Statements in this Semi-Annual Report that reflect projections or expectations of future financial or economic performance of the Aspiration Redwood Fund (“Fund”) and of the market in general and
statements of the Fund’s plans and objectives for future operations are forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that actual results or events will not differ materially from those projected, estimated, assumed or
anticipated in any such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could result in such differences, in addition to the other factors noted with such forward-looking statements, include, without limitation, general economic
conditions such as inflation, recession and interest rates. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund carefully
before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund. A copy of the prospectus is available at funds.aspiration.com/redwood/
or by calling the Advisor at 800-683-8529. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.
|
Aspiration Redwood Fund
|
||||||||||
Schedule of Investments
|
||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||
As of March 31, 2020
|
||||||||||
Shares
|
Value (Note 1)
|
|||||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 92.22%
|
||||||||||
Communication Services - 5.17%
|
||||||||||
*
|
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
|
17,515
|
$
|
2,077,454
|
||||||
The Walt Disney Co.
|
18,120
|
1,750,392
|
||||||||
3,827,846
|
||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary - 16.97%
|
||||||||||
Aptiv PLC
|
40,723
|
2,005,201
|
||||||||
Best Buy Co., Inc.
|
32,710
|
1,864,470
|
||||||||
*
|
LKQ Corp.
|
125,989
|
2,584,034
|
|||||||
*
|
Mohawk Industries, Inc.
|
29,120
|
2,220,109
|
|||||||
OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.
|
501,421
|
2,035,769
|
||||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
|
57,662
|
1,854,987
|
||||||||
12,564,570
|
||||||||||
Consumer Staples - 4.43%
|
||||||||||
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.
|
112,500
|
3,281,625
|
||||||||
3,281,625
|
||||||||||
Financials - 21.36%
|
||||||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
|
32,482
|
3,328,755
|
||||||||
*
|
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B
|
13,340
|
2,438,952
|
|||||||
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
|
14,071
|
1,216,579
|
||||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc.
|
49,214
|
2,566,018
|
||||||||
Synchrony Financial
|
140,528
|
2,261,096
|
||||||||
Visa, Inc.
|
24,885
|
4,009,471
|
||||||||
15,820,871
|
||||||||||
Health Care - 15.68%
|
||||||||||
*
|
Align Technology, Inc.
|
12,928
|
2,248,826
|
|||||||
*
|
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
|
4,082
|
1,430,986
|
|||||||
*
|
Incyte Corp.
|
42,654
|
3,123,552
|
|||||||
*
|
Laboratory Corp of America Holdings
|
19,600
|
2,477,244
|
|||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
|
9,346
|
2,330,705
|
||||||||
11,611,313
|
||||||||||
Industrials - 7.34%
|
||||||||||
AGCO Corp.
|
61,205
|
2,891,936
|
||||||||
MSA Safety, Inc.
|
25,100
|
2,540,120
|
||||||||
5,432,056
|
||||||||||
Information Technology - 21.27%
|
||||||||||
Jabil, Inc.
|
80,122
|
1,969,399
|
||||||||
*
|
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.
|
56,864
|
1,871,963
|
|||||||
µ
|
NXP Semiconductors NV
|
20,002
|
1,658,766
|
|||||||
*
|
ON Semiconductor Corp.
|
140,739
|
1,750,793
|
|||||||
*
|
PTC, Inc.
|
28,150
|
1,723,061
|
|||||||
*
|
Trimble, Inc.
|
100,161
|
3,188,125
|
|||||||
*
|
Vmware, Inc.
|
16,269
|
1,970,176
|
|||||||
Western Digital Corp.
|
38,931
|
1,620,308
|
||||||||
15,752,591
|
||||||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost $86,790,353)
|
68,290,872
|
|||||||||
(Continued)
|
Aspiration Redwood Fund
|
||||||||||
Schedule of Investments
|
||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||
As of March 31, 2020
|
||||||||||
Shares
|
Value (Note 1)
|
|||||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 92.22%
|
||||||||||
Communication Services - 5.17%
|
||||||||||
*
|
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
|
17,515
|
$
|
2,077,454
|
||||||
The Walt Disney Co.
|
18,120
|
1,750,392
|
||||||||
3,827,846
|
||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary - 16.97%
|
||||||||||
Aptiv PLC
|
40,723
|
2,005,201
|
||||||||
Best Buy Co., Inc.
|
32,710
|
1,864,470
|
||||||||
*
|
LKQ Corp.
|
125,989
|
2,584,034
|
|||||||
*
|
Mohawk Industries, Inc.
|
29,120
|
2,220,109
|
|||||||
OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.
|
501,421
|
2,035,769
|
||||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
|
57,662
|
1,854,987
|
||||||||
12,564,570
|
||||||||||
Consumer Staples - 4.43%
|
||||||||||
Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc.
|
112,500
|
3,281,625
|
||||||||
3,281,625
|
||||||||||
Financials - 21.36%
|
||||||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
|
32,482
|
3,328,755
|
||||||||
*
|
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B
|
13,340
|
2,438,952
|
|||||||
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
|
14,071
|
1,216,579
|
||||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc.
|
49,214
|
2,566,018
|
||||||||
Synchrony Financial
|
140,528
|
2,261,096
|
||||||||
Visa, Inc.
|
24,885
|
4,009,471
|
||||||||
15,820,871
|
||||||||||
Health Care - 15.68%
|
||||||||||
*
|
Align Technology, Inc.
|
12,928
|
2,248,826
|
|||||||
*
|
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
|
4,082
|
1,430,986
|
|||||||
*
|
Incyte Corp.
|
42,654
|
3,123,552
|
|||||||
*
|
Laboratory Corp of America Holdings
|
19,600
|
2,477,244
|
|||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
|
9,346
|
2,330,705
|
||||||||
11,611,313
|
||||||||||
Industrials - 7.34%
|
||||||||||
AGCO Corp.
|
61,205
|
2,891,936
|
||||||||
MSA Safety, Inc.
|
25,100
|
2,540,120
|
||||||||
5,432,056
|
||||||||||
Information Technology - 21.27%
|
||||||||||
Jabil, Inc.
|
80,122
|
1,969,399
|
||||||||
*
|
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.
|
56,864
|
1,871,963
|
|||||||
µ
|
NXP Semiconductors NV
|
20,002
|
1,658,766
|
|||||||
*
|
ON Semiconductor Corp.
|
140,739
|
1,750,793
|
|||||||
*
|
PTC, Inc.
|
28,150
|
1,723,061
|
|||||||
*
|
Trimble, Inc.
|
100,161
|
3,188,125
|
|||||||
*
|
Vmware, Inc.
|
16,269
|
1,970,176
|
|||||||
Western Digital Corp.
|
38,931
|
1,620,308
|
||||||||
15,752,591
|
||||||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost $86,790,353)
|
68,290,872
|
|||||||||
(Continued)
|
Aspiration Redwood Fund
|
|||||||||||
Schedule of Investments - Continued
|
|||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
|||||||||||
As of March 31, 2020
|
|||||||||||
Shares
|
Value (Note 1)
|
||||||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST - 4.00%
|
|||||||||||
Prologis, Inc.
|
36,800
|
$
|
2,957,616
|
||||||||
2,957,616
|
|||||||||||
Total Real Estate Investment Trust (Cost $2,976,424)
|
2,957,616
|
||||||||||
Total Value of Investments (Cost $89,766,777) - 96.22%
|
$
|
71,248,488
|
|||||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities - 3.78%
|
2,802,651
|
||||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
|
$
|
74,051,139
|
|||||||||
*
|
Non-income producing investment
|
||||||||||
µ
|
American Depositary Receipt
|
||||||||||
The following acronym or abbreviation is used in this Schedule:
|
|||||||||||
NV - Netherlands Security
|
|||||||||||
Summary of Investments
|
|||||||||||
% of Net
|
|||||||||||
By Sector
|
Assets
|
Value
|
|||||||||
Communication Services
|
5.17%
|
$
|
3,827,846 | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary
|
16.97%
|
12,564,570
|
|||||||||
Consumer Staples
|
4.43%
|
3,281,625
|
|||||||||
Financials
|
21.36%
|
15,820,871
|
|||||||||
Health Care
|
15.68%
|
11,611,313
|
|||||||||
Industrials
|
7.34%
|
5,432,056
|
|||||||||
Information Technology
|
21.27%
|
15,752,591
|
|||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trust
|
4.00%
|
2,957,616
|
|||||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities
|
3.78%
|
2,802,651
|
|||||||||
Total Net Assets
|
100.00%
|
$
|
74,051,139 | ||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
|
Aspiration Redwood Fund
|
||||
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
|
||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||
As of March 31, 2020
|
||||
Assets:
|
||||
Investments, at value (cost $89,766,777)
|
$
|
71,248,488
|
||
Receivables:
|
||||
From Advisor
|
376,111
|
|||
Investments sold
|
6,742,680
|
|||
Fund shares sold
|
148,213
|
|||
Dividends
|
40,758
|
|||
Prepaid expenses:
|
||||
Registration and filing expenses
|
23,580
|
|||
Fund accounting fees
|
1,993
|
|||
Transfer agent fees
|
781
|
|||
Trustee fees and meeting expenses
|
47
|
|||
Total assets
|
78,582,651
|
|||
Liabilities:
|
||||
Due to custodian
|
919,555
|
|||
Payables:
|
||||
Investments purchased
|
3,506,887
|
|||
Fund shares repurchased
|
42,825
|
|||
Accrued expenses:
|
||||
Professional fees
|
28,487
|
|||
Distribution and service fees - Investor Class Shares
|
15,193
|
|||
Custody fees
|
8,978
|
|||
Insurance fees
|
5,832
|
|||
Administration fees
|
1,928
|
|||
Shareholder fulfillment fees
|
1,398
|
|||
Compliance fees
|
280
|
|||
Security pricing fees
|
149
|
|||
Total liabilities
|
4,531,512
|
|||
Net Assets
|
$
|
74,051,139
|
||
Net Assets Consist of:
|
||||
Paid in capital
|
$
|
98,229,758
|
||
Accumulated deficit
|
(24,178,619)
|
|||
Total Net Assets
|
$
|
74,051,139
|
||
Shares Outstanding, no par value (unlimited authorized shares)
|
8,021,691
|
|||
Net Asset Value, Maximum Offering Price, and Redemption Price Per Share
|
$
|
9.23
|
||
See Notes to Financial Statements
|
Aspiration Redwood Fund
|
||||
Statement of Operations
|
||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||
For the fiscal period ended March 31, 2020
|
||||
Investment Income:
|
||||
Dividends
|
$
|
642,899
|
||
Total Investment Income
|
642,899
|
|||
Expenses:
|
||||
Transfer Agent fees (Note 2)
|
290,596
|
|||
Other operating expenses (Note 2)
|
160,867
|
|||
Distribution and service fees - Investor Class Shares (Note 3)
|
112,558
|
|||
Professional fees
|
37,206
|
|||
Total Expenses
|
601,227
|
|||
Expenses reimbursed by Advisor (Note 2)
|
(376,111)
|
|||
Net Expenses
|
225,116
|
|||
Net Investment Income
|
417,783
|
|||
Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments:
|
||||
Net realized loss from investment transactions
|
(3,115,537)
|
|||
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments
|
(18,232,742)
|
|||
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments
|
(21,348,279)
|
|||
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
|
$
|
(20,930,496)
|
||
See Notes to Financial Statements
|
Aspiration Redwood Fund
|
||||||||||
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
||||||||||
March 31,
|
September 30,
|
|||||||||
For the fiscal year or period ended
|
2020
|
(a)
|
2019
|
|||||||
Operations:
|
||||||||||
Net investment income
|
$
|
417,783
|
$
|
978,592
|
||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions
|
(3,115,537)
|
4,450,881
|
||||||||
Net change in unrealized depreciation on
|
||||||||||
investments
|
(18,232,742)
|
(2,741,641)
|
||||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations
|
(20,930,496)
|
2,687,832
|
||||||||
Distributions to Shareholders
|
(8,086,910)
|
(6,111,447)
|
||||||||
Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions
|
(8,086,910)
|
(6,111,447)
|
||||||||
Beneficial Interest Transactions:
|
||||||||||
Shares Sold
|
21,864,797
|
25,409,119
|
||||||||
Reinvested Dividends and Distributions
|
8,043,317
|
6,083,362
|
||||||||
Shares Repurchased
|
(11,436,401)
|
(22,602,384)
|
||||||||
Net Increase in Beneficial Interest Transactions
|
18,471,713
|
8,890,097
|
||||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets
|
(10,545,693)
|
5,466,482
|
||||||||
Net Assets:
|
||||||||||
Beginning of period
|
84,596,832
|
79,130,350.00
|
||||||||
End of period
|
$
|
74,051,139
|
$
|
84,596,832
|
||||||
Share Information:
|
||||||||||
Shares Sold
|
1,763,059
|
2,061,802
|
||||||||
Reinvested Dividends and Distributions
|
600,749
|
564,133
|
||||||||
Shares Repurchased
|
(947,086)
|
(1,828,327)
|
||||||||
Net Increase in Shares of Beneficial Interest
|
1,416,722
|
797,608
|
||||||||
(a)
|
Unaudited.
|
|||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
|
Aspiration Redwood Fund
|
|||||||||||||||
Financial Highlights
|
|||||||||||||||
For a share outstanding during each
|
March 31,
|
September 30,
|
|||||||||||||
of the fiscal years or periods ended
|
2020
|
(e)
|
2019
|
2018
|
2017
|
2016
|
(d)
|
||||||||
Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Period
|
$
|
12.81
|
$
|
13.63
|
$
|
12.82
|
$
|
10.81
|
$
|
10.00
|
|||||
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations
|
|||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
0.12
|
0.14
|
0.14
|
0.13
|
0.10
|
||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
|||||||||||||||
on investments
|
(2.50)
|
0.06
|
1.25
|
2.43
|
0.71
|
||||||||||
Total from Investment Operations
|
(2.38)
|
0.20
|
1.39
|
2.56
|
0.81
|
||||||||||
Less Distributions to Shareholders:
|
|||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
(0.61)
|
(0.12)
|
(0.06)
|
(0.21)
|
-
|
||||||||||
Net realized gains
|
(0.59)
|
(0.90)
|
(0.52)
|
(0.34)
|
-
|
||||||||||
Total Distributions
|
(1.20)
|
(1.02)
|
(0.58)
|
(0.55)
|
-
|
||||||||||
Net Asset Value per Share, End of Period
|
$
|
9.23
|
$
|
12.81
|
$
|
13.63
|
$
|
12.82
|
$
|
10.81
|
|||||
Total Return (c)
|
(21.23)%
|
(b)
|
2.95%
|
11.28%
|
24.70%
|
8.10%
|
(b)
|
||||||||
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
|
$
|
74,051
|
$
|
84,597
|
$
|
79,130
|
$
|
37,249
|
$
|
5,163
|
|||||
Ratios of:
|
|||||||||||||||
Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets
|
1.34%
|
(a)
|
1.50%
|
1.41%
|
2.65%
|
9.49%
|
(a)
|
||||||||
Net Expenses to Average Net Assets
|
0.50%
|
(a)
|
0.50%
|
0.50%
|
0.50%
|
0.50%
|
(a)
|
||||||||
Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets
|
0.93%
|
(a)
|
1.23%
|
1.06%
|
0.83%
|
1.90%
|
(a)
|
||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate
|
95.96%
|
(b)
|
135.10%
|
110.18%
|
131.83%
|
120.74%
|
(b)
|
||||||||
(a)
|
Annualized
|
||||||||||||||
(b)
|
Not annualized.
|
||||||||||||||
(c)
|
Investors in the Fund are clients of Aspiration Fund Adviser, LLC (the "Advisor") and may pay the Advisor a fee in the amount they believe is fair ranging from 0%
to 2% of the value of their investment in the Fund. Assuming a maximum advisory fee of 2% is paid by an investor to the Advisor, the Total Return of an investment in the Fund would have been (23.23)%, 0.95%, 9.28%, 22.70%, and 6.10% for
the periods ended March 31, September 2019, September 2018, September 2017, and September 2016, respectively.
|
||||||||||||||
(d)
|
For the fiscal period from November 16, 2015 (Date of Initial Public Investment) through September 30, 2016.
|
||||||||||||||
(e)
|
Unaudited.
|
||||||||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
|
Aspiration Redwood Fund
|
||||||||
Investments in Securities (a)
|
Total
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
||||
Investments
|
||||||||
Common Stocks*
|
$
|
68,290,872
|
$
|
68,290,872
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
Real Estate Investment Trust
|
2,957,616
|
2,957,616
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Total Investments
|
$
|
71,248,488
|
$
|
71,248,488
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
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Fiscal Year/Period End
|
Reimbursement Amount
|
Recoupment Date Expiration
|
March 31, 2020
|
$376,111
|
September 30, 2022
|
September 30, 2019
|
$794,797
|
September 30, 2022
|
September 30, 2018
|
$566,641
|
September 30, 2021
|
Purchases of Securities
|
Proceeds from Sales of Securities
|
$92,250,316
|
$82,808,920
|
March 31, 2020
|
September 30, 2019
|
|
Ordinary Income
|
$7,535,909
|
$4,852,616
|
Long-Term Capital Gains
|
551,001
|
1,258,831
|
Cost of Investments
|
$ |
89,766,777
|
||||
Gross Unrealized Appreciation
|
1,137,763
|
|||||
Gross Unrealized Depreciation
|
(19,656,051)
|
|||||
Net Unrealized Depreciation
|
$ |
(18,518,288)
|
||||
Investor Class Shares
|
Beginning
Account Value
October 1, 2019
|
Ending
Account Value
March 31, 2020
|
Expenses Paid
During Period*
|
Actual
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
|
|||
$1,000.00
|
$ 787.70
|
$2.23
|
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,022.50
|
$2.53
|
(i)
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Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services. The Trustees considered the responsibilities of the Advisor under the Investment Advisory Agreement. The Trustees reviewed the services being provided by the
Advisor to the Fund including, without limitation, the quality of its investment advisory services since the Fund’s inception; its procedures for formulating investment recommendations and assuring compliance with the Fund’s investment
objectives, policies and limitations; its coordination of services for the Fund among the Fund’s service providers; and its efforts to promote the Fund, grow the Fund’s assets, and assist in the distribution of the Fund’s shares. The
Trustees also evaluated: The Advisor’s staffing, personnel, and methods of operation; the education and experience of the Advisor’s personnel; the Advisor’s compliance program; and the financial condition of the Advisor.
|
(ii)
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Performance. The Trustees compared the performance of the Fund with the performance of its respective benchmark indexes, comparable funds with similar strategies managed by
other investment advisers, and applicable peer group data (e.g., Broadridge peer group averages). The Trustees also considered the consistency of the Advisor’s management of the Fund with its respective investment objective, policies and
limitations. After reviewing the investment performance of the Fund, the Advisor’s experience managing the Fund, the Advisor’s historical investment performance, and other factors, the Board concluded that the investment performance of
the Fund and the Advisor was satisfactory.
|
(iii)
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Fees and Expenses; Fall-out Benefits to the Advisor. The Board consider the fees and expenses in connection with the Advisor’s management of the Fund, including any fall-out benefits derived by the
Advisor and its affiliates resulting from its relationship with the Fund. In considering the costs of the services provided by the Advisor and the benefits derived by the Advisor and its affiliates, the Trustees noted that the management
fee for the Fund is 0% of average daily net assets, with shareholders being made up entirely of clients of the Advisor, and that those clients pay the Advisor directly, rather than through the Fund via a management fee charged to the
Fund.
|
(iv)
|
Profitability. The Board reviewed the Advisor’s profitability in connection with its management of the Fund over the past twelve months. The Board considered the quality of the Advisor’s service to
the Fund, and after further discussion, concluded that the Advisor’s level of profitability was acceptable.
|
(v)
|
Economies of Scale. The Trustees noted that the Fund does not have a traditional advisory fee. The Trustees noted that shareholders would benefit from their ability to individually allocate between
0.0% and 2.0% of the net asset value of their account per year as payment to the Advisor. The Trustees then reviewed the Fund’s operational history and noted that the size of the Fund had not provided an opportunity to realize economies
of scale. The Trustees noted that the Fund was a relatively small size and economies of scale were unlikely to be achievable in the near future. Following further discussion of the Fund’s asset levels and expectations for growth, the
Board determined that the Fund’s fee arrangements were fair and reasonable at the present time in relation to the nature and quality of the services provided by the Advisor.
|
(i)
|
Nature, Extent, and Quality of Services. The Trustees considered the responsibilities of the Sub-Advisor under the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement. The Trustees reviewed the services being provided
by the Sub-Advisor to the Fund including, without limitation, the quality of its investment advisory services since the Fund’s inception (including research and recommendations with respect to portfolio securities) and its procedures for
formulating investment recommendations and assuring compliance with the Fund’s investment objectives, policies, and limitations. The Trustees evaluated: the Sub-Advisor’s staffing, personnel, and methods of operating; the education and
experience of the Sub-Advisor’s personnel; the Sub-Advisor’s compliance program; and the financial condition of the Sub-Advisor.
|
(ii)
|
Performance. The Trustees compared the performance of the Fund with the performance of its benchmark index, comparable funds with similar strategies managed by other investment advisors, and
applicable peer group data (e.g., Broadridge peer group average). The Trustees also considered the consistency of the Sub-Advisor’s management of the Fund with its investment objective, policies, and limitations. After reviewing the
investment performance of the Fund, the Sub-Advisor’s experience managing the Fund, the Sub-Advisor’s historical investment performance, and other factors, the Board concluded that the investment performance of the Fund and the
Sub-Advisor was satisfactory.
|
(iii)
|
Fees and Expense; Fall-out Benefits to the Sub-Advisor. The Trustees noted that the fee under the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement was a percentage of fees received by the
Advisor from the Fund, calculated after the Advisor contributed 10% in a donation to charity. The Trustees evaluated the Sub-Advisor’s staffing, personnel, and methods of operating; the education and experience of the Sub-Advisor’s
personnel; the Sub-Advisor’s compliance program; the financial condition of the Sub-Advisor; the level of commitment to the Fund and the Sub-Advisor by the principals of the Sub-Advisor; the asset level of the Fund; and the overall
expenses of the Fund and the nature and frequency of advisory fee payments.
|
(iv)
|
Profitability. The Board reviewed the Sub-Advisor’s profitability analysis in connection with its management of the Fund over the past twelve months. The Board considered the quality of the
Sub-Advisor’s service to the Fund, and after further discussion, concluded that the Sub-Advisor’s level of profitability was acceptable.
|
(v)
|
Economies of Scale. In this regard, the Trustees reviewed Fund’s operational history and noted that the size of the Fund had not provided an opportunity to realize economies of
scale. The Trustees noted that the Fund was a relatively small size and economies of scale were unlikely to be achievable in the near future. It was pointed out that breakpoints in the advisory fee could be reconsidered in the future.
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For Shareholder Service Inquiries:
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For Investment Advisor Inquiries:
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Nottingham Shareholder Services, LLC
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Aspiration Fund Adviser, LLC
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116 South Franklin Street
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4551 Glencoe Avenue
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Post Office Box 69
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Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
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Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27802-0069
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|
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Telephone: |
Telephone: |
800-773-3863 | 800-683-8529 |
World Wide Web @: | World Wide Web @: |
ncfunds.com |
aspiration.com
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Item 2.
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CODE OF ETHICS.
|
Not applicable.
|
Item 3.
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AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
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Not applicable.
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Item 4.
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PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
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Not applicable.
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Item 5.
|
AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
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Not applicable.
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Item 6.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
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A copy of Schedule I - Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
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Item 7.
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DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
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Not applicable.
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Item 8.
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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
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Not applicable.
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Item 9.
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PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
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Not applicable.
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Item 10.
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SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITYHOLDERS.
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None.
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Item 11.
|
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
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(a)
|
The President and Principal Executive Officer and the Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the
Investment Company Act of 1940) are effective based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act of
1934, as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report..
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(b)
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There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the period covered by this report
that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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Item 12.
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DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
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Not applicable.
|
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Item 13.
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EXHIBITS.
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(a)(1)
|
Not applicable.
|
(a)(2)
|
Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are filed herewith.
|
(a)(3)
|
Not applicable.
|
(b)
|
Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed
herewith.
|
Aspiration Funds
|
||
By:
|
____/s/ Andrei Cherny_______
|
|
Andrei Cherny
President and Principal Executive Officer
|
||
Date:
|
June 5, 2020
|
By:
|
___/s/ Andrei Cherny__________
|
|
Andrei Cherny
President and Principal Executive Officer
|
||
Date:
|
June 5, 2020
|
By:
|
___/s/ Ashley H. Lanham______
|
|
Ashley H. Lanham
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
|
||
Date:
|
June 8, 2020
|