N-CSRS 1 fp0045049_ncsrs.htm

 

United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

811-07925

(Investment Company Act file number)

 

WesMark Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

One Bank Plaza, 5th floor

Wheeling, WV 26003

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(304) 234-9000

(Registrant’s telephone number)

 

Karen Gilomen, Esq.

ALPS Fund Services, Inc.

1290 Broadway, Suite 1000

Denver, CO 80203

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Date of fiscal year end:  December 31

 

Date of reporting period:  January 1 – June 30, 2019

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

 

 

Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Funds’ annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Funds’ website (www.wesmarkfunds.com), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

 

If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from a Fund electronically anytime by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by enrolling at www.wesmarkfunds.com.

 

Beginning on January 1, 2019, you may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you invest directly with a Fund, you can call 1-800-864-1013 to let the Fund know you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held in your account if you invest through your financial intermediary or all funds held with the fund complex if you invest directly with a Fund.

 

 

Table of Contents

 

  June 30, 2019

 

Small Company Growth Fund  
Portfolio of Investments Summary Table 2
Portfolio of Investments 3
Growth Fund  
Portfolio of Investments Summary Table 6
Portfolio of Investments 7
Balanced Fund  
Portfolio of Investments Summary Table 9
Portfolio of Investments 10
Government Bond Fund  
Portfolio of Investments Summary Table 15
Portfolio of Investments 16
West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund  
Portfolio of Investments Summary Table 22
Portfolio of Investments 23
Tactical Opportunity Fund  
Portfolio of Investments Summary Table 28
Portfolio of Investments 29
Statements of Assets and Liabilities 31
Statements of Operations 33
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 34
Financial Highlights 37
Notes to Financial Statements 43
Shareholder Expense Example 56
Board Review of Advisory Contract 57
Additional Information 59
Glossary of Terms 60

 

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Portfolio of Investments Summary Table

 

WesMark Small Company Growth Fund June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

At June 30, 2019, the Fund's Portfolio Composition(1) was as follows:

 

Portfolio Composition Percentage of Total Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS 91.7%
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS(2) 5.3%
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (ETF) 2.6%
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET(3) 0.4%
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.0%

 

At June 30, 2019, the Fund's Sector composition(4) was as follows:

 

Sector Composition Percentage of Total Net Assets
Industrials 22.5%
Health Care 22.3%
Information Technology 16.4%
Financials 13.3%
Consumer Discretionary 7.7%
Consumer Staples 2.7%
Exchange Traded Funds 2.6%
Energy 2.1%
Materials 1.7%
Consumer, Non-cyclical 1.1%
Technology 1.0%
Utilities 0.6%
Communication Services 0.3%
Equity Portfolio Sub-Total 94.3%
Short Term Investments(2) 5.3%
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(3) 0.4%
Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

(1)See the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of the types of securities in which the Fund invests.

(2)Short Term Investments include investment in a money market mutual fund.

(3)Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities.

(4)Securities are assigned to a sector classification by the Fund's advisor.

 

 

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  Portfolio of Investments

 

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) WesMark Small Company Growth Fund

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
COMMON STOCKS-91.7%    
COMMUNICATION SERVICES-0.3%    
    Interactive Home Entertainment-0.3%    
 35,000   Glu Mobile, Inc.(1)  $251,300 
           
TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES   251,300 
           
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY-7.7%     
     Apparel Retail-1.5%     
 32,408   Foot Locker, Inc.   1,358,543 
           
     Automotive Retail-1.4%     
 10,623   Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A   1,261,800 
           
     Education Services-3.0%     
 71,705   Chegg, Inc.(1)   2,767,096 
           
     Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines-0.3%     
 30,000   Target Hospitality Corp.(1)   273,000 
           
     Restaurants-0.6%     
 12,942   Cheesecake Factory, Inc.   565,824 
           
     Specialty Stores-0.9%     
 24,287   Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.   841,059 
           
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY   7,067,322 
           
CONSUMER STAPLES-2.7%     
     Food Retail-0.4%     
 19,300   Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.(1)   364,577 
           
     Packaged Foods & Meats-2.3%     
 23,989   Freshpet, Inc.(1)   1,091,739 
 42,968   Simply Good Foods Co.(1)   1,034,669 
         2,126,408 
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES   2,490,985 
           
CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL-1.1%     
     Healthcare-Products-0.8%     
 28,010   Misonix, Inc.(1)   712,014 
           
     Pharmaceuticals-0.3%     
 121,156   Senseonics Holdings, Inc.(1)   247,158 
           
TOTAL CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL   959,172 

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
ENERGY-2.1%    
    Energy-Alternate Sources-1.0%    
 38,077   TPI Composites, Inc.(1)  $941,263 
           
     Oil & Gas Exploration & Production-1.1%     
 62,647   EQT Corp.   990,449 
           
TOTAL ENERGY   1,931,712 
           
FINANCIALS-13.3%     
     Asset Management & Custody Banks-1.1%     
 61,132   Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., Class A(1)   1,050,248 
           
     Banks-0.6%     
 9,400   Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.   540,312 
           
     Investment Banking & Brokerage-2.9%     
 45,541   Stifel Financial Corp.   2,689,651 
           
     Life & Health Insurance-1.3%     
 34,337   Trupanion, Inc.(1)   1,240,596 
           
     Regional Banks-7.4%     
 23,345   BancorpSouth Bank   677,939 
 16,169   Banner Corp.   875,551 
 29,682   Cadence BanCorp   617,386 
 29,614   CenterState Bank Corp.   682,010 
 33,762   First Bancorp/Southern Pines, NC   1,229,612 
 20,474   Franklin Financial Network, Inc.   570,406 
 34,078   Fulton Financial Corp.   557,857 
 52,504   Old National Bancorp   871,041 
 28,160   Trustmark Corp.   936,320 
         7,018,122 
TOTAL FINANCIALS   12,538,929 
           
HEALTH CARE-22.3%     
     Health Care Equipment-5.7%     
 29,846   Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.   3,122,489 
 29,846   Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(1)   1,666,899 
 18,253   IntriCon Corp.(1)   426,390 
         5,215,778 
     Health Care Supplies-1.5%     
 22,218   Neogen Corp.(1)   1,379,960 

 

 

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Portfolio of Investments  

 

WesMark Small Company Growth Fund June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
    Health Care Technology-8.2%    
 219,275   Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.(1)  $2,550,168 
 42,782   Teladoc Health, Inc.(1)   2,841,153 
 67,569   Vocera Communications, Inc.(1)   2,156,803 
         7,548,124 
     Life Sciences Tools & Services-6.9%     
 14,284   Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(1)   2,026,900 
 10,032   ICON PLC(1)   1,544,627 
 55,062   Syneos Health, Inc.(1)   2,813,118 
         6,384,645 
TOTAL HEALTH CARE   20,528,507 
           
INDUSTRIALS-22.5%     
     Aerospace & Defense-7.3%     
 56,523   Hexcel Corp.   4,571,580 
 24,246   Moog, Inc., Class A   2,269,668 
         6,841,248 
     Airlines-1.7%     
 11,146   Allegiant Travel Co.   1,599,451 
           
     Building Products-6.2%     
 44,987   AAON, Inc.   2,257,448 
 12,636   Lennox International, Inc.   3,474,900 
         5,732,348 
     Construction & Engineering-4.5%     
 109,810   Quanta Services, Inc.   4,193,644 
           
     Trading Companies & Distributors-1.6%     
 11,414   United Rentals, Inc.(1)   1,513,839 
           
     Trucking-1.2%     
 18,411   Ryder System, Inc.   1,073,361 
           
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS   20,953,891 
 
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY-16.4%     
     Application Software-2.6%     
 66,784   LivePerson, Inc.(1)   1,872,623 
 36,542   Nuance Communications, Inc.(1)   583,576 
         2,456,199 
     Data Processing & Outsourced Services-2.3%     
 71,206   I3 Verticals, Inc., Class A(1)   2,097,017 
           
     Electronic Components-0.8%     
 38,989   Knowles Corp.(1)   713,889 

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
    Electronic Equipment & Instruments-2.1%  
 17,549   OSI Systems, Inc.(1)  $1,976,544 
           
     Systems Software-4.7%     
 94,168   FireEye, Inc.(1)   1,394,628 
 14,993   Qualys, Inc.(1)   1,305,590 
 28,401   Rapid7, Inc.(1)   1,642,714 
         4,342,932 
     Technology Distributors-1.0%     
 9,232   SYNNEX Corp.   908,429 
           
     Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals-2.9%     
 175,634   Pure Storage, Inc., Class A(1)   2,681,931 
           
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   15,176,941 
           
MATERIALS-1.7%     
     Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals-1.7%     
 15,605   Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.   1,537,093 
           
TOTAL MATERIALS   1,537,093 
           
TECHNOLOGY-1.0%     
     Computers-1.0%     
 14,296   Varonis Systems, Inc.(1)   885,494 
           
TOTAL TECHNOLOGY   885,494 
           
UTILITIES-0.6%     
     Multi-Utilities-0.6%     
 23,000   MDU Resources Group, Inc.   593,400 
           
TOTAL UTILITIES   593,400 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     
(Cost 54,508,186)   84,914,746 
           
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS-2.6%     
 15,205   Vanguard® Small-Cap ETF   2,382,015 
           
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS     
(Cost $2,356,046)   2,382,015 

 

 

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  Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) WesMark Small Company Growth Fund

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-5.3%    
    Mutual Funds-5.3%    
 4,894,625   Federated Government Obligations Fund 7-Day Yield 2.277% (at net asset value)  $4,894,625 
           
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS     
(Cost $4,894,625)   4,894,625 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS-99.6%     
(Cost $61,758,857)   92,191,386 
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES-NET(2)-0.4%   386,983 
NET ASSETS-100.0%  $92,578,369 

 

(1)Non-income producing security.
(2)Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities.

 

Note - The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of net assets at June 30, 2019.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Portfolio of Investments Summary Table  

 

WesMark Growth Fund June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

At June 30, 2019, the Fund's Portfolio Composition(1) was as follows:

 

Portfolio Composition Percentage of Total Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS 97.7%
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (ETF) 2.3%
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS(2) 0.4%
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET(3) -0.4%
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.0%

 

At June 30, 2019, the Fund's Sector composition(4) was as follows:

 

Sector Composition Percentage of Total Net Assets
Information Technology 31.2%
Consumer Discretionary 19.8%
Health Care 18.4%
Industrials 13.0%
Financials 8.1%
Consumer Staples 4.0%
Exchange Traded Funds 2.3%
Materials 1.6%
Energy 1.6%
Equity Portfolio Sub-Total 100.0%
Short Term Investments(2)  0.4%
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(3) -0.4%
Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

(1) See the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of the types of securities in which the Fund invests.
(2) Short Term Investments include investment in a money market mutual fund.
(3) Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities.
(4) Securities are assigned to a sector classification by the Fund's advisor.

 

 

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  Portfolio of Investments

 

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) WesMark Growth Fund

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
COMMON STOCKS-97.7%    
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY-19.8%    
    Apparel Retail-2.1%    
 40,000   Burlington Stores, Inc.(1)  $6,806,000 
           
     Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods-1.1% 
 180,991   Levi Strauss & Co., Class A(1)   3,779,092 
           
     General Merchandise Stores-2.3%     
 69,000   Dollar Tree, Inc.(1)   7,409,910 
           
     Home Improvement Retail-2.2%     
 34,000   Home Depot, Inc.   7,070,980 
           
     Internet & Direct Marketing-1.4%     
 33,500   Expedia Group, Inc.   4,456,505 
           
     Internet & Direct Marketing Retail-5.4%     
 9,300   Amazon.com, Inc.(1)   17,610,759 
           
     Movies & Entertainment-3.2%     
 75,000   Walt Disney Co.   10,473,000 
           
     Restaurants-2.1%     
 100,000   Restaurant Brands International, Inc.   6,954,000 
           
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY   64,560,246 
           
CONSUMER STAPLES-4.0%     
     Distillers & Vintners-2.2%     
 36,000   Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A   7,089,840 
           
     Packaged Foods & Meats-1.8%     
 110,000   Mondelez International, Inc., Class A   5,929,000 
           
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES   13,018,840 
           
ENERGY-1.6%     
     Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing-1.6%     
 59,731   Valero Energy Corp.   5,113,571 
           
TOTAL ENERGY   5,113,571 

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
FINANCIALS-8.1%    
    Asset Management & Custody Banks-2.4%  
 16,450   BlackRock, Inc.  $7,719,985 
           
     Investment Banking & Brokerage-1.8%     
 132,500   Morgan Stanley   5,804,825 
           
     Property & Casualty Insurance-2.0%     
 44,000   Chubb, Ltd.   6,480,760 
           
     Regional Banks-1.9%     
 130,000   BB&T Corp.   6,386,900 
           
TOTAL FINANCIALS   26,392,470 
           
HEALTH CARE-18.4%     
     Biotechnology-2.0%     
 35,000   Amgen, Inc.   6,449,800 
           
     Health Care Equipment-2.8%     
 110,000   Abbott Laboratories   9,251,000 
           
     Life Sciences Tools & Services-3.8%     
 51,500   IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(1)   8,286,350 
 15,000   Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   4,405,200 
         12,691,550 
           
     Managed Health Care-3.0%     
 40,000   UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   9,760,400 
           
     Pharmaceuticals-6.8%     
 180,000   Elanco Animal Health, Inc.(1)   6,084,000 
 28,250   Johnson & Johnson   3,934,660 
 57,000   Merck & Co., Inc.   4,779,450 
 65,000   Zoetis, Inc.   7,376,850 
         22,174,960 
TOTAL HEALTH CARE   60,327,710 
           
INDUSTRIALS-13.0%     
     Aerospace & Defense-6.4%     
 25,276   Boeing Co.   9,200,717 
 39,300   Raytheon Co.   6,833,484 
 62,500   Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A   5,085,625 
         21,119,826 
           
     Air Freight & Logistics-2.7%     
 53,000   FedEx Corp.   8,702,070 

 

 

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Portfolio of Investments  

 

WesMark Growth Fund June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
    Construction Machinery & Heavy Equipment-1.6%  
 75,000   Wabtec Corp.  $5,382,000 
           
     Industrial Conglomerates-1.3%     
 25,000   Honeywell International, Inc.   4,364,750 
           
     Trucking-1.0%     
 22,264   Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.   3,323,125 
           
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS   42,891,771 
           
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY-31.2%     
     Application Software-4.7%     
 20,000   Adobe, Inc.(1)   5,893,000 
 63,000   salesforce.com, Inc.(1)   9,558,990 
         15,451,990 
     Communications Equipment-6.6%     
 70,000   Apple, Inc.   13,854,400 
 30,500   Arista Networks, Inc.(1)   7,918,410 
         21,772,810 
     Data Processing & Outsourced Services-5.0%     
 50,000   Genpact, Ltd.   1,904,500 
 33,000   Mastercard, Inc., Class A   8,729,490 
 48,000   PayPal Holdings, Inc.(1)   5,494,080 
         16,128,070 
     Internet Software & Services-5.0%     
 3,016   Alphabet, Inc., Class C(1)   3,260,024 
 6,000   Alphabet, Inc., Class A(1)   6,496,800 
 33,500   Facebook, Inc., Class A(1)   6,465,500 
         16,222,324 
     IT Consulting & Other Services-1.7%     
 30,000   Accenture PLC, Class A   5,543,100 
           
     Semiconductors-4.1%     
 31,211   Broadcom, Inc.   8,984,398 
 225,000   ON Semiconductor Corp.(1)   4,547,250 
         13,531,648 
     Systems Software-4.1%     
 50,000   Microsoft Corp.   6,698,000 
 123,000   Oracle Corp.   7,007,310 
         13,705,310 
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   102,355,252 

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
MATERIALS-1.6%    
     Specialty Chemicals-1.6%     
 45,000   PPG Industries, Inc.  $5,251,950 
TOTAL MATERIALS   5,251,950 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     
(Cost 176,847,889)   319,911,810 
           
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS-2.3%     
 15,348   SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust   4,496,964 
 70,000   SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF   2,917,600 
           
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS     
(Cost $7,281,545)   7,414,564 
           
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-0.4%     
     Mutual Funds-0.4%     
 1,405,518   Federated Government Obligations Fund 7-Day Yield 2.277% (at net asset value)   1,405,518 
           
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS     
(Cost $1,405,518)   1,405,518 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS-100.4%     
(Cost $185,534,952)   328,731,892 
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES-NET(2)-(0.4)%   (1,434,582)
NET ASSETS-100.0%  $327,297,310 

 

(1)Non-income producing security.
(2)Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities.

 

Note - The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of net assets at June 30, 2019.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Portfolio of Investments Summary Table

 

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) WesMark Balanced Fund

 

At June 30, 2019, the Fund's Portfolio Composition(1) was as follows:

 

Portfolio Composition Percentage of Total Net Assets
COMMON STOCKS 61.4%
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (ETF) 0.8%
CORPORATE BONDS 15.6%
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES 11.0%
TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS 3.7%
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY SECURITIES 3.7%
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS 2.6%
FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO SUB-TOTAL 36.6%
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS(2) 0.7%
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET(3) 0.5%
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.0%

 

At June 30, 2019, the Fund's Sector composition(4) was as follows:

 

Sector Composition Percentage of Total Net Assets
Information Technology 11.5%
Health Care 10.1%
Consumer Staples 8.6%
Financials 8.0%
Energy 6.6%
Industrials 6.4%
Real Estate 3.2%
Materials 2.9%
Utilities 1.9%
Consumer Discretionary 1.2%
Telecommunication Services 1.0%
Exchange Traded Funds 0.8%
Equity Portfolio Sub-Total 62.2%
U.S. Government Agencies (Combined) 17.3%
Corporate Bonds 15.6%
Taxable Municipal Bonds 3.7%
Fixed Income Portfolio Sub-Total 36.6%
Short Term Investments(2) 0.7%
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(3) 0.5%
Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

(1)See the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of the types of securities in which the Fund invests.
(2)Short Term Investments include investment in a money market mutual fund.
(3)Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities.
(4)Securities are assigned to a sector classification by the Fund's advisor.

 

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

WesMark Balanced Fund June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
COMMON STOCKS-61.4%    
CONSUMER STAPLES-8.6%    
    Household Products-1.9%    
 18,500   Procter & Gamble Co.  $2,028,525 
           
     Hypermarkets & Super Centers-1.2%     
 12,000   Walmart, Inc.   1,325,880 
           
     Packaged Foods & Meats-2.7%     
 61,129   Conagra Brands, Inc.   1,621,141 
 25,000   General Mills, Inc.   1,313,000 
         2,934,141 
     Soft Drinks-2.8%     
 20,000   Coca-Cola Co.   1,018,400 
 16,000   PepsiCo, Inc.   2,098,080 
         3,116,480 
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES   9,405,026 
           
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY-1.2%     
     General Merchandise Stores-1.2%     
 15,000   Target Corp.   1,299,150 
           
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY   1,299,150 
           
ENERGY-6.6%     
     Integrated Oil & Gas-4.0%     
 19,100   Chevron Corp.   2,376,804 
 35,000   TOTAL SA, Sponsored ADR   1,952,650 
         4,329,454 
     Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing-1.0%     
 13,000   Valero Energy Corp.   1,112,930 
           
     Pipelines-1.6%     
 84,000   Kinder Morgan, Inc.   1,753,920 
           
TOTAL ENERGY   7,196,304 
           
FINANCIALS-8.0%     
     Consumer Finance-2.5%     
 35,000   Discover Financial Services   2,715,650 
           
     Diversified Banks-2.6%     
 10,000   JPMorgan Chase & Co.   1,118,000 
 34,000   US Bancorp   1,781,600 
         2,899,600 

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
     Life & Health Insurance-0.8%     
 9,093   Prudential Financial, Inc.  $918,393 
           
     Regional Banks-2.1%     
 25,000   BB&T Corp.   1,228,250 
 8,000   PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.   1,098,240 
         2,326,490 
TOTAL FINANCIALS   8,860,133 
           
HEALTH CARE-10.1%     
     Biotechnology-3.3%     
 25,000   AbbVie, Inc.   1,818,000 
 9,500   Amgen, Inc.   1,750,660 
         3,568,660 
     Health Care Equipment-1.8%     
 20,000   Medtronic PLC   1,947,800 
           
     Health Care Services-0.7%     
 15,000   CVS Health Corp.   817,350 
           
     Pharmaceuticals-4.3%     
 25,000   Merck & Co., Inc.   2,096,250 
 60,000   Pfizer, Inc.   2,599,200 
         4,695,450 
TOTAL HEALTH CARE   11,029,260 
           
INDUSTRIALS-6.4%     
     Aerospace & Defense-4.2%     
 3,808   Boeing Co.   1,386,150 
 7,250   Lockheed Martin Corp.   2,635,665 
 4,500   United Technologies Corp.   585,900 
         4,607,715 
     Airlines-0.5%     
 10,000   Delta Air Lines, Inc.   567,500 
           
     Electrical Components & Equipment-0.7%     
 12,000   Emerson Electric Co.   800,640 
           
     Industrial Conglomerates-1.0%     
 6,000   Honeywell International, Inc.   1,047,540 
           
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS   7,023,395 
           
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY-11.5%     
     Communications Equipment-7.6%     
 26,000   Apple, Inc.   5,145,920 

 

 

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Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
 58,000   Cisco Systems, Inc.  $3,174,340 
         8,320,260 
           
     IT Consulting & Other Services-0.9%     
 12,216   Leidos Holdings, Inc.   975,448 
           
     Semiconductors-3.0%     
 20,000   Intel Corp.   957,400 
 20,000   Texas Instruments, Inc.   2,295,200 
         3,252,600 
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   12,548,308 
           
MATERIALS-2.9%     
     Commodity Chemicals-1.8%     
 40,000   Dow Chemical Co.   1,972,400 
           
     Fertilizer & Agricultural Chemicals-0.3%     
 12,222   Corteva, Inc.(1)   361,405 
           
     Special Chemicals-0.8%     
 12,222   EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.   917,506 
           
TOTAL MATERIALS   3,251,311 
           
REAL ESTATE-3.2%     
     Industrial REITS-1.0%     
 13,000   Prologis, Inc.   1,041,300 
           
     Residential REITS-1.0%     
 14,000   Equity Residential   1,062,880 
           
     Specialized REITS-1.2%     
 10,800   Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT   1,272,132 
           
TOTAL REAL ESTATE   3,376,312 
           
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES-1.0%     
     Integrated Telecommunication Services-1.0%     
 20,000   Verizon Communications, Inc.   1,142,600 
           
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES   1,142,600 
           
UTILITIES-1.9%     
     Electric Utilities-1.0%     
 13,025   Duke Energy Corp.   1,149,326 

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
    Multi-Utilities-0.9%    
 13,250   Dominion Energy, Inc.  $1,024,490 
           
TOTAL UTILITIES   2,173,816 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS     
(Cost 45,806,020)   67,305,615 
           
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS-0.8%     
 9,218   SPDR® S&P® Dividend ETF   929,912 
           
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS     
(Cost $920,485)   929,912 
           
CORPORATE BONDS-15.6%     
     Banks-0.9%     
$1,000,000   Wells Fargo & Co., Subordinated Notes, 3.450%, 2/13/2023   1,028,057 
           
     Communications Equipment-0.9%     
 1,000,000   Apple, Inc., 3M US L + 1.13%, 2/23/2021(2)   1,017,024 
           
     Consumer Finance-0.5%     
 500,000   Capital One Financial Corp., 3M US L + 0.95%, 3/9/2022(2)   504,336 
           
     Diversified Chemicals-0.9%     
 1,000,000   Dow Chemical Co., Sr. Unsecured Notes, 3.000%, 11/15/2022   1,014,053 
           
     Industrial Gases-0.8%     
 835,000   Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., Sr. Unsecured Notes, 3.350%, 7/31/2024   873,590 
           
     Integrated Telecommunication Services-1.9%     
 1,000,000   AT&T, Inc., Sr. Unsecured Notes, 3.950%, 1/15/2025   1,056,758 
           
 1,000,000   Verizon Communications, Inc., Sr. Unsecured Notes, 3M US L + 1.00%, 3/16/2022(2)   1,015,481 
         2,072,239 

 

 

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WesMark Balanced Fund June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
    Internet Software & Services-1.8%    
$2,000,000   Ebay, Inc., Sr. Unsecured Notes, 3M US L + 0.87%, 1/30/2023(2)  $2,010,653 
           
     Investment Banking & Brokerage-0.9%     
 1,000,000   Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Sr. Unsecured Notes, 3M US L + 1.60%, 11/29/2023(2)   1,027,507 
           
     Life Sciences Tools & Services-0.5%     
 500,000   Agilent Technologies, Inc., Sr. Unsecured Notes, 3.200%, 10/1/2022   508,441 
           
     Oil & Gas Exploration & Production-0.5%     
 500,000   Devon Energy Corp., Sr. Unsecured Notes, 3.250%, 5/15/2022   509,467 
           
     Packaged Foods & Meats-0.5%     
 500,000   Kraft Heinz Foods Co., Sr. Unsecured Notes, 3.125%, 9/12/2021   496,293 
           
     Pharmaceuticals-1.4%     
 500,000   Pfizer, Inc., Sr. Unsecured Notes, 3.400%, 5/15/2024   527,724 
 1,000,000   Zoetis, Inc., Sr. Unsecured Notes, 3.250%, 2/1/2023   1,020,959 
         1,548,683 
     Real Estate-0.7%     
 750,000   Simon Property Group LP, Sr. Unsecured Notes, 2.750%, 2/1/2023   760,103 
           
     Regional Banks-2.3%     
 500,000   PNC Bank NA, Subordinated Notes, 2.950%, 1/30/2023   510,158 
 1,000,000   PNC Bank NA, Sr. Unsecured Notes, 3M US L + 0.50%, 7/27/2022(2)   1,002,425 
 1,000,000   PNC Bank NA, Sr. Unsecured Notes, 3.250%, 6/1/2025   1,037,114 
         2,549,697 

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
    Software & Services-1.1%    
$400,000   Autodesk, Inc., Sr. Unsecured Notes, 3.600%, 12/15/2022  $411,219 
 750,000   Oracle Corp., Sr. Unsecured Notes, 3.400%, 7/8/2024   786,168 
         1,197,387 
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS     
(Cost $16,857,538)   17,117,530 
            
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS-2.6%      
     Agency Collat PAC CMO-1.8%     
 1,928,785   Series 2018-126, Class DA, 3.500%, 1/20/2048   1,987,951 
           
     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.-0.6%     
 617,268   Series 2015-4517, Class PC, 2.500%, 5/15/2044   622,230 
           
     Federal National Mortgage Association-0.2%     
 237,112   Series 2013-9, Class KB, 2.500%, 12/25/2042, REMIC   240,423 
           
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS     
(Cost $2,775,996)   2,850,604 
 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES-11.0%     
     Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities-1.9%     
 1,500,000   Series 2015-UBS8, Class A4, 3.809%, 11/15/2025   1,609,090 
 500,000   Series 2012-C3, Class A4, 3.091%, 9/10/2022   511,786 
         2,120,876 
     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.-0.2%     
 229,938   Pool G18527, 3.000%, 10/1/2029   235,187 
           
     Federal National Mortgage Association-1.4%     
 437,242   Pool AM3301, 2.350%, 5/1/2023   440,127 
 349,476   Pool MA1449, 3.000%, 5/1/2028   356,507 
 644,839   Pool AM6756, 3.570%, 10/1/2029   694,448 
         1,491,082 

 

 

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June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) WesMark Balanced Fund

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
    FGLMC Collateral-1.6%    
$1,724,598   3.500%, 9/1/2033  $1,784,049 
           
     Small Business Administration Pools-1.5%     
 910,079   PRIME - 2.50%, 1/25/2042(2)   917,057 
 698,466   PRIME - 2.60%, 7/25/2042(2)   700,565 
         1,617,622 
     UMBS Collateral-4.4%     
 1,091,090   3.500%, 3/1/2039   1,123,620 
 1,940,864   4.000%, 1/1/2049   2,008,914 
 1,601,413   4.000%, 2/1/2049   1,655,147 
         4,787,681 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES     
(Cost $11,801,987)   12,036,497 
           
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY SECURITIES-3.7%     
     Federal Farm Credit Banks-1.8%     
 2,000,000   2.450%, 11/29/2023   1,999,144 
           
     Federal Home Loan Banks-1.9%     
 500,000   3.050%, 7/27/2028   500,001 
 525,000   4.090%, 9/20/2033   526,373 
 500,000   3.000%, 12/4/2026   500,649 
 450,000   5.250%, 6/10/2022   494,082 
         2,021,105 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY SECURITIES     
(Cost $3,973,408)   4,020,249 
           
TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS-3.7%     
     Alaska-0.5%     
 500,000   City of Anchorage, Build America General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, 5.368%, 4/1/2026   512,990 
     Colorado-0.1%     
 135,000   Colorado State Housing and Finance Authority Revenue Bonds, Series A-1, 3.900%, 10/1/2032   141,851 

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
    Florida-0.3%    
$305,000   Florida Department of Management Services, Build America Revenue Bonds, 6.825%, 8/1/2029  $306,150 
           
     Illinois-0.2%     
 200,000   City of Lake Forest, Build America General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series C, 4.750%, 12/15/2022   200,456 
           
     Michigan-0.2%     
 270,000   Belding Area Schools, General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, 6.700%, 5/1/2027   281,097 
           
     Ohio-1.0%     
 1,000,000   Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority, 4.490%, 11/15/2032   1,056,360 
           
     Pennsylvania-0.9%     
 500,000   Albert Gallatin Area School District, Build America General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, 6.080%, 9/1/2025   524,975 
 450,000   Commonwealth Financing Authority, 4.014%, 6/1/2033   493,668 
         1,018,643 
     Virginia-0.5%     
 500,000   Virginia Public Building Authority, Build America Revenue Bonds, 5.500%, 8/1/2027   515,915 
           
TOTAL TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS     
(Cost $3,940,915)   4,033,462 

 

 

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WesMark Balanced Fund June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-0.7%     
     Mutual Funds-0.7%     
 767,720   Federated Government Obligations Fund 7-Day Yield 2.277% (at net asset value)  $767,720 
           
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS     
(Cost $767,720)   767,720 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS-99.5%     
(Cost $86,844,069)   109,061,589 
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES-NET(3)-0.5%   533,657 
NET ASSETS-100.0%  $109,595,246 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

 

Libor Rates:

3M US L - 3 Month LIBOR as of June 30, 2019 was 2.32%

PRIME - US Prime Rate as of June 30, 2019 was 5.50%

 

(1)Non-income producing security.
(2)Floating or variable rate security. The reference rate is described above. The Rate in effect as of June 30, 2019 is based on the reference rate plus the displayed spread as of the security's last reset date.
(3)Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities.

 

Note - The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of net assets at June 30, 2019.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) WesMark Government Bond Fund

 

At June 30, 2019, the Fund's Portfolio Composition(1) was as follows:

 

Portfolio Composition Percentage of Total Net Assets
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS 58.2%
TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS 19.1%
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES 18.5%
U.S. TREASURY BONDS 3.4%
NON-TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS 0.6%
FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO SUB-TOTAL 99.8%
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS(2) 0.8%
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET(3) -0.6%
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.0%

 

(1)See the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of the types of securities in which the Fund invests.
(2)Short Term Investments include investment in a money market mutual fund.
(3)Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities.

 

 

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WesMark Government Bond Fund June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS-58.2%    
    Agency Collat CMO-1.2%    
$2,710,650   Series 2012-273, Class 40, 4.000%, 8/15/2042  $2,886,420 
           
     Agency Collat PAC CMO-2.1%     
 4,791,924   Series 2014-25, Class PA, 2.250%, 1/20/2044   4,848,080 
           
     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.-18.7%     
 1,408,290   Series 2012-276, Class 25, 2.500%, 9/15/2042   1,406,190 
 1,011,909   Series 2011-3905, Class MP, 2.000%, 3/15/2041, REMIC   1,010,890 
 438,250   Series 2011-3919, Class CE, 2.750%, 10/15/2040, REMIC   445,165 
 2,076,703   Series 2012-3984, Class PA, 2.000%, 12/15/2039, REMIC   2,096,171 
 3,533,635   Series 2012-4002, Class CA, 2.000%, 8/15/2041, REMIC   3,529,779 
 2,084,891   Series 2012-4099, Class BD, 2.000%, 6/15/2039, REMIC   2,078,028 
 2,030,057   Series 2013-4184, Class PA, 2.000%, 10/15/2042, REMIC   2,036,461 
 1,441,823   Series 2013-4187, Class CA, 2.000%, 4/15/2033, REMIC   1,425,950 
 951,287   Series 2013-4249, Class KD, 3.000%, 11/15/2042, REMIC   954,643 
 427,706   Series 2013-4287, Class AB, 2.000%, 12/15/2026, REMIC   424,734 
 662,400   Series 2014-4368, Class BE, 2.500%, 5/15/2031, REMIC   665,455 
 1,096,570   Series 2015-4472, Class MA, 3.000%, 5/15/2045, REMIC   1,113,529 
 1,682,689   Series 2015-4531, Class PD, 2.500%, 5/15/2043, REMIC   1,678,820 
 3,428,173   Series 2015-4537, Class AB, 3.000%, 1/15/2043, REMIC   3,479,625 
 1,479,218   Series 2016-4546, Class TE, 2.000%, 12/15/2045, REMIC   1,481,449 
 799,531   Series 2016-4616, Class HP, 3.000%, 9/15/2046, REMIC   824,033 
 4,129,305   Series 2016-4629, Class QG, 2.500%, 11/15/2046, REMIC   4,131,112 
 3,312,628   Series 2016-4631, Class AE, 3.500%, 5/15/2044, REMIC   3,430,080 

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
$1,370,489   Series 2017-4655, Class LA, 3.500%, 3/15/2042, REMIC  $1,407,492 
 3,471,835   Series 2017-4657, Class TA, 3.500%, 11/15/2041, REMIC   3,571,420 
 2,871,881   Series 2017-4661, Class AC, 4.000%, 4/15/2043, REMIC   2,993,010 
 3,398,386   Series 2017-4680, Class TA, 4.000%, 7/15/2044, REMIC   3,484,525 
         43,668,561 
           
     Federal National Mortgage Association-26.0%     
 603,596   Series 2003-39, Class JC, 4.000%, 5/25/2033, REMIC   641,663 
 962,222   Series 2003-44, Class Q, 3.500%, 6/25/2033, REMIC   991,403 
 1,724,040   Series 2003-W18, Class 2A, 4.385%, 6/25/2043, REMIC (1)   1,807,843 
 1,922,187   Series 2010-102, Class PE, 2.000%, 9/25/2040, REMIC   1,907,200 
 1,496,078   Series 2010-99, Class CP, 2.750%, 8/25/2040, REMIC   1,526,268 
 477,571   Series 2011-121, Class PD, 2.000%, 12/25/2040, REMIC   472,528 
 1,890,385   Series 2012-103, Class NG, 1.750%, 11/25/2041, REMIC   1,847,373 
 3,542,192   Series 2012-103, Class VC, 3.500%, 9/25/2029, REMIC   3,638,846 
 4,035,111   Series 2012-134, Class AE, 1.750%, 7/25/2040, REMIC   4,022,875 
 2,230,602   Series 2012-153, Class KB, 1.750%, 1/25/2042, REMIC   2,187,954 
 1,584,656   Series 2012-17, Class EA, 2.000%, 3/25/2041, REMIC   1,570,837 
 1,401,309   Series 2012-30, Class CA, 2.000%, 10/25/2041, REMIC   1,398,964 
 549,279   Series 2012-58, Class PA, 2.000%, 4/25/2042, REMIC   544,240 
 1,194,138   Series 2012-69, Class PH, 2.750%, 1/25/2042, REMIC   1,213,406 
 1,733,456   Series 2013-10, Class NE, 2.000%, 1/25/2042, REMIC   1,719,127 
 2,078,698   Series 2013-102, Class DG, 3.000%, 5/25/2032, REMIC   2,123,222 
 2,088,646   Series 2013-20, Class YA, 2.000%, 3/25/2042, REMIC   2,067,006 
 1,459,058   Series 2013-23, Class CB, 2.000%, 3/25/2033, REMIC   1,446,641 

 

 

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Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
$665,861   Series 2014-4, Class KA, 3.000%, 1/25/2044, REMIC  $678,768 
 427,571   Series 2015-35, Class BH, 1.500%, 6/25/2045, REMIC   417,263 
 2,976,214   Series 2015-42, Class CA, 3.000%, 3/25/2044, REMIC   3,053,645 
 3,147,694   Series 2016-16, Class PD, 3.000%, 12/25/2044, REMIC   3,177,623 
 1,366,486   Series 2016-29, Class PC, 2.000%, 8/25/2045, REMIC   1,359,063 
 3,986,097   Series 2016-90, Class DA, 3.000%, 8/25/2046, REMIC   4,110,673 
 2,996,808   Series 2016-95, Class L, 2.500%, 6/25/2046, REMIC   3,045,488 
 2,395,723   Series 2017-1, Class JP, 3.500%, 4/25/2045, REMIC   2,454,187 
 2,066,878   Series 2017-31, Class GA, 3.000%, 3/25/2044, REMIC   2,089,462 
 4,366,505   Series 2017-89, Class PL, 3.000%, 6/25/2043, REMIC   4,424,792 
 4,480,995   Series 2018-3, Class LD, 3.000%, 8/25/2046, REMIC   4,594,534 
         60,532,894 
           
     Government National Mortgage Association-9.4%     
 3,673,985   Series 2005-26, Class ZA, 5.500%, 1/20/2035   4,003,090 
 434,227   Series 2011-11, Class PC, 2.000%, 4/20/2040   431,505 
 503,224   Series 2012-48, Class MA, 2.500%, 4/16/2042   504,833 
 563,475   Series 2012-50, Class ED, 2.250%, 8/20/2040   570,306 
 1,558,826   Series 2013-38, Class KA, 1.250%, 2/20/2042   1,499,503 
 6,033,455   Series 2016-154, Class UP, 3.000%, 5/20/2045   6,172,519 
 1,246,866   Series 2016-43, Class UC, 3.500%, 3/20/2046   1,275,776 
 2,557,885   Series 2016-55, Class JA, 3.500%, 4/20/2046   2,643,863 
 4,954,486   Series 2016-77, Class MB, 2.000%, 9/20/2045   4,938,264 
         22,039,659 

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
    Other ABS-0.8%    
$1,771,258   Series 2015-20D, Class 1, 2.510%, 4/1/2035  $1,784,157 
           
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS     
(Cost $135,462,050)   135,759,771 
           
U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES-18.5%     
     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.-0.3%     
 692,800   Pool C91361, 4.000%, 3/1/2031   724,315 
           
     Federal National Mortgage Association-6.3%     
 2,634,078   Pool MA0641, 4.000%, 2/1/2031   2,752,227 
 1,124,082   Pool MA0695, 4.000%, 4/1/2031   1,174,506 
 694,552   Pool MA0756, 4.000%, 6/1/2031   725,714 
 1,864,462   Pool MA0818, 4.000%, 8/1/2031   1,948,127 
 2,253,458   Pool MA1459, 3.000%, 6/1/2033   2,294,637 
 2,683,607   Pool AL5169, 4.000%, 4/1/2034   2,801,140 
 2,011,359   Pool 995026, 6.000%, 9/1/2036   2,281,175 
 610,418   Pool AL6620, 4.500%, 8/1/2042   660,359 
         14,637,885 
     FHLMC Collateral-1.0%     
 2,268,797   12M US L + 1.63%, 3/1/2049(1)   2,347,757 
           
     FNMA Collateral-5.0%     
 1,139,915   4.000%, 2/1/2042   1,174,266 
 1,185,534   4.500%, 6/1/2044   1,270,920 
 1,925,819   12M US L + 1.62%, 6/1/2048(1)   1,994,273 
 2,047,984   12M US L + 1.623%, 1/1/2049(1)   2,135,903 
 4,825,627   12M US L + 1.611%, 4/1/2049(1)   4,983,086 
         11,558,448 
     GNMA2 Collateral-2.2%     
 4,910,026   5.500%, 2/20/2049   5,188,800 
           
     Government National Mortgage Association-3.7%     
 2,304,610   Pool A09704, 3.000%, 10/20/2036   2,352,295 
 2,760,714   Pool A09713, 3.000%, 4/20/2037   2,817,856 
 2,591,610   Pool AY5131, 3.000%, 6/20/2037   2,645,255 
 452,843   Pool G24828, 4.500%, 10/20/2040   472,220 

 

 

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WesMark Government Bond Fund June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
$381,720   Pool 589693, 4.500%, 7/15/2029  $405,251 
         8,692,877 
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY - MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES     
(Cost $43,022,819)   43,150,082 
           
U.S. TREASURY BONDS-3.4%     
     U.S. Treasury Bond-3.4%     
 6,000,000   7.625%, 2/15/2025   7,850,742 
           
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BONDS     
(Cost $7,866,950)   7,850,742 
           
TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS-19.1%     
     Alabama-0.2%     
 500,000   University of Alabama, Build America General Obligation Direct Payment Bonds, Series B, 4.900%, 10/1/2026   515,725 
           
     California-1.9%     
 1,630,000   City of Fairfield CA, 4.358%, 6/1/2034   1,751,973 
 500,000   Pasadena Public Financing Authority, Build America Revenue Bonds, Series B, 6.998%, 3/1/2034   712,255 
 1,000,000   Santa Clara Valley, California, Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue, Build America Bonds, 5.876%, 4/1/2032   1,232,760 
 725,000   West Contra Costa, California, Unified School District Bonds, 4.194%, 8/1/2033   797,427 
         4,494,415 
     Colorado-0.5%     
 1,000,000   Larimer County School District No. R-1 Poudre, Build America General Obligation Bonds, 5.603%, 12/15/2025   1,048,200 
           
     Georgia-0.4%     
 705,000   Atlanta, Georgia, Independent School System Qualified School Construction Bonds, 5.657%, 3/1/2027   854,707 

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
    Idaho-0.4%    
$1,000,000   Idaho State Building Authority Building Revenue State Office Campus Project Revenue Bonds, Series B, 3.580%, 9/1/2032  $1,037,780 
           
     Indiana-0.2%     
 500,000   Indiana Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series A, 3.166%, 7/1/2030   525,030 
           
     Kansas-0.4%     
 450,000   City of Olathe, Water & Sewer System, Build America Revenue Bonds, Series A, 5.300%, 7/1/2026   460,584 
 380,000   Johnson County Unified School District No. 232 De Soto, Build America General Obligation Bonds, 5.500%, 9/1/2023   386,433 
         847,017 
     Louisiana-0.6%     
     City of New Orleans, Louisiana, Public Improvement Bonds:     
 515,000   Series A, 5.350%, 12/1/2027   577,603 
 300,000   Series A, 5.700%, 12/1/2030   339,426 
 500,000   Series A, 5.750%, 12/1/2033   564,305 
         1,481,334 
     Maryland-0.2%     
 465,000   Baltimore, Maryland, General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, Series C, 3.509%, 10/15/2034   483,288 
           
     Massachusetts-0.4%     
 850,000   Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, 3.800%, 6/1/2035   890,579 
           
     Michigan-0.7%     
 605,000   City of Madison Heights, Michigan, General Obligation Bonds, 3.610%, 1/1/2031   622,079 
 1,000,000   Michigan Strategic Fund, Revenue Bonds, 2.522%, 10/15/2023   1,011,980 
         1,634,059 

 

 

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June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) WesMark Government Bond Fund

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
    Minnesota-0.3%    
$500,000   Lake City Independent School District No. 813, Minnesota, Build America General Obligation Bonds, 5.200%, 2/1/2026  $507,465 
 200,000   St Paul Independent School District No 625, 3.114%, 2/1/2034   199,898 
         707,363 
     Mississippi-0.0%(2)     
 85,000   Mississippi Development Bank, Revenue Bonds, Series B, 5.150%, 6/1/2023   88,147 
          
     New York-1.6%     
 700,000   City of New York NY, 5.985%, 12/1/2036   910,791 
 500,000   New York City, New York Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue Bonds,, 4.000%, 8/1/2033   538,130 
 1,000,000   New York City, New York, Housing Development Corp. Revenue Bonds, Series D,, 4.253%, 11/1/2035   1,080,970 
 500,000   New York City, New York, Transitional Finance Authority Revenue Bonds, Series A-5, 3.580%, 8/1/2032   526,155 
 470,000   New York State Dormitory Authority State Personal Income Tax Revenue Build America Bonds, 5.500%, 3/15/2030   559,145 
         3,615,191 
     North Dakota-0.1%     
 250,000   North Dakota Housing Finance Agency, 3.700%, 7/1/2033   258,323 
           
     Ohio-3.2%     
 1,000,000   Coshocton Ohio City School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, 5.087%, 12/1/2026   1,031,710 
 500,000   County of Cuyahoga, Variable Purpose, Build America General Obligation Bonds, 5.392%, 12/1/2025   569,970 

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
$500,000   Hilliard School District, General Obligation Bonds, 5.550%, 12/1/2025  $586,655 
 1,510,000   Licking Heights, Ohio, Local School District General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, 3.300%, 12/1/2026   1,525,009 
 1,040,000   Miami County, Recovery Zone Economic Development Build America General Obligation Bonds, 6.650%, 12/1/2030   1,072,209 
 1,000,000   Northwest Local School District (Stark Summit & Wayne Counties), General Obligation Bonds, 5.050%, 12/1/2025   1,131,960 
 500,000   Ohio State Water Development Authority, Build America Revenue Bonds, 4.817%, 12/1/2030   584,200 
 875,000   University of Akron, Ohio Revenue Bonds, Series B, 4.299%, 1/1/2033   910,009 
         7,411,722 
     Oregon-1.0%     
 500,000   Troutdale, Oregon General Obligation Limited Bonds, 3.350%, 6/1/2026    500,200 
     Washington County, Clean Water Services Sewer, Build America Revenue Bonds:     
 750,000   5.228%, 10/1/2025   866,280 
 700,000   5.701%, 10/1/2030   852,208 
         2,218,688 
     Pennsylvania-2.7%     
 1,150,000   Commonwealth Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series A, 3.743%, 6/1/2029   1,238,274 
     County of Clinton, Pennsylvania, General Obligation Unlimited Bonds:     
 370,000   3.780%, 12/1/2029   391,012 
 285,000   3.880%, 12/1/2030   301,428 
 1,000,000   Lebanon Authority, Build America Revenue Bonds, 5.970%, 12/15/2025   1,028,810 

 

 

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WesMark Government Bond Fund June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
$1,000,000   Peters Township, Pennsylvania, School District Washington County General Obligation Limited Bonds, 3.310%, 9/1/2026  $1,017,450 
 2,000,000   State Public School Building Authority, Pennsylvania Qualified School Construction Revenue Bonds, Series C, 5.088%, 9/15/2029   2,362,500 
         6,339,474 
     South Carolina-0.2%     
 415,000   Greer Trust, South Carolina, Important Projects Revenue Bonds, Series A, 3.722%, 12/1/2031   431,231 
           
     Tennessee-0.5%     
 1,000,000   Tennessee State School Bond Authority, Qualified School Construction Bonds, 4.848%, 9/15/2027   1,165,910 
           
     Texas-3.0%     
 500,000   City of Austin, Electric Utility System, Build America Revenue Bonds, 5.086%, 11/15/2025   558,695 
 500,000   City of El Paso, Texas, General Obligation Bonds,, 4.944%, 8/15/2033   552,445 
 500,000   Corpus Christi, Texas, Taxable Certificates Obligation Bonds, Series B, 4.950%, 3/1/2038   565,965 
 1,000,000   North East Texas Independent School District, Qualified School Construction Bonds, 5.240%, 8/1/2027   1,198,210 
 1,015,000   Stephen F Austin State University, 4.192%, 10/15/2035   1,076,103 
 545,000   Texas State A & M University Revenue Bonds, Series C, 4.772%, 5/15/2033   591,096 
 2,195,000   University of Texas System, Build America General Revenue Bonds, Series C, 4.125%, 8/15/2025   2,406,444 
         6,948,958 

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
    Utah-0.1%    
$250,000   Utah Municipal Power Agency, Revenue Bonds, Series A, 3.237%, 7/1/2028  $257,173 
           
     West Virginia-0.3%     
     Charles Town, West Virginia, Waterworks & Sewage System Revenue Bonds:     
 200,000   Series D, 4.500%, 6/1/2023   200,264 
 345,000   Series D, 5.000%, 6/1/2028   344,206 
 250,000   West Virginia Housing Development Fund Revenue Bonds, 2.700%, 11/1/2023   253,590 
         798,060 
     Wisconsin-0.2%     
 430,000   Stanley, Wisconsin, Water & Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series A, 3.570%, 5/1/2031   445,820 
           
TOTAL TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS     
(Cost $42,616,565)   44,498,194 
           
NON-TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS-0.6%     
     Ohio-0.5%     
 1,000,000   City of Columbus OH, 4.070%, 4/1/2033   1,093,250 
           
     Wisconsin-0.1%     
 305,000   City of Wauwatosa WI, 4.200%, 11/1/2034   327,439 
           
TOTAL NON- TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS     
(Cost $1,305,000)   1,420,689 
           
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-0.8%     
     Mutual Funds-0.8%     
 1,914,161   Federated Government Obligations Fund 7-Day Yield 2.277% (at net asset value)   1,914,161 
           
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS     
(Cost $1,914,161)   1,914,161 

 

 

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June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) WesMark Government Bond Fund

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS-100.6%     
(Cost $232,187,545)  $234,593,639 
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES-NET(3)-(0.6)%   (1,338,398)
NET ASSETS-100.0%  $233,255,241 

 

Investment Abbreviations:

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

 

Libor Rates:

12M US L - 12 Month LIBOR as of June 30, 2019 was 2.18%

 

(1)Floating or variable rate security. The reference rate is described above. The Rate in effect as of June 30, 2019 is based on the reference rate plus the displayed spread as of the security's last reset date.
(2)Amount represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(3)Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities.

 

Note-The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of net assets at June 30, 2019.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Portfolio of Investments Summary Table

 

WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

At June 30, 2019, the Fund's Portfolio Composition(1) was as follows:

 

Portfolio Composition Percentage of Total Net Assets
NON-TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS 97.3%
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS(2) 2.1%
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET(3) 0.6%
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.0%

 

Years to Maturity of Municipal Bonds Percentage of Total Net Assets
Less than 1 Year 1.9%
1-3 Years 3.8%
3-5 Years 8.2%
5-10 Years 34.9%
10 Years or Greater 48.5%
Short Term Investments(2) 2.1%
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net (3) 0.6%
TOTAL 100.0%
   
S&P Ratings of Municipal Bonds as Percentage of Total Net Assets (4)  
AAA 11.1%
AA 35.0%
A 20.0%
Not rated by S&P 31.2%
Short Term Investments(2) 2.1%
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net (3) 0.6%
TOTAL PORTFOLIO VALUE 100.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moody's Ratings of Municipal Bonds as Percentage of Total Net Assets (4)  
Aaa 3.9%
Aa 21.0%
A 31.8%
B 0.5%
Not rated by Moody's 40.1%
Short Term Investments(2) 2.1%
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net (3) 0.6%
TOTAL PORTFOLIO VALUE 100.0%

 

(1)See the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of the types of securities in which the Fund invests.
(2)Short Term Investments include investment in a money market mutual fund.
(3)Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities.
(4)These tables depict the long-term credit-quality ratings assigned to the Fund’s portfolio holdings by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) and Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s), each of which is a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization (NRSRO). These credit-quality ratings are shown without regard to gradations within a given rating category. For example, securities rated “A-” have been included in the “A” rated category. Rated securities that have been prerefunded, but not rated again by the NRSRO, have been included in the “Not rated by…” category.

 

Rated securities include a security with an obligor and/or credit enhancer that has received a rating from an NRSRO with respect to a class of debt obligations that is comparable in priority and security with the security held by the Fund. Credit-quality ratings are an assessment of the risk that a security will default in payment and do not address other risks presented by the security. Please see the descriptions of credit-quality ratings in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information. Holdings that are rated only by a different NRSRO than the one identified have been included in the “Not rated by…” category.

 

 

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June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
NON-TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS-97.3%    
    Arizona-0.4%    
$500,000   City of Phoenix, Arizona, Civic Improvement Corp., Water System Revenue Bonds, 5.000%, 7/1/2025  $535,685 
           
     Ohio-1.1%     
 1,100,000   Westerville, Ohio, General Obligation Limited Bonds, 5.000%, 12/1/2028   1,285,878 
           
     West Virginia-95.8%     
 1,500,000   Berkeley County Public Service Sewer District, 4.500%, 10/1/2032    1,636,920 
     Berkeley County, West Virginia, Board of Education General Obligation Unlimited Bonds:     
 1,170,000   3.375%, 5/1/2022   1,189,141 
 400,000   4.000%, 5/1/2024   409,428 
 300,000   Berkeley County, West Virginia, Building Commission Lease Revenue Bonds (County Facility Project), 3.000%, 12/1/2029   305,388 
     Berkeley County, West Virginia, Building Commission Lease Revenue Bonds (Judicial Center Project):     
 200,000   Series B, 2.400%, 12/1/2022   205,564 
 100,000   Series B, 2.600%, 12/1/2023   103,112 
 100,000   Series B, 2.800%, 12/1/2024   103,379 
     Berkeley County, West Virginia, Public Service District Revenue Bonds:     
 370,000   Series C, 3.000%, 12/1/2029   388,041 
 450,000   Series C, 3.400%, 12/1/2034   468,491 
 345,000   Series D, 3.000%, 12/1/2024   365,800 
 585,000   Series D, 3.000%, 12/1/2025   622,914 
 380,000   Berkeley County, West Virginia, Public Service District Water Revenue Bonds, Series A, 4.500%, 12/1/2033   416,951 
     Berkeley County, West Virginia, Public Service Sewer District Revenue Bonds:     
 275,000   5.000%, 6/1/2027   330,602 
 950,000   5.000%, 6/1/2028   1,138,651 
 655,000   5.000%, 6/1/2029   781,441 

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
$620,000   Series A, 5.300%, 3/1/2029  $621,873 
 285,000   Series C, 3.500%, 10/1/2025    286,057 
     Brooke County, West Virginia, Board of Education General Obligation Unlimited Bonds:     
 1,065,000   4.000%, 6/1/2025   1,206,709 
 1,100,000   3.000%, 6/1/2026   1,177,506 
 965,000   3.000%, 6/1/2027   1,025,843 
 100,000   3.000%, 6/1/2030    104,491 
     Calhoun County, West Virginia, Board of Education General Obligation Unlimited Bonds (Public Schools):     
 195,000   3.600%, 6/1/2024   202,802 
 205,000   3.750%, 6/1/2025   213,547 
 215,000   3.850%, 6/1/2026   224,118 
 265,000   City of Buckhannon, West Virginia, Commercial Development Revenue Bonds, Series A, 3.700%, 12/1/2028   265,087 
 595,000   City of Buckhannon, West Virginia, Waterworks Revenue Bonds, Series A, 4.000%, 3/1/2029   612,314 
     City of Charles Town, West Virginia, Waterworks & Sewage System Revenue Bonds:     
 185,000   Series A, 3.000%, 3/1/2025   196,614 
 190,000   Series A, 3.000%, 3/1/2026   202,764 
 620,000   Series A, 4.000%, 3/1/2029   689,347 
 405,000   Series A, 3.500%, 12/1/2030   418,389 
 260,000   Series B, 3.000%, 10/1/2028   267,049 
 310,000   Series B, 4.000%, 6/1/2031   342,677 
 135,000   Series E, 3.000%, 6/1/2023   135,489 
 135,000   Series E, 3.300%, 6/1/2025   135,724 
 125,000   Series E, 3.400%, 6/1/2026   125,669 
     City of Charleston, West Virginia, Sewage System Revenue Bonds:     
 310,000   4.000%, 7/1/2031   343,328 
 275,000   4.000%, 7/1/2032   303,666 
     City of Clarksburg, West Virginia, Water Revenue Bonds:     
 600,000   Series A, 2.200%, 9/1/2019   599,796 
 170,000   Series E, 3.000%, 6/1/2020   170,792 
 180,000   Series E, 3.000%, 6/1/2022   181,347 
     City of Fairmont, West Virginia Water Revenue Bonds:     
 520,000   2.700%, 7/1/2022   520,369 

 

 

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WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
$500,000   4.000%, 7/1/2024  $501,075 
 605,000   3.000%, 7/1/2025   605,478 
 575,000   3.100%, 7/1/2026   575,460 
 1,000,000   3.150%, 7/1/2027   1,000,710 
     City of Huntington, West Virginia, Sewerage System Revenue Bonds:     
 300,000   3.000%, 11/1/2026   315,186 
 300,000   3.000%, 11/1/2028   312,156 
 120,000   City of Kingwood, West Virginia,     
     Sewer System Revenue Bonds, 4.000%, 10/1/2020   120,132 
     City of Martinsburg, West Virginia, Combined Waterworks & Sewerage System Revenue Bonds:     
 250,000   Series A, 3.000%, 9/1/2023   250,305 
 490,000   Series A, 3.500%, 9/1/2027   490,828 
     City of Saint Albans, West Virginia, Combined Waterworks & Sewerage System Revenue Bonds:     
 220,000   Series A, 4.250%, 6/1/2026   233,550 
 600,000   Series B, 4.000%, 12/1/2027   624,612 
     City of Wheeling, West Virginia, Waterworks & Sewerage System Revenue Bonds:     
 500,000   4.000%, 6/1/2026   537,445 
 535,000   Series A, 3.000%, 6/1/2029   555,517 
 555,000   Series A, 3.000%, 6/1/2030   573,332 
     Claywood Park Public Service District, West Virginia, Water Revenue Bonds:     
 110,000   Series C, 3.200%, 11/1/2029   111,550 
 225,000   Series C, 3.400%, 11/1/2031   228,310 
 380,000   Corporation of Shepherdstown, West     
     Virginia, Water Revenue Bonds, 3.300%, 3/1/2032 Fairmont State University, West Virginia, Revenue Bonds:   387,007 
 765,000   Series A, 5.000%, 6/1/2024   883,055 
 1,400,000   Series B, 3.000%, 6/1/2024   1,430,338 
 1,000,000   Series B, 3.100%, 6/1/2025   1,022,620 
 1,510,000   Fayette County, West Virginia Board of Education Pass Through Certificates Revenue Bonds, 3.250%, 10/1/2033(1)   1,510,468 

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
    Hampshire County, West Virginia, Building Commission Revenue Bonds:    
$355,000   Series A, 3.000%, 1/1/2029  $345,812 
 380,000   Series A, 3.000%, 1/1/2031   363,535 
 1,660,000   Series A, 4.250%, 1/1/2035   1,732,492 
     Monongalia County, West Virginia, Building Commission Lease Revenue Bonds (Monongalia County Building):     
 300,000   Series A, 4.000%, 2/1/2022   311,178 
 250,000   Series A, 4.000%, 2/1/2023   259,545 
 450,000   Series A, 3.000%, 2/1/2025   460,120 
 750,000   Series A, 3.125%, 2/1/2026   767,333 
 1,430,000   Morgantown, West Virginia, Combined Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series A, 3.500%, 12/1/2035   1,498,897 
 200,000   Morgantown, West Virginia, Combined Utility System Revenue Bonds, Series A, 3.750%, 10/1/2032   209,644 
     Morgantown, West Virginia, Utility Board Revenue Bonds:     
 1,000,000   Series A, 3.000%, 12/1/2028   1,064,540 
 1,000,000   Series A, 4.000%, 12/1/2029   1,123,160 
 1,210,000   Series A, 4.000%, 12/1/2030   1,348,751 
 1,000,000   Series A, 4.000%, 12/1/2031   1,108,330 
     Ohio County Board of Education:     
 3,000,000   3.000%, 6/1/2033   3,133,260 
 635,000   3.000%, 6/1/2034   661,943 
 1,785,000   Parkersburg, West Virginia, Waterworks & Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series A, 3.000%, 8/1/2025   1,836,372 
 600,000   Pleasants County, West Virginia, Board of Education General Obligation Unlimited Bonds (Public Schools), 4.000%, 5/1/2026   626,112 
 3,470,000   Preston County Board of Education General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, 4.000%, 5/1/2026   3,629,377 
 265,000   Putnam County, West Virginia, Public Service District Revenue Bonds, Series A, 3.500%, 4/1/2027   270,862 

 

 

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June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
$1,250,000   Salem, West Virginia Sewer Revenue Bonds, Series A, 4.000%, 12/1/2032  $1,317,100 
 500,000   State of West Virginia, 5.000%, 6/1/2033   621,840 
     Wayne County, West Virginia, Board of Education General Obligation Unlimited Bonds:     
 660,000   3.000%, 6/1/2022   690,697 
 1,220,000   3.000%, 6/1/2023   1,292,895 
 795,000   3.000%, 6/1/2026   841,563 
     West Virginia Building Commission Lease Revenue Bonds (West Virginia Regional Jail):     
 3,000,000   Series A, 5.375%, 7/1/2021   3,193,620 
 2,505,000   Series C, 5.375%, 7/1/2021   2,666,673 
 500,000   West Virginia Commissioner Of     
     Highways Special Obligation Surface Transportation Improvements Bonds, Series A, 5.000%, 9/1/2029   618,890 
 670,000   West Virginia Economic Development Authority Lease Revenue Bonds (Clarksburg Office Building), 3.500%, 6/1/2030   706,381 
 1,750,000   West Virginia Economic Development Authority Lease Revenue Bonds (Correctional Juvenile & Public), 4.000%, 6/1/2024   1,829,117 
 500,000   West Virginia Economic Development Authority Lease Revenue Bonds (Correctional Juvenile), 5.000%, 6/1/2022   531,960 
     West Virginia Economic Development Authority Lease Revenue Bonds (Department of Environmental Protection):     
 1,280,000   Series B, 3.375%, 11/1/2025   1,346,240 
 755,000   Series B, 3.500%, 11/1/2026   795,944 
     West Virginia Economic Development Authority Lease Revenue Bonds (State Energy Savings Project):     
 920,000   4.500%, 6/1/2020   922,171 
 860,000   4.750%, 6/1/2022   862,047 

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
$1,650,000   West Virginia Economic Development Authority Lease Revenue Bonds (State Office Building & Parking Lot), Series A, 4.750%, 8/1/2029  $1,654,356 
     West Virginia Economic Development Authority Lease Revenue Bonds (State Office Building):     
 1,525,000   Series A, 5.000%, 6/1/2025   1,669,448 
 315,000   Series A, 3.375%, 6/1/2029   331,717 
 365,000   Series B, 3.375%, 10/1/2023   379,206 
 390,000   Series B, 3.500%, 10/1/2024   405,697 
 415,000   Series B, 3.625%, 10/1/2025   432,210 
 435,000   Series B, 3.750%, 10/1/2026   453,892 
 545,000   Series C, 3.000%, 6/1/2023   573,514 
 310,000   Series C, 3.500%, 6/1/2030   326,833 
 515,000   Series D, 5.000%, 6/1/2025   610,847 
 600,000   Series D, 3.250%, 6/1/2028   630,354 
 330,000   Series D, 3.375%, 6/1/2029   347,513 
 355,000   Series D, 3.500%, 6/1/2030   374,277 
 500,000   West Virginia Economic Development Authority Lease Revenue Bonds (The Diamond Project), 3.000%, 12/15/2019   502,095 
     West Virginia Economic Development Authority Lottery Revenue Bonds:     
 305,000   Series A, 5.000%, 6/15/2028   315,678 
 1,000,000   Series A, 5.000%, 7/1/2032   1,212,120 
 1,500,000   West Virginia Higher Education Governing Board University Revenue Bonds (Marshall University), 5.000%, 5/1/2023   1,542,885 
     West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission Revenue Bonds (Higher Education Facilities):     
 1,730,000   5.000%, 7/1/2034   2,066,917 
 10,000   Series A, 4.000%, 4/1/2020   10,205 
 485,000   Series A, 5.000%, 4/1/2026   498,512 
 360,000   Series B, 3.200%, 4/1/2024   374,357 
 375,000   Series B, 3.375%, 4/1/2025   391,762 
 385,000   Series B, 3.500%, 4/1/2026   403,049 
 400,000   Series B, 3.600%, 4/1/2027   418,672 
 1,000,000   West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (ARCs Improvement), Series D, 4.000%, 6/1/2029   1,108,980 

 

 

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WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
$585,000   West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (West Virginia University Health System), Series A, 3.375%, 6/1/2029  $629,086 
     West Virginia Housing Development Fund:     
 1,500,000   3.700%, 11/1/2032   1,598,955 
 500,000   3.375%, 11/1/2034   523,350 
 25,000   West Virginia Housing Development Fund Revenue Bonds, Series A, 3.800%, 11/1/2024   25,094 
     West Virginia School Building Authority Excess Lottery Revenue Bonds:     
 500,000   Series A, 3.000%, 7/1/2025   521,235 
 700,000   Series A, 3.125%, 7/1/2026   731,661 
 370,000   Series B, 4.000%, 7/1/2023   379,465 
     West Virginia School Building Authority Lottery Revenue Capital Improvement Bonds:     
 500,000   Series A, 5.000%, 7/1/2024   584,890 
 515,000   Series A, 5.000%, 7/1/2026   584,520 
 535,000   Series A, 5.000%, 7/1/2027   605,887 
 300,000   West Virginia State Bonds, Series A, 3.250%, 6/1/2033   316,122 
 500,000   West Virginia State Economic Development Authority Lottery Revenue Bonds, 3.000%, 6/15/2031   521,860 
 500,000   West Virginia State Hospital Finance Authority Refunding West Virginia United Health System, Series A, 4.000%, 6/1/2034   543,905 
 675,000   West Virginia State Housing Development Bonds, Series B, 3.800%, 11/1/2035   698,841 
 500,000   West Virginia State Housing Development Fund Revenue Bonds, Series A, Series A, 3.450%, 11/1/2033   526,565 
     West Virginia State University Revenue Bonds:     
 335,000   Series A, 3.000%, 10/1/2020   327,610 
 340,000   Series A, 2.550%, 10/1/2021   323,387 

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
$1,150,000   West Virginia State University Revenues Revenue Bonds, Series A, 5.250%, 4/1/2028  $1,361,393 
     West Virginia University Revenue Bonds (West Virginia University Project):     
 500,000   Series A, 5.000%, 10/1/2027   552,990 
 345,000   Series B, 5.000%, 10/1/2025   371,510 
 750,000   Series B, 4.125%, 10/1/2031   785,032 
 500,000   West Virginia Water Development     
     Authority Infrastructure Revenue Bonds, Series A, 5.000%, 10/1/2032   598,315 
 2,605,000   West Virginia Water Development Authority Infrastructure Revenue Bonds (West Virginia Infrastructure Jobs Program), Series A, 5.000%, 10/1/2029   3,161,845 
 435,000   West Virginia Water Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Chesapeake Bay/Greenbrier River Project), Series A, 5.000%, 7/1/2022   481,114 
 250,000   West Virginia Water Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Loan Program I), Series B-I, 4.000%, 11/1/2024   271,068 
 1,395,000   West Virginia Water Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Loan Program), Series B-I, 4.000%, 11/1/2025   1,509,390 
     West Virginia Water Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Loan Program II):     
 605,000   Series A-II, 3.000%, 11/1/2024   636,369 
 600,000   Series A-II, 3.250%, 11/1/2025   635,106 
 550,000   Series A-II, 5.000%, 11/1/2025   660,027 
 650,000   Series A-II, 5.000%, 11/1/2026   796,530 
 800,000   Series A-II, 3.000%, 11/1/2027   855,408 
 300,000   Series A-II, 3.125%, 11/1/2028   319,941 
 725,000   Series B-II, 4.000%, 11/1/2025   784,450 
 250,000   West Virginia Water Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Loan Program IV), Series A-IV, 5.000%, 11/1/2033   305,508 

 

 

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June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
$500,000   West Virginia, State Parkways Authority Senior Turnpike Toll Revenue Bonds, 5.000%, 6/1/2033  $619,995 
 1,000,000   Wood County, West Virginia, Board of Education Public School General Obligation Unlimited Bonds, 3.000%, 6/1/2029   1,066,300 
 860,000   Wood County, West Virginia, Building Commission Lease Revenue Bonds, 4.000%, 1/1/2032   899,990 
         113,446,535 
TOTAL NON-TAXABLE MUNICIPAL BONDS     
(Cost $111,077,067)   115,268,098 
           
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-2.1%     
     Mutual Funds-2.1%     
 2,429,576   Federated Government Obligations Fund 7-Day Yield 2.277% (at net asset value)   2,429,576 
           
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS     
(Cost $2,429,576)   2,429,576 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS-99.4%     
(Cost $113,506,643)   117,697,674 
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES-NET(2)-0.6%   765,671 
NET ASSETS-100.0%  $118,463,345 

 

(1)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. At June 30, 2019, these securities amounted to a value of $1,510,468 or 1.28% of net assets.
(2)Assets, other than investments in securities, less liabilities.

 

Note-The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of net assets at June 30, 2019.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Portfolio of Investments Summary Table

 

WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

At June 30, 2019, the Fund's Portfolio Composition(1) was as follows:

 

Portfolio Composition Percentage of Total Net Assets
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS (ETF) 79.0%
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS(2) 21.0%
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET(3) -0.0%(4)
TOTAL NET ASSETS 100.0%

 

At June 30, 2019, the Fund's Category composition(5) was as follows:

 

Category Composition Percentage of Total Net Assets
U.S. Sector Focused Equity 24.0%
Investment Grade Corporate Fixed Income 18.3%
U.S. Value Company Focused Equity 12.7%
International (ex. U.S.) Equity 11.6%
U.S. Small and Mid Cap Equity 5.6%
Commodities 2.8%
Broad Domestic Fixed Income 2.0%
U.S. Broad Diversified Equity 2.0%
ETF Portfolio Sub-Total 79.0%
Short Term Investments(2) 21.0%
Other Assets and Liabilities - Net(3) -0.0%(4)
Total Net Assets 100.0%

 

(1)See the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of the types of securities in which the Fund invests.
(2)Short Term Investments include investment in a money market mutual fund.
(3)Assets, including written options, less liabilities.
(4)Amount represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(5)Securities are assigned to a category classification by the Fund's advisor.

 

 

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June 30, 2019 (Unaudited) WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS-79.0%    
BROAD DOMESTIC FIXED INCOME-2.0%     
 5,888   iShares® 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF  $781,985 
           
TOTAL BROAD DOMESTIC FIXED INCOME   781,985 
           
COMMODITIES-2.8%     
 8,230   SPDR® Gold Shares(1)(2)   1,096,236 
           
TOTAL COMMODITIES   1,096,236 
           
INTERNATIONAL (EX. U.S.) EQUITY-11.6%     
 24,519   iShares® Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF   2,242,753 
 35,278   iShares® MSCI EAFE ETF(1)   2,318,823 
           
TOTAL INTERNATIONAL (EX. U.S.) EQUITY   4,561,576 
           
INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE FIXED INCOME-18.3%     
 88,674   Vanguard® Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF   7,154,218 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENT GRADE CORPORATE FIXED INCOME   7,154,218 
           
U.S. BROAD DIVERSIFIED EQUITY-2.0%     
 28,235   Wisdomtree® Cboe S&P 500® Putwrite Strategy Fund   777,925 
           
TOTAL U.S. BROAD DIVERSIFIED EQUITY    777,925 
           
U.S. SECTOR FOCUSED EQUITY-24.0%     
 17,649   Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR® Fund(1)   1,024,877 
 42,142   Financial Select Sector SPDR® Fund(1)   1,163,119 
 4,119   Health Care Select Sector SPDR® Fund   381,584 
 17,628   SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust(1)   5,165,004 
 20,089   Technology Select Sector SPDR® Fund(1)   1,567,746 
 1,412   Utilities Select Sector SPDR® Fund   84,198 
           
TOTAL U.S. SECTOR FOCUSED EQUITY   9,386,528 

 

Shares/Principal Amount  Value 
U.S. SMALL AND MID CAP EQUITY-5.6%    
 14,039   iShares® Russell 2000® ETF(1)  $2,183,065 
           
TOTAL U.S. SMALL AND MID CAP EQUITY   2,183,065 
           
U.S. VALUE COMPANY FOCUSED EQUITY-12.7%     
 61,860   Vanguard® Mega Cap Value ETF   4,979,730 
           
TOTAL U.S. VALUE COMPANY FOCUSED EQUITY   4,979,730 
           
TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS     
(Cost $29,140,425)   30,921,263 
           
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS-21.0%     
     Mutual Funds-21.0%     
 8,208,549   Federated Government Obligations Fund 7-Day Yield 2.277% (at net asset value)   8,208,549 
           
TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS     
(Cost $8,208,549)   8,208,549 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS-100.0%     
(Cost $37,348,974)   39,129,812 
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES-NET(3)-(0.0)%(4)   (14,274)
NET ASSETS-100.0%  $39,115,538 

 

(1)Pledged security, a portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for written options as of June 30, 2019.
(2)Non-income producing security.
(3)Assets, including written options, less liabilities.
(4)Amount represents less than 0.05% of net assets.

 

Note - The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of net assets at June 30, 2019.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Portfolio of Investments

 

WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Written Call Options:

 

Description  Exercise Price   Expiration Date  Number of Contracts   Premiums Received   Notional Value   Value 
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund  $58.00   07/19/2019  100   $(3,646)  $580,700   $(7,600)
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund  $27.00   07/19/2019  150    (7,869)   414,000    (12,750)
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF  $66.00   07/19/2019  100    (5,146)   657,300    (5,600)
iShares Russell 2000 ETF  $161.00   07/19/2019  70    (9,832)   1,088,500    (4,130)
SPDR Gold Shares  $126.00   07/19/2019  80    (6,597)   1,065,600    (58,880)
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust  $297.00   07/19/2019  100    (14,746)   2,930,000    (23,600)
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund  $76.00   07/19/2019  50    (3,123)   390,200    (16,000)
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund  $79.00   07/19/2019  132    (8,904)   1,030,128    (13,992)
               $(59,863)  $8,156,428   $(142,552)

 

See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   WesMark Small Company Growth Fund   WesMark Growth Fund   WesMark Balanced Fund   WesMark Government Bond Fund   WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund   WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund 
ASSETS:                              
                               
Investments in securities, at value (cost - see below)  $92,191,386   $328,731,892   $109,061,589   $234,593,639   $117,697,674   $39,129,812 
Cash   16,204        53,693            685 
                               
RECEIVABLE FOR:                              
Dividends and interest   50,822    309,743    310,841    1,071,936    986,677    67,472 
Investments sold   455,117        98,259    122,692         
Fund shares sold   604,058    836,132    1,093,710    1,123,062    29,411    190,177 
Receivable due from adviser           4             
Prepaid expenses   4,312    18,018    11,369    14,560    7,888    9,676 
Total Assets   93,321,899    329,895,785    110,629,465    236,925,889    118,721,650    39,397,822 
                               
LIABILITIES:                              
                               
PAYABLE FOR:                              
Written options, at value (Premiums received $–, $–, $–, $–, $– and $59,863)                       142,552 
Investments purchased   271,245            728,619         
Fund shares redeemed   423,635    2,486,613    976,613    2,437,849    11,154    110,601 
Income distribution payable               403,681    184,608     
Investment advisory fees   91    63        17    1    3 
Fund Accounting and Administration fees   10,729    19,496    16,129    33,357    24,978    7,221 
Audit, Tax, and Legal expenses   12,377    12,377    12,377    12,377    9,628    12,615 
Shareholder services fee (Note 5)   19,597    72,721    23,976    50,259    24,755    7,471 
Transfer agency expenses   3,540    6,166    4,108    3,902    2,325    1,467 
Registration expenses   98        430        271     
Printing and Postage expenses   3    3    4    3    3    3 
Trustees' fees and expenses   69    69    69    69    69    69 
Chief compliance officer fees   513    513    513    515    513     
Other accrued liabilities and expenses   1,633    454                282 
Total Liabilities   743,530    2,598,475    1,034,219    3,670,648    258,305    282,284 
Net Assets  $92,578,369   $327,297,310   $109,595,246   $233,255,241   $118,463,345   $39,115,538 

 

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   WesMark Small Company Growth Fund   WesMark Growth Fund   WesMark Balanced Fund   WesMark Government Bond Fund   WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund   WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF :                        
                         
Paid-in capital  $62,452,479   $172,065,026   $84,918,595   $232,405,964   $114,185,838   $36,872,829 
Total distributable earnings  $30,125,890   $155,232,284   $24,676,651   $849,277   $4,277,507   $2,242,709 
Net Assets  $92,578,369   $327,297,310   $109,595,246   $233,255,241   $118,463,345   $39,115,538 
                               
Shares Outstanding, No Par Value, Unlimited Shares Authorized   7,617,664    16,571,895    8,488,200    23,433,110    11,133,632    3,572,859 
Net asset value, offering price & redemption price per share  $12.15   $19.75   $12.91   $9.95   $10.64   $10.95 
Investments, at identified cost  $61,758,857   $185,534,952   $86,844,069   $232,187,545   $113,506,643   $37,348,974 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Statements of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   WesMark Small Company Growth Fund   WesMark Growth Fund   WesMark Balanced Fund   WesMark Government Bond Fund   WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund   WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund 
INVESTMENT INCOME:                        
Dividends, net of foreign taxes*  $311,725   $1,990,229   $985,615   $   $   $413,101 
Interest   62,903    216,586    632,660    3,291,639    1,763,970    24,783 
Total Investment Income   374,628    2,206,815    1,618,275    3,291,639    1,763,970    437,884 
EXPENSES:                              
Investment adviser fee (Note 5)   342,404    1,180,537    399,400    689,975    345,189    140,398 
Fund Accounting and Administration fees (Note 5)   51,902    105,348    60,419    102,850    70,840    37,368 
Custodian fees (Note 5)   10,064    19,624    9,053    15,098    8,820    6,162 
Transfer agency expenses (Note 5)   16,282    27,514    19,767    16,992    12,344    8,691 
Trustees' fees and expenses (Note 8)   12,603    24,142    13,478    20,163    13,972    9,807 
Audit and tax expenses   9,413    9,413    9,413    9,413    9,413    9,413 
Legal expenses   7,862    7,862    7,862    7,862    11,065    8,102 
Shareholder services fee (Note 5)   114,135    393,512    133,133    287,490    143,829    46,799 
Registration expenses   7,029    7,159    6,853    6,571    2,868    5,598 
Printing and Postage expenses   3,176    3,180    3,163    3,155    3,149    3,189 
Insurance premiums   2,144    7,123    2,371    4,800    2,348    761 
Miscellaneous   1,973    6,656    2,225    4,881    2,292    455 
Net Expenses   578,987    1,792,070    667,137    1,169,250    626,129    276,743 
Net Investment Income (Loss)   (204,359)   414,745    951,138    2,122,389    1,137,841    161,141 
REALIZED & UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:     
Net realized gain on investments   593,857    14,824,201    2,093,147    28,826    135,302    531,951 
Net realized gain on written options       152,782    51,419            76,879 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments   11,305,261    35,217,096    7,735,008    6,768,082    2,680,507    2,744,417 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of written options                       (82,689)
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments   11,899,118    50,194,079    9,879,574    6,796,908    2,815,809    3,270,558 
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $11,694,759   $50,608,824   $10,830,712   $8,919,297   $3,953,650   $3,431,699 
*Foreign tax withholding  $   $31,010   $20,436   $   $   $ 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

   WesMark Small Company Growth Fund   WesMark Growth Fund 
   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)   For the Year Ended December 31, 2018   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)   For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:                
OPERATIONS                
                 
Net investment income (loss)  $(204,359)  $(437,176)  $414,745   $657,161 
Net realized gain   593,857    7,797,858    14,976,983    13,784,872 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   11,305,261    (20,968,952)   35,217,096    (33,265,091)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   11,694,759    (13,608,270)   50,608,824    (18,823,058)
                     
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (NOTE 4)                    
                     
From distributable earnings       (9,403,046)   (340,871)   (30,494,326)
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders       (9,403,046)   (340,871)   (30,494,326)
                     
BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 3)                    
                     
Proceeds from sale of shares   4,315,218    10,491,950    8,051,814    28,385,215 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions       3,198,515    113,274    10,179,268 
Cost of shares redeemed   (4,870,313)   (10,301,181)   (18,576,515)   (49,788,102)
Net increase (decrease) resulting from beneficial interest transactions   (555,095)   3,389,284    (10,411,427)   (11,223,619)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   11,139,664    (19,622,032)   39,856,526    (60,541,003)
                     
NET ASSETS:                    
Beginning of Period   81,438,705    101,060,737    287,440,784    347,981,787 
End of Period  $92,578,369   $81,438,705   $327,297,310   $287,440,784 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

   WesMark Balanced Fund   WesMark Government Bond Fund 
   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)   For the Year Ended December 31, 2018   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)   For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 
                 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:                
OPERATIONS                
                 
Net investment income  $951,138   $1,926,385   $2,122,389   $4,298,716 
Net realized gain   2,144,566    3,758,491    28,826    120,468 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   7,735,008    (10,648,264)   6,768,082    (1,931,374)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   10,830,712    (4,963,388)   8,919,297    2,487,810 
                     
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (NOTE 4)                    
                     
From distributable earnings   (991,705)   (5,899,593)   (2,422,087)   (4,926,117)
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders   (991,705)   (5,899,593)   (2,422,087)   (4,926,117)
                     
BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 3)                    
                     
Proceeds from sale of shares   6,361,124    12,962,916    11,630,174    20,421,630 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions   166,635    1,015,635    310,785    651,183 
Cost of shares redeemed   (8,664,271)   (17,621,273)   (15,433,125)   (38,335,303)
Net decrease resulting from beneficial interest transactions   (2,136,512)   (3,642,722)   (3,492,166)   (17,262,490)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   7,702,495    (14,505,703)   3,005,044    (19,700,797)
                     
NET ASSETS:                    
Beginning of Period   101,892,751    116,398,454    230,250,197    249,950,994 
End of Period  $109,595,246   $101,892,751   $233,255,241   $230,250,197 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

   WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund   WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund 
   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)   For the Year Ended December 31, 2018   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)   For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 
                 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:                
OPERATIONS                
                 
Net investment income  $1,137,841   $2,299,797   $161,141   $179,640 
Net realized gain (loss)   135,302    (48,870)   608,830    (186,480)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   2,680,507    (1,621,537)   2,661,728    (2,093,906)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   3,953,650    629,390    3,431,699    (2,100,746)
                     
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (NOTE 4)                    
                     
From distributable earnings   (1,137,841)   (2,299,753)   (66,428)   (199,253)
Decrease in net assets from distributions to shareholders   (1,137,841)   (2,299,753)   (66,428)   (199,253)
                     
BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 3)                    
                     
Proceeds from sale of shares   4,568,595    8,572,514    2,445,243    12,326,887 
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions   172,401    379,318    6,673    22,049 
Cost of shares redeemed   (3,438,258)   (8,975,963)   (2,436,076)   (2,337,486)
Net increase (decrease) resulting from beneficial interest transactions   1,302,738    (24,131)   15,840    10,011,450 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets   4,118,547    (1,694,494)   3,381,111    7,711,451 
                     
NET ASSETS:                    
Beginning of Period   114,344,798    116,039,292    35,734,427    28,022,976 
End of Period  $118,463,345   $114,344,798   $39,115,538   $35,734,427 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

WesMark Small Company Growth Fund

 

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)   For the Year Ended December 31, 2018   For the Year Ended December 31, 2017   For the Year Ended December 31, 2016   For the Year Ended December 31, 2015   For the Year Ended December 31, 2014 
PER COMMON SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE                                 
                         
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year  $10.63   $13.90   $13.32   $12.58   $13.79   $13.75 
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                              
Net Investment Income (Loss)   (0.03)   (0.05)   (0.04)   0.03    (0.06)   (0.09)
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   1.55    (1.89)   1.81    1.41    (0.32)   0.51 
Total from Investment Operations   1.52    (1.94)   1.77    1.44    (0.38)   0.42 
                               
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS                              
                               
From Net Investment Income               (0.04)        
From Net Realized Gain on Investments       (1.33)   (1.19)   (0.66)   (0.83)   (0.38)
Total Distributions       (1.33)   (1.19)   (0.70)   (0.83)   (0.38)
Net Asset Value, End of Year  $12.15   $10.63   $13.90   $13.32   $12.58   $13.79 
                               
Total Return   14.30%(1)   (13.72)%   13.19%   11.42%   (2.87)%   3.08%
                               
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS                              
                               
Net Expenses   1.27%(2)   1.25%   1.24%   1.23%   1.22%   1.22%
Net Investment Income/(Loss)   (0.45)%(2)   (0.43)%   (0.33)%   0.26%   (0.47)%   (0.66)%
Net Assets Value End of Year (000 omitted)  $92,578   $81,439   $101,061   $96,736   $92,255   $97,317 
Portfolio Turnover Rate   25%(3)   88%   49%   41%   45%   16%

 

(1)Total return not annualized for periods less than one full year.
(2)Ratios for periods of less than a year are annualized.
(3)Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

WesMark Growth Fund

 

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)   For the Year Ended December 31, 2018   For the Year Ended December 31, 2017   For the Year Ended December 31, 2016   For the Year Ended December 31, 2015   For the Year Ended December 31, 2014 
PER COMMON SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE               
                         
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year  $16.80   $20.00   $17.37   $18.10   $19.12   $17.89 
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                              
Net Investment Income   0.02    0.04    0.03    0.07    0.09    0.08 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   2.95    (1.32)   4.19    0.03    (0.45)   1.82 
Total from Investment Operations   2.97    (1.28)   4.22    0.10    (0.36)   1.90 
                               
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS                              
                               
From Net Investment Income   (0.02)   (0.04)   (0.03)   (0.07)   (0.09)   (0.08)
From Net Realized Gain on Investments       (1.88)   (1.56)   (0.76)   (0.57)   (0.59)
Total Distributions   (0.02)   (1.92)   (1.59)   (0.83)   (0.66)   (0.67)
Net Asset Value, End of Year  $19.75   $16.80   $20.00   $17.37   $18.10   $19.12 
                               
Total Return   17.68%(1)   (6.19)%   24.22%   0.51%   (1.94)%   10.66%
                               
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS                              
                               
Net Expenses   1.14%(2)   1.13%   1.13%   1.15%   1.14%   1.14%
Net Investment Income   0.26%(2)   0.19%   0.13%   0.40%   0.43%   0.47%
Net Assets Value End of Year (000 omitted)  $327,297   $287,441   $347,982   $314,067   $333,729   $359,487 
Portfolio Turnover Rate   23%(3)   37%   37%   61%   21%   16%

 

(1)Total return not annualized for periods less than one full year.
(2)Ratios for periods of less than a year are annualized.
(3)Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

WesMark Balanced Fund

 

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)   For the Year Ended December 31, 2018   For the Year Ended December 31, 2017   For the Year Ended December 31, 2016   For the Year Ended December 31, 2015   For the Year Ended December 31, 2014 
PER COMMON SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE               
                     
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year  $11.77   $13.05   $12.30   $11.65   $12.67   $12.09 
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                              
Net Investment Income   0.11    0.23    0.22    0.20    0.19    0.20 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   1.15    (0.82)   1.09    0.92    (0.43)   0.70 
Total from Investment Operations   1.26    (0.59)   1.31    1.12    (0.24)   0.90 
                               
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS                              
                               
From Net Investment Income   (0.12)   (0.23)   (0.21)   (0.21)   (0.20)   (0.19)
From Net Realized Gain on Investments       (0.46)   (0.35)   (0.26)   (0.58)   (0.13)
Total Distributions   (0.12)   (0.69)   (0.56)   (0.47)   (0.78)   (0.32)
Net Asset Value, End of Year  $12.91   $11.77   $13.05   $12.30   $11.65   $12.67 
                               
Total Return   10.70%(1)   (4.58)%   10.77%   9.68%   (1.94)%   7.50%
                               
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS                              
                               
Net Expenses   1.25%(2)   1.24%   1.23%   1.23%   1.22%   1.22%
Net Investment Income   1.78%(2)   1.69%   1.71%   1.69%   1.57%   1.57%
Net Assets Value End of Year (000 omitted)  $109,595   $101,893   $116,398   $106,577   $101,049   $102,402 
Portfolio Turnover Rate   15%(3)   35%   23%   49%   30%   18%

 

(1)Total return not annualized for periods less than one full year.
(2)Ratios for periods of less than a year are annualized.
(3)Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

WesMark Government Bond Fund

 

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)   For the Year Ended December 31, 2018   For the Year Ended December 31, 2017   For the Year Ended December 31, 2016   For the Year Ended December 31, 2015   For the Year Ended December 31, 2014 
PER COMMON SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE               
                     
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year  $9.68   $9.77   $9.84   $9.94   $10.03   $9.78 
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                              
Net Investment Income   0.09    0.17    0.21    0.14    0.14    0.16 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   0.28    (0.06)   (0.09)   (0.06)   (0.06)   0.27 
Total from Investment Operations   0.37    0.11    0.12    0.08    0.08    0.43 
                               
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS                              
                               
From Net Investment Income   (0.10)   (0.20)   (0.19)   (0.17)   (0.17)   (0.18)
From Net Realized Gain on Investments               (0.01)       0.00(1)
Total Distributions   (0.10)   (0.20)   (0.19)   (0.18)   (0.17)   (0.18)
Net Asset Value, End of Year  $9.95   $9.68   $9.77   $9.84   $9.94   $10.03 
                               
Total Return   3.86%(2)   1.15%   1.20%   0.79%   0.81%   4.43%
                               
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS                              
                               
Net Expenses   1.02%(3)   1.01%   1.00%   1.01%   1.00%   1.00%
Net Investment Income   1.85%(3)   1.81%   2.19%   1.41%   1.51%   1.64%
Net Assets Value End of Year (000 omitted)  $233,255   $230,250   $249,951   $248,517   $258,097   $271,979 
Portfolio Turnover Rate   11%(4)   17%   26%   33%   13%   17%

 

(1)Less than $0.005 per share.
(2)Total return not annualized for periods less than one full year.
(3)Ratios for periods of less than a year are annualized.
(4)Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund

 

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)   For the Year Ended December 31, 2018   For the Year Ended December 31, 2017   For the Year Ended December 31, 2016   For the Year Ended December 31, 2015   For the Year Ended December 31, 2014 
PER COMMON SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE                      
                     
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year  $10.38   $10.54   $10.36   $10.57   $10.59   $10.16 
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:                              
Net Investment Income   0.10    0.21    0.21    0.21    0.23    0.25 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   0.26    (0.16)   0.19    (0.20)   (0.01)   0.44 
Total from Investment Operations   0.36    0.05    0.40    0.01    0.22    0.69 
                               
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS                              
                               
From Net Investment Income   (0.10)   (0.21)   (0.21)   (0.21)   (0.23)   (0.25)
From Net Realized Gain on Investments           (0.01)   (0.01)   (0.01)   (0.01)
Total Distributions   (0.10)   (0.21)   (0.22)   (0.22)   (0.24)   (0.26)
Net Asset Value, End of Year  $10.64   $10.38   $10.54   $10.36   $10.57   $10.59 
                               
Total Return   3.51%(1)   0.47%   3.90%   0.06%   2.14%   6.87%
                               
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS                              
                               
Net Expenses   1.09%(2)   1.09%   1.08%   1.05%   0.96%   0.96%
Net Investment Income   1.98%(2)   2.00%   2.01%   2.01%   2.19%   2.38%
Expense Waiver/Reimbursement(3)               0.02%(4)   0.10%   0.10%
                               
Net Assets Value End of Year (000 omitted)  $118,463   $114,345   $116,039   $118,168   $118,456   $120,968 
Portfolio Turnover Rate   5%(5)   10%   7%   17%   15%   15%

 

(1)Total return not annualized for periods less than one full year.
(2)Ratios for periods of less than a year are annualized.
(3)This expense decrease from the voluntary waiver is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown.
(4)As of February 29, 2016, the waiver was voluntarily terminated by the Adviser.
(5)Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Financial Highlights

 

WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund

 

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)   For the Year Ended December 31, 2018   For the Period Ended December 31, 2017(1) 
PER COMMON SHARE OPERATING PERFORMANCE            
             
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period  $10.01   $10.62   $10.00 
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:               
Net Investment Income   0.05    0.05    0.04 
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments   0.91    (0.60)   0.80 
Total from Investment Operations   0.96    (0.55)   0.84 
                
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS               
                
From Net Investment Income   (0.02)   (0.04)   (0.05)
From Net Realized Gain on Investments       (0.02)   (0.17)
Total Distributions   (0.02)   (0.06)   (0.22)
Net Asset Value, End of Period  $10.95   $10.01   $10.62 
                
Total Return   9.58%(2)   (5.20)%   8.33%(2)
                
RATIOS TO AVERAGE NET ASSETS               
                
Net Expenses(3)   1.48%(4)   1.56%   1.75%(4)
Net Investment Income(3)(5)   0.86%(4)   0.55%   0.50%(4)
Expense Waiver/Reimbursement(6)           0.23%(4)
Net Assets Value End of Period (000 omitted)  $39,116   $35,734   $28,023 
Portfolio Turnover Rate   77%(7)   145%   88%

 

(1)The WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund commenced operations on March 1, 2017.
(2)Total return not annualized for periods less than one full year.
(3)The ratios shown do not include the Fund's proportionate shares of the expenses of the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.
(4)Ratios for periods of less than a year are annualized.
(5)Recognition of net investment income is affected by the timing and declaration of dividends by the underlying investment companies in which the Fund invests.
(6)This expense decrease from the voluntary waiver is reflected in both the net expense and the net investment income ratios shown.
(7)Not Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

1.ORGANIZATION

 

 

WesMark Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Trust consists of six portfolios (individually referred to as the “Fund”, or collectively as the “Funds”), which are presented herein:

 

Portfolio Name Diversification Investment Objective

WesMark Small Company Growth Fund

(“Small Company Growth Fund”)

Diversified To achieve capital appreciation
WesMark Growth Fund (“Growth Fund”) Diversified To achieve capital appreciation
WesMark Balanced Fund (“Balanced Fund”) Diversified To achieve capital appreciation and income

WesMark Government Bond Fund

(“Government Bond Fund”)

Diversified To achieve high current income consistent with preservation of capital

WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund

(“West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund”)

Non-diversified To achieve current income which is exempt from federal income tax and income taxes imposed by the State of West Virginia

WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund

(“Tactical Opportunity Fund”)

Diversified To achieve capital appreciation

 

The assets of each Fund are segregated and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the Fund in which shares are held.

 

2.SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America.

 

The accompanying financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP in the United States, which require the use of estimates made by management of the Funds. Actual results could differ from those estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Each Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies.

 

Investment Valuation – In calculating their net asset value (NAV), the Funds generally value investments as follows:

 

››Equity securities listed on an exchange or traded through a regulated market system are valued at their last reported sale price or official closing price on their principal exchange or market.

››Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities greater than 60 days are valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”).

››Fixed-income securities acquired with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued using price evaluations provided by a pricing service approved by the Trustees. They may also be valued at their cost (adjusted for the accretion of any discount or amortization of any premium), which approximates value.

››Options are generally valued at market values established by the exchanges on which they are traded at the close of trading on such exchanges.

››Shares of other mutual funds are valued based upon their reported NAVs.

 

If the Funds cannot obtain a price or price evaluation from a pricing service for an investment, the Funds may attempt to value the investment based upon the mean of bid and asked quotations or fair value the investment based on price evaluations, from one or more dealers. If any price, quotation, price evaluation or other pricing source is not readily available when the NAV is calculated, the Funds use the fair value of the investment determined in accordance with the procedures described below. There can be no assurance that the Funds could purchase or sell an investment at the price used to calculate the Funds’ NAVs.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Valuation and Significant Events Procedures – The Trustees have authorized the use of pricing services to provide evaluations of the current fair value of certain investments for purposes of calculating the NAV. Factors considered by pricing services in evaluating an investment include the yields or prices of investments of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, call rights and other potential prepayments, terms and type, reported transactions, indications as to values from dealers, and general market conditions. The Funds normally use mean evaluations (a price evaluation indicative of a price between the bid and asked prices for an investment) for fixed-income securities. In the event that market quotations and price evaluations are not available for an investment, the fair value of the investment is determined in accordance with procedures adopted by the Trustees.

 

The Trustees also have adopted procedures requiring an investment to be priced at its fair value whenever the Adviser determines that a significant event affecting the value of the investment has occurred between the time as of which the price of the investment would otherwise be determined and the time as of which the NAV is computed. An event is considered significant if there is both an affirmative expectation that the investment’s value will change in response to the event and a reasonable basis for quantifying the resulting change in value. Examples of significant events that may occur after the close of the principal market on which a security is traded, or after the time of a price evaluation provided by a pricing service or a dealer, include:

 

››With respect to securities traded in foreign markets, significant trends in U.S. equity markets or in the trading of foreign securities index futures or options contracts;

››With respect to price evaluations of fixed-income securities determined before the close of regular trading on the NYSE, actions by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee and other significant trends in U.S. fixed-income markets; and

››Corporate announcements concerning matters such as acquisitions, recapitalizations, litigation developments, a natural disaster affecting the issuer’s operations or regulatory changes or market developments affecting the issuer’s industry.

 

The Funds may seek to obtain more current quotations or price evaluations from alternative pricing sources. If a reliable alternative pricing source is not available, the Funds will determine the fair value of the investment using another method approved by the Trustees.

 

A three-tier hierarchy has been established to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk, for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation approach used to measure fair value including such a pricing model and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation approach. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

 

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

 

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date.
   
Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
   
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of June 30, 2019 in valuing the Funds’ investments carried at fair value:

 

Small Company Growth Fund

 

Investments in Securities at Value*  Level 1 - Quoted Prices   Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs   Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs   Total 
Common Stocks  $84,914,746   $   $     –   $84,914,746 
Exchange Traded Funds   2,382,015            2,382,015 
Short Term Investments   4,894,625            4,894,625 
Total  $92,191,386   $   $   $92,191,386 
                     
Growth Fund                    
                     
Investments in Securities at Value*  Level 1 - Quoted Prices   Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs   Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs   Total 
Common Stocks  $319,911,810   $   $   $319,911,810 
Exchange Traded Funds   7,414,564            7,414,564 
Short Term Investments   1,405,518            1,405,518 
Total  $328,731,892   $   $   $328,731,892 
                     
Balanced Fund                    
                     
Investments in Securities at Value*  Level 1 - Quoted Prices   Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs   Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs   Total 
Common Stocks  $67,305,615   $   $   $67,305,615 
Exchange Traded Funds   929,912            929,912 
Corporate Bonds       17,117,530        17,117,530 
U.S. Government Agency - Collateralized Mortgage Obligations       2,850,604        2,850,604 
U.S. Government Agency - Mortgage Backed Securities       12,036,497        12,036,497 
U.S. Government Agency Securities       4,020,249        4,020,249 
Taxable Municipal Bonds       4,033,462        4,033,462 
Short Term Investments   767,720            767,720 
Total  $69,003,247   $40,058,342   $   $109,061,589 

 

 

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June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Government Bond Fund

 

Investments in Securities at Value*  Level 1 - Quoted Prices   Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs   Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs   Total 
U.S. Government Agency - Collateralized Mortgage Obligations  $   $135,759,771   $     –   $135,759,771 
U.S. Government Agency - Mortgage Backed Securities       43,150,082        43,150,082 
U.S. Treasury Bonds       7,850,742        7,850,742 
Taxable Municipal Bonds       44,498,194        44,498,194 
Non-Taxable Municipal Bonds       1,420,689        1,420,689 
Short Term Investments   1,914,161            1,914,161 
Total  $1,914,161   $232,679,478   $   $234,593,639 

 

West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund

 

Investments in Securities at Value*  Level 1 - Quoted Prices   Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs   Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs   Total 
Non-Taxable Municipal Bonds  $   $115,268,098   $     –   $115,268,098 
Short Term Investments   2,429,576            2,429,576 
Total  $2,429,576   $115,268,098   $   $117,697,674 

 

Tactical Opportunity Fund

 

Investments in Securities at Value*  Level 1 - Quoted Prices   Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs   Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs   Total 
Exchange Traded Funds  $30,921,263   $       –   $     –   $30,921,263 
Short Term Investments   8,208,549            8,208,549 
Total  $39,129,812   $   $   $39,129,812 
                     
Other Financial Instruments                    
Liabilities                    
Written Options  $(142,552)  $   $   $(142,552)
Total  $(142,552)  $   $   $(142,552)

 

All securities of the Funds were valued using either Level 1 or Level 2 inputs during the six months ended June 30, 2019. Thus, a reconciliation of assets in which unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used is not applicable for the Funds.

 

*For detailed descriptions of sector and/or geography classifications, see the accompanying Portfolios of Investments.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions – Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis. Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair value. Foreign dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date or when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Trust level expenses are allocated to each Fund based on net assets, equally across all Funds, or to a specific Fund, whichever is deemed most appropriate for a particular expense. Each Fund pays its own expenses.

 

Distributions of net investment income, if any, for the Small Company Growth Fund, Growth Fund, and Tactical Opportunity Fund are declared and paid quarterly. Distributions of net investment income for the Balanced Fund are declared and paid monthly, and distributions of net investment income for the Government Bond Fund and West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains, if any, for Small Company Growth Fund, Growth Fund, Balanced Fund, Government Bond Fund, West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund, and Tactical Opportunity Fund are declared and paid annually.

 

Premium and Discount Amortization/Paydown Gains and Losses – All premiums and discounts on fixed-income securities are amortized/accreted over the estimated lives of such securities for financial statement purposes using the effective interest method. Gains and losses realized on principal payments of mortgage-backed securities (paydown gains and losses) are classified as part of investment income.

 

Federal Taxes – It is each Fund’s policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (the “Code”) and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. As of and during the year ended December 31, 2018, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to tax liabilities as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. The Funds file U.S. federal, state, and local tax returns as required. The Funds’ tax returns are subject to examination by the relevant tax authorities until expiration of the applicable statute of limitations which is generally three years after the filing of the tax return for federal purposes and four years for most state returns. Tax returns for open years have not incorporated uncertain tax positions that require a provision for income taxes and federal and state taxing authorities.

 

The Funds may be subject to taxes imposed by governments of countries in which they invest. Such taxes are generally based on either income or gains earned or repatriated. The Funds accrue and apply such taxes to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized gains as income is earned.

 

Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

 

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions – The Funds may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Funds record when-issued securities on the trade date and maintain security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.

 

Restricted Securities – Restricted securities are securities that either: (a) cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, or being able to take advantage of an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act of 1933; or (b) are subject to contractual restrictions on public sales. In some cases, when a security cannot be offered for public sale without first being registered, the issuer of the restricted security has agreed to register such securities for resale, at the issuer’s expense, either upon demand by the Funds or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many such restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Trustees. The Funds will not incur any registration costs upon such resales. The Funds’ restricted securities are valued at the price provided by dealers in the secondary market or, if no market prices are available, at the fair value as determined in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – The following discloses the Funds’ use of derivative instruments and hedging activities.

 

The Funds’ exposure to derivative contracts and hybrid instruments, either directly or indirectly through another investment company, may involve risks different from or possibly greater than the risk associated with investing directly in a security instead of the derivative. Risks include: 1) the value of the derivative may not correlate with the value of the underlying security or may correlate inversely; 2) any potential risk reduction may be offset with gain limitations; 3) derivatives may be difficult to price; 4) possible adverse tax consequences; and 5) other risks, such as but not limited to, stock market, interest rate, credit, currency, liquidity, and leverage risks.

 

Market Risk Factors: In pursuit of their investment objectives, certain Funds may use derivatives that increase or decrease a Fund’s exposure to the following market risk factors:

 

Equity Risk: Equity risk relates to the change in value of equity securities as they relate to increases or decreases in the general market.

 

Interest Rate Risk: Changes in interest rates will affect the value of a Fund’s investments. In general, as interest rates rise, bond prices fall, and as interest rates fall, bond prices rise. Interest rate risk is generally greater for funds that invest a significant portion of their assets in high yield securities.

 

Writing Covered Call Options and Purchasing Put Options

 

The Funds will not write call options on securities unless the securities are held in the Fund’s portfolio or unless the Fund is entitled to them in deliverable forms without further payment or after segregating cash in the amount of any further payment.

 

The Funds will not purchase put options on securities unless the securities are held in the Fund’s portfolio.

 

Option contracts (options) - are rights to buy or sell a security for a specified price within a specified period. The seller of the option receives a payment, or premium, from the buyer, which the seller keeps regardless of whether the buyer uses (or exercises) the option. Options can trade on exchanges or in the over the counter (OTC) market and may be bought or sold on a wide variety of securities. As of June 30, 2019, all options held are exchange-traded and not subject to master netting arrangements.

 

A Fund may buy and/or sell the following types of options:

 

Call Options - A call option gives the holder (buyer) the right to buy the underlying security from the seller (writer) of the option. A Fund may use call options in the following ways:

 

››Buy call options on a security in anticipation of an increase in the value of the security; or

››Sell call options on a security to generate income from premiums, and in anticipation of a decrease or only limited increase in the value of the underlying security. If a Fund writes a call option on a security that it owns and that call option is exercised, a Fund must deliver the security to the buyer and foregoes any possible profit from an increase in the market price of the security over the exercise price plus the premium received.

 

Put Options - A put option gives the holder the right to sell the security to the writer of the option. A Fund may use put options in the following ways:

 

››Buy put options on a security in anticipation of a decrease in the value of the security; or

››Write put options on a security to generate income from premiums, and in anticipation of an increase or only limited decrease in the value of the security. In writing puts, there is a risk that a Fund may be required to take delivery of the security when its current market price is lower than the exercise price.

 

A Fund may also buy or write options, as needed, to close out existing option positions. Finally, a Fund may enter into combinations of options contracts in an attempt to benefit from changes in the prices of those options contracts (without regard to changes in the value of the security).

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2019:

 

Risk Exposure  Asset Derivatives Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location  Fair Value   Liability Derivatives Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location  Fair Value 
WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund              
Equity Contracts
(Written Options)
  N/A   N/A   Written options, at value  $142,552 
Total     $N/A      $142,552 

 

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statements of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2019:

 

Risk Exposure  Statements of Operations Location  Realized Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income   Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Derivatives Recognized in Income 
WesMark Growth Fund           
Equity Contracts
(Written Options)
  Net realized gain (loss) on written options/Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of written options  $152,782   $ 
Total     $152,782   $ 
WesMark Balanced Fund             
Equity Contracts
(Written Options)
  Net realized gain (loss) on written options/Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of written options  $51,419   $ 
Total     $51,419   $ 
WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund          
Equity Contracts
(Purchased options)
  Net realized gain (loss) on investments/Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments  $(5,056)  $ 
Equity Contracts
(Written Options)
  Net realized gain (loss) on written options/Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of written options  $76,879   $(82,689)
Total     $71,823   $(82,689)

 

The WesMark Growth Fund, Balanced Fund and Tactical Opportunity Fund had average written call option notional value of $(2,175,193), $(857,163), and $(6,220,636), respectively, during the six months ended June 30, 2019. The Tactical Opportunity Fund had average purchased option notional value of $285,807 during the six months ended June 30, 2019.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

3.SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

 

The following tables summarize share activity:

 

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)   For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 
Small Company Growth Fund        
Shares sold   358,480    820,071 
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared       307,846 
Shares redeemed   (402,084)   (736,004)
Net increase/(decrease) resulting from share transactions   (43,604)   391,913 
Common shares outstanding, end of period   7,617,664    7,661,268 

 

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)   For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 
Growth Fund        
Shares sold   429,497    1,510,304 
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared   5,903    617,593 
Shares redeemed   (976,694)   (2,415,437)
Net decrease resulting from share transactions   (541,294)   (287,540)
Common shares outstanding, end of period   16,571,895    17,113,189 

 

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)   For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 
Balanced Fund        
Shares sold   508,091    1,016,408 
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared   13,320    84,552 
Shares redeemed   (687,047)   (1,363,863)
Net decrease resulting from share transactions   (165,636)   (262,903)
Common shares outstanding, end of period   8,488,200    8,653,836 

 

 

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June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)   For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 
Government Bond Fund        
Shares sold   1,189,595    2,133,501 
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared   31,710    68,041 
Shares redeemed   (1,574,644)   (3,997,014)
Net decrease resulting from share transactions   (353,339)   (1,795,472)
Common shares outstanding, end of period   23,433,110    23,786,449 

 

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)   For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 
West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund        
Shares sold   433,847    827,004 
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared   16,367    36,690 
Shares redeemed   (327,479)   (866,733)
Net increase/(decrease) resulting from share transactions   122,735    (3,039)
Common shares outstanding, end of period   11,133,632    11,010,897 

 

   For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)   For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 
Tactical Opportunity Fund        
Shares sold   230,627    1,151,195 
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared   624    2,229 
Shares redeemed   (229,871)   (219,865)
Net increase resulting from share transactions   1,380    933,559 
Common shares outstanding, end of period   3,572,859    3,571,479 

 

 

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June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

4.FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION AND TAX BASIS

 

 

The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences were primarily attributable to treatment of net operating losses and treatment of non-deductible expenses. For the Funds’ most recent year ended December 31, 2018, permanent differences identified and reclassified among the components of net assets were as follows:

 

Fund Name  Paid-in Capital   Total Distributable earnings 
Small Company Growth Fund  $(419,363)  $419,363 
Growth Fund  $   $ 
Balanced Fund  $   $ 
Government Bond Fund  $   $ 
West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund  $   $ 
Tactical Opportunity Fund  $(7,255)  $7,255 

 

Net investment income (loss), net realized gains (losses), and total net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.

 

For federal income tax purposes, the following amounts apply as of June 30, 2019:

 

Fund Name  Gross Appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)   Gross Depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)   Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)   Cost of Investments for Income Tax Purposes 
Small Company Growth Fund  $32,257,744   $(1,830,731)  $30,427,013   $61,764,373 
Growth Fund  $144,747,545   $(1,550,605)  $143,196,940   $185,534,952 
Balanced Fund  $22,604,121   $(386,601)  $22,217,520   $86,844,069 
Government Bond Fund  $3,631,149   $(1,225,055)  $2,406,094   $232,187,545 
West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund  $4,311,918   $(120,887)  $4,191,031   $113,506,643 
Tactical Opportunity Fund  $1,748,186   $(103,649)  $1,644,537   $37,342,723 

 

The difference between book and tax basis for unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) for the Funds is attributable to wash sales, deferred dividends, and certain other investments.

 

The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the year ended December 31, 2018 was as follows:

 

   For Year Ended December 31, 2018 
Fund Name  Tax-Exempt Income   Ordinary Income   Long-Term Capital Gain   Total 
Small Company Growth Fund  $   $   $9,403,046   $9,403,046 
Growth Fund  $   $1,742,667   $28,751,659   $30,494,326 
Balanced Fund  $   $1,984,219   $3,915,374   $5,899,593 
Government Bond Fund  $   $4,926,117   $   $4,926,117 
West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund  $2,256,863   $42,890   $   $2,299,753 
Tactical Opportunity Fund  $   $193,822   $5,431   $199,253 

 

 

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June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

As of December 31, 2018, the Funds most recent year end, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis was as follows:

 

Fund Name  Undistributed net investment income   Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments   Other cumulative effect of timing differences   Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   Total 
Small Company Growth Fund  $   $(690,621)  $   $19,121,752   $18,431,131 
Growth Fund  $44,927   $(3,060,440)  $   $107,979,844   $104,964,331 
Balanced Fund  $7,102   $330,152   $17,878   $14,482,512   $14,837,644 
Government Bond Fund  $143,967   $(1,429,912)  $   $(4,361,988)  $(5,647,933)
West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund  $44   $(48,870)  $   $1,510,524   $1,461,698 
Tactical Opportunity Fund  $45,137   $(165,412)  $   $(1,002,287)  $(1,122,562)

 

Under current law, capital losses maintain their character as short-term or long-term and are carried forward to the next tax year without expiration. As of December 31, 2018, the following amounts are available as carry forwards to the next tax year:

 

   Non expiring 
Fund Name  ST   LT 
Government Bond Fund  $433,474   $853,783 
West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund  $1,513   $43,633 
Tactical Opportunity Fund  $56,480   $ 

 

The Funds elect to defer to the period ending December 31, 2019, capital losses recognized during the period November 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 in the amount of:

 

Fund Name  Capital Losses 
Small Company Growth Fund  $690,621 
Growth Fund  $3,060,440 
Government Bond Fund  $142,655 
West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund  $3,724 
Tactical Opportunity Fund  $108,932 

 

Capital losses arising in the post-October period of the current fiscal year may be deferred to the next fiscal year if the fund elects to defer the recognition of these losses. When this election is made any losses recognized during the period are treated as having occurred on the first day of the next fiscal year separate from and in addition to the application of normal capital loss carryovers as described above.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

5.INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
 

 

Investment Adviser Fee – WesBanco Investment Department is the Funds’ investment adviser (the “Adviser”). The Advisory Agreement between the Funds and the Adviser provides for an annual fee equal to the percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:

 

Fund Name  Investment Adviser Fee Percentage 
Small Company Growth Fund  0.75% 
Growth Fund  0.75% 
Balanced Fund  0.75% 
Government Bond Fund  0.60% 
West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund  0.60% 
Tactical Opportunity Fund  0.75% 

 

The Adviser is contractually obligated to waive a portion of its fees and reimburse other expenses until February 28, 2020 in amounts necessary to limit the Tactical Opportunity Fund’s operating expenses (including the organizational expenses of the Fund, but excluding interest expense, fees on borrowings and expenses associated with the Fund’s investment in other investment companies, if any, extraordinary expenses, tax reclaim recovery expenses and proxy-related expenses) to an annual rate (as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets) of 1.75%. This expense limitation arrangement may not be terminated by the Adviser prior to such date unless such termination is approved by the Trustees. The Adviser is not entitled to recoup any of the fees or expenses waived or reimbursed within this expense limitation arrangement.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Adviser did not waive any fees due to expenses being under the limit.

 

Administrative Fee – ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS”) provides the Funds with certain administrative personnel and services. The fees paid to ALPS are based on the daily average aggregate net assets of the Trust for the period, subject to an annual minimum (on the Trust level). The annual minimum fee will be allocated among the Funds using an equal per-Fund allocation. Any remaining amounts of the minimum fee after the per-Fund allocation will be allocated among the Funds based upon the relative net assets of each Fund.

 

Transfer Agent Fee – ALPS is the Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent for the Funds. ALPS receives an annual base fee per Fund in addition to certain out-of-pocket expenses.

 

Distribution (12b-1) Fee – ALPS Distributors, Inc. (“ADI”), an affiliate of ALPS, serves as the Funds’ distributor.

 

The Funds' Trustees previously adopted a Distribution Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. The Plan expired on August 31, 2007, and the Funds' Trustees did not approve its renewal. Under the terms of the Plan, the Funds could have compensated the distributor from the net assets of the Funds to finance activities intended to result in the sale of each Fund's shares. The Plan specified that the Funds may have incurred distribution expenses at 0.25% of the daily net assets of each Fund.

 

Shareholder Services Fee – Under the terms of Shareholder Services Agreements with WesBanco Bank ("WesBanco", an affiliate of the Adviser) and other financial institutions, the Funds may pay WesBanco as well as other financial institutions, up to 0.25% of average daily net assets. The fee is used to finance certain services for shareholders and to maintain shareholder accounts. WesBanco and other financial institutions may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of their fee, which arrangement they can modify or terminate at any time at their sole discretion.

 

Recordkeeping Fee – The Funds may pay recordkeeping fees on an average net assets basis or on a per account per year basis to financial intermediaries for providing recordkeeping services to the Funds and shareholders.

 

Custodian Fees – WesBanco is the Funds’ custodian. The custodian fee paid to WesBanco is based on the level of each Fund’s average daily net assets for the period, plus out-of-pocket expenses. WesBanco may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. WesBanco can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.

 

General – Certain Officers and Trustees of the Funds are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.

 

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

6.INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

 

Purchases and sales of investments, excluding long-term U.S. government securities and short-term obligations, for the six months ended June 30, 2019 were as follows:

 

Fund  Purchases   Sales 
Small Company Growth Fund  $21,674,595   $24,623,712 
Growth Fund   82,547,067    69,651,494 
Balanced Fund   17,027,480    12,379,896 
Government Bond Fund   19,424,956    20,694,724 
West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund   5,765,368    6,451,509 
Tactical Opportunity Fund   27,046,637    32,899,563 

 

Purchases and Sales of U.S. Government Securities, other than short-term securities, for the year ended June 30, 2019 were as follows:

 

Fund  Purchases   Sales 
Balanced Fund  $3,557,985   $3,418,078 
Government Bond Fund   4,844,009    10,281,424 

 

7.CONCENTRATION OF RISK

 

 

Since the West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund invests a substantial portion of its assets in issuers located in one state, it is more susceptible to factors adversely affecting issuers of that state than would be a comparable tax-exempt mutual fund that invests nationally. In order to reduce the credit risk associated with such factors, at June 30, 2019, 24% of the securities in the portfolio were backed by letters of credit, bond insurance of various financial institutions, or financial guaranty assurance agencies.

 

Additionally, the Funds may invest a portion of their assets in securities of companies that are deemed by the Funds’ management to be classified in similar business sectors. The economic developments within a particular sector may have an adverse effect on the ability of issuers to meet their obligations. Additionally, economic developments may have an effect on the liquidity and volatility of portfolio securities.

 

8.COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEES

 

 

None of the Trustees are entitled to receive any retirement, pension plan or deferred compensation benefits from the Trust. Interested Trustees receive the same compensation as Independent Trustees. No officers of the Funds are compensated by the Funds, but officers may be reimbursed by the Funds for travel and related expenses incurred in performing their duties.

 

9.RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT

 

 

In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-08 (“ASU 2017-08”), “Receivables—Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities.” ASU 2017-08 changed the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium. Specifically, it required the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The Funds has adopted and applied ASU 2017-08 on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the beginning of the period of adoption. As a result of the adoption of ASU 2017-08, as of January 1, 2019, the amortized cost basis of investments was reduced by $43,968 for the Balanced Fund and unrealized appreciation of investments was increased by the same amount. The adoption of ASU 2017-08 had no impact on beginning net assets, the current period results from operations, or any prior period information presented in the financial statements.

 

 

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Shareholder Expense Example

 

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and to the extent applicable, shareholder services fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019.

 

ACTUAL EXPENSES

 

The first line of the table below (“Actual Fund Return”) provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading “Expense Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.

 

HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES

 

The second line under each fund of the table below (“Hypothetical Fund Return”) provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are required to be provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Funds with other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only. Therefore, the second line of the table below (“Hypothetical Fund Return”) is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

 

  Beginning Account Value January 1, 2019 Ending Account Value June 30, 2019 Expense Paid During Period(1) Net Expense Ratios(2)
WesMark Small Company Growth Fund        
Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,143.00 $6.75 1.27%
Hypothetical Fund Return (assuming a 5% return before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,018.50 $6.36 1.27%
WesMark Growth Fund        
Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,176.80 $6.15 1.14%
Hypothetical Fund Return (assuming a 5% return before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,019.14 $5.71 1.14%
WesMark Balanced Fund        
Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,107.00 $6.53 1.25%
Hypothetical Fund Return (assuming a 5% return before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,018.60 $6.26 1.25%
WesMark Government Bond Fund        
Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,038.60 $5.16 1.02%
Hypothetical Fund Return (assuming a 5% return before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,019.74 $5.11 1.02%
WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund        
Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,035.10 $5.50 1.09%
Hypothetical Fund Return (assuming a 5% return before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,019.39 $5.46 1.09%
WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund        
Actual Fund Return $1,000.00 $1,095.80 $7.69 1.48%
Hypothetical Fund Return (assuming a 5% return before expenses) $1,000.00 $1,017.46 $7.40 1.48%

 

(1)Expenses are equal to the Funds' annualized net expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the six month period).
(2)Annualized, based on the Fund's most recent fiscal half-year expenses.

 

 

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Board Review of Advisory Contract

 

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

As required by the 1940 Act, the Board of Trustees (“Board” or “Trustees”) of the WesMark Funds (“Funds”) has reviewed, at its May 2019 meeting, the Funds’ investment advisory contract with WesBanco Investment Department (“Adviser”). Prior to the May meeting the Board considered the materials to be requested from the Adviser in connection with their consideration of the renewal of the investment advisory agreement. Following a review and approval by the Funds’ Independent Trustees in executive session at the May meeting, the Board reviewed and approved the continuation of the Funds’ investment advisory agreement with the Adviser for the one-year period commencing on May 31, 2019. The Board’s decision to approve the investment advisory agreement reflects the exercise of its business judgment on whether to continue the existing arrangements.

 

The Board is aware that various courts, including the United States Supreme Court, have interpreted provisions of the 1940 Act and have indicated in their decisions that the following factors may be relevant to an Adviser’s fiduciary duty with respect to its receipt of compensation: the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, including the investment performance of a Fund and the Adviser; the Adviser’s cost of providing the services; the extent to which the Adviser may realize “economies of scale” as a Fund grows larger and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale; any profits or indirect benefits that may accrue to the Adviser and its affiliates as a result of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund; performance and expenses of comparable funds; and the extent to which the independent Board members are fully informed about all facts bearing on the Adviser’s services and fees. The Funds’ Board is aware of these factors and is guided by them in its review of the Funds’ advisory contract to the extent they are appropriate and relevant, as discussed further below.

 

In connection with its review, the Board requests and receives a significant amount of detailed information about the Funds and the WesBanco organization. The Adviser and other service providers of the Funds provide much of this information at each regular meeting of the Board, and furnish additional reports in connection with the particular meeting at which the Board’s formal review of the advisory contract occurs. In between regularly scheduled meetings, the Board receives additional information on particular matters as the need arises. Thus, the Board’s evaluation of an advisory contract is informed by reports covering such matters as: the Adviser’s investment philosophy, personnel, and processes; a Fund’s short-and long-term performance (in absolute terms, and when compared to certain competitor or “peer group” funds and/or other market benchmarks, as appropriate), and comments on the reasons for performance; a Fund’s expenses (including the advisory fee itself and the overall expense structure of a Fund, both in absolute terms and relative to similar and/or competing funds, with due regard for any expense limitations); the use and allocation of benefits received as a result of the allocation of brokerage commissions derived from trading a Fund’s portfolio securities; the nature and extent of the advisory and other services provided to a Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates; compliance and audit reports concerning the Funds and the primary service providers to the Funds; and relevant developments in the mutual fund industry and how the Funds and/or the Adviser are responding to them. The evaluation process is evolutionary, reflecting continually developing considerations. Changing circumstances drive the criteria considered and the emphasis placed on relevant criteria.

 

With respect to the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board received and considered information concerning the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds. The Trustees considered the background and experience of the members of the portfolio management teams responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds and considered the functioning of the portfolio management teams for the Funds. The Board concluded it was satisfied with the capabilities and commitment of the Adviser to provide high quality service to the Funds.

 

With respect to a Fund’s performance and expenses in particular, the Board has found the use of comparisons to other mutual funds with comparable investment programs to be useful, given the high degree of competition within the mutual fund business. While mindful that courts have cautioned against giving such comparisons too much weight, the Board focuses on comparisons with other similar mutual funds (rather than non-mutual fund products or services) because it is believed that they are more relevant. For example, other mutual funds are the products most like the Funds, and they are readily available as alternative investment vehicles. The range of their fees and expenses therefore appears to be a generally reliable indication of what consumers have found to be reasonable in the precise marketplace in which the Funds compete. A Fund’s ability to deliver competitive performance when compared to its peer group may be a useful indicator of how the Adviser is executing on the Fund’s investment program, which would in turn assist the Board in reaching a conclusion that the nature, extent, and quality of the Adviser’s investment management services are such as to warrant continuation of the advisory contract. The Funds are the only advisory clients of the Adviser. However, personnel of the Adviser may assist in the provision of asset management services for clients of affiliates of the Adviser. The Board is aware of these arrangements and is briefed on any material changes to these arrangements.

 

For the one year and three year periods ended March 31, 2019, the performance of the WesMark Growth Fund, WesMark Small Company Growth Fund and West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund was below the median of the relevant peer group. The WesMark Balanced Fund’s performance for the one year period ended March 31, 2019 was at the median of the relevant peer group but for the three year period ended March 31, 2019 was below the median of the relevant peer group. The performance of the WesMark Government Bond Fund for both the one year and three year periods ending March 31, 2019 was above the median of the peer group. The performance of the WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund for the one year period ended March 31, 2019 was above the median of the relevant peer group.

 

 

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Board Review of Advisory Contract

 

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

The Board reviewed the performance of the Funds for the first quarter of 2019 and noted that the WesMark Small Company Growth Fund, was above the median of its respective peer group for the quarter, while the WesMark Growth Fund, WesMark Government Bond Fund, WesMark Balanced Fund, WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund and the WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund were below the median of their respective peer groups for the quarter. The Board also noted that the peer performance comparisons for the WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund were of limited value because of the unique nature of the West Virginia municipal bond market and the limited number of municipal bond funds dedicated to West Virginia. Overall the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the Advisor’s performance in managing the Funds. The Board will continue to monitor these efforts and performance of the Funds.

 

The Board requested and reviewed a report prepared by an independent rating organization which compared each of the Fund’s fees, including gross advisory fees, to a peer group for each WesMark Fund compiled by the independent rating organization. Reports were requested both including the respective WesMark Fund in the calculation of the peer group’s averages and medians, and calculated excluding each WesMark Fund. The report indicated that the gross investment advisory fee for WesMark West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund, WesMark Balanced Fund, WesMark Government Bond Fund, and WesMark Growth Fund were above the average for the selected peer groups while the gross investment advisory fee for WesMark Small Company Growth Fund and WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund were below the average for the selected peer group, which excluded the applicable WesMark Fund from the calculation. The report indicated the gross advisory fee for the WesMark Small Company Fund and WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund were below the respective peer group’s average net adviser fee, excluding the WesMark Funds from the calculation. The Board also reviewed the other information provided in the report such as the Funds’ total expense ratios verses those of the selected peer groups. Based on the review of the report, the Board concluded it was satisfied that the advisory fees and overall expense structure of the Funds remained competitive and was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the Adviser’s services. The Board will continue to monitor advisory fees and other expenses borne by the Funds.

 

The Board also considered whether “economies of scale” may exist and whether the Funds benefit from any such economies. The Board noted that, each of the Funds is still of relatively small size relative to many of its peers and had not experienced meaningful asset growth, other than the relatively new WesMark Tactical Opportunity Fund, over the past year. Under these circumstances, the Board concluded there were no meaningful “economies of scale” enjoyed by the adviser in managing the Funds. However, the Board noted that shareholders of a Fund may benefit from an increase in size of the Fund due to the fixed expenses of the Fund being spread over a larger asset base potentially resulting in lower expense ratios for the Funds. The Trustees also noted that the Adviser continues to make investments in investment management personnel and investment resources and that the benefits of those investments were likely to be experienced by the Funds as a whole.

 

The Board also receives financial information about the Adviser, including information on the profitability of the Adviser on a fund- by-fund basis. Although the Board considered the profitability of the Adviser on a fund-by-fund basis, in the Board’s view, the cost of performing advisory services on a fund-specific basis is difficult to estimate satisfactorily as it involves making certain assumptions in the allocation of expenses and is a relatively minor consideration in its overall evaluation. The Board therefore determined that the profitability analysis was of limited value.

 

The Board considered, in addition to the advisory fees, the compensation and benefits received by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the Funds. This included fees received for services, such as custody and shareholder servicing, provided to the Funds by other entities in the WesBanco organization and research and trading services received by the Adviser from brokers (or from third parties with which these broker-dealers have arrangements) that execute fund trades (“soft dollar arrangements”). The Trustees considered the benefit to the Adviser and its affiliates from such soft dollar arrangements, including that the services received are of value to the Adviser in advising the Funds and that the Adviser might otherwise be required to separately purchase such services. The Trustees concluded that the “soft dollar” arrangements appeared to benefit the Funds and did not seem unreasonable. The Board also concluded that the amounts received by the Advisor or its affiliates for the provision of custody and shareholder servicing did not appear unreasonable.

 

In assessing the Adviser’s performance of its obligations, the Board also considers whether a circumstance or event has occurred that would constitute a reason for it to not renew an advisory contract. In this regard, the Board is mindful of the potential disruptions of the Funds’ operations and various risks, uncertainties and other effects that could occur as a result of a decision to terminate or not renew an advisory contract. Thus, the Board’s “selection” or approval of the Adviser must reflect the fact that it is the shareholders who have effectively selected the Adviser by virtue of having invested in the Funds. The Board concluded that, in light of the factors discussed above, including the nature, extent, quality and scope of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser and its affiliates, continuation of the advisory contract was appropriate.

 

The Board based its decision to renew the advisory contracts on the totality of the circumstances and relevant factors and with a view to past and future long-term considerations. The Board does not consider any one factor to be determinative. With respect to the factors that were relevant, the Board’s decision to approve the contract reflects its determination that the Adviser’s performance and actions provide a satisfactory basis to support the decision to continue the existing arrangements. Because the totality of circumstances includes considering the relationship of each Fund to the WesMark family of Funds, the Board does not approach consideration of each Fund’s advisory contract as if that were the only fund offered by the Adviser.

 

 

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Additional Information

 

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank, and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal.

 

This report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the funds’ prospectus which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses and other information.

 

VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES

 

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in a Fund’s portfolio is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-864-1013. A report on Form N-PX of how the Funds voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge and upon request by calling the Funds toll-free at 1-800-864-1013. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE

 

 

The Funds file with the SEC a complete schedule of their portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on Form N-Q. These filings are also available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room). You may also access this information on the WesMark Funds website at www.wesmarkfunds.com by clicking on “Quarterly Reports”, then selecting the name of the Fund.

 

NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, 98.14% of the distributions from net investment income for West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund are exempt from federal income tax.

 

Of the ordinary income (including short-term capital gain) distributions made by the Funds during the year ended December 31, 2018, the percentages qualifying for the dividend received deduction available to corporate shareholders are as follows:

 

Fund Name Percentage
Growth Fund 100.00%
Balanced Fund 91.17%
Tactical Opportunity Fund 100.00%

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the following percentages of total ordinary dividends paid by the Funds are qualifying dividends which may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Act of 2003. Complete information will be reported in conjunction with the reporting of your distributions on Form 1099-DIV. The percentages were as follows:

 

Fund Name Percentage
Growth Fund 100.00%
Balanced Fund 98.16%
Tactical Opportunity Fund 100.00%

 

Pursuant to Section 852(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Small Company Growth Fund, Growth Fund, Balanced Fund, and Tactical Opportunity Fund designated $9,403,046, $28,751,659, $3,915,374, and $5,431, respectively as long-term capital gain dividends.

 

 

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Glossary of Terms

 

June 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

Investment Ratings:

 

Description Standard and Poor’s Long-Term Debt Rating Moody’s Investors Service Long- Term Bond Rating
Highest rating available. Capacity to pay interest and repay principal is extremely strong. Carry smallest degree of investment risk. AAA Aaa
Very strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Differ from AAA rated securities by very small degree. Still considered high grade obligation. AA Aa
Strong capacity to pay interest and repay principal although is somewhat more susceptible to adverse effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than those rated higher. Considered upper medium grade obligation. A A
Regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Any adverse economic conditions or changing circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay vs. those rated higher. Considered medium grade obligation. BBB Baa
Judged to have speculative elements, but has less near-term vulnerability to default than other speculative=e issues. Faces major ongoing uncertainties or exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions which could lead to inadequate capacity to meet timely interest and principal payments. BB Ba
Has greater vulnerability to default but currently has capacity to meet interest payments and principal repayments. Adverse business, financial, or economic conditions will likely impair capacity or willingness to pay interest or principal. Generally lack characteristics of the desirable investment. B B
Currently identifiable vulnerability to default and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions to meet timely payment of interest and repayment of principal. Such issues may be in default or there may be present elements of danger with respect to principal or interest. CCC Caa
Typically applied to debt subordinated to senior debt that is assigned an actual or implied CCC debt rating (by S&P). Represent obligations which are speculative in a high degree. CC Ca
Typically applied to debt subordinated to senior debt which has been assigned an actual or implied CCC-debt rating (by S&P). Represents the lowest rated class of bonds. C C

 

Credit rating firms, such as Standard & Poor's and Moody's, use different designations consisting of upper- and lower-case letters 'A' and 'B' to identify a bond's credit quality rating. 'AAA' and 'AA' (high credit quality) and 'A' and 'BBB' (medium credit quality) are considered investment grade. Credit ratings for bonds below these designations ('BB', 'B', 'CCC', etc.) are considered low credit quality, and are commonly referred to as "junk bonds."

 

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable to this semi-annual report.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable to this semi-annual report.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable to this semi-annual report.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)The registrant’s “Schedule I – Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers” (as set forth in 17 CFR 210.12-12) is included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

(b)Not applicable to the registrant.

 

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

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

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

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

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

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

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

 

No changes to report.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))), are effective in design and operation and are sufficient to form the basis of the certifications required by Rule 30a-(2) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report on Form N-CSR.

 

 

(b)There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)Not applicable.

 

(a)(2)The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as Ex.99.Cert.

 

(a)(3)Not applicable.

 

(b)A certification of the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, is attached as Ex.99.906.Cert.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Registrant WesMark Funds  
     
By /s/ David B. Ellwood  
 

David B. Ellwood

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 
Date September 5, 2019  
     
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/ David B. Ellwood  
 

David B. Ellwood

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 
Date September 5, 2019  
     
By /s/ Steven Kellas  
 

Steven Kellas

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 
Date September 5, 2019