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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 2/29/2016

 

 

 

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 811-8352

 

 

LKCM Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

c/o Luther King Capital Management Corporation

301 Commerce Street, Suite 1600

Fort Worth, TX 76102

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

K&L Gates LLP

1601 K Street, NW

Washington, DC 20006

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

1-800-688-LKCM and 1-800-423-6369

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2015

 

 

 


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

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LKCM

FUNDS

 

 

LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund

LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund

LKCM Equity Fund

LKCM Balanced Fund

LKCM Fixed Income Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2015


Dear Fellow Shareholders:

We report the following performance information for the LKCM Funds:

 

Funds

   Inception
Dates
     NAV @
12/31/15
     Net
Expense
Ratio*, **
     Gross
Expense
Ratio**
     One Year
Total
Return
Ended
12/31/15
     Five Year
Average
Annualized
Return
Ended
12/31/15
     Ten Year
Average
Annualized
Return
Ended
12/31/15
     Avg.
Annual
Total
Return
Since
Incept.
 

LKCM Equity Fund -

                       

Institutional Class

     1/3/96       $ 21.40         0.80%         0.92%         -3.54%         9.90%         7.41%         7.88%   

S&P 500® Index1

                 1.38%         12.57%         7.31%         8.14%   

LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund -

                       

Institutional Class

     7/14/94       $ 19.86         0.94%         0.94%         -5.58%         7.22%         5.67%         10.23%   

Russell 2000® Index2

                 -4.41%         9.19%         6.80%         8.85%   

LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund -

                       

Adviser Class

     6/5/03       $ 18.93         1.19%         1.19%         -5.81%         6.95%         5.40%         8.72%   

Russell 2000® Index2

                 -4.41%         9.19%         6.80%         8.94%   

LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund -

                       

Institutional Class

     5/2/11       $ 11.15         1.00%         1.20%         -1.41%         N/A         N/A         4.39%   

Russell 2500® Index3

                 -2.90%         N/A         N/A         8.45%   

LKCM Balanced Fund

     12/30/97       $ 19.60         0.80%         0.99%         0.91%         8.81%         7.17%         6.14%   

S&P 500® Index1

                 1.38%         12.57%         7.31%         6.18%   

Barclays U.S. Intermediate

                       

Government/Credit Bond Index4

                 1.07%         2.58%         4.04%         4.82%   

LKCM Fixed Income Fund

     12/30/97       $ 10.50         0.50%         0.70%         -0.27%         2.21%         4.02%         4.49%   

Barclays U.S. Intermediate

                       

Government/Credit Bond Index4

                 1.07%         2.58%         4.04%         4.82%   

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-688-LKCM. The Funds impose a 1.00% redemption fee on shares held less than 30 days. If reflected, the fee would reduce performance shown.

 

* Luther King Capital Management Corporation, the Funds’ adviser, has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse expenses of the Fund to maintain designated expense ratios through April 30, 2016, other than the LKCM Fixed Income Fund, for which Luther King Capital Management Corporation has agreed to waive its management fee and/or reimburse expenses of the Fund to maintain such designated expense ratio through May 31, 2016. This expense limitation excludes interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, indirect fees and expenses related to investments in other investment companies, including money market funds, and extraordinary expenses. Investment performance reflects fee waivers, if any, in effect. In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced. Investment performance is based upon the net expense ratio. LKCM waived management fees and/or reimbursed expenses for each Fund, other than the LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund, during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.
** Expense ratios above are as of December 31, 2014, the Funds’ prior fiscal year end, as reported in the Funds’ current prospectus as supplemented on May 22, 2015. Expense ratios reported for other periods in the financial highlights of this report for the Funds’ fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 may differ due to the inclusion of acquired fund fees and expenses.
1 The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of 500 selected stocks that is generally representative of the performance of large capitalization companies in the U.S. stock market.
2 The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index which measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index.
3 The Russell 2500® Index is an unmanaged index which measures the performance of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index.
4 The Barclays U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index is an unmanaged market value weighted index measuring both the principal price changes of, and income provided by, the underlying universe of securities that comprise the index. Securities included in the index must meet the following criteria: fixed as opposed to variable rate; remaining maturity of one to ten years; minimum outstanding par value of $250 million; rated investment grade or higher by Moody’s Investors Service or equivalent; must be dollar denominated and non-convertible; and must be publicly issued.

Note: These indices defined above are not available for direct investment and the index performance therefore does not include expenses.

2015 Review

2015 proved to be an unkind year for nearly all asset classes. Commodities were especially weak due to the downturn in global manufacturing activity, most notably in China. The story of global oversupply of crude oil is well known at this point. Technological innovation in shale oil production domestically and the unwillingness of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, to curtail production, in conjunction with a rising U.S. dollar, contributed to an approximate 31% decline in the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil in 2015. This price decline occurred on the back of an approximate 46% decline in West Texas Intermediate crude oil in 2014. Domestic intermediate-term investment grade bond returns were slightly positive during the year, while domestic high yield bonds and emerging market bonds posted negative returns for 2015.

 

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We believe that there were two key divergences within the domestic equity market during the year. First, growth stocks outpaced value stocks, which typically is characteristic of the mature stage of an equity market cycle. We believe it is common to see the equity market leadership narrow during this phase, as it did in 2015. Second, large capitalization stocks outperformed small capitalization stocks, as reflected by the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, or S&P 500® Index, outperformance of the Russell 2000® Index. Thus, we believe the U.S. equity market in 2015 can best be characterized as one in which a narrow group of larger capitalization companies performed best. For example, if the market-capitalization weighted S&P 500® Index was instead equal weighted, the S&P 500® Index would have declined approximately 4.1%, not including dividends, for 2015, versus the 1.38% return posted by the S&P 500® Index during 2015.

In December 2015, the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds target interest rate 0.25% for the first time since June 2006, bringing to a close a seven-year chapter of zero percent interest rates. When the Federal Reserve raises interest rates, it is typically an important marker in the business cycle. In our view, the first such interest rate hike is often seen as conviction by the Federal Reserve that an economic expansion is intensifying. We believe capital markets generally are sanguine about the first couple of interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve. Historically, the tenor typically changes once inflation readings become sufficiently strong that capital markets perceive the Federal Reserve may quicken its pace of restricting monetary policy. We believe this often results in slowing economic growth, inflationary declines, and a resetting of the business cycle. We believe we are in the early stages of monetary policy normalization, and market expectations are for interest rates to rise gradually. If the Federal Reserve were to raise interest rates at each consecutive meeting in 2016, it would be a negative surprise to capital markets in our view. We believe such action would be concerning unless such steps were in response to significantly stronger economic data than current trend. Our forecast is for a very gradual rise in interest rates commensurate with very moderate inflation readings and modest real economic growth in 2016.

The Federal Reserve appears to be charting a new course this cycle. We believe the Federal Reserve most often raises interest rates in response to an uncomfortable pace of rising inflation. Inflation is generally a lagging economic indicator, meaning the Federal Reserve typically acts well after the economic growth is in full bloom. Given the lack of inflationary pressures we have seen to date, we believe the Federal Reserve is attempting to normalize monetary policy coincident with what it perceives could be increasing price pressures as domestic economic and labor economy slack appear to continue to decline.

2016 Outlook

At any given time, there are both structural and cyclical forces at work on the economy. Structural forces typically include trends in demographics, fiscal debt burdens, tax regimes, and pace of innovation. Cyclical forces generally are shorter-term in nature, such as changes in monetary or fiscal policy, inflation, and trade balances. We believe the sweet spot of economic growth occurs in periods when both structural and cyclical forces provide tailwinds; this occurred in Japan in the 1980s, the United States in the 1990s, and China in the 2000s. In our view, when structural and cyclical forces collide, cyclical forces often prevail for a period of time before structural forces again win the day. Structural forces weighed on the global economy in 2015. In our view, the repeated possibilities of a Greek exit from the European Union and the United Kingdom’s upcoming referendum on European Union membership are proxy battles for the structural challenges of a monetary union without a fiscal union. In China household consumption as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) remains stagnant and well below the rate of developed economies and presents another structural headwind. Domestically, the United States is facing a continuous rise in the number of aging baby boomers and the corresponding strain that imposes on fiscal resources from entitlement programs. These are all examples of structural challenges that continue to weigh on key contributors to aggregate global GDP.

To ease these structural issues, governments have looked first to cyclical forces such as monetary policy. Unfortunately, we believe monetary policy has now achieved much of what it can in terms of bolstering economic growth and, globally, there appears to be scant room for interest rates to fall further. The remaining two forms of monetary transmission, supporting asset prices through quantitative easing and currency depreciation, are less effective in our view. There are inherent risks to both of these channels, including creating asset valuation bubbles and currency wars. Although structural challenges appear to impair potential economic growth rates around the globe, the growth path for the United States appears higher than for Japan or Europe where structural challenges seem greatest and economies appear less dynamic.

With cyclical tailwinds in the United States losing some of their intensity, we believe that domestic economic growth is again likely to remain muted in 2016, although stronger than in 2015. Consequently, we forecast corporate profit growth will resume in 2016 following a hiatus in 2015. Earnings within the Energy sector declined approximately 60% in 2015, which contributed to virtually no corporate earnings growth for the S&P 500® Index during 2015. Although we anticipate earnings in the Energy sector will decline again this year in aggregate, the sector now represents only approximately 3.8% of S&P 500® Index earnings, down from approximately 11.7% in the summer of 2014. We believe corporate profits, as measured by S&P 500® Index earnings, should grow 4-6% for 2016 with the negative impact of a strong U.S. dollar on firms’ income statements being less in 2016. Overall, we think corporate balance sheets remain healthy with near record levels of cash and reasonable debt burdens. Interest rates for lower quality balance sheets have risen recently, influenced in part by deterioration in the prospects for select energy companies. While we believe this phenomenon has been largely contained to the Energy sector, we remain vigilant with regard to rising credit spreads outside of the Energy sector, as credit spreads are often harbingers of future economic stress.

Although the equity market displayed characteristics of a mature equity market in 2015, our forecast is for the current bull market to remain in place. We note, however, that real GDP growth has been sub-par during this expansion, averaging just approximately 1.8%

 

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annually compared with approximately 4.2% for previous expansions since 1960. We think the longevity of this economic cycle and accompanying bull market in equities is consistent with a benign inflation outlook. The two shortest economic cycles since 1960 both began in the highly inflationary 1970s. If our forecast for modest inflation is accurate, then we believe it is reasonable to expect that this current economic cycle has multiple years remaining to grow. Unfortunately, history teaches that when economic growth is less robust, capital market volatility is typically higher. Finally, there always remains the possibility of significant exogenous events such as terrorist acts, an expanding Middle Eastern conflict, or escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula or Crimea. These events are impossible to predict in scope or magnitude, but any of which could negatively impact our forecast.

In our view, the base case for 2016 is that investors must continue to adjust to a lower expected return environment, as slow growth and deflationary pressures are the result of structural forces rather than simply residue from the financial crisis. We are likely to witness the continued struggle between governments’ need to address long-run structural issues and mollifying current issues of the day such as preventing deflation and propping-up job growth. As we enter a Presidential election year, it is a reminder of our view that simulative fiscal policy has largely been absent in recent years and always possesses the promise to be a catalyst for growth in the future.

LKCM Equity Fund

The LKCM Equity Fund declined 3.54% for the year ended December 31, 2015 against the 1.38% return for the Fund’s benchmark, the S&P 500® Index. Stock selection in the Industrials, Consumer Discretionary and Information Technology sectors contributed to underperformance relative to the benchmark, along with the Fund’s overweight positions in the Materials and Industrials sectors and underweight position in the Information Technology sector relative to the benchmark. We remain committed to our investment strategy and stock selection process for the Fund, and we believe the Fund is well positioned for 2016 with a portfolio of high quality companies that we believe have solid balance sheets, are reasonably valued, and otherwise meet our investment criteria.

LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund

The LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund—Institutional Class declined 5.58% for the year ended December 31, 2015 against the 4.41% decline for the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2000® Index. Stock selection was solid in the Energy and Information Technology sectors relative to the benchmark, while the Fund experienced relative weakness in stock selection in the Healthcare sector. The Fund benefited from overweight positions in the Healthcare and Information Technology sectors relative to the benchmark, while the Fund’s overweight position in the Industrials sector detracted from relative performance. During the year, two of the Fund’s portfolio companies were acquired at significant premiums to the Fund’s cost basis in those companies. As a core manager that focuses on high quality companies that meet our stringent investment criteria, we continue to have the Fund tilted towards growth companies as we believe this area provides the most attractive investment opportunities for the Fund in the current market environment.

LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund

The LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund outperformed its benchmark, the Russell 2500® Index, during the year ended December 31, 2015, declining 1.41% against the 2.90% decline for the benchmark. Stock selection and sector allocation decisions contributed to the Fund’s outperformance relative to the benchmark. Stock selection was solid in the Energy and Industrials sectors relative to the benchmark, while the Fund experienced relative weakness in stock selection in the Healthcare sector. The Fund benefited from an underweight position in the Materials sector and an overweight position in the Healthcare sector relative to the benchmark. During the year, two of the Fund’s portfolio companies were acquired at significant premiums to the Fund’s cost basis in those companies. As a core manager that focuses on high quality companies that meet our stringent investment criteria, we continue to have the Fund tilted towards growth companies as we believe this area provides the most attractive investment opportunities for the Fund in the current market environment.

LKCM Fixed Income Fund

The LKCM Fixed Income Fund declined 0.27% for the year ended December 31, 2015 against the 1.07% return for the Fund’s benchmark, the Barclays U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index. The Fund’s overweight position in corporate bonds relative to the benchmark, specifically BBB-rated corporate bonds, was the primary detractor from relative performance as credit spreads widened substantially with the sharp decline in commodity prices and the challenged growth in the manufacturing sector. In this flight-to-quality environment, government and agency bonds outperformed their lower quality counterparts in the corporate bond sector. The Fund’s defensive average duration posture of 3.2 years, versus an average duration of 4.0 years for the benchmark, contributed to relative performance ahead of the much-anticipated tightening of monetary policy by the Federal Reserve in December as shorter duration securities generally outperformed their longer duration counterparts. The Fund remains largely focused on short-to-intermediate investment grade corporate bonds in an effort to manage risk during this challenging slow growth, low interest rate environment.

LKCM Balanced Fund

The LKCM Balanced Fund advanced 0.91% for the year ended December 31, 2015 against the 1.38% return for the S&P 500 Index® and the 1.07% return for the Barclays U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index. Both the equity and the fixed income sectors

 

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detracted from the Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark. The Fund’s fixed income sector’s focus on short-to-intermediate high quality corporate bonds benefited the Fund’s relative performance as lower quality, longer maturity bonds underperformed during the year. We believe the Fund is well-positioned to meet the challenges and opportunities the financial markets are expected to present in the upcoming year.

LOGO

J. Luther King, Jr., CFA, CIC

February 1, 2016

The information provided herein represents the opinion of J. Luther King, Jr., CFA, CIC and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, nor investment advice.

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments found on pages 15-27 of the report for more information on Fund holdings. Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and are not recommendations to buy or sell any securities.

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Small and medium capitalization funds typically carry additional risks, since smaller companies generally have a higher risk of failure, and, historically, their stocks have experienced a greater degree of market volatility than stocks on average. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is greater for longer-term debt securities. Investments in mortgage backed securities include additional risks that investors should be aware of such as credit risk, prepayment risk, possible illiquidity and default, as well as increased susceptibility to adverse economic developments. These risks are discussed in the Funds’ summary and statutory prospectuses.

Earnings growth is not a measure of future performance.

Duration is a commonly used measure of the potential volatility of the price of a debt security, or the aggregate market value of a portfolio of debt securities, prior to maturity. Securities with a longer duration generally have more volatile prices than securities of comparable quality with a shorter duration.

Spread is the percentage point difference between yields of various classes of bonds compared to treasury bonds.

BBB refers to bond ratings. Bond ratings are grades given to bonds that indicate their credit quality as determined by private independent rating services such as Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch. These firms evaluate a bond issuer’s financial strength, or its ability to pay a bond’s principal and interest in a timely fashion. Ratings are expressed as letters ranging from ‘AAA’, which is the highest grade, to ‘D’, which is the lowest grade.

Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

Quasar Distributors, LLC, distributor.

 

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PERFORMANCE:

 

The following information illustrates the historical performance of LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund as of December 31, 2015 compared to the Fund’s representative benchmark and peer group indices.

Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions, if any, but do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-688-LKCM.

An index is an unmanaged portfolio and does not trade or incur any expenses. One can not invest in an unmanaged index.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (Periods Ended December 31, 2015)

 

      Past
1 Year
       Past
5 Years(1)
       Past
10 Years(1)
       Since
Inception(1)(2)
 

LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund – Institutional Class

     -5.58%           7.22%           5.67%           10.23%   

Russell 2000® Index

     -4.41%           9.19%           6.80%           8.85%   

Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index

     -4.23%           8.64%           6.69%           9.71%   
(1)  Annualized.
(2)  July 14, 1994

A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT IN LKCM SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND – INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

(for the ten years ended December 31, 2015)

 

LOGO

The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index consisting of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index.

The Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index is an index of small cap core mutual funds tracked by Lipper, Inc.

 

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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (Periods Ended December 31, 2015)

 

      Past
1 Year
       Past
5 Years(1)
       Past
10 Years(1)
       Since
Inception(1)(2)
 

LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund – Adviser Class

     -5.81%           6.95%           5.40%           8.72%   

Russell 2000® Index

     -4.41%           9.19%           6.80%           8.94%   

Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index

     -4.23%           8.64%           6.69%           9.32%   
(1)  Annualized.
(2)  June 5, 2003

A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT IN LKCM SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND – ADVISER CLASS

(for the ten years ended December 31, 2015)

 

LOGO

The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index consisting of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index.

The Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index is an index of small cap core mutual funds tracked by Lipper, Inc.

 

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PERFORMANCE:

 

The following information illustrates the historical performance of LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund as of December 31, 2015 compared to the Fund’s benchmark and peer group indices.

Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions, if any, but do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-688-LKCM.

An index is an unmanaged portfolio and does not trade or incur any expenses. One can not invest in an unmanaged index.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (Periods Ended December 31, 2015)

 

      Past
1 Year
       Past
3 Years
       Since
Inception(1)(2)
 

LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund – Institutional Class

     -1.41%           8.10%           4.39%   

Russell 2500® Index

     -2.90%           12.46%           8.45%   

Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index

     -4.23%           10.71%           7.01%   
(1)  Annualized.
(2)  May 2, 2011

A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT IN LKCM SMALL-MID CAP EQUITY FUND – INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

(for the period from May 2, 2011 to December 31, 2015)

 

LOGO

The Russell 2500® Index is an unmanaged index consisting of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index.

The Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index is an index of small cap core mutual funds tracked by Lipper, Inc.

 

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PERFORMANCE:

 

The following information illustrates the historical performance of LKCM Equity Fund as of December 31, 2015 compared to the Fund’s benchmark and peer group indices.

Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions, if any, but do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-688-LKCM.

An index is an unmanaged portfolio and does not trade or incur any expenses. One can not invest in an unmanaged index.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (Periods Ended December 31, 2015)

 

      Past
1 Year
       Past
5 Years(1)
       Past
10 Years(1)
       Since
Inception(1)(2)
 

LKCM Equity Fund – Institutional Class

     -3.54%           9.90%           7.41%           7.88%   

S&P 500® Index

     1.38%           12.57%           7.31%           8.14%   

Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index

     -0.67%           10.97%           6.35%           7.10%   
(1)  Annualized.
(2)  January 3, 1996

A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT IN LKCM EQUITY FUND – INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

(for the ten years ended December 31, 2015)

 

LOGO

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of 500 selected stocks that is generally representative of the performance of large capitalization companies in the U.S. stock market.

The Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index is an index of large cap core mutual funds tracked by Lipper, Inc.

 

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PERFORMANCE:

 

The following information illustrates the historical performance of LKCM Balanced Fund as of December 31, 2015 compared to the Fund’s benchmark and peer group indices.

Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions, if any, but do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-688-LKCM.

An index is an unmanaged portfolio and does not trade or incur any expenses. One can not invest in an unmanaged index.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (Periods Ended December 31, 2015)

 

      Past
1 Year
       Past
5 Years(1)
       Past
10 Years(1)
       Since
Inception(1)(2)
 

LKCM Balanced Fund

     0.91%           8.81%           7.17%           6.14%   

Barclays U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index

     1.07%           2.58%           4.04%           4.82%   

S&P 500® Index

     1.38%           12.57%           7.31%           6.18%   

Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds Index

     -0.54%           7.69%           5.85%           5.84%   
(1)  Annualized.
(2)  December 30, 1997

A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT IN LKCM BALANCED FUND

(for the ten years ended December 31, 2015)

 

LOGO

The Barclays U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index is an unmanaged market value weighted index measuring both the principal price changes of, and income provided by, the underlying universe of securities that comprise the index. Securities included in the index must meet the following criteria; fixed as opposed to variable rate; remaining maturity of one to ten years; minimum outstanding par value of $250 million; rated investment grade or higher by Moody’s Investors Service or equivalent; must be dollar denominated and non-convertible; and must be publicly issued.

The Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds Index is an unmanaged index consisting of funds tracked by Lipper, Inc. that, by portfolio practice, maintain a mix of between 60%-80% equity securities, with the remainder invested in bonds, cash and cash equivalents.

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of 500 selected stocks that is generally representative of the performance of large capitalization companies in the U.S. stock market.

 

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PERFORMANCE:

 

The following information illustrates the historical performance of LKCM Fixed Income Fund as of December 31, 2015 compared to the Fund’s benchmark and peer group indices.

Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions, if any, but do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-688-LKCM.

An index is an unmanaged portfolio and does not trade or incur any expenses. One can not invest in an unmanaged index.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (Periods Ended December 31, 2015)

 

      Past
1 Year
       Past
5 Years(1)
       Past
10 Years(1)
       Since
Inception(1)(2)
 

LKCM Fixed Income Fund

     -0.27%           2.21%           4.02%           4.49%   

Barclays U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index

     1.07%           2.58%           4.04%           4.82%   

Lipper Short Intermediate Investment-Grade Debt Funds Index

     0.15%           2.21%           3.50%           4.18%   
(1)  Annualized.
(2)  December 30, 1997

A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT IN LKCM FIXED INCOME FUND

(for the ten years ended December 31, 2015)

 

LOGO

The Barclays U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index is an unmanaged market value weighted index measuring both the principal price changes of, and income provided by, the underlying universe of securities that comprise the index. Securities included in the index must meet the following criteria: fixed as opposed to variable rate; remaining maturity of one to ten years; minimum outstanding par value of $250 million; rated investment grade or higher by Moody’s Investors Service or equivalent; must be dollar denominated and non-convertible; and must be publicly issued.

The Lipper Short Intermediate Investment-Grade Debt Funds Index is an index of short intermediate investment grade mutual funds tracked by Lipper, Inc.

 

11


LKCM Funds Expense Example — December 31, 2015

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (7/1/15-12/31/15).

ACTUAL EXPENSES

The first line of the tables below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Although the Funds charge no sales load, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks and stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Funds’ transfer agent. If you request that a redemption be made by wire transfer, currently a $15.00 fee is charged by the Funds’ transfer agent. You will be charged a redemption fee equal to 1.00% of the net amount of the redemption if you redeem your shares of the LKCM Small Cap Equity, Small-Mid Cap Equity, Equity, Balanced and Fixed Income Funds within 30 days of purchase, unless otherwise determined by the Funds in their discretion. To the extent the Funds invest in shares of other investment companies as part of their investment strategies, you will indirectly bear your proportionate share of any fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds in which the Funds invest in addition to the expenses of the Funds. Actual expenses of the underlying funds are expected to vary among the various underlying funds. These expenses are not included in the example below. The example below includes management fees, registration fees and other expenses. However, the example below does not include portfolio trading commissions and related expenses and other extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles.

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLES FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

The second line of the tables below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Funds’ actual returns. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactions costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund – Institutional Class  
     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/2015
       Ending
Account Value
12/31/15
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
7/1/15–12/31/15
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 881.80         $ 4.65   

Hypothetical (5% return before expense)

   $ 1,000.00         $ 1,020.27         $ 4.99   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.98%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period.
     LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund – Adviser Class  
     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/15
       Ending
Account Value
12/31/15
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
7/1/15–12/31/15
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 880.90         $ 5.83   

Hypothetical (5% return before expense)

   $ 1,000.00         $ 1,019.00         $ 6.26   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 1.23%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

     LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund  
     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/15
       Ending
Account Value
12/31/15
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
7/1/15–12/31/15
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 904.50         $ 4.80   

Hypothetical (5% return before expense)

   $ 1,000.00         $ 1,020.16         $ 5.09   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 1.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

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     LKCM Equity Fund  
     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/15
       Ending
Account Value
12/31/15
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
7/1/15–12/31/15
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 959.90         $ 3.95   

Hypothetical (5% return before expense)

   $ 1,000.00         $ 1,021.17         $ 4.08   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.80%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

     LKCM Balanced Fund  
     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/15
       Ending
Account Value
12/31/15
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
7/1/15–12/31/15
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 987.00         $ 4.01   

Hypothetical (5% return before expense)

   $ 1,000.00         $ 1,021.17         $ 4.08   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.80%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

     LKCM Fixed Income Fund  
     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/15
       Ending
Account Value
12/31/15
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
7/1/15–12/31/15
 

Actual

   $ 1,000.00         $ 994.30         $ 2.51   

Hypothetical (5% return before expense)

   $ 1,000.00         $ 1,022.68         $ 2.55   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized net expense ratio of 0.50%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

13


ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS — LKCM Funds — December 31, 2015

Percentages represent market value as a percentage of total investments.

 

LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund

 

LOGO

LKCM Equity Fund

 

LOGO

LKCM Fixed Income Fund

 

LOGO

LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund

 

LOGO

LKCM Balanced Fund

 

LOGO

 

 

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LKCM SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2015

 

COMMON STOCKS - 99.9%    Shares     Value  

Aerospace & Defense - 1.2%

  

Hexcel Corporation

     152,385      $ 7,078,283   
    

 

 

 

Automobiles - 2.3%

    

Lithia Motors, Inc. - Class A

     124,625        13,293,749   
    

 

 

 

Banks - 10.3%

    

BancorpSouth, Inc.

     412,104        9,886,375   

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.

     249,385        12,334,582   

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

     366,405        11,911,827   

Hanmi Financial Corporation

     350,485        8,313,504   

PrivateBancorp, Inc.

     228,145        9,358,508   

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)

     149,075        7,367,286   
    

 

 

 
       59,172,082   
    

 

 

 

Biotechnology - 4.0%

    

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a)

     140,270        11,276,305   

EXACT Sciences Corporation (a)

     335,605        3,097,634   

Neogen Corporation (a)

     149,330        8,440,132   
    

 

 

 
       22,814,071   
    

 

 

 

Building Products - 2.1%

    

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

     82,825        3,603,716   

PGT, Inc. (a)

     760,166        8,658,291   
    

 

 

 
       12,262,007   
    

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 0.9%

    

BGC Partners Inc - Class A

     533,155        5,230,251   
    

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 4.4%

  

 

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

     370,705        12,926,483   

Multi-Color Corporation

     43,455        2,599,044   

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (b)

     414,970        10,004,927   
    

 

 

 
       25,530,454   
    

 

 

 

Communications Equipment - 2.6%

    

Ciena Corporation (a)

     227,505        4,707,078   

Infinera Corporation (a)

     573,565        10,392,998   
    

 

 

 
       15,100,076   
    

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.7%

    

MasTec Inc. (a)

     230,750        4,010,435   
    

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 2.1%

    

Headwaters Incorporated (a)

     390,900        6,594,483   

Summit Materials, Inc. - Class A (a)

     282,261        5,656,517   
    

 

 

 
       12,251,000   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Financials - 1.4%

    

HFF, Inc. - Class A

     260,787        8,102,652   
    

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.5%

    

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. (a)

     114,655        3,048,676   
    

 

 

 

Food Products - 3.2%

    

Post Holdings Inc. (a)

     182,230        11,243,591   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a)

     94,665        7,427,416   
    

 

 

 
       18,671,007   
    

 

 

 
COMMON STOCKS    Shares     Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 7.2%

  

 

Cantel Medical Corp.

     66,695      $ 4,144,427   

Cynosure, Inc. - Class A (a)

     275,588        12,310,516   

LDR Holding Corporation (a)

     250,000        6,277,500   

PRA Health Sciences, Inc. (a)

     127,577        5,775,411   

VWR Corporation (a)

     469,925        13,303,577   
    

 

 

 
       41,811,431   
    

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 4.4%

  

 

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (a)

     141,508        8,838,590   

Aceto Corporation

     346,143        9,338,938   

Omnicell, Inc. (a)

     223,215        6,937,522   
    

 

 

 
       25,115,050   
    

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.2%

    

La Quinta Holdings Inc (a)

     138,681        1,887,448   

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. (a)

     138,240        8,087,040   

Zoe’s Kitchen Inc (a)

     98,950        2,768,621   
    

 

 

 
       12,743,109   
    

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 8.3%

    

Criteo SA - ADR (a)(b)

     211,515        8,375,994   

Demandware Inc. (a)

     95,115        5,133,357   

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)

     205,130        14,857,566   

LogMeIn, Inc. (a)

     136,070        9,130,297   

SPS Commerce, Inc. (a)

     144,090        10,116,559   
    

 

 

 
       47,613,773   
    

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products - 2.1%

  

 

Pool Corporation

     153,165        12,372,669   
    

 

 

 

Machinery - 1.1%

    

Barnes Group Inc.

     173,355        6,135,033   
    

 

 

 

Media - 1.8%

    

The E.W. Scripps Company - Class A

     558,115        10,604,185   
    

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 1.0%

    

Burlington Stores, Inc. (a)

     127,465        5,468,249   
    

 

 

 

Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.5%

  

 

Diamondback Energy Inc. (a)

     105,470        7,055,943   

PDC Energy, Inc. (a)

     83,345        4,448,956   

Synergy Resources Corporation (a)

     336,635        2,868,130   
    

 

 

 
       14,373,029   
    

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 0.5%

    

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation

     134,715        3,043,212   
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 3.6%

    

Akorn, Inc. (a)

     326,173        12,169,515   

Cambrex Corp. (a)

     185,260        8,723,893   
    

 

 

 
       20,893,408   
    

 

 

 

Professional Services - 2.5%

    

The Advisory Board Company (a)

     162,340        8,053,687   

FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)

     177,200        6,141,752   
    

 

 

 
       14,195,439   
    

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LKCM SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED
December 31, 2015

 

COMMON STOCKS    Shares     Value  

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 7.5%

    

CubeSmart

     344,685      $ 10,554,255   

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc.

     327,842        7,894,435   

LaSalle Hotel Properties

     135,590        3,411,444   

Sovran Self Storage, Inc.

     131,890        14,153,116   

Stag Industrial, Inc.

     401,155        7,401,310   
    

 

 

 
       43,414,560   
    

 

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment & Products - 1.6%

  

 

Rambus Inc. (a)

     785,125        9,099,599   
    

 

 

 

Software - 11.8%

    

ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a)

     524,015        11,213,921   

Callidus Software, Inc. (a)

     264,975        4,920,586   

Fair Isaac Corporation

     122,595        11,545,997   

Guidewire Software Inc. (a)

     98,005        5,895,981   

Interactive Intelligence Group,
Inc. (a)

     94,050        2,955,051   

Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)

     141,620        9,370,995   

Proofpoint, Inc. (a)

     145,205        9,439,777   

Take-Two Interactive Software,
Inc. (a)

     372,375        12,973,545   
    

 

 

 
       68,315,853   
    

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 1.9%

    

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

     163,555        10,830,612   
    

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 2.1%

    

Home Bancshares Inc.

     291,448        11,809,473   
    

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.1%

  

 

Watsco, Inc.

     101,855        11,930,276   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    

(Cost $465,079,111)

       576,333,703   
    

 

 

 
    
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 0.3%         

Money Market Fund (c) - 0.3%

    

Federated Government Obligations
Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.01%

     1,836,907        1,836,907   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

  

(Cost $1,836,907)

       1,836,907   
    

 

 

 

Total Investments - 100.2%

    

(Cost $466,916,018)

       578,170,610   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.2)%

  

    (1,151,191
    

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     $ 577,019,419   
    

 

 

 

ADR American Depository Receipt.

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security issued by non-U.S. incorporated company.
(c) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

Investments are classified by asset class and industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LKCM SMALL-MID CAP EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2015

 

COMMON STOCKS - 93.2%    Shares     Value  

Aerospace & Defense - 1.3%

  

Hexcel Corporation

     94,685      $ 4,398,118   
    

 

 

 

Automobiles - 2.1%

    

Lithia Motors, Inc. - Class A

     63,920        6,818,346   
    

 

 

 

Banks - 9.0%

    

BancorpSouth, Inc.

     216,710        5,198,873   

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.

     134,640        6,659,294   

PrivateBancorp, Inc.

     169,950        6,971,349   

Signature Bank (a)

     48,300        7,407,770   

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)

     76,405        3,775,935   
    

 

 

 
       30,013,221   
    

 

 

 

Biotechnology - 2.5%

    

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a)

     102,575        8,246,004   
    

 

 

 

Building Products - 2.3%

    

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

     137,885        7,652,618   
    

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 2.9%

    

E*Trade Financial Corporation (a)

     319,695        9,475,760   
    

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.4%

  

 

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

     224,295        7,821,167   
    

 

 

 

Communications Equipment - 2.4%

    

Ciena Corporation (a)

     139,960        2,895,772   

Infinera Corporation (a)

     281,930        5,108,572   
    

 

 

 
       8,004,344   
    

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 2.1%

    

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     51,125        6,982,652   
    

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 1.6%

    

Ball Corporation

     71,405        5,193,286   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Financials - 1.7%

    

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated

     34,460        5,508,776   
    

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment & Instruments - 2.5%

  

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     35,840        8,379,392   
    

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.9%

    

Core Laboratories N.V. (b)

     28,920        3,144,761   
    

 

 

 

Food Products - 3.0%

    

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a)

     74,080        5,812,317   

The WhiteWave Foods Company (a)

     107,240        4,172,708   
    

 

 

 
       9,985,025   
    

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 7.7%

  

 

Align Technology, Inc. (a)

     60,055        3,954,622   

DexCom Inc. (a)

     92,740        7,595,405   

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     121,775        6,523,487   

VWR Corporation (a)

     260,950        7,387,495   
    

 

 

 
       25,461,009   
    

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 2.0%

  

 

Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (a)

     108,200        6,758,172   
    

 

 

 
COMMON STOCKS    Shares     Value  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.0%

    

La Quinta Holdings Inc (a)

     245,735      $ 3,344,453   
    

 

 

 

Household Durables - 1.5%

    

Lennar Corporation - Class A

     103,300        5,052,403   
    

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 4.7%

    

Criteo SA - ADR (a) (b)

     137,745        5,454,702   

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)

     141,955        10,281,801   
    

 

 

 
       15,736,503   
    

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products - 2.3%

    

Pool Corporation

     92,845        7,500,019   
    

 

 

 

Machinery - 1.8%

    

The Middleby Corporation (a)

     56,470        6,091,419   
    

 

 

 

Media - 2.1%

    

TEGNA Inc.

     278,610        7,110,127   
    

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 1.3%

    

Burlington Stores, Inc. (a)

     97,715        4,191,974   
    

 

 

 

Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.8%

    

Diamondback Energy Inc. (a)

     94,900        6,348,809   

Matador Resources Company (a)

     166,015        3,282,117   

Memorial Resource Development Corp. (a)

     172,985        2,793,708   
    

 

 

 
       12,424,634   
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 2.7%

    

Akorn, Inc. (a)

     236,405        8,820,271   
    

 

 

 

Professional Services - 0.9%

    

FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)

     84,280        2,921,145   
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 6.0%

    

CubeSmart

     193,610        5,928,338   

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc.

     148,145        3,567,332   

LaSalle Hotel Properties

     68,300        1,718,428   

Sovran Self Storage, Inc.

     81,740        8,771,519   
    

 

 

 
       19,985,617   
    

 

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment & Products - 1.2%

  

 

Rambus Inc. (a)

     350,492        4,062,202   
    

 

 

 

Software - 10.9%

    

ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a)

     362,715        7,762,101   

Fair Isaac Corporation

     70,330        6,623,679   

Fortinet Inc. (a)

     242,125        7,547,036   

Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)

     96,575        6,390,368   

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

     226,055        7,875,757   
    

 

 

 
       36,198,941   
    

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 4.8%

    

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

     62,405        4,132,459   

Tractor Supply Company

     62,570        5,349,735   

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)

     35,320        6,534,201   
    

 

 

 
       16,016,395   
    

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LKCM SMALL-MID CAP EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED
December 31, 2015

 

COMMON STOCKS    Shares     Value  

Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.8%

  

 

Watsco, Inc.

     51,380      $ 6,018,139   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    

(Cost $259,480,350)

       309,316,893   
    

 

 

 
    
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.9%         

Money Market Funds (c) - 6.9%

    

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.01%

     10,029,886        10,029,886   

Federated Government Obligations Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.01%

     10,022,732        10,022,732   

Invesco Short Term Investments Trust - Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Shares, 0.02%

     2,751,648        2,751,648   
    

 

 

 
       22,804,266   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

(Cost $22,804,266)

       22,804,266   
    

 

 

 

Total Investments - 100.1%

    

(Cost $282,284,616)

       332,121,159   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.1)%

  

    (167,293
    

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     $ 331,953,866   
    

 

 

 

ADR American Depository Receipt.

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security issued by non-U.S. incorporated company.
(c) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

Investments are classified by asset class and industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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December 31, 2015

 

COMMON STOCKS - 99.9%    Shares     Value  

Aerospace & Defense - 3.5%

  

Honeywell International Inc.

     60,000      $ 6,214,200   

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     40,000        3,692,000   
    

 

 

 
       9,906,200   
    

 

 

 

Auto Components - 1.3%

    

Gentex Corporation

     230,000        3,682,300   
    

 

 

 

Banks - 9.3%

    

Bank of America Corporation

     290,000        4,880,700   

Comerica Incorporated

     108,000        4,517,640   

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

     65,000        3,900,000   

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

     60,000        1,591,800   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     109,604        4,695,435   

Wells Fargo & Company

     120,000        6,523,200   
    

 

 

 
       26,108,775   
    

 

 

 

Beverages - 3.0%

    

The Coca-Cola Company

     65,000        2,792,400   

PepsiCo, Inc.

     55,000        5,495,600   
    

 

 

 
       8,288,000   
    

 

 

 

Biotechnology - 4.4%

    

Amgen Inc.

     40,000        6,493,200   

Celgene Corporation (a)

     50,000        5,988,000   
    

 

 

 
       12,481,200   
    

 

 

 

Chemicals - 5.9%

    

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company

     60,000        3,996,000   

ECOLAB INC.

     30,000        3,431,400   

FMC Corporation

     110,000        4,304,300   

Monsanto Company

     50,000        4,926,000   
    

 

 

 
       16,657,700   
    

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.7%

  

 

Copart, Inc. (a)

     100,000        3,801,000   

Waste Connections, Inc.

     65,000        3,660,800   
    

 

 

 
       7,461,800   
    

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals - 2.3%

    

Apple Inc.

     60,000        6,315,600   
    

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 1.2%

    

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     25,000        3,414,500   
    

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 1.9%

    

Ball Corporation

     75,000        5,454,750   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Financials - 1.5%

    

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     65,000        4,291,950   
    

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment & Instruments - 2.4%

  

 

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

     85,000        2,297,550   

Roper Industries, Inc.

     23,000        4,365,170   
    

 

 

 
       6,662,720   
    

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 1.1%

  

 

National Instruments Corporation

     55,000        1,577,950   

Trimble Navigation Limited (a)

     70,000        1,501,500   
    

 

 

 
       3,079,450   
    

 

 

 
COMMON STOCKS    Shares     Value  

Energy Equipment & Services - 1.0%

    

Schlumberger Limited (b)

     39,500      $ 2,755,125   
    

 

 

 

Food & Drug Retailing - 1.5%

    

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     50,000        4,257,750   
    

 

 

 

Food Products - 1.2%

    

The WhiteWave Foods Company (a)

     90,000        3,501,900   
    

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 6.4%

  

 

Medtronic, PLC (b)

     73,000        5,615,160   

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     100,000        5,357,000   

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

     50,000        7,092,500   
    

 

 

 
       18,064,660   
    

 

 

 

Household Durables - 2.9%

    

Jarden Corporation (a)

     142,500        8,139,600   
    

 

 

 

Household Products - 2.7%

    

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

     45,000        5,728,500   

The Procter & Gamble Company

     23,750        1,885,988   
    

 

 

 
       7,614,488   
    

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 3.3%

    

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

     90,000        4,736,700   

Sabre Corporation

     160,000        4,475,200   
    

 

 

 
       9,211,900   
    

 

 

 

IT Consulting & Services - 1.0%

    

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     75,000        2,715,000   
    

 

 

 

Machinery - 6.9%

    

Danaher Corporation

     75,000        6,966,000   

Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)

     108,000        3,215,160   

The Gorman-Rupp Company

     67,500        1,804,275   

The Toro Company

     37,000        2,703,590   

Valmont Industries, Inc.

     45,000        4,770,900   
    

 

 

 
       19,459,925   
    

 

 

 

Marine - 0.8%

    

Kirby Corporation (a)

     45,000        2,367,900   
    

 

 

 

Media - 2.3%

    

Time Warner Inc.

     27,200        1,759,024   

The Walt Disney Company

     43,385        4,558,896   
    

 

 

 
       6,317,920   
    

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 0.5%

    

Carpenter Technology Corporation

     48,000        1,452,960   
    

 

 

 

Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels - 7.8%

  

 

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation

     140,000        2,476,600   

ConocoPhillips

     115,000        5,369,350   

EOG Resources, Inc.

     60,000        4,247,400   

Exxon Mobil Corporation

     70,000        5,456,500   

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

     65,000        4,394,650   
    

 

 

 
       21,944,500   
    

 

 

 

Personal Products - 0.8%

    

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. - Class A

     25,000        2,201,500   
    

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LKCM EQUITY FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED
December 31, 2015

 

COMMON STOCKS    Shares     Value  

Pharmaceuticals - 7.0%

    

Abbott Laboratories

     90,000      $ 4,041,900   

AbbVie Inc.

     65,000        3,850,600   

Johnson & Johnson

     38,000        3,903,360   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     80,000        4,225,600   

Pfizer Inc.

     115,000        3,712,200   
    

 

 

 
       19,733,660   
    

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 2.5%

    

Kansas City Southern

     20,000        1,493,400   

Union Pacific Corporation

     70,000        5,474,000   
    

 

 

 
       6,967,400   
    

 

 

 

Software - 3.5%

    

Adobe Systems Incorporated (a)

     45,000        4,227,300   

Microsoft Corporation

     100,000        5,548,000   
    

 

 

 
       9,775,300   
    

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 4.5%

    

The Home Depot, Inc.

     50,000        6,612,500   

Tiffany & Co.

     35,000        2,670,150   

Tractor Supply Company

     40,000        3,420,000   
    

 

 

 
       12,702,650   
    

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.8%

  

 

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

     67,000        4,187,500   

V.F. Corporation

     60,000        3,735,000   
    

 

 

 
       7,922,500   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    

(Cost $195,406,832)

       280,911,583   
    

 

 

 
    
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 0.1%         

Money Market Fund (c) - 0.1%

    

Federated Government Obligations Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.01%

     322,887        322,887   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

  

(Cost $322,887)

       322,887   
    

 

 

 

Total Investments - 100.0%

    

(Cost $195,729,719)

       281,234,470   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - 0.0%

  

    (34,747
    

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     $ 281,199,723   
    

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security issued by non-U.S. incorporated company.
(c) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

Investments are classified by asset class and industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LKCM BALANCED FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2015

 

COMMON STOCKS - 69.4%    Shares     Value  

Aerospace & Defense - 2.4%

  

General Dynamics Corporation

     1,400      $ 192,304   

Honeywell International Inc.

     3,400        352,138   

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     4,400        406,120   
    

 

 

 
       950,562   
    

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.6%

    

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

     2,600        250,198   
    

 

 

 

Banks - 5.6%

    

Bank of America Corporation

     17,000        286,110   

Comerica Incorporated

     9,500        397,385   

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

     3,900        234,000   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     10,300        441,252   

Wells Fargo & Company

     7,571        411,560   

Zions Bancorporation

     15,100        412,230   
    

 

 

 
       2,182,537   
    

 

 

 

Beverages - 1.9%

    

The Coca-Cola Company

     8,600        369,456   

PepsiCo, Inc.

     3,600        359,712   
    

 

 

 
       729,168   
    

 

 

 

Biotechnology - 1.7%

    

Celgene Corporation (a)

     5,400        646,704   
    

 

 

 

Chemicals - 3.8%

    

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

     2,500        325,275   

Airgas, Inc.

     3,000        414,960   

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company

     4,200        279,720   

ECOLAB INC.

     1,400        160,132   

Monsanto Company

     2,900        285,708   
    

 

 

 
       1,465,795   
    

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.9%

    

Copart, Inc. (a)

     11,000        418,110   

Waste Management, Inc.

     6,100        325,557   
    

 

 

 
       743,667   
    

 

 

 

Communications Equipment - 0.3%

    

QUALCOMM Incorporated

     2,000        99,970   
    

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals - 2.8%

    

Apple Inc.

     5,950        626,297   

EMC Corporation

     9,400        241,392   

International Business Machines Corporation

     1,500        206,430   
    

 

 

 
       1,074,119   
    

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 0.9%

    

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     2,700        368,766   
    

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 1.0%

    

Ball Corporation

     5,400        392,742   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 1.0%

    

Moody’s Corporation

     4,000        401,360   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Financials - 0.8%

    

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     4,800        316,944   
    

 

 

 
COMMON STOCKS    Shares     Value  

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.6%

  

 

AT&T Inc.

     13,832      $ 475,959   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     2,841        131,311   
    

 

 

 
       607,270   
    

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment & Instruments - 0.4%

  

 

Emerson Electric Co.

     3,000        143,490   
    

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 1.4%

  

 

National Instruments Corporation

     7,500        215,175   

Trimble Navigation Limited (a)

     16,000        343,200   
    

 

 

 
       558,375   
    

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.6%

    

Schlumberger Limited (b)

     3,395        236,801   
    

 

 

 

Food & Drug Retailing - 2.6%

    

CVS Health Corporation

     3,700        361,749   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     4,100        251,330   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     4,900        417,259   
    

 

 

 
       1,030,338   
    

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 5.1%

  

 

Medtronic, PLC (b)

     6,100        469,212   

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     11,600        621,412   

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

     3,100        439,735   

VWR Corporation (a)

     17,000        481,270   
    

 

 

 
       2,011,629   
    

 

 

 

Household Durables - 2.0%

    

Jarden Corporation (a)

     7,900        451,248   

Whirlpool Corporation

     2,300        337,801   
    

 

 

 
       789,049   
    

 

 

 

Household Products - 2.8%

    

Colgate-Palmolive Company

     5,500        366,410   

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

     3,600        458,280   

The Procter & Gamble Company

     3,500        277,935   
    

 

 

 
       1,102,625   
    

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.0%

    

General Electric Company

     12,400        386,260   
    

 

 

 

Insurance - 1.5%

    

MetLife, Inc.

     6,300        303,723   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     3,400        276,794   
    

 

 

 
       580,517   
    

 

 

 

Internet Catalog & Retail - 1.7%

    

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     1,000        675,890   
    

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 3.5%

    

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

     5,400        284,202   

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a)

     350        272,304   

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)

     350        265,608   

eBay Inc. (a)

     6,000        164,880   

Sabre Corporation

     14,000        391,580   
    

 

 

 
       1,378,574   
    

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LKCM BALANCED FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED
December 31, 2015

 

COMMON STOCKS    Shares     Value  

IT Consulting & Services - 2.1%

    

Accenture PLC - Class A (b)

     3,200      $ 334,400   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     3,200        271,104   

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     6,000        217,200   
    

 

 

 
       822,704   
    

 

 

 

Machinery - 1.2%

    

Danaher Corporation

     4,900        455,112   
    

 

 

 

Media - 2.6%

    

CBS Corporation - Class B

     5,600        263,928   

Time Warner Inc.

     5,100        329,817   

The Walt Disney Company

     4,000        420,320   
    

 

 

 
       1,014,065   
    

 

 

 

Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.4%

    

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation

     10,200        180,438   

Chevron Corporation

     2,695        242,442   

EOG Resources, Inc.

     3,800        269,002   

Exxon Mobil Corporation

     3,227        251,545   

Memorial Resource Development Corp. (a)

     7,500        121,125   

Pioneer Natural Resources Company

     1,400        175,532   

Range Resources Corporation

     4,000        98,440   
    

 

 

 
       1,338,524   
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 4.2%

    

Abbott Laboratories

     11,000        494,010   

AbbVie Inc.

     6,300        373,212   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     8,900        470,098   

Pfizer Inc.

     10,000        322,800   
    

 

 

 
       1,660,120   
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.6%

  

 

American Tower Corporation

     2,600        252,070   
    

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 0.6%

    

Union Pacific Corporation

     3,000        234,600   
    

 

 

 

Software - 1.7%

    

Adobe Systems Incorporated (a)

     3,900        366,366   

Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)

     4,000        302,600   
    

 

 

 
       668,966   
    

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 2.6%

    

The Home Depot, Inc.

     4,000        529,000   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

     1,900        481,498   
    

 

 

 
       1,010,498   
    

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.9%

  

 

V.F. Corporation

     5,700        354,825   
    

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.6%

    

Capitol Federal Financial Inc.

     17,500        219,800   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

    

(Cost $16,733,386)

       27,154,634   
    

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS - 27.4%    Principal
Amount
    Value  

Banks - 3.8%

    

Bank of America Corporation

    

2.625%, 10/19/2020

   $ 250,000      $ 247,131   

BB&T Corporation:

    

2.150%, 03/22/2017

    

Callable 02/22/2017

     200,000        201,576   

2.250%, 02/01/2019

    

Callable 01/02/2019

     115,000        115,502   

Comerica Incorporated

    

2.125%, 05/23/2019

    

Callable 04/23/2019

     310,000        307,980   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

    

3.500%, 01/20/2017

    

Callable 12/20/2016

     300,000        305,250   

Wells Fargo & Company:

    

2.625%, 12/15/2016

     100,000        101,372   

2.150%, 01/15/2019

     200,000        201,205   
    

 

 

 
       1,480,016   
    

 

 

 

Beverages - 0.9%

    

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

    

1.375%, 07/15/2017

     100,000        99,690   

PepsiCo, Inc.

    

3.000%, 08/25/2021

     250,000        257,831   
    

 

 

 
       357,521   
    

 

 

 

Biotechnology - 2.2%

    

Amgen Inc.:

    

2.125%, 05/15/2017

     225,000        226,448   

2.200%, 05/22/2019

    

Callable 04/22/2019

     100,000        99,955   

Celgene Corporation

    

1.900%, 08/15/2017

     175,000        175,722   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    

2.050%, 04/01/2019

     335,000        335,776   
    

 

 

 
       837,901   
    

 

 

 

Chemicals - 2.2%

    

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    

1.200%, 10/15/2017

     150,000        149,180   

Eastman Chemical Company

    

2.400%, 06/01/2017

     160,000        160,928   

ECOLAB INC.

    

1.450%, 12/08/2017

     250,000        247,748   

The Sherwin-Williams Company

    

1.350%, 12/15/2017

     300,000        297,522   
    

 

 

 
       855,378   
    

 

 

 

Communications Equipment - 0.9%

    

QUALCOMM Incorporated

    

2.250%, 05/20/2020

     350,000        346,813   
    

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED
December 31, 2015

 

CORPORATE BONDS    Principal
Amount
    Value  

Computers & Peripherals - 1.6%

    

Apple Inc.

    

2.850%, 05/06/2021

   $ 300,000      $ 307,457   

NetApp, Inc.

    

2.000%, 12/15/2017

     300,000        298,130   
    

 

 

 
       605,587   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 0.7%

    

American Express Credit Corporation:

    

2.375%, 03/24/2017

     175,000        176,932   

2.600%, 09/14/2020

    

Callable 04/14/2020

     100,000        100,296   
    

 

 

 
       277,228   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Services - 0.6%

    

The Western Union Company

    

2.875%, 12/10/2017

     225,000        227,781   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Financials - 0.8%

    

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    

2.000%, 08/15/2017

     300,000        301,088   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.7%

  

 

AT&T Inc.

    

2.450%, 06/30/2020

    

Callable 05/30/2020

     300,000        295,758   
    

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 0.7%

    

Rockwell Automation Inc.

    

2.050%, 03/01/2020

    

Callable 02/01/2020

     288,000        285,679   
    

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment & Instruments - 0.8%

  

 

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    

1.850%, 11/15/2017

     300,000        298,558   
    

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.5%

    

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

    

1.350%, 12/01/2017

     200,000        195,755   
    

 

 

 

Food & Drug Retailing - 1.3%

    

CVS Health Corporation:

    

5.750%, 06/01/2017

     100,000        105,916   

2.250%, 12/05/2018

    

Callable 11/05/2018

     175,000        175,965   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    

3.300%, 11/18/2021

    

Callable 09/18/2021

     250,000        245,505   
    

 

 

 
       527,386   
    

 

 

 

Food Products - 0.2%

    

Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

    

2.250%, 06/05/2017

     75,000        75,568   
    

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.8%

  

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

    

1.850%, 01/15/2018

     325,000        324,118   
    

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.1%

  

 

Express Scripts Holding Co.

    

2.650%, 02/15/2017

     45,000        45,454   
    

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS    Principal
Amount
    Value  

Internet Catalog & Retail - 0.7%

    

Amazon.com, Inc.

    

1.200%, 11/29/2017

   $ 295,000      $ 294,224   
    

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 0.3%

    

eBay Inc.

    

1.350%, 07/15/2017

     125,000        124,057   
    

 

 

 

Media - 0.8%

    

DIRECTV Holdings LLC

    

2.400%, 03/15/2017

     300,000        302,502   
    

 

 

 

Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.9%

  

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

    

2.450%, 04/01/2020

    

Callable 03/01/2020

     200,000        197,956   

Kinder Morgan Inc.

    

2.000%, 12/01/2017

     200,000        192,787   

Noble Holding International Limited (b)

    

2.500%, 03/15/2017

     150,000        141,554   

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

    

1.750%, 02/15/2017

     200,000        200,433   
    

 

 

 
       732,730   
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 2.1%

    

Abbott Laboratories

    

2.000%, 03/15/2020

     250,000        249,315   

AbbVie Inc.

    

2.000%, 11/06/2018

     134,000        133,495   

AbbVie Inc.

    

2.500%, 05/14/2020

    

Callable 04/14/2020

     175,000        173,418   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    

1.100%, 01/31/2018

     275,000        273,566   
    

 

 

 
       829,794   
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 0.8%

  

 

American Tower Corporation:

    

3.400%, 02/15/2019

     200,000        205,309   

2.800%, 06/01/2020

    

Callable 05/01/2020

     100,000        98,951   
    

 

 

 
       304,260   
    

 

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment & Products - 1.5%

  

 

Broadcom Corporation

    

2.700%, 11/01/2018

     300,000        301,297   

Intel Corporation

    

1.350%, 12/15/2017

     300,000        300,485   
    

 

 

 
       601,782   
    

 

 

 

Software - 0.5%

    

Oracle Corporation

    

1.200%, 10/15/2017

     200,000        200,159   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

    

(Cost $10,786,344)

       10,727,097   
    

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LKCM BALANCED FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED
December 31, 2015

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 2.3%    Shares     Value  

Money Market Fund (c) - 2.3%

    

Federated Government Obligations Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.01%

     909,995      $ 909,995   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

  

(Cost $909,995)

       909,995   
    

 

 

 

Total Investments - 99.1%

    

(Cost $28,429,725)

       38,791,726   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.9%

  

    361,406   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     $ 39,153,132   
    

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security issued by non-U.S. incorporated company.
(c) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

Investments are classified by asset class and industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LKCM FIXED INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2015

 

CORPORATE BONDS - 75.8%    Principal
Amount
    Value  

Aerospace & Defense - 0.6%

    

Lockheed Martin Corporation

    

7.650%, 05/01/2016

   $ 1,250,000      $ 1,277,853   
    

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics - 1.2%

    

FedEx Corp.

    

3.200%, 02/01/2025

     2,500,000        2,436,332   
    

 

 

 

Banks - 10.5%

    

Bank of America Corporation:

    

1.317%, 03/22/2018 (a)

     2,000,000        2,007,504   

4.200%, 08/26/2024

     4,000,000        3,975,840   

Branch Banking & Trust Company:

    

0.862%, 09/13/2016 (a)

     2,325,000        2,320,280   

0.793%, 05/23/2017 (a)

     2,534,000        2,522,711   

1.350%, 10/01/2017

    

Callable 09/01/2017

     500,000        499,220   

Comerica Incorporated

    

2.125%, 05/23/2019

    

Callable 04/23/2019

     1,000,000        993,484   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

    

3.500%, 01/20/2017

    

Callable 12/20/2016

     875,000        890,312   

Wells Fargo & Company:

    

0.863%, 04/23/2018 (a)

     2,500,000        2,499,890   

4.125%, 08/15/2023

     5,000,000        5,197,930   
    

 

 

 
       20,907,171   
    

 

 

 

Beverages - 0.1%

    

PepsiCo, Inc.

    

7.900%, 11/01/2018

     214,000        250,853   
    

 

 

 

Biotechnology - 2.1%

    

Celgene Corporation

    

4.000%, 08/15/2023

     4,000,000        4,110,908   
    

 

 

 

Building Products - 0.8%

    

Masco Corporation

    

7.125%, 03/15/2020

     1,350,000        1,562,625   
    

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 3.0%

    

Morgan Stanley (a):

    

1.514%, 04/25/2018

     2,500,000        2,528,125   

1.083%, 01/24/2019

     3,500,000        3,493,620   
    

 

 

 
       6,021,745   
    

 

 

 

Chemicals - 1.4%

    

Airgas, Inc.

    

2.950%, 06/15/2016

    

Callable 05/15/2016

     950,000        955,466   

ECOLAB INC.

    

3.000%, 12/08/2016

     1,760,000        1,785,670   
    

 

 

 
       2,741,136   
    

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.6%

  

 

Republic Services, Inc.

    

5.500%, 09/15/2019

     1,000,000        1,101,131   
    

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS    Principal
Amount
    Value  

Communications Equipment - 0.9%

  

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.:

    

5.500%, 02/22/2016

   $ 1,000,000      $ 1,006,395   

4.950%, 02/15/2019

     700,000        765,291   
    

 

 

 
       1,771,686   
    

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals - 2.8%

    

Hewlett-Packard Company:

    

4.650%, 12/09/2021

     2,000,000        1,994,992   

4.050%, 09/15/2022

     2,000,000        1,907,830   

International Business Machines Corporation

    

5.700%, 09/14/2017

     1,500,000        1,609,266   
    

 

 

 
       5,512,088   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 2.7%

    

American Express Company

    

0.823%, 05/22/2018 (a)

     3,533,000        3,513,169   

American Express Credit Corporation

    

2.800%, 09/19/2016

     1,900,000        1,924,402   
    

 

 

 
       5,437,571   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Services - 3.0%

    

The Western Union Company:

    

5.930%, 10/01/2016

     1,000,000        1,031,941   

2.875%, 12/10/2017

     2,250,000        2,277,808   

3.650%, 08/22/2018

     2,500,000        2,564,195   
    

 

 

 
       5,873,944   
    

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 2.6%

    

Ball Corporation:

    

5.000%, 03/15/2022

     2,000,000        2,050,000   

5.250%, 07/01/2025

     3,000,000        3,078,750   
    

 

 

 
       5,128,750   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Financials - 3.6%

    

JPMorgan Chase & Co.:

    

3.450%, 03/01/2016

     2,125,000        2,133,914   

1.134%, 01/25/2018 (a)

     3,000,000        3,007,689   

3.875%, 09/10/2024

     2,000,000        1,993,126   
    

 

 

 
       7,134,729   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 8.0%

  

 

AT&T Inc. (a):

    

1.146%, 11/27/2018

     3,000,000        3,004,737   

0.909%, 03/11/2019

     1,500,000        1,490,401   

CenturyLink, Inc.:

    

6.150%, 09/15/2019

     1,402,000        1,437,050   

5.800%, 03/15/2022

     2,500,000        2,300,625   

Verizon Communications Inc. (a):

    

1.771%, 09/15/2016

     4,000,000        4,025,180   

1.991%, 09/14/2018

     2,000,000        2,049,208   

4.150%, 03/15/2024

    

Callable 12/15/2023

     1,500,000        1,544,093   
    

 

 

 
       15,851,294   
    

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LKCM FIXED INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED
December 31, 2015

 

CORPORATE BONDS    Principal
Amount
    Value  

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.7%

  

 

Weatherford International Ltd. (b)

    

4.500%, 04/15/2022

    

Callable 01/15/2022

   $ 2,000,000      $ 1,442,500   
    

 

 

 

Food & Drug Retailing - 4.5%

    

CVS Health Corporation:

    

1.200%, 12/05/2016

     2,000,000        2,000,808   

5.750%, 06/01/2017

     2,750,000        2,912,698   

4.125%, 05/15/2021

    

Callable 02/15/2021

     2,000,000        2,118,230   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    

3.800%, 11/18/2024

    

Callable 08/18/2024

     2,000,000        1,943,946   
    

 

 

 
       8,975,682   
    

 

 

 

Food Products - 0.3%

    

Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

    

2.250%, 06/05/2017

     555,000        559,205   
    

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 3.7%

  

 

DENTSPLY International Inc.

    

2.750%, 08/15/2016

     1,446,000        1,456,885   

PerkinElmer, Inc.

    

5.000%, 11/15/2021

    

Callable 08/15/2021

     1,094,000        1,156,644   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    

4.150%, 02/01/2024

    

Callable 11/01/2023

     4,500,000        4,681,859   
    

 

 

 
       7,295,388   
    

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 2.5%

  

 

Express Scripts Holding Co

    

3.125%, 05/15/2016

     2,760,000        2,778,668   

McKesson Corporation

    

3.250%, 03/01/2016

     2,275,000        2,283,254   
    

 

 

 
       5,061,922   
    

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.5%

  

 

McDonald’s Corporation

    

5.350%, 03/01/2018

     1,000,000        1,071,317   
    

 

 

 

Household Products - 0.5%

    

The Procter & Gamble Company

    

8.000%, 09/01/2024

     775,000        1,038,148   
    

 

 

 

Insurance - 1.5%

    

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    

3.000%, 05/12/2016

     3,023,000        3,040,007   
    

 

 

 

Media - 0.8%

    

The Walt Disney Company

    

5.625%, 09/15/2016

     1,500,000        1,550,136   
    

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 0.3%

    

Alcoa Inc.

    

5.550%, 02/01/2017

     500,000        514,375   
    

 

 

 
CORPORATE BONDS    Principal
Amount
    Value  

Multiline Retail - 2.3%

    

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

    

5.000%, 02/01/2021

   $ 4,500,000      $ 4,612,338   
    

 

 

 

Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels - 9.4%

  

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation:

    

5.950%, 09/15/2016

     2,000,000        2,055,466   

6.375%, 09/15/2017

     2,000,000        2,098,088   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC:

    

3.200%, 02/01/2016

     2,229,000        2,229,751   

3.750%, 02/15/2025

    

Callable 11/15/2024

     4,000,000        3,665,736   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.

    

4.250%, 09/01/2024

    

Callable 06/01/2024

     3,000,000        2,556,360   

Noble Holding International Ltd. (b)

  

 

3.950%, 03/15/2022

     2,500,000        1,655,520   

Range Resources Corporation

    

5.000%, 08/15/2022

    

Callable 02/15/2017

     5,850,000        4,402,125   
    

 

 

 
       18,663,046   
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 0.5%

    

Allergan, Inc.

    

1.350%, 03/15/2018

     1,017,000        999,745   
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 2.0%

  

 

American Tower Corporation:

    

5.050%, 09/01/2020

     1,250,000        1,350,862   

5.000%, 02/15/2024

     2,500,000        2,650,713   
    

 

 

 
       4,001,575   
    

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 0.1%

    

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation

    

5.650%, 05/01/2017

     185,000        194,621   
    

 

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment & Products - 0.5%

  

 

Texas Instruments Incorporated

    

2.375%, 05/16/2016

     1,000,000        1,005,589   
    

 

 

 

Software & Services - 1.3%

    

Sabre GLBL Inc. (c)

    

5.375%, 04/15/2023

    

Callable 04/15/2018

(Acquired 04/08/2015,

Cost $2,548,100)

     2,500,000        2,500,000   
    

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 0.5%

    

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

    

4.875%, 01/14/2021

    

Callable 10/14/2020

     1,000,000        1,082,878   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

    

(Cost $153,320,906)

       150,728,288   
    

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LKCM FIXED INCOME FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED
December 31, 2015

 

PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.9%    Shares     Value  

Capital Markets - 0.9%

    

Merrill Lynch Preferred Capital Trust III

     75,000      $ 1,883,250   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS

    

(Cost $1,820,339)

       1,883,250   
    

 

 

 
    
U.S. GOVERNMENT
ISSUES - 8.3%
   Principal
Amount
        

U.S. Treasury Notes - 8.3%

    

4.500%, 02/15/2016

   $ 500,000        502,380   

2.000%, 07/31/2020

     2,000,000        2,023,282   

2.250%, 07/31/2021

     2,000,000        2,037,774   

2.000%, 11/30/2022

     2,000,000        1,989,296   

2.000%, 02/15/2023

     2,000,000        1,988,750   

2.500%, 08/15/2023

     2,000,000        2,052,344   

2.250%, 11/15/2024

     3,000,000        2,998,944   

2.000%, 02/15/2025

     3,000,000        2,933,085   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT ISSUES

    

(Cost $16,552,530)

       16,525,855   
    

 

 

 
    
U.S. GOVERNMENT SPONSORED
    ENTITIES - 11.8%
              

Fannie Mae - 3.5%

    

5.000%, 03/15/2016

     1,000,000        1,009,348   

2.625%, 09/06/2024

     2,000,000        2,023,460   

2.000%, 07/12/2027

    

Callable 07/12/2016

     2,000,000        1,996,832   

2.500%, 09/30/2030

    

Callable 09/30/2016

     2,000,000        1,982,068   
    

 

 

 
       7,011,708   
    

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Banks - 8.0%

    

4.875%, 05/17/2017

     1,000,000        1,052,413   

1.000%, 03/30/2020

    

Callable 03/30/2016

     2,500,000        2,501,713   

1.000%, 09/30/2021

    

Callable 09/30/2016

     5,000,000        4,994,995   

1.500%, 11/25/2022

    

Callable 02/25/2016

     2,900,000        2,884,473   

1.000%, 03/26/2025

    

Callable 03/26/2016

     2,500,000        2,500,445   

1.000%, 05/13/2030

    

Callable 05/13/2016

     2,000,000        1,988,728   
    

 

 

 
       15,922,767   
    

 

 

 

Freddie Mac - 0.3%

    

5.125%, 11/17/2017

     500,000        537,074   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTITIES

    

(Cost $23,424,797)

       23,471,549   
    

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENT - 2.3%
   Shares     Value  

Money Market Fund (d) - 2.3%

    

Federated Government Obligations Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.01%

     4,521,549      $ 4,521,549   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT

    

(Cost $4,521,549)

       4,521,549   
    

 

 

 

Total Investments - 99.1%

    

(Cost $199,640,121)

       197,130,491   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.9%

       1,710,372   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     $ 198,840,863   
    

 

 

 

 

(a) Floating rate.
(b) Security issued by non-U.S. incorporated company.
(c) Restricted security. Resale to the public may require registration or may extend only to qualified institutional buyers. The fair market value of the security was $2,500,000 representing 1.3% of the Fund’s total net assets.
(d) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

Investments are classified by asset class and industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2015

 

       

LKCM

Small Cap

Equity Fund

       

LKCM

Small-Mid Cap

Equity Fund

       

LKCM

Equity

Fund

       

LKCM

Balanced

Fund

       

LKCM

Fixed

Income Fund

 
                   

Assets:

                   

Investments, at value*

    $ 578,170,610        $ 332,121,159        $ 281,234,470        $ 38,791,726        $ 197,130,491   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

      240,237          489,924          255,648          341,984          100,000   

Dividends and interest receivable

      375,059          144,486          374,575          82,113          1,817,881   

Other assets

      91,721          30,442          31,452          8,532          20,776   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total assets

      578,877,627          332,786,011          281,896,145          39,224,355          199,069,148   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

      205,600          123,723          167,541          4,000            

Payable for investment advisory fees (Note B)

      1,273,220          539,382          413,011          41,944          145,979   

Payable for administrative fees

      84,114          45,586          40,109          5,249          29,491   

Payable for accounting and
transfer agent fees and expenses

      79,525          52,724          35,144          11,392          22,646   

Payable for custody fees and expenses

      14,106          6,200          5,497          919          4,032   

Payable for reports to shareholders

      16,345          31,111          5,268          641          3,868   

Payable for distribution expense (Note B)

      7,052                                       

Payable for professional expense

      48,101          24,305          21,686          6,060          16,662   

Payable for trustees’ expense

      14,182          5,657          5,263          664          3,508   

Distribution payable

      108,543                                       

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

      7,420          3,457          2,903          354          2,099   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total liabilities

      1,858,208          832,145          696,422          71,223          228,285   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net assets

    $ 577,019,419        $ 331,953,866        $ 281,199,723        $ 39,153,132        $ 198,840,863   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

                   

Paid in capital

    $ 466,081,780        $ 283,606,340        $ 195,794,705        $ 28,787,833        $ 201,503,073   

Accumulated net investment income

      63,219                            84            

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

      (380,172       (1,489,017       (99,733       3,214          (152,580

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

      111,254,592          49,836,543          85,504,751          10,362,001          (2,509,630
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net assets

    $ 577,019,419        $ 331,953,866        $ 281,199,723        $ 39,153,132        $ 198,840,863   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS

                   

Net assets

    $ 568,421,373        $ 331,953,866        $ 281,199,723        $ 39,153,132        $ 198,840,863   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
(unlimited shares of no par value authorized)

      28,624,201          29,779,774          13,140,555          1,998,060          18,932,619   

Net asset value per share
(offering and redemption price)

    $ 19.86        $ 11.15        $ 21.40        $ 19.60        $ 10.50   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

ADVISER CLASS**

                   

Net assets

    $ 8,598,046                   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
(unlimited shares of no par value authorized)

      454,162                   

Net asset value per share
(offering and redemption price)

    $ 18.93                   
   

 

 

                 

*     Cost of Investments

    $ 466,916,018        $ 282,284,616        $ 195,729,719        $ 28,429,725        $ 199,640,121   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

** Currently, Adviser Class shares are authorized only for the Small Cap Equity, Small-Mid Cap Equity and Equity Funds and are offered only by the Small Cap Equity Fund.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

28


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

 

       

LKCM

Small Cap

Equity Fund

       

LKCM

Small-Mid Cap

Equity Fund

       

LKCM

Equity

Fund

       

LKCM

Balanced

Fund

       

LKCM

Fixed

Income Fund

 
                   

Investment Income:

                   

Dividends*

    $ 7,814,917        $ 1,797,762        $ 5,022,881        $ 478,609        $ 131,250   

Interest

      2,043          2,554          1,103          176,937          6,305,504   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total income

      7,816,960          1,800,316          5,023,984          655,546          6,436,754   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Expenses:

                   

Investment advisory fees (Note B)

      5,757,215          2,683,053          2,175,798          244,255          1,107,208   

Distribution expense – Adviser Class (Note B)

      28,903                                       

Administrative fees

      567,204          296,277          249,909          30,149          180,513   

Accounting and transfer agent fees and expenses

      427,776          652,142          181,117          59,451          123,099   

Professional fees

      139,402          68,011          58,177          10,258          42,352   

Trustees’ fees

      131,392          55,951          47,057          5,297          32,234   

Custody fees and expenses

      93,953          40,312          32,792          5,486          24,064   

Federal and state registration

      81,451          59,587          55,305          15,578          29,970   

Reports to shareholders

      45,121          110,736          15,584          1,980          17,816   

Other

      208,886          96,715          82,391          9,400          56,914   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses

      7,481,303          4,062,784          2,898,130          381,854          1,614,170   

Less, expense waiver and/or
reimbursement (Note B)

               (485,380       (411,504       (81,232       (377,915
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net expenses

      7,481,303          3,577,404          2,486,626          300,622          1,236,255   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

      335,657          (1,777,088       2,537,358          354,924          5,200,499   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:

                   

Net realized gain on investments

      68,905,500          21,067,361          5,946,987          1,005,163          529,547   

Net change in unrealized
appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (101,306,129       (22,958,355       (18,969,032       (956,345       (6,384,631
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments

      (32,400,629       (1,890,994       (13,022,045       48,818          (5,855,084
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting
from Operations

    $ (32,064,972     $ (3,668,082     $ (10,484,687     $ 403,742        $ (654,585
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

*     Net of foreign taxes withheld

    $ 28,633        $        $        $        $   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

29


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

        LKCM
Small Cap
Equity Fund
        LKCM
Small-Mid Cap
Equity Fund
 
               
        Year Ended
December 31,
2015
        Year Ended
December 31,
2014
        Year Ended
December 31,
2015
        Year Ended
December 31,
2014
 

Operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

    $ 335,657        $ (2,268,621     $ (1,777,088     $ (2,328,956

Net realized gain on investments

      68,905,500          116,963,656          21,067,361          21,926,334   

Net change in unrealized
appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (101,306,129       (152,665,777       (22,958,355       (35,932,810
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

      (32,064,972       (37,970,742       (3,668,082       (16,335,432
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to
Institutional Class Shareholders:

               

Net investment income

      (272,438                           

Net realized gain on investments

      (74,954,483       (111,270,982       (22,188,977       (9,716,281
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
      (75,226,921       (111,270,982       (22,188,977       (9,716,281
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions
to Adviser Class Shareholders:

               

Net investment income

                                   

Net realized gain on investments

      (1,148,479       (1,943,645                  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
      (1,148,479       (1,943,645                  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

      (169,836,141       (82,278,249       (33,856,876       51,296,819   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (278,276,513       (233,463,618       (59,713,935       25,245,106   

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of period

      855,295,932          1,088,759,550          391,667,801          366,422,695   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period*

    $ 577,019,419        $ 855,295,932        $ 331,953,866        $ 391,667,801   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

*     Including accumulated net investment income of

    $ 63,219        $        $        $   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

30


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

        LKCM
Equity Fund
        LKCM
Balanced Fund
 
               
        Year Ended
December 31,
2015
        Year Ended
December 31,
2014
        Year Ended
December 31,
2015
        Year Ended
December 31,
2014
 

Operations:

               

Net investment income

    $ 2,537,358        $ 2,335,783        $ 354,924        $ 440,532   

Net realized gain on investments

      5,946,987          13,262,162          1,005,163          921,573   

Net change in unrealized
appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (18,969,032       5,085,860          (956,345       777,601   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (10,484,687       20,683,805          403,742          2,139,706   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

               

Net investment income

      (2,560,056       (2,313,547       (355,959       (439,413

Net realized gain on investments

      (5,283,852       (12,862,260       (957,923       (835,323
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
      (7,843,908       (15,175,807       (1,313,882       (1,274,736
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

      (34,163,801       4,252,493          3,035,605          830,413   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (52,492,396       9,760,491          2,125,465          1,695,383   

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of period

      333,692,119          323,931,628          37,027,667          35,332,284   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period*

    $ 281,199,723        $ 333,692,119        $ 39,153,132        $ 37,027,667   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

*     Including accumulated net investment income of

    $        $ 22,236        $ 84        $ 1,119   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

31


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

        LKCM
Fixed Income Fund
 
       
        Year Ended
December 31,
2015
        Year Ended
December 31,
2014
 

Operations:

       

Net investment income

    $ 5,200,499        $ 4,364,854   

Net realized gain on investments

      529,547          1,423,528   

Net change in unrealized
appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (6,384,631       (2,042,637
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (654,585       3,745,745   
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Net investment income

      (5,211,497       (4,405,305

Return of capital

               (17,185

Net realized gain on investments

      (607,274       (1,154,873
   

 

 

     

 

 

 
      (5,818,771       (5,577,363
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

      (17,390,017       3,431,422   
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

      (23,863,373       1,599,804   

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      222,704,236          221,104,432   
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period*

    $ 198,840,863        $ 222,704,236   
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

32


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SELECTED DATA FOR EACH SHARE OF CAPITAL STOCK OUTSTANDING

 

        LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund – Institutional Class  
                   
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2014
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2013
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2012
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2011
 

Net Asset Value – Beginning of Period

    $ 24.05        $ 28.33        $ 22.69        $ 22.45        $ 21.49   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

      0.01          (0.06 )(1)        (0.06 )(2)        0.13 (1)        (0.08 )(1) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (1.29       (0.77       8.02          2.01          1.04   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (1.28       (0.83       7.96          2.14          0.96   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

      (0.01                         (0.13         

Distributions from net realized gains

      (2.90       (3.45       (2.32       (1.77         
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

      (2.91       (3.45       (2.32       (1.90         
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value – End of Period

    $ 19.86        $ 24.05        $ 28.33        $ 22.69        $ 22.45   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return

      -5.58%          -3.11%          35.11%          9.74%          4.47%   

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

                   

Net assets, end of period (thousands)

    $ 568,421        $ 840,631        $ 1,047,607        $ 819,985        $ 785,280   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

      0.97%          0.94%          0.95%          0.94%          0.95%   

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:

      0.05%          (0.21)%          (0.23)%          0.53%          (0.33)%   

Portfolio turnover rate(3)

      62%          60%          47%          49%          50%   

 

(1)  Net investment income (loss) per share represents net investment income (loss) divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)  Net investment loss per share is calculated using the ending balance of undistributed net investment loss prior to considerations of adjustments for permanent book and tax differences.
(3)  Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 

        LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund – Adviser Class  
                   
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2014
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2013
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2012
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2011
 

Net Asset Value – Beginning of Period

    $ 23.11        $ 27.43        $ 22.07        $ 21.88        $ 21.00   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

      (0.05       (0.12 )(1)        (0.13 )(2)        0.07 (1)        (0.13 )(1) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (1.23       (0.75       7.81          1.95          1.01   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (1.28       (0.87       7.68          2.02          0.88   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

                                 (0.06         

Distributions from net realized gains

      (2.90       (3.45       (2.32       (1.77         
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

      (2.90       (3.45       (2.32       (1.83         
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value – End of Period

    $ 18.93        $ 23.11        $ 27.43        $ 22.07        $ 21.88   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return

      -5.81%          -3.35%          34.81%          9.45%          4.19%   

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

                   

Net assets, end of period (thousands)

    $ 8,598        $ 14,665        $ 41,153        $ 40,737        $ 43,124   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

      1.22%          1.19%          1.20%          1.19%          1.20%   

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:

      (0.20)%          (0.46)%          (0.48)%          0.28%          (0.58)%   

Portfolio turnover rate(3)

      62%          60%          47%          49%          50%   

 

(1)  Net investment income (loss) per share represents net investment income (loss) divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)  Net investment loss per share is calculated using the ending balance of undistributed net investment loss prior to considerations of adjustments for permanent book and tax differences.
(3)  Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SELECTED DATA FOR EACH SHARE OF CAPITAL STOCK OUTSTANDING

 

        LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund  
                   
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2014
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2013
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2012
        May 2, 2011(1)
through
December 31,
2011
 

Net Asset Value – Beginning of Period

    $ 12.10        $ 12.97        $ 9.68        $ 8.86        $ 10.00   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment loss

      (0.06 )(2)        (0.08 )(3)        (0.06 )(2)        (0.03 )(3)        (0.02 )(3) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (0.10       (0.48       3.35          0.85          (1.12
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (0.16       (0.56       3.29          0.82          (1.14
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains

      (0.79       (0.31                           
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value – End of Period

    $ 11.15        $ 12.10        $ 12.97        $ 9.68        $ 8.86   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return

      -1.41%          -4.39%          33.99%          9.26%          -11.40% (4) 

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

                   

Net assets, end of period (thousands)

    $ 331,954        $ 391,668        $ 366,423        $ 250,164        $ 23,755   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                   

Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      1.14%          1.20%          1.18%          1.18%          2.14% (5) 

After expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      1.00%          1.00%          1.00%          1.00%          1.00% (5) 

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets:

                   

Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      (0.63)%          (0.82)%          (0.77)%          (0.50)%          (1.55)% (5) 

After expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      (0.49)%          (0.62)%          (0.59)%          (0.32)%          (0.41)% (5) 

Portfolio turnover rate

      70%          72%          49%          56%          36%   

 

(1)  Commencement of operations.
(2)  Net investment loss per share is calculated using the ending balance of undistributed net investment loss prior to considerations of adjustments for permanent book and tax differences.
(3)  Net investment loss per share represents net investment loss divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(4)  Not annualized.
(5)  Annualized.

 

        LKCM Equity Fund  
                   
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2014
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2013(1)
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2012
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2011
 

Net Asset Value – Beginning of Period

    $ 22.81        $ 22.44        $ 17.62        $ 15.34        $ 15.18   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.18 (2)        0.17 (3)        0.14 (2)        0.14 (2)        0.11 (2) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (0.98       1.28          5.27          2.27          0.39   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (0.80       1.45          5.41          2.41          0.50   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

      (0.20       (0.16       (0.12       (0.12       (0.10

Distributions from net realized gains

      (0.41       (0.92       (0.47       (0.01       (0.24
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

      (0.61       (1.08       (0.59       (0.13       (0.34
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value – End of Period

    $ 21.40        $ 22.81        $ 22.44        $ 17.62        $ 15.34   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return

      -3.54%          6.40%          30.74%          15.69%          3.30%   

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

                   

Net assets, end of period (thousands)

    $ 281,200        $ 333,692        $ 323,932        $ 161,129        $ 102,548   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                   

Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      0.93%          0.92%          0.93%          0.96%          0.99%   

After expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      0.80%          0.80%          0.80%          0.80%          0.80%   

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

                   

Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      0.68%          0.59%          0.53%          0.69%          0.54%   

After expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      0.81%          0.71%          0.66%          0.85%          0.73%   

Portfolio turnover rate

      13%          14%          17%          12%          20%   

 

(1)  On May 10, 2013, the Armstrong Fund was reorganized into the LKCM Equity Fund. Activity after May 10, 2013 reflects the Funds’ combined operations.
(2)  Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(3)  Net investment income per share is calculated using the ending balance of undistributed net investment income prior to considerations of adjustments for permanent book and tax differences.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SELECTED DATA FOR EACH SHARE OF CAPITAL STOCK OUTSTANDING

 

        LKCM Balanced Fund  
                   
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2014
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2013
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2012
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2011
 

Net Asset Value – Beginning of Period

    $ 20.10        $ 19.63        $ 16.11        $ 14.53        $ 14.25   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.19          0.24          0.17          0.19          0.17   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (0.00 )(1)        0.94          3.55          1.58          0.28   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      0.19          1.18          3.72          1.77          0.45   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

      (0.19       (0.24       (0.17       (0.19       (0.17

Distributions from net realized gains

      (0.50       (0.47       (0.03                  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

      (0.69       (0.71       (0.20       (0.19       (0.17
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value – End of Period

    $ 19.60        $ 20.10        $ 19.63        $ 16.11        $ 14.53   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return

      0.91%          5.99%          23.18%          12.20%          3.16%   

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

                   

Net assets, end of period (thousands)

    $ 39,153        $ 37,028        $ 35,332        $ 21,800        $ 18,560   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                   

Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      1.02%          0.99%          1.04%          1.10%          1.14%   

After expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      0.80%          0.80%          0.80%          0.80%          0.80%   

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

                   

Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      0.73%          1.02%          0.72%          0.91%          0.83%   

After expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      0.95%          1.21%          0.96%          1.21%          1.17%   

Portfolio turnover rate

      16%          20%          10%          15%          34%   

 

(1)  Amount is less than $0.005.

 

        LKCM Fixed Income Fund  
                   
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2014
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2013
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2012
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2011
 

Net Asset Value – Beginning of Period

    $ 10.82        $ 10.91        $ 11.23        $ 11.04        $ 11.03   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.25 (2)        0.22          0.27          0.34          0.37   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (0.28       (0.03       (0.26       0.25          0.09   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (0.03       0.19          0.01          0.59          0.46   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

      (0.26       (0.22       (0.27       (0.34       (0.37

Distributions from net realized gains

      (0.03       (0.06       (0.06       (0.06       (0.08
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

      (0.29       (0.28       (0.33       (0.40       (0.45
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value – End of Period

    $ 10.50        $ 10.82        $ 10.91        $ 11.23        $ 11.04   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return

      -0.27%          1.72%          0.07%          5.44%          4.22%   

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

                   

Net assets, end of period (thousands)

    $ 198,841        $ 222,704        $ 221,104        $ 205,880        $ 178,116   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                   

Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      0.73% (1)        0.70%          0.72%          0.71%          0.72%   

After expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      0.56% (1)        0.65%          0.65%          0.65%          0.65%   

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

                   

Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      2.18% (1)        1.92%          2.34%          2.98%          3.31%   

After expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      2.35% (1)        1.97%          2.41%          3.04%          3.38%   

Portfolio turnover rate

      29%          46%          30%          31%          24%   

 

(1)  Effective May 22, 2015, the Adviser contractually agreed to lower the expense cap for the Fund from 0.65% to 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (Note B).
(2)  Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding during the period.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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LKCM FUNDS
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

A.    Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:    LKCM Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”) as an open-end, management investment company. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on February 10, 1994 and consists of eight diversified series, five of which are presented herein and include the LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund, LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund, LKCM Equity Fund, LKCM Balanced Fund and LKCM Fixed Income Fund (collectively, the “Funds”), the assets of which are invested in separate, independently managed portfolios. Investment operations of the Funds began on July 14, 1994 (LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund), January 3, 1996 (LKCM Equity Fund), December 30, 1997 (LKCM Balanced Fund and LKCM Fixed Income Fund), and May 2, 2011 (LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund—Institutional and Adviser Class Shares). The Small Cap Equity Fund and the Equity Fund created a second class of shares, Adviser Class Shares, and renamed the initial class as Institutional Class Shares on May 1, 2003. The Small Cap Equity Adviser Class Shares were initially sold on June 5, 2003 and are subject to expenses pursuant to the Rule 12b-1 plan described in Note B. The Equity Fund and Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund Adviser Class Shares have not yet commenced operations. Each Fund charges a 1% redemption fee for redemptions on Fund shares held for less than 30 days, unless otherwise determined by a Fund in its discretion.

The LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund seeks to maximize long-term capital appreciation by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of smaller companies (those with market capitalizations at the time of investment between $600 million and $4.5 billion) which Luther King Capital Management Corporation (the “Adviser”) believes are likely to have above-average growth in revenue and/or earnings and potential for above-average capital appreciation. The LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund seeks to maximize long-term capital appreciation by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small-mid capitalization companies (those with market capitalizations at the time of investment between $1.25 billion and $10 billion) which the Adviser believes are likely to have above-average growth in revenue and/or earnings and potential for above average capital appreciation. The LKCM Equity Fund seeks to maximize long-term capital appreciation by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of companies which the Adviser believes are likely to have above-average growth in revenue and/or earnings, above-average returns on shareholders’ equity, and/or potential for above-average capital appreciation. The LKCM Balanced Fund seeks to provide investors with current income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a portfolio of equity and fixed income securities and cash equivalent securities with at least 25% of the Fund’s total assets invested in fixed income securities under normal circumstances. The LKCM Fixed Income Fund seeks current income by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its net assets in a portfolio of investment grade corporate and U.S. government fixed income securities.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in preparation of the financial statements. The Funds are investment companies and, accordingly, follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Investment Companies.

1.    Security Valuation:    Equity securities listed or traded on a U.S. securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price on the exchange on which the security is primarily traded. Nasdaq Global Market securities are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). Unlisted U.S. securities and listed U.S. securities not traded on a particular valuation date are valued at the mean of the most recent quoted bid and ask price on the relevant exchanges or markets. Equity securities listed on a foreign exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sales price on the exchange on which the security is primarily traded. Debt securities are normally valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask price and/or by using a combination of broker quotations or evaluated prices provided by an independent pricing service. Other assets and securities for which no market or broker quotations or evaluated prices are readily available (including restricted securities) are valued in good faith at fair value using guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees. The Board has adopted specific guidelines and procedures for valuing portfolio securities and delegated their implementation to the Adviser. The guidelines and procedures authorize the Adviser to make determinations regarding the fair value of a portfolio security and to report such determinations to the Board of Trustees. The Funds may use prices provided by independent pricing services to assist in the fair valuation of the Funds’ portfolio securities.

The Trust has adopted accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These standards define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy is organized into three levels based upon the assumptions (referred to as “inputs”) used in pricing the asset or liability. These standards state that “observable inputs” reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources and “unobservable inputs” reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

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Level 1     Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Trust has access at the date of measurement.
Level 2     Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers.
Level 3     Model derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those inputs that reflect the Trust’s own assumptions that market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. As of December 31, 2015, the Funds’ assets carried at fair value were classified as follows:

 

LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund                           

Description

  Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

  $ 576,333,703       $       $       $ 576,333,703   

Money Market Fund

    1,836,907                         1,836,907   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments*

  $ 578,170,610       $       $       $ 578,170,610   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund                           

Description

  Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

  $ 309,316,893       $       $       $ 309,316,893   

Money Market Funds

    22,804,266                         22,804,266   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments*

  $ 332,121,159       $       $       $ 332,121,159   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
LKCM Equity Fund                           

Description

  Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

  $ 280,911,583       $       $       $ 280,911,583   

Money Market Fund

    322,887                         322,887   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments*

  $ 281,234,470       $       $       $ 281,234,470   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
LKCM Balanced Fund                           

Description

  Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

  $ 27,154,634       $       $       $ 27,154,634   

Corporate Bonds

            10,727,097                 10,727,097   

Money Market Fund

    909,995                         909,995   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments*

  $ 28,064,629       $ 10,727,097       $       $ 38,791,726   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
LKCM Fixed Income Fund                           

Description

  Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Preferred Stock

  $ 1,883,250       $       $       $ 1,883,250   

Corporate Bonds

            150,728,288                 150,728,288   

U.S. Government Issues

            16,525,855                 16,525,855   

U.S. Government Sponsored Entities

            23,471,549                 23,471,549   

Money Market Fund

    4,521,549                         4,521,549   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments*

  $ 6,404,799       $ 190,725,692       $                 —       $ 197,130,491   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  * Additional information regarding the industry classifications of these investments is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.

There were no transfers into or out of Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 fair value measurements during the reporting period. Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

2.    Federal Income Taxes:    The Funds have elected to be treated as “regulated investment companies” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and each Fund intends to distribute all of its investment company net taxable income and net capital gains to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is recorded.

3.    Distributions to Shareholders:    The LKCM Small Cap Equity, LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity and LKCM Equity Funds generally intend to pay dividends and net capital gain distributions, if any, at least on an annual basis. The LKCM Balanced and LKCM Fixed Income Funds generally intend to pay dividends on a quarterly basis and net capital gain distributions, if any, at least on an annual basis.

 

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4.    Foreign Securities:    Investing in securities of foreign companies and foreign governments involves special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies and securities of the U.S. government. These risks include devaluation of currencies and future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign companies and foreign governments and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable U.S. companies and securities of the U.S. government.

5.    Expense Allocation:    Expenses incurred by the Funds are allocated among the Funds based upon (i) relative average net assets, (ii) a specific identification basis as incurred, or (iii) evenly among the Funds, depending on the nature of the expense. Expenses that are directly attributable to a class of shares, such as Rule 12b-1 distribution fees, are charged to that class. For multi-class Funds, income, unrealized and realized gains/losses are generally allocated between the Fund’s classes in proportion to their respective net assets.

6.    Use of Estimates:    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

7.    Guarantees and Indemnifications:    In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims against the Funds that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

8.    Security Transactions and Investment Income:    Security and shareholder transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income and dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. All discounts and premiums are amortized based on the effective interest method for tax and financial reporting purposes. The Funds may hold the securities of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). Distributions from such investments may include income, capital gains and return of capital.

9.    Other:    Generally accepted accounting principles require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share.

Accordingly, at December 31, 2015, reclassifications were recorded as follows:

 

    LKCM
Small Cap
Equity Fund
       LKCM
Small-Mid Cap
Equity Fund
       LKCM
Equity
Fund
       LKCM
Balanced
Fund
       LKCM
Fixed
Income Fund
 

Accumulated net
investment income

    $—           $1,777,088           $462           $—           $10,998   

Accumulated loss

    (24,189,894        (6,945,182        (768,527        (97,057        (72,330

Capital stock

    24,189,894           5,168,094           768,065           97,057           61,332   

10.    Restricted and Illiquid Securities:    The Funds are permitted to invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale or are illiquid. Restricted securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. A security may be considered illiquid if it lacks a readily available market or if its valuation has not changed for a certain period of time. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at the current valuation may be difficult.

B.    Investment Advisory and Other Agreements:    Luther King Capital Management Corporation (the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Funds under an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”). The Adviser receives a fee, computed daily and payable quarterly, at the annual rates presented below as applied to each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse expenses of the Funds through April 30, 2016 in order to limit each Fund’s operating expenses to the annual cap rates presented below, other than the LKCM Fixed Income Fund, for which the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive such management fees and/or reimburse expenses of the Fund to maintain such designated expense ratio through May 31, 2016. This expense limitation excludes interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, indirect fees and expenses relating to investments in other investment companies, including money market funds, and extraordinary expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Adviser waived the following management fees to meet its expense cap obligations:

 

    LKCM
Small Cap
Equity Fund
    LKCM
Small-Mid Cap
Equity Fund
       LKCM
Equity
Fund
       LKCM
Balanced
Fund
       LKCM
Fixed
Income Fund
 

Annual Management Fee Rate

    0.75%        0.75%           0.70%           0.65%           0.50%   

Annual Cap on Expenses

    1.00% (Inst.)      1.00%           0.80%           0.80%           0.50%
    1.25% (Adviser)                  

Fees Waived in 2015

           $485,380           $411,504           $81,232           $377,915   

 

* Effective May 22, 2015, the Adviser contractually agreed to lower the expense cap for the Fund from 0.65% to 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

 

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U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC serves as transfer agent and administrator for the Trust and serves as accounting services agent for the Trust. U.S. Bank, N.A. serves as custodian for the Funds.

Distribution services are performed pursuant to a distribution contract with Quasar Distributors, LLC, the Trust’s principal underwriter.

The Small Cap Equity Fund, Small-Mid Cap Equity and the Equity Fund have adopted a Rule 12b-1 plan under which the Adviser Class of each Fund may pay up to 1.00% of its average daily net assets for distribution and other services. However, the Board of Trustees has currently only authorized a fee of 0.25% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year ended December 31, 2015, fees incurred by the Small Cap Equity Fund pursuant to the 12b-1 Plan were $28,903. The Adviser Class shares of the Equity Fund and the Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund have not yet commenced operations. The Funds have also adopted an Institutional Class Distribution Plan, under which each Fund may pay up to 0.75% of its average daily net assets for distribution and other services. Currently, the Board of Trustees has not authorized payments under this plan and, as a result, the Funds currently neither accrue nor pay any fees under the plan.

C.    Fund Shares:    At December 31, 2015, there was an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, no par value, authorized. The following table summarizes the activity in shares of each Fund:

 

LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund  
    Year Ended
December 31, 2015
       Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 
  Institutional Class        Institutional Class  
    Shares      Amount        Shares      Amount  

Shares sold

    2,997,132       $ 72,867,416           5,090,394       $ 137,885,561   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    3,306,174         67,148,391           3,894,617         95,145,501   

Shares redeemed

    (12,636,846      (305,284,952        (11,007,819      (292,497,239

Redemption fee

       6,506              1,665   
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (6,333,540    $ (165,262,639        (2,022,808    $ (59,464,512
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding:

            

Beginning of period

    34,957,741              36,980,549      
 

 

 

         

 

 

    

End of period

    28,624,201              34,957,741      
 

 

 

         

 

 

    
    Year Ended
December 31, 2015
       Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 
    Adviser Class        Adviser Class  
    Shares      Amount        Shares      Amount  

Shares sold

    37,553       $ 879,930           90,701       $ 2,387,553   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    58,116         1,125,135           82,216         1,929,605   

Shares redeemed

    (276,218      (6,578,572        (1,038,683      (27,132,211

Redemption fee

       5              1,316   
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (180,549    $ (4,573,502        (865,766    $ (22,813,737
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding:

            

Beginning of period

    634,711              1,500,477      
 

 

 

         

 

 

    

End of period

    454,162              634,711      
 

 

 

         

 

 

    

Total Net Decrease

     $ (169,836,141         $ (82,278,249
    

 

 

         

 

 

 
LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund                             
    Year Ended
December 31, 2015
       Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 
    Shares      Amount        Shares      Amount  

Shares sold

    6,196,826       $ 77,641,362           9,234,059       $ 115,420,906   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    1,880,563         21,343,975           746,263         9,164,107   

Shares redeemed

    (10,664,162      (132,842,460        (5,856,919      (73,288,257

Redemption fee

       247              63   
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (2,586,773    $ (33,856,876        4,123,403       $ 51,296,819   
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding:

            

Beginning of period

    32,366,547              28,243,144      
 

 

 

         

 

 

    

End of period

    29,779,774              32,366,547      
 

 

 

         

 

 

    

 

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LKCM Equity Fund  
    Year Ended
December 31, 2015
       Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 
  Shares      Amount        Shares      Amount  

Shares sold

    1,221,990       $ 27,628,704           3,761,309       $ 85,328,023   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    344,143         7,485,106           610,212         14,126,415   

Shares redeemed

    (3,055,836      (69,278,705        (4,176,956      (95,202,980

Redemption fee

       1,094              1,035   
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,489,703    $ (34,163,801        194,565       $ 4,252,493   
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding:

            

Beginning of period

    14,630,258              14,435,693      
 

 

 

         

 

 

    

End of period

    13,140,555              14,630,258      
 

 

 

         

 

 

    
LKCM Balanced Fund                             
    Year Ended
December 31, 2015
       Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 
    Shares      Amount        Shares      Amount  

Shares sold

    412,913       $ 8,327,748           305,782       $ 6,086,579   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    64,253         1,273,898           60,084         1,218,695   

Shares redeemed

    (321,117      (6,567,767        (324,088      (6,475,021

Redemption fee

       1,726              160   
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

    156,049       $ 3,035,605           41,778       $ 830,413   
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding:

            

Beginning of period

    1,842,011              1,800,233      
 

 

 

         

 

 

    

End of period

    1,998,060              1,842,011      
 

 

 

         

 

 

    
LKCM Fixed Income Fund                             
    Year Ended
December 31, 2015
       Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 
    Shares      Amount        Shares      Amount  

Shares sold

    1,816,505       $ 19,700,563           3,038,338       $ 33,371,642   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    494,647         5,274,361           468,864         5,108,498   

Shares redeemed

    (3,952,618      (42,364,956        (3,194,984      (35,048,778

Redemption fee

       15              60   
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (1,641,466    $ (17,390,017        312,218       $ 3,431,422   
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding:

            

Beginning of period

    20,574,085              20,261,867      
 

 

 

         

 

 

    

End of period

    18,932,619              20,574,085      
 

 

 

         

 

 

    

D.    Security Transactions:    Purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, for the year ended December 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

     Purchases        Sales  
     U.S.
Government
     Other        U.S.
Government
     Other  

LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund

   $       $ 459,469,119         $       $ 719,682,441   

LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund

             236,379,808                   289,023,894   

LKCM Equity Fund

             39,090,179                   73,816,683   

LKCM Balanced Fund

             7,228,462                   5,753,449   

LKCM Fixed Income Fund

     28,412,627         37,403,686           22,250,000         62,100,811   

 

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E.    Tax Information:    At December 31, 2015, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

As of December 31, 2015, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     LKCM
Small Cap
Equity
    LKCM
Small-Mid Cap
Equity
    LKCM
Equity
    LKCM
Balanced
    LKCM
Fixed Income
 

Cost of Investments

   $ 467,296,190      $ 282,628,031      $ 195,729,719      $ 28,429,725      $ 199,640,121   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 124,355,050      $ 57,370,140      $ 94,010,393      $ 10,874,339      $ 2,040,408   

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

     (13,480,630     (7,877,012     (8,505,642     (512,338     (4,550,038
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 110,874,420      $ 49,493,128      $ 85,504,751      $ 10,362,001      $ (2,509,630
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed Ordinary Income

   $ 63,219      $      $      $ 84      $   

Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gain

                          3,214          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributable Earnings

   $ 63,219      $      $      $ 3,298      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Accumulated Losses

   $      $ (1,145,602   $ (99,733   $      $ (152,580
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Accumulated Gains (Losses)

   $ 110,937,639      $ 48,347,526      $ 85,405,018      $ 10,365,299      $ (2,662,210
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

At December 31, 2015, the LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund, the LKCM Equity Fund and the LKCM Fixed Income Fund deferred, on a tax basis, post-October capital losses of $1,145,602, $99,733 and $152,580, respectively.

The tax components of dividends paid during the periods shown below were as follows:

 

    Year Ended December 31, 2015      Year Ended December 31, 2014  
    Ordinary
Income
     Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Ordinary
Income
     Return
of
Capital
     Long-Term
Capital Gains
 

LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund

  $ 272,438       $ 76,102,962       $       $       $ 113,214,627   

LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund

            22,188,977                         9,716,281   

LKCM Equity Fund

    2,565,253         5,278,655         2,482,075                 12,693,732   

LKCM Balanced Fund

    355,959         957,923         439,413                 835,323   

LKCM Fixed Income Fund

    5,204,601         614,170         4,492,614         17,185         1,067,564   

The Funds designated as long-term capital gain dividend, pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 852(b)(3), the amount necessary to reduce earnings and profits of the Funds related to net capital gain to zero for the tax years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. The Funds designated earnings and profits distributed to shareholders upon the redemption of shares during 2015 in determining undistributed net capital gains as of December 31, 2015.

The Trust has adopted financial reporting rules regarding recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. The Trust has reviewed all open tax years and major jurisdictions and concluded that there is no impact on the Funds’ financial position or results of operations. Tax years that remain open to examination by major tax jurisdictions include tax years ended December 31, 2012 through December 31, 2015. There is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on tax returns as of December 31, 2015. The Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. If applicable, the Funds would recognize interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in “interest expense” and penalties in “other expense” on the statement of operations.

F.    Recent Accounting Pronouncement:    In May 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-07 “Disclosure for Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent)”. The amendments in ASU No. 2015-07 remove the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy investments measured using the NAV practical expedient. The ASU also removes certain disclosure requirements for investments that qualify, but do not utilize, the NAV practical expedient. The amendments in the ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the impact these changes will have on the Fund’s financial statements and related disclosures.

G.    Subsequent Events:    In preparing these financial statements, the Trust has evaluated events after December 31, 2015 and determined that there were no significant subsequent events that would require adjustment to or additional disclosure in these financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of LKCM Funds:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of LKCM Funds (the “Funds”) comprising the LKCM Small Cap Equity Fund, LKCM Equity Fund, LKCM Balanced Fund, LKCM Fixed Income Fund, and LKCM Small-Mid Cap Equity Fund as of December 31, 2015, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the portfolios constituting the LKCM Funds as of December 31, 2015, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

LOGO

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

February 19, 2016

 

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LKCM FUNDS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
December 31, 2015

 

Availability of Proxy Voting Information:    A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to their portfolio securities, as well as information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-688-LKCM or on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov.

The actual voting records relating to portfolio securities during the twelve month period ended June 30 (as filed with the SEC on Form N-PX) are available without charge, upon request, by calling the Funds toll free at 1-800-688-LKCM or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedule:    The Funds’ are required to file complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q. Once filed, the Funds’ Form N-Q is available without charge upon request on the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov) and is also available by calling 1-800-688-LKCM. You can also review and copy the Funds’ Form N-Q by visiting the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330).

 

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Information about the Funds’ Trustees and Officers:

The business and affairs of the Funds are managed under the direction of the Funds’ Board of Trustees. Information pertaining to the Trustees of the Funds is set forth below. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-688-LKCM.

 

Name, Address
and Age
  Position(s)
Held with
the Trust
 

Term of
Office &
Length

of Time

Served(1)

   Principal Occupation
During Past Five Years
  Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen
by Trustee
 

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee

Disinterested Trustees:                          

H. Kirk Downey

301 Commerce Street

Suite 1600

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Year of Birth: 1942

 

Chairman of

the Board

of Trustees

Trustee

 

Since 2005

Since 1994

  

President and CEO, Texas Systems, LLC and CEO, Texas learning systems LLC since 1999 (education companies);

Dean, M.J. Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University Business School from 1987 to 1999.

  8   AZZ Incorporated

Earle A. Shields, Jr.

301 Commerce Street

Suite 1600

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Year of Birth: 1920

  Trustee   Since 1994    Consultant; formerly Consultant for NASDAQ Corp. and Vice President, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.   8   None

Richard J. Howell

301 Commerce Street

Suite 1600

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Year of Birth: 1942

 

Trustee

Chairman of the Audit and Compliance Committee

 

Since 2005

Since 2008

   CPA; Adjunct Faculty at SMU Cox School of Business from 2004 to 2009; Consulting Services, since 2002; Audit Partner, Arthur Andersen LLP from 1974 to 2002.   8   Red Robin Gourmet
Burgers, Inc.

Larry J. Lockwood

301 Commerce Street

Suite 1600

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Year of Birth: 1953

  Trustee   Since 2013    C.R. Williams Professor of Finance, Stan Block Endowed Chair in Finance, Department of Finance, Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University since 1994.   8   None
Interested Trustees:                          

J. Luther King, Jr.(2)

301 Commerce Street

Suite 1600

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Year of Birth: 1940

 

Trustee,

President and Chief Executive Officer

  Since 1994    Chairman, President and Director, Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 1979.   8   Tyler Technologies, Inc.

Steve R. Purvis(2)

301 Commerce Street

Suite 1600

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Year of Birth: 1964

 

Trustee

Vice President

 

Since 2013

Since 2000

   Principal, Luther King Capital Management since 2004, Vice President and Portfolio Manager Luther King Capital Management since 1996.   8   AZZ Incorporated

 

 

(1)  Each Trustee holds office during the lifetime of the Trust until that individual resigns, retires or is otherwise removed or replaced.
(2)  Messrs. King and Purvis are each considered an “interested person” of the Trust (as defined in the 1940 Act) because of their affiliation with the Adviser.

 

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Information about the Funds’ Trustees and Officers, Continued

 

Name, Address
and Age
 

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

 

Term of
Office &
Length

of Time
Served(1)

   Principal Occupation
During Past Five Years
Officers:                

J. Luther King, Jr.(2)

301 Commerce Street

Suite 1600

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Year of Birth: 1940

 

Trustee,

President and

Chief Executive

Officer

  Since 1994    Chairman, President and Director, Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 1979.

Steven R. Purvis(2)

301 Commerce Street

Suite 1600

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Year of Birth: 1964

 

Trustee

Vice President

 

Since 2013

Since 2000

   Principal, Luther King Capital Management since 2004, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Luther King Capital Management since 1996.

Paul W. Greenwell

301 Commerce Street

Suite 1600

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Year of Birth: 1950

  Vice President   Since 1996    Principal, Luther King Capital Management since 1986, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Luther King Capital Management since 1983.

Richard Lenart

301 Commerce Street

Suite 1600

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Year of Birth: 1966

  Secretary and Treasurer   Since 2006    Luther King Capital Management since 2005.

Jacob D. Smith

301 Commerce Street

Suite 1600

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Year of Birth: 1974

 

Chief

Financial

Officer

Chief

Compliance

Officer

 

Since 2010

Since 2006

   Chief Financial Officer since 2010, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Luther King Capital Management since 2006. Principal, Luther King Capital Management since 2013.

 

(1)  Each Trustee holds office during the lifetime of the Trust until that individual resigns, retires or is otherwise removed or replaced.
(2)  Messrs. King and Purvis are each considered an “interested person” of the Trust (as defined in the 1940 Act) because of their affiliation with the Adviser.

 

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PRIVACY NOTICE

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

At LKCM Funds, we are committed to safeguarding the confidentiality and privacy of nonpublic personal information about our current and former shareholders. This privacy notice describes the policies and procedures we have implemented to protect the privacy of your nonpublic personal information as well as the sources through which we may obtain nonpublic personal information about you.

How We Protect Your Nonpublic Personal Information

Protecting your nonpublic personal information is an important priority at LKCM Funds. Accordingly, we have implemented policies and procedures designed to safeguard your nonpublic personal information, such as your tax identification number, account and investment history, account numbers, account balances and nonpublic contact information, from unauthorized access. Pursuant to these policies and procedures, we maintain various physical, technological, and administrative safeguards to protect the security and confidentiality of your nonpublic personal information, and we adapt these safeguards to respond to evolving technological and other standards.

We do not disclose nonpublic personal information about you to outside firms, organizations or individuals except as authorized by you or your representatives or as required or permitted by law. We may disclose nonpublic personal information about you to nonaffiliated third parties, such as custodians, brokers, auditors, accountants, and systems and administrative service providers, in connection with the services we provide to you or on your behalf. When we provide nonpublic personal information about you to nonaffiliated third parties for these purposes, we expect them to safeguard your nonpublic personal information, use your nonpublic personal information only for the intended purposes and otherwise abide by applicable law.

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We collect nonpublic personal information about you from various sources, including documents, new account applications and other information that you or your representatives, custodians, attorneys, accountants or similar parties provide to us, communications that we have with you or your representatives, custodians, attorneys, accountants or similar parties, and documents and other information related to your accounts or investment experience with us.

Please do not hesitate to contact Jacob D. Smith, our Chief Compliance Officer, if you have any questions regarding the measures we have implemented to protect the privacy of your nonpublic personal information.


 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

 

LKCM FUNDS

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

 

Officers and Trustees

       

J. Luther King, Jr., CFA, CIC

  H. Kirk Downey   Larry J. Lockwood

Trustee, President

  Chairman of the Board   Trustee

Paul W. Greenwell

  Richard J. Howell   Richard Lenart

Vice President

  Trustee   Secretary & Treasurer

Steven R. Purvis, CFA

  Earle A. Shields, Jr.   Jacob D. Smith

Trustee, Vice President

  Trustee   Chief Financial Officer
        Chief Compliance Officer

Investment Adviser

   

Luther King Capital Management Corporation

 

301 Commerce Street, Suite 1600

   

Fort Worth, TX 76102

       

Administrator, Transfer Agent, Dividend

Paying Agent & Shareholder Servicing Agent

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

   

P.O. Box 701

   

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

       

Custodian

   

U.S. Bank, N.A.

   

1555 N. River Center Drive, Suite 302

   

Milwaukee, WI 53212

       

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Deloitte & Touche LLP

   

555 E. Wells St., Suite 1400

   

Milwaukee, WI 53202

       

Distributor

   

Quasar Distributors, LLC

   

615 E. Michigan Street

   

Milwaukee, WI 53202

       


 

 

 

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LKCM Aquinas Value Fund

LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund

LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund

Annual Report

December 31, 2015


Dear Fellow Shareholders:

We report the following performance information for the LKCM Aquinas Funds:

 

Funds

   Inception
Date
     NAV @
12/31/15
     Net
Expense
Ratio*, **
    Gross
Expense
Ratio**
    One Year
Total
Return
Ended
12/31/15
    Five Year
Average
Annualized
Return
Ended
12/31/15
    Ten Year
Average
Annualized
Return
Ended
12/31/15
    Avg.
Annual
Total
Return
Since
Incept.***
 

LKCM Aquinas Value Fund

     7/11/05       $ 15.17         1.50     1.50     -3.28     8.36     6.27     6.23

Russell 1000 Value® Index(1)

               -3.83     11.27     6.16     6.21

LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund

     7/11/05       $ 16.52         1.50     1.60     2.19     8.03     5.32     5.32

Russell 1000 Growth® Index(2)

               5.67     13.53     8.53     8.62

LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund

     7/11/05       $ 6.11         1.50     2.27     -4.74     6.24     5.30     5.42

Russell 2000® Index(3)

               -4.41     9.19     6.80     6.71

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-423-6369. The Funds impose a 1.00% redemption fee on shares held less than 30 days. If reflected, the fee would reduce performance shown.

 

* Luther King Capital Management Corporation, the Funds’ adviser, has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse expenses of the Fund to maintain designated expense ratios through April 30, 2016. This expense limitation excludes interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, indirect fees and expenses relating to investments in other investment companies, including money market funds, and extraordinary expenses. Investment performance reflects fee waivers, if any, in effect. In the absence of such waivers, total return would be reduced. Investment performance is based upon the net expense ratio. LKCM waived management fees and/or reimbursed expenses for each Fund, during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.
** Expense ratios above are as of December 31, 2014, the Funds’ prior fiscal year end, as reported in the Funds’ current prospectus. Expense ratios reported for other periods in the financial highlights of this report for the Funds’ fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 may differ due to the inclusion of acquired fund fees and expenses.
*** On July 11, 2005, the Aquinas Funds merged into the LKCM Aquinas Funds. Due to the change in adviser and investment technique, performance is being quoted for the period after the merger.
(1) The Russell 1000 Value® Index is an unmanaged index which measures the performance of those Russell 1000® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
(2) The Russell 1000 Growth® Index is an unmanaged index which measures the performance of those Russell 1000® companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
(3) The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index which measures the performance of the 2000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index.

Note: These indices defined above are not available for direct investment and the index performance therefore does not include expenses.

2015 Review

2015 proved to be an unkind year for nearly all asset classes. Commodities were especially weak due to the downturn in global manufacturing activity, most notably in China. The story of global oversupply of crude oil is well known at this point. Technological innovation in shale oil production domestically and the unwillingness of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, to curtail production, in conjunction with a rising U.S. dollar, contributed to an approximate 31% decline in the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil in 2015. This price decline occurred on the back of an approximate 46% decline in West Texas Intermediate crude oil in 2014. Domestic intermediate-term investment grade bond returns were slightly positive during the year, while domestic high yield bonds and emerging market bonds posted negative returns for 2015.

We believe that there were two key divergences within the domestic equity market during the year. First, growth stocks outpaced value stocks, which typically is characteristic of the mature stage of an equity market cycle. We believe it is common to see the equity market leadership narrow during this phase, as it did in 2015. Second, large capitalization stocks outperformed small capitalization stocks, as reflected by the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, or S&P 500® Index, outperformance of the Russell 2000® Index. Thus, we believe the U.S. equity market in 2015 can best be characterized as one in which a narrow group of larger capitalization companies performed best. For example, if the market-capitalization weighted S&P 500® Index was instead equal weighted, the S&P 500® Index would have declined approximately 4.1%, not including dividends, for 2015, versus the 1.38% return posted by the S&P 500® Index during 2015.

In December 2015 the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds target interest rate 0.25% for the first time since June 2006, bringing to a close a seven-year chapter of zero percent interest rates. When the Federal Reserve raises interest rates, it is typically an important marker in the business cycle. In our view, the first such interest rate hike is often seen as conviction by the Federal Reserve that an economic expansion is intensifying. We believe capital markets generally are sanguine about the first couple of interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve. Historically, the tenor typically changes once inflation readings become sufficiently strong that capital markets perceive the Federal Reserve may quicken its pace of restricting monetary policy. We believe this often results in slowing economic growth, inflationary declines, and a resetting of the business cycle. We believe we are in the early stages of monetary policy normalization, and market expectations are for interest rates to rise gradually. If the Federal Reserve were to raise interest rates at each

 

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consecutive meeting in 2016, it would be a negative surprise to capital markets in our view. We believe such action would be concerning unless such steps were in response to significantly stronger economic data than current trend. Our forecast is for a very gradual rise in interest rates commensurate with very moderate inflation readings and modest real economic growth in 2016.

The Federal Reserve appears to be charting a new course this cycle. We believe the Federal Reserve most often raises interest rates in response to an uncomfortable pace of rising inflation. Inflation is generally a lagging economic indicator, meaning the Federal Reserve typically acts well after the economic growth is in full bloom. Given the lack of inflationary pressures we have seen to date, we believe the Federal Reserve is attempting to normalize monetary policy coincident with what it perceives could be increasing price pressures as domestic economic and labor economy slack appear to continue to decline.

2016 Outlook

At any given time, there are both structural and cyclical forces at work on the economy. Structural forces typically include trends in demographics, fiscal debt burdens, tax regimes, and pace of innovation. Cyclical forces generally are shorter-term in nature, such as changes in monetary or fiscal policy, inflation, and trade balances. We believe the sweet spot of economic growth occurs in periods when both structural and cyclical forces provide tailwinds; this occurred in Japan in the 1980s, the United States in the 1990s, and China in the 2000s. In our view, when structural and cyclical forces collide, cyclical forces often prevail for a period of time before structural forces again win the day. Structural forces weighed on the global economy in 2015. In our view, the repeated possibilities of a Greek exit from the European Union and the United Kingdom’s upcoming referendum on European Union membership are proxy battles for the structural challenges of a monetary union without a fiscal union. In China household consumption as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) remains stagnant and well below the rate of developed economies and presents another structural headwind. Domestically, the United States is facing a continuous rise in the number of aging baby boomers and the corresponding strain that imposes on fiscal resources from entitlement programs. These are all examples of structural challenges that continue to weigh on key contributors to aggregate global GDP.

To ease these structural issues, governments have looked first to cyclical forces such as monetary policy. Unfortunately, we believe monetary policy has now achieved much of what it can in terms of bolstering economic growth and, globally, there appears to be scant room for interest rates to fall further. The remaining two forms of monetary transmission, supporting asset prices through quantitative easing and currency depreciation, are less effective in our view. There are inherent risks to both of these channels, including creating asset valuation bubbles and currency wars. Although structural challenges appear to impair potential economic growth rates around the globe, the growth path for the United States appears higher than for Japan or Europe where structural challenges seem greatest and economies appear less dynamic.

With cyclical tailwinds in the United States losing some of their intensity, we believe that domestic economic growth is again likely to remain muted in 2016, although stronger than in 2015. Consequently, we forecast corporate profit growth will resume in 2016 following a hiatus in 2015. Earnings within the Energy sector declined approximately 60% in 2015, which contributed to virtually no corporate earnings growth for the S&P 500® Index during 2015. Although we anticipate earnings in the Energy sector will decline again this year in aggregate, the sector now represents only approximately 3.8% of S&P 500® Index earnings, down from approximately 11.7% in the summer of 2014. We believe corporate profits, as measured by S&P 500® Index earnings, should grow 4-6% for 2016 with the negative impact of a strong U.S. dollar on firms’ income statements being less in 2016. Overall, we think corporate balance sheets remain healthy with near record levels of cash and reasonable debt burdens. Interest rates for lower quality balance sheets have risen recently, influenced in part by deterioration in the prospects for select energy companies. While we believe this phenomenon has been largely contained to the Energy sector, we remain vigilant with regard to rising credit spreads outside of the Energy sector, as credit spreads are often harbingers of future economic stress.

Although the equity market displayed characteristics of a mature equity market in 2015, our forecast is for the current bull market to remain in place. We note, however, that real GDP growth has been sub-par during this expansion, averaging just approximately 1.8% annually compared with approximately 4.2% for previous expansions since 1960. We think the longevity of this economic cycle and accompanying bull market in equities is consistent with a benign inflation outlook. The two shortest economic cycles since 1960 both began in the highly inflationary 1970s. If our forecast for modest inflation is accurate, then we believe it is reasonable to expect that this current economic cycle has multiple years remaining to grow. Unfortunately, history teaches that when economic growth is less robust, capital market volatility is typically higher. Finally, there always remains the possibility of significant exogenous events such as terrorist acts, an expanding Middle Eastern conflict, or escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula or Crimea. These events are impossible to predict in scope or magnitude, but any of which could negatively impact our forecast.

In our view, the base case for 2016 is that investors must continue to adjust to a lower expected return environment, as slow growth and deflationary pressures are the result of structural forces rather than simply residue from the financial crisis. We are likely to witness the continued struggle between governments’ need to address long-run structural issues and mollifying current issues of the day such as preventing deflation and propping-up job growth. As we enter a Presidential election year, it is a reminder of our view that simulative fiscal policy has largely been absent in recent years and always possesses the promise to be a catalyst for growth in the future.

 

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LKCM Aquinas Value Fund

The LKCM Aquinas Value Fund declined 3.28% for the year ended December 31, 2015, outpacing the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index, which declined 3.83% for the year. During the year the Fund’s performance benefited from strong stock selection, which was somewhat offset by sector allocation decisions for the Fund. The Fund’s overweight position in the Industrials sector benefitted the Fund’s relative performance, along with its underweight positions in the Energy and Utilities sectors. The Fund’s relative performance was negatively impacted by overweight positions in the Consumer Discretionary and Materials sectors and an underweight position in the Healthcare sector. The Fund’s underweight position in the Healthcare sector was primarily the result of the Fund’s Catholic values investing mandate, which limits the Fund’s ability to invest in a number of companies in this sector. Stock selection in the Information Technology, Industrials, and Consumer Staples sectors helped the Fund’s relative results during the year, which was offset somewhat by stock selection in the Consumer Discretionary sector.

Entering 2016, we believe the Fund is well positioned with a strong emphasis on companies that we believe have solid balance sheets and are reasonably valued relative to their earnings growth rates, which we believe can provide an opportunity to add value for the Fund and its shareholders in the upcoming year. We continue to emphasize holdings in which we believe that continued dividend increases or share buybacks during 2016 are probable.

LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund

The LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund declined 4.74% for the year ended December 31, 2015 against the 4.41% decline for the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2000® Index. Stock selection was solid in the Energy and Information Technology sectors relative to the benchmark, while the Fund experienced relative weakness in stock selection in the Healthcare sector. The Fund benefited from overweight positions in the Healthcare and Information Technology sectors relative to the benchmark, while the Fund’s overweight position in the Industrials sector detracted from relative performance. During the year, two of the Fund’s portfolio companies were acquired at significant premiums to the Fund’s cost basis in those companies. As a core manager that focuses on high quality companies that meet our stringent investment criteria, we continue to have the Fund tilted towards growth companies as we believe this area provides the most attractive investment opportunities for the Fund in the current market environment.

LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund

The LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund returned 2.19% for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the 5.67% return for the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index. The Fund’s underweight position in the Materials sector benefited the Fund’s relative performance, but was offset by the Fund’s overweight position in the Energy sector. Stock selection in the Consumer Discretionary and Industrials sectors benefited the Fund’s relative performance, which was offset by weakness in stock selection in the Consumer Staples, Financials Healthcare and Information Technology sectors. We remain committed to our investment strategy and stock selection process for the Fund and believe we have the Fund well-positioned for the upcoming year.

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J. Luther King, Jr., CFA, CIC

February 1, 2016

 

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The information provided herein represents the opinion of J. Luther King, Jr., CFA, CIC and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, nor investment advice.

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments found on pages 11-15 of the report for more information on Fund holdings. Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change and are not recommendations to buy or sell any securities.

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Small and medium capitalization funds typically carry additional risks, since smaller companies generally have a higher risk of failure, and, historically, their stocks have experienced a greater degree of market volatility than stocks on average. These risks are discussed in the Funds’ summary and statutory prospectuses. Since the Funds practice socially responsible investing within the framework provided by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishop’s Socially Responsible Investing Guidelines, the Funds may forego a profitable investment opportunity or sell a security when it may be disadvantageous to do so.

Earnings growth is not a measure of future performance.

The Standard & Poor’s 500® Index is an unmanaged capitalization-weighted index of 500 selected stocks that is generally representative of the performance of large capitalization companies in the U.S. stock market. One cannot invest directly in an index.

Spread is the percentage point difference between yields of various classes of bonds compared to treasury bonds.

Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.

Quasar Distributors, LLC, distributor.

 

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PERFORMANCE:

 

The following information illustrates the historical performance of LKCM Aquinas Value Fund as of December 31, 2015 compared to the Fund’s benchmark and peer group indices.

Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions, if any, but do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-423-6369.

An index is an unmanaged portfolio and does not trade or incur any expenses. One can not invest in an unmanaged index.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (Periods Ended December 31, 2015)

 

      Past
1 Year
       Past
5 Years(1)
       Past
10 Years(1)
       Since
Inception(1)(2)
 

LKCM Aquinas Value Fund

     -3.28%           8.36%           6.27%           6.23%   

Russell 1000® Value Index

     -3.83%           11.27%           6.16%           6.21%   

Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index

     -3.65%           10.07%           5.71%           6.00%   
(1) Annualized.
(2) The assets of the Aquinas Value Fund were acquired by the LKCM Aquinas Value Fund on July 11, 2005. At the time of the reorganization, the Adviser also changed from Aquinas Investment Advisers, Inc. to Luther King Capital Management Corporation.

A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT IN LKCM AQUINAS VALUE FUND

(for the ten years ended December 31, 2015)

 

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The Russell 1000® Value Index is an unmanaged index consisting of those Russell 1000® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index is an index of large cap value mutual funds tracked by Lipper, Inc.

 

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PERFORMANCE:

 

The following information illustrates the historical performance of LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund as of December 31, 2015 compared to the Fund’s benchmark and peer group indices.

Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions, if any, but do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-423-6369.

An index is an unmanaged portfolio and does not trade or incur any expenses. One can not invest in an unmanaged index.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (Periods Ended December 31, 2015)

 

      Past
1 Year
       Past
5 Years(1)
       Past
10 Years(1)
       Since
Inception(1)(2)
 

LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund

     2.19%           8.03%           5.32%           5.32%   

Russell 1000® Growth Index

     5.67%           13.53%           8.53%           8.62%   

Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Index

     5.61%           12.17%           7.17%           7.71%   
(1)  Annualized.
(2)  The assets of the Aquinas Growth Fund were acquired by the LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund on July 11, 2005. At the time of the reorganization, the Adviser also changed from Aquinas Investment Advisers, Inc. to Luther King Capital Management Corporation.

A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT IN LKCM AQUINAS GROWTH FUND

(for the ten years ended December 31, 2015)

 

LOGO

The Russell 1000® Growth Index consists of those Russell 1000® companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Index is an index of large cap growth mutual funds tracked by Lipper, Inc.

 

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PERFORMANCE:

 

The following information illustrates the historical performance of LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund as of December 31, 2015 compared to the Fund’s benchmark and peer group indices.

Performance data quoted represents past performance; past performance does not guarantee future results. The graph and table reflect the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions, if any, but do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the most recent month end may be obtained by calling 1-800-423-6369.

An index is an unmanaged portfolio and does not trade or incur any expenses. One can not invest in an unmanaged index.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN (Periods Ended December 31, 2015)

 

      Past
1 Year
       Past
5 Years(1)
       Past
10 Years(1)
       Since
Inception(1)(2)
 

LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund

     -4.74%           6.24%           5.30%           5.42%   

Russell 2000® Index

     -4.41%           9.19%           6.80%           6.71%   

Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index

     -4.23%           8.64%           6.69%           7.13%   
(1) Annualized.
(2) The assets of the Aquinas Small Cap Fund were acquired by the LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund on July 11, 2005. At the time of the reorganization, the Adviser also changed from Aquinas Investment Advisers, Inc. to Luther King Capital Management Corporation.

A HYPOTHETICAL $10,000 INVESTMENT IN LKCM AQUINAS SMALL CAP FUND

(for the ten years ended December 31, 2015)

 

LOGO

The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index consisting of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index.

The Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index is an index of small cap core mutual funds tracked by Lipper, Inc.

 

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LKCM Aquinas Funds Expense Example — December 31, 2015

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (7/1/15 - 12/31/15).

ACTUAL EXPENSES

The first line of the tables below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Although the Funds charge no sales load, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks and stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Funds’ transfer agent. If you request that a redemption be made by wire transfer, currently a $15 fee is charged by the Funds’ transfer agent. You will be charged a redemption fee equal to 1.00% of the net amount of the redemption if you redeem your shares of the LKCM Aquinas Value, Aquinas Growth and Aquinas Small Cap Funds within 30 days of purchase, unless otherwise determined by the Funds in their discretion. To the extent the Funds invest in shares of other investment companies as part of their investment strategies, you will indirectly bear your proportionate share of any fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds in which the Funds invest in addition to the expenses of the Funds. Actual expenses of the underlying funds are expected to vary among the various underlying funds. These expenses are not included in the example below. The example below includes management fees, registration fees and other expenses. However, the example below does not include portfolio trading commissions and related expenses and other extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles.

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLES FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

The second line of the tables below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Funds’ actual returns. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactions costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

     LKCM Aquinas Value Fund  
     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/15
       Ending
Account Value
12/31/15
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
7/1/15 – 12/31/15
 

Actual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

   $ 1,000.00         $ 938.80         $ 7.33   

Hypothetical (5% return before expense) . . . . . .

   $ 1,000.00         $ 1,017.64         $ 7.63   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio of 1.50%, multiplied by the average account value over the period,
  multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

     LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund  
     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/15
       Ending
Account Value
12/31/15
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
7/1/15 – 12/31/15
 

Actual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

   $ 1,000.00         $ 991.40         $ 7.53   

Hypothetical (5% return before expense) . . . . . .

   $ 1,000.00         $ 1,017.64         $ 7.63   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio of 1.50%, multiplied by the average account value over the period,
  multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

     LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund  
     Beginning
Account Value
7/1/15
       Ending
Account Value
12/31/15
       Expenses Paid
During Period*
7/1/15 – 12/31/15
 

Actual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

   $ 1,000.00         $ 886.60         $ 7.13   

Hypothetical (5% return before expense) . . . . . .

   $ 1,000.00         $ 1,017.64         $ 7.63   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized net expense ratio of 1.50%, multiplied by the average account value over the period,
  multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the one-half year period.

 

 

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ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS — LKCM Aquinas Funds — December 31, 2015

Percentages represent market value as a percentage of total investments.

 

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LKCM AQUINAS VALUE FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2015

 

COMMON STOCKS - 95.2%    Shares     Value  

Aerospace & Defense - 3.5%

  

Honeywell International Inc.

     15,000      $ 1,553,550   
    

 

 

 

Auto Components - 3.6%

  

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

     50,000        1,633,500   
    

 

 

 

Banks - 11.8%

  

BOK Financial Corporation

     17,500        1,046,325   

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

     15,000        900,000   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     40,000        1,713,600   

Zions Bancorporation

     60,000        1,638,000   
    

 

 

 
       5,297,925   
    

 

 

 

Beverages - 4.5%

  

The Coca-Cola Company

     17,500        751,800   

PepsiCo, Inc.

     12,500        1,249,000   
    

 

 

 
       2,000,800   
    

 

 

 

Chemicals - 1.6%

  

Monsanto Company

     7,500        738,900   
    

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.5%

  

Copart, Inc. (a)

     17,500        665,175   
    

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 3.8%

  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     12,500        1,707,250   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Financials - 3.7%

  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     25,000        1,650,750   
    

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment & Instruments - 3.4%

  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     8,000        1,518,320   
    

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.2%

  

Trimble Navigation Limited (a)

     5,000        107,250   
    

 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services - 1.3%

  

Schlumberger Limited (b)

     8,400        585,900   
    

 

 

 

Food & Drug Retailing - 3.8%

  

CVS Health Corporation

     17,500        1,710,975   
    

 

 

 

Food Products - 4.5%

  

The Kraft Heinz Company

     9,700        705,772   

Mondelez International Inc. - Class A

     29,700        1,331,748   
    

 

 

 
       2,037,520   
    

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 5.1%

  

DENTSPLY International Inc.

     20,000        1,217,000   

Medtronic, PLC (b)

     14,200        1,092,264   
    

 

 

 
       2,309,264   
    

 

 

 

Household Durables - 2.5%

  

Whirlpool Corporation

     7,500        1,101,525   
    

 

 

 

Insurance - 6.7%

  

MetLife, Inc.

     33,000        1,590,930   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     17,500        1,424,675   
    

 

 

 
       3,015,605   
    

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 7.9%

  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

     20,000        1,052,600   

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a)

     1,400        1,089,214   

Sabre Corporation

     50,000        1,398,500   
    

 

 

 
       3,540,314   
    

 

 

 
COMMON STOCKS    Shares     Value  

IT Consulting & Services - 2.2%

  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     27,500      $ 995,500   
    

 

 

 

Machinery - 6.0%

  

Barnes Group Inc.

     30,000        1,061,700   

Danaher Corporation

     17,500        1,625,400   
    

 

 

 
       2,687,100   
    

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 1.9%

  

Kohl's Corporation

     18,000        857,340   
    

 

 

 

Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.9%

  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation

     30,000        530,700   

ConocoPhillips

     11,000        513,590   

Exxon Mobil Corporation

     4,000        311,800   

Gulfport Energy Corporation (a)

     15,000        368,550   
    

 

 

 
       1,724,640   
    

 

 

 

Professional Services - 1.9%

  

Verisk Analytics, Inc. (a)

     11,000        845,680   
    

 

 

 

Software - 3.8%

  

Adobe Systems Incorporated (a)

     18,000        1,690,920   
    

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 6.1%

  

The Home Depot, Inc.

     8,500        1,124,125   

Party City Holdco Inc. (a)

     55,000        710,050   

Tiffany & Co.

     12,000        915,480   
    

 

 

 
       2,749,655   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

 

(Cost $26,282,002)

  

    42,725,358   
    

 

 

 
    
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.0%  

Money Market Funds (c) - 5.0%

  

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.01%

     933,960        933,960   

Federated Government Obligations Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.01%

     1,300,853        1,300,853   
    

 

 

 
       2,234,813   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost $2,234,813)

  

    2,234,813   
    

 

 

 

Total Investments - 100.2%

  

 

(Cost $28,516,815)

  

    44,960,171   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.2)%

  

    (92,181
    

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     $ 44,867,990   
    

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security issued by non-U.S. incorporated company.
(c) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

Investments are classified by asset class and industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

11


LKCM AQUINAS GROWTH FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2015

 

COMMON STOCKS - 97.7%    Shares     Value  

Aerospace & Defense - 3.0%

  

Honeywell International Inc.

     7,675      $ 794,900   
    

 

 

 

Banks - 1.1%

  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

     3,000        180,000   

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)

     2,000        98,840   
    

 

 

 
       278,840   
    

 

 

 

Beverages - 1.6%

  

The Coca-Cola Company

     10,000        429,600   
    

 

 

 

Biotechnology - 2.0%

  

Amgen Inc.

     3,275        531,631   
    

 

 

 

Building Products - 1.3%

  

Masco Corporation

     12,000        339,600   
    

 

 

 

Chemicals - 0.9%

  

FMC Corporation

     6,000        234,780   
    

 

 

 

Computers & Peripherals - 7.1%

  

Apple Inc.

     10,500        1,105,230   

EMC Corporation

     30,000        770,400   
    

 

 

 
       1,875,630   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 2.3%

  

American Express Company

     8,750        608,562   
    

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 1.2%

  

Ball Corporation

     4,250        309,103   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.1%

  

AT&T Inc.

     8,250        283,882   
    

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment & Instruments - 4.3%

  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     6,000        1,138,740   
    

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 3.8%

  

National Instruments Corporation

     18,000        516,420   

Trimble Navigation Limited (a)

     22,000        471,900   
    

 

 

 
       988,320   
    

 

 

 

Food & Drug Retailing - 3.5%

  

CVS Health Corporation

     9,375        916,594   
    

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.8%

  

Medtronic, PLC (b)

     6,000        461,520   
    

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.0%

  

Express Scripts Holding Co (a)

     3,000        262,230   
    

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.4%

  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     8,800        642,840   
    

 

 

 

Household Durables - 1.1%

  

Whirlpool Corporation

     2,000        293,740   
    

 

 

 

Household Products - 4.0%

  

Colgate-Palmolive Company

     12,000        799,440   

The Procter & Gamble Company

     3,000        238,230   
    

 

 

 
       1,037,670   
    

 

 

 

Internet Catalog & Retail - 4.9%

  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     1,900        1,284,191   
    

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 13.6%

  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

     15,000        789,450   

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a)

     1,000        778,010   
COMMON STOCKS    Shares     Value  

Internet Software & Services - 13.6%, Continued

  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)

     1,002      $ 760,398   

Facebook, Inc. - Class A (a)

     12,000        1,255,920   
    

 

 

 
       3,583,778   
    

 

 

 

IT Consulting & Services - 2.7%

  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     10,000        362,000   

Visa Inc. - Class A

     4,500        348,975   
    

 

 

 
       710,975   
    

 

 

 

Machinery - 3.9%

  

Danaher Corporation

     11,000        1,021,680   
    

 

 

 

Media - 1.8%

  

The Walt Disney Company

     4,500        472,860   
    

 

 

 

Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.0%

  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation

     15,000        265,350   
    

 

 

 

Personal Products - 1.3%

  

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. - Class A

     4,000        352,240   
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 1.8%

  

Zoetis Inc

     10,000        479,200   
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 1.8%

  

American Tower Corporation

     5,000        484,750   
    

 

 

 

Software - 6.3%

  

ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a)

     24,000        513,600   

Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)

     6,000        397,020   

Microsoft Corporation

     13,625        755,915   
    

 

 

 
       1,666,535   
    

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 9.9%

  

The Home Depot, Inc.

     6,000        793,500   

O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

     3,000        760,260   

Tractor Supply Company

     8,000        684,000   

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)

     2,000        370,000   
    

 

 

 
       2,607,760   
    

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 5.2%

  

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

     12,000        750,000   

V.F. Corporation

     10,000        622,500   
    

 

 

 
       1,372,500   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

 

(Cost $15,571,144)

  

    25,730,001   
    

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

12


LKCM AQUINAS GROWTH FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED
December 31, 2015

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.6%    Shares     Value  

Money Market Funds (c) - 2.6%

  

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.01%

     86,991      $ 86,991   

Federated Government Obligations Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.01%

     600,681        600,681   
    

 

 

 
       687,672   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost $687,672)

  

    687,672   
    

 

 

 

Total Investments - 100.3%

  

 

(Cost $16,258,816)

  

    26,417,673   

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.3)%

  

    (81,870
    

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

  

  $ 26,335,803   
    

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security issued by non-U.S. incorporated company.
(c) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

Investments are classified by asset class and industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

13


LKCM AQUINAS SMALL CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2015

 

COMMON STOCKS - 96.2%    Shares     Value  

Aerospace & Defense - 1.1%

  

Hexcel Corporation

     1,565      $ 72,694   
    

 

 

 

Auto Components - 0.1%

  

Asbury Automotive Group Inc. (a)

     55        3,709   
    

 

 

 

Automobiles - 2.2%

  

Lithia Motors, Inc. - Class A

     1,305        139,204   
    

 

 

 

Banks - 9.4%

  

BancorpSouth, Inc.

     4,183        100,350   

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.

     2,425        119,941   

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

     3,470        112,810   

Hanmi Financial Corporation

     3,575        84,799   

PrivateBancorp, Inc.

     2,405        98,653   

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)

     1,610        79,566   
    

 

 

 
       596,119   
    

 

 

 

Biotechnology - 4.3%

  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a)

     1,475        118,575   

EXACT Sciences Corporation (a)

     5,715        52,749   

Neogen Corporation (a)

     1,840        103,997   
    

 

 

 
       275,321   
    

 

 

 

Building Products - 2.2%

  

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

     1,420        61,784   

PGT, Inc. (a)

     6,879        78,352   
    

 

 

 
       140,136   
    

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 0.9%

  

BGC Partners Inc - Class A

     5,675        55,672   
    

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 4.0%

  

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

     4,150        144,710   

Multi-Color Corporation

     280        16,747   

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (b)

     3,935        94,873   
    

 

 

 
       256,330   
    

 

 

 

Communications Equipment - 2.4%

  

Ciena Corporation (a)

     2,300        47,587   

Infinera Corporation (a)

     5,975        108,267   
    

 

 

 
       155,854   
    

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.7%

  

MasTec Inc. (a)

     2,460        42,755   
    

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 1.2%

  

Headwaters Incorporated (a)

     4,130        69,673   

Summit Materials, Inc. - Class A (a)

     356        7,126   
    

 

 

 
       76,799   
    

 

 

 

Diversified Financials - 1.3%

  

HFF, Inc. - Class A

     2,675        83,112   
    

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.4%

  

Belden Inc.

     510        24,317   
    

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.5%

  

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. (a)

     1,275        33,902   
    

 

 

 
COMMON STOCKS    Shares     Value  

Food Products - 3.4%

  

Post Holdings Inc. (a)

     1,910      $ 117,847   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a)

     1,295        101,606   
    

 

 

 
       219,453   
    

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 8.2%

  

Cantel Medical Corp.

     1,675        104,085   

Cynosure, Inc. - Class A (a)

     2,815        125,746   

LDR Holding Corporation (a)

     3,395        85,248   

PRA Health Sciences, Inc. (a)

     1,160        52,513   

VWR Corporation (a)

     5,405        153,016   
    

 

 

 
       520,608   
    

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 3.3%

  

Aceto Corporation

     3,880        104,683   

Omnicell, Inc. (a)

     2,505        77,855   

Team Health Holdings, Inc. (a)

     625        27,431   
    

 

 

 
       209,969   
    

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.3%

  

La Quinta Holdings Inc (a)

     2,305        31,371   

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. (a)

     1,415        82,778   

Zoe's Kitchen Inc (a)

     1,050        29,379   
    

 

 

 
       143,528   
    

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 8.5%

  

Criteo SA - ADR (a) (b)

     2,570        101,772   

Demandware Inc. (a)

     1,295        69,891   

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)

     2,150        155,724   

LogMeIn, Inc. (a)

     1,465        98,302   

SPS Commerce, Inc. (a)

     1,650        115,847   
    

 

 

 
       541,536   
    

 

 

 

Leisure Equipment & Products - 2.0%

  

Pool Corporation

     1,605        129,652   
    

 

 

 

Machinery - 1.0%

  

Barnes Group Inc.

     1,850        65,471   
    

 

 

 

Media - 1.7%

  

The E.W. Scripps Company - Class A

     5,750        109,250   
    

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 1.2%

  

Burlington Stores, Inc. (a)

     1,735        74,432   
    

 

 

 

Oil & Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.3%

  

Diamondback Energy Inc. (a)

     145        9,701   

Memorial Resource Development Corp. (a)

     3,935        63,550   

PDC Energy, Inc. (a)

     885        47,241   

Synergy Resources Corporation (a)

     3,175        27,051   
    

 

 

 
       147,543   
    

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 1.4%

  

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation

     3,815        86,181   
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 3.8%

  

Akorn, Inc. (a)

     3,756        140,136   

Cambrex Corp. (a)

     2,150        101,244   
    

 

 

 
       241,380   
    

 

 

 
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

14


LKCM AQUINAS SMALL CAP FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED
December 31, 2015

 

COMMON STOCKS    Shares     Value  

Professional Services - 2.4%

  

The Advisory Board Company (a)

     1,750      $ 86,818   

FTI Consulting, Inc. (a)

     1,885        65,334   
    

 

 

 
       152,152   
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts - 7.3%

  

CubeSmart

     3,520        107,782   

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc.

     3,455        83,196   

LaSalle Hotel Properties

     2,250        56,610   

Sovran Self Storage, Inc.

     1,355        145,405   

Stag Industrial, Inc.

     3,835        70,756   
    

 

 

 
       463,749   
    

 

 

 

Semiconductor Equipment & Products - 1.5%

  

Rambus Inc. (a)

     8,060        93,415   
    

 

 

 

Software - 9.4%

  

ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a)

     6,120        130,968   

Callidus Software, Inc. (a)

     4,170        77,437   

Fair Isaac Corporation

     1,475        138,916   

Guidewire Software Inc. (a)

     1,030        61,965   

Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)

     1,460        96,608   

Proofpoint, Inc. (a)

     1,435        93,289   
    

 

 

 
       599,183   
    

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 1.8%

  

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

     1,710        113,236   
    

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 1.9%

  

Home Bancshares Inc.

     2,950        119,534   
    

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.1%

  

Watsco, Inc.

     1,130        132,357   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

  

 

(Cost $5,124,580)

       6,118,553   
    

 

 

 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.8%    Shares     Value  

Money Market Funds (c) - 3.8%

  

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.01%

     91,316      $ 91,316   

Federated Government Obligations Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.01%

     151,630        151,630   
    

 

 

 
       242,946   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

  

 

(Cost $242,946)

  

    242,946   
    

 

 

 

Total Investments - 100.0%

    

(Cost $5,367,526)

  

    6,361,499   

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.0%

  

    3,103   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%

     $ 6,364,602   
    

 

 

 

ADR American Depository Receipt.

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security issued by non-U.S. incorporated company.
(c) The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

Investments are classified by asset class and industry pursuant to the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) which was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

15


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2015

 

        LKCM
Aquinas
Value Fund
        LKCM
Aquinas
Growth Fund
       

LKCM

Aquinas Small

Cap Fund

 
           

Assets:

           

Investments, at value*

    $ 44,960,171        $ 26,417,673        $ 6,361,499   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

      62,816          4,982          9,763   

Dividends and interest receivable

      37,697          15,801          3,945   

Other assets

      13,658          11,708          12,124   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total assets

      45,074,342          26,450,164          6,387,331   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Liabilities:

           

Payable for investment advisory fees (Note B)

      96,325          49,797          47   

Payable for distribution expense (Note B)

      61,711          37,633          4,971   

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

      13,895          103          34   

Payable for accounting and
transfer agent fees and expenses

      11,648          10,416          7,295   

Payable for reports to shareholders

      13,331          4,161          994   

Payable for administrative fees

      6,901          4,742          3,412   

Payable for custody fees and expenses

      1,099          1,003          1,340   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

      1,442          6,506          4,636   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total liabilities

      206,352          114,361          22,729   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 44,867,990        $ 26,335,803        $ 6,364,602   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist of:

           

Paid in capital

    $ 28,617,960        $ 16,035,772        $ 5,394,560   

Accumulated net investment income

      6,270                     

Accumulated net realized gain on securities

      (199,596       141,174          (23,931

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

      16,443,356          10,158,857          993,973   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 44,867,990        $ 26,335,803        $ 6,364,602   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Assets

    $ 44,867,990        $ 26,335,803        $ 6,364,602   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
(unlimited shares of no par value authorized)

      2,957,210          1,593,949          1,042,328   

Net asset value per share
(offering and redemption price)

    $ 15.17        $ 16.52        $ 6.11   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

*     Cost of Investments

    $ 28,516,815        $ 16,258,816        $ 5,367,526   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

16


STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2015

 

        LKCM
Aquinas
Value Fund
        LKCM
Aquinas
Growth Fund
        LKCM
Aquinas Small
Cap Fund
 
           

Investment Income:

           

Dividends*

    $ 842,174        $ 355,982        $ 76,739   

Interest

      128          84          38   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total income

      842,302          356,066          76,777   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Expenses:

           

Investment advisory fees (Note B)

      447,834          263,038          73,961   

Distribution expense (Note B)

      124,398          73,066          18,490   

Accounting and transfer agent fees and expenses

      70,279          61,013          42,758   

Administrative fees

      42,522          27,705          19,775   

Federal and state registration

      25,152          21,954          16,657   

Reports to shareholders

      18,701          10,967          2,808   

Professional fees

      12,882          8,981          5,066   

Trustees’ fees

      8,280          5,072          1,570   

Custody fees and expenses

      6,382          5,957          8,514   

Other

      13,558          7,776          1,896   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses

      769,988          485,529          191,495   

Less, expense waiver and/or
reimbursement (Note B)

      (23,599       (47,134       (80,554
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net expenses

      746,389          438,395          110,941   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

      95,913          (82,329       (34,164
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:

           

Net realized gain on investments

      2,840,203          1,882,599          301,906   

Net change in unrealized
appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (4,331,225       (1,010,548       (601,687
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments

      (1,491,022       872,051          (299,781
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting
from Operations

    $ (1,395,109     $ 789,722        $ (333,945
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

*     Net of foreign taxes withheld

    $        $        $ 268   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

17


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

       

LKCM

Aquinas Value Fund

       

LKCM

Aquinas Growth Fund

 
               
        Year Ended
December 31,
2015
        Year Ended
December 31,
2014
        Year Ended
December 31,
2015
        Year Ended
December 31,
2014
 

Operations:

               

Net investment income (loss)

    $ 95,913        $ 558,967        $ (82,329     $ (154,305

Net realized gain on investments

      2,840,203          4,786,797          1,882,599          6,691,524   

Net change in unrealized
appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (4,331,225       (3,575,491       (1,010,548       (6,149,001
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

      (1,395,109       1,770,273          789,722          388,218   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

               

Net investment income

      (100,679       (547,931                  

Net realized gain on investments

      (3,123,858       (4,148,241       (1,641,652       (6,673,458
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 
      (3,224,537       (4,696,172       (1,641,652       (6,673,458
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from
Fund share transactions (Note C)

      (3,164,344       (3,482,797       (3,895,863       (6,567,812
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

      (7,783,990       (6,408,696       (4,747,793       (12,853,052

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of period

      52,651,980          59,060,676          31,083,596          43,936,648   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period*

    $ 44,867,990        $ 52,651,980        $ 26,335,803        $ 31,083,596   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

*     Including accumulated net investment income of

    $ 6,270        $ 11,036        $        $   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

18


STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

       

LKCM

Aquinas Small Cap Fund

 
       
        Year Ended
December 31,
2015
        Year Ended
December 31,
2014
 

Operations:

       

Net investment loss

    $ (34,164     $ (104,580

Net realized gain on investments

      301,906          1,754,393   

Net change in unrealized
appreciation/depreciation on investments

      (601,687       (2,448,267
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations

      (333,945       (798,454
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders:

       

Net realized gain on investments

      (1,106,020       (1,153,966
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

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

      375,658          (5,292,103
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total decrease in net assets

      (1,064,307       (7,244,523

Net Assets:

       

Beginning of period

      7,428,909          14,673,432   
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

    $ 6,364,602        $ 7,428,909   
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

19


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SELECTED DATA FOR EACH SHARE OF CAPITAL STOCK OUTSTANDING

 

        LKCM Aquinas Value Fund  
                   
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2014
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2013
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2012
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2011
 

Net Asset Value – Beginning of Period

    $ 16.87        $ 17.99        $ 14.18        $ 12.72        $ 12.68   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

      0.03          0.17 (2)        0.04 (1)        0.07 (1)        0.02 (1) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (0.56       0.34          4.72          1.46          0.04   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (0.53       0.51          4.76          1.53          0.06   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Dividends from net investment income

      (0.04       (0.19       (0.04       (0.07       (0.02

Distributions from net realized gains

      (1.13       (1.44       (0.91                  
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

      (1.17       (1.63       (0.95       (0.07       (0.02
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value – End of Period

    $ 15.17        $ 16.87        $ 17.99        $ 14.18        $ 12.72   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return

      -3.28%          2.73%          33.60%          12.01%          0.46%   

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

                   

Net assets, end of period (thousands)

    $ 44,868        $ 52,652        $ 59,061        $ 46,902        $ 42,056   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                   

Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      1.55%          1.49%          1.52%          1.54%          1.55%   

After expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      1.50%          1.49%          1.50%          1.50%          1.50%   

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

                   

Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      0.14%          0.95%          0.21%          0.44%          0.11%   

After expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      0.19%          0.95%          0.23%          0.48%          0.16%   

Portfolio turnover rate

      11%          23%          9%          28%          29%   

 

(1) Net investment income per share is calculated using the ending balance of accumulated net investment income prior to considerations of adjustments for permanent book and tax differences.
(2) Net investment income per share represents net investment income divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

        LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund  
                   
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2014
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2013
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2012
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2011
 

Net Asset Value – Beginning of Period

    $ 17.21        $ 21.44        $ 18.53        $ 16.86        $ 16.61   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment loss

      (0.05 )(1)        (0.09 )(1)        (0.13 )(2)        (0.07 )(1)        (0.10 )(1) 

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

      0.45          0.43          5.07          1.84          0.35   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      0.40          0.34          4.94          1.77          0.25   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains

      (1.09       (4.57       (2.03       (0.10         
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value – End of Period

    $ 16.52        $ 17.21        $ 21.44        $ 18.53        $ 16.86   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return

      2.19%          1.25%          26.74%          10.52%          1.51%   

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

                   

Net assets, end of period (thousands)

    $ 26,336        $ 31,084        $ 43,937        $ 35,315        $ 33,698   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                   

Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      1.66%          1.60%          1.58%          1.58%          1.60%   

After expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      1.50%          1.50%          1.50%          1.50%          1.50%   

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets:

                   

Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      (0.44)%          (0.51)%          (0.69)%          (0.44)%          (0.71)%   

After expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      (0.28)%          (0.41)%          (0.61)%          (0.36)%          (0.61)%   

Portfolio turnover rate

      21%          30%          44%          42%          50%   

 

(1) Net investment loss per share is calculated using the ending balance of accumulated net investment loss prior to considerations of adjustments for permanent book and tax differences.
(2)  Net investment loss per share represents net investment loss divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

20


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SELECTED DATA FOR EACH SHARE OF CAPITAL STOCK OUTSTANDING

 

        LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund  
                   
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2015
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2014
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2013
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2012
        Year
Ended
December 31,
2011
 

Net Asset Value – Beginning of Period

    $ 7.66        $ 9.39        $ 7.34        $ 7.35        $ 7.07   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment loss

      (0.04 )(2)        (0.07 )(2)        (0.07 )(1)        (0.00 )(1)(3)        (0.06 )(1) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (0.30       (0.33       2.45          0.59          0.34   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

      (0.34       (0.40       2.38          0.59          0.28   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gains

      (1.21       (1.33       (0.33       (0.60         
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Asset Value – End of Period

    $ 6.11        $ 7.66        $ 9.39        $ 7.34        $ 7.35   
   

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Return

      -4.74%          -4.54%          32.41%          8.16%          3.96%   

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

                   

Net assets, end of period (thousands)

    $ 6,365        $ 7,429        $ 14,673        $ 11,684        $ 11,037   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

                   

Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      2.59%          2.27%          2.25%          2.32%          2.44%   

After expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      1.50%          1.50%          1.50%          1.50%          1.50%   

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets:

                   

Before expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      (1.55)%          (1.55)%          (1.54)%          (0.84)%          (1.81)%   

After expense waiver and/or reimbursement

      (0.46)%          (0.78)%          (0.79)%          (0.02)%          (0.87)%   

Portfolio turnover rate

      72%          66%          60%          82%          70%   

 

(1) Net investment loss per share is calculated using the ending balance of accumulated net investment loss prior to considerations of adjustments for permanent book and tax differences.
(2)  Net investment loss per share represents net investment loss divided by the average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(3)  Less than $(0.005).

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

21


LKCM FUNDS
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

A.    Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:    LKCM Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”) as an open-end, management investment company. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on February 10, 1994 and consists of eight diversified series, three of which are presented herein and include the LKCM Aquinas Value Fund, LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund and LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund (collectively, the “Funds”), the assets of which are invested in separate, independently managed portfolios. On July 11, 2005, the Funds acquired the assets and assumed the liabilities of the Aquinas Funds. The Funds are subject to expenses pursuant to the Rule 12b-1 plan described in Note B. Each Fund charges a 1% redemption fee for redemptions on Fund shares held for less than 30 days, unless otherwise determined by the Funds in their discretion.

The LKCM Aquinas Value Fund seeks to maximize long-term capital appreciation, while incorporating Catholic values investing principles in the investment process. The LKCM Aquinas Value Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in equity securities of companies that Luther King Capital Management Corporation (the “Adviser”) believes to be undervalued relative to a company’s earnings. The LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund seeks to maximize long-term capital appreciation, while incorporating Catholic values investing principles in the investment process. The LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances in equity securities of companies that the Adviser believes generally have above-average growth in revenue and/or earnings, above-average returns on shareholders’ equity, and/or potential for above-average capital appreciation. The LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund seeks to maximize long-term capital appreciation, while incorporating Catholic values investing principles in the investment process. The LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of smaller companies (those with market capitalizations at the time of investment between $600 million and $4.5 billion) that the Adviser believes are likely to have above-average growth in revenue and/or earnings and potential for above-average capital appreciation.

The Funds practice socially responsible investing within the framework provided by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Socially Responsible Investing Guidelines (the “Guidelines”). Each Fund’s investment approach incorporates the Guidelines through a combination of screening portfolio companies based on criteria set forth in the Guidelines, dialogue with companies whose policies and practices may conflict with the Guidelines, and/or potentially excluding from each Fund’s portfolio the securities of those companies that are unwilling to alter their policies and practices over a reasonable period of time. The Adviser monitors companies selected for the Funds for policies on various issues contemplated by the Guidelines. If a Fund invests in a company whose policies and practices are inconsistent with the Guidelines, the Adviser may attempt to influence the company, sell the company’s securities or otherwise exclude future investments in such company.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in preparation of the financial statements. The Funds are investment companies and, accordingly, follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Investment Companies.

1.    Security Valuation:    Equity securities listed or traded on a U.S. securities exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price on the exchange on which the security is primarily traded. Nasdaq Global Market securities are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). Unlisted U.S. securities and listed U.S. securities not traded on a particular valuation date are valued at the mean of the most recent quoted bid and ask price on the relevant exchanges or markets. Equity securities listed on a foreign exchange for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sales price on the exchange on which the security is primarily traded. Debt securities are normally valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask price and/or by using a combination of broker quotations or evaluated prices provided by an independent pricing service. Other assets and securities for which no market or broker quotations or evaluated prices are readily available (including restricted securities) are valued in good faith at fair value using guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees. The Board has adopted specific guidelines and procedures for valuing portfolio securities and delegated their implementation to the Adviser. The guidelines and procedures authorize the Adviser to make determinations regarding the fair value of a portfolio security and to report such determinations to the Board of Trustees. The Funds may use prices provided by independent pricing services to assist in the fair valuation of the Funds’ portfolio securities.

The Trust has adopted accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These standards define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy is organized into three levels based upon the assumptions (referred to as “inputs”) used in pricing the asset or liability. These standards state that “observable inputs” reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from independent sources and “unobservable inputs” reflect an entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

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Level 1     Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Trust has access at the date of measurement.
Level 2     Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers.
Level 3     Model derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those inputs that reflect the Trust’s own assumptions that market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. As of December 31, 2015, the Funds’ assets carried at fair value were classified as follows:

 

LKCM Aquinas Value Fund                           

Description

  Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

  $ 42,725,358       $       $       $ 42,725,358   

Money Market Funds

    2,234,813                         2,234,813   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments*

  $ 44,960,171       $       $       $ 44,960,171   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund                           

Description

  Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

  $ 25,730,001       $       $       $ 25,730,001   

Money Market Funds

    687,672                         687,672   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments*

  $ 26,417,673       $       $       $ 26,417,673   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund                           

Description

  Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

  $ 6,118,553       $                 —       $                 —       $ 6,118,553   

Money Market Funds

    242,946                         242,946   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments*

  $ 6,361,499       $       $       $ 6,361,499   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  * Additional information regarding the industry classifications of these investments is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.

There were no transfers into or out of Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 fair value measurements during the reporting period. Transfers between levels are recognized at the end of the reporting period.

2.    Federal Income Taxes:    The Funds have elected to be treated as “regulated investment companies” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and each Fund intends to distribute all of its investment company net taxable income and net capital gains to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is recorded.

3.    Distributions to Shareholders:    The LKCM Aquinas Value, LKCM Aquinas Growth and LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Funds generally intend to pay dividends and net capital gain distributions, if any, at least on an annual basis.

4.    Foreign Securities:    Investing in securities of foreign companies and foreign governments involves special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies and securities of the U.S. government. These risks include devaluation of currencies and future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign companies and foreign governments and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable U.S. companies and securities of the U.S. government.

5.    Expense Allocation:    Expenses incurred by the Funds are allocated among the Funds based upon (i) relative average net assets, (ii) a specific identification basis as incurred, or (iii) evenly among the Funds, depending on the nature of the expense.

6.    Use of Estimates:    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

7.    Guarantees and Indemnifications:    In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims against the Funds that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

 

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8.    Security Transactions and Investment Income:    Security and shareholder transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and losses on sales of investments are calculated on the identified cost basis. Dividend income and dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. All discounts and premiums are amortized based on the effective interest method for tax and financial reporting purposes. The Funds may hold the securities of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). Distributions from such investments may include income, capital gains and return of capital.

9.    Other:    Generally accepted accounting principles require that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share.

Accordingly, at December 31, 2015, reclassifications were as follows:

 

    LKCM
Aquinas
Value Fund
       LKCM
Aquinas
Growth Fund
       LKCM
Aquinas Small
Cap Fund
 

Accumulated net investment income

  $         —         $ 82,329         $ 34,164   

Accumulated Loss

    (557,131        (246,019        (321,757

Paid in capital

    557,131           163,690           287,593   

10.    Restricted and Illiquid Securities:    The Funds are permitted to invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale or are illiquid. Restricted securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. A security may be considered illiquid if it lacks a readily available market or if its valuation has not changed for a certain period of time. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at the current valuation may be difficult.

B.    Investment Advisory and Other Agreements:    Luther King Capital Management Corporation (the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Funds under an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”). The Adviser receives a fee, computed daily and payable quarterly, at the annual rates presented below as applied to each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and/or reimburse expenses of the Funds through April 30, 2016 in order to limit each Fund’s operating expenses to the annual cap rates identified below. This expense limitation excludes interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, indirect fees and expenses relating to investments in other investment companies, including money market funds, and extraordinary expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2015, the Adviser waived the following management fees and/or reimbursed expenses to meet its expense cap obligations:

 

    LKCM
Aquinas
Value Fund
       LKCM
Aquinas
Growth Fund
       LKCM
Aquinas Small
Cap Fund
 

Annual Management Fee Rate

    0.90%           0.90%           1.00%   

Annual Cap on Expenses

    1.50%           1.50%           1.50%   

Fees Waived and/or Expenses Reimbursed in 2015

    $23,599           $47,134           $80,554   

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC serves as transfer agent and administrator for the Trust and serves as accounting services agent for the Funds. U.S. Bank, N.A. serves as custodian for the Funds.

Distribution services are performed pursuant to a distribution contract with Quasar Distributors, LLC, the Trust’s principal underwriter.

The LKCM Funds have adopted a Rule 12b-1 plan for the LKCM Aquinas Value, LKCM Aquinas Growth and LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Funds, under which each Fund may pay up to 1.00% of its average daily net assets for distribution and other services. However, the Board of Trustees has currently only authorized a fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets for the LKCM Aquinas Value, LKCM Aquinas Growth and LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Funds. For the year ended December 31, 2015, fees incurred by the LKCM Aquinas Value, LKCM Aquinas Growth and LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Funds pursuant to the 12b-1 Plan were $124,398, $73,066, and $18,490, respectively.

 

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C.    Fund Shares:    At December 31, 2015, there was an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, no par value, authorized. The following table summarizes the activity in shares of each Fund:

 

Aquinas Value Fund                             
    Year Ended
December 31, 2015
       Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 
    Shares      Amount        Shares      Amount  

Shares sold

    565,895       $ 9,525,123           481,234       $ 8,649,355   

Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of distributions

    191,725         2,958,315           251,947         4,303,201   

Shares redeemed

    (921,665      (15,647,910        (895,608      (16,435,642

Redemption fee

       128              289   
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (164,045    $ (3,164,344        (162,427    $ (3,482,797
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding:

            

Beginning of period

    3,121,255              3,283,682      
 

 

 

         

 

 

    

End of period

    2,957,210              3,121,255      
 

 

 

         

 

 

    
Aquinas Growth Fund                             
    Year Ended
December 31, 2015
       Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 
    Shares      Amount        Shares      Amount  

Shares sold

    161,029       $ 2,800,797           141,239       $ 2,972,887   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    86,945         1,464,551           353,769         6,183,269   

Shares redeemed

    (460,277      (8,161,230        (737,779      (15,724,066

Redemption fee

       19              98   
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (212,303    $ (3,895,863        (242,771    $ (6,567,812
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding:

            

Beginning of period

    1,806,252              2,049,023      
 

 

 

         

 

 

    

End of period

    1,593,949              1,806,252      
 

 

 

         

 

 

    
Aquinas Small Cap Fund                             
    Year Ended
December 31, 2015
       Year Ended
December 31, 2014
 
    Shares      Amount        Shares      Amount  

Shares sold

    298,922       $ 2,369,397           238,715       $ 2,172,452   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    167,677         1,046,300           135,998         1,060,787   

Shares redeemed

    (393,895      (3,040,051        (967,697      (8,525,990

Redemption fee

       12              648   
 

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    72,704       $ 375,658           (592,984    $ (5,292,103
    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding:

            

Beginning of period

    969,624              1,562,608      
 

 

 

         

 

 

    

End of period

    1,042,328              969,624      
 

 

 

         

 

 

    

D.    Security Transactions:    Purchases and sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments, for the year ended December 31, 2015 were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
     U.S.
Government
       Other      U.S.
Government
       Other  

LKCM Aquinas Value Fund

   $             —         $ 5,250,858       $             —         $ 12,966,356   

LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund

               6,036,105                   12,331,929   

LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund

               5,056,585                   6,084,962   

 

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E.    Tax Information:    At December 31, 2015, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     LKCM
Aquinas
Value
Fund
    LKCM
Aquinas
Growth
Fund
    LKCM
Aquinas
Small Cap
Fund
 

Cost of Investments

   $ 28,516,815      $ 16,259,715      $ 5,367,526   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 16,845,859      $ 10,221,144      $ 1,137,124   

Gross Unrealized Depreciation

     (402,503     (63,186     (143,151
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 16,443,356      $ 10,157,958      $ 993,973   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed Ordinary Income

   $ 6,270      $      $   

Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gain

            142,073          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributable Earnings

   $ 6,270      $ 142,073      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Accumulated Loss

   $ (199,596   $      $ (23,931
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Accumulated Gains

   $ 16,250,030      $ 10,300,031      $ 970,042   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation, if any, is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

To the extent the Funds realize future net capital gains, taxable distributions will be reduced by any unused capital loss carryforwards as permitted by the Internal Revenue Code. The Funds currently have no unused capital loss carryforwards.

At December 31, 2015, the LKCM Aquinas Value Fund and the LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund deferred, on a tax basis, post-October capital losses of $199,596 and $23,931, respectively.

The tax components of dividends paid during the periods shown below were as follows:

 

    Year Ended December 31, 2015      Year Ended December 31, 2014  
    Ordinary
Income
       Long-Term
Capital Gains
     Ordinary
Income
       Long-Term
Capital Gains
 

LKCM Aquinas Value Fund

  $ 100,679         $ 3,123,858       $ 550,565         $ 4,145,607   

LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund

              1,641,652                   6,673,458   

LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund

              1,106,020                   1,153,966   

The Funds designated as long-term capital gain dividend, pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 852(b)(3), the amount necessary to reduce earnings and profits of the Funds related to net capital gain to zero for the tax years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. The Funds designated earnings and profits distributed to shareholders upon the redemption of shares during 2015 in determining undistributed net capital gains as of December 31, 2015.

The Trust has adopted financial reporting rules regarding recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. The Trust has reviewed all open tax years and major jurisdictions and concluded that there is no impact on the Funds’ financial position or results of operations. Tax years that remain open to examination by major tax jurisdictions include tax years ended December 31, 2012 through December 31, 2015. There is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on tax returns as of December 31, 2015. The Funds are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. If applicable, the Funds would recognize interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in “interest expense” and penalties in “other expense” on the statement of operations.

F.    Recent Accounting Pronouncements:    In May 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-07 “Disclosure for Investments in Certain Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value per Share (or Its Equivalent)”. The amendments in ASU No. 2015-07 remove the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy investments measured using the NAV practical expedient. The ASU also removes certain disclosure requirements for investments that qualify, but do not utilize, the NAV practical expedient. The amendments in the ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the impact these changes will have on the Fund’s financial statements and related disclosures.

G.    Subsequent Events:    In preparing these financial statements, the Trust has evaluated events after December 31, 2015 and determined that there were no significant subsequent events that would require adjustment to or additional disclosure in these financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of LKCM Funds:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of LKCM Aquinas Funds (the “Funds”) comprising the LKCM Aquinas Value Fund, LKCM Aquinas Growth Fund, and LKCM Aquinas Small Cap Fund as of December 31, 2015, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2015, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the portfolios constituting the LKCM Aquinas Funds as of December 31, 2015, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

LOGO

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

February 19, 2016

 

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LKCM FUNDS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

December 31, 2015

 

Availability of Proxy Voting Information:    A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to their portfolio securities, as well as information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-800-688-LKCM or on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov.

The actual voting records relating to portfolio securities during the twelve month period ended June 30 (as filed with the SEC on Form N-PX) are available without charge, upon request, by calling the Funds toll free at 1-800-688-LKCM or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedule:    The Funds’ are required to file complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q. Once filed, the Funds’ Form N-Q is available without charge upon request on the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov) and is also available by calling 1-800-688-LKCM. You can also review and copy the Funds’ Form N-Q by visiting the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330).

 

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Information about the Funds’ Trustees and Officers:

The business and affairs of the Funds are managed under the direction of the Funds’ Board of Trustees. Information pertaining to the Trustees of the Funds is set forth below. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and officers and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-688-LKCM.

 

Name, Address

and Age

 

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

 

Term of

Office &

Length

of Time

Served(1)

  

Principal Occupation

During Past Five Years

 

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen

by Trustee

 

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee

Disinterested Trustees:                          

H. Kirk Downey

301 Commerce Street

Suite 1600

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Year of Birth: 1942

 

Chairman of

the Board

of Trustees

Trustee

 

Since 2005

Since 1994

   President and CEO, Texas Systems, LLC and CEO, Texas learning systems LLC since 1999 (education companies); Dean, M.J. Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University Business School from 1987 to 1999.   8   AZZ Incorporated

Earle A. Shields, Jr.

301 Commerce Street

Suite 1600

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Year of Birth: 1920

  Trustee   Since 1994    Consultant; formerly Consultant for NASDAQ Corp. and Vice President, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.   8   None

Richard J. Howell

301 Commerce Street

Suite 1600

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Year of Birth: 1942

 

Trustee

Chairman of

the Audit and

Compliance

Committee

 

Since 2005

Since 2008

   CPA; Adjunct Faculty at SMU Cox School of Business from 2004 to 2009; Consulting Services, since 2002; Audit Partner, Arthur Andersen LLP from 1974 to 2002.   8   Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.

Larry J. Lockwood

301 Commerce Street

Suite 1600

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Year of Birth: 1953

  Trustee   Since 2013    C.R. Williams Professor of Finance, Stan Block Endowed Chair in Finance, Department of Finance, Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University since 1994.   8   None
Interested Trustees:                          

J. Luther King, Jr.(2)

301 Commerce Street

Suite 1600

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Year of Birth: 1940

 

Trustee,

President and

Chief Executive

Officer

  Since 1994    Chairman, President and Director, Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 1979.   8   Tyler Technologies, Inc.

Steve R. Purvis(2)

301 Commerce Street

Suite 1600

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Year of Birth: 1964

 

Trustee

Vice President

  Since 2013
    
Since 2000
   Principal, Luther King Capital Management since 2004, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Luther King Capital Management since 1996.   8   AZZ Incorporated

 

(1)  Each Trustee holds office during the lifetime of the Trust until that individual resigns, retires or is otherwise removed or replaced.
(2)  Messrs. King and Purvis are each considered an “interested person” of the Trust (as defined in the 1940 Act) because of their affiliation with the Adviser.

 

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Information about the Funds’ Trustees and Officers, Continued

 

Name, Address

and Age

 

Position(s)

Held with

the Trust

 

Term of

Office &

Length

of Time

Served(1)

  

Principal Occupation

During Past Five Years

Officers:                

J. Luther King, Jr.(2)

301 Commerce Street

Suite 1600

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Year of Birth: 1940

 

Trustee,

President and

Chief Executive

Officer

  Since 1994    Chairman, President and Director, Luther King Capital Management Corporation since 1979.

Steven R. Purvis(2)

301 Commerce Street

Suite 1600

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Year of Birth: 1964

 

Trustee

Vice President

 

Since 2013

Since 2000

   Principal, Luther King Capital Management since 2004, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Luther King Capital Management since 1996.

Paul W. Greenwell

301 Commerce Street

Suite 1600

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Year of Birth: 1950

  Vice President   Since 1996    Principal, Luther King Capital Management since 1986, Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Luther King Capital Management since 1983.

Richard Lenart

301 Commerce Street

Suite 1600

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Year of Birth: 1966

  Secretary and Treasurer   Since 2006    Luther King Capital Management since 2005.

Jacob D. Smith

301 Commerce Street

Suite 1600

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Year of Birth: 1974

 

Chief

Financial

Officer

Chief

Compliance

Officer

 

Since 2010

Since 2006

   Chief Financial Officer since 2010, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Luther King Capital Management since 2006. Principal, Luther King Capital Management since 2013.

 

(1)  Each Trustee holds office during the lifetime of the Trust until that individual resigns, retires or is otherwise removed or replaced.
(2)  Messrs. King and Purvis are each considered an “interested person” of the Trust (as defined in the 1940 Act) because of their affiliation with the Adviser.

 

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LKCM FUNDS

PRIVACY NOTICE

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

At LKCM Funds, we are committed to safeguarding the confidentiality and privacy of nonpublic personal information about our current and former shareholders. This privacy notice describes the policies and procedures we have implemented to protect the privacy of your nonpublic personal information as well as the sources through which we may obtain nonpublic personal information about you.

How We Protect Your Nonpublic Personal Information

Protecting your nonpublic personal information is an important priority at LKCM Funds. Accordingly, we have implemented policies and procedures designed to safeguard your nonpublic personal information, such as your tax identification number, account and investment history, account numbers, account balances and nonpublic contact information, from unauthorized access. Pursuant to these policies and procedures, we maintain various physical, technological, and administrative safeguards to protect the security and confidentiality of your nonpublic personal information, and we adapt these safeguards to respond to evolving technological and other standards.

We do not disclose nonpublic personal information about you to outside firms, organizations or individuals except as authorized by you or your representatives or as required or permitted by law. We may disclose nonpublic personal information about you to nonaffiliated third parties, such as custodians, brokers, auditors, accountants, and systems and administrative service providers, in connection with the services we provide to you or on your behalf. When we provide nonpublic personal information about you to nonaffiliated third parties for these purposes, we expect them to safeguard your nonpublic personal information, use your nonpublic personal information only for the intended purposes and otherwise abide by applicable law.

How We Obtain Your Nonpublic Personal Information

We collect nonpublic personal information about you from various sources, including documents, new account applications and other information that you or your representatives, custodians, attorneys, accountants or similar parties provide to us, communications that we have with you or your representatives, custodians, attorneys, accountants or similar parties, and documents and other information related to your accounts or investment experience with us.

Please do not hesitate to contact Jacob D. Smith, our Chief Compliance Officer, if you have any questions regarding the measures we have implemented to protect the privacy of your nonpublic personal information.


 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

 

LKCM FUNDS

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

 

Officers and Trustees

       

J. Luther King, Jr., CFA, CIC

  H. Kirk Downey   Larry J. Lockwood

Trustee, President

  Chairman of the Board   Trustee

Paul W. Greenwell

  Richard J. Howell   Richard Lenart

Vice President

  Trustee   Secretary & Treasurer

Steven R. Purvis, CFA

  Earle A. Shields, Jr.   Jacob D. Smith

Trustee, Vice President

  Trustee   Chief Financial Officer
        Chief Compliance Officer

Investment Adviser

   

Luther King Capital Management Corporation

 

301 Commerce Street, Suite 1600

   

Fort Worth, TX 76102

       

Administrator, Transfer Agent, Dividend

Paying Agent & Shareholder Servicing Agent

 

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC

   

P.O. Box 701

   

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

       

Custodian

   

U.S. Bank, N.A.

   

1555 N. River Center Drive, Suite 302

   

Milwaukee, WI 53212

       

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Deloitte & Touche LLP

   

555 E. Wells St., Suite 1400

   

Milwaukee, WI 53202

       

Distributor

   

Quasar Distributors, LLC

   

615 E. Michigan Street

   

Milwaukee, WI 53202

       


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. The registrant has not made any amendments to its code of ethics during the period covered by this report. The registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report.

A copy of the registrant’s Code of Ethics is filed herewith.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s board of trustees has determined that there is at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. Richard J. Howell is the “audit committee financial expert” and is considered to be “independent” as each term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

The registrant has engaged its principal accountant to perform audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services during the past two fiscal years. “Audit services” refer to performing an audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years. “Audit-related services” refer to the assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit. “Tax services” refer to professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning. The following table details the aggregate fees billed or expected to be billed for each of the last two fiscal years for audit fees, audit-related fees, tax fees and other fees by the principal accountant.

 

     FYE 12/31/2015      FYE 12/31/2014  

Audit Fees

   $ 146,700       $ 147,000   

Audit-Related Fees

   $ 0       $ 0   

Tax Fees

   $ 34,550       $ 30,625   

All Other Fees

   $ 0       $ 0   

The audit committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures that require the audit committee to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services of the registrant, including services provided to any entity affiliated with the registrant.

The percentage of fees billed by Deloitte & Touche LLP applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows:

 

     FYE 12/31/2015     FYE 12/31/2014  

Audit-Related Fees

     0     0

Tax Fees

     0     0

All Other Fees

     0     0

 

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All of the principal accountant’s hours spent on auditing the registrant’s financial statements were attributed to work performed by full-time permanent employees of the principal accountant. The following table indicates the non-audit fees billed or expected to be billed by the registrant’s accountant for services to the registrant and to the registrant’s investment adviser (including any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser) for the last two years. The audit committee of the board of trustees has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence and has concluded that the provision of such non-audit services by the accountant has not compromised the accountant’s independence.

 

Non-Audit Related Fees

   FYE 12/31/2015      FYE 12/31/2014  

Registrant

   $ 34,550       $ 30,625   

Registrant’s Investment Adviser

   $ 0       $ 0   

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to registrants who are not listed issuers (as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

Item 6. Investments.

 

  (a) Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

  (b) Not applicable.

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

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

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

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

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

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

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

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees.

 

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Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The registrant’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have reviewed the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including its principal executive and financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of 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. Exhibits.

 

(a) (1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit. Filed herewith.

(2) A separate certification for each principal executive and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.

(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Furnished herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

(Registrant) LKCM Funds
By (Signature and Title  

/s/ Luther King

  J. Luther King, Jr., President
Date  

2/25/16

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/ Luther King

  J. Luther King, Jr., President
Date  

2/25/16

By (Signature and Title)  

/s/ Jacob D. Smith

  Jacob D. Smith, Chief Financial Officer
Date  

2/25/16

 

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