UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act File Number 811-22648
Aspiriant Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 600
Los Angeles, California 90025
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Robert J. Francais
Aspiriant Trust
11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 600
Los Angeles, California 90025
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (310) 806-4000
Date of fiscal year end: Mar 31
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2022
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
(a) The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED TAXABLE BOND FUND
ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
ASPIRIANT DEFENSIVE ALLOCATION FUND
ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND
Each, a series of Aspiriant Trust
Shareholder Report
March 31, 2022
ASPIRIANT TRUST
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Letter to Shareholders | 2 |
Growth of a $10,000 Investment and Performance | 10 |
Summaries of Investments | 14 |
Schedules of Investments | 18 |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | 47 |
Statements of Operations | 48 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 49 |
Financial Highlights | 51 |
Notes to Financial Statements | 55 |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 73 |
Other Information | 75 |
Expense Examples | 78 |
Trustees and Officers | 80 |
Privacy Policy | 82 |
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED TAXABLE BOND FUND
Letter to Shareholders
March 31, 2022
The Aspiriant Risk-Managed Taxable Bond Fund (“Taxable Bond Fund” or the “Fund”) returned -3.76% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Over the same period, Taxable Bond Fund’s benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “Benchmark”), returned -4.15%. Corporate high yield issues outperformed higher rated bonds as represented by the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Index’s return of -0.66% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, providing a buffer with their higher yield component.
The Fund’s core funds, which generally have strategies closer to the Benchmark, returned approximately -3.31% over the one-year period ended March 31, 2022. While the Fund’s opportunistic funds, which have strategies distinct from the Benchmark, returned approximately -5.85% over the same period.
The bond market was relatively benign for the first three quarters of the fiscal year. The market had little reaction to higher inflation until December when interest rates started to increase. The continued increase in rates through March provided the Benchmark with its worst three-month return since 1980. In the short-term, bond returns are generally predicated on changes in interest rates. Higher rates typically mean lower values for bonds and negative returns. We ended the period with the 2-year Treasury yielding 2.28%, up 1.55% over the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The bellwether 10-year Treasury yield moved up over 2.5% in the first days of April following the fiscal year end. While not overly enticing, these yields provide a level of security greater than the 0.50% yield seen two years ago. In the end, we believe that higher rates are good for bond investors and provide for higher future returns.
In June, the Fund made an investment in River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund. It is a core bond fund, with a focus on credit quality but is smaller in size compared to many of our other core bond positions. Currently, the fund has a bias toward higher quality, more liquid securities amidst the backdrop of increasing market volatility and relatively low additional return per additional unit of risk. It was funded out of two of our larger core bond managers.
Subsequent to the end of the period, we made an investment in the AG Direct Lending Fund IV Annex, L.P., a private fund that invests primarily in privately negotiated, secured cash-flow based loans to private equity sponsor-backed North American middle market companies. We believe this provides a compelling opportunity even as the economy slows and should allow for additional yield enhancement for the Fund.
Thank you for your investment in the Fund.
John Allen
Portfolio Manager
Chief Investment Officer, Aspiriant, LLC
The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-877-997-9971.
Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation by the Fund, the adviser or distributor.
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED TAXABLE BOND FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS (Continued)
March 31, 2022
An investment in the Fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money on your investment in the Fund. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The cost of investing in a fund of funds may be higher than other mutual funds as the Fund will bear not only its own direct expenses but also a portion of expenses of the underlying funds. The Fund’s performance is tied to the performance of the underlying funds which means that if one or more of the underlying funds fails to meet its objective then the performance of the Fund may be adversely impacted.
The Fund’s asset allocation percentages are made across a broad range of investment strategies which may expose investors to increased risks. This may include investing significant portions of assets in certain asset classes and industries within certain economic sectors which may be unfavorably affected by the same political, economic or market events. The Fund may invest in illiquid securities, which may or may not be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business.
As a result of its investments in underlying funds, the Fund is exposed to the principal risks of underlying funds. These risks include asset and mortgage-backed securities, call, counterparty, credit, defaulted securities, derivatives, emerging markets, extension, floating rate loan, foreign securities and currencies, high yield securities, income, inflation index bond, interest rate, large shareholder, leverage, preferred securities, prepayment, restricted securities, sector, short sale and zero coupon bond risks. Further information about these and other risk considerations are described in detail in the Fund’s prospectus.
Income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax.
The views expressed are those of the authors at the time created. They do not necessarily reflect the views of other persons in the Aspiriant, LLC organization. These views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions, and Aspiriant, LLC disclaims any responsibility to update such views. No forecasts can be guaranteed. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice or as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Aspiriant, LLC portfolio.
Please consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus that contains this and other information about the Fund is available by calling 1-877-997-9971 and should be read carefully prior to investing.
The below referenced unmanaged indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. Investors cannot invest directly in an index, although they can invest in their underlying securities.
The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an uninvestable, unmanaged, broad fixed income, market-value-weighted index generally representative of investment grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities with maturities of at least one year. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
The Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index is an uninvestable, unmanaged index that measures the USD-denominated, high yield, fixed-rate corporate bond market. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody’s, Fitch and S&P is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
Bond ratings are grades given to bonds that indicate their credit quality as determined by private independent rating services such as Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch. These firms evaluate a bond issuer’s financial strength, or its ability to pay a bond’s principal and interest in a timely fashion. Ratings are expressed as letters ranging from ‘AAA’, which is the highest grade, to ‘D’, which is the lowest grade.
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS
March 31, 2022
The Aspiriant Risk-Managed Municipal Bond Fund (“Municipal Bond Fund” or the “Fund”) returned -2.87% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Over the same period, the Municipal Bond Fund’s benchmark, the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index (the “Benchmark”), returned -4.47%. All components of the Fund outperformed the Benchmark for the one-year period ended March 31, 2022. This included the MacKay Municipal Opportunities Fund, L.P. and the MacKay Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund, L.P. which generally have more credit exposure than our other managers and generated a blended return of -2.32% for the one-year period ended March 31, 2022.
Lower rated bonds continued to outperform higher rated bonds with high yield municipal bonds providing a return of -1.35%, as measured by the Bloomberg High Yield Municipal Bond Index, for the one-year period ended March 31, 2022. The Fund’s allocation to high yield municipal bonds contributed positively to performance as their higher yield provided a buffer against rising inflation and interest rate expectations. We do have some concern that the outperformance of high yield may have run its course as the spread between lower and higher credit quality have compressed.
Over the past few quarters, inflation and interest rate expectations have moved higher and the Federal Reserve has its work cut out to bring down inflation without sending the economy into a recession. We believe we have the best-in-class municipal bond managers, and the Fund is well positioned to take advantage of any dislocations that occurs as the Federal Reserve walks its tight rope.
Thank you for your investment in the Fund.
John Allen
Portfolio Manager
Chief Investment Officer, Aspiriant, LLC
The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-877-997-9971.
Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation by the Fund, the adviser, the sub-advisers or distributor.
An investment in the Fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money on your investment in the Fund. The Fund is exposed to the same risks that are associated with investing in underlying municipal securities owned by the Fund. The actual cost of investing in underlying funds may be higher than a direct investment in such securities because the Fund will bear its pro rata portion of the expenses of the underlying funds in addition to its own direct expenses. The Fund is subject to interest rate risk; as interest rates rise, bond prices generally fall. Credit risk arises from an issuer’s ability to make interest and principal payments when due, as well as the prices of bonds declining when an issuer’s credit quality is expected to deteriorate. Investments in below investment grade or high yield securities are subject to liquidity risk and heightened credit risk. Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers or U.S. issuers with significant non-U.S. operations may present more risk. The Fund may invest in illiquid securities, which may or may not be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business.
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS (Continued)
March 31, 2022
The use of derivatives involves substantial financial risks and transaction costs. Certain derivatives may be illiquid. The Fund’s use of inverse floaters may magnify the potential for losses. The Fund periodically engages in portfolio leverage and when doing so, assumes a higher level of risk in pursuit of its objectives. Leverage involves the risk that the Fund could lose more than its original investment and also increases the Fund’s exposure to volatility, interest rate risk and credit risk.
These and other risk considerations, such as preferred securities, call, counterparty, extension, defaulted securities, income, municipal lease obligations, political and economic, prepayment, restricted securities, tax, zero coupon bond risks, and, as a result of investing in underlying funds, short sale risk, are described in detail in the Fund’s prospectus.
Income may be subject to the alternative minimum tax.
The views expressed are those of the authors at the time created. They do not necessarily reflect the views of other persons in the Aspiriant, LLC organization. These views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions, and Aspiriant, LLC disclaims any responsibility to update such views. No forecasts can be guaranteed. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice or as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Aspiriant, LLC portfolio.
Please consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus that contains this and other information about the Fund is available by calling 1-877-997-9971 and should be read carefully prior to investing.
The below referenced unmanaged indices do not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. Investors cannot invest directly in an index, although they can invest in their underlying securities.
The Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the tax-exempt bond market. It includes most investment-grade tax-exempt bonds that are issued by state and local governments. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
The Bloomberg High Yield Municipal Index measures the non-investment-grade and nonrated U.S. dollar–denominated, fixed-rate, tax-exempt bond market within the 50 United States and four other qualifying regions (Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; Guam; and the Virgin Islands). The index allows state and local general obligation, revenue, insured, and prerefunded bonds; however, historically the index has been composed of mostly revenue bonds. You cannot invest directly in an index.
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ASPIRIANT DEFENSIVE ALLOCATION FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS
March 31, 2022
The Aspiriant Defensive Allocation Fund (“Defensive Allocation Fund” or the “Fund”) returned 2.27% for the one-year period ended March 31, 2022. Over the same period, the Fund’s benchmark, the HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index (the “Benchmark”), returned 1.25%.
Core Diversifiers, global asset allocation strategies that invest across a wide range of financial markets and geographies, returned approximately -0.76% for the one-year period ended March 31, 2022. Performance of the Core Diversifiers held up well in the face of increased volatility brought on by inflation and as central banks began to pull back their accommodative fiscal policies. Alternative Diversifiers, investments in strategies with return patterns that are less sensitive to movements in traditional markets, provided an approximate return of 7.34% for the one-year period ended March 31, 2022. This category benefited from the 13.20% return from gold and strong performance of the private funds. The investments that comprise the Alternative Diversifiers provided the non-correlated return profile for which we were looking, especially in the first quarter of 2022, when both equity and fixed income returns were negative.
The Fund’s allocations to private funds (All Weather Portfolio Limited, Millennium International, Ltd. and Elliott Associates, L.P.) performed well with a blended return of 12.18% for the one-year period ended March 31, 2022. During the year, the Fund added the GMO Equity Dislocation Investment Fund, a long/short fund that seeks to maximize total return by owning attractively valued equities while correspondingly shorting equities where valuations are reflective of implausible growth expectations, as assessed by GMO. After a long period of outperformance by growth stocks over value, we believe we are in the early innings of a rotation back to value stocks, and the GMO Equity Dislocation Investment Fund should be well positioned to take advantage of that rotation.
Thank you for your investment in the Fund.
John Allen
Portfolio Manager
Chief Investment Officer, Aspiriant, LLC
The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-877-997-9971.
Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Fund. References to specific securities should not be construed as a recommendation by the Fund, the adviser or distributor.
An investment in the Fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money on your investment in the Fund. There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The cost of investing in a fund of funds may be higher than other mutual funds as the Fund will bear not only its own direct expenses but also a portion of expenses of the underlying funds. The Fund’s performance is tied to the performance of the underlying funds which means that if one or more of the underlying funds fails to meet its objective then the performance of the Fund may be adversely impacted.
The Fund’s asset allocation percentages are made across a broad range of investment strategies which may expose investors to increased risks. This may include investing significant portions of assets in certain asset classes and industries within certain economic sectors which may be unfavorably affected by the same political, economic or market events. The Fund may invest in illiquid securities, which may or may not be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business.
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ASPIRIANT DEFENSIVE ALLOCATION FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS (Continued)
March 31, 2022
As a result of its investments in underlying funds, the Fund is exposed to the principal risks of underlying funds. These risks include alternative strategies, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, call, commodity, counterparty, covered calls and equity collars, credit, defaulted securities, derivatives, emerging markets, extension, floating rate loan, foreign securities and currencies, high yield securities, income, interest rate, inverse floaters, large shareholder, leverage, preferred securities, prepayment, REIT and real estate, restricted securities, sector, short sale, small and mid-cap company and zero coupon bond risks. Further information about these and other risks may be found in the prospectus.
The views expressed are those of the authors at the time created. They do not necessarily reflect the views of other persons in the Aspiriant, LLC organization. These views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions, and Aspiriant, LLC disclaims any responsibility to update such views. No forecasts can be guaranteed. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice or as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Aspiriant, LLC portfolio.
Please consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus that contains this and other information about the Fund is available by calling 1-877-997-9971 and should be read carefully prior to investing.
The below referenced unmanaged index does not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. Investors cannot invest directly in an index, although they can invest in their underlying securities.
The HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index is an uninvestable, unmanaged index that is an equal weighted index of over 800 constituent hedge fund of funds that invest over a broad range of strategies.
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND
Letter to Shareholders
March 31, 2022
The Aspiriant Risk-Managed Equity Allocation Fund (“Equity Allocation Fund” or the “Fund”), returned 4.10% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. Over the same period, Equity Allocation Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index (the “Benchmark”), returned 7.28%. During the one-year period ended March 31, 2022, U.S. equities, as measured by the S&P 500 Index, returned 15.65% while international stocks, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index and the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, returned 1.16% and -11.37%, respectively.
The fiscal year started with strong market performance with many of the large growth companies performing well through much of the first nine months. Late 2021 and early 2022 saw a turn in the market where growth suffered more than value. Much of this change can be attributed to concerns over the economy from continued, and growing, inflation concerns and the heartbreaking news from Ukraine. The geopolitical impact on the markets fell on the world due to worries over contagion. Markets were immediately impacted by strategic concerns and questions, such as, with whom China would align and how does this impact China’s view of Taiwan. Some of this concern has subsided — for the time being at least. Pockets of the world did see strong performance during the quarter, specifically countries that benefit from higher commodity prices, but in general, the conflict has dragged down emerging markets performance. The Baillie Gifford Emerging Markets Equities Fund and the GMO Emerging Markets Fund returned approximately -21.90% and -22.35%, respectively underperforming the Benchmark for the one-year period ended March 31, 2022, and negatively impacted the performance of the Fund.
The Fund’s allocations to sub-advisors and underlying funds utilizing quality and/or low volatility equity approaches performed well during the year. The Fund’s sub-advisers and underlying funds that have a Quality mandate returned 9.82% for the one-year period ended March 31, 2022, outperforming the Benchmark. Meanwhile, the low volatility strategies returned 13.11%.
The Fund’s investments in private funds, RIEF Strategic Partners Fund, LLC, Bridgewater All Weather China, Ltd., and GMO Equity Dislocation Fund, returned 18.04% for the one-year period ended March 31, 2022, as their strategies benefited from volatility returning to the markets and allocations to value stocks, which began to outperform in the second half of the year. We believe these investments have great potential to dampen volatility in the Fund and to provide outperformance as volatility is likely to continue with the Federal Reserve removing liquidity from the markets and likely needing to raise interest rates to combat inflation.
Thank you for your investment in the Fund.
John Allen
Portfolio Manager
Chief Investment Officer, Aspiriant, LLC
The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-877-997-9971.
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS (Continued)
March 31, 2022
An investment in the Fund is subject to risks, and you could lose money on your investment in the Fund. The principal risks of investing in the Fund include, but are not limited to, asset allocation, investing in smaller companies with limited resources and the use of predictive models. Low volatility and quality investing may go in and out of favor which may cause the Fund to sometimes underperform other equity funds. The Fund may invest in illiquid securities, which may or may not be sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of business.
Foreign securities, including depositary receipts, have additional risks including currency rate changes, political and economic instability, less regulation and market liquidity. Investments in emerging markets involve even greater risks.
The adviser and sub-advisers may be unable to construct the Fund’s investment portfolio such that the intended federal tax implications, when making investment decisions with respect to individual securities, are achieved.
The actual cost of investing in underlying funds may be higher than a direct investment in such securities because the Fund will bear its pro rata portion of the expenses of the underlying funds in addition to its own direct expenses. As a result of its investments in underlying funds, the Fund is exposed to the principal risks of underlying funds. These risks include counterparty, derivatives, focused investment, large shareholder, leverage and short sale risks. Further information about these and other risks may be found in the prospectus.
The views expressed are those of the authors at the time created. They do not necessarily reflect the views of other persons in the Aspiriant, LLC organization. These views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions, and Aspiriant, LLC disclaims any responsibility to update such views. No forecasts can be guaranteed. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice or as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any Aspiriant, LLC portfolio.
Please consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus that contains this and other information about the Fund is available by calling 1-877-997-9971 and should be read carefully prior to investing.
The MSCI ACWI Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity performance of developed and emerging markets. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
The S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization-weighted index that includes 500 stocks representing all major industries. Returns are denominated in U.S. Dollars and include reinvested dividends. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
The MSCI EAFE Index is an equity index which captures large and mid-cap representation across Developed Markets countries around the world, excluding the U.S. and Canada. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index captures large and mid-cap representation across 24 Emerging Markets (EM) countries. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED TAXABLE BOND FUND
Growth of a $10,000 Investment and Performance
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
The above graph assumes an initial investment of $10,000 in the Shares made as of the close of business on March 29, 2018 (Commencement of the Fund’s Operations).
Total Returns as of March 31, 2022 | 1 Year | Annualized Since Inception* |
Aspiriant Risk-Managed Taxable Bond Fund | (3.76)% | 2.10% |
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index(1) | (4.15)% | 2.38% |
The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-877-997-9971, or go to www.aspiriantfunds.com.
The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from 0.25% to 0.08% through June 30, 2022. The Adviser has also contractually agreed to waive its administrative services fee from 0.10% to 0.03% through June 30, 2022. Both arrangements may be terminated only by the Aspiriant Trust’s Board of Trustees.
The performance shown in the table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
* | For the period close of business March 29, 2018 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2022. |
(1) | The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an uninvestable, unmanaged, broad fixed income, market-value-weighted index generally representative of investment grade fixed-rate debt issues, including government, corporate, asset-backed, and mortgage-backed securities with maturities of at least one year. |
The above referenced unmanaged index does not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. Investors cannot invest in an index, although they can invest in their underlying securities.
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT AND PERFORMANCE
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
The above graph assumes an initial investment of $10,000 in Shares made as of the close of business on July 1, 2015 (Commencement of the Fund’s Operations).
Total Returns as of March 31, 2022 | 1 Year | 5 Year | Annualized Since Inception* |
Aspiriant Risk-Managed Municipal Bond Fund | (2.87)% | 3.08% | 3.00% |
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index (1) | (4.47)% | 2.52% | 2.61% |
The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-877-997-9971, or go to www.aspiriantfunds.com.
The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from 0.27% to 0.21% through June 30, 2022. The Adviser has also contractually agreed to waive its administrative services fee from 0.10% to 0.03% through June 30, 2022. Both arrangements may be terminated only by the Aspiriant Trust’s Board of Trustees.
The performance shown in the table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
* | For the period close of business July 1, 2015 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2022. |
(1) | The Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index covers the USD-denominated long-term tax exempt bond market. The index has four main sectors: state and local general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, insured bonds, and prerefunded bonds. |
The above referenced unmanaged index does not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. Investors cannot invest directly in an index, although they can invest in their underlying securities.
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ASPIRIANT DEFENSIVE ALLOCATION FUND
GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT AND PERFORMANCE
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
The above graph assumes an initial investment of $10,000 in the Shares made as of the close of business on December 14, 2015 (Commencement of the Fund’s Operations).
Total Returns as of March 31, 2022 | 1 Year | 5 Year | Annualized Since Inception* |
Aspiriant Defensive Allocation Fund | 2.27% | 4.00% | 3.87% |
HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index (1) | 1.25% | 4.64% | 4.05% |
The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-877-997-9971, or go to www.aspiriantfunds.com.
The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its administrative services fee from 0.10% to 0.01% through June 30, 2022. This arrangement may be terminated only by the Aspiriant Trust’s Board of Trustees.
The performance shown in the table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
* | For the period close of business December 14, 2015 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2022. |
(1) | The HFRI Fund of Funds Composite Index is an uninvestable, unmanaged index that is an equal weighted index of over 650 constituent hedge fund of funds that invest over a broad range of strategies. |
The above referenced unmanaged index does not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. Investors cannot invest in an index, although they can invest in their underlying securities.
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND
Growth of a $10,000 Investment and Performance
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
The above graph assumes an initial investment of $10,000 in the Advisor Shares made as of the close of business on April 4, 2013 (Commencement of the Fund’s Operations).
Total Returns as of March 31, 2022 | 1 Year | 5 Year | Annualized Since Inception* |
Aspiriant Risk-Managed Equity Allocation Fund | | | |
Advisor Shares | 4.10% | 7.50% | 6.69% |
MSCI ACWI Index (1) | 7.28% | 11.64% | 10.06% |
The performance data quoted represents past performance and is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-877-997-9971, or go to www.aspiriantfunds.com.
The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from 0.24% to 0.16% through June 30, 2022. The Adviser has also contractually agreed to waive its administrative services fee from 0.10% to 0.04% through June 30, 2022. Both arrangements may be terminated only by the Aspiriant Trust’s Board of Trustees.
The performance shown in the table and graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
* | For the period close of business April 4, 2013 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2022. |
(1) | The MSCI ACWI Index, which captures large and mid-cap representation, is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets. Returns include the reinvestment of distributions but do not consider sales charges. Performance is shown for illustrative purposes only and does not predict or depict the performance of the Fund. |
The above referenced unmanaged index does not reflect the deduction of fees and taxes associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. Investors cannot invest directly in an index, although they can invest in their underlying securities.
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED TAXABLE BOND FUND
SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS
As of March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Security Type/Sector | | Percent of Total Net Assets | |
Open-End Mutual Funds | | | | |
Domestic | | | 88.6 | % |
Foreign | | | 8.8 | % |
Total Open-End Mutual Funds | | | 97.4 | % |
Short-Term Investment | | | 2.7 | % |
Total Investments | | | 100.1 | % |
Liabilities in excess of other assets | | | (0.1 | )% |
Total Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS
As of March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Security Type/Sector | | Percent of Total Net Assets | |
Municipal Bonds | | | | |
General | | | 16.5 | % |
Medical | | | 11.8 | % |
Transportation | | | 7.4 | % |
General Obligation | | | 7.4 | % |
Development | | | 6.1 | % |
Water | | | 5.3 | % |
Education | | | 5.2 | % |
Airport | | | 5.2 | % |
Higher Education | | | 3.6 | % |
School District | | | 2.8 | % |
Power | | | 1.4 | % |
Housing | | | 1.3 | % |
Tobacco Settlement | | | 1.2 | % |
Other | | | 3.9 | % |
Total Municipal Bonds | | | 79.1 | % |
Common Stock | | | 0.2 | % |
Closed-End Mutual Funds | | | 0.7 | % |
Open-End Mutual Fund | | | 1.2 | % |
Private Funds | | | 10.3 | % |
Short-Term Investment | | | 4.7 | % |
Total Investments | | | 96.2 | % |
Other assets less liabilities | | | 3.8 | % |
Total Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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ASPIRIANT DEFENSIVE ALLOCATION FUND
SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS
As of March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Security Type/Sector | | Percent of Total Net Assets | |
Open-End Mutual Funds | | | | |
Global Allocation | | | 47.6 | % |
Global Macro | | | 4.9 | % |
Merger Arbitrage | | | 4.7 | % |
Market Neutral | | | 3.7 | % |
Total Open-End Mutual Funds | | | 60.9 | % |
Exchange-Traded Fund | | | | |
Real Asset | | | 15.6 | % |
Total Exchange-Traded Fund | | | 15.6 | % |
Private Funds | | | | |
Multi-Strategy/Style | | | 7.9 | % |
Global Allocation | | | 6.1 | % |
Merger Arbitrage | | | 5.0 | % |
Total Private Funds | | | 19.0 | % |
Short-Term Investment | | | 4.1 | % |
Total Investments | | | 99.6 | % |
Other assets less liabilities | | | 0.4 | % |
Total Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND
Summary of Investments
As of March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Security Type/Sector | | Percent of Total Net Assets | |
Common Stocks | | | | |
Technology | | | 6.0 | % |
Health Care | | | 3.6 | % |
Financials | | | 2.8 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 2.3 | % |
Communications | | | 2.1 | % |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 1.6 | % |
Industrials | | | 1.2 | % |
Materials | | | 1.0 | % |
Other | | | 0.9 | % |
Total Common Stocks | | | 21.5 | % |
Exchange-Traded Fund | | | 9.5 | % |
Open-End Mutual Funds | | | 52.0 | % |
Preferred Stock | | | 0.0 | %1 |
Private Funds | | | 11.8 | % |
Short-Term Investments | | | 3.5 | % |
Total Investments | | | 98.3 | % |
Other assets less liabilities | | | 1.7 | % |
Total Net Assets | | | 100.0 | % |
1 | Rounds to less than 0.05%. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED TAXABLE BOND FUND
Schedule of Investments
As of March 31, 2022
| Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS — 97.4% |
| | | | CORE — 87.6% |
| | 3,692,077 | | DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund - I Class | | $ | 36,256,195 | |
| | 9,366,921 | | MetWest Total Return Bond Fund - Plan Class1 | | | 89,454,094 | |
| | 2,583,575 | | PIMCO Income Fund - Institutional Class | | | 29,246,062 | |
| | 1,999,155 | | River Canyon Total Return Bond Fund, Institutional Class | | | 21,330,987 | |
| | 361,558 | | Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund - Institutional Class | | | 3,781,899 | |
| | | | | | | 180,069,237 | |
| | | | OPPORTUNISTIC — 9.8% |
| | 842,768 | | GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, Class VI | | | 18,136,376 | |
| | 355,393 | | Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund - Admiral Shares | | | 2,004,416 | |
| | | | | | | 20,140,792 | |
| | | | TOTAL OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS |
| | | | (Cost $212,960,838) | | | 200,210,029 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 2.7% |
| | 5,448,934 | | JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.29%2 | | | 5,450,024 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT |
| | | | (Cost $5,449,860) | | | 5,450,024 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1% |
| | | | (Cost $218,410,698) | | | 205,660,053 | |
| | | | Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.1)% | | | (140,347 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | $ | 205,519,706 | |
1 | Fair value of this security exceeds 25% of the Fund’s net assets. Additional information for this security, including the financial statements is available from the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov. |
2 | The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
As of March 31, 2022
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS — 79.1% |
| | | | ALABAMA — 1.2% |
| | | | Black Belt Energy Gas District | | | | |
| $ | 2,000,000 | | 4.00%, 06/1/2051, Call 09/1/20311 | | $ | 2,170,131 | |
| | 500,000 | | 1.16% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+ 65 basis points), 04/1/2053, Call 07/1/20272 | | | 500,227 | |
| | 500,000 | | County of Jefferson Sewer Revenue, AGM, 5.25%, 10/1/2048, Call 10/1/2023 | | | 534,361 | |
| | 1,080,000 | | Hoover Industrial Development Board, 5.75%, 10/1/2049, Call 10/1/20293 | | | 1,202,043 | |
| | 2,520,000 | | Jacksonville Public Educational Building Authority, 5.00%, 07/1/2044, Call 07/1/2027 | | | 2,766,670 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | Lower Alabama Gas District, 4.00%, 12/1/2050, Call 09/1/20251 | | | 1,550,902 | |
| | | | Southeast Alabama Gas Supply District | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 4.00%, 06/1/2049, Call 03/1/20241 | | | 1,031,158 | |
| | 1,710,000 | | 1.00% (1-Month USD Libor+ 85 basis points), 06/1/2049, Call 03/1/20242 | | | 1,709,841 | |
| | 1,900,000 | | UAB Medicine Finance Authority, 5.00%, 09/1/2033, Call 09/1/2029 | | | 2,236,786 | |
| | | | | | | 13,702,119 | |
| | | | ARIZONA — 1.6% |
| | | | Arizona Health Facilities Authority | | | | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 02/1/2043, Call 02/1/2023 | | | 512,673 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 01/1/2044, Call 01/1/2024 | | | 1,053,054 | |
| | | | Arizona Industrial Development Authority | | | | |
| | 985,000 | | 4.00%, 03/1/20274 | | | 1,016,289 | |
| | 600,000 | | 4.00%, 07/1/2041, Call 07/1/2026 | | | 600,992 | |
| | 530,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2047, Call 07/1/20274 | | | 564,086 | |
| | 350,000 | | 4.00%, 07/1/2061, Call 07/1/2026 | | | 334,142 | |
| | 213,315 | | Cahava Springs Revitalization District, 7.00%, 07/1/2041, Call 07/1/20274 5 | | | 164,253 | |
| | 696,000 | | Eastmark Community Facilities District #1, 5.20%, 07/1/2039, Call 07/1/20254 | | | 708,013 | |
| | | | Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix | | | | |
| | 645,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2036, Call 10/1/2026 | | | 707,820 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 06/1/2042, Call 06/1/2022 | | | 1,004,872 | |
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | ARIZONA (Continued) |
| $ | 500,000 | | Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pima, 6.75%, 03/1/2034, Call 03/1/2024 | | $ | 513,510 | |
| | 340,000 | | Industrial Development Authority of the County of Yavapai, 5.13%, 03/1/2042, Call 09/1/20224 | | | 342,243 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | La Paz County Industrial Development Authority, 5.75%, 06/15/2038, Call 06/15/20274 | | | 1,033,409 | |
| | 120,000 | | Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, 5.00%, 07/1/2039, Call 07/1/20294 | | | 129,350 | |
| | 500,000 | | Maricopa County Pollution Control Corp., 2.40%, 06/1/2035, Call 12/1/2031 | | | 437,286 | |
| | 550,000 | | Quechan Indian Tribe of Fort Yuma, 9.75%, 05/1/2025, Call 05/1/2022 | | | 559,533 | |
| | 5,000,000 | | Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District, 5.00%, 12/1/2045, Call 06/1/2025 | | | 5,390,835 | |
| | 1,995,000 | | Salt Verde Financial Corp., 5.00%, 12/1/2032 | | | 2,311,238 | |
| | 785,000 | | Westpark Community Facility District, 5.00%, 07/15/2032, Call 07/15/2026 | | | 822,800 | |
| | | | | | | 18,206,398 | |
| | | | ARKANSAS — 0.3% |
| | 2,800,000 | | Arkansas Development Finance Authority, 4.50%, 09/1/2049, Call 09/1/20263 4 | | | 2,854,950 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | CALIFORNIA — 7.0% |
| | 640,000 | | Anaheim Public Financing Authority, 5.00%, 05/1/2046, Call 05/1/2024 | | | 680,862 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Bay Area Toll Authority, 1.76% (SIFMA Municipal Swap Index Yield+ 125 basis points), 04/1/2036, Call 10/1/20262 | | | 1,033,031 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | California Community Choice Financing Authority, 4.00%, 02/1/2052, Call 05/1/20311 | | | 1,082,679 | |
| | 545,000 | | California Community Housing Agency, 5.00%, 02/1/2050, Call 02/1/20304 | | | 544,962 | |
| | 95,000 | | California County Tobacco Securitization Agency, 4.00%, 06/1/2049, Call 06/1/2030 | | | 98,274 | |
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | CALIFORNIA (Continued) |
| | | | California Health Facilities Financing Authority | | | | |
| $ | 155,000 | | 5.00%, 08/15/2036, Call 08/15/2027 | | $ | 174,320 | |
| | 3,000,000 | | 5.00%, 11/15/2048, Call 11/15/2027 | | | 3,383,333 | |
| | 5,000,000 | | 4.00%, 08/15/2050, Call 08/15/2030 | | | 5,245,459 | |
| | | | California Municipal Finance Authority | | | | |
| | 500,000 | | 7.00%, 06/1/2034, Call 06/1/2022 | | | 514,693 | |
| | 905,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2035, Call 10/1/2022 | | | 930,744 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 02/1/2037, Call 02/1/2027 | | | 1,118,040 | |
| | 50,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2039, Call 10/1/20274 | | | 51,351 | |
| | 850,000 | | 5.00%, 06/1/2046, Call 06/1/2026 | | | 903,893 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 4.00%, 12/31/2047, Call 06/30/20283 | | | 1,017,095 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | California Pollution Control Financing Authority, 5.00%, 07/1/2037, Call 01/1/20233 4 | | | 1,017,553 | |
| | | | California School Finance Authority | | | | |
| | 50,000 | | 5.00%, 08/1/2036, Call 08/1/20254 | | | 54,768 | |
| | 650,000 | | 5.00%, 08/1/2036, Call 08/1/20254 | | | 699,552 | |
| | 1,250,000 | | 5.00%, 06/1/2040, Call 06/1/20274 | | | 1,302,351 | |
| | 100,000 | | 5.00%, 08/1/2041, Call 08/1/20254 | | | 109,536 | |
| | 900,000 | | 5.00%, 08/1/2041, Call 08/1/20254 | | | 964,306 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2042, Call 10/1/20224 | | | 504,397 | |
| | 350,000 | | 6.75%, 11/1/2045, Call 11/1/20244 | | | 365,641 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | California State Public Works Board, 5.00%, 10/1/2039, Call 10/1/2024 | | | 1,059,886 | |
| | | | California Statewide Communities Development Authority | | | | |
| | 850,000 | | 5.25%, 10/1/2043, Call 10/1/2024 | | | 917,128 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | 5.25%, 12/1/2044, Call 12/1/2024 | | | 1,608,256 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.50%, 12/1/2054, Call 12/1/2024 | | | 1,073,249 | |
| | 640,000 | | City of Fresno Airport Revenue, BAM, 4.75%, 07/1/2027, Call 07/1/20233 | | | 659,427 | |
| | 200,000 | | City of Irvine, 5.00%, 09/2/2042, Call 09/2/2025 | | | 214,606 | |
| | | | City of Lathrop | | | | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 09/2/2040, Call 09/2/2025 | | | 532,905 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.60%, 09/1/2049, Call 09/1/2026 | | | 1,021,548 | |
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | CALIFORNIA (Continued) |
| | | | City of Los Angeles Department of Airports | | | | |
| $ | 1,500,000 | | 5.00%, 05/15/2034, Call 05/15/20283 | | $ | 1,672,716 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 5.00%, 05/15/2045, Call 05/15/20323 | | | 2,296,534 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 05/15/2047, Call 05/15/20273 | | | 1,092,155 | |
| | 320,000 | | Community Development Properties Los Angeles County, Inc., 5.25%, 09/1/2030, Call 04/26/2022 | | | 320,660 | |
| | 700,000 | | County of San Bernardino, 4.00%, 09/1/2042, Call 09/1/2024 | | | 713,218 | |
| | 1,250,000 | | Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, 4.00%, 01/15/2043, Call 01/15/2031 | | | 1,301,303 | |
| | | | Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, AGM | | | | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 0.00%, 01/15/2035 | | | 1,296,639 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 01/15/2042, Call 01/15/2024 | | | 1,054,138 | |
| | | | Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. | | | | |
| | 1,425,000 | | 5.30%, 06/1/2037, Call 06/1/2022 | | | 1,434,928 | |
| | 365,000 | | 5.25%, 06/1/2047, Call 06/1/2022 | | | 367,514 | |
| | 5,000,000 | | 0.00%, 06/1/2066, Call 12/1/2031 | | | 610,333 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Independent Cities Finance Authority, 5.00%, 09/15/2036, Call 09/15/2025 | | | 1,035,139 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Jurupa Public Financing Authority, 5.00%, 09/1/2042, Call 09/1/2024 | | | 1,063,120 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Lammersville School District Community Facilities District, 5.30%, 09/1/2030, Call 09/1/2022 | | | 1,010,191 | |
| | 3,250,000 | | Los Angeles Unified School District, 4.00%, 07/1/2044, Call 07/1/2030 | | | 3,459,048 | |
| | 500,000 | | Lynwood Redevelopment Agency, 6.75%, 09/1/2026, Call 05/6/2022 | | | 501,586 | |
| | 300,000 | | M-S-R Energy Authority, 7.00%, 11/1/2034 | | | 400,385 | |
| | 240,000 | | Oxnard Financing Authority, 5.00%, 09/2/2033, Call 09/2/2022 | | | 242,108 | |
| | 5,000,000 | | Palomar Health, AGC, 0.00%, 08/1/2032 | | | 3,504,799 | |
| | 1,680,000 | | Pico Rivera Water Authority, NATL-RE, 5.50%, 05/1/2029 | | | 1,864,621 | |
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | CALIFORNIA (Continued) |
| $ | 1,000,000 | | Poway Unified School District Public Financing Authority, BAM, 5.00%, 10/1/2041, Call 10/1/2023 | | $ | 1,043,406 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | Regents of the University of California Medical Center Pooled Revenue, 5.00%, 05/15/2041, Call 05/15/2026 | | | 2,200,129 | |
| | 695,000 | | Riverside County Redevelopment Successor Agency, AGM, 5.00%, 10/1/2030, Call 10/1/2024 | | | 747,072 | |
| | 2,500,000 | | Sacramento City Financing Authority, AMBAC, 5.25%, 12/1/2026 | | | 2,850,540 | |
| | 1,660,000 | | San Bernardino County Financing Authority, NATL, 5.50%, 06/1/2037 | | | 1,787,754 | |
| | 2,100,000 | | San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, 4.00%, 07/1/2039, Call 07/1/20313 | | | 2,199,904 | |
| | | | San Francisco City & County Airport Commission-San Francisco International Airport | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 05/1/2039, Call 05/1/20293 | | | 1,114,782 | |
| | 2,500,000 | | 5.00%, 05/1/2046, Call 05/1/20263 | | | 2,688,140 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 5.00%, 05/1/2047, Call 05/1/2027 | | | 2,193,879 | |
| | 2,100,000 | | San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency, 5.00%, 01/15/2044, Call 01/15/2025 | | | 2,269,996 | |
| | 475,000 | | San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency, NATL-RE, 0.00%, 01/15/2034 | | | 318,827 | |
| | 500,000 | | San Marcos Public Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 09/1/2035, Call 09/1/2022 | | | 507,754 | |
| | 965,000 | | San Marcos Public Facilities Authority, AGM, 5.00%, 09/1/2033, Call 09/1/2024 | | | 1,028,954 | |
| | | | Santa Ana Financing Authority, NATL-RE | | | | |
| | 320,000 | | 6.25%, 07/1/2024 | | | 337,655 | |
| | 320,000 | | 6.25%, 07/1/2024 | | | 337,220 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | South Tahoe Joint Powers Financing Authority, AGM, 4.00%, 10/1/2034, Call 10/1/2024 | | | 1,039,828 | |
| | | | Southern California Public Power Authority | | | | |
| | 565,000 | | 5.00%, 11/1/2029 | | | 645,164 | |
| | 1,390,000 | | 5.00%, 11/1/2033 | | | 1,639,382 | |
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | CALIFORNIA (Continued) |
| $ | 1,000,000 | | Tejon Ranch Public Facilities Finance Authority, 5.25%, 09/1/2028, Call 09/1/2022 | | $ | 1,010,594 | |
| | 100,000 | | Temecula Public Financing Authority, 5.75%, 09/1/2032, Call 09/1/20274 | | | 107,110 | |
| | | | | | | 80,193,070 | |
| | | | COLORADO — 3.9% |
| | 500,000 | | Broadway Station Metropolitan District No. 3, 5.00%, 12/1/2039, Call 06/1/2024 | | | 521,184 | |
| | | | Cathedral Pines Metropolitan District | | | | |
| | 580,000 | | 5.00%, 12/1/2031, Call 12/1/2026 | | | 621,326 | |
| | 2,005,000 | | 5.00%, 12/1/2046, Call 12/1/2026 | | | 2,118,784 | |
| | | | Central Platte Valley Metropolitan District | | | | |
| | 625,000 | | 5.63%, 12/1/2038, Call 12/1/2023 | | | 647,991 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 12/1/2043, Call 12/1/2023 | | | 509,011 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | City & County of Denver Airport System Revenue, 5.25%, 12/1/2043, Call 12/1/20283 | | | 2,241,029 | |
| | | | Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority | | | | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 12/15/2028, Call 12/15/2025 | | | 535,973 | |
| | 550,000 | | 4.75%, 04/1/2030, Call 05/6/2022 | | | 550,837 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 6.00%, 12/15/2037, Call 12/15/2024 | | | 1,095,553 | |
| | 460,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2039, Call 10/1/20274 | | | 481,323 | |
| | 500,000 | | 4.00%, 07/1/2041, Call 07/1/20314 | | | 460,958 | |
| | | | Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority, MORAL OBLG | | | | |
| | 100,000 | | 5.00%, 08/15/2034, Call 08/15/2024 | | | 105,129 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 03/15/2035, Call 03/15/2030 | | | 1,147,893 | |
| | 500,000 | | 4.00%, 10/1/2039, Call 10/1/2024 | | | 506,208 | |
| | | | Colorado Health Facilities Authority | | | | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 01/15/2035, Call 01/15/2026 | | | 542,450 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 06/1/2036, Call 06/1/2027 | | | 567,486 | |
| | 2,400,000 | | 5.00%, 11/15/2041, Call 11/15/2031 | | | 2,858,766 | |
| | 500,000 | | 8.00%, 08/1/2043, Call 02/1/2024 | | | 518,990 | |
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | COLORADO (Continued) |
| $ | 2,000,000 | | 5.00%, 05/15/2045, Call 05/15/2025 | | $ | 2,141,263 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 4.00%, 08/1/2049, Call 08/1/2029 | | | 2,075,268 | |
| | 500,000 | | Copper Ridge Metropolitan District, 5.00%, 12/1/2039, Call 12/1/2024 | | | 502,657 | |
| | 500,000 | | Denver Convention Center Hotel Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/2034, Call 12/1/2026 | | | 543,659 | |
| | 1,470,000 | | Denver Health & Hospital Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/2039, Call 12/1/2023 | | | 1,523,318 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | E-470 Public Highway Authority, NATL, 0.00%, 09/1/2037, Call 09/1/2026 | | | 509,492 | |
| | 480,000 | | E-470 Public Highway Authority, NATL-RE, 0.00%, 09/1/2030 | | | 380,474 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | Grand River Hospital District, AGM, 5.25%, 12/1/2030, Call 12/1/2028 | | | 2,292,487 | |
| | 1,010,000 | | Harvest JCT Metropolitan District, 5.38%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/2022 | | | 1,021,509 | |
| | 750,000 | | Heritage Todd Creek Metropolitan District, 6.13%, 12/1/2044, Call 12/1/2024 | | | 771,640 | |
| | 1,790,000 | | Lincoln Park Metropolitan District, AGM, 5.00%, 12/1/2042, Call 12/1/2027 | | | 1,991,119 | |
| | 3,755 | | Mount Carbon Metropolitan District, 7.00%, 06/1/2043, Call 05/6/2022 | | | 3,493 | |
| | 1,010,000 | | North Range Metropolitan District No. 1, 5.00%, 12/1/2038, Call 12/1/2025 | | | 1,099,061 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/2039, Call 12/1/2024 | | | 1,037,976 | |
| | 425,000 | | Rampart Range Metropolitan District No. 1, AGM, 5.00%, 12/1/2042, Call 12/1/2027 | | | 477,954 | |
| | 4,000,000 | | Regional Transportation District, 5.00%, 11/1/2041, Call 11/1/2026 | | | 4,458,703 | |
| | | | State of Colorado | | | | |
| | 3,000,000 | | 4.00%, 12/15/2038, Call 12/15/2031 | | | 3,244,498 | |
| | 1,335,000 | | 4.00%, 12/15/2039, Call 12/15/2031 | | | 1,441,263 | |
| | 125,000 | | Sterling Hills West Metropolitan District, 5.00%, 12/1/2039, Call 12/1/2027 | | | 138,842 | |
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | COLORADO (Continued) |
| $ | 1,000,000 | | Verve Metropolitan District No. 1, 5.00%, 12/1/2041, Call 03/1/2026 | | $ | 1,037,179 | |
| | 575,000 | | Water Valley Metropolitan District No. 02, 5.25%, 12/1/2040, Call 12/1/2026 | | | 598,296 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Westminster Public Schools, AGM, 5.00%, 12/1/2048, Call 12/1/2028 | | | 1,135,723 | |
| | | | | | | 44,456,765 | |
| | | | CONNECTICUT — 0.7% |
| | 1,685,000 | | City of Bridgeport , 5.00%, 06/1/2029 | | | 1,959,889 | |
| | 500,000 | | Connecticut State Development Authority, 7.95%, 04/1/2026, Call 05/6/20223 | | | 500,056 | |
| | | | Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority | | | | |
| | 375,000 | | 5.00%, 06/1/2033, Call 06/1/2030 | | | 437,418 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | 4.00%, 07/1/2042, Call 07/1/2032 | | | 1,551,984 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Harbor Point Infrastructure Improvement District, 5.00%, 04/1/2039, Call 04/1/20274 | | | 1,087,724 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue, 4.00%, 11/1/2039, Call 11/1/2031 | | | 1,605,246 | |
| | 1,250,000 | | State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue, AGM, 4.00%, 05/1/2038, Call 05/1/2031 | | | 1,361,749 | |
| | | | | | | 8,504,066 | |
| | | | DELAWARE — 0.3% |
| | | | Delaware River & Bay Authority | | | | |
| | 300,000 | | 5.00%, 01/1/2035, Call 01/1/2032 | | | 351,015 | |
| | 375,000 | | 5.00%, 01/1/2036, Call 01/1/2032 | | | 437,658 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Delaware State Economic Development Authority, 6.75%, 09/1/2035, Call 03/1/20254 | | | 1,075,318 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | Delaware Transportation Authority, 5.00%, 06/1/2055, Call 06/1/2025 | | | 1,610,621 | |
| | | | | | | 3,474,612 | |
| | | | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — 1.7% |
| | | | District of Columbia | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 4.00%, 04/1/2033, Call 04/1/2026 | | | 1,075,863 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | 5.00%, 06/1/2041, Call 06/1/2026 | | | 1,656,500 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority, 5.00%, 10/1/2043, Call 04/1/2028 | | | 2,283,365 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (Continued) |
| | | | Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority | | | | |
| $ | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2032, Call 10/1/20283 | | $ | 1,126,259 | |
| | 1,520,000 | | 4.00%, 10/1/2036, Call 10/1/20263 | | | 1,592,959 | |
| | 1,820,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2042, Call 10/1/20273 | | | 2,031,142 | |
| | 655,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2044, Call 10/1/20243 | | | 692,597 | |
| | | | Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Aviation Revenue | | | | |
| | 1,335,000 | | 4.00%, 10/1/2041, Call 10/1/20313 | | | 1,402,169 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2046, Call 10/1/20313 | | | 565,621 | |
| | | | Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue | | | | |
| | 750,000 | | 4.00%, 10/1/2035, Call 10/1/2029 | | | 793,297 | |
| | 615,000 | | 6.50%, 10/1/2041, Call 10/1/2026 | | | 733,977 | |
| | 2,130,000 | | 4.00%, 10/1/2049, Call 10/1/2029 | | | 2,207,561 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 4.00%, 10/1/2049, Call 10/1/2029 | | | 2,103,874 | |
| | | | Washington Convention & Sports Authority | | | | |
| | 500,000 | | 4.00%, 10/1/2035, Call 10/1/2030 | | | 549,049 | |
| | 875,000 | | 4.00%, 10/1/2036, Call 10/1/2030 | | | 959,845 | |
| | | | | | | 19,774,078 | |
| | | | FLORIDA — 5.8% |
| | 1,335,000 | | Alachua County Health Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/2044, Call 12/1/2024 | | | 1,420,407 | |
| | 880,000 | | Ave Maria Stewardship Community District, 6.70%, 05/1/2042, Call 05/1/2022 | | | 883,794 | |
| | 820,000 | | Boggy Creek Improvement District, 5.13%, 05/1/2043, Call 05/1/2023 | | | 838,804 | |
| | 100,000 | | Bonterra Community Development District, 4.13%, 05/1/2047, Call 05/1/2028 | | | 103,669 | |
| | | | Capital Trust Agency, Inc. | | | | |
| | 400,000 | | 4.38%, 06/15/20274 | | | 406,900 | |
| | 645,000 | | 5.35%, 07/1/2029, Call 05/6/2022 | | | 646,709 | |
| | 95,000 | | Century Gardens at Tamiami Community Development District, 4.25%, 05/1/2037, Call 05/1/2026 | | | 98,370 | |
| | 500,000 | | City of Atlantic Beach, 5.63%, 11/15/2043, Call 11/15/2023 | | | 517,307 | |
| | | | City of Lakeland | | | | |
| | 540,000 | | 5.00%, 09/1/2037, Call 09/1/2022 | | | 544,853 | |
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | FLORIDA (Continued) |
| $ | 2,435,000 | | 5.00%, 11/15/2045, Call 11/15/2024 | | $ | 2,550,618 | |
| | 500,000 | | City of Lakeland Department of Electric Utilities, 5.00%, 10/1/2048 | | | 645,753 | |
| | 450,000 | | City of Orlando Tourist Development Tax Revenue, AGM, 5.00%, 11/1/2033, Call 11/1/2027 | | | 511,476 | |
| | 500,000 | | County of Bay, 5.00%, 09/1/2043, Call 09/1/2023 | | | 512,050 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | County of Broward Airport System Revenue, 5.00%, 10/1/2036, Call 10/1/20253 | | | 1,073,208 | |
| | 2,350,000 | | County of Hillsborough, 5.00%, 10/1/2038, Call 10/1/2025 | | | 2,561,289 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | County of Miami-Dade, 5.00%, 07/1/2043, Call 07/1/2026 | | | 1,652,197 | |
| | | | County of Miami-Dade Aviation Revenue | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2030, Call 10/1/20243 | | | 1,057,401 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2032, Call 10/1/20243 | | | 1,055,418 | |
| | 4,240,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2033, Call 10/1/20243 | | | 4,469,727 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2049, Call 10/1/20293 | | | 548,553 | |
| | | | County of Palm Beach | | | | |
| | 3,000,000 | | 5.00%, 05/1/2028, Call 05/1/2026 | | | 3,350,890 | |
| | 175,000 | | 5.00%, 04/1/2039, Call 04/1/20294 | | | 185,691 | |
| | 500,000 | | County of St. Lucie, 0.35%, 09/1/2028, Call 04/5/20221 | | | 500,000 | |
| | | | Florida Development Finance Corp. | | | | |
| | 750,000 | | 6.25%, 07/1/2034, Call 07/1/2024 | | | 776,493 | |
| | 500,000 | | 8.50%, 06/15/2044, Call 06/15/2023 | | | 538,406 | |
| | 825,000 | | 6.13%, 06/15/2046, Call 06/15/20254 | | | 888,882 | |
| | 1,710,000 | | 6.50%, 01/1/2049, Call 05/6/20221 3 4 | | | 1,713,170 | |
| | 3,000,000 | | 7.38%, 01/1/2049, Call 01/1/20243 4 | | | 3,169,538 | |
| | 500,000 | | Florida Higher Educational Facilities Financial Authority, 4.50%, 06/1/2033, Call 06/1/20284 | | | 508,040 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | FSU Financial Assistance, Inc., 5.00%, 10/1/2030, Call 10/1/2022 | | | 1,014,322 | |
| | 500,000 | | Grand Bay at Doral Community Development District, 5.00%, 05/1/2039, Call 05/1/2024 | | | 512,931 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | FLORIDA (Continued) |
| | | | Greater Orlando Aviation Authority | | | | |
| $ | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 11/15/2036, Call 05/15/20233 | | $ | 1,019,891 | |
| | 1,665,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2046, Call 10/1/20263 | | | 1,820,607 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Hernando County School District, AGM, 5.00%, 07/1/2031, Call 07/1/2026 | | | 1,104,437 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, 5.00%, 10/1/2043, Call 10/1/20283 | | | 2,220,206 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | Jacksonville Port Authority, 5.00%, 11/1/2044, Call 11/1/2028 | | | 2,249,893 | |
| | | | Lake Ashton Community Development District | | | | |
| | 85,000 | | 5.00%, 05/1/2025 | | | 88,282 | |
| | 390,000 | | 5.00%, 05/1/2037, Call 05/1/2025 | | | 399,148 | |
| | 1,675,000 | | Lakeside Community Development District, 5.50%, 05/1/2035, Call 05/1/2025 | | | 1,737,144 | |
| | | | Lee County Industrial Development Authority | | | | |
| | 100,000 | | 5.75%, 06/15/2042, Call 06/15/2022 | | | 100,257 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 5.00%, 11/15/2044, Call 11/15/2026 | | | 2,194,115 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 11/15/2049, Call 11/15/2026 | | | 1,092,982 | |
| | 870,000 | | Majorca Isles Community Development District, 5.38%, 05/1/2035, Call 05/1/2026 | | | 904,942 | |
| | | | Mediterra South Community Development District | | | | |
| | 85,000 | | 5.10%, 05/1/2031, Call 05/1/2022 | | | 85,269 | |
| | 385,000 | | 5.00%, 05/1/2034, Call 05/1/2023 | | | 385,783 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Miami Beach Health Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 11/15/2039, Call 11/15/2024 | | | 1,062,971 | |
| | | | Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority | | | | |
| | 630,000 | | 5.00%, 09/15/2034, Call 09/15/2024 | | | 660,049 | |
| | 320,000 | | 5.25%, 09/15/2044, Call 09/15/2024 | | | 335,173 | |
| | 105,000 | | 5.00%, 09/15/2044, Call 09/15/20274 | | | 111,576 | |
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | FLORIDA (Continued) |
| | | | Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority | | | | |
| $ | 330,000 | | 6.75%, 06/1/2024, Call 06/1/2022 | | $ | 339,529 | |
| | 850,000 | | 5.00%, 12/1/2031, Call 12/1/2024 | | | 916,676 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 11/1/2043, Call 11/1/2022 | | | 505,608 | |
| | 680,000 | | Putnam County Development Authority, 5.00%, 03/15/2042, Call 05/1/2028 | | | 762,947 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | Reedy Creek Improvement District, 5.00%, 06/1/2035, Call 06/1/2026 | | | 1,662,151 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Sarasota County Public Hospital District, 5.00%, 07/1/2041, Call 07/1/2028 | | | 1,143,237 | |
| | 1,650,000 | | South Miami Health Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 08/15/2047, Call 08/15/2027 | | | 1,848,553 | |
| | 100,000 | | Stonebrier Community Development District, 4.00%, 05/1/2037, Call 05/1/2026 | | | 104,465 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | Town of Davie, 5.00%, 04/1/2048, Call 04/1/2028 | | | 2,226,636 | |
| | 135,000 | | Turtle Run Community Development District, 5.00%, 05/1/2037, Call 05/1/20284 | | | 146,904 | |
| | 490,000 | | Verandah West Community Development District, 5.00%, 05/1/2033, Call 05/1/2023 | | | 497,623 | |
| | | | Wildwood Utility Dependent District, BAM | | | | |
| | 750,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2036, Call 10/1/2031 | | | 888,495 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2046, Call 10/1/2031 | | | 1,154,963 | |
| | 875,000 | | Windward at Lakewood Ranch Community Development District, 4.00%, 05/1/2042, Call 05/1/2032 | | | 852,558 | |
| | | | | | | 65,879,936 | |
| | | | GEORGIA — 1.8% |
| | 1,100,000 | | Board of Water Light & Sinking Fund Commissioners of The City of Dalton, 4.00%, 03/1/2039, Call 03/1/2030 | | | 1,185,312 | |
| | | | Brookhaven Development Authority | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 4.00%, 07/1/2044, Call 07/1/2029 | | | 1,060,689 | |
| | 5,000,000 | | 4.00%, 07/1/2049, Call 07/1/2029 | | | 5,268,328 | |
| | | | Burke County Development Authority | | | | |
| | 500,000 | | 2.25%, 10/1/20321 | | | 498,829 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | GEORGIA (Continued) |
| $ | 1,000,000 | | 4.13%, 11/1/2045, Call 02/1/2028 | | $ | 1,030,172 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 3.00%, 11/1/20451 | | | 1,010,047 | |
| | 500,000 | | Development Authority of Burke County, 2.20%, 10/1/2032, Call 11/19/2026 | | | 474,629 | |
| | | | Fulton County Development Authority | | | | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 04/1/2037, Call 04/1/2027 | | | 557,754 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 6.50%, 04/1/2043, Call 04/1/2023 | | | 1,045,604 | |
| | 500,000 | | George L Smith II Congress Center Authority, 5.00%, 01/1/2054, Call 01/1/20314 | | | 512,504 | |
| | 1,100,000 | | Georgia Municipal Association, Inc., 4.00%, 12/1/2024 | | | 1,159,691 | |
| | 460,000 | | Macon-Bibb County Urban Development Authority, 5.00%, 06/15/20274 | | | 479,104 | |
| | | | Main Street Natural Gas, Inc. | | | | |
| | 1,470,000 | | 5.00%, 05/15/2034, Call 05/15/2029 | | | 1,618,559 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | 4.00%, 07/1/2052, Call 06/1/20271 | | | 1,589,910 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | 4.00%, 08/1/2052, Call 05/1/20271 4 | | | 1,539,368 | |
| | 200,000 | | Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia, 5.00%, 01/1/2056, Call 01/1/2030 | | | 223,231 | |
| | 1,695,000 | | Private Colleges & Universities Authority, 5.00%, 04/1/2044, Call 04/1/2024 | | | 1,797,102 | |
| | | | | | | 21,050,833 | |
| | | | GUAM — 0.2% |
| | | | Guam Government Waterworks Authority | | | | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.25%, 07/1/2033, Call 07/1/2023 | | | 520,793 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2035, Call 07/1/2024 | | | 1,048,852 | |
| | | | Territory of Guam | | | | |
| | 415,000 | | 4.00%, 01/1/2036, Call 01/1/2031 | | | 419,789 | |
| | 250,000 | | 4.00%, 01/1/2042, Call 01/1/2031 | | | 251,236 | |
| | | | | | | 2,240,670 | |
| | | | HAWAII — 0.4% |
| | 500,000 | | Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp., 6.75%, 05/1/2047, Call 05/6/2022 | | | 500,823 | |
| | 2,800,000 | | State of Hawaii, 5.00%, 01/1/2038, Call 01/1/2028 | | | 3,182,789 | |
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | HAWAII (Continued) |
| $ | 1,000,000 | | State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue, 5.00%, 07/1/2048, Call 07/1/20283 | | $ | 1,093,108 | |
| | | | | | | 4,776,720 | |
| | | | IDAHO — 0.3% |
| | | | Idaho Health Facilities Authority | | | | |
| | 300,000 | | 4.38%, 07/1/2034, Call 07/1/20244 | | | 310,852 | |
| | 1,040,000 | | 5.00%, 12/1/2047, Call 12/1/2027 | | | 1,159,154 | |
| | | | Idaho Housing & Finance Association | | | | |
| | 370,000 | | 6.00%, 07/1/2039, Call 07/1/20284 | | | 417,458 | |
| | 415,000 | | 6.00%, 07/1/2049, Call 07/1/20284 | | | 461,626 | |
| | 565,000 | | 6.00%, 07/1/2054, Call 07/1/20284 | | | 626,830 | |
| | | | | | | 2,975,920 | |
| | | | ILLINOIS — 8.8% |
| | | | Chicago Board of Education | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 0.00%, 12/1/2022 | | | 987,051 | |
| | 100,000 | | 5.75%, 04/1/2034, Call 04/1/2027 | | | 111,644 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 6.10%, 04/1/2036, Call 04/1/2027 | | | 1,131,930 | |
| | 180,000 | | 5.00%, 04/1/2037, Call 04/1/2027 | | | 193,261 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 04/1/2038, Call 04/1/2028 | | | 537,718 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.25%, 12/1/2039, Call 12/1/2024 | | | 525,034 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 12/1/2040, Call 12/1/2030 | | | 1,084,548 | |
| | 575,000 | | 5.00%, 12/1/2042, Call 12/1/2022 | | | 584,309 | |
| | 1,950,000 | | 7.00%, 12/1/2044, Call 12/1/2025 | | | 2,198,042 | |
| | 1,100,000 | | 6.00%, 04/1/2046, Call 04/1/2027 | | | 1,226,257 | |
| | | | Chicago O’Hare International Airport | | | | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2033, Call 07/1/20283 | | | 561,564 | |
| | 2,500,000 | | 5.00%, 01/1/2046, Call 01/1/2025 | | | 2,635,151 | |
| | 680,000 | | Chicago Park District, 5.00%, 11/15/2024 | | | 729,102 | |
| | 2,500,000 | | Chicago Transit Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/2046, Call 12/1/2026 | | | 2,772,460 | |
| | | | City of Chicago | | | | |
| | 900,000 | | 4.84%, 04/15/2028, Call 01/16/20234 | | | 908,699 | |
| | 880,000 | | 6.00%, 01/1/2038, Call 01/1/2027 | | | 986,046 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.50%, 01/1/2040, Call 01/1/2025 | | | 534,839 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | City of Chicago , 5.00%, 01/1/2027 | | | 1,086,717 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | City of Chicago IL, 5.00%, 01/1/2034, Call 01/1/2031 | | | 1,649,132 | |
| | | | City of Chicago Wastewater Transmission Revenue | | | | |
| | 1,960,000 | | 5.00%, 01/1/2028, Call 05/6/2022 | | | 1,965,887 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | ILLINOIS (Continued) |
| $ | 665,000 | | 5.00%, 01/1/2034, Call 01/1/2025 | | $ | 712,204 | |
| | 3,000,000 | | 5.00%, 01/1/2039, Call 01/1/2024 | | | 3,126,019 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | City of Chicago Waterworks Revenue, AGM, 5.00%, 11/1/2028, Call 11/1/2024 | | | 1,071,500 | |
| | | | County of Cook Sales Tax Revenue | | | | |
| | 1,200,000 | | 5.00%, 11/15/2033, Call 11/15/2027 | | | 1,369,514 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 11/15/2038, Call 11/15/2030 | | | 1,157,074 | |
| | | | Illinois Educational Facilities Authority | | | | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 4.50%, 11/1/2036, Call 11/1/2024 | | | 2,108,803 | |
| | 570,000 | | 3.90%, 11/1/2036, Call 11/1/2027 | | | 610,091 | |
| | | | Illinois Finance Authority | | | | |
| | 700,000 | | 5.00%, 08/1/2026 | | | 768,304 | |
| | 425,000 | | 5.00%, 08/1/2027 | | | 473,851 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 08/1/2028, Call 08/1/2027 | | | 555,071 | |
| | 600,000 | | 5.75%, 10/1/2032, Call 10/1/2022 | | | 604,342 | |
| | 670,000 | | 5.00%, 03/1/2033, Call 03/1/2027 | | | 738,488 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 08/1/2033, Call 08/1/2024 | | | 1,066,973 | |
| | 315,000 | | 5.00%, 02/15/2034, Call 02/15/2027 | | | 352,740 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 03/1/2034, Call 03/1/2027 | | | 551,110 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 4.00%, 07/1/2034, Call 01/1/2026 | | | 2,120,155 | |
| | 1,420,000 | | 4.00%, 08/1/2036, Call 08/1/2031 | | | 1,440,823 | |
| | 225,000 | | 5.00%, 02/15/2037, Call 08/15/2027 | | | 242,507 | |
| | 1,695,000 | | 4.00%, 07/1/2038, Call 07/1/2029 | | | 1,853,755 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 4.00%, 07/15/2039, Call 07/15/2031 | | | 1,062,487 | |
| | 550,000 | | 5.00%, 09/1/2042, Call 09/1/2024 | | | 589,400 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 4.00%, 08/1/2043, Call 08/1/2031 | | | 1,001,998 | |
| | 1,925,000 | | 5.00%, 09/1/2046, Call 09/1/2026 | | | 2,125,280 | |
| | 2,100,000 | | 5.00%, 02/15/2047, Call 08/15/2027 | | | 2,240,046 | |
| | 25,000 | | 4.00%, 06/1/2047, Call 06/1/2022 | | | 25,117 | |
| | 630,000 | | 4.00%, 06/1/2047, Call 06/1/2022 | | | 632,946 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 12/1/2047, Call 12/1/2027 | | | 1,073,169 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 6.00%, 10/1/2048, Call 10/1/2022 | | | 1,006,650 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, 5.25%, 06/15/2032, Call 06/15/2024 | | | 1,046,001 | |
| | | | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 01/1/2040, Call 01/1/2031 | | | 1,151,349 | |
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | ILLINOIS (Continued) |
| $ | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 01/1/2043, Call 01/1/2032 | | $ | 1,165,650 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | 5.00%, 01/1/2046, Call 01/1/2032 | | | 1,736,262 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Illinois State University, AGM, 5.00%, 04/1/2033, Call 04/1/2028 | | | 1,142,583 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Macon County School District No. 61 Decatur, AGM, 4.00%, 01/1/2040, Call 01/1/2027 | | | 1,047,011 | |
| | | | Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority | | | | |
| | 500,000 | | 4.00%, 12/15/2042, Call 12/15/2031 | | | 501,174 | |
| | 1,355,000 | | 5.00%, 06/15/2050, Call 12/15/2029 | | | 1,445,799 | |
| | 530,000 | | 5.00%, 06/15/2057, Call 12/15/2027 | | | 559,745 | |
| | | | Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, NATL | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 0.00%, 06/15/2029 | | | 775,775 | |
| | 3,300,000 | | 0.00%, 12/15/2030 | | | 2,399,769 | |
| | 1,600,000 | | Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, State Appropriation, 5.00%, 12/15/2028, Call 06/15/2022 | | | 1,612,299 | |
| | 1,905,000 | | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, 5.00%, 12/1/2041, Call 12/1/2026 | | | 2,126,829 | |
| | 500,000 | | Quad Cities Regional Economic Development Authority, 4.75%, 10/1/2032, Call 10/1/2022 | | | 503,199 | |
| | 3,000,000 | | Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, 5.00%, 06/1/2024 | | | 3,169,897 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Round Lake Lakewood Grove Special Service Area No. 3 & 4, BAM, 4.00%, 03/1/2033, Call 03/1/2027 | | | 1,034,284 | |
| | | | Sales Tax Securitization Corp. | | | | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 5.00%, 01/1/2034, Call 01/1/2028 | | | 2,228,181 | |
| | 500,000 | | 4.00%, 01/1/2038, Call 01/1/2030 | | | 521,855 | |
| | 750,000 | | Sangamon Logan & Menard Counties Community Unit School Dist No. 15 Williamsville, BAM, 4.00%, 12/1/2039, Call 12/1/2029 | | | 803,852 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Southwestern Illinois Development Authority, 7.13%, 11/1/2043, Call 11/1/2023 | | | 1,080,951 | |
| | | | State of Illinois | | | | |
| | 750,000 | | 5.38%, 05/1/2023 | | | 776,287 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | ILLINOIS (Continued) |
| $ | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 02/1/2025 | | $ | 1,069,671 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | 5.50%, 07/1/2026, Call 07/1/2023 | | | 1,576,550 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 11/1/2026 | | | 1,094,283 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2031, Call 10/1/2030 | | | 1,127,338 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 3.00%, 06/15/2033, Call 06/15/2026 | | | 1,903,323 | |
| | 660,000 | | 5.00%, 03/1/2036, Call 03/1/2031 | | | 736,634 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 03/1/2037, Call 05/6/2022 | | | 501,533 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 4.25%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/2027 | | | 1,028,680 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | 5.00%, 02/1/2039, Call 02/1/2024 | | | 1,571,379 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 03/1/2046, Call 03/1/2031 | | | 546,094 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | State of Illinois, BAM, 4.00%, 06/15/2030, Call 06/15/2026 | | | 2,120,173 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | University of Illinois, AGM, 4.00%, 04/1/2036, Call 04/1/2028 | | | 1,616,176 | |
| | 615,000 | | Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority, 5.00%, 01/1/2045, Call 01/1/20274 | | | 614,953 | |
| | 1,415,000 | | Village of Brookfield, 0.51%, 06/1/2038, Call 04/5/20221 | | | 1,415,000 | |
| | 1,350,000 | | Will County Community High School District No. 210 Lincoln-Way, AGM, 0.00%, 01/1/2024 | | | 1,291,775 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Will County Community High School District No. 210 Lincoln-Way, AGM-CR, 5.00%, 01/1/2027, Call 01/1/2023 | | | 1,021,273 | |
| | | | Will County Community High School District No. 210 Lincoln-Way, BAM | | | | |
| | 550,000 | | 0.00%, 01/1/2031 | | | 412,845 | |
| | 250,000 | | 0.00%, 01/1/2032 | | | 180,588 | |
| | 750,000 | | Wonder Lake Village Special Service Area No. 1, 4.50%, 03/1/2034, Call 03/1/2025 | | | 726,302 | |
| | | | | | | 100,473,130 | |
| | | | INDIANA — 1.3% |
| | 1,450,000 | | City of Fishers Sewage Works Revenue, BAM, 4.00%, 07/1/2047, Call 07/1/2031 | | | 1,571,109 | |
| | | | Indiana Finance Authority | | | | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 5.00%, 02/1/2030, Call 02/1/2028 | | | 2,306,446 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 3.00%, 11/1/2030 | | | 936,966 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 3.00%, 11/1/2030 | | | 936,966 | |
| | 3,000,000 | | 4.00%, 11/1/2033, Call 11/1/2027 | | | 3,199,086 | |
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | INDIANA (Continued) |
| $ | 3,360,000 | | Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, 4.00%, 01/1/2041, Call 01/1/2031 | | $ | 3,666,252 | |
| | 1,960,000 | | Michigan City School Building Corp., 5.00%, 01/15/2025 | | | 2,088,386 | |
| | 500,000 | | Town of Shoals, 7.25%, 11/1/2043, Call 11/1/20233 | | | 522,207 | |
| | | | | | | 15,227,418 | |
| | | | IOWA — 0.3% |
| | | | Iowa Finance Authority | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.25%, 12/1/2025, Call 12/1/2023 | | | 1,035,764 | |
| | 1,520,000 | | 4.75%, 08/1/2042, Call 08/1/2022 | | | 1,528,291 | |
| | 4,655,000 | | Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, 0.00%, 06/1/2065, Call 06/1/2031 | | | 600,957 | |
| | 500,000 | | PEFA, Inc., 5.00%, 09/1/2049, Call 06/1/20261 | | | 540,684 | |
| | | | | | | 3,705,696 | |
| | | | KENTUCKY — 1.0% |
| | | | Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority | | | | |
| | 200,000 | | 5.00%, 06/1/2037, Call 06/1/2027 | | | 220,468 | |
| | 1,100,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2040, Call 07/1/2025 | | | 1,179,095 | |
| | 1,350,000 | | 5.00%, 06/1/2045, Call 06/1/2027 | | | 1,468,243 | |
| | 765,000 | | Kentucky Municipal Power Agency, NATL, 5.00%, 09/1/2032, Call 09/1/2026 | | | 846,252 | |
| | | | Kentucky Public Energy Authority | | | | |
| | 2,600,000 | | 4.00%, 01/1/2049, Call 10/1/20241 | | | 2,698,021 | |
| | 1,950,000 | | 4.00%, 12/1/2049, Call 03/1/20251 | | | 2,021,428 | |
| | 1,365,000 | | Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Government, 5.00%, 05/15/2047, Call 05/15/2032 | | | 1,518,381 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Paducah Electric Plant Board, AGM, 5.00%, 10/1/2035, Call 10/1/2026 | | | 1,117,878 | |
| | | | | | | 11,069,766 | |
| | | | LOUISIANA — 1.4% |
| | 1,165,000 | | Ascension Parish Industrial Development Board, Inc., 6.00%, 07/1/2036, Call 07/1/2023 | | | 1,190,734 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | Jefferson Sales Tax District, AGM, 5.00%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/2027 | | | 1,702,094 | |
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| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | LOUISIANA (Continued) |
| $ | 1,205,000 | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, 5.00%, 10/1/2041, Call 10/1/2027 | | $ | 1,344,099 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, AGM, 5.00%, 10/1/2043, Call 10/1/2027 | | | 1,125,158 | |
| | | | Louisiana Public Facilities Authority | | | | |
| | 500,000 | | 8.13%, 12/15/2033, Call 12/15/2023 | | | 519,121 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 05/15/2035, Call 05/15/2025 | | | 1,075,290 | |
| | 885,000 | | 6.50%, 07/1/2036, Call 07/1/20233 4 | | | 910,929 | |
| | 1,400,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2042, Call 07/1/2027 | | | 1,524,178 | |
| | | | New Orleans Aviation Board | | | | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2035, Call 10/1/2028 | | | 579,032 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | 5.00%, 01/1/2048, Call 01/1/20273 | | | 1,614,119 | |
| | 1,260,000 | | Port New Orleans Board of Commissioners, AGM, 5.00%, 04/1/2038, Call 04/1/20283 | | | 1,404,304 | |
| | | | State of Louisiana | | | | |
| | 1,200,000 | | 5.00%, 09/1/2031, Call 09/1/2030 | | | 1,429,281 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 4.00%, 09/1/2032, Call 09/1/2026 | | | 1,063,802 | |
| | | | | | | 15,482,141 | |
| | | | MAINE — 0.6% |
| | | | Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2028, Call 07/1/2027 | | | 1,119,321 | |
| | 1,615,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2035, Call 07/1/2027 | | | 1,803,188 | |
| | 700,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2035, Call 07/1/2027 | | | 781,567 | |
| | | | Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, AGM | | | | |
| | 500,000 | | 4.00%, 07/1/2036, Call 07/1/2031 | | | 551,980 | |
| | 500,000 | | 4.00%, 07/1/2039, Call 07/1/2031 | | | 548,739 | |
| | 1,510,000 | | Maine Municipal Bond Bank, 5.00%, 11/1/2031, Call 11/1/2027 | | | 1,726,462 | |
| | 500,000 | | Town of Rumford, 6.88%, 10/1/2026, Call 05/6/20223 | | | 500,251 | |
| | | | | | | 7,031,508 | |
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | MARYLAND — 1.4% |
| | | | City of Baltimore | | | | |
| $ | 2,500,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2036, Call 01/1/2027 | | $ | 2,787,236 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | 5.00%, 09/1/2042, Call 09/1/2027 | | | 1,508,260 | |
| | 1,330,000 | | County of Prince George’s, 7.00%, 08/1/2048, Call 11/1/2026 | | | 1,478,967 | |
| | 1,600,000 | | Howard County Housing Commission, 5.00%, 06/1/2044, Call 06/1/2024 | | | 1,674,238 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Maryland Economic Development Corp., 5.00%, 06/1/2049, Call 06/1/20293 | | | 1,099,902 | |
| | | | Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority | | | | |
| | 2,700,000 | | 5.00%, 08/15/2038, Call 08/15/2023 | | | 2,812,948 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2040, Call 07/1/2025 | | | 1,077,447 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2045, Call 07/1/2025 | | | 536,631 | |
| | | | Maryland Stadium Authority | | | | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 5.00%, 05/1/2046, Call 05/1/2026 | | | 2,236,423 | |
| | 340,000 | | 5.00%, 05/1/2047, Call 05/1/2028 | | | 394,333 | |
| | | | | | | 15,606,385 | |
| | | | MASSACHUSETTS — 0.9% |
| | 120,000 | | Collegiate Charter School of Lowell, 5.00%, 06/15/2039, Call 06/15/2026 | | | 123,652 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 4.00%, 05/1/2036, Call 05/1/2028 | | | 1,614,035 | |
| | | | Massachusetts Development Finance Agency | | | | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/20381 | | | 2,114,591 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 4.00%, 07/1/2044, Call 01/1/2029 | | | 1,042,038 | |
| | | | Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/20283 | | | 1,125,371 | |
| | 200,000 | | 4.25%, 07/1/2046, Call 07/1/20263 | | | 203,996 | |
| | 3,000,000 | | Massachusetts School Building Authority, 5.00%, 08/15/2037, Call 08/15/2025 | | | 3,265,591 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, 5.00%, 08/1/2040, Call 08/1/2026 | | | 1,122,389 | |
| | | | | | | 10,611,663 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | MICHIGAN — 2.7% |
| $ | 500,000 | | Detroit Downtown Development Authority, AGM, 5.00%, 07/1/2043, Call 07/1/2024 | | $ | 527,521 | |
| | 685,000 | | Grand Rapids Public Schools, AGM, 5.00%, 05/1/2024 | | | 727,148 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Great Lakes Water Authority Sewage Disposal System Revenue, 5.00%, 07/1/2035, Call 07/1/2026 | | | 1,107,846 | |
| | 275,000 | | Kentwood Economic Development Corp., 5.63%, 11/15/2041, Call 05/15/2022 | | | 276,452 | |
| | | | Michigan Finance Authority | | | | |
| | 275,000 | | 5.00%, 06/1/2029, Call 05/6/2022 | | | 246,133 | |
| | 3,500,000 | | 4.50%, 10/1/2029, Call 10/1/2024 | | | 3,591,629 | |
| | 1,165,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2031, Call 07/1/2024 | | | 1,208,020 | |
| | 2,500,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2033, Call 10/1/2024 | | | 2,682,315 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2034, Call 07/1/2025 | | | 1,080,377 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2035, Call 07/1/2025 | | | 539,701 | |
| | 1,270,000 | | 5.00%, 09/1/2038, Call 09/1/2031 | | | 1,466,291 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2039, Call 07/1/2024 | | | 1,030,591 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 11/15/2041, Call 11/15/2026 | | | 1,099,859 | |
| | 2,500,000 | | 5.00%, 12/1/2047, Call 12/1/2022 | | | 2,559,734 | |
| | 1,450,000 | | Michigan Finance Authority, NATL, 5.00%, 07/1/2036, Call 07/1/2024 | | | 1,530,135 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Michigan Finance Authority, SAW, 4.00%, 11/1/2048, Call 11/1/2028 | | | 1,060,822 | |
| | 3,000,000 | | Michigan State Building Authority, 5.00%, 04/15/2041, Call 10/15/2026 | | | 3,295,112 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority, 2.40%, 11/15/20471 | | | 2,009,922 | |
| | 250,000 | | Renaissance Public School Academy, 6.00%, 05/1/2037, Call 05/6/2022 | | | 250,205 | |
| | 500,000 | | Summit Academy, 6.38%, 11/1/2035, Call 05/6/2022 | | | 500,160 | |
| | | | Wayne County Airport Authority | | | | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 5.00%, 12/1/2030, Call 12/1/20253 | | | 2,166,343 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | 5.00%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/2027 | | | 1,667,237 | |
| | | | | | | 30,623,553 | |
| | | | MINNESOTA — 0.4% |
| | 250,000 | | City of Deephaven, 5.25%, 07/1/2040, Call 07/1/2025 | | | 264,385 | |
| | 70,000 | | City of Minneapolis, 5.00%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/20274 | | | 73,329 | |
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | MINNESOTA (Continued) |
| $ | 1,720,000 | | City of Shakopee Senior Housing Revenue, 5.85%, 11/1/2058, Call 05/1/20251 4 | | $ | 1,769,503 | |
| | | | Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The City of Saint Paul | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 11/15/2029, Call 11/15/2025 | | | 1,102,303 | |
| | 1,285,000 | | 5.00%, 11/15/2030, Call 11/15/2025 | | | 1,416,459 | |
| | | | | | | 4,625,979 | |
| | | | MISSISSIPPI — 0.0%6 |
| | 500,000 | | Mississippi Business Finance Corp., 5.00%, 02/1/20361 3 4 | | | 503,029 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | MISSOURI — 0.7% |
| | 75,000 | | Cape Girardeau County Industrial Development Authority, 4.00%, 03/1/2046, Call 03/1/2031 | | | 76,849 | |
| | | | City of Kansas City Sanitary Sewer System Revenue | | | | |
| | 600,000 | | 5.00%, 01/1/2030, Call 01/1/2028 | | | 692,962 | |
| | 685,000 | | 5.00%, 01/1/2032, Call 01/1/2028 | | | 790,031 | |
| | 350,000 | | 5.00%, 01/1/2034, Call 01/1/2028 | | | 402,125 | |
| | | | Hannibal Industrial Development Authority | | | | |
| | 640,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2042, Call 10/1/2027 | | | 709,080 | |
| | 445,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2047, Call 10/1/2027 | | | 489,755 | |
| | | | Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 11/15/2043, Call 05/15/2028 | | | 1,136,430 | |
| | 350,000 | | 4.00%, 11/15/2049, Call 11/15/2027 | | | 365,843 | |
| | | | Kansas City Industrial Development Authority | | | | |
| | 980,000 | | 5.00%, 03/1/2037, Call 03/1/20293 | | | 1,089,066 | |
| | 1,020,000 | | 5.00%, 03/1/2039, Call 03/1/20293 | | | 1,130,600 | |
| | 1,400,000 | | Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, 5.00%, 05/1/2033, Call 05/1/2025 | | | 1,521,545 | |
| | | | | | | 8,404,286 | |
| | | | NEBRASKA — 0.4% |
| | | | Central Plains Energy Project | | | | |
| | 1,875,000 | | 5.00%, 09/1/2027, Call 09/1/2022 | | | 1,901,282 | |
| | 2,500,000 | | 5.00%, 09/1/2032, Call 09/1/2022 | | | 2,535,043 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | NEBRASKA (Continued) |
| $ | 250,000 | | 5.25%, 09/1/2037, Call 09/1/2022 | | $ | 253,757 | |
| | | | | | | 4,690,082 | |
| | | | NEVADA — 1.5% |
| | 240,000 | | City of Carson City, 5.00%, 09/1/2037, Call 09/1/2027 | | | 262,839 | |
| | 800,000 | | Clark County School District, AGM, 5.00%, 06/15/2031, Call 06/15/2030 | | | 950,985 | |
| | | | County of Clark | | | | |
| | 500,000 | | 2.10%, 06/1/2031 | | | 446,865 | |
| | 2,520,000 | | 5.00%, 06/1/2043, Call 06/1/2028 | | | 2,855,351 | |
| | 5,100,000 | | 5.00%, 05/1/2048, Call 06/1/2028 | | | 5,744,462 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Henderson Public Improvement Trust, 5.50%, 01/1/2034, Call 07/1/2024 | | | 1,053,759 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, 5.00%, 07/1/2043, Call 07/1/2028 | | | 1,125,753 | |
| | | | Las Vegas Valley Water District | | | | |
| | 2,025,000 | | 5.00%, 06/1/2039, Call 12/1/2024 | | | 2,171,852 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 5.00%, 06/1/2041, Call 06/1/2026 | | | 2,199,498 | |
| | 595,000 | | State of Nevada Department of Business & Industry, 5.00%, 12/15/2035, Call 12/15/20254 | | | 627,572 | |
| | | | | | | 17,438,936 | |
| | | | NEW HAMPSHIRE — 0.3% |
| | 485,518 | | New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, 4.13%, 01/20/2034 | | | 518,739 | |
| | | | New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority Act | | | | |
| | 1,120,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2037, Call 07/1/2027 | | | 1,233,465 | |
| | 215,000 | | 5.00%, 08/1/2037, Call 02/1/2028 | | | 245,946 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2041, Call 01/1/2028 | | | 1,129,708 | |
| | | | | | | 3,127,858 | |
| | | | NEW JERSEY — 2.9% |
| | 4,000,000 | | Garden State Preservation Trust, AGM, 5.75%, 11/1/2028 | | | 4,586,385 | |
| | | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority | | | | |
| | 325,000 | | 5.13%, 09/15/2023, Call 08/20/20223 | | | 331,632 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | 5.00%, 03/1/2024, Call 03/1/2023 | | | 1,540,941 | |
| | 890,000 | | 3.13%, 07/1/2029, Call 07/1/2027 | | | 891,309 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 3.38%, 07/1/2030, Call 07/1/2027 | | | 1,004,831 | |
| | 100,000 | | 5.00%, 07/15/2032, Call 07/15/2027 | | | 108,728 | |
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | NEW JERSEY (Continued) |
| $ | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2033, Call 07/1/2027 | | $ | 546,873 | |
| | 280,000 | | 6.00%, 10/1/2034, Call 10/1/20244 | | | 291,872 | |
| | 880,000 | | 5.00%, 06/15/2036, Call 12/15/2026 | | | 963,770 | |
| | 350,000 | | 6.30%, 10/1/2049, Call 10/1/20244 | | | 363,855 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 06/15/2025, Call 06/15/2024 | | | 1,056,593 | |
| | | | New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority | | | | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.75%, 07/1/2037, Call 05/6/2022 | | | 501,162 | |
| | 1,175,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2046, Call 07/1/2025 | | | 1,262,468 | |
| | | | New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority | | | | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 12/1/2028, Call 06/1/20283 | | | 562,058 | |
| | 855,000 | | 4.25%, 12/1/2047, Call 12/1/20263 | | | 864,476 | |
| | 3,915,000 | | New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency, 3.15%, 10/1/20243 | | | 3,949,104 | |
| | | | New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority | | | | |
| | 1,800,000 | | 0.00%, 12/15/2030 | | | 1,348,712 | |
| | 1,850,000 | | 5.00%, 12/15/2035, Call 12/15/2028 | | | 2,053,314 | |
| | 530,000 | | 4.00%, 06/15/2036, Call 06/15/2031 | | | 552,821 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 06/15/2040, Call 12/15/2030 | | | 558,532 | |
| | 500,000 | | 4.00%, 06/15/2042, Call 06/15/2032 | | | 510,969 | |
| | 835,000 | | 4.00%, 06/15/2042, Call 12/15/2031 | | | 857,112 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 5.25%, 06/15/2043, Call 12/15/2028 | | | 2,228,462 | |
| | 805,000 | | 5.00%, 06/15/2044, Call 06/15/2024 | | | 847,728 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | South Jersey Port Corp., 5.00%, 01/1/2037, Call 01/1/20283 | | | 1,081,352 | |
| | 1,610,000 | | Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., 5.00%, 06/1/2036, Call 06/1/2028 | | | 1,777,844 | |
| | 1,990,000 | | Union County Utilities Authority, County Guarantee, 5.25%, 12/1/2031, Call 05/6/20223 | | | 1,996,395 | |
| | | | | | | 32,639,298 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | NEW MEXICO — 0.2% |
| $ | 810,000 | | Mesa Del Sol Public Improvement District No. 1, 7.00%, 10/1/2033, Call 10/1/2023 | | $ | 818,748 | |
| | 1,020,000 | | Volterra Public Improvement District, 6.75%, 10/1/2033, Call 10/1/2024 | | | 1,030,191 | |
| | | | | | | 1,848,939 | |
| | | | NEW YORK — 6.4% |
| | 450,000 | | Build New York City Resource Corp., 5.00%, 04/15/2043, Call 04/15/2023 | | | 455,765 | |
| | 1,035,000 | | City of Long Beach , 5.00%, 09/1/2027 | | | 1,127,034 | |
| | | | City of New York | | | | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 5.00%, 03/1/2026, Call 03/1/2024 | | | 2,110,532 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 5.00%, 04/1/2040, Call 04/1/2028 | | | 2,242,703 | |
| | | | Hempstead Town Local Development Corp. | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.66%, 02/1/2044, Call 02/1/2030 | | | 1,064,197 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 6.24%, 02/1/2047, Call 02/1/2027 | | | 1,078,682 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 4.60%, 02/1/2051, Call 02/1/2030 | | | 887,669 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 5.00%, 11/15/2033, Call 05/15/2028 | | | 2,209,611 | |
| | 650,000 | | Nassau County Local Economic Assistance Corp., 5.00%, 07/1/2034, Call 07/1/2024 | | | 686,360 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, SAW, 5.00%, 07/15/2037, Call 07/15/2028 | | | 2,291,171 | |
| | | | New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue | | | | |
| | 1,500,000 | | 4.00%, 11/1/2037, Call 05/1/2031 | | | 1,599,728 | |
| | 1,250,000 | | 4.00%, 11/1/2038, Call 05/1/2031 | | | 1,330,874 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 4.00%, 11/1/2041, Call 11/1/2029 | | | 1,045,466 | |
| | | | New York City Water & Sewer System | | | | |
| | 1,500,000 | | 5.00%, 06/15/2032, Call 06/15/2027 | | | 1,702,841 | |
| | 5,000,000 | | 5.00%, 06/15/2047, Call 12/15/2022 | | | 5,113,978 | |
| | 2,025,000 | | 5.00%, 06/15/2048, Call 12/15/2027 | | | 2,295,740 | |
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | NEW YORK (Continued) |
| $ | 730,000 | | New York Counties Tobacco Trust VI, 5.63%, 06/1/2035 | | $ | 764,702 | |
| | | | New York Liberty Development Corp. | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.25%, 10/1/2035 | | | 1,228,185 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 5.38%, 11/15/2040, Call 11/15/20244 | | | 2,124,714 | |
| | 730,000 | | 3.00%, 02/15/2042, Call 02/15/2030 | | | 659,732 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 11/15/2044, Call 11/15/20244 | | | 1,047,576 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | 7.25%, 11/15/2044, Call 11/15/20244 | | | 1,589,919 | |
| | | | New York State Dormitory Authority | | | | |
| | 5,000,000 | | 4.00%, 02/15/2039, Call 02/15/2030 | | | 5,295,495 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 4.00%, 07/1/2040, Call 07/1/2029 | | | 931,402 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 5.00%, 02/15/2044, Call 02/15/2025 | | | 2,137,301 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 02/15/2045, Call 02/15/2025 | | | 1,066,650 | |
| | 500,000 | | 4.00%, 07/1/2048, Call 07/1/2031 | | | 524,637 | |
| | | | New York State Urban Development Corp. | | | | |
| | 1,500,000 | | 4.00%, 03/15/2043, Call 03/15/2030 | | | 1,570,332 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 4.00%, 03/15/2046, Call 03/15/2030 | | | 2,082,553 | |
| | | | New York Transportation Development Corp. | | | | |
| | 3,000,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2035, Call 10/1/20303 | | | 3,363,083 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.25%, 01/1/2050, Call 07/1/20243 | | | 1,046,553 | |
| | | | Onondaga Civic Development Corp. | | | | |
| | 235,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2040, Call 07/1/2025 | | | 251,759 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2045, Call 07/1/2025 | | | 533,259 | |
| | | | Port Authority of New York & New Jersey | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 4.00%, 07/15/2040, Call 07/15/20303 | | | 1,035,139 | |
| | 4,535,000 | | 5.00%, 10/15/2041, Call 10/15/2025 | | | 4,914,766 | |
| | | | Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority | | | | |
| | 1,500,000 | | 5.00%, 11/15/2045, Call 11/15/2025 | | | 1,628,800 | |
| | 3,405,000 | | 5.00%, 11/15/2049, Call 11/15/2030 | | | 3,895,014 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | NEW YORK (Continued) |
| $ | 4,000,000 | | 5.00%, 05/15/2051, Call 05/15/2031 | | $ | 4,582,313 | |
| | 970,000 | | TSASC, Inc., 5.00%, 06/1/2045, Call 06/1/2027 | | | 1,005,145 | |
| | 750,000 | | Westchester County Local Development Corp., 5.50%, 05/1/2042, Call 05/1/2024 | | | 795,019 | |
| | 810,000 | | Western Nassau County Water Authority, 4.00%, 04/1/2051, Call 04/1/2031 | | | 875,440 | |
| | 290,000 | | Yonkers Economic Development Corp., 5.00%, 10/15/2049, Call 10/15/2029 | | | 302,747 | |
| | | | | | | 72,494,586 | |
| | | | NORTH CAROLINA — 0.2% |
| | | | North Carolina Medical Care Commission | | | | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 5.00%, 12/1/2033, Call 12/1/2022 | | | 2,041,389 | |
| | 715,000 | | 4.00%, 09/1/2046, Call 09/1/2028 | | | 735,332 | |
| | | | | | | 2,776,721 | |
| | | | NORTH DAKOTA — 0.3% |
| | 1,000,000 | | City of Grand Forks, 4.00%, 12/1/2036, Call 12/1/2031 | | | 1,047,630 | |
| | 600,000 | | County of Burleigh, 4.38%, 04/15/2026 | | | 606,688 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | County of Ward, 5.00%, 06/1/2053, Call 06/1/2028 | | | 2,174,326 | |
| | | | | | | 3,828,644 | |
| | | | OHIO — 1.6% |
| | 1,000,000 | | Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, 5.00%, 06/1/2055, Call 06/1/2030 | | | 1,041,393 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Butler County Port Authority, 6.00%, 12/1/2043, Call 12/1/2022 | | | 975,077 | |
| | 830,000 | | City of Akron, 5.00%, 12/1/2026 | | | 877,029 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | City of Middleburg Heights, 4.00%, 08/1/2041, Call 08/1/2031 | | | 1,076,903 | |
| | 710,000 | | Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/2027 | | | 757,011 | |
| | | | County of Hamilton | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 11/15/2041 | | | 1,261,353 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 5.00%, 09/15/2045, Call 03/15/2030 | | | 2,290,625 | |
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | OHIO (Continued) |
| $ | 500,000 | | County of Tuscarawas, 6.00%, 03/1/2045, Call 03/1/2025 | | $ | 519,517 | |
| | 2,330,000 | | Indian Creek Local School District, School District Credit Program, 5.00%, 11/1/2055, Call 11/1/2028 | | | 2,585,945 | |
| | 2,665,000 | | Ohio Turnpike & Infrastructure Commission, 5.00%, 02/15/2037, Call 02/15/2028 | | | 3,033,757 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | Ohio Water Development Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/2034, Call 12/1/2026 | | | 1,683,827 | |
| | 750,000 | | Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund, 4.38%, 06/1/20331 | | | 751,951 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, 5.75%, 12/1/2032, Call 12/1/2022 | | | 1,016,040 | |
| | | | | | | 17,870,428 | |
| | | | OKLAHOMA — 0.6% |
| | 940,000 | | Coweta Public Works Authority, 4.00%, 08/1/2027, Call 08/1/2026 | | | 1,011,062 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Garfield County Educational Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 09/1/2031, Call 09/1/2026 | | | 1,107,977 | |
| | 1,040,000 | | Muskogee Industrial Trust, 4.00%, 09/1/2032, Call 09/1/2029 | | | 1,110,516 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Oklahoma City Airport Trust, 5.00%, 07/1/2043, Call 07/1/20283 | | | 1,099,662 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, AGM, 4.00%, 08/15/2048, Call 08/15/2028 | | | 2,083,862 | |
| | | | | | | 6,413,079 | |
| | | | OREGON — 0.4% |
| | 1,000,000 | | Medford Hospital Facilities Authority, 4.00%, 08/15/2039, Call 08/15/2030 | | | 1,051,111 | |
| | | | Oregon State Facilities Authority | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 04/1/2045, Call 04/1/2025 | | | 1,080,750 | |
| | 45,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2046, Call 10/1/2026 | | | 50,386 | |
| | 720,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2046, Call 10/1/2026 | | | 783,480 | |
| | | | Port of Portland Airport Revenue | | | | |
| | 450,000 | | 4.00%, 07/1/2040, Call 07/1/2030 | | | 478,675 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2044, Call 07/1/20293 | | | 1,110,787 | |
| | | | | | | 4,555,189 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | PENNSYLVANIA — 3.2% |
| $ | 305,000 | | Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority, 5.00%, 10/15/2037, Call 10/15/2027 | | $ | 327,661 | |
| | 95,000 | | Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority, 6.00%, 07/15/2038, Call 07/15/2023 | | | 98,427 | |
| | 250,000 | | Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority, 5.00%, 05/1/2042, Call 05/1/2032 | | | 281,331 | |
| | | | Chester County Industrial Development Authority | | | | |
| | 100,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2034, Call 10/1/2024 | | | 105,519 | |
| | 780,000 | | 5.38%, 10/15/2042, Call 10/15/2022 | | | 788,763 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | City of Philadelphia Airport Revenue, 4.00%, 07/1/2040, Call 07/1/20303 | | | 1,036,446 | |
| | 105,000 | | Coatesville School District, AGM SAW, 5.00%, 08/1/2022 | | | 106,337 | |
| | | | Commonwealth Financing Authority | | | | |
| | 1,825,000 | | 5.00%, 06/1/2034, Call 06/1/2028 | | | 2,039,713 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 06/1/2035, Call 06/1/2028 | | | 1,116,702 | |
| | 2,180,000 | | County of Chester, 4.00%, 11/15/2032, Call 11/15/2027 | | | 2,373,774 | |
| | 315,000 | | Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority, 5.75%, 07/1/2032 | | | 400,489 | |
| | 265,000 | | East Hempfield Township Industrial Development Authority, 5.00%, 12/1/2039, Call 12/1/2025 | | | 283,932 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia, 5.63%, 07/1/2036, Call 07/1/2022 | | | 1,011,114 | |
| | 650,000 | | Montgomery County Higher Education & Health Authority, 5.00%, 09/1/2037, Call 09/1/2028 | | | 739,400 | |
| | | | Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority | | | | |
| | 1,100,000 | | 5.00%, 11/15/2028, Call 05/15/2022 | | | 1,105,223 | |
| | 400,000 | | 5.00%, 11/15/2029, Call 05/15/2022 | | | 401,899 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | Moon Area School District, SAW, 5.00%, 11/15/2028, Call 11/15/2024 | | | 1,608,313 | |
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | PENNSYLVANIA (Continued) |
| | | | Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority | | | | |
| $ | 250,000 | | 6.40%, 12/1/2038, Call 09/1/2025 | | $ | 171,467 | |
| | 300,000 | | 10.00%, 12/1/2040, Call 06/1/20304 | | | 300,415 | |
| | 300,000 | | 10.00%, 12/1/2040, Call 06/1/20303 4 | | | 300,415 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 4.00%, 04/15/2045, Call 04/15/2030 | | | 1,049,285 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 08/15/2027 | | | 1,146,770 | |
| | | | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 12/1/2033, Call 12/1/2024 | | | 1,069,306 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 5.00%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/2027 | | | 2,241,371 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 12/1/2041, Call 06/1/2026 | | | 552,794 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 5.00%, 12/1/2043, Call 12/1/2028 | | | 2,271,553 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 4.00%, 12/1/2045, Call 12/1/2030 | | | 1,044,156 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 12/1/2047, Call 12/1/2027 | | | 1,119,571 | |
| | | | Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development | | | | |
| | 795,000 | | 5.00%, 05/1/2027, Call 05/1/2026 | | | 886,995 | |
| | 500,000 | | 8.00%, 01/1/2033, Call 01/1/2023 | | | 523,403 | |
| | 500,000 | | 6.88%, 06/15/2033, Call 06/15/2023 | | | 524,646 | |
| | 850,000 | | 4.00%, 11/1/2037, Call 11/1/2029 | | | 908,289 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 6.60%, 11/1/2047, Call 11/1/2027 | | | 1,025,164 | |
| | 155,000 | | Quakertown General Authority, 4.00%, 07/1/2022 | | | 155,129 | |
| | | | School District of Philadelphia, SAW | | | | |
| | 5,000 | | 5.00%, 09/1/2038, Call 09/1/2026 | | | 5,620 | |
| | 995,000 | | 5.00%, 09/1/2038, Call 09/1/2026 | | | 1,097,177 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Scranton-Lackawanna Health & Welfare Authority, 5.00%, 06/1/2046, Call 06/1/2026 | | | 1,019,090 | |
| | 2,090,000 | | Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, 5.00%, 06/1/2029, Call 06/1/2027 | | | 2,373,182 | |
| | 1,150,000 | | St. Mary Hospital Authority, 5.00%, 11/15/2023 | | | 1,210,062 | |
| | 275,000 | | Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority, 5.00%, 01/1/2035, Call 01/1/20283 | | | 300,927 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | PENNSYLVANIA (Continued) |
| $ | 500,000 | | Upper Merion Area School District, SAW, 5.00%, 01/15/2034, Call 01/15/2026 | | $ | 549,832 | |
| | 500,000 | | Williamsport Area School District, AGM SAW, 4.00%, 03/1/2035, Call 09/1/2024 | | | 520,729 | |
| | | | | | | 36,192,391 | |
| | | | PUERTO RICO — 0.4% |
| | | | Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | | | | |
| | 62,039 | | 5.25%, 07/1/2023 | | | 63,567 | |
| | 28,574 | | 0.00%, 07/1/2024 | | | 26,091 | |
| | 61,865 | | 5.38%, 07/1/2025 | | | 65,329 | |
| | 61,305 | | 5.63%, 07/1/2027 | | | 67,030 | |
| | 60,310 | | 5.63%, 07/1/2029 | | | 67,379 | |
| | 58,579 | | 5.75%, 07/1/2031 | | | 66,868 | |
| | 55,548 | | 4.00%, 07/1/2033, Call 07/1/2031 | | | 54,373 | |
| | 71,485 | | 0.00%, 07/1/2033, Call 07/1/2031 | | | 41,395 | |
| | 49,930 | | 4.00%, 07/1/2035, Call 07/1/2031 | | | 48,329 | |
| | 42,853 | | 4.00%, 07/1/2037, Call 07/1/2031 | | | 41,285 | |
| | 58,264 | | 4.00%, 07/1/2041, Call 07/1/2031 | | | 55,548 | |
| | 277,359 | | 0.00%, 11/1/20431 | | | 149,427 | |
| | 60,594 | | 4.00%, 07/1/2046, Call 07/1/2031 | | | 57,259 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, 5.00%, 07/1/2042, Call 07/1/2022 5 | | | 1,915,000 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 07/1/2058, Call 07/1/2028 | | | 1,598,549 | |
| | | | | | | 4,317,429 | |
| | | | RHODE ISLAND — 0.3% |
| | 1,535,000 | | Rhode Island Commerce Corp., 5.00%, 07/1/2041, Call 07/1/2026 | | | 1,666,807 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp., 6.00%, 09/1/2033, Call 09/1/2023 | | | 1,058,867 | |
| | 615,000 | | Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp., 4.00%, 11/1/2050, Call 11/1/2031 | | | 648,923 | |
| | | | | | | 3,374,597 | |
| | | | SOUTH CAROLINA — 1.3% |
| | 1,000,000 | | City of Columbia Waterworks & Sewer System Revenue, 5.00%, 02/1/2043, Call 02/1/2023 | | | 1,029,104 | |
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | SOUTH CAROLINA (Continued) |
| $ | 2,000,000 | | Lexington County Health Services District, Inc., 5.00%, 11/1/2041, Call 05/1/2026 | | $ | 2,188,742 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency, 4.00%, 10/1/2048, Call 11/1/20231 | | | 1,545,059 | |
| | | | South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority | | | | |
| | 500,000 | | 0.00%, 02/1/2035, Call 02/1/20233 4 5 | | | 200,000 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 11/1/2043, Call 05/1/2028 | | | 1,130,231 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | South Carolina Ports Authority, 5.00%, 07/1/2038, Call 07/1/20283 | | | 2,213,619 | |
| | | | South Carolina Public Service Authority | | | | |
| | 1,335,000 | | 4.00%, 12/1/2042, Call 12/1/2031 | | | 1,416,022 | |
| | 730,000 | | 5.00%, 12/1/2055, Call 06/1/2025 | | | 783,053 | |
| | 1,015,000 | | 5.25%, 12/1/2055, Call 12/1/2025 | | | 1,107,227 | |
| | 3,000,000 | | University of South Carolina, 5.00%, 05/1/2043, Call 05/1/2027 | | | 3,370,003 | |
| | | | | | | 14,983,060 | |
| | | | SOUTH DAKOTA — 0.1% |
| | 1,235,000 | | South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 11/1/2045, Call 11/1/2025 | | | 1,333,872 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | TENNESSEE — 0.8% |
| | 1,220,000 | | Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority, 5.00%, 10/1/2044, Call 10/1/2024 | | | 1,303,033 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | Johnson City Health & Educational Facilities Board, 5.00%, 08/15/2042, Call 08/15/2022 | | | 2,023,611 | |
| | | | Knox County Health Educational & Housing Facility Board | | | | |
| | 365,000 | | 0.00%, 05/1/2025, Call 11/1/20244 5 | | | 171,550 | |
| | 45,000 | | 0.00%, 05/1/20345 | | | 21,150 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | Tennergy Corp., 4.00%, 12/1/2051, Call 06/1/20281 | | | 1,591,360 | |
| | | | Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp. | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.63%, 09/1/2026 | | | 1,122,834 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 4.00%, 05/1/2048, Call 02/1/20231 | | | 1,017,352 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | 4.00%, 11/1/2049, Call 08/1/20251 | | | 1,550,384 | |
| | | | | | | 8,801,274 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | TEXAS — 7.3% |
| $ | 85,000 | | Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp., 5.00%, 08/15/2048, Call 08/15/2027 | | $ | 86,960 | |
| | 320,000 | | Austin Convention Enterprises, Inc., 5.00%, 01/1/2034, Call 01/1/2027 | | | 338,034 | |
| | | | Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 01/1/2036, Call 01/1/2031 | | | 1,161,699 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 5.00%, 01/1/2043, Call 01/1/2028 | | | 2,214,609 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | City of Arlington, AGM, 5.00%, 02/15/2048, Call 02/15/2028 | | | 2,246,201 | |
| | | | City of Austin Airport System Revenue | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 11/15/2035, Call 11/15/20263 | | | 1,102,264 | |
| | 2,250,000 | | 5.00%, 11/15/2044, Call 11/15/20243 | | | 2,374,231 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | City of El Paso, 5.00%, 08/15/2036, Call 08/15/2026 | | | 1,113,175 | |
| | 250,000 | | City of Hackberry, 4.50%, 09/1/2038, Call 09/1/2027 | | | 262,924 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | City of Houston, 4.00%, 03/1/2033, Call 03/1/2027 | | | 1,067,035 | |
| | | | City of Houston Airport System Revenue | | | | |
| | 700,000 | | 4.75%, 07/1/20243 | | | 720,247 | |
| | 750,000 | | 5.00%, 07/15/2035, Call 07/15/20253 | | | 789,595 | |
| | 1,085,000 | | City of Houston Combined Utility System Revenue, 4.00%, 11/15/2041, Call 11/15/2031 | | | 1,181,062 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue, 4.00%, 07/15/2041, Call 07/15/20293 | | | 1,463,483 | |
| | 1,400,000 | | City of Lewisville, 6.00%, 09/1/2037, Call 09/1/20224 | | | 1,469,132 | |
| | 750,000 | | City of Sugar Land, 5.00%, 02/15/2029, Call 02/15/2027 | | | 851,668 | |
| | | | Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp. | | | | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 08/15/2042, Call 08/15/2022 | | | 504,968 | |
| | 100,000 | | 4.40%, 12/1/2047, Call 12/1/2022 | | | 100,557 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | 4.60%, 12/1/2049, Call 12/1/2024 | | | 1,538,620 | |
| | 5,000,000 | | County of Travis, 5.00%, 03/1/2036, Call 03/1/2029 | | | 5,838,611 | |
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | TEXAS (Continued) |
| $ | 1,000,000 | | Danbury Higher Education Authority, Inc., 6.50%, 08/15/2043, Call 08/15/2023 | | $ | 1,060,404 | |
| | 280,000 | | Decatur Hospital Authority, 6.63%, 09/1/2031, Call 09/1/2023 | | | 296,711 | |
| | 1,065,000 | | El Paso Downtown Development Corp., 5.00%, 08/15/2026 | | | 1,181,787 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Grand Parkway Transportation Corp., 5.00%, 10/1/2038, Call 04/1/2028 | | | 1,130,372 | |
| | 1,050,000 | | Hale Center Education Facilities Corp., 5.00%, 03/1/2032 | | | 1,165,062 | |
| | 3,000,000 | | Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., 4.00%, 10/1/2036, Call 10/1/2029 | | | 3,228,364 | |
| | 1,110,000 | | Harris County Toll Road Authority, 5.00%, 08/15/2043, Call 02/15/2028 | | | 1,257,631 | |
| | 475,000 | | Jefferson County Industrial Development Corp., 8.25%, 07/1/2032, Call 07/1/2022 | | | 483,144 | |
| | 500,000 | | Mission Economic Development Corp., 4.63%, 10/1/2031, Call 04/26/20223 4 | | | 525,510 | |
| | | | New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. | | | | |
| | 600,000 | | 4.75%, 04/1/2034, Call 04/1/2024 | | | 632,621 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 04/1/2039, Call 04/1/2024 | | | 1,059,228 | |
| | 2,505,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2047, Call 07/1/2025 | | | 2,160,563 | |
| | | | New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., AGM | | | | |
| | 375,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2038, Call 07/1/2027 | | | 423,260 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | 5.00%, 04/1/2046, Call 04/1/2024 | | | 1,581,625 | |
| | 2,200,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2048, Call 07/1/2027 | | | 2,474,950 | |
| | 830,000 | | Newark Higher Education Finance Corp., 5.00%, 06/15/2037, Call 06/15/2022 | | | 836,464 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County, 5.00%, 12/1/2036, Call 12/1/2028 | | | 1,140,161 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Red River Health Facilities Development Corp., 0.00%, 12/15/2047, Call 05/6/20225 | | | 625,000 | |
| | 290,000 | | SA Energy Acquisition Public Facility Corp., 5.50%, 08/1/2027 | | | 330,795 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | TEXAS (Continued) |
| $ | 1,750,000 | | San Antonio Independent School District, PSF, 5.00%, 08/15/2048, Call 08/15/2025 | | $ | 1,875,587 | |
| | | | State of Texas | | | | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2026, Call 10/1/2025 | | | 2,201,014 | |
| | 2,515,000 | | 5.00%, 10/1/2036, Call 10/1/2025 | | | 2,756,188 | |
| | | | Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 4.20%, 09/1/2025, Call 09/1/2023 | | | 1,033,373 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 5.00%, 11/15/2038, Call 05/15/2023 | | | 2,073,610 | |
| | 1,430,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2043, Call 01/1/2029 | | | 1,601,143 | |
| | 1,620,000 | | Texas City Industrial Development Corp., 4.13%, 12/1/2045, Call 02/4/2025 | | | 1,679,984 | |
| | | | Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. I | | | | |
| | 555,000 | | 5.25%, 12/15/2025 | | | 608,306 | |
| | 1,670,000 | | 6.25%, 12/15/2026 | | | 1,832,826 | |
| | | | Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp. | | | | |
| | 500,000 | | 4.00%, 12/31/2037, Call 12/31/2029 | | | 518,466 | |
| | 1,110,000 | | 5.00%, 12/31/2040, Call 12/31/20253 | | | 1,188,101 | |
| | 4,000,000 | | Texas Public Finance Authority, 4.00%, 02/1/2037, Call 02/1/2029 | | | 4,397,503 | |
| | 1,125,000 | | Texas Transportation Commission, 0.00%, 08/1/2040, Call 02/1/2029 | | | 513,160 | |
| | | | Texas Water Development Board | | | | |
| | 1,500,000 | | 4.00%, 10/15/2037, Call 10/15/2027 | | | 1,623,933 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 4.00%, 08/1/2038, Call 08/1/2030 | | | 2,199,896 | |
| | 1,550,000 | | 4.00%, 10/15/2038, Call 10/15/2029 | | | 1,678,376 | |
| | 5,000,000 | | 5.00%, 04/15/2049, Call 10/15/2028 | | | 5,737,672 | |
| | | | Town of Westlake | | | | |
| | 225,000 | | 5.50%, 09/1/2025 | | | 226,073 | |
| | 200,000 | | 6.13%, 09/1/2035, Call 09/1/2025 | | | 199,534 | |
| | 1,200,000 | | Uptown Development Authority, 5.00%, 09/1/2036, Call 09/1/2026 | | | 1,282,391 | |
| | | | | | | 83,245,863 | |
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | UTAH — 0.2% |
| $ | 1,000,000 | | Salt Lake City Corp. Airport Revenue, 5.25%, 07/1/2048, Call 07/1/20283 | | $ | 1,107,088 | |
| | | | Utah Charter School Finance Authority | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 4.50%, 07/15/20274 | | | 1,013,867 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.38%, 06/15/2048, Call 06/15/20274 | | | 523,104 | |
| | | | | | | 2,644,059 | |
| | | | VIRGINIA — 1.4% |
| | 715,000 | | Celebrate North Community Development Authority, 0.00%, 03/1/20185 | | | 464,750 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel District, 5.00%, 07/1/2046, Call 07/1/2026 | | | 1,077,707 | |
| | 530,000 | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Multifamily Variable Rate Demand Certificates, 4.15%, 04/15/2025, Call 05/6/20223 4 | | | 531,265 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | Hampton Roads Sanitation District, 5.00%, 10/1/2030, Call 10/1/2027 | | | 2,294,584 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, 5.50%, 07/1/2057, Call 01/1/2028 | | | 1,146,376 | |
| | | | Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board | | | | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 05/15/2028, Call 11/15/2027 | | | 1,155,510 | |
| | 2,500,000 | | 4.00%, 05/15/2031, Call 05/15/2026 | | | 2,672,087 | |
| | | | Virginia Small Business Financing Authority | | | | |
| | 2,225,000 | | 4.00%, 01/1/2038, Call 01/1/20323 | | | 2,299,041 | |
| | 500,000 | | 4.00%, 01/1/2039, Call 01/1/20323 | | | 516,481 | |
| | 775,000 | | 4.00%, 07/1/2039, Call 01/1/20323 | | | 800,545 | |
| | 500,000 | | 4.00%, 01/1/2040, Call 01/1/20323 | | | 515,593 | |
| | 130,000 | | 5.50%, 01/1/2042, Call 07/1/20223 | | | 131,107 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 12/31/2047, Call 12/31/20323 | | | 558,572 | |
| | 1,750,000 | | 5.00%, 12/31/2052, Call 06/30/20273 | | | 1,939,016 | |
| | | | | | | 16,102,634 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | WASHINGTON — 3.2% |
| $ | 2,000,000 | | Clark County School District No. 114 Evergreen, School Bond Gty, 4.00%, 12/1/2034, Call 06/1/2028 | | $ | 2,185,999 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | County of King Sewer Revenue, 5.00%, 07/1/2047, Call 01/1/2025 | | | 1,616,851 | |
| | 705,000 | | King County Public Hospital District No. 4, 5.00%, 12/1/2038, Call 12/1/2025 | | | 717,592 | |
| | 2,215,000 | | King County School District No. 210 Federal Way, School Bond Gty, 4.00%, 12/1/2033, Call 12/1/2027 | | | 2,416,613 | |
| | | | King County School District No. 406 Tukwila, School Bond Gty | | | | |
| | 2,190,000 | | 4.00%, 12/1/2030, Call 06/1/2026 | | | 2,338,504 | |
| | 1,560,000 | | 4.00%, 12/1/2031, Call 06/1/2026 | | | 1,662,589 | |
| | 65,000 | | Ocean Shores Local Improvement District, 7.25%, 02/1/2031 | | | 74,854 | |
| | | | Port of Seattle | | | | |
| | 1,500,000 | | 5.00%, 04/1/2044, Call 04/1/20293 | | | 1,681,039 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 5.00%, 08/1/2046, Call 08/1/20313 | | | 2,263,599 | |
| | | | State of Washington | | | | |
| | 1,695,000 | | 5.00%, 08/1/2036, Call 08/1/2029 | | | 1,990,464 | |
| | 2,000,000 | | 5.00%, 08/1/2037, Call 08/1/2023 | | | 2,076,769 | |
| | 1,435,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2039, Call 07/1/2028 | | | 1,643,276 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 06/1/2040, Call 06/1/2026 | | | 1,103,498 | |
| | 1,630,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2042, Call 07/1/2029 | | | 1,891,081 | |
| | 1,710,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2043, Call 07/1/2029 | | | 1,980,025 | |
| | 1,515,000 | | 5.00%, 02/1/2044, Call 02/1/2032 | | | 1,818,416 | |
| | 1,500,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2044, Call 07/1/2029 | | | 1,734,166 | |
| | 195,000 | | Tacoma Consolidated Local Improvement Districts, 5.75%, 04/1/2043, Call 04/21/2022 | | | 195,288 | |
| | | | Washington Health Care Facilities Authority | | | | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 08/15/2032, Call 08/15/2027 | | | 553,837 | |
| | 1,820,000 | | 5.00%, 03/1/2038, Call 03/1/2025 | | | 1,946,168 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 08/1/2038, Call 08/1/2029 | | | 566,933 | |
| | | | Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District | | | | |
| | 1,210,000 | | 3.00%, 07/1/2043, Call 07/1/2031 | | | 1,057,870 | |
| | 1,550,000 | | 3.00%, 07/1/2058, Call 07/1/2031 | | | 1,250,211 | |
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | WASHINGTON (Continued) |
| $ | 1,000,000 | | Yakima County School District No. 208 West Valley, School Bond Gty, 4.00%, 12/1/2034, Call 12/1/2028 | | $ | 1,106,472 | |
| | | | | | | 35,872,114 | |
| | | | WEST VIRGINIA — 0.2% |
| | 1,000,000 | | Monongalia County Commission Special District, 5.50%, 06/1/2037, Call 06/1/20274 | | | 1,074,537 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | West Virginia Parkways Authority, 5.00%, 06/1/2037, Call 06/1/2028 | | | 1,153,458 | |
| | | | | | | 2,227,995 | |
| | | | WISCONSIN — 1.2% |
| | | | Public Finance Authority | | | | |
| | 170,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/20223 | | | 171,016 | |
| | 780,000 | | 4.00%, 07/1/2027, Call 07/1/2024 | | | 799,786 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.75%, 02/1/2035, Call 02/1/2025 | | | 507,228 | |
| | 535,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2037, Call 07/1/2024 | | | 558,104 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 6.50%, 12/1/2037, Call 12/1/20274 | | | 991,177 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 06/15/2039, Call 06/15/20264 | | | 508,476 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.00%, 02/1/2042, Call 02/1/2032 | | | 535,430 | |
| | 500,000 | | 5.75%, 04/1/2042 | | | 500,000 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 07/1/2042, Call 07/1/20223 | | | 1,004,823 | |
| | 165,000 | | 6.00%, 07/15/2042, Call 07/15/2022 | | | 166,089 | |
| | 450,000 | | 5.50%, 03/1/2045, Call 03/1/20254 | | | 474,713 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.63%, 07/1/2045, Call 07/1/20254 | | | 1,043,313 | |
| | 390,000 | | 4.00%, 07/1/2046, Call 01/1/2031 | | | 394,792 | |
| | 345,000 | | 6.38%, 01/1/2048, Call 01/1/20284 | | | 212,175 | |
| | | | Public Finance Authority, ACA | | | | |
| | 7,186 | | 0.00%, 01/1/20464 5 | | | 190 | |
| | 7,085 | | 0.00%, 01/1/20474 5 | | | 178 | |
| | 7,034 | | 0.00%, 01/1/20484 5 | | | 171 | |
| | 6,984 | | 0.00%, 01/1/20494 5 | | | 164 | |
| | 6,882 | | 0.00%, 01/1/20504 5 | | | 153 | |
| | 7,540 | | 0.00%, 01/1/20514 5 | | | 162 | |
| | 194,116 | | 0.00%, 07/1/20514 5 | | | 106,946 | |
| | 7,490 | | 0.00%, 01/1/20524 5 | | | 153 | |
| | 7,388 | | 0.00%, 01/1/20534 5 | | | 146 | |
| | 7,338 | | 0.00%, 01/1/20544 5 | | | 139 | |
| | 7,237 | | 0.00%, 01/1/20554 5 | | | 133 | |
| | 7,135 | | 0.00%, 01/1/20564 5 | | | 127 | |
| | 7,085 | | 0.00%, 01/1/20574 5 | | | 121 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
| Principal Amount | | | | Value | |
| | | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | WISCONSIN (Continued) |
| $ | 6,984 | | 0.00%, 01/1/20584 5 | | $ | 115 | |
| | 6,933 | | 0.00%, 01/1/20594 5 | | | 111 | |
| | 6,882 | | 0.00%, 01/1/20604 5 | | | 105 | |
| | 6,781 | | 0.00%, 01/1/20614 5 | | | 99 | |
| | 6,730 | | 0.00%, 01/1/20624 5 | | | 95 | |
| | 6,629 | | 0.00%, 01/1/20634 5 | | | 90 | |
| | 6,579 | | 0.00%, 01/1/20644 5 | | | 87 | |
| | 6,528 | | 0.00%, 01/1/20654 5 | | | 82 | |
| | 6,427 | | 0.00%, 01/1/20664 5 | | | 76 | |
| | 83,706 | | 0.00%, 01/1/20674 5 | | | 914 | |
| | | | University of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics | | | | |
| | 1,405,000 | | 5.00%, 04/1/2038, Call 04/1/2023 | | | 1,450,852 | |
| | 1,000,000 | | 5.00%, 04/1/2043, Call 10/1/2028 | | | 1,139,718 | |
| | 3,000,000 | | Village of Mount Pleasant, MORAL OBLIG, 5.00%, 04/1/2048, Call 04/1/2028 | | | 3,364,472 | |
| | | | | | | 13,932,721 | |
| | | | TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS |
| | | | (Cost $894,240,792) | | | 902,166,460 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | COMMON STOCK — 0.2% |
| | 32,339 | | Energy Harbor Corp.* | | | 1,959,743 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | TOTAL COMMON STOCK |
| | | | (Cost $965,130) | | | 1,959,743 | |
| Number of Shares | | | | | |
| | | | CLOSED-END MUTUAL FUNDS — 0.7% | | | | |
| | 18,027 | | BlackRock Long-Term Municipal Advantage Trust | | | 211,276 | |
| | 53,753 | | BlackRock MuniVest Fund, Inc. | | | 438,625 | |
| | 31,817 | | BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund, Inc. | | | 438,756 | |
| | 72,299 | | BNY Mellon Municipal Income, Inc. | | | 548,749 | |
| | 127,431 | | BNY Mellon Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. | | | 900,937 | |
| | 30,359 | | BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals, Inc. | | | 218,281 | |
| | 15,444 | | DTF Tax-Free Income, Inc. | | | 200,618 | |
| | 87,593 | | DWS Municipal Income Trust | | | 911,843 | |
| Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | MUNICIPAL BONDS (Continued) |
| | | | CLOSED-END MUTUAL FUNDS (Continued) | | | | |
| | 17,462 | | Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Trust II | | $ | 182,653 | |
| | 17,008 | | Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust | | | 194,742 | |
| | 23,118 | | Invesco Municipal Trust | | | 266,088 | |
| | 11,819 | | Invesco Trust for Investment Grade Municipals | | | 137,337 | |
| | 8,572 | | Neuberger Berman Municipal Fund, Inc. | | | 113,836 | |
| | 37,184 | | Pioneer Municipal High Income Advantage Fund, Inc. | | | 365,519 | |
| | 123,034 | | Pioneer Municipal High Income Fund, Inc. | | | 1,291,857 | |
| | 108,960 | | Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund, Inc. | | | 1,266,115 | |
| | 8,866 | | Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund, Inc. | | | 119,425 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | TOTAL CLOSED-END MUTUAL FUNDS | | | | |
| | | | (Cost $9,139,084) | | | 7,806,657 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | OPEN-END MUTUAL FUND — 1.2% | | | | |
| | 954,258 | | Vanguard Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt Fund, Admiral Class | | | 13,197,386 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | TOTAL OPEN-END MUTUAL FUND | | | | |
| | | | (Cost $13,237,568) | | | 13,197,386 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | PRIVATE FUNDS7 — 10.3% | | | | |
| | | | MacKay Municipal Credit Opportunities Fund, LP* 8 | | | 28,219,036 | |
| | | | MacKay Municipal Opportunities Fund, LP* 9 | | | 89,602,376 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | TOTAL PRIVATE FUNDS | | | | |
| | | | (Cost $94,657,836) | | | 117,821,412 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
Number of Shares | | | | | Value | |
| | | | SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 4.7% | | | | |
| 53,431,325 | | | JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.29%10 | | $ | 53,442,011 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT | | | | |
| | | | (Cost $53,445,171) | | | 53,442,011 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 96.2% | | | | |
| | | | (Cost $1,065,685,581) | | | 1,096,393,669 | |
| | | | Other assets less liabilities — 3.8% | | | 43,699,733 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | $ | 1,140,093,402 | |
* | Non-income producing security. |
3 | Alternative Minimum Tax eligible security. |
4 | Investment is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These investments may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers. |
5 | Security is in default and non-income producing. |
6 | Rounds to less than 0.05%. |
7 | The Private Funds are generally offered in private placement transactions and as such are often illiquid and generally restricted as to resale. |
8 | The investment was acquired on 3/1/2016. The cost is $19,752,111. |
9 | The investment was acquired on 3/1/2016. The cost is $74,905,725. |
10 | The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end. |
AGC — Assured Guaranty Corporation
AGM — Assured Guaranty Municipal
AGM-CR — Assured Guaranty Municipal Custodial Receipts
AMBAC — American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation
BAM — Build America Mutual Assurance Company
LP — Limited Partnership
NATL — National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation
NATL-RE — National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation Reinsurance
OBLG — Obligation
PSF — Permanent School Fund Guaranteed
SAW — State Aid Withholding
SIFMA — Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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ASPIRIANT DEFENSIVE ALLOCATION FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
As of March 31, 2022
| Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS — 60.9% |
| | | | ALTERNATIVE DIVERSIFIERS — 13.3% |
| | 7,278,664 | | BlackRock Event Driven Equity Fund - Institutional Shares | | $ | 72,277,132 | |
| | 7,635,559 | | Eaton Vance Global Macro Absolute Return Advantage Fund - Class R6 | | | 75,515,675 | |
| | 2,825,535 | | GMO Equity Dislocation Investment Fund – Class A* 1 | | | 57,104,064 | |
| | | | | | | 204,896,871 | |
| | | | CORE/ALTERNATIVE DIVERSIFIERS — 47.6% |
| | 14,682,683 | | GMO Benchmark-Free Allocation Fund - Class IV | | | 367,213,899 | |
| | 1,041,050 | | GMO Global Asset Allocation Fund - Class III | | | 33,469,768 | |
| | 16,240,805 | | JPMorgan Global Allocation Fund - Class R6 | | | 330,500,383 | |
| | | | | | | 731,184,050 | |
| | | | TOTAL OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS |
| | | | (Cost $927,357,975) | | | 936,080,921 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND — 15.6% |
| | | | REAL ASSET — 15.6% |
| | 6,526,337 | | iShares Gold Trust* | | | 240,364,992 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND |
| | | | (Cost $218,493,837) | | | 240,364,992 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | PRIVATE FUNDS2 — 19.0% |
| | | | ALTERNATIVE DIVERSIFIERS — 12.9% |
| | | | Elliott Associates, LP - Class C* 3 | | | 30,038,746 | |
| | | | Millennium International, Ltd. - Class GG* 4 | | | 40,446,739 | |
| | | | Millennium International, Ltd. - Sub-Class GG-C* 5 | | | 50,472,619 | |
| | | | Water Island Merger Arbitrage Institutional Commingled Fund, LP - Class A* 6 | | | 77,873,422 | |
| | | | | | | 198,831,526 | |
| | | | CORE DIVERSIFIER — 6.1% |
| | | | All Weather Portfolio Limited* 7 | | | 92,955,895 | |
| | | | | | | 92,955,895 | |
| | | | TOTAL PRIVATE FUNDS |
| | | | (Cost $241,122,663) | | | 291,787,421 | |
| Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 4.1% |
| | 62,615,903 | | JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.29%8 | | $ | 62,628,426 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT |
| | | | (Cost $62,622,127) | | | 62,628,426 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.6% |
| | | | (Cost $1,449,596,602) | | | 1,530,861,760 | |
| | | | Other assets less liabilities — 0.4% | | | 5,521,376 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | $ | 1,536,383,136 | |
* | Non-income producing security. |
2 | The Private Funds are generally offered in private placement transactions and as such are often illiquid and generally restricted as to resale. |
3 | The investment was acquired on 1/2/2020. The cost is $26,962,800. |
4 | The investment was acquired on 1/4/2021. The cost is $28,404,075. |
5 | The investment was acquired on 10/1/2020. The cost is $44,845,178. |
6 | The investment was acquired on 2/26/2018. The cost is $69,500,708. Moderately liquid investment. For redemption terms, please refer to Note 2, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, in the Notes to Financial Statements. |
7 | The investment was acquired on 5/1/2018. The cost is $71,409,902. |
8 | The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end. |
LP — Limited Partnership
Ltd. — Limited
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND
Schedule of Investments
As of March 31, 2022
| Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | COMMON STOCKS — 21.5% |
| | | | AUSTRALIA — 0.1% |
| | 100,733 | | Goodman Group - REIT | | $ | 1,712,110 | |
| | 1,818 | | Newcrest Mining Ltd. | | | 36,737 | |
| | | | | | | 1,748,847 | |
| | | | AUSTRIA — 0.1% |
| | 50,213 | | Erste Group Bank A.G. | | | 1,831,093 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | BELGIUM — 0.1% |
| | 4,782 | | Colruyt S.A. | | | 197,948 | |
| | 11,339 | | UCB S.A. | | | 1,356,110 | |
| | | | | | | 1,554,058 | |
| | | | BERMUDA — 0.2% |
| | 34,077 | | Arch Capital Group Ltd.* | | | 1,650,008 | |
| | 2,589 | | Everest Re Group Ltd. | | | 780,273 | |
| | 106,265 | | Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. | | | 519,200 | |
| | 7,321 | | RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | | | 1,160,452 | |
| | | | | | | 4,109,933 | |
| | | | BRAZIL — 0.0%1 |
| | 46,121 | | Telefonica Brasil S.A. - ADR2 | | | 518,861 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | CANADA — 0.5% |
| | 4,984 | | Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.2 | | | 305,220 | |
| | 10,151 | | Bank of Nova Scotia | | | 728,030 | |
| | 36,342 | | Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. - Class A | | | 2,054,676 | |
| | 21,616 | | Franco-Nevada Corp. | | | 3,448,184 | |
| | 18,738 | | Royal Bank of Canada | | | 2,063,031 | |
| | 4,459 | | Toronto-Dominion Bank | | | 354,134 | |
| | | | | | | 8,953,275 | |
| | | | CAYMAN ISLANDS — 0.2% |
| | 114,423 | | ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. | | | 1,709,014 | |
| | 164,500 | | Kingboard Holdings Ltd. | | | 793,407 | |
| | | | | | | 2,502,421 | |
| | | | CHILE — 0.0%1 |
| | 42,388 | | Enel Americas S.A. - ADR2 | | | 253,056 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | CHINA — 0.3% |
| | 29,831 | | China Construction Bank Corp. - ADR | | | 442,990 | |
| | 175,500 | | China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. - Class H | | | 1,366,167 | |
| | 881,000 | | China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd. | | | 2,804,399 | |
| Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
| | | | CHINA (Continued) |
| | 1,506,000 | | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. - Class H | | $ | 923,257 | |
| | 43,200 | | Legend Holdings Corp. - Class H3 | | | 53,977 | |
| | | | | | | 5,590,790 | |
| | | | CURACAO — 0.1% |
| | 43,093 | | Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 1,780,172 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | DENMARK — 0.5% |
| | 9,221 | | Coloplast A/S - Class B | | | 1,396,414 | |
| | 5,130 | | Demant A/S* | | | 232,158 | |
| | 9,020 | | DSV PANALPINA A/S | | | 1,728,734 | |
| | 35,408 | | Novo Nordisk A/S - ADR | | | 3,932,058 | |
| | 1,949 | | Novozymes A/S | | | 133,632 | |
| | 7,059 | | Pandora A/S | | | 672,471 | |
| | | | | | | 8,095,467 | |
| | | | FRANCE — 0.6% |
| | 8,120 | | Capgemini S.E. | | | 1,801,853 | |
| | 18,103 | | Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin | | | 2,453,239 | |
| | 605 | | Hermes International | | | 856,285 | |
| | 4,598 | | L’Oreal S.A. | | | 1,836,650 | |
| | 255 | | Pernod Ricard S.A. | | | 56,026 | |
| | 28,279 | | Publicis Groupe S.A. | | | 1,716,356 | |
| | 11,055 | | Schneider Electric S.E. | | | 1,856,028 | |
| | | | | | | 10,576,437 | |
| | | | GERMANY — 0.2% |
| | 4,820 | | Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft A.G. | | | 1,288,577 | |
| | 16,904 | | Siemens A.G. | | | 2,340,652 | |
| | | | | | | 3,629,229 | |
| | | | GUERNSEY — 0.2% |
| | 44,301 | | Amdocs Ltd. | | | 3,641,985 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | HONG KONG — 0.2% |
| | 382,000 | | China Merchants Port Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 687,976 | |
| | 142,000 | | Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd. | | | 589,445 | |
| | 339,000 | | HKT Trust and HKT Ltd.4 | | | 464,822 | |
| | 64,500 | | Power Assets Holdings Ltd. | | | 420,350 | |
| | 25,000 | | Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | | | 297,437 | |
| | | | | | | 2,460,030 | |
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
| Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
| | | | INDIA — 0.3% |
| | 16,368 | | Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. - ADR | | $ | 912,189 | |
| | 162,145 | | Infosys Ltd. - ADR2 | | | 4,035,789 | |
| | | | | | | 4,947,978 | |
| | | | IRELAND — 0.7% |
| | 12,999 | | Accenture PLC - Class A | | | 4,383,653 | |
| | 8,954 | | Aon PLC - Class A | | | 2,915,691 | |
| | 6,900 | | ICON PLC* | | | 1,678,218 | |
| | 34,143 | | Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 2,238,757 | |
| | 763 | | Linde PLC | | | 243,725 | |
| | | | | | | 11,460,044 | |
| | | | ISRAEL — 0.1% |
| | 2,131 | | Elbit Systems Ltd.2 | | | 469,779 | |
| | 8,283 | | Nice Ltd. - ADR* 2 | | | 1,813,977 | |
| | | | | | | 2,283,756 | |
| | | | ITALY — 0.1% |
| | 28,198 | | Moncler S.p.A. | | | 1,564,479 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | JAPAN — 1.1% |
| | 1,400 | | Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. | | | 106,161 | |
| | 18,500 | | Bridgestone Corp. | | | 718,092 | |
| | 14,700 | | Denso Corp. | | | 937,862 | |
| | 15,871 | | FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | | | 968,765 | |
| | 1,700 | | Hamamatsu Photonics KK | | | 90,292 | |
| | 1,900 | | Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 275,414 | |
| | 10,000 | | Itochu Corp. | | | 338,260 | |
| | 2,800 | | Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. | | | 71,524 | |
| | 23,408 | | Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd. | | | 187,985 | |
| | 91,787 | | KDDI Corp. | | | 3,009,388 | |
| | 200 | | Keyence Corp. | | | 92,740 | |
| | 3,800 | | Lawson, Inc. | | | 145,464 | |
| | 5,000 | | Makita Corp. | | | 159,983 | |
| | 14,878 | | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 91,963 | |
| | 53,680 | | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | | | 684,708 | |
| | 138,000 | | Nippon Steel Corp. | | | 2,434,962 | |
| | 74,000 | | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | | | 2,149,989 | |
| | 66,948 | | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. - ADR2 | | | 1,948,856 | |
| | 5,800 | | Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 406,668 | |
| | 1,700 | | Nomura Research Institute Ltd. | | | 55,466 | |
| | 40,000 | | Sekisui House Ltd. | | | 773,727 | |
| | 500 | | Shimano, Inc. | | | 114,504 | |
| Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
| | | | JAPAN (Continued) |
| | 34 | | Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. | | $ | 5,166 | |
| | 44,000 | | Shizuoka Bank Ltd. | | | 308,814 | |
| | 23,700 | | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | | | 748,645 | |
| | 35,030 | | Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 631,871 | |
| | 14,500 | | Trend Micro, Inc. | | | 846,773 | |
| | 5,700 | | Tsuruha Holdings, Inc. | | | 361,940 | |
| | 23,574 | | Welcia Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 580,043 | |
| | | | | | | 19,246,025 | |
| | | | JERSEY — 0.1% |
| | 131,435 | | WPP PLC | | | 1,720,234 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | LUXEMBOURG — 0.1% |
| | 238,668 | | B&M European Value Retail S.A. | | | 1,669,794 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | NETHERLANDS — 0.5% |
| | 17,237 | | Airbus S.E.* | | | 2,079,963 | |
| | 1,186 | | Ferrari N.V. | | | 258,655 | |
| | 111,896 | | Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. | | | 3,599,192 | |
| | 14,012 | | Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. - ADR | | | 451,326 | |
| | 16,697 | | Wolters Kluwer N.V. | | | 1,780,008 | |
| | | | | | | 8,169,144 | |
| | | | NEW ZEALAND — 0.0%1 |
| | 174,948 | | Spark New Zealand Ltd. | | | 553,645 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | NORWAY — 0.0%1 |
| | 3,840 | | Yara International A.S.A. | | | 192,033 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | PHILIPPINES — 0.0%1 |
| | 5,236 | | PLDT, Inc. - ADR | | | 183,993 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | SINGAPORE — 0.2% |
| | 12,622 | | DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 330,724 | |
| | 6,072 | | DBS Group Holdings Ltd. - ADR | | | 633,067 | |
| | 76,000 | | United Overseas Bank Ltd. | | | 1,778,248 | |
| | | | | | | 2,742,039 | |
| | | | SOUTH KOREA — 0.1% |
| | 11,178 | | POSCO - ADR2 | | | 662,520 | |
| | 4,334 | | Woori Financial Group, Inc. - ADR | | | 163,219 | |
| | | | | | | 825,739 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
| Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
| | | | SWEDEN — 0.0%1 |
| | 5,731 | | Industrivarden A.B. - A Shares | | $ | 162,536 | |
| | 4,787 | | L E Lundbergforetagen A.B. - B Shares | | | 242,952 | |
| | | | | | | 405,488 | |
| | | | SWITZERLAND — 1.1% |
| | 880 | | Alcon, Inc.2 | | | 69,810 | |
| | 16 | | Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli A.G. | | | 190,431 | |
| | 1,365 | | EMS-Chemie Holding A.G. | | | 1,326,513 | |
| | 6,065 | | Garmin Ltd. | | | 719,370 | |
| | 884 | | Kuehne + Nagel International A.G. | | | 250,993 | |
| | 19,955 | | Nestle S.A. | | | 2,594,523 | |
| | 7,504 | | Nestle S.A. - ADR | | | 976,271 | |
| | 24,309 | | Novartis A.G. | | | 2,134,125 | |
| | 4,401 | | Novartis A.G. - ADR | | | 386,188 | |
| | 194 | | Partners Group Holding A.G. | | | 240,211 | |
| | 7,618 | | Roche Holding A.G. | | | 3,014,152 | |
| | 14,816 | | Roche Holding A.G. - ADR | | | 732,059 | |
| | 6,279 | | Sonova Holding A.G. | | | 2,622,979 | |
| | 2,911 | | Swisscom A.G.2 | | | 1,748,947 | |
| | 96,664 | | UBS Group A.G. | | | 1,888,941 | |
| | 227 | | Zurich Insurance Group A.G. | | | 112,115 | |
| | 2,010 | | Zurich Insurance Group A.G. - ADR | | | 98,932 | |
| | | | | | | 19,106,560 | |
| | | | TAIWAN — 0.8% |
| | 93,242 | | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. - ADR2 | | | 4,144,607 | |
| | 51,000 | | MediaTek, Inc. | | | 1,587,147 | |
| | 12,000 | | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 246,162 | |
| | 76,260 | | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - ADR | | | 7,950,868 | |
| | 66,650 | | United Microelectronics Corp. - ADR2 | | | 607,848 | |
| | | | | | | 14,536,632 | |
| | | | UNITED KINGDOM — 0.5% |
| | 60,937 | | Anglo American PLC | | | 3,166,432 | |
| | 20,578 | | AstraZeneca PLC | | | 2,728,911 | |
| | 1 | | AstraZeneca PLC - ADR | | | 66 | |
| | 60,116 | | British American Tobacco PLC | | | 2,524,705 | |
| | 5,848 | | Burberry Group PLC | | | 127,660 | |
| | 51,795 | | J Sainsbury PLC | | | 171,431 | |
| | 5,302 | | RELX PLC | | | 164,986 | |
| | | | | | | 8,884,191 | |
| Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
| | | | UNITED STATES — 12.5% |
| | 1,533 | | Adobe, Inc.* | | $ | 698,465 | |
| | 7,272 | | Adtalem Global Education, Inc.* 2 | | | 216,051 | |
| | 12,168 | | Aflac, Inc. | | | 783,498 | |
| | 796 | | Allstate Corp. | | | 110,254 | |
| | 2,379 | | Alphabet, Inc. - Class A* | | | 6,616,832 | |
| | 2,574 | | Alphabet, Inc. - Class C* | | | 7,189,156 | |
| | 2,316 | | Amazon.com, Inc.* | | | 7,550,044 | |
| | 540 | | AMERCO2 | | | 322,348 | |
| | 7,842 | | American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 782,396 | |
| | 12,970 | | American Express Co. | | | 2,425,390 | |
| | 2,948 | | American National Group, Inc. | | | 557,437 | |
| | 11,822 | | Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 1,952,758 | |
| | 13,861 | | Anthem, Inc. | | | 6,808,800 | |
| | 78,283 | | Apple, Inc. | | | 13,668,995 | |
| | 36,239 | | Ares Management Corp. - Class A | | | 2,943,694 | |
| | 417 | | Atmos Energy Corp.2 | | | 49,827 | |
| | 18,892 | | Avangrid, Inc.2 | | | 883,012 | |
| | 6,902 | | Baxter International, Inc. | | | 535,181 | |
| | 711 | | Becton, Dickinson and Co. | | | 189,126 | |
| | 3,404 | | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.* | | | 1,201,306 | |
| | 1,736 | | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. - Class A* | | | 977,767 | |
| | 15,685 | | Blackstone Group, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,991,054 | |
| | 66,233 | | Brixmor Property Group, Inc. - REIT | | | 1,709,474 | |
| | 21,644 | | Builders FirstSource, Inc.* | | | 1,396,904 | |
| | 9,682 | | Cadence Bank | | | 283,295 | |
| | 17,662 | | CBRE Group, Inc. - Class A* 2 | | | 1,616,426 | |
| | 10,450 | | CDW Corp. | | | 1,869,401 | |
| | 47,156 | | Cerner Corp. | | | 4,411,915 | |
| | 37,146 | | Charles Schwab Corp. | | | 3,131,779 | |
| | 2,871 | | Chemed Corp. | | | 1,454,305 | |
| | 5,174 | | Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 514,192 | |
| | 56,026 | | Ciena Corp.* | | | 3,396,856 | |
| | 72,988 | | Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 4,069,811 | |
| | 5,859 | | CNX Resources Corp.* | | | 121,398 | |
| | 2,337 | | Coca-Cola Co. | | | 144,894 | |
| | 22,420 | | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A | | | 2,010,401 | |
| | 3,107 | | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 294,171 | |
| | 3,127 | | Constellation Energy Corp. | | | 175,894 | |
| | 2,941 | | Corteva, Inc. | | | 169,049 | |
| | 4,979 | | Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 2,867,157 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
| Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
| | | | UNITED STATES (Continued) |
| | 8,095 | | Danaher Corp. | | $ | 2,374,506 | |
| | 24,020 | | Dolby Laboratories, Inc. - Class A | | | 1,878,844 | |
| | 883 | | DT Midstream, Inc.2 | | | 47,912 | |
| | 1,766 | | DTE Energy Co. | | | 233,483 | |
| | 2,136 | | Duke Energy Corp. | | | 238,506 | |
| | 20,091 | | Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 5,753,460 | |
| | 9,381 | | Exelon Corp. | | | 446,817 | |
| | 4,786 | | Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 493,724 | |
| | 5,145 | | First Financial Bankshares, Inc.2 | | | 226,997 | |
| | 2,407 | | First Financial Corp. | | | 104,175 | |
| | 22,256 | | Flowers Foods, Inc. | | | 572,202 | |
| | 7,350 | | Gartner, Inc.* | | | 2,186,331 | |
| | 1,395 | | Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 208,580 | |
| | 7,975 | | HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 1,998,695 | |
| | 2,212 | | Home Depot, Inc. | | | 662,118 | |
| | 65,497 | | Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 3,375,715 | |
| | 6,595 | | Humana, Inc. | | | 2,869,946 | |
| | 76,191 | | Intel Corp. | | | 3,776,026 | |
| | 327 | | Intuit, Inc. | | | 157,235 | |
| | 21,650 | | JM Smucker Co. | | | 2,931,627 | |
| | 24,815 | | Johnson & Johnson | | | 4,397,962 | |
| | 5,122 | | Juniper Networks, Inc. | | | 190,334 | |
| | 11,342 | | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | | | 572,317 | |
| | 16,071 | | Kroger Co. | | | 921,993 | |
| | 6,649 | | L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 1,652,077 | |
| | 6,463 | | Lancaster Colony Corp. | | | 963,956 | |
| | 9,155 | | Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | | 1,851,049 | |
| | 15,674 | | LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,863,326 | |
| | 6,853 | | Mastercard, Inc. - Class A | | | 2,449,125 | |
| | 842 | | McCormick & Co., Inc. | | | 84,032 | |
| | 7,071 | | McDonald’s Corp. | | | 1,748,517 | |
| | 8,947 | | Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 734,101 | |
| | 9,673 | | Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A* | | | 2,150,888 | |
| | 49,473 | | Microsoft Corp. | | | 15,253,021 | |
| | 375 | | Monster Beverage Corp.* | | | 29,963 | |
| | 1,078 | | Morningstar, Inc. | | | 294,477 | |
| | 2,858 | | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 692,208 | |
| | 20,610 | | NetApp, Inc. | | | 1,710,630 | |
| | 345 | | Netflix, Inc.* | | | 129,234 | |
| | 20,836 | | Newmont Corp. | | | 1,655,420 | |
| Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
| | | | UNITED STATES (Continued) |
| | 844 | | NextEra Energy, Inc. | | $ | 71,495 | |
| | 1,378 | | NIKE, Inc. - Class B | | | 185,424 | |
| | 3,604 | | NVIDIA Corp. | | | 983,387 | |
| | 38 | | NVR, Inc.* | | | 169,756 | |
| | 1,256 | | Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. | | | 375,142 | |
| | 19,224 | | Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 1,631,733 | |
| | 318 | | ONE Gas, Inc. | | | 28,060 | |
| | 4,001 | | Palo Alto Networks, Inc.* 2 | | | 2,490,663 | |
| | 6,841 | | PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 1,145,047 | |
| | 106,356 | | Pfizer, Inc. | | | 5,506,050 | |
| | 20,704 | | Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 1,944,934 | |
| | 11,943 | | Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 1,824,890 | |
| | 26,347 | | Progressive Corp. | | | 3,003,295 | |
| | 28,827 | | Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 2,017,890 | |
| | 1,306 | | Public Storage - REIT | | | 509,706 | |
| | 15,847 | | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 1,741,744 | |
| | 10,706 | | Republic Services, Inc. | | | 1,418,545 | |
| | 2,143 | | ResMed, Inc. | | | 519,699 | |
| | 3,545 | | Royal Gold, Inc. | | | 500,838 | |
| | 8,402 | | S&P Global, Inc. | | | 3,446,332 | |
| | 1,024 | | salesforce.com, Inc.* | | | 217,416 | |
| | 56,993 | | Schneider National, Inc. - Class B2 | | | 1,453,322 | |
| | 509 | | Snowflake, Inc. - Class A* | | | 116,627 | |
| | 5,344 | | Stryker Corp. | | | 1,428,718 | |
| | 7,363 | | Synopsys, Inc.* | | | 2,453,867 | |
| | 3,226 | | Target Corp. | | | 684,622 | |
| | 1,641 | | Tesla, Inc.* | | | 1,768,342 | |
| | 1,869 | | Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 342,924 | |
| | 10,664 | | TJX Cos., Inc. | | | 646,025 | |
| | 11,510 | | Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.2 | | | 402,390 | |
| | 3,505 | | Tradeweb Markets, Inc. - Class A | | | 307,984 | |
| | 31,419 | | Trustmark Corp. | | | 954,823 | |
| | 940 | | Tyler Technologies, Inc.* | | | 418,197 | |
| | 4,561 | | Ulta Beauty, Inc.* | | | 1,816,281 | |
| | 6,995 | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 3,567,240 | |
| | 8,566 | | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 2,235,469 | |
| | 4,836 | | Visa, Inc. - Class A2 | | | 1,072,480 | |
| | 33,377 | | Walmart, Inc. | | | 4,970,503 | |
| | 1,237 | | Watsco, Inc. | | | 376,840 | |
| | 2,132 | | WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | 212,795 | |
| | 13,903 | | Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 673,739 | |
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
| Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | COMMON STOCKS (Continued) |
| | | | UNITED STATES (Continued) |
| | 34,736 | | Werner Enterprises, Inc. | | $ | 1,424,176 | |
| | | | | | | 216,031,652 | |
| | | | TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
| | | | (Cost $257,574,160) | | | 371,769,080 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND — 9.5% |
| | 1,569,951 | | iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Global ETF2 | | | 164,562,264 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND |
| | | | (Cost $132,405,270) | | | 164,562,264 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS — 52.0% |
| | 3,074,835 | | AQR Large Cap Defensive Style Fund - Class R6 | | | 92,245,056 | |
| | 3,720,228 | | Baillie Gifford Emerging Markets Equities Fund - Class K | | | 78,906,029 | |
| | 4,879,608 | | GMO Emerging Markets Fund - Class VI | | | 132,969,325 | |
| | 4,024,377 | | GMO Equity Dislocation Investment Fund - Class A* 5 | | | 81,332,650 | |
| | 18,080,183 | | GMO Quality Fund - Class VI6 7 | | | 514,742,816 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | TOTAL OPEN-END MUTUAL FUNDS |
| | | | (Cost $794,991,364) | | | 900,195,876 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | PREFERRED STOCK — 0.0%1 |
| | | | GERMANY — 0.0%1 |
| | 1,239 | | Porsche Automobil Holding S.E. | | | 119,185 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK |
| | | | (Cost $56,592) | | | 119,185 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | PRIVATE FUNDS8 — 11.8% |
| | | | Bridgewater All Weather China, Ltd.9 | | | 69,910,097 | |
| | | | RIEF Strategic Partners Fund LLC10 | | | 134,427,234 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | TOTAL PRIVATE FUNDS |
| | | | (Cost $186,362,244) | | | 204,337,331 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Number of Shares | | | | Value | |
| | | | SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.5% |
| | | | COLLATERAL INVESTMENTS FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN — 0.3% |
| | | | Collateral Investments11 | | $ | 4,037,872 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 3.2% |
| | 55,677,045 | | JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund - Institutional Shares, 0.29%12 | | | 55,688,180 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS |
| | | | (Cost $59,707,116) | | | 59,726,052 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.3% |
| | | | (Cost $1,431,096,746) | | | 1,700,709,788 | |
| | | | Other assets less liabilities — 1.7% | | | 29,286,685 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | | $ | 1,729,996,473 | |
* | Non-income producing security. |
1 | Rounds to less than 0.05%. |
2 | Certain shares or principal amounts are temporarily on loan to unaffiliated brokers-dealers. At period end, the aggregate market value of these securities was $17,998,416. |
3 | Investment is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These investments may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers. |
4 | Comprised of securities in separate entities or units of stapled securities that must be traded together. |
6 | Fair value of this security exceeds 25% of the Fund’s net assets. Additional information for this security, including the financial statements is available from the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov. |
8 | The Private Funds are generally offered in private placement transactions and as such are often illiquid and generally restricted as to resale. |
9 | The investment was acquired on 3/1/2021. The cost is $64,000,000. |
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
As of March 31, 2022
10 | The investment was acquired on 7/1/2018. The cost is $122,362,244. |
11 | Please refer to Note 2, Securities Lending, in the Notes to Financial Statements. |
12 | The rate is the annualized seven-day yield at period end. |
ADR – American Depository Receipt
ETF – Exchange-Traded Fund
LLC – Limited Liability Company
PLC – Public Limited Company
REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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ASPIRIANT TRUST
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2022
| | Risk-Managed Taxable Bond Fund | | | Risk-Managed Municipal Bond Fund | | | Defensive Allocation Fund | | | Risk-Managed Equity Allocation Fund | |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments, at value (cost $218,410,698, $1,065,685,581, $1,449,596,602 and $1,431,096,746, respectively) | | $ | 205,660,053 | | | $ | 1,096,393,669 | | | $ | 1,530,861,760 | | | $ | 1,700,709,788 | |
Cash | | | — | | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 248,093 | | | | 313,642 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $0, $0, $0 and $73,069, respectively) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 45,703 | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments sold | | | — | | | | 38,000,000 | | | | 5,047,708 | | | | 32,000,000 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 100,970 | | | | 768,675 | | | | 549,895 | | | | 324,970 | |
Dividends and interest | | | 718 | | | | 12,104,362 | | | | 8,864 | | | | 1,130,698 | |
Other receivables | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 34,868 | |
Other prepaid expenses | | | 30,289 | | | | 21,292 | | | | 51,253 | | | | 25,283 | |
Total assets | | | 205,792,030 | | | | 1,148,287,998 | | | | 1,536,767,573 | | | | 1,734,584,952 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payables: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | — | | | | 7,649,548 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Securities lending collateral | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,037,872 | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | 190,051 | | | | 140,030 | | | | 77,530 | | | | 38,590 | |
Due to Adviser | | | 14,033 | | | | 207,653 | | | | 129,774 | | | | 228,894 | |
Accrued Trustees’ fees | | | 13,719 | | | | 13,719 | | | | 13,719 | | | | 13,719 | |
Accrued fund administration fees | | | 7,646 | | | | 43,116 | | | | 56,352 | | | | 63,295 | |
Accrued transfer agent fees and expenses | | | 5,930 | | | | 5,953 | | | | 6,211 | | | | 6,251 | |
Accrued administrative servicing fees | | | 5,258 | | | | 29,279 | | | | 12,814 | | | | 57,347 | |
Accrued fund accounting fees | | | 3,416 | | | | 53,840 | | | | 52,702 | | | | 68,327 | |
Accrued custody fees | | | 1,316 | | | | 5,137 | | | | 3,560 | | | | 13,546 | |
Accrued Chief Compliance Officer fees | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,250 | | | | 1,250 | |
Accrued other expenses | | | 29,705 | | | | 45,071 | | | | 30,525 | | | | 59,388 | |
Total liabilities | | | 272,324 | | | | 8,194,596 | | | | 384,437 | | | | 4,588,479 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 205,519,706 | | | $ | 1,140,093,402 | | | $ | 1,536,383,136 | | | $ | 1,729,996,473 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital (unlimited shares authorized, no par value) | | $ | 217,775,496 | | | $ | 1,149,069,480 | | | $ | 1,510,996,780 | | | $ | 1,419,665,817 | |
Total distributable earnings (losses) | | | (12,255,790 | ) | | | (8,976,078 | ) | | | 25,386,356 | | | | 310,330,656 | |
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO OUTSTANDING SHARES | | $ | 205,519,706 | | | $ | 1,140,093,402 | | | $ | 1,536,383,136 | | | $ | 1,729,996,473 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
SHARES ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING | | | 22,178,493 | | | | 116,812,476 | | | | 145,659,508 | | | | 118,659,314 | ^ |
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE | | $ | 9.27 | | | $ | 9.76 | | | $ | 10.55 | | | $ | 14.58 | ^ |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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ASPIRIANT TRUST
Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended March 31, 2022
| | Risk-Managed Taxable Bond Fund | | | Risk-Managed Municipal Bond Fund | | | Defensive Allocation Fund | | | Risk-Managed Equity Allocation Fund | |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $0, $0, $0 and $469,903, respectively) | | $ | 5,955,348 | | | $ | 666,462 | | | $ | 22,858,219 | | | $ | 25,610,076 | |
Interest | | | 2,989 | | | | 31,076,099 | | | | 56,742 | | | | 54,926 | |
Securities lending income | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 82,231 | |
Total investment income | | | 5,958,337 | | | | 31,742,561 | | | | 22,914,961 | | | | 25,747,233 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
EXPENSES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 532,018 | | | | 3,246,002 | | | | 1,536,081 | | | | 4,254,394 | |
Administrative services fees | | | 212,806 | | | | 1,202,205 | | | | 1,536,081 | | | | 1,772,659 | |
Fund accounting fees | | | 63,925 | | | | 363,762 | | | | 309,104 | | | | 421,116 | |
Trustees’ fees and expenses | | | 62,000 | | | | 62,000 | | | | 62,000 | | | | 62,000 | |
Fund administration fees | | | 48,048 | | | | 271,517 | | | | 346,691 | | | | 400,086 | |
Legal fees | | | 38,154 | | | | 39,638 | | | | 33,084 | | | | 46,209 | |
Transfer agent fees and expenses | | | 35,577 | | | | 35,656 | | | | 37,223 | | | | 37,510 | |
Registration fees | | | 26,386 | | | | 31,250 | | | | 38,558 | | | | 40,882 | |
Audit and tax fees | | | 31,529 | | | | 54,200 | | | | 32,115 | | | | 70,558 | |
Chief Compliance Officer fees | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,000 | | | | 15,000 | |
Insurance fees | | | 14,360 | | | | 14,360 | | | | 14,360 | | | | 14,360 | |
Regulatory services | | | 10,300 | | | | 13,300 | | | | 10,300 | | | | 11,400 | |
Custody fees | | | 7,140 | | | | 29,488 | | | | 20,019 | | | | 78,707 | |
Shareholder reporting fees | | | 4,972 | | | | 5,473 | | | | 7,552 | | | | 8,215 | |
Other expenses | | | 9,853 | | | | 12,346 | | | | 12,038 | | | | 23,842 | |
Total expenses | | | 1,112,068 | | | | 5,396,197 | | | | 4,010,206 | | | | 7,256,938 | |
Less: Advisory fees waived | | | (361,770 | ) | | | (721,314 | ) | | | — | | | | (1,417,982 | ) |
Less: Administrative services fees waived | | | (148,965 | ) | | | (841,548 | ) | | | (1,382,512 | ) | | | (1,063,582 | ) |
Net expenses | | | 601,333 | | | | 3,833,335 | | | | 2,627,694 | | | | 4,775,374 | |
Net investment income | | | 5,357,004 | | | | 27,909,226 | | | | 20,287,267 | | | | 20,971,859 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | (272,643 | ) | | | 4,166,769 | | | | 24,151,668 | | | | 14,133,137 | |
Foreign currency translations | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (137,431 | ) |
Capital gain distributions | | | 494,057 | | | | 19,592 | | | | 27,650,956 | | | | 25,849,776 | |
Total net realized gain | | | 221,414 | | | | 4,186,361 | | | | 51,802,624 | | | | 39,845,482 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | (13,618,760 | ) | | | (65,816,057 | ) | | | (39,832,173 | ) | | | 7,707,942 | |
Foreign currency translations | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (8,193 | ) |
Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (13,618,760 | ) | | | (65,816,057 | ) | | | (39,832,173 | ) | | | 7,699,749 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (13,397,346 | ) | | | (61,629,696 | ) | | | 11,970,451 | | | | 47,545,231 | |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations | | $ | (8,040,342 | ) | | $ | (33,720,470 | ) | | $ | 32,257,718 | | | $ | 68,517,090 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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ASPIRIANT TRUST
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | Risk-Managed Taxable Bond Fund | | | Risk-Managed Municipal Bond Fund | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2022 | | | Year Ended March 31, 2021 | | | Year Ended March 31, 2022 | | | Year Ended March 31, 2021 | |
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS FROM: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 5,357,004 | | | $ | 6,293,475 | | | $ | 27,909,226 | | | $ | 33,556,811 | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 221,414 | | | | 9,612,814 | | | | 4,186,361 | | | | 20,883,973 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (13,618,760 | ) | | | (1,908,829 | ) | | | (65,816,057 | ) | | | 42,852,596 | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | (8,040,342 | ) | | | 13,997,460 | | | | (33,720,470 | ) | | | 97,293,380 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | (9,162,414 | ) | | | (12,279,710 | ) | | | (47,726,167 | ) | | | (46,555,374 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 45,883,783 | | | | 64,384,129 | | | | 207,867,955 | | | | 165,650,016 | |
Shares issued for reinvestment of distributions | | | 8,614,057 | | | | 11,394,860 | | | | 45,845,037 | | | | 44,977,690 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (45,324,352 | ) | | | (140,692,021 | ) | | | (203,377,871 | ) | | | (580,871,821 | ) |
Change in net assets resulting from capital stock transactions | | | 9,173,488 | | | | (64,913,032 | ) | | | 50,335,121 | | | | (370,244,115 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | $ | (8,029,268 | ) | | $ | (63,195,282 | ) | | $ | (31,111,516 | ) | | $ | (319,506,109 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 213,548,974 | | | | 276,744,256 | | | | 1,171,204,918 | | | | 1,490,711,027 | |
End of year | | $ | 205,519,706 | | | $ | 213,548,974 | | | $ | 1,140,093,402 | | | $ | 1,171,204,918 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
TRANSACTIONS IN SHARES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 4,613,028 | | | | 6,182,109 | | | | 19,863,338 | | | | 16,097,863 | |
Shares issued for reinvestment of distributions | | | 874,914 | | | | 1,099,460 | | | | 4,444,489 | | | | 4,333,526 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (4,542,950 | ) | | | (13,369,599 | ) | | | (19,507,477 | ) | | | (55,852,517 | ) |
Change in shares outstanding | | | 944,992 | | | | (6,088,030 | ) | | | 4,800,350 | | | | (35,421,128 | ) |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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ASPIRIANT TRUST
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)
| | Defensive Allocation Fund | | | Risk-Managed Equity Allocation Fund | |
| | Year Ended March 31, 2022 | | | Year Ended March 31, 2021 | | | Year Ended March 31, 2022 | | | Year Ended March 31, 2021 | |
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS FROM: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 20,287,267 | | | $ | 18,517,124 | | | $ | 20,971,859 | | | $ | 18,352,623 | |
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency | | | 51,802,624 | | | | 1,816,998 | | | | 39,845,482 | | | | 28,101,621 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency | | | (39,832,173 | ) | | | 203,666,111 | | | | 7,699,749 | | | | 288,475,697 | |
Change in net assets resulting from operations | | | 32,257,718 | | | | 224,000,233 | | | | 68,517,090 | | | | 334,929,941 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | | | (75,177,928 | ) | | | (31,640,932 | ) | | | (44,777,500 | ) | | | (24,948,283 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RETURN OF CAPITAL TO SHAREHOLDERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets resulting from return of capital | | | (338,217 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 340,832,806 | | | | 279,246,834 | | | | 204,504,235 | | | | 444,644,622 | |
Shares issued for reinvestment of distributions | | | 71,404,357 | | | | 29,917,024 | | | | 41,614,717 | | | | 23,222,461 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (277,523,441 | ) | | | (273,802,913 | ) | | | (168,179,027 | ) | | | (197,373,488 | ) |
Change in net assets resulting from capital stock transactions | | | 134,713,722 | | | | 35,360,945 | | | | 77,939,925 | | | | 270,493,595 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | $ | 91,455,295 | | | $ | 227,720,246 | | | $ | 101,679,515 | | | $ | 580,475,253 | |
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NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 1,444,927,841 | | | | 1,217,207,595 | | | | 1,628,316,958 | | | | 1,047,841,705 | |
End of year | | $ | 1,536,383,136 | | | $ | 1,444,927,841 | | | $ | 1,729,996,473 | | | $ | 1,628,316,958 | |
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TRANSACTIONS IN SHARES^: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 31,284,476 | | | | 26,933,514 | | | | 13,511,793 | | | | 34,402,646 | |
Shares issued for reinvestment of distributions | | | 6,679,547 | | | | 2,764,974 | | | | 2,671,034 | | | | 1,676,712 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (25,227,304 | ) | | | (26,598,779 | ) | | | (11,012,680 | ) | | | (15,310,852 | ) |
Change in shares outstanding | | | 12,736,719 | | | | 3,099,709 | | | | 5,170,147 | | | | 20,768,506 | |
^ | Represents Advisor Shares transactions for Aspiriant Risk-Managed Equity Allocation Fund. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED TAXABLE BOND FUND
Financial Highlights
Per share income and capital changes for a share outstanding throughout each period.
| | Year Ended March 31, 2022 | | | Year Ended March 31, 2021 | | | One Month Period Ended March 31, 20201 | | | Year Ended February 29, 2020 | | | Period Ended February 28, 20192 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.06 | | | $ | 10.13 | | | $ | 10.53 | | | $ | 9.99 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.26 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | (0.61 | ) | | | 0.21 | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | 0.56 | | | | (0.05 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.36 | ) | | | 0.47 | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | 0.89 | | | | 0.21 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) |
From net realized gain | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.43 | ) | | | (0.54 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets value, end of period | | $ | 9.27 | | | $ | 10.06 | | | $ | 10.13 | | | $ | 10.53 | | | $ | 9.99 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total return | | | (3.76 | )% | | | 4.58 | % | | | (3.06 | )%3 | | | 9.02 | % | | | 2.16 | %3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 205,520 | | | $ | 213,549 | | | $ | 276,744 | | | $ | 300,398 | | | $ | 206,356 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses before expense waiver | | | 0.52 | % | | | 0.50 | % | | | 0.58 | %4 | | | 0.51 | % | | | 0.60 | %4 |
Expense waiver | | | (0.24 | )% | | | (0.24 | )% | | | (0.24 | )%4 | | | (0.24 | )% | | | (0.24 | )%4 |
Total expenses after expense waiver | | | 0.28 | % | | | 0.26 | % | | | 0.34 | %4 | | | 0.27 | % | | | 0.36 | %4 |
Net investment income | | | 2.52 | % | | | 2.35 | % | | | 2.87 | %4 | | | 3.33 | % | | | 3.46 | %4 |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 24 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 5 | %3 | | | 4 | % | | | 0 | %3 |
1 | Effective March 1, 2020, the fiscal year end changed from February 28 to March 31. |
2 | Commenced operations as of the close of business on March 29, 2018. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Per share income and capital changes for a share outstanding throughout each period.
| | Year Ended March 31, 2022 | | | Year Ended March 31, 2021 | | | One Month Period Ended March 31, 20201 | | | Year Ended February 29, 2020 | | | Year Ended February 28, 2019 | | | Year Ended February 28, 2018 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.46 | | | $ | 10.11 | | | $ | 10.68 | | | $ | 10.07 | | | $ | 10.03 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.28 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | (0.55 | ) | | | 0.51 | | | | (0.50 | ) | | | 0.70 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.05 | |
Total from investment operations | | | (0.29 | ) | | | 0.71 | | | | (0.48 | ) | | | 0.97 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.33 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) |
From net realized gain | | | (0.06 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.00 | )2 |
Total distributions | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets value, end of period | | $ | 9.76 | | | $ | 10.46 | | | $ | 10.11 | | | $ | 10.68 | | | $ | 10.07 | | | $ | 10.03 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total return | | | (2.87 | )% | | | 7.10 | % | | | (4.55 | )%3 | | | 9.79 | % | | | 3.71 | % | | | 3.35 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 1,140,093 | | | $ | 1,171,205 | | | $ | 1,490,711 | | | $ | 1,626,461 | | | $ | 1,429,178 | | | $ | 1,250,837 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses before expense waiver | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.47 | %4 | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.46 | % | | | 0.46 | % |
Expense waiver | | | (0.13 | )% | | | (0.13 | )% | | | (0.13 | )%4 | | | (0.13 | )% | | | (0.12 | )% | | | (0.11 | )% |
Total expenses after expense waiver | | | 0.32 | % | | | 0.32 | % | | | 0.34 | %4 | | | 0.32 | % | | | 0.34 | % | | | 0.35 | % |
Net investment income | | | 2.32 | % | | | 2.40 | % | | | 2.37 | %4 | | | 2.55 | % | | | 2.96 | % | | | 2.80 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 11 | % | | | 16 | % | | | 6 | %3 | | | 24 | % | | | 16 | % | | | 28 | % |
1 | Effective March 1, 2020, the fiscal year end changed from February 28 to March 31. |
2 | Rounds to less than 0.005. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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ASPIRIANT DEFENSIVE ALLOCATION FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Per share income and capital changes for a share outstanding throughout each period.
| | Year Ended March 31, 2022 | | | Year Ended March 31, 2021 | | | One Month Period Ended March 31, 20201 | | | Year Ended February 29, 2020 | | | Year Ended February 28, 2019 | | | Year Ended February 28, 2018 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.87 | | | $ | 9.38 | | | $ | 10.23 | | | $ | 10.24 | | | $ | 10.82 | | | $ | 10.29 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.00 | 2 | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.15 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 0.04 | | | | 1.59 | | | | (0.85 | ) | | | 0.17 | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | 0.61 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.25 | | | | 1.74 | | | | (0.85 | ) | | | 0.39 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 0.76 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) |
From net realized gain | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) |
From return of capital | | | (0.00 | )2 | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Total distributions | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.25 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets value, end of period | | $ | 10.55 | | | $ | 10.87 | | | $ | 9.38 | | | $ | 10.23 | | | $ | 10.24 | | | $ | 10.82 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total return | | | 2.27 | % | | | 18.52 | % | | | (8.31 | )%3 | | | 3.69 | % | | | (1.46 | )% | | | 7.44 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 1,536,383 | | | $ | 1,444,928 | | | $ | 1,217,208 | | | $ | 1,344,079 | | | $ | 1,239,786 | | | $ | 1,123,832 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses before expense waiver | | | 0.26 | % | | | 0.27 | % | | | 0.29 | %4 | | | 0.27 | % | | | 0.28 | % | | | 0.30 | % |
Expense waiver | | | (0.09 | )% | | | (0.09 | )% | | | (0.09 | )%4 | | | (0.09 | )% | | | (0.09 | )% | | | (0.08 | )% |
Total expenses after expense waiver | | | 0.17 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | 0.20 | %4 | | | 0.18 | % | | | 0.19 | % | | | 0.22 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.32 | % | | | 1.36 | % | | | 0.69 | %4 | | | 2.13 | % | | | 1.88 | % | | | 1.63 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 20 | % | | | 4 | % | | | 3 | %3 | | | 10 | % | | | 29 | % | | | 37 | % |
1 | Effective March 1, 2020, the fiscal year end changed from February 28 to March 31. |
2 | Rounds to less than 0.005. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS - ADVISOR SHARES
Per share income and capital changes for a share outstanding throughout each period.
| | Year Ended March 31, 2022 | | | Year Ended March 31, 2021 | | | One Month Period Ended March 31, 20201 | | | Year Ended February 29, 2020 | | | Year Ended February 28, 2019 | | | Year Ended February 28, 2018 | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 14.35 | | | $ | 11.30 | | | $ | 12.58 | | | $ | 13.02 | | | $ | 13.27 | | | $ | 11.77 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income from Investment Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.25 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.44 | | | | 3.11 | | | | (1.29 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 0.08 | | | | 1.61 | |
Total from investment operations | | | 0.62 | | | | 3.28 | | | | (1.28 | ) | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 1.86 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Less Distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) |
From net realized gain | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) |
Total distributions | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.64 | ) | | | (0.59 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets value, end of period | | $ | 14.58 | | | $ | 14.35 | | | $ | 11.30 | | | $ | 12.58 | | | $ | 13.02 | | | $ | 13.27 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total return | | | 4.10 | % | | | 29.08 | % | | | (10.17 | )%2 | | | 1.17 | % | | | 2.83 | % | | | 15.80 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 1,729,996 | | | $ | 1,628,317 | | | $ | 1,047,842 | | | $ | 1,147,049 | | | $ | 1,136,369 | | | $ | 1,039,849 | |
Ratios (as a percentage of average daily net assets): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total expenses before expense waiver | | | 0.41 | % | | | 0.42 | % | | | 0.48 | %3 | | | 0.42 | % | | | 0.44 | % | | | 0.44 | % |
Expense waiver | | | (0.14 | )% | | | (0.14 | )% | | | (0.14 | )%3 | | | (0.13 | )% | | | (0.14 | )% | | | (0.16 | )% |
Total expenses after expense waiver | | | 0.27 | % | | | 0.28 | % | | | 0.34 | %3 | | | 0.29 | % | | | 0.30 | % | | | 0.28 | % |
Net investment income | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.38 | %3 | | | 1.87 | % | | | 1.90 | % | | | 2.05 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 24 | % | | | 47 | % | | | 3 | %2 | | | 28 | % | | | 79 | % | | | 38 | % |
1 | Effective March 1, 2020, the fiscal year end changed from February 28 to March 31. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
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ASPIRIANT TRUST
Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2022
Aspiriant Trust, which was organized on November 22, 2011, is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) as a diversified, open-end management investment company (the “Trust”). The Trust currently consists of the following four diversified portfolios: Aspiriant Risk-Managed Taxable Bond Fund (the “Taxable Bond Fund”), which commenced operations on March 29, 2018, Aspiriant Risk-Managed Municipal Bond Fund (the “Municipal Bond Fund”), which commenced operations on July 1, 2015, Aspiriant Defensive Allocation Fund (the “Defensive Allocation Fund”), which commenced operations on December 14, 2015, and Aspiriant Risk-Managed Equity Allocation Fund (the “Equity Allocation Fund”, together with the Taxable Bond Fund, the Municipal Bond Fund, and the Defensive Allocation Fund, each individually referred to as a “Fund” or collectively, the “Funds”), which commenced operations on April 4, 2013. The Taxable Bond Fund, the Municipal Bond Fund, and the Defensive Allocation Fund have each established, offered and issued only one class of shares. The Equity Allocation Fund has established two classes of shares: Advisor Shares and Institutional Shares. Only Advisor Shares have been offered and issued to date. The Funds’ investment objectives are as follows:
The Taxable Bond Fund – The investment objective of the Taxable Bond Fund is to maximize long-term total return. The Fund invests primarily in Underlying Funds and may, to a limited extent, invest in separately managed accounts (“SMAs”). To achieve its investment objective, under normal market conditions, the Fund invests through underlying funds (“Underlying Funds”) and SMAs at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes) in bonds and other fixed income securities. The Fund intends to allocate its assets to Underlying Funds and SMAs that primarily invest in various types of bonds and other securities, typically government and agency bonds, corporate bonds, notes, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations, zero coupon bonds, bank loans, money market instruments, repurchase agreements, swaps, futures, options, credit default swaps, private placements and restricted securities. These investments may have interest rates that are fixed, variable or floating. The Underlying Funds and SMAs may invest in the U.S. and abroad, including international and emerging markets, and may purchase securities of any credit rating and varying maturities issued by domestic and foreign corporations, entities and governments.
The Municipal Bond Fund - The investment objective of the Municipal Bond Fund is to seek total return on investment through income exempt from regular federal income taxes and through capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Municipal Bond Fund seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing at least 80% of its total assets in municipal securities that pay income that is exempt from regular federal personal income tax. These municipal securities include obligations issued by U.S. states and their subdivisions, authorities, instrumentalities, and corporations, as well as obligations issued by U.S. territories (such as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam), which may include a focus on the California municipal securities market. The Municipal Bond Fund may invest without limit in securities that generate income subject to the federal alternative minimum tax. The Municipal Bond Fund may invest in bonds of any maturity and duration. The Municipal Bond Fund may invest in securities of other investment companies, including open-end and closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and private funds that invest primarily in securities of the types in which the Municipal Bond Fund may invest directly.
The Defensive Allocation Fund – The investment objective of the Defensive Allocation Fund is to achieve long-term investment returns with lower risk and lower volatility than the stock market, and with relatively low correlation to stock and bond market indexes. Under normal circumstances, the Defensive Allocation Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in Underlying Funds and may, to a limited extent, invest in SMAs, which are private portfolios of securities for individual accounts. The
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ASPIRIANT TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2022
1. | ORGANIZATION (Continued) |
Fund seeks to provide a return that has lower volatility than traditional asset classes (i.e., public equity and investment grade bonds) by combining several non-traditional or alternative asset class exposures, including investments that focus on a specialized asset class (i.e., long-short strategies).
The Defensive Allocation Fund’s exposures may include global equities, global fixed income, market neutral, global macro, managed futures, relative value, long/short equity, long/short debt, merger arbitrage, convertible arbitrage, security arbitrage, managed futures, derivatives and other non-traditional strategies.
The Equity Allocation Fund - The investment objective of the Equity Allocation Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation while considering federal tax implications of investment decisions. Under normal circumstances, the Equity Allocation Fund seeks to achieve its investment goal by investing at least 80% of its net assets (plus borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities. The types of equity securities the Fund will invest in include common stock, preferred stock, and depositary receipts. The Fund also may invest in securities that provide exposure to equity securities (i.e. rights, warrants, and investment company shares). The Fund will hold a broad and diverse group of equity securities of companies in countries with developed and emerging markets. The Fund may invest in companies of any market capitalization. The adviser and sub-advisers generally will consider selling securities when other securities are identified that may result in a better opportunity.
Aspiriant, LLC (the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Funds. The Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) of the Trust (the “Board”) has the overall responsibility for monitoring the operations of the Trust and the Funds, including the Adviser.
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in preparation of their financial statements. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The Trust is an investment company and follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services-Investment Companies”.
Securities are valued at market value as of the regularly scheduled close of trading (generally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each business day when the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open. Securities listed on the NYSE or other exchanges are valued on the basis of the last reported sale price on the exchange on which they are primarily traded. However, if the last sale price on the NYSE is different from the last sale price on any other exchange, the NYSE price will be used. If there are no sales on that day, then the securities are valued at the bid price on the NYSE or other primary exchange for that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market are valued on the basis of the last sales price as reported by NASDAQ®. If there are no sales on that day, then the securities are valued at the mean between the closing bid and asked prices as reported by NASDAQ®. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available and other assets are valued at fair value as determined pursuant to procedures adopted in good faith by the Board. Debt securities including listed issues, are valued by using an evaluated mean price furnished by an independent pricing service, which may use matrix and valuation models as necessary to formulate its prices.
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ASPIRIANT TRUST
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2022
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) |
| (a) | Securities Valuations (Continued) |
In the case of certain foreign securities, the local exchange close occurs at various times before the close of the NYSE. Therefore, foreign securities traded in countries outside the U.S. are fair valued by utilizing the fair value factors provided by an independent pricing service. The pricing service uses statistical analyses and quantitative models to adjust local close prices using factors such as subsequent movement and changes in the prices of indices, securities and exchange rates in other markets in determining fair value as of the time each Fund calculates its net asset value (“NAV”). Foreign currency exchange rates are generally determined at the close of the NYSE.
Redeemable securities issued by open-end investment companies are valued at the investment company’s applicable NAV.
The investments in private funds, that are not publicly traded, such as limited partnerships, limited liability companies and exempted companies, are typically valued using each Fund’s percentage share of the NAV of the respective private fund, as reported by the private funds’ managers and their agents, when the NAV is calculated in a manner consistent with measurement principles in FASB ASC Topic 946 for investment companies. Such values are calculated according to the valuation policies of the particular private fund. Investments in private funds are subject to the terms of the private funds’ offering documents. Valuations of the private funds may be subject to estimates and are net of management, performance incentive fees or allocations payable to the private funds’ managers as required by the private funds’ offering documents.
The Board oversees the Trust’s Valuation Committee, whose actions are reported to the Board at least quarterly and more frequently, if appropriate.
| (b) | Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures |
Under Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments. These inputs are summarized into three broad levels as described below:
| ● | Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities; |
| ● | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, benchmark yields, bids, offers, transactions, spreads, cash collateral received as part of the securities lending program, and other relationships observed in the markets among market securities, underlying equity of the issuer, proprietary pricing models, credit risk, etc.); or |
| ● | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). |
The Trust measures the fair value of its investments in private funds that do not have a readily determinable fair value, based on the NAV of the investment as a practical expedient, without further adjustment, unless it is probable that the investment will be sold at a value significantly different than the NAV. If the practical expedient NAV is not as of the reporting entity’s measurement date, then the NAV is adjusted to reflect any significant events that may change the valuation. In using the NAV as a practical expedient, certain attributes of the investment, which may impact the fair value of the investment, are not considered in measuring fair value. Attributes of those investments include the investment strategies of the investees and may also include, but are not limited to, restrictions on the investor’s ability to redeem its investments at the measurement date and any unfunded commitments.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2022
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) |
| (b) | Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Continued) |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of March 31, 2022, in valuing the Taxable Bond Fund’s assets:
Assets | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Open-End Mutual Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Core | | $ | 180,069,237 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 180,069,237 | |
Opportunistic | | | 20,140,792 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 20,140,792 | |
Short-Term Investment | | | 5,450,024 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,450,024 | |
Total Investments | | $ | 205,660,053 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 205,660,053 | |
There were no transfers into or out of level 3 for the Taxable Bond Fund during the period ended March 31, 2022.
As of March 31, 2022, the Taxable Bond Fund had total unfunded commitment of $10,000,000 to the private fund.
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of March 31, 2022, in valuing the Municipal Bond Fund’s assets. Investments valued using NAV as practical expedient are listed in a separate column to permit reconciliation to the totals in the Schedule of Investments:
Assets | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | NAV Practical Expedient | | | Total | |
Municipal Bonds | | $ | — | | | $ | 902,166,460 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 902,166,460 | |
Common Stock | | | 1,959,743 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,959,743 | |
Closed-End Mutual Funds | | | 7,806,657 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,806,657 | |
Open-End Mutual Fund | | | 13,197,386 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 13,197,386 | |
Private Funds | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 117,821,412 | | | | 117,821,412 | |
Short-Term Investment | | | 53,442,011 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 53,442,011 | |
Total Investments | | $ | 76,405,797 | | | $ | 902,166,460 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 117,821,412 | | | $ | 1,096,393,669 | |
There were no transfers into or out of level 3 for the Municipal Bond Fund during the period ended March 31, 2022.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2022
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) |
| (b) | Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Continued) |
Certain investments valued using the NAV as a practical expedient in which the Municipal Bond Fund invests have limitations on liquidity which may result in limitations on redemptions including, but not limited to, redemption frequency and gates. The following is a listing of these investments held by the Municipal Bond Fund and their attributes as of March 31, 2022:
Investment Category | | Fair Value | | | Unfunded Commitments | | | Remaining Life | | | Redemption Frequency | | | Notice Period (in Days) | | | Redemption Terms | |
Private Funds - Fixed Income Relative-Value (a) | | $ | 117,821,412 | | | | N/A | | | | Indefinite | | | | Monthly - Quarterly | | | | 30 - 65 | | | | N/A - 25% investor level gate, if redemptions exceed 25% of total fund’s assets | |
| | $ | 117,821,412 | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | This category includes funds that apply both a top-down overlay and bottom-up credit research in the construction of U.S. tax exempt and taxable portfolios. |
The following is a summary of the fair value as percentage of net assets, and liquidity provisions for investments valued using the NAV as a practical expedient constituting greater than 5% of the Municipal Bond Fund’s net assets as of March 31, 2022:
Private Fund | Fair Value as % of Net Assets | Investment Strategy | Valuation Policy of Leveraged Investment | Redemption Frequency | Redemption Terms |
MacKay Municipal Opportunities Fund, LP | 7.9% | Fixed Income Relative-Value | The net asset value will be the value of all assets of the fund (including accrued interest and dividends) less all of the liabilities of the fund. | Monthly | N/A |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2022
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) |
| (b) | Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Continued) |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of March 31, 2022, in valuing the Defensive Allocation Fund’s assets. Investments valued using NAV as practical expedient are listed in a separate column to permit reconciliation to the totals in the Schedule of Investment:
Assets | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | NAV Practical Expedient | | | Total | |
Open-End Mutual Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alternative Diversifiers | | $ | 204,896,871 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 204,896,871 | |
Core/Alternative Diversifiers | | | 731,184,050 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 731,184,050 | |
Exchange-Traded Fund: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Real Asset | | | 240,364,992 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 240,364,992 | |
Private Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alternative Diversifiers | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 198,831,526 | | | | 198,831,526 | |
Core Diversifier | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 92,955,895 | | | | 92,955,895 | |
Short-Term Investment | | | 62,628,426 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 62,628,426 | |
Total Investments | | $ | 1,239,074,339 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 291,787,421 | | | $ | 1,530,861,760 | |
There were no transfers into or out of level 3 for the Defensive Allocation Bond Fund during the period ended March 31, 2022.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2022
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) |
| (b) | Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Continued) |
Certain investments valued using the NAV as a practical expedient in which the Defensive Allocation Fund invests have limitations on liquidity which may result in limitations on redemptions including, but not limited to, redemption frequency and gates. The following is a listing of these investments held by the Defensive Allocation Fund and their attributes as of March 31, 2022:
Investment Category | | Fair Value | | | Unfunded Commitments | | | Remaining Life | | | Redemption Frequency | | | Notice Period | | | Redemption Terms | |
Private Funds – | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Merger Arbitrage (a) | | $ | 77,873,422 | | | | N/A | | | | Indefinite | | | | Daily | | | | 3 business days | | | | N/A | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Multi-Strategy (b) | | | 120,958,104 | | | $ | 20,205,200 | | | | Indefinite | | | | Quarterly-Semi-annual | | | | 60-90 calendar days | | 1) 0%-20% fund-level gate. 2) 5%-12.5% investor-level gate per cycle. 3) Commitment lock-up of the earlier of (a) July 1, 2024 or (b) the date that is six months after the call date on which the commitment is fully drawn. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Risk Parity (c) | | | 92,955,895 | | | | N/A | | | | Indefinite | | | | Monthly | | | | 5-10 business days | | | | N/A | |
| | $ | 291,787,421 | | | $ | 20,205,200 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | This category includes the funds that primarily focus on definitive merger arbitrage opportunities and aim to capture idiosyncratic spread returns by investing in securities of, and financial instruments relating to, companies subject to publicly announced mergers and acquisitions. |
| (b) | This category includes the funds that intend to deliver consistently positive returns regardless of the directional movement in equity, interest rates or currency markets by engaging in a variety of investment strategies. |
| (c) | This category includes the funds that hold a globally diversified portfolio with approximately equal risk allocations across equities, developed market sovereign bonds, credit (e.g., corporate and emerging country debt) and inflation hedges (e.g., commodities and inflation linked sovereign debt), and some relative value positions to drive outperformance or fund alpha. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2022
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) |
| (b) | Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Continued) |
The following is a summary of the fair value as percentage of net assets, and liquidity provisions for investments valued using the NAV as a practical expedient constituting greater than 5% of the Defensive Allocation Fund’s net assets as of March 31, 2022:
Private Funds | Fair Value as % of Net Assets | Investment Strategy | Valuation Policy of Leveraged Investment | Redemption Frequency | Redemption Terms |
Water Island Merger Arbitrage Institutional Commingled Fund, LP – Class A | 5.1% | Merger Arbitrage | The net asset value will be the value of all assets of the fund less all of the liabilities of the fund. | Daily | N/A |
All Weather Portfolio Limited | 6.1% | Risk Parity | The net asset value will be the value of all assets of the fund less all of the liabilities of the fund. | Monthly | N/A |
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of March 31, 2022, in valuing the Equity Allocation Fund’s assets. Investments valued using NAV as practical expedient are listed in a separate column to permit reconciliation to the totals in the Schedule of Investments:
Assets | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | NAV Practical Expedient | | | Total | |
Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Australia | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,748,847 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,748,847 | |
Austria | | | — | | | | 1,831,093 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,831,093 | |
Belgium | | | — | | | | 1,554,058 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,554,058 | |
Bermuda | | | 3,590,733 | | | | 519,200 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,109,933 | |
Brazil | | | 518,861 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 518,861 | |
Canada | | | 8,953,275 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 8,953,275 | |
Cayman Islands | | | — | | | | 2,502,421 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,502,421 | |
Chile | | | 253,056 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 253,056 | |
China | | | 442,990 | | | | 5,147,800 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,590,790 | |
Curacao | | | 1,780,172 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,780,172 | |
Denmark | | | 3,932,058 | | | | 4,163,409 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 8,095,467 | |
France | | | — | | | | 10,576,437 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10,576,437 | |
Germany | | | — | | | | 3,629,229 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,629,229 | |
Guernsey | | | 3,641,985 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,641,985 | |
Hong Kong | | | — | | | | 2,460,030 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,460,030 | |
India | | | 4,947,978 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,947,978 | |
Ireland | | | 11,460,044 | | | | — | | | | | | | | — | | | | 11,460,044 | |
Israel | | | 469,779 | | | | 1,813,977 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,283,756 | |
Italy | | | — | | | | 1,564,479 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,564,479 | |
Japan | | | 1,948,856 | | | | 17,297,169 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 19,246,025 | |
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March 31, 2022
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) |
| (b) | Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Continued) |
Assets | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | NAV Practical Expedient | | | Total | |
Jersey | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,720,234 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,720,234 | |
Luxembourg | | | — | | | | 1,669,794 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,669,794 | |
Netherlands | | | 709,981 | | | | 7,459,163 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 8,169,144 | |
New Zealand | | | — | | | | 553,645 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 553,645 | |
Norway | | | — | | | | 192,033 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 192,033 | |
Philippines | | | 183,993 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 183,993 | |
Singapore | | | 633,067 | | | | 2,108,972 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,742,039 | |
South Korea | | | 825,739 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 825,739 | |
Sweden | | | — | | | | 405,488 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 405,488 | |
Switzerland | | | 4,871,571 | | | | 14,234,989 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 19,106,560 | |
Taiwan | | | 12,703,323 | | | | 1,833,309 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 14,536,632 | |
United Kingdom | | | 66 | | | | 8,884,125 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 8,884,191 | |
United States | | | 216,031,652 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 216,031,652 | |
Exchange-Traded Fund | | | 164,562,264 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 164,562,264 | |
Open-End Mutual Funds | | | 818,863,226 | | | | 81,332,650 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 900,195,876 | |
Preferred Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Germany | | | — | | | | 119,185 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 119,185 | |
Private Funds | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 204,337,331 | | | | 204,337,331 | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 55,688,180 | | | | 4,037,872 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 59,726,052 | |
Total Investments | | $ | 1,317,012,849 | | | $ | 179,359,608 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 204,337,331 | | | $ | 1,700,709,788 | |
There were no transfers into or out of level 3 for the Equity Allocation Fund during the period ended March 31, 2022.
Certain investments valued using the NAV as a practical expedient in which the Equity Allocation Fund invests have limitations on liquidity which may result in limitations on redemptions including, but not limited to, redemption frequency and gates. The following is a listing of these investments held by the Equity Allocation Fund and their attributes as of March 31, 2022:
Investment Category | | Fair Value | | | Unfunded Commitments | | | Remaining Life | | | Redemption Frequency | | | Notice Period | | | Redemption Terms | |
Private Funds - Long/Short Equity (a) | | $ | 134,427,234 | | | | N/A | | | | Indefinite | | | | Bi-monthly - Monthly | | | | 3 Business Days – 2 Months | | | | N/A | |
Risk Parity (b) | | | 69,910,097 | | | | N/A | | | | Indefinite | | | | Monthly | | | | 1 Month | | | | N/A | |
| | $ | 204,337,331 | | | | N/A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (a) | This category includes funds that employ long and short trading in common stock and preferred stock of U.S. and foreign issuers and attempt to achieve capital appreciation. |
| (b) | This category includes the funds that hold a diversified portfolio with approximately equal risk allocations across equities, developed market sovereign bonds, credit (e.g., corporate and emerging country debt) and inflation hedges (e.g., commodities and inflation linked sovereign debt), and some relative value positions to drive outperformance or fund alpha. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2022
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) |
| (b) | Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Continued) |
The following is a summary of the fair value as percentage of net assets, and liquidity provisions for investments valued using the NAV as a practical expedient constituting greater than 5% of the Equity Allocation Fund’s net assets as of March 31, 2022:
Private Fund | Fair Value as % of Net Assets | Investment Strategy | Valuation Policy of Leveraged Investment | Redemption Frequency | Redemption Terms |
RIEF Strategic Partners Fund LLC | 7.8% | Long/Short Equity | The net asset value will be the value of all assets of the fund (including accrued interest and dividends) less all of the liabilities of the fund. | Monthly | N/A |
| (c) | Security Transactions and Related Investment Income |
Security transactions are recorded on the trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums using the effective interest method. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on ex-dividend dates. Distributions from underlying investment companies are classified as investment income or realized gains based on the U.S. income tax characteristics of the distribution. Realized gains and losses on investments and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments are reported on the identified cost basis, which is also used for income tax purposes.
| (d) | Foreign Currency and Risk |
| i. | Assets and liabilities — at the closing rate of exchange as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on March 31, 2022. |
| ii. | Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses are recorded at the rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions (or the average rate if significant rate fluctuations have not occurred). |
The Funds do not isolate the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included within the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments on the Statement of Operations.
Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the US dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at period end, resulting from changes in the exchange rate.
Foreign investments present additional risks due to currency fluctuations, economic and political factors, government regulations, differences in accounting standards and other factors. Investments in emerging markets involve even greater risks.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2022
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) |
The Funds may participate in a securities lending program, providing portfolio securities to brokers, dealers, and financial institutions. When the Funds participate in securities lending they will be entitled to payments equal to the interest and dividends on the loaned securities and may receive a premium for lending the securities. As collateral, the Funds receive cash (“Cash Collateral”) or securities, such as various government securities or common stocks listed on certain indices (“Non-Cash Collateral”) in return for the securities and records a corresponding payable for collateral due to the respective broker. The amount of collateral received is maintained at a minimum level of 102% of the prior day’s market value on securities loaned. Investment transactions, including securities on loan and the related collateral, are recorded on a trade date basis. Cash collateral is reinvested in money market funds and, with other entities participating in the securities lending program, in short term securities including overnight repurchase agreements, time deposits, commercial paper, master notes, floating rate corporate notes (with at least quarterly reset rates). The valuation of collateral is discussed in “Securities Valuations” in Note 2 of the Notes to the Financial Statements. When the Funds lend their portfolio securities, they are subject to the risk that they may not be able to get the portfolio securities back from the borrower on a timely basis, in which case the Funds may lose certain investment opportunities. The Funds also are subject to the risks associated with the investments received as collateral from the borrower.
For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Taxable Bond Fund, Municipal Bond Fund and Defensive Allocation Fund had not participated in a securities lending program. The Equity Allocation Fund’s securities on loan were appropriately collateralized at March 31, 2022. Cash Collateral received as part of the Equity Allocation Fund’s securities lending program was invested in the following securities as of March 31, 2022:
Description | | PAR | | | Value | |
Repurchase Agreement with BofA Securities, Inc., 0.27%, 4/1/2022*# | | $ | 4,037,872 | | | $ | 4,037,872 | |
Total | | $ | 4,037,872 | | | $ | 4,037,872 | |
| * | The rate shown is the annualized 7-day yield as of March 31, 2022. |
| # | The repurchase agreement is collateralized by a fixed income U.S. Treasury Security in the amount of $4,118,631. |
As of March 31, 2022, the Equity Allocation Fund held Non-Cash Collateral in the amount of $14,532,942 which consisted of U.S. Treasury Securities.
The Equity Allocation Fund pays a portion of net revenue from securities lending to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPM”) for its services as the securities lending agent. The securities lending income as shown in the Statement of Operations is net of these expenses. For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Equity Allocation Fund paid $35,829 to JPM from securities lending revenue.
| (f) | Distributions to Shareholders |
The Taxable Bond Fund and Municipal Bond Fund intend to pay dividends from net investment income at least quarterly. The Defensive Allocation Fund and Equity Allocation Fund intend to pay dividends from net investment income at least annually. The Funds intend to distribute all or substantially all of their net realized capital gains (reduced by available capital loss carryforwards from prior years) at least annually. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Funds distinguish between distributions on a tax basis and a financial reporting basis. U.S. GAAP requires that only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits be reported in the financial statements as a return of capital. Permanent differences between book and tax accounting relating to
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2022
2. | SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) |
| (j) | Federal Income Taxes (Continued) |
distributions are reclassified to paid-in capital. For tax purposes, distributions from short-term capital gains are considered to be from ordinary income. The final determination of tax characteristics of each individual Fund’s distributions will occur at the end of the year, at which time it will be reported to the shareholders.
Discounts on securities purchased are amortized over the life of the respective securities. Premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the life of the respective security, unless the security has a non-contingent call feature, in which case the premium is amortized to the earliest call date.
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Funds to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. The Funds believe that the estimates utilized in preparing the financial statements are reasonable and prudent, however, actual results could differ from these estimates.
| (i) | Guarantees and Indemnifications |
In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims against the Funds that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
Each Fund’s policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code that are applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Certain Funds may utilize earnings and profits on redemption of shares as part of the dividends paid deduction.
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (the “Income Tax Statement”) requires an evaluation of tax positions taken (or expected to be taken) in the course of preparing each Fund’s tax return to determine whether these positions meet a “more-likely-than-not” standard that, based on the technical merits, have a more than fifty percent likelihood of being sustained by a taxing authority upon examination. A tax position that meets the “more-likely-than-not” recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations.
The Income Tax Statement requires management of the Funds to analyze all open tax years for all major jurisdictions, which the Funds consider to be its federal income tax filings. The open tax years include the current year plus the prior three tax years. As of and during the year ended March 31, 2022, the Funds did not record a liability for any tax benefits. The Funds have no examinations in progress and are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
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March 31, 2022
3. | INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS |
| (a) | Investment Advisory Fees |
The Adviser provides investment advisory services to the Funds pursuant to the terms of an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Adviser and the Trust. In consideration for such services the Funds will pay the Adviser a fee based on the average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly in arrears. Pursuant to an administrative services agreement (the “Administration Agreement”) with the Trust, the Adviser is entitled to a fee based on the average daily net assets, computed and accrued daily and paid monthly in arrears, for providing administrative services to the Funds that include the selection and monitoring of investment sub-advisers, negotiation of investment sub-advisory agreements, data gathering regarding investments, liaison with outside service providers such as the administrator, transfer agent, custodian, auditors and accountants, creation of investor communications, and other such activities.
Taxable Bond Fund – For the advisory services it provides pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.25% of the Taxable Bond Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed, however, to waive its advisory fee from 0.25% to 0.08% through June 30, 2022. The advisory fee waiver is not subject to recoupment. During the year ended March 31, 2022, the Adviser waived $361,770 of its advisory fee for the Taxable Bond Fund.
Under the Administration Agreement, the Taxable Bond Fund agreed to pay the Adviser at an annual rate of 0.10% of average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive expenses at a rate of 0.07% of average daily net assets such that the Fund was incurring a net administrative services fee at an annual rate of 0.03% of average daily net assets. The administrative services waiver is not subject to recoupment. For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Adviser waived $148,965 under the Administration Agreement.
Municipal Bond Fund – For the advisory services it provides pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.27% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed, however, to waive its advisory fee from 0.27% to 0.21% through June 30, 2022. The advisory fee waiver is not subject to recoupment. For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Adviser waived $721,314 of its advisory fee for the Municipal Bond Fund.
Under the Administration Agreement, the Municipal Bond Fund agreed to pay the Adviser at an annual rate of 0.10% of average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive expenses at a rate of 0.07% of average daily net assets such that the Fund was incurring a net administrative services fee at an annual rate of 0.03% of average daily net assets. The administrative services waiver is not subject to recoupment. For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Adviser waived $841,548 under the Administration Agreement.
Defensive Allocation Fund – For the advisory services it provides pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.10% of the Defensive Allocation Fund’s average daily net assets.
Under the Administration Agreement, the Defensive Allocation Fund agreed to pay the Adviser at an annual rate of 0.10% of average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive expenses at a rate of 0.09% of average daily net assets such that the Fund was incurring a net administrative services fee at an annual rate of 0.01% of average daily net assets. The administrative services waiver is not subject to recoupment. For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Adviser waived $1,382,512 under the Administration Agreement.
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March 31, 2022
3. | INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS (Continued) |
| (a) | Investment Advisory Fees (Continued) |
Equity Allocation Fund – For the advisory services it provides pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is entitled to a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.24% of the Equity Allocation Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed, however, to waive its advisory fee from 0.24% to 0.16% through June 30, 2022. The advisory fee waiver is not subject to recoupment. During the year ended March 31, 2022, the Adviser waived $1,417,982 of its advisory fee for the Equity Allocation Fund.
Under the Administration Agreement, the Equity Allocation Fund agreed to pay the Adviser at an annual rate of 0.10% of average daily net assets. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive expenses at a rate of 0.06% of average daily net assets such that the Fund was incurring a net administrative services fee at an annual rate of 0.04% of average daily net assets. The administrative services waiver is not subject to recoupment. For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Adviser waived $1,063,582 under the Administration Agreement.
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC and Allspring Global Investments, LLC (formerly known as Wells Capital Management Inc.) serve as the sub-advisers of the Municipal Bond Fund. Aperio Group, LLC and Wellington Management Company LLP serve as the sub-advisers of the Equity Allocation Fund. The Adviser pays a portion of its advisory fee to the sub-advisers for sub-advisory services they provide to the Funds.
JPM serves as custodian of the Trust’s assets and is responsible for maintaining custody of the Funds’ cash and investments and retaining sub-custodians, including in connection with the custody of foreign securities. Cash held by the custodian, the amount of which may at times be substantial, is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to the amount of available insurance coverage limits.
JPM also serves as the Trust’s fund accounting agent.
UMB Fund Services, Inc. (“UMBFS”) serves as the Trust’s administrator and provides various administrative services necessary for the operations of the Trust including facilitating general Fund management; supervising the maintenance of each individual Fund’s general ledger, the preparation of the Funds’ financial statements, the payment of dividends and other distributions to shareholders; and preparing specified financial, tax, and other reports.
UMBFS also serves as a Trust’s Transfer Agent and dividend disbursing agent.
Certain Trustees and officers of the Trust are officers of the Adviser. Each Trustee receives an annual retainer. Effective April 1, 2021, the annual retainer is $70,000. Each Trustee also receives $2,000 for each telephonic meeting that he or she attends, plus reimbursement of related expenses. The Chair of the Audit Committee is paid an additional $7,500 per year. Each Trustee who is a member of the Valuation Committee is paid an additional $2,000 per year.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
March 31, 2022
4. | INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS |
For the year ended March 31, 2022, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and dispositions of portfolio securities, other than short-term investments, were as follows:
| | Other than U.S. Government Securities | | | U.S. Government Securities | |
| | Purchases | | | Sales | | | Purchases | | | Sales | |
Taxable Bond Fund | | $ | 57,321,152 | | | $ | 49,928,265 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Municipal Bond Fund | | | 309,738 | | | | 38,000,000 | | | | 130,026,336 | | | | 94,744,907 | |
Defensive Allocation Fund | | | 420,422,202 | | | | 290,138,820 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Equity Allocation Fund | | | 485,560,879 | | | | 387,756,730 | | | | — | | | | — | |
5. | FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION |
At March 31, 2022, the cost of investments on a tax basis and gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
| | Taxable Bond Fund | | | Municipal Bond Fund | | | Defensive Allocation Fund | | | Equity Allocation Fund | |
Cost of investments | | $ | 217,830,135 | | | $ | 1,106,370,165 | | | $ | 1,500,256,160 | | | $ | 1,407,286,681 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Gross unrealized appreciation | | $ | 62,067 | | | $ | 15,988,785 | | | $ | 64,739,422 | | | $ | 316,627,756 | |
Gross unrealized depreciation | | | (12,232,149 | ) | | | (25,965,281 | ) | | | (34,133,822 | ) | | | (23,204,649 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments | | $ | (12,170,082 | ) | | $ | (9,976,496 | ) | | $ | 30,605,600 | | | $ | 293,423,107 | |
The difference between cost amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes is due primarily to timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on investment transactions.
U.S. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. For the fiscal tax year ended February 28, 2022, permanent differences in book and tax accounting have been reclassified to paid-in capital and total distributable earnings/(losses) as follows:
| | Increase/(Decrease) | |
| | Paid-In Capital | | | Total Distributable Earnings/(Losses) | |
Taxable Bond Fund | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Municipal Bond Fund | | | (447,216 | ) | | | 447,216 | |
Defensive Allocation Fund | | | (338,218 | ) | | | 338,218 | |
Equity Allocation Fund | | | (2,834 | ) | | | 2,834 | |
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5. | FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Continued) |
As of February 28, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
| | Taxable Bond Fund | | | Municipal Bond Fund | | | Defensive Allocation Fund | | | Equity Allocation Fund | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 802,276 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 125,107 | |
Undistributed tax-exempt income | | | — | | | | 3,388,801 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Undistributed long-term capital gains | | | 79,185 | | | | 991,579 | | | | — | | | | 16,201,930 | |
Tax Accumulated earnings | | | 881,461 | | | | 4,380,380 | | | | — | | | | 16,327,037 | |
Accumulated capital and other losses | | | — | | | | — | | | | (7,889,404 | ) | | | (46,218 | ) |
Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments | | | (7,148,849 | ) | | | 28,972,878 | | | | 41,785,515 | | | | 283,849,668 | |
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,956 | |
Total distributable earnings/(losses) | | $ | (6,267,388 | ) | | $ | 33,353,258 | | | $ | 33,896,111 | | | $ | 300,133,443 | |
The tax character of the distributions paid by the Taxable Bond Fund during the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021, is as follows:
| | Year Ended February 28, 2022 | | | Year Ended February 28, 2021 | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary Income | | $ | 4,603,763 | | | $ | 11,842,248 | |
Net long-term capital gains | | | 4,447,008 | | | | 1,289,845 | |
Total taxable distributions | | | 9,050,771 | | | | 13,132,093 | |
Total distributions paid | | $ | 9,050,771 | | | $ | 13,132,093 | |
The tax character of the distributions paid by the Municipal Bond Fund during the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021, is as follows:
| | Year Ended February 28, 2022 | | | Year Ended February 28, 2021 | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary Income | | $ | — | | | $ | 666,848 | |
Net long-term capital gains | | | 7,008,501 | | | | 8,195 | |
Total taxable distributions | | | 7,008,501 | | | | 675,043 | |
Tax-exempt dividends | | | 40,305,768 | | | | 48,882,922 | |
Total distributions paid | | $ | 47,314,269 | | | $ | 49,557,965 | |
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March 31, 2022
5. | FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (Continued) |
The tax character of the distributions paid by the Defensive Allocation Fund during the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021, is as follows:
| | Year Ended February 28, 2022 | | | Year Ended February 28, 2021 | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary Income | | $ | 75,177,928 | | | $ | 31,640,932 | |
Net long-term capital gains | | | — | | | | — | |
Total taxable distributions | | | 75,177,928 | | | | 31,640,932 | |
Return of Capital distributions | | | 338,217 | | | | — | |
Total distributions paid | | $ | 75,516,145 | | | $ | 31,640,932 | |
The tax character of the distributions paid by the Equity Allocation Fund during the years ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021, is as follows:
| | Year Ended February 28, 2022 | | | Year Ended February 28, 2021 | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary Income | | $ | 42,906,900 | | | $ | 10,954,504 | |
Net long-term capital gains | | | 1,870,600 | | | | 13,993,777 | |
Total taxable distributions | | | 44,777,500 | | | | 24,948,281 | |
Total distributions paid | | $ | 44,777,500 | | | $ | 24,948,281 | |
As of February 28, 2022 the Defensive Allocation Fund utilized $19,035,566 of capital loss carryforwards to offset current year capital gains.
As of February 28, 2022, the following Fund had net capital loss carryforwards to offset future net capital gains, if any, to the extent provided by treasury regulations:
| | Not Subject to Expiration | |
| | Short-Term | | | Long-Term | |
Defensive Allocation Fund | | $ | 7,889,404 | | | $ | — | |
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March 31, 2022
On September 26, 2019, the Board of Trustees of Aspiriant Trust approved the proposed reorganization of Defensive Allocation Fund into a newly created closed-end fund also called Aspiriant Defensive Allocation Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”) that will operate as an interval fund. The purpose of the reorganization is to give shareholders the opportunity to pursue the same basic investment strategy while investing in a fund that can take increased advantage of less liquid investment opportunities such as hedge funds and private funds. Defensive Allocation Fund and the Acquiring Fund have the same investment objective and substantially similar principal investment strategies. The proposed reorganization is expected to be a tax-free transaction for federal income tax purposes and is subject to certain conditions including approval by shareholders of the Fund. If approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission and shareholders, the reorganization is expected to occur during the second half of 2022.
7. | RECENT MARKET DEVELOPMENTS |
The Funds may be subject to various risks as described in the Funds’ prospectus. Political tensions and armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and any resulting economic sanctions on entities and/or individuals of a particular country could lead such a country into an economic recession. The COVID-19 disease has resulted in significant disruptions to global business activity. A widespread health crisis such as a global pandemic could cause substantial market volatility, exchange trading suspensions and closures, which may lead to less liquidity in certain instruments, industries, sectors or the markets generally, and may ultimately affect the performance of the Funds.
Management has evaluated the events and transactions through the date the financial statements were issued and determined there were no subsequent events that required adjustment to our disclosure in the financial statements, except for the events listed below.
On February 22, 2022 the Board considered and approved a new investment sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser, on behalf of Municipal Bond Fund, and MacKay Shields LLC (“MacKay Shields”). Effective April 11, 2022, MacKay Shields began serving as a sub-adviser to the Municipal Bond Fund.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of Aspiriant Trust:
Opinion on the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Aspiriant Trust, comprising Aspiriant Risk-Managed Taxable Bond Fund, Aspiriant Risk-Managed Municipal Bond Fund, Aspiriant Defensive Allocation Fund, and Aspiriant Risk-Managed Equity Allocation Fund (collectively, the “Funds”), including the schedules of investments, as of March 31, 2022, the related statements of operations, changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the periods indicated in the table below, and the related notes. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of March 31, 2022, and the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets, and the financial highlights for the periods indicated in the table below, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Individual Funds Included in the Trust | Statements of Operations | Statements of Changes in Net Assets | Financial Highlights |
Aspiriant Risk-Managed Taxable Bond Fund | For the year ended March 31, 2022. | For the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022. | For the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022, the one-month period ended March 31, 2020, the year ended February 29, 2020, and the period from March 29, 2018 (commencement of operations) through February 28, 2019. |
Aspiriant Risk-Managed Municipal Bond Fund | For the year ended March 31, 2022. | For the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022. | For the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022, the one-month period ended March 31, 2020, the year ended February 29, 2020, and the two years in the period ended February 28, 2019. |
Aspiriant Defensive Allocation Fund | For the year ended March 31, 2022. | For the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022. | For the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022, the one-month period ended March 31, 2020, the year ended February 29, 2020, and the two years in the period ended February 28, 2019. |
Aspiriant Risk-Managed Equity Allocation Fund | For the year ended March 31, 2022. | For the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022. | For the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022, the one-month period ended March 31, 2020, the year ended February 29, 2020, and the two years in the period ended February 28, 2019. |
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM (Continued)
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers, and third-party fund managers and agents; when replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Milwaukee, WI
May 27, 2022
We have served as the auditor of one or more Aspiriant investment companies since 2012.
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Other Information
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
QUALIFIED DIVIDEND INCOME
Pursuant to Section 854 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Taxable Bond Fund, Municipal Bond Fund, Defensive Allocation Fund, and Equity Allocation Fund designate income dividends of 0.34%, 0%, 22.15% and 81.22%, respectively, as qualified dividend income paid during the period ended February 28, 2022.
CORPORATE DIVIDENDS RECEIVED DEDUCTION
As of February 28, 2022, dividends paid by the Taxable Bond Fund, Municipal Bond Fund, Defensive Allocation Fund, and Equity Allocation Fund which are not designated as capital gain distributions, should be multiplied by 0%, 0%, 2.83% and 44.06%, respectively, to arrive at the amount eligible for the corporate dividend received deduction.
LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAINS DESIGNATION
Pursuant to IRC 852 (b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Taxable Bond Fund, Municipal Bond Fund, Defensive Allocation Fund and Equity Allocation Fund, hereby designates $4,447,008, $7,008,501, $0 and $1,870,601, respectively, as long-term capital gains distributed during the year ended February 28, 2022.
TAX-EXEMPT INCOME DESIGNATION
For Federal income tax purposes, the Municipal Bond Fund designates tax-exempt dividends of $40,305,768, or the amount determined to be necessary, for the period ended February 28, 2022.
PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
For a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, please call 1-877-997-9971 and request a Statement of Additional Information. One will be mailed to you free of charge. The Statement of Additional Information is also available on the website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov as well as the Funds’ website at www.aspiriantfunds.com.
Information on how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-997-9971 or by accessing the website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
DISCLOSURE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
The Funds file complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov, and may also be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
STATEMENT REGARDING THE FUNDS’ LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
The Funds have adopted a liquidity risk management program. The program’s principal objectives are to support each Fund’s compliance with limits on investments in illiquid assets and to mitigate the risk that a Fund is unable to meet its redemption obligations timely. During the period covered by the report, the program supported the Fund’s ability to honor redemption requests timely and the Adviser’s management of each Fund’s liquidity profile, including during any periods of market volatility and net redemptions. In this regard, the program includes a number of elements that support the management or assessment of liquidity risk, including an assessment of factors that influence a Fund’s liquidity and the periodic classification and re-classification of a Fund’s investments into groupings that reflect an assessment of their
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Other Information (Continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
relative liquidity under current market conditions. There can be no assurance that the program will achieve its objectives under all circumstances in the future. Please refer to your Fund’s prospectus for more information regarding the Fund’s exposure to liquidity risk and other risks to which it may be subject.
APPROVAL OF SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENT WITH MACKAY SHIELDS LLC FOR ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
At a meeting held on February 22, 2022, the Board considered the approval of a sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and MacKay Shields LLC (“MacKay Shields”) with respect to the Municipal Bond Fund.
After its initial two-year term, the agreement must be approved annually (i) by the vote of the Trustees or by a vote of the shareholders of the Municipal Bond Fund and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the agreement or “interested persons” of any party thereto, as defined in the 1940 Act, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. Each year after the initial two-year term, the Board will call and hold a meeting to decide whether to continue the agreement for an additional one-year term. In preparation for such meetings, the Board will request and review a wide variety of information from MacKay Shields.
Prior to and at the February meeting at which the Trustees considered the agreement, the Trustees requested and reviewed materials from MacKay Shields to help the Trustees evaluate MacKay Shields’ proposed fee under the agreement. Representatives from MacKay Shields provided an overview of their advisory business and discussed their investment personnel, investment processes, and investment experience. The Board discussed the written materials, MacKay Shields’ oral presentation, and other relevant information that the Board received, and considered the approval of the agreement in light of this information. In its deliberations, the Board did not identify any single factor that was paramount or controlling and individual Trustees may have attributed different weights to various factors. Certain factors considered by the Board are addressed in more detail below.
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services
In considering the nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided by MacKay Shields to the Municipal Bond Fund, the Board reviewed the background and experience of MacKay Shields’ senior management. The Board also reviewed information pertaining to MacKay Shields’ organizational structure, investment operations, and other relevant information, including information relating to the financial condition of MacKay Shields to determine whether adequate resources were available to provide a high level of service to the Municipal Bond Fund. The Board reviewed information regarding the qualifications, backgrounds, and responsibilities of the portfolio managers proposed to be responsible for the day-to-day management of MacKay Shields’ portion of the Municipal Bond Fund. The Board concluded that, within the context of its full deliberations, it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided to the Municipal Bond Fund by MacKay Shields.
Performance
The Board reviewed MacKay Shields’ comparable account composite performance, noting periods of outperformance relative to the composite’s comparative index. The Board concluded that, within the context of its full deliberations, the Municipal Bond Fund should be in a position to benefit from the expertise of MacKay Shields in managing its comparable accounts.
Costs of Services and Profitability
The Board reviewed the proposed sub-advisory fee, noting that the fee was in line with the fees charged by MacKay Shields to serve as sub-adviser to mutual funds using the same strategy. The Board reviewed the estimated profitability of the Municipal Bond Fund to MacKay Shields and determined that it was within the range the Board considered
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Other Information (Continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
reasonable. The Board noted that the Adviser would be responsible for paying MacKay Shields out of the advisory fee it receives from the Municipal Bond Fund. The Board concluded that the proposed fee was fair and reasonable in light of the services that the Municipal Bond Fund is expected to receive.
Economies of Scale
The Board considered the potential for economies of scale and noted that, while MacKay Shields’ fee does not include breakpoints, the proposed sub-advisory fee was significantly lower than the expenses of the MacKay Shields’ private fund in which the Municipal Bond Fund previously had invested.
Ancillary Benefits
The Board noted the potential benefits to be received by MacKay Shields as a result of its relationship with the Municipal Bond Fund (other than sub-advisory fees), including the intangible benefits of its association with the Trust generally and any favorable publicity arising in connection with the Municipal Bond Fund’s performance.
Conclusion
Based on its deliberations and evaluation of the information described above, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, unanimously: (i) concluded that the terms of the agreement are fair and reasonable; (ii) concluded that the fee to be paid to MacKay Shields is fair and reasonable in light of the services expected to be provided to the Municipal Bond Fund; and (iii) agreed to approve the agreement for an initial term of two years.
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Expense Examples
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other expenses of each Fund. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you may also incur additional costs such as a transaction fee charged on the purchase or sale of each Fund or an asset-based management fee. The following Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first line of the following table under each Fund’s name titled “Actual” provides information about actual account value and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second line of the following table under each Fund’s name titled “Hypothetical” provides information about hypothetical account value and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not each Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account value and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any costs that may be associated with investing in each Fund through a financial intermediary. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing the ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if any costs associated with investing through a financial intermediary were included, your costs would have been higher.
Taxable Bond Fund | Beginning Account Value October 1, 2021 | Ending Account Value March 31, 2022 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) | Expense Paid During the Period from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022(1) |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 943.00 | 0.28% | $ 1.37 |
Hypothetical | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,023.59 | 0.28% | $ 1.43 |
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March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Municipal Bond Fund | Beginning Account Value October 1, 2021 | Ending Account Value March 31, 2022 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) | Expense Paid During the Period from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022(1) |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 952.80 | 0.32% | $ 1.56 |
Hypothetical | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,023.40 | 0.32% | $ 1.62 |
Defensive Allocation Fund | Beginning Account Value October 1, 2021 | Ending Account Value March 31, 2022 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) | Expense Paid During the Period from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022(1) |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,003.40 | 0.17% | $ 0.85 |
Hypothetical | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,024.15 | 0.17% | $ 0.86 |
Equity Allocation Fund | Beginning Account Value October 1, 2021 | Ending Account Value March 31, 2022 | Annualized Expense Ratio(1) | Expense Paid During the Period from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022(1) |
Actual | $ 1,000.00 | $ 994.60 | 0.27% | $ 1.33 |
Hypothetical | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,023.66 | 0.27% | $ 1.35 |
(1) | Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year 182/365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
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ASPIRIANT TRUST
Trustees and Officers
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Set forth below are the names, ages, positions with the Trust, length of term of office, and the principal occupations and other directorships held during at least the last five years of each of the persons currently serving as a Trustee of the Trust, as well as information about each officer of the Trust. The business address of each Trustee and officer is 11100 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90025.
Independent Trustees |
Name and Age | Position(s) Held With the Trust | Term of Office and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupations During Past Five Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee | Other Directorships Held by Trustee During Past Five Years |
Michael D. LeRoy Age 74 | Trustee | Indefinite; since 2012 | Principal, Crown Capital Advisors LLC (2000-present) | 4 | Member Board of Directors and Chairman of the Board, The Rockport Company, LLC (2017-2019) |
Robert D. Taylor Age 60 | Trustee | Indefinite; since 2012 | Partner, Centinela Capital Partners, LLC (2006-present) | 4 | None |
Robert M. Wagman Age 70 | Trustee/Chairman | Indefinite; since 2013 | Retired (2015-present); Managing Director of Investment Management Services, Aspiriant, LLC (2013-2015) | 4 | None |
The Statement of Additional Information (SAI) includes additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling toll-free 1-877-997-9971.
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (Continued)
March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
Officers |
Name and Age | Position(s) Held With the Trust | Term of Office and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupations During Past Five Years |
Robert J. Francais Age 56 | President | Indefinite; since 2013 | Chief Executive Officer, Aspiriant, LLC (2010-present), Chief Operating Officer, Aspiriant, LLC (2008-2009) |
John D. Allen Age 50 | Vice President | Indefinite; since 2014 | Chief Investment Officer, Aspiriant, LLC (2014-present); Client Relationship Manager, Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo (2009-2014) |
Michael H. Kossman Age 57 | Vice President | Indefinite; since 2012 | Chief Operating Officer (2012 -present), Chief Compliance Officer (2008-present), Chief Financial Officer (2008-2012), Aspiriant, LLC |
Douglas S. Hendrickson Age 52 | Treasurer | Indefinite; since 2016 | Chief Financial Officer, Aspiriant, LLC (2016 - present); Acting Chief Financial Officer, Cetera Financial Group (2016-2016); Group Chief Financial Officer, Investor Services Division, Charles Schwab (2013-2015); Head of Corporate Planning, Profitability Analysis and Management Reporting, Charles Schwab (2011-2013) |
Benjamin D. Schmidt Age 45 | Assistant Treasurer; Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer; Anti-Money Laundering Officer | Indefinite; since 2015 | Director, Aspiriant, LLC (2015-present); AVP Fund Administration, UMB Fund Services, Inc. (2000-2015) |
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ASPIRIANT TRUST
Privacy Policy
FACTS | WHAT DOES ASPIRIANT FUNDS DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? |
Why? | Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do. |
What? | The types of personal information we collect and share depends on the product or service you have with us. This information can include: ● Social Security number ● Account balances ● Account transactions ● Transaction history ● Wire transfer instructions ● Checking account information When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice. |
How? | All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Aspiriant Funds chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing. |
Reasons we can share your personal information. | Does Aspiriant Funds share? | Can you limit this sharing? |
For our everyday business purposes – such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus. | Yes | No |
For marketing purposes – to offer our products and services to you. | No | Do Not Share |
For joint marketing with other financial companies. | No | Do Not Share |
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your transactions and experiences. | Yes | No |
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – Information about your creditworthiness. | No | Do Not Share |
For our affiliates to market to you. | No | Do Not Share |
For nonaffiliates to market to you. | No | Do Not Share |
Questions? | Call 1.877.997.9971 |
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PRIVACY POLICY (Continued)
Who we are |
Who is providing this notice? | Aspiriant Funds |
What we do |
How does Aspiriant Funds protect my personal information? | To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings. With respect to online privacy, we employ certain internet and email specific practices to maintain the security of your online sessions, including but not limited to firewall barriers, encryption and authentication procedures. |
How does Aspiriant Funds collect my personal information? | We collect you personal information, for example, when you: ● Open an account ● Provide account information ● Give us your contact information ● Make a wire transfer ● Tell us where to send the money We also collect your information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies. |
Why can’t I limit all sharing? | Federal law gives you the right to limit only: ● Sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness ● Affiliates from using your information to market to you ● Sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. |
What happens when I limit sharing for an account I hold jointly with someone else? | Your choices will apply to everyone on your account unless you tell us otherwise. |
Definitions |
Affiliates | Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies. ● Aspiriant Funds has no affiliates. |
Nonaffiliates | Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies. ● Aspiriant Funds does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you. ● Nonaffiliates we share with can include: attorneys, accountants, custodians, brokers, service providers, banks and other financial advisors and institutions. |
Joint marketing | A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you. ● Aspiriant Funds does not jointly market. |
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ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED TAXABLE BOND FUND
(Ticker RMTBX)
ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED MUNICIPAL BOND FUND
(Ticker RMMBX)
ASPIRIANT DEFENSIVE ALLOCATION FUND
(Ticker RMDFX)
ASPIRIANT RISK-MANAGED EQUITY ALLOCATION FUND
Advisor Shares (Ticker RMEAX)
Each, a series of Aspiriant Trust
INVESTMENT ADVISER
Aspiriant, LLC
11100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90025
SUB-ADVISERS
Aperio Group, LLC
Three Harbor Drive, Suite 315
Sausalito, CA 94965
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
Wellington Management Company LLP
280 Contress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Allspring Global Investments, LLC
525 Market Street, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
MacKay Shields, LLC
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
AUDITORS
Deloitte & Touche LLP
555 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
LEGAL COUNSEL
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
CUSTODIAN
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Seaport Center, 70 Fargo Street
Boston, MA 02210-1950
DISTRIBUTOR
UMB Distribution Services, LLC
235 West Galena Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212
TRANSFER AGENT
UMB Fund Services, Inc.
235 West Galena Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212
(b) not applicable.
Item 2. Code of Ethics
The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the “Code”), as that term is defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. A copy of the Code is attached as an exhibit. There were no amendments to the Code or waivers from the provisions of the Code.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
The Registrant’s board has determined that Mr. Michael D. LeRoy possess the technical attributes to qualify as an “audit committee financial expert” serving on the Registrant’s audit committee and designated Mr. LeRoy as “audit committee financial expert.” Mr. LeRoy is independent under the standards set forth in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The aggregate fees billed for professional services by the principal accountant during the Registrant’s last two fiscal years are as follows:
(a) Audit Fees for Registrant.
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 | $151,400 |
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 | $162,000 |
(b) Audit-Related Fees for Registrant. These fees were billed by the Registrant’s independent auditors for assurance and related services that were reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements.
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 | $19,934 |
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 | $17,745 |
(c) Tax Fees for Registrant. These fees were billed for professional services rendered by the Registrant’s independent auditors for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 | $34,200 |
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 | $36,600 |
(d) All Other Fees.
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 | None |
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 | None |
The aggregate fees billed for the past two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item.
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 | None |
Fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 | None |
(e) Audit Committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures.
(1) The Audit Committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures that require the Audit Committee to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services of the Registrant, including services provided to the Registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Registrant’s investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant with respect to any engagement that directly relates to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant.
(2) The percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X:
(b) Not applicable.
(c) 100%
(d) Not applicable.
(f) None.
(g) Non-Audit Fees Billed for Registrant
None.
(h) Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-end Management Investment Companies
Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 9. Purchase of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not applicable to open-end investment companies.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No material changes to report.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
| (a) | The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider. |
| (b) | There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that materially affected, or were 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 to open-end investment companies.
Item 13. Exhibits
(a) (1) Code of Ethics as required by Item 2. Filed herewith.
| (2) | Certifications of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) of the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith. |
| (3) | Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable to open-end investment companies. |
| (4) | There was no change in the Registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report. |
| (b) | Certification of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(b) of 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith. |
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 | Aspiriant Trust | |
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By | /s/ Robert J. Francais | |
Title | Robert J. Francais, President and Principal Executive Officer |
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Date | 6/7/2022 | |
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/ Robert J. Francais | |
Title | Robert J. Francais, President and Principal Executive Officer |
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Date | 6/7/2022 | |
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By | /s/ Douglas S. Hendrickson | |
Title | Douglas S. Hendrickson, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer |
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Date | 6/7/2022 | |