Trustees concluded that (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by Polen are appropriate and consistent with the terms of the Polen Agreement, (ii) that the quality of those services has been, and continues to be, consistent with industry norms, (iii) the Polen Funds are likely to benefit from the continued provision of those services, (iv) Polen has sufficient personnel, with the appropriate skills and experience, to serve the Polen Funds effectively and has demonstrated its continuing ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, and (v) the satisfactory nature, extent, and quality of services currently provided to the Polen Funds is likely to continue under the Polen Agreement.
The Trustees considered the investment performance for the Polen Funds and Polen. The Trustees reviewed historical performance charts which showed the performance of the Polen Funds as compared to their respective benchmark indices and Lipper categories for the year-to-date, one-year, two-year, three-year, five-year, ten-year and since inception periods ended June 30, 2023, as applicable. The Trustees considered the short-term and long-term performance of the Polen Funds, as applicable. The Trustees noted that they considered performance reports provided at Board meetings throughout the year.
Polen Growth Fund. The Trustees noted that the Polen Growth Fund’s Institutional Class shares outperformed the Lipper Large-Cap Growth Classification for the ten-year period ended June 30, 2023, and underperformed for the year-to-date, one-year, three-year and five-year periods ended June 30, 2023. The Trustees further noted that the Polen Growth Fund’s Institutional Class shares underperformed the Russell 1000 Growth Total Return Index for the year-to-date, one-year, three-year, five-year and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2023. The Trustees further noted that the Polen Growth Fund’s Institutional Class shares outperformed the S&P 500 Total Return Index for the year-to-date and ten-year periods ended June 30, 2023 and underperformed for the one-year, three-year and five-year periods ended June 30, 2023.
Polen Global Growth Fund. The Trustees noted that the Polen Global Growth Fund’s Institutional Class shares outperformed the Lipper Global Large-Cap Growth Classification for the year-to-date, five-year and since inception (December 30, 2014) periods ended June 30, 2023, and underperformed for the one-year and three-year periods ended June 30, 2023. The Trustees further noted that the Polen Global Growth Fund’s Institutional Class shares outperformed the MSCI All Country World Index (Net Returns) for the year-to-date, one-year, five-year and since inception periods ended June 30, 2023, and underperformed for the threeyear period ended June 30, 2023.
Polen International Growth Fund. The Trustees noted that the Polen International Growth Fund’s Institutional Class shares outperformed the Lipper International Large-Cap Growth Classification for the year-to-date and one-year periods ended June 30, 2023, and underperformed for the three-year, five-year and since inception (December 30, 2016) periods ended June 30, 2023. The Trustees further noted that the Polen International Growth Fund’s Institutional Class shares outperformed the MSCI All Country World ex USA Index (Net Returns) for the year-to-date, one-year and since inception periods ended June 30, 2023, and underperformed for the three-year and five-year periods ended June 30, 2023.
Polen U.S. Small Company Growth Fund. The Trustees noted that the Polen U.S. Small Company Growth Fund’s Institutional Class shares outperformed the Lipper Small-Cap Growth Classification for the year-to-date period ended June 30, 2023, and underperformed for the one-year, three-year, five-year and since inception (October 31, 2017) periods ended June 30, 2023. The Trustees further noted that the Polen U.S. Small Company Growth Fund’s Institutional Class shares outperformed the Russell 2000 Growth Total Return Index for the year-to-date, five-year and since inception periods ended June 30, 2023, and underperformed for the one-year and three-year periods ended June 30, 2023.
Polen Emerging Markets Growth Fund. The Trustees noted that the Polen Emerging Markets Growth Fund’s Institutional Class shares outperformed the Lipper Emerging Markets Classification for the one-year period ended June 30, 2023, and underperformed for the year-to-date, two-year and since inception (October 16, 2020) periods ended June 30, 2023. The Trustees further noted that the Polen Emerging Markets Growth Fund’s Institutional Class shares outperformed the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net Returns) for the year-to-date and one-year periods ended June 30, 2023, and underperformed for the two-year and since inception periods ended June 30, 2023.
Polen U.S. SMID Company Growth Fund. The Trustees noted that the Polen U.S. SMID Company Growth Fund’s Institutional Class shares outperformed the Lipper Mid-Cap Growth Classification for the year-to-date and one-year periods ended June 30, 2023, and underperformed for the two-years and since inception (March 31, 2021) periods ended June 30, 2023. The Trustees further noted