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 | 811-9082 |
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M Fund, Inc. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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M Financial Plaza 1125 NW Couch Street, Suite 900, Portland, Oregon | 97209 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
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Robert Olson, President, M Fund, Inc. M Financial Plaza, 1125 NW Couch Street, Suite 900, Portland, Oregon 97209 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
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with a Copy to:
Cynthia Beyea
Dechert LLP
1900 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006-1110
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: | (503) 232-6960 | |
Date of fiscal year end: | 12/31 | |
Date of reporting period: | 12/31/2023 | |
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
| (a) | A copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), for the period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, is filed herewith. |
M FUND, INC.
M International Equity Fund
M Large Cap Growth Fund
M Capital Appreciation Fund
M Large Cap Value Fund
Annual Report
December 31, 2023
M Fund, Inc.
PRESIDENT'S LETTER
Dear Contract Owners:
We are pleased to share the financial condition of M Fund, Inc. (the "Corporation") as presented in the following Annual Report dated December 31, 2023. Total assets under management at year-end were $838 million.
Sub-Advisers to the portfolios, under the direction of M Financial Investment Advisers, Inc., the investment adviser to the Corporation, have prepared the attached discussion of results for each portfolio of the Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Sub-Advisers to the portfolios of the Corporation are: Dimensional Fund Advisors LP for the M International Equity Fund, DSM Capital Partners LLC for the M Large Cap Growth Fund, Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC for the M Capital Appreciation Fund and Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC for the M Large Cap Value Fund.
On behalf of the Corporation's Board of Directors, M Financial Investment Advisers, Inc. and the Corporation's participating insurance carriers, we thank you for your business and remain committed to providing investment opportunities that add value to our clients in the upcoming year.
Sincerely,
ROBERT OLSON
President
M Fund, Inc.
M INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND (Unaudited)
Performance
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, the M International Equity Fund had a return of 16.0% (net of management fees) versus a total return (including reinvestment of dividends) of 15.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World ex USA Index (net dividends)1.
Market Environment/Conditions
In U.S. dollar terms, global ex U.S. equity markets returned +15.6%, as reflected by the MSCI All Country World ex USA IMI (net dividends), for the one-year period. In U.S. dollar terms, developed ex U.S. markets returned +17.2%, as measured by the MSCI World ex USA IMI (net dividends). During the year, major developed ex U.S. market currencies, such as the Swiss franc, appreciated relative to the U.S. dollar while others, such as the Japanese yen, depreciated. Overall, currency movements had a positive impact on the U.S. dollar-denominated returns of the developed ex U.S. market.
In U.S. dollar terms, emerging markets had positive performance for the one-year period but trailed both the U.S. and developed ex U.S. markets. In U.S. dollar terms, emerging markets returned +11.7%, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets IMI (net dividends). During the year, some emerging markets currencies, such as the Columbian peso, appreciated relative to the U.S. dollar while others, such as the Turkish lira, depreciated. Overall, currency movements had a positive impact on the U.S. dollar-denominated returns of emerging markets.
Theoretical and empirical research suggests that investors can systematically pursue higher expected returns by targeting the size, relative price, and profitability2 dimensions in equity markets. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP integrates these dimensions to emphasize stocks with smaller market capitalizations, lower relative prices, and higher profitability.
Along the market capitalization dimension, small caps (MSCI All Country World ex USA Small Cap Index, net dividends) performed in line with large caps (MSCI All Country World ex USA Index, net dividends). Mid caps (MSCI All Country World ex USA Mid Cap Index, net dividends), a subset of the MSCI All Country World ex USA Index universe, outperformed small caps (MSCI All Country World ex USA Small Cap Value Index, net dividends) by 0.3% and large caps (MSCI All Country World ex USA Growth Index, net dividends) by 0.3%.
Along the relative price dimension, large cap value stocks (MSCI All Country World ex USA Value Index, net dividends) outperformed large cap growth stocks (MSCI All Country World ex USA Growth Index, net dividends) by 3.3%, and small cap value stocks (MSCI All Country World ex USA Small Cap Value Index, net dividends) outperformed small cap growth stocks (MSCI All Country World ex USA Small Cap Growth Index, net dividends) by 3.1%.
Along the profitability dimension, stocks with higher profitability outperformed stocks with lower profitability within large caps and performed in line within small caps.
Performance of the premiums may vary depending on the particular segment of the market under analysis.
Fund Review/Current Positioning
The M International Equity Fund outperformed the MSCI All Country World ex USA Index (net dividends) by 0.4% for the period. The Fund's emphasis on value stocks contributed positively to relative performance, as these stocks outperformed over the period. Additionally, the Fund's emphasis on high profitability stocks contributed positively to relative performance.
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Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
Investment Sub-Adviser to the M International Equity Fund
Performance represented is net of fees. The foregoing reflects the thoughts and opinions of Dimensional Fund Advisors LP exclusively and is subject to change without notice. The information provided in this material should not be considered a recommendation to purchase or sell any particular security. It should not be assumed that any security transactions, holdings, or sectors discussed were or will be profitable, or that the investment recommendations or decisions we make in the future will be profitable or will equal the investment performance discussed herein. Strategies discussed are subject to change at any time by the investment manager in its discretion due to market conditions or opportunities. Market conditions may impact performance. The performance results presented were achieved in particular market conditions which may not be repeated. Moreover, the current market volatility and uncertain regulatory environment may have a negative impact on future performance. Portfolio characteristics are as of December 31, 2023. Please note that all indices are unmanaged and are not available for direct investment.
This commentary may include statements that constitute "forward looking statements" under the U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, projections, estimates, and information about possible or future results related to the Fund, market or regulatory developments. The views expressed above are not guarantees of future performance or economic results and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from the views expressed herein. The views expressed above are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market, or other conditions and the subadvisory firm undertakes no obligation to update the views expressed herein. Any discussions of specific securities should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell those securities. The views expressed above (including any forward-looking statement) may not be relied upon as investment advice or as an indication of the Fund's trading intent. Information about the Fund's holdings, asset allocation or country diversification is historical and is not an indication of future Fund composition, which may vary. Direct investment in any index is not possible. The performance of any index mentioned in this commentary has not been adjusted for ongoing management, distribution and operating expenses, and sales charges applicable to mutual fund investments. In addition, the returns do not reflect additional fees charged by separate accounts or variable insurance contracts that an investor in the Fund may pay. If these additional fees were reflected, performance would have been lower.
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COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN
THE M INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND AND THE MSCI AC WORLD ex USA INDEX (Unaudited)
The M International Equity Fund's total return is calculated net of Investment Advisory Fees and operating expenses. Performance figures represent past performance and are not indicative of future performance of the M International Equity Fund or Index. Share value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original investment. Please note that all indices are unmanaged, do not incur expenses, and are not available for direct investment. Persons who invest in the M International Equity Fund through a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract should note this graph does not reflect separate account expenses deducted by the insurance company.
+ Effective May 1, 2014, the Fund changed its benchmark index from the MSCI EAFE Index to the MSCI AC World ex USA Index. The MSCI AC World ex USA Index is more representative of the Fund's investment portfolio than its previous index.
MSCI ALL COUNTRY WORLD ex USA INDEX
1 The MSCI All Country World ex USA Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed and emerging markets excluding the U.S. Investors cannot invest directly in an Index.
2 Profitability is measured as operating income before depreciation and amortization minus interest expense, scaled by book.
MSCI data copyright MSCI 2024, all rights reserved.
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M LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND (Unaudited)
Performance
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, the M Large Cap Growth Fund had a return of 32.0% (net of management fees) versus a total return (including reinvestment of dividends) of 42.7% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index1.
Market Environment/Conditions
DSM Capital Partners LLC ("DSM") outperformed during 2022 because the defensive growth stock positions purchased in both 2021 and 2022 defended well, while the higher P/E technology positions (many having been trimmed or sold during that time) underperformed. In 2023, this situation reversed itself as defensive growth stocks generally underperformed while the higher P/E, larger market cap technology stocks outperformed led by the "Magnificent Seven." The Magnificent Seven: Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, NVIDIA, Tesla and Meta, contributed approximately 65% of the 2023 returns of the Russell 1000® Growth Index. Apple and Tesla also contributed significantly to DSM's underperformance versus the benchmark. DSM continues to believe that Apple, with an estimated 10% earnings per share growth rate, is overvalued at nearly 29x earnings. Similarly, DSM believes Tesla, which faces ever-increasing competition in the EV market, is priced with considerable risk at 60x earnings, given that most global automakers sell for roughly 10x earnings.
Since October of last year, DSM has stated that global markets can work higher as investors become more confident that U.S. and EU inflation is on a sustained downward track, which would enable the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) and European Central Bank (the ECB) to stop raising interest rates. At this time, it appears that both central banks will not need to hike rates further. Monetary policy in the U.S. and EU, as measured by M2, has been very tight on an historical basis. As DSM has previously stated, rapidly rising M2 will generate inflation, while shrinking M2 will lead to disinflation. As M2 has fallen, inflation in the western world, as measured by the CPI, PPI and PCE, has declined to more normal levels. Lower inflation generates lower interest rates which should support the economy as evidenced by the stabilization of housing prices in the U.S. as the 30-year mortgage rate has fallen from 8% to 7% since October 31, 2023. With inflation almost back to the central banks' 2% target, the Fed and ECB have room to cut rates, although when the cuts may commence is uncertain.
Fund Review/Current Positioning
DSM continues to believe that the demand for software, networking equipment, semiconductor production equipment, cloud infrastructure, IT services and advanced semiconductor chips will grow as nearly every company becomes increasingly focused on technology in order to improve its services and lower its costs within its respective industry. Beginning with purchases made during 2022, DSM remains focused on companies they believe should benefit from Artificial Intelligence (AI)/digital transformation themes. In DSM's view, AI has likely become the most transformative technological trend since the launch of the internet, cellular communication and networking in the 1990s.
At year-end, the M Large Cap Growth Fund was invested in the communication services, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, financials, health care, industrials, information technology and materials sectors. Over the reporting period, the Fund underperformed the benchmark as a result of stock selections in the information technology and financials sectors. The Fund's underweight of the consumer staples and energy sectors versus the benchmark benefitted performance. By security, the top five contributors to the Fund's performance for the year were Microsoft, NVIDIA, Amazon.com, Adobe and Alphabet. The five positions which contributed the least in the period were Charles Schwab, PayPal Holdings, SolarEdge Technologies, EPAM Systems and Paycom Software.
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DSM continues to reiterate the view that as the economy grows and inflation falls, the probability of a significant recession declines. DSM believes a "muddle through" scenario in 2024 has become more probable as the likely "downside scenario," but this is certainly not assured. While the possibility of recession and general downside earnings risks exist in global markets, equities are priced on forward looking earnings. By the summer of 2024, equities will increasingly be priced on calendar year 2025 earnings. Given the economic resilience of the M Large Cap Growth Fund portfolio, along with its reasonable valuation for this year and next and a normalized mid-to-high teens earnings growth rate going forward, DSM believes this portfolio of premier quality growth businesses is well positioned for the intermediate and longer-term investor willing to look through potential near-term volatility. Historically, the market climbs a wall of worry and DSM continues to believe business fundamentals, valuation and economics are on the side of the forward-looking buyer.
DSM Capital Partners LLC
Investment Sub-Adviser to the M Large Cap Growth Fund
Performance represented is net of fees. The foregoing reflects the thoughts and opinions of DSM Capital Partners LLC exclusively and is subject to change without notice. The information provided in this material should not be considered a recommendation to purchase or sell any particular security. It should not be assumed that any security transactions, holdings, or sectors discussed were or will be profitable, or that the investment recommendations or decisions we make in the future will be profitable or will equal the investment performance discussed herein. Strategies discussed are subject to change at any time by the investment manager in its discretion due to market conditions or opportunities. Market conditions may impact performance. The performance results presented were achieved in particular market conditions which may not be repeated. Moreover, the current market volatility and uncertain regulatory environment may have a negative impact on future performance. Portfolio characteristics are as of December 31, 2023. Please note that all indices are unmanaged and are not available for direct investment.
This commentary may include statements that constitute "forward looking statements" under the U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, projections, estimates, and information about possible or future results related to the Fund, market or regulatory developments. The views expressed above are not guarantees of future performance or economic results and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from the views expressed herein. The views expressed above are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market, or other conditions and the subadvisory firm undertakes no obligation to update the views expressed herein. Any discussions of specific securities should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell those securities. The views expressed above (including any forward-looking statement) may not be relied upon as investment advice or as an indication of the Fund's trading intent. Information about the Fund's holdings, asset allocation or country diversification is historical and is not an indication of future Fund composition, which may vary. Direct investment in any index is not possible. The performance of any index mentioned in this commentary has not been adjusted for ongoing management, distribution and operating expenses, and sales charges applicable to mutual fund investments. In addition, the returns do not reflect additional fees charged by separate accounts or variable insurance contracts that an investor in the Fund may pay. If these additional fees were reflected, performance would have been lower.
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COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN
THE M LARGE CAP GROWTH FUND AND THE RUSSELL 1000 GROWTH INDEX (Unaudited)
The M Large Cap Growth Fund's total return is calculated net of Investment Advisory Fees and operating expenses. Performance figures represent past performance and are not indicative of future performance of the M Large Cap Growth Fund or Index. Share value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original investment. Please note that all indices are unmanaged, do not incur expenses, and are not available for direct investment. Persons who invest in the M Large Cap Growth Fund through a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract should note this graph does not reflect separate account expenses deducted by the insurance company.
RUSSELL 1000® GROWTH INDEX
1 The Russell 1000® Growth Total Return Index includes dividends reinvested in the Russell 1000® Growth Index as reported by FTSE Russell. The Russell 1000® Growth Index is a capitalization weighted index containing over 400 widely held securities with growth characteristics. DSM uses the Russell 1000® Growth Index as a benchmark because its average market capitalization is similar to that of the M Large Cap Growth Fund, and it is an industry standard. Characteristics of any benchmark may differ materially from accounts managed by DSM. Investors cannot invest directly in an Index.
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M CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND (Unaudited)
Performance
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, the M Capital Appreciation Fund had a return of 23.6% (net of management fees) versus a total return (including reinvestment of dividends) of 17.4% for its benchmark, the Russell 2500® Index1.
Market Environment/Conditions
Equities rallied in the last two months of the year resulting in the best quarter of 2023 concluding a volatile twelve months. The Russell 2500® Index finished up 17.4%, with growth stocks outperforming value as the Russell 2500® Growth Index increased 18.9%.
It seems only fitting that a period dominated by macroeconomic headlines should conclude with a strong rally driven by a sudden reversal in attitude toward inflation. As recently as late October, investors were panicking over the steep increase in 10-year rates and stubbornly high inflation. They had taken the Russell 2500® Index down 17% from its July high, and down 5% year to date. However, two softer-than-expected monthly inflation readings spurred an impressive 22% gain from an October low. For even the most seasoned investor that would have been enough volatility, but as we had already endured a robust rally and subsequent collapse in the first half of the year, this market likely aged us all.
Fund Review/Current Positioning
On a net-of-fee basis, the Fund outperformed the Russell 2500® Index on allocation and stock selection. Overweight allocations in Technology and Industrials and underweight positions in Utilities and Real Estate more than offset the underperformance in Energy and Basic Materials, where the Fund was also overweight. Stock selection from Industrials outweighed the impact from any other industry group in the Index, with those stocks representing 6 of the top 10 contributing stocks for the year. While investor expectations and equity markets proved volatile throughout the year, the underlying theme of slowing inflationary pressure combined with better-than-expected economic resiliency prevailed. Furthermore, as equity markets continued to reward fundamentally driven stocks over price momentum, the Fund benefited as a number of large holdings delivered on long-awaited earnings power potential and multiple expansion.
Builders FirstSource, Inc. and XPO, Inc. are two clear examples of these investments.
Despite a sharp increase in mortgage rates in the second half of the year, building materials stocks performed well as underlying construction volumes remained healthy. Builders FirstSource was the largest contributor for the year, increasing by over 150%. The company has been driving accelerated revenue growth, margin expansion and cash flow generation through industry consolidation and new product introductions. Management has aggressively repurchased shares bringing the diluted share count down by 20% on a trailing 12-month basis. Even though the demand environment has been flattish, forward earnings expectations have more than doubled since the beginning of 2023.
XPO, an operator of less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation and delivery, had a solid year as well, increasing over 160% as management executed their plan to improve operations toward industry peers. What is particularly striking about this performance is that it happened in tandem with a pronounced trucking recession. Following the spin-off of XPO as an independent LTL operator, new management has enacted a plan to improve operating performance through network optimization and disciplined capital deployment. Improved on-time delivery
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performance has unlocked the potential to drive increased pricing, which flows almost entirely to the bottom-line profitability. Furthermore, the bankruptcy of Yellow, a perennially underperforming LTL operator, provided XPO with an opportunity for accelerated share gain as well as opportunistic acquisition of land and assets to further drive earnings power. We continue to believe that XPO is making great strides toward closing the profitability gap with its most successful peers and should see further appreciation in the coming years.
Finally, though the overall stock selection was quite strong for 2023, the Fund did not emerge unscathed from the March banking crisis. With the sudden increase in interest rates at the beginning of the year, many banks found themselves facing a liquidity crisis as investors rapidly shifted deposits into more rewarding areas of investment. A couple of high-profile bank failures, such as with Silicon Valley Bank, led to a cascade of potential bank runs as consumers and enterprises looked to protect their deposits. One of the Fund's holdings, Signature Bank, was caught in the crosshairs and ultimately needed to be rescued and recapitalized by the Federal Reserve after its deposits largely vanished over the course of a Friday afternoon. Prior to that fateful weekend, we had reduced our position by half to manage risk, even though we felt the bank's operating ratios offered a decent margin of safety. In addition, the Fund already was underweight regional banks due to concerns regarding compressing spreads and the possibility of an increase in delinquent loans. Heavier exposure to non-bank investments allowed the Fund to have positive stock selection in the Financials industry during the year despite the impact of Signature's collapse.
Frontier Capital Management Co., LLC
Investment Sub-Adviser to the M Capital Appreciation Fund
Performance represented is net of fees. The foregoing reflects the thoughts and opinions of Frontier Capital Management Co., LLC exclusively and is subject to change without notice. The information provided in this material should not be considered a recommendation to purchase or sell any particular security. It should not be assumed that any security transactions, holdings, or sectors discussed were or will be profitable, or that the investment recommendations or decisions we make in the future will be profitable or will equal the investment performance discussed herein. Strategies discussed are subject to change at any time by the investment manager in its discretion due to market conditions or opportunities. Market conditions may impact performance. The performance results presented were achieved in particular market conditions which may not be repeated. Moreover, the current market volatility and uncertain regulatory environment may have a negative impact on future performance. Portfolio characteristics are as of December 31, 2023. Please note that all indices are unmanaged and are not available for direct investment.
This commentary may include statements that constitute "forward looking statements" under the U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, projections, estimates, and information about possible or future results related to the Fund, market or regulatory developments. The views expressed above are not guarantees of future performance or economic results and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from the views expressed herein. The views expressed above are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market, or other conditions and the subadvisory firm undertakes no obligation to update the views expressed herein. Any discussions of specific securities should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell those securities. The views expressed above (including any forward-looking statement) may not be relied upon as investment advice or as an indication of the Fund's trading intent. Information about the Fund's holdings, asset allocation or country diversification is historical and is not an indication of future Fund composition, which may vary. Direct investment in any index is not possible. The performance of any index mentioned in this commentary has not been adjusted for ongoing management, distribution and operating expenses, and sales charges applicable to mutual fund investments. In addition, the returns do not reflect additional fees charged by separate accounts or variable insurance contracts that an investor in the Fund may pay. If these additional fees were reflected, performance would have been lower.
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COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN
THE M CAPITAL APPRECIATION FUND AND THE RUSSELL 2500 STOCK INDEX (Unaudited)
The M Capital Appreciation Fund's total return is calculated net of Investment Advisory Fees and operating expenses. Performance figures represent past performance and are not indicative of future performance of the M Capital Appreciation Fund or Index. Share value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original investment. Please note that all indices are unmanaged, do not incur expenses, and are not available for direct investment. Persons who invest in the M Capital Appreciation Fund through a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract should note this graph does not reflect separate account expenses deducted by the insurance company.
RUSSELL 2500® INDEX
1 The Russell 2500® Index measures the performance of the small to mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe, commonly referred to as "smid" cap. The Russell 2500® Index is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index. It includes approximately 2500 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership. Investors cannot invest directly in an Index.
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M LARGE CAP VALUE FUND (Unaudited)
Performance
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, the Fund had a return of 7.6% (net of management fees) versus a total return of 11.5% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index1.
Market Environment/Conditions
Broad U.S. equity markets began the year climbing higher before a banking crisis rattled financial markets. The regulators succeeded at containing the crisis which resulted in the failure of only three smaller institutions. The leadership in the broad market was dominated by a narrow group of large-cap technology-oriented stocks which became referred to as the "Magnificent Seven" until the annual rebalance of the Russell style indices at the end of June. The outsized impact from such narrow group leadership was reminiscent of the "Tech Bubble" from the late 1990's as indexes were showing positive returns that belied the negative returns early in the year for many benchmark constituents. The stage was set early for a return to growth and the spread between value and growth widened throughout the year.
The economy churned along after the Federal Reserve (Fed) hiked its target rate aggressively in 2022 from 0.25% to 4.5%. Rate hikes continued in four of the first five meetings albeit at the much slower pace of 25 bps increments before keeping them steady through the end of the year. The yearly inflation rate dropped throughout the first half of the year then trended in a range while the unemployment rate remained flat throughout the year. Treasury bond yields fell sharply beginning in November after softer than expected inflation data which led to a dovish pivot by the Fed in December which fueled the "Santa rally" as equity markets surged pricing in future interest rate cuts and abating fears of the long-expected recession.
Growth factors performed well throughout the year while traditional value factors were out of favor particularly in large cap. Higher quality and the perceived safety of higher dividend yielding companies also lagged while share change appears on the surface to be additive within value however the results were clouded from the Magnificent Seven.
Fund Review/Current Positioning
The tone for the year was set early in large cap value with the extremely narrow leadership in the first half of the year. Communication Services was up over forty percent while Technology was up over thirty percent. These sectors had a huge turnaround year in 2023 after being the two worst performing sectors in the prior year. Not only did we begin the year with a substantial underweight in communication services, but we did not own the expensive and higher valuation companies in the benchmark which buoyed the sector and the markets overall. Google was up over 38% for the year, while Facebook parent Meta returned an astounding 140%. Both companies were removed from the value benchmark midway through the year during the annual rebalancing and accounted for nearly two thirds of the underperformance in our fund for the year. The portfolio outperformed by 125 bps in the second half of the year, however this was not nearly enough to offset the deficit from the start of the year.
The price of oil dropped last year, despite supply reductions from OPEC and Russia in the third quarter which caused a temporary spike but then just as sharply reversed course to end the year lower. This is another sector we were also on the wrong side of during this year. We began the year and maintained an overweight in the sector after such robust performance in 2022. The energy sector had also been a good hedge against inflation concerns. The energy sector had been one of the best performing sectors for the fund until the end of the year market rally when the inflation started to drop. The impact in the final quarter was so profound the energy sector went from being a top performer to the second worst in the fund.
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Despite a sharp rise in interest rates and mortgage financing costs, homebuilders had a fantastic year from the persistence of inventory shortages. The fund's overweight in this industry helped offset some of the shortfall from Meta and produced the largest relative outperformance relative to the benchmark.
The fund also benefited from remaining underweight the safety of the higher yielding utility sector. As interest rates rose the demand for a riskier alternative for yield waned and traditionally defensive sectors lagged. Finally, the technology sector was positively impacted from the burgeoning effects of AI (artificial intelligence) and the tremendous demand for semiconductor equipment and materials. Applied Materials, Lam research and KLA Corp are holdings that outperformed and contributed to performance.
Fears of a recession abated quickly in the fourth quarter after a drop in inflation while the Fed held rates steady prompting many to predict potential cuts in 2024. Helping the economic picture was declining oil prices, interest rates and mortgage rates which fell sharply from their highs. The market surged late in the year anticipating the Fed to reverse course early and quickly in 2024 with rate cuts to keep fueling the party.
Although higher-quality and lower valuation investing was out of favor, we believe being wed to quality and higher ROE stocks will enable the portfolio to outperform, especially with the widespread between value and growth within larger capitalization companies.
Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC
Investment Sub-Adviser to the M Large Cap Value Fund
Performance represented is net of fees. The foregoing reflects the thoughts and opinions of Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC exclusively and is subject to change without notice. The information provided in this material should not be considered a recommendation to purchase or sell any particular security. It should not be assumed that any security transactions, holdings, or sectors discussed were or will be profitable, or that the investment recommendations or decisions we make in the future will be profitable or will equal the investment performance discussed herein. Strategies discussed are subject to change at any time by the investment manager in its discretion due to market conditions or opportunities. Market conditions may impact performance. The performance results presented were achieved in particular market conditions which may not be repeated. Moreover, the current market volatility and uncertain regulatory environment may have a negative impact on future performance. Portfolio characteristics are as of December 31, 2023. Please note that all indices are unmanaged and are not available for direct investment.
This commentary may include statements that constitute "forward looking statements" under the U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, projections, estimates, and information about possible or future results related to the Fund, market or regulatory developments. The views expressed above are not guarantees of future performance or economic results and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from the views expressed herein. The views expressed above are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market, or other conditions and the subadvisory firm undertakes no obligation to update the views expressed herein. Any discussions of specific securities should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell those securities. The views expressed above (including any forward-looking statement) may not be relied upon as investment advice or as an indication of the Fund's trading intent. Information about the Fund's holdings, asset allocation or country diversification is historical and is not an indication of future Fund composition, which may vary. Direct investment in any index is not possible. The performance of any index mentioned in this commentary has not been adjusted for ongoing management, distribution and operating expenses, and sales charges applicable to mutual fund investments. In addition, the returns do not reflect additional fees charged by separate accounts or variable insurance contracts that an investor in the Fund may pay. If these additional fees were reflected, performance would have been lower.
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COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTMENT IN
THE M LARGE CAP VALUE FUND AND THE RUSSELL 1000 VALUE INDEX (Unaudited)
The M Large Cap Value Fund's total return is calculated net of Investment Advisory Fees and operating expenses. Performance figures represent past performance and are not indicative of future performance of the M Large Cap Value Fund or Index. Share value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original investment. Please note that all indices are unmanaged, do not incur expenses, and are not available for direct investment. Persons who invest in the M Large Cap Value Fund through a variable annuity or variable life insurance contract should note this graph does not reflect separate account expenses deducted by the insurance company.
RUSSELL 1000® VALUE INDEX
1 Russell 1000® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth. Investors cannot invest directly in an Index.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | COMMON STOCKS—70.0% | |
| | Australia—4.9% | |
| 4,611 | | | 29Metals Ltd.†,* | | $ | 2,027 | | |
| 13,414 | | | Accent Group Ltd.† | | | 17,733 | | |
| 23,537 | | | Adbri Ltd.* | | | 48,118 | | |
| 3,859 | | | AGL Energy Ltd. | | | 24,930 | | |
| 4,977 | | | ALS Ltd. | | | 43,582 | | |
| 1,335 | | | Altium Ltd. | | | 42,621 | | |
| 36,996 | | | Alumina Ltd.* | | | 22,816 | | |
| 45,536 | | | AMP Ltd.† | | | 28,858 | | |
| 2,215 | | | Ampol Ltd. | | | 54,565 | | |
| 2,326 | | | Ansell Ltd. | | | 39,912 | | |
| 12,134 | | | ANZ Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 214,325 | | |
| 8,093 | | | APA Group† | | | 47,098 | | |
| 4,679 | | | Appen Ltd.†,* | | | 2,009 | | |
| 1,187 | | | ARB Corp. Ltd.† | | | 29,087 | | |
| 3,578 | | | Arcadium Lithium PLC, CDI* | | | 27,333 | | |
| 3,817 | | | Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. | | | 106,177 | | |
| 978 | | | ASX Ltd. | | | 42,027 | | |
| 10,882 | | | Atlas Arteria Ltd. | | | 42,862 | | |
| 477 | | | AUB Group Ltd. | | | 9,020 | | |
| 31,634 | | | Aurizon Holdings Ltd. | | | 81,917 | | |
| 5,745 | | | Aussie Broadband Ltd.†,* | | | 15,268 | | |
| 9,677 | | | Austal Ltd.† | | | 13,387 | | |
| 9,144 | | | Australian Agricultural Co. Ltd.†,* | | | 8,724 | | |
| 2,559 | | | Australian Ethical Investment Ltd. | | | 9,434 | | |
| 12,365 | | | Bank of Queensland Ltd.† | | | 51,231 | | |
| 5,183 | | | Bapcor Ltd.† | | | 19,567 | | |
| 39,961 | | | Beach Energy Ltd. | | | 43,570 | | |
| 4,696 | | | Bega Cheese Ltd. | | | 11,328 | | |
| 27,039 | | | Bellevue Gold Ltd.†,* | | | 30,863 | | |
| 6,079 | | | Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd. | | | 40,058 | | |
| 19,147 | | | BHP Group Ltd. | | | 657,736 | | |
| 7,612 | | | BHP Group Ltd., ADR† | | | 519,976 | | |
| 12,902 | | | BHP Group Ltd., Class DI | | | 442,303 | | |
| 6,410 | | | BlueScope Steel Ltd. | | | 102,213 | | |
| 6,309 | | | Boral Ltd.* | | | 23,173 | | |
| 13,838 | | | Boss Energy Ltd.* | | | 38,003 | | |
| 12,498 | | | Brambles Ltd. | | | 115,828 | | |
| 18,400 | | | Bravura Solutions Ltd.†,* | | | 10,721 | | |
| 2,677 | | | Breville Group Ltd.† | | | 49,674 | | |
| 1,779 | | | Brickworks Ltd. | | | 33,896 | | |
| 3,952 | | | Capricorn Metals Ltd.* | | | 12,684 | | |
| 1,476 | | | CAR Group Ltd. | | | 31,321 | | |
| 8,204 | | | Challenger Ltd. | | | 36,283 | | |
| 9,392 | | | Champion Iron Ltd.† | | | 53,697 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Australia (Continued) | |
| 5,238 | | | City Chic Collective Ltd.†,* | | $ | 1,910 | | |
| 15,298 | | | Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd. | | | 28,043 | | |
| 816 | | | Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals Ltd.† | | | 8,897 | | |
| 16,116 | | | Coast Entertainment Holdings Ltd.†,* | | | 5,052 | | |
| 361 | | | Cochlear Ltd. | | | 73,474 | | |
| 6,045 | | | Codan Ltd. | | | 35,221 | | |
| 9,946 | | | Coles Group Ltd. | | | 109,189 | | |
| 5,271 | | | Collins Foods Ltd. | | | 42,528 | | |
| 7,824 | | | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | | | 596,080 | | |
| 3,080 | | | Computershare Ltd. | | | 51,191 | | |
| 55,582 | | | Cooper Energy Ltd.* | | | 4,924 | | |
| 38,608 | | | Core Lithium Ltd.†,* | | | 6,577 | | |
| 16,210 | | | Coronado Global Resources, Inc., CDI# | | | 19,441 | | |
| 1,547 | | | Corporate Travel Management Ltd.† | | | 20,620 | | |
| 5,529 | | | Costa Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 11,755 | | |
| 1,552 | | | Credit Corp. Group Ltd. | | | 17,144 | | |
| 882 | | | CSL Ltd. | | | 172,288 | | |
| 9,383 | | | CSR Ltd.† | | | 42,201 | | |
| 2,536 | | | Data#3 Ltd. | | | 14,586 | | |
| 20,724 | | | De Grey Mining Ltd.* | | | 17,724 | | |
| 4,714 | | | Deterra Royalties Ltd. | | | 16,929 | | |
| 1,480 | | | Dicker Data Ltd.† | | | 12,062 | | |
| 4,479 | | | Domain Holdings Australia Ltd.† | | | 10,530 | | |
| 768 | | | Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd. | | | 30,846 | | |
| 18,120 | | | Downer EDI Ltd. | | | 54,331 | | |
| 3,054 | | | Eagers Automotive Ltd.† | | | 30,135 | | |
| 5,273 | | | Elders Ltd. | | | 27,057 | | |
| 9,982 | | | Emerald Resources NL†,* | | | 20,475 | | |
| 13,294 | | | Endeavour Group Ltd. | | | 47,198 | | |
| 625 | | | EQT Holdings Ltd. | | | 10,861 | | |
| 26,880 | | | Evolution Mining Ltd. | | | 72,537 | | |
| 1,597 | | | EVT Ltd.† | | | 13,310 | | |
| 13,551 | | | FleetPartners Group Ltd.†,* | | | 28,165 | | |
| 1,393 | | | Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd.† | | | 19,327 | | |
| 10,366 | | | Fortescue Ltd. | | | 204,995 | | |
| 20,944 | | | G8 Education Ltd. | | | 16,841 | | |
| 5,421 | | | Genesis Minerals Ltd.* | | | 6,613 | | |
| 27,421 | | | Gold Road Resources Ltd. | | | 36,718 | | |
| 7,355 | | | GrainCorp Ltd., Class A | | | 36,538 | | |
| 18,983 | | | Grange Resources Ltd. | | | 6,015 | | |
| 2,140 | | | GUD Holdings Ltd.† | | | 17,500 | | |
| 9,346 | | | GWA Group Ltd. | | | 14,266 | | |
| 2,555 | | | Hansen Technologies Ltd. | | | 8,862 | | |
| 17,395 | | | Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.† | | | 49,786 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Australia (Continued) | |
| 20,259 | | | Healius Ltd.* | | $ | 22,572 | | |
| 9,874 | | | Helia Group Ltd. | | | 29,270 | | |
| 10,360 | | | Humm Group Ltd.† | | | 3,495 | | |
| 2,262 | | | IDP Education Ltd.† | | | 30,875 | | |
| 6,212 | | | IGO Ltd.† | | | 38,310 | | |
| 7,978 | | | Iluka Resources Ltd. | | | 35,882 | | |
| 13,872 | | | Imdex Ltd. | | | 17,819 | | |
| 28,249 | | | Incitec Pivot Ltd. | | | 54,671 | | |
| 11,778 | | | Infomedia Ltd.† | | | 11,558 | | |
| 5,200 | | | Inghams Group Ltd. | | | 14,032 | | |
| 16,350 | | | Insignia Financial Ltd.† | | | 26,072 | | |
| 25,090 | | | Insurance Australia Group Ltd. | | | 96,772 | | |
| 7,725 | | | Integral Diagnostics Ltd.† | | | 10,028 | | |
| 2,877 | | | IPH Ltd. | | | 12,567 | | |
| 3,090 | | | IRESS Ltd.† | | | 17,161 | | |
| 3,001 | | | James Hardie Industries PLC, CDI* | | | 115,524 | | |
| 1,702 | | | JB Hi-Fi Ltd.† | | | 61,506 | | |
| 2,979 | | | Johns Lyng Group Ltd.† | | | 12,424 | | |
| 34,101 | | | Karoon Energy Ltd.* | | | 47,173 | | |
| 3,571 | | | Kelsian Group Ltd.† | | | 17,034 | | |
| 7,715 | | | Lendlease Corp. Ltd. | | | 39,273 | | |
| 2,224 | | | Lifestyle Communities Ltd.† | | | 27,659 | | |
| 10,522 | | | Link Administration Holdings Ltd.† | | | 15,631 | | |
| 14,208 | | | Lottery Corp. Ltd. | | | 46,861 | | |
| 1,516 | | | Lovisa Holdings Ltd.† | | | 25,279 | | |
�� | 8,824 | | | Lynas Rare Earths Ltd.†,* | | | 43,054 | | |
| 6,430 | | | MA Financial Group Ltd. | | | 24,187 | | |
| 668 | | | Macquarie Group Ltd. | | | 83,590 | | |
| 341 | | | Macquarie Technology Group Ltd.* | | | 15,929 | | |
| 3,208 | | | Magellan Financial Group Ltd. | | | 20,287 | | |
| 1,120 | | | Mayne Pharma Group Ltd. | | | 4,694 | | |
| 1,182 | | | McMillan Shakespeare Ltd. | | | 12,855 | | |
| 16,327 | | | Medibank Pvt Ltd. | | | 39,609 | | |
| 17,899 | | | Metcash Ltd. | | | 42,568 | | |
| 1,307 | | | Mineral Resources Ltd.† | | | 62,346 | | |
| 17,383 | | | MMA Offshore Ltd.* | | | 22,151 | | |
| 1,365 | | | Monadelphous Group Ltd. | | | 13,804 | | |
| 39,713 | | | Mount Gibson Iron Ltd.†,* | | | 14,884 | | |
| 17,488 | | | Myer Holdings Ltd.† | | | 7,150 | | |
| 3,954 | | | MyState Ltd. | | | 8,461 | | |
| 7,649 | | | Nanosonics Ltd.†,* | | | 22,935 | | |
| 23,896 | | | National Australia Bank Ltd. | | | 499,917 | | |
| 2,783 | | | Netwealth Group Ltd. | | | 29,206 | | |
| 14,683 | | | New Hope Corp. Ltd. | | | 51,630 | | |
| 2,984 | | | NEXTDC Ltd.* | | | 27,919 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Australia (Continued) | |
| 9,198 | | | nib holdings Ltd. | | $ | 46,320 | | |
| 932 | | | Nick Scali Ltd.† | | | 7,825 | | |
| 13,553 | | | Nickel Industries Ltd. | | | 6,419 | | |
| 30,345 | | | Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd.† | | | 41,771 | | |
| 5,875 | | | Northern Star Resources Ltd. | | | 54,648 | | |
| 12,393 | | | NRW Holdings Ltd. | | | 25,167 | | |
| 10,138 | | | Nufarm Ltd. | | | 36,063 | | |
| 7,566 | | | OFX Group Ltd.†,* | | | 7,760 | | |
| 5,115 | | | Omni Bridgeway Ltd.†,* | | | 4,723 | | |
| 11,530 | | | oOh!media Ltd. | | | 13,004 | | |
| 4,231 | | | Orica Ltd. | | | 45,958 | | |
| 9,263 | | | Origin Energy Ltd. | | | 53,465 | | |
| 23,252 | | | Orora Ltd. | | | 41,197 | | |
| 42,639 | | | Paladin Energy Ltd.* | | | 28,620 | | |
| 12,923 | | | Perenti Ltd.* | | | 9,159 | | |
| 2,144 | | | Perpetual Ltd.† | | | 37,227 | | |
| 31,929 | | | Perseus Mining Ltd. | | | 40,252 | | |
| 2,443 | | | PEXA Group Ltd.†,* | | | 18,479 | | |
| 28,614 | | | Pilbara Minerals Ltd.† | | | 77,021 | | |
| 1,933 | | | Pinnacle Investment Management Group Ltd.† | | | 13,278 | | |
| 16,745 | | | Platinum Asset Management Ltd.† | | | 15,176 | | |
| 2,030 | | | Premier Investments Ltd. | | | 38,166 | | |
| 573 | | | Pro Medicus Ltd. | | | 37,419 | | |
| 1,615 | | | PWR Holdings Ltd.† | | | 10,741 | | |
| 5,039 | | | Qantas Airways Ltd.* | | | 18,440 | | |
| 7,535 | | | QBE Insurance Group Ltd. | | | 76,045 | | |
| 19,799 | | | Qube Holdings Ltd.��� | | | 43,714 | | |
| 18,064 | | | Ramelius Resources Ltd. | | | 20,742 | | |
| 1,228 | | | Ramsay Health Care Ltd. | | | 44,025 | | |
| 355 | | | REA Group Ltd.† | | | 43,823 | | |
| 48,904 | | | Red 5 Ltd.†,* | | | 10,331 | | |
| 1,390 | | | Reece Ltd.† | | | 21,208 | | |
| 19,727 | | | Regis Resources Ltd.* | | | 29,306 | | |
| 13,366 | | | Reliance Worldwide Corp. Ltd. | | | 40,350 | | |
| 53,656 | | | Resolute Mining Ltd.* | | | 16,271 | | |
| 9,216 | | | Ridley Corp. Ltd. | | | 17,271 | | |
| 3,221 | | | Rio Tinto Ltd. | | | 297,767 | | |
| 12,006 | | | Sandfire Resources Ltd.* | | | 60,052 | | |
| 40,802 | | | Santos Ltd. | | | 211,314 | | |
| 2,534 | | | SEEK Ltd. | | | 46,157 | | |
| 3,265 | | | Select Harvests Ltd.†,* | | | 6,452 | | |
| 44,942 | | | Service Stream Ltd.† | | | 28,788 | | |
| 1,946 | | | Seven Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 48,933 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Australia (Continued) | |
| 62,916 | | | Seven West Media Ltd.* | | $ | 11,576 | | |
| 6,363 | | | Sierra Rutile Holdings Ltd.†,* | | | 416 | | |
| 34,950 | | | Sigma Healthcare Ltd. | | | 23,936 | | |
| 30,638 | | | Silver Lake Resources Ltd.* | | | 24,845 | | |
| 3,115 | | | Sims Ltd. | | | 33,029 | | |
| 4,280 | | | SmartGroup Corp. Ltd.† | | | 25,433 | | |
| 7,321 | | | Solvar Ltd.† | | | 6,585 | | |
| 3,263 | | | Sonic Healthcare Ltd. | | | 71,332 | | |
| 56,811 | | | South32 Ltd. | | | 128,917 | | |
| 3,457 | | | Southern Cross Media Group Ltd.† | | | 2,344 | | |
| 21,630 | | | St. Barbara Ltd.†,* | | | 3,095 | | |
| 40,747 | | | Star Entertainment Group Ltd.* | | | 14,300 | | |
| 8,695 | | | Steadfast Group Ltd. | | | 34,485 | | |
| 62,507 | | | Strike Energy Ltd.†,* | | | 20,446 | | |
| 8,934 | | | Suncorp Group Ltd. | | | 84,320 | | |
| 4,830 | | | Super Retail Group Ltd. | | | 51,905 | | |
| 24,332 | | | Superloop Ltd.†,* | | | 11,109 | | |
| 17,571 | | | Syrah Resources Ltd.†,* | | | 7,723 | | |
| 50,321 | | | Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. | | | 28,633 | | |
| 3,536 | | | Technology One Ltd. | | | 37,036 | | |
| 24,704 | | | Telstra Group Ltd. | | | 66,665 | | |
| 32,463 | | | Terracom Ltd.† | | | 9,291 | | |
| 2,964 | | | TPG Telecom Ltd. | | | 10,463 | | |
| 12,558 | | | Transurban Group | | | 117,325 | | |
| 6,104 | | | Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. | | | 44,840 | | |
| 31,285 | | | Tyro Payments Ltd.* | | | 23,558 | | |
| 8,992 | | | Ventia Services Group Pty. Ltd. | | | 19,241 | | |
| 14,458 | | | Viva Energy Group Ltd.# | | | 34,385 | | |
| 3,525 | | | Webjet Ltd.†,* | | | 17,631 | | |
| 6,014 | | | Wesfarmers Ltd. | | | 233,764 | | |
| 24,722 | | | West African Resources Ltd.* | | | 15,920 | | |
| 11,815 | | | Westgold Resources Ltd.* | | | 17,552 | | |
| 15,208 | | | Westpac Banking Corp. | | | 237,324 | | |
| 14,291 | | | Whitehaven Coal Ltd. | | | 72,455 | | |
| 679 | | | WiseTech Global Ltd.† | | | 34,874 | | |
| 19,029 | | | Woodside Energy Group Ltd. | | | 402,765 | | |
| 2,331 | | | Woodside Energy Group Ltd.† | | | 49,411 | | |
| 1,661 | | | Woodside Energy Group Ltd., ADR† | | | 35,030 | | |
| 7,001 | | | Woolworths Group Ltd. | | | 177,475 | | |
| 2,076 | | | Worley Ltd. | | | 24,700 | | |
| 487 | | | Xero Ltd.* | | | 37,269 | | |
| 3,672 | | | Yancoal Australia Ltd.† | | | 12,386 | | |
| | | 11,351,957 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Austria—0.4% | |
| 939 | | | ANDRITZ AG | | $ | 58,465 | | |
| 829 | | | AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG | | | 24,069 | | |
| 1,157 | | | BAWAG Group AG# | | | 61,284 | | |
| 694 | | | CA Immobilien Anlagen AG | | | 24,861 | | |
| 133 | | | DO & Co. AG | | | 19,733 | | |
| 2,068 | | | Erste Group Bank AG | | | 83,854 | | |
| 988 | | | Eurotelesites AG* | | | 3,959 | | |
| 614 | | | EVN AG | | | 19,284 | | |
| 1,377 | | | FACC AG* | | | 8,863 | | |
| 482 | | | Lenzing AG* | | | 18,916 | | |
| 232 | | | Mayr Melnhof Karton AG | | | 32,424 | | |
| 463 | | | Oesterreichische Post AG | | | 16,714 | | |
| 2,138 | | | OMV AG | | | 93,867 | | |
| 552 | | | Palfinger AG | | | 15,356 | | |
| 861 | | | Porr AG | | | 12,071 | | |
| 3,082 | | | Raiffeisen Bank International AG | | | 63,522 | | |
| 127 | | | Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Equipment AG | | | 6,197 | | |
| 263 | | | Strabag SE, Bearer Shares | | | 12,020 | | |
| 3,952 | | | Telekom Austria AG | | | 33,376 | | |
| 4,149 | | | UNIQA Insurance Group AG | | | 34,169 | | |
| 470 | | | Verbund AG | | | 43,610 | | |
| 884 | | | Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe | | | 25,861 | | |
| 2,381 | | | voestalpine AG | | | 75,070 | | |
| 1,117 | | | Wienerberger AG | | | 37,265 | | |
| | | 824,810 | | |
| | Belgium—0.8% | |
| 545 | | | Ackermans & van Haaren NV | | | 95,543 | | |
| 3,300 | | | Ageas SA | | | 143,208 | | |
| 5,568 | | | AGFA-Gevaert NV* | | | 9,036 | | |
| 5,257 | | | Anheuser-Busch InBev SA | | | 339,039 | | |
| 69 | | | Argenx SE* | | | 26,165 | | |
| 1,399 | | | Azelis Group NV | | | 34,255 | | |
| 863 | | | Barco NV | | | 15,767 | | |
| 781 | | | Bekaert SA | | | 40,109 | | |
| 2,798 | | | bpost SA | | | 14,406 | | |
| 105 | | | Cie d'Entreprises CFE | | | 884 | | |
| 899 | | | Colruyt Group NV | | | 40,492 | | |
| 174 | | | D'ieteren Group | | | 33,980 | | |
| 7,013 | | | Deceuninck NV | | | 17,613 | | |
| 105 | | | Deme Group NV | | | 12,913 | | |
| 6,282 | | | Econocom Group SA | | | 17,823 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Belgium (Continued) | |
| 289 | | | Elia Group SA | | $ | 36,147 | | |
| 1,410 | | | Euronav NV | | | 24,858 | | |
| 2,078 | | | Euronav NV† | | | 36,552 | | |
| 548 | | | EVS Broadcast Equipment SA | | | 17,453 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Fagron | | | 25,671 | | |
| 799 | | | Galapagos NV†,* | | | 32,627 | | |
| 713 | | | Gimv NV | | | 34,869 | | |
| 534 | | | Ion Beam Applications† | | | 6,803 | | |
| 3,331 | | | KBC Group NV | | | 215,929 | | |
| 242 | | | Kinepolis Group NV† | | | 11,942 | | |
| 9 | | | Lotus Bakeries NV | | | 81,770 | | |
| 216 | | | Melexis NV | | | 21,759 | | |
| 2,034 | | | Ontex Group NV†,* | | | 17,077 | | |
| 1,080 | | | Orange Belgium SA* | | | 16,096 | | |
| 5,922 | | | Proximus SADP | | | 55,635 | | |
| 1,437 | | | Recticel SA† | | | 16,816 | | |
| 207 | | | Shurgard Self Storage Ltd. | | | 10,251 | | |
| 214 | | | Sipef NV | | | 12,521 | | |
| 1,351 | | | Solvay SA† | | | 41,358 | | |
| 1,351 | | | Syensqo SA* | | | 140,583 | | |
| 688 | | | Tessenderlo Group SA† | | | 21,456 | | |
| 570 | | | UCB SA | | | 49,648 | | |
| 2,988 | | | Umicore SA | | | 82,135 | | |
| 281 | | | VGP NV | | | 32,572 | | |
| | | 1,883,761 | | |
| | Canada—7.4% | |
| 553 | | | ADENTRA, Inc. | | | 13,342 | | |
| 5,500 | | | Advantage Energy Ltd.* | | | 35,406 | | |
| 1,679 | | | Aecon Group, Inc. | | | 16,561 | | |
| 10,000 | | | Africa Oil Corp. | | | 18,792 | | |
| 607 | | | Ag Growth International, Inc. | | | 23,143 | | |
| 3,500 | | | AGF Management Ltd., Class B | | | 20,365 | | |
| 3,501 | | | Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | | | 191,966 | | |
| 5,042 | | | Aimia, Inc.* | | | 11,910 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Air Canada* | | | 15,516 | | |
| 5,250 | | | Alamos Gold, Inc., Class A | | | 70,669 | | |
| 3,609 | | | Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. | | | 22,770 | | |
| 5,239 | | | Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.† | | | 33,110 | | |
| 4,791 | | | Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. | | | 282,134 | | |
| 3,374 | | | AltaGas Ltd. | | | 70,839 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Altius Minerals Corp. | | | 18,091 | | |
| 785 | | | Altus Group Ltd. | | | 24,965 | | |
| 600 | | | Andlauer Healthcare Group, Inc. | | | 18,556 | | |
| 8,336 | | | ARC Resources Ltd. | | | 123,746 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Canada (Continued) | |
| 1,389 | | | Aritzia, Inc.* | | $ | 28,827 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Atco Ltd., Class I | | | 37,939 | | |
| 553 | | | ATS Corp.* | | | 23,834 | | |
| 84 | | | Aurora Cannabis, Inc.* | | | 41 | | |
| 29,414 | | | B2Gold Corp. | | | 92,973 | | |
| 850 | | | Badger Infrastructure Solutions Ltd. | | | 26,115 | | |
| 4,435 | | | Ballard Power Systems, Inc.†,* | | | 16,410 | | |
| 5,070 | | | Bank of Montreal | | | 501,657 | | |
| 10,149 | | | Bank of Nova Scotia | | | 494,037 | | |
| 6,989 | | | Barrick Gold Corp. | | | 126,381 | | |
| 1,119 | | | Bausch & Lomb Corp.* | | | 19,090 | | |
| 5,083 | | | Bausch Health Cos., Inc.* | | | 40,772 | | |
| 12,953 | | | Baytex Energy Corp. | | | 42,817 | | |
| 708 | | | BCE, Inc. | | | 27,875 | | |
| 8,300 | | | Birchcliff Energy Ltd. | | | 36,205 | | |
| 1,900 | | | Bird Construction, Inc. | | | 20,648 | | |
| 4,601 | | | BlackBerry Ltd.* | | | 16,320 | | |
| 1,628 | | | Bombardier, Inc., Class B* | | | 65,376 | | |
| 1,262 | | | Boralex, Inc., Class A | | | 32,077 | | |
| 400 | | | Boyd Group Services, Inc. | | | 84,069 | | |
| 1,680 | | | Brookfield Corp. | | | 67,388 | | |
| 2,384 | | | Brookfield Corp., Class A | | | 95,646 | | |
| 929 | | | Brookfield Infrastructure Corp., Class A | | | 32,772 | | |
| 600 | | | Brookfield Reinsurance Ltd.* | | | 24,222 | | |
| 385 | | | BRP, Inc. | | | 27,550 | | |
| 1,722 | | | CAE, Inc.* | | | 37,178 | | |
| 902 | | | Cameco Corp. | | | 38,890 | | |
| 1,985 | | | Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc. | | | 11,385 | | |
| 1,512 | | | Canada Goose Holdings, Inc.* | | | 17,929 | | |
| 7,870 | | | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | | | 378,920 | | |
| 3,197 | | | Canadian National Railway Co. | | | 401,766 | | |
| 10,892 | | | Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. | | | 713,584 | | |
| 1,042 | | | Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.† | | | 82,381 | | |
| 828 | | | Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., Class A | | | 87,933 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A | | | 31,287 | | |
| 1,880 | | | Canadian Western Bank | | | 43,799 | | |
| 1,876 | | | Canfor Corp.* | | | 25,272 | | |
| 70 | | | Canopy Growth Corp.* | | | 358 | | |
| 1,494 | | | Capital Power Corp. | | | 42,665 | | |
| 4,800 | | | Capstone Copper Corp.* | | | 23,365 | | |
| 3,000 | | | Cardinal Energy Ltd. | | | 14,218 | | |
| 3,900 | | | Cascades, Inc. | | | 37,468 | | |
| 1,124 | | | CCL Industries, Inc., Class B | | | 50,548 | | |
| 2,966 | | | Celestica, Inc.* | | | 86,873 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Canada (Continued) | |
| 10,047 | | | Cenovus Energy, Inc. | | $ | 167,372 | | |
| 5,235 | | | Centerra Gold, Inc. | | | 31,251 | | |
| 9,000 | | | CES Energy Solutions Corp. | | | 23,433 | | |
| 1,321 | | | CGI, Inc.* | | | 141,516 | | |
| 2,865 | | | CI Financial Corp. | | | 32,130 | | |
| 900 | | | Cineplex, Inc.* | | | 5,685 | | |
| 440 | | | Cogeco Communications, Inc. | | | 19,708 | | |
| 300 | | | Cogeco, Inc.† | | | 12,944 | | |
| 514 | | | Colliers International Group, Inc. | | | 65,020 | | |
| 2,500 | | | Computer Modelling Group Ltd. | | | 19,113 | | |
| 122 | | | Constellation Software, Inc. | | | 302,481 | | |
| 4,700 | | | Converge Technology Solutions Corp. | | | 14,685 | | |
| 5,812 | | | Corus Entertainment, Inc., Class B | | | 3,114 | | |
| 3,354 | | | Crescent Point Energy Corp. | | | 23,262 | | |
| 8,598 | | | Crescent Point Energy Corp.† | | | 59,584 | | |
| 4,900 | | | Crew Energy, Inc.* | | | 16,789 | | |
| 12,200 | | | Cronos Group, Inc.* | | | 25,504 | | |
| 1,252 | | | Definity Financial Corp. | | | 35,470 | | |
| 7,600 | | | Denison Mines Corp.* | | | 13,307 | | |
| 511 | | | Descartes Systems Group, Inc.* | | | 42,955 | | |
| 2,240 | | | Dollarama, Inc. | | | 161,426 | | |
| 5,200 | | | Doman Building Materials Group Ltd. | | | 32,533 | | |
| 1,821 | | | Dorel Industries, Inc., Class B†,* | | | 8,589 | | |
| 1,100 | | | DREAM Unlimited Corp., Class A | | | 18,803 | | |
| 6,100 | | | Dundee Precious Metals, Inc. | | | 39,039 | | |
| 742 | | | Dye & Durham Ltd. | | | 8,041 | | |
| 4,100 | | | ECN Capital Corp. | | | 9,283 | | |
| 3,501 | | | Eldorado Gold Corp.* | | | 45,445 | | |
| 5,962 | | | Element Fleet Management Corp. | | | 97,008 | | |
| 1,863 | | | Emera, Inc. | | | 70,721 | | |
| 2,538 | | | Empire Co. Ltd., Class A | | | 67,135 | | |
| 7,917 | | | Enbridge, Inc. | | | 285,061 | | |
| 1,665 | | | Endeavour Mining PLC | | | 37,408 | | |
| 2,894 | | | Endeavour Silver Corp.* | | | 5,701 | | |
| 2,494 | | | Enerflex Ltd. | | | 11,538 | | |
| 3,834 | | | Enerplus Corp. | | | 58,767 | | |
| 882 | | | Enghouse Systems Ltd. | | | 23,364 | | |
| 7,100 | | | Ensign Energy Services, Inc.* | | | 11,628 | | |
| 1,000 | | | EQB, Inc. | | | 65,832 | | |
| 1,697 | | | Equinox Gold Corp.* | | | 8,298 | | |
| 2,300 | | | ERO Copper Corp.* | | | 36,332 | | |
| 700 | | | Exchange Income Corp. | | | 23,826 | | |
| 4,400 | | | Extendicare, Inc. | | | 24,174 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Canada (Continued) | |
| 283 | | | Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. | | $ | 261,100 | | |
| 2,600 | | | Fiera Capital Corp. | | | 11,950 | | |
| 2,698 | | | Finning International, Inc. | | | 78,025 | | |
| 2,505 | | | First Majestic Silver Corp. | | | 15,406 | | |
| 400 | | | First National Financial Corp. | | | 11,586 | | |
| 3,171 | | | First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | | | 25,965 | | |
| 347 | | | FirstService Corp. | | | 56,212 | | |
| 2,617 | | | Fortis, Inc. | | | 107,658 | | |
| 10,041 | | | Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc.* | | | 38,647 | | |
| 356 | | | Franco-Nevada Corp. | | | 39,440 | | |
| 3,500 | | | Freehold Royalties Ltd. | | | 36,161 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Frontera Energy Corp.* | | | 12,030 | | |
| 645 | | | George Weston Ltd. | | | 80,074 | | |
| 1,991 | | | GFL Environmental, Inc. | | | 68,709 | | |
| 2,300 | | | Gibson Energy, Inc. | | | 34,941 | | |
| 1,576 | | | Gildan Activewear, Inc. | | | 52,108 | | |
| 300 | | | goeasy Ltd. | | | 35,786 | | |
| 570 | | | Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.* | | | 3,200 | | |
| 3,443 | | | Great-West Lifeco, Inc. | | | 113,966 | | |
| 400 | | | Guardian Capital Group Ltd., Class A | | | 13,361 | | |
| 2,343 | | | Headwater Exploration, Inc. | | | 11,051 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Heroux-Devtek, Inc.* | | | 19,501 | | |
| 7,321 | | | Hudbay Minerals, Inc. | | | 40,278 | | |
| 2,098 | | | Hydro One Ltd.# | | | 62,858 | | |
| 1,752 | | | iA Financial Corp., Inc. | | | 119,436 | | |
| 3,400 | | | IAMGOLD Corp.* | | | 8,570 | | |
| 1,311 | | | IGM Financial, Inc. | | | 34,639 | | |
| 1,811 | | | Imperial Oil Ltd. | | | 103,338 | | |
| 3,417 | | | Innergex Renewable Energy, Inc. | | | 23,699 | | |
| 1,388 | | | Intact Financial Corp. | | | 213,545 | | |
| 1,545 | | | Interfor Corp.* | | | 27,378 | | |
| 3,868 | | | Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Class A* | | | 37,511 | | |
| 700 | | | Jamieson Wellness, Inc.# | | | 16,762 | | |
| 500 | | | K-Bro Linen, Inc. | | | 12,452 | | |
| 5,000 | | | K92 Mining, Inc.* | | | 24,565 | | |
| 2,067 | | | Karora Resources, Inc.* | | | 7,597 | | |
| 7,152 | | | Kelt Exploration Ltd.* | | | 30,874 | | |
| 2,848 | | | Keyera Corp.† | | | 68,844 | | |
| 18,607 | | | Kinross Gold Corp. | | | 112,602 | | |
| 3,700 | | | Knight Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 14,492 | | |
| 600 | | | Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp. | | | 14,445 | | |
| 200 | | | Lassonde Industries, Inc., Class A | | | 21,169 | | |
| 800 | | | Laurentian Bank of Canada | | | 16,827 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Leon's Furniture Ltd. | | | 23,299 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Canada (Continued) | |
| 2,310 | | | Lightspeed Commerce, Inc.†,* | | $ | 48,487 | | |
| 1,389 | | | Linamar Corp. | | | 67,110 | | |
| 1,671 | | | Loblaw Cos. Ltd. | | | 161,772 | | |
| 6,780 | | | Logan Energy Corp.* | | | 4,093 | | |
| 8,900 | | | Lucara Diamond Corp.†,* | | | 2,586 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Lundin Gold, Inc. | | | 16,227 | | |
| 5,550 | | | Lundin Mining Corp. | | | 45,404 | | |
| 725 | | | MAG Silver Corp.* | | | 7,547 | | |
| 3,172 | | | Magna International, Inc. | | | 187,416 | | |
| 4,800 | | | Major Drilling Group International, Inc.* | | | 33,363 | | |
| 11,495 | | | Manulife Financial Corp. | | | 254,018 | | |
| 1,530 | | | Maple Leaf Foods, Inc. | | | 29,144 | | |
| 1,800 | | | Martinrea International, Inc. | | | 19,480 | | |
| 1,199 | | | MDA Ltd.* | | | 10,424 | | |
| 1,895 | | | Medical Facilities Corp. | | | 12,843 | | |
| 4,652 | | | MEG Energy Corp.* | | | 83,101 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Methanex Corp. | | | 70,984 | | |
| 1,582 | | | Metro, Inc. | | | 81,891 | | |
| 470 | | | MTY Food Group, Inc. | | | 20,044 | | |
| 2,700 | | | Mullen Group Ltd. | | | 28,609 | | |
| 3,640 | | | National Bank of Canada | | | 277,454 | | |
| 14,800 | | | New Gold, Inc.* | | | 21,445 | | |
| 1,740 | | | NFI Group, Inc.* | | | 17,977 | | |
| 721 | | | North American Construction Group Ltd. | | | 15,045 | | |
| 1,126 | | | North West Co., Inc. | | | 33,371 | | |
| 4,990 | | | Northland Power, Inc. | | | 90,645 | | |
| 6,151 | | | Nutrien Ltd. | | | 346,493 | | |
| 385 | | | Nuvei Corp. | | | 10,110 | | |
| 5,200 | | | NuVista Energy Ltd.* | | | 43,325 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Obsidian Energy Ltd.†,* | | | 8,814 | | |
| 18,600 | | | OceanaGold Corp. | | | 35,655 | | |
| 1,093 | | | Onex Corp. | | | 76,326 | | |
| 1,764 | | | Open Text Corp. | | | 74,134 | | |
| 2,300 | | | Orla Mining Ltd.†,* | | | 7,475 | | |
| 1,864 | | | Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. | | | 26,601 | | |
| 3,213 | | | Osisko Mining, Inc.* | | | 6,474 | | |
| 2,072 | | | Pan American Silver Corp. | | | 33,823 | | |
| 2,056 | | | Paramount Resources Ltd., Class A | | | 40,234 | | |
| 2,849 | | | Parex Resources, Inc. | | | 53,645 | | |
| 700 | | | Park Lawn Corp. | | | 10,428 | | |
| 2,635 | | | Parkland Corp. | | | 84,933 | | |
| 1,760 | | | Pason Systems, Inc. | | | 21,478 | | |
| 3,149 | | | Pembina Pipeline Corp. | | | 108,417 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Canada (Continued) | |
| 4,630 | | | Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.† | | $ | 42,070 | | |
| 2,800 | | | PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. | | | 49,025 | | |
| 280 | | | Precision Drilling Corp.* | | | 15,206 | | |
| 700 | | | Premium Brands Holdings Corp. | | | 49,674 | | |
| 3,587 | | | Primo Water Corp. | | | 54,011 | | |
| 1,764 | | | Quebecor, Inc., Class B | | | 41,962 | | |
| 622 | | | RB Global, Inc. | | | 41,623 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Real Matters, Inc.* | | | 5,705 | | |
| 1,622 | | | Restaurant Brands International, Inc. | | | 126,731 | | |
| 745 | | | Richelieu Hardware Ltd. | | | 26,976 | | |
| 3,740 | | | Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B | | | 175,082 | | |
| 500 | | | Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B† | | | 23,405 | | |
| 5,300 | | | Rogers Sugar, Inc. | | | 21,519 | | |
| 6,732 | | | Royal Bank of Canada | | | 680,795 | | |
| 1,740 | | | Russel Metals, Inc. | | | 59,132 | | |
| 2,004 | | | Saputo, Inc. | | | 40,578 | | |
| 1,585 | | | Savaria Corp. | | | 18,146 | | |
| 907 | | | Seabridge Gold, Inc.* | | | 10,994 | | |
| 4,705 | | | Secure Energy Services, Inc. | | | 33,484 | | |
| 1,968 | | | Shawcor Ltd.* | | | 22,516 | | |
| 700 | | | Shopify, Inc., Class A* | | | 54,498 | | |
| 1,794 | | | Sienna Senior Living, Inc. | | | 15,556 | | |
| 4,400 | | | SilverCrest Metals, Inc.†,* | | | 28,820 | | |
| 1,359 | | | Sleep Country Canada Holdings, Inc.# | | | 26,266 | | |
| 1,248 | | | SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc. | | | 40,179 | | |
| 3,390 | | | Spartan Delta Corp. | | | 7,624 | | |
| 400 | | | Spin Master Corp.# | | | 10,523 | | |
| 700 | | | Sprott, Inc. | | | 23,765 | | |
| 4,381 | | | SSR Mining, Inc. | | | 47,015 | | |
| 800 | | | Stantec, Inc. | | | 64,227 | | |
| 700 | | | Stelco Holdings, Inc. | | | 26,514 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Stella-Jones, Inc. | | | 64,022 | | |
| 3,623 | | | StorageVault Canada, Inc. | | | 14,300 | | |
| 122 | | | Strathcona Resources Ltd.* | | | 1,973 | | |
| 3,367 | | | Sun Life Financial, Inc. | | | 174,619 | | |
| 15,768 | | | Suncor Energy, Inc. | | | 505,179 | | |
| 2,900 | | | SunOpta, Inc.†,* | | | 15,863 | | |
| 3,579 | | | Superior Plus Corp. | | | 26,011 | | |
| 1,699 | | | Surge Energy, Inc. | | | 8,309 | | |
| 18,100 | | | Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. | | | 41,936 | | |
| 4,400 | | | Taseko Mines Ltd.* | | | 6,160 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Canada (Continued) | |
| 7,344 | | | TC Energy Corp.† | | $ | 287,077 | | |
| 2,442 | | | TC Energy Corp. | | | 95,391 | | |
| 5,557 | | | Teck Resources Ltd., Class B | | | 234,895 | | |
| 850 | | | TELUS International CDA, Inc.* | | | 7,300 | | |
| 640 | | | TFI International, Inc. | | | 87,056 | | |
| 251 | | | Thomson Reuters Corp.† | | | 36,701 | | |
| 276 | | | Thomson Reuters Corp. | | | 40,353 | | |
| 3,200 | | | Timbercreek Financial Corp. | | | 16,108 | | |
| 1,930 | | | TMX Group Ltd. | | | 46,682 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Topaz Energy Corp. | | | 21,939 | | |
| 2,171 | | | Torex Gold Resources, Inc.* | | | 23,954 | | |
| 656 | | | Toromont Industries Ltd. | | | 57,478 | | |
| 7,806 | | | Toronto-Dominion Bank | | | 504,396 | | |
| 596 | | | Toronto-Dominion Bank† | | | 38,514 | | |
| 3,837 | | | Tourmaline Oil Corp. | | | 172,557 | | |
| 3,838 | | | TransAlta Corp. | | | 31,919 | | |
| 2,100 | | | Transcontinental, Inc., Class A | | | 21,712 | | |
| 12,242 | | | Trican Well Service Ltd. | | | 38,064 | | |
| 3,001 | | | Tricon Residential, Inc. | | | 27,314 | | |
| 496 | | | Trisura Group Ltd.* | | | 12,727 | | |
| 4,544 | | | Vermilion Energy, Inc. | | | 54,783 | | |
| 1,800 | | | Wajax Corp. | | | 41,120 | | |
| 787 | | | Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 117,490 | | |
| 2,200 | | | Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.* | | | 12,801 | | |
| 570 | | | West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. | | | 48,764 | | |
| 12,500 | | | Western Forest Products, Inc. | | | 6,698 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Westshore Terminals Investment Corp.† | | | 22,763 | | |
| 946 | | | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | | | 46,670 | | |
| 11,664 | | | Whitecap Resources, Inc. | | | 78,080 | | |
| 1,081 | | | Winpak Ltd. | | | 33,367 | | |
| 752 | | | WSP Global, Inc. | | | 105,412 | | |
| | | 17,226,996 | | |
| | Denmark—2.0% | |
| 2,040 | | | ALK-Abello AS* | | | 30,573 | | |
| 24,690 | | | Alm Brand AS | | | 43,620 | | |
| 2,798 | | | Ambu AS, Class B* | | | 43,590 | | |
| 15 | | | AP Moller—Maersk AS, Class A | | | 26,612 | | |
| 30 | | | AP Moller—Maersk AS, Class B | | | 53,934 | | |
| 2,721 | | | Bang & Olufsen AS* | | | 3,884 | | |
| 1,376 | | | Bavarian Nordic AS* | | | 36,159 | | |
| 889 | | | Carlsberg AS, Class B | | | 111,482 | | |
| 408 | | | Chemometec AS | | | 23,443 | | |
| 646 | | | Chr Hansen Holding AS | | | 54,166 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Denmark (Continued) | |
| 944 | | | Coloplast AS, Class B | | $ | 107,922 | | |
| 426 | | | D/S Norden AS | | | 20,251 | | |
| 4,232 | | | Danske Bank AS | | | 113,059 | | |
| 1,139 | | | Demant AS* | | | 49,927 | | |
| 778 | | | Dfds AS | | | 25,692 | | |
| 1,163 | | | DSV AS | | | 204,176 | | |
| 1,244 | | | FLSmidth & Co. AS | | | 52,909 | | |
| 348 | | | Genmab AS* | | | 111,058 | | |
| 2,467 | | | GN Store Nord AS* | | | 62,765 | | |
| 8,387 | | | H Lundbeck AS | | | 40,689 | | |
| 4,236 | | | H Lundbeck AS, Class A | | | 18,004 | | |
| 818 | | | H+H International AS, Class B* | | | 10,757 | | |
| 3,142 | | | ISS AS | | | 60,000 | | |
| 958 | | | Jyske Bank AS, Registered | | | 68,665 | | |
| 1,970 | | | Matas AS | | | 33,666 | | |
| 826 | | | Netcompany Group AS*,# | | | 27,596 | | |
| 266 | | | Nilfisk Holding AS* | | | 4,656 | | |
| 927 | | | NKT AS* | | | 63,670 | | |
| 362 | | | NNIT AS*,# | | | 4,508 | | |
| 20,596 | | | Novo Nordisk AS, Class B | | | 2,129,232 | | |
| 1,607 | | | Novozymes AS, Class B | | | 88,314 | | |
| 218 | | | NTG Nordic Transport Group AS* | | | 9,491 | | |
| 1,098 | | | Orsted AS# | | | 60,862 | | |
| 1,564 | | | Pandora AS | | | 216,139 | | |
| 376 | | | Per Aarsleff Holding AS | | | 17,957 | | |
| 576 | | | Ringkjoebing Landbobank AS | | | 84,574 | | |
| 128 | | | Rockwool AS, Class A | | | 37,342 | | |
| 132 | | | Rockwool AS, Class B | | | 38,626 | | |
| 980 | | | Royal Unibrew AS | | | 65,467 | | |
| 1,644 | | | Scandinavian Tobacco Group AS# | | | 28,558 | | |
| 336 | | | Schouw & Co. AS | | | 27,516 | | |
| 105 | | | Solar AS, Class B | | | 7,230 | | |
| 273 | | | SP Group AS | | | 8,834 | | |
| 1,256 | | | Spar Nord Bank AS | | | 19,828 | | |
| 1,121 | | | Sydbank AS | | | 48,740 | | |
| 822 | | | Topdanmark AS | | | 39,245 | | |
| 543 | | | TORM PLC, Class A† | | | 16,420 | | |
| 2,761 | | | Tryg AS | | | 60,063 | | |
| 1,988 | | | Vestas Wind Systems AS* | | | 63,090 | | |
| 615 | | | Zealand Pharma AS* | | | 33,989 | | |
| | | 4,608,950 | | |
| | Finland—0.9% | |
| 1,045 | | | Aktia Bank OYJ | | | 10,867 | | |
| 844 | | | Cargotec OYJ, Class B | | | 49,102 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Finland (Continued) | |
| 2,991 | | | Citycon OYJ† | | $ | 17,170 | | |
| 1,612 | | | Elisa OYJ | | | 74,511 | | |
| 628 | | | Enento Group OYJ# | | | 13,505 | | |
| 364,444 | | | Finnair OYJ* | | | 16,013 | | |
| 945 | | | Fiskars OYJ Abp | | | 18,632 | | |
| 2,663 | | | Fortum OYJ | | | 38,394 | | |
| 1,699 | | | Huhtamaki OYJ | | | 68,891 | | |
| 2,519 | | | Kemira OYJ | | | 46,691 | | |
| 1,396 | | | Kesko OYJ, Class A | | | 27,771 | | |
| 4,735 | | | Kesko OYJ, Class B | | | 93,698 | | |
| 2,038 | | | Kojamo OYJ | | | 26,773 | | |
| 2,610 | | | Kone OYJ, Class B | | | 130,120 | | |
| 1,119 | | | Konecranes OYJ | | | 50,376 | | |
| 1,919 | | | Lassila & Tikanoja OYJ† | | | 20,761 | | |
| 2,463 | | | Mandatum OYJ* | | | 11,066 | | |
| 560 | | | Marimekko OYJ | | | 8,228 | | |
| 3,137 | | | Metsa Board OYJ, Class B† | | | 24,900 | | |
| 6,084 | | | Metso OYJ | | | 61,590 | | |
| 705 | | | Musti Group OYJ | | | 20,329 | | |
| 3,008 | | | Neste OYJ | | | 106,959 | | |
| 14,164 | | | Nokia OYJ | | | 47,722 | | |
| 21,352 | | | Nokia OYJ, ADR† | | | 73,024 | | |
| 3,005 | | | Nokian Renkaat OYJ | | | 27,395 | | |
| 21,592 | | | Nordea Bank Abp | | | 267,589 | | |
| 281 | | | Olvi OYJ, Class A | | | 8,701 | | |
| 7,100 | | | Oriola OYJ, Class B | | | 8,528 | | |
| 727 | | | Orion OYJ, Class A | | | 31,461 | | |
| 1,334 | | | Orion OYJ, Class B | | | 57,832 | | |
| 11,023 | | | Outokumpu OYJ† | | | 54,565 | | |
| 1,680 | | | Puuilo OYJ | | | 16,553 | | |
| 280 | | | QT Group OYJ* | | | 19,937 | | |
| 7,476 | | | Raisio OYJ, Class V | | | 16,308 | | |
| 667 | | | Revenio Group OYJ | | | 19,999 | | |
| 2,463 | | | Sampo OYJ, Class A | | | 107,701 | | |
| 2,191 | | | Sanoma OYJ | | | 16,810 | | |
| 5,416 | | | Stora Enso OYJ, Class R | | | 74,887 | | |
| 1,519 | | | Terveystalo OYJ†,# | | | 12,979 | | |
| 1,706 | | | TietoEVRY OYJ | | | 40,567 | | |
| 1,633 | | | Tokmanni Group Corp.† | | | 26,356 | | |
| 3,508 | | | UPM-Kymmene OYJ | | | 131,903 | | |
| 559 | | | Vaisala OYJ, Class A | | | 24,499 | | |
| 3,097 | | | Valmet OYJ† | | | 89,268 | | |
| 4,259 | | | Wartsila OYJ Abp | | | 61,710 | | |
| 6,293 | | | YIT OYJ† | | | 13,790 | | |
| | | 2,186,431 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | France—5.9% | |
| 1,445 | | | Accor SA | | $ | 55,194 | | |
| 335 | | | Aeroports de Paris SA | | | 43,343 | | |
| 971 | | | Air France-KLM* | | | 14,570 | | |
| 1,581 | | | Air Liquide SA | | | 307,390 | | |
| 1,795 | | | Airbus SE | | | 276,987 | | |
| 4,246 | | | ALD SA# | | | 30,210 | | |
| 3,239 | | | Alstom SA† | | | 43,552 | | |
| 609 | | | Alten SA | | | 90,492 | | |
| 514 | | | Amundi SA# | | | 34,954 | | |
| 1,050 | | | Arkema SA | | | 119,392 | | |
| 1,585 | | | Atos SE†,* | | | 12,336 | | |
| 368 | | | Aubay | | | 16,920 | | |
| 3,777 | | | AXA SA | | | 122,962 | | |
| 1,320 | | | Beneteau SACA | | | 18,186 | | |
| 295 | | | BioMerieux | | | 32,762 | | |
| 4,454 | | | BNP Paribas SA | | | 307,755 | | |
| 5,145 | | | Bollore SE | | | 32,119 | | |
| 541 | | | Bonduelle SCA† | | | 6,534 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Bouygues SA | | | 75,334 | | |
| 3,720 | | | Bureau Veritas SA | | | 93,920 | | |
| 1,036 | | | Capgemini SE | | | 215,872 | | |
| 6,762 | | | Carrefour SA | | | 123,656 | | |
| 20,011 | | | CGG SA* | | | 13,211 | | |
| 492 | | | Chargeurs SA† | | | 6,344 | | |
| 5,141 | | | Cie de Saint-Gobain SA | | | 378,323 | | |
| 834 | | | Cie des Alpes | | | 13,000 | | |
| 7,397 | | | Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA | | | 265,066 | | |
| 1,245 | | | Cie Plastic Omnium SE | | | 16,493 | | |
| 1,540 | | | Clariane SE† | | | 4,087 | | |
| 2,606 | | | Coface SA | | | 34,062 | | |
| 4,277 | | | Credit Agricole SA | | | 60,682 | | |
| 1,317 | | | Danone SA | | | 85,315 | | |
| 150 | | | Dassault Aviation SA | | | 29,674 | | |
| 1,325 | | | Dassault Systemes SE | | | 64,704 | | |
| 3,271 | | | Derichebourg SA | | | 18,344 | | |
| 1,478 | | | Edenred SE | | | 88,337 | | |
| 1,145 | | | Eiffage SA | | | 122,636 | | |
| 1,532 | | | Elior Group SA†,*,# | | | 4,959 | | |
| 5,226 | | | Elis SA | | | 108,981 | | |
| 7,367 | | | Engie SA | | | 129,458 | | |
| 132 | | | Equasens | | | 8,904 | | |
| 228 | | | Eramet SA | | | 17,997 | | |
| 77 | | | ESI Group* | | | 13,091 | | |
| 545 | | | EssilorLuxottica SA | | | 109,260 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | France (Continued) | |
| 4,202 | | | Etablissements Maurel et Prom SA† | | $ | 28,250 | | |
| 974 | | | Eurazeo SE | | | 77,257 | | |
| 216 | | | Euroapi SA* | | | 1,366 | | |
| 1,271 | | | Eurofins Scientific SE | | | 82,756 | | |
| 762 | | | Euronext NV# | | | 66,161 | | |
| 5,262 | | | Eutelsat Communications SACA†,* | | | 24,688 | | |
| 507 | | | Exclusive Networks SA* | | | 10,869 | | |
| 562 | | | Fnac Darty SA† | | | 17,062 | | |
| 4,424 | | | Forvia SE* | | | 99,729 | | |
| 557 | | | Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA | | | 73,727 | | |
| 2,993 | | | Getlink SE | | | 54,733 | | |
| 146 | | | Hermes International SCA | | | 309,266 | | |
| 77 | | | ID Logistics Group SACA* | | | 26,011 | | |
| 743 | | | Imerys SA | | | 23,360 | | |
| 264 | | | Interparfums SA | | | 14,689 | | |
| 339 | | | Ipsen SA | | | 40,380 | | |
| 810 | | | IPSOS SA | | | 50,746 | | |
| 530 | | | Jacquet Metals SACA | | | 11,468 | | |
| 1,625 | | | JCDecaux SE* | | | 32,649 | | |
| 685 | | | Kaufman & Broad SA | | | 22,762 | | |
| 708 | | | Kering SA | | | 311,857 | | |
| 792 | | | L'Oreal SA | | | 394,016 | | |
| 1,986 | | | La Francaise des Jeux SAEM# | | | 72,000 | | |
| 454 | | | Lectra† | | | 15,662 | | |
| 1,336 | | | Legrand SA | | | 138,786 | | |
| 180 | | | LISI SA | | | 4,690 | | |
| 1,980 | | | LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE | | | 1,603,519 | | |
| 971 | | | Maisons du Monde SA†,# | | | 6,078 | | |
| 510 | | | Mersen SA | | | 19,818 | | |
| 2,118 | | | Metropole Television SA | | | 30,256 | | |
| 1,481 | | | Neoen SA# | | | 49,506 | | |
| 469 | | | Nexans SA | | | 41,032 | | |
| 1,338 | | | Nexity SA† | | | 24,889 | | |
| 23,713 | | | Orange SA | | | 269,738 | | |
| 728 | | | Pernod Ricard SA | | | 128,387 | | |
| 1,656 | | | Publicis Groupe SA | | | 153,564 | | |
| 993 | | | Quadient SA | | | 21,069 | | |
| 2,374 | | | Renault SA | | | 96,720 | | |
| 5,638 | | | Rexel SA | | | 154,170 | | |
| 14 | | | Robertet SA | | | 12,828 | | |
| 1,204 | | | Rubis SCA | | | 29,906 | | |
| 1,409 | | | Safran SA | | | 248,035 | | |
| 2,385 | | | Sanofi SA | | | 236,331 | | |
| 124 | | | Sartorius Stedim Biotech | | | 32,785 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | France (Continued) | |
| 200 | | | Savencia SA | | $ | 12,143 | | |
| 1,649 | | | Schneider Electric SE | | | 330,915 | | |
| 3,683 | | | SCOR SE | | | 107,582 | | |
| 583 | | | SEB SA | | | 72,727 | | |
| 95 | | | Seche Environnement SACA | | | 11,536 | | |
| 7,893 | | | SES SA | | | 51,932 | | |
| 2,971 | | | SMCP SA*,# | | | 11,217 | | |
| 543 | | | Societe BIC SA | | | 37,675 | | |
| 4,891 | | | Societe Generale SA | | | 129,721 | | |
| 106 | | | Societe LDC SADIR | | | 16,383 | | |
| 302 | | | Societe pour l'Informatique Industrielle† | | | 23,271 | | |
| 579 | | | Sodexo SA† | | | 63,676 | | |
| 361 | | | SOITEC* | | | 64,482 | | |
| 344 | | | Sopra Steria Group SACA | | | 75,116 | | |
| 2,556 | | | SPIE SA | | | 79,854 | | |
| 130 | | | Stef SA | | | 16,389 | | |
| 5,514 | | | STMicroelectronics NV | | | 275,792 | | |
| 218 | | | Sword Group | | | 9,590 | | |
| 2,982 | | | Technip Energies NV | | | 69,658 | | |
| 868 | | | Teleperformance SE | | | 126,534 | | |
| 2,268 | | | Television Francaise 1 SA† | | | 17,864 | | |
| 750 | | | Thales SA | | | 110,906 | | |
| 99 | | | Thermador Groupe† | | | 9,235 | | |
| 491 | | | Tikehau Capital SCA† | | | 11,166 | | |
| 31,242 | | | TotalEnergies SE | | | 2,124,560 | | |
| 198 | | | Trigano SA | | | 32,416 | | |
| 2,816 | | | Ubisoft Entertainment SA* | | | 71,843 | | |
| 5,801 | | | Valeo SE | | | 89,112 | | |
| 4,961 | | | Vallourec SACA* | | | 76,811 | | |
| 4,532 | | | Vantiva SA†,* | | | 583 | | |
| 4,227 | | | Veolia Environnement SA | | | 133,272 | | |
| 1,229 | | | Verallia SA# | | | 47,296 | | |
| 100 | | | Vetoquinol SA | | | 11,304 | | |
| 436 | | | Vicat SACA | | | 15,811 | | |
| 3,744 | | | Vinci SA | | | 469,944 | | |
| 95 | | | Virbac SACA | | | 37,703 | | |
| 6,270 | | | Vivendi SE | | | 66,975 | | |
| 988 | | | Voltalia SA, Registered†,* | | | 11,365 | | |
| 385 | | | Wavestone | | | 24,949 | | |
| 2,202 | | | Worldline SA*,# | | | 38,092 | | |
| 1,412 | | | X-Fab Silicon Foundries SE*,# | | | 15,868 | | |
| | | 13,834,207 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Germany—4.8% | |
| 696 | | | 1&1 AG | | $ | 13,938 | | |
| 2,605 | | | 7C Solarparken AG | | | 10,425 | | |
| 79 | | | Adesso SE | | | 9,367 | | |
| 392 | | | adidas AG | | | 79,695 | | |
| 536 | | | Adtran Networks SE* | | | 11,834 | | |
| 787 | | | Allianz SE, Registered | | | 210,208 | | |
| 157 | | | Amadeus Fire AG | | | 21,318 | | |
| 10,081 | | | Aroundtown SA* | | | 27,544 | | |
| 90 | | | Atoss Software AG | | | 20,765 | | |
| 408 | | | Aurubis AG | | | 33,448 | | |
| 1,862 | | | Auto1 Group SE*,# | | | 13,336 | | |
| 7,442 | | | BASF SE | | | 400,757 | | |
| 546 | | | Basler AG | | | 7,016 | | |
| 10,754 | | | Bayer AG, Registered | | | 399,251 | | |
| 3,464 | | | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | | | 385,391 | | |
| 474 | | | BayWa AG | | | 16,378 | | |
| 1,396 | | | Bechtle AG | | | 69,951 | | |
| 775 | | | Befesa SA# | | | 30,116 | | |
| 170 | | | Beiersdorf AG | | | 25,467 | | |
| 295 | | | Bertrandt AG | | | 16,739 | | |
| 167 | | | Bijou Brigitte AG | | | 7,393 | | |
| 661 | | | Bilfinger SE | | | 25,409 | | |
| 1,628 | | | Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA* | | | 6,470 | | |
| 2,075 | | | Brenntag SE | | | 190,632 | | |
| 603 | | | CANCOM SE | | | 19,678 | | |
| 161 | | | Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Bearer Shares | | | 17,567 | | |
| 3,791 | | | Ceconomy AG* | | | 10,362 | | |
| 159 | | | Cewe Stiftung & Co. KGAA | | | 17,763 | | |
| 6,184 | | | Commerzbank AG | | | 73,457 | | |
| 502 | | | CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KgaA | | | 21,004 | | |
| 1,368 | | | Continental AG | | | 116,165 | | |
| 1,617 | | | Covestro AG*,# | | | 94,038 | | |
| 1,025 | | | CropEnergies AG | | | 13,013 | | |
| 886 | | | CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA | | | 61,229 | | |
| 5,223 | | | Daimler Truck Holding AG | | | 196,157 | | |
| 633 | | | Delivery Hero SE*,# | | | 17,477 | | |
| 182 | | | Dermapharm Holding SE | | | 8,507 | | |
| 11,171 | | | Deutsche Bank AG, Registered | | | 152,476 | | |
| 730 | | | Deutsche Beteiligungs AG | | | 23,653 | | |
| 1,071 | | | Deutsche Boerse AG | | | 220,505 | | |
| 395 | | | Deutsche EuroShop AG | | | 9,833 | | |
| 9,773 | | | Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Registered* | | | 86,829 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Germany (Continued) | |
| 3,746 | | | Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG# | | $ | 25,619 | | |
| 9,269 | | | Deutsche Post AG | | | 458,979 | | |
| 38,581 | | | Deutsche Telekom AG, Registered | | | 926,365 | | |
| 667 | | | Deutsche Wohnen SE | | | 17,628 | | |
| 889 | | | Duerr AG | | | 20,983 | | |
| 1,022 | | | DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA# | | | 39,263 | | |
| 3,585 | | | E.ON SE | | | 48,086 | | |
| 465 | | | Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen- und Medizintechnik AG | | | 21,201 | | |
| 185 | | | Elmos Semiconductor SE | | | 15,113 | | |
| 1,440 | | | Encavis AG* | | | 24,783 | | |
| 101 | | | Energiekontor AG | | | 9,221 | | |
| 2,371 | | | Evonik Industries AG | | | 48,423 | | |
| 595 | | | Evotec SE* | | | 13,978 | | |
| 655 | | | Fielmann Group AG | | | 35,171 | | |
| 2,658 | | | flatexDEGIRO AG* | | | 32,776 | | |
| 796 | | | Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide* | | | 48,120 | | |
| 2,540 | | | Freenet AG | | | 71,054 | | |
| 2,106 | | | Fresenius Medical Care AG | | | 88,254 | | |
| 4,391 | | | Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA | | | 136,068 | | |
| 496 | | | FUCHS SE | | | 17,768 | | |
| 2,765 | | | GEA Group AG | | | 115,046 | | |
| 522 | | | Gerresheimer AG | | | 54,370 | | |
| 287 | | | Gesco SE | | | 5,893 | | |
| 455 | | | GFT Technologies SE | | | 15,672 | | |
| 1,489 | | | Grand City Properties SA* | | | 16,734 | | |
| 640 | | | Grenke AG | | | 17,699 | | |
| 738 | | | Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG* | | | 13,638 | | |
| 462 | | | Hannover Rueck SE | | | 110,318 | | |
| 301 | | | Hapag-Lloyd AG# | | | 44,859 | | |
| 1,620 | | | Heidelberg Materials AG | | | 144,753 | | |
| 6,593 | | | Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG* | | | 9,018 | | |
| 385 | | | Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA | | | 35,064 | | |
| 2,618 | | | HelloFresh SE* | | | 41,358 | | |
| 473 | | | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | | | 33,931 | | |
| 760 | | | Hensoldt AG | | | 20,472 | | |
| 224 | | | HOCHTIEF AG | | | 24,803 | | |
| 322 | | | Hornbach Holding AG & Co. KGaA | | | 23,461 | | |
| 1,048 | | | Hugo Boss AG | | | 78,047 | | |
| 38 | | | Hypoport SE* | | | 7,417 | | |
| 721 | | | Indus Holding AG | | | 17,789 | | |
| 12,578 | | | Infineon Technologies AG | | | 524,871 | | |
| 790 | | | Instone Real Estate Group SE# | | | 6,366 | | |
| 788 | | | Jenoptik AG | | | 24,740 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Germany (Continued) | |
| 268 | | | JOST Werke SE# | | $ | 13,077 | | |
| 1,380 | | | KION Group AG | | | 58,912 | | |
| 741 | | | Knorr-Bremse AG | | | 48,100 | | |
| 434 | | | Koenig & Bauer AG* | | | 5,797 | | |
| 959 | | | Kontron AG | | | 22,762 | | |
| 326 | | | Krones AG | | | 40,235 | | |
| 459 | | | KWS Saat SE & Co. KGaA | | | 27,210 | | |
| 1,173 | | | Lanxess AG | | | 36,737 | | |
| 930 | | | LEG Immobilien SE* | | | 81,436 | | |
| 10,767 | | | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | | | 743,484 | | |
| 392 | | | Merck KGaA | | | 62,359 | | |
| 3,251 | | | METRO AG* | | | 22,646 | | |
| 2,085 | | | MLP SE | | | 12,752 | | |
| 142 | | | MTU Aero Engines AG | | | 30,608 | | |
| 970 | | | Muenchener Rueckversicherungs- Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen, Registered | | | 401,669 | | |
| 353 | | | Mutares SE & Co. KGaA | | | 13,795 | | |
| 147 | | | Nagarro SE* | | | 14,191 | | |
| 671 | | | Nemetschek SE | | | 58,134 | | |
| 33 | | | New Work SE | | | 2,871 | | |
| 188 | | | Nexus AG | | | 12,079 | | |
| 1,033 | | | Nordex SE* | | | 11,860 | | |
| 1,039 | | | Norma Group SE | | | 18,386 | | |
| 390 | | | OHB SE* | | | 18,438 | | |
| 471 | | | Patrizia SE | | | 4,264 | | |
| 53 | | | Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG | | | 9,022 | | |
| 2,884 | | | ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE | | | 17,619 | | |
| 1,602 | | | Puma SE | | | 89,346 | | |
| 458 | | | PVA TePla AG* | | | 10,314 | | |
| 1,192 | | | Qiagen NV* | | | 51,847 | | |
| 54 | | | Rational AG | | | 41,700 | | |
| 420 | | | Rheinmetall AG | | | 133,070 | | |
| 828 | | | RTL Group SA | | | 31,956 | | |
| 3,773 | | | RWE AG | | | 171,523 | | |
| 844 | | | Salzgitter AG | | | 26,089 | | |
| 1,522 | | | SAP SE | | | 234,356 | | |
| 323 | | | Scout24 SE# | | | 22,878 | | |
| 25 | | | Secunet Security Networks AG | | | 4,029 | | |
| 2,542 | | | SGL Carbon SE* | | | 18,269 | | |
| 4,076 | | | Siemens AG, Registered | | | 764,589 | | |
| 3,787 | | | Siemens Energy AG* | | | 50,168 | | |
| 848 | | | Siemens Healthineers AG# | | | 49,241 | | |
| 408 | | | Siltronic AG | | | 39,839 | | |
| 337 | | | Sixt SE | | | 37,650 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Germany (Continued) | |
| 194 | | | SMA Solar Technology AG* | | $ | 12,968 | | |
| 517 | | | Stabilus SE | | | 35,215 | | |
| 286 | | | STRATEC SE | | | 14,381 | | |
| 759 | | | Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA | | | 45,037 | | |
| 2,282 | | | Suedzucker AG | | | 35,748 | | |
| 447 | | | SUESS MicroTec SE | | | 13,669 | | |
| 459 | | | Symrise AG | | | 50,489 | | |
| 2,651 | | | Synlab AG* | | | 28,973 | | |
| 2,135 | | | TAG Immobilien AG* | | | 31,100 | | |
| 1,202 | | | Takkt AG | | | 17,914 | | |
| 576 | | | Talanx AG | | | 41,109 | | |
| 1,776 | | | TeamViewer SE*,# | | | 27,566 | | |
| 420 | | | Technotrans SE | | | 10,108 | | |
| 14,643 | | | Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG | | | 38,020 | | |
| 8,985 | | | thyssenkrupp AG | | | 62,609 | | |
| 2,367 | | | United Internet AG, Registered | | | 60,205 | | |
| 426 | | | Verbio Vereinigte Bioenergie AG | | | 14,052 | | |
| 622 | | | Vitesco Technologies Group AG, Class A* | | | 64,525 | | |
| 418 | | | Volkswagen AG | | | 54,659 | | |
| 4,135 | | | Vonovia SE | | | 130,280 | | |
| 257 | | | Vossloh AG | | | 11,902 | | |
| 212 | | | Wacker Chemie AG | | | 26,750 | | |
| 904 | | | Wacker Neuson SE | | | 18,223 | | |
| 209 | | | Washtec AG | | | 7,383 | | |
| 959 | | | Wuestenrot & Wuerttembergische AG | | | 14,123 | | |
| 1,374 | | | Zalando SE*,# | | | 32,536 | | |
| 11 | | | Zeal Network SE | | | 404 | | |
| | | 11,142,988 | | |
| | Hong Kong—1.3% | |
| 61,800 | | | AIA Group Ltd. | | | 538,579 | | |
| 6,700 | | | ASMPT Ltd. | | | 63,924 | | |
| 27,040 | | | Bank of East Asia Ltd. | | | 33,382 | | |
| 28,000 | | | BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. | | | 76,020 | | |
| 9,600 | | | Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd.# | | | 17,974 | | |
| 10,000 | | | Cafe de Coral Holdings Ltd. | | | 11,539 | | |
| 26,181 | | | Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.* | | | 27,360 | | |
| 15,000 | | | Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd. | | | 17,250 | | |
| 20,400 | | | Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. | | | 30,358 | | |
| 56,000 | | | CITIC Telecom International Holdings Ltd. | | | 23,523 | | |
| 10,906 | | | CK Asset Holdings Ltd. | | | 54,750 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Hong Kong (Continued) | |
| 11,500 | | | CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. | | $ | 61,635 | | |
| 6,000 | | | CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. | | | 33,195 | | |
| 6,000 | | | CLP Holdings Ltd. | | | 49,523 | | |
| 8,000 | | | Cowell e Holdings, Inc.* | | | 23,615 | | |
| 6,000 | | | Dah Sing Banking Group Ltd. | | | 3,873 | | |
| 4,800 | | | Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd. | | | 9,835 | | |
| 16,000 | | | EC Healthcare | | | 3,565 | | |
| 78,750 | | | Esprit Holdings Ltd.* | | | 4,085 | | |
| 17,600 | | | ESR Group Ltd.# | | | 24,343 | | |
| 62,947 | | | Far East Consortium International Ltd. | | | 11,205 | | |
| 58,000 | | | First Pacific Co. Ltd. | | | 23,101 | | |
| 41,000 | | | FIT Hon Teng Ltd.*,# | | | 6,196 | | |
| 7,800 | | | Fosun Tourism Group*,# | | | 5,784 | | |
| 5,000 | | | Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. | | | 28,014 | | |
| 40,000 | | | Giordano International Ltd. | | | 13,524 | | |
| 7,361 | | | Great Eagle Holdings Ltd. | | | 11,425 | | |
| 142,000 | | | Guotai Junan International Holdings Ltd. | | | 10,911 | | |
| 118,800 | | | Haitong International Securities Group Ltd.* | | | 22,973 | | |
| 8,000 | | | Hang Lung Group Ltd. | | | 10,901 | | |
| 23,000 | | | Hang Lung Properties Ltd. | | | 32,047 | | |
| 3,800 | | | Hang Seng Bank Ltd. | | | 44,309 | | |
| 8,500 | | | Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. | | | 26,180 | | |
| 24,500 | | | HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd. | | | 14,778 | | |
| 35,000 | | | HKBN Ltd. | | | 15,643 | | |
| 19,200 | | | HKR International Ltd. | | | 3,639 | | |
| 56,000 | | | HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. | | | 66,840 | | |
| 68,457 | | | Hong Kong & China Gas Co. Ltd. | | | 52,427 | | |
| 6,606 | | | Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. | | | 226,728 | | |
| 19,000 | | | Hong Kong Technology Venture Co. Ltd.* | | | 6,448 | | |
| 14,179 | | | Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels Ltd.* | | | 10,605 | | |
| 50,000 | | | Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. | | | 6,852 | | |
| 9,000 | | | Hysan Development Co. Ltd. | | | 17,865 | | |
| 41,000 | | | IGG, Inc.* | | | 17,012 | | |
| 5,602 | | | Johnson Electric Holdings Ltd. | | | 8,896 | | |
| 37,000 | | | K Wah International Holdings Ltd. | | | 9,240 | | |
| 13,000 | | | Kerry Logistics Network Ltd. | | | 13,685 | | |
| 13,500 | | | Kerry Properties Ltd. | | | 24,689 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Hong Kong (Continued) | |
| 9,000 | | | Kowloon Development Co. Ltd. | | $ | 6,812 | | |
| 9,750 | | | L'Occitane International SA | | | 27,845 | | |
| 11,000 | | | Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd. | | | 29,513 | | |
| 26,800 | | | Man Wah Holdings Ltd. | | | 18,362 | | |
| 8,000 | | | Miramar Hotel & Investment | | | 10,962 | | |
| 6,185 | | | MTR Corp. Ltd. | | | 24,000 | | |
| 28,188 | | | NagaCorp Ltd.* | | | 11,082 | | |
| 14,000 | | | New World Development Co. Ltd. | | | 21,730 | | |
| 44,000 | | | NewOcean Energy Holdings Ltd.*,§ | | | 39 | | |
| 38,000 | | | NWS Holdings Ltd. | | | 35,817 | | |
| 22,000 | | | Oriental Watch Holdings | | | 11,833 | | |
| 168,000 | | | Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd. | | | 55,294 | | |
| 7,128 | | | Pacific Century Premium Developments Ltd.* | | | 223 | | |
| 29,000 | | | Pacific Textiles Holdings Ltd. | | | 5,014 | | |
| 59,789 | | | PCCW Ltd. | | | 31,853 | | |
| 6,000 | | | Power Assets Holdings Ltd. | | | 34,770 | | |
| 4,800 | | | PRADA SpA | | | 27,447 | | |
| 23,700 | | | Samsonite International SA*,# | | | 78,155 | | |
| 9,600 | | | Sands China Ltd.* | | | 28,093 | | |
| 22,000 | | | Shandong Hi-Speed Holdings Group Ltd.* | | | 17,102 | | |
| 26,000 | | | Shangri-La Asia Ltd.* | | | 17,847 | | |
| 100,000 | | | Shun Tak Holdings Ltd.* | | | 12,935 | | |
| 138,000 | | | Singamas Container Holdings Ltd. | | | 9,190 | | |
| 36,629 | | | Sino Land Co. Ltd. | | | 39,826 | | |
| 35,000 | | | SITC International Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 60,421 | | |
| 96,250 | | | SJM Holdings Ltd.* | | | 30,446 | | |
| 13,500 | | | SmarTone Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. | | | 7,019 | | |
| 11,500 | | | Stella International Holdings Ltd. | | | 13,564 | | |
| 31,000 | | | Sun Hung Kai & Co. Ltd. | | | 9,687 | | |
| 5,500 | | | Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | | | 59,483 | | |
| 27,000 | | | SUNeVision Holdings Ltd. | | | 10,685 | | |
| 4,500 | | | Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A | | | 38,093 | | |
| 15,000 | | | Swire Pacific Ltd., Class B | | | 19,632 | | |
| 6,200 | | | Swire Properties Ltd. | | | 12,545 | | |
| 10,000 | | | Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. | | | 119,165 | | |
| 12,000 | | | Television Broadcasts Ltd.* | | | 4,856 | | |
| 18,500 | | | Texhong International Group Ltd.* | | | 10,377 | | |
| 170,000 | | | Theme International Holdings Ltd.* | | | 10,450 | | |
| 7,983 | | | Transport International Holdings Ltd. | | | 9,631 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Hong Kong (Continued) | |
| 30,000 | | | United Laboratories International Holdings Ltd. | | $ | 26,932 | | |
| 32,000 | | | Value Partners Group Ltd. | | | 8,770 | | |
| 12,000 | | | Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd. | | | 11,956 | | |
| 35,000 | | | Vobile Group Ltd.* | | | 10,802 | | |
| 24,000 | | | VSTECS Holdings Ltd. | | | 13,524 | | |
| 5,400 | | | VTech Holdings Ltd. | | | 32,607 | | |
| 135,326 | | | WH Group Ltd.# | | | 87,346 | | |
| 8,000 | | | Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd. | | | 27,047 | | |
| 28,174 | | | Xinyi Glass Holdings Ltd. | | | 31,607 | | |
| 14,500 | | | Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd. | | | 16,044 | | |
| 29,000 | | | Zensun Enterprises Ltd.* | | | 773 | | |
| | | 3,089,451 | | |
| | Ireland—0.4% | |
| 19,650 | | | AIB Group PLC | | | 84,167 | | |
| 14,825 | | | Bank of Ireland Group PLC | | | 134,496 | | |
| 10,801 | | | Cairn Homes PLC | | | 15,763 | | |
| 4,637 | | | Dalata Hotel Group PLC | | | 23,650 | | |
| 821 | | | FBD Holdings PLC | | | 10,287 | | |
| 478 | | | Flutter Entertainment PLC* | | | 84,430 | | |
| 4,749 | | | Glanbia PLC | | | 78,168 | | |
| 7,929 | | | Glenveagh Properties PLC*,# | | | 10,679 | | |
| 1,946 | | | Irish Continental Group PLC | | | 9,302 | | |
| 1,222 | | | Kerry Group PLC, Class A | | | 106,115 | | |
| 1,365 | | | Kingspan Group PLC | | | 118,140 | | |
| 4,344 | | | Permanent TSB Group Holdings PLC* | | | 8,153 | | |
| 3,992 | | | Smurfit Kappa Group PLC | | | 158,122 | | |
| | | 841,472 | | |
| | Israel—0.7% | |
| 182 | | | AFI Properties Ltd.* | | | 8,038 | | |
| 734 | | | Airport City Ltd.* | | | 12,549 | | |
| 1,386 | | | Alony Hetz Properties & Investments Ltd. | | | 11,335 | | |
| 160 | | | Alrov Properties & Lodgings Ltd. | | | 5,520 | | |
| 2,317 | | | Amot Investments Ltd. | | | 12,466 | | |
| 282 | | | Ashdod Refinery Ltd.* | | | 6,269 | | |
| 471 | | | Ashtrom Group Ltd. | | | 7,312 | | |
| 277 | | | AudioCodes Ltd. | | | 3,343 | | |
| 2,639 | | | Azorim-Investment Development & Construction Co. Ltd.* | | | 10,715 | | |
| 154 | | | Azrieli Group Ltd. | | | 9,962 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Israel (Continued) | |
| 12,866 | | | Bank Hapoalim BM | | $ | 115,528 | | |
| 15,548 | | | Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM | | | 125,009 | | |
| 22,557 | | | Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd. | | | 30,690 | | |
| 92 | | | Big Shopping Centers Ltd.* | | | 9,445 | | |
| 124 | | | Blue Square Real Estate Ltd. | | | 8,223 | | |
| 63 | | | Brack Capital Properties NV* | | | 4,225 | | |
| 506 | | | Camtek Ltd.* | | | 35,554 | | |
| 2,356 | | | Cellcom Israel Ltd.* | | | 9,631 | | |
| 1,006 | | | Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd.* | | | 16,024 | | |
| 349 | | | Danel Adir Yeoshua Ltd. | | | 28,822 | | |
| 764 | | | Delek Automotive Systems Ltd. | | | 4,908 | | |
| 153 | | | Delek Group Ltd. | | | 19,777 | | |
| 611 | | | Delta Galil Ltd. | | | 27,255 | | |
| 96 | | | Elbit Systems Ltd. | | | 20,472 | | |
| 30 | | | Electra Ltd. | | | 12,734 | | |
| 986 | | | Electra Real Estate Ltd. | | | 11,147 | | |
| 4,030 | | | Energix-Renewable Energies Ltd. | | | 14,793 | | |
| 899 | | | Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd.* | | | 17,419 | | |
| 567 | | | Equital Ltd.* | | | 17,373 | | |
| 166 | | | Fattal Holdings 1998 Ltd.* | | | 18,294 | | |
| 699 | | | First International Bank Of Israel Ltd. | | | 28,535 | | |
| 153 | | | Formula Systems 1985 Ltd. | | | 9,808 | | |
| 122 | | | Formula Systems 1985 Ltd., ADR† | | | 7,917 | | |
| 294 | | | Fox Wizel Ltd. | | | 19,944 | | |
| 1,517 | | | Gav-Yam Lands Corp. Ltd. | | | 12,352 | | |
| 2,147 | | | Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. | | | 16,829 | | |
| 313 | | | Hilan Ltd. | | | 16,452 | | |
| 8,898 | | | ICL Group Ltd. | | | 44,999 | | |
| 275 | | | IDI Insurance Co. Ltd. | | | 7,334 | | |
| 135 | | | IES Holdings Ltd.* | | | 8,994 | | |
| 2,482 | | | Inrom Construction Industries Ltd. | | | 7,267 | | |
| 6,972 | | | Isracard Ltd. | | | 24,724 | | |
| 2,814 | | | Israel Canada T.R Ltd. | | | 8,394 | | |
| 12,086 | | | Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A | | | 60,421 | | |
| 1,789 | | | Israel Land Development Co. Ltd. | | | 17,235 | | |
| 50 | | | Isras Investment Co. Ltd. | | | 10,359 | | |
| 302 | | | Kenon Holdings Ltd. | | | 7,294 | | |
| 521 | | | Lapidoth Capital Ltd. | | | 8,040 | | |
| 325 | | | M Yochananof & Sons Ltd. | | | 14,246 | | |
| 1,881 | | | Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. | | | 18,227 | | |
| 1,175 | | | Matrix IT Ltd. | | | 22,133 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Israel (Continued) | |
| 1,507 | | | Maytronics Ltd. | | $ | 17,078 | | |
| 4,151 | | | Mediterranean Towers Ltd. | | | 10,013 | | |
| 252 | | | Mega Or Holdings Ltd. | | | 5,881 | | |
| 298 | | | Melisron Ltd. | | | 23,046 | | |
| 526 | | | Menora Mivtachim Holdings Ltd. | | | 13,511 | | |
| 12,957 | | | Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. | | | 14,723 | | |
| 8,220 | | | Mivne Real Estate KD Ltd. | | | 24,407 | | |
| 1,572 | | | Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. | | | 60,786 | | |
| 2,005 | | | Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corp. Ltd. | | | 10,239 | | |
| 156 | | | Nice Ltd.* | | | 31,415 | | |
| 12 | | | Nice Ltd., ADR†,* | | | 2,394 | | |
| 305 | | | Nova Ltd.* | | | 42,068 | | |
| 70,417 | | | Oil Refineries Ltd. | | | 23,767 | | |
| 1,226 | | | One Software Technologies Ltd. | | | 15,648 | | |
| 1,134 | | | OPC Energy Ltd.* | | | 7,361 | | |
| 2,397 | | | Partner Communications Co. Ltd.* | | | 11,831 | | |
| 282 | | | Paz Oil Co. Ltd. | | | 23,608 | | |
| 499 | | | Perion Network Ltd.* | | | 15,698 | | |
| 3,099 | | | Phoenix Holdings Ltd. | | | 31,371 | | |
| 282 | | | Rami Levy Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing 2006 Ltd. | | | 15,718 | | |
| 313 | | | Scope Metals Group Ltd.* | | | 9,190 | | |
| 1,415 | | | Shapir Engineering & Industry Ltd. | | | 9,071 | | |
| 5,468 | | | Shikun & Binui Ltd.* | | | 15,434 | | |
| 2,661 | | | Shufersal Ltd.* | | | 12,678 | | |
| 700 | | | Strauss Group Ltd.* | | | 13,149 | | |
| 1,314 | | | Summit Real Estate Holdings Ltd. | | | 19,732 | | |
| 67 | | | Tadiran Group Ltd. | | | 4,963 | | |
| 3,209 | | | Tamar Petroleum Ltd.# | | | 14,492 | | |
| 2,274 | | | Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd. | | | 12,097 | | |
| 526 | | | Tera Light Ltd.* | | | 1,036 | | |
| 2,579 | | | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR* | | | 26,925 | | |
| 1,022 | | | Tower Semiconductor Ltd.* | | | 31,191 | | |
| 171 | | | YH Dimri Construction & Development Ltd. | | | 12,223 | | |
| | | 1,589,080 | | |
| | Italy—2.0% | |
| 32,247 | | | A2A SpA | | | 66,179 | | |
| 1,164 | | | ACEA SpA† | | | 17,772 | | |
| 2,108 | | | Amplifon SpA | | | 72,932 | | |
| 6,692 | | | Anima Holding SpA# | | | 29,595 | | |
| 1,954 | | | Ariston Holding NV | | | 13,514 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Italy (Continued) | |
| 2,328 | | | Assicurazioni Generali SpA | | $ | 49,100 | | |
| 1,709 | | | Azimut Holding SpA | | | 44,600 | | |
| 929 | | | Banca Generali SpA† | | | 34,500 | | |
| 801 | | | Banca IFIS SpA | | | 13,883 | | |
| 4,703 | | | Banca Mediolanum SpA | | | 44,307 | | |
| 9,508 | | | Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA* | | | 31,972 | | |
| 9,396 | | | Banca Popolare di Sondrio SPA | | | 60,784 | | |
| 14,608 | | | Banco BPM SpA | | | 77,101 | | |
| 2,260 | | | BFF Bank SpA# | | | 25,748 | | |
| 26,017 | | | BPER Banca | | | 86,911 | | |
| 2,680 | | | Brembo SpA | | | 32,840 | | |
| 605 | | | Brunello Cucinelli SpA | | | 59,175 | | |
| 1,230 | | | Buzzi SpA | | | 37,395 | | |
| 3,016 | | | Cairo Communication SpA | | | 6,020 | | |
| 1,462 | | | Carel Industries SpA†,# | | | 40,027 | | |
| 2,669 | | | Cementir Holding NV | | | 28,109 | | |
| 27,159 | | | CIR SpA-Compagnie Industriali†,* | | | 12,907 | | |
| 3,914 | | | Credito Emiliano SpA | | | 34,740 | | |
| 5,195 | | | d'Amico International Shipping SA | | | 32,403 | | |
| 660 | | | Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA | | | 21,385 | | |
| 1,879 | | | Davide Campari-Milano NV | | | 21,189 | | |
| 1,567 | | | De' Longhi SpA† | | | 52,796 | | |
| 279 | | | DiaSorin SpA | | | 28,718 | | |
| 1,488 | | | doValue SpA†,# | | | 5,626 | | |
| 3,319 | | | Enav SpA†,# | | | 12,590 | | |
| 77,219 | | | Enel SpA | | | 573,705 | | |
| 22,670 | | | Eni SpA | | | 384,107 | | |
| 766 | | | ERG SpA | | | 24,405 | | |
| 1,308 | | | Esprinet SpA† | | | 7,935 | | |
| 660 | | | Ferrari NV | | | 222,371 | | |
| 18,781 | | | Fincantieri SpA†,* | | | 11,569 | | |
| 4,430 | | | FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA | | | 66,437 | | |
| 725 | | | Gruppo MutuiOnline SpA† | | | 25,532 | | |
| 9,751 | | | Hera SpA | | | 31,992 | | |
| 1,991 | | | Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA# | | | 25,167 | | |
| 550 | | | Interpump Group SpA | | | 28,458 | | |
| 32,221 | | | Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | | | 94,030 | | |
| 9,018 | | | Iren SpA | | | 19,642 | | |
| 7,345 | | | Italgas SpA | | | 42,002 | | |
| 803 | | | Italmobiliare SpA† | | | 24,600 | | |
| 3,666 | | | Iveco Group NV* | | | 32,968 | | |
| 1,706 | | | Leonardo SpA | | | 28,128 | | |
| 3,565 | | | Maire Tecnimont SpA | | | 19,324 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Italy (Continued) | |
| 4,946 | | | Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA† | | $ | 61,181 | | |
| 3,040 | | | MFE-MediaForEurope NV, Class A† | | | 7,913 | | |
| 1,616 | | | MFE-MediaForEurope NV, Class B† | | | 5,828 | | |
| 1,242 | | | Moncler SpA | | | 76,371 | | |
| 3,909 | | | Nexi SpA†,*,# | | | 31,959 | | |
| 9,750 | | | OVS SpA# | | | 24,433 | | |
| 7,136 | | | Piaggio & C SpA | | | 23,460 | | |
| 4,248 | | | Pirelli & C SpA# | | | 23,106 | | |
| 4,004 | | | Poste Italiane SpA# | | | 45,418 | | |
| 1,595 | | | Prysmian SpA | | | 72,492 | | |
| 2,926 | | | RAI Way SpA# | | | 16,506 | | |
| 570 | | | Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA | | | 30,726 | | |
| 272 | | | Reply SpA | | | 35,883 | | |
| 14,895 | | | Safilo Group SpA* | | | 15,029 | | |
| 514 | | | Salvatore Ferragamo SpA† | | | 6,928 | | |
| 25,157 | | | Saras SpA | | | 44,880 | | |
| 103 | | | Sesa SpA† | | | 13,986 | | |
| 9,035 | | | Snam SpA | | | 46,430 | | |
| 575 | | | SOL SpA | | | 17,647 | | |
| 1,551 | | | Spaxs SpA | | | 9,340 | | |
| 20,599 | | | Stellantis NV | | | 480,957 | | |
| 2,781 | | | Stellantis NV† | | | 64,853 | | |
| 3,313 | | | Tamburi Investment Partners SpA† | | | 34,014 | | |
| 2,650 | | | Technogym SpA# | | | 26,519 | | |
| 1,265 | | | Technoprobe SpA†,* | | | 12,073 | | |
| 246,028 | | | Telecom Italia SpA* | | | 79,905 | | |
| 1,807 | | | Tenaris SA | | | 31,409 | | |
| 1,050 | | | Tenaris SA, ADR | | | 36,498 | | |
| 8,734 | | | Terna—Rete Elettrica Nazionale | | | 72,835 | | |
| 584 | | | Tod's SpA†,* | | | 22,010 | | |
| 13,445 | | | UniCredit SpA | | | 364,609 | | |
| 7,073 | | | Unipol Gruppo SpA | | | 40,306 | | |
| 9,399 | | | UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA | | | 23,450 | | |
| 1,116 | | | Zignago Vetro SpA | | | 17,568 | | |
| | | 4,673,712 | | |
| | Japan—15.8% | |
| 1,200 | | | 77 Bank Ltd. | | | 29,617 | | |
| 2,700 | | | A&D HOLON Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 34,506 | | |
| 1,800 | | | ABC-Mart, Inc. | | | 31,468 | | |
| 4,900 | | | Acom Co. Ltd. | | | 12,243 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Adastria Co. Ltd. | | | 29,574 | | |
| 1,500 | | | ADEKA Corp. | | | 30,532 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Japan (Continued) | |
| 4,000 | | | Advantest Corp. | | $ | 136,085 | | |
| 4,700 | | | Aeon Co. Ltd. | | | 105,033 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Aeon Delight Co. Ltd. | | | 27,773 | | |
| 2,900 | | | AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd. | | | 26,018 | | |
| 2,100 | | | Aeon Mall Co. Ltd. | | | 26,391 | | |
| 2,900 | | | AGC, Inc.† | | | 107,691 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Ai Holdings Corp. | | | 21,565 | | |
| 700 | | | Aica Kogyo Co. Ltd. | | | 16,939 | | |
| 2,900 | | | Aida Engineering Ltd. | | | 16,968 | | |
| 8,600 | | | Aiful Corp. | | | 23,177 | | |
| 900 | | | Ain Holdings, Inc. | | | 28,557 | | |
| 3,100 | | | Air Water, Inc. | | | 42,356 | | |
| 2,900 | | | Aisan Industry Co. Ltd. | | | 24,208 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Aisin Corp. | | | 59,476 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | | | 65,589 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Alconix Corp. | | | 11,319 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Alfresa Holdings Corp. | | | 23,795 | | |
| 4,300 | | | Alps Alpine Co. Ltd. | | | 37,465 | | |
| 400 | | | Altech Corp. | | | 7,552 | | |
| 2,700 | | | Amada Co. Ltd. | | | 28,149 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Amano Corp. | | | 23,702 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Amvis Holdings, Inc. | | | 23,443 | | |
| 1,600 | | | ANA Holdings, Inc.* | | | 34,723 | | |
| 4,300 | | | Anicom Holdings, Inc. | | | 16,560 | | |
| 4,100 | | | Anritsu Corp. | | | 39,561 | | |
| 1,100 | | | AOKI Holdings, Inc. | | | 8,901 | | |
| 900 | | | Aoyama Trading Co. Ltd. | | | 9,466 | | |
| 1,800 | | | Aozora Bank Ltd.† | | | 39,102 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Arata Corp. | | | 22,057 | | |
| 1,200 | | | ARCLANDS Corp. | | | 14,298 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Arcs Co. Ltd. | | | 19,731 | | |
| 2,000 | | | ARE Holdings, Inc. | | | 27,674 | | |
| 400 | | | Argo Graphics, Inc. | | | 10,397 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Arisawa Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 10,426 | | |
| 500 | | | Artience Co. Ltd.† | | | 9,323 | | |
| 300 | | | Aruhi Corp. | | | 1,749 | | |
| 500 | | | As One Corp. | | | 19,858 | | |
| 1,800 | | | Asahi Diamond Industrial Co. Ltd.† | | | 10,762 | | |
| 2,300 | | | Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 85,769 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Asahi Intecc Co. Ltd. | | | 32,550 | | |
| 15,000 | | | Asahi Kasei Corp. | | | 110,532 | | |
| 700 | | | Asahi Yukizai Corp. | | | 18,840 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Asanuma Corp. | | | 32,851 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Asics Corp. | | | 34,467 | | |
| 1,400 | | | ASKUL Corp. | | | 21,348 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Japan (Continued) | |
| 2,100 | | | Astellas Pharma, Inc. | | $ | 25,111 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd. | | | 17,702 | | |
| 800 | | | Avex, Inc. | | | 7,762 | | |
| 800 | | | Awa Bank Ltd. | | | 13,379 | | |
| 400 | | | Axial Retailing, Inc. | | | 11,787 | | |
| 1,000 | | | AZ-COM MARUWA Holdings, Inc. | | | 10,844 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Azbil Corp. | | | 36,401 | | |
| 3,500 | | | Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. | | | 70,161 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Bando Chemical Industries Ltd. | | | 12,100 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Bank of the Ryukyus Ltd. | | | 10,197 | | |
| 1,000 | | | BayCurrent Consulting, Inc. | | | 35,113 | | |
| 300 | | | Belc Co. Ltd. | | | 13,298 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Bell System24 Holdings, Inc. | | | 16,135 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Belluna Co. Ltd. | | | 5,735 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Benefit One, Inc.† | | | 15,053 | | |
| 2,400 | | | Benesse Holdings, Inc. | | | 44,374 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Bic Camera, Inc. | | | 14,298 | | |
| 900 | | | BIPROGY, Inc. | | | 28,181 | | |
| 500 | | | BML, Inc. | | | 10,638 | | |
| 4,800 | | | Bridgestone Corp.† | | | 198,809 | | |
| 2,300 | | | Brother Industries Ltd. | | | 36,710 | | |
| 3,200 | | | Bunka Shutter Co. Ltd. | | | 31,818 | | |
| 400 | | | C Uyemura & Co. Ltd. | | | 31,376 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Calbee, Inc. | | | 34,163 | | |
| 900 | | | Canon Electronics, Inc.† | | | 13,047 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Canon Marketing Japan, Inc.† | | | 36,391 | | |
| 3,000 | | | Canon, Inc.† | | | 77,021 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Capcom Co. Ltd. | | | 54,930 | | |
| 2,700 | | | Casio Computer Co. Ltd. | | | 23,429 | | |
| 600 | | | Central Glass Co. Ltd. | | | 11,340 | | |
| 2,500 | | | Central Japan Railway Co. | | | 63,546 | | |
| 600 | | | Change Holdings, Inc. | | | 6,043 | | |
| 3,700 | | | Chiba Bank Ltd. | | | 26,727 | | |
| 7,600 | | | Chiyoda Corp.†,* | | | 18,380 | | |
| 600 | | | Chofu Seisakusho Co. Ltd.† | | | 8,655 | | |
| 600 | | | Chori Co. Ltd. | | | 12,021 | | |
| 3,800 | | | Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 49,090 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Chubu Steel Plate Co. Ltd. | | | 28,032 | | |
| 700 | | | Chudenko Corp. | | | 12,804 | | |
| 3,600 | | | Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 136,391 | | |
| 3,500 | | | Chugin Financial Group, Inc. | | | 24,860 | | |
| 3,900 | | | Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 27,839 | | |
| 2,300 | | | Chugoku Marine Paints Ltd. | | | 27,045 | | |
| 5,400 | | | Citizen Watch Co. Ltd. | | | 32,209 | | |
| 1,300 | | | CKD Corp. | | | 23,418 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Japan (Continued) | |
| 2,600 | | | Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc. | | $ | 37,331 | | |
| 600 | | | Colowide Co. Ltd. | | | 9,455 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Computer Engineering & Consulting Ltd. | | | 18,893 | | |
| 900 | | | COMSYS Holdings Corp. | | | 19,851 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Comture Corp. | | | 17,048 | | |
| 8,000 | | | Concordia Financial Group Ltd. | | | 36,573 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 40,184 | | |
| 200 | | | Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp. | | | 23,099 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Create Restaurants Holdings, Inc. | | | 11,638 | | |
| 600 | | | Create SD Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 13,043 | | |
| 1,900 | | | Credit Saison Co. Ltd. | | | 35,029 | | |
| 600 | | | CTI Engineering Co. Ltd. | | | 22,383 | | |
| 3,600 | | | CyberAgent, Inc. | | | 22,598 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Cybozu, Inc.† | | | 26,284 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. | | | 29,596 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Dai-Dan Co. Ltd. | | | 10,106 | | |
| 2,600 | | | Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. | | | 55,172 | | |
| 4,700 | | | Daicel Corp. | | | 45,533 | | |
| 3,700 | | | Daido Metal Co. Ltd. | | | 14,433 | | |
| 3,000 | | | Daido Steel Co. Ltd. | | | 31,936 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Daifuku Co. Ltd. | | | 30,346 | | |
| 500 | | | Daihen Corp. | | | 22,872 | | |
| 700 | | | Daiho Corp. | | | 18,443 | | |
| 900 | | | Daiichi Jitsugyo Co. Ltd. | | | 12,543 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. | | | 30,207 | | |
| 900 | | | Daiichikosho Co. Ltd. | | | 13,318 | | |
| 1,900 | | | Daiki Aluminium Industry Co. Ltd. | | | 15,901 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Daikin Industries Ltd. | | | 211,918 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Daikyonishikawa Corp. | | | 6,791 | | |
| 4,000 | | | Daio Paper Corp.† | | | 31,858 | | |
| 1,280 | | | Daiseki Co. Ltd. | | | 35,540 | | |
| 400 | | | Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group, Inc. | | | 10,879 | | |
| 660 | | | Daito Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 8,917 | | |
| 500 | | | Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. | | | 57,979 | | |
| 5,300 | | | Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. | | | 160,579 | | |
| 7,700 | | | Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. | | | 51,830 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Daiwabo Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 30,651 | | |
| 2,200 | | | DCM Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 20,174 | | |
| 1,200 | | | DeNA Co. Ltd. | | | 11,719 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Denka Co. Ltd. | | | 35,404 | | |
| 5,000 | | | Denso Corp. | | | 75,426 | | |
| 900 | | | Dentsu Group, Inc.† | | | 23,094 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| �� | Japan (Continued) | |
| 400 | | | Dentsu Soken, Inc.† | | $ | 16,567 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Dexerials Corp. | | | 29,262 | | |
| 1,200 | | | DIC Corp.† | | | 23,587 | | |
| 400 | | | Digital Arts, Inc. | | | 14,553 | | |
| 700 | | | Dip Corp. | | | 15,936 | | |
| 500 | | | Disco Corp. | | | 124,043 | | |
| 1,800 | | | DMG Mori Co. Ltd.† | | | 34,474 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Doutor Nichires Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 16,999 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Dowa Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 40,193 | | |
| 600 | | | DTS Corp. | | | 15,000 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Duskin Co. Ltd. | | | 23,766 | | |
| 400 | | | DyDo Group Holdings, Inc. | | | 16,596 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Eagle Industry Co. Ltd. | | | 12,482 | | |
| 1,100 | | | East Japan Railway Co. | | | 63,418 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Ebara Corp. | | | 65,126 | | |
| 2,100 | | | EDION Corp. | | | 23,413 | | |
| 1,000 | | | eGuarantee, Inc. | | | 14,525 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Eiken Chemical Co. Ltd. | | | 16,969 | | |
| 600 | | | Eisai Co. Ltd. | | | 30,009 | | |
| 300 | | | Eizo Corp. | | | 10,500 | | |
| 600 | | | Elecom Co. Ltd. | | | 7,472 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Electric Power Development Co. Ltd. | | | 27,592 | | |
| 700 | | | en Japan, Inc. | | | 13,528 | | |
| 16,600 | | | ENEOS Holdings, Inc. | | | 65,976 | | |
| 1,500 | | | eRex Co. Ltd.† | | | 8,309 | | |
| 2,400 | | | ES-Con Japan Ltd.* | | | 15,847 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Exedy Corp. | | | 18,397 | | |
| 1,900 | | | EXEO Group, Inc. | | | 42,245 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd.† | | | 29,610 | | |
| 900 | | | Fancl Corp. | | | 15,134 | | |
| 1,300 | | | FANUC Corp. | | | 38,235 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. | | | 248,156 | | |
| 1,100 | | | FCC Co. Ltd. | | | 13,574 | | |
| 2,300 | | | Ferrotec Holdings Corp. | | | 43,357 | | |
| 900 | | | Financial Partners Group Co. Ltd. | | | 10,736 | | |
| 2,200 | | | Food & Life Cos. Ltd. | | | 45,201 | | |
| 900 | | | Foster Electric Co. Ltd. | | | 6,709 | | |
| 800 | | | FP Corp. | | | 16,857 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Fudo Tetra Corp. | | | 17,639 | | |
| 900 | | | Fuji Co. Ltd. | | | 12,249 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Fuji Corp. | | | 27,518 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Fuji Electric Co. Ltd. | | | 43,043 | | |
| 500 | | | Fuji Kyuko Co. Ltd. | | | 14,965 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. | | | 17,799 | | |
| 700 | | | Fuji Oil Holdings, Inc. | | | 12,051 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Japan (Continued) | |
| 700 | | | Fuji Seal International, Inc. | | $ | 8,509 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Fuji Soft, Inc.† | | | 41,915 | | |
| 400 | | | Fujibo Holdings, Inc. | | | 10,652 | | |
| 700 | | | Fujicco Co. Ltd. | | | 9,631 | | |
| 1,600 | | | FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | | | 96,148 | | |
| 3,400 | | | Fujikura Ltd. | | | 26,151 | | |
| 900 | | | Fujimi, Inc. | | | 20,011 | | |
| 500 | | | Fujimori Kogyo Co. Ltd. | | | 13,404 | | |
| 900 | | | Fujitsu Ltd. | | | 135,798 | | |
| 400 | | | Fukuda Denshi Co. Ltd. | | | 20,908 | | |
| 800 | | | Fukui Computer Holdings, Inc. | | | 14,298 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. | | | 28,315 | | |
| 500 | | | Fukushima Galilei Co. Ltd. | | | 17,305 | | |
| 600 | | | Fukuyama Transporting Co. Ltd. | | | 17,255 | | |
| 1,200 | | | FULLCAST Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 15,600 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Funai Soken Holdings, Inc.† | | | 18,184 | | |
| 900 | | | Furukawa Co. Ltd. | | | 12,172 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. | | | 18,868 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Furuno Electric Co. Ltd. | | | 15,779 | | |
| 400 | | | Furuya Metal Co. Ltd. | | | 27,092 | | |
| 400 | | | Fuso Chemical Co. Ltd. | | | 11,844 | | |
| 800 | | | Futaba Corp. | | | 2,973 | | |
| 4,700 | | | Futaba Industrial Co. Ltd. | | | 27,000 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Future Corp. | | | 25,035 | | |
| 500 | | | Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd. | | | 43,422 | | |
| 800 | | | G-7 Holdings, Inc. | | | 6,803 | | |
| 2,200 | | | G-Tekt Corp. | | | 26,774 | | |
| 3,500 | | | Gakken Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 24,500 | | |
| 800 | | | Geo Holdings Corp. | | | 12,040 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Giken Ltd. | | | 20,539 | | |
| 700 | | | GLOBERIDE, Inc. | | | 9,964 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Glory Ltd. | | | 19,092 | | |
| 900 | | | GMO internet group, Inc. | | | 16,360 | | |
| 300 | | | GMO Payment Gateway, Inc. | | | 20,847 | | |
| 700 | | | Goldcrest Co. Ltd. | | | 10,972 | | |
| 400 | | | Goldwin, Inc. | | | 28,752 | | |
| 1,000 | | | GS Yuasa Corp. | | | 14,078 | | |
| 1,100 | | | GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc.† | | | 18,345 | | |
| 4,900 | | | Gunma Bank Ltd. | | | 23,979 | | |
| 600 | | | Gunze Ltd. | | | 21,277 | | |
| 1,500 | | | H.U. Group Holdings, Inc. | | | 28,335 | | |
| 1,700 | | | H2O Retailing Corp. | | | 18,411 | | |
| 5,000 | | | Hachijuni Bank Ltd. | | | 27,862 | | |
| 800 | | | Hagiwara Electric Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 27,631 | | |
| 5,200 | | | Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. | | | 39,848 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Japan (Continued) | |
| 600 | | | Halows Co. Ltd. | | $ | 18,255 | | |
| 800 | | | Hamakyorex Co. Ltd. | | | 22,553 | | |
| 900 | | | Hamamatsu Photonics KK | | | 37,021 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. | | | 50,939 | | |
| 800 | | | Hanwa Co. Ltd. | | | 28,340 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Happinet Corp. | | | 25,511 | | |
| 800 | | | Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc.† | | | 23,603 | | |
| 3,500 | | | Haseko Corp. | | | 45,475 | | |
| 3,500 | | | Hazama Ando Corp. | | | 27,702 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Heiwa Corp. | | | 17,864 | | |
| 600 | | | Heiwa Real Estate Co. Ltd. | | | 16,043 | | |
| 900 | | | Heiwado Co. Ltd. | | | 13,615 | | |
| 200 | | | Hikari Tsushin, Inc. | | | 33,163 | | |
| 4,400 | | | Hino Motors Ltd.* | | | 14,461 | | |
| 200 | | | Hioki EE Corp.† | | | 8,965 | | |
| 400 | | | Hirata Corp. | | | 17,844 | | |
| 3,100 | | | Hirogin Holdings, Inc. | | | 19,847 | | |
| 200 | | | Hirose Electric Co. Ltd. | | | 22,645 | | |
| 400 | | | Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. | | | 12,230 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. | | | 42,292 | | |
| 5,400 | | | Hitachi Ltd. | | | 389,489 | | |
| 3,400 | | | Hitachi Zosen Corp. | | | 22,594 | | |
| 400 | | | Hogy Medical Co. Ltd. | | | 10,255 | | |
| 2,900 | | | Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 12,846 | | |
| 700 | | | Hokkoku Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 22,936 | | |
| 3,000 | | | Hokuetsu Corp.† | | | 30,149 | | |
| 1,800 | | | Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc. | | | 19,449 | | |
| 2,300 | | | Hokuriku Electric Power Co.* | | | 11,967 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Hokuto Corp. | | | 14,774 | | |
| 30,900 | | | Honda Motor Co. Ltd. | | | 321,272 | | |
| 939 | | | Honda Motor Co. Ltd., ADR | | | 29,024 | | |
| 400 | | | Horiba Ltd. | | | 31,291 | | |
| 600 | | | Hoshizaki Corp. | | | 21,962 | | |
| 3,100 | | | Hosiden Corp. | | | 37,816 | | |
| 500 | | | Hosokawa Micron Corp. | | | 13,989 | | |
| 1,100 | | | House Foods Group, Inc. | | | 24,301 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Hoya Corp. | | | 250,000 | | |
| 4,100 | | | Hulic Co. Ltd.† | | | 42,934 | | |
| 3,000 | | | Hyakugo Bank Ltd. | | | 11,362 | | |
| 700 | | | Ibiden Co. Ltd. | | | 38,798 | | |
| 600 | | | Idec Corp. | | | 12,217 | | |
| 5,500 | | | Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. | | | 29,938 | | |
| 3,000 | | | IDOM, Inc. | | | 20,638 | | |
| 2,100 | | | IHI Corp. | | | 41,121 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Japan (Continued) | |
| 1,100 | | | Iida Group Holdings Co. Ltd. | | $ | 16,473 | | |
| 4,200 | | | Iino Kaiun Kaisha Ltd. | | | 35,357 | | |
| 500 | | | Inaba Denki Sangyo Co. Ltd. | | | 12,057 | | |
| 900 | | | Inabata & Co. Ltd. | | | 20,043 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Infocom Corp. | | | 22,847 | | |
| 2,412 | | | INFRONEER Holdings, Inc. | | | 24,009 | | |
| 13,200 | | | Inpex Corp.† | | | 178,294 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Insource Co. Ltd. | | | 8,777 | | |
| 200 | | | Intage Holdings, Inc.† | | | 2,305 | | |
| 400 | | | Integrated Design & Engineering Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 9,603 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Internet Initiative Japan, Inc. | | | 24,545 | | |
| 300 | | | IR Japan Holdings Ltd.† | | | 3,230 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd. | | | 34,113 | | |
| 2,600 | | | Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. | | | 28,287 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha Ltd. | | | 15,285 | | |
| 7,800 | | | Isuzu Motors Ltd. | | | 100,460 | | |
| 500 | | | Ito En Ltd. | | | 15,184 | | |
| 6,800 | | | ITOCHU Corp.† | | | 278,125 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Itochu Enex Co. Ltd. | | | 13,081 | | |
| 680 | | | Itoham Yonekyu Holdings, Inc. | | | 18,591 | | |
| 700 | | | Iwatani Corp. | | | 31,937 | | |
| 4,100 | | | Iyogin Holdings, Inc. | | | 27,543 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Izumi Co. Ltd. | | | 25,667 | | |
| 2,300 | | | J Trust Co. Ltd.† | | | 7,487 | | |
| 700 | | | J-Oil Mills, Inc. | | | 9,596 | | |
| 3,500 | | | J. Front Retailing Co. Ltd. | | | 31,848 | | |
| 3,200 | | | JAC Recruitment Co. Ltd. | | | 14,752 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Jaccs Co. Ltd. | | | 36,809 | | |
| 2,100 | | | JAFCO Group Co. Ltd. | | | 24,574 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Japan Airlines Co. Ltd. | | | 27,553 | | |
| 500 | | | Japan Airport Terminal Co. Ltd. | | | 22,025 | | |
| 1,800 | | | Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd. | | | 41,170 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 18,240 | | |
| 3,600 | | | Japan Exchange Group, Inc. | | | 76,162 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Japan Lifeline Co. Ltd. | | | 13,436 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Japan Material Co. Ltd. | | | 21,362 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd. | | | 40,879 | | |
| 2,100 | | | Japan Post Bank Co. Ltd. | | | 21,387 | | |
| 7,800 | | | Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 69,674 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Japan Post Insurance Co. Ltd. | | | 17,759 | | |
| 600 | | | Japan Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd. | | | 21,191 | | |
| 3,000 | | | Japan Securities Finance Co. Ltd. | | | 32,979 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
31
M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Japan (Continued) | |
| 1,000 | | | Japan Steel Works Ltd. | | $ | 17,376 | | |
| 6,700 | | | Japan Tobacco, Inc.† | | | 173,202 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Japan Wool Textile Co. Ltd.† | | | 16,180 | | |
| 400 | | | JCU Corp. | | | 11,291 | | |
| 500 | | | Jeol Ltd. | | | 21,950 | | |
| 6,200 | | | JFE Holdings, Inc. | | | 96,188 | | |
| 2,700 | | | JGC Holdings Corp. | | | 31,165 | | |
| 400 | | | JINS Holdings, Inc. | | | 13,333 | | |
| 600 | | | Joshin Denki Co. Ltd. | | | 10,332 | | |
| 900 | | | Joyful Honda Co. Ltd. | | | 11,783 | | |
| 900 | | | JSR Corp. | | | 25,660 | | |
| 3,800 | | | JTEKT Corp. | | | 32,165 | | |
| 800 | | | Juroku Financial Group, Inc. | | | 21,135 | | |
| 800 | | | Justsystems Corp. | | | 18,582 | | |
| 6,300 | | | JVCKenwood Corp. | | | 33,109 | | |
| 3,200 | | | K's Holdings Corp. | | | 29,980 | | |
| 800 | | | Kadokawa Corp. | | | 16,289 | | |
| 700 | | | Kaga Electronics Co. Ltd. | | | 30,433 | | |
| 800 | | | Kagome Co. Ltd. | | | 17,810 | | |
| 2,200 | | | Kajima Corp. | | | 36,768 | | |
| 2,900 | | | Kakaku.com, Inc. | | | 35,911 | | |
| 500 | | | Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 11,897 | | |
| 600 | | | Kameda Seika Co. Ltd. | | | 17,468 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Kamigumi Co. Ltd. | | | 23,872 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Kanamoto Co. Ltd. | | | 26,977 | | |
| 2,200 | | | Kandenko Co. Ltd. | | | 21,501 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Kaneka Corp. | | | 27,945 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Kanematsu Corp. | | | 24,897 | | |
| 4,100 | | | Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 54,434 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Kansai Paint Co. Ltd. | | | 20,502 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Kanto Denka Kogyo Co. Ltd. | | | 9,128 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Kao Corp. | | | 69,929 | | |
| 900 | | | Katitas Co. Ltd. | | | 13,972 | | |
| 400 | | | Kato Sangyo Co. Ltd. | | | 13,035 | | |
| 300 | | | Kawada Technologies, Inc. | | | 13,894 | | |
| 1,800 | | | Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. | | | 39,817 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. | | | 47,199 | | |
| 14,200 | | | KDDI Corp. | | | 451,782 | | |
| 600 | | | KeePer Technical Laboratory Co. Ltd. | | | 29,660 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Keihan Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 31,370 | | |
| 3,100 | | | Keikyu Corp. | | | 28,329 | | |
| 700 | | | Keio Corp. | | | 22,038 | | |
| 600 | | | Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd. | | | 28,357 | | |
| 2,500 | | | Keiyo Bank Ltd. | | | 12,074 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Japan (Continued) | |
| 900 | | | Kewpie Corp. | | $ | 15,859 | | |
| 600 | | | Keyence Corp. | | | 264,340 | | |
| 500 | | | KFC Holdings Japan Ltd. | | | 10,887 | | |
| 1,100 | | | KH Neochem Co. Ltd.† | | | 17,701 | | |
| 300 | | | Ki-Star Real Estate Co. Ltd. | | | 6,691 | | |
| 300 | | | Kikkoman Corp. | | | 18,370 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Kinden Corp. | | | 20,391 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Kintetsu Group Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 31,716 | | |
| 1,800 | | | Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd.† | | | 26,374 | | |
| 800 | | | Kissei Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 17,532 | | |
| 2,600 | | | Kitz Corp. | | | 22,238 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Kiyo Bank Ltd. | | | 17,918 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Koa Corp. | | | 16,468 | | |
| 700 | | | Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 33,709 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Kobe Bussan Co. Ltd. | | | 38,410 | | |
| 4,600 | | | Kobe Steel Ltd. | | | 59,523 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Koei Tecmo Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 11,408 | | |
| 900 | | | Kohnan Shoji Co. Ltd. | | | 25,053 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 24,936 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Kokuyo Co. Ltd. | | | 24,404 | | |
| 7,800 | | | Komatsu Ltd. | | | 204,017 | | |
| 1,100 | | | KOMEDA Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 21,415 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Komeri Co. Ltd.† | | | 21,915 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Komori Corp. | | | 11,329 | | |
| 600 | | | Konami Group Corp. | | | 31,417 | | |
| 6,900 | | | Konica Minolta, Inc.* | | | 20,201 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Konishi Co. Ltd. | | | 13,434 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Konoike Transport Co. Ltd. | | | 16,596 | | |
| 500 | | | Kose Corp. | | | 37,500 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Koshidaka Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 15,433 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Kotobuki Spirits Co. Ltd. | | | 22,989 | | |
| 4,400 | | | Kubota Corp. | | | 66,234 | | |
| 400 | | | Kumagai Gumi Co. Ltd. | | | 10,227 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Kumiai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.† | | | 8,585 | | |
| 4,700 | | | Kuraray Co. Ltd.† | | | 47,517 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Kureha Corp. | | | 24,511 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Kurita Water Industries Ltd. | | | 46,979 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Kusuri No. Aoki Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 27,294 | | |
| 1,000 | | | KYB Corp. | | | 34,787 | | |
| 3,200 | | | Kyocera Corp. | | | 46,706 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Kyoei Steel Ltd. | | | 21,266 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Kyokuto Kaihatsu Kogyo Co. Ltd. | | | 23,691 | | |
| 500 | | | Kyokuyo Co. Ltd. | | | 13,369 | | |
| 500 | | | Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 6,312 | | |
| 600 | | | Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. Ltd.† | | | 25,489 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
32
M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Japan (Continued) | |
| 2,400 | | | Kyoto Financial Group, Inc. | | $ | 37,387 | | |
| 900 | | | Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd. | | | 15,128 | | |
| 600 | | | Kyudenko Corp. | | | 21,643 | | |
| 5,300 | | | Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.* | | | 38,378 | | |
| 5,000 | | | Kyushu Financial Group, Inc. | | | 28,894 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Kyushu Railway Co. | | | 26,443 | | |
| 400 | | | Lasertec Corp. | | | 105,447 | | |
| 600 | | | Lawson, Inc. | | | 30,991 | | |
| 10,100 | | | Leopalace21 Corp.* | | | 30,658 | | |
| 900 | | | Life Corp. | | | 21,096 | | |
| 1,900 | | | LIFENET INSURANCE Co.†,* | | | 15,833 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Lintec Corp. | | | 19,504 | | |
| 1,900 | | | Lion Corp.† | | | 17,632 | | |
| 200 | | | LITALICO, Inc. | | | 2,925 | | |
| 5,000 | | | Lixil Corp. | | | 62,429 | | |
| 12,500 | | | LY Corp. | | | 44,300 | | |
| 500 | | | M&A Capital Partners Co. Ltd. | | | 8,624 | | |
| 2,100 | | | M3, Inc. | | | 34,747 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd.† | | | 23,224 | | |
| 700 | | | Macnica Holdings, Inc. | | | 36,921 | | |
| 900 | | | Macromill, Inc. | | | 5,017 | | |
| 800 | | | Maeda Kosen Co. Ltd. | | | 17,220 | | |
| 600 | | | Makino Milling Machine Co. Ltd. | | | 24,979 | | |
| 900 | | | Makita Corp. | | | 24,830 | | |
| 1,800 | | | Mandom Corp. | | | 16,302 | | |
| 2,300 | | | Mani, Inc. | | | 34,810 | | |
| 3,300 | | | Marubeni Corp. | | | 52,156 | | |
| 800 | | | Marudai Food Co. Ltd. | | | 9,226 | | |
| 700 | | | Maruha Nichiro Corp. | | | 13,782 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Marui Group Co. Ltd. | | | 33,539 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd. | | | 33,828 | | |
| 2,200 | | | Marusan Securities Co. Ltd. | | | 13,138 | | |
| 200 | | | Maruwa Co. Ltd. | | | 41,844 | | |
| 500 | | | Maruzen Showa Unyu Co. Ltd. | | | 13,865 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Matsuda Sangyo Co. Ltd. | | | 22,091 | | |
| 4,100 | | | Matsui Securities Co. Ltd. | | | 21,285 | | |
| 1,620 | | | MatsukiyoCocokara & Co. | | | 28,689 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Maxell Ltd. | | | 18,809 | | |
| 7,000 | | | Mazda Motor Corp. | | | 75,635 | | |
| 500 | | | McDonald's Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.† | | | 21,667 | | |
| 1,300 | | | MCJ Co. Ltd. | | | 10,114 | | |
| 9,000 | | | Mebuki Financial Group, Inc. | | | 27,377 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Medipal Holdings Corp. | | | 25,935 | | |
| 400 | | | Medley, Inc.* | | | 12,482 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Japan (Continued) | |
| 600 | | | Megachips Corp. | | $ | 19,915 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Megmilk Snow Brand Co. Ltd. | | | 14,993 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Meidensha Corp. | | | 29,358 | | |
| 1,600 | | | MEIJI Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 38,003 | | |
| 900 | | | Meiko Electronics Co. Ltd. | | | 26,617 | | |
| 1,500 | | | MEITEC Group Holdings, Inc. | | | 30,074 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Menicon Co. Ltd. | | | 26,655 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Mercari, Inc.* | | | 18,528 | | |
| 1,800 | | | METAWATER Co. Ltd. | | | 27,919 | | |
| 500 | | | Micronics Japan Co. Ltd. | | | 13,014 | | |
| 600 | | | Milbon Co. Ltd.† | | | 15,719 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Mimasu Semiconductor Industry Co. Ltd. | | | 27,234 | | |
| 3,200 | | | MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc. | | | 65,782 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Mirait One Corp. | | | 21,095 | | |
| 2,600 | | | MISUMI Group, Inc. | | | 44,062 | | |
| 600 | | | Mitani Sekisan Co. Ltd. | | | 20,340 | | |
| 4,200 | | | Mitsuba Corp. | | | 29,191 | | |
| 15,500 | | | Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp. | | | 94,979 | | |
| 6,600 | | | Mitsubishi Corp. | | | 105,483 | | |
| 9,300 | | | Mitsubishi Electric Corp. | | | 131,849 | | |
| 3,500 | | | Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. | | | 48,230 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. | | | 23,995 | | |
| 9,500 | | | Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc. | | | 63,791 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. | | | 81,826 | | |
| 900 | | | Mitsubishi Logistics Corp. | | | 27,121 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Mitsubishi Materials Corp. | | | 34,716 | | |
| 9,200 | | | Mitsubishi Motors Corp. | | | 29,296 | | |
| 900 | | | Mitsubishi Pencil Co. Ltd. | | | 13,315 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Mitsubishi Shokuhin Co. Ltd. | | | 34,113 | | |
| 49,100 | | | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 421,877 | | |
| 600 | | | Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd. | | | 18,660 | | |
| 2,200 | | | Mitsui & Co. Ltd. | | | 82,664 | | |
| 2,500 | | | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. | | | 74,149 | | |
| 2,100 | | | Mitsui E&S Co. Ltd. | | | 10,515 | | |
| 3,200 | | | Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. | | | 78,479 | | |
| 300 | | | Mitsui High-Tec, Inc. | | | 15,660 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Mitsui Matsushima Holdings Co. Ltd.† | | | 18,688 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd. | | | 39,968 | | |
| 2,100 | | | Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. | | | 67,274 | | |
| 800 | | | Mitsui-Soko Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 26,695 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Mitsuuroko Group Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 14,632 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Miura Co. Ltd. | | | 19,915 | | |
| 1,000 | | | MIXI, Inc. | | | 16,745 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Japan (Continued) | |
| 700 | | | Miyazaki Bank Ltd. | | $ | 13,002 | | |
| 10,390 | | | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | | | 177,772 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Mizuho Leasing Co. Ltd. | | | 34,326 | | |
| 700 | | | Mizuno Corp. | | | 19,511 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Mochida Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 27,830 | | |
| 400 | | | Modec, Inc.* | | | 6,576 | | |
| 3,300 | | | Monex Group, Inc. | | | 16,828 | | |
| 900 | | | Monogatari Corp.† | | | 28,021 | | |
| 2,900 | | | MonotaRO Co. Ltd. | | | 31,663 | | |
| 2,400 | | | Morinaga & Co. Ltd. | | | 43,549 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd. | | | 30,956 | | |
| 2,100 | | | Morita Holdings Corp. | | | 23,145 | | |
| 1,700 | | | MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. | | | 66,867 | | |
| 9,600 | | | Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 203,779 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co. Ltd. | | | 21,418 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Musashino Bank Ltd. | | | 18,908 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Nabtesco Corp.† | | | 24,489 | | |
| 600 | | | Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. | | | 15,638 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Nagase & Co. Ltd. | | | 24,043 | | |
| 1,800 | | | Nagoya Railroad Co. Ltd. | | | 28,889 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Nakanishi, Inc. | | | 18,497 | | |
| 3,400 | | | Nakayama Steel Works Ltd. | | | 19,677 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Nankai Electric Railway Co. Ltd. | | | 24,383 | | |
| 800 | | | Nanto Bank Ltd. | | | 13,850 | | |
| 1,100 | | | NEC Corp. | | | 65,142 | | |
| 1,600 | | | NEC Networks & System Integration Corp. | | | 26,996 | | |
| 1,700 | | | NET One Systems Co. Ltd. | | | 28,978 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Nexon Co. Ltd.† | | | 18,223 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Nextage Co. Ltd.† | | | 20,190 | | |
| 3,900 | | | NGK Insulators Ltd. | | | 46,620 | | |
| 1,000 | | | NH Foods Ltd. | | | 33,901 | | |
| 2,400 | | | NHK Spring Co. Ltd. | | | 20,374 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Nichias Corp. | | | 28,851 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Nichicon Corp. | | | 12,888 | | |
| 900 | | | Nichiden Corp. | | | 18,326 | | |
| 700 | | | Nichiha Corp. | | | 14,720 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Nichirei Corp. | | | 36,957 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Nichireki Co. Ltd. | | | 25,702 | | |
| 800 | | | Nichirin Co. Ltd. | | | 18,553 | | |
| 1,300 | | | NIDEC Corp. | | | 52,507 | | |
| 800 | | | Nifco, Inc. | | | 20,681 | | |
| 2,600 | | | Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co. Ltd. | | | 23,179 | | |
| 700 | | | Nihon Kohden Corp. | | | 22,157 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Japan (Continued) | |
| 4,000 | | | Nihon M&A Center Holdings, Inc. | | $ | 22,062 | | |
| 1,800 | | | Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd. | | | 14,528 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Nikkiso Co. Ltd. | | | 12,418 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Nikkon Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 28,397 | | |
| 3,000 | | | Nikon Corp. | | | 29,702 | | |
| 3,500 | | | Nintendo Co. Ltd. | | | 182,670 | | |
| 900 | | | Nippn Corp. | | | 14,189 | | |
| 600 | | | Nippon Carbon Co. Ltd.† | | | 18,660 | | |
| 600 | | | Nippon Chemi-Con Corp.* | | | 5,591 | | |
| 9,100 | | | Nippon Denko Co. Ltd.† | | | 17,813 | | |
| 700 | | | Nippon Densetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd. | | | 9,884 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.† | | | 25,796 | | |
| 1,100 | | | NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, Inc. | | | 62,521 | | |
| 1,800 | | | Nippon Gas Co. Ltd. | | | 29,713 | | |
| 2,500 | | | Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd. | | | 23,856 | | |
| 1,520 | | | Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 18,898 | | |
| 2,700 | | | Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 21,830 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.* | | | 10,757 | | |
| 10,200 | | | Nippon Parking Development Co. Ltd.† | | | 13,889 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Nippon Pillar Packing Co. Ltd. | | | 34,755 | | |
| 500 | | | Nippon Road Co. Ltd. | | | 7,266 | | |
| 1,900 | | | Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp. | | | 50,882 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Nippon Seiki Co. Ltd. | | | 9,762 | | |
| 5,100 | | | Nippon Sheet Glass Co. Ltd.* | | | 20,762 | | |
| 500 | | | Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd. | | | 17,716 | | |
| 400 | | | Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd. | | | 15,416 | | |
| 2,600 | | | Nippon Signal Company Ltd. | | | 17,887 | | |
| 900 | | | Nippon Soda Co. Ltd. | | | 34,660 | | |
| 6,800 | | | Nippon Steel Corp. | | | 155,773 | | |
| 122,500 | | | Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | | | 149,693 | | |
| 530 | | | Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co. Ltd. | | | 15,844 | | |
| 4,800 | | | Nippon Yusen KK† | | | 148,800 | | |
| 5,000 | | | Nipro Corp. | | | 39,255 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 23,135 | | |
| 900 | | | Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co. Ltd. | | | 15,252 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Nishimatsu Construction Co. Ltd. | | | 27,844 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd. | | | 23,501 | | |
| 700 | | | Nishio Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 20,355 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Nissan Chemical Corp. | | | 39,050 | | |
| 21,600 | | | Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. | | | 84,899 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
34
M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Japan (Continued) | |
| 3,200 | | | Nissan Shatai Co. Ltd. | | $ | 20,902 | | |
| 600 | | | Nissei ASB Machine Co. Ltd. | | | 18,723 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Nissha Co. Ltd.† | | | 11,491 | | |
| 800 | | | Nisshin Oillio Group Ltd. | | | 24,340 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc. | | | 18,850 | | |
| 4,400 | | | Nisshinbo Holdings, Inc. | | | 35,746 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 41,881 | | |
| 5,400 | | | Nissui Corp. | | | 29,072 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Niterra Co. Ltd. | | | 47,504 | | |
| 400 | | | Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 53,560 | | |
| 900 | | | Nitta Corp.† | | | 23,457 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Nittetsu Mining Co. Ltd. | | | 40,645 | | |
| 600 | | | Nitto Boseki Co. Ltd.† | | | 19,553 | | |
| 900 | | | Nitto Denko Corp. | | | 67,340 | | |
| 700 | | | Nitto Kogyo Corp. | | | 17,872 | | |
| 300 | | | Noevir Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 10,936 | | |
| 700 | | | NOF Corp. | | | 34,782 | | |
| 900 | | | Nohmi Bosai Ltd. | | | 14,055 | | |
| 2,200 | | | Nojima Corp. | | | 27,352 | | |
| 1,500 | | | NOK Corp. | | | 20,016 | | |
| 16,900 | | | Nomura Holdings, Inc. | | | 76,434 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. | | | 39,457 | | |
| 2,200 | | | Nomura Research Institute Ltd. | | | 63,987 | | |
| 300 | | | Noritake Co. Ltd. | | | 14,574 | | |
| 700 | | | Noritsu Koki Co. Ltd.† | | | 14,884 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Noritz Corp.† | | | 11,788 | | |
| 7,800 | | | North Pacific Bank Ltd. | | | 19,638 | | |
| 800 | | | NS United Kaiun Kaisha Ltd. | | | 27,206 | | |
| 800 | | | NSD Co. Ltd. | | | 15,382 | | |
| 2,900 | | | NSK Ltd. | | | 15,693 | | |
| 10,800 | | | NTN Corp. | | | 19,915 | | |
| 3,600 | | | NTT Data Group Corp. | | | 51,038 | | |
| 600 | | | Obara Group, Inc. | | | 16,064 | | |
| 3,100 | | | Obayashi Corp. | | | 26,823 | | |
| 500 | | | OBIC Business Consultants Co. Ltd. | | | 22,872 | | |
| 200 | | | Obic Co. Ltd. | | | 34,461 | | |
| 2,100 | | | Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd. | | | 32,036 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Ltd. | | | 14,713 | | |
| 300 | | | Ohsho Food Service Corp. | | | 17,170 | | |
| 800 | | | Oisix ra daichi, Inc.†,* | | | 7,728 | | |
| 13,300 | | | Oji Holdings Corp. | | | 51,219 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Okamura Corp. | | | 15,461 | | |
| 4,600 | | | Okasan Securities Group, Inc. | | | 22,348 | | |
| 1,800 | | | Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd. | | | 11,630 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co. | | | 24,007 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Japan (Continued) | |
| 1,155 | | | Okinawa Electric Power Co., Inc. | | $ | 9,134 | | |
| 500 | | | OKUMA Corp. | | | 21,543 | | |
| 700 | | | Okumura Corp. | | | 23,259 | | |
| 4,700 | | | Olympus Corp. | | | 68,017 | | |
| 600 | | | Omron Corp. | | | 28,013 | | |
| 2,800 | | | Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 49,963 | | |
| 3,700 | | | Onward Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 12,622 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Open House Group Co. Ltd. | | | 44,500 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Open Up Group, Inc. | | | 19,991 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Optex Group Co. Ltd. | | | 12,667 | | |
| 700 | | | Optorun Co. Ltd. | | | 8,097 | | |
| 500 | | | Oracle Corp. | | | 38,546 | | |
| 800 | | | Organo Corp. | | | 33,135 | | |
| 2,810 | | | Orient Corp. | | | 21,324 | | |
| 3,300 | | | Oriental Land Co. Ltd. | | | 122,896 | | |
| 9,300 | | | ORIX Corp. | | | 175,183 | | |
| 2,100 | | | Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. | | | 43,862 | | |
| 700 | | | Osaka Organic Chemical Industry Ltd.† | | | 13,474 | | |
| 600 | | | Osaka Soda Co. Ltd.† | | | 41,191 | | |
| 900 | | | OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co. Ltd.† | | | 17,311 | | |
| 2,900 | | | OSG Corp. | | | 41,587 | | |
| 700 | | | Otsuka Corp. | | | 28,859 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 37,511 | | |
| 1,900 | | | Outsourcing, Inc.†,* | | | 23,447 | | |
| 800 | | | Oyo Corp. | | | 11,643 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Pacific Industrial Co. Ltd. | | | 14,593 | | |
| 900 | | | Pacific Metals Co. Ltd.* | | | 7,749 | | |
| 1,600 | | | PAL GROUP Holdings Co. Ltd.† | | | 27,960 | | |
| 300 | | | PALTAC Corp. | | | 9,498 | | |
| 2,600 | | | Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp. | | | 62,031 | | |
| 16,800 | | | Panasonic Holdings Corp. | | | 166,391 | | |
| 700 | | | Paramount Bed Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 13,757 | | |
| 1,800 | | | Park24 Co. Ltd.* | | | 23,062 | | |
| 700 | | | Pasona Group, Inc. | | | 13,116 | | |
| 3,900 | | | Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd. | | | 21,904 | | |
| 1,900 | | | PeptiDream, Inc.* | | | 20,031 | | |
| 26,000 | | | Persol Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 44,643 | | |
| 2,100 | | | Pigeon Corp.† | | | 24,187 | | |
| 500 | | | Pilot Corp. | | | 14,897 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Piolax, Inc.† | | | 18,177 | | |
| 900 | | | Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.† | | | 10,111 | | |
| 900 | | | Premium Group Co. Ltd. | | | 11,636 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
35
M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Japan (Continued) | |
| 2,500 | | | Press Kogyo Co. Ltd. | | $ | 10,106 | | |
| 600 | | | Pressance Corp.† | | | 6,787 | | |
| 2,100 | | | Prestige International, Inc. | | | 8,936 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Prima Meat Packers Ltd. | | | 18,318 | | |
| 600 | | | Procrea Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,987 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Proto Corp. | | | 9,589 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Qol Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 15,277 | | |
| 900 | | | Raito Kogyo Co. Ltd. | | | 12,064 | | |
| 2,400 | | | Raksul, Inc.* | | | 21,583 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Rakus Co. Ltd. | | | 31,498 | | |
| 7,900 | | | Rakuten Group, Inc.† | | | 35,186 | | |
| 7,900 | | | Recruit Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 334,097 | | |
| 2,100 | | | Relo Group, Inc. | | | 25,312 | | |
| 12,500 | | | Renesas Electronics Corp.* | | | 225,975 | | |
| 4,600 | | | Rengo Co. Ltd. | | | 30,667 | | |
| 500 | | | RENOVA, Inc.†,* | | | 4,216 | | |
| 15,200 | | | Resona Holdings, Inc. | | | 77,240 | | |
| 3,000 | | | Resonac Holdings Corp. | | | 59,787 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Resorttrust, Inc. | | | 19,082 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Restar Holdings Corp. | | | 20,000 | | |
| 6,400 | | | Ricoh Co. Ltd. | | | 49,157 | | |
| 400 | | | Ricoh Leasing Co. Ltd. | | | 13,773 | | |
| 800 | | | Riken Keiki Co. Ltd. | | | 39,092 | | |
| 900 | | | Riken Vitamin Co. Ltd. | | | 14,266 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Rinnai Corp. | | | 27,813 | | |
| 4,000 | | | Riso Kyoiku Co. Ltd. | | | 6,440 | | |
| 2,800 | | | Rohm Co. Ltd. | | | 53,667 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 30,245 | | |
| 300 | | | Roland Corp.† | | | 9,372 | | |
| 400 | | | Roland DG Corp. | | | 10,340 | | |
| 300 | | | Rorze Corp. | | | 32,043 | | |
| 3,600 | | | Round One Corp. | | | 14,247 | | |
| 600 | | | Royal Holdings Co. Ltd.† | | | 10,979 | | |
| 1,000 | | | RS Technologies Co. Ltd.† | | | 21,199 | | |
| 500 | | | Ryobi Ltd.† | | | 9,426 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd. | | | 33,468 | | |
| 200 | | | Ryosan Co. Ltd. | | | 6,674 | | |
| 600 | | | S Foods, Inc. | | | 14,021 | | |
| 1,600 | | | S-Pool, Inc. | | | 5,038 | | |
| 500 | | | Saizeriya Co. Ltd. | | | 17,837 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Sakai Moving Service Co. Ltd. | | | 27,007 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Sakata INX Corp. | | | 12,521 | | |
| 2,700 | | | Sala Corp. | | | 13,998 | | |
| 1,800 | | | SAMTY Co. Ltd. | | | 31,085 | | |
| 300 | | | San-A Co. Ltd. | | | 9,691 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Japan (Continued) | |
| 2,100 | | | San-Ai Obbli Co. Ltd. | | $ | 23,919 | | |
| 3,000 | | | San-In Godo Bank Ltd. | | | 21,149 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Sangetsu Corp. | | | 26,383 | | |
| 700 | | | Sanken Electric Co. Ltd. | | | 38,599 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Sanki Engineering Co. Ltd. | | | 16,135 | | |
| 600 | | | Sankyo Co. Ltd. | | | 34,991 | | |
| 800 | | | Sankyu, Inc. | | | 29,396 | | |
| 700 | | | Sanrio Co. Ltd. | | | 29,187 | | |
| 3,600 | | | Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 35,872 | | |
| 2,300 | | | Sanwa Holdings Corp. | | | 34,883 | | |
| 500 | | | Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd. | | | 15,018 | | |
| 300 | | | Sanyo Denki Co. Ltd. | | | 13,340 | | |
| 900 | | | Sanyo Special Steel Co. Ltd. | | | 16,826 | | |
| 600 | | | Sapporo Holdings Ltd.† | | | 26,460 | | |
| 900 | | | Sato Holdings Corp. | | | 13,506 | | |
| 600 | | | Sawai Group Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 22,166 | | |
| 1,700 | | | SBI Holdings, Inc. | | | 38,244 | | |
| 500 | | | SBS Holdings, Inc.† | | | 8,716 | | |
| 600 | | | SCREEN Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 50,766 | | |
| 1,600 | | | SCSK Corp. | | | 31,728 | | |
| 700 | | | Secom Co. Ltd. | | | 50,415 | | |
| 2,400 | | | Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc. | | | 33,566 | | |
| 3,000 | | | Seibu Holdings, Inc. | | | 41,638 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Seikagaku Corp. | | | 5,397 | | |
| 3,100 | | | Seiko Epson Corp. | | | 46,401 | | |
| 700 | | | Seiko Group Corp. | | | 13,374 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Seino Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 24,261 | | |
| 800 | | | Seiren Co. Ltd. | | | 14,065 | | |
| 4,300 | | | Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. | | | 61,984 | | |
| 4,100 | | | Sekisui House Ltd. | | | 91,072 | | |
| 900 | | | Sekisui Jushi Corp. | | | 15,868 | �� | |
| 1,600 | | | Senko Group Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 12,959 | | |
| 8,500 | | | Senshu Ikeda Holdings, Inc. | | | 19,472 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Seria Co. Ltd. | | | 20,510 | | |
| 8,800 | | | Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 349,191 | | |
| 7,000 | | | Seven Bank Ltd. | | | 14,879 | | |
| 3,800 | | | SG Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 54,548 | | |
| 4,900 | | | Sharp Corp.* | | | 34,943 | | |
| 500 | | | Shibaura Electronics Co. Ltd. | | | 19,752 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Shibaura Machine Co. Ltd.† | | | 26,993 | | |
| 600 | | | Shibaura Mechatronics Corp. | | | 25,277 | | |
| 600 | | | Shibuya Corp. | | | 10,396 | | |
| 100 | | | SHIFT, Inc.* | | | 25,404 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Shiga Bank Ltd. | | | 24,752 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 12,220 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
36
M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Japan (Continued) | |
| 900 | | | Shikoku Kasei Holdings Corp. | | $ | 11,457 | | |
| 900 | | | Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd. | | | 9,734 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Shimadzu Corp. | | | 47,528 | | |
| 200 | | | Shimamura Co. Ltd. | | | 22,355 | | |
| 500 | | | Shimano, Inc. | | | 77,429 | | |
| 3,500 | | | Shimizu Corp. | | | 23,249 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories Ltd.† | | | 12,043 | | |
| 17,200 | | | Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. | | | 721,790 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Shin-Etsu Polymer Co. Ltd. | | | 23,787 | | |
| 800 | | | Shinko Electric Industries Co. Ltd. | | | 31,115 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Shinmaywa Industries Ltd. | | | 14,179 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Shionogi & Co. Ltd. | | | 48,213 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Ship Healthcare Holdings, Inc. | | | 20,489 | | |
| 2,200 | | | Shiseido Co. Ltd. | | | 66,343 | | |
| 4,800 | | | Shizuoka Financial Group, Inc. | | | 40,681 | | |
| 2,800 | | | Shizuoka Gas Co. Ltd.† | | | 20,374 | | |
| 300 | | | SHO-BOND Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 13,334 | | |
| 1,800 | | | Shoei Co. Ltd. | | | 23,489 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Siix Corp.† | | | 10,376 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Simplex Holdings, Inc. | | | 27,235 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Sinfonia Technology Co. Ltd. | | | 16,250 | | |
| 3,900 | | | SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings, Inc. | | | 19,306 | | |
| 2,300 | | | Skylark Holdings Co. Ltd.† | | | 33,684 | | |
| 100 | | | SMC Corp. | | | 53,730 | | |
| 1,300 | | | SMS Co. Ltd. | | | 26,733 | | |
| 2,700 | | | Sodick Co. Ltd. | | | 13,960 | | |
| 16,100 | | | SoftBank Corp. | | | 200,907 | | |
| 3,800 | | | SoftBank Group Corp. | | | 169,599 | | |
| 5,500 | | | Sohgo Security Services Co. Ltd. | | | 31,643 | | |
| 2,060 | | | Sojitz Corp. | | | 46,533 | | |
| 900 | | | Solasto Corp. | | | 3,932 | | |
| 700 | | | Sompo Holdings, Inc. | | | 34,235 | | |
| 11,500 | | | Sony Group Corp. | | | 1,093,723 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Sotetsu Holdings, Inc. | | | 29,128 | | |
| 700 | | | Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 25,135 | | |
| 2,300 | | | Stanley Electric Co. Ltd. | | | 43,276 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Star Micronics Co. Ltd.† | | | 19,506 | | |
| 800 | | | Starts Corp., Inc. | | | 16,630 | | |
| 8,400 | | | Subaru Corp. | | | 154,060 | | |
| 800 | | | Sugi Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 36,777 | | |
| 4,500 | | | SUMCO Corp.† | | | 67,484 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Sumida Corp.† | | | 8,995 | | |
| 700 | | | Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd. | | | 36,752 | | |
| 10,600 | | | Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. | | | 25,861 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Japan (Continued) | |
| 4,300 | | | Sumitomo Corp. | | $ | 93,807 | | |
| 900 | | | Sumitomo Densetsu Co. Ltd. | | | 17,502 | | |
| 7,200 | | | Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. | | | 91,685 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd.† | | | 47,694 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. | | | 42,862 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. Ltd. | | | 48,182 | | |
| 3,600 | | | Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. Ltd. | | | 10,136 | | |
| 5,600 | | | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | | | 273,248 | | |
| 3,800 | | | Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | | | 72,928 | | |
| 900 | | | Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd. | | | 23,681 | | |
| 3,500 | | | Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd. | | | 11,567 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd. | | | 35,694 | | |
| 3,700 | | | Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. | | | 40,201 | | |
| 400 | | | Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co. Ltd. | | | 14,156 | | |
| 900 | | | Sumitomo Warehouse Co. Ltd. | | | 15,645 | | |
| 2,600 | | | Sun Frontier Fudousan Co. Ltd. | | | 30,112 | | |
| 700 | | | Sundrug Co. Ltd. | | | 22,499 | | |
| 800 | | | Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. | | | 26,383 | | |
| 6,300 | | | Suruga Bank Ltd. | | | 34,806 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Suzuken Co. Ltd. | | | 33,113 | | |
| 3,200 | | | Suzuki Motor Corp. | | | 136,919 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Sysmex Corp. | | | 72,450 | | |
| 6,800 | | | Systena Corp. | | | 14,757 | | |
| 800 | | | T Hasegawa Co. Ltd. | | | 17,617 | | |
| 1,500 | | | T&D Holdings, Inc. | | | 23,835 | | |
| 700 | | | Tachi-S Co. Ltd. | | | 8,926 | | |
| 2,200 | | | Tadano Ltd.† | | | 18,396 | | |
| 1,800 | | | Taiheiyo Cement Corp. | | | 37,098 | | |
| 600 | | | Taisei Corp. | | | 20,519 | | |
| 600 | | | Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 36,787 | | |
| 600 | | | Taiyo Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 13,255 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd. | | | 31,745 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Takara Bio, Inc. | | | 17,759 | | |
| 2,500 | | | Takara Holdings, Inc. | | | 21,968 | | |
| 2,100 | | | Takara Standard Co. Ltd. | | | 24,306 | | |
| 900 | | | Takasago Thermal Engineering Co. Ltd. | | | 20,553 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Takashimaya Co. Ltd. | | | 21,804 | | |
| 11,800 | | | Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 339,271 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Takeuchi Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 36,468 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
37
M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Japan (Continued) | |
| 700 | | | Takuma Co. Ltd. | | $ | 8,882 | | |
| 500 | | | Tamron Co. Ltd.† | | | 18,865 | | |
| 2,100 | | | Tamura Corp. | | | 8,266 | | |
| 1,200 | | | TBS Holdings, Inc. | | | 25,523 | | |
| 2,100 | | | TDK Corp. | | | 100,040 | | |
| 1,300 | | | TechMatrix Corp. | | | 16,153 | | |
| 1,000 | | | TechnoPro Holdings, Inc. | | | 26,348 | | |
| 3,300 | | | Teijin Ltd. | | | 31,280 | | |
| 400 | | | Tekken Corp. | | | 5,694 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Terumo Corp. | | | 49,170 | | |
| 1,300 | | | THK Co. Ltd. | | | 25,488 | | |
| 2,700 | | | TIS, Inc. | | | 59,496 | | |
| 700 | | | TKC Corp. | | | 18,667 | | |
| 3,100 | | | Toagosei Co. Ltd. | | | 30,165 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Tobu Railway Co. Ltd. | | | 40,309 | | |
| 2,200 | | | Tocalo Co. Ltd. | | | 23,311 | | |
| 3,500 | | | Toda Corp. | | | 23,155 | | |
| 200 | | | Toei Animation Co. Ltd.† | | | 26,851 | | |
| 100 | | | Toei Co. Ltd. | | | 14,418 | | |
| 600 | | | Toho Co. Ltd. | | | 20,294 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Toho Gas Co. Ltd. | | | 27,152 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Toho Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 34,277 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Toho Titanium Co. Ltd.† | | | 18,826 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Toho Zinc Co. Ltd. | | | 11,989 | | |
| 3,300 | | | Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 22,442 | | |
| 5,800 | | | Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd.† | | | 42,184 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Tokai Corp. | | | 14,823 | | |
| 1,300 | | | TOKAI Holdings Corp. | | | 8,879 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Tokai Rika Co. Ltd. | | | 20,053 | | |
| 4,800 | | | Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 17,906 | | |
| 200 | | | Token Corp. | | | 13,050 | | |
| 10,100 | | | Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | | | 252,787 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Tokuyama Corp. | | | 18,653 | | |
| 2,800 | | | Tokyo Century Corp. | | | 30,323 | | |
| 10,300 | | | Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc.* | | | 53,947 | | |
| 2,700 | | | Tokyo Electron Ltd. | | | 483,606 | | |
| 2,400 | | | Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. | | | 55,115 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group, Inc. | | | 39,468 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co. Ltd. | | | 33,106 | | |
| 600 | | | Tokyo Seimitsu Co. Ltd. | | | 36,898 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 24,525 | | |
| 2,700 | | | Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd. | | | 40,443 | | |
| 400 | | | Tokyotokeiba Co. Ltd.† | | | 12,582 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Japan (Continued) | |
| 1,700 | | | Tokyu Construction Co. Ltd. | | $ | 9,609 | | |
| 3,000 | | | Tokyu Corp. | | | 36,617 | | |
| 9,700 | | | Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp. | | | 62,011 | | |
| 5,300 | | | TOMONY Holdings, Inc. | | | 14,697 | | |
| 1,900 | | | Tomy Co. Ltd. | | | 30,083 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Topcon Corp. | | | 16,170 | | |
| 1,500 | | | TOPPAN Holdings, Inc. | | | 41,862 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Topre Corp. | | | 14,651 | | |
| 500 | | | Topy Industries Ltd. | | | 9,060 | | |
| 9,400 | | | Toray Industries, Inc. | | | 48,873 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Toridoll Holdings Corp. | | | 31,619 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Tosei Corp. | | | 18,412 | | |
| 500 | | | Toshiba TEC Corp. | | | 10,358 | | |
| 1,900 | | | Tosoh Corp. | | | 24,269 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Totetsu Kogyo Co. Ltd. | | | 22,482 | | |
| 1,600 | | | TOTO Ltd. | | | 42,133 | | |
| 600 | | | Towa Corp. | | | 30,340 | | |
| 900 | | | Towa Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 15,013 | | |
| 3,100 | | | Toyo Construction Co. Ltd. | | | 26,229 | | |
| 200 | | | Toyo Gosei Co. Ltd.† | | | 11,830 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 16,220 | | |
| 500 | | | Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd. | | | 25,816 | | |
| 400 | | | Toyo Tanso Co. Ltd. | | | 13,574 | | |
| 2,500 | | | Toyo Tire Corp. | | | 41,844 | | |
| 2,500 | | | Toyobo Co. Ltd. | | | 18,741 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. | | | 30,020 | | |
| 600 | | | Toyota Boshoku Corp. | | | 9,521 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Toyota Industries Corp. | | | 89,716 | | |
| 59,900 | | | Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 1,100,503 | | |
| 1,800 | | | Toyota Tsusho Corp. | | | 106,060 | | |
| 600 | | | TPR Co. Ltd. | | | 7,251 | | |
| 300 | | | Trancom Co. Ltd. | | | 15,277 | | |
| 500 | | | Transcosmos, Inc. | | | 10,691 | | |
| 1,200 | | | TRE Holdings Corp. | | | 9,362 | | |
| 900 | | | Trend Micro, Inc. | | | 48,179 | | |
| 800 | | | Tri Chemical Laboratories, Inc.† | | | 20,482 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Trusco Nakayama Corp. | | | 19,082 | | |
| 1,600 | | | TS Tech Co. Ltd. | | | 19,359 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Tsubaki Nakashima Co. Ltd.† | | | 6,230 | | |
| 600 | | | Tsubakimoto Chain Co. | | | 17,213 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Tsuburaya Fields Holdings, Inc.† | | | 15,336 | | |
| 1,900 | | | Tsugami Corp. | | | 16,372 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Tsumura & Co. | | | 30,145 | | |
| 500 | | | Tsuruha Holdings, Inc. | | | 45,833 | | |
| 700 | | | TV Asahi Holdings Corp. | | | 7,978 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
38
M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Japan (Continued) | |
| 700 | | | Tv Tokyo Holdings Corp. | | $ | 14,869 | | |
| 1,000 | | | UACJ Corp. | | | 27,305 | | |
| 2,000 | | | UBE Corp. | | | 32,482 | | |
| 200 | | | Uchida Yoko Co. Ltd. | | | 9,759 | | |
| 800 | | | Ulvac, Inc. | | | 38,230 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Unicharm Corp. | | | 36,156 | | |
| 800 | | | Unipres Corp. | | | 5,407 | | |
| 1,100 | | | United Super Markets Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,934 | | |
| 500 | | | Universal Entertainment Corp.† | | | 8,156 | | |
| 800 | | | Usen-Next Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 22,837 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Ushio, Inc. | | | 28,731 | | |
| 1,900 | | | USS Co. Ltd. | | | 38,216 | | |
| 600 | | | UT Group Co. Ltd.* | | | 10,400 | | |
| 400 | | | V Technology Co. Ltd. | | | 8,065 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Valor Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 20,774 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Valqua Ltd. | | | 29,397 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Vision, Inc.* | | | 12,213 | | |
| 400 | | | Visional, Inc.†,* | | | 25,475 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Vital KSK Holdings, Inc. | | | 10,366 | | |
| 3,800 | | | VT Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 13,933 | | |
| 800 | | | Wacoal Holdings Corp. | | | 19,007 | | |
| 3,000 | | | Wacom Co. Ltd. | | | 13,979 | | |
| 1,800 | | | Wakita & Co. Ltd. | | | 20,426 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Warabeya Nichiyo Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 38,865 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Welcia Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 34,979 | | |
| 500 | | | West Holdings Corp.† | | | 10,940 | | |
| 1,200 | | | West Japan Railway Co. | | | 50,051 | | |
| 300 | | | Workman Co. Ltd.† | | | 8,851 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Xebio Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 6,780 | | |
| 1,200 | | | YA-MAN Ltd.† | | | 8,562 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd. | | | 24,707 | | |
| 9,500 | | | Yamada Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 29,538 | | |
| 2,100 | | | Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc. | | | 18,818 | | |
| 900 | | | Yamaha Corp. | | | 20,789 | | |
| 11,400 | | | Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.† | | | 101,832 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Yamaichi Electronics Co. Ltd. | | | 17,850 | | |
| 2,100 | | | Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 38,805 | | |
| 400 | | | Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd. | | | 21,109 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd. | | | 34,213 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Yamazen Corp. | | | 14,384 | | |
| 400 | | | Yaoko Co. Ltd.† | | | 22,891 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Yaskawa Electric Corp. | | | 50,128 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Yellow Hat Ltd. | | | 15,021 | | |
| 600 | | | Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd. | | | 16,234 | | |
| 600 | | | Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp. | | | 10,796 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Japan (Continued) | |
| 2,000 | | | Yokogawa Electric Corp. | | $ | 38,142 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.† | | | 25,222 | | |
| 2,500 | | | Yokorei Co. Ltd. | | | 18,599 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Yokowo Co. Ltd. | | | 15,160 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Yonex Co. Ltd. | | | 10,438 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Yoshinoya Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 25,004 | | |
| 500 | | | Yuasa Trading Co. Ltd. | | | 16,809 | | |
| 700 | | | Zenkoku Hosho Co. Ltd. | | | 26,387 | | |
| 900 | | | Zensho Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 47,164 | | |
| 2,300 | | | Zeon Corp. | | | 21,377 | | |
| 800 | | | ZERIA Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | | | 11,444 | | |
| 1,000 | | | ZOZO, Inc. | | | 22,518 | | |
| | | 36,667,894 | | |
| | Netherlands—2.3% | |
| 2,261 | | | Aalberts NV | | | 97,994 | | |
| 3,265 | | | ABN AMRO Bank NV, CVA# | | | 48,984 | | |
| 576 | | | Acomo NV | | | 11,153 | | |
| 101 | | | Adyen NV*,# | | | 130,075 | | |
| 11,005 | | | Aegon Ltd. | | | 63,758 | | |
| 4,173 | | | Aegon Ltd., Registered† | | | 24,037 | | |
| 1,218 | | | Akzo Nobel NV | | | 100,604 | | |
| 292 | | | Alfen NV†,*,# | | | 19,431 | | |
| 3,191 | | | Allfunds Group PLC | | | 22,633 | | |
| 580 | | | AMG Critical Materials NV | | | 14,611 | | |
| 923 | | | Aperam SA† | | | 33,503 | | |
| 1,347 | | | Arcadis NV | | | 72,626 | | |
| 2,831 | | | ArcelorMittal SA | | | 80,242 | | |
| 316 | | | ASM International NV | | | 163,941 | | |
| 1,963 | | | ASML Holding NV | | | 1,477,281 | | |
| 440 | | | ASML Holding NV, Registered | | | 333,045 | | |
| 2,907 | | | ASR Nederland NV | | | 137,032 | | |
| 1,729 | | | Basic-Fit NV†,*,# | | | 53,750 | | |
| 506 | | | BE Semiconductor Industries NV | | | 76,221 | | |
| 1,433 | | | Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC | | | 95,234 | | |
| 988 | | | Corbion NV | | | 21,138 | | |
| 954 | | | CTP NV# | | | 16,092 | | |
| 691 | | | Flow Traders Ltd. | | | 13,700 | | |
| 2,215 | | | Fugro NV* | | | 42,401 | | |
| 1,467 | | | Heineken NV | | | 148,896 | | |
| 541 | | | IMCD NV | | | 94,095 | | |
| 16,312 | | | ING Groep NV | | | 243,571 | | |
| 2,380 | | | InPost SA* | | | 32,882 | | |
| 1,082 | | | JDE Peet's NV | | | 29,097 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Netherlands (Continued) | |
| 9,384 | | | Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV | | $ | 269,502 | | |
| 7,677 | | | Koninklijke BAM Groep NV | | | 20,493 | | |
| 1,262 | | | Koninklijke Heijmans NV, CVA | | | 16,885 | | |
| 26,433 | | | Koninklijke KPN NV | | | 90,985 | | |
| 3,646 | | | Koninklijke Philips NV | | | 84,867 | | |
| 1,756 | | | Koninklijke Philips NV†,* | | | 40,968 | | |
| 1,604 | | | Koninklijke Vopak NV | | | 53,901 | | |
| 198 | | | Nedap NV | | | 13,989 | | |
| 2,998 | | | NN Group NV | | | 118,320 | | |
| 2,076 | | | OCI NV | | | 60,137 | | |
| 17,809 | | | Pharming Group NV* | | | 20,270 | | |
| 14,292 | | | PostNL NV† | | | 22,294 | | |
| 2,936 | | | Prosus NV | | | 87,464 | | |
| 1,154 | | | Randstad NV | | | 72,259 | | |
| 2,766 | | | SBM Offshore NV | | | 38,016 | | |
| 2,800 | | | Signify NV# | | | 93,721 | | |
| 839 | | | Sligro Food Group NV | | | 14,690 | | |
| 799 | | | TKH Group NV | | | 34,841 | | |
| 1,381 | | | TomTom NV†,* | | | 9,734 | | |
| 4,775 | | | Universal Music Group NV | | | 136,054 | | |
| 739 | | | Van Lanschot Kempen NV | | | 22,965 | | |
| 2,463 | | | Wolters Kluwer NV | | | 349,939 | | |
| | | 5,370,321 | | |
| | New Zealand—0.3% | |
| 5,589 | | | a2 Milk Co. Ltd.†,* | | | 16,252 | | |
| 45,960 | | | Air New Zealand Ltd. | | | 18,449 | | |
| 11,996 | | | Arvida Group Ltd. | | | 8,342 | | |
| 6,449 | | | Auckland International Airport Ltd. | | | 35,875 | | |
| 12,705 | | | Channel Infrastructure NZ Ltd. | | | 11,646 | | |
| 7,155 | | | Chorus Ltd.† | | | 35,551 | | |
| 5,950 | | | Contact Energy Ltd. | | | 30,128 | | |
| 1,200 | | | EBOS Group Ltd.† | | | 26,929 | | |
| 2,561 | | | Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd. | | | 38,207 | | |
| 9,814 | | | Fletcher Building Ltd. | | | 29,655 | | |
| 3,784 | | | Freightways Group Ltd. | | | 20,332 | | |
| 12,901 | | | Genesis Energy Ltd. | | | 20,429 | | |
| 13,946 | | | Heartland Group Holdings Ltd.† | | | 13,048 | | |
| 4,880 | | | Infratil Ltd. | | | 30,941 | | |
| 21,719 | | | KMD Brands Ltd. | | | 10,297 | | |
| 647 | | | Mainfreight Ltd.† | | | 28,344 | | |
| 5,585 | | | Mercury NZ Ltd. | | | 23,302 | | |
| 5,888 | | | Meridian Energy Ltd. | | | 20,620 | | |
| 12,393 | | | Oceania Healthcare Ltd. | | | 5,954 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | New Zealand (Continued) | |
| 1,991 | | | Port of Tauranga Ltd. | | $ | 7,048 | | |
| 684 | | | Restaurant Brands New Zealand Ltd. | | | 1,721 | | |
| 7,473 | | | Ryman Healthcare Ltd.* | | | 27,872 | | |
| 2,832 | | | Skellerup Holdings Ltd.† | | | 9,023 | | |
| 6,026 | | | SKY Network Television Ltd. | | | 10,514 | | |
| 18,375 | | | SKYCITY Entertainment Group Ltd. | | | 21,141 | | |
| 7,885 | | | Spark New Zealand Ltd. | | | 25,820 | | |
| 4,225 | | | Summerset Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 27,376 | | |
| 7,097 | | | Vector Ltd. | | | 16,734 | | |
| 5,190 | | | Warehouse Group Ltd. | | | 5,282 | | |
| | | 576,832 | | |
| | Norway—0.8% | |
| 21,108 | | | ABG Sundal Collier Holding ASA | | | 14,128 | | |
| 2,559 | | | Adevinta ASA* | | | 28,310 | | |
| 511 | | | AF Gruppen ASA | | | 6,247 | | |
| 204 | | | Aker ASA, Class A | | | 13,373 | | |
| 3,584 | | | Aker BP ASA | | | 104,240 | | |
| 4,348 | | | Aker Solutions ASA | | | 17,983 | | |
| 1,456 | | | Atea ASA | | | 18,515 | | |
| 758 | | | Atlantic Sapphire ASA* | | | 120 | | |
| 2,299 | | | Austevoll Seafood ASA | | | 16,779 | | |
| 11,411 | | | B2 Impact ASA | | | 8,255 | | |
| 438 | | | Bakkafrost P/F | | | 22,935 | | |
| 621 | | | Bluenord ASA* | | | 30,409 | | |
| 480 | | | Bonheur ASA | | | 11,433 | | |
| 2,956 | | | Borr Drilling Ltd.†,* | | | 21,756 | | |
| 1,580 | | | Borregaard ASA | | | 26,655 | | |
| 1,681 | | | Bouvet ASA | | | 10,076 | | |
| 1,469 | | | BW Energy Ltd.* | | | 3,904 | | |
| 2,559 | | | BW LPG Ltd.# | | | 38,108 | | |
| 5,362 | | | BW Offshore Ltd. | | | 11,832 | | |
| 968 | | | Crayon Group Holding ASA*,# | | | 8,070 | | |
| 5,372 | | | DNB Bank ASA | | | 114,209 | | |
| 12,792 | | | DNO ASA | | | 12,679 | | |
| 6,672 | | | Elkem ASA# | | | 13,896 | | |
| 745 | | | Entra ASA# | | | 8,462 | | |
| 8,062 | | | Equinor ASA | | | 255,630 | | |
| 4,440 | | | Europris ASA# | | | 33,541 | | |
| 1,012 | | | FLEX LNG Ltd. | | | 29,723 | | |
| 1,736 | | | Frontline PLC | | | 34,669 | | |
| 1,401 | | | Gjensidige Forsikring ASA | | | 25,855 | | |
| 2,309 | | | Golden Ocean Group Ltd. | | | 22,368 | | |
| 768 | | | Grieg Seafood ASA | | | 5,163 | | |
| 3,883 | | | Hafnia Ltd. | | | 26,830 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Norway (Continued) | |
| 2,715 | | | Hexagon Composites ASA* | | $ | 7,718 | | |
| 931 | | | Hexagon Purus ASA* | | | 1,021 | | |
| 2,783 | | | Hoegh Autoliners ASA | | | 25,269 | | |
| 3,798 | | | Kitron ASA | | | 12,523 | | |
| 391 | | | Kongsberg Gruppen ASA | | | 17,911 | | |
| 7,739 | | | Leroy Seafood Group ASA | | | 31,870 | | |
| 15,523 | | | LINK Mobility Group Holding ASA* | | | 27,746 | | |
| 2,023 | | | Mowi ASA | | | 36,239 | | |
| 6,935 | | | MPC Container Ships ASA | | | 9,095 | | |
| 14,484 | | | NEL ASA* | | | 9,822 | | |
| 864 | | | Nordic Semiconductor ASA* | | | 10,715 | | |
| 11,734 | | | Norsk Hydro ASA | | | 78,997 | | |
| 5,255 | | | Norske Skog ASA# | | | 21,413 | | |
| 23,135 | | | Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA* | | | 24,410 | | |
| 5,186 | | | Odfjell Drilling Ltd. | | | 20,111 | | |
| 864 | | | Odfjell Technology Ltd. | | | 4,720 | | |
| 6,202 | | | OKEA ASA | | | 16,238 | | |
| 973 | | | Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp.*,# | | | 25,810 | | |
| 4,229 | | | Orkla ASA | | | 32,817 | | |
| 43,866 | | | PGS ASA* | | | 36,984 | | |
| 1,686 | | | Protector Forsikring ASA | | | 29,870 | | |
| 397 | | | Salmar ASA | | | 22,242 | | |
| 4,491 | | | Scatec ASA# | | | 36,313 | | |
| 614 | | | Schibsted ASA, Class A | | | 17,683 | | |
| 840 | | | Schibsted ASA, Class B | | | 22,869 | | |
| 6,053 | | | Shelf Drilling Ltd.*,# | | | 17,277 | | |
| 1,208 | | | Sparebank 1 Oestlandet | | | 15,766 | | |
| 1,083 | | | SpareBank 1 Sorost-Norge | | | 6,822 | | |
| 1,199 | | | SpareBank 1 SR-Bank ASA | | | 15,212 | | |
| 580 | | | Stolt-Nielsen Ltd. | | | 17,783 | | |
| 4,328 | | | Storebrand ASA | | | 38,356 | | |
| 2,103 | | | Subsea 7 SA | | | 30,676 | | |
| 3,478 | | | Telenor ASA | | | 39,915 | | |
| 2,114 | | | TGS ASA | | | 27,507 | | |
| 1,776 | | | TOMRA Systems ASA | | | 21,580 | | |
| 5,444 | | | Var Energi ASA | | | 17,232 | | |
| 1,273 | | | Veidekke ASA | | | 12,805 | | |
| 2,083 | | | Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA | | | 18,247 | | |
| 388 | | | Wilh Wilhelmsen Holding ASA, Class A | | | 13,920 | | |
| 1,244 | | | Yara International ASA | | | 44,226 | | |
| | | 1,913,883 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Portugal—0.2% | |
| 3,185 | | | Altri SGPS SA† | | $ | 16,174 | | |
| 136,257 | | | Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Class R* | | | 41,275 | | |
| 976 | | | Corticeira Amorim SGPS SA† | | | 9,848 | | |
| 2,841 | | | CTT-Correios de Portugal SA | | | 10,946 | | |
| 14,431 | | | EDP—Energias de Portugal SA | | | 72,566 | | |
| 1,832 | | | EDP Renovaveis SA | | | 37,466 | | |
| 5,216 | | | Galp Energia SGPS SA† | | | 76,814 | | |
| 1,062 | | | Greenvolt-Energias Renovaveis SA†,* | | | 9,590 | | |
| 2,370 | | | Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA | | | 60,281 | | |
| 7,098 | | | Mota-Engil SGPS SA | | | 31,030 | | |
| 5,953 | | | Navigator Co. SA† | | | 23,317 | | |
| 8,146 | | | NOS SGPS SA† | | | 28,777 | | |
| 10,709 | | | REN—Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA† | | | 27,487 | | |
| 20,529 | | | Sonae SGPS SA | | | 20,499 | | |
| | | 466,070 | | |
| | Singapore—0.7% | |
| 4,200 | | | AEM Holdings Ltd.† | | | 11,011 | | |
| 26,296 | | | Capitaland India Trust | | | 22,714 | | |
| 14,300 | | | CapitaLand Investment Ltd. | | | 34,240 | | |
| 9,400 | | | City Developments Ltd. | | | 47,365 | | |
| 23,400 | | | ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd. | | | 24,823 | | |
| 11,122 | | | DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 281,558 | | |
| 3,900 | | | DFI Retail Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 9,360 | | |
| 18,300 | | | First Resources Ltd. | | | 19,829 | | |
| 23,100 | | | Frencken Group Ltd. | | | 23,629 | | |
| 35,400 | | | Genting Singapore Ltd. | | | 26,823 | | |
| 132,400 | | | Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. | | | 26,084 | | |
| 800 | | | Great Eastern Holdings Ltd. | | | 10,669 | | |
| 11,200 | | | GuocoLand Ltd. | | | 12,560 | | |
| 2,600 | | | Haw Par Corp. Ltd. | | | 19,208 | | |
| 3,200 | | | Hong Leong Finance Ltd. | | | 6,062 | | |
| 7,200 | | | Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. | | | 25,056 | | |
| 192,400 | | | Hutchison Port Holdings Trust | | | 28,475 | | |
| 1,900 | | | iFAST Corp. Ltd. | | | 11,820 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd. | | | 38,335 | | |
| 7,500 | | | Keppel Corp. Ltd. | | | 40,178 | | |
| 60,455 | | | Keppel Infrastructure Trust | | | 22,904 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Keppel REIT | | | 1,057 | | |
| 12,300 | | | Nanofilm Technologies International Ltd.† | | | 8,528 | | |
| 46,800 | | | Netlink NBN Trust | | | 29,787 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Singapore (Continued) | |
| 8,300 | | | Olam Group Ltd. | | $ | 6,541 | | |
| 14,139 | | | Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd. | | | 139,274 | | |
| 25,200 | | | Raffles Medical Group Ltd. | | | 20,622 | | |
| 2,823 | | | SATS Ltd.* | | | 5,882 | | |
| 442,537 | | | Seatrium Ltd.* | | | 39,568 | | |
| 10,100 | | | Sembcorp Industries Ltd. | | | 40,637 | | |
| 19,200 | | | Sheng Siong Group Ltd. | | | 23,277 | | |
| 7,299 | | | Singapore Airlines Ltd. | | | 36,281 | | |
| 7,100 | | | Singapore Exchange Ltd. | | | 52,883 | | |
| 32,900 | | | Singapore Post Ltd. | | | 11,841 | | |
| 13,200 | | | Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. | | | 38,907 | | |
| 17,800 | | | Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. | | | 33,314 | | |
| 22,000 | | | StarHub Ltd. | | | 18,503 | | |
| 5,192 | | | Straits Trading Co. Ltd. | | | 7,121 | | |
| 9,500 | | | UMS Holdings Ltd. | | | 9,646 | | |
| 10,200 | | | United Overseas Bank Ltd. | | | 219,883 | | |
| 6,300 | | | UOL Group Ltd. | | | 29,978 | | |
| 4,400 | | | Venture Corp. Ltd. | | | 45,375 | | |
| 23,900 | | | Wilmar International Ltd. | | | 64,651 | | |
| 15,000 | | | Wing Tai Holdings Ltd. | | | 14,662 | | |
| 23,500 | | | Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd. | | | 26,532 | | |
| | | 1,667,453 | | |
| | Spain—1.6% | |
| 418 | | | Acciona SA | | | 61,511 | | |
| 2,509 | | | Acerinox SA | | | 29,512 | | |
| 2,496 | | | ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA† | | | 110,659 | | |
| 462 | | | Aena SME SA# | | | 83,695 | | |
| 1,188 | | | Almirall SA | | | 11,049 | | |
| 3,505 | | | Amadeus IT Group SA | | | 251,043 | | |
| 2,480 | | | Applus Services SA | | | 27,378 | | |
| 5,985 | | | Atresmedia Corp. de Medios de Comunicacion SA† | | | 23,746 | | |
| 48,215 | | | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | | | 437,845 | | |
| 9,155 | | | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, ADR | | | 83,402 | | |
| 65,963 | | | Banco de Sabadell SA | | | 81,049 | | |
| 67,534 | | | Banco Santander SA | | | 281,778 | | |
| 14,954 | | | Bankinter SA† | | | 95,683 | | |
| 26,070 | | | CaixaBank SA | | | 107,234 | | |
| 2,453 | | | Cellnex Telecom SA# | | | 96,567 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Spain (Continued) | |
| 796 | | | Cia de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA | | $ | 21,512 | | |
| 861 | | | CIE Automotive SA | | | 24,447 | | |
| 318 | | | Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA† | | | 11,444 | | |
| 1,292 | | | Corp. ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA | | | 40,051 | | |
| 1,692 | | | Ebro Foods SA† | | | 28,990 | | |
| 986 | | | Elecnor SA | | | 21,280 | | |
| 3,876 | | | Enagas SA† | | | 65,318 | | |
| 7,602 | | | Ence Energia y Celulosa SA† | | | 23,767 | | |
| 3,205 | | | Endesa SA† | | | 65,314 | | |
| 4,660 | | | Ercros SA† | | | 13,581 | | |
| 10,352 | | | Faes Farma SA | | | 36,113 | | |
| 823 | | | Ferrovial SE | | | 30,000 | | |
| 1,842 | | | Fluidra SA | | | 38,331 | | |
| 9,277 | | | Gestamp Automocion SA# | | | 35,927 | | |
| 4,339 | | | Global Dominion Access SA# | | | 16,095 | | |
| 1,891 | | | Grifols SA* | | | 32,263 | | |
| 705 | | | Grupo Catalana Occidente SA | | | 24,049 | | |
| 18,693 | | | Iberdrola SA | | | 244,951 | | |
| 2,164 | | | Indra Sistemas SA† | | | 33,445 | | |
| 6,499 | | | Industria de Diseno Textil SA | | | 282,893 | | |
| 349 | | | Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi SA | | | 23,194 | | |
| 5,075 | | | Linea Directa Aseguradora SA Cia de Seguros y Reaseguros† | | | 4,768 | | |
| 19,051 | | | Mapfre SA† | | | 40,864 | | |
| 4,190 | | | Melia Hotels International SA†,* | | | 27,568 | | |
| 1,262 | | | Naturgy Energy Group SA | | | 37,616 | | |
| 1,960 | | | Neinor Homes SA# | | | 22,849 | | |
| 145 | | | Pharma Mar SA† | | | 6,576 | | |
| 2,459 | | | Prosegur Compania de Seguridad SA | | | 4,778 | | |
| 2,599 | | | Redeia Corp. SA | | | 42,779 | | |
| 16,433 | | | Repsol SA | | | 243,999 | | |
| 11,322 | | | Sacyr SA | | | 39,072 | | |
| 1,856 | | | Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA†,* | | | 38,131 | | |
| 58,157 | | | Telefonica SA† | | | 226,891 | | |
| 5,440 | | | Telefonica SA, ADR† | | | 21,216 | | |
| 3,839 | | | Tubacex SA | | | 14,833 | | |
| 21,017 | | | Unicaja Banco SA†,# | | | 20,650 | | |
| 474 | | | Vidrala SA | | | 49,083 | | |
| 742 | | | Viscofan SA† | | | 43,905 | | |
| | | 3,780,694 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Sweden—2.2% | |
| 984 | | | AAK AB | | $ | 21,932 | | |
| 1,552 | | | AcadeMedia AB# | | | 7,955 | | |
| 3,422 | | | AddLife AB, Class B | | | 37,117 | | |
| 3,120 | | | AddNode Group AB† | | | 26,387 | | |
| 1,249 | | | AddTech AB, Class B | | | 27,417 | | |
| 1,712 | | | AFRY AB | | | 23,713 | | |
| 741 | | | Alfa Laval AB | | | 29,637 | | |
| 1,866 | | | Alimak Group AB# | | | 15,189 | | |
| 1,793 | | | Alleima AB | | | 13,621 | | |
| 510 | | | Alligo AB, Class B | | | 6,270 | | |
| 4,107 | | | Ambea AB# | | | 21,419 | | |
| 556 | | | Annehem Fastigheter AB, Class B* | | | 935 | | |
| 313 | | | AQ Group AB | | | 15,734 | | |
| 3,735 | | | Arjo AB, Class B | | | 14,590 | | |
| 3,136 | | | Assa Abloy AB, Class B | | | 90,261 | | |
| 11,688 | | | Atlas Copco AB, Class A | | | 201,115 | | |
| 7,880 | | | Atlas Copco AB, Class B | | | 116,723 | | |
| 810 | | | Atrium Ljungberg AB, Class B | | | 18,567 | | |
| 3,696 | | | Attendo AB*,# | | | 13,229 | | |
| 1,217 | | | Avanza Bank Holding AB† | | | 28,175 | | |
| 1,245 | | | Axfood AB | | | 33,699 | | |
| 1,079 | | | Beijer Alma AB | | | 20,326 | | |
| 1,530 | | | Beijer Ref AB† | | | 20,464 | | |
| 808 | | | Bergman & Beving AB | | | 14,708 | | |
| 2,259 | | | Betsson AB, Class B | | | 24,301 | | |
| 791 | | | Better Collective AS†,* | | | 20,116 | | |
| 1,218 | | | Bilia AB, Class A | | | 16,254 | | |
| 3,167 | | | Billerud Aktiebolag | | | 32,153 | | |
| 601 | | | BioArctic AB†,*,# | | | 15,957 | | |
| 1,495 | | | BioGaia AB, Class B | | | 15,000 | | |
| 981 | | | Biotage AB | | | 13,004 | | |
| 3,089 | | | Boliden AB | | | 96,320 | | |
| 1,253 | | | Bonava AB, Class B†,* | | | 1,631 | | |
| 1,975 | | | Boozt AB*,# | | | 26,494 | | |
| 2,967 | | | Bravida Holding AB# | | | 23,842 | | |
| 670 | | | Bufab AB | | | 25,668 | | |
| 1,399 | | | Bure Equity AB | | | 39,642 | | |
| 3,952 | | | Byggmax Group AB* | | | 14,866 | | |
| 381 | | | Camurus AB* | | | 20,323 | | |
| 2,626 | | | Castellum AB* | | | 37,310 | | |
| 447 | | | Catena AB† | | | 20,892 | | |
| 660 | | | Cellavision AB | | | 13,873 | | |
| 1,045 | | | Cibus Nordic Real Estate AB publ† | | | 13,873 | | |
| 855 | | | Clas Ohlson AB, Class B | | | 13,394 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Sweden (Continued) | |
| 7,868 | | | Cloetta AB, Class B | | $ | 14,291 | | |
| 1,066 | | | Concentric AB | | | 18,982 | | |
| 1,370 | | | Coor Service Management Holding AB# | | | 5,925 | | |
| 14,402 | | | Corem Property Group AB, Class B† | | | 15,164 | | |
| 2,643 | | | Dios Fastigheter AB | | | 22,693 | | |
| 3,369 | | | Dometic Group AB# | | | 30,102 | | |
| 11,292 | | | Dustin Group AB†,*,# | | | 10,972 | | |
| 736 | | | Elanders AB, Class B | | | 7,005 | | |
| 1,713 | | | Electrolux AB, Class B* | | | 18,360 | | |
| 3,376 | | | Electrolux Professional AB, Class B | | | 18,410 | | |
| 4,884 | | | Elekta AB, Class B | | | 39,862 | | |
| 8,427 | | | Embracer Group AB†,* | | | 22,855 | | |
| 2,293 | | | Engcon AB† | | | 21,211 | | |
| 1,864 | | | Epiroc AB, Class A | | | 37,369 | | |
| 1,782 | | | Epiroc AB, Class B | | | 31,166 | | |
| 689 | | | Essity AB, Class A | | | 16,976 | | |
| 4,300 | | | Essity AB, Class B | | | 106,583 | | |
| 1,051 | | | Evolution AB# | | | 125,273 | | |
| 1,567 | | | Fabege AB† | | | 16,810 | | |
| 2,158 | | | Fagerhult Group AB | | | 14,121 | | |
| 6,378 | | | Fastighets AB Balder, Class B†,* | | | 45,226 | | |
| 79 | | | Fenix Outdoor International AG | | | 6,062 | | |
| 3,690 | | | Fortnox AB | | | 22,054 | | |
| 703 | | | GARO AB† | | | 3,033 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Getinge AB, Class B | | | 35,582 | | |
| 1,494 | | | Granges AB | | | 17,183 | | |
| 4,237 | | | H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B | | | 74,195 | | |
| 888 | | | Hemnet Group AB | | | 21,253 | | |
| 3,499 | | | Hexagon AB, Class B | | | 41,959 | | |
| 4,181 | | | Hexatronic Group AB† | | | 11,325 | | |
| 3,325 | | | Hexpol AB | | | 40,219 | | |
| 366 | | | HMS Networks AB | | | 18,050 | | |
| 3,175 | | | Hoist Finance AB*,# | | | 11,695 | | |
| 833 | | | Holmen AB, Class B | | | 35,158 | | |
| 690 | | | Hufvudstaden AB, Class A | | | 9,721 | | |
| 2,602 | | | Husqvarna AB, Class B† | | | 21,407 | | |
| 1,077 | | | Indutrade AB | | | 27,955 | | |
| 1,465 | | | Instalco AB | | | 5,941 | | |
| 2,972 | | | International Petroleum Corp.* | | | 35,772 | | |
| 1,692 | | | Intrum AB† | | | 11,706 | | |
| 649 | | | INVISIO AB | | | 12,586 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Sweden (Continued) | |
| 2,675 | | | Inwido AB | | $ | 35,857 | | |
| 1,080 | | | JM AB† | | | 19,006 | | |
| 1,933 | | | Karnov Group AB* | | | 10,637 | | |
| 2,288 | | | Kindred Group PLC, SDR | | | 21,160 | | |
| 512 | | | KNOW IT AB | | | 7,950 | | |
| 2,602 | | | Lagercrantz Group AB, Class B | | | 34,853 | | |
| 1,864 | | | Lifco AB, Class B | | | 45,685 | | |
| 374 | | | Lime Technologies AB | | | 10,995 | | |
| 1,567 | | | Lindab International AB | | | 30,933 | | |
| 981 | | | Loomis AB | | | 26,028 | | |
| 641 | | | Medcap AB* | | | 21,449 | | |
| 1,134 | | | Medicover AB, Class B | | | 16,876 | | |
| 2,179 | | | MEKO AB | | | 23,635 | | |
| 2,979 | | | Millicom International Cellular SA, SDR* | | | 53,238 | | |
| 302 | | | MIPS AB | | | 10,914 | | |
| 1,742 | | | Modern Times Group MTG AB, Class B* | | | 14,879 | | |
| 510 | | | Momentum Group AB | | | 6,599 | | |
| 1,828 | | | Munters Group AB# | | | 29,633 | | |
| 1,021 | | | Mycronic AB | | | 29,093 | | |
| 2,840 | | | NCAB Group AB† | | | 20,626 | | |
| 1,536 | | | NCC AB, Class B† | | | 19,128 | | |
| 1,296 | | | New Wave Group AB, Class B† | | | 13,091 | | |
| 5,005 | | | Nibe Industrier AB, Class B | | | 35,133 | | |
| 3,170 | | | Nobia AB* | | | 3,457 | | |
| 3,940 | | | Nolato AB, Class B | | | 20,665 | | |
| 1,234 | | | Nordic Waterproofing Holding AB | | | 20,114 | | |
| 1,918 | | | Nordnet AB publ | | | 32,518 | | |
| 3,057 | | | Norion Bank AB* | | | 13,139 | | |
| 474 | | | Note AB* | | | 6,979 | | |
| 1,681 | | | Nyfosa AB† | | | 15,975 | | |
| 1,014 | | | OEM International AB, Class B | | | 10,596 | | |
| 1,353 | | | Orron Energy ab†,* | | | 1,068 | | |
| 1,559 | | | OX2 AB* | | | 8,478 | | |
| 609 | | | Pandox AB | | | 9,081 | | |
| 6,582 | | | Peab AB, Class B | | | 37,263 | | |
| 1,578 | | | Platzer Fastigheter Holding AB, Class B | | | 13,173 | | |
| 4,394 | | | Ratos AB, Class B | | | 15,718 | | |
| 774 | | | Rejlers AB | | | 9,401 | | |
| 5,625 | | | Resurs Holding AB# | | | 13,318 | | |
| 528 | | | Saab AB, Class B | | | 31,808 | | |
| 1,598 | | | Sagax AB, Class B | | | 43,950 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Sweden (Continued) | |
| 6,434 | | | Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB† | | $ | 3,230 | | |
| 3,225 | | | Sandvik AB | | | 69,737 | | |
| 2,495 | | | Scandi Standard AB | | | 14,224 | | |
| 2,471 | | | Scandic Hotels Group AB†,*,# | | | 11,373 | | |
| 609 | | | Sdiptech AB, Class B* | | | 16,291 | | |
| 1,030 | | | Sectra AB, Class B† | | | 18,408 | | |
| 2,362 | | | Securitas AB, Class B | | | 23,086 | | |
| 10,448 | | | Sinch AB†,*,# | | | 38,856 | | |
| 13,385 | | | Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A | | | 184,199 | | |
| 2,462 | | | Skanska AB, Class B | | | 44,512 | | |
| 426 | | | SKF AB, Class A | | | 8,574 | | |
| 2,848 | | | SKF AB, Class B | | | 56,841 | | |
| 1,180 | | | SkiStar AB† | | | 14,004 | | |
| 562 | | | Solid Forsakring AB | | | 3,549 | | |
| 4,349 | | | SSAB AB, Class A | | | 33,064 | | |
| 7,406 | | | SSAB AB, Class B | | | 56,598 | | |
| 9,462 | | | Stillfront Group AB* | | | 11,417 | | |
| 3,118 | | | Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B | | | 46,711 | | |
| 6,847 | | | Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A | | | 74,301 | | |
| 1,170 | | | Sweco AB, Class B | | | 15,672 | | |
| 3,365 | | | Swedbank AB, Class A | | | 67,827 | | |
| 1,127 | | | Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB* | | | 29,834 | | |
| 2,312 | | | Systemair AB | | | 18,040 | | |
| 6,025 | | | Tele2 AB, Class B | | | 51,696 | | |
| 1,292 | | | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class A | | | 8,173 | | |
| 30,732 | | | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B | | | 192,295 | | |
| 37,490 | | | Telia Co. AB | | | 95,639 | | |
| 1,057 | | | Thule Group AB# | | | 28,767 | | |
| 836 | | | Trelleborg AB, Class B | | | 27,983 | | |
| 353 | | | Troax Group AB | | | 8,666 | | |
| 6,750 | | | Truecaller AB, Class B†,* | | | 23,336 | | |
| 700 | | | Viaplay Group AB†,* | | | 359 | | |
| 471 | | | Vitec Software Group AB, Class B | | | 27,342 | | |
| 2,100 | | | Vitrolife AB | | | 40,538 | | |
| 2,398 | | | Volvo AB, Class A | | | 63,480 | | |
| 16,251 | | | Volvo AB, Class B | | | 421,660 | | |
| 7,017 | | | Volvo Car AB, Class B* | | | 22,652 | | |
| 1,622 | | | Wallenstam AB, Class B | | | 8,797 | | |
| 2,008 | | | Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB | | | 18,764 | | |
| | | 5,150,902 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Switzerland—5.5% | |
| 12,787 | | | ABB Ltd., Registered | | $ | 567,095 | | |
| 1,684 | | | Accelleron Industries AG | | | 52,579 | | |
| 3,006 | | | Adecco Group AG, Registered | | | 147,503 | | |
| 3,117 | | | Alcon, Inc. | | | 243,282 | | |
| 362 | | | Allreal Holding AG, Registered | | | 64,734 | | |
| 137 | | | ALSO Holding AG, Registered | | | 40,886 | | |
| 19,322 | | | ams-OSRAM AG* | | | 48,566 | | |
| 47 | | | APG SGA SA | | | 10,226 | | |
| 1,914 | | | Arbonia AG† | | | 21,915 | | |
| 24,513 | | | Aryzta AG* | | | 45,234 | | |
| 590 | | | Ascom Holding AG, Registered† | | | 5,766 | | |
| 148 | | | Autoneum Holding AG†,* | | | 24,002 | | |
| 2,191 | | | Avolta AG* | | | 86,176 | | |
| 765 | | | Baloise Holding AG, Registered | | | 119,882 | | |
| 58 | | | Banque Cantonale de Geneve, Bearer Shares | | | 15,516 | | |
| 362 | | | Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Registered | | | 46,700 | | |
| 55 | | | Barry Callebaut AG, Registered | | | 92,795 | | |
| 247 | | | Basilea Pharmaceutica AG, Registered* | | | 10,367 | | |
| 131 | | | Belimo Holding AG, Registered | | | 72,240 | | |
| 35 | | | Bell Food Group AG, Registered | | | 10,570 | | |
| 276 | | | Bellevue Group AG† | | | 8,040 | | |
| 76 | | | Berner Kantonalbank AG, Registered† | | | 21,326 | | |
| 156 | | | BKW AG | | | 27,730 | | |
| 127 | | | Bossard Holding AG, Registered Class A | | | 33,371 | | |
| 147 | | | Bucher Industries AG, Registered | | | 61,733 | | |
| 68 | | | Burckhardt Compression Holding AG | | | 40,992 | | |
| 137 | | | Burkhalter Holding AG | | | 15,100 | | |
| 40 | | | Bystronic AG | | | 22,662 | | |
| 262 | | | Calida Holding AG, Registered | | | 9,159 | | |
| 456 | | | Cembra Money Bank AG | | | 35,567 | | |
| 1 | | | Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG, Registered | | | 121,277 | | |
| 2,284 | | | Cie Financiere Richemont SA, Registered Class A | | | 314,337 | | |
| 79 | | | Cie Financiere Tradition SA, Bearer Shares | | | 11,084 | | |
| 5,039 | | | Clariant AG, Registered | | | 74,412 | | |
| 205 | | | Coltene Holding AG, Registered | | | 17,452 | | |
| 95 | | | Comet Holding AG, Registered | | | 29,955 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Switzerland (Continued) | |
| 148 | | | COSMO Pharmaceuticals NV | | $ | 8,957 | | |
| 98 | | | CPH Chemie & Papier Holding AG, Registered | | | 9,904 | | |
| 93 | | | Daetwyler Holding AG, Bearer Shares† | | | 21,584 | | |
| 761 | | | DKSH Holding AG | | | 52,842 | | |
| 66 | | | dormakaba Holding AG | | | 35,627 | | |
| 967 | | | DSM-Firmenich AG | | | 98,212 | | |
| 1,608 | | | EFG International AG | | | 20,648 | | |
| 36 | | | Emmi AG, Registered | | | 38,994 | | |
| 44 | | | EMS-Chemie Holding AG, Registered | | | 35,627 | | |
| 338 | | | Flughafen Zurich AG, Registered | | | 70,570 | | |
| 30 | | | Forbo Holding AG, Registered | | | 37,596 | | |
| 647 | | | Fundamenta Real Estate AG | | | 12,924 | | |
| 1,125 | | | Galenica AG# | | | 97,311 | | |
| 3,121 | | | GAM Holding AG* | | | 1,453 | | |
| 1,986 | | | GAM Holding AG CHF.05*,§ | | | 924 | | |
| 266 | | | Geberit AG, Registered | | | 170,470 | | |
| 1,909 | | | Georg Fischer AG, Registered | | | 138,684 | | |
| 34 | | | Givaudan SA, Registered | | | 140,843 | | |
| 566 | | | Helvetia Holding AG, Registered | | | 77,997 | | |
| 136 | | | Hiag Immobilien Holding AG | | | 12,904 | | |
| 3,415 | | | Holcim AG | | | 268,068 | | |
| 298 | | | Huber & Suhner AG, Registered | | | 24,094 | | |
| 547 | | | Implenia AG, Registered | | | 19,836 | | |
| 109 | | | Ina Invest Holding AG* | | | 2,261 | | |
| 36 | | | Inficon Holding AG, Registered | | | 51,621 | | |
| 12 | | | Interroll Holding AG, Registered | | | 38,095 | | |
| 16 | | | Intershop Holding AG | | | 11,700 | | |
| 110 | | | Investis Holding SA† | | | 12,765 | | |
| 2,012 | | | Julius Baer Group Ltd. | | | 112,794 | | |
| 80 | | | Jungfraubahn Holding AG, Registered | | | 15,219 | | |
| 169 | | | Kardex Holding AG, Registered | | | 43,805 | | |
| 90 | | | Komax Holding AG, Registered | | | 21,455 | | |
| 440 | | | Kuehne & Nagel International AG, Registered | | | 151,610 | | |
| 580 | | | Landis+Gyr Group AG | | | 52,411 | | |
| 13 | | | LEM Holding SA, Registered | | | 32,073 | | |
| 167 | | | Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG† | | | 13,125 | | |
| 449 | | | Logitech International SA, Registered† | | | 42,682 | | |
| 476 | | | Logitech International SA, Registered | | | 45,141 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
45
M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Switzerland (Continued) | |
| 355 | | | Lonza Group AG, Registered | | $ | 149,294 | | |
| 367 | | | Luzerner Kantonalbank AG, Registered† | | | 31,418 | | |
| 103 | | | Medacta Group SA# | | | 15,382 | | |
| 636 | | | Medmix AG# | | | 14,368 | | |
| 9 | | | Metall Zug AG, Registered Class B | | | 16,319 | | |
| 1,480 | | | Mobilezone Holding AG, Registered† | | | 24,143 | | |
| 165 | | | Mobimo Holding AG, Registered | | | 51,204 | | |
| 12,820 | | | Nestle SA, Registered | | | 1,486,330 | | |
| 309 | | | Novartis AG, ADR | | | 31,200 | | |
| 9,049 | | | Novartis AG, Registered | | | 913,131 | | |
| 4,832 | | | OC Oerlikon Corp. AG, Registered | | | 21,809 | | |
| 136 | | | Orior AG | | | 11,659 | | |
| 190 | | | Partners Group Holding AG | | | 274,026 | | |
| 27 | | | Phoenix Mecano AG, Registered* | | | 13,933 | | |
| 500 | | | PSP Swiss Property AG, Registered | | | 69,913 | | |
| 78 | | | Rieter Holding AG, Registered | | | 8,356 | | |
| 5,519 | | | Roche Holding AG | | | 1,604,418 | | |
| 298 | | | Roche Holding AG, Bearer Shares† | | | 92,619 | | |
| 200 | | | Romande Energie Holding SA, Registered | | | 13,079 | | |
| 2,886 | | | Sandoz Group AG* | | | 92,854 | | |
| 486 | | | Sandoz Group AG, ADR†,* | | | 15,557 | | |
| 254 | | | Schindler Holding AG, Registered | | | 60,250 | | |
| 25 | | | Schweiter Technologies AG | | | 15,427 | | |
| 273 | | | Sensirion Holding AG†,*,# | | | 27,071 | | |
| 423 | | | SFS Group AG | | | 52,407 | | |
| 1,132 | | | SGS SA, Registered | �� | | 97,634 | | |
| 117 | | | Siegfried Holding AG, Registered | | | 119,567 | | |
| 2,478 | | | SIG Group AG | | | 57,011 | | |
| 455 | | | Sika AG, Registered | | | 148,069 | | |
| 194 | | | SKAN Group AG | | | 18,638 | | |
| 2,142 | | | Softwareone Holding AG | | | 41,768 | | |
| 440 | | | Sonova Holding AG, Registered | | | 143,554 | | |
| 68 | | | St. Galler Kantonalbank AG, Registered | | | 39,738 | | |
| 1,501 | | | Stadler Rail AG | | | 54,040 | | |
| 554 | | | Straumann Holding AG, Registered | | | 89,320 | | |
| 497 | | | Sulzer AG, Registered | | | 50,761 | | |
| 232 | | | Swatch Group AG, Bearer Shares | | | 63,058 | | |
| 534 | | | Swatch Group AG, Registered | | | 27,968 | | |
| 208 | | | Swiss Life Holding AG, Registered | | | 144,429 | | |
| 1,371 | | | Swiss Prime Site AG, Registered | | | 146,465 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | | | Switzerland (Continued) | | | |
| 1,902 | | | Swiss Re AG | | $ | 213,844 | | |
| 339 | | | Swisscom AG, Registered | | | 203,952 | | |
| 247 | | | Swissquote Group Holding SA, Registered | | | 60,087 | | |
| 853 | | | Temenos AG, Registered | | | 79,331 | | |
| 174 | | | TX Group AG | | | 24,992 | | |
| 276 | | | u-blox Holding AG† | | | 32,783 | | |
| 13,387 | | | UBS Group AG, Registered | | | 415,434 | | |
| 1,464 | | | UBS Group AG, Registered† | | | 45,238 | | |
| 335 | | | Valiant Holding AG, Registered | | | 37,999 | | |
| 310 | | | VAT Group AG# | | | 155,359 | | |
| 23 | | | Vaudoise Assurances Holding SA | | | 12,033 | | |
| 400 | | | Vetropack Holding AG, Registered | | | 18,596 | | |
| 540 | | | Vontobel Holding AG, Registered | | | 34,992 | | |
| 77 | | | VP Bank AG, Class A | | | 8,020 | | |
| 219 | | | VZ Holding AG† | | | 25,570 | | |
| 106 | | | Walliser Kantonalbank, Registered | | | 13,738 | | |
| 6 | | | Warteck Invest AG, Registered | | | 13,198 | | |
| 59 | | | Ypsomed Holding AG, Registered | | | 21,256 | | |
| 104 | | | Zehnder Group AG, Registered | | | 6,616 | | |
| 6 | | | Zug Estates Holding AG, Class B | | | 11,450 | | |
| 2 | | | Zuger Kantonalbank AG, Brearer Shares | | | 17,977 | | |
| 712 | | | Zurich Insurance Group AG | | | 372,148 | | |
| | | 12,785,857 | | |
| | | | United Kingdom—9.0% | | | |
| 7,312 | | | 3i Group PLC | | | 225,643 | | |
| 533 | | | 4imprint Group PLC | | | 31,048 | | |
| 2,172 | | | 888 Holdings PLC* | | | 2,645 | | |
| 38,071 | | | abrdn PLC | | | 86,694 | | |
| 2,939 | | | Accesso Technology Group PLC†,* | | | 21,653 | | |
| 2,058 | | | Admiral Group PLC | | | 70,407 | | |
| 3,336 | | | Advanced Medical Solutions Group PLC | | | 8,823 | | |
| 1,488 | | | AG Barr PLC | | | 9,730 | | |
| 13,183 | | | Airtel Africa PLC# | | | 21,878 | | |
| 6,044 | | | AJ Bell PLC | | | 24,113 | | |
| 12,432 | | | Alliance Pharma PLC† | | | 6,418 | | |
| 5,090 | | | Anglo American PLC | | | 127,852 | | |
| 2,371 | | | Antofagasta PLC | | | 50,758 | | |
| 8,120 | | | Ascential PLC* | | | 30,367 | | |
| 8,024 | | | Ashmore Group PLC | | | 22,788 | | |
| 5,344 | | | Ashtead Group PLC | | | 372,057 | | |
| 355 | | | ASOS PLC†,* | | | 1,926 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | United Kingdom (Continued) | |
| 2,093 | | | Associated British Foods PLC | | $ | 63,148 | | |
| 4,772 | | | AstraZeneca PLC | | | 644,759 | | |
| 2,154 | | | AstraZeneca PLC, ADR | | | 145,072 | | |
| 2,563 | | | Atalaya Mining PLC | | | 11,794 | | |
| 1,309 | | | Auction Technology Group PLC* | | | 8,710 | | |
| 10,185 | | | Auto Trader Group PLC# | | | 93,654 | | |
| 13,571 | | | Aviva PLC | | | 75,196 | | |
| 835 | | | Avon Rubber PLC | | | 9,047 | | |
| 12,233 | | | B&M European Value Retail SA | | | 87,351 | | |
| 10,618 | | | Babcock International Group PLC | | | 53,460 | | |
| 9,839 | | | BAE Systems PLC | | | 139,271 | | |
| 9,792 | | | Balfour Beatty PLC | | | 41,338 | | |
| 897 | | | Bank of Georgia Group PLC | | | 45,449 | | |
| 89,247 | | | Barclays PLC | | | 174,938 | | |
| 3,662 | | | Barclays PLC, ADR | | | 28,857 | | |
| 10,368 | | | Barratt Developments PLC | | | 74,351 | | |
| 9,934 | | | Beazley PLC | | | 66,098 | | |
| 2,110 | | | Bellway PLC | | | 69,067 | | |
| 733 | | | Berkeley Group Holdings PLC | | | 43,801 | | |
| 2,271 | | | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC | | | 13,605 | | |
| 2,945 | | | Bodycote PLC | | | 22,317 | | |
| 8,370 | | | boohoo Group PLC†,* | | | 4,375 | | |
| 163,993 | | | BP PLC | | | 974,411 | | |
| 3,943 | | | BP PLC, ADR | | | 139,582 | | |
| 5,382 | | | Breedon Group PLC | | | 24,834 | | |
| 5,028 | | | Bridgepoint Group PLC# | | | 17,894 | | |
| 8,259 | | | British American Tobacco PLC | | | 241,655 | | |
| 773 | | | British American Tobacco PLC, ADR | | | 22,641 | | |
| 4,032 | | | Britvic PLC | | | 43,197 | | |
| 414 | | | Brooks Macdonald Group PLC | | | 10,290 | | |
| 97,861 | | | BT Group PLC† | | | 154,177 | | |
| 1,635 | | | Bunzl PLC | | | 66,481 | | |
| 4,608 | | | Burberry Group PLC | | | 83,170 | | |
| 3,634 | | | Burford Capital Ltd. | | | 56,187 | | |
| 5,366 | | | Bytes Technology Group PLC | | | 41,859 | | |
| 11,474 | | | C&C Group PLC | | | 22,318 | | |
| 40,000 | | | Capita PLC* | | | 11,217 | | |
| 3,477 | | | Capricorn Energy PLC | | | 7,517 | | |
| 7,460 | | | Card Factory PLC* | | | 10,251 | | |
| 510 | | | Carnival PLC* | | | 8,535 | | |
| 21,596 | | | Centamin PLC | | | 27,445 | | |
| 6,675 | | | Central Asia Metals PLC | | | 15,383 | | |
| 69,096 | | | Centrica PLC | | | 123,875 | | |
| 3,018 | | | Chemring Group PLC | | | 13,483 | | |
| 2,609 | | | Chesnara PLC | | | 8,696 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | United Kingdom (Continued) | |
| 577 | | | Clarkson PLC | | $ | 23,278 | | |
| 2,800 | | | Close Brothers Group PLC | | | 28,338 | | |
| 3,114 | | | CMC Markets PLC# | | | 4,168 | | |
| 33,791 | | | Coats Group PLC | | | 33,337 | | |
| 1,369 | | | Coca-Cola HBC AG | | | 40,222 | | |
| 5,327 | | | Compass Group PLC | | | 145,715 | | |
| 1,286 | | | Computacenter PLC | | | 45,766 | | |
| 16,230 | | | ConvaTec Group PLC# | | | 50,519 | | |
| 1,008 | | | Cranswick PLC | | | 48,927 | | |
| 4,845 | | | Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC | | | 13,414 | | |
| 6,842 | | | CRH PLC | | | 472,421 | | |
| 549 | | | Croda International PLC | | | 35,339 | | |
| 21,706 | | | Currys PLC* | | | 13,972 | | |
| 914 | | | CVS Group PLC | | | 19,607 | | |
| 2,919 | | | Darktrace PLC* | | | 13,644 | | |
| 1,019 | | | DCC PLC | | | 75,049 | | |
| 2,945 | | | De La Rue PLC* | | | 3,240 | | |
| 10,115 | | | Deliveroo PLC*,# | | | 16,452 | | |
| 6,669 | | | DFS Furniture PLC | | | 10,354 | | |
| 12,494 | | | Diageo PLC | | | 454,832 | | |
| 335 | | | Diploma PLC | | | 15,295 | | |
| 20,487 | | | Direct Line Insurance Group PLC* | | | 47,514 | | |
| 1,383 | | | DiscoverIE Group PLC | | | 13,926 | | |
| 1,714 | | | Diversified Energy Co. PLC | | | 24,360 | | |
| 7,529 | | | Domino's Pizza Group PLC | | | 36,161 | | |
| 8,792 | | | dotdigital group PLC | | | 11,083 | | |
| 10,696 | | | Dowlais Group PLC | | | 14,568 | | |
| 7,369 | | | Dr Martens PLC | | | 8,322 | | |
| 8,912 | | | Drax Group PLC | | | 55,628 | | |
| 24,266 | | | DS Smith PLC | | | 95,050 | | |
| 2,804 | | | Dunelm Group PLC | | | 39,208 | | |
| 2,569 | | | easyJet PLC* | | | 16,700 | | |
| 5,917 | | | Ecora Resources PLC† | | | 7,572 | | |
| 13,055 | | | Elementis PLC* | | | 21,233 | | |
| 2,131 | | | Energean PLC | | | 28,358 | | |
| 74,403 | | | EnQuest PLC* | | | 14,302 | | |
| 3,847 | | | Entain PLC | | | 48,751 | | |
| 7,801 | | | Esken Ltd.* | | | 120 | | |
| 5,759 | | | Essentra PLC | | | 12,450 | | |
| 3,432 | | | Evraz PLC* | | | — | | |
| 5,204 | | | Experian PLC | | | 212,398 | | |
| 1,729 | | | FDM Group Holdings PLC | | | 10,105 | | |
| 5,122 | | | Ferrexpo PLC* | | | 5,892 | | |
| 1,189 | | | Fevertree Drinks PLC | | | 15,898 | | |
| 20,184 | | | Firstgroup PLC† | | | 45,023 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
47
M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | United Kingdom (Continued) | |
| 4,050 | | | Forterra PLC# | | $ | 9,127 | | |
| 3,491 | | | Frasers Group PLC* | | | 40,515 | | |
| 2,026 | | | Fresnillo PLC | | | 15,350 | | |
| 1,255 | | | Fuller Smith & Turner PLC, Class A | | | 10,430 | | |
| 1,310 | | | Fund Technologies PLC* | | | 19,203 | | |
| 2,410 | | | Future PLC | | | 24,437 | | |
| 2,798 | | | Galliford Try Holdings PLC | | | 8,025 | | |
| 603 | | | Games Workshop Group PLC | | | 75,862 | | |
| 1,706 | | | Gamma Communications PLC | | | 24,485 | | |
| 5,050 | | | GB Group PLC | | | 17,637 | | |
| 6,960 | | | Genel Energy PLC† | | | 6,804 | | |
| 2,857 | | | Genuit Group PLC | | | 14,694 | | |
| 882 | | | Georgia Capital PLC* | | | 11,490 | | |
| 115,290 | | | Glencore PLC | | | 693,772 | | |
| 3,132 | | | Grafton Group PLC, CDI | | | 36,373 | | |
| 14,240 | | | Grainger PLC | | | 47,991 | | |
| 27,394 | | | Greencore Group PLC* | | | 33,678 | | |
| 1,534 | | | Greggs PLC | | | 50,877 | | |
| 28,836 | | | GSK PLC | | | 533,033 | | |
| 5,559 | | | GSK PLC, ADR | | | 206,017 | | |
| 9,789 | | | Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.† | | | 16,109 | | |
| 4,549 | | | Gym Group PLC*,# | | | 6,158 | | |
| 8,266 | | | Haleon PLC | | | 33,890 | | |
| 6,271 | | | Halfords Group PLC | | | 15,931 | | |
| 2,084 | | | Halma PLC | | | 60,672 | | |
| 4,078 | | | Harbour Energy PLC | | | 16,041 | | |
| 5,962 | | | Hargreaves Lansdown PLC | | | 55,780 | | |
| 21,097 | | | Hays PLC | | | 29,365 | | |
| 1,995 | | | Headlam Group PLC | | | 5,493 | | |
| 3,050 | | | Helical PLC | | | 8,611 | | |
| 7,460 | | | Helios Towers PLC* | | | 8,463 | | |
| 3,074 | | | Henry Boot PLC | | | 8,150 | | |
| 1,549 | | | Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC | | | 35,323 | | |
| 1,312 | | | Hill & Smith PLC | | | 31,908 | | |
| 2,081 | | | Hilton Food Group PLC | | | 21,220 | | |
| 5,520 | | | Hiscox Ltd. | | | 74,160 | | |
| 5,513 | | | Hochschild Mining PLC* | | | 7,526 | | |
| 3,986 | | | Hollywood Bowl Group PLC | | | 15,547 | | |
| 9,916 | | | Howden Joinery Group PLC | | | 102,834 | | |
| 74,868 | | | HSBC Holdings PLC | | | 606,461 | | |
| 6,571 | | | HSBC Holdings PLC, ADR† | | | 266,388 | | |
| 3,532 | | | Hunting PLC | | | 13,304 | | |
| 4,879 | | | Ibstock PLC# | | | 9,422 | | |
| 13,192 | | | IDOX PLC | | | 11,586 | | |
| 7,234 | | | IG Group Holdings PLC | | | 70,585 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | United Kingdom (Continued) | |
| 2,433 | | | IMI PLC | | $ | 52,225 | | |
| 910 | | | Impax Asset Management Group PLC† | | | 6,380 | | |
| 10,186 | | | Imperial Brands PLC | | | 234,548 | | |
| 6,599 | | | Inchcape PLC | | | 60,184 | | |
| 2,109 | | | Indivior PLC* | | | 31,856 | | |
| 6,450 | | | Informa PLC | | | 64,226 | | |
| 3,740 | | | IntegraFin Holdings PLC | | | 14,454 | | |
| 917 | | | InterContinental Hotels Group PLC | | | 82,872 | | |
| 1,597 | | | Intermediate Capital Group PLC | | | 34,209 | | |
| 10,061 | | | International Consolidated Airlines Group SA* | | | 19,878 | | |
| 10,685 | | | International Distributions Services PLC* | | | 37,059 | | |
| 4,161 | | | International Personal Finance PLC | | | 6,312 | | |
| 1,532 | | | Intertek Group PLC | | | 82,914 | | |
| 6,648 | | | Investec PLC | | | 45,064 | | |
| 3,042 | | | iomart Group PLC | | | 5,909 | | |
| 35,770 | | | IP Group PLC | | | 26,490 | | |
| 25,606 | | | IQE PLC†,* | | | 7,996 | | |
| 76,787 | | | ITV PLC | | | 61,936 | | |
| 9,541 | | | IWG PLC* | | | 23,022 | | |
| 19,557 | | | J. Sainsbury PLC | | | 75,433 | | |
| 2,074 | | | J.D. Wetherspoon PLC* | | | 21,427 | | |
| 1,083 | | | James Fisher & Sons PLC* | | | 4,252 | | |
| 3,618 | | | James Halstead PLC† | | | 9,408 | | |
| 16,601 | | | JD Sports Fashion PLC | | | 35,116 | | |
| 1,084 | | | JET2 PLC | | | 17,258 | | |
| 10,403 | | | John Wood Group PLC* | | | 22,821 | | |
| 2,977 | | | Johnson Matthey PLC | | | 64,414 | | |
| 7,194 | | | Johnson Service Group PLC | | | 12,984 | | |
| 8,912 | | | Jupiter Fund Management PLC | | | 10,610 | | |
| 2,148 | | | Just Eat Takeaway.com NV†,*,# | | | 33,298 | | |
| 30,973 | | | Just Group PLC | | | 33,913 | | |
| 1,680 | | | Kainos Group PLC | | | 23,962 | | |
| 1,556 | | | Keller Group PLC | | | 17,454 | | |
| 552 | | | Keywords Studios PLC† | | | 11,694 | | |
| 11,122 | | | Kier Group PLC* | | | 15,197 | | |
| 16,947 | | | Kingfisher PLC | | | 52,556 | | |
| 4,919 | | | Lancashire Holdings Ltd. | | | 39,125 | | |
| 9,246 | | | Learning Technologies Group PLC | | | 9,546 | | |
| 47,713 | | | Legal & General Group PLC | | | 152,712 | | |
| 1,556 | | | Liontrust Asset Management PLC | | | 12,495 | | |
| 399,205 | | | Lloyds Banking Group PLC | | | 242,771 | | |
| 30,105 | | | Lloyds Banking Group PLC, ADR | | | 71,951 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | United Kingdom (Continued) | |
| 761 | | | London Stock Exchange Group PLC | | $ | 89,959 | | |
| 3,033 | | | LSL Property Services PLC | | | 9,974 | | |
| 13,116 | | | M&G PLC | | | 37,182 | | |
| 25,098 | | | Man Group PLC | | | 74,411 | | |
| 32,319 | | | Marks & Spencer Group PLC | | | 112,216 | | |
| 1,885 | | | Marshalls PLC | | | 6,713 | | |
| 18,395 | | | Marston's PLC* | | | 7,925 | | |
| 11,392 | | | Me Group International PLC | | | 18,151 | | |
| 3,805 | | | Mears Group PLC | | | 15,035 | | |
| 10,696 | | | Melrose Industries PLC | | | 77,357 | | |
| 8,089 | | | Mitchells & Butlers PLC* | | | 26,581 | | |
| 24,076 | | | Mitie Group PLC | | | 30,474 | | |
| 150 | | | MJ Gleeson PLC | | | 927 | | |
| 10,029 | | | Mobico Group PLC | | | 10,815 | | |
| 5,425 | | | Mondi PLC | | | 106,318 | | |
| 8,246 | | | Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC | | | 29,451 | | |
| 7,506 | | | Morgan Advanced Materials PLC | | | 27,076 | | |
| 1,378 | | | Morgan Sindall Group PLC | | | 38,906 | | |
| 765 | | | Mortgage Advice Bureau Holdings Ltd. | | | 7,996 | | |
| 1,086 | | | MP Evans Group PLC† | | | 10,244 | | |
| 5,761 | | | National Grid PLC | | | 77,692 | | |
| 1,709 | | | National Grid PLC, ADR† | | | 116,195 | | |
| 25,535 | | | NatWest Group PLC | | | 71,411 | | |
| 15,508 | | | NatWest Group PLC, ADR† | | | 87,310 | | |
| 5,311 | | | NCC Group PLC | | | 8,719 | | |
| 2,402 | | | Next 15 Group PLC | | | 25,473 | | |
| 1,187 | | | Next PLC | | | 122,826 | | |
| 5,427 | | | Ninety One PLC | | | 12,694 | | |
| 537 | | | NMC Health PLC§,* | | | — | | |
| 3,468 | | | Ocado Group PLC* | | | 33,525 | | |
| 4,680 | | | On the Beach Group PLC*,# | | | 10,439 | | |
| 8,824 | | | OSB Group PLC | | | 52,256 | | |
| 1,080 | | | Oxford Instruments PLC | | | 31,593 | | |
| 5,545 | | | Pagegroup PLC | | | 34,421 | | |
| 40,396 | | | Pan African Resources PLC | | | 8,681 | | |
| 5,714 | | | Paragon Banking Group PLC | | | 50,801 | | |
| 1,213 | | | PayPoint PLC | | | 8,040 | | |
| 4,475 | | | Pearson PLC | | | 54,999 | | |
| 41,805 | | | Pendragon PLC* | | | 17,212 | | |
| 3,518 | | | Pennon Group PLC | | | 33,699 | | |
| 5,332 | | | Persimmon PLC | | | 94,402 | | |
| 4,723 | | | Petrofac Ltd.†,* | | | 2,252 | | |
| 10,688 | | | Pets at Home Group PLC | | | 43,350 | | |
| 5,331 | | | Phoenix Group Holdings PLC | | | 36,368 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | United Kingdom (Continued) | |
| 3,157 | | | Playtech PLC* | | $ | 18,052 | | |
| 2,017 | | | Plus500 Ltd. | | | 42,755 | | |
| 1,124 | | | Polar Capital Holdings PLC | | | 6,676 | | |
| 14,328 | | | Premier Foods PLC | | | 24,765 | | |
| 7,055 | | | Prudential PLC | | | 79,783 | | |
| 782 | | | Prudential PLC, ADR | | | 17,556 | | |
| 8,123 | | | PureTech Health PLC* | | | 20,107 | | |
| 5,219 | | | PZ Cussons PLC | | | 10,191 | | |
| 7,065 | | | QinetiQ Group PLC | | | 27,827 | | |
| 19,168 | | | Quilter PLC# | | | 25,117 | | |
| 956 | | | Rathbones Group PLC | | | 21,227 | | |
| 12,130 | | | Reach PLC | | | 11,581 | | |
| 3,623 | | | Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | | | 250,299 | | |
| 6,125 | | | Redde Northgate PLC | | | 28,379 | | |
| 6,252 | | | Redrow PLC | | | 49,050 | | |
| 10,683 | | | RELX PLC | | | 423,491 | | |
| 610 | | | RELX PLC, ADR† | | | 24,193 | | |
| 2,776 | | | Renew Holdings PLC | | | 30,395 | | |
| 1,514 | | | Renewi PLC* | | | 12,332 | | |
| 428 | | | Renishaw PLC | | | 19,520 | | |
| 7,633 | | | Rentokil Initial PLC | | | 42,887 | | |
| 1,162 | | | Ricardo PLC | | | 7,258 | | |
| 10,136 | | | Rightmove PLC | | | 74,367 | | |
| 3,804 | | | Rio Tinto PLC | | | 283,265 | | |
| 1,675 | | | Robert Walters PLC | | | 9,501 | | |
| 42,704 | | | Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC* | | | 163,135 | | |
| 9,205 | | | Rotork PLC | | | 37,968 | | |
| 7,682 | | | RS Group PLC | | | 80,254 | | |
| 3,518 | | | RWS Holdings PLC | | | 11,246 | | |
| 4,500 | | | S4 Capital PLC* | | | 3,063 | | |
| 3,036 | | | Sabre Insurance Group PLC# | | | 5,859 | | |
| 948 | | | Saga PLC* | | | 1,762 | | |
| 3,736 | | | Sage Group PLC | | | 55,836 | | |
| 2,515 | | | Savills PLC | | | 31,064 | | |
| 5,215 | | | Schroders PLC | | | 28,577 | | |
| 5,266 | | | Senior PLC | | | 11,921 | | |
| 25,172 | | | Serco Group PLC | | | 52,011 | | |
| 4,307 | | | Serica Energy PLC | | | 12,605 | | |
| 11,630 | | | Severfield PLC | | | 9,428 | | |
| 1,639 | | | Severn Trent PLC | | | 53,879 | | |
| 41,803 | | | Shell PLC | | | 1,370,203 | | |
| 9,675 | | | Shell PLC, ADR | | | 636,615 | | |
| 9,302 | | | SIG PLC†,* | | | 3,960 | | |
| 33,155 | | | Sirius Real Estate Ltd. | | | 39,852 | | |
| 2,645 | | | Smart Metering Systems PLC | | | 31,692 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | United Kingdom (Continued) | |
| 2,913 | | | Smith & Nephew PLC | | $ | 40,045 | | |
| 1,470 | | | Smiths Group PLC | | | 33,043 | | |
| 1,667 | | | Softcat PLC | | | 28,898 | | |
| 797 | | | Spectris PLC | | | 38,391 | | |
| 12,936 | | | Speedy Hire PLC | | | 5,425 | | |
| 336 | | | Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC | | | 44,991 | | |
| 7,170 | | | Spire Healthcare Group PLC# | | | 20,700 | | |
| 10,386 | | | Spirent Communications PLC | | | 16,323 | | |
| 2,551 | | | SSE PLC | | | 60,350 | | |
| 11,406 | | | SSP Group PLC* | | | 34,137 | | |
| 4,597 | | | St. James's Place PLC | | | 40,056 | | |
| 15,119 | | | Standard Chartered PLC | | | 128,463 | | |
| 4,177 | | | SThree PLC | | | 22,255 | | |
| 3,024 | | | Synthomer PLC†,* | | | 7,312 | | |
| 5,495 | | | Tate & Lyle PLC | | | 46,158 | | |
| 33,295 | | | Taylor Wimpey PLC | | | 62,407 | | |
| 1,324 | | | TBC Bank Group PLC | | | 47,760 | | |
| 2,011 | | | Telecom Plus PLC | | | 41,321 | | |
| 48,227 | | | Tesco PLC | | | 178,578 | | |
| 25,894 | | | THG PLC* | | | 28,108 | | |
| 5,954 | | | TI Fluid Systems PLC# | | | 11,672 | | |
| 16,738 | | | TP ICAP Group PLC | | | 41,667 | | |
| 5,604 | | | Travis Perkins PLC | | | 59,188 | | |
| 2,759 | | | Tremor International Ltd.* | | | 7,174 | | |
| 2,958 | | | TT Electronics PLC | | | 5,889 | | |
| 42,736 | | | Tullow Oil PLC†,* | | | 21,201 | | |
| 4,191 | | | Tyman PLC | | | 16,801 | | |
| 7,731 | | | Unilever PLC | | | 374,287 | | |
| 4,797 | | | United Utilities Group PLC | | | 64,783 | | |
| 6,783 | | | Vanquis Banking Group PLC | | | 11,171 | | |
| 11,363 | | | Vertu Motors PLC | | | 10,284 | | |
| 5,245 | | | Vesuvius PLC | | | 32,171 | | |
| 863 | | | Victrex PLC | | | 16,742 | | |
| 1,479 | | | Videndum PLC | | | 6,561 | | |
Shares | | | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | United Kingdom (Continued) | |
| 20,342 | | | Virgin Money U.K. PLC | | $ | 42,640 | | |
| 5,863 | | | Vistry Group PLC | | | 68,567 | | |
| 244,935 | | | Vodafone Group PLC | | | 214,049 | | |
| 3,200 | | | Volex PLC | | | 13,012 | | |
| 6,400 | | | Volution Group PLC | | | 35,372 | | |
| 3,542 | | | Watches of Switzerland Group PLC*,# | | | 31,987 | | |
| 5,138 | | | Watkin Jones PLC | | | 3,818 | | |
| 2,052 | | | Weir Group PLC | | | 49,343 | | |
| 1,764 | | | WH Smith PLC | | | 29,995 | | |
| 1,109 | | | Whitbread PLC | | | 51,681 | | |
| 5,006 | | | Wickes Group PLC | | | 9,067 | | |
| 3,672 | | | Wincanton PLC | | | 14,603 | | |
| 1,347 | | | Wise PLC, Class A* | | | 15,006 | | |
| 4,839 | | | WPP PLC | | | 46,445 | | |
| 930 | | | XPS Pensions Group PLC | | | 2,762 | | |
| 589 | | | Young & Co's Brewery PLC, Class A† | | | 8,183 | | |
| | | 21,017,140 | | |
| | United States—0.1% | |
| 1,592 | | | ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. | | | 11,969 | | |
| 770 | | | Ferguson PLC | | | 148,056 | | |
| 2,586 | | | Newmont Corp., CDI | | | 107,038 | | |
| 109 | | | Noble Corp. PLC† | | | 5,270 | | |
| | | 272,333 | | |
| | | | TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $144,395,015) | | | 162,923,194 | | |
| | AFFILIATED INVESTMENT COMPANY—28.6% | |
| | United States—28.6% | |
| 2,971,460 | | | DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio, Class I‡‡ (Cost $58,263,971) | | | 66,590,420 | | |
| |
| |
| | Expiration Date | |
| |
| | WARRANTS—0.0% | |
| | Canada—0.0% | |
| 122 | | | Constellation Software, Inc.§,* | | | | | | 03/31/2040 | | | 0 | | |
| | TOTAL WARRANTS (Cost $0) | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | |
| |
| |
| | Value (Note 1) | |
| | PREFERRED STOCKS—0.4% | |
| | Germany—0.4% | |
| 666 | | | Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, 9.48% | | | | | | | | | | $ | 66,134 | | |
| 608 | | | Dr Ing hc F Porsche AG, 1.26%# | | | | | | | | | | | 53,629 | | |
| 387 | | | Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGaA, 0.37% | | | | | | | | | | | 22,130 | | |
| 120 | | | Einhell ermany AG, 1.76% | | | | | | | | | | | 21,858 | | |
| 1,205 | | | FUCHS SE, 2.66% | | | | | | | | | | | 53,610 | | |
| 668 | | | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, 2.54% | | | | | | | | | | | 53,730 | | |
| 949 | | | Jungheinrich AG, 2.05% | | | | | | | | | | | 34,803 | | |
| 917 | | | Porsche Automobil Holding SE, 5.54% | | | | | | | | | | | 46,891 | | |
| 213 | | | Sartorius AG, 0.43% | | | | | | | | | | | 78,349 | | |
| 491 | | | Sixt SE, 9.14% | | | | | | | | | | | 36,371 | | |
| 173 | | | STO SE & Co. KGaA, 3.58% | | | | | | | | | | | 26,699 | | |
| 2,512 | | | Volkswagen AG, 7.84% | | | | | | | | | | | 310,035 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 804,239 | | |
| | Italy—0.0% | |
| 1,392 | | | Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA, 1.52% | | | | | | | | | | | 33,346 | | |
| 29,205 | | | Telecom Italia SpA, 0.0%* | | | | | | | | | | | 9,766 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 43,112 | | |
| | | | TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $1,038,626) | | | | | | | | | | | 847,351 | | |
| | | | 7-Day Yield | |
| |
| |
| | SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.4% | |
| 3,223,110 | | | State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio (Cost $3,223,110)†† | | | 5.40 | % | | | | | | | 3,223,110 | | |
| | | | TOTAL INVESTMENTS, AT VALUE—100.4% (Cost $206,920,722) | | | | | | | | | | | 233,584,075 | | |
| | | | Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(0.4)% | | | | | | | | | | | (874,138 | ) | |
| | | | NET ASSETS—100.0% | | | | | | | | | | $ | 232,709,937 | | |
Notes to the Schedule of Investments:
ADR—American Depositary Receipt
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust
† Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. As of December 31, 2023, the market value of the securities on loan was $8,295,112 (Note 1).
†† Represents cash collateral received from securities lending transactions. Non-cash collateral amounted to $5,559,288.
§ Fair valued security—Represents fair value as measured based on the Portfolio Valuation policies specified in Note 1. As of December 31, 2023, the total value of the fair valued securities was $963.
* Non-income producing security
# Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 at December 30, 2023, amounts to approximately $3,726,092, and represents 1.60% of net assets.
‡‡ Affiliated issuer. Assets with a total aggregate market value of $66,590,420, or 28.6% of net assets, were affiliated with the Fund as of December 31, 2023 (Note 2).
Percentages indicated are based on net assets.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
At December 31, 2023, industry diversification of the M International Equity Fund's investments as a percentage of net assets was as follows:
Summary of Industry Classifications (Unaudited) | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
Mutual Funds | | | 28.6 | % | |
Banks | | | 6.2 | % | |
Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels | | | 5.5 | % | |
Pharmaceuticals | | | 3.8 | % | |
Metals and Mining | | | 3.5 | % | |
Insurance | | | 2.9 | % | |
Machinery | | | 2.7 | % | |
Chemicals | | | 2.5 | % | |
Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment | | | 2.2 | % | |
Automobiles | | | 2.0 | % | |
Capital Markets | | | 1.9 | % | |
Food Products | | | 1.8 | % | |
Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods | | | 1.7 | % | |
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail | | | 1.5 | % | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services | | | 1.4 | % | |
Real Estate Management and Development | | | 1.4 | % | |
Professional Services | | | 1.3 | % | |
Trading Companies and Distributors | | | 1.3 | % | |
Construction and Engineering | | | 1.2 | % | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | | | 1.2 | % | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | | 1.2 | % | |
Household Durables | | | 1.2 | % | |
Automobile Components | | | 1.1 | % | |
Specialty Retail | | | 1.1 | % | |
Electric Utilities | | | 1.0 | % | |
Health Care Equipment and Supplies | | | 1.0 | % | |
Building Products | | | 0.9 | % | |
Electrical Equipment | | | 0.9 | % | |
IT Services | | | 0.9 | % | |
Software | | | 0.9 | % | |
Beverages | | | 0.8 | % | |
Commercial Services & Supplies | | | 0.8 | % | |
Aerospace & Defense | | | 0.7 | % | |
Ground Transportation | | | 0.7 | % | |
Industrial Conglomerates | | | 0.7 | % | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services | | | 0.7 | % | |
Broadline Retail | | | 0.6 | % | |
Construction Materials | | | 0.6 | % | |
Financial Services | | | 0.6 | % | |
Media | | | 0.6 | % | |
Air Freight and Logistics | | | 0.5 | % | |
Health Care Providers and Services | | | 0.5 | % | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M International Equity Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Summary of Industry Classifications (Unaudited) | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
Personal Care Products | | | 0.5 | % | |
Containers and Packaging | | | 0.4 | % | |
Entertainment | | | 0.4 | % | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers | | | 0.4 | % | |
Marine Transportation | | | 0.4 | % | |
Multi-Utilities | | | 0.4 | % | |
Biotechnology | | | 0.3 | % | |
Energy Equipment and Services | | | 0.3 | % | |
Gas Utilities | | | 0.3 | % | |
Life Sciences Tools and Services | | | 0.3 | % | |
Paper and Forest Products | | | 0.3 | % | |
Tobacco | | | 0.3 | % | |
Transportation Infrastructure | | | 0.3 | % | |
Communications Equipment | | | 0.2 | % | |
Consumer Finance | | | 0.2 | % | |
Household Products | | | 0.2 | % | |
Interactive Media & Services | | | 0.2 | % | |
Leisure Equipment and Products | | | 0.2 | % | |
Passenger Airlines | | | 0.2 | % | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | | | 0.2 | % | |
Distributors | | | 0.1 | % | |
Diversified Consumer Services | | | 0.1 | % | |
Health Care Technology | | | 0.1 | % | |
Water Utilities | | | 0.1 | % | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 1.4 | % | |
Total | | | 100.4 | % | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
53
M Large Cap Growth Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
December 31, 2023
Shares | |
| | Value (Note 1) | |
| | COMMON STOCKS—99.4% | |
| | Beverages—1.9% | |
| 80,800 | | | Monster Beverage Corp.* | | $ | 4,654,888 | | |
| | Biotechnology—2.6% | |
| 47,200 | | | Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.* | | | 6,219,072 | | |
| | Broadline Retail—6.1% | |
| 96,300 | | | Amazon.com, Inc.* | | | 14,631,822 | | |
| | Capital Markets—2.6% | |
| 91,600 | | | Charles Schwab Corp. | | | 6,302,080 | | |
| | Chemicals—2.0% | |
| 11,800 | | | Linde PLC | | | 4,846,378 | | |
| | Communications Equipment—5.4% | |
| 55,075 | | | Arista Networks, Inc.* | | | 12,970,713 | | |
| | Financial Services—10.5% | |
| 62,900 | | | Fiserv, Inc.* | | | 8,355,636 | | |
| 16,300 | | | Mastercard, Inc., Class A | | | 6,952,113 | | |
| 39,000 | | | Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 10,153,650 | | |
| | | 25,461,399 | | |
| | Health Care Equipment and Supplies—3.4% | |
| 142,130 | | | Boston Scientific Corp.* | | | 8,216,535 | | |
| | Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—3.0% | |
| 3,213 | | | Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.* | | | 7,348,002 | | |
| | Interactive Media & Services—5.1% | |
| 87,850 | | | Alphabet, Inc., Class A* | | | 12,271,766 | | |
Shares | |
| | Value (Note 1) | |
| | IT Services—9.0% | |
| 32,700 | | | Accenture PLC, Class A | | $ | 11,474,757 | | |
| 34,900 | | | EPAM Systems, Inc.* | | | 10,377,166 | | |
| | | 21,851,923 | | |
| | Life Sciences Tools and Services—1.5% | |
| 6,950 | | | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 3,688,991 | | |
| | Professional Services—3.8% | |
| 26,050 | | | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 6,068,869 | | |
| 15,225 | | | Paycom Software, Inc. | | | 3,147,312 | | |
| | | 9,216,181 | | |
| | Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment—12.9% | |
| 12,600 | | | ASML Holding NV, Registered | | | 9,537,192 | | |
| 36,000 | | | Entegris, Inc. | | | 4,313,520 | | |
| 34,950 | | | NVIDIA Corp. | | | 17,307,939 | | |
| | | 31,158,651 | | |
| | Software—28.7% | |
| 24,050 | | | Adobe, Inc.* | | | 14,348,230 | | |
| 41,600 | | | Autodesk, Inc.* | | | 10,128,768 | | |
| 22,700 | | | Intuit, Inc. | | | 14,188,181 | | |
| 82,020 | | | Microsoft Corp. | | | 30,842,801 | | |
| | | 69,507,980 | | |
| | Specialty Retail—0.9% | |
| 2,300 | | | O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.* | | | 2,185,184 | | |
| | | | TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $151,378,139) | | | 240,531,565 | | |
| | | | TOTAL INVESTMENTS, AT VALUE—99.4% (Cost $151,378,139) | | | 240,531,565 | | |
| | | | Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—0.6% | | | 1,567,997 | | |
| | | | NET ASSETS—100.0% | | $ | 242,099,562 | | |
Notes to the Schedule of Investments:
* Non-income producing security
Percentages indicated are based on net assets.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
54
M Large Cap Growth Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
At December 31, 2023, industry sector diversification of the M Large Cap Growth Fund's investments as a percentage of net assets was as follows:
Summary of Sector Classifications (Unaudited) | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
Information Technology | | | 56.0 | % | |
Financials | | | 13.1 | % | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 10.0 | % | |
Health Care | | | 7.5 | % | |
Communication Services | | | 5.1 | % | |
Industrials | | | 3.8 | % | |
Materials | | | 2.0 | % | |
Consumer Staples | | | 1.9 | % | |
Total | | | 99.4 | % | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | COMMON STOCKS—98.7% | |
| | Aerospace & Defense—1.3% | |
| 10,151 | | | BWX Technologies, Inc. | | $ | 778,886 | | |
| 3,378 | | | Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | | 752,585 | | |
| 73,391 | | | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.* | | | 1,489,103 | | |
| | | 3,020,574 | | |
| | Automobile Components—3.1% | |
| 51,371 | | | BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 1,841,650 | | |
| 76,590 | | | Dana, Inc. | | | 1,118,980 | | |
| 29,825 | | | Modine Manufacturing Co.* | | | 1,780,552 | | |
| 119,452 | | | Stoneridge, Inc.* | | | 2,337,676 | | |
| | | 7,078,858 | | |
| | Banks—4.0% | |
| 54,419 | | | Bancorp, Inc.* | | | 2,098,397 | | |
| 28,378 | | | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 940,447 | | |
| 93,791 | | | First BanCorp | | | 1,542,862 | | |
| 20,524 | | | Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | | | 1,790,103 | | |
| 17,534 | | | Popular, Inc. | | | 1,439,015 | | |
| 14,059 | | | Wintrust Financial Corp. | | | 1,303,972 | | |
| | | 9,114,796 | | |
| | Biotechnology—3.9% | |
| 35,116 | | | ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 1,099,482 | | |
| 14,297 | | | BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | | | 1,378,517 | | |
| 20,956 | | | Exact Sciences Corp.* | | | 1,550,325 | | |
| 27,447 | | | Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 1,014,441 | | |
| 10,519 | | | Incyte Corp.* | | | 660,488 | | |
| 22,033 | | | Natera, Inc.* | | | 1,380,147 | | |
| 3,244 | | | Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 312,819 | | |
| 2,580 | | | United Therapeutics Corp.* | | | 567,316 | | |
| 26,199 | | | Vericel Corp.* | | | 932,946 | | |
| | | 8,896,481 | | |
| | Building Products—3.7% | |
| 25,715 | | | AZEK Co., Inc.* | | | 983,599 | | |
| 21,086 | | | Builders FirstSource, Inc.* | | | 3,520,097 | | |
| 11,367 | | | Masonite International Corp.* | | | 962,330 | | |
| 37,341 | | | Trex Co., Inc.* | | | 3,091,461 | | |
| | | 8,557,487 | | |
| | Capital Markets—2.4% | |
| 37,471 | | | Carlyle Group, Inc. | | | 1,524,695 | | |
| 6,979 | | | Evercore, Inc., Class A | | | 1,193,758 | | |
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| | Capital Markets (Continued) | |
| 15,725 | | | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | $ | 1,753,337 | | |
| 21,445 | | | TPG, Inc. | | | 925,781 | | |
| | | 5,397,571 | | |
| | Chemicals—2.3% | |
| 18,148 | | | Albemarle Corp. | | | 2,622,023 | | |
| 70,401 | | | Aspen Aerogels, Inc.* | | | 1,110,928 | | |
| 22,899 | | | FMC Corp. | | | 1,443,782 | | |
| | | 5,176,733 | | |
| | Commercial Services & Supplies—0.6% | |
| 106,648 | | | Interface, Inc. | | | 1,345,898 | | |
| | Construction and Engineering—4.2% | |
| 14,057 | | | AECOM | | | 1,299,289 | | |
| 54,187 | | | Granite Construction, Inc. | | | 2,755,951 | | |
| 39,609 | | | MasTec, Inc.* | | | 2,999,193 | | |
| 11,310 | | | Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 2,440,698 | | |
| | | 9,495,131 | | |
| | Construction Materials—2.7% | |
| 16,606 | | | Eagle Materials, Inc. | | | 3,368,361 | | |
| 73,453 | | | Summit Materials, Inc., Class A* | | | 2,825,002 | | |
| | | 6,193,363 | | |
| | Containers and Packaging—0.7% | |
| 111,991 | | | Pactiv Evergreen, Inc. | | | 1,535,397 | | |
| | Diversified Consumer Services—0.7% | |
| 91,712 | | | Perdoceo Education Corp. | | | 1,610,463 | | |
| | Diversified Telecommunication Services—0.6% | |
| 17,261 | | | Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,312,872 | | |
| | Electrical Equipment—3.4% | |
| 178,984 | | | Array Technologies, Inc.* | | | 3,006,931 | | |
| 11,272 | | | EnerSys | | | 1,138,021 | | |
| 2,096 | | | Hubbell, Inc. | | | 689,437 | | |
| 78,051 | | | Shoals Technologies Group, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,212,913 | | |
| 33,538 | | | Vertiv Holdings Co. | | | 1,610,830 | | |
| | | 7,658,132 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components—5.9% | |
| 6,467 | | | Belden, Inc. | | $ | 499,576 | | |
| 46,773 | | | Coherent Corp.* | | | 2,036,029 | | |
| 9,322 | | | Fabrinet* | | | 1,774,256 | | |
| 104,299 | | | Flex Ltd.* | | | 3,176,947 | | |
| 34,424 | | | Jabil, Inc. | | | 4,385,618 | | |
| 8,932 | | | Rogers Corp.* | | | 1,179,649 | | |
| 9,176 | | | Sanmina Corp.* | | | 471,371 | | |
| | | 13,523,446 | | |
| | Financial Services—1.5% | |
| 45,989 | | | NMI Holdings, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,364,954 | | |
| 110,883 | | | Paymentus Holdings, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,981,479 | | |
| | | 3,346,433 | | |
| | Food Products—0.6% | |
| 26,902 | | | Darling Ingredients, Inc.* | | | 1,340,796 | | |
| | Ground Transportation—3.1% | |
| 34,365 | | | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,981,142 | | |
| 74,442 | | | RXO, Inc.* | | | 1,731,521 | | |
| 38,346 | | | XPO, Inc.* | | | 3,358,726 | | |
| | | 7,071,389 | | |
| | Health Care Equipment and Supplies—4.8% | |
| 4,017 | | | Align Technology, Inc.* | | | 1,100,658 | | |
| 7,339 | | | Cooper Cos., Inc. | | | 2,777,371 | | |
| 15,360 | | | Hologic, Inc.* | | | 1,097,472 | | |
| 6,473 | | | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.* | | | 1,316,802 | | |
| 11,112 | | | Insulet Corp.* | | | 2,411,082 | | |
| 32,955 | | | Novocure Ltd.* | | | 492,018 | | |
| 22,558 | | | Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.* | | | 667,266 | | |
| 48,503 | | | Varex Imaging Corp.* | | | 994,311 | | |
| | | 10,856,980 | | |
| | Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—3.4% | |
| 26,184 | | | Boyd Gaming Corp. | | | 1,639,380 | | |
| 63,147 | | | Caesars Entertainment, Inc.* | | | 2,960,331 | | |
| 43,255 | | | Planet Fitness, Inc., Class A* | | | 3,157,615 | | |
| | | 7,757,326 | | |
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| | Industrial REITs—0.8% | |
| 77,688 | | | LXP Industrial Trust | | $ | 770,665 | | |
| 25,226 | | | STAG Industrial, Inc. | | | 990,373 | | |
| | | 1,761,038 | | |
| | Insurance—1.6% | |
| 4,915 | | | Everest Group Ltd. | | | 1,737,846 | | |
| 25,030 | | | Trupanion, Inc.†,* | | | 763,665 | | |
| 16,476 | | | WR Berkley Corp. | | | 1,165,183 | | |
| | | 3,666,694 | | |
| | Interactive Media & Services—0.7% | |
| 90,086 | | | ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc.* | | | 1,665,690 | | |
| | IT Services—2.4% | |
| 4,605 | | | EPAM Systems, Inc.* | | | 1,369,251 | | |
| 102,391 | | | Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,364,872 | | |
| 3,023 | | | MongoDB, Inc.* | | | 1,235,954 | | |
| 16,229 | | | Okta, Inc.* | | | 1,469,211 | | |
| | | 5,439,288 | | |
| | Leisure Products—0.9% | |
| 109,494 | | | Mattel, Inc.* | | | 2,067,247 | | |
| | Life Sciences Tools and Services—2.2% | |
| 58,764 | | | Avantor, Inc.* | | | 1,341,582 | | |
| 7,917 | | | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.* | | | 1,871,579 | | |
| 19,073 | | | Qiagen NV* | | | 828,341 | | |
| 61,191 | | | Sotera Health Co.* | | | 1,031,068 | | |
| | | 5,072,570 | | |
| | Machinery—1.6% | |
| 12,071 | | | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 1,184,165 | | |
| 90,690 | | | Stratasys Ltd.* | | | 1,295,053 | | |
| 22,987 | | | Symbotic, Inc.†,* | | | 1,179,923 | | |
| | | 3,659,141 | | |
| | Marine Transportation—0.6% | |
| 18,620 | | | Kirby Corp.* | | | 1,461,298 | | |
| | Media—1.2% | |
| 131,975 | | | Integral Ad Science Holding Corp.* | | | 1,899,120 | | |
| 103,257 | | | Magnite, Inc.* | | | 964,421 | | |
| | | 2,863,541 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Metals and Mining—3.8% | |
| 88,447 | | | ATI, Inc.* | | $ | 4,021,685 | | |
| 38,885 | | | Carpenter Technology Corp. | | | 2,753,058 | | |
| 30,818 | | | MP Materials Corp.* | | | 611,738 | | |
| 43,559 | | | Sigma Lithium Corp.†,* | | | 1,373,415 | | |
| | | 8,759,896 | | |
| | Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels—3.5% | |
| 27,931 | | | Devon Energy Corp. | | | 1,265,274 | | |
| 91,988 | | | Navigator Holdings Ltd. | | | 1,338,425 | | |
| 209,654 | | | Permian Resources Corp. | | | 2,851,295 | | |
| 65,481 | | | SM Energy Co. | | | 2,535,424 | | |
| | | 7,990,418 | | |
| | Passenger Airlines—3.2% | |
| 43,844 | | | Alaska Air Group, Inc.* | | | 1,712,985 | | |
| 328,004 | | | Azul SA, ADR* | | | 3,178,359 | | |
| 252,546 | | | Controladora Vuela Cia de Aviacion SAB de CV, ADR* | | | 2,368,881 | | |
| | | 7,260,225 | | |
| | Pharmaceuticals—2.0% | |
| 19,688 | | | Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 1,217,702 | | |
| 29,559 | | | Catalent, Inc.* | | | 1,328,086 | | |
| 5,200 | | | Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC* | | | 639,600 | | |
| 38,439 | | | Pacira BioSciences, Inc.* | | | 1,296,932 | | |
| | | 4,482,320 | | |
| | Professional Services—3.2% | |
| 8,914 | | | Equifax, Inc. | | | 2,204,343 | | |
| 41,049 | | | KBR, Inc. | | | 2,274,525 | | |
| 206,608 | | | Planet Labs PBC†,* | | | 510,322 | | |
| 17,728 | | | TransUnion | | | 1,218,091 | | |
| 67,001 | | | Upwork, Inc.* | | | 996,305 | | |
| | | 7,203,586 | | |
| | Real Estate Management and Development—0.2% | |
| 32,385 | | | DigitalBridge Group, Inc. | | | 568,033 | | |
| | Residential REITs—0.3% | |
| 39,762 | | | Independence Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 608,359 | | |
| | Retail REITs—0.2% | |
| 33,066 | | | NETSTREIT Corp. | | | 590,228 | | |
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| | Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment—8.8% | |
| 8,044 | | | Ambarella, Inc.* | | $ | 493,017 | | |
| 95,006 | | | indie Semiconductor, Inc., Class A†,* | | | 770,499 | | |
| 27,254 | | | MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.* | | | 2,533,259 | | |
| 11,282 | | | MKS Instruments, Inc. | | | 1,160,579 | | |
| 3,734 | | | Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | | | 2,355,332 | | |
| 23,180 | | | Qorvo, Inc.* | | | 2,610,300 | | |
| 46,861 | | | Semtech Corp.* | | | 1,026,724 | | |
| 16,484 | | | SiTime Corp.* | | | 2,012,367 | | |
| 6,098 | | | SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.†,* | | | 570,773 | | |
| 42,362 | | | Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,446,239 | | |
| 9,572 | | | Universal Display Corp. | | | 1,830,741 | | |
| 75,104 | | | Wolfspeed, Inc.†,* | | | 3,267,775 | | |
| | | 20,077,605 | | |
| | Software—2.1% | |
| 19,438 | | | Envestnet, Inc.* | | | 962,570 | | |
| 13,141 | | | Guidewire Software, Inc.* | | | 1,432,894 | | |
| 1,961 | | | HubSpot, Inc.* | | | 1,138,439 | | |
| 1,042 | | | Tyler Technologies, Inc.* | | | 435,681 | | |
| 85,095 | | | Zuora, Inc., Class A* | | | 799,893 | | |
| | | 4,769,477 | | |
| | Specialty Retail—0.7% | |
| 29,906 | | | Chewy, Inc., Class A* | | | 706,679 | | |
| 121,831 | | | Leslie's, Inc.* | | | 841,852 | | |
| | | 1,548,531 | | |
| | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—0.5% | |
| 31,833 | | | Pure Storage, Inc., Class A* | | | 1,135,165 | | |
| | Trading Companies and Distributors—5.3% | |
| 44,589 | | | Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.* | | | 3,880,135 | | |
| 66,360 | | | FTAI Aviation Ltd. | | | 3,079,104 | | |
| 15,914 | | | GMS, Inc.* | | | 1,311,791 | | |
| 346,129 | | | MRC Global, Inc.* | | | 3,810,880 | | |
| | | 12,081,910 | | |
| | | | TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $165,774,089) | | | 225,022,386 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| |
| | 7-Day Yield | | Value (Note 1) | |
| | SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—1.0% | |
| 2,132,506 | | | State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio (Cost $2,132,506)†† | | | | | | | 5.40 | % | | $ | 2,132,506 | | |
| | TOTAL INVESTMENTS, AT VALUE—99.7% (Cost $167,906,595) | | | | | | | | | | | 227,154,892 | | |
| | Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—0.3% | | | | | | | | | | | 796,812 | | |
| | NET ASSETS—100.0% | | | | | | | | | | $ | 227,951,704 | | |
Notes to the Schedule of Investments:
ADR—American Depositary Receipt
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust
* Non-income producing security
† Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. As of December 31, 2023, the market value of the securities on loan was $6,817,273 (Note 1).
†† Represents collateral received from securities lending transactions. Non-cash collateral amounted to $5,078,709.
Percentages indicated are based on net assets.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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December 31, 2023
At December 31, 2023, industry sector diversification of the M Capital Appreciation Fund's investments as a percentage of net assets was as follows:
Summary of Sector Classifications (Unaudited) | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
Industrials | | | 30.2 | % | |
Information Technology | | | 19.7 | % | |
Health Care | | | 12.9 | % | |
Materials | | | 9.5 | % | |
Financials | | | 9.4 | % | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 8.8 | % | |
Energy | | | 3.5 | % | |
Communication Services | | | 2.6 | % | |
Real Estate | | | 1.5 | % | |
Consumer Staples | | | 0.6 | % | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 1.0 | % | |
Total | | | 99.7 | % | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Value (Note 1) | |
| | COMMON STOCKS—98.6% | |
| | Aerospace & Defense—1.7% | |
| 500 | | | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | $ | 129,820 | | |
| 1,600 | | | L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 336,992 | | |
| 3,300 | | | Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 1,495,692 | | |
| 3,800 | | | Textron, Inc. | | | 305,596 | | |
| | | 2,268,100 | | |
| | Air Freight and Logistics—0.6% | |
| 3,500 | | | FedEx Corp. | | | 885,395 | | |
| | Automobile Components—0.1% | |
| 800 | | | Lear Corp. | | | 112,968 | | |
| | Automobiles—1.1% | |
| 66,100 | | | Ford Motor Co. | | | 805,759 | | |
| 19,600 | | | General Motors Co. | | | 704,032 | | |
| | | 1,509,791 | | |
| | Banks—8.6% | |
| 64,700 | | | Bank of America Corp. | | | 2,178,449 | | |
| 24,900 | | | Citigroup, Inc. | | | 1,280,856 | | |
| 3,800 | | | Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 125,932 | | |
| 500 | | | Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 54,245 | | |
| 11,800 | | | Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 150,096 | | |
| 40,600 | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 6,906,060 | | |
| 7,700 | | | KeyCorp. | | | 110,880 | | |
| 1,400 | | | M&T Bank Corp. | | | 191,912 | | |
| 3,300 | | | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 511,005 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Webster Financial Corp. | | | 76,140 | | |
| | | 11,585,575 | | |
| | Beverages—0.2% | |
| 100 | | | Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. | | | 92,840 | | |
| 2,799 | | | Molson Coors Beverage Co., Class B | | | 171,327 | | |
| | | 264,167 | | |
| | Biotechnology—5.6% | |
| 23,200 | | | AbbVie, Inc. | | | 3,595,304 | | |
| 7,300 | | | Amgen, Inc. | | | 2,102,546 | | |
| 1,900 | | | Biogen, Inc.* | | | 491,663 | | |
| 17,300 | | | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 1,401,473 | | |
| | | 7,590,986 | | |
| | Broadline Retail—0.2% | |
| 6,900 | | | eBay, Inc. | | | 300,978 | | |
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| | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Building Products—1.4% | |
| 1,100 | | | Allegion PLC | | $ | 139,359 | | |
| 2,000 | | | Builders FirstSource, Inc.* | | | 333,880 | | |
| 700 | | | Carlisle Cos., Inc. | | | 218,701 | | |
| 1,800 | | | Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. | | | 137,052 | | |
| 8,800 | | | Johnson Controls International PLC | | | 507,232 | | |
| 4,400 | | | Masco Corp. | | | 294,712 | | |
| 1,800 | | | Owens Corning | | | 266,814 | | |
| 500 | | | UFP Industries, Inc. | | | 62,775 | | |
| | | 1,960,525 | | |
| | Capital Markets—5.2% | |
| 1,400 | | | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 531,762 | | |
| 11,600 | | | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | | 603,780 | | |
| 4,700 | | | Carlyle Group, Inc. | | | 191,243 | | |
| 4,600 | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 1,774,542 | | |
| 3,700 | | | Invesco Ltd. | | | 66,008 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. | | | 68,697 | | |
| 1,000 | | | LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 227,620 | | |
| 23,400 | | | Morgan Stanley | | | 2,182,050 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Northern Trust Corp. | | | 143,446 | | |
| 2,700 | | | Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 301,050 | | |
| 5,700 | | | Robinhood Markets, Inc., Class A* | | | 72,618 | | |
| 800 | | | SEI Investments Co. | | | 50,840 | | |
| 4,800 | | | State Street Corp. | | | 371,808 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Stifel Financial Corp. | | | 96,810 | | |
| 3,000 | | | T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 323,070 | | |
| | | 7,005,344 | | |
| | Chemicals—1.0% | |
| 1,600 | | | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 127,200 | | |
| 9,300 | | | Dow, Inc. | | | 510,012 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 143,712 | | |
| 4,485 | | | LyondellBasell Industries NV, Class A | | | 426,434 | | |
| 1,850 | | | Olin Corp. | | | 99,807 | | |
| | | 1,307,165 | | |
| | Communications Equipment—2.2% | |
| 56,900 | | | Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 2,874,588 | | |
| 4,200 | | | Juniper Networks, Inc. | | | 123,816 | | |
| | | 2,998,404 | | |
| | Construction Materials—0.1% | |
| 500 | | | Eagle Materials, Inc. | | | 101,420 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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| | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Consumer Finance—2.5% | |
| 3,900 | | | Ally Financial, Inc. | | $ | 136,188 | | |
| 10,200 | | | American Express Co. | | | 1,910,868 | | |
| 4,900 | | | Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 642,488 | | |
| 3,900 | | | Discover Financial Services | | | 438,360 | | |
| 6,100 | | | Synchrony Financial | | | 232,959 | | |
| | | 3,360,863 | | |
| | Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail—0.6% | |
| 1,000 | | | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.* | | | 66,660 | | |
| 9,700 | | | Kroger Co. | | | 443,387 | | |
| 4,100 | | | Sysco Corp. | | | 299,833 | | |
| | | 809,880 | | |
| | Containers and Packaging—0.7% | |
| 1,600 | | | Berry Global Group, Inc. | | | 107,824 | | |
| 2,300 | | | Crown Holdings, Inc. | | | 211,807 | | |
| 4,200 | | | Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | | | 103,530 | | |
| 4,500 | | | International Paper Co. | | | 162,675 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Packaging Corp. of America | | | 244,365 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Sonoco Products Co. | | | 67,044 | | |
| | | 897,245 | | |
| | Diversified Consumer Services—0.2% | |
| 1,100 | | | H&R Block, Inc. | | | 53,207 | | |
| 2,900 | | | Service Corp. International | | | 198,505 | | |
| | | 251,712 | | |
| | Diversified Telecommunication Services—2.2% | |
| 54,800 | | | AT&T, Inc. | | | 919,544 | | |
| 54,300 | | | Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 2,047,110 | | |
| | | 2,966,654 | | |
| | Electric Utilities—1.5% | |
| 3,300 | | | Alliant Energy Corp. | | | 169,290 | | |
| 10,300 | | | Duke Energy Corp. | | | 999,512 | | |
| 4,600 | | | Edison International | | | 328,854 | | |
| 2,752 | | | OGE Energy Corp. | | | 96,127 | | |
| 1,549 | | | Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 111,280 | | |
| 10,200 | | | PPL Corp. | | | 276,420 | | |
| | | 1,981,483 | | |
| | Electrical Equipment—0.1% | |
| 500 | | | Regal Rexnord Corp. | | | 74,010 | | |
Shares | |
| | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components—0.7% | |
| 1,200 | | | Arrow Electronics, Inc.* | | $ | 146,700 | | |
| 11,600 | | | Corning, Inc. | | | 353,220 | | |
| 2,500 | | | Jabil, Inc. | | | 318,500 | | |
| 1,200 | | | TD SYNNEX Corp. | | | 129,132 | | |
| | | 947,552 | | |
| | Energy Equipment and Services—0.4% | |
| 11,600 | | | Halliburton Co. | | | 419,340 | | |
| 3,200 | | | NOV, Inc. | | | 64,896 | | |
| | | 484,236 | | |
| | Financial Services—1.1% | |
| 5,800 | | | Equitable Holdings, Inc. | | | 193,140 | | |
| 7,044 | | | Fiserv, Inc.* | | | 935,725 | | |
| 3,400 | | | Global Payments, Inc. | | | 431,800 | | |
| | | 1,560,665 | | |
| | Food Products—1.1% | |
| 9,300 | | | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 671,646 | | |
| 1,300 | | | Bunge Global SA | | | 131,235 | | |
| 900 | | | Ingredion, Inc. | | | 97,677 | | |
| 16,900 | | | Kraft Heinz Co. | | | 624,962 | | |
| | | 1,525,520 | | |
| | Ground Transportation—1.0% | |
| 500 | | | Avis Budget Group, Inc. | | | 88,630 | | |
| 25,900 | | | CSX Corp. | | | 897,953 | | |
| 2,200 | | | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. | | | 126,830 | | |
| 2,600 | | | U-Haul Holding Co. NV | | | 183,144 | | |
| 200 | | | U-Haul Holding Co.†,* | | | 14,360 | | |
| | | 1,310,917 | | |
| | Health Care Equipment and Supplies—0.7% | |
| 10,900 | | | Medtronic PLC | | | 897,942 | | |
| | Health Care Providers and Services—7.2% | |
| 3,662 | | | Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 369,129 | | |
| 3,400 | | | Cencora, Inc. | | | 698,292 | | |
| 4,400 | | | Centene Corp.* | | | 326,524 | | |
| 4,600 | | | Cigna Group | | | 1,377,470 | | |
| 10,500 | | | CVS Health Corp. | | | 829,080 | | |
| 1,200 | | | DaVita, Inc.* | | | 125,712 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | |
| | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Health Care Providers and Services (Continued) | |
| 4,200 | | | Elevance Health, Inc. | | $ | 1,980,552 | | |
| 5,600 | | | HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 1,515,808 | | |
| 1,800 | | | Henry Schein, Inc.* | | | 136,278 | | |
| 1,600 | | | Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings | | | 363,664 | | |
| 2,700 | | | McKesson Corp. | | | 1,250,046 | | |
| 500 | | | Molina Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 180,655 | | |
| 2,300 | | | Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 317,124 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Tenet Healthcare Corp.* | | | 83,127 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | | | 182,928 | | |
| | | 9,736,389 | | |
| | Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—0.1% | |
| 1,349 | | | Boyd Gaming Corp. | | | 84,461 | | |
| | Household Durables—1.8% | |
| 6,200 | | | DR Horton, Inc. | | | 942,276 | | |
| 4,600 | | | Lennar Corp., Class A | | | 685,584 | | |
| 30 | | | NVR, Inc.* | | | 210,013 | | |
| 4,500 | | | PulteGroup, Inc. | | | 464,490 | | |
| 800 | | | Toll Brothers, Inc. | | | 82,232 | | |
| 300 | | | TopBuild Corp.* | | | 112,278 | | |
| | | 2,496,873 | | |
| | Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers—0.2% | |
| 5,800 | | | Vistra Corp. | | | 223,416 | | |
| | Insurance—6.3% | |
| 9,200 | | | Aflac, Inc. | | | 759,000 | | |
| 1,000 | | | American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 118,890 | | |
| 9,200 | | | American International Group, Inc. | | | 623,300 | | |
| 5,300 | | | Arch Capital Group Ltd.* | | | 393,631 | | |
| 700 | | | Assurant, Inc. | | | 117,943 | | |
| 6,000 | | | Chubb Ltd. | | | 1,356,000 | | |
| 2,200 | | | Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 227,612 | | |
| 3,700 | | | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | | | 188,774 | | |
| 1,300 | | | First American Financial Corp. | | | 83,772 | | |
| 1,200 | | | Globe Life, Inc. | | | 146,064 | | |
| 4,600 | | | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | | | 369,748 | | |
| 3,500 | | | Loews Corp. | | | 243,565 | | |
| 150 | | | Markel Group, Inc.* | | | 212,985 | | |
| 11,800 | | | MetLife, Inc. | | | 780,334 | | |
| 4,000 | | | Old Republic International Corp. | | | 117,600 | | |
| 400 | | | Primerica, Inc. | | | 82,304 | | |
| 3,600 | | | Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 283,212 | | |
Shares | |
| | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Insurance (Continued) | |
| 5,100 | | | Prudential Financial, Inc. | | $ | 528,921 | | |
| 900 | | | Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 145,602 | | |
| 6,000 | | | Travelers Cos., Inc. | | | 1,142,940 | | |
| 2,700 | | | Unum Group | | | 122,094 | | |
| 800 | | | Willis Towers Watson PLC | | | 192,960 | | |
| 3,650 | | | WR Berkley Corp. | | | 258,128 | | |
| | | 8,495,379 | | |
| | IT Services—1.8% | |
| 6,500 | | | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A | | | 490,945 | | |
| 11,000 | | | International Business Machines Corp. | | | 1,799,050 | | |
| 1,500 | | | Twilio, Inc., Class A* | | | 113,805 | | |
| | | 2,403,800 | | |
| | Leisure Products—0.1% | |
| 1,200 | | | Brunswick Corp. | | | 116,100 | | |
| 2,700 | | | Mattel, Inc.* | | | 50,976 | | |
| | | 167,076 | | |
| | Machinery—4.8% | |
| 950 | | | AGCO Corp. | | | 115,340 | | |
| 6,600 | | | Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 1,951,422 | | |
| 1,900 | | | Cummins, Inc. | | | 455,183 | | |
| 3,800 | | | Deere & Co. | | | 1,519,506 | | |
| 1,800 | | | Dover Corp. | | | 276,858 | | |
| 700 | | | Middleby Corp.* | | | 103,019 | | |
| 800 | | | Oshkosh Corp. | | | 86,728 | | |
| 7,222 | | | PACCAR, Inc. | | | 705,228 | | |
| 1,700 | | | Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 783,190 | | |
| 2,200 | | | Pentair PLC | | | 159,962 | | |
| 800 | | | Snap-on, Inc. | | | 231,072 | | |
| 800 | | | Timken Co. | | | 64,120 | | |
| | | 6,451,628 | | |
| | Media—2.8% | |
| 1,200 | | | Charter Communications, Inc., Class A* | | | 466,416 | | |
| 60,600 | | | Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 2,657,310 | | |
| 5,700 | | | Fox Corp., Class A | | | 169,119 | | |
| 5,400 | | | Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | | | 176,256 | | |
| 3,600 | | | Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 311,436 | | |
| | | 3,780,537 | | |
| | Metals and Mining—1.4% | |
| 6,600 | | | Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.* | | | 134,772 | | |
| 700 | | | Commercial Metals Co. | | | 35,028 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | |
| | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Metals and Mining (Continued) | |
| 5,100 | | | Nucor Corp. | | $ | 887,604 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 279,680 | | |
| 3,500 | | | Steel Dynamics, Inc. | | | 413,350 | | |
| 3,100 | | | U.S. Steel Corp. | | | 150,815 | | |
| | | 1,901,249 | | |
| | Multi-Utilities—1.3% | |
| 5,700 | | | CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 162,849 | | |
| 4,500 | | | Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 409,365 | | |
| 8,700 | | | Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 532,005 | | |
| 8,600 | | | Sempra | | | 642,678 | | |
| | | 1,746,897 | | |
| | Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels—12.9% | |
| 2,200 | | | Antero Resources Corp.* | | | 49,896 | | |
| 4,500 | | | APA Corp. | | | 161,460 | | |
| 3,100 | | | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | | | 529,201 | | |
| 24,169 | | | Chevron Corp. | | | 3,605,048 | | |
| 300 | | | Chord Energy Corp. | | | 49,869 | | |
| 17,100 | | | ConocoPhillips | | | 1,984,797 | | |
| 9,800 | | | Coterra Energy, Inc. | | | 250,096 | | |
| 9,700 | | | EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 1,173,215 | | |
| 52,800 | | | Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 5,278,945 | | |
| 31,000 | | | Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 546,840 | | |
| 9,535 | | | Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 230,366 | | |
| 5,100 | | | Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 756,636 | | |
| 1,100 | | | Murphy Oil Corp. | | | 46,926 | | |
| 1,700 | | | New Fortress Energy, Inc.† | | | 64,141 | | |
| 12,500 | | | Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 746,375 | | |
| 5,800 | | | Phillips 66 | | | 772,212 | | |
| 3,100 | | | Range Resources Corp. | | | 94,364 | | |
| 14,200 | | | Southwestern Energy Co.* | | | 93,010 | | |
| 5,400 | | | Valero Energy Corp. | | | 702,000 | | |
| 9,900 | | | Williams Cos., Inc. | | | 344,817 | | |
| | | 17,480,214 | | |
| | Passenger Airlines—0.1% | |
| 5,300 | | | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 213,219 | | |
| | Pharmaceuticals—4.9% | |
| 19,700 | | | Johnson & Johnson | | | 3,087,778 | | |
| 30,400 | | | Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 3,314,208 | | |
| 15,500 | | | Viatris, Inc. | | | 167,865 | | |
| | | 6,569,851 | | |
Shares | |
| | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Professional Services—0.3% | |
| 200 | | | CACI International, Inc., Class A* | | $ | 64,772 | | |
| 1,899 | | | Leidos Holdings, Inc. | | | 205,548 | | |
| 1,400 | | | Robert Half, Inc. | | | 123,088 | | |
| 300 | | | Science Applications International Corp. | | | 37,296 | | |
| | | 430,704 | | |
| | Real Estate Management and Development—0.1% | |
| 400 | | | Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.* | | | 75,548 | | |
| | Semiconductors and Semiconductor Equipment—4.7% | |
| 11,600 | | | Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 1,880,012 | | |
| 4,400 | | | Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 396,792 | | |
| 15,000 | | | Micron Technology, Inc. | | | 1,280,100 | | |
| 4,800 | | | ON Semiconductor Corp.* | | | 400,944 | | |
| 15,400 | | | QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 2,227,302 | | |
| 2,200 | | | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 247,324 | | |
| | | 6,432,474 | | |
| | Software—0.1% | |
| 5,200 | | | Gen Digital, Inc. | | | 118,664 | | |
| | Specialty Retail—2.8% | |
| 1,300 | | | AutoNation, Inc.* | | | 195,234 | | |
| 3,100 | | | Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 242,668 | | |
| 500 | | | Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. | | | 73,475 | | |
| 400 | | | Lithia Motors, Inc. | | | 131,712 | | |
| 12,400 | | | Lowe's Cos., Inc. | | | 2,759,620 | | |
| 300 | | | Murphy USA, Inc. | | | 106,968 | | |
| 1,000 | | | Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | | | 160,510 | | |
| 900 | | | Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | | | 181,602 | | |
| | | 3,851,789 | | |
| | Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals—1.1% | |
| 3,300 | | | Dell Technologies, Inc., Class C | | | 252,450 | | |
| 21,900 | | | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 371,862 | | |
| 21,700 | | | HP, Inc. | | | 652,953 | | |
| 2,700 | | | NetApp, Inc. | | | 238,032 | | |
| | | 1,515,297 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
Shares | |
| | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Textiles, Apparel and Luxury Goods—0.2% | |
| 1,200 | | | Levi Strauss & Co., Class A | | $ | 19,848 | | |
| 649 | | | Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 93,586 | | |
| 1,800 | | | Skechers USA, Inc., Class A* | | | 112,212 | | |
| | | 225,646 | | |
| | Tobacco—2.1% | |
| 24,300 | | | Altria Group, Inc. | | | 980,262 | | |
| 20,500 | | | Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 1,928,640 | | |
| | | 2,908,902 | | |
Shares | |
| | Value (Note 1) | |
| | Trading Companies and Distributors—0.7% | |
| 2,600 | | | Ferguson PLC | | $ | 501,982 | | |
| 900 | | | United Rentals, Inc. | | | 516,078 | | |
| | | 1,018,060 | | |
| | | | TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $106,268,060) | | | 133,287,570 | | |
| | EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND—0.8% | |
| 6,200 | | | iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF† (Cost $985,712) | | | 1,024,550 | | |
| |
| |
| | 7-Day Yield | |
| |
| | SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.0% | |
| 57,378 | | | State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio (Cost $57,378)†† | | | | | | | 5.40 | % | | | 57,378 | | |
| | TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $57,378) | | | | | | | | | | | 57,378 | | |
| | TOTAL INVESTMENTS, AT VALUE—99.4% (Cost $107,311,150) | | | | | | | | | | | 134,369,498 | | |
| | Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities—0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | 860,069 | | |
| | NET ASSETS—100.0% | | | | | | | | | | $ | 135,229,567 | | |
Notes to the Schedule of Investments:
* Non-income producing security
† Denotes all or a portion of security on loan. As of December 31, 2023, the market value of the securities on loan was $224,173 (Note 1).
†† Represents cash collateral received from securities lending transactions. Non-cash collateral amounted to $172,579.
Percentages indicated are based on net assets.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M Large Cap Value Fund
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2023
At December 31, 2023, industry sector diversification of the M Large Cap Value Fund's investments as a percentage of net assets was as follows:
Summary of Sector Classifications (Unaudited) | | Percentage of Net Assets | |
Financials | | | 24.4 | % | |
Health Care | | | 18.3 | % | |
Energy | | | 13.3 | % | |
Industrials | | | 10.8 | % | |
Information Technology | | | 10.7 | % | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 6.7 | % | |
Communication Services | | | 5.0 | % | |
Consumer Staples | | | 4.1 | % | |
Materials | | | 3.1 | % | |
Utilities | | | 2.9 | % | |
Real Estate | | | 0.1 | % | |
Short-Term Investments | | | 0.0 | % | |
Total | | | 99.4 | % | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M Fund, Inc.
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
December 31, 2023
| | M International Equity Fund | | M Large Cap Growth Fund | | M Capital Appreciation Fund | | M Large Cap Value Fund | |
Assets: | |
Investments, at value (Note 1)*/**—see accompanying Schedule of Investments | | $ | 166,993,655 | | | $ | 240,531,565 | | | $ | 227,154,892 | | | $ | 134,369,498 | | |
Affiliated investment company, at value (Note 1)***—see accompanying Schedule of Investments | | | 66,590,420 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Cash (Note 1) | | | 984,649 | | | | 1,749,463 | | | | 3,446,663 | | | | 863,598 | | |
Cash denominated in foreign currencies**** | | | 813,964 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Receivable from: | |
Securities sold | | | 14,954 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Capital stock subscriptions | | | 9,588 | | | | 35,812 | | | | 39,292 | | | | 17,660 | | |
Dividends and interest | | | 205,718 | | | | 44,121 | | | | 118,324 | | | | 177,358 | | |
Dividend tax reclaim receivable | | | 454,160 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total assets | | | 236,067,108 | | | | 242,360,961 | | | | 230,759,171 | | | | 135,428,114 | | |
Liabilities: | |
Payable for: | |
Capital stock redemptions | | | 6,663 | | | | 53,645 | | | | 24,178 | | | | 24,024 | | |
Investment Adviser, net (Note 2) | | | 3,235 | | | | 116,307 | | | | 149,907 | | | | 48,634 | | |
Securities purchased | | | — | | | | — | | | | 410,330 | | | | — | | |
Payable upon return of securities loaned (Note 1) | | | 3,223,110 | | | | — | | | | 2,132,506 | | | | 57,378 | | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 124,163 | | | | 91,447 | | | | 90,546 | | | | 68,511 | | |
Total liabilities | | | 3,357,171 | | | | 261,399 | | | | 2,807,467 | | | | 198,547 | | |
Net assets | | $ | 232,709,937 | | | $ | 242,099,562 | | | $ | 227,951,704 | | | $ | 135,229,567 | | |
Net assets consist of: | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 267,996,871 | | | $ | 152,999,376 | | | $ | 172,421,608 | | | $ | 108,445,033 | | |
Accumulated earnings (losses) | | | (35,286,934 | ) | | | 89,100,186 | | | | 55,530,096 | | | | 26,784,534 | | |
Net assets | | $ | 232,709,937 | | | $ | 242,099,562 | | | $ | 227,951,704 | | | $ | 135,229,567 | | |
Shares outstanding# | | | 17,125,746 | | | | 8,331,885 | | | | 9,330,571 | | | | 9,218,745 | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | $ | 13.59 | | | $ | 29.06 | | | $ | 24.43 | | | $ | 14.67 | | |
* Cost of investments | | $ | 148,656,751 | | | $ | 151,378,139 | | | $ | 167,906,595 | | | $ | 107,311,150 | | |
** Includes securities on loan with market values of | | $ | 8,295,112 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 6,817,273 | | | $ | 224,173 | | |
*** Cost of affiliated investment | | $ | 58,263,971 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
**** Cost of cash denominated in foreign currencies | | $ | 800,499 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | |
# The number of authorized shares with a par value of $0.001 per share, for each of the M International Equity Fund, the M Large Cap Growth Fund, the M Capital Appreciation Fund and the M Large Cap Value Fund is 100,000,000.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M Fund, Inc.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended December 31, 2023
| | M International Equity Fund | | M Large Cap Growth Fund | | M Capital Appreciation Fund | | M Large Cap Value Fund | |
Investment income: | |
Dividends-Unaffiliated* | | $ | 5,071,451 | | | $ | 1,126,538 | | | $ | 1,450,730 | | | $ | 3,754,078 | | |
Dividends-Affiliated | | | 2,332,444 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Securities lending income, net of rebates received or paid to borrowers | | | 46,424 | | | | — | | | | 72,504 | | | | 806 | | |
Total investment income | | | 7,450,319 | | | | 1,126,538 | | | | 1,523,234 | | | | 3,754,884 | | |
Expenses: | |
Investment advisory fee (Note 2) | | | 692,788 | | | | 1,280,388 | | | | 1,700,930 | | | | 564,917 | | |
Custody, fund accounting, transfer agent and administration fees | | | 468,584 | | | | 225,154 | | | | 228,654 | | | | 164,904 | | |
Professional fees | | | 121,154 | | | | 45,488 | | | | 42,820 | | | | 36,667 | | |
Directors' fees and expenses | | | 49,435 | | | | 48,998 | | | | 45,865 | | | | 29,701 | | |
Compliance expenses | | | 27,547 | | | | 27,746 | | | | 25,097 | | | | 15,470 | | |
Printing and shareholder reporting | | | 15,037 | | | | 14,317 | | | | 13,741 | | | | 10,278 | | |
Other | | | 52,609 | | | | 50,670 | | | | 48,219 | | | | 33,392 | | |
Total expenses | | | 1,427,154 | | | | 1,692,761 | | | | 2,105,326 | | | | 855,329 | | |
Less: Expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser (Note 2) | | | (184,781 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net expenses | | | 1,242,373 | | | | 1,692,761 | | | | 2,105,326 | | | | 855,329 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 6,207,946 | | | | (566,223 | ) | | | (582,092 | ) | | | 2,899,555 | | |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss): | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | |
Unaffiliated investment transactions | | | 4,981,676 | | | | 10,556,179 | | | | 11,059,020 | | | | 285,816 | | |
Affiliated investment transactions | | | (783,454 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Foreign currency transactions | | | (13,792 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net realized gain | | | 4,184,430 | | | | 10,556,179 | | | | 11,059,020 | | | | 285,816 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation on: | |
Unaffiliated investments | | | 14,719,613 | | | | 51,050,273 | | | | 33,524,614 | | | | 6,333,328 | | |
Affiliated investments | | | 7,474,224 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Foreign currency translation | | | 40,507 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation | | | 22,234,344 | | | | 51,050,273 | | | | 33,524,614 | | | | 6,333,328 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 26,418,774 | | | | 61,606,452 | | | | 44,583,634 | | | | 6,619,144 | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 32,626,720 | | | $ | 61,040,229 | | | $ | 44,001,542 | | | $ | 9,518,699 | | |
* Net of foreign taxes withheld of: | | $ | 538,335 | | | $ | 11,983 | | | $ | 9,811 | | | $ | — | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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M Fund, Inc.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | M International Equity Fund | | M Large Cap Growth Fund | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2023 | | Year Ended December 31, 2022 | | Year Ended December 31, 2023 | | Year Ended December 31, 2022 | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from: | |
Operations: | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 6,207,946 | | | $ | 6,233,608 | | | $ | (566,223 | ) | | $ | (414,686 | ) | |
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions | | | 4,184,430 | | | | 3,317,214 | | | | 10,556,179 | | | | 11,718,001 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency | | | 22,234,344 | | | | (44,502,720 | ) | | | 51,050,273 | | | | (80,020,780 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 32,626,720 | | | | (34,951,898 | ) | | | 61,040,229 | | | | (68,717,465 | ) | |
Distributions to shareholders | | | (6,628,964 | ) | | | (5,758,465 | ) | | | (12,296,559 | ) | | | (16,765,613 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (6,628,964 | ) | | | (5,758,465 | ) | | | (12,296,559 | ) | | | (16,765,613 | ) | |
Fund share transactions (Note 4): | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | 29,900,567 | | | | 24,752,434 | | | | 16,116,308 | | | | 17,265,274 | | |
Net asset value of shares issued on reinvestment of distributions | | | 6,628,964 | | | | 5,758,465 | | | | 12,296,559 | | | | 16,765,613 | | |
Cost of shares repurchased | | | (36,445,506 | ) | | | (26,893,171 | ) | | | (36,301,428 | ) | | | (20,388,782 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from Fund share transactions | | | 84,025 | | | | 3,617,728 | | | | (7,888,561 | ) | | | 13,642,105 | | |
Total change in net assets | | | 26,081,781 | | | | (37,092,635 | ) | | | 40,855,109 | | | | (71,840,973 | ) | |
Net assets: | |
Beginning of year | | | 206,628,156 | | | | 243,720,791 | | | | 201,244,453 | | | | 273,085,426 | | |
End of year | | $ | 232,709,937 | | | $ | 206,628,156 | | | $ | 242,099,562 | | | $ | 201,244,453 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)
| | M Capital Appreciation Fund | | M Large Cap Value Fund | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2023 | | Year Ended December 31, 2022 | | Year Ended December 31, 2023 | | Year Ended December 31, 2022 | |
Increase (decrease) in net assets from: | |
Operations: | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (582,092 | ) | | $ | (674,004 | ) | | $ | 2,899,555 | | | $ | 2,701,500 | | |
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions | | | 11,059,020 | | | | 13,168,890 | | | | 285,816 | | | | 6,620,475 | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency | | | 33,524,614 | | | | (54,691,157 | ) | | | 6,333,328 | | | | (11,546,143 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 44,001,542 | | | | (42,196,271 | ) | | | 9,518,699 | | | | (2,224,168 | ) | |
Distributions to shareholders | | | (14,905,571 | ) | | | (16,315,676 | ) | | | (4,895,369 | ) | | | (8,800,255 | ) | |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (14,905,571 | ) | | | (16,315,676 | ) | | | (4,895,369 | ) | | | (8,800,255 | ) | |
Fund share transactions (Note 4): | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | 15,701,087 | | | | 10,439,054 | | | | 15,766,828 | | | | 14,697,091 | | |
Net asset value of shares issued on reinvestment of distributions | | | 14,905,571 | | | | 16,315,676 | | | | 4,895,369 | | | | 8,800,255 | | |
Cost of shares repurchased | | | (19,781,009 | ) | | | (12,970,943 | ) | | | (22,012,021 | ) | | | (15,522,899 | ) | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from Fund share transactions | | | 10,825,649 | | | | 13,783,787 | | | | (1,349,824 | ) | | | 7,974,447 | | |
Total change in net assets | | | 39,921,620 | | | | (44,728,160 | ) | | | 3,273,506 | | | | (3,049,976 | ) | |
Net assets: | |
Beginning of year | | | 188,030,084 | | | | 232,758,244 | | | | 131,956,061 | | | | 135,006,037 | | |
End of year | | $ | 227,951,704 | | | $ | 188,030,084 | | | $ | 135,229,567 | | | $ | 131,956,061 | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR)
| | M International Equity Fund | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2023 | | Year Ended December 31, 2022 | | Year Ended December 31, 2021 | | Year Ended December 31, 2020 | | Year Ended December 31, 2019 | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 12.06 | | | $ | 14.45 | | | $ | 13.33 | | | $ | 12.42 | | | $ | 10.60 | | |
Income from investment operations: | |
Net investment income‡ | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.27 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 1.56 | | | | (2.41 | ) | | | 1.15 | | | | 0.90 | | | | 1.88 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.93 | | | | (2.04 | ) | | | 1.47 | | | | 1.10 | | | | 2.15 | | |
Less distributions to shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | |
From return of capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.00 | )* | | | — | | | | (0.03 | ) | |
Total distributions | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 13.59 | | | $ | 12.06 | | | $ | 14.45 | | | $ | 13.33 | | | $ | 12.42 | | |
Total Return+ | | | 16.00 | % | | | (14.16 | )% | | | 11.05 | % | | | 8.90 | % | | | 20.32 | % | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |
Net assets, end of year (000's) | | $ | 232,710 | | | $ | 206,628 | | | $ | 243,721 | | | $ | 209,926 | | | $ | 195,973 | | |
Net expenses to average daily net assets• | | | 0.57 | % | | | 0.56 | % | | | 0.57 | % | | | 0.62 | % | | | 0.63 | % | |
Net investment income to average daily net assets• | | | 2.82 | % | | | 2.89 | % | | | 2.20 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 2.34 | % | |
Without the waiver/reimbursement of expenses by the adviser, the ratios of net expenses and net investment income to average daily net assets would have been: | |
Expenses• | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.63 | % | | | 0.58 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.68 | % | |
Net investment income• | | | 2.74 | % | | | 2.82 | % | | | 2.19 | % | | | 1.74 | % | | | 2.30 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 23 | % | | | 18 | % | | | 9 | % | | | 10 | % | | | 13 | % | |
‡ Calculation based on average shares outstanding.
* Represents amounts less than $0.005 per share.
+ Does not reflect additional fees charged by separate accounts or variable insurance contracts that an investor in the Fund may pay. If these additional fees were reflected, performance would have been lower.
• In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying fund in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR)
| | M Large Cap Growth Fund | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2023 | | Year Ended December 31, 2022 | | Year Ended December 31, 2021 | | Year Ended December 31, 2020 | | Year Ended December 31, 2019 | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 23.19 | | | $ | 33.87 | | | $ | 33.48 | | | $ | 29.33 | | | $ | 22.85 | | |
Income from investment operations: | |
Net investment loss‡ | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 7.48 | | | | (8.58 | ) | | | 7.32 | | | | 8.46 | | | | 8.31 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 7.41 | | | | (8.63 | ) | | | 7.18 | | | | 8.34 | | | | 8.24 | | |
Less distributions to shareholders: | |
From net realized capital gains | | | (1.54 | ) | | | (2.05 | ) | | | (6.79 | ) | | | (4.19 | ) | | | (1.76 | ) | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 29.06 | | | $ | 23.19 | | | $ | 33.87 | | | $ | 33.48 | | | $ | 29.33 | | |
Total Return+ | | | 32.04 | % | | | (25.41 | )% | | | 21.49 | % | | | 28.89 | % | | | 36.09 | % | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |
Net assets, end of year (000's) | | $ | 242,100 | | | $ | 201,244 | | | $ | 273,085 | | | $ | 236,022 | | | $ | 210,615 | | |
Net expenses to average daily net assets | | | 0.77 | % | | | 0.76 | % | | | 0.75 | % | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.77 | % | |
Net investment loss to average daily net assets | | | (0.26 | )% | | | (0.19 | )% | | | (0.37 | )% | | | (0.38 | )% | | | (0.25 | )% | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 32 | % | | | 37 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 31 | % | | | 22 | % | |
‡ Calculation based on average shares outstanding.
+ Does not reflect additional fees charged by separate accounts or variable insurance contracts that an investor in the Fund may pay. If these additional fees were reflected, performance would have been lower.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR)
| | M Capital Appreciation Fund | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2023 | | Year Ended December 31, 2022 | | Year Ended December 31, 2021 | | Year Ended December 31, 2020 | | Year Ended December 31, 2019 | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 21.14 | | | $ | 28.30 | | | $ | 28.77 | | | $ | 25.05 | | | $ | 21.14 | | |
Income from investment operations: | |
Net investment loss‡ | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 5.06 | | | | (5.11 | ) | | | 5.24 | | | | 4.35 | | | | 6.11 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 4.99 | | | | (5.19 | ) | | | 5.09 | | | | 4.31 | | | | 6.07 | | |
Less distributions to shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.11 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
From net realized capital gains | | | (1.59 | ) | | | (1.97 | ) | | | (5.56 | ) | | | (0.59 | ) | | | (2.16 | ) | |
Total distributions | | | (1.70 | ) | | | (1.97 | ) | | | (5.56 | ) | | | (0.59 | ) | | | (2.16 | ) | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 24.43 | | | $ | 21.14 | | | $ | 28.30 | | | $ | 28.77 | | | $ | 25.05 | | |
Total Return+ | | | 23.56 | % | | | (18.14 | )% | | | 17.74 | % | | | 17.73 | % | | | 28.85 | % | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |
Net assets, end of year (000's) | | $ | 227,952 | | | $ | 188,030 | | | $ | 232,758 | | | $ | 214,291 | | | $ | 181,375 | | |
Net expenses to average daily net assets | | | 1.02 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.10 | % | |
Net investment loss to average daily net assets | | | (0.28 | )% | | | (0.34 | )% | | | (0.46 | )% | | | (0.19 | )% | | | (0.15 | )% | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 31 | % | | | 27 | % | | | 38 | % | | | 32 | % | | | 20 | % | |
‡ Calculation based on average shares outstanding.
+ Does not reflect additional fees charged by separate accounts or variable insurance contracts that an investor in the Fund may pay. If these additional fees were reflected, performance would have been lower.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR)
| | M Large Cap Value Fund | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2023 | | Year Ended December 31, 2022 | | Year Ended December 31, 2021 | | Year Ended December 31, 2020 | | Year Ended December 31, 2019 | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 14.15 | | | $ | 15.39 | | | $ | 12.02 | | | $ | 12.80 | | | $ | 11.06 | | |
Income from investment operations: | |
Net investment income‡ | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.22 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 0.75 | | | | (0.55 | ) | | | 3.37 | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | 2.16 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.06 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 3.61 | | | | (0.43 | ) | | | 2.38 | | |
Less distributions to shareholders: | |
From net investment income | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | |
From net realized capital gains | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | |
Total distributions | | | (0.54 | ) | | | (1.00 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.35 | ) | | | (0.64 | ) | |
Net asset value, end of year | | $ | 14.67 | | | $ | 14.15 | | | $ | 15.39 | | | $ | 12.02 | | | $ | 12.80 | | |
Total Return+ | | | 7.61 | % | | | (1.45 | )% | | | 30.01 | % | | | (3.16 | )% | | | 21.52 | % | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | |
Net assets, end of year (000's) | | $ | 135,230 | | | $ | 131,956 | | | $ | 135,006 | | | $ | 97,885 | | | $ | 99,890 | | |
Net expenses to average daily net assets | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.63 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.68 | % | | | 0.68 | % | |
Net investment income to average daily net assets | | | 2.21 | % | | | 2.08 | % | | | 1.67 | % | | | 2.09 | % | | | 1.73 | % | |
Without the waiver/reimbursement of expenses by the adviser, the ratios of net expenses and net investment income to average daily net assets would have been: | |
Expenses | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 0.72 | % | | | 0.69 | % | |
Net investment income | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 2.06 | % | | | 1.72 | % | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 48 | % | | | 48 | % | | | 61 | % | | | 157 | %? | | | 107 | % | |
‡ Calculation based on average shares outstanding.
+ Does not reflect additional fees charged by separate accounts or variable insurance contracts that an investor in the Fund may pay. If these additional fees were reflected, performance would have been lower.
? The increase in portfolio turnover rate during the period was primarily attributable to portfolio adjustments made in response to a change in the Fund's sub-adviser.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
M Fund, Inc. (the "Corporation") was incorporated in Maryland on August 11, 1995 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company. As of December 31, 2023, the Corporation consisted of four separate diversified investment portfolios: M International Equity Fund, M Large Cap Growth Fund, M Capital Appreciation Fund and M Large Cap Value Fund (each singularly a "Fund" or collectively the "Funds"), each of which is a separate mutual fund.
The Corporation offers shares of the Funds to certain insurance company separate accounts, which serve as the underlying funding vehicles for certain variable annuity and variable life insurance policies. These annuities and insurance policies are offered primarily by members of M Financial Holdings Incorporated ("M Financial Group") and are issued by certain life insurance companies.
M International Equity Fund
To achieve the Fund's investment objective, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP ("Dimensional") implements an integrated investment approach that combines research, portfolio design, portfolio management, and trading functions. As further described below, the Fund's design emphasizes long-term drivers of expected returns identified by Dimensional's research, while balancing risk through broad diversification across companies and sectors. Dimensional's portfolio management and trading processes further balance those long-term drivers of expected returns with shorter-term drivers of expected returns and trading costs.
The Fund is designed to provide exposure to a broad and diverse group of securities of non-U.S. companies in countries with developed and emerging markets. The Fund invests in companies of all sizes, with increased exposure to smaller capitalization, lower relative price, and higher profitability companies as compared to their representation in the Non-U.S. Universe. For purposes of the Fund, Dimensional defines the Non-U.S. Universe as a market capitalization weighted set (e.g., the larger the company, the greater the proportion of the Non-U.S. Universe it represents) of non-U.S. companies in developed and emerging markets that have been authorized for investment as approved markets by Dimensional's Investment Committee. The Fund may pursue its investment objective by investing its assets directly and/or indirectly in the Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio of DFA Investment Dimensions Group Inc. (the "Underlying Fund"). The Underlying Fund is designed to purchase a broad and diverse group of securities associated with emerging markets, which may include frontier markets (emerging market countries in an earlier stage of development). The Underlying Fund invests in companies of all sizes, with increased exposure to smaller capitalization, lower relative price, and higher profitability companies. As of the date of this Annual Report, it is anticipated that a significant portion of the Fund's assets will be invested indirectly through the Underlying Fund.
The Fund's increased exposure to smaller capitalization, lower relative price, and higher profitability companies may be achieved by decreasing the allocation of the Fund's assets to larger capitalization, higher relative price, or lower profitability companies relative to their weight in the Non-U.S. Universe. An equity issuer is considered to have a high relative price (i.e., a growth stock) primarily because it has a high price in relation to its book value. An equity issuer is considered to have a low relative price (i.e., a value stock) primarily because it has a low price in relation to its book value. In assessing relative price, Dimensional may consider additional factors such as price-to-cash flow or price-to-earnings ratios. An equity issuer is considered to have high profitability because it has high earnings or profits from operations in relation to its book value or assets. The criteria Dimensional uses for assessing relative price and profitability are subject to change from time to time.
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Dimensional may also increase or reduce the Fund's exposure to an eligible company, or exclude a company, based on shorter-term considerations, such as a company's price momentum and investment characteristics. In assessing a company's investment characteristics, Dimensional considers ratios such as recent changes in assets divided by total assets. The criteria Dimensional uses for assessing a company's investment characteristics are subject to change from time to time. In addition, Dimensional seeks to reduce trading costs using a flexible trading approach that looks for opportunities to participate in the available market liquidity, while managing turnover and explicit transaction costs.
The Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in equity securities of issuers located in at least three countries other than the United States. These countries may include, but are not limited to, the nations of Western Europe, North and South America, Australia, Africa and Asia. This strategy is not fundamental (it may be changed without shareholder approval), but should the Fund decide to change this strategy, it will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' notice. The Fund may invest up to 40% of its total assets in emerging markets. The Fund may gain exposure to companies associated with approved markets by purchasing equity securities in the form of depositary receipts, which may be listed or traded outside the issuer's domicile country. The Fund may also purchase or sell futures contracts and options on futures contracts for foreign or U.S. equity securities and indices to increase or decrease equity market exposure based on actual or expected cash inflows to or outflows from the Fund. Because many of the Fund's investments may be denominated in foreign currencies, the Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions, including foreign currency forward contracts, in connection with the settlement of foreign securities or to transfer cash balances from one currency to another currency.
M Large Cap Growth Fund
M Large Cap Growth Fund will normally invest at least 80% of its total assets in domestic equity securities of U.S. large capitalization securities. Domestic equity securities, as determined by DSM Capital Partners LLC ("DSM"), the Fund's sub-adviser, in its discretion, include, but are not limited to common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into common stocks, rights and warrants. Shares of foreign domiciled issuers that primarily trade on a U.S. exchange are generally considered by DSM to be domestic equity securities. Also, as determined by DSM, issuers that issue domestic equity securities may be domiciled and/or headquartered anywhere in the world. The Fund may generally invest up to 20% of its assets in equity securities of foreign issuers, including American Depositary Receipts and similar securities. DSM defines "large cap" as capitalizations of $10 billion or more. The Fund will generally contain 25 to 35 equity securities.
This strategy to invest at least 80% of its total assets in domestic equity securities of U.S. large capitalization securities is not fundamental (it may be changed without shareholder approval), but should the Fund decide to change this strategy, it will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' notice.
DSM uses a "bottom-up," idea-driven approach and focuses on a long-term (e.g., three-year minimum) investment horizon.
DSM seeks to invest in growing businesses with solid fundamentals, attractive profitability and successful management. Candidate companies will typically have projected revenue and earnings growth in excess of 10% and will often have higher returns on equity and assets than average S&P 500 companies. Generally, these businesses will be generating free cash flow and will have financial returns that are stable or rising, driven by improving business fundamentals, all as determined by DSM.
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In its stock valuation work, DSM focuses primarily on P/E ratios. P/E is the ratio of a company's share price to its per-share earnings. DSM will generally only buy a stock that it believes has a forward four-quarter P/E ratio that will rise over the next three years. To accomplish this, a target P/E ratio that DSM believes is reasonable and rational and is reflective of a fair valued stock three years from now is selected. DSM will typically buy when the company's stock clears two hurdles: 1. it must have attractive fundamental business characteristics that translate into a reasonably predictable and growing stream of earnings and 2. it must have a P/E on forward four quarters earnings that is normally 8% to 10% below the target P/E three years from the calculation point. In order to determine a target P/E, DSM takes into consideration a number of qualitative and quantitative factors. Among the qualitative factors are barriers to entry, number of competitors, economic cyclicality, customer loyalty, price competition, global reach, government involvement and management quality. Among the quantitative factors are historic revenue and EPS growth, projected revenue and EPS growth, margins, return on assets, return on equity, capital expenditures relative to net income and the historic range of P/E over the last five years. Once a target P/E has been agreed upon, it may occasionally be adjusted. Additionally, Environmental, Social, and Governance ("ESG") is an important part of DSM's investment process and is fully integrated into its stock selection, monitoring, and selling processes. DSM assigns a proprietary ESG score to every company that it researches. Scores range from 0 to 10 (with 10 being the best), and DSM utilizes MSCI's ESG Controversies as a starting point to make adjustments to ESG scores across five key categories: environment, customers, human rights / community, labor rights / supply chain, and governance. These categories are then broken down further into over 20 subcategories. Each Analyst/Portfolio Manager at DSM completes in-depth research on ESG issues impacting a company and assigns scores using a consistent in-house methodology. DSM stores all ESG communications and developments in centralized folders so that companies' ESG histories and DSM's ESG activities are available to all Analyst/Portfolio Managers. In addition to weekly updates from MSCI, DSM's investment team utilizes in-depth ongoing monitoring to identify ESG issues not fully captured by MSCI.
ESG scores are included in DSM's internal summaries and have an impact on DSM's investment decisions. ESG considerations and the implementation of ESG scores and in-house research have both kept DSM from investing in certain companies and have led to DSM selling portfolio holdings.
M Capital Appreciation Fund
M Capital Appreciation Fund principally invests in common stock of U.S. companies of all sizes, with emphasis on stocks of companies with capitalizations that are consistent with the capitalizations of those companies found in the Russell 2500® Index. As of December 31, 2023, the market capitalization range of companies in the Russell 2500® Index was between approximately $16.77 million and $22.31 billion. The Fund may invest up to 15% of the value of its total assets in equity securities of foreign issuers.
The Fund's sub-adviser, Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC ("Frontier") seeks long-term capital appreciation by employing a Growth-At-A-Reasonable-Price approach to identify, in its view, the best risk/reward investment ideas in the U.S. small- and mid-capitalization equity universe. Frontier purchases companies that, in its view, have above-average earnings growth potential and are available at reasonable valuations. Frontier's philosophy combines rigorous bottom-up fundamental analysis with a proven investment process.
Frontier may sell stocks for a number of reasons, including when price objectives are reached, fundamental conditions have changed so that future earnings progress is likely to be adversely affected, or a stock is fully invested and an
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attractive, new opportunity causes the sale of a current holding with less appreciation potential. Frontier does not sell stocks solely on changes to a company's market capitalization.
M Large Cap Value Fund
M Large Cap Value Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of borrowings for investment purposes, if any, in issuers domiciled, or having their principal activities, in the United States, at the time of investment or other instruments with similar economic characteristics. In addition, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large capitalization companies. Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC ("Brandywine"), the Fund's sub-adviser, defines "large capitalization" companies as those companies with market capitalizations similar to companies in the Russell 1000® Index. As of December 31, 2023, the market capitalization range of companies in the Index was between approximately $270.2 million to $3.0 trillion. This strategy is not fundamental (it may be changed without shareholder approval), but should the Fund decide to change this strategy, it will provide shareholders with at least 60 days' notice.
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities that, in Brandywine's opinion, are undervalued or out of favor. Brandywine invests in securities that meet its value criteria, primarily price-to-earnings, price-to-book, price momentum and share change and quality, based on both quantitative and fundamental analysis. The Fund expects to hold approximately 175-250 stocks under normal market conditions.
Brandywine bases portfolio price targets on quantitative criteria determined in its sell process. Brandywine's systems update these quantitatively determined buy and sell limits on a daily basis. Buy candidates must have a price that qualifies the stock as a value such that the price-to-earnings ratio is in the lower 40% of its universe or the price-to-book is in the lower 25% of its universe at time of purchase. Additionally, the current price compared to the price nine months ago must place it above the lower quartile of other universe stocks when ranked by nine month price momentum and the change in shares outstanding over the past year must place it below the upper quartile.
Sell candidates will have a price that when compared to earnings and book place the stock above the median on a price-to-earnings basis and above the 40th percentile on a price-to-book basis. If a stock's price declines relative to the universe such that it falls to the lower 10% of stocks as ranked on nine month price momentum or the company issues sufficient shares to rank among the top 10% largest issuers (as a percentage of shares outstanding) in the year, the holding will be a sell candidate. Additionally, a stock will be sold if the capitalization falls 20% below the minimum purchase capitalization criteria.
Brandywine may modify buy and sell trigger points and decisions only due to tracking error considerations, trading opportunities or limitations such as position, industry or sector size. Brandywine does not violate its buy and sell rules based on analyst affinity for the stock. Its investment process requires disciplined buy and sell decisions rules with carefully outlined exceptions.
If a security experiences a severe fundamental deterioration event that is not captured in the price change, share change or valuation rules, Brandywine will initiate a sell. The rank order of the most common occurrences are price momentum, valuation expansion into the sell range, share issuance or fundamental deterioration.
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1. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies for the Funds. Such policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") for investment companies and are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of the financial statements.
Use of Estimates
Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services—Investment Companies. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Portfolio Valuation
Equity securities and other similar investments traded on a recognized U.S. securities exchange (other than the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System "NASDAQ") are valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the securities are traded. If no sale occurs, equity securities and other similar investments traded on a U.S. exchange (other than NASDAQ) are valued at the most recent bid price. Equity securities and other similar investments traded on NASDAQ are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. If no sale occurs, equity securities and other similar investments traded on NASDAQ are valued at the most recent bid price. Equity securities and other similar investments traded on a non-U.S. exchange are generally valued according to the latest closing values on that exchange prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange. However, if an event which may change the value of a security occurs after the time that the closing value on the non-U.S. exchange was determined, the Board of Directors may decide to value the security based on fair value. The Board of Directors has approved the use of an independent fair value service for foreign securities, which may provide a fair value price on trading days when the S&P 500 Index moves more than 0.5%. The use of a fair value price may cause the value of the security on the books of the Fund to be significantly different from the closing value on the non-U.S. exchange and may affect the calculation of the Fund's NAV. Over-the-counter securities are valued at the last sale price on the valuation date or, if no sale occurs, at the most recent bid price. Short-term obligations maturing in sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Amortized cost valuation involves initially valuing a security at its cost, and thereafter, assuming a constant accretion or amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, regardless of the impact of fluctuating interest rates on the market value of the security. Securities for which a pricing service supplies no quotations or quotations are not deemed to be representative of market value or for which there are no readily available market quotations are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Pricing Committee appointed by the Board of Directors (excluding debt securities with a remaining maturity of sixty days or less). Investments in mutual funds, including money market funds, are valued at their respective NAVs as of the close of the Exchange on the valuation date. These securities are generally categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
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Fair value is defined as the price that the Funds would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. A three-tier hierarchy is utilized to maximize the use of observable data inputs and minimize the use of unobservable data inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use to price the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity's own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.
• Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments;
• Level 2—quoted prices in markets that are not active or other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and
• Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments).
The valuation techniques used by the Funds to measure fair value during the year ended December 31, 2023 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs.
The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.
The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
As of December 31, 2023, the M Large Cap Growth Fund, M Capital Appreciation Fund and M Large Cap Value Fund, had (i) all long-term investments classified as Level 1, as represented on the Schedule of Investments; and (ii) all short-term investments classified as Level 2.
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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of December 31, 2023 in valuing the M International Equity Fund investments:
Assets Valuation Input
Description | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Common Stocks | |
Australia | | $ | 11,351,957 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 11,351,957 | | |
Austria | | | 824,810 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 824,810 | | |
Belgium | | | 1,883,761 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,883,761 | | |
Canada | | | 17,226,996 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 17,226,996 | | |
Denmark | | | 4,608,950 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,608,950 | | |
Finland | | | 2,186,431 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,186,431 | | |
France | | | 13,834,207 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 13,834,207 | | |
Germany | | | 11,142,988 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 11,142,988 | | |
Hong Kong | | | 3,089,412 | | | | — | | | | 39 | | | | 3,089,451 | | |
Ireland | | | 841,472 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 841,472 | | |
Israel | | | 1,589,080 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,589,080 | | |
Italy | | | 4,673,712 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,673,712 | | |
Japan | | | 36,667,894 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 36,667,894 | | |
Netherlands | | | 5,370,321 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,370,321 | | |
New Zealand | | | 576,832 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 576,832 | | |
Norway | | | 1,913,883 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,913,883 | | |
Portugal | | | 466,070 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 466,070 | | |
Singapore | | | 1,667,453 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,667,453 | | |
Spain | | | 3,780,694 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,780,694 | | |
Sweden | | | 5,150,902 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,150,902 | | |
Switzerland | | | 12,784,933 | | | | 924 | | | | — | | | | 12,785,857 | | |
United Kingdom | | | 21,017,140 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 21,017,140 | | |
United States | | | 272,333 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 272,333 | | |
Total Common Stocks | | | 162,922,231 | | | | 924 | | | | 39 | | | | 162,923,194 | | |
Affiliated Investment Company | |
United States | | | 66,590,420 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 66,590,420 | | |
Warrants | |
Canada | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
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Description | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | | Total | |
Preferred Stocks | |
Germany | | $ | 804,239 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 804,239 | | |
Italy | | | 43,112 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 43,112 | | |
Total Preferred Stock | | | 847,351 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 847,351 | | |
Short-Term Investments | |
Investments in Security Lending Collateral | | | — | | | | 3,223,110 | | | | — | | | | 3,223,110 | | |
Total Investments, at Value | | | 230,360,002 | | | | 3,224,034 | | | | 39 | | | | 233,584,075 | | |
Total | | $ | 230,360,002 | | | $ | 3,224,034 | | | $ | 39 | | | $ | 233,584,075 | | |
At December 31, 2023, Level 2 Common Stocks were priced based on a fair value determination by the Valuation Committee.
The following is a reconciliation of investments in securities for which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value for the M International Equity Fund:
Investments in Securities | | Balance as of December 31, 2022 | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | Purchases | | Sales | | Transfers in to Level 3* | | Transfers out of Level 3 | | Balance as of December 31, 2023 | | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) from Investments still held as of 12/31/23 for the year ended 12/31/23 | |
Common Stocks | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (14,341 | ) | | $ | 14,380 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 39 | | | $ | (14,341 | ) | |
Rights | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | |
Total | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | (14,341 | ) | | $ | 14,380 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 39 | | | $ | (14,341 | ) | |
* The Fund(s) recognize transfers between the levels as of the beginning of the period.
The M International Equity Fund did not have any significant transfers in and out of Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy during the year ended December 31, 2023.
Securities Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses
Securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Realized gains or losses from securities sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and consists of interest accrued and, if applicable, discount earned less premiums amortized. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except
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that certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Investment income is recorded net of foreign taxes withheld where the recovery of such taxes is uncertain. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Expenses of the Corporation that can be directly attributed to a particular fund are charged to that Fund. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among Funds by the Corporation based on average net assets of each Fund.
Additionally, the Funds may invest in mutual funds, which are subject to management fees and other fees that may increase the costs of investing in mutual funds versus the costs of owning the underlying securities directly. These indirect expenses of mutual funds are not included in the amounts shown as expenses in the Funds' Statements of Operations or in the expense ratios included in the financial highlights.
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders
Each Fund declares and pays dividends from net investment income, if any, and distributes net short-term capital gains, if any, on an annual basis. Each Fund also distributes, at least annually, substantially all of the long-term capital gains in excess of available capital losses, if any, which it realizes for each taxable year. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income distributions and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
Securities Lending
The Funds participate in a securities lending program under the terms of a Securities Lending Agency Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company, which serves as the Funds' securities lending agent. Each Fund may loan its portfolio securities in an amount up to 33 1/3 of its total assets. The Funds receive cash (U.S. currency) and non-cash (U.S. Treasuries and Agencies) as collateral against the loaned securities. Cash collateral is invested by the securities lending agent in a money market mutual fund that meets the quality and diversification requirements in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. All collateral received will be in an amount at least equal to 102% (for loans of U.S. securities) or 105% (for loans of non-U.S. securities) of the market value of the loaned securities at the inception of each loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined each day at the close of business of the Funds and any change in the amount of collateral is delivered to or paid by the Fund the next day. The collateral value does not include the calculated mark, which is the amount charged/returned to the borrower daily to maintain 102% or 105% of market value. There is a day lag in receiving the mark, which may at times result in a collateral percentage above or below 102% or 105%.
The cash collateral received is recorded on a lending Fund's statement of assets and liabilities, along with the related obligation to return the collateral. A Fund may also record realized gain or loss on securities deemed sold due to a borrower's inability to return securities on loan. Upon an event of default under the Securities Agency Lending Agreement, there is a risk of delay in the recovery of the securities or loss of rights in the collateral. If the borrower fails to return loaned securities and collateral is insufficient to cover the value of loaned securities (provided that the insufficiency is not due to investment losses), the securities lending agent has agreed, at its option, to pay the amount of any shortfall in collateral to the Funds; or to replace the securities. Any dividends or interest payable by
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the issuers of the loaned portfolio securities, during the time that the securities are on loan, are paid to the borrowers of those securities. Dividend or interest payments that are made to borrowers of the loaned securities are reimbursed by the borrowers to the Funds. Such reimbursement amounts do not comprise qualified dividend income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Income generated from the investment of collateral, less negotiated rebate fees paid to the borrower through the securities lending agent, is the source of the Fund's securities lending income, 70% of which is paid to the Fund, 30% of which is paid to the custodian as securities lending agent.
The following table presents financial instruments that are subject to enforceable netting arrangements as of December 31, 2023.
| | Gross | | Gross Amounts Offset in the | | Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the | | Gross Amount Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | | |
Fund | | Amounts of Recognized Assets | | Statement Assets and Liabilities | | Statement Assets and Liabilities | | Financial Instruments | | Cash Collateral Received | | Net Amount | |
M International Equity Fund | | $ | 3,223,110 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,223,110 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,223,110 | | | $ | — | | |
M Capital Appreciation Fund | | | 2,132,506 | | | | — | | | | 2,132,506 | | | | — | | | | 2,132,506 | | | | — | | |
M Large Cap Value Fund | | | 57,378 | | | | — | | | | 57,378 | | | | — | | | | 57,378 | | | | — | | |
The following table presents the remaining contractual maturity of the Securities Lending Agency Agreement as of December 31, 2023.
Fund | | Security Type | | Overnight and Continuous | | Up to 30 days | | 30-90 days | | Greater Than 90 days | | Total | |
M International Equity Fund | | Common Stocks | | $ | 3,223,110 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,223,110 | | |
M Capital Appreciation Fund | | Common Stocks | | | 2,132,506 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,132,506 | | |
M Large Cap Value Fund | | Common Stocks | | | 57,378 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 57,378 | | |
In addition, the Funds received cash and non-cash collateral in the form of U.S. Government obligations, which the Funds cannot sell or repledge as follows:
Fund | | Value of Securities Loaned with Cash Collateral | | Value of Cash Collateral | | Value of Securities Loaned with Non-Cash Collateral | | Value of Non-Cash Collateral | |
M International Equity Fund | | $ | 3,077,733 | | | $ | 3,223,110 | | | $ | 5,217,379 | | | $ | 5,559,228 | | |
M Capital Appreciation Fund | | | 2,040,730 | | | | 2,132,506 | | | | 4,776,543 | | | | 5,078,709 | | |
M Large Cap Value Fund | | | 55,166 | | | | 57,378 | | | | 169,007 | | | | 172,579 | | |
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Federal Income Taxes
Each Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies and by distributing substantially all of its earnings to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income or excise tax is necessary.
The Funds evaluate the Funds' tax positions to determine if the tax positions taken meet the minimum recognition threshold in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken for the purposes of measuring and recognizing tax liabilities in the financial statements. Recognition of tax benefits of an uncertain tax position is permitted only to the extent the position is "more likely than not" to be sustained assuming examination by taxing authorities. The Funds did not have any unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2023, nor were there any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits for the year then ended. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as an income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Funds did not incur any such interest or penalties. The Funds' tax returns are subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the prior three fiscal years, December 2020 through December 2022. No examination of any of the Funds' tax filings is currently in progress.
Significant Concentrations
The Funds maintain a demand deposit in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Company ("FDIC") Insurance limits. As a result, the Fund is exposed to credit risk in the event of insolvency or other failure of the institution to meet its obligations. The Funds manage this risk by dealing with a major financial institution and monitoring its credit worthiness.
2. Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates
The Corporation has entered into an investment advisory agreement (the "Advisory Agreement") with M Financial Investment Advisers, Inc. (the "Adviser"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of M Financial Group. The Advisory Agreement provides that the Funds will pay the Adviser a fee at an annual rate of the value of each Fund's average daily net assets as follows:
Fund | | Total Advisory Fees | |
M International Equity Fund | | 0.15% on all assets plus (and only with | |
| | respect to Fund assets which are not invested | |
| | in a mutual fund that is advised by the | |
| | Fund's sub-adviser): | |
| | 0.25% on the first $100 million | |
| | 0.20% on the amounts thereafter | |
M Large Cap Growth Fund | | 0.65% of the first $50 million | |
| | 0.60% of the next $50 million | |
| | 0.55% on the amounts thereafter | |
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Fund | | Total Advisory Fees | |
M Capital Appreciation Fund | | For the period January 1, 2023 through | |
| | April 30, 2023: | |
| | 0.90% on the first $125 million | |
| | 0.80% on the amounts thereafter | |
| | For the period May 1, 2023 through | |
| | December 31, 2023: | |
| | 0.85% on the first $125 million | |
| | 0.75% on the amounts thereafter | |
M Large Cap Value Fund | | 0.43% | |
Prior to May 1, 2023 and for the period May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024, the Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse each Fund for any expenses (other than advisory fees, brokerage or other portfolio transaction expenses or expenses for litigation, indemnification, taxes or other extraordinary expenses) to the extent that such expenses exceed 0.25% of a Fund's annualized average daily net assets. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Adviser reimbursed $184,781 of other expenses for the M International Equity Fund.
The Adviser has engaged Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, DSM Capital Partners LLC, Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC and Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC to act as sub-advisers to provide day-to-day portfolio management for the M International Equity Fund, the M Large Cap Growth Fund, the M Capital Appreciation Fund and the M Large Cap Value Fund, respectively.
As compensation for their services, each sub-adviser receives a fee based on the average daily net assets of the applicable Fund at the following annual rates:
Fund | | Total Sub-Advisory Fees | |
M International Equity Fund | | 0.25% on the first $100 million | |
| | 0.20% on the amounts thereafter | |
| | Sub-Adviser shall not receive any sub- advisory fee for its sub-advisory services to the M International Equity Fund with respect to assets of the M International Equity Fund invested in any other mutual fund advised by the Sub-Adviser, nor shall such assets count towards the application of the $100 million breakpoint. | |
M Large Cap Growth Fund | | 0.50% on the first $50 million | |
| | 0.45% on the next $50 million | |
| | 0.40% on the amounts thereafter | |
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Fund | | Total Sub-Advisory Fees | |
M Capital Appreciation Fund | | For the period January 1, 2023 through | |
| | April 30, 2023: | |
| | 0.75% on the first $125 million | |
| | 0.65% on the amounts thereafter. | |
| | For the period May 1, 2023 through | |
| | December 31, 2023: | |
| | 0.70% on the first $125 million | |
| | 0.60 % on the amounts thereafter. | |
M Large Cap Value Fund | | 0.28% | |
The sub-advisory fees are paid by the Adviser out of the investment advisory fees disclosed above.
M Holdings Securities, Inc. acts as distributor (the "Distributor") for each of the Funds. The Distributor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of M Financial Group. No fees are charged by the Distributor for its services.
The Corporation pays no compensation to its officers or Interested Directors. Through December 31, 2023, the Corporation paid each Independent Director $1,500 per meeting of the Board that he or she attended. The Corporation paid each Independent Director an annual retainer of $25,000. Each member of the Audit Committee and each member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee received $1,500 per meeting of the Audit Committee or Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee that he or she attended. The Chair of the Board and the Chair of the Audit Committee each received additional annual compensation of $10,000.
Effective January 1, 2024, the Corporation pays each Independent Director $2,000 per meeting of the Board that he or she attends. The Corporation pays each Independent Director an annual retainer of $26,500. Each member of the Audit Committee and each member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives $2,000 per meeting of the Audit Committee or Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee that he or she attends. The Chair of the Board and the Chair of the Audit Committee each receive additional annual compensation of $10,000.
An affiliated company is a company in which a Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities or is under common management. The Company which is an affiliate of the M International Equity Fund as of December 31, 2023, is noted in the Fund's Schedule of Investments. During the year ended December 31, 2023, purchases and sales transactions, income earned from investments and shares held of investment companies managed by Dimensional for the M International Equity Fund were as follows:
Affiliated Investment Company | | Value, Beginning of Year | | Purchases at Cost | | Proceeds from Sales | | Net Realized (Loss) on Sales | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | Value, End of Year | | Dividend Income | | Shares End of Year | |
DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio | | $ | 59,098,784 | | | $ | 12,351,630 | | | $ | (11,550,764 | ) | | $ | (783,454 | ) | | $ | 7,474,224 | | | $ | 66,590,420 | | | $ | 2,332,444 | | | | 2,971,460 | | |
The DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio is registered under the 1940 Act as an open-end management investment company. The M International Equity Fund may redeem its investment from the DFA Emerging Markets
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Core Equity Portfolio at any time if the Adviser determines that it is in the best interest of the M International Equity Fund and its shareholders to do so.
The performance of the M International Equity Fund will be directly affected by the performance of the DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio. The financial statements of the DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio, including the portfolio of investments, can be found at the Securities and Exchange Commission's website www.sec.gov and should be read in conjunction with the M International Equity Fund's financial statements. As of December 31, 2023, the percentage of M International Equity Fund net assets invested in the DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity Portfolio was 28.6%.
3. Purchases and Sales of Securities
Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, for the year ended December 31, 2023, were as follows:
| | Non-U.S. Government Securities | |
| | Purchases | | Sales | |
M International Equity Fund | | $ | 49,556,878 | | | $ | 50,899,065 | | |
M Large Cap Growth Fund | | | 69,667,514 | | | | 87,942,857 | | |
M Capital Appreciation Fund | | | 62,267,092 | | | | 67,626,738 | | |
M Large Cap Value Fund | | | 62,916,414 | | | | 66,244,938 | | |
4. Paid-in Capital
Changes in the capital shares outstanding were as follows:
| | M International Equity Fund | | M Large Cap Growth Fund | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2023 | | Year Ended December 31, 2022 | | Year Ended December 31, 2023 | | Year Ended December 31, 2022 | |
Shares sold | | | 2,302,249 | | | | 1,944,037 | | | | 607,433 | | | | 643,755 | | |
Shares repurchased | | | (2,799,991 | ) | | | (2,148,100 | ) | | | (1,380,448 | ) | | | (743,895 | ) | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 488,784 | | | | 475,513 | | | | 426,897 | | | | 715,926 | | |
Net increase (decrease) | | | (8,958 | ) | | | 271,450 | | | | (346,118 | ) | | | 615,786 | | |
Fund Shares: | |
Beginning of year | | | 17,134,704 | | | | 16,863,254 | | | | 8,678,003 | | | | 8,062,217 | | |
End of year | | | 17,125,746 | | | | 17,134,704 | | | | 8,331,885 | | | | 8,678,003 | | |
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4. Paid-in Capital (Continued)
| | M Capital Appreciation Fund | | M Large Cap Value Fund | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2023 | | Year Ended December 31, 2022 | | Year Ended December 31, 2023 | | Year Ended December 31, 2022 | |
Shares sold | | | 675,157 | | | | 434,832 | | | | 1,112,719 | | | | 982,585 | | |
Shares repurchased | | | (843,264 | ) | | | (544,192 | ) | | | (1,558,922 | ) | | | (1,056,014 | ) | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 603,727 | | | | 778,667 | | | | 340,187 | | | | 627,003 | | |
Net increase | | | 435,620 | | | | 669,307 | | | | (106,016 | ) | | | 553,574 | | |
Fund Shares: | |
Beginning of year | | | 8,894,951 | | | | 8,225,644 | | | | 9,324,761 | | | | 8,771,187 | | |
End of year | | | 9,330,571 | | | | 8,894,951 | | | | 9,218,745 | | | | 9,324,761 | | |
5. Financial Instruments
Foreign Investments and Foreign Currency
Each of the Funds may invest in securities of companies that are organized under the laws of a foreign country and (i) are unlisted or listed primarily on a non-U.S. exchange; or (ii) are listed on a U.S. exchange or over-the-counter as a sponsored or unsponsored American Depositary Receipt ("foreign issuers"). M International Equity Fund may also invest in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities and securities of foreign issuers represented by European Depositary Receipts ("EDRs"), International Depositary Receipts ("IDRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs"). The value of all assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates captured as of twelve noon Eastern Time each business day other than market holidays or early closures. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars at the prevailing exchange rate on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses result from changes in exchange rates, including foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions, foreign currency transactions and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the books of the Funds and the amount actually received.
The portion of foreign currency gains and losses related to fluctuation in exchange rates between the initial trade date and subsequent sale trade date is included in realized gains and losses on investment transactions. M International Equity Fund does not isolate that portion of the results for changes in foreign currency exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held at year end. Investments in non-U.S. dollar denominated securities or in the securities of foreign issuers may be affected by changes in currency rates, changes in foreign or U.S. laws or restrictions applicable to such investments and in exchange control regulations (e.g., currency blockage). Some foreign stock markets may have substantially less volume than, for example, the New York Stock Exchange, and securities of some foreign issuers may be less liquid than securities of comparable domestic issuers. Commissions and dealer mark-ups on transactions in foreign investments may be higher than for similar transactions in the United States. In addition, clearance and settlement procedures for such securities may be different in foreign countries and, in certain markets, on certain occasions such procedures have been unable to keep pace with the volume of securities transactions.
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5. Financial Instruments (Continued)
Foreign issuers are not generally subject to uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards comparable to those applicable to domestic companies. There may be less publicly available information about a foreign issuer than about a domestic one. In addition, there is generally less government regulation of stock exchanges, brokers, and listed and unlisted issuers in foreign countries than in the United States. Furthermore, with respect to certain foreign countries, there is a possibility of expropriation or confiscatory taxation, imposition of withholding taxes on dividend or interest payments, limitations on the removal of funds or other assets of the Funds, or political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could affect investments in those countries. Individual foreign economies also may differ favorably or unfavorably from the United States economy in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment and resource self-sufficiency.
Because investment in foreign issuers will usually involve currencies of foreign countries, and because the Funds may be exposed to currency exposure independent of their securities positions, the value of the assets of the Funds invested in foreign issuers as measured in U.S. dollars will be affected by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. To the extent that a Fund's assets consist of investments denominated in a particular currency, the Fund is at risk of adverse developments affecting the value of such currency.
Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time causing, along with other factors, a Fund's net asset value to fluctuate as well. Currency exchange rates generally are determined by the forces of supply and demand in the foreign exchange markets and the relative merits of investments in different countries, actual or anticipated changes in interest rates and other complex factors, as seen from an international perspective. Currency exchange rates also can be affected unpredictably by intervention by U.S. or foreign governments or central banks, or the failure to intervene, or by currency controls or political developments in the U.S. or abroad. To the extent that a substantial portion of a Fund's total assets, adjusted to reflect the Fund's net position after giving effect to currency transactions, is denominated in the currencies of foreign countries, the Fund will be more susceptible to the risk of adverse economic and political developments within those countries.
Additional Market Disruption Risk
In February 2022, Russia commenced a military attack on Ukraine. In response, various countries, including the U.S., issued broad-ranging sanctions on Russia and certain Russian companies and individuals. Although the hostilities between the two countries may escalate and any existing or future sanctions could have a severe adverse effect on Russia's economy, currency, companies and region, these events may negatively impact other regional and global economic markets of the World (including Europe and the United States), companies in such countries and various sectors, industries and markets for securities and commodities globally, such as oil and natural gas. Accordingly, the hostilities and sanctions may have a negative effect on a Fund's investments and performance beyond any direct or indirect exposure a Fund may have to Russian issuers or those of adjoining geographic regions. The sanctions and compliance with these sanctions may impair the ability of a Fund to buy, sell, hold or deliver Russian securities and/or other assets, including those listed on U.S. or other exchanges. Russia may also take retaliatory actions or countermeasures, such as cyberattacks and espionage, which may negatively impact the countries and companies in which a Fund may invest. Accordingly, there may be a heightened risk of cyberattacks by Russia in response to the sanctions. The extent and duration of the military action or future escalation of such hostilities; the extent and impact of existing and any future sanctions, market disruptions and volatility; the potential for wider conflict; and the result
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5. Financial Instruments (Continued)
of any diplomatic negotiations cannot be predicted. These and any related events could have a significant negative impact on a Fund's investments as well as a Fund's performance, and the value or liquidity of certain securities held by a Fund may decline significantly. In addition, rising tensions between China and Taiwan over a forced reunification have caused concerns in the region and globally. China sees self-ruled Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually be part of China again. Previous efforts by China's leadership sought to bring about reunification by non-military means. Beginning in 2021, concerns escalated when China began sending military aircraft into Taiwan's air defense zone, a self-declared area where foreign aircraft are identified, monitored and controlled in the interests of Taiwan's national security. These actions have caused Taiwan and other countries to fear further escalation in the region. Any escalation of hostility between China and/or Taiwan would likely have a significant adverse impact on the value of investments in both countries and on economies, markets and individual securities globally, which could negatively affect the value and liquidity of a Fund's investments.
Risks Related to COVID-19 Pandemic
The global outbreak of the novel coronavirus and related disease (COVID-19) created significant economic and social uncertainty throughout the world and has caused significant related market volatility. In particular, travel restrictions, disruption of healthcare systems, quarantines and supply chain disruptions had significant economic impacts on markets worldwide. It is not known how long such impacts, or any future impacts, will or would last. The COVID-19 pandemic, other pandemics or epidemics, and local, regional or global natural or environmental disasters, wars, acts of terrorism, or similar events could have a prolonged adverse impact on a Fund and its investments and could result in increased volatility of a Fund's net asset value.
6. Beneficial Interest
Shares of the Funds are owned by insurance companies through their separate accounts that are used primarily to fund variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance contracts. As of December 31, 2023, John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Co., Pacific Life Insurance Co., Pruco Life Insurance Co. of Arizona and Security Life of Denver (an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Voya Financial, Inc.) each owned 5% or more of the Funds' shares. John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Co. and Pacific Life Insurance Co. may each be deemed a control person of each Fund because their separate accounts hold more than 25% of the shares of each Fund.
As of December 31, 2023, the ownership of each Fund was as follows:
| | Percentage of Ownership(1) | |
| | John Hancock Variable Life Insurance Co. | | Pacific Life Insurance Co. | | Pruco Life Insurance Co. Of Arizona | | Voya-Security Life of Denver | |
M International Equity Fund | | | 40.1 | % | | | 42.6 | % | | | 6.4 | % | | | 3.6 | % | |
M Large Cap Growth Fund | | | 49.3 | % | | | 35.1 | % | | | 5.1 | % | | | 1.4 | % | |
M Capital Appreciation Fund | | | 46.1 | % | | | 39.1 | % | | | 1.7 | % | | | 6.3 | % | |
M Large Cap Value Fund | | | 50.7 | % | | | 33.6 | % | | | 4.0 | % | | | 1.3 | % | |
(1) The balance of the Funds' shares are owned by shareholders with less than 5% beneficial interest.
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At December 31, 2023, aggregated gross unrealized appreciation for investment securities in which there is an excess of value over tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for investment securities in which there is an excess of tax cost over value were as follows:
| | Federal Income Tax Cost | | Tax Basis Unrealized Appreciation | | Tax Basis Unrealized Depreciation | | Tax Basis Net Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation | |
M International Equity Fund | | $ | 210,010,303 | | | $ | 38,486,377 | | | $ | (14,912,605 | ) | | $ | 23,573,772 | | |
M Large Cap Growth Fund | | | 152,056,154 | | | | 91,424,400 | | | | (2,948,989 | ) | | | 88,475,411 | | |
M Capital Appreciation Fund | | | 171,081,681 | | | | 68,696,418 | | | | (12,623,207 | ) | | | 56,073,211 | | |
M Large Cap Value Fund | | | 107,664,123 | | | | 27,630,387 | | | | (925,012 | ) | | | 26,705,375 | | |
Temporary differences between book and tax basis appreciation (depreciation) on cost of investments is primarily attributed to tax deferral of losses on wash sales, passive foreign investment companies mark-to-market adjustments and return of capital adjustments.
The tax character of distributions paid during 2023 and 2022 was as follows:
| | December 31, 2023 Amount | | December 31, 2022 Amount | |
M International Equity Fund | |
Distributions paid from: | |
Ordinary Income | | $ | 6,628,964 | | | $ | 5,758,465 | | |
Total Distributions | | $ | 6,628,964 | | | $ | 5,758,465 | | |
M Large Cap Growth Fund | |
Distributions paid from: | |
Ordinary Income | | $ | — | | | $ | 805,532 | | |
Long-Term Capital Gain | | | 12,296,559 | | | | 15,960,081 | | |
Total Distributions | | $ | 12,296,559 | | | $ | 16,765,613 | | |
M Capital Appreciation Fund | |
Distributions paid from: | |
Ordinary Income | | $ | 1,517,003 | | | $ | — | | |
Long-Term Capital Gain | | | 13,388,568 | | | | 16,315,676 | | |
Total Distributions | | $ | 14,905,571 | | | $ | 16,315,676 | | |
M Large Cap Value Fund | |
Distributions paid from: | |
Ordinary Income | | $ | 2,897,243 | | | $ | 2,701,500 | | |
Long-Term Capital Gain | | | 1,998,126 | | | | 6,098,755 | | |
Total Distributions | | $ | 4,895,369 | | | $ | 8,800,255 | | |
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7. Tax Information (Continued)
At December 31, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows:
| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Gain | | Capital Loss Carryforwards | | Late Year Ordinary and Post October Loss Deferrals | | Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation | | Total Accumulated Earnings (Losses) | |
M International Equity Fund | | $ | 591,648 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (59,477,691 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | 23,599,109 | | | $ | (35,286,934 | ) | |
M Large Cap Growth Fund | | | — | | | | 624,775 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 88,475,411 | | | | 89,100,186 | | |
M Capital Appreciation Fund | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (543,115 | ) | | | 56,073,211 | | | | 55,530,096 | | |
M Large Cap Value Fund | | | — | | | | 79,159 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 26,705,375 | | | | 26,784,534 | | |
Net capital loss carryforwards may be applied against any net realized taxable gains in each succeeding year, or until their respective expiration dates, whichever occurs first. At December 31, 2023, M International Equity Fund had available, for federal tax purposes, unused short-term capital losses of $17,081,626 and unused long-term capital losses of $42,396,065 permitted to be carried for an unlimited period. In addition, at December 31, 2023, M International Equity Fund used capital loss carryforwards of $4,690,382.
Dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These "book/tax" differences are considered either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax-basis treatment. Temporary differences do not require reclassification.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Funds reclassified for book purposes, amounts arising from permanent book/tax difference primarily relating to net operating losses and prior year true-up adjustments.
Permanent differences incurred during the year ended December 31, 2023, resulting from differences in book and tax accounting, have been reclassified at year-end between accumulated earnings (losses) and paid-in capital as follows, with no impact to the net asset value per share:
| | Total Accumulated Earnings | | Paid-in Capital | |
M Large Cap Growth Fund | | $ | 566,223 | | | $ | (566,223 | ) | |
M Capital Appreciation Fund | | | 7,256 | | | | (7,256 | ) | |
8. Disclosure of Certain Commitments and Contingencies
In the normal course of business, the Corporation may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties that provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the Corporation under these arrangements is unknown, as it involves future claims that may be made against the Corporation that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Corporation believes that the current risk of loss is remote.
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9. Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
On March 13, 2023, BBD LLP ("BBD") ceased to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of the M International Equity Fund, the M Large Cap Growth Fund, the M Capital Appreciation Fund, and the M Large Cap Value Fund, each a series ("Fund") of M Fund, Inc. (the "Corporation" or "Registrant"). The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Corporation approved the replacement of BBD as a result of Cohen & Company, Ltd.'s ("Cohen") acquisition of BBD's investment management group.
The report of BBD on the financial statements of the Funds as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainties, audit scope or accounting principles. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through March 13, 2023: (i) there were no disagreements between the registrant and BBD on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of BBD, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in its report on the financial statements of the Funds for such years or interim period; and (ii) there were no "reportable events," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The Registrant requested that BBD furnish it with a letter addressed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission stating that it agrees with the above statements. A copy of such letter is filed as an exhibit to the N-CSR under Item 13(a)(4).
On March 17, 2023, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Corporation also recommended and approved the appointment of Cohen as the Funds' independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022, and during the subsequent interim period through March 13, 2023, neither the Registrant, nor anyone acting on its behalf, consulted with Cohen on behalf of the Funds regarding the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction (either completed or proposed), the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Funds' financial statements, or any matter that was either: (i) the subject of a "disagreement," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the instructions thereto; or (ii) "reportable events," as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
10. Subsequent Events
The Funds have evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of the Funds' financial statements and have determined there is no material impact to the Funds' financial statements.
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To the Shareholders of
M International Equity Fund,
M Large Cap Growth Fund,
M Capital Appreciation Fund and
M Large Cap Value Fund and
Board of Directors of M Fund, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of M International Equity Fund, M Large Cap Growth Fund, M Capital Appreciation Fund and M Large Cap Value Fund (the "Funds"), each a series of M Fund, Inc., as of December 31, 2023, the related statements of operations and changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the year then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of December 31, 2023, the results of their operations, the changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The Funds' financial statement and financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2022, and prior, were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 21, 2023, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Funds' financial statement and financial highlights.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds' financial statements 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.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, 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. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2023, by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agent and broker. 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. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the Funds' auditor since 2023.
COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 23, 2024
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Director's and Officer's Tables
Interested Directors:
Name, Address, and Age | | Position(s) Held with Fund | | Term of Office(1) and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director | | Other Directorships Held by Director for the Past 5 Years | |
Malcolm L. "Skip" Cowen II(2) 1125 NW Couch St., Suite 900 Portland, OR 97209 64 | | Director | | Indefinite Two Years | | President, Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC and Cornerstone Institutional Investors, LLC, 2002 to present; President, Cornerstone Benefits, Inc., 2021 to present. | | | 4 | | | M Financial Investment Advisers, Inc, 1999 to present; and Gettysburg College Board of Trustees, 2012 to present. | |
James "Jim" Kaplan(2) 1125 NW Couch St., Suite 900 Portland, OR 97209 62 | | Director | | Indefinite Two Years | | Chief Executive Officer, KB Financial Companies, LLC, 2016 to present; Principal, KB Financial Partners, LLC, 2009 to present. | | | 4 | | | M Financial Investment Advisers, Inc, 2021 to present; M Financial Holdings, Inc., 2019 to present; M Life Insurance Company, 2019 to present; and The Mariano Rivera Foundation, April 2021 to present. | |
(1) In accordance with the Corporation's current by-laws, each Director serves for an indefinite term until the date such Director resigns, retires or is removed by the Board of Directors or shareholders in accordance with the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation.
(2) Messrs. Cowen and Kaplan are deemed to be Interested Persons as defined by the 1940 Act, for the following reasons:
• Mr. Cowen is a Director of the Adviser.
• Mr. Kaplan is a Director of the Adviser and of M Financial Holdings.
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Director's and Officer's Tables (Continued)
Independent Directors:
Name, Address, and Age | | Position(s) Held with Fund | | Term of Office(1) and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director | | Other Directorships Held by Director for the Past 5 Years | |
Wayne Pierson 1125 NW Couch St., Suite 900 Portland, OR 97209 73 | | Director, Chair of the Board and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair | | Indefinite 11 Years | | Retired. President, Acorn Investors LLC (investment holding company), 2005 to October 2022; Principal, Clifford Capital Partners LLC (investment manager), 2010 to 2022. | | | 4 | | | Director, Oaktree Capital Group, (investment manager), 2007 to 2019. | |
Bruce W. Madding 1125 NW Couch St., Suite 900 Portland, OR 97209 72 | | Director and Audit Committee Chair | | Indefinite 15 Years | | Retired.Consultant, C.M. Capital Corp., 2022 to 2023; Chief Executive Officer, C.M. Capital Corp., 2010 to 2022. | | | 4 | | | Vice-Chair and Director, C.M. Capital Corp., 2021 to present. | |
Nancy Crouse 1125 NW Couch St., Suite 900 Portland, OR 97209 65 | | Director | | Indefinite Four Years | | Retired. Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Nuveen Investments (investment manager), 2005 to 2016. | | | 4 | | | Director, Women's Economic Ventures (non-profit), 2016 to present; and Treasurer, Women's Economic Ventures (non-profit), 2018 to 2023. | |
Mary Moran Zeven 1125 NW Couch St., Suite 900 Portland, OR 97209 62 | | Director | | Indefinite Four Years | | Retired. Director, Graduate Program in Banking and Financial Law, Boston University School of Law, 2019 to 2022; Senior Vice President and Senior Managing Counsel, State Street Bank and Trust Company (custodial bank), 2000 to 2019. | | | 4 | | | Wisdom Tree Digital Trust (mutual fund), June 2022 to present. | |
(1) In accordance with the Corporation's current by-laws, each Director serves for an indefinite term until the date such Director resigns, retires or is removed by the Board of Directors or shareholders in accordance with the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation.
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Director's and Officer's Tables (Continued)
The Officers of the Corporation are listed below together with their respective positions with the Corporation, their principal occupations during the past five years and any positions held with affiliates of the Corporation:
Name, Address and Age | | Position(s) Held with the Fund | | Term of Office and Length of Time Served | | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | |
Robert Olson 1125 NW Couch St., Suite 900 Portland, OR 97209 49 | | President | | One Year Since October 2023 | | Head of Advisory Services, M Financial Group, September 2023 to present; President, M Financial Investment Advisers, October 2023 to present; Director of Investment Product Management, Morningstar Investment Management, 2019 to September 2023; International Business Manager, Nuveen Investments, 2010 to 2019. | |
David Lees 1125 NW Couch St., Suite 900 Portland, OR 97209 58 | | Secretary and Treasurer | | One Year 16 Years | | Senior Accounting Director, M Financial Group, 1999 to 2023; Secretary and Treasurer, M Financial Investment Advisers, Inc., 2007 to present; Secretary and Treasurer, M Financial Asset Management, Inc., 2016 to present. | |
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Schedules of Portfolio Holdings
The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT. The Funds' Form N-PORT is available on the Corporation's website at www.mfin.com/m-funds and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Funds' Form N-PORT may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C., and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record
A description of the Corporation's proxy voting policies and procedures and the Corporation's proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ending June 30 are available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling the Corporation toll-free at 1-888-736-2878; and (2) on Form N-PX on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Tax Disclosures
For corporate shareholders, a portion of the ordinary dividends paid during the Fund's year ended December 31, 2023 qualified for the dividends received deduction as follows.
Fund | | Dividend Received Deduction | |
M International Equity Fund | | | 0.02 | % | |
M Large Cap Value Fund | | | 100.00 | % | |
Pursuant to Internal Revenue Section 852(b), M Large Cap Growth Fund, M Capital Appreciation Fund and M Large Cap Value Fund paid $12,296,559, $13,388,568, and $1,998,126, respectively, which have been designated as capital gains distributions for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
M International Equity Fund
In accordance with federal tax law, the Fund elects to provide each shareholder with their portion of the Fund's foreign taxes paid and the income sourced from foreign securities. Accordingly, the Fund made the following designations regarding its fiscal year ended December 31, 2023:
• the total amount of foreign taxes creditable was $389,449
• the total amount of income sourced from foreign countries was $4,386,851
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ANNUAL REPORT OF LIQUIDITY RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR
Rule 22e-4 of the 1940 Act (the "Rule") requires that the Liquidity Risk Management Program Administrator (the "LPA") for the Fund periodically, but no less frequently than annually, review and provide the Board a written report that assesses the adequacy of the Liquidity Risk Management Program (the "Program") and the effectiveness of its implementation including, if applicable, the operation of the Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (the "HLIM") for each Fund and any material changes to the Program.
At a meeting of the Board held on November 30, 2023 the LPA presented and the Board reviewed a written report covering the period October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 (the "Review Period"). The LPA conducted various liquidity risk assessments during the Review Period, including an annual Liquidity Needs Assessment ("LNA") of each Fund as of June 30, 2023 to assess the liquidity risk of each Fund and assist in the determination as to whether any material changes should be made to the components of the Program. The following factors were reviewed by the LPA in its assessment of each Fund's liquidity risk and evaluation on the adequacy of the Program: (i) investment strategy, portfolio concentration and the liquidity of portfolio investments; (ii) holdings of cash and cash equivalents; (iii) short-term and long-term cash flows; (iv) redemption volatility and stressed conditions; and (v) other funding sources.
Liquidity Risk Assessment
1.) Investment Strategy Portfolio Concentration and Liquidity of Portfolio Investments
The LPA evaluated each Fund's investment objective and portfolio strategy, including portfolio concentration, liquidity classifications and any known or identifiable risks to liquidity. For all Funds, other than M Large Cap Growth Fund, the LPA noted that the Funds were highly diversified with relatively low concentration of holdings. The M Large Cap Growth Fund's investment strategy is to hold between 25 and 35 equity securities and as a result is highly concentrated. However, the LPA recognized that the M Large Cap Growth Fund holds larger capitalization, highly liquid securities where daily trading volumes appear adequate for the Fund to dispose of holdings in a fast and efficient manner in order to meet redemptions if necessary.
Each Fund's portfolio liquidity was monitored by the Funds' Chief Compliance Officer (the "CCO"). Liquidity classifications for each security holding were provided to the CCO by the Funds' administrator, State Street Bank and Trust Company ("State Street Bank"), using its TruView analytics system, on a monthly basis. Each Fund held at least 99.5% of its investments in Highly Liquid Investments during the Review Period. As a result, all Funds met the 15% limit on Illiquid Securities during the Review Period. No material liquidity risks were identified by the LPA during the Review Period relating to each Fund's investment strategy, portfolio concentration or portfolio liquidity. The LPA reasonably expects these trends to continue and believes that each Fund's investment strategy is appropriate and manageable for an open-end fund during both normal and stressed market conditions.
2.) Holdings of Cash and Cash Equivalents
All Funds are primarily invested in securities and hold a low percentage of their assets in cash and cash equivalents. In addition, the Funds do not maintain any type of borrowing arrangement or credit facility. It is the belief of the Funds' investment adviser, M Financial Investment Advisers, Inc., that based upon the high liquidity of each Fund's portfolio and that historical redemption activity was not material from a liquidity perspective for any Fund, a line
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of credit or other borrowing arrangements are not necessary. The LPA did not identify any material liquidity risks during the Review Period with respect to holdings of cash and cash equivalents.
3.) Short-Term and Long-Term Cash Flows and Redemption Volatility and Stressed Conditions
To meet various obligations under the variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts, insurance company separate accounts may redeem Fund shares to generate cash. Proceeds from the redemptions are usually sent to the separate account on the next business day. The Funds may suspend redemptions of shares or postpone payment dates when the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is closed (other than weekends or holidays), when trading on the NYSE is restricted, or as otherwise permitted by the SEC.
The LPA reviewed historical subscription and redemption activity for each Fund. The LPA found that redemption activity was not material from a liquidity perspective for any Fund during either normal or stressed market conditions. The LPA also reviewed shareholder concentration, noting that Fund ownership is highly concentrated amongst approximately 10 insurance carriers. Shares are held in omnibus accounts, which means that Fund ownership is spread out amongst a larger number of underlying contract owners that beneficially own Fund shares. This reduces the risk of larger redemptions in shorter timeframes, which has provided the Funds with stable cash flow and lower redemption volatility over the Review Period.
Since cash flows do not appear to be significant during normal or stressed conditions and the shareholder base of each Fund appears stable, the LPA did not identify any material liquidity risks during the Review Period.
4.) Other Funding Sources
The Funds currently do not have any borrowing or other credit arrangements, nor have they utilized cross transactions, all of which could provide additional liquidity. The LPA believes that these factors do not appear to cause any liquidity concerns given each Fund's highly liquid portfolio and stable cash flow history.
Program Management
The Program allows the LPA to delegate certain responsibilities and engage one or more third parties to assist with its implementation, subject in each case to the appropriate oversight by the LPA. The LPA still maintains the responsibility of overseeing and supervising any person that has been delegated liquidity risk management responsibilities under the Program.
The LPA has delegated certain responsibilities under the Program to the CCO. On a monthly basis, State Street Bank provides the CCO with liquidity reports that characterize each Fund's holdings into one of four liquidity categories (as defined under the Rule). Liquidity reports are generated by State Street Bank using the liquidity analytics system, TruView. The CCO reports any issues or concerns to the LPA. No material issues were reported to the LPA during the Review Period.
Quarterly, the LPA conducts a formal meeting in order to review the Program. The CCO provides the LPA with a summary of the results from his monitoring of the Program, including liquidity classifications, compliance with the 15% Illiquid Securities Limit, an evaluation of the effectiveness of State Street Bank's responsibilities under the Program, and a determination of whether the Program has operated effectively and whether the Funds have met the
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applicable requirements under the Rule and the Program. All minutes of the LPA meetings are provided to the Board. The CCO reported no material issues to the LPA during the quarterly meetings within the Review Period.
At least annually, the CCO provides the LPA with a Liquidity Needs Assessment in order to assess each Fund's Liquidity Risk and evaluate whether any material changes are needed to the Program. The results of the Liquidity Needs Assessments were addressed earlier in this report.
The Program's administration process, as outlined above, appears to be functioning effectively in all material respects and no changes are recommended at this time.
Highly Liquid Investment Minimum
Although the Rule requires the LPA to determine a HLIM for each Fund, the LPA has determined that each Fund qualifies as an Excluded Fund (as defined in the Program). The SEC in its guidance has suggested that a HLIM would not be required if a Fund, under normal circumstances, primarily holds at least 50% of its assets in Highly Liquid Investments. The LPA has determined that all Funds within the Review Period were considered to primarily hold at least 50% of their assets in this category and that all Funds will continue to be excluded from determining a HLIM.
Conclusion
There were no material changes to the Program during the Review Period. No significant liquidity events impacting any Funds were noted during the Review Period. It is the LPA's assessment that the Program is adequately designed and has been effective in managing each Fund's liquidity risk and in implementing the requirements of the Rule.
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HYPOTHETICAL EXPENSE EXAMPLE (Unaudited)
As an indirect shareholder of a Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund 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 July 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.
Actual Expenses
The first line under each Fund in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line for your Fund under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line under each Fund in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your 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 Fund costs only. As an indirect shareholder of a Fund, you do not incur any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees or exchange fees. However, you do incur such transactional costs, as well as other fees and charges as an owner of a variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy. If these transactional and other insurance company fees and charges were included, your costs would have been higher. Therefore, the second line under each Fund in the table is useful in comparing ongoing Fund costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different variable annuities or variable life insurance policies.
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| | Beginning Account Value July 1, 2023 | | Ending Account Value December 31, 2023 | | Annualized Expense Ratio | | Expenses Paid During Period* (July 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023) | |
M International Equity Fund | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,064.30 | | | | 0.57 | % | | $ | 2.97 | | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,022.30 | | | | 0.57 | % | | | 2.91 | | |
M Large Cap Growth Fund | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,130.10 | | | | 0.77 | % | | $ | 4.13 | | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,021.30 | | | | 0.77 | % | | | 3.92 | | |
M Capital Appreciation Fund | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,044.70 | | | | 1.02 | % | | $ | 5.26 | | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,020.10 | | | | 1.02 | % | | | 5.19 | | |
M Large Cap Value Fund | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,067.80 | | | | 0.65 | % | | $ | 3.39 | | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,021.90 | | | | 0.65 | % | | | 3.31 | | |
* Expenses are calculated using each Fund's annualized expense ratio (as disclosed in the table), multiplied by the average account value for the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period (184 days), and divided by the number of days in the year (365 days). In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, it also indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying fund in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above expense ratios.
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
As of December 31, 2023, the Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s President/Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer/Principal Financial and Accounting Officer. For the year ended December 31, 2023, there were no amendments to a provision of its code of ethics, nor were there any waivers (including implicit waivers) granted from a provision of the code of ethics. A copy of the registrant’s code of ethics is filed with this Form N-CSR under Item 13(a)(1).
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The Registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that the Registrant has two audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee. The audit committee financial experts serving on the Registrant’s audit committee are Bruce W. Madding and Wayne Pierson, who are “independent” as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mr. Madding serves as the Chairman of the Registrant’s audit committee.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
BBD, LLP served as the principal accountant for the Registrant for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and the period from January 1, 2023 through March 13, 2023. Cohen & Company Ltd. replaced BBD, LLP, after acquiring BBD, LLP’s Investment Management Group, and served as the principal accountant for the Registrant for the period from March 13, 2023 through December 31, 2023.
(a) AUDIT FEES: The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by its principal accountant, BBD, LLP for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023 were $91,250 and $0, respectively. The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by its principal accountant, Cohen & Company, Ltd. for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 were $94,500.
(b) AUDIT RELATED FEES: No such fees were billed to the Registrant by BBD, LLP for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023. No such fees were billed to the Registrant by Cohen & Company, Ltd. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
(c) TAX FEES: The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by BBD, LLP for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023 were $12,500 and $0, respectively. The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by Cohen & Company, Ltd. for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 were $12,500. Such services included the review of the Fund’s tax and excise returns.
(d) ALL OTHER FEES: No such fees were billed to the Registrant by BBD, LLP for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023. No such fees were billed to the Registrant by Cohen & Company, Ltd. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
| (e) | (1) The Registrant’s audit committee pre-approves all audit and non-audit services to be performed by the Registrant’s accountant before the accountant is engaged by the Registrant to perform such services. |
(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 are as follows:
(b) Not applicable
(c) 100%
(d) Not applicable
(f) Not applicable.
| (g) | The aggregate fees billed by the Registrant’s principal accountant, BBD, LLP, for non-audit services rendered to the Registrant, the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Registrant’s investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023 were $12,500 and $0, respectively. The aggregate fees billed by the Registrant’s principal accountant, Cohen & Company, Ltd., for non-audit services rendered to the Registrant, the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entities controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Registrant’s investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 were $12,500. |
(h) Not applicable.
(i) Not applicable.
(j) Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments.
| (a) | A schedule of investments is contained in the Registrant’s annual report, which is attached to this report in response to Item 1. |
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The Registrant's Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) were effective as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report (the "Evaluation Date"), based on their evaluation of the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)) (the “1934 Act”) as of the Evaluation Date.
(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 13. Exhibits.
(a)(1) Code of Ethics as described in Item 2 is attached hereto as Exhibit 13(a)(1).
(a)(2) Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is attached hereto as Exhibit 13(a)(2).
(a)(3) Not applicable to this filing.
(a)(4) (i) Change in Registrant's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
(ii) Letter from BBD LLP
(b) Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as required by Rule 30a-2(b), under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)), Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.13a – 14(b) or 240.15d-14(b)) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) is attached hereto as Exhibit 13(b).
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. M Fund, Inc.
M Fund, Inc.
By: | /s/ Robert Olson | | |
| Robert Olson | | |
| President/Principal Executive Officer | | |
Date: March 7, 2024
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 Olson | | |
| Robert Olson | | |
| President/Principal Executive Officer | | |
Date: March 7, 2024
By: | /s/ David Lees | | |
| David Lees | | |
| Treasurer/Principal Financial and Accounting Officer | | |
Date: March 7, 2024