0.475     0.450    

Large-Cap Growth Fund

     0.500       0.475       0.450      

Small-Cap Core Fund

     0.650       0.625       0.600      

Disciplined International Equity Fund

     0.600       0.575       0.550      

Alternative Strategies Fund(2)

     1.500       1.475       1.450      

Global Long/Short Equity Fund

     1.000       0.975       0.950      
     Fund’s ADNA  

Fund

   on the
first
$2
billion
    on the
next
$2
billion
    on the
next
$2
billion
    on the
next
$2
billion
    in excess
of $8
billion
 

Government Money Market Fund

     0.200     0.185     0.170     0.155     0.140

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

     0.200       0.185       0.170       0.155       0.140  

Prime Money Market Fund

     0.150       0.135       0.120       0.105       0.090  

Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

     0.150       0.135       0.120       0.105       0.090  

 

  (1) Effective October 5, 2016 the investment adviser fees and breakpoint tiers were reduced for this BMO Fund. Prior to October 5, 2016, the fees charged based on the Fund’s ADNA were as follows: 0.95% on the first $500 million, 0.90% on the next $200 million, 0.90% on the next $100 million and 0.90% in excess of $800 million.
  (2) Effective June 1, 2017 the investment adviser fees and breakpoint tiers were reduced for this BMO Fund. Prior to June 1, 2017, the fees charged based on the Fund’s ADNA were as follows: 1.700% on the first $1 billion, 1.675% on the next $1 billion and 1.650% in excess of $2 billion.

 

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The Pyrford International Stock Fund’s sub-adviser is Pyrford International Ltd., an affiliate of the Adviser. The LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund’s sub-adviser is LGM Investments Limited, an affiliate of the Adviser. The TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund, TCH Corporate Income Fund and TCH Core Plus Bond Fund’s sub-adviser is Taplin, Canida & Habacht, LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser. One of the sub-advisers of the Alternative Strategies Fund is CTC myCFO, LLC, an affiliate of the Adviser. The Adviser compensates each sub-adviser based on the level of average daily net assets of each respective Fund managed by each sub-adviser.

Contractual Expense Limitation—The Adviser has agreed to waive or reduce its investment advisory fee or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to prevent class specific total annual operating expenses (excluding taxes, dividend and interest expense, brokerage commissions, other investment related costs, Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of a Fund’s business) from exceeding the amounts for the periods set forth below. The Adviser may not terminate this arrangement prior to December 31, 2018, without the consent of the Directors, unless the investment advisory agreement is terminated. The Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee beyond its contractual agreement. The Adviser can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion. Additionally, the agreement does not provide for recoupment by the Adviser of waived fees or reimbursed expenses.

 

     Annualized Contractual Expense Limitation  

Fund

   Investor
Class
    Advisor
Class
    Institutional
Class
    Premier
Class
    Retirement
Class R-3
    Retirement
Class R-6
    Class F-3  

Low Volatility Equity Fund

       0.90     0.65        

Dividend Income Fund

       0.90       0.65          

Large-Cap Value Fund

     1.00 %(1)      1.00       0.75           0.60  

Large-Cap Growth Fund

     1.00       1.00       0.75           0.60    

Mid-Cap Value Fund

     1.24 (1)      1.24       0.99         1.49     0.84    

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

     1.24 (1)      1.24 (4)      0.99         1.49       0.84    

Small-Cap Value Fund

       1.24       0.99         1.49       0.84    

Small-Cap Core Fund

       1.15       0.90          

Small-Cap Growth Fund

     1.24 (1)(2)      1.24 (5)      0.99 (2)         

Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

       1.10       0.85          

Disciplined International Equity Fund

       1.15       0.90          

Pyrford International Stock Fund

     1.19 (3)      1.19 (3)      0.94 (3)        1.44 (3)      0.79 (3)      0.79 %(5) 

LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

       1.40       1.15          

TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

       1.00       0.85          

Alternative Strategies Fund

       2.00 (4)      1.75 (4)         

Global Long/Short Equity Fund

       1.60       1.35          

Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

     0.55 (1)      0.55       0.30          

Short Tax-Free Fund

     0.55 (1)      0.55       0.40          

Short-Term Income Fund

     0.60 (1)      0.60       0.35          

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

     0.55       0.55       0.50          

Strategic Income Fund

     0.80       0.80       0.55          

TCH Corporate Income Fund

     0.59       0.59       0.55          

TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

     0.59       0.59       0.55          

High Yield Bond Fund

       0.90       0.65          

Government Money Market Fund

     0.45           0.20      

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

     0.45           0.20        

Prime Money Market Fund

     0.45           0.20        

Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

     0.45           0.20        

 

  (1) Effective through June 2, 2017 (termination of Investor class of shares).
  (2) Effective October 5, 2016. Prior to October 5, 2016, the annual rates were 1.44% and 1.19%, respectively.
  (3) Effective March 1, 2017. Prior to March 1, 2017, the annual rates were 1.24%, 1.24%, 0.99%, 1.49%, and 0.84%, respectively.
  (4) Effective June 1, 2017. Prior to June 1, 2017, the annual rates were 2.20% and 1.95%, respectively.
  (5) Class inception date is May 31, 2017.

For the year ended August 31, 2017, the Adviser chose to voluntarily waive beyond its contractual expense limitations for the Government Money Market Fund and the Prime Money Market Fund in the amounts of $264,781 and $5,970, respectively, to ensure shareholders earned at least 0.01% return on their investment. The Adviser also chose to voluntarily make a capital contribution to the Prime Money Market Fund in the amount of $264,566 with the implementation of the new money market fund rules during the period.

Shareholder Servicing Fees—Under the terms of a Shareholder Services Agreement with the Adviser, certain Funds pay the Adviser at the annual rate of 0.25% of average daily net assets of the Fund’s Investor Class shares for the period. The fee paid to the Adviser is used to finance certain services for shareholders and to maintain shareholder accounts.

Distribution Services Fees—Certain Funds are subject to a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. The Plan authorizes payments by the Fund to finance activities intended to result in the sale of its Advisor Class and

 

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Retirement Class R-3 shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses of 0.25% and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Advisor Class and Retirement Class R-3 shares, respectively.

Administration Fees—The fee paid to the Adviser is based on each Fund’s average daily net assets with respect to Administration Fee Schedule A and the aggregate average daily net assets of all Funds representing Administration Fee Schedule B as listed below.

 

Administration Fee Schedule A        Administration Fee Schedule B

Annual Rate

                

Annual Rate

  

ADNA

   0.1500%               0.0400%    on the first $2 billion
           0.0300    on the next $2 billion
           0.0250    on the next $2 billion
           0.0200    on the next $2 billion
           0.0100    in excess of $8 billion
             
 
Fund        Fund
Low Volatility Equity Fund    TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund      Government Money Market Fund
Dividend Income Fund    Alternative Strategies Fund      Tax-Free Money Market Fund
Large-Cap Value Fund(1)    Global Long/Short Equity Fund      Prime Money Market Fund
Large-Cap Growth Fund(1)    Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund      Institutional Prime Money Market Fund
Mid-Cap Value Fund(1)    Short Tax-Free Fund     
Mid-Cap Growth Fund(1)    Short-Term Income Fund     
Small-Cap Value Fund(1)    Intermediate Tax-Free Fund     
Small-Cap Core Fund    Strategic Income Fund     
Small-Cap Growth Fund    TCH Corporate Income Fund     
Global Low Volatility Equity Fund    TCH Core Plus Bond Fund     
Disciplined International Equity Fund    High Yield Bond Fund     
Pyrford International Stock Fund(1)        
LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund        

 

  (1) For the year ended August 31, 2017, the Funds with class-specific Administration Fees were as follows:

 

Fund

   Investor
Class
    Advisor
Class
     Institutional
Class
     Retirement
Class R-3
     Retirement
Class R-6(a)
     Class F-3(a)  

Large-Cap Value Fund

   $ 202,218 (b)    $ 24,511      $ 261,072      $      $      $  

Large-Cap Growth Fund

     242,299       809        210,913                       

Mid-Cap Value Fund

     162,955 (b)      30,420        117,741        35                

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

     97,972 (b)      17,753        60,116        32                

Small-Cap Value Fund

           57,415        40,934        156                

Pyrford International Stock Fund

     129,074       417        763,765        36                

 

  (a) Retirement Class R-6 and Class F-3 do not pay an Administrative Fee.
  (b) Reflects operations for the period from September 1, 2016 to June 2, 2017 (termination of Investor Class Shares)

Custodian Fees—BMO Harris is the Funds’ custodian, except for the International Funds, for which State Street Bank & Trust Company maintains custody. BMO Harris receives fees consisting of 0.005% on the first $10 billion average daily net assets, based on the collective net assets of the Corporation custodied by BMO Harris, and 0.0025% on all assets in excess of $10 billion.

 

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Securities Lending—The Funds pay a fee to BMO Harris for its services as the securities lending agent. The securities lending income as shown in the Statements of Operations is net of these fees. The following amounts were paid for the year ended August 31, 2017:

 

Fund

   Fees Paid  

Low Volatility Equity Fund

   $ 36,124  

Dividend Income Fund

     27,923  

Large-Cap Value Fund

     72,303  

Large-Cap Growth Fund

     84,623  

Mid-Cap Value Fund

     49,788  

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

     28,555  

Small-Cap Value Fund

     19,349  

Fund

   Fees Paid  

Small-Cap Core Fund

   $ 5,213  

Small-Cap Growth Fund

     130,092  

Short-Term Income Fund

     31,541  

Strategic Income Fund

     6,790  

TCH Corporate Income Fund

     25,492  

TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

     127,382  
 

Investments in Affiliated Issuers—An affiliated issuer is an entity in which the Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities or any investment in a BMO Fund. Issuers that are affiliates of the Fund at period-end are noted in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments. Additional security purchases and the reduction of certain securities shares outstanding of existing portfolio holdings that were not considered affiliated in prior periods may result in the Funds owning in excess of 5% of the outstanding shares at period-end. The table below reflects transactions during the period with entities that are affiliates as of August 31, 2017 and may include acquisitions of new investments, prior period holdings that became affiliated during the period and prior period affiliated holdings that are no longer affiliated as of period-end.

 

Security/Fund Description

  Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Purchases     Sales
Proceeds
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
    Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Value,
End
of Period
    Dividends
Credited
to
Income
    Net Realized
Gain on
Capital Gain
Distributions
 

Cash Sweep Investments in BMO Government Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 0.870%

 

 

Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

  $     $ 195,146,627     $ 195,066,305     $     —     $     —     $ 80,322     $ 2,674     $     —  

Short Tax-Free Fund

          68,021,412       67,905,924                   115,488       1,140        

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

          219,410,213       219,330,430                   79,783       3,140        

Strategic Income Fund

    4,706,289       45,001,736       49,708,025                         6,502        
Cash Sweep Investments in BMO Tax-Free Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 0.670%    

Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

    568,942       20,011,105       20,580,047                         3,541        

Short Tax-Free Fund

    504,804       4,391,807       4,896,611                         577        

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

    3,592,622       17,814,943       21,407,565                         2,497        

Cash Sweep Investments in BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund, Premier Class, 1.080%

 

 

Low Volatility Equity Fund

    3,827,898       42,870,761       43,865,815             299       2,833,143       21,760        

Dividend Income Fund

    1,722,615       19,964,291       19,611,606       32       73       2,075,405       15,692        

Large-Cap Value Fund

    5,318,313       78,255,738       79,164,228       26       1,358       4,411,207       38,584        

Large-Cap Growth Fund

    5,069,310       90,979,481       91,507,452       50       1,391       4,542,780       43,549        

Mid-Cap Value Fund

    3,580,179       59,778,509       61,479,280             1,383       1,880,791       28,896        

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    3,799,114       29,984,209       31,836,699             689       1,947,313       18,016        

Small-Cap Value Fund

    3,291,960       20,487,000       23,190,614             216       588,562       9,724        

Small-Cap Core Fund

    183,137       10,070,342       9,884,573             95       369,001       2,946        

Small-Cap Growth Fund

    14,167,565       112,821,039       125,429,642             1,531       1,560,493       24,748        

Short-Term Income Fund

    6,777,627       207,921,447       210,235,278       88       218       4,464,102       55,426        

Strategic Income Fund

          16,891,633     15,953,478             (126     938,029       4,565        

TCH Corporate Income Fund

    8,154,777       145,105,123       148,851,092             2,028       4,410,836       77,149        

TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

    29,910,619       494,822,451       478,175,410       892       1,503       46,560,055       268,202        

High Yield Bond Fund

    3,392,910       82,864,760       85,899,590             1,965       360,045       8,277        

Investments in Other Affiliates

                                           

Fund/Security Description

               

Short Tax-Free Fund

               

Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

    856,408       8,860             864             866,132       8,118       896  

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

               

Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

    5,051,144       52,260             5,093             5,108,497       47,880       5,281  

 

* Included in Purchases are $3,561,824 of BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund received as part of a non-taxable in-kind subscription merger, as of close of business June 29, 2017. See Note 11, Reorganization Information, in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.

Interfund Borrowing and Lending—The Funds participate in an interfund lending program. This program allows the Funds to lend cash to and/or borrow cash from other Funds for temporary purposes, although the Money Market Funds cannot participate as borrowers. The program is subject to a number of conditions, including the requirement that the interfund loan rate to be charged to the Funds under the program is (i) more favorable to the lending Fund than the rate it could otherwise obtain from investing cash in repurchase agreements or purchasing shares of a Money Market Fund and (ii) more favorable

 

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to the borrowing Fund than the lowest interest rate at which bank short-term loans would be available to the Funds. In addition, a Fund may participate in the program only if its participation is consistent with the Fund’s investment policies and limitations. The Directors are responsible for the oversight of the interfund lending program. No interfund borrowing or lending balances existed as of August 31, 2017.

Funds utilizing the Interfund lending program, borrowing from either the BMO Government Money Market Fund or the BMO Prime Money Market Fund during the year ended August 31, 2017, were as follows:

 

Fund

  Average Daily
Loan Balance
Outstanding
    Weighted Average
Interest Rate
 

Low Volatility Equity Fund

  $ 52,885       1.013

Dividend Income Fund

    55       0.895  

Mid-Cap Value Fund

    114       1.129  

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    20,115       1.135  

Small-Cap Core Fund

    14,554       1.131  

Small-Cap Growth Fund

    361,198       0.962  

Pyrford International Stock Fund

    15,834       1.124  

Fund

  Average Daily
Loan Balance
Outstanding
    Weighted Average
Interest Rate
 

Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

  $ 60,839       1.126

Short Tax-Free Fund

    8,643       1.025  

Short-Term Income Fund

    20,547       0.975  

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

    87,379       1.114  

TCH Corporate Income Fund

    32,948       0.934  

TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

    139,772       0.964  

High Yield Bond Fund

    12,240       1.101  
 

 

General—Certain of the Officers and Directors of the Corporation are also Officers and Directors/Trustees of one or more of the above companies, which are affiliates of the Corporation. None of the Fund Officers or interested Directors receives any compensation from the Funds.

 

7.   Line of Credit

The Corporation, on behalf of the respective Funds, participated in a $25 million unsecured, committed revolving line of credit (“LOC”) agreement with UMB Bank, n.a. The LOC was made available for extraordinary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments. Borrowings are charged interest at a rate of the London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 1.25% and a commitment fee of 0.20% per annum on the daily unused portion with no administrative fee. The Tax-Free Money Market Fund utilized this LOC as borrower during the year ended August 31, 2017. No borrowings were outstanding under the LOC at August 31, 2017. For the year ended August 31, 2017, the average daily loan balance outstanding was $24,250 and the weighted average interest rate was 1.78%.

 

8.   Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term U.S. government securities, short-term obligations, and in-kind contributions, for the year ended August 31, 2017 were as follows:

 

     Other than
U.S Government
Securities
     U.S. Government
Securities
 

Fund

   Purchases      Sales      Purchases      Sales  

Low Volatility Equity Fund

   $ 89,510,366      $ 89,672,119      $      $  

Dividend Income Fund

     50,172,314        65,023,031                

Large-Cap Value Fund

     199,767,858        211,992,099                

Large-Cap Growth Fund

     265,386,390        226,004,260                

Mid-Cap Value Fund

     305,481,882        352,242,637                

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

     184,774,369        213,603,800                

Small-Cap Value Fund

     99,621,702        108,786,430                

Small-Cap Core Fund

     20,976,527        15,280,985                

Small-Cap Growth Fund

     410,457,331        622,666,055                

Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

     43,605,452        36,492,432                

Disciplined International Equity Fund

     48,825,365        53,542,510                

Pyrford International Stock Fund

     199,960,811        231,916,934                

LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

     67,298,841        56,523,328                

TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

     12,479,287        8,901,098                

Alternative Strategies Fund

     158,981,211        181,185,532        514,458        529,216  

Global Long/Short Equity Fund

     7,152,887        2,972,079                

Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

     808,200,289        768,496,103                

Short Tax-Free Fund

     171,600,558        181,119,606                

Short-Term Income Fund

     99,394,099        126,414,877        32,591,174        51,886,180  

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

     738,267,040        910,639,631                

Strategic Income Fund

     52,725,617        5,617,793        6,594,751        70,977,406  

TCH Corporate Income Fund

     133,821,161        86,807,281        11,110,967        15,089,817  

TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

     284,218,767        237,875,871        114,793,387        97,517,991  

High Yield Bond Fund

     20,154,649        109,549,741                

 

 

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9.   Federal Tax Information

The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are due in part to differing treatment of net operating loss, foreign currency transactions, paydown gain or loss, market discount accretion, premium amortization, and expiring capital loss carryforwards.

To the extent that differences arise that are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts, on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, based on their Federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification and had no impact on the NAV of the Funds.

The Funds complied with the FASB interpretation Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, which provides guidance for how uncertain tax provisions should be recognized, measured, presented, and disclosed in the financial statements. Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes requires the affirmative evaluation of 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) of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold may result in a tax benefit or expense in the current year.

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes requires management of the Funds to analyze all open tax years, as defined by the statutes of limitations, for all major jurisdictions, which includes federal and certain states. Open tax years are those that are open for exam by the taxing authorities (i.e., the last four tax years and the interim tax period since then). The Funds have no examinations in progress. For all open tax years and all major taxing jurisdictions through the end of the reporting period, management of the Funds reviewed all tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the preparation of the Funds’ tax returns and concluded that Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes resulted in no effect on the Funds’ reported net assets or results of operations as of and during the period ended August 31, 2017. Management of the Funds also is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of recognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable in part to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains on investments in passive foreign investment companies, derivatives, foreign unrealized capital gains tax, foreign currency, and the discount accretion/premium amortization of debt securities.

 

Fund

   Cost of
Investments
for Federal
Tax Purposes
    Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
for Federal
Tax Purposes
     Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
for Federal
Tax Purposes
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
for Federal
Tax Purposes
 

Low Volatility Equity Fund

   $ 216,269,771     $ 22,926,956      $ (4,270,777   $ 18,656,179  

Dividend Income Fund

     145,874,005       24,659,017        (2,164,753     22,494,264  

Large-Cap Value Fund

     444,136,668       56,418,186        (5,108,007     51,310,179  

Large-Cap Growth Fund

     421,209,539       89,487,324        (3,111,850     86,375,474  

Mid-Cap Value Fund

     268,603,855       32,216,420        (5,236,730     26,979,690  

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

     151,092,854       18,660,410        (1,273,764     17,386,646  

Small-Cap Value Fund

     74,439,541       8,213,201        (3,103,389     5,109,812  

Small-Cap Core Fund

     26,811,577       3,212,100        (772,746     2,439,354  

Small-Cap Growth Fund

     165,000,886       18,610,025        (4,371,708     14,238,317  

Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

     44,387,020       6,902,085        (1,010,885     5,891,200  

Disciplined International Equity Fund

     66,129,208       11,872,269        (1,597,159     10,275,110  

Pyrford International Stock Fund

     587,273,973       84,782,560        (31,031,385     53,751,175  

LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

     124,802,998       41,673,216        (3,662,255     38,010,961  

TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

     12,254,902       491,534        (102,886     388,648  

Alternative Strategies Fund

     77,326,725       3,706,295        (2,055,736     1,650,559  

Global Long/Short Equity Fund

     9,094,948       1,585,300        (666,344     918,956  

Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

     681,502,665       797,322        (189,299     608,023  

Short Tax-Free Fund

     173,577,339       1,722,829        (120,261     1,602,568  

Short-Term Income Fund

     290,399,850       1,624,133        (329,832     1,294,301  

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

     1,538,757,506       73,539,670        (2,111,994     71,427,676  

Strategic Income Fund

     134,496,320       2,986,518        (798,144     2,188,374  

TCH Corporate Income Fund

     307,236,863       7,526,848        (1,307,268     6,219,580  

TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

     1,230,812,389       24,480,598        (4,760,429     19,720,169  

High Yield Bond Fund

     12,644,526       626,990        (137,027     489,963  

Government Money Market Fund

     3,434,744,948                   

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

     319,482,969                   

Prime Money Market Fund

     368,748,953                   

Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

     401,896,079       45,548        (4,146     41,402  

 

  * at amortized cost

 

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The tax character of distributions reported on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended August 31, 2017 and 2016 was as follows:

 

    2017     2016  

Fund

  Ordinary
Income(1)
    Tax-Exempt
Income
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Ordinary
Income(1)
    Tax-Exempt
Income
    Long-Term
Capital Gains
 

Low Volatility Equity Fund

  $ 2,603,123     $     $ 1,905,554     $ 1,746,043     $     $ 2,243,100  

Dividend Income Fund

    2,500,532             959,489       2,805,501             6,868,977  

Large-Cap Value Fund

    4,510,036             2,304,010       9,598,945             24,138,585  

Large-Cap Growth Fund

    1,825,514             15,369,764       6,033,858             26,944,126  

Mid-Cap Value Fund

    4,684,525             56,396,982       2,621,289             27,098,506  

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    5,370,941             21,512,271                   29,057,778  

Small-Cap Value Fund

    3,050,561             3,585,078       261,828             3,593,261  

Small-Cap Core Fund

    168,167             124,126       8,676             49,672  

Small-Cap Growth Fund

                                  40,427,824  

Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

    1,170,206             97,713       277,838             1,139  

Disciplined International Equity Fund

    1,676,485                                

Pyrford International Stock Fund

    14,300,415                   15,648,329              

LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

    957,823                   1,456,762              

TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

    401,330                   393,245             49,962  

Alternative Strategies Fund

                      1,041,789              

Global Long/Short Equity Fund

    56,198             4,250                    

Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

    2,011       5,640,480       639,708       62,033       4,069,527       608,075  

Short Tax-Free Fund

    11,645       2,531,009       38,121       187,219       1,978,212       149,029  

Short-Term Income Fund

    4,432,458                   4,248,538              

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

    2,084,903       43,607,907       3,410,963       32,028       40,541,321       2,820,294  

Strategic Income Fund

    3,032,372                   3,249,887              

TCH Corporate Income Fund

    7,493,830             569,448       8,488,508             991,224  

TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

    28,160,653                   31,505,501             353,732  

High Yield Bond Fund

    2,221,025                   3,905,456              

Government Money Market Fund

    13,191,339             3,237       733,949              

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

    20,120       1,920,845       86,463       50,489       708,010       186,054  

Prime Money Market Fund

    2,441,514                   5,070,691              

Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

    3,084,589                   386,189              

 

  (1) For tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income.

As of August 31, 2017, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis are as follows:

 

Fund

  Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Undistributed
Tax-Exempt
Income
    Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Foreign
Currency, Futures
Dividend Payable,
and Other
Adjustments
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Low Volatility Equity Fund

  $ 1,376,718     $     $ 2,943,120     $     $     $ 18,656,179  

Dividend Income Fund

    2,144,038             9,387,284             (1     22,494,264  

Large-Cap Value Fund

    6,866,525             17,916,622                   51,310,179  

Large-Cap Growth Fund

    4,266,980             12,230,417                   86,375,474  

Mid-Cap Value Fund

    4,757,592             4,586,401                   26,979,690  

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    2,766,026             1,735,936                   17,386,646  

Small-Cap Value Fund

    2,621,737             1,725,333                   5,109,812  

Small-Cap Core Fund

    413,700             478,174             (1     2,439,354  

Small-Cap Growth Fund

                14,124,958       (505,948           14,238,317  

Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

    1,177,231             325,785       (235,933     9,890       5,891,200  

Disciplined International Equity Fund

    1,077,069                   (4,419,714     6,497       10,275,110  

Pyrford International Stock Fund

    14,755,088                   (26,002,664     35,241       53,751,175  

LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

    1,245,074                   (5,540,201     (20,806     38,010,961  

TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

    313,519                   (338,540     (827     388,648  

Alternative Strategies Fund

    40,915             4,034,633             236,540       1,650,559  

Global Long/Short Equity Fund

    100,157             157,226             (38     918,956  

Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

    94,095       323,121       110,243             (338,757     608,023  

Short Tax-Free Fund

          140,553             (235,122     (141,018     1,602,568  

Short-Term Income Fund

    169,236                   (1,656,976     (148,910     1,294,301  

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

    831,679                   (11,528,180     (658,172     71,427,676  

 

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Fund

  Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Undistributed
Tax-Exempt
Income
    Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Foreign
Currency, Futures
Dividend Payable,
and Other
Adjustments
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Strategic Income Fund

  $ 13,353     $     $     $ (4,009,823   $ (28,279   $ 2,188,374  

TCH Corporate Income Fund

    526,739                   (23,654     (225,152     6,219,580  

TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

    1,180,703                   (2,554,919     (232,139     19,720,169  

High Yield Bond Fund

    894                   (3,226,820     (10,281     489,963  

Government Money Market Fund

    1,937,003             900             (1,938,044      

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

    24,255       111,545                   (135,746      

Prime Money Market Fund

    157,283             87             (181,345      

Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

    376,617             33             (360,165     41,402  

At August 31, 2017, certain Funds had capital loss carryforwards, which may reduce taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders that would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Funds of any liability for federal tax. Pursuant to the Code, such capital loss carryforward information is as follows:

 

    Utilized in
2017
    Expired in
2017
    Expiring in
2018
     Not Subject
to Expiration
        

Fund

         ST      LT      Total  

Disciplined International Equity Fund

  $     $     $      $ 3,616,441      $ 803,273      $ 4,419,714  

Pyrford International Stock Fund

                       3,097,943        19,555,037        22,652,980  

LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

                              5,540,201        5,540,201  

TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

                       15,406        323,134        338,540  

Short Tax-Free Fund

                       235,122               235,122  

Short-Term Income Fund

                       444,399        1,212,577        1,656,976  

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

                       766,136        145,585        911,721  

Strategic Income Fund

    1,632,086       19,777,257       796,694               3,213,129        4,009,823  

High Yield Bond Fund

                       1,098,121        2,128,699        3,226,820  

As of August 31, 2017, the following Funds had post-October losses, which are deferred until fiscal year 2018 for tax purposes, of:

 

    Post-October Losses  

Fund

  Short-Term     Long-Term  

Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

  $ 235,933     $  

Pyrford International Stock Fund

          3,349,684  

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

    9,467,942       1,148,517  

TCH Corporate Income Fund

          23,654  

TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

          2,554,919  

Net capital losses incurred after October 31, and within the taxable year, are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year.

As of August 31, 2017, the Small-Cap Growth Fund had qualified late-year ordinary losses of $487,076, which are deferred until fiscal year 2018 for tax purposes. Net late-year losses incurred after December 31, and within the taxable year, are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year.

 

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10.   Shareholder Tax Information (Unaudited)

Of the ordinary income (including short-term capital gain) distributions made by the Funds during the year ended August 31, 2017, the percentages that qualify for the dividend received deduction available to corporate shareholders were as follows:

 

Low Volatility Equity Fund

     87.01

Dividend Income Fund

     80.03  

Large-Cap Value Fund

     68.93  

Large-Cap Growth Fund

     79.74  

Mid-Cap Value Fund

     41.12  

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

     9.35  

Small-Cap Value Fund

     33.01

Small-Cap Core Fund

     43.98  

Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

     12.71  

LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

     16.20  

Alternative Strategies Fund

     100.00  

Global Long/Short Equity Fund

     37.83  
 

 

Of the ordinary income (including short-term capital gain) distributions made by the Funds during the year ended August 31, 2017, the percentages that are designated as qualified dividend income were as follows:

 

Low Volatility Equity Fund

     97.19

Dividend Income Fund

     82.10  

Large-Cap Value Fund

     69.26  

Large-Cap Growth Fund

     80.31  

Mid-Cap Value Fund

     43.87  

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

     9.96  

Small-Cap Value Fund

     33.93  

Small-Cap Core Fund

     46.81

Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

     48.22  

Disciplined International Equity Fund

     96.54  

Pyrford International Stock Fund

     71.12  

LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

     100.00  

Alternative Strategies Fund

     100.00  

Global Long/Short Equity Fund

     97.73  
 

 

For Federal tax purposes, for the year ended August 31, 2017, the following Funds designate long-term capital gains, or the amounts determined to be necessary, of:

 

Low Volatility Equity Fund

   $ 1,905,554  

Dividend Income Fund

     9,387,284  

Large-Cap Value Fund

     2,304,010  

Large-Cap Growth Fund

     15,369,764  

Mid-Cap Value Fund

     56,396,982  

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

     21,512,271  

Small-Cap Value Fund

     3,585,078  

Small-Cap Core Fund

     124,126  

Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

   $ 97,713  

Global Long/Short Equity Fund

     4,250  

Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

     639,708  

Short Tax-Free Fund

     38,121  

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

     3,407,707  

TCH Corporate Income Fund

     569,448  

Government Money Market Fund

     3,237  

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

     86,463  
 

 

For Federal tax purposes, for the year ended August 31, 2017, the following Funds designate qualified short-term capital gains, or the amounts determined to be necessary, of:

 

Low Volatility Equity Fund

   $ 34,417  

Large-Cap Value Fund

     291,033  

Mid-Cap Value Fund

     3,570,947  

Mid-Cap Growth Fund

     5,370,941  

Small-Cap Value Fund

     3,585,078  

Small-Cap Core Fund

     122,232  

Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

     262,457  

Global Long/Short Equity Fund

     30,618  

Short Tax-Free Fund

   $ 10,806  

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

     1,908,255  

TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

     3,066,047  

Government Money Market Fund

     13,191,339  

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

     10,941  

Prime Money Market Fund

     1,277  

Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

     1,901  
 

For Federal tax purposes, for the year ended August 31, 2017, the following Funds designate qualified tax-exempt dividends, or the amounts determined to be necessary, of:

 

Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

   $ 7,583,649  

Short Tax-Free Fund

     3,282,561  

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

     51,565,468  

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

     2,836,713  

For the year ended August 31, 2017, Pursuant to Section 853 of the Code, the following Funds designate income derived from foreign sources and foreign taxes paid, or the amounts determined to be necessary, of:

 

Fund

  Income
Derived from
Foreign Sources
    Foreign Taxes
Paid
 

Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

  $ 998,838     $ 67,852  

Disciplined International Equity Fund

    2,086,967       106,581  

Pyrford International Stock Fund

    23,899,215       953,010  

LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

    3,262,283       281,058  

 

 

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Of the ordinary income (including short-term capital gain) distributions made during the year ended August 31, 2017, the proportionate share of income derived from foreign sources and foreign taxes paid attributable to one share of stock are:

 

     Foreign
Source Income
     Foreign
Taxes Paid
 

Global Low Volatility Equity Fund

   $ 0.2678      $ 0.0182  

Disciplined International Equity Fund

     0.3226        0.0165  

Pyrford International Stock Fund

     0.4859        0.0194  

LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

     0.3209        0.0276  

 

11.   Reorganization Information

On February 8, 2017, the Directors considered and approved the proposed Agreement and Plan of Reorganization that provided for the reorganization of the BMO TCH Intermediate Income Fund into the BMO Strategic Income Fund (the “Reorganization”) as detailed below. On June 20, 2017, beneficial owners of the BMO TCH Intermediate Income Fund approved the proposed Reorganization. This tax-free reorganization was accomplished after the close of business on June 29, 2017 (the “Closing Date”), by exchanging the assets and liabilities of the BMO TCH Intermediate Income Fund for shares of the BMO Strategic Income Fund. Shareholders holding Advisor and Institutional Class shares of the BMO TCH Intermediate Income Fund (1,514,424 shares and 1,489,081 shares, respectively) received corresponding Advisor and Institutional Class shares of the BMO Strategic Income Fund (1,748,491 shares and 1,718,187 shares, respectively) in the Reorganization. The BMO TCH Intermediate Income Fund’s net assets at that date of $32,584,449 included the following:

 

Assets:

  

Investments cost

   $ 31,747,731  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     580,466  

Deposit held at broker

     100,000  

Dividends & interest receivable

     267,709  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     32,695,906  

Liabilities:

  

Payable to affiliates

     16,595  

Payable for income distribution

     67,250  

Other liabilities

     27,612  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     111,457  
  

 

 

 

Total Net Assets:

   $ 32,584,449  
  

 

 

 

The net assets of the BMO TCH Intermediate Income Fund and BMO Strategic Income Fund immediately prior to the Reorganization were $32,584,449 and $82,457,749, respectively. The aggregate net assets of the BMO Strategic Income Fund immediately after the Reorganization was $115,042,198.

The Reorganization was considered and approved primarily to streamline the BMO Funds portfolio offerings to be more consistent with industry practice. The Reorganization also was considered and approved because the potential exists to achieve economies of scale due to the combined larger asset base of the Funds, and the Funds have the same investment objectives and substantially similar policies, strategies, and restrictions. The BMO Strategic Income Fund is the accounting survivor for financial statement and performance reporting purposes.

Assuming the Reorganization had been completed on March 1, 2016, the beginning of a twelve month period of the BMO Strategic Income Fund, the BMO TCH Intermediate Income Fund’s pro forma of operations (unaudited) for the period ended February 28, 2017, are as follows:

 

Net investment income

   $ 4,057,835  

Net realized gain on investments

     54,565  

Change in net unrealized appreciation on investments

     2,733,039  
  

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 6,845,439  
  

 

 

 

 

12.   Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules introduce new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies; Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN. The compliance date for Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN is June 1, 2018 and compliance should be based on the reporting period-end date.

 

13.   Subsequent Events

Management of the Funds have evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued, and has determined that no subsequent events exist requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Results of the Special Meetings of Shareholders (Unaudited)

 

The special meeting of the shareholders of the BMO TCH Intermediate Income Fund was held on June 20, 2017. The matters voted on by the shareholders of record as of April 13, 2017 and the results of the vote at the shareholder meetings held June 20, 2017 are as follows:

 

         To approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization pursuant to which the BMO TCH Intermediate Income Fund (The “Acquired Fund”) will be reorganized with and into the BMO Strategic Income Fund, including approval of an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of BMO Funds, Inc., to dissolve and terminate the Acquired Fund, and the transactions it contemplates.

 

     Affirmative      Against      Abstain  

BMO TCH Intermediate Income Fund

     4,809,294        12,504        10,364  

The special meeting of the shareholders of seven investment portfolios of BMO Funds, Inc. was held on May 23, 2017. The matters voted on by the shareholders of record as of March 14, 2017 and the results of the vote at the shareholder meetings held May 23, 2017 are as follows:

 

         To approve an amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of BMO Funds, Inc. (The “Corporation”) to redesignate and convert the Class Y shares of each Fund into Class A shares of the Fund and to terminate the Class Y shares of the Funds, as described in a plan of redesignation and conversion.

 

     Affirmative      Against      Abstain  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund

     10,752,014        12,719        16,308  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

     7,698,521        83,109        77,007  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

     5,673,706        9,483        8,834  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund

     3,195,518        101,261        14,885  

BMO Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

     2,234,612        21,114        9,303  

BMO Short-Term Income Fund

     3,330,551        45,068        47,437  

BMO Short Tax-Free Fund

     997,612        12,860        593  

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm        

 

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

BMO Funds, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund, BMO Dividend Income Fund, BMO Large-Cap Value Fund, BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund, BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund, BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund, BMO Small-Cap Value Fund, BMO Small-Cap Core Fund, BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund, BMO Global Low Volatility Equity Fund, BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund, BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund, BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund, BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund, BMO Alternative Strategies Fund, BMO Global Long/Short Equity Fund, BMO Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund, BMO Short Tax-Free Fund, BMO Short-Term Income Fund, BMO Intermediate Tax-Free Fund, BMO Strategic Income Fund, BMO TCH Corporate Income Fund, BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund, BMO High Yield Bond Fund, BMO Government Money Market Fund, BMO Tax-Free Money Market Fund, BMO Prime Money Market Fund, and BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund (each a series of BMO Funds, Inc., collectively the Funds), including the schedules of investments, as of August 31, 2017, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2017, by correspondence with custodians and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of August 31, 2017, the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets, and the financial highlights for the periods specified in the first paragraph, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

October 24, 2017

 

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Directors and Officers of the Funds (Unaudited)

 

The following tables provide information about each Director and Officer of the Funds as of September 1, 2017. The address of each Director is c/o BMO Funds, 111 East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 200, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. There are currently 44 separate portfolios or funds in the BMO Funds complex, of which 43 are registered as BMO Funds, Inc. and one is registered as BMO LGM Frontier Markets Equity Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Directors and is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-236-FUND (3863).

 

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS               
Name and Age   Position(s) Held
with the Corporation
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served*
 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Director
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Director

Ridge A. Braunschweig

Age: 64

  Independent Director   Since
October
2009
  President and Chief Executive Officer, CPL Industries, Inc. (a manufacturing holding company prior to May 2009 and a family office since May 2009), since January 2012; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, CPL Industries, Inc., from 2000 to 2012.   44   None

Benjamin M. Cutler

Age: 72

  Independent Director   Since July
2004
  Chairman, USHEALTH Group, Inc. (a health insurance company), since 2004; CEO and President, USHEALTH Group, Inc., from 2004 to 2016; Director, Freedom from Hunger (a non-profit organization), since 2016.   44   None

John A. Lubs

Age: 69

  Independent Director   Since July
2004
  Retired; formerly, Vice Chairman, Mason Companies, Inc. (a footwear distributor), from 2004 to 2010 and Chief Operating Officer, from 2003 to 2010.   44   None

Vincent P. Lyles

Age: 56

  Independent Director   Since
September
2017
  President and Chief Executive Officer, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, since 2012.   44   None

James Mitchell

Age: 70

  Independent Director   Since
March
1999
  Chairman, Ayrshire Precision Engineering (a precision machining company), since 1992; Chief Executive Officer, NOG, Inc. (a metal processing and consulting company), from 1999 to 2015.   44   None

Barbara J. Pope

Age: 69

  Independent Director   Since
March
1999
  Retired; formerly, President of Barbara J. Pope, P.C. (a financial consulting firm), 1992-2015; President of Sedgwick Street Fund LLC (a private investment partnership), 1996-2015; Tax Partner, Price Waterhouse.   44   None
* Each Director serves an indefinite term until he or she retires or otherwise resigns, is removed, dies, or until his or her successor is duly elected.
Retirement for a Director occurs no later than August 31 following his or her 75th birthday.

 

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INTERESTED DIRECTORS
Name and Age   Position(s) Held with
the Corporation
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served*
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Director
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Director

John M. Blaser**

Age: 60

  Director and President   Since
May
1999
  Managing Director of the Adviser, since June 2012.   44   None

Christopher B. Begy**

Age: 63

  Director   Since
August
2013
  U.S. Country Head, CEO, and a Director of BMO Financial Corp., since August 2013; Chair, BMO Harris Bank N.A., since August 2013; Director of the Adviser, since August 2013; Chief Auditor of BMO Financial Group, from 2001 to 2013.   44   None
* Each Director serves an indefinite term until he or she retires or otherwise resigns, is removed, dies or until his or her successor is duly elected. Retirement
for a Director occurs no later than August 31 following his or her 75th birthday.
** Mr. Blaser is an “interested person” of the Corporation (as defined in the 1940 Act) due to the positions that he holds with the Corporation, and the
Adviser. Mr. Begy is an “interested person” of the Corporation due to the positions that he holds with the Adviser and BMO.

 

PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
Name and Age   Position(s) Held with
the Corporation
  Term of Office and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years

Timothy M. Bonin

Age: 44

  Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer   Elected by the Board annually; since February 2006   Vice President of the Adviser, since February 2006.

Stephen R. Oliver

Age: 66

  Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer   Elected by the Board annually; Chief Compliance Officer, since July 2008; and Anti-Money Laundering Officer, since January 2009   Vice President of BMO Harris Bank N.A., since March 2006, Vice President of BMO Investment Distributors, LLC (formerly M&I Distributors, LLC), 2007 to 2014.

Michael J. Murphy

Age: 38

  Secretary   Elected by the Board annually; since May 2016   Senior Counsel and Vice President of BMO Harris Bank N.A., since 2014; Associate, Vedder Price P.C., 2010 to 2014.

 

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Shareholder Report Disclosure of Directors’ Approval of
Continuation of Contracts
(Unaudited)

 

Approval of Continuation of Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

During the reporting period, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of BMO Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”), including the Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Corporation as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Independent Directors”), approved the continuation of the following agreements, all for an additional year ending August 31, 2018: (1) the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Corporation and BMO Asset Management Corp. (the “Adviser”) on behalf of each portfolio of the Corporation (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”); (2) an investment subadvisory agreement with each of the following subadvisers that are affiliates of the Adviser: (i) Taplin, Canida & Habacht, LLC on behalf of BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund, BMO TCH Corporate Income Fund and BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund; (ii) LGM Investments Limited on behalf of BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund; (iii) Pyrford International Ltd. on behalf of BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund; and (iv) CTC myCFO, LLC (“CTC”) on behalf of BMO Alternative Strategies Fund; and (3) an investment subadvisory agreement on behalf of BMO Alternative Strategies Fund with each of the following subadvisers that are not affiliated with the Adviser: (i) Capstone Investment Advisors, LLC; (ii) Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, LLC; (iii) Graham Capital Management L.P.; (iv) Iridian Asset Management LLC; and (v) Sound Point Capital Management, L.P. The subadvisers listed above are referred to herein each as a “Subadviser” and collectively as the “Subadvisers.” The subadvisory agreements listed above are referred to herein each as a “Subadvisory Agreement” and collectively as the “Subadvisory Agreements.”

At Board meetings held on July 12, 2017 (“July Meeting”) and August 8-9, 2017 (“August Meeting”), the Board met with management of the Adviser regarding the annual approval of the continuation of the Funds’ Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements. In connection with its consideration of the Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements, the Board considered the information furnished and discussed throughout the year at regularly scheduled Board and Committee meetings, as applicable, and the information provided specifically in relation to the annual consideration of the approval of the Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements in response to requests of the Independent Directors and their independent legal counsel. Information furnished in connection with Board or Committee meetings throughout the year included, among other things, presentations given by the portfolio managers of the Funds on each Fund’s investment strategies, risks and performance, comparative performance of each Fund against its benchmark indices; reports regarding each Fund’s asset levels including sales and redemption activities; and various reports on the monitoring of the Funds’ compliance with the securities laws, regulations, policies and procedures. In preparation for the Board’s annual consideration of the approval of the Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements, the Directors requested and received a wide variety of information and reports concerning the Adviser (and its affiliates) and the Subadvisers, including information on: (1) the nature, extent and quality of services provided to each Fund by the Adviser (and its affiliates) and the Subadvisers, as applicable; (2) the investment performance of each Fund as compared to a group of comparable funds; (3) the level of the advisory and subadvisory fees charged to each Fund as compared to: (a) other clients of the Adviser and the Subadvisers and (b) a group of comparable funds; (4) the expense ratios of each Fund as compared to a group of comparable funds; (5) the profitability of the Adviser and, to the extent made available, profitability of the Subadvisers; and (6) the Adviser’s and each Subadviser’s compliance program. The Board also considered information related to potential “fall out” or ancillary benefits enjoyed by the Adviser (and its affiliates) and each Subadviser as a result of their relationships with the Funds. In addition to evaluating, among other things, the written information provided by the Adviser, the Board also considered the answers to questions posed by the Board to representatives of the Adviser at various meetings.

In evaluating the Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements, the Board members took into account their accumulated experience in working with the Adviser on matters related to the Funds. The Independent Directors also met separately in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel to review and consider the information provided regarding the Advisory Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements.

Based on their review, the Independent Directors and the full Board concluded that it was in the best interests of each Fund to approve the continuation of each Advisory and Subadvisory Agreement, as applicable. Although the Advisory Agreement and Subadvisory Agreements for all of the Funds were considered at the same Board meeting, the Directors considered each Fund separately. In their deliberations, the Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s determinations are discussed below.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser and each Subadviser to the Funds, the Board reviewed information describing the financial strength, experience, resources and key personnel of the Adviser and each Subadviser, including the personnel who provide investment management services to the Funds. With respect to the Adviser, the Board considered the administrative services that are provided to each Fund, as well as other services performed by the Adviser, including the selection and monitoring of the Subadvisers, as applicable; monitoring of the execution of portfolio transactions; monitoring adherence to the Funds’ investment restrictions; monitoring the Funds’ compliance with their compliance policies and procedures and with applicable securities laws and regulations; producing shareholder reports; providing support services for the Board and Board committees; communicating with shareholders; and overseeing the activities of other service providers. The Board also considered the Adviser’s experience in providing investment advisory services to funds and the differentiation of the advisory services provided by the management team versus the portfolio management services provided by the Subadvisers, as applicable. With respect to each Subadviser, the Board noted each Subadviser’s experience in managing the strategies of its respective Fund and each Subadviser’s

 

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compliance program as it relates to the Fund. The Board considered the other services provided by the Subadvisers under the Subadvisory Agreements, including selecting broker-dealers for execution of portfolio transactions; monitoring adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions; and assisting with portfolio compliance with securities laws, regulations, policies and procedures. With respect to CTC, the Board noted CTC’s experience in the alternative strategies space, its Subadviser selection process and its responsibility for assisting the Adviser in the selection of the Subadvisers and related asset allocation.

Review of Fund Performance

The Board reviewed the investment performance of each of the Funds. While consideration was given to performance reports provided in connection with, and discussions held at, regular Board meetings throughout the year, particular attention was given to the performance reports provided specifically in connection with the July and August Meetings. In particular, the Directors noted the performance of each Fund relative to its Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”) peer universe. The Directors also considered updated performance information for each Fund relative to its benchmark and, if applicable, its Morningstar, Inc. (“Morningstar”) ratings.

With respect to each Fund’s performance as compared to its Lipper peer universe (“peer group”), the Board reviewed each Fund’s performance percentile rankings over the year-to-date and one-, three-, five- and ten-year trailing periods (if applicable) through May 31, 2017, as provided by the Adviser. The Board considered that each Fund ranked in one of the top two quartiles for performance as compared to its peer group in at least half of the periods reviewed, except for the following Funds: BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund, BMO Global Low Volatility Equity Fund, BMO Small-Cap Value Fund, BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund, BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund, BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund, BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund, and BMO High Yield Bond Fund.

With respect to the BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund and the BMO Global Low Volatility Equity Fund, the Board considered that the Funds were rated five and four stars, respectively, by Morningstar and that each Fund’s three-year performance was in the first quartile of its peer groups, while its year-to-date and one-year performance were in the third and fourth quartiles, respectively. The Board noted the Adviser’s explanation for the recent underperformance of each Fund. In addition, the Board considered that, in the current market, the portfolio management team expected the low volatility strategy to underperform and that performance of each Fund was overall in-line with expectations given the market environment. The Board also considered the Adviser’s statement that each Fund’s low volatility strategy continues to effectively reduce risk and compare favorably to peers on realized risk metrics. With respect to the BMO Global Low Volatility Equity Fund, the Board also noted that the Adviser replaced one portfolio manager of the Fund in December 2016 with a member of the disciplined equity team.

With respect to the BMO Small-Cap Value Fund, the Board considered that Class A and Class R6 of the Fund were ranked three stars and Class I of the Fund was ranked four stars by Morningstar and that its five-year performance was in the first quartile of its peer group, while its year-to-date, one-year and three-year performance were in the fourth quartile. The Board noted that two members of the disciplined equity team took over management of the Fund in October 2016. The Board also considered the Adviser’s explanations for the Fund’s underperformance before and after the manager transition, and the Adviser’s statement that Fund performance has stabilized after the manager transition.

With respect to the BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund, the Board considered that its year-to-date performance was in the third quartile of its peer group, and its one-year, three-year and five-year performance were in the fourth quartile. The Board noted that two members of the disciplined equity team took over management of the Fund in October 2016. The Board also considered the Adviser’s explanations for the Fund’s underperformance before the manager transition, and the Adviser’s statement that Fund performance has stabilized after the manager transition.

With respect to the BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund, the Board considered that its one-year performance was in the second quartile of its peer group, while its year-to-date performance was in the third quartile and its three-year and five-year performance were in the fourth quartile. With respect to year-to-date performance, the Fund’s rank was just below the majority of the funds in its peer group. The Board noted that two members of the disciplined equity team took over management of each Fund in October 2016. The Board noted the Adviser’s statement that the BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund had fairly neutral performance prior to the manager transition, but had outperformed significantly following the manager transition.

With respect to the BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund, the Board considered that the Fund was ranked three stars by Morningstar (except for Class R6 of the Fund which was ranked four stars) and that its three-year performance was in the second quartile of its peer group, while its year-to-date and five-year performance were in the third quartile and its one-year performance was in the fourth quarter. The Board considered the information provided by the Adviser about the specific contributors to the Fund’s underperformance, despite positive country allocation, including the Fund’s positioning across sectors and geographic regions.

With respect to the BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund, the Board considered that the Fund was ranked three stars by Morningstar, while its one- and three-year performance was in the third quartile of its peer group and its year-to-date performance was in the fourth quartile. With respect to the Fund’s three-year performance, the Fund’s rank was only slightly below the majority of the funds in its peer group. The Board noted the Adviser’s statement that the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the one-year period. The Board also considered the information provided by the Adviser about the specific contributors to the Fund’s underperformance relative to its peer group.

With respect to the BMO High Yield Bond Fund, the Board considered that Class A shares of the Fund were ranked three stars by Morningstar, and that its year-to-date and one-, three- and five-year performance were in the third quartile of its peer

 

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group. The Board noted that three new portfolio managers took over management of the Fund in March 2017. The Board also considered the Adviser’s explanations that a significant decline in assets during the manager transition affected the repositioning, and that the Adviser expects that the investment approach of the new portfolio management team will position the Fund to be more competitive with the peer group.

The Board determined that it was generally satisfied with each Fund’s performance and would continue to monitor each Fund’s performance results.

Costs of Services Provided and Profits Realized by the Adviser and Subadvisers

The Board considered the fees payable by each Fund under the Advisory Agreement and each Subadvisory Agreement. The Board first reviewed the management fees charged to comparable accounts managed by the Adviser and the Subadvisers of each Fund, if any, taking into consideration differences in style, size and services provided to such other accounts. The Board noted that, in some cases, the fees for certain accounts or average fees for certain investment strategies were lower than the fees charged to certain Funds with similar investment strategies. The Board considered the Adviser’s explanation that registered investment companies generally require additional advisory and administrative services than other clients due to the enhanced regulatory structure and legal requirements with which investment companies must comply. With respect to the Subadvisers, the Board also considered the affiliation of each Subadviser (if any) with the Adviser.

The Board next reviewed information provided by the Adviser comparing each Fund’s contractual advisory fee to the median fee of its Morningstar peer category (“Morningstar peers”) or Strategic Insight’s Simfund peer category (“Simfund peers”). In addition, the Board reviewed information provided by the Adviser comparing each Fund’s net expense ratio to the median net expense ratio of the comparable Lipper peer group (“Lipper peers”). With respect to the Subadvisers, the Board considered the fees payable under the Subadvisory Agreements, noting that the fees would be paid by the Adviser (not the Fund).

The Board considered that substantially all of the Funds’ contractual advisory fees were lower than or within a few basis points of their Morningstar or Simfund peers. The Board noted that the contractual advisory fees for certain classes of the BMO Large Cap Growth, BMO Large Cap Value and BMO Small Cap Value Funds were in the third quartile of their respective Morningstar peers, but that the net expense ratio for the BMO Large-Cap Value and BMO Large-Cap Growth Funds were below their Lipper peers. The Board considered that the net expense ratio for the BMO Small-Cap Value Fund was within a few basis points of the average net expense ratio of its comparable Lipper peer group. With respect to the BMO Alternative Strategies Fund, the Board considered that, although its contractual investment advisory fees were higher (worse) than its Morningstar peers, its net expense ratio was below its Lipper peers. The Board also considered that the Adviser has agreed to contractual expense limitations for the Funds (the “Expense Limitations”), and that the net expense ratios for the Funds take into account the effect of the Expense Limitations. The Board noted that the Adviser had lowered expense caps during the period for the BMO Small-Cap Growth and BMO Alternative Strategies Funds.

The Board considered the methodology used by the Adviser and each Subadviser in determining compensation payable to its portfolio managers and the competitive environment for investment management talent. The Board also considered the financial condition of the Adviser and certain of its affiliates and each Subadviser, and particularly focused on the financial strength of the ultimate parent company of the Adviser, and the parent company’s commitment, financial and otherwise, to the global asset management business and the Funds.

The Board reviewed profitability information it received from the Adviser in connection with the services provided to each Fund and the Corporation as a whole. The materials provided in this regard showed, and the Directors acknowledged, that the Adviser experienced positive net margins with respect to certain Funds and did not experience positive net margins with respect to other Funds. The Board also reviewed and considered profitability information it received from each Subadviser, if provided, in connection with the services provided to each Fund.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow and whether the Funds’ fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of Fund shareholders. The Board considered each Fund’s fee structure, asset size and net expense ratio giving effect to each Fund’s Expense Limitation. The Board also considered the Adviser’s commitment to continue to evaluate advisory fee breakpoints in the future.

Other Benefits to the Adviser and Subadvisers

The Board considered benefits that accrue to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds, including revenue in the form of administration fees, custody fees, shareholder service fees and securities lending revenue. In addition, the Board considered information relating to any soft dollar arrangements in connection with equity security brokerage transactions for the Funds and/or other clients. The Board noted that, other than the services provided by the Adviser and Subadvisers pursuant to the Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements and the related fees to be paid by each Fund, the Adviser and Subadvisers may potentially benefit from their relationship with each other in other ways. The Board also considered that the success of any Fund could attract other business to the Adviser and that the success of the Adviser could enhance the Adviser’s ability to serve the Funds.

 

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The Board concluded that, taking into account all of the information reviewed, each Fund’s advisory and subadvisory fee was reasonable.

Overall Conclusions

Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board determined that the terms of the Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements are fair and reasonable and that the approval of the continuation of the Advisory Agreement and each Subadvisory Agreement is in the best interests of each applicable Fund.

 

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This report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Funds’ prospectuses, which contain facts concerning each Fund’s objective and policies, management fees, expenses, and other information.

Proxy Voting

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll free, 1-800-236-FUND (3863) and by accessing the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which is available on the Funds’ website at http://www.bmofunds.com and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Each Fund’s proxy voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll free, 1-800-236-FUND (3863) and by accessing the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Shares of the BMO Funds are not bank deposits or other obligations of, or issued, endorsed or guaranteed by, BMO Harris Bank, NA, or any of its affiliates. Shares of the BMO Funds, like shares of all mutual funds, are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal.


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BMO Funds

August 31, 2017

Annual report

 

Target Retirement Funds

Target Risk Funds

 

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Commentaries   

Target Retirement Funds Commentary

   2      

BMO In-Retirement Fund

   3   

BMO Target Retirement 2035 Fund

     5  

BMO Target Retirement 2015 Fund

   3   

BMO Target Retirement 2040 Fund

     6  

BMO Target Retirement 2020 Fund

   4   

BMO Target Retirement 2045 Fund

     6  

BMO Target Retirement 2025 Fund

   4   

BMO Target Retirement 2050 Fund

     7  

BMO Target Retirement 2030 Fund

   5   

BMO Target Retirement 2055 Fund

     7  

Target Risk Funds Commentary

   8   

BMO Balanced Allocation Fund

     10  

BMO Conservative Allocation Fund

   9   

BMO Growth Allocation Fund

     10  

BMO Moderate Allocation Fund

   9   

BMO Aggressive Allocation Fund

     11  
Financial Information   

Expense Example

     12  

Schedules of Investments:

  

BMO In-Retirement Fund

   15      

BMO Target Retirement 2015 Fund

   15   

BMO Target Retirement 2050 Fund

     21  

BMO Target Retirement 2020 Fund

   16   

BMO Target Retirement 2055 Fund

     21  

BMO Target Retirement 2025 Fund

   17   

BMO Conservative Allocation Fund

     22  

BMO Target Retirement 2030 Fund

   18   

BMO Moderate Allocation Fund

     23  

BMO Target Retirement 2035 Fund

   18   

BMO Balanced Allocation Fund

     23  

BMO Target Retirement 2040 Fund

   19   

BMO Growth Allocation Fund

     24  

BMO Target Retirement 2045 Fund

   20   

BMO Aggressive Allocation Fund

     25  

Notes to Schedules of Investments

     26  

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     27  

Statements of Operations

     30  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     33  

Financial Highlights

     38  

Notes to Financial Statements

     45  
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      63  
Directors and Officers of the Funds (Unaudited)      64  
Shareholder Report Disclosure of Directors’ Approval of Continuation of Contracts (Unaudited)      66  

 

 

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Fund Managers; Investment Experience

Jon Adams, CFA; since 2002

Mike Dowdall, CFA; since 2007

Irina Pacheco, CFA; since 2003

Fiscal year 2017 saw the tentative re-emergence of the reflation trade. Synchronized global growth, rising corporate earnings and higher inflation expectations led to higher treasury yields, a narrowing of corporate bond spreads and strong equity returns. The reflation trade reversed in the summer due in part to declining U.S. policy expectations, but volatility in equity markets remained low and returns high. Emerging market equities were the winner, returning 25.0% as low rates, a weak dollar and receding fears of a Chinese slowdown providing a positive backdrop. The Standard & Poor’s 500® Index (S&P 500) returned 16.2%, with all sectors of the S&P 500 positive with the exception of Energy. International developed equities returned 18.3%, benefitting from an improving European and Japanese economy. Major populist political risks receded in Europe after the election of new French President Emmanuel Macron and the lack of negative short-term consequences from Brexit. The risk-on theme translated into the fixed income market where the Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Index’s return of 8.6% easily outpaced the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index’s return of 0.5%.

The BMO Target Retirement Funds performance was strong, with all 10 funds outperforming their Morningstar peer group median. The return range was 6.5% for the BMO In-Retirement Fund — Investor Class to 14.7% for the BMO Target Date 2050 Fund — Investor Class. This was reflective of the disparity between stocks and bonds during the one year period, with stocks outperforming bonds.

Fixed income managers had mixed results for the year. BMO TCH Core Plus Bond and Metropolitan West Total Return Bond outperformed their core bond benchmark due to the managers’ positive tilt towards credit. BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond performed in line with its benchmark. Corporate high yield funds BMO High Yield Bond, Federated High Yield and Fidelity Floating Rate all underperformed their benchmarks mainly due to their bias towards higher quality bonds. The alternatives allocation added value during the year as BMO Alternative Strategies outperformed the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index’s return.

Domestic equity strategies performed in line with benchmark. Small-cap managers struggled, as Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value and BMO Small-Cap Growth were notable underperformers. Large- and mid-cap managers outperformed benchmarks with T. Rowe Price Growth Stock, BMO Large-Cap Value and Harbor Capital Appreciation performing exceptionally well. BMO Low Volatility Equity was unable to keep pace with the benchmark due to the lower risk of its holdings.

International equity fund performance was mixed, with managers detracting more than contributing to fund performance. Dodge & Cox International added the most value, while BMO Disciplined International Equity and DFA International Small Company slightly outperformed their benchmark as well. MFS International Value and Harbor International were the main laggards. On the emerging markets side, BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity underperformed the benchmark.

Whereas political risk closed the period quietly, both home and abroad, we did see an uptick in risk around central bank policy. A recent downturn in U.S. inflation has made the Federal Reserve’s job more difficult, as they decide whether to continue hiking rates into the end of 2017 despite few signs of an overheating economy. The European Central Bank faces a similar quandary: should it normalize policy even though inflation remains below its target level. Global economic growth has proved resilient but remains vulnerable to any potential policy misstep.

We currently favor U.S. large cap equities and international developed equities with a commensurate underweight to core bonds. We believe the recent global growth momentum should buoy corporate earnings, a positive for our equity holdings. However, additional policy uncertainty tempers our view and prevents us from becoming too bullish on the equity markets.

 

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BMO In-Retirement Fund  

Average annual total returns (%)

        Ticker   Cusip   Inception
date
   Expenses (%)*  
    1-year      Since
inception
              
                    Gross      Net  
Investor Class (Y)     6.52        5.39       BTRYX   09658L125   8/30/2013      1.88        0.96  
Retirement Class (R-3)     6.39        5.15       BTRRX   09658L141   8/30/2013      2.13        1.21  
Retirement Class (R-6)     7.04        5.83       BTRTX   09658L133   8/30/2013      1.48        0.56  
Standard & Poor’s Target Date 2010 Index     6.36        5.71                
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2010 Funds Index     7.10        5.53                
                  
Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment        

Portfolio sector allocation**

 
          Sector           Fund (%)  
LOGO       Large-Cap Funds         18.1  
    Mid-Cap Funds         3.1  
    Small-Cap Funds         1.2  
    International Funds         11.4  
    Fixed Income Funds         54.9  
    Alternative Funds         10.0  
    Other Assets & Liabilities, Net               1.3  
    Total         100.0  
             
             
             
             
                  
BMO Target Retirement 2015 Fund  

Average annual total returns (%)

        Ticker   Cusip   Inception
date
   Expenses (%)*  
     

 

     Since
inception
              
    1-year                   Gross      Net  
Investor Class (Y)     8.33        5.14       BRTAX   09658V750   12/27/2013      4.74        1.00  
Retirement Class (R-3)     8.07        4.90       BRTCX   09658V735   12/27/2013      4.99        1.25  
Retirement Class (R-6)     8.80        5.60       BRTDX   09658V727   12/27/2013      4.34        0.60  
Standard & Poor’s Target Date 2015 Index     7.65        5.23                
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2015 Funds Index     7.76        4.86                
                  
Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment        

Portfolio sector allocation**

 
          Sector           Fund (%)  
LOGO       Large-Cap Funds         24.4  
    Mid-Cap Funds         4.8  
    Small-Cap Funds         2.0  
    International Funds         15.9  
    Fixed Income Funds         42.3  
    Alternative Funds         9.5  
    Other Assets & Liabilities, Net               1.1  
    Total         100.0  
             
             
             
             

The above graphs relate to the Investor Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Retirement R-3 and Retirement R-6 will vary from the performance of the Investor Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. These graphs illustrate the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Investor Class shares of the Fund from each Fund’s inception date to August 31, 2017.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

 

* The above expense ratios are from the Funds’ Prospectus dated December 29, 2016, and are inclusive of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. See Note 5, subsection Contractual Expense Limitation, in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information. Net expense ratios reflect contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements if applicable, made by BMO Asset Management Corp., the investment adviser (Adviser). The Adviser may not terminate these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements prior to December 31, 2018 without the consent of the Board of Directors, unless the investment advisory agreement is terminated. Without these contractual waivers, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

** Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

The Standard & Poor’s Target Date Indices are designed to measure the performance of an asset allocation strategy that meets the objectives of investors with an approximate corresponding retirement date horizon.

Lipper indices measure the performance of the 30 largest mutual funds in each respective fund category.

 

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BMO Target Retirement 2020 Fund  

Average annual total returns (%)

        Ticker   Cusip   Inception
date
   Expenses (%)*  
    1-year      Since
inception
              
                    Gross      Net  
Investor Class (Y)     10.17        7.03       BTRDX   09658V404   8/30/2013      1.33        1.03  
Retirement Class (R-3)     9.87        6.78       BTRFX   09658V206   8/30/2013      1.58        1.28  
Retirement Class (R-6)     10.66        7.47       BTRGX   09658V305   8/30/2013      0.93        0.63  
Standard & Poor’s Target Date 2020 Index     8.89        7.21                
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2020 Funds Index     8.62        6.55                
                  
Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment        

Portfolio sector allocation**

 
          Sector           Fund (%)  
LOGO       Large-Cap Funds         30.1  
    Mid-Cap Funds         6.9  
    Small-Cap Funds         2.6  
    International Funds         20.3  
    Fixed Income Funds         30.0  
    Alternative Funds         9.0  
    Other Assets & Liabilities, Net               1.1  
    Total         100.0  
             
             
             
             
                  
BMO Target Retirement 2025 Fund  

Average annual total returns (%)

        Ticker   Cusip   Inception
date
   Expenses (%)*  
     

 

     Since
inception
              
    1-year                   Gross      Net  
Investor Class (Y)     11.76        5.97       BRTEX   09658V719   12/27/2013      1.71        1.03  
Retirement Class (R-3)     11.66        5.76       BRTGX   09658V685   12/27/2013      1.96        1.28  
Retirement Class (R-6)     12.20        6.39       BRTHX   09658V677   12/27/2013      1.31        0.63  
Standard & Poor’s Target Date 2025 Index     10.15        6.02                
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2025 Funds Index     10.29        5.77                
                  
Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment        

Portfolio sector allocation**

 
          Sector           Fund (%)  
LOGO       Large-Cap Funds         32.4  
    Mid-Cap Funds         9.0  
    Small-Cap Funds         3.8  
    International Funds         23.3  
    Fixed Income Funds         21.7  
    Alternative Funds         8.0  
    Other Assets & Liabilities, Net               1.8  
    Total         100.0  
             
             
             
             

The above graphs relate to the Investor Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Retirement R-3 and Retirement R-6 will vary from the performance of the Investor Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. These graphs illustrate the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Investor Class shares of the Fund from each Fund’s inception date to August 31, 2017.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

 

* The above expense ratios are from the Funds’ Prospectus dated December 29, 2016, and are inclusive of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. See Note 5, subsection Contractual Expense Limitation, in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information. Net expense ratios reflect contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements if applicable, made by BMO Asset Management Corp., the investment adviser (Adviser). The Adviser may not terminate these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements prior to December 31, 2018 without the consent of the Board of Directors, unless the investment advisory agreement is terminated. Without these contractual waivers, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

** Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

The Standard & Poor’s Target Date Indices are designed to measure the performance of an asset allocation strategy that meets the objectives of investors with an approximate corresponding retirement date horizon.

Lipper indices measure the performance of the 30 largest mutual funds in each respective fund category.

 

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BMO Target Retirement 2030 Fund  

Average annual total returns (%)

        Ticker   Cusip   Inception
date
   Expenses (%)*  
    1-year      Since
inception
              
                    Gross      Net  
Investor Class (Y)     12.89        8.15       BTRHX   09658V800   8/30/2013      1.33        1.09  
Retirement Class (R-3)     12.70        7.90       BTRKX   09658V602   8/30/2013      1.58        1.34  
Retirement Class (R-6)     13.38        8.59       BTRLX   09658V701   8/30/2013      0.93        0.69  
Standard & Poor’s Target Date 2030 Index     11.26        8.28                
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2030 Funds Index     12.19        8.10                
                  
Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment        

Portfolio sector allocation**

 
          Sector           Fund (%)  
LOGO       Large-Cap Funds         36.4  
    Mid-Cap Funds         10.3  
    Small-Cap Funds         4.2  
    International Funds         26.0  
    Fixed Income Funds         14.3  
    Alternative Funds         7.5  
    Other Assets & Liabilities, Net               1.3  
    Total         100.0  
             
             
             
             
                  
BMO Target Retirement 2035 Fund  

Average annual total returns (%)

        Ticker   Cusip   Inception
date
   Expenses (%)*  
     

 

     Since
inception
              
    1-year                   Gross      Net  
Investor Class (Y)     13.85        6.17       BRTIX   09658V669   12/27/2013      1.71        1.06  
Retirement Class (R-3)     13.59        5.88       BRTKX   09658V644   12/27/2013      1.96        1.31  
Retirement Class (R-6)     14.31        6.58       BRTLX   09658V636   12/27/2013      1.31        0.66  
Standard & Poor’s Target Date 2035 Index     12.38        6.70                
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2035 Funds Index     13.91        6.75                
                  
Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment        

Portfolio sector allocation**

 
          Sector           Fund (%)  
LOGO       Large-Cap Funds         39.7  
    Mid-Cap Funds         11.1  
    Small-Cap Funds         4.6  
    International Funds         28.6  
    Fixed Income Funds         8.4  
    Alternative Funds         6.5  
    Other Assets & Liabilities, Net               1.1  
    Total         100.0  
             
             
             
             

The above graphs relate to the Investor Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Retirement R-3 and Retirement R-6 will vary from the performance of the Investor Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. These graphs illustrate the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Investor Class shares of the Fund from each Fund’s inception date to August 31, 2017.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

 

* The above expense ratios are from the Funds’ Prospectus dated December 29, 2016, and are inclusive of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. See Note 5, subsection Contractual Expense Limitation, in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information. Net expense ratios reflect contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements if applicable, made by BMO Asset Management Corp., the investment adviser (Adviser). The Adviser may not terminate these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements prior to December 31, 2018 without the consent of the Board of Directors, unless the investment advisory agreement is terminated. Without these contractual waivers, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

** Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

The Standard & Poor’s Target Date Indices are designed to measure the performance of an asset allocation strategy that meets the objectives of investors with an approximate corresponding retirement date horizon.

Lipper indices measure the performance of the 30 largest mutual funds in each respective fund category.

 

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BMO Target Retirement 2040 Fund  

Average annual total returns (%)

        Ticker   Cusip   Inception
date
   Expenses (%)*  
    1-year      Since
inception
              
                    Gross      Net  
Investor Class (Y)     14.59        8.80       BTRMX   09658V859   8/30/2013      1.43        1.08  
Retirement Class (R-3)     14.17        8.51       BTRPX   09658V875   8/30/2013      1.68        1.33  
Retirement Class (R-6)     14.98        9.24       BTRQX   09658V867   8/30/2013      1.03        0.68  
Standard & Poor’s Target Date 2040 Index     13.17        9.12                
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2040 Funds Index     14.51        8.86                
                  
Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment        

Portfolio sector allocation**

 
          Sector           Fund (%)  
LOGO       Large-Cap Funds         41.7  
    Mid-Cap Funds         11.7  
    Small-Cap Funds         4.8  
    International Funds         29.7  
    Fixed Income Funds         4.9  
    Alternative Funds         6.0  
    Other Assets & Liabilities, Net               1.2  
    Total         100.0  
             
             
             
             
                  
BMO Target Retirement 2045 Fund  

Average annual total returns (%)

        Ticker   Cusip   Inception
date
   Expenses (%)*  
     

 

     Since
inception
              
    1-year                   Gross      Net  
Investor Class (Y)     14.58        6.80       BRTMX   09658V453   12/27/2013      2.22        1.05  
Retirement Class (R-3)     14.35        6.54       BRTPX   09658V610   12/27/2013      2.47        1.30  
Retirement Class (R-6)     15.08        7.22       BRTQX   09658V594   12/27/2013      1.82        0.65  
Standard & Poor’s Target Date 2045 Index     13.80        7.09                
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2045 Funds Index     15.11        7.07                
                  
Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment        

Portfolio sector allocation**

 
          Sector           Fund (%)  
LOGO       Large-Cap Funds         42.1  
    Mid-Cap Funds         11.7  
    Small-Cap Funds         5.0  
    International Funds         30.0  
    Fixed Income Funds         4.9  
    Alternative Funds         5.0  
    Other Assets & Liabilities, Net               1.3  
    Total         100.0  
             
             
             
             

The above graphs relate to the Investor Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Retirement R-3 and Retirement R-6 will vary from the performance of the Investor Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. These graphs illustrate the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Investor Class shares of the Fund from each Fund’s inception date to August 31, 2017.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

 

* The above expense ratios are from the Funds’ Prospectus dated December 29, 2016, and are inclusive of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. See Note 5, subsection Contractual Expense Limitation, in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information. Net expense ratios reflect contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements if applicable, made by BMO Asset Management Corp., the investment adviser (Adviser). The Adviser may not terminate these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements prior to December 31, 2018 without the consent of the Board of Directors, unless the investment advisory agreement is terminated. Without these contractual waivers, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

** Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

The Standard & Poor’s Target Date Indices are designed to measure the performance of an asset allocation strategy that meets the objectives of investors with an approximate corresponding retirement date horizon.

Lipper indices measure the performance of the 30 largest mutual funds in each respective fund category.

 

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BMO Target Retirement 2050 Fund  

Average annual total returns (%)

        Ticker   Cusip   Inception
date
   Expenses (%)*  
    1-year      Since
inception
              
                    Gross      Net  
Investor Class (Y)     14.67        8.88       BTRUX   09658V818   8/30/2013      1.58        1.08  
Retirement Class (R-3)     14.38        8.60       BTRWX   09658V834   8/30/2013      1.83        1.33  
Retirement Class (R-6)     15.09        9.31       BTRZX   09658V826   8/30/2013      1.18        0.68  
Russell 3000® Index     16.06        12.65                
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2050+ Funds Index     15.22        8.80                
                  
Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment        

Portfolio sector allocation**

 
          Sector           Fund (%)  
LOGO       Large-Cap Funds         42.0  
    Mid-Cap Funds         11.7  
    Small-Cap Funds         5.0  
    International Funds         30.0  
    Fixed Income Funds         4.9  
    Alternative Funds         5.0  
    Other Assets & Liabilities, Net               1.4  
    Total         100.0  
             
             
             
             
                  
BMO Target Retirement 2055 Fund  

Average annual total returns (%)

        Ticker   Cusip   Inception
date
   Expenses (%)*  
     

 

     Since
inception
              
    1-year                   Gross      Net  
Investor Class (Y)     14.39        6.80       BRTRX   09658V586   12/27/2013      4.03        1.07  
Retirement Class (R-3)     14.22        6.55       BRTTX   09658V560   12/27/2013      4.28        1.32  
Retirement Class (R-6)     14.93        7.23       BRTUX   09658V552   12/27/2013      3.63        0.67  
Russell 3000® Index     16.06        10.07                
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target 2055+ Funds Index     15.73        7.21                
                  
Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment        

Portfolio sector allocation**

 
          Sector           Fund (%)  
LOGO       Large-Cap Funds         41.9  
    Mid-Cap Funds         11.7  
    Small-Cap Funds         5.0  
    International Funds         29.9  
    Fixed Income Funds         4.9  
    Alternative Funds         4.9  
    Other Assets & Liabilities, Net               1.7  
    Total         100.0  
             
             
             
             

The above graphs relate to the Investor Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Retirement R-3 and Retirement R-6 will vary from the performance of the Investor Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. These graphs illustrate the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Investor Class shares of the Fund from each Fund’s inception date to August 31, 2017.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

 

* The above expense ratios are from the Funds’ Prospectus dated December 29, 2016, and are inclusive of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. See Note 5, subsection Contractual Expense Limitation, in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information. Net expense ratios reflect contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements if applicable, made by BMO Asset Management Corp., the investment adviser (Adviser). The Adviser may not terminate these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements prior to December 31, 2018 without the consent of the Board of Directors, unless the investment advisory agreement is terminated. Without these contractual waivers, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

** Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

The Russell 3000® Index measures the performance of the largest 3000 U.S. companies representing approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.

Lipper indices measure the performance of the 30 largest mutual funds in each respective fund category.

 

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Fund Managers; Investment Experience

Jon Adams, CFA; since 2002

Mike Dowdall, CFA; since 2007

Irina Pacheco, CFA; since 2003

Fiscal year 2017 saw the tentative re-emergence of the reflation trade. Synchronized global growth, rising corporate earnings and higher inflation expectations led to higher treasury yields, a narrowing of corporate bond spreads and strong equity returns. The reflation trade reversed in the summer due in part to declining U.S. policy expectations, but volatility in equity markets remained low and returns high. Emerging market equities were the winner, returning 25.0% as low rates, a weak dollar and receding fears of a Chinese slowdown providing a positive backdrop. The Standard & Poor’s 500® (S&P 500) returned 16.2%, with all sectors of the S&P 500 positive with the exception of Energy. International developed equities returned 18.3%, benefitting from an improving European and Japanese economy. Major populist political risks receded in Europe after the election of new French President Emmanuel Macron and the lack of negative short-term consequences from Brexit. The risk-on theme translated into the fixed income market where the Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Index’s return of 8.6% easily outpaced the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index’s return of 0.5%.

The BMO Target Risk Funds all outperformed their peer group medians for the one-year period. The return range was 5.1% for the Conservative Allocation Fund — Institutional Class to 15.8% for the Aggressive Allocation Fund — Institutional Class. The disparity in relative performance was reflective of the divergence between stocks and bonds during the year, with stocks outperforming core bonds.

Fixed income managers had mixed results for the year. BMO TCH Core Plus Bond and Metropolitan West Total Return Bond outperformed their core bond benchmark due to the managers’ positive tilt towards credit. BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond performed in line with its benchmark. The alternatives allocation added value during the year as BMO Alternative Strategies outperformed the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index’s return.

Domestic equity strategies performed in line with their benchmark. Small-cap managers struggled, as Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value and BMO Small-Cap Growth were notable underperformers. Large- and mid-cap managers outperformed benchmarks with T. Rowe Price Growth Stock, BMO Large-Cap Value and Harbor Capital Appreciation performing exceptionally well. BMO Low Volatility Equity was unable to keep pace with the benchmark due to the lower risk of its holdings.

International equity fund performance was mixed, with managers detracting more than contributing to fund performance. Dodge and Cox International added the most value, while BMO Disciplined International Equity and DFA International Small Company slightly outperformed their benchmark as well. MFS International and Harbor International were the main laggards. On the emerging markets side, BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity underperformed the benchmark.

Whereas political risk closed the period quietly, both home and abroad, we did see an uptick in risk around central bank policy. A recent downturn in U.S. inflation has made the Federal Reserve’s job more difficult, as they decide whether to continue hiking rates into the end of 2017 despite few signs of an overheating economy. The European Central Bank faces a similar quandary: should it normalize policy even though inflation remains below its target level. Global economic growth has proved resilient but remains vulnerable to any potential policy misstep.

Our portfolios are positioned slightly positive risk with overweights in U.S. large cap equities and international developed equities and a commensurate underweight to core bonds. We believe the recent global growth momentum should buoy corporate earnings, a positive for our equity holdings. However, additional policy uncertainty tempers our view and prevents us from taking additional risk within the portfolios.

 

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BMO Conservative Allocation Fund  

Average annual total returns (%)

        Ticker   Cusip   Inception
date
   Expenses (%)*  
    1-year      Since
inception
              
                    Gross      Net  
Investor Class (Y)     4.83        2.99       BDVYX   09658L299   5/30/2014      1.25        1.02  
Institutional Class (I)     5.07        3.23       BDVIX   09658L331   5/30/2014      1.00        0.77  
Retirement Class (R-3)     4.52        2.74       BDVRX   09658L323   5/30/2014      1.50        1.27  
Retirement Class (R-6)     5.22        3.39       BDVSX   09658L315   5/30/2014      0.85        0.62  
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index     0.49        2.72                
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Conservative Funds Index     5.71        3.37                
                  
Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment        

Portfolio sector allocation**

 
          Sector           Fund (%)  
LOGO       Large-Cap Funds         11.5  
    Mid-Cap Funds         1.7  
    Small-Cap Funds         1.1  
    International Funds         5.7  
    Fixed Income Funds         63.7  
    Alternative Funds         15.0  
    Other Assets & Liabilities, Net               1.3  
    Total         100.0  
             
             
             
             
                  
BMO Moderate Allocation Fund  

Average annual total returns (%)

        Ticker   Cusip   Inception
date
   Expenses (%)*  
     

 

     Since
inception
              
    1-year                   Gross      Net  
Investor Class (Y)     7.59        3.88       BMBYX   09658L166   5/30/2014      1.28        1.02  
Institutional Class (I)     7.82        4.14       BMBHX   09658L190   5/30/2014      1.03        0.77  
Retirement Class (R-3)     7.37        3.64       BMBQX   09658L182   5/30/2014      1.53        1.27  
Retirement Class (R-6)     8.02        4.31       BMBTX   09658L174   5/30/2014      0.88        0.62  
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index     0.49        2.72                
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Moderate Funds Index     9.49        4.93                
                  
Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment        

Portfolio sector allocation**

 
          Sector           Fund (%)  
LOGO       Large-Cap Funds         23.3  
    Mid-Cap Funds         3.4  
    Small-Cap Funds         2.1  
    International Funds         11.3  
    Fixed Income Funds         46.8  
    Alternative Funds         12.0  
    Other Assets & Liabilities, Net               1.1  
    Total         100.0  
             
             
             
             

The above graphs relate to the Investor Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Institutional, Retirement R-3 and Retirement R-6 will vary from the performance of the Investor Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. These graphs illustrate the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Investor Class shares of the Fund from each Fund’s inception date to August 31, 2017.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

 

* The above expense ratios are from the Funds’ Prospectus dated December 29, 2016, and are inclusive of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. See Note 5, subsection Contractual Expense Limitation, in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information. Net expense ratios reflect contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements if applicable, made by BMO Asset Management Corp., the investment adviser (Adviser). The Adviser may not terminate these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements prior to December 31, 2018 without the consent of the Board of Directors, unless the investment advisory agreement is terminated. Without these contractual waivers, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

** Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index that covers the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market, including government and credit securities, agency mortgage pass-through securities, asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-based securities.

Lipper indices measure the performance of the 30 largest mutual funds in each respective fund category.

 

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BMO Balanced Allocation Fund  

Average annual total returns (%)

        Ticker   Cusip   Inception
date
   Expenses (%)*  
    1-year      Since
inception
              
                    Gross      Net  
Investor Class (Y)     10.33        4.73       BGRYX   09658L216   5/30/2014      1.22        1.08  
Institutional Class (I)     10.67        5.01       BGRHX   09658L240   5/30/2014      0.97        0.83  
Retirement Class (R-3)     10.11        4.47       BGRRX   09658L232   5/30/2014      1.47        1.33  
Retirement Class (R-6)     10.73        5.14       BGRQX   09658L224   5/30/2014      0.82        0.68  
Standard & Poor’s 500 Index     16.23        10.30                
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds Index     12.07        6.24                
                  
Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment        

Portfolio sector allocation**

 
          Sector           Fund (%)  
LOGO       Large-Cap Funds         34.6  
    Mid-Cap Funds         5.0  
    Small-Cap Funds         3.2  
    International Funds         17.1  
    Fixed Income Funds         28.8  
    Alternative Funds         10.0  
    Other Assets & Liabilities, Net               1.3  
    Total         100.0  
             
             
             
             
                  
BMO Growth Allocation Fund  

Average annual total returns (%)

        Ticker   Cusip   Inception
date
   Expenses (%)*  
     

 

     Since
inception
              
    1-year                   Gross      Net  
Investor Class (Y)     13.27        5.58       BABYX   09658L380   5/30/2014      1.34        1.08  
Institutional Class (I)     13.51        5.82       BABHX   09658L422   5/30/2014      1.09        0.83  
Retirement Class (R-3)     12.96        5.30       BABRX   09658L414   5/30/2014      1.59        1.33  
Retirement Class (R-6)     13.69        5.99       BABQX   09658L398   5/30/2014      0.94        0.68  
Standard & Poor’s 500 Index     16.23        10.30                
Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Aggressive Growth Funds Index     14.73        6.22                
                  
Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment        

Portfolio sector allocation**

 
          Sector           Fund (%)  
LOGO       Large-Cap Funds         46.4  
    Mid-Cap Funds         6.7  
    Small-Cap Funds         4.3  
    International Funds         22.7  
    Fixed Income Funds         10.9  
    Alternative Funds         8.0  
    Other Assets & Liabilities, Net               1.0  
    Total         100.0  
             
             
             
             
             

The above graphs relate to the Investor Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Institutional, Retirement R-3 and Retirement R-6 will vary from the performance of the Investor Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. These graphs illustrate the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Investor Class shares of the Fund from each Fund’s inception date to August 31, 2017.

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

 

* The above expense ratios are from the Funds’ Prospectus dated December 29, 2016, and are inclusive of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. See Note 5, subsection Contractual Expense Limitation, in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information. Net expense ratios reflect contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements if applicable, made by BMO Asset Management Corp., the investment adviser (Adviser). The Adviser may not terminate these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements prior to December 31, 2018 without the consent of the Board of Directors, unless the investment advisory agreement is terminated. Without these contractual waivers, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

** Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is an unmanaged index of large-cap common stocks.

Lipper indices measure the performance of the 30 largest mutual funds in each respective fund category.

 

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Annual Report   BMO Target Risk Funds

 

BMO Aggressive Allocation Fund  

Average annual total returns (%)

        Ticker   Cusip   Inception
date
   Expenses (%)*  
    1-year      Since
inception
              
                    Gross      Net  
Investor Class (Y)     15.60        6.41       BDSYX   09658L257   5/30/2014      1.20        1.01  
Institutional Class (I)     15.79        6.66       BDSHX   09658L281   5/30/2014      0.95        0.76  
Retirement Class (R-3)     15.24        6.14       BDSRX   09658L273   5/30/2014      1.45        1.26  
Retirement Class (R-6)     16.00        6.83       BDSQX   09658L265   5/30/2014      0.80        0.61  
Standard & Poor’s 500 Index     16.23        10.30                
Lipper Multi-Cap Core Funds Index     14.49        8.22                
                  
Growth of an assumed $10,000 investment        

Portfolio sector allocation**

 
          Sector           Fund (%)  
LOGO       Large-Cap Funds         56.1  
    Mid-Cap Funds         8.2  
    Small-Cap Funds         5.2  
    International Funds         27.6  
    Alternative Funds         2.0  
    Other Assets & Liabilities, Net               0.9  
    Total         100.0  
             
             
             
             
             
             

The above graphs relate to the Investor Class shares of the Fund. Performance for the Institutional, Retirement R-3 and Retirement R-6 will vary from the performance of the Investor Class shares shown above due to differences in charges and expenses. These graphs illustrate the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Investor Class shares of the Fund from each Fund’s inception date to August 31, 2017.

The performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original costs. Mutual fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. To receive current performance to the most recent month-end, please call 1-800-236-3863 or visit www.bmofunds.com.

 

* The above expense ratios are from the Funds’ Prospectus dated December 29, 2016, and are inclusive of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses. See Note 5, subsection Contractual Expense Limitation, in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information. Net expense ratios reflect contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements if applicable, made by BMO Asset Management Corp., the investment adviser (Adviser). The Adviser may not terminate these fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements prior to December 31, 2018 without the consent of the Board of Directors, unless the investment advisory agreement is terminated. Without these contractual waivers, the Fund’s returns would have been lower.

 

** Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Fund. The percentages are based on net assets as of August 31, 2017 and may not necessarily reflect adjustments that are routinely made when presenting net assets for formal financial statement processes.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is an unmanaged index of large-cap common stocks.

Lipper indices measure the performance of the 30 largest mutual funds in each respective fund category.

 

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Expense Example (Unaudited)    

 

For the Six Months Ended August 31, 2017

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six month period ended August 31, 2017 (3/1/17-8/31/17).

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Investor                          

Fund

  Beginning
account
value
3/1/17
    Ending
account
value
8/31/17
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio(1)
    Expenses
paid during
period
3/1/17-
8/31/17(1)
                         

In-Retirement Fund

               
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,037.60       0.33   $ 1.69          
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,023.34       0.33       1.68          

2015 Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,045.20       0.33       1.73          
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,023.34       0.33       1.68          

2020 Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,053.10       0.33       1.71          
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,023.34       0.33       1.68          

2025 Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,061.20       0.33       1.71          
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,023.34       0.33       1.68          

2030 Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,066.50       0.37       1.93          
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,023.14       0.37       1.89          

2035 Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,070.40       0.37       1.94          
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,023.14       0.37       1.89          

2040 Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,073.40       0.36       1.88          
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,023.19       0.36       1.84          

2045 Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,073.80       0.36       1.89          
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,023.19       0.36       1.84          

2050 Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,074.40       0.36       1.88          
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,023.19       0.36       1.84          

2055 Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,072.10       0.36       1.90          
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,023.19       0.36       1.84          

 

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    Expense Example (Unaudited) (continued)

 

    Investor     Institutional  

Fund

  Beginning
account
value
3/1/17
    Ending
account
value
8/31/17
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio(1)
    Expenses
paid during
period
3/1/17-
8/31/17(1)
    Beginning
account
value
3/1/17
    Ending
account
value
8/31/17
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio(1)
    Expenses
paid during
period
3/1/17-
8/31/17(1)
 

Conservative Allocation Fund

               
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,031.90       0.33 %     $ 1.69     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,033.00       0.08   $ 0.41  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,023.34       0.33       1.68       1,000.00       1,024.60       0.08       0.41  

Moderate Allocation Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,040.20       0.30       1.55       1,000.00       1,041.30       0.05       0.26  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,023.49       0.30       1.53       1,000.00       1,024.75       0.05       0.26  

Balanced Allocation Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,050.10       0.33       1.70       1,000.00       1,051.10       0.08       0.42  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,023.34       0.33       1.68       1,000.00       1,024.60       0.08       0.41  

Growth Allocation Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,059.00       0.30       1.56       1,000.00       1,060.10       0.05       0.26  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,023.49       0.30       1.53       1,000.00       1,024.75       0.05       0.26  

Aggressive Allocation Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,067.20       0.33       1.72       1,000.00       1,068.40       0.08       0.42  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,023.34       0.33       1.68       1,000.00       1,024.60       0.08       0.41  

 

(1) Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratios for the period March 1, 2017 through August 31, 2017, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). These expenses and ratios are exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses.

 

    Retirement Class R-3     Retirement Class R-6  

Fund

  Beginning
account
value
3/1/17
    Ending
account
value
8/31/17
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio(1)
    Expenses
paid during
period
3/1/17-
8/31/17(1)
    Beginning
account
value
3/1/17
    Ending
account
value
8/31/17
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio(1)
    Expenses
paid during
period
3/1/17-
8/31/17(1)
 

In-Retirement Fund

               
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,036.30       0.58   $ 3.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,039.80       0.00   $ 0.00  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,022.08       0.58       2.96       1,000.00       1,025.00       0.00       0.00  

2015 Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,044.40       0.58       3.01       1,000.00       1,046.90       0.00       0.00  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,022.08       0.58       2.96       1,000.00       1,025.00       0.00       0.00  

2020 Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,051.90       0.58       3.01       1,000.00       1,055.10       0.00       0.00  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,022.08       0.58       2.96       1,000.00       1,025.00       0.00       0.00  

2025 Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,061.50       0.58       3.04       1,000.00       1,062.80       0.00       0.00  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,022.08       0.58       2.96       1,000.00       1,025.00       0.00       0.00  

2030 Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,065.50       0.62       3.23       1,000.00       1,068.30       0.00       0.00  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,021.88       0.62       3.16       1,000.00       1,025.00       0.00       0.00  

2035 Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,068.90       0.62       3.26       1,000.00       1,072.90       0.00       0.00  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,021.88       0.62       3.16       1,000.00       1,025.00       0.00       0.00  

2040 Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,071.30       0.61       3.19       1,000.00       1,076.20       0.00       0.00  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,021.93       0.61       3.11       1,000.00       1,025.00       0.00       0.00  

2045 Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,072.30       0.61       3.21       1,000.00       1,075.30       0.00       0.00  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,021.93       0.61       3.11       1,000.00       1,025.00       0.00       0.00  

2050 Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,073.50       0.61       3.19       1,000.00       1,076.20       0.00       0.00  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,021.93       0.61       3.11       1,000.00       1,025.00       0.00       0.00  

2055 Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,071.60       0.61       3.21       1,000.00       1,074.50       0.00       0.00  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,021.93       0.61       3.11       1,000.00       1,025.00       0.00       0.00  

Conservative Allocation Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,030.90       0.58       2.97       1,000.00       1,033.00       0.00       0.00  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,022.08       0.58       2.96       1,000.00       1,025.00       0.00       0.00  

Moderate Allocation Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,040.20       0.55       2.83       1,000.00       1,043.40       0.00       0.00  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,022.23       0.55       2.80       1,000.00       1,025.00       0.00       0.00  

Balanced Allocation Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,047.80       0.58       3.00       1,000.00       1,051.10       0.00       0.00  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,022.08       0.58       2.96       1,000.00       1,025.00       0.00       0.00  

Growth Allocation Fund

               
Actual     1,000.00       1,056.90       0.55       2.85       1,000.00       1,061.10       0.00       0.00  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,022.23       0.55       2.80       1,000.00       1,025.00       0.00       0.00  

 

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    Retirement Class R-3     Retirement Class R-6  

Fund

  Beginning
account
value
3/1/17
    Ending
account
value
8/31/17
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio(1)
    Expenses
paid during
period
3/1/17-
8/31/17(1)
    Beginning
account
value
3/1/17
    Ending
account
value
8/31/17
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio(1)
    Expenses
paid during
period
3/1/17-
8/31/17(1)
 

Aggressive Allocation Fund

               
Actual   $ 1,000.00     $ 1,066.20       0.58 %     $ 3.02     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,069.40       0.00 %     $ 0.00  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)     1,000.00       1,022.08       0.58       2.96       1,000.00       1,025.00       0.00       0.00  

 

(1) Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratios for the period March 1, 2017 through August 31, 2017, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). These expenses and ratios are exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses.

 

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As of August 31, 2017

 

Schedules of Investments   BMO Funds

 

 

In-Retirement Fund

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds — 98.7%  
Large-Cap Funds — 18.1%  

BMO Dividend Income Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    19,675     $ 284,696  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    10,344       182,061  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    26,503       420,871  

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    27,921       402,614  

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund — Institutional Class

    2,550       182,648  

T Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund — Institutional Class

    2,710       181,694  

Vanguard Equity Income Fund — Institutional Class

    4,717       344,276  

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund — Institutional Class

    3,130       707,407  
   

 

 

 

Total Large-Cap Funds

      2,706,267  
Mid-Cap Funds — 3.1%  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    4,924       75,778  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    15,122       179,801  

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund — Institutional Class

    5,328       210,313  
   

 

 

 

Total Mid-Cap Funds

      465,892  
Small-Cap Funds — 1.2%  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    2,402       45,640  

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class

    2,230       135,527  
   

 

 

 

Total Small-Cap Funds

      181,167  
International Funds — 11.4%  

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    26,673       298,473  

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    14,861       237,323  

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    30,416       401,797  

DFA International Small Company Portfolio — Institutional Class

    2,161       44,936  

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund — Retail Class

    4,593       207,251  

Harbor International Fund — Institutional Class

    3,044       208,786  

MFS International Value Fund — Institutional Class

    7,247       313,870  
   

 

 

 

Total International Funds

      1,712,436  
Fixed Income Funds — 54.9%  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    28,057       268,504  

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    235,190       2,770,542  

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    43,311       448,273  

Federated Institutional High-Yield Bond Fund — Institutional Class

    42,824       432,089  

Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund — Institutional Class

    46,324       445,640  

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund — Institutional Class

    258,007       2,773,578  
Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds (continued)  
Fixed Income Funds (continued)  

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund — Institutional Class

    31,805     $ 790,027  

Vanguard Short-Term Investment Grade Fund — Institutional Class

    27,769       297,681  
   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Funds

      8,226,334  
Alternative Funds — 10.0%  

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    96,829       1,046,726  

Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund — Institutional Class (2)

    91,604       453,438  
   

 

 

 

Total Alternative Funds

      1,500,164  
   

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds
(identified cost $12,444,312)

      14,792,260  
Short-Term Investments — 1.0%  
Mutual Funds — 1.0%            

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (1)

    144,462       144,477  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments (identified cost $144,477)

      144,477  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.7% (identified cost $12,588,789)

      14,936,737  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.3%       43,066  
   

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 14,979,803  
   

 

 

 

 

 

2015 Fund

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds — 98.9%  
Large-Cap Funds — 24.4%  

BMO Dividend Income Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    5,142     $ 74,412  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    4,506       79,310  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    9,401       149,289  

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    9,730       140,307  

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund — Institutional Class

    1,111       79,565  

T Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund — Institutional Class

    1,180       79,150  

Vanguard Equity Income Fund — Institutional Class

    1,447       105,634  

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund — Institutional Class

    1,097       247,841  
   

 

 

 

Total Large-Cap Funds

      955,508  
Mid-Cap Funds — 4.8%  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    1,802       27,729  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    6,258       74,407  

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund — Institutional Class

    2,189       86,380  
   

 

 

 

Total Mid-Cap Funds

      188,516  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

2015 Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds (continued)  
Small-Cap Funds — 2.0%  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    1,256     $ 23,860  

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class

    842       51,165  
   

 

 

 

Total Small-Cap Funds

      75,025  
International Funds — 15.9%  

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    9,412       105,317  

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    5,826       93,045  

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    10,305       136,135  

DFA International Small Company Portfolio — Institutional Class

    753       15,660  

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund — Retail Class

    1,801       81,256  

Harbor International Fund — Institutional Class

    1,364       93,551  

MFS International Value Fund — Institutional Class

    2,255       97,662  
   

 

 

 

Total International Funds

      622,626  
Fixed Income Funds — 42.3%  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    5,296       50,685  

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    49,244       580,093  

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    9,434       97,638  

Federated Institutional High-Yield Bond Fund — Institutional Class

    8,877       89,570  

Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund — Institutional Class

    9,686       93,182  

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund — Institutional Class

    54,021       580,728  

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund — Institutional Class

    6,587       163,633  
   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Funds

      1,655,529  
Alternative Funds — 9.5%  

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    24,224       261,859  

Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund — Institutional Class (2)

    22,346       110,613  
   

 

 

 

Total Alternative Funds

      372,472  
   

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds
(identified cost $3,554,268)

      3,869,676  
Short-Term Investments — 1.0%  
Mutual Funds — 1.0%            

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (1)

    39,794       39,798  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $39,798)

      39,798  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.9%
(identified cost $3,594,066)

      3,909,474  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.1%       5,219  
   

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 3,914,693  
   

 

 

 

 

2020 Fund

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds — 98.9%  
Large-Cap Funds — 30.1%  

BMO Dividend Income Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    100,483     $ 1,453,988  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    120,259       2,116,554  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    223,647       3,551,516  

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    233,330       3,364,618  

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund — Institutional Class

    29,542       2,116,418  

T Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund — Institutional Class

    31,490       2,111,430  

Vanguard Equity Income Fund — Institutional Class

    30,953       2,259,254  

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund — Institutional Class

    32,242       7,286,661  
   

 

 

 

Total Large-Cap Funds

      24,260,439  
Mid-Cap Funds — 6.9%  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    95,839       1,474,968  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    163,649       1,945,785  

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund — Institutional Class

    55,518       2,191,304  
   

 

 

 

Total Mid-Cap Funds

      5,612,057  
Small-Cap Funds — 2.6%  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    42,477       807,054  

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value
Fund — Institutional Class

    21,270       1,292,794  
   

 

 

 

Total Small-Cap Funds

      2,099,848  
International Funds — 20.3%  

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    231,976       2,595,810  

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    170,641       2,725,130  

BMO Pyrford International Stock
Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    273,885       3,618,021  

DFA International Small Company Portfolio — Institutional Class

    19,704       409,644  

Dodge & Cox International Stock
Fund — Retail Class

    48,023       2,166,775  

Harbor International Fund — Institutional Class

    34,120       2,340,641  

MFS International Value Fund — Institutional Class

    57,679       2,498,059  
   

 

 

 

Total International Funds

      16,354,080  
Fixed Income Funds — 30.0%  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    76,179       729,037  

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    725,441       8,545,697  

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    116,254       1,203,232  

Federated Institutional High-Yield Bond Fund — Institutional Class

    136,314       1,375,403  

Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund — Institutional Class

    150,464       1,447,465  

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund — Institutional Class

    787,777       8,468,606  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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2020 Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds (continued)  
Fixed Income Funds (continued)  

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund — Institutional Class

    96,361     $ 2,393,607  
   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Funds

      24,163,047  
Alternative Funds — 9.0%  

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    469,966       5,080,327  

Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund — Institutional
Class (2)

    442,177       2,188,778  
   

 

 

 

Total Alternative Funds

      7,269,105  
   

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds
(identified cost $60,281,207)

      79,758,576  
Short-Term Investments — 0.9%  
Mutual Funds — 0.9%            

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier
Class, 1.080% (1)

    720,783       720,855  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $720,855)

      720,855  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.8%
(identified cost $61,002,062)

      80,479,431  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.2%       167,953  
   

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 80,647,384  
   

 

 

 

 

 

2025 Fund

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds — 98.2%  
Large-Cap Funds — 32.4%  

BMO Dividend Income Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    19,173     $ 277,430  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    31,689       557,727  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    64,569       1,025,354  

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    45,910       662,025  

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund — Institutional Class

    12,280       879,762  

T Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund — Institutional Class

    13,109       878,928  

Vanguard Equity Income Fund — Institutional Class

    5,270       384,647  

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund — Institutional Class

    10,221       2,310,050  
   

 

 

 

Total Large-Cap Funds

      6,975,923  
Mid-Cap Funds — 9.0%  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    39,076       601,374  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    52,134       619,875  

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund — Institutional Class

    18,451       728,247  
   

 

 

 

Total Mid-Cap Funds

      1,949,496  
Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds (continued)  
Small-Cap Funds — 3.8%  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    20,309     $ 385,873  

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value
Fund — Institutional Class

    7,055       428,807  
   

 

 

 

Total Small-Cap Funds

      814,680  
International Funds — 23.3%  

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    51,864       580,360  

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    58,631       936,330  

BMO Pyrford International Stock
Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    77,976       1,030,062  

DFA International Small Company Portfolio — Institutional Class

    7,237       150,447  

Dodge & Cox International Stock
Fund — Retail Class

    18,002       812,248  

Harbor International Fund — Institutional Class

    13,133       900,901  

MFS International Value Fund — Institutional Class

    14,355       621,726  
   

 

 

 

Total International Funds

      5,032,074  
Fixed Income Funds — 21.7%  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    15,588       149,180  

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    139,130       1,638,946  

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond
Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    22,646       234,389  

Federated Institutional High-Yield Bond Fund — Institutional Class

    27,455       277,018  

Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund — Institutional Class

    30,950       297,738  

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund — Institutional Class

    152,614       1,640,599  

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-

Protected Securities Index Fund — Institutional Class

    18,001       447,145  
   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Funds

      4,685,015  
Alternative Funds — 8.0%  

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund —Institutional Class (1)(2)

    110,579       1,195,363  

Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund — Institutional Class (2)

    105,008       519,787  
   

 

 

 

Total Alternative Funds

      1,715,150  
   

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds
(identified cost $18,910,381)

      21,172,338  
Short-Term Investments — 1.2%  
Mutual Funds — 1.2%            

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (1)

    246,876       246,901  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $246,901)

      246,901  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.4%
(identified cost $19,157,282)

      21,419,239  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.6%       136,429  
   

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 21,555,668  
   

 

 

 
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

 

2030 Fund

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds — 98.7%  
Large-Cap Funds — 36.4%  

BMO Dividend Income Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    89,862     $ 1,300,301  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    142,998       2,516,757  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    321,004       5,097,536  

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    222,309       3,205,702  

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund — Institutional Class

    60,387       4,326,147  

T Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund — Institutional Class

    64,145       4,300,936  

Vanguard Equity Income Fund — Institutional Class

    26,640       1,944,460  

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund — Institutional Class

    49,268       11,134,501  
   

 

 

 

Total Large-Cap Funds

      33,826,340  
Mid-Cap Funds — 10.3%  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    195,636       3,010,833  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    249,923       2,971,588  

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund — Institutional Class

    89,574       3,535,504  
   

 

 

 

Total Mid-Cap Funds

      9,517,925  
Small-Cap Funds — 4.2%  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    103,345       1,963,556  

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class

    32,395       1,968,941  
   

 

 

 

Total Small-Cap Funds

      3,932,497  
International Funds — 26.0%  

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    240,319       2,689,172  

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    281,126       4,489,577  

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    376,213       4,969,772  

DFA International Small Company Portfolio — Institutional Class

    40,236       836,514  

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund — Retail Class

    87,428       3,944,733  

Harbor International Fund — Institutional Class

    63,214       4,336,473  

MFS International Value Fund — Institutional Class

    65,933       2,855,580  
   

 

 

 

Total International Funds

      24,121,821  
Fixed Income Funds — 14.3%  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    47,970       459,077  

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    395,260       4,656,159  

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    62,316       644,966  

Federated Institutional High-Yield Bond Fund — Institutional Class

    72,632       732,860  

Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund — Institutional Class

    94,747       911,461  

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund — Institutional Class

    433,276       4,657,721  
Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds (continued)  
Fixed Income Funds (continued)  

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund — Institutional Class

    47,916     $ 1,190,245  
   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Funds

      13,252,489  
Alternative Funds — 7.5%  

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    443,432       4,793,501  

Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund — Institutional Class (2)

    430,613       2,131,533  
   

 

 

 

Total Alternative Funds

      6,925,034  
   

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds
(identified cost $65,484,763)

      91,576,106  
Short-Term Investments — 1.1%  
Mutual Funds — 1.1%            

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (1)

    1,008,552       1,008,652  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $1,008,650)

      1,008,652  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.8%
(identified cost $66,493,413)

      92,584,758  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.2%       224,624  
   

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 92,809,382  
   

 

 

 

 

 

2035 Fund

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds — 98.9%  
Large-Cap Funds — 39.7%  

BMO Dividend Income Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    13,498     $ 195,316  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    21,567       379,575  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    48,425       768,994  

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    34,338       495,147  

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund — Institutional Class

    9,321       667,733  

T Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund — Institutional Class

    9,949       667,096  

Vanguard Equity Income Fund — Institutional Class

    4,109       299,887  

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund — Institutional Class

    7,565       1,709,667  
   

 

 

 

Total Large-Cap Funds

      5,183,415  
Mid-Cap Funds — 11.1%  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    29,804       458,679  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    39,488       469,515  

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund — Institutional Class

    13,245       522,764  
   

 

 

 

Total Mid-Cap Funds

      1,450,958  
Small-Cap Funds — 4.6%  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    15,834       300,849  

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class

    4,950       300,891  
   

 

 

 

Total Small-Cap Funds

      601,740  
 

 

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2035 Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds (continued)  
International Funds — 28.6%  

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    36,335     $ 406,586  

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    43,903       701,128  

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    58,482       772,549  

DFA International Small Company Portfolio — Institutional Class

    6,308       131,142  

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund — Retail Class

    13,585       612,976  

Harbor International Fund — Institutional Class

    9,921       680,584  

MFS International Value Fund — Institutional Class

    9,967       431,682  
   

 

 

 

Total International Funds

      3,736,647  
Fixed Income Funds — 8.4%  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    4,076       39,009  

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    34,176       402,590  

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    5,025       52,004  

Federated Institutional High-Yield Bond Fund — Institutional Class

    5,154       52,006  

Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund — Institutional Class

    6,744       64,879  

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund — Institutional Class

    37,488       403,000  

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund — Institutional Class

    3,661       90,940  
   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Funds

      1,104,428  
Alternative Funds — 6.5%  

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    55,422       599,109  

Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund — Institutional Class (2)

    50,727       251,100  
   

 

 

 

Total Alternative Funds

      850,209  
   

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds
(identified cost $11,041,745)

      12,927,397  
Short-Term Investments — 0.5%  
Mutual Funds — 0.5%            

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (1)

    58,665       58,671  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $58,671)

      58,671  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.4%
(identified cost $11,100,416)

      12,986,068  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.6%       84,340  
   

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 13,070,408  
   

 

 

 

 

2040 Fund

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds — 98.8%  
Large-Cap Funds — 41.7%  

BMO Dividend Income Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    50,803     $ 735,126  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    93,067       1,637,988  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    204,836       3,252,794  

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    143,635       2,071,223  

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund — Institutional Class

    40,164       2,877,319  

T Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund — Institutional Class

    42,695       2,862,716  

Vanguard Equity Income Fund — Institutional Class

    17,213       1,256,345  

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund — Institutional Class

    32,096       7,253,754  
   

 

 

 

Total Large-Cap Funds

      21,947,265  
Mid-Cap Funds — 11.7%  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    120,972       1,861,764  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    159,567       1,897,246  

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund — Institutional Class

    60,091       2,371,804  
   

 

 

 

Total Mid-Cap Funds

      6,130,814  
Small-Cap Funds — 4.8%  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    66,773       1,268,690  

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class

    20,931       1,272,190  
   

 

 

 

Total Small-Cap Funds

      2,540,880  
International Funds — 29.7%  

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    150,629       1,685,537  

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    185,289       2,959,059  

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    241,002       3,183,635  

DFA International Small Company Portfolio — Institutional Class

    27,803       578,021  

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund — Retail Class

    56,443       2,546,709  

Harbor International Fund — Institutional Class

    41,911       2,875,088  

MFS International Value Fund — Institutional Class

    41,020       1,776,592  
   

 

 

 

Total International Funds

      15,604,641  
Fixed Income Funds — 4.9%  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    10,848       103,817  

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    74,708       880,066  

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    15,099       156,274  

Federated Institutional High-Yield Bond Fund — Institutional Class

    20,531       207,162  

Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund — Institutional Class

    21,426       206,119  

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund — Institutional Class

    77,143       829,286  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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2040 Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds (continued)  
Fixed Income Funds (continued)  

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund — Institutional Class

    8,335     $ 207,050  
   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Funds

      2,589,774  
Alternative Funds — 6.0%  

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    202,921       2,193,574  

Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund — Institutional Class (2)

    190,922       945,062  
   

 

 

 

Total Alternative Funds

      3,138,636  
   

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds
(identified cost $34,698,469)

      51,952,010  
Short-Term Investments — 1.0%  
Mutual Funds — 1.0%  

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (1)

    533,220       533,274  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $533,274)

      533,274  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.8%
(identified cost $35,231,743)

      52,485,284  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.2%       112,202  
   

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 52,597,486  
   

 

 

 

 

 

2045 Fund

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds — 98.7%  
Large-Cap Funds — 42.1%  

BMO Dividend Income Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    7,627     $ 110,360  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    14,019       246,732  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    31,412       498,822  

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    21,837       314,892  

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund — Institutional Class

    6,130       439,168  

T Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund — Institutional Class

    6,516       436,869  

Vanguard Equity Income Fund — Institutional Class

    2,592       189,182  

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund — Institutional Class

    4,866       1,099,712  
   

 

 

 

Total Large-Cap Funds

      3,335,737  
Mid-Cap Funds — 11.7%  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    18,675       287,401  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    23,944       284,690  

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund — Institutional Class

    9,042       356,881  
   

 

 

 

Total Mid-Cap Funds

      928,972  
Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds (continued)  
Small-Cap Funds — 5.0%  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    10,471     $ 198,946  

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value
Fund — Institutional Class

    3,267       198,545  
   

 

 

 

Total Small-Cap Funds

      397,491  
International Funds — 30.0%  

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    22,609       253,000  

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    29,029       463,592  

BMO Pyrford International Stock
Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    37,053       489,469  

DFA International Small Company Portfolio — Institutional Class

    4,565       94,901  

Dodge & Cox International Stock
Fund — Retail Class

    8,707       392,844  

Harbor International Fund — Institutional Class

    6,325       433,881  

MFS International Value Fund — Institutional Class

    5,834       252,679  
   

 

 

 

Total International Funds

      2,380,366  
Fixed Income Funds — 4.9%  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    1,641       15,707  

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    11,973       141,038  

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond
Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    1,519       15,718  

Federated Institutional High-Yield
Bond Fund — Institutional Class

    2,332       23,533  

Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund — Institutional Class

    2,441       23,486  

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund — Institutional Class

    13,121       141,051  

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund — Institutional Class

    1,262       31,353  
   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Funds

      391,886  
Alternative Funds — 5.0%  

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    25,465       275,277  

Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund — Institutional Class (2)

    24,065       119,123  
   

 

 

 

Total Alternative Funds

      394,400  
   

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds
(identified cost $6,718,284)

      7,828,852  
Short-Term Investments — 1.0%  
Mutual Funds — 1.0%  

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (1)

    78,280       78,288  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $78,288)

      78,288  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.7%
(identified cost $6,796,572)

      7,907,140  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.3%       20,821  
   

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 7,927,961  
   

 

 

 
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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2050 Fund

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds — 98.6%  
Large-Cap Funds — 42.0%  

BMO Dividend Income Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    38,123     $ 551,643  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    70,078       1,233,372  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    157,023       2,493,529  

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    109,149       1,573,932  

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund — Institutional Class

    30,644       2,195,369  

T Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund — Institutional Class

    32,569       2,183,775  

Vanguard Equity Income Fund — Institutional Class

    12,955       945,604  

Vanguard Institutional Index
Fund — Institutional Class

    24,323       5,497,038  
   

 

 

 

Total Large-Cap Funds

      16,674,262  
Mid-Cap Funds — 11.7%  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    93,354       1,436,717  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    119,688       1,423,085  

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund — Institutional Class

    45,198       1,783,970  
   

 

 

 

Total Mid-Cap Funds

      4,643,772  
Small-Cap Funds — 5.0%  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1) (2)

    52,342       994,497  

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class

    16,329       992,503  
   

 

 

 

Total Small-Cap Funds

      1,987,000  
International Funds — 30.0%  

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    113,011       1,264,588  

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    145,107       2,317,358  

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    185,196       2,446,437  

DFA International Small Company Portfolio — Institutional Class

    22,816       474,352  

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund — Retail Class

    43,517       1,963,468  

Harbor International Fund — Institutional Class

    31,612       2,168,588  

MFS International Value Fund — Institutional Class

    29,161       1,262,952  
   

 

 

 

Total International Funds

      11,897,743  
Fixed Income Funds — 4.9%  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    8,203       78,506  

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    59,842       704,940  

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    7,591       78,564  

Federated Institutional High-Yield Bond Fund — Institutional Class

    11,657       117,623  

Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund — Institutional Class

    12,203       117,390  

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund — Institutional Class

    65,581       704,999  
Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds (continued)  
Fixed Income Funds (continued)  

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund — Institutional Class

    6,309     $ 156,710  
   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Funds

      1,958,732  
Alternative Funds — 5.0%  

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    127,283       1,375,925  

Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund — Institutional
Class (2)

    120,274       595,357  
   

 

 

 

Total Alternative Funds

      1,971,282  
   

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds
(identified cost $27,412,867)

      39,132,791  
Short-Term Investments — 1.0%  
Mutual Funds — 1.0%            

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (1)

    391,262       391,301  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $391,301)

      391,301  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.6%
(identified cost $27,804,168)

      39,524,092  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.4%       164,119  
   

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 39,688,211  
   

 

 

 

 

 

2055 Fund

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds — 98.3%  
Large-Cap Funds — 41.9%  

BMO Dividend Income Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    6,901     $ 99,854  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    12,685       223,263  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    28,423       451,359  

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    19,757       284,902  

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund — Institutional Class

    5,547       397,415  

T Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund — Institutional Class

    5,896       395,299  

Vanguard Equity Income Fund — Institutional Class

    2,345       171,166  

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund — Institutional Class

    4,403       995,039  
   

 

 

 

Total Large-Cap Funds

      3,018,297  
Mid-Cap Funds — 11.7%  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    16,899       260,068  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    21,665       257,593  

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund — Institutional Class

    8,181       322,913  
   

 

 

 

Total Mid-Cap Funds

      840,574  
Small-Cap Funds — 5.0%  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    9,475       180,023  

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class

    2,956       179,651  
   

 

 

 

Total Small-Cap Funds

      359,674  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

2055 Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds (continued)  
International Funds — 29.9%  

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    20,456     $ 228,907  

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    26,266       419,475  

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    33,523       442,839  

DFA International Small Company Portfolio — Institutional Class

    4,130       85,863  

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund — Retail Class

    7,877       355,418  

Harbor International Fund — Institutional Class

    5,722       392,544  

MFS International Value Fund — Institutional Class

    5,278       228,608  
   

 

 

 

Total International Funds

      2,153,654  
Fixed Income Funds — 4.9%  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    1,485       14,211  

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    10,832       127,602  

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    1,374       14,221  

Federated Institutional High-Yield Bond Fund — Institutional Class

    2,110       21,291  

Fidelity Advisor Floating Rate High Income Fund — Institutional Class

    2,209       21,249  

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund — Institutional Class

    11,871       127,612  

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund — Institutional Class

    1,142       28,366  
   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Funds

      354,552  
Alternative Funds — 4.9%  

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    23,040       249,058  

Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund — Institutional Class (2)

    21,771       107,767  
   

 

 

 

Total Alternative Funds

      356,825  
   

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds
(identified cost $6,066,262)

      7,083,576  
Short-Term Investments — 1.0%  
Mutual Funds — 1.0%  

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (1)

    70,823       70,830  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $70,830)

      70,830  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.3%
(identified cost $6,137,092)

      7,154,406  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.7%       51,673  
   

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 7,206,079  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Conservative Allocation Fund

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds — 98.7%  
Large-Cap Funds — 11.5%  

BMO Dividend Income Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    33,113     $ 479,141  
Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds (continued)  
Large-Cap Funds (continued)  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    71,992     $ 1,267,061  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    100,828       1,601,147  

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    61,385       885,177  

Dodge & Cox Stock Fund — Retail Class

    3,162       613,821  

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund — Institutional Class

    8,587       615,193  

T Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund — Institutional Class

    7,399       496,132  

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund — Institutional Class

    11,442       2,585,895  
   

 

 

 

Total Large-Cap Funds

      8,543,567  
Mid-Cap Funds — 1.7%  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    21,692       333,847  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    27,943       332,243  

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund — Institutional Class

    14,621       577,081  
   

 

 

 

Total Mid-Cap Funds

      1,243,171  
Small-Cap Funds — 1.1%  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    20,267       385,069  

BMO Small-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    15,934       214,629  

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class

    3,046       185,145  
   

 

 

 

Total Small-Cap Funds

      784,843  
International Funds — 5.7%  

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    75,642       846,439  

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    32,218       514,528  

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    62,847       830,213  

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund — Retail Class

    14,236       642,330  

Harbor International Fund — Institutional Class

    9,397       644,600  

MFS International Value Fund — Institutional Class

    17,099       740,550  
   

 

 

 

Total International Funds

      4,218,660  
Fixed Income Funds — 63.7%  

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    1,515,349       17,850,814  

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    172,802       1,788,501  

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund — Institutional Class (3)

    1,812,839       19,488,024  

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund, Institutional Class

    731,874       7,948,156  
   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Funds

      47,075,495  
Alternative Funds — 15.0%  

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    716,172       7,741,816  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Conservative Allocation Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds (continued)  
Alternative Funds (continued)  

Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund — Institutional Class (2)

    680,147     $ 3,366,726  
   

 

 

 

Total Alternative Funds

      11,108,542  
   

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds
(identified cost $63,367,553)

      72,974,278  
Short-Term Investments — 0.8%  
Mutual Funds — 0.8%  

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (1)

    615,479       615,540  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $615,540)

      615,540  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.5%
(identified cost $63,983,093)

      73,589,818  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.5%       344,571  
   

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 73,934,389  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Moderate Allocation Fund

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds — 98.9%  
Large-Cap Funds — 23.3%  

BMO Dividend Income Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    99,965     $ 1,446,493  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    218,666       3,848,515  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    304,735       4,839,198  

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    184,809       2,664,948  

Dodge & Cox Stock Fund — Retail Class

    9,483       1,840,585  

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund — Institutional Class

    26,328       1,886,168  

T Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund — Institutional Class

    22,265       1,492,886  

Vanguard Institutional Index
Fund — Institutional Class

    34,847       7,875,380  
   

 

 

 

Total Large-Cap Funds

      25,894,173  
Mid-Cap Funds — 3.4%  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    65,859       1,013,569  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    84,436       1,003,944  

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund — Institutional Class

    44,419       1,753,215  
   

 

 

 

Total Mid-Cap Funds

      3,770,728  
Small-Cap Funds — 2.1%  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    60,983       1,158,671  

BMO Small-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    48,191       649,128  

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class

    9,033       549,023  
   

 

 

 

Total Small-Cap Funds

      2,356,822  
Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds (continued)  
International Funds — 11.3%  

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund — Institutional
Class (1)

    226,580     $ 2,535,429  

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    96,616       1,542,955  

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    186,551       2,464,340  

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund — Retail Class

    42,311       1,909,081  

Harbor International Fund — Institutional Class

    27,966       1,918,441  

MFS International Value Fund — Institutional Class

    51,170       2,216,174  
   

 

 

 

Total International Funds

      12,586,420  
Fixed Income Funds — 46.8%  

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    1,674,194       19,722,005  

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    190,644       1,973,164  

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund — Institutional Class

    2,001,622       21,517,438  

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund, Institutional Class

    808,824       8,783,832  
   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Funds

      51,996,439  
Alternative Funds — 12.0%  

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    862,042       9,318,675  

Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund — Institutional Class (2)

    814,599       4,032,267  
   

 

 

 

Total Alternative Funds

      13,350,942  
   

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds
(identified cost $90,428,941)

      109,955,524  
Short-Term Investments — 0.9%  
Mutual Funds — 0.9%  

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (1)

    1,029,976       1,030,079  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $1,030,079)

      1,030,079  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.8%
(identified cost $91,459,020)

      110,985,603  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.2%       174,513  
   

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 111,160,116  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Balanced Allocation Fund

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds — 98.7%  
Large-Cap Funds — 34.6%  

BMO Dividend Income Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    498,493     $ 7,213,194  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    1,083,716       19,073,398  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    1,515,577       24,067,367  

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    924,138       13,326,064  

Dodge & Cox Stock Fund — Retail Class

    47,417       9,203,547  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Schedules of Investments    

 

 

Balanced Allocation Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds (continued)  
Large-Cap Funds (continued)  

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund — Institutional Class

    129,798     $ 9,298,735  

T Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund — Institutional Class

    110,839       7,431,773  

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund — Institutional Class

    173,070       39,113,817  
   

 

 

 

Total Large-Cap Funds

      128,727,895  
Mid-Cap Funds — 5.0%  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    326,574       5,025,977  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    420,669       5,001,760  

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund — Institutional Class

    221,052       8,724,908  
   

 

 

 

Total Mid-Cap Funds

      18,752,645  
Small-Cap Funds — 3.2%  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    303,113       5,759,143  

BMO Small-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    239,877       3,231,150  

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class

    45,246       2,750,065  
   

 

 

 

Total Small-Cap Funds

      11,740,358  
International Funds — 17.1%  

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    1,142,177       12,780,966  

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    485,034       7,746,000  

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    943,395       12,462,254  

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund — Retail Class

    213,507       9,633,416  

Harbor International Fund — Institutional Class

    140,925       9,667,436  

MFS International Value Fund — Institutional Class

    257,425       11,149,068  
   

 

 

 

Total International Funds

      63,439,140  
Fixed Income Funds — 28.8%  

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    3,445,165       40,584,040  

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    392,548       4,062,873  

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund — Institutional Class

    4,122,623       44,318,196  

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund, Institutional Class

    1,664,782       18,079,528  
   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Funds

      107,044,637  
Alternative Funds — 10.0%  

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    2,395,948       25,900,196  

Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund — Institutional Class (2)

    2,275,267       11,262,573  
   

 

 

 

Total Alternative Funds

      37,162,769  
   

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds
(identified cost $270,249,107)

      366,867,444  
Description   Shares     Value  
Short-Term Investments — 0.8%  
Mutual Funds — 0.8%            

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (1)

    3,074,610     $ 3,074,917  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $3,074,917)

      3,074,917  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.5%
(identified cost $273,324,024)

      369,942,361  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.5%       1,734,511  
   

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 371,676,872  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Growth Allocation Fund

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds — 99.0%            
Large-Cap Funds — 46.4%            

BMO Dividend Income Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    231,185     $ 3,345,242  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    504,908       8,886,380  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    705,616       11,205,176  

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    427,691       6,167,311  

Dodge & Cox Stock Fund — Retail Class

    22,023       4,274,683  

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund — Institutional Class

    60,588       4,340,548  

T Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund — Institutional Class

    51,629       3,461,718  

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund — Institutional Class

    80,395       18,169,272  
   

 

 

 

Total Large-Cap Funds

      59,850,330  
Mid-Cap Funds — 6.7%            

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    152,418       2,345,710  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    195,407       2,323,392  

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund — Institutional Class

    101,996       4,025,789  
   

 

 

 

Total Mid-Cap Funds

      8,694,891  
Small-Cap Funds — 4.3%            

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    141,519       2,688,854  

BMO Small-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    111,443       1,501,140  

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class

    21,115       1,283,346  
   

 

 

 

Total Small-Cap Funds

      5,473,340  
International Funds — 22.7%  

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    526,980       5,896,903  

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    224,857       3,590,962  

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    435,990       5,759,429  

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund — Retail Class

    98,613       4,449,422  

Harbor International Fund — Institutional Class

    65,125       4,467,559  
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Growth Allocation Fund (continued)

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds (continued)            
International Funds (continued)  

MFS International Value Fund — Institutional Class

    119,025     $ 5,154,985  
   

 

 

 

Total International Funds

      29,319,260  
Fixed Income Funds — 10.9%            

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    452,681       5,332,581  

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    52,051       538,729  

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund — Institutional Class

    541,300       5,818,972  

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund, Institutional Class

    218,831       2,376,507  
   

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income Funds

      14,066,789  
Alternative Funds — 8.0%            

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    664,988       7,188,515  

Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund — Institutional Class (2)

    628,378       3,110,471  
   

 

 

 

Total Alternative Funds

      10,298,986  
   

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds
(identified cost $88,722,454)

      127,703,596  
Short-Term Investments — 1.0%  
Mutual Funds — 1.0%  

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (1)

    1,222,736       1,222,859  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $1,222,859)

      1,222,859  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 100.0%
(identified cost $89,945,313)

      128,926,455  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.0%       63,208  
   

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 128,989,663  
   

 

 

 

 

 

Aggressive Allocation Fund

 

Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds — 99.1%  
Large-Cap Funds — 56.1%  

BMO Dividend Income Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    381,946     $ 5,526,761  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    827,974       14,572,342  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    1,162,574       18,461,681  

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    700,308       10,098,441  

Dodge & Cox Stock Fund — Retail Class

    36,207       7,027,694  

Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund — Institutional Class

    99,750       7,146,069  

T Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund — Institutional Class

    84,815       5,686,874  
Description   Shares     Value  
Mutual Funds (continued)  
Large-Cap Funds (continued)  

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund — Institutional Class

    132,457     $ 29,935,230  
   

 

 

 

Total Large-Cap Funds

      98,455,092  
Mid-Cap Funds — 8.2%  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    250,695       3,858,204  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    322,823       3,838,366  

Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund — Institutional Class

    169,003       6,670,556  
   

 

 

 

Total Mid-Cap Funds

      14,367,126  
Small-Cap Funds — 5.2%  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    233,430       4,435,179  

BMO Small-Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    185,580       2,499,768  

Goldman Sachs Small Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class

    34,940       2,123,667  
   

 

 

 

Total Small-Cap Funds

      9,058,614  
International Funds — 27.6%  

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    871,573       9,752,897  

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    369,977       5,908,535  

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund — Institutional Class (1)

    717,693       9,480,721  

Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund — Retail Class

    162,469       7,330,612  

Harbor International Fund — Institutional Class

    107,200       7,353,929  

MFS International Value Fund — Institutional Class

    196,482       8,509,641  
   

 

 

 

Total International Funds

      48,336,335  
Alternative Funds — 2.0%  

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund — Institutional Class (1)(2)

    229,967       2,485,944  

Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund — Institutional Class (2)

    215,378       1,066,121  
   

 

 

 

Total Alternative Funds

      3,552,065  
   

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds
(identified cost $106,862,059)

 

    173,769,232  
Short-Term Investments — 0.2%  
Mutual Funds — 0.2%  

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund — Premier Class, 1.080% (1)

    444,912       444,956  
   

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(identified cost $444,956)

      444,956  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments — 99.3%
(identified cost $107,307,015)

      174,214,188  
Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.7%       1,179,745  
   

 

 

 
Total Net Assets — 100.0%     $ 175,393,933  
   

 

 

 
 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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As of August 31, 2017

 

Schedules of Investments    

 

Notes to Schedules of Investments    

The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets for each Fund as of August 31, 2017.

 

(1) Denotes an investment in an affiliated entity. Please refer to Note 5, subsection Investments in Affiliated Issuers, in the Notes to Financial Statements.
(2) Non-income producing.
(3) Holding is greater than 25% of portfolio value. Additional information regarding the underlying Fund’s holdings and financial statements may be found at https://www.sec.gov.

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities   BMO Funds

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
    In-Retirement
Fund
    2015 Fund     2020 Fund     2025 Fund     2030 Fund  

Assets:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value

  $ 7,729,161     $ 1,975,590     $ 40,546,839     $ 11,278,050     $ 48,807,609  

Cash sweep investments in affiliated issuers, at value

    144,477       39,798       720,855       246,901       1,008,652  

Investments in other affiliated issuers, at value

    7,063,099       1,894,086       39,211,737       9,894,288       42,768,497  

Dividends and interest receivable

    16,870       3,355       50,381       9,953       28,598  

Receivable for investments sold

                      35,427        

Receivable for capital stock sold

    13,907       2,048       110,777       159,948       206,007  

Receivable from affiliates, net (Note 5)

    16,428       18,037       14,324       20,180       12,654  

Prepaid expenses and other receivables

    27,544       12,544       27,354       12,646       27,840  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    15,011,486       3,945,458       80,682,267       21,657,393       92,859,857  

Liabilities:

         

Payable for investments purchased

                      69,658        

Payable for capital stock redeemed

                            14,138  

Other liabilities

    31,683       30,765       34,883       32,067       36,337  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    31,683       30,765       34,883       101,725       50,475  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 14,979,803     $ 3,914,693     $ 80,647,384     $ 21,555,668     $ 92,809,382  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

         

Paid-in capital

  $ 11,909,602     $ 3,700,439     $ 58,164,982     $ 19,536,933     $ 64,507,054  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    2,347,948       315,408       19,477,369       2,261,957       26,091,345  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

    553,347       (138,248     2,367,333       (422,022     1,690,854  

Undistributed net investment income

    168,906       37,094       637,700       178,800       520,129  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 14,979,803     $ 3,914,693     $ 80,647,384     $ 21,555,668     $ 92,809,382  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)

         

Investor class of shares

  $ 9.39     $ 11.32     $ 10.52     $ 11.61     $ 11.55  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    9.42       11.30       10.53       11.56       11.55  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    9.40       11.39       10.54       11.68       11.57  

Net assets:

         

Investor class of shares

  $ 3,461,098     $ 410,302     $ 17,810,623     $ 933,298     $ 19,498,362  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    634,114       114,171       6,813,096       150,046       6,315,525  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    10,884,591       3,390,220       56,023,665       20,472,324       66,995,495  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 14,979,803     $ 3,914,693     $ 80,647,384     $ 21,555,668     $ 92,809,382  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding:

         

Investor class of shares

    368,455       36,250       1,692,699       80,353       1,687,853  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    67,343       10,108       647,043       12,983       546,967  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    1,158,368       297,691       5,314,840       1,752,441       5,790,802  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shares outstanding

    1,594,166       344,049       7,654,582       1,845,777       8,025,622  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments, at cost:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

  $ 6,209,467     $ 1,799,065     $ 26,990,223     $ 9,814,111     $ 29,321,426  

Cash sweep investments in affiliated issuers

    144,477       39,798       720,855       246,901       1,008,650  

Investments in other affiliated issuers

    6,234,845       1,755,203       33,290,984       9,096,270       36,163,337  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments, at cost

  $ 12,588,789     $ 3,594,066     $ 61,002,062     $ 19,157,282     $ 66,493,413  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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    2035 Fund     2040 Fund     2045 Fund     2050 Fund     2055 Fund  

Assets:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value

  $ 6,886,347     $ 28,065,217     $ 4,233,208     $ 21,159,698     $ 3,830,201  

Cash sweep investments in affiliated issuers, at value

    58,671       533,274       78,288       391,301       70,830  

Investments in other affiliated issuers, at value

    6,041,050       23,886,793       3,595,644       17,973,093       3,253,375  

Dividends and interest receivable

    2,435       6,167       898       4,561       820  

Receivable for investments sold

    80,738                          

Receivable for capital stock sold

    10,326       115,579       19,630       152,696       50,616  

Receivable from affiliates, net (Note 5)

    19,103       15,582       18,627       15,373       18,452  

Prepaid expenses and other receivables

    12,647       27,338       12,546       27,339       12,544  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    13,111,317       52,649,950       7,958,841       39,724,061       7,236,838  

Liabilities:

         

Payable for investments purchased

    9,651                          

Payable for capital stock redeemed

          18,530             2,663        

Other liabilities

    31,258       33,934       30,880       33,187       30,759  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    40,909       52,464       30,880       35,850       30,759  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 13,070,408     $ 52,597,486     $ 7,927,961     $ 39,688,211     $ 7,206,079  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

         

Paid-in capital

  $ 11,081,861     $ 32,006,321     $ 6,790,789     $ 27,832,866     $ 6,289,605  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    1,885,652       17,253,541       1,110,568       11,719,924       1,017,314  

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

    (3,017     3,081,367       (25,606     (47,764     (137,673

Undistributed net investment income

    105,912       256,257       52,210       183,185       36,833  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 13,070,408     $ 52,597,486     $ 7,927,961     $ 39,688,211     $ 7,206,079  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)

         

Investor class of shares

  $ 11.70     $ 11.56     $ 11.93     $ 11.99     $ 11.90  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    11.63       11.57       11.87       11.97       11.83  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    11.77       11.58       12.00       12.00       11.97  

Net assets:

         

Investor class of shares

  $ 733,879     $ 11,098,157     $ 911,346     $ 8,400,138     $ 550,818  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    120,189       2,555,055       52,887       3,115,090       93,724  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    12,216,340       38,944,274       6,963,728       28,172,983       6,561,537  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 13,070,408     $ 52,597,486     $ 7,927,961     $ 39,688,211     $ 7,206,079  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding:

         

Investor class of shares

    62,735       960,321       76,394       700,858       46,275  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    10,331       220,748       4,457       260,341       7,921  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    1,037,674       3,364,068       580,174       2,348,010       547,978  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shares outstanding

    1,110,740       4,545,137       661,025       3,309,209       602,174  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments, at cost:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

  $ 5,740,063     $ 15,209,677     $ 3,534,313     $ 12,423,418     $ 3,190,990  

Cash sweep investments in affiliated issuers

    58,671       533,274       78,288       391,301       70,830  

Investments in other affiliated issuers

    5,301,682       19,488,792       3,183,971       14,989,449       2,875,272  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments, at cost

  $ 11,100,416     $ 35,231,743     $ 6,796,572     $ 27,804,168     $ 6,137,092  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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    Conservative
Allocation
Fund
    Moderate
Allocation
Fund
    Balanced
Allocation
Fund
    Growth
Allocation
Fund
    Aggressive
Allocation
Fund
 

Assets:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value

  $ 37,903,653     $ 55,774,490     $ 180,633,062     $ 60,933,272     $ 82,850,393  

Cash sweep investments in affiliated issuers, at value

    615,540       1,030,079       3,074,917       1,222,859       444,956  

Investments in other affiliated issuers, at value

    35,070,625       54,181,034       186,234,382       66,770,324       90,918,839  

Dividends and interest receivable

    93,474       103,600       215,465       28,946       1,555  

Receivable for investments sold

    150,893             871,326              

Receivable for capital stock sold

    130,196       71,594       1,192,232       38,637       1,345,424  

Receivable from affiliates, net (Note 5)

    13,766       15,618       1,181       15,625       9,159  

Prepaid expenses and other receivables

    30,238       30,238       30,956       30,240       30,244  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    74,008,385       111,206,653       372,253,521       129,039,903       175,600,570  

Liabilities:

         

Payable for investments purchased

    31,851             259,915              

Payable for capital stock redeemed

    4,649       6,921       261,600       10,272       162,353  

Other liabilities

    37,496       39,616       55,134       39,968       44,284  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    73,996       46,537       576,649       50,240       206,637  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 73,934,389     $ 111,160,116     $ 371,676,872     $ 128,989,663     $ 175,393,933  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

         

Paid-in capital

  $ 58,384,099     $ 86,784,428     $ 247,651,911     $ 83,798,759     $ 89,687,096  

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    9,606,725       19,526,583       96,618,337       38,981,142       66,907,173  

Accumulated net realized gain on investments

    4,605,934       3,713,298       24,524,312       5,434,734       17,878,063  

Undistributed net investment income

    1,337,631       1,135,807       2,882,312       775,028       921,601  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 73,934,389     $ 111,160,116     $ 371,676,872     $ 128,989,663     $ 175,393,933  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, offering price and redemption proceeds per share (unlimited shares authorized, no par value)

         

Investor class of shares

  $ 10.02     $ 10.08     $ 9.65     $ 10.23     $ 10.01  

Institutional class of shares

    10.02       10.08       9.66       10.23       10.00  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    10.01       10.08       9.64       10.22       9.98  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    10.03       10.09       9.66       10.24       10.01  

Net assets:

         

Investor class of shares

  $ 15,530,690     $ 7,776,969     $ 101,516,796     $ 16,758,335     $ 37,632,081  

Institutional class of shares

    26,464,684       9,375,274       52,820,533       8,968,719       14,684,460  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    3,012,031       13,725,407       23,649,468       18,845,420       17,152,120  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    28,926,984       80,282,466       193,690,075       84,417,189       105,925,272  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net assets

  $ 73,934,389     $ 111,160,116     $ 371,676,872     $ 128,989,663     $ 175,393,933  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares outstanding:

         

Investor class of shares

    1,550,554       771,549       10,519,426       1,638,627       3,760,830  

Institutional class of shares

    2,641,526       929,783       5,468,892       876,327       1,468,206  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    301,050       1,362,319       2,453,136       1,843,727       1,718,813  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    2,884,152       7,958,697       20,040,445       8,243,792       10,580,148  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shares outstanding

    7,377,282       11,022,348       38,481,899       12,602,473       17,527,997  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investments, at cost:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

  $ 33,316,245     $ 44,186,389     $ 119,720,054     $ 34,552,912     $ 37,633,462  

Cash sweep investments in affiliated issuers

    615,540       1,030,079       3,074,917       1,222,859       444,956  

Investments in other affiliated issuers

    30,051,308       46,242,552       150,529,053       54,169,542       69,228,597  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total investments, at cost

  $ 63,983,093     $ 91,459,020     $ 273,324,024     $ 89,945,313     $ 107,307,015  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Year Ended August 31, 2017

 

Statements of Operations   BMO Funds

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
    In-Retirement
Fund
    2015 Fund     2020 Fund     2025 Fund     2030 Fund  

Investment income:

         

Dividend income from:

         

Unaffiliated issuers

  $ 177,847     $ 39,908     $ 773,548     $ 248,729     $ 815,465  

Affiliated issuers

    172,870       39,757       717,216       205,405       650,345  

Excess expense reimbursement from investment adviser (Note 5)

    8,930       2,283       41,383       17,846       21,137  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

    359,647       81,948       1,532,147       471,980       1,486,947  

Expenses:

         

Shareholder servicing fees (Note 5)

    8,171       1,874       44,290       2,097       46,864  

Administration fees (Note 5)

    6,534       1,313       40,396       2,437       40,151  

Portfolio accounting fees

    37,921       33,977       58,509       40,851       61,871  

Recordkeeping fees

    38,638       40,552       38,157       41,254       40,455  

Custodian fees (Note 5)

    800       197       3,998       1,262       4,517  

Registration fees

    52,846       45,565       51,984       45,915       52,002  

Professional fees

    18,795       18,795       18,795       18,795       18,795  

Printing and postage

    10,594       9,262       11,558       9,605       11,373  

Directors’ fees

    13,333       13,333       13,333       13,333       13,333  

Distribution services fees (Note 5)

    5,438       629       46,072       3,929       40,110  

Miscellaneous

    3,100       2,836       4,835       3,818       5,493  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    196,170       168,333       331,927       183,296       334,964  

Deduct:

         

Expense waivers (Note 5)

    (179,052     (165,110     (220,015     (175,958     (215,870
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

    17,118       3,223       111,912       7,338       119,094  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    342,529       78,725       1,420,235       464,642       1,367,853  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:

         

Net realized gain (loss) on transactions from:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

    654,842       15,887       2,342,331       240,245       2,342,972  

Investments in affiliated issuers

    185,299       (32,756     422,126       (465,701     (72,427

Net realized gain on capital gains distributions from:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

    82,452       21,820       437,872       195,976       624,904  

Investments in affiliated issuers

    120,171       40,562       1,170,158       519,801       1,795,549  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net realized gain

    1,042,764       45,513       4,372,487       490,321       4,690,998  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

    (345,440     105,364       1,073,422       1,142,396       3,420,166  

Investments in affiliated issuers

    36,159       114,313       1,598,125       1,042,836       2,645,724  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (309,281     219,677       2,671,547       2,185,232       6,065,890  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    733,483       265,190       7,044,034       2,675,553       10,756,888  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 1,076,012     $ 343,915     $ 8,464,269     $ 3,140,195     $ 12,124,741  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Year Ended August 31, 2017

 

Statements of Operations   BMO Funds

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
    2035 Fund     2040 Fund     2045 Fund     2050 Fund     2055 Fund  

Investment income:

         

Dividend income from:

         

Unaffiliated issuers

  $ 216,286     $ 495,102     $ 117,834     $ 338,665     $ 64,505  

Affiliated issuers

    173,992       370,144       91,774       251,962       49,578  

Excess expense reimbursement from investment adviser (Note 5)

    6,704       17,683       4,579       11,875       2,652  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

    396,982       882,929       214,187       602,502       116,735  

Expenses:

         

Shareholder servicing fees (Note 5)

    1,982       28,973       2,267       21,008       1,386  

Administration fees (Note 5)

    1,764       23,011       1,834       18,024       1,409  

Portfolio accounting fees

    39,786       50,615       35,766       45,253       35,017  

Recordkeeping fees

    40,639       40,406       40,917       40,095       39,793  

Custodian fees (Note 5)

    1,093       2,770       592       1,941       356  

Registration fees

    45,915       52,020       45,566       52,020       45,566  

Professional fees

    18,795       18,795       18,795       18,795       18,795  

Printing and postage

    9,627       11,659       9,739       11,561       9,610  

Directors’ fees

    13,333       13,333       13,333       13,333       13,333  

Distribution services fees (Note 5)

    1,913       18,757       1,580       18,063       1,924  

Miscellaneous

    3,823       4,464       3,270       4,017       3,020  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    178,670       264,803       173,659       244,110       170,209  

Deduct:

         

Expense waivers (Note 5)

    (173,364     (200,184     (168,463     (191,807     (165,860
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

    5,306       64,619       5,196       52,303       4,349  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    391,676       818,310       208,991       550,199       112,386  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:

         

Net realized gain (loss) on transactions from:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

    627,677       3,026,839       352,418       688,382       65,383  

Investments in affiliated issuers

    (479,901     170,318       (245,220     (305,205     (98,727

Net realized gain on capital gains distributions from:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

    213,405       425,606       120,587       290,510       59,351  

Investments in affiliated issuers

    629,208       1,281,120       343,596       888,524       160,910  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net realized gain

    990,389       4,903,883       571,381       1,562,211       186,917  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

    830,818       1,046,834       490,228       2,162,185       467,437  

Investments in affiliated issuers

    1,001,470       1,530,097       543,619       1,477,004       329,585  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net change in unrealized appreciation

    1,832,288       2,576,931       1,033,847       3,639,189       797,022  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    2,822,677       7,480,814       1,605,228       5,201,400       983,939  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 3,214,353     $ 8,299,124     $ 1,814,219     $ 5,751,599     $ 1,096,325  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Statements of Operations   BMO Funds

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
    Conservative
Allocation
Fund
    Moderate
Allocation
Fund
    Balanced
Allocation
Fund
    Growth
Allocation
Fund
    Aggressive
Allocation
Fund
 

Investment income:

         

Dividend income from:

         

Unaffiliated issuers

  $ 1,051,020     $ 966,762     $ 3,010,947     $ 898,056     $ 1,350,022  

Affiliated issuers

    1,399,695       1,200,659       3,548,832       965,301       1,360,867  

Excess expense reimbursement from investment adviser (Note 5)

    55,640       91,256       157,935       84,597       83,047  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

    2,506,355       2,258,677       6,717,714       1,947,954       2,793,936  

Expenses:

         

Shareholder servicing fees (Note 5)

    41,416       27,281       256,776       52,504       106,229  

Administration fees (Note 5)

    76,019       52,449       293,147       76,102       124,322  

Portfolio accounting fees

    81,230       80,029       158,703       82,776       102,193  

Recordkeeping fees

    41,755       42,877       46,736       42,054       43,757  

Custodian fees (Note 5)

    6,045       5,863       19,572       6,292       9,362  

Registration fees

    51,128       51,128       52,128       51,128       51,484  

Professional fees

    18,795       18,795       18,795       18,795       18,795  

Printing and postage

    11,950       14,132       21,016       13,468       16,449  

Directors’ fees

    13,333       13,333       13,333       13,333       13,333  

Distribution services fees (Note 5)

    25,179       65,696       131,432       98,822       93,520  

Miscellaneous

    6,811       6,548       15,134       6,902       8,713  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    373,661       378,131       1,026,772       462,176       588,157  

Deduct:

         

Expense waivers (Note 5)

    (266,557     (267,668     (481,881     (285,379     (322,029
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

    107,104       110,463       544,891       176,797       266,128  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2,399,251       2,148,214       6,172,823       1,771,157       2,527,808  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments:

         

Net realized gain on transactions from:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

    2,714,118       2,813,591       19,553,896       4,380,509       13,353,176  

Investments in affiliated issuers

    1,814,868       587,533       4,088,022       708,787       3,252,027  

Net realized gain on capital gains distributions from:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

    715,172       714,677       2,588,203       895,924       1,463,032  

Investments in affiliated issuers

    723,634       1,200,353       5,825,407       2,231,773       4,216,793  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net realized gain

    5,967,792       5,316,154       32,055,528       8,216,993       22,285,028  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

         

Investments in unaffiliated issuers

    (1,444,419     338,321       (3,276,600     2,879,840       (667,265

Investments in affiliated issuers

    (1,035,698     1,432,819       6,554,401       4,456,591       5,144,608  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (2,480,117     1,771,140       3,277,801       7,336,431       4,477,343  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    3,487,675       7,087,294       35,333,329       15,553,424       26,762,371  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 5,886,926     $ 9,235,508     $ 41,506,152     $ 17,324,581     $ 29,290,179  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets   BMO Funds

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 
    In-Retirement Fund     2015 Fund     2020 Fund  
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 

Change in net assets resulting from:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income

  $ 342,529     $ 481,026     $ 78,725     $ 99,552     $ 1,420,235     $ 1,695,410  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    1,042,764       826,785       45,513       (117,638     4,372,487       3,166,993  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    (309,281     (168,515     219,677       262,746       2,671,547       623,410  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

    1,076,012       1,139,296       343,915       244,660       8,464,269       5,485,813  

Distributions to shareholders:

           

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:

           

Investor class of shares

    (72,794     (103,894     (9,699     (13,918     (297,735     (451,096

Institutional class of shares

          (7,826 )(1)            (2,846 )(1)            (98,138 )(1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    (21,844     (36,938     (2,517     (3,317     (163,083     (219,576

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    (403,463     (434,975     (92,325     (106,160     (1,330,828     (1,343,153

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain on investments:

           

Investor class of shares

    (156,448     (311,898           (6,126     (782,933     (1,326,705

Institutional class of shares

          (20,244 )(1)            (1,148 )(1)            (249,266 )(1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    (56,331     (128,069           (1,728     (498,648     (792,457

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    (725,970     (1,061,036           (40,512     (2,797,230     (3,175,449
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (1,436,850     (2,104,880     (104,541     (175,755     (5,870,457     (7,655,840

Capital stock transactions:

           

Proceeds from sale of shares

    3,042,445       5,793,776       2,210,195       978,988       12,088,658       21,076,186  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

    1,436,850       2,104,880       100,435       175,755       5,870,457       7,655,840  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (10,733,974     (9,176,817     (3,204,289     (1,849,421     (33,161,526     (28,163,105
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital stock transactions

    (6,254,679     (1,278,161     (893,659     (694,678     (15,202,411     568,921  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

    (6,615,517     (2,243,745     (654,285     (625,773     (12,608,599     (1,601,106

Net assets:

           

Beginning of period

    21,595,320       23,839,065       4,568,978       5,194,751       93,255,983       94,857,089  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 14,979,803     $ 21,595,320     $ 3,914,693     $ 4,568,978     $ 80,647,384     $ 93,255,983  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of period

  $ 168,906     $ 262,415     $ 37,094     $ 49,563     $ 637,700     $ 756,695  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Reflects operations for the period from September 1, 2015, to August 1, 2016 (termination of Institutional class of shares).

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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    2025 Fund     2030 Fund     2035 Fund  
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 

Change in net assets resulting from:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income

  $ 464,642     $ 538,414     $ 1,367,853     $ 1,520,893     $ 391,676     $ 459,775  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    490,321       (105,860     4,690,998       1,870,789       990,389       215,954  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    2,185,232       1,345,697       6,065,890       2,426,398       1,832,288       1,176,846  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

    3,140,195       1,778,251       12,124,741       5,818,080       3,214,353       1,852,575  

Distributions to shareholders:

           

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:

           

Investor class of shares

    (10,858     (30,647     (243,224     (377,127     (9,873     (15,846

Institutional class of shares

          (11,812 )(1)            (58,803 )(1)            (1,325 )(1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    (15,122     (19,884     (101,706     (165,352     (5,872     (7,371

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    (591,903     (528,417     (1,339,900     (1,288,776     (518,267     (501,371

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain on investments:

           

Investor class of shares

    (12,985     (14,765     (668,223     (985,760     (22,302     (3,660

Institutional class of shares

          (5,183 )(1)            (126,881 )(1)            (268 )(1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    (19,978     (10,790     (340,715     (527,693     (15,697     (2,131

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    (543,487     (217,966     (2,785,759     (2,558,242     (903,500     (95,399
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (1,194,333     (839,464     (5,479,527     (6,088,634     (1,475,511     (627,371

Capital stock transactions:

           

Proceeds from sale of shares

    5,604,471       5,336,257       16,918,635       25,468,395       3,951,792       5,113,376  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

    1,194,333       839,464       5,479,527       6,088,634       1,475,511       627,371  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (17,820,626     (6,199,760     (39,617,757     (27,216,023     (25,378,614     (4,966,590
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital stock transactions

    (11,021,822     (24,039     (17,219,595     4,341,006       (19,951,311     774,157  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

    (9,075,960     914,748       (10,574,381     4,070,452       (18,212,469     1,999,361  

Net assets:

           

Beginning of period

    30,631,628       29,716,880       103,383,763       99,313,311       31,282,877       29,283,516  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 21,555,668     $ 30,631,628     $ 92,809,382     $ 103,383,763     $ 13,070,408     $ 31,282,877  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of period

  $ 178,800     $ 238,835     $ 520,129     $ 562,149     $ 105,912     $ 163,275  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Reflects operations for the period from September 1, 2015, to August 1, 2016 (termination of Institutional class of shares).

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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    2040 Fund     2045 Fund     2050 Fund  
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 

Change in net assets resulting from:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income

  $ 818,310     $ 889,329     $ 208,991     $ 228,529     $ 550,199     $ 559,753  

Net realized gain on investments

    4,903,883       1,592,103       571,381       124,069       1,562,211       671,264  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    2,576,931       1,374,135       1,033,847       670,024       3,639,189       1,511,768  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

    8,299,124       3,855,567       1,814,219       1,022,622       5,751,599       2,742,785  

Distributions to shareholders:

           

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:

           

Investor class of shares

    (138,602     (203,534     (10,889     (20,716     (80,320     (146,769

Institutional class of shares

          (44,537 )(1)            (2,048 )(1)            (35,895 )(1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    (36,355     (73,664     (4,652     (6,178     (37,443     (60,323

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    (798,006     (791,125     (255,018     (231,014     (520,286     (428,840

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain on investments:

           

Investor class of shares

    (490,108     (830,743     (31,552     (3,806     (299,678     (350,073

Institutional class of shares

          (150,868 )(1)            (337 )(1)            (72,362 )(1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    (177,916     (416,388     (15,798     (1,532     (165,597     (181,590

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    (2,068,921     (2,427,746     (549,139     (35,560     (1,315,743     (776,404
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (3,709,908     (4,938,605     (867,048     (301,191     (2,419,067     (2,052,256

Capital stock transactions:

           

Proceeds from sale of shares

    10,171,530       17,210,809       2,830,751       4,959,205       10,184,433       14,385,642  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

    3,709,908       4,938,605       867,048       301,191       2,419,067       2,052,256  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (32,453,631     (17,723,164     (13,887,877     (3,856,826     (21,461,622     (11,656,291
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital stock transactions

    (18,572,193     4,426,250       (10,190,078     1,403,570       (8,858,122     4,781,607  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

    (13,982,977     3,343,212       (9,242,907     2,125,001       (5,525,590     5,472,136  

Net assets:

           

Beginning of period

    66,580,463       63,237,251       17,170,868       15,045,867       45,213,801       39,741,665  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 52,597,486     $ 66,580,463     $ 7,927,961     $ 17,170,868     $ 39,688,211     $ 45,213,801  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of period

  $ 256,257     $ 258,534     $ 52,210     $ 71,911     $ 183,185     $ 163,919  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Reflects operations for the period from September 1, 2015, to August 1, 2016 (termination of Institutional class of shares).

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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    2055 Fund     Conservative
Allocation Fund
    Moderate
Allocation Fund
 
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 

Change in net assets resulting from:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income

  $ 112,386     $ 76,177     $ 2,399,251     $ 3,533,339     $ 2,148,214     $ 3,109,459  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    186,917       (2,889     5,967,792       13,546       5,316,154       1,358,330  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    797,022       409,023       (2,480,117     3,687,614       1,771,140       2,959,296  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

    1,096,325       482,311       5,886,926       7,234,499       9,235,508       7,427,085  

Distributions to shareholders:

           

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:

           

Investor class of shares

    (5,113     (15,495     (392,079     (507,382     (261,497     (392,348

Institutional class of shares

          (2,838 )(1)      (813,572     (759,470     (289,008     (383,423

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    (5,867     (3,993     (152,724     (146,369     (256,521     (253,918

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    (110,946     (51,903     (2,551,270     (2,356,604     (2,444,589     (2,429,323

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain on investments:

           

Investor class of shares

    (15,407     (6,757     (3,300     (428,827     (162,234     (636,841

Institutional class of shares

          (1,095 )(1)      (6,026     (572,126     (157,323     (533,972

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    (18,291     (2,123     (1,394     (145,688     (175,521     (513,289

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    (231,583     (18,378     (17,954     (1,676,948     (1,241,608     (3,181,486
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (387,207     (102,582     (3,938,319     (6,593,414     (4,988,301     (8,324,600

Capital stock transactions:

           

Proceeds from sale of shares

    3,302,459       6,158,439       16,844,101       14,963,101       21,818,957       30,045,053  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

    384,898       102,582       3,938,319       6,593,414       4,988,301       8,324,600  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (4,943,591     (3,331,016     (91,814,964     (26,142,752     (59,025,227     (52,533,067
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital stock transactions

    (1,256,234     2,930,005       (71,032,544     (4,586,237     (32,217,969     (14,163,414
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

    (547,116     3,309,734       (69,083,937     (3,945,152     (27,970,762     (15,060,929

Net assets:

           

Beginning of period

    7,753,195       4,443,461       143,018,326       146,963,478       139,130,878       154,191,807  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 7,206,079     $ 7,753,195     $ 73,934,389     $ 143,018,326     $ 111,160,116     $ 139,130,878  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of period

  $ 36,833     $ 26,603     $ 1,337,631     $ 2,221,712     $ 1,135,807     $ 1,741,198  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1) Reflects operations for the period from September 1, 2015, to August 1, 2016 (termination of Institutional class of shares).

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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    Balanced
Allocation Fund
    Growth
Allocation Fund
    Aggressive
Allocation Fund
 
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 

Change in net assets resulting from:

           

Operations:

           

Net investment income

  $ 6,172,823     $ 8,458,691     $ 1,771,157     $ 1,940,498     $ 2,527,808     $ 2,825,928  

Net realized gain on investments

    32,055,528       22,380,911       8,216,993       4,507,622       22,285,028       14,730,732  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

    3,277,801       (5,627,353     7,336,431       864,287       4,477,343       (5,891,402
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

    41,506,152       25,212,249       17,324,581       7,312,407       29,290,179       11,665,258  

Distributions to shareholders:

           

Distributions to shareholders from net investment income:

           

Investor class of shares

    (1,887,442     (2,670,667     (293,423     (594,557     (444,228     (947,452

Institutional class of shares

    (1,543,662     (1,639,131     (170,199     (281,588     (306,784     (528,389

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    (417,940     (571,392     (160,972     (392,670     (181,480     (232,515

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    (4,927,720     (5,290,678     (1,340,617     (1,388,142     (1,802,775     (2,050,840

Distributions to shareholders from net realized gain on investments:

           

Investor class of shares

    (5,403,978     (10,179,207     (1,064,644     (2,245,206     (3,575,428     (4,638,293

Institutional class of shares

    (3,791,371     (5,371,935     (491,722     (889,202     (1,848,747     (2,052,379

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    (1,439,192     (2,566,382     (844,909     (1,711,464     (1,664,710     (1,422,315

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    (11,266,539     (16,132,271     (3,505,544     (4,043,597     (9,629,541     (7,266,289
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (30,677,844     (44,421,663     (7,872,030     (11,546,426     (19,453,693     (19,138,472

Capital stock transactions:

           

Proceeds from sale of shares

    65,025,586       75,534,959       30,658,746       28,369,925       35,561,036       37,575,365  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared

    30,301,890       44,421,663       7,872,030       11,546,426       19,453,693       19,138,472  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (201,885,039     (158,195,784     (59,108,452     (50,472,757     (108,341,684     (81,701,480
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital stock transactions

    (106,557,563     (38,239,162     (20,577,676     (10,556,406     (53,326,955     (24,987,643
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets

    (95,729,255     (57,448,576     (11,125,125     (14,790,425     (43,490,469     (32,460,857

Net assets:

           

Beginning of period

    467,406,127       524,854,703       140,114,788       154,905,213       218,884,402       251,345,259  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 371,676,872     $ 467,406,127     $ 128,989,663     $ 140,114,788     $ 175,393,933     $ 218,884,402  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income included in net assets at end of period

  $ 2,882,312     $ 4,060,170     $ 775,028     $ 622,699     $ 921,601     $ 667,893  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Financial Highlights—Investor Class of Shares (For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

Period
Ended
August 31,

  Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
investment
income
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
realized gain
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (1)(3)
  Ratios to Average Net Assets (4)   Net assets,
end of period
(000 omitted)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (3)
                    Gross
Expenses
  Net
Expenses (2)
  Net
investment
income (2)
   

In-Retirement Fund

 

2017     $ 9.54     $ 0.18     $ 0.39     $ 0.57     $ (0.23 )     $ (0.49 )     $ (0.72 )     $ 9.39       6.52 %       1.42 %       0.33 %       1.65 %     $ 3,461       26 %
2016       10.02       0.22       0.27       0.49       (0.24 )       (0.73 )       (0.97 )       9.54       5.45       1.25       0.33       2.02       3,469       44
2015       11.05       0.24       (0.44 )       (0.20 )       (0.29 )       (0.54 )       (0.83 )       10.02       (1.94 )       1.03       0.33       1.96       4,804       53
2014       10.00       0.20       0.99       1.19       (0.12 )       (0.02 )       (0.14 )       11.05       12.03       1.08       0.33       1.92       7,120       45

2015 Fund

                                                       
2017       10.66       0.34       0.53       0.87       (0.21 )             (0.21 )       11.32       8.33       4.29       0.33       1.47       411       72
2016       10.44       0.19       0.39       0.58       (0.25 )       (0.11 )       (0.36 )       10.66       5.76       4.07       0.33       1.80       689       49
2015       10.74       0.11       (0.35 )       (0.24 )       (0.06 )             (0.06 )       10.44       (2.27 )       4.21       0.33       1.54       632       83
2014(5)       10.00       0.02       0.72       0.74                         10.74       7.40       73.54       0.33       1.23       229       29

2020 Fund

                                                       
2017       10.21       0.17       0.81       0.98       (0.19 )       (0.48 )       (0.67 )       10.52       10.17       0.63       0.33       1.45       17,810       23
2016       10.49       0.17       0.41       0.58       (0.22 )       (0.64 )       (0.86 )       10.21       5.96       0.63       0.33       1.67       18,913       39
2015       11.34       0.18       (0.46 )       (0.28 )       (0.25 )       (0.32 )       (0.57 )       10.49       (2.58 )       0.59       0.33       1.64       21,331       37
2014       10.00       0.18       1.35       1.53       (0.15 )       (0.04 )       (0.19 )       11.34       15.43       0.63       0.33       1.72       32,064       35

2025 Fund

                                                       
2017       10.74       0.12       1.10       1.22       (0.16 )       (0.19 )       (0.35 )       11.61       11.76       1.04       0.33       1.12       933       31
2016       10.42       0.15       0.44       0.59       (0.18 )       (0.09 )       (0.27 )       10.74       5.78       1.01       0.33       1.78       674       33
2015       10.78       0.06       (0.37 )       (0.31 )       (0.05 )             (0.05 )       10.42       (2.89 )       1.26       0.33       1.04       1,676       53
2014(5)       10.00       0.01       0.77       0.78                         10.78       7.80       24.60       0.33       0.56       289       22

2030 Fund

                                                       
2017       10.79       0.15       1.18       1.33       (0.15 )       (0.42 )       (0.57 )       11.55       12.89       0.61       0.37       1.25       19,498       25
2016       10.84       0.14       0.45       0.59       (0.18 )       (0.46 )       (0.64 )       10.79       5.75       0.61       0.37       1.37       19,681       33
2015       11.61       0.15       (0.49 )       (0.34 )       (0.18 )       (0.25 )       (0.43 )       10.84       (3.07 )       0.59       0.37       1.30       23,332       45
2014       10.00       0.15       1.66       1.81       (0.18 )       (0.02 )       (0.20 )       11.61       18.26       0.66       0.37       1.40       33,059       29

2035 Fund

                                                       
2017       10.73       0.10       1.33       1.43       (0.14 )       (0.32 )       (0.46 )       11.70       13.85       1.13       0.37       0.91       734       32
2016       10.33       0.10       0.49       0.59       (0.15 )       (0.04 )       (0.19 )       10.73       5.84       1.02       0.37       1.35       659       29
2015       10.71       0.01       (0.38 )       (0.37 )       (0.01 )             (0.01 )       10.33       (3.43 )       1.29       0.37       0.26       870       96
2014(5)       10.00       0.00       0.71       0.71                         10.71       7.10       23.63       0.37       0.16       348       29

2040 Fund

                                                       
2017       10.68       0.16       1.32       1.48       (0.13 )       (0.47 )       (0.60 )       11.56       14.59       0.73       0.36       1.30       11,098       24
2016       10.92       0.12       0.47       0.59       (0.16 )       (0.67 )       (0.83 )       10.68       5.74       0.71       0.36       1.18       13,370       31
2015       11.75       0.12       (0.51 )       (0.39 )       (0.20 )       (0.24 )       (0.44 )       10.92       (3.46 )       0.67       0.36       1.14       12,852       36
2014       10.00       0.14       1.82       1.96       (0.19 )       (0.02 )       (0.21 )       11.75       19.81       0.76       0.36       1.45       18,090       22

2045 Fund

                                                       
2017(7)       10.92       0.11       1.41       1.52       (0.13 )       (0.38 )       (0.51 )       11.93       14.58       1.72       0.36       1.03       911       31
2016       10.48       0.09       0.53       0.62       (0.15 )       (0.03 )       (0.18 )       10.92       6.02       1.53       0.36       1.33       868       32
2015       10.84       (0.01 )       (0.34 )       (0.35 )       (0.01 )             (0.01 )       10.48       (3.27 )       2.14       0.36       0.26       1,142       95
2014(5)       10.00       0.00       0.84       0.84                         10.84       8.40       33.37       0.36       0.04       154       35

2050 Fund

                                                       
2017       11.05       0.21       1.34       1.55       (0.13 )       (0.48 )       (0.61 )       11.99       14.67       0.85       0.36       1.55       8,400       27
2016       10.96       0.13       0.50       0.63       (0.16 )       (0.38 )       (0.54 )       11.05       5.98       0.86       0.36       1.15       10,382       29
2015       11.76       0.12       (0.50 )       (0.38 )       (0.19 )       (0.23 )       (0.42 )       10.96       (3.37 )       0.84       0.36       1.06       10,275       39
2014       10.00       0.14       1.81       1.95       (0.17 )       (0.02 )       (0.19 )       11.76       19.69       1.08       0.36       1.36       11,231       28

2055 Fund

                                                       
2017       10.85       0.11       1.40       1.51       (0.12 )       (0.34 )       (0.46 )       11.90       14.39       2.56       0.36       0.91       551       56
2016       10.41       0.09       0.54       0.63       (0.13 )       (0.06 )       (0.19 )       10.85       6.15       3.32       0.36       1.46       410       38
2015       10.85       0.06       (0.42 )       (0.36 )       (0.06 )       (0.02 )       (0.08 )       10.41       (3.33 )       6.91       0.36       0.57       1,049       61
2014(5)       10.00       0.00       0.85       0.85                         10.85       8.50       50.05       0.36       0.07       143       123

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Financial Highlights—Investor Class of Shares (For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

Period
Ended
August 31,

  Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
investment
income
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
realized gain
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (1)(3)
  Ratios to Average Net Assets (4)   Net assets,
end of period
(000 omitted)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (3)
                    Gross
Expenses
  Net
Expenses (2)
  Net
investment
income (2)
   

Conservative Allocation Fund

 

2017     $ 9.80     $ 0.18     $ 0.28     $ 0.46     $ (0.24 )     $ (0.00 )     $ (0.24 )     $ 10.02       4.83 %       0.58 %       0.33 %       1.55 %     $ 15,531       40 %
2016       9.76       0.25       0.21       0.46       (0.23 )       (0.19 )       (0.42 )       9.80       4.98       0.56       0.33       2.23       17,919       31
2015       10.14       0.20       (0.34 )       (0.14 )       (0.16 )       (0.08 )       (0.24 )       9.76       (1.37 )       0.57       0.33       1.97       23,598       39
2014(6)       10.00       0.03       0.11       0.14                         10.14       1.40       0.60       0.33       1.17       25,931       10

Moderate Allocation Fund

 

2017       9.72       0.17       0.55       0.72       (0.22 )       (0.14 )       (0.36 )       10.08       7.59       0.58       0.30       1.43       7,777       39
2016       9.78       0.24       0.23       0.47       (0.20 )       (0.33 )       (0.53 )       9.72       5.13       0.56       0.30       1.92       13,119       38
2015       10.20       0.17       (0.36 )       (0.19 )       (0.17 )       (0.06 )       (0.23 )       9.78       (1.89 )       0.57       0.30       1.72       22,595       30
2014(6)       10.00       0.04       0.16       0.20                         10.20       2.00       0.60       0.30       1.60       24,928       8

Balanced Allocation Fund

 

2017       9.42       0.13       0.79       0.92       (0.18 )       (0.51 )       (0.69 )       9.65       10.33       0.48       0.33       1.19       101,517       35
2016       9.78       0.15       0.32       0.47       (0.17 )       (0.66 )       (0.83 )       9.42       5.23       0.47       0.33       1.54       110,814       33
2015       10.26       0.15       (0.39 )       (0.24 )       (0.17 )       (0.07 )       (0.24 )       9.78       (2.41 )       0.47       0.33       1.38       157,207       29
2014(6)       10.00       0.03       0.23       0.26                         10.26       2.60       0.47       0.33       1.14       184,860       6

Growth Allocation Fund

 

2017       9.57       0.10       1.11       1.21       (0.12 )       (0.43 )       (0.55 )       10.23       13.27       0.57       0.30       1.10       16,758       42
2016       9.82       0.12       0.37       0.49       (0.16 )       (0.58 )       (0.74 )       9.57       5.28       0.56       0.30       1.22       24,691       38
2015       10.31       0.11       (0.41 )       (0.30 )       (0.16 )       (0.03 )       (0.19 )       9.82       (2.95 )       0.57       0.30       1.10       43,023       20
2014(6)       10.00       0.02       0.29       0.31                         10.31       3.10       0.60       0.30       0.73       46,520       6

Aggressive Allocation Fund

 

2017       9.56       0.11       1.27       1.38       (0.10 )       (0.83 )       (0.93 )       10.01       15.60       0.53       0.33       1.03       37,632       33
2016       9.85       0.10       0.38       0.48       (0.13 )       (0.64 )       (0.77 )       9.56       5.14       0.52       0.33       1.04       52,260       33
2015       10.36       0.12       (0.41 )       (0.29 )       (0.18 )       (0.04 )       (0.22 )       9.85       (2.79 )       0.53       0.34       0.73       83,064       44
2014(6)       10.00       0.01       0.35       0.36                         10.36       3.60       0.58       0.36       0.42       63,049       3

 

(1) Based on net asset value as of end of period date.
(2) The contractual and voluntary expense waivers pursuant to Note 5 of the financial statements are reflected in both the net expense and net investment income ratios.
(3) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(4) Annualized for periods less than one year. Excludes acquired fund fees and expenses of underlying funds.
(5) Reflects operations for the period from December 27, 2013 (inception date) to August 31, 2014.
(6) Reflects operations for the period from May 30, 2014 (inception date) to August 31, 2014.
(7) Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Financial Highlights—Institutional Class of Shares (For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

Period
Ended
August 31,

  Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
  Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
investment
income
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
realized gain
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (1)(3)
  Ratios to Average Net Assets (4)   Net assets,
end of period
(000 omitted)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (3)
                    Gross
Expenses
  Net
Expenses (2)
  Net
investment
income (2)
   

Conservative Allocation Fund

 

                                           
2017     $ 9.81     $ 0.18     $ 0.30     $ 0.48     $ (0.27 )     $ (0.00 )     $ (0.27 )     $ 10.02       5.07 %       0.33 %       0.08 %       1.78 %     $ 26,464       40 %
2016       9.77       0.24       0.25       0.49       (0.26 )       (0.19 )       (0.45 )       9.81       5.29       0.31       0.08       2.46       29,479       31
2015       10.15       0.23       (0.35 )       (0.12 )       (0.17 )       (0.09 )       (0.26 )       9.77       (1.22 )       0.32       0.08       2.23       29,104       39
2014(5)       10.00       0.04       0.11       0.15                         10.15       1.50       0.35       0.08       1.41       29,082       10

Moderate Allocation Fund

 

                                           
2017       9.73       0.17       0.57       0.74       (0.25 )       (0.14 )       (0.39 )       10.08       7.82       0.33       0.05       1.66       9,375       39
2016       9.79       0.23       0.28       0.51       (0.24 )       (0.33 )       (0.57 )       9.73       5.50       0.31       0.05       2.15       11,990       38
2015       10.21       0.21       (0.38 )       (0.17 )       (0.18 )       (0.07 )       (0.25 )       9.79       (1.75 )       0.32       0.05       1.95       16,112       30
2014(5)       10.00       0.05       0.16       0.21                         10.21       2.10       0.35       0.05       1.82       17,704       8

Balanced Allocation Fund

 

                                           
2017       9.43       0.13       0.81       0.94       (0.20 )       (0.51 )       (0.71 )       9.66       10.67       0.23       0.08       1.42       52,821       35
2016       9.79       0.17       0.33       0.50       (0.20 )       (0.66 )       (0.86 )       9.43       5.54       0.22       0.08       1.73       74,515       33
2015       10.26       0.17       (0.39 )       (0.22 )       (0.19 )       (0.06 )       (0.25 )       9.79       (2.17 )       0.22       0.08       1.59       81,475       29
2014(5)       10.00       0.04       0.22       0.26                         10.26       2.60       0.22       0.08       1.39       79,584       6

Growth Allocation Fund

 

                                           
2017       9.58       0.09       1.14       1.23       (0.15 )       (0.43 )       (0.58 )       10.23       13.51       0.32       0.05       1.15       8,969       42
2016       9.84       0.14       0.37       0.51       (0.19 )       (0.58 )       (0.77 )       9.58       5.50       0.31       0.05       1.48       9,696       38
2015       10.32       0.15       (0.42 )       (0.27 )       (0.18 )       (0.03 )       (0.21 )       9.84       (2.72 )       0.32       0.05       1.32       15,252       20
2014(5)       10.00       0.02       0.30       0.32                         10.32       3.20       0.35       0.05       0.96       18,598       6

Aggressive Allocation Fund

 

                                           
2017       9.57       0.14       1.25       1.39       (0.13 )       (0.83 )       (0.96 )       10.00       15.79       0.28       0.08       1.29       14,685       33
2016       9.87       0.11       0.39       0.50       (0.16 )       (0.64 )       (0.80 )       9.57       5.41       0.27       0.08       1.31       24,026       33
2015       10.37       0.14       (0.40 )       (0.26 )       (0.19 )       (0.05 )       (0.24 )       9.87       (2.55 )       0.28       0.09       1.06       31,770       44
2014(5)       10.00       0.02       0.35       0.37                         10.37       3.70       0.33       0.11       0.66       27,401       3

 

(1) Based on net asset value as of end of period date.
(2) The contractual and voluntary expense waivers pursuant to Note 5 of the financial statements are reflected in both the net expense and net investment income ratios.
(3) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(4) Annualized for periods less than one year. Excludes acquired fund fees and expenses of underlying funds.
(5) Reflects operations for the period from May 30, 2014 (inception date) to August 31, 2014.

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Financial Highlights—Retirement Class R-3 of Shares (For a share outstanding throughout each period)

 

Period
Ended
August 31,

  Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
investment
income
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
realized gain
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (1)(3)
  Ratios to Average Net Assets (4)   Net assets,
end of period
(000 omitted)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (3)
                    Gross
Expenses
  Net
Expenses (2)
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (2)
   

In-Retirement Fund

 

                                           
2017     $ 9.54     $ 0.32     $ 0.25     $ 0.57     $ (0.20 )     $ (0.49 )     $ (0.69 )     $ 9.42       6.39 %       1.67 %       0.58 %       1.57 %     $ 634       26 %
2016       10.01       0.19       0.28       0.47       (0.21 )       (0.73 )       (0.94 )       9.54       5.19       1.50       0.58       1.77       1,720       44
2015       11.03       0.19       (0.42 )       (0.23 )       (0.26 )       (0.53 )       (0.79 )       10.01       (2.24 )       1.28       0.58       1.76       2,149       53
2014       10.00       0.19       0.98       1.17       (0.12 )       (0.02 )       (0.14 )       11.03       11.74       1.33       0.58       1.64       4,283       45

2015 Fund

 

                                           
2017       10.65       0.14       0.70       0.84       (0.19 )             (0.19 )       11.30       8.07       4.54       0.58       1.31       114       72
2016       10.41       0.26       0.30       0.56       (0.21 )       (0.11 )       (0.32 )       10.65       5.57       4.32       0.58       1.75       136       49
2015       10.72       0.09       (0.36 )       (0.27 )       (0.04 )             (0.04 )       10.41       (2.50 )       4.46       0.58       1.33       221       83
2014(5)       10.00       0.03       0.69       0.72                         10.72       7.20       73.79       0.58       1.18       105       29

2020 Fund

 

                                           
2017       10.22       0.16       0.79       0.95       (0.16 )       (0.48 )       (0.64 )       10.53       9.87       0.88       0.58       1.32       6,813       23
2016       10.48       0.17       0.39       0.56       (0.18 )       (0.64 )       (0.82 )       10.22       5.74       0.88       0.58       1.44       11,985       39
2015       11.33       0.17       (0.48 )       (0.31 )       (0.22 )       (0.32 )       (0.54 )       10.48       (2.88 )       0.84       0.58       1.39       15,177       37
2014       10.00       0.15       1.36       1.51       (0.14 )       (0.04 )       (0.18 )       11.33       15.23       0.88       0.58       1.28       23,025       35

2025 Fund

 

                                           
2017       10.69       0.24       0.97       1.21       (0.15 )       (0.19 )       (0.34 )       11.56       11.66       1.29       0.58       1.17       150       31
2016       10.38       0.14       0.42       0.56       (0.16 )       (0.09 )       (0.25 )       10.69       5.49       1.26       0.58       1.30       1,053       33
2015       10.76       0.03       (0.36 )       (0.33 )       (0.05 )             (0.05 )       10.38       (3.06 )       1.51       0.58       0.74       1,388       53
2014(5)       10.00       0.04       0.72       0.76                         10.76       7.60       24.85       0.58       0.59       2       22

2030 Fund

 

                                           
2017       10.78       0.14       1.17       1.31       (0.12 )       (0.42 )       (0.54 )       11.55       12.70       0.86       0.62       1.13       6,316       25
2016       10.82       0.12       0.45       0.57       (0.15 )       (0.46 )       (0.61 )       10.78       5.53       0.86       0.62       1.15       9,875       33
2015       11.59       0.13       (0.51 )       (0.38 )       (0.14 )       (0.25 )       (0.39 )       10.82       (3.39 )       0.84       0.62       1.09       12,812       45
2014       10.00       0.13       1.65       1.78       (0.17 )       (0.02 )       (0.19 )       11.59       17.98       0.91       0.62       1.21       20,329       29

2035 Fund

 

                                           
2017       10.67       0.11       1.29       1.40       (0.12 )       (0.32 )       (0.44 )       11.63       13.59       1.38       0.62       0.99       120       32
2016       10.27       0.12       0.44       0.56       (0.12 )       (0.04 )       (0.16 )       10.67       5.55       1.27       0.62       1.06       492       29
2015       10.68       (0.03 )       (0.36 )       (0.39 )       (0.02 )             (0.02 )       10.27       (3.65 )       1.54       0.62       (0.13 )       734       96
2014(5)       10.00       0.01       0.67       0.68                         10.68       6.80       23.88       0.62       0.19       3       29

2040 Fund

 

                                           
2017       10.69       0.19       1.26       1.45       (0.10 )       (0.47 )       (0.57 )       11.57       14.17       0.98       0.61       1.22       2,555       24
2016       10.91       0.12       0.44       0.56       (0.11 )       (0.67 )       (0.78 )       10.69       5.48       0.96       0.61       1.06       4,991       31
2015       11.72       0.10       (0.50 )       (0.40 )       (0.17 )       (0.24 )       (0.41 )       10.91       (3.57 )       0.92       0.61       0.92       7,748       36
2014       10.00       0.11       1.82       1.93       (0.19 )       (0.02 )       (0.21 )       11.72       19.42       1.01       0.61       0.97       11,429       22

2045 Fund

 

                                           
2017(7)       10.87       0.09       1.41       1.50       (0.12 )       (0.38 )       (0.50 )       11.87       14.35       1.97       0.61       0.80       53       31
2016       10.42       0.13       0.46       0.59       (0.11 )       (0.03 )       (0.14 )       10.87       5.74       1.78       0.61       1.02       426       32
2015       10.82       (0.07 )       (0.31 )       (0.38 )       (0.02 )             (0.02 )       10.42       (3.53 )       2.39       0.61       (0.90 )       746       95
2014(5)       10.00       0.00       0.82       0.82                         10.82       8.20       33.62       0.61       0.01       3       35

2050 Fund

 

                                           
2017       11.04       0.14       1.38       1.52       (0.11 )       (0.48 )       (0.59 )       11.97       14.38       1.10       0.61       1.07       3,115       27
2016       10.95       0.10       0.50       0.60       (0.13 )       (0.38 )       (0.51 )       11.04       5.66       1.11       0.61       0.98       4,515       29
2015       11.74       0.09       (0.50 )       (0.41 )       (0.15 )       (0.23 )       (0.38 )       10.95       (3.57 )       1.09       0.61       0.81       5,072       39
2014       10.00       0.11       1.82       1.93       (0.17 )       (0.02 )       (0.19 )       11.74       19.40       1.33       0.61       0.87       6,826       28

2055 Fund

 

                                           
2017       10.80       0.07       1.41       1.48       (0.11 )       (0.34 )       (0.45 )       11.83       14.22       2.81       0.61       1.09       94       56
2016       10.38       0.09       0.50       0.59       (0.11 )       (0.06 )       (0.17 )       10.80       5.73       3.57       0.61       0.82       477       38
2015       10.84       0.03       (0.41 )       (0.38 )       (0.06 )       (0.02 )       (0.08 )       10.38       (3.55 )       7.16       0.61       0.14       395       61
2014(5)       10.00       0.01       0.83       0.84                         10.84       8.40       50.30       0.61       0.44       54       123

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Period
Ended
August 31,

  Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
investment
income
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
realized gain
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (1)(3)
  Ratios to Average Net Assets (4)   Net assets,
end of period
(000 omitted)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (3)
                    Gross
Expenses
  Net
Expenses (2)
  Net
investment
income
(loss) (2)
   

Conservative Allocation Fund

 

                                           
2017     $ 9.80     $ 0.13     $ 0.30     $ 0.43     $ (0.22 )     $ (0.00 )     $ (0.22 )     $ 10.01       4.52 %       0.83 %       0.58 %       1.34 %     $ 3,012       40 %
2016       9.74       0.21       0.24       0.45       (0.20 )       (0.19 )       (0.39 )       9.80       4.82       0.81       0.58       1.97       6,802       31
2015       10.14       0.20       (0.37 )       (0.17 )       (0.15 )       (0.08 )       (0.23 )       9.74       (1.72 )       0.82       0.58       1.74       7,624       39
2014(6)       10.00       0.02       0.12       0.14                         10.14       1.40       0.85       0.58       0.91       11,583       10

Moderate Allocation Fund

 

                                           
2017       9.72       0.11       0.58       0.69       (0.19 )       (0.14 )       (0.33 )       10.08       7.37       0.83       0.55       1.10       13,725       39
2016       9.76       0.26       0.19       0.45       (0.16 )       (0.33 )       (0.49 )       9.72       4.90       0.81       0.55       1.65       12,695       38
2015       10.20       0.15       (0.37 )       (0.22 )       (0.16 )       (0.06 )       (0.22 )       9.76       (2.23 )       0.82       0.55       1.45       22,279       30
2014(6)       10.00       0.03       0.17       0.20                         10.20       2.00       0.85       0.55       1.33       19,949       8

Balanced Allocation Fund

 

                                           
2017       9.40       0.09       0.80       0.89       (0.14 )       (0.51 )       (0.65 )       9.64       10.11       0.73       0.58       0.92       23,649       35
2016       9.76       0.13       0.31       0.44       (0.14 )       (0.66 )       (0.80 )       9.40       4.94       0.72       0.58       1.28       29,095       33
2015       10.25       0.12       (0.38 )       (0.26 )       (0.16 )       (0.07 )       (0.23 )       9.76       (2.64 )       0.72       0.58       1.15       38,677       29
2014(6)       10.00       0.02       0.23       0.25                         10.25       2.50       0.72       0.58       0.89       44,647       6

Growth Allocation Fund

 

                                           
2017       9.55       0.10       1.08       1.18       (0.08 )       (0.43 )       (0.51 )       10.22       12.96       0.82       0.55       0.85       18,846       42
2016       9.81       0.09       0.37       0.46       (0.14 )       (0.58 )       (0.72 )       9.55       4.95       0.81       0.55       0.91       25,876       38
2015       10.30       0.09       (0.40 )       (0.31 )       (0.15 )       (0.03 )       (0.18 )       9.81       (3.10 )       0.82       0.55       0.83       28,903       20
2014(6)       10.00       0.01       0.29       0.30                         10.30       3.00       0.85       0.55       0.46       31,065       6

Aggressive Allocation Fund

 

                                           
2017       9.55       0.06       1.29       1.35       (0.09 )       (0.83 )       (0.92 )       9.98       15.24       0.78       0.58       0.63       17,152       33
2016       9.84       0.07       0.38       0.45       (0.10 )       (0.64 )       (0.74 )       9.55       4.87       0.77       0.58       0.77       19,395       33
2015       10.35       0.10       (0.40 )       (0.30 )       (0.17 )       (0.04 )       (0.21 )       9.84       (2.94 )       0.78       0.59       0.48       22,578       44
2014(6)       10.00       0.00       0.35       0.35                         10.35       3.50       0.83       0.61       0.16       16,200       3

 

(1) Based on net asset value as of end of period date.
(2) The contractual and voluntary expense waivers pursuant to Note 5 of the financial statements are reflected in both the net expense and net investment income (loss) ratios.
(3) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(4) Annualized for periods less than one year. Excludes acquired fund fees and expenses of underlying funds.
(5) Reflects operations for the period from December 27, 2013 (inception date) to August 31, 2014.
(6) Reflects operations for the period from May 30, 2014 (inception date) to August 31, 2014.
(7) Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Period
Ended
August 31,

  Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
  Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
investment
income
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
realized gain
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (1)(3)
  Ratios to Average Net Assets (4)   Net assets,
end of period
(000 omitted)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (3)
                    Gross
Expenses
  Net
Expenses (2)(7)
  Net
investment
income (2)
   

In-Retirement Fund

 

                                           
2017     $ 9.55     $ 0.22     $ 0.40     $ 0.62     $ (0.28 )     $ (0.49 )     $ (0.77 )     $ 9.40       7.04 %       1.02 %       0.00 %       2.11 %     $ 10,885       26 %
2016       10.05       0.26       0.27       0.53       (0.30 )       (0.73 )       (1.03 )       9.55       5.85       0.85       0.00       2.37       16,406       44
2015       11.08       0.29       (0.45 )       (0.16 )       (0.34 )       (0.53 )       (0.87 )       10.05       (1.54 )       0.63       0.00       2.35       16,611       53
2014       10.00       0.25       0.99       1.24       (0.14 )       (0.02 )       (0.16 )       11.08       12.47       0.68       0.00       2.31       20,128       45

2015 Fund

 

                                                   
2017       10.73       0.19       0.73       0.92       (0.26 )             (0.26 )       11.39       8.80       3.89       0.00       1.97       3,390       72
2016       10.50       0.25       0.38       0.63       (0.29 )       (0.11 )       (0.40 )       10.73       6.22       3.67       0.00       2.21       3,744       49
2015       10.78       0.13       (0.34 )       (0.21 )       (0.07 )             (0.07 )       10.50       (1.92 )       3.81       0.00       1.94       4,234       83
2014(5)       10.00       0.08       0.70       0.78                         10.78       7.80       73.14       0.00       1.75       174       29

2020 Fund

 

                                                   
2017       10.23       0.19       0.83       1.02       (0.23 )       (0.48 )       (0.71 )       10.54       10.66       0.23       0.00       1.76       56,024       23
2016       10.52       0.21       0.41       0.62       (0.27 )       (0.64 )       (0.91 )       10.23       6.39       0.23       0.00       2.01       62,358       39
2015       11.38       0.25       (0.50 )       (0.25 )       (0.29 )       (0.32 )       (0.61 )       10.52       (2.28 )       0.19       0.00       1.98       53,085       37
2014       10.00       0.22       1.36       1.58       (0.16 )       (0.04 )       (0.20 )       11.38       15.98       0.23       0.00       1.97       59,502       35

2025 Fund

 

                                                   
2017       10.81       0.17       1.11       1.28       (0.22 )       (0.19 )       (0.41 )       11.68       12.20       0.64       0.00       1.75       20,473       31
2016       10.48       0.19       0.44       0.63       (0.21 )       (0.09 )       (0.30 )       10.81       6.15       0.61       0.00       1.83       28,905       33
2015       10.81       0.09       (0.35 )       (0.26 )       (0.07 )             (0.07 )       10.48       (2.45 )       0.86       0.00       1.48       26,042       53
2014(5)       10.00       0.05       0.76       0.81                         10.81       8.10       24.20       0.00       1.39       1,363       22

2030 Fund

 

                                                   
2017       10.81       0.16       1.22       1.38       (0.20 )       (0.42 )       (0.62 )       11.57       13.38       0.21       0.00       1.48       66,995       25
2016       10.87       0.19       0.45       0.64       (0.24 )       (0.46 )       (0.70 )       10.81       6.21       0.21       0.00       1.66       73,828       33
2015       11.64       0.16       (0.46 )       (0.30 )       (0.22 )       (0.25 )       (0.47 )       10.87       (2.70 )       0.19       0.00       1.57       60,302       45
2014       10.00       0.19       1.66       1.85       (0.19 )       (0.02 )       (0.21 )       11.64       18.70       0.26       0.00       1.50       48,829       29

2035 Fund

 

                                                   
2017       10.79       0.14       1.34       1.48       (0.18 )       (0.32 )       (0.50 )       11.77       14.31       0.73       0.00       1.70       12,216       32
2016       10.38       0.17       0.47       0.64       (0.19 )       (0.04 )       (0.23 )       10.79       6.26       0.62       0.00       1.57       30,132       29
2015       10.73       0.04       (0.36 )       (0.32 )       (0.03 )             (0.03 )       10.38       (2.99 )       0.89       0.00       0.97       27,613       96
2014(5)       10.00       0.04       0.69       0.73                         10.73       7.30       23.23       0.00       1.06       1,201       29

2040 Fund

 

                                                   
2017       10.71       0.14       1.38       1.52       (0.18 )       (0.47 )       (0.65 )       11.58       14.98       0.33       0.00       1.40       38,944       24
2016       10.96       0.17       0.46       0.63       (0.21 )       (0.67 )       (0.88 )       10.71       6.17       0.31       0.00       1.51       48,219       31
2015       11.78       0.16       (0.50 )       (0.34 )       (0.24 )       (0.24 )       (0.48 )       10.96       (2.98 )       0.27       0.00       1.45       40,193       36
2014       10.00       0.18       1.83       2.01       (0.21 )       (0.02 )       (0.23 )       11.78       20.26       0.36       0.00       1.39       39,760       22

2045 Fund

 

                                                   
2017(8)       10.98       0.19       1.39       1.58       (0.18 )       (0.38 )       (0.56 )       12.00       15.08       1.32       0.00       1.71       6,964       31
2016       10.53       0.16       0.50       0.66       (0.18 )       (0.03 )       (0.21 )       10.98       6.38       1.13       0.00       1.48       15,877       32
2015       10.87       0.03       (0.35 )       (0.32 )       (0.02 )             (0.02 )       10.53       (2.91 )       1.74       0.00       0.85       13,046       95
2014(5)       10.00       0.04       0.83       0.87                         10.87       8.70       32.97       0.00       0.93       895       35

2050 Fund

 

                                                   
2017       11.08       0.14       1.45       1.59       (0.19 )       (0.48 )       (0.67 )       12.00       15.09       0.45       0.00       1.28       28,173       27
2016       11.00       0.17       0.50       0.67       (0.21 )       (0.38 )       (0.59 )       11.08       6.37       0.46       0.00       1.48       30,317       29
2015       11.80       0.14       (0.48 )       (0.34 )       (0.23 )       (0.23 )       (0.46 )       11.00       (2.99 )       0.44       0.00       1.37       22,487       39
2014       10.00       0.18       1.83       2.01       (0.19 )       (0.02 )       (0.21 )       11.80       20.24       0.68       0.00       1.39       17,346       28

2055 Fund

 

                                                   
2017       10.91       0.16       1.41       1.57       (0.17 )       (0.34 )       (0.51 )       11.97       14.93       2.16       0.00       1.53       6,561       56
2016       10.47       0.15       0.51       0.66       (0.16 )       (0.06 )       (0.22 )       10.91       6.43       2.92       0.00       1.30       6,866       38
2015       10.89       0.07       (0.39 )       (0.32 )       (0.08 )       (0.02 )       (0.10 )       10.47       (2.96 )       6.51       0.00       0.90       2,809       61
2014(5)       10.00       0.03       0.86       0.89                         10.89       8.90       49.65       0.00       0.84       477       123

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Period
Ended
August 31,

  Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
  Net realized
and unrealized
gain (loss)
  Total from
investment
operations
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
investment
income
  Distributions to
shareholders
from net
realized gain
  Total
distributions
  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return (1)(3)
  Ratios to Average Net Assets (4)   Net assets,
end of period
(000 omitted)
  Portfolio
turnover
rate (3)
                    Gross
Expenses
  Net
Expenses (2)(7)
  Net
investment
income (2)
   

Conservative Allocation Fund

 

                                   
2017     $ 9.82     $ 0.27     $ 0.23     $ 0.50     $ (0.29 )     $ (0.00 )     $ (0.29 )     $ 10.03       5.22 %       0.18 %       0.00 %       1.96 %     $ 28,927       40 %
2016       9.79       0.25       0.24       0.49       (0.27 )       (0.19 )       (0.46 )       9.82       5.34       0.16       0.00       2.61       88,818       31
2015       10.15       0.25       (0.34 )       (0.09 )       (0.19 )       (0.08 )       (0.27 )       9.79       (0.94 )       0.17       0.00       2.38       86,637       39
2014(6)       10.00       0.04       0.11       0.15                         10.15       1.50       0.20       0.00       1.57       92,207       10

Moderate Allocation Fund

 

                                       
2017       9.74       0.21       0.54       0.75       (0.26 )       (0.14 )       (0.40 )       10.09       8.02       0.18       0.00       1.83       80,283       39
2016       9.80       0.22       0.30       0.52       (0.25 )       (0.33 )       (0.58 )       9.74       5.67       0.16       0.00       2.27       101,327       38
2015       10.21       0.21       (0.37 )       (0.16 )       (0.19 )       (0.06 )       (0.25 )       9.80       (1.56 )       0.17       0.00       2.11       93,206       30
2014(6)       10.00       0.05       0.16       0.21                         10.21       2.10       0.20       0.00       1.99       95,654       8

Balanced Allocation Fund

 

2017       9.44       0.19       0.76       0.95       (0.22 )       (0.51 )       (0.73 )       9.66       10.73       0.08       0.00       1.67       193,690       35
2016       9.80       0.18       0.33       0.51       (0.21 )       (0.66 )       (0.87 )       9.44       5.70       0.07       0.00       1.87       252,982       33
2015       10.27       0.18       (0.39 )       (0.21 )       (0.19 )       (0.07 )       (0.26 )       9.80       (2.08 )       0.07       0.00       1.78       247,496       29
2014(6)       10.00       0.04       0.23       0.27                         10.27       2.70       0.07       0.00       1.54       284,021       6

Growth Allocation Fund

 

2017       9.59       0.16       1.09       1.25       (0.17 )       (0.43 )       (0.60 )       10.24       13.69       0.17       0.00       1.49       84,417       42
2016       9.85       0.15       0.37       0.52       (0.20 )       (0.58 )       (0.78 )       9.59       5.67       0.16       0.00       1.51       79,852       38
2015       10.32       0.16       (0.41 )       (0.25 )       (0.19 )       (0.03 )       (0.22 )       9.85       (2.52 )       0.17       0.00       1.47       67,727       20
2014(6)       10.00       0.03       0.29       0.32                         10.32       3.20       0.20       0.00       1.11       56,647       6

Aggressive Allocation Fund

 

2017       9.58       0.15       1.26       1.41       (0.15 )       (0.83 )       (0.98 )       10.01       16.00       0.13       0.00       1.43       105,925       33
2016       9.88       0.14       0.38       0.52       (0.18 )       (0.64 )       (0.82 )       9.58       5.58       0.12       0.00       1.38       123,203       33
2015       10.37       0.17       (0.41 )       (0.24 )       (0.21 )       (0.04 )       (0.25 )       9.88       (2.37 )       0.12       0.00       1.12       113,933       44
2014(6)       10.00       0.02       0.35       0.37                         10.37       3.70       0.18       0.00       0.82       73,040       3

 

(1) Based on net asset value as of end of period date.
(2) The contractual and voluntary expense waivers pursuant to Note 5 of the financial statements are reflected in both the net expense and net investment income ratios.
(3) Not annualized for periods less than one year.
(4) Annualized for periods less than one year. Excludes acquired fund fees and expenses of underlying funds.
(5) Reflects operations for the period from December 27, 2013 (inception date) to August 31, 2014.
(6) Reflects operations for the period from May 30, 2014 (inception date) to August 31, 2014.
(7) Please refer to Note 5, subsection Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates, in the Notes to Financial Statements.
(8) Calculated using the average shares method.

 

(See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements)

 

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Notes to Financial Statements   BMO Funds

 

1.   Organization

BMO Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. As of August 31, 2017, the Corporation consisted of 43 portfolios, including 10 target retirement and 5 target risk diversified portfolios within this annual report (individually referred to as the “Fund,” or collectively as the “Funds”), each with differing share class offerings as well as 28 other portfolios whose annual report is available under a separate cover. BMO Asset Management Corp. serves as the Funds’ investment adviser (the “Adviser”), a Delaware corporation headquartered in Chicago, Illinois that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp.

 

BMO Fund names as displayed

throughout this report

  Fund Inception
Date
  Investment Objective

Target Retirement

       

In-Retirement Fund

  August 30, 2013   The investment objective of each Target Retirement Fund is to achieve growth, income, and conservation of capital to varying degrees depending on its proximity to its target date. As the Fund approaches its target date, the Fund will reduce its emphasis on growth and increase its emphasis on income and preservation of capital.

2015 Fund

  December 27, 2013  

2020 Fund

  August 30, 2013  

2025 Fund

  December 27, 2013  

2030 Fund

  August 30, 2013  

2035 Fund

  December 27, 2013  

2040 Fund

  August 30, 2013  

2045 Fund

  December 27, 2013  

2050 Fund

  August 30, 2013  

2055 Fund

  December 27, 2013  

Target Risk

       

Conservative Allocation Fund

  May 30, 2014   To provide total return primarily from income, secondarily from appreciation.

Moderate Allocation Fund

  May 30, 2014   To provide total investment return from income and appreciation.

Balanced Allocation Fund

  May 30, 2014   To provide total investment return from income and appreciation.

Growth Allocation Fund

  May 30, 2014   To provide total investment return from income and appreciation.

Aggressive Allocation Fund

  May 30, 2014   To provide total investment return primarily from appreciation, secondarily from income.

The target investment allocation for each of the Target Risk Funds, based on each Fund’s total assets, is set forth below.

 

Target Risk Fund

   Equity      Fixed Income      Money Market Funds  

Conservative Allocation Fund

     10%–30%        70%–90%        0%–10%  

Moderate Allocation Fund

     30%–50%        50%–70%        0%–10%  

Balanced Allocation Fund

     50%–70%        30%–50%        0%–10%  

Growth Allocation Fund

     70%–90%        10%–30%        0%–10%  

Aggressive Allocation Fund

     90%–100%        0%        0%–10%  

Each Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a mix (without limitation) of BMO Funds and unaffiliated mutual funds. The Funds are designed to provide investors with investment management, asset allocation, and ongoing reallocation over time. Each Fund is considered a “fund of funds” because it invests in other mutual funds. A fund of funds bears its own direct expenses in addition to bearing a proportionate share of expenses charged to the underlying funds in which it invests.

 

2.   Significant Accounting Policies

The Funds are investment companies and follow the accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements.

Use of Estimates—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of 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 may differ from those estimates.

Investment Valuations—Investments in other open-end registered investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Securities or other assets for which market valuations are not readily available, or are deemed to be inaccurate, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith using methods approved by the Board of Directors (the “Directors”). The Directors have established a Pricing Committee, which is responsible for determinations of fair value, subject to the supervision of the Directors. In determining fair value, the Pricing Committee takes into account all information available and any factors it deems appropriate. Consequently, the price of securities used by a Fund to calculate its Net Asset Value (“NAV”) may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security is materially different than the value that would be realized upon the sale of that security and the differences may be material to the NAV of the respective Fund or the financial statements presented.

 

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The Pricing Committee may determine that a security needs to be fair valued. In valuing underlying fund investments, the Funds use the NAVs reported by the underlying funds. An underlying fund may need to fair value one or more of its investments, which may, in turn, require a Fund to do the same because of delays in obtaining the underlying fund’s NAV.

Investment Income, Expenses, and Distributions—Investment income and expenses are accrued daily. The Funds distribute net investment income, if any, and net realized gains (net of any capital loss carryovers) annually. Dividend income, realized gain distributions from underlying funds, and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair market value. Paid-in-kind interest included in interest income, if any, is accrued daily.

The Funds offer multiple classes of shares which differ in their respective distribution, administration, and service fees. All shareholders bear the common expenses of the Funds. Dividends are declared separately for each class. No class has preferential dividend rights; differences in per share dividend rates are generally due to differences in class-specific expenses. Income, non-class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the value of total shares outstanding of each class without distinction between share classes. Expenses attributable to a particular class of shares, such as shareholder servicing fees, are allocated directly to that class.

Federal Income Taxes—The policies and procedures of the Funds require compliance with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and distribution to shareholders each year substantially all of their income. Accordingly, no provisions for federal tax are necessary. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

Securities of Other Investment Companies & Underlying Fund Investment Risk—The Funds may invest in the securities of other investment companies, including exchange-traded funds, within the limits prescribed by the 1940 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder. Investments in the securities of other investment companies may involve duplication of advisory fees and certain other expenses. By investing in another investment company, a Fund becomes a shareholder of that investment company. As a result, Fund shareholders indirectly will bear the Fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by shareholders of the other investment company, in addition to the fees and expenses Fund shareholders directly bear in connection with the Fund’s own operations. The Funds also may invest in investment companies that are not organized under the laws of the United States. The Fund’s risks are directly related to the risks of the underlying funds. It is important to understand the risks associated with investing in the underlying funds.

Commitments and Contingencies—In the normal course of business, the Corporation enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Corporation’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Corporation that have not yet occurred. However, the Corporation has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

Other—Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Net realized gains and losses on securities are computed on the basis of specific security lot identification.

 

3.   Fair Value Measurement

Fair Valuation Measurement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with GAAP, and requires disclosure about fair value measurements. It establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting issuer (observable inputs) and (2) the reporting issuer’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). It also provides guidance on determining when there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability, when a transaction is not orderly, and how that information must be incorporated into fair value measurement.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. An active market for the security is a market in which transactions occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. Common and preferred stocks, options and futures contracts, and U.S. registered mutual funds are generally categorized as Level 1.

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Fixed income securities, repurchase agreements, cash collateral received as part of the securities lending program, and securities valued by an independent fair value pricing service are generally categorized as Level 2.

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs, including management’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.

In May 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2015-07, Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Unit (or Its Equivalent), modifying ASC 820. Under the modifications, investments in private investment funds valued at net asset value are no longer included in the fair value hierarchy. For the year ended August 31, 2017, the Funds had no investments in private investment funds, and there were no investments excluded from the fair value hierarchy. It is the Funds’ policy to recognize transfers between category levels at the end of the period. For the year ended August 31, 2017, there were no transfers in and out of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3. The Funds did not hold any Level 2 or Level 3 securities as of August 31, 2017.

 

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The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of August 31, 2017, in valuing the Funds’ assets:

 

     In-Retirement Fund         
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Mutual Funds

   $ 14,792,260      $     —      $     —      $ 14,792,260  

Short-Term Investments

     144,477                      144,477  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 14,936,737      $     —      $     —      $ 14,936,737  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2015 Fund         
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Mutual Funds

   $ 3,869,676      $     —      $     —      $ 3,869,676  

Short-Term Investments

     39,798                      39,798  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,909,474      $     —      $     —      $ 3,909,474  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2020 Fund         
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Mutual Funds

   $ 79,758,576      $     —      $     —      $ 79,758,576  

Short-Term Investments

     720,855                      720,855  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 80,479,431      $     —      $     —      $ 80,479,431  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2025 Fund         
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Mutual Funds

   $ 21,172,338      $     —      $     —      $ 21,172,338  

Short-Term Investments

     246,901                      246,901  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 21,419,239      $     —      $     —      $ 21,419,239  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2030 Fund         
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Mutual Funds

   $ 91,576,106      $     —      $     —      $ 91,576,106  

Short-Term Investments

     1,008,652                      1,008,652  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 92,584,758      $     —      $     —      $ 92,584,758  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2035 Fund         
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Mutual Funds

   $ 12,927,397      $     —      $     —      $ 12,927,397  

Short-Term Investments

     58,671                      58,671  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 12,986,068      $     —      $     —      $ 12,986,068  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2040 Fund         
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Mutual Funds

   $ 51,952,010      $     —      $     —      $ 51,952,010  

Short-Term Investments

     533,274                      533,274  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 52,485,284      $     —      $     —      $ 52,485,284  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2045 Fund         
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Mutual Funds

   $ 7,828,852      $     —      $     —      $ 7,828,852  

Short-Term Investments

     78,288                      78,288  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 7,907,140      $     —      $     —      $ 7,907,140  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2050 Fund         
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Mutual Funds

   $ 39,132,791      $     —      $     —      $ 39,132,791  

Short-Term Investments

     391,301                      391,301  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 39,524,092      $     —      $     —      $ 39,524,092  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2055 Fund         
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Mutual Funds

   $ 7,083,576      $     —      $     —      $ 7,083,576  

Short-Term Investments

     70,830                      70,830  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 7,154,406      $     —      $     —      $ 7,154,406  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Conservative Allocation Fund         
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Mutual Funds

   $ 72,974,278      $     —      $     —      $ 72,974,278  

Short-Term Investments

     615,540                      615,540  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 73,589,818      $     —      $     —      $ 73,589,818  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Moderate Allocation Fund         
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Mutual Funds

   $ 109,955,524      $     —      $     —      $ 109,955,524  

Short-Term Investments

     1,030,079                      1,030,079  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 110,985,603      $     —      $     —      $ 110,985,603  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Balanced Allocation Fund         
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Mutual Funds

   $ 366,867,444      $     —      $     —      $ 366,867,444  

Short-Term Investments

     3,074,917                      3,074,917  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 369,942,361      $     —      $     —      $ 369,942,361  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Growth Allocation Fund         
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Mutual Funds

   $ 127,703,596      $     —      $     —      $ 127,703,596  

Short-Term Investments

     1,222,859                      1,222,859  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 128,926,455      $     —      $     —      $ 128,926,455  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Aggressive Allocation Fund         
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Mutual Funds

   $ 173,769,232      $     —      $     —      $ 173,769,232  

Short-Term Investments

     444,956                      444,956  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 174,214,188      $     —      $     —      $ 174,214,188  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

 

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4.   Capital Stock

The Articles of Incorporation permit the Directors to issue an indefinite number of full and fractional shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. Transactions in capital stock were as follows:

 

    

 

   

 

   

 

 
     In-Retirement Fund     2015 Fund     2020 Fund  
     Year Ended
August 31,
2017
     Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
     Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
     Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 

Capital stock transactions in dollars:

               

Proceeds from sale of shares:

               

Investor class of shares

   $ 1,008,269      $ 757,262     $ 656,625      $ 322,398     $ 2,713,803      $ 3,811,445  

Institutional class of shares

            146,670 (1)             2,318 (1)             384,344 (1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     534,506        471,110       3,871        326,651       1,696,274        2,597,725  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     1,499,670        4,418,734       1,549,699        327,621       7,678,581        14,282,672  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     3,042,445        5,793,776       2,210,195        978,988       12,088,658        21,076,186  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared:

               

Investor class of shares

     229,242        415,792       7,555        20,044       1,080,668        1,777,801  

Institutional class of shares

            28,070 (1)             3,995 (1)             347,404 (1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     78,175        165,007       555        5,045       661,731        1,012,032  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     1,129,433        1,496,011       92,325        146,671       4,128,058        4,518,603  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net proceeds from shares issued

     1,436,850        2,104,880       100,435        175,755       5,870,457        7,655,840  

Cost of shares redeemed:

               

Investor class of shares

     (1,213,231      (2,254,061     (993,165      (292,086     (5,493,344      (7,143,360

Institutional class of shares

            (433,997 )(1)             (115,993 )(1)             (5,700,230 )(1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     (1,675,212      (965,909     (33,078      (415,640     (7,677,610      (6,373,881

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     (7,845,531      (5,522,850     (2,178,046      (1,025,702     (19,990,572      (8,945,634
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cost of shares redeemed

     (10,733,974      (9,176,817     (3,204,289      (1,849,421     (33,161,526      (28,163,105
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change resulting from fund share transactions in dollars

   $ (6,254,679    $ (1,278,161   $ (893,659    $ (694,678   $ (15,202,411    $ 568,921  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital stock transactions in shares:

               

Sale of shares:

               

Investor class of shares

     108,395        77,952       61,847        31,343       268,374        379,524  

Institutional class of shares

            15,572 (1)             227 (1)             38,990 (1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     58,358        49,575       365        31,567       167,507        264,638  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     160,992        478,376       140,426        32,173       754,743        1,474,069  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net sale of shares

     327,745        621,475       202,638        95,310       1,190,624        2,157,221  

Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared:

               

Investor class of shares

     26,020        46,097       719        1,987       112,219        184,037  

Institutional class of shares

            3,112 (1)             395 (1)             35,963 (1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     8,833        18,253       53        500       68,502        104,549  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     128,491        166,223       8,768        14,479       429,112        467,765  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net shares issued

     163,344        233,685       9,540        17,361       609,833        792,314  

Shares redeemed:

               

Investor class of shares

     (129,631      (239,842     (90,952      (29,227     (540,360      (744,875

Institutional class of shares

            (46,029 )(1)             (10,928 )(1)             (575,711 )(1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     (180,106      (102,190     (3,051      (40,510     (762,158      (644,421

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     (849,082      (579,689     (200,328      (101,058     (1,962,803      (892,639
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net shares redeemed

     (1,158,819      (967,750     (294,331      (181,723     (3,265,321      (2,857,646
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change resulting from fund share transactions in shares

     (667,730      (112,590     (82,153      (69,052     (1,464,864      91,889  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Reflects operations for the period from September 1, 2015, to August 1, 2016 (termination of Institutional class of shares).

 

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     2025 Fund     2030 Fund     2035 Fund  
     Year Ended
August 31,
2017
     Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
     Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
     Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 

Capital stock transactions in dollars:

               

Proceeds from sale of shares:

               

Investor class of shares

   $ 298,184      $ 348,017     $ 3,090,018      $ 4,129,727     $ 510,807      $ 486,925  

Institutional class of shares

            39,517 (1)             432,852 (1)             32,639 (1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     141,111        213,768       1,391,128        2,764,321       102,195        128,349  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     5,165,176        4,734,955       12,437,489        18,141,495       3,338,790        4,465,463  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     5,604,471        5,336,257       16,918,635        25,468,395       3,951,792        5,113,376  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared:

               

Investor class of shares

     23,843        45,412       911,447        1,362,886       32,175        19,506  

Institutional class of shares

            16,995 (1)             185,684 (1)             1,593 (1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     35,100        30,674       442,421        693,045       21,569        9,502  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     1,135,390        746,383       4,125,659        3,847,019       1,421,767        596,770  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net proceeds from shares issued

     1,194,333        839,464       5,479,527        6,088,634       1,475,511        627,371  

Cost of shares redeemed:

               

Investor class of shares

     (137,454      (1,339,999     (5,492,840      (8,605,351     (549,772      (702,141

Institutional class of shares

            (640,270 )(1)             (3,388,679 )(1)             (97,574 )(1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     (1,135,416      (585,408     (5,859,197      (6,063,527     (525,837      (391,486

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     (16,547,756      (3,634,083     (28,265,720      (9,158,466     (24,303,005      (3,775,389
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cost of shares redeemed

     (17,820,626      (6,199,760     (39,617,757      (27,216,023     (25,378,614      (4,966,590
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change resulting from fund share transactions in dollars

   $ (11,021,822    $ (24,039   $ (17,219,595    $ 4,341,006     $ (19,951,311    $ 774,157  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital stock transactions in shares:

               

Sale of shares:

               

Investor class of shares

     27,606        33,809       282,733        396,140       47,612        46,783  

Institutional class of shares

            3,846 (1)             41,939 (1)             3,211 (1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     13,162        21,125       127,664        266,280       9,520        12,675  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     467,516        464,965       1,136,600        1,785,871       302,467        439,783  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net sale of shares

     508,284        523,745       1,546,997        2,490,230       359,599        502,452  

Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared:

               

Investor class of shares

     2,266        4,448       87,808        132,705       3,079        1,907  

Institutional class of shares

            1,659 (1)             18,080 (1)             155 (1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     3,353        3,013       42,540        67,417       2,072        932  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     107,620        72,818       397,846        374,953       135,535        58,165  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net shares issued

     113,239        81,938       528,194        593,155       140,686        61,159  

Shares redeemed:

               

Investor class of shares

     (12,259      (136,317     (506,947      (857,437     (49,406      (71,417

Institutional class of shares

            (63,832 )(1)             (323,760 )(1)             (9,828 )(1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     (102,055      (59,326     (539,077      (601,499     (47,373      (38,954

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     (1,496,179      (349,342     (2,573,184      (878,186     (2,193,982      (364,049
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net shares redeemed

     (1,610,493      (608,817     (3,619,208      (2,660,882     (2,290,761      (484,248
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change resulting from fund share transactions in shares

     (988,970      (3,134     (1,544,017      422,503       (1,790,476      79,363  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Reflects operations for the period from September 1, 2015, to August 1, 2016 (termination of Institutional class of shares).

 

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     2040 Fund     2045 Fund     2050 Fund  
     Year Ended
August 31,
2017
     Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
     Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
     Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 

Capital stock transactions in dollars:

               

Proceeds from sale of shares:

               

Investor class of shares

   $ 1,883,014      $ 4,767,948     $ 170,177      $ 547,569     $ 2,360,706      $ 2,855,476  

Institutional class of shares

            744,269 (1)             35,333 (1)             716,030 (1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     585,454        1,131,384       143,679        242,359       803,818        1,230,609  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     7,703,062        10,567,208       2,516,895        4,133,944       7,019,909        9,583,527  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     10,171,530        17,210,809       2,830,751        4,959,205       10,184,433        14,385,642  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared:

               

Investor class of shares

     628,710        1,034,277       42,441        24,521       379,998        496,842  

Institutional class of shares

            195,405 (1)             2,386 (1)             108,258 (1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     214,271        490,052       20,450        7,710       203,040        241,912  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     2,866,927        3,218,871       804,157        266,574       1,836,029        1,205,244  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net proceeds from shares issued

     3,709,908        4,938,605       867,048        301,191       2,419,067        2,052,256  

Cost of shares redeemed:

               

Investor class of shares

     (5,649,232      (4,805,583     (253,382      (819,881     (5,369,123      (3,260,413

Institutional class of shares

            (3,276,061 )(1)             (143,717 )(1)             (2,738,189 )(1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     (3,487,878      (4,088,250     (563,598      (589,023     (2,653,255      (1,964,479

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     (23,316,521      (5,553,270     (13,070,897      (2,304,205     (13,439,244      (3,693,210
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cost of shares redeemed

     (32,453,631      (17,723,164     (13,887,877      (3,856,826     (21,461,622      (11,656,291
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change resulting from fund share transactions in dollars

   $ (18,572,193    $ 4,426,250     $ (10,190,078    $ 1,403,570     $ (8,858,122    $ 4,781,607  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital stock transactions in shares:

               

Sale of shares:

               

Investor class of shares

     173,576        453,460       15,219        51,707       209,620        272,211  

Institutional class of shares

            72,663 (1)             3,459 (1)             68,012 (1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     53,880        108,460       13,190        23,399       71,209        115,468  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     713,031        1,048,607       223,749        400,185       622,506        920,719  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net sale of shares

     940,487        1,683,190       252,158        478,750       903,335        1,376,410  

Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared:

               

Investor class of shares

     61,158        101,400       4,004        2,358       35,681        47,139  

Institutional class of shares

            19,157 (1)             229 (1)             10,271 (1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     20,763        47,903       1,935        743       19,065        22,930  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     279,155        315,576       75,579        25,534       172,721        114,350  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net shares issued

     361,076        484,036       81,518        28,864       227,467        194,690  

Shares redeemed:

               

Investor class of shares

     (525,932      (480,196     (22,375      (83,493     (484,194      (316,998

Institutional class of shares

            (315,193 )(1)             (14,314 )(1)             (251,953 )(1) 

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     (320,875      (399,857     (49,820      (56,631     (238,882      (192,760

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     (2,131,353      (529,589     (1,164,696      (219,487     (1,183,799      (343,195
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net shares redeemed

     (2,978,160      (1,724,835     (1,236,891      (373,925     (1,906,875      (1,104,906
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change resulting from fund share transactions in shares

     (1,676,597      442,391       (903,215      133,689       (776,073      466,194  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Reflects operations for the period from September 1, 2015, to August 1, 2016 (termination of Institutional class of shares).

 

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     2055 Fund     Conservative Allocation
Fund
     Moderate Allocation
Fund
 
     Year Ended
August 31,
2017
     Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
     Year Ended
August 31,
2016
     Year Ended
August 31,
2017
     Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 

Capital stock transactions in dollars:

                

Proceeds from sale of shares:

                

Investor class of shares

   $ 379,222      $ 542,181     $ 3,333,251      $ 1,811,809      $ 1,787,884      $ 3,102,719  

Institutional class of shares

            30,152 (1)      3,199,776        2,723,597        2,247,337        3,212,145  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     235,131        245,910       594,944        747,669        3,698,491        2,350,004  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     2,688,106        5,340,196       9,716,130        9,680,026        14,085,245        21,380,185  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     3,302,459        6,158,439       16,844,101        14,963,101        21,818,957        30,045,053  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared:

                

Investor class of shares

     20,520        22,251       395,379        936,208        423,731        1,029,190  

Institutional class of shares

            3,933 (1)      819,598        1,331,596        446,331        917,395  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     21,849        6,116       154,118        292,057        432,042        767,207  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     342,529        70,282       2,569,224        4,033,553        3,686,197        5,610,808  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net proceeds from shares issued

     384,898        102,582       3,938,319        6,593,414        4,988,301        8,324,600  

Cost of shares redeemed:

                

Investor class of shares

     (320,201      (1,153,963     (6,464,521      (8,437,977      (7,901,290      (13,162,467

Institutional class of shares

            (227,111 )(1)      (7,637,483      (3,814,177      (5,677,100      (8,062,550

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     (672,795      (191,938     (4,559,252      (1,890,428      (3,601,940      (12,516,924

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     (3,950,595      (1,758,004     (73,153,708      (12,000,170      (41,844,897      (18,791,126
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cost of shares redeemed

     (4,943,591      (3,331,016     (91,814,964      (26,142,752      (59,025,227      (52,533,067
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change resulting from fund share transactions in dollars

   $ (1,256,234    $ 2,930,005     $ (71,032,544    $ (4,586,237    $ (32,217,969    $ (14,163,414
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital stock transactions in shares:

                

Sale of shares:

                

Investor class of shares

     34,155        53,020       341,654        190,169        184,063        330,167  

Institutional class of shares

            2,909 (1)      327,989        285,432        231,324        347,121  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     21,703        24,075       61,258        78,292        379,868        249,468  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     241,119        519,389       990,085        1,002,674        1,440,015        2,269,691  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net sale of shares

     296,977        599,393       1,720,986        1,556,567        2,235,270        3,196,447  

Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared:

                

Investor class of shares

     1,938        2,152       41,663        101,321        45,078        111,747  

Institutional class of shares

            379 (1)      86,455        144,268        47,533        99,717  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     2,071        593       16,240        31,574        45,913        83,121  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     32,223        6,771       271,015        437,005        392,985        609,870  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net shares issued

     36,232        9,895       415,373        714,168        531,509        904,455  

Shares redeemed:

                

Investor class of shares

     (27,594      (118,249     (660,920      (881,334      (806,639      (1,403,952

Institutional class of shares

            (21,471 )(1)      (777,055      (403,086      (580,703      (860,237

Retirement class R-3 of shares

     (59,996      (18,601     (470,782      (198,052      (369,030      (1,309,680

Retirement class R-6 of shares

     (354,505      (165,362     (7,418,823      (1,251,722      (4,274,881      (1,985,895
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net shares redeemed

     (442,095      (323,683     (9,327,580      (2,734,194      (6,031,253      (5,559,764
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net change resulting from fund share transactions in shares

     (108,886      285,605       (7,191,221      (463,459      (3,264,474      (1,458,862
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Reflects operations for the period from September 1, 2015, to August 1, 2016 (termination of Institutional class of shares).

 

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    Balanced Allocation
Fund
    Growth Allocation
Fund
    Aggressive Allocation
Fund
 
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
    Year Ended
August 31,
2017
    Year Ended
August 31,
2016
 

Capital stock transactions in dollars:

           

Proceeds from sale of shares:

           

Investor class of shares

  $ 9,596,115     $ 7,142,376     $ 1,521,150     $ 2,077,673     $ 2,549,571     $ 3,572,978  

Institutional class of shares

    18,188,630       13,589,037       3,782,554       1,591,796       3,231,792       3,848,563  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    3,462,896       3,545,301       1,995,735       2,171,200       1,545,438       1,791,359  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    33,777,945       51,258,245       23,359,307       22,529,256       28,234,235       28,362,465  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

    65,025,586       75,534,959       30,658,746       28,369,925       35,561,036       37,575,365  

Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared:

           

Investor class of shares

    7,291,420       12,849,873       1,358,067       2,839,764       4,019,656       5,585,746  

Institutional class of shares

    4,959,081       7,011,067       661,921       1,170,790       2,155,531       2,580,768  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    1,857,132       3,137,774       1,005,881       2,104,133       1,846,190       1,654,830  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    16,194,257       21,422,949       4,846,161       5,431,739       11,432,316       9,317,128  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net proceeds from shares issued

    30,301,890       44,421,663       7,872,030       11,546,426       19,453,693       19,138,472  

Cost of shares redeemed:

           

Investor class of shares

    (28,809,458     (58,264,348     (12,160,876     (21,431,476     (23,138,517     (36,746,238

Institutional class of shares

    (46,186,859     (24,780,559     (5,854,651     (7,575,632     (15,771,306     (12,716,568

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    (11,399,285     (14,663,873     (11,372,090     (6,500,965     (6,476,231     (5,897,696

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    (115,489,437     (60,487,004     (29,720,835     (14,964,684     (62,955,630     (26,340,978
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cost of shares redeemed

    (201,885,039     (158,195,784     (59,108,452     (50,472,757     (108,341,684     (81,701,480
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change resulting from fund share transactions in dollars

  $ (106,557,563   $ (38,239,162   $ (20,577,676   $ (10,556,406   $ (53,326,955   $ (24,987,643
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital stock transactions in shares:

           

Sale of shares:

           

Investor class of shares

    1,025,790       783,352       157,085       225,792       269,537       388,583  

Institutional class of shares

    1,949,386       1,509,315       397,357       171,890       339,793       423,612  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    373,495       386,455       206,661       238,599       162,532       194,889  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    3,612,043       5,768,354       2,396,103       2,474,947       2,925,969       3,145,394  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net sale of shares

    6,960,714       8,447,476       3,157,206       3,111,228       3,697,831       4,152,478  

Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared:

           

Investor class of shares

    822,031       1,432,539       146,659       309,680       449,626       606,487  

Institutional class of shares

    559,716       782,485       71,559       127,676       241,651       280,518  

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    209,372       349,807       108,509       229,458       206,740       179,678  

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    1,827,794       2,388,289       524,476       592,338       1,281,650       1,012,731  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net shares issued

    3,418,913       4,953,120       851,203       1,259,152       2,179,667       2,079,414  

Shares redeemed:

           

Investor class of shares

    (3,093,692     (6,527,889     (1,245,696     (2,334,793     (2,424,144     (3,958,147

Institutional class of shares

    (4,942,672     (2,708,731     (604,772     (837,364     (1,624,360     (1,411,393

Retirement class R-3 of shares

    (1,223,751     (1,605,109     (1,181,512     (705,198     (681,868     (638,101

Retirement class R-6 of shares

    (12,198,320     (6,601,754     (3,005,372     (1,615,073     (6,486,787     (2,825,539
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net shares redeemed

    (21,458,435     (17,443,483     (6,037,352     (5,492,428     (11,217,159     (8,833,180
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change resulting from fund share transactions in shares

    (11,078,808     (4,042,887     (2,028,943     (1,122,048     (5,339,661     (2,601,288
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

5.   Investment Adviser Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Investment Advisory Fees—The Adviser does not receive an investment advisory fee for the services it performs for the Funds. However, the Adviser is entitled to receive an investment advisory fee from each of the BMO Funds that serve as underlying funds.

Contractual Expense Limitation—The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive or reduce fees and reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to prevent class total annual operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses, interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, other investment-related costs and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of a Fund’s business) from exceeding the levels set out in the table below through December 31, 2018. This agreement may not be terminated prior to December 31, 2018 without the consent of the Funds’ Board of Directors, unless terminated due to the termination of the investment advisory agreement. Additionally, the agreement does not provide for recoupment by the Adviser of waived fees or reimbursed expenses.

 

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    Annualized Contractual Expense Limitation
Exclusive of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses
    Annualized Contractual Expense Limitation
Inclusive of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses per
the Funds’ Prospectus Dated December 29, 2016
 

Fund

  Investor
Class
    Institutional
Class
    Retirement
Class R-3
    Retirement
Class R-6(1)
    Investor
Class
    Institutional
Class
    Retirement
Class R-3
    Retirement
Class R-6(1)
 

In-Retirement Fund

    0.33       0.58     (0.07 )%      0.96       1.21     0.56

2015 Fund

    0.33         0.58       (0.07     1.00         1.25       0.60  

2020 Fund

    0.33         0.58       (0.07     1.03         1.28       0.63  

2025 Fund

    0.33         0.58       (0.07     1.03         1.28       0.63  

2030 Fund

    0.37         0.62       (0.03     1.09         1.34       0.69  

2035 Fund

    0.37         0.62       (0.03     1.06         1.31       0.66  

2040 Fund

    0.36         0.61       (0.04     1.08         1.33       0.68  

2045 Fund

    0.36         0.61       (0.04     1.05         1.30       0.65  

2050 Fund

    0.36         0.61       (0.04     1.08         1.33       0.68  

2055 Fund

    0.36         0.61       (0.04     1.07         1.32       0.67  

Conservative Allocation Fund

    0.33       0.08     0.58       (0.07     1.02       0.77     1.27       0.62  

Moderate Allocation Fund

    0.30       0.05       0.55       (0.10     1.02       0.77       1.27       0.62  

Balanced Allocation Fund

    0.33       0.08       0.58       (0.07     1.08       0.83       1.33       0.68  

Growth Allocation Fund

    0.30       0.05       0.55       (0.10     1.08       0.83       1.33       0.68  

Aggressive Allocation Fund

    0.33       0.08       0.58       (0.07     1.01       0.76       1.26       0.61  

 

  (1) As a result of reimbursing expenses including acquired fund expenses, the Adviser reimbursed amounts in excess of the respective share classes operating expenses. The aggregate excess reimbursement is accounted for as “Excess expense reimbursement from investment adviser” included in investment income on the Statements of Operations.

Shareholder Servicing Fees—Under the terms of a Shareholder Services Agreement with the Adviser, each Fund pays the Adviser at the annual rate of 0.25% of average daily net assets of the Fund’s Investor Class shares for the period. The fee paid to the Adviser is used to finance certain services for shareholders and to maintain shareholder accounts.

Distribution Services Fees—The Funds are subject to a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. The Plan authorizes payments by the Fund to finance activities intended to result in the sale of its Retirement Class R-3 shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses of 0.50% of the average daily net assets of the Fund’s Retirement Class R-3 shares.

Administration Fees—Each Fund pays the Adviser at the annual rate of 0.15% of average daily net assets per class (except the Retirement class R-6, which does not pay an Administration Fee).

For the year ended August 31, 2017, the Funds were charged the following Administration Fees per class:

 

Fund

   Investor
Class
     Institutional
Class
     Retirement
Class R-3
 

In-Retirement Fund

   $ 4,903         $ 1,631  

2015 Fund

     1,124           189  

2020 Fund

     26,575           13,821  

2025 Fund

     1,258           1,179  

2030 Fund

     28,118           12,033  

2035 Fund

     1,190           574  

2040 Fund

     17,384           5,627  

2045 Fund

     1,360           474  

2050 Fund

     12,605           5,419  

2055 Fund

     832           577  

Conservative Allocations Fund

     24,849      $ 43,616        7,554  

Moderate Allocation Fund

     16,369        16,371        19,709  

Balanced Allocation Fund

     154,065        99,652        39,430  

Growth Allocation Fund

     31,502        14,952        29,648  

Aggressive Allocation Fund

     63,737        32,529        28,056  

Custodian Fees—BMO Harris Bank N.A. (“BMO Harris”) is the Funds’ custodian. BMO Harris receives fees based on 0.0050% on the first $10 billion average daily net assets, based on the collective net assets of the Corporation custodied by BMO Harris, and 0.0025% on all assets in excess of $10 billion.

Investments in Affiliated Issuers—An affiliated issuer is an entity in which the Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities or any investment in the BMO Funds. Issuers that are affiliates of the Fund at period-end are noted in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments. Additional security purchases and the reduction of certain securities shares outstanding of existing portfolio holdings that were not considered affiliated in prior years may result in the Funds owning in excess of 5% of the outstanding shares at period-end. The table below reflects transactions during the year with entities that are affiliates as of August 31, 2017. All securities listed on the table present the Institutional Class, except for BMO LGM Frontier Markets Equity Fund, which has an Investor Class, and BMO Institutional Prime Money Market, which has a Premier Class.

 

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Fund/Security Description

  Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Purchases     Sales
Proceeds
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Net
Realized
Gain(Loss)
    Value, End
of Period
    Dividends
Credited
to
Income
    Net Realized
Gain on
Capital Gain
Distributions
 

In-Retirement Fund

               

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund

  $ 580,470     $ 98,103     $ 292,291     $ (12,277   $ 28,609     $ 402,614     $ 7,851     $ 6,188  

BMO Dividend Income Fund

    409,818       55,104       216,372       (2,932     39,078       284,696       7,769       2,888  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund

    602,411       95,897       334,803       14,808       42,558       420,871       7,257       4,138  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund

    253,944       38,217       135,543       17,264       8,179       182,061       1,686       12,678  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

    260,074       97,622       141,464       (54,348     17,917       179,801       1,316       62,209  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    107,588       32,900       56,666       (16,557     8,513       75,778       337       21,104  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund

    64,374       12,332       38,380       (7,642     14,956       45,640              

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund

    428,589       53,347       234,945       47,142       4,340       298,473       11,097        

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

    571,074       76,865       278,019       (5,611     37,488       401,797       11,740        

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

    258,938       124,581       184,493       23,749       14,548       237,323       1,746        

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

          739,144       290,866       7,616       (7,621     448,273       17,503        

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund

    1,504,017       174,719       686,167       45,015       9,142       1,046,726              

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

    4,014,368       697,583       1,893,333       (42,213     (5,863     2,770,542       85,438       10,966  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund

    389,865       57,424       180,688       12,191       (10,288     268,504       17,038        

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

    209,515       7,124,489       7,189,547             20       144,477       1,124        

BMO LGM Frontier Markets Equity Fund

    123,684       968       118,329       9,954       (16,277           968        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 9,778,729     $ 9,479,295     $ 12,271,906     $ 36,159     $ 185,299     $ 7,207,576     $ 172,870     $ 120,171  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

2015 Fund

               

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund

  $ 162,273     $ 108,196     $ 136,311     $ 2,896     $ 3,253     $ 140,307     $ 2,477     $ 1,995  

BMO Dividend Income Fund

    86,958       52,619       74,775       8,793       817       74,412       1,810       697  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund

    173,384       104,000       148,389       24,273       (3,979     149,289       2,286       1,349  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund

    90,149       58,444       80,279       7,346       3,650       79,310       723       5,165  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

    86,632       75,325       75,373       8,827       (21,004     74,407       502       22,547  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    31,775       24,172       26,304       5,299       (7,213     27,729       116       6,680  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund

    27,154       16,853       23,940       4,408       (615     23,860              

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund

    123,046       72,833       107,743       15,103       2,078       105,317       3,592        

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

    158,684       98,403       131,366       13,204       (2,790     136,135       3,670        

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

    87,301       86,187       95,762       11,977       3,342       93,045       702        

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

          186,287       88,864       3,628       (3,413     97,638       3,519        

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund

    306,504       175,409       232,806       9,860       2,892       261,859              

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

    677,799       439,737       527,846       (3,767     (5,830     580,093       16,701       2,129  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund

    59,848       36,860       46,209       1,122       (936     50,685       3,013        

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

    46,224       2,948,449       2,954,832             (43     39,798       398        

BMO LGM Frontier Markets Equity Fund

    31,708       248       30,335       1,344       (2,965           248        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 2,149,439     $ 4,484,022     $ 4,781,134     $ 114,313     $ (32,756   $ 1,933,884     $ 39,757     $ 40,562  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

2020 Fund

               

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund

  $ 3,894,115     $ 514,263     $ 1,188,355     $ 142,668     $ 1,927     $ 3,364,618     $ 58,926     $ 45,003  

BMO Dividend Income Fund

    1,670,025       211,234       599,305       68,491       103,543       1,453,988       35,328       12,843  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund

    4,126,073       704,413       1,725,841       354,951       91,920       3,551,516       54,568       30,516  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund

    2,404,456       362,921       944,020       266,729       26,468       2,116,554       17,979       128,264  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

    2,281,189       894,590       903,056       (337,953     11,015       1,945,785       12,385       575,626  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    1,670,663       552,986       639,442       (103,898     (5,341     1,474,968       5,722       348,605  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund

    932,505       202,086       447,132       47,023       72,572       807,054              

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund

    2,972,794       424,749       1,234,558       419,932       12,893       2,595,810       81,954        

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

    4,125,091       638,568       1,447,175       229,918       71,619       3,618,021       91,283        

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

    2,631,395       1,146,071       1,379,794       282,568       44,890       2,725,130       19,852        

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

          1,651,354       459,137       22,689       (11,674     1,203,232       40,777        

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund

    5,838,880       808,487       1,811,395       222,725       21,630       5,080,327              

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

    9,971,443       2,117,830       3,442,858       (90,251     (10,467     8,545,697       244,083       29,301  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund

    852,539       150,208       279,289       21,565       (15,986     729,037       42,543        

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

    920,373       20,875,822       21,075,341             1       720,855       6,262        

BMO LGM Frontier Markets Equity Fund

    709,471       5,554       773,109       50,968       7,116             5,554        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 45,001,012     $ 31,261,136     $ 38,349,807     $ 1,598,125     $ 422,126     $ 39,932,592     $ 717,216     $ 1,170,158  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Fund/Security Description

  Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Purchases     Sales
Proceeds
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Net
Realized
Gain(Loss)
    Value, End
of Period
    Dividends
Credited
to
Income
    Net Realized
Gain on
Capital Gain
Distributions
 

2025 Fund

               

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund

  $ 945,739     $ 266,250     $ 589,380     $ 16,114     $ 23,302     $ 662,025     $ 13,253     $ 12,198  

BMO Dividend Income Fund

    399,892       81,452       247,672       41,348       2,410       277,430       7,769       3,372  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund

    1,487,538       334,298       969,243       219,507       (46,746     1,025,354       18,407       12,156  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund

    784,992       177,592       495,309       69,128       21,324       557,727       5,691       46,972  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

    888,016       456,619       585,298       78,477       (217,939     619,875       5,450       246,015  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    854,792       352,248       538,597       189,446       (256,515     601,374       3,239       191,286  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund

    549,784       136,777       370,012       86,374       (17,050     385,873              

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund

    832,761       129,882       491,592       101,069       8,240       580,360       25,426        

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

    1,452,719       339,786       854,098       104,217       (12,562     1,030,062       35,634        

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

    1,114,286       447,553       740,161       91,875       22,777       936,330       9,413        

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

          429,700       193,930       5,886       (7,267     234,389       10,949        

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund

    1,711,494       342,282       928,456       49,824       20,219       1,195,363              

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

    2,369,198       707,679       1,400,738       (20,482     (16,711     1,638,946       55,779       7,802  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund

    215,684       58,053       125,448       6,947       (6,056     149,180       10,459        

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

    307,623       8,206,204       8,266,822             (104     246,901       2,016        

BMO LGM Frontier Markets Equity Fund

    245,304       1,920       267,307       3,106       16,977             1,920        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 14,159,822     $ 12,468,295     $ 17,064,063     $ 1,042,836     $ (465,701   $ 10,141,189     $ 205,405     $ 519,801  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

2030 Fund

               

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund

  $ 3,606,619     $ 736,846     $ 1,279,971     $ 98,709     $ 43,499     $ 3,205,702     $ 54,987     $ 42,375  

BMO Dividend Income Fund

    1,432,917       213,234       502,060       71,811       84,399       1,300,301       30,517       11,286  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund

    5,680,775       1,138,051       2,359,851       601,828       36,733       5,097,536       75,926       42,944  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund

    2,764,666       467,804       1,063,202       321,654       25,835       2,516,757       21,007       150,510  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

    3,327,772       1,364,347       1,250,755       (324,643     (145,133     2,971,588       18,659       847,558  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    3,302,450       1,165,455       1,257,930       146,618       (345,760     3,010,833       11,493       684,973  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund

    2,172,315       469,769       967,174       207,559       81,087       1,963,556              

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund

    2,967,999       339,897       1,061,676       426,554       16,398       2,689,172       84,920        

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

    5,515,582       1,357,740       2,313,836       366,599       43,687       4,969,772       124,725        

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

    4,117,478       1,658,173       1,824,832       471,106       67,652       4,489,577       32,239        

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

          893,191       254,733       13,151       (6,643     644,966       21,502        

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund

    5,342,402       932,782       1,711,232       207,533       22,016       4,793,501              

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

    5,259,167       1,873,680       2,423,483       (44,683     (8,522     4,656,159       131,471       15,903  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund

    516,256       102,362       162,750       12,714       (9,505     459,077       26,645        

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

    1,031,813       19,127,170       19,150,364       2       31       1,008,652       7,552        

BMO LGM Frontier Markets Equity Fund

    1,111,642       8,702       1,211,355       69,212       21,799             8,702        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 48,149,853     $ 31,849,203     $ 38,795,204     $ 2,645,724     $ (72,427   $ 43,777,149     $ 650,345     $ 1,795,549  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

2035 Fund

               

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund

  $ 1,192,092     $ 271,417     $ 1,010,713     $ (12,813   $ 55,164     $ 495,147     $ 13,711     $ 15,018  

BMO Dividend Income Fund

    470,318       90,608       412,387       39,639       7,138       195,316       7,739       3,954  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund

    1,844,270       397,773       1,678,222       251,776       (46,603     768,994       19,521       15,089  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund

    906,140       169,339       779,240       35,147       48,189       379,575       5,539       52,949  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

    1,125,338       516,667       998,081       123,333       (297,742     469,515       6,896       302,707  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    1,084,788       385,283       915,721       246,460       (342,131     458,679       4,106       236,322  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund

    714,664       195,981       689,739       89,228       (9,285     300,849              

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund

    972,060       179,229       846,264       73,098       28,463       406,586       29,422        

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

    1,842,225       464,463       1,617,270       97,723       (14,592     772,549       44,249        

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

    1,387,337       538,177       1,320,087       40,132       55,569       701,128       11,428        

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

          155,416       101,342       1,831       (3,901     52,004       3,996        

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund

    1,433,661       319,274       1,205,382       22,913       28,643       599,109              

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

    972,714       345,741       896,034       (12,115     (7,716     402,590       19,552       3,169  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund

    95,926       32,692       89,677       2,303       (2,235     39,009       3,897        

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

    267,166       6,729,019       6,937,485             (29     58,671       1,643        

BMO LGM Frontier Markets Equity Fund

    292,924       2,293       319,199       2,815       21,167             2,293        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 14,601,623     $ 10,793,372     $ 19,816,843     $ 1,001,470     $ (479,901   $ 6,099,721     $ 173,992     $ 629,208  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Fund/Security Description

  Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Purchases     Sales
Proceeds
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Net
Realized
Gain(Loss)
    Value, End
of Period
    Dividends
Credited
to
Income
    Net Realized
Gain on
Capital Gain
Distributions
 

2040 Fund

               

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund

  $ 2,647,740     $ 464,938     $ 1,143,945     $ 21,121     $ 81,369     $ 2,071,223     $ 38,409     $ 31,178  

BMO Dividend Income Fund

    925,693       112,287       399,822       19,007       77,961       735,126       18,834       7,266  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund

    4,113,828       669,417       1,982,235       362,395       89,389       3,252,794       52,537       30,676  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund

    2,020,064       425,708       1,048,994       212,315       28,895       1,637,988       14,821       111,255  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

    2,418,265       1,064,345       1,243,078       (258,006     (84,280     1,897,246       13,514       614,507  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    2,302,051       762,310       1,049,815       109,402       (262,184     1,861,764       8,093       482,820  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund

    1,590,888       358,217       884,543       117,637       86,491       1,268,690              

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund

    2,115,782       347,429       1,071,332       282,425       11,233       1,685,537       59,621        

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

    3,996,309       941,960       2,032,560       219,192       58,734       3,183,635       90,019        

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

    3,024,209       1,129,759       1,548,827       297,884       56,034       2,959,059       23,723        

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

          237,746       82,235       3,203       (2,440     156,274       5,933        

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund

    2,726,915       486,181       1,132,929       94,738       18,669       2,193,574              

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

    1,131,499       296,196       534,452       (11,273     (1,904     880,066       26,806       3,418  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund

    132,377       24,277       53,511       3,759       (3,085     103,817       6,554        

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

    665,511       12,135,421       12,267,583             (75     533,274       4,414        

BMO LGM Frontier Markets Equity Fund

    877,110       6,867       955,786       56,298       15,511             6,866        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 30,688,241     $ 19,463,058     $ 27,431,647     $ 1,530,097     $ 170,318     $ 24,420,067     $ 370,144     $ 1,281,120  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

2045 Fund

               

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund

  $ 690,023     $ 126,568     $ 524,974     $ (5,915   $ 29,190     $ 314,892     $ 7,855     $ 8,538  

BMO Dividend Income Fund

    241,844       36,657       191,361       18,311       4,909       110,360       3,976       1,990  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund

    1,080,830       206,239       903,904       142,794       (27,137     498,822       11,497       8,704  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund

    532,019       88,768       421,228       23,329       23,844       246,732       3,201       30,467  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

    617,634       261,359       500,241       59,740       (153,802     284,690       3,701       161,883  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    617,448       216,415       492,626       119,751       (173,587     287,401       2,282       131,023  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund

    427,466       108,970       384,958       55,291       (7,823     198,946              

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund

    550,160       93,677       448,269       48,844       8,588       253,000       16,401        

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

    1,061,005       227,907       846,615       54,512       (7,340     489,469       25,056        

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

    828,201       301,155       720,518       22,434       32,320       463,592       6,779        

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

          42,000       25,720       452       (1,014     15,718       1,083        

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund

    600,880       100,401       447,144       9,594       11,546       275,277              

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

    309,465       67,247       229,300       (3,689     (2,685     141,038       6,132       991  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund

    34,385       6,293       25,001       672       (642     15,707       1,407        

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

    99,017       3,734,366       3,755,134             39       78,288       886        

BMO LGM Frontier Markets Equity Fund

    193,869       1,517       211,259       (2,501     18,374             1,518        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 7,884,246     $ 5,619,539     $ 10,128,252     $ 543,619     $ (245,220   $ 3,673,932     $ 91,774     $ 343,596  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

2050 Fund

               

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund

  $ 1,811,702     $ 484,059     $ 790,684     $ 43,146     $ 25,709     $ 1,573,932     $ 26,966     $ 20,286  

BMO Dividend Income Fund

    628,092       120,902       262,823       35,079       30,393       551,643       13,246       4,734  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund

    2,858,333       629,430       1,309,007       325,585       (10,812     2,493,529       37,766       20,769  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund

    1,393,578       287,696       615,757       156,314       11,541       1,233,372       10,249       72,680  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

    1,640,813       774,438       749,508       (95,880     (146,778     1,423,085       8,834       424,934  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    1,628,217       680,923       763,277       136,618       (245,764     1,436,717       5,474       342,744  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund

    1,130,758       279,563       559,454       133,705       9,925       994,497              

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund

    1,435,322       254,786       630,200       205,578       (898     1,264,588       39,100        

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

    2,795,127       679,894       1,223,098       206,298       (11,784     2,446,437       59,645        

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

    2,185,440       844,042       976,893       241,809       22,960       2,317,358       16,351        

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

          111,886       33,753       1,729       (1,298     78,564       2,597        

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund

    1,560,871       310,728       561,074       59,582       5,818       1,375,925              

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

    814,035       204,951       304,596       (6,970     (2,480     704,940       19,958       2,377  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund

    89,806       19,477       31,181       2,449       (2,045     78,506       4,548        

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

    452,953       8,574,624       8,636,351             75       391,301       3,193        

BMO LGM Frontier Markets Equity Fund

    515,392       4,035       561,622       31,962       10,233             4,035        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 20,940,439     $ 14,261,434     $ 18,009,278     $ 1,477,004     $ (305,205   $ 18,364,394     $ 251,962     $ 888,524  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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    BMO Funds

 

Fund/Security Description

  Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Purchases     Sales
Proceeds
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Net
Realized
Gain(Loss)
    Value, End
of Period
    Dividends
Credited
to
Income
    Net Realized
Gain on
Capital Gain
Distributions
 

2055 Fund

               

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund

  $ 308,889     $ 173,561     $ 211,539     $ 9,830     $ 4,161     $ 284,902     $ 4,953     $ 4,224  

BMO Dividend Income Fund

    108,770       54,796       76,506       11,235       1,559       99,854       2,411       973  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund

    489,994       249,332       348,405       67,875       (7,437     451,359       6,866       4,246  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund

    237,840       117,655       163,194       27,805       3,157       223,263       1,961       15,163  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

    279,791       209,860       192,301       13,112       (52,869     257,593       1,804       74,669  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    278,456       187,850       189,581       38,890       (55,547     260,068       1,121       61,149  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund

    192,033       115,200       155,156       29,815       (1,869     180,023              

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund

    245,717       114,612       169,363       35,383       2,558       228,907       8,061        

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

    476,260       296,234       367,349       41,401       (3,707     442,839       12,360        

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

    374,152       304,586       308,043       45,502       3,278       419,475       3,364        

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

          37,782       23,365       808       (1,004     14,221       927        

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund

    272,392       134,515       169,926       10,179       1,898       249,058              

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

    140,717       87,914       99,325       (609     (1,095     127,602       3,665       486  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund

    15,183       8,734       9,799       301       (208     14,211       837        

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

    77,544       3,463,025       3,469,667             (72     70,830       624        

BMO LGM Frontier Markets Equity Fund

    79,727       624       86,879       (1,942     8,470             624        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 3,577,465     $ 5,556,280     $ 6,040,398     $ 329,585     $ (98,727   $ 3,324,205     $ 49,578     $ 160,910  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Conservative Allocation Fund

               

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund

  $ 1,649,803     $ 451,443     $ 1,280,310     $ (11,897   $ 76,138     $ 885,177     $ 26,880     $ 20,829  

BMO Dividend Income Fund

    901,806       229,914       748,793       (52,596     148,810       479,141       20,202       7,428  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund

    2,311,142       1,683,642       2,737,024       178,163       165,224       1,601,147       39,742       24,703  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund

    2,283,819       1,112,821       2,409,761       132,127       148,055       1,267,061       20,319       147,930  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

    705,290       318,560       590,285       (206,170     104,848       332,243       4,190       185,020  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    697,653       268,443       585,184       (102,555     55,490       333,847       2,611       148,491  

BMO Small-Cap Value Fund

    373,564       189,254       360,139       24,482       (12,532     214,629       2,320       35,295  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund

    715,216       242,749       673,589       (81,407     182,100       385,069              

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund

    1,351,407       792,226       1,449,393       156,130       (3,931     846,439       31,469        

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

    1,377,606       539,520       1,175,483       (43,495     132,065       830,213       32,108        

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

    1,114,343       282,607       1,004,579       (7,158     129,315       514,528       9,561        

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

          3,984,141       2,204,921       57,431       (48,150     1,788,501       87,647        

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund

    14,933,112       1,013,889       8,804,139       243,366       355,588       7,741,816              

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

    46,045,431       7,328,035       34,603,490       (1,476,793     557,631       17,850,814       1,031,533       153,938  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund

    5,278,673       131,735       5,389,076       154,674       (176,006           81,155        

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

    1,460,458       23,863,207       24,708,348             223       615,540       9,958        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 81,199,323     $ 42,432,186     $ 88,724,514     $ (1,035,698   $ 1,814,868     $ 35,686,165     $ 1,399,695     $ 723,634  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Moderate Allocation Fund

               

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund

  $ 3,323,441     $ 619,164     $ 1,397,193     $ 119,495     $ 41     $ 2,664,948     $ 50,105     $ 37,457  

BMO Dividend Income Fund

    1,790,411       300,369       826,153       47,309       134,557       1,446,493       37,814       13,398  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund

    4,591,399       2,728,049       3,113,304       538,616       94,438       4,839,198       74,135       44,754  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund

    4,598,834       1,568,218       2,890,512       473,517       98,458       3,848,515       36,529       264,537  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

    1,400,992       702,350       883,609       (300,784     84,995       1,003,944       7,581       367,512  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    1,410,661       503,701       795,144       (157,111     51,462       1,013,569       4,700       298,921  

BMO Small-Cap Value Fund

    763,813       350,230       476,013       40,565       (29,467     649,128       4,229       72,032  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund

    1,410,154       370,097       804,417       61,119       121,718       1,158,671              

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund

    2,744,262       1,255,204       1,775,442       363,648       (52,243     2,535,429       56,526        

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

    2,725,365       777,902       1,222,099       131,699       51,473       2,464,340       57,858        

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

    2,237,288       497,244       1,430,813       127,176       112,060       1,542,955       17,227        

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

          2,857,247       908,336       50,495       (26,242     1,973,164       57,688        

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund

    11,665,276       1,174,993       3,998,099       397,926       78,579       9,318,675              

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

    33,000,431       5,917,368       18,619,041       (577,487     734       19,722,005       730,285       101,742  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund

    3,805,157       123,707       3,912,266       116,636       (133,234           56,138        

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

    857,039       29,992,593       29,819,757             204       1,030,079       9,844        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 76,324,523     $ 49,738,436     $ 72,872,198     $ 1,432,819     $ 587,533     $ 55,211,113     $ 1,200,659     $ 1,200,353  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Fund/Security Description

  Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Purchases     Sales
Proceeds
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Net
Realized
Gain(Loss)
    Value, End
of Period
    Dividends
Credited
to
Income
    Net Realized
Gain on
Capital Gain
Distributions
 

Balanced Allocation Fund

               

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund

  $ 16,850,514     $ 2,831,878     $ 6,946,425     $ 617,911     $ (27,814   $ 13,326,064     $ 254,323     $ 191,702  

BMO Dividend Income Fund

    9,203,550       1,110,996       4,020,142       137,618       781,172       7,213,194       191,655       68,673  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund

    23,587,286       12,676,613       15,381,051       2,608,466       576,053       24,067,367       376,273       228,442  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund

    23,390,443       6,888,514       14,024,985       2,346,974       472,452       19,073,398       185,894       1,368,337  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

    7,207,920       2,728,151       3,818,996       (1,552,704     437,389       5,001,760       38,776       1,890,797  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    7,137,793       2,203,326       3,768,473       (1,057,884     511,215       5,025,977       24,256       1,513,579  

BMO Small-Cap Value Fund

    3,851,980       1,686,382       2,384,226       198,784       (121,770     3,231,150       21,753       349,987  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund

    7,290,452       1,509,206       3,961,791       158,589       762,687       5,759,143              

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund

    13,965,369       6,860,912       9,607,436       1,847,183       (285,062     12,780,966       290,070        

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

    13,826,724       4,109,258       6,378,199       491,297       413,174       12,462,254       296,104        

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

    11,356,752       2,399,425       7,196,705       618,924       567,604       7,746,000       88,708        

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

          6,117,768       2,101,614       109,223       (62,504     4,062,873       121,680        

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund

    32,848,915       2,757,293       11,021,759       1,126,534       189,213       25,900,196              

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

    69,635,028       12,838,586       40,696,625       (1,311,279     118,330       40,584,040       1,510,616       213,890  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund

    8,029,933       274,042       8,274,046       214,765       (244,694           116,858        

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

    4,664,487       84,144,204       85,734,351             577       3,074,917       31,866        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 252,847,146     $ 151,136,554     $ 225,316,824     $ 6,554,401     $ 4,088,022     $ 189,309,299     $ 3,548,832     $ 5,825,407  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Growth Allocation Fund

               

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund

  $ 6,734,816     $ 1,562,953     $ 2,408,295     $ 281,501     $ (3,664   $ 6,167,311     $ 107,800     $ 79,459  

BMO Dividend Income Fund

    3,679,363       703,965       1,429,840       259,203       132,551       3,345,242       81,058       28,337  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund

    9,456,501       5,604,114       5,188,194       1,292,439       40,316       11,205,176       159,690       94,344  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund

    9,360,825       3,826,179       5,585,867       1,144,664       140,579       8,886,380       79,255       563,563  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

    2,908,515       1,308,039       1,491,122       (529,783     127,743       2,323,392       15,983       720,258  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    2,862,348       1,147,855       1,499,675       (194,602     29,784       2,345,710       9,958       584,876  

BMO Small-Cap Value Fund

    1,521,706       780,145       828,553       76,303       (48,461     1,501,140       8,851       135,698  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund

    2,905,386       922,211       1,537,792       263,191       135,858       2,688,854              

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund

    5,623,815       3,211,531       3,651,539       805,564       (92,468     5,896,903       119,653        

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

    5,604,413       2,146,395       2,443,621       445,602       6,640       5,759,429       122,491        

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

    4,545,433       1,368,956       2,915,177       341,801       249,949       3,590,962       36,584        

BMO TCH Emerging Markets Bond Fund

          829,157       302,451       17,204       (5,181     538,729       14,282        

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund

    7,884,284       1,366,671       2,408,610       316,409       29,761       7,188,515              

BMO TCH Core Plus Bond Fund

    8,307,751       3,028,056       5,908,759       (78,670     (15,797     5,332,581       185,378       25,238  

BMO High Yield Bond Fund

    964,705       62,207       1,023,687       15,765       (18,990           13,577        

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

    1,360,992       38,947,948       39,086,248             167       1,222,859       10,741        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 73,720,853     $ 66,816,382     $ 77,709,430     $ 4,456,591     $ 708,787     $ 67,993,183     $ 965,301     $ 2,231,773  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Aggressive Allocation Fund

               

BMO Low Volatility Equity Fund

  $ 12,740,611     $ 2,364,553     $ 5,449,756     $ 475,814     $ (32,781   $ 10,098,441     $ 198,341     $ 142,978  

BMO Dividend Income Fund

    6,956,287       1,018,441       3,136,410       243,773       444,670       5,526,761       148,929       50,949  

BMO Large-Cap Value Fund

    17,818,284       8,419,800       10,168,130       2,155,788       235,939       18,461,681       292,587       169,800  

BMO Large-Cap Growth Fund

    17,797,993       4,803,293       10,276,898       1,846,736       401,218       14,572,342       142,777       1,013,866  

BMO Mid-Cap Value Fund

    5,494,346       2,143,131       2,945,853       (1,176,229     322,971       3,838,366       28,718       1,426,715  

BMO Mid-Cap Growth Fund

    5,454,392       1,739,781       2,932,299       (777,507     373,837       3,858,204       17,892       1,144,904  

BMO Small-Cap Value Fund

    2,896,681       1,223,275       1,659,996       139,705       (99,897     2,499,768       15,934       267,581  

BMO Small-Cap Growth Fund

    5,559,132       1,202,919       3,031,677       (198,411     903,216       4,435,179              

BMO Disciplined International Equity Fund

    10,633,022       5,308,424       7,422,312       1,437,262       (203,499     9,752,897       215,077        

BMO Pyrford International Stock Fund

    10,624,201       3,344,778       5,241,187       470,399       282,530       9,480,721       220,271        

BMO LGM Emerging Markets Equity Fund

    8,700,946       2,352,813       6,150,032       463,494       541,314       5,908,535       65,868        

BMO Alternative Strategies Fund

    4,604,710       3,380,225       5,644,944       63,784       82,169       2,485,944              

BMO Institutional Prime Money Market Fund

    2,134,008       41,346,263       43,035,655             340       444,956       14,473        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Totals

  $ 111,414,613     $ 78,647,696     $ 107,095,149     $ 5,144,608     $ 3,252,027     $ 91,363,795     $ 1,360,867     $ 4,216,793  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Interfund Borrowing and Lending—The Funds participate in an interfund lending program. This program allows the Funds to lend cash to and/or borrow cash from other Funds for temporary purposes. The program is subject to a number of conditions, including the requirement that the interfund loan rate to be charged to the Funds under the program is (i) more favorable to the lending Fund than the rate it could otherwise obtain from investing cash in repurchase agreements or purchasing shares of BMO Prime Money Market Fund or BMO Government Money Market Fund and (ii) more favorable to the borrowing Fund than the lowest interest rate at which bank short-term loans would be available to the Funds. In addition, a Fund may participate in the program only if its participation is consistent with the Fund’s investment policies and limitations. The Directors are responsible for the oversight of the interfund lending program. No interfund borrowing or lending balances existed as of August 31, 2017.

Funds utilizing the Interfund lending program, borrowing from either the BMO Government Money Market Fund or the BMO Prime Money Market Fund during the year ended August 31, 2017, were as follows:

 

Fund

   Average Daily Loan
Balance Outstanding
     Weighted Average
Interest Rate
 

In-Retirement Fund

   $ 10,622        0.973

2015 Fund

     7,396        1.136  

2020 Fund

     955        0.944  

2025 Fund

     3,703        1.099  

2035 Fund

     1,111        1.110  

2040 Fund

     3,574        1.101  

2045 Fund

     2,872        1.058  

2050 Fund

     2,690        1.069  

2055 Fund

     2,430        1.094  

Conservative Allocation Fund

     1,382        1.205  

Moderate Allocation Fund

     1,323        1.172  

Balanced Allocation Fund

     59,492        0.974  

Growth Allocation Fund

     16,244        0.997  

Aggressive Allocation Fund

     8,007        1.028  

General—Certain of the Officers and Directors of the Corporation are also Officers and Directors/Trustees of one or more of the above companies, which are affiliates of the Corporation. None of the Fund Officers or interested Directors receives any compensation from the Funds.

 

6.   Line of Credit

The Corporation, on behalf of the respective Funds, participated in a $25 million unsecured, committed revolving line of credit (“LOC”) agreement with UMB Bank, n.a. The LOC was made available for extraordinary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments. Borrowings are charged interest at a rate of the London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 1.25% and a commitment fee of 0.20% per annum on the daily unused portion with no administrative fee. No borrowings were outstanding under the LOC at August 31, 2017. The Funds did not utilize the LOC during the year ended August 31, 2017.

 

7.   Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term U.S. government securities, short-term obligations, and in-kind contributions, for the year ended August 31, 2017 were as follows:

 

     Other than
U.S Government
Securities
     U.S. Government
Securities
 

Fund

   Purchases      Sales      Purchases      Sales  

In-Retirement Fund

   $ 4,387,297      $ 11,445,001      $     —      $     —  

2015 Fund

     2,985,495        3,831,159                

2020 Fund

     19,571,275        37,368,268                

2025 Fund

     8,202,802        19,283,327                

2030 Fund

     23,840,395        42,617,823                

2035 Fund

     7,517,589        27,527,920                

2040 Fund

     14,123,550        33,492,797                

2045 Fund

     3,918,923        14,220,226                

2050 Fund

     11,224,575        20,806,329                

2055 Fund

     4,289,439        5,612,746                

Conservative Allocation Fund

     51,351,032        121,790,031                

Moderate Allocation Fund

     49,022,053        81,669,821                

Balanced Allocation Fund

     146,766,917        270,345,536                

Growth Allocation Fund

     56,218,706        79,628,072                

Aggressive Allocation Fund

     65,781,255        129,527,413                

 

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8.   Federal Tax Information

The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are due in part to differing treatment of wash sales.

To the extent that differences arise that are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts, on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, based on their Federal tax basis treatment. Temporary differences do not require reclassification and had no impact on the net asset value of the Funds.

The Funds complied with FASB interpretation Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes which provides guidance for how uncertain tax provisions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes requires the affirmative evaluation of 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) of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold may result in a tax benefit or expense in the current year.

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes requires management of the Funds to analyze all open tax years, as defined by the statutes of limitations, for all major jurisdictions, which includes federal and certain states. Open tax years are those that are open for exam by the taxing authorities (i.e., the last four tax years and the interim tax period since then). The Funds, have no examinations in progress. For all open tax years and all major taxing jurisdictions through the end of the reporting period, management of the Funds reviewed all tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the preparation of the Funds’ tax returns and concluded that Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes resulted in no effect on the Funds’ reported net assets or results of operations as of and during the period ended August 31, 2017. Management of the Funds also is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of recognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

 

Fund

   Cost of
Investments
for Federal
Tax Purposes
     Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
for Federal
Tax Purposes
     Gross
Unrealized
(Depreciation)
for Federal
Tax Purposes
     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
for Federal
Tax Purposes
 

In-Retirement Fund

   $ 12,792,730      $ 2,270,542      $ (126,535    $ 2,144,007  

2015 Fund

     3,706,719        235,259        (32,504      202,755  

2020 Fund

     61,861,860        19,231,748        (614,177      18,617,571  

2025 Fund

     19,750,128        1,970,589        (301,478      1,669,111  

2030 Fund

     67,847,858        25,551,600        (814,700      24,736,900  

2035 Fund

     11,582,975        1,533,398        (130,305      1,403,093  

2040 Fund

     35,886,496        17,067,958        (469,170      16,598,788  

2045 Fund

     7,104,537        878,968        (76,365      802,603  

2050 Fund

     28,704,918        11,251,003        (431,829      10,819,174  

2055 Fund

     6,398,046        856,899        (100,539      756,360  

Conservative Allocation Fund

     64,342,777        9,574,803        (327,762      9,247,041  

Moderate Allocation Fund

     92,290,778        19,254,030        (559,205      18,694,825  

Balanced Allocation Fund

     276,298,207        96,188,372        (2,544,218      93,644,154  

Growth Allocation Fund

     91,317,057        38,590,689        (981,291      37,609,398  

Aggressive Allocation Fund

     107,996,058        66,313,030        (94,900      66,218,130  

The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable in part to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

The tax character of distributions reported on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

     2017      2016  

Fund

   Ordinary
Income (1)
     Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Ordinary
Income (1)
     Long-Term
Capital Gains
 

In-Retirement Fund

   $ 511,590      $ 925,260      $ 607,266      $ 1,497,614  

2015 Fund

     104,541               130,709        45,046  

2020 Fund

     1,860,077        4,010,380        2,458,238        5,197,602  

2025 Fund

     619,664        574,669        590,795        248,669  

2030 Fund

     1,684,830        3,794,697        2,098,312        3,990,322  

2035 Fund

     534,601        940,910        547,096        80,275  

2040 Fund

     997,987        2,711,921        1,223,268        3,715,337  

2045 Fund

     271,179        595,869        260,096        41,095  

2050 Fund

     641,782        1,777,285        671,827        1,380,429  

2055 Fund

     122,469        264,738        74,229        28,353  

Conservative Allocation Fund

     3,938,319               3,815,950        2,777,464  

Moderate Allocation Fund

     3,317,223        1,671,078        3,459,012        4,865,588  

Balanced Allocation Fund

     8,980,113        21,697,731        10,349,085        34,072,578  

Growth Allocation Fund

     2,008,915        5,863,115        2,750,080        8,796,346  

Aggressive Allocation Fund

     2,739,308        16,714,385        4,154,898        14,983,574  

 

  (1) For tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income.

 

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As of August 31, 2017, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis are as follows:

 

Fund

  Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Other
Adjustments
    Unrealized
Appreciation
 

In-Retirement Fund

  $ 189,089     $ 737,105     $     $     $ 2,144,007  

2015 Fund

    37,094             (25,595           202,755  

2020 Fund

    807,413       3,057,418                   18,617,571  

2025 Fund

    232,708       116,916                   1,669,111  

2030 Fund

    771,792       2,793,636                   24,736,900  

2035 Fund

    217,922       367,532                   1,403,093  

2040 Fund

    454,587       3,537,790                   16,598,788  

2045 Fund

    105,768       228,801                   802,603  

2050 Fund

    371,871       664,300                   10,819,174  

2055 Fund

    87,771       72,343                   756,360  

Conservative Allocation Fund

    1,954,319       4,348,930                   9,247,041  

Moderate Allocation Fund

    1,687,810       3,993,054             (1     18,694,825  

Balanced Allocation Fund

    5,481,516       24,899,291                   93,644,154  

Growth Allocation Fund

    1,924,624       5,656,882                   37,609,398  

Aggressive Allocation Fund

    2,808,028       16,680,679                   66,218,130  

As of August 31, 2017, the following fund had non-expiring capital loss carry forwards:

 

     Capital Loss Carry Forward  

Fund

   Short-Term        Long-Term  

2015 Fund

   $ 25,595        $  

 

9.   Shareholder Tax Information (Unaudited)

Of the ordinary income (including short-term capital gain) distributions made by the Funds during the year ended August 31, 2017, the percentages that qualify for the dividend received deduction available to corporate shareholders were as follows:

 

In-Retirement Fund

    11.65  

2015 Fund

    14.89    

2020 Fund

    19.58    

2025 Fund

    20.82    

2030 Fund

    26.96    

2035 Fund

    24.90    

2040 Fund

    31.73    

2045 Fund

    27.74    

2050 Fund

    31.29 %    

2055 Fund

    27.80    

Conservative Allocation Fund

    5.31    

Moderate Allocation Fund

    11.20    

Balanced Allocation Fund

    20.15    

Growth Allocation Fund

    29.77    

Aggressive Allocation Fund

    37.61    
 

 

Of the ordinary income (including short-term capital gain) distributions made by the Funds during the year ended August 31, 2017, the percentages that are designated as qualified dividend income were as follows:

 

In-Retirement Fund

    23.36  

2015 Fund

    33.11    

2020 Fund

    42.78    

2025 Fund

    47.78    

2030 Fund

    58.28    

2035 Fund

    59.44    

2040 Fund

    67.69    

2045 Fund

    61.88    

2050 Fund

    65.81 %    

2055 Fund

    59.52    

Conservative Allocation Fund

    10.38    

Moderate Allocation Fund

    22.81    

Balanced Allocation Fund

    38.15    

Growth Allocation Fund

    52.78    

Aggressive Allocation Fund

    64.10    
 

 

For Federal tax purposes, the Funds designate long-term capital gain dividends, or the amounts determined to be necessary, for the year ended August 31 2017:

 

In-Retirement Fund

  $ 925,260     

2020 Fund

    4,010,380     

2025 Fund

    574,669     

2030 Fund

    3,794,697     

2035 Fund

    940,910     

2040 Fund

    2,711,921     

2045 Fund

    595,869     

2050 Fund

  $ 1,777,285     

2055 Fund

    264,738     

Moderate Allocation Fund

    1,671,078     

Balanced Allocation Fund

    21,697,731     

Growth Allocation Fund

    5,863,115     

Aggressive Allocation Fund

    16,714,385     
 

 

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For Federal tax purposes, the Funds designate qualified short-term capital gain dividends, or the amounts determined to be necessary, for the year ended August 31 2017:

 

In-Retirement Fund

  $ 13,489     

2020 Fund

    68,431     

2025 Fund

    1,781     

2035 Fund

    590     

2040 Fund

    25,024     

2045 Fund

    620     

2050 Fund

    3,732     

2055 Fund

  $ 543     

Conservative Allocation Fund

    28,674     

Moderate Allocation Fund

    65,608     

Balanced Allocation Fund

    203,349     

Growth Allocation Fund

    43,704     

Aggressive Allocation Fund

    4,041     
 

 

10.   Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission released its Final Rules on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rules”). The Rules introduce new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies; Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN. The compliance date for Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN is June 1, 2018 and compliance should be based on the reporting period-end date.

 

11.   Subsequent Events

Management of the Funds have evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued, and has determined that no subsequent events exist requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

BMO Funds, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of BMO In-Retirement Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2015 Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2020 Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2025 Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2030 Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2035 Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2040 Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2045 Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2050 Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2055 Fund, BMO Conservative Allocation Fund, BMO Moderate Allocation Fund, BMO Balanced Allocation Fund, BMO Growth Allocation Fund, and BMO Aggressive Allocation Fund (each a series of BMO Funds, Inc., collectively the Funds), including the schedules of investments, as of August 31, 2017, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the four-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2017, by correspondence with the custodian and transfer agents or by other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of August 31, 2017, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the four-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

October 24, 2017

 

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Directors and Officers of the Funds  (Unaudited)

 

The following tables provide information about each Director and Officer of the Funds as of September 1, 2017. The address of each Director is c/o BMO Funds, 111 East Kilbourn Avenue, Suite 200, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. There are currently 44 separate portfolios or funds in the BMO Funds complex, of which 43 are registered as BMO Funds, Inc. and one is registered as BMO LGM Frontier Markets Equity Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Directors and is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-236-FUND (3863).

 

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS                    
Name and Age   Position(s) Held with
the Corporation
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served*
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Director
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Director

Ridge A. Braunschweig

Age: 64

  Independent Director   Since October 2009   President and Chief Executive Officer, CPL Industries, Inc. (a manufacturing holding company prior to May 2009 and a family office since May 2009), since January 2012; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, CPL Industries, Inc., from 2000 to 2012.   44   None

Benjamin M. Cutler

Age: 72

  Independent Director   Since July 2004   Chairman, USHEALTH Group, Inc. (a health insurance company), since 2004; CEO and President, USHEALTH Group, Inc., from 2004 to 2016; Director, Freedom from Hunger (a non-profit organization), since 2016.   44   None

John A. Lubs

Age: 69

  Independent Director   Since July 2004   Retired; formerly, Vice Chairman, Mason Companies, Inc. (a footwear distributor), from 2004 to 2010 and Chief Operating Officer, from 2003 to 2010.   44   None

Vincent P. Lyles

Age: 56

  Independent Director   Since September 2017   President and Chief Executive Officer, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, since 2012.   44   None

James Mitchell

Age: 70

  Independent Director   Since March 1999   Chairman, Ayrshire Precision Engineering (a precision machining company), since 1992; Chief Executive Officer, NOG, Inc. (a metal processing and consulting company), from 1999 to 2015.   44   None

Barbara J. Pope

Age: 69

  Independent Director   Since March 1999   Retired; formerly, President of Barbara J. Pope, P.C. (a financial consulting firm), 1992-2015; President of Sedgwick Street Fund LLC (a private investment partnership), 1996-2015; Tax Partner, Price Waterhouse.   44   None
* Each Director serves an indefinite term until he or she retires or otherwise resigns, is removed, dies, or until his or her successor is duly elected. Retirement for a Director occurs no later than August 31 following his or her 75th birthday.

 

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INTERESTED DIRECTORS                    
Name and Age   Position(s) Held with
the Corporation
  Term of
Office and
Length of
Time Served*
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Director
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Director

John M. Blaser**

Age: 60

  Director and President   Since May 1999   Managing Director of the Adviser, since June 2012.   44   None

Christopher B. Begy**

Age: 63

  Director   Since August 2013   U.S. Country Head, CEO, and a Director of BMO Financial Corp., since August 2013; Chair, BMO Harris Bank N.A., since August 2013; Director of the Adviser, since August 2013; Chief Auditor of BMO Financial Group, from 2001 to 2013.   44   None
* Each Director serves an indefinite term until he or she retires or otherwise resigns, is removed, dies or until his or her successor is duly elected. Retirement for a Director occurs no later than August 31 following his or her 75th birthday.
** Mr. Blaser is an “interested person” of the Corporation (as defined in the 1940 Act) due to the positions that he holds with the Corporation, and the Adviser. Mr. Begy is an “interested person” of the Corporation due to the positions that he holds with the Adviser and BMO.

 

PRINCIPAL OFFICERS          
Name and Age   Position(s) Held with
the Corporation
  Term of Office and Length of
Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5
Years

Timothy M. Bonin

Age: 44

  Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer   Elected by the Board annually; since February 2006   Vice President of the Adviser, since February 2006.

Stephen R. Oliver

Age: 66

  Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer   Elected by the Board annually; Chief Compliance Officer, since July 2008; and Anti-Money Laundering Officer, since January 2009   Vice President of BMO Harris Bank N.A., since March 2006, Vice President of BMO Investment Distributors, LLC (formerly M&I Distributors, LLC), 2007 to 2014.

Michael J. Murphy

Age: 38

  Secretary   Elected by the Board annually; since May 2016   Senior Counsel and Vice President of BMO Harris Bank N.A., since 2014; Associate, Vedder Price P.C., 2010 to 2014.

 

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Shareholder Report Disclosure of Directors’ Approval of
Continuation of Contracts
(Unaudited)

 

Approval of Continuation of Advisory Agreements

During the reporting period, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of BMO Funds, Inc. (the “Corporation”), including the Directors who are not “interested persons” of the Corporation as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Independent Directors”), approved the continuation of the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Corporation and BMO Asset Management Corp. (the “Adviser”) on behalf of each portfolio of the Corporation (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) for an additional year ending August 31, 2018, except for the BMO In-Retirement Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2020 Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2030 Fund, BMO Target Retirement 2040 Fund and BMO Target Retirement 2050 Fund, which were approved for an additional year ending August 29, 2018.

At Board meetings held on July 12, 2017 (“July Meeting”) and August 8-9, 2017 (“August Meeting”), the Board met with management of the Adviser regarding the annual approval of the continuation of the Funds’ Advisory Agreement. In connection with its consideration of the Advisory Agreement, the Board considered the information furnished and discussed throughout the year at regularly scheduled Board and Committee meetings, as applicable, and the information provided specifically in relation to the annual consideration of the approval of the Advisory Agreement in response to requests of the Independent Directors and their independent legal counsel. Information furnished in connection with Board or Committee meetings throughout the year included, among other things, presentations given by the portfolio managers of the Funds on each Fund’s investment strategies, risks and performance, comparative performance of each Fund against its benchmark indices; reports regarding each Fund’s asset levels including sales and redemption activities; and various reports on the monitoring of the Funds’ compliance with the securities laws, regulations, policies and procedures. In preparation for the Board’s annual consideration of the approval of the Advisory Agreement, the Directors requested and received a wide variety of information and reports concerning the Adviser (and its affiliates) including information on: (1) the nature, extent and quality of services provided to each Fund by the Adviser (and its affiliates); (2) the investment performance of each Fund as compared to a group of comparable funds; (3) the expense ratios of each Fund as compared to a group of comparable funds; (4) profitability information of the Adviser; and (5) the Adviser’s compliance program. The Board also considered information related to potential “fall out” or ancillary benefits enjoyed by the Adviser (and its affiliates) as a result of their relationships with the Funds. In addition to evaluating, among other things, the written information provided by the Adviser, the Board also considered the answers to questions posed by the Board to representatives of the Adviser at various meetings.

In evaluating the Advisory Agreement, the Board members took into account their accumulated experience in working with the Adviser on matters related to the Funds. The Independent Directors also met separately in executive sessions with their independent legal counsel to review and consider the information provided regarding the Advisory Agreement.

Based on their review, the Independent Directors and the full Board concluded that it was in the best interests of each Fund to approve the continuation of the Advisory Agreement. Although the Advisory Agreement for all of the Funds were considered at the same Board meeting, the Directors considered each Fund separately. In their deliberations, the Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling but considered all factors together. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s determinations are discussed below.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

In evaluating the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Funds, the Board reviewed information describing the financial strength, experience, resources and key personnel of the Adviser, including the personnel who provide investment management services to the Funds. The Board considered the administrative services that are provided to each Fund, as well as other services performed by the Adviser, including the selection and monitoring of the underlying funds; monitoring adherence to the Funds’ investment restrictions; monitoring the Funds’ compliance with their compliance policies and procedures and with applicable securities laws and regulations; producing shareholder reports; providing support services for the Board and Board committees; communicating with shareholders; and overseeing the activities of other service providers. The Board also considered the Adviser’s experience in providing investment advisory services to funds.

Review of Fund Performance

The Board reviewed the investment performance of each of the Funds. While consideration was given to performance reports provided in connection with, and discussions held at, regular Board meetings throughout the year, particular attention was given to the performance reports provided specifically in connection with the July and August Meetings. In particular, the Directors noted the performance of each Fund relative to its Lipper Inc. (“Lipper”) peer universe. The Directors also considered updated performance information for each Fund relative to its benchmark and, if applicable, its Morningstar, Inc. (“Morningstar”) ratings.

With respect to each Fund’s performance as compared to its Lipper peer universe (“peer group”), the Board reviewed each Fund’s performance percentile rankings over the year-to-date and one- and three-year periods through May 31, 2017, as provided by the Adviser. The Board considered that each Fund ranked in one of the top two quartiles for performance as compared to its peer group in two out of the three periods reviewed, except for the following Funds: BMO Conservative Allocation Fund, BMO Moderate Allocation Fund, BMO Balanced Allocation Fund, and BMO Growth Allocation Fund. The Board took into consideration that each Fund has a very limited performance history.

With respect to the BMO Conservative Allocation Fund, the Board considered that the Fund was rated three stars by Morningstar and that its three-year performance was in the second quartile of its peer group, while the year-to-date and

 

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one-year performance were in the third quartile. With respect to the Fund’s one-year performance, the Fund’s performance ranked only slightly below the majority of the funds in its peer group. The Board also considered portfolio management changes to the Fund during the period and the Adviser’s explanation with respect to contributors to Fund performance.

With respect to the BMO Moderate Allocation Fund, the Board consider that its year-to-date, one-year and three-year performance were in the third quartile of its peer group. With respect to the Fund’s three-year performance, the Fund’s performance ranked only slightly below the majority of the funds in its peer group. The Board also considered portfolio management changes to the Fund during the period and the Adviser’s explanation with respect to contributors to Fund performance.

With respect to the BMO Balanced Allocation Fund, the Board considered that the Fund was rated three stars by Morningstar and that its year-to-date performance was in the second quartile of its peer group, while the one-year and three-year performance were in the third quartile. With respect to the Fund’s one-year performance, the Fund’s performance ranked only slightly below the majority of the funds in its peer group. The Board also considered portfolio management changes to the Fund during the period and the Adviser’s explanation with respect to contributors to Fund performance.

With respect to the BMO Growth Allocation Fund, the Board considered that its year-to-date, one-year and three-year performance was in the third quartile of its peer group. The Board also considered portfolio management changes to the Fund during the period and the Adviser’s explanation with respect to contributors to Fund performance.

The Board determined that it was generally satisfied with each Fund’s performance and would continue to monitor each Fund’s performance results.

Costs of Services Provided and Profits Realized by the Adviser

The Board considered the fees payable by each Fund under the Advisory Agreement, noting that the Funds do not pay a management fee to the Adviser. The Board review information provided by the Adviser comparing each Fund’s net expense ratio to the median net expense ratio of its Lipper peer group (“Lipper peers”). The Board considered that each Target Date Fund’s net expense ratio was higher than the median of its Lipper peers and that each Target Allocation Fund’s net expense ratio was lower than or within a few basis points of its Lipper peers (except for Investor Class shares of the BMO Conservative Allocation Fund and BMO Balanced Allocation Fund). The Board considered that the net expense ratios included the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Funds invest. In addition, the Board noted that the Adviser agreed to contractual expense limitations for the Funds (the “Expense Limitations”), and that the net expense ratios for the Funds take into account the effect of the Expense Limitations. The Board also gave consideration to the fact that the Target Date and Target Allocation Funds were still relatively new and, with the exception of the BMO Balanced Fund, relatively small in size and, therefore, economies of scale with respect to other expenses may not have been realized.

The Board considered the methodology used by the Adviser in determining compensation payable to its portfolio managers and the competitive environment for investment management talent. The Board also considered the financial condition of the Adviser and certain of its affiliates, and particularly focused on the financial strength of the ultimate parent company of the Adviser, and the parent company’s commitment, financial and otherwise, to the global asset management business and the Funds.

The Board reviewed profitability information it received from the Adviser in connection with the services provided to each Fund and the Corporation as a whole. The materials provided in this regard showed, and the Directors acknowledged, that the Adviser would not have a profit with respect to these Funds because the Funds do not pay management fees to the Adviser.

Economies of Scale

The Board did not consider the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Funds grow because the Funds do not pay management fees to the Adviser.

Other Benefits to the Adviser

The Board considered benefits that accrue to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds, including revenue in the form of administration fees and custody fees. The Board noted that the Adviser may potentially benefit from its relationship with each Fund in other ways. The Board also considered that the success of any Fund could attract other business to the Adviser and that the success of the Adviser could enhance the Adviser’s ability to serve the Funds.

The Board concluded that, taking into account all of the information reviewed, each Fund’s advisory fee was reasonable.

Overall Conclusions

Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board determined that the terms of the Advisory Agreement are fair and reasonable and that the approval of the continuation of the Advisory Agreement is in the best interests of each Fund.

 

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This report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Funds’ prospectuses, which contain facts concerning each Fund’s objective and policies, management fees, expenses, and other information.

Proxy Voting

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll free, 1-800-236-FUND (3863) and by accessing the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information, which is available on the Funds’ website at http://www.bmofunds.com and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Each Fund’s proxy voting record for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll free, 1-800-236-FUND (3863) and by accessing the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Shares of the BMO Funds are not bank deposits or other obligations of, or issued, endorsed or guaranteed by, BMO Harris Bank, NA, or any of its affiliates. Shares of the BMO Funds, like shares of all mutual funds, are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal.


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Item 2.  Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has a code of ethics (the “Code”) that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. During the period covered by this report, there were no amendments to the provisions of the Code, nor were there any implicit or explicit waivers to the provisions of the Code. The Code is filed herewith.

Item 3.  Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that the Registrant has four audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee, each of whom is “independent” within the meaning of Form N-CSR: Ridge A. Braunschweig, Barbara J. Pope, John A. Lubs, and Benjamin M. Cutler. Under applicable securities laws, a person who is determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities that are greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and Board of Directors in the absence of such designation or identification.

Item 4.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

The aggregate fees for professional services by KPMG LLP during the fiscal year 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

(a) Audit Fees for Registrant.

 

 

Fiscal year ended August 31, 2017

  $650,555   
 

Fiscal year ended August 31, 2016

  $657,205   

(b) Audit-Related Fees for Registrant. These are fees by the Registrant’s independent auditors for assurance and related services that were reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements that are not reported under “Audit Fees”. These fees include amounts related to Form N-17f-2 filings.

 

 

Fiscal year ended August 31, 2017

  $76,755   
 

Fiscal year ended August 31, 2016

  $77,940   

(c) Tax Fees for Registrant. These are fees for professional services rendered by the Registrant’s independent auditors for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning. These fees include federal, excise and state tax reviews; performed by KPMG LLP.

 

 

Fiscal year ended August 31, 2017

  $170,210   
 

Fiscal year ended August 31, 2016

  $175,460   

(d) All Other Fees.

 

  

Fiscal year ended August 31, 2017

 

None

  
  

Fiscal year ended August 31, 2016

 

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(e) Audit Committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures.

 

  (1)

The Audit Committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures that require the Audit Committee to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services of the Registrant, including services provided to the Registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Registrant’s investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant with respect to any engagement that directly relates to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant.

 

  (2)

None of the services described in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item 4 were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

(f) None.

 

(g)

During the last two fiscal years, other non-audit services rendered by the Registrant’s independent auditors to the Registrant, its investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by or under the common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant included the following:

Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 16 (SSAE No. 16) examinations for BMO Harris Bank N.A.

 

 

Fiscal year ended August 31, 2017

  $220,000   
 

Fiscal year ended August 31, 2016

  $198,000   

(h) Not applicable.

Item 5.  Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6.  Investments.

Except as noted below, the schedules of investments are included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form. The schedules of investments for BMO Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund, BMO Short Tax-Free Fund, and BMO Intermediate Tax-Free Fund, are filed under this Item.


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Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – As of August 31, 2017

 

Description

 

Shares or        

Principal        

Amount        

       

Value

Municipals — 96.1%

Alabama — 4.9%

Albertville Municipal Utilities Board, AGM:

       

2.000%, 8/15/2019

  $      735,000       $      744,121  

2.000%, 8/15/2020

  355,000       359,679  

Chatom Industrial Development Board, 1.300%, 8/1/2037, Call 2/1/2018 (12)

  2,800,000       2,800,000  

City of Brundidge, AGM:

       

2.000%, 12/1/2017

  380,000       381,091  

2.000%, 12/1/2018

  385,000       389,335  

County of Jefferson, 5.000%, 9/15/2019

  1,000,000       1,076,630  

Health Care Authority for Baptist Health, 1.150%, 11/1/2042 (12)

  14,125,000       14,125,000  

Limestone County Water & Sewer Authority, BAM, 2.000%, 12/1/2019

  160,000       162,779  

Mobile Industrial Development Board:

       

0.910%, 6/1/2034, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  150,000       150,000  

0.930%, 6/1/2034, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  250,000       250,000  

1.000%, 6/1/2034, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  4,000,000       4,000,000  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates, 1.040%, 12/1/2030 (6) (12)

  7,060,000       7,060,000  

Wilsonville Industrial Development Board, 0.870%, 1/1/2024, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  800,000       800,000  
              32,298,635  

Arizona — 1.8%

Arizona Health Facilities Authority:

       

0.800%, 1/1/2029, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  6,000,000       6,000,000  

2.640% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+185 basis points), 2/5/2020, Call 8/9/2019 (7)

  3,250,000       3,299,497  

2.640% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+185 basis points), 2/5/2020, Call 8/9/2019 (7)

  750,000       761,423  

Arizona School Facilities Board, AMBAC, 5.000%, 7/1/2018

  300,000       309,939  

City of Tucson, AGM, 3.000%, 7/1/2018

  500,000       508,510  

Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pima, 5.000%, 9/1/2017

  250,000       250,000  

Maricopa County Pollution Control Corp., 1.750%, 5/30/2018 (12)

  500,000       502,070  
      11,631,439  

Arkansas — 2.6%

Arkansas Development Finance Authority:

       

1.200%, 9/1/2044, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  10,400,000       10,400,000  

1.890% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+110 basis points), 9/1/2019, Call 3/1/2019 (7)

  3,000,000       3,005,220  

City of Cabot, 2.550%, 6/1/2043, Call 6/1/2023

  405,000       405,522  

County of Crawford, AGM, 3.000%, 9/1/2017

  175,000       175,000  

Little Rock School District, SAW, 3.000%, 2/1/2019 (8)

  3,000,000       3,077,580  
      17,063,322  

California — 7.6%

Bay Area Toll Authority:

       

1.875%, 4/1/2019, Call 10/1/2018 (12)

  525,000       531,279  

1.890% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+110 basis points), 4/1/2024, Call 10/1/2023 (7)

  1,750,000       1,784,527  

BB&T Municipal Trust, 1.490% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+70 basis points), 11/15/2017 (6) (7)

  111,277       111,303  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, NATL-RE, 1.383%, 7/1/2022, Call 9/1/2017 (12) (13)

  700,000       679,539  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank:

       

1.050%, 12/1/2018

  750,000       751,838  

1.070% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+28 basis points), 4/2/2018, Call 1/2/2018 (7)

  550,000       550,820  

California Municipal Finance Authority, 1.200%, 2/1/2018 (12)

  3,750,000       3,751,950  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority:

       

3.500%, 11/1/2018

  400,000       402,536  

5.250%, 12/1/2027, Call 12/1/2017

  1,250,000       1,263,312  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, CMI, 2.500%, 8/1/2020, Call 9/1/2017

  455,000       455,000  


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Carson Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, 4.000%, 10/1/2017

  1,265,000       1,267,783  

City of Sacramento, 2.000%, 9/1/2017

  200,000       200,000  

Golden Empire Schools Financing Authority, 4.000%, 5/1/2018

  4,000,000       4,085,520  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., 4.000%, 6/1/2018

  5,000,000       5,114,900  

Northern California Gas Authority No. 1, 1.500% (LIBOR 3 Month+63 basis points), 7/1/2019 (7)

  7,500,000       7,494,975  

Palomar Health:

       

4.000%, 11/1/2018

  125,000       127,963  

4.000%, 11/1/2019

  505,000       526,493  

Rib Floater Trust Various States, 0.970%, 8/15/2051 (6) (12)

  3,000,000       3,000,000  

South Placer Wastewater Authority, 1.120% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+33 basis points), 11/1/2017, Call 9/18/2017 (7)

  600,000       600,000  

State of California, 1.692% (LIBOR 1 Month+83 basis points), 12/3/2018, Call 6/1/2018 (7)

  950,000       954,123  

State of California, FSA, 1.000%, 8/1/2027 (6) (12)

  5,500,000       5,500,000  

Successor Agency to the Richmond County Redevelopment Agency, BAM, 4.000%, 9/1/2017

  400,000       400,000  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates:

       

0.860%, 11/1/2023 (6) (12)

  8,000,000       8,000,000  

0.910%, 5/1/2022 (6) (12)

  3,000,000       3,000,000  
        50,553,861  

Colorado — 1.8%

       

City & County of Denver, AGC, 0.880%, 11/15/2025, Call 9/1/2017 (12) (13)

  525,000       525,000  

City of Sheridan, 3.000%, 12/1/2017

  200,000       200,982  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, 3.000%, 11/15/2017

  190,000       190,923  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority:

       

1.450%, 7/1/2034, Call 7/1/2019 (6) (12)

  4,300,000       4,300,000  

4.000%, 2/1/2018

  175,000       176,628  

5.000%, 5/15/2018

  200,000       204,556  

5.000%, 5/15/2019

  250,000       263,608  

5.000%, 6/1/2019 (8)

  450,000       476,402  

County of Montrose, 4.000%, 12/1/2017

  385,000       387,352  

Denver Health & Hospital Authority:

       

5.000%, 12/1/2019, Call 9/29/2017

  200,000       200,536  

5.000%, 12/1/2020, Call 9/29/2017

  1,730,000       1,734,636  

E-470 Public Highway Authority, 1.725% (LIBOR 1 Month+90 basis points), 9/1/2019, Call 3/1/2019 (7)

  3,345,000       3,369,619  
        12,030,242  

Connecticut — 0.3%

       

Norwalk Housing Authority, 1.250%, 6/1/2018 (12)

  2,200,000       2,204,994  

District of Columbia — 0.1%

       

District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency, AGM, 5.000%, 7/1/2021, Call 10/2/2017

  390,000       391,209  

Florida — 6.2%

       

Citizens Property Insurance Corp., 5.000%, 6/1/2018, Call 12/1/2017

  1,975,000       1,995,066  

City of Cape Coral, AGM, 1.400%, 9/1/2018

  650,000       652,867  

City of Lakeland, 5.000%, 10/1/2017

  1,500,000       1,504,425  

City of Orlando, AGM:

       

3.000%, 11/1/2019

  850,000       882,784  

4.000%, 11/1/2018

  650,000       672,822  

City of Port St. Lucie, 1.125%, 7/1/2018

  625,000       624,175  

Columbia County School Board, 5.000%, 7/1/2018

  880,000       908,644  

County of Escambia, 0.870%, 4/1/2039, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  6,100,000       6,100,000  

County of Manatee, 0.870%, 9/1/2024, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  4,300,000       4,300,000  

County of Volusia, 5.250%, 10/1/2017

  1,000,000       1,003,130  

Florida Municipal Power Agency, AMBAC:

       

1.365%, 10/1/2021, Call 9/7/2017 (12) (13)

  250,000       238,154  

1.367%, 10/1/2021 (12) (13)

  325,000       309,607  

JEA Electric System Revenue, 5.000%, 10/1/2018

  600,000       626,778  

Manatee County School District, AGM, 4.000%, 10/1/2018

  670,000       691,909  

Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority, 0.870%, 6/1/2021, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  8,100,000       8,100,000  

North Sumter County Utility Dependent District, 5.000%, 10/1/2017

  225,000       225,596  

Putnam County Development Authority, 0.870%, 9/1/2024, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  2,400,000       2,400,000  

Sarasota County Health Facilities Authority:

       

4.000%, 1/1/2018

  400,000       403,268  

4.000%, 1/1/2019

  500,000       515,330  

School Board of Miami-Dade County, FGIC, 1.020%, 9/7/2017, Call 9/1/2017 (6) (12)

  8,000,000       8,000,000  

Sumter County Industrial Development Authority, 4.000%, 7/1/2019 620,000

        651,372  
        40,805,927  


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Georgia — 0.9%

       

City of Atlanta, 2.329% (LIBOR 1 Month+150 basis points), 11/1/2018, Call 5/1/2018 (7)

  2,750,000       2,767,545  

Georgia State Road & Tollway Authority, 5.000%, 6/1/2019

  1,750,000       1,871,100  

Peach County Development Authority, 1.200%, 10/1/2018, Call 4/1/2018

  1,000,000       1,000,390  

Private Colleges & Universities Authority, 4.000%, 10/1/2017

  110,000       110,184  
        5,749,219  

Guam — 0.1%

       

Territory of Guam:

       

3.000%, 11/15/2017

  300,000       300,720  

5.000%, 12/1/2017

  200,000       201,788  

5.000%, 12/1/2018

  250,000       261,030  
        763,538  

Idaho — 1.4%

       

American Falls Reservoir District, 0.980%, 2/1/2025, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  4,885,000       4,885,000  

Idaho Housing & Finance Association, 0.870%, 1/1/2038, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  4,600,000       4,600,000  
        9,485,000  

Illinois — 5.6%

       

Arlington Heights Park District, 5.000%, 12/1/2017

  170,000       171,674  

Chicago Board of Education, 9.000%, 3/1/2032, Call 9/1/2018

  3,890,000       3,908,789  

City of Burbank, BAM, 3.000%, 12/1/2017

  1,040,000       1,044,732  

City of Chicago:

       

2.000%, 11/1/2017

  2,000,000       2,003,160  

5.000%, 11/1/2018

  1,000,000       1,045,360  

5.000%, 11/1/2018

  1,155,000       1,207,391  

City of Chicago, AGM:

       

4.250%, 11/1/2018

  150,000       155,519  

5.000%, 1/1/2019, Call 10/2/2017

  250,000       254,507  

City of Rockford, BAM, 5.000%, 12/15/2017

  1,600,000       1,617,456  

Cook County Community Consolidated School District No. 15 Palatine, NATL-RE, 0.000%, 12/1/2017

  250,000       249,252  

County of Cook, 5.000%, 11/15/2018

  1,300,000       1,355,406  

Illinois Finance Authority:

       

0.800%, 8/15/2042, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  2,400,000       2,400,000  

1.050%, 7/30/2018 (12)

  3,275,000       3,277,325  

4.000%, 11/15/2017

  200,000       201,178  

4.000%, 11/15/2018

  200,000       206,894  

5.000%, 8/15/2018

  200,000       205,832  

5.000%, 11/15/2018

  350,000       365,939  

5.000%, 11/15/2019

  605,000       652,517  

5.000%, 11/15/2019

  250,000       269,805  

Kankakee River Metropolitan Agency, AGM:

       

2.000%, 5/1/2018

  100,000       100,342  

3.000%, 5/1/2019

  300,000       307,068  

Lake County Forest Preserve District, 1.314% (LIBOR 3 Month+48 basis points), 12/15/2020 (7)

  450,000       451,633  

McHenry County Community Consolidated School District No. 47 Crystal Lake, AGM, 5.000%, 2/1/2018

  210,000       213,461  

McHenry County Community Unit School District No. 12 Johnsburg, AGM, 4.000%, 1/1/2018

  125,000       126,253  

Northern Illinois Municipal Power Agency, 5.000%, 12/1/2018

  500,000       524,690  

Northern Illinois Municipal Power Agency, NATL-RE, 5.000%, 1/1/2018

  1,250,000       1,266,250  

Ogle Lee & De Kalb Counties Township High School District No. 212 Rochelle, 4.000%, 12/1/2018

  925,000       959,225  

Rib Floater Trust Various States, 1.040%, 4/1/2036, Call 4/1/2027 (6) (12)

  4,250,000       4,250,000  

Southwestern Illinois Development Authority, AGM, 5.250%, 12/1/2020, Call 12/1/2017

  275,000       277,711  

State of Illinois:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2018

  2,000,000       2,020,540  

5.000%, 2/1/2018

  500,000       506,420  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates, 0.990%, 6/15/2032, Call 6/15/2026 (6) (12)

  4,655,000       4,655,000  

Village of Franklin Park, BAM, 4.000%, 10/1/2017

  95,000       95,198  

Village of Plainfield, 2.000%, 12/15/2017

  130,000       130,420  

Village of Rantoul, AGM:

       

2.000%, 1/1/2018

  100,000       100,272  

2.000%, 1/1/2019

  150,000       151,388  
        36,728,607  


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Indiana — 2.8%

       

Clark-Pleasant Community School Building Corp., SAW, 4.000%, 1/15/2018

  910,000       920,328  

Hamilton Southeastern Consolidated School Building Corp., 5.000%, 1/15/2018

  900,000       913,752  

Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority, GNMA FNMA FHLMC COLL, 0.890%, 7/1/2039, Call 10/2/2017 (12)

  8,200,000       8,200,000  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates, 1.140%, 4/15/2019 (6) (12)

  8,500,000       8,500,000  

Whitley County Multi School Building Corp., 3.000%, 1/15/2018

  250,000       252,080  
        18,786,160  

Iowa — 1.9%

       

City of Altoona, 3.000%, 6/1/2018

  220,000       223,249  

Iowa Finance Authority, 0.810%, 6/1/2039, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  4,900,000       4,900,000  

Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority:

       

1.000%, 9/1/2018, Call 3/1/2018

  3,000,000       3,000,300  

2.000%, 12/1/2018, Call 6/1/2018

  3,500,000       3,519,670  

People’s Memorial Hospital of Buchanan County, 1.500%, 12/1/2018, Call 6/1/2018

  405,000       404,206  

Xenia Rural Water District:

       

2.000%, 12/1/2017

  125,000       125,213  

2.000%, 12/1/2018

  225,000       226,397  
        12,399,035  

Kansas — 0.3%

       

Bourbon County Unified School District No. 234-Fort Scott, 3.000%, 9/1/2017

  745,000       745,000  

Kansas Turnpike Authority, 5.000%, 9/1/2017

  1,000,000       1,000,000  
        1,745,000  

Kentucky — 1.4%

       

Kentucky Rural Water Finance Corp., 3.000%, 11/1/2018

  3,000,000       3,066,120  

Kentucky State Property & Building Commission, 5.250%, 10/1/2017

  425,000       426,309  

Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Government:

       

1.250%, 6/3/2019 (12)

  1,000,000       1,001,890  

1.250%, 6/3/2019 (12)

  1,000,000       1,001,890  

4.000%, 11/15/2017

  1,000,000       1,006,240  

Northern Kentucky Water Service District, 3.000%, 4/1/2019, Call 10/1/2018

  2,500,000       2,542,300  
        9,044,749  

Louisiana — 3.1%

       

East Baton Rouge Sewerage Commission, 1.362% (LIBOR 1 Month+50 basis points), 8/1/2018, Call 2/1/2018 (7)

  6,090,000       6,094,019  

Louisiana Housing Corp., FHA, 2.500%, 12/1/2031, Call 6/1/2020

  525,000       525,037  

Louisiana Offshore Terminal Authority, 0.800%, 9/1/2033, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  5,000,000       5,000,000  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority:

       

0.830%, 12/1/2043, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  500,000       500,000  

1.040%, 7/1/2021, Call 9/7/2017 (12)

  1,155,000       1,155,000  

4.000%, 5/15/2019

  225,000       235,593  

Parish of St. Charles, 0.870%, 10/1/2022, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  800,000       800,000  

Parish of St. James, 0.920%, 11/1/2040, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  4,000,000       4,000,000  

State of Louisiana, 1.332% (LIBOR 1 Month+47 basis points), 5/1/2018, Call 11/1/2017 (7)

  2,500,000       2,500,650  
        20,810,299  

Maine — 0.1%

       

City of Portland:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2018

  285,000       288,454  

5.000%, 1/1/2019

  305,000       319,546  
        608,000  

Maryland — 0.1%

       

City of Baltimore:

       

3.000%, 9/1/2018

  250,000       254,473  

4.000%, 9/1/2019

  350,000       368,046  
        622,519  

Massachusetts — 0.3%

       

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1.338% (LIBOR 3 Month+46 basis points), 11/1/2018, Call 11/1/2017 (7)

  750,000       750,210  

Marthas Vineyard Land Bank, BAM, 4.000%, 5/1/2018

  500,000       509,830  


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Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, 1.270% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+48 basis points), 1/29/2020, Call 8/1/2019 (7)

  500,000       498,755  

Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co., MBIA, 1.892%, 7/1/2018, Call 9/5/2017 (12) (13)

  25,000       24,706  
        1,783,501  

Michigan — 1.6%

       

Boyne City Public School District, 1.500%, 5/1/2019

  1,265,000       1,274,918  

City of Detroit Water Supply System Revenue, BHAC FGIC, 5.750%, 7/1/2024, Call 7/1/2018

  100,000       103,848  

Michigan Finance Authority:

       

0.850%, 12/1/2017 (8) (12)

  5,000,000       5,000,000  

5.000%, 11/15/2017

  500,000       503,900  

5.000%, 11/15/2018

  500,000       523,135  

5.000%, 11/15/2019

  400,000       433,140  

Michigan State Building Authority, 5.000%, 10/15/2017

  30,000       30,137  

Michigan State Housing Development Authority, 0.850%, 12/1/2035, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  460,000       460,000  

Taylor Tax Increment Finance Authority, AGM:

       

4.000%, 5/1/2020, Call 10/2/2017

  785,000       786,609  

4.000%, 5/1/2021, Call 10/2/2017

  600,000       601,230  

Wayne County Airport Authority, 5.000%, 12/1/2017

  250,000       252,437  

White Cloud Public Schools, Q-SBLF:

       

4.000%, 5/1/2018

  215,000       219,242  

4.000%, 5/1/2019

  175,000       183,346  
        10,371,942  

Minnesota — 1.4%

       

City of Minneapolis, 1.000%, 12/1/2017, Call 9/21/2017

  3,225,000       3,225,806  

Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The City of St. Paul:

       

2.000%, 11/15/2018

  805,000       815,183  

3.000%, 11/15/2019

  600,000       625,410  

Minnesota Rural Water Finance Authority, Inc.:

       

1.050%, 3/1/2019 (8)

  1,350,000       1,350,203  

2.000%, 10/1/2017

  3,000,000       3,002,490  
        9,019,092  

Mississippi — 1.7%

       

City of Jackson, BAM, 3.000%, 9/1/2017

  375,000       375,000  

Mississippi Business Finance Corp.:

       

0.840%, 11/1/2035, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  200,000       200,000  

0.840%, 11/1/2035, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  3,550,000       3,550,000  

1.150%, 5/1/2037, Call 11/1/2017 (12)

  6,662,000       6,662,666  

Mississippi Development Bank, 5.000%, 4/1/2018

  300,000       306,621  
        11,094,287  

Missouri — 1.3%

       

Cape Girardeau County Industrial Development Authority, 5.000%, 3/1/2019

  220,000       231,240  

City of Kansas City, 0.810%, 4/15/2034, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  5,000,000       5,000,000  

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri, 4.000%, 2/1/2018

  500,000       505,665  

Missouri Housing Development Commission, GNMA FNMA, 4.700%, 3/1/2035, Call 9/1/2019

  210,000       219,047  

Missouri State Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Authority, NATL-RE, 1.365%, 12/1/2022, Call 9/1/2017 (12) (13)

  1,750,000       1,631,098  

St. Louis County Industrial Development Authority, 2.850%, 9/1/2018, Call 3/1/2018

  1,000,000       1,001,370  
        8,588,420  

Nebraska — 0.4%

       

Central Plains Energy Project, 5.000%, 6/1/2018

  2,000,000       2,058,200  

City of La Vista, 1.000%, 3/15/2018, Call 10/2/2017

  500,000       500,045  
        2,558,245  

Nevada — 0.1%

       

State of Nevada, 5.000%, 12/1/2017

  550,000       555,616  

New Jersey — 5.2%

       

City of Margate City, 5.000%, 2/1/2018

  200,000       203,386  

City of Union City, SAW, 4.000%, 11/1/2019 (8)

  1,000,000       1,052,650  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority:

       

1.080%, 11/1/2040, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  5,770,000       5,770,000  

1.080%, 11/1/2040, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  4,700,000       4,700,000  

1.090%, 11/1/2031, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  5,395,000       5,395,000  


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New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority:

       

1.080%, 7/1/2038, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  3,400,000       3,400,000  

1.140%, 7/1/2028, Call 9/6/2017 (12)

  300,000       300,000  

1.170%, 7/1/2018, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  100,000       100,000  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority:

1.790% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+100 basis points), 12/15/2019, Call 6/15/2019 (7)

  5,000,000       4,940,650  

5.000%, 12/15/2017

  1,200,000       1,213,368  

5.000%, 6/15/2019

  1,500,000       1,576,425  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, AGM, 5.500%, 12/15/2018

  250,000       263,327  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, FSA, 5.500%, 12/15/2017

  135,000       136,688  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority, 1.470% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+68 basis points), 1/1/2018, Call 10/2/2017 (7)

  200,000       200,054  

Newark Housing Authority, 4.000%, 12/1/2017

  100,000       100,762  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates, 0.850%, 1/1/2043, Call 7/1/2022 (6) (12)

  5,000,000       5,000,000  
        34,352,310  

New Mexico — 1.2%

County of Bernalillo, 1.400%, 3/1/2019 (12)

  2,775,000       2,789,486  

New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority, 1.575% (LIBOR 1 Month+75 basis points), 8/1/2019, Call 2/1/2019 (7)

  5,500,000       5,500,825  
        8,290,311  

New York — 8.6%

Albany Capital Resource Corp., 3.000%, 12/1/2017

  115,000       115,578  

Albany Industrial Development Agency, 1.040%, 7/1/2032, Call 9/7/2017 (12)

  1,240,000       1,240,000  

Chautauqua County Capital Resource Corp., 1.300%, 11/1/2018 (12)

  775,000       779,526  

City of New York, 0.860%, 8/1/2044, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  1,250,000       1,250,000  

City of New York, AGC, 0.820%, 10/1/2021, Call 9/5/2017 (12) (13)

  100,000       100,000  

City of New York, AGM, 0.920%, 11/1/2026 (12)

  2,750,000       2,750,000  

Long Island Power Authority, 1.512% (LIBOR 1 Month+65 basis points), 11/1/2018, Call 5/1/2018 (7)

  1,600,000       1,603,584  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 1.525% (LIBOR 1 Month+70 basis points), 2/1/2020 (7)

  3,500,000       3,521,630  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, AGM, 1.450% (LIBOR 1 Month+60 basis points), 5/15/2018, Call 11/15/2017 (7)

  4,650,000       4,653,023  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority:

0.850%, 8/1/2031 (12)

  1,045,000       1,045,000  

0.860%, 8/1/2031 (12)

  2,175,000       2,175,000  

0.920%, 8/1/2022, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  4,320,000       4,320,000  

0.920%, 8/1/2023, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  6,550,000       6,550,000  

New York City Water & Sewer System:

0.830%, 6/15/2039, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  1,700,000       1,700,000  

0.840%, 6/15/2039, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  550,000       550,000  

0.920%, 6/15/2032, Call 9/15/2017 (12)

  2,400,000       2,400,000  

New York State Dormitory Authority, 4.000%, 12/1/2018 (6)

  1,000,000       1,027,250  

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, NATL-RE, 1.365%, 12/1/2020, Call 9/6/2017 (12) (13)

  7,350,000       7,101,791  

New York State Housing Finance Agency, 0.860%, 5/1/2042, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  1,200,000       1,200,000  

Nuveen New York AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund, 1.030%, 5/1/2047, Call 9/1/2017 (6) (12)

  3,000,000       3,000,000  

State of New York, NATL-RE FGIC:

1.757%, 2/15/2022, Call 9/7/2017 (12) (13)

  1,480,000       1,439,679  

1.757%, 2/13/2032, Call 9/7/2017 (12) (13)

  1,345,000       1,260,576  

Town of Oyster Bay:

3.500%, 2/2/2018

  1,380,000       1,390,736  

3.500%, 6/1/2018

  500,000       505,925  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority:

0.860%, 11/1/2032, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  150,000       150,000  

1.525% (LIBOR 1 Month+70 basis points), 2/1/2021 (7)

  5,000,000       5,050,600  

Upper Mohawk Valley Regional Water Finance Authority, 4.000%, 4/1/2018

  65,000       66,145  
        56,946,043  

North Carolina — 0.3%  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission, 1.110%, 6/1/2029, Call 6/1/2020 (6) (12)

  1,000,000       1,000,000  

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1.575% (LIBOR 1 Month+75 basis points), 12/1/2017, Call 9/21/2017 (7)

  925,000       925,194  
        1,925,194  


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North Dakota — 0.5%

       

Barnes County North Public School District Building Authority:

       

4.000%, 5/1/2018

  565,000       572,910  

4.000%, 5/1/2019

  590,000       607,907  

City of Grand Forks, 5.000%, 12/15/2017

  850,000       859,800  

City of Williston, AGM, 2.650%, 11/1/2020, Call 10/2/2017

  1,100,000       1,100,451  
        3,141,068  

Ohio — 5.9%

       

City of Chillicothe, 2.000%, 9/8/2017

  570,000       570,091  

City of Cuyahoga Falls, 1.750%, 8/8/2018

  3,220,000       3,238,161  

City of Middletown, 0.800%, 11/15/2039, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  900,000       900,000  

County of Allen, 0.800%, 5/1/2036, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  6,000,000       6,000,000  

County of Crawford, 1.430%, 11/1/2017, Call 10/2/2017

  5,000,000       5,001,850  

County of Hamilton, 4.000%, 1/1/2018

  250,000       252,043  

County of Lorain, 2.000%, 3/29/2018

  1,650,000       1,658,629  

Lancaster Port Authority, 1.545% (LIBOR 1 Month+72 basis points), 8/1/2019, Call 2/1/2019 (7)

  5,000,000       5,003,050  

Rib Floater Trust Various States, 0.970%, 1/15/2046, Call 10/2/2017 (6) (12)

  4,000,000       4,000,000  

State of Ohio:

       

0.870%, 1/15/2045, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  5,500,000       5,500,000  

0.950%, 1/15/2045, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  5,000,000       5,000,000  

1.050%, 9/1/2017 (12)

  2,000,000       2,000,000  
                39,123,824  

Oklahoma — 0.2%

       

Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority, 1.590% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+80 basis points), 8/1/2018, Call 2/1/2018 (7)

  130,000       130,096  

Tulsa County Independent School District No. 4 Bixby, 2.000%, 7/1/2019

  1,000,000       1,019,980  
        1,150,076  

Oregon — 0.6%

       

County of Gilliam, 1.500%, 10/1/2018

  1,000,000       1,005,730  

Port of Morrow, 0.980%, 2/1/2027, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  3,210,000       3,210,000  
        4,215,730  

Pennsylvania — 4.6%

       

Bethlehem Area School District, SAW, 1.297% (LIBOR 1 Month+43 basis points), 1/1/2018, Call 9/21/2017 (7)

  3,070,000       3,070,276  

Bethlehem Area Vocational Technical School Authority, MAC SAW, 1.500%, 9/15/2017

  185,000       185,028  

City of Philadelphia, 4.000%, 8/1/2018

  2,000,000       2,053,960  

Indiana County Industrial Development Authority, 1.550%, 4/1/2019, Call 10/1/2018

  1,850,000       1,855,476  

North Penn Water Authority, 1.325% (LIBOR 1 Month+50 basis points), 11/1/2019, Call 5/1/2019 (7)

  2,000,000       2,003,020  

Old Forge School District, BAM SAW:

       

1.180%, 5/1/2018

  200,000       199,878  

2.000%, 5/1/2019

  500,000       504,225  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority:

       

0.875%, 2/1/2018, Call 10/2/2017

  2,100,000       2,100,084  

1.200%, 11/1/2017 (12)

  2,200,000       2,199,450  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission:

       

1.240% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+45 basis points), 12/1/2017, Call 10/2/2017 (7)

  560,000       560,129  

1.390% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+60 basis points), 12/1/2017, Call 10/2/2017 (7)

  100,000       100,034  

1.470% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+68 basis points), 12/1/2018, Call 6/1/2018 (7)

  6,000,000       6,012,840  

1.670% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+88 basis points), 12/1/2020, Call 6/1/2020 (7)

  1,800,000       1,816,740  

1.940% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+115 basis points), 12/1/2019, Call 6/1/2019 (7)

  2,225,000       2,248,118  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, 4.000%, 10/1/2017

  1,250,000       1,252,688  

Scranton School District, SAW, 1.837% (LIBOR 1 Month+100 basis points), 4/2/2018, Call 10/2/2017 (7)

  2,980,000       2,979,970  

Tunkhannock Area School District, BAM SAW, 2.000%, 1/15/2018

  125,000       125,481  

University Area Joint Authority, 1.190% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+40 basis points), 11/1/2017, Call 9/21/2017 (7)

  1,070,000       1,069,315  
        30,336,712  

Rhode Island — 0.1%

       

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp., 5.000%, 5/15/2018

  1,000,000       1,023,340  

South Carolina — 0.8%

       

South Carolina Educational Facilities Authority, 0.830%, 10/1/2039, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  1,050,000       1,050,000  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, 2.250%, 5/1/2019, Call 11/1/2018 (6)

  3,000,000       3,004,710  

Town of Hilton Head Island, SAW, 4.000%, 10/5/2017

  1,000,000       1,002,930  
        5,057,640  


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Tennessee — 2.2%

       

Clarksville Public Building Authority, 0.900%, 2/1/2038, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  3,145,000       3,145,000  

County of Monroe, 1.200%, 6/15/2019, Call 12/15/2018

  1,250,000       1,251,387  

Knox County Health Educational & Housing Facility Board, 1.150%, 8/1/2018

  1,000,000       1,001,480  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Industrial Development Board, 0.820%, 7/15/2036, Call 9/15/2017 (12)

  500,000       500,000  

Montgomery County Public Building Authority, 0.900%, 4/1/2032, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  3,850,000       3,850,000  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates, 0.940%, 7/1/2046, Call 7/1/2026 (6) (12)

  5,000,000       5,000,000  

Tennessee Housing Development Agency, 4.500%, 7/1/2028, Call 1/1/2020

  100,000       104,200  
        14,852,067  

Texas — 8.8%

       

Alamito Public Facility Corp., 1.000%, 10/1/2017, Call 9/21/2017 (12)

  5,590,000       5,589,609  

Austin Convention Enterprises, Inc., 5.000%, 1/1/2019

  400,000       419,076  

City of Houston, 4.000%, 9/1/2017

  200,000       200,000  

City of Lewisville, AGM:

       

2.000%, 9/1/2017

  335,000       335,000  

4.000%, 9/1/2018

  340,000       350,084  

Clear Brook City Municipal Utility District, BAM, 2.000%, 2/1/2018

  220,000       220,757  

Crane County Water District, 4.000%, 2/15/2019

  1,000,000       1,041,950  

Denton County Fresh Water Supply District No. 7, AGM:

       

2.000%, 2/15/2018

  465,000       466,939  

2.000%, 2/15/2019

  240,000       243,391  

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 138, BAM, 2.000%, 9/1/2017

  200,000       200,000  

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 151, MAC, 2.000%, 9/1/2017

  180,000       180,000  

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 50, MAC, 2.000%, 9/1/2017

  340,000       340,000  

Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District, PSF:

       

1.180%, 8/15/2019 (12)

  1,800,000       1,800,000  

1.350%, 8/15/2018 (12)

  700,000       703,339  

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., 0.880%, 12/1/2024, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  8,000,000       8,000,000  

Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp., 0.880%, 12/1/2041, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  2,105,000       2,105,000  

Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 371, BAM:

       

2.000%, 9/1/2018

  290,000       292,352  

2.000%, 9/1/2019

  295,000       298,747  

Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 468, AGM, 2.000%, 9/1/2017

  100,000       100,000  

Houston Independent School District, 5.000%, 9/15/2017

  2,025,000       2,027,167  

Houston Independent School District, PSF, 3.000%, 6/1/2018 (12)

  2,640,000       2,681,923  

Katy Independent School District, PSF, 5.000%, 2/15/2018

  1,000,000       1,018,650  

Mission Economic Development Corp., 1.050%, 10/2/2017 (12)

  3,000,000       3,000,180  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., 1.000%, 2/1/2018, Call 9/21/2017

  2,000,000       1,999,900  

North Texas Tollway Authority:

       

6.000%, 1/1/2020, Call 1/1/2018

  220,000       223,626  

6.000%, 1/1/2020, Call 1/1/2018

  30,000       30,491  

Northside Independent School District, PSF, 2.125%, 8/1/2020, Call 2/1/2018 (12)

  1,900,000       1,907,562  

Spring Branch Independent School District, PSF, 3.000%, 6/18/2019 (12)

  4,000,000       4,138,120  

Spring Creek Utility District of Montgomery County, BAM, 2.000%, 10/1/2017

  375,000       375,233  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.:

       

2.500%, 12/1/2018, Call 9/21/2017

  2,525,000       2,527,474  

4.000%, 9/1/2017

  550,000       550,000  

5.000%, 10/1/2017

  1,025,000       1,028,013  

5.250%, 8/15/2028, Call 8/15/2018

  230,000       239,425  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates, 0.990%, 7/1/2021 (6) (12)

  11,950,000       11,950,000  

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. II:

       

1.260% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+47 basis points), 9/15/2017 (7)

  50,000       50,002  

1.535% (LIBOR 3 Month+70 basis points), 9/15/2017 (7)

  840,000       840,034  

Trail of the Lakes Municipal Utility District, BAM, 5.000%, 4/1/2019

  120,000       127,766  

Travis County Water Control & Improvement District No. 17, BAM, 0.000%, 11/1/2017

  250,000       249,550  
        57,851,360  

Utah — 0.4%

       

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates, 0.990%, 1/1/2025 (6) (12)

  2,500,000       2,500,000  

Virginia — 0.9%

       

Newport News Redevelopment & Housing Authority, FHA GNMA, 1.200%, 4/1/2019

  3,500,000       3,501,365  

Peninsula Ports Authority, 1.550%, 10/1/2019 (12)

  1,000,000       995,340  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, 5.000%, 11/1/2017

  1,215,000       1,222,946  
        5,719,651  


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Washington — 2.9%

       

County of Skagit, 2.000%, 12/1/2018

  485,000       492,202  

Pierce County School District No 10 Tacoma, 5.000%, 12/1/2017

  2,280,000       2,302,846  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates:

       

0.940%, 6/15/2033, Call 6/1/2019 (6) (12)

  5,050,000       5,050,000  

0.960%, 1/1/2035 (6) (12)

  5,000,000       5,000,000  

Washington Biomed Research Properties 3.2, 5.000%, 1/1/2019

  500,000       527,570  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, 2.500%, 12/1/2017 (6)

  100,000       100,015  

Washington Higher Education Facilities Authority, 0.800%, 10/1/2029, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  600,000       600,000  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission, 0.810%, 9/1/2049, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  5,000,000       5,000,000  
        19,072,633  

West Virginia — 0.0%

       

Berkeley County Building Commission, 3.000%, 9/1/2017

  50,000       50,000  

Wisconsin — 2.4%

       

City of South Milwaukee, 4.000%, 9/1/2017

  100,000       100,000  

County of Langlade:

       

2.000%, 10/1/2017

  365,000       365,186  

2.000%, 10/1/2018

  100,000       100,549  

Hilbert School District, 2.100%, 4/1/2019, Call 4/1/2018

  1,580,000       1,588,137  

Public Finance Authority:

       

3.000%, 11/15/2022, Call 11/15/2018 (6)

  1,500,000       1,506,615  

5.000%, 11/15/2018 (8)

  565,000       590,250  

5.000%, 11/15/2019 (8)

  440,000       474,659  

Tender Option Bond Trust Receipts/Certificates, 0.840%, 7/1/2047, Call 7/1/2027 (6) (12)

  2,300,000       2,300,000  

Town of Freedom, 2.000%, 10/1/2018, Call 10/2/2017

  1,170,000       1,170,749  

Town of Salem, 1.375%, 11/1/2018, Call 11/1/2017

  1,690,000       1,690,726  

Wisconsin Center District, 3.000%, 12/15/2017

  635,000       638,823  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority:

       

5.000%, 2/15/2019 (8)

  455,000       480,366  

5.000%, 8/15/2021, Call 8/15/2018

  150,000       155,811  

Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority, 0.800%, 5/1/2055, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  5,000,000       5,000,000  
        16,161,871  

Wyoming — 0.7%

       

County of Converse, 0.880%, 12/1/2020, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  5,000,000       5,000,000  

Total Municipals

  (identified cost $633,869,349)

        634,462,688  

Short-Term Investments — 7.2%

       

Mutual Funds — 0.0%

       

BMO Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 0.870% (4)

  80,322       80,322  

Short-Term Municipals — 7.2%

       

California — 0.2%

       

California Municipal Finance Authority, 5.000%, 2/1/2018

  $      500,000       507,605  

Fresno Joint Powers Financing Authority, 5.000%, 4/1/2018

  600,000       613,728  
        1,121,333  

Colorado — 0.1%

       

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, 5.000%, 6/1/2018 (8)

  500,000       512,740  

Connecticut — 1.2%

       

City of Hartford, 2.500%, 10/31/2017

  4,000,000       4,007,560  

City of New Haven, 2.500%, 5/15/2018

  2,900,000       2,924,070  

Town of Manchester, 2.000%, 2/21/2018

  1,000,000       1,004,460  
        7,936,090  

Florida — 0.6%

       

Jacksonville Pollution Control, 0.870%, 9/18/2017

  4,000,000       4,000,000  

Georgia — 0.2%

       

Georgia State Road & Tollway Authority, 5.000%, 6/1/2018

  1,000,000       1,030,900  


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Illinois — 0.0%

       

Chicago Transit Authority, 2.000%, 6/1/2018

  175,000       176,048  

Minnesota — 0.1%

       

City of Maple Grove, 3.000%, 5/1/2018

  650,000       657,833  

New Jersey — 0.3%

       

Hudson County Improvement Authority, County Guarantee, 2.250%, 4/5/2018

  2,000,000       2,015,140  

New York — 0.6%

       

Owego Apalachin Central School District, SAW, 1.300%, 2/22/2018, Call 11/15/2017

  4,000,000       4,000,760  

Ohio — 1.9%

       

City of Lakewood, 2.000%, 4/2/2018

  2,500,000       2,514,000  

City of Springfield, 2.000%, 3/30/2018

  700,000       704,116  

City of Tipp City, 1.750%, 2/14/2018

  4,000,000       4,008,960  

County of Union, 1.200%, 3/28/2018, Call 10/2/2017

  1,500,000       1,501,320  

Dublin City School District, 2.000%, 4/26/2018

  1,500,000       1,509,360  

Township of Union, 2.000%, 9/6/2018 (8)

  2,350,000       2,371,620  
        12,609,376  

Texas — 2.0%

       

Austin Convention Enterprises, Inc., 5.000%, 1/1/2018

  200,000       202,398  

State of Texas, 4.000%, 8/30/2018 (8)

  10,000,000       10,305,000  

Texas Municipal Power, 0.850%, 9/13/2017

  3,000,000       3,000,060  
        13,507,458  

  Total Short-Term Municipals

        47,567,678  

Total Short-Term Investments

  (identified cost $47,633,316)

        47,648,000  

Total Investments — 103.3%

  (identified cost $681,502,665)

        682,110,688  

Other Assets and Liabilities — (3.3)%

        (21,723,398)  

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

     $      660,387,290  
         

(4) Denotes an investment in an affiliated entity. Please refer to Note 6, subsection Investments in Affiliated Issuers, in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(6) Denotes a restricted security which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities law. These securities have been deemed liquid based on criteria approved by the Board of Directors of the BMO Funds. At August 31, 2017, these securities amounted to:

 

Fund

 

  

Amount

 

      

% of Total

Net Assets

 

Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund

   $ 106,814,893        16.17%

(7) Floating Rate Security

(8) Purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.

(12) Variable Rate Security

(13) Issue represents an Auction Rate Security. An Auction Rate Security is a corporate or municipal bond debt instrument with a long nominal maturity for which the interest rate is regularly reset through a Dutch auction. The rate presented is either the rate set through the auction or the maximum interest rate provided for in the security issuance provision.


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Short Tax-Free Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – As of August 31, 2017

 

 

Description

 

Shares or

Principal

Amount

       

Value

Municipals — 94.4%

       

Alabama — 2.8%

       

Alabama Federal Aid Highway Finance Authority, 5.000%, 9/1/2018

  $  1,000,000       $  1,034,430  

Black Belt Energy Gas District, 4.000%, 6/1/2021, Call 3/1/2021 (12)

  1,000,000       1,085,910  

County of Jefferson, 5.000%, 9/15/2021

  1,000,000       1,139,990  

County of Jefferson, AGM, 2.463% (LIBOR 1 Month+0 basis points), 2/1/2042, Call 10/5/2017 (7)

  259,832       225,624  

Mobile Industrial Development Board:

       

0.910%, 6/1/2034, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  250,000       250,000  

1.000%, 6/1/2034, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  1,000,000       1,000,000  

Tuscaloosa City Board of Education:

       

5.000%, 8/1/2020

  200,000       221,616  

5.000%, 8/1/2021

  175,000       199,559  
        5,157,129  

Alaska — 0.4%

       

Alaska Housing Finance Corp., NATL-RE, 5.250%, 12/1/2021, Call 12/1/2017

  100,000       101,056  

City of Valdez, 5.000%, 1/1/2021

  500,000       559,555  
        660,611  

Arizona — 2.3%

       

Arizona Health Facilities Authority:

       

2.640% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+185 basis points), 2/5/2020, Call 8/9/2019 (7)

  250,000       253,808  

2.640% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+185 basis points), 2/5/2020, Call 8/9/2019 (7)

  250,000       253,808  

City of El Mirage, 5.000%, 7/1/2022, Call 7/1/2020

  465,000       511,788  

Coconino County Pollution Control Corp., 1.600%, 5/21/2020 (12)

  750,000       754,762  

Greater Arizona Development Authority, 5.000%, 8/1/2024, Call 8/1/2018

  25,000       25,938  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix, 3.000%, 7/1/2020 (6)

  85,000       85,524  

La Paz County Industrial Development Authority, 5.000%, 2/15/2021 (6)

  750,000       818,707  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority:

       

2.550%, 7/1/2021

  430,000       432,176  

2.875%, 7/1/2021 (6)

  260,000       261,165  

Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp., 5.500%, 7/1/2019 (15)

  100,000       108,338  

Pinal County School District No. 1 Florence, BAM, 4.000%, 7/1/2020

  250,000       269,853  

State of Arizona, AGM, 5.000%, 7/1/2018

  500,000       516,695  
        4,292,562  

Arkansas — 0.7%

       

Arkansas Development Finance Authority, 1.200%, 9/1/2044, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  750,000       750,000  

City of Cabot, 2.550%, 6/1/2043, Call 6/1/2023

  140,000       140,181  

City of Hot Springs, 5.000%, 12/1/2020

  245,000       272,477  

City of Rogers, 2.125%, 11/1/2029, Call 11/1/2021

  150,000       150,214  
        1,312,872  

California — 10.1%

       

Abag Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corps., 5.000%, 7/1/2020

  500,000       553,540  

Bay Area Toll Authority, 1.890% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+110 basis points), 4/1/2024, Call 10/1/2023 (7)

  500,000       509,865  

BB&T Municipal Trust, 1.590% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+80 basis points), 11/15/2019 (6) (7)

  500,000       501,275  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, NATL-RE:

       

1.230%, 7/15/2018, Call 9/7/2017 (12) (13)

  100,000       98,492  

1.383%, 7/1/2022, Call 9/1/2017 (12) (13)

  500,000       485,385  

California Housing Finance Agency, AGM GO, 3.004%, 2/1/2037, Call 9/7/2017 (12) (13)

  10,000       9,698  

California Municipal Finance Authority:

       

1.200%, 2/1/2018 (12)

  1,000,000       1,000,520  

5.000%, 2/1/2022

  1,000,000       1,144,430  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, 0.950%, 11/1/2017 (6) (12)

  1,000,000       1,000,040  


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California Public Finance Authority:

       

5.000%, 10/15/2021

  350,000       389,743  

5.000%, 10/15/2022

  300,000       339,594  

California School Finance Authority, 4.000%, 8/1/2018 (6)

  300,000       307,518  

California State Public Works Board:

       

5.000%, 4/1/2020

  320,000       352,646  

5.000%, 11/1/2020, Call 11/1/2019

  35,000       37,802  

5.125%, 10/1/2022, Call 10/1/2019

  245,000       266,651  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority:

       

3.500%, 11/1/2018

  100,000       100,634  

5.000%, 12/1/2025 (6)

  200,000       234,080  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, AGM, 3.000%, 10/1/2017

  200,000       200,226  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, CMI:

       

2.500%, 8/1/2020, Call 9/1/2017

  220,000       220,000  

3.500%, 11/1/2021, Call 11/1/2019

  750,000       782,790  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, NATL-RE, 3.208%, 4/1/2028 (12) (13)

  75,000       69,570  

Carson Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, AGM, 5.000%, 10/1/2020

  675,000       752,935  

Chino Redevelopment Agency, AMBAC, 4.000%, 9/1/2019, Call 10/2/2017

  250,000       250,480  

City of Redding, NATL-RE, 1.400%, 7/1/2022 (12) (13)

  150,000       143,291  

County of San Joaquin, 4.000%, 4/1/2019

  225,000       235,267  

Florin Resource Conservation District, NATL-RE, 4.000%, 9/1/2018

  500,000       515,585  

Fresno Joint Powers Financing Authority, AGM, 5.000%, 4/1/2022

  875,000       1,014,790  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp., 5.000%, 6/1/2022

  1,000,000       1,161,400  

Northern California Gas Authority No. 1, 1.500% (LIBOR 3 Month+63 basis points), 7/1/2019 (7)

  1,040,000       1,039,303  

Palomar Health, 5.000%, 11/1/2022

  375,000       424,118  

Sacramento Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, BAM, 5.000%, 12/1/2022

  385,000       454,308  

State of California:

       

1.562% (LIBOR 1 Month+70 basis points), 12/1/2017, Call 10/2/2017 (7)

  250,000       250,085  

1.690% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+90 basis points), 5/1/2018, Call 11/1/2017 (7)

  180,000       180,171  

1.692% (LIBOR 1 Month+83 basis points), 12/3/2018, Call 6/1/2018 (7)

  610,000       612,647  

State of California, FSA, 1.000%, 8/1/2027 (6) (12)

  500,000       500,000  

Tender Option Bond Trust, 0.940%, 8/1/2022 (6) (12)

  2,000,000       2,000,000  

Twin Rivers Unified School District, AGM, 3.200%, 6/1/2020, Call 11/1/2017 (12)

  220,000       220,042  
        18,358,921  

Colorado — 5.0%

       

Auraria Higher Education Center:

       

6.000%, 5/1/2018

  169,000       174,538  

6.000%, 5/1/2019

  178,000       192,213  

City of Burlington, 3.000%, 11/1/2019

  100,000       103,251  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority:

       

2.500%, 12/15/2019 (6)

  590,000       591,811  

3.000%, 10/1/2017

  380,000       380,608  

3.000%, 11/15/2017

  200,000       200,972  

5.000%, 10/1/2021

  1,000,000       1,129,210  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority:

       

1.450%, 7/1/2034, Call 7/1/2019 (6) (12)

  1,000,000       1,000,000  

4.000%, 12/1/2018

  250,000       257,870  

4.500%, 2/1/2019

  250,000       258,988  

5.000%, 5/15/2021

  325,000       356,843  

5.000%, 6/1/2021 (8)

  250,000       279,605  

5.000%, 5/15/2022

  250,000       277,965  

5.000%, 6/1/2022 (8)

  250,000       285,245  

County of Montrose:

       

4.000%, 12/1/2018

  175,000       180,357  

4.000%, 12/1/2019

  200,000       210,046  

E-470 Public Highway Authority, 1.880% (LIBOR 1 Month+105 basis points), 9/1/2021, Call 3/1/2021 (7)

  575,000       584,781  

El Paso County School District No. 20 Academy, SAW, 5.000%, 12/15/2022

  1,000,000       1,191,960  

Regional Transportation District, 5.000%, 6/1/2025, Call 6/1/2020

  500,000       554,270  

University of Colorado Hospital Authority, 5.000%, 3/1/2022, Call 9/1/2021 (12)

  750,000       854,947  

Wheatlands Metropolitan District, BAM, 4.000%, 12/1/2020

  125,000       135,039  
        9,200,519  


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Connecticut — 0.7%

       

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority, 2.875%, 9/1/2020, Call 10/2/2017 (6)

  250,000       250,052  

State of Connecticut:

       

1.670% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+88 basis points), 8/15/2018 (7)

  250,000       250,890  

1.710% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+92 basis points), 5/15/2018 (7)

  150,000       150,710  

1.710% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+92 basis points), 9/15/2019 (7)

  115,000       115,619  

5.000%, 3/15/2021

  500,000       556,585  
        1,323,856  

Delaware — 0.1%

       

Delaware State Housing Authority, 4.800%, 1/1/2023, Call 7/1/2018

  105,000       106,335  

Florida — 5.8%

       

Brevard County Health Facilities Authority:

       

5.000%, 4/1/2020

  500,000       546,595  

5.000%, 4/1/2021

  400,000       450,260  

City of Orlando, AGM:

       

4.000%, 11/1/2021

  460,000       507,688  

5.000%, 11/1/2022

  350,000       408,814  

City of Port St. Lucie, 5.000%, 7/1/2020

  295,000       326,589  

City of Tampa, 5.000%, 11/15/2020, Call 5/15/2020

  25,000       27,480  

Columbia County School Board:

       

5.000%, 7/1/2019

  920,000       983,922  

5.000%, 7/1/2021

  400,000       448,920  

County of Broward, 5.000%, 10/1/2020

  100,000       111,674  

County of Okeechobee, 1.550%, 7/1/2021 (12)

  800,000       800,248  

Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, BAM, 5.000%, 1/1/2021

  300,000       335,838  

Florida Housing Finance Corp., GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC, 4.600%, 1/1/2029, Call 1/1/2020

  65,000       67,252  

Florida Municipal Power Agency, AMBAC, 1.365%, 10/1/2027, Call 9/6/2017 (12) (13)

  575,000       529,439  

Florida Municipal Power Agency, NATL-RE FGIC, 2.104%, 10/1/2027 (12) (13)

  25,000       22,995  

Halifax Hospital Medical Center:

       

5.000%, 6/1/2020

  325,000       356,200  

5.000%, 6/1/2021

  300,000       337,887  

Miami-Dade County Educational Facilities Authority, AMBAC, 5.250%, 4/1/2020

  40,000       44,323  

Miami-Dade County School Board Foundation, Inc.:

       

5.000%, 5/1/2018

  300,000       308,025  

5.000%, 5/1/2019

  225,000       239,674  

Miami-Dade County School Board Foundation, Inc., AMBAC, 5.000%, 8/1/2023, Call 8/1/2018

  100,000       103,493  

Orlando Community Redevelopment Agency, 4.000%, 9/1/2017

  55,000       55,000  

Pinellas County Educational Facilities Authority, 5.000%, 10/1/2017

  300,000       300,780  

Pinellas County Health Facilities Authority, NATL-RE, 1.803%, 11/15/2023, Call 9/1/2017 (12) (13)

  175,000       166,941  

Sarasota County Health Facilities Authority, 5.000%, 1/1/2022

  500,000       558,685  

School Board of Miami-Dade County, 1.020%, 9/7/2017 (6) (12)

  650,000       650,000  

School District of Broward County, 5.000%, 7/1/2019

  1,000,000       1,073,250  

Southeast Overtown Park West Community Redevelopment Agency, 5.000%, 3/1/2019 (6)

  250,000       262,170  

Sumter County Industrial Development Authority:

       

5.000%, 7/1/2020

  235,000       256,799  

5.000%, 7/1/2020

  300,000       327,828  

Tampa Bay Water:

       

5.000%, 10/1/2017

  15,000       15,044  

5.000%, 10/1/2017

  25,000       25,072  
        10,648,885  

Georgia — 3.6%

       

Atlanta Development Authority, 4.000%, 9/1/2020

  500,000       544,175  

City of Atlanta:

       

2.329% (LIBOR 1 Month+150 basis points), 11/1/2018, Call 5/1/2018 (7)

  250,000       251,595  

5.000%, 1/1/2021

  250,000       279,088  

5.000%, 1/1/2022

  700,000       801,136  

6.000%, 11/1/2029, Call 11/1/2019

  290,000       321,392  

County of DeKalb, 5.000%, 10/1/2020

  150,000       167,753  

DeKalb Private Hospital Authority, 5.000%, 11/15/2021, Call 11/15/2019

  420,000       457,187  

Gainesville & Hall County Hospital Authority:

       

1.740% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+95 basis points), 2/18/2020, Call 8/22/2019 (7)

  350,000       348,988  

5.000%, 2/15/2021

  700,000       784,378  

Georgia State Road & Tollway Authority, 5.000%, 6/1/2021

  1,250,000       1,424,487  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.:

       

5.000%, 3/15/2019

  1,000,000       1,053,660  

5.250%, 9/15/2018

  100,000       103,988  
        6,537,827  


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Guam — 0.3%

       

Territory of Guam, 5.000%, 12/1/2022

  500,000       574,580  

Idaho — 0.1%

       

Idaho Health Facilities Authority, 6.500%, 11/1/2023, Call 11/1/2018

  150,000       159,555  

Idaho Housing & Finance Association, 5.000%, 7/15/2022, Call 7/15/2019

  75,000       80,092  
        239,647  

Illinois — 13.1%

       

Bureau & Putnam Counties High School District No. 500 Princeton Township, BAM, 2.000%, 12/1/2018

  400,000       404,504  

Chicago Board of Education, 9.000%, 3/1/2032, Call 9/1/2018

  955,000       959,613  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2019

  200,000       210,648  

5.000%, 1/1/2021, Call 1/1/2018

  100,000       101,346  

5.000%, 1/1/2022

  100,000       115,628  

5.000%, 1/1/2022

  200,000       231,256  

Chicago Park District:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2022

  250,000       282,985  

5.000%, 1/1/2022

  500,000       565,970  

Chicago Transit Authority:

       

5.000%, 6/1/2021

  750,000       841,230  

5.500%, 6/1/2019, Call 12/1/2018

  105,000       111,017  

City of Chicago:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2018

  50,000       50,402  

5.000%, 1/1/2021

  840,000       929,082  

5.000%, 11/1/2021

  1,000,000       1,127,900  

5.000%, 1/1/2022

  500,000       565,080  

City of Chicago, NATL-RE, 5.000%, 1/1/2020, Call 1/1/2018

  175,000       176,860  

City of Peoria, 3.000%, 1/1/2019

  300,000       306,885  

City of Waukegan, 5.000%, 12/30/2020

  250,000       275,892  

Clyde Park District, AGM, 4.250%, 2/1/2019

  340,000       347,303  

Cook County School District No. 100 South Berwyn, BAM, 2.000%, 12/1/2017

  65,000       65,152  

Cook County Township High School District No. 201 J Sterling Morton, AMBAC:

       

0.000%, 12/1/2018

  170,000       165,808  

0.000%, 12/1/2019

  100,000       95,309  

Cook County Township High School District No. 220 Reavis, 4.000%, 12/1/2017

  100,000       100,716  

Cook Kane Lake & McHenry Counties Community College District No. 512, 5.000%, 12/1/2019

  1,000,000       1,085,660  

County of Cook:

       

5.000%, 11/15/2020, Call 11/15/2019

  250,000       266,385  

5.000%, 11/15/2021

  720,000       805,795  

DeKalb County Community Unit School District No. 424 Genoa-Kingston, AMBAC, 0.000%, 1/1/2018

  350,000       347,921  

Du Page & Will Counties Community School District No. 204 Indian Prairie, 2.000%, 12/30/2019, Call 12/30/2017

  575,000       576,696  

Illinois Finance Authority:

       

2.212% (LIBOR 1 Month+135 basis points), 5/1/2021, Call 11/1/2020 (7)

  1,000,000       1,007,440  

2.500%, 5/15/2018

  150,000       150,664  

4.000%, 10/1/2018

  275,000       281,229  

5.000%, 2/15/2018

  40,000       40,698  

5.000%, 1/1/2021

  200,000       219,916  

5.000%, 11/15/2021

  400,000       455,788  

5.000%, 1/1/2022

  150,000       168,396  

5.000%, 11/15/2022

  555,000       646,231  

5.000%, 11/15/2022

  500,000       582,190  

5.500%, 8/15/2018

  100,000       104,100  

Illinois Finance Authority, AGM:

       

0.000%, 1/1/2018

  40,000       39,896  

0.000%, 1/1/2018

  55,000       54,731  

Illinois Housing Development Authority, AGM, 4.400%, 9/1/2020, Call 10/2/2017

  135,000       135,315  

Kane McHenry Cook & De Kalb Counties Unit School District No. 300, 5.000%, 1/1/2023

  1,000,000       1,169,360  

Kendall, Kane, & Will Counties Community Unit School District No. 308, NATL-RE FGIC, 4.250%, 10/1/2020, Call 10/2/2017

  50,000       50,095  

Lake County Forest Preserve District, 1.314% (LIBOR 3 Month+48 basis points), 12/15/2020 (7)

  300,000       301,089  

Marion-Clinton Counties High School District No. 200-Centralia, BAM, 3.000%, 12/1/2019

  185,000       190,211  


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McHenry & Lake Counties Community Consolidated School District No. 15, AGM, 0.000%, 1/1/2018

  100,000       99,536  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, NATL-RE FGIC, 0.000%, 6/15/2020

  30,000       28,186  

Quad Cities Regional Economic Development Authority, 4.000%, 10/1/2019

  400,000       416,632  

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, 5.000%, 6/1/2018

  40,000       41,170  

Rib Floater Trust Various States, 1.040%, 4/1/2036, Call 4/1/2027 (6) (12)

  1,710,000       1,710,000  

Rock Island County Public Building Commission, 3.700%, 12/1/2018

  145,000       146,388  

State of Illinois:

       

3.875%, 9/1/2017

  100,000       100,000  

5.000%, 1/1/2018

  1,000,000       1,010,270  

5.000%, 4/1/2020

  100,000       106,208  

5.000%, 2/1/2021

  240,000       258,554  

Town of Cicero, 5.000%, 1/1/2020

  500,000       539,855  

Village of Round Lake Beach:

       

2.000%, 1/1/2018

  275,000       275,863  

2.000%, 1/1/2018

  205,000       205,644  

Wayne County Public School District No. 112 Fairfield, 3.000%, 12/1/2017

  80,000       80,385  

Will & Kankakee Counties School District No. 255, 4.000%, 6/1/2019

  1,110,000       1,163,613  

Will County Community High School District No. 210 Lincoln-Way, 4.000%, 1/1/2022, Call 1/1/2019

  1,000,000       994,470  

Will County School District No. 159 Mokena, 2.000%, 12/1/2018

  110,000       111,375  
        23,998,541  

Indiana — 2.3%

       

Center Grove Community School Corp., 2.000%, 1/1/2018

  505,000       506,071  

City of Whiting, 1.850%, 10/1/2019 (12)

  1,000,000       1,009,760  

Hammond Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, 5.000%, 8/1/2018, Call 2/1/2018

  150,000       152,508  

Indiana Finance Authority:

       

4.000%, 10/1/2017

  250,000       250,470  

5.000%, 5/1/2020

  100,000       110,250  

5.000%, 8/15/2020

  250,000       269,255  

5.000%, 9/1/2022

  525,000       605,047  

5.250%, 10/1/2022, Call 10/1/2021

  150,000       173,473  

Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority, GNMA FNMA FHLMC COLL, 0.890%, 7/1/2039, Call 10/2/2017 (12)

  700,000       700,000  

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, 5.000%, 6/1/2020

  100,000       109,855  

Jasper Hospital Authority, 5.000%, 11/1/2020

  250,000       274,245  
        4,160,934  

Iowa — 1.1%

       

Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority, 2.000%, 12/1/2018, Call 6/1/2018

  1,000,000       1,005,620  

People’s Memorial Hospital of Buchanan County, 1.500%, 12/1/2018, Call 6/1/2018

  1,000,000       998,040  
        2,003,660  

Kansas — 0.4%

       

Bourbon County Unified School District No. 234 Fort Scott, 5.000%, 9/1/2020

  420,000       465,238  

Kansas Development Finance Authority, AMBAC, 0.000%, 7/1/2019

  100,000       96,548  

Kansas Development Finance Authority, BAM, 5.000%, 12/1/2019

  200,000       214,028  
        775,814  

Kentucky — 1.1%

       

Kentucky Asset Liability Commission, 5.000%, 9/1/2023

  500,000       595,415  

Kentucky Asset Liability Commission, NATL-RE, 1.278% (LIBOR 3 Month+40 basis points), 11/1/2017 (7)

  35,000       34,993  

Kentucky Interlocal School Transportation Association, 2.000%, 3/1/2019

  495,000       501,767  

Kentucky State Property & Building Commission:

       

5.375%, 11/1/2023, Call 11/1/2018

  20,000       21,029  

5.375%, 11/1/2023, Call 11/1/2018

  5,000       5,244  

Lexington Center Corp., AGC, 4.100%, 10/1/2020, Call 10/2/2017

  265,000       265,530  

Louisville - Jefferson County Metropolitan Government, 5.000%, 10/1/2020

  550,000       610,153  
        2,034,131  

Louisiana — 0.6%

       

Evangeline Parish Road & Drain Sales Tax District No. 1, AGM, 5.000%, 12/1/2020

  400,000       445,128  

Louisiana Housing Corp., FHA, 2.500%, 12/1/2031, Call 6/1/2020

  20,000       20,001  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, 1.562% (LIBOR 1 Month+70 basis points), 8/1/2018, Call 2/1/2018 (7)

  450,000       450,553  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, AMBAC, 1.400%, 9/1/2027, Call 9/26/2017 (12) (13)

  50,000       46,430  

State of Louisiana, 5.000%, 11/15/2020, Call 5/15/2020

  110,000       121,161  
        1,083,273  


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Maine — 0.1%

       

City of Portland:

       

4.000%, 7/1/2019

  130,000       136,073  

4.000%, 7/1/2020

  110,000       117,421  
        253,494  

Maryland — 0.5%

       

City of Baltimore:

       

1.637%, 7/1/2037, Call 9/6/2017 (12) (13)

  25,000       20,911  

5.000%, 9/1/2022

  500,000       572,635  

City of Baltimore, NATL-RE, 1.599%, 7/1/2020 (12) (13)

  50,000       49,006  

Howard County Housing Commission, 2.040% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+125 basis points), 7/1/2018, Call 1/1/2018 (7)

  245,000       245,071  

Maryland Community Development Administration, GNMA/FNMA, 4.500%, 3/1/2027, Call 3/1/2021

  25,000       26,597  
        914,220  

Massachusetts — 1.2%

       

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1.700%, 8/1/2022 (12)

  1,000,000       1,007,050  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, NATL-RE FGIC, 1.635%, 12/1/2030, Call 9/7/2017 (12) (13)

  100,000       92,299  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency:

       

4.000%, 4/15/2020

  330,000       348,325  

5.000%, 7/1/2021

  280,000       315,241  

5.000%, 7/1/2022

  315,000       362,426  
        2,125,341  

Michigan — 2.1%

       

Avondale School District, Q-SBLF, 5.000%, 11/1/2018

  300,000       314,319  

City of Detroit Water Supply System Revenue, BHAC FGIC, 5.750%, 7/1/2024, Call 7/1/2018

  200,000       207,696  

City of Wyandotte, BAM:

       

5.000%, 10/1/2017

  100,000       100,280  

5.000%, 10/1/2018

  200,000       207,876  

5.000%, 10/1/2019

  250,000       266,915  

Dexter Community Schools, NATL-RE Q-SBLF, 5.100%, 5/1/2018

  110,000       113,065  

Grosse Ile Township School District, Q-SBLF, 5.000%, 5/1/2020

  595,000       655,166  

Lake St. Claire Clean Water Initiative, 5.000%, 10/1/2020

  150,000       165,548  

Lawrence Public Schools, Q-SBLF, 4.000%, 5/1/2018

  255,000       259,962  

Marquette Board of Light & Power, 5.000%, 7/1/2020

  150,000       165,138  

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, 5.000%, 11/15/2020, Call 11/15/2019

  520,000       566,041  

Muskegon Public Schools, Q-SBLF, 4.250%, 5/1/2021, Call 5/1/2019

  200,000       209,278  

Romulus Community Schools, AGM, 4.000%, 11/1/2017

  100,000       100,431  

State of Michigan, 5.500%, 11/1/2021, Call 5/1/2019

  300,000       322,740  

Taylor Tax Increment Finance Authority, AGM, 4.000%, 5/1/2021, Call 10/2/2017

  270,000       270,553  
        3,925,008  

Minnesota — 0.7%

       

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, 2.750%, 1/1/2018

  110,000       110,616  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority:

       

5.000%, 11/15/2021

  500,000       574,780  

5.000%, 11/15/2022

  500,000       587,355  

St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, NATL-RE, 5.000%, 11/15/2021, Call 11/15/2017

  50,000       50,401  
        1,323,152  

Mississippi — 0.2%

       

Mississippi Development Bank, 5.000%, 8/1/2019

  155,000       166,808  

State of Mississippi, 1.320% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+53 basis points), 9/1/2017 (7)

  275,000       275,000  
        441,808  

Missouri — 2.8%

       

Kansas City Planned Industrial Expansion Authority, 1.500%, 12/1/2018, Call 12/1/2017

  1,000,000       1,001,310  

Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority:

       

4.000%, 2/1/2018

  255,000       257,889  

5.000%, 2/1/2022

  250,000       282,808  

5.000%, 2/1/2024, Call 2/1/2021

  250,000       272,310  


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Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority, AMBAC, 1.470%, 6/1/2020, Call 9/1/2017 (12) (13)

  50,000       48,437  

Missouri Housing Development Commission, GNMA FNMA, 4.700%, 3/1/2035, Call 9/1/2019

  225,000       234,693  

Missouri State Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Authority, NATL-RE, 1.365%, 12/1/2022, Call 9/1/2017 (12) (13)

  805,000       750,305  

Southeast Missouri State University, 5.000%, 4/1/2019

  1,000,000       1,060,830  

St. Louis County Industrial Development Authority, 2.850%, 9/1/2018, Call 3/1/2018

  600,000       600,822  

St. Louis Municipal Finance Corp., 5.000%, 2/15/2021

  500,000       559,195  
        5,068,599  

Nebraska — 0.1%

       

Central Plains Energy Project, 1.305% (LIBOR 3 Month+50 basis points), 12/1/2017 (7)

  160,000       159,886  

Nevada — 0.1%

       

Clark County School District, NATL:

       

5.000%, 6/15/2021, Call 10/2/2017

  65,000       67,112  

5.000%, 6/15/2023, Call 10/2/2017

  95,000       98,086  
        165,198  

New Hampshire — 0.1%

       

New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority Act:

       

5.250%, 10/1/2023, Call 10/1/2017

  190,000       190,599  

5.250%, 10/1/2023, Call 10/2/2017

  60,000       60,196  
        250,795  

New Jersey — 3.1%

       

City of Jersey City, AGM, 4.000%, 2/15/2019

  620,000       646,096  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, 5.000%, 11/1/2021

  400,000       442,696  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, 5.000%, 7/1/2020, Call 7/1/2018

  20,000       20,691  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority:

       

5.000%, 7/1/2022

  790,000       920,073  

5.125%, 7/1/2019, Call 7/1/2018

  130,000       134,462  

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority:

       

4.875%, 12/1/2024, Call 12/1/2019

  365,000       386,590  

5.000%, 12/1/2017

  370,000       373,430  

5.000%, 6/1/2018

  100,000       102,700  

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority, NATL-RE:

       

1.365%, 1/1/2030, Call 9/5/2017 (12) (13)

  25,000       22,607  

1.365%, 1/1/2030, Call 9/7/2017 (12) (13)

  500,000       452,128  

1.367%, 1/1/2030, Call 9/1/2017 (12) (13)

  25,000       22,607  

1.523%, 1/1/2030, Call 9/5/2017 (12) (13)

  25,000       22,607  

1.523%, 1/1/2030, Call 9/7/2017 (12) (13)

  100,000       90,426  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority:

       

1.790% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+100 basis points), 12/15/2019, Call 6/15/2019 (7)

  475,000       469,362  

4.000%, 12/15/2019

  75,000       78,386  

5.000%, 6/15/2019

  150,000       157,642  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, AGM, 5.250%, 12/15/2019

  250,000       270,535  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, FSA, 5.500%, 12/15/2017

  300,000       303,750  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, NATL-RE:

       

5.500%, 12/15/2019

  135,000       146,524  

5.500%, 12/15/2020

  10,000       11,171  

South Jersey Port Corp.:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2018

  250,000       252,632  

5.000%, 1/1/2019

  340,000       351,087  

Township of Lopatcong, NATL-RE, 4.000%, 9/1/2018, Call 9/1/2017

  30,000       30,000  
        5,708,202  

New Mexico — 1.6%

       

City of Farmington, 1.875%, 4/1/2020 (12)

  1,000,000       1,016,260  

County of Bernalillo, 5.750%, 10/1/2017

  150,000       150,524  

New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, 5.300%, 9/1/2040, Call 9/1/2019

  25,000       26,268  

New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority, 1.575% (LIBOR 1 Month+75 basis points), 8/1/2019, Call 2/1/2019 (7)

  650,000       650,097  

Town of Clayton, NATL, 4.000%, 11/1/2017

  1,000,000       1,004,230  
        2,847,379  


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New York — 9.2%

       

City of Buffalo, AGM SAW, 2.375%, 11/15/2017

  100,000       100,304  

City of New York, AGM, 0.920%, 11/1/2026 (12)

  195,000       195,000  

County of Nassau, 5.000%, 10/1/2018

  1,000,000       1,044,190  

Erie County Industrial Development Agency, SAW, 5.250%, 5/1/2025, Call 5/1/2019

  400,000       428,888  

Long Island Power Authority, 1.512% (LIBOR 1 Month+65 basis points), 11/1/2018, Call 5/1/2018 (7)

  1,000,000       1,002,240  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, AGM, 1.450% (LIBOR 1 Month+60 basis points), 5/15/2018, Call 11/15/2017 (7)

  250,000       250,162  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority:

       

0.850%, 11/1/2029, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  1,200,000       1,200,000  

0.920%, 8/1/2022, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  1,250,000       1,250,000  

New York Mortgage Agency, 5.000%, 10/1/2019

  600,000       640,212  

New York State Dormitory Authority:

       

5.000%, 7/1/2018

  1,000,000       1,034,140  

5.000%, 12/15/2019

  495,000       540,827  

5.000%, 12/1/2022 (6)

  600,000       682,002  

5.250%, 2/15/2024, Call 2/15/2019

  380,000       404,077  

5.250%, 2/15/2024, Call 2/15/2019

  20,000       21,255  

New York State Dormitory Authority, NATL-RE, 2.281%, 7/1/2029, Call 9/5/2017 (12) (13)

  550,000       500,606  

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, 2.000%, 5/1/2020 (12)

  350,000       356,181  

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, NATL-RE, 1.365%, 12/1/2020, Call 9/6/2017 (12) (13)

  1,000,000       966,230  

New York State Housing Finance Agency, FNMA/FHLMC COLL, 0.900%, 11/1/2017

  705,000       705,275  

New York State Thruway Authority, 5.000%, 5/1/2019

  1,000,000       1,066,420  

State of New York, AGM, 1.757%, 3/15/2021, Call 9/7/2017 (12) (13)

  25,000       23,694  

State of New York, NATL-RE FGIC:

       

1.757%, 2/15/2022, Call 9/7/2017 (12) (13)

  455,000       442,604  

1.757%, 2/13/2032, Call 9/7/2017 (12) (13)

  70,000       65,606  

Town of Oyster Bay, 3.500%, 6/1/2018

  500,000       505,925  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, 1.525% (LIBOR 1 Month+70 basis points), 2/1/2021 (7)

  1,000,000       1,010,120  

TSASC, Inc., 5.000%, 6/1/2021

  1,000,000       1,118,170  

Westchester Tobacco Asset Securitization, 5.000%, 6/1/2020

  1,155,000       1,260,013  
        16,814,141  

North Carolina — 0.6%

       

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency, AGC, 6.000%, 1/1/2019

  100,000       104,022  

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency, FGIC, 1.551%, 1/1/2025 (12) (13)

  600,000       494,571  

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1.575% (LIBOR 1 Month+75 basis points), 12/1/2017, Call 9/21/2017 (7)

  525,000       525,110  
        1,123,703  

North Dakota — 0.2%

       

City of Williston, 5.000%, 5/1/2020

  240,000       260,258  

North Dakota Housing Finance Agency, 3.750%, 7/1/2042, Call 7/1/2022

  120,000       125,434  
        385,692  

Ohio — 2.8%

       

Akron Bath Copley Joint Township Hospital District, 5.000%, 11/15/2021

  805,000       907,146  

Bucyrus City School District, 0.000%, 12/1/2017

  155,000       154,566  

City of Cleveland, AGM, 5.000%, 1/1/2019

  600,000       629,826  

City of Cleveland, AMBAC, 5.250%, 1/1/2018

  50,000       50,657  

City of Harrison, 2.000%, 10/1/2018

  120,000       120,700  

County of Hamilton:

       

4.000%, 1/1/2021

  445,000       473,880  

5.000%, 1/1/2022

  465,000       520,186  

Lancaster Port Authority, 1.445% (LIBOR 1 Month+62 basis points), 8/1/2019, Call 2/1/2019 (7)

  195,000       194,795  

New Lexington City School District, BAM, 1.200%, 12/1/2017

  55,000       54,968  

Ohio Housing Finance Agency, GNMA/FNMA COLL, 4.000%, 5/1/2022, Call 5/1/2021

  80,000       82,642  

Rib Floater Trust Various States, 0.970%, 1/15/2046, Call 10/2/2017 (6) (12)

  1,000,000       1,000,000  

State of Ohio, 0.950%, 1/15/2045, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  500,000       500,000  

University of Toledo, 5.000%, 6/1/2020

  375,000       413,558  
        5,102,924  

Oklahoma — 0.1%

       

Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority, 1.590% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+80 basis points), 8/1/2018, Call 2/1/2018 (7)

  135,000       135,100  

Oregon — 0.5%

       

Port of Morrow, 0.980%, 2/1/2027, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  1,000,000       1,000,000  


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Pennsylvania — 3.8%

       

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority:

       

1.598% (LIBOR 3 Month+72 basis points), 2/1/2021, Call 11/1/2017 (7)

  105,000       105,452  

5.375%, 8/15/2029, Call 8/15/2019

  225,000       243,245  

Allentown City School District, 5.000%, 2/15/2020, Call 2/15/2018

  50,000       50,928  

Berks County Municipal Authority, 2.290% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+150 basis points), 7/1/2022, Call 9/18/2017 (7)

  350,000       356,685  

City of Philadelphia, 5.250%, 8/1/2018

  100,000       103,818  

City of Philadelphia, AGC:

       

5.125%, 8/1/2025, Call 8/1/2019

  10,000       10,795  

5.125%, 8/1/2025, Call 8/1/2019

  90,000       96,325  

City of Philadelphia, AMBAC:

       

5.000%, 10/1/2017

  250,000       250,735  

5.000%, 10/1/2023, Call 10/1/2017

  100,000       100,294  

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 5.000%, 4/15/2020, Call 4/15/2019

  600,000       639,588  

Delaware County Vocational & Technical School Authority, BAM, 3.000%, 11/1/2018

  120,000       122,771  

Delaware Valley Regional Financial Authority, AMBAC, 5.500%, 8/1/2018

  130,000       135,339  

Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority, 5.000%, 12/15/2020

  200,000       223,032  

Lancaster Industrial Development Authority, 5.000%, 5/1/2020

  285,000       307,130  

North Penn Water Authority, 1.325% (LIBOR 1 Month+50 basis points), 11/1/2019, Call 5/1/2019 (7)

  800,000       801,208  

Northampton County General Purpose Authority, 2.190% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+140 basis points), 8/15/2020, Call 2/15/2020 (7)

  150,000       150,630  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, 5.000%, 3/1/2020

  200,000       217,582  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission:

       

1.470% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+68 basis points), 12/1/2018, Call 6/1/2018 (7)

  90,000       90,193  

1.670% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+88 basis points), 12/1/2020, Call 6/1/2020 (7)

  325,000       328,022  

1.770% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+98 basis points), 12/1/2021, Call 6/1/2021 (7)

  80,000       81,200  

1.940% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+115 basis points), 12/1/2019, Call 6/1/2019 (7)

  600,000       606,234  

Pittsburgh Public Parking Authority, NATL-RE, 0.000%, 12/1/2017

  50,000       49,911  

School District of Philadelphia, 5.000%, 9/1/2018

  65,000       67,238  

Scranton School District, SAW, 1.837% (LIBOR 1 Month+100 basis points), 4/2/2018, Call 10/2/2017 (7)

  1,000,000       999,990  

State Public School Building Authority, FSA, 5.375%, 10/1/2023, Call 10/1/2018

  160,000       167,725  

State Public School Building Authority, SAW, 1.625% (LIBOR 1 Month+80 basis points), 9/1/2018, Call 3/1/2018 (7)

  615,000       617,952  
        6,924,022  

Rhode Island — 0.5%

       

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp., 5.000%, 5/15/2022

  500,000       568,040  

Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority, 3.000%, 10/1/2018

  275,000       280,835  
        848,875  

South Carolina — 0.6%

       

Newberry Investing in Children’s Education, 5.000%, 12/1/2019

  1,000,000       1,083,340  

Tennessee — 0.3%

       

Clarksville Natural Gas Acquisition Corp., 5.000%, 12/15/2019

  125,000       134,630  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facility Board, 5.000%, 7/1/2018

  220,000       227,086  

Public Building Authority of Sevier County, AMBAC, 1.365%, 6/1/2018 (12) (13)

  50,000       49,407  

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp.:

       

5.250%, 9/1/2020

  10,000       11,107  

5.250%, 9/1/2021

  55,000       62,745  
        484,975  

Texas — 6.5%

       

Alamito Public Facility Corp., 1.000%, 10/1/2017, Call 9/21/2017 (12)

  650,000       649,954  

Cinco Southwest Municipal Utility District No. 1, BAM, 2.000%, 12/1/2017

  310,000       310,617  

City of Coppell, 5.750%, 2/1/2023, Call 2/1/2018

  50,000       51,007  

City of The Colony, 6.000%, 2/15/2019

  795,000       853,774  

Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp., PSF, 5.000%, 8/15/2020

  160,000       177,080  

County of Cameron, BAM, 5.000%, 2/15/2020

  240,000       263,525  

Crane County Water District, 3.000%, 2/15/2021

  605,000       640,344  

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., 1.620% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+83 basis points), 6/1/2021 (7)

  350,000       353,188  

Lower Colorado River Authority, 5.000%, 5/15/2019

  1,000,000       1,068,490  


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New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.:

       

3.375%, 8/15/2021 (6)

  500,000       501,550  

4.000%, 4/1/2018

  225,000       228,085  

4.000%, 11/15/2021

  615,000       644,059  

5.000%, 11/1/2022

  500,000       578,390  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., AGM, 4.000%, 4/1/2020

  250,000       264,912  

North Texas Higher Education Authority, Inc., 2.199% (LIBOR 3 Month+90 basis points), 7/1/2030 (7)

  125,000       125,108  

North Texas Tollway Authority:

       

1.460% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+67 basis points), 1/1/2020, Call 7/1/2019 (7)

  350,000       351,162  

1.590% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+80 basis points), 1/1/2019, Call 7/1/2018 (7)

  250,000       250,893  

5.000%, 1/1/2022

  250,000       289,182  

Northside Independent School District, PSF, 2.125%, 8/1/2020, Call 2/1/2018 (12)

  695,000       697,766  

Panhandle-Plains Higher Education Authority, Inc., 2.549% (LIBOR 3 Month+125 basis points), 4/1/2035, Call 9/1/2017 (7)

  250,000       252,988  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.:

       

2.500%, 12/1/2018, Call 9/21/2017

  700,000       700,686  

5.000%, 5/15/2021

  500,000       542,880  

5.000%, 11/15/2022

  1,000,000       1,164,380  

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. I:

       

1.385% (LIBOR 3 Month+55 basis points), 12/15/2017, Call 9/1/2017 (7)

  10,000       9,984  

5.625%, 12/15/2017

  255,000       256,928  

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. II, 1.535% (LIBOR 3 Month+70 basis points), 9/15/2017 (7)

  220,000       220,009  

Texas State University System, 5.000%, 3/15/2022

  350,000       409,248  
                11,856,189  

Utah — 0.3%

       

Salt Lake City Corp., AMBAC, 0.737%, 5/15/2020, Call 9/1/2017 (12) (13)

  500,000       493,082  

Vermont — 0.2%

       

City of Burlington, AGM:

       

5.000%, 7/1/2018

  250,000       257,950  

5.000%, 7/1/2019

  100,000       106,873  
        364,823  

Virgin Islands — 0.1%

       

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, 2.250%, 10/1/2017 (6)

  100,000       98,775  

Virginia — 0.7%

       

Henrico County Economic Development Authority, AGM, 2.156%, 8/23/2027, Call 9/1/2017 (12) (13)

  1,250,000       1,192,784  

Washington — 1.2%

       

City of Tacoma, 5.750%, 12/1/2017

  100,000       101,135  

FYI Properties, 5.000%, 6/1/2020, Call 6/1/2019

  360,000       384,523  

Marysville Local Improvement District, 3.350%, 6/1/2036, Call 6/1/2024

  75,000       77,262  

State of Washington, 5.000%, 2/1/2022

  1,000,000       1,166,220  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, 0.000%, 12/1/2017 (6)

  25,000       24,952  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC COLL, 5.000%, 10/1/2020

  320,000       349,437  
        2,103,529  

West Virginia — 0.7%

       

West Virginia Commissioner, 5.000%, 9/1/2018

  1,250,000       1,298,312  

Wisconsin — 3.0%

       

City of Stanley, 2.500%, 3/1/2018, Call 10/2/2017

  1,000,000       1,000,930  

Hilbert School District, 2.100%, 4/1/2019, Call 4/1/2018

  1,000,000       1,005,150  

Public Finance Authority:

       

3.500%, 11/15/2023, Call 5/15/2019 (6)

  500,000       505,480  

5.000%, 11/15/2021 (8)

  610,000       692,948  

5.000%, 11/15/2022 (8)

  500,000       579,490  

State of Wisconsin:

       

5.000%, 9/1/2020

  175,000       194,777  

5.000%, 3/1/2021

  300,000       337,932  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority:

       

3.000%, 8/15/2019

  105,000       109,131  

3.250%, 5/1/2018

  200,000       200,508  

4.000%, 8/15/2018

  300,000       308,355  

5.000%, 3/1/2020

  200,000       214,682  


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5.000%, 8/15/2020

  260,000       289,752  

5.500%, 12/15/2020, Call 12/15/2019

  80,000       87,657  
        5,526,792  

Total Municipals

 (identified cost $170,882,303)

        172,490,237  

Mutual Funds — 0.5%

       

BMO Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund - Institutional Class (4)

  85,926       866,132  

Total Mutual Funds

 (identified cost $866,956)

        866,132  

Short-Term Investments — 1.0%

       

Mutual Funds — 0.1%

       

BMO Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 0.870% (4)

  115,488       115,488  

Short-Term Municipals — 0.9%

       

Connecticut — 0.4%

       

City of New Haven, 2.500%, 5/15/2018

  $      700,000       705,810  

Ohio — 0.5%

       

City of Tipp City, 1.750%, 2/14/2018

  1,000,000       1,002,240  

 Total Short-Term Municipals

        1,708,050  

Total Short-Term Investments

  (identified cost $1,823,132)

        1,823,538  

Total Investments — 95.9%

 (identified cost $173,572,391)

        175,179,907  

Other Assets and Liabilities — 4.1%

        7,440,509  

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

     $      182,620,416  
         

(4) Denotes an investment in an affiliated entity. Please refer to Note 6, subsection Investments in Affiliated Issuers, in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(6) Denotes a restricted security which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities law. These securities have been deemed liquid based on criteria approved by the Board of Directors of the BMO Funds. At August 31, 2017, these securities amounted to:

 

Fund   

Amount

 

    

% of Total

Net Assets

 

 

 

Short Tax-Free Fund

  

 

$

 

12,985,101

 

 

  

 

 

 

7.11%    

 

 

(7) Floating Rate Security

(8) Purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.

(12) Variable Rate Security

(13) Issue represents an Auction Rate Security. An Auction Rate Security is a corporate or municipal bond debt instrument with a long nominal maturity for which the interest rate is regularly reset through a Dutch auction. The rate presented is either the rate set through the auction or the maximum interest rate provided for in the security issuance provision.

(15) Issue represents a convertible capital appreciation bond. These securities are tax-exempt bonds that originate as capital appreciation bonds with zero coupon features at time of issuance and convert to an interest paying bond at a pre-specified rate determined at time of issuance.


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Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS – As of August 31, 2017

 

Description

 

Shares or        

Principal        

Amount        

       

Value

Municipals — 98.4%

       

Alabama — 1.8%

       

Alabama Board of Education:

       

3.000%, 6/1/2021

  $      305,000       $      320,988  

4.000%, 7/1/2021

  1,895,000       2,065,758  

4.375%, 10/1/2017

  200,000       200,488  

5.000%, 10/1/2020, Call 10/1/2018

  230,000       239,258  

Butler County Board of Education, AGM, 4.000%, 7/1/2020

  585,000       626,389  

City of Birmingham, 4.000%, 3/1/2022 (15)

  1,945,000       2,117,463  

Columbia Industrial Development Board, 0.930%, 12/1/2037, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  400,000       400,000  

County of Jefferson, AGM, 2.463% (LIBOR 1 Month+0 basis points), 2/1/2042, Call 10/5/2017 (7)

  454,517       394,678  

Health Care Authority for Baptist Health, 1.150%, 11/1/2042 (12)

  3,485,000       3,485,000  

Mobile County Board of School Commissioners, 5.000%, 3/1/2027, Call 3/1/2026

  4,015,000       4,842,973  

Pell City Special Care Facilities, 5.000%, 12/1/2025, Call 12/1/2021

  4,000,000       4,507,520  

UAB Medicine Finance Authority:

       

5.000%, 9/1/2036, Call 3/1/2027

  2,340,000       2,751,325  

5.000%, 9/1/2037, Call 3/1/2027

  2,030,000       2,381,312  

5.000%, 9/1/2041, Call 3/1/2027

  2,020,000       2,345,947  

Wilsonville Industrial Development Board, 0.870%, 1/1/2024, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  2,075,000       2,075,000  
        28,754,099  

Alaska — 0.6%

       

Alaska Housing Finance Corp.:

       

5.000%, 12/1/2027, Call 6/1/2022

  1,375,000       1,572,518  

5.000%, 12/1/2028, Call 12/1/2024

  2,500,000       2,967,650  

5.000%, 6/1/2029, Call 12/1/2024

  1,000,000       1,181,930  

Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority, AMBAC:

       

5.100%, 4/1/2033, Call 4/1/2018

  165,000       169,031  

5.100%, 4/1/2033, Call 4/1/2018

  35,000       35,855  

Borough of Matanuska-Susitna:

       

5.000%, 11/1/2022

  500,000       591,635  

5.000%, 4/1/2031, Call 4/1/2021

  150,000       170,760  

Borough of North Slope, 5.000%, 6/30/2024, Call 6/1/2021

  1,020,000       1,166,819  

City of Anchorage, NATL-RE, 5.000%, 12/1/2024, Call 10/2/2017

  305,000       305,906  

City of Valdez, 5.000%, 1/1/2021

  1,190,000       1,331,741  
        9,493,845  

Arizona — 2.7%

       

Arizona Department of Transportation State Highway, 5.250%, 7/1/2029, Call 7/1/2021

  3,000,000       3,468,030  

Arizona Health Facilities Authority:

       

2.640% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+185 basis points), 2/5/2020, Call 8/9/2019 (7)

  4,500,000       4,568,535  

5.000%, 2/1/2022

  1,000,000       1,134,400  

Arizona Sports & Tourism Authority, 4.000%, 7/1/2018

  765,000       781,394  

Arizona State University, 6.250%, 7/1/2028, Call 7/1/2018

  1,050,000       1,094,415  

Arizona Transportation Board:

       

5.000%, 7/1/2022, Call 7/1/2020

  1,260,000       1,400,503  

5.000%, 7/1/2023, Call 7/1/2020

  1,405,000       1,561,672  

City of Goodyear, 5.125%, 7/1/2025, Call 7/1/2020

  345,000       379,893  

City of Peoria, 4.000%, 7/1/2019

  515,000       543,742  

City of Tucson, AGM, 5.000%, 7/1/2020

  500,000       552,805  

County of Pima, 5.000%, 7/1/2027, Call 7/1/2022

  1,450,000       1,701,299  

Gilbert Public Facilities Municipal Property Corp., 5.500%, 7/1/2026, Call 7/1/2019

  825,000       893,632  

Glendale Industrial Development Authority, 5.000%, 5/15/2023, Call 5/15/2020

  500,000       549,470  

Greater Arizona Development Authority, NATL-RE:

       

5.000%, 8/1/2019, Call 10/2/2017

  15,000       15,041  

5.000%, 8/1/2027, Call 10/2/2017

  240,000       240,631  


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Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix:

       

3.000%, 7/1/2020 (6)

  425,000       427,622  

5.000%, 7/1/2031, Call 7/1/2026 (6)

  3,000,000       3,161,610  

Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pima, 4.950%, 10/1/2020

  2,000,000       2,182,280  

La Paz County Industrial Development Authority, 5.000%, 2/15/2046, Call 2/15/2026 (6)

  1,000,000       1,076,220  

Maricopa County Elementary School District No. 33 Buckeye, 5.250%, 7/1/2018

  365,000       377,775  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority:

       

4.000%, 1/1/2019

  200,000       207,548  

5.000%, 7/1/2036, Call 7/1/2026

  750,000       818,632  

5.000%, 7/1/2036, Call 7/1/2026 (6)

  1,225,000       1,290,991  

Maricopa County Unified School District No. 60 Higley, AGM:

       

4.000%, 7/1/2022

  500,000       561,365  

5.000%, 7/1/2023

  1,000,000       1,191,250  

5.000%, 7/1/2024

  575,000       695,853  

Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp.:

       

5.000%, 7/1/2019

  615,000       659,354  

5.000%, 7/1/2020, Call 7/1/2018

  600,000       620,736  

5.000%, 7/1/2026, Call 7/1/2020

  1,050,000       1,163,358  

Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp., BHAC, 5.500%, 7/1/2027 (15)

  500,000       633,860  

Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp., NATL-RE FGIC:

       

5.500%, 7/1/2021 (15)

  555,000       633,988  

5.500%, 7/1/2036 (15)

  530,000       700,421  

Pima County Industrial Development Authority, 6.375%, 7/1/2028, Call 7/1/2018

  240,000       250,781  

Rio Nuevo Multipurpose Facilities District, AGC, 6.000%, 7/15/2020, Call 7/15/2018

  240,000       250,630  

Salt Verde Financial Corp., 5.250%, 12/1/2022

  110,000       127,863  

Scottsdale Industrial Development Authority, 5.000%, 9/1/2018

  250,000       259,888  

State of Arizona, AGM:

       

5.000%, 10/1/2023, Call 4/1/2020

  1,000,000       1,100,140  

5.250%, 10/1/2024, Call 10/1/2019

  5,000,000       5,433,050  

Town of Marana, 5.000%, 7/1/2023

  450,000       534,411  

Tucson & Pima Counties Industrial Development Authorities, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC, 5.400%, 6/1/2040, Call 12/1/2017 (16)

  170,000       171,753  

University Medical Center Corp., 5.000%, 7/1/2021

  425,000       483,913  

University of Arizona, 5.000%, 8/1/2026, Call 8/1/2021

  455,000       517,553  
        44,418,307  

Arkansas — 1.4%

       

Arkansas Development Finance Authority:

       

1.200%, 9/1/2044, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  3,650,000       3,650,000  

5.000%, 2/1/2020

  255,000       275,856  

5.000%, 2/1/2021

  315,000       350,548  

5.000%, 2/1/2022

  150,000       171,459  

Arkansas Development Finance Authority, GNMA/FNMA:

       

4.000%, 1/1/2025, Call 7/1/2021

  215,000       226,352  

4.000%, 7/1/2025, Call 7/1/2021

  465,000       488,683  

Arkansas State University:

       

4.000%, 3/1/2021

  390,000       425,498  

4.000%, 3/1/2022

  1,140,000       1,264,773  

4.000%, 3/1/2023

  985,000       1,103,190  

City of Fayetteville, 3.300%, 11/1/2023

  2,985,000       3,213,950  

City of Maumelle, 2.600%, 3/1/2030, Call 3/1/2022

  910,000       932,523  

City of Springdale:

       

3.000%, 11/1/2021

  1,000,000       1,064,740  

5.000%, 11/1/2028, Call 11/1/2022

  1,000,000       1,165,350  

City of Stuttgart, AGM, 3.800%, 6/1/2042, Call 6/1/2020

  1,325,000       1,325,371  

Conway Health Facilities Board, 4.250%, 8/1/2021

  605,000       633,356  

County of Greene, AGM:

       

4.000%, 3/1/2019, Call 10/2/2017

  840,000       841,688  

4.000%, 3/1/2020, Call 10/2/2017

  1,430,000       1,433,017  

Henderson State University, BAM:

       

5.000%, 11/1/2022

  905,000       1,061,972  

5.000%, 11/1/2023, Call 11/1/2022

  860,000       995,742  

University of Arkansas:

       

5.000%, 12/1/2021

  300,000       347,616  

5.000%, 12/1/2022

  520,000       617,947  

5.000%, 12/1/2023, Call 12/1/2022

  500,000       590,285  

5.000%, 11/1/2030, Call 11/1/2024

  1,000,000       1,200,470  
        23,380,386  


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California — 7.2%

       

Abag Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corps., 5.000%, 7/1/2020

  515,000       570,146  

Abag Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corps., CMI, 5.000%, 4/1/2020

  1,000,000       1,098,530  

ABC Unified School District, MBIA, 5.000%, 2/1/2021

  1,250,000       1,403,450  

Alvord Unified School District, AGM, 0.000%, 8/1/2046, Call 8/1/2036 (15)

  1,150,000       1,091,568  

Anaheim Public Financing Authority, 5.000%, 10/1/2030, Call 4/1/2019

  225,000       239,672  

Bay Area Toll Authority, 2.040% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+125 basis points), 4/1/2027, Call 10/1/2026 (7)

  5,000,000       5,081,700  

BB&T Municipal Trust, 1.590% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+80 basis points), 11/15/2019 (6) (7)

  1,500,000       1,503,825  

Bellevue Union School District, AGM:

       

0.000%, 8/1/2030

  585,000       379,127  

0.000%, 8/1/2031

  615,000       381,724  

Bonita Unified School District, 5.500%, 8/1/2035, Call 8/1/2021

  940,000       1,100,317  

Burbank Unified School District, 0.000%, 8/1/2031, Call 2/1/2025 (15)

  1,325,000       1,146,284  

California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, 4.000%, 6/1/2029, Call 10/2/2017

  4,240,000       4,245,046  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority:

       

5.000%, 7/1/2037, Call 7/1/2023

  2,000,000       2,279,620  

5.000%, 8/15/2042, Call 8/15/2027

  1,000,000       1,136,710  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, NATL-RE, 1.383%, 7/1/2022, Call 9/1/2017 (12) (13)

  1,600,000       1,553,232  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank, 1.750%, 6/1/2022 (12)

  1,000,000       1,011,380  

California Municipal Finance Authority, 5.000%, 2/1/2042, Call 2/1/2027

  1,500,000       1,698,180  

California State Public Works Board, 5.000%, 4/1/2037, Call 4/1/2022

  1,000,000       1,125,710  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority:

       

5.000%, 12/1/2031, Call 6/1/2026 (6)

  1,000,000       1,129,680  

5.000%, 12/1/2046, Call 6/1/2026 (6)

  1,000,000       1,089,510  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, NATL-RE, 5.125%, 7/1/2024, Call 7/1/2018

  1,500,000       1,553,370  

Carson Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, AGM, 5.000%, 10/1/2021

  850,000       974,984  

City of Fairfield, XLCA, 0.000%, 4/1/2022

  1,205,000       1,097,767  

City of Madera:

       

5.750%, 1/1/2026, Call 1/1/2020

  1,550,000       1,723,662  

6.500%, 1/1/2040, Call 1/1/2020

  1,280,000       1,445,414  

County of Los Angeles, 0.000%, 9/1/2018

  750,000       742,950  

County of Los Angeles, AMBAC, 0.000%, 9/1/2020

  600,000       578,082  

County of San Joaquin, 5.000%, 4/1/2022

  350,000       407,946  

Delhi Unified School District, AMBAC, 0.000%, 8/1/2019

  250,000       225,685  

Duarte Unified School District, 5.125%, 8/1/2026 (15)

  585,000       736,661  

El Centro Financing Authority, AGM:

       

4.000%, 10/1/2021

  460,000       509,068  

5.000%, 10/1/2022

  515,000       604,595  

5.000%, 10/1/2022

  580,000       686,511  

5.000%, 10/1/2023

  800,000       956,720  

Encinitas Union School District, 0.000%, 8/1/2035, Call 8/1/2032 (15)

  500,000       550,150  

Escondido Union High School District, 0.000%, 8/1/2032, Call 8/1/2025 (15)

  1,250,000       1,273,237  

Escondido Union High School District, AGC, 0.000%, 8/1/2031

  480,000       310,411  

Fresno Joint Powers Financing Authority, AGM, 5.000%, 4/1/2033, Call 4/1/2027

  1,000,000       1,174,370  

Fresno Unified School District, 0.000%, 8/1/2034, Call 8/1/2021

  1,045,000       403,454  

Fresno Unified School District, MBIA, 6.000%, 8/1/2026

  2,890,000       3,550,596  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.:

       

5.000%, 6/1/2028, Call 6/1/2027

  1,000,000       1,197,620  

5.000%, 6/1/2029, Call 6/1/2027

  1,000,000       1,188,180  

Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, AGM:

       

5.000%, 6/1/2022

  400,000       467,760  

5.000%, 6/1/2023

  400,000       477,636  

5.000%, 6/1/2024

  775,000       939,858  

5.000%, 6/1/2025

  425,000       521,760  

Imperial Community College District, AGC, 0.000%, 8/1/2028

  330,000       235,970  

Imperial County Local Transportation Authority, 5.000%, 6/1/2032, Call 6/1/2022

  2,000,000       2,277,540  

Jefferson School District/San Joaquin County, 0.000%, 8/1/2029, Call 8/1/2024

  170,000       108,921  

Jurupa Community Services District, 5.000%, 9/1/2029, Call 9/1/2020

  375,000       415,976  

Lakeside Union School District/San Diego County, AGC, 0.000%, 9/1/2027

  295,000       221,070  

Long Beach Bond Finance Authority:

       

5.000%, 11/1/2025, Call 11/1/2021

  1,000,000       1,152,160  

5.000%, 11/1/2030, Call 11/1/2021

  1,750,000       1,993,390  


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Lynwood Unified School District, AGM:

       

5.000%, 8/1/2024, Call 8/1/2023

  620,000       739,046  

5.000%, 8/1/2025, Call 8/1/2023

  760,000       902,158  

McKinleyville Union School District, AGM, 0.000%, 8/1/2041, Call 8/1/2026 (15)

  165,000       168,473  

McKinleyville Union School District, BAM:

       

0.000%, 8/1/2036, Call 8/1/2021

  1,200,000       517,692  

0.000%, 8/1/2037, Call 8/1/2021

  1,980,000       802,652  

Mendocino-Lake Community College District, AGM, 5.600%, 8/1/2031, Call 8/1/2026 (15)

  300,000       375,168  

Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, 5.000%, 9/1/2029, Call 9/1/2022

  2,000,000       2,360,380  

Modesto Irrigation District, 5.000%, 7/1/2021

  500,000       573,945  

Mount Diablo Unified School District, AGM, 0.000%, 8/1/2035, Call 8/1/2025 (15)

  2,125,000       1,977,206  

Murrieta Valley Unified School District Public Financing Authority, NATL-RE FGIC, 0.000%, 9/1/2020

  500,000       476,765  

Northern California Gas Authority No. 1:

       

1.500% (LIBOR 3 Month+63 basis points), 7/1/2019 (7)

  3,000,000       2,997,990  

1.590% (LIBOR 3 Month+72 basis points), 7/1/2027 (7)

  1,915,000       1,843,015  

Northern California Power Agency:

       

5.000%, 7/1/2031, Call 7/1/2022

  500,000       571,295  

5.000%, 7/1/2032, Call 7/1/2022

  700,000       798,427  

Orchard School District, NATL-RE FGIC, 0.000%, 8/1/2023

  590,000       533,272  

Pasadena Public Financing Authority, 0.000%, 3/1/2029

  2,000,000       1,440,100  

Porterville Unified School District Facilities Improvement District, AGM, 0.000%, 8/1/2034, Call 10/2/2017

  1,500,000       662,940  

Rib Floater Trust Various States, 0.970%, 8/15/2051 (6) (12)

  2,000,000       2,000,000  

Roseville Joint Union High School District, 0.000%, 8/1/2022

  305,000       279,618  

Sacramento Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, BAM:

       

5.000%, 12/1/2027, Call 12/1/2025

  235,000       283,723  

5.000%, 12/1/2028, Call 12/1/2025

  425,000       508,173  

5.000%, 12/1/2030, Call 12/1/2025

  1,000,000       1,176,060  

5.000%, 12/1/2031, Call 12/1/2025

  2,000,000       2,340,800  

San Francisco City & County Airport Commission:

       

5.000%, 5/1/2024, Call 5/1/2021

  745,000       853,226  

5.000%, 5/1/2024, Call 5/1/2021

  295,000       336,760  

San Jose Financing Authority, 5.000%, 6/1/2039, Call 6/1/2023

  1,435,000       1,638,727  

San Jose International Airport:

       

5.000%, 3/1/2041, Call 3/1/2027 (16)

  1,000,000       1,154,230  

5.000%, 3/1/2042, Call 3/1/2027

  1,665,000       1,951,646  

San Jose Unified School District, NATL, 0.000%, 8/1/2027

  1,495,000       1,151,912  

San Miguel Joint Union Elementary School District, AGM:

       

0.000%, 6/15/2020

  415,000       398,363  

0.000%, 6/15/2021

  490,000       460,527  

0.000%, 6/15/2022

  505,000       462,055  

Santa Ana Unified School District, 0.000%, 8/1/2021

  500,000       472,955  

Santa Ana Unified School District, AGM, 5.500%, 8/1/2030, Call 8/1/2018

  930,000       967,851  

Santa Barbara County College Elementary School District:

       

0.000%, 8/1/2027

  365,000       277,688  

0.000%, 8/1/2031

  470,000       300,222  

State of California:

       

1.562% (LIBOR 1 Month+70 basis points), 12/1/2017, Call 10/2/2017 (7)

  2,500,000       2,500,850  

5.250%, 9/1/2025, Call 9/1/2021

  2,045,000       2,380,319  

6.000%, 3/1/2033, Call 3/1/2020

  1,550,000       1,741,053  

Tahoe Forest Hospital District:

       

5.500%, 8/1/2027, Call 8/1/2018

  1,345,000       1,402,109  

5.500%, 8/1/2035, Call 8/1/2018

  1,000,000       1,042,460  

Twin Rivers Unified School District, AGM, 3.200%, 6/1/2020, Call 11/1/2017 (12)

  1,365,000       1,365,259  

Vallejo City Unified School District, MBIA, 5.900%, 8/1/2025

  1,225,000       1,486,280  

Walnut Creek Elementary School District Contra Costa County, 0.000%, 9/1/2023

  1,560,000       1,403,828  

Watereuse Finance Authority, BAM, 5.500%, 5/1/2036, Call 5/1/2024

  2,635,000       3,214,068  

West Contra Costa Unified School District, AGM NATL-RE FGIC, 0.000%, 8/1/2025

  310,000       257,334  

West Kern Water District, 5.000%, 6/1/2028, Call 6/1/2021

  2,000,000       2,270,540  

Westminster School District, BAM, 0.000%, 8/1/2048, Call 8/1/2023

  7,045,000       1,119,662  

Whittier Union High School District, 0.000%, 8/1/2034, Call 8/1/2019

  500,000       189,875  

Windsor Unified School District, AGM:

       

0.000%, 8/1/2020

  105,000       100,427  

0.000%, 8/1/2023

  240,000       213,276  

0.000%, 8/1/2024, Call 8/1/2023

  330,000       282,850  

0.000%, 8/1/2025, Call 8/1/2023

  270,000       217,966  

0.000%, 8/1/2026, Call 8/1/2023

  330,000       250,081  

0.000%, 8/1/2028, Call 8/1/2023

  420,000       281,908  

Yosemite Community College District, AGM, 5.000%, 8/1/2032, Call 8/1/2018

  75,000       77,848  
        116,521,938  


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Colorado — 2.4%

       

Adams & Arapahoe Joint School District 28J Aurora, SAW, 5.000%, 12/1/2031, Call 12/1/2026

  5,000,000       6,084,900  

Adams County School District No. 14, SAW:

       

5.000%, 12/1/2024

  500,000       611,125  

5.000%, 12/1/2026, Call 12/1/2024

  355,000       436,881  

5.000%, 12/1/2027, Call 12/1/2024

  500,000       613,410  

City & County of Denver, 5.000%, 11/15/2021

  500,000       579,660  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority:

       

4.000%, 12/1/2017

  120,000       120,906  

4.000%, 12/15/2025 (6)

  535,000       550,558  

5.000%, 9/1/2020 (15)

  1,060,000       1,174,830  

5.000%, 9/1/2021 (15)

  865,000       984,232  

5.000%, 10/1/2030, Call 10/1/2025

  1,250,000       1,436,662  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority:

       

1.450%, 7/1/2034, Call 7/1/2019 (6) (12)

  3,325,000       3,325,000  

4.500%, 2/1/2020

  455,000       480,667  

5.000%, 9/1/2018

  530,000       550,802  

5.000%, 9/1/2019

  560,000       598,438  

5.000%, 2/1/2021

  475,000       517,550  

5.000%, 9/1/2022

  750,000       867,450  

5.000%, 12/1/2023

  215,000       247,325  

5.000%, 2/1/2024

  420,000       473,281  

5.000%, 6/1/2047, Call 6/1/2027 (8)

  1,000,000       1,106,760  

5.250%, 1/1/2025, Call 1/1/2020

  460,000       500,931  

5.250%, 5/15/2037, Call 5/15/2027

  1,000,000       1,082,000  

Commerce City Northern Infrastructure General Improvement District, AGM:

       

5.000%, 12/1/2020

  785,000       883,125  

5.000%, 12/1/2021

  725,000       839,093  

5.000%, 12/1/2022

  1,185,000       1,406,216  

County of Boulder:

       

5.000%, 12/1/2023, Call 12/1/2020

  500,000       559,445  

5.000%, 12/1/2025, Call 12/1/2020

  475,000       531,150  

Denver City & County School District No. 1, SAW, 5.000%, 12/1/2032, Call 12/1/2022

  1,500,000       1,760,910  

Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority:

       

5.000%, 12/1/2033, Call 12/1/2026

  1,000,000       1,155,890  

5.000%, 12/1/2034, Call 12/1/2026

  1,000,000       1,150,670  

Denver Health & Hospital Authority, 5.500%, 12/1/2019

  1,195,000       1,274,993  

Park Creek Metropolitan District, 5.000%, 12/1/2030, Call 12/1/2025

  1,895,000       2,128,483  

Public Authority for Colorado Energy, 5.750%, 11/15/2018

  345,000       356,161  

Rangely Hospital District, 6.000%, 11/1/2026, Call 11/1/2021

  2,000,000       2,322,420  

Weld County School District No. RE-7 Platte Valley, SAW, 4.000%, 12/1/2023, Call 12/1/2020

  1,140,000       1,237,972  
        37,949,896  

Connecticut — 1.1%

       

City of New Haven, AGM, 5.000%, 8/1/2023

  2,060,000       2,403,670  

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, 3.600%, 11/15/2030, Call 11/15/2024

  635,000       657,403  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facility Authority:

       

2.875%, 9/1/2020, Call 10/2/2017 (6)

  450,000       450,095  

3.250%, 9/1/2021, Call 3/1/2018 (6)

  700,000       701,743  

State of Connecticut:

       

5.000%, 3/15/2027, Call 3/15/2026

  2,155,000       2,540,960  

5.000%, 4/15/2034, Call 4/15/2027

  3,000,000       3,432,870  

University of Connecticut:

       

5.000%, 3/15/2032, Call 3/15/2026

  2,000,000       2,308,660  

5.000%, 1/15/2033, Call 1/15/2027

  4,000,000       4,620,160  
        17,115,561  

Delaware — 0.6%

       

City of Wilmington, 5.000%, 10/1/2025, Call 10/1/2023

  3,715,000       4,445,146  

Delaware State Economic Development Authority, 5.000%, 6/1/2036, Call 6/1/2026

  1,500,000       1,548,105  

Delaware State Housing Authority:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2026, Call 7/1/2019 (16)

  215,000       222,742  

5.200%, 7/1/2029, Call 7/1/2018

  915,000       929,119  

Sustainable Energy Utility, Inc., 5.000%, 9/15/2034, Call 9/15/2021

  1,580,000       1,799,193  
        8,944,305  


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District of Columbia — 0.3%

       

District of Columbia:

       

5.000%, 10/1/2025, Call 10/1/2021

  1,865,000       2,079,494  

5.000%, 6/1/2036, Call 6/1/2026

  2,500,000       2,760,775  

5.000%, 12/1/2036, Call 12/1/2021

  500,000       571,775  
        5,412,044  

Florida — 5.2%

       

Citizens Property Insurance Corp., 5.000%, 6/1/2019

  2,615,000       2,795,487  

City of Boynton Beach, AGM, 5.000%, 11/1/2027, Call 11/1/2021

  1,000,000       1,146,030  

City of Fort Pierce, AGC, 5.875%, 9/1/2028, Call 9/1/2018

  1,000,000       1,046,700  

City of Gulf Breeze, 5.000%, 12/1/2023, Call 12/1/2020

  2,000,000       2,229,680  

City of Lakeland, AGM, 5.250%, 10/1/2028

  1,250,000       1,624,162  

City of North Port, 5.000%, 7/1/2022

  200,000       231,818  

City of Orlando, AGM:

       

5.000%, 11/1/2034, Call 11/1/2027

  1,000,000       1,177,730  

5.000%, 11/1/2035, Call 11/1/2027

  1,000,000       1,171,980  

5.000%, 11/1/2036, Call 11/1/2027

  1,000,000       1,168,170  

5.000%, 11/1/2037, Call 11/1/2027

  1,000,000       1,165,320  

5.000%, 11/1/2038, Call 11/1/2027

  1,000,000       1,161,530  

City of Port St. Lucie, AGC, 6.250%, 9/1/2027, Call 9/1/2018

  500,000       526,610  

City of Sunrise, 4.000%, 10/1/2019

  540,000       571,266  

City of Sunrise, NATL-RE:

       

0.000%, 10/1/2019

  905,000       884,502  

0.000%, 10/1/2020

  975,000       938,408  

0.000%, 10/1/2021

  175,000       165,743  

City of Tallahassee:

       

5.000%, 12/1/2026, Call 12/1/2025

  450,000       526,316  

5.000%, 12/1/2027, Call 12/1/2025

  400,000       464,312  

City of Tampa, 5.250%, 11/15/2026, Call 5/15/2020

  2,000,000       2,206,580  

City of Tampa, AMBAC, 0.000%, 4/1/2021

  460,000       433,030  

Columbia County School Board, 5.000%, 7/1/2026, Call 7/1/2025

  495,000       586,243  

County of Broward:

       

5.000%, 10/1/2026, Call 10/1/2025 (16)

  750,000       898,965  

5.000%, 10/1/2031, Call 10/1/2025 (16)

  1,000,000       1,155,550  

County of Broward, AGM, 5.000%, 4/1/2033, Call 4/1/2023 (16)

  740,000       812,187  

County of Lee, 5.000%, 10/1/2029, Call 10/1/2022

  2,000,000       2,321,360  

County of Manatee, 0.870%, 9/1/2024, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  4,600,000       4,600,000  

County of Miami-Dade:

       

5.000%, 10/1/2025, Call 10/1/2024

  800,000       966,264  

5.000%, 10/1/2040, Call 10/1/2027 (16)

  1,500,000       1,743,450  

5.250%, 10/1/2029, Call 10/1/2023

  100,000       120,069  

5.500%, 10/1/2026, Call 10/1/2020

  450,000       511,056  

5.500%, 10/1/2026, Call 10/1/2020

  1,450,000       1,639,210  

County of Miami-Dade, AGC:

       

0.000%, 10/1/2021

  610,000       564,134  

5.000%, 10/1/2029, Call 10/1/2019

  400,000       431,744  

County of Miami-Dade, BHAC, 6.000%, 10/1/2023, Call 10/1/2018

  1,000,000       1,054,920  

County of Miami-Dade, NATL-RE BHAC, 5.000%, 10/1/2030, Call 10/1/2017 (15)

  475,000       476,397  

County of Orange, 5.000%, 1/1/2027, Call 1/1/2022

  5,810,000       6,688,879  

County of St. Johns, AGM:

       

5.000%, 10/1/2020

  1,625,000       1,814,182  

5.000%, 10/1/2021

  1,110,000       1,276,078  

Dupree Lakes Community Development District, BAM:

       

3.000%, 5/1/2018

  230,000       232,516  

3.000%, 5/1/2019

  190,000       194,539  

Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, BAM, 5.000%, 1/1/2032, Call 1/1/2025

  1,445,000       1,660,204  

Florida HomeLoan Corp., GNMA/FHLMC/FNMA, 5.000%, 7/1/2028, Call 1/1/2020

  200,000       209,080  

Florida HomeLoan Corp., GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC, 4.450%, 1/1/2030, Call 7/1/2021

  355,000       370,755  

Florida Municipal Loan Council, AGM, 5.000%, 5/1/2021

  1,745,000       1,973,909  

Halifax Hospital Medical Center:

       

5.000%, 6/1/2026

  1,525,000       1,845,113  

5.000%, 6/1/2027, Call 6/1/2026

  1,295,000       1,529,784  

Lee County Industrial Development Authority, 5.000%, 11/1/2025, Call 11/1/2020

  2,000,000       2,242,340  

Lee County School Board, 5.000%, 8/1/2028, Call 8/1/2024

  2,500,000       2,933,725  


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Miami-Dade County Educational Facilities Authority, 5.000%, 4/1/2031, Call 4/1/2025

  2,000,000       2,332,340  

Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority:

       

0.840%, 4/1/2020, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  400,000       400,000  

0.870%, 6/1/2021, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  3,500,000       3,500,000  

Orange County Health Facilities Authority, 5.250%, 10/1/2035, Call 10/1/2018

  440,000       460,662  

Polk County Housing Finance Authority, GNMA, 5.000%, 9/1/2029, Call 8/1/2020

  150,000       162,218  

Sarasota County Health Facilities Authority:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2030, Call 1/1/2025

  750,000       841,470  

5.000%, 1/1/2031, Call 1/1/2025

  935,000       1,043,198  

School Board of Miami-Dade County, 1.020%, 9/7/2017 (6) (12)

  3,855,000       3,855,000  

Southeast Overtown Park West Community Redevelopment Agency, 5.000%, 3/1/2018 (6)

  2,405,000       2,446,558  

St. Lucie County School Board, AGM, 5.000%, 7/1/2022, Call 7/1/2021

  2,500,000       2,804,775  

Sumter County Industrial Development Authority:

       

4.000%, 7/1/2019

  1,000,000       1,050,600  

5.000%, 7/1/2020

  500,000       546,380  

Town of Davie:

       

5.000%, 4/1/2019

  75,000       79,285  

5.000%, 4/1/2021

  615,000       686,580  

5.000%, 4/1/2022

  830,000       946,781  

Volusia County Educational Facility Authority, AGM, 5.000%, 10/15/2029, Call 10/15/2021

  730,000       844,362  
        84,488,236  

Georgia — 2.7%

       

Carroll City-County Hospital Authority, County Guarantee:

       

5.000%, 7/1/2023, Call 7/1/2020

  1,185,000       1,315,385  

5.000%, 7/1/2023, Call 7/1/2020

  1,605,000       1,774,504  

5.000%, 7/1/2024, Call 7/1/2020

  695,000       771,471  

5.000%, 7/1/2024, Call 7/1/2020

  945,000       1,041,749  

City of Atlanta Department of Aviation:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2031, Call 1/1/2024

  1,000,000       1,181,790  

5.000%, 1/1/2032, Call 1/1/2024

  2,500,000       2,949,600  

5.000%, 1/1/2033, Call 1/1/2024

  1,000,000       1,175,290  

5.000%, 1/1/2034, Call 1/1/2024

  1,000,000       1,170,110  

City of Atlanta, NATL-RE FGIC, 5.500%, 11/1/2022

  1,000,000       1,169,330  

Cobb County Kennestone Hospital Authority, 5.000%, 4/1/2031, Call 4/1/2021

  3,000,000       3,280,320  

Floyd County Hospital Authority, County Guarantee:

       

5.000%, 7/1/2020

  1,335,000       1,470,890  

5.000%, 7/1/2021

  1,155,000       1,309,089  

5.000%, 7/1/2027, Call 7/1/2022

  1,250,000       1,431,337  

Fulton County Development Authority, 5.250%, 3/15/2024, Call 3/15/2019

  1,120,000       1,191,154  

Gainesville & Hall County Development Authority:

       

5.000%, 3/1/2027

  400,000       448,356  

5.000%, 3/1/2037, Call 3/1/2027

  500,000       538,010  

5.000%, 3/1/2047, Call 3/1/2027

  500,000       527,410  

Gainesville & Hall County Hospital Authority:

       

5.000%, 2/15/2036, Call 2/15/2027

  1,500,000       1,733,040  

5.000%, 2/15/2037, Call 2/15/2027

  2,000,000       2,305,420  

5.000%, 2/15/2042, Call 2/15/2027

  3,000,000       3,418,620  

Jefferson City School District, SAW, 5.250%, 2/1/2029, Call 2/1/2021

  1,350,000       1,533,681  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., 5.250%, 9/15/2018

  250,000       259,970  

Private Colleges & Universities Authority, 5.000%, 10/1/2020

  575,000       622,524  

Richmond County Hospital Authority:

       

5.250%, 1/1/2029, Call 1/1/2019

  1,150,000       1,216,389  

5.375%, 1/1/2029, Call 1/1/2019

  940,000       995,808  

South Fulton Municipal Regional Water & Sewer Authority, BAM:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2023

  800,000       936,816  

5.000%, 1/1/2024

  1,000,000       1,184,410  

5.000%, 1/1/2025, Call 1/1/2024

  700,000       838,768  

South Regional Joint Development Authority, 5.250%, 8/1/2023

  25,000       29,640  

Spalding County, 6.125%, 9/1/2028, Call 9/1/2018

  700,000       736,393  

Valdosta & Lowndes County Hospital Authority, County Guarantee, 5.000%, 10/1/2025, Call 10/1/2021

  2,940,000       3,305,089  

Winder-Barrow Industrial Building Authority, AGM, 5.000%, 12/1/2029, Call 12/1/2021

  1,000,000       1,140,460  
        43,002,823  

Guam — 0.1%

       

Territory of Guam:

       

5.000%, 12/1/2030, Call 12/1/2026

  1,000,000       1,145,920  

5.000%, 12/1/2031, Call 12/1/2026

  1,000,000       1,139,860  
        2,285,780  


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Hawaii — 0.1%

       

City & County of Honolulu:

       

5.000%, 10/1/2022

  500,000       593,445  

5.000%, 10/1/2023

  500,000       605,680  
        1,199,125  

Idaho — 0.3%

       

Boise-Kuna Irrigation District:

       

5.875%, 6/1/2022, Call 6/1/2018

  200,000       207,432  

7.375%, 6/1/2034, Call 6/1/2018

  340,000       356,368  

Canyon County School District No. 131 Nampa, School Bond Gty, 5.000%, 9/15/2023

  1,000,000       1,206,660  

Idaho Health Facilities Authority, 6.500%, 11/1/2023, Call 11/1/2018

  515,000       547,805  

Idaho Housing & Finance Association, AGC, 5.250%, 7/15/2026, Call 7/15/2018

  2,965,000       3,077,344  
        5,395,609  

Illinois — 15.5%

       

Bureau County Township High School District No. 502, BAM, 6.625%, 10/1/2043, Call 12/1/2023

  3,400,000       4,189,582  

Chicago Board of Education:

       

6.000%, 4/1/2046, Call 4/1/2027

  1,500,000       1,740,420  

9.000%, 3/1/2032, Call 9/1/2018

  5,855,000       5,883,280  

Chicago Board of Education, NATL:

       

0.000%, 12/1/2022

  365,000       312,626  

5.250%, 12/1/2021

  1,000,000       1,094,250  

Chicago Board of Education, NATL-RE, 5.000%, 12/1/2019

  70,000       73,874  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2026, Call 1/1/2025 (16)

  1,500,000       1,793,670  

5.000%, 1/1/2031, Call 1/1/2025 (16)

  1,000,000       1,154,670  

5.000%, 1/1/2039, Call 1/1/2027

  2,000,000       2,310,700  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport, AGC, 5.250%, 1/1/2026, Call 1/1/2020

  775,000       846,385  

Chicago Park District:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2023, Call 1/1/2022

  1,060,000       1,194,217  

5.000%, 1/1/2025, Call 7/1/2020

  230,000       247,048  

5.000%, 1/1/2026, Call 1/1/2021

  730,000       789,699  

5.000%, 1/1/2028, Call 1/1/2024

  2,500,000       2,821,075  

5.000%, 11/15/2029, Call 11/15/2018

  130,000       136,413  

5.000%, 1/1/2031, Call 1/1/2026

  1,790,000       2,018,046  

5.000%, 1/1/2040, Call 1/1/2026

  1,000,000       1,099,070  

Chicago Transit Authority, 5.000%, 12/1/2046, Call 12/1/2026

  3,000,000       3,310,020  

Chicago Transit Authority, AGC:

       

5.250%, 6/1/2019, Call 6/1/2018

  375,000       387,360  

5.250%, 6/1/2022, Call 6/1/2018

  3,250,000       3,357,120  

City of Chicago:

       

5.000%, 11/1/2025

  2,000,000       2,358,580  

5.000%, 11/1/2027, Call 11/1/2026

  2,500,000       2,954,550  

5.000%, 11/1/2027, Call 11/1/2026

  1,000,000       1,181,820  

5.000%, 11/1/2028, Call 11/1/2026

  1,000,000       1,174,750  

5.000%, 11/1/2029, Call 11/1/2026

  1,000,000       1,165,970  

5.000%, 1/1/2031, Call 1/1/2025

  3,715,000       4,163,549  

5.000%, 1/1/2032, Call 1/1/2027

  2,000,000       2,279,380  

5.000%, 1/1/2033, Call 1/1/2027

  3,000,000       3,401,010  

5.000%, 1/1/2039, Call 1/1/2025

  500,000       548,375  

6.000%, 1/1/2038, Call 1/1/2027

  10,000,000       11,567,800  

City of Chicago, AGM:

       

5.000%, 11/1/2027, Call 11/1/2018

  140,000       146,682  

5.000%, 11/1/2027, Call 11/1/2018

  60,000       62,587  

City of Springfield:

       

5.000%, 12/1/2022  

  905,000       1,034,460  

5.000%, 3/1/2028, Call 3/1/2025  

  1,000,000       1,160,830  

5.000%, 3/1/2029, Call 3/1/2025  

  1,000,000       1,153,480  

Cook County Community Consolidated School District No. 65 Evanston:  

       

0.000%, 12/1/2027, Call 12/1/2024

  300,000       207,774  

0.000%, 12/1/2029, Call 12/1/2024

  400,000       247,572  

0.000%, 12/1/2030, Call 12/1/2024

  1,130,000       661,943  

0.000%, 12/1/2031, Call 12/1/2024

  1,500,000       830,085  


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Cook County Community High School District No. 219-Niles Township, FSA, 5.000%, 12/1/2025, Call 12/1/2017

  1,405,000       1,418,404  

Cook County School District No. 103 Lyons, AGM, 0.000%, 12/1/2021

  850,000       774,112  

Cook County School District No. 124 Evergreen Park, BAM, 4.000%, 12/1/2020

  450,000       486,882  

Cook County School District No. 144 Prairie Hills, AGM:

       

0.000%, 12/1/2028

  2,830,000       1,845,783  

0.000%, 12/1/2029

  2,580,000       1,596,762  

Cook County School District No. 83 Mannheim, 5.625%, 6/1/2033

  2,980,000       3,523,403  

Cook County Township High School District No. 201 J Sterling Morton, AMBAC, 0.000%, 12/1/2019

  675,000       643,336  

Cook County Township High School District No. 220 Reavis:

       

6.000%, 12/1/2030, Call 12/1/2023

  1,000,000       1,191,350  

6.000%, 12/1/2031, Call 12/1/2023

  2,035,000       2,424,397  

6.000%, 12/1/2032, Call 12/1/2023

  2,160,000       2,574,677  

6.000%, 6/1/2033, Call 12/1/2023

  2,235,000       2,657,013  

County of Cook:

       

5.000%, 11/15/2029, Call 11/15/2026

  3,270,000       3,749,382  

5.000%, 11/15/2031, Call 11/15/2026

  2,000,000       2,276,080  

5.250%, 11/15/2023, Call 11/15/2020

  350,000       383,512  

County of Cook, BAM, 5.000%, 11/15/2023

  1,000,000       1,160,590  

County of St. Clair:

       

5.250%, 10/1/2024, Call 10/1/2019

  485,000       527,530  

5.250%, 10/1/2024, Call 10/1/2019

  215,000       230,454  

5.250%, 10/1/2027, Call 10/1/2019

  835,000       908,221  

5.250%, 10/1/2027, Call 10/1/2019

  315,000       336,442  

5.500%, 1/1/2038, Call 1/1/2023

  825,000       933,034  

County of Will:

       

5.750%, 1/1/2023

  480,000       480,600  

5.750%, 1/1/2023

  545,000       547,839  

DeKalb County Community Unit School District No. 424 Genoa-Kingston, AMBAC, 0.000%, 1/1/2020

  600,000       570,048  

DeKalb County Community Unit School District No. 428 DeKalb:

       

0.000%, 1/1/2025, Call 7/1/2020

  400,000       292,448  

0.000%, 1/1/2028, Call 7/1/2020

  1,000,000       598,240  

DeKalb, Kane & LaSalle Counties Etc Community College District No. 523 Kishwaukee, 0.000%, 2/1/2035, Call 2/1/2021

  470,000       162,310  

DuPage County School District No. 16 Queen Bee, NATL-RE FGIC, 0.000%, 11/1/2019

  530,000       508,100  

Frankfort Square Park District, AMBAC, 0.000%, 1/1/2022

  670,000       580,923  

Illinois Finance Authority:

       

2.500%, 5/15/2018

  170,000       170,753  

5.000%, 11/15/2023, Call 11/15/2022

  215,000       248,948  

5.000%, 8/15/2024

  250,000       290,465  

5.000%, 5/15/2025

  1,000,000       1,109,590  

5.000%, 11/15/2026, Call 11/15/2025

  1,000,000       1,184,110  

5.000%, 11/15/2027, Call 11/15/2025

  500,000       585,995  

5.000%, 11/1/2029, Call 11/1/2026

  2,000,000       2,328,440  

5.000%, 5/15/2030, Call 5/15/2025

  1,000,000       1,064,230  

5.000%, 11/1/2030, Call 11/1/2026

  1,200,000       1,388,724  

5.000%, 1/1/2036, Call 1/1/2027

  2,000,000       2,235,040  

5.000%, 8/1/2042, Call 8/1/2027

  580,000       634,468  

5.000%, 8/1/2046, Call 8/1/2027

  515,000       562,035  

5.000%, 8/1/2047, Call 8/1/2027

  750,000       816,555  

5.250%, 11/15/2022, Call 11/15/2017

  1,450,000       1,462,426  

5.250%, 2/15/2030, Call 2/15/2020

  250,000       269,950  

6.000%, 10/1/2024, Call 10/1/2021

  1,010,000       1,104,566  

6.000%, 8/15/2041, Call 8/15/2021

  2,665,000       3,031,251  

6.875%, 10/1/2043, Call 10/1/2021

  3,000,000       3,342,300  

Illinois Finance Authority, AGC, 5.250%, 8/15/2019

  250,000       270,885  

Illinois Finance Authority, AGM:

       

0.000%, 1/1/2020

  450,000       439,101  

0.000%, 1/1/2020

  500,000       478,655  

0.000%, 1/1/2021

  255,000       245,315  

5.150%, 1/1/2019

  420,000       441,987  

Illinois Finance Authority, AMBAC, 6.000%, 2/1/2022, Call 2/1/2018

  335,000       342,015  

Illinois Housing Development Authority, GNMA/FNMA COLL, 2.450%, 6/1/2043, Call 1/1/2023

  660,969       659,925  


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Illinois State Toll Highway Authority:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2028, Call 1/1/2023

  1,000,000       1,146,840  

5.000%, 1/1/2029, Call 1/1/2023

  1,000,000       1,141,420  

5.000%, 1/1/2030, Call 1/1/2026

  1,000,000       1,181,760  

5.000%, 12/1/2032, Call 1/1/2026

  7,790,000       9,097,785  

5.500%, 1/1/2033, Call 1/1/2018

  490,000       497,374  

Kane & DeKalb Counties Community Unit School District No. 302 Kaneland, NATL-RE FGIC, 0.000%, 2/1/2023

  5,450,000       4,765,425  

Kane Cook & DuPage Counties School District No. U-46 Elgin, AMBAC:

       

0.000%, 1/1/2023

  350,000       324,110  

0.000%, 1/1/2023

  650,000       566,845  

Kane McHenry Cook & De Kalb Counties Unit School District No. 300:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2023

  1,000,000       1,169,360  

5.000%, 1/1/2024

  1,000,000       1,186,370  

5.000%, 1/1/2026, Call 1/1/2025

  4,000,000       4,723,600  

5.250%, 1/1/2033, Call 1/1/2023

  900,000       1,013,922  

Knox & Warren Counties Community Unit School District No. 205 Galesburg, 6.125%, 1/1/2036, Call 1/1/2021

  1,435,000       1,624,147  

Lake County School District No. 33, XLCA:

       

0.000%, 12/1/2026

  525,000       345,870  

0.000%, 12/1/2028

  335,000       195,952  

Lake County School District No. 38 Big Hollow, AMBAC, 0.000%, 2/1/2019

  200,000       192,748  

Lake County School District No. 56 Gurnee, 5.000%, 1/1/2024

  440,000       516,270  

McHenry & Kane Counties Community Consolidated School District No. 158 Huntley, AGM FGIC, 0.000%, 1/1/2024

  500,000       429,490  

McHenry & Kane Counties Community Consolidated School District No. 158 Huntley, NATL, 0.000%, 1/1/2021

  1,900,000       1,789,097  

McHenry County Community High School District No. 154 Marengo, NATL-RE FGIC, 0.000%, 1/1/2018

  325,000       323,697  

McHenry County Community Unit School District No. 12 Johnsburg, AGM:

       

4.000%, 1/1/2019

  265,000       273,512  

5.000%, 1/1/2020

  550,000       590,183  

5.000%, 1/1/2021

  810,000       889,834  

5.000%, 1/1/2022

  895,000       1,003,188  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, NATL-RE:

       

0.000%, 12/15/2023

  855,000       718,106  

0.000%, 6/15/2024

  1,000,000       820,040  

5.700%, 6/15/2023 (15)

  3,530,000       4,188,063  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, NATL-RE FGIC, 0.000%, 6/15/2020

  440,000       413,398  

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, 5.000%, 12/1/2031, Call 12/1/2026

  3,500,000       4,125,835  

Northern Illinois Municipal Power Agency, NATL-RE, 5.000%, 1/1/2020, Call 1/1/2018

  2,215,000       2,244,814  

Peoria Public Building Commission, AGC, 0.000%, 12/1/2019, Call 12/1/2018

  1,000,000       939,800  

Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, 5.250%, 6/1/2021

  1,120,000       1,273,776  

Rib Floater Trust Various States, 1.040%, 4/1/2036, Call 4/1/2027 (6) (12)

  1,000,000       1,000,000  

South Suburban College Community School District No. 510, AGC, 0.000%, 12/1/2025

  1,000,000       770,540  

Southern Illinois University, BAM, 5.000%, 4/1/2026, Call 4/1/2025

  1,175,000       1,317,833  

Southwestern Illinois Development Authority:

       

5.000%, 10/15/2029, Call 10/15/2025

  1,780,000       2,023,504  

5.000%, 10/15/2032, Call 10/15/2025

  1,335,000       1,497,283  

Southwestern Illinois Development Authority, AGC, 5.750%, 2/1/2029, Call 2/1/2019

  1,025,000       1,086,705  

St. Clair County Community Unit School District No. 187 Cahokia, AGM, 5.000%, 1/1/2020

  630,000       677,968  

St. Louis Regional Airport Authority, 6.000%, 12/1/2024, Call 12/1/2018 (16)

  745,000       789,685  

State of Illinois:

       

5.000%, 3/1/2020

  500,000       530,195  

5.000%, 4/1/2024, Call 4/1/2023

  500,000       550,120  

5.000%, 11/1/2025

  7,000,000       7,828,380  

5.000%, 2/1/2027

  1,000,000       1,119,270  

5.000%, 2/1/2029, Call 2/1/2027

  1,000,000       1,095,750  

5.000%, 11/1/2033, Call 11/1/2026

  8,000,000       8,506,800  

5.250%, 6/15/2034, Call 6/15/2019

  3,715,000       4,000,238  

6.500%, 6/15/2022

  300,000       337,032  

State of Illinois, AGM, 5.000%, 4/1/2028, Call 4/1/2023

  3,205,000       3,497,104  

Stephenson County School District No. 145 Freeport, AMBAC, 0.000%, 1/1/2018

  425,000       423,134  

Tazewell County School District No. 51 Washington Central, NATL-RE FGIC, 9.000%, 12/1/2025

  165,000       241,445  

Town of Cicero:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2020

  1,000,000       1,079,710  

5.000%, 1/1/2021

  1,000,000       1,109,810  

Village of Bolingbrook, AGM, 5.000%, 1/1/2025, Call 1/1/2020

  1,425,000       1,527,757  


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Village of Elwood, RADIAN:

       

0.000%, 3/1/2024, Call 3/1/2018

  250,000       178,418  

0.000%, 3/1/2026, Call 3/1/2018

  1,280,000       814,771  

Village of Franklin Park, BAM:

       

4.000%, 10/1/2018

  425,000       437,928  

4.000%, 10/1/2019

  420,000       442,546  

4.000%, 10/1/2020

  615,000       661,143  

5.000%, 10/1/2022, Call 10/1/2021

  730,000       829,251  

5.000%, 10/1/2023, Call 10/1/2021

  685,000       777,263  

5.000%, 10/1/2024, Call 10/1/2021

  425,000       481,708  

5.000%, 10/1/2025, Call 10/1/2021

  920,000       1,041,201  

Village of Justice, AMBAC, 0.000%, 1/1/2021

  635,000       575,234  

Will & Kankakee Counties School District No 255:

       

5.000%, 6/1/2026, Call 6/1/2025

  500,000       581,680  

5.000%, 6/1/2029, Call 6/1/2025

  600,000       679,176  

Will County Community High School District No. 210 Lincoln-Way:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2027, Call 1/1/2023

  1,250,000       1,243,475  

5.000%, 1/1/2028, Call 1/1/2023

  3,500,000       3,444,385  

5.000%, 1/1/2030, Call 1/1/2023

  1,500,000       1,449,030  

Will County Community School District No. 161 Summit Hill, NATL-RE FGIC, 0.000%, 1/1/2019

  695,000       677,785  

Will County Community Unit School District No. 201-U Crete-Monee, NATL-RE:

       

0.000%, 11/1/2020

  245,000       236,300  

0.000%, 11/1/2020

  1,755,000       1,640,574  

0.000%, 11/1/2021

  55,000       52,226  

0.000%, 11/1/2021

  245,000       222,894  

0.000%, 11/1/2022

  60,000       55,952  

0.000%, 11/1/2022

  190,000       167,595  

Will County School District No. 114 Manhattan, NATL, 0.000%, 12/1/2017

  375,000       373,387  

Will County School District No. 114, NATL-RE FGIC:

       

0.000%, 12/1/2020

  1,180,000       1,098,285  

0.000%, 12/1/2023

  1,600,000       1,356,912  

Will County Township High School District No. 204 Joliet, 6.250%, 1/1/2031, Call 1/1/2021

  500,000       575,910  

Will, Grundy, Etc. Counties Community College District No. 525:

       

5.250%, 6/1/2036, Call 12/1/2023

  3,400,000       3,913,366  

5.750%, 6/1/2028, Call 6/1/2018

  170,000       175,700  

Williamson County Community Unit School District No. 5 Carterville, AGC:

       

0.000%, 1/1/2029, Call 1/1/2019

  300,000       166,359  

0.000%, 1/1/2033, Call 1/1/2019

  1,000,000       417,010  

0.000%, 1/1/2034, Call 1/1/2019

  1,000,000       386,460  

Winnebago & Boone Counties School District No. 205 Rockford:

       

0.000%, 2/1/2020

  500,000       474,620  

4.000%, 2/1/2027, Call 2/1/2023

  4,680,000       4,971,751  
        250,473,512  

Indiana — 2.3%

       

Carmel Redevelopment Authority, 5.000%, 7/1/2023, Call 7/1/2020

  350,000       385,935  

City of Greenwood:

       

4.000%, 10/1/2017

  115,000       115,223  

4.250%, 10/1/2020, Call 10/1/2018

  820,000       854,858  

4.625%, 10/1/2024, Call 10/1/2018

  520,000       544,970  

City of Rockport, 1.750%, 6/1/2018 (12)

  1,500,000       1,504,260  

Concord Community Schools Building Corp., AGM, 5.000%, 7/15/2025, Call 7/15/2018

  1,000,000       1,035,760  

Damon Run Conservancy District:

       

4.500%, 1/1/2018

  215,000       216,980  

4.500%, 7/1/2018

  220,000       225,188  

Fishers Redevelopment District:

       

5.125%, 7/15/2026, Call 1/15/2020

  1,875,000       2,061,281  

5.250%, 7/15/2023, Call 1/15/2020

  1,605,000       1,769,127  

Frankfort High School Elementary School Building Corp., 5.000%, 7/15/2025

  115,000       140,157  

Franklin Township-Marion County Multiple School Building Corp., SAW:

       

5.000%, 7/10/2021

  580,000       657,639  

5.000%, 7/15/2029, Call 1/15/2023

  2,565,000       2,985,275  

Gary Chicago International Airport Authority, 5.000%, 2/1/2018 (16)

  885,000       898,275  

Indiana Bond Bank, 1.450% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+66 basis points), 10/15/2022 (7)

  1,650,000       1,588,884  

Indiana Finance Authority:

       

3.000%, 7/1/2019

  250,000       258,623  

5.000%, 8/15/2020

  700,000       753,914  


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5.000%, 10/1/2022

  300,000       343,491  

5.000%, 10/1/2023

  400,000       464,288  

5.000%, 10/1/2024, Call 10/1/2023

  275,000       318,013  

5.000%, 5/1/2029, Call 5/1/2022

  4,070,000       4,536,910  

5.250%, 10/1/2024, Call 10/1/2021

  710,000       820,497  

5.250%, 10/1/2031, Call 10/1/2021

  2,190,000       2,521,435  

5.250%, 11/15/2046, Call 11/15/2026

  2,500,000       2,793,275  

5.500%, 5/1/2024, Call 5/1/2019

  1,000,000       1,070,140  

Indiana Health & Educational Facilities Financing Authority, AGM, 5.250%, 11/1/2023, Call 5/1/2018

  500,000       514,485  

Indiana Health Facility Financing Authority, AMBAC, 1.890%, 5/1/2031, Call 9/5/2017 (12) (13)

  525,000       487,293  

Indiana Municipal Power Agency, 5.250%, 1/1/2024, Call 1/1/2019

  500,000       529,205  

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2021

  175,000       195,241  

5.000%, 1/1/2022, Call 1/1/2021

  200,000       222,786  

5.750%, 1/1/2038, Call 1/1/2019

  345,000       367,411  

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, NATL-RE, 5.250%, 7/1/2022

  500,000       582,795  

Lafayette Redevelopment Authority, 3.000%, 2/1/2018

  95,000       95,846  

Marion High School Building Corp.:

       

4.000%, 7/15/2019

  455,000       479,980  

4.000%, 7/15/2020, Call 1/15/2020

  935,000       996,588  

4.000%, 7/15/2021, Call 1/15/2020

  375,000       399,881  

North Central Campus School Building Corp., AGM, 5.250%, 7/15/2022, Call 7/15/2018

  1,000,000       1,037,890  

Portage Redevelopment District:

       

5.000%, 1/15/2023

  280,000       321,401  

5.000%, 1/15/2024

  215,000       249,701  

Porter County Jail Building Corp., AGM, 5.500%, 7/10/2021

  200,000       216,586  

Rush County Elementary School Building Corp., SAW, 5.250%, 7/15/2021, Call 1/15/2019

  565,000       598,578  

Steuben Lakes Regional Waste District, 5.000%, 9/1/2024, Call 9/1/2023

  1,225,000       1,444,226  
        37,604,291  

Iowa — 0.4%

       

Iowa Finance Authority, 5.000%, 5/15/2036, Call 5/15/2026

  4,000,000       4,513,240  

Johnston Community School District, AGM, 5.000%, 7/1/2027, Call 7/1/2022

  1,455,000       1,674,792  
        6,188,032  

Kansas — 0.2%

       

Kansas Development Finance Authority:

       

5.000%, 11/15/2020, Call 11/15/2019

  800,000       869,736  

5.000%, 3/1/2031, Call 3/1/2020

  1,000,000       1,071,140  

Kansas Development Finance Authority, FSA, 5.250%, 11/1/2028, Call 11/1/2018

  475,000       499,030  

Wyandotte County-Kansas City, 5.000%, 9/1/2032, Call 9/1/2022

  1,000,000       1,146,810  
        3,586,716  

Kentucky — 1.1%

       

Kentucky Asset Liability Commission:

       

5.000%, 9/1/2024

  1,000,000       1,208,460  

5.000%, 9/1/2025

  1,250,000       1,524,488  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority:

       

5.000%, 8/15/2041, Call 8/15/2027

  1,500,000       1,658,295  

5.000%, 8/15/2046, Call 8/15/2027

  1,500,000       1,654,380  

Kentucky State Property & Building Commission, NATL, 5.000%, 3/1/2022, Call 10/2/2017

  35,000       35,094  

Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Government:

       

5.000%, 10/1/2030, Call 10/1/2026

  1,300,000       1,534,728  

5.000%, 10/1/2031, Call 10/1/2026

  3,500,000       4,112,885  

Paducah Electric Plant Board, AGC, 5.000%, 10/1/2023, Call 4/1/2019

  100,000       106,358  

Paducah Electric Plant Board, AGM:

       

5.000%, 10/1/2027, Call 10/1/2026

  2,000,000       2,380,220  

5.000%, 10/1/2028, Call 10/1/2026

  1,850,000       2,185,331  

5.000%, 10/1/2030, Call 10/1/2026

  1,500,000       1,748,295  

Pulaski County Public Properties Corp., 5.500%, 12/1/2024, Call 12/1/2018

  260,000       274,565  
        18,423,099  


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Louisiana — 2.4%

       

City of Bossier, 5.000%, 10/1/2031, Call 10/1/2024

  1,160,000       1,361,608  

City of New Orleans:

       

5.000%, 6/1/2021

  800,000       906,024  

5.000%, 12/1/2021

  500,000       569,570  

5.000%, 6/1/2022

  450,000       522,855  

5.000%, 12/1/2022

  725,000       843,958  

5.000%, 6/1/2023

  500,000       591,600  

5.000%, 12/1/2024

  765,000       917,166  

5.000%, 6/1/2026, Call 6/1/2025

  150,000       181,026  

5.000%, 12/1/2026, Call 12/1/2025

  240,000       289,759  

5.000%, 6/1/2027, Call 6/1/2025

  200,000       239,158  

5.000%, 6/1/2029, Call 6/1/2025

  200,000       235,734  

5.000%, 12/1/2029, Call 12/1/2025

  350,000       413,325  

City of Shreveport, BAM, 4.000%, 12/1/2025, Call 12/1/2024

  2,210,000       2,488,880  

Lafayette Public Trust Financing Authority, AGM:

       

4.000%, 10/1/2020

  690,000       739,190  

4.000%, 10/1/2021

  675,000       734,400  

Louisiana Housing Corp., GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC, 4.750%, 6/1/2027, Call 6/1/2020

  715,000       746,503  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority:

       

3.375%, 9/1/2028, Call 3/1/2021

  2,440,000       2,452,371  

5.000%, 5/15/2042, Call 5/15/2027

  2,500,000       2,830,000  

Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District, 5.000%, 7/1/2023

  800,000       944,216  

Louisiana State Citizens Property Insurance Corp., 5.000%, 6/1/2020

  650,000       717,015  

New Orleans Aviation Board:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2043, Call 1/1/2027

  1,500,000       1,739,625  

5.000%, 1/1/2048, Call 1/1/2027

  1,875,000       2,164,631  

Parish of St. Bernard:

       

4.000%, 3/1/2020

  3,470,000       3,678,304  

4.000%, 3/1/2021

  3,585,000       3,868,000  

Port New Orleans Board of Commissioners, 5.000%, 4/1/2032, Call 4/1/2023 (16)

  725,000       786,835  

Regional Transit Authority, NATL-RE FGIC, 0.000%, 12/1/2021

  240,000       197,278  

State of Louisiana, 1.332% (LIBOR 1 Month+47 basis points), 5/1/2018, Call 11/1/2017 (7)

  7,000,000       7,001,820  

Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government, 5.875%, 3/1/2024, Call 3/1/2019

  495,000       531,576  
        38,692,427  

Maine — 0.6%

       

City of Portland, 5.000%, 7/1/2022

  300,000       344,343  

Maine State Housing Authority, 3.850%, 11/15/2029, Call 11/15/2021

  7,500,000       7,880,475  

Maine Turnpike Authority, 5.000%, 7/1/2029, Call 7/1/2022

  1,500,000       1,734,855  
        9,959,673  

Maryland — 1.0%

       

City of Baltimore:

       

5.000%, 9/1/2034, Call 9/1/2027

  1,000,000       1,143,620  

5.000%, 9/1/2035, Call 9/1/2027

  1,000,000       1,140,880  

5.000%, 9/1/2036, Call 9/1/2027

  1,000,000       1,138,150  

5.000%, 9/1/2039, Call 9/1/2027

  1,000,000       1,143,620  

5.000%, 9/1/2042, Call 9/1/2027

  1,000,000       1,138,150  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority:

       

5.000%, 5/15/2042, Call 5/15/2027

  4,750,000       5,436,138  

5.750%, 7/1/2034, Call 7/1/2021

  775,000       910,369  

Montgomery County Housing Opportunites Commission:

       

5.000%, 7/1/2031, Call 7/1/2020

  655,000       710,845  

5.125%, 7/1/2037, Call 7/1/2020

  3,110,000       3,382,654  
        16,144,426  

Massachusetts — 1.1%

       

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, NATL-RE FGIC:

       

1.620%, 12/1/2030, Call 9/5/2017 (12) (13)

  1,450,000       1,338,347  

1.635%, 12/1/2030, Call 9/7/2017 (12) (13)

  7,375,000       6,807,051  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency:

       

5.000%, 7/1/2025, Call 7/1/2021

  1,425,000       1,623,673  

5.000%, 7/1/2027, Call 7/1/2025

  125,000       150,213  

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority:

       

5.000%, 7/1/2025, Call 7/1/2022 (16)

  500,000       551,625  

5.250%, 1/1/2019

  445,000       463,134  

5.250%, 1/1/2019 (16)

  1,150,000       1,200,853  

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority, 5.000%, 7/1/2024, Call 7/1/2019

  3,105,000       3,335,360  

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, 3.700%, 12/1/2027, Call 6/1/2022 (16)

  1,540,000       1,578,300  

Massachusetts School Building Authority, 5.000%, 8/15/2030, Call 8/15/2022

  815,000       955,033  
        18,003,589  


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Michigan — 4.0%

       

Alma Public Schools, Q-SBLF, 5.000%, 5/1/2021

  890,000       1,010,497  

Bay City School District, Q-SBLF:

       

5.000%, 11/1/2027, Call 5/1/2024

  645,000       761,435  

5.000%, 11/1/2028, Call 5/1/2024

  1,305,000       1,530,843  

Caledonia Community Schools, Q-SBLF:

       

5.000%, 5/1/2025

  600,000       725,700  

5.000%, 5/1/2026

  500,000       608,425  

Carman-Ainsworth Community School District, BAM, 5.000%, 5/1/2020

  375,000       411,473  

Charter Township of Northville:

       

4.000%, 4/1/2021

  400,000       438,576  

4.000%, 4/1/2022

  240,000       267,751  

Chippewa Valley Schools, Q-SBLF, 5.000%, 5/1/2027, Call 11/1/2025

  20,000       23,944  

City of Battle Creek, BAM, 5.000%, 6/1/2033, Call 6/1/2018

  1,000,000       1,030,750  

City of Detroit Sewage Disposal System Revenue, AGC NATL-RE, 5.250%, 7/1/2023, Call 10/2/2017

  95,000       95,295  

City of Detroit Sewage Disposal System Revenue, NATL, 0.000%, 7/1/2020

  110,000       102,245  

City of Detroit Water Supply System Revenue, BHAC FGIC, 5.500%, 7/1/2035, Call 7/1/2018

  1,035,000       1,074,547  

City of Wyandotte, BAM:

       

5.000%, 10/1/2020

  200,000       219,088  

5.000%, 10/1/2021

  290,000       324,197  

5.000%, 10/1/2022

  290,000       329,194  

5.000%, 10/1/2023

  250,000       286,963  

5.000%, 10/1/2024

  300,000       344,547  

Coloma Community School District, Q-SBLF, 3.000%, 5/1/2021

  905,000       963,038  

Comstock Park Public Schools, Q-SBLF, 5.000%, 5/1/2028, Call 5/1/2021

  400,000       446,096  

Detroit City School District, AGM Q-SBLF, 5.250%, 5/1/2026

  300,000       361,494  

Dundee Community Schools, Q-SBLF:

       

5.000%, 5/1/2022

  1,200,000       1,383,960  

5.000%, 5/1/2025

  1,000,000       1,201,650  

Fitzgerald Public School District, BAM, 4.000%, 5/1/2019

  2,065,000       2,149,975  

Forest Hills Public Schools, 5.000%, 5/1/2021

  1,600,000       1,805,600  

Fraser Public School District, Q-SBLF:

       

5.000%, 5/1/2021

  1,000,000       1,135,780  

5.000%, 5/1/2022

  1,000,000       1,165,520  

5.000%, 5/1/2025

  1,700,000       2,066,911  

Grosse Ile Township School District, Q-SBLF:

       

5.000%, 5/1/2026, Call 5/1/2025

  200,000       240,644  

5.000%, 5/1/2027, Call 5/1/2025

  230,000       273,698  

Hartland Consolidated Schools, AGM Q-SBLF:

       

5.250%, 5/1/2026, Call 5/1/2021

  1,625,000       1,824,745  

5.250%, 5/1/2027, Call 5/1/2021

  600,000       672,846  

5.250%, 5/1/2028, Call 5/1/2021

  1,575,000       1,765,039  

Howell Public Schools, Q-SBLF, 4.250%, 5/1/2024, Call 5/1/2022

  1,000,000       1,120,260  

Jackson County Hospital Finance Authority, AGC, 4.500%, 6/1/2026, Call 6/1/2020 (12)

  415,000       453,865  

Jenison Public Schools:

       

5.000%, 5/1/2021

  500,000       563,490  

5.000%, 5/1/2022, Call 5/1/2021

  560,000       629,406  

Kent Hospital Finance Authority, 5.000%, 11/15/2029, Call 11/15/2021

  1,000,000       1,122,590  

Lansing Board of Water & Light, 5.000%, 7/1/2037, Call 7/1/2021

  1,000,000       1,114,840  

Lansing School District, Q-SBLF:

       

5.000%, 5/1/2019

  1,000,000       1,067,610  

5.000%, 5/1/2020

  1,825,000       2,009,544  

Livonia Public Schools School District, BAM, 5.000%, 5/1/2021

  1,600,000       1,796,480  

Marshall Public Schools, Q-SBLF:

       

4.000%, 11/1/2028, Call 5/1/2025

  1,380,000       1,509,237  

4.000%, 11/1/2029, Call 5/1/2025

  940,000       1,017,860  

Mattawan Consolidated School District, Q-SBLF, 5.000%, 5/1/2019

  215,000       228,986  

Michigan Finance Authority:

       

5.000%, 11/1/2020

  2,000,000       2,231,120  

5.000%, 7/1/2026, Call 7/1/2025

  175,000       203,196  

5.000%, 7/1/2027, Call 7/1/2025

  600,000       692,100  

5.000%, 7/1/2029, Call 7/1/2025

  950,000       1,095,103  

5.000%, 7/1/2032, Call 7/1/2025

  1,500,000       1,707,660  

5.000%, 7/1/2034, Call 7/1/2025

  500,000       561,805  

5.000%, 11/15/2041, Call 11/15/2026

  1,000,000       1,124,510  


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Michigan Finance Authority, AGM:

       

5.000%, 7/1/2029, Call 7/1/2024

  1,500,000       1,738,830  

5.000%, 7/1/2030, Call 7/1/2024

  1,500,000       1,730,670  

Michigan State Housing Development Authority, 5.625%, 10/1/2031, Call 10/1/2020

  850,000       920,788  

North Branch Area Schools, Q-SBLF, 5.000%, 5/1/2024

  200,000       237,882  

Plymouth-Canton Community School District, Q-SBLF, 5.000%, 5/1/2021

  450,000       512,833  

Redford Union School District No. 1, AMBAC Q-SBLF, 5.000%, 5/1/2022

  250,000       277,663  

River Rouge School District, Q-SBLF:

       

5.000%, 5/1/2020

  1,700,000       1,874,726  

5.000%, 5/1/2021

  1,155,000       1,314,043  

Taylor Tax Increment Finance Authority, AGM:

       

3.000%, 5/1/2018

  855,000       866,089  

3.000%, 5/1/2019

  340,000       349,190  

3.250%, 5/1/2020

  90,000       94,128  

Wayland Union School District, AGM Q-SBLF:

       

5.000%, 5/1/2024, Call 5/1/2018

  500,000       513,675  

5.250%, 5/1/2019, Call 5/1/2018

  400,000       411,588  

Wayne County Airport Authority:

       

5.000%, 12/1/2026, Call 12/1/2025 (16)

  3,000,000       3,572,250  

5.000%, 12/1/2030, Call 12/1/2025

  1,250,000       1,481,262  

Wayne State University, AGM:

       

5.000%, 11/15/2025, Call 11/15/2018

  230,000       241,489  

5.000%, 11/15/2025, Call 11/15/2018

  285,000       297,839  

Western Township Utilities Authority, 4.000%, 1/1/2021

  1,200,000       1,301,244  
        65,028,317  

Minnesota — 0.5%

       

City of Minneapolis, AGC:

       

6.500%, 11/15/2038, Call 11/15/2018

  165,000       175,966  

6.500%, 11/15/2038, Call 11/15/2018

  905,000       963,689  

City of Minneapolis/St Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, 4.000%, 8/15/2019

  445,000       468,398  

City of Minneapolis/St Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, AGM, 5.000%, 8/15/2025, Call 8/15/2020 (12)

  215,000       236,313  

City of Minneapolis/St Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, NATL-RE, 1.740%, 8/1/2027, Call 9/5/2017 (12) (13)

  375,000       350,591  

City of Winona, 3.750%, 7/1/2021

  170,000       176,370  

Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The City of St. Paul, 4.000%, 11/15/2043, Call 11/15/2027

  1,500,000       1,570,320  

Minneapolis & St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority, 5.250%, 8/15/2025, Call 8/15/2020

  275,000       305,489  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority, 5.000%, 10/1/2019

  400,000       426,220  

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, 3.900%, 7/1/2030, Call 1/1/2022

  590,000       612,556  

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, GNMA, 2.600%, 9/1/2042, Call 7/1/2022

  974,605       983,493  

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, GNMA/FNMA COLL:

       

2.250%, 12/1/2042, Call 1/1/2022

  602,245       599,764  

5.000%, 1/1/2031, Call 7/1/2021

  625,000       665,925  
        7,535,094  

Mississippi — 0.3%

       

Mississippi Development Bank:

       

3.125%, 10/1/2023

  185,000       190,036  

5.000%, 10/1/2023

  2,615,000       2,899,172  

5.000%, 1/1/2027, Call 1/1/2022

  1,200,000       1,396,320  

Mississippi Home Corp., GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC, 6.750%, 6/1/2039, Call 6/1/2018

  205,000       218,185  

Mississippi State University Educational Building Corp.:

       

5.000%, 11/1/2021

  225,000       257,661  

5.000%, 11/1/2022

  135,000       158,343  
        5,119,717  

Missouri — 2.1%

       

Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District, 5.000%, 10/1/2033, Call 10/1/2022

  4,000,000       4,666,000  

Chesterfield Valley Transportation Development District:

       

4.000%, 5/15/2019

  475,000       497,691  

5.000%, 5/15/2020

  125,000       136,116  

5.000%, 5/15/2021

  490,000       545,561  

City of Kansas City:

       

5.000%, 9/1/2021, Call 9/1/2019

  500,000       538,615  

5.000%, 9/1/2023, Call 9/1/2019

  300,000       322,554  


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5.000%, 10/1/2026, Call 10/1/2025

  120,000       144,618  

5.000%, 10/1/2028, Call 10/1/2025

  115,000       135,155  

5.000%, 9/1/2032, Call 9/1/2019

  1,000,000       1,069,050  

Health & Educational Facilities Authority:

       

5.000%, 2/1/2032, Call 2/1/2026

  1,000,000       1,123,060  

5.000%, 11/15/2034, Call 5/15/2026

  3,000,000       3,470,850  

Independence School District, SAW, 5.250%, 3/1/2030, Call 3/1/2021

  2,000,000       2,267,660  

Joplin Industrial Development Authority, 5.000%, 2/15/2020

  330,000       358,581  

Lees Summit Industrial Development Authority:

       

5.000%, 8/15/2036, Call 8/15/2024

  1,000,000       1,066,010  

5.000%, 8/15/2046, Call 8/15/2024

  2,000,000       2,104,480  

Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority, 5.000%, 2/1/2024, Call 2/1/2021

  1,050,000       1,143,702  

Missouri Housing Development Commission, 5.000%, 11/1/2027, Call 11/1/2019

  280,000       289,094  

Missouri Housing Development Commission, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC:

       

3.800%, 5/1/2025, Call 5/1/2021

  690,000       728,778  

4.000%, 5/1/2027, Call 5/1/2021

  680,000       716,230  

Missouri State Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Authority:

       

5.750%, 1/1/2029, Call 1/1/2019

  685,000       728,559  

5.750%, 1/1/2029, Call 1/1/2019

  65,000       69,143  

Missouri State Health & Educational Facilities Authority:

       

3.750%, 2/15/2018

  950,000       957,971  

5.250%, 10/1/2031, Call 10/1/2021

  1,000,000       1,139,420  

St. Louis County Industrial Development Authority, 2.850%, 9/1/2018, Call 3/1/2018

  2,900,000       2,903,973  

St. Louis Regional Convention & Sports Complex Authority, 5.000%, 8/15/2020

  3,050,000       3,375,588  

Stone County Reorganized School District No. 4 Reeds Spring, SAW:

       

5.000%, 3/1/2030, Call 3/1/2020

  1,000,000       1,095,640  

5.000%, 3/1/2031, Call 3/1/2020

  750,000       821,730  

5.000%, 3/1/2032, Call 3/1/2020

  1,000,000       1,095,640  
        33,511,469  

Nebraska — 0.4%

       

Central Plains Energy Project, 5.000%, 12/1/2019 (12)

  1,000,000       1,080,340  

Lancaster County Hospital Authority No. 1, 5.500%, 1/1/2030, Call 1/1/2020

  1,000,000       1,083,420  

Nebraska Public Power District:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2025, Call 1/1/2018

  750,000       760,215  

5.000%, 1/1/2032, Call 1/1/2022

  1,000,000       1,134,620  

Omaha-Douglas Public Building Commission:

       

5.000%, 5/1/2026, Call 5/1/2022

  825,000       959,533  

5.000%, 5/1/2027, Call 5/1/2022

  585,000       679,822  

5.000%, 5/1/2028, Call 5/1/2022

  550,000       637,802  

5.000%, 5/1/2029, Call 5/1/2022

  660,000       764,069  
        7,099,821  

Nevada — 1.3%

       

County of Clark, 5.000%, 7/1/2028, Call 7/1/2019

  2,180,000       2,341,320  

County of Clark Department of Aviation:

       

5.000%, 7/1/2029, Call 7/1/2024

  1,200,000       1,412,484  

5.000%, 7/1/2030, Call 7/1/2024

  1,000,000       1,172,240  

5.000%, 7/1/2040, Call 7/1/2027

  4,000,000       4,679,600  

County of Washoe:

       

5.000%, 2/1/2033, Call 2/1/2019

  3,920,000       4,126,545  

5.500%, 2/1/2028, Call 2/1/2019

  1,000,000       1,063,970  

Las Vegas Valley Water District, 5.000%, 6/1/2028, Call 6/1/2022

  5,115,000       5,958,412  
        20,754,571  

New Hampshire — 0.1%

       

New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority:

       

4.500%, 1/1/2029, Call 7/1/2020

  365,000       378,173  

4.800%, 7/1/2028, Call 1/1/2022

  965,000       1,008,946  
        1,387,119  

New Jersey — 3.7%

       

New Jersey Economic Development Authority:

       

5.000%, 6/15/2019

  3,000,000       3,145,350  

5.000%, 6/15/2020

  1,500,000       1,604,460  

5.000%, 11/1/2021

  4,600,000       5,091,004  

5.500%, 6/15/2030, Call 12/15/2026

  2,500,000       2,910,175  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, 5.000%, 7/1/2042, Call 7/1/2027

  1,500,000       1,723,185  


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New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, 4.875%, 12/1/2024, Call 12/1/2019

  6,520,000       6,905,658  

New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, 4.250%, 10/1/2032, Call 10/1/2021

  375,000       390,135  

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2032, Call 7/1/2022

  3,440,000       3,928,824  

5.000%, 1/1/2035, Call 1/1/2022

  1,685,000       1,895,372  

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority, NATL-RE:

       

1.365%, 1/1/2030, Call 9/5/2017 (12) (13)

  350,000       316,493  

1.365%, 1/1/2030, Call 9/7/2017 (12) (13)

  475,000       429,522  

1.367%, 1/1/2030, Call 9/1/2017 (12) (13)

  1,900,000       1,718,138  

1.418%, 1/1/2030, Call 9/1/2017 (12) (13)

  500,000       452,142  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority:

       

1.790% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+100 basis points), 12/15/2019, Call 6/15/2019 (7)

  5,000,000       4,940,650  

5.000%, 6/15/2022

  500,000       560,700  

5.000%, 6/15/2032, Call 12/15/2024

  5,000,000       5,471,050  

5.250%, 12/15/2023, Call 12/15/2018

  1,355,000       1,421,720  

5.250%, 12/15/2023

  240,000       278,554  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, BAM:

       

5.000%, 6/15/2028, Call 6/15/2022

  5,000,000       5,462,500  

5.000%, 6/15/2033, Call 6/15/2022

  3,000,000       3,226,200  

5.250%, 6/15/2033, Call 6/15/2023

  5,635,000       6,214,391  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, BHAC, 0.000%, 12/15/2024

  440,000       374,444  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2031, Call 1/1/2025

  500,000       587,505  

5.000%, 1/1/2040, Call 1/1/2028

  1,000,000       1,182,180  
        60,230,352  

New Mexico — 1.3%

       

City of Farmington, 1.875%, 4/1/2020 (12)

  2,000,000       2,032,520  

City of Santa Fe, 4.000%, 6/1/2025, Call 6/1/2022

  655,000       727,364  

New Mexico Finance Authority:

       

5.000%, 6/1/2026, Call 6/1/2018

  2,395,000       2,467,018  

5.700%, 6/1/2026, Call 6/1/2018

  465,000       481,577  

5.800%, 6/1/2027, Call 6/1/2018

  825,000       855,517  

New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, GNMA, 2.600%, 2/1/2043, Call 1/1/2023

  912,683       920,624  

New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC:

       

4.500%, 9/1/2024, Call 9/1/2019

  195,000       201,743  

5.650%, 9/1/2039, Call 3/1/2019

  245,000       255,995  

New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC COLL:

       

4.625%, 3/1/2028, Call 9/1/2021

  615,000       640,166  

5.350%, 3/1/2030, Call 9/1/2020

  1,505,000       1,584,208  

New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority, 1.575% (LIBOR 1 Month+75 basis points), 8/1/2019, Call 2/1/2019 (7)

  10,000,000       10,001,500  
        20,168,232  

New York — 6.1%

       

Albany Capital Resource Corp.:

       

5.000%, 12/1/2023

  150,000       174,915  

5.000%, 12/1/2024

  200,000       235,362  

Buffalo & Erie County Industrial Land Development Corp.:

       

5.000%, 6/1/2035, Call 6/1/2024

  1,000,000       1,084,130  

5.000%, 8/1/2037, Call 8/1/2027

  1,300,000       1,375,933  

5.000%, 8/1/2047, Call 8/1/2027

  1,000,000       1,046,070  

Byron-Bergen Central School District, AGM SAW, 3.000%, 6/15/2018

  1,215,000       1,235,412  

City of New York, 0.860%, 8/1/2024, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  1,000,000       1,000,000  

City of New York, AGC, 0.820%, 10/1/2021, Call 9/5/2017 (12) (13)

  400,000       400,000  

City of New York, AGM, 0.920%, 11/1/2026 (12)

  7,800,000       7,800,000  

Long Island Power Authority, 1.512% (LIBOR 1 Month+65 basis points), 11/1/2018, Call 5/1/2018 (7)

  2,500,000       2,505,600  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority:

       

1.175% (LIBOR 1 Month+35 basis points), 11/1/2017, Call 10/2/2017 (7)

  2,800,000       2,800,112  

5.000%, 11/15/2036, Call 11/15/2026

  2,325,000       2,741,036  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, AGM, 1.450% (LIBOR 1 Month+60 basis points), 5/15/2018, Call 11/15/2017 (7)

  3,950,000       3,952,568  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority:

       

0.920%, 8/1/2022, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  5,855,000       5,855,000  

0.920%, 8/1/2023, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  4,600,000       4,600,000  

5.000%, 11/1/2024, Call 11/1/2022

  5,715,000       6,765,474  


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5.000%, 11/1/2026, Call 5/1/2025

  1,000,000       1,222,990  

5.000%, 11/1/2026, Call 5/1/2025

  2,000,000       2,445,980  

5.000%, 2/1/2038, Call 2/1/2027

  4,000,000       4,733,840  

5.000%, 2/1/2039, Call 2/1/2027

  4,000,000       4,722,960  

New York City Water & Sewer System:

       

0.920%, 6/15/2032, Call 9/15/2017 (12)

  3,400,000       3,400,000  

5.000%, 6/15/2028, Call 6/15/2024

  500,000       604,090  

5.000%, 6/15/2029, Call 6/15/2024

  600,000       722,778  

New York Convention Center Development Corp., 0.000%, 11/15/2032

  1,250,000       754,600  

New York Mortgage Agency, 5.000%, 10/1/2019

  500,000       533,510  

New York State Dormitory Authority:

       

5.000%, 3/15/2027, Call 3/15/2022

  7,555,000       8,765,084  

5.000%, 3/15/2028, Call 3/15/2019

  625,000       664,413  

5.000%, 12/1/2035, Call 6/1/2027 (6)

  500,000       551,505  

5.000%, 12/1/2037, Call 6/1/2027 (6)

  500,000       549,700  

6.000%, 7/1/2038, Call 7/1/2020

  1,000,000       1,110,260  

New York State Dormitory Authority, NATL-RE, 2.281%, 7/1/2029, Call 9/5/2017 (12) (13)

  2,800,000       2,548,538  

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority, NATL-RE, 1.365%, 12/1/2020, Call 9/6/2017 (12) (13)

  6,450,000       6,232,183  

New York State Housing Finance Agency:

       

0.860%, 5/1/2042, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  2,545,000       2,545,000  

0.860%, 5/1/2042, Call 9/1/2017 (12)

  750,000       750,000  

New York State Urban Development Corp., 5.000%, 3/15/2028, Call 3/15/2023

  1,000,000       1,182,000  

New York Transportation Development Corp., 5.000%, 7/1/2034, Call 7/1/2024 (16)

  1,250,000       1,397,375  

New York Transportation Development Corp., AGM, 4.000%, 7/1/2032, Call 7/1/2024 (16)

  2,500,000       2,648,300  

State of New York, NATL-RE FGIC:

       

1.757%, 2/15/2022, Call 9/7/2017 (12) (13)

  1,045,000       1,016,530  

1.757%, 2/13/2032, Call 9/7/2017 (12) (13)

  2,080,000       1,949,440  

Town of Oyster Bay, 3.500%, 6/1/2018

  1,000,000       1,011,850  

TSASC, Inc.:

       

5.000%, 6/1/2036, Call 6/1/2027

  1,000,000       1,136,060  

5.000%, 6/1/2041, Call 6/1/2027

  1,000,000       1,124,560  

Westchester Tobacco Asset Securitization, 5.000%, 6/1/2021

  500,000       557,740  
        98,452,898  

North Carolina — 0.8%

       

County of Catawba:

       

4.000%, 10/1/2025, Call 10/1/2021

  585,000       634,795  

5.000%, 10/1/2023, Call 10/1/2021

  1,000,000       1,146,610  

5.000%, 10/1/2024, Call 10/1/2021

  835,000       957,060  

County of Cumberland, 5.125%, 12/1/2028, Call 12/1/2019

  250,000       273,270  

County of Union:

       

5.000%, 12/1/2026, Call 6/1/2023

  1,390,000       1,642,980  

5.000%, 12/1/2027, Call 6/1/2023

  1,645,000       1,942,416  

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency, AGC, 6.000%, 1/1/2019

  180,000       187,240  

North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, 4.250%, 1/1/2028, Call 7/1/2021

  340,000       356,286  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission:

       

4.000%, 6/1/2020

  470,000       504,653  

5.000%, 6/1/2027, Call 6/1/2022

  500,000       564,305  

North Carolina Turnpike Authority, State Appropriation, 5.000%, 7/1/2047, Call 7/1/2026

  750,000       834,098  

Orange County Public Facilities, 5.000%, 10/1/2026, Call 10/1/2022

  1,130,000       1,329,603  

Raleigh Durham Airport Authority, 5.000%, 5/1/2036, Call 5/1/2020

  1,690,000       1,850,178  
        12,223,494  

North Dakota — 1.3%

       

Barnes County North Public School District Building Authority:

       

4.000%, 5/1/2021

  635,000       665,772  

4.500%, 5/1/2030, Call 5/1/2021

  1,515,000       1,563,844  

4.500%, 5/1/2033, Call 5/1/2021

  1,850,000       1,889,905  

City of Dickinson, 5.000%, 10/1/2025, Call 10/1/2021

  2,240,000       2,417,498  

City of Grand Forks:

       

4.000%, 12/1/2019

  535,000       567,212  

5.000%, 12/1/2032, Call 12/1/2021

  1,000,000       1,083,520  

City of West Fargo, 3.000%, 5/1/2023, Call 10/2/2017

  185,000       185,120  

North Dakota Public Finance Authority:

       

4.000%, 6/1/2023

  2,440,000       2,761,104  

4.000%, 6/1/2024, Call 6/1/2023

  2,190,000       2,452,690  

4.000%, 6/1/2025, Call 6/1/2023

  1,145,000       1,265,878  


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North Dakota State Housing Finance Agency, 5.250%, 1/1/2029, Call 7/1/2019

  500,000       526,155  

Williston Parks & Recreation District:

       

4.500%, 3/1/2020

  1,205,000       1,208,928  

4.500%, 3/1/2025, Call 3/1/2021

  2,525,000       2,415,011  

4.625%, 3/1/2026, Call 3/1/2021

  2,620,000       2,486,616  
        21,489,253  

Ohio — 4.0%

       

Akron Bath Copley Joint Township Hospital District, 5.000%, 11/15/2021

  1,000,000       1,126,890  

Brookfield Local School District, AGM, 5.000%, 1/15/2030, Call 1/15/2018

  400,000       405,672  

City of Chillicothe, 5.000%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/2027

  3,000,000       3,442,620  

City of Cleveland:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2022, Call 1/1/2021

  2,320,000       2,574,759  

5.000%, 10/1/2024, Call 10/1/2022

  460,000       537,570  

5.000%, 10/1/2028, Call 10/1/2022

  1,075,000       1,247,731  

5.000%, 10/1/2029, Call 10/1/2022

  1,130,000       1,307,998  

5.000%, 10/1/2029, Call 10/1/2022

  2,290,000       2,650,721  

5.000%, 1/1/2031, Call 1/1/2022

  1,270,000       1,411,287  

City of Cleveland, AGM:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2030, Call 1/1/2022

  3,900,000       4,374,864  

5.000%, 1/1/2031, Call 1/1/2022

  1,000,000       1,120,440  

City of Middleburg Heights, 5.125%, 8/1/2031, Call 8/1/2021

  1,000,000       1,103,670  

Cleveland Department of Public Utilities Division of Water:

       

4.000%, 1/1/2028, Call 1/1/2024

  500,000       553,440  

4.000%, 1/1/2029, Call 1/1/2024

  1,000,000       1,097,580  

4.000%, 1/1/2030, Call 1/1/2024

  1,000,000       1,087,150  

Cleveland Heights & University Heights City School District:

       

0.000%, 12/1/2024

  400,000       344,128  

0.000%, 12/1/2025

  600,000       496,998  

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, 5.000%, 10/1/2022, Call 10/1/2020

  1,000,000       1,119,640  

County of Franklin:

       

5.000%, 5/15/2028, Call 5/15/2023

  2,000,000       2,320,040  

5.000%, 7/1/2029, Call 7/1/2026

  2,000,000       2,227,460  

5.000%, 5/15/2031, Call 5/15/2023

  405,000       463,709  

County of Hamilton:

       

5.000%, 12/1/2029, Call 12/1/2021

  975,000       1,106,800  

5.000%, 1/1/2031, Call 1/1/2026

  1,350,000       1,489,873  

County of Hancock, 5.750%, 12/1/2026, Call 6/1/2021

  1,120,000       1,278,256  

County of Lorain, AMBAC:

       

2.524%, 10/1/2030 (12) (13)

  500,000       477,361  

2.534%, 10/1/2030 (12) (13)

  4,350,000       4,100,123  

County of Lucas, 5.000%, 11/15/2022, Call 11/15/2021

  925,000       1,060,901  

Delaware City School District, 5.250%, 12/1/2038, Call 6/1/2023

  1,240,000       1,450,738  

Elyria City School District, School District Credit Program:

       

4.000%, 12/1/2026, Call 12/1/2022

  480,000       525,984  

4.000%, 12/1/2027, Call 12/1/2022

  1,160,000       1,263,901  

4.000%, 12/1/2028, Call 12/1/2022

  1,130,000       1,224,807  

Johnstown-Monroe Local School District, 5.000%, 12/1/2030, Call 12/1/2021

  715,000       830,094  

Lake County Community College District:

       

4.000%, 12/1/2022, Call 12/1/2019

  695,000       737,638  

4.000%, 12/1/2024, Call 12/1/2019

  835,000       881,292  

4.000%, 12/1/2025, Call 12/1/2019

  855,000       899,494  

Lake Local School District/Stark County, School District Credit Program:

       

4.000%, 12/1/2023, Call 12/1/2021

  1,550,000       1,715,168  

4.000%, 12/1/2025, Call 12/1/2021

  1,660,000       1,818,945  

Liberty Local School District, AGM, 4.500%, 12/1/2018

  885,000       923,285  

New Albany Community Authority:

       

4.000%, 10/1/2020

  590,000       634,451  

5.000%, 10/1/2022

  1,000,000       1,163,320  

5.000%, 10/1/2023, Call 10/1/2022

  1,105,000       1,290,165  

North Olmsted City School District:

       

5.000%, 12/1/2027, Call 12/1/2023

  220,000       260,207  

5.000%, 12/1/2028, Call 12/1/2023

  365,000       430,528  

5.000%, 12/1/2029, Call 12/1/2023

  500,000       589,125  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission:

       

4.000%, 12/1/2020

  1,050,000       1,125,022  

4.000%, 12/1/2021

  795,000       865,668  

4.000%, 12/1/2022

  845,000       930,810  


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Ohio Housing Finance Agency, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC COLL, 5.200%, 9/1/2029, Call 9/1/2018

  1,115,000       1,141,336  

Ohio State Turnpike Commission, 5.250%, 2/15/2033, Call 2/15/2023

  1,330,000       1,558,547  

Ohio State Water Development Authority, 5.000%, 6/1/2022

  1,100,000       1,294,645  

Ohio University, 5.000%, 12/1/2028, Call 6/1/2022

  225,000       258,755  

University of Toledo, 5.000%, 6/1/2030, Call 6/1/2021

  250,000       279,063  
        64,620,669  

Oklahoma — 0.9%

       

Cushing Educational Facilities Authority, 5.000%, 9/1/2022

  2,000,000       2,320,460  

Delaware County Justice Authority:

       

3.750%, 9/1/2029, Call 10/2/2017

  2,365,000       2,367,933  

4.000%, 9/1/2018

  415,000       427,687  

4.000%, 9/1/2019

  740,000       777,407  

4.000%, 9/1/2020

  700,000       749,854  

4.000%, 9/1/2021

  805,000       876,065  

Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, GNMA:

       

2.500%, 3/1/2022

  405,000       415,315  

3.300%, 3/1/2031, Call 3/1/2022

  985,000       1,014,422  

Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC, 6.500%, 9/1/2038, Call 9/1/2018

  90,000       92,021  

Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC COLL, 5.250%, 9/1/2029, Call 3/1/2019

  5,000       5,022  

Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust, BAM, 5.000%, 6/1/2028, Call 6/1/2023 (16)

  1,405,000       1,596,389  

Tulsa County Industrial Authority:

       

5.250%, 11/15/2037, Call 11/15/2025

  1,500,000       1,674,960  

5.250%, 11/15/2045, Call 11/15/2025

  1,500,000       1,660,365  
        13,977,900  

Oregon — 0.8%

       

City of Portland, 5.000%, 6/15/2027, Call 6/15/2022

  1,000,000       1,130,590  

City of Tigard, 5.000%, 8/1/2029, Call 8/1/2022

  690,000       801,959  

City of Woodburn:

       

0.000%, 3/1/2020

  1,380,000       1,323,779  

0.000%, 3/1/2021

  1,215,000       1,141,420  

Clackamas & Washington Counties School District No. 3, NATL-RE FGIC School Bond Gty, 0.000%, 6/15/2023

  2,000,000       1,816,860  

Klamath Falls Intercommunity Hospital Authority:

       

5.000%, 9/1/2021

  250,000       283,732  

5.000%, 9/1/2022

  505,000       586,179  

Port of Morrow:

       

3.500%, 6/1/2020, Call 6/1/2019

  210,000       217,829  

3.750%, 6/1/2021, Call 6/1/2019

  220,000       229,374  

4.000%, 6/1/2022, Call 6/1/2019

  235,000       245,937  

Port of Portland, 5.500%, 7/1/2031, Call 7/1/2021

  3,000,000       3,438,960  

State of Oregon Housing & Community Services Department, 4.450%, 7/1/2023, Call 1/1/2020 (16)

  870,000       911,586  
        12,128,205  

Pennsylvania — 2.3%

       

Central Bradford Progress Authority, 5.375%, 12/1/2041, Call 12/1/2021

  500,000       553,810  

City of Pittsburgh, 4.000%, 9/1/2021

  750,000       826,260  

Geisinger Authority, 5.000%, 2/15/2039, Call 2/15/2027

  2,500,000       2,910,650  

Kiski Area School District, AGM SAW, 4.000%, 3/1/2021

  1,450,000       1,570,103  

Lancaster Industrial Development Authority:

       

5.000%, 5/1/2021

  360,000       395,183  

5.000%, 5/1/2022

  430,000       478,328  

Lehigh County General Purpose Authority, 4.000%, 11/1/2019

  555,000       585,608  

Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, 6.250%, 11/15/2029, Call 11/15/2019

  715,000       796,824  

Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority, FHA, 5.000%, 8/1/2024, Call 8/1/2020

  1,350,000       1,504,521  

Nazareth Area School District, SAW, 1.357% (LIBOR 1 Month+52 basis points), 2/1/2018, Call 9/21/2017 (7)

  500,000       499,605  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, AGM:

       

0.000%, 1/1/2020

  600,000       569,658  

0.000%, 1/1/2021

  600,000       554,682  

5.000%, 1/1/2022

  305,000       342,405  

Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, 4.200%, 10/1/2033, Call 10/1/2022 (16)

  2,240,000       2,352,045  


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Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission:

       

1.470% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+68 basis points), 12/1/2018, Call 6/1/2018 (7)

  2,850,000       2,856,099  

1.770% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+98 basis points), 12/1/2021, Call 6/1/2021 (7)

  5,000,000       5,075,000  

4.000%, 12/1/2023, Call 12/1/2019

  105,000       112,043  

4.000%, 12/1/2023, Call 12/1/2019

  95,000       100,180  

5.000%, 6/1/2021, Call 6/1/2019

  715,000       766,280  

5.000%, 12/1/2030, Call 12/1/2020 (15)

  215,000       242,314  

5.000%, 12/1/2030, Call 12/1/2020 (15)

  120,000       135,245  

5.000%, 12/1/2030, Call 12/1/2020 (15)

  250,000       276,530  

5.500%, 12/1/2042, Call 12/1/2026

  3,000,000       3,574,290  

6.000%, 12/1/2034, Call 12/1/2020 (15)

  55,000       63,734  

6.000%, 12/1/2034, Call 12/1/2020 (15)

  70,000       81,117  

6.000%, 12/1/2034, Call 12/1/2020 (15)

  270,000       312,879  

6.000%, 12/1/2036, Call 12/1/2020

  975,000       1,129,840  

Pittsburgh Public Schools, BAM SAW, 5.000%, 9/1/2024, Call 9/1/2022

  1,000,000       1,175,430  

Pocono Mountain School District, AGM SAW, 4.000%, 6/15/2021

  2,785,000       3,067,594  

Sayre Health Care Facilities Authority, 1.585% (LIBOR 3 Month+78 basis points), 12/1/2024, Call 12/1/2017 (7)

  225,000       220,471  

Scranton School District, SAW, 1.837% (LIBOR 1 Month+100 basis points), 4/2/2018, Call 10/2/2017 (7)

  3,305,000       3,304,967  

State Public School Building Authority, SAW, 1.625% (LIBOR 1 Month+80 basis points), 9/1/2018, Call 3/1/2018 (7)

  1,425,000       1,431,840  
        37,865,535  

Rhode Island — 0.7%

       

Rhode Island Housing & Mortgage Finance Corp., 3.625%, 10/1/2029, Call 10/1/2021

  760,000       798,745  

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority:

       

3.375%, 12/1/2023, Call 12/1/2020 (16)

  300,000       308,010  

3.950%, 12/1/2017

  250,000       251,592  

4.000%, 12/1/2022, Call 12/1/2021 (16)

  2,885,000       3,082,997  

4.200%, 12/1/2018, Call 12/1/2017

  600,000       605,052  

4.250%, 12/1/2020, Call 12/1/2017

  500,000       503,010  

4.250%, 12/1/2025, Call 12/1/2021 (16)

  2,205,000       2,313,795  

4.500%, 12/1/2021, Call 12/1/2017

  1,000,000       1,006,420  

4.750%, 12/1/2028, Call 12/1/2021 (16)

  1,000,000       1,050,380  

4.750%, 12/1/2029, Call 12/1/2021 (16)

  275,000       288,412  

Town of Cumberland:

       

4.000%, 3/15/2024

  795,000       907,477  

4.000%, 3/15/2026, Call 3/15/2024

  460,000       516,014  
        11,631,904  

South Carolina — 1.0%

       

City of Rock Hill, AGM:

       

5.250%, 1/1/2026, Call 1/1/2022

  730,000       833,543  

5.250%, 1/1/2028, Call 1/1/2022

  475,000       542,374  

County of Dorchester:

       

5.000%, 10/1/2022

  480,000       563,246  

5.000%, 10/1/2026, Call 10/1/2022

  400,000       468,944  

County of Florence:

       

5.000%, 11/1/2025, Call 11/1/2020

  2,000,000       2,219,960  

5.000%, 11/1/2030, Call 11/1/2020

  500,000       541,610  

5.000%, 11/1/2031, Call 11/1/2024

  360,000       414,529  

Piedmont Municipal Power Agency, AGM:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2030, Call 7/1/2021

  450,000       504,680  

5.750%, 1/1/2034, Call 7/1/2021

  1,000,000       1,153,140  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority, 5.000%, 7/1/2022

  1,735,000       1,965,287  

South Carolina Public Service Authority, 5.000%, 12/1/2032, Call 12/1/2026

  3,265,000       3,808,296  

South Carolina State Housing Finance & Development Authority, 5.000%, 1/1/2028, Call 7/1/2019

  85,000       88,676  

South Carolina State Public Service Authority, 5.500%, 1/1/2038, Call 1/1/2019

  920,000       976,129  

Spartanburg Sanitation Sewer District, 5.000%, 3/1/2030, Call 3/1/2023

  1,500,000       1,736,940  

St. Peters Parish-Jasper County Public Facilities Corp., AGM, 5.000%, 4/1/2031, Call 4/1/2021

  900,000       989,289  
        16,806,643  

South Dakota — 1.0%

       

City of Rapid City:

       

5.500%, 12/1/2022, Call 12/1/2019

  225,000       240,140  

6.750%, 12/1/2031, Call 12/1/2019

  500,000       540,570  

7.000%, 12/1/2035, Call 12/1/2019

  750,000       811,485  


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South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority:

       

4.000%, 11/1/2021

  500,000       552,475  

4.250%, 9/1/2023

  740,000       842,897  

4.500%, 9/1/2018

  500,000       518,540  

4.500%, 9/1/2020

  900,000       987,417  

4.500%, 9/1/2021, Call 9/1/2020

  1,080,000       1,175,926  

4.500%, 9/1/2022, Call 9/1/2020

  1,005,000       1,090,264  

5.000%, 9/1/2019

  200,000       215,652  

5.000%, 11/1/2022

  715,000       837,472  

5.000%, 8/1/2023

  375,000       443,985  

5.000%, 11/1/2023

  625,000       744,588  

5.000%, 8/1/2024

  195,000       234,211  

5.000%, 11/1/2024, Call 11/1/2019

  1,000,000       1,081,620  

5.000%, 11/1/2024

  650,000       783,673  

5.000%, 11/1/2025, Call 11/1/2024

  600,000       714,984  

5.000%, 9/1/2027, Call 9/1/2024

  720,000       834,221  

South Dakota Housing Development Authority, 3.750%, 5/1/2018

  290,000       295,469  

South Dakota Housing Development Authority, FHLMC COLL, 3.550%, 11/1/2033, Call 11/1/2022

  2,355,000       2,387,640  
        15,333,229  

Tennessee — 1.4%

       

Knox County Health Educational & Housing Facility Board, 5.000%, 1/1/2042, Call 1/1/2027

  5,815,000       6,537,688  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Faciilities Board, 5.000%, 7/1/2031, Call 7/1/2026

  1,000,000       1,168,280  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board:

       

5.000%, 11/1/2027, Call 11/1/2021

  500,000       546,970  

5.000%, 7/1/2040, Call 7/1/2026

  1,350,000       1,530,940  

Public Building Authority of Sevier County, AMBAC, 1.365%, 6/1/2018 (12) (13)

  200,000       197,630  

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp.:

       

5.000%, 2/1/2023

  5,310,000       6,121,846  

5.250%, 9/1/2021

  3,810,000       4,346,524  

5.250%, 9/1/2022

  250,000       291,605  

Tennessee Housing Development Agency:

       

4.000%, 7/1/2025, Call 1/1/2021

  905,000       954,024  

4.125%, 1/1/2025, Call 1/1/2021

  655,000       692,224  

4.500%, 7/1/2028, Call 1/1/2020

  190,000       197,980  

5.000%, 1/1/2027, Call 7/1/2019

  140,000       145,001  
        22,730,712  

Texas — 6.6%

       

Brazoria-Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 1, MAC, 3.000%, 9/1/2020

  700,000       731,801  

Capital Area Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.:

       

5.000%, 4/1/2019

  1,000,000       1,046,430  

5.250%, 4/1/2021, Call 4/1/2020

  400,000       429,788  

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, 0.000%, 1/1/2025

  1,000,000       815,260  

City of Beaumont:

       

5.000%, 9/1/2026, Call 9/1/2025

  1,000,000       1,226,200  

5.000%, 9/1/2027, Call 9/1/2025

  600,000       728,790  

5.000%, 9/1/2030, Call 9/1/2025

  1,000,000       1,191,130  

City of Galveston, 4.625%, 2/1/2024, Call 2/1/2021

  1,130,000       1,206,693  

City of Houston, 5.000%, 9/1/2026, Call 9/1/2024

  250,000       294,568  

City of Houston Combined Utility System:

       

5.000%, 11/15/2028, Call 11/15/2025

  3,540,000       4,302,870  

5.000%, 11/15/2028, Call 11/15/2027

  3,000,000       3,772,440  

City of Houston, AMBAC, 0.000%, 9/1/2019

  400,000       385,332  

City of Houston, XLCA, 2.474%, 7/1/2032 (12) (16) (13)

  425,000       407,163  

City of Laredo International Toll Bridge, AGM:

       

5.000%, 10/1/2026, Call 10/1/2024

  225,000       266,681  

5.000%, 10/1/2027, Call 10/1/2024

  240,000       283,255  

City of San Antonio, 1.190% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+40 basis points), 11/1/2017 (7)

  1,600,000       1,600,480  

City of San Marcos:

       

4.500%, 11/1/2028, Call 11/1/2022

  600,000       663,162  

5.000%, 11/1/2033, Call 11/1/2022

  1,215,000       1,386,837  

Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp., PSF:

       

5.000%, 8/15/2026, Call 8/15/2025

  675,000       819,140  

5.000%, 8/15/2027, Call 8/15/2025

  545,000       655,188  


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5.000%, 8/15/2028, Call 8/15/2025

  835,000       996,447  

5.000%, 8/15/2029, Call 8/15/2025

  335,000       397,102  

5.000%, 8/15/2030, Call 8/15/2025

  1,250,000       1,473,813  

Corpus Christi Business & Job Development Corp., 5.000%, 9/1/2022

  1,000,000       1,160,750  

County of Bexar, AGM, 5.000%, 8/15/2031, Call 8/15/2024

  1,280,000       1,479,219  

County of Bowie, AGM:

       

4.000%, 8/1/2021, Call 10/2/2017

  1,275,000       1,277,703  

4.000%, 8/1/2024, Call 10/2/2017

  1,315,000       1,317,564  

County of Wise, 8.000%, 8/15/2034, Call 8/15/2021

  4,000,000       4,433,360  

Crane County Water District:

       

5.000%, 2/15/2026, Call 2/15/2025

  915,000       1,078,968  

5.000%, 2/15/2030, Call 2/15/2025

  1,000,000       1,139,640  

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, PSF, 5.000%, 2/15/2034, Call 2/15/2021

  675,000       755,399  

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport:

       

5.000%, 11/1/2024, Call 11/1/2022

  1,000,000       1,178,890  

5.000%, 11/1/2032, Call 11/1/2020

  5,000,000       5,564,650  

5.000%, 11/1/2033, Call 11/1/2023

  2,000,000       2,324,300  

5.250%, 11/1/2033, Call 11/1/2023

  1,200,000       1,420,884  

Forney Independent School District, PSF, 6.000%, 8/15/2037, Call 8/15/2018

  1,840,000       1,929,222  

Georgetown Independent School District, PSF, 5.000%, 8/15/2025, Call 8/15/2020

  645,000       714,641  

Grand Parkway Transportation Corp., 0.000%, 10/1/2030, Call 10/1/2028 (15)

  1,000,000       966,530  

Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority, AGM:

       

5.000%, 10/1/2029, Call 10/1/2022

  1,430,000       1,659,772  

5.000%, 10/1/2030, Call 10/1/2022

  1,505,000       1,744,446  

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.:

       

1.540% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+75 basis points), 6/1/2020 (7)

  2,000,000       2,012,680  

1.620% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+83 basis points), 6/1/2021 (7)

  2,400,000       2,421,864  

5.250%, 10/1/2029, Call 10/1/2019

  1,550,000       1,685,920  

Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 165, BAM, 5.000%, 3/1/2025

  400,000       479,048  

Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 374, AGM, 5.000%, 9/1/2036, Call 9/1/2019

  550,000       594,292  

La Vernia Higher Education Finance Corp., 5.000%, 8/15/2018

  150,000       155,652  

Lancaster Independent School District, BAM, 4.000%, 2/15/2029, Call 2/15/2025

  3,000,000       3,276,090  

Lower Colorado River Authority:

       

5.000%, 5/15/2026, Call 5/15/2025

  695,000       836,349  

5.000%, 5/15/2027, Call 5/15/2025

  1,355,000       1,618,900  

Lower Colorado River Authority, BHAC, 5.250%, 5/15/2028, Call 5/15/2018

  675,000       694,616  

Mesquite Independent School District, PSF, 0.000%, 8/15/2021

  635,000       604,564  

Nacogdoches County Hospital District, AGM:

       

3.000%, 5/15/2018

  495,000       500,975  

3.000%, 5/15/2019

  510,000       523,418  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.:

       

5.000%, 7/1/2030, Call 7/1/2025

  750,000       838,305  

5.000%, 11/15/2031, Call 11/15/2024

  850,000       908,718  

5.000%, 8/15/2036, Call 8/15/2021 (6)

  1,700,000       1,727,744  

5.000%, 8/15/2037, Call 8/15/2021 (6)

  1,260,000       1,274,893  

5.500%, 8/15/2036, Call 8/15/2021

  1,000,000       1,024,110  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., AGM, 4.000%, 4/1/2024

  440,000       482,544  

Nolan County Hospital District:

       

5.000%, 8/15/2022

  310,000       354,491  

5.000%, 8/15/2023

  250,000       290,600  

5.000%, 8/15/2024

  200,000       235,442  

North Texas Tollway Authority:

       

1.590% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+80 basis points), 1/1/2019, Call 7/1/2018 (7)

  1,750,000       1,756,248  

5.000%, 1/1/2027, Call 1/1/2025

  2,090,000       2,508,585  

North Texas Tollway Authority, AGC, 5.750%, 1/1/2038, Call 1/1/2019

  1,725,000       1,835,883  

North Texas Tollway Authority, BHAC:

       

5.125%, 1/1/2028, Call 1/1/2018

  435,000       441,029  

5.125%, 1/1/2028, Call 1/1/2018

  65,000       65,829  

Northside Independent School District, PSF, 2.125%, 8/1/2020, Call 2/1/2018 (12)

  2,085,000       2,093,298  

Pleasanton Independent School District, PSF, 5.000%, 8/15/2029, Call 8/15/2024

  1,000,000       1,173,000  

Sabine River Authority, MBIA, 4.950%, 3/1/2018

  370,000       377,359  

San Antonio Municipal Facilities Corp., 5.000%, 8/15/2036, Call 8/15/2021

  500,000       563,665  

Sienna Plantation Levee Improvement District, BAM, 4.000%, 9/1/2020

  400,000       431,776  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.:

       

2.500%, 12/1/2018, Call 9/21/2017

  1,000,000       1,000,980  

5.000%, 10/1/2028, Call 10/1/2023

  2,030,000       2,333,850  

5.000%, 5/15/2037, Call 5/15/2024

  5,145,000       5,461,057  

5.000%, 11/15/2037, Call 11/15/2027

  2,175,000       2,500,837  


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Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. III, 5.000%, 12/15/2021

  2,000,000       2,293,240  

Waco Independent School District, PSF:

       

4.000%, 8/15/2028, Call 8/15/2024

  1,000,000       1,107,810  

4.000%, 8/15/2029, Call 8/15/2024

  2,380,000       2,618,928  
        106,331,097  

Utah — 0.8%

       

Central Utah Water Conservancy District:

       

5.000%, 10/1/2026, Call 10/1/2019

  850,000       921,102  

5.000%, 10/1/2028, Call 10/1/2019

  1,000,000       1,083,650  

City of Draper, 5.000%, 5/1/2032, Call 5/1/2022

  325,000       375,772  

City of Riverton:

       

5.250%, 12/1/2034, Call 6/1/2023

  1,455,000       1,721,265  

5.250%, 12/1/2036, Call 6/1/2023

  2,150,000       2,530,657  

Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District, 5.000%, 10/1/2035, Call 4/1/2021

  920,000       1,034,568  

Uintah County Municipal Building Authority, 5.300%, 6/1/2028, Call 6/1/2018

  1,350,000       1,393,456  

Utah Infrastructure Agency, AGM:

       

5.400%, 10/15/2036, Call 10/15/2021

  1,000,000       1,142,360  

5.500%, 10/15/2030, Call 10/15/2021

  1,300,000       1,503,606  

Utah State Board of Regents, 5.000%, 8/1/2031, Call 8/1/2020

  1,030,000       1,147,894  

Utah State Charter School Finance Authority, 5.250%, 10/15/2028, Call 10/15/2023

  480,000       554,626  
        13,408,956  

Vermont — 0.1%

       

Vermont Housing Finance Agency, 4.000%, 11/1/2043, Call 5/1/2023

  1,120,000       1,187,737  

Vermont Student Assistance Corp.:

       

5.000%, 6/15/2019 (16)

  130,000       137,608  

5.000%, 6/15/2020 (16)

  125,000       135,776  
        1,461,121  

Virgin Islands — 0.2%

       

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, 5.000%, 9/1/2030, Call 9/1/2025 (6)

  3,320,000       3,618,568  

Virginia — 0.4%

       

City of Chesapeake, 5.000%, 7/15/2022

  500,000       574,605  

Henrico County Economic Development Authority, AGM, 2.156%, 8/23/2027, Call 9/1/2017 (12) (13)

  50,000       47,711  

Stafford County Economic Development Authority:

       

5.000%, 6/15/2028, Call 6/15/2026

  1,000,000       1,170,070  

5.000%, 6/15/2030, Call 6/15/2026

  700,000       805,525  

Virginia College Building Authority:

       

5.000%, 3/1/2023, Call 3/1/2020

  745,000       817,802  

5.000%, 3/1/2024, Call 3/1/2020

  1,755,000       1,926,042  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority, 4.250%, 11/1/2021, Call 5/1/2020

  1,000,000       1,077,750  
        6,419,505  

Washington — 1.2%

       

Chelan County Public Utility District No. 1, NATL-RE, 0.000%, 6/1/2024

  210,000       180,860  

King County Housing Authority:

       

5.200%, 5/1/2028, Call 11/1/2018

  660,000       681,476  

5.500%, 12/1/2028, Call 12/1/2018

  1,000,000       1,037,430  

King County Public Hospital District No. 1, 5.000%, 12/1/2031, Call 12/1/2026

  4,000,000       4,700,960  

King County Public Hospital District No. 2, 5.250%, 12/1/2028, Call 12/1/2020

  200,000       224,342  

Marysville Local Improvement District, 3.350%, 6/1/2036, Call 6/1/2024

  130,000       133,921  

Mason & Kitsap Counties School District No. 403 North Mason, School Bond Gty, 5.000%, 12/1/2035, Call 12/1/2023

  2,025,000       2,397,701  

Port of Bellingham, 5.250%, 12/1/2022, Call 12/1/2020

  1,060,000       1,189,734  

Spokane County School District No. 81 Spokane, School Bond Gty, 5.000%, 12/1/2030, Call 12/1/2021

  650,000       747,058  

State of Washington, 4.100%, 7/1/2022, Call 1/1/2019

  440,000       456,293  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority:

       

0.000%, 12/1/2017 (6)

  70,000       69,866  

5.000%, 10/1/2030, Call 10/1/2022

  750,000       850,208  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission, 5.000%, 1/1/2036, Call 1/1/2025 (6)

  2,125,000       2,287,138  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission, GNMA/FNMA/FHLMC COLL:

       

3.050%, 6/1/2022 (16)

  750,000       793,943  

3.150%, 12/1/2023, Call 9/1/2017 (16)

  45,000       45,000  

3.300%, 6/1/2024, Call 9/1/2017 (16)

  20,000       20,000  

3.450%, 6/1/2025, Call 9/1/2017 (16)

  845,000       845,000  


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WBRP 3.2 Washington Biomed Research Properties Lease:

       

5.000%, 1/1/2026, Call 7/1/2025

  750,000       918,795  

5.000%, 1/1/2031, Call 7/1/2025

  940,000       1,122,886  

Whidbey Island Public Hospital District:

       

5.000%, 12/1/2021

  520,000       575,900  

5.000%, 12/1/2022

  510,000       574,061  
        19,852,572  

West Virginia — 0.2%

       

West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority, 5.750%, 1/1/2044, Call 1/1/2019

  2,500,000       2,658,975  

Wisconsin — 3.7%

       

City of Oak Creek, 3.000%, 6/1/2027, Call 6/1/2025

  100,000       103,352  

Monroe Redevelopment Authority, 5.500%, 2/15/2029, Call 2/15/2019

  500,000       533,240  

Public Finance Authority:

       

3.500%, 11/15/2023, Call 5/15/2019 (6)

  750,000       758,220  

3.950%, 11/15/2024, Call 11/15/2019 (6)

  1,000,000       1,020,180  

4.750%, 12/1/2035, Call 12/1/2020

  2,000,000       2,099,240  

5.000%, 11/15/2029 (8)

  1,900,000       2,279,088  

State of Wisconsin:

       

4.000%, 5/1/2027, Call 5/1/2022

  800,000       880,832  

5.000%, 3/1/2023, Call 9/1/2021

  2,000,000       2,285,720  

5.000%, 5/1/2027, Call 5/1/2022

  25,000       29,286  

5.000%, 5/1/2027, Call 5/1/2022

  1,580,000       1,836,102  

6.000%, 5/1/2036, Call 5/1/2019

  1,965,000       2,131,730  

State of Wisconsin, State Appropriation:

       

5.750%, 5/1/2029, Call 5/1/2019

  105,000       113,298  

5.750%, 5/1/2029, Call 5/1/2019

  1,050,000       1,134,976  

6.000%, 5/1/2033, Call 5/1/2019

  135,000       146,221  

6.000%, 5/1/2033, Call 5/1/2019

  1,280,000       1,388,608  

Wisconsin Center District:

       

0.000%, 12/15/2033, Call 6/15/2026

  2,200,000       1,227,006  

0.000%, 12/15/2034, Call 6/15/2026

  6,665,000       3,549,912  

Wisconsin Center District, AGM:

       

5.250%, 12/15/2023

  520,000       604,162  

5.250%, 12/15/2027

  1,930,000       2,324,724  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority:

       

4.000%, 2/15/2042, Call 2/15/2027 (8)

  2,000,000       2,023,480  

4.500%, 10/15/2026, Call 10/15/2021

  20,000       21,797  

4.750%, 10/15/2029, Call 10/15/2021

  605,000       657,078  

5.000%, 8/15/2018

  1,000,000       1,037,680  

5.000%, 6/1/2019

  205,000       214,225  

5.000%, 7/1/2019

  990,000       1,056,380  

5.000%, 8/15/2019

  250,000       268,428  

5.000%, 8/15/2019

  955,000       1,027,313  

5.000%, 8/15/2020

  1,060,000       1,178,031  

5.000%, 3/1/2021

  240,000       263,786  

5.000%, 8/15/2021

  1,160,000       1,327,748  

5.000%, 3/1/2022

  205,000       229,672  

5.000%, 10/1/2022

  750,000       878,070  

5.000%, 12/15/2022

  500,000       581,530  

5.000%, 12/15/2023

  500,000       589,970  

5.000%, 12/15/2024

  500,000       595,850  

5.000%, 3/1/2025, Call 3/1/2024

  315,000       357,242  

5.000%, 6/1/2026, Call 6/1/2020

  135,000       149,653  

5.000%, 8/15/2027, Call 8/15/2022

  500,000       587,480  

5.000%, 12/15/2028, Call 12/15/2024

  100,000       115,883  

5.000%, 8/15/2029, Call 8/15/2022

  1,700,000       2,015,316  

5.000%, 4/1/2032, Call 10/1/2022

  4,560,000       5,081,162  

5.000%, 6/1/2032, Call 6/1/2022

  1,000,000       1,083,970  

5.000%, 8/15/2032, Call 8/15/2022

  5,000,000       5,927,400  

5.000%, 2/15/2047, Call 2/15/2027 (8)

  1,000,000       1,119,480  

5.125%, 4/15/2031, Call 4/15/2023

  250,000       282,600  

5.250%, 4/1/2023, Call 4/1/2018

  365,000       374,121  

5.250%, 6/1/2034, Call 6/1/2020

  300,000       328,035  

5.375%, 8/15/2024, Call 2/15/2020

  1,625,000       1,781,569  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority, AGM, 5.000%, 7/15/2027, Call 7/15/2021

  3,655,000       4,054,382  

Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority, 5.750%, 11/1/2025, Call 5/1/2020 (16)

  865,000       917,462  
        60,572,690  


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Wyoming — 0.1%

       

County of Laramie, 5.000%, 5/1/2027, Call 5/1/2021

  1,000,000       1,107,380  

Wyoming Municipal Power Agency, Inc., 5.500%, 1/1/2028, Call 1/1/2018

  500,000       507,525  
        1,614,905  

Total Municipals

  (identified cost $1,519,664,582)

        1,591,471,242  

Mutual Funds — 1.0%

       

BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust

  121,500       1,482,300  

BlackRock Muni Intermediate Duration Fund, Inc.

  110,000       1,574,100  

BlackRock Municipal Bond Trust

  93,400       1,493,466  

BlackRock Municipal Income Quality Trust

  107,800       1,599,752  

BlackRock Municipal Income Trust

  107,000       1,546,150  

BlackRock MuniHoldings Quality Fund, Inc.

  93,400       1,296,392  

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc.

  105,000       1,656,900  

BMO Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund - Institutional Class (4)

  506,795       5,108,497  

Eaton Vance Municipal Income Term Trust

  42,000       868,140  

Total Mutual Funds

  (identified cost $15,715,415)

        16,625,697  

Short-Term Investments — 0.1%

       

Mutual Funds — 0.0%

       

BMO Government Money Market Fund - Premier Class, 0.870% (4)

  79,783       79,783  

Short-Term Municipals — 0.1%

       

New York — 0.1%

       

Town of Oyster Bay, 2.500%, 2/23/2018

  $  2,000,000       2,008,460  

Total Short-Term Investments

  (identified cost $2,087,745)

        2,088,243  

Total Investments — 99.5%

  (identified cost $1,537,467,742)

        1,610,185,182  

Other Assets and Liabilities — 0.5%

        7,978,573  

Total Net Assets — 100.0%

     $      1,618,163,755  
         

(4) Denotes an investment in an affiliated entity. Please refer to Note 6, subsection Investments in Affiliated Issuers, in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(6) Denotes a restricted security which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities law. These securities have been deemed liquid based on criteria approved by the Board of Directors of the BMO Funds. At August 31, 2017, these securities amounted to:

 

Fund

 

  

Amount

 

    

% of Total

Net Assets

 

 

 

Intermediate Tax-Free Fund

  

 

$

 

35,866,226

 

 

  

 

 

 

2.22%    

 

 

(7) Floating Rate Security

(8) Purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.

(12) Variable Rate Security

(13) Issue represents an Auction Rate Security. An Auction Rate Security is a corporate or municipal bond debt instrument with a long nominal maturity for which the interest rate is regularly reset through a Dutch auction. The rate presented is either the rate set through the auction or the maximum interest rate provided for in the security issuance provision.

(15) Issue represents a convertible capital appreciation bond. These securities are tax-exempt bonds that originate as capital appreciation bonds with zero coupon features at time of issuance and convert to an interest paying bond at a pre-specified rate determined at time of issuance.

(16) Securities that are subject to alternative minimum tax represent 2.34% of the Intermediate Tax-Free Fund’s portfolio as calculated based upon total portfolio market value.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Shareholders and Board of Directors

BMO Funds, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of BMO Ultra Short Tax-Free Fund, BMO Short Tax-Free Fund, and BMO Intermediate Tax-Free Fund (each a series of BMO Funds, Inc., collectively the Funds), including the summary schedules of investments as of August 31, 2017, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended (collectively, the financial statements), the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended (the financial statements and financial highlights are included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR), and the schedules of investments as of August 31, 2017 (included in Item 6 of this Form N-CSR). These financial statements, financial highlights, and schedules of investments are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements, financial highlights, and schedules of investments are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of August 31, 2017, by correspondence with custodians and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements, financial highlights, and schedules of investments referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of August 31, 2017, and the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets, and the financial highlights for the periods specified in the first paragraph above, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

October 24, 2017


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

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

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

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

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

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

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

Not applicable.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)

The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have reviewed the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service providers.

 

(b)

There were no changes 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 Registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

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

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a) (1) Code of Ethics. Filed herewith.

 

(a) (2) Certifications required pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.

 

(a) (3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

(b)      Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.


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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.

BMO Funds, Inc.

/s/ John M. Blaser         

By: John M. Blaser

President

(Principal Executive Officer)

October 24, 2017

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.

/s/ John M. Blaser         

By: John M. Blaser

President

(Principal Executive Officer)

October 24, 2017

/s/ Timothy M. Bonin    

By: Timothy M. Bonin

Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer)

October 24, 2017