N-Q 1 d415559dnq.htm FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST Financial Investors Trust

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-08194

FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80203

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

David T. Buhler, Esq.

Financial Investors Trust

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100

Denver, Colorado 80203

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 623-2577

 

Date of fiscal year end: April 30

 

Date of reporting period: May 1, 2012 – July 31, 2012


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 

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ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
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COMMON STOCKS (94.55%)

  

Basic Materials (5.13%)

   

Iron & Steel (1.49%)

   

Jindal Steel & Power, Ltd.

    9,126        $64,991   
   

 

 

 

Mining (3.64%)

  

 

Hindalco Industries, Ltd.

    24,850        53,233   

Hindustan Zinc, Ltd.

    21,111        45,180   

Sterlite Industries India, Ltd.

    31,959        61,015   
   

 

 

 
      159,428   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL BASIC MATERIALS

      224,419   
   

 

 

 

Communications (3.69%)

  

 

Media (1.76%)

   

Dish TV India, Ltd.(a)

    45,201        56,056   

Jagran Prakashan, Ltd.(a)

    12,937        21,154   
   

 

 

 
      77,210   
   

 

 

 

Telecommunications (1.93%)

  

 

Bharti Airtel, Ltd.

    15,728        84,427   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS

  

    161,637   
   

 

 

 

Consumer, Cyclical (9.93%)

  

 

Apparel (1.37%)

   

Bata India, Ltd.

    3,757        59,864   
   

 

 

 

Auto Manufacturers (3.34%)

  

 

Mahindra & Mahindra, Ltd.

    5,467        68,541   

Tata Motors, Ltd.

    19,360        77,905   
   

 

 

 
      146,446   
   

 

 

 

Auto Parts & Equipment (1.76%)

  

 

Motherson Sumi Systems, Ltd.

    26,732        76,835   
   

 

 

 

Home Builders (1.38%)

  

 

Sobha Developers, Ltd.

    9,694        60,520   
   

 

 

 

Leisure Time (1.22%)

  

 

Bajaj Auto, Ltd.

    1,859        53,379   
   

 

 

 

Textiles (0.86%)

  

 

Raymond, Ltd.

    6,100        37,759   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER, CYCLICAL

      434,803   
   

 

 

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical (18.82%)

   

Agriculture (4.71%)

   

ITC, Ltd.

    44,535        206,151   
   

 

 

 
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Beverages (1.04%)

   

United Spirits, Ltd.

    3,125        $45,435   
   

 

 

 

Commercial Services (1.03%)

  

 

Gujarat Pipavav Port, Ltd.(a)

    45,548        45,028   
   

 

 

 

Food (2.07%)

  

 

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Ltd.

    1,917        90,878   
   

 

 

 

Household Products & Wares (2.39%)

  

 

Hindustan Unilever, Ltd.

    6,963        58,398   

Marico, Ltd.

    13,155        46,307   
   

 

 

 
      104,705   
   

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (7.58%)

  

 

Cadila Healthcare, Ltd.

    3,264        51,676   

Cipla, Ltd.

    13,735        83,401   

Divi’s Laboratories, Ltd.

    3,392        66,741   

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Ltd.

    1,534        44,397   

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

    6,758        46,540   

Lupin, Ltd.

    3,638        39,179   
   

 

 

 
      331,934   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL

  

    824,131   
   

 

 

 

Energy (9.22%)

   

Oil & Gas (9.22%)

  

 

Cairn India, Ltd.(a)

    12,170        72,589   

Hindustan Petroleum Corp., Ltd.

    10,844        67,016   

Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Ltd.

    14,094        72,204   

Reliance Industries, Ltd.

    14,427        191,904   
   

 

 

 
      403,713   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

  

    403,713   
   

 

 

 

Financials (25.24%)

  

Banks (18.93%)

   

Allahabad Bank

    16,622        39,775   

Axis Bank, Ltd.

    3,213        59,883   

HDFC Bank, Ltd.

    18,878        198,623   

ICICI Bank, Ltd.

    12,949        222,835   

IndusInd Bank, Ltd.

    13,798        82,619   

Standard Chartered PLC - IDR

    10,000        18,040   

State Bank of India

    3,130        112,217   

Union Bank of India

    15,574        46,862   

Yes Bank, Ltd.

    7,320        47,854   
   

 

 

 
      828,708   
   

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (5.03%)

  

 

Bajaj Finance, Ltd.

    2,837        52,732   

Housing Development Finance Corp.

    9,089        112,356   

Power Finance Corp., Ltd.

    17,737        55,000   
   

 

 

 
      220,088   
   

 

 

 
 


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Insurance (0.91%)

     

MAX India, Ltd.(a)

     12,586         $39,714   
     

 

 

 

Real Estate (0.37%)

     

Oberoi Realty, Ltd.

     3,949         16,399   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

        1,104,909   
     

 

 

 

Industrials (8.88%)

     

Building Materials (2.09%)

  

  

Century Textiles & Industries, Ltd.

     8,568         44,531   

Shree Cement, Ltd.

     838         46,931   
     

 

 

 
        91,462   
     

 

 

 

Engineering & Construction (5.80%)

  

  

Engineers India, Ltd.

     12,500         53,701   

GMR Infrastructure, Ltd.(a)

     127,534         53,011   

Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.

     6,011         147,136   
     

 

 

 
        253,848   
     

 

 

 

Machinery Diversified (0.99%)

  

  

Thermax, Ltd.

     5,022         43,598   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

        388,908   
     

 

 

 

Technology (11.39%)

     

Computers (9.11%)

     

Infosys, Ltd.

     4,292         170,890   

MindTree, Ltd.

     3,830         43,402   

Redington India, Ltd.

     43,976         53,743   

Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd.

     4,053         90,145   

Wipro, Ltd.

     6,678         40,604   
     

 

 

 
        398,784   
     

 

 

 

Software (2.28%)

     

HCL Technologies, Ltd.

     5,000         46,462   

Oracle Financial Services
Software, Ltd.(a)

     1,167         53,444   
     

 

 

 
        99,906   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TECHNOLOGY

        498,690   
     

 

 

 

Utilities (2.25%)

     

Electric (2.25%)

     

CESC, Ltd.

     10,055         53,656   

Power Grid Corp. of India, Ltd.

     20,961         44,636   
     

 

 

 
        98,292   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

        98,292   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

     

(Cost $4,279,616)

        4,139,502   
     

 

 

 
    

7-Day

Yield

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(Note 2)

 
   

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.36%)

       

Money Market Fund (0.36%)

       

Dreyfus Cash Advantage Fund, Institutional Class

     0.146 %     15,913         $15,913   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

       

(Cost $15,913)

          15,913   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (94.91%)

       

(Cost $4,295,529)

          $4,155,415   

Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities (5.09%)

  

     222,636   
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

          $4,378,051   
       

 

 

 

(a) Non-Income Producing Security.

Common Abbreviations:

IDR - Indian Depository Receipt.

Ltd. - Limited.

PLC - Public Limited Company.

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are based on third party definitions and are unaudited. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.

 


ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

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(Note 2)

 
   

COMMON STOCKS (99.30%)

     

Communications (3.99%)

     

Internet (3.99%)

     

Internet Capital Group, Inc.(a)

     361,100         $3,228,234   

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.(a)

     207,300         3,206,931   
     

 

 

 
        6,435,165   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS

        6,435,165   
     

 

 

 

Diversified (13.53%)

     

Holding Companies-Diversified Operations (13.53%)

   

  

Ackermans & van Haaren N.V.

     64,000         4,907,449   

Leucadia National Corp.

     175,400         3,802,672   

Remgro, Ltd.

     141,000         2,400,504   

Schouw & Co.

     202,077         4,259,950   

Wendel Investissement

     89,500         6,410,162   
     

 

 

 
        21,780,737   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL DIVERSIFIED

        21,780,737   
     

 

 

 

Financials (79.25%)

     

Closed-End Funds (36.89%)

     

AP Alternative Assets LP(a)

     502,379         5,325,217   

Candover Investments PLC(a)

     192,000         1,167,978   

Castle Private Equity, Ltd.(a)

     243,000         3,136,126   

Conversus Capital LP

     434,872         9,223,642   

Electra Private Equity PLC(a)

     284,600         7,607,836   

Graphite Enterprise Trust PLC

     837,000         5,050,582   

HarbourVest Global Private Equity, Ltd.(a)

     448,400         3,221,754   

HBM Healthcare Investments AG, Class A(a)

     54,600         2,804,661   

HgCapital Trust PLC

     201,000         2,914,220   

HgCapital Trust PLC, Sub Shares(a)

     32,520         10,896   

Pantheon International Participations PLC, Ordinary Shares(a)

     277,016         3,174,857   

Pantheon International Participations PLC, Redeemable Shares(a)

     135,200         1,589,790   

Princess Private Equity
Holding, Ltd.

     607,805         4,636,650   

Standard Life European Private Equity Trust PLC

     990,573         2,189,815   

SVG Capital PLC(a)

     1,785,394         7,347,934   
     

 

 

 
        59,401,958   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (16.15%)

  

  

Blackstone Group LP

     519,200         7,190,920   

Intermediate Capital Group PLC

     1,095,000         4,461,925   

KKR & Co. LP

     509,200         7,123,708   
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(Note 2)

 
   

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

  

  

Onex Corp.

     189,800         $7,224,077   
     

 

 

 
        26,000,630   
     

 

 

 

Investment Companies (4.39%)

  

  

Hosken Consolidated Investments, Ltd.

     189,600         1,935,968   

Investor AB, B Shares

     84,000         1,753,950   

Ratos AB, B Shares

     326,200         3,381,603   
     

 

 

 
        7,071,521   
     

 

 

 

Private Equity (19.07%)

     

3i Group PLC

     900,000         2,940,642   

Altamir Amboise

     380,500         2,916,696   

Apollo Global Management LLC, Class A

     470,000         6,377,900   

Aurelius AG

     75,800         3,077,737   

Bure Equity AB

     536,453         1,759,082   

The Carlyle Group LP

     16,700         407,981   

Deutsche Beteiligungs AG

     111,700         2,270,448   

Eurazeo

     145,500         5,807,540   

GIMV N.V.

     91,900         4,019,791   

IP Group PLC(a)

     508,000         1,123,809   
     

 

 

 
        30,701,626   
     

 

 

 

Real Estate (2.75%)

     

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A

     130,900         4,425,729   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

        127,601,464   
     

 

 

 

Industrials (2.30%)

     

Miscellaneous Manufacturers (2.30%)

  

  

Fosun International, Ltd.

     7,710,000         3,708,499   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

        3,708,499   
     

 

 

 

Utilities (0.23%)

     

Electric (0.23%)

     

Brookfield Infrastructure
Partners LP

     11,000         365,970   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

        365,970   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

     

(Cost $155,951,239)

        159,891,835   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.30%)

     

(Cost $155,951,239)

        $159,891,835   

Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities (0.70%)

  

     1,120,262   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

        $161,012,097   
     

 

 

 
 


(a) 

Non-Income Producing Security.

Common Abbreviations:

AB - Aktiebolag is the Swedish equivalent of the term corporation.

AG - Aktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by

shareholders.

LLC - Limited Liability Company.

LP - Limited Partnership.

Ltd. - Limited.

N.V. - Naamloze Vennootschap is the Dutch term for a public limited liability corporation.

PLC - Public Limited Company.

SA - Generally designates corporations in various countries, mostly those employing the civil law.

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are based on third party definitions and are unaudited. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.


ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
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(Note 2)

 

COMMON STOCKS (98.93%)

   

Consumer Discretionary (8.35%)

  

 

Automobiles & Components (1.45%)

  

 

Ford Motor Co.

    60,800      $ 561,792   

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.(a)

    13,390        526,227   
   

 

 

 
      1,088,019   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel (1.61%)

  

 

Hasbro, Inc.

    12,190        436,646   

PVH Corp.

    9,710        771,265   
   

 

 

 
      1,207,911   
   

 

 

 

Media (2.13%)

  

 

News Corp., Class A

    40,185        925,059   

Viacom, Inc., Class B

    14,420        673,558   
   

 

 

 
      1,598,617   
   

 

 

 

Retailing (3.16%)

  

 

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A

    14,312        483,746   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    32,425        822,622   

TJX Cos., Inc.

    24,020        1,063,606   
   

 

 

 
      2,369,974   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

  

    6,264,521   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Staples (8.62%)

  

 

Food & Staples Retailing (1.63%)

  

 

CVS Caremark Corp.

    27,135        1,227,859   
   

 

 

 

Food Beverage & Tobacco (5.66%)

  

 

Altria Group, Inc.

    32,880        1,182,694   

The JM Smucker Co.

    11,460        880,128   

Lorillard, Inc.

    9,620        1,237,517   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    10,335        945,032   
   

 

 

 
      4,245,371   
   

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products (1.33%)

  

 

Energizer Holdings, Inc.(a)

    12,825        997,400   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

      6,470,630   
   

 

 

 

Energy (16.03%)

  

 

Energy (16.03%)

  

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    11,350        788,144   

Chevron Corp.

    21,599        2,366,818   

ConocoPhillips

    21,270        1,157,939   

ExxonMobil Corp.

    28,644        2,487,731   

Halliburton Co.

    13,405        444,108   

Marathon Oil Corp.

    25,800        682,926   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    12,900        610,170   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

    9,685        700,225   

Newfield Exploration Co.(a)

    16,000        488,480   
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Energy (continued)

  

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    14,220      $ 1,237,567   

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

    26,500        410,220   

Phillips 66

    17,420        654,992   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

      12,029,320   
   

 

 

 

Financials (23.49%)

  

 

Banks (7.89%)

  

 

BB&T Corp.

    28,840        904,711   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    14,000        827,400   

US Bancorp

    44,270        1,483,045   

Wells Fargo & Co.

    79,990        2,704,462   
   

 

 

 
      5,919,618   
   

 

 

 

Diversified Financials (9.79%)

  

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    21,310        1,102,153   

Bank of America Corp.

    166,592        1,222,785   

BlackRock, Inc.

    3,980        677,635   

Citigroup, Inc.

    34,380        932,729   

Invesco, Ltd.

    39,050        864,177   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    57,180        2,058,480   

SLM Corp.

    30,500        487,695   
   

 

 

 
      7,345,654   
   

 

 

 

Insurance (4.85%)

  

 

ACE, Ltd.

    21,060        1,547,910   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

    36,420        599,109   

MetLife, Inc.

    20,780        639,400   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    11,910        575,015   

Unum Group

    14,800        279,572   
   

 

 

 
      3,641,006   
   

 

 

 

Real Estate (0.96%)

  

 

Forest City Enterprises, Inc.,
Class A(a)

    51,300        723,843   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

      17,630,121   
   

 

 

 

Health Care (13.83%)

  

 

Health Care Equipment & Services (3.95%)

  

 

Aetna, Inc.

    14,750        531,885   

Covidien PLC

    12,570        702,412   

McKesson Corp.

    5,970        541,658   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    23,350        1,192,951   
   

 

 

 
      2,968,906   
   

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences (9.88%)

   

 

Amgen, Inc.

    14,540        1,201,004   

Eli Lilly & Co.

    19,775        870,693   

Forest Laboratories, Inc.(a)

    27,153        910,983   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.(a)

    11,860        644,354   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    54,090        2,389,155   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    8,470        471,525   
 


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(Note 2)

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences (continued)

   

  

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     11,890         $925,399   
     

 

 

 
        7,413,113   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

        10,382,019   
     

 

 

 

Industrials (9.84%)

     

Capital Goods (7.46%)

     

The Boeing Co.

     7,660         566,151   

Caterpillar, Inc.

     5,580         469,892   

Dover Corp.

     10,600         577,382   

General Electric Co.

     132,070         2,740,452   

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     6,550         526,096   

United Technologies Corp.

     9,680         720,579   
     

 

 

 
        5,600,552   
     

 

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services (1.79%)

     

Equifax, Inc.

     14,500         679,180   

Towers Watson & Co., Class A

     11,310         663,106   
     

 

 

 
        1,342,286   
     

 

 

 

Transportation (0.59%)

     

United Continental Holdings,
Inc.(a)

     23,270         439,570   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

        7,382,408   
     

 

 

 

Information Technology (7.84%)

     

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.49%)

   

  

Xilinx, Inc.

     11,290         365,796   
     

 

 

 

Software & Services (5.74%)

     

Accenture PLC, Class A

     12,860         775,458   

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     48,210         579,966   

eBay, Inc.(a)

     21,560         955,108   

Oracle Corp.

     24,300         733,860   

Teradata Corp.(a)

     4,380         296,176   

Visa, Inc., Class A

     7,490         966,734   
     

 

 

 
        4,307,302   
     

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment (1.61%)

  

  

Apple, Inc.

     1,980         1,209,305   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

        5,882,403   
     

 

 

 

Materials (2.09%)

     

Materials (2.09%)

     

The Dow Chemical Co.

     38,658         1,112,578   

Newmont Mining Corp.

     10,311         458,530   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL MATERIALS

        1,571,108   
     

 

 

 
     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

Telecommunication
Services (2.52%)

     

Telecommunication
Services (2.52%)

     

AT&T, Inc.

     49,795         $1,888,226   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

        1,888,226   
     

 

 

 

Utilities (6.32%)

     

Utilities (6.32%)

     

American Electric Power Co., Inc

     22,570         953,357   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     19,470         1,380,423   

PG&E Corp.

     25,820         1,191,851   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     41,610         1,219,173   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

        4,744,804   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

     

(Cost $63,627,925)

        74,245,560   
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (0.81%)

     

Equity Fund (0.81%)

     

iShares® Russell 1000® Value Index Fund

     8,800         605,528   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

  

  

(Cost $578,242)

        605,528   
     

 

 

 

 

   

7-Day

Yield

    Shares    

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.31%)

     

Money Market Fund (0.31%)

     

Fidelity Institutional Money Market - Money Market Portfolio - Class I

    0.178 %     229,390        229,390   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

     

(Cost $229,390)

        229,390   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.05%)

  

 

(Cost $64,435,557)

        $75,080,478   

Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets (-0.05%)

        (35,883
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

  

      $75,044,595   
     

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-Income Producing Security.

Common Abbreviations:

Ltd. - Limited.

PLC - Public Limited Company.

 


For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are based on third party definitions and are unaudited. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.

 


Clough China Fund
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
    Shares    

Value

(Note 2)

 
                 

COMMON STOCKS (90.58%)

  

 

Basic Materials (1.20%)

   

Mining (1.20%)

   

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co., Ltd.,
Class H

    534,000        $662,113   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL BASIC MATERIALS

      662,113   
   

 

 

 

Communications (15.93%)

   

Internet (3.08%)

   

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

    57,300        1,701,205   
   

 

 

 

Telecommunications (12.85%)

   

China Mobile, Ltd.

    267,900        3,126,133   

SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings, Ltd.

    328,955        691,615   

VTech Holdings, Ltd.

    280,600        3,289,136   
   

 

 

 
      7,106,884   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS

      8,808,089   
   

 

 

 

Consumer, Cyclical (18.88%)

   

Apparel (4.94%)

   

Prada SpA

    107,300        736,862   

Shenzhou International Group
Holdings, Ltd.

    965,000        1,698,772   

Sitoy Group Holdings, Ltd.(a)

    674,000        295,953   
   

 

 

 
      2,731,587   
   

 

 

 

Auto Manufacturers (4.77%)

   

Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd., Class H

    1,180,000        2,637,643   
   

 

 

 

Home Furnishings (1.80%)

   

Haier Electronics Group Co., Ltd.(a)

    864,000        993,948   
   

 

 

 

Retail (6.40%)

   

Belle International Holdings, Ltd.

    258,000        474,117   

Bosideng International Holdings, Ltd.

    1,218,000        316,925   

Giordano International, Ltd.

    958,000        665,769   

Golden Eagle Retail Group, Ltd.

    122,000        219,857   

SA SA International Holdings, Ltd.

    1,698,000        1,029,115   

Stelux Holdings International, Ltd.

    3,476,000        831,431   
   

 

 

 
      3,537,214   
   

 

 

 

Textiles (0.97%)

   

Texwinca Holdings, Ltd.

    574,000        540,000   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER, CYCLICAL

      10,440,392   
   

 

 

 
    Shares    

Value

(Note 2)

 
   

Consumer, Non-Cyclical (9.87%)

  

 

Cosmetics/Personal Care (4.78%)

   

L’Occitane International SA

    717,250        $1,865,021   

Vinda International Holdings, Ltd.

    475,000        778,065   
   

 

 

 
      2,643,086   
   

 

 

 

Food (3.65%)

   

Shenguan Holdings Group, Ltd.

    1,592,600        889,644   

Want Want China Holdings, Ltd.

    933,000        1,127,558   
   

 

 

 
      2,017,202   
   

 

 

 

Household Products/Wares (1.44%)

   

Samsonite International SA

    470,100        795,525   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL

      5,455,813   
   

 

 

 

Energy (2.61%)

   

Coal (1.51%)

   

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd.,
Class H

    224,000        833,592   
   

 

 

 

Oil & Gas (1.10%)

   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.,
Class H

    675,000        607,943   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

      1,441,535   
   

 

 

 

Financials (29.04%)

   

Banks (9.65%)

   

Bank of China, Ltd., Class H

    3,771,300        1,434,448   

BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd.

    185,000        565,837   

China Construction Bank Corp., Class H

    1,954,080        1,313,018   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China,
Class H

    3,545,967        2,021,886   
   

 

 

 
      5,335,189   
   

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (2.07%)

   

Haitong Securities Co., Ltd.(a)

    938,400        1,144,287   
   

 

 

 

Insurance (7.18%)

   

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Class H

    680,000        1,866,657   

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, Ltd., Class H

    270,000        2,102,351   
   

 

 

 
      3,969,008   
   

 

 

 

Real Estate (10.14%)

   

China Overseas Grand Oceans
Group, Ltd.

    1,469,500        1,325,161   

China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.

    670,000        1,573,772   

China Resources Land, Ltd.

    300,000        604,277   

Hang Lung Properties, Ltd.

    162,000        572,366   
 


     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

Real Estate (continued)

  

  

Hysan Development Co., Ltd.

     150,000         $631,612   

Longfor Properties Co., Ltd.

     326,500         478,339   

Shimao Property Holdings, Ltd.

     295,000         420,451   
     

 

 

 
        5,605,978   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

        16,054,462   
     

 

 

 

Industrials (11.33%)

     

Building Materials (0.66%)

  

  

China Resources Cement Holdings, Ltd.

     700,000         366,628   
     

 

 

 

Electrical Components & Equipment (2.07%)

  

  

Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co., Ltd., Class H

     484,000         1,145,315   
     

 

 

 

Engineering & Construction (5.76%)

  

  

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings, Ltd.

     52,000         315,042   

China State Construction International Holdings, Ltd.

     2,764,000         2,867,509   
     

 

 

 
        3,182,551   
     

 

 

 

Environmental Control (1.21%)

  

  

China Everbright International, Ltd.

     1,296,000         668,817   
     

 

 

 

Machinery-Diversified (1.63%)

  

  

CSR Corp., Ltd.

     1,234,000         902,279   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

        6,265,590   
     

 

 

 

Technology (1.72%)

     

Computers (1.72%)

     

Lenovo Group, Ltd.

     1,380,000         951,655   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TECHNOLOGY

        951,655   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

     

(Cost $44,575,590)

            50,079,649   
     

 

 

 

 

   

7-Day

Yield

   Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (6.24%)

  

  

Money Market Fund (6.24%)

  

  

Dreyfus Cash
Management Fund, Institutional Class

  0.096%      3,450,867             3,450,867   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

     

(Cost $3,450,867)

          3,450,867   
       

 

 

 
    

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (96.82%)

  

(Cost $48,026,457)

     $53,530,516   

Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities (3.18%)

     1,758,043   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

     $    55,288,559   
  

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-Income Producing Security.

Common Abbreviations:

Ltd. - Limited.

SA - Generally designated corporations in various countries, mostly those employing civil law.

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are based on third party definitions and are unaudited. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.

 


Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT of INVESTMENTS
July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS (38.05%)

     

Australia (0.43%)

     

Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd.

     31,313       $ 135,905   

Iluka Resources, Ltd.

     8,185         81,801   

Incitec Pivot, Ltd.

     217,502         710,858   

Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.

     2,517         89,272   
     

 

 

 
        1,017,836   
     

 

 

 

Bermuda (0.41%)

     

Bunge, Ltd.

     14,575         958,598   

Brazil (0.34%)

     

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional SA, ADR

     54,439         281,994   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR

     20,006         392,718   

Vale SA, ADR

     6,929         125,068   
     

 

 

 
        799,780   
     

 

 

 

Canada (5.11%)

     

Cameco Corp.

     5,126         107,133   

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.

     5,714         155,707   

Eldorado Gold Corp.

     41,882         452,744   

Encana Corp.

     9,656         214,846   

Goldcorp, Inc.

     40,926         1,474,973   

IAMGOLD Corp.

     46,257         515,303   

Inmet Mining Corp.

     11,484         456,795   

Ivanhoe Mines, Ltd.(a)

     41,698         351,931   

Kinross Gold Corp.

     23,912         198,709   

Pan American Silver Corp.

     30,943         462,288   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

     121,609         5,370,254   

Silver Wheaton Corp.

     9,052         249,292   

Suncor Energy, Inc.

     23,271         710,696   

TransCanada Corp.

     11,100         505,496   

Viterra, Inc.

     24,346         389,886   

Yamana Gold, Inc.

     31,369         464,575   
     

 

 

 
            12,080,628   
     

 

 

 

Chile (0.19%)

     

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, ADR

     7,568         453,550   

China (0.39%)

     

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Class H

     245,224         222,623   

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd., Class H

     12,716         47,718   

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd., Class H

     80,185         177,024   

PetroChina Co., Ltd., Class H

     330,045         413,689   

Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd., Class H

     214,020         68,721   
     

 

 

 
        929,775   
     

 

 

 
     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

France (0.70%)

     

Total SA

     35,634       $     1,648,764   

Germany (0.50%)

     

K+S AG

     22,611         1,118,810   

ThyssenKrupp AG

     2,845         52,402   
     

 

 

 
        1,171,212   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong (0.22%)

     

CNOOC, Ltd.

     250,001         506,791   

India (0.18%)

     

Reliance Industries, Ltd., GDR(b)

     11,036         291,571   

Sterlite Industries India, Ltd., ADR

     18,542         142,403   
     

 

 

 
        433,974   
     

 

 

 

Israel (0.46%)

     

Israel Chemicals, Ltd.

     63,134         747,228   

The Israel Corp., Ltd.

     574         328,514   
     

 

 

 
        1,075,742   
     

 

 

 

Italy (0.41%)

     

Eni SpA

     46,942         972,640   

Japan (0.25%)

     

Inpex Corp.

     95         533,824   

Nippon Steel Corp.

     342         692   

Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.

     40,000         59,392   
     

 

 

 
        593,908   
     

 

 

 

Jersey (0.16%)

     

Glencore International PLC

     23,114         116,019   

Randgold Resources, Ltd.

     2,883         262,165   
     

 

 

 
        378,184   
     

 

 

 

Luxembourg (0.15%)

     

ArcelorMittal

     13,969         224,555   

Tenaris SA, ADR

     3,321         127,128   
     

 

 

 
        351,683   
     

 

 

 

Mauritius (0.32%)

     

Golden Agri-Resources, Ltd.

     1,267,586         753,788   

Mexico (0.38%)

     

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV, Series B

     43,837         123,285   

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

     18,909         773,508   
     

 

 

 
        896,793   
     

 

 

 

Netherlands (0.84%)

     

CNH Global N.V.(a)

     5,176         197,309   

Nutreco Holding N.V.

     6,228         447,211   

Schlumberger, Ltd.

     18,742         1,335,555   
     

 

 

 
        1,980,075   
     

 

 

 
 


    Shares    

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

Norway (0.56%)

  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    15,744      $ 64,255   

Yara International ASA

    26,677        1,264,464   
   

 

 

 
      1,328,719   
   

 

 

 

Peru (0.13%)

  

Companhia de Minas Buenaventura SA, ADR

    8,636        314,523   

Russia (1.58%)

  

Gazprom OAO, ADR(a)

    94,487        874,477   

LUKOIL OAO, ADR(a)

    13,839        781,904   

Mechel Steel Group, ADR

    1,616        10,472   

MMC Norilsk Nickel, ADR(a)

    10,014        154,716   

NovaTek OAO, GDR(c)

    1,021        115,475   

Rosneft Oil Co., GDR(c)

    25,572        153,943   

Uralkali, GDR(c)

    39,072        1,628,521   
   

 

 

 
        3,719,508   
   

 

 

 

Singapore (0.53%)

  

Olam International, Ltd.

    258,948        383,927   

Wilmar International, Ltd.

    330,439        860,353   
   

 

 

 
      1,244,280   
   

 

 

 

South Africa (0.56%)

  

Anglo Platinum, Ltd.

    435        22,340   

AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd.

    13,502        461,566   

Gold Fields, Ltd.

    22,451        290,663   

Harmony Gold Mining Co., Ltd.

    10,890        108,735   

Impala Platinum Holdings, Ltd.

    2,901        45,572   

Kumba Iron Ore, Ltd.

    1,186        73,821   

Sasol, Ltd.

    7,880        328,062   
   

 

 

 
      1,330,759   
   

 

 

 

South Korea (0.09%)

  

POSCO, ADR

    2,758        219,344   

Switzerland (2.09%)

  

Syngenta AG

    13,568        4,637,551   

Transocean, Ltd.

    4,443        208,066   

Weatherford International, Ltd.(a)

    8,284        99,822   
   

 

 

 
      4,945,439   
   

 

 

 

United Kingdom (3.40%)

  

Anglo American PLC

    21,707        646,629   

Antofagasta PLC

    4,044        67,969   

BG Group PLC

    53,040        1,049,457   

BHP Billiton PLC

    31,246        915,600   

BP PLC

    280,730        1,870,814   

Kazakhmys PLC

    24,771        273,801   

Petropavlovsk PLC

    10,162        67,697   

Rio Tinto PLC

    20,152        930,950   

Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Class A

    56,423        1,922,285   

Xstrata PLC

    21,739        289,060   
   

 

 

 
      8,034,262   
   

 

 

 
    Shares    

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

United States (17.67%)

  

AGCO Corp.(a)

    17,067      $ 748,217   

Agnico-Eagle Mines, Ltd.

    6,706        293,924   

Agrium, Inc.

    23,575        2,238,682   

Alcoa, Inc.

    12,160        102,995   

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

    357        10,721   

Allied Nevada Gold Corp.(a)

    2,120        54,802   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    6,505        451,707   

Apache Corp.

    3,097        266,714   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    57,392        1,497,357   

Baker Hughes, Inc.

    7,483        346,613   

Barrick Gold Corp.

    50,444        1,658,599   

Cameron International Corp.(a)

    1,860        93,502   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    9,837        1,925,691   

Chevron Corp.

    30,452        3,336,930   

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.

    3,127        127,863   

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.(a)

    55,022        897,409   

ConocoPhillips

    20,491        1,115,530   

Deere & Co.

    57,049        4,382,504   

Devon Energy Corp.

    6,637        392,379   

EOG Resources, Inc.

    3,288        322,257   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    73,289        6,365,150   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

    7,154        240,875   

Halliburton Co.

    12,755        422,573   

Hecla Mining Co.

    5,069        22,811   

Hess Corp.

    1,990        93,848   

Ingredion, Inc.

    12,786        663,849   

Intrepid Potash, Inc.(a)

    9,180        214,261   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    4,090        146,463   

Marathon Oil Corp.

    14,565        385,536   

Monsanto Co.

    75,077        6,428,093   

The Mosaic Co.

    41,150        2,391,227   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

    4,921        355,788   

Newmont Mining Corp.

    25,492        1,133,629   

Noble Energy, Inc.

    1,556        136,041   

Nucor Corp.

    3,279        128,537   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    12,066        1,050,104   

Peabody Energy Corp.

    6,680        139,478   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

    797        70,638   

Royal Gold, Inc.

    1,885        142,657   

Southern Copper Corp.

    1,508        48,678   

Southwestern Energy Co.(a)

    6,739        224,072   

Valero Energy Corp.

    13,930        383,075   

The Williams Co., Inc.

    9,340        296,919   
   

 

 

 
        41,748,698   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

   

(Cost $86,385,676)

      89,889,253   

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (3.17%)

  

iShares® Dow Jones US Basic Materials Sector Index Fund

    30,000        1,911,600   

iShares® Gold Trust(a)

    218,898        3,441,077   
 


    Shares    

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (continued)

   

SPDR® Gold Trust(a)

    13,688      $ 2,142,719   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

   

(Cost $7,665,957)

        7,495,396   

 

 

WARRANTS (0.00%)(d)

   

Canada (0.00%)(d)

   

Kinross Gold Corp., Strike Price $21.30, Expires 9/17/14(a)

    19        8   
   

 

 

 

United States (0.00%)

   

Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc.(a)

    629        0   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS

   

(Cost $70)

      8   

 

 
    Principal
Amount
   

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

GOVERNMENT BONDS (52.60%)

  

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds (52.60%)

  

 

United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds

   

0.625%, 4/15/13(e)(f)

  $   11,340,852        11,404,644   

1.875%, 7/15/13(e)(f)

    10,498,455        10,792,086   

2.000%, 1/15/14(f)

    7,120,812        7,430,682   

1.250%, 4/15/14

    4,289,503        4,455,386   

2.000%, 7/15/14

      33,529,100        35,724,217   

1.625%, 1/15/15(e)(f)

    13,510,522        14,461,541   

0.500%, 4/15/15(f)

    5,753,213        6,023,792   

1.875%, 7/15/15

    8,565,948        9,402,464   

0.125%, 4/15/16

    17,700,400        18,611,687   

0.125%, 4/15/17

    5,565,010        5,940,648   
   

 

 

 
      124,247,147   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS

   

(Cost $124,583,120)

      124,247,147   

 

 
    7-Day
Yield
    Shares    

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (9.54%)

  

 

Money Market Fund (9.54%)

  

 

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management, Investor Shares

    0.00004     22,534,324        22,534,324   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost $22,534,324)

  

    22,534,324   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (103.36%)

  

 

(Cost $241,169,147)

  

  $   244,166,128   

Liabilities in Excess of Other
Assets - (-3.36%)

   

    (7,929,680)   

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

  

  $ 236,236,448   

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-Income Producing Security.

(b) 

Security exempt from registration under rule 144A of the securities act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the market value of those securities was $291,571, representing 0.12% of the Fund’s net assets.

(c) 

These securities initially sold to other parties pursuant to Regulation S under the 1933 Act and subsequently resold to the Fund. At period end, the aggregate market value of those securities was $1,897,939, representing 0.80% of the Fund’s net assets.

(d) 

Less than 0.005%.

(e) 

Security, or portion of security, is being held as collateral for futures contracts.

(f) 

Security, or portion of security, is being held as collateral for total return swap contracts.

Common Abbreviations:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

AG - Aktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders.

ASA - Allmennaksjeselskap is the Norwegian term for public limited company.

GDR - Global Depositary Receipt.

Ltd. - Limited.

N.V. - Naamloze vennootschap.

PLC - Public Limited Co.

SA - Generally designated corporations in various countries, mostly those employing the civil law.

SAB de CV - A variable capital company.

SpA - Societa per Azioni.

SPDR - Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipt.

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are based on third party definitions and are unaudited. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.

 


FUTURES CONTRACTS

At July 31, 2012, the Fund had outstanding futures contracts:

 

Description    Position    Contracts    Expiration
Date
  

Value

(Note 2)

     Unrealized
Appreciation
 

 

 

Platinum Future

   Long    8    10/29/2012      $566,760         $6,813   
           

 

 

 
           

 

 

 

$566,760

 

  

     $6,813   
           

 

 

 
Description    Position    Contracts    Expiration
Date
  

Value

(Note 2)

     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

 

 

Gold 100 Oz. Future

   Short    4    10/29/2012      $(644,960)         $(808)   

Gold 100 Oz. Future

   Long    12    12/27/2012      1,937,520         (49,195)   

S&P 500 E-Mini Future

   Short    105    09/21/2012      (7,216,650)         (390,114)   
           

 

 

 
                      $(15,640,280)         $(440,117)   
           

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE OF

WRITTEN OPTIONS

   Expiration
Date
   Exercise Price      Contracts      Value  

 

 

Written Call Options

           

Natural Gas Option

   08/2012    $             3.35         (25)         $     (33,000)   
           

 

 

 

TOTAL WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS

           

(Premiums received $32,500)

              (33,000)   
           

 

 

 


TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS(a)

  

Swap Counterparty    Reference Obligation    Notional Amount      Rate Paid by the
Fund
  Termination
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
 

 

 

Bank of America - Merrill Lynch

   CRB 3m Fwd TR Index    $ 96,849,182       0.48%   6/29/13      4,544,445   

Bank of America - Merrill Lynch

   ML eXtra Coffee GA6      5,053,453       0.10%   6/29/13      98,826   

Bank of America - Merrill Lynch

   ML eXtra Corn GA6      6,554,498       0.10%   6/29/13      1,604,314   

Bank of America - Merrill Lynch

   ML eXtra Silver GA6      906,445       0.10%   6/29/13      10,535   

Bank of America - Merrill Lynch

   MLCS Copper J-F3      (5,958,985)       0.10%   6/29/13      131,212   

Bank of America - Merrill Lynch

   MLCX Aluminum J-F3      5,396,404       0.10%   6/29/13      104,244   

UBS

   CRB 3m Fwd TR Index      41,324,962       0.40%   6/29/13      1,814,623   
             

 

 

 
              $ 8,308,199   
             

 

 

 
Swap Counterparty    Reference Obligation    Notional Amount      Rate Paid by the
Fund
  Termination
Date
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 

 

 

Bank of America - Merrill Lynch

   LME Zinc 3MO    $ 287,250       0.00%   6/29/13      (11,925)   

Bank of America - Merrill Lynch

   ML Aluminum GA6      5,396,404       0.10%   6/29/13      (108,353)   

Bank of America - Merrill Lynch

   MLCS Coffee J-F3      5,053,453       0.10%   6/29/13      (102,233)   

Bank of America - Merrill Lynch

   MLCS Corn J-F3      (6,554,498)       0.10%   6/29/13      (1,761,306)   

Bank of America - Merrill Lynch

   MLCS Silver J-F3      906,445       0.10%   6/29/13      (10,027)   

Bank of America - Merrill Lynch

   MLCX GoldT-F3      (6,304,459)       0.10%   6/29/13      (23,660)   

Bank of America - Merrill Lynch

   ML eXtra Copper GA6      5,958,985       0.10%   6/29/13      (124,993)   
             

 

 

 
              $ (2,142,497)   
             

 

 

 

(a) The Fund receives monthly payments based on any positive monthly return of the Reference Obligation. The fund makes payments on any negative monthly return of such Reference Obligation.


RiverFront Global Growth Fund
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 
   

COMMON STOCKS (29.80%)

     

Basic Materials (0.58%)

     

Forest Products & Paper (0.58%)

  

  

MeadWestvaco Corp.

     9,752         $276,957   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL BASIC MATERIALS

        276,957   
     

 

 

 

Communications (4.89%)

     

Internet (1.00%)

     

VeriSign, Inc.(a)

     10,853         482,090   
     

 

 

 

Media (1.66%)

     

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A

     7,531         405,545   

Time Warner, Inc.

     10,019         391,943   
     

 

 

 
        797,488   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunications (2.23%)

     

Anixter International, Inc.

     6,283         357,565   

BCE, Inc.

     7,578         322,368   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     6,541         390,367   
     

 

 

 
        1,070,300   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS

        2,349,878   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples (0.88%)

  

  

Food & Staples Retailing (0.88%)

  

  

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     5,703         424,474   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

        424,474   
     

 

 

 

Consumer, Cyclical (4.07%)

  

  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.67%)

  

  

Penn National Gaming, Inc.(a)

     8,264         321,635   
     

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products (0.71%)

  

  

Hasbro, Inc.

     9,487         339,824   
     

 

 

 

Retail (2.69%)

     

Cracker Barrel Old Country
Store, Inc.

     5,014         314,177   

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

     4,724         312,162   

McDonald’s Corp.

     4,048         361,730   

Nordstrom, Inc.

     5,694         308,273   
     

 

 

 
        1,296,342   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER, CYCLICAL

  

     1,957,801   
     

 

 

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical (3.90%)

  

  

Commercial Services (0.46%)

  

  

Sotheby’s

     7,493         219,920   
     

 

 

 
     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 
   

Health Care Providers & Services (0.81%)

  

  

Johnson & Johnson

     5,659         $391,716   
     

 

 

 

Household Products/Wares (0.06%)

  

  

ACCO Brands Corp.(a)

     3,162         26,782   
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (2.57%)

     

Merck & Co., Inc.

     15,304         675,978   

Pfizer, Inc.

     23,258         559,122   
     

 

 

 
        1,235,100   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL

  

     1,873,518   
     

 

 

 

Energy (2.87%)

     

Oil & Gas (2.87%)

     

Chevron Corp.

     5,959         652,987   

ExxonMobil Corp.

     4,086         354,869   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     3,317         288,679   

Phillips 66

     2,248         84,525   
     

 

 

 
        1,381,060   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

        1,381,060   
     

 

 

 

Financials (3.57%)

     

Banks (1.94%)

     

East West Bancorp, Inc.

     18,706         407,791   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     8,857         523,449   
     

 

 

 
        931,240   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.77%)

  

  

American Express Co.

     6,416         370,267   
     

 

 

 

Insurance (0.86%)

     

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     13,473         412,813   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

        1,714,320   
     

 

 

 

Industrials (4.36%)

     

Aerospace & Defense (0.98%)

  

  

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

     6,681         473,616   
     

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging (1.23%)

  

  

Ball Corp.

     14,241         591,856   
     

 

 

 

Engineering & Construction (0.03%)

  

  

Engility Holdings, Inc.(a)

     1,114         16,257   
     

 

 

 

Hand & Machine Tools (0.74%)

  

  

Snap-on, Inc.

     5,228         354,354   
     

 

 

 
 


     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1.38%)

  

  

General Electric Co.

     31,938         $662,713   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

        2,098,796   
     

 

 

 

Technology (4.68%)

     

Computers & Peripherals (2.44%)

     

Apple, Inc.

     1,415         864,225   

Synopsys, Inc.(a)

     10,182         308,413   
     

 

 

 
        1,172,638   
     

 

 

 

Software (2.24%)

     

CA, Inc.

     8,997         216,558   

Microsoft Corp.

     20,492         603,899   

Oracle Corp.

     8,454         255,311   
     

 

 

 
        1,075,768   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TECHNOLOGY

        2,248,406   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

     

(Cost $11,835,708)

        14,325,210   
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (67.14%)

  

Emerging Markets (13.95%)

     

iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index Fund

     28,525         1,511,255   

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

     37,362         1,461,601   

Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

     93,310         3,734,266   
     

 

 

 
        6,707,122   
     

 

 

 

Equity (45.54%)

     

Global X FTSE ASEAN 40 ETF

     30,820         501,749   

Health Care Select Sector SPDR® Fund(b)

     14,035         538,804   

iShares® MSCI ACWI Index Fund

     23,078         860,579   

iShares® MSCI EMU Index Fund

     43,736         1,188,744   

iShares® MSCI Germany Index Fund

     55,677         1,125,232   

iShares® MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund

     19,448         832,763   

iShares® MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund

     83,113         1,365,546   

iShares® Russell Microcap Index Fund

     9,468         466,299   

iShares® S&P SmallCap 600® Index Fund

     45,627         3,317,083   

Powershares DWA Technical Leaders Portfolio

     26,557         704,026   

PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio

     66,240         971,476   

PowerShares S&P® SmallCap Health Care Portfolio

     10,902         376,664   
     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

Equity (continued)

     

SPDR® Dow Jones REIT ETF

     38,699         $2,873,788   

Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund(b)

     20,939         794,007   

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

     7,595         686,512   

Vanguard Large-Cap ETF

     44,558         2,800,025   

Vanguard MSCI European ETF

     33,732         1,449,464   

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Small-Cap Dividend Fund

     23,872         1,039,626   
     

 

 

 
        21,892,387   
     

 

 

 

Growth (1.88%)

     

Wilshire Micro-Cap ETF

     51,563         902,868   
     

 

 

 

International Equity (4.79%)

     

iShares® MSCI Canada Index Fund

     8,284         217,787   

Vanguard MSCI EAFE ETF

     65,948         2,087,254   
     

 

 

 
        2,305,041   
     

 

 

 

Micro-Cap (0.98%)

     

First Trust Dow Jones Select Micro-Cap Index Fund

     22,323         471,685   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

     

(Cost $30,105,255)

        32,279,103   
     

 

 

 

 

    

7-Day

Yield

    Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (2.99%)

  

    

Money Market Fund (2.99%)

       

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class

     0.096 %     1,440,002         1,440,002   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

  

    

(Cost $1,440,002)

  

     1,440,002   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.93%)

  

    

(Cost $43,380,965)

  

   $ 48,044,315   

Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities (0.07%)

  

     33,978   
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

  

   $ 48,078,293   
       

 

 

 
 


(a) 

Non-Income Producing Security.

(b) 

Affiliated Company. See Note 3 to Quarterly Statement of Investments.

Common Abbreviations:

ACWI - All Country World Index.

ASEAN - Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

EAFE - Europe, Australia, and Far East.

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund.

EMU - European Monetary Union

FTSE - Financial Times and the London Stock

     Exchange.

MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International.

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.

S&P - Standard and Poor’s.

SPDR - Standard and Poor’s Depositary Receipt.

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are based on third party definitions and are unaudited. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.

    

 


RiverFront Dynamic Equity Income Fund

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
    Shares    

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS (31.84%)

  

 

Basic Materials (1.05%)

   

Forest Products & Paper (1.05%)

   

MeadWestvaco Corp.

    9,855      $ 279,882   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL BASIC MATERIALS

      279,882   
   

 

 

 

Communications (4.47%)

   

Media (1.30%)

   

Time Warner, Inc.

    8,903        348,285   
   

 

 

 

Telecommunications (3.17%)

   

BCE, Inc.

    8,845        376,266   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    7,886        470,637   
   

 

 

 
      846,903   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS

      1,195,188   
   

 

 

 

Consumer Staples (1.57%)

   

Retail (1.57%)

   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    5,648        420,381   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

      420,381   
   

 

 

 

Consumer, Cyclical (4.27%)

   

Retail (2.96%)

   

McDonald’s Corp.

    5,505        491,927   

Nordstrom, Inc.

    2,953        159,875   

Tiffany & Co.

    2,551        140,126   
   

 

 

 
      791,928   
   

 

 

 

Toys, Games & Hobbies (1.31%)

   

Hasbro, Inc.

    9,740        348,887   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER, CYCLICAL

      1,140,815   
   

 

 

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical (5.77%)

   

Healthcare Products (1.29%)

   

Johnson & Johnson

    4,980        344,716   
   

 

 

 

Household Products/Wares (0.10%)

   

ACCO Brands Corp.(a)

    3,253        27,553   
   

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (4.38%)

   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    14,232        628,627   

Pfizer, Inc.

    22,576        542,727   
   

 

 

 
      1,171,354   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL

      1,543,623   
   

 

 

 
    Shares    

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

Energy (3.01%)

   

Oil & Gas (3.01%)

   

Chevron Corp.

    3,416      $ 374,325   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    3,986        346,902   

Phillips 66

    2,239        84,186   
   

 

 

 
      805,413   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

      805,413   
   

 

 

 

Financials (3.49%)

   

Banks (1.72%)

   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

    7,800        460,980   
   

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (1.77%)

   

American Express Co.

    8,209        473,741   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

      934,721   
   

 

 

 

Industrials (3.39%)

   

Aerospace & Defense (1.24%)

   

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

    4,684        332,049   
   

 

 

 

Engineering & Construction (0.04%)

   

Engility Holdings, Inc.(a)

    781        11,398   
   

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing (2.11%)

   

General Electric Co.

    27,176        563,902   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

      907,349   
   

 

 

 

Technology (4.82%)

   

Computers (1.67%)

   

Apple, Inc.

    729        445,244   
   

 

 

 

Software (3.15%)

   

CA, Inc.

    13,029        313,608   

Microsoft Corp.

    17,955        529,134   
   

 

 

 
      842,742   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL TECHNOLOGY

      1,287,986   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

   

(Cost $7,515,981)

      8,515,358   
   

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (58.27%)

   

Aggressive Growth (5.98%)

   

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

    9,201        531,818   

WisdomTree LargeCap Dividend Fund

    19,978        1,068,623   
   

 

 

 
      1,600,441   
   

 

 

 
 


    Shares    

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

Consumer Staples (1.73%)

   

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

    5,132      $ 463,881   
   

 

 

 

Debt (6.55%)

   

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

    14,394        1,319,930   

iShares® JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Fund

    3,636        431,048   
   

 

 

 
      1,750,978   
   

 

 

 

Emerging Market Equity (5.16%)

   

Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

    24,373        975,408   

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Small-Cap Dividend Fund

    9,288        404,492   
   

 

 

 
      1,379,900   
   

 

 

 

Equity (20.79%)

   

Global X FTSE ASEAN 40 ETF

    16,106        262,206   

Health Care Select Sector SPDR®
Fund(b)

    14,772        567,097   

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

    9,851        385,371   

iShares® MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund

    8,155        349,197   

PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio

    38,366        562,676   

SPDR® Dow Jones REIT ETF

    11,738        871,664   

Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund(b)

    17,239        653,703   

Vanguard Large-Cap ETF

    12,861        808,185   

Vanguard MSCI European ETF

    25,648        1,102,094   
   

 

 

 
      5,562,193   
   

 

 

 

Fixed Income / High Yield (10.96%)

   

SPDR® Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF

    73,491        2,930,821   
   

 

 

 

Mid-Cap (4.92%)

   

iShares® S&P Mid-Cap 400® Index Fund

    13,989        1,315,526   
   

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (2.18%)

   

iShares® Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index Fund

    8,912        583,112   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

   

(Cost $14,889,051)

      15,586,852   
   

 

 

 
    Shares    

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED NOTES (1.23%)

   

Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) (1.23%)

   

UBS E-TRACS Alerian MLP Infrastructure ETN

    9,992      $ 329,337   
   

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED NOTES

   

(Cost $314,907)

      329,337   
   

 

 

 

 

   

7-Day

Yield

    Shares    

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (8.59%)

  

 

Money Market Fund (8.59%)

     

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class

    0.096 %     2,298,026        2,298,026   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

     

(Cost $2,298,026)

        2,298,026   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.93%)

     

(Cost $25,017,965)

      $ 26,729,573   

Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities (0.07%)

        18,230   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

      $ 26,747,803   
     

 

 

 

(a) Non-Income Producing Security.

(b) Affiliated Company. See Note 3 to Quarterly Statement of Investments.

Common Abbreviations:

ASEAN - Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund.

ETN - Exchange Traded Note.

FTSE - Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange.

MLP - Master Limited Partnership.

MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International.

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.

S&P - Standard and Poor’s.

SPDR - Standard and Poor’s Depositary Receipt.

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are based on third party definitions and are unaudited. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.

 


RiverFront Global Allocation Fund

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS (25.14%)

  

  

Basic Materials (0.60%)

     

Forest Products & Paper (0.60%)

     

MeadWestvaco Corp.

     3,942       $ 111,953   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL BASIC MATERIALS

        111,953   
     

 

 

 

Communications (4.10%)

     

Internet (0.75%)

     

VeriSign, Inc.(a)

     3,153         140,056   
     

 

 

 

Media (1.28%)

     

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A

     2,320         124,932   

Time Warner, Inc.

     2,908         113,761   
     

 

 

 
        238,693   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunications (2.07%)

     

Anixter International, Inc.

     1,910         108,698   

BCE, Inc.

     2,676         113,837   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     2,711         161,793   
     

 

 

 
        384,328   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS

        763,077   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples (0.80%)

     

Retail (0.80%)

     

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     2,009         149,530   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

        149,530   
     

 

 

 

Consumer, Cyclical (3.40%)

     

Entertainment (0.55%)

     

Penn National Gaming, Inc.(a)

     2,648         103,060   
     

 

 

 

Retail (2.32%)

     

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

     1,473         92,298   

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

     1,404         92,776   

McDonald’s Corp.

     1,371         122,513   

Nordstrom, Inc.

     2,275         123,168   
     

 

 

 
        430,755   
     

 

 

 

Toys, Games & Hobbies (0.53%)

     

Hasbro, Inc.

     2,740         98,147   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER, CYCLICAL

        631,962   
     

 

 

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical (3.38%)

     

Commercial Services (0.38%)

     

Sotheby’s

     2,437         71,526   
     

 

 

 
     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

Healthcare Products (0.61%)

     

Johnson & Johnson

     1,626       $ 112,552   
     

 

 

 

Household Products/Wares (0.06%)

     

ACCO Brands Corp.(a)

     1,300         11,011   
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (2.33%)

     

Merck & Co., Inc.

     4,741         209,410   

Pfizer, Inc.

     9,293         223,403   
     

 

 

 
        432,813   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL

        627,902   
     

 

 

 

Energy (2.86%)

     

Oil & Gas (2.86%)

     

Chevron Corp.

     2,444         267,814   

ExxonMobil Corp.

     1,606         139,481   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     1,090         94,863   

Phillips 66

     802         30,155   
     

 

 

 
        532,313   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

        532,313   
     

 

 

 

Financials (2.74%)

     

Banks (1.49%)

     

East West Bancorp, Inc.

     5,442         118,636   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     2,671         157,856   
     

 

 

 
        276,492   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (0.68%)

     

American Express Co.

     2,206         127,308   
     

 

 

 

Insurance (0.57%)

     

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     3,450         105,708   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

        509,508   
     

 

 

 

Industrials (3.27%)

     

Aerospace & Defense (0.73%)

     

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

     1,921         136,180   
     

 

 

 

Engineering & Construction (0.03%)

     

Engility Holdings, Inc.(a)

     320         4,675   
     

 

 

 

Hand & Machine Tools (0.54%)

     

Snap-on, Inc.

     1,472         99,772   
     

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1.04%)

     

General Electric Co.

     9,335         193,701   
     

 

 

 
 


     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

Packaging & Containers (0.93%)

     

Ball Corp.

     4,161       $ 172,931   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

        607,259   
     

 

 

 

Technology (3.99%)

     

Computers (1.75%)

     

Apple, Inc.

     532         324,924   
     

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals (0.50%)

     

Synopsys, Inc.(a)

     3,083         93,384   
     

 

 

 

Software (1.74%)

     

CA, Inc.

     2,693         64,821   

Microsoft Corp.

     6,186         182,301   

Oracle Corp.

     2,534         76,527   
     

 

 

 
        323,649   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TECHNOLOGY

        741,957   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

     

(Cost $4,073,159)

        4,675,461   
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (67.38%)

     

Aggressive Growth (2.39%)

     

WisdomTree LargeCap Dividend Fund

     8,296         443,753   
     

 

 

 

Debt (2.09%)

     

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

     2,041         187,160   

iShares® JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Fund

     1,706         202,246   
     

 

 

 
        389,406   
     

 

 

 

Emerging Market Equity (9.33%)

     

iShares® MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index Fund

     5,280         279,735   

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

     10,336         404,344   

Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

     26,251         1,050,565   
     

 

 

 
        1,734,644   
     

 

 

 

Equity (35.24%)

     

Global X FTSE ASEAN 40 ETF

     11,825         192,511   

Health Care Select Sector SPDR® Fund(b)

     5,588         214,524   

iShares® MSCI ACWI ex US Index Fund

     8,897         331,769   

iShares® MSCI Germany Index Fund

     16,495         333,364   

iShares® MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund

     5,655         242,147   
     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

Equity (continued)

     

iShares® Russell Microcap Index Fund

     6,491       $ 319,682   

iShares® S&P SmallCap 600® Index Fund

     15,263         1,109,620   

Powershares DWA Technical Leaders Portfolio

     10,377         275,094   

PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio

     18,634         273,286   

PowerShares S&P® SmallCap Health Care Portfolio

     3,179         109,835   

SPDR® Dow Jones REIT ETF

     11,078         822,652   

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

     2,275         205,637   

Vanguard Large-Cap ETF

     27,346         1,718,423   

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Small-Cap Dividend Fund

     9,300         405,015   
     

 

 

 
        6,553,559   
     

 

 

 

Fixed Income / Corporate Bonds (2.48%)

  

  

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

     5,789         461,499   
     

 

 

 

Fixed Income / High Yield (7.28%)

  

  

PowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

     16,295         307,324   

SPDR® Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF

     26,255         1,047,049   
     

 

 

 
        1,354,373   
     

 

 

 

International Equity (7.31%)

     

iShares® MSCI Canada Index Fund

     3,213         84,470   

iShares® MSCI United Kingdom Index Fund

     32,553         534,846   

Vanguard MSCI EAFE ETF

     23,402         740,673   
     

 

 

 
        1,359,989   
     

 

 

 

Utilities (1.26%)

     

Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund(b)

     6,184         234,497   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

     

(Cost $12,240,133)

        12,531,720   
     

 

 

 

 

     7-Day
Yield
    Shares      Value
(Note 2)
 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (7.44%)

  

  

Money Market Fund (7.44%)

       

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class

     0.096 %     1,383,359         1,383,359   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $1,383,359)

  

  

     1,383,359   
       

 

 

 
 


     7-Day
Yield
   Shares   

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.96%)

(Cost $17,696,651)

   $ 18,590,540   

Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities (0.04%)

     8,254   
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

         $ 18,598,794   
        

 

 

 

(a) Non-Income Producing Security.

(b) Affiliated Company. See Note 3 to Quarterly Statement of Investments.

Common Abbreviations:

ASEAN - Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

ACWI - All Country World Index.

EAFE - Europe, Australia, and Far East.

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund.

FTSE - Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange.

MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International.

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.

S&P - Standard and Poor’s.

SPDR - Standard and Poor’s Depositary Receipt.

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are based on third party definitions and are unaudited. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.

    

 


RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS (26.01%)

  

  

Basic Materials (0.87%)

     

Forest Products & Paper (0.87%)

     

MeadWestvaco Corp.

     23,379         $663,964   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL BASIC MATERIALS

        663,964   
     

 

 

 

Communications (3.86%)

     

Media (1.02%)

     

Time Warner, Inc.

     20,031         783,613   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunications (2.84%)

     

BCE, Inc.

     23,895         1,016,493   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     19,329         1,153,555   
     

 

 

 
        2,170,048   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS

        2,953,661   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples (1.31%)

     

Retail (1.31%)

     

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     13,469         1,002,498   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES

        1,002,498   
     

 

 

 

Consumer, Cyclical (3.52%)

     

Retail (2.53%)

     

McDonald’s Corp.

     13,814         1,234,419   

Nordstrom, Inc.

     7,051         381,741   

Tiffany & Co.

     5,778         317,386   
     

 

 

 
        1,933,546   
     

 

 

 

Toys, Games & Hobbies (0.99%)

     

Hasbro, Inc.

     21,203         759,491   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER, CYCLICAL

        2,693,037   
     

 

 

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical (4.71%)

     

Healthcare Products (1.00%)

     

Johnson & Johnson

     11,070         766,265   
     

 

 

 

Household Products/Wares (0.09%)

     

ACCO Brands Corp.(a)

     7,846         66,456   
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals (3.62%)

     

Merck & Co., Inc.

     33,396         1,475,101   

Pfizer, Inc.

     53,900         1,295,756   
     

 

 

 
        2,770,857   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL

        3,603,578   
     

 

 

 
     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

Energy (2.38%)

     

Oil & Gas (2.38%)

     

Chevron Corp.

     7,619         $834,890   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     8,982         781,703   

Phillips 66

     5,371         201,950   
     

 

 

 
        1,818,543   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

        1,818,543   
     

 

 

 

Financials (2.83%)

     

Banks (1.51%)

     

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     19,478         1,151,150   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (1.32%)

     

American Express Co.

     17,525         1,011,367   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

        2,162,517   
     

 

 

 

Industrials (2.58%)

     

Aerospace & Defense (0.96%)

     

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

     10,352         733,853   
     

 

 

 

Engineering & Construction (0.03%)

     

Engility Holdings, Inc.(a)

     1,721         25,127   
     

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturing (1.59%)

     

General Electric Co.

     58,370         1,211,177   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

        1,970,157   
     

 

 

 

Technology (3.95%)

     

Computers (1.49%)

     

Apple, Inc.

     1,867         1,140,289   
     

 

 

 

Software (2.46%)

     

CA, Inc.

     29,249         704,023   

Microsoft Corp.

     40,084         1,181,276   
     

 

 

 
        1,885,299   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TECHNOLOGY

        3,025,588   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $17,634,997)

        19,893,543   
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (60.54%)

     

Aggressive Growth (4.46%)

     

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

     58,984         3,409,275   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Staples (1.27%)

     

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

     10,807         976,845   
     

 

 

 
 


     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

Debt (12.65%)

     

iShares® Barclays 1-3 Year Credit Bond Fund

     10,856         $1,142,920   

iShares® iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund

     42,334         3,882,028   

iShares® JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Fund

     26,538         3,146,080   

PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio

     61,235         1,504,544   
     

 

 

 
        9,675,572   
     

 

 

 

Emerging Market Equity (6.41%)

     

Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

     122,537         4,903,931   
     

 

 

 

Equity (13.45%)

     

Health Care Select Sector SPDR® Fund(b)

     34,980         1,342,882   

iShares® MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund

     40,434         1,581,778   

iShares® MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund

     17,521         750,249   

iShares® S&P Mid-Cap 400® Index Fund

     7,986         751,003   

PowerShares International Dividend Achievers Portfolio

     75,099         1,101,402   

SPDR® Dow Jones REIT ETF

     44,414         3,298,184   

Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund(b)

     38,565         1,462,385   
     

 

 

 
        10,287,883   
     

 

 

 

Fixed Income / Corporate Bonds (7.65%)

     

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

     73,397         5,851,209   
     

 

 

 

Fixed Income / High Yield (14.65%)

     

PowerShares Fundamental High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio

     221,818         4,183,487   

SPDR® Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF

     176,068         7,021,592   
     

 

 

 
        11,205,079   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

(Cost $44,476,391)

        46,309,794   
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED NOTES (1.13%)

     

Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) (1.13%)

     

UBS E-TRACS Alerian MLP Infrastructure ETN

     26,125         861,080   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED NOTES

(Cost $827,225)

        861,080   
     

 

 

 
    7-Day
Yield
    Shares    

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (12.27%)

  

   

Money Market Fund (12.27%)

     

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class

    0.096 %     9,387,550        $9,387,550   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $9,387,550)

        9,387,550   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.95%)

(Cost $72,326,163)

      $ 76,451,967   

Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities (0.05%)

        38,465   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

      $ 76,490,432   
     

 

 

 

(a) Non-Income Producing Security.

(b) Affiliated Company. See Note 3 to Quarterly Statement of Investments.

Common Abbreviations:

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund.

ETN - Exchange Traded Note.

MLP - Master Limited Partnership.

MSCI - Morgan Stanley Capital International.

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.

S&P - Standard and Poor’s.

SPDR - Standard and Poor’s Depositary Receipt.

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are based on third party definitions and are unaudited. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.

 


Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Financial Investors Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on November 30, 1993 and registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund, ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund, ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund, Clough China Fund, Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund, RiverFront Global Growth Fund (prior to January 1, 2012 known as RiverFront Long-Term Growth Fund), RiverFront Dynamic Equity Income Fund (prior to January 1, 2012 known as RiverFront Long-Term Growth and Income Fund), RiverFront Global Allocation Fund (prior to January 1, 2012 known as RiverFront Moderate Growth Fund), and RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are nine of twenty-three separate funds offered to the public under the Trust as of July 31, 2012.

ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation. ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund seeks to maximize total return, which consists of appreciation on its investments and a variable income stream ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. Dividend income may be a factor in portfolio selection but is secondary to the Fund’s principal objective. The Clough China Fund seeks to provide investors with long-term capital appreciation. The Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund seeks to maximize real returns, consistent with prudent investment management. The RiverFront Global Growth Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation through a fully managed investment policy utilizing United States and foreign equity securities, debt and money market securities, the combination of which will be varied from time to time both with respect to types of securities and markets in response to changing market and economic trends. The RiverFront Dynamic Equity Income Fund seeks to achieve long-term growth and income through a combination of capital appreciation and rising dividend payments that exceeds the average yield on global stocks generally. The RiverFront Global Allocation Fund seeks to provide high total investment return through a fully managed investment policy utilizing United States and foreign equity securities, debt and money market securities, the combination of which will be varied from time to time both with respect to types of securities and markets in response to changing market and economic trends. Total investment return means the combination of capital appreciation and investment income. The RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund has two primary investment objectives. It seeks (1) to provide a level of current income that exceeds the average yield on U.S. stocks in general and (2) to provide a growing stream of income over the years. The Fund’s secondary objective is to provide growth of capital.

The classes differ principally in the applicable distribution and shareholder service fees. Shareholders of each class also bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders bear the common expenses of the Fund and earn income and realized gains/losses from the Fund pro rata based on the average daily net assets of each class, without distinction between share classes. Dividends to shareholders are determined separately for each class based on income and expenses allocable to each class. Realized gain distributions to shareholders are allocated to each class pro rata based on the shares outstanding of each class on the date of distribution. Differences in per share dividend rates generally result from differences in separate class expenses, including distribution and shareholder service fees, if applicable.

On September 24, 2010, RiverFront Long-Term Growth Fund (the “Predecessor RiverFront Fund”), a series of Baird Funds, Inc., participated in a tax-free reorganization whereby the Predecessor RiverFront Fund merged into the newly created RiverFront Long-Term Growth Fund, a series of the Financial Investors Trust. For financial reporting purposes, the Predecessor RiverFront Fund was considered the acquirer and as such the Fund has carried over the historic performance and financial results of the Predecessor RiverFront Fund. The Predecessor RiverFront Fund commenced operations on October 28, 2008.

Basis of Consolidation for the ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund

ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund, (the “Kotak Fund”) invests in the equity securities of Indian companies through its wholly owned, collective investment vehicle, the India Premier Equity Portfolio (the “Portfolio”). The Portfolio is registered with and regulated by the Mauritius Financial Services Commission. The Portfolio was formed for the purpose of facilitating the Kotak Fund’s purchase of securities of a wide selection of Indian companies, consistent with the Kotak Fund’s investment strategies. The Portfolio is a private company limited by shares incorporated under the Mauritius Companies Act 2001. As a wholly owned subsidiary of the Kotak Fund, financial statements of the Portfolio are included in the consolidated financial statements and financial highlights of the Kotak Fund. All investments held by the Portfolio are disclosed in the accounts of the Kotak Fund.

The Portfolio established residency in Mauritius allowing the Fund to receive the beneficial tax treatment under the Treaty between India and Mauritius. If the benefits of the Treaty are denied or if the Portfolio is held to have a permanent establishment in India, gains derived by the Portfolio due to the sale of securities, may be subject to taxation in India. Currently, India has introduced legislation on General Anti-Avoidance Rules (“GAAR”) which contain treaty override provisions. The GAAR may be used by the Indian tax authorities to declare any arrangement whose main purpose or one of the main purposes is to obtain a tax benefit, as an “impermissible avoidance arrangement”. Originally, GAAR was to be effective from April 1, 2012; however GAAR has been deferred until April 1, 2013.


Basis of Consolidation for the Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund

Jefferies Asset Management Cayman Commodity Fund Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a Cayman Islands exempted company, was incorporated on April 23, 2010 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Fund (“the Jefferies Fund”). The Subsidiary acts as an investment vehicle for the Jefferies Fund in order to effect certain commodity-related investments on behalf of the Jefferies Fund. Jefferies Fund is the sole shareholder of the Subsidiary pursuant to a subscription agreement dated as of June 14, 2010, and it is intended that the Jefferies Fund will remain the sole shareholder and will continue to wholly own and control the Subsidiary. Under the Articles of Association of the Subsidiary, shares issued by the Subsidiary confer upon a shareholder the right to vote at general meetings of the Subsidiary and certain rights in connection with any winding-up or repayment of capital, as well as the right to participate in the profits or assets of the Subsidiary. The Jefferies Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in shares of the Subsidiary. As a wholly owned subsidiary of the Jefferies Fund, the financial statements of the Subsidiary are included in the consolidated financial statements and financial highlights of the Jefferies Fund. All investments held by the Subsidiary are disclosed in the accounts of the Jefferies Fund. As of July 31, 2012, net assets of the Jefferies Fund were $236,236,448, of which $48,278,752, or 20.44%, represented the Jefferies Fund’s ownership of all issued shares and voting rights of the Subsidiary.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds and subsidiaries, as applicable, in preparation of their financial statements.

Investment Valuation: The Funds generally value their securities based on market prices determined at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading.

For equity securities and mutual funds that are traded on an exchange, the market price is usually the closing sale or official closing price on that exchange. In the case of equity securities not traded on an exchange, or if such closing prices are not otherwise available, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day.

The market price for debt obligations is generally the price supplied by an independent third-party pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), which may use a matrix, formula or other objective method that takes into consideration quotations from dealers, market transactions in comparable investments, market indices and yield curves. If vendors are unable to supply a price, or if the price supplied is deemed to be unreliable, the market price may be determined using quotations received from one or more brokers–dealers that make a market in the security. Short–term debt obligations that will mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that using this method would not reflect an investment’s fair value. Investments in non-exchange traded funds are fair valued at their respective net asset values.

Futures contracts that are listed or traded on a national securities exchange, commodities exchange, contract market or comparable over the counter market, and that are freely transferable, are valued at their closing settlement price on the exchange on which they are primarily traded or based upon the current settlement price for a like instrument acquired on the day on which the instrument is being valued. A settlement price may not be used if the market makes a limit move with respect to a particular commodity. Over-the-counter swap contracts for which market quotations are readily available are valued based on quotes received from independent pricing services or one or more dealers that make markets in such securities.

Equity securities that are primarily traded on foreign securities exchanges are valued at the closing values of such securities on their respective foreign exchanges, except when an event occurs subsequent to the close of the foreign exchange and the close of the NYSE that was likely to have changed such value. In such an event, the fair value of those securities are determined in good faith through consideration of other factors in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. The Funds will use a fair valuation model provided by an independent pricing service, which is intended to reflect fair value when a security’s value or a meaningful portion of the Fund’s portfolio is believed to have been materially affected by an valuation event that has occurred between the close of the exchange or market on which the security is traded and the close of the regular trading day on the NYSE. The Funds’ valuation procedures set forth certain triggers which instruct when to use the fair valuation model.

Forward currency exchange contracts have a market value determined by the prevailing foreign currency exchange daily rates and current foreign currency exchange forward rates. The foreign currency exchange forward rates are calculated using an automated system that estimates rates on the basis of the current day foreign currency exchange rates and forward foreign currency exchange rates supplied by a pricing service. Foreign exchange rates and forward foreign currency exchange rates may generally be obtained at the close of the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

When such prices or quotations are not available, or when the Fair Value Committee appointed by the Board believes that they are unreliable, securities may be priced using fair value procedures approved by the Board.


Investment Transactions and Investment Income: Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the investments are purchased or sold (trade date basis). Net realized gains and losses from investment transactions are reported on an identified cost basis. Interest income, which includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums, is accrued and recorded as earned. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date or for certain foreign securities, as soon as information is available to each Fund.

Foreign Securities: Each Fund may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible reevaluation of currencies, the inability to repatriate foreign currency, less complete financial information about companies and possible future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable U.S. issuers.

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment valuations and other assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. The portion of realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed and is included in realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments, when applicable.

Foreign Currency Spot Contracts: The Funds may enter into foreign currency spot contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign securities or to convert foreign currency receipts into U.S. dollars. A foreign currency spot contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell currencies at the current market rate, for settlement generally within two business days. The U.S. dollar value of the contracts is determined using current currency exchange rates supplied by a pricing service. The contract is marked-to-market daily for settlements beyond one day and any change in market value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value on the open and close date. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency, or if the counterparties do not perform under the contract’s terms. The maximum potential loss from such contracts is the aggregate face value in U.S. dollars at the time the contract was opened.

Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): The Funds may invest a portion of their assets in REITs and are subject to certain risks associated with direct investment in REITs. REITs may be affected by changes in the value of their underlying properties and by defaults by borrowers or tenants. REITs depend generally on their ability to generate cash flow to make distributions to shareowners, and certain REITs have self-liquidation provisions by which mortgages held may be paid in full and distributions of capital returns may be made at any time. In addition, the performance of a REIT may be affected by its failure to qualify for tax-free pass-through of income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or its failure to maintain exemption from registration under the 1940 Act.

Treasury Inflation Protected-Securities: The Funds may invest in treasury inflation protected securities (“TIPS”), including structured bonds in which the principal amount is adjusted daily to keep pace with inflation, as measured by the U.S. Consumer Pricing Index for Urban Consumers. The adjustments to principal due to inflation/ deflation are reflected as increases/decreases to interest income with a corresponding adjustment to cost. Such adjustments may have a significant impact on a Fund’s distributions and may result in a return of capital to shareholders. The repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity is guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

Fair Value Measurements: The Funds disclose the classification of their fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments. These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;

Level 2 - Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

Level 3 - Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.


The following is a summary of each Fund’s investments/financial instruments in the fair value hierarchy as of July 31, 2012:

ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund

Investments in Securities at Value    Level 1 –
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
    

Level 2 -

Other Significant
Observable Inputs

    

Level 3 -

Significant
Unobservable Inputs

     Total  

 

 

Common Stocks

           

Basic Materials

   $       $ 224,419       $       $ 224,419   

Communications

             161,637                 161,637   

Consumer, Cyclical

             434,803                 434,803   

Consumer, Non-cyclical

             824,131                 824,131   

Energy

     67,016         336,697                 403,713   

Financials

             1,104,909                 1,104,909   

Industrials

     46,931         341,977                 388,908   

Technology

             498,690                 498,690   

Utilities

             98,292                 98,292   

Short Term Investments

     15,913                         15,913   

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 129,860       $ 4,025,555       $       $     4,155,415   

 

 

ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund

Investments in Securities at Value    Level 1 –
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 –
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    

Level 3 –

Significant
Unobservable Inputs

     Total  

 

 

Common Stocks(a)

   $ 159,891,835       $       $       $ 159,891,835   

Total

   $ 159,891,835       $       $       $     159,891,835   

 

 

ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund

Investments in Securities at Value    Level 1 –
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 –
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    

Level 3 –

Significant
Unobservable Inputs

     Total  

 

 

Common Stocks(a)

   $ 74,245,560       $       $       $ 74,245,560   

Exchange Traded Funds

     605,528                         605,528   

Short Term Investments

     229,390                         229,390   

 

 

Total

   $ 75,080,478       $       $       $     75,080,478   

 

 

Clough China Fund

Investments in Securities at Value*    Level 1 –
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 –
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    

Level 3 –

Significant
Unobservable Inputs

     Total  

 

 

Common Stocks

   $       $ 50,079,649       $       $ 50,079,649   

Short Term Investments

     3,450,867                         3,450,867   

 

 

Total

   $ 3,450,867       $ 50,079,649       $       $     53,530,516   

 

 

Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund

Investments in Securities at Value    Level 1 –
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 -
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    

Level 3 -

Significant
Unobservable Inputs

     Total  

 

 

Common Stocks

   $ 89,889,253       $       $       $ 89,889,253   

Exchange Traded Funds

     7,495,396                         7,495,396   

Government Bonds

             124,247,147                 124,247,147   

Warrants

     8                         8   

Short Term Investments

     22,534,324                         22,534,324   

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 119,918,981       $ 124,247,147       $       $     244,166,128   

 

 

Other Financial Instruments

           

Assets:

           

Futures Contracts

   $ 6,813       $       $       $ 6,813   

Total Return Swap Contracts

             8,308,199                 8,308,199   

Liabilities:

           

Futures Contracts

     (440,117)                         (440,117)   

Options

     (33,000)                         (33,000)   

Total Return Swap Contracts

             (2,142,497)                 (2,142,497)   

 

 

TOTAL

   $ (466,304)       $ 6,165,702       $       $ 5,731,898   

 

 


RiverFront Dynamic Equity Income Fund

Investments in Securities at Value    Level 1 -
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 -
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

 

 

Common Stocks(a)

   $ 8,515,358       $       $       $ 8,515,358   

Exchange Traded Funds

     15,586,852                         15,586,852   

Exchange Traded Notes

     329,337                         329,337   

Short Term Investments

     2,298,026                         2,298,026   

 

 

Total

   $     26,729,573       $       $       $     26,729,573   

 

 

RiverFront Global Growth Fund

Investments in Securities at Value    Level 1 -
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 -
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

 

 

Common Stocks(a)

   $ 14,325,210       $       $       $ 14,325,210   

Exchange Traded Funds

     32,279,103                         32,279,103   

Short Term Investments

     1,440,002                         1,440,002   

 

 

Total

   $     48,044,315       $       $       $     48,044,315   

 

 

RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund

Investments in Securities at Value    Level 1 -
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 -
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

 

 

Common Stocks(a)

   $ 19,893,543       $       $       $ 19,893,543   

Exchange Traded Funds

     46,309,794                         46,309,794   

Exchange Traded Notes

     861,080                         861,080   

Short Term Investments

     9,387,550                         9,387,550   

 

 

Total

   $     76,451,967       $       $       $     76,451,967   

 

 

RiverFront Global Allocation Fund

Investments in Securities at Value    Level 1 -
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 -
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

 

 

Common Stocks(a)

   $ 4,675,461       $       $       $ 4,675,461   

Exchange Traded Funds

     12,531,720                         12,531,720   

Short Term Investments

     1,383,359                         1,383,359   

 

 

Total

   $     18,590,540       $       $       $     18,590,540   

 

 

The Funds recognize transfers between levels as of the end of the fiscal year. For the three months ended July 31, 2012, the Funds did not have any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 securities, except ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund which utilizes a fair value evaluation service with respect to international securities with an earlier market closing than the Fund’s net asset value computation cutoff.

Risk of Investing in Derivatives: The Funds’ use of derivatives can result in losses due to unanticipated changes in the market risk factors and the overall market. In instances where the Funds are using derivatives to decrease, or hedge, exposures to market risk factors for securities held by the Funds, there are also risks that those derivatives may not perform as expected resulting in losses for the combined or hedged positions.

Derivatives may have little or no initial cash investment relative to their market value exposure and therefore can produce significant gains or losses in excess of their cost. This use of embedded leverage allows the Fund to increase its market value exposure relative to it net assets and can substantially increase the volatility of the Funds’ performance.

Additional associated risks from investing in derivatives also exist and potentially could have significant effects on the valuation of the derivative and the Funds. Typically, the associated risks are not the risks that the Funds are attempting to increase or decrease exposure to, per their investment objectives, but are the additional risks from investing in derivatives.

 


Examples of these associated risks are liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Funds will not be able to sell or close out the derivative in a timely manner, and counterparty credit risk, which is the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligation to the Funds. In addition, use of derivatives may increase or decrease exposure to the following risk factors:

Equity Risk: Equity risk relates to the change in value of equity securities as they relate to increases or decreases in the general market. Associated risks can be different for each type of derivative and are discussed by each derivative type in the notes that follow.

Commodity Risk: Exposure to the commodities markets may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. Prices of various commodities may also be affected by factors, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and other regulatory developments, which are unpredictable. The prices of commodities can also fluctuate widely due to supply and demand disruptions in major producing or consuming regions.

Foreign Currency Risk: Currency trading involves significant risks, including market risk, interest rate risk, country risk, counterparty credit risk and short sale risk. Market risk results from the price movement of foreign currency values in response to shifting market supply and demand. Interest rate risk arises whenever a country changes its stated interest rate target associated with its currency. Country risk arises because virtually every country has interfered with international transactions in its currency.

Interest Rate Risk: Interest rate risk is the risk that fixed income securities will decline in value because of changes in interest rates. As nominal interest rates rise, the value of fixed income securities held by the Fund are likely to decrease. Securities with longer durations tend to be more sensitive to changes in interest rates, and are usually more volatile than securities.

Swap Contracts: The Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund may enter into swap transactions for hedging purposes or to seek to increase total return. At the present time, the Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund primarily enters into swap transactions for the purpose of increasing total return. Risks may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap contract to comply with the terms of the swap contract. The loss incurred by the failure of a counterparty is generally limited to the net payment to be received by the Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund and/or the termination value at the end of the contract.

Therefore, the Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund considers the creditworthiness of each counterparty to a contract in evaluating potential credit risk. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates or in the value of the underlying reference asset or index. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, market risk, liquidity risk and elements of credit, legal and documentation risk that are not directly reflected in the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

The Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund may pay or receive cash as collateral on these contracts which may be recorded as an asset and/or liability. The Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund must set aside liquid assets, or engage in other appropriate measures, to cover its obligations under these contracts. Swaps are marked to market daily using either pricing vendor quotations, counterparty prices or model prices and the change in value, if any, is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Upfront payments made and/or received by the Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund are recorded as an asset and/or liability and realized gains or losses are recognized ratably over the contract’s term/event, with the exception of forward starting interest rate swaps, whose realized gains or losses are recognized ratably from the effective start date. Periodic payments received or made on swap contracts are recorded as realized gains or losses. Gains or losses are realized upon termination of a swap contract and are recorded on the Statements of Operations.

The Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund invests in total return swaps to obtain exposure to a security or market without owning such security or investing directly in that market or to transfer the risk/return of one market (e.g., fixed income) to another market (e.g., equity) (equity risk and/or interest rate risk). Total return swaps are agreements in which there is an exchange of cash flows whereby one party commits to make payments based on the total return (coupons plus capital gains/losses) of an underlying instrument in exchange for fixed or floating rate interest payments. To the extent the total return of the instrument or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, the Fund will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty. Swap agreements held at July 31, 2012 are disclosed in the Statement of Investments.

The number of swap contracts held at July 31, 2012 is representative of swap contract activity during the three months ended July 31, 2012.

Futures: Certain Funds may invest in futures contracts in accordance with their investment objectives. Each Fund does so for a variety of reasons including for cash management, hedging or non-hedging purposes in an attempt to achieve investment returns consistent with the Fund’s investment objective. A futures contract provides for the future sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified quantity of the security or other financial instrument at a specified price and time. A futures contract on an index is an agreement pursuant to which two parties agree to take or make delivery of an amount of cash equal to the difference between the value of the index at the close of the last trading day of the contract and the price at which the index contract was originally written. Futures transactions may result in losses in excess of the amount invested in the futures contract. There can be no guarantee that there will be a correlation between price movements in the hedging vehicle and in the portfolio securities being hedged. An incorrect correlation could result in a loss on both the hedged securities in a Fund and the hedging vehicle so that the portfolio return might have been greater had hedging not been attempted. There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist at a time when a Fund seeks to close out a futures contract or a futures option position. Lack of a liquid


market for any reason may prevent a Fund from liquidating an unfavorable position, and the Fund would remain obligated to meet margin requirements until the position is closed. In addition, a Fund could be exposed to risk if the counterparties to the contracts are unable to meet the terms of their contracts. With exchange traded futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Funds since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.

When a purchase or sale of a futures contract is made by a Fund, the Fund is required to deposit with its custodian (or broker, if legally permitted) a specified amount of liquid assets (“initial margin”). The margin required for a futures contract is set by the exchange on which the contract is traded and may be modified during the term of the contract. The initial margin is in the nature of a performance bond or good faith deposit on the futures contract that is returned to a Fund upon termination of the contract, assuming all contractual obligations have been satisfied. Each day a Fund may pay or receive cash, called “variation margin,” equal to the daily change in value of the futures contract. Such payments or receipts are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses by a Fund. Variation margin does not represent a borrowing or loan by a Fund but is instead a settlement between a Fund and the broker of the amount one would owe the other if the futures contract expired. When the contract is closed, a Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. As of July 31, 2012, Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund had futures contracts outstanding with a net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of ($433,304). The other Funds held no futures contracts at July 31, 2012. The number of futures contracts held at July 31, 2012 is representative of futures contracts activity during the three months ended July 31, 2012.

Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation on Investments: As of July 31, 2012, the costs of investments for federal income tax purposes and accumulated net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments were as follows:

 

Fund   

Gross
Appreciation
(excess of
value

over tax cost)

     Gross
Depreciation
(excess of tax
cost over
value)
     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
     Cost of
Investments
for Income
Tax
Purposes
 

 

 

ALPS | Kotak India Growth Fund

     (96,965)         (412,362)         (509,327)         4,664,742   

ALPS | Red Rocks Listed Private Equity Fund

     8,292,234         (11,400,499)         (3,108,265)         163,000,132   

ALPS | WMC Value Intersection Fund

     13,829,104         (3,499,598)         10,329,506         64,750,972   

Clough China Fund

     5,288,458         (1,163,855)         4,124,603         49,405,913   

Jefferies Asset Management Commodity Strategy Allocation Fund

     3,759,897         (8,035,478)         (4,275,581)         248,441,709   

RiverFront Global Growth Fund

     5,083,303         (465,874)         4,617,429         43,426,886   

RiverFront Dynamic Equity Income Fund

     1,821,334         (183,052)         1,638,282         25,091,291   

RiverFront Global Allocation Fund

     1,022,392         (273,926)         748,466         17,842,074   

RiverFront Moderate Growth and Income

     4,268,322         (219,005)         4,049,317         72,402,650   

3. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

For the three months ended July 31, 2012, the following Funds recorded distributions from affiliated investment companies as affiliated dividend income, and had the following affiliated purchases and sales:

RiverFront Global Growth Fund

Security Name    Share
Balance
April 30,
2012
     Purchases      Sales     

Share
Balance July

31, 2012

     Dividend
Income
     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    

Market

Value July

31, 2012

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR® Fund

     17,524         -         17,524         -       $ 2,526       $ 114,259       $ -   

Health Care Select Sector SPDR® Fund

     14,866         -         831         14,035         2,827         1,120         538,804   

Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund

     -         22,249         1,310         20,939         7,270         444         794,007   

 

 
               $ 12,623       $ 115,823       $ 1,332,811   

 

 


RiverFront Dynamic Equity Income Fund

Security Name    Share
Balance
April 30,
2012
     Purchases      Sales     

Share
Balance July

31, 2012

     Dividend
Income
     Realized
Loss
    

Market

Value July

31, 2012

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR® Fund

     -         7,432         7,432         -       $ 1,095       $ (3,850)       $ -   

Health Care Select Sector SPDR® Fund

     15,042         111         381         14,772         2,935         15         567,097   

Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund

     17,503         141         405         17,239         5,904         (4)         653,703   

 

 
               $   9,934       $     (3,839)       $ 1,220,800   

 

 

RiverFront Global Allocation Fund

Security Name    Share
Balance
April 30,
2012
     Purchases      Sales     

Share
Balance July

31, 2012

     Dividend
Income
     Realized
Gain
    

Market

Value July

31, 2012

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR® Fund

     5,993         -         5,993         -       $ 910       $ 39,069       $ -   

Health Care Select Sector SPDR® Fund

     5,588         -         -         5,588         1,110         -         214,524   

Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund

     -         6,184            6,184         2,118         -         234,497   

 

 
               $   4,138       $     39,069       $ 449,021   

 

 

RiverFront Moderate Growth & Income Fund

Security Name    Share
Balance
April 30,
2012
     Purchases      Sales     

Share
Balance July

31, 2012

     Dividend
Income
     Realized
Gain/(Loss)
    

Market

Value July

31, 2012

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR® Fund

     -         16,595         16,595         -       $ 2,492       $     (18,487)       $ -   

Health Care Select Sector SPDR® Fund

     33,164         1,816         -         34,980         6,605         -         1,342,882   

Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund

     36,892         1,673         -         38,565         12,721         -         1,462,385   

 

 
               $   21,818       $ (18,487)       $ 2,805,267   

 

 

The above securities are deemed affiliated investment companies because the Fund’s Distributor, ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor” or “ADI”) is also the distributor of the Select Sector SPDR exchange traded funds (the “Underlying Sector ETFs”). As required by exemptive relief obtained by the Underlying Sector ETFs, the Adviser will reimburse the Fund an amount equal to the distribution fee received by ADI from the Underlying Sector ETFs attributable to the Fund’s investment in the Underlying Sector ETFs, for so long as ADI acts as the distributor to the Fund and the Underlying Sector ETFs.


ASPEN MANAGED FUTURES STRATEGY FUND

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

     7-Day Yield     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (18.28%)

       

MONEY MARKET FUND (18.28%)

       

Dreyfus Treasury & Agency Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares

     0.010 %     9,384,355      $ 9,384,354   

HighMark 100% U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund

     0.000 %     9,384,355        9,384,355   
       

 

 

 
          18,768,709   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $18,768,709)

          18,768,709   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (18.28%)

(Cost $18,768,709)

        $ 18,768,709   

Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities (81.72%)

          83,879,346 (a) 
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

        $ 102,648,055   
       

 

 

 

 

(a) 

Includes cash which is being held as collateral for futures contracts.

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

FUTURES CONTRACTS

At July 31, 2012, the Fund had outstanding futures contracts:

 

Description    Position      Contracts      Expiration
Date
     Underlying Face
Amount at Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
 

 

 

Australian Dollar Currency Future

     Long         122         09/18/12       $ 12,770,960       $ 424,168   

Canadian 10 Year Bond Future

     Long         141         09/20/12         19,534,866         108,537   

Corn Future

     Long         66         09/15/12         2,661,450         522,310   

Crude Oil Future

     Short         20         08/22/12         (1,761,200)         42,131   

Euro FX Currency Future

     Short         82         09/18/12         (12,620,825)         103,553   

Euro-Bond Future

     Long         111         09/07/12         19,744,654         30,567   

Long Gilt Future

     Long         102         09/27/12         19,491,016         265,366   

New Zealand Dollar Future

     Long         107         09/18/12         8,641,320         210,923   

S&P 500® Emini Future

     Long         43         09/22/12         2,955,390         19,892   

Soybean Future

     Long         32         09/15/12         2,650,800         95,990   

Swiss Franc Currency Future

     Short         66         09/18/12         (8,462,025)         50,961   

U.S. 10-Year Treasury Notes Future

     Long         144         09/20/12         19,390,507         85,394   
           

 

 

 
            $ 84,996,913       $ 1,959,792   
           

 

 

 

 

Description    Position      Contracts      Expiration
Date
     Underlying Face
Amount at Value
     Unrealized
Depreciation
 

 

 

Canadian Dollar Currency Future

     Short         42         09/19/12       $ (4,184,040)       $ (49,712)   

Copper Future

     Short         11         09/27/12         (939,813)         (17,451)   

Euro STOXX 50 Index Future

     Short         110         09/22/12         (3,150,823)         (234,641)   

FTSE 100 IDX Future

     Long         17         09/22/12         1,494,183         (4,866)   

Gold 100 Oz Future

     Short         6         12/31/12         (968,760)         (921)   

Heating Oil Future

     Short         14         09/01/12         (1,674,624)         (813)   

Japanese Yen Currency Future

     Short         2         09/18/12         (320,175)         (4,495)   

Nikkei 225 Index Future

     Short         68         09/14/12         (2,927,400)         (33,352)   

Silver Future

     Short         12         09/27/12         (1,674,840)         (49,852)   

Sugar No. 11 (World) Future

     Long         32         09/29/12         811,418         (11,575)   
           

 

 

 
            $ (13,534,874)       $ (407,678)   
           

 

 

 


Common Abbreviations:

FTSE - Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange

FX - Foreign

No. - Number

Oz - Ounce

S&P - Standard and Poor’s

See Notes to Consolidated Quarterly Statement of Investments.


Notes to Consolidated Quarterly Statement of Investments

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Financial Investors Trust (the “Trust”) a Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). As of July 31, 2012, the Trust has twenty-three registered funds. This quarterly report describes the Aspen Managed Futures Strategy Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund seeks investment results that replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Aspen Managed Futures Beta Index (the “MFBI” or “Index”).

Basis of Consolidation for the Aspen Futures Fund, Ltd.

Aspen Futures Fund, Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a Cayman Islands exempted company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Aspen Managed Futures Strategy Fund. The Subsidiary acts as an investment vehicle for the Fund in order to effect certain commodity-related investments on behalf of the Fund. Investments in the Subsidiary are expected to provide the Fund with exposure to the commodity markets within the limitations of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and recent IRS revenue rulings, as discussed below under “Dividends and Distribution” and “Taxes.” The Fund is the sole shareholder of the Subsidiary pursuant to a subscription agreement dated as of August 2, 2011, and it is intended that the Fund will remain the sole shareholder and will continue to control the Subsidiary. Under the Articles of Association of the Subsidiary, shares issued by the Subsidiary confer upon a shareholder the right to vote at general meetings of the Subsidiary and certain rights in connection with any winding-up or repayment of capital, as well as the right to participate in the profits or assets of the Subsidiary. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in shares of the Subsidiary. As a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund, all assets and liabilities, income and expenses of the Subsidiary are consolidated in the financial statements and financial highlights of the Fund. All investments held by the Subsidiary are disclosed in the accounts of the Fund.

The Subsidiary prices its portfolio investments pursuant to the same pricing and valuation methodologies and procedures used by the Fund, which require, among other things, that each of the Subsidiary’s portfolio investments be marked-to-market (that is, the value on the Subsidiary’s books changes) each business day to reflect changes in the market value of each investment. The value of shares of the Subsidiary fluctuates with the value of the Subsidiary’s portfolio investments.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, (“GAAP”).

The preparation of Statement of Investments in accordance with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements during the reporting period. Management believes the estimates and security valuations are appropriate; however, actual results may differ from those estimates, and the security valuations reflected in the Statement of Investments may differ from the value the Fund ultimately realizes upon sale of the securities. The Statement of Investments have been prepared as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on July 31, 2012.

Investment Valuation: The Fund generally values its securities based on market prices determined at the close of regular trading on the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading.

For equity securities that are traded on an exchange, the market price is usually the closing sale or official closing price on that exchange. In the case of equity securities not traded on an exchange, or if such closing prices are not otherwise available, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day.

The market price for debt obligations is generally the price supplied by an independent third-party pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), which may use a matrix, formula or other objective method that takes into consideration quotations from dealers, market transactions in comparable investments, market indices and yield curves. If vendors are unable to supply a price, or if the price supplied is deemed to be unreliable, the market price may be determined using quotations received from one or more broker–dealers that make a market in the security. Short–term debt obligations that will mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that using this method would not reflect an investment’s fair value. Investments in non-exchange traded funds are fair valued at their respective net asset values.

Futures contracts that are listed or traded on a national securities exchange, commodities exchange, contract market or comparable over-the-counter market, and that are freely transferable, are valued at their closing settlement price on the


exchange on which they are primarily traded or based upon the current settlement price for a like instrument acquired on the day on which the instrument is being valued. A settlement price may not be used if the market makes a limit move with respect to a particular commodity.

Forward currency exchange contracts have a market value determined by the prevailing foreign currency exchange daily rates and current foreign currency exchange forward rates. The foreign currency exchange forward rates are calculated using an automated system that estimates rates on the basis of the current day foreign currency exchange rates and forward foreign currency exchange rates supplied by a pricing service.

Redeemable securities issued by open-end registered investment companies are valued at the investment company’s applicable net asset value.

Investment securities that are primarily traded on foreign securities exchanges are valued at the preceding closing values of such securities on their respective exchanges, except when an occurrence subsequent to the time a value was so established is likely to have changed such value. In such an event, the fair value of those securities is determined in good faith through consideration of other factors in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board.

When such prices or quotations are not available, or when the Fair Value Committee appointed by the Board believes that they are unreliable, securities may be priced using fair value procedures approved by the Board. The Funds may also use fair value procedures if the Fair Value Committee determines that a significant event has occurred between the time at which a market price is determined and the time at which a Fund’s NAV is calculated. In particular, the value of non-U.S. securities may be materially affected by events occurring after the close of the foreign exchange on which they are traded, but before a Fund prices its shares.

Investment Transactions: Investment and shareholder transactions are accounted for on the date the investments are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are reported on an identified cost basis. Interest income, which includes accretion of discounts, is accrued and recorded as earned. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date or for certain foreign securities, as soon as information is available to the Fund.

Foreign Securities: The Fund may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible reevaluation of currencies, the inability to repatriate foreign currency, less complete financial information about companies and possible future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable U.S. issuers.

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment valuations and other assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Prevailing foreign exchange rates may generally be obtained at the close of the NYSE (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The portion of realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed and is included in realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments, when applicable.

Foreign Currency Spot Contracts: The Fund may enter into foreign currency spot contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign securities or to convert foreign currency receipts into U.S. dollars. A foreign currency spot contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell currencies at the current market rate, for settlement generally within two business days. The U.S. dollar value of the contracts is determined using current currency exchange rates supplied by a pricing service. The contract is marked-to-market daily for settlements beyond one day and any change in market value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value on the open and close date. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency, or if the counterparties do not perform under the contract’s terms. The maximum potential loss from such contracts is the aggregate face value in U.S. dollars at the time the contract was opened.

Fair Value Measurements: The Fund discloses the classification of its fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.


Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments. These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

 

Level 1 –

  

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;

Level 2 –

  

Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

Level 3 –

  

Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

The following is a summary of each input used to value the Fund as of July 31, 2012:

Aspen Managed Futures Strategy Fund

 

Investments in Securities at Value   

Level 1 -

Quoted Prices

   

Level 2 -

Other Significant

Observable Inputs

    

Level 3 -

Significant Unobservable

Inputs

     Total  

 

 

Short Term Investments

   $             18,768,709      $       $       $             18,768,709   

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 18,768,709      $       $       $ 18,768,709   

 

 

Other Financial Instruments

          

Assets:

          

Futures Contracts

   $ 1,959,792      $       $       $ 1,959,792   

Liabilities:

          

Futures Contracts

     (407,678                     (407,678

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 1,552,114      $       $       $ 1,552,114   

 

 

For the period ended July 31, 2012, the Fund did not have any significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 securities. As such, international securities can transfer between Level 1 and Level 2 based on triggers being met without disclosure detailing the transfers into and out of Level 1 and Level 2.

Futures: The Fund and the Subsidiary may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular commodity, instrument or index for a specified price on a specified future date. When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker an amount of cash or short-term high-quality securities as “initial margin”. As the value of the contract changes, the value of the futures contract position increases or declines. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin”, are made or received by the Fund or the Subsidiary, depending on the price fluctuations in the fair value of the contract and the value of cash or securities on deposit with the broker. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses). Realized gain or loss on a futures position is equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed, minus brokerage commissions. When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract certain risks may arise, such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit the Fund’s or the Subsidiary’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to settlement date, and unanticipated movements in the value of securities, commodities or interest rates. Futures contracts are exchange-traded. Exchange-traded futures are standardized contracts and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment supported by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risk to the Fund and the Subsidiary is reduced.

Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation on Investments: The differences between book-basis and tax-basis are primarily due to the deferral of wash sale losses. As of July 31, 2012, the cost of securities on a tax basis and gross unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

     Aspen Managed Futures
Strategy Fund
 

 

 

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

   $ 520,139   

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

     (670,904

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (150,765

 

 

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

   $             18,919,474   

 

 


DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS FUND

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2012 (UNAUDITED)

 

      Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS (70.56%)

     

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (21.51%)

     

Auto & Auto Parts (1.16%)

     

Gentex Corp.

     25,575       $ 409,456   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Products (7.14%)

     

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

     24,794         511,500   

Garmin Ltd.

     13,488         520,772   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     4,781         690,090   

Select Comfort Corp.(a)

     30,312         788,415   
     

 

 

 
        2,510,777   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Services (0.28%)

     

Nutrisystem, Inc.

     9,532         99,943   
     

 

 

 

Leisure (1.75%)

     

The Cheesecake Factory, Inc.(a)

     7,100         237,992   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     15,150         378,447   
     

 

 

 
        616,439   
     

 

 

 

Media (0.84%)

     

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. - Class A(a)

     15,287         293,510   
     

 

 

 

Retail (10.34%)

     

Cabela’s, Inc.(a)

     20,175         926,839   

Limited Brands, Inc.

     21,380         1,016,619   

TJX Cos., Inc.

     38,300         1,695,924   
     

 

 

 
        3,639,382   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY

        7,569,507   
     

 

 

 

ENERGY (1.54%)

     

Energy Equipment & Services (1.54%)

     

Noble Corp.

     14,682         543,234   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ENERGY

        543,234   
     

 

 

 

FINANCIAL SERVICES (2.88%)

     

Consumer Finance & Credit Services (1.86%)

     

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     7,044         654,810   
     

 

 

 

Investment Banking & Brokerage (1.02%)

     

E*Trade Financial Corp.(a)

     16,184         123,484   

Janus Capital Group, Inc.

     32,475         234,794   
     

 

 

 
        358,278   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIAL SERVICES

        1,013,088   
     

 

 

 


      Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

FINANCIALS (0.66%)

     

Banks (0.66%)

     

TCF Financial Corp.

     
     22,600       $ 233,458   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

        233,458   
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE (7.23%)

     

Medical Equipment & Services (7.13%)

     

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

     14,950         1,512,940   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)

     1,087         523,391   

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(a)

     8,700         474,846   
     

 

 

 
        2,511,177   
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals & Biotech (0.10%)

     

Incyte Corp. Ltd.(a)

     1,400         34,986   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

        2,546,163   
     

 

 

 

PRODUCER DURABLES (11.04%)

     

Commercial Services (2.01%)

     

The Corporate Executive Board Co.

     9,975         460,147   

Paychex, Inc.

     7,600         248,444   
     

 

 

 
        708,591   
     

 

 

 

Machinery (1.93%)

     

Middleby Corp.(a)

     6,918         677,411   
     

 

 

 

Manufacturing & Production (2.50%)

     

Eaton Corp.

     20,025         877,896   
     

 

 

 

Scientific Instruments & Services (2.72%)

     

Brady Corp. - Class A

     6,900         183,057   

Trimble Navigation Ltd.(a)

     17,525         775,656   
     

 

 

 
        958,713   
     

 

 

 

Transportation & Freight (1.88%)

     

JetBlue Airways Corp.(a)

     17,450         96,149   

Landstar System, Inc.

     11,450         565,745   
     

 

 

 
        661,894   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PRODUCER DURABLES

        3,884,505   
     

 

 

 

TECHNOLOGY (24.35%)

     

Computers (0.01%)

     

Imation Corp.(a)

     800         4,456   
     

 

 

 

Electronics (8.04%)

     

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)

     38,056         154,507   

ARM Holdings PLC ADR

     25,962         674,493   

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     11,300         377,194   

Open Text Corp.(a)

     16,031         721,395   

Plexus Corp.(a)

     31,350         900,372   
     

 

 

 
        2,827,961   
     

 

 

 


     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

TECHNOLOGY (continued)

     

Information Technology (14.26%)

     

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a)

     18,500       $ 650,830   

Apple, Inc.(a)

     863         527,086   

Autodesk, Inc.(a)

     22,000         746,240   

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. - Class A(a)

     7,975         281,119   

Intuit, Inc.

     24,800         1,438,896   

Seagate Technology PLC

     29,713         891,984   

Yahoo!, Inc.(a)

     30,375         481,140   
     

 

 

 
        5,017,295   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunications (2.04%)

     

Aviat Networks, Inc.(a)

     27,275         61,641   

Plantronics, Inc.

     15,400         505,428   

ViaSat, Inc.(a)

     3,969         152,013   
     

 

 

 
        719,082   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TECHNOLOGY

        8,568,794   
     

 

 

 

UTILITIES (1.35%)

     

Utilities (1.35%)

     

tw telecom, Inc. - Class A(a)

     18,900         474,957   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL UTILITIES

        474,957   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $22,723,526)

            24,833,706   
     

 

 

 
    

Principal

Amount

    

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

ASSET/MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES (0.20%)

     

Government National Mortgage Association, Series 2005-93

     

5.500% 12/20/2034

   $ 63,000         70,441   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSET/MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES

(Cost $70,602)

        70,441   
     

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS (25.72%)

     

Abbott Laboratories

     

5.125% 04/01/2019

     91,000         110,862   

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc.

     

5.125% 06/01/2015

     100,000         107,907   

Alliant Energy Corp.

     

4.000% 10/15/2014

     200,000         210,581   

Ameren Illinois Co.

     

9.750% 11/15/2018

     40,000         54,486   

American Express Co.

     

4.875% 07/15/2013

     102,000         106,089   

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.

     

5.375% 01/15/2020

     176,000         216,225   

Arizona Public Service Co.

     

8.750% 03/01/2019

     78,000         104,033   

AT&T, Inc.

     

5.500% 02/01/2018

     177,000         214,561   

BB&T Corp.

     

5.700% 04/30/2014

     8,000         8,672   


    

Principal

Amount

    

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

     

BP Capital Markets PLC

     

5.250% 11/07/2013

   $ 191,000       $ 202,605   

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC

     

4.875% 01/15/2015

     194,000         212,322   

Carolina Power & Light Co.

     

5.125% 09/15/2013

     96,000         100,944   

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.

     

4.500% 01/15/2021

     98,000         108,506   

Coca-Cola HBC Finance BV

     

5.500% 09/17/2015

     180,000         196,031   

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc.

     

9.455% 11/15/2022

     140,000         210,830   

Commonwealth Edison Co.

     

5.800% 03/15/2018

     88,000         107,427   

The Connecticut Light & Power Co., Series 09-A

     

5.500% 02/01/2019

     91,000         109,993   

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.

     

7.125% 12/01/2018

     175,000         230,540   

Corporacion Andina de Fomento

     

5.750% 01/12/2017

     1,000         1,139   

8.125% 06/04/2019

         148,000             191,945   

CSX Corp.

     

7.375% 02/01/2019

     85,000         110,165   

The Dayton Power & Light Co.

     

5.125% 10/01/2013

     101,000         106,166   

Diageo Capital PLC

     

5.750% 10/23/2017

     89,000         107,525   

Emerson Electric Co.

     

5.000% 04/15/2019

     93,000         111,177   

Energy Transfer Partners LP

     

9.700% 03/15/2019

     81,000         105,346   

Florida Power & Light Co.

     

4.850% 02/01/2013

     103,000         105,283   

Fluor Corp.

     

3.375% 09/15/2021

     105,000         114,225   

General Electric Capital Corp.

     

5.875% 01/14/2038

     191,000         233,568   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     

3.750% 12/01/2020

     108,000         108,218   

Historic TW, Inc.

     

9.125% 01/15/2013

     192,000         199,169   

The Home Depot, Inc.

     

5.250% 12/16/2013

     49,000         52,232   

International Business Machines Corp.

     

7.625% 10/15/2018

     150,000         202,756   

Johnson & Johnson

     

5.850% 07/15/2038

     156,000         231,046   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     

2.050% 01/24/2014

     202,000         205,235   

Kraft Foods, Inc.

     

5.375% 02/10/2020

     182,000         219,869   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     

4.250% 11/15/2019

     191,000         216,657   

Lubrizol Corp.

     

8.875% 02/01/2019

     74,000         103,408   

McDonald’s Corp.

     

6.300% 03/01/2038

     154,000         228,895   


    

Principal

Amount

    

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

     

Merck & Co., Inc

     

5.950% 12/01/2028

   $ 85,000       $ 114,686   

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.

     

10.375% 11/01/2018

     75,000         109,401   

Nevada Power Co.

     

7.125% 03/15/2019

     134,000         173,937   

News America, Inc.

     

6.900% 03/01/2019

     90,000         113,189   

Nisource Finance Corp.

     

6.800% 01/15/2019

     91,000         110,243   

Noble Energy, Inc.

     

8.250% 03/01/2019

     161,000         208,866   

Northeast Utilities

     

5.650% 06/01/2013

     5,000         5,204   

Ohio Power Co., Series M

     

5.375% 10/01/2021

     175,000         211,955   

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC

     

7.000% 09/01/2022

     161,000         201,477   

Plains All American Pipeline LP / Plains All American Finance Corp.

     

5.625% 12/15/2013

     7,000         7,448   

8.750% 05/01/2019

         155,000             206,901   

PPL Energy Supply LLC

     

6.300% 07/15/2013

     96,000         101,038   

PSEG Power LLC

     

5.000% 04/01/2014

     102,000         108,278   

Republic Services, Inc.

     

5.500% 09/15/2019

     98,000         115,648   

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd.

     

9.000% 05/01/2019

     146,000         203,771   

Safeway, Inc.

     

5.625% 08/15/2014

     9,000         9,667   

Sempra Energy

     

8.900% 11/15/2013

     92,000         101,312   

Tennessee Valley Authority, Series B

     

4.700% 07/15/2033

     184,000         228,173   

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

     

7.250% 08/15/2038

     160,000         246,124   

Unilever Capital Corp.

     

4.800% 02/15/2019

     94,000         111,940   

United Parcel Service, Inc.

     

6.200% 01/15/2038

     156,000         227,287   

United Technologies Corp.

     

5.375% 12/15/2017

     7,000         8,528   

US Bank

     

3.778%(b) 04/29/2020

     197,000         207,283   

4.800% 04/15/2015

     13,000         14,344   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     

6.200% 04/15/2038

     158,000         232,732   

Waste Management, Inc.

     

7.375% 03/11/2019

     84,000         107,311   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

     

(Cost $8,662,522)

            9,053,381   
     

 

 

 


    

Principal

Amount

    

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS (1.90%)

     

Israel Government AID Bond

     

5.500% 12/04/2023

   $   161,000       $   215,556   

Israel Government AID Bond, Zero Coupon, Series 8-Z

     

02/15/2020

     20,000         17,869   

Province of British Columbia

     

4.300% 05/30/2013

     10,000         10,336   

Province of Ontario Canada

     

0.950% 05/26/2015

     200,000         201,978   

Province of Quebec Canada, Series NN

     

7.125% 02/09/2024

     157,000         221,399   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT BONDS

(Cost $646,299)

        667,138   
     

 

 

 

GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (0.04%)

     

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     

6.500% 11/15/2026

     3,000         4,712   

U.S. Treasury Notes

     

4.500% 11/15/2015

     4,000         4,543   

4.500% 02/15/2016

     3,000         3,436   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS

(Cost $12,392)

        12,691   
     

 

 

 

 

    

7-Day

Yield

    Shares   

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.25%)

       

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I

     0.01   438,944        438,944   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $438,944)

          438,944   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.67%)

(Cost $32,554,285)

        $   35,076,301   

Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities (0.33%)

          116,101   
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

        $   35,192,402   
       

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-Income Producing Security.

(b)

The coupon rate shown on floating or adjustable rate

securities represents the rate at period end.

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

Common Abbreviations:

ADR - American Depository Receipt.

AID - Agency for International Development.

BV - Besloten Vennootschap.

LLC - Limited Liability Company.

LP - Limited Partnership.

Ltd. - Limited.

PLC - Public Limited Company.


Holdings are subject to change.

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are based on third party definitions. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.


Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Financial Investors Trust (the “Trust”) a Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). As of July 31, 2012, the Trust has twenty-three registered funds. This quarterly report describes The Disciplined Growth Investors Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund seeks long-term capital growth and as a secondary objective, modest income with reasonable risk. The Fund pursues its investment objective by normally investing approximately 60% of its assets in equity securities and approximately 40% in fixed-income securities and cash equivalent.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, (“GAAP”).

The preparation of the Statement of Investments in accordance with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the Statement of Investments during the reporting period. Management believes the estimates and security valuations are appropriate; however, actual results may differ from those estimates, and the security valuations reflected in the Statement of Investments may differ from the value the Fund ultimately realizes upon sale of the securities. The Statement of Investments have been prepared as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on July 31, 2012.

Investment Valuation: The Fund generally values its securities based on market prices determined at the close of regular trading on the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading.

For equity securities that are traded on an exchange, the market price is usually the closing sale or official closing price on that exchange. In the case of equity securities not traded on an exchange, or if such closing prices are not otherwise available, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day.

The market price for debt obligations is generally the price supplied by an independent third-party pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), which may use a matrix, formula or other objective method that takes into consideration market indices, yield curves and other specific adjustments. Short–term debt obligations that will mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that using this method would not reflect an investment’s fair value.

Redeemable securities issued by open-end registered investment companies are valued at the investment company’s or subsidiary’s applicable net asset value, with the exception of exchange-traded open-end investment companies, which are priced as equity securities.

When such prices or quotations are not available, or when the Fair Value Committee appointed by the Board believes that they are unreliable, securities may be priced using fair value procedures approved by the Board.

Investment Transactions: Investment and shareholder transactions are accounted for on the date the investments are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are reported on an identified cost basis. Interest income, which includes accretion of discounts, is accrued and recorded as earned. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date or for certain foreign securities, as soon as information is available to the Fund.

Fair Value Measurements: The Fund discloses the classification of their fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments. These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

 

Level 1 –

  

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;


Level 2 –

  

Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

Level 3 –

  

Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

The following is a summary of each input used to value the Fund as of July 31, 2012:

Disciplined Growth Investors Fund

 

Investments in Securities at

                Value

   Level 1 -
Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

 

 

Common Stocks

   $ 24,833,706       $       $       $ 24,833,706   

Asset/Mortgage Backed Securities

             70,441                 70,441   

Corporate Bonds

             9,053,381                 9,053,381   

Foreign Government Bonds

             667,138                 667,138   

Government & Agency Obligations

             12,691                 12,691   

Short Term Investments

     438,944                         438,944   

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 25,272,650       $ 9,803,651       $         –       $ 35,076,301   

 

 

For detailed descriptions, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

There were no transfers into or out of Levels 1 and 2 during the three months ended July 31, 2012.

For the period ended July 31, 2012, the Fund did not have significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) used in determining fair value. Therefore, a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value is not applicable.

Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation on Investments: The differences between book-basis and tax-basis are primarily due to the deferral of wash sale losses. As of July 31, 2012, the cost of securities on a tax basis and gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

 

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

   $ 3,577,441     

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

     (1,055,425  

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 2,522,016     

 

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

   $     32,554,285     

 


Statement of Investments

Emerald Banking and Finance Fund

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

  Shares           

 

Value

(Note 2)

  

  

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS: 97.87%

  

 

 

 

 

Financial Services: 97.87%

  

 

 

 

 

        Asset Management & Custodian: 1.39%

  
 
4,580
  
  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(a)

 

   $

 

511,082

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

        Banks: Diversified: 76.04%

  
  7,430       Access National Corp.      102,683   
          22,620       American Business Bank(a)      588,346   
  18,806       Bank of Marin Bancorp      703,721   
  48,358       Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.      1,556,644   
  8,540       BofI Holding, Inc.(a)      172,252   
  3,500       Bridge Bancorp, Inc.      70,175   
  12,180       Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.      251,882   
  77,229       California United Bank(a)      868,826   
  60,020       Cardinal Financial Corp.      768,256   
  40,000       Carolina Trust Bank(a)      114,200   
  17,704       Center Bancorp, Inc.      195,629   
  34,580       Central Valley Community Bancorp(a)      249,495   
  7,211       Citizens Financial Services, Inc.      311,893   
  13,600       Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc.(a)      244,800   
  60,000       CoBiz Financial, Inc.      402,000   
  7,800       Community Bank System, Inc.      214,578   
  7,426       Cortland Bancorp(a)      74,698   
  49,542       Eagle Bancorp, Inc.(a)      879,370   
  27,440       East West Bancorp, Inc.      598,192   
  11,356       Enterprise Financial Services Corp.      142,518   
  14,050       Evans Bancorp, Inc.      217,775   
  14,570       EverBank Financial Corp.(a)      174,549   
  83,760       Farmers National Banc Corp.      492,509   
  18,400       Financial Institutions, Inc.      316,480   
  55,492       First California Financial Group, Inc.(a)      372,351   
  3,371       First Citizens BancShares, Inc., Class A      553,822   
  6,140       First Community Bancshares, Inc.      88,969   
  28,866       First Financial Bancorp      460,701   
  21,150       First Financial Bankshares, Inc.      729,569   
  30,190       First of Long Island Corp.      866,151   
  87,530       Guaranty Bancorp(a)      168,058   
  11,416       Hancock Holding Co.      347,960   
  67,860       Heritage Oaks Bancorp(a)      366,444   
  13,160       Home BancShares, Inc.      396,774   
  16,003       HopFed Bancorp, Inc.      120,022   
  45,399       Horizon Bancorp      1,224,865   
  54,800       Howard Bancorp, Inc.(a)      415,110   
  16,750       Independent Bank Corp.      497,642   
  28,473       Investors Bancorp, Inc.(a)      463,256   
  29,063       Lakeland Financial Corp.      748,082   
  18,885       MidSouth Bancorp, Inc.      269,111   
  6,320       NBT Bancorp, Inc.      132,783   
  30,000       Northeast Bancorp      253,200   
  19,950       Old National Bancorp      244,188   
  3,500       Oriental Financial Group, Inc.      36,330   
  10,492       Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.      84,251   


Shares          

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

 
  38,910       Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.(a)    $ 346,688   
  15,000       Peoples Bancorp, Inc.      327,900   
  16,460       Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.(a)      321,793   
  15,550       PrivateBancorp, Inc.      238,226   
  16,870       Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.      684,416   
  21,279       Signature Bank(a)      1,372,495   
  31,188       Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc.      230,479   
  8,750       State Bank Financial Corp.(a)      139,213   
  40,926       Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.      436,271   
  11,858       SVB Financial Group(a)      685,511   
  4,260       SY Bancorp, Inc.      99,556   
  38,023       Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.(a)      1,638,411   
  8,520       Tompkins Financial Corp.      334,495   
  4,760       UMB Financial Corp.      228,766   
  36,593       ViewPoint Financial Group, Inc.      644,220   
  21,740       Virginia Commerce Bancorp, Inc.(a)      175,442   
  28,463       Washington Banking Co.      397,913   
  58,387       Western Alliance Bancorp(a)      538,328   
  15,520       Wintrust Financial Corp.      569,739   
       

 

27,960,972

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

        Banks: Savings, Thrift & Mortgage: 6.04%

  
  6,810       Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.      152,952   
          30,225       Capitol Federal Financial, Inc.      354,237   
  6,750       Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.      97,875   
  12,500       Flushing Financial Corp.      176,375   
  25,050       Heritage Financial Corp.      346,942   
  5,780       Home Bancorp, Inc.(a)      97,220   
  16,830       Provident New York Bancorp      139,016   
  16,999       Teche Holding Co.      649,192   
  8,830       Territorial Bancorp, Inc.      207,505   
       

 

2,221,314

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

        Commercial Finance & Mortgage: 1.42%

  
  41,410       Walker & Dunlop, Inc.(a)     

 

523,422

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

        Diversified Financial Services: 0.52%

  
  12,050      

Bankrate, Inc.(a)

 

    

 

192,198

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

        Financial Data & Systems: 2.37%

  
  22,931       Cass Information Systems, Inc.     

 

871,378

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

        Insurance: Property-Casualty: 1.61%

  
  12,280       Amtrust Financial Services, Inc.      365,821   
  6,840       Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.      224,763   
       

 

590,584

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

        Real Estate: 1.01%

  
  22,220       Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.     

 

371,963

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

        Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): 7.47%

  
  8,270       American Campus Communities, Inc.      394,148   
  19,733       Campus Crest Communities, Inc.      216,274   


  Shares           

 

Value

(Note 2)

  

  

 

 

 
  7,920       CubeSmart    $ 94,961   
  4,030       Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.      278,997   
  10,670       National Retail Properties, Inc.      314,765   
  3,100       Saul Centers, Inc.      129,084   
  6,690       Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc., REIT      215,418   
  22,180       Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A      421,198   
  50,000       Whitestone REIT, Class B      682,500   
        2,747,345   
  

Total Common Stocks

(Cost $25,909,499)

     35,990,258   

 

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS: 2.95%

  
  $1,087,370       Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Class 0.010% (7 Day Yield)      1,087,370   
  

Total Short Term Investments

(Cost $1,087,370)

     1,087,370   
  

Total Investments: 100.82%

(Cost $26,996,869)

     37,077,628   
   Net Other Assets and Liabilities: (0.82)%      (303,087
   Net Assets: 100.00%      $36,774,541   

(a) Non-income producing security.

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are based on third party definitions and are unaudited. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.


Statement of Investments

Emerald Growth Fund

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

  Shares           

 

Value

(Note 2)

  

  

 

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS: 98.94%

  

 

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary: 24.78%

  
  61,823      

Aeropostale, Inc.(a)

   $ 1,219,150   
  33,909      

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.(a)

     1,342,118   
  76,722      

Black Diamond, Inc.(a)

     754,945   
  67,289      

Body Central Corp.(a)

     695,768   
  60,716      

Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc.(a)

     1,097,138   
  40,038      

Carmike Cinemas, Inc.(a)

     556,528   
  87,891      

Crocs, Inc.(a)

     1,349,127   
  93,300      

Fifth & Pacific Cos., Inc.(a)

     1,033,764   
  61,359      

Francesca’s Holdings Corp.(a)

     1,927,286   
  39,114      

Hibbett Sports, Inc.(a)

     2,376,958   
  20,545      

HomeAway, Inc.(a)

     471,713   
          459,467      

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A(a)

     1,065,963   
  83,682      

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Class A

     271,967   
  44,162      

Mattress Firm Holding Corp.(a)

     1,287,764   
  34,169      

Meritage Homes Corp.(a)

     1,199,332   
  17,710      

Pandora Media, Inc.(a)

     174,798   
  22,758      

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.(a)

     679,326   
  25,290      

Select Comfort Corp.(a)

     657,793   
  130,759      

Shuffle Master, Inc.(a)

     1,910,389   
  58,843      

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A

     600,199   
  47,797      

Skullcandy, Inc.(a)

     688,755   
  46,856      

Teavana Holdings, Inc.(a)

     524,787   
  17,560      

Tenneco, Inc.(a)

     514,332   
  67,180      

Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Class A

     1,162,886   
  52,245      

Tilly’s, Inc., Class A(a)

     867,790   
  23,131      

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.

     1,963,359   
  27,585      

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.(a)

     1,514,968   
  73,144      

Zagg, Inc.(a)

     811,898   
        28,720,801   
                  

 

 

 

 

Consumer Staples: 1.33%

  
  39,945      

GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A

     1,539,081   
                  

 

 

 

 

Energy: 4.54%

  
  47,558      

Cheniere Energy, Inc.(a)

     648,216   
  19,121      

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.(a)

     398,482   
  65,008      

Gevo, Inc.(a)

     252,231   
  38,935      

Gulfport Energy Corp.(a)

     802,061   
  21,370      

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.(a)

     905,019   
  365,414      

Magnum Hunter Resources Corp.(a)

     1,388,573   
  68,082      

Rex Energy Corp.(a)

     863,280   
        5,257,862   
                  

 

 

 

 

Financial Services: 9.69%

  
  69,562      

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.

     2,239,201   
  21,986      

CoBiz Financial, Inc.

     147,306   
  18,032      

Financial Engines, Inc.(a)

     338,461   


  Shares           

 

Value

(Note 2)

  

  

 

 

 
          118,203      

Howard Bancorp, Inc.(a)

   $ 895,388   
  21,194      

Signature Bank(a)

     1,367,013   
  124,571      

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.

     1,327,927   
  30,001      

SVB Financial Group(a)

     1,734,358   
  13,330      

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc., REIT

     429,226   
  42,346      

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.(a)

     1,824,689   
  73,740      

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.(a)

     932,073   
        11,235,642   
                  

 

 

 

 

Health Care: 22.06%

  
  94,725      

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.(a)

     1,528,861   
  114,168      

Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     755,792   
  76,089      

Akorn, Inc.(a)

     1,040,137   
  40,696      

Align Technology, Inc.(a)

     1,382,036   
  44,062      

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     823,519   
  32,412      

Cepheid, Inc.(a)

     1,038,480   
  113,480      

Dusa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     620,736   
  40,450      

Greatbatch, Inc.(a)

     923,474   
  28,190      

Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     285,565   
  68,490      

Incyte Corp., Ltd.(a)

     1,711,565   
  36,025      

IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc.(a)

     1,549,075   
  40,920      

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(a)

     1,967,024   
  19,938      

Medivation, Inc.(a)

     1,987,819   
  37,987      

MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc.(a)

     3,460,236   
  189,076      

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     1,457,776   
  2,345      

Par Pharmaceutical Cos., Inc.(a)

     117,156   
  41,079      

PhotoMedex, Inc.(a)

     570,587   
  69,474      

Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     1,354,743   
  14,361      

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.(a)

     643,660   
  24,716      

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

     224,174   
  163,254      

Sequenom, Inc.(a)

     458,744   
  14,086      

Synageva BioPharma Corp.(a)

     705,145   
  37,482      

Verastem, Inc.(a)

     350,082   
  28,900      

Vivus, Inc.(a)

     607,767   
        25,564,153   
                  

 

 

 

 

Materials & Processing: 2.51%

  
  33,488      

Allied Nevada Gold Corp.(a)

     865,665   
  31,686      

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

     512,996   
  17,480      

Carpenter Technology Corp.

     836,593   
  27,084      

Trex Co., Inc(a)

     690,100   
        2,905,354   
                  

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous: 0.20%

  
  13,399      

Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.(a)

     233,277   
                  

 

 

 

 

Producer Durables: 14.48%

  
  20,195      

Chart Industries, Inc.(a)

     1,309,848   
  64,043      

FARO Technologies, Inc.(a)

     2,755,770   
  19,370      

Lindsay Corp.

     1,373,333   
  18,472      

Middleby Corp.(a)

     1,808,778   
  29,498      

Raven Industries, Inc.

     965,470   
  11,980      

Rexnord Corp.(a)

     232,412   


  Shares           

 

Value

(Note 2)

  

  

 

 

 
  67,296      

Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.(a)

   $ 1,175,661   
  25,199      

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A(a)

     406,964   
  58,847      

Spirit Airlines, Inc.(a)

     1,265,799   
  21,590      

Terex Corp.(a)

     421,005   
  37,436      

Triumph Group, Inc.

     2,340,873   
  31,354      

United Rentals, Inc.(a)

     906,444   
  32,610      

WESCO International, Inc.(a)

     1,816,703   
        16,779,060   
                  

 

 

 

 

Technology: 19.35%

  
  21,387      

3D Systems Corp.(a)

     812,706   
  99,307      

Aruba Networks, Inc.(a)

     1,408,173   
  22,570      

Bazaarvoice, Inc.(a)

     349,835   
  36,547      

Brightcove, Inc.(a)

     541,261   
  42,526      

Cavium, Inc.(a)

     1,149,053   
  31,444      

ExactTarget, Inc.(a)

     716,923   
  29,180      

Finisar Corp.(a)

     362,707   
  54,910      

Fortinet, Inc.(a)

     1,318,389   
  45,920      

II-VI, Inc.(a)

     800,845   
  27,128      

Infoblox, Inc.(a)

     569,959   
  42,415      

Inphi Corp.(a)

     466,565   
          118,688      

Integrated Device Technology, Inc.(a)

     598,188   
  42,219      

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)

     2,188,211   
  65,747      

Ixia, Inc.(a)

     1,019,079   
  43,373      

Jive Software, Inc.(a)

     868,761   
  31,870      

Kenexa Corp.(a)

     758,825   
  32,145      

Microsemi Corp.(a)

     622,327   
  43,634      

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.(a)

     845,627   
  74,790      

Neonode, Inc.(a)

     377,689   
  37,347      

QLIK Technologies, Inc.(a)

     746,940   
  125,261      

Saba Software, Inc.(a)

     1,044,677   
  1,656      

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)

     44,712   
  32,263      

Sourcefire, Inc.(a)

     1,647,026   
  43,970      

Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.(a)

     840,706   
  25,960      

Ultimate Software Group, Inc.(a)

     2,322,641   
        22,421,825   
  

Total Common Stocks

  
  

(Cost $91,694,046)

     114,657,055   
                  

 

 

 

 

WARRANTS: 0.00%

  
  22,283      

Magnum Hunter Resources Corp., Warrants, Strike Price $10.50 (expiring 10/14/13)(a)(b)

     0   
  

Total Warrants

  
  

(Cost $0)

     0   


  Shares           

 

Value

(Note 2)

  

  

 

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS: 0.91%

  
  1,055,739      

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Class 0.010% (7 Day Yield)

     $1,055,739   
  

Total Short Term Investments

  
  

(Cost $1,055,739)

     1,055,739   
  

Total Investments: 99.85% (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities loaned)

  
  

(Cost $92,749,785)

     115,712,814   
     

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH COLLATERAL FROM SECURITIES LOANED: 0.02%

  
  22,051      

Short-Term Investment Trust, Liquid Assets Portfolio Institutional Class, 0.160% (7 day-yield)(c)

     22,051   
  

Total Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral From Securities Loaned

  
  

(Cost $22,051)

     22,051   
  

Total Investments: 99.87%

  
  

(Cost $92,771,836)

     115,734,845   
  

Net Other Assets and Liabilities: 0.13%

     154,218   
  

Net Assets: 100.00%

     $115,889,063   

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Security, or portion of security, is currently on loan.

(c) 

The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. (Note 2).

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are based on third party definitions and are unaudited. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.


Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Financial Investors Trust (the “Trust”), Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). As of July 31, 2012, the Trust had twenty-three registered funds. This quarterly report describes the Emerald Banking and Finance Fund (prior to the close of business on March 16, 2012 known as the Forward Banking and Finance Fund) and Emerald Growth Fund (prior to the close of business on March 16, 2012 known as the Forward Growth Fund) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Funds are successors to previously operational funds which were a series of the Forward Funds, a Delaware statutory trust, and were organized into series of the Trust effective as of the close of business on March 16, 2012.

The Emerald Banking and Finance Fund seeks to achieve long term growth through capital appreciation with income as a secondary objective and invest primarily in equity securities of companies principally engaged in the banking or financial services industries. The Emerald Growth Fund seeks to achieve long-term growth through capital appreciation and invests in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, and securities convertible into common or preferred stocks.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

The preparation of the Statement of Investments in accordance with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the Statement of Investments during the reporting period. Management believes these the estimates and security valuations are appropriate; however, actual results may differ from those estimates and the security valuations reflected in the Statement of Investments may differ from the value the Funds ultimately realize upon sale of the securities. The Statement of Investments have been prepared as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on July 31, 2012.

Investment Valuation: The Funds generally value their securities based on market prices determined at the close of regular trading on the NYSE, normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, on each business day the NYSE is open for trading.

For equity securities and mutual funds that are traded on an exchange, the market price is usually the closing sale or official closing price on that exchange. In the case of equity securities not traded on an exchange, or if such closing prices are not otherwise available, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day.

The market price for debt obligations is generally the price supplied by an independent third-party pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), which may use a matrix, formula or other objective method that takes into consideration quotations from dealers, market transactions in comparable investments, market indices and yield curves. If vendors are unable to supply a price, or if the price supplied is deemed to be unreliable, the market price may be determined using quotations received from one or more broker–dealers that make a market in the security. Short–term debt obligations that will mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that using this method would not reflect an investment’s fair value. Investments in non-exchange traded funds are fair valued at their respective net asset values.

Investment securities that are primarily traded on foreign securities exchanges are valued at the preceding closing values of such securities on their respective exchanges, except when an occurrence subsequent to the time a value was so established is likely to have changed such value. In such an event, the fair values of those securities are determined in good faith through consideration of other factors in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board.

The Funds may determine the fair value of investments based on information provided by pricing services and other third- party vendors, which may recommend fair value prices or adjustments with reference to other securities, indices or assets. In considering whether fair value pricing is required and in determining fair values, the Funds may, among other things, consider significant events (which may be considered to include changes in the value of U.S. securities or securities indices) that occur after the close of the relevant market and before the Funds value their securities. The Funds’ use of fair value pricing may help deter “stale price arbitrage.”


Fair Value Measurements: A three-tier hierarchy has been established to classify fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments as of the reporting period end. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments. These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

 

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date;

 

Level 2 – Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

 

Level 3 – Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of July 31, 2012.

 

Investments in Securities at Value(a)    Level 1 -
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 -
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

 

 

Emerald Banking and Finance Fund

           

Common Stocks

           

Banks: Diversified

   $ 27,297,928       $ 663,044       $       $ 27,960,972   

Other

     8,029,286                         8,029,286   

Short Term Investments

     1,087,370                         1,087,370   

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 36,414,584       $ 663,044       $       $   37,077,628   

 

 

(a) For detailed descriptions of sector and industry, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

  

 

Investments in Securities at Value(a)    Level 1 -
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 -
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

 

 

Emerald Growth Fund

           

Common Stocks

   $ 114,657,055       $       $       $ 114,657,055   

Warrants

             0                   

Short Term Investments

     1,055,739                         1,055,739   

Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral From Securities Loaned

     22,051                         22,051   

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 115,734,845       $       $       $   115,734,845   

 

 

(a) For detailed descriptions of sector and industry, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

  

For the period ended July 31, 2012, the Funds did not have any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 securities.

For the period ended July 31, 2012, the Funds did not have transfers between significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) used in determining fair value. Therefore, a reconciliation of assets in which unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value is not applicable.


Investment Transactions: Investment and shareholder transactions are accounted for on the date the investments are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are reported on an identified cost basis, which is the same basis the Funds use for federal income tax purposes. Interest income, which includes accretion of discounts, is accrued and recorded as earned. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date or for certain foreign securities, as soon as information is available to the Funds.

Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”): The Funds may invest a portion of their assets in REITs and are subject to certain risks associated with direct investment in REITs. REITs may be affected by changes in the value of their underlying properties and by defaults by borrowers or tenants. REITs depend generally on their ability to generate cash flow to make distributions to shareowners, and certain REITs have self-liquidation provisions by which mortgages held may be paid in full and distributions of capital returns may be made at any time. In addition, the performance of a REIT may be affected by its failure to qualify for tax-free pass-through of income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or its failure to maintain exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).

Lending of Portfolio Securities: Prior to March 16, 2012, the Funds from time to time had lent portfolio securities to broker-dealers, banks or institutional borrowers of securities. The loans were secured by collateral in the form of cash that is equal to at least 102% of the fair value of the securities loaned plus accrued interest, if any. Upon lending its securities to third parties, a Fund receives compensation in the form of income on the investment of the cash collateral. Gain or loss in the fair value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Funds. The Funds have the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand, and loans are subject to termination by the lending Fund or the borrower at any time. While the lending Funds do not have the right to vote securities on loan, it intends, to the extent practicable, to terminate the loan and regain the right to vote if the matter to be voted upon is considered significant with respect to the investment. Additionally, the Funds do not have the right to sell or repledge collateral received in the form of securities unless the borrower goes into default. The Funds receive cash collateral which is invested in the Short-Term Investment Trust Liquid Assets Portfolio Institutional Class. The risks to the Funds of securities lending are that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or return the securities when due. This collateral must be valued daily and should the market value of the loaned securities increase, the borrower must furnish additional collateral to the lending Funds. The Fund bears the risk of any income or gains and losses from investing and reinvesting cash pledged as collateral. During the time portfolio securities are on loan, the borrower pays the lending Funds the economic equivalent of any dividends or interest paid on such securities. In the event the borrower defaults on its obligation to the lending Funds, the lending Funds could experience delays in recovering its securities and possible capital losses. As of July 31, 2012, the Emerald Growth Fund had securities on loan valued at $0 and received cash collateral with a value of $22,051. The current security on loan (Magnum Hunter Resources Corp., Warrants) is held at the custodian Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (“BBH”), the warrants are due to expire on October 14, 2013. Once the security expires, BBH can recall the warrants and transfer the current quantity to Union Bank of California the custodian to the Funds after March 16, 2012.

Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation on Investments: The differences between book-basis and tax-basis are primarily due to the deferral of wash sale losses. As of July 31, 2012, the cost of securities on a tax basis and gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

FUND    COST OF
INVESTMENTS
     GROSS
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
     GROSS
UNREALIZED
DEPRECIATION
     NET
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
 

 

 

Emerald Banking and Finance Fund

     $27,030,089         $10,687,653         $(640,114)         $10,047,539   

Emerald Growth Fund

     $93,424,315         $28,749,423         $(6,438,893)         $22,310,530   


Pre-Enactment Capital Losses

Capital Losses: As of December 31, 2011 the following Funds had available for Federal income tax purposes unused capital losses as follows:

 

FUND    Expiring in 2016      Expiring in 2017      Expiring in 2018  

 

 

Emerald Banking and Finance Fund

     $1,437,967         $13,757,241         $1,370,886   

Under the recently enacted Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, capital losses incurred by each Fund after January 1, 2011 will not be subject to expiration. In addition, such losses must be utilized prior to the losses incurred in the years preceding enactment.

Post-Enactment Capital Losses*

The Fund elects to defer to the period ending December 31, 2012, capital losses recognized during the period November 1, 2011—December 31, 2011 in the amount of:

 

FUND    AMOUNT  

Emerald Banking and Finance Fund

   $ 40,240   

Emerald Growth Fund

     1,213,223   

*Post-Enactment Capital Losses arise in fiscal years beginning after December 22, 2010, and exclude any elective late-year capital losses (during the period November 1st to December 31st) deferred for the current fiscal year. As a result of the enactment of the Regulated Investment Company Act of 2010, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law.


Grandeur Peak Global Opportunities

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS (96.00%)

     

Australia (6.60%)

     

Ausenco, Ltd.

     107,515      $ 350,260   

Billabong International, Ltd.

     164,543        234,303   

Campbell Brothers, Ltd.

     13,480        664,388   

carsales.com, Ltd.

     76,795        509,239   

DWS, Ltd.

     241,873        393,984   

Lycopodium, Ltd.

     90,815        634,656   

Magellan Financial Group, Ltd.

     1,238,845        3,163,607   

Navitas, Ltd.

     65,505        267,095   

Oroton Group, Ltd.

     42,921        353,176   

The Reject Shop, Ltd.

     44,790        463,635   

Sirtex Medical, Ltd.

     19,900        132,796   

SMS Management & Technology, Ltd.

     37,910        227,881   

Super Retail Group, Ltd.

     261,257        2,103,081   

Webjet, Ltd.

     273,586        983,285   
     

 

 

 
        10,481,386   
     

 

 

 

Belgium (2.36%)

     

Melexis NV

     250,892        3,753,779   
     

 

 

 

Brazil (3.46%)

     

Banco ABC Brasil SA

     219,655        1,127,645   

Banco Daycoval SA

     451,900        2,108,220   

CETIP SA - Mercados Organizados

     62,000        781,505   

Fleury SA

     27,400        289,484   

Marcopolo SA

     78,600        329,865   

Tegma Gestao Logistica

     51,500        859,506   
     

 

 

 
        5,496,225   
     

 

 

 

Britain (6.53%)

     

Abcam PLC

     51,565        327,223   

CVS Group PLC

     43,680        85,946   

Fidessa Group PLC

     4,620        101,553   

Halma PLC

     56,800        352,206   

Highland Gold Mining, Ltd.

     74,690        134,960   

Michael Page International PLC

     37,375        215,348   

N Brown Group PLC

     301,580        1,243,068   

Premier Oil PLC(a)

     305,355        1,847,488   

Robert Walters PLC

     203,500        598,229   

RPS Group PLC

     1,045,684        3,967,507   

Sthree PLC

     156,747        707,772   

Ted Baker PLC

     29,470        408,677   

Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC

     16,235        373,918   
     

 

 

 
          10,363,895   
     

 

 

 

Canada (7.25%)

     

Atrium Innovations, Inc.(a)

     28,705        325,448   

Churchill Corp., Class A

     28,500        234,741   

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

     14,770        416,508   

Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.(a)

     331,275        1,513,927   

Home Capital Group, Inc.

     41,664        1,884,508   


     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

Canada (continued)

     

Inmet Mining Corp.

     17,130      $ 681,374   

Pan American Silver Corp.

     10,725        160,525   

Richelieu Hardware, Ltd.

     21,555        752,066   

SEMAFO, Inc.

     166,725        525,354   

ShawCor, Ltd., Class A

     83,645        2,953,452   

Stantec, Inc.

     14,364        412,651   

TransGlobe Energy Corp.(a)

     54,540        524,271   

Westfire Energy, Ltd.(a)

     249,420        1,129,149   
     

 

 

 
          11,513,974   
     

 

 

 

China (4.07%)

     

Airtac International Group

     100,000        506,793   

China Lilang, Ltd.

     469,175        286,174   

China Medical System Holdings, Ltd.

     3,334,428        1,651,154   

Golden Eagle Retail Group, Ltd.

     193,000        348,932   

Minth Group, Ltd.

     607,460        622,759   

O2Micro International, Ltd., ADR(a)

     510,163        1,979,432   

Pacific Online, Ltd.

     3,248,853        1,068,330   
     

 

 

 
        6,463,574   
     

 

 

 

France (1.62%)

     

1000mercis SA

     16,730        731,168   

Audika Groupe

     20,667        228,859   

Neurones

     43,508        420,765   

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

     7,113        588,914   

Thermador Groupe

     8,892        605,681   
     

 

 

 
        2,575,387   
     

 

 

 

Germany (5.32%)

     

Adler Modemaerkte AG(a)

     62,882        413,931   

Amadeus Fire AG

     20,205        855,942   

Bertrandt AG

     26,585        1,890,658   

CompuGroup Medical AG

     74,765        1,049,621   

Gerry Weber International AG

     11,800        486,089   

Nexus AG

     55,000        505,106   

Softing AG(a)

     20,820        154,727   

Viscom AG

     9,800        92,593   

Wirecard AG

     124,085        2,458,066   

zooplus AG(a)

     16,120        535,224   
     

 

 

 
        8,441,957   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong (0.80%)

     

Ports Design, Ltd.

     144,030        141,714   

Trinity, Ltd.

     465,000        304,015   

Vitasoy International Holdings, Ltd.

     553,483        492,480   

Yingde Gases Group Co.

     381,320        326,507   
     

 

 

 
        1,264,716   
     

 

 

 

Indonesia (0.25%)

     

Arwana Citramulia Tbk PT

     4,000,000        393,027   
     

 

 

 


     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

Ireland (0.79%)

     

Beazley PLC

     504,400      $ 1,255,029   
     

 

 

 

Israel (0.88%)

     

Caesar Stone Sdot Yam, Ltd.(a)

     33,200        389,768   

Camtek, Ltd.(a)

     114,351        232,133   

SodaStream International, Ltd.(a)

     20,100        784,101   
     

 

 

 
        1,406,002   
     

 

 

 

Japan (4.61%)

     

CMIC Co., Ltd.

     26,220        408,445   

CyberAgent, Inc.

     398        788,104   

Daiken Medical Co., Ltd.

     17,500        240,800   

EPS Co., Ltd.

     450        1,227,456   

Future Architect, Inc.

     203        77,302   

Kakaku.com, Inc.

     37,000        1,183,526   

MonotaRO Co., Ltd.

     97,245        1,994,067   

Nihon M&A Center, Inc.

     13,900        412,952   

Simplex Holdings, Inc.

     786        294,480   

Trancom Co., Ltd.

     33,470        687,179   
     

 

 

 
          7,314,311   
     

 

 

 

Luxembourg (1.48%)

     

L’Occitane International SA

     900,153        2,350,587   
     

 

 

 

Malaysia (1.58%)

     

Aeon Credit Service M Bhd

     133,700        471,656   

JobStreet Corp. Bhd

     228,300        156,115   

My EG Services Bhd

     1,775,500        394,304   

Padini Holdings Bhd

     2,037,650        1,334,776   

Uzma Bhd(a)

     337,500        157,453   
     

 

 

 
        2,514,304   
     

 

 

 

Netherlands (2.55%)

     

Brunel International NV

     25,745        981,981   

LMA International NV

     1,859,000        612,496   

VistaPrint NV(a)

     71,020        2,450,190   
     

 

 

 
        4,044,667   
     

 

 

 

Norway (0.06%)

     

Oslo Bors VPS Holding ASA

     11,835        102,101   
     

 

 

 

Russia (0.07%)

     

Exillon Energy PLC(a)

     68,749        104,554   
     

 

 

 

Singapore (2.07%)

     

ARA Asset Management, Ltd.

     698,080        782,563   

Breadtalk Group, Ltd.

     948,625        411,650   

CSE Global, Ltd.

     1,135,550        780,212   

Goodpack, Ltd.

     312,000        433,751   

Petra Foods, Ltd.

     460,000        887,175   
     

 

 

 
        3,295,351   
     

 

 

 

South Africa (0.98%)

     

Advtech, Ltd.

     159,299        109,529   


     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

South Africa (continued)

     

Clicks Group, Ltd.

     98,785      $ 651,997   

EOH Holdings, Ltd.

     118,300        511,194   

Foschini Group, Ltd.

     16,535        284,723   
     

 

 

 
        1,557,443   
     

 

 

 

South Korea (2.73%)

     

Hy-Lok Corp.

     93,500        1,579,525   

iMarketKorea, Inc.

     41,000        823,173   

Koh Young Technology, Inc.

     25,410        523,651   

LG Fashion Corp.

     30,350        723,434   

MKTrend Co., Ltd.

     39,340        238,345   

Shinsegae Food Co., Ltd.

     5,930        454,732   
     

 

 

 
        4,342,860   
     

 

 

 

Sweden (2.13%)

     

AddTech AB, B Shares

     45,537        1,185,188   

Connecta AB

     14,140        129,951   

DIBS Payment Services AB

     52,699        354,909   

HIQ International AB

     148,304        782,883   

Indutrade AB

     24,564        662,803   

Swedol AB, B Shares

     58,310        259,798   
     

 

 

 
        3,375,532   
     

 

 

 

Taiwan (4.52%)

     

Cub Elecparts, Inc.

     155,000        263,566   

Global Mixed Mode Technology, Inc.

     143,000        405,268   

Pacific Hospital Supply Co.

     392,150        1,032,920   

Polyronics Tech Corp.

     420,200        742,539   

Power Mate Technology Co., Ltd.

     100,000        112,695   

Richtek Technology Corp.

     19,200        106,907   

Sporton International, Inc.

     339,300        788,504   

Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise Co., Ltd.

     871,000        1,934,103   

Test Research, Inc.

     667,234        1,028,910   

TXC Corp.

     491,600        757,253   
     

 

 

 
          7,172,665   
     

 

 

 

Thailand (0.11%)

     

Coastal Energy Co.(a)

     11,888        171,661   
     

 

 

 

United Arab Emirates (0.07%)

     

Aramex PJSC

     218,553        104,130   
     

 

 

 

United States (33.11%)

     

Abaxis, Inc.(a)

     15,530        554,266   

Allegiant Travel Co.(a)

     6,255        444,480   

American Software, Inc., Class A

     128,548        1,036,097   

Amphenol Corp., Class A

     20,920        1,231,770   

Amsurg Corp.(a)

     42,330        1,250,428   

Ares Capital Corp.

     122,665        2,039,919   

AtriCure, Inc.(a)

     39,550        331,033   

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.

     33,250        250,705   


     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

United States (continued)

     

Capstead Mortgage Corp.

     75,410      $ 1,061,773   

Cardtronics, Inc.(a)

     38,450        1,192,334   

Cempra, Inc.(a)

     103,600        819,476   

Colony Financial, Inc.

     43,800        803,730   

Core Molding Technologies, Inc.(a)

     39,975        321,599   

Covance, Inc.(a)

     16,632        780,706   

CRA International, Inc.(a)

     30,573        473,576   

DFC Global Corp.(a)

     58,740        1,126,046   

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.(a)

     26,300        474,452   

Ellie Mae, Inc.(a)

     53,200        1,090,600   

Endeavour International Corp.(a)

     31,700        271,669   

Exa Corp.(a)

     5,000        50,125   

ExamWorks Group, Inc.(a)

     61,550        803,227   

ExlService Holdings, Inc.(a)

     34,000        838,100   

First Cash Financial Services, Inc.(a)

     18,900        757,890   

The First of Long Island Corp.

     13,610        390,471   

First Republic Bank

     22,805        741,847   

Forward Air Corp.

     3,370        112,760   

FTI Consulting, Inc.(a)

     8,190        209,091   

Gordmans Stores, Inc.(a)

     106,000        1,795,640   

Houston Wire & Cable Co.

     43,205        494,697   

ICU Medical, Inc.(a)

     7,100        378,643   

IDEX Corp.

     56,495          2,155,284   

inContact, Inc.(a)

     69,600        357,744   

InnerWorkings, Inc.(a)

     63,100        756,569   

Intevac, Inc.(a)

     68,000        399,160   

KBW, Inc.

     44,126        710,870   

Knight Transportation, Inc.

     68,595        1,051,561   

Linear Technology Corp.

     39,370        1,269,682   

Littelfuse, Inc.

     8,600        461,304   

LKQ Corp.(a)

     8,735        308,608   

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     38,400        1,160,448   

Market Leader, Inc.(a)

     125,000        667,500   

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     41,175        1,121,195   

MEDNAX, Inc.(a)

     2,765        182,849   

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.

     49,900        833,829   

Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

     5,100        236,130   

Micrel, Inc.

     39,675        370,565   

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     35,445        1,183,154   

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

     5,200        171,964   

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

     15,470        1,063,253   

Myriad Genetics, Inc.(a)

     9,595        238,436   

Navigant Consulting, Inc.(a)

     54,910        638,603   

Newpark Resources, Inc.(a)

     62,200        424,826   

Opnet Technologies, Inc.

     32,450        857,978   

Pegasystems, Inc.

     21,400        594,492   

Perficient, Inc.(a)

     90,396        1,201,363   

Pericom Semiconductor Corp.(a)

     107,614        865,217   

Pool Corp.

     5,410        199,413   

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.(a)

     15,455        1,308,729   

Power Integrations, Inc.

     22,675        799,067   

Procera Networks, Inc.(a)

     16,000        407,680   

Quality Systems, Inc.

     26,100        421,776   

ReachLocal, Inc.(a)

     22,650        265,458   


     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

United States (continued)

     

Resources Connection, Inc.

     58,675      $ 662,441   

Rimage Corp.

     17,077        118,685   

Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.(a)

     24,200        422,774   

Robert Half International, Inc.

     17,605        475,511   

rue21, Inc.(a)

     33,700        830,368   

SEI Investments Co.

     37,700        798,486   

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(a)

     8,540        315,553   

Tetra Tech, Inc.(a)

     15,305        393,492   

Tilly’s, Inc., A Shares(a)

     62,000        1,029,820   

TTM Technologies, Inc.(a)

     19,475        213,057   

Universal Truckload Services, Inc.

     29,935        445,732   

Vera Bradley, Inc.(a)

     19,500        444,405   

Volterra Semiconductor Corp.(a)

     29,435        676,416   

WageWorks, Inc.(a)

     48,000        681,120   

Zumiez, Inc.(a)

     7,285        264,664   
     

 

 

 
        52,584,381   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $150,438,086)

        152,443,498   
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (0.26%)

     

Market Vectors® India Small-Cap Index ETF

     43,465        412,917   

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

(Cost $549,820)

        412,917   
     

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (4.03%)

     

BlackRock Liquidity Funds Treasury Trust Fund Portfolio - Institutional Class (7 Day Yield 0.000%)(b)

     6,389,524        6,389,524   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

     

(Cost $6,389,524)

        6,389,524   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.29%)

(Cost $157,377,430)

      $ 159,245,939   

Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets (-0.29%)

        (454,912
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

      $ 158,791,027   
     

 

 

 

(a) Non-Income Producing Security.

(b) Less than 0.0005% 7 Day Yield.

Percentages stated as a percent of net assets.

Common Abbreviations:

AB - Aktiebolag is the Swedish equivalent of the term corporation.

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

AG - Aktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders.

ASA - Allmennaksjeselskap is the Norwegian term for a public limited company.

Bhd - Berhad is the Malaysian term for public limited company.

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund.

Ltd. - Limited.


NV - Naamloze Vennootschap is the Dutch term for a public limited liability corporation.

PLC - Public Limited Company.

PJSC - Public Joint Stock Company.

SA - Generally designates corporations in various countries, mostly those employing the civil law.

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s country classifications refer to any one or more of the country sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine country sub-classifications for reporting ease. Countries are shown as a percent of net assets. These country classifications are based on third party definitions. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.


Grandeur Peak International Opportunities

     

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

     

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

     
     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS (94.15%)

     

Australia (10.25%)

     

Ausenco, Ltd.

     88,775      $ 289,209   

Billabong International, Ltd.

     95,643        136,192   

Campbell Brothers, Ltd.

     8,385        413,271   

carsales.com, Ltd.

     58,275        386,430   

Countplus, Ltd.

     37,500        50,837   

DWS, Ltd.

     140,151        228,290   

Lycopodium, Ltd.

     64,102        447,974   

Magellan Financial Group, Ltd.

     783,555        2,000,944   

Navitas, Ltd.

     42,280        172,395   

Oroton Group, Ltd.

     38,754        318,887   

The Reject Shop, Ltd.

     26,295        272,188   

Sirtex Medical, Ltd.

     48,000        320,313   

SMS Management & Technology, Ltd.

     25,875        155,538   

Super Retail Group, Ltd.

     108,848        876,211   

Webjet, Ltd.

     170,136        611,479   
     

 

 

 
        6,680,158   
     

 

 

 

Belgium (2.83%)

     

Melexis NV

     123,426        1,846,667   
     

 

 

 

Brazil (5.49%)

     

Banco ABC Brasil SA

     144,676        742,725   

Banco Daycoval SA

     273,700        1,276,875   

CETIP SA - Mercados Organizados

     27,500        346,635   

Fleury SA

     23,850        251,978   

Marcopolo SA

     67,000        281,183   

Tegma Gestao Logistica

     40,700        679,260   
     

 

 

 
        3,578,656   
     

 

 

 

Britain (8.59%)

     

Abcam PLC

     27,010        171,401   

CVS Group PLC

     44,320        87,206   

Fidessa Group PLC

     3,465        76,165   

Halma PLC

     65,900        408,633   

Highland Gold Mining, Ltd.

     52,450        94,774   

Michael Page International PLC

     27,425        158,018   

N Brown Group PLC

     128,495        529,637   

Premier Oil PLC(a)

     151,380        915,894   

Robert Walters PLC

     90,900        267,219   

RPS Group PLC

     537,726        2,040,226   

Sthree PLC

     68,116        307,570   

Ted Baker PLC

     16,878        234,056   

Tracsis PLC

     34,100        66,027   

Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC

     10,240        235,843   
     

 

 

 
        5,592,669   
     

 

 

 

Canada (8.69%)

     

Atrium Innovations, Inc.(a)

     19,105        216,607   

Churchill Corp., Class A

     34,300        282,513   

Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.(a)

     144,450        660,136   


     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

Canada (continued)

     

Home Capital Group, Inc.

     20,230       $ 915,025   

Inmet Mining Corp.

     7,435         295,739   

Pan American Silver Corp.

     12,345         184,772   

Petroamerica Oil Corp.(a)

     112,695         16,856   

Richelieu Hardware, Ltd.

     15,650         546,037   

SEMAFO, Inc.

     64,575         203,477   

ShawCor, Ltd., Class A

     36,645         1,293,912   

Stantec, Inc.

     9,476         272,228   

TransGlobe Energy Corp.(a)

     33,480         321,830   

Westfire Energy, Ltd.(a)

     100,230         453,751   
     

 

 

 
        5,662,883   
     

 

 

 

China (5.61%)

     

Airtac International Group

     40,000         202,717   

China Lilang, Ltd.

     253,045         154,345   

China Medical System Holdings, Ltd.

     2,570,924         1,273,079   

Golden Eagle Retail Group, Ltd.

     144,000         260,343   

Minth Group, Ltd.

     245,815         252,006   

O2Micro International, Ltd., ADR(a)

     251,714         976,650   

Pacific Online, Ltd.

     1,628,152         535,390   
     

 

 

 
        3,654,530   
     

 

 

 

Finland (0.46%)

     

BasWare OYJ

     11,400         300,170   
     

 

 

 

France (3.10%)

     

1000mercis SA

     13,894         607,224   

Audika Groupe

     15,755         174,465   

Neurones

     40,220         388,967   

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

     6,712         555,713   

Thermador Groupe

     4,265         290,512   
     

 

 

 
        2,016,881   
     

 

 

 

Germany (7.87%)

     

Adler Modemaerkte AG(a)

     39,200         258,041   

Amadeus Fire AG

     12,845         544,151   

Bertrandt AG

     13,722         975,874   

CompuGroup Medical AG

     32,700         459,073   

Gerry Weber International AG

     10,295         424,092   

Nexus AG

     33,000         303,064   

Softing AG(a)

     22,086         164,135   

Viscom AG

     15,850         149,755   

Wirecard AG

     74,170         1,469,273   

zooplus AG(a)

     11,400         378,509   
     

 

 

 
        5,125,967   
     

 

 

 

Hong Kong (1.37%)

     

EcoGreen Fine Chemicals Group, Ltd.

     118,375         19,539   

Ports Design, Ltd.

     83,660         82,315   

Trinity, Ltd.

     271,000         177,179   

Vitasoy International Holdings, Ltd.

     462,338         411,381   


     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

Hong Kong (continued)

     

Yingde Gases Group Co.

     232,855       $ 199,383   
     

 

 

 
        889,797   
     

 

 

 

Indonesia (0.49%)

     

Arwana Citramulia Tbk PT

     3,261,000         320,415   
     

 

 

 

Ireland (1.09%)

     

Beazley PLC

     286,600         713,107   
     

 

 

 

Israel (0.56%)

     

Caesar Stone Sdot Yam, Ltd.(a)

     21,500         252,410   

Camtek, Ltd.(a)

     56,296         114,281   
     

 

 

 
        366,691   
     

 

 

 

Japan (7.21%)

     

Benefit One, Inc.

     54         54,812   

CMIC Co., Ltd.

     14,555         226,732   

CyberAgent, Inc.

     166         328,707   

Daiken Medical Co., Ltd.

     20,700         284,832   

EPS Co., Ltd.

     344         938,322   

Future Architect, Inc.

     214         81,491   

Kakaku.com, Inc.

     19,000         607,757   

MonotaRO Co., Ltd.

     46,745         958,534   

Nihon M&A Center, Inc.

     12,600         374,331   

Simplex Holdings, Inc.

     948         355,174   

Trancom Co., Ltd.

     23,690         486,384   
     

 

 

 
        4,697,076   
     

 

 

 

Luxembourg (2.11%)

     

L’Occitane International SA

     527,362         1,377,111   
     

 

 

 

Malaysia (2.65%)

     

Aeon Credit Service M Bhd

     96,900         341,836   

JobStreet Corp. Bhd

     108,000         73,852   

My EG Services Bhd

     970,800         215,596   

Padini Holdings Bhd

     1,172,850         768,283   

Uzma Bhd(a)

     694,200         323,864   
     

 

 

 
        1,723,431   
     

 

 

 

Netherlands (3.29%)

     

Brunel International NV

     18,175         693,241   

LMA International NV

     1,283,000         422,718   

VistaPrint NV(a)

     29,770         1,027,065   
     

 

 

 
        2,143,024   
     

 

 

 

Norway (0.10%)

     

Oslo Bors VPS Holding ASA

     7,635         65,868   
     

 

 

 

Russia (0.16%)

     

Exillon Energy PLC(a)

     66,740         101,499   
     

 

 

 

Singapore (3.21%)

     

ARA Asset Management, Ltd.

     437,920         490,918   

Breadtalk Group, Ltd.

     785,375         340,809   


     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

Singapore (continued)

     

CSE Global, Ltd.

     728,055       $ 500,231   

Goodpack, Ltd.

     262,000         364,240   

Petra Foods, Ltd.

     204,000         393,442   
     

 

 

 
        2,089,640   
     

 

 

 

South Africa (2.78%)

     

Advtech, Ltd.

     144,325         99,233   

Clicks Group, Ltd.

     60,485         399,211   

Ellies Holdings, Ltd.(a)

     528,940         428,237   

EOH Holdings, Ltd.

     68,156         294,513   

Foschini Group, Ltd.

     13,770         237,111   

Pinnacle Technology Holdings, Ltd.

     129,500         248,185   

Value Group, Ltd.

     157,300         103,593   
     

 

 

 
        1,810,083   
     

 

 

 

South Korea (4.79%)

     

Daewoong Pharma Co.

     2,969         64,730   

Hy-Lok Corp.

     52,028         878,925   

iMarketKorea, Inc.

     19,960         400,745   

Koh Young Technology, Inc.

     14,800         304,999   

LEENO Industrial, Inc.

     13,300         283,498   

LG Fashion Corp.

     24,370         580,892   

MKTrend Co., Ltd.

     40,660         246,343   

Shinsegae Food Co., Ltd.

     4,674         358,418   
     

 

 

 
        3,118,550   
     

 

 

 

Sweden (3.81%)

     

AddTech AB, B Shares

     27,011         703,013   

Connecta AB

     9,670         88,870   

DIBS Payment Services AB

     83,100         559,649   

HIQ International AB

     92,416         487,856   

Indutrade AB

     15,950         430,374   

Swedol AB, B Shares

     47,310         210,788   
     

 

 

 
        2,480,550   
     

 

 

 

Taiwan (7.39%)

     

Cub Elecparts, Inc.

     170,000         289,072   

Global Mixed Mode Technology, Inc.

     114,500         324,498   

Leadtrend Technology Corp.

     142,000         238,146   

Pacific Hospital Supply Co.

     227,700         599,760   

Polyronics Tech Corp.

     346,300         611,950   

Power Mate Technology Co., Ltd.

     131,000         147,630   

Richtek Technology Corp.

     34,000         189,314   

Sporton International, Inc.

     190,400         442,473   

Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise Co., Ltd.

     441,800         981,041   

Test Research, Inc.

     304,880         470,141   

TXC Corp.

     336,900         518,956   
     

 

 

 
        4,812,981   
     

 

 

 

Thailand (0.12%)

     

Coastal Energy Co.(a)

     5,218         75,347   
     

 

 

 


     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

United Arab Emirates (0.13%)

     

Aramex PJSC

     181,447       $ 86,450   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $61,333,743)

        61,330,201   
     

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (0.42%)

     

Market Vectors® India Small-Cap Index ETF

     28,770         273,315   

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

(Cost $364,130)

        273,315   
     

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.81%)

     

BlackRock Liquidity Funds Treasury Trust

Fund Portfolio - Institutional Class

(7 Day Yield 0.000%)(b)

     1,178,462         1,178,462   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $1,178,462)

        1,178,462   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (96.38%)

(Cost $62,876,335)

      $ 62,781,978   

Assets In Excess Of Other Liabilities (3.62%)

        2,355,056   
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

      $ 65,137,034   
     

 

 

 

(a) Non-Income Producing Security.

(b) Less than 0.0005% 7 Day Yield.

Percentages stated as a percent of net assets.

Common Abbreviations:

AB

- Aktiebolag is the Swedish equivalent of the term corporation.

ADR

- American Depositary Receipt.

AG

- Aktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e., owned by shareholders.

ASA

- Allmennaksjeselskap is the Norwegian term for a public limited company.

Bhd

- Berhad is the Malaysian term for public limited company.

ETF

- Exchange Traded Fund.

Ltd.

- Limited.

NV

- Naamloze Vennootschap is the Dutch term for a public limited liability corporation.

PLC

- Public Limited Company.

PJSC

- Public Joint Stock Company.

SA

- Generally designates corporations in various countries, mostly those employing the civil law.

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s country classifications refer to any one or more of the country sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine country sub-classifications for reporting ease. Countries are shown as a percent of net assets. These country classifications are based on third party definitions. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.


Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Financial Investors Trust (the “Trust”) a Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). As of July 31, 2012, the Trust has twenty-three registered funds. This quarterly report describes the Grandeur Peak Global Opportunities Fund and Grandeur Peak International Opportunities Fund (collectively, the “Funds”). The Funds seek long-term growth of capital. The Funds offer Investor Class and Institutional Class shares. All classes of shares have identical rights to earnings, assets and voting privileges, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, (“GAAP”).

The preparation of Statement of Investments in accordance with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements during the reporting period. Management believes the estimates and security valuations are appropriate; however, actual results may differ from those estimates, and the security valuations reflected in the Statement of Investment may differ from the value the Funds ultimately realizes upon sale of the securities. The Statement of Investments has been prepared as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on July 31, 2012.

Investment Valuation: The Funds generally value their securities based on market prices determined at the close of regular trading on the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading.

For equity securities and mutual funds that are traded on an exchange, the market price is usually the closing sale or official closing price on that exchange. In the case of equity securities not traded on an exchange, or if such closing prices are not otherwise available, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day.

Equity securities that are primarily traded on foreign securities exchanges are valued at the closing values of such securities on their respective foreign exchanges, except when an event occurs subsequent to the close of the foreign exchange and the close of the NYSE that was likely to have changed such value. In such an event, the fair value of those securities are determined in good faith through consideration of other factors in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Funds will use a fair valuation model provided by an independent pricing service, which is intended to reflect fair value when a security’s value or a meaningful portion of the Funds’ portfolio is believed to have been materially affected by an valuation event that has occurred between the close of the exchange or market on which the security is traded and the close of the regular trading day on the NYSE. The Funds’ valuation procedures set forth certain triggers which instruct when to use the fair valuation model.

Forward currency exchange contracts have a market value determined by the prevailing foreign currency exchange daily rates and current foreign currency exchange forward rates. The foreign currency exchange forward rates are calculated using an automated system that estimates rates on the basis of the current day foreign currency exchange rates and forward foreign currency exchange rates supplied by a pricing service.

When such prices or quotations are not available, or when the Fair Value Committee appointed by the Board believes that they are unreliable, securities may be priced using fair value procedures approved by the Board.

Investment Transactions: Investment and shareholder transactions are accounted for on the date the investments are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are reported on an identified cost basis. Interest income, which includes accretion of discounts, is accrued and recorded as earned. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date or for certain foreign securities, as soon as information is available to the Funds.

Foreign Securities: The Funds may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible reevaluation of currencies, the inability to repatriate foreign currency, less complete financial information about companies and possible future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable U.S. issuers.


Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment valuations and other assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Prevailing foreign exchange rates may generally be obtained at the close of the NYSE (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The portion of realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed and is included in realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments, when applicable.

Foreign Currency Spot Contracts: The Funds may enter into foreign currency spot contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign securities or to convert foreign currency receipts into U.S. dollars. A foreign currency spot contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell currencies at the current market rate, for settlement generally within two business days. The U.S. dollar value of the contracts is determined using current currency exchange rates supplied by a pricing service. The contract is marked-to-market daily for settlements beyond one day and any change in market value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the value on the open and close date. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency, or if the counterparties do not perform under the contract’s terms. The maximum potential loss from such contracts is the aggregate face value in U.S. dollars at the time the contract was opened.

Fair Value Measurements: The Funds disclose the classification of their fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments. These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

 

Level 1 –

  

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;

Level 2 –

  

Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

Level 3 –

  

Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.


The following is a summary of each input used to value the Funds as of July 31, 2012:

 

Investments in Securities at Value (a)    Level 1 - Quoted and
Unadjusted Prices
     Level 2 - Other
Significant Observable
Inputs
     Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total  

 

 

Grandeur Peak Global Opportunities

           

Common Stocks

           

Australia

   $ 10,481,386       $ –           $ –           $ 10,481,386   

Belgium

     3,753,779         –             –             3,753,779   

Brazil

     5,496,225         –             –             5,496,225   

Britain

     10,363,895         –             –             10,363,895   

Canada

     11,513,974         –             –             11,513,974   

Cayman Islands

     506,793         –             –             506,793   

China

     5,956,781         –             –             5,956,781   

France

     2,575,387         –             –             2,575,387   

Germany

     8,441,957         –             –             8,441,957   

Hong Kong

     1,264,716         –             –             1,264,716   

Indonesia

     393,027         –             –             393,027   

Ireland

     1,255,029         –             –             1,255,029   

Israel

     1,406,002         –             –             1,406,002   

Japan

     7,314,311         –             –             7,314,311   

Luxembourg

     2,350,587         –             –             2,350,587   

Malaysia

     2,514,304         –             –             2,514,304   

Netherlands

     4,044,667         –             –             4,044,667   

Norway

     102,101         –             –             102,101   

Russia

     104,554         –             –             104,554   

Singapore

     3,295,351         –             –             3,295,351   

South Africa

     1,557,443         –             –             1,557,443   

South Korea

     4,342,860         –             –             4,342,860   

Spain

     667,500         –             –             667,500   

Sweden

     3,375,532         –             –             3,375,532   

Taiwan

     7,172,665         –             –             7,172,665   

Thailand

     171,661         –             –             171,661   

United Arab Emirates

     104,130         –             –             104,130   

United States

     51,916,881         –             –             51,916,881   

Exchange Traded Funds

     412,917         –             –             412,917   

Short Term Investments

     6,389,524         –             –             6,389,524   

 

 

Total

   $ 159,245,939       $ –           $ –           $ 159,245,939   

 

 

a) For detailed descriptions, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.


Investments in Securities at Value (a)    Level 1 - Quoted and
Unadjusted Prices
     Level 2 - Other
Significant Observable
Inputs
     Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total  

 

 

Grandeur Peak International Opportunities

           

Common Stocks

           

Australia

   $ 6,680,158       $ –           $ –           $ 6,680,158   

Belgium

     1,846,667         –             –             1,846,667   

Brazil

     3,578,656         –             –             3,578,656   

Britain

     5,592,669         –             –             5,592,669   

Canada

     5,662,883         –             –             5,662,883   

Cayman Islands

     202,717         –             –             202,717   

China

     3,451,813         –             –             3,451,813   

Finland

     300,170         –             –             300,170   

France

     2,016,881         –             –             2,016,881   

Germany

     5,125,967         –             –             5,125,967   

Hong Kong

     889,797         –             –             889,797   

Indonesia

     320,415         –             –             320,415   

Ireland

     713,107         –             –             713,107   

Israel

     366,691         –             –             366,691   

Japan

     4,697,076         –             –             4,697,076   

Luxembourg

     1,377,111         –             –             1,377,111   

Malaysia

     1,723,431         –             –             1,723,431   

Netherlands

     2,143,024         –             –             2,143,024   

Norway

     65,868         –             –             65,868   

Russia

     101,499         –             –             101,499   

Singapore

     2,089,640         –             –             2,089,640   

South Africa

     1,810,083         –             –             1,810,083   

South Korea

     3,118,550         –             –             3,118,550   

Sweden

     2,480,550         –             –             2,480,550   

Taiwan

     4,812,981         –             –             4,812,981   

Thailand

     75,347         –             –             75,347   

United Arab Emirates

     86,450         –             –             86,450   

Exchange Traded Funds

     273,315         –             –             273,315   

Short Term Investments

     1,178,462         –             –             1,178,462   

 

 

Total

   $ 62,781,978       $ –           $ –           $ 62,781,978   

 

 

(a) For detailed descriptions, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.


For the period ended July 31, 2012, the Funds did not have any significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 securities. The following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

Grandeur Peak Global Opportunities

 

Investments in Securities at

Value

   Balance as of
April 30, 2012
     Realized
gain/(loss)
    

Change in

unrealized

appreciation/

(depreciation)

   

Net

purchases/

(sales)

     Transfer in
and/or (out) of
Level 3
    Balance as
of July 31,
2012
     Net change in
unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
attributable to
level 3
investments
still held at
July 31, 2012
 

 

 

Common Stocks

   $ 190,464       $ -             $ (48,750   $ -             $ (141,714   $ -             $ -         

 

 

Total

   $ 190,464       $ -             $ (48,750   $ -             $ (141,714   $ -             $ -         

 

 

Grandeur Peak International

Opportunities

 

Investments in Securities at

Value

   Balance as of
April 30, 2012
     Realized
gain/(loss)
    

Change in

unrealized

appreciation/

(depreciation)

   

Net

purchases/

(sales)

     Transfer in
and/or (out) of
Level 3
    Balance as
of July 31,
2012
     Net change in
unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
attributable to
level 3
investments
still held at
July 31, 2012
 

 

 

Common Stocks

   $ 110,632       $ -             $ (28,317   $ -             $ (82,315   $ -             $ -         

 

 

Total

   $ 110,632       $ -             $ (28,317   $ -             $ (82,315   $ -             $ -         

 

 

Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation on Investments: The differences between book-basis and tax-basis are primarily due to the deferral of wash sale losses. As of July 31, 2012, the cost of securities on a tax basis and gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

    

Grandeur Peak
Global
Opportunities Fund

 

   

Grandeur Peak
International
Opportunities Fund

 

 

 

 

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

   $ 12,479,135      $ 5,196,271   

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

     (10,651,624     (5,307,432

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

   $ 1,827,511      $ (111,161

 

 

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

   $ 157,418,428      $ 62,893,139   

 

 


PATHWAY ADVISORS AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

Description          Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (52.26%)

       

iShares® Dow Jones International Select Dividend Index Fund

       1,132       $ 34,549   

SPDR® Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF

       616         24,565   

Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

       120         4,802   

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF

       254         17,241   

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

       556         39,091   

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund

       228         9,929   
       

 

 

 
          130,177   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

(Cost $130,739)

          130,177   

 

 

OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS (27.95%)

       

Akre Focus Fund - Retail Class

       1,487         22,128   

Mairs & Power Growth Fund - Investor Class

       285         22,500   

T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

       1,118         25,000   
       

 

 

 
          69,628   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS

(Cost $70,000)

          69,628   

 

 
     7-Day
Yield
    Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (91.35%)

       

Dreyfus Cash Management, Institutional Shares

     0.096     227,517         227,517   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $227,517)

          227,517   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (171.56%)

(Cost $428,256)

        $ 427,322   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-71.56%)

          (178,247)   

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

        $ 249,075   

 

 

Common Abbreviations:

ETF

- Exchange Traded Fund.

MSCI

- Morgan Stanley Capital International.

SPDR

- Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipts.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.


PATHWAY ADVISORS CONSERVATIVE FUND

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
Description          Shares      Value
(Note 2)
 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (20.56%)

       

iShares® Dow Jones International Select Dividend Index Fund

       243       $ 7,416   

SPDR® Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF

       184         7,338   

Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

       120         4,802   

Vanguard REIT ETF

       110         7,341   

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF

       108         7,331   

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

       244         17,155   
       

 

 

 
          51,383   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

(Cost $51,688)

          51,383   

 

 

OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS (59.02%)

       

DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund - Class I

       3,754         42,274   

Loomis Sayles Bond Fund - Institutional Class

       857         12,526   

PIMCO Real Return Fund - Institutional Class

       2,006         25,100   

PIMCO Total Return Fund - Institutional Class

       2,838         32,557   

Templeton Global Bond Fund - Class A

       954         12,529   

Vanguard GNMA Fund - Admiral Shares

       2,027         22,500   
       

 

 

 
          147,486   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS

(Cost $147,500)

          147,486   

 

 
     7-Day
Yield
    Shares      Value
(Note 2)
 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (60.03%)

       

Dreyfus Cash Management, Institutional Shares

     0.096     150,017         150,017   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $150,017)

          150,017   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (139.61%)

(Cost $349,205)

        $ 348,886   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-39.61%)

          (98,985

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

        $ 249,901   

 

 

Common Abbreviations:

ETF

- Exchange Traded Fund.

GNMA

- Government National Mortgage Association.

MSCI

- Morgan Stanley Capital International.

PIMCO

- Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC.

REIT

- Real Estate Investment Trust.

SPDR

- Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipts.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.


PATHWAY ADVISORS GROWTH AND INCOME FUND

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

Description    Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (34.43%)

     

iShares® Dow Jones International Select Dividend Index Fund

     565       $ 17,244   

iShares® Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund

     210         12,047   

Vanguard Large-Cap ETF

     590         37,075   

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF

     178         12,082   

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund

     172         7,490   
     

 

 

 
          85,938   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

     

(Cost $86,408)

        85,938   

 

 

OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS (45.02%)

     

DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund - Class I

     3,313         37,301   

PIMCO GNMA Fund - Institutional Class

     1,049         12,500   

PIMCO Real Return Fund - Institutional Class

     1,404         17,570   

PIMCO Total Return Fund - Institutional Class

     2,183         25,044   

T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund

     893         19,973   
     

 

 

 
            112,388   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS

(Cost $112,500)

        112,388   

 

 

 

     7-Day
Yield
    Shares      Value
(Note 2)
 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (67.11%)

       

Dreyfus Cash Management, Institutional Shares

     0.096     167,517         167,517   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $167,517)

          167,517   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (146.56%)

(Cost $366,425)

        $ 365,843   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-46.56%)

          (116,230)   

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

        $     249,613   

 

 

 

 

Common Abbreviations:

ETF - Exchange Traded Fund.

GNMA - Government National Mortgage Association.

PIMCO - Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.


Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Financial Investors Trust (the “Trust”) a Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). As of July 31, 2012, the Trust has twenty-three registered funds. This quarterly report describes Pathway Advisors Aggressive Growth Fund, Pathway Advisors Conservative Fund and Pathway Advisors Growth and Income Fund (collectively, the “Funds”). Pathway Advisors Aggressive Growth Fund seeks total return through a primary emphasis on growth with a secondary emphasis on income, Pathway Advisors Conservative Fund seeks total return through a primary emphasis on income with a secondary emphasis on growth of capital and Pathway Advisors Growth and Income Fund seeks total return through growth of capital and income.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, (“GAAP”).

The preparation of the Statement of Investments in accordance with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the Statement of Investments during the reporting period. Management believes the estimates and security valuations are appropriate; however, actual results may differ from those estimates, and the security valuations reflected in the Statement of Investments may differ from the value the Funds ultimately realize upon sale of the securities. The Statement of Investments have been prepared as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on July 31, 2012.

Investment Valuation: The Funds generally value their securities based on market prices determined at the close of regular trading on the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading.

For equity securities and mutual funds that are traded on an exchange, the market price is usually the closing sale or official closing price on that exchange. In the case of equity securities not traded on an exchange, or if such closing prices are not otherwise available, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day.

The market price for debt obligations is generally the price supplied by an independent third-party pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), which may use a matrix, formula or other objective method that takes into consideration market indices, yield curves and other specific adjustments. Short–term debt obligations that will mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that using this method would not reflect an investment’s fair value.

Redeemable securities issued by open-end registered investment companies are valued at the investment company’s or subsidiary’s applicable net asset value, with the exception of exchange-traded open-end investment companies, which are priced as equity securities.

When such prices or quotations are not available, or when the Fair Value Committee appointed by the Board believes that they are unreliable, securities may be priced using fair value procedures approved by the Board.

Investment Transactions: Investment and shareholder transactions are accounted for on the date the investments are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are reported on an identified cost basis. Interest income, which includes accretion of discounts, is accrued and recorded as earned. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date or for certain foreign securities, as soon as information is available to the Funds.

Fair Value Measurements: The Funds disclose the classification of their fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.


Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments. These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

 

 

Level 1 –

  

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date;

Level 2 –

  

Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

Level 3 –

  

Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

The following is a summary of each input used to value the Funds as of July 31, 2012:

 

 

Pathway Advisors Aggressive Growth Fund

           
Investments in Securities at Value    Level 1 -
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 -
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    

Level 3 -

Significant
Unobservable Inputs

     Total  

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

   $ 130,177       $       $       $ 130,177   

Open-End Mutual Funds

     69,628                         69,628   

Short Term Investments

     227,517                         227,517   

 

 

Total

   $ 427,322       $       $       $     427,322   

 

 

Pathway Advisors Conservative Fund

           
Investments in Securities at Value    Level 1 -
Quoted Prices
    

Level 2 -

Other Significant
Observable Inputs

    

Level 3 -

Significant
Unobservable Inputs

     Total  

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

   $ 51,383       $       $       $ 51,383   

Open-End Mutual Funds

     147,486                         147,486   

Short Term Investments

     150,017                         150,017   

 

 

Total

   $ 348,886       $       $       $     348,886   

 

 


Pathway Advisors Growth and Income Fund

           
Investments in Securities at Value    Level 1 -
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 -
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
    

Level 3 -

Significant
Unobservable Inputs

     Total  

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

   $ 85,938       $       $       $ 85,938   

Open-End Mutual Funds

     112,388                         112,388   

Short Term Investments

     167,517                         167,517   

 

 

Total

   $ 365,843       $       $       $     365,843   

 

 

There were no transfers into or out of Levels 1 and 2 during the period ended July 31, 2012.

For the period ended July 31, 2012, the Funds did not have significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) used in determining fair value. Therefore, a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value is not applicable.

Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation on Investments: The differences between book-basis and tax-basis are primarily due to the deferral of wash sale losses. As of July 31, 2012, the cost of securities on a tax basis and gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Pathway Advisors Aggressive Growth Fund

 

     

 

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

   $ 20      

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

     (954)      

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (934)      

 

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

   $     428,256      

 

 

Pathway Advisors Conservative Fund

 

     

 

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

   $ 211      

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

     (530)      

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (319)      

 

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

   $ 349,205      

 

 

Pathway Advisors Growth and Income Fund

 

     

 

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

   $ 114      

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

     (696)      

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (582)      

 

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

   $ 366,425      

 


REDMONT RESOLUTE FUND I

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

Description    Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS (99.39%)

     

AQR Multi Strategy Alternative Fund, Class I

     14,402       $ 143,592   

AQR Risk Parity Fund, Class I

     12,399         143,453   

ASG Diversifying Strategies Fund, Class A

     5,978         56,972   

ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Class A

     5,886         57,090   

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc., Class I

     5,451         103,239   

Diamond Hill Long-Short Fund, Class Y(a)

     3,198         56,158   

FPA Crescent Fund

     3,747         103,519   

Marketfield Fund(a)

     8,934         134,271   

PIMCO Global Multi-Asset Fund, Institutional Class

     12,307         137,595   

Robeco Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund, Institutional Class

     8,657         100,599   

Turner Spectrum Fund, Institutional Class

     9,955         108,314   
     

 

 

 
            1,144,802   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS

(Cost $1,137,650)

        1,144,802   

 

 

 

    

7-Day

Yield

    Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.45%)

       

Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class

     0.010     5,220         5,220   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $5,220)

          5,220   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.84%)

(Cost $1,142,870)

        $ 1,150,022   

Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities (0.16%)

          1,857   

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

        $     1,151,879   

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.


REDMONT RESOLUTE FUND II

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)
Description          Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS (65.74%)

       

AQR Multi Strategy Alternative Fund, Class I

       1,158,666       $ 11,551,905   

AQR Risk Parity Fund, Class I

       985,646         11,403,923   

ASG Diversifying Strategies Fund, Class Y

       476,451         4,554,869   

ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund, Class Y

       468,696         4,551,036   

BlackRock Global Allocation Fund, Inc., Class I

       438,259         8,300,622   

Diamond Hill Long-Short Fund, Class Y(a)

       327,423         5,749,542   

FPA Crescent Fund

       297,070         8,208,047   

Marketfield Fund(a)

       715,393         10,752,364   

PIMCO Global Multi-Asset Fund, Institutional Class

       982,956         10,989,445   

Robeco Boston Partners Long/Short Research Fund, Institutional Class

       574,891         6,680,228   
       

Turner Spectrum Fund, Institutional Class

       789,965         8,594,822   
       

 

 

 
          91,336,803   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS

(Cost $89,948,873)

          91,336,803   

 

 
     7-Day
Yield
    Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (0.06%)

       

Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class

     0.010     89,058         89,058   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $89,058)

          89,058   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (65.80%)

(Cost $90,037,931)

        $ 91,425,861   

Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities (34.20%)

          47,517,133   

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

        $ 138,942,994   

 

 

 

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.


Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Financial Investors Trust (the “Trust”) a Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). As of July 31, 2012, the Trust has twenty-three registered funds. This quarterly report describes the Redmont Resolute Fund I and Redmont Resolute Fund II (collectively, the “Funds”). The Funds seek to provide long-term total return with reduced volatility and reduced correlation to the conventional stock and bond markets. The Funds are structured as fund-of-funds and under normal circumstances, the Funds pursue their objectives by investing primarily in managed portfolios of other open-end investment companies registered under the Investment Company of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), that use alternative or hedging strategies. The Redmont Resolute Fund I offers Class A and Class I shares and the Redmont Resolute Fund II offers Class I shares. All classes of shares have identical rights to earnings, assets and voting privileges, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, (“GAAP”).

The preparation of Statement of Investments in accordance with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements during the reporting period. Management believes the estimates and security valuations are appropriate; however, actual results may differ from those estimates, and the security valuations reflected in the Statement of Investment may differ from the value the Funds ultimately realizes upon sale of the securities. The Statement of Investments has been prepared as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on July 31, 2012.

Investment Valuation: The Funds generally value their securities based on market prices determined at the close of regular trading on the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading.

For equity securities and mutual funds that are traded on an exchange, the market price is usually the closing sale or official closing price on that exchange. In the case of equity securities not traded on an exchange, or if such closing prices are not otherwise available, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day.

The market price for debt obligations is generally the price supplied by an independent third-party pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), which may use a matrix, formula or other objective method that takes into consideration quotations from dealers, market transactions in comparable investments, market indices and yield curves. If vendors are unable to supply a price, or if the price supplied is deemed to be unreliable, the market price may be determined using quotations received from one or more broker–dealers that make a market in the security. Short–term debt obligations that will mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that using this method would not reflect an investment’s fair value. Investments in non-exchange traded funds are fair valued at their respective net asset values.

Redeemable securities issued by open-end registered investment companies are valued at the investment company’s applicable net asset value. When such prices or quotations are not available, or when the Fair Value Committee appointed by the Board believes that they are unreliable, securities may be priced using fair value procedures approved by the Board.

Investment Transactions: Investment and shareholder transactions are accounted for on the date the investments are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are reported on an identified cost basis. Interest income, which includes accretion of discounts, is accrued and recorded as earned. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date or for certain foreign securities, as soon as information is available to the Funds.

Fair Value Measurements: The Funds disclose the classification of their fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.


Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments. These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

 

Level 1 –

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;

 

Level 2 –

Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

 

Level 3 –

Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

The following is a summary of each input used to value the Funds as of July 31, 2012:

Redmont Resolute Fund I

 

Investments in Securities at Value    Level 1 -
Quoted Prices
    

Level 2 -

Other Significant
Observable Inputs

     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

 

 

Open-End Mutual Funds

   $ 1,144,802       $       $       $ 1,144,802   

Short Term Investments

     5,220                         5,220   

 

 

Total

   $ 1,150,022       $       $       $ 1,150,022   

 

 

Redmont Resolute Fund II

 

Investments in Securities at Value    Level 1 -
Quoted Prices
    

Level 2 -

Other Significant
Observable Inputs

     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

 

 

Open-End Mutual Funds

   $ 91,336,803       $       $       $ 91,336,803   

Short Term Investments

     89,058                         89,058   

 

 

Total

   $ 91,425,861       $       $       $ 91,425,861   

 

 

Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation on Investments: The differences between book-basis and tax-basis are primarily due to the deferral of wash sale losses. As of July 31, 2012, the cost of securities on a tax basis and gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

    

Redmont Resolute
Fund I

 

   

Redmont Resolute
Fund II

 

 

 

 

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

   $ 12,623      $ 1,631,376   

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

     (6,601     (254,199

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 6,022      $ 1,377,177   

 

 

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

   $ 1,144,000      $ 90,048,684   

 

 


SEAFARER OVERSEAS GROWTH AND INCOME FUND

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

     Currency    Shares      Value  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS* (82.7%)

        

Australia (1.2%)

        

Telstra Corp., Ltd.

   AUD      23,000       $ 96,594   
        

 

 

 

Total Australia

           96,594   
        

 

 

 

Brazil (3.8%)

        

Odontoprev SA

   BRL      60,700         292,955   
        

 

 

 

Total Brazil

           292,955   
        

 

 

 

China / Hong Kong (20.2%)

        

Digital China Holdings, Ltd.

   HKD      210,000         325,820   

Citic Telecom International Holdings, Ltd.

   HKD      1,625,000         309,954   

Hang Lung Properties, Ltd.

   HKD      66,000         233,186   

Kingdee International Software Group Co., Ltd.(a)

   HKD      1,346,000         154,971   

Vitasoy International Holdings, Ltd.

   HKD      140,000         124,133   

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co., Ltd., Class H

   HKD      108,000         119,727   

China Communications Services Corp., Ltd., Class H

   HKD      208,000         106,235   

Television Broadcasts, Ltd.

   HKD      14,000         100,060   

CLP Holdings, Ltd.

   HKD      11,500         99,228   
        

 

 

 

Total China / Hong Kong

           1,573,314   
        

 

 

 

India (4.2%)

        

Infosys, Ltd. ADR

   USD      8,200         324,556   
        

 

 

 

Total India

           324,556   
        

 

 

 

Indonesia (2.8%)

        

Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk PT

   IDR      550,000         219,430   
        

 

 

 

Total Indonesia

           219,430   
        

 

 

 

Japan (4.2%)

        

OBIC Business Consultants, Ltd.

   JPY      2,900         152,518   

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.

   JPY      2,600         130,871   

Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.

   JPY      1,300         45,423   
        

 

 

 

Total Japan

           328,812   
        

 

 

 

Malaysia (4.6%)

        

AMMB Holdings Bhd

   MYR      94,500         193,309   

Hartalega Holdings Bhd

   MYR      117,600         165,048   
        

 

 

 

Total Malaysia

           358,357   
        

 

 

 


     Currency    Shares      Value  

 

 

Mexico (5.3%)

        

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV, Class A

   MXN      112,400       $     233,953   

Grupo Herdez SAB de CV

   MXN      73,847         180,196   
        

 

 

 

Total Mexico

           414,149   
        

 

 

 

Poland (8.8%)

        

PGE SA

   PLN      53,500         297,581   

Bank Pekao SA

   PLN      5,000         208,633   

Asseco Poland SA

   PLN      13,000         176,576   
        

 

 

 

Total Poland

           682,790   
        

 

 

 

Singapore (9.5%)

        

SIA Engineering Co., Ltd.

   SGD      96,000         313,943   

Singapore Technologies Engineering, Ltd.

   SGD      62,000         164,059   

Cerebos Pacific, Ltd.

   SGD      32,000         138,348   

Hong Leong Finance, Ltd.

   SGD      64,000         123,675   
        

 

 

 

Total Singapore

           740,025   
        

 

 

 

South Africa (1.1%)

        

Life Healthcare Group Holdings, Ltd.

   ZAR      21,402         86,722   
        

 

 

 

Total South Africa

           86,722   
        

 

 

 

Taiwan (4.9%)

        

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   TWD      68,000         184,062   

Taiwan Hon Chuan Enterprise Co., Ltd.

   TWD      68,000         149,815   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR

   USD      3,400         47,498   
        

 

 

 

Total Taiwan

           381,375   
        

 

 

 

Thailand (7.3%)

        

Bangkok Bank PCL NVDR

   THB      40,000         247,780   

PTT PCL

   THB      22,800         234,889   

Thai Reinsurance PCL

   THB      840,000         81,988   
        

 

 

 

Total Thailand

           564,657   
        

 

 

 

Turkey (4.8%)

        

Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS

   TRY      38,000         263,028   

Asya Katilim Bankasi AS(a)

   TRY      100,000         107,356   
        

 

 

 

Total Turkey

           370,384   
        

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $6,384,106)

           6,434,120   

 

 


           Currency      Shares      Value  

 

 

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (3.2%)

          

Vietnam (3.2%)

          

Market Vectors Vietnam ETF

       USD         14,300       $     252,395   
          

 

 

 

Total Vietnam

             252,395   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

(Cost $265,872)

             252,395   

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS* (7.0%)

          

South Korea (7.0%)

          

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.

       KRW         4,404         292,140   

S-Oil Corp.

       KRW         5,173         250,453   
          

 

 

 

Total South Korea

             542,593   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

(Cost $549,221)

             542,593   

 

 
     Currency Rate    

Maturity

Date

    

Principal

Amount

     Value  

 

 

CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BOND (3.2%)

          

India (1.3%)

          

Tata Power Co., Ltd., Series TPWR

   USD 1.75     11/21/2014       $ 100,000         100,150   
          

 

 

 

Total India

             100,150   
          

 

 

 

South Africa (1.9%)

          

Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd., Series SHF

   ZAR     9.63     07/20/2015         1,000,000         146,093   
          

 

 

 

Total South Africa

             146,093   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE CORPORATE BOND

(Cost $247,383)

             246,243   

 

 
           Currency      Shares      Value  

 

 

WARRANTS (0.0%)(b)

          

Hartalega Holdings, Strike Price 4.14 (expiration 5/29/15)

       MYR         6,860         2,630   
          

 

 

 
             2,630   
          

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS

(Cost $–)

             2,630   

 

 


             Value  

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

      

(Cost $7,446,582) (96.1%)

       $     7,477,981   

Cash and Other Assets, Less Liabilities (3.9%)

       302,555   

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.0%)

       $ 7,780,536   

 

 

 

* 

Certain securities were fair valued in good faith through consideration of other factors in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board (Note 2).

(a) 

Non-income producing security.

(b) 

Less than 0.05%.

 

Currency Abbreviations

AUD

  

-

  

Australia Dollar

BRL

  

-

  

Brazil Real

HKD

  

-

  

Hong Kong Dollar

IDR

  

-

  

Indonesia Rupiah

JPY

  

-

  

Japan Yen

KRW

  

-

  

South Korea Won

MXN

  

-

  

Mexico Peso

MYR

  

-

  

Malaysia Ringgit

PLN

  

-

  

Poland Zloty

SGD

  

-

  

Singapore Dollar

THB

  

-

  

Thailand Baht

TRY

  

-

  

Turkey Lira

TWD

  

-

  

Taiwan New Dollar

USD

  

-

  

United States Dollar

ZAR

  

-

  

South Africa Rand

 

Common Abbreviations:

ADR

  

-

  

American Depositary Receipt.

AS

  

-

  

Andonim Sirketi, Joint Stock Company in Turkey.

Bhd

  

-

  

Berhad, Public Limited Company in Malaysia.

ETF

  

-

  

Exchange Traded Fund.

K.K.

  

-

  

Kabushiki Kaisha, Stock Company in Japan.

Ltd.

  

-

  

Limited.

NVDR

  

-

  

Non-Voting Depository Receipt.

PCL

  

-

  

Public Company Limited.

PLC

  

-

  

Public Limited Company.

PT

  

-

  

Perseroan Terbata, Limited Liability Company in Indonesia.

SA

  

-

  

Generally designates corporations in various countries, mostly those employing the civil law. This translates literally in all languages mentioned as anonymous company.

SAB de CV

  

-

  

A variable capital company.

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s country classifications refer to any one or more of the country sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine country sub-classifications for reporting ease. Countries are shown as a percent of net assets. These country classifications are based on third party definitions. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.


Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Financial Investors Trust (the “Trust”) a Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). As of July 31, 2012, the Trust has twenty-three registered funds. This quarterly report describes the Seafarer Overseas Growth and Income Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation along with some current income; it also seeks to mitigate adverse volatility in returns. The Fund offers Investor Class and Institutional Class shares. All classes of shares have identical rights to earnings, assets and voting privileges, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, (“GAAP”).

The preparation of Statement of Investments in accordance with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements during the reporting period. Management believes the estimates and security valuations are appropriate; however, actual results may differ from those estimates, and the security valuations reflected in the Statement of Investment may differ from the value the Fund ultimately realizes upon sale of the securities. The Statement of Investments has been prepared as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on July 31, 2012.

Investment Valuation: The Fund generally values its securities based on market prices determined at the close of regular trading on the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on each day the NYSE is open for trading.

For equity securities and mutual funds that are traded on an exchange, the market price is usually the closing sale or official closing price on that exchange. In the case of equity securities not traded on an exchange, or if such closing prices are not otherwise available, the securities are valued at the mean of the most recent bid and ask prices on such day.

Equity securities that are primarily traded on foreign securities exchanges are valued at the closing values of such securities on their respective foreign exchanges, except when an event occurs subsequent to the close of the foreign exchange and the close of the NYSE that was likely to have changed such value. In such an event, the fair value of those securities are determined in good faith through consideration of other factors in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). The Fund will use a fair valuation model provided by an independent pricing service, which is intended to reflect fair value when a security’s value or a meaningful portion of the Fund’s portfolio is believed to have been materially affected by an valuation event that has occurred between the close of the exchange or market on which the security is traded and the close of the regular trading day on the NYSE. The Fund’s valuation procedures set forth certain triggers which instruct when to use the fair valuation model.

The market price for debt obligations is generally the price supplied by an independent third-party pricing service approved by the Board, which may use a matrix, formula or other objective method that takes into consideration quotations from dealers, market transactions in comparable investments, market indices and yield curves. If vendors are unable to supply a price, or if the price supplied is deemed to be unreliable, the market price may be determined using quotations received from one or more broker–dealers that make a market in the security. Short–term debt obligations that will mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that using this method would not reflect an investment’s fair value. Investments in non-exchange traded funds are fair valued at their respective net asset values.

Forward currency exchange contracts have a market value determined by the prevailing foreign currency exchange daily rates and current foreign currency exchange forward rates. The foreign currency exchange forward rates are calculated using an automated system that estimates rates on the basis of the current day foreign currency exchange rates and forward foreign currency exchange rates supplied by a pricing service.

Investment securities that are primarily traded on foreign securities exchanges are valued at the preceding closing values of such securities on their respective exchanges, except when an occurrence subsequent to the time a value was so established is likely to have changed such value. In such an event, the fair values of those securities are determined in good faith through consideration of other factors in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board.


When such prices or quotations are not available, or when the Fair Value Committee appointed by the Board believes that they are unreliable, securities may be priced using fair value procedures approved by the Board.

Investment Transactions: Investment and shareholder transactions are accounted for on the date the investments are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are reported on an identified cost basis. Interest income, which includes accretion of discounts, is accrued and recorded as earned. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date or for certain foreign securities, as soon as information is available to the Fund.

Foreign Securities: The Fund may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible reevaluation of currencies, the inability to repatriate foreign currency, less complete financial information about companies and possible future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable U.S. issuers.

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment valuations and other assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted each business day into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Prevailing foreign exchange rates may generally be obtained at the close of the NYSE (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). The portion of realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed and is included in realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments, when applicable.

Foreign Currency Spot Contracts: The Fund may enter into foreign currency spot contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign securities or to convert foreign currency receipts into U.S. dollars. A foreign currency spot contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell currencies at the current market rate, for settlement generally within two business days. The U.S. dollar value of the contracts is determined using current currency exchange rates supplied by a pricing service. The contract is marked-to-market daily for settlements beyond one day and any change in market value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the value on the open and close date. Losses may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency, or if the counterparties do not perform under the contract’s terms. The maximum potential loss from such contracts is the aggregate face value in U.S. dollars at the time the contract was opened.

Fair Value Measurements: The Fund discloses the classification of their fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments. These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

 

Level 1 –

  

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that a Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;

Level 2 –

  

Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

Level 3 –

  

Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.


The following is a summary of each input used to value the Funds as of July 31, 2012:

 

Investments in Securities at Value(a)   

Level 1 -

Quoted Prices

    

Level 2 -

Other Significant

Observable Inputs

    

Level 3 -

Significant

Unobservable Inputs

     Total      

 

Common Stocks

             

Australia

   $       $ 96,594       $ –           $ 96,594     

Brazil

     292,955                 –             292,955     

China / Hong Kong

             1,573,314         –                 1,573,314    

India

     324,556                 –             324,556     

Indonesia

             219,430         –             219,430    

Japan

             328,812         –             328,812     

Malaysia

             358,357         –             358,357    

Mexico

     414,149                 –             414,149     

Poland

             682,790         –             682,790     

Singapore

             740,025         –             740,025     

South Africa

             86,722         –             86,722     

Taiwan

     47,498         333,877         –             381,375    

Thailand

             564,657         –             564,657     

Turkey

             370,384         –             370,384     

Exchange Traded Funds

     252,395                 –             252,395     

Preferred Stocks

             

South Korea

     292,140         250,453         –             542,593     

Convertible Corporate Bond

             246,243         –             246,243     

Warrants

     2,630                 –             2,630    

 

Total

   $ 1,626,323       $ 5,851,658       $ –           $ 7,477,981     

 

 

(a)

For detailed descriptions of countries, see the accompanying Statement of Investments.

The Fund recognizes transfers between levels as of the end of the fiscal year. For the period ended July 31, 2012, the Fund did not have any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 securities. The Fund utilizes a fair value evaluation service with respect to international securities with an earlier market closing than the Fund’s net asset value computation cutoff. There were no Level 3 securities held during the period.

Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation on Investments: The differences between book-basis and tax-basis are primarily due to the deferral of wash sale losses. As of July 31, 2012, the cost of securities on a tax basis and gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

 

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

   $ 305,573      

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

     (274,174)      

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 31,399      

 

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

   $     7,446,582      

 


VULCAN VALUE PARTNERS FUND      
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS      
July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)      
     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS (98.92%)

     

Communications (21.99%)

     

Internet (4.27%)

     

Google, Inc., Class A(a)

     15,414           $ 9,756,600   
     

 

 

 

Media (13.53%)

     

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class C(a)

     218,810             10,200,922   

Time Warner, Inc.

     263,210         10,296,775   

The Walt Disney Co.

     212,438         10,439,204   
     

 

 

 
        30,936,901   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunications (4.19%)

     

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     601,131         9,588,039   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS

        50,281,540   
     

 

 

 

Consumer, Cyclical (4.63%)

     

Lodging (4.63%)

     

Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC, ADR

     428,574         10,585,778   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER, CYCLICAL

        10,585,778   
     

 

 

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical (14.01%)

     

Beverages (3.54%)

     

The Coca-Cola Co.

     100,310         8,105,048   
     

 

 

 

Commercial Services (2.91%)

     

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

     15,220         6,644,595   
     

 

 

 

Food (7.56%)

     

TESCO PLC

     2,049,246         10,256,476   

Unilever NV, New York Registry Shares

     203,021         7,034,678   
     

 

 

 
        17,291,154   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL

        32,040,797   
     

 

 

 

Financials (32.37%)

     

Banks (4.87%)

     

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     523,447         11,138,952   
     

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services (18.80%)

     

CME Group, Inc.

     213,395         11,120,014   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     97,689         11,229,351   

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.

     449,336         10,199,927   

Visa, Inc., Class A

     80,849         10,435,180   
     

 

 

 
        42,984,472   
     

 

 

 

Insurance (8.70%)

     

The Chubb Corp.

     139,189         10,117,648   


     Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

Insurance (continued)

     

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

     95,920           $ 9,755,064   
     

 

 

 
        19,872,712   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

        73,996,136   
     

 

 

 

Industrials (12.61%)

     

Aerospace/Defense (3.40%)

     

United Technologies Corp.

     104,514         7,780,022   
     

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturers (9.21%)

     

Dover Corp.

     189,251         10,308,502   

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     133,780         10,745,210   
     

 

 

 
            21,053,712   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

        28,833,734   
     

 

 

 

Technology (13.31%)

     

Computers (4.52%)

     

Apple, Inc.

     16,935         10,343,220   
     

 

 

 

Software (8.79%)

     

Microsoft Corp.

     332,431         9,796,742   

Oracle Corp.

     340,791         10,291,888   
     

 

 

 
        20,088,630   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL TECHNOLOGY

        30,431,850   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $207,910,709)

        226,169,835   

 

 

 

    

7-Day

Yield

  Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (1.09%)

       

Money Market Fund (1.09%)

       

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares

   0.010%     2,486,265         2,486,265   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

(Cost $2,486,265)

          2,486,265   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.01%)

(Cost $210,396,974)

        $ 228,656,100   

Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets (-0.01%)

          (24,340)   

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

        $   228,631,760   

 

 

(a) Non-Income Producing Security.

Common Abbreviations:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

Ltd. - Limited.


NV - Naamloze Vennootschap is the Dutch term for a public limited liability corporation.

PLC - Public Limited Company.

Holdings are subject to change.

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are based on third party definitions. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.


VULCAN VALUE PARTNERS SMALL CAP FUND

     

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

     

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

     
     Shares      Value
(Note 2)
 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS (94.39%)

     

Basic Materials (4.00%)

     

Chemicals (4.00%)

     

KMG Chemicals, Inc.

     117,098       $ 2,093,712   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL BASIC MATERIALS

        2,093,712   
     

 

 

 

Communications (4.06%)

     

Telecommunications (4.06%)

     

NeuStar, Inc., Class A(a)

     59,876         2,120,209   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS

        2,120,209   
     

 

 

 

Consumer, Cyclical (15.80%)

     

Apparel (3.96%)

     

Iconix Brand Group, Inc.(a)

     116,730         2,069,623   
     

 

 

 

Leisure Time (2.25%)

     

Interval Leisure Group, Inc.

     64,256         1,178,455   
     

 

 

 

Retail (9.59%)

     

Jos A Bank Clothiers, Inc.(a)

     55,378         2,340,274   

Nathan’s Famous, Inc.(a)

     54,943         1,664,224   

Sonic Corp.(a)

     101,963         1,009,434   
     

 

 

 
        5,013,932   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER, CYCLICAL

        8,262,010   
     

 

 

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical (16.82%)

     

Commercial Services (10.08%)

     

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.

     34,035         1,078,909   

Towers Watson & Co., Class A

     34,731         2,036,279   

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.

     187,516         2,154,559   
     

 

 

 
        5,269,747   
     

 

 

 

Household Products/Wares (6.74%)

     

Jarden Corp.

     34,875         1,576,350   

Tupperware Brands Corp.

     37,173         1,948,609   
     

 

 

 
        3,524,959   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL

        8,794,706   
     

 

 

 

Financials (29.63%)

     

Diversified Financial Services (16.32%)

     

Eaton Vance Corp.

     93,359         2,476,814   

Janus Capital Group, Inc.

     285,087         2,061,179   

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.

     102,503         2,326,818   

Netspend Holdings, Inc.(a)

     189,525         1,667,820   
     

 

 

 
        8,532,631   
     

 

 

 


           Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

Insurance (13.31%)

       

Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd.

       64,748       $ 2,244,813   

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

       19,610         1,994,337   

The Navigators Group, Inc.(a)

       46,605         2,257,080   

ProAssurance Corp.

       5,206         466,302   
       

 

 

 
          6,962,532   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL FINANCIALS

          15,495,163   
       

 

 

 

Industrials (14.03%)

       

Electronics (2.73%)

       

Ituran Location and Control, Ltd.

       126,578         1,430,331   
       

 

 

 

Machinery-Diversified (8.85%)

       

Altra Holdings, Inc.

       114,312         1,888,434   

Gardner Denver, Inc.

       24,780         1,411,964   

IDEX Corp.

       34,764         1,326,247   
       

 

 

 
          4,626,645   
       

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Manufacturers (2.45%)

       

Donaldson Co., Inc.

       37,528         1,280,831   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INDUSTRIALS

          7,337,807   
       

 

 

 

Technology (10.05%)

       

Software (10.05%)

       

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

       43,270         3,469,821   

Fair Isaac Corp.

       41,224         1,784,587   
       

 

 

 
          5,254,408   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL TECHNOLOGY

          5,254,408   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

(Cost $45,452,117)

          49,358,015   

 

 
    

7-Day

Yield

    Shares     

Value

(Note 2)

 

 

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS (5.45%)

       

Money Market Fund (5.45%)

       

Dreyfus Treasury Prime Cash Management Fund, Institutional Shares

     0.010     2,847,948         2,847,948   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS
(Cost $2,847,948)

          2,847,948   

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS (99.84%)

(Cost $48,300,065)

        $     52,205,963   

Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities (0.16%)

          85,513   

 

 

NET ASSETS (100.00%)

        $ 52,291,476   

 

 

(a) Non-Income Producing Security.


Common Abbreviations:

Ltd. - Limited.

Holdings are subject to change.

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. Industries are shown as a percent of net assets. These industry classifications are based on third party definitions. The definitions are industry terms and do not reflect the legal status of any of the investments or the companies in which the Fund has invested.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.


Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments

July 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

Financial Investors Trust (the “Trust”) a Delaware statutory trust, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). As of July 31, 2012, the Trust has twenty-three registered funds. This quarterly report describes Vulcan Value Partners Fund and Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund (the “Funds”). The Vulcan Value Partners Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in publicly traded mid- and large- capitalization U.S. companies believed to be both undervalued and possessing a sustainable competitive advantage. The Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in publicly traded small-capitalization U.S. companies believed to be both undervalued and possessing a sustainable competitive advantage.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds. These policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

The preparation of Statement of Investments in accordance with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the Statement of Investments during the reporting period. Management believes the estimates and security valuations are appropriate; however, actual results may differ from those estimates, and the security valuations reflected in the Statement of Investments may differ from the value the Funds ultimately realize upon sale of the securities. The Statement of Investments have been prepared as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on July 31, 2012.

Investment Valuation: The Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) has approved procedures to be used to value each Fund’s securities for the purposes of determining each Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). The valuation of the securities of the Funds is determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board. The Board has delegated certain valuation functions for the Funds to ALPS Fund Services, Inc., the Administrator.

For equity securities that are traded on an exchange, the market price is usually the closing sale or official closing price on that exchange. In the case of securities not traded on an exchange, or if such closing prices are not otherwise available, the market price is typically provided by independent third party pricing vendors approved by the Board using a variety of pricing techniques and methodologies.

When such prices or quotations are not available, or when Vulcan Value Partners, LLC (“Vulcan” or “Adviser”) believes that they are unreliable, securities may be priced using fair value procedures approved by the Board. Because the Funds may invest in securities that may be thinly traded or for which market quotations may not be readily available or may be unreliable (such as securities of small capitalization companies), the Funds may use fair valuation procedures more frequently than funds that invest primarily in securities that are more liquid (such as equity securities of large capitalization domestic issuers). The Funds may also use fair value procedures if the Adviser determines that a significant event has occurred between the time at which a market price is determined and the time at which the Funds’ NAV is calculated. In particular, the value of non-U.S. securities may be materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market on which they are traded, but before the Funds price shares.

The Funds may determine the fair value of investments based on information provided by pricing services and other third-party vendors, which may recommend fair value prices or adjustments with reference to other securities, indices or assets. In considering whether fair value pricing is required and in determining fair values, the Funds may, among other things, consider significant events (which may be considered to include changes in the value of U.S. securities or securities indices) that occur after the close of the relevant market and before the Funds value their securities. In addition, the Funds may utilize modeling tools provided by third-party vendors to determine fair values of non-U.S. securities. The Funds’ use of fair value pricing may help deter “stale price arbitrage.”

Valuing securities at fair value involves greater reliance on judgment than valuation of securities based on readily available market quotations. A fund that uses fair value to price securities may value those securities higher or lower than another fund using market quotations or its own fair value methodologies to price the same securities. There can be no assurance that the Funds could obtain the fair value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security at approximately the time at which the Funds determine the net asset value, and the difference between fair value and the price of the securities may be material.


Investment Transactions: Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the investments are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are reported on an identified cost basis, which is the same basis the Funds use for federal income tax purposes. Interest income, which includes accretion of discounts, is accrued and recorded as earned. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date or for certain foreign securities, as soon as information is available to the Funds.

Foreign Securities: The Funds may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible reevaluation of currencies, the inability to repatriate foreign currency, less complete financial information about companies and possible future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable U.S. issuers.

Fair Value Measurements: A three-tier hierarchy has been established to classify fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments as of the reporting period end. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments. These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

 

Level 1 –

 

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date;

Level2 –

 

Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

Level3 –

 

Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of July 31, 2012.

Vulcan Value Partners Fund:

Investments in Securities at Value    Level 1 - Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

 

 

Common Stocks(a)

   $ 226,169,835       $       $       $ 226,169,835   

Short Term Investments

     2,486,265                         2,486,265   

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 228,656,100       $       $       $ 228,656,100   

 

 

Vulcan Value Partners Small Cap Fund:

 

Investments in Securities at Value    Level 1 - Unadjusted
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 - Other
Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 3 -
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

 

 

Common Stocks(a)

   $ 49,358,015       $       $       $ 49,358,015   

Short Term Investments

     2,847,948                         2,847,948   

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 52,205,963       $       $       $ 52,205,963   

 

 

(a) For detailed descriptions, see the accompanying Statements of Investments.


For the period ended July 31, 2012, the Funds did not have any significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 securities. For the period ended July 31, 2012, the Funds did not have any securities that used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) in determining fair value. Therefore, a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value is not applicable.

Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation on Investments: The differences between book-basis and tax-basis are primarily due to the deferral of wash sale losses. As of July 31, 2012, the cost of securities on a tax basis and gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

    

Vulcan Value
Partners

Fund

    Vulcan Value
Partners
Small Cap Fund
 
  

 

 

 

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

   $ 20,162,923      $ 6,382,817   

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

     (2,044,487     (2,530,676

Net unrealized appreciation

     18,118,436        3,852,141   

 

 

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

   $ 210,537,664      $ 48,353,822   

 

 


Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this Report.

 

  (b)

There was no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

Separate certifications for the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached as Exhibit 99.CERT.

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

FINANCIAL INVESTORS TRUST

By:

 

/s/ Edmund J. Burke

 

Edmund J. Burke

 

President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date:

 

September 28, 2012

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:

 

/s/ Edmund J. Burke

 

Edmund J. Burke

 

President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date:

 

September 28, 2012

By:

 

/s/ Jeremy O. May

 

Jeremy O. May

 

Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

Date:

 

September 28, 2012

 

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