(a)
|
|
Annualized Net
|
Beginning
|
Ending
|
Expenses Paid
|
|
Expense Ratio
|
Account Value
|
Account Value
|
During Period(1)
|
|
(2/29/2024)
|
(9/1/2023)
|
(2/29/2024)
|
(9/1/2023 to 2/29/2024)
|
|
Institutional Class
|
||||
Actual(2)
|
0.85%
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,117.40
|
$4.47
|
Hypothetical
|
||||
(5% annual return before expenses)
|
0.85%
|
$1,000.00
|
$1,020.64
|
$4.27
|
(1)
|
Expense are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the period multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 to reflect its six-month period.
|
(2)
|
Based on the actual returns for the period from September 1, 2023 through February 29, 2024, of 11.74% for the Institutional Class.
|
Copart, Inc.
|
5.73%
|
||
Axon Enterprise, Inc.
|
5.52%
|
||
Fair Isaac Corp.
|
4.85%
|
||
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
|
3.93%
|
||
ExlService Holdings, Inc.
|
3.85%
|
||
Exponent, Inc.
|
3.60%
|
||
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.
|
3.55%
|
||
CoStar Group, Inc.
|
3.54%
|
||
RBC Bearings, Inc.
|
3.54%
|
||
Pool Corp.
|
3.44%
|
(1)
|
Fund Holdings and Sector allocations are subject to change at any time and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
COMMON STOCKS – 95.45%
|
||||||||
Apparel Retailers – 2.24%
|
||||||||
Burlington Stores, Inc.(a)
|
3,529
|
$
|
723,798
|
|||||
Building Climate Control – 6.34%
|
||||||||
AAON, Inc.
|
12,579
|
1,056,384
|
||||||
Watsco, Inc.
|
2,525
|
995,153
|
||||||
2,051,537
|
||||||||
Building Materials Other – 2.60%
|
||||||||
Trex Co., Inc.(a)
|
9,162
|
840,705
|
||||||
Building, Roofing/Wallboard and Plumbing – 3.07%
|
||||||||
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
|
6,095
|
994,948
|
||||||
Computer Services – 2.18%
|
||||||||
EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)
|
2,321
|
706,512
|
||||||
Consumer Services Miscellaneous – 5.73%
|
||||||||
Copart, Inc.(a)
|
34,911
|
1,855,520
|
||||||
Defense – 5.52%
|
||||||||
Axon Enterprise, Inc.(a)
|
5,809
|
1,785,512
|
||||||
Diversified Retailers – 2.01%
|
||||||||
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.(a)
|
8,131
|
651,862
|
||||||
Electronic Equipment Gauges and Meters – 3.11%
|
||||||||
Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)
|
6,529
|
1,007,425
|
||||||
Engineering and Contracting Services – 3.60%
|
||||||||
Exponent, Inc.
|
14,388
|
1,163,845
|
||||||
Food Products – 1.64%
|
||||||||
J & J Snack Foods Corp.
|
3,651
|
529,687
|
||||||
Insurance Brokers – 2.77%
|
||||||||
Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc.
|
17,116
|
896,536
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Investment Services – 1.26%
|
||||||||
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.
|
1,914
|
$
|
408,467
|
|||||
Medical Equipment – 4.84%
|
||||||||
Globus Medical, Inc. – Class A(a)
|
10,112
|
545,947
|
||||||
Repligen Corp.(a)
|
5,253
|
1,019,029
|
||||||
1,564,976
|
||||||||
Medical Services – 1.34%
|
||||||||
Certara, Inc.(a)
|
25,668
|
433,276
|
||||||
Medical Supplies – 2.54%
|
||||||||
Bio-Techne Corp.
|
11,185
|
822,880
|
||||||
Metal Fabricating – 3.54%
|
||||||||
RBC Bearings, Inc.(a)
|
4,194
|
1,144,249
|
||||||
Nondurable Household Products – 2.67%
|
||||||||
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
|
8,619
|
862,934
|
||||||
Production Technology Equipment – 2.13%
|
||||||||
Novanta, Inc.(a)(b)
|
3,991
|
690,204
|
||||||
Professional Business Support Services – 8.70%
|
||||||||
ExlService Holdings, Inc.(a)
|
40,083
|
1,247,383
|
||||||
Fair Isaac Corp.(a)
|
1,235
|
1,568,339
|
||||||
2,815,722
|
||||||||
Property and Casualty Insurance – 3.55%
|
||||||||
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.
|
2,226
|
1,149,017
|
||||||
Real Estate Services – 3.54%
|
||||||||
CoStar Group, Inc.(a)
|
13,166
|
1,145,837
|
||||||
Recreational Products – 3.44%
|
||||||||
Pool Corp.
|
2,796
|
1,113,144
|
||||||
Semiconductors – 3.93%
|
||||||||
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
|
1,765
|
1,270,871
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||
Software – 8.43%
|
||||||||
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.(a)
|
8,036
|
$
|
608,245
|
|||||
Descartes Systems Group, Inc.(a)(b)
|
8,361
|
724,648
|
||||||
DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.(a)
|
13,700
|
423,193
|
||||||
Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)
|
2,226
|
973,074
|
||||||
2,729,160
|
||||||||
Specialty Chemicals – 3.25%
|
||||||||
Balchem Corp.
|
6,692
|
1,051,915
|
||||||
Transaction Processing Services – 1.48%
|
||||||||
I3 Verticals, Inc. – Class A(a)
|
22,478
|
479,006
|
||||||
Total Common Stocks
|
||||||||
(Cost $26,975,722)
|
30,889,545
|
|||||||
CONTINGENT VALUE RIGHTS – 0.00%
|
||||||||
Abiomed – J&J(a)(c)
|
169
|
182
|
||||||
Total Contingent Value Rights
|
||||||||
(Cost $—)
|
182
|
|||||||
MONEY MARKET FUNDS – 4.42%
|
||||||||
First American Government Obligations Fund, Class X, 5.23%(d)
|
1,429,703
|
1,429,703
|
||||||
Total Money Market Funds
|
||||||||
(Cost $1,429,703)
|
1,429,703
|
|||||||
Total Investments
|
||||||||
(Cost $28,405,425) – 99.87%
|
32,319,430
|
|||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities – 0.13%
|
42,421
|
|||||||
Total Net Assets – 100.00%
|
$
|
32,361,851
|
(a)
|
Non-income producing security.
|
(b)
|
Foreign issued security.
|
(c)
|
Level three security. See Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.
|
(d)
|
The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day effective yield as of February 29, 2024.
|
ASSETS:
|
||||
Investments, at value (Cost $28,405,425)
|
$
|
32,319,430
|
||
Cash
|
17,001
|
|||
Receivable for investments sold
|
216,916
|
|||
Dividends and interest receivable
|
9,625
|
|||
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
34,282
|
|||
Total assets
|
32,597,254
|
|||
LIABILITIES:
|
||||
Payable for investments purchased
|
189,019
|
|||
Payable for fund administration fees
|
20,811
|
|||
Payable for audit fees
|
9,126
|
|||
Payable for transfer agent fees and expenses
|
6,055
|
|||
Payable for compliance fees
|
2,669
|
|||
Payable to Adviser
|
911
|
|||
Payable for custodian fees
|
748
|
|||
Payable for legal fees
|
320
|
|||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
5,744
|
|||
Total liabilities
|
235,403
|
|||
NET ASSETS
|
$
|
32,361,851
|
||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
|
||||
Paid-in capital
|
$
|
28,491,821
|
||
Total distributable earnings
|
3,870,030
|
|||
Total net assets
|
$
|
32,361,851
|
||
Institutional Class
|
||||
Shares
|
||||
Net assets
|
$
|
32,361,851
|
||
Shares issued and outstanding(1)
|
3,399,520
|
|||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share
|
$
|
9.52
|
(1)
|
Unlimited shares authorized without par value.
|
INVESTMENT INCOME:
|
||||
Dividend income
|
$
|
28,591
|
||
Interest
|
22,567
|
|||
Total investment income
|
51,158
|
|||
EXPENSES:
|
||||
Investment advisory fees (See Note 3)
|
65,236
|
|||
Fund administration and accounting fees (See Note 3)
|
56,129
|
|||
Transfer agent fees (See Note 3)
|
17,765
|
|||
Audit fees
|
9,125
|
|||
Legal fees
|
9,039
|
|||
Compliance fees (See Note 3)
|
8,348
|
|||
Trustees’ fees (See Note 3)
|
5,222
|
|||
Federal and state registration fees
|
4,104
|
|||
Custodian fees (See Note 3)
|
2,935
|
|||
Reports to shareholders
|
2,766
|
|||
Other
|
4,542
|
|||
Total expense before reimbursement
|
185,211
|
|||
Less: Expense reimbursement by Adviser (See note 3)
|
(115,896
|
)
|
||
Net expenses
|
69,315
|
|||
NET INVESTMENT LOSS
|
(18,157
|
)
|
||
REALIZED AND CHANGE IN UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS:
|
||||
Net realized gain on investments
|
93,770
|
|||
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments
|
3,968,558
|
|||
Net realized and change in unrealized gain on investments
|
4,062,328
|
|||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
|
$
|
4,044,171
|
Six Months Ended
|
||||||||
February 29, 2024
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
(Unaudited)
|
August 31, 2023
|
|||||||
OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||
Net investment loss
|
$
|
(18,157
|
)
|
$
|
(5,000
|
)
|
||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
|
93,770
|
(75,005
|
)
|
|||||
Change in unrealized appreciation on investments
|
3,968,558
|
227,880
|
||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
4,044,171
|
147,875
|
||||||
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
|
||||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions(1)
|
26,267,453
|
104,245
|
||||||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
|
30,311,624
|
252,120
|
||||||
NET ASSETS:
|
||||||||
Beginning of period
|
2,050,227
|
1,798,107
|
||||||
End of period
|
$
|
32,361,851
|
$
|
2,050,227
|
(1)
|
A summary of capital shares is as follows:
|
Six Months Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
February 29, 2024
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
August 31, 2023
|
|||||||||||||||
SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
|
||||||||||||||||
Institutional Class
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
||||||||||||
Issued
|
3,158,867
|
$
|
26,267,573
|
13,053
|
$
|
104,935
|
||||||||||
Redeemed
|
(15
|
)
|
(120
|
)
|
(85
|
)
|
(690
|
)
|
||||||||
Net increase in shares outstanding
|
3,158,852
|
$
|
26,267,453
|
12,968
|
$
|
104,245
|
Six Months Ended
|
For the
|
|||||||||||
February 28, 2024
|
Year Ended
|
Period Ended
|
||||||||||
(Unaudited)
|
August 31, 2023
|
August 31, 2022(1)
|
||||||||||
Institutional Class
|
||||||||||||
PER SHARE DATA:
|
||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$
|
8.52
|
$
|
7.90
|
$
|
10.00
|
||||||
INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
|
||||||||||||
Net investment loss(2)
|
(0.01
|
)
|
(0.02
|
)
|
(0.04
|
)
|
||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
|
1.01
|
0.64
|
(2.06
|
)
|
||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
1.00
|
0.62
|
(2.10
|
)
|
||||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$
|
9.52
|
$
|
8.52
|
$
|
7.90
|
||||||
TOTAL RETURN(3)
|
11.74
|
%
|
7.85
|
%
|
-21.00
|
%
|
||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:
|
||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
|
$
|
32,362
|
$
|
2,050
|
$
|
1,798
|
||||||
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursement(4)
|
2.27
|
%
|
13.45
|
%
|
15.13
|
%
|
||||||
After expense reimbursement(4)
|
0.85
|
%
|
0.85
|
%
|
0.85
|
%
|
||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(4)
|
(0.22
|
)%
|
(0.27
|
)%
|
(0.43
|
)%
|
||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(3)(5)
|
9
|
%
|
17
|
%
|
14
|
%
|
(1)
|
Inception date of the Fund was September 3, 2021.
|
(2)
|
Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.
|
(3)
|
Not annualized for periods less than one year.
|
(4)
|
Annualized for periods less than one year.
|
(5)
|
The portfolio turnover disclosed is for the Fund as a whole. The numerator for the portfolio turnover rate includes the lesser of purchases or sales (excluding short-term investments). The
denominator includes the average fair value of long positions throughout the period.
|
Level 1 –
|
Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has 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 Fund’s 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.
|
Investments at Fair Value(1)
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks(1)
|
$
|
30,889,545
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
30,889,545
|
||||||||
Contingent Value Rights
|
—
|
—
|
182
|
182
|
||||||||||||
Money Market Funds
|
1,429,703
|
—
|
—
|
1,429,703
|
||||||||||||
$
|
32,319,248
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
182
|
$
|
32,319,430
|
(1)
|
Please refer to the Schedule of Investments to view Common Stocks segregated by industry type.
|
Investments
|
||||
in Securities
|
||||
Balance as of 8/31/2023
|
$
|
175
|
||
Accrued discounts/ premiums
|
—
|
|||
Realized gain (loss)
|
—
|
|||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
7
|
|||
Net purchases (sales)
|
—
|
|||
Transfers into and/or out of Level 3
|
—
|
|||
Balance as of 2/29/2024
|
$
|
182
|
||
Net change in unrealized appreciation of Level 3 assets as of February 29, 2024
|
$
|
7
|
Expiration
|
Amount
|
|||
September 2024 – August 2025
|
$
|
216,490
|
||
September 2025 – August 2026
|
237,625
|
|||
September 2026 – February 2027
|
115,896
|
Tax cost of investments*
|
$
|
2,149,391
|
|||
Gross unrealized appreciation
|
$
|
253,408
|
|||
Gross unrealized depreciation
|
(321,375
|
)
|
|||
Net unrealized depreciation
|
(67,967
|
)
|
|||
Undistributed ordinary income
|
—
|
||||
Undistributed long-term capital gain
|
—
|
||||
Other accumulated loss
|
(106,174
|
)
|
|||
Total accumulated loss
|
$
|
(174,141
|
)
|
*
|
Represents cost for federal income tax purposes and differs from cost for financial reporting due to wash sales.
|
Purchases
|
Sales
|
|||||||
U.S. Government
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
||||
Other
|
26,314,807
|
1,458,972
|
(b)
|
Not applicable.
|
(a)
|
Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
|
(b)
|
Not applicable.
|
(a)
|
The Registrant’s President and Treasurer have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of
this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d‑15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are
effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized, and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.
|
(b)
|
There were no 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 the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the Registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an
exhibit. Not applicable.
|