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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file Number: 811-07470

 

 

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: October 31

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2023

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Shareholders

(a) The registrant’s Annual Report for the year ended October 31, 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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Table of Contents

 

President’s Letter1
Performance Summary and Commentary 2
Growth of a $10,000 Investment 8
Description of Indices 10
Investment Portfolios
Carillon ClariVest Capital Appreciation Fund11
Carillon ClariVest International Stock Fund12
Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund14
Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund15
Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund16
Carillon Scout Mid Cap Fund 18
Carillon Scout Small Cap Fund20
Carillon Reams Core Bond Fund21
Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund23
Carillon Reams Unconstrained Bond Fund28
Statements of Assets and Liabilities32
Statements of Operations35
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 38
Financial Highlights41
Notes to Financial Statements49
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 63
Understanding Your Ongoing Costs65
Renewal of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements 67
Principal Risks70
Trustees and Officers 82

 

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President’s Letter

 

         

 

Dear Shareholders:

I hope this letter finds you healthy and well. The annual report of the Carillon Family of Funds for the 12-month period ending October 31, 2023, follows.

The past year has seen the U.S. Federal Reserve conduct its most rapid interest-rate hiking campaign in recent history, and the effects are still unfolding in financial markets. The “magnificent seven” mega-cap technology stocks experienced outsized returns that pushed overall equity market performance higher and masked broader challenges across the average stock. More recently, mega-cap technology companies slowed their advance as longer-term interest rates surged, pressuring the major stock indices.

Meanwhile, fresh geopolitical conflicts are placing a renewed focus on oil prices and energy costs. Consumer strength has maintained the U.S. economy, but student loan payments have restarted, and the savings that many households accumulated during the pandemic have been depleted. International markets offer a mixed picture, with demand in China remaining weak and rising interest rates potentially pressuring emerging economies.

The overall environment is characterized by high levels of volatility across global equity and fixed-income markets. In particular, interest rate volatility has been exceptionally high over the last year, highlighting the degree of uncertainty with respect to the direction of the economy. Market participants continue to scrutinize inflation and labor market trends, while constantly assessing and reassessing the likelihood and potential severity of a recession. 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. These teams also engage in robust succession planning to ensure continuity and smooth transitions whenever an individual manager leaves the firm.

 

Volatility and a continued focus on inflation may force investors to be more selective in choosing the companies that they believe can thrive in this environment. The Carillon Funds’ Portfolio Management teams believe they continue to see opportunity in the current market environment for their research-driven strategies. 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 current conditions and build toward 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 are grateful for your continued support of the Carillon Family of Funds and hope we can continue to be a partner in helping you achieve your financial goals. I hope you will read the commentaries that follow in which our Portfolio Management teams discuss their specific funds.

Sincerely,

 

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Susan Walzer

President

December 15, 2023

 

The above commentary reflects the President’s views as of this report’s period end and are subject to change at any time. 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.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of Morgan Stanley Capital International, Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.

 

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Performance Summary and Commentary

 

Carillon ClariVest Capital Appreciation Fund       Carillon ClariVest International Stock Fund

 

Portfolio Managers  |  David J. Pavan, CFA®, C. Frank Feng, Ph.D., Ed Wagner, CFA®, and Todd N. Wolter, CFA® of ClariVest Asset Management LLC (“ClariVest”), are Portfolio Co-Managers of the ClariVest Capital Appreciation Fund (the “Fund”). Mr. Pavan, Dr. Feng, Mr. Wagner and Mr. Wolter are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. Messrs. Pavan, Feng, and Wagner have been Portfolio Co-Managers of the Fund since 2013. Mr. Wolter has served as the Fund’s Portfolio Co-Manager since February 2019.

Performance discussion  |  For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, the Fund’s Class I shares returned 16.24%, underperforming its benchmark index, the Russell 1000® Growth Index, which returned 18.95%. The Fund underperformed the benchmark primarily due to stock selection in the health care and financials sectors. Nevertheless, stock selection in information technology sector contributed to performance during the period. An overweight to the information technology sector and an underweight to the real estate sector contributed to performance, while the Fund lost ground due to overweight positions in the health care and financials sectors. Equities generally rallied across the globe over the last year, albeit with some sharp sell offs along the way as inflationary pressures caused many central banks to tighten. Markets have continued to remain laser-focused on the “magnificent seven,” the mega-cap technology stocks that now make up over 25% of the weight of the S&P 500 and are responsible for 85% of the index’s gain year-to-date. Meanwhile, ChatGPT’s release has triggered waves of excitement (and questions) about the potential benefits to specific companies, and the world as a whole. Similarly, the new applications of certain drugs (GLP-1) for weight-loss sparked optimism in the biotech space. Investor confidence was supported by resilient consumers in the face of rising rates and inflation but concerns around slowing growth remain.

As you review this summary and the table below, please keep in mind that an index is not available for direct investment; therefore, its performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the management of an actual portfolio.

Performance data represented is historical and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at rjinvestmentmanagement.com.

Portfolio Managers  |  David R. Vaughn, CFA®, Alex Turner, CFA®, and Gashi Zengeni, CFA®, are Portfolio Managers of the Carillon ClariVest International Stock Fund (the “Fund”) and are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund – Mr. Vaughn since its inception, Mr. Turner since 2015, and Ms. Zengeni since April 2021. Ms. Zengeni served as Assistant Portfolio Manager of the fund from April 2020 to March 2021.

Performance discussion  |  For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, the Fund’s Class I shares returned 16.05%, outperforming its benchmark indices, the MSCI ACWI ex-US Index and the MSCI-EAFE Index, which returned 12.07% and 14.40%, respectively. During the period, value stocks, as represented by the MSCI EAFE Value, outperformed growth stocks, as represented by the MSCI EAFE Growth, 18.11% vs. 10.79%. The Fund outperformed the MSCI ACWI ex-US and MSCI-EAFE benchmarks primarily due to stock selection in the industrials and financials sectors. On the other hand, stock selection was weak within the communication services and consumer staples sectors, relative to the benchmarks. Stock selection within countries was strongest within Japan and the United Kingdom, while investments in Australia and the Netherlands detracted from performance. Consequently, underweight positions in Canada and India contributed to performance, while underweight positions in Taiwan and China detracted from performance. An underweight to materials and an overweight to industrials helped performance while overweight positions in health care and information technology sectors tempered returns. Equities generally rallied across the globe over the last year, albeit with some sharp sell offs along the way as inflationary pressures caused many central banks to tighten. ChatGPT’s triggered waves of excitement (and questions) about the potential benefits to specific companies, and the world as a whole. Similarly, the new applications of certain drugs (GLP-1) for weight loss sparked optimism in the biotech space. Investor confidence was supported by resilient consumers in the face of rising rates and inflation but concerns around slowing growth remain.

As you review this summary and the table below, please keep in mind that an index is not available for direct investment; therefore, its performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the management of an actual portfolio.

Performance data represented is historical and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at rjinvestmentmanagement.com.

 

 

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Performance Summary and Commentary

 

Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund       Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

Portfolio Managers  |  David Blount, CFA®, Brad Erwin, CFA®, and Jeffrey D. Bilsky are Portfolio Managers of the Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund (the “Fund”) and are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund. Mr. Blount has served as the fund’s Portfolio Manager since 2011. Mr. Erwin has served as the fund’s Portfolio Manager since July 1, 2019. Mr. Bilsky has served as the fund’s Portfolio Manager since August 15, 2023.

Performance discussion  |  For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, the Fund’s Class I shares returned (1.18)%, underperforming its benchmark index, the S&P 500® Index, which returned 10.14%. Given the market environment during 2023, underperformance, relative to the benchmark, was due, in part, to a dividend-yield headwind. During the fiscal year, dividend paying stocks returned 7.57%, while their non-dividend paying counterparts returned 20.24%. Furthermore, returns on stocks with above median yields returned (5.00)%. This represents a headwind because the fund strategy focuses on buying stocks with above median dividend yields. Meanwhile, investments in information technology and utilities sectors were detractors from the Fund’s performance, while being underweight communication services also detracted from performance. The recent upward move in interest rates is probably the biggest driver of market returns. The Federal Reserve has continued its policy of tightening financial conditions by raising the target overnight lending rate a fourth time this year, to an upper bound of 5.5%. This marks the 11th hike since the Fed began tightening in March of 2022. This action, in addition to other market forces, drove the benchmark 10-year Treasury Bond up from a low of approximately 3.3% earlier this year to around 4.9% at the end of October. The 10-year yield is now at levels higher than anytime over the past 15 years. The Conference Board’s Leading Indicator, while improving slightly during the year, remained in negative territory. In the commodity world, crude oil prices surged earlier in the year only to decline in October. On the other positive side, the employment picture in the US is healthy. Continuing jobless claims are relatively low, the Civilian Labor Force Participation rate continued to increase (after a sharp move downward at the beginning of the pandemic) and the unemployment rate, while it ticked up slightly, remained at a historically low level. Third-quarter gross domestic product was up 4.9%, the fifth positive quarter after negative prints in the first two quarters of 2022. Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful trend in the market. As a result of this, and other trends, stock market returns have become very narrow. The top seven performing stocks in the S&P 500, all technology related, have accounted for 100% of the index’s return year to date, the top contributor being a large beneficiary of the AI trend. On an equal weighted basis, the stocks in the S&P 500 are actually down -3.9% vs. 10.7% for the market weighted S&P 500.

As you review this summary and the table below, please keep in mind that an index is not available for direct investment; therefore its performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the management of an actual portfolio.

Performance data represented is historical and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at rjinvestmentmanagement.com.

Portfolio Managers  |  Eric Mintz, CFA®, Dr. Christopher Sassouni, D.M.D. and David Cavanaugh are Portfolio Managers of the Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) and are jointly and primarily responsible for all aspects of the fund’s management. Mr. Mintz has managed the fund since 2011, Dr. Sassouni has managed the fund since 2020 after serving as Assistant Portfolio Manager of the fund since 2006, and Mr. Cavanaugh has managed the fund since June 2022 after serving as a Senior Research Analyst of the fund from 2017 to June 2022.

Performance discussion  |  For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, the Fund’s Class I shares returned (1.46)%, underperforming its benchmark index, the Russell Midcap® Growth Index, which returned 3.35%. The Fund’s performance, relative to the benchmark, was unfavorably affected by stock selection. Returns among mid-cap stocks overall were mixed in the period. In what has been a common theme for the better part of two years, there was disparity among the two notable style indexes, as the Russell Midcap Growth Index (up 3.35%) outperformed its counterpart Russell Midcap Value Index (down 3.44%) during the trailing 12-months ended October 31st, 2023. Whereas value outperformed meaningfully last year on a relative basis, growth has rallied back to the forefront in 2023 given cooling inflationary data leading to the belief that the Fed is closer to the end of their interest rate tightening cycle.

Sector returns were mixed, with consumer staples (up 21.19%) leading the way outpacing the other sectors by a wide margin due to strong stock selection. Energy (up 10.60%) was another bright stop of the portfolio, where stock selection helped to generate a positive return and avoid the negative return posted by benchmark constituents. A modest underweight positioning in health care (down 15.54%) benefited the portfolio during a period of disappointing returns in the sector caused by various idiosyncratic events and the threat of the potential impact of GLP-1 agonists. Despite posting positive returns for the portfolio, industrials (up 8.79%) and information technology (up 5.45%) lagged their benchmark counterparts. Additionally, a rally of low-quality and unprofitable names had an adverse effect on returns. Consumer discretionary (up 2.61%) also lagged benchmark counterparts, with larger portfolio holdings coming under pressure from interest rates rising. Other parts of the portfolio were challenged as financials (down 3.33%), real estate (down 15.38%), communication services (down 15.59%), and materials (down 20.31%) finished in negative territory altogether. Emphasis around portfolio construction was placed on companies with strong financial footholds, healthy free cash flow generation, and a reasonable path towards accelerating earnings. The portfolio is well positioned to navigate through any potential difficult macroeconomic period many were expecting to happen going into 2024.

As you review this summary and the table below, please keep in mind that an index is not available for direct investment; therefore its performance does not reflect expenses associated with the management of this account.

Performance data represented is historical and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at rjinvestmentmanagement.com.

 

 

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Performance Summary and Commentary

 

Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund       Carillon Scout Mid Cap Fund

 

Portfolio Managers  |  Eric Mintz, CFA®, Dr. Christopher Sassouni, D.M.D. and David Cavanaugh are Portfolio Managers of the Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) and are jointly and primarily responsible for all aspects of the fund’s management. Mr. Mintz has managed the fund since 2011, Dr. Sassouni has managed the fund since 2020 after serving as Assistant Portfolio Manager of the fund since 2006, and Mr. Cavanaugh has managed the fund since June 2022 after serving as a Senior Research Analyst of the fund from 2017 to June 2022.

Performance discussion  |  For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, the Fund’s Class I shares returned (8.06)%, underperforming its benchmark index, the Russell 2000® Growth Index, which returned (7.63)%. The Fund’s performance, relative to the benchmark, was favorably affected by sector allocation. Returns among small-cap stocks overall were rather disappointing in the period. In what has been a common theme for the better part of two years, there was disparity among the two notable style indexes, as the Russell 2000 Growth Index (down 7.63%) outperformed its counterpart Russell 2000 Value Index (down 9.94%) during the trailing 12-months ended October 31st, 2023. Whereas value outperformed meaningfully last year on a relative basis, growth has rallied back to the forefront in 2023 given cooling inflationary data leading to the belief that the Fed is closer to the end of their interest rate tightening cycle.

Sector returns were mixed, with consumer staples (up 27.58%) leading the way, outpacing the other sectors by a wide margin. In addition to strong stock selection in the sector, an overweight allocation benefited the portfolio during a highly uncertain macro environment period. Solid stock selection in information technology (up 11.50%), real estate (up 7.45%), industrials (up 5.31%), and financials (up 2.65%) helped produce positive returns where benchmark counterparts in these sectors failed to break-out of negative territory. In information technology, emphasis was placed on identifying pick-and-shovel AI plays and firms with reasonable paths to monetizing large language models, selecting companies that would be part of the backbone of the growing trend. Additionally, some unique AI opportunities within industrials also emerged in the form of companies leveraging their large datasets to improve operational efficiencies. Increasing the weight in energy (down 2.77%) to a modest overweight level benefited the portfolio into a rally in the sector after a spur of OPEC supply cuts mid-year. Strong stock selection in materials (down 6.56%) helped avoid the same degree of losses as benchmark constituents. Communication services (down 53.17%) was the biggest laggard during the period, albeit having a small weight in the portfolio. Consumer discretionary (down 19.79%) was pressured by rising interest rates and health care (down 30.01%) also produced disappointing results due to various idiosyncratic events, unfavorable reactions to biotechnology readouts, and the threat of the potential impact of GLP-1 agonists.

As you review this summary and the table below, please keep in mind that an index is not available for direct investment; therefore its performance does not reflect expenses associated with the management of this account.

Performance data represented is historical and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at rjinvestmentmanagement.com.

Portfolio Managers  |  G. Patrick Dunkerley, CFA® has served as the Lead Portfolio Manager and Derek M. Smashey, CFA®, John A. Indellicate II, CFA® and Jason J. Votruba, CFA®, have served as Portfolio Co-Managers of the Carillon Scout Mid Cap Fund (the “Fund”) since its inception in 2017. Messrs. Dunkerley, Smashey, Indellicate and Votruba are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund. Mr. Dunkerley served as Lead Portfolio Manager of the fund’s predecessor and Mr. Smashey served as Portfolio Co-Manager of the fund’s predecessor from its inception in 2006 to 2017. Messrs. Indellicate and Votruba served as Portfolio Co-Managers of the fund’s predecessor from 2011 and 2013, respectively, to 2017.

Performance discussion  |  For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, the Fund’s Class I shares returned (2.99)%, underperforming its benchmark index, the Russell Midcap® Index, which returned (1.01)%. Sector allocation was the most significant detractor during the period, while stock selection overall was a positive contributor to relative returns. The Fund’s performance benefited slightly from underweight positions in the real estate and health care sectors, while overweights of consumer staples, information technology, and underweights of industrials hurt relative performance. The timing of positioning in utilities, energy, and financials was a drag on relative performance as interest rates rose more than expected and energy markets experienced extreme volatility. Banks fell sharply early in 2023, a correction that was short-lived due to Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury Department interventions into the banking system. This made for a choppy and relatively difficult trading environment in banks. The Fund’s performance, relative to the benchmark, was adversely affected by stock selection in the industrials, materials, consumer staples, and utilities sectors. However, this was partially counteracted by positive stock selection in the information technology, health care, consumer discretionary, financials, communications services, real estate, and energy sectors. Within the industrials sector, stock selection in the machinery industry was the primary detractor from performance as a fund holding in this industry made an acquisition that was not well received by the market as it required significant debt issuance. A sharp pull-back in fertilizer stocks also hurt materials stocks selection as farmers curtailed fertilizer purchases due to high prices. A holding in consumer staples expanded rapidly with acquisitions that hurt the stock price, as we believe the market preferred a slower expansion allowing for more free cash flow and dividends. Mid-cap stocks generated slight losses overall as the Russell Midcap Index (1.01%) substantially outpaced its small cap counterpart Russell 2000 Index (7.63%) but lagged the large caps as measured by the Russell 1000 Index which posted gains as large caps dominated performance and returned 9.46% during the period as certain large-cap tech and social media stocks dominated overall market performance in a narrowly performing U.S. stock market. Mid cap index performance was led by particular strength in industrials (up 9.71%), information technology (up 6.05%), and consumer discretionary (up 3.12%) which were the largest contributors to benchmark returns. Consumer staples (down 10.9%), health care (down 10.4%), real estate (down 7.9%), financials (down 6.4%), communications services (down 5.2%), and utilities (down 4.3%) were the primary laggards within the Core benchmark. Energy stocks posted a slight gain while materials stocks slightly lagged the mid cap benchmark.

As you review this summary and the table below, please keep in mind that an index is not available for direct investment; therefore, its performance does not reflect expenses associated with the management of this account.

Performance data represented is historical and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at rjinvestmentmanagement.com.

 

 

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Performance Summary and Commentary

 

Carillon Scout Small Cap Fund       Carillon Reams Core Bond Fund

 

Portfolio Managers | James R. McBride, CFA®, has served as the Lead Portfolio Manager and Timothy L. Miller, CFA® has served as Portfolio Co-Manager of the Carillon Scout Small Cap Fund (the “Fund”) since its inception in 2017. Messrs. McBride and Miller are jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund. Mr. McBride was Portfolio Co-Manager of the fund’s predecessor from 2010 through 2015 and served as Lead Portfolio Manager of the fund’s predecessor from 2015 to 2017. Mr. Miller served as Portfolio Co-Manager of the fund’s predecessor from 2013 to 2017.

Performance discussion | For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, the Fund’s Class I shares returned (11.22)%, underperforming its benchmark index, the Russell 2000® Growth Index, which returned (7.63)%. The Fund’s performance was impacted negatively by stock selection especially in the industrials sector including machinery, construction & engineering and commercial services; however this was partially offset by the consumer discretionary sector. Other weak stock selection industries included semiconductors, health care providers & services somewhat offset by health care equipment & supplies and electronic equipment, instruments & components. The overall sector weights had a minor impact on performance but underweight staples and overweight health care detracted from performance while a overweight in consumer discretionary and real estate helped. The Russell 2000 Growth Index outperformed the Russell 2000 Value Index over the past year and is up 10.0%/year over the past fifteen years while the Russell 2000 Value Index is up 8.29%/year. Some of the larger sectors in the Russell 2000 Growth Index – healthcare, technology and industrials – were among the weakest performers over this period. We were overweight health care and technology during this period.

As you review this summary and the table below, please keep in mind that an index is not available for direct investment; therefore its performance does not reflect expenses associated with the management of an actual portfolio.

Performance data represented is historical and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at rjinvestmentmanagement.com.

Portfolio Managers | Mark M. Egan, CFA®, is Lead Portfolio Manager, and Todd C. Thompson, CFA®, Clark W. Holland, CFA® , Jason Hoyer, CFA®, Tilak “Dimitri” Silva, CFA®, and Neil Aggarwal are Portfolio Co-Managers of the Carillon Reams Core Bond Fund (the “Fund”). Messrs. Egan, Thompson and Holland have been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investment portfolio since its inception in 2017, Mr. Hoyer has been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investment portfolio since April 2018, Mr. Silva has been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investment portfolio since March 2021, and Mr. Aggarwal has been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investment portfolio since March 2023. Mr. Egan served as the Lead Portfolio Manager of the fund’s predecessor and Mr. Thompson served as Portfolio Co-Manager of the fund’s predecessor from its inception in 2001 to 2017. Mr. Holland served as Portfolio Co-Manager of the fund’s predecessor from 2014 to 2017.

Performance discussion | For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, the Fund’s Class I shares returned 0.19%, underperforming its benchmark index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which returned 0.36%.This fiscal year, while more benign than the previous one in terms of equity and bond market performance, was still a period marked by significant transition and volatility. The year began in the shadow of aggressive monetary policy tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks in response to inflation rates that remained stubbornly high. Despite this hawkish backdrop, U.S. Treasury yields declined from November 2022 through January 2023 and risk assets performed well, as market participants priced in a “soft landing” scenario for the U.S. economy. This narrative shifted abruptly in early February 2023, however, as renewed inflationary pressures and strong labor market data prompted a significant increase in U.S. Treasury yields and a deeper inversion of the U.S. Treasury curve. This trend was short-lived, disrupted by a regional banking crisis in early March that triggered a sharp flight-to-quality rally in U.S. Treasuries. As the year progressed, the U.S. Federal Reserve stepped down the size of its rate hikes and lengthened the duration between rate hikes, signaling a potential winding down of the current tightening cycle. This projected end to highly restrictive monetary policy, in combination with a U.S. economy that has remained remarkably resilient, led to strong performance of risk assets from April 2023 through July 2023 despite the renewed, steady increase in U.S. Treasury rates from the late March/early April lows. The market tone shifted again in late summer, however, and the fiscal year concluded amidst considerable uncertainty. The focus regarding U.S. monetary policy shifted to a “higher for longer” interest rate narrative, even as inflation continued its downward trend and economic data suggested a potential softening in growth. Additionally, concerns over increasing U.S. deficits and a surge in U.S. Treasury supply exerted further upward pressure on long-term rates. Internationally, China faced challenges with declining export volumes, a reduction in foreign direct investments, and a distressed property market.

The primary detractor from the Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark was duration positioning, which was above-index for most of the fiscal year. This above-index duration stance was negatively impacted by the significant increase in U.S. Treasury yields. The Fund’s dynamic yield curve positioning over the course of the fiscal year contributed to relative performance, but not enough to offset the negative contribution from duration positioning. The Fund’s duration and yield curve exposures were managed in part via U.S. Treasury futures contracts, which detracted from relative performance overall, as described above. Sector selection contributed to relative performance, primarily due to an overweight to the outperforming investment-grade (“IG”) corporates sector. Overweights to the commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) and asset-backed securities (“ABS”) sectors also contributed, as did non-index exposure to U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”). An underweight to the government-related sector and an overweight to the mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) sector, during the latter portion of the fiscal year, both detracted from relative performance. Security selection contributed to relative performance, primarily within the MBS and CMBS sectors. Contributions from these two sectors were partially offset by negative security selection within the IG corporates and ABS sectors.

As you review this summary and the table below, please keep in mind that an index is not available for direct investment; therefore its performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the management of an actual portfolio.

Performance data represented is historical and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at rjinvestmentmanagement.com.

 

 

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Performance Summary and Commentary

 

Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund        

 

Portfolio Managers  |  Mark M. Egan, CFA®, is Lead Portfolio Manager, and Todd C. Thompson, CFA®, Clark W. Holland, CFA®, Jason Hoyer, CFA®, Tilak “Dimitri” Silva, CFA®, and Neil Aggarwal are Portfolio Co-Managers of the Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund (the “Fund”). Messrs. Egan, Thompson and Holland have been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investment portfolio since its inception in 2017, Mr. Hoyer has been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investment portfolio since April 2018, Mr. Silva has been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investment portfolio since March 2021, and Mr. Aggarwal has been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investment portfolio since March 2023. Mr. Egan served as the Lead Portfolio Manager of the fund’s predecessor from its inception in 1996 to 2017. Messrs. Thompson and Holland served as Portfolio Co-Managers of the fund’s predecessor from 2000, 2009 and 2014, respectively, to 2017.

Performance discussion  |  For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, the Fund’s Class I shares returned 0.94%, outperforming its benchmark index, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which returned 0.36%. This fiscal year, while more benign than the previous one in terms of equity and bond market performance, was still a period marked by significant transition and volatility. The year began in the shadow of aggressive monetary policy tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks in response to inflation rates that remained stubbornly high. Despite this hawkish backdrop, U.S. Treasury yields declined from November 2022 through January 2023 and risk assets performed well, as market participants priced in a “soft landing” scenario for the U.S. economy. This narrative shifted abruptly in early February 2023, however, as renewed inflationary pressures and strong labor market data prompted a significant increase in U.S. Treasury yields and a deeper inversion of the U.S. Treasury curve. This trend was short-lived, disrupted by a regional banking crisis in early March that triggered a sharp flight-to-quality rally in U.S. Treasuries. As the year progressed, the U.S. Federal Reserve stepped down the size of its rate hikes and lengthened the duration between rate hikes, signaling a potential winding down of the current tightening cycle. This projected end to highly restrictive monetary policy, in combination with a U.S. economy that has remained remarkably resilient, led to strong performance of risk assets from April 2023 through July 2023 despite the renewed, steady increase in U.S. Treasury rates from the late March/early April lows. The market tone shifted again in late summer, however, and the fiscal year concluded amidst considerable uncertainty. The focus regarding U.S. monetary policy shifted to a “higher for longer” interest rate narrative, even as inflation continued its downward trend and economic data suggested a potential softening in growth. Additionally, concerns over increasing U.S. deficits and a surge in U.S. Treasury supply exerted further upward pressure on long-term rates. Internationally, China faced challenges with declining export volumes, a reduction in foreign direct investments, and a distressed property market.

The primary contributor to the Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark was sector selection, primarily due to non-index allocations to high yield (“HY”) corporates and non-U.S. dollar securities. Overweights to investment-grade (“IG”) corporates, commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”), and asset-backed securities (“ABS”) also contributed, as did the Fund’s non-index allocation to U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”). These contributions were partially offset by the Fund’s underweight to the outperforming government-related sector. The Fund’s exposures to HY corporates and IG corporates were partially obtained via index credit default swaps (“CDX”), which contributed to performance, as described above. The Fund’s dynamic duration and yield curve positioning over the course of the fiscal year also contributed to relative performance. The Fund’s duration and yield curve exposures were managed in part via U.S. Treasury futures contracts, which contributed to relative performance overall, as described

above. Security selection detracted from relative performance, primarily within the HY corporates and IG corporates sectors. This was partially offset by positive security selection within the mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) and CMBS sectors.

As you review this summary and the table below, please keep in mind that an index is not available for direct investment; therefore its performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the management of an actual portfolio.

Performance data represented is historical and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at rjinvestmentmanagement.com.

 

 

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Performance Summary and Commentary

 

Carillon Reams Unconstrained Bond Fund        

 

Portfolio Managers | Mark M. Egan, CFA®, is Lead Portfolio Manager, and Todd C. Thompson, CFA®, Clark W. Holland, CFA®, Jason Hoyer, CFA®, Tilak “Dimitri” Silva, CFA®, and Neil Aggarwal are Portfolio Co-Managers of the Carillon Reams Unconstrained Bond Fund (the “Fund”). Messrs. Egan, Thompson and Holland have been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investment portfolio since its inception in 2017, Mr. Hoyer has been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investment portfolio since April 2018, Mr. Silva has been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investment portfolio since March 2021, and Mr. Aggarwal has been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s investment portfolio since March 2023. Mr. Egan served as the Lead Portfolio Manager of the fund’s predecessor and Mr. Thompson served as Co-Portfolio Manager of the fund’s predecessor from its inception in 2011 to 2017. Mr. Holland served as Co-Portfolio Manager of the fund’s predecessor from 2014 to 2017.

Performance discussion | For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, the Fund’s Class I shares returned 4.82%, outperforming its benchmark index, the ICE BofA US 3-Month Treasury Index, which returned 4.80%. This fiscal year, while more benign than the previous one in terms of equity and bond market performance, was still a period marked by significant transition and volatility. The year began in the shadow of aggressive monetary policy tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks in response to inflation rates that remained stubbornly high. Despite this hawkish backdrop, U.S. Treasury yields declined from November 2022 through January 2023 and risk assets performed well, as market participants priced in a “soft landing” scenario for the U.S. economy. This narrative shifted abruptly in early February 2023, however, as renewed inflationary pressures and strong labor market data prompted a significant increase in U.S. Treasury yields and a deeper inversion of the U.S. Treasury curve. This trend was short-lived, disrupted by a regional banking crisis in early March that triggered a sharp flight-to-quality rally in U.S. Treasuries. As the year progressed, the U.S. Federal Reserve stepped down the size of its rate hikes and lengthened the duration between rate hikes, signaling a potential winding down of the current tightening cycle. This projected end to highly restrictive monetary policy, in combination with a U.S. economy that has remained remarkably resilient, led to strong performance of risk assets from April 2023 through July 2023 despite the renewed, steady increase in U.S. Treasury rates from the late March/early April lows. The market tone shifted again in late summer, however, and the fiscal year concluded amidst considerable uncertainty. The focus regarding U.S. monetary policy shifted to a “higher for longer” interest rate narrative, even as inflation continued its downward trend and economic data suggested a potential softening in growth. Additionally, concerns over increasing U.S. deficits and a surge in U.S. Treasury supply exerted further upward pressure on long-term rates. Internationally, China faced challenges with declining export volumes, a reduction in foreign direct investments, and a distressed property market.

The primary contributor to the Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark was the U.S. Treasury sector, which rallied from November 2022 through January 2023 and during March 2023. Dynamic duration and yield curve positioning over the course of the fiscal year, largely implemented with U.S. Treasuries, also contributed. The Fund’s duration and yield curve exposures were managed in part via U.S. Treasury futures contracts, which contributed to relative performance overall, as described above. The Fund’s allocation to investment-grade (“IG”) corporate bonds also contributed due to positive total returns and tactical management of exposure throughout the fiscal year. Allocations to non-U.S. dollar securities, high yield (“HY”) corporate bonds, and asset-backed securities (“ABS”) also generated positive total returns and contributed to performance relative to the benchmark. The Fund’s exposures to HY corporates and IG corporates were partially obtained via index credit default

swaps (“CDX”), which contributed to performance, as described above. The primary detractor was the Fund’s allocation to mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), which were negatively impacted by the increase in U.S. Treasury yields and heightened interest rate volatility throughout the fiscal year. The other notable detractor was the Fund’s exposure to U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”), which were negatively impacted by the increase in real rates.

As you review this summary and the table below, please keep in mind that an index is not available for direct investment; therefore its performance does not reflect the expenses associated with the management of an actual portfolio.

Performance data represented is historical and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at rjinvestmentmanagement.com.

 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

         

 

Carillon ClariVest Capital Appreciation Fund from 10/31/13 to 10/31/23 (a)

 

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Carillon ClariVest International Stock Fund from 10/31/13 to 10/31/23 (a)

 

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Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund from 10/31/13 to 10/31/23 (a)

 

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Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund from 10/31/13 to 10/31/23 (a)

 

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Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund from 10/31/13 to 10/31/23 (a)

 

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a) Each Fund’s values and returns reflect fund expenses and the reinvestment of dividends; however, they do not reflect the deduction of taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. As of October 31, 2023, each Fund also offered Class A, Class C, Class R-3, Class R-5, Class R-6, and Class Y shares. The value of an investment in other share classes will differ due to each class’s respective sales charges (as applicable) and expenses. Additional information regarding the performance and the expenses of each Fund’s share classes, including fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements or recoupments, which affect performance, is included in each Fund’s Prospectus dated March 1, 2023, as supplemented from time to time, and elsewhere in this report. Returns shown are calculated using the net asset values (“NAV’s”) that were used for shareholder transactions as of the respective period ends. These NAV’s, and the returns calculated from them, may differ from the NAV’s and returns shown elsewhere in this report.

Performance data represented is historical and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at rjinvestmentmanagement.com.

 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

 

         

 

Carillon Scout Mid Cap Fund from 10/31/13 to 10/31/23 (a)

 

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Carillon Scout Small Cap Fund from 10/31/13 to 10/31/23 (a)

 

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Carillon Reams Core Bond Fund from 10/31/13 to 10/31/23 (a)

 

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Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund from 10/31/13 to 10/31/23 (a)

 

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Carillon Reams Unconstrained Bond Fund from 10/31/13 to 10/31/23 (a)

 

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a) Each Fund’s values and returns reflect fund expenses and the reinvestment of dividends; however, they do not reflect the deduction of taxes that you would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. As of October 31, 2023, each Fund also offered Class A, Class C, Class R-3, Class R-5, Class R-6, and Class Y shares. The value of an investment in other share classes will differ due to each class’s respective sales charges (as applicable) and expenses. Additional information regarding the performance and the expenses of each Fund’s share classes, including fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements or recoupments, which affect performance, is included in each Fund’s Prospectus dated March 1, 2023, as supplemented from time to time, and elsewhere in this report. Returns shown are calculated using the net asset values (“NAV’s”) that were used for shareholder transactions as of the respective period ends. These NAV’s, and the returns calculated from them, may differ from the NAV’s and returns shown elsewhere in this report.

Performance data represented is historical and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance data quoted. To obtain more current performance data as of the most recent month-end, please visit our website at rjinvestmentmanagement.com.

 

 

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Description of Indices

 

The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, US dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. The returns of the index do not include the effect of any sales charges. That means that actual returns would be lower if they included the effect of sales charges.

The ICE BofA US 3-Month Treasury Index measures the performance of a single issue of outstanding treasury bill which matures closest to, but not beyond, three months from the rebalancing date. The issue is purchased at the beginning of the month and held for a full month; at the end of the month that issue is sold and rolled into a newly selected issue.

The MSCI EAFE® Index is an equity index which captures large and mid cap representation across 21 developed markets countries around the world, excluding the US and Canada. With 928 constituents, the index covers approximately 85% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. Its returns do not include the effect of any sales charges. That means that actual returns would be lower if they included the effect of sales charges.

The MSCI ACWI ex-US Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the combined equity market performance of large-and mid-cap securities in developed and emerging market countries excluding the United States.

The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Its returns do not include the effect of any sales charges. That means that actual returns would be lower if they included the effect of sales charges.

The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 Index companies with higher price-to-value ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Its returns do not include the effect of any sales charges. That means that actual returns would be lower if they included the effect of sales charges.

The Russell Midcap® Index measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. The Russell Midcap is a subset of the Russell 1000® Index. It includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. Its returns do not include the effect of any sales charges. That means that actual returns would be lower if they included the effect of sales charges.

The Russell Midcap® Growth Index measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Its returns do not include the effect of any sales charges. That means that actual returns would be lower if they included the effect of sales charges.

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index of 500 U.S. stocks and gives a broad look at how stock prices have performed. The index includes 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization. Its returns do not include the effect of any sales charges. That means that actual returns would be lower if they included the effect of sales charges.

 

 

Frank Russell Company (“Russell”) is the source and owner of the trademarks, service marks and copyrights related to the Russell Indexes. Russell® is a trademark of Frank Russell Company. Neither Russell nor its licensors accept any liability for any errors or omissions in the Russell Indexes and/or Russell ratings or underlying data and no party may rely on any Russell Indexes and/or Russell ratings and/or underlying data contained in this communication. No further distribution of Russell Data is permitted without Russell’s express written consent. Russell does not promote, sponsor or endorse the content of this communication.

 

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Investment Portfolios

10.31.2023

 

CARILLON CLARIVEST CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND

 

COMMON STOCKS—99.2%   Shares     Value  
Aerospace & defense—0.5%            

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    9,100       $1,809,171  
Automobiles—2.2%            

Tesla, Inc.*

    40,100       8,053,684  
Beverages—0.4%            

PepsiCo, Inc.

    8,700       1,420,536  
Biotechnology—2.3%            

AbbVie, Inc.

    44,400       6,268,392  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    5,100       1,846,761  
Broadline retail—5.2%            

Amazon.com, Inc.*

    142,000       18,898,780  
Building products—2.1%            

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

    15,300       1,660,356  

Carrier Global Corp.

    45,231       2,155,710  

Lennox International, Inc.

    6,400       2,371,456  

Owens Corning

    13,200       1,496,484  
Communications equipment—1.6%            

Arista Networks, Inc.*

    16,000       3,205,920  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    46,700       2,434,471  
Consumer staples distribution & retail—3.0%            

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    7,900       4,364,276  

The Kroger Co.

    64,000       2,903,680  

Wal-Mart, Inc.

    21,400       3,496,974  
Diversified telecommunication services—0.5%            

AT&T, Inc.

    122,500       1,886,500  
Entertainment—1.1%            

Netflix, Inc.*

    9,500       3,911,055  
Financial services—5.6%            

Block, Inc.*

    18,000       724,500  

Fiserv, Inc.*

    24,400       2,775,500  

Global Payments, Inc.

    12,500       1,327,750  

MasterCard, Inc., Class A

    15,530       5,844,716  

Visa, Inc., Class A

    33,200       7,805,320  

WEX, Inc.*

    10,200       1,698,096  
Food products—0.3%            

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    12,500       1,122,500  
Health care equipment & supplies—1.5%            

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

    12,200       3,199,084  

Stryker Corp.

    8,400       2,269,848  
Health care providers & services—6.5%            

Centene Corp.*

    45,400       3,131,692  

CVS Health Corp.

    49,200       3,395,292  

McKesson Corp.

    12,200       5,555,392  

The Cigna Group

    14,800       4,576,160  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    12,700       6,801,612  
Hotels, restaurants & leisure—2.1%            

Booking Holdings, Inc.*

    1,200       3,347,472  

DraftKings, Inc., Class A*

    40,800       1,126,896  

Expedia Group, Inc.*

    10,300       981,487  

McDonald’s Corp.

    8,100       2,123,577  
Household durables—1.3%            

Lennar Corp., Class A

    22,300       2,378,964  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    29,000       2,134,110  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—99.2%   Shares     Value  
Interactive media & services—9.9%            

Alphabet, Inc., Class A*

    89,980       $ 11,164,718  

Alphabet, Inc., Class C*

    70,640       8,851,192  

Meta Platforms, Inc., Class A*

    52,300       15,756,421  
IT services—1.0%            

MongoDB, Inc.*

    5,100       1,757,409  

Snowflake, Inc., Class A*

    12,000       1,741,560  
Life sciences tools & services—0.2%            

Medpace Holdings, Inc.*

    3,500       849,345  
Machinery—1.8%            

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

    31,000       1,563,020  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    7,600       1,717,980  

Deere & Co.

    3,700       1,351,832  

Flowserve Corp.

    9,800       359,856  

Oshkosh Corp.

    15,400       1,351,042  
Media—0.3%            

Comcast Corp., Class A

    24,900       1,028,121  
Oil, gas & consumable fuels—0.3%            

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    7,300       1,104,125  
Passenger airlines—0.4%            

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.*

    41,800       1,463,418  
Pharmaceuticals—2.4%            

Eli Lilly & Co.

    15,400       8,530,522  
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment—9.5%            

Broadcom, Inc.

    4,200       3,533,754  

KLA Corp.

    7,400       3,475,780  

Lam Research Corp.

    4,100       2,411,702  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    45,700       3,257,953  

NVIDIA Corp.

    50,000       20,390,000  

Qorvo, Inc.*

    13,500       1,180,170  
Software—23.2%            

Adobe, Inc.*

    13,500       7,182,810  

AppLovin Corp., Class A*

    28,700       1,045,828  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

    27,000       6,475,950  

DocuSign, Inc.*

    26,600       1,034,208  

Dropbox, Inc., Class A*

    73,100       1,922,530  

Fair Isaac Corp.*

    2,300       1,945,501  

Fortinet, Inc.*

    48,200       2,755,594  

Intuit, Inc.

    4,300       2,128,285  

Microsoft Corp.

    129,900       43,920,489  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

    9,700       2,357,294  

Salesforce, Inc.*

    29,100       5,844,153  

Synopsys, Inc.*

    14,700       6,900,768  
Specialty retail—2.3%            

AutoZone, Inc.*

    1,600       3,963,408  

The TJX Cos., Inc.

    49,700       4,377,079  
Technology hardware, storage & peripherals—11.7%            

Apple, Inc.

    246,864       42,156,964  
Total common stocks (cost $173,192,927)

 

    357,354,955  
Total investment portfolio (cost $173,192,927)—99.2%

 

    357,354,955  

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.8%

      2,963,946  
Total net assets—100.0%       $360,318,901  

* Non-income producing security

 

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


Investment Portfolios

10.31.2023

 

CARILLON CLARIVEST CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND (cont’d)

 

Sector allocation (unaudited)      
Sector   Percent of net assets  
Information technology     46.9%  
Consumer discretionary     13.2%  
Health care     12.9%  
Communication services     11.8%  
Financials     5.6%  
Industrials     4.8%  
Consumer staples     3.7%  
Energy     0.3%  
 
CARILLON CLARIVEST INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND

 

COMMON STOCKS—90.6%         Shares     Value  
Australia—2.3%        

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

      29,791       $1,832,617  

CSL Ltd.

      3,958       584,960  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

      30,661       1,130,078  

Perseus Mining Ltd.

      1,325,946       1,416,717  

Qantas Airways Ltd.*

      904,532       2,833,808  
Canada—4.6%        

Air Canada*

      217,400       2,622,752  

Brookfield Corp.

      23,300       678,796  

Centerra Gold, Inc.

      187,000       950,676  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

      6,400       5,325,972  

iA Financial Corp, Inc.

      13,700       797,154  

Loblaw Co. Ltd.

      22,000       1,799,344  

Metro Inc.

      34,000       1,727,031  

The Toronto-Dominion Bank

      25,000       1,396,430  
China—2.6%        

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd.

      2,812,000       1,038,631  

Bank of China Ltd.

      9,383,000       3,277,814  

China CITIC Bank Corp Ltd.

      1,530,000       682,546  

China Construction Bank Corp.

      3,912,000       2,212,463  

Vipshop Holdings, Ltd., Sponsored ADR*

      107,700       1,535,802  
Denmark—4.2%        

Danske Bank A/S

      111,259       2,609,996  

Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B

      109,927       10,605,343  

Pandora A/S

      8,130       922,109  
Finland—0.8%        

Nokia Oyj

      237,611       791,407  

Nordea Bank Abp

      165,954       1,747,864  
France—7.8%        

Cie de Saint-Gobain S.A.

      43,965       2,393,198  

Eiffage S.A.

      31,115       2,823,705  

Engie S.A.

      146,721       2,333,582  

Hermes International SCA

      1,329       2,479,683  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

      5,329       3,815,195  

Publicis Groupe S.A.

      19,387       1,476,191  

Renault S.A.

      24,579       862,335  

Sanofi S.A.

      26,553       2,411,178  

TotalEnergies SE

      67,517       4,514,018  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield*

      28,659       1,420,031  

Veolia Environnement S.A.

      55,475       1,520,037  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—90.6%         Shares     Value  
Germany—5.3%        

Bayer AG

      15,084       $ 651,758  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

      31,827       2,960,051  

Deutsche Post AG

      20,348       794,457  

Deutsche Telekom AG

      168,821       3,664,035  

Infineon Technologies AG

      97,139       2,837,452  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

      31,314       1,842,337  

Merck KGaA

      9,573       1,445,891  

SAP SE

      27,209       3,649,608  
Hong Kong—4.9%        

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.*

      376,500       3,876,097  

Baidu, Inc., Class A*

      108,350       1,422,506  

China Conch Venture Holdings Ltd.

      407,500       337,481  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

      542,500       2,746,290  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

      76,400       2,827,469  

Trip.com Group Ltd.*

      146,000       4,975,917  
India—0.2%        

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd., Sponsored ADR

      10,000       651,300  
Ireland—0.3%        

James Hardie Industries PLC, CDI*

      36,231       903,941  
Israel—1.2%        

Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M.

      285,125       1,836,468  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Sponsored ADR*

      262,600       2,253,108  
Italy—2.3%        

Enel SpA

      206,409       1,310,198  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

      1,768,628       4,608,677  

Leonardo SpA

      107,893       1,630,532  
Japan—20.0%        

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd.

      43,000       1,108,720  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

      65,300       3,571,767  

Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

      287,000       2,941,398  

Ibiden Co. Ltd.

      33,600       1,432,585  

ITOCHU Corp.

      157,800       5,684,119  

Marubeni Corp.

      242,100       3,539,932  

Mitsubishi Corp.

      113,900       5,309,512  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

      39,000       2,008,683  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

      332,800       2,791,908  

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

      71,300       2,591,340  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

      118,700       2,015,335  

Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

      75,200       1,288,129  

Nintendo Co. Ltd.

      40,000       1,652,578  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

      2,954,800       3,477,137  

Olympus Corp.

      80,300       1,072,435  

Otsuka Corp.

      26,300       1,054,488  

Renesas Electronics Corp.*

      206,400       2,711,192  

Sekisui House Ltd.

      83,700       1,639,076  

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

      29,200       1,069,850  

Sony Group Corp.

      22,100       1,837,369  

Sumitomo Corp.

      227,200       4,466,223  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

      77,400       3,731,298  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

      37,800       1,026,071  

TDK Corp.

      111,000       4,153,089  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

      5,916       781,727  

Toyota Motor Corp.

      219,200       3,834,630  
Mexico—0.4%        

Cemex S.A.B. de C.V., Sponsored ADR*

      221,600       1,322,952  
     

 

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


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10.31.2023

 

CARILLON CLARIVEST INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND (cont’d)

 

COMMON STOCKS—90.6%         Shares     Value  
Netherlands—3.7%        

ASML Holding N.V.

      9,289       $ 5,583,809  

NN Group N.V.

      63,159       2,025,660  

Prosus N.V.*

      22,211       621,144  

Stellantis N.V.

      106,623       1,991,968  

STMicroelectronics N.V.

      58,575       2,232,886  
New Zealand—0.5%        

Xero Ltd.*

      23,727       1,622,147  
Norway—0.6%        

Equinor ASA

      41,780       1,400,600  

Norsk Hydro ASA

      115,415       658,178  
Singapore—0.7%        

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

      103,500       2,486,415  
South Korea—2.4%        

Hyundai Motor Co.

      45,968       5,791,240  

Kia Corp.

      30,639       1,750,450  

YG Entertainment, Inc.

      11,972       488,651  
Spain—1.1%        

Cellnex Telecom S.A.

      20,300       596,741  

Iberdrola S.A.

      138,682       1,542,424  

Repsol S.A.

      101,187       1,481,596  
Sweden—1.7%        

Atlas Copco AB, Class A

      213,605       2,765,976  

Essity AB, Class B

      132,342       3,017,645  
Switzerland—4.4%        

Alcon, Inc.

      58,001       4,151,490  

Cie Financiere Richemont S.A.

      11,159       1,316,489  

Nestle S.A.

      22,113       2,384,639  

Novartis AG

      31,597       2,958,097  

Roche Holding AG

      5,443       1,402,713  

Sandoz Group AG*

      6,319       164,288  

UBS Group AG

      100,497       2,361,322  
Taiwan—5.5%        

Asustek Computer, Inc.

      205,000       2,149,452  

Compal Electronics, Inc.

      3,934,000       3,421,932  

King Yuan Electronics Co. Ltd.

      878,000       2,080,159  

Micro-Star International Co. Ltd.

      315,000       1,612,590  

Quanta Computer, Inc.

      422,000       2,491,617  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Sponsored ADR

      60,700       5,239,017  

Wistron Corp.

      446,000       1,243,672  
Turkey—0.4%        

Turk Hava Yollari AO*

      169,112       1,297,635  
United Kingdom—12.7%        

3i Group PLC

      264,177       6,228,661  

Ashtead Group PLC

      15,625       896,134  

AstraZeneca PLC

      43,279       5,418,697  

BAE Systems PLC

      263,815       3,547,360  

Barclays PLC

      1,305,770       2,095,825  

BP PLC

      290,931       1,776,432  

Centrica PLC

      869,873       1,665,199  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

      26,436       1,546,770  

Experian PLC

      21,220       643,790  

GSK PLC

      50,997       909,109  

HSBC Holdings PLC

      771,331       5,569,342  

RELX PLC

      33,968       1,186,425  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—90.6%         Shares     Value  
United Kingdom (cont'd)        

Rio Tinto PLC

      59,809       $ 3,815,848  

Shell PLC

      122,587       3,950,596  

SSE PLC

      66,047       1,312,590  

Standard Chartered PLC

      234,589       1,798,674  
Total common stocks (cost $291,005,792)

 

    302,602,673  
PREFERRED STOCKS—0.6%        
Germany—0.6%        

Volkswagen AG

      20,455       2,169,268  
Total preferred stocks (cost $2,381,167)

 

    2,169,268  
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS—6.4%        
United States—6.4%                  

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

      54,500       3,647,140  

iShares MSCI India ETF

      290,100       12,543,924  

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF(a)

      203,925       5,077,733  
Total exchange traded funds (cost $21,110,107)

 

    21,268,797  
MONEY MARKET FUNDS—1.5%        

First American Government Obligations Fund—Class X, 5.28%#

      4,892,500       4,892,500  
Total money market funds (cost $4,892,500)

 

    4,892,500  
Total investment portfolio (cost $319,389,566)—99.1%

 

    330,933,238  

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.9%

        3,133,143  
Total net assets—100.0%         $334,066,381  

* Non-income producing security    

(a) All or a portion of this security was on loan as of the date of this report. The total fair market value of loaned securities was $4,731,000 or 1.4% of net assets as of the date of this report.

ETF—Exchange Traded Fund    

ADR—American Depositary Receipt    

CDI—Chess Depositary Interests    

# Annualized seven-day yield as of the date of this report. Investment made with cash collateral received for securities on loan.

 

Sector allocation (unaudited)      
Sector   Percent of net assets  
Financials     17.7%  
Industrials     15.0%  
Information technology     14.9%  
Consumer discretionary     14.1%  
Health care     11.0%  
Exchange traded funds     6.4%  
Communication services     4.7%  
Energy     3.9%  
Consumer staples     3.5%  
Materials     3.1%  
Utilities     2.9%  
Money market funds     1.5%  
Real estate     0.4%  

 

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


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10.31.2023

 

CARILLON EAGLE GROWTH & INCOME FUND

 

COMMON STOCKS—97.9%         Shares     Value  
Domestic—86.2%        
Aerospace & defense—1.7%                  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

      20,860       $9,834,030  
Air freight & logistics—2.6%        

FedEx Corp.

      61,013       14,649,221  
Banks—5.9%        

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

      132,470       18,421,278  

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

      133,572       15,289,987  
Beverages—4.5%        

PepsiCo, Inc.

      71,823       11,727,259  

The Coca-Cola Co.

      250,802       14,167,805  
Biotechnology—5.5%        

AbbVie, Inc.

      119,073       16,810,726  

Amgen, Inc.

      55,986       14,315,620  
Capital markets—5.3%        

BlackRock, Inc.

      26,693       16,343,590  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

      45,397       13,782,983  
Chemicals—3.0%        

Eastman Chemical Co.

      121,458       9,076,557  

PPG Industries, Inc.

      65,347       8,022,651  
Communications equipment—2.6%        

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

      54,020       15,042,409  
Consumer staples distribution & retail—1.5%        

Target Corp.

      75,456       8,359,770  
Distributors—1.7%        

Genuine Parts Co.

      72,826       9,384,358  
Electric utilities—2.4%        

NextEra Energy, Inc.

      236,383       13,781,129  
Food products—1.9%        

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

      166,370       11,015,358  
Ground transportation—2.0%        

Union Pacific Corp.

      53,860       11,181,875  
Health care equipment & supplies—2.3%        

Abbott Laboratories

      137,001       12,953,445  
Health care providers & services—2.8%        

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

      29,826       15,973,613  
Hotels, restaurants & leisure—3.7%        

McDonald’s Corp.

      81,023       21,241,800  
Household products—2.6%        

The Procter & Gamble Co.

      100,314       15,050,109  
Industrial conglomerates—2.5%        

Honeywell International, Inc.

      78,528       14,391,041  
Industrial real estate investment trusts (REITs)—2.2%        

Prologis, Inc.

      123,420       12,434,565  
Multi-utilities—1.9%        

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

      135,259       11,008,730  
Oil, gas & consumable fuels—5.9%        

Chevron Corp.

      161,551       23,542,827  

The Williams Cos, Inc.

      299,028       10,286,563  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—97.9%         Shares     Value  
Pharmaceuticals—3.6%        

Merck & Co., Inc.

      199,961       $ 20,535,995  
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment—8.1%        

Analog Devices, Inc.

      85,737       13,489,002  

Broadcom, Inc.

      20,996       17,665,405  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

      104,093       14,782,247  
Software—4.7%        

Microsoft Corp.

      79,874       27,006,198  
Specialized real estate investment trusts (REITs)—3.2%        

American Tower Corp.

      52,282       9,316,130  

Equinix, Inc.

      11,864       8,656,449  
Specialty retail—2.1%        

The Home Depot, Inc.

      41,835       11,910,006  
Total domestic common stocks (cost $354,163,359)         491,450,731  
Foreign—11.7%

 

 
Electrical equipment—2.6%        

Eaton Corp. PLC

      71,219       14,807,142  
Electronic equipment, instruments & components—2.7%        

TE Connectivity Ltd.

      130,430       15,371,176  
Health care equipment & supplies—2.7%        

Medtronic PLC

      217,537       15,349,411  
IT services—1.8%        

Accenture PLC, Class A

      33,688       10,008,368  
Pharmaceuticals—1.9%        

AstraZeneca PLC, Sponsored ADR

      173,866       10,993,547  
Total foreign common stocks (cost $57,711,388)         66,529,644  
Total common stocks (cost $411,874,747)      
Total investment portfolio (cost $411,874,747)—97.9%

 

    557,980,375  

Other assets in excess of liabilities—2.1%

        12,119,879  
Total net assets—100.0%         $570,100,254  

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

 

Sector allocation (unaudited)      
Sector   Percent of net assets  
Information technology     19.9%  
Health care     18.8%  
Industrials     11.4%  
Financials     11.2%  
Consumer staples     10.6%  
Consumer discretionary     7.5%  
Energy     5.9%  
Real estate     5.3%  
Utilities     4.3%  
Materials     3.0%  

 

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


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10.31.2023

 

CARILLON EAGLE MID CAP GROWTH FUND

 

COMMON STOCKS—99.4%         Shares     Value  
Aerospace & defense—1.6%                  

Axon Enterprise, Inc.*

      288,200       $58,934,018  

TransDigm Group, Inc.*

      37,471       31,029,360  
Beverages—2.8%                  

Celsius Holdings, Inc.*

      544,328       82,786,846  

Monster Beverage Corp.*

      1,413,775       72,243,902  
Biotechnology—3.3%                  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

      196,378       29,810,180  

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

      326,274       15,876,493  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

      317,492       25,859,723  

Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.*

      129,352       21,551,337  

Moderna, Inc.*

      237,871       18,068,681  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*

      532,968       59,127,470  

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.*

      158,422       10,663,385  
Building products—0.9%                  

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

      906,970       50,608,926  
Capital markets—6.1%                  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

      448,520       100,701,710  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

      276,426       59,086,057  

Moody’s Corp.

      261,133       80,428,964  

MSCI, Inc.

      214,421       101,110,223  
Chemicals—1.3%                  

Albemarle Corp.

      252,299       31,986,467  

Corteva, Inc.

      849,354       40,887,902  
Commercial services & supplies—4.4%                  

RB Global, Inc.

      1,838,343       120,227,632  

Waste Connections, Inc.

      963,753       124,806,014  
Communications equipment—0.8%                  

Arista Networks, Inc.*

      231,199       46,325,344  
Construction & engineering—0.7%                  

Quanta Services, Inc.

      244,035       40,783,129  
Construction materials—1.6%                  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

      214,585       87,752,390  
Consumer staples distribution & retail—1.3%                  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

      262,946       71,497,647  
Electrical equipment—1.6%                  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

      153,012       40,213,084  

Vertiv Holdings Co.

      1,257,608       49,386,266  
Electronic equipment, instruments & components—0.7%                  

Cognex Corp.

      1,066,150       38,370,739  
Energy equipment & services—4.0%                  

Baker Hughes Co.

      4,202,424       144,647,434  

Halliburton Co.

      1,955,030       76,910,880  
Entertainment—0.8%                  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

      315,972       42,261,255  
Financial services—2.2%                  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*

      122,431       27,567,788  

Global Payments, Inc.

      542,770       57,653,029  

Toast, Inc., Class A*

      2,241,131       35,835,685  
Food products—0.5%                  

Freshpet, Inc.*

      486,135       27,904,149  
Ground transportation—2.1%                  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

      312,483       117,699,847  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—99.4%         Shares     Value  
Health care equipment & supplies—5.5%                  

Align Technology, Inc.*

      196,044       $ 36,187,762  

DexCom, Inc.*

      1,059,777       94,139,991  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

      212,807       85,010,012  

Penumbra, Inc.*

      258,083       49,332,566  

Shockwave Medical, Inc.*

      212,286       43,786,110  
Health care providers & services—2.4%                  

Cencora, Inc.

      505,388       93,572,588  

Chemed Corp.

      68,369       38,467,818  
Health care technology—1.3%                  

Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A*

      362,086       69,777,593  
Hotels, restaurants & leisure—6.5%                  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.*

      764,404       30,492,075  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

      41,714       81,016,931  

DraftKings, Inc., Class A*

      1,536,673       42,442,908  

Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A

      603,184       61,790,169  

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A*

      1,247,062       68,925,117  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

      353,908       75,116,973  
Industrial real estate investment trusts (REITs)—0.8%                  

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

      277,472       45,297,304  
Interactive media & services—0.7%                  

Match Group, Inc.*

      1,166,436       40,358,686  
IT services—1.1%                  

Gartner, Inc.*

      178,145       59,151,266  
Life sciences tools & services—4.5%                  

10X Genomics, Inc., Class A*

      536,691       18,934,458  

Bio-Techne Corp.

      533,265       29,132,267  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.*

      386,979       69,977,413  

Medpace Holdings, Inc.*

      100,303       24,340,529  

Repligen Corp.*

      205,675       27,675,628  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

      256,681       81,698,996  
Machinery—2.6%                  

Chart Industries, Inc.*

      302,045       35,106,691  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

      1,009,917       107,071,400  
Media—1.3%                  

The Trade Desk, Inc., Class A*

      1,024,003       72,663,253  
Oil, gas & consumable fuels—1.0%                  

Antero Resources Corp.*

      1,918,936       56,493,476  
Pharmaceuticals—0.8%                  

Zoetis, Inc.

      270,396       42,452,172  
Professional services—2.5%                  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

      716,236       85,898,183  

Paycom Software, Inc.

      224,112       54,900,717  
Real estate management & development—1.0%                  

CoStar Group, Inc.*

      773,508       56,783,222  
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment—4.7%                  

Entegris, Inc.

      1,058,562       93,195,798  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

      1,931,614       91,210,813  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

      179,697       79,379,353  
Software—15.2%                  

BILL Holdings, Inc.*

      599,449       54,723,699  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A*

      722,246       127,671,425  

Datadog, Inc., Class A*

      764,425       62,277,705  

Fair Isaac Corp.*

      43,284       36,612,637  

 

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


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CARILLON EAGLE MID CAP GROWTH FUND (cont’d)

 

COMMON STOCKS—99.4%         Shares     Value  
Software (cont'd)                  

Five9, Inc.*

      506,887       $ 29,333,551  

HubSpot, Inc.*

      95,596       40,510,717  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

      280,303       68,119,235  

PTC, Inc.*

      559,794       78,606,274  

Synopsys, Inc.*

      454,853       213,526,192  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

      231,409       86,292,416  

Unity Software, Inc.*

      1,926,538       48,876,269  
Specialized real estate investment trusts (REITs)—
1.3%
                 

SBA Communications Corp.

      347,735       72,547,953  
Specialty retail—4.9%                  

AutoZone, Inc.*

      19,798       49,042,220  

Five Below, Inc.*

      284,188       49,443,028  

Ross Stores, Inc.

      918,014       106,462,083  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

      178,351       68,007,020  
Textiles, apparel & luxury goods—1.1%                  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

      153,405       60,361,799  
Trading companies & distributors—3.5%                  

United Rentals, Inc.

      172,645       70,140,484  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

      171,208       124,952,735  
Total common stocks (cost $4,464,411,242)         5,529,891,636  
Total investment portfolio (cost $4,464,411,242)—99.4%

 

    5,529,891,636  

Other assets in excess of liabilities—0.6%

        31,246,160  
Total net assets—100.0%         $5,561,137,796  

* Non-income producing security

 

Sector allocation (Unaudited)      
Sector   Percent of net assets  
Information technology     22.5%  
Industrials     20.0%  
Health care     17.7%  
Consumer discretionary     12.5%  
Financials     8.3%  
Energy     5.0%  
Consumer staples     4.6%  
Real estate     3.1%  
Materials     2.9%  
Communication services     2.8%  

 

CARILLON EAGLE SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

 

COMMON STOCKS—100.6%   Shares     Value  
Aerospace & defense—3.4%        

AeroVironment, Inc.*

    55,129       $6,321,091  

Woodward, Inc.

    90,344       11,265,897  
Beverages—2.4%        

Celsius Holdings, Inc.*

    81,205       12,350,468  
Biotechnology—6.8%        

89bio, Inc.*

    216,789       1,604,239  

Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc.*

    297,056       507,966  

Alkermes PLC*

    146,956       3,554,866  

Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

    159,623       3,925,130  

Blueprint Medicines Corp.*

    65,421       3,850,680  

Cytokinetics, Inc.*

    59,042       2,058,204  

Denali Therapeutics, Inc.*

    91,027       1,714,038  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*

    127,769       4,327,536  

Insmed, Inc.*

    157,567       3,948,629  

Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.*

    77,381       1,938,394  

Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.*

    8,381       1,396,358  

Vaxcyte, Inc.*

    102,858       4,947,470  

Viridian Therapeutics, Inc.*

    125,123       1,564,037  
Building products—1.7%        

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp.

    333,515       8,824,807  
Capital markets—4.9%        

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

    31,940       7,171,169  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    11,864       2,535,930  

PJT Partners, Inc., Class A

    204,872       16,053,770  
Chemicals—3.0%        

Livent Corp.*(a)

    309,829       4,520,405  

Quaker Chemical Corp.

    76,874       11,048,331  
Commercial services & supplies—6.0%        

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Class A*

    61,786       4,661,754  

MSA Safety, Inc.

    71,780       11,332,626  

RB Global, Inc.

    230,361       15,065,609  
Construction materials—2.8%        

Summit Materials, Inc., Class A*

    444,401       14,620,793  
Consumer finance—2.0%        

FirstCash Holdings, Inc.

    96,217       10,479,956  
Consumer staples distribution & retail—1.4%        

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    25,972       7,062,047  
Diversified consumer services—0.8%        

OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.*

    374,692       3,926,772  
Electrical equipment—3.6%        

nVent Electric PLC

    98,679       4,749,420  

Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., Class A*

    241,225       3,705,216  

Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.*

    317,039       8,461,771  

Vicor Corp.*(a)

    52,163       2,020,795  
Energy equipment & services—2.4%        

Liberty Energy, Inc.

    640,496       12,617,771  
Food products—2.0%        

Freshpet, Inc.*

    64,409       3,697,077  

The Simply Good Foods Co.*

    183,636       6,847,786  
Ground transportation—2.4%        

Landstar System, Inc.

    76,352       12,581,283  

 

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


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CARILLON EAGLE SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND (cont’d)

 

COMMON STOCKS—100.6%   Shares     Value  
Health care equipment & supplies—5.6%        

CONMED Corp.

    23,439       $ 2,284,365  

Haemonetics Corp.*

    79,032       6,735,897  

Inmode Ltd.*

    77,578       1,481,740  

iRhythm Technologies, Inc.*

    25,098       1,970,695  

Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*

    103,203       6,666,914  

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*

    108,014       7,424,882  

Shockwave Medical, Inc.*

    13,051       2,691,899  
Health care providers & services—2.5%        

Guardant Health, Inc.*

    82,369       2,131,710  

HealthEquity, Inc.*

    64,980       4,657,766  

Progyny, Inc.*

    97,887       3,020,793  

The Ensign Group, Inc.

    33,349       3,221,513  
Health care technology—1.4%        

Evolent Health, Inc., Class A*

    236,182       5,769,926  

Schrodinger, Inc.*

    79,003       1,714,365  
Hotels, restaurants & leisure—6.3%        

Cava Group, Inc.*(a)

    77,558       2,450,057  

Everi Holdings, Inc.*

    395,434       4,266,733  

Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A*

    99,691       5,509,922  

SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.*

    161,154       6,942,514  

Wingstop, Inc.

    42,699       7,804,096  

Xponential Fitness, Inc., Class A*

    409,857       5,848,660  
Industrial real estate investment trusts (REITs)—2.0%        

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

    65,311       10,662,021  
Insurance—1.4%        

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

    22,418       7,485,594  
Interactive media & services—0.8%        

Bumble, Inc., Class A*

    289,796       3,894,858  
Life sciences tools & services—0.5%        

Medpace Holdings, Inc.*

    10,360       2,514,061  
Machinery—2.9%        

Chart Industries, Inc.*

    45,048       5,235,929  

Esab Corp.

    103,361       6,542,751  

Federal Signal Corp.

    56,421       3,274,675  
Media—0.4%        

TechTarget, Inc.*

    88,722       2,234,020  
Oil, gas & consumable fuels—5.8%        

Antero Resources Corp.*

    133,268       3,923,410  

Chord Energy Corp.

    46,801       7,737,141  

Viper Energy Partners LP

    655,454       18,667,330  
Personal care products—0.7%        

elf Beauty, Inc.*

    39,438       3,653,142  
Pharmaceuticals—1.2%        

Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.*

    124,403       6,190,293  
Professional services—0.6%        

Parsons Corp.*

    53,424       3,021,127  
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment—6.4%        

Impinj, Inc.*

    51,251       3,311,327  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*

    173,939       9,672,748  

Onto Innovation, Inc.*

    43,741       4,915,176  

Rambus, Inc.*

    104,035       5,652,222  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*

    108,073       9,962,169  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—100.6%   Shares     Value  
Software—10.5%        

Appfolio, Inc., Class A*

    35,482       $ 6,655,359  

Confluent, Inc., Class A*

    93,455       2,701,784  

Five9, Inc.*

    74,296       4,299,509  

Freshworks, Inc., Class A*

    530,821       9,522,929  

Monday.com Ltd.*

    56,338       7,323,377  

PROS Holdings, Inc.*

    218,892       6,818,486  

Rapid7, Inc.*

    82,618       3,840,911  

Smartsheet, Inc., Class A*

    187,233       7,403,193  

Sprout Social, Inc., Class A*

    114,968       4,975,815  

Varonis Systems, Inc.*

    38,432       1,292,852  
Specialty retail—2.7%        

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*

    84,407       5,866,287  

Five Below, Inc.*

    46,344       8,062,929  
Technology hardware, storage & peripherals—1.1%        

Super Micro Computer, Inc.*

    24,833       5,946,759  
Trading companies & distributors—2.2%        

Herc Holdings, Inc.

    42,424       4,530,459  

WESCO International, Inc.

    52,274       6,701,527  
Total common stocks (cost $460,831,578)

 

    524,346,708  
MONEY MARKET FUNDS—0.8%        

First American Government Obligations Fund—Class X, 5.28%#

    4,084,477       4,084,477  
Total money market funds (cost $4,084,477)

 

    4,084,477  
Total investment portfolio (cost $464,916,055)—101.4%

 

    528,431,185  

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(1.4)%

 

    (7,315,352
Total net assets—100.0%

 

    $521,115,833  

* Non-income producing security

(a) All or a portion of this security was on loan as of the date of this report. The total fair market value of loaned securities was $4,013,592 or 0.8% of net assets as of the date of this report.

# Annualized seven-day yield as of the date of this report. Investment made with cash collateral received for securities on loan.

 

Sector allocation (unaudited)      
Sector   Percent of net assets  
Industrials     22.7%  
Information technology     18.1%  
Health care     18.0%  
Consumer discretionary     9.7%  
Financials     8.4%  
Energy     8.2%  
Consumer staples     6.5%  
Materials     5.8%  
Real estate     2.0%  
Communication services     1.2%  
Money market funds     0.8%  

 

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


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CARILLON SCOUT MID CAP FUND

 

COMMON STOCKS—98.6%   Shares     Value  
Aerospace & defense—2.0%            

BWX Technologies, Inc.

    176,865       $13,137,532  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    47,900       10,529,378  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    36,273       6,507,739  

Textron, Inc.

    387,692       29,464,592  
Automobile components—0.3%            

Lear Corp.

    71,420       9,267,459  
Automobiles—0.1%            

Thor Industries, Inc.

    41,188       3,621,661  
Banks—2.2%            

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    924,843       21,669,072  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

    106,971       4,691,748  

First Horizon Corp.

    3,921,815       42,159,511  
Beverages—0.7%            

Monster Beverage Corp.*

    437,608       22,361,769  
Biotechnology—3.3%            

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

    733,248       59,723,050  

Exelixis, Inc.*

    353,551       7,279,615  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*

    301,201       33,415,239  
Building products—1.4%            

Builders FirstSource, Inc.*

    46,980       5,098,270  

Carrier Global Corp.

    386,995       18,444,182  

Owens Corning

    164,485       18,647,664  
Capital markets—4.2%            

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    511,298       83,796,629  

Evercore, Inc., Class A

    290,403       37,804,663  

Morningstar, Inc.

    29,971       7,589,856  
Chemicals—1.6%            

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    134,385       10,721,235  

Corteva, Inc.

    257,075       12,375,591  

Huntsman Corp.

    238,400       5,561,872  

The Mosaic Co.

    287,721       9,345,178  

Westlake Corp.

    103,148       11,899,153  
Commercial services & supplies—2.1%            

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

    144,663       22,230,363  

Copart, Inc.*

    289,608       12,603,740  

RB Global, Inc.

    448,554       29,335,432  
Communications equipment—1.3%            

Arista Networks, Inc.*

    180,524       36,171,594  

Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*

    116,815       4,580,316  
Construction & engineering—3.2%            

Quanta Services, Inc.

    583,575       97,527,054  
Construction materials—1.9%            

Eagle Materials, Inc.

    165,434       25,461,947  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    38,182       15,614,147  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    90,487       17,779,791  
Consumer staples distribution—1.5%            

Albertsons Cos., Inc., Class A

    885,162       19,208,015  

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    94,706       25,751,509  
Distributors—0.3%            

LKQ Corp.

    199,692       8,770,473  
Electric utilities—1.9%            

Evergy, Inc.

    440,604       21,651,280  

PPL Corp.

    1,487,331       36,543,723  
COMMON STOCKS—98.6%   Shares     Value  
Electrical equipment—2.1%            

AMETEK, Inc.

    137,826       $ 19,401,766  

Generac Holdings, Inc.*

    54,184       4,555,249  

Hubbell, Inc.

    134,634       36,364,643  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    10,491       2,757,140  
Electronic equipment, instruments & components—1.1%            

Flex Ltd.*

    530,559       13,645,977  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.*

    141,854       17,313,281  

Zebra Technologies Corp., Class A*

    9,981       2,090,321  
Energy equipment & services—2.9%            

Baker Hughes Co.

    636,236       21,899,243  

Halliburton Co.

    75,374       2,965,213  

Noble Corp. PLC

    898,754       41,962,825  

Transocean Ltd.*

    3,232,471       21,398,958  
Entertainment—2.0%            

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*

    230,735       18,463,415  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

    166,769       22,305,354  

TKO Group Holdings, Inc.

    264,783       21,706,910  
Financial services—0.3%            

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    62,329       8,787,766  
Food products—1.6%            

Darling Ingredients, Inc.*

    714,447       31,642,858  

The Hershey Co.

    32,933       6,169,997  

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

    225,206       10,438,298  
Gas utilities—0.8%            

Atmos Energy Corp.

    226,832       24,420,733  
Ground transportation—0.6%            

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

    171,943       8,406,293  

U-Haul Holding Co.

    228,191       10,772,897  
Health care equipment & supplies—1.1%            

Align Technology, Inc.*

    6,300       1,162,917  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

    300,190       19,128,107  

Insulet Corp.*

    50,356       6,675,695  

Omnicell, Inc.*

    187,140       6,650,955  
Health care providers & services—3.3%            

Cencora, Inc.

    161,413       29,885,617  

Centene Corp.*

    523,513       36,111,926  

Henry Schein, Inc.*

    183,163       11,901,932  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.*

    66,198       22,040,624  
Hotel & resort real estate investment trusts (REITs)—0.2%        

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    437,259       6,768,769  
Hotels, restaurants & leisure—4.0%            

Boyd Gaming Corp.

    308,501       17,044,680  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*

    15,708       30,508,078  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    22,938       3,338,167  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    784,487       37,231,753  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    163,300       16,581,482  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

    83,035       17,624,179  
Household durables—1.2%            

D.R. Horton, Inc.

    111,343       11,624,209  

Garmin Ltd.

    41,904       4,296,417  

NVR, Inc.*

    4,086       22,115,966  
Industrial real estate investment trusts (REITs)—2.5%            

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

    181,541       29,636,568  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

    1,409,198       46,813,558  
 

 

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CARILLON SCOUT MID CAP FUND (cont’d)

 

COMMON STOCKS—98.6%   Shares     Value  
Insurance—6.4%            

Arch Capital Group Ltd.*

    521,194       $ 45,177,096  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    350,234       19,998,361  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    466,358       32,374,572  

Everest Group Ltd.

    89,291       35,325,305  

First American Financial Corp.

    171,526       8,823,298  

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

    83,762       27,968,969  

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

    18,426       26,363,000  
IT services—1.1%            

DXC Technology Co.*

    328,632       6,628,508  

Gartner, Inc.*

    78,680       26,124,907  
Leisure products—0.9%            

Brunswick Corp.

    220,290       15,303,546  

Polaris, Inc.

    97,521       8,427,765  

YETI Holdings, Inc.*

    69,595       2,959,180  
Life sciences tools & services—0.7%            

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    211,687       21,882,085  
Machinery—2.9%            

AGCO Corp.

    85,984       9,858,925  

Chart Industries, Inc.*

    318,263       36,991,709  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

    99,273       6,023,886  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    42,765       15,776,436  

The Timken Co.

    285,702       19,747,722  
Marine transportation—0.2%            

Kirby Corp.*

    63,447       4,739,491  
Media—0.1%            

Fox Corp., Class A

    86,803       2,637,943  
Metals & mining—1.6%            

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

    269,368       12,636,053  

Alamos Gold, Inc., Class A

    1,124,461       13,920,827  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    163,223       5,513,673  

Nucor Corp.

    106,405       15,725,595  
Multi-utilities—2.7%            

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    2,397,615       64,447,891  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    217,249       17,681,896  
Oil, gas & consumable fuels—4.8%            

Cameco Corp.

    436,559       17,859,629  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

    117,722       19,591,295  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

    390,800       33,640,064  

Hess Corp.

    222,109       32,072,539  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    142,662       34,096,218  

Valero Energy Corp.

    72,900       9,258,300  
Passenger airlines—1.0%            

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    783,058       24,470,563  

Southwest Airlines Co.

    207,457       4,611,769  
Professional services—1.3%            

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    241,632       28,978,926  

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

    25,770       5,469,940  

Paycom Software, Inc.

    23,792       5,828,326  
Real estate management & development—0.5%            

CoStar Group, Inc.*

    175,372       12,874,059  

Zillow Group, Inc., Class A*

    55,476       1,971,062  
Residential real estate investment trusts (REITs)—0.6%            

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

    144,875       17,116,981  
Retail real estate investment trusts (REITs)—0.9%            

Agree Realty Corp.

    502,416       28,105,151  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—98.6%   Shares     Value  
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment—3.3%            

KLA Corp.

    16,660       $ 7,825,202  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

    545,188       25,743,777  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    34,541       2,462,428  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

    28,215       12,463,694  

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

    166,120       10,405,757  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    114,742       9,952,721  

Teradyne, Inc.

    283,031       23,567,991  

Universal Display Corp.

    54,032       7,520,174  
Software—10.5%            

AppLovin Corp., Class A*

    753,384       27,453,313  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

    68,446       16,416,773  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A*

    286,604       50,662,989  

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Class A*

    9,480,396       140,309,861  

Splunk, Inc.*

    172,167       25,336,096  

Teradata Corp.*

    938,721       40,102,161  

Workday, Inc., Class A*

    93,655       19,827,700  
Specialty retail—3.5%            

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc., Class A*

    49,976       4,118,022  

Murphy USA, Inc.

    70,222       25,468,817  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.*

    31,022       28,864,110  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    106,963       12,404,499  

Tractor Supply Co.

    127,166       24,487,085  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.*

    29,370       11,199,075  
Technology hardware, storage & peripherals—1.5%            

Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C

    336,038       22,484,302  

Pure Storage, Inc., Class A*

    664,623       22,470,904  
Textiles, apparel & luxury goods—1.1%            

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

    88,977       35,010,670  
Trading companies & distributors—1.3%            

United Rentals, Inc.

    61,641       25,042,889  

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

    19,381       14,144,835  
Total common stocks (cost $2,716,647,273)       3,007,702,084  
Total investment portfolio (cost $2,716,647,273)—98.6%

 

    3,007,702,084  

Other assets in excess of liabilities—1.4%

      42,950,548  
Total net assets—100.0%       $3,050,652,632  

* Non-income producing security

 

Sector allocation (unaudited)      
Sector   Percent of net assets  
Information technology     18.7%  
Industrials     18.0%  
Financials     13.2%  
Consumer discretionary     11.5%  
Health care     8.4%  
Energy     7.7%  
Utilities     5.4%  
Materials     5.1%  
Real estate     4.7%  
Consumer staples     3.8%  
Communication services     2.1%  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.           19  


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CARILLON SCOUT SMALL CAP FUND

 

COMMON STOCKS—99.7%         Shares     Value  
Aerospace & defense—2.3%                  

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.*

      296,704       $5,058,803  
Air freight & logistics—1.3%                  

Forward Air Corp.

 

    44,963       2,896,067  
Automobile components—2.6%                  

Patrick Industries, Inc.

 

    50,806       3,818,071  

Stoneridge, Inc.*

 

    118,428       1,926,824  
Automobiles—1.4%                  

Thor Industries, Inc.

 

    36,120       3,176,032  
Banks—2.2%                  

Axos Financial, Inc.*

 

    66,629       2,400,643  

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.

 

    87,688       2,421,942  
Biotechnology—6.6%                  

Coherus Biosciences, Inc.*

 

    286,262       958,978  

Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

 

    61,161       839,741  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*

 

    123,543       4,184,401  

Insmed, Inc.*

 

    138,871       3,480,107  

Vericel Corp.*

 

    148,129       5,211,178  
Capital markets—3.3%                  

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

 

    67,040       3,502,170  

PJT Partners, Inc., Class A

 

    47,854       3,749,839  
Chemicals—1.8%                  

Balchem Corp.

 

    34,543       4,015,278  
Commercial services & supplies—0.9%                  

Aris Water Solutions, Inc., Class A

 

    242,581       2,025,551  
Construction & engineering—1.8%                  

Dycom Industries, Inc.*

 

    46,437       3,955,504  
Consumer staples distribution & retail—2.4%                  

Performance Food Group Co.*

 

    91,887       5,307,393  
Diversified consumer services—1.5%                  

OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.*

 

    327,240       3,429,475  
Electrical equipment—1.2%                  

Vicor Corp.*

 

    68,304       2,646,097  
Electronic equipment, instruments & components—8.8%                  

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.

 

    39,134       3,414,833  

Coherent Corp.*

 

    81,525       2,413,140  

ePlus, Inc.*

 

    70,064       4,379,000  

Fabrinet*

 

    37,065       5,745,075  

Plexus Corp.*

 

    36,992       3,637,053  
Energy equipment & services—1.3%                  

Core Laboratories, Inc.

 

    133,377       2,856,935  
Financial services—1.3%                  

I3 Verticals, Inc., Class A*

 

    150,736       2,826,300  
Health care equipment & supplies—6.7%                  

ICU Medical, Inc.*

 

    19,796       1,941,196  

Integer Holdings Corp.*

 

    47,723       3,873,676  

Lantheus Holdings, Inc.*

 

    49,458       3,194,987  

LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.

 

    87,607       4,255,948  

Omnicell, Inc.*

 

    49,732       1,767,475  
Health care providers & services—6.0%                  

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*

 

    53,042       4,023,766  

HealthEquity, Inc.*

 

    77,969       5,588,818  

ModivCare, Inc.*

 

    26,911       1,136,721  

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

 

    29,960       2,519,935  
Health care real estate investment trusts (REITs)—1.7%                  

CareTrust REIT, Inc.

 

    177,712       3,824,362  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS—99.7%         Shares     Value  
Health care technology—0.8%                  

Certara, Inc.*

 

    144,614       $ 1,762,845  
Hotels, restaurants & leisure—1.5%                  

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc.*

 

    146,626       912,014  

The Cheesecake Factory, Inc.

 

    76,675       2,382,292  
Household durables—3.6%                  

Installed Building Products, Inc.

 

    42,930       4,793,993  

LGI Homes, Inc.*

 

    33,592       3,174,780  
Interactive media & services—1.3%                  

Ziff Davis, Inc.*

 

    47,219       2,854,861  
Life sciences tools & services—2.7%                  

Medpace Holdings, Inc.*

 

    24,653       5,982,544  
Machinery—3.5%                  

Albany International Corp., Class A

 

    46,113       3,763,282  

Chart Industries, Inc.*

 

    34,680       4,030,856  
Media—0.7%                  

Magnite, Inc.*

 

    223,803       1,486,052  
Metals & mining—1.5%                  

Materion Corp.

 

    35,211       3,414,763  
Oil, gas & consumable fuels—1.8%                  

Excelerate Energy, Inc., Class A

 

    109,111       1,551,559  

Kimbell Royalty Partners LP

 

    152,370       2,456,204  
Pharmaceuticals—2.3%                  

Pacira BioSciences, Inc.*

 

    69,300       1,958,418  

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

 

    133,691       3,188,530  
Professional services—3.0%                  

Insperity, Inc.

 

    52,675       5,575,122  

TTEC Holdings, Inc.

 

    59,525       1,225,025  
Residential real estate investment trusts (REITs)—0.8%                  

UMH Properties, Inc.

 

    126,137       1,741,952  
Semiconductors & semiconductor equipment—6.2%                  

Ambarella, Inc.*

 

    51,931       2,336,376  

Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd.*

 

    255,023       3,626,427  

Impinj, Inc.*

 

    44,836       2,896,854  

Power Integrations, Inc.

 

    44,638       3,094,752  

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*

 

    76,574       1,827,056  
Software—9.3%                  

Box, Inc., Class A*

 

    165,132       4,105,181  

Envestnet, Inc.*

 

    47,703       1,765,011  

Intapp, Inc.*

 

    72,088       2,465,410  

PagerDuty, Inc.*

 

    110,921       2,237,277  

Qualys, Inc.*

 

    29,963       4,582,841  

The Descartes Systems Group, Inc.*

 

    56,025       4,045,565  

Verint Systems, Inc.*

 

    76,482       1,438,626  
Textiles, apparel & luxury goods—1.3%                  

G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*

 

    116,866       2,985,926  
Trading companies & distributors—4.3%                  

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

 

    41,548       6,378,033  

Global Industrial Co.

 

    100,947       3,225,257  
Total common stocks (cost $169,476,927)         221,668,998  
Total investment portfolio (cost $169,476,927)—99.7%

 

    221,668,998  

Other assets in excess of liabilities - 0.3%

        775,372  
Total net assets—100.0%         $222,444,370  

 

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


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CARILLON SCOUT SMALL CAP FUND (cont’d)

 

* Non-income producing security

 

Sector allocation (unaudited)      
Sector   Percent of net assets  
Health care     25.1%  
Information technology     24.3%  
Industrials     18.3%  
Consumer discretionary     12.0%  
Financials     6.7%  
Materials     3.3%  
Energy     3.1%  
Real estate     2.5%  
Consumer staples     2.4%  
Communication services     2.0%  

 

 
CARILLON REAMS CORE BOND FUND

 

CORPORATE BONDS—26.6%         Principal
Amount
    Value  
Aerospace & defense—0.4%        
RTX Corp., 5.15%, 02/27/33         2,240,000     $2,066,560  
Airlines—2.1%        

Air Canada, Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A, 144A, 5.25%, 04/01/29

      697,637       667,564  

Alaska Airlines, Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A, 144A, 4.80%, 08/15/27

      4,428,396       4,218,199  

British Airways, Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A, 144A, 4.25%, 11/15/32

      1,024,018       915,678  

Delta Air Lines, Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class AA, 2.00%, 06/10/28

      1,415,566       1,221,725  
JetBlue, Pass Through Trust,                  

Series 2019-1, Class AA, 2.75%, 05/15/32

      1,295,899       1,085,006  

Series 2020-1, Class A, 4.00%, 11/15/32

      1,158,424       1,023,348  
United Airlines, Pass Through Trust,                  

Series 2015-1, Class AA, 3.45%, 12/01/27

      234,843       213,443  

Series 2016-2, Class AA, 2.88%, 10/07/28

      689,914       598,402  

Series 2018-1, Class AA, 3.50%, 09/01/31

      349,392       308,955  
Auto manufacturers—1.9%        
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,                  

1.25%, 01/08/26

      3,580,000       3,208,350  

3.10%, 01/12/32

      1,105,000       840,272  

6.05%, 10/10/25

      2,585,000       2,574,367  

Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, 144A,
3.75%, 05/13/30

      3,105,000       2,653,813  
Banks—7.8%        
Bank of America Corp.                  

(Fixed until 10/20/31, then SOFR + 1.21%), 2.57%, 10/20/32

      2,270,000       1,700,100  

(Fixed until 04/27/32, then SOFR + 1.83%), 4.57%, 04/27/33

      2,340,000       2,018,037  

(Fixed until 07/22/32, then SOFR + 2.16%), 5.02%, 07/22/33

      4,870,000       4,354,156  
Citigroup, Inc.                  

(Fixed until 01/25/32, then SOFR + 1.35%), 3.06%, 01/25/33

      2,605,000       2,005,612  

(Fixed until 03/17/32, then SOFR + 1.94%), 3.79%, 03/17/33

      7,670,000       6,226,658  

HSBC Holdings PLC, 4.95%, 03/31/30

      2,285,000       2,101,894  

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS—26.6%         Principal
Amount
    Value  
Banks (cont'd)        
JPMorgan Chase & Co.                  

(Fixed until 01/25/32, then SOFR + 1.26%), 2.96%, 01/25/33

      2,100,000       $1,636,099  

(Fixed until 04/26/32, then SOFR + 1.80%), 4.59%, 04/26/33

      3,745,000       3,291,553  

(Fixed until 07/25/32, then SOFR + 2.08%), 4.91%, 07/25/33

      4,325,000       3,884,844  

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (Fixed until 10/28/32, then SOFR Index + 2.14%), 6.04%, 10/28/33

      1,290,000       1,214,812  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     

(Fixed until 03/02/32, then SOFR + 1.50%), 3.35%, 03/02/33

      3,325,000       2,617,994  

(Fixed until 04/04/30, then 3 Month Term SOFR + 4.03%), 4.48%, 04/04/31

      3,045,000       2,705,524  

(Fixed until 07/25/32, then SOFR + 2.10%), 4.90%, 07/25/33

      4,520,000       3,972,869  
Biotechnology—0.1%        

Amgen, Inc., 5.25%, 03/02/33

      655,000       610,855  
Capital markets—2.8%        

Morgan Stanley (Fixed until 01/21/32, then SOFR + 1.29%), 2.94%, 01/21/33

      6,690,000       5,133,893  

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (Fixed until 04/26/33, then SOFR + 1.61%), 4.97%, 04/26/34

      2,775,000       2,490,111  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Fixed until 02/24/32, then SOFR + 1.41%), 3.10%, 02/24/33

      5,155,000       4,007,463  

UBS Group AG,

     

(Fixed until 01/30/26, then 1 Year CMT Rate + 1.08%), 144A, 1.36%, 01/30/27

      1,825,000       1,618,524  

(Fixed until 08/13/29, then 3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.47%), 144A, 3.13%, 08/13/30

      625,000       516,698  
Containers & packaging—0.5%        

Sonoco Products Co., 3.13%, 05/01/30

      2,695,000       2,230,799  
Electric—4.5%        

Appalachian Power Co., 2.70%, 04/01/31

      3,005,000       2,366,204  

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., 3.35%, 04/01/30

      500,000       430,265  

DTE Electric Co., 5.20%, 04/01/33

      2,380,000       2,242,194  
Duke Energy Florida LLC,                  

1.75%, 06/15/30

      1,880,000       1,446,561  

5.65%, 04/01/40

      2,590,000       2,362,369  
Duke Energy Progress LLC, 5.25%, 03/15/33         1,990,000     1,875,441  
Entergy Arkansas LLC,                  

3.35%, 06/15/52

      2,050,000       1,231,560  

5.30%, 09/15/33

      2,105,000       1,966,601  

Florida Power & Light Co., 2.88%, 12/04/51

      2,715,000       1,539,533  

Indianapolis Power & Light Co., 144A, 5.65%, 12/01/32

      2,150,000       2,056,575  

MidAmerican Energy Co., 5.35%, 01/15/34

      1,190,000       1,144,018  

Monongahela Power Co., 144A, 5.85%, 02/15/34

      1,590,000       1,514,738  

Public Service Co. of New Hampshire, 5.35%, 10/01/33

      1,490,000       1,421,172  

Wisconsin Public Service Corp., 2.85%, 12/01/51

      845,000       466,511  
Electric utilities—1.4%        

IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., 4.25%, 05/01/30

      2,515,000       2,165,806  
Wisconsin Power and Light Co.,                  

1.95%, 09/16/31

      1,650,000       1,224,032  

3.95%, 09/01/32

      1,680,000       1,445,406  

4.95%, 04/01/33

      2,150,000       1,968,540  
Equity real estate investment trusts (REITs)—1.0%        

Agree LP, 2.00%, 06/15/28

      3,940,000       3,230,791  

Ventas Realty LP, 4.75%, 11/15/30

      1,515,000       1,354,732  
Hotels, restaurants & leisure—0.8%        

McDonald’s Corp., 4.95%, 08/14/33

      4,240,000       3,933,547  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.           21  


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CARILLON REAMS CORE BOND FUND (cont’d)

 

CORPORATE BONDS—26.6%         Principal
Amount
    Value  
Insurance—0.6%        

Equitable Financial Life Global Funding, 144A,
1.70%, 11/12/26

      625,000       $546,040  

MetLife, Inc., 5.38%, 07/15/33

      2,650,000       2,478,051  
Multi-utilities—1.4%        

CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 2.50%, 09/01/24

      2,015,000       1,955,971  

Dominion Energy, Inc., 3.38%, 04/01/30

      1,540,000       1,295,080  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc., 2.45%, 11/15/31

      2,195,000       1,658,964  

WEC Energy Group, Inc., 1.80%, 10/15/30

      2,670,000       1,996,778  
Oil, gas & consumable fuels—0.4%        

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 4.10%, 04/15/30

      2,395,000       2,102,548  
Tobacco—0.4%        

Altria Group, Inc., 2.45%, 02/04/32

      2,580,000       1,882,742  
Transportation—0.5%        

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC, 2.88%, 06/15/52

      1,740,000       992,981  

Canadian National Railway Co., 5.85%, 11/01/33

      1,150,000       1,145,908  
Union Pacific Railroad Co., Pass Through Trust,                  

Series 2004, 5.40%, 07/02/25

      2,941       2,904  

Series 2005, 5.08%, 01/02/29

      126,690       123,227  

Series 2006, 5.87%, 07/02/30

      149,805       147,652  
Total corporate bonds (cost $148,364,015)

 

    129,649,619  

MORTGAGE AND ASSET-BACKED

SECURITIES—64.5%

       
Asset-backed securities—18.0%        
Ally Auto Receivables Trust,                  

Series 2022-3, Class A2, 5.29%, 06/16/25

      1,042,626       1,040,771  

Series 2023-1, Class A2, 5.76%, 11/15/26

      3,670,000       3,662,162  
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC,                  

Series 2022-1A, Class A, 144A, 3.83%, 08/20/28

      4,135,000       3,807,637  

Series 2022-4A, Class A, 144A, 4.77%, 02/20/29

      4,300,000       4,044,231  

Bank of America Auto Trust, Series 2023-1A, Class A2, 144A, 5.83%, 05/15/26

      5,215,000       5,203,506  
BMW Vehicle Lease Trust,                  

Series 2022-1, Class A3, 1.10%, 03/25/25

      1,190,714       1,179,347  

Series 2023-1, Class A2, 5.27%, 02/25/25

      1,018,434       1,016,339  

BMW Vehicle Owner Trust, Series 2022-A, Class A2A,
2.52%, 12/26/24

      238,589       237,852  

Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A2, 5.20%, 05/15/26

      3,263,796       3,246,982  

Fifth Third Auto Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A2A,
5.80%, 11/16/26

      3,100,000       3,094,046  
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust,                  

Series 2023-A, Class A2A, 5.14%, 03/15/26

      1,811,877       1,803,161  

Series 2023-B, Class A2B, (SOFR 30 Day Average + 0.49%), 5.81%, 06/15/26

      2,570,000       2,567,449  
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust,                  

Series 2020-3, Class A3, 0.45%, 04/16/25

      643,582       639,305  

Series 2023-3, Class A2A, 5.74%, 09/16/26

      1,995,000       1,992,049  

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A, 144A, 1.21%, 12/26/25

      6,265,000       5,970,311  

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A2, 5.22%, 10/21/25

      2,883,058       2,871,030  
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust,                  

Series 2023-A, Class A2A, 5.19%, 12/15/25

      3,152,920       3,140,534  

Series 2023-B, Class A2A, 5.77%, 05/15/26

      2,640,000       2,634,259  

Invitation Homes Trust, Series 2018-SFR4, Class A (1 Month Term SOFR + 1.21%), 144A, 6.55%, 01/17/38

      3,018,893       3,018,889  

 

 

MORTGAGE AND ASSET-BACKED

SECURITIES—64.5%

        Principal
Amount
    Value  
Asset-backed securities (cont'd)        
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, (cont'd)                  

Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust, Series 2023-A, Class A2, 5.24%, 11/17/25

      4,085,000       $4,066,907  
Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust,                  

Series 2022-1, Class A2, 5.26%, 10/15/25

      2,073,727       2,068,540  

Series 2023-1, Class A2, 5.09%, 01/15/26

      1,652,094       1,645,752  

Series 2023-2, Class A2, 5.92%, 11/16/26

      3,740,000       3,739,333  
Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust,                  

Series 2023-A, Class A2A, 5.34%, 02/17/26

      2,570,000       2,559,987  

Series 2023-B, Class A2A, 5.95%, 05/15/26

      1,755,000       1,754,631  

Series 2023-B, Class A2B (SOFR 30 Day Average + 0.56%), 4.12%, 05/15/26

      2,550,000       2,548,430  

Progress Residential Trust, Series 2019-SFR4, Class A, 144A, 2.69%, 10/17/36

      1,976,071       1,910,716  
STAR Trust,                  

Series 2021-SFR1, Class A (1 Month Term SOFR + 0.71%), 144A, 6.05%, 04/17/38

      1,671,505       1,630,318  

Series 2022-SFR3, Class A (1 Month Term SOFR + 1.65%), 144A, 6.98%, 05/17/24

      3,272,275       3,268,225  
Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust,                  

Series 2022-D, Class A2A, 5.27%, 01/15/26

      1,436,760       1,432,238  

Series 2023-A, Class A2, 5.05%, 01/15/26

      1,591,255       1,584,658  

Series 2023-B, Class A2A, 5.28%, 05/15/26

      2,935,000       2,920,909  

Series 2023-C, Class A2A, 5.60%, 08/17/26

      2,825,000       2,815,402  

USAA Auto Owner Trust, Series 2023-A, Class A2, 144A, 5.83%, 07/15/26

      1,765,000       1,762,302  

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-C, Class A3, 0.48%, 11/17/25

      924,288       910,062  
Commercial mortgage-backed securities—8.1%        
Benchmark Mortgage Trust,                  

Series 2018-B5, Class A2, 4.08%, 07/15/51

      566,483       537,783  

Series 2020-B22, Class A2, 1.16%, 01/15/54

      2,741,000       2,440,032  

Series 2021-B23, Class A2, 1.62%, 02/15/54

      1,160,000       1,014,733  

Series 2021-B24, Class A2, 1.95%, 03/15/54

      1,935,000       1,697,747  

Series 2022-B33, Class A2, 3.32%, 03/15/55

      1,905,000       1,675,356  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-XL, Class A
(1 Month Term SOFR + 1.03%), 144A, 6.37%, 10/15/36

      661,249       657,498  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-GC21, Class AAB, 3.48%, 05/10/47

      85,875       85,718  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2021-INV1, Class A3A, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 05/25/51

      966,105       705,747  

DBJPM Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-C9, Class A2,
1.90%, 08/15/53

      1,895,000       1,692,368  
Flagstar Mortgage Trust,                  

Series 2021-3INV, Class A2, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 06/25/51

      1,380,839       1,008,714  

Series 2021-3INV, Class A18, 144A, VR, 5.00%, 06/25/51

      712,561       644,599  

Series 2021-4, Class A5, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 06/01/51

      496,923       407,299  

Series 2021-6INV, Class A4, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 08/25/51

      2,375,357       1,735,217  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-GC22, Class A5, 3.86%, 06/10/47

      355,000       348,194  
GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust,                  

Series 2021-GR2, Class A2, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 02/25/52

      2,943,644       2,150,356  

Series 2021-INV1, Class A2, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 12/25/51

      530,763       388,722  

Series 2021-PJ2, Class A2, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 07/25/51

      925,445       676,045  

Series 2022-LTV2, Class A21, 144A, VR, 4.00%, 12/25/52

      1,327,152       1,168,309  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-C20, Class ASB, 3.46%, 07/15/47

      174,971       173,263  

 

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


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10.31.2023

 

CARILLON REAMS CORE BOND FUND (cont’d)

 

MORTGAGE AND ASSET-BACKED

SECURITIES—64.5%

        Principal
Amount
    Value  
Commercial mortgage-backed securities (cont'd)        
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust,                  

Series 2021-14, Class A12, 144A, VR, 5.00%, 05/25/52

      955,702       $865,642  

Series 2021-3, Class A3, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 07/25/51

      1,208,001       883,240  

Series 2021-4, Class A3, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 08/25/51

      934,444       682,619  

Series 2021-7, Class A3, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 11/25/51

      722,863       528,057  

Series 2021-8, Class A3, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 12/25/51

      861,193       629,108  

Series 2021-INV4, Class A2A, 144A, VR,
2.50%, 01/25/52

      1,275,242       931,574  

Series 2021-INV8, Class A2, 144A, VR, 3.00%, 05/25/52

      1,903,857       1,456,079  

Series 2022-1, Class A2, 144A, VR, 3.00%, 07/25/52

      1,821,846       1,391,079  

Series 2022-4, Class A2A, 144A, VR, 3.00%, 10/25/52

      733,444       559,108  

Series 2022-6, Class A3, 144A, VR, 3.00%, 11/25/52

      371,054       283,320  

LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-4, Class A3, 144A, 2.81%, 03/12/49

      460,000       425,585  

Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance Trust, Series 2021-INV1, Class A4, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 06/25/51

      1,206,902       996,784  

Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A1, 144A, VR, 4.00%, 02/25/53

      1,367,818       1,133,313  
OBX Trust,                  

Series 2021-INV2, Class A5, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 10/25/51

      694,320       507,206  

Series 2023-INV1, Class A1, 144A, VR, 3.00%, 01/25/52

      3,270,467       2,501,270  

Series 2023-J1, Class A1, 144A, VR, 4.50%, 01/25/53

      1,967,900       1,690,318  

Provident Funding Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-INV2, Class 1A4, 144A, VR, 2.00%, 11/25/51

      495,225       390,465  

UWM Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-INV4, Class A10, 144A, VR, 5.00%, 12/25/51

      759,285       687,735  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-C56, Class A2, 2.50%, 06/15/53

      3,409,000       3,213,869  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2021-1, Class A1, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 12/25/50

      295,148       215,800  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-C21, Class A4, 3.41%, 08/15/47

      312,684       307,916  
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations—38.4%        
Fannie Mae Pool,                  

TBA, 2.50%, 11/15/53

      3,725,000       2,857,191  

TBA, 3.00%, 12/15/53

      20,530,000       16,444,252  

TBA, 3.50%, 12/15/53

      24,095,000       20,084,815  

TBA, 4.00%, 12/15/53

      25,040,000       21,643,950  

TBA, 4.50%, 12/15/53

      14,795,000       13,217,019  

TBA, 5.00%, 12/15/53

      25,575,000       23,568,961  

TBA, 5.50%, 12/15/53

      41,670,000       39,514,880  

TBA, 6.00%, 12/15/53

      27,755,000       26,997,905  

TBA, 6.50%, 12/15/53

      8,500,000       8,442,852  

TBA, 7.00%, 12/15/53

      12,210,000       12,325,899  

Fannie Mae-Aces, 0.50%, 11/01/31

      2,566,329       2,025,982  
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities (cost $319,928,182)

 

    314,399,763  
U.S. TREASURIES—26.0%        
U.S. Treasury Bonds,                  

2.25%, 02/15/52

      28,123,000       16,187,204  

2.38%, 02/15/42

      2,880,000       1,901,700  

3.00%, 08/15/52

      62,810,000       43,083,734  

4.13%, 08/15/53

      4,790,000       4,097,695  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 1.50%, 02/15/53

      3,067,624       2,401,674  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 1.25%, 04/15/28

      40,575,108       38,356,553  
U.S. Treasury Notes,                  

0.13%, 12/15/23

      8,575,000       8,520,702  

 

 

U.S. TREASURIES—26.0%         Principal
Amount
    Value  
U.S. Treasury Notes, (cont'd)                  

2.75%, 08/15/32

      3,625,000       $3,066,524  

4.63%, 09/30/28

      9,310,000       9,225,628  
Total U.S. Treasuries (cost $139,964,514)

 

    126,841,414  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—16.6%        

U.S. Treasury Bills, ZCI, 5.32%, 07/11/24

      83,910,000       80,864,048  
Total short-term investments (cost $80,896,375)         80,864,048  
Total investment portfolio (cost $689,153,086)—133.7%

 

    651,754,844  

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(33.7)%

        (164,338,548
Total net assets—100.0%         $487,416,296  

144A—Securities are purchased under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 or are private placements and, unless registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or exempted from registration, generally may only be sold to qualified institutional buyers.

TBA—To-be-announced security. Securities are being used in dollar roll transactions.

VR—Variable rate security. Interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of the date of this report.

ZCI—Zero coupon instrument. Rate disclosed is yield to maturity as of the date of this report.

 

Asset allocation (unaudited)          
Security type   Percent of net assets  
Mortgage and asset-backed securities     64.5%  
Corporate bonds     26.6%  
U.S. Treasuries     26.0%  
Short-term investments     16.6%  

 

 
CARILLON REAMS CORE PLUS BOND FUND

 

CORPORATE BONDS—24.3%         Principal
Amount
    Value  
Aerospace & defense—0.6%        

RTX Corp., 5.15%, 02/27/33

      $6,920,000       $6,384,194  

The Boeing Co., 3.60%, 05/01/34

      3,595,000       2,802,556  
Airlines—2.1%        

Air Canada, Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A, 144A, 5.25%, 04/01/29

      2,188,836       2,094,481  

Alaska Airlines, Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A, 144A, 4.80%, 08/15/27

      7,701,125       7,335,587  
British Airways, Pass Through Trust,                  

Series 2020-1, Class A, 144A, 4.25%, 11/15/32

      2,616,086       2,339,307  

Series 2021-1, Class A, 144A, 2.90%, 03/15/35

      84,590       69,693  
Delta Air Lines, Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class AA,
2.00%, 06/10/28
        8,768,305     7,567,616  
JetBlue, Pass Through Trust,                  

Series 2019-1, Class AA, 2.75%, 05/15/32

      4,687,115       3,924,340  

Series 2020-1, Class A, 4.00%, 11/15/32

      1,718,818       1,518,398  
United Airlines, Pass Through Trust,                  

Series 2015-1, Class AA, 3.45%, 12/01/27

      1,799,361       1,635,393  

Series 2016-2, Class AA, 2.88%, 10/07/28

      1,396,336       1,211,122  

Series 2018-1, Class AA, 3.50%, 09/01/31

      1,963,433       1,736,193  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.           23  


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10.31.2023

 

CARILLON REAMS CORE PLUS BOND FUND (cont’d)

 

CORPORATE BONDS—24.3%         Principal
Amount
    Value  
Auto manufacturers—2.8%        
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,                  

6.95%, 03/06/26

      $ 3,270,000       $ 3,275,645  

7.35%, 11/04/27

      6,945,000       7,029,541  
General Motors Financial Co., Inc.,                  

1.25%, 01/08/26

      9,130,000       8,182,189  

6.00%, 01/09/28

      15,955,000       15,669,001  

6.05%, 10/10/25

      2,555,000       2,544,490  

Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, 144A,
3.75%, 05/13/30

      3,760,000       3,213,635  
Automobiles—0.2%        

Ford Motor Co., 3.25%, 02/12/32

      4,540,000       3,426,560  
Banks—6.9%        
Bank of America Corp.,                  

(Fixed until 10/20/31, then SOFR + 1.21%),
2.57%, 10/20/32

      7,823,000       5,858,981  

(Fixed until 04/23/26, then 3 Month Term SOFR + 1.32%), 3.56%, 04/23/27

      7,000,000       6,538,206  

(Fixed until 04/27/32, then SOFR + 1.83%),
4.57%, 04/27/33

      5,230,000       4,510,400  

(Fixed until 07/22/32, then SOFR + 2.16%),
5.02%, 07/22/33

      9,095,000       8,131,631  
Citigroup, Inc.,                  

(Fixed until 01/25/32, then SOFR + 1.35%),
3.06%, 01/25/33

      6,440,000       4,958,212  

(Fixed until 03/17/32, then SOFR + 1.94%),
3.79%, 03/17/33

      8,875,000       7,204,901  

(Fixed until 05/24/32, then SOFR + 2.09%),
4.91%, 05/24/33

      11,785,000       10,444,237  

HSBC Holdings PLC, 4.95%, 03/31/30

      5,315,000       4,889,088  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.,                  

(Fixed until 01/25/32, then SOFR + 1.26%),
2.96%, 01/25/33

      8,710,000       6,785,914  

(Fixed until 04/26/32, then SOFR + 1.80%),
4.59%, 04/26/33

      5,060,000       4,447,332  

(Fixed until 07/25/32, then SOFR + 2.08%),
4.91%, 07/25/33

      8,200,000       7,365,486  

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (Fixed until 10/28/32, then SOFR Index + 2.14%), 6.04%, 10/28/33

      4,025,000       3,790,401  
Wells Fargo & Co.,                  

(Fixed until 03/02/32, then SOFR + 1.50%),
3.35%, 03/02/33

      4,870,000       3,834,475  

(Fixed until 04/04/30, then 3 Month Term SOFR + 4.03%), 4.48%, 04/04/31

      9,780,000       8,689,663  

(Fixed until 07/25/32, then SOFR + 2.10%),
4.90%, 07/25/33

      6,145,000       5,401,168  

(Fixed until 04/24/33, then SOFR + 2.02%),
5.39%, 04/24/34

      6,470,000       5,857,002  
Biotechnology—0.1%        

Amgen, Inc., 5.25%, 03/02/33

      1,815,000       1,692,674  
Capital markets—3.3%        

Morgan Stanley,

     

(Fixed until 01/21/32, then SOFR + 1.29%),
2.94%, 01/21/33

      10,430,000       8,003,962  

(Fixed until 10/18/32, then SOFR + 2.56%),
6.34%, 10/18/33

      7,360,000       7,215,586  

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (Fixed until 04/26/33, then SOFR + 1.61%), 4.97%, 04/26/34

      8,165,000       7,326,759  

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS—24.3%         Principal
Amount
    Value  
Capital markets (cont'd)        

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Fixed until 02/24/32, then SOFR + 1.41%), 3.10%, 02/24/33

      $ 8,670,000       $ 6,740,000  
UBS Group AG,                  

(Fixed until 01/30/26, then 1 Year CMT Rate + 1.08%), 144A, 1.36%, 01/30/27

      4,805,000       4,261,375  

(Fixed until 08/13/29, then 3 Month LIBOR USD + 1.47%), 144A, 3.13%, 08/13/30

      1,190,000       983,793  

(Fixed until 01/12/33, then 1 Year CMT Rate + 2.20%), 144A, 5.96%, 01/12/34

      13,885,000       12,944,843  
Containers & packaging—0.4%        

Sonoco Products Co., 3.13%, 05/01/30

      6,620,000       5,479,735  
Electric—4.1%        

Appalachian Power Co., 2.70%, 04/01/31

      7,310,000       5,756,056  

DTE Electric Co., 5.20%, 04/01/33

      6,825,000       6,429,820  

Duke Energy Florida LLC, 5.65%, 04/01/40

      5,606,000       5,113,297  

Duke Energy Progress LLC, 5.25%, 03/15/33

      7,275,000       6,856,198  
Entergy Arkansas LLC,                  

3.35%, 06/15/52

      4,350,000       2,613,309  

5.30%, 09/15/33

      5,895,000       5,507,418  

Florida Power & Light Co., 2.88%, 12/04/51

      9,930,000       5,630,777  

Indianapolis Power & Light Co., 144A, 5.65%, 12/01/32

      6,445,000       6,164,943  

MidAmerican Energy Co., 5.35%, 01/15/34

      3,620,000       3,480,123  

Monongahela Power Co., 5.85%, 144A, 02/15/34

      4,785,000       4,558,504  

Public Service Co. of New Hampshire, 5.35%, 10/01/33

      4,465,000       4,258,748  

Wisconsin Public Service Corp., 2.85%, 12/01/51

      3,455,000       1,907,451  
Electric utilities—1.4%        

IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., 4.25%, 05/01/30

      7,720,000       6,648,121  
Wisconsin Power and Light Co.,                  

1.95%, 09/16/31

      4,760,000       3,531,146  

3.95%, 09/01/32

      6,150,000       5,291,218  

4.95%, 04/01/33

      5,490,000       5,026,645  
Hotels, restaurants & leisure—0.8%        

McDonald’s Corp., 4.95%, 08/14/33

      12,910,000       11,976,910  
Insurance—0.5%        

MetLife, Inc., 5.38%, 07/15/33

      7,860,000       7,349,992  
Multi-utilities—0.2%        

Dominion Energy, Inc., 3.38%, 04/01/30

      3,815,000       3,208,266  
Oil, gas & consumable fuels—0.4%        

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 4.10%, 04/15/30

      7,040,000       6,180,350  
Tobacco—0.3%        

Altria Group, Inc., 2.45%, 02/04/32

      5,560,000       4,057,383  
Transportation—0.2%        

Canadian National Railway Co., 5.85%, 11/01/33

      3,440,000       3,427,760  
Total corporate bonds (cost $395,505,344)

 

    350,290,200  
MORTGAGE AND ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—63.8%        
Asset-backed securities—18.7%        
Ally Auto Receivables Trust,                  

Series 2022-3, Class A2, 5.29%, 06/16/25

      3,246,484       3,240,707  

Series 2023-1, Class A2, 5.76%, 11/15/26

      11,655,000       11,630,107  
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC,                  

Series 2022-1A, Class A, 144A, 3.83%, 08/21/28

      13,485,000       12,417,410  

Series 2023-1A, Class A, 144A, 5.25%, 04/20/29

      11,080,000       10,588,076  
     

 

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


Investment Portfolios

10.31.2023

 

CARILLON REAMS CORE PLUS BOND FUND (cont’d)

 

MORTGAGE AND ASSET-BACKED

SECURITIES—63.8%

        Principal
Amount
    Value  
Asset-backed securities (cont'd)        
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC, (cont'd)                  

Bank of America Auto Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A2, 144A, 5.83%, 05/15/26

      $ 16,825,000       $ 16,787,918  
BMW Vehicle Lease Trust,                  

Series 2022-1, Class A3, 1.10%, 03/25/25

      4,016,405       3,978,062  

Series 2023-1, Class A2, 5.27%, 02/25/25

      3,307,251       3,300,447  

BMW Vehicle Owner Trust, Series 2022-A, Class A2A, 2.52%, 12/26/24

      721,548       719,320  

Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A2, 5.20%, 05/15/26

      10,352,091       10,298,762  

Fifth Third Auto Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A2A,
5.80%, 11/16/26

      11,065,000       11,043,746  
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust,                  

Series 2023-A, Class A2A, 5.14%, 03/15/26

      5,395,067       5,369,113  

Series 2023-B, Class A2B (SOFR 30 Day Average + 0.49%), 5.81%, 06/15/26

      10,650,000       10,639,428  
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust,                  

Series 2020-3, Class A3, 0.45%, 04/16/25

      1,458,027       1,448,337  

Series 2023-3, Class A2A, 5.74%, 09/16/26

      6,330,000       6,320,635  

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A, 144A, 1.21%, 12/26/25

      17,025,000       16,224,188  

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A2, 5.22%, 10/21/25

      9,580,408       9,540,438  
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust,                  

Series 2023-A, Class A2A, 5.19%, 12/15/25

      9,977,838       9,938,640  

Series 2023-B, Class A2A, 5.77%, 05/15/26

      8,375,000       8,356,786  

Invitation Homes Trust, Series 2018-SFR4, Class A (1 Month Term SOFR + 1.21%), 144A, 6.55%, 01/17/38

      9,086,696       9,086,686  

Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust, Series 2023-A, Class A2, 5.24%, 11/17/25

      12,185,000       12,131,031  
Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust,                  

Series 2022-1, Class A2, 5.26%, 10/15/25

      5,980,182       5,965,223  

Series 2023-1, Class A2, 5.09%, 01/15/26

      4,926,036       4,907,126  

Series 2023-2, Class A2, 5.92%, 11/16/26

      10,970,000       10,968,044  
Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust,                  

Series 2023-A, Class A2A, 5.34%, 02/17/26

      7,475,000       7,445,876  

Series 2023-B, Class A2A, 5.95%, 05/15/26

      5,160,000       5,158,916  

Series 2023-B, Class A2B (SOFR 30 Day Average + 0.56%), 4.12%, 05/15/26

      7,500,000       7,495,381  

Progress Residential Trust, Series 2019-SFR4, Class A, 144A, 2.69%, 10/17/36

      5,948,123       5,751,401  
STAR Trust,                  

Series 2021-SFR1, Class A, (1 Month Term SOFR + 0.71%), 144A, 6.05%, 04/17/38

      5,253,302       5,123,857  

Series 2022-SFR3, Class A, (1 Month Term SOFR + 1.65%), 144A, 6.98%, 05/17/24

      9,677,579       9,665,602  
Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust,                  

Series 2022-D, Class A2A, 5.27%, 01/15/26

      4,051,664       4,038,912  

Series 2023-A, Class A2, 5.05%, 01/15/26

      4,757,234       4,737,510  

Series 2023-B, Class A2A, 5.28%, 05/15/26

      8,775,000       8,732,872  

Series 2023-C, Class A2A, 5.60%, 08/17/26

      10,055,000       10,020,839  

USAA Auto Owner Trust, Series 2023-A, Class A2, 144A, 5.83%, 07/15/26

      5,350,000       5,341,822  

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2020-C, Class A3, 0.48%, 11/17/25

      2,234,192       2,199,804  

 

 

MORTGAGE AND ASSET-BACKED

SECURITIES—63.8%

        Principal
Amount
    Value  
Commercial mortgage-backed securities—7.8%        

BANK, Series 2020-BNK30, Class A2, 1.36%, 12/15/53

      $ 2,016,000       $ 1,752,654  
Benchmark Mortgage Trust,                  

Series 2018-B5, Class A2, 4.08%, 07/15/51

      1,787,732       1,697,159  

Series 2021-B23, Class A2, 1.62%, 02/15/54

      4,555,000       3,984,577  

Series 2021-B24, Class A2, 1.95%, 03/15/54

      4,028,000       3,534,121  

Series 2022-B33, Class A2, 3.32%, 03/15/55

      8,420,000       7,404,984  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2019-XL, Class A,
(1 Month Term SOFR + 1.03%), 144A, 6.37%, 10/15/36

      2,405,953       2,392,305  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2021-INV1, Class A3A, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 05/25/51

      9,568,641       6,989,969  

DBJPM Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-C9, Class A2,
1.90%, 08/15/53

      5,540,000       4,947,608  
Flagstar Mortgage Trust,                  

Series 2021-3INV, Class A2, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 06/25/51

      4,227,058       3,087,899  

Series 2021-3INV, Class A18, 144A, VR, 5.00%, 06/25/51

      2,294,688       2,075,826  

Series 2021-4, Class A5, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 06/01/51

      1,547,329       1,268,255  
GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust,                  

Series 2021-INV1, Class A2, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 12/25/51

      1,625,723       1,190,652  

Series 2021-PJ2, Class A2, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 07/25/51

      2,791,760       2,039,403  

Series 2022-LTV2, Class A2, 144A, VR, 4.00%, 12/25/52

      7,617,850       6,706,092  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2014-C20, Class ASB, 3.46%, 07/15/47

      390,461       386,650  
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust,                  

Series 2017-2, Class A7, 144A, VR, 3.50%, 05/25/47

      2,622,812       2,170,294  

Series 2021-1, Class A3, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 06/25/51

      1,722,930       1,259,734  

Series 2021-3, Class A3, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 07/25/51

      3,609,707       2,639,266  

Series 2021-4, Class A3, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 08/25/51

      2,814,822       2,056,250  

Series 2021-7, Class A3, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 11/25/51

      2,176,756       1,590,138  

Series 2021-8, Class A3, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 12/25/51

      2,599,750       1,899,138  

Series 2021-14, Class A12, 144A, VR, 5.00%, 05/25/52

      2,973,769       2,693,539  

Series 2021-INV4, Class A2A, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 01/25/52

      3,390,983       2,477,140  

Series 2021-INV8, Class A2, 144A, VR, 3.00%, 05/25/52

      8,489,261       6,492,630  

Series 2022-1, Class A2, 144A, VR, 3.00%, 07/25/52

      6,143,742       4,691,085  

Series 2022-4, Class A2A, 144A, VR, 3.00%, 10/25/52

      2,182,221       1,663,518  

Series 2022-6, Class A3, 144A, VR, 3.00%, 11/25/52

      1,083,060       826,976  

Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2023-1, Class A1, 144A, VR, 4.00%, 02/25/53

      3,920,437       3,248,298  
OBX Trust,                  

Series 2021-INV2, Class A3, 144A, VR,
2.50%, 10/25/51

      2,545,840       1,859,757  

Series 2023-INV1, Class A1, 144A, VR,
3.00%, 01/25/52

      9,772,351       7,473,943  

Series 2023-J1, Class A1, 144A, VR, 4.50%, 01/25/53

      6,833,638       5,869,720  

Provident Funding Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-INV2, Class 1A4, 144A, VR, 2.00%, 11/25/51

      1,824,514       1,438,554  

Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-4, Class A1, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 06/25/51

      6,239,408       4,557,938  

UWM Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-INV4, Class A10, 144A, VR, 5.00%, 12/25/51

      2,375,290       2,151,457  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-C56, Class A2, 2.50%, 06/15/53

      4,895,000       4,614,811  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust,
Series 2021-1, Class A1, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 12/25/50

      1,102,134       805,834  
     

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.           25  


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CARILLON REAMS CORE PLUS BOND FUND (cont’d)

 

MORTGAGE AND ASSET-BACKED

SECURITIES—63.8%

        Principal
Amount
    Value  
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations—37.3%        
Fannie Mae Pool,                  

TBA, 2.50%, 11/15/53

      $ 12,015,000       $ 9,215,880  

TBA, 3.00%, 12/15/53

      61,350,000       49,140,521  

TBA, 3.50%, 12/15/53

      75,055,000       62,563,427  

TBA, 4.00%, 12/15/53

      78,595,000       67,935,553  

TBA, 4.50%, 12/15/53

      43,145,000       38,543,310  

TBA, 5.00%, 12/15/53

      73,995,000       68,191,017  

TBA, 5.50%, 12/15/53

      106,730,000       101,210,058  

TBA, 6.00%, 12/15/53

      83,410,000       81,134,759  

TBA, 6.50%, 12/15/53

      24,295,000       24,131,657  

TBA, 7.00%, 12/15/53

      36,065,000       36,407,336  

Total mortgage and asset-backed securities

(cost $936,032,520)

 

 

    921,024,714  
U.S. TREASURIES—31.3%        
U.S. Treasury Bonds,                  

2.25%, 02/15/52

      99,680,000       57,374,407  

2.38%, 02/15/42

      14,785,000       9,762,720  

3.00%, 08/15/52

      167,211,000       114,696,295  

4.13%, 08/15/53

      14,050,000       12,019,336  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds, 1.50%, 02/15/53

      9,239,022       7,233,324  

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 1.25%, 04/15/28

      120,303,044       113,725,147  
U.S. Treasury Notes,                  

0.13%, 12/15/23

      62,955,000       62,556,362  

2.75%, 08/15/32

      12,925,000       10,933,742  

4.63%, 03/15/26

      30,525,000       30,273,407  

4.63%, 09/30/28

      33,180,000       32,879,307  
Total U.S. Treasuries (cost $493,861,776)

 

    451,454,047  
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES—0.1%        
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc.,                  

144A, 12/20/23+

      486,000       545,786  

144A, 01/24/24#

      133,000       133,000  

144A, 01/24/24#

      133,000       133,000  

144A, 01/24/24#

      133,000       133,000  
Total medium-term notes (cost $885,000)

 

    944,786  

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—14.5%         Principal
Amount
    Value  

U.S. Treasury Bills, ZCI, 5.29%, 07/11/24

      $ 217,825,000       $ 209,917,902  

Total short-term investments

(cost $210,044,365)

        209,917,902  
Total investment portfolio (cost $2,036,329,005)—134.0%

 

    1,933,631,649  

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(34.0)%

        (490,662,364
Total net assets—100.0%         $1,442,969,285  

144A—Securities are purchased under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 or are private placements and, unless registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or exempted from registration, generally may only be sold to qualified institutional buyers.

VR—Variable rate security. Interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of the date of this report.

+ This security does not pay interest and does not guarantee full repayment of principal at maturity. Instead, the security offers a payment at maturity that may be greater than or less than the stated principal amount, depending on the performance of the S&P 500 Index (“SPX”) from its initial underlying value to its final underlying value.

# These securities do not pay interest and do not guarantee full repayment of principal at maturity. Instead, the securities offer a payment at maturity that may be greater than or less than the stated principal amount, depending on the performance of each of the S&P 500 Index (“SPX”) and the SPDR Gold Trust (“GLD”) (each, an “underlying”) from its initial underlying value to its final underlying value.

TBA—To-be-announced security. Securities are being used in dollar roll transactions.

ZCI—Zero coupon instrument. Rate disclosed is yield to maturity as of the date of this report.

 

Asset allocation (unaudited)      
Security type   Percent of net assets  
Mortgage and asset-backed securities     63.8%  
U.S. Treasuries     31.3%  
Corporate bonds     24.3%  
Short-term investments     14.5%  
Medium-term notes     0.1%  
FUTURES CONTRACTS—LONG                                           
Description    Expiration
Date
       Number of
Contracts
       Notional Value
at Trade Date
       Notional Value
at October 31, 2023
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
3 Month SOFR      12/17/24          2,135          $509,717,451          $507,516,188          $(2,201,263

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS—SHORT                                     
Description    Expiration
Date
       Number of
Contracts
     Notional Value
at Trade Date
     Notional Value
at October 31, 2023
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note      12/29/23          (1,407      $(285,298,393      $(284,807,580      $ 490,813  
Total futures contracts                    $(1,710,450

There is $106,699 of variation margin due from the Fund to the broker as of the date of this report.

 

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


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10.31.2023

 

CARILLON REAMS CORE PLUS BOND FUND (cont’d)

 

SWAP CONTRACTS—CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS                                                    
Central Clearing Party   Reference Entity   Rating of
Reference Entity
(Moody’s/S&P)
    Buy/Sell(a)
Protection
    Pay/Receive
Fixed Rate
    Fixed Rate   Expiration
Date
    Notional
Value(b)
    Value (c)     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Intercontinental Exchange   CDX North American High Yield Index Series 41     B2/B       Sell       Receive     5%/Quarterly     12/20/28       $141,105,000     $ (122,732     $623,865     $ (746,597
Total swap contracts                 $141,105,000       $(122,732)       $623,865     $ (746,597

There is $422,895 of variation margin due from the broker to the Fund as of the date of this report.

(a) If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation of underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(b) The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

(c) The prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

FORWARD CONTRACTS                                                  
Currency to be Received        Currency to be Delivered        Settlement Date        Counterparty        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Australian Dollar      46,220,000        U.S. Dollar        29,233,919          01/30/24          J.P. Morgan          $ 174,815  
Canadian Dollar      20,347,042        U.S. Dollar        14,855,000          01/04/24          Goldman Sachs          (164,401
Japanese Yen      2,213,792,770        U.S. Dollar        14,989,152          01/24/24          Goldman Sachs          (170,397
Total forward contracts                       $ (159,983)  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.           27  


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CARILLON REAMS UNCONSTRAINED BOND FUND    

 

CORPORATE BONDS—21.4%         Principal
Amount
    Value  
Aerospace & defense—0.7%        

RTX Corp., 5.15%, 02/27/33

      $4,815,000       $4,442,181  

The Boeing Co., 3.60%, 05/01/34

      6,265,000       4,884,010  
Airlines—2.2%        

Air Canada, Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-2, Class A, 144A, 5.25%, 04/01/29

      1,323,642       1,266,583  
British Airways, Pass Through Trust,                  

Series 2020-1, Class A, 144A, 4.25%, 11/15/32

      2,356,261       2,106,971  

Series 2021-1, Class A, 144A, 2.90%, 03/15/35

      4,746,440       3,910,567  

Delta Air Lines, Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class AA, 2.00%, 06/10/28

      12,260,036       10,581,205  

JetBlue, Pass Through Trust, Series 2020-1, Class A,
4.00%, 11/15/32

      2,367,033       2,091,030  
United Airlines, Pass Through Trust,                  

Series 2014-1, Class A, 4.00%, 04/11/26

      2,132,197       2,005,025  

Series 2015-1, Class AA, 3.45%, 12/01/27

      558,993       508,054  

Series 2016-2, Class AA, 2.88%, 10/07/28

      2,283,663       1,980,751  

Series 2018-1, Class AA, 3.50%, 09/01/31

      558,268       493,656  

Series 2019-1, Class AA, 4.15%, 08/25/31

      3,594,807       3,182,460  
Auto manufacturers—2.2%        
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC,                  

4.27%, 01/09/27

      3,920,000       3,626,838  

6.95%, 03/06/26

      6,950,000       6,961,997  

7.35%, 11/04/27

      9,358,000       9,471,914  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 6.00%, 01/09/28

      8,455,000       8,303,441  
Banks—6.6%        
Bank of America Corp.,                  

(Fixed until 02/04/32, then SOFR + 1.33%), 2.97%, 02/04/33

      7,335,000       5,621,792  

(Fixed until 04/27/32, then SOFR + 1.83%), 4.57%, 04/27/33

      1,675,000       1,444,535  

(Fixed until 07/22/27, then SOFR + 2.04%), 4.95%, 07/22/28

      2,925,000       2,779,747  

(Fixed until 07/22/32, then SOFR + 2.16%), 5.02%, 07/22/33

      9,240,000       8,261,273  
Citigroup, Inc.,                  

(Fixed until 03/17/32, then SOFR + 1.94%), 3.79%, 03/17/33

      12,470,000       10,123,393  

(Fixed until 11/17/32, then SOFR + 2.34%), 6.27%, 11/17/33

      8,160,000       7,923,022  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.,                  

(Fixed until 01/25/32, then SOFR + 1.26%), 2.96%, 01/25/33

      6,890,000       5,367,962  

(Fixed until 07/25/32, the SOFR + 2.08%), 4.91%, 07/25/33

      9,580,000       8,605,043  

(Fixed until 06/01/33, then SOFR + 1.85%), 5.35%, 06/01/34

      6,325,000       5,833,666  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Fixed until 07/20/26, then 1 Year CMT Rate + 0.75%), 1.54%, 07/20/27

      5,350,000       4,725,983  

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (Fixed until 10/28/32, then SOFR Index + 2.14%), 6.04%, 10/28/33

      7,020,000       6,610,837  
Wells Fargo & Co.,                  

(Fixed until 03/02/32, then SOFR + 1.50%),
3.35%, 03/02/33

      8,120,000       6,393,417  

(Fixed until 04/04/30, then 3 Month Term SOFR USD + 4.03%), 4.48%, 04/04/31

      4,830,000       4,291,521  

(Fixed until 07/25/32, then SOFR + 2.10%),
4.90%, 07/25/33

      7,865,000       6,912,967  

(Fixed until 04/24/33, then SOFR + 2.02%),
5.39%, 04/24/34

      850,000       769,467  

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS—21.4%         Principal
Amount
    Value  
Biotechnology—0.4%        
Amgen, Inc.,                  

5.15%, 03/02/28

      $ 3,350,000       $ 3,269,536  

5.25%, 03/02/33

      2,190,000       2,042,400  
Capital markets—4.1%        
Morgan Stanley,                  

(Fixed until 07/20/32, then SOFR + 2.08%),
4.89%, 07/20/33

      10,085,000       8,930,824  

(Fixed until 10/18/32, then SOFR + 2.56%),
6.34%, 10/18/33

      9,925,000       9,730,257  

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (Fixed until 04/26/33, then SOFR + 1.61%), 4.97%, 04/26/34

      7,590,000       6,810,790  

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Fixed until 02/24/32, then SOFR + 1.41%), 3.10%, 02/24/33

      19,315,000       15,015,353  

UBS Group AG (Fixed until 01/12/33, then 1 Year CMT Rate + 2.20%), 144A, 5.96%, 01/12/34

      12,765,000       11,900,678  
Commercial services—0.4%        

ERAC USA Finance LLC, 144A, 4.60%, 05/01/28

      5,925,000       5,642,401  
Diversified telecommunication services—0.2%        

Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.55%, 03/21/31

      3,175,000       2,480,511  
Electric—1.4%        

Appalachian Power Co., 2.70%, 04/01/31

      6,095,000       4,799,338  

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., 3.35%, 04/01/30

      510,000       438,870  

Entergy Arkansas LLC, 5.30%, 09/15/33

      5,990,000       5,596,172  

Entergy Louisiana LLC, 2.35%, 06/15/32

      3,940,000       2,949,043  

Public Service Electric and Gas Co., 4.65%, 03/15/33

      5,125,000       4,669,196  
Electric utilities—0.7%                  

Duke Energy Corp., 5.00%, 12/08/27

      4,305,000       4,159,835  

Edison International, 4.95%, 04/15/25

      575,000       563,388  

Southern California Edison Co., 1.20%, 02/01/26

      4,890,000       4,405,010  
Health care equipment & supplies—0.5%        

GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc., 5.86%, 03/15/30

      6,625,000       6,471,136  
Healthcare services—0.3%        

HCA, Inc., 5.00%, 03/15/24

      4,025,000       4,009,090  
Insurance—0.4%        

Jackson National Life Global Funding, 144A,
1.75%, 01/12/25

      3,100,000       2,919,620  

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 144A, 4.30%, 08/25/29

      2,720,000       2,498,199  
Multi-utilities—0.4%                  

Dominion Energy, Inc., 3.38%, 04/01/30

      6,005,000       5,049,971  
Oil, gas & consumable fuels—0.3%        

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 4.10%, 04/15/30

      4,776,000       4,192,805  
Tobacco—0.6%        

Altria Group, Inc., 4.80%, 02/14/29

      7,400,000       6,930,762  
Total corporate bonds (cost $304,374,889)

 

    276,956,493  
MORTGAGE AND ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—45.1%        
Asset-backed securities—4.5%        

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Series 2021-1A, Class A, 144A, 1.21%, 12/26/25

      23,075,000       21,989,612  

Invitation Homes Trust, Series 2018-SFR4. Class A (1 Month Term SOFR USD + 1.21%), 144A, 6.55%, 01/17/38

      3,413,407       3,413,403  

Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust, Series 2023-A, Class A2, 5.24%, 11/17/25

      11,970,000       11,916,984  

 

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


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CARILLION REAMS UNCONSTRAINED BOND FUND (cont’d)

 

MORTGAGE AND ASSET-BACKED

SECURITIES—45.1%

        Principal
Amount
    Value  
Asset-backed securities (cont'd)        

Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2022-1, Class A2, 5.26%, 10/15/25

      $ 6,711,591       $ 6,694,803  

Progress Residential Trust,

     

Series 2019-SFR3, Class A, 144A, 2.27%, 09/17/36

      2,096,920       2,023,461  

Series 2019-SFR4, Class A, 144A, 2.69%, 10/17/36

      8,760,415       8,470,682  

Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2022-D, Class A2A, 5.27%, 01/15/26

      4,249,219       4,235,845  
Commercial mortgage-backed securities—8.1%        

BANK, Series 2021-BNK35, Class A2, 1.87%, 06/15/64

      6,280,000       5,546,140  

BBCMS Mortgage Trust 2022-C18, Class A2, VR,
5.50%, 12/15/55

      7,380,000       7,152,886  

Benchmark Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-B28, Class A2, 1.79%, 08/15/54

      4,640,000       4,064,721  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-GC29, Class A2, 2.98%, 11/10/52

      4,529,000       4,303,784  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2021-J2, Class A7A, 144A,VR, 2.50%, 07/25/51

      1,939,210       1,591,743  

DBJPM Mortgage Trust, Series 2020-C9, Class A2,
1.90%, 08/15/53

      4,255,000       3,800,013  

Flagstar Mortgage Trust, Series 2021-8INV, Class A3, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 09/25/51

      1,601,945       1,170,233  
GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust,                  

Series 2020-INV1, Class A14, 144A, VR, 2.92%, 10/25/50

      1,698,584       1,299,085  

Series 2021-GR2, Class A2, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 02/25/52

      2,205,660       1,611,252  

Series 2021-MM1, Class A2, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 04/25/52

      7,232,637       5,283,499  

Series 2021-PJ10, Class A2, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 03/25/52

      4,620,488       3,375,303  

Series 2022-LTV2, Class A2, 144A, VR, 4.00%, 12/25/52

      4,092,051       3,602,285  

Series 2022-PJ6, Class A4, 144A, VR, 3.00%, 01/25/53

      2,037,639       1,555,850  
JP Morgan Mortgage Trust,                  

Series 2021-1, Class A3, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 06/25/51

      1,290,643       943,664  

Series 2021-4, Class A3, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 08/25/51

      2,872,267       2,098,214  

Series 2021-6, Class A3, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 10/25/51

      3,092,714       2,259,252  

Series 2021-8, Class A3, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 12/25/51

      2,652,311       1,937,535  

Series 2021-INV6, Class A2, 144A, VR, 3.00%, 04/25/52

      4,400,170       3,370,772  

Series 2021-INV8, Class A2, 144A, VR, 3.00%, 05/25/52

      5,960,635       4,558,724  

Series 2022-1, Class A2, 144A, VR, 3.00%, 07/25/52

      2,016,885       1,540,003  

Series 2022-4, Class A2A, 144A, VR, 3.00%, 10/25/52

      2,164,111       1,649,713  

Series 2022-6, Class A3, 144A, VR, 3.00%, 11/25/52

      2,537,829       1,937,772  

Series 2022-8, Class A3, 144A, VR, 4.00%, 01/25/53

      1,695,918       1,407,281  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,
Series 2014-C22, Class A4, 3.80%, 09/15/47

      825,000       804,090  

Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust,
Series 2023-1, Class A1, 144A, VR, 4.00%, 02/25/53

      9,386,894       7,777,558  
OBX Trust,                  

Series 2021-INV2, Class A3, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 10/25/51

      2,695,848       1,969,338  

Series 2023-INV1, Class A1, 144A, VR, 3.00%, 01/25/52

      9,987,128       7,638,205  
RATE Mortgage Trust,                  

Series 2021-J3, Class A1, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 10/25/51

      4,013,098       2,931,600  

Series 2021-J4, Class A1, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 11/25/51

      4,580,544       3,346,124  
Sequoia Mortgage Trust,                  

Series 2021-3, Class A1, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 05/25/51

      4,059,864       2,965,763  

Series 2021-4, Class A1, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 06/25/51

      5,283,404       3,859,569  

Series 2021-6, Class A1, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 10/25/51

      2,629,726       1,921,036  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2021-RR1, Class A1, 144A, VR, 2.50%, 12/25/50

      6,659,428       4,856,441  

 

 

MORTGAGE AND ASSET-BACKED
SECURITIES—45.1%
        Principal
Amount
    Value  
Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations—32.5%        
Fannie Mae Pool,                  

TBA, 5.00%, 12/15/53

      $ 37,990,000       $ 35,010,159  

TBA, 5.50%, 12/15/53

      134,105,000       127,169,257  

TBA, 6.00%, 12/15/53

      120,285,000       117,003,890  

TBA, 6.50%, 12/15/53

      142,555,000       141,596,560  
Total mortgage and asset-backed securities
(cost $592,463,193)

 

    583,654,104  
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES—0.3%        

BNP Paribas S.A., 144A, 12/26/23+

      1,898,000       1,656,916  
Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc.,                  

144A, 12/22/23+

      691,000       163,842  

144A, 12/20/23+

      881,000       989,378  

144A, 01/24/24*

      304,000       304,000  

144A, 01/24/24*

      304,000       304,000  

144A, 01/24/24*

      304,000       304,000  
Total medium-term notes (cost $4,382,000)

 

    3,722,136  
U.S. TREASURIES—34.8%        
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes,                  

0.50%, 01/15/28

      15,154,223       13,906,515  

1.25%, 04/15/28

      170,018,299       160,722,084  

1.38%, 07/15/33

      153,103,834       138,494,678  

1.50%, 02/15/53

      36,842,473       28,844,347  
U.S. Treasury Notes,        

2.75%, 08/15/32

      119,865,000       101,398,298  

4.63%, 09/30/28

      6,405,000       6,346,955  
Total U.S. treasuries (cost $464,726,794)

 

    449,712,877  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—26.5%        
U.S. Treasury Bills,        

ZCI, 5.31%, 07/11/24

      139,115,000       134,065,093  

ZCI, 5.33%, 08/08/24

      216,875,000       208,083,571  
Total short-term investments (cost $342,360,663)         342,148,664  
Total investment portfolio (cost $1,708,307,539)—128.1%

 

    1,656,194,274  

Liabilities in excess of other assets—(28.1)%

        (363,408,209
Total net assets—100.0%         $1,292,786,065  

144A—Securities are purchased under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 or are private placements and, unless registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or exempted from registration, generally may only be sold to qualified institutional buyers.

VR—Variable rate security. Interest rate adjusts periodically based on changes in current interest rates. Rate shown is the rate in effect as of the date of this report.

TBA—To-be-announced security. Securities are being used in dollar roll transactions.

ZCI—Zero coupon instrument. Rate disclosed is yield to maturity as of the date of this report.

TBA—To-be-announced security. Securities are being used in dollar roll transactions.

+ This security does not pay interest and does not guarantee full repayment of principal at maturity. Instead, the security offers a payment at maturity that may be greater than or less than the stated principal amount, depending on the performance of the S&P 500 Index (“SPX”) from its initial underlying value to its final underlying value.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.           29  


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*These securities do not pay interest and do not guarantee full repayment of principal at maturity. Instead, the securities offer a payment at maturity that may be greater than or less than the stated principal amount, depending on the performance of each of the S&P 500 Index (“SPX”) and the SPDR Gold Trust (“GLD”) (each, an “underlying”) from its initial underlying value to its final underlying value.

 

Asset allocation (unaudited)      
Security type   Percent of net assets  
Mortgage and asset-backed securities     45.1%  
U.S. Treasuries     34.8%  
Short-term investments     26.5%  
Corporate bonds     21.4%  
Medium-term notes     0.3%  

 

FUTURES CONTRACTS—LONG

 
Description    Expiration
Date
       Number of
Contracts
     Notional Value
at Trade Date
     Notional Value
at October 31, 2023
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
3 Month SOFR      12/17/24          3,946        $942,078,750        $938,013,525        $(4,065,225
2-Year U.S. Treasury Note      12/29/23          2,181        441,219,205        441,482,112        262,907  
FUTURES CONTRACTS—SHORT                                     
Description    Expiration
Date
       Number of
Contracts
     Notional Value
at Trade Date
     Notional Value
at October 31, 2023
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
5-Year U.S. Treasury Note      12/29/23          (1,429      $(151,752,869      $(149,297,008      $2,455,861  
U.S. Treasury Long Bond      12/19/23          (472      (52,169,795      (51,654,500      515,295  
Total futures contracts                    $(831,162

There is $799,146 of variation margin due from the Fund to the broker as of the date of this report.

 

SWAP CONTRACTS—CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS  
Central Clearing Party   Reference Entity   Rating of
Reference Entity
(Moody’s/S&P)
    Buy/Sell(a)
Protection
    Pay/Receive
Fixed Rate
    Fixed Rate   Expiration
Date
    Notional
Value(b)
    Value(c)     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Intercontinental Exchange   CDX North American Investment Grade Series 40     Baa2/BBB       Sell       Receive     1%/Quarterly     06/20/28       $97,210,000       $1,179,709       $ 922,018       $257,691  
Intercontinental Exchange   CDX North American High Yield Index Series 41     B2/B       Sell       Receive     5%/Quarterly     12/20/28       255,510,000       (299,461     704,338       (1,003,799
Intercontinental Exchange   iTraxx Australia Series 39 Version 1 Index     Baa2/BBB       Buy       Receive     1%/Quarterly     06/20/28       97,210,000       (521,499     (538,192     16,693  
Total swap contracts                 $449,930,000       $358,749       $1,088,164       $(729,415

(a) If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation of underlying securities comprising the referenced index.

(b) The maximum potential amount the Fund could be required to pay as a seller of credit protection or receive as a buyer of credit protection if a credit event occurs as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement.

 

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


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(c) The prices and resulting values for credit default swap agreements on credit indices serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and represent the likelihood of an expected liability (or profit) for the credit derivative should the notional amount of the swap agreement be closed/sold as of the period end. Increasing market values, in absolute terms when compared to the notional amount of the swap, represent a deterioration of the referenced entity’s credit soundness and a greater likelihood or risk of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement.

 

INFLATION RATE SWAPS  

Central Clearing Party

 

Pay/Receive

Floating Rate

 

Floating

Rate Index

 

Fixed

Rate

   

Payment

Frequency

   

Termination

Date

 

Notional

Amount

   

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)

 
LCH Ltd^   Pay   U.S. CPI Urban Consumers NSA (CPURNSA)     2.72     At Termination     06/30/53     EUR 17,646,000       $212,321  
LCH Ltd   Receive   U.S. CPI Urban Consumers NSA (CPURNSA)     2.45     At Termination     06/30/53     $25,507,000       1,210,476  
Total inflation rate swap contracts                 $1,422,797  

CPI—Consumer Price Index

^ This inflation rate swap is denominated in Euro. Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) has been translated into U.S. Dollars as of October 31, 2023.

There is $1,259,360 of variation margin related to swap contracts due from the broker to the Fund as of the date of this report.

 

FORWARD CONTRACTS                                                  
Currency to be Received        Currency to be Delivered        Settlement Date        Counterparty        Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Australian Dollar      67,200,000        U.S. Dollar        42,503,664          01/30/24          J.P. Morgan          $254,166  
Canadian Dollar      36,941,079        U.S. Dollar        26,970,000          01/04/24          Goldman Sachs          (298,479)  
U.S. Dollar      28,885,000        Swiss Franc        25,176,455          11/24/23          J.P. Morgan          1,133,618  
Indian Rupee      901,385,894        U.S. Dollar        10,779,420          01/17/24          Goldman Sachs          21,021  
Indian Rupee      901,385,894        U.S. Dollar        10,776,585          01/17/24          J.P. Morgan          23,856  
Japanese Yen      6,236,587,215        U.S. Dollar        42,226,695          01/24/24          Goldman Sachs          (480,034)  
Total forward contracts                       $654,148  

 

SCHEDULE OF WRITTEN OPTIONS                                  
WRITTEN OPTIONS    Counterparty        Number of
Contracts
       Notional
Amount
       Value  
Credit Default Put Swaptions                  

CDX North American High Yield Index Series 41, Expires 12/20/23, Exercise price $97.00

     J.P. Morgan          134,287,000          134,287,000          $(952,095
Total written options (premiums received $1,337,499)                     $(952,095

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.           31  


Statements of Assets and Liabilities

10.31.2023

 

    

Carillon ClariVest

Capital

Appreciation

Fund

   

Carillon ClariVest

International

Stock

Fund

   

Carillon Eagle

Growth

& Income

Fund

   

Carillon Eagle

Mid Cap

Growth

Fund

 
Assets        

Investments—unaffiliated, at value (a)(b)

    $357,354,955       $330,933,238       $557,980,375       $5,529,891,636  

Cash

    1,877,312       5,131,361       12,210,730       30,445,784  

Receivable for investments sold

    1,928,989             5,195,901       22,252,252  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    28,052       30,770       90,355       2,144,162  

Receivable for dividends and interest, net

    139,411       838,952       753,431       482,287  

Receivable for foreign tax reclaims

          2,640,376       10,958       16,885  

Prepaid expenses

    4,312       4,774       7,696       41,509  
Total assets     361,333,031       339,579,471       576,249,446       5,585,274,515  
Liabilities        

Payable for securities lending collateral received

          4,892,500              

Payable for investments purchased

    359,954             3,981,264       12,886,562  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    335,701       278,155       1,667,762       7,378,128  

Accrued custody fees

    2,197       16,103       2,531       26,536  

Accrued investment advisory fees, net

    135,531       173,117       232,236       2,523,647  

Accrued administrative fees

    31,392       29,168       49,565       491,989  

Accrued distribution fees

    41,079       7,394       74,263       192,355  

Accrued shareholder servicing fees

    30,836       28,648       49,600       343,847  

Accrued professional fees

    37,550       41,145       38,388       38,751  

Accrued trustees compensation

    13,281       13,281       13,281       13,281  

Accrued compliance fees

    638       637       638       637  

Other accrued expenses

    25,971       32,942       39,664       240,986  
Total liabilities     1,014,130       5,513,090       6,149,192       24,136,719  
Net assets     360,318,901       334,066,381       570,100,254       5,561,137,796  
Net assets consists of        

Paid-in capital

    134,232,272       330,683,942       359,309,533       3,820,683,686  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

    226,086,629       3,382,439       210,790,721       1,740,454,110  
Net assets     360,318,901       334,066,381       570,100,254       5,561,137,796  
Net assets, at market value        

Class A

    160,758,048       4,073,460       186,137,668       539,103,890  

Class C

    6,988,422       1,045,160       37,880,788       63,741,112  

Class I

    191,002,347       308,159,741       333,775,293       1,136,496,302  

Class R-3

    272,870       12,922,335       1,268,507       34,998,791  

Class R-5

    1,050,954       39,033       2,512,600       748,690,676  

Class R-6

    211,832       7,796,877       8,409,918       3,036,545,436  

Class Y

    34,428       29,775       115,480       1,561,589  
NAV, offering and redemption price per share (c)        

Class A

    $44.17       $18.95       $20.12       $66.19  

Class A maximum offering price (d)

    46.37       19.90       21.12       69.49  

Class C

    22.68       18.48       18.91       47.71  

Class I

    48.17       19.11       20.04       72.00  

Class R-3

    40.84       18.90       20.01       62.74  

Class R-5

    48.04       19.05       20.07       71.71  

Class R-6

    47.09       18.93       20.00       72.91  

Class Y

    47.68       18.92       19.99       70.45  
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding        

Class A

    3,639,591       214,962       9,252,792       8,145,362  

Class C

    308,159       56,554       2,002,707       1,336,105  

Class I

    3,964,879       16,123,455       16,653,316       15,785,381  

Class R-3

    6,681       683,808       63,396       557,830  

Class R-5

    21,875       2,049       125,200       10,440,278  

Class R-6

    4,498       411,828       420,529       41,646,568  

Class Y

    722       1,574       5,777       22,165  
(a) Identified cost     $173,192,927       $319,389,566       $411,874,747       $4,464,411,242  
(b) Includes securities on loan, at value     $—       $4,731,000       $—       $—  

(c) NAV amounts may not recalculate due to rounding of net assets and / or shares outstanding.

(d) The maximum offering price is computed as 100/95.25 of NAV.

 

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


Statements of Assets and Liabilities

10.31.2023

 

    

Carillon Eagle

Small Cap

Growth

Fund

   

Carillon

Scout

Mid Cap

Fund

   

Carillon

Scout

Small Cap

Fund

 
Assets      

Investments—unaffiliated, at value (a)(b)

    $528,431,185       $3,007,702,084       $221,668,998  

Cash

    1,091,673       22,939,678       715,637  

Receivable for investments sold

          29,304,718       496,992  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    705,476       3,716,094       23,597  

Receivable for dividends and interest, net

    55,008       1,462,077       20,988  

Prepaid expenses

    7,682       26,501       4,011  
Total assets     530,291,024       3,065,151,152       222,930,223  
Liabilities      

Payable for securities lending collateral received

    4,084,477              

Payable for investments purchased

    1,322,135       8,069,982        

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    3,239,373       3,633,329       261,256  

Accrued custody fees

    4,994       16,831       2,028  

Accrued investment advisory fees, net

    276,061       1,974,028       106,830  

Accrued administrative fees

    46,413       269,872       19,560  

Accrued distribution fees

    44,782       22,287       3,546  

Accrued shareholder servicing fees

    49,778       280,267       17,259  

Accrued professional fees

    38,388       38,405       38,747  

Accrued trustees compensation

    13,281       13,281       13,281  

Accrued compliance fees

    638       638       638  

Other accrued expenses

    54,871       179,600       22,708  
Total liabilities     9,175,191       14,498,520       485,853  
Net assets     521,115,833       3,050,652,632       222,444,370  
Net assets consists of      

Paid-in capital

    414,384,308       2,967,257,886       176,716,070  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

    106,731,525       83,394,746       45,728,300  
Net assets     521,115,833       3,050,652,632       222,444,370  
Net assets, at market value      

Class A

    129,818,368       22,857,232       11,184,096  

Class C

    9,819,109       17,366,060       1,188,154  

Class I

    180,766,784       2,682,329,721       202,930,958  

Class R-3

    15,467,763       2,969,852       21,183  

Class R-5

    17,773,182       2,844,595       17,853  

Class R-6

    167,459,510       319,807,748       7,022,166  

Class Y

    11,117       2,477,424       79,960  
NAV, offering and redemption price per share (c)      

Class A

    $20.41       $18.69       $22.06  

Class A maximum offering price (d)

    21.43       19.62       23.16  

Class C

    2.64       18.11       20.85  

Class I

    24.49       18.86       22.44  

Class R-3

    17.73       18.46       21.55  

Class R-5

    24.78       18.73       22.36  

Class R-6

    25.65       18.86       22.60  

Class Y

    23.41       18.65       22.02  
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding      

Class A

    6,361,302       1,222,877       507,025  

Class C

    3,723,811       959,097       56,989  

Class I

    7,382,043       142,255,245       9,042,213  

Class R-3

    872,338       160,877       983  

Class R-5

    717,208       151,891       798  

Class R-6

    6,527,931       16,960,724       310,697  

Class Y

    475       132,828       3,631  
(a) Identified cost     $464,916,055       $2,716,647,273       $169,476,927  
(b) Includes securities on loan, at value     $4,013,592       $—       $—  

(c) NAV amounts may not recalculate due to rounding of net assets and / or shares outstanding.

(d) The maximum offering price is computed as 100/95.25 of NAV.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.           33  


Statements of Assets and Liabilities

10.31.2023

 

    

Carillon Reams

Core Bond

Fund

   

Carillon Reams

Core Plus Bond

Fund

   

Carillon Reams

Unconstrained Bond

Fund

 
Assets      

Investments—unaffiliated, at value (a)

    $651,754,844       $1,933,631,649       $1,656,194,274  

Unrealized appreciation—open forward contracts

          174,815       1,432,661  

Cash

    19,725,597       29,523,153       7,936,776  

Deposit at broker—open swap contracts

          13,135,249       27,582,181  

Deposit at broker—open futures contracts

          1,148,855       3,925,155  

Segregated cash—open forward contracts and/or TBA transactions

    7,351,994       12,621,246       17,146,319  

Variation margin receivable—open swap contracts

          422,895       1,259,360  

Receivable for investments sold

    181,701,285       549,263,719       553,073,048  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    813,782       1,937,420       3,877,943  

Receivable for dividends and interest, net

    2,264,780       7,046,402       5,280,157  

Prepaid expenses

    5,356       12,105       12,769  
Total assets     863,617,638       2,548,917,508       2,277,720,643  
Liabilities      

Written options, at value (Premiums received $—, $—, and $1,337,499)

                952,095  

Unrealized depreciation—open forward contracts

          334,798       778,513  

Variation margin payable—open futures contracts

          106,699       799,146  

Payable for investments purchased

    371,530,753       1,101,884,284       968,353,045  

Payable for fund shares redeemed

    4,448,023       3,084,734       13,491,716  

Accrued custody fees

    3,606       10,130       8,853  

Accrued investment advisory fees, net

    31,898       138,012       174,684  

Accrued administrative fees

    42,158       124,109       113,549  

Accrued distribution fees

    14,798       13,688       21,462  

Accrued shareholder servicing fees

    45,334       130,907       138,874  

Accrued professional fees

    42,151       42,270       42,270  

Accrued trustees compensation

    13,281       13,281       13,281  

Accrued compliance fees

    838       1,038       1,038  

Other accrued expenses

    28,502       64,273       46,052  
Total liabilities     376,201,342       1,105,948,223       984,934,578  
Net assets     487,416,296       1,442,969,285       1,292,786,065  
Net assets consists of      

Paid-in capital

    595,288,343       1,724,725,426       1,405,278,976  

Total distributable earnings (loss)

    (107,872,047     (281,756,141     (112,492,911
Net assets     487,416,296       1,442,969,285       1,292,786,065  
Net assets, at market value      

Class A

    2,742,206       4,281,649       5,566,874  

Class C

    3,448,885       4,256,080       1,238,543  

Class I

    414,291,168       1,346,468,395       1,143,428,985  

Class R-3

    349,603       177,461       11,057  

Class R-5

    552,761       54,831       885,033  

Class R-6

    14,844,467       47,046,644       89,522,336  

Class Y

    51,187,206       40,684,225       52,133,237  
NAV, offering and redemption price per share (b)      

Class A

    $10.07       $27.66       $11.53  

Class A maximum offering price (c)

    10.46       28.74       11.98  

Class C

    10.03       27.44       11.42  

Class I

    10.09       27.76       11.55  

Class R-3

    10.08       27.63       11.51  

Class R-5

    10.10       27.76       11.55  

Class R-6

    10.10       27.77       11.55  

Class Y

    10.08       27.69       11.60  
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding      

Class A

    272,225       154,822       482,941  

Class C

    343,978       155,120       108,414  

Class I

    41,075,803       48,498,379       98,972,926  

Class R-3

    34,692       6,423       961  

Class R-5

    54,728       1,975       76,605  

Class R-6

    1,469,194       1,694,418       7,748,733  

Class Y

    5,078,077       1,469,414       4,495,230  
(a) Identified cost     $689,153,086       $2,036,329,005       $1,708,307,539  

(b) NAV amounts may not recalculate due to rounding of net assets and / or shares outstanding.

(c) The maximum offering price is computed as 100/96.25 of NAV.

 

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


Statements of Operations

11.01.2022 to 10.31.2023

 

    

Carillon ClariVest

Capital

Appreciation

Fund

   

Carillon ClariVest

International

Stock

Fund

   

Carillon Eagle

Growth

& Income

Fund

   

Carillon Eagle

Mid Cap

Growth

Fund

 
Investment income        

Dividends

    $ 2,995,477       $12,532,722       $19,195,739       $ 34,339,080  

Less: foreign taxes withheld

          (1,207,201     (8,317     (836,937

Interest

    40,343       141,736       522,155       3,420,574  

Securities lending, net (Note 7)

    857       16,056             109,946  

IRS compliance fee and related expenses for withholding tax claims

          (276,141            
Total investment income     3,036,677       11,207,172       19,709,577       37,032,663  
Expenses        

Investment advisory fees

    2,169,214       2,544,449       3,317,922       31,591,893  

Administrative fees:

       

Class A

    157,894       4,280       208,875       597,826  

Class C

    7,665       1,074       47,554       78,432  

Class I

    194,654       342,324       459,282       1,308,817  

Class R-3

    270       12,892       1,405       35,572  

Class R-5

    983       34       3,343       806,448  

Class R-6

    41       2,858       8,891       3,338,825  

Class Y

    27       30       130       2,459  

Distribution and service fees:

       

Class A

    394,736       10,700       522,187       1,494,564  

Class C

    76,654       10,743       475,543       784,317  

Class R-3

    1,349       64,459       7,026       177,861  

Class Y

    69       76       324       6,148  

Shareholder servicing fees:

       

Class A

    124,963       3,265       197,594       936,738  

Class C

    4,967       571       36,227       67,535  

Class I

    169,250       299,987       402,176       1,119,230  

Class R-3

    403       15,673       2,092       58,359  

Class R-5

    1,133       21       3,793       866,448  

Class Y

    5       1       184       3,813  

Custodian fees

    13,015       70,514       20,658       161,499  

Professional fees

    124,615       131,710       128,502       125,885  

State registration fees

    100,793       90,803       100,578       141,965  

Trustees compensation

    53,725       53,725       53,725       53,725  

Compliance fees

    4,232       4,232       4,232       4,232  

Interest expense on line of credit

    14,323       4,689       53,865       864  

Other expenses

    146,375       175,058       238,919       1,294,206  
Total expenses before adjustments     3,761,355       3,844,168       6,295,027       45,057,661  

Fees and expenses waived

    (674,911     (298,752            

Recovered fees previously waived by Manager

          23              
Total expenses after adjustments     3,086,444       3,545,439       6,295,027       45,057,661  
Net investment income (loss)     (49,767     7,661,733       13,414,550       (8,024,998
Realized and unrealized gain (loss)        

Net realized gain (loss) on:

       

Investments

    45,187,132       (3,509,126     64,776,221       686,351,569  

Foreign currency transactions

          172,545              
Net realized gain (loss)     45,187,132       (3,336,581     64,776,221       686,351,569  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on

       

investments and foreign currency translations

    7,096,092       48,859,079       (76,831,592     (740,861,697
Net gain (loss) on investments     52,283,224       45,522,498       (12,055,371     (54,510,128
Net increase (decrease) in assets resulting from operations     52,233,457       53,184,231       1,359,179       (62,535,126

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.           35  


Statements of Operations

11.01.2022 to 10.31.2023

 

    

Carillon Eagle

Small Cap

Growth

Fund

   

Carillon

Scout

Mid Cap

Fund

   

Carillon

Scout

Small Cap

Fund

 
Investment income      

Dividends

    $ 3,760,885       $ 44,323,672       $ 1,490,122  

Less: foreign taxes withheld

    (110,420     (99,931     (414

Interest

    163,527       630,776       43,201  

Securities lending, net (Note 7)

    149,691       8,531       1,647  
Total investment income     3,963,683       44,863,048       1,534,556  
Expenses      

Investment advisory fees

    4,129,573       26,209,256       1,564,463  

Administrative fees:

     

Class A

    164,458       25,796       13,045  

Class C

    13,181       21,427       1,475  

Class I

    256,285       3,203,397       238,054  

Class R-3

    22,019       3,375       46  

Class R-5

    23,480       3,998       20  

Class R-6

    225,930       340,494       8,011  

Class Y

    25       2,837       92  

Distribution and service fees:

     

Class A

    411,146       64,489       32,611  

Class C

    131,807       214,265       14,751  

Class R-3

    110,095       16,873       232  

Class Y

    62       7,092       231  

Shareholder servicing fees:

     

Class A

    239,363       33,275       11,967  

Class C

    13,186       24,424       1,243  

Class I

    271,285       3,753,397       237,736  

Class R-3

    42,928       5,462       44  

Class R-5

    34,880       4,498        

Class Y

    7       4,226       24  

Custodian fees

    31,256       105,764       15,216  

Professional fees

    125,483       125,593       125,861  

State registration fees

    105,937       142,090       98,207  

Trustees compensation

    53,725       53,725       53,725  

Compliance fees

    4,232       4,232       4,232  

Interest expense on line of credit

    84,627       61,837       284  

Other expenses

    269,393       904,496       117,472  
Total expenses before adjustments     6,764,363       35,336,318       2,539,042  

Fees and expenses waived

                (22,220
Total expenses after adjustments     6,764,363       35,336,318       2,516,822  
Net investment income (loss)     (2,800,680     9,526,730       (982,266
Realized and unrealized gain (loss)      

Net realized gain (loss) on:

     

Investments

    51,068,601       (107,832,039     (1,450,331
Net realized gain (loss)     51,068,601       (107,832,039     (1,450,331

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

     

Investments and foreign currency translations

    (96,991,188     24,873,382       (26,049,840
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (96,991,188     24,873,382       (26,049,840
Net gain (loss) on investments     (45,922,587     (82,958,657     (27,500,171
Net increase (decrease) in assets resulting from operations     (48,723,267     (73,431,927     (28,482,437

 

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


Statements of Operations

11.01.2022 to 10.31.2023

 

    

Carillon Reams

Core Bond

Fund

   

Carillon Reams

Core Plus Bond

Fund

   

Carillon Reams

Unconstrained Bond

Fund

 
Investment income      

Interest

    $17,983,556       $57,044,436       $56,253,547  

Securities lending, net (Note 7)

    148       1,100       1,534  
Total investment income     17,983,704       57,045,536       56,255,081  
Expenses      

Investment advisory fees

    1,728,854       5,295,778       7,749,784  

Administrative fees:

     

Class A

    3,620       3,838       5,252  

Class C

    4,237       4,468       1,364  

Class I

    354,573       1,264,718       1,101,559  

Class R-3

    300       173       11  

Class R-5

    107       50       761  

Class R-6

    11,225       18,636       92,638  

Class Y

    58,150       32,061       90,045  

Distribution and service fees:

     

Class A

    9,051       9,596       13,131  

Class C

    42,366       44,679       13,643  

Class R-3

    1,502       867       56  

Class Y

    145,376       80,152       225,113  

Shareholder servicing fees:

     

Class A

    3,326       3,451       4,175  

Class C

    3,287       4,305       1,284  

Class I

    338,932       1,062,773       1,098,701  

Class R-3

    396       249        

Class R-5

          37       744  

Class Y

    79,990       40,609       124,535  

Custodian fees

    18,772       48,075       50,676  

Professional fees

    133,064       133,183       133,183  

State registration fees

    152,802       160,285       226,607  

Trustees compensation

    53,725       53,725       53,725  

Compliance fees

    5,774       7,116       7,217  

Interest expense on line of credit

    402             670  

Other expenses

    179,653       374,462       290,938  
Total expenses before adjustments     3,329,484       8,643,286       11,285,812  

Fees and expenses waived

    (1,302,767     (3,151,353     (4,620,018
Total expenses after adjustments     2,026,717       5,491,933       6,665,794  
Net investment income (loss)     15,956,987       51,553,603       49,589,287  
Realized and unrealized gain (loss)      

Net realized gain (loss) on:

     

Investments—unaffiliated

    (26,647,565     (79,531,891     (60,064,432

Written options

          4,738,253       13,377,842  

Foreign currency transactions

          737,708       3,041,969  

Swap contracts—credit default

          9,295,847       18,945,948  

Futures contracts

          (4,986,740     (4,124,134

Forward contracts

          590,973       (3,225,868
Net realized gain (loss)     (26,647,565     (69,155,850     (32,048,675

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

     

Investments and foreign currency translations

    3,676,271       1,394,070       21,296,641  

Written Options

                385,404  

Swap contracts—credit default

          (3,256,162     (5,685,269

Swap contracts—inflation rates

                1,422,797  

Futures contracts

          (1,344,128     7,362,848  

Forward contracts

          1,497,101       4,506,170  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     3,676,271       (1,709,119     29,288,591  
Net gain (loss) on investments     (22,971,294     (70,864,969     (2,760,084
Net increase (decrease) in assets resulting from operations     (7,014,307     (19,311,366     46,829,203  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.           37  


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    Carillon ClariVest Capital
Appreciation Fund
    Carillon ClariVest
International Stock Fund
    Carillon Eagle Growth &
Income Fund
    Carillon Eagle Mid Cap
Growth Fund
 
    

11/1/22 to

10/31/23

   

11/1/21 to

10/31/22

   

11/1/22 to

10/31/23

   

11/1/21 to

10/31/22

   

11/1/22 to

10/31/23

   

11/1/21 to

10/31/22

   

11/1/22 to

10/31/23

   

11/1/21 to

10/31/22

 

Net assets, beginning of period

    $378,339,516       $644,094,079       $325,935,379       $11,753,312       $834,556,150       $992,237,995       $6,077,046,472       $8,759,476,768  
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations                

Net investment income (loss)

    (49,767     247,087       7,661,733       2,446,629       13,414,550       14,716,387       (8,024,998     (20,505,949

Net realized gain (loss)

    45,187,132       55,669,061       (3,336,581     (11,934,596     64,776,221       44,487,600       686,351,569       75,860,596  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    7,096,092       (205,794,040     48,859,079       (5,284,338     (76,831,592     (143,613,102     (740,861,697     (2,309,437,677
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     52,233,457       (149,877,892     53,184,231       (14,772,305     1,359,179       (84,409,115     (62,535,126     (2,254,083,030

Distributions to shareholders from earnings

    (58,102,132     (42,228,090     (3,029,711     (235,421     (57,804,502     (91,521,368     (77,040,335     (759,309,582
Fund share transactions                

Proceeds from shares sold-Class A

    5,178,830       5,016,365       506,392       761,250       18,051,845       30,230,325       64,510,257       75,472,228  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class A

    24,307,714       14,336,613       56,816       56,138       13,098,639       18,215,873       7,470,609       81,392,202  

Cost of shares redeemed-Class A

    (21,589,359     (23,022,836     (591,058     (909,220     (37,691,178     (30,713,992     (111,705,449     (175,385,846

Proceeds from shares sold-Class C

    549,905       708,297       293,389       344,531       2,298,192       6,119,913       3,410,431       4,249,691  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class C

    2,256,215       1,443,347       9,517       17,493       2,898,414       5,429,765       1,486,421       16,318,983  

Cost of shares redeemed-Class C

    (3,271,922     (3,256,609     (472,053     (755,540     (16,892,067     (24,087,306     (23,199,138     (23,519,623

Proceeds from shares sold-Class I

    31,347,335       166,035,752       8,517,430       15,811,436       40,927,681       120,845,854       179,703,811       295,574,777  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class I

    29,776,402       25,281,641       2,812,525       158,861       30,812,137       50,047,182       15,345,063       156,922,110  

Cost of shares redeemed-Class I

    (81,041,646     (255,451,315     (60,777,135     (25,817,476     (259,889,720     (158,367,252     (400,229,878     (392,585,888

Proceeds from shares sold-Class R-3

    19,952       25,562       13,898,857       78,295       241,072       557,917       10,948,785       8,466,110  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-3

    48,168       37,541       94,662       744       110,833       148,511       486,523       5,203,261  

Cost of shares redeemed-Class R-3

    (52,733     (188,818     (1,955,362     (42,055     (628,332     (342,070     (9,307,863     (13,237,275

Proceeds from shares sold-Class R-5

    102,484       5,049,665       8,645       15,101       642,425       2,212,132       192,856,001       138,859,327  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-5

    138,839       379,817       381       77       267,681       581,457       9,129,525       90,128,089  

Cost of shares redeemed-Class R-5

    (123,323     (8,805,488     (364     (11     (2,447,271     (4,850,650     (163,371,724     (200,523,402

Proceeds from shares sold-Class R-6

    183,471       937,463       8,119,053       16,409,863       1,671,309       3,670,611       530,849,302       636,651,917  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-6

    4,582       94,234       11,379       1,188       663,198       813,782       39,891,600       378,818,417  

Cost of shares redeemed-Class R-6

    (158     (2,271,536     (12,557,808     (2,226,682     (2,138,715     (1,995,460     (723,388,275     (751,508,696

Proceeds from shares sold-Class Y

    10,000             914       855       1,764       666,033       139,999       1,173,942  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class Y

    3,304       1,724       312       220       9,590       40,741       34,641       418,862  

Cost of shares redeemed-Class Y

                (10     (7     (18,070     (974,728     (1,393,856     (1,926,870

Proceeds from shares issued—fund reorganization

                      325,284,732                          
Net increase (decrease) from fund share transactions     (12,151,940     (73,648,581     (42,023,518     329,189,793       (208,010,573     18,248,638       (376,333,215     330,962,316  
Increase (decrease) in net assets     (18,020,615     (265,754,563     8,131,002       314,182,067       (264,455,896     (157,681,845     (515,908,676     (2,682,430,296

Net assets, end of period

    360,318,901       378,339,516       334,066,381       325,935,379       570,100,254       834,556,150       5,561,137,796       6,077,046,472  
Shares issued and redeemed                

Shares sold-Class A

    119,459       94,630       26,197       40,518       838,993       1,259,994       916,373       980,545  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class A

    662,155       242,747       3,163       2,687       619,471       750,737       113,673       946,531  

Shares redeemed-Class A

    (514,683     (427,105     (30,056     (50,473     (1,755,344     (1,297,270     (1,597,575     (2,254,795

Shares sold-Class C

    23,815       21,682       15,431       17,774       112,825       271,716       67,684       72,364  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class C

    118,936       40,351       540       852       145,659       235,300       31,195       258,621  

Shares redeemed-Class C

    (146,566     (98,313     (25,420     (42,159     (835,248     (1,061,148     (454,855     (415,281

Shares sold-Class I

    692,789       2,921,726       436,312       831,133       1,905,404       5,096,815       2,345,514       3,630,037  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class I

    745,528       399,773       155,646       7,627       1,462,656       2,072,822       215,248       1,689,515  

Shares redeemed-Class I

    (1,767,482     (4,867,230     (3,088,904     (1,501,157     (12,144,992     (6,760,843     (5,253,667     (4,697,855

Shares sold-Class R-3

    514       507       768,056       4,110       11,386       23,992       161,834       108,585  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-3

    1,416       675       5,274       36       5,269       6,143       7,792       63,485  

Shares redeemed-Class R-3

    (1,406     (3,660     (99,248     (2,329     (29,586     (15,400     (138,883     (174,755

Shares sold-Class R-5

    2,245       84,702       446       794       29,616       91,485       2,570,736       1,733,940  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-5

    3,486       6,029       21       4       12,696       23,997       128,549       973,831  

Shares redeemed-Class R-5

    (2,697     (153,928     (21     (1     (115,711     (203,118     (2,149,012     (2,394,371

Shares sold-Class R-6

    3,847       16,182       398,922       808,084       78,006       153,361       6,914,580       7,653,181  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-6

    117       1,504       636       56       31,551       33,837       552,975       4,034,275  

Shares redeemed-Class R-6

    (3     (40,870     (692,365     (121,412     (98,772     (84,771     (9,398,864     (8,571,128

Shares sold-Class Y

    213             48       46       82       27,333       1,899       14,803  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class Y

    83       27       17       10       456       1,675       495       4,580  

Shares redeemed-Class Y

                (1           (855     (40,018     (17,740     (24,806

Shares issued—fund reorganization

                      19,061,631                          
Shares issued and redeemed     (58,234     (1,760,571     (2,125,306     19,057,831       (9,726,438     586,639       (4,982,049     3,631,302  

 

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


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    Carillon Eagle Small Cap
Growth Fund
    Carillon Scout
Mid Cap Fund
    Carillon Scout
Small Cap Fund
 
     11/1/22 to
10/31/23
    11/1/21 to
10/31/22
    11/1/22 to
10/31/23
    11/1/21 to
10/31/22
    11/1/22 to
10/31/23
    11/1/21 to
10/31/22
 

Net assets, beginning of period

    $994,152,211       $ 2,346,648,459       $3,831,288,351       $ 4,915,165,823       $276,304,280       $395,870,511  
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations            

Net investment income (loss)

    (2,800,680     (5,327,275     9,526,730       37,743,900       (982,266     (1,023,563

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    51,068,601       331,399,034       (107,832,039     86,708,181       (1,450,331     8,812,947  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (96,991,188     (921,232,273     24,873,382       (1,023,856,786     (26,049,840     (95,278,174
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (48,723,267     (595,160,514     (73,431,927     (899,404,705     (28,482,437     (87,488,790

Distributions to shareholders from earnings

    (238,385,196     (595,177,275     (150,669,095     (496,708,988     (8,383,335     (57,666,725
Fund share transactions            

Proceeds from shares sold-Class A

    19,899,851       34,344,541       6,180,354       11,563,790       800,454       1,945,731  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class A

    47,180,869       88,353,278       773,044       2,540,521       425,781       2,685,205  

Cost of shares redeemed-Class A

    (75,231,744     (112,579,934     (8,121,965     (12,607,636     (2,251,547     (2,052,819

Proceeds from shares sold-Class C

    1,049,961       1,499,517       1,647,478       4,678,836       291,555       362,302  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class C

    10,603,637       14,385,326       610,028       2,668,763       54,713       491,408  

Cost of shares redeemed-Class C

    (6,080,906     (10,223,333     (7,081,557     (5,659,962     (756,953     (1,307,344

Proceeds from shares sold-Class I

    89,719,579       271,420,962       377,620,667       751,261,923       14,153,883       24,674,188  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class I

    70,494,772       171,230,337       126,004,873       426,534,005       7,564,980       51,319,499  

Cost of shares redeemed-Class I

    (252,443,554     (393,142,279     (1,070,108,055     (1,011,691,471     (37,600,013     (52,791,793

Proceeds from shares sold-Class R-3

    2,578,900       8,635,144       524,433       1,131,662       953       2,458  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-3

    10,295,058       17,101,074       119,759       505,625       3,079       25,405  

Cost of shares redeemed-Class R-3

    (21,087,866     (16,707,494     (802,309     (1,829,945     (76,624     (65,836

Proceeds from shares sold-Class R-5

    4,686,647       9,332,866       483,672       1,457,101              

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-5

    6,258,907       20,605,197       173,571       430,678       624       3,816  

Cost of shares redeemed-Class R-5

    (12,471,777     (66,064,767     (1,848,530     (603,324            

Proceeds from shares sold-Class R-6

    32,846,588       70,894,698       89,766,290       184,805,629       1,919,216       957,361  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-6

    71,164,790       209,808,705       10,977,449       22,627,395       244,354       1,702,995  

Cost of shares redeemed-Class R-6

    (185,380,097     (481,073,660     (83,431,832     (65,678,177     (1,760,653     (2,364,277

Proceeds from shares sold-Class Y

    8,565       14,994       1,318,387       3,279,524             2,150  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class Y

    7,982       6,377       107,576       381,187       3,172       22,752  

Cost of shares redeemed-Class Y

    (28,077     (8     (1,448,030     (3,559,903     (11,112     (23,917
Net increase (decrease) from fund share transactions     (185,927,915     (162,158,459     (556,534,697     312,236,221       (16,994,138     25,589,284  
Increase (decrease) in net assets     (473,036,378     (1,352,496,248     (780,635,719     (1,083,877,472     (53,859,910     (119,566,231

Net assets, end of period

    521,115,833       994,152,211       3,050,652,632       3,831,288,351       222,444,370       276,304,280  
Shares issued and redeemed            

Shares sold-Class A

    841,837       939,100       312,143       518,815       32,133       68,297  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class A

    2,246,708       2,271,876       40,708       110,361       17,852       86,119  

Shares redeemed-Class A

    (3,221,839     (2,978,803     (406,182     (550,212     (91,214     (71,931

Shares sold-Class C

    307,932       107,468       85,619       211,166       12,488       14,529  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class C

    3,884,116       975,277       32,939       118,876       2,411       16,418  

Shares redeemed-Class C

    (1,865,067     (675,066     (367,566     (255,319     (31,807     (47,150

Shares sold-Class I

    2,841,494       5,090,343       18,860,407       33,156,025       560,447       851,705  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class I

    2,804,088       3,870,487       6,590,213       18,400,949       312,344       1,626,093  

Shares redeemed-Class I

    (8,910,639     (9,859,691     (53,241,935     (44,964,988     (1,492,684     (1,891,021

Shares sold-Class R-3

    124,873       224,992       26,362       51,930       39       84  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-3

    562,572       483,218       6,367       22,186       132       829  

Shares redeemed-Class R-3

    (1,072,553     (500,740     (40,088     (85,586     (2,983     (2,051

Shares sold-Class R-5

    167,852       237,874       24,460       64,834              

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-5

    245,930       461,379       9,140       18,701       26       121  

Shares redeemed-Class R-5

    (455,728     (1,502,303     (94,839     (27,016            

Shares sold-Class R-6

    1,137,419       1,627,010       4,477,531       8,027,639       74,804       32,882  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-6

    2,704,857       4,585,983       574,736       977,003       10,027       53,688  

Shares redeemed-Class R-6

    (6,473,934     (11,336,446     (4,149,050     (2,927,770     (69,102     (84,583

Shares sold-Class Y

    326       403       66,541       140,515             77  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class Y

    332       148       5,674       16,580       133       732  

Shares redeemed-Class Y

    (1,106           (71,253     (165,093     (429     (766
Shares issued and redeemed     (4,130,530     (5,977,491     (27,258,073     12,859,596       (665,383     654,072  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.           39  


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    Carillon Reams
Core Bond Fund
    Carillon Reams
Core Plus Bond Fund
    Carillon Reams
Unconstrained Bond Fund
 
    

11/1/22 to

10/31/23

   

11/1/21 to

10/31/22

   

11/1/22 to

10/31/23

   

11/1/21 to

10/31/22

   

11/1/22 to

10/31/23

   

11/1/21 to

10/31/22

 

Net assets, beginning of period

    $363,466,089       $506,325,026       $1,017,840,606       $1,236,644,772       $1,063,978,985       $1,215,980,154  
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations            

Net investment income (loss)

    15,956,987       7,320,580       51,553,603       24,605,672       49,589,287       23,311,878  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    (26,647,565     (35,100,494     (69,155,850     (90,844,278     (32,048,675     (24,584,895

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    3,676,271       (43,569,546     (1,709,119     (113,873,887     29,288,591       (93,100,210
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     (7,014,307     (71,349,460     (19,311,366     (180,112,493     46,829,203       (94,373,227

Distributions to shareholders from earnings

    (14,846,213     (7,801,789     (62,878,846     (20,714,439     (60,571,888     (28,208,428
Fund share transactions            

Proceeds from shares sold-Class A

    652,626       1,719,751       2,728,832       1,850,498       958,742       405,402  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class A

    112,170       63,226       110,932       40,948       232,399       105,348  

Cost of shares redeemed-Class A

    (1,606,983     (1,598,223     (1,827,547     (4,403,933     (271,373     (432,828

Proceeds from shares sold-Class C

    853,519       463,803       1,659,332       502,213       385,524       188,373  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class C

    99,639       65,987       100,587       39,342       52,735       33,477  

Cost of shares redeemed-Class C

    (2,043,441     (7,088,036     (1,088,406     (2,272,080     (826,880     (672,244

Proceeds from shares sold-Class I

    277,527,750       179,115,542       700,005,536       463,787,210       721,527,165       462,395,246  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class I

    12,353,762       6,946,773       51,403,074       15,935,063       44,600,182       22,174,039  

Cost of shares redeemed-Class I

    (164,950,486     (255,456,119     (309,227,617     (452,163,434     (545,774,969     (550,133,816

Proceeds from shares sold-Class R-3

    232,819       86,313       34,924       94,069              

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-3

    8,721       1,911       7,411       2,510       471       224  

Cost of shares redeemed-Class R-3

    (51,894     (2,061     (21,318     (54,466            

Proceeds from shares sold-Class R-5

    582,531             18,465       32,362       266,253       597,284  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-5

    4,076       211       2,336       332       35,697       8,888  

Cost of shares redeemed-Class R-5

    (11,593           (5,418     (513     (71,817     (62,448

Proceeds from shares sold-Class R-6

    13,121,743       4,640,318       89,124,047       2,579,807       4,992,154       49,022,290  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-6

    394,969       28,176       814,676       90,950       3,286,512       1,772,354  

Cost of shares redeemed-Class R-6

    (1,942,958     (1,031,437     (44,110,841     (443,246     (9,434,843     (19,195,485

Proceeds from shares sold-Class Y

    38,048,790       32,516,415       27,774,854       9,202,797       100,292,074       24,363,477  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class Y

    1,847,646       543,950       1,385,386       778,455       3,775,149       625,496  

Cost of shares redeemed-Class Y

    (29,422,679     (24,724,188     (11,570,354     (53,576,118     (81,475,410     (20,614,591
Net increase (decrease) from fund share transactions     145,810,727       (63,707,688     507,318,891       (17,977,234     242,549,765       (29,419,514
Increase (decrease) in net assets     123,950,207       (142,858,937     425,128,679       (218,804,166     228,807,080       (152,001,169

Net assets, end of period

    487,416,296       363,466,089       1,442,969,285       1,017,840,606       1,292,786,065       1,063,978,985  
Shares issued and redeemed            

Shares sold-Class A

    60,578       144,286       92,024       57,525       80,571       34,475  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class A

    10,417       5,411       3,765       1,267       19,602       8,466  

Shares redeemed-Class A

    (149,699     (135,401     (61,885     (136,482     (22,803     (35,463

Shares sold-Class C

    78,661       38,861       56,089       16,173       32,553       15,737  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class C

    9,305       5,644       3,436       1,226       4,497       2,699  

Shares redeemed-Class C

    (190,416     (607,919     (36,939     (70,756     (69,820     (55,267

Shares sold-Class I

    25,806,228       15,406,683       23,390,405       14,334,723       60,133,926       37,705,070  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class I

    1,150,095       591,011       1,735,473       496,816       3,752,397       1,781,923  

Shares redeemed-Class I

    (15,386,291     (21,725,701     (10,513,268     (14,013,388     (45,797,507     (45,294,343

Shares sold-Class R-3

    21,419       7,635       1,174       2,912              

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-3

    812       165       252       79       40       18  

Shares redeemed-Class R-3

    (4,953     (186     (734     (1,660            

Shares sold-Class R-5

    54,492             621       1,105       22,415       49,003  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-5

    390       18       79       11       3,004       728  

Shares redeemed-Class R-5

    (1,143           (182     (18     (6,074     (5,283

Shares sold-Class R-6

    1,215,130       399,977       2,989,484       84,021       421,029       3,989,072  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class R-6

    36,698       2,478       27,848       2,870       276,621       142,764  

Shares redeemed-Class R-6

    (181,202     (89,995     (1,504,802     (14,017     (780,856     (1,608,716

Shares sold-Class Y

    3,516,987       2,893,195       938,831       290,632       8,350,076       1,977,206  

Issued as reinvestment of distributions-Class Y

    171,675       46,645       47,002       23,937       314,924       50,100  

Shares redeemed-Class Y

    (2,757,961     (2,075,058     (395,869     (1,680,193     (6,899,761     (1,687,377
Shares issued and redeemed     13,461,222       (5,092,251     16,772,804       (603,217     19,834,834       (2,929,188

 

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


Financial Highlights

 

Fiscal period

          From investment operations     Dividends & distributions          

Ratios to average net asset (%)

                   
  Beginning
net asset
value
    Income
(loss)
    Realized &
unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total     From
investment
income
    From
realized
gains
    Total     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)
    Ending
net
assets
(millions)
 
Beginning   Ending  
Carillon ClariVest Capital Appreciation Fund                                                                                          
Class A*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       $46.16       $(0.07     $5.83       $5.76       $—       $(7.75     $(7.75     $44.17       1.00       1.16       (0.16     31       15.90       $161  
11/01/21     10/31/22       64.23       (0.07     (13.68     (13.75           (4.32     (4.32     46.16       1.00       1.13       (0.13     31       (22.87     156  
11/01/20     10/31/21       51.65       (0.08     20.42       20.34       (0.05     (7.71     (7.76     64.23       1.00       1.11       (0.14     20       43.42       222  
11/01/19     10/31/20       43.14       0.04       9.19       9.23       (0.13     (0.59     (0.72     51.65       1.00       1.15       0.08       31       21.63       170  
11/01/18     10/31/19       42.91       0.14       3.75       3.89       (0.06     (3.60     (3.66     43.14       1.00       1.14       0.34       49       11.23       170  
Class C*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       27.77       (0.20     2.86       2.66             (7.75     (7.75     22.68       1.75       1.89       (0.90     31       15.05       7  
11/01/21     10/31/22       40.66       (0.29     (8.28     (8.57           (4.32     (4.32     27.77       1.75       1.86       (0.88     31       (23.45     9  
11/01/20     10/31/21       35.39       (0.32     13.30       12.98             (7.71     (7.71     40.66       1.75       1.86       (0.89     20       42.34       14  
11/01/19     10/31/20       29.87       (0.21     6.32       6.11             (0.59     (0.59     35.39       1.75       1.89       (0.66     31       20.71       13  
11/01/18     10/31/19       31.12       (0.11     2.46       2.35             (3.60     (3.60     29.87       1.75       1.90       (0.39     49       10.38       15  
Class I*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       49.55       0.07       6.36       6.43       (0.06     (7.75     (7.81     48.17       0.70       0.91       0.14       31       16.24       191  
11/01/21     10/31/22       68.46       0.10       (14.67     (14.57     (0.02     (4.32     (4.34     49.55       0.70       0.88       0.18       31       (22.65     213  
11/01/20     10/31/21       54.56       0.09       21.70       21.79       (0.18     (7.71     (7.89     68.46       0.70       0.87       0.15       20       43.87       400  
11/01/19     10/31/20       45.52       0.19       9.70       9.89       (0.26     (0.59     (0.85     54.56       0.70       0.89       0.39       31       22.00       276  
11/01/18     10/31/19       45.09       0.26       3.97       4.23       (0.20     (3.60     (3.80     45.52       0.70       0.90       0.61       49       11.54       314  
Class R-3*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       43.38       (0.16     5.37       5.21             (7.75     (7.75     40.84       1.25       1.48       (0.41     31       15.60       0  
11/01/21     10/31/22       60.77       (0.20     (12.87     (13.07           (4.32     (4.32     43.38       1.25       1.44       (0.39     31       (23.07     0  
11/01/20     10/31/21       49.29       (0.21     19.40       19.19             (7.71     (7.71     60.77       1.25       1.42       (0.40     20       43.09       1  
11/01/19     10/31/20       41.18       (0.06     8.76       8.70             (0.59     (0.59     49.29       1.25       1.56       (0.14     31       21.32       0  
11/01/18     10/31/19       41.17       0.05       3.56       3.61             (3.60     (3.60     41.18       1.25       1.58       0.12       49       10.96       1  
Class R-5*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       49.37       0.06       6.36       6.42             (7.75     (7.75     48.04       0.70       0.94       0.13       31       16.24       1  
11/01/21     10/31/22       68.21       0.10       (14.60     (14.50     (0.02     (4.32     (4.34     49.37       0.70       0.89       0.17       31       (22.63     1  
11/01/20     10/31/21       54.38       0.10       21.62       21.72       (0.18     (7.71     (7.89     68.21       0.70       0.87       0.16       20       43.88       6  
11/01/19     10/31/20       45.37       0.19       9.67       9.86       (0.26     (0.59     (0.85     54.38       0.70       0.90       0.38       31       22.00       5  
11/01/18     10/31/19       44.97       0.27       3.94       4.21       (0.21     (3.60     (3.81     45.37       0.70       0.90       0.64       49       11.53       7  
Class R-6*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       49.31       0.08       6.23       6.31       (0.78     (7.75     (8.53     47.09       0.60       0.83       0.16       31       16.37       0  
11/01/21     10/31/22       67.92       0.18       (14.40     (14.22     (0.07     (4.32     (4.39     49.31       0.60       0.79       0.31       31       (22.31     0  
11/01/20     10/31/21       54.19       0.15       21.52       21.67       (0.23     (7.71     (7.94     67.92       0.60       0.79       0.24       20       43.99       2  
11/01/19     10/31/20       45.16       0.44       9.48       9.92       (0.30     (0.59     (0.89     54.19       0.60       0.79       0.95       31       22.26       1  
11/01/18     10/31/19       44.77       0.31       3.93       4.24       (0.25     (3.60     (3.85     45.16       0.60       0.80       0.73       49       11.67       45  
Class Y*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       49.18       (0.10     6.35       6.25             (7.75     (7.75     47.68       1.00       1.09       (0.21     31       15.92       0  
11/01/21     10/31/22       68.16       (0.07     (14.59     (14.66           (4.32     (4.32     49.18       1.00       1.05       (0.13     31       (22.89     0  
11/01/20     10/31/21       54.39       (0.09     21.64       21.55       (0.07     (7.71     (7.78     68.16       1.00       1.04       (0.15     20       43.45       0  
11/01/19     10/31/20       45.42       0.03       9.68       9.71       (0.15     (0.59     (0.74     54.39       1.00       1.62       0.06       31       21.60       0  
11/01/18     10/31/19       44.90       0.14       3.99       4.13       (0.01     (3.60     (3.61     45.42       1.00       1.73       0.33       49       11.23       0  
Carillon ClariVest International Stock Fund                                                                                          
Class A*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       16.62       0.36       2.24       2.60       (0.27           (0.27     18.95       1.25       1.27       1.84       44       15.70       4  
11/01/21     10/31/22       21.00       0.45       (4.52     (4.07     (0.31           (0.31     16.62       1.32       3.24       2.42       66       (19.67     4  
11/01/20     10/31/21       15.27       0.33       5.54       5.87       (0.14           (0.14     21.00       1.45       5.16       1.66       80       38.61       4  
11/01/19     10/31/20       17.47       0.17       (1.99     (1.82     (0.38           (0.38     15.27       1.45       4.90       1.08       54       (10.73     2  
11/01/18     10/31/19       16.92       0.28       0.49       0.77       (0.22           (0.22     17.47       1.45       4.12       1.67       43       4.74       4  
Class C*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       16.24       0.20       2.20       2.40       (0.16           (0.16     18.48       2.00       2.00       1.06       44       14.83       1  
11/01/21     10/31/22       20.56       0.33       (4.46     (4.13     (0.19           (0.19     16.24       2.08       4.11       1.76       66       (20.28     1  
11/01/20     10/31/21       14.95       0.17       5.45       5.62       (0.01           (0.01     20.56       2.20       5.90       0.90       80       37.63       2  
11/01/19     10/31/20       17.14       0.07       (1.99     (1.92     (0.27           (0.27     14.95       2.20       5.74       0.43       54       (11.44     1  
11/01/18     10/31/19       16.53       0.15       0.51       0.66       (0.05           (0.05     17.14       2.20       4.91       0.90       43       4.01       2  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.           41  


Financial Highlights

 

Fiscal period

          From investment operations     Dividends & distributions          

Ratios to average net asset (%)

                   
  Beginning
net asset
value
    Income
(loss)
    Realized &
unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total     From
investment
income
    From
realized
gains
    Total     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)
    Ending
net
assets
(millions)
 
Beginning   Ending  
Carillon ClariVest International Stock Fund (cont'd)                                                                                          
Class I*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       $ 16.61       $ 0.42       $ 2.24       $ 2.66       $ (0.16     $ —       $ (0.16     $ 19.11       0.95       1.03       2.14       44       16.05       $ 308  
11/01/21     10/31/22       20.99       0.32       (4.32     (4.00     (0.38           (0.38     16.61       0.96       1.38       1.87       66       (19.44     309  
11/01/20     10/31/21       15.26       0.38       5.55       5.93       (0.20           (0.20     20.99       1.15       4.90       1.95       80       39.05       6  
11/01/19     10/31/20       17.46       0.23       (2.01     (1.78     (0.42           (0.42     15.26       1.15       4.63       1.44       54       (10.51     3  
11/01/18     10/31/19       16.92       0.31       0.51       0.82       (0.28           (0.28     17.46       1.15       3.82       1.88       43       5.07       5  
Class R-3*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       16.50       0.32       2.22       2.54       (0.14           (0.14     18.90       1.50       1.57       1.60       44       15.43       13  
11/01/21     10/31/22       20.69       0.42       (4.51     (4.09     (0.10           (0.10     16.50       1.56       3.61       2.25       66       (19.88     0  
11/01/20     10/31/21       15.07       0.15       5.58       5.73       (0.11           (0.11     20.69       1.70       5.47       0.85       80       38.17       0  
11/01/19     10/31/20       17.27       0.15       (2.00     (1.85     (0.35           (0.35     15.07       1.70       5.26       0.96       54       (11.01     1  
11/01/18     10/31/19       16.74       0.24       0.49       0.73       (0.20           (0.20     17.27       1.70       4.49       1.44       43       4.54       1  
Class R-5*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       16.63       0.42       2.24       2.66       (0.24           (0.24     19.05       0.95       1.00       2.12       44       16.06       0  
11/01/21     10/31/22       21.00       0.37       (4.37     (4.00     (0.37           (0.37     16.63       0.97       2.51       2.07       66       (19.41     0  
11/01/20     10/31/21       15.28       0.39       5.53       5.92       (0.20           (0.20     21.00       1.15       4.83       1.97       80       38.95       0  
11/01/19     10/31/20       17.48       0.24       (2.02     (1.78     (0.42           (0.42     15.28       1.15       6.63       1.49       54       (10.48     0  
11/01/18     10/31/19       16.94       0.33       0.49       0.82       (0.28           (0.28     17.48       1.15       6.06       1.99       43       5.06       0  
Class R-6*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       16.68       0.27       2.34       2.61       (0.36           (0.36     18.93       0.85       0.95       1.40       44       15.78       8  
11/01/21     10/31/22       21.06       0.75       (4.74     (3.99     (0.39           (0.39     16.68       0.86       2.65       4.13       66       (19.32     12  
11/01/20     10/31/21       15.31       0.39       5.57       5.96       (0.21           (0.21     21.06       1.05       4.82       2.03       80       39.19       0  
11/01/19     10/31/20       17.51       0.25       (2.01     (1.76     (0.44           (0.44     15.31       1.05       4.66       1.59       54       (10.39     0  
11/01/18     10/31/19       16.97       0.34       0.49       0.83       (0.29           (0.29     17.51       1.05       3.90       2.02       43       5.16       0  
Class Y*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       16.53       0.36       2.24       2.60       (0.21           (0.21     18.92       1.25       1.19       1.83       44       15.77       0  
11/01/21     10/31/22       20.89       0.41       (4.46     (4.05     (0.31           (0.31     16.53       1.31       2.83       2.25       66       (19.69     0  
11/01/20     10/31/21       15.21       0.33       5.51       5.84       (0.16           (0.16     20.89       1.45       5.09       1.68       80       38.55       0  
11/01/19     10/31/20       17.34       0.19       (2.01     (1.82     (0.31           (0.31     15.21       1.45       5.72       1.19       54       (10.73     0  
11/01/18     10/31/19       16.86       0.35       0.40       0.75       (0.27           (0.27     17.34       1.45       4.35       2.10       43       4.70       0  
Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund                                                                                          
Class A*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       21.95       0.37       (0.61     (0.24     (0.37     (1.22     (1.59     20.12       0.98       0.98       1.71       40       (1.38     186  
11/01/21     10/31/22       26.51       0.34       (2.51     (2.17     (0.35     (2.04     (2.39     21.95       0.96       0.96       1.44       21       (8.95     210  
11/01/20     10/31/21       20.22       0.34       7.02       7.36       (0.34     (0.73     (1.07     26.51       0.96       0.96       1.42       32       37.44       234  
11/01/19     10/31/20       21.70       0.37       (0.82     (0.45     (0.37     (0.66     (1.03     20.22       0.97       0.97       1.81       41       (2.09     165  
11/01/18     10/31/19       21.44       0.41       1.74       2.15       (0.39     (1.50     (1.89     21.70       0.97       0.97       1.98       25       11.47       171  
Class C*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       20.73       0.20       (0.58     (0.38     (0.22     (1.22     (1.44     18.91       1.71       1.71       0.99       40       (2.13     38  
11/01/21     10/31/22       25.17       0.16       (2.37     (2.21     (0.19     (2.04     (2.23     20.73       1.68       1.68       0.72       21       (9.63     53  
11/01/20     10/31/21       19.24       0.16       6.67       6.83       (0.17     (0.73     (0.90     25.17       1.69       1.69       0.72       32       36.47       79  
11/01/19     10/31/20       20.68       0.21       (0.77     (0.56     (0.22     (0.66     (0.88     19.24       1.73       1.73       1.08       41       (2.82     79  
11/01/18     10/31/19       20.52       0.24       1.66       1.90       (0.24     (1.50     (1.74     20.68       1.72       1.72       1.23       25       10.66       133  
Class I*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       21.88       0.43       (0.62     (0.19     (0.43     (1.22     (1.65     20.04       0.72       0.72       1.98       40       (1.18     334  
11/01/21     10/31/22       26.43       0.40       (2.49     (2.09     (0.42     (2.04     (2.46     21.88       0.69       0.69       1.71       21       (8.68     556  
11/01/20     10/31/21       20.16       0.41       7.00       7.41       (0.41     (0.73     (1.14     26.43       0.68       0.68       1.70       32       37.83       661  
11/01/19     10/31/20       21.64       0.42       (0.81     (0.39     (0.43     (0.66     (1.09     20.16       0.70       0.70       2.07       41       (1.82     487  
11/01/18     10/31/19       21.39       0.46       1.74       2.20       (0.45     (1.50     (1.95     21.64       0.70       0.70       2.21       25       11.76       492  
Class R-3*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       21.84       0.30       (0.60     (0.30     (0.31     (1.22     (1.53     20.01       1.29       1.29       1.42       40       (1.69     1  
11/01/21     10/31/22       26.39       0.27       (2.49     (2.22     (0.29     (2.04     (2.33     21.84       1.25       1.25       1.13       21       (9.22     2  
11/01/20     10/31/21       20.13       0.27       6.99       7.26       (0.27     (0.73     (1.00     26.39       1.25       1.25       1.12       32       37.07       2  
11/01/19     10/31/20       21.61       0.31       (0.82     (0.51     (0.31     (0.66     (0.97     20.13       1.27       1.27       1.53       41       (2.41     1  
11/01/18     10/31/19       21.35       0.34       1.74       2.08       (0.32     (1.50     (1.82     21.61       1.30       1.30       1.66       25       11.12       2  

 

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


Financial Highlights

 

Fiscal period

          From investment operations     Dividends & distributions          

Ratios to average net asset (%)

                   
  Beginning
net asset
value
    Income
(loss)
    Realized &
unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total     From
investment
income
    From
realized
gains
    Total     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)
    Ending
net
assets
(millions)
 
Beginning   Ending  
Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund (cont'd)                                                                                          
Class R-5*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       $ 21.90       $ 0.43       $ (0.62     $ (0.19     $ (0.42     $ (1.22     $ (1.64     $ 20.07       0.75       0.75       2.00       40       (1.15     $ 3  
11/01/21     10/31/22       26.46       0.40       (2.51     (2.11     (0.41     (2.04     (2.45     21.90       0.71       0.71       1.68       21       (8.74     4  
11/01/20     10/31/21       20.18       0.40       7.01       7.41       (0.40     (0.73     (1.13     26.46       0.71       0.71       1.69       32       37.79       8  
11/01/19     10/31/20       21.66       0.41       (0.80     (0.39     (0.43     (0.66     (1.09     20.18       0.72       0.72       2.05       41       (1.82     7  
11/01/18     10/31/19       21.41       0.47       1.73       2.20       (0.45     (1.50     (1.95     21.66       0.72       0.72       2.23       25       11.73       4  
Class R-6*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       21.84       0.44       (0.61     (0.17     (0.45     (1.22     (1.67     20.00       0.64       0.64       2.05       40       (1.08     8  
11/01/21     10/31/22       26.39       0.42       (2.49     (2.07     (0.44     (2.04     (2.48     21.84       0.61       0.61       1.79       21       (8.61     9  
11/01/20     10/31/21       20.13       0.42       7.00       7.42       (0.43     (0.73     (1.16     26.39       0.61       0.61       1.73       32       37.94       8  
11/01/19     10/31/20       21.59       0.54       (0.98     (0.44     (0.36     (0.66     (1.02     20.13       0.62       0.62       2.58       41       (2.03     2  
11/01/18     10/31/19       21.34       0.48       1.73       2.21       (0.46     (1.50     (1.96     21.59       0.63       0.63       2.31       25       11.87       49  
Class Y*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       21.83       0.36       (0.62     (0.26     (0.36     (1.22     (1.58     19.99       1.03       1.03       1.66       40       (1.46     0  
11/01/21     10/31/22       26.37       0.38       (2.54     (2.16     (0.34     (2.04     (2.38     21.83       0.99       0.99       1.60       21       (8.99     0  
11/01/20     10/31/21       20.13       0.33       6.99       7.32       (0.35     (0.73     (1.08     26.37       0.98       0.98       1.35       32       37.41       0  
11/01/19     10/31/20       21.60       0.34       (0.80     (0.46     (0.35     (0.66     (1.01     20.13       1.08       1.08       1.68       41       (2.18     0  
11/01/18     10/31/19       21.35       0.38       1.74       2.12       (0.37     (1.50     (1.87     21.60       1.10       1.07       1.82       25       11.35       0  
Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund                                                                                          
Class A*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       68.34       (0.31     (0.91     (1.22           (0.93     (0.93     66.19       1.05       1.05       (0.45     49       (1.78     539  
11/01/21     10/31/22       104.16       (0.47     (25.60     (26.07           (9.75     (9.75     68.34       1.04       1.04       (0.61     34       (26.95     595  
11/01/20     10/31/21       77.60       (0.63     29.23       28.60             (2.04     (2.04     104.16       1.03       1.03       (0.67     23       37.25       942  
11/01/19     10/31/20       63.14       (0.37     16.27       15.90             (1.44     (1.44     77.60       1.04       1.04       (0.54     27       25.62       786  
11/01/18     10/31/19       56.19       (0.26     8.71       8.45             (1.50     (1.50     63.14       1.05       1.05       (0.44     32       15.81       719  
Class C*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       49.85       (0.57     (0.64     (1.21           (0.93     (0.93     47.71       1.73       1.73       (1.12     49       (2.43     64  
11/01/21     10/31/22       79.34       (0.74     (19.00     (19.74           (9.75     (9.75     49.85       1.72       1.72       (1.29     34       (27.46     84  
11/01/20     10/31/21       59.92       (0.97     22.43       21.46             (2.04     (2.04     79.34       1.71       1.71       (1.35     23       36.30       141  
11/01/19     10/31/20       49.40       (0.65     12.61       11.96             (1.44     (1.44     59.92       1.74       1.74       (1.24     27       24.75       134  
11/01/18     10/31/19       44.61       (0.52     6.81       6.29             (1.50     (1.50     49.40       1.74       1.74       (1.12     32       15.05       136  
Class I*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       74.02       (0.09     (1.00     (1.09           (0.93     (0.93     72.00       0.73       0.73       (0.12     49       (1.46     1,136  
11/01/21     10/31/22       111.62       (0.24     (27.61     (27.85           (9.75     (9.75     74.02       0.72       0.72       (0.29     34       (26.72     1,368  
11/01/20     10/31/21       82.78       (0.37     31.25       30.88             (2.04     (2.04     111.62       0.72       0.72       (0.37     23       37.68       1,993  
11/01/19     10/31/20       67.06       (0.17     17.33       17.16             (1.44     (1.44     82.78       0.72       0.72       (0.23     27       26.01       1,547  
11/01/18     10/31/19       59.38       (0.08     9.26       9.18             (1.50     (1.50     67.06       0.74       0.74       (0.12     32       16.20       1,319  
Class R-3*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       64.99       (0.47     (0.85     (1.32           (0.93     (0.93     62.74       1.31       1.31       (0.71     49       (2.03     35  
11/01/21     10/31/22       99.82       (0.64     (24.44     (25.08           (9.75     (9.75     64.99       1.29       1.29       (0.86     34       (27.14     34  
11/01/20     10/31/21       74.62       (0.83     28.07       27.24             (2.04     (2.04     99.82       1.28       1.28       (0.92     23       36.91       53  
11/01/19     10/31/20       60.92       (0.53     15.67       15.14             (1.44     (1.44     74.62       1.31       1.31       (0.81     27       25.30       44  
11/01/18     10/31/19       54.42       (0.42     8.42       8.00             (1.50     (1.50     60.92       1.34       1.34       (0.73     32       15.49       45  
Class R-5*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       73.74       (0.11     (0.99     (1.10           (0.93     (0.93     71.71       0.75       0.75       (0.15     49       (1.48     749  
11/01/21     10/31/22       111.26       (0.26     (27.51     (27.77           (9.75     (9.75     73.74       0.74       0.74       (0.31     34       (26.74     729  
11/01/20     10/31/21       82.53       (0.38     31.15       30.77             (2.04     (2.04     111.26       0.73       0.73       (0.38     23       37.66       1,066  
11/01/19     10/31/20       66.87       (0.17     17.27       17.10             (1.44     (1.44     82.53       0.73       0.73       (0.24     27       25.99       809  
11/01/18     10/31/19       59.22       (0.09     9.24       9.15             (1.50     (1.50     66.87       0.75       0.75       (0.14     32       16.19       758  
Class R-6*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       74.88       (0.03     (1.01     (1.04           (0.93     (0.93     72.91       0.64       0.64       (0.04     49       (1.38     3,037  
11/01/21     10/31/22       112.71       (0.18     (27.90     (28.08           (9.75     (9.75     74.88       0.64       0.64       (0.21     34       (26.66     3,263  
11/01/20     10/31/21       83.51       (0.28     31.52       31.24             (2.04     (2.04     112.71       0.63       0.63       (0.28     23       37.79       4,561  
11/01/19     10/31/20       67.58       (0.11     17.48       17.37             (1.44     (1.44     83.51       0.64       0.64       (0.15     27       26.12       3,295  
11/01/18     10/31/19       59.78       (0.03     9.33       9.30             (1.50     (1.50     67.58       0.65       0.65       (0.04     32       16.30       2,695  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.           43  


Financial Highlights

 

Fiscal period

          From investment operations     Dividends & distributions          

Ratios to average net asset (%)

                   
  Beginning
net asset
value
    Income
(loss)
    Realized &
unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total     From
investment
income
    From
realized
gains
    Total     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)
    Ending
net
assets
(millions)
 
Beginning   Ending  
Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund (cont'd)                                                                                          
Class Y*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       $ 72.68       $ (0.32     $ (0.98     $ (1.30     $ —       $ (0.93     $ (0.93     $ 70.45       1.05       1.05       (0.44     49       (1.78     $ 2  
11/01/21     10/31/22       110.11       (0.50     (27.18     (27.68           (9.75     (9.75     72.68       1.04       1.04       (0.60     34       (26.95     3  
11/01/20     10/31/21       81.94       (0.67     30.88       30.21             (2.04     (2.04     110.11       1.03       1.03       (0.68     23       37.24       5  
11/01/19     10/31/20       66.60       (0.39     17.17       16.78             (1.44     (1.44     81.94       1.05       1.05       (0.55     27       25.61       4  
11/01/18     10/31/19       59.14       (0.29     9.25       8.96             (1.50     (1.50     66.60       1.01       1.01       (0.44     32       15.89       4  
Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund                                                                                          
Class A*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       31.07       (0.14     (2.21     (2.35           (8.31     (8.31     20.41       1.18       1.18       (0.61     39       (8.32     130  
11/01/21     10/31/22       61.37       (0.22     (13.76     (13.98           (16.32     (16.32     31.07       1.10       1.10       (0.62     40       (28.12     202  
11/01/20     10/31/21       54.04       (0.43     18.33       17.90             (10.57     (10.57     61.37       1.06       1.06       (0.73     28       34.65       384  
11/01/19     10/31/20       48.23       (0.37     9.45       9.08             (3.27     (3.27     54.04       1.08       1.08       (0.77     21       19.50       336  
11/01/18     10/31/19       59.15       (0.32     0.39       0.07             (10.99     (10.99     48.23       1.08       1.08       (0.65     26       3.64       394  
Class C*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       11.71       (0.04     (0.72     (0.76           (8.31     (8.31     2.64       1.88       1.88       (1.31     39       (8.84     10  
11/01/21     10/31/22       34.57       (0.19     (6.35     (6.54           (16.32     (16.32     11.71       1.80       1.80       (1.32     40       (28.64     16  
11/01/20     10/31/21       34.32       (0.48     11.30       10.82             (10.57     (10.57     34.57       1.76       1.76       (1.41     28       33.73       34  
11/01/19     10/31/20       31.93       (0.45     6.11       5.66             (3.27     (3.27     34.32       1.77       1.77       (1.45     21       18.67       48  
11/01/18     10/31/19       43.65       (0.44     (0.29     (0.73           (10.99     (10.99     31.93       1.76       1.76       (1.32     26       2.92       68  
Class I*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       35.44       (0.09     (2.55     (2.64           (8.31     (8.31     24.49       0.89       0.89       (0.32     39       (8.06     181  
11/01/21     10/31/22       67.29       (0.13     (15.40     (15.53           (16.32     (16.32     35.44       0.80       0.80       (0.32     40       (27.90     377  
11/01/20     10/31/21       58.29       (0.28     19.85       19.57             (10.57     (10.57     67.29       0.77       0.77       (0.44     28       35.04       777  
11/01/19     10/31/20       51.64       (0.24     10.16       9.92             (3.27     (3.27     58.29       0.78       0.78       (0.46     21       19.86       803  
11/01/18     10/31/19       62.28       (0.17     0.52       0.35             (10.99     (10.99     51.64       0.76       0.76       (0.33     26       3.96       1,040  
Class R-3*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       28.22       (0.19     (1.99     (2.18           (8.31     (8.31     17.73       1.47       1.47       (0.92     39       (8.65     15  
11/01/21     10/31/22       57.51       (0.29     (12.68     (12.97           (16.32     (16.32     28.22       1.36       1.36       (0.88     40       (28.30     35  
11/01/20     10/31/21       51.28       (0.54     17.34       16.80             (10.57     (10.57     57.51       1.30       1.30       (0.97     28       34.32       60  
11/01/19     10/31/20       46.02       (0.46     8.99       8.53             (3.27     (3.27     51.28       1.31       1.31       (1.00     21       19.22       58  
11/01/18     10/31/19       57.14       (0.43     0.30       (0.13           (10.99     (10.99     46.02       1.34       1.34       (0.90     26       3.37       66  
Class R-5*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       35.77       (0.10     (2.58     (2.68           (8.31     (8.31     24.78       0.93       0.93       (0.36     39       (8.11     18  
11/01/21     10/31/22       67.76       (0.14     (15.53     (15.67           (16.32     (16.32     35.77       0.81       0.81       (0.32     40       (27.91     27  
11/01/20     10/31/21       58.64       (0.26     19.95       19.69             (10.57     (10.57     67.76       0.77       0.77       (0.39     28       35.03       106  
11/01/19     10/31/20       51.92       (0.23     10.22       9.99             (3.27     (3.27     58.64       0.76       0.76       (0.43     21       19.88       205  
11/01/18     10/31/19       62.56       (0.18     0.53       0.35             (10.99     (10.99     51.92       0.77       0.77       (0.34     26       3.94       362  
Class R-6*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       36.68       (0.07     (2.65     (2.72           (8.31     (8.31     25.65       0.78       0.78       (0.22     39       (7.99     167  
11/01/21     10/31/22       68.96       (0.10     (15.86     (15.96           (16.32     (16.32     36.68       0.71       0.71       (0.22     40       (27.83     336  
11/01/20     10/31/21       59.47       (0.22     20.28       20.06             (10.57     (10.57     68.96       0.66       0.66       (0.33     28       35.18       985  
11/01/19     10/31/20       52.56       (0.18     10.36       10.18             (3.27     (3.27     59.47       0.66       0.66       (0.34     21       20.01       1,427  
11/01/18     10/31/19       63.11       (0.12     0.56       0.44             (10.99     (10.99     52.56       0.65       0.65       (0.23     26       4.07       2,186  
Class Y*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       34.31       (0.11     (2.48     (2.59           (8.31     (8.31     23.41       1.05       1.05       (0.43     39       (8.22     0  
11/01/21     10/31/22       65.82       (0.20     (14.99     (15.19           (16.32     (16.32     34.31       0.99       0.97       (0.52     40       (28.03     0  
11/01/20     10/31/21       57.44       (0.59     19.54       18.95             (10.57     (10.57     65.82       1.25       0.91       (0.92     28       34.40       0  
11/01/19     10/31/20       51.16       (0.51     10.06       9.55             (3.27     (3.27     57.44       1.25       1.52       (0.97     21       19.29       0  
11/01/18     10/31/19       62.03       (0.33     0.45       0.12             (10.99     (10.99     51.16       1.17       1.37       (0.61     26       3.53       0  
Carillon Scout Mid Cap Fund                                                                                          
Class A*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       20.09       (0.00     (0.65     (0.65     (0.16     (0.59     (0.75     18.69       1.25       1.25       (0.01     112       (3.27     23  
11/01/21     10/31/22       27.73       0.14       (4.97     (4.83     (0.01     (2.80     (2.81     20.09       1.23       1.23       0.62       159       (18.72     26  
11/01/20     10/31/21       19.92       (0.06     8.39       8.33             (0.52     (0.52     27.73       1.19       1.19       (0.22     109       42.31       33  
11/01/19     10/31/20       18.38       0.02       1.63       1.65       (0.10     (0.01     (0.11     19.92       1.22       1.22       0.12       109       9.01       19  
11/01/18     10/31/19       18.37       0.09       1.20       1.29       (0.09     (1.19     (1.28     18.38       1.20       1.20       0.50       170       8.31       21  

 

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


Financial Highlights

 

Fiscal period

          From investment operations     Dividends & distributions          

Ratios to average net asset (%)

                   
  Beginning
net asset
value
    Income
(loss)
    Realized &
unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total     From
investment
income
    From
realized
gains
    Total     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)
    Ending
net
assets
(millions)
 
Beginning   Ending  
Carillon Scout Mid Cap Fund (cont'd)                                                                                          
Class C*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       $ 19.47       $ (0.14     $ (0.62     $ (0.76     $ (0.01     $ (0.59     $ (0.60     $ 18.11       1.98       1.98       (0.74     112       (3.97     $ 17  
11/01/21     10/31/22       27.14       (0.03     (4.84     (4.87           (2.80     (2.80     19.47       1.97       1.97       (0.14     159       (19.32     24  
11/01/20     10/31/21       19.65       (0.25     8.26       8.01             (0.52     (0.52     27.14       1.96       1.96       (0.99     109       41.25       31  
11/01/19     10/31/20       18.17       (0.12     1.61       1.49             (0.01     (0.01     19.65       2.00       2.00       (0.65     109       8.23       19  
11/01/18     10/31/19       18.26       (0.05     1.18       1.13       (0.03     (1.19     (1.22     18.17       1.99       1.99       (0.28     170       7.34       20  
Class I*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       20.27       0.05       (0.65     (0.60     (0.22     (0.59     (0.81     18.86       0.98       0.98       0.26       112       (2.99     2,682  
11/01/21     10/31/22       27.90       0.20       (5.01     (4.81     (0.02     (2.80     (2.82     20.27       0.96       0.96       0.87       159       (18.52     3,446  
11/01/20     10/31/21       20.03        (d)      8.44       8.44       (0.05     (0.52     (0.57     27.90       0.95       0.95       0.02       109       42.67       4,560  
11/01/19     10/31/20       18.46       0.07       1.64       1.71       (0.13     (0.01     (0.14     20.03       0.97       0.97       0.37       109       9.31       2,581  
11/01/18     10/31/19       18.41       0.13       1.20       1.33       (0.09     (1.19     (1.28     18.46       0.98       0.98       0.75       170       8.48       2,685  
Class R-3*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       19.84       (0.06     (0.63     (0.69     (0.10     (0.59     (0.69     18.46       1.53       1.53       (0.29     112       (3.54     3  
11/01/21     10/31/22       27.48       0.06       (4.90     (4.84           (2.80     (2.80     19.84       1.50       1.50       0.29       159       (18.94     3  
11/01/20     10/31/21       19.81       (0.13     8.32       8.19             (0.52     (0.52     27.48       1.50       1.50       (0.53     109       41.84       5  
11/01/19     10/31/20       18.29       (0.04     1.63       1.59       (0.06     (0.01     (0.07     19.81       1.54       1.54       (0.22     109       8.71       3  
11/01/18     10/31/19       18.32       0.03       1.19       1.22       (0.06     (1.19     (1.25     18.29       1.56       1.56       0.16       170       7.87       3  
Class R-5*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       20.14       0.06       (0.66     (0.60     (0.22     (0.59     (0.81     18.73       0.98       0.98       0.29       112       (2.99     3  
11/01/21     10/31/22       27.74       0.20       (4.98     (4.78     (0.02     (2.80     (2.82     20.14       0.96       0.96       0.91       159       (18.52     4  
11/01/20     10/31/21       19.91       0.01       8.39       8.40       (0.05     (0.52     (0.57     27.74       0.93       0.93       0.04       109       42.73       4  
11/01/19     10/31/20       18.37       0.06       1.63       1.69       (0.14     (0.01     (0.15     19.91       0.97       0.97       0.33       109       9.30       2  
11/01/18     10/31/19       18.35       0.13       1.19       1.32       (0.11     (1.19     (1.30     18.37       1.00       1.00       0.72       170       8.47       2  
Class R-6*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       20.27       0.07       (0.65     (0.58     (0.24     (0.59     (0.83     18.86       0.87       0.87       0.37       112       (2.87     320  
11/01/21     10/31/22       27.88       0.23       (5.02     (4.79     (0.02     (2.80     (2.82     20.27       0.86       0.86       1.03       159       (18.44     325  
11/01/20     10/31/21       20.01       0.03       8.43       8.46       (0.07     (0.52     (0.59     27.88       0.86       0.86       0.11       109       42.85       278  
11/01/19     10/31/20       18.45       0.07       1.65       1.72       (0.15     (0.01     (0.16     20.01       0.88       0.88       0.36       109       9.38       171  
11/01/18     10/31/19       18.41       0.15       1.19       1.34       (0.11     (1.19     (1.30     18.45       0.88       0.88       0.82       170       8.60       108  
Class Y*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       20.06       (0.01     (0.64     (0.65     (0.17     (0.59     (0.76     18.65       1.27       1.27       (0.03     112       (3.26     2  
11/01/21     10/31/22       27.70       0.16       (4.99     (4.83     (0.01     (2.80     (2.81     20.06       1.22       1.22       0.70       159       (18.74     3  
11/01/20     10/31/21       19.90       (0.06     8.38       8.32             (0.52     (0.52     27.70       1.26       1.26       (0.24     109       42.31       4  
11/01/19     10/31/20       18.36       0.03       1.60       1.63       (0.08     (0.01     (0.09     19.90       1.28       1.28       0.17       109       8.94       9  
11/01/18     10/31/19       18.37       0.08       1.20       1.28       (0.10     (1.19     (1.29     18.36       1.26       1.26       0.45       170       8.20       24  
Carillon Scout Small Cap Fund                                                                                          
Class A*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       25.75       (0.15     (2.73     (2.88           (0.81     (0.81     22.06       1.20       1.20       (0.61     7       (11.43     11  
11/01/21     10/31/22       39.48       (0.16     (7.72     (7.88           (5.85     (5.85     25.75       1.18       1.18       (0.55     17       (22.53     14  
11/01/20     10/31/21       29.50       (0.30     13.12       12.82             (2.84     (2.84     39.48       1.15       1.15       (0.80     28       44.67       18  
11/01/19     10/31/20       28.20       (0.16     2.56       2.40             (1.10     (1.10     29.50       1.19       1.19       (0.58     22       8.69       12  
11/01/18     10/31/19       27.10       (0.07     1.23       1.16             (0.06     (0.06     28.20       1.16       1.16       (0.27     21       4.30       13  
Class C*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       24.56       (0.32     (2.58     (2.90           (0.81     (0.81     20.85       1.94       1.94       (1.35     7       (12.08     1  
11/01/21     10/31/22       38.19       (0.35     (7.43     (7.78           (5.85     (5.85     24.56       1.92       1.92       (1.28     17       (23.11     2  
11/01/20     10/31/21       28.82       (0.56     12.77       12.21             (2.84     (2.84     38.19       1.91       1.91       (1.52     28       43.53       3  
11/01/19     10/31/20       27.78       (0.35     2.49       2.14             (1.10     (1.10     28.82       1.95       1.95       (1.32     22       7.85       5  
11/01/18     10/31/19       26.89       (0.25     1.20       0.95             (0.06     (0.06     27.78       1.92       1.92       (0.92     21       3.55       8  
Class I*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       26.12       (0.09     (2.78     (2.87           (0.81     (0.81     22.44       0.95       0.96       (0.36     7       (11.22     203  
11/01/21     10/31/22       39.88       (0.09     (7.81     (7.90     (0.01     (5.85     (5.86     26.12       0.94       0.94       (0.31     17       (22.33     252  
11/01/20     10/31/21       29.72       (0.21     13.22       13.01       (0.01     (2.84     (2.85     39.88       0.90       0.90       (0.55     28       45.02       362  
11/01/19     10/31/20       28.34       (0.09     2.57       2.48             (1.10     (1.10     29.72       0.95       0.95       (0.34     22       8.93       268  
11/01/18     10/31/19       27.17       (0.02     1.25       1.23             (0.06     (0.06     28.34       0.95       0.94       (0.06     21       4.55       297  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.           45  


Financial Highlights

 

Fiscal period

          From investment operations     Dividends & distributions          

Ratios to average net asset (%)

                   
  Beginning
net asset
value
    Income
(loss)
    Realized &
unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total     From
investment
income
    From
realized
gains
    Total     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)
    Ending
net
assets
(millions)
 
Beginning   Ending  
Carillon Scout Small Cap Fund (cont'd)                                                                                          
Class R-3*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       $ 25.24       $ (0.22     $ (2.66     $ (2.88     $ —       $ (0.81     $ (0.81     $ 21.55       1.45       1.45       (0.89     7       (11.67     $ 0  
11/01/21     10/31/22       38.92       (0.24     (7.59     (7.83           (5.85     (5.85     25.24       1.50       1.47       (0.84     17       (22.76     0  
11/01/20     10/31/21       29.22       (0.43     12.97       12.54             (2.84     (2.84     38.92       1.50       1.44       (1.14     28       44.10       0  
11/01/19     10/31/20       28.03       (0.23     2.52       2.29             (1.10     (1.10     29.22       1.50       1.66       (0.86     22       8.34       0  
11/01/18     10/31/19       27.02       (0.16     1.23       1.07             (0.06     (0.06     28.03       1.50       1.55       (0.56     21       3.98       0  
Class R-5*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       26.01       (0.07     (2.77     (2.84           (0.81     (0.81     22.36       0.86       0.86       (0.27     7       (11.15     0  
11/01/21     10/31/22       39.74       (0.09     (7.78     (7.87     (0.01     (5.85     (5.86     26.01       0.95       0.84       (0.32     17       (22.34     0  
11/01/20     10/31/21       29.72       (0.18     13.04       12.86             (2.84     (2.84     39.74       0.95       0.86       (0.50     28       44.46       0  
11/01/19     10/31/20       28.34       (0.10     2.58       2.48             (1.10     (1.10     29.72       0.95       1.05       (0.36     22       8.93       0  
11/01/18     10/31/19       27.17       (0.02     1.25       1.23             (0.06     (0.06     28.34       0.95       0.99       (0.07     21       4.55       0  
Class R-6*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       26.28       (0.07     (2.80     (2.87           (0.81     (0.81     22.60       0.85       0.86       (0.26     7       (11.15     7  
11/01/21     10/31/22       40.06       (0.06     (7.85     (7.91     (0.02     (5.85     (5.87     26.28       0.84       0.84       (0.21     17       (22.26     8  
11/01/20     10/31/21       29.82       (0.17     13.27       13.10       (0.02     (2.84     (2.86     40.06       0.81       0.81       (0.45     28       45.16       12  
11/01/19     10/31/20       28.41       (0.08     2.59       2.51             (1.10     (1.10     29.82       0.85       0.85       (0.30     22       9.02       9  
11/01/18     10/31/19       27.20        (d)      1.27       1.27             (0.06     (0.06     28.41       0.84       0.84       0.01       21       4.69       6  
Class Y*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       25.69       (0.14     (2.72     (2.86           (0.81     (0.81     22.02       1.14       1.14       (0.55     7       (11.38     0  
11/01/21     10/31/22       39.38       (0.14     (7.70     (7.84           (5.85     (5.85     25.69       1.13       1.13       (0.49     17       (22.48     0  
11/01/20     10/31/21       29.45       (0.28     13.05       12.77        (d)      (2.84     (2.84     39.38       1.11       1.11       (0.74     28       44.57       0  
11/01/19     10/31/20       28.17       (0.19     2.57       2.38             (1.10     (1.10     29.45       1.25       1.25       (0.69     22       8.62       0  
11/01/18     10/31/19       27.09       (0.10     1.24       1.14             (0.06     (0.06     28.17       1.25       1.23       (0.36     21       4.23       0  
Carillon Reams Core Bond Fund                                                                                          
Class A*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       10.41       0.35       (0.36     (0.01     (0.33           (0.33     10.07       0.80       0.97       3.26       530       (0.21     3  
11/01/21     10/31/22       12.66       0.17       (2.24     (2.07     (0.18           (0.18     10.41       0.80       0.95       1.45       429       (16.49     4  
11/01/20     10/31/21       13.14       0.06       (0.22     (0.16     (0.07     (0.25     (0.32     12.66       0.80       0.93       0.47       227       (1.27     4  
11/01/19     10/31/20       12.02       0.12       1.40       1.52       (0.16     (0.24     (0.40     13.14       0.80       1.03       0.93       549       12.94       4  
11/01/18     10/31/19       11.03       0.22       0.99       1.21       (0.22           (0.22     12.02       0.80       1.20       1.85       409       11.12       1  
Class C*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       10.36       0.27       (0.35     (0.08     (0.25           (0.25     10.03       1.55       1.70       2.52       530       (0.87     3  
11/01/21     10/31/22       12.60       0.07       (2.22     (2.15     (0.09           (0.09     10.36       1.55       1.70       0.57       429       (17.11     5  
11/01/20     10/31/21       13.11       (0.04     (0.21     (0.25     (0.01     (0.25     (0.26     12.60       1.55       1.67       (0.27     227       (2.01     13  
11/01/19     10/31/20       12.01       (0.02     1.44       1.42       (0.08     (0.24     (0.32     13.11       1.55       1.72       (0.14     549       12.09       11  
11/01/18     10/31/19       11.02       0.13       0.99       1.12       (0.13           (0.13     12.01       1.55       2.00       1.09       409       10.25       1  
Class I*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       10.43       0.41       (0.37     0.04       (0.38           (0.38     10.09       0.40       0.72       3.76       530       0.19       414  
11/01/21     10/31/22       12.67       0.21       (2.22     (2.01     (0.23           (0.23     10.43       0.40       0.72       1.82       429       (16.06     308  
11/01/20     10/31/21       13.16       0.11       (0.23     (0.12     (0.12     (0.25     (0.37     12.67       0.40       0.70       0.88       227       (0.95     447  
11/01/19     10/31/20       12.04       0.15       1.41       1.56       (0.20     (0.24     (0.44     13.16       0.40       0.76       1.19       549       13.35       552  
11/01/18     10/31/19       11.04       0.26       1.01       1.27       (0.27           (0.27     12.04       0.40       0.98       2.28       409       11.64       105  
Class R-3*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       10.42       0.34       (0.37     (0.03     (0.31           (0.31     10.08       1.05       1.26       3.16       530       (0.44     0  
11/01/21     10/31/22       12.67       0.15       (2.25     (2.10     (0.15           (0.15     10.42       1.05       1.25       1.31       429       (16.67     0  
11/01/20     10/31/21       13.15       0.03       (0.22     (0.19     (0.04     (0.25     (0.29     12.67       1.05       1.20       0.22       227       (1.49     0  
11/01/19     10/31/20       12.03       0.08       1.40       1.48       (0.12     (0.24     (0.36     13.15       1.05       1.59       0.59       549       12.63       0  
11/01/18     10/31/19       11.04       0.19       0.99       1.18       (0.19           (0.19     12.03       1.05       1.97       1.61       409       10.82       0  
Class R-5*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       10.43       0.45       (0.42     0.03       (0.36           (0.36     10.10       0.50       0.63       4.30       530       0.16       1  
11/01/21     10/31/22       12.68       0.21       (2.24     (2.03     (0.22           (0.22     10.43       0.50       0.59       1.76       429       (16.22     0  
11/01/20     10/31/21       13.16       0.10       (0.22     (0.12     (0.11     (0.25     (0.36     12.68       0.50       0.59       0.77       227       (0.98     0  
11/01/19     10/31/20       12.04       0.17       1.38       1.55       (0.19     (0.24     (0.43     13.16       0.50       1.25       1.36       549       13.23       0  
11/01/18     10/31/19       11.05       0.25       1.00       1.25       (0.26           (0.26     12.04       0.50       1.46       2.17       409       11.42       0  

 

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


Financial Highlights

 

Fiscal period

          From investment operations     Dividends & distributions          

Ratios to average net asset (%)

                   
  Beginning
net asset
value
    Income
(loss)
    Realized &
unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total     From
investment
income
    From
realized
gains
    Total     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)
    Ending
net
assets
(millions)
 
Beginning   Ending  
Carillon Reams Core Bond Fund (cont'd)                                                                                          
Class R-6*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       $ 10.44       $ 0.41       $ (0.37     $ 0.04       $ (0.38     $ —       $ (0.38     $ 10.10       0.40       0.63       3.83       530       0.19       $ 15  
11/01/21     10/31/22       12.68       0.25       (2.26     (2.01     (0.23           (0.23     10.44       0.40       0.62       2.16       429       (16.03     4  
11/01/20     10/31/21       13.16       0.11       (0.22     (0.11     (0.12     (0.25     (0.37     12.68       0.40       0.59       0.87       227       (0.88     1  
11/01/19     10/31/20       12.04       0.12       1.44       1.56       (0.20     (0.24     (0.44     13.16       0.40       0.72       0.92       549       13.35       1  
11/01/18     10/31/19       11.05       0.26       1.00       1.26       (0.27           (0.27     12.04       0.40       1.46       2.26       409       11.53       0  
Class Y*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       10.42       0.36       (0.36           (0.34           (0.34     10.08       0.80       1.01       3.35       530       (0.20     51  
11/01/21     10/31/22       12.66       0.17       (2.23     (2.06     (0.18           (0.18     10.42       0.80       1.02       1.49       429       (16.41     43  
11/01/20     10/31/21       13.15       0.06       (0.23     (0.17     (0.07     (0.25     (0.32     12.66       0.80       1.01       0.48       227       (1.35     42  
11/01/19     10/31/20       12.03       0.07       1.45       1.52       (0.16     (0.24     (0.40     13.15       0.80       0.98       0.55       549       12.96       57  
11/01/18     10/31/19       11.04       0.22       0.99       1.21       (0.22           (0.22     12.03       0.80       1.26       1.89       409       11.09       1  
Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund                                                                                          
Class A*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       28.81       1.04       (0.84     0.20       (1.35           (1.35     27.66       0.80       0.90       3.50       532       0.51       4  
11/01/21     10/31/22       34.45       0.53       (5.67     (5.14     (0.50           (0.50     28.81       0.80       0.90       1.63       413       (15.06     3  
11/01/20     10/31/21       36.57       0.23       (0.60     (0.37     (0.38     (1.37     (1.75     34.45       0.80       0.90       0.65       220       (1.12     7  
11/01/19     10/31/20       33.43       0.40       3.99       4.39       (0.64     (0.61     (1.25     36.57       0.80       0.90       1.09       559       13.56       6  
11/01/18     10/31/19       30.44       0.58       3.01       3.59       (0.60           (0.60     33.43       0.80       0.98       1.79       413       11.89       0  
Class C*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       28.59       0.80       (0.81     (0.01     (1.14           (1.14     27.44       1.55       1.65       2.71       532       (0.24  
11/01/21     10/31/22       34.35       0.31       (5.66     (5.35     (0.41           (0.41     28.59       1.55       1.67       0.96       413       (15.69     4  
11/01/20     10/31/21       36.55       (0.04     (0.60     (0.64     (0.19     (1.37     (1.56     34.35       1.55       1.67       (0.11     220       (1.87     6  
11/01/19     10/31/20       33.38       0.11       4.06       4.17       (0.39     (0.61     (1.00     36.55       1.55       1.66       0.30       559       12.84       5  
11/01/18     10/31/19       30.41       0.34       3.00       3.34       (0.37           (0.37     33.38       1.55       1.78       1.05       413       11.06       0  
Class I*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       28.91       1.16       (0.84     0.32       (1.47           (1.47     27.76       0.40       0.64       3.90       532       0.91       1,346  
11/01/21     10/31/22       34.54       0.70       (5.74     (5.04     (0.59           (0.59     28.91       0.40       0.65       2.17       413       (14.74     980  
11/01/20     10/31/21       36.64       0.37       (0.59     (0.22     (0.51     (1.37     (1.88     34.54       0.40       0.65       1.04       220       (0.71     1,142  
11/01/19     10/31/20       33.45       0.60       3.96       4.56       (0.76     (0.61     (1.37     36.64       0.40       0.65       1.72       559       14.11       1,132  
11/01/18     10/31/19       30.46       0.72       2.99       3.71       (0.72           (0.72     33.45       0.40       0.66       2.23       413       12.32       635  
Class R-3*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       28.78       0.95       (0.82     0.13       (1.28           (1.28     27.63       1.05       1.20       3.22       532       0.26       0  
11/01/21     10/31/22       34.47       0.51       (5.73     (5.22     (0.47           (0.47     28.78       1.05       1.18       1.59       413       (15.28     0  
11/01/20     10/31/21       36.62       0.14       (0.60     (0.46     (0.32     (1.37     (1.69     34.47       1.05       1.16       0.38       220       (1.37     0  
11/01/19     10/31/20       33.43       0.37       3.97       4.34       (0.54     (0.61     (1.15     36.62       1.05       1.55       1.06       559       13.40       0  
11/01/18     10/31/19       30.44       0.50       3.00       3.50       (0.51           (0.51     33.43       1.05       1.68       1.57       413       11.60       0  
Class R-5*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       28.91       1.13       (0.84     0.29       (1.44           (1.44     27.76       0.50       0.63       3.79       532       0.80       0  
11/01/21     10/31/22       34.54       0.70       (5.77     (5.07     (0.56           (0.56     28.91       0.50       0.53       2.19       413       (14.83     0  
11/01/20     10/31/21       36.65       0.33       (0.60     (0.27     (0.47     (1.37     (1.84     34.54       0.50       0.56       0.94       220       (0.84     0  
11/01/19     10/31/20       33.45       0.59       3.95       4.54       (0.73     (0.61     (1.34     36.65       0.50       1.08       1.68       559       14.03       0  
11/01/18     10/31/19       30.46       0.68       3.00       3.68       (0.69           (0.69     33.45       0.50       1.18       2.12       413       12.20       0  
Class R-6*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       28.92       1.28       (0.96     0.32       (1.47           (1.47     27.77       0.40       0.57       4.30       532       0.90       47  
11/01/21     10/31/22       34.54       0.77       (5.80     (5.03     (0.59           (0.59     28.92       0.40       0.56       2.42       413       (14.71     5  
11/01/20     10/31/21       36.65       0.37       (0.60     (0.23     (0.51     (1.37     (1.88     34.54       0.40       0.56       1.06       220       (0.74     4  
11/01/19     10/31/20       33.45       0.59       3.98       4.57       (0.76     (0.61     (1.37     36.65       0.40       0.93       1.63       559       14.14       0  
11/01/18     10/31/19       30.46       0.71       3.00       3.71       (0.72           (0.72     33.45       0.40       1.18       2.22       413       12.32       0  
Class Y*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       28.84       1.05       (0.85     0.20       (1.35           (1.35     27.69       0.80       0.94       3.54       532       0.51       41  
11/01/21     10/31/22       34.48       0.55       (5.69     (5.14     (0.50           (0.50     28.84       0.80       0.96       1.71       413       (15.05     25  
11/01/20     10/31/21       36.60       0.23       (0.60     (0.37     (0.38     (1.37     (1.75     34.48       0.80       0.95       0.64       220       (1.12     77  
11/01/19     10/31/20       33.43       0.43       3.98       4.41       (0.63     (0.61     (1.24     36.60       0.80       0.93       1.18       559       13.64       99  
11/01/18     10/31/19       30.44       0.59       2.99       3.58       (0.59           (0.59     33.43       0.80       0.97       1.84       413       11.87       14  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.           47  


Financial Highlights

 

Fiscal period

          From investment operations     Dividends & distributions          

Ratios to average net asset (%)

                   
  Beginning
net asset
value
    Income
(loss)
    Realized &
unrealized
gain (loss)
    Total     From
investment
income
    From
realized
gains
    Total     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)
    Ending
net
assets
(millions)
 
Beginning   Ending  
Carillon Reams Unconstrained Bond Fund                                                                                          
Class A*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       $ 11.53       $ 0.42       $ 0.12       $ 0.54       $ (0.54     $ —       $ (0.54     $ 11.53       0.80       1.09       3.54       458       4.61       $ 6  
11/01/21     10/31/22       12.79       0.20       (1.20     (1.00     (0.13     (0.13     (0.26     11.53       0.80       1.08       1.67       273       (7.90     5  
11/01/20     10/31/21       12.81       0.06       0.17       0.23       (0.25           (0.25     12.79       0.80       1.08       0.46       80       1.78       5  
11/01/19     10/31/20       12.13       0.19       0.76       0.95       (0.27           (0.27     12.81       0.80       1.09       1.56       435       7.97       1  
11/01/18     10/31/19       11.45       0.21       0.69       0.90       (0.22           (0.22     12.13       0.80       1.14       1.74       289       7.92       0  
Class C*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       11.44       0.32       0.11       0.43       (0.45           (0.45     11.42       1.55       1.85       2.72       458       3.70       1  
11/01/21     10/31/22       12.72       0.11       (1.18     (1.07     (0.08     (0.13     (0.21     11.44       1.55       1.86       0.90       273       (8.53     2  
11/01/20     10/31/21       12.79       (0.02     0.15       0.13       (0.20           (0.20     12.72       1.55       1.86       (0.13     80       1.02       2  
11/01/19     10/31/20       12.10       0.10       0.77       0.87       (0.18           (0.18     12.79       1.55       1.88       0.77       435       7.25       2  
11/01/18     10/31/19       11.42       0.11       0.71       0.82       (0.14           (0.14     12.10       1.55       1.96       0.92       289       7.19       0  
Class I*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       11.56       0.46       0.10       0.56       (0.57           (0.57     11.55       0.50       0.86       3.86       458       4.82       1,143  
11/01/21     10/31/22       12.80       0.24       (1.19     (0.95     (0.16     (0.13     (0.29     11.56       0.50       0.85       1.97       273       (7.55     935  
11/01/20     10/31/21       12.81       0.12       0.15       0.27       (0.28           (0.28     12.80       0.50       0.85       0.92       80       2.08       1,110  
11/01/19     10/31/20       12.12       0.23       0.76       0.99       (0.30           (0.30     12.81       0.50       0.85       1.86       435       8.36       878  
11/01/18     10/31/19       11.43       0.24       0.70       0.94       (0.25           (0.25     12.12       0.50       0.85       2.07       289       8.31       907  
Class R-3*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       11.51       0.39       0.11       0.50       (0.50           (0.50     11.51       1.05       1.23       3.26       458       4.32       0  
11/01/21     10/31/22       12.77       0.18       (1.20     (1.02     (0.11     (0.13     (0.24     11.51       1.05       1.22       1.44       273       (8.07     0  
11/01/20     10/31/21       12.81       0.05       0.14       0.19       (0.23           (0.23     12.77       1.05       1.25       0.39       80       1.45       0  
11/01/19     10/31/20       12.11       0.16       0.78       0.94       (0.24           (0.24     12.81       1.05       1.81       1.32       435       7.85       0  
11/01/18     10/31/19       11.43       0.18       0.69       0.87       (0.19           (0.19     12.11       1.05       1.80       1.51       289       7.63       0  
Class R-5*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       11.56       0.46       0.10       0.56       (0.57           (0.57     11.55       0.50       0.86       3.87       458       4.82       1  
11/01/21     10/31/22       12.80       0.29       (1.24     (0.95     (0.16     (0.13     (0.29     11.56       0.50       0.83       2.44       273       (7.56     1  
11/01/20     10/31/21       12.81       0.11       0.16       0.27       (0.28           (0.28     12.80       0.50       0.84       0.86       80       2.09       0  
11/01/19     10/31/20       12.12       0.23       0.76       0.99       (0.30           (0.30     12.81       0.50       1.30       1.87       435       8.36       0  
11/01/18     10/31/19       11.43       0.24       0.70       0.94       (0.25           (0.25     12.12       0.50       1.37       2.06       289       8.31       0  
Class R-6*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       11.56       0.47       0.10       0.57       (0.58           (0.58     11.55       0.40       0.76       3.90       458       4.92       90  
11/01/21     10/31/22       12.80       0.26       (1.20     (0.94     (0.17     (0.13     (0.30     11.56       0.40       0.76       2.15       273       (7.46     91  
11/01/20     10/31/21       12.81       0.13       0.15       0.28       (0.29           (0.29     12.80       0.40       0.76       1.01       80       2.17       68  
11/01/19     10/31/20       12.12       0.24       0.77       1.01       (0.32           (0.32     12.81       0.40       0.76       1.97       435       8.47       43  
11/01/18     10/31/19       11.43       0.26       0.69       0.95       (0.26           (0.26     12.12       0.40       0.76       2.17       289       8.42       34  
Class Y*                              
11/01/22     10/31/23       11.60       0.43       0.11       0.54       (0.54           (0.54     11.60       0.80       1.15       3.59       458       4.58       52  
11/01/21     10/31/22       12.86       0.20       (1.20     (1.00     (0.13     (0.13     (0.26     11.60       0.80       1.15       1.63       273       (7.88     32  
11/01/20     10/31/21       12.88       0.08       0.15       0.23       (0.25           (0.25     12.86       0.80       1.14       0.62       80       1.76       31  
11/01/19     10/31/20       12.18       0.19       0.78       0.97       (0.27           (0.27     12.88       0.80       1.15       1.55       435       8.07       25  
11/01/18     10/31/19       11.49       0.21       0.69       0.90       (0.21           (0.21     12.18       0.80       1.15       1.77       289       7.93       23  

* Per share amounts have been calculated using the daily average share method.

(a) Annualized for periods less than one year.

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

(c) Total returns are calculated without the imposition of either front-end or contingent deferred sales charges.

(d) Per share amount is less than $0.005.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

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NOTE 1  |  Organization and investment objective  |  Carillon Series Trust (the “Trust” or the “Carillon Family of Funds”) is a Delaware statutory trust, and is registered under the Investment Company 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” or “Manager”). On September 30, 2022, Carillon Tower began also doing business as Raymond James Investment Management. This did not involve any change in Carillon Tower’s structure, ownership, or control. The Trust offers shares in the following series:

 

   

Carillon ClariVest Capital Appreciation Fund (“Capital Appreciation Fund”) seeks long-term capital appreciation,

   

Carillon ClariVest International Stock Fund (“International Stock Fund”) seeks capital appreciation,

   

Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund (“Growth & Income Fund”) primarily seeks long-term capital appreciation and, secondarily, seeks current income,

   

Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund (“Mid Cap Growth Fund”) seeks long-term capital appreciation,

   

Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund (“Small Cap Growth Fund”) seeks long-term capital appreciation,

   

Carillon Scout Mid Cap Fund (“Mid Cap Fund”) seeks long-term growth of capital,

   

Carillon Scout Small Cap Fund (“Small Cap Fund”) seeks long-term growth of capital,

   

Carillon Reams Core Bond Fund (“Core Bond Fund”) seeks a high level of total return consistent with the preservation of capital,

   

Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund (“Core Plus Bond Fund”) seeks a high level of total return consistent with the preservation of capital, and

   

Carillon Reams Unconstrained Bond Fund (“Unconstrained Bond Fund”) seeks to maximize total return consistent with the preservation of capital.

Class offerings  |  As of October 31, 2023, each fund was authorized and offered Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R-3, Class R-5, Class R-6, and Class Y shares to qualified buyers.

 

   

For all funds except the Core Bond Fund, Core Plus Bond Fund and Unconstrained Bond Fund, Class A shares are sold at a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75%. For the Core Bond Fund, Core Plus Bond Fund, and Unconstrained Bond Fund, Class A shares are sold at a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.75%. Class A share investments greater than $1 million, which are not sold subject to a sales charge, may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of up to 1.00% of the lower of net asset value (“NAV”) or purchase price if redeemed within 18 months of purchase.

   

Class C shares are sold subject to a CDSC of 1.00% of the lower of NAV or purchase price if redeemed less than one year after purchase. Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares for all purchases that have surpassed their 8-year anniversary date.

   

Class I, Class R-3, Class R-5, Class R-6 and Class Y shares are each sold without a front-end sales charge or a CDSC.

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 shares is based on the NAV per share of each class of a fund. 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, the Funds value portfolio securities for which market quotations are readily available at market value; however, a fund may adjust the market quotation price 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”). In accordance with Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Board approved the Adviser as the fund’s valuation designee to be responsible for carrying out pricing and valuation duties in accordance with the Adviser’s Valuation Procedures (the “Procedures”). 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 by a fund 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

 

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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 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.

   

Futures and options  |  Futures and options are valued on the basis of market quotations, if available and reliable. If 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. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, only the Core Plus Bond Fund and Unconstrained Bond Fund held futures. Only the Core Plus Bond Fund and Unconstrained Bond Fund held options during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023.

   

Swaps  |  Swaps are valued with prices provided by independent pricing services. If prices provided by independent pricing services are unavailable or unreliable, the Valuation Committee will fair value the security using the Procedures. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, only the Core Plus Bond Fund and Unconstrained Bond Fund held swaps.

   

Forward contracts  |  Forward contracts are valued daily at current forward rates provided by an independent pricing service. If 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. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, only the Core Plus Bond Fund and Unconstrained Bond Fund held forwards.

   

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.

 

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The following is a summary of the inputs used to value each fund’s investments as of October 31, 2023:

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  
Capital Appreciation Fund

 

   
Common stocks (a)     $357,354,955       $—       $—  
Total investment portfolio     $357,354,955       $—       $—  
International Stock Fund

 

   
Common stocks (a):      

Australia

    $—       $7,798,180       $—  

Canada

    15,298,155              

China

    1,535,802       7,211,454        

Denmark

          14,137,448        

Finland

          2,539,271        

France

          26,049,153        

Germany

          17,845,589        

Hong Kong

          16,185,760        

India

    651,300              

Ireland

          903,941        

Israel

    2,253,108       1,836,468        

Italy

          7,549,407        

Japan

          66,790,591        

Mexico

    1,322,952              

Netherlands

          12,455,467        

New Zealand

          1,622,147        

Norway

          2,058,778        

Singapore

          2,486,415        

South Korea

          8,030,341        

Spain

          3,620,761        

Sweden

          5,783,621        

Switzerland

          14,739,038        

Taiwan

    5,239,017       12,999,422        

Turkey

          1,297,635        

United Kingdom

    1,546,770       40,814,682        
Preferred stocks           2,169,268        
Exchange traded funds     21,268,797              
Money market funds     4,892,500              
Total investment portfolio     $54,008,401       $276,924,837       $—  
Growth & Income Fund

 

   
Domestic common stocks (a)     $491,450,731       $—       $—  
Foreign common stocks (a)     66,529,644              
Total investment portfolio     $557,980,375       $—       $—  
Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

   
Common stocks (a)     $5,529,891,636       $—       $—  
Total investment portfolio     $5,529,891,636       $—       $—  
Small Cap Growth Fund

 

   
Common stocks (a)     $524,346,708       $—       $—  
Money market funds     4,084,477              
Total investment portfolio     $528,431,185       $—       $—  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  
Mid Cap Fund

 

   
Common stocks (a)     $3,007,702,084       $—       $—  
Total investment portfolio     $3,007,702,084       $—       $—  
Small Cap Fund

 

   
Common stocks (a)     $221,668,998       $—       $—  
Total investment portfolio     $221,668,998       $—       $—  
Core Bond Fund

 

   
Corporate bonds (a)     $—       $129,649,619       $—  
Mortgage and asset-backed securities           314,399,763        
U.S. Treasuries           126,841,414        
U.S. Treasury Bills           80,864,048        
Total investment portfolio     $—       $651,754,844       $—  
Core Plus Bond Fund

 

   
Corporate bonds (a)     $—       $350,290,200       $—  
Mortgage and asset-backed securities           921,024,714        
U.S. Treasuries           451,454,047        
Medium-term notes           944,786        
U.S. Treasury Bills           209,917,902        
Total investment portfolio     $—       $1,933,631,649       $—  
Futures contracts (b)     $(1,710,450     $—       $—  
Credit default swaps     $—       $(122,732     $—  
Forward contracts (b)     $—       $(159,983     $—  
Unconstrained Bond Fund

 

   
Corporate bonds (a)     $—       $276,956,493       $—  
Mortgage and asset-backed securities           583,654,104        
Medium-term notes           3,722,136        
U.S. Treasuries           449,712,877        
U.S. Treasury Bills           342,148,664        
Total investment portfolio     $—       $1,656,194,274       $—  
Futures contracts (b)     $(831,162     $—       $—  
Credit default swaps     $—       $358,749       $—  
Inflation rate swaps (b)     $—       $1,422,797       $—  
Forward contracts (b)     $—       $654,148       $—  
Swaptions     $—       $(952,095     $—  

(a) Please see the investment portfolio for details.

(b) Amounts presented for Futures Contracts, Inflation Rate Swaps, and Forward Contracts represent total unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as of the date of this report.

At October 31, 2023, the Funds did not hold any Level 3 investments.

 

 

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Derivatives  |  The following disclosure provides certain information about the Funds’ derivative and hedging activities. The use of derivatives involves the risk that the fund could lose more than the amount invested in derivatives.

 

   

Forward currency contracts  |  Each of the Funds’ policies, except Small Cap Growth, Core Bond, Mid Cap, and Small Cap, permit the Funds to enter into forward currency contracts (“forward contracts”) for hedging (such as to hedge the impact of adverse changes in the relationships between the US dollar and various foreign currencies), including transaction hedging, anticipatory hedging, cross hedging, proxy hedging, and position hedging, or for any other lawful purpose consistent with their investment objectives including taking active currency exposure. Forward contracts are agreements between two parties to exchange different currencies at a specified rate at an agreed upon future date. Non-deliverable forward currency contracts (“NDF”) are settled with the counterparty in US dollars without the delivery of foreign currency. The fair value of a forward contract fluctuates with changes in currency exchange rates. Outstanding forward contracts are valued daily at current forward rates and the resulting change in market value is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When a forward contract is closed, the fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time the forward contract was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The risks to the Funds of entering into forward contracts include the inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts, future adverse movement in currency values and contract positions that are not exact offsets. Details of Forward Contracts, if any, at period end are included in the Investment Portfolios under the caption “Forward Contracts.” Refer to Note 6 for additional information.

 

   

Futures contracts  |  Each of the Funds’ policies, except Capital Appreciation, International Stock, Small Cap Growth, Mid Cap, and Small Cap, permit the Funds to enter into futures contracts (“Futures”), including interest rate, bond, U.S. Treasury and fixed income index Futures, as a hedge against movements in the equity and bond markets in order to establish more definitively the effective return on securities held or intended to be acquired by the Funds or for other purposes permissible under the Commodity Exchange Act, including as a means to gain or reduce exposure to a reference instrument without actually buying or selling it. When a fund enters into Futures, it must deliver to an account controlled by the futures commission merchant (“FCM”) an amount referred to as “initial margin.” Initial margin requirements are determined by the respective exchanges on which the Futures are traded and the FCM. Thereafter, a “variation margin” amount may be required to be paid by the fund or received by the fund in accordance with margin controls set for such accounts, depending upon changes in the marked-to-market value of the Futures. The account is marked-to-market daily and the unrealized gains or losses are recorded as variation margin and monitored by the Manager and custodian on a daily basis. When Futures are closed out, the fund recognizes a realized gain or loss. The risks of entering into Futures include the possibility that a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in the value of the underlying instrument. Details of futures contracts, if any, at period end are included in the Investment Portfolios under the caption “Futures Contracts.” Refer to Note 6 for additional information.

 

   

Options  |  Each of the Funds’ policies, except Capital Appreciation, International Stock, Small Cap Growth, Mid Cap, and Small Cap, permit the Funds to use options for hedging, substitution or investment purposes, certain options, including options on securities, equity and debt indices, currencies, futures, and swap contracts (a/k/a “swaptions”). However, Growth & Income may only purchase and write call options on securities as discussed below. Certain risks and special characteristics of these strategies are discussed below. The purchase of call options can serve as a long hedge, and the purchase of put options can serve as a short hedge. Writing put or call options can enable a fund to enhance income or yield by reason of the premiums paid by the purchasers of such options. However, if the market price of the security underlying a put option declines to less than the exercise price of the option, minus the premium received, the fund would expect to suffer a loss. On written call options the maximum loss of capital can be unlimited. The maximum loss of capital on written put options is limited to the notional contract values of those positions. A fund effectively may terminate its right or obligation under an option by entering into a closing transaction. If a fund wished to terminate its obligation to purchase or sell the investment under a put or call option it has written, the fund may purchase a put or call option of the same series (i.e., an option identical in its terms to the option previously written); this is known as a closing purchase transaction. Conversely, in order to terminate its right to purchase or sell under a call or put option it has purchased, a fund may write a call or put option of the same series; this is known as a closing sale transaction. Closing transactions essentially permit the fund to realize profits or limit losses on its options positions prior to the exercise or expiration of the option. Whether a profit or loss is realized from a closing transaction depends on the price movement of the underlying security, index, currency or futures contract and the market value of the option. A fund may purchase and write call and put options on futures contracts that are traded on a U.S. exchange or board of trade. A fund may purchase put options on futures contracts in lieu of, and for the same purpose as, the sale of a futures contract. A fund also may purchase such put options in order to hedge a long position in the underlying futures contract. A fund may purchase call options on futures contracts in lieu of, and for the same purpose as, the actual purchase of the futures contracts. A fund also may purchase call options on futures contracts in anticipation of a market advance when it is not fully invested. While a fund’s use of options on futures contracts for hedging may protect the fund against adverse movements in the general level of interest rates or securities prices, such transactions could also preclude the opportunity to benefit from favorable movement in the level of interest rates or securities prices. There can be no guarantee that a fund’s forecasts about market value, interest rates and other applicable factors will be correct or that there will be a correlation between price movements in the hedging vehicle and in the securities being hedged. Details of options and options on futures contracts, if any, at period end are included in the Investment Portfolios under the caption “Schedule of Options.” Refer to Note 6 for additional information.

 

   

Swap contracts  |  The Core Bond, Core Plus Bond and Unconstrained Bond Funds’ policies permit the Funds to enter into swap agreements to enhance the Funds’ returns, increase liquidity and/or gain exposure to certain instruments, issuers, markets (i.e., the corporate bond market), or securities in a relatively efficient way. A fund expects to enter into these transactions primarily to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of its portfolio, to protect against currency fluctuations, as a duration management technique or to protect against any increase in the price of securities the fund anticipates purchasing at a later date. Interest paid to or by the Funds is accrued daily and included in realized gain (loss) on swap agreements. When a fund enters into a centrally cleared swap, it must deliver to the central counterparty an amount referred to as “initial margin” During the term of the swap agreement, a “variation margin” amount may also be required to be paid by a fund or may be received by the fund in accordance with margin controls set for such accounts, depending upon changes in the marked-to-market value of the swap agreement. At the conclusion of the term of the swap agreement, if a fund has a loss of less than the margin amount, the excess margin is returned to the fund. If a fund has a gain, the full margin amount and the amount of the gain is paid to the fund. The contracts are marked-to-market daily using fair value estimates provided by an independent pricing service. Daily fluctuations in the value of swaps are recorded in variation margin on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of the contracts.

 

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  Swaps sold by a fund may involve greater risks than if the fund had invested in the reference obligation directly. Swaps are subject to general market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty credit risk and credit risk of the issuer. Details of swap contracts, if any, at period end are included in the Investment Portfolios under the caption “Swap Contracts.” Refer to Note 6 for additional information.

 

   

Credit default swap contracts  |  The credit default swap agreement may have as a reference obligation one or more securities that are or are not currently held by a fund. The Funds may enter into credit default swap agreements for investment purposes or to hedge against the risk of default of debt securities held in their portfolio. The buyer in a credit default swap agreement is obligated to pay the seller a periodic fee, typically expressed in basis points on the principal amount of the underlying obligation (the “notional value”), over the term of the agreement in return for a contingent payment upon the occurrence of a credit event with respect to the underlying reference obligation. A credit event is typically a default. If a fund is a buyer and no credit event occurs, the fund may lose its investment and recover nothing. If a fund is a buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the fund will either (i) receive from the seller of protection an amount equal to the notional value of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) receive a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional value of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. As a seller, a fund accrues for and receives a fixed rate of income throughout the term of the agreement, which typically is between one month and five years, provided that no credit event occurs. As the seller, a fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional value of the swap. If a fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional value of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation, other deliverable obligations or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional value of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. If a credit event occurs, the maximum payout amount for a sale contract is limited to the notional value of the swap contract (“Maximum Payout Amount”). Recovery values are estimated by market makers considering either industry standard recovery rates or entity specific factors and considerations until a credit event occurs. If a credit event has occurred, the recovery value is determined by a facilitated auction whereby a minimum number of allowable broker bids, together with a specified valuation method, are used to calculate the settlement value. Credit default swap agreements on credit indices involve one party making a stream of payments to another party in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a write-down, principal shortfall, interest shortfall or default of all or part of the referenced entities comprising the credit index. A credit index is a basket of credit instruments or exposures designed to be representative of some part of the credit market as a whole. These indices are made up of reference credits that are judged by a poll of dealers to be the most liquid entities in the credit default swap market based on the sector of the index. Components of the indices may include, but are not limited to, investment grade securities, high yield securities, asset-backed securities, emerging markets, and/or various credit ratings within each sector. Credit indices are traded using credit default swaps with standardized terms including a fixed spread and standard maturity dates. An index credit default swap references all the names in the index, and if there is a default, the credit event is settled based on that name’s weight in the index. The composition of the indices changes periodically, usually every six months, and for most indices, each name has an equal weight in the index. A fund may use credit default swaps on credit indices to hedge a portfolio of credit default swaps or bonds, which is less expensive than it would be to buy many credit default swaps to achieve a similar effect.

 

   

Interest rate swap contracts  |  An interest rate swap is an agreement between two parties to exchange interest rate payment obligations and is used primarily to manage interest rate risk. Typically, one is based on an interest rate fixed to maturity while the other is based on an interest rate that changes in accordance with changes in a designated benchmark (for example, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), prime rate, commercial paper rate, or other benchmarks). Each party’s payment obligation under an interest rate swap is determined by reference to a specified notional amount of money. Therefore, interest rate swaps generally do not involve the delivery of securities, other underlying instruments, or principal amounts; rather, they entail the exchange of cash payments based on the application of the designated interest rates to the notional amount. These agreements may be executed on a registered exchange (centrally cleared interest rate swaps). The Funds may enter into interest rate swaps in which they either pay or receive a fixed interest rate and pay or receive a floating interest rate. Barring swap counterparty default, the risk of loss in an interest rate swap is limited to the net amount of interest payments that the fund is obligated to make or receive (as applicable), as well as any early termination payment payable by or to the fund upon early termination of the swap.

 

   

Inflation rate swap contracts  |  An inflation swap is an agreement between two parties to transfer inflation risk, with one party paying the floating rate based on an inflation index (such as the Consumer Price Index (CPI), and the other party paying a fixed rate, typically based on the notional principal amount of the underlying asset. Inflation swap contracts are used primarily to gain exposure to inflation (inflation risk). Inflation swaps may be used to protect the value of securities against an unexpected change in the rate of inflation measured by an inflation index since the value of these agreements is expected to increase if there are unexpected inflation increases. Similar to an interest rate swap, the Funds may enter into inflation rate swaps in which they either pay or receive a fixed interest rate and pay or receive a floating interest rate based upon an inflation index, such as the CPI. Barring swap counterparty default, the risk of loss in an inflation rate swap is limited to the net amount of payments that the fund is obligated to make or receive (as applicable), as well as any early termination payment payable by or to the fund upon early termination of the swap.

 

   

Total return swap contracts  |  Total return swaps are two-party contracts that generally obligate one party to pay a set rate (either fixed or based on an index) and the other party to make payments based on the return of a specified reference security, security index or index component during the period of the swap, and are used primarily to gain exposure to the underlying referenced instruments, obtain leverage or attain the returns from ownership without actually owning the underlying position. Total return swaps normally do not involve the delivery of securities or the underlying assets. If the counterparty to a total return swap defaults, a fund’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of the payments the fund is contractually entitled to receive, if any.

 

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10.31.2023

 

During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, the average of month-end derivative positions (notional value in U.S. dollars for swap contracts, futures contracts, and forward contracts and market value in U.S. dollars for purchased and written options) were as follows:

 

    Inflation
Rate Swap
Contracts
    Credit Default
Swap Contracts
(Sell Protection)
    Futures
Contracts - Long
    Futures
Contracts - Short
    Forward
Contracts - USD
Received
    Forward
Contracts - USD
Delivered
    Purchased
Options
    Written
Options
 
Core Plus Bond Fund     $—       $110,421,381       $341,372,601       $(105,127,760     $26,454,467       $59,505,628       $—       $(345,553
Unconstrained Bond Fund     16,597,308       311,336,542       1,830,666,170       (609,848,337     84,697,389       160,625,575       121,212       (786,759

Foreign currency transactions  |  The books and records of each Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency transactions are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis: (i) market value of investment securities, other assets and other liabilities at the daily rates of exchange, and (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income and certain expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The Funds do not isolate that portion of gains and losses on investments which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of the investments. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains and losses from investment transactions. Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions and the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies include gains and losses between trade and settlement date on securities transactions, gains and losses arising from the purchase and sale of forward foreign currency exchange contracts and gains and losses between the ex and payment dates on dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes.

To-Be-Announced securities  |  The Core Bond, Core Plus Bond and Unconstrained Bond Funds’ policies permit the Funds to enter into to-be-announced securities. A to-be-announced mortgage-backed security (“TBA”) is a mortgage-backed security, such as a Ginnie Mae pass-through security, that is purchased or sold with specific pools of cash, or cash equivalents, set aside in an amount equal to the price of the Ginnie Mae pass-through security, to be announced on a future settlement date. At the time of purchase of a TBA, the seller does not specify the particular mortgage-backed securities to be delivered but rather agrees to accept any mortgage-backed security that meets specified terms. The fund and the seller would agree upon the issuer, interest rate and terms of the underlying mortgages, but the seller would not identify the specific underlying mortgages until shortly before it issues the mortgage-backed security. TBAs increase interest rate risks because the underlying mortgages may be less favorable than anticipated by a fund.

Real estate investment trusts (“REIT(s)”)  |  There are certain additional risks involved in investing in REITs. These include, but are not limited to, economic conditions, changes in zoning laws, real estate values, property taxes and interest rates. Dividend income is recorded at the Manager’s estimate of the income included in distributions from the REITs. Distributions received in excess of the estimated amount are recorded as a reduction of the cost of the investments. The actual amounts of income, return of capital and capital gains are only determined by each REIT after the Funds’ fiscal year-end and may differ from the estimated amounts.

Repurchase agreements  |  Each Fund, except Capital Appreciation and International Stock, may enter into repurchase agreements whereby a fund, through its custodian, receives delivery of the underlying securities, the market value of which at the time of purchase is required to be in an amount of at least 100% of the resale price. Repurchase agreements involve the risk that the seller will fail to repurchase the security, as agreed. In that case, the fund will bear the risk of market value fluctuations until the security can be sold and may encounter delays and incur costs in liquidating the security. In the event of bankruptcy or insolvency of the seller, delays and costs may be incurred. During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, none of the Funds held any repurchase agreements.

Revenue recognition  |  Investment security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.

Foreign taxes  |  The Funds may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which they invest, with respect to their investments in issuers existing or operating in such countries. The Funds may also be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may or may not be recoverable. The Funds record such taxes and recoveries as applicable, when the related income or capital gains are earned and based upon the current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which a fund invests. Some countries require governmental approval for the repatriation of investment income, capital or the proceeds of sales earned by foreign investors.

As a result of court cases involving several countries across the European Union, the Carillon ClariVest International Fund (“International Fund), which merged into the International Stock Fund on July 15, 2022, has filed tax reclaims in respect of previously withheld taxes on dividends earned (“EU tax reclaims”). These filings are subject to various administrative proceedings by each local jurisdiction’s tax authority, as well as judicial proceedings. EU tax reclaims that have been recognized, if any, are reflected as “Foreign withholding tax claims and interest” in the Statements of Operations. Generally, unless Carillon Tower believes that recovery amounts are collectible and free from significant contingencies, recoveries will not be reflected in a fund’s net asset value. EU tax reclaims recognized by a fund, if any, reduce the amount of foreign taxes, if any, that a fund may elect to pass-through to its shareholders from a U.S. federal tax perspective. In certain circumstances and to the extent that EU tax reclaims recognized by a fund were previously passed-through as foreign tax credits to its U.S. taxable shareholders, a fund may enter into a closing agreement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”). The closing agreement will result in the fund paying a compliance fee to the IRS, on behalf of its shareholders, representing the estimated tax savings generated from foreign tax credits claimed by fund shareholders on their tax returns in prior years. Any estimated charges relating to a closing agreement liability would be presented as “IRS compliance fee and related expenses for withholding tax claims” in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The actual IRS compliance fee in connection with the closing agreement may differ from the estimate and that difference may be material.

Expenses  |  Each Fund is charged for certain expenses which are directly attributable to it and certain other expenses which are allocated proportionately among the Carillon Family of Funds based upon methods approved by the Board. Expenses that are directly attributable to a specific class of shares, such as distribution fees, shareholder servicing fees and administrative fees, are charged directly to that class of shares. Other expenses of each fund are allocated to each class of shares based upon its relative percentage of net assets.

 

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Class allocations  |  Each class of shares has equal rights to earnings and assets except that each class may bear different expenses for administration, distribution and/or shareholder services. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative percentage of net assets.

Distributions  |  Each Fund, except the Growth & Income Fund, Core Bond Fund, Core Plus Bond Fund and Unconstrained Bond Fund, distributes net investment income annually. Distributions of net investment income are made quarterly from the Growth & Income Fund and monthly from the Core Bond Fund, Core Plus Bond Fund and Unconstrained Bond Fund. Net realized gains from investment transactions during any particular fiscal year in excess of available capital loss carryforwards, which, if not distributed, would be taxable to each applicable fund, will be distributed to shareholders annually in the following fiscal year. If a fund is involved in a reorganization wherein it acquires the net assets of another fund, or has its net assets acquired by another fund, a separate and additional distribution of net investment income and/or net realized gains may be made prior to such reorganization. Each Fund uses the identified cost method for determining realized gain or loss on investments for both financial and federal income tax reporting purposes.

Distributions made to shareholders from earnings were as follows:

 

Distributions from earnings           Class A      Class C      Class I      Class R-3      Class R-5      Class R-6      Class Y  
Capital Appreciation Fund      11/1/22 to 10/31/23        $25,413,471        $2,263,619        $30,230,150        $48,168        $138,839        $4,581        $3,304  
     11/1/21 to 10/31/22        14,716,038        1,446,357        25,552,378        37,541        379,817        94,235        1,724  
International Stock Fund      11/1/22 to 10/31/23        57,300        9,518        2,856,159        94,662        381        11,379        312  
     11/1/21 to 10/31/22        56,628        17,493        159,071        744        77        1,188        220  
Growth & Income Fund      11/1/22 to 10/31/23        15,101,681        3,555,533        38,050,282        111,845        306,672        668,899        9,590  
     11/1/21 to 10/31/22        21,313,877        6,551,471        61,972,837        150,060        634,241        858,141        40,741  
Mid Cap Growth Fund      11/1/22 to 10/31/23        8,028,069        1,533,972        16,706,977        487,980        9,408,076        40,840,620        34,641  
     11/1/21 to 10/31/22        86,905,995        17,025,720        171,946,281        5,215,746        92,470,549        385,326,429        418,862  
Small Cap Growth Fund      11/1/22 to 10/31/23        51,325,446        11,089,494        85,850,918        10,334,108        6,272,925        73,504,323        7,982  
     11/1/21 to 10/31/22        95,432,723        14,934,189        232,783,017        17,185,244        20,622,322        214,213,403        6,377  
Mid Cap Fund      11/1/22 to 10/31/23        930,699        710,710        135,175,573        119,758        177,565        13,447,214        107,576  
     11/1/21 to 10/31/22        3,056,792        3,186,900        459,672,618        505,625        441,972        29,463,894        381,187  
Small Cap Fund      11/1/22 to 10/31/23        427,814        54,819        7,649,474        3,079        624        244,353        3,172  
     11/1/21 to 10/31/22        2,720,537        494,473        52,696,746        25,405        3,817        1,702,995        22,752  
Core Bond Fund      11/1/22 to 10/31/23        112,170        99,660        12,378,867        8,721        4,076        394,969        1,847,750  
     11/1/21 to 10/31/22        63,226        65,987        7,097,946        1,911        211        28,176        544,332  
Core Plus Bond Fund      11/1/22 to 10/31/23        170,449        168,091        60,314,305        7,412        2,336        814,800        1,401,453  
     11/1/21 to 10/31/22        71,880        62,191        19,698,896        2,510        332        91,000        787,630  
Unconstrained Bond Fund      11/1/22 to 10/31/23        232,399        53,839        51,953,400        470        35,697        4,519,237        3,776,846  
     11/1/21 to 10/31/22        105,357        33,477        25,485,662        224        8,888        1,948,991        625,829  

Other  |  In the normal course of business the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties 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 and/or their affiliates that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the risk of loss to each fund is expected to be remote.

NOTE 3  |  Purchases and sales of securities  |  During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term obligations) were as follows:

 

    Capital
Appreciation Fund
    International
Stock Fund
    Growth &
Income Fund
    Mid Cap
Growth Fund
    Small Cap
Growth Fund
 
Purchases     $112,949,312       $156,427,792       $286,897,462       $2,961,063,304       $276,211,571  
Sales     183,408,118       192,124,007       535,862,137       3,194,807,979       693,813,330  
   

Mid Cap

Fund

    Small Cap
Fund
   

Core Bond

Fund

    Core Plus
Bond Fund
    Unconstrained
Bond Fund
 
Purchases     $4,007,200,561       $19,248,912       $2,167,928,691       $6,597,995,594       $3,657,941,942  
Purchases - U.S. Treasury securities                 587,399,881       1,843,255,614       2,148,449,537  
Sales     4,730,915,824       44,318,368       2,039,760,724       6,124,495,582       3,380,902,103  
Sales - U.S. Treasury securities                 544,817,080       1,679,793,679       2,228,510,930  

 

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NOTE 4  |  Investment advisory fees and other transactions with affiliates  |  Each Fund has agreed to pay to the Manager an investment advisory and an administrative fee equal to an annualized rate based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets, computed daily and payable monthly. For advisory services provided by the Manager, the investment advisory rate for each Fund is as follows:

 

Investment advisory fee rate
schedule
  Breakpoint   Investment
advisory fee
 
Capital Appreciation Fund  

First $1 billion

Over $1 billion

   

0.60%

0.55%

 

 

Growth & Income Fund  

First $100 million

$100 million to $500 million

Over $500 million

   

0.60%

0.45%

0.40%

 

 

 

Mid Cap Growth Fund,

Small Cap Growth Fund,

Small Cap Fund

  First $500 billion $500 million to $1 billion Over $1 biltion    

0.60%
0.55%
0.50%
 
 
 
Investment advisory fee rate
schedule (cont'd)
  Breakpoint   Investment
advisory fee
 
International Stock Fund  

First $1 billion

Over $1 biltion

   

0.70%

0.60%

 

 

Mid Cap Fund  

First $1 billion

Over $1 billion

   

0.80%

0.70%

 

 

Core Bond Fund, Core Plus Bond Fund   All assets     0.40%  
Unconstrained Bond Fund  

First $3 billion

Over $3 billion

   

0.60%

0.55%

 

 

 

 

Subadvisory fees  |  The Manager has entered into subadvisory agreements with certain parties (the “subadviser” or “subadvisers”) to provide investment advice, portfolio management services (including the placement of brokerage orders), certain compliance and other services to the Funds. Under these agreements, Carillon Tower pays the subadvisers, each an affiliate of Carillon Tower, annualized rates identical to those disclosed in the investment advisory fee rate schedule. Carillon Tower may receive payments from the subadvisers for certain marketing and related expenses. The subadvisers for the Funds are as follows:

 

   

ClariVest Asset Management LLC (“ClariVest”) serves as subadviser for the Capital Appreciation Fund and International Stock Fund,

   

Eagle Asset Management, Inc. (“Eagle”) serves as subadviser for the Growth & Income Fund, Mid Cap Growth Fund, and Small Cap Growth Fund, and

   

Scout Investments, Inc. (“Scout”) serves as subadviser for the Mid Cap Fund, Small Cap Fund, Core Bond Fund, Core Plus Bond Fund, and Unconstrained Bond Fund

Administrative fees  |  For administrative services provided by the Manager, each fund has agreed to pay an administrative rate of 0.10% of the average daily net assets of all share classes.

Distribution and service fees  |  Pursuant to the Class A, Class C, Class R-3 and Class Y Distribution plans and in accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“Rule 12b-1 Plans”), the Funds are authorized to pay Carillon Fund Distributors, Inc. (“Distributor”), an affiliate of the Manager, a fee based on the average daily net assets for each class of shares, accrued daily and payable monthly. Each Fund of the Carillon Series Trust, except the Capital Appreciation Fund and the Growth & Income Fund, is authorized to pay the Distributor distribution and service fees of up to 0.35% of that fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of that fund. The Capital Appreciation Fund and the Growth & Income Fund are authorized to pay the Distributor distribution and service fees of up to 0.50% of those Funds’ average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares of those Funds. Currently, the distribution and service fee is 0.25% for Class A shares of each Fund. Each Fund also is authorized, and currently pays, the Distributor distribution and service fees of 1.00% for Class C shares, 0.50% for Class R-3 shares, and 0.25% for Class Y shares. The Funds do not incur any distribution expenses related to Class I, Class R-5 or Class R-6 shares. However, Carillon Tower or any third party may make payments for the sale and distribution of all share classes, including Class I, Class R-5 or Class R-6 shares, from its own resources.

Sales charges  |  During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, total front-end sales charges and contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) paid to the Distributor were as follows:

 

    Capital
Appreciation Fund
    International
Stock Fund
    Growth &
Income Fund
    Mid Cap
Growth Fund
    Small Cap
Growth Fund
 
Front-end sales charges - Class A     $31,803       $1,363       $71,386       $71,316       $21,099  
CDSC - Class A     8       1       11             6  
CDSC - Class C           7       137       97       26  
    Mid Cap
Fund
    Small Cap
Fund
    Core Bond
Fund
    Core Plus
Bond Fund
    Unconstrained
Bond Fund
 
Front-end sales charges - Class A     $33,318       $8,928       $1,781       $5,680       $10,278  
CDSC - Class A                 1       1        
CDSC - Class C                              

The Distributor paid commissions to salespersons from these fees and incurred other distribution costs.

 

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Agency commissions  |  During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, total agency brokerage commissions paid and agency brokerage commissions paid directly to Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (“RJA”), an affiliate of the Manager, were as follows:

 

    Capital
Appreciation Fund
    International
Stock Fund
    Growth &
Income Fund
    Mid Cap
Growth Fund
    Small Cap
Growth Fund
 
Total agency brokerage commissions     $48,655       $199,340       $169,001       $1,160,210       $451,302  
Paid to RJA                 10,698       27,445       54,226  
    Mid Cap
Fund
    Small Cap
Fund
    Core Bond
Fund
    Core Plus
Bond Fund
    Unconstrained
Bond Fund
 
Total agency brokerage commissions     $2,659,265       $44,208       $—       $135,111       $686,293  
Paid to RJA                              

Internal audit fees  |  RJA provides internal audit services to the Funds. RJA receives no compensation from the Funds for these services.

Expense limitations  |  Carillon Tower has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or reimburse expenses to each class of the Funds through February 29, 2024 to the extent that the annual operating expense ratio for each class of shares exceeds the following annualized ratios as a percentage of the average daily net assets of each class of shares.

 

Expense limitations rate schedule    Class A      Class C      Class I      Class R-3      Class R-5      Class R-6      Class Y  
Capital Appreciation Fund      1.00%        1.75%        0.70%        1.25%        0.70%        0.60%        1.00%  
International Stock Fund      1.25%        2.00%        0.95%        1.50%        0.95%        0.85%        1.25%  
Growth & Income Fund      1.25%        2.00%        0.95%        1.50%        0.95%        0.85%        1.25%  
Mid Cap Growth Fund      1.25%        2.00%        0.95%        1.50%        0.95%        0.85%        1.25%  
Small Cap Growth Fund      1.25%        2.00%        0.95%        1.50%        0.95%        0.85%        1.25%  
Mid Cap Fund      1.45%        2.20%        1.15%        1.70%        1.15%        1.05%        1.45%  
Small Cap Fund      1.25%        2.00%        0.95%        1.50%        0.95%        0.85%        1.25%  
Core Bond Fund      0.80%        1.55%        0.40%        1.05%        0.50%        0.40%        0.80%  
Core Plus Bond Fund      0.80%        1.55%        0.40%        1.05%        0.50%        0.40%        0.80%  
Unconstrained Bond Fund      0.80%        1.55%        0.50%        1.05%        0.50%        0.40%        0.80%  

Fees and expenses waived and/or reimbursed based on the expense rate limitation schedule were as follows:

 

Expenses waived and/or reimbursed

11/1/22 to 10/31/23

   Class A      Class C      Class I      Class R-3      Class R-5      Class R-6      Class Y  
Capital Appreciation Fund      $245,667        $10,876        $415,266        $611        $2,373        $93        $25  
International Stock Fund      943               286,299        8,536        17        2,957         
Growth & Income Fund                                                 
Mid Cap Growth Fund                                                 
Small Cap Growth Fund                                                 
Mid Cap Fund                                                 
Small Cap Fund                    21,475                      745         
Core Bond Fund      6,045        6,487        1,140,761        623        144        25,356        123,351  
Core Plus Bond Fund      3,798        4,665        3,067,884        266        66        30,912        43,762  
Unconstrained Bond Fund      15,173        4,125        3,953,546        20        2,723        332,144        312,287  

A portion or all of a Fund’s fees and expenses waived and/or reimbursed by the Manager in prior fiscal years may be recoverable by Carillon Tower prior to their expiration date. Any previously waived and/or reimbursed fees and expenses are recoverable by Carillon Tower only from the same class of shares and within two years from the Fund’s fiscal year-end during which the fees and expenses were originally waived and/or reimbursed. Previously waived and/or reimbursed fees and expenses are 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 ClariVest and Scout for

 

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amounts waived and/or reimbursed under each contractual fee waiver and expense reimbursement agreement and provides to ClariVest and Scout any recoupment that Carillon Tower receives from the Funds. The following tables show the amounts that Carillon Tower may be allowed to recover by class of shares and the dates that these amounts will expire:

 

Recoverable expenses - 10/31/2025    Class A      Class C      Class I      Class R-3      Class R-5      Class R-6      Class Y  
Capital Appreciation Fund      $245,667        $10,876        $415,266        $611        $2,373        $93        $25  
International Stock Fund      943               286,299        8,536        17        2,957         
Growth & Income Fund                                                 
Mid Cap Growth Fund                                                 
Small Cap Growth Fund                                                 
Mid Cap Fund                                                 
Small Cap Fund                    21,475                      745         
Core Bond Fund      6,045        6,487        1,140,761        623        144        25,356        123,351  
Core Plus Bond Fund      3,798        4,665        3,067,884        266        66        30,912        43,762  
Unconstrained Bond Fund      15,173        4,125        3,953,546        20        2,723        332,144        312,287  
Recoverable expenses - 10/31/2024    Class A      Class C      Class I      Class R-3      Class R-5      Class R-6      Class Y  
Capital Appreciation Fund      $243,914        $12,648        $581,615        $689        $8,144        $1,630        $11  
International Stock Fund      70,280        31,360        443,746        3,429        190        160,352        268  
Growth & Income Fund                                                 
Mid Cap Growth Fund                                                 
Small Cap Growth Fund                                                 
Mid Cap Fund                                                 
Small Cap Fund                                                 
Core Bond Fund      6,293        13,077        1,148,555        281        11        3,701        76,801  
Core Plus Bond Fund      4,900        5,889        2,679,536        217        5        6,911        84,279  
Unconstrained Bond Fund      13,593        5,855        3,733,381        19        1,569        309,975        104,011  

The Manager recovered previously waived expenses during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023 as follows:

 

Recovered fees previously waived    Class A      Class C      Class I      Class R-3      Class R-5      Class R-6      Class Y  
Capital Appreciation Fund      $—        $—        $—        $—        $—        $—        $—  
International Stock Fund             5                                    18  
Growth & Income Fund                                                 
Mid Cap Growth Fund                                                 
Small Cap Growth Fund                                                 
Mid Cap Fund                                                 
Small Cap Fund                                                 
Core Bond Fund                                                 
Core Plus Bond Fund                                                 
Unconstrained Bond Fund                                                 

Trustees and officers compensation  |  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 a fund, 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 also be officers and/or directors of Carillon Tower. Such officers receive no compensation from the Funds.

 

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NOTE 5  |  Federal income taxes and distributions  |  Each Fund is treated as a single corporate taxpayer as provided for in the Tax Reform Act of 1986, as amended. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes is required since each of the Funds intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and distribute to shareholders all of its taxable income and gains. The Manager has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended October 31, 2020 to October 31, 2023) and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.

Federal income tax regulations differ from GAAP; therefore, distributions determined in accordance with tax regulations may differ significantly in amount or character from net investment income and net realized gains for financial reporting purposes. These differences primarily relate to deferral of losses from wash sales and non-REIT return of capital.

For income tax purposes, distributions paid during the fiscal periods indicated were as follows:

 

          Capital
Appreciation Fund
     International
Stock Fund
     Growth &
Income Fund
     Mid Cap
Growth Fund
     Small Cap
Growth Fund
 
Ordinary Income    11/1/22 to 10/31/23      $247,083        $3,029,711        $13,304,584        $—        $—  
   11/1/21 to 10/31/22      1,681,717        235,421        28,584,931                
Long-term capital gain    11/1/22 to 10/31/23      57,855,049               44,499,918        77,040,335        238,385,196  
   11/1/21 to 10/31/22      40,546,373               62,936,437        759,309,582        595,177,275  
          Mid Cap
Fund
    

Small Cap

Fund

     Core Bond
Fund
     Core Plus
Bond Fund
     Unconstrained
Bond Fund
 
Ordinary Income    11/1/22 to 10/31/23      $40,779,277        $—        $14,846,213        $62,878,846        $60,571,888  
   11/1/21 to 10/31/22      79,256,173        7,113,774        7,801,789        20,714,439        28,208,428  
Long-term capital gain    11/1/22 to 10/31/23      109,889,818        8,383,335                       
   11/1/21 to 10/31/22      417,452,815        50,552,951                       

Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character; these adjustments have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. Financial reporting records are not adjusted for temporary differences. The reclassifications arise from permanent book/tax differences primarily attributable to net operating losses, equalization, non-deductible expenses, foreign currency transactions, return of capital distributions from REITs, return of capital distributions from non-REITs, paydowns on debt securities, sales adjustments due to passive foreign investment companies, and investments in swaps. The reclassifications were as follows:

 

    Capital
Appreciation Fund
    International
Stock Fund
    Growth &
Income Fund
    Mid Cap
Growth Fund
    Small Cap
Growth Fund
 
Paid-in capital     $—       $(276,142     $—       $(16,498,208     $(320,082
Total distributable earnings (loss)           276,142             16,498,208       320,082  
    Mid Cap
Fund
    Small Cap
Fund
    Core Bond
Fund
    Core Plus
Bond Fund
    Unconstrained
Bond Fund
 
Paid-in capital     $1       $(1,251,221     $—       $2       $—  
Total distributable earnings (loss)     (1     1,251,221             (2      

At October 31, 2023, capital loss carryforwards and late year loss deferrals are as follows:

 

    Capital
Appreciation Fund
    International
Stock Fund
    Growth &
Income Fund
    Mid Cap
Growth Fund
    Small Cap
Growth Fund
 
Capital loss carryforwards utilized 11/1/22 to 10/31/23     $—       $—       $—       $—       $—  
Capital loss carryforwards available indefinitely at 10/31/23           15,187,161                    
Late year loss deferrals available at 10/31/23                       8,527,947       2,071,368  
    Mid Cap
Fund
    Small Cap
Fund
    Core Bond
Fund
    Core Plus
Bond Fund
    Unconstrained
Bond Fund
 
Capital loss carryforwards utilized 11/1/22 to 10/31/23     $—       $—       $—       $—       $—  
Capital loss carryforwards available indefinitely at 10/31/23     159,952,310       1,617,157       71,370,678       180,849,761       64,958,209  
Late year loss deferrals available at 10/31/23           825,248                    

Capital loss carryforwards may be used to offset future realized gains and late year loss deferrals (net losses incurred from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023) may be used to offset ordinary income as of the first day of the following fiscal year.

 

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At October 31, 2023, the components of distributable earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    Capital
Appreciation Fund
    International
Stock Fund
    Growth &
Income Fund
    Mid Cap
Growth Fund
    Small Cap
Growth Fund
 
Cost of investments     $174,306,312       $321,933,353       $412,692,313       $4,468,140,117       $471,051,149  
Gross unrealized appreciation     193,720,289       37,061,345       166,882,454       1,606,322,791       130,182,136  
Gross unrealized depreciation     (10,671,646     (28,061,460     (21,594,392     (544,571,272     (72,802,100
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)     183,048,643       8,999,885       145,288,062       1,061,751,519       57,380,036  
Undistributed ordinary income     4,063       9,738,008       545,445              
Undistributed long-term gain     43,033,923             64,957,214       687,230,538       51,422,857  
Total undistributed earnings     43,037,986       9,738,008       65,502,659       687,230,538       51,422,857  
Other accumulated gains (losses)           (15,355,454           (8,527,947     (2,071,368
Total distributable earnings (loss)     $226,086,629       $3,382,439       $210,790,721       $1,740,454,110       $106,731,525  
    Mid Cap
Fund
    Small Cap
Fund
    Core Bond
Fund
    Core Plus
Bond Fund
    Unconstrained
Bond Fund
 
Cost of investments     $2,767,645,574       $173,491,892       $690,241,042       $2,036,932,169       $1,709,073,042  
Gross unrealized appreciation     442,508,694       81,953,051       678,546       3,607,263       7,439,927  
Gross unrealized depreciation     (202,452,184     (33,775,945     (39,164,744     (108,900,948     (59,666,258
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)     240,056,510       48,177,106       (38,486,198     (105,293,685     (52,226,331
Undistributed ordinary income     3,290,546             1,984,829       4,387,305       3,365,453  
Undistributed long-term gain                              
Total undistributed earnings     3,290,546             1,984,829       4,387,305       3,365,453  
Other accumulated gains (losses)     (159,952,310     (2,448,806     (71,370,678     (180,849,761     (63,632,033
Total distributable earnings (loss)     $83,394,746       $45,728,300       $(107,872,047     $(281,756,141     $(112,492,911

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses from wash sales and differences in the accounting treatment for non-REIT returns of capital, investments in passive foreign investment companies and swaps.

NOTE 6  |  Other derivative information  |  At October 31, 2023, the Funds have invested in derivative contracts which are reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as follows:

 

            Asset     Liability  
    Risk Exposure Category   Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location   Fair Value Amount     Fair Value Amount  
Core Plus Bond Fund   Credit   Open credit default swap contracts, at value*     N/A       $122,732  
  Interest rate   Unrealized appreciation - open futures contracts^     $490,813       N/A  
  Interest rate   Unrealized depreciation - open futures contracts^     N/A       2,201,263  
  Currency   Unrealized appreciation - open forward contracts     174,815       N/A  
  Currency   Unrealized depreciation - open forward contracts     N/A       334,798  
     

 

 

 
  Total       $665,628       $2,658,793  
     

 

 

 
Unconstrained Bond Fund   Credit   Open credit default swap contracts, at value*     $358,749       N/A  
  Inflation & currency   Unrealized appreciation - open inflation swap contracts*     1,422,797       N/A  
  Interest rate   Unrealized appreciation - open futures contracts^     3,234,063       N/A  
  Interest rate   Unrealized depreciation - open futures contracts^     N/A       $4,065,225  
  Credit   Written options, at value     N/A       952,095  
  Currency   Unrealized appreciation - open forward contracts     1,432,661       N/A  
  Currency   Unrealized depreciation - open forward contracts     N/A       778,513  
     

 

 

 
  Total       $6,448,270       $5,795,833  
     

 

 

 

* Included in Deposit at broker - open swap contracts.

^ Included in Deposit at broker - open futures contracts.

 

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Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Update 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities requires an entity that has financial instruments that are either 1) offset or 2) subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. As of October 31, 2023, the Funds did not hold any financial or derivative instruments that are offset or subject to enforceable master netting agreements (or related arrangements).

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023, the effect of derivative contracts on the Funds’ Statements of Operations is as follows:

 

    Risk Exposure Category   Derivative Instrument   Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
    Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
 
Core Plus Bond Fund   Equity, interest rate & credit   Written options     $4,738,253       $—  
  Credit & currency   Swap contracts     9,295,847       (3,256,162
  Interest rate   Futures contracts     (4,986,740     (1,344,128
  Currency   Forward contracts     590,973       1,497,101  
     

 

 

 
  Total       $9,638,333       $(3,103,189
     

 

 

 
Unconstrained Bond Fund   Equity, interest rate & credit   Written options     $13,377,842       $385,404  
  Credit & currency   Swap contracts     18,945,948       (5,685,269
  Inflation & currency   Swap contracts           1,422,797  
  Interest rate & currency   Futures contracts     (4,124,134     7,362,848  
  Currency   Forward contracts     (3,225,868     4,506,170  
     

 

 

 
  Total       $24,973,788       $7,991,950  
     

 

 

 

Refer to Note 2 for additional information regarding investments in derivatives.

NOTE 7  |  Securities lending  |  To earn additional income, each Fund may loan portfolio securities to qualified broker dealers. The primary objective of securities lending is to supplement a fund’s income through investment of the cash collateral in short-term interest bearing obligations. The collateral for a fund’s loans will be marked-to-market daily so that at all times the collateral exceeds 100% of the value of the loan. A fund may terminate such loans at any time and the market risk applicable to any security loaned remains its risk. Although voting rights, or rights to consent, with respect to the loaned securities pass to the borrower, a fund retains the right to call the loans at any time on reasonable notice, and it may choose to do so in order that the securities may be voted by it if the holders of such securities are asked to vote upon or consent to matters materially affecting the investment. A fund also may call such loans in order to sell the securities involved. The borrower must add to the collateral whenever the market value of the securities rises above the level of such collateral. While securities are on loan, the Funds continue to receive certain income associated with that security and any gain or loss in the market price that may occur during the term of the loan. In the case of domestic equities, the value of any dividend is received in the form of a substitute payment approximately equal to the dividend. In the case of foreign securities, a negotiated amount may be received that is less than the actual dividend, but higher than the dividend amount minus the foreign tax that the Funds would be subject to on the dividend. Securities loans involve some risk. There is a risk that a borrower may default on its obligations to return loaned securities; however, the Funds’ securities lending agent may indemnify a fund against that risk. A fund could incur a loss if the borrower should fail financially at a time when the value of the loaned securities is greater than the collateral, and a fund could lose rights in the collateral should the borrower fail financially. The securities in which the collateral is invested may not perform sufficiently to cover the return collateral payments owed to borrowers. In addition, delays may occur in the recovery of securities from borrowers, which could interfere with a fund’s ability to settle transactions. A fund will also be responsible for the risks associated with the investment of cash collateral. In any case in which the loaned securities are not returned to a fund before an ex-dividend date, the payment in lieu of the dividend that a fund receives from the securities’ borrower would not be treated as a dividend for federal income tax purposes and thus would not qualify for treatment as “qualified dividend income.”

Each security on loan as of the date of this report is footnoted on each Fund’s Investment Portfolio, along with the total value of all securities on loan. Cash collateral received for securities on loan has been invested in the First American Government Obligations Fund Class X (the “money market fund”). The money market fund is included in each respective Fund’s Investment Portfolio and is footnoted as having been purchased with cash collateral received for securities on loan. The value of the money market fund is included as an asset on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as part of “Investments—unaffiliated, at value.” A liability of equal value to the cash collateral received and subsequently invested in the money market fund is included on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as “Payable for securities lending collateral received.” Income earned from securities lending, net of applicable fees, is shown on the Statement of Operations as income from “Securities lending, net.”

NOTE 8  |  Line of credit  |  As of October 31, 2023, the Trust has a secured line of credit of up to $350,000,000 with U.S. Bank N.A, secured by a first priority lien on the Trust’s assets. Each Fund, except International Stock Fund, may borrow up to 33.33% of the net market value of such fund’s assets. International Stock Fund may borrow up to 30.00% of the net market value of such fund’s assets. The maximum aggregate borrowing limit is $350,000,000 for all Funds.

 

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Borrowings under this arrangement bear interest at U.S. Bank N.A.‘s prime rate minus 1.00%, which as of October 31, 2023 was 7.50% (prime rate of 8.50% minus 1.00%). The following table shows the details of the Funds’ borrowing activity during fiscal year ended October 31, 2023. Funds that are not listed did not utilize the line of credit during the period.

 

    Maximum Outstanding Balance   Average Daily Balance   Total Interest Incurred   Average Annual Interest Rate
Capital Appreciation Fund     $13,221,000       $221,860       $14,323       6.37
International Stock Fund     10,825,000       62,658       4,689       7.38  
Growth & Income Fund     67,290,000       732,789       53,865       7.25  
Mid Cap Growth Fund     2,381,000       11,526       864       7.39  
Small Cap Growth Fund     67,611,000       1,276,115       84,627       6.54  
Mid Cap Fund     22,443,000       892,077       61,837       6.84  
Small Cap Fund     916,000       4,082       284       6.87  
Core Bond Fund     1,930,000       5,288       402       7.50  
Unconstrained Bond Fund     3,216,000       8,811       670       7.50  

As of October 31, 2023, none of the Funds had any outstanding borrowings under the line of credit.

NOTE 9  |  New accounting pronouncements and regulatory changes  |   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 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 10  |  Other matters  |  In February 2022, Russia commenced a military attack on Ukraine, which became the start of the ongoing Ukraine Russia war. In October 2023, there was an outbreak of conflict between the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel. This, alongside the ongoing Ukraine Russia war, has heightened global geopolitical tensions as the fiscal year ended. Sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and other countries, and any sanctions imposed in the future could have a significant adverse impact on foreign economies and related markets. The price and liquidity of investments may fluctuate widely as a result of the conflict and related events. How long such conflicts and related events will last and whether it will escalate further cannot be predicted, nor its effect on the Funds.

NOTE 11  |  Subsequent events  |  The Manager has evaluated subsequent events through December 15, 2023, the date these financial statements were issued, and determined that no other material events or transactions would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.

 

62             


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees of Carillon Series Trust and Shareholders of Carillon ClariVest Capital Appreciation Fund, Carillon ClariVest International Stock Fund, Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund, Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund, Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund, Carillon Scout Mid Cap Fund, Carillon Scout Small Cap Fund, Carillon Reams Core Bond Fund, Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund and Carillon Reams Unconstrained Bond Fund

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolios, of Carillon ClariVest Capital Appreciation Fund, Carillon ClariVest International Stock Fund, Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund, Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund, Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund, Carillon Scout Mid Cap Fund, Carillon Scout Small Cap Fund, Carillon Reams Core Bond Fund, Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund and Carillon Reams Unconstrained Bond Fund (ten of the funds constituting Carillon Series Trust, hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds”) as of October 31, 2023, the related statements of operations for the year ended October 31, 2023, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of October 31, 2023, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for each of the two years in the period ended October 31, 2023 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2023 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

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

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2023 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Tampa, Florida

December 15, 2023

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in Carillon Series Trust since 1985.

 

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Liquidity Risk Management Program

(UNAUDITED)

 

As required by Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Liquidity Rule”), Carillon Series Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program (the “Program”) for each series of the Trust (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), which is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Funds’ liquidity risk. The Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) has designated Raymond James Investment Management as Program administrator (“Administrator”). The Administrator has, in turn, established a Liquidity Risk Management Committee, which is responsible for overseeing the administration and assessing the effectiveness of the Program. A Fund’s “liquidity risk” is the risk that a Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of the remaining shareholders’ interest in the Funds.

In accordance with the Program, each Fund’s liquidity risk is assessed no less frequently than annually, taking into consideration a variety of factors including, as applicable, the Fund’s investment strategy, liquidity of portfolio investments, short-term and long-term cash flow projections, and holdings of cash and cash equivalents, as well as borrowing arrangements and other funding sources. Certain factors are considered under both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed market conditions. Each Fund portfolio investment is classified into one of four liquidity categories based on a determination of the number of days it is reasonably expected to take to convert the investment to cash, or sell or

dispose of the investment, in current market conditions without significantly changing the investment’s market value. The Program also provides for the Administrator to determine a Fund’s highly liquid investment minimum or “HLIM” if it is determined that a Fund does not primarily hold assets that are highly liquid investments. The Administrator has determined that each Fund primarily holds highly liquid investments, and, therefore is not required to establish a HLIM. In accordance with the Liquidity Rule, the Program also limits the Funds’ investments in illiquid investments to no more than 15% of a Fund’s net assets and includes procedures for in-kind redemptions.

At a meeting of the Board held on May 19, 2023, the Board received a written report (the “Report”) from the Administrator describing the Program’s operation and assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of its implementation for the period from April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023 (“Review Period”). Based on its assessment, the Administrator concluded that (1) each Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; (2) the Program is effectively designed to assess and manage the Funds’ liquidity risk; (3) the Funds’ liquidity risk remains low; and (4) each Fund held sufficient highly liquid assets to meet fund redemptions. The Administrator further reported that there had been no material changes to the Program and no material violations of the Program during the Review Period. The Report stated that the Administrator believes that the Program continues to be an effective tool to manage and mitigate the Funds’ liquidity risk.

 

 

2023 Federal Tax Notice

(UNAUDITED)

 

The following information for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2023 for the Carillon Family of Funds is provided pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

The information and distributions reported herein may differ from the information and distributions taxable to the shareholders for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023. All dividends paid by the Funds from net investment income are deemed to be ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. Complete information will be computed and reported in conjunction with your 2023 Form 1099-DIV.

The amounts shown may differ from amounts disclosed elsewhere in this report due to differences between tax and financial reporting requirements.

 

    Capital
Appreciation Fund
    International
Stock Fund
    Growth &
Income Fund
    Mid Cap
Growth Fund
    Small Cap
Growth Fund
 
Qualified dividend income     100.00     100.00     100.00     0.00     0.00
Dividends received deduction     100.00     0.00     100.00     0.00     0.00
Long-term capital gains     $57,855,049       $0       $44,499,918       $77,040,335       $238,385,196  
    Mid Cap
Fund
    Small Cap
Fund
    Core Bond
Fund
    Core Plus
Bond Fund
    Unconstrained
Bond Fund
 
Qualified dividend income     100.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00
Dividends received deduction     100.00     0.00     0.00     0.00     0.00
Long-term capital gains     $109,889,818       $8,383,335       $0       $0       $0  

 

64             


Understanding Your Ongoing Costs

(UNAUDITED)    |    10.31.2023

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges on purchases, contingent deferred sales charges, or redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including investment advisory fees, distribution (12b-1) fees, and other fund expenses. The following sections are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in each Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect one-time transaction expenses, such as sales charges or redemption fees. Therefore, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. For more information, see your Fund’s prospectus or contact your financial adviser.

Actual expenses  |  The table below shows the actual expenses you would have paid on a $1,000 investment made in each Fund on May 1, 2023 and held through October 31, 2023. It also shows how much a $1,000 investment would be worth at the close of the period, assuming actual returns after ongoing expenses. This table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and

will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. 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 line under the heading entitled “Expenses paid during period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes  |  The table below shows each Fund’s expenses based on a $1,000 investment held from May 1, 2023 through October 31, 2023 and assuming for this period a hypothetical 5% annualized rate of return before ongoing expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. Please note that you should not use this information to estimate your actual ending account balance and expenses paid during the period. You can use this information to compare the ongoing expenses (but not transaction expenses or total costs) of investing in the Funds with those of other funds. All mutual fund shareholder reports will provide this information to help you make this comparison.

 
            Actual expenses      Hypothetical expenses         
      Beginning
Account Value
     Ending
Account Value
     Expenses paid
during period (a)
     Ending
Account Value
     Expenses paid
during period (a)
     Annualized
expense ratio
 
Capital Appreciation Fund                  

Class A

     $1,000.00        $1,075.70        $5.23        $1,020.16        $5.09        1.00

Class C

     1,000.00        1,071.80        9.14        1,016.38        8.89        1.75  

Class I

     1,000.00        1,077.40        3.67        1,021.68        3.57        0.70  

Class R-3

     1,000.00        1,074.50        6.54        1,018.90        6.36        1.25  

Class R-5

     1,000.00        1,077.40        3.67        1,021.68        3.57        0.70  

Class R-6

     1,000.00        1,078.10        3.14        1,022.18        3.06        0.60  

Class Y

     1,000.00        1,075.80        5.23        1,020.16        5.09        1.00  
International Stock Fund                  

Class A

     1,000.00        948.00        6.14        1,018.90        6.36        1.25  

Class C

     1,000.00        944.30        9.80        1,015.12        10.16        2.00  

Class I

     1,000.00        949.30        4.67        1,020.42        4.84        0.95  

Class R-3

     1,000.00        946.90        7.36        1,017.64        7.63        1.50  

Class R-5

     1,000.00        949.20        4.67        1,020.42        4.84        0.95  

Class R-6

     1,000.00        949.80        4.18        1,020.92        4.33        0.85  

Class Y

     1,000.00        948.40        6.14        1,018.90        6.36        1.25  
Growth & Income Fund                  

Class A

     1,000.00        939.90        4.90        1,020.16        5.10        1.00  

Class C

     1,000.00        936.00        8.47        1,016.45        8.82        1.74  

Class I

     1,000.00        940.80        3.63        1,021.46        3.78        0.74  

Class R-3

     1,000.00        938.50        6.39        1,018.62        6.65        1.31  

Class R-5

     1,000.00        940.90        3.88        1,021.21        4.04        0.79  

Class R-6

     1,000.00        941.60        3.23        1,021.88        3.36        0.66  

Class Y

     1,000.00        939.70        5.11        1,019.94        5.32        1.04  
Mid Cap Growth Fund                  

Class A

     1,000.00        959.30        5.15        1,019.94        5.31        1.04  

Class C

     1,000.00        955.90        8.51        1,016.51        8.77        1.73  

Class I

     1,000.00        960.80        3.58        1,021.56        3.69        0.72  

Class R-3

     1,000.00        957.90        6.42        1,018.65        6.62        1.30  

Class R-5

     1,000.00        960.60        3.68        1,021.45        3.80        0.75  

Class R-6

     1,000.00        961.10        3.17        1,021.98        3.26        0.64  

Class Y

     1,000.00        959.20        5.20        1,019.90        5.36        1.05  
Small Cap Growth Fund                  

Class A

     1,000.00        942.30        5.72        1,019.31        5.95        1.17  

Class C

     1,000.00        939.50        9.18        1,015.73        9.55        1.88  

Class I

     1,000.00        943.40        4.37        1,020.71        4.54        0.89  

Class R-3

     1,000.00        940.60        7.24        1,017.74        7.53        1.48  

Class R-5

     1,000.00        943.30        4.56        1,020.51        4.74        0.93  

Class R-6

     1,000.00        943.70        3.81        1,021.28        3.97        0.78  

Class Y

     1,000.00        942.80        5.04        1,020.01        5.24        1.03  

 

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Understanding Your Ongoing Costs

(UNAUDITED)    |    10.31.2023

 

            Actual expenses      Hypothetical expenses         
      Beginning
Account Value
     Ending
Account Value
     Expenses paid
during period (a)
     Ending
Account Value
     Expenses paid
during period (a)
     Annualized
expense ratio
 
Mid Cap Fund                  

Class A

     $ 1,000.00        $ 953.60        $ 6.12        $ 1,018.94        $ 6.32        1.24 %  

Class C

     1,000.00        950.20        9.77        1,015.19        10.10        1.99  

Class I

     1,000.00        954.90        4.85        1,020.24        5.02        0.99  

Class R-3

     1,000.00        952.00        7.59        1,017.43        7.85        1.54  

Class R-5

     1,000.00        954.60        4.91        1,020.18        5.08        1.00  

Class R-6

     1,000.00        955.40        4.28        1,020.82        4.43        0.87  

Class Y

     1,000.00        953.50        6.24        1,018.82        6.45        1.27  
Small Cap Fund                  

Class A

     1,000.00        919.90        5.87        1,019.09        6.17        1.21  

Class C

     1,000.00        916.50        9.43        1,015.37        9.91        1.95  

Class I

     1,000.00        921.20        4.60        1,020.42        4.84        0.95  

Class R-3

     1,000.00        919.40        6.65        1,018.28        6.99        1.37  

Class R-5

     1,000.00        921.30        4.17        1,020.87        4.38        0.86  

Class R-6

     1,000.00        921.70        4.12        1,020.92        4.33        0.85  

Class Y

     1,000.00        920.20        5.50        1,019.47        5.79        1.14  
Core Bond Fund                  

Class A

     1,000.00        925.80        3.88        1,021.17        4.08        0.80  

Class C

     1,000.00        922.90        7.51        1,017.39        7.88        1.55  

Class I

     1,000.00        928.70        1.94        1,023.19        2.04        0.40  

Class R-3

     1,000.00        925.70        5.10        1,019.91        5.35        1.05  

Class R-5

     1,000.00        928.20        2.43        1,022.68        2.55        0.50  

Class R-6

     1,000.00        927.90        1.94        1,023.19        2.04        0.40  

Class Y

     1,000.00        925.90        3.88        1,021.17        4.08        0.80  
Core Plus Bond Fund                  

Class A

     1,000.00        923.70        3.88        1,021.17        4.08        0.80  

Class C

     1,000.00        920.30        7.50        1,017.39        7.88        1.55  

Class I

     1,000.00        925.50        1.94        1,023.19        2.04        0.40  

Class R-3

     1,000.00        922.50        5.09        1,019.91        5.35        1.05  

Class R-5

     1,000.00        925.10        2.43        1,022.68        2.55        0.50  

Class R-6

     1,000.00        925.50        1.94        1,023.19        2.04        0.40  

Class Y

     1,000.00        923.50        3.88        1,021.17        4.08        0.80  
Unconstrained Bond Fund                  

Class A

     1,000.00        960.50        3.95        1,021.17        4.08        0.80  

Class C

     1,000.00        956.50        7.64        1,017.39        7.88        1.55  

Class I

     1,000.00        962.00        2.47        1,022.68        2.55        0.50  

Class R-3

     1,000.00        959.00        5.19        1,019.91        5.35        1.05  

Class R-5

     1,000.00        962.00        2.47        1,022.68        2.55        0.50  

Class R-6

     1,000.00        962.50        1.98        1,023.19        2.04        0.40  

Class Y

     1,000.00        960.70        3.95        1,021.17        4.08        0.80  

(a) Expenses are calculated using each Fund’s annualized expense ratios for each class of shares, multiplied by the average account value for the period, then multiplying the result by the actual number of days in the period (184), and then dividing that result by the actual number of days in the fiscal year (365).

 

66             


Renewal of Investment Advisory and Subadvisory Agreements

(UNAUDITED)

 

Overview.  |  At meetings held on August 17-18, 2023, the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) of Carillon Series Trust (“Trust”), including its independent members (the “Independent Trustees”), approved the renewal of the investment advisory agreement between Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc. (“Carillon Tower”) and the Trust, on behalf of the Carillon ClariVest Capital Appreciation Fund, Carillon ClariVest International Stock Fund, Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund, Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund, Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund, Carillon Scout Mid Cap Fund, Carillon Scout Small Cap Fund, Carillon Reams Core Bond Fund, Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund, and Carillon Reams Unconstrained Bond Fund. Each of the funds mentioned is referred to as a “Fund” and, collectively, as the “Funds.”

The Board also approved the renewal of the investment subadvisory agreements between Carillon Tower and: (1) ClariVest Asset Management LLC (“ClariVest”), the subadviser to the Carillon ClariVest Capital Appreciation Fund and Carillon ClariVest International Stock Fund; (2) Eagle Asset Management, Inc. (“Eagle”), the subadviser to the Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund, Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund and Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund; and (3) Scout Investments, Inc. (“Scout”), the subadviser to the Carillon Scout Mid Cap Fund, Carillon Scout Small Cap Fund, Carillon Reams Core Bond Fund, Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund and Carillon Reams Unconstrained Bond Fund. Each of the investment advisory and subadvisory agreements is referred to herein as an “Agreement” and, collectively, as the “Agreements.”

On an annual basis, the Board considers the renewal of the Agreements. As part of the annual renewal process, the Board took into consideration information and reports it was provided throughout the year relevant to the annual renewal of the Agreements, including: information regarding the services and support provided to the Funds and their shareholders by Carillon Tower, ClariVest, Eagle, Scout, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, a third party that provides sub-administration, transfer agency and fund accounting services to the Funds, and U.S. Bank National Association, which provides custody services to the Funds; information on the Funds’ performance and commentary on the performance presented by Raymond James Financial, Inc.’s (“RJF”) Asset Management Services and Fund portfolio managers; presentations by Fund portfolio managers addressing, as applicable, the investment philosophy, investment strategies, personnel and operations of ClariVest, Eagle and Scout; and compliance and financial reports concerning the Funds, as well as responses by Carillon Tower, Eagle, ClariVest and Scout to issues raised therein. The Board also considered information on relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or Carillon Tower are responding to them.

In addition, throughout the year, the Board regularly met with senior management personnel and reviewed information prepared by Carillon Tower and the Funds’ subadvisers regarding the Funds’ expenses and performance.

Carillon Tower, ClariVest, Eagle and Scout also prepared comprehensive responses to items of information requested by counsel to the Independent Trustees in letters to Carillon Tower, ClariVest, Eagle and Scout, to assist the Board in determining whether to renew the Agreements. These responses contained substantial and detailed information regarding the Funds and, as applicable, Carillon Tower, ClariVest, Eagle and Scout. The responses also included information regarding the performance of the Funds as compared to funds within their Morningstar, Inc. category (“Morningstar Category”), Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”) performance universe, benchmark indices, and, as applicable, a composite of similar accounts managed by ClariVest, Eagle or Scout, and the Funds’ expenses relative to funds within the applicable Fund’s Broadridge expense group and expense universe. The Board posed questions to various management personnel of Carillon Tower regarding certain aspects of the materials submitted in support of the renewal. The Board accorded appropriate weight to the work, deliberations and conclusions of its various committees in determining whether to continue the Agreements.

In voting to renew the Agreements, the Board considered whether the approval of the Agreements would be in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders, an evaluation based on various factors, including: (1) the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Funds; (2) the investment performance of the Funds; (3) the estimated costs of the services provided to the Funds and the estimated profits realized by Carillon Tower and its affiliates, including ClariVest, Eagle and Scout, from their relationships with the Funds; (4) the extent to which economies of scale have been realized as the Funds grow; (5) whether the level of fees reflects those economies of scale for the benefit of the Funds’ investors; (6) comparisons of services and fees with contracts entered into by Carillon Tower, ClariVest, Eagle and Scout with other clients (such as pension funds and other institutional investors); and (7) any benefits derived by Carillon Tower, ClariVest, Eagle and Scout from their relationships with the Funds.

Provided below is a discussion of the factors the Board considered at its August 2023 meetings to form the basis of its renewal of the Agreements. The Board did not identify any particular information that was most relevant to its consideration to renew the Agreements, and each Trustee may have accorded different weight to the various factors.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services.  |  The Board considered that the personnel responsible for the Funds at Carillon Tower are experienced in providing investment advisory services to the Funds; that the personnel responsible for the Funds at ClariVest, Eagle and Scout are experienced in providing portfolio management services for the Funds; and that Carillon Tower, ClariVest, Eagle and Scout have provided a continuous investment program for the Funds. The Board considered that Carillon Tower oversees and monitors the performance of, and services provided by, ClariVest, Eagle, Scout, and the Funds’ other service providers. The Board also considered that Carillon Tower and its affiliate, Carillon Fund Distributors, Inc. (“CFD”), provide certain administration and distribution services to the Funds. In addition, the Board considered that Carillon Tower and its affiliates are responsible for oversight of compliance with the Funds’ policies and objectives, review of brokerage matters, oversight of the Funds’ compliance with applicable law and implementation of Board directives as they relate to the Funds. The Board considered that shareholders in the Funds have a broad range of investment choices available to them, including a wide choice among mutual funds offered by Carillon Tower’s competitors, and that the Funds’ shareholders have chosen to invest in the Funds.

The Board considered that: ClariVest is responsible for making investment decisions on behalf of the Carillon ClariVest Capital Appreciation Fund and Carillon ClariVest International Stock Fund; Eagle is responsible for making investment decisions on behalf of the Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund, Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund and Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund; and Scout is responsible for making investment decisions on behalf of the Carillon Scout Mid Cap Fund, Carillon Scout Small Cap Fund, Carillon Reams Core Bond Fund, Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund and Carillon Reams Unconstrained Bond Fund. The Board considered that ClariVest, Eagle and Scout are responsible for placing all orders for the purchase and sale of securities and other investments for the Funds that they manage. The Board also considered: (1) information regarding the Carillon Tower, ClariVest, Eagle and Scout personnel who provide services to the Funds; (2) certifications as to the adequacy of the compliance programs of Carillon Tower, ClariVest, Eagle and Scout; (3) the financial information provided regarding Carillon Tower, ClariVest, Eagle and Scout; and (4) Carillon Tower’s recommendations to continue to retain ClariVest, Eagle and Scout to provide portfolio management services to the Funds.

Investment Performance.  |  The Board considered comparisons of the performance of the Funds’ Class I shares, including, if available, a Fund’s one-, three-, five-and ten-year annualized total returns for the period ended

 

 

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June 30, 2023, relative to the average performance of its Morningstar Category, Broadridge performance universe and benchmark indices. For each Fund, as relevant, the Board also considered explanations from Carillon Tower and the subadvisers regarding underperformance relative to the Fund’s Morningstar Category, Broadridge performance universe and/or benchmark indices. While the Board found the Morningstar data generally useful, the Board recognized the limitations of such data, including that the data may vary depending on the end date selected and that the results of the performance comparisons may vary depending on the selection of the peer group and its composition over time. The Board considered the portfolio managers’ explanation for each Fund’s overall performance over different time periods and market cycles. The Board accepted these explanations and determined that the performance information and related explanations supported the renewal of the Agreements.

With respect to the Carillon ClariVest Capital Appreciation Fund, the Board considered a number of factors regarding performance, including: (1) the Fund outperformed the median of its Broadridge performance universe for the three-year, five-year, and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2023, and underperformed for the one-year period; (2) the Fund outperformed the median of its Morningstar Category for the one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2023; and (3) the Fund underperformed its benchmark index for the one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2023.

With respect to the Carillon ClariVest International Stock Fund, the Board considered a number of factors regarding performance, including that the Fund outperformed the median of its Broadridge performance universe and Morningstar Category, and its benchmark index, for the one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2023.

With respect to the Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund, the Board considered a number of factors regarding performance, including: (1) the Fund outperformed the median of its Broadridge performance universe for the five-year and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2023, and underperformed for the one-year and three-year periods; (2) the Fund outperformed the median of its Morningstar Category for the five-year and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2023, and underperformed for the one-year and three-year periods; and (3) the Fund underperformed its benchmark index for one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2023.

With respect to the Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund, the Board considered a number of factors regarding performance, including: (1) the Fund outperformed the median of its Broadridge performance universe and Morningstar Category for the three-year, five year, and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2023, and underperformed for the one-year period; and (2) the Fund outperformed its benchmark index for the three-year and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2023, and underperformed for the one-year and five-year periods.

With respect to the Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund, the Board considered a number of factors regarding performance, including the Fund underperformed the median of its Broadridge performance universe and Morningstar Category, and its benchmark index, for the one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2023.

With respect to the Carillon Scout Mid Cap Fund, the Board considered a number of factors regarding performance, including: (1) the Fund outperformed the median of its Broadridge performance universe and Morningstar Category for the ten-year period ended June 30, 2023, and underperformed for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods; and (2) the Fund underperformed its benchmark index for the one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2023.

With respect to the Carillon Scout Small Cap Fund, the Board considered a number of factors regarding performance, including: (1) the Fund outperformed the median of its Broadridge performance universe and Morningstar Category

for the three-year and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2023, and underperformed for the one-year and five-year periods; and (2) the Fund outperformed its benchmark index for the three-year, five-year, and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2023, and underperformed for the one-year period.

With respect to the Carillon Reams Core Bond Fund, the Board considered a number of factors regarding performance, including that the Fund outperformed the median of its Broadridge performance universe and Morningstar Category, and its benchmark index, for the one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2023.

With respect to the Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund, the Board considered a number of factors regarding performance, including that the Fund outperformed the median of its Broadridge performance universe and Morningstar Category, and its benchmark index, for the one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2023.

With respect to the Carillon Reams Unconstrained Bond Fund, the Board considered a number of factors regarding performance, including: (1) the Fund outperformed the median of its Broadridge performance universe for the one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2023; (2) the Fund outperformed the median of its Morningstar Category and its benchmark index for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2023, and underperformed for the three-year periods ended June 30, 2023.

Fees and Expenses.  |  The Board considered the advisory fee rate payable by each Fund to Carillon Tower under the Agreements, the subadvisory fee rate payable by Carillon Tower to ClariVest, Eagle and Scout, each Fund’s total expense ratio and its Rule 12b-1 fees. The Board considered that the subadvisory fee rate paid by Carillon Tower to ClariVest, Eagle, or Scout as applicable, is identical to the advisory fee rate paid to Carillon Tower by a Fund. The Board also considered the advisory fee rates paid to ClariVest, Eagle and Scout for any other accounts each subadviser manages in the same strategy as the relevant Fund. In addition, the Board considered comparisons of each Fund’s total expenses, based on data for the Fund’s latest fiscal year end, to the median total expenses of the applicable Fund’s Broadridge expense group and expense universe. The Board noted that Carillon Tower provides management and administrative services to the Funds pursuant to separate advisory and administration agreements. The Board considered that many mutual funds have entered into one contract with an adviser governing these services, and observed that the actual management fee rates provided by Broadridge for peer group funds reflect the combined advisory and administrative fees, reduced by any fee waivers and/or reimbursements.

The Board considered that Carillon Tower had undertaken contractual expense limitations with respect to the Funds. With respect to ClariVest and Scout, the Board considered that, to the extent that Carillon Tower waives its advisory fee or reimburses expenses, the amount that Carillon Tower pays to ClariVest or Scout is reduced by an equal amount. The Board also considered that, if Carillon Tower subsequently recoups previously waived advisory fees or reimbursed expenses from a Fund for which ClariVest or Scout is a subadviser, Carillon Tower makes a payment to ClariVest or Scout in an amount equal to the recoupment.

With respect to the Carillon ClariVest Capital Appreciation Fund, the Board considered that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee was higher than the median of its Broadridge expense group and expense universe, and its actual advisory fee was lower than the median of its Broadridge expense group and expense universe.

With respect to the Carillon ClariVest International Stock Fund, the Board considered that, at current asset levels, the Fund’s contractual advisory fee was equal to the median of its Broadridge expense group and higher than the median of its expense universe, and its actual advisory fee was higher than the median of its Broadridge expense group and expense universe.

 

 

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With respect to the Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund, the Board considered that the Fund’s contractual and actual advisory fees were lower than the median of its Broadridge expense group and expense universe.

With respect to the Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund, the Board considered that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee and actual advisory fee were lower than the median of its Broadridge expense group and expense universe.

With respect to the Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund, the Board considered that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee and actual advisory fee were lower than the median of its Broadridge expense group and expense universe.

With respect to the Carillon Scout Mid Cap Fund, the Board considered that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee and actual advisory fee were higher than the median of its Broadridge expense group and expense universe.

With respect to the Carillon Scout Small Cap Fund, the Board considered that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee and actual advisory fee were lower than the median of its Broadridge expense group and expense universe.

With respect to the Carillon Reams Core Bond Fund, the Board considered that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee was higher than the median of its Broadridge expense group and expense universe, and its actual advisory fee was lower than the median of its Broadridge expense group and expense universe.

With respect to the Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund, the Board considered that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee was higher than the median of its Broadridge expense group and expense universe, and its actual advisory fee was lower than the median of its Broadridge expense group and expense universe.

With respect to the Carillon Reams Unconstrained Bond Fund, the Board considered that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee was higher than the median of its Broadridge expense group and expense universe, and its actual advisory fee was lower than the median of its Broadridge expense group and expense universe.

Costs, Profitability and Economies of Scale.  |  The Board considered Carillon Tower’s estimated costs and profitability in providing services to the Funds, consolidated with the Funds’ subadvisers. The Board also considered that each subadviser is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of RJF. The Board considered that, because the subadvisory fee rate paid by Carillon Tower to

ClariVest, Eagle or Scout, as applicable, is identical to the advisory fee rate paid to Carillon Tower, Carillon Tower retains none of the advisory fees received from the Funds. In addition, the Board considered that the estimated costs and profitability of ClariVest, Eagle and Scout generally are less significant to the Board’s evaluation of the fee rates and expenses paid by a Fund than Carillon Tower’s advisory fee rate and estimated profitability and the Funds’ overall expense ratios. The Board also considered the management services that Carillon Tower provides to each Fund.

In addition, the Board considered that the advisory fee rate structures for certain of the Funds provide for breakpoints, which are a reduction of the applicable fee rate as assets increase. The Board also considered that each Fund may benefit from economies of scale, and shareholders may realize such economies of scale, through: (1) reduced advisory fees achieved when a Fund’s asset size reaches breakpoints in the fee schedules instituted by Carillon Tower; or (2) allocation of fixed expenses over a larger asset size.

Benefits.  |  In evaluating compensation, the Board considered benefits that may be realized by Carillon Tower, ClariVest, Eagle, Scout and their respective affiliates from their relationships with the Funds. The Board took into consideration that Carillon Tower and its affiliates have entered into revenue sharing agreements with third parties for the promotion and sale of Fund shares. The Board also considered that the Funds compensate Carillon Tower for providing administrative services. The Board further considered that, as the Funds’ principal underwriter and distributor, CFD receives Rule 12b-1 payments from the Funds to compensate it for providing services and distribution activities. The Board considered that these activities could lead to growth in the Funds’ assets and the corresponding benefits of that growth, including economies of scale and greater diversification, as well as an increase in the asset-based advisory and subadvisory fees paid to Carillon Tower, ClariVest, Eagle and Scout. The Board considered that ClariVest does not enter into formal soft dollar arrangements. The Board also considered that Carillon Tower has entered into sales and marketing agreements with ClariVest and Scout, pursuant to which ClariVest and Scout pay Carillon Tower a fee for performing marketing and client services for the Funds and other clients of ClariVest and Scout.

Conclusions.  |  The Board concluded with respect to the Funds that: (1) the fees paid to Carillon Tower and each of ClariVest, Eagle and Scout under the Agreements are fair and reasonable; and (2) the Funds and their shareholders would benefit from Carillon Tower’s, ClariVest’s, Eagle’s and Scout’s continued management of the applicable Funds.

 

 

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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

ClariVest

Capital

Appreciation

Fund

   

Carillon

ClariVest

International

Stock

Fund

   

Carillon

Eagle

Growth &

Income

Fund

   

Carillon

Eagle

Mid Cap

Growth

Fund

   

Carillon

Eagle

Small Cap

Growth

Fund

 
Currencies       X        
Emerging markets       X        
Equity securities     X       X       X       X       X  
Focused holdings         X      
Foreign securities       X       X      
Geographic concentration       X        
Growth stocks     X       X       X       X       X  
Initial public offerings             X  
Large-cap companies     X       X       X      
Liquidity       X        
Market     X       X       X       X       X  
Market timing       X        
Micro-cap companies     X       X        
Mid-cap companies     X       X       X       X       X  
Other investment companies, including money market funds and ETFs       X        
Quantitative strategy     X       X        
Sectors     X           X       X  
Securities lending     X       X       X       X       X  
Small-cap companies     X       X         X       X  
Value stocks     X         X      

 

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Risk  

Carillon

Scout

Mid Cap
Fund

   

Carillon

Scout

Small Cap

Fund

   

Carillon

Reams

Core Bond

Fund

   

Carillon

Reams

Core Plus

Bond

Fund

   

Carillon

Reams

Unconstrained

Bond

Fund

 
Callable securities         X       X       X  
Counterparties         X       X       X  
Credit         X       X       X  
Credit ratings         X       X       X  
Currencies     X           X       X  
Derivatives         X       X       X  
Emerging markets     X       X           X  
Equity securities     X       X        
Focused holdings       X        
Foreign securities     X       X       X       X       X  
Growth stocks     X       X        
Hedging         X       X       X  
High-yield securities           X       X  
Income         X       X       X  
Interest rate         X       X       X  
Issuer         X       X       X  
Leverage         X       X       X  
LIBOR         X       X       X  
Liquidity         X       X       X  
Market     X       X       X       X       X  
Market timing     X       X           X  
Maturity         X       X       X  
Mid-cap companies     X       X        
Mortgage- and asset-backed securities         X       X       X  
Other investment companies, including money market funds and ETFs     X       X        
Portfolio turnover     X         X       X       X  
Prepayment and extension         X       X       X  
Redemptions         X       X       X  
Sectors       X        
Securities lending     X       X       X       X       X  
Short sales             X  
Small-cap companies     X       X        
U.S. Government securities and government sponsored enterprises     X       X       X       X       X  
U.S. Treasury obligations     X       X       X       X       X  
Valuation         X       X       X  
Value stocks     X       X        

 

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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.

Counterparties  |  A fund is subject to the risk that a party or participant to a transaction, such as a broker or derivative counterparty, will be unwilling or unable to satisfy its obligation to make timely principal, interest or settlement payments or to otherwise honor its obligations to a fund. As a result, a fund may not recover its investment or may only obtain a limited recovery, and any recovery may be delayed. Not all derivative transactions require a counterparty to post collateral, which may expose a fund to greater losses in the event of a default by a counterparty. The participants in over-the-counter or “interdealer” markets are typically not subject to credit evaluation and regulatory oversight to the same extent as are members of “exchange-based” markets. This exposes a fund to the risk that a counterparty will not settle a transaction in accordance with its terms and conditions because of a credit or liquidity problem with the counterparty. Recent turbulence in the financial markets could exacerbate counterparty risk resulting from over-the-counter derivative transactions. A fund may also be subject to the risk that a futures commission merchant would default on an obligation set forth in an agreement between a fund and the futures commission merchant. This risk exists at and from the time that a fund enters into derivatives transactions that are centrally cleared. In such cases, a clearing organization becomes a fund‘s counterparty and the principal counterparty risk is that the clearing organization itself will default. In addition, the futures commission merchant may hold margin posted in connection with those contracts and that margin may be re-hypothecated (or repledged) by the futures commission merchant, and lost, or its return delayed, due to a default by the futures commission merchant or other customer of the futures commission merchant. The futures commission merchant may itself file for bankruptcy, which would either delay the return of, or jeopardize altogether, the assets posted by the futures commission merchant as margin in response to margin calls relating to cleared positions. If a counterparty fails to meet its contractual obligations, goes bankrupt, or otherwise experiences a business interruption, a fund could miss investment opportunities or otherwise hold investments it would prefer to sell, resulting in losses for a fund.

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 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.

Credit ratings  |  Ratings by nationally recognized rating agencies generally represent the agencies’ opinion of the credit quality of an issuer. However, these ratings are not absolute standards of quality and do not guarantee the creditworthiness of an issuer, and may prove to be inaccurate. Ratings do not necessarily address market risk and may not be revised quickly enough to reflect changes in an issuer’s financial condition.

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.

Derivatives  |  Derivatives, such as options (including options on futures contracts), futures contracts, currency and other forwards, including NDFs, or swap agreements, (including credit default swaps and credit default swap index products), may involve greater risks than if a fund had invested in the reference obligation directly. Derivatives are subject to general market risks, liquidity risks, interest rate risk, and credit risks. Derivatives also present counterparty risk (i.e., the risk that the other party to the transaction will fail to perform). Counterparty risk is generally thought to be greater with derivatives that are traded over-the-counter than with derivatives that are exchange-traded or centrally cleared. However, derivatives that are traded on organized exchanges and/or through clearing organizations involve the possibility that the futures commission merchant or clearing organization will default in the performance of its obligations. Derivatives involve an increased risk of mispricing or improper valuation of the derivative instrument, and imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative and the underlying instrument, in which case a fund may not realize the intended benefits. When used for hedging, changes in the value of the derivative may also not correlate perfectly with the underlying asset, rate or index. Derivatives risk may be more significant when derivatives are used to enhance fund returns, increase liquidity, manage the duration of a fund’s portfolio and/or gain exposure to certain instruments or markets, rather than solely to hedge the risk of a position held by the fund.

Derivatives can cause a fund to participate in losses (as well as gains) in an amount that significantly exceeds the fund’s initial investment, and some derivatives have the potential for unlimited loss, regardless of the size of a fund’s initial investment, for example, where a fund may be called upon to deliver a security it does not own. Derivatives can create leverage, which can magnify the impact of a decline in the value of the reference instrument underlying the derivative, and a fund could lose more than the amount it invests. There may be material and prolonged deviations between the theoretical value and realizable value of a derivative. Also, suitable derivative transactions may not be available in all circumstances and there can be no assurance that a fund will engage in these transactions to reduce exposure to other risks when that would be beneficial. Derivatives may at times be highly illiquid, and a fund may not be able to close out or sell a derivative position at a particular time or at an anticipated price.

 

 

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The regulation of cleared and uncleared swap agreements, as well as other derivatives, is a rapidly changing area of law and is subject to modification by government and judicial action. It is not possible to predict fully the effects of current or future regulation. Changes in government regulation of various types of derivatives instruments may make derivatives more costly or limit the availability of derivatives, which may: limit or prevent a fund from using certain types of derivative instruments as part of its investment strategy; affect the character, timing of recognition and amount of a fund’s taxable income or recognized gains or losses; or otherwise adversely affect the value or performance of derivatives. Compared to other types of investments, derivatives may also be less tax efficient. A fund’s use of derivatives may be limited by the requirements for taxation of the fund as a regulated investment company. Rule 18f-4 under the 1940 Act places limits on the use of derivatives by registered investment companies, such as a fund. A fund that relies on Rule 18f-4 is required to comply with limits on the amount of leverage-related risk that the fund may obtain, and may also be required adopt and implement a derivatives risk management program and designate a derivatives risk manager or adopt policies and procedures designed to manage a fund’s derivatives risks.

 

    Swap Agreements. Swaps can involve greater risks than a direct investment in an underlying asset, because swaps typically include a certain amount of embedded leverage and as such are subject to leveraging risk. If swaps are used as a hedging strategy, a fund is subject to the risk that the hedging strategy may not eliminate the risk that it is intended to offset, due to, among other reasons, the occurrence of unexpected price movements or the non-occurrence of expected price movements, as well as a lack of correlation between the swaps and the portfolio of assets that the swaps are designed to hedge or replace. Swaps also may be difficult to value. Swaps may be subject to liquidity risk, counterparty risk and credit risk. Swaps that are traded over-the-counter are not subject to standardized clearing requirements and may involve greater liquidity and counterparty risks. Credit default swaps may be subject to credit risk and the risks associated with the purchase and sale of credit protection. With respect to a credit default swap, if a fund is selling credit protection, there is a risk a fund is subject to many of the same risks it would be if it were holding debt obligations of the issuer; however, a fund would not have any recourse against such issuer and would not benefit from any collateral securing such issuer’s debt obligations. Therefore, when selling protection, a fund could be forced to liquidate other assets upon the occurrence of a credit event in order to pay the counterparty. There is also the risk that the transaction may be closed out at a time when the credit quality of the underlying investment has deteriorated, in which case a fund may need to make an early termination payment. If a fund is buying credit protection, there is the risk that no credit event will occur and a fund will receive no benefit (other than any hedging benefit) for the premium paid. There is also the risk that the transaction may be closed out at a time when the credit quality of the underlying investment has improved, in which case a fund may need to make an early termination payment.

 

    Futures and Forward Contracts. Futures and forward contracts, including NDFs, are subject to counterparty risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. There may at times be an imperfect correlation between the movement in the prices of futures contracts and the value of their underlying instruments or indexes. There are no limitations on daily price movements of forward contracts. There can be no assurance that any strategy used will succeed. Not all forward contracts, including NDFs, require a counterparty to post collateral, which may expose a fund to greater losses in the event of a default by a counterparty. There can be no assurance that, at all times, a liquid market will exist for offsetting a futures contract that a fund has previously bought or sold and this may result in the inability to close a futures contract when desired. Forward currency transactions include the risks associated with fluctuations in currency. Interest rate, bond and Treasury futures contracts expose a fund to price fluctuations resulting
   

from changes in interest rates. A fund could suffer a loss if interest rates rise after a fund has purchased an interest rate futures contract or fall after a fund has sold an interest rate futures contract. Similarly, bond and Treasury futures contracts expose a fund to potential losses if interest rates do not move as expected. Fixed income index futures contracts expose a fund to volatility in an underlying securities index.

 

    Options. The movements experienced by a fund between the prices of options and prices of the assets (or indices) underlying such options, may differ from expectations, and may cause a fund to not achieve its objective. In order for a call option to be profitable, the market price of the underlying security or index must rise sufficiently above the call option exercise price to cover the premium and transaction costs. These costs will reduce any profit that might otherwise have been realized had a fund bought the underlying security instead of the call option. The buyer of a call option assumes the risk of losing its entire investment in the call option. The seller (writer) of a call option that is covered (i.e., the writer holds the underlying security) assumes the risk of a decline in the market price of the underlying security below the purchase price of the underlying security less the premium received, and gives up the opportunity for gain on the underlying assets above the exercise price of the option. The seller of an uncovered call option assumes the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the market price of the underlying assets above the exercise price of the option. The securities necessary to satisfy the exercise of the call option may be unavailable for purchase by such writer except at much higher prices. Purchasing securities to satisfy the exercise of the call option can itself cause the price of the securities to rise further, sometimes by a significant amount, thereby exacerbating the loss. For a put option to be profitable, the market price of the underlying security or index must decline sufficiently below the put option’s exercise price to cover the premium and transaction costs. These costs will reduce any profit that might otherwise have been realized from a fund having shorted the declining underlying security by the premium paid for the put option and by transaction costs. The buyer of a put option assumes the risk of losing its entire investment in the put option. The seller (writer) of a put option that is covered (i.e., the writer has a short position in the underlying assets) assumes the risk of an increase in the market price of the underlying assets above the sales price (in establishing the short position) of the underlying assets plus the premium received, and gives up the opportunity for gain on the underlying assets below the exercise price of the option. The seller of an uncovered put option assumes the risk of a decline in the market price of the underlying assets below the exercise price of the option. If an option that a fund has purchased expires unexercised, a fund will experience a loss in the amount of the premium it paid. The writer of an option, unlike the holder, generally is subject to initial and variation margin requirements on the option position. There can be no guarantee that the use of options will increase a fund’s return or income. The premium received from writing options may not be sufficient to offset any losses sustained from exercised options. In addition, there may be an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of options and the securities underlying them, and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for options.

 

    Options on futures contracts. Options on futures contracts are subject to the risks associated with purchasing or writing call or put options on futures contracts. The risks associated with options generally apply to options on futures contracts, such as a buyer’s risk of losing premium if a purchased option expires unexercised or a seller’s risk of being required to sell the underlying asset at a disadvantageous price. In addition to the risks associated with options generally, there is a risk of imperfect correlations between the movement in prices of the option and the futures contract, as well as the futures contract and the underlying security, which could in turn impact the price of the option.
 

 

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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; less reliable access to capital; unfamiliar foreign investment structures; trading suspensions and other restrictions on investment; and significant limitations on investor rights and recourse, both individually and in combination with other shareholders. 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 “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.

 

    Depositary Receipts. A fund may invest in securities issued by foreign companies through American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) and European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”). These securities are subject to many of the risks inherent in investing in foreign securities, including, but not limited to, currency exchange rate fluctuations, political and financial instability in the home country of a particular depositary receipt, less liquidity, more volatility, less government regulation and supervision and delays in transaction settlement.

 

   

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

 

 

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    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.

 

    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.

 

    Rights and Warrants. Investments in rights and warrants may be more speculative than certain other types of investments because rights and warrants do not carry dividend or voting rights with respect to the underlying securities or any rights in the assets of the issuer. In addition, the value of a right or a warrant does not necessarily change with the value of the underlying securities and a right or a warrant ceases to have value if it is not exercised prior to its expiration date. If a warrant or right to subscribe to additional shares is not exercised or, when permissible, sold prior to the warrant’s or right’s expiration date or redemption by the issuer, a fund could lose all or substantially all of the purchase price of the warrant or right. The market for warrants and rights may be very limited and there may at times not be a liquid secondary market for warrants and rights.

Focused holdings  |  For funds that normally hold a core portfolio of securities of fewer companies than other funds, the increase or decrease of the value of a single investment may have a greater impact on the fund’s NAV and total return when compared to other diversified funds. Although a focused portfolio has the potential to generate attractive returns over time, it also may increase a fund’s volatility.

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. Foreign security risk may also apply to ADRs, GDRs and EDRs.

Geographic concentration  |  Geographic concentration risk is the risk that from time to time, based on market or economic conditions, the Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in the securities of issuers located in, or with significant economic ties to, a single country or geographic region, which could increase the risk that economic, political, business, regulatory, diplomatic, social and environmental conditions in that particular country or geographic region may have a significant impact on the Fund’s performance. Investing in such a manner could cause the Fund’s performance to be more volatile than the performance of more geographically diverse funds.

Japan  |  A significant portion of a fund’s total assets may be invested in the securities of Japanese issuers, in accordance with the fund’s benchmark. Japan, like many Asian countries, is still heavily dependent upon international trade and may be adversely affected by foreign trade policies, tariffs, embargos, boycotts and other protections measures, competition from emerging economies, the economic conditions of its trading partners, the strength of the yen, and regional and global conflicts. Political tensions between Japan and its trading partners could adversely affect the economy, especially the export sector, and destabilize the region as a whole. In addition, the Japanese economic growth rate could be impacted by Bank of Japan monetary policies, rising interest rates, tax increases, budget deficits, consumer confidence and volatility in the Japanese yen. The Japanese government tax and fiscal policies may also have negative impacts on the Japanese economy. Currency fluctuations, which have been significant at times, can have a considerable impact on exports and the overall Japanese economy. Japan has, in the past, intervened in the currency markets to attempt to maintain or reduce the value of the yen. Japan is located in a part of the world that has historically been prone to natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis. Relations with its neighbors, particularly China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, have at times been strained due to territorial disputes, historical animosities and defense concerns. As a country with few natural resources, Japan is also heavily dependent on oil and other commodity imports, and higher commodity prices could therefore have a negative impact on the Japanese economy. These and other factors could have a negative impact on a fund’s performance and increase the volatility of an investment in a fund.

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.

 

 

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Hedging  |  A fund may enter into hedging transactions with the intention of reducing or controlling risk. It is possible that hedging strategies will not be effective in controlling risk, due to unexpected non-correlation (or even positive correlation) between the hedging instrument and the position being hedged, increasing, rather than reducing, both risk and losses. To the extent that a fund enters into hedging transactions, the hedges will not be static but rather will need to be continually adjusted based on a subadviser’s assessment of market conditions, as well as the expected degree of non-correlation between the hedges and the portfolio being hedged. The success of a fund’s hedging strategies will depend on a subadviser’s ability to implement such strategies efficiently and cost-effectively, as well as on the accuracy of a subadviser’s judgments concerning the hedging positions to be acquired by a fund. A counterparty to a hedging transaction may be unable to honor its financial obligation to a fund. In addition, a subadviser may be unable to close the transaction at the time it would like or at the price it believes the security is currently worth. A fund may not, in general, attempt to hedge all market or other risks inherent in a fund’s investments, and may hedge certain risks only partially, if at all. Certain risks, either in respect of particular investments or in respect of a fund’s overall portfolio, may not be hedged, particularly if doing so is economically unattractive. As a result, various directional market risks may remain unhedged. Gains or losses from positions in hedging instruments may be much greater than the instrument’s original cost. If a fund uses a hedging instrument at the wrong time or judges the market conditions incorrectly, or the hedged instrument does not correlate to the risk sought to be hedged, the hedge might be unsuccessful. The use of hedges may fail to mitigate risks, reduce a fund’s return, or create a loss. In addition, hedges, even when successful in mitigating risk, may not prevent a fund from experiencing losses on its investments. Hedging instruments may also reduce or eliminate gains that may otherwise have been available had a fund not used the hedging instruments. When hedging is combined with leverage, a fund risks losses that are multiplied by the degree of leverage used.

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.

Income  |  A fund’s income could decline due to falling market interest rates. In a falling interest rate environment, a fund may be required to invest its assets in lower-yielding securities. Because interest rates vary, it is impossible to predict the income or yield of a fund for any particular period.

Initial public offerings  |  The market value of shares sold in an initial public offering (“IPO”) may fluctuate considerably due to factors such as the absence

of a prior public market, unseasoned trading, the small number of shares available for trading and limited information about the issuer. In addition, the prices of securities sold in IPOs may be highly volatile or may decline shortly after the IPO. The purchase of IPO shares may also involve high transaction costs. The limited number of shares available for trading in some IPOs may make it difficult for a fund to acquire shares of an issuer in which it would like to invest, and may also make it more difficult for a fund to buy or sell significant amounts of shares without an unfavorable impact on prevailing prices. . In addition, some companies initially offering their shares publicly may be involved in relatively new industries or lines of business, which may not be widely understood by investors. Many IPOs are by small-or micro-capitalization companies that are undercapitalized. Investments in IPOs may result in losses to a fund.

Interest rate  |  Generally, the value of investments with interest rate risk, such as fixed-income securities, will move in the opposite direction to movements in interest rates. Investments in investment grade and non-investment grade fixed income securities are subject to interest rate risk. The value of a fund’s fixed income investments typically will fall when interest rates rise. Factors, including central bank monetary policy, rising inflation rates, and changes in general economic conditions, may cause interest rates to rise, perhaps significantly and/or rapidly, potentially resulting in substantial losses to a fund. A 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 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. Conversely, interest rates may rise, perhaps significantly and/or rapidly, potentially resulting in substantial losses to the fund. Certain European countries and Japan have experienced negative interest rates on deposits and debt securities have traded at negative yields. 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.

Issuer  |  The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons which directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods or services, as well as the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer and the value of its assets.

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.

Leverage  |  Certain transactions of a fund may give rise to a form of leverage. Such transactions may include, among others, the use of buybacks, dollar rolls, and when-issued, delayed delivery or forward commitment transactions. Certain derivatives that a fund may use may also create leverage. Derivatives that involve leverage can result in losses to a fund that exceed the amount originally invested in the derivatives. Certain types of leveraging transactions, such as short sales that are not “against the box,” could be subject to unlimited losses in cases where a fund, for any reason, is unable to close out the transaction. The use of leverage may cause a fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet segregation requirements. Leveraging may cause a fund to be more

 

 

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volatile than if the fund had not been leveraged. This is because leveraging tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of a fund’s portfolio securities.

LIBOR  |  Certain of the instruments identified in a fund’s principal investment strategies have variable or floating coupon rates that are based on ICE LIBOR (“LIBOR”), the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), Euro Interbank Offered Rate and other similar types of reference rates (each, a “Reference Rate”). These Reference Rates are generally intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings within certain financial markets. Most maturities and currencies of LIBOR were phased out at the end of 2021, with the remaining ones phased out by June 30, 2023. These events and any additional regulatory or market changes may have an adverse impact on a fund or its investments, including increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that rely on LIBOR. Regulators and market participants are working together to develop successor Reference Rates to LIBOR. SOFR has been selected by a committee established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to replace LIBOR as a Reference Rate in the United States. Other countries have undertaken similar initiatives to identify replacement Reference Rates for LIBOR in their respective markets. However, there are obstacles to converting certain existing investments and transactions to a new Reference Rate, as well as risks associated with using a new Reference Rate with respect to new investments and transactions. It is expected that market participants will focus on the transition mechanisms by which Reference Rates in existing contracts or instruments may be amended, whether through legislation, marketwide protocols, fallback contractual provisions, bespoke negotiations or amendments or otherwise. Nonetheless, there remains uncertainty about the nature of any replacement rate for LIBOR and the impact of the transition from LIBOR on a fund and the financial markets generally. The transition process, or the failure of an industry to transition, could lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that currently rely on LIBOR to determine interest rates and a reduction in the values of some LIBOR-based investments, all of which could impact a fund.

Liquidity  |  Liquidity risk is the possibility that 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.

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 ransomeware 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

 

 

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

Recent Market Events  |  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 U.S. Federal Reserve and certain foreign central banks began to raise interest rates as part of their efforts to address rising inflation. In addition, ongoing inflation pressures from tight labor markets and supply chain disruptions could continue to cause an increase in interest rates and/or negatively impact companies. It is difficult to accurately predict the pace at which increase interest rates may increase, or the timing, frequency or magnitude of any such increases in interest rates. Additionally, various economic and political factors, such as rising inflation rates, could cause the Federal Reserve or other foreign banks to change their approach in the future as such actions may result in an economic slowdown in both the U.S. 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, increase market volatility, cause credit spreads to widen, and reduce liquidity. Also, regulators have expressed concern that rate increases may cause investors to sell fixed income securities faster than the market can absorb them, contributing to price volatility. Over the longer term, rising interest rates may present a greater risk than has historically been the case due to the prior period of relatively low rates and the effect of government fiscal and monetary policy initiatives and potential market reaction to those initiatives, or their alteration or cessation. However, because there is little precedent for this situation, it is difficult to predict the impact on various markets of significant rate increases or other significant policy changes.

Some countries, including the U.S., have in recent years adopted more protectionist trade policies. Slowing global economic growth; risks associated with the aftermath of the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union and the 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 at the present time.

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 regional and global economies and could further increase volatility and uncertainty in the financial markets and the prices of various commodities. The United States and other countries have imposed, and continue to impose, broad-ranging economic sanctions on Russia and certain Russian individuals, banking entities and corporations as a response to its invasion of Ukraine. The United States and other countries have also imposed economic sanctions on Belarus

and may impose sanctions on other countries that provide military or economic support to Russia. These sanctions, as well as any other economic consequences related to the invasion, such as additional sanctions, boycotts or changes in consumer or purchaser preferences, or cyberattacks on governments, companies or individuals, have substantially decreased the value and liquidity of most Russian securities and could impact securities of issuers in other countries that are subject to economic sanctions related to the invasion. To the extent that a fund has exposure to Russian investments or investments in other countries affected by the invasion, a fund’s ability to price, buy, sell, receive or deliver such investments may be impaired. In addition, any exposure that a fund may have to counterparties in Russia or in countries affected by the invasion could negatively impact a fund’s investments. The extent and duration of military actions and the repercussions of such actions (including any retaliatory actions or countermeasures that may be taken by those subject to sanctions) are impossible to predict. These events have resulted, and could continue to result, in significant market disruptions, including in certain industries or sectors such as the oil and natural gas markets, and may further strain global supply chains and negatively affect inflation and global growth. These and any related events could significantly impact a fund’s performance and the value of an investment in a fund beyond any direct exposure a fund may have to Russian issuers or issuers in other countries affected by the invasion.

Certain illnesses spread rapidly and have the potential to significantly and adversely affect the global economy. Outbreaks such as the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, or other similarly infectious diseases may have material adverse impacts on a fund. 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. The impact of this virus, and other epidemics and/or pandemics that may arise in the future, has negatively affected and may 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 at the present time. The impact of any outbreak may last for an extended period of time.

High public debt in the U.S. and other countries creates ongoing systemic and market risks and policymaking uncertainty. There is no assurance that the U.S. Congress will act to raise the nation’s debt ceiling in the future; a failure to do so could cause market turmoil and substantial investment risks that cannot now be fully predicted. Unexpected political, regulatory and diplomatic events within the U.S. and abroad may affect investor and consumer confidence and may adversely impact financial markets and the broader economy. China’s economy, which has been sustained in recent years largely through a debt-financed housing boom, may be approaching the limits of that strategy and may experience a significant slowdown as a result of debt that cannot be repaid. Due to the size of China’s economy, such a slowdown could impact a number of other countries.

Economists and others have expressed increasing concern about the potential effects of global climate change on property and security values. Impacts from climate change may include significant risks to global financial assets and economic growth. A rise in sea levels, an increase in powerful windstorms and/or a climate-driven increase in sea levels or flooding could cause coastal properties to lose value or become unmarketable altogether. 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

 

 

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consequences of regulation or business trends driven by climate change. Regulatory changes and divestment movements tied to concerns about climate change could adversely affect the value of certain land and the viability of industries whose activities or products are seen as accelerating climate change. These losses could adversely affect, among others, corporate issuers and mortgage lenders, the value of mortgage-backed securities, the bonds of municipalities that depend on tax or other revenues and tourist dollars generated by affected properties, and insurers of the property and/or of corporate, municipal or mortgage-backed securities.

Market timing  |  Frequent trading by fund shareholders poses risk to other shareholders in a fund, including (i) the dilution of a fund’s NAV, (ii) an increase in a fund’s expenses, and (iii) interference with a portfolio manager’s ability to execute efficient investment strategies. Because of specific securities a fund may invest in, it could be subject to the risk of market timing activities by fund shareholders. Some examples of these types of securities are high-yield, small-cap and foreign securities. Typically, foreign securities offer the most opportunity for these market timing activities. A fund generally prices these foreign securities using their closing prices from the foreign markets in which they trade, typically prior to a fund’s calculation of its NAV. These prices may be affected by events that occur after the close of a foreign market but before a fund prices its shares. In such instances, a fund may fair value foreign securities. However, some investors may engage in frequent short-term trading in a fund to take advantage of any price differentials that may be reflected in the NAV of a fund’s shares. There is no assurance that fair valuation of securities can reduce or eliminate market timing. There is no guarantee that Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc., as the manager and transfer agent of the funds, can detect all market timing activities.

Maturity  |  A fund will invest in fixed income securities of varying maturities. A fixed income security’s maturity is one indication of the interest rate exposure of a security. Generally, the longer a fixed income security’s maturity, the greater the risk. Conversely, the shorter a fixed income security’s maturity, the lower the risk.

Micro-cap companies  |  Investments in micro-cap companies companies are subject to substantially greater risks of loss and price fluctuations, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, because their earnings and revenues tend to be less predictable. In addition, some companies may experience significant losses. Since micro-capitalization companies may not have an operating history, product lines, or financial resources, their share prices also tend to be more volatile and their markets less liquid than companies with larger market capitalizations, and they can be sensitive to changes in overall economic conditions, interest rates, borrowing costs and earnings. The shares of micro-capitalization companies tend to trade less frequently than those of larger, more established companies, which can adversely affect the pricing of these securities and the future ability to sell these securities. Micro-capitalization companies face greater risk of business failure, which could increase the volatility of a fund’s portfolio.

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.

Other investment companies, including money market funds and ETFs  |  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.

As a shareholder, a fund must rely on the other investment company to achieve its investment objective. If the other investment company fails to achieve its investment objective, the value of the fund’s investment will typically decline, adversely affecting the fund’s performance. In addition, because ETFs are listed on national stock exchanges and are traded like stocks listed on an exchange, ETF shares may potentially trade at a discount or a premium. Investments in ETFs are also subject to brokerage and other trading costs, which could result in greater expenses to a fund. Finally, because the value of ETF shares depends on the demand in the market, the portfolio manager may not be able to liquidate a fund’s holdings of ETF shares at the most optimal time, adversely affecting the fund’s performance. An ETF that tracks an index may not precisely replicate the returns of its benchmark index. A passively managed ETF may not be permitted to sell poorly performing stocks that are included in its index.

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.

Prepayment and extension  |  When interest rates fall, borrowers will generally repay the loans that underlie certain debt securities, especially mortgage-related and other types of asset backed securities, more quickly than expected, causing the issuer of the security to repay the principal prior to the security’s expected maturity date. This could also occur if a debt security is called or otherwise converted or redeemed before maturity. If this occurs, a fund may need to reinvest the proceeds at a lower interest rate, reducing its income. Securities subject to prepayment risk generally offer less potential for gains when prevailing interest rates fall. If a fund buys those securities at a premium, accelerated prepayments on those securities could cause a fund to lose a portion of its principal investment. The impact of prepayments on the price of a security may be difficult to predict and may increase the security’s price volatility. The rate of prepayments tends to increase as interest rates fall, which could cause the average maturity of the portfolio to shorten. Prepayments could also create capital gains tax liability in some instances. Extension risk is the risk

 

 

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that a decrease in prepayments may, as a result of higher interest rates or other factors, result in the extension of a security’s effective maturity, increase the risk of default and delayed payment, heighten interest rate risk and increase the potential for a decline in its price. In addition, as a consequence of a decrease in prepayments, the amount of principal available to a fund for investment would be reduced. If a fund’s investments are locked in at a lower interest rate for a longer period of time, a fund may be unable to capitalize on securities with higher interest rates or wider spreads.

Quantitative strategy risk  |  The success of a fund’s investment strategy may depend in part on the effectiveness of a subadviser’s quantitative tools for screening securities. Securities selected using quantitative analysis can react differently to issuer, political, market, and economic developments than the market as a whole or securities selected using only fundamental analysis, which could adversely affect their value. A subadviser’s quantitative tools may use factors that may not be predictive of a security’s value, and any changes over time in the factors that affect a security’s value may not be reflected in the quantitative model. The quantitative tools may not react as expected to market events, resulting in losses for a fund. Data for some companies, particularly non-U.S. companies, may be less available and/or less current than data for other companies. There may also be errors in the computer code for the quantitative model or in the model itself, or issues relating to the computer systems used to screen securities. A subadviser’s stock selection can be adversely affected if it relies on insufficient, erroneous or outdated data or flawed models or computer systems. Additionally, a previously successful strategy may become outdated or inaccurate, which may not be identified by a subadviser and therefore may also result in losses.

Redemptions  |  A fund may experience periods of heavy redemptions that could cause a fund to sell assets at inopportune times or at a loss or depressed value. Redemption risk is greater to the extent that one or more investors or intermediaries control a large percentage of investments in a fund, have short investment horizons, or have unpredictable cash flow needs. The risk of loss is also greater if redemption requests are frequent, occur in times of overall market turmoil or declining prices for the securities sold, or when the securities a fund wishes to sell are illiquid. A general rise in interest rates has the potential to cause investors to move out of fixed income securities on a large scale, which may increase redemptions from mutual funds that hold large amounts of fixed income securities. This, coupled with a reduction in the ability or willingness of dealers and other institutional investors to buy or hold fixed income securities, may result in decreased liquidity and increased volatility in the fixed income markets, and heightened redemption risk. Heavy redemptions, whether by a few large investors or many smaller investors, could hurt a fund’s performance.

Sectors  |  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.

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 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. These companies may be smaller or newer and may have limited product lines, markets, financial resources or personnel. The market prices of information technology-related securities tend to exhibit a greater degree of interest rate risk and market risk and may experience sharper price fluctuations than other types of securities. These securities may fall in and out of favor with investors rapidly, which may cause sudden selling and dramatically lower market prices. 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.

Securities lending  |  A fund may lend its portfolio securities to brokers, dealers and financial institutions to seek income. Borrowers of a fund’s securities typically provide collateral in the form of cash that is reinvested in securities. A fund will be responsible for the risks associated with the investment of cash collateral. A fund may lose money on its investment of cash collateral or may fail to earn sufficient income on its investment to meet obligations to the borrower. There is a risk that a borrower may default on its obligations to return loaned securities; however, a fund’s securities lending agent may indemnify the fund against that risk. There is a risk that the assets of a fund’s securities lending agent may be insufficient to satisfy any contractual indemnification

 

 

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requirements to the fund. In addition, delays may occur in the recovery of securities from borrowers, which could interfere with a fund’s ability to vote proxies or to settle transactions and there is the risk of possible loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail financially. In any case in which the loaned securities are not returned to a fund before an ex-dividend date, the payment in lieu of the dividend that the fund receives from the securities’ borrower would not be treated as a dividend for federal income tax purposes and thus would not qualify for treatment as “qualified dividend income.”

Short sales  |  A short sale creates the risk of a loss if the price of the underlying security increases in value between the date of the short sale and the date on which an offsetting position is purchased, thus increasing the cost to a fund of buying those securities to cover the short position. The potential for greater losses may be incurred due to general market forces, such as a lack of securities available for short sellers to borrow for delivery, or increases in the price of a security sold short. A fund may lose more money than the actual cost of a short sale investment. Also, there is the risk that the third party to the short sale may fail to honor its contract terms, causing a loss to a fund.

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 or potential default on the national debt, 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.

Valuation  |  Securities held by a fund may be priced by an independent pricing service and also may be priced using dealer quotes or fair valuation methodologies in accordance with valuation procedures adopted by the fund’s Board. The prices provided by the independent pricing service or dealers or the fair valuations may be different from the prices used by other mutual funds or from the prices at which securities are actually bought and sold. This risk may be pronounced for investments that may be illiquid or may become illiquid and for securities that trade in relatively thin markets and/or markets that experience extreme volatility.

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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Background of Trustees and Officers  |  The following is a list of the Trustees and Officers of the Trust with their principal occupations and positions as of October 31, 2023, including any affiliation with Raymond James Financial, Inc. (“RJF”), the Distributor or Carillon Tower, the length of service to the Trust, and the position, if any, that the Trustees hold on the board of directors/trustees of companies other than the Trust. The principal address of each Trustee and Officer is P.O. Box 23572, St. Petersburg, Florida 33742.

 

Trustees

Name, Birth Year and Position,

Term of Office (a) and Length of Time
Served

   Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years
   Number of Funds
Overseen in Fund
Complex (b)
  

Other Directorships

held by Trustee

Independent Trustees

        

John Carter (1961)

Trustee since 2017 (Carillon Series Trust)

Trustee from 2016 to 2017 (Eagle Series Trust)

   Osprey Law Firm, P.A. since 2015; Founder, Global Recruiters of St. Petersburg 2012-2015; President and Chief Executive Officer, Transamerica Asset Management 2006-2012; Chairman, Board Member, Transamerica Partners Portfolios, Transamerica Partners Funds Group, Transamerica Partners Funds Group II and Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds 2007-2012    16   

Trustee, RiverNorth Funds

since 2013 (11 funds)

Keith B. Jarrett, PhD (1948)

Trustee since 2017 (Carillon Series Trust)

Trustee from 2005 to 2017 (Eagle Series Trust)

   Managing Partner, PW1 LLC since 2013; Founder, Rockport Funding, LLC (private equity), and Ajax Partners (investment partnership) since 2003    16    N/A

Liana Marante (1963)

Trustee since 2017 (Carillon Series Trust)

Trustee from 2014 to 2017 (Eagle Series Trust)

   Managing Member, Bay Consulting Partners, LLC since 2010; Executive Director, MCS Foundation, Inc., (a nonprofit organization engaged in hurricane recovery in Puerto Rico) 2017-2019    16    N/A

Krishna K. Memani (1960)

Trustee since 2021 (Carillon Series Trust)

   Chief Investment Officer, Lafayette College since 2020; Vice Chairman, Investments, Invesco 2019-2020; Chief Investment Officer, OppenheimerFunds 2009-2019    16    N/A

Deborah L. Talbot, PhD (1950)

Chair of the Board of Trustees since 2018, Trustee since 2017 (Carillon Series Trust)

Trustee from 2002 to 2017 (Eagle Series Trust)

   Independent Consultant; Principal, Lazure Enterprises, 2013-2019; Deans’ Advisory Board, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Memphis since 2002    16    N/A

Jerry A. Webman, PhD, CFA® (1949)

Trustee since 2018 (Carillon Series Trust)

   Chief Economist, OppenheimerFunds 2006- 2016; Senior Investment Officer, Director of Fixed Income, Oppenheimer Funds 1996-2009    16    Board of Trustees since 2016, New Jersey Law and Education Empowerment Project (NJ LEEP); Board Member since 2017, Chair, Investment Committee and Member, Finance Committee since 2018, Charity Navigator; Board Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair, since 2022, Community Service Society; President, Board of Managers, 275 W. 10th St. Condominium since 2018

 

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Trustees and Officers

(UNAUDITED)

 

Name, Birth Year and Position,

Term of Office (a) and Length of Time

Served

  Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

Officers (c)

       

Susan L. Walzer (1967)

President since March 2021 (Carillon Series Trust;

Principal Executive Officer since 2017
(Carillon Series Trust)

Principal Executive Officer from 2011 to 2017 (Eagle Family of Funds)

  Director of Carillon Tower, since 2019; Director of Carillon Fund Services, lnc., 2019-2020; Director of Carillon Fund Distributors, Inc., since 2019; Director of Chartwell Investment Partners, since 2022; Director of Scout Investments, Inc., since 2019; Senior Vice President of Fund Administration, Raymond James Investment Management, since 2022; Senior Vice President of Fund Administration, Carillon Tower, 2018-2022; Vice President of Fund Administration, Carillon Tower, 2017-2018; Vice President of Fund Administration, Eagle, 2011-2017

Carolyn K. Gill (1978)

Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer since 2017 (Carillon Series Trust)

Principal Financial officer and Treasurer from 2011 to 2017 (Eagle Family of Funds)

  Vice President of Fund Administration, Raymond James Investment Management, since 2022; Vice President of Fund Administration, Carillon Tower, 2018-2022; Manager of Fund Accounting for Carillon Tower 2017-2018; Manager of Fund Accounting for Eagle 2005-2017 and Fund Reporting for Eagle 2010-2017

Ludmila M. Chwazik (1965)

Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary since 2020 (Carillon Series Trust)

  Vice President of Compliance, Raymond James, since 2020; Chief Compliance Officer, Water Island Capital, 2016-2019;

Additional information about the Funds’ Board Members can be found in the Statement of Additional Information, which is available, without charge, upon request, by calling the Carillon Family of Funds toll free at 1-800-421-4184 or by accessing our website at www.rjinvestmentmanagement.com.

(a) Trustees serve for life or until they are removed, resign or retire. The Board has adopted a Board Governance Policy that requires Independent Trustees to retire no later than at the end of the meeting which occurs immediately after his or her 76th birthday.

(b) Fund Complex” is comprised of registered investment companies for which Carillon Tower serves as investment adviser.

(c) Officers each serve one year terms.

 

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Item 1. Reports to Shareholders (Continued)

(b) Not applicable.

Item 2. Code of Ethics

As of the end of the fiscal period October 31, 2023, Carillon Series Trust (the “Trust”) has adopted a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer. The Trust has not made any amendments to its code of ethics during the covered period, other than technical, administrative, and other non-substantive amendments. The Trust has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the covered period. A copy of this code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

The Trust’s Board of Trustees (“Board”) has determined that Liana Marante is an audit committee financial expert, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR, serving on its audit committee. Ms. Marante is independent for purposes of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services1

(a) Audit Fees

The aggregate fees billed by the Trust’s independent public accountants, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”), for professional services rendered in connection with the audit of the Trust’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $363,000 for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2022, and $459,0002 for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2023.

(b) Audit-Related Fees

There were no aggregate fees PwC billed to the Trust for assurance and other services which are reasonably related to the performance of the Trust’s audit and are not reported under Item 4(a) for the fiscal periods ended October 31, 2022, and October 31, 2023. The aggregate fees PwC billed to the Trust’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Trust’s investment adviser for assurance and other services directly related to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust were $0.00 for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2022, and $0.00 for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2023.

(c) Tax Fees

The aggregate tax fees PwC billed to the Trust for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning services were $58,000 for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2022, and $58,000 for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2023. There were no aggregate tax fees PwC billed to the Trust’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Trust’s investment adviser for services directly related to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust for the fiscal periods ended October 31, 2022, and October 31, 2023.

 

1 

All accountant fees and services amounts are rounded to the nearest whole thousand.

2 

U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, the Trust’s transfer and dividend disbursing agent, fund accountant and shareholder servicing agent (“USB”) has agreed to reimburse the Trust for a portion of the Audit Fees for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2023. Net of the fees reimbursed by USB, the amount of the Audit Fees is $409,000.


(d) All Other Fees

For the fiscal periods ended October 31, 2022, and October 31, 2023, the Trust paid PwC no other fees. There were no aggregate fees PwC billed to the Trust’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Trust’s investment adviser for any other services directly related to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust for the fiscal periods ended October 31, 2022, and October 31, 2023.

(e) The Trust’s Audit Committee Charter provides that the Audit Committee (comprised of Independent Trustees of the Trust) is responsible for pre-approval of all auditing services performed for the Trust. The Audit Committee reports to the Board regarding its approval of the engagement of the auditor and the proposed fees for the engagement, and the majority of the Board (including the majority of the members of the Board who are Independent Trustees) must approve the auditor at an in-person meeting. The Audit Committee also is responsible for pre-approval (subject to the de minimis exception for non-audit services described in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and applicable rules thereunder, and that are not expecting to exceed $5,000) of all non-auditing services performed for the Trust or for any service affiliate of the Trust that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Trust. The Trust’s Audit Committee Charter also permits a designated member of the Audit Committee to pre-approve, between meetings, one or more non-audit service projects, subject to ratification by the Audit Committee at the next meeting of the Audit Committee. The Trust’s Audit Committee pre-approved all fees described above which PwC billed to the Trust.

(f) Less than 50% of the hours billed by PwC for auditing services to the Trust for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2023, were for work performed by persons other than full-time, permanent employees of PwC.

(g) There were no aggregate non-audit fees billed by PwC to the Trust and to the Trust’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Trust’s investment adviser for the fiscal periods ended October 31, 2022, and October 31, 2023.

(h) The Trust’s Audit Committee has considered the non-audit services provided to the Trust and the Trust’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Trust’s investment adviser as described above and determined that these services do not compromise PwC’s independence.

(i) Not applicable.

(j) Not applicable.

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 Board, 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)   Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CODEETH.
(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)   Not applicable to the Trust.
(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: December 15, 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: December 15, 2023      

/s/ Susan L. Walzer

      Susan L. Walzer
      Principal Executive Officer
Date: December 15, 2023      

/s/ Carolyn Gill

      Carolyn Gill
      Principal Financial Officer