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, 2022
|
||||||||||
Shares
|
Value (Note 1) |
|||||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 95.28%
|
||||||||||
Communication Services - 2.13%
|
||||||||||
*
|
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
|
20,574
|
$
|
3,163,047
|
||||||
3,163,047
|
||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary - 13.52%
|
||||||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp.
|
11,016
|
6,343,564
|
||||||||
Dollar Tree, Inc.
|
27,722
|
4,439,678
|
||||||||
Ecolab, Inc.
|
10,929
|
1,929,624
|
||||||||
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc.
|
5,371
|
1,462,631
|
||||||||
Sweetgreen, Inc.
|
43,694
|
1,397,771
|
||||||||
The TJX Cos., Inc.
|
52,557
|
3,183,903
|
||||||||
*
|
Vail Resorts, Inc.
|
4,937
|
1,284,953
|
|||||||
20,042,124
|
||||||||||
Consumer Staples - 3.19%
|
||||||||||
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.
|
64,369
|
2,058,521
|
||||||||
The Procter & Gamble Co.
|
17,520
|
2,677,056
|
||||||||
4,735,577
|
||||||||||
Energy - 0.73%
|
||||||||||
*
|
Bloom Energy Corp. - Class A
|
44,735
|
1,080,350
|
|||||||
1,080,350
|
||||||||||
Financials - 18.07%
|
||||||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
|
15,561
|
4,673,902
|
||||||||
Bank OZK
|
56,038
|
2,392,823
|
||||||||
Lazard Ltd.
|
31,057
|
1,071,466
|
||||||||
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
|
26,616
|
4,535,899
|
||||||||
Synchrony Financial
|
67,563
|
2,351,868
|
||||||||
The Allstate Corp.
|
25,977
|
3,598,074
|
||||||||
Visa, Inc.
|
23,153
|
5,134,641
|
||||||||
Voya Financial, Inc.
|
45,768
|
3,036,707
|
||||||||
26,795,380
|
||||||||||
Health Care - 19.20%
|
||||||||||
AbbVie, Inc.
|
33,763
|
5,473,320
|
||||||||
*
|
American Well Corp. - Class A
|
57,703
|
242,930
|
|||||||
*
|
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
|
5,939
|
3,345,023
|
|||||||
*
|
Coursera, Inc.
|
31,719
|
730,806
|
|||||||
Eli Lilly & Co.
|
7,686
|
2,201,040
|
||||||||
*
|
Maravai Life Sciences Holdings, Inc.
|
31,753
|
1,119,928
|
|||||||
Medtronic PLC
|
20,300
|
2,252,285
|
||||||||
MSA Safety, Inc.
|
23,558
|
3,126,147
|
||||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
|
12,920
|
6,588,812
|
||||||||
*
|
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
|
12,990
|
3,390,000
|
|||||||
28,470,291
|
||||||||||
(Continued)
|
Aspiration Redwood Fund
|
||||||||||
Schedule of Investments - Continued
|
||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||
As of March 31, 2022
|
||||||||||
Shares
|
Value (Note 1)
|
|||||||||
COMMON STOCKS - Continued
|
||||||||||
Industrials - 9.11%
|
||||||||||
AGCO Corp.
|
12,718
|
$
|
1,857,210
|
|||||||
Aptiv PLC
|
31,531
|
3,774,576
|
||||||||
Ford Motor Co.
|
115,129
|
1,946,831
|
||||||||
*
|
Montrose Environment Group, Inc.
|
56,799
|
3,006,371
|
|||||||
|
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
|
9,900
|
497,376
|
|||||||
*
|
Shoals Technologies Group, Inc.
|
40,597
|
691,773
|
|||||||
Southwest Airlines Co.
|
38,001
|
1,740,446
|
||||||||
13,514,583
|
||||||||||
Information Technology - 25.95%
|
||||||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
|
40,952
|
4,477,692
|
||||||||
*
|
Akamai Technologies, Inc.
|
42,661
|
5,093,297
|
|||||||
*
|
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
|
24,424
|
4,016,771
|
|||||||
Micron Technology, Inc.
|
15,488
|
1,206,360
|
||||||||
Microsoft Corp.
|
31,082
|
9,582,891
|
||||||||
µ
|
NXP Semiconductors NV
|
22,189
|
4,106,740
|
|||||||
*
|
salesforce.com, Inc.
|
13,602
|
2,887,977
|
|||||||
*
|
SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.
|
2,052
|
661,503
|
|||||||
*
|
Vmware, Inc.
|
34,118
|
3,885,017
|
|||||||
Western Digital Corp.
|
51,456
|
2,554,790
|
||||||||
38,473,038
|
||||||||||
Materials - 2.36%
|
||||||||||
Regal Rexnord Corp.
|
9,048
|
1,346,161
|
||||||||
*
|
The Azek Co., Inc.
|
86,930
|
2,159,341
|
|||||||
3,505,502
|
||||||||||
Utilities - 1.02%
|
||||||||||
American Water Works Co., Inc.
|
9,119
|
1,509,468
|
||||||||
1,509,468
|
||||||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost $116,655,140)
|
141,289,360
|
|||||||||
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST - 3.13%
|
||||||||||
Prologis, Inc.
|
28,700
|
4,634,476
|
||||||||
Total Real Estate Investment Trust (Cost $2,480,457)
|
4,634,476
|
|||||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 1.48%
|
||||||||||
§
|
Fidelity Investments Money Market Treasury Portfolio -
|
|||||||||
Class I, 0.01%
|
2,190,084
|
2,190,084
|
||||||||
Total Short-Term Investment (Cost $2,190,084)
|
2,190,084
|
|||||||||
(Continued)
|
Aspiration Redwood Fund
|
||||||||||
Schedule of Investments - Continued
|
||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
||||||||||
As of March 31, 2022
|
||||||||||
Total Value of Investments (Cost $121,325,681) - 99.89%
|
$
|
148,113,920
|
||||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities - 0.11%
|
169,696
|
|||||||||
NET ASSETS - 100.00%
|
$
|
148,283,616
|
||||||||
§
|
Represents 7-day effective yield as of March 31, 2022.
|
|||||||||
*
|
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
|
2.13%
|
$ 3,163,047
|
||||||||
Consumer Discretionary
|
13.52%
|
20,042,124
|
||||||||
Consumer Staples
|
3.19%
|
4,735,577
|
||||||||
Energy
|
0.73%
|
1,080,350
|
||||||||
Financials
|
18.07%
|
26,795,380
|
||||||||
Health Care
|
19.20%
|
28,470,291
|
||||||||
Industrials
|
9.11%
|
13,514,583
|
||||||||
Information Technology
|
25.95%
|
38,473,038
|
||||||||
Materials
|
2.36%
|
3,505,502
|
||||||||
Utilities
|
1.02%
|
1,509,468
|
||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trust
|
3.13%
|
4,634,476
|
||||||||
Short-Term Investment
|
1.48%
|
2,190,084
|
||||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities
|
0.11%
|
169,696
|
||||||||
Total Net Assets
|
100.00%
|
$148,283,616
|
||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
|
Aspiration Redwood Fund
|
|||
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
|
|||
(Unaudited)
|
|||
As of March 31, 2022
|
|||
Assets:
|
|||
Investments, at value (cost $121,325,681)
|
$
|
148,113,920
|
|
Receivables:
|
|||
Fund shares sold
|
36,680
|
||
Dividends and interest
|
68,810
|
||
From Advisor
|
83,990
|
||
Prepaid expenses:
|
|||
Trustee fees and meeting expenses
|
36,103
|
||
Registration and filing expenses
|
19,084
|
||
Transfer agent fees
|
41
|
||
Total assets
|
148,358,628
|
||
Liabilities:
|
|||
Payables:
|
|||
Investments purchased
|
3
|
||
Accrued expenses:
|
|||
Professional fees
|
39,565
|
||
Custody fees
|
21,458
|
||
Shareholder fulfillment fees
|
6,908
|
||
Administration fees
|
3,078
|
||
Distribution and service fees (note 3)
|
3,003
|
||
Compliance fees
|
420
|
||
Security pricing fees
|
297
|
||
Fund accounting fees
|
280
|
||
Total liabilities
|
75,012
|
||
Net Assets
|
$
|
148,283,616
|
|
Net Assets Consist of:
|
|||
Paid in Capital
|
$
|
118,812,653
|
|
Distributable earnings
|
29,470,963
|
||
Total Net Assets
|
$
|
148,283,616
|
|
Shares Outstanding, no par value (unlimited authorized shares)
|
9,191,054
|
||
Net Asset Value, Maximum Offering Price, and Redemption Price Per Share
|
$
|
16.13
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements
|
Aspiration Redwood Fund
|
|||
Statement of Operations
|
|||
(Unaudited)
|
|||
For the fiscal period ended March 31, 2022
|
|||
Investment Income:
|
|||
Dividends
|
$
|
1,620,011
|
|
Total Investment Income
|
1,620,011
|
||
Expenses:
|
|||
Transfer agent fees (note 2)
|
298,003
|
||
Trustee fees and meeting expenses
|
86,709
|
||
Administration fees (note 2)
|
73,176
|
||
Custody fees (note 2)
|
57,291
|
||
Professional fees
|
30,030
|
||
Registration and filing expenses
|
20,993
|
||
Fund accounting fees (note 2)
|
20,890
|
||
Compliance fees (note 2)
|
6,370
|
||
Security pricing fees
|
3,094
|
||
Distribution and service fees (note 3)
|
3,003
|
||
Total Expenses
|
599,559
|
||
|
|||
Expenses reimbursed by advisor (note 2)
|
(228,419)
|
||
|
|||
Net Expenses
|
371,140
|
||
Net Investment Income
|
1,248,871
|
||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments
|
|||
Net realized gain from investment transactions
|
3,698,690
|
||
|
|||
Change in unrealized depreciation on investments
|
(396,621)
|
||
Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments
|
3,302,069
|
||
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
|
$
|
4,550,940
|
|
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
|
2022 (a)
|
2021
|
||||||||
Operations:
|
||||||||||
Net investment income
|
$
|
1,248,871
|
$
|
801,258
|
||||||
Net realized gain on investment transactions
|
3,698,690
|
13,717,571
|
||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
|
(396,621)
|
19,158,365
|
||||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations
|
4,550,940
|
33,677,194
|
||||||||
Distributions to Shareholders
|
(14,504,213)
|
-
|
||||||||
Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions
|
(14,504,213)
|
-
|
||||||||
Beneficial Interest Transactions
|
||||||||||
Shares sold
|
13,799,634
|
29,892,282
|
||||||||
Reinvested dividends and distributions
|
14,442,842
|
-
|
||||||||
Shares repurchased
|
(10,068,002)
|
(23,728,212)
|
||||||||
Net Increase in Beneficial Interest Transactions
|
18,174,474
|
6,164,070
|
||||||||
Net Increase in Net Assets
|
8,221,201
|
39,841,264
|
||||||||
Net Assets:
|
||||||||||
Beginning of period
|
140,062,415
|
100,221,151
|
||||||||
End of period
|
$
|
148,283,616
|
$
|
140,062,415
|
||||||
Share Information:
|
||||||||||
Shares Sold
|
812,880
|
1,833,837
|
||||||||
Reinvested Distributions
|
834,484
|
-
|
||||||||
Shares repurchased
|
(588,357)
|
(1,462,587)
|
||||||||
Net Increase in Shares of Beneficial Interest
|
1,059,007
|
371,250
|
||||||||
(a) Unaudited.
|
||||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
|
Aspiration Redwood Fund
|
||||||||||||||
Financial Highlights
|
||||||||||||||
Investor Class Shares
|
||||||||||||||
For a share outstanding during each
|
March 31,
|
September 30,
|
||||||||||||
of the fiscal years or period ended
|
2022
|
(b)
|
2021
|
2020
|
2019
|
2018
|
||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
|
$
|
17.22
|
$
|
12.91
|
$
|
12.81
|
$
|
13.63
|
$
|
12.82
|
||||
Income (Loss) from Investment Operations
|
||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
0.13
|
0.10
|
0.15
|
0.14
|
0.14
|
|||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain
|
||||||||||||||
on investments
|
0.53
|
4.21
|
1.15
|
0.06
|
1.25
|
|||||||||
Total from Investment Operations
|
0.66
|
4.31
|
1.30
|
0.20
|
1.39
|
|||||||||
Less Distributions to Shareholders From:
|
||||||||||||||
Net investment income
|
(0.22)
|
-
|
(0.58)
|
(0.12)
|
(0.06)
|
|||||||||
Net realized gains
|
(1.53)
|
-
|
(0.59)
|
(0.90)
|
(0.52)
|
|||||||||
Return of capital
|
-
|
-
|
(0.03)
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Total Distributions
|
(1.75)
|
-
|
(1.20)
|
(1.02)
|
(0.58)
|
|||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Period
|
$
|
16.13
|
$
|
17.22
|
$
|
12.91
|
$
|
12.81
|
$
|
13.63
|
||||
Total Return (a)
|
3.33%
|
(d)
|
33.38%
|
9.96%
|
2.95%
|
11.28%
|
||||||||
Net Assets, End of Period (in thousands)
|
$
|
148,284
|
$
|
140,062
|
$
|
100,221
|
$
|
84,597
|
$
|
79,130
|
||||
Ratios of:
|
||||||||||||||
Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets
|
0.81%
|
(c)
|
0.87%
|
1.28%
|
1.50%
|
1.41%
|
||||||||
Net Expenses to Average Net Assets
|
0.50%
|
(c)
|
0.50%
|
0.50%
|
0.50%
|
0.50%
|
||||||||
Net Investment Income to Average
|
||||||||||||||
Net Assets
|
1.68%
|
(c)
|
0.62%
|
0.78%
|
1.23%
|
1.06%
|
||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate
|
11.97%
|
(d)
|
33.31%
|
161.38%
|
135.10%
|
110.18%
|
||||||||
(a)
|
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 1.33%, 31.38%, 7.96%, 0.95%, and 9.28%, respectively
for the period/years ended March 31, 2022 and September 30, 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively.
|
|||||||||||||
(b)
|
Unaudited.
|
|||||||||||||
(c)
|
Annualized.
|
|||||||||||||
(d)
|
Not annualized.
|
|||||||||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements
|
Aspiration Redwood Fund
|
Notes to Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
|
As of March 31, 2022 |
Aspiration Redwood Fund
|
Notes to Financial Statements – Continued
(Unaudited)
|
As of March 31, 2022 |
Aspiration Redwood Fund
|
||||||||
Investments in Securities (a)
|
Total
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
||||
Investments
|
||||||||
Common Stocks*
|
$
|
141,289,360
|
$
|
141,289,360
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
Real Estate Investment Trust
|
4,634,476
|
4,634,476
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Short-Term Investment
|
2,190,084
|
2,190,084
|
-
|
-
|
||||
Total Investments
|
$
|
148,113,920
|
$
|
148,113,920
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
Aspiration Redwood Fund
|
Notes to Financial Statements – Continued
(Unaudited)
|
As of March 31, 2022 |
Aspiration Redwood Fund
|
Notes to Financial Statements – Continued
(Unaudited)
|
As of March 31, 2022 |
2.
|
Transactions with Related Parties and Service Providers
|
Fiscal Year/Period End
|
Reimbursement Amount
|
Recoupment Date Expiration
|
March 31, 2022
September 30, 2021
|
$228,419
$480,413
|
March 31, 2025
September 30, 2024
|
September 30, 2020
|
$715,381
|
September 30, 2023
|
Aspiration Redwood Fund
|
Notes to Financial Statements – Continued
(Unaudited)
|
As of March 31, 2022 |
3.
|
Distribution and Service Fees
|
4.
|
Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities
|
Purchases of Securities
|
Proceeds from Sales of Securities
|
$23,790,980
|
$17,066,138
|
Aspiration Redwood Fund
|
Notes to Financial Statements – Continued
(Unaudited)
|
As of March 31, 2022 |
March 31, 2022
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September 30, 2021
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Ordinary Income
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$11,195,210
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$ -
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Long-Term Capital Gains
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3,309,003
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-
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Cost of Investments
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$121,325,681
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Gross Unrealized Appreciation
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33,434,485
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Gross Unrealized Depreciation
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(6,646,246)
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Net Unrealized Appreciation
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$ 26,788,239
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Aspiration Redwood Fund
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Additional Information
(Unaudited)
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As of March 31, 2022 |
1.
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Proxy Voting Policies and Voting Record
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2.
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Quarterly Portfolio Holdings
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3.
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Tax Information
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4.
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Schedule of Shareholder Expenses
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Aspiration Redwood Fund
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Additional Information
(Unaudited)
|
As of March 31, 2022 |
Investor Class Shares
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Beginning
Account Value
October 1, 2021
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Ending
Account Value
March 31, 2022
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Expenses Paid
During Period*
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Actual
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
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|||
$1,000.00
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$1,033,30
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$2.53
|
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$1,000.00
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$1,022.44
|
$2.52
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For Shareholder Service Inquiries:
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For Investment Advisor Inquiries:
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Aspiration Fund Adviser, LLC
4551 Glencoe Avenue
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
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Aspiration Fund Adviser, LLC
4551 Glencoe Avenue Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
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Telephone:
800-683-8529
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Telephone:
800-683-8529
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World Wide Web @: |
World Wide Web @:
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aspiration.com |
aspiration.com
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ITEM 2. |
CODE OF ETHICS. |
ITEM 3. |
AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
ITEM 4. |
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
ITEM 5. |
AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
ITEM 6. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. |
ITEM 7.
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DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
ITEM 8. |
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
ITEM 9.
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PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
ITEM 10. |
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITYHOLDERS. |
Item 11. |
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
(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) |
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. |
DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
ITEM 13. |
EXHIBITS. |
(a)(1) |
Not applicable.
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(a)(2) |
Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are
filed herewith.
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(b) |
Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed herewith.
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Aspiration Funds
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/s/ Andrei Cherny
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Date: June 6, 2022
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Andrei Cherny
President and Principal Executive Officer
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/s/ Andrei Cherny
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Date: June 6, 2022
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Andrei Cherny
President and Principal Executive Officer
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/s/ Mike Shuckerow
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Date: June 7, 2022
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Mike Shuckerow
Treasurer, Principal Accounting Officer, and Principal Financial Officer
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