AEGIS High Yield Fund
Class A (AHYAX)
Class I (AHYFX)
AEGIS Value Fund
Class A (AVFAX)
Class I (AVALX)
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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
June 30, 2014
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Aegis High Yield Fund
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One
Year |
Three
Years |
Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
Since I Shares
Inception |
Since A Shares
Inception |
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Class I shares - at NAV (Inception 1/2/04)
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11.31% | 5.44% | 11.87% | 8.07% | 7.70% | N/A% | |||||||||||||
Class A shares - at NAV (Inception 8/24/12)
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10.83% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9.09% | |||||||||||||
Class A shares - With 3.75% Load
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6.68% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6.88% | |||||||||||||
Barclays Capital High Yield Index
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11.73% | 9.48% | 13.98% | 9.05% | 8.74% | 9.84% |
Aegis Value Fund
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One
Year |
Three
Years |
Five
Years |
Ten
Years |
Since I Shares
Inception |
Since A Shares
Inception |
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Class I shares - at NAV (Inception 5/15/98)
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14.78% | 16.00% | 26.89% | 9.26% | 12.07% | N/A% | |||||||||||||
Class A shares - at NAV (Inception 2/26/14)
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.77% | |||||||||||||
Class A shares - With 3.75% Load
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | -1.08% | |||||||||||||
Russell 2000 Value Index
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22.54% | 14.65% | 19.88% | 8.24% | 8.45% | 4.40% | |||||||||||||
S&P 500 Index
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24.61% | 16.58% | 18.83% | 7.78% | 5.52% | 6.96% |
Aegis High Yield Fund
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Class I
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Class A
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Net Assets
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$68.3 Million
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$12.0 Million
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NAV / Share
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$8.93 | $8.90 | |||||
Net Expense Ratio (inclusive of Management & 12b-1 Fee)*
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1.20 | % | 1.45 | % | |||
Gross Expense Ratio*
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1.32 | % | 1.57 | % | |||
Management Fee
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0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | |||
Distribution Fee (12b-1)
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None
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0.25 | % | ||||
Redemption Fee (<180 Days)
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2.00 | % | 2.00 | % | |||
30-Day SEC Yield- Subsidized**
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8.07 | % | 7.51 | % | |||
30-Day SEC Yield- Unsubsidized**
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8.00 | % | 7.45 | % | |||
Income & capital gain distributions
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$0.3798 | $0.3695 |
*
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As reported in the Funds’ Prospectus dated April 30, 2014.
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**
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As of June 30, 2014.
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Aegis High
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Barclays Capital
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Yield Fund
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High Yield Index
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Weighted Average Maturity (years)
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3.7 | 6.6 | ||||
Adjusted Duration (including cash)
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2.2 | 4.0 |
Aegis Value Fund
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Class I
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Class A
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Net Assets
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$265.4 Million
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$0.1 Million
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NAV / Share
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$21.89 | $21.88 | |||||
Gross Expense Ratio*
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1.38 | % | 1.63 | % | |||
Management Fee
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1.20 | % | 1.20 | % | |||
Distribution Fee (12b-1)
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None
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0.25 | % | ||||
Redemption Fee (<180 Days)
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0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | |||
Income & capital gain distributions
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$0.0000 | $0.0000 |
* |
As reported in the Funds’ Prospectus dated April 30, 2014.
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Actual
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Hypothetical
(5% annual return
before expenses)
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Beginning
Account
Value
1/1/14(6)
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Ending
Account
Value(1)
6/30/14
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Expenses
Paid During
Period
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Ending
Account
Value(1)
6/30/14
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Expenses
Paid During
Period
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Aegis High Yield Fund – Class A
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$1,000.00 | $1,051.70 | $7.38(2) | $1,024.79 | $7.28(2) | |||||||||||
Aegis High Yield Fund – Class I
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$1,000.00 | $1,052.80 | $6.11(3) | $1,024.79 | $6.02(3) | |||||||||||
Aegis Value Fund –Class A
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$1,000.00 | $1,027.70 | $6.06(4) | $1,017.12 | $6.03(4) | |||||||||||
Aegis Value Fund –Class I
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$1,000.00 | $1,028.70 | $7.18(5) | $1,024.79 | $7.16(5) |
(1)
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The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014 after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
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(2)
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Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (1.45%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the period between 1/1/2014 – 6/30/2014).
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(3)
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Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (1.20%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the period between 1/1/2014 – 6/30/2014).
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(4)
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Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (1.75%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 125/365 (to reflect the period between 2/26/2014 – 6/30/2014).
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(5)
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Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (1.43%) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the period between 1/1/2014 – 6/30/2014).
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(6)
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Aegis Value Fund - Class A commenced operations on February 26, 2014.
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Class A
(No Sales Charge) |
Class A
(With Sales Charge)* |
Barclays
Capital High Yield Index |
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Three months
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1.85 | % | -1.97 | % | 2.41 | % | ||||
Six months
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5.17 | % | 1.27 | % | 5.46 | % | ||||
Nine months
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6.32 | % | 2.31 | % | 9.24 | % | ||||
Trailing 1 Year
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10.83 | % | 6.68 | % | 11.73 | % | ||||
Average annual since inception (August 24, 2012)
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9.09 | % | 6.88 | % | 9.84 | % |
Class I
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Barclays
Capital High Yield Index |
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Trailing 1 Year
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11.31 | % | 11.73 | % | |||
Trailing 3 Year
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5.44 | % | 9.48 | % | |||
Trailing 5 Year
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11.87 | % | 13.98 | % | |||
Trailing 10 Year
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8.07 | % | 9.05 | % |
Class A
(No Sales Charge) |
Class A
(With Sales Charge)*
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Russell 2000
Value Index |
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One month
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6.37 | % | 2.39 | % | 4.42 | % | ||||
Three months
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4.34 | % | 0.41 | % | 2.38 | % | ||||
Cumulative since inception (February 26, 2014)
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2.77 | % | -1.08 | % | 4.40 | % |
Class I
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Russell 2000 Yield Index
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Trailing 1 Year
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14.78 | % | 22.54 | % | |||
Trailing 3 Year
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16.00 | % | 14.65 | % | |||
Trailing 5 Year
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26.89 | % | 19.88 | % | |||
Trailing 10 Year
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9.26 | % | 8.24 | % |
% of the
Fund’s Net Assets |
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Bank Loans
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5.3 | % | |||||
Apparel & Textile Products
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4.1 | % | |||||
Auto Parts & Equipment
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1.2 | % | |||||
Common Stock
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4.3 | % | |||||
Media
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0.9 | % | |||||
Mining
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2.2 | % | |||||
Oil Companies - Exploration & Production
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0.3 | % | |||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts
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0.6 | % | |||||
Transportation
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0.3 | % | |||||
Convertible Bond
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12.2 | % | |||||
Diversified Financial Services
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3.3 | % | |||||
Mining
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1.5 | % | |||||
Oil & Gas Services
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5.0 | % | |||||
Oil Companies - Exploration & Production
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2.4 | % | |||||
Corporate Bond
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67.6 | % | |||||
Agriculture
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6.6 | % | |||||
Auto Parts & Equipment
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2.5 | % | |||||
Biotechnology
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3.7 | % | |||||
Consumer Services
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2.6 | % | |||||
Diversified Financial Services
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4.3 | % | |||||
Engineering & Construction
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0.0 | % | |||||
Food & Beverage
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2.5 | % | |||||
Information Technology
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2.6 | % | |||||
Machinery - Diversified
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2.5 | % | |||||
Manufactured Goods
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3.4 | % | |||||
Mining
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3.7 | % | |||||
Oil & Gas Drilling
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6.7 | % | |||||
Oil & Gas Services
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4.1 | % | |||||
Oil Companies - Exploration & Production
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9.2 | % | |||||
Paper Products
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3.3 | % | |||||
Restaurants
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5.3 | % | |||||
Transportation
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4.6 | % | |||||
Preferred Stock
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3.5 | % | |||||
Oil Companies - Exploration & Production
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3.5 | % | |||||
Other Assets & Liabilities
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7.1 | % | |||||
Net Assets
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100.0 | % |
Credit Quality – % of Corporate Bonds
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B
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35.3 | % | ||
CCC
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17.0 | % | ||
Below CCC or Unrated
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47.7 | % | ||
100.0 | % | |||
Maturity (Or Most Likely Call) – % of Corporate Bonds
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Less than 1 year
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9.2 | % | ||
1 – 3 years
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50.7 | % | ||
4 – 6 years
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31.1 | % | ||
7 – 10 years
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9.0 | % | ||
100.0 | % |
% of the
Fund’s Net Assets |
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Common Stock
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93.3 | % | |||||
Aerospace & Defense
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1.9 | % | |||||
Airlines
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1.6 | % | |||||
Auto Components
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1.0 | % | |||||
Capital Markets
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0.3 | % | |||||
Commercial Banks
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0.0 | % | |||||
Commercial Services & Supplies
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0.2 | % | |||||
Construction & Engineering
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0.3 | % | |||||
Diversified Financial Services
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0.9 | % | |||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
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3.0 | % | |||||
Energy Equipment & Services
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10.8 | % | |||||
Food Products
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0.9 | % | |||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
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3.7 | % | |||||
Household Durables
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1.9 | % | |||||
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders
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0.6 | % | |||||
Insurance
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4.8 | % | |||||
IT Services
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0.1 | % | |||||
Machinery
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5.4 | % | |||||
Marine
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0.2 | % | |||||
Media
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0.1 | % | |||||
Metals & Mining
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17.2 | % | |||||
Multiline Retail
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0.7 | % | |||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
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14.2 | % | |||||
Paper & Forest Products
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6.2 | % | |||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT)
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3.1 | % | |||||
Real Estate Management & Development
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1.1 | % | |||||
Semiconductor & Semiconductor Equipment
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3.7 | % | |||||
Specialty Retail
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0.2 | % | |||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
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2.2 | % | |||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance
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0.1 | % | |||||
Tobacco
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3.8 | % | |||||
Trading Companies & Distributors
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3.1 | % | |||||
Warrants
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1.5 | % | |||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
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0.0 | % | |||||
Metals & Mining
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0.1 | % | |||||
Insurance
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1.4 | % | |||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabiliies
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5.2 | % | |||||
Total Net Assets
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100.0 | % |
Principal
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Amount
|
Value
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Bank Loans – 5.3%
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Apparel & Textile Products – 4.1%
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Archroma Term Loan B 9.500%, 09/30/2018(2) (Acquired Various Dates, Cost $3,179,978)
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$ | 3,226,875 | $ | 3,279,312 | |||||
Auto Parts & Equipment – 1.2%
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Exide Technologies, Term Loan 9.000%, 11/10/2014(2) (Acquired 08/14/13, Cost $928,155)
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930,748 | 940,055 | |||||||
Total Bank Loans (Cost $4,108,133)
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4,219,367 | ||||||||
Shares
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Common Stocks – 4.3%
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Media – 0.9%
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RDA Holding Co.(1)(6)
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18,810 | 752,400 | |||||||
Mining – 2.2%
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Amerigo Resources Ltd.(1)(4)
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CAD
|
1,199,300 | 479,720 | ||||||
Jaguar Mining Inc.(1)
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1,631,589 | 1,304,782 | |||||||
1,784,502 | |||||||||
Oil Companies – Exploration & Production – 0.3%
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Woodbine Holdings LLC(1)(2)(6)
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56,010 | 224,040 | |||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts – 0.6%
|
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CIM Commercial Trust Corp
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21,744 | 470,975 | |||||||
Transportation – 0.3%
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Globus Maritime Ltd.(1)
|
72,230 | 252,083 | |||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost $5,850,588)
|
3,484,000 | ||||||||
Principal
|
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Amount
|
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Convertible Bonds – 12.2%
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Diversified Financial Services – 3.3%
|
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Penson Worldwide, Inc., Sr. Unsec., 8.000%, 06/01/2014(2)(5)(6) (Acquired Various Dates, Cost $970,465)
|
$ | 1,000,000 | 10,000 |
Principal
|
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Amount
|
Value
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Diversified Financial Services – (continued)
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Tower Group, International, Ltd., 5.000%, 09/15/2014
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$ | 3,000,000 | $ | 2,602,500 | |||||
2,612,500 | |||||||||
Mining – 1.5%
|
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Lake Shore Gold Corp., 6.250%, 09/30/2017(4)
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CAD
|
1,362,000 | 1,238,124 | ||||||
Oil & Gas Services – 5.0%
|
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Cal Dive International, Inc., Sr. Unsec., 5.000%, 07/15/2017
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4,700,000 | 4,021,437 | |||||||
Oil Companies – Exploration & Production – 2.4%
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Zaza Energy Corp., Sr. Unsec., 9.000%, 08/01/2017(2) (Acquired Various Dates, Cost $2,449,114)
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2,500,000 | 1,889,063 | |||||||
Total Convertible Bonds (Cost $14,473,620)
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9,761,124 | ||||||||
Corporate Bonds – 67.6%
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Agriculture – 6.6%
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Alliance One International, Inc., 2nd Lien, 9.875%, 07/15/2021
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4,000,000 | 4,100,000 | |||||||
Mriya Agro Holding PLC, 9.450%, 04/19/2018
|
1,500,000 | 1,207,500 | |||||||
5,307,500 | |||||||||
Auto Parts & Equipment – 2.5%
|
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Exide Technologies, 1st Lien, 8.625%, 02/01/2018(5)
|
3,300,000 | 2,004,750 | |||||||
Biotechnology – 3.7%
|
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Novasep Holding SAS, 8.000%, 12/15/2016(4)
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EURO
|
3,000,000 | 2,970,000 | ||||||
Consumer Services – 2.6%
|
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Cenveo Corp., 2nd Lien, 8.875%, 02/01/2018
|
2,000,000 | 2,102,040 |
Principal
|
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Amount
|
Value
|
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Diversified Financial Services – 4.3%
|
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Creditcorp, Sec., 12.000%, 07/15/2018(2) (Acquired Various Dates, Cost $1,997,677)
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$ | 2,000,000 | $ | 2,110,000 | |||||
GFI Group, Inc. Sr. Unsec., 8.375%, 07/19/2018(3)
|
1,000,000 | 1,090,000 | |||||||
Penson Worldwide, Inc., Sec., 12.500%, 05/15/2017(2)(5)(6) (Acquired Various Dates, Cost $584,753)
|
915,000 | 267,912 | |||||||
3,467,912 | |||||||||
Engineering & Construction – 0.0%
|
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Pfleiderer Finance BV, Company Guarantee, 7.125%, 02/14/2049(4)(5)
|
EURO | 650,000 | 25,909 | ||||||
Food & Beverage – 2.5%
|
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Southern States Cooperative, Inc., 10.000%, 08/15/2021(2) (Acquired Various Dates, Cost $2,000,000)
|
2,000,000 | 2,040,000 | |||||||
Information Technogy – 2.6%
|
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Sitel LLC / Sitel Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec., 11.500%, 04/01/2018
|
1,000,000 | 990,000 | |||||||
Sitel LLC / Sitel Finance Corp., 1st Lien, 11.000%, 08/01/2017(2)
|
1,000,000 | 1,070,000 | |||||||
(Acquired 06/07/2012, Cost $983,657)
|
2,060,000 | ||||||||
Machinery – Diversified – 2.5%
|
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Tempel Steel Co., Sr. Sec.,12.000%, 08/15/2016(2) (Acquired Various Dates, Cost $1,968,443)
|
2,000,000 | 1,990,000 | |||||||
Manufactured Goods – 3.4%
|
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Dispensing Dynamics International, Sec., 12.500%, 01/01/2018(2) (Acquired Various Dates, Cost $2,489,169)
|
2,500,000 | 2,750,000 | |||||||
Mining – 3.7%
|
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Thompson Creek Metals Co., Inc., Company Guarantee, 7.375%, 06/01/2018
|
3,000,000 | 2,977,500 |
Principal
|
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Amount
|
Value
|
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Oil & Gas Drilling – 6.7%
|
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Deep Drilling 7 Pte. Ltd. and Deep Drilling 8 Pte. Ltd., Sec., 14.250%, 03/05/2015
|
$ | 1,215,000 | $ | 1,293,975 | |||||
PSOS Finance Ltd., Sec., 11.750%, 04/23/2018(6)
|
4,000,000 | 4,070,000 | |||||||
5,363,975 | |||||||||
Oil & Gas Services – 4.1%
|
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Global Rig Co. ASA, Company Guarantee, 9.000%, 06/03/2019(6)
|
1,200,000 | 1,246,500 | |||||||
IronGate Energy Services LLC, Sec., 11.000%, 07/01/2018,(2) (Acquired 06/26/2013, Cost $1,970,500)
|
2,000,000 | 2,080,000 | |||||||
3,326,500 | |||||||||
Oil Companies – Exploration & Production – 9.2%
|
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ATP Oil & Gas Corp., Sr. Sec., 11.875%, 05/01/2015(5)
|
1,250,000 | 19,531 | |||||||
Endeavour International Corp., 1st Lien, 12.000%, 03/01/2018
|
2,000,000 | 1,840,000 | |||||||
Lonestar Resources America, Inc., 8.750%, 04/15/2019,(2) (Acquired 04/01/2014, Cost $500,000)
|
500,000 | 507,500 | |||||||
New Gulf Resources LLC/NGR Finance Corp., 11.750%, 05/15/2019(2) (Acquired Various Dates, Cost $2,013,125)
|
2,000,000 | 2,020,000 | |||||||
RAAM Global Energy Co., Sec., 12.500%, 10/01/2015
|
2,000,000 | 1,930,000 | |||||||
Woodbine Holdings LLC, 2nd Lien, 12.000%, 05/15/2016
|
1,000,000 | 1,067,500 | |||||||
7,384,531 | |||||||||
Paper Products – 3.3%
|
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Fortress Paper Ltd.,
|
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6.500%, 12/31/2016 (4)
|
CAD
|
356,000 | 223,532 | ||||||
7.000%, 12/31/2019(4)
|
CAD
|
4,420,000 | 2,462,574 | ||||||
2,686,106 |
Principal
|
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Amount
|
Value
|
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Restaurants – 5.3%
|
||||||||
Northland Resources AB, 11.000%, 04/07/2015(4)(6)
|
$ | 1,234,526 | $ | 1,172,800 | ||||
Ruby Tuesday, Inc., 7.625%, 05/15/2020
|
3,000,000 | 3,015,000 | ||||||
4,187,800 | ||||||||
Transportation – 4.6%
|
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OSA Goliath Petroleum Ltd., Sec., 15.000%, 05/07/2015(6)
|
200,000 | 215,000 | ||||||
OSA Goliath Petroleum Ltd., Sec., 12.000%, 10/09/2018
|
3,000,000 | 3,450,000 | ||||||
3,665,000 | ||||||||
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $51,532,439)
|
54,309,523 | |||||||
Shares
|
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Preferred Stocks – 3.5%
|
||||||||
Oil Companies – Exploration & Production – 3.5%
|
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Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. 8.000%
|
27,228 | 813,845 | ||||||
Magnum Hunter Resourses Corp. 10.250%
|
74,397 | 2,003,511 | ||||||
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $2,236,150)
|
2,817,356 | |||||||
Total Investments – 92.9% (Cost $78,200,930)
|
74,591,370 | |||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabiliies – 7.1%
|
5,705,790 | |||||||
Net Assets – 100.0%
|
$ | 80,297,160 |
(1) | Non–income producing securities. |
(2) | 144A – Represents a security sold under Rule 144A which is exempt from registration and may be resold to qualified institutional buyers under provisions of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. |
(3) | Variable rate security; the rate shown is the effective yield as of 6/30/2014. |
(4) | Foreign security denominated in U.S. Dollars. |
(5) | Issue is in default or bankruptcy. |
(6) | Security was fair valued in accordance with the policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. |
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Common Stocks – 93.3%
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary – 9.8%
|
||||||||
Auto Components – 1.0%
|
||||||||
Superior Industries International, Inc.
|
131,593 | $ | 2,713,448 | |||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 3.7%
|
||||||||
Bowl America, Inc. – Class A
|
9,481 | 146,955 | ||||||
Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc.
|
18,486 | 436,269 | ||||||
Luby’s, Inc.(1)
|
230,603 | 1,355,946 | ||||||
Ruby Tuesday, Inc.(1)
|
1,018,052 | 7,727,015 | ||||||
9,666,185 | ||||||||
Household Durables – 1.9%
|
||||||||
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.
|
174,657 | 2,298,486 | ||||||
Emerson Radio Corp.(1)
|
415,886 | 740,277 | ||||||
Natuzzi S.p.A. – SP ADR(1)
|
373,265 | 959,291 | ||||||
Retail Holdings N.V.
|
57,305 | 1,075,042 | ||||||
5,073,096 | ||||||||
Media –0.1%
|
||||||||
Ballantyne Strong Inc.(1)
|
60,293 | 252,025 | ||||||
Multiline Retail – 0.7%
|
||||||||
ALCO Stores Inc.(1)(3)
|
231,978 | 1,767,672 | ||||||
Specialty Retail – 0.2%
|
||||||||
Citi Trends Inc.(1)
|
28,754 | 617,061 | ||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 2.2%
|
||||||||
Delta Apparel, Inc.(1)(3)
|
408,602 | 5,851,181 | ||||||
Total Consumer Discretionary
|
25,940,668 | |||||||
Consumer Staples – 4.7%
|
||||||||
Food Products – 0.9%
|
||||||||
Legumex Walker Inc.(1)
|
390,400 | 1,704,947 | ||||||
Thorntons PLC(1)(2)
|
GBP | 370,303 | 674,282 | |||||
2,379,229 | ||||||||
Tobacco – 3.8%
|
||||||||
Alliance One International, Inc.(1)
|
4,059,152 | 10,147,880 | ||||||
Total Consumer Staples
|
12,527,109 |
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Energy – 25.0%
|
||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services – 10.8%
|
||||||||
Cal Dive International, Inc(1)
|
3,318,846 | $ | 4,380,877 | |||||
Hercules Offshore, Inc.(1)
|
1,451,900 | 5,836,638 | ||||||
Leader Energy Services Ltd.(1)(2)
|
CAD | 409,933 | 19,209 | |||||
McDermott International, Inc.(1)
|
1,089,561 | 8,814,548 | ||||||
Mitcham Industries, Inc.(1)
|
140,610 | 1,965,728 | ||||||
Patterson – UTI Energy, Inc.
|
220,759 | 7,713,319 | ||||||
28,730,319 | ||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 14.2%
|
||||||||
Comstock Resources, Inc.
|
221,100 | 6,376,524 | ||||||
Endeavour International Corp.(1)
|
125,458 | 171,877 | ||||||
Energy XXI (Bermuda) Ltd.
|
93,167 | 2,201,536 | ||||||
Peabody Energy Corp.
|
483,800 | 7,910,130 | ||||||
Questerre Energy Corp. – Class A(1)(2)
|
CAD | 1,593,800 | 1,882,000 | |||||
WPX Energy Inc.(1)
|
760,646 | 18,187,046 | ||||||
ZaZa Energy Corp.(1)
|
1,189,943 | 1,047,150 | ||||||
37,776,263 | ||||||||
Total Energy
|
66,506,582 | |||||||
Financials – 10.3%
|
||||||||
Capital Markets – 0.3%
|
||||||||
U.S. Global Investors, Inc. – Class A
|
231,123 | 813,553 | ||||||
Commercial Banks – 0.0%
|
||||||||
Citizens Bancshares Corp.
|
3,024 | 26,944 | ||||||
Diversified Financial Services – 0.9%
|
||||||||
California First National Bancorp
|
167,096 | 2,452,969 | ||||||
Insurance – 4.8%
|
||||||||
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.
|
85,600 | 3,887,952 | ||||||
EGI Financial Holdings, Inc.(1)(2)
|
CAD | 573,735 | 7,070,535 | |||||
White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.(2)
|
2,761 | 1,679,903 | ||||||
12,638,390 | ||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 3.1%
|
||||||||
BRT Realty Trust(1)
|
472,798 | 3,489,249 | ||||||
CommonWealth REIT
|
178,655 | 4,702,200 | ||||||
8,191,449 |
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Real Estate Management & Development – 1.1%
|
||||||||
Public Service Properties Investments Ltd.(1)(3)
|
7,069,706 | $ | 2,964,263 | |||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.1%
|
||||||||
First Federal of Northern Michigan Bancorp, Inc.
|
35,640 | 217,404 | ||||||
Total Financials
|
27,304,972 | |||||||
Industrials – 12.7%
|
||||||||
Aerospace & Defense – 1.9%
|
||||||||
The Allied Defense Group, Inc.(1)(4)
|
1,599 | 192 | ||||||
Sypris Solutions, Inc.
|
888,627 | 4,958,539 | ||||||
4,958,731 | ||||||||
Airlines – 1.6%
|
||||||||
Dart Group PLC(2)
|
GBP |
36,450
|
128,503 | |||||
JetBlue Airways Corp.(1)
|
393,176 | 4,265,960 | ||||||
4,394,463 | ||||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.2%
|
||||||||
Versar, Inc.(1)
|
167,053 | 542,922 | ||||||
Construction & Engineering – 0.3%
|
||||||||
Integrated Electrical Services, Inc.(1)
|
107,002 | 699,793 | ||||||
Machinery – 5.4%
|
||||||||
Hardinge, Inc.
|
255,497 | 3,232,037 | ||||||
Tecumseh Products Co.(1)(3)
|
2,196,144 | 11,178,373 | ||||||
14,410,410 | ||||||||
Marine – 0.2%
|
||||||||
Globus Maritime Ltd.(1)
|
151,964 | 530,354 | ||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors – 3.1%
|
||||||||
Aircastle Ltd.
|
462,428 | 8,217,346 | ||||||
Total Industrials
|
33,754,019 | |||||||
Information Technology – 6.8%
|
||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 3.0%
|
||||||||
Frequency Electronics, Inc.(1)
|
174,383 | 2,146,655 | ||||||
Ingram Micro, Inc. – Class A (1)
|
99,400 | 2,903,474 |
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – (continued)
|
||||||||
Sanmina Corp.(1)
|
129,290 | $ | 2,945,226 | |||||
7,995,355 | ||||||||
IT Services – 0.1%
|
||||||||
StarTek, Inc.(1)
|
43,936 | 339,186 | ||||||
Semiconductor & Semiconductor Equipment – 3.7%
|
||||||||
Photronics, Inc.(1)
|
1,143,753 | 9,836,276 | ||||||
Total Information Technology
|
18,170,817 | |||||||
Materials – 23.4%
|
||||||||
Metals & Mining – 17.2%
|
||||||||
Amerigo Resources Ltd.(1)(3)
|
8,906,800 | 3,562,720 | ||||||
AuRico Gold Inc.
|
1,055,378 | 4,495,910 | ||||||
Avino Silver & Gold Mines(1)(2)
|
CAD | 1,535,641 | 3,501,261 | |||||
Coeur Mining Corp.(1)
|
800,592 | 7,349,435 | ||||||
Dalradian Resources Inc.(1)(2)(3)
|
CAD | 4,521,770 | 4,280,013 | |||||
Geodrill Ltd.(1)(2)
|
CAD | 93,300 | 71,699 | |||||
Guyana Goldfields Inc.(1)
|
243,350 | 591,340 | ||||||
Lake Shore Gold Corp.(1)
|
2,951,966 | 2,701,049 | ||||||
McEwen Mining, Inc.(1)
|
331,544 | 954,847 | ||||||
Nevsun Resources Ltd.
|
1,965,995 | 7,372,481 | ||||||
Olympic Steel Inc.
|
103,685 | 2,566,204 | ||||||
Sulliden Gold Corp. Ltd.(1)(2)
|
CAD | 1,946,932 | 2,517,938 | |||||
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc.(1)
|
179,902 | 5,843,217 | ||||||
45,808,114 | ||||||||
Paper & Forest Products – 6.2%
|
||||||||
Mercer International, Inc.(1)
|
685,163 | 7,194,212 | ||||||
Resolute Forest Products Inc.(1)
|
545,957 | 9,161,158 | ||||||
16,355,370 | ||||||||
Total Materials
|
62,163,484 | |||||||
Utilities – 0.6%
|
||||||||
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.6%
|
||||||||
Maxim Power Corp.(1)(2)
|
CAD | 493,200 | 1,451,336 | |||||
Total Utilities
|
1,451,336 |
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost $220,276,504)
|
$ | 247,818,987 | ||||||
Warrants – 1.5%
|
||||||||
Energy – 0.0%
|
||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.0%
|
||||||||
Magnum Hunter Resourses, Corp., Exercise Price: $85.00, 04/15/2016(1)(4)
|
141,667 | 43,917 | ||||||
Total Energy
|
43,917 | |||||||
Financials – 1.4%
|
||||||||
Insurance – 1.4%
|
||||||||
American International Group, Inc., Exercise Price: $45.00, 01/19/2021(1)
|
135,279 | 3,598,421 | ||||||
Total Financial
|
3,598,421 | |||||||
Materials –0.1%
|
||||||||
Metals & Mining – 0.1%
|
||||||||
Avino Silver & Gold Mines, Exercise Price: $2.87, 02/25/2017,(1)(4)
|
311,922 | 149,722 | ||||||
Dalradian Resources Inc., Exercise Price: $0.90, 02/19/2015(1)(2)
|
CAD |
500,000
|
99,574 | |||||
Total Materials
|
249,296 | |||||||
Total Warrants (Cost $1,120,124)
|
3,891,634 | |||||||
Total Investments – 94.8% (Cost $221,396,628)
|
251,710,621 | |||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabiliies – 5.2%
|
13,821,076 | |||||||
Net Assets – 100.0%
|
$ | 265,531,697 |
(1)
|
Non-income producing securities.
|
(2)
|
Foreign security denominated in U.S. Dollars.
|
(3)
|
Affiliated Company – The fund is owner of more than 5% of the outstanding voting securities. See Notes to the Financial Statements for additional information on Investments in Affiliated Companies.
|
(4)
|
Security was fair valued in accordance with the policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
|
Assets
|
||||
Total investments in securities, at value (Cost $78,200,930)
|
$ | 74,591,370 | ||
Cash denominated in foreign currency (Cost $155,968)
|
155,822 | |||
Cash
|
3,801,531 | |||
Interest and dividends receivable
|
1,679,432 | |||
Receivable for investment securities sold
|
12,390 | |||
Receivable for Fund shares sold
|
619,024 | |||
Prepaid assets
|
27,042 | |||
Total Assets
|
80,886,611 | |||
Liabilities
|
||||
Payable for investment securities purchased
|
411,950 | |||
Payable to Investment Advisor
|
106,940 | |||
Payable for distribution fees
|
8,282 | |||
Other payables
|
62,279 | |||
Total Liabilities
|
589,451 | |||
Net Assets
|
$ | 80,297,160 | ||
Net assets consist of:
|
||||
Paid-in capital
|
85,328,559 | |||
Accumulated net investment loss
|
(579,315 | ) | ||
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions
|
(842,378 | ) | ||
Net unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations
|
(3,609,706 | ) | ||
Net Assets
|
$ | 80,297,160 | ||
Class A Shares
|
||||
Net Assets
|
$ | 12,025,360 | ||
Authorized shares, unlimited, no par value
|
||||
Outstanding Shares
|
1,350,627 | |||
Net asset value, redemption price** per share
|
$ | 8.90 | * | |
Maximum offering price per share, after sales load (96.25/100)
|
$ | 9 25 | *** | |
Class I Shares
|
||||
Net Assets
|
$ | 68,271,800 | ||
Authorized shares, unlimited, no par value
|
||||
Outstanding Shares
|
7,643,787 | |||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price** per share
|
$ | 8.93 | * |
* | Shares redeemed within 180 days of purchase are charged a 2.00% redemption fee. |
** | Value may be less than NAV due to redemption fee. |
*** |
Reflects a maximum sales charge of 3.75%. A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% may be charged on shares redeemed within two years of purchase.
|
Assets
|
||||
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value (Cost $186,335,212)
|
$ | 222,106,399 | ||
Investments in affiliated securities*, at value (Cost $35,061,416)
|
29,604,222 | |||
Total investments in securities, at value (Cost $221,396,628)
|
$ | 251,710,621 | ||
Cash
|
12,713,328 | |||
Receivable for investment securities sold
|
1,345,228 | |||
Receivable for Fund shares sold
|
136,221 | |||
Interest and dividends receivable
|
143,678 | |||
Prepaid assets
|
63,822 | |||
Total Assets
|
266,112,898 | |||
Liabilities
|
||||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed
|
229,589 | |||
Payable to Investment Advisor
|
268,633 | |||
Payable for distribution fees
|
40 | |||
Other payables
|
82,939 | |||
Total Liabilities
|
581,201 | |||
Net Assets
|
$ | 265,531,697 | ||
Net assets consist of:
|
||||
Paid-in capital
|
208,673,261 | |||
Accumulated undistributed net investment loss
|
(1,360,707 | ) | ||
Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions
|
27,905,150 | |||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency translations
|
30,313,993 | |||
Net Assets
|
$ | 265,531,697 | ||
Class A Shares
|
||||
Net Assets
|
$ | 143,533 | ||
Authorized (Par value $0.001 per share)
|
100,000,000 | |||
Outstanding Shares
|
6,560 | |||
Net asset value, redemption price*** per share
|
$ | 21.88 | ** | |
Maximum offering price per share, after sales load (96.25/100)
|
$ | 22.73 | **** | |
Class I Shares
|
||||
Net Assets
|
$ | 265,388,164 | ||
Authorized (Par value $0.001 per share)
|
100,000,000 | |||
Outstanding Shares
|
12,123,901 | |||
Net asset value per share
|
$ | 21.89 | * |
* | Please refer to Note 7 for additional details. |
** | Shares redeemed within 180 days of purchase are charged a 2.00% redemption fee. |
*** | Value may be less than NAV due to redemption fee. |
**** |
Reflects a maximum sales charge of 3.75%. A contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 1.00% may be charged on shares redeemed within two years of purchase.
|
Investment Income
|
||||
Dividend income
|
$ | 133,078 | ||
Interest income
|
3,127,074 | |||
Total Investment Income
|
3,260,152 | |||
Expenses
|
||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 3)
|
336,106 | |||
Registration fees
|
37,998 | |||
Fund servicing fees
|
25,606 | |||
Transfer agent & custody fees
|
21,326 | |||
Printing and postage fees
|
15,992 | |||
Trustees & chief compliance officer fees
|
14,860 | |||
Distribution fees - Class A (Note 4)
|
14,419 | |||
Legal fees
|
10,917 | |||
Audit fees
|
7,957 | |||
Insurance fees
|
2,349 | |||
Miscellaneous fees
|
662 | |||
Gross expenses
|
488,192 | |||
Waiver of fees (Note 3)
|
(25,631 | ) | ||
Net Expenses
|
462,561 | |||
Net Investment Income
|
2,797,591 | |||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translations:
|
||||
Net realized loss from:
|
||||
Investments
|
(60,855 | ) | ||
Foreign currency transactions
|
(35,071 | ) | ||
Net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions
|
(95,926 | ) | ||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:
|
||||
Investments
|
1,140,364 | |||
Foreign currency translations
|
(146 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency transactions
|
1,140,218 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions
|
1,044,292 | |||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
$ | 3,841,883 |
Investment Income
|
||||
Dividends from unaffiliated companies #
|
$ | 786,175 | ||
Total investment income
|
786,175 | |||
Expenses
|
||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 3)
|
1,632,829 | |||
Fund servicing fees
|
124,790 | |||
Transfer agent & custody fees
|
89,426 | |||
Printing and postage fees
|
49,094 | |||
Registration fees
|
34,175 | |||
Legal fees
|
21,783 | |||
Trustees & chief compliance officer fees
|
19,997 | |||
Insurance fees
|
12,297 | |||
Audit fees
|
11,207 | |||
Distribution fees - Class A (Note 4)
|
40 | |||
Miscellaneous fees
|
2,454 | |||
Gross expenses
|
1,998,092 | |||
Waiver of fees (Note 3)
|
(6,295 | ) | ||
Net Expenses
|
1,991,797 | |||
Net Investment Loss
|
(1,205,622 | ) | ||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currencies:
|
||||
Net realized gain from:
|
||||
Investments in unaffiliated companies
|
30,621,548 | |||
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency translations
|
30,621,548 | |||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:
|
||||
Investments in unaffiliated companies
|
(11,006,815 | ) | ||
Investments in affiliated companies (Note 7)
|
(11,314,587 | ) | ||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations
|
(22,321,402 | ) | ||
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currencies
|
8,300,146 | |||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
$ | 7,094,524 |
# | Net of foreign tax withholding of $45,805. |
For the
Six Months
Ended June 30,
2014
|
For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2013
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||
Operations:
|
||||||||
Net investment income
|
$ | 2,797,591 | $ | 5,649,389 | ||||
Net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions
|
(95,926 | ) | (78,520 | ) | ||||
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations
|
1,140,218 | (253,015 | ) | |||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
3,841,883 | 5,317,854 | ||||||
Distributions
|
||||||||
Net investment income - Class A
|
(490,549 | ) | (636,231 | ) | ||||
Net investment income - Class I
|
(2,738,522 | ) | (4,618,669 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions paid
|
(3,229,071 | ) | (5,254,900 | ) | ||||
Capital share transactions*
|
||||||||
Subscriptions - Class A
|
2,963,427 | 5,254,223 | ||||||
Subscriptions - Class I
|
13,633,897 | 24,588,826 | ||||||
Distributions reinvested - Class A
|
66,823 | 85,796 | ||||||
Distributions reinvested - Class I
|
2,426,411 | 4,012,283 | ||||||
Redemptions - Class A
|
(1,078,505 | ) | (297,813 | ) | ||||
Redemptions - Class I
|
(7,302,951 | ) | (18,493,671 | ) | ||||
Redemptions fees - Class A
|
500 | 1,156 | ||||||
Redemptions fees - Class I
|
14,788 | 84,523 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
|
10,724,390 | 15,235,323 | ||||||
Total Increase in Net Assets
|
11,337,202 | 15,298,277 | ||||||
NET ASSETS
|
||||||||
Beginning of period
|
68,959,958 | 53,661,681 | ||||||
End of period
|
$ | 80,297,160 | $ | 68,959,958 | ||||
Accumulated net investment loss at the end of the year
|
$ | (579,315 | ) | $ | (147,835 | ) |
For the
Six Months
Ended June 30,
2014
|
For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2013
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||
*Share information - Class A
|
||||||||
Subscriptions
|
331,932 | 588,637 | ||||||
Distributions reinvested
|
7,517 | 9,646 | ||||||
Redemptions
|
(120,789 | ) | (33,354 | ) | ||||
Net increase in shares
|
218,660 | 564,929 | ||||||
Beginning shares
|
1,131,967 | 567,038 | ||||||
Ending shares
|
1,350,627 | 1,131,967 | ||||||
*Share information - Class I
|
||||||||
Subscriptions
|
1,523,441 | 2,752,280 | ||||||
Distributions reinvested
|
272,346 | 450,181 | ||||||
Redemptions
|
(817,254 | ) | (2,067,684 | ) | ||||
Net increase in shares
|
978,533 | 1,134,777 | ||||||
Beginning shares
|
6,665,254 | 5,530,477 | ||||||
Ending shares
|
7,643,787 | 6,665,254 |
For the
Six Months
Ended June 30,
2014
|
For the Four
Months Ended
December 31,
2013
|
For the
Year Ended
August 31,
2013
|
||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||
Operations:
|
||||||||||||
Net investment loss
|
$ | (1,205,622 | ) | $ | (801,544 | ) | $ | (186,394 | ) | |||
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency translations
|
30,621,548 | 3,849,908 | 31,337,436 | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations
|
(22,321,402 | ) | 17,004,384 | 33,481,291 | ||||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
7,094,524 | 20,052,748 | 64,632,333 | |||||||||
Distributions
|
||||||||||||
Net investment income - Class I
|
— | (462,732 | ) | (102,561 | ) | |||||||
Net realized gain on investments
|
— | (9,080,744 | ) | — | ||||||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions paid
|
— | (9,543,476 | ) | (102,561 | ) | |||||||
Capital share transactions*
|
||||||||||||
Subscriptions - Class A
|
139,575 | — | — | |||||||||
Subscriptions - Class I
|
20,428,949 | 30,768,550 | 136,026,434 | |||||||||
Distributions Reinvested - Class I
|
— | 9,100,226 | 97,823 | |||||||||
Redemptions - Class I
|
(55,777,357 | ) | (52,245,175 | ) | (51,422,310 | ) | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
|
(35,208,833 | ) | (12,376,399 | ) | 84,701,947 | |||||||
Total Increase (Decrease)
|
||||||||||||
in Net Assets
|
(28,114,309 | ) | (1,867,127 | ) | 149,231,719 | |||||||
NET ASSETS
|
||||||||||||
Beginning of period
|
293,646,006 | 295,513,133 | 146,281,414 | |||||||||
End of period
|
$ | 265,531,697 | $ | 293,646,006 | $ | 295,513,133 | ||||||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income/(distributions in excess of net investment income) at end of year
|
$ | (1,360,707 | ) | $ | (155,106 | ) | $ | (174,508 | ) |
For the
Six Months
Ended June 30,
2014
|
For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2013
|
For the
Year Ended
August 31,
2013
|
||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||
*Share information - Class A
|
||||||||||||
Subscriptions
|
6,560 | — | — | |||||||||
Net increase in shares
|
6,560 | — | — | |||||||||
Ending shares
|
6,560 | — | — | |||||||||
*Share information - Class I
|
||||||||||||
Subscriptions
|
970,161 | 1,441,417 | 7,162,573 | |||||||||
Distributions reinvested
|
— | 433,964 | 6,042 | |||||||||
Redemptions
|
(2,647,420 | ) | (2,454,549 | ) | (2,836,706 | ) | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares
|
(1,677,259 | ) | (579,168 | ) | 4,331,909 | |||||||
Beginning shares
|
13,801,160 | 14,380,328 | 10,048,419 | |||||||||
Ending shares
|
12,123,901 | 13,801,160 | 14,380,328 |
For the Period
|
||||||||||||
from August 24, 2012
|
||||||||||||
For the Six
|
For the Year
|
(Commencement of
|
||||||||||
Months Ended
|
Ended
|
Operations) to
|
||||||||||
June 30, 2014
|
December 31, 2013
|
December 31, 2012
|
||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||
Per Share Data
|
||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ | 8.82 | $ | 8.79 | $ | 8.83 | ||||||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
0.68 | 1.33 | 0.23 | |||||||||
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions
|
(0.23 | ) | (0.56 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||||
Total from investment operations
|
0.45 | 0.77 | 0.21 | |||||||||
Less distributions to shareholders from:
|
||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
(0.37 | ) | (0.74 | ) | (0.25 | ) | ||||||
Net realized capital gains
|
— | — | — | |||||||||
Total Distributions
|
(0.37 | ) | (0.74 | ) | (0.25 | ) | ||||||
Redemption fees(1)
|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ | 8.90 | $ | 8.82 | $ | 8.79 | ||||||
Total investment return(2)
|
5.17 | %(4) | 9.06 | % | 2.40 | %(4) | ||||||
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental data:
|
||||||||||||
Expenses after fee waiver
|
1.45 | %(5) | 1.45 | % | 1.45 | %(5) | ||||||
Expenses before fee waiver
|
1.52 | %(5) | 1.57 | % | 2.19 | %(5) | ||||||
Net investment income after fee waiver
|
7.28 | %(5) | 9.01 | % | 7.70 | %(5) | ||||||
Net investment income before fee waiver
|
7.21 | %(5) | 8.89 | % | 8.44 | %(5) | ||||||
Portfolio turnover(3)
|
15 | %(4) | 58 | % | 23 | %(4) | ||||||
Net assets at end of period (000’s)
|
$ | 12,025 | $ | 9,988 | $ | 4,985 |
(1) | Less than one cent per share. |
(2) | Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge. With sales charge included, the return is 1.27%, 5.11% and (1.44)%, respectively. |
(3) | Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued. |
(4) | Not Annualized. |
(5) | Annualized. |
For the Six
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Months Ended
|
Years Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2014
|
2013
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ | 8.85 | $ | 8.80 | $ | 9.05 | $ | 9.99 | $ | 10.19 | $ | 6.78 | ||||||||||||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
0.69 | 1.52 | 0.83 | 0.75 | 0.79 | 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments foreign currency transactions
|
(0.23 | ) | (0.71 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.85 | ) | 0.59 | 3.40 | ||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
0.46 | 0.81 | 0.55 | (0.10 | ) | 1.38 | 4.13 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions to shareholders from:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
(0.38 | ) | (0.77 | ) | (0.81 | ) | (0.75 | ) | (0.80 | ) | (0.72 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains
|
— | — | — | (0.12 | ) | (0.79 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total Distributions
|
(0.38 | ) | (0.77 | ) | (0.81 | ) | (0.87 | ) | (1.59 | ) | (0.72 | ) | ||||||||||||
Redemption fees
|
0.00 | (2) | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ | 8.93 | $ | 8.85 | $ | 8.80 | $ | 9.05 | $ | 9.99 | $ | 10.19 | (2) | |||||||||||
Total investment return
|
5.28 | %(3) | 9.54 | % | 6.35 | % | -0.89 | % | 14.22 | % | 63.85 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental data:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses after fee waiver
|
1.20 | %(4) | 1.20 | % | 1.20 | % | 1.20 | % | 1.20 | % | 1.20 | % | ||||||||||||
Expenses before fee waiver
|
1.27 | %(4) | 1.32 | % | 1.52 | % | 1.45 | % | 1.90 | % | 2.35 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income after fee waiver
|
7.53 | %(4) | 9.26 | % | 8.84 | % | 7.70 | % | 7.64 | % | 8.92 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income before fee waiver
|
7.46 | %(4) | 9.14 | % | 9.16 | % | 7.95 | % | 8.34 | % | 10.07 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover
|
15 | %(1)(3) | 58 | %(1) | 23 | %(1) | 46 | % | 123 | % | 65 | % | ||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period (000’s)
|
$ | 68,272 | $ | 58,972 | $ | 48,677 | $ | 40,252 | $ | 23,072 | $ | 18,064 |
(1) | Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued. |
(2) | Less than one cent per share. |
(3) | Not Annualized. |
(4) | Annualized. |
For the Period from
|
||||
February 26, 2014
|
||||
(Commencement of
|
||||
Operations) to
|
||||
June 30, 2014
|
||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||
Per Share Data
|
||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ | 21.23 | ||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||
Net investment loss
|
(0.04 | ) | ||
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currencies
|
0.69 | |||
Total from investment operations
|
0.65 | |||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ | 21.88 | ||
Total investment return(1)
|
2.77 | %(3) | ||
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental data:
|
||||
Expenses after reimbursement/recapture and fees paid
|
1.75 | %(4) | ||
Expenses before reimbursement/recapture and fees paid
|
1.82 | %(4) | ||
Net investment loss
|
(0.85 | )%(4) | ||
Portfolio turnover(2)
|
13 | %(3) | ||
Net assets at end of period (000’s)
|
$ | 144 |
(1) | Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge. With sales charge included, the return is (1.08)%. |
(2) | Portfolio turnover is calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued. |
(3) | Not Annualized. |
(4) | Annualized. |
For the
|
For the
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months |
Four Months
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ended
|
Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
June 30,
|
December 31,
|
Years Ended August 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014
|
2013 (4)
|
2013
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
2009
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ | 21.28 | $ | 20.55 | $ | 14.56 | $ | 13.16 | $ | 10.52 | $ | 8.99 | $ | 12.49 | ||||||||||||||
Income from investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss
|
(0.09 | ) | (0.06 | )(1) | (0.02 | )(1) | — | (1) | (0.10 | )(1) | (0.05 | )(1) | 0.05 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currencies
|
0.70 | 1.50 | 6.02 | 1.40 | 2.74 | 1.59 | (3.05 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
0.61 | 1.44 | 6.00 | 1.40 | 2.64 | 1.54 | (3.00 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Less distributions to shareholders from:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
— | (0.03 | ) | (0.01 | ) | — | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.34 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized capital gains
|
— | (0.68 | ) | — | — | — | — | (0.16 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Total Distributions
|
— | (0.71 | ) | (0.01 | ) | — | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.50 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ | 21.89 | $ | 21.28 | $ | 20.55 | $ | 14.56 | $ | 13.16 | $ | 10.52 $ | 8.99 | |||||||||||||||
Total investment return
|
2.87 | %(2) | 7.07 | %(2) | 41.23 | % | 10.64 | % | 25.10 | % | 17.08 | % | (21.60 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental data:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses after reimbursement recapture and fees paid
|
1.43 | %(3) | 1.38 | %(3) | 1.43 | % | 1.47 | % | 1.48 | % | 1.45 | % | 1.50 | % | ||||||||||||||
Expenses before reimbursement/recapture and fees paid
|
1.43 | %(3) | 1.38 | %(3) | 1.43 | % | 1.47 | % | 1.48 | % | 1.43 | % | 1.53 | % | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)
|
(0.85 | )%(3) | (0.79 | )%(3) | (0.09 | )% | 0.02 | % | (0.72 | )% | (0.50 | )% | 0.25 | % | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover
|
13 | %(2) | 13 | %(2) | 35 | % | 20 | % | 29 | % | 50 | % | 31 | % | ||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period (000’s)
|
$ | 265,388 | $ | 295,513 | $ | 295,513 | $ | 146,281 | $ | 152,097 | $ | 144,824 | $ | 124,146 |
(1) | Per share net investment income (loss) was calculated prior to tax adjustments, using average shares method. |
(2) | Not Annualized. |
(3) | Annualized. |
(4) | On October 21, 2013, the Board of Directors approved the change in the fiscal year end to December 31st. |
Aegis High Yield Fund
|
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Bank Loans*
|
$ | — | $ | 4,219,367 | $ | — | $ | 4,219,367 | |||||||||
Common Stock*
|
|||||||||||||||||
Media
|
— | — | 752,400 | 752,400 | |||||||||||||
Mining
|
1,784,502 | — | — | 1,784,502 | |||||||||||||
Oil Companies – Exploration & Production
|
— | — | 224,040 | 224,040 | |||||||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts
|
470,975 | — | — | 470,975 | |||||||||||||
Transportation
|
252,083 | — | — | 252,083 | |||||||||||||
Convertible Bond*
|
|||||||||||||||||
Diversified Financial Services
|
— | 2,602,500 | 10,000 | 2,612,500 | |||||||||||||
Mining
|
— | 1,238,124 | — | 1,238,124 | |||||||||||||
Oil & Gas Services
|
— | 4,021,437 | — | 4,021,437 | |||||||||||||
Oil Companies – Exploration & Production
|
— | 1,889,063 | — | 1,889,063 | |||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds*
|
|||||||||||||||||
Agriculture
|
— | 5,307,500 | — | 5,307,500 | |||||||||||||
Auto Parts & Equipment
|
— | 2,004,750 | — | 2,004,750 | |||||||||||||
Biotechnology
|
— | 2,970,000 | — | 2,970,000 | |||||||||||||
Consumer Services
|
— | 2,102,040 | — | 2,102,040 | |||||||||||||
Diversified Financial Services
|
— | 3,200,000 | 267,912 | 3,467,912 | |||||||||||||
Engineering & Construction
|
— | 25,909 | — | 25,909 | |||||||||||||
Food & Beverage
|
— | 2,040,000 | — | 2,040,000 | |||||||||||||
Information Technology
|
— | 2,060,000 | — | 2,060,000 | |||||||||||||
Machinery – Diversified
|
— | 1,990,000 | — | 1,990,000 | |||||||||||||
Manufactured Goods
|
— | 2,750,000 | — | 2,750,000 | |||||||||||||
Mining
|
— | 2,977,500 | — | 2,977,500 | |||||||||||||
Oil & Gas Drilling
|
— | 1,293,975 | 4,070,000 | 5,363,975 | |||||||||||||
Oil & Gas Services
|
— | 2,080,000 | 1,246,500 | 3,326,500 | |||||||||||||
Oil Companies – Exploration & Production
|
— | 7,384,531 | — | 7,384,531 | |||||||||||||
Paper Products
|
— | 2,686,106 | — | 2,686,106 | |||||||||||||
Restaurants
|
— | 3,015,000 | 1,172,800 | 4,187,800 | |||||||||||||
Transportation
|
— | 3,450,000 | 215,000 | 3,665,000 | |||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks*
|
2,817,356 | — | — | 2,817,356 | |||||||||||||
Total*
|
$ | 5,324,916 | $ | 61,307,802 | $ | 7,958,652 | $ | 74,591,370 |
Aegis Value Fund
|
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Common Stocks*
|
|||||||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary
|
$ | 24,172,996 | $ | 1,767,672 | $ | — | $ | 25,940,668 | |||||||||
Consumer Staples
|
12,527,109 | — | — | 12,527,109 | |||||||||||||
Energy
|
66,487,373 | 19,209 | — | 66,506,582 | |||||||||||||
Financials
|
27,060,624 | 244,348 | — | 27,304,972 | |||||||||||||
Industrials
|
33,625,324 | 128,503 | 192 | 33,754,019 | |||||||||||||
Information Technology
|
18,170,817 | — | — | 18,170,817 | |||||||||||||
Materials
|
62,091,785 | 71,699 | — | 62,163,484 | |||||||||||||
Utilities
|
1,451,336 | — | — | 1,451,336 | |||||||||||||
Warrants*
|
|||||||||||||||||
Energy
|
— | — | 43,917 | 43,917 | |||||||||||||
Financials
|
3,598,421 | — | — | 3,598,421 | |||||||||||||
Materials
|
— | 99,574 | 149,722 | 249,296 | |||||||||||||
Total* | $ |
249,185,785
|
$ | 2,331,005 | $ | 193,831 | $ | 251,710,621 |
Fair Value
|
|||||||||
Aegis High Yield Fund
|
as of
|
Valuation
|
Unobservable
|
||||||
Investments
|
6/30/2014
|
Technique
|
Inputs
|
Price ($)
|
|||||
Global Rig Co. ASA, Company Guarantee, 9.000%, 06/03/2019
|
$1,246,500 |
Market Comparables
|
Broker Quotes, Comparables Pricing
|
$103.875 | |||||
Northland Resources AB, 11.000%, 04/07/2015
|
$1,172,800 |
Market Comparables
|
Broker Quotes, Comparables Pricing
|
$95.000 | |||||
OSA Goliath Petroleum Ltd., Sec., 15.000%, 05/07/2015
|
$215,000 |
Market Comparables
|
Broker Quotes, Comparables Pricing
|
$107.500 | |||||
Penson Worldwide, Inc., Sr. Unsec., 8.000%, 06/01/2014
|
$10,000 |
Market Comparables
|
Broker Quotes, Comparables Pricing
|
$1.000 |
Fair Value
|
|||||||||
Aegis High Yield Fund
|
as of
|
Valuation
|
Unobservable
|
||||||
Investments
|
6/30/2014
|
Technique
|
Inputs
|
Price ($)
|
|||||
Penson Worldwide, Inc., Sec., 12.500%, 05/15/2017
|
$267,912 |
Market Comparables
|
Broker Quotes, Comparables Pricing
|
$29.280 | |||||
PSOS Finance Ltd., Sec., 11.750%, 4/23/2018,
|
$4,070,000 |
Market Comparables
|
Broker Quotes, Comparables Pricing
|
$101.750 | |||||
RDA Holding Co.
|
$752,400 |
Market Comparables
|
Broker Quotes, Comparables Pricing
|
$40.000 | |||||
Woodbine Holdings LLC
|
$224,040 |
Market Comparables
|
Broker Quotes, Comparables Pricing
|
$4.000 | |||||
Fair Value
|
|||||||||
Aegis Value Fund
|
as of
|
Valuation
|
Unobservable
|
||||||
Investments
|
6/30/2014
|
Technique
|
Inputs
|
Price ($)
|
|||||
The Allied Defense Group, Inc.
|
$192 |
Fair Valuation by Advisor
|
Comparables Pricing, Company Financial Statements
|
$0.120 | |||||
Avino Silver & Gold Mines, Exercise Price: $2.87, 02/25/2017
|
$149,722 |
Fair Valuation by Advisor
|
Pricing Model
|
$0.480 | |||||
Magnum Hunter Resourses, Corp., Exercise Price: $85.00, 04/15/2016
|
$43,917 |
Fair Valuation by Advisor
|
Pricing Model
|
$0.310 |
Aegis High Yield Fund
|
Investments in
|
|||
Securities
|
||||
Fair Value Measurement Using Significant
|
Period Ended
|
|||
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
|
June 30, 2014
|
|||
Fair Value as of 12/31/13
|
$ | 1,343,431 | ||
Total unrealized gain included in earnings
|
2,494,695 | |||
Total unrealized loss included in earnings
|
(528,616 | ) | ||
Purchase
|
1,382,331 | |||
Transfer into Level 3
|
3,286,342 | |||
Transfer out of Level 3
|
(19,531 | ) | ||
Fair Value as of 6/30/14
|
$ | 7,958,652 | ||
The amount of total gains or losses for the period included in net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to outstanding shares attributed to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at the reporting date
|
$ | 1,966,079 | ||
Aegis Value Fund
|
Investments in
|
|||
Securities
|
||||
Fair Value Measurement Using Significant
|
Period Ended
|
|||
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
|
June 30, 2014
|
|||
Beginning Balance as of 12/31/13
|
$ | 308,964 | ||
Unrealized gain included in earnings
|
64 | |||
Unrealized losses included in earnings
|
(377,211 | ) | ||
Purchase
|
262,014 | |||
Ending Balance as of 6/30/14
|
$ | 193,831 | ||
The amount of total gains or losses for the period included in net increase (decrease) in net assets applicable to outstanding shares attributed to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at the reporting date
|
$ | (377,147 | ) |
Transfers
|
Market Value
|
|||
Aegis High Yield Fund
|
Level 2 to Level 1
|
$813,845
|
||
Aegis High Yield Fund
|
Level 2 to Level 3
|
$3,286,342
|
||
Aegis High Yield Fund
|
Level 3 to Level 2
|
$19,531
|
||
Aegis Value Fund
|
Level 1 to Level 2
|
$2,204,487
|
Purchases
|
Sales
|
||||||
Aegis High Yield Fund
|
$ | 27,527,025 | $ | 10,053,987 | |||
Aegis Value Fund
|
$ | 33,968,778 | $ | 68,022,569 |
Aegis High
|
Aegis
|
|||||||
Yield Fund
|
Value Fund
|
|||||||
Tax cost of investments
|
$ | 64,297,189 | $ | 229,373,213 | ||||
Unrealized appreciation
|
$ | 3,130,397 | $ | 74,301,172 | ||||
Unrealized depreciation
|
$ | (7,413,031 | ) | $ | (21,848,486 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation /(depreciation)
|
$ | (4,282,634 | ) | $ | 52,452,686 |
Aegis High
|
Aegis
|
|||||||
Yield Fund
|
Value Fund
|
|||||||
Undistributed ordinary income
|
$ | — | $ | — | ||||
Undistributed long term gain
|
$ | — | $ | — | ||||
Distributable earnings
|
$ | — | $ | — | ||||
Other accumulated losses
|
$ | (1,361,682 | ) | $ | (2,688,795 | ) | ||
Unrealized appreciation on investments
|
$ | (4,282,529 | ) | $ | 52,452,686 | |||
Total accumulated earnings (loss)
|
$ | (5,644,211 | ) | $ | 49,763,891 |
Long Term Amount
|
Short Term Amount
|
Expiration
|
|||
Aegis High Yield Fund
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$926,690
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$282,006
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Indefinite
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Late Year
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Post October
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Loss
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Capital Loss
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Aegis High Yield Fund
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$ | 70,808 | $ | 82,178 | ||||
Aegis Value Fund
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$ | 98,440 | $ | 2,590,355 |
Year Ended December 31, 2013 |
Period Ended June 30, 2014
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Ordinary
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Capital
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Ordinary
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Capital
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Income
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Gains
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Income
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Gains
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Aegis High Yield Fund
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$ | 5,254,900 | $ | — | $ | 3,229,071 | $ | — | ||||||||
Aegis Value Fund
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$ | 3,355,791 | $ | 6,187,685 | $ | — | $ | — |
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Amerigo
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Delta
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Properties | Tecumseh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ALCO
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Resources
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Dalradian
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Apparel
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Investments
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Products
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Stores Inc.
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Ltd.
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Resources**
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Inc
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Ltd.
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Co.***
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Total
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December 31, 2013
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Balance
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Shares
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231,978 | 8,906,800 | 3,521,770 | 408,602 | — | 1,420,620 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost
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$ | 2,113,477 | $ | 6,309,422 | $ | 2,657,716 | $ | 2,645,255 | $ | — | $ | 12,873,522 | $ | 26,599,392 | |||||||||||||||
Market Value
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$ | 2,157,395 | $ | 3,295,516 | $ | 2,155,002 | $ | 6,938,062 | $ | — | $ | 12,685,671 | $ | 27,231,646 | |||||||||||||||
Gross Additions
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Shares
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— | — | 1,000,000 | — | 7,069,706 | 887,562 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost
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$ | — | $ | — | $ | 617,615 | $ | — | $ | 2,941,068 | $ | 6,605,483 | $ | 10,164,166 | |||||||||||||||
Gross Deductions
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Shares
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— | — | — | — | — | (112,038 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cost
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$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (1,702,142 | ) | $ | (1,702,142 | ) | |||||||||||||
Proceeds
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$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 824,042 | $ | 824,042 | |||||||||||||||
June 30, 2014
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Balance
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Shares
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231,978 | 8,906,800 | 4,521,770 | 408,602 | 7,069,706 | 2,196,144 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost
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$ | 2,113,477 | $ | 6,309,422 | $ | 3,275,331 | $ | 2,645,255 | $ | 2,941,068 | $ | 17,776,863 | $ | 35,061,416 | |||||||||||||||
Market Value
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$ | 1,767,672 | $ | 3,562,720 | $ | 4,280,013 | $ | 5,851,181 | $ | 2,964,263 | $ | 11,178,373 | $ | 29,604,222 | |||||||||||||||
Realized gain (loss)
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$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | (878,100 | ) | $ | (878,100 | ) | |||||||||||||
Investment income
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$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — |
* | As a result of the Aegis Value Fund’s beneficial ownership of common stock of these companies, regulators require that the Fund state that it may be deemed an affiliate of the respective issuer. The Fund disclaims that the “affiliated persons” are affiliates of the Distributors, Advisor, Funds or any other client of the Advisor. |
** | Dalradian Resources was not affiliated as of 12/31/2013 |
*** | As a result of a recapitalization process, each outstanding shares of Class A shares and Class B shares of Tecumseh Products Co. was reclassified into one Common Share of Tecumseh Products Co. on 5/2/2014. There were no changes to the shareholder’s equity. |
Shares
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% out of | % out of Shares | ||||||||||
Voted
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Shares Voted
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Outstanding
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For
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5,280,906 | 75.16 | % | 38.36 | % | |||||||
Against
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1,457,474 | 20.74 | % | 10.59 | % | |||||||
Abstain
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288,265 | 4.10 | % | 2.09 | % | |||||||
Total Shares Voted
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7,026,645 | 100.00 | % | 51.04 | % | |||||||
Total Shares Voted by Proxy
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7,026,645 |
Total Outstanding Shares (Record Date January 3, 2014)
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13,766,389 | |||
Quorum
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6,883,195 |
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The Aegis Funds
c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Phone: (800) 528-3780
www.aegisvaluefund.com
Board of Trustees
Scott L. Barbee
David A. Giannini
Eskander Matta
V. Scott Soler
Officers
Scott L. Barbee, President
Sarah Q. Zhang, Treasurer/Secretary/
Chief Compliance Officer
Investment Advisor
Aegis Financial Corporation
6862 Elm Street, Suite 830,
McLean, VA 22101
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Custodian
U.S. Bank, N.A.
Custody Operations
1555 North RiverCenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212
Administrator, Transfer Agent and Fund
Accountant
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
BBD, LLP
1835 Market Street, 26th Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Counsel
Seward & Kissel, LLP
901 K Street N.W.
Washington DC 20001
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(a)
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The Registrant’s President/Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.
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(b)
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There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
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(a)
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(1) Code of Ethics or amendment thereto, incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form N-CSR filed March 6, 2008
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(b)
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Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Furnished herewith.
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