N-CSRS 1 d507483dncsrs.htm N-CSRS N-CSRS

 

 

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: 811-07470

 

 

CARILLON SERIES TRUST

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

880 Carillon Parkway

St. Petersburg, FL 33716

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (727) 567-1000

SUSAN L. WALZER, PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

880 Carillon Parkway

St. Petersburg, FL 33716

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Copy to:

KATHY KRESCH INGBER, ESQ.

K&L Gates, LLP

1601 K Street, NW

Washington, D.C. 20006

 

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2023

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Shareholders

(a) The registrant’s Semiannual Report for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023, which was transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), is as follows:

 


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CARILLON FAMILY OF FUNDS Carillon Mutual Funds Semiannual Report for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023 (unaudited) Equity Funds Carillon Chartwell Mid Cap Value Fund Carillon Chartwell Small Cap Growth Fund Carillon Chartwell Small Cap Value Fund Fixed Income Funds Carillon Chartwell Income Fund Carillon Chartwell Short Duration High Yield Fund Carillon Chartwell Short Duration Bond Fund 880 Carillon Parkway | St. Petersburg, FL 33716 | 800-421-4184 | rjinvestmentmanagement.com Not FDIC Insured May Lose Value No Bank Guarantee Carillon Fund Distributors, Inc., Member FINRA


Table of Contents

 

President’s Letter1
Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 2
Investment Portfolios
Carillon Chartwell Income Fund3
Carillon Chartwell Mid Cap Value Fund 6
Carillon Chartwell Small Cap Value Fund7
Carillon Chartwell Short Duration High Yield Fund9
Carillon Chartwell Small Cap Growth Fund10
Carillon Chartwell Short Duration Bond Fund11
Statements of Assets and Liabilities14
Statements of Operations15
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 16
Financial Highlights18
Notes to Financial Statements19
Understanding Your Ongoing Costs26
Principal Risks27

 

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President’s Letter

 

Dear Shareholders:

On behalf of the Carillon Family of Funds, we would like to thank you for your continued support and confidence in our products as we look forward to continuing to serve you and your financial professional in the future. The semiannual report of the Carillon Family of Funds for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023, follows.

The second quarter of this year brought some relief from the primary concerns that were weighing on the financial markets in the early months of 2023. The challenges experienced by a few banks did not emerge into an industrywide crisis. Inflation, even if it still is higher than the U.S. Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) might like, has been trending downwards. The stock market has rallied, but the extraordinary gains seen in the first half of the year have been mostly limited to mega-cap technology stocks.

Looking to the rest of 2023, market participants scrutinize inflation and labor market trends, while constantly assessing and reassessing the likelihood and potential severity of a recession. There is some debate about whether all the recent interest rate hikes will result in a recession or a “soft landing” that slows economic growth without turning it negative. Amid these challenges, your fund family has worked assiduously on your behalf to apply our firm-wide commitment to fundamental research and active risk management to the pursuit of consistent performance across asset classes.

Beneath the surface, our investment management teams continuously analyze dispersion between geographies, market capitalizations, and within individual sectors and industries. U.S. equities again outperformed Europe and Asia while companies with smaller market capitalizations have continued to lag larger companies. After trailing value stocks in 2022, growth stocks surged ahead in all size ranges to start 2023. As always, such shifting market dynamics create long-term opportunities for our teams. With macroeconomic trends in

flux, the rapidly evolving market landscape elevates the need for investors to focus on long-term goals and plans.

We see opportunity for investors abound in any market environment. Still, when conditions are as mixed as they are today, it takes experience, skill and a disciplined approach to identify the investments that can help investors pursue their long-term goals. In an uncertain economic climate, we also believe active managers who conduct careful fundamental research and risk management can make an important difference for investors.

Diversification is always key so that investors can both mitigate risk and remain poised to capitalize on opportunities wherever they emerge. We believe that Carillon’s diverse array of funds, spanning small-cap, mid-cap, large-cap, and international equities, as well as fixed income, can help investors navigate changing conditions and work toward their long-term plans.

As with all investments, investing in any mutual fund carries certain risks. The principal risk factors for each fund are described at the end of this report. Carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of any fund before you invest. Contact us at 800.421.4184 or rjinvestmentmanagement.com or call your financial professional for a prospectus, or summary prospectus, which contains this and other important information about the Carillon Family of Funds. Read the prospectus, or summary prospectus, carefully before you invest or send money.

We value the trust you have placed in us.

Sincerely,

 

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Susan Walzer

President, Carillon Series Trust

August 23, 2023

The views expressed in the President’s letter reflect the views of the President as of June 30, 2023 and may not reflect the President’s views on the date this report is first published or anytime thereafter. These views are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict so actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the views expressed. These views are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and the Funds disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied on as investment advice and, because investment decisions for the Funds are based on numerous factors, may not be relied on as indications of trading intent. Diversification does not guarantee investment returns and does not eliminate risk of loss. All investments entail risks, including the possible loss of principal. For more up-to-date information, you can visit our website at rjinvestmentmanagement.com.

 

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Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

(UNAUDITED)

 

On February 17, 2023, the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees (“Board”) recommended and approved, and the Board approved, the appointment of Cohen and Co. (“Cohen”) as the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The Board made the appointment contingent and effective upon Cohen’s acquisition of BBD LLP (“BBD”), which closed on March 6, 2023, and BBD’s subsequent resignation. On March 13, 2023, BBD resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm of Carillon Chartwell Income Fund, Carillon Chartwell Mid Cap Value Fund, Carillon Chartwell Small Cap Value Fund, Carillon Chartwell Short Duration High Yield Fund, Carillon Chartwell Small Cap Growth Fund, and Carillon Chartwell Short Duration Bond Fund (the “Funds”), each a series of Carillon Series Trust, and Cohen commenced serving as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Funds. The Audit Committee of the Board approved the replacement of BBD as a result of Cohen’s acquisition of BBD’s investment management group.

The reports of BBD on the financial statements of the Funds as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainties, audit scope or accounting principles. During the Funds’ fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and during the subsequent interim period through March 13, 2023: (i) there were no disagreements between the registrant and BBD on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of BBD, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its report on the financial statements of the Funds for such years or interim period, and (ii) there were no “reportable events,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

During the Funds’ fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and during the subsequent interim period through March 13, 2023, neither the registrant, nor anyone acting on its behalf, consulted with Cohen on behalf of the Funds regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Funds’ financial statements; or any matter that was either: (i) the subject of a “disagreement,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the instructions thereto; or (ii) “reportable events,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

 

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Investment Portfolios

(UNAUDITED)    |    06.30.2023

 

CARILLON CHARTWELL INCOME FUND

 

COMMON STOCKS—19.3%         Shares     Value  
Communications—0.5%                  
Telecommunications—0.5%                  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

      50,000       $1,859,500  
Consumer discretionary—2.2%                  
Apparel & textile products—0.5%                  

Columbia Sportswear Company

      22,935       1,771,500  
Automotive—0.8%                  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

      79,248       2,790,322  
Home construction—0.9%                  

Masco Corporation

      53,000       3,041,140  
Consumer staples—1.9%                  
Beverages—1.0%                  

Coca-Cola Company (The)

      29,000       1,746,380  

Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.

      55,000       1,719,850  
        3,466,230  
Food—0.9%                  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

      91,139       3,073,207  
Financials—1.2%                  
Asset management—0.7%                  

Blackstone, Inc.

      24,000       2,231,280  
Banking—0.5%                  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

      14,000       1,763,300  
Health care—2.4%                  
Biotech & pharma—1.4%                  

AbbVie, Inc.

      18,500       2,492,505  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

      37,000       2,366,150  
        4,858,655  
Health care facilities & services—1.0%                  

Tenet Healthcare Corporation (a)

      42,000       3,417,960  
Industrials—3.2%                  
Electrical equipment—0.7%                  

Littelfuse, Inc.

      8,388       2,443,508  
Machinery—2.5%                  

Mueller Water Products, Inc.—Series A

      185,000       3,002,550  

Regal Rexnord Corporation

      17,715       2,726,339  

Snap-on, Inc.

      10,481       3,020,519  
        8,749,408  
Materials—5.6%                  
Metals & mining—5.6%                  

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

      63,000       3,148,740  

Alamos Gold, Inc.—Class A

      600,000       7,152,000  

Centerra Gold, Inc.

      236,700       1,418,703  

Hecla Mining Company

      690,000       3,553,500  

OceanaGold Corporation

      1,260,000       2,482,468  

SSR Mining, Inc.

      115,000       1,630,700  
        19,386,111  
Real estate—1.0%                  
Real estate services—1.0%                  

AGNC Investment Corporation

      355,000       3,596,150  
Technology—1.3%                  
Semiconductors—0.5%                  

Micron Technology, Inc.

      28,000       1,767,080  
Technology hardware—0.8%                  

Ciena Corporation (a)

      66,692       2,833,743  
Total common stocks (cost $63,087,624)         67,049,094  

 

 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS—1.7%         Shares     Value  

iShares Silver Trust (a)

      180,000       $3,760,200  

SPDR Gold Shares (a)

      11,000       1,960,970  
Total exchange-traded funds (cost $5,145,431)         5,721,170  
PREFERRED STOCKS—1.7%                  
Financials—0.7%                  
Specialty finance—0.7%                  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc., Series F, 6.95% (b)

      96,929       2,461,997  
Real estate—1.0%                  
REITs—1.0%                  

Rithm Capital, Series C, 6.375% (b)

      173,000       3,428,860  
Total preferred stocks (cost $5,378,329)         5,890,857  
CORPORATE BONDS—20.4%         Par Value        
Communications—1.8%                  

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc., 6.50% due 10/1/2028 (c)

      $1,385,000       1,090,687  

WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc., 6.41% due 3/15/2026

      2,285,000       2,286,889  

WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc., 5.14% due 3/15/2052

      3,693,000       3,007,018  
        6,384,594  
Consumer discretionary—2.3%                  

Affinity Gaming, 6.88% due 12/15/2027 (c)

      1,215,000       1,069,196  

Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC, 4.54% due 8/1/2026

      2,180,000       2,047,080  

General Motors Financial Company, Inc., 5.65% due 1/17/2029

      1,224,000       1,203,836  

Kohl’s Corporation, 5.55% due 7/17/2045

      1,844,000       1,097,180  

QVC, Inc., 5.95% due 3/15/2043

      1,340,000       652,634  

StoneMor, Inc., 8.50% due 5/15/2029 (c)

      1,220,000       1,029,375  

Sugarhouse HSP Gaming, 5.88% due 5/15/2025 (c)

      780,000       752,700  
        7,852,001  
Consumer staples—0.7%                  

JBS USA Lux S.A., 5.13% due 2/1/2028 (c)

      2,395,000       2,299,842  
Energy—3.0%                  

Blue Racer Midstream, LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corporation, 6.63% due 7/15/2026 (c)

      1,278,000       1,265,446  

Colgate Energy Partners III, LLC, 7.75% due 2/15/2026 (c)

      1,200,000       1,205,106  

Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC, 8.00% due 4/15/2027 (c)

      1,180,000       1,139,656  

Energy Transfer Operating, L.P.,
7.13% (H15T5Y + 530.60), due 5/15/2165 (b)(d)

      2,908,000       2,465,756  

Genesis Energy, L.P., 6.50% due 10/1/2025

      1,040,000       1,023,582  

New Fortress Energy, Inc., 6.75% due 9/15/2025 (c)

      1,200,000       1,125,642  

Parkland Fuel Corporation, 5.88% due 7/15/2027 (c)

      998,000       962,878  

Summit Midstream Holdings, LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corporation, 9.00% due 10/15/2026 (c)(e)

      1,375,000       1,335,469  
        10,523,535  
Financials—4.7%                  

Ares Capital Corporation, 4.20% due 6/10/2024

      2,505,000       2,444,935  

Ares Capital Corporation, 3.25% due 7/15/2025

      2,565,000       2,370,637  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.,
6.00% (3MO LIBOR + 300.3), due 12/31/2099 (b)(d)

      1,360,000       1,186,411  

NMI Holdings, Inc., 7.38% due 6/1/2025 (c)

      865,000       874,109  

Owl Rock Capital Corporation, 3.40% due 7/15/2026

      2,275,000       2,015,118  

PennyMac Corporation, 5.50% due 3/15/2026

      3,750,000       3,328,125  

PRA Group, Inc., 5.00% due 10/1/2029 (c)

      1,440,000       1,090,008  

Provident Funding Associates, L.P./PFG Finance Corporation, 6.38% due 6/15/2025 (c)

      1,649,000       1,451,120  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 3.63% due 7/15/2026 (c)

      980,000       843,065  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.           3  


Investment Portfolios

(UNAUDITED)    |    06.30.2023

 

CARILLON CHARTWELL INCOME FUND (cont’d)

 

CORPORATE BONDS—20.4%         Par Value     Value  
Financials (cont'd)                  

StoneX Group, Inc., 8.63% due 6/15/2025 (c)

      $ 774,000       $ 781,705  
        16,385,233  
Industrials—2.8%                  

American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.50% due 4/20/2026 (c)

      2,295,000       2,273,633  

BlueLinx Holdings, Inc., 6.00% due 11/15/2029 (c)

      825,000       721,875  

Boeing Company (The), 5.15% due 5/1/2030

      1,080,000       1,069,578  

Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc., 6.00% due 2/1/2026 (c)

      1,865,000       1,766,000  

Delta Air Lines, Inc., 7.38% due 1/15/2026

      168,000       175,137  

Enviri Corporation, 5.75% due 7/31/2027 (c)

      780,000       678,873  

JPW Industries Holding Corporation, 9.00% due 10/1/2024 (c)

      1,045,000       944,869  

Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd., 8.38% due 5/1/2028 (c)

      1,060,000       1,074,776  

Railworks Holdings, L.P./Railworks Rally, Inc., 8.25% due 11/15/2028 (c)

      1,220,000       1,134,043  
        9,838,784  
Materials—1.9%                  

Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors, LLC, 9.75% due 8/1/2027 (c)

      1,775,000       1,833,065  

GPD Companies, Inc., 10.13% due 4/1/2026 (c)

      1,183,000       1,088,349  

IAMGOLD Corporation, 5.75% due 10/15/2028 (c)

      2,000,000       1,496,310  

JW Aluminum Continuous Cast Company, 10.25% due 6/1/2026 (c)

      1,195,000       1,186,038  

Mativ Holdings, Inc., 6.88% due 10/1/2026 (c)

      1,140,000       997,728  
        6,601,490  
Real estate—0.8%                  

Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC, 5.75% due 12/1/2025 (c)

      1,355,000       1,323,179  

Safehold Operating Partnership, L.P., 2.85% due 1/15/2032

      1,675,000       1,283,765  
        2,606,944  
Technology—2.1%                  

Dell International, LLC/EMC Corporation, 6.20% due 7/15/2030

      1,260,000       1,309,132  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, 6.35% due 10/15/2045

      2,114,000       2,202,903  

Likewize Corporation, 9.75% due 10/15/2025 (c)

      950,000       911,367  

Oracle Corporation, 3.95% due 3/25/2051

      2,030,000       1,534,928  

Oracle Corporation, 6.90% due 11/9/2052

      1,205,000       1,352,453  
        7,310,783  
Utilities—0.3%                  

NSG Holdings, LLC, 7.75% due 12/15/2025 (c)

      425,710       422,517  

Suburban Propane Partners, L.P., 5.88% due 3/1/2027

      785,000       758,448  
        1,180,965  
Total corporate bonds (cost $76,382,579)         70,984,171  
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—1.5%                  

Colony American Finance Ltd., Series 2019-3, 2.71% due 10/15/2052 (c)

      1,418,384       1,336,602  

Latitude Management Real Estate Investors, Inc., Series 2019-CRE3,
6.53% (1MO LIBOR + 140), due 12/22/2035 (b)(c)

      999,003       991,534  

NRZ Excess Spread Collateralized Notes, Series 2021-FHT1, 3.10% due 7/25/2026 (c)

      361,046       321,321  

NRZ Excess Spread Collateralized Notes, Series 2021-GNT1, 3.47% due 11/25/2026 (c)

      2,125,776       1,912,784  

NRZ Excess Spread-Collateralized Notes, Series 2020-PLS1, 3.84% due 12/25/2025 (c)

      712,449       661,415  
Total asset-backed securities (cost $5,616,586)         5,223,656  

 

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—21.0%         Par Value     Value  
Agency fixed rate—6.8%                  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Pool #ZA-5269, 3.00%, due 2/1/2048

      $ 807,895       $ 721,788  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Pool #ZN-6606, 3.00%, due 6/1/2049

      931,634       827,913  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Pool #SD-0144, 3.00%, due 11/1/2049

      433,038       384,946  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Pool #QA-7416, 3.00%, due 2/1/2050

      3,327,485       2,954,332  

Federal National Mortgage Association
Pool #BN0356, 3.00%, due 12/1/2033

      917,978       860,479  

Federal National Mortgage Association
Pool #BP6565, 2.50%, due 8/1/2040

      2,039,815       1,806,578  

Federal National Mortgage Association
Pool #BP6638, 2.50%, due 8/1/2040

      1,997,921       1,769,464  

Federal National Mortgage Association
Pool #CA4128, 3.00%, due 9/1/2049

      1,256,275       1,115,873  

Federal National Mortgage Association
Pool #FM1526, 3.00%, due 9/1/2049

      1,743,809       1,548,263  

Federal National Mortgage Association
Pool #B03192, 3.00%, due 10/1/2049

      1,808,534       1,606,602  

Federal National Mortgage Association
Pool #BO8653, 3.00%, due 2/1/2050

      2,006,512       1,781,432  

Federal National Mortgage Association
Pool #BT1862, 2.50%, due 7/1/2051

      4,844,701       4,120,289  

Federal National Mortgage Association
Pool #MA4392, 2.50%, due 7/1/2051

      3,222,686       2,638,036  

Federal National Mortgage Association
Pool #FS0195, 2.50%, due 1/1/2052

      2,016,996       1,719,524  
        23,855,519  
Commercial—14.2%                  

Agate Bay Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2016-2, 3.50%, due 3/25/2046 (c)

      1,003,055       892,561  

Flagstar Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-2, 3.00%, due 8/25/2050 (c)

      849,202       716,740  

Flagstar Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-1, 2.50%, due 2/1/2051 (c)

      1,676,936       1,349,803  

Flagstar Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-1, 2.50%, due 2/1/2051 (c)

      2,310,908       1,779,219  

FMC GMSR Issuer Trust, Series 2020-GT1, 4.45%, due 1/25/2026 (c)

      2,265,000       1,942,593  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2020-PJ5, 3.00%, due 3/27/2051 (c)

      1,177,287       993,244  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2021-PJ1, 2.50%, due 6/25/2051 (c)

      2,979,139       2,293,704  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2021-PJ2, 2.50%, due 7/25/2051 (c)

      2,684,276       2,066,683  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2021-PJ6, 2.50%, due 11/25/2051 (c)

      1,245,033       1,055,523  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2022-MM1, 2.50%, due 7/25/2052 (c)

      1,735,613       1,473,928  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2022-PJ3, 2.50%, due 8/25/2052 (c)

      1,433,955       1,288,744  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2023-PJ3, 5.00%, due 10/25/2053 (c)

      2,558,097       2,451,576  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-LTV2, 3.00%, due 11/25/2050 (c)

      183,967       164,767  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-4, 2.50%, due 8/25/2051 (c)

      3,736,853       2,881,756  

 

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


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CARILLON CHARTWELL INCOME FUND (cont’d)

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—21.0%         Par Value     Value  
Commercial (cont'd)                  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-6, 2.50%, due 10/25/2051 (c)

      $ 3,818,715       $ 2,944,886  

JPMorgan Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-INV3, 3.00%, due 9/25/2052 (c)

      2,246,604       1,883,549  

JPMorgan Wealth Management Trust, Series 2020-ATR1, 3.00%, due 2/25/2050 (c)

      519,964       428,279  

Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance Trust, Series 2021-MTG3, 2.50%, due 7/1/2051 (c)

      3,681,998       2,835,856  

Onslow Bay Financial, LLC, Series 2021-J1, 2.50%, due 5/25/2051 (c)

      4,094,018       3,158,309  

Onslow Bay Financial, LLC, Series 2019-EXP3, 3.50%, due 10/25/2059 (c)

      806,642       719,881  

Provident Funding Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-1, 3.00%, due 12/25/2049 (c)

      1,184,409       1,002,178  

Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-J1, 2.50%, due 7/25/2051 (c)

      4,042,088       3,113,196  

RMF Buyout Issuance Trust, Series 2020-HB1, 1.72%, due 10/25/2050 (c)

      1,658,883       1,529,279  

Rocket Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-1, 2.50%, due 3/25/2051 (c)

      2,053,501       1,583,602  

Rocket Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-2, 2.50%, due 6/25/2051 (c)

      4,676,364       3,606,281  

Rocket Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-4, 2.50%, due 9/25/2051 (c)

      2,476,401       1,906,636  

Rocket Mortgage Trust, Series 2022-2, 2.50%, due 2/25/2052 (c)

      2,929,773       2,498,203  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-5, 3.50%, due 12/25/2049 (c)

      768,120       683,213  
        49,244,189  
Total mortgage-backed securities (cost $88,838,484)         73,099,708  
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS—26.1%        
Federal farm credit bank—1.5%                  

Federal Farm Credit Bank, 3.30%, due 3/23/2032

      2,975,000       2,657,677  

Federal Farm Credit Bank, 3.80%, due 4/5/2032

      2,850,000       2,618,578  
        5,276,255  
Federal home loan bank—1.9%                  

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.15%, due 2/26/2031 (e)

      2,400,000       1,960,790  

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.25%, due 7/7/2031 (e)

      5,510,000       4,649,143  
        6,609,933  
Small business administration—0.8%                  

Small Business Administration Participation Certificates, 3.20%, due 3/1/2039

      2,979,528       2,760,422  
U.S. Treasury bills—3.1%                  

U.S. Treasury Bills, 4.90%, due 7/18/2023 (f)

      5,000,000       4,989,537  

U.S. Treasury Bills, 5.36%, due 10/24/2023 (f)

      6,000,000       5,901,878  
        10,891,415  
U.S. Treasury bonds—2.8%                  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.75%, due 8/15/2041

      4,950,000       4,781,197  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.88%, due 5/15/2052

      4,535,000       3,758,204  

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.00%, due 8/15/2052

      1,550,000       1,317,864  
        9,857,265  
U.S. Treasury inflation-protected notes—1.9%                  

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Notes, 0.13%, due 4/15/2027

      2,368,743       2,192,291  

 

 

U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY
OBLIGATIONS—26.1%
        Par Value     Value  
U.S. Treasury inflation-protected notes (cont'd)                  

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Notes, 0.88%, due 2/15/2047

      $ 5,013,475       $ 4,202,212  
        6,394,503  
U.S. Treasury notes—14.1%                  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.63%, due 9/30/2026

      8,240,000       7,548,291  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.13%, due 8/31/2028

      3,875,000       3,338,706  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.13%, due 2/15/2031

      14,355,000       11,804,745  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.38%, due 11/15/2031

      13,380,000       11,032,751  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.88%, due 5/15/2032

      6,465,000       5,994,267  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.75%, due 8/15/2032

      6,020,000       5,518,882  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.38%, due 3/31/2029

      4,050,000       3,697,523  
        48,935,165  
Total U.S. Government & agency obligations (cost $99,681,083)         90,724,958  
MONEY MARKET FUNDS—7.4%     Shares        

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio—Class I, 4.99% (g) (Cost $25,603,169)

      25,603,169       25,603,169  
Investments at value—99.1% (cost $369,733,285)         344,296,783  

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.9%

        3,255,764  
Net assets—100.0%         $347,552,547  

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of June 30, 2023. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread (in basis points) are indicated parenthetically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities, therefore, do not indicate a reference rate and spread.

(c) 144A—Security was purchased in transaction exempt from registration in compliance with Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of such securities is $90,636,471 as of June 30, 2023, representing 26.1% of net assets.

(d) Security has a perpetual maturity date.

(e) Step bond. Coupon rate will either increase (step-up bond) or decrease (step-down bond) at regular intervals until maturity. Interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of the date of this report.

(f) Rate shown is the annualized yield at the time of purchase.

(g) The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2023.

H15T5Y—U.S. Treasury Yield curve rate for U.S. Treasury Note with a constant maturity of 5 year

LIBOR—London Interbank offered Rate

SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.           5  


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CARILLON CHARTWELL INCOME FUND (cont’d)

 

Security type / sector   Percent of net assets  
Common stocks  
Materials     5.6%  
Industrials     3.2%  
Health care     2.4%  
Consumer discretionary     2.2%  
Consumer staples     1.9%  
Technology     1.3%  
Financials     1.2%  
Real estate     1.0%  
Communications     0.5%  
Total common stocks     19.3%  
Exchanged-traded funds     1.7%  
Preferred stocks  
Real estate     1.0%  
Financials     0.7%  
Total preferred stocks     1.7%  
Corporate bonds  
Financials     4.7%  
Energy     3.0%  
Industrials     2.8%  
Consumer discretionary     2.3%  
Technology     2.1%  
Materials     1.9%  
Communications     1.8%  
Real estate     0.8%  
Consumer staples     0.7%  
Utilities     0.3%  
Total corporate bonds     20.4%  
Asset-backed securities     1.5%  
Mortgage-backed securities     21.0%  
U.S. Government & agency obligations     26.1%  
Money market funds     7.4%  
Investments     99.1%  
Other assets in excess of liabilities     0.9%  
Net assets     100.0%  

 

   
CARILLON CHARTWELL MID CAP VALUE FUND

 

 
COMMON STOCKS—98.8%         Shares     Value  
Communications—2.7%                  
Internet media & services—2.7%                  

Expedia Group, Inc. (a)

      9,491       $1,038,220  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—98.8%         Shares     Value  
Consumer discretionary—8.4%                  
Apparel & textile products—2.3%                  

Columbia Sportswear Company

      11,621       $ 897,606  
Automotive—2.3%                  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

      25,290       890,461  
Retail-discretionary—3.8%                  

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

      590       1,471,082  
Consumer staples—6.8%                  
Food—4.3%                  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

      21,817       735,669  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

      7,871       904,772  
        1,640,441  
Retail-consumer staples—2.5%                  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

      6,852       983,262  
Energy—4.6%                  
Oil & gas producers—4.6%                  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

      4,335       569,446  

Pioneer Natural Resources Company

      5,755       1,192,321  
        1,761,767  
Financials—11.0%                  
Banking—3.1%                  

M&T Bank Corporation

      2,980       368,805  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

      14,644       829,582  
        1,198,387  
Insurance—5.1%                  

Allstate Corporation (The)

      10,407       1,134,779  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

      7,152       808,391  
        1,943,170  
Specialty finance—2.8%                  

Synchrony Financial

      31,914       1,082,523  
Health Care—9.1%                  
Health care facilities & services—6.1%                  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

      6,852       963,117  

Tenet Healthcare Corporation (a)

      17,186       1,398,597  
        2,361,714  
Medical equipment & devices—3.0%                  

Avantor, Inc. (a)

      55,848       1,147,118  
Industrials—23.7%                  
Aerospace & defense—2.9%                  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

      5,697       1,115,302  
Electrical equipment—4.0%                  

Littelfuse, Inc.

      5,340       1,555,595  
Machinery—13.5%                  

Gates Industrial Corporation plc (a)

      72,968       983,609  

Parker-Hannifin Corporation

      4,141       1,615,156  

Regal Rexnord Corporation

      10,303       1,585,632  

Snap-on, Inc.

      3,492       1,006,359  
        5,190,756  
Transportation & logistics—3.3%                  

Saia, Inc. (a)

      3,713       1,271,368  
Materials—8.8%                  
Chemicals—3.8%                  

FMC Corporation

      13,892       1,449,491  
Construction materials—5.0%                  

Vulcan Materials Company

      8,599       1,938,559  

 

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


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CARILLON CHARTWELL MID CAP VALUE FUND (cont’d)

 

COMMON STOCKS—98.8%         Shares     Value  
Real estate—9.5%                  
REITs—9.5%                  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

      41,248       $777,937  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

      24,573       493,917  

Life Storage, Inc.

      8,222       1,093,197  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

      8,496       1,290,203  
        3,655,254  
Technology—5.8%                  
Technology hardware—3.1%                  

Ciena Corporation (a)

      28,173       1,197,071  
Technology services—2.7%                  

DXC Technology Company (a)

      39,585       1,057,711  
Utilities—8.4%                  
Electric utilities—8.4%                  

Ameren Corporation

      12,888       1,052,563  

CMS Energy Corporation

      16,834       988,997  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

      19,180       1,200,860  
        3,242,420  
Total common stocks (cost $32,335,415)         38,089,278  
MONEY MARKET FUNDS—1.2%         Shares        

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio—Class I, 4.99% (b) (Cost $456,882)

      456,882       456,882  
Investments at value—100.0% (cost $32,792,297)         38,546,160  

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.0% (c)

        8,113  
Net assets—100.0%         $38,554,273  

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2023.

(c) Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.

 

Security type / sector   Percent of net assets  
Common stocks  
Industrials     23.7%  
Financials     11.0%  
Real estate     9.5%  
Health care     9.1%  
Materials     8.8%  
Consumer discretionary     8.4%  
Utilities     8.4%  
Consumer staples     6.8%  
Technology     5.8%  
Energy     4.6%  
Communications     2.7%  
Total common stocks     98.8%  
Money market funds     1.2%  
Investments     100.0%  
Other liabilities in excess of assets     0.0%
Net assets     100.0%  

* Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.

 

CARILLON CHARTWELL SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

 

COMMON STOCKS—96.7%         Shares     Value  
Consumer discretionary—17.8%                  
Apparel & textile products—1.0%                  

Oxford Industries, Inc.

      15,190       $1,495,000  
Automotive—1.3%                  

Visteon Corporation (a)

      13,112       1,883,014  
Home construction—4.6%                  

Masonite International Corporation (a)

      21,613       2,214,036  

Patrick Industries, Inc.

      23,174       1,853,920  

Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (a)

      81,565       2,680,226  
        6,748,182  
Leisure facilities & services—7.5%                  

Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (The)

      46,863       1,620,523  

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (a)

      86,547       1,428,025  

Denny’s Corporation (a)

      166,110       2,046,475  

Jack in the Box, Inc.

      32,324       3,152,560  

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (a)

      109,371       2,841,459  
        11,089,042  
Retail-discretionary—2.7%                  

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (a)

      23,251       1,969,127  

Rush Enterprises, Inc.—Class A

      32,827       1,993,912  
        3,963,039  
Wholesale-discretionary—0.7%                  

Leslie’s, Inc. (a)

      109,568       1,028,843  
Consumer staples—2.9%                  
Food—2.3%                  

Hostess Brands, Inc. (a)

      81,163       2,055,047  

Nomad Foods Ltd. (a)

      77,344       1,355,067  
        3,410,114  
Household products—0.6%                  

Helen of Troy Ltd. (a)

      7,391       798,376  
Energy—3.5%                  
Oil & gas producers—1.5%                  

PDC Energy, Inc.

      30,958       2,202,352  
Oil & gas services & equipment—2.0%                  

ChampionX Corporation

      96,909       3,008,056  
Financials—18.3%                  
Banking—12.6%                  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

      86,269       1,749,535  

CVB Financial Corporation

      109,843       1,458,715  

First Financial Bancorp

      83,538       1,707,517  

FNB Corporation

      144,033       1,647,738  

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

      31,149       1,075,575  

Old National Bancorp

      130,160       1,814,430  

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

      58,961       1,219,314  

Renasant Corporation

      56,226       1,469,185  

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.

      51,419       1,166,183  

TowneBank

      65,730       1,527,565  

United Bankshares, Inc.

      57,335       1,701,129  

United Community Banks, Inc.

      79,133       1,977,534  
        18,514,420  
Insurance—4.5%                  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Company

      34,489       1,797,222  

Kemper Corporation

      37,076       1,789,287  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

      31,201       2,993,736  
        6,580,245  
Specialty finance—1.2%                  

PRA Group, Inc. (a)

      79,054       1,806,384  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.           7  


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CARILLON CHARTWELL SMALL CAP VALUE FUND (cont’d)

 

COMMON STOCKS—96.7%         Shares     Value  
Health care—4.8%                  
Health care facilities & services—2.3%                  

AdaptHealth Corporation (a)

      88,631       $ 1,078,639  

Patterson Companies, Inc.

      68,895       2,291,448  
        3,370,087  
Medical equipment & devices—2.5%                  

Integer Holdings Corporation (a)

      41,984       3,720,202  
Industrials—22.8%                  
Aerospace & defense—3.4%                  

AAR Corporation (a)

      37,957       2,192,396  

Moog, Inc.—Class A

      25,681       2,784,591  
        4,976,987  
Commercial support services—2.6%                  

Korn Ferry

      36,735       1,819,852  

UniFirst Corporation

      12,724       1,972,347  
        3,792,199  
Electrical equipment—1.5%                  

nVent Electric plc

      42,346       2,188,018  
Engineering & construction—3.6%                  

Dycom Industries, Inc. (a)

      20,993       2,385,855  

Parsons Corporation (a)

      60,945       2,933,892  
        5,319,747  
Industrial intermediate products—1.7%                  

EnPro Industries, Inc.

      18,399       2,456,818  
Machinery—8.5%                  

Cactus, Inc.—Class A

      58,410       2,471,911  

Columbus McKinnon Corporation

      69,962       2,843,955  

Enovis Corporation (a)

      39,713       2,546,398  

Ichor Holdings Ltd. (a)

      51,731       1,939,913  

Mueller Water Products, Inc.—Series A

      168,532       2,735,274  
        12,537,451  
Transportation & logistics—1.5%                  

Hub Group, Inc.—Class A (a)

      27,524       2,210,728  
Materials—5.9%                  
Chemicals—2.5%                  

Element Solutions, Inc.

      60,076       1,153,459  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

      42,518       2,452,864  
        3,606,323  
Construction materials—2.3%                  

Eagle Materials, Inc.

      18,471       3,443,364  
Containers & packaging—1.1%                  

TriMas Corporation

      61,293       1,684,944  
Real estate—7.3%                  
REITs—7.3%                  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

      26,897       1,415,858  

Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.

      66,447       1,687,754  

Kite Realty Group Trust

      111,783       2,497,232  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

      81,133       1,130,994  

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.

      21,038       1,954,851  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

      58,878       2,112,543  
        10,799,232  
Technology—9.2%                  
Semiconductors—2.9%                  

CTS Corporation

      61,734       2,631,721  

Diodes, Inc. (a)

      18,580       1,718,464  
        4,350,185  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—96.7%         Shares     Value  
Software—2.8%                  

CommVault Systems, Inc. (a)

      25,746       $ 1,869,675  

Progress Software Corporation

      38,502       2,236,966  
        4,106,641  
Technology hardware—3.5%                  

Fabrinet (a)

      18,733       2,433,042  

Plexus Corporation (a)

      27,405       2,692,267  
        5,125,309  
Utilities—4.2%                  
Electric utilities—4.2%                  

Black Hills Corporation

      18,786       1,132,044  

NorthWestern Corporation

      46,279       2,626,796  

PNM Resources, Inc.

      52,296       2,358,550  
        6,117,390  
Total common stocks (cost $113,183,554)         142,332,692  
MONEY MARKET FUNDS—3.3%                  

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio—Class I, 4.99% (b) (Cost $4,797,104)

      4,797,104       4,797,104  
Investments at value—100.0% (cost $117,980,658)         147,129,796  

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.0% (c)

        28,548  
Net assets—100.0%         $147,158,344  

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2023.

(c) Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.

 

Security type / sector   Percent of net assets  
Common stocks  
Industrials     22.8%  
Financials     18.3%  
Consumer discretionary     17.8%  
Technology     9.2%  
Real estate     7.3%  
Materials     5.9%  
Health care     4.8%  
Utilities     4.2%  
Energy     3.5%  
Consumer staples     2.9%  
Total common stocks     96.7%  
Money market funds     3.3%  
Investments     100.0%  
Other assets in excess of liabilities     0.0%
Net assets     100.0%  

* Percentage rounds to less than 0.1%.

 

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


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CARILLON CHARTWELL SHORT DURATION HIGH YIELD FUND

 

CORPORATE BONDS—96.0%         Par Value     Value  
Communications—10.4%                  

AMC Networks, Inc., 5.00% due 4/1/2024

      $2,488,000       $2,449,464  

Charter Communications, LLC, 4.91% due 7/23/2025

      5,220,000       5,118,976  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 3.13% due 9/1/2026 (a)

      6,495,000       5,814,628  

Sprint Corporation, 7.13% due 6/15/2024

      5,910,000       5,962,853  

TEGNA, Inc., 4.75% due 3/15/2026 (a)

      5,020,000       4,793,124  
        24,139,045  
Consumer discretionary—12.7%                  

Boyd Gaming Corporation, 4.75% due 12/1/2027

      5,350,000       5,069,007  

Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC, 4.06% due 11/1/2024

      6,850,000       6,628,598  

Hilton Domestic Operating Company, Inc., 5.38% due 5/1/2025 (a)

      5,055,000       4,990,445  

International Game Technology plc, 6.50% due 2/15/2025 (a)

      2,121,000       2,121,000  

International Game Technology plc, 6.25% due 1/15/2027 (a)

      2,370,000       2,361,113  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc., 3.50% due 9/1/2025

      750,000       712,872  

Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC, 5.75% due 4/15/2026 (a)

      2,030,000       1,992,704  

Travel + Leisure Company, 6.60% due 10/1/2025

      2,306,000       2,312,941  

Travel + Leisure Company, 6.63% due 7/31/2026 (a)

      3,350,000       3,324,537  
        29,513,217  
Consumer staples—3.5%                  

Albertsons Companies, Inc., 3.25% due 3/15/2026 (a)

      6,065,000       5,601,449  

Clearwater Paper Corporation, 5.38% due 2/1/2025 (a)

      2,500,000       2,437,497  
        8,038,946  
Energy—9.4%                  

DCP Midstream Operating, L.P., 5.38% due 7/15/2025

      5,415,000       5,360,847  

New Fortress Energy, Inc., 6.75% due 9/15/2025 (a)

      5,825,000       5,464,054  

Sunoco, L.P., 6.00% due 4/15/2027

      3,570,000       3,517,322  

Sunoco, L.P., 5.88% due 3/15/2028

      2,085,000       2,004,989  

Western Midstream Operations, L.P., 3.35% due 2/1/2025

      5,645,000       5,395,916  
        21,743,128  
Financials—15.4%                  

GGAM FIN LTD, 7.75% due 5/15/2026 (a)

      3,580,000       3,593,425  

Icahn Enterprises, L.P., 4.75% due 9/15/2024

      6,080,000       5,809,232  

Navient Corporation, 6.13% due 3/25/2024

      5,360,000       5,318,078  

NMI Holdings, Inc., 7.38% due 6/1/2025 (a)

      5,100,000       5,153,708  

OneMain Finance Corporation, 6.13% due 3/15/2024

      3,785,000       3,772,088  

OneMain Finance Corporation, 6.88% due 3/15/2025

      1,890,000       1,871,348  

SLM Corporation, 4.20% due 10/29/2025

      2,300,000       2,136,810  

SLM Corporation, 3.13% due 11/2/2026

      3,678,000       3,181,470  

StoneX Group, Inc., 8.63% due 6/15/2025 (a)

      5,000,000       5,049,776  
        35,885,935  
Health care—7.6%                  

Centene Corporation, 4.25% due 12/15/2027

      5,910,000       5,525,584  

HCA, Inc., 5.38% due 2/1/2025

      2,650,000       2,626,766  

Tenet Healthcare Corporation, 4.88% due 1/1/2026

      5,830,000       5,678,358  

Teva Pharmaceuticals, 6.00% due 4/15/2024

      2,515,000       2,498,622  

Teva Pharmaceuticals, 3.15% due 10/1/2026

      1,460,000       1,308,227  
        17,637,557  
Industrials—17.7%                  

American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.50% due 4/20/2026 (a)

      3,840,000       3,804,248  

Arconic Corporation, 6.00% due 5/15/2025 (a)

      5,515,000       5,558,861  

Crown Americas, LLC, 4.75% due 2/1/2026

      5,780,000       5,601,780  

GFL Environmental, Inc., 4.25% due 6/1/2025 (a)

      6,030,000       5,818,988  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 5.13% due 10/1/2024

      2,496,000       2,467,969  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc., 6.88% due 5/1/2025

      2,411,000       2,449,337  

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS—96.0%         Par Value     Value  
Industrials (cont'd)                  

Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd., 8.38% due 5/1/2028 (a)

      $ 1,935,000       $ 1,961,974  

TransDigm, Inc., 6.25% due 3/15/2026 (a)

      5,760,000       5,731,849  

WESCO Distribution, Inc., 7.13% due 6/15/2025 (a)

      5,265,000       5,320,467  

XPO Logistics, Inc., 6.25% due 5/1/2025 (a)

      2,507,000       2,475,759  
        41,191,232  
Materials—3.3%                  

Ball Corporation, 4.00% due 11/15/2023

      1,420,000       1,409,350  

Ball Corporation, 5.25% due 7/1/2025

      4,095,000       4,059,588  

Mercer International, Inc., 5.50% due 1/15/2026

      2,410,000       2,255,509  
        7,724,447  
Real estate—11.4%                  

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc., 4.50% due 4/1/2027 (a)

      4,700,000       3,958,093  

GLP Capital, L.P./GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.25% due 6/1/2025

      1,410,000       1,379,690  

GLP Capital, L.P./GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.38% due 4/15/2026

      4,080,000       3,993,970  

SBA Communications Corporation, 3.88% due 2/15/2027

      5,970,000       5,499,602  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 4.75% due 3/15/2025

      2,140,000       2,022,858  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 3.63% due 7/15/2026 (a)

      4,362,000       3,752,500  

VICI Properties, L.P., 4.25% due 12/1/2026 (a)

      6,170,000       5,771,920  
        26,378,633  
Technology—4.6%                  

Sensata Technologies B.V., 5.00% due 10/1/2025 (a)

      5,555,000       5,438,489  

Western Digital Corporation, 4.75% due 2/15/2026

      5,500,000       5,238,847  
        10,677,336  
Total corporate bonds (cost $230,388,886)         222,929,476  
MONEY MARKET FUNDS—2.7%         Shares        

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio—Class I, 4.99% (b) (Cost $6,290,059)

      6,290,059       6,290,059  
Investments at value—98.7% (cost $236,678,945)         229,219,535  

Other assets in excess of liabilities—1.3%

        2,948,406  
Net assets—100.0%         $232,167,941  

(a) 144A—Security was purchased in transaction exempt from registration in compliance with Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of such securities is $102,290,608 as of June 30, 2023, representing 44.1% of net assets.

(b) The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2023.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.           9  


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CARILLON CHARTWELL SHORT DURATION HIGH YIELD FUND (cont’d)

 

Security type / sector   Percent of net assets  
Corporate bonds  
Industrials     17.7%  
Financials     15.4%  
Consumer discretionary     12.7%  
Real estate     11.4%  
Communications     10.4%  
Energy     9.4%  
Health care     7.6%  
Technology     4.6%  
Consumer staples     3.5%  
Materials     3.3%  
Total corporate bonds     96.0%  
Money market funds     2.7%  
Investments     98.7%  
Other assets in excess of liabilities     1.3%  
Net assets     100.0%  

 

   
CARILLON CHARTWELL SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

 

 
COMMON STOCKS—97.0%         Shares     Value  
Communications—1.5%                  
Internet media & services—1.5%                  

Integral Ad Science Holding Corporation (a)

      14,016       $252,008  
Consumer discretionary—14.0%                  
Apparel & textile products—1.9%                  

Capri Holdings Ltd. (a)

      5,218       187,274  

Oxford Industries, Inc.

      1,288       126,765  
        314,039  
Automotive—1.0%                  

Modine Manufacturing Company (a)

      5,008       165,364  
Home construction—2.0%                  

AZEK Co., Inc. (The) (a)

      5,059       153,237  

Meritage Homes Corporation

      1,337       190,215  
        343,452  
Leisure facilities & services—9.1%                  

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

      5,268       141,656  

Boyd Gaming Corporation

      9,945       689,885  

Century Casinos, Inc. (a)

      14,421       102,389  

Churchill Downs, Inc.

      1,476       205,415  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd.—ADR (a)

      18,457       225,360  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

      2,359       161,757  
        1,526,462  
Consumer staples—3.4%                  
Food—1.4%                  

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a)

      4,640       233,763  
Household products—2.0%                  

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. (a)

      2,876       328,526  
Energy—6.8%                  
Oil & gas producers—4.7%                  

Civitas Resources, Inc.

      1,687       117,027  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—97.0%         Shares     Value  
Energy (cont'd)                  
Oil & gas producers (cont'd)                  

Denbury, Inc. (a)

      1,777       $ 153,284  

Matador Resources Company

      1,980       103,593  

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.

      3,780       129,730  

PDC Energy, Inc.

      1,742       123,926  

Vitesse Energy, Inc.

      6,730       150,752  
        778,312  
Oil & gas services & equipment—0.8%                  

ChampionX Corporation

      4,420       137,197  
Oil field services—0.4%                  

TETRA Technologies, Inc. (a)

      18,798       63,537  
Renewable energy—0.9%                  

Array Technologies, Inc. (a)

      6,870       155,262  
Financials—4.7%                  
Banking—1.4%                  

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.

      1,889       107,012  

Wintrust Financial Corporation

      1,879       136,453  
        243,465  
Financials—0.4%                  

HCI Group, Inc.

      1,049       64,807  
Insurance—1.1%                  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

      1,846       177,124  
Specialty finance—1.8%                  

FTAI Aviation Ltd.

      6,240       197,558  

International Money Express, Inc. (a)

      4,054       99,445  
        297,003  
Health care—24.0%                  
Biotech & pharma—8.4%                  

Biohaven Ltd. (a)

      3,332       79,701  

CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

      6,586       72,117  

Cytokinetics, Inc. (a)

      3,091       100,828  

Establishment Labs Holdings, Inc. (a)

      2,611       179,141  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

      1,827       65,900  

Immunovant, Inc. (a)

      3,059       58,029  

Insmed, Inc. (a)

      1,787       37,706  

Liquidia Corporation (a)

      14,366       112,773  

Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

      1,757       48,528  

Roivant Sciences Ltd. (a)

      13,105       132,098  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

      4,679       140,651  

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

      8,293       134,430  

Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

      5,314       126,420  

Xenon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

      3,047       117,310  
        1,405,632  
Health care facilities & services—6.2%                  

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (a)

      1,162       92,541  

Catalent, Inc. (a)

      1,328       57,582  

NeoGenomics, Inc. (a)

      8,829       141,882  

RadNet, Inc. (a)

      5,363       174,941  

Tenet Healthcare Corporation (a)

      6,923       563,394  
        1,030,340  
Medical equipment & devices—9.4%                  

Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

      815       264,582  

Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (a)

      3,900       327,288  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

      8,682       726,162  

Natera, Inc. (a)

      5,347       260,185  
        1,578,217  

 

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


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CARILLON CHARTWELL SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND (cont’d)

 

COMMON STOCKS—97.0%         Shares     Value  
Industrials—16.3%                  
Commercial support services—1.5%                  

Huron Consulting Group, Inc. (a)

      2,907       $ 246,834  
Engineering & construction—1.9%                  

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

      531       87,190  

Dycom Industries, Inc. (a)

      398       45,233  

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corporation (a)

      3,950       188,771  
        321,194  
Industrial intermediate products—1.8%                  

Timken Company (The)

      3,329       304,703  
Industrial support services—5.5%                  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

      2,428       351,647  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

      2,035       93,101  

Herc Holdings, Inc.

      1,755       240,172  

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (a)

      1,048       175,393  

Vaxcyte, Inc. (a)

      1,122       56,033  
        916,346  
Machinery—5.6%                  

Crane Company

      970       86,446  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

      1,422       282,452  

Oshkosh Corporation

      2,914       252,323  

Terex Corporation

      3,258       194,926  

Valmont Industries, Inc.

      394       114,674  
        930,821  
Materials—5.3%                  
Chemicals—1.9%                  

Avient Corporation

      4,913       200,942  

Cabot Corporation

      1,823       121,940  
        322,882  
Containers & packaging—0.5%                  

UFP Technologies, Inc. (a)

      478       92,660  
Metals & mining—1.7%                  

Livent Corporation (a)

      10,297       282,447  
Steel—1.2%                  

ATI, Inc. (a)

      4,456       197,089  
Real estate—2.1%                  
REITs—2.1%                  

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.

      3,715       345,198  
Technology—18.9%                  
Semiconductors—4.2%                  

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. (a)

      5,430       245,110  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (a)

      3,833       251,176  

Rambus, Inc. (a)

      2,575       165,238  

Synaptics, Inc. (a)

      554       47,301  
        708,825  
Software—9.4%                  

Calix, Inc. (a)

      3,169       158,165  

Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. (a)

      5,568       51,504  

Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)

      3,094       618,429  

Nutanix, Inc.—Class A (a)

      8,263       231,777  

Tenable Holdings, Inc. (a)

      4,588       199,807  

Teradata Corporation (a)

      5,669       302,781  
        1,562,463  
Technology hardware—1.8%                  

Harmonic, Inc. (a)

      3,798       61,414  

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a)

      992       247,256  
        308,670  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—97.0%         Shares     Value  
Technology services—3.5%                  

ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a)

      1,350       $ 203,931  

Globant S.A. (a)

      539       96,869  

HealthEquity, Inc. (a)

      2,151       135,814  

ICF International, Inc.

      1,149       142,924  
        579,538  
Total common stocks (cost $12,707,397)         16,214,180  
MONEY MARKET FUNDS—2.6%     Shares        

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio—Class I, 4.99% (b) (Cost $438,414)

      438,414       438,414  
Investments at value—99.6% (cost $13,145,811)         16,652,594  

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.4%

        62,658  
Net assets—100.0%         $16,715,252  

(a) Non-income producing security.

(b) The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2023.

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

 

Security type / sector   Percent of net assets  
Common stocks  
Health care     24.0%  
Technology     18.9%  
Industrials     16.3%  
Consumer discretionary     14.0%  
Energy     6.8%  
Materials     5.3%  
Financials     4.7%  
Consumer staples     3.4%  
Real estate     2.1%  
Communications     1.5%  
Total common stocks     97.0%  
Money market funds     2.6%  
Investments     99.6%  
Other assets in excess of liabilities     0.4%  
Net assets     100.0%  

 

 
CARILLON CHARTWELL SHORT DURATION BOND FUND

 

CORPORATE BONDS—51.7%         Par Value     Value  
Communications—2.9%                  

AT&T, Inc., 0.90% due 3/25/2024

      $45,000       $43,463  

Comcast Corporation, 5.25% due 11/7/2025

      40,000       40,216  

Walt Disney Company (The), 1.75% due 1/13/2026

      25,000       23,136  

WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc., 3.43% due 3/15/2024

      10,000       9,818  

WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc., 6.41% due 3/15/2026

      170,000       170,141  

WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc., 3.76% due 3/15/2027

      110,000       102,605  
        389,379  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.           11  


Investment Portfolios

(UNAUDITED)    |    06.30.2023

 

CARILLON CHARTWELL SHORT DURATION BOND FUND (cont’d)

 

CORPORATE BONDS—51.7%         Par Value     Value  
Consumer discretionary—3.4%                  

Aptiv plc/Aptiv Corporation, 2.40% due 2/18/2025

      $ 15,000       $ 14,235  

AutoNation, Inc., 3.50% due 11/15/2024

      50,000       48,185  

Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC, 4.06% due 11/1/2024

      100,000       96,768  

General Motors Financial Company, Inc., 1.70% due 8/18/2023

      110,000       109,429  

General Motors Financial Company, Inc., 5.40% due 4/6/2026

      60,000       59,313  

Genuine Parts Company, 1.75% due 2/1/2025

      25,000       23,415  

Marriott International, Series KK, 4.90% due 4/15/2029

      85,000       82,700  

Toyota Motor Credit Corporation, 0.50% due 8/14/2023

      25,000       24,864  
        458,909  
Consumer staples—0.9%                  

Clearwater Paper Corporation, 5.38% due 2/1/2025 (a)

      65,000       63,375  

JBS USA Lux S.A., 5.13% due 2/1/2028 (a)

      65,000       62,417  
        125,792  
Energy—2.9%                  

DCP Midstream Operating, L.P., 5.38% due 7/15/2025

      100,000       99,000  

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P., 4.50% due 11/1/2023

      50,000       49,796  

New Fortress Energy, Inc., 6.75% due 9/15/2025 (a)

      135,000       126,635  

Summit Midstream Holdings, LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corporation, 9.00% due 10/15/2026 (a)(c)

      50,000       48,562  

Western Midstream Operations, L.P., 3.35% due 2/1/2025

      75,000       71,691  
        395,684  
Financials—16.9%                  

Ares Capital Corporation, 4.25% due 3/1/2025

      100,000       95,404  

Bank of America Corporation, Series N, 0.98% (SOFR + 91), due 9/25/2025 (b)

      100,000       93,952  

Bank of America Corporation, 6.10% (3MO LIBOR + 77), due 2/5/2026 (b)

      85,000       84,917  

Bank of Montreal, 0.95% due 1/22/2027 (b)

      25,000       22,310  

Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (The),
5.22% due 11/21/2025

      100,000       99,471  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 3.50% due 9/13/2023

      75,000       74,679  

Citigroup, Inc., 3.35% (3MO LIBOR + 89.66), due 4/24/2025 (b)

      115,000       112,420  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.50% due 11/16/2026

      75,000       70,313  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.69% due 6/5/2028 (b)

      140,000       131,536  

Icahn Enterprises, L.P., 4.75% due 9/15/2024

      100,000       95,546  

JPMorgan Chase & Company, 2.60% due 2/24/2026 (b)

      75,000       71,118  

JPMorgan Chase & Company, 1.04% (SOFR + 69.5), due 2/4/2027 (b)

      175,000       155,846  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., 0.96% due 10/11/2025 (b)

      70,000       65,312  

Morgan Stanley, 5.55% due 11/10/2023 (b)

      185,000       184,882  

Morgan Stanley, 2.19% (SOFR + 199), due 4/28/2026 (b)

      25,000       23,468  

Navient Corporation, 7.25% due 9/25/2023

      55,000       55,000  

Navient Corporation, 6.13% due 3/25/2024

      75,000       74,413  

NMI Holdings, Inc., 7.38% due 6/1/2025 (a)

      105,000       106,106  

OneMain Finance Corporation, 6.13% due 3/15/2024

      125,000       124,574  

Owl Rock Capital Corporation, 4.00% due 3/30/2025

      80,000       75,002  

Royal Bank of Canada, 0.50% due 10/26/2023

      150,000       147,596  

State Street Corporation, 2.20% (SOFR + 73), due 2/7/2028 (b)

      160,000       144,318  

StoneX Group, Inc., 8.63% due 6/15/2025 (a)

      100,000       100,995  

Truist Financial Corporation, 4.87% due 1/26/2029 (b)

      75,000       72,088  
        2,281,266  
Health care—5.4%                  

Amgen, Inc., 5.15% due 3/2/2028

      110,000       109,901  

CVS Health Corporation, 2.63% due 8/15/2024

      50,000       48,356  

CVS Health Corporation, 5.00% due 2/20/2026

      85,000       84,605  

Elevance Health, Inc., 2.38% due 1/15/2025

      70,000       66,540  

HCA, Inc., 5.20% due 6/1/2028

      200,000       198,374  

Thermo Fischer Scientific, Inc., 1.22% due 10/18/2024

      175,000       165,475  

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS—51.7%         Par Value     Value  
Health care (cont'd)                  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 0.55% due 5/15/2024

      $ 50,000       $ 47,930  
        721,181  
Industrials—6.5%                  

American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd.,
5.50% due 4/20/2026 (a)

      65,000       64,395  

Arconic Corporation, 6.00% due 5/15/2025 (a)

      125,000       125,994  

Boeing Company (The), 1.43% due 2/4/2024

      100,000       97,341  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., 1.35% due 12/2/2024

      50,000       46,978  

CNH Industrial Capital, LLC, 1.95% due 7/2/2023

      50,000       50,000  

Crown Americas, LLC, 4.75% due 2/1/2026

      25,000       24,229  

Hillenbrand, Inc., 5.75% due 6/15/2025

      60,000       59,430  

John Deere Capital Corporation, 4.80% due 1/9/2026

      100,000       99,631  

Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd., 8.38% due 5/1/2028 (a)

      65,000       65,906  

Quanta Services, Inc., 0.95% due 10/1/2024

      125,000       117,458  

WESCO Distribution, Inc., 7.13% due 6/15/2025 (a)

      100,000       101,054  

XPO Logistics, Inc., 6.25% due 5/1/2025 (a)

      26,000       25,676  
        878,092  
Materials—1.7%                  

EIDP, Inc., 1.70% due 7/15/2025

      50,000       46,470  

FMC Corporation, 5.15% due 5/18/2026

      115,000       113,134  

Mercer International, Inc., 5.50% due 1/15/2026

      65,000       60,833  
        220,437  
Real estate—2.3%                  

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc., 4.50% due 4/1/2027 (a)

      36,000       30,317  

Simon Property Group, L.P., 3.50% due 9/1/2025

      50,000       47,903  

Simon Property Group, L.P., 1.38% due 1/15/2027

      130,000       113,908  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 4.75% due 3/15/2025

      125,000       118,158  
        310,286  
Technology—5.5%                  

Arrow Electronics, Inc., 6.13% due 3/1/2026

      50,000       49,881  

Dell International, LLC/EMC Corporation, 5.25% due 2/1/2028

      100,000       99,793  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, 1.75% due 4/1/2026

      115,000       104,745  

Intel Corporation, 3.75% due 8/5/2027

      25,000       23,903  

Intel Corporation, 4.88% due 2/10/2028

      125,000       124,528  

International Business Machines Corporation (The), 4.50% due 2/6/2028

      160,000       156,852  

Oracle Corporation, 5.80% due 11/10/2025

      45,000       45,501  

salesforce.com, Inc., 0.63% due 7/15/2024

      60,000       57,114  

VMware, Inc., 1.00% due 8/15/2024

      75,000       71,008  
        733,325  
Utilities—3.3%                  

American Electric Power, 0.75% due 11/1/2023

      155,000       152,415  

American Electric Power, 5.78% due 11/1/2023 (b)

      30,000       29,979  

Dominion Energy, Inc.,
6.08% (3MO LIBOR + 53), due 9/15/2023 (b)

      78,000       77,997  

Duke Energy Corporation, 5.00% due 12/8/2025

      150,000       148,934  

NSG Holdings, LLC, 7.75% due 12/15/2025 (a)

      39,123       38,830  
        448,155  
Total corporate bonds (cost $7,122,602)

 

    6,962,506  
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—1.7%                  

CCG Receivables Trust, Series 2021-2, 0.54% due 3/14/2029 (a)

      66,088       63,453  

DLLMT, LLC, Series 2021-1, 1.00% due 7/20/2025 (a)

      89,086       86,131  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2022-PJ4,
3.00% due 9/25/2052 (a)

      89,699       78,022  
Total asset-backed securities (cost $234,204)

 

    227,606  

 

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


Investment Portfolios

(UNAUDITED)    |    06.30.2023

 

CARILLON CHARTWELL SHORT DURATION BOND FUND (cont’d)

 

MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES—1.0%         Par Value     Value  
Agency fixed rate—1.0%        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
3.25%, due 5/17/2024

      $ 25,000       $ 24,454  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
4.00%, due 5/17/2027

      25,000       24,167  

Federal National Mortgage Association
5.60%, due 11/25/2025

      85,000       84,552  
Total mortgage-backed securities (cost $135,000)

 

    133,173  
U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS—41.7%              
Federal farm credit bank—2.3%        

Federal Farm Credit Bank, 5.48%, due 10/25/2027

      125,000       123,825  

Federal Farm Credit Bank, 4.47%, due 6/22/2028

      25,000       24,550  

Federal Farm Credit Bank, 5.87%, due 10/24/2029

      35,000       34,739  

Federal Farm Credit Bank, 5.65%, due 6/28/2030

      130,000       128,036  
        311,150  
Federal home loan bank—3.3%        

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.00%, due 6/14/2024

      55,000       52,676  

Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.65%, due 10/25/2024

      75,000       70,441  

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.00%, due 11/22/2024

      50,000       47,050  

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.25%, due 12/20/2024

      30,000       28,257  

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.25%, due 10/26/2026

      100,000       89,954  

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.50%, due 11/23/2026

      30,000       27,167  

Federal Home Loan Bank, 1.90%, due 2/17/2027

      25,000       22,600  

Federal Home Loan Bank, 2.75%, due 3/25/2027

      55,000       51,520  

Federal Home Loan Bank, 3.50%, due 4/26/2027

      25,000       23,919  

Federal Home Loan Bank, 4.50%, due 7/26/2027

      25,000       24,398  
        437,982  
U.S. Treasury inflation-protected notes—0.8%        

U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Notes,
0.13%, due 4/15/2027

      123,518       114,317  
U.S. Treasury notes—35.3%        

U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, due 9/30/2023

      155,000       153,116  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.75%, due 12/31/2023

      275,000       268,877  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.25%, due 6/15/2024

      15,000       14,282  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.38%, due 9/15/2024

      400,000       377,016  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.25%, due 9/30/2024

      600,000       592,125  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.75%, due 11/15/2024

      550,000       517,301  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.00%, due 12/15/2024

      345,000       324,691  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.13%, due 5/15/2025

      175,000       166,195  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.13%, due 8/15/2025

      370,000       357,353  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.38%, due 11/30/2025

      375,000       338,496  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.50%, due 8/15/2026

      30,000       27,421  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.63%, due 9/30/2026

      275,000       251,915  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.50%, due 1/31/2027

      670,000       606,716  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.38%, due 5/15/2027

      115,000       107,085  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.13%, due 9/30/2027

      630,000       626,481  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.13%, due 8/31/2028

      40,000       34,464  
        4,763,534  
Total U.S. Government & agency obligations (cost $5,732,520)         5,626,983  

 

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS—3.3%       Shares     Value  

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio—Class I, 4.99% (d) (Cost $447,657)

      447,657       $447,657  
Investments at value—99.4% (cost $13,671,983)

 

    13,397,925  

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.6%

 

    85,140  
Net assets—100.0%

 

    $13,483,065  

(a) 144A—Security was purchased in transaction exempt from registration in compliance with Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The total value of such securities is $1,187,868 as of June 30, 2023, representing 8.8% of net assets.

(b) Variable rate security. Interest rate resets periodically. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of June 30, 2023. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread (in basis points) are indicated parenthetically. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities, therefore, do not indicate a reference rate and spread.

(c) Step bond. Coupon rate will either increase (step-up bond) or decrease (step-down bond) at regular intervals until maturity. Interest rate shown is the rate in effect as of the date of this report.

(d) The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2023.

LIBOR—London Interbank offered Rate

SOFR—Secured Overnight Financing Rate

Summary of Investments

As of June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

 

   
Security type / sector   Percent of net assets  
Corporate bonds  
Financials     16.9%  
Industrials     6.5%  
Technology     5.5%  
Health care     5.4%  
Consumer discretionary     3.4%  
Utilities     3.3%  
Communications     2.9%  
Energy     2.9%  
Real estate     2.3%  
Materials     1.7%  
Consumer staples     0.9%  
Total corporate bonds     51.7%  
Asset-backed securities     1.7%  
Mortgage-backed securities     1.0%  
U.S. Government & agency obligations     41.7%  
Money market funds     3.3%  
Investments     99.4%  
Other assets in excess of liabilities     0.6%  
Net assets     100.0%  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.           13  


Statements of Assets and Liabilities

(UNAUDITED)    |    06.30.2023

 

     Carillon Chartwell
Income
Fund
    Carillon Chartwell
Mid Cap Value
Fund
    Carillon Chartwell
Small Cap Value
Fund
    Carillon Chartwell
Short Duration
High Yield
Fund
    Carillon Chartwell
Small Cap
Growth
Fund
    Carillon Chartwell
Short Duration
Bond
Fund
 
Assets            

Investments-unaffiliated, at value (a)

    $344,296,783       $38,546,160       $147,129,796       $229,219,535       $16,652,594       $13,397,925  

Receivable for investments sold

    1,944,897                         207,718        

Receivable for fund shares sold

    8,310       1,300       95,042       13,644       350        

Receivable for dividends and interest, net

    2,163,641       23,568       126,794       3,033,138       10,679       102,323  

Receivable from Adviser

          4,802                   11,713       22,768  

Receivable for foreign tax reclaims

    63,660                                

Other assets

    19,495       16,392       17,061       20,633       13,639       7,889  
Total assets     348,496,786       38,592,222       147,368,693       232,286,950       16,896,693       13,530,905  
Liabilities            

Payable for investments purchased

    482,699                         149,771       13,951  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    281,058       1,957       94,638       3,617       69        

Payable to Adviser

    53,945             50,602       31,256              

Accrued administrative fees

    43,236       7,302       19,500       29,963       4,854       4,507  

Accrued trustees compensation

    8,850       8,850       8,850       8,850       8,850       8,850  

Other accrued expenses

    74,451       19,840       36,759       45,323       17,897       20,532  
Total liabilities     944,239       37,949       210,349       119,009       181,441       47,840  
Net assets     $347,552,547       $38,554,273       $147,158,344       $232,167,941       $16,715,252       $13,483,065  
Net assets consists of            

Paid-in capital

    $378,915,906       $32,567,237       $117,205,080       $241,173,215       $14,801,477       $13,733,905  

Total accumulated earnings (loss)

    (31,363,359     5,987,036       29,953,264       (9,005,274     1,913,775       (250,840
Net assets     $347,552,547       $38,554,273       $147,158,344       $232,167,941       $16,715,252       $13,483,065  
NAV, offering, and rdemption price per share     $12.60       $17.22       $18.44       $9.25       $12.29       $9.54  
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding     27,589,102       2,238,449       7,978,991       25,096,799       1,359,649       1,412,632  
(a) Identified cost     $369,733,285       $32,792,297       $117,980,658       $236,678,945       $13,145,811       $13,671,983  

 

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


Statements of Operations

(UNAUDITED)    |    01.01.2023 to 06.30.2023

 

     Carillon Chartwell
Income
Fund
    Carillon Chartwell
Mid Cap Value
Fund
    Carillon Chartwell
Small Cap Value
Fund
    Carillon Chartwell
Short Duration
High Yield
Fund
    Carillon Chartwell
Small Cap
Growth
Fund
    Carillon Chartwell
Short Duration
Bond
Fund
 
Investment Income            

Dividend-unaffiliated

    $1,507,125       $163,097       $999,543       $171,288       $71,905       $14,381  

Less: foreign taxes withheld

    (19,360                              

Interest

    5,475,290                   5,156,192             230,827  
Total investment income     6,963,055       163,097       999,543       5,327,480       71,905       245,208  
Expenses            

Investment advisory fees

    723,043       128,566       585,434       334,053       61,994       12,586  

Administrative fees

    272,165       46,838       121,606       175,101       30,706       27,984  

Transfer agent fees

    132,525       15,850       66,648       45,397       12,028       11,090  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    36,354       36,354       36,355       36,355       36,354       36,354  

Legal fees

    22,563       22,563       22,563       22,563       22,563       22,563  

Postage and Supplies

    31,536       11,114       22,206       13,674       10,829       10,477  

Pricing service fees

    36,589       2,507       4,981       14,302       6,000       17,623  

Registration and filing fees

    13,646       12,869       12,583       14,147       13,437       13,091  

Custodian and bank service fees

    23,022       2,592       16,884       12,051       4,483       3,660  

Audit and tax service fees

    10,125       8,125       8,125       9,625       8,125       9,625  

Shareholder reporting expenses

    29,150       1,666       16,705       2,727       1,199       176  

Insurance fees

    7,400       3,604       4,737       5,024       3,512       3,344  

Other expenses

    8,473       3,370       4,321       3,864       2,600       2,600  
Total expenses before adjustments     1,346,591       296,018       923,148       688,883       213,830       171,173  

Fees and expenses waived

    (190,193     (118,066     (154,750     (142,928     (127,134     (146,588
Total expenses after adjustments     1,156,398       177,952       768,398       545,955       86,696       24,585  
Net Investment income (loss)     5,806,657       (14,855     231,145       4,781,525       (14,791     220,623  
Realized and unrealized gain (loss)            

Net realized gain (loss) on:

           

Investments-unaffiliated

    (2,498,610     232,381       2,933,892       (1,018,467     453,189       (1,216

Net realized gains on foreign currency transactions

    390                                
Net realized gain (loss)     (2,498,220     232,381       2,933,892       (1,018,467     453,189       (1,216

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments-unaffiliated and foreign currency translations

    10,778,474       1,498,629       2,533,787       2,533,831       1,714,347       4,933  
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments     8,280,254       1,731,010       5,467,679       1,515,364       2,167,536       3,717  
Net increase in assets resulting from operations     $14,086,911       $1,716,155       $5,698,824       $6,296,889       $2,152,745       $224,340  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.           15  


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    Carillon Chartwell
Income Fund
    Carillon Chartwell
Mid Cap Value Fund
    Carillon Chartwell
Small Cap Value Fund
 
     1/1/23 to
6/30/23
(Unaudited)
    1/1/22 to
12/31/22
    1/1/23 to
6/30/23
(Unaudited)
    1/1/22 to
12/31/22
    1/1/23 to
6/30/23
(Unaudited)
    1/1/22 to
12/31/22
 

Net Assets, beginning of period

    $366,987,025       $520,176,684       $40,877,310       $38,466,954       $149,897,553       $182,868,249  
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations            

Net investment income (loss)

    5,806,657       12,518,446       (14,855     455,321       231,145       880,474  

Net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions

    (2,498,610     6,656,309       232,381       173,250       2,933,892       (299,613

Net realized gains on foreign currency transactions

    390                                

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on affiliated and unaffiliated investments

    10,778,474       (69,851,516     1,498,629       (5,411,276     2,533,787       (18,245,101
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     14,086,911       (50,676,761     1,716,155       (4,782,705     5,698,824       (17,664,240

Distributions to shareholders from earnings

    (4,886,621     (14,292,087           (455,723           (1,794,548
Fund share transactions            

Proceeds from shares sold

    6,848,905       16,739,649       1,013,783       15,004,186       9,185,611       32,673,349  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions

    4,752,029       13,769,014             455,723             1,535,603  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (40,235,702     (118,729,474     (5,052,975     (7,811,125     (17,623,644     (47,720,860
Total increase (decrease) from fund share transactions     (28,634,768     (88,220,811     (4,039,192     7,648,784       (8,438,033     (13,511,908
Increase (decrease) in net assets     (19,434,478     (153,189,659     (2,323,037     2,410,356       (2,739,209     (32,970,696

Net Assets, end of period

    $347,552,547       $366,987,025       $38,554,273       $40,877,310       $147,158,344       $149,897,553  
Shares issued and redeemed            

Shares sold

    540,103       1,277,983       59,929       857,317       506,197       1,776,773  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions

    374,205       1,075,484             27,576             88,000  

Shares redeemed

    (3,174,794     (9,261,303     (299,466     (444,074     (974,095     (2,607,990
Shares issued and redeemed     (2,260,486     (6,907,836     (239,537     440,819       (467,898     (743,217

 

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


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    Carillon Chartwell Short
Duration High Yield Fund
    Carillon Chartwell Small
Cap Growth Fund
    Carillon Chartwell Short
Duration Bond Fund
 
     1/1/23 to
6/30/23
(Unaudited)
    1/1/22 to
12/31/22
    1/1/23 to
6/30/23
(Unaudited)
    1/1/22 to
12/31/22
    1/1/23 to
6/30/23
(Unaudited)
    1/1/22 to
12/31/22
 

Net Assets, beginning of period

    $209,672,494       $216,879,499       $16,303,123       $28,329,652       $9,570,129       $5,948,026  
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations            

Net investment income (loss)

    4,781,525       6,219,198       (14,791     (113,992     220,623       99,003  

Net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions

    (1,018,467     (942,417     453,189       (1,783,959     (1,216     (15,132

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on affiliated and unaffiliated investments

    2,533,831       (12,262,690     1,714,347       (6,765,763     4,933       (247,915
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     6,296,889       (6,985,909     2,152,745       (8,663,714     224,340       (164,044

Distributions to shareholders from earnings

    (3,918,484     (6,245,837           (792,440     (182,658     (98,778
Fund share transactions            

Proceeds from shares sold

    30,435,621       52,219,936       197,303       2,443,220       3,929,700       8,563,868  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions

    3,897,229       6,191,390             792,440       182,658       98,777  

Cost of shares redeemed

    (14,215,808     (52,386,585     (1,937,919     (5,806,035     (241,104     (4,777,720
Total increase (decrease) from fund share transactions     20,117,042       6,024,741       (1,740,616     (2,570,375     3,871,254       3,884,925  
Increase (decrease) in net assets     22,495,447       (7,207,005     412,129       (12,026,529     3,912,936       3,622,103  

Net Assets, end of period

    $232,167,941       $209,672,494       $16,715,252       $16,303,123       $13,483,065       $9,570,129  
Shares issued and redeemed            

Shares sold

    3,302,181       5,671,899       16,996       190,000       411,270       905,741  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions

    422,983       669,528             73,374       19,091       10,351  

Shares redeemed

    (1,542,347     (5,666,098     (167,254     (485,168     (25,168     (506,643
Shares issued and redeemed     2,182,817       675,329       (150,258     (221,794     405,193       409,449  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.           17  


Financial Highlights

 

Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year/Period

 

Fiscal period

          From investment operations     Dividends & distributions                

Ratios to average net assets (%)

                   
  Beginning
net asset
value
    Income
(loss)
    Realized &
unrealized
gains
(losses)
    Total     From
investment
income
    From
realized
gains
    Total     Proceeds
from
redemption
fees
collected
    Ending
net
asset
value
    With
expenses
waived/
recovered (a)
    Without
expenses
waived/
recovered (a)
    Net
income
(loss) (a)
    Portfolio
turnover
rate (%) (b)
    Total return
(%) (b)(c)
   

Net assets
at end of

period
(000’s)

 
Beginning   Ending  
Carillon Chartwell Income Fund                                                                                                
01/01/23     06/30/23     $12.29       $0.20       $0.28       $0.48       $(0.17     $—       $(0.17           $12.60       0.64       0.75       3.21       31       3.90       $347,553  
01/01/22     12/31/22       14.15       0.38       (1.80     (1.42     (0.39     (0.05     (0.44           12.29       0.64       0.69       2.87       40       (10.14     366,987  
01/01/21     12/31/21       13.53       0.34       0.65       0.99       (0.37           (0.37     0.00  *      14.15       0.64       0.68       2.41       56       7.35       520,177  
11/01/20     12/31/20     12.72       0.07       0.81       0.88       (0.07           (0.07     0.00  *      13.53       0.64       0.73       2.93       7       6.93       556,850  
11/01/19     10/31/20       13.26       0.40       (0.52     (0.12     (0.42           (0.42     0.00  *      12.72       0.64       0.67       3.08       63       (0.83     568,025  
11/01/18     10/31/19       13.18       0.41       0.50       0.91       (0.44     (0.39     (0.83     0.00  *      13.26       0.64       0.66       2.95       137       7.22       1,030,248  
11/01/17     10/31/18       13.80       0.31       (0.19     0.12       (0.30     (0.44     (0.74     0.00  *      13.18       0.64       0.68       2.29       75       0.88       1,490,296  
Carillon Chartwell Mid Cap Value Fund                                                                                                
01/01/23     06/30/23     16.50       (0.01     0.73       0.72                               17.22       0.90       1.50       (0.08     7       4.36       38,554  
01/01/22     12/31/22       18.88       0.19       (2.38     (2.19     (0.18     (0.01     (0.19           16.50       0.90       1.29       1.15       27       (11.63     40,877  
01/01/21     12/31/21       14.92       0.11       3.96       4.07       (0.11           (0.11           18.88       0.90       1.29       0.68       15       27.30       38,467  
11/01/20     12/31/20     13.12       0.03       1.94       1.97       (0.17           (0.17           14.92       0.90       1.56       1.25       3       15.00       28,540  
11/01/19     10/31/20       15.54       0.19       (2.28     (2.09     (0.18     (0.15     (0.33           13.12       0.90       1.47       1.40       35       (13.81     24,752  
11/01/18     10/31/19       15.07       0.17       1.34       1.51       (0.11     (0.93     (1.04           15.54       1.02  +      1.44       1.09  +      36       11.47       25,704  
11/01/17     10/31/18       18.55       0.11       0.03       0.14       (0.14     (3.48     (3.62           15.07       1.05  ~      1.57       0.77  ~      65       (0.12     25,322  
Carillon Chartwell Small Cap Value Fund                                                                                                
01/01/23     06/30/23     17.75       0.04       0.65       0.69                               18.44       1.05       1.26       0.32       12       3.89       147,158  
01/01/22     12/31/22       19.90       0.10       (2.04     (1.94           (0.21     (0.21           17.75       1.05       1.17       0.54       24       (9.71     149,898  
01/01/21     12/31/21       17.75       0.10       4.16       4.26       (0.10     (2.01     (2.11     0.00  *      19.90       1.05       1.15       0.45       20       24.42       182,868  
11/01/20     12/31/20     14.75       0.04       3.09       3.13       (0.13           (0.13           17.75       1.05       1.21       1.32       2       21.23       177,334  
11/01/19     10/31/20       18.67       0.13       (3.37     (3.24     (0.14     (0.54     (0.68     0.00  *      14.75       1.05       1.18       0.81       30       (18.16     148,069  
11/01/18     10/31/19       18.79       0.13       1.04       1.17       (0.07     (1.22     (1.29     0.00  *      18.67       1.05       1.07       0.69       30       7.54       172,753  
11/01/17     10/31/18       20.07       0.06       (0.45     (0.39     (0.05     (0.84     (0.89     0.00  *      18.79       1.05       1.08       0.28       19       (2.18     228,779  
Carillon Chartwell Short Duration High Yield Fund                                                                                                
01/01/23     06/30/23     9.15       0.19       0.07       0.26       (0.16           (0.16           9.25       0.49       0.62       4.29       21       2.87       232,168  
01/01/22     12/31/22       9.75       0.29       (0.60     (0.31     (0.29           (0.29           9.15       0.49       0.59       3.09       35       (3.17     209,672  
01/01/21     12/31/21       9.79       0.27       (0.04     0.23       (0.27           (0.27           9.75       0.49       0.58       2.78       54       2.40       216,879  
11/01/20     12/31/20     9.59       0.05       0.20       0.25       (0.05           (0.05           9.79       0.49       0.66       3.13       9       2.63       163,703  
11/01/19     10/31/20       9.68       0.33       (0.08     0.25       (0.34           (0.34     0.00  *      9.59       0.49       0.61       3.55       63       2.62       161,474  
11/01/18     10/31/19       9.48       0.35       0.20       0.55       (0.35           (0.35     0.00  *      9.68       0.49       0.67       3.62       41       5.89       91,914  
11/01/17     10/31/18       9.72       0.29       (0.24     0.05       (0.29           (0.29           9.48       0.49       0.80       3.15       26       0.55       75,536  
Carillon Chartwell Small Cap Growth Fund                                                                                                
01/01/23     06/30/23     10.80       (0.01     1.50       1.49                               12.29       1.05       2.59       (0.18     39       13.80       16,715  
01/01/22     12/31/22       16.36       (0.08     (4.96     (5.04           (0.52     (0.52           10.80       1.05       1.82       (0.54     80       (30.83     16,303  
01/01/21     12/31/21       17.29       (0.15     2.78       2.63       (0.01     (3.55     (3.56           16.36       1.05       1.47       (0.88     61       16.47       28,330  
11/01/20     12/31/20     15.22       (0.01     3.24       3.23             (1.16     (1.16           17.29       1.05       1.76       (0.58     24       21.20       27,436  
11/01/19     10/31/20       11.78       (0.09     3.53       3.44             (0.00 )*      (0.00 )*      0.00  *      15.22       1.05       1.73       (0.56     104       29.25       22,808  
11/01/18     10/31/19       11.55       (0.04     0.32       0.28             (0.05     (0.05     0.00  *      11.78       1.05       1.64       (0.39     104       2.46       20,637  
11/01/17     10/31/18       10.69       (0.04     0.90       0.86       0.00                         11.55       1.05       2.15       (0.45     97       8.07       17,821  
Carillon Chartwell Short Duration Bond Fund                                                                                                
01/01/23     06/30/23     9.50       0.16       0.01       0.17       (0.13           (0.13           9.54       0.39       2.72       3.48       13       1.84       13,483  
01/01/22     12/31/22       9.95       0.13       (0.45     (0.32     (0.13     (0.00 )*      (0.13           9.50       0.39       3.12       1.54       69       (3.15     9,570  
09/22/21#     12/31/21       10.00       0.01       (0.05     (0.04     (0.01     (0.00 )*      (0.01           9.95       0.39       3.51       0.46       6       0.37       5,948  

(a) Annualized for periods less than one year.

(b) Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(c) Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the period covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. The returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The total returns would have been lower had the Advisor not reduced its fees or reimbursed expenses.

` Unaudited.

^ Fund changed fiscal year to December 31.

* Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

+ Effective September 1, 2019, the Advisor contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or reimburse other operating expenses of the Fund to ensure that total annual operating expenses do not exceed 0.90% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. Prior to September 1 ,2019, the annual operating expense limitation was 1.05%.

~ Effective November 6, 2017, the Advisor contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or reimburse other operating expenses of the Fund to ensure that total annual operating expenses do not exceed 1.05% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. Prior to November 6, 2017, the annual operating expense limitation was 1.15%.

# Commencement of operations.

 

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


Notes to Financial Statements

(UNAUDITED)    |    06.30.2023

 

Note 1  |  Organization  |  Carillon Series Trust (the “Trust” or the Carillon Family of Funds”) is a Delaware statutory trust, and is registered under the Investment Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end diversified management investment company. The Trust offers shares in separate series (each a “fund” and collectively the “Funds”), each of which is advised by Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc. (“Carillon Tower”, “Manager”, or “Adviser”). On September 30, 2022, Carillon Tower also began doing business as Raymond James Investment Management. This did not involve any change in Carillon Tower’s structure, ownership, or control. The Carillon Chartwell Income Fund, Carillon Chartwell Mid Cap Value Fund, Carillon Chartwell Small Cap Value Fund, Carillon Chartwell Short Duration High Yield Fund, Carillon Chartwell Small Cap Growth Fund, and Carillon Chartwell Short Duration Bond Fund (each a “fund” and collectively the “Funds”) are each a separate series of the Trust.

 

   

Carillon Chartwell Income Fund (“Income Fund”)—primarily seeks current income and, secondarily, seeks to preserve capital.

   

Carillon Chartwell Mid Cap Value Fund (“Mid Cap Value”)—seeks long-term capital appreciation.

   

Carillon Chartwell Small Cap Value Fund (“Small Cap Value”)—seeks long-term capital appreciation.

   

Carillon Chartwell Short Duration High Yield Fund (“Short Duration High Yield”)—seeks income and long-term capital appreciation.

   

Carillon Chartwell Small Cap Growth Fund (“Small Cap Growth”)—seeks long-term capital appreciation.

   

Carillon Chartwell Short Duration Bond Fund (“Short Duration Bond”)—seeks to maximize current income by investing in high quality short maturity fixed income securities while also preserving capital.

Note 2  |  Significant Accounting Policies  |  The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Funds. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The Funds are investment companies and, accordingly, follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946—Investment Companies, which is part of U.S. GAAP.

Use of estimates  |  The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences could be material.

Valuation of securities  |  The price of each fund’s share is based on the NAV per share. Each fund normally determines the NAV of its shares each business day as of the scheduled close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq (typically 4:00 p.m. ET). A fund will not treat an intraday unscheduled disruption in trading on either the NYSE or Nasdaq as a closure of that particular market and will price its shares as of the normally scheduled close of the NYSE and Nasdaq if the disruption directly affects only one of those markets. If the NYSE or other securities exchange modifies the published closing price of securities traded on that exchange after the NAV is calculated, the Funds are not required to recalculate their NAV.

Generally, portfolio securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value; however, a market quotation price may be adjusted to reflect events that occur between the close of those markets and the time of the fund’s determination of the NAV.

A market quotation may be considered unreliable or unavailable for various reasons, such as:

 

   

The quotation may be stale;

   

The security is not actively traded;

   

Trading on the security halted before the close of the trading market;

   

The security is newly issued;

   

Issuer-specific or vendor specific events occurred after the security halted trading; or

   

Due to the passage of time between the close of the market on which the security trades and the close of the NYSE and the Nasdaq.

Issuer-specific events that may cause the last market quotation to be unreliable include:

 

   

A merger or insolvency;

   

Events which affect a geographical area or an industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters; or

   

Market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S. markets.

For most securities, both the latest transaction prices and adjustments are furnished by independent pricing services, subject to oversight by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Board”). On August 19, 2022, the Board approved, effective September 1, 2022, the Adviser as the Funds’ valuation designee to be responsible for carrying out pricing and valuation duties in accordance with the Adviser’s Valuation Procedures (the “Procedures”) pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Adviser performs these duties through a Valuation Committee, comprised of employees of Carillon Tower and/or its wholly-owned affiliates (“Valuation Committee”). The Funds value all other securities and assets for which market quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value determined in good faith.

There can be no assurance, however, that a fair value price used on any given day will more accurately reflect the market value of a security than a market price of such security on that day, as fair valuation determinations may involve subjective judgments made by the Valuation Committee. Fair value pricing may deter shareholders from trading a fund’s shares on a frequent basis in an attempt to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings. However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading. Specific types of securities are valued as follows:

 

   

Domestic exchange-traded equity securities  |  Market quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic exchange-traded equity securities. If the prices provided by the independent pricing service and independent quoted prices are unavailable or unreliable, the Valuation Committee will fair value the security using the Procedures.

 

   

Foreign equity securities  |  If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE and the Nasdaq, closing market quotations may become unreliable. Consequently, fair valuation of portfolio securities may occur on a daily basis. The Valuation Committee, using the Procedures, may fair value a security if certain events occur between the time the trading of a particular security ends in a foreign market and a fund’s NAV calculation. The

 

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  Valuation Committee, using the Procedures, may also fair value a particular security if the events are significant and make the closing price unavailable or unreliable. If an issuer-specific event has occurred that Carillon Tower determines, in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of a foreign security, it will price the security at fair value. Carillon Tower also utilizes a screening process from a pricing vendor to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current market value as of the close of the NYSE. Securities and other assets quoted in foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on exchange rates provided by an independent pricing service. The pricing vendor, pricing methodology, or degree of certainty may change from time to time. Fund securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on days that are not business days of the Funds. Because the NAV of a fund’s shares is determined only on business days of the fund, the value of the portfolio securities of a fund that invests in foreign securities may change on days when shareholders would not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the fund.

 

   

Fixed income securities  |  Government bonds, corporate bonds, asset-backed bonds, municipal bonds, medium-term notes, short-term securities (investments that have a maturity date of 60 days or less), and convertible securities, including high yield or junk bonds, normally are valued on the basis of evaluated prices provided by independent pricing services. Evaluated prices provided by the independent pricing services may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors and appropriate methodologies that have been considered by the Board such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to special securities, dividend rate, maturity, and other market data. If the evaluated prices provided by the independent pricing service and independent quoted prices are unavailable or unreliable, the Valuation Committee will fair value the security using the Procedures.

 

   

Investment companies and exchange-traded funds (ETFs)  |  Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at their reported NAV. The prospectuses for these companies explain the circumstances under which these companies will use fair value pricing and the effect of the fair value pricing. In addition, investments in closed-end funds and ETFs are valued on the basis of market quotations, if available and reliable. If the prices provided by independent pricing services and independent quoted prices are unavailable or unreliable, the Valuation Committee will fair value the security using the Procedures.

Fair value measurements  |  Each fund utilizes a three-level hierarchy of inputs to establish a classification of fair value measurements. The three levels are defined as:

Level 1—Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical securities in active markets;

Level 2—Valuations based on inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered active; and

Level 3—Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement, and may include the Valuation Committee’s own assumptions on determining fair value of investments.

Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment and the volume and/or level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Valuation Committee, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. A fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the valuation date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy. Investments falling into the Level 3 category may be classified as such due to a lack of market transparency and corroboration to support the quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Valuation Committee. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable entity data.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value each fund’s investments as of June 30, 2023:

 

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Income Fund        
Common Stocks     $67,049,094       $—       $—       $67,049,094  
Exchange-Traded Funds     5,721,170                   5,721,170  
Preferred Stocks     5,890,857                   5,890,857  
Corporate Bonds           70,984,171             70,984,171  
Asset-Backed Securities           5,223,656             5,223,656  
Mortgage-Backed Securities           73,099,708             73,099,708  
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations           90,724,958             90,724,958  
Money Market Funds     25,603,169                   25,603,169  
Total Investments     $104,264,290       $240,032,493       $—       $344,296,783  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Mid Cap Value Fund        
Common Stocks     $38,089,278       $—       $—       $ 38,089,278  
Money Market Funds     456,882                   456,882  
Total Investments     $38,546,160       $—       $—       $ 38,546,160  
Small Cap Value        
Common Stocks     $142,332,692       $—       $—       $142,332,692  
Money Market Funds     4,797,104                   4,797,104  
Total Investments     $147,129,796       $—       $—       $147,129,796  
Short Duration High Yield        
Corporate Bonds     $—       $222,929,476       $—       $222,929,476  
Money Market Funds     6,290,059                   6,290,059  
Total Investments     $6,290,059       $222,929,476       $—       $229,219,535  
 

 

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    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Small Cap Growth Fund        
Common Stocks     $16,214,180       $—       $—       $16,214,180  
Money Market Funds     438,414                   438,414  
Total Investments     $16,652,594       $—       $—       $16,652,594  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Short Duration Bond Fund        
Corporate Bonds     $—       $6,962,506       $—       $6,962,506  
Asset-Backed Securities           227,606             227,606  
Mortgage-Backed Securities           133,173             133,173  
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations           5,626,983             5,626,983  
Money Market Funds     447,657                   447,657  
Total Investments     $447,657       $12,950,268       $—       $13,397,925  

At June 30, 2023, the Funds did not hold any Level 3 investments.

 

 

Investment Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses  |  Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on investments are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded net of applicable withholding taxes on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the security received. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends, if applicable, are paid (a portion of which may be reclaimable) or provided for in accordance with the applicable country’s tax rules and rates and are disclosed on the Statements of Operations. Withholding tax reclaims are filed in certain countries to recover a portion of the amounts previously withheld. The Funds record a reclaim receivable based on a number of factors, including a jurisdiction’s legal obligation to pay reclaims, as well as payment history and market convention. Discounts or premiums on debt securities are accreted or amortized to interest income over the lives of the respective securities using the effective interest method.

Expenses incurred by the Trust with respect to more than one Fund are allocated in proportion to the net assets of each Fund except where allocation of direct expenses to each Fund or an alternative allocation method can be more appropriately made.

Federal Income Taxes  |  The Funds intend to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of their net investment income and any net realized capital gains to their shareholders. Therefore, no provision is made for federal income or excise taxes. Due to the timing of distributions and the differences in accounting for net investment income and realized capital gains and losses for financial statement and federal income tax purposes, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year in which the net investment income and realized capital gains and losses are recorded by the Funds.

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (the “Income Tax Statement”) requires an evaluation of tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing a Fund’s tax returns to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit or expense to recognize in the financial statements. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations.

The Income Tax Statement requires management of the Funds to analyze tax positions taken in the prior three open tax years, if any, and tax positions expected to be taken in the Funds’ current tax year, as defined by the IRS statute of limitations for all major jurisdictions, including federal tax authorities and certain state tax authorities. As of and during the open periods (generally, three years) the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax expenses.

Distributions to Shareholders  |  Mid Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund, and Small Cap Growth Fund make distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. Income Fund, Short Duration High Yield Fund and Short Duration Bond Fund make distributions of net investment income monthly and net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

Distributions made to shareholders from earnings were as follows:

 

    Income Fund      Mid Cap Value Fund      Small Cap Value Fund  
    June 30,
2023
     December 31,
2022
     June 30,
2023
     December 31,
2022
     June 30,
2023
     December 31,
2022
 
Distributions paid from:                 

Ordinary Income

    $4,886,621        $12,831,056        $—        $434,046        $—        $—  

Net long-term capital gains

           1,461,031               21,677               1,794,548  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total distributions paid     $4,886,621        $14,292,087        $—        $455,723        $—        $1,794,548  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

    Short Duration High Yield Fund      Short Duration Bond Fund  
    June 30,
2023
     December 31,
2022
     June 30,
2023
     December 31,
2022
 
Distributions paid from ordinary Income     $3,918,484        $6,245,837        $182,658        $98,778  
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Small Cap Growth Fund  
     June 30,
2023
     December 31,
2022
 
Distributions paid from net long-term capital gains      $—        $792,440  
  

 

 

 

Accounting Estimates  |  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increase (decrease) in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

New Accounting Pronouncements and Regulatory Changes  |  In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”), ASU 2020-04, which provides optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden associated with transitioning away from the London Interbank Offered Rate and other reference rates that are expected to be discontinued. ASU 2020-04 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. In March 2021, the administrator for LIBOR announced the extension of the publication of a majority of the USD LIBOR settings to June 30, 2023. Management is continuing to evaluate the potential effect a discontinuation of LIBOR could have on the Funds’ investments and has determined that it is unlikely the ASU’s adoption will have a material impact on the Funds’ financial statements.

In June 2022, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2022-03 (“ASU 2022-03”), Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820)—Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sales Restrictions. The amendments in ASU 2022-03 clarify that a contractual restriction on a sale of an equity security is not considered a part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring fair value. The amendments also clarify that an entity cannot, as a separate unit of account, recognize and measure a contractual sale restriction. The amendments in ASU 2022-03 also require the following disclosures for equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions: (i) the fair value of equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions reflected in the balance sheet, (ii) the nature and remaining duration of the restriction(s), and (iii) the circumstances that could cause a lapse in the restriction(s). The amendments in ASU 2022-03 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years for public business entities (early adoption is also permitted). Management is currently evaluating the potential effect that this ASU amendment will have on the Funds’ financial statements.

In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (The “Commission”) adopted amendments to the requirements for annual and semi-annual shareholder reports provided by mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to highlight key information for investors. The Commission’s final rule amendments will require mutual funds and ETFs that are registered on Form N-1A (“open-end funds” or “funds”) to transmit to shareholders concise and visually engaging annual and semi-annual reports that highlight information that is particularly important for retail shareholders to assess and monitor their fund investments on an ongoing basis. The final rule amendments also facilitate funds’ ability to make electronic versions of their shareholder reports more user-friendly and interactive. In addition, open-end funds will be required to tag the information in their shareholder reports using Inline XBRL structured data language. The new rules will require that funds make available online certain information that may be more relevant to investors and financial professionals who desire more in-depth information. This information also must be delivered free of charge upon request and filed on a semi-annual basis on Form N-CSR. This information includes, for example, a fund’s schedule of investments and other financial statement elements. The final rule amendments include requirements that will help ensure that investors can easily reach and navigate the information that appears online. The Commission adopted amendments to exclude open-end funds from the scope of rule 30e-3, which generally permits certain registered investment companies to satisfy shareholder report transmission requirements by making these reports and other materials available online and providing a notice of the reports’ online availability, instead of directly providing the reports to shareholders. The amendments excluding open-end funds from rule 30e-3 are intended to help ensure that all open-end fund investors will experience the benefits of the new tailored shareholder reports. Open-end fund shareholders will directly receive the new tailored annual and semi-annual reports, either in paper or, if the shareholder has so elected, electronically. These updates are effective January 24, 2023 with an 18-month transition period for funds to comply with the new framework. Management is currently evaluating the impact of these updates on the Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports.

Note 3  |  Investment Advisory and Other Agreements  |  Carillon Tower serves as the investment adviser to the Funds pursuant to an investment advisory agreement. Chartwell Investment Partners, LLC (“Chartwell”) serves as the sub-adviser to the Funds pursuant to a subadvisory agreement.

The Investment Advisory Agreement provides for each Fund to pay Carillon Tower an annualized management fee based on a percentage of a Fund’s average net assets calculated and accrued according to the following schedule. The Subadvisory Agreement provides for Carillon Tower to pay Chartwell a subadvisory fee for each Fund pursuant to the same fee rate schedule.

 

Fund   Average daily net assets   Rate charged  
Income Fund  

$0 to $1.75 billon

$1.75 billon to $3.5 billon Over $3.5 billon

   

0.40%
0.38%
0.36%
 
 
 
Mid Cap Value Fund   All Assets     0.65%  
Small Cap Value Fund   All Assets     0.80%  
Short Duration High Yield Fund   All Assets     0.30%  
Small Cap Growth Fund   All Assets     0.75%  
Short Duration Bond Fund   All Assets     0.20%  

For the period of January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023, Carillon was paid the following in Adviser fees:

 

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Carillon Tower

Advisory Fee

Income Fund   $723,043
Mid Cap Value Fund   128,566
Small Cap Value Fund   585,434
Short Duration High Yield Fund   334,053
Small Cap Growth Fund   61,994
Short Duration Bond Fund   12,586

Each Fund has entered into an Administration Agreement with Carillon Tower under which each Fund pays Carillon Tower for various administrative services at a rate of 0.10% of the average daily net assets for all Funds. From January 1, 2023 through June 30, 2023, each Fund paid Carillon Tower administration fees in the amounts set forth in the table below.

 

    Carillon Tower
Administration Fee
Income Fund   $180,759
Mid Cap Value Fund   19,779
Small Cap Value Fund   73,188
Short Duration High Yield Fund   111,350
Small Cap Growth Fund   8,256
Short Duration Bond Fund   6,293

Carillon Tower has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or reimburse expenses of the Funds to the extent that a Fund’s annual operating expenses for its fiscal year exceed the limitations (“Expense Limitations”). These Expense Limitations will be in effect through July 1, 2024. For purposes of this Agreement, annual operating expenses shall not include interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, cost relating to investments in other investment companies, dividends and interest expenses on short sales, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization, and extraordinary expenses. In addition, annual operating expenses shall include offset expense arrangements with the custodian for each Series.

For the period of January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023, Carillon Tower waived the following fees:

 

    Total
Income Fund   $190,193
Mid Cap Value Fund   118,066
Small Cap Value Fund   154,750
Short Duration High Yield Fund   142,928
Small Cap Growth Fund   127,134
Short Duration Bond Fund   146,588

Fees waived and/or expenses reimbursed by Carillon Tower may be recovered by Carillon Tower within the following two fiscal years when fees and expenses in the current fiscal year fall below the lesser of the current expense cap or the expense cap in effect at the time of the waiver and/or reimbursement. Carillon Tower receives payments from Chartwell for amounts waived and/or reimbursed under each contractual fee waiver and expense reimbursement agreement and provides to Chartwell any recoupment that Carillon Tower receives from the Funds. The following tables show the amounts that Carillon Tower may be allowed to recover by Fund and the dates that these amounts will expire:

 

     Income Fund    Mid Cap
Value Fund
     Small Cap
Value Fund
     Short Duration
High Yield Fund
     Small Cap
Growth Fund
     Short Duration
Bond Fund
 
December 31, 2024    $118,908      $87,873        $110,804        $127,119        $90,168        $100,385  
June 30, 2025    190,193      118,066        154,750        142,928        127,134        146,588  
  

 

 
Total    $309,101      $205,939        $265,554        $270,047        $217,302        $246,973  
  

 

 

Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”) provides administration, fund accounting and transfer agency services to the Funds. The Funds pay Ultimus fees in accordance with the agreements for such services. In addition, the Funds pay out-of-pocket expenses including, but not limited to, postage, supplies, and certain costs related to the pricing of the Funds’ portfolio securities.

 

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The Funds compensate certain financial intermediaries for providing account maintenance and shareholder services to shareholder accounts held through such intermediaries. During the six months ended June 30, 2023, Income Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund, Short Duration High Yield Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, and Short Duration Bond Fund paid $120,504, $9,411, $58,244, $38,962, $5,882, and $5,044, respectively, to financial intermediaries for such services. These amounts are included in transfer agent fees on the Statements of Operations.

Carillon Fund Distributors, Inc. (“Distributor”), an affiliate of the Manager, serves as the distributor of the Funds. Prior to July 1, 2022, Foreside Fund Services, LLC (“Foreside”) served as the Funds’ distributor.

Each Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan (“Plan”) for the Funds pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The distribution plan allows for a Fund to pay distribution and service fees for the sale of shares and for services provided to shareholders. To date, the Board has not authorized the payment of fees pursuant to the Plan. Therefore, the Funds currently do not have any direct distribution expenses as of June 30, 2023.

Each Trustee of the Carillon Family of Funds receives an annual retainer along with meeting fees for those Carillon Family of Funds’ regular or special meetings attended in person and 25% of such meeting fees are received for telephonic meetings. All reasonable out-of-pocket expenses are also reimbursed. Except when directly attributable to the Funds, Trustees’ fees and expenses are paid equally by each Fund in the Carillon Family of Funds.

Certain officers of the Carillon Family of Funds may be officers and/or directors of Carillon Tower. Such officers receive no compensation from the Funds.

Note 4  |  Federal Income Taxes  |  At June 30, 2023, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

 

    Income Fund     Mid Cap
Value Fund
    Small Cap
Value Fund
 
Cost of investments     $370,734,791       $32,945,915       $119,832,643  
 

 

 

 
Gross unrealized appreciation     $7,816,588       $7,281,341       $33,266,773  
Gross unrealized depreciation     (34,254,596     (1,681,096     (5,969,620
 

 

 

 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     $(26,438,008     $5,600,245       $27,297,153  
 

 

 

 
    Short Duration
High Yield Fund
    Small Cap
Growth Fund
    Short Duration
Bond Fund
 
Cost of investments     $236,736,487       $13,240,689       $13,675,832  
 

 

 

 
Gross unrealized appreciation     $135,741       $3,895,519       $6,294  
Gross unrealized depreciation     (7,652,693     (483,614     (284,201
 

 

 

 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     $(7,516,952     $3,411,905       $(277,907
 

 

 

 

The difference between the cost of investments for financial statement and federal income tax purposes for Income Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Value Fund, Short Duration High Yield Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, and Short Duration Bond Fund is due to certain timing differences in recognizing capital gains and losses in security transactions under income tax regulations and GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are temporary in nature and are primarily due to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and adjustments to basis on passive foreign investment companies.

As of December 31, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    Income Fund     Mid Cap
Value Fund
    Small Cap
Value Fund
 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     $(38,626,364     $4,110,497       $24,121,602  
Undistributed ordinary income (deficit)           21,659       880,474  
Undistributed long-term capital gains           138,725        
Capital loss carryforwards                 (747,636
Post October capital loss deferral     (1,937,285            
 

 

 

 
Total distributable earnings (loss)     $(40,563,649     $4,270,881       $24,254,440  
 

 

 

 
    Short Duration
High Yield Fund
    Small Cap
Growth Fund
    Short Duration
Bond Fund
 
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     $(10,060,551     $1,700,982       $(282,794
Undistributed ordinary income (deficit)                 1,637  
Undistributed long-term capital gains                  
Capital loss carryforwards     (1,323,128     (1,939,952     (11,365
 

 

 

 
Total distributable earnings (loss)     $(11,383,679     $(238,970     $(292,522
 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

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During the year ended December 31, 2022, Income Fund utilized $6,536,398 of capital loss carryforwards to offset current year capital gains.

As of December 31, 2022, the Funds had the following capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes:

 

    Small Cap
Value Fund
    Short Duration
High Yield Fund
    Small Cap
Growth Fund
    Short Duration
Bond Fund
 
Short-term capital loss carryforwards     $203,412       $160,311       $1,939,952       $10,852  
Long-term capital loss carryforwards     544,224       1,162,817             513  
 

 

 

 
Total     $747,636       $1,323,128       $1,939,952       $11,365  

These capital loss carryforwards, which do not expire, are available to offset realized capital gains in future years, thereby reducing future taxable gain distributions.

Qualified late year capital losses incurred after October 31, 2022 and within the current taxable year are deemed to arise on the first day of the Fund’s next taxable year. For the year ended December 31, 2022, Income Fund deferred $1,937,285 of late year capital losses to January 1, 2023 for federal income tax purposes.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, the following reclassifications were made as a result of permanent differences between the financial statement and income tax reporting requirements:

 

    Income Fund     Mid Cap
Value Fund
    Small Cap
Value Fund
    Short Duration
High Yield Fund
    Small Cap
Growth Fund
    Short Duration
Bond Fund
 
Paid in Capital     $(10,117     $—       $—       $(26,639     $(113,992     $—  
Total distributable earnings (loss)     10,117                   26,639       113,992        

Such reclassifications have no effect on each Fund’s total net assets or its NAV per share.

Note 5  |  Investment Transactions  |  During the six months ended June 30, 2023, purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term investments and U.S. government securities, were as follows:

 

    Purchases     Sales  
Income Fund     $99,635,035       $157,724,478  
Mid Cap Value Fund     2,734,020       5,777,315  
Small Cap Value Fund     17,034,801       28,467,733  
Short Duration High Yield Fund     58,144,679       44,804,068  
Small Cap Growth Fund     6,245,374       8,072,418  
Short Duration Bond Fund     5,306,091       1,506,243  

Note 6  |  Indemnifications   |  In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

Note 7  |  Events Subsequent to the Fiscal Period End  |  The Funds have adopted financial reporting rules regarding subsequent events which require an entity to recognize in the financial statements the effects of all subsequent events that provide additional evidence about conditions that existed at the date of the balance sheet. Management has evaluated the Funds’ related events and transactions that occurred through the date of issuance of the Funds’ financial statements. There were no events or transactions that occurred during the fiscal period that materially impacted the amounts or disclosures in the Funds’ financial statements.

Other service providers: During the six months ended June 30, 2023, Ultimus Fund Solutions, LLC (“Ultimus”) provided administration, fund accounting and transfer agency services to the Funds. On August 7, 2023 the Funds completed a service provider conversion transitioning services from Ultimus to U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“USBFS”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp.

 

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Understanding Your Ongoing Costs

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As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The examples below are 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. A mutual fund’s ongoing costs are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio.

These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023.

Actual expenses  |  The information in the row titled “Based on Actual Fund Return” of the table below provides actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in these columns, 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 appropriate row for your Fund, under the column titled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes  |  The information in the row titled “Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)” of the table below provides hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not each 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 the Funds with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. To do so, compare these 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other mutual 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 (load) or redemption fees. Therefore, this information 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 transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 
      Beginning
Account Value
January 1, 2023
     Ending
Account Value
June 30, 2023
     Net Expense
Ratio (a)
    Expenses Paid
During Period (b)
 
Income Fund           

Based on Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,039.00        0.64   $ 3.24  

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,021.62        0.64   $ 3.21  
Mid Cap Value Fund           

Based on Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,043.60        0.90   $ 4.56  

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.33        0.90   $ 4.51  
Small Cap Value Fund           

Based on Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,038.90        1.05   $ 5.31  

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.59        1.05   $ 5.26  
Short Duration High Yield Fund           

Based on Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,028.70        0.49   $ 2.46  

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.36        0.49   $ 2.46  
Small Cap Growth Fund           

Based on Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,138.00        1.05   $ 5.57  

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.59        1.05   $ 5.26  
Short Duration Bond Fund           

Based on Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.40        0.39   $ 1.95  

Based on Hypothetical 5% Return (before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00      $ 1,022.86        0.39   $ 1.96  

(a) Annualized, based on the Fund’s most recent one-half year expenses.

(b) Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized net expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, muliplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Additional Information About Principal Risk Factors

The greatest risk of investing in a mutual fund is that its returns will fluctuate and you could lose money. Turbulence in financial markets and reduced liquidity in equity, credit and fixed income markets may negatively affect many issuers worldwide, which could have an adverse effect on the funds. Additionally, while the portfolio managers seek to take advantage of investment opportunities that will maximize a fund’s investment returns, there is no guarantee that such opportunities will ultimately benefit the fund. There is no assurance that the portfolio managers’ investment strategy will enable a fund to achieve its investment objective. An investment in a fund is not a deposit with a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The following table identifies the risk factors of each fund in light of its principal investment strategies. These risk factors are explained following the table.

The principal risks of investing in each fund listed below are presented in alphabetical order and not in order of importance or potential exposure. Among other matters, this presentation is intended to facilitate your ability to find particular risks and compare them with the risks of other funds. Each risk summarized below is considered a “principal risk” of investing in a fund, regardless of the order in which it appears.

 

Risk  

Carillon

Chartwell

Income

Fund

   

Carillon

Chartwell

Mid Cap

Value

Fund

   

Carillon

Chartwell

Short

Duration

Bond

Fund

   

Carillon

Chartwell

Short

Duration

High Yield

Fund

   

Carillon

Chartwell

Small Cap

Growth

Fund

   

Carillon

Chartwell

Small Cap

Value

Fund

 
Callable Securities     X            
Credit     X         X       X      
Emerging markets         X        
Equity securities     X       X           X       X  
Foreign securities       X       X       X       X       X  
Growth stocks             X    
High-yield securities     X         X       X      
Interest rate     X         X       X      
Large-cap companies     X            
Liquidity     X         X       X      
Management and strategy     X       X       X       X       X       X  
Market     X       X       X       X       X       X  
Master Limited Partnerships     X            
Mid-Cap companies     X       X          
Mortgage-and asset-backed securities     X         X        
Municipal securities     X            
Other investment companies, including ETFs and money market funds     X       X       X       X       X       X  
Restricted securities     X            
Sector             X       X  
Small-cap companies     X             X       X  
U.S. government securities and government sponsored enterprises     X         X        
U.S. Treasury obligations     X            
Value stocks     X       X             X  

 

Callable Securities  |  A fund may invest in fixed-income securities with call features. A call feature allows the issuer of the security to redeem or call the security prior to its stated maturity date. In periods of falling interest rates, issuers may be more likely to call in securities that are paying higher coupon rates than prevailing interest rates. In the event of a call, a fund would lose the income that would have been earned to maturity on that security, the proceeds received by a fund may be invested in securities paying lower coupon rates or other less favorable characteristics, and a fund may not benefit from any increase in value that might otherwise result from declining interest rates. Thus, a fund‘s income could be reduced as a result of a call and this may reduce the amount of a fund’s distributions. In addition, the market value of a

callable security may decrease if it is perceived by the market as likely to be called, which could have a negative impact on a fund‘s total return.

Credit  |  A fund could lose money if the issuer or a counterparty, in the case of a derivatives contract, is unable or unwilling, or is perceived as unable or unwilling (whether by market participants, ratings agencies, pricing services or otherwise) to meet its financial obligations or goes bankrupt. Securities are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which are often reflected in their credit ratings. Generally, the longer the maturity and the lower the credit quality of a security, the more sensitive it is to credit risk. The downgrade of the credit rating of a security held by a fund may decrease its value and may make it more difficult for the fund to sell it. Credit risk may change over the life of an

 

 

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instrument. Credit risk usually applies to most fixed income securities. U.S. government securities, especially those that are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury, such as securities supported only by the credit of the issuing governmental agency or government-sponsored enterprise, carry at least some risk of nonpayment, and the maximum potential liability of the issuers of such securities may greatly exceed their current resources. There is no assurance that the U.S. government would provide financial support to the issuing entity if not obligated to do so by law. Further, any government guarantees on U.S. government securities that a fund owns extend only to the timely payment of interest and the repayment of principal on the securities themselves and do not extend to the market value of the securities themselves or to shares of the fund.

Currencies  |  A fund may have exposure to foreign currencies through its investments. Foreign currencies may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons, including changes in interest rates, may be affected unpredictably by intervention, or the failure to intervene, of the U.S. or foreign governments, central banks, or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, and may be affected by the imposition of currency controls or political developments in the U.S. or abroad. As a result, a fund’s exposure to foreign currencies may reduce the returns of a fund. Foreign currencies may decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar and other currencies and thereby affect a fund’s investments. In addition, changes in currency exchange rates could adversely impact investment gains or add to investment losses. Currency futures and forwards, if used, may not always work as intended, and in specific cases, a Fund may be worse off than if it had not used such instrument(s). In the case of hedging positions, the U.S. dollar or other currency may decline in value relative to the foreign currency that is being hedged and thereby affect a fund’s investments. There may not always be suitable hedging instruments available. Even where suitable hedging instruments are available, a fund may choose to not hedge its currency risks.

Emerging markets  |  When investing in emerging markets, the risks of investing in foreign securities discussed below are heightened. Emerging markets have unique risks that are greater than or in addition to those associated with investing in developed markets because emerging markets are generally smaller, less developed, less liquid and more volatile than the securities markets of the U.S. and other foreign developed markets. There are also risks of: greater political uncertainties; an economy’s dependence on revenues from particular commodities or on international aid or development assistance; currency transfer restrictions; a limited number of potential buyers for such securities; delays and disruptions in securities settlement procedures; less stringent, or a lack of, uniform accounting, auditing, financial reporting, and recordkeeping requirements or standards; less reliable clearance and settlement, registration and custodial procedures; trading suspensions and other restrictions on investment; and significant limitations on investor rights and recourse. The economies and governments of emerging market countries tend to be more unstable than those of developed countries, resulting in more volatile rates of return than the developed markets and significantly greater risk to investors. The governments of emerging market countries may also be more unstable and more likely to impose capital controls, nationalize a company or industry, place restrictions on foreign ownership and on withdrawing sale proceeds of securities from the country, intervene in the financial markets, and/ or impose burdensome taxes that could adversely affect security prices. There may be less publicly available or less reliable information regarding issuers in emerging markets, which can impede a fund’s ability to accurately evaluate foreign securities. In certain emerging market countries, fraud and corruption may be more prevalent than in developed market countries, and investor protections may be more limited than those in other countries. It may be difficult to obtain or enforce legal judgments against non-U.S. companies and non-U.S. persons in foreign jurisdictions, through either the foreign judicial system or through a private arbitration process. Additionally, a fund may experience more volatile rates of return. These matters have the potential to impact a fund’s investment objective and performance.

Equity securities  |  A fund’s equity securities investments are subject to market risk. A fund may invest in the following equity securities, which may expose a fund to the following additional risks:

 

    Common Stocks. The value of a company’s common stock may fall as a result of factors directly relating to that company, such as decisions made by its management or decreased demand for the company’s products or services. A stock’s value may also decline because of factors affecting not just the company, but also companies in the same industry or sector. The price of a company’s stock may also be affected by changes in financial markets that are unrelated to the company, such as changes in interest rates, exchange rates or industry regulation. Companies that pay dividends on their common stock generally only do so after they invest in their own business and make required payments to bondholders and on other debt and preferred stock. Therefore, the value of a company’s common stock will usually be more volatile than its bonds, other debt, and preferred stock. Common stock generally is subordinate to preferred stock upon the liquidation or bankruptcy of the issuing company. In the event of an issuer’s bankruptcy, there is substantial risk that there will be nothing left to pay common stockholders after payments, if any, to bondholders and preferred stockholders have been made.

 

    Preferred Stocks. Preferred securities, including convertible preferred securities, are subject to issuer-specific and market risks; however, preferred securities may be less liquid than common stocks and offer more limited participation in the growth of an issuer. If interest rates rise, the dividend on preferred stocks may be less attractive, causing the price of preferred stocks to decline. Distributions on preferred stocks generally are payable at the discretion of an issuer and after required payments to bondholders. Preferred shareholders may have only certain limited rights if distributions are not paid for a stated period, but generally have no legal recourse against the issuer and may suffer a loss of value if distributions are not paid. Preferred stocks may have mandatory sinking fund provisions, as well as provisions for their call or redemption prior to maturity which can have a negative effect on their prices when interest rates decline. Because the rights of preferred stock on distribution of a corporation’s assets in the event of its liquidation are generally subordinated to the rights associated with a corporation’s debt securities, in the event of an issuer’s bankruptcy, there is substantial risk that there will be nothing left to pay preferred stockholders after payments, if any, to bondholders have been made. For this reason, the value of preferred securities will usually react more strongly than bonds and other debt securities to actual or perceived changes in the company’s financial condition or prospects. Preferred stocks may also be subject to credit risk, which is the risk that an issuer may be unable or unwilling to meet its financial obligations.

 

   

Convertible Securities. The investment value of a convertible security (“convertible”) is based on its yield and tends to decline as interest rates increase. The conversion value of a convertible is the market value that would be received if the convertible were converted to its underlying common stock. Since it derives a portion of its value from the common stock into which it may be converted, a convertible is also subject to the same types of market and issuer-specific risks that apply to the underlying common stock. Convertible securities are subject to the risk that the credit standing of the issuer may have an effect on the convertible securities’ investment value. Convertible securities also are sensitive to movements in interest rates. Generally, a convertible security is subject to the market risks of stocks when the underlying stock’s price is high relative to the conversion price, and is subject to the market risks of debt securities when the underlying stock’s price is low relative to the conversion price. A convertible may be subject to redemption at the option of the issuer at a price established in the convertible’s governing instrument, which may be less than the current market price of the security. Convertibles typically are

 

 

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    “junior” securities, which means an issuer may pay interest on its non-convertible debt before it can make payments on its convertibles. In the event of a liquidation, holders of convertibles may be paid before a company’s common stockholders but after holders of a company’s senior debt obligations.

 

    Dividend-Paying Stocks. Securities of companies that have historically paid a high dividend yield may reduce or discontinue their dividends, reducing the yield of the fund. Low-priced securities in the fund may be more susceptible to these risks. Past dividend payments are not a guarantee of future dividend payments. Securities that pay dividends may be sensitive to changes in interest rates, and a sharp increase in interest rates, or other market downturn, could result in a decision to decrease or eliminate a dividend. Also, the market return of high dividend yield securities, in certain market conditions, may perform worse than other investment strategies or the overall stock market. Changes to the dividend policies of companies in which a fund invests and the capital resources available for dividend payment at such companies may harm fund performance. A fund may also be harmed by changes to the favorable federal income tax treatment generally afforded to dividends.

 

    REITS. REITS or other real estate-related securities are subject to the risks associated with direct ownership of real estate, including, among other risks, declines in the value of real estate, risks related to general and local economic conditions or changes in demographic trends or tastes, increases in operating expenses, defaults by mortgagors or other borrowers and tenants, lack of availability of mortgage funds or financing, extended vacancies of properties, especially during economic downturns, losses due to environmental liabilities, and adverse governmental, legal or regulatory action (such as changes to zoning laws, changes in interest rates, condemnation, tax increases, regulatory limitations on rents, or enforcement of or changes to environmental regulations). Additionally, REITs are dependent on the skills of their managers. Shares of REITs may trade less frequently and, therefore, are subject to more erratic price movements than securities of larger issuers. REITs typically incur fees that are separate from those incurred by a fund, meaning a fund’s investment in REITs will result in the layering of expenses such that as a shareholder, a fund will indirectly bear a proportionate share of a REIT’s operating expenses. A domestic REIT could fail to qualify for tax-free “pass-through” of distributed net income and net realized gains under the Internal Revenue Code, or to maintain its exemption from registration under the 1940 Act.

Foreign securities  |  Investments in foreign securities involve greater risks than investing in domestic securities. As a result, a fund’s return and NAV may be affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates or political or economic conditions and regulatory requirements in a particular country. Foreign markets, as well as foreign economies and political systems, may be less stable than U.S. markets, and changes in the exchange rates of foreign currencies can affect the value of a fund’s foreign assets. Foreign laws and accounting standards typically are not as strict as they are in the U.S., and there may be less government regulation and supervision of foreign stock exchanges, brokers and listed companies. In addition, there may be less public information available about foreign companies. The unavailability and/or unreliability of public information available may impede the fund’s ability to accurately evaluate foreign securities. Custodial and/or settlement systems in foreign markets may not be fully developed and the laws of certain countries may limit the ability to recover assets if a foreign bank or depository or their agents goes bankrupt. Foreign issuers may utilize unfamiliar corporate organizational structures, which can limit investor rights and recourse. Moreover, it may be difficult to enforce contractual obligations or invoke judicial or arbitration processes against non-U.S. companies and non-U.S. persons in foreign jurisdictions. Foreign securities may be less liquid than domestic securities and there may be delays in transaction settlement in some foreign

markets. Securities of issuers traded on foreign exchanges may be suspended, either by the issuers themselves, by an exchange, or by government authorities. Over a given period of time, foreign securities may underperform U.S. securities—sometimes for years. A fund could also underperform if it invests in countries or regions whose economic performance falls short. The risks associated with investments in governmental or quasi-governmental entities of a foreign country are heightened by the potential for unexpected governmental change, which may lead to default or expropriation, and inadequate government oversight and accounting. Obligations of supranational entities are subject to the risk that the governments on whose support the entity depends for its financial backing or repayment may be unable or unwilling to provide that support. The effect of recent, worldwide economic instability on specific foreign markets or issuers may be difficult to predict or evaluate. Some national economies continue to show profound instability, which may in turn affect their international trading and financial partners or other members of their currency bloc.

Growth stocks  |  Growth companies are expected to increase their earnings at a certain rate. When these expectations are not met, the prices of these stocks may decline, even if earnings showed an absolute increase. Growth company stocks also typically lack the dividend yield that can cushion stock prices in market downturns. The price of a growth company’s stock may fail or not approach the value that has been placed on it. If a growth investment style shifts out of favor based on market conditions and investor sentiment, a fund could underperform funds that use a value or other non-growth approach to investing or have a broader investment style.

High Yield securities  |  Investments in securities rated below investment grade, or “junk bonds,” generally involve significantly greater risks of loss of your money than an investment in investment grade bonds. Compared with issuers of investment grade bonds, issuers of junk bonds are more likely to encounter financial difficulties and to be materially affected by these difficulties, leading to a greater risk that the issuer will default on the timely payment of principal and interest. Rising interest rates may compound these difficulties and reduce an issuer’s ability to repay principal and interest obligations. Issuers of lower rated securities also have a greater risk of default or bankruptcy, especially when the economy is weak or expected to become weak. If an issuer defaults, a fund may incur additional expenses to seek recovery. Issuers of securities that are in default or have defaulted may fail to resume principal or interest payments, in which case a fund may lose its entire investment. Additionally, due to the greater number of considerations involved in the selection of a fund’s securities, the achievement of a fund’s objective depends more on the skills of the portfolio manager than investing only in higher-rated securities. Therefore, your investment may experience greater volatility in price and yield. High-yield securities may be less liquid than higher quality investments. A security whose credit rating has been lowered may be particularly difficult to sell. The higher yields of high-yielding securities may not reflect the value of the income stream that holders of such securities may expect, but rather the risk that such securities may lose a substantial portion of their value as a result of their issuer’s financial restructuring or default. Investments in high-yield securities are inherently speculative. High yield securities carry greater levels of call risk, credit risk and liquidity risk.

Inflation  |  Inflation is a decline in the purchasing power of money over time and there is a risk that inflation will undermine the performance of an investment.

Interest rate  |  Investments in investment grade and non-investment grade fixed income securities are subject to interest rate risk. The value of the Fund’s fixed income investments typically will fall when interest rates rise. The Fund may be particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates if it invests in debt securities with intermediate and long terms to maturity. Debt securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, usually making them more volatile than debt securities with shorter durations. For example, if a bond has a duration of eight years, a 1% increase in interest rates could be expected to result in a 8% decrease in the value of the bond. Very low or

 

 

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negative interest rates may magnify interest rate risk. During periods of very low or negative interest rates, the Fund may be unable to maintain positive returns or pay dividends to Fund shareholders. Certain European countries and Japan have experienced negative interest rates on deposits and debt securities have traded at negative yields. Negative interest rates may become more prevalent among non-U.S. issuers, and potentially within the United States. Changing interest rates, including rates that fall below zero, may have unpredictable effects on markets, may result in heightened market volatility and may detract from Fund performance to the extent the Fund is exposed to such interest rates. Conversely, interest rates may rise significantly and/or rapidly, potentially resulting in substantial losses to the Fund.

Large-cap companies  |  Investments in large-cap companies may underperform other segments of the market, in some cases for extended periods of time, because such companies may be less responsive to competitive challenges and opportunities, such as changes in technology and consumer tastes. Large-cap companies generally are expected to be less volatile than companies with smaller market capitalizations. However, large-cap companies may be unable to attain the high growth rates of successful smaller companies, especially during periods of economic expansion, and may instead focus their competitive efforts on maintaining or expanding their market share.

Liquidity  |  Liquidity risk is the possibility that trading activity in certain securities may, at times, be significantly hampered. At times, a fund’s securities may have limited marketability, be subject to restrictions on resale, be difficult or impossible to purchase or sell at favorable times or prices, or become less liquid in response to market developments or adverse credit events that may affect issuers or guarantors of a debt security, any of which could have the effect of decreasing the overall level of the fund’s liquidity. The market prices for such securities may be volatile. An inability to sell a portfolio position can adversely affect a fund’s NAV or prevent a fund from being able to take advantage of other investment opportunities. A fund could lose money if it cannot sell a security at the time and price that would be most beneficial to a fund. A fund may be required to dispose of investments at unfavorable times or prices to satisfy obligations, which may result in losses or may be costly to a fund. Market developments may cause a fund’s investments to become less liquid and subject to erratic price movements. In addition, the market-making capacity of dealers in certain types of securities has been reduced in recent years, in part as a result of structural and regulatory changes, such as fewer proprietary trading desks and increased capital requirements for broker- dealers. Further, many broker-dealers have reduced their inventory of certain debt securities. This could negatively affect a fund’s ability to buy or sell debt securities and increase the related volatility and trading costs. For example, liquidity risk may be magnified in rising interest rate environments due to higher than normal redemption rates.

Management and Strategy  |  The value of your investment depends on the judgment of the sub-adviser about the quality, relative yield, value, or market trends affecting a particular security, industry, sector, or region, which may prove to be incorrect. Investment strategies employed by the sub-adviser in selecting investments for a Fund may not result in an increase in the value of your investment or in overall performance equal to other investments.

Market  |  Markets may at times be volatile and the values of a fund’s stock and fixed income holdings, as well as the income generated by a fund’s fixed income holdings, may decline, sometimes significantly and/or rapidly, because of adverse issuer-specific conditions or general market conditions, including a broad stock market decline, which are not specifically related to a particular issuer. These conditions may include real or perceived adverse political, regulatory, market, economic, or other developments, such as natural disasters, public health crises, pandemics, regional or global economic instability, and interest, inflation, and currency rate fluctuations. These and other conditions may cause broad changes in market value, the general outlook for corporate earnings, public perceptions concerning these developments, or adverse investment sentiment generally. These events may lead to periods of

volatility, which may be exacerbated by changes in market size and structure. Changes in the financial condition of a single issuer, industry, or market segment also can impact the market as a whole. In addition, adverse market events may lead to increased redemptions, which could cause a fund to experience a loss when selling securities to meet redemption requests by shareholders. The risk of loss increases if the redemption requests are unusually large or frequent. Adverse market conditions may be prolonged and may not have the same impact on all types of securities. Conversely, it is also possible that, during a general downturn in the securities markets, multiple asset classes may decline in value simultaneously. Changes in value may be temporary or may last for extended periods. During times of market turmoil, investors tend to look to the safety of securities issued or backed by the U.S. Treasury, causing the prices of these securities to rise and the yields to decline. Reduced liquidity in fixed income and credit markets may negatively affect many issuers worldwide. Prices in many financial markets have increased significantly over the last decade, but there have also been periods of adverse market and financial developments and cyclical change during that timeframe, which have resulted in unusually high levels of volatility in domestic and foreign financial markets that has caused losses for investors and may occur again in the future, particularly if markets enter a period of uncertainty or economic weakness. Periods of unusually high volatility in the financial markets and restrictive credit conditions, sometimes limited to a particular sector or geographic region, continue to recur. Even when securities markets perform well, there is no assurance that the investments held by a fund will increase in value along with the broader market.

The increasing interconnectedness of markets around the world may result in many markets being affected by events in a single country or events affecting a single or small number of issuers. Events such as natural disasters, public health crises, pandemics, governments’ reactions to and public perceptions concerning these developments, and adverse investor sentiment could cause uncertainty in the markets and may adversely affect the performance of the global economy. Terrorism and related geopolitical risks, including tensions or open conflict between nations, or political or economic dysfunction within some nations that are major players on the world stage or major producers of oil have led, and may in the future lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on world economies and markets generally. Likewise, systemic market dislocations of the kind that occurred during the financial crisis in 2008, if repeated, could be highly disruptive to economies and markets, adversely affecting individual companies and industries, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of a fund’s investments. Political and diplomatic events within the United States and abroad, such as changes in the U.S. presidential administration and Congress and domestic political unrest, the U.S. government’s inability at times to agree on a long-term budget and deficit reduction plan, the threat of a federal government shutdown and threats not to increase the federal government’s debt limit, may affect investor and consumer confidence and may adversely impact financial markets and the broader economy, perhaps suddenly and to a significant degree. The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by government or quasi-governmental organizations. In addition, markets and market participants are increasingly reliant upon both publicly available and proprietary information data systems. Data imprecision, software or other technology malfunctions, programming inaccuracies, unauthorized use or access, the execution of ransomware, and other cyberattacks, and similar circumstances may impair the performance of these systems and may have an adverse impact upon a single issuer, a group of issuers, or the market at large. In certain cases, an exchange or market may close or issue trading halts on either specific securities or even the entire market, which may result in a fund being, among other things, unable to buy or sell certain securities or financial instruments or accurately price its investments. These fluctuations in stock prices could be a sustained trend or a drastic movement. The financial markets generally move in cycles, with periods

 

 

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of rising prices followed by periods of declining prices. The value of your investment may reflect these fluctuations.

Recent Market Events  |  includes risks arising from current and recent circumstances impacting markets. Both U.S. and international markets have experienced significant volatility in recent months and years. As a result of such volatility, investment returns may fluctuate significantly. Moreover, the risks discussed herein associated with an investment in a Fund may be increased.

Although interest rates were unusually low in recent years in the U.S. and abroad, in 2022, the Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks began to raise interest rates as part of their efforts to address rising inflation. It is difficult to accurately predict the pace at which interest rates may continue to increase, or the timing, frequency, or magnitude of any such increases. Additionally, various economic and political factors could cause the Federal Reserve or other foreign central banks to change their approach in the future and such actions may result in an economic slowdown in the US and abroad. Unexpected increases in interest rates could lead to market volatility or reduce liquidity in certain sectors of the market. Deteriorating economic fundamentals may, in turn, increase the risk of default or insolvency of particular issuers, negatively impact market value, cause credit spreads to widen, and reduce bank balance sheets. Any of these could cause an increase in market volatility or reduce liquidity across various markets. Additionally, high public debt in the U.S. and other countries creates ongoing systemic and market risks and policymaking uncertainty.

Some countries, including the U.S., have in recent years adopted more protectionist trade policies. Slowing global economic growth; risks associated with a trade agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union; the risks associated with ongoing trade negotiations with China; the possibility of changes to some international trade agreements; tensions, war, or open conflict between nations, such as between Russia and Ukraine or in eastern Asia; political or economic dysfunction within some nations, including major producers of oil; and dramatic changes in commodity and currency prices could affect the economies of many nations, including the United States, in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen as of the date of this Annual Report. Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine beginning in February 2022, the responses and sanctions by the United States and other countries, and the potential for wider conflict have had, and could continue to have, severe adverse effects on the performance and liquidity of global markets and could negatively affect the value of a Fund’s investment. The duration of ongoing hostilities and the vast array of sanctions and related events cannot be predicted. Those events present material uncertainty and risk with respect to markets globally and the performance of a Fund and its investments or operations could be negatively impacted. The recent strength of the U.S. dollar could decrease foreign demand for U.S. assets, which may negatively impact certain issuers and/or industries.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected and could continue to affect the economies of many nations, individual companies, and the global securities and commodities markets, including their liquidity, in ways that cannot necessarily be foreseen as of the date of this Annual Report. Epidemics and/or pandemics, such as the coronavirus, have and may further result in, among other things, closing borders, extended quarantines and stay-at-home orders, order cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, widespread business closures and layoffs, as well as general concern and uncertainty.

Economists and others have expressed increasing concern about the potential effects of global climate change on property and security values. Certain issuers, industries and regions may be adversely affected by the impacts of climate change, including on the demand for and the

development of goods and services and related production costs, and the impacts of legislation, regulation, and international accords related to climate change, as well as any indirect consequences of regulation or business trends driven by climate change.

Master Limited Partnerships  |  Investing in MLPs involves certain risks related to investing in the underlying assets of the MLPs and risks associated with pooled investment vehicles. Investments held by MLPs may be relatively illiquid, limiting the MLP’s ability to change their portfolios promptly in response to changes in economic or other conditions. MLPs may have limited financial resources, their securities may trade infrequently and in limited volume, they may be difficult to value, and they may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than securities of larger or more broadly based companies. Holders of units in MLPs have more limited rights to vote on matters affecting the partnership and may be required to sell their common units at an undesirable time or price. A Fund invests as a limited partner, and normally would not be liable for the debts of an MLP beyond the amounts a Fund has contributed but it would not be shielded to the same extent that a shareholder of a corporation would be. In certain instances, creditors of an MLP would have the right to seek a return of capital that had been distributed to a limited partner. The right of an MLP’s creditors would continue even after a Fund had sold its investment in the partnership. MLPs typically invest in real estate, oil and gas equipment leasing assets, but they also finance entertainment, research and development, and other projects. A Fund’s investments in MLPs will be limited to no more than 25% of its assets in order for a Fund to meet the requirements necessary to qualify as a “regulated investment company” under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Distributions from an MLP may consist in part of a return of the amount originally invested, which would not be taxable to the extent the distributions do not exceed the investor’s adjusted basis on its MLP interest. These reductions in a Fund’s adjusted tax basis in the MLP securities will increase the amount of gain (or decrease the amount of loss) recognized by a Fund on a subsequent sale of the securities. MLPs holding credit- related investments are subject to interest rate risk and the risk of default on payment obligations by debt issuers. MLPs that concentrate in a particular industry or a particular geographic region are subject to risks associated with such industry or region.

Mid-cap companies  |  Investments in mid-cap companies generally involve greater risks than investing in large-capitalization companies. Mid-cap companies may have narrower commercial markets and limited managerial and financial resources compared to larger, more established companies. The performance of mid-cap companies can be more volatile, and their stocks less liquid, compared to larger more established companies, which could increase the volatility of a fund’s portfolio and performance. Shareholders of a fund that invests in mid-cap companies should expect that the value of the fund’s shares will be more volatile than a fund that invests exclusively in large-cap companies. Generally, the smaller the company size, the greater these risks.

Mortgage- and asset-backed securities  |  Mortgage and asset-backed security risk arises in part from the potential for mortgage failure, particularly during periods of market downturn, premature repayment of principal, or a delay in the repayment of principal, and can increase in an unstable or depressed housing market. The reduced value of the fund’s securities and the potential loss of principal as a result of a mortgagor’s failure to repay would have a negative impact on the fund. If a borrower repays the principal early, a fund may have to reinvest the proceeds at a lower rate, thereby reducing a fund’s income. Conversely, a delay in the repayment of principal could lengthen the expected maturity of the securities, thereby increasing the potential for loss when prevailing interest rates rise, which could cause the values of the securities to fall sharply. In a to-be-announced (“TBA”) mortgage-backed transaction, a fund and the seller agree upon the issuer, interest rate and terms of the underlying mortgages. However, the seller does not identify the specific underlying mortgages until it issues the security. TBA mortgage-backed securities increase interest rate risks because the underlying mortgages may be less favorable than anticipated by a fund.

 

 

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Municipal Securities  |  A municipal security’s value, interest payments or repayment of principal could be affected by economic, legislative or political changes. In addition, a Fund’s investments in municipal securities are subject to the risks associated with a lack of liquidity in the municipal bond market. Municipal securities are also subject to potential volatility in the municipal market and the fund’s share price, yield and total return may fluctuate in response to municipal bond market movements. Municipal securities with principal and interest payments that are made from the revenues of a specific project or facility, as opposed to general tax revenues, may have increased risks. Changes in a municipality’s financial health may affect its ability to make interest and principal payments when due. Any failure of municipal securities invested in by a Fund to meet certain applicable legal requirements, or any proposed or actual changes in federal or state tax law, could cause Fund distributions attributable to interest on such securities to be taxable.

New fund  |  The current performance and expenses of a new fund may not represent how such fund is expected to, or may, perform in the long term if and when it becomes larger and has fully implemented its investment strategies. Investment positions may have a disproportionate impact (negative or positive) on performance in a new fund. The shareholder fees and annual fund operating expenses of a new fund may also be higher than those of a fund that has fully implemented its investment strategies and attracted sufficient assets to achieve investment and trading efficiencies. New funds may also require a period of time before they are invested in securities that meet their investment objectives and policies and they achieve a representative portfolio composition. Fund performance may be lower or higher during this “ramp-up” period, and may also be more volatile, than would be the case after the fund is fully invested. Similarly, a new fund’s investment strategies may require a longer period of time to show returns that are representative of the strategies.

Other investment companies, including Money Market Funds and ETFs Risk  |  Investments in the securities of other investment companies, including money market funds and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) (which may, in turn invest in equities, bonds, and other financial vehicles), 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 bear the fund’s proportionate share of the fees and expenses paid by the other investment company, in addition to the fees and expenses fund shareholders indirectly bear in connection with the fund’s own operations. Investments in other investment companies will subject a fund to the risks of the types of investments in which the investment companies invest.

Portfolio turnover  |  A fund may engage in more active and frequent trading of portfolio securities to a greater extent than certain other mutual funds with similar investment objectives. A fund’s turnover rate may vary greatly from year to year or during periods within a year. A high rate of portfolio turnover may lead to greater transaction costs, result in adverse tax consequences to investors (from increased recognition of net capital gains, which are taxable to shareholders when distributed to them) and adversely affect performance.

Restricted Securities  |  Securities not registered in the U.S. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or in non-U.S. markets pursuant to similar regulations, including “Section 4(a)(2)” securities and “Rule 144A” securities, are restricted as to their resale. Such securities may not be listed on an exchange and may have no active trading market. The prices of these securities may be more difficult to determine than publicly traded securities and these securities may involve heightened risk as compared to investments in securities of publicly traded companies. They may be more difficult to purchase or sell at an advantageous time or price because such securities may not be readily marketable in broad public markets, or may have to be held for a certain time period before they can be resold. The Fund may not be able to sell a restricted security when the sub-adviser considers it desirable to do so and/or may have to sell the security at a lower price than the Fund believes is its fair market value. A restricted security that was liquid at the time of purchase may

subsequently become illiquid. In addition, transaction costs may be higher for restricted securities and the Fund may receive only limited information regarding the issuer of a restricted security. The Fund may have to bear the expense of registering restricted securities for resale and the risk of substantial delays in effecting the registration. If, during such a delay, adverse market conditions were to develop, the Fund might obtain a less favorable price than prevailed at the time it decided to seek registration of the security.

Sector  |  A fund may hold a significant amount of investments in companies that are in similar businesses, which may be similarly affected by particular economic or market events that may, in certain circumstances, cause the value of securities of all companies in a particular sector of the market to change. To the extent a fund has substantial holdings within a particular sector, the risks associated with that sector increase. In addition, when a fund focuses its investments in certain sectors of the economy, its performance could fluctuate more widely than if a fund invested more evenly across sectors. Individual sectors may be more volatile, and may perform differently, than the broader market. As a fund’s portfolio changes over time, a fund’s exposure to a particular sector may become higher or lower.

Financials sector  |  Financial services companies are subject to extensive governmental regulation, which may limit both the amounts and types of loans and other financial commitments they can make, the interest rates and fees they can charge, the scope of their activities, the prices they can charge, and the amount of capital they must maintain. Profitability is largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital funds and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change or due to increased competition. In addition, deterioration of the credit markets generally may cause an adverse impact in a broad range of markets, including U.S. and international credit and interbank money markets generally, thereby affecting a wide range of financial institutions and markets. Certain events in the financial sector may cause an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and cause certain financial services companies to incur large losses. Securities of financial services companies may experience a dramatic decline in value when such companies experience substantial declines in the valuations of their assets, take action to raise capital (such as the issuance of debt or equity securities), or cease operations. Credit losses resulting from financial difficulties of borrowers and financial losses associated with investment activities can negatively impact the sector. Insurance companies may be subject to severe price competition. Adverse economic, business, or political developments could adversely affect financial institutions engaged in mortgage finance or other lending or investing activities directly or indirectly connected to the value of real estate.

Health care sector  |  The health care sector may be affected by government regulations and government health care programs, restrictions on government reimbursement for medical expenses, increases or decreases in the cost of medical products and services, and product liability claims, among other factors. Many health care companies are (1) heavily dependent on patent protection and intellectual property rights and the expiration of a patent may adversely affect their profitability, (2) subject to extensive litigation based on product liability and similar claims, and (3) subject to competitive forces that may make it difficult to raise prices and, may result in price discounting. Health care companies may also be thinly capitalized and susceptible to product obsolescence. Many health care products and services may be subject to regulatory approvals. The process of obtaining such approvals may be long and costly, and delays in or failure to receive such approvals may negatively impact the business of such companies. Additional or more stringent laws and regulations enacted in the future could have a material adverse effect on such companies in the health care sector. Issuers in the health care sector include issuers having their principal activities in the biotechnology industry or in medical laboratories and research, which pose additional risks. A biotechnology company’s valuation can often be based largely on the potential or actual performance of a limited number of products and, accordingly, can be

 

 

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significantly affected if one of its products proves unsafe, ineffective, or unprofitable. Many biotechnology companies invest heavily in research and development, and their products or services may not prove commercially successful or may become obsolete quickly due to technological change. Biotechnology companies can also be significantly affected by technological change and obsolescence, product liability lawsuits, and consequential high insurance costs. The values of biotechnology companies are also dependent on the development, protection and exploitation of intellectual property rights and other proprietary information. Any impairment of such rights may have adverse financial consequences. Biotechnology companies are subject to regulation by, and the restrictions of, the Food and Drug Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, state and local governments, and foreign regulatory authorities. A biotechnology company may be unable to raise prices on its products or services to cover its development and regulatory costs because of managed care pressure or price controls. Biotechnology stocks, especially those issued by smaller, less-seasoned companies, can be more volatile than the overall market.

Information technology sector  |  The information technology sector includes companies engaged in internet software and services, technology hardware and storage peripherals, electronic equipment, instruments and components, and semiconductors and semiconductor equipment. Information technology companies face intense competition, both domestically and internationally, which may have an adverse effect on profit margins. Information technology companies may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources, or personnel. The products of information technology companies may face rapid product obsolescence due to technological developments and frequent new product introduction, unpredictable changes in growth rates, and competition for the services of qualified personnel. Failure to introduce new products, develop and maintain a loyal customer base or achieve general market acceptance for their products could have a material adverse effect on a company’s business. Companies in the information technology sector are heavily dependent on intellectual property and the loss of patent, copyright and trademark protections may adversely affect the profitability of these companies.

Small-cap companies  |  Investments in small-cap companies generally involve greater risks than investing in large-capitalization companies. Companies with smaller market capitalizations generally have lower volume of shares traded daily, less liquid stock, and more volatile stock prices. Companies with smaller market capitalizations also tend to have a limited product or service base and limited access to capital. Newer companies with unproven business strategies also tend to be smaller companies. The above factors increase risks and make these companies more likely to fail than companies with larger market capitalizations, and could increase the volatility of a fund’s portfolio and performance. Shareholders of a fund that invests in small-cap companies should expect that the value of the fund’s shares will be more volatile than a fund that invests exclusively in mid-cap or large-cap companies. Generally, the smaller the company size, the greater these risks.

U.S. Government securities and Government sponsored enterprises  |  A security backed by the U.S. Treasury or the full faith and credit of the United States is guaranteed by the applicable entity only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity. The market prices for such securities are not guaranteed and will fluctuate. Investments in securities issued by Government sponsored enterprises are debt obligations issued by agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government. These obligations vary in the level of support they receive from the U.S. Government. They may be: (1) supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury, such as those of the Government National Mortgage Association; (2) supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, such as those of the Federal Home Loan Bank and the Federal Farm Credit Banks; (3) supported by the discretionary authority of the U.S. Government to purchase the agency obligations, such as those of the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; or (4) supported only by the credit of the issuer, such as

those of the Federal Farm Credit Bureau. The U.S. Government may choose not to provide financial support to U.S. Government sponsored agencies or instrumentalities if it is not legally obligated to do so. In such circumstances, if the issuer defaulted, a fund may not be able to recover its investment from the U.S. Government. Like all bonds, U.S. Government securities and Government- sponsored enterprise bonds are also subject to interest rate risk, credit risk, and market risk. The rising U.S. national debt may lead to adverse impacts on the value of U.S. government securities due to potentially higher costs for the U.S. government to obtain new financing.

U.S. Treasury obligations  |  Securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury are backed by the “full faith and credit” of the United States; however, the U.S. government guarantees the securities only as to the timely payment of interest and principal when held to maturity, and the market prices of such securities may fluctuate. The value of U.S. Treasury obligations may vary due to changes in interest rates. In addition, changes to the financial condition or credit rating of the U.S. government may cause the value of a fund’s investments in obligations issued by the U.S. Treasury to decline. Certain political events in the U.S., such as a prolonged government shutdown, may also cause investors to lose confidence in the U.S. government and may cause the value of U.S. Treasury obligations to decline. Because U.S. Treasury securities trade actively outside the United States, their prices may also rise and fall as changes in global economic conditions affect the demand for these securities. The total public debt of the U.S. as a percent of GDP has grown rapidly since the beginning of the recent financial and market volatility as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Although high debt levels do not necessarily indicate or cause economic problems, they have the potential to create systemic risks if sound debt management practices are not implemented.

Value stocks  |  Investments in value stocks are subject to the risk that their true worth may not be fully realized by the market or that their prices may decline. This may result in the value stocks’ prices remaining undervalued for extended periods of time. A fund’s performance also may be affected adversely if value stocks remain unpopular with or lose favor among investors. If a value investment style shifts out of favor based on market conditions and investor sentiment, a fund could underperform funds that use a non-value approach to investing or have a broader investment style.

 

 

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Item 1. Reports to Shareholders (Continued)

(b) Not applicable.

Item 2. Code of Ethics

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

Not applicable to the Trust.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

Included as part of report to shareholders under Item 1.

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

Not applicable to the Trust.

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

Not applicable to the Trust.

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

Not applicable to the Trust.

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

There have been no material changes to the Trust’s Nominating Committee Charter, which sets forth procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Trust’s Board of Trustees, since the Trust last provided disclosure in response to this item.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures

 

(a)

The Trust’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer evaluated the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act) are appropriately designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by


  the Trust in the reports that it files on Form N-CSR (a) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; and (b) is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b)

There was no change in the internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act) of the Trust that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.

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

Not applicable to the Trust.

Item 13. Exhibits

(a)(1) Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

(a)(2) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) of the Investment Company Act are filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

(a)(3) Not applicable to the Trust.

(a)(4) On February  17, 2023, the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees (“Board”) recommended and approved, and the Board approved, the appointment of Cohen and Co. (“Cohen”) as the Funds’ independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The Board made the appointment contingent and effective upon Cohen’s acquisition of BBD LLP (“BBD”), which closed on March 6, 2023, and BBD’s subsequent resignation. On March 13, 2023, BBD resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm of Carillon Chartwell Income Fund, Carillon Chartwell Mid-Cap Value Fund, Carillon Chartwell Small Cap Value Fund, Carillon Chartwell Short Duration High Yield Fund, Carillon Chartwell Small Cap Growth Fund, and Carillon Chartwell Short Duration Bond Fund (the “Funds”), each a series of Carillon Series Trust, and Cohen commenced serving as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Funds. The Audit Committee of the Board approved the replacement of BBD as a result of Cohen’s acquisition of BBD’s investment management group.

The reports of BBD on the financial statements of the Funds as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainties, audit scope or accounting principles. During the Funds’ fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and during the subsequent interim period through March 13, 2023: (i) there were no disagreements between the registrant and BBD on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of BBD, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its report on the financial statements of the Funds for such years or interim period, and (ii) there were no “reportable events,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


The Funds have received a letter from BBD addressed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission stating that it agrees with the above statements. A copy of such letter is filed as an Exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

During the Funds’ fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and during the subsequent interim period through March 13, 2023, neither the registrant, nor anyone acting on its behalf, consulted with Cohen on behalf of the Funds regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Funds’ financial statements; or any matter that was either: (i) the subject of a “disagreement,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the instructions thereto; or (ii) “reportable events,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

(b) The certification required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the Investment Company Act and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1350CERT.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Trust has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

      CARILLON SERIES TRUST
Date: August 24, 2023      
     

/s/ Susan L. Walzer

      Susan L. Walzer
      Principal Executive Officer

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 Trust and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

      CARILLON SERIES TRUST
Date: August 24, 2023      

/s/ Susan L. Walzer

      Susan L. Walzer
      Principal Executive Officer
Date: August 24, 2023      

/s/ Carolyn Gill

      Carolyn Gill
      Principal Financial Officer