Ticker Symbols
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Investor Class
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Institutional Class
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IS Class
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Jackson Square
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Large-Cap Growth Fund
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JSPJX
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JSPIX
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DPLGX
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Jackson Square
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SMID-Cap Growth Fund
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JSMVX
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JSMTX
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DCGTX
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www.jspfunds.com
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April 30, 2024
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1-Year
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3-Years
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5-Years
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10-Years
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Since Inception(1)
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IS Class
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39.42%
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1.22%
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10.90%
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10.87%
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8.82%
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Institutional Class
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39.25%
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1.14%
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10.75%
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10.71%
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8.71%
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Investor Class
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38.98%
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0.93%
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10.51%
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10.45%
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8.43%
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Russell 1000® Growth Index(2)
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31.80%
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8.48%
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16.46%
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15.48%
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10.70%
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(1)
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The Jackson Square Large-Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) acquired the assets and assumed the liabilities of the Delaware U.S. Growth Fund, a series of Delaware Group Adviser Funds (the “Predecessor
Fund”), effective at the close of business on April 16, 2021 (the “Reorganization”), and the Predecessor Fund is the accounting and performance history survivor of the Reorganization. The performance information shown for the Fund’s Investor
Class Shares represent the performance of the Predecessor Fund’s Class A shares, performance for the Fund’s Institutional Class Shares represent the performance of the Predecessor Fund’s Institutional Class shares, and performance for the
Fund’s IS Class Shares represent the performance of the Predecessor Fund’s Class R6 shares. Prior to April 16, 2021, the Adviser served as sub-adviser to the Predecessor Fund. The IS Class performance has not been restated to reflect any
differences in expenses paid by the Predecessor Fund and those paid by the Fund. The performance shown for the Investor Class Shares has been adjusted so that it does not reflect the Predecessor Fund’s 5.75% sales charge for its Class A
shares, which does not apply to Investor Class shares. Performance shown for the periods prior to the inception of the Institutional Class and IS Class is based on the performance of the Investor Class shares, adjusted for the lower expenses
applicable to the Institutional and IS classes. The Investor Class commenced operations on December 3, 1993, the Institutional Class commenced operations on February 3, 1994 and the IS Class commenced operations on May 2, 2016.
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(2)
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The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of the large cap growth segment of the U.S. equity
universe. It includes those Russell 1000® Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. One cannot invest directly in an
Index.
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(3)
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During the 3rd quarter of 2023, the Large-Cap Growth Fund received proceeds from a class action settlement from a company it no longer owns. This settlement had a material impact on the Fund's
investment performance. On the day the proceeds were received, the IS Class, Institutional Class, and Investor Class had their NAV positively impacted by 5.81%, 5.79%, and 5.84% respectively. This is a one-time event that is not likely to be
repeated.
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IS Class Gross Expense Ratio: 0.75%
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Net Expense Ratio: 0.64%
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Institutional Class Gross Expense Ratio: 0.85%
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Net Expense Ratio: 0.74%
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Investor Class Gross Expense Ratio: 1.10%
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Net Expense Ratio: 0.99%
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Microsoft
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11.9%
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Amazon.com
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8.2%
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NVIDIA
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7.7%
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Alphabet
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6.3%
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Mastercard – Class A
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5.0%
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Visa – Class A
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4.4%
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CME Group
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4.2%
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Waste Management
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4.0%
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Canadian Pacific Kansas City
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3.6%
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Uber Technologies
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3.6%
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ServiceNow
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3.3%
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(1)
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Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.
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1-Year
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5-Years
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10-Years
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Since Inception(1)
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IS Class
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3.78%
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-0.81%
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7.01%
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8.68%
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Institutional Class
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3.67%
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-0.92%
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6.93%
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8.59%
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Investor Class
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3.39%
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-1.17%
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6.64%
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8.31%
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Russell 2500® Growth Index(2)
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13.53%
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6.97%
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9.10%
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9.19%
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(1)
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The IS Class commenced operations on December 1, 2003, the Institutional Class commenced operations on September 16, 2016 and the Investor Class commenced operations on September 19, 2016.
Performance of the Institutional Class and Investor Class prior to inception of each class is based on the performance of the IS Class, adjusted for the higher expenses applicable to each class’s shares.
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(2)
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The Russell 2500® Growth Index measures the performance of the small to mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity
universe. It includes those Russell 2500® companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. One cannot invest directly in an Index.
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IS Class Gross Expense Ratio: 0.86%
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Net Expense Ratio: 0.87%
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Institutional Class Gross Expense Ratio: 0.96%
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Net Expense Ratio: 0.97%
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Investor Class Gross Expense Ratio: 1.21%
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Net Expense Ratio: 1.22%
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New York Times – Class A
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5.1%
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Clean Harbors
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4.3%
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SiteOne Landscape Supply
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4.2%
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Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
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4.2%
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Wix.com
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3.8%
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Howmet Aerospace
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3.7%
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Bio-Techne
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3.7%
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Entegris
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3.6%
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Graco
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3.5%
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Okta
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3.5%
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(1)
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Fund holdings and sector 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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(11/1/2023)
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(4/30/2024)
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(11/1/2023 to 4/30/2024)
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IS Class Actual(2)
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$1,000.00
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$1,258.00
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$3.59
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IS Class Hypothetical
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(5% return before expenses)
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$1,000.00
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$1,021.68
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$3.22
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Institutional Class Actual(2)
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$1,000.00
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$1,258.60
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$4.16
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Institutional Class Hypothetical
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(5% return before expenses)
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$1,000.00
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$1,021.18
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$3.72
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Investor Class Actual(2)
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$1,000.00
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$1,256.30
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$5.33
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Investor Class Hypothetical
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(5% return before expenses)
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$1,000.00
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$1,020.14
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$4.77
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(1)
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Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the most recent six-month period of 0.64%, 0.74% and 0.95% for the IS Class, Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively,
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 returns for the six-month period ended April 30, 2024 of 25.88%, 25.80% and 25.63% for the IS Class, Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively.
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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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(11/1/2023)
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(4/30/2024)
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(11/1/2023 to 4/30/2024)
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IS Class Actual(2)(3)
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$1,000.00
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$1,147.40
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$4.70
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IS Class Hypothetical(4)
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(5% return before expenses)
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$1,000.00
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$1,020.49
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$4.42
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Institutional Class Actual(2)(3)
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$1,000.00
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$1,147.40
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$5.23
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Institutional Class Hypothetical(4)
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(5% return before expenses)
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$1,000.00
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$1,019.99
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$4.92
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Investor Class Actual(2)(3)
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$1,000.00
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$1,145.40
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$6.56
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Investor Class Hypothetical(4)
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(5% return before expenses)
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$1,000.00
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$1,018.75
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$6.17
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(1)
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Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the most recent six-month period of 0.88%, 0.98% and 1.23% for the IS Class, Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively,
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 returns for the six-month period ended April 30, 2024 of 14.74%, 14.74% and 14.54% for the IS Class, Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively.
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(3)
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Excluding interest expense, the actual expenses would be $4.65, $5.18, and $6.51 for the IS Class, Institutional, and Investor Class, respectively.
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(4)
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Excluding interest expense, the hypothetical expenses would be $4.37, $4.87, and $6.12 for the IS Class, Institutional, and Investor Class, respectively.
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Description
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Shares
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Value
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COMMON STOCKS – 99.5%
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Communication Services – 6.3%
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Alphabet – Class A
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80,794
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$
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13,151,647
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Consumer Discretionary – 8.2%
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Amazon.com(a)
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97,312
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17,029,600
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Financials – 19.2%
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CME Group
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41,412
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8,681,612
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KKR & Co.
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58,428
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5,437,894
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Mastercard – Class A
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22,872
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10,319,846
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S&P Global
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14,895
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6,193,788
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Visa – Class A
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34,262
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9,203,116
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||||||
39,836,256
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||||||||
Health Care – 14.8%
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Danaher
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19,314
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4,763,219
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Edwards Lifesciences(a)
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76,899
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6,511,038
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||||||
Eli Lilly & Co.
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5,126
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4,003,919
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||||||
Intuitive Surgical(a)
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14,386
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5,331,739
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IQVIA Holdings(a)
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16,929
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3,923,634
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Veeva Systems – Class A(a)
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30,298
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6,015,971
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||||||
30,549,520
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||||||||
Industrials – 16.1%
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||||||||
Boeing(a)
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31,857
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5,346,879
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||||||
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
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95,987
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7,528,261
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||||||
Copart(a)
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89,420
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4,856,400
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Uber Technologies(a)
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111,855
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7,412,631
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Waste Management
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39,574
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8,232,183
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||||||
33,376,354
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Information Technology – 29.2%(b)
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Advanced Micro Devices(a)
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35,266
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5,585,429
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||||||
Datadog – Class A(a)
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23,308
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2,925,154
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Microsoft
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63,530
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24,734,135
|
||||||
NVIDIA
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18,523
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16,004,242
|
||||||
ServiceNow(a)
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9,827
|
6,813,354
|
||||||
Workday – Class A(a)
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17,840
|
4,365,983
|
||||||
60,428,297
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Description
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Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
COMMON STOCKS – 99.5% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Materials – 3.7%
|
||||||||
Corteva
|
45,404
|
$
|
2,457,719
|
|||||
Linde PLC
|
11,693
|
5,156,145
|
||||||
7,613,864
|
||||||||
Real Estate – 2.0%
|
||||||||
SBA Communications
|
22,331
|
4,156,246
|
||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
|
||||||||
(Cost $138,583,800)
|
206,141,784
|
|||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.5%
|
||||||||
(Cost $138,583,800)
|
206,141,784
|
|||||||
Money Market Deposit Account – 1.0%(c)
|
2,115,270
|
|||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (0.5)%
|
(953,681
|
)
|
||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%
|
$
|
207,303,373
|
(a)
|
Non-income producing security.
|
(b)
|
To the extent that the Fund invests more heavily in a particular industry or sector of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those
industries or sectors.
|
(c)
|
The U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on
market conditions and is subject to change daily. The rate as of April 30, 2024 was 3.27%.
|
Description
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
COMMON STOCKS – 99.8%
|
||||||||
Communication Services – 8.1%
|
||||||||
New York Times – Class A
|
551,846
|
$
|
23,745,933
|
|||||
Warner Music Group – Class A
|
423,166
|
13,964,478
|
||||||
37,710,411
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary – 4.1%
|
||||||||
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
|
264,629
|
19,452,878
|
||||||
Consumer Staples – 3.4%
|
||||||||
Grocery Outlet Holding(a)
|
610,749
|
15,861,152
|
||||||
Financials – 13.2%
|
||||||||
Kinsale Capital Group
|
23,471
|
8,525,841
|
||||||
LendingClub(a)
|
1,551,830
|
11,669,762
|
||||||
LPL Financial Holdings
|
49,877
|
13,423,397
|
||||||
MarketAxess Holdings
|
78,512
|
15,709,465
|
||||||
Ryan Specialty Holdings
|
257,843
|
12,721,974
|
||||||
62,050,439
|
||||||||
Health Care – 19.5%
|
||||||||
Bio-Techne
|
275,755
|
17,430,473
|
||||||
Charles River Laboratories International(a)
|
64,533
|
14,778,057
|
||||||
Masimo(a)
|
76,133
|
10,233,037
|
||||||
Medpace Holdings(a)
|
20,478
|
7,952,631
|
||||||
Molina Healthcare(a)
|
29,834
|
10,206,211
|
||||||
Pacific Biosciences of California(a)
|
1,622,021
|
2,676,335
|
||||||
Shockwave Medical(a)
|
43,526
|
14,371,850
|
||||||
Stevanato Group
|
480,514
|
13,473,613
|
||||||
91,122,207
|
||||||||
Industrials – 23.3%
|
||||||||
Clean Harbors(a)
|
105,131
|
19,917,068
|
||||||
Graco
|
204,030
|
16,363,206
|
||||||
Hexcel
|
202,533
|
13,004,644
|
||||||
Howmet Aerospace
|
262,290
|
17,507,858
|
||||||
SiteOne Landscape Supply(a)
|
124,422
|
19,520,567
|
||||||
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies
|
71,213
|
11,470,990
|
||||||
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings(a)
|
305,698
|
11,298,598
|
||||||
109,082,931
|
Description
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
COMMON STOCKS – 99.8% (Continued)
|
||||||||
Information Technology – 28.2%(b)
|
||||||||
Appfolio – Class A(a)
|
22,385
|
$
|
5,076,470
|
|||||
AppLovin – Class A(a)
|
202,912
|
14,319,500
|
||||||
Aspen Technology(a)
|
81,934
|
16,130,347
|
||||||
Axcelis Technologies(a)
|
110,563
|
11,445,482
|
||||||
Bill.com Holdings(a)
|
214,454
|
13,373,351
|
||||||
Elastic(a)
|
116,501
|
11,908,732
|
||||||
Entegris
|
127,504
|
16,947,832
|
||||||
Lattice Semiconductor(a)
|
126,240
|
8,660,064
|
||||||
Okta(a)
|
175,044
|
16,275,591
|
||||||
Wix.com(a)
|
148,939
|
17,704,379
|
||||||
131,841,748
|
||||||||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
|
||||||||
(Cost $407,162,813)
|
467,121,766
|
|||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.8%
|
||||||||
(Cost $407,162,813)
|
467,121,766
|
|||||||
Money Market Deposit Account – 0.2%(c)
|
806,553
|
|||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.0%(d)
|
206,344
|
|||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%
|
$
|
468,134,663
|
(a)
|
Non-income producing security.
|
(b)
|
To the extent that the Fund invests more heavily in a particular industry or sector of the economy, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those
industries or sectors.
|
(c)
|
The U.S. Bank Money Market Deposit Account (the “MMDA”) is a short-term vehicle in which the Fund holds cash balances. The MMDA will bear interest at a variable rate that is determined based on
market conditions and is subject to change daily. The rate as of April 30, 2024 was 3.27%.
|
(d)
|
Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
|
Large-Cap
|
SMID-Cap
|
|||||||
Growth Fund
|
Growth Fund
|
|||||||
ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Investment securities:
|
||||||||
At cost
|
$
|
138,583,800
|
$
|
407,162,813
|
||||
At value
|
$
|
206,141,784
|
$
|
467,121,765
|
||||
Cash Equivalent
|
2,115,270
|
806,554
|
||||||
Dividends & interest receivable
|
25,081
|
71,285
|
||||||
Dividend tax reclaim receivable
|
66,122
|
—
|
||||||
Receivable for investment securities sold
|
529,656
|
724,217
|
||||||
Receivable for capital shares sold
|
14,849
|
87,713
|
||||||
Prepaid expenses
|
22,397
|
38,615
|
||||||
Total Assets
|
208,915,159
|
468,850,149
|
||||||
LIABILITIES:
|
||||||||
Payable for investment securities purchased
|
1,173,007
|
—
|
||||||
Payable for capital shares redeemed
|
104,220
|
103,855
|
||||||
Payable to investment adviser
|
78,654
|
297,111
|
||||||
Payable for fund administration & accounting fees
|
54,194
|
117,421
|
||||||
Payable for compliance fees
|
4,105
|
4,102
|
||||||
Payable for transfer agent fees & expenses
|
38,241
|
73,465
|
||||||
Payable for custody fees
|
2,745
|
11,426
|
||||||
Accrued distribution and/or shareholder service fees
|
111,995
|
50,220
|
||||||
Payable for audit fees
|
11,367
|
11,367
|
||||||
Accrued expenses
|
33,258
|
46,519
|
||||||
Total Liabilities
|
1,611,786
|
715,486
|
||||||
NET ASSETS
|
$
|
207,303,373
|
$
|
468,134,663
|
||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
|
||||||||
Paid-in capital
|
144,915,592
|
923,402,673
|
||||||
Total distributable earnings (accumulated loss)
|
62,387,781
|
(455,268,010
|
)
|
|||||
Total net assets
|
$
|
207,303,373
|
$
|
468,134,663
|
||||
IS Class Shares:
|
||||||||
Net Assets
|
$
|
13,481,084
|
$
|
299,867,066
|
||||
Shares issued and outstanding(1)
|
605,147
|
17,046,149
|
||||||
Net asset value, offering price, and redemption price per share
|
$
|
22.28
|
$
|
17.59
|
||||
Institutional Class Shares:
|
||||||||
Net Assets
|
$
|
105,708,976
|
$
|
141,685,625
|
||||
Shares issued and outstanding(1)
|
4,828,321
|
8,091,866
|
||||||
Net asset value, offering price, and redemption price per share
|
$
|
21.89
|
$
|
17.51
|
||||
Investor Class Shares:
|
||||||||
Net Assets
|
$
|
88,113,313
|
$
|
26,581,972
|
||||
Shares issued and outstanding(1)
|
5,064,670
|
1,555,340
|
||||||
Net asset value, offering price, and redemption price per share
|
$
|
17.40
|
$
|
17.09
|
(1)
|
Unlimited shares authorized without par value.
|
Large-Cap
|
SMID-Cap
|
|||||||
Growth Fund
|
Growth Fund
|
|||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME:
|
||||||||
Dividend income
|
$
|
776,562
|
$
|
1,547,283
|
||||
Less: Foreign taxes withheld
|
(4,346
|
)
|
—
|
|||||
Interest income
|
50,345
|
86,108
|
||||||
Total investment income
|
822,561
|
1,633,391
|
||||||
EXPENSES:
|
||||||||
Investment advisory fees (See Note 4)
|
588,518
|
2,168,869
|
||||||
Fund administration & accounting fees (See Note 4)
|
79,014
|
179,527
|
||||||
Transfer agent fees & expenses (See Note 4)
|
55,061
|
99,444
|
||||||
Federal & state registration fees
|
25,589
|
31,291
|
||||||
Postage & printing fees
|
10,992
|
12,193
|
||||||
Trustee fees
|
10,665
|
10,920
|
||||||
Audit fees
|
9,864
|
9,864
|
||||||
Custody fees (See Note 4)
|
8,372
|
24,265
|
||||||
Legal fees
|
6,722
|
5,921
|
||||||
Compliance fees (See Note 4)
|
6,188
|
6,188
|
||||||
Other expenses
|
5,545
|
7,376
|
||||||
Insurance fees
|
1,735
|
3,749
|
||||||
Distribution and/or shareholder service fees (See Note 5)
|
||||||||
Institutional Class
|
53,363
|
86,431
|
||||||
Investor Class
|
137,934
|
51,891
|
||||||
Total expenses before interest expense and reimbursement/waiver
|
999,562
|
2,697,929
|
||||||
Interest expense (See Note 9)
|
830
|
24,767
|
||||||
Total expenses before reimbursement/waiver
|
1,000,392
|
2,722,696
|
||||||
Less: reimbursement/waiver from adviser (See Note 4)
|
(123,446
|
)
|
(43,720
|
)
|
||||
Total net expenses
|
876,946
|
2,678,976
|
||||||
NET INVESTMENT LOSS
|
(54,385
|
)
|
(1,045,585
|
)
|
||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
|
||||||||
AND TRANSLATIONS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY
|
||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, including foreign currency gain (loss)
|
11,821,140
|
(19,441,764
|
)
|
|||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
|
||||||||
of investments and translations of foreign currency
|
35,659,195
|
111,837,888
|
||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
|
47,480,335
|
92,396,124
|
||||||
NET INCREASE IN ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
|
$
|
47,425,950
|
$
|
91,350,539
|
For the Six Months
|
For the
|
|||||||
Ended April 30, 2024
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
October 31, 2023
|
|||||||
OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||
Net investment loss
|
$
|
(54,385
|
)
|
$
|
(71,870
|
)
|
||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, including foreign currency gain (loss)
|
11,821,140
|
(16,141,453
|
)
|
|||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
|
||||||||
on investments and translations of foreign currency
|
35,659,195
|
68,952,407
|
||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
47,425,950
|
52,739,084
|
||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
|
||||||||
IS Class:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
129,892
|
743,490
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(8,965,188
|
)
|
(32,568,138
|
)
|
||||
Decrease in net assets resulting from IS Class transactions
|
(8,835,296
|
)
|
(31,824,648
|
)
|
||||
Institutional Class:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
5,433,242
|
9,764,895
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(17,560,474
|
)
|
(45,710,644
|
)
|
||||
Decrease in net assets resulting from Institutional Class transactions
|
(12,127,232
|
)
|
(35,945,749
|
)
|
||||
Investor Class:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
1,912,788
|
3,067,693
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(8,916,926
|
)
|
(17,240,296
|
)
|
||||
Decrease in net assets resulting from Investor Class transactions
|
(7,004,138
|
)
|
(14,172,603
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
|
(27,966,666
|
)
|
(81,943,000
|
)
|
||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
|
||||||||
IS Class
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Institutional Class
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Investor Class
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Total distributions to shareholders
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
|
19,459,284
|
(29,203,916
|
)
|
|||||
NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Beginning of period
|
187,844,089
|
217,048,005
|
||||||
End of period
|
$
|
207,303,373
|
$
|
187,844,089
|
For the Six Months
|
For the
|
|||||||
Ended April 30, 2024
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
October 31, 2023
|
|||||||
OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||
Net investment loss
|
$
|
(1,045,585
|
)
|
$
|
(1,943,854
|
)
|
||
Net realized loss on investments, including foreign currency gain (loss)
|
(19,441,764
|
)
|
(268,675,346
|
)
|
||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
|
||||||||
on investments and translations of foreign currency
|
111,837,888
|
265,949,147
|
||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
|
91,350,539
|
(4,670,053
|
)
|
|||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
|
||||||||
IS Class:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
10,243,127
|
26,721,279
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(162,515,893
|
)
|
(182,278,555
|
)
|
||||
Decrease in net assets resulting from IS Class transactions
|
(152,272,766
|
)
|
(155,557,276
|
)
|
||||
Institutional Class:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
16,020,386
|
57,470,881
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(88,122,784
|
)
|
(191,967,505
|
)
|
||||
Decrease in net assets resulting from Institutional Class transactions
|
(72,102,398
|
)
|
(134,496,624
|
)
|
||||
Investor Class:
|
||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold
|
1,237,983
|
2,822,848
|
||||||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(8,189,619
|
)
|
(12,271,602
|
)
|
||||
Decrease in net assets resulting from Investor Class transactions
|
(6,951,636
|
)
|
(9,448,754
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
|
(231,326,800
|
)
|
(299,502,654
|
)
|
||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:
|
||||||||
IS Class
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Institutional Class
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Investor Class
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
Total distributions to shareholders
|
—
|
—
|
||||||
TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS
|
(139,976,261
|
)
|
(304,172,707
|
)
|
||||
NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Beginning of period
|
608,110,924
|
912,283,631
|
||||||
End of period
|
$
|
468,134,663
|
$
|
608,110,924
|
Six Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||
April 30, 2024
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$
|
17.70
|
$
|
13.70
|
$
|
31.69
|
$
|
28.72
|
$
|
24.91
|
$
|
26.72
|
||||||||||||
Investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)(2)
|
0.01
|
0.02
|
(0.07
|
)
|
(0.10
|
)
|
0.01
|
0.05
|
||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
gain (loss) on investments
|
4.57
|
3.98
|
(10.23
|
)
|
9.16
|
6.25
|
2.59
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
4.58
|
4.00
|
(10.30
|
)
|
9.06
|
6.26
|
2.64
|
|||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gains
|
—
|
—
|
(7.69
|
)
|
(6.09
|
)
|
(2.45
|
)
|
(4.45
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Total distributions
|
—
|
—
|
(7.69
|
)
|
(6.09
|
)
|
(2.45
|
)
|
(4.45
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$
|
22.28
|
$
|
17.70
|
$
|
13.70
|
$
|
31.69
|
$
|
28.72
|
$
|
24.91
|
||||||||||||
Total Return(3)
|
25.88
|
%
|
29.20
|
%(4)
|
-41.26
|
%
|
33.81
|
%(5)
|
27.39
|
%(5)
|
14.60
|
%(5)
|
||||||||||||
Supplemental Data and Ratios
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)
|
$
|
13,481
|
$
|
17,979
|
$
|
40,436
|
$
|
945,973
|
$
|
4,539
|
$
|
3,408
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement/
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(6)
|
0.75
|
%
|
0.75
|
%
|
0.63
|
%
|
0.61
|
%
|
0.65
|
%
|
0.67
|
%
|
||||||||||||
After expense reimbursement/
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(6)
|
0.64
|
%
|
0.64
|
%
|
0.63
|
%
|
0.61
|
%(7)
|
0.62
|
%
|
0.63
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
After expense reimbursement/
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(6)
|
0.13
|
%
|
0.10
|
%
|
(0.31
|
)%
|
(0.17
|
)%
|
0.02
|
%
|
0.16
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover(3)(8)
|
9
|
%
|
37
|
%
|
35
|
%(9)
|
28
|
%
|
54
|
%
|
35
|
%
|
(1)
|
Prior to April 16, 2021, the IS Class was known as Class R6. See Note 1 in Notes to Financial Statements.
|
(2)
|
Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method.
|
(3)
|
Not Annualized for periods less than one year.
|
(4)
|
During the fiscal year 2023, the Large-Cap Growth Fund received proceeds from a class action settlement from a company it no longer owns. This settlement had a material impact on the Fund’s
investment performance. On the day the proceeds were received, the IS Class had its NAV positively impacted by 5.81%. This is a one-time event that is not likely to be repeated.
|
(5)
|
Total return during the period reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
|
(6)
|
Annualized for periods less than one year.
|
(7)
|
Prior to April 16, 2021, the annual expense limitation was 0.62% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. Thereafter, it was 0.64%.
|
(8)
|
Portfolio turnover disclosed is for the Fund as a whole.
|
(9)
|
Excludes the value of securities delivered as a result of an in-kind redemption of the Fund’s capital shares on April 25, 2022.
|
Six Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||
April 30, 2024
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$
|
17.40
|
$
|
13.48
|
$
|
31.32
|
$
|
28.49
|
$
|
24.78
|
$
|
26.66
|
||||||||||||
Investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)(1)
|
—
|
(2)
|
0.01
|
(0.08
|
)
|
(0.16
|
)
|
(0.04
|
)
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
gain (loss) on investments
|
4.49
|
3.91
|
(10.07
|
)
|
9.08
|
6.20
|
2.58
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
4.49
|
3.92
|
(10.15
|
)
|
8.92
|
6.16
|
2.57
|
|||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gains
|
—
|
—
|
(7.69
|
)
|
(6.09
|
)
|
(2.45
|
)
|
(4.45
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Total distributions
|
—
|
—
|
(7.69
|
)
|
(6.09
|
)
|
(2.45
|
)
|
(4.45
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$
|
21.89
|
$
|
17.40
|
$
|
13.48
|
$
|
31.32
|
$
|
28.49
|
$
|
24.78
|
||||||||||||
Total Return(3)
|
25.80
|
%
|
29.08
|
%(4)
|
-41.27
|
%
|
33.56
|
%(5)
|
27.10
|
%(5)
|
14.33
|
%(5)
|
||||||||||||
Supplemental Data and Ratios
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)
|
$
|
105,709
|
$
|
94,144
|
$
|
105,097
|
$
|
1,292,470
|
$
|
2,268,085
|
$
|
2,231,134
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement/
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(6)
|
0.86
|
%
|
0.82
|
%
|
0.70
|
%
|
0.81
|
%
|
0.89
|
%
|
0.90
|
%
|
||||||||||||
After expense reimbursement/
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(6)
|
0.74
|
%
|
0.70
|
%
|
0.70
|
%
|
0.79
|
%(7)
|
0.84
|
%
|
0.86
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
After expense reimbursement/
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(6)
|
0.03
|
%
|
0.03
|
%
|
(0.39
|
)%
|
(0.52
|
)%
|
(0.17
|
)%
|
(0.07
|
)%
|
||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover(3)(8)
|
9
|
%
|
37
|
%
|
35
|
%(9)
|
28
|
%
|
54
|
%
|
35
|
%
|
(1)
|
Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method.
|
(2)
|
Amount is less than $0.01 per share.
|
(3)
|
Not Annualized for periods less than one year.
|
(4)
|
During the fiscal year 2023, the Large-Cap Growth Fund received proceeds from a class action settlement from a company it no longer owns. This settlement had a material impact on the Fund’s
investment performance. On the day the proceeds were received, the Institutional Class had its NAV positively impacted by 5.79%. This is a one-time event that is not likely to be repeated.
|
(5)
|
Total return during the period reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
|
(6)
|
Annualized for periods less than one year.
|
(7)
|
Prior to April 16, 2021, the annual expense limitation was 0.84% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. Thereafter, it was 0.64%, excluding Shareholder Servicing Plan fees. See Note 1 in
the Notes to Financial Statements.
|
(8)
|
Portfolio turnover disclosed is for the Fund as a whole.
|
(9)
|
Excludes the value of securities delivered as a result of an in-kind redemption of the Fund’s capital shares on April 25, 2022.
|
Six Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||
April 30, 2024
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$
|
13.85
|
$
|
10.75
|
$
|
26.71
|
$
|
25.09
|
$
|
22.15
|
$
|
24.41
|
||||||||||||
Investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss(2)
|
(0.02
|
)
|
(0.02
|
)
|
(0.09
|
)
|
(0.19
|
)
|
(0.10
|
)
|
(0.06
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
gain (loss) on investments
|
3.57
|
3.12
|
(8.18
|
)
|
7.90
|
5.49
|
2.25
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
3.55
|
3.10
|
(8.27
|
)
|
7.71
|
5.39
|
2.19
|
|||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gains
|
—
|
—
|
(7.69
|
)
|
(6.09
|
)
|
(2.45
|
)
|
(4.45
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Total distributions
|
—
|
—
|
(7.69
|
)
|
(6.09
|
)
|
(2.45
|
)
|
(4.45
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$
|
17.40
|
$
|
13.85
|
$
|
10.75
|
$
|
26.71
|
$
|
25.09
|
$
|
22.15
|
||||||||||||
Total Return(3)
|
25.63
|
%
|
28.84
|
%(4)
|
-41.38
|
%
|
33.25
|
%(5)
|
26.82
|
%(5)
|
14.04
|
%(5)
|
||||||||||||
Supplemental Data and Ratios
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)
|
$
|
88,113
|
$
|
75,721
|
$
|
71,515
|
$
|
169,407
|
$
|
137,135
|
$
|
116,986
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement/
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(6)
|
1.06
|
%
|
1.04
|
%
|
0.91
|
%
|
1.04
|
%
|
1.14
|
%
|
1.15
|
%
|
||||||||||||
After expense reimbursement/
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(6)
|
0.95
|
%
|
0.93
|
%
|
0.90
|
%
|
1.03
|
%(7)
|
1.09
|
%
|
1.11
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
After expense reimbursement/
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(6)
|
(0.18
|
)%
|
(0.19
|
)%
|
(0.59
|
)%
|
(0.75
|
)%
|
(0.42
|
)%
|
(0.32
|
)%
|
||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover(3)(8)
|
9
|
%
|
37
|
%
|
35
|
%(9)
|
28
|
%
|
54
|
%
|
35
|
%
|
(1)
|
Prior to April 16, 2021, the Investor class was known as Class A. See Note 1 in Notes to the Financial Statements.
|
(2)
|
Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method.
|
(3)
|
Not Annualized for periods less than one year.
|
(4)
|
During the fiscal year 2023, the Large-Cap Growth Fund received proceeds from a class action settlement from a company it no longer owns. This settlement had a material impact on the Fund’s
investment performance. On the day the proceeds were received, the Investor Class had its NAV positively impacted by 5.84%. This is a one-time event that is not likely to be repeated.
|
(5)
|
Total return during the period reflects a waiver by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waiver not been in effect.
|
(6)
|
Annualized for periods less than one year.
|
(7)
|
Prior to April 16, 2021, the annual expense limitation was 0.84% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. Thereafter, it was 0.64%, excluding 12b-1 fees and Shareholder Servicing Plan fees.
|
(8)
|
Portfolio turnover disclosed is for the Fund as a whole.
|
(9)
|
Excludes the value of securities delivered as a result of an in-kind redemption of the Fund’s capital shares on April 25, 2022.
|
Six Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||
April 30, 2024
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$
|
15.33
|
$
|
15.91
|
$
|
38.53
|
$
|
30.75
|
$
|
23.88
|
$
|
23.83
|
||||||||||||
Investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)
|
(0.03
|
)
|
(0.03
|
)
|
(0.09
|
)
|
(0.26
|
)
|
(0.08
|
)
|
0.01
|
(2)
|
||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
gain (loss) on investments
|
2.29
|
(0.55
|
)(2)
|
(16.44
|
)
|
9.98
|
7.99
|
2.70
|
||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
2.26
|
(0.58
|
)
|
(16.53
|
)
|
9.72
|
7.91
|
2.71
|
||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(0.02
|
)
|
(0.06
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Net realized gains
|
—
|
—
|
(6.09
|
)
|
(1.94
|
)
|
(1.02
|
)
|
(2.60
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Total distributions
|
—
|
—
|
(6.09
|
)
|
(1.94
|
)
|
(1.04
|
)
|
(2.66
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$
|
17.59
|
$
|
15.33
|
$
|
15.91
|
$
|
38.53
|
$
|
30.75
|
$
|
23.88
|
||||||||||||
Total Return(3)
|
14.74
|
%
|
-3.65
|
%
|
-48.81
|
%
|
31.80
|
%
|
34.36
|
%
|
14.02
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Supplemental Data and Ratios
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)
|
$
|
299,867
|
$
|
392,932
|
$
|
552,794
|
$
|
1,016,051
|
$
|
650,845
|
$
|
452,234
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(4)
|
0.89
|
%
|
0.86
|
%
|
0.83
|
%
|
0.82
|
%
|
0.85
|
%
|
0.87
|
%
|
||||||||||||
After expense
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(4)
|
0.88
|
%
|
0.87
|
%
|
0.82
|
%
|
0.82
|
%
|
0.87
|
%
|
0.87
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses excluding
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
interest expense to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(4)
|
0.88
|
%
|
0.86
|
%
|
0.83
|
%
|
0.82
|
%
|
0.85
|
%
|
0.87
|
%
|
||||||||||||
After expense
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(4)
|
0.87
|
%
|
0.86
|
%
|
0.82
|
%
|
0.82
|
%
|
0.87
|
%
|
0.87
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
After expense
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(4)
|
(0.31
|
)%
|
(0.18
|
)%
|
(0.46
|
)%
|
(0.84
|
)%
|
(0.30
|
)%
|
0.04
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover(3)(5)
|
28
|
%
|
49
|
%
|
78
|
%
|
56
|
%
|
49
|
%
|
35
|
%
|
(1)
|
Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method.
|
(2)
|
Net realized and unrealized loss per share in this caption is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the year, and may not reconcile with the
aggregate gain on the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the year.
|
(3)
|
Not Annualized for periods less than one year.
|
(4)
|
Annualized for periods less than one year.
|
(5)
|
Portfolio turnover is disclosed for the Fund as a whole.
|
Six Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||
April 30, 2024
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$
|
15.26
|
$
|
15.86
|
$
|
38.48
|
$
|
30.73
|
$
|
23.89
|
$
|
23.81
|
||||||||||||
Investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss(1)
|
(0.04
|
)
|
(0.05
|
)
|
(0.12
|
)
|
(0.29
|
)
|
(0.10
|
)
|
(0.01
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
gain (loss) on investments
|
2.29
|
(0.55
|
)(2)
|
(16.41
|
)
|
9.98
|
7.98
|
2.74
|
||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
2.25
|
(0.60
|
)
|
(16.53
|
)
|
9.69
|
7.88
|
2.73
|
||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(0.02
|
)
|
(0.05
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Net realized gains
|
—
|
—
|
(6.09
|
)
|
(1.94
|
)
|
(1.02
|
)
|
(2.60
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Total distributions
|
—
|
—
|
(6.09
|
)
|
(1.94
|
)
|
(1.04
|
)
|
(2.65
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$
|
17.51
|
$
|
15.26
|
$
|
15.86
|
$
|
38.48
|
$
|
30.73
|
$
|
23.89
|
||||||||||||
Total Return(3)
|
14.74
|
%
|
-3.78
|
%
|
-48.89
|
%
|
31.71
|
%
|
34.20
|
%
|
14.08
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Supplemental Data and Ratios
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)
|
$
|
141,686
|
$
|
186,025
|
$
|
320,392
|
$
|
1,039,786
|
$
|
725,204
|
$
|
499,461
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(4)
|
0.99
|
%
|
0.96
|
%
|
0.92
|
%
|
0.91
|
%
|
0.93
|
%
|
0.95
|
%
|
||||||||||||
After expense
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(4)
|
0.98
|
%
|
0.96
|
%
|
0.91
|
%
|
0.91
|
%
|
0.95
|
%
|
0.95
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses excluding
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
interest expense to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(4)
|
0.98
|
%
|
0.95
|
%
|
0.92
|
%
|
0.91
|
%
|
0.93
|
%
|
0.95
|
%
|
||||||||||||
After expense
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(4)
|
0.97
|
%
|
0.96
|
%
|
0.91
|
%
|
0.91
|
%
|
0.95
|
%
|
0.95
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
After expense
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(4)
|
(0.41
|
)%
|
(0.28
|
)%
|
(0.55
|
)%
|
(0.76
|
)%
|
(0.39
|
)%
|
(0.04
|
)%
|
||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover(3)(5)
|
28
|
%
|
49
|
%
|
78
|
%
|
56
|
%
|
49
|
%
|
35
|
%
|
(1)
|
Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method.
|
(2)
|
Net realized and unrealized loss per share in this caption is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the year, and may not reconcile with the
aggregate gain on the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the year.
|
(3)
|
Not Annualized for periods less than one year.
|
(4)
|
Annualized for periods less than one year.
|
(5)
|
Portfolio turnover disclosed is for the Fund as a whole.
|
Six Months Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||||||||||||||
April 30, 2024
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
October 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$
|
14.92
|
$
|
15.54
|
$
|
37.93
|
$
|
30.39
|
$
|
23.68
|
$
|
23.67
|
||||||||||||
Investment operations:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss(1)
|
(0.06
|
)
|
(0.09
|
)
|
(0.17
|
)
|
(0.38
|
)
|
(0.17
|
)
|
(0.07
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
gain (loss) on investments
|
2.23
|
(0.53
|
)(2)
|
(16.13
|
)
|
9.86
|
7.91
|
2.70
|
||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
2.17
|
(0.62
|
)
|
(16.30
|
)
|
9.48
|
7.74
|
2.63
|
||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(0.01
|
)
|
(0.02
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||
Net realized gains
|
—
|
—
|
(6.09
|
)
|
(1.94
|
)
|
(1.02
|
)
|
(2.60
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Total distributions
|
—
|
—
|
(6.09
|
)
|
(1.94
|
)
|
(1.03
|
)
|
(2.62
|
)
|
||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$
|
17.09
|
$
|
14.92
|
$
|
15.54
|
$
|
37.93
|
$
|
30.39
|
$
|
23.68
|
||||||||||||
Total Return(3)
|
14.54
|
%
|
-3.99
|
%
|
-49.01
|
%
|
31.36
|
%
|
33.88
|
%
|
13.69
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Supplemental Data and Ratios
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)
|
$
|
26,582
|
$
|
29,155
|
$
|
39,098
|
$
|
107,135
|
$
|
78,325
|
$
|
78,819
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(4)
|
1.25
|
%
|
1.22
|
%
|
1.17
|
%
|
1.17
|
%
|
1.20
|
%
|
1.22
|
%
|
||||||||||||
After expense
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(4)
|
1.23
|
%
|
1.22
|
%
|
1.17
|
%
|
1.17
|
%
|
1.22
|
%
|
1.22
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses excluding
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
interest expense to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(4)
|
1.24
|
%
|
1.21
|
%
|
1.17
|
%
|
1.17
|
%
|
1.20
|
%
|
1.22
|
%
|
||||||||||||
After expense
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(4)
|
1.22
|
%
|
1.21
|
%
|
1.17
|
%
|
1.17
|
%
|
1.22
|
%
|
1.22
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
After expense
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
waiver/recoupment(4)
|
(0.67
|
)%
|
(0.53
|
)%
|
(0.80
|
)%
|
(1.02
|
)%
|
(0.65
|
)%
|
(0.31
|
)%
|
||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover(3)(5)
|
28
|
%
|
49
|
%
|
78
|
%
|
56
|
%
|
49
|
%
|
35
|
%
|
(1)
|
Per share amounts calculated using the average shares method.
|
(2)
|
Net realized and unrealized loss per share in this caption is a balancing amount necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the year, and may not reconcile with the
aggregate gain on the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the year.
|
(3)
|
Not Annualized for periods less than one year.
|
(4)
|
Annualized for periods less than one year.
|
(5)
|
Portfolio turnover disclosed is for the Fund as a whole.
|
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.
|
Large-Cap Growth Fund
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
$
|
206,141,784
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
206,141,784
|
||||||||
Total Investment in Securities
|
$
|
206,141,784
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
206,141,784
|
||||||||
SMID-Cap Growth Fund
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Common Stocks
|
$
|
467,121,766
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
467,121,766
|
||||||||
Total Investment in Securities
|
$
|
467,121,766
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
467,121,766
|
Fund
|
||
Large-Cap Growth Fund
|
0.55% on assets up to $2.5 billion
|
|
0.525% on assets between $2.5 billion and $5 billion
|
||
0.50% on assets greater than $5 billion
|
||
SMID-Cap Growth Fund
|
0.75%
|
Fund
|
||
Large-Cap Growth Fund
|
0.64%
|
|
SMID-Cap Growth Fund
|
0.87%
|
May 2024 –
|
November 2024 –
|
November 2025 –
|
November 2026 –
|
|||||||||||||
Fund
|
October 2024
|
October 2025
|
October 2026
|
October 2027
|
||||||||||||
Large-Cap Growth Fund
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
27,417
|
$
|
227,714
|
$
|
123,446
|
||||||||
SMID-Cap Growth Fund
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
43,720
|
Fund
|
|||
Large-Cap Growth Fund
|
$111,237
|
||
SMID-Cap Growth Fund
|
37,065
|
Fund
|
Institutional Class
|
Investor Class
|
|
Large-Cap Growth Fund
|
53,363
|
26,697
|
|
SMID-Cap Growth Fund
|
86,431
|
14,826
|
Large-Cap Growth Fund
|
||||||||
Period Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
April 30, 2024
|
October 31, 2023
|
|||||||
IS Class:
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
6,178
|
45,830
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(416,702
|
)
|
(1,980,739
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease
|
(410,524
|
)
|
(1,934,909
|
)
|
||||
Institutional Class:
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
247,101
|
642,187
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(827,862
|
)
|
(3,027,688
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease
|
(580,761
|
)
|
(2,385,501
|
)
|
||||
Investor Class:
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
118,115
|
233,481
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(522,597
|
)
|
(1,417,238
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease
|
(404,482
|
)
|
(1,183,757
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease in capital shares
|
(1,395,767
|
)
|
(5,504,167
|
)
|
||||
SMID-Cap Growth Fund
|
||||||||
Period Ended
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
April 30, 2024
|
October 31, 2023
|
|||||||
IS Class:
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
563,301
|
1,573,393
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(9,155,046
|
)
|
(10,672,124
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease
|
(8,591,745
|
)
|
(9,098,731
|
)
|
||||
Institutional Class:
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
904,968
|
3,349,706
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(5,001,377
|
)
|
(11,358,962
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease
|
(4,096,409
|
)
|
(8,009,256
|
)
|
||||
Investor Class:
|
||||||||
Shares sold
|
70,318
|
171,585
|
||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(469,482
|
)
|
(732,535
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease
|
(399,164
|
)
|
(560,950
|
)
|
||||
Net decrease in capital shares
|
(13,087,318
|
)
|
(17,668,937
|
)
|
U.S. Government Securities
|
Other Securities
|
|||||||||||||||
Fund
|
Purchases
|
Sales
|
Purchases
|
Sales
|
||||||||||||
Large-Cap Growth Fund
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
17,956,507
|
$
|
42,024,926
|
||||||||
SMID-Cap Growth Fund
|
—
|
—
|
161,472,029
|
388,265,603
|
Net Unrealized
|
||||||||||||||||
Aggregate Gross
|
Aggregate Gross
|
Appreciation
|
Federal Income
|
|||||||||||||
Fund
|
Appreciation
|
Depreciation
|
(Depreciation)
|
Tax Cost
|
||||||||||||
Large-Cap Growth Fund
|
$
|
43,288,588
|
$
|
(12,307,267
|
)
|
$
|
30,981,321
|
$
|
155,706,746
|
|||||||
SMID-Cap Growth Fund
|
62,037,388
|
(122,546,430
|
)
|
(60,509,092
|
)
|
674,170,981
|
Undistributed
|
Undistributed
|
Other
|
Net Unrealized
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||
Ordinary
|
Long-Term
|
Accumulated
|
Appreciation
|
Distributable
|
||||||||||||||||
Fund
|
Income
|
Capital Gains
|
Losses
|
(Depreciation)
|
Earnings
|
|||||||||||||||
Large-Cap Growth Fund
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(16,019,490
|
)
|
$
|
30,981,321
|
$
|
14,961,831
|
|||||||||
SMID-Cap Growth Fund
|
—
|
—
|
(486,109,457
|
)
|
(60,509,092
|
)
|
(546,618,549
|
)
|
Amount
|
||||||
Outstanding
|
Date of
|
|||||
Average
|
as of
|
Interest
|
Maximum
|
Maximum
|
||
Fund
|
LOC Agent
|
Borrowings
|
April 30, 2024
|
Expense
|
Borrowing
|
Borrowing
|
Large-Cap
|
||||||
Growth Fund
|
U.S. Bank N.A.
|
$ 19,308
|
—
|
$ 830
|
$ 2,299,000
|
January 16, 2024
|
SMID-Cap
|
||||||
Growth Fund
|
U.S. Bank N.A.
|
$549,692
|
—
|
$24,767
|
$35,564,000
|
December 6, 2023
|
(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.
1) Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
|