N-CSRS 1 akre-ncsrs.htm AKRE FOCUS FUND SEMIANNUAL REPORT 1-31-24
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES




Investment Company Act file number (811-05037)



Professionally Managed Portfolios
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)



Jason Hadler
Professionally Managed Portfolios
c/o U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
777 E. Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Name and address of agent for service)



(414) 516-1523
Registrant's telephone number, including area code



Date of fiscal year end: July 31


Date of reporting period:  January 31, 2024


Item 1. Report to Stockholders.














Retail Class  (AKREX)
Institutional Class  (AKRIX)
Supra Institutional Class  (AKRSX)
 

 

 

 
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
January 31, 2024
 






Akre Focus Fund


Table of Contents
 
Shareholder Letter
 
2
Sector Allocation
 
6
Schedule of Investments
 
7
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
 
10
Statement of Operations
 
11
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
12
Financial Highlights
 
14
Notes to Financial Statements
 
17
Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement
 
27
Expense Examples
 
31
Additional Information
 
33
Privacy Notice
 
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Semi-Annual Letter to Shareholders
March 2024

Dear Fellow Shareholders:
 
In recent weeks, we have read some interesting research on the record concentration in the “Magnificent 7” stocks of the S&P 500 index and the implications for the stock market and active management. We offer particular thanks to GMO’s Ben Inker and John Pease for their recent writing on this subject. Our synthesized view consists of the following key observations:
 
 
1)
The performance of the S&P 500 has been increasingly distorted over the past decade due to the record concentration in the Magnificent 7 stocks that have materially outperformed the other 493 stocks in the index in nine of the past ten calendar years.
     
 
2)
This unprecedented level of concentration has made it especially difficult for active managers to keep up with the S&P 500 over the past decade due to their natural bias to underweight the largest stocks in the index. Indeed, according to Morningstar, only 9.8% of US Large Cap managers beat the index over this period. Happily, the Akre Focus Fund is among this minority despite owning virtually none of the Magnificent 7 during this time.
     
 
3)
Because of the extraordinary level of concentration, a better gauge of active manager performance may be the equal-weighted S&P 500 index. Before protesting that this argument amounts to “moving the goal post,” note that the equal-weighted S&P 500 has performed better than the standard market-cap-weighted index since 1990.

The table below shows the net returns for the Fund over various periods ended January 31, 2024. In addition, the performance of the market-cap-weighted S&P 500 index is also presented.
 
Akre Focus Fund Average Annual Total Returns as of January 31, 2024
         
Since Inception
 
1 Year
3 Year
5 Year
10 Year
(8/31/09)
Akre Focus Fund –
         
  Retail (AKREX)
21.87
  9.82
13.81
13.54
14.99
Akre Focus Fund –
         
  Institutional (AKRIX)
22.18
10.10
14.11
13.85
15.29
S&P 500® Index
20.82
10.99
14.30
12.62
13.60

Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment re-turn and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Fund performance current to the most recent month-end may be lower or higher than the performance quoted and can be obtained by calling (877) 862-9556. The Fund imposes a 1.00% redemption fee on shares held less than 30 days. Performance data does not reflect the redemption fee, and if reflected, total returns would be reduced. Per the Prospectus, the Fund’s annual operating expense ratio (gross) for the Retail Class and Institutional Class shares is 1.31% and 1.04%, respectively. See the Financial Highlights in this report for the most current expense ratios.

 
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In connection with point (3) above, we observe that the equal-weighted S&P 500 index annualized total return over the trailing 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year, and since inception periods were: 5.13% (versus 20.82% for the standard index!), 9.28%, 11.43%, 10.62%, and 12.93%, respectively. Against this benchmark, and without owning any of the Magnificent 7, the Fund has outperformed across each of these five trailing time periods.
 
To us, the delta between the market-cap-weighted S&P 500 index versus the equal-weighted S&P 500 index raises a far more interesting question than what is a more appropriate benchmark for active managers. We wonder whether the shift to “cheap beta” in the form of index-replicating ETFs and mutual funds has gone too far; whether the stock market is now “broken” as some contend.
 
Ironically, the efficacy of passive, price-driven index investing depends on active managers exercising value-driven judgment. Absent value-driven judgment, passive investing becomes an exercise in pure price momentum. Stocks that rise in price automatically get purchased by the index and are more heavily weighted. Stocks that go down in price automatically get sold and, thus, are weighted lower. For passive investors, judgements about value, the difference between the share price and the intrinsic worth of the business for example, do not enter the equation at all. For price to have a relationship to value requires the judgment and corrective actions of critical, active investors.
 
By design, this lack of judgment flies in the face of one of our favorite Warren Buffett maxims: that the stock market exists to serve investors, not to instruct them. Passive investors are entirely instructed by the market. Buying and selling is a correlated, automated response to price changes only. Active investors, theoretically at least, are served by exercising judgments about when stock prices and values deviate. Given the tidal shift from active to passive investing for more than a decade, it follows that today’s investors, to an unprecedented extent, are being instructed rather than served by the stock market.
 
Not that passive investors are complaining. They have benefited enormously from the increasingly narrow leadership of the S&P 500 and the move toward passive management that has, at least in part, fueled it. But the past decade is an anomaly. Over extended periods, the stocks of the very largest companies tend to underperform the average S&P 500 stock. The reason for that is simply because they are so big that needle-moving growth and innovation become progressively more challenging. This is why the equal-weighted S&P 500 index has done better over longer periods than the market-cap-weighted version.
 
Today’s preeminent “this time is different” narrative is that the Magnificent 7 will continue to outperform indefinitely. After all, these businesses are mostly comprised of dominant technology-based franchises at the center of our daily lives and the forefront of the coming A.I. revolution. Further, most of them enjoy enormous competitive advantages, are very profitable, and have strong balance sheets. A far cry from the cautionary tales of the late-90s internet bubble, for example.
 
No argument here!
 

 
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The problem is that financial excess is often built on kernels of truth: exotic tulips were rare in the Netherlands; the South Sea Company’s exclusive rights to international trade would prove lucrative; the Internet will change the world; housing prices only go up. However strong the foundation, financial markets can build valuations up past the point of structural soundness. And in today’s heavily “instructed” market environment, where momentum begets momentum irrespective of value, this risk is not lessened.
 
Will the Magnificent 7 defy market history and drive index performance over the next decade just as they did the preceding? Time will tell. In the meantime, we will stick to our knitting: concentrating capital in what we believe to be exceptional businesses, managed by great people, with extensive reinvestment opportunity and acumen. All the while making judgments about value. We have not lived by the Magnificent 7, and we ought not die by it. For us, that’s one less thing to worry about.
 
The top five contributors to performance over the six months ended January 31, 2024, were Constellation Software, KKR, Mastercard, Moody’s and Visa. Nothing noteworthy to call out.
 
The five largest detractors from performance over the six months were Adobe, CarMax, KKR convertible preferred shares, Veralto, and Lumine. Veralto and Lumine were spin-offs of Danaher and Constellation Software, respectively, and those positions were sold subsequent to receipt.
 
Cash and equivalents were 3.2% and the top ten holdings comprised approximately 88% of the Fund’s assets as of January 31, 2024, and were:
 
Top Ten Holdings as of January 31, 2024 (Unaudited)
Percentage of Net Assets
Mastercard, Inc. – Class A
   
14.1
%
 
Constellation Software, Inc.
   
13.4
%
 
Moody’s Corp.
   
12.9
%
 
KKR & Co., Inc.
   
10.2
%
 
American Tower Corp.
   
8.7
%
 
Visa, Inc. – Class A
   
6.9
%
 
Roper Technologies, Inc.
   
6.2
%
 
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.
   
5.9
%
 
Brookfield Corp.
   
5.3
%
 
CoStar Group, Inc.
   
4.4
%
 

We thank you for your support of the Akre Focus Fund and hope you will join us for our next semi-annual investor call in May.
 
Sincerely,
John
Akre Capital Management, LLC
 

 

 
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In our continuing desire to communicate with our fellow shareholders, we invite you to a conference call scheduled for Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time.
 
On the call, we will discuss our outlook, provide some more detail about our investments, and answer questions you may have. Please submit any questions in advance by email to questions@akrecapital.com by Friday, May 10, 2024. We look forward to our chat on May 15, 2024.
 
Akre Focus Fund Conference Call Information
 
 
Date:
May 15, 2024
 
Time:
4:00 PM Eastern Time
 
Domestic Dial In:
(888) 575-5163
 
PIN:
8747

Opinions expressed are those of Akre Capital Management, LLC and are subject to change, are not guaranteed, and should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any security.
 
Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. The Fund is non-diversified, meaning it may concentrate its assets in fewer individual holdings than a diversified fund. Therefore, the Fund is more exposed to individual stock volatility than a diversified fund. The Fund invests in small- and medium-capitalization companies, which involve additional risks such as limited liquidity and greater volatility than larger capitalization companies.
 
Must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
 
The S&P 500® Index is an index of 500 large-capitalization companies selected by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC. One cannot invest directly in an index.
 
Magnificent Seven stocks are a group of high-performing and influential companies in the U.S. stock market: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Tesla.
 
Fund holdings are subject to change and are not recommendations to buy or sell any security.
 
The Akre Focus Fund is distributed by Quasar Distributors, LLC.
 


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SECTOR ALLOCATION at January 31, 2024 (Unaudited)

Sector
Percent of Net Assets
Financials
   
49.2
%
 
Information Technology
   
23.8
%
 
Real Estate
   
13.4
%
 
Consumer Discretionary
   
7.1
%
 
Health Care
   
3.3
%
 
Cash & Equivalents1
   
    3.2
%
 
Total
   
100.0
%
 

   1  Includes cash and other assets in excess of liabilities.
 
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) sector and industry classifications were developed by and/or are the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS® is a service mark of MSCI, Inc. and S&P and has been licensed for use by the Fund’s administrator, U.S. Bank Global Fund Services.
 








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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at January 31, 2024 (Unaudited)

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS – 87.8%
           
             
Capital Markets – 28.3%(a)
           
Brookfield
           
  Corp. –
           
  Class A
   
17,410,451
   
$
690,846,696
 
KKR &
               
  Co., Inc.
   
15,175,000
     
1,313,851,500
 
Moody’s Corp.
   
4,244,000
     
1,663,817,760
 
             
3,668,515,956
 
Financial Services – 20.9%
               
Mastercard,
               
  Inc. – Class A
   
4,051,000
     
1,819,830,730
 
Visa, Inc. –
               
  Class A
   
3,253,000
     
888,914,780
 
             
2,708,745,510
 
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 3.3%
               
Danaher Corp.
   
1,750,000
     
419,842,500
 
                 
Real Estate Management & Development – 4.4%
               
CoStar
               
  Group, Inc.(b)
   
6,850,530
     
571,882,244
 
                 
Software – 23.8%
               
CCC Intelligent
               
  Solutions
               
  Holdings, Inc.(b)
   
7,000,000
     
76,930,000
 
Constellation
               
  Software, Inc.
   
628,500
     
1,737,080,598
 
Roper
               
  Technologies,
               
  Inc.
   
1,494,000
     
802,278,000
 
Topicus.com,
               
  Inc.(b)
   
6,000,000
     
464,130,313
 
             
3,080,418,911
 
Specialty Retail – 7.1%
               
CarMax, Inc.(b)(c)
   
2,200,000
     
156,596,000
 
O’Reilly
               
  Automotive,
               
  Inc.(b)
   
747,000
     
764,218,350
 
             
920,814,350
 
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
               
  (Cost $3,334,756,202)
           
11,370,219,471
 
                 
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS – 9.0%
               
American
               
  Tower Corp.
   
5,770,000
     
1,128,900,500
 
SBA
               
  Communications
               
  Corp.
   
180,629
     
40,435,608
 
TOTAL REAL ESTATE
               
  INVESTMENT TRUSTS
               
  (Cost $502,804,094)
           
1,169,336,108
 
                 
   
Contracts
         
WARRANTS – 0.0%(d)
               
                 
Software – 0.0%(d)
               
Constellation
               
  Software, Inc.,
               
  Expires
               
  03/31/2040,
               
  Exercise Price
               
  $0.00(b)(e)
   
628,500
     
0
 
TOTAL WARRANTS
               
  (Cost $0)
           
0
 
                 
   
Shares
         
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.6%
               
                 
Investments Purchased with Proceeds
               
  from Securities Lending – 0.0%(d)
               
First American
               
  Government
               
  Obligations
               
  Fund – Class X,
               
  5.25%(f)
   
195,000
     
195,000
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS at January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

   
Par
   
Value
 
U.S. Treasury Bills – 1.6%
           
5.26%,
  04/18/2024(g)
           
   
205,000,000
   
$
202,724,055
 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM
               
  INVESTMENTS
               
  (Cost $202,917,137)
           
202,919,055
 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 98.4%
               
  (Cost $4,040,477,433)
           
12,742,474,634
 
Money Market Deposit
               
  Account – 0.8%(h)
           
97,138,048
 
Other Assets in
               
  Excess of Liabilities – 0.8%
           
100,619,681
 
TOTAL NET ASSETS – 100.0%
         
$
12,940,232,363
 

Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.

The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”). GICS is a service mark of MSCI, Inc. and S&P and has been licensed for use by U.S. Bank Global Fund Services.

(a)
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.
(b)
Non-income producing security.
(c)
All or a portion of this security is on loan as of January 31, 2024. The total market value of these securities was $185,068 which represented less than 0.05% of net assets.
(d)
Represents less than 0.05% of net assets.
(e)
Fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs in accordance with procedures established by and under the supervision of the Advisor, acting as Valuation Designee. These securities represented $0 or 0.0% of net assets as of January 31, 2024.
(f)
The rate shown represents the 7-day effective yield as of January 31, 2024.
(g)
The rate shown is the effective yield.
(h)
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 January 31, 2024 was 3.45%.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES at January 31, 2024 (Unaudited)

ASSETS
     
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at value
     
  (Cost $4,040,477,433)
 
$
12,742,474,634
 
Cash and equivalents
   
189,786,595
 
Receivables:
       
Fund shares sold
   
18,774,207
 
Dividends and interest
   
13,052,891
 
Securities lending income, net
   
25
 
Prepaid expenses
   
918,340
 
Total assets
   
12,965,006,692
 
 
       
LIABILITIES
       
Payables:
       
Fund shares redeemed
   
11,414,107
 
Investment advisory fees
   
9,766,749
 
Shareholder servicing fees
   
1,561,469
 
Distribution fees – Retail Class
   
918,901
 
Fund administration fees
   
213,157
 
Collateral received for securities loaned
   
195,000
 
Fund accounting fees
   
121,073
 
Custody fees
   
68,316
 
Audit fees
   
9,195
 
Chief Compliance Officer fees
   
1,288
 
Other accrued expenses
   
505,074
 
Total liabilities
   
24,774,329
 
NET ASSETS
 
$
12,940,232,363
 
 
       
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS
       
Paid-in capital
 
$
3,107,428,395
 
Total distributable earnings
   
9,832,803,968
 
Total net assets
 
$
12,940,232,363
 
         
Net Asset Value (unlimited shares authorized):
       
Retail Class:
       
Net assets
 
$
4,568,612,079
 
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding
   
77,713,306
 
Net asset value, offering price, and redemption price per share
 
$
58.79
 
         
Institutional Class:
       
Net assets
 
$
7,275,487,134
 
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding
   
118,798,874
 
Net asset value, offering price, and redemption price per share
 
$
61.24
 
         
Supra Institutional Class:
       
Net assets
 
$
1,096,133,150
 
Shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding
   
17,747,983
 
Net asset value, offering price, and redemption price per share
 
$
61.76
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS For the Six Months Ended January 31, 2024 (Unaudited)

INVESTMENT INCOME
     
Dividends from unaffiliated securities
     
  (net of $899,267 foreign withholding tax)
 
$
50,447,396
 
Interest
   
3,499,722
 
Income from securities lending, net
   
11,763
 
Total investment income
   
53,958,881
 
 
       
EXPENSES
       
Investment advisory fees
   
56,763,604
 
Distribution fees – Retail Class
   
5,399,746
 
Shareholder servicing fees – Retail Class
   
2,894,049
 
Shareholder servicing fees – Institutional Class
   
2,030,304
 
Fund administration fees
   
1,551,758
 
Transfer agent fees
   
574,978
 
Reflow fees
   
567,572
 
Fund accounting fees
   
502,751
 
Registration expense
   
287,877
 
Custody fees
   
233,351
 
Reports to shareholders
   
203,827
 
Trustees fees
   
111,735
 
Insurance expenses
   
30,824
 
Miscellaneous expenses
   
10,712
 
Audit fees
   
9,196
 
Chief Compliance Officer fees
   
7,538
 
Legal fees
   
1,918
 
Total expenses
   
71,181,740
 
Net investment income (loss)
   
(17,222,859
)
 
       
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
       
Realized gain (loss) on:
       
Unaffiliated investments
   
1,346,310,681
 
Net realized gain (loss)
   
1,346,310,681
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:
       
Unaffiliated investments
   
233,306,236
 
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation
   
233,306,236
 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
   
1,579,616,917
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
1,562,394,058
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 
 
Six Months Ended
       
 
 
January 31, 2024
   
Year Ended
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
   
July 31, 2023
 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM:
           
             
OPERATIONS
           
Net investment gain (loss)
 
$
(17,222,859
)
 
$
(6,802,925
)
Net realized gain (loss) on unaffiliated investments
   
1,346,310,681
     
387,145,958
 
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
               
  on unaffiliated investments
   
233,306,236
     
(81,955,519
)
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation
               
  on affiliated investments
   
     
130,679,165
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
               
  resulting from operations
   
1,562,394,058
     
429,066,679
 
 
               
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
               
Net distributions to shareholders – Retail Class
   
(157,812,980
)
   
(263,690,340
)
Net distributions to shareholders – Institutional Class
   
(248,993,930
)
   
(436,322,252
)
Net distributions to shareholders –
               
  Supra Institutional Class
   
(37,745,263
)
   
(64,115,175
)
Total distributions to shareholders
   
(444,552,173
)
   
(764,127,767
)
 
               
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
               
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from net
               
  change in outstanding shares – Retail Class1
   
(232,105,968
)
   
(286,028,884
)
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived from net
               
  change in outstanding shares – Institutional Class1
   
(982,452,634
)
   
(894,521,028
)
Increase (decrease) in net assets derived
               
  from net change in outstanding shares –
               
  Supra Institutional Class1
   
(70,054,879
)
   
(100,347,726
)
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
               
  from capital share transactions
   
(1,284,613,481
)
   
(1,280,897,638
)
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
   
(166,771,596
)
   
(1,615,958,726
)
 
               
NET ASSETS
               
Beginning of period/year
   
13,107,003,959
     
14,722,962,685
 
End of period/year
 
$
12,940,232,363
   
$
13,107,003,959
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (Continued)

1
Summary of share transactions is as follows:

     
Six Months Ended
             
     
January 31, 2024
   
Year Ended
 
     
(Unaudited)
   
July 31, 2023
 
 
Retail Class:
 
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
 
 
Shares sold
   
1,217,386
   
$
66,558,011
     
4,152,408
   
$
205,414,873
 
 
Shares issued
                               
 
  in reinvestment
                               
 
  of distributions
   
2,633,827
     
145,150,175
     
5,198,097
     
244,466,510
 
 
Shares redeemed2
   
(8,219,132
)
   
(443,814,154
)
   
(14,828,564
)
   
(735,910,267
)
 
Net increase (decrease)
   
(4,367,919
)
 
$
(232,105,968
)
   
(5,478,059
)
 
$
(286,028,884
)
 
2
Net of redemption fees of $6,179 and $17,240, respectively.
 
     
Six Months Ended
             
     
January 31, 2024
   
Year Ended
 
     
(Unaudited)
   
July 31, 2023
 
 
Institutional Class:
 
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
 
 
Shares sold
   
27,043,634
   
$
1,513,545,264
     
21,235,149
   
$
1,085,267,209
 
 
Shares issued
                               
 
  in reinvestment
                               
 
  of distributions
   
3,615,344
     
207,484,617
     
7,594,517
     
370,460,515
 
 
Shares redeemed3
   
(48,435,492
)
   
(2,703,482,515
)
   
(45,984,944
)
   
(2,350,248,752
)
 
Net increase (decrease)
   
(17,776,514
)
 
$
(982,452,634
)
   
(17,155,278
)
 
$
(894,521,028
)
 
3
Net of redemption fees of $10,424 and $30,419, respectively.
 
     
Six Months Ended
             
     
January 31, 2024
   
Year Ended
 
     
(Unaudited)
   
July 31, 2023
 
 
Supra Institutional Class:
 
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
 
 
Shares sold
   
688,424
   
$
39,496,710
     
1,154,644
   
$
59,543,434
 
 
Shares issued
                               
 
  in reinvestment
                               
 
  of distributions
   
17
     
1,005
     
29
     
1,442
 
 
Shares redeemed4
   
(1,888,927
)
   
(109,552,594
)
   
(3,140,098
)
   
(159,892,602
)
 
Net increase (decrease)
   
(1,200,486
)
 
$
(70,054,879
)
   
(1,985,425
)
 
$
(100,347,726
)
 
4
Net of redemption fees of $1,514 and $4,254, respectively.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS For a capital share outstanding throughout each period

RETAIL CLASS
 
 
Period
                               
 
 
Ending
                               
 
 
January 31,
                               
 
 
2024
   
Year Ended July 31,
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
   
2023
   
2022
   
2021
   
2020
   
2019
 
Net asset value, beginning
                                   
  of period/year
 
$
53.76
   
$
54.88
   
$
64.13
   
$
50.57
   
$
43.95
   
$
36.17
 
 
                                               
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
                                       
Net investment
                                               
  income (loss)1
   
(0.12
)
   
(0.12
)
   
(0.43
)
   
(0.17
)
   
(0.25
)
   
(0.16
)
Net realized and
                                               
  unrealized gain (loss)
                                               
  on investments
   
6.07
     
2.12
     
(6.48
)
   
13.73
     
8.20
     
8.13
 
Total from
                                               
  investment operations
   
5.95
     
2.00
     
(6.91
)
   
13.56
     
7.95
     
7.97
 
 
                                               
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
                                               
From net realized gain
   
(2.04
)
   
(3.12
)
   
(2.34
)
   
     
(1.33
)
   
(0.19
)
Total distributions
   
(2.04
)
   
(3.12
)
   
(2.34
)
   
     
(1.33
)
   
(0.19
)
Proceeds from
                                               
  redemption fees
   
0.00
2 
   
0.00
2 
   
0.00
2 
   
0.00
2 
   
0.00
2 
   
0.00
2 
Net asset value,
                                               
  end of period/year
 
$
58.79
   
$
53.76
   
$
54.88
   
$
64.13
   
$
50.57
   
$
43.95
 
Total return
   
13.41
%3
   
4.46
%
   
(11.27
)%
   
26.81
%
   
18.54
%
   
22.17
%
 
                                               
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
                                               
Net assets, end of
                                               
  period/year (millions)
 
$
4,568.6
   
$
4,412.7
   
$
4,805.3
   
$
6,236.3
   
$
6,134.6
   
$
5,555.0
 
Portfolio turnover rate
   
1
%3,5
   
2
%
   
1
%
   
10
%
   
4
%
   
3
%
 
                                               
RATIOS
                                               
Ratio of expenses to
                                               
  average net assets
   
1.31
%4
   
1.31
%
   
1.30
%
   
1.30
%
   
1.31
%
   
1.32
%
Ratio of net investment
                                               
  income (loss) to
                                               
  average net assets
   
(0.45
)%4
   
(0.23
)%
   
(0.72
)%
   
(0.32
)%
   
(0.55
)%
   
(0.41
)%

1
Calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
2
Does not round to $0.01 or $(0.01), as applicable.
3
Not annualized.
4
Annualized.
5
Portfolio turnover rate excludes the impact of in-kind transactions.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS For a capital share outstanding throughout each period

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
 
 
Period
                               
 
 
Ending
                               
 
 
January 31,
                               
 
 
2024
   
Year Ended July 31,
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
   
2023
   
2022
   
2021
   
2020
   
2019
 
Net asset value, beginning
                                   
  of period/year
 
$
55.85
   
$
56.74
   
$
66.05
   
$
51.95
   
$
45.00
   
$
36.93
 
 
                                               
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
                                       
Net investment
                                               
  income (loss)1
   
(0.05
)
   
0.01
     
(0.28
)
   
(0.03
)
   
(0.14
)
   
(0.06
)
Net realized and
                                               
  unrealized gain (loss)
                                               
  on investments
   
6.60
     
2.22
     
(6.69
)
   
14.13
     
8.42
     
8.32
 
Total from
                                               
  investment operations
   
6.55
     
2.23
     
(6.97
)
   
14.10
     
8.28
     
8.26
 
 
                                               
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
                                               
From net realized gain
   
(2.04
)
   
(3.12
)
   
(2.34
)
   
     
(1.33
)
   
(0.19
)
Total distributions
   
(2.04
)
   
(3.12
)
   
(2.34
)
   
     
(1.33
)
   
(0.19
)
Proceeds from
                                               
  redemption fees
   
0.00
2 
   
0.00
2 
   
0.00
2 
   
0.00
2 
   
0.00
2 
   
0.00
2 
Net asset value,
                                               
  end of period/year
 
$
61.24
   
$
55.85
   
$
56.74
   
$
66.05
   
$
51.95
   
$
45.00
 
Total return
   
13.56
%3
   
4.73
%
   
(11.03
)%
   
27.14
%
   
18.85
%
   
22.50
%
 
                                               
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
                                               
Net assets, end of
                                               
  period/year (millions)
 
$
7,275.5
   
$
7,627.8
   
$
8,722.2
   
$
10,107.4
   
$
7,616.0
   
$
4,993.9
 
Portfolio turnover rate
   
1
%3,5
   
2
%
   
1
%
   
10
%
   
4
%
   
3
%
 
                                               
RATIOS
                                               
Ratio of expenses to
                                               
  average net assets
   
1.04
%4
   
1.04
%
   
1.04
%
   
1.04
%
   
1.05
%
   
1.05
%
Ratio of net investment
                                               
  income (loss) to
                                               
  average net assets
   
(0.19
)%4
   
0.03
%
   
(0.46
)%
   
(0.06
)%
   
(0.30
)%
   
(0.15
)%

1
Calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
2
Does not round to $0.01 or $(0.01), as applicable.
3
Not annualized.
4
Annualized.
5
Portfolio turnover rate excludes the impact of in-kind transactions.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS For a capital share outstanding throughout each period

SUPRA INSTITUTIONAL CLASS
 
 
Period
                               
 
 
Ending
                               
 
 
January 31,
                               
 
 
2024
   
Year Ended July 31,
 
 
 
(Unaudited)
   
2023
   
2022
   
2021
   
2020
   
2019
 
Net asset value, beginning
                                   
  of period/year
 
$
56.29
   
$
57.11
   
$
66.42
   
$
52.19
   
$
45.16
   
$
37.03
 
 
                                               
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
                                       
Net investment
                                               
  income (loss) 1
   
(0.03
)
   
0.05
     
(0.23
)
   
0.02
     
(0.09
)
   
(0.02
)
Net realized and
                                               
  unrealized gain (loss)
                                               
  on investments
   
6.72
     
2.25
     
(6.74
)
   
14.21
     
8.45
     
8.34
 
Total from
                                               
  investment operations
   
6.69
     
2.30
     
(6.97
)
   
14.23
     
8.36
     
8.32
 
 
                                               
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
                                               
From net realized gain
   
(2.04
)
   
(3.12
)
   
(2.34
)
   
     
(1.33
)
   
(0.19
)
Total distributions
   
(2.04
)
   
(3.12
)
   
(2.34
)
   
     
(1.33
)
   
(0.19
)
Proceeds from
                                               
  redemption fees
   
0.00
2 
   
0.00
2 
   
0.00
2 
   
0.00
2 
   
0.00
2 
   
 
Net asset value,
                                               
  end of period/year
 
$
61.76
   
$
56.29
   
$
57.11
   
$
66.42
   
$
52.19
   
$
45.16
 
Total return
   
13.59
%3
   
4.82
%
   
(10.97
)%
   
27.27
%
   
18.96
%
   
22.60
%
 
                                               
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
                                               
Net assets, end of
                                               
  period/year (millions)
 
$
1,096.1
   
$
1,066.5
   
$
1,195.5
   
$
1,375.9
   
$
1,039.2
   
$
851.6
 
Portfolio turnover rate
   
1
%3,5
   
2
%
   
1
%
   
10
%
   
4
%
   
3
%
 
                                               
RATIOS
                                               
Expenses to
                                               
  average net assets
   
0.97
%4
   
0.96
%
   
0.96
%
   
0.95
%
   
0.95
%
   
0.95
%
Net investment
                                               
  income (loss) to
                                               
  average net assets
   
(0.11
)%4
   
0.10
%
   
(0.38
)%
   
0.03
%
   
(0.19
)%
   
(0.05
)%

1
Calculated using the average shares outstanding method.
2
Does not round to $0.01 or $(0.01), as applicable.
3
Not annualized.
4
Annualized.
5
Portfolio turnover rate excludes the impact of in-kind transactions.


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS January 31, 2024 (Unaudited)

NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION

The Fund is a non-diversified series of shares of beneficial interest of Professionally Managed Portfolios (the “Trust”), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services—Investment Companies.” The Fund commenced operations on August 31, 2009.
 
The Fund offers Retail, Institutional, and Supra Institutional Class shares. The Retail and Institutional Classes commenced operations on August 31, 2009, and the Supra Institutional Class commenced operations on August 31, 2015. Each class of shares has equal rights as to earnings and assets except that Retail Class shares bear distribution expenses and each class of shares bears its own shareholder servicing fees. Each class of shares has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters that affect just that class. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets.
 
The investment objective of the Fund is to seek to achieve long-term capital appreciation.
 
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
 
 
A.
Security Valuation. All equity securities, which may include Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”), Business Development Companies (“BDCs”), and Master Limited Partnerships (“MLPs”), that are traded on U.S. or foreign national securities exchanges are valued either at the last reported sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded or the exchange’s official closing price, if applicable. If, on a particular day, an exchange-traded security does not trade, then the mean between the most recent quoted bid and asked prices will be used. All equity securities, which may include REITs, BDCs, and MLPs, that are not traded on a listed exchange are valued at the last sale price in the over-the-counter market. If a non-exchange traded security does not trade on a particular day, then the mean between the last quoted closing bid and asked price will be used.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

   
Debt securities are valued by using the evaluated mean price supplied by an approved independent pricing service. The independent pricing service may use various valuation methodologies including, matrix pricing and other analytical pricing models as well as market transactions and dealer quotations. These models generally consider such factors as yields or prices of bonds of comparable quality, type of issue, coupon, maturity, ratings and general market conditions.
     
   
Exchange traded options are valued at the composite price, using the National Best Bid and Offer quotes (“NBBO”). NBBO consists of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across any of the exchanges on which an option is quoted, thus providing a view across the entire U.S. options marketplace. Composite option pricing calculates the mean of the highest bid price and lowest ask price across the exchanges where the option is traded.
     
   
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at their respective fair values as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board has designated Akre Capital Management, LLC (the “Advisor”) as valuation designee to perform fair value determinations relating to the Fund’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight. Fair value pricing is an inherently subjective process, and no single standard exists for determining fair value. Different funds could reasonably arrive at different values for the same security. The use of fair value pricing by a fund may cause the net asset value of its shares to differ significantly from the net asset value that would be calculated without regard to such considerations.
     
   
As described above, the Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of its investments on a recurring basis. U.S. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of inputs are:

 
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.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 
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.

   
The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.
     
   
The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurements fall in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
     
   
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of January 31, 2024. See the Schedule of Investments for an industry breakout.

     
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
 
Common Stocks
 
$
11,370,219,471
   
$
   
$
   
$
11,370,219,471
 
 
Real Estate
                               
 
  Investment
                               
 
  Trusts
   
1,169,336,108
     
     
     
1,169,336,108
 
 
U.S. Treasury Bill
   
     
202,724,055
     
     
202,724,055
 
 
Warrants
   
     
     
0
     
0
 
 
Money Market
                               
 
  Funds
   
195,000
     
     
     
195,000
 
 
Total Investments
                               
 
  in Securities
 
$
12,539,750,579
   
$
202,724,055
   
$
   
$
12,742,474,634
 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 
The following is a reconciliation of the Fund’s Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

     
Warrants
 
 
Balance as of July 31, 2023
 
$
 
 
Acquisitions
   
 
 
Dispositions
   
 
 
Accrued discounts/premiums
   
 
 
Realized gain (loss)
   
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
   
 
 
Transfer in and/or out of Level 3
   
 
 
Balance as of January 31, 2024
 
$
 
 
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
       
 
  for Level 3 investments held at January 31, 2024
 
$
 

   
Fair Value at
Valuation
Unobservable
Input
 
Type of Security
January 31, 2024
Techniques
Input
Value(s)
     
Intrinsic
   
 
Warrants
$      —
Value
N/A
0.00%

   
Significant increases (decreases) in any of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement.
     
 
B.
Foreign Currency. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions.
     
   
The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net unrealized and realized gain or loss from investments.
     
   
The Fund does not isolate net realized foreign exchange gains or losses that arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized gain or loss from investments. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than

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investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
     
 
C.
Federal Income Taxes. The Fund has elected to be taxed as a “regulated investment company” and intends to distribute substantially all taxable income to its shareholders and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes or excise taxes has been made.
     
   
In order to avoid imposition of the excise tax applicable to regulated investment companies, the Fund intends to declare dividends in each calendar year for at least 98.0% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and at least 98.2% of its net realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ended October 31) plus undistributed amounts, if any, from prior years.
     
   
Net capital losses incurred after October 31, and within the taxable year, are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund’s next taxable year. As of the most recent fiscal year ended July 31, 2023, the Fund deferred, on a tax basis, no late-year losses. The Fund did not defer any post-October losses or have any capital loss carry-forwards.
     
   
As of January 31, 2024, the Fund did not have any tax positions that did not meet the “more likely than not” threshold of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Generally, tax authorities can examine all the tax returns filed for the last three years. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. As of January 31, 2024, the Fund is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially.
     
 
D.
Security Transactions and Investment Income. Investment securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Gains and losses realized on sales of securities are determined on a specific identification basis. Discounts/premiums on debt securities purchased are accreted/amortized over the life of the respective securities using the effective interest method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex- dividend date. Dividends received from REITs generally are comprised of ordinary income, capital gains, and may include return of capital. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Other non-cash dividends are recognized as investment income at the fair value of the property received. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends and interest have been provided for in accordance with the Trust’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

 
E.
Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains on securities for the Fund normally are declared and paid on an annual basis. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
     
 
F.
Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
     
 
G.
Share Valuation. The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of the Fund is calculated by dividing the sum of the value of the securities held by the Fund, plus cash and other assets, minus all liabilities (including estimated accrued expenses) by the total number of shares outstanding for the Fund, rounded to the nearest cent. The Fund’s shares will not be priced on the days on which the New York Stock Exchange is closed for trading. The offering and redemption price per share for the Fund is equal to the Fund’s NAV per share. The Fund charges a 1.00% redemption fee on shares held less than 30 days. This fee is deducted from the redemption proceeds otherwise payable to the shareholder. The Fund retains the fee charged as paid-in capital and such fees become part of the Fund’s daily NAV calculation.
     
 
H.
Guarantees and Indemnifications. In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
     
 
I.
Illiquid Securities. Pursuant to Rule 22e-4 under the 1940 Act, the Fund has adopted a Board approved liquidity risk management program (the “program”) that requires, among other things, that the Fund limit its illiquid investments that are assets to no more than 15% of net assets. An illiquid investment is any investment that the Fund reasonably expects cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment.
     
 
J.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements. In June 2022, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2022-03, which amends Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions (“ASU 2022-03”).

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

   
ASU 2022-03 clarifies guidance for fair value measurement of an equity security subject to a contractual sale restriction and establishes new disclosure requirements for such equity securities. ASU 2022-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and for interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact of these amendments on the financial statements.
     
   
In October 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted rule and form amendments that are designed to require funds to transmit concise and visually engaging shareholder reports that highlight key information. The amendments became effective January 24, 2023 and have a compliance date of July 24, 2024.
     
 
K.
Subsequent Events. In preparing these financial statements, the Fund has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the financial statements were issued. The Fund has determined that there were no subsequent events that would need to be disclosed in the Fund’s financial statements.

NOTE 3 – COMMITMENTS AND OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Akre Capital Management, LLC (the “Advisor”) provides the Fund with investment management services under an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”). Under the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor furnishes all investment advice, office space, and certain administrative services, and provides most of the personnel needed by the Fund. As compensation for its services, the Advisor is entitled to a monthly fee at the annual rate of 0.90% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. The investment advisory fees incurred by the Fund for the six months ended January 31, 2024, are disclosed in the Statement of Operations. The investment advisory fees incurred are paid monthly to the Advisor, net of any monthly waiver or reimbursement discussed below.
 
The Advisor has contractually agreed to reduce fees and/or pay Fund expenses in order to limit the annual ratio of expenses for shares of the Fund to 1.14% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (the “Expense Cap”), excluding distribution expenses, shareholder servicing fees, and any other class-specific expenses. The current Expense Cap for the Fund is in place indefinitely, and may be terminated at any time, and without payment of any penalty, by the Board, on behalf of the Fund, upon 60 days’ written notice to the Advisor. The Advisor is permitted to be reimbursed for fee reductions and/or expense payments made in the prior three years. The Fund must pay its current ordinary operating expenses before the Advisor is entitled to any reimbursements of fees and/or expenses. Any such reimbursement is subject to
 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

the Board’s review and approval. This reimbursement may be requested by the Advisor if the aggregate amount actually paid by the Fund toward operating expenses for such period (taking into account any reimbursement) does not exceed the lesser of the Expense Cap in place at the time of waiver or at the time of reimbursement. The Fund operated below the current Expense Cap and accordingly, the Advisor did not waive any fees or reimburse expenses for the six months ended January 31, 2024. Any amount due from the Advisor is paid monthly to the Fund, if applicable.
 
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (“Fund Services”), serves as the Fund’s administrator, fund accountant, and transfer agent. In those capacities, Fund Services maintains the Fund’s books and records, calculates the Fund’s NAV, prepares various federal and state regulatory filings, coordinates the payment of the Fund’s expenses, reviews expense accruals, and prepares materials supplied to the Board. The officers of the Trust and the Chief Compliance Officer are also employees of Fund Services. Fees paid by the Fund to Fund Services for these services for the six months ended January 31, 2024, are disclosed in the Statement of Operations.
 
Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as the Fund’s principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Fund’s shares. U.S. Bank N.A. serves as custodian to the Fund. U.S. Bank N.A. is an affiliate of Fund Services.
 
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act on behalf of the Retail Class shares and a Shareholder Servicing Plan on behalf of the Retail, Institutional, and Supra Institutional Class shares. The Distribution Plan provides that the Fund may pay an annual fee to the Distributor of up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Retail Class shares. These fees may be used by the Distributor to provide compensation for sales support, distribution activities, or shareholder servicing activities. No distribution fees are paid by Institutional Class or Supra Institutional Class shares. Under the Shareholder Servicing Plan, the Retail, Institutional, and Supra Institutional Classes are authorized to pay an annual shareholder servicing fee of up to 0.10%, 0.10%, and 0.03% of each class’s average daily net assets, respectively. This fee is used to finance certain activities related to servicing and maintaining shareholder accounts. For the six months ended January 31, 2024, the distribution fees and shareholder servicing fees incurred by the Fund are disclosed in the Statement of Operations.
 
NOTE 4 – SECURITIES LENDING

The Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of its total asset value to brokers, dealers, and financial institutions (but not individuals) under terms of participation in a securities lending program administered by U.S. Bank N.A.
 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

The securities lending agreement requires that loans are collateralized at all times in an amount equal to at least 100% of the market value of any loaned securities at the time of the loan, plus accrued interest.
 
The Fund receives compensation in the form of fees and earns interest on the cash collateral. The amount of fees depends on a number of factors including the type of security and length of the loan. The Fund continues to receive interest payments or dividends on the securities loaned during the borrowing year. The Fund has the right under the terms of the securities lending agreement to recall the securities from the borrower on demand.
 
The Fund’s loaned securities are collateralized by cash equivalents. The cash collateral is invested by U.S. Bank N.A. in accordance with approved investment guidelines. Those guidelines require the cash collateral to be invested in readily marketable, high quality, short-term obligations; however, such investments are subject to risk of payment delays or default on the part of the issuer or counterparty or otherwise may not generate sufficient interest to support the costs associated with securities lending. The Fund could also experience delays in recovering its securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return the borrowed securities, although the Fund is indemnified from this risk by contract with the securities lending agent.
 
As of six months ended January 31, 2024, the market value of the securities on loan and payable on collateral received for securities lending were as follows:
 
   
Market Value of
Payable on
   
Securities on Loan
Collateral Received
 
Akre Focus Fund
$185,068
$195,000

The Fund receives cash as collateral in return for securities lent as part of the securities lending program. The collateral is invested in the First American Government Obligations Fund (a money market fund subject to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act). The remaining contractual maturity of all the securities lending transactions is overnight and continuous.
 
The interest income earned by the Fund on investments of cash collateral received from borrowers for the securities loaned to them (“Income from securities lending, net”) is reflected in the Statement of Operations.
 
NOTE 5 – PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

For the six months ended January 31, 2024, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from the sale or maturity of securities, other than short-term investments, were $108,097,384 and $1,866,793,3671, respectively.
 
There were no purchases, sales, or maturities of long-term U.S. Government securities for the six months ended January 31, 2024.
 
 1
$1,255,879,408 of this figure relates to in-kind transactions.

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Akre Focus Fund
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

NOTE 6 – DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The tax character of distributions paid during the six months ended January 31, 2024 (estimated), and the year ended July 31, 2023, for the Fund was as follows:
 
   
January 31, 2024
July 31, 2023
 
Distributions paid from:
   
 
    Long-term capital gain1
$444,552,173
$764,127,767
 
 
1
Designated as long-term capital gain dividend, pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 852(b) (3).

As of the most recent fiscal year ended July 31, 2023, the components of distributable accumulated earnings (losses) on a tax basis were as follows2:
 
 
Cost of investments
 
$
4,249,943,748
 
 
Gross tax unrealized appreciation
   
8,468,690,965
 
 
Gross tax unrealized depreciation
   
(1,645
)
 
Net tax unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
   
8,468,689,320
 
 
Undistributed ordinary income
   
 
 
Undistributed long-term capital gains
   
246,272,763
 
 
Total distributable earnings
   
246,272,763
 
 
Other distributable (accumulated) earnings (losses)
   
 
 
Total distributable (accumulated) earnings (losses)
 
$
8,714,962,083
 

 
2
The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation was attributable to wash sales.

NOTE 7 – CREDIT FACILITY

U.S. Bank N.A. has made available to the Fund a credit facility pursuant to a separate Loan and Security Agreement for temporary or extraordinary purposes. Credit facility activity for the six months ended January 31, 2024, was as follows:
 
Maximum available credit
$400,000,000
Largest amount outstanding on an individual day
Average daily loan outstanding when in use
Credit facility outstanding as of January 31, 2024
Average interest rate when in use

Interest expense for the six months ended January 31, 2024, is disclosed in the Statement of Operations, if applicable.
 


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Akre Focus Fund
APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited)

At a meeting held on August 17-18, 2023, the Board (which is comprised of five persons, all of whom are Independent Trustees as defined under the Investment Company Act) considered and approved the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between Professionally Managed Portfolios (the “Trust”) and Akre Capital Management, LLC (the “Advisor”) for the Akre Focus Fund (the “Fund”) for another annual term. At this meeting and at a prior meeting held on June 26, 2023, the Board received and reviewed substantial information regarding the Fund, the Advisor and the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement. This information, together with the information provided to the Board throughout the course of the year, formed the primary (but not exclusive) basis for the Board’s determinations. Below is a summary of the factors considered by the Board and the conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement:
 
 
1.
The nature, extent and quality of the services provided and to be provided by the Advisor under the Advisory Agreement. The Trustees considered the nature, extent and quality of the Advisor’s overall services provided to the Fund as well as its specific responsibilities in all aspects of day-to-day investment management of the Fund. The Board considered the qualifications, experience and responsibilities of the portfolio managers, as well as the responsibilities of other key personnel of the Advisor involved in the day-to-day activities of the Fund. The Board noted the actions taken by the Advisor over the past year to involve the Fund in the ReFlow redemption program to assist the Fund in managing its purchase and redemption activity and reduce the capital gain to shareholders resulting from such activity. The Board also considered the resources and compliance structure of the Advisor, including information regarding its compliance program, its chief compliance officer and the Advisor’s compliance record, as well as the Advisor’s cybersecurity program, business continuity plan, and risk management process. The Board also considered the prior relationship between the Advisor and the Trust, as well as the Board’s knowledge of the Advisor’s operations, and noted that during the course of the prior year they had met with certain personnel of the Advisor to discuss fund performance and investment outlook, as well as various marketing and compliance topics. The Board concluded that the Advisor had the quality and depth of personnel, resources, investment processes and compliance policies and procedures essential to performing its duties under the Advisory Agreement and that they were satisfied with the nature, overall quality and extent of such management services.

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APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (Continued)

 
2.
The Fund’s historical performance and the overall performance of the Advisor. In assessing the quality of the portfolio management delivered by the Advisor, the Board reviewed the short-term and long-term performance of the Fund on both an absolute basis, and in comparison to its peer funds utilizing Morningstar classifications, appropriate securities market benchmarks and the Advisor’s similarly managed accounts, all for periods ended March 31, 2023. The Board also considered performance against a smaller group of peers selected by an independent third-party consultant engaged by the Board to assist it in its 15(c) review (the “Cohort”). While the Board considered both short-term and long-term performance, it placed greater emphasis on longer term performance. When reviewing performance against the comparative peer group universe, the Board took into account that the investment objective and strategies of the Fund, as well as its level of risk tolerance, may differ significantly from funds in the peer universe. When reviewing the Fund’s performance against broad market benchmarks, the Board took into account the differences in portfolio construction between the Fund and such benchmarks as well as other differences between actively managed funds and passive benchmarks, such as objectives and risks. In assessing periods of relative underperformance or outperformance, the Board took into account that relative performance can be significantly impacted by performance measurement periods and that some periods of underperformance may be transitory in nature while others may reflect more significant underlying issues.
     
   
The Board noted that the Fund outperformed its Morningstar peer group average for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods and underperformed for the three-year period . The Board noted that the Fund outperformed its Cohort average for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods and underperformed for the three-year period.
     
   
The Board also considered the performance of the Fund against its broad-based securities market benchmark, noting that the Fund underperformed the benchmark for the one-, three-, and five-year periods and outperformed for the ten-year period.
     
   
The Board also considered the Fund’s outperformance compared to the Advisor’s similarly managed separate account composite for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods.

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Akre Focus Fund
APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (Continued)

 
3.
The costs of the services provided by the Advisor and the structure of the Advisor’s fees under the Advisory Agreement. In considering the advisory fee and total fees and expenses of the Fund, the Board reviewed comparisons to the peer funds and similarly managed separate accounts for other types of clients advised by the Advisor. When reviewing fees charged to other similarly managed accounts, the Board took into consideration the type of account and the differences in the management of that account that might be germane to the difference, if any, in the fees charged to such accounts.
     
   
The Board noted that the Advisor had contractually agreed to maintain an annual expense ratio of 1.14% for the Fund, excluding certain operating expenses and class-level expenses (the “Expense Cap”) and noted that the Fund was currently operating below this level. The Board noted that the Fund’s net expense ratio (less Rule 12b-1 fees) was higher than that of its Morningstar peer group average. The Board also considered that the Fund’s advisory fee and net expense ratio (less Rule 12b-1 fees) were higher than those of its Cohort average. The Board also took into consideration the services the Advisor provided to its similarly managed separate account clients and private funds, comparing the fees charged for those management services to the fees charged to the Fund. The Board found that the fees charged to the Fund were below the fees charged by the Advisor to its similarly managed separate account clients and private funds. The Board concluded that the fees paid to the Advisor were fair and reasonable particularly in light of the strong longer term comparative performance of the Fund against benchmarks and peers.
     
 
4.
Economies of Scale. The Board also considered whether economies of scale were being realized by the Advisor as the assets of the Fund had grown materially in recent years. The Board noted that the Advisor has contractually agreed to reduce its advisory fees or reimburse Fund expenses so that the Fund does not exceed its specified Expense Cap, noting that the total expense ratio has been below that of the Expense Cap for some time. The Board also considered that economies of scale have been shared with shareholders through increased investments by the Advisor in technology and resources, including investments in personnel related to the investment process to help maintain the Fund’s performance. In addition, the Board considered the out-of-pocket fees paid by the Advisor to support shareholder services as well as the additional resources employed, and costs incurred, in the

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APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited) (Continued)

   
adoption of the ReFlow redemption program to benefit the Fund and its shareholders. The Board concluded that it would continue to revisit this issue in the future as circumstances changed.
     
 
5.
The profits to be realized by the Advisor and its affiliates from its relationship with the Fund. The Board reviewed the Advisor’s financial information and took into account both the direct benefits and the indirect benefits to the Advisor from advising the Fund. The Board considered the profitability to the Advisor from its relationship with the Fund and considered any additional material benefits derived by the Advisor from its relationship with the Fund, particularly benefits received in exchange for “soft dollars” and the Rule 12b-1 fees paid to the Advisor. In assessing profitability, the Board took into account that a significant portion of allocated Fund expenses was comprised of a distribution to the Fund’s portfolio management team, as their compensation. After such review, the Board determined that the profitability to the Advisor with respect to the Advisory Agreement was not excessive and was consistent with the profitability in previous years. The Board determined that the Advisor had maintained adequate financial resources to support the services it provides to the Fund.

No single factor was determinative of the Board’s decision to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, but rather the Board based its determination on the total combination of information available to it. Based on a consideration of all the factors in their totality, the Board determined that the advisory arrangements with the Advisor, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable. The Board therefore determined that the continuance of the Advisory Agreement would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
 





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Akre Focus Fund
EXPENSE EXAMPLES For the Six Months Ended January 31, 2024 (Unaudited)

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including investment advisory fees, distribution and/or service fees, and other Fund expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (August 1, 2023 – January 31, 2024).
 
Actual Expenses
 
The “Actual” lines of the following table provides information about actual account values based on actual returns and actual expenses. Although the Fund charges no sales loads, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks, and stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by Fund Services, the Fund’s transfer agent. If you request that a redemption be made by wire transfer, a $15.00 fee is currently charged by Fund Services. You will be charged a redemption fee equal to 1% of the net amount of the redemption if you redeem your shares less than 30 days after you purchase them. An Individual Retirement Account will be charged an annual maintenance fee. To the extent the Fund invests in shares of other investment companies as part of its investment strategy, you will indirectly bear your proportionate share of any fees and expenses charged by the underlying funds in which the Fund invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund. Actual expenses of the underlying funds may vary. These expenses are not included in the following examples. The following examples include, but are not limited to, investment advisory fees, shareholder servicing fees, distribution fees, fund accounting fees, fund administration fees, custody fees, and transfer agent fees. However, the following examples do not include portfolio trading commissions and related expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the actual line under the heading titled, “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
 
The “Hypothetical” lines of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to
 

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Akre Focus Fund
EXPENSE EXAMPLES For the Six Months Ended January 31, 2024 (Unaudited) (Continued)

compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, each hypothetical line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During the Period
 
8/1/2023
1/31/2024
8/1/2023 – 1/31/20241
Retail Class Actual
$1,000.00  
$1,134.10  
$7.03  
Hypothetical (5% return
     
  before expenses)
1,000.00
1,018.55
6.65
Institutional Class Actual
1,000.00
1,135.60
5.58
Hypothetical (5% return
     
  before expenses)
1,000.00
1,019.91
5.28
Supra Institutional
     
  Class Actual
1,000.00
1,135.90
5.21
Hypothetical (5% return
     
  before expenses)
1,000.00
1,020.26
4.93

1
For the Fund’s Retail, Institutional, and Supra Institutional Class shares, expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for the most recent six-month period of 1.31%, 1.04%, and 0.97%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).




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Akre Focus Fund
INFORMATION ABOUT PROXY VOTING (Unaudited)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling (877) 862-9556. Furthermore, you can obtain the description on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling (877) 862-9556. Furthermore, you can obtain this information on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
 

INFORMATION ABOUT THE PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS (Unaudited)

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports may also be obtained by calling (877) 862-9556.
 

INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND’S TRUSTEES (Unaudited)

The Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available without charge, upon request, by calling (877) 862-9556. Furthermore, you can obtain the SAI on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or the Fund’s website at www.akrefund.com.
 

INFORMATION ABOUT HOUSEHOLDING (Unaudited)

Each year, you are automatically sent an updated prospectus as well as annual and semi-annual reports for the Fund, if applicable. In an effort to decrease costs, the Fund will reduce the number of duplicate prospectuses, proxy statements, and annual and semi-annual reports that you receive by sending only one copy of each to those addresses shown by two or more accounts. Please call the Fund’s transfer agent toll free at (877) 862-9556 to request individual copies of these documents. The Fund will begin sending individual copies 30 days after receiving your request. This policy does not apply to account statements.
 



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Akre Focus Fund
PRIVACY NOTICE (Unaudited)

The Fund collects non-public personal information about you from the following sources:
 
 Information we receive about you on applications or other forms,
 
 Information you give us verbally, and/or
 
 Information about your transactions with us or others.
 
We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our shareholders or former shareholders without the shareholder’s authorization, except as permitted by law or in response to inquiries from governmental authorities. We may share information with affiliated parties and unaffiliated third parties with whom we have contracts for servicing the Fund. We will provide unaffiliated third parties with only the information necessary to carry out their assigned responsibilities. All shareholder records will be disposed of in accordance with applicable law. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards to protect your non-public personal information and require third parties to treat your non-public personal information with the same high degree of confidentiality.
 
In the event that you hold shares of the Fund through a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank, or trust company, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your non-public personal information would be shared with unaffiliated third parties.
 









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Investment Advisor
AKRE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
2 West Marshall Street
Post Office Box 998
Middleburg, VA 20118-0998

Distributor
QUASAR DISTRIBUTORS, LLC
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100
Portland, ME 04101

Custodian
U.S. BANK N.A.
Custody Operations
1555 North RiverCenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212

Transfer Agent, Fund Accountant, and Fund Administrator
U.S. BANCORP FUND SERVICES, LLC
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP
Two Liberty Place
50 South 16th Street, Suite 2900
Philadelphia, PA 19102-2529

Legal Counsel
SULLIVAN & WORCESTER LLP
1633 Broadway, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10019


Akre Focus Fund
   
Ticker
CUSIP
 
 
Retail Class
AKREX
742935117
 
 
Institutional Class
AKRIX
742935125
 
 
Supra Institutional Class
AKRSX
74316P751
 



(b) Not applicable.

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to registrants who are not listed issuers (as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

Item 6. Investments.

(a) Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1     of this Form.
(b) Not applicable.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed‑End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The registrant has adopted a nominating committee charter that contains the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees.  There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees for the period.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a)
The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer 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.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

Item 13. Exhibits.

(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. Incorporated by reference to previous Form N-CSR filing.


(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c‑1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons.  Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

(4) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant.  There was no change in the registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


(Registrant)  Professionally Managed Portfolios 

By (Signature and Title)      /s/Jason Hadler
Jason Hadler, President/Principal Executive Officer

Date    April 5, 2024



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title)      /s/Jason Hadler
Jason Hadler, President/Principal Executive Officer


Date    April 5, 2024

By (Signature and Title)      /s/Craig A. Benton
Craig A. Benton, Treasurer/Principal Financial Officer

Date    April 5, 2024

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.