United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
811-07925
(Investment Company Act file number)
WesMark Funds
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
One Bank Plaza, 5th floor
Wheeling, WV 26003
(Address of principal executive offices)
(304) 234-9000
(Registrant’s telephone number)
Nicholas Adams, Esq.
ALPS Fund Services, Inc.
1290 Broadway, Suite 1000
Denver, CO 80203
(Name and address of agent for service)
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: January 1 – June 30, 2023
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
Table of Contents
June 30, 2023
Small Company Fund | |
Portfolio of Investments Summary Table | 2 |
Portfolio of Investments | 3 |
Large Company Fund | |
Portfolio of Investments Summary Table | 7 |
Portfolio of Investments | 8 |
Balanced Fund | |
Portfolio of Investments Summary Table | 11 |
Portfolio of Investments | 12 |
Government Bond Fund | |
Portfolio of Investments Summary Table | 17 |
Portfolio of Investments | 18 |
West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund | |
Portfolio of Investments Summary Table | 22 |
Portfolio of Investments | 23 |
Tactical Opportunity Fund | |
Portfolio of Investments Summary Table | 27 |
Portfolio of Investments | 28 |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | 29 |
Statements of Operations | 30 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 31 |
Financial Highlights | 34 |
Notes to Financial Statements | 40 |
Shareholder Expense Example | 52 |
Board of Trustees and Trust Officers | 53 |
Board Review of Advisory Contract | 55 |
Additional Information | 57 |
Glossary of Terms | 58 |
Semi-Annual Report » June 30, 2023 | |
Portfolio of Investments Summary Table
WesMark Small Company Fund* | June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
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As of June 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio Composition(1) was as follows:
Portfolio Composition | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCKS | | | 87.9 | % |
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS(2) | | | 8.0 | % |
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (ETF) | | | 4.8 | % |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET(3) | | | -0.7 | % |
TOTAL NET ASSETS | | | 100.0 | % |
As of June 30, 2023, the Fund’s Sector composition(4) was as follows:
Sector Composition | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Industrials | | | 22.2 | % |
Information Technology | | | 14.8 | % |
Financials | | | 13.7 | % |
Health Care | | | 11.9 | % |
Energy | | | 5.6 | % |
Exchange Traded Funds | | | 4.8 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 5.5 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 3.6 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 3.3 | % |
Materials | | | 2.1 | % |
Communication Services | | | 1.5 | % |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 2.0 | % |
Utilities | | | 0.7 | % |
Communications | | | 0.5 | % |
Real Estate | | | 0.5 | % |
Equity Portfolio Sub-Total | | | 92.7 | % |
Short Term Investments(2) | | | 8.0 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(3) | | | -0.7 | % |
Total Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
* | Prior to July 23, 2021, the WesMark Small Company Fund was known as the WesMark Small Company Growth Fund. |
(1) | See the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of the types of securities in which the Fund invests. |
(2) | Short Term Investments include investment in a money market mutual fund. |
(3) | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. |
(4) | Securities are assigned to a sector classification by the Fund’s advisor. |
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| Portfolio of Investments |
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | WesMark Small Company Fund |
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COMMON STOCKS-87.9% | | | |
COMMUNICATION SERVICES-1.5% | | | |
| | | Software-0.3% | | | |
| 105,929 | | | Planet Labs PBC(1) | | $ | 341,091 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Telecommunications-1.2% | | | | |
| 47,527 | | | Extreme Networks, Inc.(1) | | | 1,238,078 | |
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TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES | | | 1,579,169 | |
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COMMUNICATIONS-0.5% | | | | |
| | | | Internet-0.5% | | | | |
| 7,446 | | | Ziff Davis, Inc.(1) | | | 521,667 | |
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TOTAL COMMUNICATIONS | | | 521,667 | |
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CONSUMER, CYCLICAL-5.5% | | | | |
| | | | Apparel-0.6% | | | | |
| 6,535 | | | Oxford Industries, Inc. | | | 643,175 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Food Service-1.0% | | | | |
| 54,313 | | | Sovos Brands, Inc.(1) | | | 1,062,362 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Retail-3.9% | | | | |
| 41,381 | | | Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. | | | 1,112,735 | |
| 10,477 | | | Dine Brands Global, Inc. | | | 607,980 | |
| 22,985 | | | Dutch Bros, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 653,923 | |
| 29,032 | | | Wendy’s Co. | | | 631,446 | |
| 4,908 | | | Wingstop, Inc. | | | 982,385 | |
| | | | | | | 3,988,469 | |
TOTAL CONSUMER, CYCLICAL | | | 5,694,006 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY-3.6% | | | | |
| | | | Automotive Retail-1.7% | | | | |
| 5,222 | | | Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 367,107 | |
| 4,298 | | | Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A | | | 1,307,065 | |
| | | | | | | 1,674,172 | |
| | | | Consumer Electronics-0.6% | | | | |
| 36,039 | | | Sonos, Inc.(1) | | | 588,517 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Home Furnishings-0.5% | | | | |
| 19,799 | | | Lovesac Co.(1) | | | 533,583 | |
Shares | | | | | Value | |
| | | Retail-0.8% | | | |
| 48,699 | | | First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc.(1) | | $ | 823,013 | |
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TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | | 3,619,285 | |
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CONSUMER STAPLES-3.3% | | | | |
| | | | Agriculture-0.8% | | | | |
| 17,479 | | | Andersons, Inc. | | | 806,656 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Food-1.0% | | | | |
| 38,721 | | | Hostess Brands, Inc.(1) | | | 980,416 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Food Retail-1.0% | | | | |
| 26,538 | | | Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(1) | | | 974,741 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Packaged Foods & Meats-0.5% | | | | |
| 13,146 | | | Simply Good Foods Co.(1) | | | 481,012 | |
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TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | | 3,242,825 | |
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CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL-2.0% | | | | |
| | | | Commercial Services-0.6% | | | | |
| 26,456 | | | Hackett Group, Inc. | | | 591,292 | |
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| | | | Cosmetics/Personal Care-1.0% | | | | |
| 8,824 | | | elf Beauty, Inc.(1) | | | 1,007,966 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pharmaceuticals-0.4% | | | | |
| 17,655 | | | Organon & Co. | | | 367,401 | |
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TOTAL CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL | | | 1,966,659 | |
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ENERGY-5.6% | | | | |
| | | | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services-1.3% | | | | |
| 42,571 | | | ChampionX Corp. | | | 1,321,404 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oil&Gas-4.3% | | | | |
| 14,678 | | | Civitas Resources, Inc. | | | 1,018,213 | |
| 120,249 | | | Comstock Resources, Inc. | | | 1,394,888 | |
| 24,403 | | | Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp., Class A | | | 510,023 | |
| 20,494 | | | Matador Resources Co. | | | 1,072,246 | |
| 11,144 | | | SilverBow Resources, Inc.(1) | | | 324,513 | |
| | | | | | | 4,319,883 | |
TOTAL ENERGY | | | 5,641,287 | |
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Portfolio of Investments | |
WesMark Small Company Fund | June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
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FINANCIALS- 13.7% | | | |
| | | Asset Management & Custody Banks-0.9% | | | |
| 28,962 | | | Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., Class A | | $ | 913,461 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Insurance-0.9% | | | | |
| 14,009 | | | Jackson Financial, Inc., Class A | | | 428,815 | |
| 9,570 | | | Kemper Corp. | | | 461,848 | |
| | | | | | | 890,663 | |
| | | | Investment Banking & Brokerage-3.4% | | | | |
| 58,128 | | | Stifel Financial Corp. | | | 3,468,498 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Regional Banks-8.0% | | | | |
| 27,827 | | | Ameris Bancorp | | | 951,962 | |
| 43,763 | | | Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. | | | 1,135,650 | |
| 32,613 | | | BankUnited, Inc. | | | 702,810 | |
| 16,169 | | | Banner Corp. | | | 706,100 | |
| 60,752 | | | Cadence Bank | | | 1,193,169 | |
| 19,611 | | | Community Bank System, Inc. | | | 919,364 | |
| 60,108 | | | First Bancorp/Southern Pines, NC | | | 1,788,213 | |
| 52,504 | | | Old National Bancorp | | | 731,906 | |
| | | | | | | 8,129,174 | |
| | | | REITS-0.5% | | | | |
| 46,985 | | | Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. | | | 553,013 | |
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TOTAL FINANCIALS | | | 13,954,809 | |
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HEALTH CARE-11.9% | | | | |
| | | | Biotechnology-0.2% | | | | |
| 11,798 | | | Avid Bioservices, Inc.(1) | | | 164,818 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Commercial Services-0.3% | | | | |
| 7,638 | | | Progyny, Inc.(1) | | | 300,479 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Health Care Distributors-1.3% | | | | |
| 38,036 | | | Patterson Cos., Inc. | | | 1,265,077 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Health Care Equipment-1.0% | | | | |
| 6,525 | | | AtriCure, Inc.(1) | | | 322,074 | |
| 17,153 | | | Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(1) | | | 705,503 | |
| | | | | | | 1,027,577 | |
| | | | Health Care Supplies-1.0% | | | | |
| 44,496 | | | Neogen Corp.(1) | | | 967,788 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Healthcare-Products-0.6% | | | | |
| 6,918 | | | Integer Holdings Corp.(1) | | | 613,004 | |
Shares | | | | | Value | |
| | | Healthcare-Services-2.7% | | | |
| 38,507 | | | Enhabit, Inc.(1) | | $ | 442,831 | |
| 37,733 | | | Select Medical Holdings Corp. | | | 1,202,173 | |
| 25,663 | | | Surgery Partners, Inc.(1) | | | 1,154,578 | |
| | | | | | | 2,799,582 | |
| | | | Internet-0.2% | | | | |
| 16,531 | | | OptimizeRx Corp.(1) | | | 236,228 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Life Sciences Tools & Services-2.3% | | | | |
| 55,190 | | | Syneos Health, Inc.(1) | | | 2,325,707 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pharmaceuticals-2.3% | | | | |
| 23,152 | | | Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.(1) | | | 515,132 | |
| 108,456 | | | Elanco Animal Health, Inc.(1) | | | 1,091,067 | |
| 11,109 | | | Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.(1) | | | 660,208 | |
| | | | | | | 2,266,407 | |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | | 11,966,667 | |
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INDUSTRIALS-22.2% | | | | |
| | | | Aerospace & Defense-3.7% | | | | |
| 37,592 | | | AerSale Corp.(1) | | | 552,602 | |
| 29,619 | | | Moog, Inc., Class A | | | 3,211,588 | |
| | | | | | | 3,764,190 | |
| | | | Building Materials-1.7% | | | | |
| 8,797 | | | Armstrong World Industries, Inc. | | | 646,228 | |
| 18,028 | | | Gibraltar Industries, Inc.(1) | | | 1,134,322 | |
| | | | | | | 1,780,550 | |
| | | | Building Products-2.0% | | | | |
| 21,893 | | | AAON, Inc. | | | 2,075,675 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Commercial Services-1.0% | | | | |
| 8,808 | | | AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(1) | | | 961,129 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Construction & Engineering-5.7% | | | | |
| 28,922 | | | Granite Construction, Inc. | | | 1,150,517 | |
| 23,524 | | | Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 4,621,290 | |
| | | | | | | 5,771,807 | |
| | | | Construction Machinery & Heavy Trucks-1.8% | | | | |
| 83,726 | | | Shyft Group, Inc. | | | 1,846,996 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Electronics-1.4% | | | | |
| 63,250 | | | Celestica, Inc.(1) | | | 917,125 | |
| 38,320 | | | TTM Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | 532,648 | |
| | | | | | | 1,449,773 | |
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| Portfolio of Investments |
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | WesMark Small Company Fund |
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| | | Industrials-1.6% | | | |
| 32,945 | | | Korn Ferry | | $ | 1,632,095 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Machinery-Constr&Mining-0.8% | | | | |
| 19,274 | | | Argan, Inc. | | | 759,588 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Machinery-Diversified-2.1% | | | | |
| 14,705 | | | Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | | | 2,129,725 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Miscellaneous Manufactur-0.4% | | | | |
| 18,947 | | | Myers Industries, Inc. | | | 368,140 | |
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TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | | 22,539,668 | |
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY-14.8% | | | | |
| | | | Application Software-2.4% | | | | |
| 81,254 | | | Box, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 2,387,243 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Data Processing & Outsourced Services-0.8% | | | | |
| 35,947 | | | I3 Verticals, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 821,748 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Electronic Components-0.5% | | | | |
| 30,661 | | | Knowles Corp.(1) | | | 553,738 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Electronic Equipment & Instruments-1.6% | | | | |
| 13,427 | | | OSI Systems, Inc.(1) | | | 1,582,103 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | IT Consulting & Other Services-1.4% | | | | |
| 12,363 | | | Science Applications International Corp. | | | 1,390,590 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Semiconductors-0.3% | | | | |
| 4,022 | | | Ambarella, Inc.(1) | | | 336,521 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Software-2.0% | | | | |
| 31,328 | | | Evolent Health, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 949,238 | |
| 69,712 | | | Olo, Inc.(1) | | | 450,340 | |
| 49,238 | | | SentinelOne, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 743,494 | |
| | | | | | | 2,143,072 | |
| | | | Systems Software-3.9% | | | | |
| 8,728 | | | Qualys, Inc.(1) | | | 1,127,396 | |
| 106,208 | | | Varonis Systems, Inc.(1) | | | 2,830,443 | |
| | | | | | | 3,957,839 | |
Shares | | | | | Value | |
| | | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals- |
| | | 1.9% | | | |
| 53,383 | | | Pure Storage, Inc., Class A(1) | | $ | 1,965,562 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | | 15,138,416 | |
| | | | | | | | |
MATERIALS-2.1% | | | | |
| | | | Chemicals-0.9% | | | | |
| 12,450 | | | Hawkins, Inc. | | | 593,741 | |
| 4,400 | | | HB Fuller Co. | | | 314,644 | |
| | | | | | | 908,385 | |
| | | | Packaging&Containers-0.7% | | | | |
| 9,839 | | | Greif, Inc., Class A | | | 677,809 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Steel-0.5% | | | | |
| 9,682 | | | Carpenter Technology Corp. | | | 543,451 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | | 2,129,645 | |
| | | | | | | | |
REAL ESTATE-0.5% | | | | |
| | | | REITS-0.5% | | | | |
| 34,937 | | | Physicians Realty Trust | | | 488,769 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL REAL ESTATE | | | 488,769 | |
| | | | | | | | |
UTILITIES-0.7% | | | | |
| | | | Electric-0.7% | | | | |
| 8,547 | | | Otter Tail Corp. | | | 674,871 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL UTILITIES | | | 674,871 | |
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | | |
(Cost $61,717,964) | | | 89,157,743 | |
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EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS-4.8% | | | | |
| 48,476 | | | iShares® Core S&P Small-Cap® ETF | | | 4,830,633 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS | | | | |
(Cost $4,613,430) | | | 4,830,633 | |
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SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-8.0% | | | | |
| | | | Mutual Funds-8.0% | | | | |
| 8,079,307 | | | Federated Hermes Government Obligations Fund, Premier Class, 7-Day Yield 4.670% (at net asset value) | | | 8,079,307 | |
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Portfolio of Investments | |
WesMark Small Company Fund | June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
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TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | | | |
(Cost $8,079,307) | | $ | 8,079,307 | |
| | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS-100.7% | | | | |
(Cost $74,410,701) | | | 102,067,683 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES-NET(2)-(0.7)% | | | (718,005 | ) |
NET ASSETS-100.0% | | $ | 101,349,678 | |
(1) | Non-income producing security. |
(2) | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. |
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Note | - | The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2023. |
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See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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| Portfolio of Investments Summary Table |
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | WesMark Large Company Fund* |
As of June 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio Composition(1) was as follows:
Portfolio Composition | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCKS | | | 97.5 | % |
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS(2) | | | 3.5 | % |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET(3) | | | -1.0 | % |
TOTAL NET ASSETS | | | 100.0 | % |
As of June 30, 2023, the Fund’s Sector composition(4) was as follows:
Sector Composition | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Information Technology(5) | | | 35.4 | % |
Health Care | | | 18.1 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 10.5 | % |
Industrials | | | 10.3 | % |
Financials | | | 8.1 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 6.4 | % |
Energy | | | 4.4 | % |
Materials | | | 1.5 | % |
Utilities | | | 1.4 | % |
Consumer, Non-cyclical | | | 0.8 | % |
Consumer, Cyclical | | | 0.6 | % |
Equity Portfolio Sub-Total | | | 97.5 | % |
Short Term Investments(2) | | | 3.5 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(3) | | | -1.0 | % |
Total Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
* | Prior to July 23, 2021, the WesMark Large Company Fund was known as the WesMark Growth Fund. |
(1) | See the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of the types of securities in which the Fund invests. |
(2) | Short Term Investments include investment in a money market mutual fund. |
(3) | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. |
(4) | Securities are assigned to a sector classification by the Fund’s advisor. |
(5) | As of June 30, 2023, the Fund had a significant portion of its assets invested in the Information Technology sector. The Information Technology sector may be impacted by the perfromance of the overall eceonomy, interest rates, competition, and consumer spending. |
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Portfolio of Investments | |
WesMark Large Company Fund | June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Shares | | | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS-97.5% | | | |
CONSUMER, CYCLICAL-0.6% | | | |
| | | Retail-0.6% | | | |
| 4,617 | | | Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(1) | | $ | 1,747,535 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL CONSUMER, CYCLICAL | | | 1,747,535 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY-10.5% | | | | |
| | | | Distribution/Wholesale-0.5% | | | | |
| 28,352 | | | LKQ Corp. | | | 1,652,071 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | General Merchandise Stores-0.9% | | | | |
| 7,151 | | | Dollar Tree, Inc.(1) | | | 1,026,169 | |
| 14,849 | | | Target Corp. | | | 1,958,583 | |
| | | | | | | 2,984,752 | |
| | | | Home Improvement Retail-2.6% | | | | |
| 25,500 | | | Home Depot, Inc. | | | 7,921,320 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Internet & Direct Marketing Retail-4.9% | | | | |
| 116,093 | | | Amazon.com, Inc.(1) | | | 15,133,883 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Restaurants-1.3% | | | | |
| 765 | | | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(1) | | | 1,636,335 | |
| 32,820 | | | Restaurant Brands International, Inc. | | | 2,544,206 | |
| | | | | | | 4,180,541 | |
| | | | Retail-0.3% | | | | |
| 4,088 | | | Tractor Supply Co. | | | 903,857 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | | 32,776,424 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CONSUMER STAPLES-6.4% | | | | |
| | | | Agricultural Products-0.2% | | | | |
| 8,622 | | | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 651,478 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Distillers & Vintners-2.4% | | | | |
| 29,956 | | | Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A | | | 7,373,070 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Food & Staples Retailing-0.5% | | | | |
| 25,868 | | | BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(1) | | | 1,629,943 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Household Products-2.1% | | | | |
| 42,664 | | | Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 6,473,835 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Value | |
| | | Packaged Foods & Meats-1.2% | | | |
| 52,742 | | | Mondelez International, Inc., Class A | | $ | 3,847,001 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | | 19,975,327 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL-0.8% | | | | |
| | | | Beverages-0.5% | | | | |
| 48,058 | | | Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. | | | 1,502,774 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Commercial Services-0.3% | | | | |
| 3,747 | | | Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | | 846,934 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL | | | 2,349,708 | |
| | | | | | | | |
ENERGY-4.4% | | | | |
| | | | Energy-Alternate Sources-0.2% | | | | |
| 4,565 | | | Enphase Energy, Inc.(1) | | | 764,546 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oil & Gas Exploration & Production-2.7% | | | | |
| 53,642 | | | ConocoPhillips | | | 5,557,848 | |
| 33,109 | | | Devon Energy Corp. | | | 1,600,489 | |
| 9,479 | | | Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 1,245,161 | |
| | | | | | | 8,403,498 | |
| | | | Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels-1.5% | | | | |
| 42,626 | | | Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 4,571,639 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL ENERGY | | | 13,739,683 | |
| | | | | | | | |
FINANCIALS-8.1% | | | | |
| | | | Asset Management & Custody Banks-2.6% | | | | |
| 11,770 | | | BlackRock, Inc. | | | 8,134,718 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Banks-1.2% | | | | |
| 129,734 | | | Bank of America Corp. | | | 3,722,068 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Diversified Banks-1.6% | | | | |
| 33,130 | | | JP Morgan Chase & Co. | | | 4,818,427 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Insurance-0.3% | | | | |
| 4,599 | | | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 864,980 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Investment Banking & Brokerage-2.1% | | | | |
| 9,747 | | | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 3,143,797 | |
| 39,614 | | | Morgan Stanley | | | 3,383,036 | |
| | | | | | | 6,526,833 | |
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June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | WesMark Large Company Fund |
Shares | | | | | Value | |
| | | Regional Banks-0.3% | | | |
| 34,296 | | | Fifth Third Bancorp | | $ | 898,898 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| TOTAL FINANCIALS | | 24,965,924 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| HEALTH CARE-18.1% | | | |
| | | | Biotechnology-3.3% | | | | |
| 29,978 | | | AbbVie, Inc. | | | 4,038,937 | |
| 23,491 | | | Amgen, Inc. | | | 5,215,472 | |
| 2,196 | | | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1) | | | 772,794 | |
| | | | | | | 10,027,203 | |
| | | | Health Care Equipment-2.5% | | | | |
| 71,604 | | | Abbott Laboratories | | | 7,806,268 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Life Sciences Tools & Services-3.5% | | | | |
| 14,514 | | | IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(1) | | | 3,262,312 | |
| 13,979 | | | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 7,293,543 | |
| | | | | | | 10,555,855 | |
| | | | Managed Health Care-2.9% | | | | |
| 18,579 | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 8,929,811 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pharmaceuticals-5.9% | | | | |
| 10,437 | | | Cigna Group | | | 2,928,622 | |
| 19,288 | | | Johnson & Johnson | | | 3,192,550 | |
| 55,904 | | | Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 6,450,763 | |
| 34,468 | | | Zoetis, Inc. | | | 5,935,734 | |
| | | | | | | 18,507,669 | |
| TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | | 55,826,806 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| INDUSTRIALS-10.3% | | | | |
| | | | Aerospace & Defense-3.1% | | | | |
| 72,352 | | | Raytheon Technologies Corp. | | | 7,087,602 | |
| 34,387 | | | Textron, Inc. | | | 2,325,593 | |
| | | | | | | 9,413,195 | |
| | | | Air Freight & Logistics-0.5% | | | | |
| 5,959 | | | FedEx Corp. | | | 1,477,236 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks- | | | | |
| | | | 0.7% | | | | |
| 5,239 | | | Deere & Co. | | | 2,122,790 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Construction Machinery & Heavy Equipment- | | | | |
| | | | 0.3% | | | | |
| 3,703 | | | Cummins, Inc. | | | 907,827 | |
Shares | | | | | Value | |
| | | Electronics-0.4% | | | |
| 17,642 | | | Fortive Corp. | | $ | 1,319,092 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Engineering & Construction-1.2% | | | | |
| 29,946 | | | Jacobs Solutions, Inc. | | | 3,560,280 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Engineering&Construction-0.5% | | | | |
| 18,093 | | | AECOM | | | 1,532,296 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Industrial Conglomerates-1.5% | | | | |
| 9,822 | | | Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 4,722,418 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Industrial Machinery-1.8% | | | | |
| 13,905 | | | Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 5,423,506 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Internet-0.3% | | | | |
| 20,280 | | | Uber Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | 875,488 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | | 31,354,128 | |
| | | | | | | | |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY-35.4% | | | | |
| | | | Application Software-2.6% | | | | |
| 4,736 | | | Adobe, Inc.(1) | | | 2,315,857 | |
| 28,090 | | | Salesforce, Inc.(1) | | | 5,934,293 | |
| | | | | | | 8,250,150 | |
| | | | Communication Services-1.2% | | | | |
| 40,000 | | | Walt Disney Co.(1) | | | 3,571,200 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Communications Equipment-8.5% | | | | |
| 127,203 | | | Apple, Inc. | | | 24,673,566 | |
| 10,662 | | | F5 Networks, Inc.(1) | | | 1,559,424 | |
| | | | | | | 26,232,990 | |
| | | | Computers-0.6% | | | | |
| 11,632 | | | Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 1,708,392 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Data Processing & Outsourced Services-4.0% | | | | |
| 25,662 | | | Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 10,092,865 | |
| 31,251 | | | PayPal Holdings, Inc.(1) | | | 2,085,379 | |
| | | | | | | 12,178,244 | |
| | | | Internet Software & Services-4.0% | | | | |
| 103,260 | | | Alphabet, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 12,360,222 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | IT Consulting & Other Services-2.1% | | | | |
| 20,626 | | | Accenture PLC, Class A | | | 6,364,771 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Semiconductors-5.9% | | | | |
| 27,068 | | | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(1) | | | 3,083,316 | |
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Portfolio of Investments | |
WesMark Large Company Fund | June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Shares | | | | | Value | |
| 11,900 | | | Broadcom, Inc. | | $ | 10,322,417 | |
| 17,092 | | | Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. | | | 1,021,760 | |
| 42,031 | | | ON Semiconductor Corp.(1) | | | 3,975,292 | |
| | | | | | | 18,402,785 | |
| | | | Systems Software-6.5% | | | | |
| 45,380 | | | Microsoft Corp. | | | 15,453,705 | |
| 37,879 | | | Oracle Corp. | | | 4,511,010 | |
| | | | | | | 19,964,715 | |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | | 109,033,469 | |
| | | | | | | | |
MATERIALS-1.5% | | | | |
| | | | Specialty Chemicals-1.5% | | | | |
| 31,455 | | | PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 4,664,777 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | | 4,664,777 | |
| | | | | | | | |
UTILITIES-1.4% | | | |
| | | | Electric-0.8% | | | | |
| 120,998 | | | AES Corp. | | | 2,508,289 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Multi-Utilities-0.6% | | | | |
| 38,663 | | | Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | 2,002,357 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL UTILITIES | | | 4,510,646 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | | |
(Cost $132,906,851) | | | 300,944,427 | |
| | | | | | | | |
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-3.5% | | | | |
| | | | Mutual Funds-3.5% | | | | |
| 10,764,208 | | | Federated Hermes Government | | | | |
| | | | Obligations Fund, Premier | | | | |
| | | | Class, 7-Day Yield 4.670% (at | | | | |
| | | | net asset value) | | | 10,764,208 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | | | | |
(Cost $10,764,208) | | | 10,764,208 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS-101.0% | | | | |
(Cost $143,671,059) | | | 311,708,635 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES-NET(2)-(1.0)% | | | (2,980,418 | ) |
NET ASSETS-100.0% | | $ | 308,728,217 | |
(1) | Non-income producing security. | |
(2) | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. |
| | | |
Note | - | The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of |
| | net assets as of June 30, 2023. |
See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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| Portfolio of Investments Summary Table |
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | WesMark Balanced Fund |
As of June 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio Composition(1) was as follows:
Portfolio Composition | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
COMMON STOCKS | | | 57.8 | % |
CORPORATE BONDS | | | 21.8 | % |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY SECURITIES | | | 6.7 | % |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - MORTGAGE- | | | | |
BACKED SECURITIES | | | 3.1 | % |
TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS | | | 2.5 | % |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES | | | 1.4 | % |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - COLLATERALIZED | | | | |
MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS | | | 0.6 | % |
FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO SUB-TOTAL | | | 36.1 | % |
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS(2) | | | 6.7 | % |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET(3) | | | -0.6 | % |
TOTAL NET ASSETS | | | 100.0 | % |
As of June 30, 2023, the Fund’s Sector composition(4) was as follows:
Sector Composition | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Health Care | | | 12.2 | % |
Information Technology | | | 11.9 | % |
Financials | | | 8.1 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 6.8 | % |
Industrials | | | 6.1 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 4.8 | % |
Energy | | | 4.3 | % |
Telecommunication Services | | | 1.3 | % |
Utilities | | | 1.1 | % |
Materials | | | 0.7 | % |
Basic Materials | | | 0.3 | % |
Real Estate | | | 0.2 | % |
Equity Portfolio Sub-Total | | | 57.8 | % |
Corporate Bonds | | | 21.8 | % |
U.S. Government Agencies (Combined) | | | 10.4 | % |
Taxable Municipal Bonds | | | 2.5 | % |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | 1.4 | % |
Fixed Income Portfolio Sub-Total | | | 36.1 | % |
Short Term Investments(2) | | | 6.7 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(3) | | | -0.6 | % |
Total Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
(1) | See the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of the types of securities in which the Fund invests. |
(2) | Short Term Investments include investment in a money market mutual fund. |
(3) | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. |
(4) | Securities are assigned to a sector classification by the Fund’s advisor. |
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Portfolio of Investments | |
WesMark Balanced Fund | June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS-57.8% | | | |
BASIC MATERIALS-0.3% | | | |
| | | Chemicals-0.3% | | | |
| 2,907 | | | RPM International, Inc. | | $ | 260,845 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL BASIC MATERIALS | | | 260,845 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY-4.8% | | | | |
| | | | Automobile Manufacturers-0.6% | | | | |
| 39,570 | | | Ford Motor Co. | | | 598,694 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | General Merchandise Stores-1.7% | | | | |
| 12,954 | | | Target Corp. | | | 1,708,633 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Home Improvement Retail-1.8% | | | | |
| 7,773 | | | Lowe’s Cos, Inc. | | | 1,754,366 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Restaurants-0.5% | | | | |
| 1,687 | | | McDonald’s Corp. | | | 503,418 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Specialty Stores-0.2% | | | | |
| 1,814 | | | Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | 239,793 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | | 4,804,904 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CONSUMER STAPLES-6.8% | | | |
| | | | Food Distributors-1.1% | | | | |
| 14,902 | | | Sysco Corp. | | | 1,105,728 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Hypermarkets & Super Centers-1.0% | | | | |
| 6,329 | | | Walmart, Inc. | | | 994,792 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Packaged Foods & Meats-1.9% | | | | |
| 25,000 | | | General Mills, Inc. | | | 1,917,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Soft Drinks-2.8% | | | | |
| 14,886 | | | PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 2,757,185 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | | 6,775,205 | |
| | | | | | | | |
ENERGY-4.3% | | | | |
| | | | Integrated Oil & Gas-3.5% | | | | |
| 21,913 | | | Chevron Corp. | | | 3,448,011 | |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
| | | Oil & Gas Exploration & Production-0.2% |
| 2,099 | | | EOG Resources, Inc. | | $ | 240,210 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing-0.6% | | | | |
| 5,117 | | | Valero Energy Corp. | | | 600,224 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL ENERGY | | | 4,288,445 | |
| | | | | | | | |
FINANCIALS-8.1% | | | | |
| | | | Asset Management & Custody Banks-1.1% | | | | |
| 15,471 | | | State Street Corp. | | | 1,132,168 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Consumer Finance-1.1% | | | | |
| 9,390 | | | Discover Financial Services | | | 1,097,221 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Diversified Banks-3.5% | | | | |
| 13,409 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 1,950,205 | |
| 44,009 | | | US Bancorp | | | 1,454,057 | |
| | | | | | | 3,404,262 | |
| | | | Investment Banking & Brokerage-1.2% | | | | |
| 3,805 | | | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 1,227,265 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Regional Banks-1.0% | | | | |
| 8,000 | | | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 1,007,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | REITS-0.2% | | | | |
| 3,500 | | | Realty Income Corp. | | | 209,265 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | | 8,077,781 | |
| | | | | | | | |
HEALTH CARE-12.2% | | | | |
| | | | Biotechnology-3.4% | | | | |
| 24,760 | | | AbbVie, Inc. | | | 3,335,915 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Health Care Services-2.1% | | | | |
| 30,000 | | | CVS Health Corp. | | | 2,073,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pharmaceuticals-6.7% | | | | |
| 1,444 | | | Cigna Group | | | 405,186 | |
| 5,145 | | | Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 2,412,902 | |
| 17,956 | | | Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 2,071,943 | |
| 47,725 | | | Pfizer, Inc. | | | 1,750,553 | |
| | | | | | | 6,640,584 | |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | | 12,050,399 | |
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| Portfolio of Investments |
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | WesMark Balanced Fund |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
INDUSTRIALS-6.1% | | | |
| | | Air Freight & Logistics-1.7% | | | |
| 9,508 | | | United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | | $ | 1,704,309 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks- | |
| | | | 0.2% | | | | |
| 519 | | | Deere & Co. | | | 210,294 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Construction Machinery & Heavy Equipment- | | | | |
| | | | 2.2% | | | | |
| 8,825 | | | Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 2,171,391 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Electrical Components & Equipment-2.0% | | | | |
| 22,000 | | | Emerson Electric Co. | | | 1,988,580 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | | 6,074,574 | |
| | | | | | | | |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY-11.9% | | | | |
| | | | Communications Equipment-8.8% | | | | |
| 29,567 | | | Apple, Inc. | | | 5,735,111 | |
| 58,222 | | | Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 3,012,406 | |
| | | | | | | 8,747,517 | |
| | | | Semiconductors-3.1% | | | | |
| 3,432 | | | Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 668,588 | |
| 13,545 | | | Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 2,438,371 | |
| | | | | | | 3,106,959 | |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | | 11,854,476 | |
| | | | | | | | |
MATERIALS- 0.7% | | | | |
| | | | Industrial Gases-0.7% | | | | |
| 2,326 | | | Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 696,707 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | | 696,707 | |
| | | | | | | | |
REAL ESTATE-0.2% | | | | |
| | | | Specialized REITS-0.2% | | | | |
| 5,408 | | | CubeSmart REIT | | | 241,521 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL REAL ESTATE | | | 241,521 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-1.3% | | | | |
| | | | Integrated Telecommunication Services-1.3% | | | | |
| 34,594 | | | Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 1,286,551 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | | | 1,286,551 | |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
UTILITIES-1.1% | | | |
| | | Electric Utilities-0.9% | | | |
| 9,886 | | | Duke Energy Corp. | | $ | 887,170 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Multi-Utilities-0.2% | | | | |
| 4,599 | | | Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | 238,182 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL UTILITIES | | | 1,125,352 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | | |
(Cost $31,156,173) | | | 57,536,760 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS-21.8% | | | | |
| | | | Auto Manufacturers-0.4% | | | | |
$ | 550,000 | | | American Honda Finance Corp., | | | | |
| | | | 1.800%, 1/13/2031 | | | 446,491 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Banks-1.5% | | | | |
| 500,000 | | | Fifth Third Bank NA, 3.850%, | | | | |
| | | | 3/15/2026 | | | 461,696 | |
| 500,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 1D US | | | | |
| | | | SOFR + 0.798%, 3/9/2027(1) | | | 447,002 | |
| 500,000 | | | Morgan Stanley, 1D US SOFR + | | | | |
| | | | 0.525%, 5/30/2025(1) | | | 475,131 | |
| 150,000 | | | PNC Bank NA, 2.700%, 10/22/2029 | | | 125,477 | |
| | | | | | | 1,509,306 | |
| | | | Beverages-0.5% | | | | |
| 500,000 | | | Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, | | | | |
| | | | Inc., 4.900%, 1/23/2031 | | | 508,628 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Chemicals-0.5% | | | | |
| 500,000 | | | PPG Industries, Inc., 1.200%, | | | | |
| | | | 3/15/2026 | | | 448,173 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Commercial Services-1.0% | | | | |
| 500,000 | | | PayPal Holdings, Inc., 2.650%, | | | | |
| | | | 10/1/2026 | | | 464,818 | |
| 500,000 | | | PayPal Holdings, Inc., 4.400%, | | | | |
| | | | 6/1/2032 | | | 481,963 | |
| | | | | | | 946,781 | |
| | | | Diversified Financial Services-1.5% | | | | |
| 500,000 | | | American Express Co., 3.400%, | | | | |
| | | | 2/22/2024 | | | 492,668 | |
| 500,000 | | | American Express Co., 1D US SOFR + | | | | |
| | | | 1.835%, 5/1/2034(1) | | | 489,323 | |
| 250,000 | | | BlackRock, Inc., 2.400%, 4/30/2030 | | | 216,622 | |
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Portfolio of Investments | |
WesMark Balanced Fund | June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
$250,000 | | | Legg Mason, Inc., 4.750%, | | | |
| | | | 3/15/2026 | | $ | 246,966 | |
| | | | | | | 1,445,579 | |
| | | | Diversified Manufacturing-0.9% | | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | 3M Co., 3.375%, 3/1/2029 | | | 918,033 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Electric-2.4% | | | | |
| 500,000 | | | CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric | | | | |
| | | | LLC, 4.450%, 10/1/2032 | | | 480,985 | |
| 500,000 | | | Duke Energy Corp., 4.300%, | | | | |
| | | | 3/15/2028 | | | 480,687 | |
| 500,000 | | | NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, | | | | |
| | | | Inc., 3.550%, 5/1/2027 | | | 471,385 | |
| 500,000 | | | NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, | | | | |
| | | | Inc., 5.000%, 7/15/2032 | | | 493,548 | |
| 500,000 | | | Wisconsin Electric Power Co., | | | | |
| | | | 4.750%, 9/30/2032 | | | 489,889 | |
| | | | | | | 2,416,494 | |
| | | | Electronics-0.7% | | | | |
| 500,000 | | | Honeywell International, Inc., | | | | |
| | | | 4.500%, 1/15/2034 | | | 489,391 | |
| 175,000 | | | Honeywell International, Inc., | | | | |
| | | | 5.700%, 3/15/2037 | | | 187,191 | |
| | | | | | | 676,582 | |
| | | | Environmental Control-1.0% | | | | |
| 500,000 | | | Republic Services, Inc., 3.200%, | | | | |
| | | | 3/15/2025 | | | 481,332 | |
| 500,000 | | | Waste Management, Inc., 3.500%, | | | | |
| | | | 5/15/2024 | | | 491,314 | |
| | | | | | | 972,646 | |
| | | | Industrial Gases-0.8% | | | | |
| 835,000 | | | Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., Sr. | | | | |
| | | | Unsecured Notes, 3.350%, | | | | |
| | | | 7/31/2024 | | | 813,721 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Insurance-1.7% | | | | |
| 500,000 | | | Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., | | | | |
| | | | 2.875%, 3/15/2032 | | | 440,573 | |
| 400,000 | | | Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., | | | | |
| | | | 2.375%, 12/15/2031 | | | 326,342 | |
| 500,000 | | | Progressive Corp., 4.950%, | | | | |
| | | | 6/15/2033 | | | 496,158 | |
| 500,000 | | | Prudential Financial, Inc., 1.500%, | | | | |
| | | | 3/10/2026 | | | 456,994 | |
| | | | | | | 1,720,067 | |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
| | | Internet-0.2% | | | |
$250,000 | | | Expedia Group, Inc., 3.800%, | | | |
| | | | 2/15/2028 | | $ | 234,030 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Investment Banking & Brokerage-1.4% | | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sr. | | | | |
| | | | Unsecured Notes, 3M US L + | | | | |
| | | | 0.96%, 11/29/2023(1) | | | 1,004,800 | |
| 500,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.600%, | | | | |
| | | | 2/7/2030 | | | 426,312 | |
| | | | | | | 1,431,112 | |
| | | | Machinery-Constr&Mining-0.5% | | | | |
| 500,000 | | | Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., | | | | |
| | | | 3.600%, 8/12/2027 | | | 481,713 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oil&Gas-0.2% | | | | |
| 250,000 | | | Phillips 66, 4.650%, 11/15/2034 | | | 236,274 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pharmaceuticals-1.5% | | | | |
| 500,000 | | | AbbVie, Inc., 2.600%, 11/21/2024 | | | 479,976 | |
| 500,000 | | | AbbVie, Inc., 3.200%, 11/21/2029(2) | | | 451,717 | |
| 175,000 | | | AbbVie, Inc., 4.550%, 3/15/2035 | | | 166,786 | |
| 250,000 | | | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 3.900%, | | | | |
| | | | 2/20/2028 | | | 242,875 | |
| 175,000 | | | GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc., | | | | |
| | | | 6.375%, 5/15/2038 | | | 199,535 | |
| | | | | | | 1,540,889 | |
| | | | Regional Banks-1.0% | | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | PNC Bank NA, Sr. Unsecured Notes, | | | | |
| | | | 3.250%, 6/1/2025 | | | 953,486 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Retail-2.4% | | | | |
| 250,000 | | | Dollar Tree, Inc., 4.200%, 5/15/2028 | | | 237,000 | |
| 175,000 | | | Home Depot, Inc., 5.875%, | | | | |
| | | | 12/16/2036 | | | 190,620 | |
| 500,000 | | | O’Reilly Automotive, Inc., 4.350%, | | | | |
| | | | 6/1/2028 | | | 484,366 | |
| 500,000 | | | Target Corp., 4.400%, 1/15/2033 | | | 486,300 | |
| 500,000 | | | Walmart, Inc., 5.250%, 9/1/2035 | | | 533,502 | |
| 500,000 | | | Walmart, Inc., 3.950%, 6/28/2038 | | | 461,635 | |
| | | | | | | 2,393,423 | |
| | | | Software-0.5% | | | | |
| 500,000 | | | Activision Blizzard, Inc., 3.400%, | | | | |
| | | | 9/15/2026 | | | 475,882 | |
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June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | WesMark Balanced Fund |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
| | | Software & Services-0.7% | | | |
$750,000 | | | Oracle Corp., Sr. Unsecured Notes, | | | |
| | | | 3.400%, 7/8/2024 | | $ | 731,415 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Transportation Services-0.5% | | | | |
| 500,000 | | | FedEx Corp., 4.250%, 5/15/2030 | | | 478,090 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | | | | |
(Cost $23,150,152) | | | 21,778,815 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - COLLATERALIZED |
MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS-0.6% | | | | |
| | | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.-0.1% | | | | |
| 142,979 | | | Series 2015-4517, Class PC, 2.500%, | | | | |
| | | | 5/15/2044 | | | 131,739 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Government National Mortgage Association- | |
| | | | 0.5% | | | | |
| 489,824 | | | Series 2018-126, Class DA, 3.500%, | | | | |
| | | | 1/20/2048 | | | 461,868 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - | | | | |
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS | | | | |
(Cost $631,990) | | | 593,607 | |
| | | | | | | | |
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES-1.4% |
| | | | Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities- | | | | |
| | | | 1.4% | | | | |
| 1,500,000 | | | Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, Series 2015-UBS8, Class A4, 3.809%, 11/15/2025 | | | 1,409,834 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED | | | | |
SECURITIES | | | | |
(Cost $1,535,615) | | | 1,409,834 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - MORTGAGE-BACKED |
SECURITIES-3.1% | | | | |
| | | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.-0.3% | | | | |
| 67,206 | | | Pool G18527, 3.000%, 10/1/2029 | | | 64,162 | |
| 267,869 | | | Pool 18707, 3.500%, 9/1/2033 | | | 257,123 | |
| | | | | | | 321,285 | |
| | | | Federal National Mortgage Association-1.9% | | | | |
| 713,032 | | | Pool BL5389, 2.710%, 5/1/2027 | | | 661,640 | |
| 587,336 | | | Pool AM6756, 3.570%, 10/1/2029 | | | 558,847 | |
| 150,708 | | | Pool MA3621, 3.500%, 3/1/2039 | | | 141,194 | |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
$ | 69,089 | | | Pool BN4896, 4.000%, 1/1/2049 | | $ | 65,842 | |
| 129,437 | | | Pool MA3592, 4.000%, 2/1/2049 | | | 123,487 | |
| 379,583 | | | Pool BP4338, 1Y US TI + 1.67%, 3/1/2049(1) | | | 369,886 | |
| | | | | | | 1,920,896 | |
| | | | Small Business Administration Pools-0.4% | | | | |
| 150,337 | | | PRIME - 3.50%, 1/25/2042(1) | | | 152,018 | |
| 246,211 | | | PRIME - 3.50%, 7/25/2042(1) | | | 248,315 | |
| | | | | | | 400,333 | |
| | | | UMBS Collateral-0.5% | | | | |
| 482,629 | | | 5.000%, 12/1/2052 | | | 473,419 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - | | | | |
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES | | | | |
(Cost $3,293,918) | | | 3,115,933 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES-6.7% | | | | |
| | | | U.S. Treasury Bond-2.9% | | | | |
| 150,000 | | | 4.500%, 2/15/2036 | | | 162,026 | |
| 150,000 | | | 4.750%, 2/15/2037 | | | 166,110 | |
| 500,000 | | | 3.500%, 2/15/2039 | | | 479,561 | |
| 500,000 | | | 2.875%, 8/15/2028 | | | 471,113 | |
| 500,000 | | | 1.250%, 8/15/2031 | | | 410,459 | |
| 500,000 | | | 4.125%, 11/15/2032 | | | 511,016 | |
| 750,000 | | | 3.500%, 2/15/2033 | | | 730,664 | |
| | | | | | | 2,930,949 | |
| | | | U.S. Treasury Note-3.8% | | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | 2.875%, 11/30/2023 | | | 989,825 | |
| 1,500,000 | | | 4.500%, 11/30/2024 | | | 1,484,297 | |
| 100,000 | | | 3.875%, 11/30/2027 | | | 98,600 | |
| 500,000 | | | 4.000%, 12/15/2025 | | | 492,246 | |
| 750,000 | | | 3.500%, 1/31/2030 | | | 727,939 | |
| | | | | | | 3,792,907 | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES | | | | |
(Cost $6,789,710) | | | 6,723,856 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS-2.5% | | | | |
| | | | California-0.2% | | | | |
| 200,000 | | | Charter Oak Unified School District, | | | | |
| | | | 2.681%, 8/1/2036 | | | 152,869 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Michigan-0.3% | | | | |
| 270,000 | | | Belding Area Schools, General | | | | |
| | | | Obligation Unlimited Bonds, | | | | |
| | | | 6.700%, 5/1/2027 | | | 270,404 | |
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Portfolio of Investments | |
WesMark Balanced Fund | June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
| | | Ohio-0.7% | | | |
$715,000 | | | Columbus-Franklin County Finance | | | |
| | | | Authority, 4.490%, 11/15/2032 | | $ | 692,978 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pennsylvania-0.4% | | | | |
| 450,000 | | | Commonwealth Financing Authority, | | | | |
| | | | 4.014%, 6/1/2033 | | | 425,060 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Utah-0.4% | | | | |
| 450,000 | | | Utah Transit Authority, 3.393%, | | | | |
| | | | 12/15/2036 | | | 381,515 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | West Virginia-0.5% | | | | |
| 575,000 | | | Marshall University, 3.177%, | | | | |
| | | | 5/1/2029 | | | 521,301 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS | | | | |
(Cost $2,677,856) | | | 2,444,127 | |
| | | | | | | | |
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-6.7% | | | | |
| | | | Mutual Funds-6.7% | | | | |
| 6,651,888 | | | Federated Hermes Government | | | | |
| | | | Obligations Fund, Premier | | | | |
| | | | Class, 7-Day Yield 4.670% (at | | | | |
| | | | net asset value) | | | 6,651,888 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | | | | |
(Cost $6,651,888) | | | 6,651,888 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS-100.6% | | | | |
(Cost $75,887,302) | | | 100,254,820 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES-NET(3)-(0.6)% | | | (557,894 | ) |
NET ASSETS-100.0% | $ | 99,696,926 | |
Investment Abbreviations: | |
LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate | |
| | |
Reference Rates: | |
3M US L - 3 Month LIBOR as of June 30, 2023 was 5.55% |
1D US SOFR - 1 Day SOFR as of June 30, 2023 was 4.30% |
1Y US TI - 1 Year US TI as of June 30, 2023 was 5.40% |
PRIME - US Prime Rate as of June 30, 2023 was 8.25% |
(1)
| Floating or variable rate security. The reference rate is described above. The Rate in effect as of June 30, 2023 is based on the reference rate plus the displayed spread as of the security’s last reset date. |
(2)
| Security exempt from registration under rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of June 30, 2023, these securities amounted to a value of $451,717 or 0.45% of net assets. These Securities have been determined to be liquid pursuant to procedures adopted by the board. |
(3) | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. |
Note | - | The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2023. |
See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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| Portfolio of Investments Summary Table |
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | WesMark Government Bond Fund |
As of June 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio Composition(1) was as follows:
Portfolio Composition | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (ETF) | | | 2.0 | % |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - MORTGAGE- | | | | |
BACKED SECURITIES | | | 37.4 | % |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - COLLATERALIZED | | | | |
MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS | | | 20.8 | % |
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES | | | 15.8 | % |
CORPORATE BONDS | | | 11.8 | % |
TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS | | | 7.1 | % |
FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO SUB-TOTAL | | | 92.9 | % |
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS(2) | | | 3.8 | % |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET(3) | | | 1.3 | % |
TOTAL NET ASSETS | | | 100.0 | % |
(1) | See the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of the types of securities in which the Fund invests. |
(2) | Short Term Investments include investment in a money market mutual fund. |
(3) | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. |
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Portfolio of Investments | |
WesMark Government Bond Fund | June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS-2.0% | | | |
| 4,602 | | | iShares® 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | | $ | 473,730 | |
| 29,424 | | | iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | | | 3,181,911 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS | | | | |
(Cost $3,729,712) | | | 3,655,641 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CORPORATE BONDS-11.8% | | | | |
| | | | Banks-4.3% | | | | |
$ | 1,000,000 | | | Citigroup, Inc., 5.400%, 1/20/2026 | | | 983,673 | |
| 500,000 | | | FNB Corp., 4.875%, 10/2/2025 | | | 439,671 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Fifth Third Bank NA, 3.850%, 3/15/2026 | | | 923,393 | |
| 500,000 | | | Wells Fargo Bank NA, 6.180%, | | | | |
| | | | 2/15/2036 | | | 497,387 | |
| 500,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 6.625%, | | | | |
| | | | 11/15/2027 | | | 501,574 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 6.000%, | | | | |
| | | | 12/14/2027 | | | 998,117 | |
| 500,000 | | | Morgan Stanley, 1D US SOFR + 2.62%, | | | | |
| | | | 4/20/2037(1) | | | 473,373 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., | | | | |
| | | | 3.900%, 4/29/2024 | | | 982,083 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., | | | | |
| | | | SOFRINDX + 2.14%, 10/28/2033(1) | | | 1,023,873 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | US Bancorp, 1D US SOFR + 1.60%, | | | | |
| | | | 2/1/2034(1) | | | 934,548 | |
| | | | | | | 7,757,692 | |
| | | | Beverages-0.6% | | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Anheuser-Busch Cos. LLC, 6.800%, | | | | |
| | | | 8/20/2032 | | | 1,123,188 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Biotechnology-1.1% | | | | |
| 2,000,000 | | | Amgen, Inc., 5.250%, 3/2/2033 | | | 2,003,505 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Electric-0.3% | | | | |
| 500,000 | | | Duke Energy Ohio, Inc., 5.250%, | | | | |
| | | | 4/1/2033 | | | 503,963 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Healthcare-Services-1.2% | | | | |
| 2,000,000 | | | Aetna, Inc., 6.750%, 12/15/2037 | | | 2,206,170 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pipelines-0.8% | | | | |
| 500,000 | | | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, | | | | |
| | | | 6.950%, 1/15/2038 | | | 537,639 | |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
$ | 1,000,000 | | | Kinder Morgan, Inc., 5.200%, 6/1/2033 | | $ | 969,554 | |
| | | | | | | 1,507,193 | |
| | | | Retail-1.6% | | | | |
| 2,000,000 | | | AutoZone, Inc., 4.750%, 2/1/2033 | | | 1,916,804 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Lowe’s Cos., Inc., 4.500%, 4/15/2030 | | | 972,838 | |
| | | | | | | 2,889,642 | |
| | | | Semiconductors-1.1% | | | | |
| 2,000,000 | | | Intel Corp., 5.200%, 2/10/2033 | | | 2,019,987 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Software-0.8% | | | | |
| 500,000 | | | Fiserv, Inc., 5.600%, 3/2/2033 | | | 509,138 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Roper Technologies, Inc., 2.950%, | | | | |
| | | | 9/15/2029 | | | 884,602 | |
| | | | | | | 1,393,740 | |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS | | | | |
(Cost $21,660,334) | | | 21,405,080 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - COLLATERALIZED |
MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS-20.8% | | | | |
| | | | Agency Collat CMO-5.8% | | | | |
| 242,654 | | | Series 2003-55, Class 1A3A, 1M US L + | | | | |
| | | | 0.40%, 3/25/2043(1) | | | 240,651 | |
| 668,036 | | | Series 2004-W14, Class 1AF, 1M US L + | | | | |
| | | | 0.40%, 7/25/2044(1) | | | 629,036 | |
| 641,389 | | | Series 2010-59, Class FL, 1M US L + | | | | |
| | | | 0.50%, 5/20/2040(1) | | | 632,874 | |
| 2,679,519 | | | Series 2014-330, Class F4, 1M US L + | | | | |
| | | | 0.35%, 10/15/2037(1) | | | 2,623,055 | |
| 2,785,459 | | | Series 2022-76, Class D, 5.500%, | | | | |
| | | | 8/25/2045 | | | 2,753,783 | |
| 3,637,319 | | | Series 2022-83, Class DA, 6.000%, | | | | |
| | | | 1/25/2048 | | | 3,675,568 | |
| | | | | | | 10,554,967 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Agency Collat PAC CMO-4.2% | | | | |
| 4,005,967 | | | Series 2020-5020, Class TP, 2.000%, | | | | |
| | | | 10/25/2050 | | | 3,239,845 | |
| 2,069,508 | | | Series 2020-153, Class GP, 0.500%, | | | | |
| | | | 10/20/2050 | | | 1,806,967 | |
| 3,645,961 | | | Series 2021-23, Class TE, 1.000%, | | | | |
| | | | 2/20/2051 | | | 2,701,598 | |
| | | | | | | 7,748,410 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Commercial MBS-4.4% | | | | |
| 2,630,571 | | | Series 2020-177, Class DA, 1.250%, | | | | |
| | | | 6/16/2062 | | | 1,769,334 | |
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June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | WesMark Government Bond Fund |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
$5,000,000 | | | Series 2021-181, Class B, 1.900%, | | | |
| | | | 1/16/2063 | | $ | 3,074,074 | |
| 5,000,000 | | | Series 2021-203, Class B, 2.000%, | | | | |
| | | | 4/16/2062 | | | 3,100,835 | |
| | | | | | | 7,944,243 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.-0.3% | | | | |
| 661,709 | | | Series 2016-4629, Class QG, 2.500%, | | | | |
| | | | 11/15/2046, REMIC | | | 574,581 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Federal National Mortgage Association-1.0% | | | | |
| 760,112 | | | Series 2003-W18, Class 2A, 4.029%, | | | | |
| | | | 6/25/2043, REMIC (1) | | | 728,030 | |
| 853,668 | | | Series 2016-90, Class DA, 3.000%, | | | | |
| | | | 8/25/2046, REMIC | | | 744,832 | |
| 497,914 | | | Series 2019-74, Class LB, 3.000%, | | | | |
| | | | 10/25/2049 | | | 438,448 | |
| | | | | | | 1,911,310 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Government National Mortgage | | | Association- | |
| | | | 0.3% | | | | |
| 589,015 | | | Series 2013-38, Class KA, 1.250%, | | | | |
| | | | 2/20/2042 | | | 518,783 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Sovereign-4.8% | | | | |
| 2,000,000 | | | 3.730%, 10/22/2032 | | | 1,907,338 | |
| 2,000,000 | | | 1.910%, 5/17/2034 | | | 1,570,467 | |
| 500,000 | | | 4.900%, 6/29/2032 | | | 481,022 | |
| 3,000,000 | | | 3.330%, 7/12/2032 | | | 2,789,265 | |
| 2,000,000 | | | 4.000%, 2/9/2033 | | | 1,957,792 | |
| | | | | | | 8,705,884 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - | | | | |
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS | | | | |
(Cost $44,762,054) | | | 37,958,178 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - MORTGAGE-BACKED |
SECURITIES-37.4% | | | | |
| | | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.-0.7% | | | | |
| 1,303,917 | | | Freddie Mac Pool, Pool QA6315, 3.500%, 1/1/2050 | | | 1,223,163 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | FNMA Collateral-0.9% | | | | |
| 1,951,296 | | | Fannie Mae Pool, Pool MA2711, 3.000%, 8/1/2046 | | | 1,727,726 | |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
| | | GNMA2 Collateral-4.3% | | | |
$ | 2,893,691 | | | Ginnie Mae II Pool, 4.000%, 8/20/2052 | | $ | 2,691,367 | |
| 3,381,983 | | | Ginnie Mae II Pool, 5.500%, 11/20/2052 | | | 3,338,916 | |
| 1,946,309 | | | Ginnie Mae II Pool, 5.500%, 12/20/2052 | | | 1,921,524 | |
| | | | | | | 7,951,807 | |
| | | | Government National Mortgage Association- | | | | |
| | | | 0.1% | | | | |
| 137,198 | | | Ginnie Mae I Pool, Pool 589693, | | | 132,140 | |
| | | | 4.500%, 7/15/2029 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Sovereign-0.3% | | | | |
| 500,000 | | | Federal Home Loan Banks, 5.550%, | | | 490,165 | |
| | | | 9/29/2032 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | UMBS Collateral-31.1% | | | | |
| 4,695,023 | | | Freddie Mac Pool, 4.000%, 6/1/2052 | | | 4,411,479 | |
| 4,776,823 | | | Freddie Mac Pool, 4.500%, 10/1/2052 | | | 4,596,172 | |
| 2,905,579 | | | Freddie Mac Pool, 4.000%, 11/1/2052 | | | 2,728,898 | |
| 4,854,574 | | | Freddie Mac Pool, 5.000%, 1/1/2053 | | | 4,759,640 | |
| 4,895,828 | | | Freddie Mac Pool, 5.000%, 2/1/2053 | | | 4,800,040 | |
| 2,215,676 | | | Fannie Mae Pool, 4.500%, 7/1/2042 | | | 2,154,914 | |
| 4,601,361 | | | Fannie Mae Pool, 4.500%, 10/1/2042 | | | 4,473,922 | |
| 4,709,232 | | | Fannie Mae Pool, 4.500%, 11/1/2042 | | | 4,578,027 | |
| 2,155,181 | | | Fannie Mae Pool, 4.500%, 1/1/2043 | | | 2,094,478 | |
| 2,815,049 | | | Fannie Mae Pool, 5.500%, 1/1/2043 | | | 2,822,132 | |
| 4,693,869 | | | Fannie Mae Pool, 4.000%, 6/1/2052 | | | 4,410,393 | |
| 4,697,066 | | | Fannie Mae Pool, 4.500%, 7/1/2052 | | | 4,519,678 | |
| 2,830,988 | | | Fannie Mae Pool, 5.500%, 11/1/2052 | | | 2,822,888 | |
| 2,762,603 | | | Fannie Mae Pool, 6.000%, 11/1/2052 | | | 2,788,528 | |
| 4,865,048 | | | Fannie Mae Pool, 5.000%, 2/1/2053 | | | 4,769,822 | |
| | | | | | | 56,731,011 | |
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - | | | | |
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES | | | | |
(Cost $70,663,275) | | 68,256,012 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES-15.8% | | | |
| | | | Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp.-1.8% | | | | |
| 2,000,000 | | | 3.560%, 11/30/2043 | | | 1,676,056 | |
| 2,000,000 | | | 3.330%, 9/5/2045 | | | 1,595,873 | |
| | | | | | | 3,271,929 | |
| | | | Federal Home Loan Banks-1.1% | | | | |
| 2,000,000 | | | 3.700%, 6/22/2035 | | | 1,875,482 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Tennessee Valley Authority-0.6% | | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | 5.880%, 4/1/2036 | | | 1,135,881 | |
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WesMark Government Bond Fund | June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
| | | U.S. Treasury Bond-6.5% | | | |
$ | 1,000,000 | | | 1.125%, 8/15/2040 | | $ | 643,789 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| 2,000,000 | | | 1.750%, 8/15/2041 | | | 1,406,563 | |
| 2,000,000 | | | 2.000%, 11/15/2041 | | | 1,465,391 | |
| 2,000,000 | | | 2.375%, 2/15/2042 | | | 1,558,047 | |
| 3,000,000 | | | 2.875%, 5/15/2028 | | | 2,831,367 | |
| 2,500,000 | | | 2.875%, 8/15/2028 | | | 2,355,566 | |
| 2,000,000 | | | 0.625%, 5/15/2030 | | | 1,602,734 | |
| | | | | | | 11,863,457 | |
| | | | U.S. Treasury Note-5.1% | | | | |
| 2,000,000 | | | 1.500%, 2/15/2030 | | | 1,713,516 | |
| 2,000,000 | | | 0.625%, 8/15/2030 | | | 1,593,828 | |
| 2,000,000 | | | 1.625%, 5/15/2031 | | | 1,700,156 | |
| 2,500,000 | | | 2.750%, 5/31/2029 | | | 2,328,028 | |
| 2,000,000 | | | 4.000%, 2/15/2026 | | | 1,969,570 | |
| | | | | | | 9,305,098 | |
| | | | United States Treasury Strip Coupon-0.7% | | | | |
| 3,000,000 | | | –%, 5/15/2043(2) | | | 1,310,645 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES | | | | |
(Cost $28,878,901) | | 28,762,492 | |
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TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS-7.1% | | | | |
| | | | Arkansas-0.7% | | | | |
| | | | University of Arkansas: | | | | |
| 500,000 | | | 3.382%, 9/1/2037 | | | 426,681 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | 3.301%, 11/1/2039 | | | 825,250 | |
| | | | | | | 1,251,931 | |
| | | | California-1.8% | | | | |
| 500,000 | | | Bonita Unified School District, 2.619%, | | | | |
| | | | 8/1/2035 | | | 395,844 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Contra Costa Community College | | | | |
| | | | District, 2.926%, 8/1/2038 | | | 797,853 | |
| 500,000 | | | Desert Community College District, | | | | |
| | | | 2.978%, 8/1/2037 | | | 399,870 | |
| 500,000 | | | Kings Canyon Unified School District, | | | | |
| | | | 3.212%, 8/1/2040 | | | 400,329 | |
| 500,000 | | | Pasadena Public Financing Authority, | | | | |
| | | | Build America Revenue Bonds, | | | | |
| | | | Series B, 6.998%, 3/1/2034 | | | 586,115 | |
| 910,000 | | | Santa Paula Utility Authority, 2.870%, | | | | |
| | | | 2/1/2034 | | | 767,245 | |
| | | | | | | 3,347,256 | |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
| | | Hawaii-0.5% | | | |
$1,000,000 | | | University of Hawaii, 3.850%, | | | |
| | | | 10/1/2038 | | $ | 893,612 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Massachusetts-1.1% | | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | City of Quincy MA, 2.788%, 12/15/2035 | | | 806,902 | |
| 1,500,000 | | | Massachusetts School Building | | | | |
| | | | Authority, 2.950%, 5/15/2043 | | | 1,126,247 | |
| | | | | | | 1,933,149 | |
| | | | Michigan-0.6% | | | | |
| 1,400,000 | | | Michigan State Building Authority, | | | | |
| | | | 2.705%, 10/15/2040 | | | 1,064,131 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | New York-0.4% | | | | |
| 700,000 | | | City of New York NY, 5.985%, 12/1/2036 | | | 754,302 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ohio-0.5% | | | | |
| 565,000 | | | Summit County Development Finance | | | | |
| | | | Authority, 3.201%, 11/15/2036 | | | 471,249 | |
| 500,000 | | | Warrensville Heights City School | | | | |
| | | | District, 3.406%, 12/1/2040 | | | 406,133 | |
| | | | | | | 877,382 | |
| | | | Pennsylvania-0.2% | | | | |
| 550,000 | | | Borough of Columbia PA, 2.540%, | | | | |
| | | | 6/15/2038 | | | 415,453 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Texas-0.2% | | | | |
| 500,000 | | | Round Rock Transportation & Economic | | | | |
| | | | Development Corp., 3.000%, | | | | |
| | | | 8/15/2039 | | | 382,484 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Virginia-0.6% | | | | |
| 1,395,000 | | | Virginia Housing Development | | | | |
| | | | Authority, 3.050%, 8/1/2038 | | | 1,088,379 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | West Virginia-0.5% | | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Wheeling Municipal Building | | | | |
| | | | Commission, 5.558%, 8/1/2037 | | | 952,443 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS | | | |
(Cost $15,946,690) | | | 12,960,522 | |
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June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | WesMark Government Bond Fund |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-3.8% | | | |
Mutual Funds-3.8% | | | |
| 6,906,109 | | | Federated Hermes Government | | | | |
| | | | Obligations Fund, Premier Class, 7- | | | | |
| | | | Day Yield 4.670% (at net asset | | | | |
| | | | value) | | $ | 6,906,109 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | | | | |
(Cost $6,906,109) | | | 6,906,109 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS-98.7% | | | | |
(Cost $192,547,075) | | | 179,904,034 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES-NET(3)-1.3% | | | 2,396,058 | |
NET ASSETS-100.0% | | $ | 182,300,092 | |
Investment Abbreviations:
LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate
Reference Rates:
1D US SOFR - 1 Day SOFR as of June 30, 2023 was 5.08% 1M US L - 1 Month LIBOR as of June 30, 2023 was 5.22%
| (1) | Floating or variable rate security. The reference rate is described above. The Rate in effect as of June 30, 2023 is based on the reference rate plus the displayed spread as of the security’s last reset date. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above. |
| (3) | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. |
Note | - | The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2023. |
See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments Summary Table | |
WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund | June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
As of June 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio Composition(1) was as follows:
Portfolio Composition | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
NON-TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS | | | 100.7 | % |
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | | | 0.3 | % |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET(2) | | | -1.0 | % |
TOTAL NET ASSETS | | | 100.0 | % |
Years to Maturity of Municipal Bonds | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Less than 1 Year | | | 0.0 | % |
1-3 Years | | | 4.7 | % |
3-5 Years | | | 8.6 | % |
5-10 Years | | | 39.6 | % |
10 Years or Greater | | | 47.8 | % |
Short Term Investments | | | 0.3 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(2) | | | (1.0 | )% |
TOTAL | | | 100.0 | % |
S&P Ratings of Municipal Bonds as | | | |
Percentage of Total Net Assets(3) | | | |
AAA | | | 6.5 | % |
AA | | | 11.3 | % |
AA- | | | 4.2 | % |
A+ | | | 8.3 | % |
A | | | 2.3 | % |
A- | | | 0.0 | % |
Not rated by S&P | | | 68.1 | % |
Short Term Investments | | | 0.3 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(2) | | | (1.0 | )% |
TOTAL PORTFOLIO VALUE | | | 100.0 | % |
Moody’s Ratings of Municipal Bonds as | | | |
Percentage of Total Net Assets(3) | | | |
Aaa | | | 1.7 | % |
Aa2 | | | 0.3 | % |
Aa3 | | | 6.8 | % |
A1 | | | 17.4 | % |
A2 | | | 4.7 | % |
Not rated by Moody’s | | | 69.8 | % |
Short Term Investments | | | 0.3 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(2) | | | (1.0 | )% |
TOTAL PORTFOLIO VALUE | | | 100.0 | % |
(1) | See the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of the types of securities in which the Fund invests. |
(2) | Assets, other than investment in securities, less liabilities. See Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
(3) | These tables depict the long-term credit-quality ratings assigned to the Fund’s portfolio holdings by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) and Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s), each of which is a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO). These credit-quality ratings are shown without regard to gradations within a given rating category. For example, securities rated “A-” have been included in the “A” rated category. Rated securities that have been prerefunded, but not rated again by the NRSRO, have been included in the “Not rated by…” category. |
Rated securities include a security with an obligor and/or credit enhancer that has received a rating from an NRSRO with respect to a class of debt obligations that is comparable in priority and security with the security held by the Fund. Credit-quality ratings are an assessment of the risk that a security will default in payment and do not address other risks presented by the security. Please see the descriptions of credit-quality ratings in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. Holdings that are rated only by a different NRSRO than the one identified have been included in the “Not rated by…” category. Of the portfolio’s total investments, 14.4% do not have long-term ratings by either of these NRSROs.
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June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
NON-TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS-100.7% | | | |
| | | Ohio-1.2% | | | |
$1,100,000 | | | Westerville, Ohio, General Obligation | | | |
| | | | Limited Bonds, 5.000%, 12/1/2028 | | $ | 1,117,627 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pennsylvania-1.6% | | | | |
| 1,425,000 | | | Borough of Plum PA, 4.000%, | | | | |
| | | | 12/1/2034 | | | 1,481,377 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | West Virginia-97.9% | | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Berkeley County Board of Education, | | | | |
| | | | 4.000%, 6/1/2037 | | | 1,029,365 | |
| | | | Berkeley County Building Commission: | | | | |
| 580,000 | | | 2.000%, 6/1/2035 | | | 452,847 | |
| 750,000 | | | 2.000%, 6/1/2040 | | | 507,803 | |
| 400,000 | | | 4.000%, 6/1/2040 | | | 401,274 | |
| 1,500,000 | | | Berkeley County Public Service Sewer | | | | |
| | | | District, 4.500%, 10/1/2032 | | | 1,504,576 | |
| | | | Berkeley County, West Virginia, Public | | | | |
| | | | Service District Revenue Bonds: | | | | |
| 370,000 | | | Series C, 3.000%, 12/1/2029 | | | 365,834 | |
| 450,000 | | | Series C, 3.400%, 12/1/2034 | | | 440,561 | |
| 585,000 | | | Series D, 3.000%, 12/1/2025 | | | 579,970 | |
| 380,000 | | | Berkeley County, West Virginia, Public | | | | |
| | | | Service District Water Revenue | | | | |
| | | | Bonds, Series A, 4.500%, | | | | |
| | | | 12/1/2033 | | | 381,673 | |
| | | | Berkeley County, West Virginia, Public | | | | |
| | | | Service Sewer District Revenue | | | | |
| | | | Bonds: | | | | |
| 275,000 | | | 5.000%, 6/1/2027 | | | 288,602 | |
| 950,000 | | | 5.000%, 6/1/2028 | | | 998,608 | |
| 655,000 | | | 5.000%, 6/1/2029 | | | 687,398 | |
| 620,000 | | | Series A, 5.300%, 3/1/2029 | | | 621,331 | |
| 950,000 | | | Brooke County Building Commission, | | | | |
| | | | 3.000%, 12/1/2036 | | | 863,065 | |
| 965,000 | | | Brooke County, West Virginia, Board of | | | | |
| | | | Education General Obligation | | | | |
| | | | Unlimited Bonds, 3.000%, | | | | |
| | | | 6/1/2027 | | | 949,409 | |
| 2,000,000 | | | Cabell County Board of Education, | | | | |
| | | | 2.000%, 6/1/2033 | | | 1,705,115 | |
| 265,000 | | | City of Buckhannon, West Virginia, | | | | |
| | | | Commercial Development Revenue | | | | |
| | | | Bonds, Series A, 3.700%, | | | | |
| | | | 12/1/2028 | | | 246,704 | |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
$595,000 | | | City of Buckhannon, West Virginia, | | | |
| | | Waterworks Revenue Bonds, Series | | | |
| | | | A, 4.000%, 3/1/2029 | | $ | 594,931 | |
| | | | City of Charles Town WV Waterworks & | | | | |
| | | | Sewerage System Revenue: | | | | |
| 400,000 | | | 2.250%, 6/1/2035 | | | 327,714 | |
| 315,000 | | | 3.000%, 6/1/2041 | | | 264,442 | |
| | | | City of Charles Town, West Virginia, | | | | |
| | | | Waterworks & Sewage System | | | | |
| | | | Revenue Bonds: | | | | |
| 620,000 | | | Series A, 4.000%, 3/1/2029 | | | 635,012 | |
| 310,000 | | | Series B, 4.000%, 6/1/2031 | | | 317,845 | |
| | | | City of Charleston, West Virginia, | | | | |
| | | | Sewage System Revenue Bonds: | | | | |
| 310,000 | | | 4.000%, 7/1/2031 | | | 318,113 | |
| 275,000 | | | 4.000%, 7/1/2032 | | | 282,017 | |
| 300,000 | | | City of Clarksburg WV Water Revenue, | | | | |
| | | | 2.000%, 6/1/2034 | | | 243,383 | |
| 300,000 | | | City of Huntington, West Virginia, | | | | |
| | | | Sewerage System Revenue Bonds, | | | | |
| | | | 3.000%, 11/1/2028 | | | 296,481 | |
| 490,000 | | | City of Martinsburg, West Virginia, | | | | |
| | | | Combined Waterworks & | | | | |
| | | | Sewerage System Revenue Bonds, | | | | |
| | | | Series A, 3.500%, 9/1/2027 | | | 490,007 | |
| | | | City of Saint Albans, West Virginia, | | | | |
| | | | Combined Waterworks & | | | | |
| | | | Sewerage System Revenue Bonds: | | | | |
| 170,000 | | | Series A, 4.250%, 6/1/2026 | | | 170,006 | |
| 600,000 | | | Series B, 4.000%, 12/1/2027 | | | 599,064 | |
| | | | City of Wheeling WV Waterworks & | | | | |
| | | | Sewerage System Revenue: | | | | |
| 500,000 | | | 4.000%, 6/1/2035 | | | 521,803 | |
| 500,000 | | | 4.000%, 6/1/2036 | | | 515,676 | |
| | | | Claywood Park Public Service District | | | | |
| | | | WV Water Revenue: | | | | |
| 950,000 | | | 3.000%, 11/1/2036 | | | 856,886 | |
| 680,000 | | | 3.000%, 11/1/2041 | | | 558,474 | |
| | | | Claywood Park Public Service District, | | | | |
| | | | West Virginia, Water Revenue | | | | |
| | | | Bonds: | | | | |
| 110,000 | | | Series C, 3.200%, 11/1/2029 | | | 107,792 | |
| 225,000 | | | Series C, 3.400%, 11/1/2031 | | | 219,757 | |
| 380,000 | | | Corporation of Shepherdstown, West | | | | |
| | | | Virginia, Water Revenue Bonds, | | | | |
| | | | 3.300%, 3/1/2032 | | | 368,446 | |
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WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund | June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
| | | Fayette County Board of Education: | | | |
$ | 545,000 | | | 2.250%, 10/1/2030 | | $ | 488,705 | |
| 500,000 | | | 2.000%, 10/1/2031 | | | 431,441 | |
| 640,000 | | | 2.250%, 10/1/2032 | | | 554,525 | |
| 565,000 | | | 2.500%, 10/1/2033 | | | 496,515 | |
| 750,000 | | | Greenbrier County Public Service, Series | | | | |
| | | | A, 5.000%, 10/1/2037 | | | 812,696 | |
| | | | Hampshire County, West Virginia, | | | | |
| | | | Building Commission Revenue | | | | |
| | | | Bonds: | | | | |
| 355,000 | | | Series A, 3.000%, 1/1/2029 | | | 332,460 | |
| 380,000 | | | Series A, 3.000%, 1/1/2031 | | | 349,707 | |
| 1,660,000 | | | Series A, 4.250%, 1/1/2035 | | | 1,664,590 | |
| 2,265,000 | | | Hancock, WV, 3.250%, 5/1/2036(1)(2) | | | 2,167,414 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Harrison County Building Commission, | | | | |
| | | | 3.500%, 10/1/2035 | | | 899,830 | |
| 3,000,000 | | | Jefferson County Board of Education, | | | | |
| | | | 2.000%, 6/1/2036 | | | 2,333,352 | |
| 850,000 | | | Lewis County Building Commission, | | | | |
| | | | 4.750%, 2/1/2038 | | | 836,801 | |
| 1,910,000 | | | Mason County Public Service District | | | | |
| | | | Water Revenue, 3.000%, | | | | |
| | | | 12/1/2036 | | | 1,747,183 | |
| 2,320,000 | | | Monongalia County Building | | | | |
| | | | Commission, 2.000%, 2/1/2034 | | | 1,949,424 | |
| | | | Morgantown Utility Board, Inc.: | | | | |
| 500,000 | | | 3.250%, 12/1/2032 | | | 494,340 | |
| 500,000 | | | 4.000%, 12/1/2034 | | | 528,574 | |
| 1,500,000 | | | 3.000%, 12/1/2040 | | | 1,290,581 | |
| 1,430,000 | | | Morgantown, West Virginia, Combined | | | | |
| | | | Utility System Revenue Bonds, | | | | |
| | | | Series A, 3.500%, 12/1/2035 | | | 1,416,284 | |
| 200,000 | | | Morgantown, West Virginia, Combined | | | | |
| | | | Utility System Revenue Bonds, | | | | |
| | | | Series A, 3.750%, 10/1/2032 | | | 200,029 | |
| | | | Morgantown, West Virginia, Utility | | | | |
| | | | Board Revenue Bonds: | | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Series A, 3.000%, 12/1/2028 | | | 994,706 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Series A, 4.000%, 12/1/2029 | | | 1,029,133 | |
| 1,210,000 | | | Series A, 4.000%, 12/1/2030 | | | 1,242,025 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Series A, 4.000%, 12/1/2031 | | | 1,022,259 | |
| 1,030,000 | | | Moundsville Building Commission, | | | | |
| | | | 4.000%, 8/1/2037 | | | 1,009,326 | |
| | | | Ohio County Board of Education: | | | | |
| 3,000,000 | | | 3.000%, 6/1/2033 | | | 2,876,085 | |
| 635,000 | | | 3.000%, 6/1/2034 | | | 601,969 | |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
$500,000 | | | Putnam County Building Commission, | | | |
| | | | 4.000%, 5/1/2037 | | $ | 503,188 | |
| | | | Putnam Public Service District: | | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | | 4.000%, 12/1/2039 | | | 939,492 | |
| 1,150,000 | | | 3.000%, 11/1/2040 | | | 994,101 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | 3.000%, 4/1/2041 | | | 853,680 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | 3.000%, 6/1/2041 | | | 853,766 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | 3.625%, 12/1/2045 | | | 842,897 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Raleigh County Public Service District, | | | | |
| | | | 3.000%, 6/1/2037 | | | 897,645 | |
| 960,000 | | | Salem, West Virginia Sewer Revenue | | | | |
| | | | Bonds, Series A, 4.000%, | | | | |
| | | | 12/1/2032 | | | 960,457 | |
| | | | State of West Virginia: | | | | |
| 500,000 | | | 5.000%, 6/1/2033 | | | 548,538 | |
| 500,000 | | | 5.000%, 6/1/2035 | | | 544,598 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | 5.000%, 12/1/2040 | | | 1,068,565 | |
| 795,000 | | | Wayne County, West Virginia, Board of | | | | |
| | | | Education General Obligation | | | | |
| | | | Unlimited Bonds, 3.000%, | | | | |
| | | | 6/1/2026 | | | 791,743 | |
| 500,000 | | | West Virginia Commissioner Of | | | | |
| | | | Highways Special Obligation | | | | |
| | | | Surface Transportation | | | | |
| | | | Improvements Bonds, Series A, | | | | |
| | | | 5.000%, 9/1/2029 | | | 538,183 | |
| 670,000 | | | West Virginia Economic Development | | | | |
| | | | Authority Lease Revenue Bonds | | | | |
| | | | (Clarksburg Office Building), | | | | |
| | | | 3.500%, 6/1/2030 | | | 673,340 | |
| 1,650,000 | | | West Virginia Economic Development | | | | |
| | | | Authority Lease Revenue Bonds | | | | |
| | | | (State Office Building & Parking | | | | |
| | | | Lot), Series A, 4.750%, 8/1/2029 | | | 1,651,898 | |
| | | | West Virginia Economic Development | | | | |
| | | | Authority Lease Revenue Bonds | | | | |
| | | | (State Office Building): | | | | |
| 1,525,000 | | | Series A, 5.000%, 6/1/2025 | | | 1,526,828 | |
| 435,000 | | | Series B, 3.750%, 10/1/2026 | | | 435,146 | |
| 310,000 | | | Series C, 3.500%, 6/1/2030 | | | 311,545 | |
| 600,000 | | | Series D, 3.250%, 6/1/2028 | | | 602,347 | |
| 355,000 | | | Series D, 3.500%, 6/1/2030 | | | 356,770 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | West Virginia Economic Development | | | | |
| | | | Authority Lottery Revenue Bonds, | | | | |
| | | | Series A, 5.000%, 7/1/2032 | | | 1,078,199 | |
| 100,000 | | | West Virginia Higher Education Policy | | | | |
| | | | Commission, 4.000%, 4/1/2034 | | | 100,012 | |
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| Portfolio of Investments |
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
| | | West Virginia Higher Education Policy | | | |
| | | Commission Revenue Bonds | | | |
| | | (Higher Education Facilities): | | | |
$ | 1,730,000 | | | 5.000%, 7/1/2034 | | $ | 1,842,843 | |
| 385,000 | | | Series B, 3.500%, 4/1/2026 | | | 385,124 | |
| 400,000 | | | Series B, 3.600%, 4/1/2027 | | | 399,421 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | West Virginia Hospital Finance | | | | |
| | | | Authority Revenue Bonds (ARCs | | | | |
| | | | Improvement), Series D, 4.000%, | | | | |
| | | | 6/1/2029 | | | 1,017,365 | |
| 585,000 | | | West Virginia Hospital Finance | | | | |
| | | | Authority Revenue Bonds (West | | | | |
| | | | Virginia University Health System), | | | | |
| | | | Series A, 3.375%, 6/1/2029 | | | 580,285 | |
| | | | West Virginia Housing Development | | | | |
| | | | Fund: | | | | |
| 1,100,000 | | | 3.450%, 11/1/2030 | | | 1,096,088 | |
| 500,000 | | | 2.000%, 11/1/2032 | | | 433,315 | |
| 1,500,000 | | | 3.700%, 11/1/2032 | | | 1,525,935 | |
| 375,000 | | | 3.800%, 5/1/2034 | | | 376,872 | |
| 500,000 | | | 3.375%, 11/1/2034 | | | 493,012 | |
| 370,000 | | | 3.850%, 11/1/2034 | | | 371,839 | |
| 800,000 | | | 2.050%, 11/1/2035 | | | 657,517 | |
| 575,000 | | | 3.800%, 11/1/2037 | | | 558,351 | |
| 1,500,000 | | | 4.150%, 11/1/2038 | | | 1,480,464 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | 4.150%, 11/1/2038 | | | 995,889 | |
| 500,000 | | | 4.450%, 11/1/2043 | | | 500,682 | |
| | | | West Virginia School Building Authority | | | | |
| | | | Lottery Revenue Capital | | | | |
| | | | Improvement Bonds: | | | | |
| 515,000 | | | Series A, 5.000%, 7/1/2026 | | | 517,023 | |
| 535,000 | | | Series A, 5.000%, 7/1/2027 | | | 537,146 | |
| 300,000 | | | West Virginia State Bonds, Series A, | | | | |
| | | | 3.250%, 6/1/2033 | | | 297,742 | |
| 500,000 | | | West Virginia State Economic | | | | |
| | | | Development Authority Lottery | | | | |
| | | | Revenue Bonds, 3.000%, | | | | |
| | | | 6/15/2031 | | | 492,265 | |
| 500,000 | | | West Virginia State Hospital Finance | | | | |
| | | | Authority Refunding West Virginia | | | | |
| | | | United Health System, Series A, | | | | |
| | | | 4.000%, 6/1/2034 | | | 502,586 | |
| 500,000 | | | West Virginia State Housing | | | | |
| | | | Development Fund Revenue | | | | |
| | | | Bonds, Series A, 3.450%, | | | | |
| | | | 11/1/2033 | | | 494,353 | |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
$770,000 | | | West Virginia State University Revenues | | | |
| | | Revenue Bonds, Series A, 5.250%, | | | |
| | | | 4/1/2028 | | $ | 804,389 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | West Virginia University, 4.000%, | | | | |
| | | | 10/1/2037 | | | 1,016,389 | |
| 500,000 | | | West Virginia Water Development | | | | |
| | | | Authority, 4.000%, 10/1/2041 | | | 491,446 | |
| 500,000 | | | West Virginia Water Development | | | | |
| | | | Authority Infrastructure Revenue | | | | |
| | | | Bonds, Series A, 5.000%, | | | | |
| | | | 10/1/2032 | | | 524,805 | |
| 2,605,000 | | | West Virginia Water Development | | | | |
| | | | Authority Infrastructure Revenue | | | | |
| | | | Bonds (West Virginia Infrastructure | | | | |
| | | | Jobs Program), Series A, 5.000%, | | | | |
| | | | 10/1/2029 | | | 2,748,983 | |
| 250,000 | | | West Virginia Water Development | | | | |
| | | | Authority Revenue Bonds (Loan | | | | |
| | | | Program I), Series B-I, 4.000%, | | | | |
| | | | 11/1/2024 | | | 250,150 | |
| | | | West Virginia Water Development | | | | |
| | | | Authority Revenue Bonds (Loan | | | | |
| | | | Program II): | | | | |
| 650,000 | | | Series A-II, 5.000%, 11/1/2026 | | | 691,467 | |
| 800,000 | | | Series A-II, 3.000%, 11/1/2027 | | | 793,705 | |
| 300,000 | | | Series A-II, 3.125%, 11/1/2028 | | | 299,941 | |
| 725,000 | | | Series B-II, 4.000%, 11/1/2025 | | | 725,403 | |
| 250,000 | | | West Virginia Water Development | | | | |
| | | | Authority Revenue Bonds (Loan | | | | |
| | | | Program IV), Series A-IV, 5.000%, | | | | |
| | | | 11/1/2033 | | | 271,688 | |
| 500,000 | | | West Virginia, State Parkways Authority | | | | |
| | | | Senior Turnpike Toll Revenue | | | | |
| | | | Bonds, 5.000%, 6/1/2033 | | | 547,818 | |
| 1,000,000 | | | Wood County, West Virginia, Board of | | | | |
| | | | Education Public School General | | | | |
| | | | Obligation Unlimited Bonds, | | | | |
| | | | 3.000%, 6/1/2029 | | | 1,001,735 | |
| 860,000 | | | Wood County, West Virginia, Building | | | | |
| | | | Commission Lease Revenue Bonds, | | | | |
| | | | 4.000%, 1/1/2032 | | | 790,446 | |
| | | | | | | 91,069,358 | |
TOTAL NON -TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS | | | | |
(Cost $99,368,647) | | | 93,668,362 | |
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Portfolio of Investments | |
WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund | June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-0.3% | | | |
Mutual Funds-0.3% | | | |
| 302,176 | | | Federated Hermes Government | | | | |
| | | | Obligations Fund, Premier Class, 7- | | | | |
| | | | Day Yield 4.670% (at net asset | | | | |
| | | | value) | | $ | 302,176 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | | | | |
(Cost $302,176) | | | 302,176 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS-101.0% | | | | |
(Cost $99,670,823) | | | 93,970,538 | |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES-NET(3)-(1.0)% | | | (974,627 | ) |
NET ASSETS-100.0% | | $ | 92,995,911 | |
| (1) | Floating or variable rate security. The reference rate is described above. The Rate in effect as of June 30, 2023 is based on the reference rate plus the displayed spread as of the security’s last reset date. |
| (2) | Security exempt from registration under rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of June 30, 2023, these securities amounted to a value of $2,167,414 or 2.30% of net assets. These Securities have been determined to be liquid pursuant to procedures adopted by the board. |
| (3) | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. |
Note | - | The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of net assets as of June 30, 2023. |
See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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| Portfolio of Investments Summary Table |
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund |
As of June 30, 2023, the Fund’s Portfolio Composition(1) was as follows:
Portfolio Composition | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (ETF) | | | 92.2 | % |
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS(2) | | | 7.2 | % |
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET(3) | | | 0.6 | % |
TOTAL NET ASSETS | | | 100.0 | % |
As of June 30, 2023, the Fund’s Category composition(4) was as follows:
Category Composition | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Broad Domestic Fixed Income | | | 45.5 | % |
Commodities | | | 11.1 | % |
U.S. Value Company Focused Equity | | | 10.3 | % |
U.S. Sector Focused Equity | | | 9.9 | % |
Broad Domestic Equity | | | 8.6 | % |
U.S. Small and Mid Cap Equity | | | 4.8 | % |
International (ex. U.S.) Equity | | | 2.0 | % |
ETF Portfolio Sub-Total | | | 92.2 | % |
Short Term Investments(2) | | | 7.2 | % |
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(3) | | | 0.6 | % |
Total Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
(1) | See the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of the types of securities in which the Fund invests. |
(2) | Short Term Investments include investment in a money market mutual fund. |
(3) | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. |
(4) | Securities are assigned to a category classification by the Fund’s advisor. |
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WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund | June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS-92.2% | | | |
BROAD DOMESTIC EQUITY-8.6% | | | |
| 8,252 | | | SPDR S&P 500® ETF Trust | | $ | 3,657,947 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL BROAD DOMESTIC EQUITY | | | 3,657,947 | |
| | | | | | | | |
BROAD DOMESTIC FIXED INCOME-45.5% | | | | |
| 36,265 | | | iShares® 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF | | | 2,940,366 | |
| 46,931 | | | iShares® iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | | | 5,075,118 | |
| 27,601 | | | iShares® iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | | | 2,072,007 | |
| 19,370 | | | iShares® TIPS Bond ETF | | | 2,084,600 | |
| 50,145 | | | iShares® Trust iShares® 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | | | 2,515,775 | |
| 47,093 | | | iShares® Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | | | 4,612,759 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL BROAD DOMESTIC FIXED INCOME | | | 19,300,625 | |
| | | | | | | | |
COMMODITIES-11.1% | | | | |
| 114,537 | | | Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF | | | 1,558,276 | |
| 17,726 | | | SPDR® Gold Shares(1) | | | 3,160,014 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL COMMODITIES | | | 4,718,290 | |
| | | | | | | | |
INTERNATIONAL (EX. U.S.) EQUITY-2.0% | | | | |
| 16,946 | | | iShares® MSCI ACWI ex US ETF | | | 834,082 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INTERNATIONAL (EX. U.S.) EQUITY | | | 834,082 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. SECTOR FOCUSED EQUITY-9.9% | | | | |
| 14,252 | | | Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR® Fund | | | 1,057,071 | |
| 7,906 | | | Health Care Select Sector SPDR® Fund | | | 1,049,363 | |
| 10,326 | | | Industrial Select Sector SPDR® Fund | | | 1,108,186 | |
| 15,306 | | | Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund | | | 1,001,625 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL U.S. SECTOR FOCUSED EQUITY | | | 4,216,245 | |
| | | | | | | | |
U.S. SMALL AND MID CAP EQUITY-4.8% | | | | |
| 10,893 | | | iShares® Russell 2000® ETF | | | 2,039,932 | |
Shares/Principal Amount | | Value | |
| | | | | | |
TOTAL U.S. SMALL AND MID CAP EQUITY | | $ | 2,039,932 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| U.S. VALUE COMPANY FOCUSED EQUITY-10.3% | | | | |
| | | | 42,341 Vanguard® Mega Cap Value ETF | | | 4,393,302 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| TOTAL U.S. VALUE COMPANY FOCUSED EQUITY | | | 4,393,302 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS | | | | |
| (Cost $36,482,368) | | | 39,160,423 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-7.2% | | | | |
| | | | Mutual Funds-7.2% | | | | |
| 3,045,019 | | | Federated Hermes Government | | | | |
| | | | Obligations Fund, Premier Class, 7- | | | | |
| | | | Day Yield 4.670% (at net asset | | | | |
| | | | value) | | | 3,045,019 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS | | | | |
| (Cost $3,045,019) | | | 3,045,019 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| TOTAL INVESTMENTS-99.4% | | | | |
| (Cost $39,527,387) | | | 42,205,442 | |
| OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES-NET(2)-0.6% | | | 261,424 | |
| NET ASSETS-100.0% | | $ | 42,466,866 | |
(1) | Non-income producing security. | |
(2) | Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities. |
Note - | The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of |
| net assets as of June 30, 2023. | |
| | |
Investment Abbreviations: | |
SPDR - Standard and Poor’s Depository Receipt | |
| | |
See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements. |
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| Statements of Assets and Liabilities |
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | |
| | WesMark Small Company Fund | | | WesMark Large Company Fund | | | WesMark Balanced Fund | | | WesMark Government Bond Fund | | | WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund | | | WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund | |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, at value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(cost - see below) | | $ | 102,067,683 | | | $ | 311,708,635 | | | $ | 100,254,820 | | | $ | 179,904,034 | | | $ | 93,970,538 | | | $ | 42,205,442 | |
Cash | | | 33,745 | | | | 120,512 | | | | 20,645 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RECEIVABLE FOR: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends and interest | | | 98,425 | | | | 193,235 | | | | 346,602 | | | | 1,097,426 | | | | 672,887 | | | | 25,791 | |
Investments sold | | | – | | | | – | | | | 20,548 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
Fund shares sold | | | 167,233 | | | | 367,107 | | | | 1,037,134 | | | | 2,061,266 | | | | 51,020 | | | | 348,287 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 1,308 | | | | 12,231 | | | | 11,487 | | | | 12,133 | | | | 8,942 | | | | 15,612 | |
Total Assets | | | 102,368,394 | | | | 312,401,720 | | | | 101,691,236 | | | | 183,074,859 | | | | 94,703,387 | | | | 42,595,132 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
PAYABLE FOR: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 364,403 | | | | – | | | | 1,716,872 | | | | – | | | | 1,500,000 | | | | – | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | 598,543 | | | | 3,600,780 | | | | 202,260 | | | | 146,006 | | | | 10 | | | | 82,475 | |
Income distribution payable | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 506,426 | | | | 115,694 | | | | – | |
Investment advisory fees | | | 32 | | | | 34 | | | | 4 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
Fund Accounting and Administration fees | | | 24,055 | | | | 31,784 | | | | 42,685 | | | | 89,472 | | | | 75,757 | | | | 18,729 | |
Audit, Tax, and Legal expenses | | | 18,586 | | | | 19,237 | | | | 18,586 | | | | 18,586 | | | | 5,852 | | | | 18,584 | |
Shareholder services fee (Note 5) | | | 694 | | | | 6,016 | | | | 1,371 | | | | 2,806 | | | | 713 | | | | 614 | |
Transfer agency expenses | | | 7,166 | | | | 12,688 | | | | 8,849 | | | | 7,990 | | | | 5,651 | | | | 4,280 | |
Registration expenses | | | 1,791 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
Printing and Postage expenses | | | 2,793 | | | | 2,507 | | | | 2,819 | | | | 2,554 | | | | 3,024 | | | | 2,834 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 371 | | | | 175 | | | | 582 | | | | 645 | | | | 493 | | | | 468 | |
Chief compliance officer fees | | | 282 | | | | 282 | | | | 282 | | | | 282 | | | | 282 | | | | 282 | |
Total Liabilities | | | 1,018,716 | | | | 3,673,503 | | | | 1,994,310 | | | | 774,767 | | | | 1,707,476 | | | | 128,266 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 101,349,678 | | | $ | 308,728,217 | | | $ | 99,696,926 | | | $ | 182,300,092 | | | $ | 92,995,911 | | | $ | 42,466,866 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 67,095,583 | | | $ | 121,871,379 | | | $ | 72,176,307 | | | $ | 231,825,435 | | | $ | 98,685,060 | | | $ | 41,590,968 | |
Total distributable earnings | | | 34,254,095 | | | | 186,856,838 | | | | 27,520,619 | | | | (49,525,343 | ) | | | (5,689,149 | ) | | | 875,898 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 101,349,678 | | | $ | 308,728,217 | | | $ | 99,696,926 | | | $ | 182,300,092 | | | $ | 92,995,911 | | | $ | 42,466,866 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares Outstanding, No Par Value, Unlimited Shares Authorized | | | 8,134,309 | | | | 14,468,562 | | | | 7,579,393 | | | | 23,132,825 | | | | 9,594,824 | | | | 4,001,315 | |
Net asset value, offering price & redemption price per share | | $ | 12.46 | | | $ | 21.34 | | | $ | 13.15 | | | $ | 7.88 | | | $ | 9.69 | | | $ | 10.61 | |
Investments, at identified cost | | $ | 74,410,701 | | | $ | 143,671,059 | | | $ | 75,887,302 | | | $ | 192,547,075 | | | $ | 99,670,823 | | | $ | 39,527,387 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statements of Operations | |
| For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
| | WesMark Small Company Fund | | | WesMark Large Company Fund | | | WesMark Balanced Fund | | | WesMark Government Bond Fund | | | WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund | | | WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund | |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends, net of foreign taxes* | | $ | 612,990 | | | $ | 2,220,601 | | | $ | 888,872 | | | $ | 53,617 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 429,871 | |
Interest | | | 189,376 | | | | 300,371 | | | | 640,498 | | | | 3,756,505 | | | | 1,454,234 | | | | 40,575 | |
Total Investment Income | | | 802,366 | | | | 2,520,972 | | | | 1,529,370 | | | | 3,810,122 | | | | 1,454,234 | | | | 470,446 | |
EXPENSES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment adviser fee (Note 5) | | | 364,634 | | | | 1,106,857 | | | | 367,423 | | | | 551,632 | | | | 282,974 | | | | 154,986 | |
Fund Accounting and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Administration fees (Note 5) | | | 56,554 | | | | 108,269 | | | | 61,213 | | | | 94,124 | | | | 67,817 | | | | 41,860 | |
Custodian fees (Note 5) | | | 9,860 | | | | 19,262 | | | | 8,118 | | | | 14,890 | | | | 8,025 | | | | 6,070 | |
Transfer agency expenses (Note | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
5) | | | 14,651 | | | | 23,933 | | | | 18,004 | | | | 15,052 | | | | 11,383 | | | | 9,441 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Note 8) | | | 12,933 | | | | 23,089 | | | | 13,265 | | | | 17,986 | | | | 13,006 | | | | 10,091 | |
Audit and tax expenses | | | 10,599 | | | | 10,278 | | | | 10,599 | | | | 10,599 | | | | 10,599 | | | | 10,596 | |
Chief compliance officer fees | | | 69 | | | | 69 | | | | 69 | | | | 69 | | | | 69 | | | | 69 | |
Legal expenses | | | 7,064 | | | | 7,064 | | | | 7,064 | | | | 7,064 | | | | 10,147 | | | | 7,064 | |
Shareholder services fee (Note 5) | | | 101,658 | | | | 310,827 | | | | 102,875 | | | | 192,958 | | | | 99,445 | | | | 43,688 | |
Registration expenses | | | 5,367 | | | | 3,371 | | | | 4,960 | | | | 5,069 | | | | 2,245 | | | | 3,710 | |
Printing and Postage expenses | | | 2,367 | | | | 2,575 | | | | 2,389 | | | | 2,414 | | | | 2,400 | | | | 2,251 | |
Insurance premiums | | | 2,570 | | | | 8,147 | | | | 2,682 | | | | 5,282 | | | | 2,567 | | | | 1,102 | |
Miscellaneous fees | | | 2,025 | | | | 6,239 | | | | 1,967 | | | | 3,708 | | | | 1,821 | | | | 809 | |
Net Expenses | | | 590,351 | | | | 1,629,980 | | | | 600,628 | | | | 920,847 | | | | 512,498 | | | | 291,737 | |
Net Investment Income | | | 212,015 | | | | 890,992 | | | | 928,742 | | | | 2,889,275 | | | | 941,736 | | | | 178,709 | |
REALIZED & UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS: | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
investments | | | 6,309,703 | | | | 18,997,782 | | | | 2,527,422 | | | | (19,901,823 | ) | | | (10,681 | ) | | | (68,880 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | | | (256,155 | ) | | | 13,975,723 | | | | (2,339,165 | ) | | | 17,380,139 | | | | 228,051 | | | | 1,056,259 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(loss) on investments | | | 6,053,548 | | | | 32,973,505 | | | | 188,257 | | | | (2,521,684 | ) | | | 217,370 | | | | 987,379 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Resulting from Operations | | $ | 6,265,563 | | | $ | 33,864,497 | | | $ | 1,116,999 | | | $ | 367,591 | | | $ | 1,159,106 | | | $ | 1,166,088 | |
*Foreign tax withholding | | $ | – | | | $ | 13,780 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | |
See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | WesMark Small Company Fund | | | WesMark Large Company Fund | |
| | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2022 | | | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2022 | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM: | | | | | | | | | | |
OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 212,015 | | | $ | (45,024 | ) | | $ | 890,992 | | | $ | 1,093,149 | |
Net realized gain | | | 6,309,703 | | | | 1,351,070 | | | | 18,997,782 | | | | 25,054,442 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (256,155 | ) | | | (25,939,505 | ) | | | 13,975,723 | | | | (111,212,475 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
operations | | | 6,265,563 | | | | (24,633,459 | ) | | | 33,864,497 | | | | (85,064,884 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (NOTE 4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From distributable earnings | | | (201,479 | ) | | | (5,747,960 | ) | | | (894,783 | ) | | | (34,280,806 | ) |
From tax return of capital | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | (206,360 | ) |
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders | | | (201,479 | ) | | | (5,747,960 | ) | | | (894,783 | ) | | | (34,487,166 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | 5,534,013 | | | | 14,506,618 | | | | 4,923,160 | | | | 26,967,402 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 42,597 | | | | 1,264,805 | | | | 260,971 | | | | 9,666,123 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (5,217,141 | ) | | | (10,200,963 | ) | | | (18,054,464 | ) | | | (31,225,912 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) resulting from beneficial interest transactions | | | 359,469 | | | | 5,570,460 | | | | (12,870,333 | ) | | | 5,407,613 | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | 6,423,553 | | | | (24,810,959 | ) | | | 20,099,381 | | | | (114,144,437 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of Period | | | 94,926,125 | | | | 119,737,084 | | | | 288,628,836 | | | | 402,773,273 | |
End of Period | | $ | 101,349,678 | | | $ | 94,926,125 | | | $ | 308,728,217 | | | $ | 288,628,836 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | WesMark Balanced Fund | | | WesMark Government Bond Fund | |
| | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2022 | | | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2022 | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM: | | | | | | | | | | |
OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 928,742 | | | $ | 1,472,965 | | | $ | 2,889,275 | | | $ | 3,203,653 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 2,527,422 | | | | 948,209 | | | | (19,901,823 | ) | | | (13,548,640 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (2,339,165 | ) | | | (10,951,819 | ) | | | 17,380,139 | | | | (30,213,726 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 1,116,999 | | | | (8,530,645 | ) | | | 367,591 | | | | (40,558,713 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (NOTE 4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From distributable earnings | | | (938,537 | ) | | | (3,806,929 | ) | | | (2,935,221 | ) | | | (3,641,903 | ) |
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders | | | (938,537 | ) | | | (3,806,929 | ) | | | (2,935,221 | ) | | | (3,641,903 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | 4,837,981 | | | | 6,615,483 | | | | 9,676,980 | | | | 20,202,558 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 162,743 | | | | 663,944 | | | | 225,541 | | | | 295,564 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (4,952,475 | ) | | | (17,324,069 | ) | | | (12,535,865 | ) | | | (31,529,222 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) resulting from beneficial interest transactions | | | 48,249 | | | | (10,044,643 | ) | | | (2,633,344 | ) | | | (11,031,100 | ) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | 226,711 | | | | (22,382,216 | ) | | | (5,200,974 | ) | | | (55,231,716 | ) |
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NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of Period | | | 99,470,215 | | | | 121,852,431 | | | | 187,501,066 | | | | 242,732,782 | |
End of Period | | $ | 99,696,926 | | | $ | 99,470,215 | | | $ | 182,300,092 | | | $ | 187,501,066 | |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund | | | WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund | |
| | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2022 | | | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2022 | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM: | | | | | | | | | | |
OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 941,736 | | | $ | 1,855,445 | | | $ | 178,709 | | | $ | 573,986 | |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (10,681 | ) | | | 18,884 | | | | (68,880 | ) | | | (1,782,542 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 228,051 | | | | (10,726,622 | ) | | | 1,056,259 | | | | (4,801,450 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 1,159,106 | | | | (8,852,293 | ) | | | 1,166,088 | | | | (6,010,006 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (NOTE 4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From distributable earnings | | | (920,433 | ) | | | (1,873,967 | ) | | | (215,190 | ) | | | (1,148,896 | ) |
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders | | | (920,433 | ) | | | (1,873,967 | ) | | | (215,190 | ) | | | (1,148,896 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | 1,643,877 | | | | 4,643,330 | | | | 2,495,369 | | | | 4,455,499 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions | | | 117,913 | | | | 254,666 | | | | 2,684 | | | | 15,188 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (4,601,807 | ) | | | (13,272,479 | ) | | | (2,114,277 | ) | | | (4,158,682 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) resulting from beneficial interest transactions | | | (2,840,017 | ) | | | (8,374,483 | ) | | | 383,776 | | | | 312,005 | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | | | (2,601,344 | ) | | | (19,100,743 | ) | | | 1,334,674 | | | | (6,846,897 | ) |
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NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of Period | | | 95,597,255 | | | | 114,697,998 | | | | 41,132,192 | | | | 47,979,089 | |
End of Period | | $ | 92,995,911 | | | $ | 95,597,255 | | | $ | 42,466,866 | | | $ | 41,132,192 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights |
WesMark Small Company Fund |
| | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023(Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2022 | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2021 | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2020 | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2019 | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2018 | |
PER COMMON SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | | $ | 11.71 | | | $ | 15.66 | | | $ | 16.12 | | | $ | 12.79 | | | $ | 10.63 | | | $ | 13.90 | |
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | | | 0.03 | | | | (0.00 | )(1) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (1.36 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | 0.74 | | | | (3.22 | ) | | | 3.64 | | | | 6.01 | | | | 2.21 | | | | (1.89 | ) |
Total from Investment Operations | | | 0.77 | | | | (3.22 | ) | | | 3.57 | | | | 4.65 | | | | 2.16 | | | | (1.94 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From Net Investment Income | | | (0.02 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
From Net Realized Gain on Investments | | | – | | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (4.03 | ) | | | (1.32 | ) | | | – | | | | (1.33 | ) |
Total Distributions | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (4.03 | ) | | | (1.32 | ) | | | – | | | | (1.33 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 12.46 | | | $ | 11.71 | | | $ | 15.66 | | | $ | 16.12 | | | $ | 12.79 | | | $ | 10.63 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return | | | 6.62 | %(2) | | | (20.56 | )% | | | 23.23 | % | | | 36.61 | % | | | 20.32 | % | | | (13.72 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Expenses | | | 1.21 | %(3) | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.27 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.25 | % |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | 0.44 | %(3) | | | (0.04 | )% | | | (0.47 | )% | | | (0.37 | )% | | | (0.46 | )% | | | (0.43 | )% |
Net Assets Value End of Period (000 omitted) | | $ | 101,350 | | | $ | 94,926 | | | $ | 119,737 | | | $ | 116,105 | | | $ | 96,185 | | | $ | 81,439 | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 26 | %(4) | | | 52 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 52 | % | | | 50 | % | | | 88 | % |
(1) | Less than $0.005 per share. |
(2) | Total return not annualized for periods less than one full year. |
(3) | Ratios for periods of less than a year are annualized. |
(4) | Not Annualized. |
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Financial Highlights |
WesMark Large Company Fund |
| | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023(Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2022 | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2021 | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2020 | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2019 | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2018 | |
PER COMMON SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | | $ | 19.12 | | | $ | 27.41 | | | $ | 23.41 | | | $ | 19.95 | | | $ | 16.80 | | | $ | 20.00 | |
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income(Loss) | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.09 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (1.66 | ) | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.04 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | 2.22 | | | | (5.93 | ) | | | 6.08 | | | | 6.89 | | | | 4.40 | | | | (1.32 | ) |
Total from Investment Operations | | | 2.28 | | | | (5.84 | ) | | | 6.06 | | | | 5.23 | | | | 4.44 | | | | (1.28 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From Net Investment Income | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.00 | )(1) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) |
From Net Realized Gain on Investments | | | – | | | | (2.35 | ) | | | (2.06 | ) | | | (1.75 | ) | | | (1.25 | ) | | | (1.88 | ) |
From Tax Return of Capital | | | – | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
Total Distributions | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (2.45 | ) | | | (2.06 | ) | | | (1.77 | ) | | | (1.29 | ) | | | (1.92 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 21.34 | | | $ | 19.12 | | | $ | 27.41 | | | $ | 23.41 | | | $ | 19.95 | | | $ | 16.80 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return | | | 11.95 | %(2) | | | (21.42 | )% | | | 26.06 | % | | | 26.31 | % | | | 26.53 | % | | | (6.19 | )% |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Expenses | | | 1.10 | %(3) | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.13 | % |
Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | 0.60 | %(3) | | | 0.33 | % | | | (0.09 | )% | | | 0.07 | % | | | 0.23 | % | | | 0.19 | % |
Net Assets Value End of Period | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(000 omitted) | | $ | 308,728 | | | $ | 288,629 | | | $ | 402,773 | | | $ | 364,086 | | | $ | 331,238 | | | $ | 287,441 | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 14 | %(4) | | | 34 | % | | | 14 | % | | | 27 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 37 | % |
(1) | Less than $0.005 per share. |
(2) | Total return not annualized for periods less than one full year. |
(3) | Ratios for periods of less than a year are annualized. |
(4) | Not Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights |
WesMark Balanced Fund |
| | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023(Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2022 | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2021 | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2020 | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2019 | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2018 | |
PER COMMON SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | | $ | 13.13 | | | $ | 14.68 | | | $ | 13.45 | | | $ | 13.31 | | | $ | 11.77 | | | $ | 13.05 | |
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income(Loss) | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.16 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.23 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | 0.02 | | | | (1.24 | ) | | | 1.96 | | | | 0.72 | | | | 2.14 | | | | (0.82 | ) |
Total from Investment Operations | | | 0.14 | | | | (1.05 | ) | | | 2.12 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 2.37 | | | | (0.59 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From Net Investment Income | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) |
From Net Realized Gain on Investments | | | – | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.72 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.60 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) |
From Tax Return of Capital | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
Total Distributions | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (0.89 | ) | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (0.83 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 13.15 | | | $ | 13.13 | | | $ | 14.68 | | | $ | 13.45 | | | $ | 13.31 | | | $ | 11.77 | |
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Total Return | | | 1.10 | %(1) | | | (7.19 | )% | | | 15.85 | % | | | 5.05 | % | | | 20.30 | % | | | (4.58 | )% |
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RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Expenses | | | 1.23 | %(2) | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.27 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.24 | % |
Net Investment Income | | | 1.89 | %(2) | | | 1.36 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.66 | % | | | 1.74 | % | | | 1.69 | % |
Net Assets Value End of Period (000 omitted) | | $ | 99,697 | | | $ | 99,470 | | | $ | 121,852 | | | $ | 114,766 | | | $ | 112,171 | | | $ | 101,893 | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 12 | %(3) | | | 18 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 29 | % | | | 31 | % | | | 35 | % |
(1) | Total return not annualized for periods less than one full year. |
(2) | Ratios for periods of less than a year are annualized. |
(3) | Not Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights |
WesMark Government Bond Fund |
| | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023(Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2022 | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2021 | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2020 | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2019 | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2018 | |
PER COMMON SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | | $ | 7.99 | | | $ | 9.81 | | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 9.93 | | | $ | 9.68 | | | $ | 9.77 | |
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.17 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (1.80 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.27 | | | | (0.06 | ) |
Total from Investment Operations | | | 0.02 | | | | (1.67 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.11 | |
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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From Net Investment Income | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) |
Total Distributions | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 7.88 | | | $ | 7.99 | | | $ | 9.81 | | | $ | 10.08 | | | $ | 9.93 | | | $ | 9.68 | |
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Total Return | | | 0.20 | %(1) | | | (17.11 | )% | | | (1.35 | )% | | | 3.46 | % | | | 4.75 | % | | | 1.15 | % |
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RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Expenses | | | 1.00 | %(2) | | | 1.01 | % | | | 1.02 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.01 | % | | | 1.01 | % |
Net Investment Income | | | 3.14 | %(2) | | | 1.51 | % | | | 0.72 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.81 | % |
Net Assets Value End of Period (000 omitted) | | $ | 182,300 | | | $ | 187,501 | | | $ | 242,733 | | | $ | 232,565 | | | $ | 231,959 | | | $ | 230,250 | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 60 | %(3) | | | 56 | % | | | 40 | % | | | 51 | % | | | 37 | % | | | 17 | % |
(1) | Total return not annualized for periods less than one full year. |
(2) | Ratios for periods of less than a year are annualized. |
(3) | Not Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights |
WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund |
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| | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023(Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2022 | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2021 | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2020 | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2019 | | | For the Year Ended December 31,2018 | |
PER COMMON SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | | $ | 9.67 | | | $ | 10.69 | | | $ | 10.84 | | | $ | 10.67 | | | $ | 10.38 | | | $ | 10.54 | |
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.21 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | 0.02 | | | | (1.02 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.30 | | | | (0.16 | ) |
Total from Investment Operations | | | 0.11 | | | | (0.84 | ) | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.50 | | | | 0.05 | |
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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From Net Investment Income | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) |
From Net Realized Gain on Investments | | | – | | | | (0.00 | )(1) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.00 | )(1) | | | (0.00 | )(1) | | | – | |
Total Distributions | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 9.69 | | | $ | 9.67 | | | $ | 10.69 | | | $ | 10.84 | | | $ | 10.67 | | | $ | 10.38 | |
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Total Return | | | 1.18 | %(2) | | | (7.84 | )% | | | 0.43 | % | | | 3.48 | % | | | 4.83 | % | | | 0.47 | % |
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RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Expenses | | | 1.09 | %(3) | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.08 | % | | | 1.09 | % |
Net Investment Income | | | 2.00 | %(3) | | | 1.84 | % | | | 1.61 | % | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.94 | % | | | 2.00 | % |
Net Assets Value End of Period (000 omitted) | | $ | 92,996 | | | $ | 95,597 | | | $ | 114,698 | | | $ | 119,454 | | | $ | 117,868 | | | $ | 114,345 | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 6 | %(4) | | | 9 | % | | | 15 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 10 | % |
(1) | Less than $0.005 per share. |
(2) | Total return not annualized for periods less than one full year. |
(3) | Ratios for periods of less than a year are annualized. |
(4) | Not Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights |
WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund |
| | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2022 | | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2021 | | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 | | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 | | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 | |
PER COMMON SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | | $ | 10.37 | | | $ | 12.16 | | | $ | 11.95 | | | $ | 11.25 | | | $ | 10.01 | | | $ | 10.62 | |
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Investment Income | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 0.19 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.05 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | 0.24 | | | | (1.64 | ) | | | 1.45 | | | | 0.91 | | | | 1.56 | | | | (0.60 | ) |
Total from Investment Operations | | | 0.29 | | | | (1.50 | ) | | | 1.64 | | | | 0.95 | | | | 1.66 | | | | (0.55 | ) |
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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From Net Investment Income | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) |
From Net Realized Gain on Investments | | | – | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (1.30 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) |
Total Distributions | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (1.43 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) |
Net Asset Value, End of Period | | $ | 10.61 | | | $ | 10.37 | | | $ | 12.16 | | | $ | 11.95 | | | $ | 11.25 | | | $ | 10.01 | |
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Total Return | | | 2.85 | %(1) | | | (12.38 | )% | | | 13.94 | % | | | 8.48 | % | | | 16.61 | % | | | (5.20 | )% |
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RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net Expenses(2) | | | 1.41 | %(3) | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.56 | % |
Net Investment Income(2)(4) | | | 0.86 | %(3) | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.45 | % | | | 0.36 | % | | | 0.91 | % | | | 0.55 | % |
Net Assets Value End of Period (000 omitted) | | $ | 42,467 | | | $ | 41,132 | | | $ | 47,979 | | | $ | 45,762 | | | $ | 41,452 | | | $ | 35,734 | |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 20 | %(5) | | | 85 | % | | | 78 | % | | | 169 | % | | | 152 | % | | | 145 | % |
(1) | Total return not annualized for periods less than one full year. |
(2) | The ratios shown do not include the Fund’s proportionate shares of the expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. |
(3) | Ratios for periods of less than a year are annualized. |
(4) | Recognition of net investment income is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests. |
(5) | Not Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements | |
| June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
1. ORGANIZATION
WesMark Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust consists of six portfolios (individually referred to as the “Fund”, or collectively as the “Funds”), which are presented herein:
Portfolio Name | Diversification | Investment Objective |
WesMark Small Company Fund (“Small Company Fund”) | Diversified | To achieve capital appreciation |
WesMark Large Company Fund (“Large Company Fund”) | Diversified | To achieve capital appreciation |
WesMark Balanced Fund (“Balanced Fund”) | Diversified | To achieve capital appreciation and income |
WesMark Government Bond Fund (“Government Bond Fund”) | Diversified | To achieve high current income consistent with preservation of capital |
WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund (“West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund”) | Non-diversified | To achieve current income which is exempt from federal income tax and income taxes imposed by the State of West Virginia |
WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund (“Tactical Opportunity Fund”) | Diversified | To achieve capital appreciation |
The assets of each Fund are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the Fund in which shares are held.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America.
The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP in the United States, which require the use of estimates made by management of the Funds. Actual results could differ from those estimates 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codifications Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies.
Investment Valuation – In calculating their net asset value (NAV), the Funds generally value investments as follows:
| ›› | Equity securities listed on an exchange or traded through a regulated market system are valued at their last reported sale price or official closing price on their principal exchange or market. |
| ›› | Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities greater than 60 days are valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”). |
| ›› | Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees. They may also be valued at their cost (adjusted for the accretion of any discount or amortization of any premium), which approximates value. |
| ›› | Options are generally valued at market values established by the exchanges on which they are traded at the close of trading on such exchanges. |
| ›› | Shares of other mutual funds are valued based upon their reported NAVs. |
If the Funds cannot obtain a price or price evaluation from a pricing service for an investment, the Funds may attempt to value the investment based upon the mean of bid and asked quotations or fair value the investment based on price evaluations, from one or more dealers. If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, the Funds use the fair value of the investment determined in accordance with the procedures described below. There can be no assurance that the Funds could purchase or sell an investment at the price used to calculate the Funds’ NAVs.
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Fair Valuation and Significant Events Procedures – The Trustees have authorized the use of pricing services to provide evaluations of the current fair value of certain investments for purposes of calculating the NAV. Factors considered by pricing services in evaluating an investment include the yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, call rights and other potential prepayments, terms and type, reported transactions, indications as to values from dealers, and general market conditions. The Funds normally use mean evaluations (a price evaluation indicative of a price between the bid and asked prices for an investment) for fixed-income securities. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the fair value of the investment is determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees.
The Trustees also have adopted procedures requiring an investment to be priced at its fair value whenever the Adviser determines that a significant event affecting the value of the investment has occurred between the time as of which the price of the investment would otherwise be determined and the time as of which the NAV is computed. An event is considered significant if there is both an affirmative expectation that the investment’s value will change in response to the event and a reasonable basis for quantifying the resulting change in value. Examples of significant events that may occur after the close of the principal market on which a security is traded, or after the time of a price evaluation provided by a pricing service or a dealer, include:
| ›› | With respect to securities traded in foreign markets, significant trends in U.S. equity markets or in the trading of foreign securities index futures or options contracts; |
| ›› | With respect to price evaluations of fixed-income securities determined before the close of regular trading on the NYSE, actions by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee and other significant trends in U.S. fixed-income markets; and |
| ›› | Corporate announcements concerning matters such as acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, a natural disaster affecting the issuer’s operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer’s industry. |
The Funds may seek to obtain more current quotations or price evaluations from alternative pricing sources. If a reliable alternative pricing source is not available, the Funds will determine the fair value of the investment using another method approved by the Trustees.
A three-tier hierarchy has been established to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation approach used to measure fair value including such a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation approach. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.
The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.
Level 1 — | Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date. |
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Level 2 — | Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data. |
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Level 3 — | Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available. |
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| June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2023 in valuing the Funds’ investments carried at fair value:
Small Company Fund
Investments in Securities at Value* | | Level 1 - Quoted Prices | | | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 89,157,743 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 89,157,743 | |
Exchange Traded Funds | | | 4,830,633 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 4,830,633 | |
Short Term Investments | | | 8,079,307 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 8,079,307 | |
Total | | $ | 102,067,683 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 102,067,683 | |
Large Company Fund
Investments in Securities at Value* | | Level 1 - Quoted Prices | | | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 300,944,427 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 300,944,427 | |
Short Term Investments | | | 10,764,208 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 10,764,208 | |
Total | | $ | 311,708,635 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 311,708,635 | |
Balanced Fund
Investments in Securities at Value* | | Level 1 - Quoted Prices | | | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 57,536,760 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 57,536,760 | |
Corporate Bonds | | | – | | | | 21,778,815 | | | | – | | | | 21,778,815 | |
U.S. Government Agency - Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | – | | | | 593,607 | | | | – | | | | 593,607 | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | – | | | | 1,409,834 | | | | – | | | | 1,409,834 | |
U.S. Government Agency - Mortgage- Backed Securities | | | – | | | | 3,115,933 | | | | – | | | | 3,115,933 | |
U.S. Treasury Securities | | | – | | | | 6,723,856 | | | | – | | | | 6,723,856 | |
Taxable Municipal Bonds | | | – | | | | 2,444,127 | | | | – | | | | 2,444,127 | |
Short Term Investments | | | 6,651,888 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 6,651,888 | |
Total | | $ | 64,188,648 | | | $ | 36,066,172 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 100,254,820 | |
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Government Bond Fund
Investments in Securities at Value* | | Level 1 - Quoted Prices | | | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
Exchange Traded Funds | | $ | 3,655,641 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 3,655,641 | |
Corporate Bonds | | | – | | | | 21,405,080 | | | | – | | | | 21,405,080 | |
U.S. Government Agency - Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | – | | | | 37,958,178 | | | | – | | | | 37,958,178 | |
U.S. Government Agency - Mortgage- Backed Securities | | | – | | | | 68,256,012 | | | | – | | | | 68,256,012 | |
U.S. Treasury Securities | | | – | | | | 28,762,492 | | | | – | | | | 28,762,492 | |
Taxable Municipal Bonds | | | – | | | | 12,960,522 | | | | – | | | | 12,960,522 | |
Short Term Investments | | | 6,906,109 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 6,906,109 | |
Total | | $ | 10,561,750 | | | $ | 169,342,284 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 179,904,034 | |
West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund
Investments in Securities at Value* | | Level 1 - Quoted Prices | | | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
Non-Taxable Municipal Bonds | | $ | – | | | $ | 93,668,362 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 93,668,362 | |
Short Term Investments | | | 302,176 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 302,176 | |
Total | | $ | 302,176 | | | $ | 93,668,362 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 93,970,538 | |
Tactical Opportunity Fund
Investments in Securities at Value* | | Level 1 - Quoted Prices | | | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
Exchange Traded Funds | | $ | 39,160,423 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 39,160,423 | |
Short Term Investments | | | 3,045,019 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 3,045,019 | |
Total | | $ | 42,205,442 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 42,205,442 | |
All securities of the Funds were valued using either Level 1 or Level 2 inputs during the six months ended June 30, 2023. Thus, a reconciliation of assets in which unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used is not applicable for the Funds.
| * | For detailed descriptions of sector and/or geography classifications, see the accompanying Portfolios of Investments. |
Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions – Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis. Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Foreign dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date or when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Trust level expenses are allocated to each Fund based on net assets, equally across all Funds, or to a specific Fund, whichever is deemed most appropriate for a particular expense. Each Fund pays its own expenses.
Distributions of net investment income, if any, for the Small Company Fund, Large Company Fund, and Tactical Opportunity Fund are declared and paid quarterly. Distributions of net investment income for the Balanced Fund are declared and paid monthly, and distributions of net investment income for the Government Bond Fund and West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains, if any, for Small Company Fund, Large Company Fund, Balanced Fund, Government Bond Fund, West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund, and Tactical Opportunity Fund are declared and paid annually.
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| June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Premium and Discount Amortization/Paydown Gains and Losses – All premiums and discounts on fixed-income securities are amortized/accreted over the estimated lives of such securities for financial statement purposes using the effective interest method. Gains and losses realized on principal payments of mortgage-backed securities (paydown gains and losses) are classified as part of investment income.
Federal Taxes – It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the “Code”) and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. As of and during the period ended June 30, 2023, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to tax liabilities as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. The Funds file U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Funds’ tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return for federal purposes and four years for most state returns. Tax returns for open years have not incorporated uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes and federal and state taxing authorities.
The Funds may be subject to taxes imposed by governments of countries in which they invest. Such taxes are generally based on either income or gains earned or repatriated. The Funds accrue and apply such taxes to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized gains as income is earned.
Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions – The Funds may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Funds record when-issued securities on the trade date and maintain security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
Restricted Securities – Restricted securities are securities that either: (a) cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, or being able to take advantage of an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act of 1933; or (b) are subject to contractual restrictions on public sales. In some cases, when a security cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, the issuer of the restricted security has agreed to register such securities for resale, at the issuer’s expense, either upon demand by the Funds or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many such restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Trustees. The Funds will not incur any registration costs upon such resales. The Funds’ restricted securities are valued at the price provided by dealers in the secondary market or, if no market prices are available, at the fair value as determined in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees.
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – The following discloses the Funds’ use of derivative instruments and hedging activities.
The Funds’ exposure to derivative contracts and hybrid instruments, either directly or indirectly through another investment company, may involve risks different from or possibly greater than the risk associated with investing directly in a security instead of the derivative. Risks include: 1) the value of the derivative may not correlate with the value of the underlying security or may correlate inversely; 2) any potential risk reduction may be offset with gain limitations; 3) derivatives may be difficult to price; 4) possible adverse tax consequences; and 5) other risks, such as but not limited to, stock market, interest rate, credit, currency, liquidity, and leverage risks.
Market Risk Factors: In pursuit of their investment objectives, certain Funds may use derivatives that increase or decrease a Fund’s exposure to the following market risk factors:
Equity Risk: Equity risk relates to the change in value of equity securities as they relate to increases or decreases in the general market.
Interest Rate Risk: Changes in interest rates will affect the value of a Fund’s investments. In general, as interest rates rise, bond prices fall, and as interest rates fall, bond prices rise. Interest rate risk is generally greater for funds that invest a significant portion of their assets in high yield securities.
Writing Covered Call Options and Purchasing Put Options
The Funds will not write call options on securities unless the securities are held in the Fund’s portfolio or unless the Fund is entitled to them in deliverable forms without further payment or after segregating cash in the amount of any further payment.
The Funds will not purchase put options on securities unless the securities are held in the Fund’s portfolio.
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Option contracts (options) - are rights to buy or sell a security for a specified price within a specified period. The seller of the option receives a payment, or premium, from the buyer, which the seller keeps regardless of whether the buyer uses (or exercises) the option. Options can trade on exchanges or in the over the counter (OTC) market and may be bought or sold on a wide variety of securities. There were no options held as of June 30, 2023.
A Fund may buy and/or sell the following types of options:
Call Options – A call option gives the holder (buyer) the right to buy the underlying security from the seller (writer) of the option. A Fund may use call options in the following ways:
| ›› | Buy call options on a security in anticipation of an increase in the value of the security; or |
| ›› | Sell call options on a security to generate income from premiums, and in anticipation of a decrease or only limited increase in the value of the underlying security. If a Fund writes a call option on a security that it owns and that call option is exercised, a Fund must deliver the security to the buyer and foregoes any possible profit from an increase in the market price of the security over the exercise price plus the premium received. |
Put Options – A put option gives the holder the right to sell the security to the writer of the option. A Fund may use put options in the following ways:
| ›› | Buy put options on a security in anticipation of a decrease in the value of the security; or |
| ›› | Write put options on a security to generate income from premiums, and in anticipation of an increase or only limited decrease in the value of the security. In writing puts, there is a risk that a Fund may be required to take delivery of the security when its current market price is lower than the exercise price. |
A Fund may also buy or write options, as needed, to close out existing option positions. Finally, a Fund may enter into combinations of options contracts in an attempt to benefit from changes in the prices of those options contracts (without regard to changes in the value of the security).
Market Risk – The Funds may incur losses due to political, regulatory, market, economic or social developments affecting the market(s) generally. Local, regional or global events such as terrorism, war, natural disasters, disease/virus outbreaks and epidemics or other public health crises, recessions, depressions or other events – or the potential for such events – could have a significant negative impact on economic and market conditions.
The public health crisis caused by the novel coronavirus disease known as COVID-19 has become a pandemic that has resulted in, and may continue to result in, significant global economic and market volatility. COVID-19 has caused, and may continue to cause, societal disruptions such as quarantines, travel restrictions, workforce displacement and loss of resources. There is significant uncertainty surrounding the magnitude, duration, reach, costs and other effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including actions that have been or could be taken by governmental authorities or other third parties. The impacts, as well as the uncertainty over impacts yet to unfold, of COVID-19 – and any other infectious illness outbreaks, epidemics, pandemics or other public health crises that may arise in the future – could negatively affect economies and markets in ways that cannot be foreseen.
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3. SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST
The following tables summarize share activity:
| | For the Six Month Ended June 30, 2023 | | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2022 | |
Small Company Fund | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 456,752 | | | | 1,093,038 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | | | 3,518 | | | | 108,103 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (429,204 | ) | | | (746,313 | ) |
Net increase resulting from share transactions | | | 31,066 | | | | 454,828 | |
Common shares outstanding, end of period | | | 8,134,309 | | | | 8,103,243 | |
| | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 | | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2022 | |
Large Company Fund | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 246,119 | | | | 1,265,300 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | | | 12,994 | | | | 499,686 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (890,127 | ) | | | (1,360,580 | ) |
Net increase/(decrease) resulting from share transactions | | | (631,014 | ) | | | 404,406 | |
Common shares outstanding, end of period | | | 14,468,562 | | | | 15,099,576 | |
| | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 | | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2022 | |
Balanced Fund | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 369,187 | | | | 487,554 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | | | 12,425 | | | | 49,827 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (378,484 | ) | | | (1,261,719 | ) |
Net increase/(decrease) resulting from share transactions | | | 3,128 | | | | (724,338 | ) |
Common shares outstanding, end of period | | | 7,579,393 | | | | 7,576,264 | |
| | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 | | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2022 | |
Government Bond Fund | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 1,216,938 | | | | 2,314,038 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | | | 28,241 | | | | 34,517 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,570,037 | ) | | | (3,644,043 | ) |
Net increase/(decrease) resulting from share transactions | | | (324,858 | ) | | | (1,295,488 | ) |
Common shares outstanding, end of period | | | 23,132,825 | | | | 23,457,683 | |
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| | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 | | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2022 | |
West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 169,598 | | | | 467,846 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | | | 12,097 | | | | 25,998 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (472,151 | ) | | | (1,336,265 | ) |
Net decrease resulting from share transactions | | | (290,456 | ) | | | (842,421 | ) |
Common shares outstanding, end of period | | | 9,594,824 | | | | 9,885,279 | |
| | For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 | | | For the Year Ended December 31, 2022 | |
Tactical Opportunity Fund | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 236,817 | | | | 403,019 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared | | | 256 | | | | 1,427 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (200,802 | ) | | | (384,362 | ) |
Net increase resulting from share transactions | | | 36,271 | | | | 20,084 | |
Common shares outstanding, end of period | | | 4,001,315 | | | | 3,965,044 | |
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION AND TAX BASIS
The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences were primarily attributable to non-deductible excise taxes paid. For the Funds’ most recent period ended June 30, 2023, permanent differences identified and reclassified among the components of net assets were as follows:
Fund Name | | Paid-in Capital | | | Total Distributable earnings | |
Small Company Fund | | $ | (276,874 | ) | | $ | 276,874 | |
Large Company Fund | | $ | – | | | $ | – | |
Balanced Fund | | $ | – | | | $ | – | |
Government Bond Fund | | $ | – | | | $ | – | |
West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund | | $ | (514 | ) | | $ | 514 | |
Tactical Opportunity Fund | | $ | (3,679 | ) | | $ | 3,679 | |
For federal income tax purposes, the following amounts apply as of June 30, 2023:
Fund Name | | Gross Appreciation (excess of value over tax cost) | | | Gross Depreciation (excess of tax cost over value) | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | Cost of Investments for Income Tax Purposes (includes cost of derivatives) | |
Small Company Fund | | $ | 29,876,912 | | | $ | (2,244,847 | ) | | $ | 27,632,065 | | | $ | 74,435,618 | |
Large Company Fund | | $ | 169,967,808 | | | $ | (2,083,392 | ) | | $ | 167,884,416 | | | $ | 143,824,219 | |
Balanced Fund | | $ | 26,867,966 | | | $ | (2,500,449 | ) | | $ | 24,367,517 | | | $ | 75,887,303 | |
Government Bond Fund | | $ | 224,789 | | | $ | (13,009,559 | ) | | $ | (12,784,770 | ) | | $ | 192,688,805 | |
West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund | | $ | 193,639 | | | $ | (5,893,924 | ) | | $ | (5,700,285 | ) | | $ | 99,670,823 | |
Tactical Opportunity Fund | | $ | 3,572,757 | | | $ | (892,958 | ) | | $ | 2,679,799 | | | $ | 39,525,643 | |
The difference between book and tax basis for unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) for the Funds is attributable to wash sales, deferred dividends, and certain other investments.
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| | | | | For Year Ended December 31, 2022 | |
Fund Name | | Tax-Exempt Income | | | Ordinary Income | | | Long-Term Capital Gain | | | Return of Capital | | | Total | |
Small Company Fund | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 5,747,960 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 5,747,960 | |
Large Company Fund | | $ | – | | | $ | 1,093,149 | | | $ | 33,187,657 | | | $ | 206,360 | | | $ | 34,487,166 | |
Balanced Fund | | $ | – | | | $ | 1.684,615 | | | $ | 2,122,314 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 3,806,929 | |
Government Bond Fund | | $ | – | | | $ | 3,641,903 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 3,641,903 | |
West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund | | $ | 1,862,599 | | | $ | 3,899 | | | $ | 7,469 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 1,873,967 | |
Tactical Opportunity Fund | | $ | – | | | $ | 866,192 | | | $ | 282,704 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 1,148,896 | |
| | For Year Ended December 31, 2021 | |
Fund Name | | Tax-Exempt Income | | | Ordinary Income | | | Long-Term Capital Gain | | | Total | |
Small Company Fund | | $ | – | | | $ | 2,835,651 | | | $ | 24,705,833 | | | $ | 27,541,484 | |
Large Company Fund | | $ | – | | | $ | 2,672,193 | | | $ | 26,842,011 | | | $ | 29,514,204 | |
Balanced Fund | | $ | – | | | $ | 2,414,119 | | | $ | 4,772,404 | | | $ | 7,186,523 | |
Government Bond Fund | | $ | – | | | $ | 3,221,768 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 3,221,768 | |
West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund | | $ | 1,853,582 | | | $ | 33,405 | | | $ | 250,493 | | | $ | 2,137,480 | |
Tactical Opportunity Fund | | $ | – | | | $ | 3,174,726 | | | $ | 2,254,947 | | | $ | 5,429,673 | |
As of December 31, 2022, the Funds’ most recent year end, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis was as follows:
Fund Name | | Undistributed net investment income | | | Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | Total | |
Small Company Fund | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 27,913,137 | | | $ | 27,913,137 | |
Large Company Fund | | $ | – | | | $ | (21,569 | ) | | $ | 153,908,693 | | | $ | 153,887,124 | |
Balanced Fund | | $ | 19,971 | | | $ | 633,134 | | | $ | 26,689,053 | | | $ | 27,342,158 | |
Government Bond Fund | | $ | 154,599 | | | $ | (17,089,132 | ) | | $ | (30,023,180 | ) | | $ | (46,957,713 | ) |
West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | (5,928,336 | ) | | $ | (5,928,336 | ) |
Tactical Opportunity Fund | | $ | 56,747 | | | $ | (1,770,456 | ) | | $ | 1,635,030 | | | $ | (78,679 | ) |
Under current law, capital losses maintain their character as short-term or long-term and are carried forward to the next tax year without expiration. As of December 31, 2022, the following amounts are available as carry forwards to the next tax year:
| | Non expiring | |
Fund Name | | ST | | | LT | |
Government Bond Fund | | $ | 3,493,360 | | | $ | 4,349,990 | |
Tactical Opportunity Fund | | $ | 1,625,743 | | | $ | 69,309 | |
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The Funds elect to defer to the year ending December 31, 2023, capital losses recognized during the period November 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 in the amount of:
Fund Name | | Capital Losses | |
Large Company Fund | | $ | (21,569 | ) |
Balanced Fund | | $ | (28,482 | ) |
Government Bond Fund | | $ | (9,245,782 | ) |
Tactical Opportunity Fund | | $ | (75,404 | ) |
Capital losses arising in the post-October period of the current fiscal year may be deferred to the next fiscal year if the fund elects to defer the recognition of these losses. When this election is made any losses recognized during the period are treated as having occurred on the first day of the next fiscal year separate from and in addition to the application of normal capital loss carryovers as described above.
5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee – WesBanco Investment Department is the Funds’ investment adviser (the “Adviser”). The Advisory Agreement between the Funds and the Adviser provides for an annual fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, equal to the percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
Fund Name | Investment Adviser Fee Percentage |
Small Company Fund | 0.75% |
Large Company Fund | 0.75% |
Balanced Fund | 0.75% |
Government Bond Fund | 0.60% |
West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund | 0.60% |
Tactical Opportunity Fund | 0.75% |
The Adviser is contractually obligated to waive a portion of its fees and reimburse other expenses until February 28, 2024 in amounts necessary to limit the Tactical Opportunity Fund’s operating expenses (including the organizational expenses of the Fund, but excluding interest expense, fees on borrowings and expenses associated with the Fund’s investment in other investment companies, if any, extraordinary expenses, tax reclaim recovery expenses and proxy-related expenses) to an annual rate (as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets) of 1.75%. This expense limitation arrangement may not be terminated by the Adviser prior to such date unless such termination is approved by the Trustees. The Adviser is not entitled to recoup any of the fees or expenses waived or reimbursed within this expense limitation arrangement.
For the period ended June 30, 2023, the Adviser did not waive any fees due to expenses being under the limit.
Administrative Fee – ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS”) provides the Funds with certain administrative personnel and services. The fees paid to ALPS are based on the daily average aggregate net assets of the Trust for the period, subject to an annual minimum (on the Trust level). The annual minimum fee will be allocated among the Funds using an equal per-Fund allocation. Any remaining amounts of the minimum fee after the per-Fund allocation will be allocated among the Funds based upon the relative net assets of each Fund.
Transfer Agent Fee – ALPS is the Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent for the Funds. ALPS receives an annual base fee per Fund in addition to certain out-of-pocket expenses.
Distribution (12b-1) Fee – ALPS Distributors, Inc. (“ADI”), an affiliate of ALPS, serves as the Funds’ distributor. The Funds currently have no active distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act.
Shareholder Services Fee – Under the terms of Shareholder Services Agreements with WesBanco Bank (“WesBanco”, an affiliate of the Adviser) and other financial institutions, the Funds may pay WesBanco as well as other financial institutions, up to 0.25% of average daily net assets. The fee is used to finance certain services for shareholders and to maintain shareholder accounts. WesBanco and other financial institutions may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of their fee, which arrangement they can modify or terminate at any time at their sole discretion.
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Recordkeeping Fee – The Funds may pay recordkeeping fees on an average net assets basis or on a per account per year basis to financial intermediaries for providing recordkeeping services to the Funds and shareholders.
Custodian Fees – WesBanco is the Funds’ custodian. The custodian fee paid to WesBanco is based on the level of each Fund’s average daily net assets for the period, plus out-of-pocket expenses. WesBanco may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. WesBanco can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
General – Certain Officers and Trustees of the Funds are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.
6. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, for the period ended June 30, 2023 were as follows:
Fund | | Purchases | | | Sales | |
Small Company Fund | | $ | 23,554,251 | | | $ | 27,457,235 | |
Large Company Fund | | | 41,465,113 | | | | 50,851,251 | |
Balanced Fund | | | 11,699,802 | | | | 16,880,327 | |
Government Bond Fund | | | 108,476,616 | | | | 106,585,370 | |
West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund | | | 5,279,170 | | | | 6,678,338 | |
Tactical Opportunity Fund | | | 7,830,128 | | | | 9,136,663 | |
Purchases and Sales of U.S. Government Securities, other than short-term securities, for the year ended June 30, 2023 were as follows:
Fund | | Purchases | | | Sales | |
Balanced Fund | | $ | 3,173,316 | | | $ | – | |
Government Bond Fund | | | 32,923,084 | | | | 7,448,281 | |
7. CONCENTRATION OF RISK
Since the West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in issuers located in one state, it is more susceptible to factors adversely affecting issuers of that state than would be a comparable tax-exempt mutual fund that invests nationally. In order to reduce the credit risk associated with such factors, as of June 30, 2023, 30% of the securities in the portfolio were backed by letters of credit, bond insurance of various financial institutions, or financial guaranty assurance agencies.
Additionally, the Funds may invest a portion of their assets in securities of companies that are deemed by the Funds’ management to be classified in similar business sectors. The economic developments within a particular sector may have an adverse effect on the ability of issuers to meet their obligations. Additionally, economic developments may have an effect on the liquidity and volatility of portfolio securities.
8. COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEES
None of the Trustees are entitled to receive any retirement, pension plan or deferred compensation benefits from the Trust. Interested Trustees receive the same compensation as Independent Trustees. No officers of the Funds are compensated by the Funds, but officers may be reimbursed by the Funds for travel and related expenses incurred in performing their duties.
9. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT
In March 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” ASU 2020-04 provides optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden due to the discontinuation of the LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates. ASU 2020-04 is effective as of March 12, 2020 and can be applied through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2020-04. FASB has deferred the sunset date to December 31,2024. At this time, management believes the adoption of ASU 2020-04 will not have a material impact to the financial statements.
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10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In preparing these financial statements, the Funds’ management has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued.
Shareholder Distributions for the Balanced Fund: On July 31, 2023, the Balanced Fund paid a monthly distribution of $0.03106 per share to common shareholders of record as of July 20, 2023.
Shareholder Distributions for Government Bond Fund and West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund: On August 1, 2023, the Government Bond Fund and the West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund paid daily distributions declared from July 1, 2023 to July 31, 2023 totaling $0.00068 and $0.00051 per share, respectively, to common shareholders.
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Shareholder Expense Example | |
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As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including managdement fees and to the extent applicable, shareholder services fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you to 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. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first line of the table below (“Actual Fund Return”) provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred 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 section under the heading “Expense Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second line under each fund of the table below (“Hypothetical Fund Return”) provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds with 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. Therefore, the second line of the table below (“Hypothetical Fund Return”) is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
| | Beginning Account Value January 1, 2023 | | | Ending Account Value June 30, 2023 | | | Expense Paid During Period(1) | | | Net Expense Ratios(2) | |
WesMark Small Company Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Fund Return | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,066.20 | | | $ | 6.20 | | | | 1.21 | % |
Hypothetical Fund Return (assuming a 5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.79 | | | $ | 6.06 | | | | 1.21 | % |
WesMark Balanced Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Fund Return | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,011.00 | | | $ | 6.13 | | | | 1.23 | % |
Hypothetical Fund Return (assuming a 5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.70 | | | $ | 6.16 | | | | 1.23 | % |
WesMark Government Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Fund Return | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,002.00 | | | $ | 4.96 | | | | 1.00 | % |
Hypothetical Fund Return (assuming a 5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.84 | | | $ | 5.01 | | | | 1.00 | % |
WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Fund Return | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,011.80 | | | $ | 5.44 | | | | 1.09 | % |
Hypothetical Fund Return (assuming a 5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.39 | | | $ | 5.46 | | | | 1.09 | % |
WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Fund Return | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,028.50 | | | $ | 7.09 | | | | 1.41 | % |
Hypothetical Fund Return (assuming a 5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.80 | | | $ | 7.05 | | | | 1.41 | % |
WesMark Large Company Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Fund Return | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,119.50 | | | $ | 5.78 | | | | 1.10 | % |
Hypothetical Fund Return (assuming a 5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.34 | | | $ | 5.51 | | | | 1.10 | % |
(1) | Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the six month period). |
(2) | Annualized, based on the Fund’s most recent fiscal half-year expenses. |
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| Board of Trustees and Trust Officers |
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The Board is responsible for managing the Trust’s business affairs and for exercising all the Trust’s powers except those reserved for the shareholders. The following tables give information about each Board member and the senior officers of the Funds. Where required, the tables separately list Board members who are “interested persons” of the Funds (i.e., “Interested” Board members) and those who are not (i.e., “Independent” Board members). The WesMark Fund Complex consists of one Investment Company (comprising six portfolios). Unless otherwise noted, each Officer is elected annually; each Board member oversees all portfolios in the WesMark Fund Complex; and serves for an indefinite term.
Name, Year of Birth, Address* and Date Service Began | Principal Occupations in Past Five Years, other Directorships Held and Previous Positions |
Independent Trustees | |
Lawrence E. Bandi (1954) TRUSTEE Began serving September 2004 | Principal Occupations: Retired Other Directorships: Welty Corporation, St. Vincent’s de Paul Parish School. Previous Positions: President, Central Catholic High School (Education); President and Chief Executive Officer, Valley National Gases, Inc. (Gas Supplier); Chief Financial Officer & Vice President, West Virginia Northern Community College (Education); VP & CFO MPD Corporation (Hospitality). |
Jordan A. Miller, Jr. (1951) TRUSTEE Began serving March 2021 | Principal Occupation: Retired Previous Positions and Directorships: Regional Chairman Fifth Third Bank Central Ohio (National Bank); Regional CEO and President Fifth Third Bank Central Ohio (Commercial, Consumer, and Private banking); Managing Director of Fifth Third Advisor Services (Investment Management); CEO Fifth Third Bank Investments a FINRA registered broker dealer (Investment Management). |
Gary J. Madich (1955) TRUSTEE Began serving November 2020 | Principal Occupation: Retired Other Directorships: Managing Director/CEO Global Fixed Income and previously Managing Director/Global CIO Fixed Income, JPMorgan Investment Management (Investment Management); Senior Managing Director/ CIO Fixed Income, Banc One Investment Advisors (Investment Management); Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager Fixed Income, Federated Investors (Investment Management). |
Interested Trustees | |
J. Christopher Gardill** (1976) CHAIRMAN AND TRUSTEE Began serving August 2015 | Principal Occupations: Member, Phillips, Gardill, Kaiser & Altmeyer, PLLC (private law firm). Other Directorships: Board Member, Wheeling Vintage Raceboat Regatta (Private Organization). |
| * | All Trustees may be reached via the Funds at 1290 Broadway, Suite 1000, Denver, CO, 80203. |
| ** | Mr. Gardill has served as Chairman since February 1, 2022. Mr. Gardill is an interested person due to his affiliation with Phillips, Gardill, Kaiser & Altmeyer, PLLC who serves as legal counsel to WesBanco Inc. and WesBanco Bank. The Funds’ investment adviser, WesBanco Investment Department, is a division of WesBanco Bank, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of WesBanco, Inc. Mr. Gardill was also an independent consultant to the Trust Committee of WesBanco Bank, Inc. |
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Board of Trustees and Trust Officers | |
| June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
The name, address, age and principal occupations for the past five years of the officers of the Trust are listed below. Each officer serves as an officer of the six fund portfolios that comprise the Trust.
Name, Year of Birth and Address* | Positions Held with Fund Date Service Began | Principal Occupation(s) and Previous Position(s) |
Officers | | |
Scott Love (1976) | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PRESIDENT Began Serving: March 2020 | Principal Occupations: Co-Portfolio Manager of the WesMark Funds; Executive Vice President, WesBanco Trust and Investment Services. Previous Positions: Vice President of the WesMark Funds. |
Jennifer S. Roth (1975) | CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER Began Serving: August 2019 | Principal Occupations: Chief Compliance Officer of the WesMark Funds; Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President of WesBanco Investment Department and WesBanco Trust and Investment Services; Registered Principal WesBanco Securities, Inc. Previous Positions: Chief Compliance Officer/Compliance Manager, Global Alternative Investment Services, Inc., 2015 to August 2019. |
Steven Kellas (1966) | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, TREASURER Began Serving: January 2013 | Principal Occupation: Co-Portfolio Manager, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the WesMark Funds, Executive Vice President WesBanco Trust and Investment Services. |
Todd P. Zerega (1974) | SECRETARY Began Serving: September 2004 | Principal Occupations: Partner, Perkins Coie LLP. |
Ian Kilgour (1994) | VICE PRESIDENT Began serving February 2023 | Principal Occupation: Senior Investment Officer - Funds of the WesMark Funds Previous Positions: Investment Officer/Securities Trader, WesMark Funds, from February 2020 to February 2023; Associate, Sector Trader, Jefferies, LLC. from July 2017 to February 2020. |
Nicholas Adams (1983) | ASSISTANT SECRETARY Began Serving: March 2022 | Principal Occupation: Principal Legal Counsel SS&C ALPS since 2022. Previous Positions: Associate Attorney, Arnold, Newbold, Sollars & Hollins; P.C. from 2020 to 2021; Case Manager/Attorney, Stanziola Estate Law from 2019 to 2020; Compliance Analyst, Empower Retirement from 2014 to 2018. |
Scott Fuchs (1969) | ASSISTANT TREASURER Began Serving: August 2022 | Principal Occupation: Fund Controller, SS&C ALPS since May 2022. Previous Positions: Vice President at GAMCO Investors, Inc. from May 2016 –April 2021. |
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| Board Review of Advisory Contract |
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | |
As required by the 1940 Act, the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) of the WesMark Funds (“Funds”) has reviewed, at its May 2023 meeting, the Funds’ investment advisory contract with WesBanco Investment Department (“Adviser”). Prior to the May meeting the Board considered the materials to be requested from the Adviser in connection with their consideration of the renewal of the investment advisory agreement. Following a review and approval by the Funds’ Independent Trustees in executive session at the May meeting, the Board reviewed and approved the continuation of the Funds’ investment advisory agreement with the Adviser for the one-year period commencing on May 31, 2023. The Board’s decision to approve the investment advisory agreement reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to continue the existing arrangements.
The Board is aware that various courts, including the United States Supreme Court, have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an Adviser’s fiduciary duty with respect to its receipt of compensation: the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, including the investment performance of a Fund; the Adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the Adviser may realize “economies of scale” as a Fund grows larger and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale; any profits or indirect benefits that may accrue to the Adviser and its affiliates as a result of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the Adviser’s services and fees. The Funds’ Board is aware of these factors and is guided by them in its review of the Funds’ advisory contract to the extent they are appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below.
In connection with its review, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of detailed information about the Funds and the WesBanco organization. The Adviser and other service providers of the Funds provide much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnish additional reports in connection with the particular meeting at which the Board’s formal review of the advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board receives additional information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: the Adviser’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; a Fund’s short-and long-term performance (in absolute terms, and when compared to certain competitor or “peer group” funds and/or other market benchmarks, as appropriate), and comments on the reasons for performance; a Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of a Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for any expense limitations); the use and allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading a Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to a Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and, to the extent applicable, the primary service providers to the Funds; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or the Adviser are responding to them. The evaluation process is evolutionary, reflecting continually developing considerations. Changing circumstances drive the criteria considered and the emphasis placed on relevant criteria.
With respect to the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board received and considered information concerning the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds. The Trustees considered the background and experience of the members of the portfolio management teams responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds and considered the functioning of the portfolio management teams for the Funds. In addition, the Board received and considered information concerning the research function of the Adviser that supports its portfolio management teams and discussed the Adviser’s commitment to add additional investment resources. The Board discussed the Funds’ positioning in the marketplace and the Adviser’s execution on the investment strategy for each Fund. The Board concluded it was satisfied with the capabilities and commitment of the Adviser to provide high quality service to the Funds.
With respect to a Fund’s performance and expenses in particular, the Board has found the use of comparisons to other mutual funds with comparable investment programs to be useful, given the high degree of competition within the mutual fund business. While mindful that courts have cautioned against giving such comparisons too much weight, the Board focuses on comparisons with other similar mutual funds (rather than non-mutual fund products or services) because it is believed that they are more relevant. For example, other mutual funds are the products most like the Funds, and they are readily available as alternative investment vehicles. The range of their fees and expenses therefore appears to be a generally reliable indication of what consumers have found to be reasonable in the precise marketplace in which the Funds compete. A Fund’s ability to deliver competitive performance when compared to its peer group may, depending upon the Fund’s investment strategy and positioning in the marketplace, be a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing on the Fund’s investment program. The Funds are the only advisory clients of the Adviser. However, personnel of the Adviser assist in the provision of asset management services for clients of affiliates of the Adviser. The Board is aware of these arrangements and is briefed on any material changes to these arrangements.
The Board reviewed the one-year and three-year periods of each Fund in comparison to the performance of the average of each Fund’s respective peer group. For the one-year period, the performance of the WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund was above the average of its respective peer group. The performance of the WesMark Balanced Fund, the WesMark Government Bond Fund, the WesMark Large Company Fund, the WesMark Small Company Fund and the WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund was below each respective peer group average for the one-year period. For the three-year period, the performance of the WesMark Large Company Fund, the WesMark Small Company Fund and the WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund was above the average of each respective peer group. The performance of the WesMark Balanced Fund, the WesMark Government Bond Fund and the WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund was below each respective peer group average for the three-year period. The Board also reviewed the performance of the Funds for the first quarter of 2023. The Board also noted that the peer performance comparisons for the WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund were of limited value because of the unique nature of the West Virginia municipal bond market and the limited number of municipal bond funds dedicated to West Virginia. Overall the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the Advisor’s capabilities, undertakings and the commitment of the Adviser to provide high quality services to the Funds. The Board will continue to monitor these efforts and performance of the Funds.
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Board Review of Advisory Contract | |
| June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
The Board requested and reviewed a report prepared by an independent rating organization which compared each of the Fund’s fees, including gross advisory fees, for the calendar year ending December 31, 2022, to a peer group including the applicable WesMark Fund compiled by the independent rating organization. The report indicated the gross investment advisory fee for the WesMark Government Bond Fund, WesMark Large Company Fund and the WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund was above the median for each respective peer group. The gross investment advisory fee for the WesMark Balanced Fund and the WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund were at the median for each respective peer group, and the gross investment advisory fee for the WesMark Small Company Fund was below the median for its respective peer group. The Board also reviewed the other information provided in the report such as the Funds’ total expense ratios verses those of the selected peer groups. Based on the review of the report, the Board concluded it was satisfied that the advisory fees and overall expense structure of the Funds remained competitive and was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the Adviser’s services. The Board will continue to monitor advisory fees and other expenses borne by the Funds.
The Board also considered whether “economies of scale” may exist and whether the Funds benefit from any such economies. The Board noted each of the Funds is of relatively small size relative to many of its peers and had not experienced meaningful asset growth over the past year. Under these circumstances, the Board concluded there were no meaningful “economies of scale” enjoyed by the Adviser in managing the Funds. However, the Board noted shareholders of a Fund may benefit from an increase in size of the Fund due to the fixed expenses of the Fund being spread over a larger asset base potentially resulting in lower expense ratios for the Funds.
The Board also receives financial information about the Adviser, including information on the profitability of the Adviser on a fund-by-fund basis. Although the Board considered the profitability of the Adviser on a fund-by-fund basis, in the Board’s view, the cost of performing advisory services on a fund-specific basis is difficult to estimate satisfactorily as it involves making certain assumptions in the allocation of expenses and is a relatively minor consideration in its overall evaluation. The Board therefore determined that, although the Adviser’s profitability did not seem excessive, the profitability analysis was of limited value.
The Board considered, in addition to the advisory fees, the compensation and benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. This included fees received for services, such as custody and shareholder servicing, provided to the Funds by other entities in the WesBanco organization and research and trading services received by the Adviser from brokers (or from third parties with which these broker-dealers have arrangements) that execute fund trades (“soft dollar arrangements”). The Trustees considered the benefit to the Adviser and its affiliates from such soft dollar arrangements, including that the services received are of value to the Adviser in advising the Funds and that the Adviser might otherwise be required to separately purchase such services. The Trustees concluded that the “soft dollar” arrangements appeared to benefit the Funds and did not seem unreasonable. The Board also concluded that the amounts received by the Advisor or its affiliates for the provision of custody and shareholder servicing did not appear unreasonable.
In assessing the Adviser’s performance of its obligations, the Board also considers whether a circumstance or event has occurred that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruptions of the Funds’ operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew an advisory contract. Thus, the Board’s “selection” or approval of the Adviser must reflect the fact that it is the shareholders who have effectively selected the Adviser by virtue of having invested in the Funds. The Board concluded that, in light of the factors discussed above, including the nature, extent, quality and scope of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates, continuation of the advisory contract was appropriate.
The Board based its decision to renew the advisory contracts on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. The Board does not consider any one factor to be determinative and based its decision to approve the Funds’ investment advisory contract with the Adviser on the totality of the circumstances and with a view of past and future long-term considerations. With respect to the factors that were relevant, the Board’s decision to approve the contract reflects its determination that the Adviser’s performance and actions provide a satisfactory basis to support the decision to continue the existing arrangements.
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| Additional Information |
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | |
Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank, and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal.
This report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the funds’ prospectus which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses and other information.
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in a Fund’s portfolio is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-864-1013. A report on Form N-PX of how the Funds voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge and upon request by calling the Funds toll-free at 1-800-864-1013. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Funds file with the SEC a complete schedule of their portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on Form N-PORT. These filings are also available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room). You may also access this information on the WesMark Funds website at www.wesmarkfunds.com by clicking on “Quarterly Reports”, then selecting the name of the Fund.
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS
For the year ended December 31, 2022, 99.39% of the distributions from net investment income for West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund are exempt from federal income tax.
Of the ordinary income (including short-term capital gain) distributions made by the Funds during the year ended December 31, 2022, the percentages qualifying for the dividend received deduction available to corporate shareholders are as follows:
Fund Name | Percentage |
Small Company Fund | 42.71% |
Large Company Fund | 58.81% |
Balanced Fund | 82.15% |
Tactical Opportunity Fund | 7.62% |
For the year ended December 31, 2022, the following percentages of total ordinary dividends paid by the Funds are qualifying dividends which may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Act of 2003. Complete information will be reported in conjunction with the reporting of your distributions on Form 1099-DIV. The percentages were as follows:
Fund Name | Percentage |
Small Company Fund | 42.63% |
Large Company Fund | 59.95% |
Balanced Fund | 83.46% |
Tactical Opportunity Fund | 14.10% |
Pursuant to Section 852(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, Small Company Fund, West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund, Large Company Fund, Balanced Fund, and Tactical Opportunity Fund designated $24,705,833, $250,493, $26,842,011, $4,772,404, and $2,254,947, respectively as long-term capital gain dividends.
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Glossary of Terms | |
| June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) |
Basis points – a unit that is equal to 1/100th of 1% and is used to denote the change in a financial instrument.
Collateralized Mortgage Obligation – complex mortgage backed securities that allocate payments and prepayments from an underlying mortgage pools among holders of different classes or tranches of the CMO.
Commercial Mortgage Securities (CMBS) – fixed-income investment products that are backed by mortgages on commercial properties rather than residential real estate.
Consumer Price Index (CPI) – a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services.
Covered call – an options strategy where an investor holds a long position in an asset and writes (sells) call options on that same asset to generate an income stream.
Duration – a measure of a security’s price sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Securities with longer durations are more sensitive to changes in interest rates than securities of shorter durations.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – government sponsored entities that receive support through federal subsidies, loan or other benefits.
Floating rate debt – a debt instrument with a variable interest rate.
HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index – The Hedge Fund Research, Inc. (HFRI) Fund of Funds Composite Index is an equal weighted index that consists of over 800 constituent hedge funds, including both domestic and offshore funds.
LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate – a benchmark interest rate at which major global banks lend to one another in the international interbank market for short-term loans.
Maturity – maturity date refers to the final payment date of a loan or other financial instrument, at which point the principal (and all remaining interest) is due to be paid.
Mortgage Backed Securities – a type of asset-backed security that is secured by a mortgage or collection of mortgages.
Mortgage Pool – a group of mortgages with similar interest rates and maturity dates “pooled together” for the issuance of a mortgage-backed security. Some mortgage-backed securities issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae are known as “pools” themselves. These are the simplest form of mortgage-backed security.
MSCI All World index – The MSCI All World Index captures large and mid-c stocks across 23 developed and 27 emerging markets.
MSCI EAFA Index – The MSCI EAFE Index is an equity index which captures large and mid cap representation across 21 Developed Markets countries around the world, excluding the US and Canada.
MSCI Emerging Markets Index – The MSCI Emerging Markets Index captures large and mid cap representation across 27 Emerging Markets (EM) countries.
Options – a contract which offers the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy (call option) or sell (put option) the underlying asset at an agreed-upon price during a certain period of time or on a specific date.
Russell 2000 Index – an index measuring the performance of approximately 2,000 small-cap companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which is made up of 3,000 of the biggest U.S. stocks. The Russell 2000 serves as a benchmark for small-cap stocks in the United States.
S&P 500 – a market-capitalization-weighted index of the 500 largest publicly-traded companies in the U.S.
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| Glossary of Terms |
June 30, 2023 (Unaudited) | |
S&P 600 – An index of small-cap stocks managed by Standard and Poor’s. The S&P 600 SmallCap Index covers a broad range of small cap stocks in the United States. The index is weighted according to market capitalization and covers about 3-4% of the total market for equities in the United States.
VIX Index – The Volatility Index, or VIX, is a real-time market index created by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) that represents the market’s expectation of 30-day forward-looking volatility. Derived from the price inputs of the S&P 500 index options, it provides a measure of market risk and investors’ sentiments.
Yield – the income return on an investment, such as the interest or dividends received from holding a particular security.
Yield curve – a line that plots the interest rates, at a set point in time, of bonds having equal credit quality but differing maturity dates.
Yield spread – the difference between yields on differing debt instruments of varying maturities, credit ratings and risk, calculated by deducting the yield of one instrument from another.
Investment Ratings:
Description | Standard and Poor’s Long-Term Debt Rating | Moody’s Investors Service Long-Term Bond Rating |
Highest rating available. Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is extremely strong. Carry smallest degree of investment risk. | AAA | Aaa |
Very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Differ from AAA rated securities by very small degree. Still considered high grade obligation. | AA | Aa |
Strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal although is somewhat more susceptible to adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than those rated higher. Considered upper medium grade obligation. | A | A |
Regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Any adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay vs. those rated higher. Considered medium grade obligation. | BBB | Baa |
Judged to have speculative elements, but has less near-term vulnerability to default than other speculative=e issues. Faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments. | BB | Ba |
Has greater vulnerability to default but currently has capacity to meet interest payments and principal repayments. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair capacity or willingness to pay interest or principal. Generally lack characteristics of the desirable investment. | B | B |
Currently identifiable vulnerability to default and is dependent upon favorable business,financial, and economic conditions to meet timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. Such issues may be in default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to principal or interest. | CCC | Caa |
Typically applied to debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied CCC debt rating (by S&P). Represent obligations which are speculative in a high degree. | CC | Ca |
Typically applied to debt subordinated to senior debt which has been assigned an actual or implied CCC-debt rating (by S&P). Represents the lowest rated class of bonds. | C | C |
Credit rating firms, such as Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s, use different designations consisting of upper- and lower-case letters ‘A’ and ‘B’ to identify a bond’s credit quality rating. ‘AAA’ and ‘AA’ (high credit quality) and ‘A’ and ‘BBB’ (medium credit quality) are considered investment grade. Credit ratings for bonds below these designations (‘BB’, ‘B’, ‘CCC’, etc.) are considered low credit quality, and are commonly referred to as “junk bonds.”
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable to this semi-annual report.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable to this semi-annual report.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable to this semi-annual report.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 6. Investments.
| (a) | The Registrant’s “Schedule I – Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers” (as set forth in 17 CFR 210.12-12) is included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR. |
| (b) | Not applicable to the registrant. |
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
No changes to report.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
| (a) | The Registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))), are effective in design and operation and are sufficient to form the basis of the certifications required by Rule 30a-(2) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report on Form N-CSR. |
| (b) | There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 13. Exhibits.
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 | WesMark Funds | |
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By | /s/ Scott Love | |
| Scott Love President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | |
Date | September 5, 2023 | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By | /s/Scott Love | |
| Scott Love President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | |
Date | September 5, 2023 | |
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By | /s/ Steven Kellas | |
| Steven Kellas Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | |
Date | September 5, 2023 | |