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https://principalstreetfunds.com
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February 29, 2024
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1-Year
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3-Year
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5-Year
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Since Inception(1)
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Institutional Class
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8.06%
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-0.41%
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-0.05%
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1.64%
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Investor Class
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7.62%
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-0.95%
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-0.46%
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1.20%
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A Class (with sales load)(2)
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5.40%
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-1.54%
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-0.82%
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0.98%
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A Class (without sales load)
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7.86%
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-0.78%
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-0.37%
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1.33%
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Bloomberg High Yield Municipal Bond Index(3)
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8.30%
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0.52%
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3.31%
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3.72%
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(1)
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Period since the Fund’s inception. The Institutional Class, Investor Class, and A Class commenced operations on September 15, 2017, March 23, 2020, and February 16, 2022, respectively.
Performance for the Investor Class and A Class prior to the inception of the Investor Class and A Class is based on the performance of the Institutional Class, adjusted for the higher expenses applicable to the Investor Class and A Class.
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(2)
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Reflects a sales load of 2.25%.
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(3)
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The Bloomberg High Yield Municipal Bond Index covers the high yield portion of the USD-denominated long-term tax-exempt bond market. The Index has four main sectors: state and local general
obligation bonds, revenue bonds, insured bonds, and pre-refunded bonds. One cannot invest directly in an Index.
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Institutional Class
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Gross Expenses: 1.04%; Net Expenses: 1.03%.
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Investor Class
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Gross Expenses: 1.54%; Net Expenses: 1.53%.
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A Class
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Gross Expenses: 1.29%; Net Expenses: 1.28%.
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1-Year
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Since Inception(1)
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Institutional Class
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4.00%
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3.20%
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Investor Class
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3.75%
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2.82%
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Bloomberg 3-Year Municipal Bond Index(2)
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3.55%
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2.41%
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(1)
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Period since the Fund’s inception. The Institutional Class and Investor Class both commenced operations on April 27, 2022.
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(2)
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The Bloomberg 3-Year Municipal Bond Index measures the performance of USD-denominated long-term, tax-exempt bond market with maturities of 1-3 years, including state and local general obligation
bonds, revenue bonds, insured bonds, and pre-refunded bonds. One cannot invest directly in an Index.
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Institutional Class
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Gross Expenses: 1.09%; Net Expenses: 0.71%.
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Investor Class
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Gross Expenses: 1.37%; Net Expenses: 0.95%.
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Sunland Medical Foundation, 12.000%, 4/30/2024
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4.1%
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Sunland Medical Foundation, 12.000%, 10/20/2024
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3.2%
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Sunland Medical Foundation, 12.000%, 4/30/2024
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2.8%
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Falmouth Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Revenue, 8.500%, 6/1/2040
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2.7%
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Angelina & Neches River Authority, 7.500%, 12/1/2045
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2.7%
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Children’s Trust Fund, 0.000%, 5/15/2057
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2.5%
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Erie Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., 0.000%, 6/1/2060
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2.4%
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Capital Trust Agency, 10.000%, 6/30/2024
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2.4%
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Atoka Industrial Development Authority, 8.000%, 8/1/2039
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2.3%
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Port Beaumont Navigation District, 8.000%, 2/1/2039
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2.2%
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(1)
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Fund holdings and allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.
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Sweetwater Union High School District Public Financing Authority, 5.000%, 9/1/2025
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3.6%
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 5.000%, 10/15/2026
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3.5%
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State of Illinois, 5.250%, 2/1/2029
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3.2%
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Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, 7.000%, 7/1/2026
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3.1%
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Riverside Regional Jail Authority, 5.000%, 7/1/2025
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2.7%
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County of Miami-Dade Aviation Revenue, 5.000%, 10/1/2028
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2.6%
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Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, 5.000%, 9/1/2032
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2.4%
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Wisconsin Public Finance Authority, 5.750%, 6/1/2025
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2.3%
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Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, 5.000%, 1/1/2030
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2.2%
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Chicago O’Hare International Airport, 5.000%, 1/1/2031
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2.0%
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(1)
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Fund holdings and allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.
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Beginning
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Ending
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Expenses Paid
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Account Value
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Account Value
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During Period(1)
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(9/1/2023)
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(2/29/2024)
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(9/1/2023 to 2/29/2024)
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Institutional Actual(2)(3)
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$1,000.00
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$1,063.20
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$4.62
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Institutional Hypothetical(4) (5% return before expenses)
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$1,000.00
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$1,020.39
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$4.52
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(1)
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Expenses for the Institutional Class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the most recent six-month period of 0.90%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied
by 182/366 to reflect the one-half year period.
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(2)
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Based on the actual Institutional Class return for the six-month period ended February 29, 2024 of 6.32%.
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(3)
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Excluding interest expense, the actual expenses would be $4.10.
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(4)
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Excluding interest expense, the hypothetical expenses would be $4.02.
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Beginning
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Ending
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Expenses Paid
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Account Value
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Account Value
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During Period(5)
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(9/1/2023)
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(2/29/2024)
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(9/1/2023 to 2/29/2024)
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Investor Actual(6)(7)
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$1,000.00
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$1,061.70
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$7.13
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Investor Hypothetical(8) (5% return before expenses)
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$1,000.00
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$1,017.95
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$6.97
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(5)
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Expenses for the Investor Class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the most recent six-month period of 1.39%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by
182/366 to reflect the one-half year period.
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(6)
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Based on the actual Investor Class return for the six-month period ended February 29, 2024 of 6.17%.
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(7)
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Excluding interest expense, the actual expenses would be $6.66.
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(8)
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Excluding interest expense, the hypothetical expenses would be $6.52.
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Beginning
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Ending
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Expenses Paid
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Account Value
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Account Value
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During Period(9)
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(9/1/2023)
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(2/29/2024)
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(9/1/2023 to 2/29/2024)
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A Class Actual(10)(11)
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$1,000.00
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$1,071.10
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$5.92
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A Class Hypothetical(12) (5% return before expenses)
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$1,000.00
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$1,019.14
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$5.77
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(9)
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Expenses for the A Class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the most recent six-month period of 1.15%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366
to reflect the one-half year period.
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(10)
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Based on the actual A Class return for the six-month period ended February 29, 2024 of 7.11%.
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(11)
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Excluding interest expense, the actual expenses would be $5.41.
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(12)
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Excluding interest expense, the hypothetical expenses would be $5.27.
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Beginning
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Ending
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Expenses Paid
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Account Value
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Account Value
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During Period(1)
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(9/1/2023)
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(2/29/2024)
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(9/1/2023 to 2/29/2024)
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Institutional Actual(2)(3)
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$1,000.00
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$1,024.80
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$3.62
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Institutional Hypothetical(4) (5% return before expenses)
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$1,000.00
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$1,021.28
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$3.62
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(1)
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Expenses for the Institutional Class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the most recent six-month period of 0.72%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied
by 182/366 to reflect the one-half year period.
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(2)
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Based on the actual Institutional Class return for the six-month period ended February 29, 2024 of 2.48%.
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(3)
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Excluding interest expense, the actual expenses would be $3.52.
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(4)
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Excluding interest expense, the hypothetical expenses would be $3.52.
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Beginning
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Ending
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Expenses Paid
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Account Value
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Account Value
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During Period(5)
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(9/1/2023)
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(2/29/2024)
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(9/1/2023 to 2/29/2024)
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Investor Actual(6)(7)
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$1,000.00
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$1,023.60
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$4.88
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Investor Hypothetical(8) (5% return before expenses)
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$1,000.00
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$1,020.04
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$4.87
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(5)
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Expenses for the Investor Class are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the most recent six-month period of 0.97%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by
184/365 to reflect the one-half year period.
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(6)
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Based on the actual Investor Class return for the six-month period ended February 29, 2024 of 2.36%.
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(7)
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Excluding interest expense, the actual expenses would be $4.78.
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(8)
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Excluding interest expense, the hypothetical expenses would be $4.77.
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Description
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Par
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Value
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MUNICIPAL BONDS — 82.5%
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Arizona — 2.9%
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Arizona Industrial Development Authority
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||||||||
6.00%, 07/01/2049 (Obligor: Empower College Prep) (a)
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$
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1,000,000
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$
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1,001,702
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Series A, 7.75%, 07/01/2050 (Obligor: Legacy Cares, Inc,) (a)(b)
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1,600,000
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96,000
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Series A, 6.00%, 07/01/2051 (Obligor: Legacy Cares, Inc.) (a)(b)
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540,000
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32,400
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Series C, 6.75%, 07/01/2030 (Obligor: Legacy Cares, Inc.) (a)(b)
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2,000,000
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120,000
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La Paz County Industrial Development Authority, 7.00%, 12/01/2040
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(Obligor: Imperial Valley Gateway Center)
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1,535,000
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854,495
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Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority, 6.00%, 01/01/2048
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(Obligor: Christian Care Surprise) (a)
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1,595,000
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1,152,483
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Pima County Industrial Development Authority, 6.63%, 05/15/2031
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||||||||
(Obligor: La Posada Park Centre) (a)
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2,000,000
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2,024,151
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Sierra Vista Industrial Development Authority
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||||||||
Series A, 0.00%, 10/01/2056 (Obligor: Georgetown Community
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||||||||
Development Authority) (a)(c)
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2,200,000
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1,694,859
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Series A, 0.00%, 10/01/2056 (Obligor: Georgetown Community
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Development Authority) (a)(c)
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1,000,000
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926,661
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Series B, 6.25%, 10/01/2036 (Obligor: Georgetown Community
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Development Authority) (a)
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1,500,000
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1,227,413
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9,130,164
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California — 0.0%(d)
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||||||||
California Pollution Control Financing Authority
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||||||||
7.00%, 07/01/2024 (Obligor: CalPlant I) (a)(b)(e)
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1,000,000
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13,500
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7.50%, 07/01/2032 (Obligor: CalPlant I) (a)(b)(e)
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5,065,000
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68,378
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8.00%, 07/01/2039 (Obligor: CalPlant I) (a)(b)(e)
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3,845,000
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51,908
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7.50%, 12/01/2039 (Obligor: CalPlant I) (a)(b)(e)
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2,500,000
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33,750
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||||||
167,536
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||||||||
Colorado — 6.0%
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||||||||
Aurora Highlands Community Authority Board, 5.75%, 12/01/2051
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4,000,000
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3,730,772
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Banning Lewis Ranch Metropolitan District No. 8, 4.88%, 12/01/2051 (a)
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2,500,000
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1,976,543
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||||||
Canyon Pines Metropolitan District, Series A-1, 5.25%, 12/01/2051
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2,000,000
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1,790,450
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Cascade Ridge Metropolitan District, 5.00%, 12/01/2051
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1,000,000
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869,159
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Cottonwood Hollow Residential Metropolitan District, 5.00%, 12/01/2051
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750,000
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633,278
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Four Corners Business Improvement District, 6.00%, 12/01/2052
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1,000,000
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954,047
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Grandview Reserve Metropolitan District No. 3
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Series A, 6.25%, 12/01/2052
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1,500,000
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1,470,624
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Series B, 9.00%, 12/15/2052
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1,000,000
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995,291
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||||||
Ledge Rock Center Commercial Metropolitan District
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||||||||
Series A, 7.38%, 11/01/2052 (a)
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1,000,000
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1,016,983
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||||||
Series A, 7.00%, 11/01/2052 (a)
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1,000,000
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1,008,284
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Description
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Par
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Value
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MUNICIPAL BONDS — 82.5% (Continued)
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Colorado — 6.0% (Continued)
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Legato Community Authority, Series B, 8.25%, 12/15/2051
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$
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2,000,000
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$
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1,857,620
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Peak Metropolitan District No. 3, Series A-1, 7.50%, 12/01/2052
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1,500,000
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1,522,747
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Waters’ Edge Metropolitan District No. 2, 5.00%, 12/01/2051
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1,000,000
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866,752
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18,692,550
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Connecticut — 0.8%
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Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, 4.60%, 11/15/2049
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2,500,000
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2,507,179
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District of Columbia — 0.3%
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||||||||
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Aviation Revenue,
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5.00%, 10/01/2030 (e)
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750,000
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754,692
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Florida — 6.3%
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||||||||
Capital Trust Agency, Inc.
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10.00%, 06/30/2024 (Obligor: Voans SW Florida Healthcare) (a)
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7,950,000
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7,552,500
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5.00%, 01/01/2056 (Obligor: Wfcs Holdings Ii Llc) (a)
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900,000
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706,410
|
||||||
Series A, 6.50%, 10/01/2032 (Obligor: Tuscan Gardens of
|
||||||||
Palm Coast Obligated Group) (a)
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1,090,000
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566,800
|
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Series A, 6.75%, 10/01/2037 (Obligor: Tuscan Gardens of
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||||||||
Palm Coast Obligated Group) (a)
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1,290,000
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670,800
|
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Series A, 7.00%, 10/01/2040 (Obligor: Tuscan Gardens of
|
||||||||
Palm Coast Obligated Group) (a)
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1,525,000
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793,000
|
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Series A, 7.00%, 12/01/2045 (Obligor: Tallahassee NHHI) (a)(b)
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150,000
|
49,125
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||||||
Series A, 7.00%, 10/01/2049 (Obligor: Tuscan Gardens of
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||||||||
Palm Coast Obligated Group) (a)
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1,700,000
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884,000
|
||||||
Series A, 7.13%, 12/01/2050 (Obligor: Tallahassee NHHI) (a)(b)
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2,000,000
|
655,000
|
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Series A, 7.00%, 07/01/2052 (Obligor: Tapestry Senior
|
||||||||
Housing Walden) (a)(b)
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2,200,000
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484,000
|
||||||
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, 5.00%, 10/01/2054 (e)
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1,500,000
|
1,539,923
|
||||||
Lake Country, Series A1, 7.13%, 01/01/2052
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Village Veranda at Lady Lake Obligated Group) (a)
|
5,800,000
|
4,350,000
|
||||||
Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority, 7.63%, 05/15/2058
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Lifespace Communities Obl)
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500,000
|
539,942
|
||||||
William G King, 12.00%, 10/01/2024 (f)
|
780,377
|
780,377
|
||||||
19,571,877
|
||||||||
Idaho — 0.7%
|
||||||||
Spring Valley Community Infrastructure
|
||||||||
District No 1, 6.25%, 09/01/2053
|
2,000,000
|
2,016,821
|
Description
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Par
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Value
|
||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 82.5% (Continued)
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||||||||
Illinois — 1.9%
|
||||||||
Illinois Finance Authority
|
||||||||
Series A, 6.50%, 05/15/2047 (Obligor: Plymouth Place)
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
$
|
1,022,513
|
||||
Series A, 6.13%, 04/01/2049 (Obligor: Roosevelt University) (a)
|
2,500,000
|
2,438,917
|
||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/2051 (Obligor: Aim Art in Motion) (a)
|
3,000,000
|
2,187,738
|
||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 07/01/2024 (Obligor: Aim Art in Motion) (a)
|
305,000
|
301,313
|
||||||
5,950,481
|
||||||||
Indiana — 3.7%
|
||||||||
Anderson Industrial Economic Development Revenue,
|
||||||||
6.00%, 10/01/2042 (Obligor: Anderson University, Inc.)
|
1,000,000
|
875,287
|
||||||
Evansville Manufacturing Housing Revenue, 5.45%, 01/01/2038
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Evansville RCF LP)
|
1,500,000
|
1,230,135
|
||||||
Goshen Manufacturing Housing Revenue, Series A, 5.00%, 08/01/2041
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Green Oaks of Goshen, LLC) (a)
|
1,500,000
|
1,226,812
|
||||||
Indiana Finance Authority, 7.00%, 03/01/2039
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Brightmark Plastics Renewal) (a)(e)
|
6,160,000
|
4,673,801
|
||||||
Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority,
|
||||||||
6.75%, 01/01/2043 (Obligor: Vita of New Whiteland, LLC)
|
500,000
|
501,253
|
||||||
Valparaiso Manufactured Housing Revenue, 5.38%, 12/01/2041
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Green Oaks of Valparaiso) (a)
|
3,500,000
|
2,756,282
|
||||||
11,263,570
|
||||||||
Iowa — 1.3%
|
||||||||
Iowa Finance Authority
|
||||||||
6.75%, 05/15/2033 (Obligor: Lifespace Communities Obl)
|
500,000
|
540,814
|
||||||
5.00%, 09/01/2051 (Obligor: Sunrise Manor)
|
1,000,000
|
749,592
|
||||||
5.00%, 12/01/2051 (Obligor: Riserville Holdings) (a)(e)
|
3,495,000
|
2,761,338
|
||||||
4,051,744
|
||||||||
Kentucky — 2.7%
|
||||||||
Falmouth Solid Waste Disposal Facilities Revenue, 8.50%, 06/01/2040
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Texas Bluegrass Biofuels, LLC) (a)
|
8,875,000
|
8,447,219
|
||||||
Louisiana — 0.7%
|
||||||||
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
|
||||||||
Series A, 6.00%, 06/01/2037 (Obligor: Jefferson Rise Charter School) (a)
|
480,000
|
470,512
|
||||||
Series A, 6.25%, 06/01/2052 (Obligor: Jefferson Rise Charter School) (a)
|
1,000,000
|
975,299
|
||||||
Series A, 6.38%, 06/01/2052 (Obligor: Grambling High Foundation) (a)
|
770,000
|
758,495
|
||||||
2,204,306
|
||||||||
Maine — 1.4%
|
||||||||
Maine Finance Authority, 8.00%, 12/01/2051
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Go Lab Madison, LLC) (a)(e)
|
5,500,000
|
4,338,011
|
Description
|
Par
|
Value
|
||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 82.5% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Massachusetts — 0.3%
|
||||||||
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, 5.00%, 07/01/2051
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Ascentria Care Alliance) (a)
|
$
|
1,250,000
|
$
|
1,029,506
|
||||
Michigan — 0.3%
|
||||||||
Michigan Finance Authority, 5.00%, 05/01/2046
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Aquinas College)
|
1,000,000
|
797,282
|
||||||
Mississippi — 1.5%
|
||||||||
Mississippi Development Bank, 3.63%, 11/01/2036 (a)
|
1,000,000
|
929,033
|
||||||
Tunica County, 6.00%, 10/01/2040
|
3,850,000
|
3,505,690
|
||||||
4,434,723
|
||||||||
New Jersey — 0.0% (d)
|
||||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, 7.00%, 09/01/2047
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Kintock Obligated Group) (a)
|
65,000
|
66,304
|
||||||
New York — 5.7%
|
||||||||
Build NYC Resource Corp.
|
||||||||
Series A-1, 7.63%, 02/01/2053 (Obligor: Voices of
|
||||||||
Community Activists)
|
1,815,000
|
1,823,522
|
||||||
Series A-2, 8.13%, 02/01/2026 (Obligor: Voices of
|
||||||||
Community Activists)
|
300,000
|
298,731
|
||||||
Series B, 7.63%, 02/01/2026 (Obligor: Voices of
|
||||||||
Community Activists) (a)
|
1,690,000
|
1,692,036
|
||||||
Erie Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp.
|
||||||||
0.00%, 06/01/2055 (b)
|
6,000,000
|
481,458
|
||||||
0.00%, 06/01/2060 (a)(b)
|
115,000,000
|
7,568,058
|
||||||
New York Counties Tobacco Trust IV, Series F,
|
||||||||
0.00%, 06/01/2060 (b)(g)
|
50,000,000
|
3,654,795
|
||||||
New York Transportation Development Corp.,
|
||||||||
6.00%, 06/30/2054 (Obligor: Jfk Nto Llc) (e)
|
1,000,000
|
1,101,469
|
||||||
Ulster County Capital Resource Corp.
|
||||||||
5.25%, 09/15/2047 (Obligor: Woodland Pond)
|
550,000
|
416,618
|
||||||
5.25%, 09/15/2053 (Obligor: Woodland Pond)
|
920,000
|
670,282
|
||||||
17,706,969
|
||||||||
Ohio — 0.9%
|
||||||||
Southern Ohio Port Authority, Series A, 7.00%, 12/01/2042
|
||||||||
(Obligor: PureCycle Ohio) (a)(e)
|
2,600,000
|
2,730,000
|
||||||
Oklahoma — 2.5%
|
||||||||
Atoka Industrial Development Authority
|
||||||||
8.00%, 08/01/2039 (Obligor: Gladieux Metals Recycling) (a)(e)
|
6,900,000
|
7,044,218
|
||||||
Series A, 8.00%, 08/01/2039 (Obligor: Gladieux Metals Recycling) (a)
|
750,000
|
765,676
|
||||||
7,809,894
|
Description
|
Par
|
Value
|
||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 82.5% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Pennsylvania — 3.3%
|
||||||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority
|
||||||||
5.75%, 12/31/2062 (e)
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
$
|
1,117,129
|
||||
Series A, 6.50%, 12/01/2038 (Obligor: Tapestry Moon) (a)(b)
|
2,950,000
|
1,124,688
|
||||||
Series A, 9.00%, 04/01/2051 (Obligor: Consol Energy) (a)(e)(h)
|
4,000,000
|
4,435,405
|
||||||
Series A, 6.75%, 12/01/2053 (Obligor: Tapestry Moon) (a)(b)
|
2,650,000
|
1,010,313
|
||||||
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority
|
||||||||
Parking System Revenue
|
||||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/2042
|
1,000,000
|
971,330
|
||||||
Series A, 4.13%, 01/01/2043
|
750,000
|
733,740
|
||||||
Series A, 4.13%, 01/01/2044
|
1,000,000
|
975,470
|
||||||
10,368,075
|
||||||||
Puerto Rico — 3.7%
|
||||||||
Children’s Trust Fund
|
||||||||
0.00%, 05/15/2057 (b)
|
42,000,000
|
3,465,004
|
||||||
Series B, 0.00%, 05/15/2057 (b)
|
120,000,000
|
7,776,575
|
||||||
11,241,579
|
||||||||
South Carolina — 4.4%
|
||||||||
City of Hardeeville, 4.00%, 05/01/2052 (a)
|
700,000
|
504,498
|
||||||
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
|
||||||||
4.00%, 11/15/2027 (Obligor: Upstate Senior Living Obligated Group)
|
25,000
|
24,469
|
||||||
6.00%, 02/01/2035 (Obligor: Repower S. Berkeley) (a)(b)(e)
|
1,000,000
|
100,000
|
||||||
Series A, 7.00%, 11/01/2038 (Obligor: Jasper Pellets) (a)(b)(e)
|
1,500,000
|
354,000
|
||||||
Series A, 7.00%, 05/01/2039 (Obligor: AAC East) (a)(e)
|
3,500,000
|
3,014,125
|
||||||
Series A, 6.50%, 06/01/2051 (Obligor: Last Step Recycling, LLC) (a)(e)
|
2,000,000
|
1,214,423
|
||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/2051 (Obligor: Virtus Academy) (a)
|
1,330,000
|
1,062,283
|
||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/15/2056 (Obligor: Virtus Academy) (a)
|
1,100,000
|
859,989
|
||||||
Series A, 7.75%, 10/01/2057 (Obligor: CR River Park)
|
6,150,000
|
6,546,791
|
||||||
13,680,578
|
||||||||
Tennessee — 1.0%
|
||||||||
Knox County Industrial Development Board, 9.50%, 11/01/2052
|
||||||||
(Obligor: TomPaul Knoxville, LLC) (a)(e)
|
1,000,000
|
1,014,176
|
||||||
Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health &
|
||||||||
Educational Facilities Board, Series B-1, 7.50%, 04/01/2049
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Trousdale Foundation Obligated Group) (a)(b)
|
1,140,000
|
11,400
|
||||||
Shelby County Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board,
|
||||||||
Series A, 5.75%, 10/01/2059 (Obligor: Luke Obligated Group)
|
3,000,000
|
2,091,649
|
||||||
3,117,225
|
Description
|
Par
|
Value
|
||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 82.5% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Texas — 17.5%
|
||||||||
Angelina & Neches River Authority, 7.50%, 12/01/2045
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Jefferson Enterprises Energy) (e)
|
$
|
11,900,000
|
$
|
8,364,551
|
||||
Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp.
|
||||||||
6.13%, 02/15/2053 (Obligor: Odyssey 2020 Academy) (a)
|
500,000
|
499,641
|
||||||
6.38%, 06/01/2062 (Obligor: The Magellan School) (a)
|
1,000,000
|
1,028,566
|
||||||
6.25%, 06/01/2063 (Obligor: Cypress Christian School) (a)
|
1,200,000
|
1,234,286
|
||||||
Brazoria County Industrial Development Corp.
|
||||||||
9.00%, 03/01/2039 (Obligor: Gladieux Metals Recycling) (a)(e)
|
4,275,000
|
4,500,694
|
||||||
Series A, 9.00%, 03/01/2039
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Gladieux Metals Recycling) (a)(e)
|
3,330,000
|
3,505,804
|
||||||
Series B, 7.00%, 03/01/2039
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Gladieux Metals Recycling) (e)
|
1,250,000
|
1,192,131
|
||||||
Calhoun County Navigation Industrial Development Authority
|
||||||||
Series A, 3.63%, 07/01/2026
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Max Midstream Texas, LLC) (a)(e)
|
1,500,000
|
1,405,154
|
||||||
Series B, 6.50%, 07/01/2026 (Obligor: Max Midstream Texas, LLC) (a)
|
1,000,000
|
950,330
|
||||||
Jefferson County Industrial Development Corp., 7.75%, 04/01/2039
|
||||||||
(Obligor: TRP Crude Marketing) (a)
|
900,000
|
817,667
|
||||||
Kountze Economic Development Corp., 15.00%, 11/01/2027
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Allegiant Industrial) (a)
|
4,050,000
|
4,630,389
|
||||||
New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
|
||||||||
Series A, 6.50%, 10/01/2033 (Obligor: Outlook At Windhaven)
|
1,500,000
|
1,498,844
|
||||||
Series A-2, 6.50%, 01/01/2031 (Obligor: Sanctuary LTC, LLC)
|
2,500,000
|
1,977,636
|
||||||
Series B, 2.00%, 11/15/2061 (Obligor: Buckingham Senior
|
||||||||
Living Obligated Group) (b)(h)
|
2,365,425
|
882,755
|
||||||
Port Beaumont Navigation District, 8.00%, 02/01/2039
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Allegiant Industrial Island) (a)(e)
|
7,010,000
|
6,836,982
|
||||||
San Antonio Education Facilities Corp.
|
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/2041 (Obligor: Hallmark University)
|
840,000
|
715,358
|
||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/2051 (Obligor: Hallmark University)
|
2,000,000
|
1,589,586
|
||||||
Series B, 5.25%, 10/01/2028 (Obligor: Hallmark University)
|
275,000
|
268,799
|
||||||
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
|
||||||||
6.88%, 11/15/2055 (Obligor: MRC Senior Living Fort Worth)
|
2,600,000
|
2,415,726
|
||||||
Series A, 6.75%, 11/15/2051 (Obligor: MRC Senior Living Fort Worth)
|
5,000,000
|
4,607,798
|
||||||
Series B, 6.38%, 02/15/2041 (Obligor: CC Young Memorial Home)
|
550,000
|
302,500
|
||||||
Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs, 5.13%, 09/01/2053
|
5,000,000
|
5,170,321
|
||||||
Woodloch Health Facilities Development Corp.,
|
||||||||
Series A1, 6.75%, 12/01/2051 (Obligor: Senior Care Living VII) (a)(b)
|
3,573,081
|
71,462
|
||||||
54,466,980
|
Description
|
Par
|
Value
|
||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 82.5% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Utah — 1.8%
|
||||||||
Chelsey Public Infrastructure District No 1, 7.00%, 12/01/2042 (a)
|
$
|
1,350,000
|
$
|
1,395,786
|
||||
Jordanelle Ridge Public Infrastructure
|
||||||||
District No 2, 7.75%, 03/01/2054 (a)
|
2,000,000
|
2,026,955
|
||||||
Utah Charter School Finance Authority
|
||||||||
Series A, 5.38%, 07/15/2042
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Rockwell Charter High School) (a)
|
905,000
|
797,789
|
||||||
Series A, 5.50%, 07/15/2047
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Rockwell Charter High School) (a)
|
1,460,000
|
1,281,558
|
||||||
Series B, 6.63%, 07/15/2047
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Rockwell Charter High School) (a)
|
300,000
|
270,255
|
||||||
5,772,343
|
||||||||
Washington — 1.1%
|
||||||||
Washington State Housing Finance Commission
|
||||||||
6.38%, 07/01/2063 (Obligor: Seattle Academy of Arts) (a)
|
900,000
|
983,248
|
||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 07/01/2038 (Obligor: Lutheran Retirement
|
||||||||
Home Obligated Group) (a)
|
1,075,000
|
887,480
|
||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 01/01/2057 (Obligor: Eliseo Obligated Group) (a)
|
2,000,000
|
1,369,137
|
||||||
3,239,865
|
||||||||
West Virginia — 2.0%
|
||||||||
West Virginia Economic Development Authority
|
||||||||
8.75%, 02/01/2036 (Obligor: Ansorge West Virginia) (a)(e)
|
1,000,000
|
800,000
|
||||||
7.63%, 12/01/2040 (Obligor: Empire Trimodal Terminal) (a)
|
6,600,000
|
5,447,594
|
||||||
6,247,594
|
||||||||
Wisconsin — 7.8%
|
||||||||
Public Finance Authority
|
||||||||
5.50%, 05/01/2039 (Obligor: Cedars Obligated Group) (a)
|
1,210,000
|
1,040,954
|
||||||
5.75%, 05/01/2054 (Obligor: Cedars Obligated Group) (a)
|
7,950,000
|
6,529,414
|
||||||
5.75%, 07/01/2062
|
2,000,000
|
2,131,983
|
||||||
Series A, 7.50%, 06/01/2025 (Obligor: Dreamhouse ‘Ewa Beach) (a)
|
1,000,000
|
980,912
|
||||||
Series A, 5.75%, 06/01/2025 (Obligor: Dreamhouse ‘Ewa Beach) (a)
|
675,000
|
675,614
|
||||||
Series A, 7.05%, 09/01/2046 (Obligor: Austin FBO LLC) (a)(e)(h)
|
6,735,000
|
6,643,365
|
||||||
Series A, 6.85%, 10/01/2047
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Proton International Alabama LLC) (a)(b)
|
400,000
|
40,000
|
||||||
Series A, 6.13%, 02/01/2048 (Obligor: Explore Academy) (a)
|
1,525,000
|
1,366,192
|
||||||
Series A, 6.63%, 06/01/2052 (Obligor: Discovery Charter School) (a)
|
900,000
|
889,121
|
||||||
Series A, 5.88%, 06/01/2052 (Obligor: Coral Academy of Science) (a)
|
600,000
|
600,401
|
||||||
Series A, 6.00%, 06/15/2052 (Obligor: Shining Rock Classical)
|
900,000
|
859,892
|
Description
|
Par
|
Value
|
||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 82.5% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Wisconsin — 7.8% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
|
||||||||
Series C, 7.00%, 07/01/2043 (Obligor: Chiara Communities, Inc.)
|
$
|
505,000
|
$
|
384,389
|
||||
Series C, 7.50%, 07/01/2053 (Obligor: Chiara Communities, Inc.)
|
2,500,000
|
1,889,863
|
||||||
24,032,100
|
||||||||
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
|
||||||||
(Cost $305,268,789)
|
255,837,166
|
|||||||
CORPORATE BONDS — 13.2%
|
||||||||
CalPlant I LLC, 15.00%, 07/01/2025 (a)(f)
|
1,290,000
|
1,290,000
|
||||||
CalPlant I, LLC, 9.50%, 08/21/2024 (a)(f)
|
3,000,000
|
3,000,000
|
||||||
Convival 2022 III, 12.00%, 11/15/2056 (a)(f)
|
5,025,000
|
5,273,738
|
||||||
LSC Estero Prime, 12.00%, 04/30/2024 (f)
|
1,250,000
|
1,250,000
|
||||||
Sunland Medical Foundation, 12.00%, 10/20/2024 (f)
|
10,000,000
|
10,000,000
|
||||||
Sunland Medical Foundation, 7.38%, 04/30/2024 (f)
|
12,425,000
|
8,753,413
|
||||||
Sunland Medical Foundation, 12.00%, 04/30/2024 (f)
|
11,500,261
|
11,500,260
|
||||||
41,067,411
|
||||||||
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
|
||||||||
(Cost $44,418,074)
|
41,067,411
|
|||||||
Shares
|
||||||||
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 1.6%
|
||||||||
Next Renewable Fuels, Series A (f)
|
7
|
5,083,502
|
||||||
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS
|
||||||||
(Cost $5,083,650)
|
5,083,502
|
Description
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 4.1%
|
||||||||
Money Market Funds — 4.1%
|
||||||||
First American Government Obligations Fund — Class X, 5.23% (i)
|
12,768,791
|
$
|
12,768,791
|
|||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
|
||||||||
(Cost $12,768,791)
|
12,768,791
|
|||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.4%
|
||||||||
(Cost $367,539,304)
|
314,756,871
|
|||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.4)%
|
(4,658,770
|
)
|
||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
|
$
|
310,098,101
|
(a)
|
Security is exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified
institutional investors. As of February 29, 2024, the value of these securities total $166,093,008 or 53.6% of the Fund’s net assets.
|
(b)
|
Issuer is currently in default.
|
(c)
|
Step coupon bond. The rate disclosed is as of February 29, 2024.
|
(d)
|
Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
|
(e)
|
Security subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax (“AMT”). As of February 29, 2024, the total value of securities subject to the AMT was $69,608,927 or 22.5% of net assets.
|
(f)
|
Fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs in accordance with procedures established by and under the supervision of the Adviser, acting as Valuation Designee. These securities
represented $46,931,290 or 15.1% of net assets as of February 29, 2024.
|
(g)
|
Zero coupon bonds make no periodic interest payments but are issued at a discount from par value.
|
(h)
|
Coupon rate is variable, or floats based on components including but not limited to reference rate and spread. These securities may not indicate a reference rate and/or spread in their
description. The rate disclosed is as of February 29, 2024.
|
(i)
|
The rate shown represents the 7-day effective yield as of February 29, 2024.
|
Description
|
Par
|
Value
|
||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 97.0%
|
||||||||
Alabama — 3.4%
|
||||||||
Black Belt Energy Gas District No. 7, Series C-1, 5.25%, 12/01/2025
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
$
|
1,022,390
|
||||
Houston County Health Care Authority, Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/2030
|
100,000
|
102,102
|
||||||
Russell County Public Building Authority, 4.50%, 01/01/2033
|
425,000
|
425,289
|
||||||
Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District, 5.00%, 05/01/2053 (a)
|
350,000
|
363,932
|
||||||
1,913,713
|
||||||||
Alaska — 1.8%
|
||||||||
CIVICVentures/AK, 5.00%, 09/01/2029
|
1,000,000
|
1,007,539
|
||||||
Arizona — 4.1%
|
||||||||
Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority,
|
||||||||
Series B, 4.00%, 07/01/2029 (b)
|
1,000,000
|
986,744
|
||||||
Pima County Industrial Development Authority
|
||||||||
5.25%, 12/01/2026 (Obligor: P.L.C. Charter Schools) (b)
|
360,000
|
360,151
|
||||||
Series B-3, 5.13%, 11/15/2029 (Obligor: La Posada Park Centre) (b)
|
500,000
|
504,382
|
||||||
Series B-3, 5.63%, 11/15/2030 (Obligor: La Posada Park Centre) (b)
|
500,000
|
506,120
|
||||||
2,357,397
|
||||||||
California — 6.9%
|
||||||||
California Enterprise Development Authority,
|
||||||||
Series A, 4.00%, 06/01/2036 (Obligor: Rocklin Academy) (b)
|
500,000
|
464,581
|
||||||
California Municipal Finance Authority, 4.00%, 07/15/2029
|
||||||||
(Obligor: United Airlines Inc) (c)
|
100,000
|
98,691
|
||||||
California School Finance Authority, 5.00%, 07/01/2025
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Hawking STEAM Charter Schools) (b)
|
400,000
|
405,503
|
||||||
City & County of San Francisco CA, 5.00%, 09/01/2024
|
100,000
|
100,141
|
||||||
M-S-R Energy Authority, 6.13%, 11/01/2029
|
165,000
|
177,310
|
||||||
Palomar Community College District, Series B, 0.00%, 08/01/2029 (d)
|
100,000
|
83,684
|
||||||
San Ysidro School District, 4.00%, 08/01/2029
|
130,000
|
130,068
|
||||||
Southern California Logistics Airport Authority, 4.50%, 12/01/2031
|
300,000
|
302,297
|
||||||
Stockton Unified School District, 5.00%, 07/01/2028
|
145,000
|
145,062
|
||||||
Sweetwater Union High School District Public
|
||||||||
Financing Authority, 5.00%, 09/01/2025
|
2,040,000
|
2,050,576
|
||||||
3,957,913
|
||||||||
Colorado — 0.7%
|
||||||||
Denver City & County Airport Revenue
|
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/2032 (c)
|
300,000
|
319,586
|
||||||
Series C, 6.13%, 11/15/2025 (c)
|
55,000
|
57,105
|
||||||
376,691
|
Description
|
Par
|
Value
|
||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 97.0% (Continued)
|
||||||||
District of Columbia — 0.9%
|
||||||||
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
|
||||||||
Aviation Revenue, 5.00%, 10/01/2030 (c)
|
$
|
500,000
|
$
|
503,128
|
||||
Florida — 5.3%
|
||||||||
Capital Trust Agency, Inc., 10.00%, 06/30/2024
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Voans SW Florida Healthcare) (b)(e)
|
750,000
|
712,500
|
||||||
County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue, 5.00%, 10/01/2028 (c)
|
1,475,000
|
1,481,379
|
||||||
Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority
|
||||||||
5.00%, 09/15/2024 (Obligor: Pinecrest Academy)
|
245,000
|
245,653
|
||||||
6.75%, 07/01/2029 (Obligor: Academir Charter Schools) (b)
|
100,000
|
96,991
|
||||||
Viera East Community Development District, 5.00%, 05/01/2026
|
490,000
|
490,616
|
||||||
3,027,139
|
||||||||
Illinois — 15.0%
|
||||||||
Chicago Board of Education, 5.00%, 12/01/2031
|
150,000
|
159,178
|
||||||
Chicago O’Hare International Airport
|
||||||||
5.00%, 01/01/2032
|
500,000
|
500,394
|
||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 01/01/2031 (c)
|
1,140,000
|
1,140,488
|
||||||
City of Blue Island IL, 4.75%, 12/01/2024
|
100,000
|
100,064
|
||||||
DeKalb & La Salle High School District No 432, 4.00%, 02/01/2032
|
515,000
|
515,393
|
||||||
Illinois Finance Authority
|
||||||||
5.00%, 03/01/2032 (Obligor: Southern IL Healthcare)
|
845,000
|
876,402
|
||||||
Series B-2, 5.25%, 11/15/2027 (Obligor: Plymouth Place)
|
210,000
|
209,287
|
||||||
Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, 7.00%, 07/01/2026
|
1,665,000
|
1,740,691
|
||||||
Pulaski Massac Alexander & Johnson Counties
|
||||||||
Community Unit School District No 10
|
||||||||
4.00%, 12/01/2027
|
165,000
|
165,039
|
||||||
4.00%, 12/01/2028
|
170,000
|
170,034
|
||||||
Sales Tax Securitization Corp., Series A, 5.00%, 01/01/2030
|
200,000
|
224,362
|
||||||
State of Illinois
|
||||||||
6.00%, 11/01/2026
|
260,000
|
267,954
|
||||||
5.25%, 02/01/2029
|
1,795,000
|
1,798,645
|
||||||
State of Illinois Sales Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 06/15/2025
|
325,000
|
325,553
|
||||||
Village of Villa Park IL, 4.00%, 12/15/2028
|
350,000
|
350,080
|
||||||
8,543,564
|
||||||||
Indiana — 4.6%
|
||||||||
Indiana Finance Authority, 5.00%, 10/01/2032 (Obligor: Earlham College)
|
765,000
|
765,412
|
||||||
Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, 5.00%, 01/01/2030 (c)
|
1,250,000
|
1,262,169
|
||||||
University Of Southern Indiana Foundation, 4.50%, 10/01/2024
|
575,000
|
575,905
|
||||||
2,603,486
|
Description
|
Par
|
Value
|
||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 97.0% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Iowa — 1.6%
|
||||||||
Iowa Finance Authority, 5.00%, 08/15/2027
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Mercy Medical Center)
|
$
|
245,000
|
$
|
245,188
|
||||
PEFA, Inc., 5.00%, 09/01/2049 (a)
|
630,000
|
643,467
|
||||||
888,655
|
||||||||
Kansas — 0.4%
|
||||||||
Topeka, Series B, 5.13%, 12/01/2026 (Obligor: Congregational Home)
|
250,000
|
249,506
|
||||||
Massachusetts — 0.8%
|
||||||||
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, 5.00%, 10/01/2029
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Provident Commonwealth)
|
150,000
|
154,260
|
||||||
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, 4.38%, 07/01/2024 (c)
|
175,000
|
175,023
|
||||||
North Reading, 5.00%, 05/15/2030
|
120,000
|
120,208
|
||||||
449,491
|
||||||||
Michigan — 1.2%
|
||||||||
Healthsource Saginaw, Inc., 4.00%, 05/01/2027
|
80,000
|
80,066
|
||||||
Michigan Finance Authority, Series MI-2, 5.00%, 12/01/2044
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Trinity Health Corp.) (a)
|
100,000
|
101,306
|
||||||
Michigan State Building Authority, 5.00%, 04/15/2032
|
500,000
|
515,154
|
||||||
696,526
|
||||||||
Missouri — 1.1%
|
||||||||
Missouri Development Finance Board
|
||||||||
5.00%, 06/01/2024
|
400,000
|
400,405
|
||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 06/01/2027
|
200,000
|
200,166
|
||||||
600,571
|
||||||||
New Jersey — 0.2%
|
||||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, 5.25%, 01/01/2025
|
||||||||
(Obligor: NY/NJ Link Borrower) (c)
|
100,000
|
100,103
|
||||||
New York — 8.4%
|
||||||||
Build NYC Resource Corp., Series A-2, 7.63%, 02/01/2026
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Voices of Community Activists) (b)
|
1,000,000
|
1,001,205
|
||||||
Hudson, 4.00%, 04/15/2028
|
95,000
|
95,078
|
||||||
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Series C-1, 5.00%, 11/15/2030
|
1,000,000
|
1,046,303
|
||||||
Monroe County Industrial Development Corp./NY, 5.00%, 10/01/2031
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Nazareth Clergy of Rochester)
|
925,000
|
965,765
|
||||||
New York State Dormitory Authority, Series A, 4.00%, 07/01/2033
|
||||||||
(Obligor: St John’s University)
|
100,000
|
106,153
|
Description
|
Par
|
Value
|
||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 97.0% (Continued)
|
||||||||
New York — 8.4% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Oneida County Local Development Corp., 5.00%, 07/01/2027
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Hamilton College)
|
$
|
200,000
|
$
|
200,164
|
||||
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, 5.00%, 09/01/2032 (c)
|
1,385,000
|
1,390,976
|
||||||
4,805,644
|
||||||||
North Carolina — 2.0%
|
||||||||
North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency,
|
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 10/01/2027 (Obligor: Arc Of North Carolina)
|
100,000
|
100,754
|
||||||
North Carolina Medical Care Commission
|
||||||||
Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/2024 (Obligor: Wake Forest Baptist)
|
650,000
|
650,682
|
||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 03/01/2024 (Obligor: Lutheran Aging Services)
|
395,000
|
395,000
|
||||||
1,146,436
|
||||||||
Ohio — 3.4%
|
||||||||
City of Dayton OH Airport Revenue, 5.00%, 12/01/2024 (c)
|
780,000
|
780,628
|
||||||
RiverSouth Authority, 5.00%, 06/01/2024
|
185,000
|
185,234
|
||||||
State of Ohio
|
||||||||
5.00%, 12/31/2029 (c)
|
100,000
|
100,874
|
||||||
5.00%, 12/31/2035 (c)
|
885,000
|
891,149
|
||||||
1,957,885
|
||||||||
Oklahoma — 0.4%
|
||||||||
Norman Regional Hospital Authority, 5.00%, 09/01/2025
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Norman Regional Hospital Authority)
|
235,000
|
235,814
|
||||||
Oregon — 0.6%
|
||||||||
Portland Water Revenue, 5.00%, 10/01/2024
|
350,000
|
350,762
|
||||||
Pennsylvania — 7.8%
|
||||||||
Butler County Hospital Authority, 5.00%, 07/01/2028
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Butler Health System)
|
300,000
|
301,937
|
||||||
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 5.00%, 10/15/2026
|
2,000,000
|
2,001,211
|
||||||
Lycoming County Authority, Series S2, 4.50%, 11/01/2035
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Lycoming College) (a)
|
500,000
|
498,104
|
||||||
Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority,
|
||||||||
Series UU1, 5.00%, 05/01/2029 (Obligor: Gwynedd Mercy University)
|
240,000
|
248,136
|
||||||
Northeastern Pennsylvania Hospital and Education Authority,
|
||||||||
5.00%, 05/01/2025 (Obligor: Kings College)
|
600,000
|
601,656
|
||||||
Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, Series A,
|
||||||||
5.00%, 05/01/2030 (Obligor: Russell Byers Charter School)
|
770,000
|
788,663
|
||||||
4,439,707
|
Description
|
Par
|
Value
|
||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 97.0% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Puerto Rico — 4.7%
|
||||||||
Children’s Trust Fund, 5.50%, 05/15/2039
|
$
|
720,000
|
$
|
722,035
|
||||
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Series A, 0.00%, 07/01/2024 (d)
|
487,180
|
480,743
|
||||||
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
|
||||||||
5.00%, 07/01/2024
|
140,000
|
140,028
|
||||||
5.00%, 07/01/2025
|
385,000
|
385,078
|
||||||
5.25%, 07/01/2026
|
200,000
|
198,370
|
||||||
Series UU, 5.00%, 07/01/2024
|
745,000
|
745,072
|
||||||
2,671,326
|
||||||||
South Carolina — 1.2%
|
||||||||
South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
|
||||||||
4.00%, 11/15/2027 (Obligor: Upstate Senior Living)
|
175,000
|
171,283
|
||||||
5.25%, 11/15/2028 (Obligor: Kiawah Life Plan Village)
|
500,000
|
503,013
|
||||||
674,296
|
||||||||
Tennessee — 3.0%
|
||||||||
Greeneville, 4.00%, 06/01/2029
|
165,000
|
175,848
|
||||||
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp.
|
||||||||
Series A, 5.25%, 09/01/2024
|
1,000,000
|
1,005,179
|
||||||
Series C, 5.00%, 02/01/2027
|
500,000
|
507,234
|
||||||
1,688,261
|
||||||||
Texas — 6.2%
|
||||||||
Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp.,
|
||||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 08/15/2027 (Obligor: Wayside Schools)
|
200,000
|
203,155
|
||||||
Bacliff Municipal Utility District, 4.50%, 09/01/2029
|
340,000
|
340,291
|
||||||
Central Texas Turnpike System, 5.00%, 08/15/2028
|
295,000
|
296,686
|
||||||
County of Wise TX, 5.00%, 08/15/2026
|
200,000
|
206,310
|
||||||
Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Series A,
|
||||||||
5.00%, 01/01/2033 (Obligor: Brazos Presbyterian Obligated Group)
|
225,000
|
215,079
|
||||||
Kountze Economic Development Corp., 15.00%, 11/01/2027
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Allegiant Industrial, LLC) (b)
|
100,000
|
114,331
|
||||||
Lower Colorado River Authority, 5.00%, 05/15/2030
|
140,000
|
140,388
|
||||||
North Harris County Regional Water Authority, 5.00%, 12/15/2026
|
100,000
|
100,105
|
||||||
Port Beaumont Navigation District, 8.00%, 02/01/2039
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Allegiant Industrial Island) (b)(c)
|
265,000
|
258,459
|
||||||
San Antonio, 5.00%, 02/01/2027
|
140,000
|
140,170
|
||||||
San Antonio Education Facilities Corp., Series B, 5.25%, 10/01/2028
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Hallmark University, Inc.)
|
100,000
|
97,745
|
||||||
San Juan Higher Education Finance Authority, 8.25%, 08/15/2029
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Idea Public Schools)
|
450,000
|
458,565
|
||||||
Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition and Supply Corp. I, 6.25%, 12/15/2026
|
935,000
|
971,000
|
||||||
3,542,284
|
Description
|
Par
|
Value
|
||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS — 97.0% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Virginia — 2.7%
|
||||||||
Riverside Regional Jail Authority, 5.00%, 07/01/2025
|
$
|
1,550,000
|
$
|
1,556,311
|
||||
Washington — 2.7%
|
||||||||
Spokane County School District No 81 Spokane, 5.25%, 06/01/2024
|
285,000
|
285,263
|
||||||
Tobacco Settlement Authority, 5.00%, 06/01/2024
|
480,000
|
480,350
|
||||||
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, 5.00%, 10/01/2026
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Providence St Joseph)
|
290,000
|
290,969
|
||||||
Washington State Housing Finance Commission, 4.75%, 07/01/2027
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Eastside Retirement)
|
500,000
|
500,052
|
||||||
1,556,634
|
||||||||
West Virginia — 0.8%
|
||||||||
Monongalia County Building Commission, 5.00%, 07/01/2028
|
||||||||
(Obligor: Vandalia Health Obligation Group)
|
455,000
|
458,288
|
||||||
Wisconsin — 5.1%
|
||||||||
Public Finance Authority
|
||||||||
6.50%, 06/01/2045 (Obligor: Noorda College of Osteopathic) (b)
|
200,000
|
175,946
|
||||||
Series A, 5.75%, 06/01/2025 (Obligor: Dreamhouse ‘Ewa Beach) (b)
|
1,325,000
|
1,326,206
|
||||||
Series A, 5.00%, 12/01/2027 (Obligor: Prime Healthcare Foundation)
|
530,000
|
539,586
|
||||||
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
|
||||||||
5.00%, 08/15/2025 (Obligor: Aspirus)
|
100,000
|
100,100
|
||||||
5.00%, 12/01/2027 (Obligor: Iowa Health Systems)
|
740,000
|
745,059
|
||||||
2,886,897
|
||||||||
TOTAL MUNICIPAL BONDS
|
||||||||
(Cost $54,765,251)
|
55,245,967
|
Description
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.8%
|
||||||||
Money Market Funds — 1.8%
|
||||||||
First American Government Obligations Fund — Class X, 5.23% (e)
|
1,021,715
|
$
|
1,021,715
|
|||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
|
||||||||
(Cost $1,021,715)
|
1,021,715
|
|||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.8%
|
||||||||
(Cost $55,786,966)
|
56,267,682
|
|||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 1.2%
|
681,599
|
|||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%
|
$
|
56,949,281
|
(a)
|
Coupon rate is variable, or floats based on components including but not limited to reference rate and spread. These securities may not indicate a reference rate and/or spread in their
description. The rate disclosed is as of February 29, 2024.
|
(b)
|
Security is exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified
institutional investors. As of February 29, 2024, the value of these securities total $6,913,118 or 12.1% of the Fund’s net assets.
|
(c)
|
Security subject to the Alternative Minimum Tax (“AMT”). As of February 29, 2024, the total value of securities subject to the AMT was $8,559,758 or 15.0% of net assets.
|
(d)
|
Zero coupon bonds make no periodic interest payments but are issued at a discount from par value.
|
(e)
|
The rate shown represents the 7-day effective yield as of February 29, 2024.
|
High Income
|
Short Term
|
|||||||
Municipal Fund
|
Municipal Fund
|
|||||||
ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Investments, at value (Cost: $367,539,304
|
||||||||
and $55,786,966, respectively)
|
$
|
314,756,871
|
$
|
56,267,682
|
||||
Interest receivable
|
9,639,876
|
761,053
|
||||||
Receivable for capital shares sold
|
2,963,917
|
143,517
|
||||||
Receivable for investment securities sold
|
1,078,548
|
—
|
||||||
Receivable for shareholder reprocessing(1)
|
333,577
|
—
|
||||||
Prepaid expenses
|
53,322
|
16,465
|
||||||
Total Assets
|
328,826,111
|
57,188,717
|
||||||
LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||
Payable for bank overdraft
|
10,377,523
|
—
|
||||||
Payable for investment securities purchased
|
7,177,523
|
—
|
||||||
Payable for capital shares redeemed
|
868,413
|
120,687
|
||||||
Payable for fund administration & accounting fees
|
142,022
|
63,259
|
||||||
Payable to investment adviser
|
—
|
3,936
|
||||||
Payable for distribution fees
|
49,162
|
4,621
|
||||||
Payable for transfer agent fees & expenses
|
46,787
|
20,460
|
||||||
Payable for audit fees
|
24,718
|
11,096
|
||||||
Payable for custody fees
|
6,279
|
1,764
|
||||||
Payable for compliance fees
|
5,152
|
5,150
|
||||||
Accrued expenses
|
30,431
|
8,463
|
||||||
Total Liabilities
|
18,728,010
|
239,436
|
||||||
NET ASSETS
|
$
|
310,098,101
|
$
|
56,949,281
|
||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
|
||||||||
Paid-in capital
|
$
|
390,550,127
|
$
|
57,187,385
|
||||
Total accumulated loss
|
(80,452,026
|
)
|
(238,104
|
)
|
||||
Net Assets
|
$
|
310,098,101
|
$
|
56,949,281
|
(1)
|
Please see Note 10 for additional details.
|
High Income
|
Short Term
|
|||||||
Municipal Fund
|
Municipal Fund
|
|||||||
A Class:
|
||||||||
Net Assets
|
$
|
6,820,197
|
$
|
—
|
||||
Shares issued and outstanding(1)
|
921,952
|
—
|
||||||
Net asset value, redemption price, and offering price per share(2)
|
$
|
7.40
|
$
|
—
|
||||
Maximum offering price per share(2)(3)
|
$
|
7.57
|
$
|
—
|
||||
Institutional Class:
|
||||||||
Net Assets
|
$
|
259,718,149
|
$
|
45,436,067
|
||||
Shares issued and outstanding(1)
|
34,971,318
|
10,711,420
|
||||||
Net asset value, redemption price, and offering price per share
|
$
|
7.43
|
$
|
4.24
|
||||
Investor Class:
|
||||||||
Net Assets
|
$
|
43,559,755
|
$
|
11,513,214
|
||||
Shares issued and outstanding(1)
|
5,831,646
|
2,719,482
|
||||||
Net asset value, redemption price, and offering price per share
|
$
|
7.47
|
$
|
4.23
|
(1)
|
Unlimited shares authorized without par value.
|
(2)
|
May be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% on certain shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase.
|
(3)
|
The offering price is calculated by dividing the net asset value by 1 minus the maximum front-end sales charge of 2.25%.
|
High Income
|
Short Term
|
|||||||
Municipal Fund
|
Municipal Fund
|
|||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME:
|
||||||||
Interest income
|
$
|
12,167,273
|
$
|
1,244,240
|
||||
Total investment income
|
12,167,273
|
1,244,240
|
||||||
EXPENSES:
|
||||||||
Investment adviser fees (See Note 4)
|
772,925
|
119,535
|
||||||
Fund administration & accounting fees (See Note 4)
|
169,958
|
77,245
|
||||||
Transfer agent fees & expenses (See Note 4)
|
56,228
|
24,388
|
||||||
Federal & state registration fees
|
30,562
|
19,244
|
||||||
Audit fees
|
24,714
|
11,102
|
||||||
Custody fees (See Note 4)
|
17,022
|
4,014
|
||||||
Legal fees
|
15,648
|
10,528
|
||||||
Trustee fees
|
10,652
|
10,652
|
||||||
Compliance fees (See Note 4)
|
6,188
|
6,188
|
||||||
Postage & printing fees
|
5,748
|
1,112
|
||||||
Other expenses
|
3,554
|
1,648
|
||||||
Insurance expense
|
1,820
|
1,274
|
||||||
Distribution and shareholder servicing fees -
|
||||||||
A Class (See Note 5)
|
8,118
|
—
|
||||||
Investor Class (See Note 5)
|
90,209
|
9,995
|
||||||
Total expense before interest expense
|
1,213,346
|
296,925
|
||||||
Interest expense (See Note 9)
|
136,820
|
4,087
|
||||||
Total expenses before recoupment/waiver
|
1,350,166
|
301,012
|
||||||
Adviser recoupment (See Note 4)
|
15,297
|
—
|
||||||
Less: waiver from investment adviser (See Note 4)
|
(6,062
|
)
|
(100,986
|
)
|
||||
Net expenses
|
1,359,401
|
200,026
|
||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
|
10,807,872
|
1,044,214
|
||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
|
||||||||
GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
|
||||||||
Net realized loss on investments
|
(1,020,162
|
)
|
(387,450
|
)
|
||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
|
7,175,977
|
530,680
|
||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
|
6,155,815
|
143,230
|
||||||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
|
||||||||
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
|
$
|
16,963,687
|
$
|
1,187,444
|
For the
|
||||||||
Six Months Ended
|
For the
|
|||||||
February 29, 2024
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
August 31, 2023
|
|||||||
OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||
Net investment income
|
$
|
10,807,872
|
$
|
15,757,168
|
||||
Net realized loss on investments
|
(1,020,162
|
)
|
(14,501,142
|
)
|
||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
|
7,175,977
|
(11,030,242
|
)
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
|
16,963,687
|
(9,774,216
|
)
|
|||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
|
||||||||
A Class:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
2,002,390
|
5,512,512
|
||||||
Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions
|
180,539
|
157,461
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(1,448,155
|
)
|
(116,320
|
)
|
||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from A Class transactions
|
734,774
|
5,553,653
|
||||||
Institutional Class:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
100,710,877
|
130,446,143
|
||||||
Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions
|
7,425,685
|
14,883,107
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(95,372,087
|
)
|
(153,392,207
|
)
|
||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
|
||||||||
resulting from Institutional Class transactions
|
12,764,475
|
(8,062,957
|
)
|
|||||
Investor Class:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
21,197,076
|
13,182,731
|
||||||
Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions
|
495,784
|
571,576
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(8,164,867
|
)
|
(3,484,484
|
)
|
||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from Investor Class transactions
|
13,527,993
|
10,269,823
|
||||||
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions
|
27,027,242
|
7,760,519
|
||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
|
||||||||
A Class
|
(195,991
|
)
|
(189,908
|
)
|
||||
Institutional Class
|
(7,444,007
|
)
|
(15,335,281
|
)
|
||||
Investor Class
|
(1,028,032
|
)
|
(1,440,870
|
)
|
||||
Total distributions to shareholders
|
(8,668,030
|
)
|
(16,966,059
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
|
35,322,899
|
(18,979,756
|
)
|
|||||
NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Beginning of period
|
274,775,202
|
293,754,958
|
||||||
End of period
|
$
|
310,098,101
|
$
|
274,775,202
|
For the
|
||||||||
Six Months Ended
|
For the
|
|||||||
February 29, 2024
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
August 31, 2023
|
|||||||
OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||
Net investment income
|
$
|
1,044,214
|
$
|
1,752,652
|
||||
Net realized loss on investments
|
(387,450
|
)
|
(395,830
|
)
|
||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
|
530,680
|
(52,691
|
)
|
|||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
1,187,444
|
1,304,131
|
||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
|
||||||||
Institutional Class:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
12,351,581
|
48,683,163
|
||||||
Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions
|
886,575
|
1,678,005
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(21,116,448
|
)
|
(26,736,332
|
)
|
||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from
|
||||||||
Institutional Class transactions
|
(7,878,292
|
)
|
23,624,836
|
|||||
Investor Class:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
11,325,000
|
101,225
|
||||||
Proceeds from reinvestment of distributions
|
149,375
|
1,573
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(126,000
|
)
|
(2,494
|
)
|
||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from Investor Class transactions
|
11,348,375
|
100,304
|
||||||
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions
|
3,470,083
|
23,725,140
|
||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
|
||||||||
Institutional Class
|
(896,160
|
)
|
(1,688,232
|
)
|
||||
Investor Class
|
(149,901
|
)
|
(1,573
|
)
|
||||
Total distributions to shareholders
|
(1,046,061
|
)
|
(1,689,805
|
)
|
||||
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
|
3,611,466
|
23,339,466
|
||||||
NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Beginning of period
|
53,337,815
|
29,998,349
|
||||||
End of period
|
$
|
56,949,281
|
$
|
53,337,815
|
For the
|
||||
Six Months Ended
|
||||
February 29, 2024
|
||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||
Increase (Decrease) in Cash:
|
||||
Cash flows provided by (used for) operating activities:
|
||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
$
|
16,963,687
|
||
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from
|
||||
operations to net cash used for operating activities:
|
||||
Purchases of investments
|
(36,246,247
|
)
|
||
Proceeds from sales of investments
|
22,813,041
|
|||
Purchases and sales of short-term investments, net
|
(24,563,127
|
)
|
||
Decrease in receivable for shareholder reprocessing
|
265,268
|
|||
Amortization (accretion) of market premium (discount), net
|
(958,953
|
)
|
||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
|
||||
Increase in payable for investment securities purchased
|
7,177,523
|
|||
Increase in receivable for investment securities sold
|
(1,078,548
|
)
|
||
Increase in interest receivable
|
(1,571,793
|
)
|
||
Increase in prepaid expenses
|
(20,135
|
)
|
||
Decrease in payable to investment adviser
|
(122,547
|
)
|
||
Decrease in accrued distributions payable
|
(116,234
|
)
|
||
Increase in other expenses
|
121,963
|
|||
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments
|
(7,175,977
|
)
|
||
Net realized loss
|
1,020,162
|
|||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
(23,491,917
|
)
|
||
Cash flows provided by (used for) financing activities:
|
||||
Proceeds from shares sold(a)
|
121,799,038
|
|||
Cost of shares redeemed(b)
|
(105,093,622
|
)
|
||
Loan borrowings
|
48,959,000
|
|||
Loan repayments
|
(48,959,000
|
)
|
||
Dividends paid to shareholders, net of reinvestments
|
(566,022
|
)
|
||
Net cash used for financing activities
|
16,139,394
|
|||
Net change in cash
|
(7,352,523
|
)
|
||
Cash:
|
||||
Beginning of period
|
(3,025,000
|
)
|
||
End of period
|
$
|
(10,377,523
|
)
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow and non-cash information:
|
||||
Interest paid
|
$
|
136,820
|
||
Reinvested distributions
|
$
|
8,102,008
|
(a)
|
Includes an increase in receivable for capital shares sold of $2,111,305.
|
(b)
|
Includes a decrease in payable for capital shares redeemed of $108,513.
|
For the
|
For the Period
|
|||||||||||
Period Ended
|
Inception(1)
|
|||||||||||
February 29, 2024
|
Year Ended
|
Through
|
||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
August 31, 2023
|
August 31, 2022
|
||||||||||
PER SHARE DATA:
|
||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$
|
7.11
|
$
|
7.87
|
$
|
8.74
|
||||||
Investment operations:
|
||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
0.27
|
0.43
|
0.24
|
|||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
|
0.24
|
(0.74
|
)
|
(0.87
|
)
|
|||||||
Total from investment operations
|
0.51
|
(0.31
|
)
|
(0.63
|
)
|
|||||||
Less distributions from:
|
||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
(0.22
|
)
|
(0.45
|
)
|
(0.24
|
)
|
||||||
Net realized gains
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
Total distributions
|
(0.22
|
)
|
(0.45
|
)
|
(0.24
|
)
|
||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$
|
7.40
|
$
|
7.11
|
$
|
7.87
|
||||||
TOTAL RETURN(2)(3)
|
7.11
|
%
|
-4.02
|
%
|
-7.27
|
%
|
||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
|
||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)
|
$
|
6,820
|
$
|
5,739
|
$
|
375
|
||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||
Before expense waiver/recoupment(4)
|
1.15
|
%
|
1.27
|
%
|
1.27
|
%
|
||||||
After expense waiver/recoupment(4)
|
1.15
|
%
|
1.23
|
%
|
1.20
|
%
|
||||||
Ratio of expenses excluding interest expense
|
||||||||||||
to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||
Before expense waiver/recoupment(4)
|
1.05
|
%
|
1.07
|
%
|
1.06
|
%
|
||||||
After expense waiver/recoupment(4)
|
1.05
|
%
|
1.03
|
%
|
0.98
|
%
|
||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||
After expense waiver/recoupment(4)
|
7.50
|
%
|
5.52
|
%
|
5.44
|
%
|
||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(2)(5)
|
9
|
%
|
21
|
%
|
53
|
%
|
(1)
|
Inception date for the A Class was February 16, 2022.
|
(2)
|
Not annualized for period less than one year.
|
(3)
|
Return does not include sales load.
|
(4)
|
Annualized for period less than one year.
|
(5)
|
Portfolio turnover disclosed is for the Fund as a whole.
|
For the
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period Ended
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
|||||||||||||||||||
February 29,
|
Ended
|
Ended
|
Ended
|
Ended
|
Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||
2024
|
August 31,
|
August 31,
|
August 31,
|
August 31,
|
August 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
|||||||||||||||||||
PER SHARE DATA:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$
|
7.21
|
$
|
7.91
|
$
|
9.27
|
$
|
9.12
|
$
|
10.36
|
$
|
10.34
|
||||||||||||
Investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
0.28
|
0.43
|
0.46
|
0.51
|
0.60
|
0.60
|
||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
gain (loss) on investments
|
0.17
|
(0.67
|
)
|
(1.35
|
)
|
0.15
|
(1.24
|
)
|
0.22
|
|||||||||||||||
Total from
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
investment operations
|
0.45
|
(0.24
|
)
|
(0.89
|
)
|
0.66
|
(0.64
|
)
|
0.82
|
|||||||||||||||
Less distributions from:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
(0.23
|
)
|
(0.46
|
)
|
(0.47
|
)
|
(0.51
|
)
|
(0.56
|
)
|
(0.60
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net realized gains
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(0.04
|
)
|
(0.20
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Total distributions
|
(0.23
|
)
|
(0.46
|
)
|
(0.47
|
)
|
(0.51
|
)
|
(0.60
|
)
|
(0.80
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$
|
7.43
|
$
|
7.21
|
$
|
7.91
|
$
|
9.27
|
$
|
9.12
|
$
|
10.36
|
||||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(1)
|
6.32
|
%
|
-2.94
|
%
|
-9.88
|
%
|
7.49
|
%
|
-6.34
|
%
|
8.36
|
%
|
||||||||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
period (in 000’s)
|
$
|
259,718
|
$
|
240,235
|
$
|
272,640
|
$
|
289,438
|
$
|
201,763
|
$
|
155,658
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(2)
|
0.89
|
%
|
1.04
|
%
|
0.86
|
%
|
0.78
|
%
|
0.80
|
%
|
0.83
|
%
|
||||||||||||
After expense
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(2)
|
0.90
|
%
|
1.00
|
%
|
0.83
|
%
|
0.73
|
%
|
0.74
|
%
|
0.74
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses excluding interest
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
expense to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(2)
|
0.79
|
%
|
0.81
|
%
|
0.76
|
%
|
0.77
|
%
|
0.79
|
%
|
0.82
|
%
|
||||||||||||
After expense
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(2)
|
0.80
|
%
|
0.77
|
%
|
0.73
|
%
|
0.73
|
%
|
0.73
|
%
|
0.73
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
After expense
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(2)
|
7.76
|
%
|
5.75
|
%
|
5.35
|
%
|
5.70
|
%
|
6.28
|
%
|
5.82
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(1)(3)
|
9
|
%
|
21
|
%
|
53
|
%
|
64
|
%
|
41
|
%
|
33
|
%
|
(1)
|
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
|
(2)
|
Annualized for periods less than one year.
|
(3)
|
Portfolio turnover disclosed is for the Fund as a whole.
|
For the
|
For the Period
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Period Ended
|
Year
|
Year
|
Year
|
Inception(1)
|
||||||||||||||||
February 29,
|
Ended
|
Ended
|
Ended
|
Through
|
||||||||||||||||
2024
|
August 31,
|
August 31,
|
August 31,
|
August 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
||||||||||||||||
PER SHARE DATA:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$
|
7.23
|
$
|
7.96
|
$
|
9.32
|
$
|
9.18
|
$
|
8.66
|
||||||||||
Investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
0.26
|
0.40
|
0.41
|
0.48
|
0.22
|
|||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized
|
||||||||||||||||||||
gain (loss) on investments
|
0.19
|
(0.70
|
)
|
(1.35
|
)
|
0.13
|
0.51
|
(5)
|
||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
0.45
|
(0.30
|
)
|
(0.94
|
)
|
0.61
|
0.73
|
|||||||||||||
Less distributions from:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
(0.21
|
)
|
(0.43
|
)
|
(0.42
|
)
|
(0.47
|
)
|
(0.21
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net realized gains
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||||
Total distributions
|
(0.21
|
)
|
(0.43
|
)
|
(0.42
|
)
|
(0.47
|
)
|
(0.21
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$
|
7.47
|
$
|
7.23
|
$
|
7.96
|
$
|
9.32
|
$
|
9.18
|
||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(2)
|
6.17
|
%
|
-3.81
|
%
|
-10.28
|
%
|
6.82
|
%
|
8.56
|
%
|
||||||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)
|
$
|
43,560
|
$
|
28,801
|
$
|
20,740
|
$
|
12,420
|
$
|
278
|
||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense waiver/recoupment(3)
|
1.39
|
%
|
1.54
|
%
|
1.38
|
%
|
1.28
|
%
|
1.32
|
%
|
||||||||||
After expense waiver/recoupment(3)
|
1.39
|
%
|
1.50
|
%
|
1.35
|
%
|
1.24
|
%
|
1.23
|
%
|
||||||||||
Ratio of expenses excluding interest
|
||||||||||||||||||||
expense to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense waiver/recoupment(3)
|
1.29
|
%
|
1.31
|
%
|
1.26
|
%
|
1.27
|
%
|
1.32
|
%
|
||||||||||
After expense waiver/recoupment(3)
|
1.30
|
%
|
1.27
|
%
|
1.23
|
%
|
1.23
|
%
|
1.23
|
%
|
||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income
|
||||||||||||||||||||
to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
After expense waiver/recoupment(3)
|
7.26
|
%
|
5.25
|
%
|
4.89
|
%
|
5.20
|
%
|
6.21
|
%
|
||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(2)(4)
|
9
|
%
|
21
|
%
|
53
|
%
|
64
|
%
|
41
|
%
|
(1)
|
Inception date for the Investor Class was March 23, 2020.
|
(2)
|
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
|
(3)
|
Annualized for periods less than one year.
|
(4)
|
Portfolio turnover disclosed is for the Fund as a whole.
|
(5)
|
The realized and unrealized gain per share in this caption is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the
aggregate gains on the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the period.
|
For the
|
For the Period
|
|||||||||||
Period Ended
|
Inception(1)
|
|||||||||||
February 29, 2024
|
Year Ended
|
Through
|
||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
August 31, 2023
|
August 31, 2022
|
||||||||||
PER SHARE DATA:
|
||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$
|
4.22
|
$
|
4.26
|
$
|
4.25
|
||||||
Investment operations:
|
||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
0.08
|
0.14
|
0.03
|
|||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
|
0.02
|
(0.04
|
)
|
0.01
|
(5)
|
|||||||
Total from investment operations
|
0.10
|
0.10
|
0.04
|
|||||||||
Less distributions from:
|
||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
(0.08
|
)
|
(0.14
|
)
|
(0.03
|
)
|
||||||
Net realized gains
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
Total distributions
|
(0.08
|
)
|
(0.14
|
)
|
(0.03
|
)
|
||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$
|
4.24
|
$
|
4.22
|
$
|
4.26
|
||||||
TOTAL RETURN(2)
|
2.48
|
%
|
2.36
|
%
|
1.02
|
%
|
||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
|
||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)
|
$
|
45,436
|
$
|
53,211
|
$
|
29,970
|
||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||
Before expense waiver(3)
|
1.10
|
%
|
1.09
|
%
|
4.41
|
%
|
||||||
After expense waiver(3)
|
0.72
|
%
|
0.71
|
%
|
0.70
|
%
|
||||||
Ratio of expenses excluding interest expense
|
||||||||||||
to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||
Before expense waiver(3)
|
1.08
|
%
|
1.09
|
%
|
4.41
|
%
|
||||||
After expense waiver(3)
|
0.70
|
%
|
0.70
|
%
|
0.70
|
%
|
||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||
After expense waiver(3)
|
3.97
|
%
|
3.42
|
%
|
2.52
|
%
|
||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(2)(4)
|
41
|
%
|
75
|
%
|
24
|
%
|
(1)
|
Inception date for the Fund was April 27, 2022.
|
(2)
|
Not annualized for period less than one year.
|
(3)
|
Annualized for period less than one year.
|
(4)
|
Portfolio turnover disclosed is for the Fund as a whole.
|
(5)
|
The realized and unrealized gain per share in this caption is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the
aggregate gains on the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the period.
|
For the
|
For the Period
|
|||||||||||
Period Ended
|
Inception(1)
|
|||||||||||
February 29, 2024
|
Year Ended
|
Through
|
||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
August 31, 2023
|
August 31, 2022
|
||||||||||
PER SHARE DATA:
|
||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$
|
4.21
|
$
|
4.26
|
$
|
4.25
|
||||||
Investment operations:
|
||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
0.08
|
0.13
|
0.03
|
|||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
|
0.02
|
(0.05
|
)
|
0.01
|
(5)
|
|||||||
Total from investment operations
|
0.10
|
0.08
|
0.04
|
|||||||||
Less distributions from:
|
||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
(0.08
|
)
|
(0.13
|
)
|
(0.03
|
)
|
||||||
Net realized gains
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
Total distributions
|
(0.08
|
)
|
(0.13
|
)
|
(0.03
|
)
|
||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$
|
4.23
|
$
|
4.21
|
$
|
4.26
|
||||||
TOTAL RETURN(2)
|
2.36
|
%
|
1.87
|
%
|
0.94
|
%
|
||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
|
||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)
|
$
|
11,513
|
$
|
127
|
$
|
28
|
||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||
Before expense waiver(3)
|
1.35
|
%
|
1.37
|
%
|
5.60
|
%
|
||||||
After expense waiver(3)
|
0.97
|
%
|
0.95
|
%
|
0.96
|
%
|
||||||
Ratio of expenses excluding interest expense
|
||||||||||||
to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||
Before expense waiver(3)
|
1.33
|
%
|
1.36
|
%
|
5.59
|
%
|
||||||
After expense waiver(3)
|
0.95
|
%
|
0.95
|
%
|
0.95
|
%
|
||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||
After expense waiver(3)
|
3.72
|
%
|
3.18
|
%
|
2.27
|
%
|
||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(2)(4)
|
41
|
%
|
75
|
%
|
24
|
%
|
(1)
|
Inception date for the Fund was April 27, 2022.
|
(2)
|
Not annualized for period less than one year.
|
(3)
|
Annualized for period less than one year.
|
(4)
|
Portfolio turnover disclosed is for the Fund as a whole.
|
(5)
|
The realized and unrealized gain per share in this caption is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the
aggregate gains on the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the period.
|
Level 1 –
|
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access.
|
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.
|
High Income Fund
|
||||||||||||||||
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
255,056,790
|
$
|
780,377
|
$
|
255,837,167
|
||||||||
Corporate Bonds
|
—
|
—
|
41,067,411
|
41,067,411
|
||||||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stock
|
—
|
—
|
5,083,502
|
5,083,502
|
||||||||||||
Short-Term Investment
|
12,768,791
|
—
|
—
|
12,768,791
|
||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities*
|
$
|
12,768,791
|
$
|
255,056,790
|
$
|
46,931,290
|
$
|
314,756,871
|
||||||||
Short Term Fund
|
||||||||||||||||
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
55,245,967
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
55,245,967
|
||||||||
Short-Term Investment
|
1,021,715
|
—
|
—
|
1,021,715
|
||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities*
|
$
|
1,021,715
|
$
|
55,245,967
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
56,267,682
|
*
|
Refer to the Schedule of Investments for further information on the classification of investments.
|
Investments
|
||||
in Securities
|
||||
Balance as of August 31, 2023
|
$
|
33,360,652
|
||
Accrued discounts/premiums
|
—
|
|||
Realized gain (loss)
|
—
|
|||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation
|
—
|
|||
Net purchases
|
13,570,638
|
|||
Transfers into and/or out of Level 3
|
—
|
|||
Balance as of February 29, 2024
|
$
|
46,931,290
|
||
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation during the
|
||||
period for Level 3 investments as of February 29, 2024
|
$
|
—
|
Security
|
Fair Value as of
|
Valuation
|
Unobservable
|
Weighted
|
|||||||||
Security Description
|
Type
|
February 29, 2024
|
Technique
|
Input*
|
Range
|
Average
|
|||||||
CalPlant I, LLC,
|
Liquidation
|
||||||||||||
9.50%, 08/21/2024
|
Corporate Bond
|
$
|
3,000,000
|
Approach
|
Recovery Rate
|
100
|
%
|
100
|
%
|
||||
CalPlant I, LLC,
|
Liquidation
|
||||||||||||
15.00%, 07/01/2025
|
Corporate Bond
|
1,290,000
|
Approach
|
Recovery Rate
|
100
|
%
|
100
|
%
|
|||||
Convival Funding 2022 III,
|
Discounted
|
||||||||||||
12.00%, 11/15/2056
|
Corporate Bond
|
5,273,738
|
Cash Flow
|
Discount Rate
|
11.4
|
%
|
100
|
%
|
|||||
LSC Estero Prime,
|
Refinance
|
||||||||||||
12.00%, 04/30/2024
|
Corporate Bond
|
1,250,000
|
Approach
|
Recovery Rate
|
100
|
%
|
100
|
%
|
|||||
Next Renewable Fuels,
|
Convertible
|
Acquisition
|
|||||||||||
Series A
|
Preferred Stock
|
5,083,502
|
Cost
|
Recovery Rate
|
100
|
%
|
100
|
%
|
|||||
Sunland Medical
|
|||||||||||||
Foundation,
|
Liquidation
|
||||||||||||
12.00%, 02/29/2024
|
Corporate Bond
|
11,500,260
|
Approach
|
Recovery Rate
|
100
|
%
|
100
|
%
|
|||||
Sunland Medical
|
|||||||||||||
Foundation,
|
Liquidation
|
||||||||||||
12.00%, 10/20/2024
|
Corporate Bond
|
10,000,000
|
Approach
|
Recovery Rate
|
100
|
%
|
100
|
%
|
|||||
Sunland Medical
|
|||||||||||||
Foundation,
|
Liquidation
|
||||||||||||
7.38%, 04/30/2024
|
Corporate Bond
|
8,753,413
|
Approach
|
Recovery Rate
|
70.5
|
%
|
100
|
%
|
|||||
William G King,
|
Acquisition
|
||||||||||||
12.00%, 10/01/2024
|
Municipal Bond
|
780,377
|
Cost
|
Recovery Rate
|
100
|
%
|
100
|
%
|
*
|
Significant increases and decreases in the unobservable inputs used to determine fair value of Level 3 assets could result in significantly higher or lower fair value measurements. An increase
to the unobservable input would result in an increase to the fair value. A decrease to the unobservable input would have the opposite effect.
|
High Income Fund
|
Short Term Fund
|
||||||||||
Expiration
|
Amount
|
Amount
|
|||||||||
March 2024 – August 2024
|
$
|
52,836
|
$
|
—
|
|||||||
September 2024 – August 2025
|
$
|
89,955
|
$
|
128,142
|
*
|
||||||
September 2025 – August 2026
|
$
|
100,965
|
$
|
198,611
|
|||||||
September 2026 – August 2027
|
$
|
6,062
|
$
|
100,986
|
*
|
The potential recovery by month of expiration for this amount is April 2025 – August 2025.
|
Period Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
February 29, 2024
|
August 31, 2023
|
|||||||
A Class:
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
298,265
|
753,758
|
||||||
Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of distributions
|
25,170
|
21,255
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(202,128
|
)
|
(15,644
|
)
|
||||
Net increase in A Class shares
|
121,307
|
759,369
|
||||||
Institutional Class:
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
14,022,674
|
17,435,877
|
||||||
Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of distributions
|
1,029,603
|
2,002,360
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(13,332,304
|
)
|
(20,581,450
|
)
|
||||
Net increase (decrease) in Institutional Class shares
|
1,719,973
|
(1,142,941
|
)
|
|||||
Investor Class:
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
2,902,166
|
1,763,934
|
||||||
Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of distributions
|
67,809
|
76,413
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(1,113,593
|
)
|
(465,309
|
)
|
||||
Net increase in Investor Class shares
|
1,856,382
|
1,375,038
|
||||||
Net increase in capital shares
|
3,697,662
|
991,466
|
Period Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
February 29, 2024
|
August 31, 2023
|
|||||||
Institutional Class:
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
2,926,715
|
11,495,466
|
||||||
Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of distributions
|
210,330
|
396,536
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(5,039,379
|
)
|
(6,315,320
|
)
|
||||
Net increase (decrease) in Institutional Class shares
|
(1,902,334
|
)
|
5,576,682
|
|||||
Investor Class:
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
2,683,652
|
23,930
|
||||||
Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of distributions
|
35,391
|
373
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(29,787
|
)
|
(587
|
)
|
||||
Net increase in Investor Class shares
|
2,689,256
|
23,716
|
||||||
Net increase in capital shares
|
786,922
|
5,600,398
|
High Income Fund
|
Short Term Fund
|
|||||||||||||||
Purchases
|
Sales
|
Purchases
|
Sales
|
|||||||||||||
U.S. Government Securities
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
||||||||
Other Securities
|
$
|
36,246,247
|
$
|
22,813,041
|
$
|
23,420,615
|
$
|
20,009,941
|
Aggregate
|
Aggregate
|
Net Unrealized
|
Federal
|
|||||||||||||
Gross
|
Gross
|
Appreciation
|
Income
|
|||||||||||||
Appreciation
|
Depreciation
|
(Depreciation)
|
Tax Cost
|
|||||||||||||
High Income Fund
|
$
|
2,798,699
|
$
|
(63,623,379
|
)
|
$
|
(60,824,680
|
)
|
$
|
330,470,450
|
||||||
Short Term Fund
|
$
|
153,315
|
$
|
(203,279
|
)
|
$
|
(49,964
|
)
|
$
|
52,860,588
|
Undistributed
|
Undistributed
|
Other
|
Net Unrealized
|
|||||||||||||||||
Ordinary
|
Long-Term
|
Accumulated
|
Appreciation
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
Income
|
Capital Gains
|
Losses
|
(Depreciation)
|
Accumulated Loss
|
||||||||||||||||
High Income Fund
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(27,923,002
|
)
|
$
|
(60,824,680
|
)
|
$
|
(88,747,682
|
)
|
|||||||
Short Term Fund
|
$
|
72,583
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(402,106
|
)
|
$
|
(49,964
|
)
|
$
|
(379,487
|
)
|
Ordinary
|
Tax Exempt
|
Long Term
|
||||||||||||||
Income*
|
Income
|
Capital Gains
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
High Income Fund
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
8,668,030
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
8,668,030
|
||||||||
Short Term Fund
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
1,046,061
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
1,046,061
|
Ordinary
|
Tax Exempt
|
Long Term
|
||||||||||||||
Income*
|
Income
|
Capital Gains
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||
High Income Fund
|
$
|
1,978,091
|
$
|
14,987,968
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
16,966,059
|
||||||||
Short Term Fund
|
$
|
72,132
|
$
|
1,617,673
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
1,689,805
|
*
|
For federal income tax purposes, distributions of short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income distributions.
|
Amount
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Outstanding
|
Date of
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Average
|
as of
|
Interest
|
Maximum
|
Maximum
|
||||||||||||||||
Fund
|
Loan Type
|
LOC Agent
|
Borrowings
|
February 29, 2024
|
Expense
|
Borrowing
|
Borrowing
|
|||||||||||||
High Income
|
Secured
|
U.S. Bank N.A.
|
$
|
2,897,841
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
136,820
|
$
|
15,836,000
|
11/09/2023
|
|||||||||
High Income
|
Unsecured
|
U.S. Bank N.A.
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
N/A
|
|||||||||
Short Term
|
Unsecured
|
U.S. Bank N.A.
|
$
|
95,110
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
4,087
|
$
|
1,807,000
|
10/12/2023
|
•
|
Principal Street High Income Municipal Fund. The Trustees noted that the Fund had outperformed the Category and Cohort averages over the year-to-date and
one-year periods ended September 30, 2023, as well as the Category average over the three-year period ended September 30, 2023, while underperforming the Cohort average over the three-year period and the Category and Cohort averages over the
five-year period, in each case as of September 30, 2023. The Trustees also noted that the Fund had underperformed its benchmark index over all periods presented as of September 30, 2023.
|
|
•
|
Principal Street Short Term Municipal Fund. The Trustees noted that the Fund had outperformed the Category and Cohort averages as well as its benchmark
index for all periods presented as of September 30, 2023.
|
•
|
Principal Street High Income Municipal Fund. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s management fee and total expenses (after waivers and expense
reimbursements) were each higher than the Category and Cohort averages. In connection with their review of the management fee, the Board considered the research-intensive nature of
|
the Fund’s investment strategy. While recognizing that it is difficult to compare advisory fees because the scope of advisory services provided may vary from one investment adviser to another,
the Trustees concluded that Principal Street’s advisory fee is reasonable.
|
||
•
|
Principal Street Short Term Municipal Fund. The Trustees noted that the Fund’s management fee and total expenses (after waivers and expense
reimbursements) were each higher than the Category and Cohort averages. In connection with their review of the management fee, the Board considered the research-intensive nature of the Fund’s investment strategy. The Trustees further took
into account that the average net assets of the funds comprising the Cohort were significantly higher than the assets of the Fund. While recognizing that it is difficult to compare advisory fees because the scope of advisory services provided
may vary from one investment adviser to another, the Trustees concluded that Principal Street’s advisory fee is reasonable.
|
(b)
|
Not applicable.
|
(a)
|
The Registrant’s President and Treasurer 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.
|
(b)
|
There were no significant changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
|
(a)
|
(1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the Registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements
through filing an exhibit. Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
|