N-CSRS 1 d119411dncsrs.htm BRIDGEWAY FUNDS, INC. Bridgeway Funds, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number            811-08200            

                                 Bridgeway Funds, Inc.                                

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

20 Greenway Plaza, Suite 450

                                              Houston, Texas 77046                                             

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Tammira Philippe, President

Bridgeway Funds, Inc.

20 Greenway Plaza, Suite 450

                                              Houston, Texas 77046                                             

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 661-3500

Date of fiscal year end: June 30

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2020

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

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Include a copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.30e-1).

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  AGGRESSIVE INVESTORS 1 BRAGX  
  ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY BRUSX  
 

(Open to Existing Investors — Direct Only)

   
  ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY MARKET BRSIX  
  SMALL-CAP GROWTH BRSGX  
  SMALL-CAP VALUE BRSVX  
  BLUE CHIP BRLIX  
  MANAGED VOLATILITY BRBPX  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     
     
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TABLE OF CONTENTS   (graphic)

 

 

Letter from the Investment Management Team 1
AGGRESSIVE INVESTORS 1 FUND  
Manager’s Commentary 6
Schedule of Investments 10
ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY FUND  
Manager’s Commentary 12
Schedule of Investments 16
ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY MARKET FUND  
Manager’s Commentary 20
Schedule of Investments 24
SMALL-CAP GROWTH FUND  
Manager’s Commentary 33
Schedule of Investments 37
SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND  
Manager’s Commentary 40
Schedule of Investments 44
BLUE CHIP FUND  
Manager’s Commentary 47
Schedule of Investments 52
MANAGED VOLATILITY FUND  
Manager’s Commentary 54
Schedule of Investments 58
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 66
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 68
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS 70
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS 72
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 73
Notes to Financial Statements 80
Other Information 93
Disclosure of Fund Expenses 94

 

 

  


 

  

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December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Bridgeway Funds Standardized Returns as of December 31, 2020* (Unaudited)

 

 

      Annualized    
Fund Quarter Six Months 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years 15 Years Inception to Date Inception Date Gross
Expense
Ratio2
Net
Expense
Ratio2
Aggressive Investors 1 18.41% 27.38% 14.35% 8.87% 9.41% 5.14% 11.97% 8/5/1994 1.22% 1.22%
Ultra-Small Company 34.59% 44.47% 31.31% 7.52% 7.09% 5.77% 12.80% 8/5/1994 2.06% 2.06%
Ultra-Small Co Market 37.09% 46.45% 25.53% 10.39% 10.11% 6.66% 10.30% 7/31/1997 1.01%1 0.94%1
Small-Cap Growth 29.39% 38.55% 13.38% 9.98% 11.38% 6.02% 7.12% 10/31/2003 1.22%1 0.94%1
Small-Cap Value 32.79% 44.93% 12.04% 8.75% 9.02% 5.72% 7.20% 10/31/2003 1.12%1 0.94%1
Blue Chip 12.75% 21.40% 13.51% 14.46% 13.35% 9.69% 8.11% 7/31/1997 0.27%1 0.15%1
Managed Volatility 5.94% 9.20% 10.55% 5.64% 5.17% 3.99% 4.36% 6/30/2001 1.28%1 0.95%1

  

Bridgeway Funds Returns for Calendar Years 2006 through 2020* (Unaudited)

 

 

  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Aggressive Investors 1 7.11% 25.80% -56.16% 23.98% 17.82% -10.31% 21.58% 42.21% 14.99% -9.82% 19.47% 18.44% -22.44% 21.85% 14.35%
Ultra-Small Company 21.55% -2.77% -46.24% 48.93% 23.55% -14.64% 24.49% 55.77% -0.56% -16.12% 14.06% 3.88% -15.68% 9.51% 31.31%
Ultra-Small Co Market 11.48% -5.40%   -39.49%  25.96%   24.86% -7.86% 19.83% 50.91% 4.61% -8.28% 21.47% 12.47% -17.12% 15.34% 25.53%
Small-Cap Growth 5.31% 6.87% -43.48% 15.05% 11.77% -0.63% 11.05% 48.52% 6.13% 4.93% 16.10% 19.62% -11.21% 15.10% 13.38%
Small-Cap Value 12.77% 6.93% -45.57% 26.98% 16.56% 1.05% 20.99% 39.72% 0.79% -9.43% 26.79% 7.11% -13.06% 14.98% 12.04%
Blue Chip 15.42% 6.07% -33.30% 26.61% 10.60% 3.17% 15.20% 31.67% 11.51% 2.17% 13.18% 18.43% -1.48% 31.05% 13.51%
Managed Volatility 6.65% 6.58% -19.38% 12.39% 5.41% 1.94% 6.46% 9.25% 5.95% 0.17% 2.42% 8.18% -3.97% 11.88% 10.55%

  

Performance figures quoted represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. To obtain performance current to the most recent month-end, please visit bridgeway.com or call 1-800-661-3550. Total return figures include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Periods of less than one year are not annualized.

 

1 Some of the Fund’s fees were waived or expenses reimbursed; otherwise, returns would have been lower. The Adviser is contractually obligated to waive fees and/or pay expenses. Any material change to this Fund policy would require a vote by shareholders.

 

2 Expense ratios are as stated in the current prospectus. Please see financial highlights for expense ratios as of December 31, 2020.

 

* Numbers highlighted indicate periods when the Fund outperformed its primary benchmark.

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of each Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which includes information regarding a Fund’s risks, objectives, fees and expenses, experience of its management, and other information. Investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing in a Fund. For questions or other Fund information, call 1-800-661-3550 or visit the Funds’ website at bridgeway.com. Funds are available for purchase by residents of the United States, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and Guam only.

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those relating to the market, sectors, or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. 

 

 

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LETTER FROM THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TEAM    (graphic)

 

December 31, 2020

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

 

Performance across domestic equity markets was positive for the December quarter, helping push the broad stock market higher for the 2020 calendar year. Stocks in all size and style categories recorded positive returns for the year, but large stocks and growth stocks substantially outperformed smaller stocks and value stocks. As a result, large-cap growth stocks delivered the year’s best performance. Market highlights appear on page 2. In this environment, the Bridgeway Funds performed within design expectations, guided by our statistically driven, evidence-based investment approach. Please see the enclosed letters for a detailed explanation of each Fund’s performance during the quarter and the calendar year. We hope you find the letters helpful.

 

Small-cap value stocks rallied in the December quarter, though not enough to overcome their performance gap versus large growth stocks from earlier in the year. However, historical market data still shows a long-term return premium for small-cap value stocks—and particularly for smaller and deeper value stocks within the small-cap value universe. We examine this data and provide some context for small-cap value’s recent performance in “Small Value: One of These Things is Not Like the Other,” on page 2.

 

This year saw Bridgeway again receive recognition as one of the “Best Places to Work in Money Management”1 from the publication Pensions & Investments. Read why we believe this award reflects our team’s commitment to the principles of relational investing, which seeks to bridge the gap between results for investors and returns for humanity, in “The Bridgeway Difference Makes our Firm One of the ‘Best Places to Work in Money Management,’” on page 4.

 

Finally, Bridgeway’s President and CEO, Tammira Philippe, shares a story that illustrates how Bridgeway puts its principles into action—even if that means not taking action. Explore this paradox in “The Value in What We Don’t Do,” on page 4.

 

As always, we appreciate your feedback. We take your comments very seriously and regularly discuss them to help us manage our Funds and this company. Please keep your ideas coming—both favorable and critical. They provide us with a vital tool to serve you better.

 

Sincerely,

 

Your Investment Management Team 

 

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John Montgomery Christine L. Wang Michael Whipple
     
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Elena Khoziaeva Dick Cancelmo  

 

1 Pensions & Investments is a global news source that provides timely and incisive coverage of events affecting the money management and retirement businesses. Since 2012, Pensions & Investments conducted an annual survey and recognition program dedicated to identifying and recognizing best employers in money management industry. An anonymous employee survey, to measure the employee experience, accounts for 75% of a firm’s score; an employer survey, which evaluates workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and demographics, makes up 25%. They found the best employers in 2020 stepped up with policies and practices to support and protect employees’ physical and emotional health, while continuing to keep the focus on clients’ needs. Pensions & Investments named 94 firms for 2020 (76 for 2019, 69 for 2018, 61 for 2017, 34 for 2015, and 29 for 2014) as Best Places to Work in Money Management. 

 

 

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December 31, 2020

 

Market Review

 

 

Domestic equity markets rose during the quarter ended December 31, 2020, helping stocks finish the year with strong gains despite an early market sell-off and the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Following a brief pullback in October, the markets rebounded over the rest of the quarter after the November presidential election reduced political uncertainty and the approval of two coronavirus vaccines boosted investor confidence in a potential economic recovery. The S&P 500 returned +12.2% for the quarter, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average returned +10.7%. For the full year ended December 31, 2020, the S&P 500 and the DJIA returned +18.4% and +9.7%, respectively.

 

All US equity style categories, as defined by Russell Indexes, recorded positive returns for the quarter, but smaller stocks out-performed larger stocks across style categories, and value stocks outperformed growth stocks. As a result, small-cap value stocks had the best performance during the quarter ended December 31, 2020, returning +33.4%, while large-cap growth stocks lagged on a relative basis, returning +11.4%.

 

All sectors of the S&P 500 had positive returns for the quarter. The Energy sector led the gains, returning +27.8%, followed by Financials (+23.1%) and Industrials (+15.7%). The Real Estate sector delivered the lowest returns (+4.9%).

 

Below are the stock market style box returns for the quarter and the calendar year.

 

  December 2020 Quarter     Calendar Year Ended December 2020  
           
  Value All Growth     Value All Growth
                   
Large 16.25% 13.69% 11.39%   Large 2.80% 20.96% 38.49%  
                   
Mid 20.43% 19.91% 19.02%   Mid 4.96% 17.10% 35.59%  
                   
Small 33.36% 31.71% 29.61%   Small 4.63% 19.96% 34.63%  

 

Small Value: One of These Things is Not Like the Other

 

 

By Andrew Berkin, PhD, Director of Research; Christine Wang, CFA, CPA, Portfolio Manager; and Tammira Philippe, CFA, President and CEO.

 

During the past few years, you’ve likely read Bridgeway’s thinking on the recent underperformance of value vs. growth, and why the long-term historical data tells us that it’s still worth it for value investors to stay the course. You might recall our past article noting that the gap between large-cap growth and large-cap value performance, in particular, has been historically wide, thanks to the surging prices of some large-cap growth stocks. But our research team is focused on analyzing the performance of value in the overall US stock market, and in this article, we’re taking a closer look at the data for small-cap value stocks.

 

As with value in the market overall, the results for small-cap value over the last decade are starkly different than long-term results back to 1926. For readers who remember the old Sesame Street song “One of These Things,” you might say that One of These (Time Periods) is Not Like the Others.

 

As the table below shows, there has been a 2.33% annualized benefit in return for the very smallest and deepest value companies (15.39%), shown in the bottom row and last column of the table, compared to the next smallest and next deepest value companies (13.06%), shown in the fourth column and fourth row of the table, for almost 95 years.

 

 

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December 31, 2020

 

US Stock Market Since 7/1926 (Annualized), as of 9/30/2020

 

 

  Growth Mid-Growth Mid Mid-Value Value
Big 9.97% 9.54% 10.27% 8.65% 10.44%
Med-Big 10.38% 10.76% 11.61% 12.37% 11.62%
Medium 9.21% 12.28% 12.22% 13.37% 12.66%
Med-Small 7.55% 11.77% 12.48% 13.06% 14.29%
Small 2.62% 6.67% 11.04% 13.86% 15.39%

 

Source: Bridgeway, Ken French data library, total US stocks formed into 25 portfolios based on size exposure, defined by market capitalization, and value exposure, defined by price-to-book ratios.

 

On the other hand, for the last 10 years, the benefit was only 0.90% annualized for the additional small value exposure, even after including a 13.51% advantage in the last year. 

 

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US Small Value Stocks, Annualized Returns as of 9/30/20  

Source: Ken French data library and Bridgeway calculations.

 

These results illustrate another important point: One of These (Portfolios) Is Not Like the Others. The variation of returns reminds us that the level of capitalization and value exposure truly matters, even among different small-cap value strategies.

 

When a segment of the market does well, investors should expect the portfolio with the most exposure to the factors explaining the segment’s outperformance to have the highest return. And when a segment of the market does poorly, investors should expect that the same portfolio with the most exposure to the factors will underperform.

 

Performance across small-cap value portfolios can diverge significantly, particularly when the asset class is either doing significantly better or worse than the overall US market. This has definitely been the case over the last decade. Divergence is usually driven by meaningful differences in size of companies held, valuation of companies held, measures of value used, and differences in allocations across sectors like REITs and utilities. These performance differences rarely indicate that a portfolio is not efficiently delivering the expected returns. Instead, performance differences arise because of differences in portfolio design. A portfolio focused on the stocks with smaller size and deeper value will indeed not look like other small-cap value portfolios lacking that depth of exposure.

 

 

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December 31, 2020

 

So, as we sit in one of those periods that has not been like the others, what can small-cap value investors do? We at Bridgeway focus on the intersection of what matters and what we can control. We have discovered the power in the paradox that often the best thing for investors to do is “very little.”

 

As leaders in relational investing, we suggest being guided by principles and staying invested in your outcome. Diversification is a crucial concept for all investors, and for Bridgeway it includes not just the way we invest but also how we run our firm and the people we hire. We do not make dramatic changes to our portfolios because we are in a pandemic, recession, bear market, or other challenging time—and we think all investors should avoid the temptation. These moves are potentially costly in terms of trading needed to implement those changes and the substantial risks of not getting that timing call exactly right.

 

The Bridgeway Difference Makes our Firm One of the “Best Places to Work in Money Management”

 

  

In December 2020, Bridgeway was again named one of the Best Places to Work in Money Management by Pensions & Investments, an international publication that covers the money management industry. It’s the sixth time that we’ve received this recognition since 2014.

 

We’re especially proud of this achievement because it shows how deeply everyone at Bridgeway has embraced our mission to bridge the gap between results for investors and returns for humanity. Our diverse team is made up of individuals with unique skills and experience. But they all share a passion for applying the science of statistics to investment management, along with a determination to serve as stewards of our organization, our clients’ resources, and the community at large.

 

By creating this unique culture, we know that we’ll never lose sight of our Firm’s purpose: to help our clients prosper, create positive impact in the world, and change the investment industry for the better.

 

The Value in What We Don’t Do

 

  

By Tammira Philippe, CFA, President and CEO

 

Sometimes, it’s what we don’t do that makes all the difference. In 2005, brand new to Bridgeway and investing, I led the Bridgeway team in deciding NOT to launch a new small-cap value strategy. The research and evidence for this particular investment strategy had always been compelling, but that was not enough. Relational investing has to be grounded in strong relationships—in the data and with our clients, colleagues, and community. We asked ourselves, could we identify and serve the investors that this particular strategy could help the most? Certainly, I don’t want to overstate my role at the time. I didn’t know a lot about investing yet, but I did know how to ask for help and tap into the wisdom of the team, consistent with our principles of “state where you stand” and “stay curious.” Through dialogue and analysis with the team, and aligned with our principle of intentionality in all that we do, we decided to hold off on launching the new strategy until we had more evidence and confidence that we could identify and develop strong relationships with our target client base—a specialized group of financial advisors.

 

Fast forward five years to 2010. I received an email from some professionals in the advisor community we wanted to serve, who asked, “Have you ever considered launching this type of small-value strategy?” It seemed too good to be true! We said yes and inquired more about their needs, adhering to our principle of investing in your outcome. That was the beginning of an incredible journey and partnership, with Bridgeway launching and currently managing two small-cap value strategies dedicated to the needs of this specialized group of advisors and institutions.

 

Through the process and collaboration, we learned that our principles had played a key role in the relationship. Specifically, in 2000, Bridgeway had closed a strategy to new investment after an extraordinary 1999 led to dramatic inflows in 2000. While we definitely needed and appreciated the new assets, it seemed most plausible that many investors were chasing hot returns from 1999 and would be disappointed in the long term. So we closed the strategy temporarily, in line with our principles of “showing intentionality in all that we do,” “stating where you stand,” and “investing in your outcome.” Our principle that power is in the paradox became evident only years later in this case. None of us would have predicted that closing one strategy to new investors in 2000 would turn out to be a key element of building trust and credibility with investors to help us launch two new strategies ten years later in 2010 and 2011.

 

 

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LETTER FROM THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TEAM (continued)   (graphic)

 

December 31, 2020

 

On days when I struggle to say no and am disappointed to make the tough choices to prioritize, I try to remember this story, and the fact that sometimes, it’s what we don’t do that makes all the difference.

 

This is just one of many examples that support our belief that principles are the foundation of prosperity. We see the world differently at Bridgeway. We are leaders in relational investing, which bridges the gap between investment results and returns for humanity by taking an innovative approach to asset management. As a Bridgeway Funds shareholder, thank you for joining us on this mission.

 

 


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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)  

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

Dear Fellow Aggressive Investors 1 Fund Shareholder,

 

For the quarter ended December 31, 2020, our Fund returned +18.41%, outperforming our primary market benchmark, the S&P 500 Index (+12.15%) and our peer benchmark, the Lipper Capital Appreciation Funds Index (+15.70%), but trailing the Russell 2000 Index (+31.37%). It was a good quarter.

 

For the calendar year, our Fund returned +14.35%, underperforming our primary market benchmark, the S&P 500 Index (+18.40%), our peer benchmark, the Lipper Capital Appreciation Funds Index (+27.38%), and the Russell 2000 Index (+19.96%).

 

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, five-year, 10-year, 15-year, and inception-to-date financial results. See the next page for a graph of performance since inception.

 

Standardized Returns as of December 31, 2020

 

 

          Annualized
    Quarter   6 Months   1 Year   5 Years   10 Years   15 Years   Since
Inception
(8/5/94)
               
Aggressive Investors 1 Fund   18.41 %   27.38 %   14.35 %   8.87 %   9.41 %   5.14 %   11.97 %
S&P 500 Index   12.15 %   22.16 %   18.40 %   15.22 %   13.88 %   9.88 %   10.39 %
Russell 2000 Index   31.37 %   37.85 %   19.96 %   13.26 %   11.20 %   8.91 %   9.68 %
Lipper Capital Appreciation Funds Index   15.70 %   27.63 %   27.38 %   14.92 %   12.55 %   9.77 %   9.46 %

  

Performance figures quoted in the table above represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The S&P 500 Index is a broad-based, unmanaged measurement of changes in stock market conditions, based on the average of 500 widely held common stocks with dividends reinvested. The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index that measures performance of the 2,000 companies that are between the 1,000th and 3,000th largest in the market with dividends reinvested. The Lipper Capital Appreciation Funds Index reflects the record of the 30 largest funds in the category of more aggressive domestic growth mutual funds, as reported by Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment 

from Inception August 5, 1994 to December 31, 2020

 

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

 

All three of the Fund’s model categories, Company Financial Health, Value Metrics, and Price Momentum, outperformed the benchmark during the quarter and added to relative results. The Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks also helped relative results during a period in which value stocks outperformed growth stocks. Likewise, the Fund’s overweighting in the benchmark’s smaller stocks improved relative returns, due to smaller stocks substantially outperforming larger stocks during the quarter. By design, the Fund invests in higher beta and higher volatility stocks, and this positioning contributed to relative performance.

 

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect was positive, with overweightings in the Financials and Energy sectors contributing the most to relative performance. The Fund’s stock selection effect also was positive, primarily driven by holdings in the Information Technology, Communication Services, and Consumer Discretionary sectors.

 

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance

 

 

The Fund’s value metrics models substantially underperformed the benchmark, detracting from relative results. However, the Fund’s company financial health and price momentum models outperformed the benchmark, offsetting some of this negative impact. Several of the Fund’s main design features faced headwinds during the 12-month period. Overweightings in higher beta stocks detracted from relative performance. In addition, the Fund’s tilts toward smaller and deeper value stocks hurt relative results, as the fourth-quarter rebound for these stocks was not enough to overcome their underperformance from earlier in the year.

 

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect was negative, primarily driven by overweightings in the Real Estate, Industrials, and Financials sectors. The Fund’s stock selection effect also was negative. Holdings in the Communication Services, Consumer Staples, Information Technology, and Industrials sectors detracted the most from relative performance.

 

 

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Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2020

 

  

Rank Description Industry % of Net Assets
1 Apple, Inc. Information Technology 2.0%  
2 Amazon.com, Inc. Consumer Discretionary 2.0%  
3 Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Information Technology 2.0%  
4 Netflix, Inc. Communication Services 1.9%  
5 Microsoft Corp. Information Technology 1.9%  
6 Coupa Software, Inc. Information Technology 1.8%  
7 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Financials 1.8%  
8 Tesla, Inc. Consumer Discretionary 1.7%  
9 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV Consumer Discretionary 1.6%  
10 Bank of America Corp. Financials 1.5%  
  Total   18.2%  

 

Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2020 

 

 

  % of Net Assets   % of S&P 500 Index   Difference
Communication Services 11.1 %   10.8 %   0.3 %
Consumer Discretionary 16.6 %   12.7 %   3.9 %
Consumer Staples 3.3 %   6.5 %   -3.2 %
Energy 3.6 %   2.3 %   1.3 %
Financials 16.3 %   10.4 %   5.9 %
Health Care 13.9 %   13.5 %   0.4 %
Industrials 6.5 %   8.4 %   -1.9 %
Information Technology 24.9 %   27.6 %   -2.7 %
Materials 0.6 %   2.6 %   -2.0 %
Real Estate 3.0 %   2.4 %   0.6 %
Utilities 0.0 %   2.8 %   -2.8 %
Cash & Other Assets 0.2 %   0.0 %   0.2 %
Total 100.0 %   100.0 %      

 

Disclaimer

 

  

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter end, December 31, 2020, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

 

Market volatility can significantly affect short-term performance. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in the small companies within this multi-cap fund generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies. This additional risk is attributable to a number of factors, including the relatively limited financial resources that are typically available to small companies and the fact that small companies often have comparatively limited product lines. In addition, the stock of small companies tends to be more volatile than the stock of large companies, particularly in the short term and particularly in the early stages of an economic or market downturn. The Fund’s use of options, futures, and leverage can magnify the risk of loss in an unfavorable market, and the Fund’s use of short-sale positions can, in theory, expose shareholders to unlimited loss. Finally, the Fund exposes shareholders to “focus risk,” which

 

 

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may add to Fund volatility through the possibility that a single company could significantly affect total return. Shareholders of the Fund, therefore, are taking on more risk than they would if they invested in the stock market as a whole. 

 

Conclusion

 

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Aggressive Investors 1 Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

 

Sincerely,

 

The Investment Management Team

 

 

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Aggressive Investors 1 Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Industry Company   Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS - 99.79%                
Communication Services - 11.12%                
Altice USA, Inc., Class A*     56,000     $ 2,120,720  
Discovery, Inc., Class A*+     63,700       1,916,733  
DISH Network Corp., Class A*     52,000       1,681,680  
Fox Corp., Class A     60,700       1,767,584  
Netflix, Inc.*     6,000       3,244,380  
Pinterest, Inc., Class A*     33,500       2,207,650  
Roku, Inc.*     7,000       2,324,140  
Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.+     244,300       1,556,191  
Zynga, Inc., Class A*     220,000       2,171,400  
              18,990,478  
                 
Consumer Discretionary - 16.56%                
Amazon.com, Inc.*     1,040       3,387,207  
Chegg, Inc.*+     22,500       2,032,425  
Dollar General Corp.     6,800       1,430,040  
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.     3,400       1,303,764  
eBay, Inc.     27,900       1,401,975  
Etsy, Inc.*     11,300       2,010,383  
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV*     155,000       2,803,950  
Gentex Corp.     37,000       1,255,410  
Lennar Corp., Class A     18,500       1,410,255  
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.     10,000       1,605,100  
Mohawk Industries, Inc.*     15,100       2,128,345  
PulteGroup, Inc.     37,300       1,608,376  
Tesla, Inc.*     4,000       2,822,680  
Tractor Supply Co.     11,000       1,546,380  
Whirlpool Corp.     8,500       1,534,165  
              28,280,455  
                 
Consumer Staples - 3.27%                
Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The), Class A*     1,800       1,789,722  
Hormel Foods Corp.     35,000       1,631,350  
Kroger Co. (The)     68,000       2,159,680  
              5,580,752  
                 
Energy - 3.58%                
Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.     40,000       962,000  
ConocoPhillips     37,000       1,479,630  
Imperial Oil, Ltd.+     124,000       2,359,720  
Suncor Energy, Inc.     78,000       1,308,840  
              6,110,190  
                 
Financials - 16.31%                
Ally Financial, Inc.     53,500       1,907,810  
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.     15,500       3,012,115  
Industry Company   Shares     Value  
                 
Financials (continued)                
Bank of America Corp.     84,600     $ 2,564,226  
Charles Schwab Corp. (The)     46,803       2,482,431  
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     135,600       1,712,628  
M&T Bank Corp.     11,000       1,400,300  
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.     3,000       1,711,680  
MetLife, Inc.     34,000       1,596,300  
Morgan Stanley     30,000       2,055,900  
MSCI, Inc.     3,800       1,696,814  
Prudential Financial, Inc.     22,000       1,717,540  
RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.     10,000       1,658,200  
Synchrony Financial     72,200       2,506,062  
UBS Group AG+     130,000       1,836,900  
              27,858,906  
                 
Health Care - 13.94%                
10X Genomics, Inc., Class A*     15,300       2,166,480  
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+     145,000       662,650  
Biogen, Inc.*     5,900       1,444,674  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     25,000       1,550,750  
DaVita, Inc.*     19,300       2,265,820  
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*     4,000       1,999,480  
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     2,500       1,207,775  
Repligen Corp.*     10,700       2,050,441  
Seagen, Inc.*     8,200       1,436,148  
Select Medical Holdings Corp.*     68,000       1,880,880  
Teladoc Health, Inc.*     7,300       1,459,708  
Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B     13,300       1,828,750  
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     10,000       2,363,400  
Zoetis, Inc.     9,000       1,489,500  
              23,806,456  
                 
Industrials - 6.48%                
Delta Air Lines, Inc.     44,200       1,777,282  
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.*     30,900       833,682  
Fastenal Co.     47,000       2,295,010  
Masonite International Corp.*     21,000       2,065,140  
Rollins, Inc.     62,850       2,455,550  


 

 
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Aggressive Investors 1 Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Industry Company   Shares     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)                
Industrials (continued)                
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     9,800     $ 1,650,320  
              11,076,984  
                 
Information Technology - 24.93%                
Adobe, Inc.*     3,300       1,650,396  
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*     19,000       1,742,490  
Apple, Inc.     26,000       3,449,940  
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*     24,800       3,383,464  
Coupa Software, Inc.*     9,000       3,050,190  
Five9, Inc.*     14,600       2,546,240  
Fortinet, Inc.*     13,500       2,005,155  
Genpact, Ltd.     39,200       1,621,312  
Globant SA*     8,700       1,893,207  
HP, Inc.     86,700       2,131,953  
HubSpot, Inc.*     5,100       2,021,844  
Microsoft Corp.     14,500       3,225,090  
NortonLifeLock, Inc.     78,000       1,620,840  
NVIDIA Corp.     4,000       2,088,800  
Oracle Corp.     23,500       1,520,215  
QUALCOMM, Inc.     11,800       1,797,612  
Seagate Technology PLC     26,400       1,641,024  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., ADR     19,000       2,071,760  
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*     33,000       1,027,950  
Zendesk, Inc.*     14,600       2,089,552  
              42,579,034  
                 
Materials - 0.64%                
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.     28,300       1,095,493  
                 
                 
Real Estate - 2.96%                
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A     60,000       1,800,000  
Crown Castle International  Corp.     8,300       1,321,277  
Realty, Income Corp.     31,200       1,939,704  
              5,060,981  
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.79%             170,439,729  
(Cost $138,282,041)                
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
    Rate^     Shares     Value  
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS
FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 2.12%          
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I**     0.01%       3,612,911     $ 3,612,911  
                         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 2.12%                     3,612,911  
(Cost $3,612,911)                        
                         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.91%                   $ 174,052,640  
(Cost $141,894,952)                        
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (1.91%)                     (3,266,016 )
                         
NET ASSETS - 100.00%                   $ 170,786,624  

 

* Non-income producing security.

** This security represents the investment of the cash collateral received in connection with securities out on loan as of December 31, 2020.

^ Rate disclosed as of December 31, 2020.

+ This security or a portion of the security is out on loan as of December 31, 2020. Total loaned securities had a value of $7,703,138 as of December 31, 2020. See Note 2 for disclosure of cash and non-cash collateral.

 

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 12/31/2020 (See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements):

 

    Valuation Inputs  
    Investment in Securities (Value)  
    Level 1 Quoted Prices     Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs     Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs     Total  
                         
Common Stocks (a)   $ 170,439,729     $     $     $ 170,439,729  
Investments Purchased With Cash Proceeds From Securities Lending           3,612,911             3,612,911  
TOTAL   $ 170,439,729     $ 3,612,911     $     $ 174,052,640  

 

(a) - Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.



 

 
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Ultra-Small Company Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

Dear Fellow Ultra-Small Company Fund Shareholder,

 

For the quarter ended December 31, 2020, our Fund returned +34.59%, underperforming our primary market benchmark, the CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index (+38.01%). However, the Fund outperformed our peer benchmark, the Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index (+33.11%), as well as the Russell 2000 Index (+31.37%) and the Russell Microcap Index (+31.39%). Results in this quarter were good on an absolute basis, but mixed on a relative basis.

 

For the calendar year, our Fund returned +31.31%, underperforming the CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index (+34.53%), but outperforming the Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index (+27.05%), the Russell 2000 Index (+19.96%), and the Russell Microcap Index (+20.96%).

 

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, five-year, 10-year, 15-year, and inception-to-date financial results. See the next page for a graph of performance since inception.

 

Standardized Returns as of December 31, 2020

 

 

        Annualized
              Since
              Inception
  Quarter 6 Months 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years 15 Years (8/5/94)
               
Ultra-Small Company Fund 34.59% 44.47% 31.31% 7.52% 7.09% 5.77% 12.80%
CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index 38.01% 42.88% 34.53% 14.46% 10.83% 9.09% 12.20%
Russell 2000 Index 31.37% 37.85% 19.96% 13.26% 11.20% 8.91% 9.68%
Russell Microcap Index 31.39% 36.24% 20.96% 11.89% 10.55% 7.34% N/A
Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index 33.11% 42.34% 27.05% 12.95% 10.84% 8.08% N/A

 

Performance figures quoted in the table above represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index is an unmanaged index of 769 of the smallest publicly traded US stocks (with dividends reinvested), as reported by the Center for Research on Security Prices. The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index that measures performance of the 2,000 companies that are between the 1,000th and 3,000th largest in the market (with dividends reinvested). The Russell Microcap Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index that measures performance of 1,000 of the smallest securities in the Russell 2000 Index. The Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index is an index of micro-cap funds compiled by Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

 
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Ultra-Small Company Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)
 

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment

from Inception August 5, 1994 to December 31, 2020

 

 

 

 

* The Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index began on 12/31/1995, and the line graph for the Index begins at the same value as the Fund on that date.

** The Russell Microcap Index began on 6/30/2000, and the line graph for the Index begins at the same value as the Fund on that date.

 

Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

All three of the Fund’s model categories, Company Financial Health, Value Metrics, and Price Momentum, lagged the benchmark during the quarter and detracted from relative performance. However, the Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks across multiple valuation metrics improved relative results.

 

During the quarter, the Fund held approximately 29% of its assets, on average, in stocks that were outside of the CRSP 10 index, including stocks that had appreciated into larger CRSP deciles. These larger holdings generally underperformed the benchmark, detracting from relative results.

 

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect was modestly negative, largely driven by an underweighting in the Energy sector. The Fund’s stock selection effect also was negative. Holdings in the Consumer Discretionary, Financials, and Materials sectors detracted the most from relative performance.

 

 
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Ultra-Small Company Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)
 

 

The table below presents index performance numbers for stocks in the different CRSP deciles during various time periods.

 

CRSP Decile1 Quarter 6 Months 1 Year Annualized
5 Years 10 Years 94 Years
1 (ultra-large) 12.07% 24.04% 24.00% 16.82% 14.60% 9.66%
2 18.19% 26.51% 21.46% 15.27% 13.73% 10.72%
3 22.59% 34.12% 23.56% 15.52% 13.06% 11.17%
4 25.37% 32.73% 18.11% 13.32% 12.33% 10.98%
5 31.15% 36.98% 25.22% 12.80% 11.20% 11.43%
6 36.86% 41.80% 31.88% 14.98% 12.42% 11.48%
7 33.87% 42.18% 29.06% 17.57% 13.75% 11.81%
8 37.38% 37.60% 15.88% 11.55% 10.16% 11.42%
9 37.86% 47.38% 34.68% 17.37% 12.38% 11.66%
10 (ultra-small) 38.01% 42.88% 34.53% 14.46% 10.83% 13.29%

 

1 Performance figures are as of the period ended December 31, 2020. The CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio Indexes are unmanaged indexes of publicly traded US stocks with dividends reinvested, grouped by market capitalization, as reported by the Center for Research in Security Prices. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance

 

 

The Fund’s value metrics and price momentum models underperformed the benchmark during the year, detracting from relative results. However, the Fund’s company financial health models outperformed the benchmark and offset some of this negative impact. The Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks across multiple valuation metrics hurt relative results.

 

During the year, the Fund held approximately 29% of its assets, on average, in stocks that were outside of the CRSP 10 index, including stocks that had appreciated into larger CRSP deciles. The Fund’s non-CRSP 10 holdings generally outperformed the benchmark, improving relative results.

 

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect was positive. An underweighting in the Energy sector and an over-weighting in the Information Technology sector contributed the most to relative results. However, the Fund’s stock selection effect was negative, largely due to poor performance from holdings in the Consumer Discretionary and Information Technology sectors.

 

Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2020

 

 

      % of Net
Rank Description Industry Assets
1 Broadwind, Inc. Industrials 2.9%
2 Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. Financials 2.2%
3 Elevate Credit, Inc. Financials 2.1%
4 cbdMD, Inc. Health Care 2.1%
5 Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. Consumer Discretionary 2.0%
6 Orion Energy Systems, Inc. Industrials 2.0%
7 Neuronetics, Inc. Health Care 2.0%
8 LSI Industries, Inc. Industrials 1.9%
9 Lazydays Holdings, Inc. Consumer Discretionary 1.9%
10 Manning & Napier, Inc. Financials 1.9%
  Total   21.0%

 

 
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Ultra-Small Company Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)
 

 

Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2020

 

  

      % of CRSP 10  
  % of Net Assets Index Difference
Communication Services 5.0%   5.8%   -0.8%
Consumer Discretionary 13.8%   11.7%   2.1%
Consumer Staples 1.4%   1.5%   -0.1%
Energy 6.7%   11.4%   -4.7%
Financials 20.1%   21.4%   -1.3%
Health Care 21.9%   23.7%   -1.8%
Industrials 14.2%   10.6%   3.6%
Information Technology 11.3%   9.1%   2.2%
Materials 3.9%   3.7%   0.2%
Real Estate 0.0%   0.9%   -0.9%
Utilities 0.0%   0.2%   -0.2%
Cash & Other Assets 1.7%   0.0%   1.7%
Total 100.0%   100.0%    

 

Disclaimer

 

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter end, December 31, 2020, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

 

The Fund is subject to very high, above market risk (volatility) and is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in ultra-small companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies and even “small companies” for various reasons, such as narrower markets (fewer investors), limited financial resources and greater trading difficulty.

 

Conclusion

 

 

Ultra-Small Company Fund remains closed to new investors. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

 

Sincerely,

 

The Investment Management Team

 

 
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Ultra-Small Company Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Industry Company   Shares     Value  
COMMON STOCKS - 98.27%                
Communication Services - 4.97%                
Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.     294,800     $ 1,087,812  
Cinedigm Corp., Class A*+     137,000       88,338  
Creative Realities, Inc.*     275,500       355,395  
Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A*+     157,900       1,376,888  
DHI Group, Inc.*     85,400       189,588  
Entravision Communications Corp., Class A     101,100       278,025  
Gogo, Inc.*+     31,200       300,456  
Salem Media Group, Inc.+     128,000       133,120  
Townsquare Media, Inc., Class A     18,400       122,544  
              3,932,166  
                 
Consumer Discretionary - 13.75%                
AMCON Distributing Co.+     2,100       249,795  
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.     40,600       815,248  
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.+     157,600       1,609,096  
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.*     22,600       96,502  
Charles & Colvard, Ltd.*     298,600       367,278  
Comstock Holding Cos., Inc.*+     22,200       70,374  
Conn’s, Inc.*     89,800       1,049,762  
Container Store Group, Inc. (The)*     43,200       412,128  
Crown Crafts, Inc.     34,900       249,535  
Dixie Group, Inc. (The)*     40,300       102,765  
Educational Development Corp.     72,100       1,107,456  
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co., Class A     1,400       24,514  
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A*+     33,600       1,104,096  
Lakeland Industries, Inc.*+     41,200       1,122,700  
Lazydays Holdings, Inc.*+     92,400       1,501,500  
Lincoln Educational Services Corp.*+     74,464       484,016  
Live Ventures, Inc.*     7,302       90,326  
Rocky Brands, Inc.     1,100       30,877  
Strattec Security Corp.     4,700       231,992  
Vince Holding Corp.*+     26,200       166,632  
              10,886,592  
                 
Consumer Staples - 1.38%                
Farmer Bros. Co.*     36,600       170,922  
Industry Company   Shares     Value  
                 
Consumer Staples (continued)                
Lifeway Foods, Inc.*     41,700     $ 225,597  
Mannatech, Inc.     13,809       256,848  
Natural Alternatives International, Inc.*     21,500       224,030  
Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc.+     12,798       170,981  
Summer Infant, Inc.*+     3,000       46,050  
              1,094,428  
                 
Energy - 6.67%                
Aemetis, Inc.*+     145,000       361,050  
Amplify Energy Corp.     160,000       209,600  
Centrus Energy Corp., Class A*+     34,000       786,420  
Dawson Geophysical Co.*     40,000       84,800  
ENGlobal Corp.*+     78,700       251,840  
Exterran Corp.*     54,600       241,332  
Goodrich Petroleum Corp.*     14,200       143,278  
Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.*     337,000       122,601  
Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.*     110,000       489,500  
MIND Technology, Inc.*     22,400       50,176  
PrimeEnergy Resources Corp.*     400       17,268  
QEP Resources, Inc.     280,000       669,200  
SilverBow Resources, Inc.*+     145,951       775,000  
Smart Sand, Inc.*     294,437       506,432  
Southwestern Energy Co.*     1       3  
Superior Drilling Products, Inc.*     122,800       74,257  
TETRA Technologies, Inc.*     245,000       211,067  
Uranium Energy Corp.*     14,000       24,640  
VAALCO Energy, Inc.*     150,700       266,739  
              5,285,203  
                 
Financials - 20.13%                
A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.     39,500       1,013,175  
AmeriServ Financial, Inc.     11,600       36,308  
Ashford, Inc.*+     12,300       105,534  
Atlanticus Holdings Corp.*     34,000       837,420  
Bank7 Corp.     3,500       49,700  
C&F Financial Corp.     1,952       72,439  
Capitala Finance Corp.*+     61,583       881,869  
Carver Bancorp, Inc.*+     146,500       950,785  
CF Bankshares, Inc.+     4,800       82,704  
Chemung Financial Corp.     2,500       84,875  
Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc.     3,300       35,937  
Cohen & Co., Inc.*+     25,100       410,008  


 

 
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Ultra-Small Company Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Industry Company   Shares     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)                
Financials (continued)                
Community West Bancshares     5,000     $ 45,400  
Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.*     408,100       1,730,344  
Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc.     4,300       91,246  
Elevate Credit, Inc.*     418,700       1,670,613  
FG Financial Group, Inc.*     7,800       32,916  
First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.     2,100       37,317  
First United Corp.     3,600       55,800  
FlexShopper, Inc.*     44,300       113,851  
GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A     4,200       74,508  
Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc.*     77,881       236,758  
Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc.     106,200       505,512  
Kingstone Cos., Inc.     16,200       107,730  
Manning & Napier, Inc.     233,800       1,465,926  
Marlin Business Services Corp.     61,543       753,286  
Monroe Capital Corp.+     55,100       442,453  
National Holdings Corp.*     80,400       243,612  
Northeast Bank     19,700       443,644  
Ocwen Financial Corp.*     42,600       1,231,566  
OP Bancorp     12,000       92,400  
Portman Ridge Finance Corp.+     21,600       41,256  
Pzena Investment  Management, Inc., Class A     59,100       431,430  
Randolph Bancorp, Inc.*     3,600       79,416  
Regional Management  Corp.     6,900       206,034  
Richmond Mutual  BanCorp, Inc.     2,800       38,248  
Riverview Bancorp, Inc.     13,700       72,062  
SB Financial Group, Inc.     6,122       111,910  
Security National Financial  Corp., Class A*     122,677       1,024,353  
              15,940,345  
                 
Health Care - 21.91%                
Alimera Sciences, Inc.*     18,300       77,226  
American Shared Hospital  Services*+     125,200       277,944  
Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+     415,000       659,850  
Apyx Medical Corp.*     19,900       143,280  
Assertio Holdings, Inc.*     160,000       57,216  
Bioanalytical Systems, Inc.*     67,510       830,373  
Industry Company   Shares     Value  
             
Health Care (continued)                
Castlight Health, Inc., Class B*     325,552     $ 423,218  
cbdMD, Inc.*+     561,400       1,656,130  
Conformis, Inc.*     145,000       95,700  
Cumberland  Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     16,400       48,216  
CynergisTek, Inc.*     86,700       125,715  
Digirad Corp.*+     168,800       605,992  
Electromed, Inc.*     113,838       1,116,751  
Enzo Biochem, Inc.*+     108,600       273,672  
Exagen, Inc.*+     14,700       194,040  
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+     13,000       85,540  
Five Star Senior Living, Inc.*     27,500       189,750  
Harrow Health, Inc.*     23,700       162,582  
Harvard Bioscience, Inc.*     211,500       907,335  
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     70,300       149,036  
InfuSystem Holdings, Inc.*     76,898       1,444,144  
IntriCon Corp.*     40,900       740,290  
IRIDEX Corp.*     20,900       52,459  
Kewaunee Scientific Corp.*     16,100       203,021  
Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc.*+     166,300       292,688  
Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc.*+     375,000       510,000  
Milestone Scientific, Inc.*+     263,300       558,196  
Minerva Neurosciences, Inc.*     89,000       208,260  
MTBC, Inc.*+     149,400       1,355,058  
Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.*     39,940       85,871  
Neuronetics, Inc.*+     142,100       1,578,731  
Palatin Technologies, Inc.*     250,000       168,950  
Pro-Dex, Inc.*     1,700       52,649  
Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc.*+     67,000       243,210  
Retractable Technologies, Inc.*+     91,800       985,932  
Rockwell Medical, Inc.*     111,500       112,615  
Sesen Bio, Inc.*     296,500       400,275  
Sierra Oncology, Inc.*+     4,700       75,341  
Sonoma Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+     15,900       115,434  
SunLink Health Systems, Inc.*     4,700       5,969  
Timber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+     107,800       80,095  
              17,348,754  


 

 
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)
 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Industry Company   Shares     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)                
Industrials - 14.17%                
Acme United Corp.     22,800     $ 686,964  
Air Industries Group*     113,200       139,236  
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.     389,600       576,608  
Avalon Holdings Corp., Class A*+     14,700       38,220  
BG Staffing, Inc.     14,700       198,303  
Broadwind, Inc.*     289,100       2,292,563  
Chicago Rivet & Machine  Co.     1,900       43,434  
DIRTT Environmental  Solutions*     86,500       213,655  
DLH Holdings Corp.*     16,100       150,052  
Fuel Tech, Inc.*+     80,000       310,400  
GEE Group, Inc.*     56,500       56,246  
Hill International, Inc.*     102,800       197,376  
Houston Wire & Cable Co.*     16,500       46,035  
Hudson Global, Inc.*     2,019       21,200  
Hudson Technologies, Inc.*     179,200       195,328  
Huttig Building Products, Inc.*+     66,300       243,321  
LS Starrett Co. (The), Class A*     32,300       136,629  
LSI Industries, Inc.     177,500       1,519,400  
Mastech Digital, Inc.*     29,100       462,690  
Mayville Engineering Co., Inc.*     3,700       49,654  
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc.*     21,300       47,925  
Orion Energy Systems, Inc.*     162,200       1,600,914  
Orion Group Holdings, Inc.*     110,100       546,096  
Performant Financial Corp.*     50,000       44,050  
Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc.*     4,500       27,270  
Quad/Graphics, Inc.     99,675       380,758  
Quest Resource Holding Corp.*     22,000       50,380  
RCM Technologies, Inc.*     52,000       107,640  
Team, Inc.*     53,100       578,790  
Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp.*+     11,400       37,620  
Transcat, Inc.*     1,046       36,275  
Virco Mfg. Corp.*     17,600       44,528  
Volt Information Sciences, Inc.*     77,700       137,529  
              11,217,089  
                 
Information Technology - 11.31%                
AstroNova, Inc.     16,800       178,920  
Industry Company   Shares     Value  
             
Information Technology (continued)                
Aviat Networks, Inc.*     40,713     $ 1,390,349  
Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc.*+     290,100       385,833  
Communications Systems, Inc.     105,900       483,963  
Computer Task Group, Inc.*     7,700       47,124  
CounterPath Corp.*     94,000       320,540  
CPS Technologies Corp.*     76,900       213,782  
Daktronics, Inc.     34,400       160,992  
Information Services Group, Inc.*     89,400       293,232  
inTEST Corp.*     213,400       1,384,945  
Intevac, Inc.*     57,600       415,296  
MicroVision, Inc.*+     68,900       370,682  
NetSol Technologies, Inc.*     9,700       36,860  
One Stop Systems, Inc.*+     29,000       116,000  
PRGX Global, Inc.*     39,600       302,148  
RF Industries, Ltd.     59,296       291,143  
Schmitt Industries, Inc.*+     70,802       378,083  
SecureWorks Corp., Class A*     27,600       392,472  
Synacor, Inc.*     164,600       223,856  
Taitron Components, Inc., Class A     68,500       221,940  
TESSCO Technologies, Inc.     45,130       281,611  
TransAct Technologies, Inc.     43,500       308,850  
Universal Security  Instruments, Inc.*+     110,500       553,605  
WidePoint Corp.*     19,810       200,279  
              8,952,505  
                 
Materials - 3.94%                
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.*     35,100       79,677  
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.*     33,600       184,128  
Core Molding  Technologies, Inc.*     23,200       326,656  
Flexible Solutions International, Inc.*     37,600       93,624  
Friedman Industries, Inc.     71,800       492,548  
Gulf Resources, Inc.*     107,360       440,176  
Olympic Steel, Inc.     95,000       1,266,350  
Ramaco Resources, Inc.*     20,700       59,616  
TimkenSteel Corp.*     38,800       181,196  
              3,123,971  


 
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Ultra-Small Company Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Industry Company         Shares     Value  
Common Stocks (continued)                        
Real Estate - 0.04%                        
Indus Realty Trust, Inc.             500     $ 31,250  
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 98.27%                     77,812,303  
(Cost $58,865,443)                        
                         
    Rate^     Shares     Value  
MONEY MARKET FUND - 1.73%                  
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I     0.01%       1,372,449       1,372,449  
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND - 1.73%           1,372,449  
(Cost $1,372,449)                        
                         
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS          
FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 11.91%            
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I**     0.01%       9,432,121       9,432,121  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 11.91%         9,432,121  
(Cost $9,432,121)                        
                         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 111.91%       $ 88,616,873  
(Cost $69,670,013)                        
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (11.91%)           (9,431,135 )
NET ASSETS - 100.00%                   $ 79,185,738  

 

* Non-income producing security.

** This security represents the investment of the cash collateral received in connection with securities out on loan as of December 31, 2020.

^ Rate disclosed as of December 31, 2020.

+ This security or a portion of the security is out on loan as of December 31, 2020. Total loaned securities had a value of $12,718,830 as of December 31, 2020. See Note 2 for disclosure of cash and non-cash collateral.
 

 

Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 12/31/2020 (See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements):

 

    Valuation Inputs  
    Investment in Securities (Value)  
    Level 1 Quoted  Prices     Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs     Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs     Total  
Common Stocks (a)   $ 77,812,303     $     $     $ 77,812,303  
Money Market Fund           1,372,449             1,372,449  
Investments Purchased With Cash Proceeds From Securities Lending           9,432,121             9,432,121  
TOTAL   $ 77,812,303     $ 10,804,570     $     $ 88,616,873  

 

(a) - Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

 

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

Investment in Securities (Value)  
    Common Stocks  
Balance as of 06/30/2020   $ 11,264  
Purchases/Issuances      
Sales/Expirations     (10,462 )
Return of Capital      
Realized Gain/(Loss)     (115,097 )
Change in unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)     114,295  
Transfers in      
Transfers out      
Balance as of 12/31/2020   $  
Net change in unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) from investments held as of 12/31/2020   $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.



 

 
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Ultra-Small Company Market Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)
 

 

December 31, 2020 

Dear Fellow Ultra-Small Company Market Fund Shareholder,

 

For the quarter ended December 31, 2020, our Fund returned +37.09%, underperforming our primary market benchmark, the CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index (+38.01%). However, our Fund outperformed our peer benchmark, the Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index (+33.11%), as well as the Russell 2000 Index (+31.37%) and the Russell Microcap Index (+31.39%). Results in this quarter were good on an absolute basis, but mixed on a relative basis.

 

For the calendar year, our Fund returned +25.53%, trailing the CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index (+34.53%), and the Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index (+27.05%), and outperformed the Russell 2000 Index (+19.96%), and the Russell Microcap Index (+20.96%).

 

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, five-year, 10-year, 15-year, and inception-to-date financial results. See the next page for a graph of performance since inception.

 

Standardized Returns as of December 31, 2020

 

  

        Annualized
              Since
              Inception
  Quarter 6 Months 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years 15 Years (7/31/97)
               
Ultra-Small Company Market Fund 37.09% 46.45% 25.53% 10.39% 10.11% 6.66% 10.30%
CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index 38.01% 42.88% 34.53% 14.46% 10.83% 9.09% 11.20%
Russell 2000 Index 31.37% 37.85% 19.96% 13.26% 11.20% 8.91% 8.32%
Russell Microcap Index 31.39% 36.24% 20.96% 11.89% 10.55% 7.34% N/A
Lipper Micro-Cap Stock Funds Index 33.11% 42.34% 27.05% 12.95% 10.84% 8.08% 8.53%

 

Performance figures quoted in the table above represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index is an unmanaged index of 769 of the smallest publicly traded US stocks with dividends reinvested, as reported by the Center for Research on Security Prices. The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index that measures performance of the 2,000 companies that are between the 1,000th and 3,000th largest in the market with dividends reinvested. The Russell Microcap Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index that measures performance of 1,000 of the smallest securities in the Russell 2000 Index. The Lipper Micro- Cap Stock Funds Index is an index of micro-cap funds compiled by Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

 
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Ultra-Small Company Market Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)
 

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment 

from Inception July 31, 1997 to December 31, 2020

 

 

 

* The Russell Microcap Index began on 6/30/2000, and the line graph for the Index begins at the same value as the Fund on that date.

 

Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

 

The Fund’s sidestepping strategies, which eliminate exposure to stocks with high probability of steep price decline, major financial distress or bankruptcy, hurt performance against the benchmark. During the quarter, the Fund held about 12% of its assets, on average, in stocks outside of CRSP 10. Overall, the Fund’s holdings outside of CRSP 10 contributed positively to relative performance.

 

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s stock selection effect was negative, with holdings in the Health Care and Industrials sectors detracting the most from relative returns.

 

The table below presents index performance numbers for stocks in the different CRSP deciles during various time periods.

 

CRSP Decile1 Quarter 6 Months 1 Year Annualized
5 Years 10 Years 94 Years
1 (ultra-large) 12.07% 24.04% 24.00% 16.82% 14.60% 9.66%
2 18.19% 26.51% 21.46% 15.27% 13.73% 10.72%
3 22.59% 34.12% 23.56% 15.52% 13.06% 11.17%
4 25.37% 32.73% 18.11% 13.32% 12.33% 10.98%
5 31.15% 36.98% 25.22% 12.80% 11.20% 11.43%
6 36.86% 41.80% 31.88% 14.98% 12.42% 11.48%
7 33.87% 42.18% 29.06% 17.57% 13.75% 11.81%
8 37.38% 37.60% 15.88% 11.55% 10.16% 11.42%
9 37.86% 47.38% 34.68% 17.37% 12.38% 11.66%
10 (ultra-small) 38.01% 42.88% 34.53% 14.46% 10.83% 13.29%

 

1 Performance figures are as of the period ended December 31, 2020. The CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio Indexes are unmanaged indexes of publicly traded US stocks with dividends reinvested, grouped by market capitalization, as reported by the Center for Research in Security Prices. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

 
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Ultra-Small Company Market Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance

 

 

During the year, the Fund held about 16% of its assets, on average, in stocks outside of CRSP 10. These larger stocks lagged the benchmark and detracted from relative performance. The Fund’s sidestepping strategies, which eliminate exposure to stocks with high probability of steep price decline, major financial distress or bankruptcy, also hurt performance against the benchmark.

 

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s stock selection effect was significantly negative. Holdings in the Energy, Health Care, Information Technology, and Industrials sectors detracted the most from relative results.

 

Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2020

 

 

      % of Net
Rank Description Industry Assets
1 Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. Health Care 0.9%
2 Intrepid Potash, Inc. Materials 0.7%
3 Emerald Holding, Inc. Communication Services 0.7%
4 Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. Health Care 0.7%
5 Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Health Care 0.6%
6 PlayAGS, Inc. Consumer Discretionary 0.6%
7 StoneMor, Inc. Consumer Discretionary 0.5%
8 Oil States International, Inc. Energy 0.5%
9 Contura Energy, Inc. Materials 0.5%
10 Solid Biosciences, Inc. Health Care 0.5%
  Total   6.2%

 

Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2020

 

 

      % of CRSP 10  
  % of Net Assets Index Difference
Communication Services 5.2%   5.8%   -0.6%
Consumer Discretionary 13.0%   11.7%   1.3%
Consumer Staples 0.9%   1.5%   -0.6%
Energy 10.5%   11.4%   -0.9%
Financials 20.8%   21.4%   -0.6%
Health Care 22.4%   23.7%   -1.3%
Industrials 10.9%   10.6%   0.3%
Information Technology 10.3%   9.1%   1.2%
Materials 4.5%   3.7%   0.8%
Real Estate 0.4%   0.9%   -0.5%
Utilities 0.2%   0.2%   0.0%
Cash & Other Assets 0.9%   0.0%   0.9%
Total 100.0%   100.0%    

 

Disclaimer

 

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter end, December 31, 2020, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

 

 
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Ultra-Small Company Market Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)
 

 

The Fund is subject to very high, above market risk (volatility) and is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in ultra-small companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies and even “small companies” for various reasons, such as narrower markets (fewer investors), limited financial resources and greater trading difficulty.

 

Conclusion

 

  

Thank you for your continued investment in Ultra-Small Company Market Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

 

Sincerely,

 

The Investment Management Team

 

 
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Ultra-Small Company Market Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)  

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Industry Company     Shares       Value   Industry Company     Shares       Value  
COMMON STOCKS - 99.18%        
Communication Services - 5.23%                
A.H. Belo Corp., Class A     125,883     $ 190,084  
Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.     164,700       607,743  
Ballantyne Strong, Inc.*     100,000       201,350  
Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A     24,625       36,691  
Chicken Soup For The Soul Entertainment, Inc.*     15,000       299,850  
Cinedigm Corp., Class A*     350,000       225,680  
comScore, Inc.*     224,100       558,009  
Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A*     80,500       701,960  
DHI Group, Inc.*     178,000       395,160  
Emerald Holding, Inc.     240,000       1,300,800  
Entravision Communications Corp., Class A     244,900       673,475  
Fluent, Inc.*     72,000       382,320  
Gaia, Inc.*+     48,400       478,192  
IDT Corp., Class B*     58,700       725,532  
Lee Enterprises, Inc.*     186,000       234,360  
Marchex, Inc., Class B*     136,900       268,324  
Marcus Corp. (The)+     25,000       337,000  
NII Holdings, Inc., Escrow*∆     287,700       604,170  
Saga Communications, Inc., Class A     11,516       276,614  
Salem Media Group, Inc.+     94,000       97,760  
Spok Holdings, Inc.     60,000       667,800  
Townsquare Media, Inc., Class A     44,500       296,370  
Travelzoo*+     62,400       589,056  
Zedge, Inc., Class B*     19,919       120,311  
              10,268,611  
Consumer Discretionary - 12.96%                
AMCON Distributing Co.     3,900       463,905  
Ark Restaurants Corp.     17,900       347,081  
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.*     216,000       1,004,400  
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.     36,244       727,780  
BBQ Holdings, Inc.*     29,838       143,819  
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.+     96,400       984,244  
Blue Apron Holdings, Inc., Class A*+     17,000       95,030  
Bowl America, Inc., Class A+     13,000       122,525  
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.*     50,500       215,635  
         
Consumer Discretionary (continued)        
Canterbury Park Holding Corp.     11,689     $ 139,099  
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.*     63,100       396,268  
Chico's FAS, Inc.     225,000       357,750  
Container Store Group, Inc. (The)*     45,000       429,300  
Culp, Inc.     24,000       380,880  
Delta Apparel, Inc.*     22,188       445,313  
Dixie Group, Inc. (The)*     50,300       128,265  
Dover Motorsports, Inc.     48,396       109,859  
Drive Shack, Inc.*+     235,000       559,300  
Educational Development Corp.     31,400       482,304  
Emerson Radio Corp.*     102,100       102,611  
Envela Corp.*+     112,400       584,480  
Express, Inc.*+     260,000       236,600  
Flanigan's Enterprises, Inc.*     1,000       19,759  
Flexsteel Industries, Inc.     20,900       730,873  
Greenlane Holdings, Inc., Class A*+     40,000       158,400  
Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co., Class A     18,000       315,180  
Horizon Global Corp.*+     94,200       809,178  
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A*     22,000       722,920  
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.*     56,200       70,812  
J Alexander's Holdings, Inc.*     54,600       398,034  
J. Jill, Inc.*+     34,000       126,820  
JAKKS Pacific, Inc.*     11,870       59,113  
Kirkland's, Inc.*+     42,717       763,780  
Kura Sushi USA, Inc., Class A*+     10,500       204,750  
Lakeland Industries, Inc.*+     17,357       472,978  
Leaf Group, Ltd.*     110,000       511,500  
Lincoln Educational Services Corp.*     120,905       785,882  
Luby's, Inc.*+     71,600       203,344  
New Home Co., Inc. (The)*     68,400       320,796  
Party City Holdco, Inc.*+     75,500       464,325  
PlayAGS, Inc.*     164,000       1,180,800  
Potbelly Corp.*+     90,000       396,000  
Red Lion Hotels Corp.*+     97,500       337,350  
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*+     15,000       288,450  
Rocky Brands, Inc.     25,500       715,785  
StoneMor, Inc.*     408,100       1,073,303  
Strattec Security Corp.     17,200       848,992  
Superior Industries International, Inc.*     102,500       419,225  
Sypris Solutions, Inc.*     84,404       128,294  


 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)  

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Industry Company     Shares       Value   Industry Company     Shares       Value  
Common Stocks (continued)        
Consumer Discretionary (continued)  
Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.*     51,558     $ 164,986  
Tilly's, Inc., Class A     89,100       727,056  
TravelCenters of America, Inc.*     10,000       326,000  
Unique Fabricating, Inc.*     45,000       247,468  
Universal Technical Institute, Inc.*     53,200       343,672  
Vince Holding Corp.*+     41,700       265,212  
VOXX International Corp.*     75,600       964,656  
Weyco Group, Inc.     21,200       335,808  
Xcel Brands, Inc.*     51,000       61,710  
ZAGG, Inc.*     100,600       419,502  
Zovio, Inc.*     127,200       602,928  
              25,442,089  
                 
Consumer Staples - 0.85%                
Bridgford Foods Corp.*+     1,300       23,686  
Farmer Bros. Co.*     79,500       371,265  
Lifeway Foods, Inc.*     52,652       284,848  
Mannatech, Inc.     13,600       252,960  
Natural Alternatives International, Inc.*     40,310       420,030  
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.     21,500       87,075  
United-Guardian, Inc.     16,000       228,480  
              1,668,344  
                 
Energy - 10.51%                
Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.     25,500       614,550  
Aemetis, Inc.*     80,000       199,200  
Altus Midstream Co., Class A*+     12,500       593,250  
Amplify Energy Corp.     195,000       255,450  
Aspen Aerogels, Inc.*     50,700       846,183  
Barnwell Industries, Inc.*+     60,000       76,200  
Battalion Oil Corp.*     36,500       302,950  
Bristow Group, Inc.*     22,783       599,649  
Centrus Energy Corp., Class A*+     34,000       786,420  
CONSOL Energy, Inc.*     81,500       587,615  
Dawson Geophysical Co.*     139,345       295,411  
Earthstone Energy, Inc., Class A*     133,600       712,088  
Enservco Corp.*+     22,000       41,140  
Evolution Petroleum Corp.     128,300       365,655  
Exterran Corp.*     108,200       478,244  
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.*+     16,900       201,110  
Geospace Technologies Corp.*     53,563       458,499  
         
Energy (continued)                
Goodrich Petroleum Corp.*     50,000     $ 504,500  
Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.*     1,300,000       472,940  
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.*     67,300       205,938  
HighPoint Resources Corp.*+     29,900       273,884  
Houston American Energy Corp.*+     28,000       49,000  
Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.*+     31,500       92,610  
ION Geophysical Corp.*+     75,000       182,250  
KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc.*+     53,516       345,713  
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.*     15,500       305,350  
Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.*     200,000       890,000  
Mexco Energy Corp.*+     8,000       48,240  
MIND Technology, Inc.*     89,515       200,514  
NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A     15,570       409,491  
Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.*     58,076       550,560  
NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.*+     11,750       264,492  
New Concept Energy, Inc.*+     8,400       16,280  
Newpark Resources, Inc.*     328,700       631,104  
Nine Energy Service, Inc.*+     130,000       353,600  
Nuverra Environmental Solutions, Inc.*+     4,689       9,988  
Oil States International, Inc.*     210,000       1,054,200  
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., Class A*     283,500       606,690  
PEDEVCO Corp.*+     205,000       309,550  
Penn Virginia Corp.*+     60,000       609,000  
PHX Minerals, Inc.     72,900       167,670  
Ranger Energy Services, Inc.*+     24,700       89,908  
RigNet, Inc.*     50,000       294,500  
Ring Energy, Inc.*     254,000       167,615  
SandRidge Energy, Inc.*+     242,000       750,200  
SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc.*     105,000       284,550  
SilverBow Resources, Inc.*+     81,900       434,889  
Smart Sand, Inc.*     133,200       229,104  
Southwestern Energy Co.*+     173,609       517,355  
Sundance Energy, Inc.*+     46,600       81,084  
Superior Drilling Products, Inc.*     166,100       100,441  
Tengasco, Inc.*     25,000       31,000  


 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)  (continued)  

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Industry Company     Shares       Value   Industry Company     Shares       Value  
Common Stocks (continued)                
Energy (continued)                
TETRA Technologies, Inc.*     435,000     $ 374,753  
Uranium Energy Corp.*     470,000       827,200  
VAALCO Energy, Inc.*     267,100       472,767  
              20,622,544  
                 
Financials - 20.80%                
1st Constitution Bancorp     40,905       649,162  
A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.     13,782       353,508  
American River Bankshares     31,000       407,650  
AmeriServ Financial, Inc.     52,571       164,547  
Arlington Asset Investment Corp., Class A     113,069       427,401  
Ashford, Inc.*+     7,200       61,776  
Atlantic American Corp.*     74,856       155,700  
Atlanticus Holdings Corp.*     11,512       283,541  
Auburn National BanCorp, Inc.     4,974       207,366  
Bank of Commerce Holdings     59,500       589,050  
Bank of Princeton (The)*     23,566       551,680  
Bank7 Corp.     47,910       680,322  
BankFinancial Corp.     65,600       575,968  
Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.     8,000       156,400  
BayCom Corp.*     41,000       621,970  
BCB Bancorp, Inc.     33,600       371,952  
Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc.+     10,000       178,100  
C&F Financial Corp.     14,390       534,013  
California BanCorp*     35,200       547,712  
Capital Bancorp, Inc.*     46,517       647,982  
CB Financial Services, Inc.     18,600       372,186  
Chemung Financial Corp.     14,998       509,182  
Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc.     48,600       529,254  
Citizens Holding Co.+     20,670       433,036  
Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc.     27,437       465,331  
Cohen & Co., Inc.*     5,000       81,675  
Colony Bankcorp, Inc.     40,868       598,716  
Community West Bancshares     37,157       337,386  
Conifer Holdings, Inc.*+     43,000       141,470  
Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.*     67,900       287,896  
County Bancorp, Inc.     11,050       243,984  
Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc.     27,521       583,996  
Elevate Credit, Inc.*     100,100       399,399  
         
Financials (continued)                
ESSA Bancorp, Inc.     27,443     $ 411,645  
Evans Bancorp, Inc.     16,201       446,175  
FedNat Holding Co.     76,000       449,920  
FG Financial Group, Inc.*     18,400       77,648  
First Bank     87,600       821,688  
First Business Financial Services, Inc.     14,108       259,728  
First Financial Northwest, Inc.     44,770       510,378  
First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.     6,500       115,505  
First Internet Bancorp     33,516       963,250  
First Northwest Bancorp     38,500       600,600  
First United Corp.     30,592       474,176  
First Western Financial, Inc.*     33,651       658,550  
GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A     25,500       452,370  
Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc.     15,856       271,613  
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.*+     120,100       427,556  
Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc.     28,653       627,501  
HMN Financial, Inc.*     23,000       395,600  
Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc.*     81,600       248,064  
Investar Holding Corp.     43,000       711,220  
JMP Group, LLC     51,851       199,626  
Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc.     22,150       287,950  
Landmark Bancorp, Inc.     16,729       382,258  
Level One Bancorp, Inc.     25,000       505,750  
Magyar Bancorp, Inc.*     10,300       99,292  
Malvern Bancorp, Inc.*+     34,800       539,400  
Manning & Napier, Inc.     50,000       313,500  
Marlin Business Services Corp.     32,800       401,472  
Medallion Financial Corp.*     86,744       425,046  
Meridian Corp.     24,000       499,200  
Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc.     3,000       65,700  
Monroe Capital Corp.     15,800       126,874  
National Security Group, Inc. (The)+     2,700       29,025  
Northeast Bank     38,700       871,524  
Northrim BanCorp, Inc.     14,750       500,762  
Norwood Financial Corp.     9,512       248,929  
Ocwen Financial Corp.*     23,334       674,586  
Ohio Valley Banc Corp.     13,000       306,800  
OP Bancorp     73,851       568,653  
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp*     116,319       597,880  
Patriot National Bancorp, Inc.     16,500       155,760  


 

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Ultra-Small Company Market Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)  (continued)  

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Industry Company     Shares       Value   Industry Company     Shares       Value  
Common Stocks (continued)                
Financials (continued)                
PCB Bancorp     44,700     $ 451,917  
PDL Community Bancorp*     1,106       11,624  
Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.     15,766       410,074  
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.     22,830       525,547  
Protective Insurance Corp., Class B     28,000       383,880  
Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.     30,617       480,993  
Prudential Bancorp, Inc.     24,534       339,796  
Pzena Investment Management, Inc., Class A     57,100       416,830  
Randolph Bancorp, Inc.*     15,000       330,900  
Republic First Bancorp, Inc.*     129,600       369,360  
Riverview Bancorp, Inc.     96,226       506,149  
Riverview Financial Corp.+     34,800       318,420  
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.*     70,000       446,600  
Security National Financial Corp., Class A*     62,939       525,541  
Select Bancorp, Inc.*     62,000       587,140  
Shore Bancshares, Inc.     48,200       703,720  
Silvercrest Asset Management Group, Inc., Class A     41,502       576,463  
Summit State Bank     17,200       227,900  
Timberland Bancorp, Inc.     26,500       642,890  
Union Bankshares, Inc.     21,897       562,972  
United Bancshares, Inc.     15,200       371,792  
United Security Bancshares     39,900       281,295  
Unity Bancorp, Inc.     16,500       289,575  
Velocity Financial, Inc.*+     36,221       225,657  
Western New England Bancorp, Inc.     77,644       534,967  
Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.     30,000       435,000  
              40,829,487  
Health Care - 22.44%                
AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     258,150       320,106  
Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.*+     200,000       1,294,000  
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.*     120,000       82,812  
Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+     56,666       441,995  
Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     105,000       454,650  
Adicet Bio, Inc.*+     19,999       280,986  
Advaxis, Inc.*     205,600       71,693  
         
Health Care (continued)                
AgeX Therapeutics, Inc.*+     165,000     $ 250,800  
AIM ImmunoTech, Inc.*+     100,000       179,000  
Alimera Sciences, Inc.*     10,000       42,200  
Allena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+     128,600       164,608  
Altimmune, Inc.*+     21,100       238,008  
Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+     578,000       919,020  
Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.*     78,200       265,880  
Applied Genetic Technologies Corp.*     91,600       374,644  
Aptinyx, Inc.*     140,000       484,400  
Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.*+     121,500       650,025  
Aravive, Inc.*+     49,026       276,507  
Assertio Holdings, Inc.*     332,000       118,723  
Axcella Health, Inc.*     32,567       169,023  
Calyxt, Inc.*+     165,000       696,300  
Capital Senior Living Corp.*+     5,555       68,549  
Castlight Health, Inc., Class B*     449,900       584,870  
cbdMD, Inc.*+     215,000       634,250  
Chimerix, Inc.*     202,400       977,592  
China Pharma Holdings, Inc.*     195,000       86,931  
Cidara Therapeutics, Inc.*+     238,860       477,720  
Clearside Biomedical, Inc.*+     134,000       367,160  
Cogent Biosciences, Inc.*+     35,000       393,050  
Conformis, Inc.*+     273,706       180,646  
CorMedix, Inc.*     83,800       622,634  
Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+     110,100       391,956  
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     103,387       303,958  
Curis, Inc.*+     110,000       900,900  
Cyclerion Therapeutics, Inc.*     61,600       188,496  
CynergisTek, Inc.*     70,000       101,500  
Daxor Corp.*+     9,400       117,500  
Digirad Corp.*+     31,890       114,485  
ElectroCore, Inc.*     130,000       202,800  
Electromed, Inc.*     40,500       397,305  
Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+     139,000       553,220  
Entasis Therapeutics Holdings, Inc.*+     110,000       271,700  
Enzo Biochem, Inc.*     167,700       422,604  
Equillium, Inc.*     85,000       454,750  
Evolus, Inc.*+     105,000       352,800  
Exagen, Inc.*     49,400       652,080  


 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)  (continued)  

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Industry Company     Shares       Value   Industry Company     Shares       Value  
Common Stocks (continued)                
Health Care (continued)                
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+     32,520     $ 213,982  
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc.*     104,600       1,779,246  
Forte Biosciences, Inc.*+     5,433       197,816  
Genesis Healthcare, Inc.*     399,300       193,541  
GlycoMimetics, Inc.*     169,800       638,448  
Great Elm Group, Inc.*     78,493       215,071  
Gritstone Oncology, Inc.*     150,000       591,000  
Harrow Health, Inc.*     90,500       620,830  
Harvard Bioscience, Inc.*     144,017       617,833  
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     240,000       508,800  
InspireMD, Inc.*     25,000       8,522  
IntriCon Corp.*     45,900       830,790  
IRIDEX Corp.*     100,400       252,004  
IsoRay, Inc.*     184,000       82,800  
Kewaunee Scientific Corp.*     7,700       97,097  
Leap Therapeutics, Inc.*+     197,500       444,375  
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+     355,300       1,215,126  
Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc.*+     453,161       797,563  
LogicBio Therapeutics, Inc.*     72,900       556,227  
Lumos Pharma, Inc.*+     16,644       594,357  
Lyra Therapeutics, Inc.*     40,000       456,000  
Marker Therapeutics, Inc.*+     155,416       225,353  
Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc.*+     570,600       776,016  
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+     55,000       378,950  
Milestone Scientific, Inc.*+     204,500       433,540  
Minerva Neurosciences, Inc.*+     130,000       304,200  
MTBC, Inc.*+     50,000       453,500  
Mustang Bio, Inc.*+     160,000       605,600  
Myomo, Inc.*+     24,000       161,520  
NanoViricides, Inc.*+     34,439       98,840  
Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.*     70,000       150,500  
Neos Therapeutics, Inc.*     185,000       115,569  
Neuronetics, Inc.*+     66,200       735,482  
NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     25,000       17,425  
Novan, Inc.*     350,000       284,550  
Obalon Therapeutics, Inc.*+     33,000       49,500  
Oncocyte Corp.*     200,000       478,000  
Oragenics, Inc.*     140,000       62,860  
Otonomy, Inc.*     84,800       548,656  
Palatin Technologies, Inc.*     771,000       521,042  
         
Health Care (continued)                
PhaseBio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+     97,000     $ 325,920  
Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc.*+     133,100       483,153  
RA Medical Systems, Inc.*     5,580       41,459  
Retractable Technologies, Inc.*+     44,000       472,560  
Rockwell Medical, Inc.*     258,290       260,873  
Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     25,000       115,250  
Savara, Inc.*     166,100       191,015  
SCYNEXIS, Inc.*+     17,500       133,875  
Senseonics Holdings, Inc.*     763,000       665,183  
Sesen Bio, Inc.*     430,000       580,500  
Sientra, Inc.*     127,894       497,508  
Sierra Oncology, Inc.*     40,440       648,253  
Solid Biosciences, Inc.*+     134,376       1,018,570  
Surgalign Holdings, Inc.*     223,000       488,370  
Synlogic, Inc.*+     160,000       345,600  
Synthetic Biologics, Inc.*     74,300       28,457  
T2 Biosystems, Inc.*+     250,000       310,000  
Timber Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+     44,100       32,766  
Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.*     200,000       135,000  
TransEnterix, Inc.*+     205,895       128,684  
Trevi Therapeutics, Inc.*+     85,000       205,700  
UNITY Biotechnology, Inc.*+     30,450       159,558  
Venus Concept, Inc.*     102,491       177,309  
VolitionRX, Ltd.*+     120,000       466,800  
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+     119,000       585,480  
Xtant Medical Holdings, Inc.*+     100,000       119,610  
Yumanity Therapeutics, Inc.*+     7,975       135,575  
Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+     113,500       374,550  
              44,034,945  
                 
Industrials - 10.89%                
Acacia Research Corp.*     178,000       701,320  
Acme United Corp.     11,535       347,549  
AeroCentury Corp.*+     10,900       117,175  
Air Industries Group*     205,000       252,150  
AMREP Corp.*     28,900       246,806  
ARC Document Solutions, Inc.     173,219       256,364  
Armstrong Flooring, Inc.*     143,100       546,642  
Atlas Technical Consultants, Inc.*     45,300       318,459  


 

 

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Ultra-Small Company Market Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)  (continued)  

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Industry Company     Shares       Value   Industry Company     Shares       Value  
Common Stocks (continued)                
Industrials (continued)  
Avalon Holdings Corp., Class A*     3,900     $ 10,140  
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc.*     242,100       849,771  
BG Staffing, Inc.     39,700       535,553  
Charah Solutions, Inc.*+     120,000       344,400  
Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.     8,000       182,880  
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.*     56,400       487,860  
CompX International, Inc.     11,200       159,376  
CPI Aerostructures, Inc.*     39,700       152,091  
DIRTT Environmental Solutions*     330,000       815,100  
Eastern Co. (The)     21,200       510,920  
Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp.+     10,700       202,390  
ExOne Co. (The)*     37,300       353,977  
FreightCar America, Inc.*     50,000       120,500  
Fuel Tech, Inc.*     50,000       194,000  
GEE Group, Inc.*+     77,600       77,251  
Gencor Industries, Inc.*     35,000       430,500  
GP Strategies Corp.*     71,700       850,362  
Graham Corp.     18,900       286,902  
HC2 Holdings, Inc.*+     163,000       531,380  
Hill International, Inc.*     190,451       365,666  
Houston Wire & Cable Co.*     107,100       298,809  
Hudson Global, Inc.*     10,942       114,891  
India Globalization Capital, Inc.*+     164,000       255,840  
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc.     80,400       524,208  
L B Foster Co., Class A*     26,700       401,835  
LSI Industries, Inc.     48,000       410,880  
Mayville Engineering Co., Inc.*     40,000       536,800  
Mesa Air Group, Inc.*     110,000       735,900  
Mistras Group, Inc.*     122,500       950,600  
Orion Group Holdings, Inc.*     110,000       545,600  
P&F Industries, Inc., Class A     10,500       63,525  
PAM Transportation Services, Inc.*     2,000       98,000  
Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.     19,871       174,467  
Performant Financial Corp.*     285,300       251,349  
Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc.*     46,600       282,396  
PICO Holdings, Inc.*     60,000       561,000  
Quad/Graphics, Inc.     116,169       443,766  
             
Industrials (continued)                
RCM Technologies, Inc.*     23,642     $ 48,939  
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.     275,000       621,500  
Servotronics, Inc.*+     15,653       132,894  
SIFCO Industries, Inc.*     16,024       134,602  
Team, Inc.*     57,600       627,840  
Titan International, Inc.     199,600       970,056  
Twin Disc, Inc.*     43,100       338,335  
Ultralife Corp.*     52,400       339,028  
USA Truck, Inc.*     40,300       359,879  
Virco Mfg. Corp.*     25,800       65,274  
Volt Information Sciences, Inc.*     122,400       216,648  
Willis Lease Finance Corp.*     10,100       307,646  
YRC Worldwide, Inc.*+     70,000       310,100  
              21,370,091  
                 
Information Technology - 10.31%                
ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc.*+     75,000       224,250  
ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc.*     225,000       247,500  
Amtech Systems, Inc.*     46,500       296,670  
AstroNova, Inc.     30,000       319,500  
Aviat Networks, Inc.*     18,386       627,882  
Aware, Inc.*     59,579       208,526  
Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B     30,400       456,912  
BK Technologies Corp.     153,744       465,844  
Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc.*     20,000       26,600  
Communications Systems, Inc.     26,200       119,734  
Computer Task Group, Inc.*     62,100       380,052  
CSP, Inc.     34,700       268,231  
Daktronics, Inc.     30,000       140,400  
Eastman Kodak Co.*+     43,900       357,346  
eMagin Corp.*+     235,000       387,750  
EMCORE Corp.*     108,127       589,292  
Everspin Technologies, Inc.*+     66,000       303,600  
Frequency Electronics, Inc.*     20,000       216,200  
GSI Technology, Inc.*     51,417       380,486  
IEC Electronics Corp.*     41,650       564,357  
Information Services Group, Inc.*     150,000       492,000  
Innodata, Inc.*     85,955       455,562  
Intellicheck, Inc.*+     80,200       914,681  
inTEST Corp.*     30,600       198,591  
Intevac, Inc.*     78,000       562,380  


 

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Ultra-Small Company Market Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)  

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Industry Company     Shares       Value   Industry Company     Shares       Value  
Common Stocks (continued)                
Information Technology (continued)  
Inuvo, Inc.*     306,000     $ 138,587  
Issuer Direct Corp.*+     11,500       201,365  
Kaleyra, Inc.*+     55,000       542,300  
Key Tronic Corp.*     37,100       255,990  
KVH Industries, Inc.*     55,774       633,035  
LGL Group, Inc. (The)*+     29,200       366,168  
Marin Software, Inc.*     30,000       60,600  
Network-1 Technologies, Inc.+     115,000       424,350  
Oblong, Inc.*+     14,600       75,044  
Optical Cable Corp.*     20,100       53,868  
PCTEL, Inc.     70,200       461,214  
Pixelworks, Inc.*     129,400       364,908  
Powerfleet, Inc.*     98,000       728,140  
PRGX Global, Inc.*     85,000       648,550  
QAD, Inc., Class B     6,250       303,125  
Quantum Corp.*     120,200       735,624  
RealNetworks, Inc.*     170,000       265,200  
RF Industries, Ltd.     32,600       160,066  
Richardson Electronics, Ltd.     91,011       428,662  
SeaChange International, Inc.*     125,000       175,000  
ServiceSource International, Inc.*     359,917       633,454  
SMTC Corp.*+     102,434       508,073  
Sonim Technologies, Inc.*     150,000       108,600  
Steel Connect, Inc.*     180,800       142,290  
Synacor, Inc.*     155,900       212,024  
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.*     147,500       693,250  
TESSCO Technologies, Inc.     20,000       124,800  
TransAct Technologies, Inc.     30,000       213,000  
Trio-Tech International*     26,800       106,168  
Veritone, Inc.*     15,300       435,285  
Wayside Technology Group, Inc.     18,498       353,312  
WidePoint Corp.*+     26,500       267,915  
Wireless Telecom Group, Inc.*     113,100       200,187  
              20,224,500  
                 
Materials - 4.54%                
Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc.     56,500       310,750  
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.*     206,300       468,301  
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.*     40,000       219,200  
Comstock Mining, Inc.*     129,000       134,160  
Contura Energy, Inc.*     90,600       1,030,122  
             
Materials (continued)                
Core Molding                
Technologies, Inc.*     28,700     $ 404,096  
Flexible Solutions International, Inc.*     45,707       113,810  
Flotek Industries, Inc.*     167,300       353,003  
Friedman Industries, Inc.     54,000       370,440  
Golden Minerals Co.*+     450,000       342,000  
Gulf Resources, Inc.*     56,960       233,536  
Intrepid Potash, Inc.*+     55,000       1,328,250  
IT Tech Packaging, Inc.*     147,000       81,806  
LSB Industries, Inc.*     149,000       505,110  
Northern Technologies International Corp.     27,900       294,624  
Olympic Steel, Inc.     38,200       509,206  
Paramount Gold Nevada Corp.*+     105,000       122,850  
Ramaco Resources, Inc.*     148,200       426,816  
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.*     39,406       256,927  
Solitario Zinc Corp.*     205,000       115,271  
Synalloy Corp.*     21,500       167,700  
TimkenSteel Corp.*     81,587       381,011  
Trecora Resources*     69,041       482,597  
United States Antimony Corp.*     8,500       4,437  
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.*     34,558       258,494  
              8,914,517  
                 
Real Estate - 0.41%                
American Realty Investors, Inc.*+     13,597       148,207  
Stratus Properties, Inc.*     21,150       539,325  
Trinity Place Holdings, Inc.*     91,100       113,875  
              801,407  
                 
Utilities - 0.24%                
Spark Energy, Inc., Class A+     48,400       463,188  
                 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.18% 194,639,723  
(Cost $143,370,408)  
                 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUND - 0.39%      
iShares Micro-Cap ETF+     6,525       774,191  
                 
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUND - 0.39%       774,191  
(Cost $163,006)                


 

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Ultra-Small Company Market Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)  (continued)  

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Industry Company     Shares       Value                    
RIGHTS - 0.00%            
Cogent Biosciences, Inc., CVR*∆     160,000     $  
Elanco Animal Health, Inc., CVR*∆     46,983        
OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc, CVR*∆     125,000        
Proteostasis Therapeutics, Inc., CVR*∆     159,500        
TOTAL RIGHTS - 0.00%              
(Cost $32,820)                
                 
WARRANTS - 0.01%                
LGL Group, Inc. (The), expiring 11/16/25*     29,200       18,072  
SAExploration Series A, expiring 07/27/21*∆     848        
SAExploration Series B, expiring 07/27/21*∆     848        
TOTAL WARRANTS - 0.01%             18,072  
(Cost $14,873)                
                 
    Rate^     Shares     Value  
                   
MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.60%      
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I     0.01 %     1,170,317       1,170,317  
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.60%       1,170,317  
(Cost $1,170,317)          
                         
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 9.48%        
                         
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I**     0.01 %             18,609,643  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 9.48%     18,609,643  
(Cost $18,609,643)                
                         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 109.66%     $ 215,211,946  
(Cost $163,361,067)          
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (9.66%)     (18,956,471 )
NET ASSETS - 100.00%           $ 196,255,475  
* Non-income producing security.

** This security represents the investment of the cash collateral received in connection with securities out on loan as of December 31, 2020.
^ Rate disclosed as of December 31, 2020.

Security was fair valued using significant unobservable inputs. As such, the security is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

+ This security or a portion of the security is out on loan as of December 31, 2020. Total loaned securities had a value of $23,298,452 as of December 31, 2020. See Note 2 for disclosure of cash and non-cash collateral.

 

CVR - Contingent Value Right

LLC - Limited Liability Company

 

Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 12/31/2020 (See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements):

 

    Valuation Inputs  
    Investment in Securities (Value)  
    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant Observable Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Total  
                         
Common Stocks   $9,664,441     $–     $604,170     $10,268,611  
Other Industries (a)   184,371,112             184,371,112  
Total Common Stocks   194,035,553         604,170     194,639,723  
Exchange Traded Fund   774,191             774,191  
Rights           0     0  
Warrants   18,072         0     18,072  
Money Market Fund       1,170,317         1,170,317  
Investments Purchased With Cash Proceeds From Securities Lending       18,609,643         18,609,643  
TOTAL   $194,827,816     $19,779,960     $604,170     $215,211,946  

(a) - Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.



 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)  (continued)  

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

 
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:  
       
    Investment in Securities (Value)  
    Common
Stocks
    Rights     Warrants     Total  
Balance as of 06/30/2020   $ 683,707     $ 0     $ 0     $ 683,707  
Purchases/Issuances                        
Sales/Expirations     (69,149 )                 (69,149 )
Return of Capital                        
Realized Gain/ (Loss)     (520,235 )     (750 )           (520,985 )
Change in unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation)     509,847       750             510,597  
Transfers in                        
Transfers out                        
Balance as of 12/31/2020   $ 604,170     $ 0     $ 0     $ 604,170  
Net change in unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) from investments held as of 12/31/2020   $ (20,139 )   $     $     $ (20,139 )
                                 
See Notes to Financial Statements.


 

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Small-Cap Growth Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)  

 

December 31, 2020
Dear Fellow Small-Cap Growth Fund Shareholder,

 

For the quarter ended December 31, 2020, our Fund returned +29.39%, modestly underperforming our primary market benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index (+29.61%), but outperforming our peer benchmark, the Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index (+24.32%). It was a strong quarter on an absolute basis, and a mixed one on a relative basis.

 

For the calendar year, our Fund returned +13.38%, lagging both the Russell 2000 Growth Index (+34.63%) and the Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index (+37.36%).

 

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, five-year, 10-year, 15-year, and inception-to-date financial results. See the next page for a graph of performance since inception.

 

Standardized Returns as of December 31, 2020

 

 

        Annualized
  Quarter 6 Months 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years 15 Years Since
Inception
(10/31/03)
Small-Cap Growth Fund 29.39% 38.55% 13.38% 9.98% 11.38% 6.02% 7.12%
Russell 2000 Growth Index 29.61% 38.88% 34.63% 16.36% 13.48% 10.69% 10.63%
Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index 24.32% 34.84% 37.36% 18.41% 13.89% 10.47% 10.25%

 

Performance figures quoted in the table above represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The Russell 2000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index that consists of stocks in the Russell 2000 Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values with dividends reinvested. The Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index is an index of small-company, growth-oriented funds compiled by Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment
from Inception October 31, 2003 to December 31, 2020

 

 

 

Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

The Fund’s diversifying value metrics and price momentum models lagged the benchmark during the quarter, detracting from relative results. This negative impact was partly offset by the Fund’s primary company financial health models, which out-performed the benchmark. The Fund’s greater-than-benchmark exposure to core stocks (as measured by multiple valuation metrics) detracted from relative results. However, the Fund’s tilt toward smaller stocks in the small-cap growth universe added to relative performance.

 

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect was negative. Underweightings in the Information Technology and Health Care sectors and an overweighting in the Materials sector detracted the most from relative results. However, the Fund’s stock selection effect was positive, largely driven by holdings in the Financials and Information Technology sectors.

 

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance

 

All three of the Fund’s model categories, Company Financial Health, Value Metrics, and Price Momentum, underperformed the benchmark during the year and hurt relative returns. The Fund’s greater-than-benchmark exposure to core stocks (as measured by multiple valuation metrics) also detracted from relative performance. In contrast, the Fund’s tilt toward smaller stocks in the small-cap growth universe helped offset some of these negative impacts.

 

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect, excluding cash, was positive. Underweightings in the Industrials and Communication Services sectors added the most to relative results. However, the Fund’s stock selection effect was significantly negative, with holdings in the Health Care and Industrials sectors weighing most heavily on relative performance.

 

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Small-Cap Growth Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)  (continued)  

 

Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2020

 

 

Rank Description Industry % of Net
Assets
1 Calix, Inc. Information Technology 1.7%
2 Innospec, Inc. Materials 1.7%
3 Surgery Partners, Inc. Health Care 1.6%
4 NuVasive, Inc. Health Care 1.6%
5 Pitney Bowes, Inc. Industrials 1.6%
6 Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Health Care 1.6%
7 John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. Consumer Staples 1.6%
8 Ensign Group, Inc. (The) Health Care 1.6%
9 Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, Inc. Consumer Discretionary 1.6%
10 Primoris Services Corp. Industrials 1.6%
  Total   16.2%

Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2020

 

    % of Net Assets   % of Russell 2000
Growth Index
  Difference
Communication Services   0.0 %   2.3 %   -2.3 %
Consumer Discretionary   16.3 %   13.3 %   3.0 %
Consumer Staples   2.2 %   2.9 %   -0.7 %
Energy   0.0 %   0.2 %   -0.2 %
Financials   3.8 %   4.1 %   -0.3 %
Health Care   33.1 %   34.6 %   -1.6 %
Industrials   16.8 %   13.8 %   3.0 %
Information Technology   17.6 %   21.2 %   -3.6 %
Materials   4.7 %   2.5 %   2.2 %
Real Estate   3.9 %   3.5 %   0.4 %
Utilities   1.5 %   1.6 %   -0.1 %
Cash & Other Assets   0.1 %   0.0 %   0.1 %
Total   100.0 %   100.0 %      

 

Disclaimer

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter end, December 31, 2020, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

 

Market volatility can significantly affect short-term performance. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in the small companies within this multi-cap fund generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies. This additional risk is attributable to a number of factors, including the relatively limited financial resources that are typically available to small companies and the fact that small companies often have comparatively limited product lines. In addition, the stock of small companies tends to be more volatile than the stock of large companies, particularly in the short term and particularly in the early stages of an economic or market downturn. The Fund’s use of options, futures, and leverage can magnify the risk of loss in an unfavorable market, and the Fund’s use of short-sale positions can, in theory, expose shareholders to unlimited loss. Finally, the Fund exposes shareholders to “focus risk,” which

 

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may add to Fund volatility through the possibility that a single company could significantly affect total return. Shareholders of the Fund, therefore, are taking on more risk than they would if they invested in the stock market as a whole.

 

Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Small-Cap Growth Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

 

Sincerely,

 

The Investment Management Team

 

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Small-Cap Growth Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)  

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Industry Company     Shares       Value   Industry Company     Shares       Value  
COMMON STOCKS - 99.89%                
Consumer Discretionary - 16.33%                
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A*+     3,400     $ 88,400  
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*+     1,800       262,332  
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.*+     2,400       104,064  
Camping World Holdings, Inc., Class A+     14,800       385,540  
Crocs, Inc.*     6,000       375,960  
Deckers Outdoor Corp.*     600       172,068  
Installed Building Products, Inc.*     700       71,351  
iRobot Corp.*+     2,600       208,754  
LCI Industries     2,900       376,072  
Malibu Boats, Inc., Class A*     3,600       224,784  
Meritage Homes Corp.*     800       66,256  
OneWater Marine, Inc., Class A*     3,600       104,724  
Purple Innovation, Inc.*+     9,000       296,460  
Rent-A-Center, Inc.     3,900       149,331  
RH*+     900       402,768  
Skyline Champion Corp.*     2,400       74,256  
Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.*     25,300       444,015  
Strategic Education, Inc.     4,200       400,386  
TopBuild Corp.*     2,000       368,160  
              4,575,681  
                 
Consumer Staples - 2.20%                
B&G Foods, Inc.+     3,100       85,963  
Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A*     2,200       79,926  
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.     5,700       449,502  
              615,391  
                 
Financials - 3.75%                
Curo Group Holdings Corp.     29,900       428,467  
Houlihan Lokey, Inc.     1,100       73,953  
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.     1,400       91,868  
PJT Partners, Inc., Class A     5,300       398,825  
Siebert Financial Corp.*+     13,900       58,380  
              1,051,493  
                 
Health Care - 33.14%                
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*     5,200       354,900  
             
Health Care (continued)            
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+     98,600     $ 450,602  
Atrion Corp.     400       256,896  
Avid Bioservices, Inc.*     14,900       171,946  
Blueprint Medicines Corp.*     3,400       381,310  
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     89,500       298,930  
CONMED Corp.     3,700       414,400  
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.*     15,800       413,328  
Cutera, Inc.*     14,200       342,362  
Ensign Group, Inc. (The)     6,100       444,812  
iCAD, Inc.*+     24,600       324,720  
InfuSystem Holdings, Inc.*     7,000       131,460  
Innoviva, Inc.*     33,400       413,826  
iRadimed Corp.*     7,300       166,440  
Joint Corp. (The)*     14,600       383,396  
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.     1,900       76,950  
Luminex Corp.*     17,200       397,664  
Medpace Holdings, Inc.*     3,000       417,600  
Millendo Therapeutics, Inc.*     164,300       351,602  
Neuronetics, Inc.*+     32,700       363,297  
NuVasive, Inc.*     8,100       456,273  
Ontrak, Inc.*+     4,600       284,234  
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc.*     7,400       258,038  
Radius Health, Inc.*     23,100       412,566  
Select Medical Holdings Corp.*     15,400       425,964  
Simulations Plus, Inc.+     3,600       258,912  
Surgery Partners, Inc.*     15,800       458,358  
Zynex, Inc.*+     13,000       174,980  
              9,285,766  
Industrials - 16.75%                
Air Transport Services Group, Inc.*     13,000       407,420  
Ameresco, Inc., Class A*     2,000       104,480  
Atkore International Group, Inc.*     9,500       390,545  
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*     7,800       425,412  
Avis Budget Group, Inc.*     6,900       257,370  
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.*     43,000       399,040  
Daseke, Inc.*     64,500       374,745  
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.*     3,000       80,940  
HC2 Holdings, Inc.*     127,700       416,302  
Masonite International Corp.*     700       68,838  
Meritor, Inc.*     6,200       173,042  


 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)  (continued)  

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Industry Company     Shares       Value   Industry Company     Rate^       Shares       Value  
Common Stocks (continued)                
Industrials (continued)                
Pitney Bowes, Inc.     74,000     $ 455,840  
Primoris Services Corp.     15,900       438,999  
Shyft Group, Inc. (The)     12,000       340,560  
Tetra Tech, Inc.     3,100       358,918  
              4,692,451  
                 
Information Technology - 17.56%                
Calix, Inc.*     15,800       470,208  
Cardtronics PLC, Class A*     8,000       282,400  
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.*     38,100       406,146  
Evo Payments, Inc., Class A*     10,500       283,605  
ExlService Holdings, Inc.*     2,000       170,260  
FormFactor, Inc.*     7,300       314,046  
Inseego Corp.*+     23,900       369,733  
MAXIMUS, Inc.     3,700       270,803  
OSI Systems, Inc.*     900       83,898  
Plantronics, Inc.+     10,000       270,300  
Power Integrations, Inc.     5,200       425,672  
Rimini Street, Inc.*     24,500       108,535  
Super Micro Computer, Inc.*     7,500       237,450  
TTEC Holdings, Inc.     5,800       422,994  
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*     13,200       411,180  
Varonis Systems, Inc.*     2,400       392,664  
              4,919,894  
                 
Materials - 4.73%                
Forterra, Inc.*     24,700       424,716  
Innospec, Inc.     5,100       462,723  
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.     11,800       438,606  
              1,326,045  
                 
Real Estate - 3.92%                
Easterly Government                
Properties, Inc.     9,600       217,440  
National Storage Affiliates Trust     11,300       407,139  
Redfin Corp.*     5,100       350,013  
Terreno Realty Corp.     2,100       122,871  
              1,097,463  
Utilities - 1.51%                
York Water Co. (The)     9,100       424,060  
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.89%             27,988,244  
MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.18%      
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I     0.01 %     51,618     $ 51,618  
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.18%       51,618  
(Cost $51,618)          
                         
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 2.86%  
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I**     0.01 %     800,131       800,131  
                         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 2.86%       800,131  
(Cost $800,131)          
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 102.93%     $ 28,839,993  
(Cost $21,779,722)          
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (2.93%)       (821,581 )
                         
NET ASSETS - 100.00%     $ 28,018,412  
* Non-income producing security.

** This security represents the investment of the cash collateral received in connection with securities out on loan as of December 31, 2020.
^ Rate disclosed as of December 31, 2020.
+ This security or a portion of the security is out on loan as of December 31, 2020. Total loaned securities had a value of $3,291,170 as of December 31, 2020. See Note 2 for disclosure of cash and non-cash collateral.

 

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Small-Cap Growth Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)  

 

Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 12/31/2020 (See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements):  
    Valuation Inputs  
    Investment in Securities (Value)  
    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Total  
Common Stocks (a)     $27,988,244       $–       $–       $27,988,244  
Money Market Fund           51,618             51,618  
Investments Purchased With Cash Proceeds From Securities Lending           800,131             800,131  
TOTAL     $27,988,244       $851,749       $–       $28,839,993  
(a) - Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.
   
See Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 

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Small-Cap Value Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)  

 

December 31, 2020

 

Dear Fellow Small-Cap Value Fund Shareholder,

 

For the quarter ended December 31, 2020, our Fund returned +32.79%, underperforming our primary market benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value Index (+33.36%), but leading our peer benchmark, the Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index (+29.55%). It was a good quarter on an absolute basis and a mixed one on a relative basis.

 

For the calendar year, our Fund returned +12.04%, outperforming both the Russell 2000 Value Index (+4.63%) and the Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index (+1.81%).

 

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, five-year, 10-year, 15-year, and inception-to-date financial results. See the next page for a graph of performance since inception.

 

Standardized Returns as of December 31, 2020

 
        Annualized
  Quarter 6 Months 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years 15 Years Since
Inception
(10/31/03)
               
Small-Cap Value Fund 32.79% 44.93% 12.04% 8.75% 9.02% 5.72% 7.20%
Russell 2000 Value Index 33.36% 36.77% 4.63% 9.65% 8.66% 6.92% 8.01%
Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index 29.55% 34.03% 1.81% 7.76% 7.54% 6.57% 7.82%

 

Performance figures quoted in the table above represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The Russell 2000 Value Index is an unmanaged index that consists of stocks in the Russell 2000 Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values with dividends reinvested. The Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index is an index of small-company, value-oriented funds compiled by Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)  

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment
from Inception October 31, 2003 to December 31, 2020

 

 

 

Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

The Fund’s value metrics and company financial health models modestly underperformed the benchmark and detracted from relative results. This negative impact was partly offset by outperformance from Fund’s price momentum model. The Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks (across multiple valuation metrics) and smaller stocks in the small-cap value universe added to relative performance.

 

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect excluding cash was positive. An underweighting in the Utilities sector and an overweighting in the Energy sector added the most to relative results. However, the Fund’s stock selection effect was negative, largely driven by poor performance from holdings in the Communication Services, Information Technology, and Real Estate sectors.

 

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance

 

The Fund’s core value metrics models and diversifying price momentum model strongly outperformed the benchmark and added significantly to relative results. Underperformance by the Fund’s diversifying company financial health models offset some of that positive impact. The Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks across multiple valuation metrics had a mixed impact on relative performance, while a tilt toward smaller stocks in the small-cap value universe detracted from relative results.

 

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect excluding cash was negative. An underweighting in the Consumer Staples sector and an overweighting in the Real Estate sector detracted the most from relative results. However, the Fund’s stock selection effect was significantly positive, primarily due to strong performance from holdings in the Financials, Con-sumer Discretionary, and Consumer Staples sectors.

 

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Small-Cap Value Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)  (continued)  

 

Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2020

 

 

Rank Description Industry % of Net
Assets
1 GameStop Corp., Class A Consumer Discretionary 2.0%
2 Antero Resources Corp. Energy 1.9%
3 Mistras Group, Inc. Industrials 1.7%
4 Primoris Services Corp. Industrials 1.6%
5 CONSOL Energy, Inc. Energy 1.6%
6 Darling Ingredients, Inc. Consumer Staples 1.6%
7 Ryerson Holding Corp. Materials 1.5%
8 LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. Health Care 1.5%
9 Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A Financials 1.5%
10 CASI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Health Care 1.5%
  Total   16.4%

 

Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2020

 

 

    % of Net Assets   % of Russell 2000
Value Index
  Difference
Communication Services   0.2 %   2.4 %   -2.2 %
Consumer Discretionary   15.8 %   12.8 %   3.0 %
Consumer Staples   3.6 %   3.5 %   0.1 %
Energy   8.7 %   4.2 %   4.5 %
Financials   24.6 %   27.6 %   -3.0 %
Health Care   9.1 %   6.4 %   2.7 %
Industrials   14.2 %   16.8 %   -2.7 %
Information Technology   9.1 %   6.4 %   2.7 %
Materials   5.7 %   6.3 %   -0.6 %
Real Estate   7.6 %   9.1 %   -1.5 %
Utilities   1.3 %   4.5 %   -3.2 %
Cash & Other Assets   0.1 %   0.0 %   0.1 %
Total   100.0 %   100.0 %      

 

Disclaimer

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter end, December 31, 2020, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

 

Market volatility can significantly affect short-term performance. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in the small companies within this multi-cap fund generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies. This additional risk is attributable to a number of factors, including the relatively limited financial resources that are typically available to small companies and the fact that small companies often have comparatively limited product lines. In addition, the stock of small companies tends to be more volatile than the stock of large companies, particularly in the short term and particularly in the early stages of an economic or market downturn. The Fund’s use of options, futures, and leverage can magnify the risk of loss in an unfavorable market, and the Fund’s use of short-sale positions can, in theory, expose shareholders to unlimited loss. Finally, the Fund exposes shareholders to “focus risk,” which

 

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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)  (continued)  

 

may add to Fund volatility through the possibility that a single company could significantly affect total return. Shareholders of the Fund, therefore, are taking on more risk than they would if they invested in the stock market as a whole.

 

Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Small-Cap Value Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

 

Sincerely,

 

The Investment Management Team

 

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Small-Cap Value Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)  

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Industry Company     Shares       Value   Industry Company     Shares       Value  
COMMON STOCKS - 99.93%            
Communication Services - 0.18%            
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.*     14,800     $ 72,372  
                 
Consumer Discretionary - 15.82%                
Adient PLC*     11,400       396,378  
Chico’s FAS, Inc.     128,300       203,997  
Everi Holdings, Inc.*     33,200       458,492  
GameStop Corp., Class A*+     42,500       800,700  
Hibbett Sports, Inc.*     10,100       466,418  
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A     800       234,136  
Meritage Homes Corp.*     2,500       207,050  
Michaels Cos., Inc. (The)*+     42,500       552,925  
ODP Corp. (The)+     15,430       452,099  
Scientific Games Corp.*     13,300       551,817  
Shoe Carnival, Inc.+     13,100       513,258  
Sleep Number Corp.*     6,700       548,462  
Tenneco, Inc., Class A*     51,900       550,140  
Tupperware Brands Corp.*     15,800       511,762  
              6,447,634  
                 
Consumer Staples - 3.62%                
Darling Ingredients, Inc.*     11,300       651,784  
Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A     4,100       174,906  
SpartanNash Co.     7,600       132,316  
United Natural Foods, Inc.*+     26,100       416,817  
Weis Markets, Inc.+     2,100       100,401  
              1,476,224  
                 
Energy - 8.74%                
Antero Resources Corp.*+     142,700       777,715  
Comstock Resources, Inc.*     20,700       90,459  
CONSOL Energy, Inc.*     91,600       660,436  
CVR Energy, Inc.     6,500       96,850  
Dorian LPG, Ltd.*     29,800       363,262  
Nabors Industries, Ltd.+     4,200       244,566  
Peabody Energy Corp.*     181,300       436,933  
Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc., Class A     14,400       117,216  
Whiting Petroleum Corp.*     8,700       217,500  
World Fuel Services Corp.     17,900       557,764  
              3,562,701  
             
Financials - 24.62%            
Amalgamated Bank, Class A     13,400     $ 184,116  
A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.     3,700       94,905  
Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A     12,100       609,114  
Axos Financial, Inc.*     15,900       596,727  
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.     31,300       535,856  
Cadence BanCorp     9,900       162,558  
Chemung Financial Corp.     1,600       54,320  
Enova International, Inc.*     5,700       141,189  
Enstar Group, Ltd.*     2,100       430,269  
Essent Group, Ltd.     10,900       470,880  
Federated Hermes, Inc.     8,500       245,565  
First BanCorp Puerto Rico     46,800       431,496  
GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A     8,700       154,338  
Green Dot Corp., Class A*     9,100       507,780  
HarborOne Bancorp, Inc.     49,900       541,914  
LCNB Corp.     9,500       139,555  
National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A     16,700       547,092  
National General Holdings Corp.     14,400       492,192  
National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A     1,900       392,236  
Nelnet, Inc., Class A     2,600       185,224  
NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A*     11,300       255,945  
Piper Sandler Cos.     5,700       575,130  
Provident Bancorp, Inc.     19,000       228,000  
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.     6,200       415,276  
Stewart Information Services Corp.     10,000       483,600  
Stifel Financial Corp.     10,800       544,968  
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A     8,700       221,589  
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.     2,600       239,252  
Waterstone Financial, Inc.     8,300       156,206  
              10,037,292  
Health Care - 9.14%                
Avid Bioservices, Inc.*     19,000       219,260  
CASI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*     205,200       605,340  
Community Health Systems, Inc.*     51,500       382,645  
HealthStream, Inc.*     14,700       321,048  
Lannett Co., Inc.*+     29,700       193,644  


 

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Small-Cap Value Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)  

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Industry Company     Shares       Value   Industry Company     Shares       Value  
Common Stocks (continued)            
Health Care (continued)            
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.     15,300     $ 619,650  
Milestone Scientific, Inc.*     99,800       211,576  
National HealthCare Corp.     1,300       86,333  
Owens & Minor, Inc.     18,800       508,540  
Phibro Animal Health Corp., Class A     12,500       242,750  
TherapeuticsMD, Inc.*+     275,500       333,355  
              3,724,141  
                 
Industrials - 14.18%                
ABM Industries, Inc.     12,300       465,432  
Arcosa, Inc.     3,800       208,734  
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*     5,000       272,700  
Builders FirstSource, Inc.*     12,900       526,449  
GMS, Inc.*     3,900       118,872  
Hub Group, Inc., Class A*     2,600       148,200  
L B Foster Co., Class A*     22,800       343,140  
Mistras Group, Inc.*     88,300       685,208  
Pitney Bowes, Inc.     45,900       282,744  
Primoris Services Corp.     24,200       668,162  
Quad/Graphics, Inc.     145,900       557,338  
SkyWest, Inc.     3,500       141,085  
Triton International, Ltd./Bermuda     2,800       135,828  
US Xpress Enterprises, Inc., Class A*     84,300       576,612  
Veritiv Corp.*     25,900       538,461  
Willis Lease Finance Corp.*     3,700       112,702  
              5,781,667  
Information Technology - 9.13%                
Amkor Technology, Inc.     36,100       544,388  
Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*     7,400       215,488  
Cardtronics PLC, Class A*     2,700       95,310  
Cohu, Inc.     15,600       595,608  
Conduent, Inc.*     29,200       140,160  
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.*     13,000       138,580  
MoneyGram International, Inc.*     23,600       128,974  
PC Connection, Inc.     6,200       293,198  
Sanmina Corp.*     14,800       471,972  
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*     13,500       508,545  
Synaptics, Inc.*+     6,100       588,040  
              3,720,263  
Materials - 5.66%                
Commercial Metals Co.     21,500       441,610  
Innospec, Inc.     4,800       435,504  
             
Materials (continued)            
Olympic Steel, Inc.     8,000     $ 106,640  
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.*     23,500       153,220  
Ryerson Holding Corp.*     45,800       624,712  
SunCoke Energy, Inc.     32,100       139,635  
Verso Corp., Class A     33,600       403,872  
              2,305,193  
                 
Real Estate - 7.57%                
Gladstone Commercial Corp.     18,200       327,600  
Gladstone Land Corp.     14,700       215,208  
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp.     29,700       514,404  
Newmark Group, Inc., Class A     8,800       64,152  
Physicians Realty Trust+     12,200       217,160  
QTS Realty Trust, Inc., Class A+     4,100       253,708  
Realogy Holdings Corp.*     41,100       539,232  
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.     14,100       188,799  
STAG Industrial, Inc.     11,800       369,576  
Terreno Realty Corp.     6,800       397,868  
              3,087,707  
                 
Utilities - 1.27%                
Atlantic Power Corp.*     245,900       516,390  
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.93%             40,731,584  
(Cost $32,781,091)                

 

    Rate^     Shares     Value  
MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.14%      
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I     0.01 %     56,369       56,369  
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.14%                     56,369  
(Cost $56,369)                        


 

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Small-Cap Value Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)  

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

      Rate^       Shares       Value                            
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 3.46%  
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I**     0.01 %     1,411,967     $ 1,411,967  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 3.46%       1,411,967  
(Cost $1,411,967)          
                         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 103.53%     $ 42,199,920  
(Cost $34,249,427)                        
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (3.53%)       (1,437,355 )
NET ASSETS - 100.00%                   $ 40,762,565  

     
* Non-income producing security.
** This security represents the investment of the cash collateral received in connection with securities out on loan as of December 31, 2020.
^ Rate disclosed as of December 31, 2020.
+ This security or a portion of the security is out on loan as of December 31, 2020. Total loaned securities had a value of $4,545,495 as of December 31, 2020. See Note 2 for disclosure of cash and non-cash collateral.
   
PLC - Public Limited Company
 
Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 12/31/2020 (See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements):
 
    Valuation Inputs  
    Investment in Securities (Value)  
    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Total  
Common Stocks (a)   $ 40,731,584     $     $     $ 40,731,584  
Money Market Fund           56,369             56,369  
Investments Purchased With Cash Proceeds From Securities Lending           1,411,967             1,411,967  
TOTAL   $ 40,731,584     $ 1,468,336     $     $ 42,199,920  
                                 
(a) - Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.  
   
See Notes to Financial Statements.  


 

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Blue Chip Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)  

 

December 31, 2020
Dear Fellow Blue Chip Fund Shareholder,

 

For the quarter ended December 31, 2020, our Fund returned +12.75%, outperforming our primary market benchmark, the S&P 500 Index (+12.15%), our peer benchmark, the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index (+12.12%), and the Russell Top 50 Mega Cap Index (+10.42%). It was a good quarter.

 

For the calendar year, our Fund returned +13.51%, trailing the S&P 500 Index (+18.40%), the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index (+16.10%), and the Russell Top 50 Mega Cap Index (+26.80%).

 

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, five-year, 10-year, 15-year, and inception-to-date financial results. See the next page for a graph of performance since inception.

 

Standardized Returns as of December 31, 2020

 
        Annualized
  Quarter 6 Months 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years 15 Years Since
Inception
(7/31/97)
Blue Chip Fund 12.75% 21.40% 13.51% 14.46% 13.35% 9.69% 8.11%
S&P 500 Index 12.15% 22.16% 18.40% 15.22% 13.88% 9.88% 8.04%
Russell Top 50 Mega Cap Index 10.42% 23.43% 26.80% 17.26% 14.94% 10.31% 7.60%
Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index 12.12% 21.70% 16.10% 14.04% 12.49% 8.85% 7.11%

 

Performance figures quoted in the table above represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The S&P 500 Index is a broad-based, unmanaged measurement of changes in stock market conditions, based on the average of 500 widely held common stocks with dividends reinvested. The Russell Top 50 Mega Cap Index measures the performance of the largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index. It includes 50 of the largest securities, based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership, and represents approximately 40% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. The Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index reflects the aggregate record of domestic large-cap core mutual funds as reported by Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

Effective July 31, 2019, the Fund’s principal strategies were significantly revised.

 

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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)  

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment
from Inception July 31, 1997 to December 31, 2020

 

 

 

Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

An overweighting in value stocks improved relative returns for the quarter. While the Fund’s design doesn’t focus on value or growth, our quarterly rebalancing process increased the portfolio’s exposure to value stocks that outperformed growth stocks during the quarter. In contrast, the Fund’s mega-cap design detracted from relative performance, because the portfolio was concentrated in larger stocks during a quarter in which the smaller stocks in the large-cap universe outperformed.

 

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect was positive, largely driven by overweightings in the Energy and Financials sectors and an underweighting in the Health Care sector. However, the Fund’s stock selection effect was negative. Holdings in the Consumer Discretionary and Health Care sectors detracted the most from relative performance.

 

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance

 

An overweighting in value stocks detracted from relative results. While the Fund’s design doesn’t focus on value or growth, the quarterly rebalancing process increased the portfolio’s exposure to value stocks during a year in which value under-performed growth overall. The Fund’s roughly equal weight design also detracted from relative performance. Maintaining a roughly equal weight portfolio resulted in overweightings in smaller stocks in the mega-cap space that underperformed during most of the year.

 

From a sector perspective, the Fund’s allocation effect was positive. Underweightings in the Real Estate and Utilities sectors and an overweighting in the Communication Services sector contributed the most to relative performance. However, the Fund’s stock selection effect was negative, largely driven by poor performance from holdings in the Information Technology, Financials, Industrials, and Health Care sectors.

 

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Blue Chip Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)  

 

The table below presents index performance numbers for stocks in the different CRSP deciles during various time periods.

The table is intended to provide a frame of reference for size.

 

        Annualized
CRSP Decile1 Quarter 6 Months 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years 94 Years
1 (ultra-large) 12.07% 24.04% 24.00% 16.82% 14.60% 9.66%
2 18.19% 26.51% 21.46% 15.27% 13.73% 10.72%
3 22.59% 34.12% 23.56% 15.52% 13.06% 11.17%
4 25.37% 32.73% 18.11% 13.32% 12.33% 10.98%
5 31.15% 36.98% 25.22% 12.80% 11.20% 11.43%
6 36.86% 41.80% 31.88% 14.98% 12.42% 11.48%
7 33.87% 42.18% 29.06% 17.57% 13.75% 11.81%
8 37.38% 37.60% 15.88% 11.55% 10.16% 11.42%
9 37.86% 47.38% 34.68% 17.37% 12.38% 11.66%
10 (ultra-small) 38.01% 42.88% 34.53% 14.46% 10.83% 13.29%
1 Performance figures are as of the period ended December 31, 2020. The CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio Indexes are unmanaged indexes of publicly traded US stocks with dividends reinvested, grouped by market capitalization, as reported by the Center for Research in Security Prices. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

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Blue Chip Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)  (continued)  

 

Contribution to Returns for Blue Chip Fund stocks for the calendar year December 31, 2020:

 

Rank Company Industry % Contribution
to Return
1 Amazon.com, Inc. Consumer Discretionary 3.0%
2 QUALCOMM, Inc. Information Technology 2.8%
3 Apple, Inc. Information Technology 2.8%
4 Microsoft Corp. Information Technology 1.8%
5 Facebook, Inc., Class A Communication Services 1.5%
6 United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B Industrials 1.4%
7 Walt Disney Co. (The) Communication Services 0.7%
8 Oracle Corp. Information Technology 0.7%
9 Walmart, Inc. Consumer Staples 0.6%
10 Home Depot, Inc. (The) Consumer Discretionary 0.6%
10 Visa, Inc., Class A Information Technology 0.6%
11 Alphabet, Inc., Class A Communication Services 0.6%
12 Alphabet, Inc., Class C Communication Services 0.6%
13 Procter & Gamble Co. (The) Consumer Staples 0.5%
14 Carrier Global Corp. Industrials 0.5%
15 UnitedHealth Group, Inc. Health Care 0.5%
16 Comcast Corp., Class A Communication Services 0.4%
17 Otis Worldwide Corp. Industrials 0.3%
18 Johnson & Johnson Health Care 0.2%
19 McDonald’s Corp. Consumer Discretionary 0.2%
20 PepsiCo, Inc. Consumer Staples 0.2%
21 Pfizer, Inc. Health Care 0.2%
22 Cisco Systems, Inc. Information Technology 0.1%
23 Viatris, Inc. Health Care 0.0%
23 3M Co. Industrials 0.0%
24 Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B Financials 0.0%
25 Verizon Communications, Inc. Communication Services 0.0%
26 International Business Machines Corp. Information Technology -0.1%
27 Coca-Cola Co. (The) Consumer Staples -0.2%
28 Merck & Co., Inc. Health Care -0.2%
29 Intel Corp. Information Technology -0.3%
30 Citigroup, Inc. Financials -0.3%
31 Chevron Corp. Energy -0.4%
32 JPMorgan Chase & Co. Financials -0.5%
33 Exxon Mobil Corp. Energy -0.8%
34 Raytheon Technologies Corp. Industrials -0.8%
35 AT&T, Inc. Communication Services -0.9%
36 Boeing Co. (The) Industrials -1.0%
37 Bank of America Corp. Financials -1.0%
38 Wells Fargo & Co. Financials -1.4%

 

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Blue Chip Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)  (continued)  

 

Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2020

 

 

    % of Net Assets   % of S&P 500
Index
  Difference
Communication Services   17.2 %   10.8 %   6.4 %
Consumer Discretionary   8.6 %   12.7 %   -4.1 %
Consumer Staples   10.6 %   6.5 %   4.1 %
Energy   4.5 %   2.3 %   2.2 %
Financials   13.3 %   10.4 %   2.9 %
Health Care   9.5 %   13.5 %   -4.0 %
Industrials   11.4 %   8.4 %   3.0 %
Information Technology   25.1 %   27.6 %   -2.5 %
Materials   0.0 %   2.6 %   -2.6 %
Real Estate   0.0 %   2.4 %   -2.4 %
Utilities   0.0 %   2.8 %   -2.8 %
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets   -0.2 %   0.0 %   -0.2 %
Total   100.0 %   100.0 %      

 

Disclaimer

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter end, December 31, 2020, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

 

The Fund is subject to significant market risk (volatility) and is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors.

 

Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Blue Chip Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

 

Sincerely,

 

The Investment Management Team

 

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Blue Chip Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)  

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Industry Company     Shares       Value   Industry Company     Shares       Value  
COMMON STOCKS - 100.25%            
Communication Services - 17.17%            
Alphabet, Inc., Class A*     5,180     $ 9,078,675  
Alphabet, Inc., Class C*     5,159       9,037,949  
AT&T, Inc.     365,555       10,513,362  
Comcast Corp., Class A     203,800       10,679,120  
Facebook, Inc., Class A*     64,000       17,482,240  
Verizon Communications, Inc.     178,389       10,480,354  
Walt Disney Co. (The)*     58,750       10,644,325  
              77,916,025  
Consumer Discretionary - 8.59%                
Amazon.com, Inc.*     5,450       17,750,269  
Home Depot, Inc. (The)     39,700       10,545,114  
McDonald’s Corp.     49,700       10,664,626  
              38,960,009  
                 
Consumer Staples - 10.64%                
                 
Coca-Cola Co. (The)     193,614       10,617,792  
PepsiCo, Inc.     70,675       10,481,102  
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     119,906       16,683,721  
Walmart, Inc.     72,869       10,504,066  
              48,286,681  
Energy - 4.50%                
Chevron Corp.     121,345       10,247,585  
Exxon Mobil Corp.     246,887       10,176,682  
              20,424,267  
                 
Financials - 13.33%                
Bank of America Corp.     348,608       10,566,309  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*     46,100       10,689,207  
Citigroup, Inc.     172,200       10,617,852  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     141,195       17,941,649  
Wells Fargo & Co.     353,619       10,672,221  
              60,487,238  
                 
Health Care - 9.49%                
Johnson & Johnson     68,412       10,766,681  
Merck & Co., Inc.     128,235       10,489,623  
Pfizer, Inc.     284,974       10,489,893  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     30,500       10,695,740  
Viatris, Inc.*     33,584       629,364  
              43,071,301  
             
Industrials - 11.43%            
3M Co.     59,700     $ 10,434,963  
Boeing Co. (The)     48,500       10,381,910  
Carrier Global Corp.     81,010       3,055,697  
Otis Worldwide Corp.     39,205       2,648,298  
Raytheon Technologies Corp.     149,910       10,720,064  
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     86,863       14,627,729  
              51,868,661  
Information Technology - 25.10%                
Apple, Inc.     135,500       17,979,495  
Cisco Systems, Inc.     227,808       10,194,408  
Intel Corp.     209,793       10,451,887  
International Business Machines Corp.     83,867       10,557,178  
Microsoft Corp.     80,245       17,848,093  
Oracle Corp.     161,263       10,432,103  
QUALCOMM, Inc.     119,400       18,189,396  
Visa, Inc., Class A     83,350       18,231,146  
              113,883,706  
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 100.25%             454,897,888  
(Cost $197,653,357)                
                 
    Rate^     Shares     Value  
                   
MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.00%      
Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I     0.01 %     948       948  
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.00%                     948  
(Cost $948)                        
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.25%                   $ 454,898,836  
(Cost $197,654,305)                        
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.25%)                     (1,124,279 )
NET ASSETS - 100.00%                   $ 453,774,557  
* Non-income producing security.
^ Rate disclosed as of December 31, 2020.


 

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Blue Chip Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)  

 

 

Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 12/31/2020 (See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements):  
   
    Valuation Inputs  
    Investment in Securities (Value)  
    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Total  
Common Stocks (a)   $ 454,897,888     $     $     $ 454,897,888  
Money Market Fund           948             948  
TOTAL   $ 454,897,888     $ 948     $     $ 454,898,836  
                                 
(a) - Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.  
   
See Notes to Financial Statements.  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

  

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Managed Volatility Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)  

 

December 31, 2020

Dear Fellow Managed Volatility Fund Shareholder,

 

For the quarter ended December 31, 2020, our Fund returned +5.94%, underperforming our primary market benchmark, the S&P 500 Index (+12.15%) and our peer benchmark, the Lipper Balanced Funds Index (+9.58%). However, the Fund performed in line with its design during the quarter.

 

For the calendar year, our Fund returned +10.55%, underperforming the S&P 500 Index (+18.40%) and the Lipper Balanced Funds Index (+13.57%).

 

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, five-year, 10-year, 15-year, and inception-to-date financial results. See the next page for a graph of performance since inception.

 

Standardized Returns as of December 31, 2020

 
        Annualized
  Quarter 6 Months 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years 15 Years Since
Inception
(6/30/01)
Managed Volatility Fund 5.94% 9.20% 10.55% 5.64% 5.17% 3.99% 4.36%
S&P 500 Index 12.15% 22.16% 18.40% 15.22% 13.88% 9.88% 8.05%
Lipper Balanced Funds Index 9.58% 16.37% 13.57% 9.60% 8.28% 6.81% 6.22%

 

Performance figures quoted in the table above represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

 

The S&P 500 Index is a broad-based, unmanaged measurement of changes in stock market conditions, based on the average of 500 widely held common stocks with dividends reinvested. The Lipper Balanced Funds Index is an index of balanced funds compiled by Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

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Managed Volatility Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)  

 

Growth of a $10,000 Investment
from Inception June 30, 2001 to December 31, 2020

 

 

 

Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

For the quarter, the Managed Volatility Fund met its design objective by capturing 49% of the S&P 500 Index’s return. The Fund had an annualized standard deviation of 6.38% during the quarter, which was 61% lower than the S&P 500’s annualized standard deviation of 16.19% during the same period.

 

The portfolio’s equities component made the largest positive contribution to performance, returning roughly 5.7%. The portfolio’s options component also added to performance, returning about 0.4%. In contrast, the portfolio’s futures component detracted from performance, contributing roughly -0.3% to the Fund’s return. This performance was in line with expectations during a rising equity market. Returns for the portfolio’s fixed income component were essentially flat for the quarter.

 

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance

 

For the year, the Managed Volatility Fund met its design objective by capturing 57% of the S&P 500 Index’s return. The Fund had an annualized standard deviation of 12.65% during the year, which was 64% lower than the S&P 500’s annualized standard deviation of 34.91% during the same period.

 

The portfolio’s equities and options components added to performance, contributing roughly 10.3% and 1.4% to the Fund’s return, respectively. The portfolio’s futures component detracted from performance, returning roughly -2.5%, but this performance was in line with expectations during a rising equity market. The performance of the portfolio’s fixed income component was flat during the year.

 

The Fund continues to perform as designed, particularly over longer time horizons. For the past 15 years and since inception, the Fund has captured roughly 40% and 54%, respectively, of the S&P 500’s return. The Fund’s annualized standard deviation has been about 56% lower than the index’s for the last 15 years and since inception.

 

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Managed Volatility Fund
MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)  (continued)  

 

Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2020

 

 

Rank Description Industry % of Net
Assets
1 Apple, Inc. Information Technology 3.1%
2 Amazon.com, Inc. Consumer Discretionary 3.0%
3 Microsoft Corp. Information Technology 2.1%
4 Alphabet, Inc., Class A Communication Services 1.4%
5 Alphabet, Inc., Class C Communication Services 1.4%
6 Walmart, Inc. Consumer Staples 1.3%
7 Adobe, Inc. Information Technology 1.2%
8 QUALCOMM, Inc. Information Technology 1.1%
9 UnitedHealth Group, Inc. Health Care 1.1%
10 Lowe’s Cos., Inc. Consumer Discretionary 1.0%
  Total   16.7%

 

Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2020

 

 

Asset Type % of Net
Assets
Common Stock 54.1%
Communication Services 5.7%
Consumer Discretionary 6.0%
Consumer Staples 5.4%
Energy 1.0%
Financials 5.6%
Health Care 7.7%
Industrials 4.0%
Information Technology 14.7%
Materials 1.2%
Real Estate 0.9%
Utilities 1.9%
U.S. Government Obligations 34.2%
Call Options Written -1.3%
Put Options Written -1.2%
Money Market Fund 7.8%
Cash & Other Assets 6.4%
Total 100%

 

Disclaimer

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter end, December 31, 2020, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

 

Market volatility can significantly affect short-term performance. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in the small companies within this multi-cap fund generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies. This additional risk is attributable to a number of factors, including the relatively limited financial resources that are typically available to small companies and the fact that small companies often have comparatively limited product lines. In addition, the stock of small companies tends to be more volatile than the stock of large

 

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Managed Volatility Fund   (graphic)

MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued) 

 

 

companies, particularly in the short term and particularly in the early stages of an economic or market downturn. The Fund’s use of options, futures, and leverage can magnify the risk of loss in an unfavorable market, and the Fund’s use of short-sale positions can, in theory, expose shareholders to unlimited loss. Shareholders of the Fund, therefore, are taking on more risk than they would if they invested in the stock market as a whole. The Fund uses an option writing strategy in which the Fund may sell covered calls or secured put options. Options are subject to special risks and may not fully protect the Fund against declines in the value of its stocks. In addition, an option writing strategy limits the upside profit potential normally associated with stocks. Finally, the Fund’s fixed-income holdings are subject to three types of risk. Interest rate risk is the chance that bond prices overall will decline as interest rates rise. Credit risk is the chance that a bond issuer will fail to pay interest and principal. Prepayment risk is the chance that a mortgage-backed bond issuer will repay a higher yielding bond, resulting in a lower paying yield.

 

Conclusion

 

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Managed Volatility Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

 

Sincerely,

 

The Investment Management Team

 

 

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Managed Volatility Fund (graphic) 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Industry Company     Shares       Value   Industry Company     Shares       Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 54.08%                
Communication Services - 5.73%          
Alphabet, Inc., Class A*     260     $ 455,686  
Alphabet, Inc., Class C*     260       455,489  
AT&T, Inc.#     3,140       90,306  
CenturyLink, Inc.     1,200       11,700  
Comcast Corp., Class A#     600       31,440  
Discovery, Inc., Class C*     1,014       26,557  
DISH Network Corp., Class A*#     5,000       161,700  
Facebook, Inc., Class A*#     1,100       300,476  
Fox Corp., Class A#     266       7,746  
Omnicom Group, Inc.#     600       37,422  
Verizon Communications, Inc.#     900       52,875  
Walt Disney Co. (The)*#     1,165       211,075  
              1,842,472  
Consumer Discretionary - 5.99%          
Amazon.com, Inc.*#     300       977,079  
AutoZone, Inc.*     100       118,544  
Carnival Corp.     300       6,498  
Dollar General Corp.     300       63,090  
eBay, Inc.#     500       25,125  
Ford Motor Co.     2,900       25,491  
Hasbro, Inc.     300       28,062  
Lowe's Cos., Inc.#     2,000       321,020  
McDonald's Corp.     300       64,374  
NIKE, Inc., Class B#     600       84,882  
Ross Stores, Inc.     500       61,405  
Starbucks Corp.     400       42,792  
Target Corp.     300       52,959  
Wynn Resorts, Ltd.     200       22,566  
Yum! Brands, Inc.     300       32,568  
              1,926,455  
Consumer Staples - 5.38%          
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     400       20,164  
Campbell Soup Co.#     1,300       62,855  
Clorox Co. (The)#     1,400       282,688  
Coca-Cola Co. (The)     900       49,356  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.#     400       34,204  
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A#     500       109,525  
Costco Wholesale Corp.#     600       226,068  
General Mills, Inc.#     800       47,040  
J M Smucker Co. (The)     400       46,240  
Kimberly-Clark Corp.#     600       80,898  
Kroger Co. (The)#     800       25,408  
Mondelez International,                
Inc., Class A#     1,200       70,164  
           
Consumer Staples (continued)          
PepsiCo, Inc.#     900     $ 133,470  
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     800       111,312  
Walmart, Inc.#     3,000       432,450  
              1,731,842  
Energy - 1.05%          
Chevron Corp.#     678       57,257  
ConocoPhillips     887       35,471  
EOG Resources, Inc.     500       24,935  
Exxon Mobil Corp.     1,900       78,318  
Kinder Morgan, Inc.     500       6,835  
Marathon Petroleum Corp.#     1,700       70,312  
Phillips 66     593       41,474  
Valero Energy Corp.     400       22,628  
              337,230  
Financials - 5.61%          
Aflac, Inc.#     500       22,235  
Allstate Corp. (The)#     800       87,944  
American Express Co.     300       36,273  
Aon PLC, Class A     300       63,381  
Bank of America Corp.#     700       21,217  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*#     700       162,309  
BlackRock, Inc.     300       216,462  
Capital One Financial Corp.     200       19,770  
Charles Schwab Corp. (The)     800       42,432  
Chubb, Ltd.     461       70,957  
Citigroup, Inc.#     810       49,945  
Comerica, Inc.     300       16,758  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)#     200       52,742  
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.     3,200       40,416  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.#     1,000       127,070  
KeyCorp.     3,300       54,153  
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.     400       46,800  
MetLife, Inc.#     1,000       46,950  
Morgan Stanley#     800       54,824  
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)     500       74,500  
Progressive Corp. (The)#     1,220       120,633  
S&P Global, Inc.     500       164,365  
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.     200       30,278  
Truist Financial Corp.     300       14,379  
U.S. Bancorp#     1,900       88,521  


 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Industry Company     Shares       Value   Industry Company     Shares       Value  

Common Stocks (continued)                
Financials (continued)                
Wells Fargo & Co.#     2,671     $ 80,611  
              1,805,925  
                 
Health Care - 7.74%                
Abbott Laboratories*#     1,000       109,490  
AbbVie, Inc.#     1,859       199,192  
Amgen, Inc.#     500       114,960  
Anthem, Inc.     300       96,327  
Baxter International, Inc.#     300       24,072  
Becton Dickinson & Co.     273       68,310  
Biogen, Inc.*#     800       195,888  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.#     1,579       97,945  
Cigna Corp.     299       62,246  
CVS Health Corp.     400       27,320  
Danaher Corp.     200       44,428  
DaVita, Inc.*#     700       82,180  
DexCom, Inc.*#     800       295,776  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.     400       23,304  
Johnson & Johnson#     500       78,690  
Medtronic PLC     400       46,856  
Merck & Co., Inc.#     1,700       139,060  
Pfizer, Inc.#     1,700       62,577  
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*#     200       96,622  
Stryker Corp.     160       39,206  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.#     500       232,890  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.#     1,000       350,680  
Viatris, Inc.*     210       3,936  
              2,491,955  
                 
Industrials - 3.97%                
3M Co.#     500       87,395  
American Airlines Group, Inc.#     500       7,885  
Boeing Co. (The)     300       64,218  
Carrier Global Corp.     540       20,369  
Emerson Electric Co.     400       32,148  
FedEx Corp.#     600       155,772  
Honeywell International, Inc.#     600       127,620  
Ingersoll Rand, Inc.*     176       8,019  
Johnson Controls International PLC     454       21,152  
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.     200       37,804  
Lockheed Martin Corp.     270       95,845  
Northrop Grumman Corp.#     700       213,304  
Otis Worldwide Corp.     270       18,238  
                 
Industrials (continued)                
Raytheon Technologies Corp.#     1,240     $ 88,672  
Republic Services, Inc.     300       28,890  
Southwest Airlines Co.#     1,400       65,254  
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A#     1,000       39,090  
Trane Technologies PLC     200       29,032  
Union Pacific Corp.     300       62,466  
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B     100       16,840  
Waste Management, Inc.#     500       58,965  
              1,278,978  
                 
Information Technology - 14.67%          
Adobe, Inc.*#     800       400,096  
Akamai Technologies, Inc.*#     1,500       157,485  
Apple, Inc.#     7,400       981,906  
Applied Materials, Inc.#     1,100       94,930  
Cisco Systems, Inc.#     3,000       134,250  
Citrix Systems, Inc.     500       65,050  
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A#     700       57,365  
DXC Technology Co.     171       4,403  
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.     4,200       49,770  
HP, Inc.     2,000       49,180  
Intel Corp.#     2,700       134,514  
International Business Machines Corp.#     400       50,352  
Intuit, Inc.     400       151,940  
Juniper Networks, Inc.     2,700       60,777  
Mastercard, Inc., Class A#     800       285,552  
Micron Technology, Inc.*#     2,600       195,468  
Microsoft Corp.#     3,100       689,502  
NetApp, Inc.     400       26,496  
NortonLifeLock, Inc.     1,100       22,858  
Oracle Corp.#     860       55,634  
PayPal Holdings, Inc.*#     1,100       257,620  
QUALCOMM, Inc.#     2,400       365,616  
salesforce.com, Inc.*#     700       155,771  
Texas Instruments, Inc.     470       77,141  
Visa, Inc., Class A#     900       196,857  
              4,720,533  
Materials - 1.23%                
Corteva, Inc.     1,033       39,998  
Dow, Inc.     533       29,581  
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.#     933       66,346  


 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Industry Company     Shares       Value     Due Date     Discount Rate
or Coupon Rate
      Principal
Amount
    Value  
Common Stocks (continued)                
Materials (continued)                
Ecolab, Inc.     500     $ 108,180  
Linde PLC     300       79,053  
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)     100       73,491  
              396,649  
                 
Real Estate - 0.86%                
American Tower Corp.     300       67,338  
Crown Castle International Corp.#     500       79,595  
Equinix, Inc.     100       71,418  
Public Storage     100       23,093  
Simon Property Group, Inc.     400       34,112  
              275,556  
                 
Utilities - 1.85%                
AES Corp. (The)     100       2,350  
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     800       66,616  
Dominion Energy, Inc.     420       31,584  
Duke Energy Corp.     783       71,691  
NextEra Energy, Inc.#     2,400       185,160  
NRG Energy, Inc.#     3,000       112,650  
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.     900       52,470  
Sempra Energy     500       63,705  
Vistra Corp.#     500       9,830  
              596,056  
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 54.08%       17,403,651  
(Cost $8,845,630)                
                 
RIGHTS - 0.00%                
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., CVR*     800       552  
TOTAL RIGHTS - 0.00%             552  
(Cost $1,840)                
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 34.18%
U.S. Treasury Bills - 34.18%                  
01/07/2021     0.000 %(a)   $ 2,000,000     $ 1,999,995  
01/21/2021     0.000 %(a)     1,000,000       999,979  
02/25/2021     0.000 %(a)     4,000,000       3,999,610  
03/25/2021     0.000 %(a)     4,000,000       3,999,333  
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 34.18%         10,998,917  
(Cost $10,998,563)                  

 

    Rate^     Shares     Value  
MONEY MARKET FUND - 7.87%                  
Fidelity Investments Money                        
Market Government                        
Portfolio Class I     0.01 %     2,531,321       2,531,321  
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND - 7.87%               2,531,321  
(Cost $2,531,321)                        
                         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE                  
OPTIONS WRITTEN - 96.13%                     30,934,441  
(Cost $22,377,354)                        
                         
WRITTEN OPTIONS - (2.50%)                  
                         
TOTAL WRITTEN OPTIONS - (2.50%)       $ (803,395 )
(Premiums Received $(873,563))                  
                         
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 93.63%       $ 30,131,046  
(Cost $21,503,791)                        
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 6.37%               2,050,473  
NET ASSETS - 100.00%                   $ 32,181,519  

 

* Non-income producing security.

# Security subject to call or put option written by the Fund.

(a) Rate represents the effective yield at purchase.

^ Rate disclosed as of December 31, 2020.

 

CVR - Contingent Value

Right PLC - Public Limited Company

 



 

 

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Managed Volatility Fund   (graphic)

 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)  (continued)

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Description   Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
  Value  
EXCHANGE TRADED PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN - (1.17%)                              
                                     
Adobe, Inc.     6     $ (300,072 )   $ 500.00     02/19/21   $ (13,410 )
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.     35       (320,985 )     82.50     03/19/21     (15,750 )
Amazon.com, Inc.     1       (325,693 )     3200.00     03/19/21     (18,405 )
AmerisourceBergen Corp.     31       (303,056 )     100.00     02/19/21     (18,600 )
AptarGroup, Inc.     15       (205,335 )     125.00     02/19/21     (4,500 )
Baxter International, Inc.     40       (320,960 )     80.00     02/19/21     (12,400 )
Best Buy Co., Inc.     30       (299,370 )     115.00     03/19/21     (50,670 )
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     10       (85,510 )     80.00     02/19/21     (1,250 )
Colgate-Palmolive Co.     5       (42,755 )     77.50     01/15/21     (90 )
Costco Wholesale Corp.     9       (339,102 )     330.00     01/15/21     (207 )
Crown Castle International Corp.     20       (318,380 )     165.00     01/15/21     (14,400 )
DaVita, Inc.     10       (117,400 )     87.50     01/15/21     (100 )
Fox Corp., Class A     29       (84,448 )     27.00     01/15/21     (725 )
General Motors Co.     50       (208,200 )     40.00     03/19/21     (11,850 )
Globant SA     16       (348,176 )     185.00     02/19/21     (11,040 )
Globant SA     3       (65,283 )     190.00     02/19/21     (2,310 )
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)     14       (369,194 )     240.00     03/19/21     (9,240 )
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.     2       (99,974 )     470.00     02/19/21     (3,220 )
Kroger Co. (The)     45       (142,920 )     33.00     01/15/21     (6,300 )
Lam Research Corp.     8       (377,816 )     425.00     03/19/21     (14,080 )
Lennar Corp., Class A     40       (304,920 )     80.00     02/19/21     (27,200 )
Logitech International SA     15       (145,785 )     90.00     03/19/21     (5,790 )
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A     15       (87,705 )     57.50     03/19/21     (3,150 )
Monster Beverage Corp.     20       (184,960 )     85.00     03/19/21     (4,500 )
NVIDIA Corp.     6       (313,320 )     520.00     03/19/21     (23,850 )
Oracle Corp.     50       (323,450 )     60.00     03/19/21     (7,600 )
PerkinElmer, Inc.     23       (330,050 )     140.00     03/19/21     (16,560 )
PulteGroup, Inc.     50       (215,600 )     40.00     01/15/21     (2,000 )
salesforce.com, Inc.     12       (267,036 )     260.00     02/19/21     (47,460 )
ServiceNow, Inc.     5       (275,215 )     540.00     02/19/21     (13,705 )
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     4       (186,312 )     430.00     03/19/21     (4,868 )
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     4       (186,312 )     450.00     03/19/21     (7,240 )
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)     10       (56,420 )     45.00     01/15/21     (150 )
Verizon Communications, Inc.     55       (323,125 )     57.50     01/15/21     (2,860 )
Wells Fargo & Co.     80       (241,440 )     22.50     01/15/21     (80 )
Zendesk, Inc.     10       (143,120 )     105.00     01/15/21     (350 )
Zscaler, Inc.     5       (99,855 )     150.00     02/19/21     (1,210 )
Total Exchange Traded Put Options Written (Premiums Received $(535,441))                         $ (377,120 )

 

 

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Managed Volatility Fund (graphic) 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)  (continued)

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Description   Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
  Value  
EXCHANGE TRADED CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN - (1.33%)                              
                                     
3M Co.     2     $ (34,958 )   $ 170.00     02/19/21   $ (1,756 )
Abbott Laboratories     3       (32,847 )     115.00     02/19/21     (570 )
AbbVie, Inc.     5       (53,575 )     100.00     03/19/21     (4,550 )
Adobe, Inc.     3       (150,036 )     515.00     01/15/21     (1,530 )
Aflac, Inc.     5       (22,235 )     40.00     02/19/21     (2,550 )
Akamai Technologies, Inc.     15       (157,485 )     105.00     02/19/21     (7,200 )
Allstate Corp. (The)     5       (54,965 )     95.00     01/15/21     (7,650 )
American Airlines Group, Inc.     5       (7,885 )     13.00     02/19/21     (1,650 )
Amgen, Inc.     2       (45,984 )     245.00     01/15/21     (174 )
Apple, Inc.     24       (318,456 )     120.00     03/19/21     (40,200 )
Applied Materials, Inc.     4       (34,520 )     65.00     01/15/21     (8,720 )
AT&T, Inc.     5       (14,380 )     29.00     01/15/21     (150 )
Bank of America Corp.     3       (9,093 )     30.00     03/19/21     (561 )
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B     3       (69,561 )     230.00     03/19/21     (3,075 )
Biogen, Inc.     4       (97,944 )     285.00     03/19/21     (7,800 )
Biogen, Inc.     2       (48,972 )     295.00     01/15/21     (760 )
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.     5       (31,015 )     62.50     01/15/21     (540 )
Campbell Soup Co.     4       (19,340 )     50.00     02/19/21     (300 )
Chevron Corp.     2       (16,890 )     95.00     03/19/21     (396 )
Cisco Systems, Inc.     10       (44,750 )     42.00     03/19/21     (3,550 )
Citigroup, Inc.     3       (18,498 )     60.00     03/19/21     (1,437 )
Clorox Co. (The)     14       (282,688 )     220.00     02/19/21     (2,268 )
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A     3       (24,585 )     75.00     01/15/21     (2,100 )
Comcast Corp., Class A     2       (10,480 )     50.00     03/19/21     (780 )
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A     2       (43,810 )     190.00     01/15/21     (6,028 )
Costco Wholesale Corp.     2       (75,356 )     370.00     03/19/21     (3,824 )
Crown Castle International Corp.     2       (31,838 )     170.00     01/15/21     (40 )
DaVita, Inc.     3       (35,220 )     90.00     01/15/21     (8,460 )
DexCom, Inc.     8       (295,776 )     350.00     03/19/21     (34,000 )
DISH Network Corp., Class A     50       (161,700 )     30.00     03/19/21     (23,250 )
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.     3       (21,333 )     60.00     01/15/21     (3,660 )
eBay, Inc.     2       (10,050 )     60.00     02/19/21     (94 )
Facebook, Inc., Class A     4       (109,264 )     275.00     03/19/21     (7,400 )
FedEx Corp.     3       (77,886 )     280.00     01/15/21     (336 )
General Mills, Inc.     3       (17,640 )     65.00     01/15/21     (6 )
Honeywell International, Inc.     3       (63,810 )     210.00     03/19/21     (3,630 )
Intel Corp.     8       (39,856 )     55.00     02/19/21     (864 )
International Business Machines Corp.     2       (25,176 )     130.00     03/19/21     (790 )
Johnson & Johnson     2       (31,476 )     150.00     03/19/21     (2,240 )
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     4       (50,828 )     125.00     03/19/21     (3,096 )
Kimberly-Clark Corp.     3       (40,449 )     155.00     01/15/21     (15 )
Kroger Co. (The)     3       (9,528 )     35.00     01/15/21     (6 )
Lowe's Cos., Inc.     20       (321,020 )     155.00     03/19/21     (22,860 )
Marathon Petroleum Corp.     5       (20,680 )     32.50     01/15/21     (4,650 )
Mastercard, Inc., Class A     3       (107,082 )     340.00     03/19/21     (9,030 )
Merck & Co., Inc.     5       (40,900 )     82.50     01/15/21     (660 )
MetLife, Inc.     10       (46,950 )     40.00     03/19/21     (7,600 )

 

 

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Managed Volatility Fund (graphic) 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

Description   Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
    Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Date
  Value  
Exchange Traded Call Options Written (continued)                              
Micron Technology, Inc.     12     $ (90,216 )   $ 55.00     01/15/21   $ (24,420 )
Microsoft Corp.     10       (222,420 )     225.00     02/19/21     (8,250 )
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A     4       (23,388 )     60.00     03/19/21     (600 )
Morgan Stanley     4       (27,412 )     55.00     03/19/21     (5,700 )
NextEra Energy, Inc.     8       (61,720 )     75.00     03/19/21     (3,840 )
NIKE, Inc., Class B     3       (42,441 )     130.00     01/15/21     (3,465 )
Northrop Grumman Corp.     3       (91,416 )     315.00     02/19/21     (1,920 )
NRG Energy, Inc.     30       (112,650 )     30.00     01/15/21     (23,100 )
Omnicom Group, Inc.     3       (18,711 )     65.00     04/16/21     (831 )
Oracle Corp.     3       (19,407 )     65.00     03/19/21     (870 )
PayPal Holdings, Inc.     4       (93,680 )     210.00     03/19/21     (12,192 )
PepsiCo, Inc.     3       (44,490 )     145.00     03/19/21     (2,160 )
Pfizer, Inc.     5       (18,405 )     40.00     03/19/21     (420 )
Progressive Corp. (The)     3       (29,664 )     95.00     02/19/21     (1,290 )
QUALCOMM, Inc.     8       (121,872 )     130.00     03/19/21     (20,360 )
Raytheon Technologies Corp.     4       (28,604 )     70.00     02/19/21     (1,700 )
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.     2       (96,622 )     560.00     01/15/21     (360 )
salesforce.com, Inc.     3       (66,759 )     260.00     03/19/21     (1,230 )
Southwest Airlines Co.     4       (18,644 )     50.00     03/19/21     (936 )
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A     10       (39,090 )     20.00     02/19/21     (19,400 )
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     2       (93,156 )     480.00     03/19/21     (3,496 )
U.S. Bancorp     6       (27,954 )     40.00     03/19/21     (4,500 )
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     3       (105,204 )     350.00     03/19/21     (5,772 )
Verizon Communications, Inc.     3       (17,625 )     62.50     01/15/21     (12 )
Visa, Inc., Class A     3       (65,619 )     210.00     03/19/21     (4,797 )
Vistra Corp.     5       (9,830 )     20.00     01/15/21     (200 )
Walmart, Inc.     24       (345,960 )     140.00     01/15/21     (12,120 )
Walmart, Inc.     3       (43,245 )     150.00     03/19/21     (1,275 )
Walt Disney Co. (The)     3       (54,354 )     130.00     03/19/21     (15,693 )
Waste Management, Inc.     2       (23,586 )     120.00     01/15/21     (200 )
Wells Fargo & Co.     8       (24,144 )     27.50     01/15/21     (2,360 )
Total Exchange Traded Call Options Written (Premiums Received $(338,122))                         $ (426,275 )

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 

 

Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 12/31/2020 (See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements):
 
Assets Table
Valuation Inputs
Investment in Securities (Value)
    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Total  
Common                                
Stocks (a)   $ 17,403,651     $     $     $ 17,403,651  
Rights     552                   552  
U.S.                                
Government                                
Obligations           10,998,917             10,998,917  
Money Market                                
Fund           2,531,321             2,531,321  
TOTAL   $ 17,404,203     $ 13,530,238     $     $ 30,934,441  

 

Liabilities Table
Valuation Inputs
Investment in Securities (Value)
    Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Total  
Options                                
Written   $ (603,280 )   $ (200,115 )   $     $ (803,395 )
TOTAL   $ (603,280 )   $ (200,115 )   $     $ (803,395 )

 

(a) - Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 



 

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS   Aggressive
Investors 1
    Ultra-Small
Company
 
Investments at value   $ 174,052,640     $ 88,616,873  
Receivables:                
Portfolio securities sold     820,991       19,828  
Fund shares sold     1,369       213  
Dividends and interest     119,468       77,101  
Receivable from investment adviser            
Deposits with brokers for future contracts            
Prepaid expenses     21,270       10,690  
Total assets     175,015,738       88,724,705  
LIABILITIES                
Payables:                
Portfolio securities purchased            
Fund shares redeemed     41,177        
Due to custodian     193,017        
Loan payable     269,000        
Payable upon return of securities loaned     3,612,911       9,432,121  
Accrued Liabilities:                
Investment adviser fees     11,588       59,400  
Administration fees     1,161       493  
Directors’ fees     1,795       481  
Other     98,465       46,472  
Put options written at value            
Call options written at value            
Total liabilities     4,229,114       9,538,967  
NET ASSETS   $ 170,786,624     $ 79,185,738  
NET ASSETS REPRESENT                
Paid-in capital.   $ 153,316,192     $ 66,972,624  
Distributable earnings     17,470,432       12,213,114  
NET ASSETS   $ 170,786,624     $ 79,185,738  
Shares of common stock outstanding of $.001 par value(a)     2,393,809       2,484,702  
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share.   $ 71.35     $ 31.87  
Total investments at cost.   $ 141,894,952     $ 69,670,013  
Premiums received on put options written   $     $  
Premiums received on call options written   $     $  

 

(a) See Note 1 - Organization in the Notes to Financial Statements for shares authorized for each Fund.

(b) Redemption of shares held less than six months may be charged a 2% redemption fee. See Note 8. See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements. 

 

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(graphic) 

 

  

 

Ultra-Small
Company Market
    Small-Cap
Growth
    Small-Cap
Value
    Blue
Chip
    Managed
Volatility
 
                             
  $ 215,211,946     $ 28,839,993     $ 42,199,920     $ 454,898,836     $ 30,934,441  
    872,737                   3,391,641        
    20,061             20       135,300        
    165,070       13,739       20,716       197,342       11,533  
                      16,328        
                            2,075,231  
    18,778       13,281       15,338       51,164       11,353  
    216,288,592       28,867,013       42,235,994       458,690,611       33,032,558  
                                       
                                       
                                       
    1,088,790                   2,644,262        
    146,276       604       1,590       1,309,971       10  
    2,688                          
                      773,000        
    18,609,643       800,131       1,411,967              
                                       
    76,943       4,926       12,818             9,015  
    1,265       189       269       3,367       240  
    3,074       686       699       7,915       279  
    104,438       42,065       46,086       177,539       38,100  
                            377,120  
                            426,275  
    20,033,117       848,601       1,473,429       4,916,054       851,039  
  $ 196,255,475     $ 28,018,412     $ 40,762,565     $ 453,774,557     $ 32,181,519  
                                       
                                       
  $ 139,816,652     $ 25,054,604     $ 39,753,966     $ 192,640,767     $ 23,743,881  
    56,438,823       2,963,808       1,008,599       261,133,790       8,437,638  
  $ 196,255,475     $ 28,018,412     $ 40,762,565     $ 453,774,557     $ 32,181,519  
                                       
    13,931,119       975,980       1,717,245       32,973,071       1,984,346  
  $ 14.09 (b)   $ 28.71     $ 23.74     $ 13.76     $ 16.22  
                                       
  $ 163,361,067     $ 21,779,722     $ 34,249,427     $ 197,654,305     $ 22,377,354  
  $     $     $     $     $ 535,441  
  $     $     $     $     $ 338,122  

   

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS  

 

Six Months Ended December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

      Aggressive
Investors 1
      Ultra-Small
Company
 
                 
INVESTMENT INCOME                
Dividends   $ 1,133,724     $ 414,872  
Less: foreign taxes withheld     (22,043 )      
Interest     53       40  
Securities lending     9,347       339,151  
Total Investment Income     1,121,081       754,063  
EXPENSES                
Investment advisory fees - Base fees     700,804       292,594  
Investment advisory fees - Performance adjustment     (702,977 )      
Administration fees     6,812       2,836  
Accounting fees     32,151       27,103  
Transfer agent fees     71,504       32,885  
Audit fees     9,730       6,705  
Legal fees     18,025       7,064  
Custody fees     2,937       4,125  
Blue sky fees     12,118       5,825  
Directors’ and officers’ fees     11,036       4,269  
Shareholder servicing fees     37,374       7,191  
Reports to shareholders     16,604       10,192  
Miscellaneous expenses     18,365       8,418  
Total Expenses     234,483       409,207  
Less investment advisory fees waived and other expenses reimbursed            
Net Expenses     234,483       409,207  
NET INVESTMENT INCOME     886,598       344,856  
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS                
Realized Gain (Loss) on:                
Investments     6,509,518       (177,901 )
Written options            
Futures contracts            
Net Realized Gain (Loss)     6,509,518       (177,901 )
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:                
Investments     30,407,372       24,558,815  
Written options            
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)     30,407,372       24,558,815  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments     36,916,890       24,380,914  
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS   $ 37,803,488     $ 24,725,770  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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  (graphic)

 

  

  Ultra-Small
Company Market
    Small-Cap
Growth
    Small-Cap
Value
    Blue
Chip
    Managed
Volatility
 
                             
  $ 990,377     $ 121,329     $ 287,928     $ 5,440,879     $ 142,940  
                (627 )           0  
    52       9       23       10       5,927  
    695,879       56,952       93,892              
    1,686,308       178,290       381,216       5,440,889       148,867  
                                       
    416,238       74,206       102,846       190,653       93,042  
          (10,166 )     (6,996 )            
    7,266       1,081       1,495       20,944       1,359  
    36,484       23,571       24,321       51,965       26,204  
    55,022       29,714       33,470       47,921       19,642  
    11,191       5,848       6,050       18,602       8,067  
    21,392       3,619       4,635       57,870       3,352  
    9,426       1,614       1,952       4,291       1,914  
    12,652       12,442       12,508       19,539       12,264  
    12,663       2,112       2,663       36,986       2,164  
    56,718       6,159       9,045       60,479       9,998  
    18,431       9,347       10,019       59,726       8,957  
    25,189       5,323       6,256       59,009       4,291  
    682,672       164,870       208,264       627,985       191,254  
    (58,331 )     (48,602 )     (47,175 )     (270,542 )     (46,082 )
    624,341       116,268       161,089       357,443       145,172  
    1,061,967       62,022       220,127       5,083,446       3,695  
                                       
    5,657,693       1,000,115       125,149       51,778,755       526,974  
                            454,470  
                            (757,903 )
    5,657,693       1,000,115       125,149       51,778,755       223,541  
                                       
    58,278,267       7,059,058       12,524,112       31,444,755       2,371,927  
                            118,268  
    58,278,267       7,059,058       12,524,112       31,444,755       2,490,195  
    63,935,960       8,059,173       12,649,261       83,223,510       2,713,736  
  $ 64,997,927     $ 8,121,195     $ 12,869,388     $ 88,306,956     $ 2,717,431  

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

  
 

 

    Aggressive Investors 1     Ultra-Small Company  
    Six Months Ended
December 31, 2020
    Year Ended
June 30, 2020
    Six Months Ended
December 31, 2020
    Year Ended
June 30, 2020
 
    (Unaudited)             (Unaudited)          
OPERATIONS                                
Net investment income (loss)   $ 886,598     $ 1,660,943     $ 344,856     $ (54,440 )
Net realized gain (loss) on investments     6,509,518       (8,521,044 )     (177,901 )     (6,373,492 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     30,407,372       (6,969,652 )     24,558,815       796,445  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations     37,803,488       (13,829,753 )     24,725,770       (5,631,487 )
DISTRIBUTIONS:                                
From net investment income and net realized gains     (1,732,414 )     (2,253,130 )           (780,772 )
Net decrease in net assets from distributions     (1,732,414 )     (2,253,130 )           (780,772 )
SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                                
Proceeds from sale of shares     570,064       3,719,722       967,011       849,248  
Reinvestment of distributions     1,638,001       2,129,245             717,092  
Cost of shares redeemed     (10,220,291 )     (28,404,888 )     (4,018,385 )     (11,648,151 )
Redemption fees                        
Net decrease in net assets resulting from share transactions     (8,012,226 )     (22,555,921 )     (3,051,374 )     (10,081,811 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets     28,058,848       (38,638,804 )     21,674,396       (16,494,070 )
NET ASSETS:                                
Beginning of period     142,727,776       181,366,580       57,511,342       74,005,412  
End of period   $ 170,786,624     $ 142,727,776     $ 79,185,738     $ 57,511,342  
SHARES ISSUED & REDEEMED                                
Issued     8,952       62,834       37,334       37,716  
Distributions reinvested     23,370       33,964             30,206  
Redeemed     (160,868 )     (499,246 )     (159,239 )     (523,857 )
Net decrease     (128,546 )     (402,448 )     (121,905 )     (455,935 )
Outstanding at beginning of period     2,522,355       2,924,803       2,606,607       3,062,542  
Outstanding at end of period     2,393,809       2,522,355       2,484,702       2,606,607  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 
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Ultra-Small Company Market     Small-Cap Growth     Small-Cap Value  
               
Six Months Ended
December 31, 2020
    Year Ended
June 30, 2020
    Six Months Ended
December 31, 2020
    Year Ended
June 30, 2020
    Six Months Ended
December 31, 2020
    Year Ended
June 30, 2020
 
(Unaudited)             (Unaudited)             (Unaudited)          
$ 1,061,967     $ 2,383,677     $ 62,022     $ (1,031 )   $ 220,127     $ 408,780  
  5,657,693       6,060,316       1,000,115       (3,365,549 )     125,149       (3,833,907 )
                                             
  58,278,267       (31,075,170 )     7,059,058       (2,340,625 )     12,524,112       (2,753,107 )
                                             
  64,997,927       (22,631,177 )     8,121,195       (5,707,205 )     12,869,388       (6,178,234 )
                                             
  (6,648,679 )     (2,859,334 )     (64,311 )     (948 )     (341,446 )     (1,172,540 )
  (6,648,679 )     (2,859,334 )     (64,311 )     (948 )     (341,446 )     (1,172,540 )
                                             
  6,113,977       21,194,644       282,712       693,366       994,169       1,623,820  
  6,293,685       2,712,320       57,810       882       323,105       1,120,299  
  (24,574,256 )     (84,776,967 )     (3,154,311 )     (14,296,024 )     (3,133,723 )     (14,994,132 )
  18,923       43,193                   98        
                                             
  (12,147,671 )     (60,826,810 )     (2,813,789 )     (13,601,776 )     (1,816,351 )     (12,250,013 )
  46,201,577       (86,317,321 )     5,243,095       (19,309,929 )     10,711,591       (19,600,787 )
                                             
  150,053,898       236,371,219       22,775,317       42,085,246       30,050,974       49,651,761  
$ 196,255,475     $ 150,053,898     $ 28,018,412     $ 22,775,317     $ 40,762,565     $ 30,050,974  
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
  491,339       2,168,366       11,130       32,165       50,149       92,441  
  455,404       240,241       2,055       35       13,808       52,522  
  (2,087,723 )     (8,173,523 )     (133,576 )     (668,843 )     (165,761 )     (778,674 )
  (1,140,980 )     (5,764,916 )     (120,391 )     (636,643 )     (101,804 )     (633,711 )
  15,072,099       20,837,015       1,096,371       1,733,014       1,819,049       2,452,760  
  13,931,119       15,072,099       975,980       1,096,371       1,717,245       1,819,049  

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

  

 

 

                         
    Blue Chip     Managed Volatility  
    Six Months Ended
December 31, 2020
    Year Ended
June 30, 2020
    Six Months Ended
December 31, 2020
    Year Ended
June 30, 2020
 
    (Unaudited)             (Unaudited)          
OPERATIONS                                
Net investment income   $ 5,083,446     $ 11,693,674     $ 3,695     $ 230,830  
Net realized gain on investments     51,778,755       41,982,231       223,541       1,377,027  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     31,444,755       (36,814,622 )     2,490,195       (350,798 )
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations     88,306,956       16,861,283       2,717,431       1,257,059  
DISTRIBUTIONS:                                
From net investment income and net realized gains     (91,120,854 )     (56,389,851 )     (1,473,611 )     (311,246 )
Net decrease in net assets from distributions     (91,120,854 )     (56,389,851 )     (1,473,611 )     (311,246 )
SHARE TRANSACTIONS:                                
Proceeds from sale of shares     33,939,947       87,807,618       3,159,495       2,755,337  
Reinvestment of distributions     83,723,692       51,355,855       1,374,622       289,211  
Cost of shares redeemed     (138,475,261 )     (127,263,400 )     (2,979,350 )     (5,264,419 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions     (20,811,622 )     11,900,073       1,554,767       (2,219,871 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets     (23,625,520 )     (27,628,495 )     2,798,587       (1,274,058 )
NET ASSETS:                                
Beginning of period     477,400,077       505,028,572       29,382,932       30,656,990  
End of period   $ 453,774,557     $ 477,400,077     $ 32,181,519     $ 29,382,932  
                                 
SHARES ISSUED & REDEEMED                                
Issued     2,145,465       6,093,425       194,558       181,398  
Distributions reinvested     6,142,604       3,477,038       85,433       18,866  
Redeemed     (9,501,253 )     (9,086,282 )     (184,567 )     (348,707 )
Net increase (decrease)     (1,213,184 )     484,181       95,424       (148,443 )
Outstanding at beginning of period     34,186,255       33,702,074       1,888,922       2,037,365  
Outstanding at end of period     32,973,071       34,186,255       1,984,346       1,888,922  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.  
 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  

 

(for a share outstanding throughout each period indicated)

 

AGGRESSIVE INVESTORS 1

 

        Year Ended June 30
    For the
Six Months
Ended
12/31/20
(Unaudited)
  2020   2019   2018   2017   2016
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $56.59   $62.01   $74.05   $66.37   $54.75   $59.15
                         
Income from Investment Operations:                        
Net Investment Income (Loss)(a)   0.36   0.61   0.98   0.23   (0.14)   0.31
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   15.12   (5.21)   (6.93)   7.45   12.12   (4.69)
Total from Investment Operations   15.48   (4.60)   (5.95)   7.68   11.98   (4.38)
                         
Less Distributions to Shareholders from:                        
Net Investment Income   (0.72)   (0.82)   (1.21)     (0.36)   (0.02)
Net Realized Gain       (4.88)      
Total Distributions   (0.72)   (0.82)   (6.09)     (0.36)   (0.02)
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $71.35   $56.59   $62.01   $74.05   $66.37   $54.75
                         
Total Return   27.38%(b)   (7.53%)   (6.67%)   11.57%   21.90%   (7.40%)
                         
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                        
Net Assets, End of Period (in 000's)   $170,787   $142,728   $181,367   $227,562   $224,073   $207,229
Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements 0.30%(c)(d)       0.28%(d)   0.35%(d)   0.96%   1.66%   0.63%(d)
Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements   0.30%(c)   0.28%   0.35%   0.96%   1.66%   0.63%
Net Investment Income (Loss) After Waivers and Reimbursements   1.14%(c)   1.04%   1.52%   0.31%   (0.23%)   0.58%
Portfolio Turnover Rate   34%(b)   125%   102%   105%   153%   124%

 

(a) Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Not annualized.

(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.

(d) For the periods ended December 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2016 the expense ratios were significantly lower than in other periods, due to a negative performance adjustment to the investment advisory fee. Please refer to Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements for further information. The rate shown may not be indicative of the rate going forward.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  

 

(for a share outstanding throughout each period indicated)

 

ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY

 

 

        Year Ended June 30
    For the
Six Months
Ended
12/31/20
(Unaudited)
  2020   2019   2018   2017   2016
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $22.06   $24.16   $32.13   $30.04   $25.99   $30.37
                         
Income from Investment Operations:                        
Net Investment Income (Loss)(a   0.14   (0.02)   0.28   (0.04)   0.32   0.28
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   9.67   (1.80)   (5.14)   2.73   4.06   (4.39)
Total from Investment Operations   9.81   (1.82)   (4.86)   2.69   4.38   (4.11)
                         
Less Distributions to Shareholders from:                        
Net Investment Income     (0.28)   (0.01)   (0.41)   (0.33)   (0.27)
Net Realized Gain       (3.10)   (0.19)    
Total Distributions     (0.28)   (3.11)   (0.60)   (0.33)   (0.27)
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $31.87   $22.06   $24.16   $32.13   $30.04   $25.99
                         
Total Return   44.47%(b)   (7.63%)   (14.48%)   9.13%   16.88%   (13.53%)
                         
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                        
Net Assets, End of Period (in 000's)   $79,186   $57,511   $74,005   $96,754   $100,984   $101,451
Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements   1.26%(c)   1.32%   1.21%   1.18%   1.18%   1.17%
Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements   1.26%(c)   1.32%   1.21%   1.18%   1.18%   1.17%
Net Investment Income (Loss) After Waivers and Reimbursements   1.06%(c)   (0.09%)   1.00%   (0.14%)   1.14%   1.05%
Portfolio Turnover Rate   44%(b)   104%   93%   89%   113%   101%

 

(a) Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Not annualized.

(c) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  

 

(for a share outstanding throughout each period indicated)

 

ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY MARKET

 

        Year Ended June 30
    For the
Six Months
Ended
12/31/20
(Unaudited)
  2020   2019   2018   2017   2016
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $9.96   $11.34   $15.81   $14.93   $12.77   $16.18
                         
Income from Investment Operations:                        
Net Investment Income(a)   0.07   0.13   0.11   0.08   0.17   0.12
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   4.55   (1.36)   (2.93)   2.76   3.18   (1.87)
Total from Investment Operations   4.62   (1.23)   (2.82)   2.84   3.35   (1.75)
                         
Less Distributions to Shareholders from:                        
Net Investment Income   (0.14)   (0.15)   (0.08)   (0.02)   (0.15)   (0.13)
Net Realized Gain   (0.35)     (1.57)   (1.94)   (1.04)   (1.53)
Total Distributions   (0.49)   (0.15)   (1.65)   (1.96)   (1.19)   (1.66)
Paid-in Capital from Redemption Fees(a)   0.00(b)   0.00(b)   0.00(b)   0.00(b)   0.00(b)   0.00(b)
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $14.09   $9.96   $11.34   $15.81   $14.93   $12.77
                         
Total Return(c)   46.45%(d)   10.99%   (16.98%)   20.86%   26.61%   10.83%
                         
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                        
Net Assets, End of Period (in 000's)   $196,255   $150,054   $236,371   $378,144   $352,190   $331,535
Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements   0.82%(e)   0.82%   0.77%   0.75%   0.76%   0.75%
Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements   0.75%(e)   0.75%   0.75%   0.75%   0.75%   0.75%
Net Investment Income After Waivers and Reimbursements   1.28%(e)   1.27%   0.84%   0.52%   1.21%   0.91%
Portfolio Turnover Rate   26%(d)   51%   38%   35%   31%   41%

 

(a) Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Amount represents less than $0.005.

(c) Total return would have been lower had various fees not been waived during the period.

(d) Not annualized.

(e) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 

(for a share outstanding throughout each period indicated)

 

SMALL-CAP GROWTH

 

    For the                    
    Six Months  
    Ended   Year Ended June 30
    12/31/20                    
    (Unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $20.77   $24.28   $30.32   $24.92   $20.33   $21.17
Income from Investment Operations:                        
Net Investment Income (Loss)(a)   0.06   0.00(b)   (0.03)   0.09   0.06   0.07
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   7.95   (3.51)   (3.43)   5.36   4.60   (0.91)
                         
Total from Investment Operations   8.01   (3.51)   (3.46)   5.45   4.66   (0.84)
                         
Less Distributions to Shareholders from:                        
Net Investment Income   (0.07)     (0.10)   (0.05)   (0.07)  
Net Realized Gain     (0.00)(b)   (2.48)      
                         
Total Distributions   (0.07)     (2.58)   (0.05)   (0.07)  
                         
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $28.71   $20.77   $24.28   $30.32   $24.92   $20.33
                         
Total Return(c)   38.55%(d)   (14.46%)   (10.81%)   21.91%   22.97%   (3.97%)
                         
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                        
Net Assets, End of Period (in 000's)   $28,018   $22,775   $42,085   $55,472   $46,544   $36,394
Expenses Before Waivers and                        
Reimbursements   1.33%(e)   1.22%   1.11%   1.08%   1.16%   1.20%
Expenses After Waivers and                        
Reimbursements   0.94%(e)   0.94%   0.94%   0.94%   0.94%   0.94%
Net Investment Income (Loss) After                        
Waivers and Reimbursements   0.50%(e)   0.00%   (0.10%)   0.35%   0.24%   0.36%
Portfolio Turnover Rate   59%(d)   115%   102%   122%   136%   137%

 

(a) Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Amount represents less than $0.005.

(c) Total return would have been lower had various fees not been waived during the period.

(d) Not annualized.

(e) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 

(for a share outstanding throughout each period indicated)

 

SMALL-CAP VALUE

 

    For the                    
    Six Months                  
    Ended   Year Ended June 30
    12/31/20                    
    (Unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $16.52   $20.24   $29.60   $24.82   $20.87   $22.40
                         
Income from Investment Operations:                        
Net Investment Income(a)   0.13   0.19   0.47   0.20   0.22   0.29
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)   7.29   (3.40)   (5.72)   4.81   3.97   (1.43)
                         
Total from Investment Operations   7.42   (3.21)   (5.25)   5.01   4.19   (1.14)
                         
Less Distributions to Shareholders from:                        
Net Investment Income   (0.20)   (0.51)   (0.74)   (0.23)   (0.24)   (0.39)
Net Realized Gain       (3.37)      
                         
Total Distributions   (0.20)   (0.51)   (4.11)   (0.23)   (0.24)   (0.39)
                         
Paid-in Capital from Redemption Fees(a)   0.00(b)          
                         
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $23.74   $16.52   $20.24   $29.60   $24.82   $20.87
                         
Total Return(c)   44.93%(d)   (16.43%)   (17.12%)   20.32%   20.08%   (5.02%)
                         
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                        
Net Assets, End of Period (in 000's)   $40,763   $30,051   $49,652   $69,317   $61,981   $58,741
Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements   1.22%(e)   1.12%   1.00%   0.94%   0.98%   1.03%
Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements   0.94%(e)   0.94%   0.94%   0.94%   0.94%   0.94%
Net Investment Income After Waivers and Reimbursements   1.28%(e)   1.01%   1.97%   0.74%   0.95%   1.41%
Portfolio Turnover Rate   45%(d)   87%   84%   78%   77%   62%

 

(a) Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Amount represents less than $0.005.

(c) Total return would have been lower had various fees not been waived during the period.

(d) Not annualized.

(e) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 

(for a share outstanding throughout each period indicated)

  

BLUE CHIP

 

    For the                    
    Six Months                  
    Ended   Year Ended June 30
    12/31/20                    
    (Unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016
                         
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $13.96   $14.99   $14.62   $13.71   $12.28   $11.81
                         
Income from Investment Operations:                        
Net Investment Income(a)   0.16   0.33   0.34   0.31   0.30   0.28
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain   2.80   0.28   1.75   1.33   1.44   0.49
                         
Total from Investment Operations   2.96   0.61   2.09   1.64   1.74   0.77
                         
Less Distributions to Shareholders from:                        
Net Investment Income   (0.35)   (0.32)   (0.31)   (0.31)   (0.31)   (0.30)
Net Realized Gain   (2.81)   (1.32)   (1.41)   (0.42)    
                         
Total Distributions   (3.16)   (1.64)   (1.72)   (0.73)   (0.31)   (0.30)
                         
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $13.76   $13.96   $14.99   $14.62   $13.71   $12.28
                         
Total Return(b)   21.40%(c)   3.49%   16.26%   11.98%   14.33%   6.60%
                         
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                        
Net Assets, End of Period (in 000's)   $453,775   $477,400   $505,029   $567,513   $550,902   $571,644
Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements   0.26%(d)   0.27%   0.25%   0.22%   0.25%   0.25%
Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements   0.15%(d)   0.15%   0.15%   0.15%   0.15%   0.15%
Net Investment Income After Waivers and Reimbursements   2.13%(d)   2.28%   2.28%   2.17%   2.30%   2.42%
Portfolio Turnover Rate   3%(c)   15%   20%   14%   17%   23%

 

(a) Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Total return would have been lower had various fees not been waived during the period.

(c) Not annualized.

(d) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
 

(for a share outstanding throughout each period indicated)

 

MANAGED VOLATILITY

 

    For the                    
    Six Months                  
    Ended   Year Ended June 30
    12/31/20                    
    (Unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016
                         
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $15.56   $15.05   $15.75   $14.79   $14.20   $14.05
                         
Income from Investment Operations:                        
Net Investment Income(a)   0.00(b)   0.12   0.16   0.10   0.06   0.04
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain   1.43   0.55   0.06   0.95   0.59   0.11
                         
Total from Investment Operations   1.43   0.67   0.22   1.05   0.65   0.15
                         
Less Distributions to Shareholders from:                        
Net Investment Income     (0.16)   (0.31)   (0.09)   (0.06)   0.00(b)
Net Realized Gain   (0.77)     (0.61)      
                         
Total Distributions   (0.77)   (0.16)   (0.92)   (0.09)   (0.06)   –(b)
                         
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $16.22   $15.56   $15.05   $15.75   $14.79   $14.20
                         
Total Return(c)   9.20%(d)   4.45%   1.74%   7.11%   4.59%   1.10%
                         
Ratios and Supplemental Data:                        
Net Assets, End of Period (in 000's)   $32,182   $29,383   $30,657   $32,816   $36,523   $57,586
Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements   1.22%(e)   1.27%   1.24%   1.20%   1.12%   1.06%
Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements   0.94%(e)   0.94%   0.94%   0.94%   0.94%   0.94%
Net Investment Income After Waivers and Reimbursements   0.02%(e)   0.77%   1.06%   0.64%   0.42%   0.31%
Portfolio Turnover Rate   10%(d)   68%   69%   50%   50%   54%

 

(a) Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the period.

(b) Amount represents less than $0.005.

(c) Total return would have been lower had various fees not been waived during the period.

(d) Not annualized.

(e) Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 

December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

1.  Organization

 

Bridgeway Funds, Inc. (“Bridgeway” or the “Company”) was organized as a Maryland corporation on October 19, 1993, and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company.

 

Bridgeway is organized as a series fund, with nine investment funds as of December 31, 2020. The Aggressive Investors 1, Ultra-Small Company, Ultra-Small Company Market, Small-Cap Growth, Small-Cap Value, Blue Chip and Managed Volatility Funds are presented in this report (each is referred to as a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Omni Small-Cap Value and Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Funds are included in a separate report.

 

Bridgeway is authorized to issue 1,915,000,000 shares of common stock at $0.001 per share. As of December 31, 2020, 100,000,000 shares have been classified into the Aggressive Investors 1 Fund. 130,000,000 shares have been classified into the Blue Chip Fund. 15,000,000 shares have been classified into the Ultra-Small Company Fund. 100,000,000 shares each have been classified into the Ultra-Small Company Market, Omni Small-Cap Value, Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value, Small-Cap Growth, and Small-Cap Value Funds. 50,000,000 shares have been classified into the Managed Volatility Fund.

 

The Ultra-Small Company Fund is open to existing investors (direct only).

 

All of the Funds are no-load, diversified funds.

 

The Aggressive Investors 1 Fund seeks to exceed the stock market total return (primarily through capital appreciation) at a level of total risk roughly equal to that of the stock market over longer periods of time (three year intervals or more).

 

The Ultra-Small Company, Ultra-Small Company Market, Small-Cap Growth and Small-Cap Value Funds seek to provide a long-term total return on capital, primarily through capital appreciation.

 

The Blue Chip Fund seeks to provide long-term total return on capital, primarily through capital appreciation, but also some income.

 

The Managed Volatility Fund seeks to provide a high current return with short-term risk less than or equal to 40% of the stock market.

 

Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for all of the Funds.

 

2.  Significant Accounting Policies:

 

Following is a summary of significant accounting policies that are followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Funds. They are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Each Fund is considered an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

 

Securities, Options, Futures and Other Investments Valuation Other than options, securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price on the national exchange on which such securities are primarily traded. In the case of securities reported on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (“NASDAQ”) system, the securities are valued based on the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). In the absence of recorded sales on their primary exchange, or NOCP, in the case of NASDAQ traded securities, the security will be valued as follows: bid prices for long positions and ask prices for short positions.

 

Fixed income securities are valued on the basis of current market quotations provided by a pricing service. Options are valued at the close if there is trading volume, and if there is no trading volume, the options are valued at the bid on long positions and the ask on the short positions.

 

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Investments in open-end registered investment companies and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

 

Investments in closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

 

When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Funds may be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. The valuation assigned to a fair valued security for purposes of calculating the Funds’ NAVs may differ from the security’s most recent closing market price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their NAVs.

 

The inputs and valuation techniques used to determine the value of a Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

●   Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

 

Investments whose values are based on quoted market prices in active markets, and whose values are therefore classified as Level 1 prices, include active listed equity securities. The Funds do not adjust the quoted price for such investments, even in situations where the Funds hold a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted price.

 

●   Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

Investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, but whose values are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations or valuations provided by alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs, are classified as Level 2 prices. These generally include certain US Government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds and less liquid listed equity securities. As investments whose values are classified as Level 2 prices include positions that are not traded in active markets and/or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations may be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, which are generally based on available market information.

 

The Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, which is held by each Fund, invests primarily in securities that are valued at amortized cost. Therefore, this investment is classified as a Level 2 investment.

 

●   Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

Investments whose values are classified as Level 3 prices have significant unobservable inputs, as they may trade infrequently or not at all. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the Funds use one or more valuation techniques for which sufficient and reliable data is available. The inputs used by the Funds in estimating the value of Level 3 prices may include the original transaction price, quoted prices for similar securities or assets in active markets, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable issuers, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows. Level 3 prices may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Funds in the absence of market information. Assumptions used by the Funds due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting value and therefore the results of the Funds’ operations.

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments. A summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of December 31, 2020 is included with each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

 

Details regarding material transfers into, and material transfers out of, Level 3, if any, can be found at the end of each Schedule of Investments for Funds that held Level 3 securities.

 

Securities Lending Upon lending its securities to third parties, each participating Fund receives compensation in the form of fees. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the fair value of the securities loaned plus accrued interest. The

 

 
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remaining contractual maturity of all securities lending transactions is overnight and continuous. Each Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. Additionally, a Fund does not have the right to sell or re-pledge collateral received in the form of securities unless the borrower goes into default. The risks to a Fund of securities lending are that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or return the securities when due, resulting in a loss. Under the terms of the Securities Lending Agreement, the Funds are indemnified for such losses by the securities lending agent.

 

While securities are on loan, the Fund continues to receive dividends on the securities loaned and recognizes any unrealized gain or loss in the fair value of the securities loaned.

 

Securities lending transactions are entered into by a Fund under a Securities Lending Agreement which provides the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral or to offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender with a net amount payable to the defaulting party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of a counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency.

 

The market value of securities on loan, all of which are classified as common stocks in the Funds’ Schedules of Investments, and the value of the related collateral are shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a component of Investments at value. During the period ended December 31, 2020 the Blue Chip and Managed Volatility Funds did not have any securities lending transactions.

 

The following table is a summary of the Funds’ payable upon return of securities loaned and related cash collateral, which are subject to a netting agreement as of December 31, 2020:

 

        Gross Amount Not Offset  
        in the Statement of Assets  
    Gross   and Liabilities  
           
    Amounts Net Amounts of      
  Gross Offset in the Assets Presented      
  Amounts of Statement of in the Statement      
  Recognized Assets and of Assets and Financial Collateral  
Fund Assets Liabilities Liabilities Instruments Received Net Amount
Aggressive Investors 1            
Securities lending $3,612,911 $3,612,911 $3,612,911
Ultra-Small Company            
Securities lending $9,432,121 $9,432,121 $9,432,121
Ultra-Small Company Market            
Securities lending $18,609,643 $18,609,643 $18,609,643
Small-Cap Growth            
Securities lending $800,131 $800,131 $800,131
Small-Cap Value            
Securities lending $1,411,967 $1,411,967 $1,411,967

 

 
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The following table summarizes the securities received as non-cash collateral and cash collateral for securities lending:

 

  Non-Cash Collateral     Market
             
      Maturity       Value of
    Coupon Date Market Cash Total Securities
Fund Collateral Type Range Range Value Collateral Collateral on Loan
Aggressive Investors 1              
Securities lending U.S.Gov’t 0.00%- 01/15/21-        
  Obligations 8.13% 08/15/50 $4,261,796 $3,612,911 $7,874,707 $7,703,138
Ultra-Small Company              
Securities lending U.S.Gov’t 0.00%- 01/28/21-        
  Obligations 3.88% 08/15/48 $3,677,976 $9,432,121 $13,110,097 $12,718,830
Ultra-Small Company Market              
Securities lending U.S.Gov’t 0.00%- 01/15/21-        
  Obligations 8.13% 11/15/50 $5,923,776 $18,609,643 $24,533,419 $23,298,452
Small-Cap Growth              
Securities lending U.S.Gov’t 0.00%- 01/15/21-        
  Obligations 8.13% 11/15/50 $2,623,469 $800,131 $3,423,600 $3,291,170
Small-Cap Value              
Securities lending U.S.Gov’t 0.00%- 01/15/21-        
  Obligations 8.13% 11/15/50 $3,219,577 $1,411,967 $4,631,544 $4,545,495

 

It is each Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from, or return excess collateral to, the borrower by the end of the next business day following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than that required under the lending contract. As of December 31, 2020, the collateral consisted of an institutional government money market fund and US Government Obligations.

 

Use of Estimates in Financial Statements In preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities on the date of the financial statements and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities on the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Concentrations of Credit Risk The Funds maintain cash and securities in its custody account, maintained by a high-credit, quality financial institution. Cash balances may, at times, exceed the FDIC insurance limit. Cash balances are generally invested in a short-term investment vehicle, which minimizes the risk of cash balances exceeding the FDIC insurance limit.

 

Sector Concentration Risk Companies with similar characteristics may be grouped together in broad categories called sectors. Although the Fund seeks investments across a number of sectors, from time to time, based on economic conditions, the Fund may have significant positions in particular sectors. A certain sector may underperform other sectors or the market as a whole. As more assets are held in a specific sector, a Fund’s performance will be more susceptible to any economic, business or other developments which generally affect that sector.

 

Risks and Uncertainties The Funds provide for various investment options, including stocks, bonds and call and put options. Such investments are exposed to risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the risks involved, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in risks in the near term would materially affect shareholders’ account values and the amounts reported in the financial statements.

 

The global pandemic outbreak of an infectious respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 has resulted in substantial market volatility and global business disruption, affecting the global economy and the financial health of individual companies in significant and unforeseen ways. COVID-19 has resulted in, among other things, travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in health-care service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, significant disruptions to business operations, market closures,

 

 
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cancellations and restrictions, supply chain disruptions, lower consumer demand, and significant volatility and declines in global financial markets, as well as general concern and uncertainty. Instability in the United States, European and other credit markets has made it more difficult for borrowers to obtain financing or refinancing on attractive terms or at all. In particular, because of the current conditions in the credit markets, borrowers may be subject to increased interest expenses for borrowed money and tightening underwriting standards. In addition, stock prices as well as yield could be negatively impacted to the extent that issuers of equity securities cancel or announce the suspension of dividends or share buybacks. The COVID-19 pandemic could continue to inhibit global, national and local economic activity, and constrain access to capital and other sources of funding. Various recent government interventions have been aimed at curtailing the distress to financial markets caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. There can be no guarantee that these or other economic stimulus plans (within the United States or other affected countries throughout the world) will be sufficient or will have their intended effect. In addition, an unexpected or quick reversal of such policies could increase market volatility, which could adversely affect a Fund’s investments. The duration and future impact of COVID-19 are currently unknown, which may exacerbate the other risks that apply to a Fund and could negatively affect Fund performance and the value of your investment in a Fund.

 

Security Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date, the date the order to buy or sell is executed. Realized gains and losses are computed on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Particularly as related to the Managed Volatility Fund, discounts and premiums are accreted/amortized using the effective interest method.

 

Fund expenses that are not series-specific are allocated to each series based upon its relative proportion of net assets to the Funds’ total net assets or other appropriate basis.

 

Distributions to Shareholders The Funds pay dividends from net investment income and distribute realized capital gains annually, usually in December.

 

Derivatives The Funds’ use of derivatives for the period ended December 31, 2020 was limited to futures contracts, purchased options, and written options. The following is a summary of how these derivatives are treated in the financial statements and their impact on the Funds, categorized by primary underlying risk.

 

      Location on
      Statement of
Primary Underlying Derivative Derivative Assets and
Risk/Fund Assets Liabilities Liabilities
Equity Risk      
Managed Volatility:      
Written Put Options $377,120 Put options written at value
Written Call Options 426,275 Call options written at value

 

  Amount of Amount of  
Primary Underlying Realized Gain Unrealized Gain Location of Gain (Loss)
Risk/Fund (Loss) on Derivatives (Loss) on Derivatives in the Statement of Operations
Equity Risk      
Managed Volatility:      
Written Options $454,470   Realized Gain (Loss) on Written Options
      Change in Unrealized Appreciation
    $118,268 (Depreciation) on Written Options
Futures Contracts $(757,903) Realized Gain (Loss) on Futures Contracts

 

The derivative instruments outstanding as of December 31, 2020, as disclosed in the Notes to the Financial Statements, and the amounts of realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments during the period, as disclosed in the Statements of Operations, serve as indicators of the volume of derivatives activity for the Funds.

 

 
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Futures Contracts The Funds may purchase or sell financial futures contracts to hedge cash positions, manage market risk, and to dampen volatility in line with investment objectives. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into such a contract, a Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash or US Government securities equal to the minimum “initial margin” requirements of the exchange on which the futures contract is traded. The contract amount reflects the extent of a Fund’s exposure in these financial instruments. A Fund’s participation in the futures markets involves certain risks, including imperfect correlation between movements in the price of futures contracts and movements in the price of the securities hedged or used for cover. Pursuant to a contract, such Fund agrees to receive from, or pay to, the broker an amount of cash equal to the fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded by a Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When a 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. With futures, there is minimal counter-party 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. As of December 31, 2020, the Funds had no open futures contracts.

 

Options The Aggressive Investors 1 Fund may buy and sell calls and puts to increase or decrease the Fund’s exposure to stock market risk or for purposes of diversification of risk. The Managed Volatility Fund may buy and sell calls and puts to reduce the Fund’s volatility and provide some cash flow. An option is a contract conveying a right to buy or sell a financial instrument at a specified price during a stipulated period. The premium paid by a Fund for the purchase of a call or a put option is included in such Fund’s Schedule of Investments as an investment and subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. When a Fund writes a call or a put option, an amount equal to the premium received by such Fund is included in its Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability and is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. If an option that a Fund has written either expires on its stipulated expiration date, or if such Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, that Fund realizes a gain (or a loss if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was written) without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liability related to such options is extinguished. If a call option that a Fund has written is assigned, such Fund realizes a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are increased by the premium originally received. If a put option that a Fund has written is assigned, the amount of the premium originally received reduces the cost of the security that such Fund purchased upon exercise of the option. Buying calls increases a Fund’s exposure to the underlying security to the extent of any premium paid. Buying puts on a stock market index tends to limit a Fund’s exposure to a stock market decline. All options purchased by the Funds were listed on exchanges and considered liquid positions with readily available market quotes.

 

Covered Call Options and Secured Puts The Aggressive Investors 1 and Managed Volatility Funds may write call options on a covered basis; that is, a Fund will own the underlying security, or a Fund may write secured puts. The principal reason for writing covered calls and secured puts on a security is to attempt to realize income through the receipt of premiums. The option writer has, in return for the premium, given up the opportunity for profit from a substantial price increase in the underlying security so long as the obligation as a writer continues, but has retained the risk of loss should the price of the security decline. All options were listed on exchanges and considered liquid positions with readily available market quotes.

 

Outstanding written options as of December 31, 2020 for the Managed Volatility Fund are included in the Schedule of Investments. The Aggressive Investors 1 Fund had no transactions in written options during the period ended December 31, 2020.

 

Indemnification Under the Company’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers, directors, employees and agents are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts.

 

3.  Advisory Fees, Other Related Party Transactions and Contingencies:

 

The Funds have entered into management agreements with the Adviser. As compensation for the advisory services rendered, facilities furnished, and expenses borne by the Adviser, the Funds pay the Adviser a fee pursuant to each Fund’s management agreement, as described below.

 

 
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Aggressive Investors 1 Fund, Small-Cap Growth Fund and Small-Cap Value Fund each have management fees that are comprised of a base fee, which is applied to the Fund’s average annual net assets, and a performance adjustment, which adjusts the fee upward or downward depending on a Fund’s performance relative to the applicable market index over a rolling five-year performance period, and is applied to the Fund’s average daily net assets over this performance period.

 

Because the performance adjustment is based on a Fund’s performance relative to the applicable market index, and not the Fund’s absolute performance, the performance adjustment could increase the Adviser’s fee even if the Fund’s shares lose value over the performance period, provided that the Fund outperformed its market index, or could decrease the Adviser’s fee even if the Fund’s shares increase in value during the performance period, provided that the Fund underperformed its market index. Also, depending on a Fund’s performance relative to the applicable market index over the rolling five-year performance period, the performance adjustment could increase the Adviser’s fee even if the Fund has experienced underperformance relative to its market index in the short-term, or could decrease the Adviser’s fee even if the Fund has experienced outperformance relative to its market index in the short-term. However, no performance fee adjustment will be applied to the Adviser’s fee if the cumulative difference between a Fund’s performance and that of the applicable market index is less than or equal to 2% over the rolling five-year performance period.

 

Additionally, because the base fee is applied to average annual net assets, and the performance adjustment is calculated over a rolling five-year performance period, it is possible that if a Fund underperforms the applicable market index significantly over the performance period, and the Fund’s assets have declined significantly over that performance period, the negative performance adjustment may exceed the base fee. In this event, the Adviser would make a payment to the Fund.

 

Aggressive Investors 1: A total advisory fee is paid by the Fund to the Adviser that is comprised of a Base Fee and a Performance Adjustment. The Base Fee equals the Base Fee Rate times the average daily net assets of the Fund. The Base Fee Rate is based on the following annual rates: 0.90% of the first $250 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets, 0.875% of the next $250 million, 0.85% of the next $500 million and 0.80% of any excess over $1 billion.

 

The Performance Adjustment equals 4.67% times the difference in cumulative total return between the Fund and the Standard and Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index with dividends reinvested (hereinafter “Index”) over a rolling five-year performance period. The Performance Adjustment Rate varies from a minimum of -0.70% to a maximum of +0.70%. However, the Performance Adjustment Rate is zero if the difference between the cumulative Fund performance and the Index performance is less than or equal to 2%.

 

Ultra-Small Company: The Fund pays advisory fees based on the following annual rates: 0.90% of the first $250 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets, 0.875% of the next $250 million and 0.85% of any excess over $500 million. The management fees are computed daily and are payable monthly. However, during any period when the Fund’s net assets range from $27,500,000 to $55,000,000, the advisory fee will be determined as if the Fund had $55,000,000 under management. This is limited to a maximum annualized expense ratio of 1.49% of average net assets.

 

Ultra-Small Company Market: The Fund’s advisory fee is a flat 0.50% of the value of the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed daily and payable monthly.

 

Small-Cap Growth and Small-Cap Value: A total advisory fee is paid by each Fund to the Adviser that is comprised of a Base Fee and a Performance Adjustment. The Base Fee equals the Base Fee Rate times the average daily net assets of the Fund. The Base Fee Rate is based on the annual rate of 0.60% of the value of each Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

The Performance Adjustment equals 0.33% times the difference in cumulative total return between the Fund and the Russell 2000 Growth Index for Small-Cap Growth Fund and the Russell 2000 Value Index for Small-Cap Value Fund, with dividends reinvested (hereinafter “Index”) over a rolling five-year performance period. The Performance Adjustment Rate varies from a minimum of -0.05% to a maximum of +0.05%. However, the Performance Adjustment Rate is zero if the difference between the cumulative Fund’s performance and the Index performance is less than or equal to 2%.

 

Blue Chip: The Fund’s advisory fee is a flat 0.08% of the value of the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed daily and payable monthly.

 

 
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Managed Volatility: The Fund’s advisory fee is a flat 0.60% of the value of the Fund’s average daily net assets, computed daily and payable monthly.

 

Expense limitations: The Adviser has agreed to reimburse the Funds for operating expenses and management fees above the expense limitations shown in the table below, which are shown as a ratio of net expenses to average net assets, for each Fund, for the period ended December 31, 2020. Any material change to the expense limitation would require a vote by share-holders of the applicable Fund.

 

    Total Waivers and
    Reimbursements
  Expense for Period Ended
Bridgeway Fund Limitation 12/31/20
     
Aggressive Investors 1 1.75% $–
Ultra-Small Company 1.85%
Ultra-Small Company Market 0.75% 58,331
Small-Cap Growth 0.94% 48,602
Small-Cap Value 0.94% 47,175
Blue Chip 0.15% 270,542
Managed Volatility 0.94% 46,082

 

Other Related Party Transactions: The Funds will engage in inter-portfolio trades when it is to the benefit of both parties. The Board of Directors reviews these trades quarterly. Inter-portfolio purchases and sales during the period ended December 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

Bridgeway Fund   Inter-Portfolio
Purchases
Inter-Portfolio
Sales
       
Aggressive Investors 1 $ $  933,510
Ultra-Small Company   3,616,716 5,499,434
Ultra-Small Company Market   5,478,380 4,178,633
Small-Cap Growth   114,932 224,272
Small-Cap Value   1,172,575 2,100,716

 

The Adviser entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with Bridgeway, pursuant to which the Adviser provides various administrative services to the Funds, including, but not limited to: (i) supervising and managing various aspects of the Funds’ business and affairs; (ii) selecting, overseeing and/or coordinating activities with other service providers to the Funds;(iii) providing reports to the Board of Directors as requested from time to time; (iv) assisting and/or reviewing amendments and updates to the Funds’ registration statement and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”); (v) providing certain shareholder services; (vi) providing administrative support in connection with meetings of the Board of Directors; and (vii) providing certain record-keeping services. For its services to all of the Bridgeway Funds, the Adviser is paid an aggregate annual fee of $209,000, payable in equal monthly installments. For the allocation of this expense to each of the Funds, please see the Statements of Operations.

 

Board of Directors Compensation Independent Directors are paid an annual retainer of $20,000, with an additional retainer of $5,000 paid to the Independent Chairman of the Board and an additional retainer of $1,000 paid to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair. The retainer is paid in quarterly installments. In addition, Independent Directors are paid $12,000 per meeting for meeting fees. Such compensation is the total compensation from all Bridgeway Funds and is allocated among the Bridgeway Funds.

 

Independent Directors are reimbursed for any expenses incurred in attending meetings and conferences, as well as expenses for subscriptions or printed materials. The amount of directors’ fees attributable to each Fund is disclosed in the Statements of Operations.

 

 
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One director of Bridgeway, John Montgomery, is an owner and director of the Adviser. Under the 1940 Act definitions, he is considered to be an “affiliated person” of the Adviser and an “interested person” of the Adviser and of Bridgeway. Compensation for Mr. Montgomery is borne by the Adviser rather than the Funds.

 

4.  Distribution Agreement:

 

Foreside Fund Services, LLC acts as distributor of the Funds’ shares, pursuant to a Distribution Agreement dated May 31, 2017. The Adviser pays all costs and expenses associated with distribution of the Funds’ shares, pursuant to a protective plan adopted by shareholders pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

 

5.  Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities:

 

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term securities, for each Fund for the period ended December 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

  Purchases Sales
Bridgeway Fund U.S. Government Other U.S. Government Other
         
Aggressive Investors 1 $— $51,652,548 $— $60,699,879
Ultra-Small Company 28,242,589 32,241,234
Ultra-Small Company Market 42,839,014 59,987,779
Small-Cap Growth 14,348,302 17,055,365
Small-Cap Value 15,067,467 17,054,259
Blue Chip 14,179,240 119,829,961
Managed Volatility 1,652,765 4,792,226

 

6.  Federal Income Taxes

 

It is the Funds’ policy to continue to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute income to the extent necessary so that the Funds are not subject to federal income tax. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

 

Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation on Investments (Tax Basis) The amount of net unrealized appreciation/depreciation and the cost of investment securities for tax purposes, including short-term securities as of December 31, 2020, were as follows:

 

    Aggressive     Ultra-Small     Ultra-Small  
    Investors 1     Company     Company Market  
Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)   $ 35,699,658     $ 25,069,748     $ 63,777,125  
Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)     (3,541,970 )     (6,235,933 )     (11,926,272 )
Net unrealized appreciation   $ 32,157,688     $ 18,833,815     $ 51,850,853  
Cost of investments for income tax purposes   $ 141,894,952     $ 69,783,058     $ 163,361,093  
                         
              Small-Cap       Small-Cap  
              Growth       Value  
Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)           $ 7,389,157     $ 9,948,293  
Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)             (328,886 )     (1,997,800 )
Net unrealized appreciation           $ 7,060,271     $ 7,950,493  
Cost of investments for income tax purposes           $ 21,779,722     $ 34,249,427  

 

 
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          Managed  
    Blue Chip     Volatility  
Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)   $ 257,255,140     $ 8,897,419  
Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)     (2,864,517 )     (348,408 )
Net unrealized appreciation   $ 254,390,623     $ 8,549,011  
Cost of investments for income tax purposes   $ 200,508,213     $ 22,385,430  

 

The differences between book and tax net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are primarily due to wash sale and straddle loss deferrals and basis adjustments on investments in business development companies, partnerships and passive foreign investment companies (PFICs).

 

Classifications of Distributions Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes.

 

The tax character of the distributions paid by the Funds during the last two fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019 respectively, are as follows:

 

      Aggressive Investors 1       Ultra-Small Company  
      Year       Year       Year       Year  
      Ended       Ended       Ended       Ended  
      June 30, 2020       June 30, 2019       June 30, 2020       June 30, 2019  
Distributions paid from:                                
Ordinary Income   $ 2,253,130     $ 3,559,542     $ 780,772     $ 31,355  
Long-Term Capital Gain           14,282,874             8,945,451  
Total   $ 2,253,130     $ 17,842,416     $ 780,772     $ 8,976,806  
                                 
      Ultra-Small Company Market       Small-Cap Growth  
      Year       Year       Year       Year  
      Ended       Ended       Ended       Ended  
      June 30, 2020       June 30, 2019       June 30, 2020       June 30, 2019  
Distributions paid from:                                
Ordinary Income   $ 2,859,334     $ 1,740,331     $     $ 173,020  
Long-Term Capital Gain           36,117,247       948       4,355,880  
Total   $ 2,859,334     $ 37,857,578     $ 948     $ 4,528,900  
                                 
      Small-Cap Value       Blue Chip  
      Year       Year       Year       Year  
      Ended       Ended       Ended       Ended  
      June 30, 2020       June 30, 2019       June 30, 2020       June 30, 2019  
Distributions paid from:                                
Ordinary Income   $ 1,172,540     $ 1,650,853     $ 11,094,115     $ 11,830,171  
Long-Term Capital Gain           7,514,056       45,295,736       52,980,363  
Total   $ 1,172,540     $ 9,164,909     $ 56,389,851     $ 64,810,534  

  

 
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December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

    Managed Volatility  
      Year       Year  
      Ended       Ended  
      June 30, 2020       June 30, 2019  
Distributions paid from:                
Ordinary Income   $ 230,830     $ 630,480  
Long-Term Capital Gain     80,416       1,265,342  
Total   $ 311,246     $ 1,895,822  

 

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, capital losses incurred by the Funds after June 30, 2011 will not be subject to expiration and will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses.

 

As of June 30, 2020, the following Funds had capital loss carryovers available to offset future realized capital gains which are not subject to expiration:

 

    Short-term     Long-Term     Total  
Aggressive Investors 1   $ 16,695,479     $     $ 16,695,479  
Ultra-Small Company     5,241,121       1,481,388       6,722,509  
Small-Cap Growth     2,952,754             2,952,754  
Small-Cap Value     2,823,550             2,823,550  

 

Components of Accumulated Earnings As of June 30, 2020, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were:

 

    Aggressive     Ultra-Small     Ultra-Small  
    Investors 1     Company     Company Market  
Accumulated Net Investment Income   $     $ (904 )   $ 1,880,559  
Capital Loss Carryovers     (16,695,479 )     (6,722,509 )      
Accumulated Net Realized Gain on Investments                 2,672,503  
Qualified Late Year Deferred Losses*     (3,655,479 )     (53,561 )      
Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments     1,750,316       (5,735,682 )     (6,463,487 )
Total   $ (18,600,642 )   $ (12,512,656 )   $ (1,910,425 )
                         
              Small-Cap       Small-Cap  
              Growth       Value  
Accumulated Net Investment Income           $ (2,985 )   $  
Capital Loss Carryovers             (2,952,754 )     (2,823,550 )
Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments                    
Qualified Late Year Deferred Losses*             (2,097,774 )     (4,122,175 )
Net Unrealized Depreciation of Investments             (39,563 )     (4,573,618 )
Total           $ (5,093,076 )   $ (11,519,343 )

 

 
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

          Managed  
    Blue Chip     Volatility  
Accumulated Net Investment Income   $ 4,838,410     $  
Capital Loss Carryovers            
Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments     36,531,894       1,088,507  
Qualified Late Year Deferred Losses*            
Net Unrealized Appreciation of Investments     222,577,384       6,105,311  
Total   $ 263,947,688     $ 7,193,818  

 

* Includes qualified late-year losses that the Funds have elected to defer to the beginning of their next fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. The Ultra-Small Company has elected to defer qualified ordinary late year losses of ($53,561). The Aggressive Investors 1, Ultra-Small Company Market, Small-Cap Growth Fund, Small-Cap Value, Blue Chip and Managed Volatility Funds have no deferred qualified ordinary late-year losses. The Aggressive Investors 1, Small-Cap Growth and Small-Cap Value Funds have elected to defer late-year short term capital gains (losses) of $(7,994,195), $(2,554,903) and $(1,512,407). The Ultra-Small Company, Ultra-Small Company Market, Blue Chip and Managed Volatility Funds have no deferred late-year short term capital gains/(losses). The Aggressive Investors 1, Small-Cap Growth and Small-Cap Value Funds have elected to defer late-year long term capital gains/(losses) of $4,338,716, $457,129 and $(2,609,768). The Ultra-Small Company, Ultra-Small Company Market, Blue Chip Funds and Managed Volatility have no deferred late-year long term capital losses.

 

For the fiscal year June 30, 2020, the Funds recorded the following reclassifications to the accounts listed below:

 

          Increase (Decrease)        
                   
    Aggressive     Ultra-Small     Ultra-Small  
    Investors 1     Company     Company Market  
Paid-In Capital   $ (592,187 )   $     $ 1,026,511  
Accumulated Deficit     592,187             (1,026,511 )
                         
              Increase (Decrease)          
              Small-Cap       Small-Cap  
              Growth       Value  
Paid-In Capital           $ (40,964 )   $ (763,760 )
Accumulated Deficit             40,964       763,760  
                         
              Increase (Decrease)          
                      Managed  
              Blue Chip       Volatility  
Paid-In Capital           $ 3,539,222     $  
Accumulated Earnings             (3,539,222 )      

 

The difference between book and tax components of net assets and the resulting reclassifications were primarily a result of the differing book/tax treatment of the deduction of equalization debits for tax purposes, excess distributions, the write-off of unused net operating loss, and redesignation of dividends paid and investments in PFICs.

 

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Management has analyzed each Fund’s tax positions and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the individual Fund’s financial statements. The Funds are not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. Each Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

  

 
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December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

7.  Line of Credit

 

Bridgeway established a line of credit agreement (“Facility”) with The Bank of New York Mellon, effective November 5, 2010. The Facility is for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to provide liquidity for shareholder redemptions, and is cancellable by either party. Unless cancelled earlier, the Facility shall be held available until September 10, 2021. Advances under the Facility are limited to $15,000,000 in total for all Funds, and advances to each Fund shall not exceed certain limits set forth in the credit agreement, including, but not limited to, the maximum amount a Fund is permitted to borrow under the 1940 Act.

 

The Funds incur a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum on the unused portion of the Facility and interest expense to the extent of amounts borrowed under the Facility. Interest is based on the “Overnight Rate” plus 1.25%. The Overnight Rate means the higher of (a) the Federal Funds rate, (b) the Overnight Eurodollar Rate, or (c) the One-Month Eurodollar Rate. The facility fees are payable quarterly in arrears and are allocated to all participating Funds. Interest expense is charged directly to a Fund based upon actual amounts borrowed by such Fund.

 

For the period ended December 31, 2020, borrowings by the Funds under this line of credit were as follows:

 

                  Maximum
  Weighted Weighted Number Interest Amount
  Average Average of Days Expense Borrowed During
Bridgeway Fund Interest Rate Loan Balance Outstanding Incurred1 the Period
                   
Aggressive Investors 1 1.41%   $492,529   17   $327   $1,440,000
Ultra-Small Company 1.40%   272,333   3   32   314,000
Ultra-Small Company Market 1.40%   636,552   58   1,438   1,781,000
Small-Cap Growth 1.41%   113,117   60   267   564,000
Small-Cap Value 1.43%   62,556   9   22   438,000
Blue Chip 1.40%   717,000   161   4,494   10,432,000
1Interest expense is included on the Statements of Operations in Miscellaneous expenses.      

 

On December 31, 2020, Aggressive Investors and Blue Chip had loans outstanding in the amounts of $269,000 and $773,000, respectively, exclusive of interest payable on the loans.

 

8.  Redemption Fees

 

 

In Ultra-Small Company Market Fund, a 2% redemption fee may be charged on shares held less than six months. The fee is charged for the benefit of the remaining shareholders and will be paid to the Fund to help offset transaction costs. The fee is accounted for as an addition to paid-in capital.

 

9.  Subsequent Events

 

 

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 
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OTHER INFORMATION
 

December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

  

1.  Proxy Voting

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to the portfolio securities and a summary of proxies voted by the Funds for the period ended June 30, 2020 are available without charge, upon request, by contacting Bridgeway Funds at 800-661-3550 and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

2.  Fund Holdings

 

The complete schedules of the Funds’ holdings for the second and fourth quarters of each fiscal year are contained in the Funds’ Semi-Annual and Annual Shareholder Reports, respectively.

 

The Bridgeway Funds file complete schedules of the Funds’ holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to Form N-PORT within 60 days after the end of the period. Copies of the Funds’ Form N-PORT exhibit are available without charge, upon request, by contacting Bridgeway Funds at 800-661-3550 and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also review and copy the Funds’ Form N-PORT exhibit at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. For more information about the operation of the Public Reference Room, please call 800-SEC-0330.

  

 
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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES
 

December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

    

As a shareholder of a Fund, you will incur no transaction costs from such Fund, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, on reinvested dividends or on other distributions. There are no exchange fees. Shareholders are subject to redemption fees on the Ultra-Small Company Market Fund under certain circumstances. However, as a shareholder of a Fund, you will incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on July 1, 2020 and held until December 31, 2020.

 

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

 

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

 

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, because other funds may also have transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

 

        Expenses Paid
  Beginning Account Ending Account Expense During Period*
  Value at 7/1/20 Value at 12/31/20 Ratio 7/1/20 - 12/31/20
         
Bridgeway Aggressive Investors 1 Fund        
Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,273.81 0.30% $1.72
Hypothetical Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,023.69 0.30% $1.53
         
Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company Fund        
Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,444.70 1.26% $7.76
Hypothetical Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,018.85 1.26% $6.41
         
Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company Market Fund        
Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,464.53 0.75% $4.66
Hypothetical Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,021.42 0.75% $3.82
         
Bridgeway Small-Cap Growth Fund        
Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,385.49 0.94% $5.65
Hypothetical Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,020.47 0.94% $4.79
         
Bridgeway Small-Cap Value Fund        
Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,449.33 0.94% $5.80
Hypothetical Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,020.47 0.94% $4.79
         
Bridgeway Blue Chip Fund        
Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,213.95 0.15% $0.84
Hypothetical Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,024.45 0.15% $0.77

 

 
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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES (continued)
 

December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

        Expenses Paid
  Beginning Account Ending Account Expense During Period*
  Value at 7/1/20 Value at 12/31/20 Ratio 7/1/20 - 12/31/20
Bridgeway Managed Volatility Fund        
Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,092.03 0.94% $4.96
Hypothetical Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,020.47 0.94% $4.79

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period (184) divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (365).

  

 
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BRIDGEWAY FUNDS, INC.

 

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

P.O. Box 9860

Providence, RI 02940-8060

 

CUSTODIAN

 

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

 

DISTRIBUTOR

 

Foreside Fund Services, LLC

Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, ME 04101

 

   
   
  You can review and copy information about our Funds (including the SAIs) at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. To find out more about this public service, call the SEC at 800-SEC-0330. Reports and other information about the Funds are also available on the SEC’s website at ww.sec.gov. You can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by writing the Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520 or by sending an electronic request to the following email address: publicinfo@ sec.gov.
   
   

 

 


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OMNI SMALL-CAP VALUE    BOSVX

OMNI TAX-MANAGED SMALL-CAP
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TABLE OF CONTENTS   LOGO

 

 

Letter from the Investment Management Team

     1  

OMNI SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND

  

Manager’s Commentary

     3  

Schedule of Investments

     7  

OMNI TAX-MANAGED SMALL-CAP VALUE FUND

  

Manager’s Commentary

     17  

Schedule of Investments

     21  

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

     32  

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

     33  

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

     34  

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     35  

Notes to Financial Statements

     37  

Other Information

     45  

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

     46  

 

 

 


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December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Bridgeway Funds Standardized Returns as of December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

 

           

Annualized

   
                    Gross   Net
Fund1     Quarter       Six Months       1 Year       5 Years       10 Years    

  Inception to  

Date

    Inception Date       Expense  
Ratio2
    Expense  
Ratio2

Omni Small-Cap Value

  34.05%   39.44%   0.83%   6.29%   N/A   9.13%   8/31/2011   0.72%   0.60%

Omni Tax-Managed

Small-Cap Value

  34.38%   38.94%   -1.86%   5.98%   7.19%   7.19%   12/31/2010   0.75%   0.61%

 

  1

Some of the Fund’s fees were waived or expenses reimbursed; otherwise, returns would have been lower. The Adviser is contractually obligated to waive fees and/or pay expenses. Any material change to this Fund policy would require a vote by shareholders.

 

  2

Expense ratios are as stated in the current prospectus. Please see financial highlights for expense ratios as of December 31, 2020.

Performance figures quoted represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. To obtain performance current to the most recent month-end, please visit our website at bridgeway.com or call 1-800-661-3550. Total return figures include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. Periods of less than one year are not annualized.

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of each Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which includes information regarding a Fund’s risks, objectives, fees and expenses, experience of its management, and other information. Investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing in a Fund. For questions or other Fund information, call 1-800-661-3550 or visit the Funds’ website at bridgeway.com. Funds are available for purchase by residents of the United States, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and Guam only.

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those relating to the market, sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature.

 

 

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LETTER FROM THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TEAM   LOGO

 

December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)  

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

At Bridgeway, we have a shared passion for applying logic, data, and evidence to develop investment solutions. Our Omni Small-Cap Value and Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Funds are constructed based on fundamental academic research that relies on market efficiency to better capture risk premiums. We manage these Funds to provide broad diversification within the small-cap value universe and to keep transaction fees and expenses low. Bridgeway offers the Omni Small-Cap Value and Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Funds through a select group of advisers. We are committed to advisers and their clients who take a long-term perspective and whose investment goals fit our unique expertise: delivering investment solutions that are statistically driven and grounded in academic theory.

Thank you for your investment in Bridgeway’s Omni Small-Cap Value and Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Funds.

Sincerely,

Your Investment Management Team

 

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John Montgomery      Christine L. Wang        Michael Whipple
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   Elena Khoziaeva      

 

 

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December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

Market Review

 

Performance across domestic equity markets was positive for the December 2020 quarter. Broad market returns for the quarter rose +14.68%, as represented by the Russell 3000 Index.

For the calendar year ended December 31, 2020, broad market stocks advanced +20.89%, as represented by the Russell 3000 Index. Growth stocks outperformed value stocks in all size categories by a wide margin. Larger stocks tended to outperform their smaller peers except in the value style category, where small-cap value stocks outperformed large-cap value stocks. As a result, large-cap growth stocks, as represented by the Russell 1000 Growth Index, had the best 12-month performance, returning +38.49%. Large-cap value stocks, as represented by the Russell 1000 Value Index, had the year’s worst performance, returning +2.80%.

The following table presents returns for broad market, small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap stocks, as represented by various style-based Russell Indexes. Size (market capitalization) and style (value/growth) are among the key factors that drive differences in returns among U.S. stock returns.

Russell Style-Based Indexes Ranked by Performance for the Quarter and Calendar Year Ended December 31, 2020

 

     Quarter    Calendar Year

Best

Performing

  

+33.36%

Russell 2000® Value Index

  

+38.49%

Russell 1000® Growth Index

  

+29.61%

Russell 2000® Growth Index

  

+38.26%

Russell 3000® Growth Index

  

+20.43%

Russell Midcap® Value Index

  

+35.59%

Russell Midcap® Growth Index

  

+19.02%

Russell Midcap® Growth Index

  

+34.63%

Russell 2000® Growth Index

  

+17.21%

Russell 3000® Value Index

  

+4.96%

Russell Midcap® Value Index

  

+16.25%

Russell 1000® Value Index

  

+4.63%

Russell 2000® Value Index

  

+12.41%

Russell 3000® Growth Index

  

+2.87%

Russell 3000® Value Index

Worst

Performing

  

+11.39%

Russell 1000® Growth Index

  

+2.80%

Russell 1000® Value Index

The Bridgeway Omni Funds in this semi-annual report are asset class exposure strategies that seek broad diversification and strive for risk premium exposure with low tracking error. These Funds were designed to capture the size and style benefits within the small-cap value asset class.

 

 

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Omni Small-Cap Value Fund

MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited)

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December 31, 2020

Dear Fellow Omni Small-Cap Value Fund Shareholder,

For the quarter ended December 31, 2020, our Fund returned +34.05%, outperforming our primary market benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value Index (+33.36%). It was a good quarter.

For the calendar year, our Fund returned +0.83%, underperforming the Russell 2000 Value Index (+4.63%).

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, five-year, and inception-to-date financial results. See the next page for a graph of performance since inception.

Standardized Returns as of December 31, 2020

                    

 

Annualized

          Quarter           6 Months               1 Year               5 Years       Since
Inception  
(8/31/11)

Omni Small-Cap Value Fund

   34.05%   39.44%   0.83%   6.29%   9.13%

Russell 2000 Value Index

   33.36%   36.77%   4.63%   9.65%   10.35%

Performance figures quoted in the table above and the graph on the next page represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above and the graph on the next page do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The Russell 2000 Value Index is an unmanaged index that consists of stocks in the Russell 2000 Index with lower price-to book ratios and lower forecasted growth values with dividends reinvested. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

 

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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

from Inception August 31, 2011 to December 31, 2020

 

 

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

The Omni Small-Cap Value Fund is designed to capture the returns of the small-cap value asset class through broad diversification of small company and value stocks. This approach is sometimes referred to as “passive, asset class investing.” As of December 31, 2020, we held 639 such stocks in a market-cap weighted style. We make no attempt to track any particular index in either performance or statistics.

The Fund benefited from its primary design features during the quarter. A tilt toward smaller stocks in the small-cap value universe improved relative returns, as smaller stocks outperformed their larger counterparts during the quarter. The Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks across multiple valuation metrics also helped relative performance.

By design, the Fund does not hold Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) or Utilities stocks. The lack of exposure to both these types of stocks added to relative results.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance

 

The Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks across multiple valuation metrics detracted from relative performance. However, a tilt toward smaller stocks in the small-cap value universe contributed modestly to relative results during the 12 months under review, despite several quarters when smaller stocks lagged their larger counterparts.

By design, the Fund does not hold Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Utilities stocks. The lack of exposure to both these types of stocks added to relative results.

 

 

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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (continued)

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Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2020

Rank    Description    Industry   

 

% of Net
Assets

1

  

Adient PLC

  

Consumer Discretionary

   0.8%

2

  

Allegiant Travel Co.

  

Industrials

   0.7%

3

  

Mr Cooper Group, Inc.

  

Financials

   0.7%

4

  

Renewable Energy Group, Inc.

  

Energy

   0.7%

5

  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

  

Financials

   0.7%

6

  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.

  

Consumer Discretionary

   0.7%

7

  

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

  

Financials

   0.7%

8

  

WESCO International, Inc.

  

Industrials

   0.7%

9

  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

  

Consumer Discretionary

   0.6%

10

  

Maxar Technologies, Inc.

  

Industrials

   0.6%
  

Total

      6.9%

Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2020

      % of Net Assets         

 

  % of Russell 2000  
Value Index

         Difference

Communication Services

       2.2%               2.4%               -0.2%  

Consumer Discretionary

       16.1%               12.8%               3.3%  

Consumer Staples

       3.8%               3.6%               0.3%  

Energy

       10.4%               4.2%                          6.2%  

Financials

       31.9%                          27.6%               4.3%  

Health Care

       2.6%               6.4%               -3.8%  

Industrials

       18.2%               16.8%               1.4%  

Information Technology

       5.5%               6.4%               -0.9%  

Materials

       8.1%               6.2%               1.9%  

Real Estate

       1.2%               9.1%               -7.9%  

Utilities

       0.0%                     4.5%                     -4.5%  

Total

       100.0%               100.0%            

Disclaimer

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter end, December 31, 2020, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

Market volatility can significantly impact short-term performance. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in small companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies. This additional risk is attributable to a number of factors, including the relatively limited financial resources that are typically available to small companies and the fact that small companies often have comparatively limited product lines. In addition, the stock of small companies tends to be more volatile than the stock of large companies, particularly in the short term and particularly in the early stages of an economic or market downturn. Shareholders of the Fund, therefore, are taking on more risk than they would if they invested in the stock market as a whole.

 

 

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Thank you for your continued investment in Omni Small-Cap Value Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

The Investment Management Team

 

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020  

 

    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

COMMON STOCKS - 99.99%

 

  

    Communication Services - 2.19%

 

A.H. Belo Corp., Class A

     65,500      $ 98,905  

Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.

     377,100        1,391,499  

ATN International, Inc.

     28,500        1,190,160  

Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A

     163,600        243,764  

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.*+

     274,000        1,339,860  

Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A*

     60,200        524,944  

DHI Group, Inc.*

     185,000        410,700  

Emerald Holding, Inc.

     196,200        1,063,404  

Emmis Communications Corp., Class A*+

     102,700        186,914  

Entercom Communications Corp., Class A

     371,245        916,975  

Entravision Communications Corp., Class A

     260,800        717,200  

EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A

     58,966        901,590  

Fluent, Inc.*

     187,900        997,749  

Gray Television, Inc.*

     248,400        4,443,876  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B*

     100,000        1,038,000  

Marcus Corp. (The)

     82,250        1,108,730  

Mediaco Holding, Inc., Class A*+

     12,992        33,779  

Meredith Corp.+

     130,000        2,496,000  

Saga Communications, Inc., Class A

     21,761        522,700  

Scholastic Corp.

     103,990        2,599,750  

Townsquare Media, Inc., Class A

     144,900        965,034  

Urban One, Inc.*

     151,800        177,606  
     

 

 

 
            23,369,139  

Consumer Discretionary - 16.12%

 

  

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A+

     167,500        3,410,300  

Adient PLC*

     235,000        8,170,950  

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.*

     117,500        3,989,125  

AMCON Distributing Co.+

     1,350        160,583  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*

     172,200        1,436,148  

American Outdoor Brands, Inc.*

     46,081        784,759  

American Public Education, Inc.*

     72,600        2,212,848  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

Consumer Discretionary (continued)

 

  

Ark Restaurants Corp.

     12,600      $ 244,314  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

     50,000        7,287,000  

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.*

     141,884        659,761  

Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.

     21,900        439,752  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.*

     183,500        2,780,025  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.+

     368,000            6,535,680  

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.+

     113,700        1,160,877  

Big Lots, Inc.+

     110,000        4,722,300  

Biglari Holdings, Inc., Class B*

     6,200        689,440  

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.

     50,000        1,924,500  

Bluegreen Vacations Corp.+

     105,000        833,700  

Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corp.

     55,208        746,964  

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.*

     29,500        125,965  

Caleres, Inc.

     78,500        1,228,525  

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     205,000        1,287,400  

Cato Corp. (The), Class A

     72,000        690,480  

Century Casinos, Inc.*

     81,600        521,424  

Century Communities, Inc.*

     95,200        4,167,856  

Chico’s FAS, Inc.

     200,000        318,000  

China Automotive Systems, Inc.*+

     95,650        596,856  

China XD Plastics Co., Ltd.*

     100,000        99,000  

Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.*

     23,000        609,270  

Citi Trends, Inc.

     50,840        2,525,731  

Conn’s, Inc.*

     81,900        957,411  

Container Store Group, Inc. (The)*

     155,450        1,482,993  

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

     148,250        6,004,125  

Crown Crafts, Inc.

     21,050        150,508  

Culp, Inc.+

     30,000        476,100  

Dana, Inc.

     60,000        1,171,200  

Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.*

     113,300        1,026,498  

Delta Apparel, Inc.*

     29,900        600,093  

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A+

     65,000        4,098,250  

Dixie Group, Inc. (The)*

     34,800        88,740  

Dover Motorsports, Inc.

     39,500        89,665  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

     75,500        1,525,855  

Express, Inc.*+

     181,000        164,710  

Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     87,500        997,500  

Flanigan’s Enterprises, Inc.*

     2,500        49,398  

Fossil Group, Inc.*

     46,000        398,820  
 

 

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020  

 

    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

Common Stocks (continued)

     

    Consumer Discretionary (continued)

 

  

Full House Resorts, Inc.*

     121,000      $ 475,530  

GameStop Corp., Class A*+

     50,000        942,000  

Genesco, Inc.*

     45,000            1,354,050  

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.*

     148,000        3,513,520  

Golden Entertainment, Inc.*

     94,500        1,879,605  

Good Times Restaurants, Inc.*

     106,000        302,100  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.+

     51,900        6,806,166  

Guess?, Inc.+

     50,000        1,131,000  

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.

     64,400        1,781,948  

Hibbett Sports, Inc.*

     76,900        3,551,242  

Hooker Furniture Corp.

     26,000        838,500  

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.*

     278,600        927,738  

J Alexander’s Holdings, Inc.*

     45,150        329,144  

Lands’ End, Inc.*+

     92,600        1,997,382  

Lazydays Holdings, Inc.*+

     30,000        487,500  

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

     77,650        1,180,280  

Live Ventures, Inc.*

     3,200        39,584  

M/I Homes, Inc.*

     90,000        3,986,100  

MarineMax, Inc.*

     87,000        3,047,610  

Modine Manufacturing Co.*

     162,800        2,044,768  

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.*

     65,000        1,275,300  

Movado Group, Inc.

     75,000        1,246,500  

New Home Co., Inc. (The)*

     57,900        271,551  

ODP Corp. (The)

     172,000        5,039,600  

Perdoceo Education Corp.*

     126,000        1,591,380  

Playa Hotels & Resorts NV*

     361,404        2,150,354  

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*+

     47,300        909,579  

Rocky Brands, Inc.

     34,300        962,801  

Select Interior Concepts, Inc., Class A*

     75,800        541,970  

Shoe Carnival, Inc.

     49,100        1,923,738  

Signet Jewelers, Ltd.+

     174,400        4,755,888  

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.+

     184,327        3,271,804  

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A+

     136,100        5,249,377  

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.*

     100,000        1,755,000  

Strattec Security Corp.

     18,800        927,968  

Stride, Inc.*

     114,917        2,439,688  

Superior Group of Cos., Inc.

     74,200        1,724,408  

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.*+

     22,700        72,640  

Tenneco, Inc., Class A*

     237,000        2,512,200  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

    Consumer Discretionary (continued)

 

  

Tilly’s, Inc., Class A

     88,300      $ 720,528  

TravelCenters of America, Inc.*

     61,340        1,999,684  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc.*+

     266,000        4,588,500  

Unifi, Inc.*

     64,273        1,140,203  

Unique Fabricating, Inc.*

     35,000        192,475  

Vista Outdoor, Inc.*

     183,287        4,354,899  

VOXX International Corp.*

     82,100        1,047,596  

Weyco Group, Inc.

     23,000        364,320  

ZAGG, Inc.*

     25,000        104,250  

Zumiez, Inc.*

     79,800        2,935,044  
     

 

 

 
          172,326,411  

    Consumer Staples - 3.82%

     

Alico, Inc.

     32,861        1,019,348  

Andersons, Inc. (The)

     111,900        2,742,669  

B&G Foods, Inc.+

     185,000        5,130,050  

Central Garden & Pet Co.*

     10,000        386,100  

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A*

     67,400        2,448,642  

Coffee Holding Co., Inc.*

     23,000        88,320  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

     97,300        3,364,634  

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.+

     157,700        3,795,839  

Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A

     86,900        3,707,154  

Lifeway Foods, Inc.*

     5,000        27,050  

Mannatech, Inc.

     8,400        156,240  

Natural Alternatives International, Inc.*

     18,100        188,602  

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

     36,100        496,014  

Oil-Dri Corp. of America

     2,000        68,160  

Rite Aid Corp.*

     225,500        3,569,665  

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A*

     40,100        1,599,990  

SpartanNash Co.

     120,946        2,105,670  

United Natural Foods, Inc.*+

     221,000        3,529,370  

Village Super Market, Inc., Class A+

     74,009        1,632,639  

Weis Markets, Inc.

     100,325        4,796,538  
     

 

 

 
        40,852,694  

    Energy - 10.42%

     

Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.

     23,100        556,710  

Amplify Energy Corp.

     69,400        90,914  

Antero Resources Corp.*+

     1,020,000        5,559,000  

Arch Resources, Inc.

     48,500        2,122,845  
 

 

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020  

 

    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

Common Stocks (continued)

     

    Energy (continued)

     

Archrock, Inc.

     404,000      $     3,498,640  

Ardmore Shipping Corp.

     123,988        405,441  

Berry Corp.

     248,271        913,637  

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.*

     70,000        1,353,100  

Bristow Group, Inc.*

     48,266        1,270,361  

Comstock Resources, Inc.*

     781,900        3,416,903  

CONSOL Energy, Inc.*

     83,600        602,756  

Dawson Geophysical Co.*

     113,600        240,832  

DHT Holdings, Inc.

     617,322        3,228,594  

Diamond S Shipping, Inc.*+

     114,000        759,240  

Dorian LPG, Ltd.*

     161,300        1,966,247  

Earthstone Energy, Inc., Class A*

     194,000        1,034,020  

Epsilon Energy, Ltd.*+

     90,000        333,900  

Exterran Corp.*

     97,200        429,624  

Frontline, Ltd.+

     778,200        4,840,404  

Golar LNG, Ltd.*

     220,000        2,120,800  

Goodrich Petroleum Corp.*

     37,300        376,357  

Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.*

     244,400        88,913  

Green Plains, Inc.*+

     140,200        1,846,434  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

     460,500        1,934,100  

International Seaways, Inc.

     85,000        1,388,050  

Kosmos Energy, Ltd.

     650,000        1,527,500  

Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc., Class A

     248,700        2,564,097  

Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.*

     121,400        540,230  

Matador Resources Co.*+

     400,000        4,824,000  

Matrix Service Co.*

     75,500        832,010  

Murphy Oil Corp.+

     300,000        3,630,000  

Nabors Industries, Ltd.+

     21,000        1,222,830  

NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A

     20,445        537,703  

National Energy Services Reunited Corp.*+

     328,700        3,263,991  

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.*+

     48,800        462,624  

Navigator Holdings, Ltd.*

     245,000        2,682,750  

Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp.

     74,700        230,823  

Newpark Resources, Inc.*

     306,500        588,480  

NexTier Oilfield Solutions, Inc.*

     200,000        688,000  

Nine Energy Service, Inc.*+

     55,000        149,600  

Nordic American Tankers, Ltd.+

     621,700        1,834,015  

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.*+

     127,070        1,113,133  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

    Energy (continued)

     

Oceaneering International, Inc.*

     295,000      $ 2,345,250  

Oil States International, Inc.*

     179,100        899,082  

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., Class A*

     593,300        1,269,662  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*

     159,100        2,224,218  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

     564,000        2,966,640  

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A+

     50,000        355,000  

Penn Virginia Corp.*+

     43,500        441,525  

PrimeEnergy Resources Corp.*

     1,000        43,170  

Profire Energy, Inc.*

     84,700        72,207  

ProPetro Holding Corp.*

     242,500        1,792,075  

Ranger Energy Services, Inc.*

     38,400        139,776  

Renewable Energy Group, Inc.*

     106,885        7,569,596  

RPC, Inc.*

     555,000        1,748,250  

SandRidge Energy, Inc.*

     70,100        217,310  

Scorpio Tankers, Inc.+

     161,467        1,806,816  

Select Energy Services, Inc., Class A*

     327,500        1,342,750  

SFL Corp., Ltd.

     424,400        2,665,232  

SilverBow Resources, Inc.*+

     15,000        79,650  

Smart Sand, Inc.*

     132,000        227,040  

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc., Class A+

     107,900        878,306  

Southwestern Energy Co.*+

     2,004,123        5,972,287  

Talos Energy, Inc.*+

     183,400        1,511,216  

Teekay Corp.*+

     440,000        946,000  

Teekay Tankers, Ltd., Class A*+

     148,937        1,639,796  

TETRA Technologies, Inc.*

     369,600        318,410  

US Silica Holdings, Inc.+

     235,000        1,649,700  

VAALCO Energy, Inc.*

     400,000        708,000  

World Fuel Services Corp.

     80,500        2,508,380  
     

 

 

 
          111,406,952  

    Financials - 31.96%

     

1st Constitution Bancorp

     33,000        523,710  

1st Source Corp.

     75,000        3,022,500  

ACNB Corp.

     5,000        125,000  

Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.

     60,000        2,047,800  

Amalgamated Bank, Class A

     59,000        810,660  
 

 

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020  

 

    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

Common Stocks (continued)

     

    Financials (continued)

     

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.

     5,000      $ 128,250  

Amerant Bancorp, Inc.*

     149,394          2,270,789  

American National Bankshares, Inc.

     25,000        655,250  

American River Bankshares

     21,300        280,095  

AmeriServ Financial, Inc.

     138,000        431,940  

Ames National Corp.

     1,008        24,212  

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.

     80,984        3,539,001  

Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

     65,500        1,042,760  

Axos Financial, Inc.*

     179,710        6,744,516  

Banc of California, Inc.

     137,500        2,022,625  

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E

     87,200        1,380,376  

Bancorp 34, Inc.+

     15,400        174,790  

Bank of Commerce Holdings

     93,041        921,106  

Bank of NT Butterfield & Son, Ltd. (The)

     153,500        4,783,060  

Bank of Princeton (The)*

     19,480        456,027  

Bank7 Corp.

     51,500        731,300  

BankFinancial Corp.

     59,912        526,027  

Bar Harbor Bankshares

     55,966        1,264,272  

BCB Bancorp, Inc.

     85,400        945,378  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

     117,301        2,008,193  

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

     195,700        1,653,665  

Bridge Bancorp, Inc.

     54,000        1,305,720  

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

     250,000        3,010,000  

Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.

     57,800        1,768,391  

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

     65,000        1,323,400  

Byline Bancorp, Inc.

     125,000        1,931,250  

C&F Financial Corp.

     6,900        256,059  

Cadence BanCorp

     260,000        4,269,200  

Cambridge Bancorp

     552        38,502  

Carter Bankshares, Inc.

     18,000        192,960  

CB Financial Services, Inc.

     15,300        306,153  

CBTX, Inc.

     12,125        309,309  

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

     20,000        380,200  

Central Valley Community Bancorp

     80,000        1,191,200  

Century Bancorp, Inc., Class A

     5,000        386,800  

Chemung Financial Corp.

     19,500        662,025  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

    Financials (continued)

     

Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc.

     28,000      $ 304,920  

Citizens, Inc.*+

     106,040        607,609  

Civista Bancshares, Inc.

     57,523        1,008,378  

CNB Financial Corp.

     61,400          1,307,206  

Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc.

     16,122        273,429  

Colony Bankcorp, Inc.

     1,500        21,975  

Community Bankers Trust Corp.

     63,800        430,650  

Community Financial Corp. (The)

     12,500        331,000  

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.

     55,000        2,037,750  

Community West Bancshares

     42,000        381,360  

ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.

     118,400        2,343,136  

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.*

     146,650        621,796  

Cortland Bancorp

     10,000        186,100  

County Bancorp, Inc.

     50,237        1,109,233  

Cowen, Inc., Class A+

     134,100        3,485,259  

Curo Group Holdings Corp.

     45,600        653,448  

Customers Bancorp, Inc.*

     91,600        1,665,288  

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

     119,007        1,876,740  

Donegal Group, Inc., Class A

     139,000        1,955,730  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.*

     54,100        918,077  

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc.

     13,800        292,836  

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

     82,070        3,389,491  

Elevate Credit, Inc.*

     163,500        652,365  

Emclaire Financial Corp.+

     1,200        37,428  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

     105,900        3,408,921  

Encore Capital Group, Inc.*+

     112,500        4,381,875  

Enova International, Inc.*

     132,307        3,277,244  

Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.

     46,475        1,187,436  

Enterprise Financial Services Corp.

     81,100        2,834,445  

Equity Bancshares, Inc., Class A*

     37,100        800,989  

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.*

     22,000        422,180  

ESSA Bancorp, Inc.

     55,200        828,000  

Evans Bancorp, Inc.

     20,501        564,598  

EZCORP, Inc., Class A*+

     149,169        714,520  

Farmers National Banc Corp.

     54,550        723,879  
 

 

 

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Financials (continued)

     

FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A

     70,806      $       3,718,023  

FedNat Holding Co.

     72,600        429,792  

FG Financial Group, Inc.*

     16,800        70,896  

Financial Institutions, Inc.

     62,000        1,395,000  

First BanCorp Puerto Rico

     476,500        4,393,330  

First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC

     70,200        2,374,866  

First Bancshares, Inc. (The)

     49,200        1,519,296  

First Bank

     55,000        515,900  

First Busey Corp.

     123,500        2,661,425  

First Business Financial Services, Inc.

     51,400        946,274  

First Capital, Inc.+

     35        2,120  

First Choice Bancorp

     38,000        702,620  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

     273,800        2,995,372  

First Community Bankshares, Inc.

     4,579        98,815  

First Financial Corp.

     43,862        1,704,039  

First Financial Northwest, Inc.

     42,882        488,855  

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

     26,974        479,328  

First Merchants Corp.

     128,100        4,792,221  

First Mid Bancshares, Inc.

     51,500        1,733,490  

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

     266,400        4,241,088  

First National Corp.+

     18,000        304,200  

First Northwest Bancorp

     2,000        31,200  

First of Long Island Corp. (The)

     20,600        367,710  

First United Corp.

     21,876        339,078  

First US Bancshares, Inc.

     6,468        57,048  

Flushing Financial Corp.

     88,297        1,469,262  

FNCB Bancorp, Inc.

     6,000        38,400  

Franklin Financial Services Corp.

     6,100        164,883  

FVCBankcorp, Inc.*

     2,000        29,400  

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*

     1,300,000        4,914,000  

Global Indemnity Group, LLC, Class A

     57,600        1,646,784  

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.

     10,000        489,000  

Great Western Bancorp, Inc.

     123,000        2,570,700  

Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.*

     45,000        160,200  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

     93,000        1,054,620  

Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc.

     25,252        553,019  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

Financials (continued)

     

Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

     93,600      $       3,778,632  

Hennessy Advisors, Inc.+

     7,000        59,710  

Heritage Commerce Corp.

     12,900        114,423  

Heritage Financial Corp.

     88,400        2,067,676  

Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     89,600        907,648  

HMN Financial, Inc.*

     23,800        409,360  

Home Bancorp, Inc.

     52,213        1,461,442  

HomeStreet, Inc.

     64,500        2,176,875  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

     310,800        3,390,828  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

     107,000        4,498,280  

Horizon Bancorp, Inc.

     133,367        2,115,201  

Howard Bancorp, Inc.*

     71,000        838,510  

Independent Bank Corp.

     47,500        877,325  

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

     114,000        7,127,280  

Investar Holding Corp.

     40,000        661,600  

James River Group Holdings, Ltd.

     107,100        5,263,965  

Kingstone Cos., Inc.

     45,300        301,245  

Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.

     165,850        2,106,295  

Landmark Bancorp, Inc.

     15,297        349,536  

LCNB Corp.

     45,500        668,395  

Limestone Bancorp, Inc.*

     23,450        294,532  

Luther Burbank Corp.

     253,197        2,481,331  

Mackinac Financial Corp.

     48,500        618,860  

Malvern Bancorp, Inc.*+

     4,900        75,950  

Manning & Napier, Inc.

     323,975        2,031,323  

Marlin Business Services Corp.

     37,280        456,307  

Meridian Bancorp, Inc.

     40,000        596,400  

Meridian Corp.

     30,000        624,000  

Meta Financial Group, Inc.

     93,931        3,434,117  

Metrocity Bankshares, Inc.

     9,291        133,976  

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.*

     31,400        1,138,878  

Middlefield Banc Corp.+

     34,000        765,000  

Midland States Bancorp, Inc.

     46,991        839,729  

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.

     41,460        1,015,770  

MMA Capital Holdings, Inc.*

     7,800        191,880  

Mr Cooper Group, Inc.*

     252,466        7,834,020  

MVB Financial Corp.

     32,600        739,368  

National Holdings Corp.*

     2,000        6,060  

National Western Life Group, Inc., Class A

     11,314        2,335,662  

Navient Corp.

     430,000        4,222,600  

Nicholas Financial, Inc.*

     43,400        363,692  
 

 

 

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    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

Common Stocks (continued)

     

Financials (continued)

     

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A*

     185,000      $ 4,190,250  

Northeast Bank

     37,500        844,500  

Northfield Bancorp, Inc.

     55,000        678,150  

Northrim BanCorp, Inc.

     20,445        694,108  

Oak Valley Bancorp+

     2,000        33,240  

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

     149,123            2,778,161  

Ocwen Financial Corp.*

     25,001        722,779  

OFG Bancorp

     177,900        3,298,266  

Old Point Financial Corp.

     1,000        18,960  

Old Second Bancorp, Inc.

     85,550        864,055  

OP Bancorp

     91,900        707,630  

Oportun Financial Corp.*

     78,000        1,510,860  

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A

     54,493        1,712,715  

Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.

     25,600        423,680  

Ottawa Bancorp, Inc.+

     1,000        14,570  

Pacific Mercantile Bancorp*

     47,086        242,022  

Pacific Premier Bancorp,

     

Inc.

     215,900        6,764,147  

Parke Bancorp, Inc.

     55,099        859,544  

Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc.

     3,000        34,440  

Patriot National Bancorp, Inc.+

     13,000        122,720  

PCB Bancorp

     93,600        946,296  

Peapack-Gladstone

     

Financial Corp.

     54,894        1,249,387  

Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.

     3,034        78,914  

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.

     24,017        552,871  

Peoples Bancorp, Inc.

     74,600        2,020,914  

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

     22,900        841,804  

Piper Sandler Cos.

     35,500        3,581,950  

Plumas Bancorp

     2,000        47,000  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

     36,600        1,847,202  

Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc.

     52,650        699,719  

ProAssurance Corp.

     140,000        2,490,600  

ProSight Global, Inc.*

     3,500        44,905  

Protective Insurance Corp., Class B

     73,900        1,013,169  

Provident Bancorp, Inc.

     54,600        655,200  

Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.

     51,000        801,210  

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

     187,731        3,371,649  

Prudential Bancorp, Inc.

     4,600        63,710  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

Financials (continued)

     

QCR Holdings, Inc.

     63,500      $ 2,513,965  

RBB Bancorp

     95,883        1,474,681  

Regional Management Corp.

     68,000        2,030,480  

Renasant Corp.

     145,780        4,909,870  

Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A

     74,642        2,692,337  

Riverview Bancorp, Inc.

     119,500        628,570  

Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.

     2,183        81,360  

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.

     111,900        3,602,061  

SB Financial Group, Inc.

     33,800        617,864  

Security National Financial Corp., Class A*

     96,201        803,278  

Select Bancorp, Inc.*

     54,591        516,977  

Severn Bancorp, Inc.

     35,000        249,900  

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

     67,012        978,375  

Sierra Bancorp

     53,000            1,267,760  

SmartFinancial, Inc.

     53,000        961,420  

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc.+

     1,000        31,750  

Southern Missouri

     

Bancorp, Inc.

     11,000        334,840  

Southern National

     

Bancorp of Virginia, Inc.

     79,858        967,080  

Spirit of Texas Bancshares, Inc.

     65,000        1,092,000  

Standard AVB Financial Corp.

     25,900        844,081  

Sterling Bancorp, Inc.

     24,000        108,960  

Stewart Information

     

Services Corp.

     81,714        3,951,689  

StoneX Group, Inc.*

     81,014        4,690,711  

Summit Financial Group, Inc.

     35,515        784,171  

Summit State Bank

     30,000        397,500  

SuRo Capital Corp.+

     86,900        1,137,521  

SWK Holdings Corp.*

     4,500        64,755  

TCG BDC, Inc.

     50,000        513,000  

Territorial Bancorp, Inc.

     30,000        720,900  

Third Point Reinsurance, Ltd.*

     324,600        3,090,192  

Timberland Bancorp, Inc.

     25,500        618,630  

Tiptree, Inc.

     185,200        929,704  

TriCo Bancshares

     88,000        3,104,640  

TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.*

     109,900        1,912,260  

United Bancshares, Inc.

     1,000        24,460  

United Fire Group, Inc.

     78,800        1,977,880  

United Insurance Holdings Corp.

     72,200        412,984  

Unity Bancorp, Inc.

     63,867        1,120,866  
 

 

 

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    Industry Company    Shares        Value      

Common Stocks (continued)

 

Financials (continued)

     

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     86,316      $ 1,304,235  

Univest Financial Corp.

     84,979        1,748,868  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

     139,230        3,572,642  

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A

     193,800        4,936,086  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

     81,475        7,497,330  

Watford Holdings, Ltd.*

     9,108        315,137  

Western New England Bancorp, Inc.

     145,000        999,050  

World Acceptance Corp.*+

     26,100        2,667,942  
     

 

 

 
            341,727,756  

Health Care - 2.56%

     

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*

     585,700        2,594,651  

CynergisTek, Inc.*

     60,000        87,000  

Five Star Senior Living, Inc.*

     68,400        471,960  

FONAR Corp.*

     45,500        789,880  

Kewaunee Scientific Corp.*

     3,000        37,830  

Lannett Co., Inc.*+

     118,000        769,360  

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     255,000        872,100  

Magellan Health, Inc.*

     69,500        5,757,380  

National HealthCare Corp.

     18,500        1,228,585  

Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     400        3,232  

Owens & Minor, Inc.

     208,500        5,639,925  

Surgery Partners, Inc.*

     152,241        4,416,511  

Tivity Health, Inc.*

     155,000        3,036,450  

Triple-S Management Corp., Class B*

     78,550        1,677,043  
     

 

 

 
        27,381,907  

Industrials - 18.16%

     

AAR Corp.

     75,000        2,716,500  

Acacia Research Corp.*

     196,000        772,240  

ACCO Brands Corp.

     375,300        3,171,285  

Acme United Corp.

     15,000        451,950  

Aegion Corp.*

     113,000        2,145,870  

AeroCentury Corp.*

     4,300        46,225  

Air T, Inc.*

     4,200        104,580  

Allegiant Travel Co.

     41,500        7,853,460  

ARC Document Solutions, Inc.

     50,000        74,000  

ArcBest Corp.

     84,500        3,605,615  

Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.*

     15,000        42,750  

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

     95,700        5,219,478  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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Industrials (continued)

     

Avis Budget Group, Inc.*

     109,500      $ 4,084,350  

BG Staffing, Inc.

     18,000        242,820  

BrightView Holdings, Inc.*

     257,800        3,897,936  

Caesarstone, Ltd.

     130,600        1,683,434  

CAI International, Inc.

     89,600        2,799,104  

Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.

     1,000        22,860  

CIRCOR International, Inc.*

     75,000        2,883,000  

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.*

     144,100        1,246,465  

CompX International, Inc.

     1,000        14,230  

Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc.*

     130,000        497,900  

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.*

     378,100        3,508,768  

Costamare, Inc.

     517,200        4,282,416  

Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.*

     51,100        756,791  

DLH Holdings Corp.*

     83,500        778,220  

DXP Enterprises, Inc.*

     54,000        1,200,420  

Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.*+

     32,142        610,698  

Eastern Co. (The)

     19,601        472,384  

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.*

     104,000        2,789,280  

EnPro Industries, Inc.

     61,800        4,667,136  

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors, LLC+

     235,000        5,513,100  

Foundation Building Materials, Inc.*

     129,700        2,491,537  

Genco Shipping & Trading, Ltd.

     180,900        1,331,424  

General Finance Corp.*

     115,764        985,152  

GMS, Inc.*

     118,200            3,602,736  

GP Strategies Corp.*

     60,000        711,600  

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)

     116,700        4,245,546  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

     63,000        1,878,030  

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.+

     98,300        1,739,910  

HC2 Holdings, Inc.*+

     335,127        1,092,513  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

     70,000        2,056,600  

Herc Holdings, Inc.*

     82,300        5,465,543  

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

     34,600        2,060,430  

Interface, Inc.

     153,500        1,611,750  

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A

     99,300        2,042,601  

Knoll, Inc.

     185,000        2,715,800  

L B Foster Co., Class A*

     35,700        537,285  

Limbach Holdings, Inc.*

     32,800        404,424  
 

 

 

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Industrials (continued)

 

LS Starrett Co. (The),
Class A*

     15,000          $          63,450  

LSI Industries, Inc.

     104,900        897,944  

Lydall, Inc.*

     59,500        1,786,785  

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)*

     100,000        1,331,000  

Matthews International
Corp., Class A

     100,000        2,940,000  

Maxar Technologies, Inc.

     176,000        6,791,840  

Mesa Air Group, Inc.*+

     107,900        721,851  

Miller Industries, Inc.

     34,400        1,307,888  

Mistras Group, Inc.*

     78,500        609,160  

MRC Global, Inc.*

     137,500        911,625  

MYR Group, Inc.*

     54,120        3,252,612  

Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc.*

     43,102        96,979  

NL Industries, Inc.

     30,500        145,790  

NN, Inc.*

     133,000        873,810  

Northwest Pipe Co.*

     50,000        1,415,000  

NOW, Inc.*

     276,566        1,985,744  

Orion Group Holdings,
Inc.*

     173,222        859,181  

P&F Industries, Inc.,
Class A

     696        4,211  

PAM Transportation
Services, Inc.*

     28,805        1,411,445  

Pangaea Logistics
Solutions, Ltd.

     111,200        308,024  

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.

     40,515        1,251,913  

Patriot Transportation
Holding, Inc.

     7,500        65,850  

Perma-Pipe International
Holdings, Inc.*

     20,000        121,200  

Powell Industries, Inc.

     25,000        737,250  

Preformed Line Products Co.

     16,375        1,120,705  

Primoris Services Corp.

     150,200        4,147,022  

Quad/Graphics, Inc.

     34,000        129,880  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

     75,000        1,662,750  

REV Group, Inc.

     348,000        3,065,880  

Rush Enterprises, Inc.,
Class A

     137,900        5,711,818  

Rush Enterprises, Inc.,
Class B

     69,410        2,629,945  

Safe Bulkers, Inc.*

     312,100        405,730  

Scorpio Bulkers, Inc.+

     24,350        412,246  

SEACOR Holdings, Inc.*

     61,400        2,545,030  

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

     350,000        4,742,500  

Sterling Construction Co., Inc.*

     100,000        1,861,000  

Team, Inc.*

     83,600        911,240  

Terex Corp.

     61,000        2,128,290  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares          Value      

Industrials (continued)

 

Textainer Group Holdings, Ltd.*

     205,400          $      3,939,572  

Titan Machinery, Inc.*

     95,100        1,859,205  

TrueBlue, Inc.*

     126,650        2,367,088  

Tutor Perini Corp.*

     181,870        2,355,217  

Ultralife Corp.*

     22,400        144,928  

Universal Logistics
Holdings, Inc.

     69,400        1,428,946  

US Xpress Enterprises,
Inc., Class A*

     195,000        1,333,800  

USA Truck, Inc.*

     10,000        89,300  

Veritiv Corp.*

     53,500        1,112,265  

Viad Corp.

     59,000        2,134,030  

VSE Corp.

     37,600        1,447,224  

Wabash National Corp.

     173,900        2,996,297  

WESCO International,
Inc.*

     90,000        7,065,000  

Willis Lease Finance
Corp.*

     48,400        1,474,264  
     

 

 

 
          194,239,870  

Information Technology - 5.50%

 

Alpha & Omega
Semiconductor, Ltd.*

     114,544        2,707,820  

Avaya Holdings Corp.*

     250,500        4,797,075  

Aviat Networks, Inc.*

     20,200        689,830  

Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B

     24,500        368,235  

Benchmark Electronics,
Inc.

     151,000        4,078,510  

Communications Systems, Inc.

     20,000        91,400  

Computer Task Group, Inc.*

     50,000        306,000  

Comtech
Telecommunications

    Corp.

     111,015        2,296,900  

CSP, Inc.

     5,150        39,809  

Eastman Kodak Co.*+

     163,181        1,328,293  

GTT Communications,
Inc.*+

     140,000        499,800  

Information Services
Group, Inc.*

     140,300        460,184  

Innodata, Inc.*

     18,000        95,400  

Kimball Electronics, Inc.*

     112,600        1,800,474  

MTS Systems Corp.

     21,408        1,245,089  

NeoPhotonics Corp.*

     160,000        1,454,400  

NETGEAR, Inc.*

     40,000        1,625,200  

NetScout Systems, Inc.*

     94,500        2,591,190  

NetSol Technologies, Inc.*

     39,800        151,240  

Photronics, Inc.*

     271,050        3,024,918  

Ribbon Communications, Inc.*

     240,100        1,575,056  
 

 

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020  

 

    Industry Company    Shares          Value      

Common Stocks (continued)

 

Information Technology (continued)

 

Sanmina Corp.*

     135,100      $ 4,308,339  

ScanSource, Inc.*

     82,100        2,165,798  

StarTek, Inc.*

     232,000        1,744,640  

Super Micro Computer,
Inc.*

     175,425        5,553,956  

Support.com, Inc.*

     75,000        165,000  

Synacor, Inc.*+

     182,000        247,520  

Taitron Components, Inc.,
Class A

     10,000        32,400  

Trio-Tech International*

     21,800        86,361  

TSR, Inc.*+

     1,000        6,820  

TTM Technologies, Inc.*

     370,153        5,106,261  

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*

     93,700        2,918,755  

VirnetX Holding Corp.+

     215,000        1,083,600  

Wayside Technology
Group, Inc.

     16,400        313,240  

Xperi Holding Corp.

     183,500        3,835,150  
     

 

 

 
            58,794,663  

Materials - 8.10%

 

  

Advanced Emissions
Solutions, Inc.

     84,575        465,162  

AdvanSix, Inc.*

     70,000        1,399,300  

AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.*

     236,100        535,947  

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.*

     60,000        328,800  

Boise Cascade Co.

     78,500        3,752,300  

Caledonia Mining Corp.
PLC

     9,200        146,096  

Carpenter Technology
Corp.

     120,000        3,494,400  

Century Aluminum Co.*+

     300,000        3,309,000  

Clearwater Paper Corp.*+

     57,000        2,151,750  

Contura Energy, Inc.*

     71,800        816,366  

Core Molding
Technologies, Inc.*

     30,000        422,400  

Domtar Corp.+

     157,000        4,969,050  

Friedman Industries, Inc.

     52,100        357,406  

FutureFuel Corp.

     102,800        1,305,560  

Glatfelter Corp.

     147,400        2,414,412  

Haynes International, Inc.

     40,410        963,374  

Intrepid Potash, Inc.*

     48,356        1,167,797  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

     38,600        3,817,540  

Koppers Holdings, Inc.*

     40,000        1,246,400  

Kraton Corp.*

     117,150        3,255,599  

Mercer International, Inc.+

     226,150        2,318,038  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     100,900        6,267,908  

Olympic Steel, Inc.

     37,000        493,210  

PQ Group Holdings, Inc.

     376,850        5,373,881  

Ramaco Resources, Inc.*+

     70,700        203,616  

Rayonier Advanced
Materials, Inc.*

     224,500        1,463,740  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares          Value      

Materials (continued)

 

Resolute Forest Products, Inc.*

     251,500      $       1,644,810  

Ryerson Holding Corp.*

     115,000        1,568,600  

Schnitzer Steel Industries,
Inc., Class A

     110,800        3,535,628  

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

     84,700        368,445  

TimkenSteel Corp.*

     122,500        572,075  

Trecora Resources*

     84,200        588,558  

Tredegar Corp.

     106,700        1,781,890  

Trinseo SA

     100,000        5,121,000  

Tronox Holdings PLC,
Class A

     362,185        5,295,145  

United States Steel
Corp.+

     395,000        6,624,150  

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.*

     22,450        167,926  

US Concrete, Inc.*

     60,000        2,398,200  

Verso Corp., Class A

     101,800        1,223,636  

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

     152,992        3,261,789  
     

 

 

 
        86,590,904  

Real Estate - 1.16%

 

  

Altisource Portfolio
Solutions SA*

     48,861        629,330  

BBX Capital, Inc.*+

     55,208        314,133  

CTO Realty Growth, Inc.

     19,036        802,558  

Newmark Group, Inc.,
Class A

     721,000        5,256,090  

Realogy Holdings Corp.*

     415,600        5,452,672  
     

 

 

 
        12,454,783  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.99%

        1,069,145,079  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $855,803,398)

     

PREFERRED STOCK - 0.00%

 

  

Air T Funding, 8.00%***+

     221        5,635  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK - 0.00%

        5,635  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $4,597)

     

RIGHTS - 0.01%

 

  

Newstar Financial, Inc.,
CVR*D

     120,000         

Pan American Silver
Corp.,CVR*

     150,000        123,750  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS - 0.01%

        123,750  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $44,719)

     
 

 

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020  

 

    Industry Company    Shares          Value      

WARRANTS - 0.00%

     

Air T Funding, expiring
06/07/20*

     11,644        $        2,655  

Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.,
expiring 10/15/21*

     3,317        141  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS - 0.00%

        2,796  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $106,727)

     

 

    

Rate^

     Shares      Value  

MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.26%

 

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I 0.01%

        2,759,478        2,759,478  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.26%

 

     2,759,478  
        

 

 

 

(Cost $2,759,478)

 

  
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES
LENDING - 2.83%

 

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I** 0.01%

        30,305,157        30,305,157  
        

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 2.83%

 

     30,305,157  
        

 

 

 

(Cost $30,305,157)

 

  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 103.09%

 

   $ 1,102,341,895  

(Cost $889,024,076)

 

  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (3.09%)

 

     (33,041,941
        

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

   $ 1,069,299,954  
        

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

**

This security represents the investment of the cash collateral received in connection with securities out on loan as of December 31, 2020.

***

Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date.

^

Rate disclosed as of December 31, 2020.

D

Security was fair valued using significant unobservable inputs. As such, the security is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

+

This security or a portion of the security is out on loan at December 31, 2020. Total loaned securities had a value of $81,551,891, which included loaned securities with a value of $90,214 that have been sold and are pending settlement as of December 31, 2020. The total market value of loaned securities excluding these pending sales is $81,461,677. See Note 2 for disclosure of cash and non-cash collateral.

CVR - Contingent Value Right

LLC - Limited Liability Company

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

    

 

Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 12/31/2020 (See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements):

 

     Valuation Inputs  
     Investment in Securities (Value)  
    

Level 1

Quoted

Prices

    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Total  

Common Stocks

       

Financials

    $341,495,918       $231,838           $–       $341,727,756  

Other

Industries (a)

    727,417,323                   727,417,323  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common
Stocks

    1,068,913,241       231,838             1,069,145,079  

Preferred
Stock

    5,635                   5,635  

Rights

    123,750             0       123,750  

Warrants

    2,796                   2,796  

Money Market
Fund

          2,759,478             2,759,478  

Investments Purchased

    With Cash

    Proceeds

    From

    Securities

    Lending

          30,305,157             30,305,157  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL

    $1,069,045,422       $33,296,473       $0       $1,102,341,895  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)  -

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

Investment in Securities (Value)  
      Rights  

Balance as of 06/30/2020

     $   6,000  

Purchases

      

Sales

      

Return of Capital

      

Realized Gain/(Loss)

      

Change in unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

     (6,000

Transfers in

      

Transfers out

      
  

 

 

 

Balance as of 12/31/2020

     $          0  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) from investments held as of 12/31/2020

     $  (6,000
  

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

 

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Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund

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December 31, 2020

Dear Fellow Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund Shareholder,

For the quarter ended December 31, 2020, our Fund returned +34.38%, outperforming our primary market benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value Index (+33.36%). It was a good quarter.

For the calendar year, our Fund returned -1.86%, underperforming the Russell 2000 Value Index (+4.63%).

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, five-year, 10-year and inception-to-date financial results. See the next page for a graph of performance since inception.

Standardized Returns as of December 31, 2020

 

                   

 

Annualized

                        Since
  Inception  
       Quarter       6 Months       1 Year       5 Years       10 Years     (12/31/10)

Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund

  34.38%   38.94%   -1.86%   5.98%   7.19%   7.19%

Russell 2000 Value Index

  33.36%   36.77%   4.63%   9.65%   8.66%   8.66%

Performance figures quoted in the table above and the graph on the next page represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Total return figures in the table above include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table above and the graph on the next page do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the redemption of Fund shares.

The Russell 2000 Value Index is an unmanaged index that consists of stocks in the Russell 2000 Index with lower price-to book ratios and lower forecasted growth values with dividends reinvested. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

 

 

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Growth of a $10,000 Investment

from Inception December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2020

 

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance

 

The Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund is designed to capture the returns of the small-cap value asset class through broad diversification of small company and value stocks. We also seek to minimize the distribution of capital gains within the constraints of the investment objective. This approach is sometimes referred to as “passive, asset class investing.” As of December 31, 2020, we held 668 such stocks in a market-cap weighted style. We make no attempt to track any particular index in either performance or statistics.

The Fund’s tilt toward smaller stocks in the small-cap value universe was a leading contributor to relative returns, as smaller stocks outperformed their larger counterparts during the quarter. The Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks across multiple valuation metrics also improved relative performance.

By design, the Fund does not hold Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) or Utilities stocks. The lack of exposure to REITs and Utilities stocks benefited relative results.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance

 

The Fund’s tilt toward deeper value stocks across multiple valuation metrics hurt relative results during the year. A tilt toward smaller stocks in the small-cap value universe modestly helped relative results over the 12-month period, despite segments of the year when smaller stocks significantly lagged their larger counterparts.

By design, the Fund does not hold Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Utilities stocks. The lack of exposure to both these types of stocks added to relative results.

 

 

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Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2020

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % of Net
Assets

1

  

Mr Cooper Group, Inc.

  

Financials

   0.9%

2

  

WESCO International, Inc.

  

Industrials

   0.8%

3

  

Adient PLC

  

Consumer Discretionary

   0.8%

4

  

Renewable Energy Group, Inc.

  

Energy

   0.8%

5

  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

  

Financials

   0.8%

6

  

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

  

Financials

   0.8%

7

  

Allegiant Travel Co.

  

Industrials

   0.7%

8

  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.

  

Consumer Discretionary

   0.7%

9

  

Avis Budget Group, Inc.

  

Industrials

   0.7%

10

  

Maxar Technologies, Inc.

  

Industrials

   0.6%
  

Total

      7.6%

Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2020

 

 

      % of Net Assets          % of Russell 2000
Value Index
         Difference

Communication Services

       2.6 %             2.4 %             0.2 %

Consumer Discretionary

       15.9 %             12.8 %                      3.1 %

Consumer Staples

       3.7 %                      3.6 %             0.2 %

Energy

       10.7 %             4.2 %             6.5 %

Financials

       31.0 %             27.6 %             3.4 %

Health Care

       2.8 %             6.4 %             -3.6 %

Industrials

       18.3 %             16.8 %             1.5 %

Information Technology

       5.4 %             6.4 %             -1.0 %

Materials

       7.9 %             6.2 %             1.7 %

Real Estate

       1.4 %             9.1 %             -7.7 %

Utilities

       0.0 %             4.5 %             -4.5 %

Cash & Other Assets

       0.3 %                   0.0 %                   0.3 %

Total

       100.0 %             100.0 %          

Disclaimer

 

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those related to market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter end, December 31, 2020, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

Market volatility can significantly impact short-term performance. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in small companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies. This additional risk is attributable to a number of factors, including the relatively limited financial resources that are typically available to small companies and the fact that small companies often have comparatively limited product lines. In addition, the stock of small companies tends to be more volatile than the stock of large companies, particularly in the short term and particularly in the early stages of an economic or market downturn. Shareholders of the Fund, therefore, are taking on more risk than they would if they invested in the stock market as a whole.

 

 

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Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

The Investment Management Team

 

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020

 

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 99.69%

 

    Communication Services - 2.62%

 

A.H. Belo Corp., Class A

     51,457      $ 77,700  

Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.

     189,187        698,100  

ATN International, Inc.

     17,000        709,920  

Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A

     65,000        96,850  

Cars.com, Inc.*

     55,000        621,500  

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.*+

     140,000        684,600  

Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A*

     28,100        245,032  

DHI Group, Inc.*

     98,500        218,670  

Emerald Holding, Inc.

     79,300        429,806  

Emmis Communications Corp., Class A*

     57,200        104,104  

Entercom Communications Corp., Class A

     193,680        478,389  

Entravision Communications Corp., Class A

     162,300        446,325  

EW Scripps Co. (The), Class A

     97,100        1,484,659  

Fluent, Inc.*

     94,200        500,202  

Gannett Co., Inc.*

     85,163        286,148  

Gray Television, Inc.*

     188,000            3,363,320  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class A*

     115,000        1,307,550  

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., Class B*

     100,000        1,038,000  

Marcus Corp. (The)

     47,054        634,288  

Meredith Corp.+

     67,000        1,286,400  

Saga Communications, Inc., Class A

     13,100        314,662  

Scholastic Corp.

     43,450        1,086,250  

Townsquare Media, Inc., Class A

     40,700        271,062  

Urban One, Inc.*

     105,000        122,850  
     

 

 

 
        16,506,387  

    Consumer Discretionary - 15.84%

 

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A+

     120,600        2,455,416  

Adient PLC*

     145,000        5,041,650  

Adtalem Global Education, Inc.*

     59,800        2,030,210  

AMCON Distributing Co.

     1,350        160,582  

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.*

     134,150        1,118,811  

American Outdoor Brands, Inc.*

     16,000        272,480  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

    Consumer Discretionary (continued)

 

  

American Public Education, Inc.*

     22,700      $ 691,896  

Ark Restaurants Corp.

     8,500        164,815  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

     31,000        4,517,940  

Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.*

     74,900        348,285  

Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.

     15,859        318,449  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.*

     56,500        855,975  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.+

     197,500            3,507,600  

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.+

     45,000        459,450  

Big Lots, Inc.+

     60,300        2,588,679  

Biglari Holdings, Inc., Class B*

     6,700        745,040  

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.

     28,000        1,077,720  

Bluegreen Vacations Corp.

     92,800        736,832  

Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corp.

     38,604        522,312  

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.*

     40,000        170,800  

Caleres, Inc.

     63,900        1,000,035  

Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     98,000        615,440  

Cato Corp. (The), Class A

     38,000        364,420  

Century Casinos, Inc.*

     52,700        336,753  

Century Communities, Inc.*

     75,000        3,283,500  

Chico’s FAS, Inc.

     195,200        310,368  

China Automotive Systems, Inc.*+

     45,550        284,232  

China XD Plastics Co., Ltd.*

     108,400        107,316  

Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.*

     25,000        662,250  

Citi Trends, Inc.

     31,020        1,541,074  

Conn’s, Inc.*

     42,600        497,994  

Container Store Group, Inc. (The)*

     98,550        940,167  

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

     75,050        3,039,525  

Crown Crafts, Inc.

     30,050        214,857  

Culp, Inc.

     10,000        158,700  

Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.*

     60,600        549,036  

Delta Apparel, Inc.*

     23,700        475,659  

Dillard’s, Inc., Class A+

     33,900        2,137,395  

Dixie Group, Inc. (The)*

     23,400        59,670  

Dover Motorsports, Inc.

     60,000        136,200  

Escalade, Inc.

     10,000        211,700  

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

     58,600        1,184,306  

Express, Inc.*+

     160,000        145,600  

Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     45,500        518,700  

Flanigan’s Enterprises, Inc.*

     2,500        49,398  
 

 

 

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    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

     

    Consumer Discretionary (continued)

 

  

Flexsteel Industries, Inc.

     8,500      $ 297,245  

Fossil Group, Inc.*

     50,000        433,500  

Full House Resorts, Inc.*

     70,000        275,100  

GameStop Corp., Class A*+

     25,000        471,000  

Genesco, Inc.*

     26,500        797,385  

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.*

     72,600            1,723,524  

Golden Entertainment, Inc.*

     47,000        934,830  

Good Times Restaurants, Inc.*

     4,300        12,255  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.+

     28,250        3,704,705  

Guess?, Inc.+

     103,000        2,329,860  

Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.

     34,659        959,015  

Hibbett Sports, Inc.*

     41,500        1,916,470  

Hooker Furniture Corp.

     15,900        512,775  

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.*

     123,000        409,590  

J Alexander’s Holdings, Inc.*

     15,250        111,173  

Lands’ End, Inc.*+

     34,900        752,793  

Lazydays Holdings, Inc.*+

     21,608        351,130  

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

     57,449        873,225  

Live Ventures, Inc.*

     3,200        39,584  

M/I Homes, Inc.*

     53,000        2,347,370  

MarineMax, Inc.*

     44,900        1,572,847  

Meritage Homes Corp.*

     3,900        322,998  

Modine Manufacturing Co.*

     81,900        1,028,664  

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.*

     35,000        686,700  

Movado Group, Inc.

     24,100        400,542  

New Home Co., Inc. (The)*

     20,000        93,800  

ODP Corp. (The)

     85,390        2,501,927  

Perdoceo Education Corp.*

     85,200        1,076,076  

Playa Hotels & Resorts NV*

     215,300        1,281,035  

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*+

     20,000        384,600  

Rocky Brands, Inc.

     18,850        529,120  

Select Interior Concepts, Inc., Class A*

     65,000        464,750  

Shoe Carnival, Inc.+

     30,600        1,198,908  

Signet Jewelers, Ltd.+

     98,700        2,691,549  

Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc.+

     64,000        1,136,000  

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A+

     71,000        2,738,470  

Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.*

     44,400        779,220  

Strattec Security Corp.

     17,300        853,928  

Stride, Inc.*

     55,850        1,185,695  

Superior Group of Cos., Inc.

     38,500        894,740  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

    Consumer Discretionary (continued)

 

  

Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.*

     14,700      $ 47,040  

Tenneco, Inc., Class A*

     138,700        1,470,220  

Tilly’s, Inc., Class A

     36,900        301,104  

TravelCenters of America, Inc.*

     40,730            1,327,798  

TRI Pointe Group, Inc.*+

     160,000        2,760,000  

Unifi, Inc.*

     45,000        798,300  

Unique Fabricating, Inc.*

     29,500        162,229  

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.*

     13,100        84,626  

Vince Holding Corp.*+

     15,000        95,400  

Vista Outdoor, Inc.*

     106,000        2,518,560  

VOXX International Corp.*

     52,164        665,613  

Weyco Group, Inc.

     17,500        277,200  

ZAGG, Inc.*

     30,000        125,100  

Zumiez, Inc.*

     37,800        1,390,284  
     

 

 

 
        99,706,809  

    Consumer Staples - 3.73%

     

Alico, Inc.

     13,100        406,362  

Andersons, Inc. (The)

     75,116        1,841,093  

B&G Foods, Inc.+

     74,600        2,068,658  

Central Garden & Pet Co.*

     7,000        270,270  

Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A*

     61,200        2,223,396  

Coffee Holding Co., Inc.*

     10,000        38,400  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

     85,000        2,939,300  

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.+

     83,000        1,997,810  

Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A

     35,750        1,525,095  

Lifeway Foods, Inc.*

     2,000        10,820  

Natural Alternatives International, Inc.*

     16,800        175,056  

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.

     36,100        496,014  

Oil-Dri Corp. of America

     1,000        34,080  

Rite Aid Corp.*+

     147,500        2,334,925  

S&W Seed Co.*

     10,000        29,300  

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A*

     25,450        1,015,455  

SpartanNash Co.

     63,982        1,113,927  

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

     117,000        1,868,490  

Village Super Market, Inc., Class A

     39,400        869,164  

Weis Markets, Inc.

     46,100        2,204,041  
     

 

 

 
        23,461,656  
 

 

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020  

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

     

    Energy - 10.66%

     

Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.

     10,600      $ 255,460  

Amplify Energy Corp.

     141,000        184,710  

Antero Resources Corp.*+

     585,000            3,188,250  

Arch Resources, Inc.

     24,300        1,063,611  

Archrock, Inc.

     206,700        1,790,022  

Ardmore Shipping Corp.

     78,700        257,349  

Berry Corp.

     115,571        425,301  

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.*

     59,300        1,146,269  

Bristow Group, Inc.*

     14,200        373,744  

Comstock Resources, Inc.*

     418,200        1,827,534  

CONSOL Energy, Inc.*

     40,500        292,005  

Contango Oil & Gas Co.*+

     70,000        160,300  

Dawson Geophysical Co.*

     52,000        110,240  

DHT Holdings, Inc.

     329,700        1,724,331  

Diamond S Shipping, Inc.*+

     105,000        699,300  

Dorian LPG, Ltd.*

     149,029        1,816,663  

Earthstone Energy, Inc., Class A*

     147,055        783,803  

Epsilon Energy, Ltd.*+

     60,000        222,600  

Exterran Corp.*

     34,000        150,280  

Frontline, Ltd.+

     420,000        2,612,400  

Golar LNG, Ltd.*+

     176,390        1,700,400  

Goodrich Petroleum Corp.*

     22,000        221,980  

Green Plains, Inc.*+

     71,450        940,996  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

     240,500        1,010,100  

International Seaways, Inc.

     55,000        898,150  

Kosmos Energy, Ltd.

     460,151        1,081,355  

Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc., Class A+

     195,000        2,010,450  

Matador Resources Co.*

     181,377        2,187,407  

Matrix Service Co.*

     52,800        581,856  

Murphy Oil Corp.+

     230,000        2,783,000  

Nabors Industries, Ltd.+

     4,000        232,920  

NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A

     16,450        432,635  

National Energy Services Reunited Corp.*+

     185,200        1,839,036  

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.*+

     30,152        285,841  

Navigator Holdings, Ltd.*

     104,100        1,139,895  

Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp.+

     42,500        131,325  

Newpark Resources, Inc.*

     150,200        288,384  

NexTier Oilfield Solutions, Inc.*

     239,574        824,135  

Nine Energy Service, Inc.*

     37,700        102,544  

Nordic American Tankers, Ltd.+

     333,800        984,710  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

    Energy (continued)

     

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.*+

     52,630      $ 461,039  

Oceaneering International, Inc.*

     130,600        1,038,270  

Oil States International, Inc.*

     98,400        493,968  

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., Class A*

     215,916        462,060  

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.*

     92,000            1,286,160  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

     265,000        1,393,900  

PBF Energy, Inc., Class A+

     167,000        1,185,700  

PDC Energy, Inc.*

     71,200        1,461,736  

Penn Virginia Corp.*

     26,000        263,900  

PrimeEnergy Resources Corp.*

     2,000        86,340  

Profire Energy, Inc.*

     100,000        85,250  

ProPetro Holding Corp.*

     139,810        1,033,196  

Ranger Energy Services, Inc.*

     23,500        85,540  

Renewable Energy Group, Inc.*

     69,219        4,902,090  

REX American Resources Corp.*

     7,850        576,739  

RPC, Inc.*

     232,000        730,800  

Scorpio Tankers, Inc.+

     98,690        1,104,341  

Select Energy Services, Inc., Class A*

     149,000        610,900  

SFL Corp., Ltd.+

     173,500        1,089,580  

Smart Sand, Inc.*

     75,000        129,000  

Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc., Class A

     120,300        979,242  

Southwestern Energy Co.*+

     1,125,018        3,352,554  

Talos Energy, Inc.*

     72,100        594,104  

Teekay Corp.*+

     170,000        365,500  

Teekay Tankers, Ltd., Class A*+

     59,500        655,095  

TETRA Technologies, Inc.*

     275,000        236,912  

US Silica Holdings, Inc.+

     129,500        909,090  

VAALCO Energy, Inc.*

     134,900        238,773  

World Fuel Services Corp.

     81,256        2,531,937  
     

 

 

 
        67,105,007  

    Financials - 31.03%

     

1st Constitution Bancorp

     12,250        194,408  

1st Source Corp.

     40,500        1,632,150  

ACNB Corp.

     6,600        165,000  

Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.

     31,131        1,062,501  
 

 

 

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    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

     

    Financials (continued)

     

Amalgamated Bank, Class A

     46,800      $ 643,032  

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.

     11,500        294,975  

Amerant Bancorp, Inc.*

     85,000            1,292,000  

American National Bankshares, Inc.

     13,500        353,835  

American River Bankshares

     16,244        213,609  

AmeriServ Financial, Inc.

     66,000        206,580  

Ames National Corp.

     5,000        120,100  

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.

     39,094        1,708,408  

Associated Capital Group, Inc., Class A

     19,500        684,840  

Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

     36,133        575,237  

Axos Financial, Inc.*

     94,000        3,527,820  

Banc of California, Inc.

     53,500        786,985  

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, Class E

     79,688        1,261,461  

Bancorp 34, Inc.

     9,300        105,555  

Bank of Commerce Holdings

     54,800        542,520  

Bank of NT Butterfield & Son, Ltd. (The)

     82,500        2,570,700  

Bank of Princeton (The)*

     12,500        292,625  

Bank7 Corp.

     23,100        328,020  

BankFinancial Corp.

     29,000        254,620  

Banner Corp.

     10,000        465,900  

Bar Harbor Bankshares

     30,541        689,921  

BCB Bancorp, Inc.

     25,900        286,713  

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

     68,810        1,178,027  

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

     105,800        894,010  

Bridge Bancorp, Inc.

     30,000        725,400  

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

     108,500        1,306,340  

Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.

     30,000        917,850  

Business First Bancshares, Inc.

     30,000        610,800  

Byline Bancorp, Inc.

     61,000        942,450  

C&F Financial Corp.

     7,400        274,614  

Cadence BanCorp

     183,000        3,004,860  

Cambridge Bancorp

     580        40,455  

Capital City Bank Group, Inc.

     18,750        460,875  

Carter Bankshares, Inc.

     42,000        450,240  

CB Financial Services, Inc.

     13,500        270,135  

CBTX, Inc.

     1,100        28,061  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

    Financials (continued)

     

Central Pacific Financial Corp.

     30,000      $ 570,300  

Central Valley Community Bancorp

     26,900        400,541  

Century Bancorp, Inc., Class A

     4,000        309,440  

Chemung Financial Corp.

     11,593        393,582  

Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc.

     27,000        294,030  

Citizens Holding Co.

     3,400        71,230  

Citizens, Inc.*+

     64,500        369,585  

Civista Bancshares, Inc.

     19,821        347,462  

CNB Financial Corp.

     14,500        308,705  

Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc.

     22,971        389,588  

Cohen & Co., Inc.*

     4,500        73,508  

Colony Bankcorp, Inc.

     1,500        21,975  

Community Bankers Trust Corp.

     25,000        168,750  

Community Financial Corp. (The)

     5,840        154,643  

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.

     26,400        978,120  

Community West Bancshares

     11,000        99,880  

ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc.

     40,500        801,495  

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.*

     57,000        241,680  

Cortland Bancorp

     10,000        186,100  

County Bancorp, Inc.

     15,700        346,656  

Cowen, Inc., Class A

     55,800            1,450,242  

CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc.*

     20,000        215,000  

Curo Group Holdings Corp.

     25,000        358,250  

Customers Bancorp, Inc.*

     49,000        890,820  

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

     40,000        630,800  

Donegal Group, Inc., Class A

     60,100        845,607  

Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.*

     48,900        829,833  

Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc.

     11,900        252,518  

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

     37,500        1,548,750  

Elevate Credit, Inc.*

     82,600        329,574  

Emclaire Financial Corp.+

     700        21,833  

Employers Holdings, Inc.

     60,300        1,941,057  

Encore Capital Group, Inc.*+

     60,100        2,340,895  

Enova International, Inc.*

     69,900        1,731,423  

Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.

     14,275        364,726  
 

 

 

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    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

     

    Financials (continued)

     

Enterprise Financial Services Corp.

     40,500      $     1,415,475  

Equity Bancshares, Inc., Class A*

     32,800        708,152  

Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc.*

     11,500        220,685  

ESSA Bancorp, Inc.

     22,300        334,500  

Evans Bancorp, Inc.

     9,000        247,860  

EZCORP, Inc., Class A*+

     112,200        537,438  

Farmers National Banc Corp.

     45,000        597,150  

Fauquier Bankshares, Inc.

     2,500        43,450  

FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A

     44,766        2,350,663  

FedNat Holding Co.

     37,700        223,184  

FG Financial Group, Inc.*

     10,000        42,200  

Financial Institutions, Inc.

     46,300        1,041,750  

First BanCorp Puerto Rico

     267,000        2,461,740  

First Bancorp/Southern Pines NC

     1,000        33,830  

First Bancshares, Inc. (The)

     17,100        528,048  

First Bank

     21,622        202,814  

First Busey Corp.

     66,500        1,433,075  

First Business Financial Services, Inc.

     13,900        255,899  

First Choice Bancorp

     31,707        586,262  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

     145,000        1,586,300  

First Community Bankshares, Inc.

     22,000        474,760  

First Financial Corp.

     17,495        679,681  

First Financial Northwest, Inc.

     20,700        235,980  

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc.

     10,175        180,810  

First Internet Bancorp

     13,800        396,612  

First Merchants Corp.

     67,900        2,540,139  

First Mid Bancshares, Inc.

     22,000        740,520  

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

     145,000        2,308,400  

First National Corp.+

     9,500        160,550  

First of Long Island Corp. (The)

     31,000        553,350  

First United Corp.

     10,825        167,788  

First US Bancshares, Inc.

     5,000        44,100  

Flushing Financial Corp.

     46,641        776,106  

FNCB Bancorp, Inc.

     10,000        64,000  

Franklin Financial Services Corp.

     6,000        162,180  

FS Bancorp, Inc.

     3,150        172,620  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

    Financials (continued)

     

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*

     750,000      $     2,835,000  

Global Indemnity Group, LLC, Class A

     26,843        767,441  

Great Elm Capital Corp.+

     51,848        186,653  

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.

     22,300        1,090,470  

Great Western Bancorp, Inc.

     85,804        1,793,304  

Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc.

     500        8,565  

Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.*

     27,000        96,120  

Hanmi Financial Corp.

     54,000        612,360  

Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc.

     13,498        295,606  

Heartland Financial USA, Inc.

     68,350        2,759,290  

Hennessy Advisors, Inc.+

     6,000        51,180  

Heritage Commerce Corp.

     75,000        665,250  

Heritage Financial Corp.

     53,600        1,253,704  

Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     39,600        401,148  

HMN Financial, Inc.*

     2,000        34,400  

Home Bancorp, Inc.

     21,097        590,505  

HomeStreet, Inc.

     46,500        1,569,375  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

     161,500        1,761,965  

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

     61,550        2,587,562  

Horizon Bancorp, Inc.

     87,542        1,388,416  

Howard Bancorp, Inc.*

     50,800        599,948  

Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc.*

     3,000        9,120  

Independent Bank Corp.

     25,500        470,985  

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

     76,100        4,757,772  

Investar Holding Corp.

     16,000        264,640  

James River Group Holdings, Ltd.

     59,200        2,909,680  

Kingstone Cos., Inc.

     24,000        159,600  

Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.

     79,740        1,012,698  

Landmark Bancorp, Inc.

     2,678        61,192  

LCNB Corp.

     25,200        370,188  

Limestone Bancorp, Inc.*

     11,000        138,160  

Luther Burbank Corp.

     98,900        969,220  

Mackinac Financial Corp.

     28,400        362,384  

MainStreet Bancshares, Inc.*

     3,060        51,745  

Malvern Bancorp, Inc.*+

     8,700        134,850  

Manning & Napier, Inc.

     116,000        727,320  

Marlin Business Services Corp.

     21,875        267,750  

Mercantile Bank Corp.

     3,000        81,510  
 

 

 

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    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

     

    Financials (continued)

     

Merchants Bancorp

     1,900      $ 52,497  

Meridian Bancorp, Inc.

     10,000        149,100  

Meridian Corp.

     18,000        374,400  

Meta Financial Group, Inc.

     66,434            2,428,827  

Metrocity Bankshares, Inc.

     19,409        279,878  

Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp.*

     16,700        605,709  

Middlefield Banc Corp.

     13,300        299,250  

Midland States Bancorp, Inc.

     37,117        663,281  

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.

     24,100        590,450  

MMA Capital Holdings, Inc.*

     5,000        123,000  

Mr Cooper Group, Inc.*

     174,703        5,421,034  

MVB Financial Corp.

     17,600        399,168  

National Western Life

     

Group, Inc., Class A

     6,150        1,269,606  

Navient Corp.

     237,000        2,327,340  

NI Holdings, Inc.*

     2,000        32,840  

Nicholas Financial, Inc.*

     19,400        162,572  

NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A*

     105,000        2,378,250  

Northeast Bank

     22,300        502,196  

Northfield Bancorp, Inc.

     75,000        924,750  

Northrim BanCorp, Inc.

     9,573        325,003  

Oak Valley Bancorp

     1,000        16,620  

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

     100,996        1,881,555  

Ocwen Financial Corp.*

     20,320        587,451  

OFG Bancorp

     91,000        1,687,140  

Old Point Financial Corp.

     5,100        96,696  

Old Second Bancorp, Inc.

     41,500        419,150  

OP Bancorp

     28,000        215,600  

Oportun Financial Corp.*

     42,000        813,540  

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A

     29,319        921,496  

Orrstown Financial Services, Inc.

     13,500        223,425  

Pacific Mercantile Bancorp*

     55,300        284,242  

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.

     124,800        3,909,984  

Parke Bancorp, Inc.

     32,059        500,120  

PCB Bancorp

     36,300        366,993  

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp.

     22,968        522,752  

Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.

     1,500        39,015  

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.

     12,880        296,498  

Peoples Bancorp, Inc.

     38,350        1,038,902  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

    Financials (continued)

     

Peoples Financial Services Corp.

     9,700      $ 356,572  

Piper Sandler Cos.

     16,100            1,624,490  

Plumas Bancorp

     2,000        47,000  

Preferred Bank/Los Angeles CA

     19,400        979,118  

Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc.

     49,240        654,400  

ProAssurance Corp.

     79,000        1,405,410  

ProSight Global, Inc.*

     58,410        749,400  

Protective Insurance Corp., Class B

     35,100        481,221  

Provident Bancorp, Inc.

     28,000        336,000  

Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.

     44,710        702,394  

Provident Financial Services, Inc.

     112,625        2,022,745  

Prudential Bancorp, Inc.

     2,457        34,029  

QCR Holdings, Inc.

     27,600        1,092,684  

RBB Bancorp

     39,500        607,510  

Regional Management Corp.

     29,100        868,926  

Renasant Corp.

     90,000        3,031,200  

Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A

     31,200        1,125,384  

Riverview Bancorp, Inc.

     62,478        328,634  

Salisbury Bancorp, Inc.

     1,683        62,725  

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.

     51,300        1,651,347  

SB Financial Group, Inc.

     25,218        460,985  

Security National Financial Corp., Class A*

     17,033        142,226  

Select Bancorp, Inc.*

     33,500        317,245  

Severn Bancorp, Inc.+

     30,000        214,200  

Shore Bancshares, Inc.

     17,800        259,880  

Sierra Bancorp

     27,000        645,840  

SmartFinancial, Inc.

     20,500        371,870  

Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc.+

     2,000        63,500  

Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.

     14,300        435,292  

Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc.

     41,900        507,409  

Spirit of Texas Bancshares, Inc.

     21,000        352,800  

Standard AVB Financial Corp.

     18,000        586,620  

Sterling Bancorp, Inc.

     81,000        367,740  

Stewart Information Services Corp.

     44,900        2,171,364  

StoneX Group, Inc.*

     41,200        2,385,480  
 

 

 

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    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

     

    Financials (continued)

     

Summit Financial Group, Inc.

     19,100      $ 421,728  

Summit State Bank

     16,250        215,313  

SuRo Capital Corp.+

     32,700        428,043  

SWK Holdings Corp.*

     1,000        14,390  

Territorial Bancorp, Inc.

     15,000        360,450  

Third Point Reinsurance, Ltd.*

     158,200        1,506,064  

Timberland Bancorp, Inc.

     7,125        172,853  

Tiptree, Inc.

     81,700        410,134  

TriCo Bancshares

     47,000        1,658,160  

TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.*

     45,000        783,000  

Triumph Bancorp, Inc.*

     25,000        1,213,750  

United Bancorp, Inc.+

     1,000        13,180  

United Fire Group, Inc.

     44,500        1,116,950  

United Insurance Holdings Corp.

     54,700        312,884  

Unity Bancorp, Inc.

     28,700        503,685  

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     48,895        738,803  

Univest Financial Corp.

     47,000        967,260  

Veritex Holdings, Inc.

     93,000        2,386,380  

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A

     144,200        3,672,774  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

     52,275        4,810,346  

Watford Holdings, Ltd.*

     40,000        1,384,000  

Western New England Bancorp, Inc.

     51,465        354,594  

World Acceptance Corp.*+

     10,900        1,114,198  
     

 

 

 
        195,380,286  

Health Care - 2.80%

     

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.*

     305,500        1,353,365  

CynergisTek, Inc.*

     40,000        58,000  

Five Star Senior Living, Inc.*

     38,500        265,650  

FONAR Corp.*

     12,500        217,000  

Kewaunee Scientific Corp.*

     2,500        31,525  

Lannett Co., Inc.*+

     61,400        400,328  

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     143,392        490,401  

Magellan Health, Inc.*

     41,700        3,454,428  

MEDNAX, Inc.*

     32,500        797,550  

National HealthCare Corp.

     24,500        1,627,045  

Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*+

     10,000        80,800  

Owens & Minor, Inc.

     110,000        2,975,500  

Surgery Partners, Inc.*

     115,000        3,336,150  

Tivity Health, Inc.*

     80,000        1,567,200  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

    Health Care (continued)

     

Triple-S Management Corp., Class B*

     44,967      $ 960,045  
     

 

 

 
            17,614,987  

Industrials - 18.33%

     

AAR Corp.

     60,500        2,191,310  

Acacia Research Corp.*

     104,500        411,730  

ACCO Brands Corp.

     178,800        1,510,860  

Acme United Corp.

     9,300        280,209  

Aegion Corp.*

     47,000        892,530  

AeroCentury Corp.*

     4,300        46,225  

Air T, Inc.*

     4,050        100,845  

Allegiant Travel Co.

     24,500        4,636,380  

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

     25,000        792,000  

ARC Document Solutions, Inc.

     156,700        231,916  

ArcBest Corp.

     45,400        1,937,218  

Art’s-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc.*

     15,000        42,750  

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

     49,400        2,694,276  

Avis Budget Group, Inc.*

     113,000        4,214,900  

BG Staffing, Inc.

     9,600        129,504  

BMC Stock Holdings, Inc.*

     50,200        2,694,736  

BrightView Holdings, Inc.*

     141,000        2,131,920  

Caesarstone, Ltd.

     71,400        920,346  

CAI International, Inc.

     44,500        1,390,180  

Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.

     1,000        22,860  

CIRCOR International, Inc.*

     30,000        1,153,200  

Civeo Corp.*

     9,000        125,100  

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.*

     53,600        463,640  

CompX International, Inc.

     1,500        21,345  

Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc.*

     66,000        252,780  

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.*

     269,500        2,500,960  

Costamare, Inc.

     287,600        2,381,328  

Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.*

     24,250        359,142  

DLH Holdings Corp.*

     52,500        489,300  

DXP Enterprises, Inc.*

     25,000        555,750  

Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.*+

     16,242        308,598  

Eastern Co. (The)

     12,404        298,936  

Echo Global Logistics, Inc.*

     39,000        1,045,980  

EnPro Industries, Inc.

     30,600        2,310,912  
 

 

 

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    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

 

    Industrials (continued)

 

Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors, LLC

     137,000      $     3,214,020  

Foundation Building Materials, Inc.*

     77,300        1,484,933  

Genco Shipping & Trading, Ltd.

     97,300        716,128  

General Finance Corp.*

     50,000        425,500  

GMS, Inc.*

     74,000        2,255,520  

GP Strategies Corp.*

     37,500        444,750  

Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (The)

     62,400        2,270,112  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

     42,000        1,252,020  

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.+

     53,600        948,720  

HC2 Holdings, Inc.*

     205,775        670,827  

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.

     35,000        1,028,300  

Herc Holdings, Inc.*

     44,000        2,922,040  

Hudson Technologies, Inc.*

     45,000        49,050  

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

     30,000        1,786,500  

Interface, Inc.

     103,500        1,086,750  

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A

     66,400        1,365,848  

Knoll, Inc.

     99,000        1,453,320  

L B Foster Co., Class A*

     29,600        445,480  

Limbach Holdings, Inc.*

     7,000        86,310  

LS Starrett Co. (The), Class A*

     9,400        39,762  

LSI Industries, Inc.

     50,000        428,000  

Lydall, Inc.*

     30,000        900,900  

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)*

     54,300        722,733  

Matthews International Corp., Class A

     39,700        1,167,180  

Maxar Technologies, Inc.

     104,500        4,032,655  

Mesa Air Group, Inc.*

     92,500        618,825  

Miller Industries, Inc.

     18,700        710,974  

Mistras Group, Inc.*

     59,800        464,048  

Morgan Group Holding Co.*+

     558        3,906  

MRC Global, Inc.*

     103,900        688,857  

MYR Group, Inc.*

     30,700        1,845,070  

Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc.*

     40,000        90,000  

NL Industries, Inc.

     84,100        401,998  

NN, Inc.*

     72,000        473,040  

Northwest Pipe Co.*

     30,500        863,150  

NOW, Inc.*

     167,700        1,204,086  

Orion Group Holdings, Inc.*

     65,422        324,493  

P&F Industries, Inc., Class A

     492        2,977  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

    Industrials (continued)

 

PAM Transportation Services, Inc.*

     10,000      $ 490,000  

Pangaea Logistics Solutions, Ltd.

     82,300        227,971  

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.

     26,500        818,850  

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

     7,500        65,850  

Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc.*

     15,000        90,900  

Powell Industries, Inc.

     20,000        589,800  

Preformed Line Products Co.

     4,600        314,824  

Primoris Services Corp.

     88,500            2,443,485  

Quad/Graphics, Inc.

     70,300        268,546  

Quanex Building Products Corp.

     42,000        931,140  

Resources Connection, Inc.

     20,000        251,400  

REV Group, Inc.

     127,500        1,123,275  

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A

     64,050        2,652,951  

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class B

     19,050        721,805  

Safe Bulkers, Inc.*

     225,200        292,760  

Scorpio Bulkers, Inc.+

     20,020        338,939  

SEACOR Holdings, Inc.*

     36,200        1,500,490  

Servotronics, Inc.*

     1,000        8,490  

Steelcase, Inc., Class A

     190,000        2,574,500  

Sterling Construction Co., Inc.*

     64,800        1,205,928  

Team, Inc.*

     51,000        555,900  

Terex Corp.

     80,000        2,791,200  

Textainer Group Holdings, Ltd.*

     125,400        2,405,172  

Titan International, Inc.

     25,500        123,930  

Titan Machinery, Inc.*

     32,000        625,600  

TrueBlue, Inc.*

     85,250        1,593,323  

Tutor Perini Corp.*

     97,200        1,258,740  

Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc.

     40,100        825,659  

US Xpress Enterprises, Inc., Class A*

     80,000        547,200  

USA Truck, Inc.*

     26,800        239,324  

Veritiv Corp.*

     28,900        600,831  

Viad Corp.

     24,500        886,165  

VSE Corp.

     11,560        444,944  

Wabash National Corp.

     85,500        1,473,165  

WESCO International, Inc.*

     66,000        5,181,000  
 

 

 

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    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

 

    Industrials (continued)

 

Willis Lease Finance Corp.*

     17,634      $ 537,132  
     

 

 

 
            115,429,637  

    Information Technology - 5.34%

 

Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Ltd.*

     36,905        872,434  

Amtech Systems, Inc.*

     38,300        244,354  

Avaya Holdings Corp.*

     145,300        2,782,495  

Aviat Networks, Inc.*

     13,800        471,270  

Bel Fuse, Inc., Class B

     8,413        126,447  

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

     70,100        1,893,401  

BK Technologies Corp.

     6,973        21,128  

Communications Systems, Inc.

     15,000        68,550  

Computer Task Group, Inc.*

     25,000        153,000  

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

     55,985        1,158,330  

CSP, Inc.

     5,150        39,810  

Daktronics, Inc.

     20,000        93,600  

Eastman Kodak Co.*+

     55,000        447,700  

GTT Communications, Inc.*+

     75,000        267,750  

Information Services Group, Inc.*

     63,600        208,608  

Innodata, Inc.*

     43,000        227,900  

Key Tronic Corp.*

     10,300        71,070  

Kimball Electronics, Inc.*

     51,100        817,089  

NeoPhotonics Corp.*

     71,000        645,390  

NETGEAR, Inc.*

     15,000        609,450  

NetScout Systems, Inc.*

     111,500        3,057,330  

NetSol Technologies, Inc.*

     33,700        128,060  

Photronics, Inc.*

     118,670        1,324,357  

Ribbon Communications, Inc.*

     230,800        1,514,048  

Sanmina Corp.*

     80,400        2,563,956  

ScanSource, Inc.*

     62,900        1,659,302  

StarTek, Inc.*

     124,500        936,240  

Super Micro Computer, Inc.*

     93,000        2,944,380  

Support.com, Inc.*

     45,000        99,000  

Synacor, Inc.*

     85,400        116,144  

Synaptics, Inc.*+

     2,800        269,920  

Trio-Tech International*

     13,000        51,499  

TSR, Inc.*+

     1,385        9,446  

TTM Technologies, Inc.*

     194,902        2,688,673  

Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.*

     50,800        1,582,420  

VirnetX Holding Corp.+

     175,000        882,000  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

    Information Technology (continued)

 

Wayside Technology Group, Inc.

     15,700      $ 299,870  

Xperi Holding Corp.

     108,000        2,257,200  
     

 

 

 
            33,603,621  

    Materials - 7.93%

     

Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc.

     52,500        288,750  

AdvanSix, Inc.*

     55,400        1,107,446  

AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.*

     126,100        286,247  

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.*

     33,000        180,840  

Boise Cascade Co.

     76,900        3,675,820  

Caledonia Mining Corp. PLC

     7,000        111,160  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

     68,000        1,980,160  

Century Aluminum Co.*

     150,000        1,654,500  

Clearwater Paper Corp.*+

     33,000        1,245,750  

Contura Energy, Inc.*

     22,169        252,062  

Core Molding Technologies, Inc.*

     17,000        239,360  

Domtar Corp.

     88,800        2,810,520  

Friedman Industries, Inc.

     32,900        225,694  

FutureFuel Corp.

     62,000        787,400  

Glatfelter Corp.

     82,000        1,343,160  

Haynes International, Inc.

     20,000        476,800  

Intrepid Potash, Inc.*

     20,500        495,075  

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

     23,900        2,363,710  

Koppers Holdings, Inc.*

     51,000        1,589,160  

Kraton Corp.*

     59,277        1,647,308  

Mercer International, Inc.

     104,950        1,075,737  

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     44,500        2,764,340  

Olympic Steel, Inc.

     18,500        246,605  

PQ Group Holdings, Inc.

     205,850        2,935,421  

Ramaco Resources, Inc.*

     69,900        201,312  

Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.*

     110,000        717,200  

Resolute Forest Products, Inc.*

     128,000        837,120  

Ryerson Holding Corp.*

     105,700        1,441,748  

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A

     57,300        1,828,443  

SunCoke Energy, Inc.

     214,600        933,510  

Synalloy Corp.*

     5,473        42,689  

TimkenSteel Corp.*

     49,500        231,165  

Trecora Resources*

     45,002        314,564  

Tredegar Corp.

     47,600        794,920  

Trinseo SA

     42,000        2,150,820  

Tronox Holdings PLC, Class A

     235,000        3,435,700  
 

 

 

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Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020  

 

    Industry Company    Shares      Value  

Common Stocks (continued)

     

    Materials (continued)

     

United States Steel Corp.+

     200,000      $ 3,354,000  

Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.*

     15,250        114,070  

US Concrete, Inc.*

     19,700        787,409  

Verso Corp., Class A

     74,001        889,492  

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

     96,000        2,046,720  
     

 

 

 
            49,903,907  

    Real Estate - 1.41%

     

Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA*

     24,000        309,120  

BBX Capital, Inc.*

     38,604        219,657  

CTO Realty Growth, Inc.

     9,889        416,920  

Forestar Group, Inc.*

     1        20  

Newmark Group, Inc., Class A

     447,000        3,258,630  

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., Class A

     28,000        1,017,240  

Realogy Holdings Corp.*

     227,818        2,988,972  

RMR Group, Inc. (The), Class A

     18,000        695,160  
     

 

 

 
        8,905,719  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.69%

 

     627,618,016  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $479,162,237)

 

  

PREFERRED STOCK - 0.00%

 

  

Air T Funding, 8.00%***+

     529        13,490  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK - 0.00%

 

     13,490  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $11,003)

 

  

RIGHTS - 0.00%

     

Newstar Financial, Inc., CVR*D

     105,100         
     

 

 

 

TOTAL RIGHTS - 0.00%

 

      
     

 

 

 

(Cost $8,951)

 

  

WARRANTS - 0.00%

     

Air T Funding, expiring 06/07/20*

     27,864        6,353  

Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc., expiring 10/15/21*

     8,501        361  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL WARRANTS - 0.00%

 

     6,714  
     

 

 

 

(Cost $73,557)

 

  

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
      Rate^     Shares      Value  

MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.34%

 

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I

     0.01     2,127,734      $ 2,127,734  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.34%

 

     2,127,734  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $2,127,734)

 

  
INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 2.13%

 

Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio Class I**

     0.01        13,410,549  
       

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH PROCEEDS FROM SECURITIES LENDING - 2.13%

 

     13,410,549  
       

 

 

 

(Cost $13,410,549)

 

  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 102.16%

 

   $ 643,176,503  

(Cost $494,794,031)

 

  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (2.16%)

 

     (13,604,154
       

 

 

 

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

   $     629,572,349  
       

 

 

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

**

This security represents the investment of the cash collateral received in connection with securities out on loan as of December 31, 2020.

***

Security is perpetual and has no stated maturity date.

^

Rate disclosed as of December 31, 2020.

D

Security was fair valued using significant unobservable inputs. As such, the security is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

+

This security or a portion of the security is out on loan as of December 31, 2020. Total loaned securities had a value of $42,619,031 as of December 31, 2020. See Note 2 for disclosure of cash and non-cash collateral.

CVR - Contingent Value Right

LLC - Limited Liability Company

PLC - Public Limited Company

 

 

 

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Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (continued)

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2020  

 

Summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of 12/31/2020 (See Note 2 in Notes to Financial Statements):

 

     Valuation Inputs  
     Investment in Securities (Value)  
     Level 1
Quoted
Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
    Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
    Total  

Common Stocks Industrials

    $115,425,731       $3,906       $–       $115,429,637  

Financials

    195,230,631       149,655             195,380,286  

Other Industries (a)

    316,808,093                   316,808,093  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

    627,464,455       153,561             627,618,016  

Preferred Stock

    13,490                   13,490  

Rights

                0       0  

Warrants

    6,714                   6,714  

Money Market Fund

          2,127,734             2,127,734  

Investments Purchased With Cash Proceeds From Securities Lending

          13,410,549             13,410,549  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL

    $627,484,659       $15,691,844       $0       $643,176,503  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

- Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

Investment in Securities (Value)                          
      Rights  

Balance as of 06/30/2020

   $         5,255  

Purchases

      

Sales

      

Return of Capital

      

Realized Gain/(Loss)

      

Change in unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

     (5,255

Transfers in

      

Transfers out

      
  

 

 

 

Balance as of 12/31/2020

   $ 0  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) from investments held as of 12/31/2020

   $ (5,255
  

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES   LOGO

 

December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS   

Omni

Small-Cap Value

           Omni Tax-
Managed
Small-Cap Value
     

Investments at value

     $ 1,102,341,895                    $       643,176,503        

Receivables:

                   

   Portfolio securities sold

       2,232,363               494,119   

   Fund shares sold

       2,034,489               2,543,376   

   Dividends and interest

       755,447               381,413   

Prepaid expenses

       127,562                     81,090     

Total assets

       1,107,491,756                     646,676,501     

LIABILITIES

                   

Payables:

                   

   Portfolio securities purchased

       1,310,998               1,968,992   

   Fund shares redeemed

       5,987,440               1,351,055   

   Due to custodian

       21,902               57,739   

   Payable upon return of securities loaned

       30,305,157               13,410,549   

Accrued Liabilities:

                   

   Investment advisory fees

       275,537               160,670   

   Administration fees

       7,322               3,967   

   Directors’ fees

       8,207               8,274   

   Other

       275,239                     142,906     

Total liabilities

       38,191,802                     17,104,152     

NET ASSETS

     $ 1,069,299,954                   $       629,572,349     

NET ASSETS REPRESENT

                   

Paid-in capital

     $     929,127,187             $       551,239,947   

Distributable earnings

       140,172,767                     78,332,402     

NET ASSETS

     $     1,069,299,954                   $       629,572,349     

Shares of common stock outstanding of $.001 par value*

       67,856,292                     41,981,129     

Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share

     $     15.76                   $       15.00     

Total investments at cost

     $     889,024,076             $       494,794,031   

* See Note 1 - Organization in the Notes to Financial Statements for shares authorized for each Fund.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS   LOGO

 

Six Months Ended December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)

 

     

Omni

Small-Cap Value

          Omni Tax-
Managed
Small-Cap Value
    

INVESTMENT INCOME

                      

Dividends

     $ 10,314,201                   $ 5,652,414  

Less: foreign taxes withheld

       (26,731 )              (12,828 )  

Interest

       156              243  

Securities lending

       1,133,329                    386,195    

    Total Investment Income

       11,420,955                    6,026,024    

EXPENSES

                 

Investment advisory fees

       2,364,254              1,282,340  

Administration fees

       41,247              22,317  

Accounting fees

       88,451              60,663  

Transfer agent fees

       6,510              6,059  

Professional fees

       134,106              84,219  

Custody fees

       12,100              13,531  

Blue sky fees

       50,309              45,867  

Directors’ and officers’ fees

       63,806              37,356  

Shareholder servicing fees

       350,610              153,759  

Reports to shareholders

       29,365              20,187  

Miscellaneous expenses

       102,607                    61,698    

    Total Expenses

       3,243,365                    1,787,996    

Less investment advisory fees waived

       (1,020,989 )                    (582,588 )    

    Net Expenses

       2,222,376                    1,205,408    

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

       9,198,579                    4,820,616    

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

                 

Realized Loss on:

                 

    Investments

       (9,627,638 )                    (9,939,975 )    

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

                 

    Investments

       325,090,326                    180,576,325    

    Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments

       315,462,688                    170,636,350    

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     $     324,661,267                  $     175,456,966    

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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December 31, 2020

 

                 Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap      
     Omni Small-Cap Value     Value      
      Six Months Ended
December 31, 2020
    Year Ended
June 30, 2020
    Six Months Ended
December 31, 2020
    Year Ended
June 30, 2020
      
     (Unaudited)           (Unaudited)            

OPERATIONS

          

Net investment income

     $    9,198,579       $    13,237,408       $    4,820,616       $    7,733,855    

Net realized loss on investments

     (9,627,638     (72,576,094     (9,939,975     (64,789,627  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     325,090,326       (156,921,036     180,576,325       (86,311,728    

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     324,661,267       (216,259,722     175,456,966       (143,367,500    

DISTRIBUTIONS:

          

From net investment income and net realized gains

     (13,173,150     (10,234,482     (7,115,050     (3,169,046    

Net decrease in net assets from distributions

     (13,173,150     (10,234,482     (7,115,050     (3,169,046    

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

          

Proceeds from sale of shares

     104,415,403       656,241,925       91,152,080       589,876,334    

Reinvestment of distributions

     13,158,550       10,232,320       7,079,248       3,155,635    

Cost of shares redeemed

     (188,241,777     (600,515,726     (64,515,654     (627,348,686    

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions

     (70,667,824     65,958,519       33,715,674       (34,316,717    

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     240,820,293       (160,535,685     202,057,590       (180,853,263  

NET ASSETS:

          

Beginning of period

     828,479,661       989,015,346       427,514,759       608,368,022      

End of period

     $    1,069,299,954       $    828,479,661       $    629,572,349       $    427,514,759      

SHARES ISSUED & REDEEMED

          

Issued

     8,092,587       58,034,527       7,434,473       54,155,404    

Distributions reinvested

     838,658       651,325       475,117       205,713    

Redeemed

     (13,468,613     (52,375,628     (5,085,370     (57,357,136    

Net increase (decrease) in shares

     (4,537,368     6,310,224       2,824,220       (2,996,019  

Outstanding at beginning of period

     72,393,660       66,083,436       39,156,909       42,152,928      

Outstanding at end of period

     67,856,292       72,393,660       41,981,129       39,156,909      

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   LOGO

 

(for a share outstanding throughout each period indicated)

 

OMNI SMALL-CAP VALUE

 

     For the                    
     Six Months            
     Ended   Year Ended June 30
     12/31/20                    
     (Unaudited)   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $11.44   $14.97   $19.83   $18.14   $14.66   $15.49
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net Investment Income(a)

   0.13   0.19   0.20   0.17   0.17   0.17

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) .

   4.38   (3.56)   (3.61)   2.77   3.48   (0.86)
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total from Investment Operations

   4.51   (3.37)   (3.41)   2.94   3.65   (0.69)
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net Investment Income

   (0.19)   (0.08)   (0.17)   (0.16)   (0.17)   (0.14)

Net Realized Gain

     (0.08)   (1.28)   (1.09)    
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Distributions

   (0.19)   (0.16)   (1.45)   (1.25)   (0.17)   (0.14)
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $15.76   $11.44   $14.97   $19.83   $18.14   $14.66
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return(b)

   39.44%(c)   (22.82%)   (16.82%)   16.75%   24.83%   (4.42%)

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

            

Net Assets, End of Period (in 000’s)

   $1,069,300   $828,480   $989,015   $913,198   $710,357   $558,286

Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.69%(d)   0.72%   0.70%   0.70%   0.71%   0.71%

Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.47%(d)   0.54%   0.60%   0.60%   0.60%   0.60%

Net Investment Income After Waivers and Reimbursements

   1.95%(d)   1.46%   1.21%   0.88%   1.00%   1.17%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   14%(c)   43%   29%   24%   23%   24%

 

(a)

Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total return would have been lower had various fees not been waived during the period.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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(for a share outstanding throughout each period indicated)

 

OMNI TAX-MANAGED SMALL-CAP VALUE

 

     For the                         
     Six Months               
     Ended    Year Ended June 30
     12/31/20                         
     (Unaudited)    2020    2019    2018    2017    2016

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $10.92    $14.43    $19.10    $17.39    $14.04    $14.65
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Income from Investment Operations:

                 

Net Investment Income(a)

   0.12    0.19    0.20    0.16    0.17    0.16

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) .

   4.13    (3.63)    (3.42)    2.61    3.32    (0.66)
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total from Investment Operations

   4.25    (3.44)    (3.22)    2.77    3.49    (0.50)
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

              

Net Investment Income

   (0.17)    (0.07)    (0.20)    (0.23)    (0.14)    (0.11)

Net Realized Gain

         (1.25)    (0.83)      
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Distributions

   (0.17)    (0.07)    (1.45)    (1.06)    (0.14)    (0.11)
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $15.00    $10.92    $14.43    $19.10    $17.39    $14.04
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Total Return(b)

   38.94%(c)    (23.98%)    (16.49%)    16.48%    24.83%    (3.42%)

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

                 

Net Assets, End of Period (in 000’s)

   $629,572    $427,515    $608,368    $805,188    $643,215    $505,995

Expenses Before Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.70%(d)    0.74%(e)    0.72%    0.70%    0.71%    0.72%

Expenses After Waivers and Reimbursements

   0.47%(d)    0.55%(e)    0.60%    0.60%    0.60%    0.60%

Net Investment Income After Waivers and Reimbursements

   1.88%(d)    1.40%    1.18%    0.89%    1.04%    1.20%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

   12%(c)    63%    42%    27%    23%    29%

 

(a)

Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the period.

(b)

Total return would have been lower had various fees not been waived during the period.

(c)

Not annualized.

(d)

Annualized for periods less than one year.

(e)

Includes interest expense of 0.01%.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

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1. Organization

 

Bridgeway Funds, Inc. (“Bridgeway” or the “Company”) was organized as a Maryland corporation on October 19, 1993, and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company.

Bridgeway is organized as a series fund, with 9 investment funds as of December 31, 2020 (each is referred to as a “Bridgeway Fund” and collectively, the “Bridgeway Funds”). The Aggressive Investors 1, Ultra-Small Company, Ultra-Small Company Market, Small-Cap Growth, Small-Cap Value, Blue Chip (formerly, Blue Chip 35 Index) and Managed Volatility Funds are presented in a separate report. The Omni Small-Cap Value Fund and the Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund (each a “Fund” and together, the “Funds”) are presented in this report.

Bridgeway is authorized to issue 1,915,000,000 shares of common stock at $0.001 per share. As of December 31, 2020, 100,000,000 shares have been classified into the Aggressive Investors 1 Fund. 130,000,000 shares have been classified into the Blue Chip Fund. 15,000,000 shares have been classified into the Ultra-Small Company Fund. 100,000,000 shares each have been classified into the Ultra-Small Company Market, Omni Small-Cap Value, Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value, Small-Cap Growth, and Small-Cap Value Funds. 50,000,000 shares have been classified into the Managed Volatility Fund.

All of the Funds are no-load, diversified funds.

The Funds seek to provide long-term total return on capital, primarily through capital appreciation.

Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser for all of the Funds.

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

 

Following is a summary of significant accounting policies that are followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Funds. They are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Each Fund is considered an investment company under GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies.

Securities and Other Investments Valuation Securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price on the national exchange on which such securities are primarily traded. In the case of securities reported on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (“NASDAQ”) system, the securities are valued based on the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). In the absence of recorded sales on their home exchange, or NOCP, in the case of NASDAQ traded securities, the security will be valued as follows: bid prices for long positions and ask prices for short positions.

Investments in open-end registered investment companies and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value (“NAV”) per share.

Investments in closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Funds may be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. The valuation assigned to a fair valued security for purposes of calculating the Funds’ NAVs may differ from the security’s most recent closing market price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their NAVs.

The inputs and valuation techniques used to determine the value of a Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

 

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

 

 

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Investments whose values are based on quoted market prices in active markets, and whose values are therefore classified as Level 1 prices, include active listed equity securities. The Funds do not adjust the quoted price for such investments, even in situations where the Funds hold a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted price.

 

 

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, but whose values are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations or valuations provided by alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs, are classified as Level 2 prices. These generally include certain US Government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds and less liquid listed equity securities. As investments whose values are classified as Level 2 prices include positions that are not traded in active markets and/or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations may be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, which are generally based on available market information.

The Fidelity Investments Money Market Government Portfolio - Class I, which is held by the Fund, invests primarily in securities that are valued at amortized cost. Therefore, this investment is classified as a Level 2 investment.

 

 

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Investments whose values are classified as Level 3 prices have significant unobservable inputs, as they may trade infrequently or not at all. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the Funds use one or more valuation techniques for which sufficient and reliable data is available. The inputs used by the Funds in estimating the value of Level 3 prices may include the original transaction price, quoted prices for similar securities or assets in active markets, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable issuers, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows. Level 3 prices may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Funds in the absence of market information. Assumptions used by the Funds due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting value and therefore the results of the Funds’ operations.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments. A summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of December 31, 2020 is included with each Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Details regarding material transfers into, and material transfers out of, Level 3, if any, can be found at the end of each Schedule of Investments for Funds that held Level 3 securities.

Securities Lending Upon lending its securities to third parties, each participating Fund receives compensation in the form of fees. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the fair value of the securities loaned plus accrued interest. The remaining contractual maturity of all securities lending transactions is overnight and continuous. Each Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. Additionally, a Fund does not have the right to sell or re-pledge collateral received in the form of securities unless the borrower goes into default. The risks to a Fund of securities lending are that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or return the securities when due, resulting in a loss. Under the terms of the Securities Lending Agreement, the Funds are indemnified for such losses by the securities lending agent.

While securities are on loan, the Fund continues to receive dividends on the securities loaned and recognizes any unrealized gain or loss in the fair value of the securities loaned.

Securities lending transactions are entered into by a Fund under a Securities Lending Agreement which provides the right, in the event of default (including bankruptcy or insolvency) for the non-defaulting party to liquidate the collateral or to offset the market value of the collateral received against the market value of the securities loaned. The value of the collateral is typically greater than that of the market value of the securities loaned, leaving the lender with a net amount payable to the defaulting

 

 

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party. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of a counterparty’s bankruptcy or insolvency.

The market value of securities on loan, all of which are classified as common stocks in the Funds’ Schedules of Investments, and the value of the related collateral are shown in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a component of Investments at value.

The following table is a summary of the Funds’ payable upon return of securities loaned and related cash collateral, which are subject to a netting agreement as of December 31, 2020:

 

                      Gross Amount Not Offset
in the Statement of  Assets
and Liabilities
       
Fund   Gross
Amounts of
Recognized
Assets1
    Gross
Amounts
Offset in the
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
    Net Amounts of
Assets Presented
in the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
    Financial
Instruments
    Collateral
Received
    Net Amount  

Omni Small-Cap Value

           

Securities lending

    $30,305,157             $30,305,157             $30,305,157        

Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value

           

Securities lending

    $13,410,549             $13,410,549             $13,410,549        

 

1 

Securities loaned with a value of $90,214 in Omni Small-Cap Value have been sold and are pending settlement on December 31, 2020.

The following table summarizes the securities received as non-cash collateral and cash collateral for securities lending:

 

    Non-Cash Collateral                    
Fund   Collateral Type     Coupon
Range
    Maturity
Date
Range
    Market
Value
    Cash
Collateral
    Total
Collateral
   

Market

Value of

Securities

on Loan

 

Omni Small-Cap Value

             

Securities lending

   
U.S.Gov’t
Obligations
 
 
   

0.00

8.13

%- 

   

01/15/21-

11/15/50

 

 

    $54,262,747       $30,305,157       $84,567,904       $81,551,891  

Omni Tax-Managed Small- Cap Value

             

Securities lending

   
U.S.Gov’t
Obligations
 
 
   

0.00

8.13

%- 

   

01/15/21-

11/15/50

 

 

    $30,618,243       $13,410,549       $44,028,792       $42,619,031  

It is each Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from, or return excess collateral to, the borrower by the end of the next business day following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than that required under the lending contract. As of December 31, 2020, the collateral consisted of an institutional government money market fund and US Government Obligations.

Use of Estimates in Financial Statements In preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities on the date of the financial statements and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities on the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

 

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Concentrations of Credit Risk  The Funds maintain cash and securities in its custody account maintained by a high-credit, quality financial institution. Cash balances may, at times, exceed the FDIC insurance limit. Cash balances are generally invested in a short-term investment vehicle, which minimizes the risk of cash balances exceeding the FDIC insurance limit.

Sector Concentration Risk  Companies with similar characteristics may be grouped together in broad categories called sectors. Although the Fund seeks investments across a number of sectors, from time to time, based on economic conditions, the Fund may have significant positions in particular sectors. A certain sector may underperform other sectors or the market as a whole. As more assets are held in a specific sector, a Fund’s performance will be more susceptible to any economic, business or other developments which generally affect that sector.

Risks and Uncertainties  The Funds provide for various investment options, including stocks. Such investments are exposed to risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the risks involved, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in risks in the near term would materially affect shareholders’ account values and the amounts reported in the financial statements.

The global pandemic outbreak of an infectious respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 has resulted in substantial market volatility and global business disruption, affecting the global economy and the financial health of individual companies in significant and unforeseen ways. COVID-19 has resulted in, among other things, travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines, significant disruptions to business operations, market closures, cancellations and restrictions, supply chain disruptions, lower consumer demand, and significant volatility and declines in global financial markets, as well as general concern and uncertainty. Instability in the United States, European and other credit markets has made it more difficult for borrowers to obtain financing or refinancing on attractive terms or at all. In particular, because of the current conditions in the credit markets, borrowers may be subject to increased interest expenses for borrowed money and tightening underwriting standards. In addition, stock prices as well as yield could be negatively impacted to the extent that issuers of equity securities cancel or announce the suspension of dividends or share buybacks. The COVID-19 pandemic could continue to inhibit global, national and local economic activity, and constrain access to capital and other sources of funding. Various recent government interventions have been aimed at curtailing the distress to financial markets caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. There can be no guarantee that these or other economic stimulus plans (within the United States or other affected countries throughout the world) will be sufficient or will have their intended effect. In addition, an unexpected or quick reversal of such policies could increase market volatility, which could adversely affect a Fund’s investments. The duration and future impact of COVID-19 are currently unknown, which may exacerbate the other risks that apply to a Fund and could negatively affect Fund performance and the value of your investment in a Fund.

Security Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses  Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date, the date the order to buy or sell is executed. Realized gains and losses are computed on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date.

Bridgeway Funds’ expenses that are not series-specific are allocated to each series based upon its relative proportion of net assets to the Bridgeway Funds’ total net assets or other appropriate basis.

Distributions to Shareholders  The Funds pay dividends from net investment income and distribute realized capital gains annually, usually in December, and are recorded on the ex-date.

Indemnification Under the Company’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers, directors, employees and agents are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts.

 

 

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3. Advisory Fees, Other Related Party Transactions and Contingencies:

 

The Funds have entered into management agreements with the Adviser. As compensation for the advisory services rendered, facilities furnished, and expenses borne by the Adviser, the Funds pay the Adviser a fee of 0.50% of the value of each Fund’s average daily net assets, computed daily and payable monthly.

Expense limitations: The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its management fees and/or reimburse expenses of the Funds to ensure the total annual fund operating expenses do not exceed 0.60% of the Funds’ average net assets. Any material change to this contractual expense limitation would require a vote by shareholders of the applicable Fund. Effective January 1, 2020, the Adviser voluntarily agreed to waive its management fees and/or reimburse expenses in an additional amount such that the net fiscal year expense ratio for each Fund does not exceed 0.47%. Fees waived for the period ended December 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

Bridgeway Fund Voluntary
Expense
Limitation
Total Waivers
for Period Ended
12/31/20

    

Omni Small-Cap Value*

  0.47  %   $1,020,989

Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value*

  0.47  %   582,588

*The Funds are authorized to reimburse the Adviser for management fees previously waived and/or for expenses previously paid by the Adviser to meet the 0.60% contractual expense limitation provided, however, that any reimbursements must be paid at a date not more than three years after the Adviser waived the fees or reimbursed the expenses and that the reimbursements do not cause the Funds to exceed the expense limitation in effect at the time of the waiver or the current expense limitation, if different. The Omni Small-Cap Value Fund has recoupable expenses of $759,479, $937,974, $1,616,563, and $1,020,989, which expire no later than June 30, 2021, June 30, 2022, June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2023, respectively. The Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund has recoupable expenses of $691,272, $826,118, $1,060,994, and $582,588, which expire no later than June 30, 2020, June 30, 2021, June 30, 2022, and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Other Related Party Transactions: The Bridgeway Funds will engage in inter-portfolio trades with other Bridgeway Funds when it is to the benefit of both parties. The Board of Directors reviews these trades quarterly. Inter-portfolio purchases and sales for the Funds during the period ended December 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

Bridgeway Fund Inter-Portfolio
Purchases
Inter-Portfolio
Sales

    

Omni Small-Cap Value

$ 3,323,368 $ 9,187,506

Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value

  9,970,934   1,552,834

The Adviser entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with Bridgeway Funds, pursuant to which the Adviser provides various administrative services to the Funds including, but not limited to: (i) supervising and managing various aspects of the Funds’ business and affairs; (ii) selecting, overseeing and/or coordinating activities with other service providers to the Funds; (iii) providing reports to the Board of Directors as requested from time to time; (iv) assisting and/or reviewing amendments and updates to the Funds’ registration statement and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”); (v) providing certain shareholder services; (vi) providing administrative support in connection with meetings of the Board of Directors; and (vii) providing certain record-keeping services. For its services to all of the Bridgeway Funds, the Adviser is paid an aggregate annual fee of $209,000, payable in equal monthly installments. During the period ended December 31, 2020, the allocation of this expense to the Omni Small-Cap Value and Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Funds was $41,247 and $22,317, respectively.

Board of Directors Compensation Independent Directors are paid an annual retainer of $20,000, with an additional retainer of $5,000 paid to the Independent Chairman of the Board and an additional retainer of $1,000 paid to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair. The retainer is paid in quarterly installments. In addition, Independent Directors are

 

 

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paid $12,000 per meeting for meeting fees. Such compensation is the total compensation from all Bridgeway Funds and is allocated among the Bridgeway Funds.

Independent Directors are reimbursed for any expenses incurred in attending meetings and conferences, as well as expenses for subscriptions or printed materials. The amount of directors’ fees attributable to each Fund is disclosed in the Statements of Operations.

One director of Bridgeway, John Montgomery, is an owner and director of the Adviser. Under the 1940 Act definitions, he is considered to be an “affiliated person” of the Adviser and an “interested person” of the Adviser and of Bridgeway. Compensation for Mr. Montgomery is borne by the Adviser rather than the Funds.

4. Distribution Agreement:

 

Foreside Fund Services, LLC acts as distributor of the Funds’ shares, pursuant to a Distribution Agreement dated May 31, 2017. The Adviser pays all costs and expenses associated with distribution of the Funds’ shares, pursuant to a protective plan adopted by shareholders pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

5. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities:

 

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term securities, for each Fund for the period ended December 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
Bridgeway Fund    U.S. Government      Other      U.S. Government      Other  
           

Omni Small-Cap Value

     $—      $ 125,659,551        $—      $ 198,450,523  

Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value

            90,392,454               57,787,192  

6. Federal Income Taxes

 

It is the Funds’ policy to continue to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Internal Revenue Code”), applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute income to the extent necessary so that the Funds are not subject to federal income tax. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation on Investments (Tax Basis) The amount of net unrealized appreciation/depreciation and the cost of investment securities for tax purposes, including short-term securities as of December 31, 2020, were as follows:

 

      Omni Small-
Cap Value
    Omni Tax-Managed
Small-Cap Value
 

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

   $ 297,781,962     $ 187,600,896  

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

     (84,548,752     (39,273,883

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 213,233,210     $ 148,327,013  

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

   $ 889,108,685     $ 494,849,490  

The differences between book and tax net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are primarily due to wash sale and straddle loss deferrals and basis adjustments on investments in business development companies, partnerships and passive foreign investment companies (PFICs).

Classifications of Distributions Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from its ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes.

 

 

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The tax character of the distributions paid by the Funds during the last two fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively, are as follows:

 

      Omni Small-Cap Value      Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value  
      Year Ended    
June 30, 2020    
     Year Ended    
June 30, 2019    
     Year Ended    
June 30, 2020    
     Year Ended
June 30, 2019
 

Distributions paid from:

           

Ordinary Income

   $ 5,306,458          $ 7,943,782          $   3,169,046          $ 7,212,071  

Long-Term Capital Gain

         4,928,024              60,593,738            -                44,775,281  

Total

   $ 10,234,482          $ 68,537,520          $   3,169,046          $ 51,987,352  

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, capital losses incurred by the Funds after June 30, 2011 will not be subject to expiration and will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses.

As of June 30, 2020, the following Funds had capital loss carryovers available to offset future realized capital gains which are not subject to expiration:

 

      Short-term          Long-Term          Total  

Accumulated Net Investment Income

   $     13,565,140          $
 
        -
    

 
   $     13,565,140  

Total

     6,619,201            -            6,619,201  

Components of Accumulated Earnings As of June 30, 2020, the components of accumulated deficit on a tax basis were:

 

     Omni Small-      Omni Tax-Managed  
      Cap Value      Small-Cap Value  

Accumulated Net Investment Income

   $ 13,172,939      $ 7,114,720  

Capital Loss Carryovers

     (13,565,140      (6,619,201

Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     -        -  

Qualified Late Year Deferred Losses*

     (59,150,606      (58,221,402

Net Unrealized Depreciation of Investments

     (111,772,543      (32,283,631

Total

   $ (171,315,350    $ (90,009,514

 

 

Includes qualified late-year losses that the Funds have elected to defer to the beginning of their next fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. The Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value and Small-Cap Value Funds have no deferred qualified ordinary late-year losses. The Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value and Small-Cap Value Funds have elected to defer late-year short-term capital losses of $46,450,331 and $30,793,593. The Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value and Small-Cap Value Funds have elected to defer late-year long-term capital losses of $11,771,071 and $28,357,013, respectively.

For the fiscal year June 30, 2020, the Funds recorded the following reclassifications to the accounts listed below:

 

      Increase (Decrease)  
      Omni Small-
Cap Value
     Omni Tax-Managed
Small-Cap Value
 

Paid-In Capital

   $     63,685      $     618,708  

Distributable Earnings

     (63,685      (618,708

The differences between book and tax components of net assets and the resulting reclassifications were primarily a result of the differing book/tax treatment of the deduction of equalization debits for tax purposes, excess distributions, the write-off of unused net operating loss, and redesignation of dividends paid and investments in PFICs.

 

 

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Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Management has analyzed each Fund’s tax positions and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the individual Funds’ financial statements. The Funds are not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. Each Fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

7. Line of Credit

 

Bridgeway established a line of credit agreement (“Facility”) with The Bank of New York Mellon, effective November 5, 2010. The Facility is for temporary or emergency purposes, such as to provide liquidity for shareholder redemptions, and is cancellable by either party. Unless cancelled earlier, the Facility shall be held available until September 10, 2021. Advances under the Facility are limited to $15,000,000 in total for all Funds, and advances to each Fund shall not exceed certain limits set forth in the credit agreement, including, but not limited to, the maximum amount a Fund is permitted to borrow under the 1940 Act.

The Funds incur a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum on the unused portion of the Facility and interest expense to the extent of amounts borrowed under the Facility. Interest is based on the “Overnight Rate” plus 1.25%. The Overnight Rate means the higher of (a) the Federal Funds rate, (b) the Overnight Eurodollar Rate, or (c) the One-Month Eurodollar Rate. The facility fees are payable quarterly in arrears and are allocated to all participating Funds. Interest expense is charged directly to a Fund based upon actual amounts borrowed by such Bridgeway Fund.

For the period ended December 31, 2020, borrowings by the Funds under this line of credit were as follows:

 

Bridgeway Fund Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
Weighted
Average
Loan Balance
Number
of Days
Outstanding
Interest
Expense
Incurred1
Maximum
Amount
Borrowed During
the Period

    

Omni Small-Cap Value

  1.40 %   $2,337,449   78   $7,085   $11,664,000

Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value

  1.40 %   1,925,556   9   673   4,754,000

1Interest expense is included on the Statements of Operations in Miscellaneous expenses.

 

8. Subsequent Events

 

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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OTHER INFORMATION   LOGO

 

December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)  

 

1. Proxy Voting

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to the portfolio securities and a summary of proxies voted by the Funds for the period ended June 30, 2020 are available without charge, upon request, by contacting Bridgeway Funds at 1-800-661-3550 and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

2. Fund Holdings

 

The complete schedules of the Funds’ holdings for the second and fourth quarters of each fiscal year are contained in the Funds’ Semi-Annual and Annual Shareholder Reports, respectively.

The Bridgeway Funds file complete schedules of the Funds’ holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to Form N-PORT within 60 days after the end of the period. Copies of the Funds’ Form N-PORT exhibit are available without charge, upon request, by contacting Bridgeway Funds at 1-800-661-3550 and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also review and copy the Funds’ Form N-PORT exhibit at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. For more information about the operation of the Public Reference Room, please call 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

 

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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES   LOGO

 

December 31, 2020 (Unaudited)  

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you will incur no transaction costs from such Fund, including sales charges (loads) on purchases, on reinvested dividends or on other distributions. There are no exchange fees. Shareholders are subject to redemption fees on the Ultra-Small Company Market Fund under certain circumstances. However, as a shareholder of a Fund, you will incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The following examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on July 1, 2020 and held until December 31, 2020.

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

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

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, because other funds may also have transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

 

      Beginning Account
Value at 7/1/20
     Ending Account
Value at 12/31/20
     Expense
Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
7/1/20 - 12/31/20
 

Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value Fund

                                  

Actual Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,394.41        0.47%       $2.84  

Hypothetical Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,022.84        0.47%       $2.40  
Bridgeway Omni Tax-Managed Small-Cap Value Fund                                   

Actual Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,389.38        0.47%       $2.83  

Hypothetical Fund Return

     $1,000.00        $1,022.84        0.47%       $2.40  

 

*

Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the number of days in the most recent six-month period (184) divided by the number of days in the fiscal year (365).

 

 

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BRIDGEWAY FUNDS, INC.

 

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

P.O. Box 9860

Providence, RI 02940-8060

 

CUSTODIAN

 

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

 

DISTRIBUTOR

 

Foreside Fund Services, LLC

Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, ME 04101

  

 

 

  

 

You can review and copy information about our Funds (including the SAIs) at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. To find out more about this public service, call the SEC at 800-SEC-0330. Reports and other information about the Funds are also available on the SEC’s website at ww.sec.gov. You can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by writing the Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520 or by sending an electronic request to the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

 


(b)

Not Applicable

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)

Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1(a) of this form.

 

(b)

Not Applicable

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

Investment Companies.

Not applicable.


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

Not applicable.

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

Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

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

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Directors, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, 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 (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effectively designed, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

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

 Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

  (a)(1)

Not applicable.


  (a)(2)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

  (a)(3)

Not applicable.

 

  (a)(4)

Not applicable.

 

  (b)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

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

 

(Registrant)   

Bridgeway Funds, Inc.

  

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

/s/ Tammira Philippe

Tammira Philippe, President and Principal Executive Officer

(principal executive officer)

  

Date March 5, 2021                      

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

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

/s/ Tammira Philippe

Tammira Philippe, President and Principal Executive Officer

(principal executive officer)

  

Date March 5, 2021                      

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

/s/ Deborah L. Hanna

Deborah L. Hanna, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

(principal financial officer)

  

Date March 5, 2021                      

 

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.