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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM N-CSRS

 

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act File Number 811-07102

 

The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

SEI Investments

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

SEI Investments

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (877) 446-3863

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2024

 

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2024

 

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a) A copy of the report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”) (17 CFR § 270.30e-1), is attached hereto.

 

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The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II

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Champlain Small Company Fund 

Advisor Shares - CIPSX

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - June 30, 2024

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Advisor Shares of the Champlain Small Company Fund (the "Fund") for the period from January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://cipvt.com/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-773-3238 

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Champlain Small Company Fund, Advisor Shares
$62
1.25%

How did the Fund perform in the last six months?

The abbreviated performance summary below is a departure from our historical shareholder letters and has been prepared to align with the SEC’s Tailored Shareholder Report requirements. Please contact Champlain Funds with additional fund-specific questions.

The Champlain Small Company Fund (CIPSX) returned 0.14% for the 6-month period ending 06/30/2024, which trailed the 1.73% return for Russell 2000 and the 13.56% return for the Russell 3000. The Fund’s health care holdings underperformed due to an overweight of, and stock selection within the equipment & supplies industry. We believe the weakness in these holdings reflects investor concerns about exposures to a weakening consumer, flatter utilization levels (after pent-up demand from the pandemic), and GLP-1s possibly shrinking addressable markets. Stock selection in financials, particularly in insurance and banks, drove outperformance. Baldwin Insurance Group continues to reduce debt, has shown signs of margin expansion, and has paid a meaningful portion of the cash earnouts related to prior acquisition activity. Despite strong returns from Pure Storage, the Fund’s technology holdings underperformed. Stock selection in software was weak, with Freshworks being the most notable detractor. Freshworks’ first quarter guidance fell below expectations due to macroeconomic weakness in the small and medium-sized business market and the company announced a well-telegraphed CEO transition. In consumer, this Fund’s perennial overweight of staples and underweight of discretionary has been helpful. The consumer environment is dynamic, with diverging category trends and financial pressures beginning to spread from low-income to middle-income households. The need-to-have products sold by food, beverage, household, and personal care companies – which this Fund significantly over-indexes to – have historically held up well in these environments, especially those that continue to show secular volume growth, like Freshpet. Finally, in industrials, Enerpac Tool Group helped offset the headwind from not owning more cyclical industries. Enerpac has benefitted from increased sell-side coverage and favorable investor sentiment tied to domestic infrastructure spending tailwinds, all while the company continues to execute on its margin expansion goals.

Though our investment process has been out of favor relative to some benchmarks given the exceptional money supply growth, fiscal largesse, and immigration (additional stimulus to the economy), we are not remotely tempted to change our spots. Indeed, we have renewed our commitment to high quality while our faith in our investment process remains steadfast. We are encouraged by the y/y absolute and relative improvement in some key characteristics as well as a compelling weighted average discount for Fair Value for the Fund. Though we have no special insight into the timing, relative tailwinds for our process and its favorite industries seem inevitable at some point.

 

Total Return Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth Chart
Champlain Small Company Fund, Advisor Shares - $22088
Russell 3000 ™ Index (USD)* - $31475
Jul/13
$10000
$10000
Jul/14
$10570
$11637
Jul/15
$11948
$12950
Jul/16
$12746
$13526
Jul/17
$15413
$15708
Jul/18
$18485
$18283
Jul/19
$18728
$19572
Jul/20
$18973
$21712
Dec/20
$24206
$25731
Dec/21
$27212
$32333
Dec/22
$21546
$26123
Dec/23
$24562
$32904
Jun/24
$22088
$31475

The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund during the last 10 years. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund Shares. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.Call 1-866-773-3238 or visit https://cipvt.com/documents/ for current month-end performance.

 

Footnote Reference*As of June 2024, pursuant to the new regulatory requirements, this index replaced the prior index as the Fund's primary benchmark to represent a broad-based securities market index. 

Average Semi-Annual Total Returns as of June 30, 2024

Fund/Index Name
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Champlain Small Company Fund, Advisor Shares
3.90%
5.80%
8.25%
Russell 3000 ™ Index (USD)*
23.13%
14.14%
12.15%

Key Fund Statistics as of June 30, 2024

Total Net Assets
Number of Holdings
Total Advisory Fees Paid
Portfolio Turnover Rate
$2,337,074,811
72
$9,676,823
20%

What did the Fund invest in?

Asset WeightingsFootnote Reference*

Holdings Chart
Value
Value
Materials
3.0%
Cash Equivalents
3.0%
Consumer Discretionary
6.5%
Consumer Staples
13.1%
Health Care
17.3%
Financials
18.0%
Information Technology
18.6%
Industrials
20.4%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Percentages are calculated based on total net assets.

Top Ten Holdings

Holding Name
Percentage of Total Net AssetsFootnote Reference(A)
Globus Medical, Class A
2.9%
Baldwin Insurance Group, Class A
2.6%
John Bean Technologies
2.5%
Simply Good Foods
2.4%
MSA Safety
2.4%
ESCO Technologies
2.3%
Pure Storage, Class A
2.2%
Nutanix, Class A
2.1%
MGP Ingredients
2.1%
Smartsheet, Class A
2.1%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote(A)
Excludes short-term investments used for cash management purposes.

Material Fund Changes

There were no material changes during the reporting period.

 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants 

There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants during the reporting period.

Additional Information

For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, and holdings, visit or call:

  • 1-866-773-3238 

  • https://cipvt.com/documents/ 

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Householding

Rule 30e-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 permits funds to transmit only one copy of a proxy statement, annual report or semi-annual report to shareholders (who need not be related) with the same residential, commercial or electronic address, provided that the shareholders have consented in writing and the reports are addressed either to each shareholder individually or to the shareholders as a group. This process is known as “householding” and is designed to reduce the duplicate copies of materials that shareholders receive and to lower printing and mailing costs for funds. 

The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II

Champlain Small Company Fund / Advisor SharesCIPSX

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - June 30, 2024

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The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II

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Champlain Small Company Fund 

Institutional Shares - CIPNX

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - June 30, 2024

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Institutional Shares of the Champlain Small Company Fund (the "Fund") for the period from January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://cipvt.com/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-773-3238 

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Champlain Small Company Fund, Institutional Shares
$50
1.00%

How did the Fund perform in the last six months?

The abbreviated performance summary below is a departure from our historical shareholder letters and has been prepared to align with the SEC’s Tailored Shareholder Report requirements. Please contact Champlain Funds with additional fund-specific questions.

The Champlain Small Company Fund (CIPNX) returned 0.28% for the 6-month period ending 06/30/2024, which trailed the 1.73% return for Russell 2000 and the 13.56% return for the Russell 3000. The Fund’s health care holdings underperformed due to an overweight of, and stock selection within the equipment & supplies industry. We believe the weakness in these holdings reflects investor concerns about exposures to a weakening consumer, flatter utilization levels (after pent-up demand from the pandemic), and GLP-1s possibly shrinking addressable markets. Stock selection in financials, particularly in insurance and banks, drove outperformance. Baldwin Insurance Group continues to reduce debt, has shown signs of margin expansion, and has paid a meaningful portion of the cash earnouts related to prior acquisition activity. Despite strong returns from Pure Storage, the Fund’s technology holdings underperformed. Stock selection in software was weak, with Freshworks being the most notable detractor. Freshworks’ first quarter guidance fell below expectations due to macroeconomic weakness in the small and medium-sized business market and the company announced a well-telegraphed CEO transition. In consumer, this Fund’s perennial overweight of staples and underweight of discretionary has been helpful. The consumer environment is dynamic, with diverging category trends and financial pressures beginning to spread from low-income to middle-income households. The need-to-have products sold by food, beverage, household, and personal care companies – which this Fund significantly over-indexes to – have historically held up well in these environments, especially those that continue to show secular volume growth, like Freshpet. Finally, in industrials, Enerpac Tool Group helped offset the headwind from not owning more cyclical industries. Enerpac has benefitted from increased sell-side coverage and favorable investor sentiment tied to domestic infrastructure spending tailwinds, all while the company continues to execute on its margin expansion goals.

Though our investment process has been out of favor relative to some benchmarks given the exceptional money supply growth, fiscal largesse, and immigration (additional stimulus to the economy), we are not remotely tempted to change our spots. Indeed, we have renewed our commitment to high quality while our faith in our investment process remains steadfast. We are encouraged by the y/y absolute and relative improvement in some key characteristics as well as a compelling weighted average discount for Fair Value for the Fund. Though we have no special insight into the timing, relative tailwinds for our process and its favorite industries seem inevitable at some point. 

Total Return Based on $1,000,000 Investment

Growth Chart
Champlain Small Company Fund, Institutional Shares ** - $2253375
Russell 3000 ™ Index (USD)* - $3147478
Aug/16
$1000000
$1000000
Jul/17
$1000000
$1000000
Jul/18
$1202307
$1163925
Jul/19
$1220815
$1245982
Jul/20
$1239780
$1382163
Dec/20
$1583368
$1638022
Dec/21
$1784771
$2058356
Dec/22
$1416675
$1663009
Dec/23
$1618922
$2094674
Jun/24
$2253375
$3147478

The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $1,000,000 in the Fund during the last 10 years. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund Shares. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.Call 1-866-773-3238 or visit https://cipvt.com/documents/ for current month-end performance.

 

Footnote Reference*As of June 2024, pursuant to the new regulatory requirements, this index replaced the prior index as the Fund's primary benchmark to represent a broad-based securities market index. 

Footnote Reference**Commenced operations on August 31, 2016. The performance information provided in the graph for periods prior to August 31, 2016 reflects the performance of the Advisor Shares of the Fund. 

 

Average Semi-Annual Total Returns as of June 30, 2024

Fund/Index Name
1 Year
5 Years
Annualized Since Inception
Champlain Small Company Fund, Institutional Shares **
4.19%
6.07%
8.55%
Russell 3000 ™ Index (USD)*
23.13%
14.14%
13.81%

Key Fund Statistics as of June 30, 2024

Total Net Assets
Number of Holdings
Total Advisory Fees Paid
Portfolio Turnover Rate
$2,337,074,811
72
$9,676,823
20%

What did the Fund invest in?

Asset WeightingsFootnote Reference*

Holdings Chart
Value
Value
Materials
3.0%
Cash Equivalents
3.0%
Consumer Discretionary
6.5%
Consumer Staples
13.1%
Health Care
17.3%
Financials
18.0%
Information Technology
18.6%
Industrials
20.4%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Percentages are calculated based on total net assets.

Top Ten Holdings

Holding Name
Percentage of Total Net AssetsFootnote Reference(A)
Globus Medical, Class A
2.9%
Baldwin Insurance Group, Class A
2.6%
John Bean Technologies
2.5%
Simply Good Foods
2.4%
MSA Safety
2.4%
ESCO Technologies
2.3%
Pure Storage, Class A
2.2%
Nutanix, Class A
2.1%
MGP Ingredients
2.1%
Smartsheet, Class A
2.1%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote(A)
Excludes short-term investments used for cash management purposes.

Material Fund Changes

There were no material changes during the reporting period.

 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants 

There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants during the reporting period.

Additional Information

For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, and holdings, visit or call:

  • 1-866-773-3238 

  • https://cipvt.com/documents/ 

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Householding

Rule 30e-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 permits funds to transmit only one copy of a proxy statement, annual report or semi-annual report to shareholders (who need not be related) with the same residential, commercial or electronic address, provided that the shareholders have consented in writing and the reports are addressed either to each shareholder individually or to the shareholders as a group. This process is known as “householding” and is designed to reduce the duplicate copies of materials that shareholders receive and to lower printing and mailing costs for funds. 

The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II

Champlain Small Company Fund / Institutional SharesCIPNX

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Champlain Mid Cap Fund 

Advisor Shares - CIPMX

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - June 30, 2024

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Advisor Shares of the Champlain Mid Cap Fund (the "Fund") for the period from January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://cipvt.com/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-773-3238 

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Champlain Mid Cap Fund, Advisor Shares
$55
1.09%

How did the Fund perform in the last six months?

The abbreviated performance summary below is a departure from our historical shareholder letters and has been prepared to align with the SEC’s Tailored Shareholder Report requirements. Please contact Champlain Funds with additional fund-specific questions.

The Champlain Mid Cap Fund (CIPMX) returned 1.21% for the 6-month period ending 06/30/2024, which trailed the 4.96% return for Russell Midcap and the 13.56% return for the Russell 3000. This Fund’s health care holdings underperformed as the overweight of this sector exacerbated weak stock selection. We believe the ongoing weakness in the Fund’s equipment and supplies holdings reflects investor concerns about exposures to a weakening consumer, flatter utilization levels (after pent-up demand from the pandemic), and GLP-1s possibly shrinking addressable markets. Exact Sciences was the Fund’s largest detractor as investors fear competitive pressures for Exact’s flagship product. In industrials, allocation explains roughly half of the Fund’s underperformance, as the Fund has no direct exposure to the most cyclical industries in the sector. Additionally, stock selection in machinery has not helped, where Nordson Corporation was a notable detractor. In financials, Toast, Inc. drove outperformance. In the first quarter, Toast reported improvement in profitability and guided to strong margins going forward, in addition to announcing a $250 million share repurchase program and committing to lower stock compensation expenses. In technology, Pure Storage continues to deliver strong returns. Pure’s Evergreen subscription business and growing product portfolio continue to deepen customer relationships and improve Pure’s competitive advantage. This Fund’s overweight of consumer staples was a notable headwind. The consumer environment is dynamic, with diverging category trends and financial pressures beginning to spread from low-income to middle-income households. The need-to-have products sold by food, beverage, household, and personal care companies – which this Fund significantly over-indexes to – have historically held up well in these environments. However, many companies, including Brown-Forman, have not shown the resilience we would have expected as they deal with post-COVID distortions and idiosyncratic issues, like the sluggish whiskey market.

Though our investment process has been out of favor relative to some benchmarks given the exceptional money supply growth, fiscal largesse, and immigration (additional stimulus to the economy), we are not remotely tempted to change our spots. Indeed, we have renewed our commitment to high quality while our faith in our investment process remains steadfast. We are encouraged by the y/y absolute and relative improvement in some key characteristics as well as a compelling weighted average discount for Fair Value for the Fund. Though we have no special insight into the timing, relative tailwinds for our process and its favorite industries seem inevitable at some point. 

Total Return Based on $10,000 Investment

Growth Chart
Champlain Mid Cap Fund, Advisor Shares - $26370
Russell 3000 ™ Index (USD)* - $31475
Jul/13
$10000
$10000
Jul/14
$11365
$11637
Jul/15
$12575
$12950
Jul/16
$13609
$13526
Jul/17
$15903
$15708
Jul/18
$18921
$18283
Jul/19
$21598
$19572
Jul/20
$24051
$21712
Dec/20
$28899
$25731
Dec/21
$36010
$32333
Dec/22
$26464
$26123
Dec/23
$30526
$32904
Jun/24
$26370
$31475

The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Fund during the last 10 years. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund Shares. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.Call 1-866-773-3238 or visit https://cipvt.com/documents/ for current month-end performance.

 

Footnote Reference*As of June 2024, pursuant to the new regulatory requirements, this index replaced the prior index as the Fund's primary benchmark to represent a broad-based securities market index. 

Average Semi-Annual Total Returns as of June 30, 2024

Fund/Index Name
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Champlain Mid Cap Fund, Advisor Shares
6.08%
7.81%
10.18%
Russell 3000 ™ Index (USD)*
23.13%
14.14%
12.15%

Key Fund Statistics as of June 30, 2024

Total Net Assets
Number of Holdings
Total Advisory Fees Paid
Portfolio Turnover Rate
$5,340,560,362
59
$19,562,409
19%

What did the Fund invest in?

Asset WeightingsFootnote Reference*

Holdings Chart
Value
Value
Cash Equivalents
3.3%
Consumer Discretionary
6.5%
Consumer Staples
12.4%
Financials
15.6%
Industrials
18.2%
Health Care
22.0%
Information Technology
22.4%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Percentages are calculated based on total net assets.

Top Ten Holdings

Holding Name
Percentage of Total Net AssetsFootnote Reference(A)
Fortive
3.3%
Okta, Class A
3.3%
Everest Group
3.2%
AMETEK
3.2%
Ryan Specialty Holdings, Class A
2.6%
Edwards Lifesciences
2.5%
Pure Storage, Class A
2.3%
McCormick
2.3%
Rockwell Automation
2.2%
Toast, Class A
2.1%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote(A)
Excludes short-term investments used for cash management purposes.

Material Fund Changes

There were no material changes during the reporting period.

 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants 

There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants during the reporting period.

Additional Information

For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, and holdings, visit or call:

  • 1-866-773-3238 

  • https://cipvt.com/documents/ 

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Householding

Rule 30e-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 permits funds to transmit only one copy of a proxy statement, annual report or semi-annual report to shareholders (who need not be related) with the same residential, commercial or electronic address, provided that the shareholders have consented in writing and the reports are addressed either to each shareholder individually or to the shareholders as a group. This process is known as “householding” and is designed to reduce the duplicate copies of materials that shareholders receive and to lower printing and mailing costs for funds. 

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Champlain Mid Cap Fund / Advisor SharesCIPMX

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - June 30, 2024

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Champlain Mid Cap Fund 

Institutional Shares - CIPIX

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - June 30, 2024

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Institutional Shares of the Champlain Mid Cap Fund (the "Fund") for the period from January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://cipvt.com/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-773-3238 

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Champlain Mid Cap Fund, Institutional Shares
$42
0.84%

How did the Fund perform in the last six months?

The abbreviated performance summary below is a departure from our historical shareholder letters and has been prepared to align with the SEC’s Tailored Shareholder Report requirements. Please contact Champlain Funds with additional fund-specific questions. 

The Champlain Mid Cap Fund (CIPIX) returned 1.28% for the 6-month period ending 06/30/2024, which trailed the 4.96% return for Russell Midcap and the 13.56% return for the Russell 3000. This Fund’s health care holdings underperformed as the overweight of this sector exacerbated weak stock selection. We believe the ongoing weakness in the Fund’s equipment and supplies holdings reflects investor concerns about exposures to a weakening consumer, flatter utilization levels (after pent-up demand from the pandemic), and GLP-1s possibly shrinking addressable markets. Exact Sciences was the Fund’s largest detractor as investors fear competitive pressures for Exact’s flagship product. In industrials, allocation explains roughly half of the Fund’s underperformance, as the Fund has no direct exposure to the most cyclical industries in the sector. Additionally, stock selection in machinery has not helped, where Nordson Corporation was a notable detractor. In financials, Toast, Inc. drove outperformance. In the first quarter, Toast reported improvement in profitability and guided to strong margins going forward, in addition to announcing a $250 million share repurchase program and committing to lower stock compensation expenses. In technology, Pure Storage continues to deliver strong returns. Pure’s Evergreen subscription business and growing product portfolio continue to deepen customer relationships and improve Pure’s competitive advantage. This Fund’s overweight of consumer staples was a notable headwind. The consumer environment is dynamic, with diverging category trends and financial pressures beginning to spread from low-income to middle-income households. The need-to-have products sold by food, beverage, household, and personal care companies – which this Fund significantly over-indexes to – have historically held up well in these environments. However, many companies, including Brown-Forman, have not shown the resilience we would have expected as they deal with post-COVID distortions and idiosyncratic issues, like the sluggish whiskey market.

Though our investment process has been out of favor relative to some benchmarks given the exceptional money supply growth, fiscal largesse, and immigration (additional stimulus to the economy), we are not remotely tempted to change our spots. Indeed, we have renewed our commitment to high quality while our faith in our investment process remains steadfast. We are encouraged by the y/y absolute and relative improvement in some key characteristics as well as a compelling weighted average discount for Fair Value for the Fund. Though we have no special insight into the timing, relative tailwinds for our process and its favorite industries seem inevitable at some point.

Total Return Based on $1,000,000 Investment

Growth Chart
Champlain Mid Cap Fund, Institutional Shares ** - $2704046
Russell 3000 ™ Index (USD)* - $3147478
Jul/13
$1000000
$1000000
Jul/14
$1139424
$1163719
Jul/15
$1263782
$1295033
Jul/16
$1370633
$1352596
Jul/17
$1606027
$1570838
Jul/18
$1914448
$1828338
Jul/19
$2190720
$1957235
Jul/20
$2447041
$2171154
Dec/20
$2942643
$2573067
Dec/21
$3675250
$3233344
Dec/22
$2708806
$2612318
Dec/23
$3132931
$3290393
Jun/24
$2704046
$3147478

The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $1,000,000 in the Fund during the last 10 years. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund Shares. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.Call 1-866-773-3238 or visit https://cipvt.com/documents/ for current month-end performance.

 

Footnote Reference**Commenced operations on January 3, 2011. The performance information provided in the graph for periods prior to January 3, 2011 reflects the performance of the Advisor Shares of the Fund. 

Footnote Reference*As of June 2024, pursuant to the new regulatory requirements, this index replaced the prior index as the Fund's primary benchmark to represent a broad-based securities market index. 

 

Average Semi-Annual Total Returns as of June 30, 2024

Fund/Index Name
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Champlain Mid Cap Fund, Institutional Shares **
6.37%
8.07%
10.46%
Russell 3000 ™ Index (USD)*
23.13%
14.14%
12.15%

Key Fund Statistics as of June 30, 2024

Total Net Assets
Number of Holdings
Total Advisory Fees Paid
Portfolio Turnover Rate
$5,340,560,362
59
$19,562,409
19%

What did the Fund invest in?

Asset WeightingsFootnote Reference*

Holdings Chart
Value
Value
Cash Equivalents
3.3%
Consumer Discretionary
6.5%
Consumer Staples
12.4%
Financials
15.6%
Industrials
18.2%
Health Care
22.0%
Information Technology
22.4%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Percentages are calculated based on total net assets.

Top Ten Holdings

Holding Name
Percentage of Total Net AssetsFootnote Reference(A)
Fortive
3.3%
Okta, Class A
3.3%
Everest Group
3.2%
AMETEK
3.2%
Ryan Specialty Holdings, Class A
2.6%
Edwards Lifesciences
2.5%
Pure Storage, Class A
2.3%
McCormick
2.3%
Rockwell Automation
2.2%
Toast, Class A
2.1%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote(A)
Excludes short-term investments used for cash management purposes.

Material Fund Changes

There were no material changes during the reporting period.

 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants 

There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants during the reporting period.

Additional Information

For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, and holdings, visit or call:

  • 1-866-773-3238 

  • https://cipvt.com/documents/ 

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Householding

Rule 30e-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 permits funds to transmit only one copy of a proxy statement, annual report or semi-annual report to shareholders (who need not be related) with the same residential, commercial or electronic address, provided that the shareholders have consented in writing and the reports are addressed either to each shareholder individually or to the shareholders as a group. This process is known as “householding” and is designed to reduce the duplicate copies of materials that shareholders receive and to lower printing and mailing costs for funds. 

The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund II

Champlain Mid Cap Fund / Institutional SharesCIPIX

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - June 30, 2024

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Champlain Strategic Focus Fund 

Institutional Shares - CIPTX

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - June 30, 2024

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about Institutional Shares of the Champlain Strategic Focus Fund (the "Fund") for the period from January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://cipvt.com/documents/. You can also request this information by contacting us at 1-866-773-3238 

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment) 

Fund Name
Costs of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Champlain Strategic Focus Fund, Institutional Shares
$43
0.85%

How did the Fund perform in the last six months?

The Champlain Strategic Focus Fund (CIPTX) returned 2.73% for the 6-month period ending 06/30/2024, which trailed the 5.98% return for Russell Midcap Growth and the 13.56% return for the Russell 3000. Rockwell Automation was the largest detractor in industrials, and despite the uninspiring near-term results and guidance, our 3- 5-year outlook remains positive. In June, Rockwell announced that it is expanding its collaboration with Nvidia to accelerate the development of safer/smarter industrial AI mobile robots in manufacturing. This Fund’s information technology holdings outperformed during the period as Pure Storage reported strong results driven by continued outperformance in Evergreen, the subscription component of the business. In health care, this Fund’s holdings trailed those of the benchmark. Waters Corp. and Bio-Techne were detractors due to near-term biopharma spending uncertainty and macro challenges in China. We expect the demand outlook for these companies to benefit from an improving biotechnology funding environment which should drive demand for their “picks and shovels” life science-related products over the next year and beyond. In consumer, Tractor Supply contributed nicely to relative returns. While we continue to view Tractor as a unique specialty retailer with need-to-have products and limited competition, we also know the company is not immune to a broader slowdown in the consumer environment, thus we moderated the position size. Conversely, Ulta Beauty has seen pressures recently due to share losses in the prestige part of the market. Management believes the slowdown is mostly attributable to the unprecedented number of competitive store openings over the last 24 months, mostly a reflection of the rollout of Sephora at more than nine hundred Kohl’s locations. In financials, Ryan Specialty Holdings drove absolute and relative performance. Ryan’s business connects a highly fragmented network of specialty (Excess & Surplus) insurance carriers with retail brokers to address unique and increasingly complex client needs. While wholesale insurance brokerage will never be a winner-takes-all market, we are confident in Ryan’s competitive positioning and its unique ability to consolidate the long tail of small/niche wholesale brokers.

Though our investment process has been out of favor relative to some benchmarks given the exceptional money supply growth, fiscal largesse, and immigration (provided additional economic stimulus), we are not remotely tempted to change our spots. Indeed, we have renewed our commitment to high quality while our faith in our investment process and all of this Fund’s holdings remains steadfast largely due to the y/y absolute and relative improvement in some key characteristics, as well as a compelling weighted average discount to Fair Value for this Fund. Though we have no special insight into the timing, relative tailwinds for our process and its favorite industries seem inevitable at some point.

Total Return Based on $1,000,000 Investment

Growth Chart
Champlain Strategic Focus Fund, Institutional Shares - $1166000
Russell 3000 ™ Index (USD)* - $1251914
Oct/23
$1000000
$1000000
Dec/23
$1135000
$1102449
Jun/24
$1166000
$1251914

Since its inception on October 16, 2023. The line graph represents historical performance of a hypothetical investment of $1,000,000 in the Fund since inception. Returns shown are total returns, which assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The table and graph presented above do not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund Shares. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.Call 1-866-773-3238 or visit https://cipvt.com/documents/ for current month-end performance.

 

Footnote Reference*As of June 2024, pursuant to the new regulatory requirements, this index replaced the prior index as the Fund's primary benchmark to represent a broad-based securities market index. 

Average Semi-Annual Total Returns as of June 30, 2024

Fund/Index Name
Annualized Since Inception
Champlain Strategic Focus Fund, Institutional Shares
16.60%
Russell 3000 ™ Index (USD)*
25.19%

Key Fund Statistics as of June 30, 2024

Total Net Assets
Number of Holdings
Total Advisory Fees Paid
Portfolio Turnover Rate
$2,582,865
23
$0
12%

What did the Fund invest in?

Asset WeightingsFootnote Reference*

Holdings Chart
Value
Value
Cash Equivalent
0.9%
Consumer Discretionary
8.2%
Financials
9.4%
Industrials
20.7%
Health Care
25.6%
Information Technology
37.0%
FootnoteDescription
Footnote*
Percentages are calculated based on total net assets.

Top Ten Holdings

Holding Name
Percentage of Total Net Assets
Pure Storage, Class A
8.8%
Mettler Toledo International
6.2%
Fortive
6.2%
Rockwell Automation
5.4%
Dexcom
5.3%
ServiceNow
5.2%
Bio-Techne
5.1%
Okta, Class A
5.0%
Waters
4.9%
Everest Group
4.9%

Material Fund Changes

There were no material changes during the reporting period.

 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants 

There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants during the reporting period.

Additional Information

For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, financial information, and holdings, visit or call:

  • 1-866-773-3238 

  • https://cipvt.com/documents/ 

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Householding

Rule 30e-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 permits funds to transmit only one copy of a proxy statement, annual report or semi-annual report to shareholders (who need not be related) with the same residential, commercial or electronic address, provided that the shareholders have consented in writing and the reports are addressed either to each shareholder individually or to the shareholders as a group. This process is known as “householding” and is designed to reduce the duplicate copies of materials that shareholders receive and to lower printing and mailing costs for funds. 

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Champlain Strategic Focus Fund / Institutional SharesCIPTX

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - June 30, 2024

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(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual report.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual report.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable for semi-annual report.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

 

(a) Schedule of Investments is included as part of the financial statements filed under Item 7 of this form.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Financial Statements and Financial Highlights are filed herein.

 

 

 

 

THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND II

CHAMPLAIN FUNDS

JUNE 30, 2024

 

 

Table of Contents

 

Financial Statements (Form N-CSRS Item 7)

 

Schedules of Investments

1

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

10

Statements of Operations

11

Statements of Changes In Net Assets

12

Financial Highlights

15

Notes to Financial Statements

20

 

 

The Funds file their complete schedules of investments for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Funds’ Form N-PORT report is available on the Funds’ website at https://cipvt.com/documents.

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to fund securities, as well as information relating to how the Funds voted proxies relating to fund securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-773-3238; and (ii) on the Funds’ website at https://cipvt.com/documents

 

 

THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND II

CHAMPLAIN SMALL COMPANY FUND

JUNE 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

COMMON STOCK96.9%

   

Shares

   

Value

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 6.5%

       

Bowlero, Cl A

    1,155,000     $ 16,735,950  

European Wax Center, Cl A *

    1,535,000       15,242,550  

First Watch Restaurant Group *

    650,000       11,414,000  

Leslie's *

    1,600,000       6,704,000  

Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings *

    265,000       26,015,050  

Planet Fitness, Cl A *

    515,000       37,898,850  

Sally Beauty Holdings *

    1,575,000       16,899,750  

Shake Shack, Cl A *

    230,000       20,700,000  
              151,610,150  

CONSUMER STAPLES — 13.1%

       

Central Garden & Pet, Cl A *

    1,035,000       34,186,050  

Freshpet *

    370,760       47,972,636  

J&J Snack Foods

    150,000       24,355,500  

Lancaster Colony

    245,000       46,297,650  

MGP Ingredients

    655,000       48,732,000  

Simply Good Foods *

    1,580,000       57,085,400  

Utz Brands, Cl A

    2,070,440       34,452,122  

Vita Coco *

    515,000       14,342,750  
              307,424,108  

FINANCIALS — 18.0%

       

AMERISAFE

    385,000       16,897,650  

Baldwin Insurance Group, Cl A *

    1,720,000       61,008,400  

BancFirst

    220,000       19,294,000  

Cullen/Frost Bankers

    470,000       47,766,100  

First Financial Bankshares

    1,334,055       39,394,644  

German American Bancorp

    570,000       20,149,500  

Palomar Holdings *

    540,000       43,821,000  

PJT Partners

    220,000       23,740,200  

Selective Insurance Group

    400,000       37,532,000  

ServisFirst Bancshares

    575,000       36,334,250  

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group *

    740,000       26,773,200  

Stock Yards Bancorp

    465,000       23,096,550  

 

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

 

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CHAMPLAIN SMALL COMPANY FUND

JUNE 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued

 

 

Shares

   

Value

 

FINANCIALS — continued

       

WSFS Financial

    520,000     $ 24,440,000  
              420,247,494  

HEALTH CARE — 17.3%

       

AtriCure *

    1,100,000       25,047,000  

CONMED

    520,000       36,046,400  

Globus Medical, Cl A *

    1,000,000       68,490,000  

Inspire Medical Systems *

    205,000       27,435,150  

iRhythm Technologies *

    295,000       31,753,800  

Neogen *

    2,565,000       40,090,950  

Omnicell *

    695,000       18,813,650  

Penumbra *

    210,000       37,793,700  

Phreesia *

    960,000       20,352,000  

PROCEPT BioRobotics *

    525,000       32,072,250  

SI-BONE *

    1,000,000       12,930,000  

Tandem Diabetes Care *

    650,000       26,188,500  

Veracyte *

    1,265,000       27,412,550  
              404,425,950  

INDUSTRIALS — 20.4%

       

Albany International, Cl A

    440,000       37,158,000  

Enerpac Tool Group, Cl A

    1,255,000       47,915,900  

Esab

    325,000       30,689,750  

ESCO Technologies

    505,000       53,045,200  

Hayward Holdings *

    2,440,000       30,012,000  

John Bean Technologies

    625,000       59,356,250  

Kadant

    35,680       10,482,070  

Montrose Environmental Group *

    550,000       24,508,000  

MSA Safety

    300,875       56,471,229  

RB Global

    460,000       35,125,600  

RBC Bearings *

    130,000       35,071,400  

Standex International

    260,000       41,899,000  

Transcat *

    135,000       16,156,800  
              477,891,199  

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 18.6%

       

Asana, Cl A *

    1,625,000       22,733,750  

 

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

 

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CHAMPLAIN SMALL COMPANY FUND

JUNE 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued

 

 

Shares

   

Value

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — continued

       

Box, Cl A *

    1,235,000     $ 32,653,400  

Braze, Cl A *

    1,165,000       45,248,600  

CommVault Systems *

    205,000       24,921,850  

Freshworks, Cl A *

    2,625,000       33,311,250  

JFrog *

    725,000       27,223,750  

Novanta *

    200,000       32,622,000  

Nutanix, Cl A *

    875,000       49,743,750  

Pure Storage, Cl A *

    800,000       51,368,000  

Smartsheet, Cl A *

    1,095,000       48,267,600  

Tenable Holdings *

    770,000       33,556,600  

Workiva, Cl A *

    443,185       32,348,073  
              433,998,623  

MATERIALS — 3.0%

       

Innospec

    89,442       11,054,137  

Sensient Technologies

    525,000       38,949,750  

TriMas

    770,000       19,681,200  
              69,685,087  

TOTAL COMMON STOCK

               

(Cost $1,930,236,396)

            2,265,282,611  

CASH EQUIVALENTS** — 3.0%

                 

Fidelity Investments - Money Market Treasury Only, Cl I, 5.190%

    20,000,000       20,000,000  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.320%

    50,288,324       50,288,324  

TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS

               

(Cost $70,288,324)

            70,288,324  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.9%

               

(Cost $2,000,524,720)

          $ 2,335,570,935  
 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $2,337,074,811.

* Non-income producing security.

 

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

 

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CHAMPLAIN SMALL COMPANY FUND

JUNE 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

** Rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2024.

 

 

Cl — Class

 

As of June 30, 2024, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

 For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

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

 

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CHAMPLAIN MID CAP FUND

JUNE 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

COMMON STOCK97.1%

   

Shares

   

Value

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 6.5%

       

Advance Auto Parts

    725,000     $ 45,914,250  

Bath & Body Works

    1,155,000       45,102,750  

Planet Fitness, Cl A *

    1,090,000       80,213,100  

Tractor Supply

    245,000       66,150,000  

Ulta Beauty *

    280,000       108,043,600  
              345,423,700  

CONSUMER STAPLES — 12.4%

       

Brown-Forman, Cl B

    2,475,000       106,895,250  

Clorox

    760,000       103,717,200  

Freshpet *

    745,295       96,433,720  

Hormel Foods

    3,055,000       93,146,950  

JM Smucker

    710,000       77,418,400  

Lamb Weston Holdings

    725,000       60,958,000  

McCormick

    1,755,000       124,499,700  
              663,069,220  

FINANCIALS — 15.6%

       

Arthur J Gallagher

    295,000       76,496,450  

Cullen/Frost Bankers

    985,000       100,105,550  

Everest Group

    455,000       173,364,100  

FactSet Research Systems

    175,000       71,447,250  

Kinsale Capital Group

    175,000       67,424,000  

Ryan Specialty Holdings, Cl A

    2,367,075       137,077,313  

Toast, Cl A *

    4,395,000       113,259,150  

Tradeweb Markets, Cl A

    875,000       92,750,000  
              831,923,813  

HEALTH CARE — 22.0%

       

Agilent Technologies

    415,000       53,796,450  

Align Technology *

    265,000       63,978,950  

Bio-Techne

    1,300,000       93,145,000  

Cooper

    815,000       71,149,500  

DENTSPLY SIRONA

    2,090,000       52,061,900  

Dexcom *

    995,000       112,813,100  

Edwards Lifesciences *

    1,440,000       133,012,800  

 

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

 

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CHAMPLAIN MID CAP FUND

JUNE 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued

 

 

Shares

   

Value

 

HEALTH CARE — continued

       

Exact Sciences *

    1,095,000     $ 46,263,750  

Mettler-Toledo International *

    55,000       76,867,450  

Penumbra *

    370,000       66,588,900  

Repligen *

    280,000       35,296,800  

STERIS PLC

    490,000       107,574,600  

Veeva Systems, Cl A *

    550,000       100,655,500  

Waters *

    365,000       105,893,800  

West Pharmaceutical Services

    165,000       54,349,350  
              1,173,447,850  

INDUSTRIALS — 18.2%

       

AMETEK

    1,020,000       170,044,200  

Axon Enterprise *

    290,000       85,329,600  

Fortive

    2,360,000       174,876,000  

Graco

    840,000       66,595,200  

IDEX

    460,000       92,552,000  

Nordson

    415,000       96,255,100  

Rockwell Automation

    420,000       115,617,600  

Toro

    825,000       77,145,750  

Xylem

    685,000       92,906,550  
              971,322,000  

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 22.4%

       

Akamai Technologies *

    885,000       79,720,800  

Autodesk *

    245,000       60,625,250  

Confluent, Cl A *

    3,023,145       89,273,472  

Entegris

    505,000       68,377,000  

Keysight Technologies *

    680,000       92,990,000  

MongoDB, Cl A *

    410,000       102,483,600  

Nutanix, Cl A *

    1,755,000       99,771,750  

Okta, Cl A *

    1,855,000       173,646,550  

Palo Alto Networks *

    230,000       77,972,300  

Pure Storage, Cl A *

    1,945,000       124,888,450  

Synopsys *

    120,000       71,407,200  

Workday, Cl A *

    275,000       61,479,000  

 

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

 

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CHAMPLAIN MID CAP FUND

JUNE 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued

 

 

Shares

   

Value

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — continued

       

Zscaler *

    490,000     $ 94,173,100  
              1,196,808,472  

TOTAL COMMON STOCK

               

(Cost $4,071,541,490)

            5,181,995,055  

CASH EQUIVALENTS** — 3.3%

                 

Fidelity Investments - Money Market Treasury Only, Cl I, 5.190%

    20,000,000       20,000,000  

Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund, Institutional Shares, 5.320%

    157,771,979       157,771,979  

TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENTS

               

(Cost $177,771,979)

            177,771,979  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.4%

               

(Cost $4,249,313,469)

          $ 5,359,767,034  
 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $5,340,560,362.

* Non-income producing security.

** Rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2024.

 

 

Cl — Class

PLC — Public Limited Company

 

 

As of June 30, 2024, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

 

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

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

 

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CHAMPLAIN STRATEGIC FOCUS FUND

JUNE 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

COMMON STOCK100.9%#

   

Shares

   

Value

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 8.2%

       

Tractor Supply

    365     $ 98,550  

Ulta Beauty *

    290       111,902  
              210,452  

FINANCIALS — 9.4%

       

Everest Group

    335       127,641  

Ryan Specialty Holdings, Cl A

    1,080       62,543  

Tradeweb Markets, Cl A

    505       53,530  
              243,714  

HEALTH CARE — 25.6%

       

Bio-Techne

    1,855       132,911  

Dexcom *

    1,210       137,190  

Mettler Toledo International *

    115       160,723  

Veeva Systems, Cl A *

    555       101,570  

Waters *

    440       127,653  
              660,047  

INDUSTRIALS — 20.7%

       

AMETEK

    735       122,532  

Fortive

    2,165       160,427  

IDEX

    565       113,678  

Rockwell Automation

    505       139,016  
              535,653  

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 37.0%

       

Autodesk *

    360       89,082  

MongoDB, Cl A *

    385       96,235  

Okta, Cl A *

    1,380       129,182  

Pure Storage, Cl A *

    3,530       226,661  

ServiceNow *

    170       133,734  

Synopsys *

    200       119,012  

Workday, Cl A *

    315       70,421  

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND II

CHAMPLAIN STRATEGIC FOCUS FUND

JUNE 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

COMMON STOCK — continued

 

 

Shares

   

Value

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — continued

       

Zscaler *

    475     $ 91,290  
              955,617  

TOTAL COMMON STOCK

               

(Cost $2,333,327)

            2,605,483  

CASH EQUIVALENT** — 0.9%

                 

Fidelity Investments - Money Market Treasury Only, Cl I, 5.190%

    22,586       22,586  

TOTAL CASH EQUIVALENT

               

(Cost $22,586)

            22,586  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.8%

               

(Cost $2,355,913)

          $ 2,628,069  
 

Percentages are based on Net Assets of $2,582,865.

# More narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting purposes.

* Non-income producing security.

** Rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of June 30, 2024.

 

 

Cl — Class

 

 

As of June 30, 2024, all of the Fund’s investments were considered Level 1, in accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

For more information on valuation inputs, see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements

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

 

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CHAMPLAIN FUNDS

JUNE 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

   

Champlain Small Company Fund

   

Champlain Mid Cap Fund

   

Champlain Strategic Focus Fund

 

Assets:

                       

Investments, at value (Cost $2,000,524,720, $4,249,313,469 and $2,355,913, respectively)

  $ 2,335,570,935     $ 5,359,767,034     $ 2,628,069  

Receivable for Investment Securities Sold

    7,724,478              

Receivable for Dividends

    1,278,690       1,542,029       102  

Receivable for Capital Shares Sold

    810,054       5,124,990        

Reclaim Receivable

    19,350       53,756        

Deferred Offering Costs

                21,297  

Prepaid Expenses

    23,421       48,338       6,166  

Total Assets

    2,345,426,928       5,366,536,147       2,655,634  

Liabilities:

                       

Payable for Capital Shares Redeemed

    3,410,274       21,494,915        

Payable for Investment Securities Purchased

    2,398,877              

Payable due to Investment Adviser

    1,553,274       3,063,451       35,241  

Payable due to Transfer Agent

    609,706       805,549       5,100  

Payable due to Distributor — Advisor Shares

    130,616       64,760        

Payable due to Administrator

    118,723       269,449       125  

Payable due to Trustees

    3,194       854       5,185  

Chief Compliance Officer Fees Payable

    3,194       1,182       501  

Line of Credit

    2,497       1,497       1,497  

Other Accrued Expenses

    121,762       274,128       25,120  

Total Liabilities

    8,352,117       25,975,785       72,769  

Commitments and Contingencies

                       

Net Assets

  $ 2,337,074,811     $ 5,340,560,362     $ 2,582,865  

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

                       

Paid-in Capital

  $ 1,857,309,642     $ 3,908,615,117     $ 2,232,975  

Total Distributable Earnings

    479,765,169       1,431,945,245       349,890  

Net Assets

  $ 2,337,074,811     $ 5,340,560,362     $ 2,582,865  

ADVISOR SHARES:

                       

Net Assets

  $ 351,136,272     $ 214,996,414       N/A  

Shares Issued and Outstanding

                       

(unlimited authorization — no par value)

    16,848,772       9,146,256       N/A  

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

  $ 20.84     $ 23.51       N/A  

INSTITUTIONAL SHARES:

                       

Net Assets

  $ 1,985,938,539     $ 5,125,563,948     $ 2,582,865  

Shares Issued and Outstanding

                       

(unlimited authorization — no par value)

    92,929,804       209,724,494       221,519  

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price Per Share

  $ 21.37     $ 24.44     $ 11.66  

Amounts designated as "—" are $0.

                       

N/A - Not Applicable

                       

See Note 5 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

                       

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND II

CHAMPLAIN FUNDS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED

JUNE 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

   

Champlain Small Company Fund

   

Champlain Mid Cap Fund

   

Champlain Strategic Focus Fund

 

Investment Income

                       

Dividends

  $ 8,021,677     $ 24,508,009     $ 7,474  

Less: Foreign Taxes Withheld

    (37,514 )            

Total Investment Income

    7,984,163       24,508,009       7,474  

Expenses

                       

Investment Advisory Fees

    9,676,823       19,562,409       10,021  

Administration Fees

    738,911       1,718,397       748  

Distribution Fees — Advisor Shares

    443,586       285,381        

Trustees' Fees (Form N-CSRS Item 10)

    9,628       24,817       (2,102 )

Chief Compliance Officer Fees

    1,539       3,556       29  

Transfer Agent Fees

    1,342,211       1,682,660       13,843  

Printing Fees

    71,472       154,606       7,395  

Custodian Fees

    48,899       113,665       1,953  

Registration Fees

    27,991       40,777       1,956  

Professional Fees

    24,007       52,114       22  

Offering Costs

                30,303  

Insurance and Other Expenses

    19,690       43,215       2,149  

Total Expenses

    12,404,757       23,681,597       66,317  

Less: Advisory Fees Waived

                (10,021 )

Less: Reimbursement from Advisor

                (45,619 )

Net Expenses

    12,404,757       23,681,597       10,677  

Net Investment Income (Loss)

    (4,420,594 )     826,412       (3,203 )

Net Realized Gain on Investments

    191,553,149       300,503,998       64,388  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

    (180,833,392 )     (220,241,758 )     4,040  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)

    10,719,757       80,262,240       68,428  

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ 6,299,163     $ 81,088,652     $ 65,225  

Amounts designated as "—" are $0.

                       

 

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

 

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CHAMPLAIN

SMALL COMPANY FUND

 

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2024
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
December 31, 2023

 

Operations:

               

Net Investment Loss

  $ (4,420,594 )   $ (6,214,838 )

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

    191,553,149       172,255,934  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

    (180,833,392 )     156,206,546  

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

    6,299,163       322,247,642  

Distributions:

               

Advisor Shares

          (22,109,490 )

Institutional Shares

          (124,344,724 )

Total Distributions

          (146,454,214 )

Capital Share Transactions:(1)

               

Advisor Shares:

               

Issued

    12,951,866       16,207,707  

Reinvestment of Distributions

          21,809,033  

Redeemed

    (25,093,103 )     (54,090,210 )

Decrease from Advisor Shares Capital Share Transactions

    (12,141,237 )     (16,073,470 )

Institutional Shares:

               

Issued

    123,186,314       229,904,879  

Reinvestment of Distributions

          121,873,946  

Redeemed

    (227,543,106 )     (596,643,638 )

Decrease from Institutional Shares Capital Share Transactions

    (104,356,792 )     (244,864,813 )

Net (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

    (116,498,029 )     (260,938,283 )

Total (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (110,198,866 )     (85,144,855 )

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of Period/Year

    2,447,273,677       2,532,418,532  

End of Period/Year

  $ 2,337,074,811     $ 2,447,273,677  

 

(1)

For share transactions, see Note 6 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Amounts designated as "—" are $0.

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND II

CHAMPLAIN MID CAP FUND

 

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2024
(Unaudited)

   

Year
Ended
December 31, 2023

 

Operations:

               

Net Investment Income

  $ 826,412     $ 1,468,654  

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

    300,503,998       (1,424,706 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

    (220,241,758 )     791,951,864 (1) 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

    81,088,652       791,995,812  

Distributions:

               

Advisor Shares

          (691,918 )

Institutional Shares

          (16,816,089 )

Total Distributions

          (17,508,007 )

Capital Share Transactions:(2)

               

Advisor Shares:

               

Issued

    16,263,130       31,250,253  

Reinvestment of Distributions

          675,693  

Redeemed

    (34,742,454 )     (59,421,979 )(3)

Decrease from Advisor Shares Capital Share Transactions

    (18,479,324 )     (27,496,033 )

Institutional Shares:

               

Issued

    518,763,205       973,497,598  

Reinvestment of Distributions

          12,962,868  

Redeemed

    (812,092,143 )     (1,476,332,018 )

Decrease from Institutional Shares Capital Share Transactions

    (293,328,938 )     (489,871,552 )

Net (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

    (311,808,262 )     (517,367,585 )

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

    (230,719,610 )     257,120,220  

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of Period/Year

    5,571,279,972       5,314,159,752  

End of Period/Year

  $ 5,340,560,362     $ 5,571,279,972  

 

(1)

Includes realized loss as a result of in-kind transactions. (See Note 13 in Notes to Financial Statements.)

(2)

For share transactions, see Note 6 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(3)

Includes redemptions as a result of in-kind redemptions (see Note 13 in the Notes to Financial Statements).

 

Amounts designated as "—" are $0.

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND II

CHAMPLAIN STRATEGIC FOCUS FUND

 

 

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

 

Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2024
(Unaudited)

   

Period
Ended
December 31, 2023(1)

 

Operations:

               

Net Investment Loss

  $ (3,203 )   $ (508 )

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

    64,388       17,057  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

    4,040       268,116  

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

    65,225       284,665  

Capital Share Transactions:(2)

               

Institutional Shares:

               

Issued

    135,781       2,097,344  

Redeemed

          (150 )

Increase from Institutional Shares Capital Share Transactions

    135,781       2,097,194  

Net Increase in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions

    135,781       2,097,194  

Total Increase in Net Assets

    201,006       2,381,859  

Net Assets:

               

Beginning of Period

    2,381,859        

End of Period

  $ 2,582,865     $ 2,381,859  

 

(1)

Commenced operations on October 16, 2023.

(2)

For share transactions, see Note 6 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Amounts designated as "—" are $0.

 

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

 

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THE ADVISORS’ INNER CIRCLE FUND II

CHAMPLAIN SMALL COMPANY FUND

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios

For a Share Outstanding Throughout each Period/Year

   

Advisor Shares

 
   

Period
Ended
June 30, 2024
(Unaudited)

   


Year
Ended
December 31, 2023

   


Year
Ended
December 31, 2022

   


Year
Ended
December 31, 2021

   


Period
Ended
December 31, 2020
(1)

   


Year
Ended
July 31, 2020

   


Year
Ended
July 31, 2019

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 20.81     $ 19.44     $ 24.64     $ 22.93     $ 19.10     $ 20.36     $ 22.83  

Income (Loss) from Operations:

Net Investment Loss(2)

    (0.06 )     (0.09 )     (0.11 )     (0.18 )     (0.03 )     (0.07 )     (0.06 )

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on
Investments

    0.09       2.79       (5.02 )     2.99       5.26       0.37       (0.16 )

Total from Operations

    0.03       2.70       (5.13 )     2.81       5.23       0.30       (0.22 )

Dividends and Distributions from:

Net Investment Income

                                         

Net Realized Gains

          (1.33 )     (0.07 )     (1.10 )     (1.40 )     (1.56 )     (2.25 )

Return of Capital

                ^                        

Total Dividends and Distributions

          (1.33 )     (0.07 )     (1.10 )     (1.40 )     (1.56 )     (2.25 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 20.84     $ 20.81     $ 19.44     $ 24.64     $ 22.93     $ 19.10     $ 20.36  

Total Return

    0.14 %**     14.00 %     (20.82 )%     12.42 %     27.58 %**     1.31 %     1.31 %

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                                       

Net Assets, End of Period/Year (Thousands)

  $ 351,136     $ 362,889     $ 354,487     $ 480,911     $ 460,617     $ 377,853     $ 542,733  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets
(including waivers and reimbursements/excluding fees paid
indirectly)

    1.25 %*     1.26 %     1.27 %     1.26 %     1.27 %*     1.26 %     1.24 %(3)

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets
(excluding waivers, reimbursements
and fees paid indirectly)

    1.25 %*     1.26 %     1.27 %     1.26 %     1.27 %*     1.26 %     1.23 %

Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets

    (0.58 )%*     (0.46 )%     (0.53 )%     (0.71 )%     (0.37 )%*     (0.39 )%     (0.28 )%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    20 %**     41 %     24 %     22 %     16 %**     30 %     30 %

 

*

Annualized.

**

Portfolio turnover and total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.

Total returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or upon the redemption of Fund shares.

^

Amount represents less than $(0.005).

(1)

For the period August 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. Effective August 19, 2020, the Champlain Small Company Fund changed its fiscal year end to December 31st (see Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements).

(2)

Per share amounts calculated using average shares method.

(3)

Ratio includes previously waived investment advisory fees recovered. The impact of the recovered fees may cause a higher net expense ratio.

Amounts designated as "—" are $0 or round to $0.

 

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

 

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CHAMPLAIN SMALL COMPANY FUND

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios

For a Share Outstanding Throughout each Period/Year

   

Institutional Shares

 
   

Period
Ended
June 30, 2024
(Unaudited)

   


Year
Ended
December 31, 2023

   


Year
Ended
December 31, 2022

   


Year
Ended
December 31, 2021

   


Period
Ended
December 31, 2020
(1)

   


Year
Ended
July 31, 2020

   


Year
Ended
July 31, 2019

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 21.31     $ 19.83     $ 25.07     $ 23.25     $ 19.33     $ 20.54     $ 22.96  

Income (Loss) from Operations:

Net Investment Loss(2)

    (0.04 )     (0.04 )     (0.06 )     (0.11 )     (0.01 )     (0.03 )     (0.01 )

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on
Investments

    0.10       2.85       (5.11 )     3.03       5.33       0.38       (0.16 )

Total from Operations

    0.06       2.81       (5.17 )     2.92       5.32       0.35       (0.17 )

Dividends and Distributions from:

Net Investment Income

                                         

Net Realized Gains

          (1.33 )     (0.07 )     (1.10 )     (1.40 )     (1.56 )     (2.25 )

Return of Capital

                ^                        

Total Dividends and Distributions

          (1.33 )     (0.07 )     (1.10 )     (1.40 )     (1.56 )     (2.25 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 21.37     $ 21.31     $ 19.83     $ 25.07     $ 23.25     $ 19.33     $ 20.54  

Total Return

    0.28 %**     14.28 %     (20.62 )%     12.72 %     27.71 %**     1.55 %     1.54 %

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                                       

Net Assets, End of Period/Year (Thousands)

  $ 1,985,939     $ 2,084,385     $ 2,177,932     $ 3,443,514     $ 2,687,745     $ 1,755,279     $ 1,416,705  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets
(including waivers and reimbursements/excluding fees paid
indirectly)

    1.00 %*     1.01 %     1.02 %     1.01 %     1.02 %*     1.02 %     0.99 %(3)

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets
(excluding waivers, reimbursements
and fees paid indirectly)

    1.00 %*     1.01 %     1.02 %     1.01 %     1.02 %*     1.02 %     0.98 %

Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets

    (0.33 )%*     (0.22 )%     (0.28 )%     (0.45 )%     (0.11 )%*     (0.16 )%     (0.05 )%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    20 %**     41 %     24 %     22 %     16 %**     30 %     30 %

 

*

Annualized.

**

Portfolio turnover and total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.

Total returns shown do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or upon the redemption of Fund shares.

^

Amount represents less than $(0.005).

(1)

For the period August 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. Effective August 19, 2020, the Champlain Small Company Fund changed its fiscal year end to December 31st (see Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements).

(2)

Per share amounts calculated using average shares method.

(3)

Ratio includes previously waived investment advisory fees recovered. The impact of the recovered fees may cause a higher net expense ratio.

Amounts designated as "—" are $0 or round to $0.

 

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

 

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CHAMPLAIN MID CAP FUND

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios

For a Share Outstanding Throughout each Period/Year

 

   

Advisor Shares

 
   

Period
Ended
June 30, 2024
(Unaudited)

   


Year
Ended
December 31, 2023

   


Year
Ended
December 31, 2022

   


Year
Ended
December 31, 2021

   


Period
Ended
December 31, 2020
(1)

   


Year
Ended
July 31, 2020

   


Year
Ended
July 31, 2019

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 23.23     $ 20.20     $ 27.88     $ 24.76     $ 21.58     $ 20.17     $ 18.88  

Income (Loss) from Operations:

                                                       

Net Investment Loss(2)

    (0.02 )     (0.05 )(3)     (0.07 )     (0.12 )     (0.03 )     (0.03 )     (0.03 )

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    0.30       3.15       (7.32 )     6.09       4.35       2.26       2.43  

Total from Operations

    0.28       3.10       (7.39 )     5.97       4.32       2.23       2.40  

Dividends and Distributions from:

Net Investment Income

                                         

Net Realized Gains

          (0.07 )     (0.29 )     (2.85 )     (1.14 )     (0.82 )     (1.11 )

Total Dividends and Distributions

          (0.07 )     (0.29 )     (2.85 )     (1.14 )     (0.82 )     (1.11 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 23.51     $ 23.23     $ 20.20     $ 27.88     $ 24.76     $ 21.58     $ 20.17  

Total Return

    1.21 %**     15.35 %     (26.51 )%     24.60 %     20.16 %**     11.36 %     14.15 %

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                                       

Net Assets, End of Period/Year (Thousands)

  $ 214,996     $ 230,132     $ 226,276     $ 353,725     $ 307,621     $ 266,939     $ 867,332  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (including waivers and reimbursements/excluding fees paid indirectly)

    1.09 %*     1.09 %     1.10 %     1.09 %     1.09 %*     1.11 %     1.12 %

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (excluding waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly)

    1.09 %*     1.09 %     1.10 %     1.09 %     1.09 %*     1.11 %     1.12 %

Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets

    (0.21 )%*     (0.21 )%     (0.31 )%     (0.44 )%     (0.35 )%*     (0.14 )%     (0.16 )%

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    19 %**     29 %     25 %     32 %     16 %**     36 %     19 %

 

*

Annualized.

**

Portfolio turnover and total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.

Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived and assumed by the Adviser during the period. The return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(1)

For the period August 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. Effective August 19, 2020, the Champlain Mid Cap Fund changed its fiscal year end to December 31st (see Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements).

(2)

Per share amounts calculated using average shares method.

(3)

Amounts shown in this caption for a share outstanding may not accord with the change in aggregate gains and losses in securities for that period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of Fund shares in relation to fluctuating market values of the investments of the Fund.

Amounts designated as "—" are $0 or round to $0.

 

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

 

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CHAMPLAIN MID CAP FUND

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios

For a Share Outstanding Throughout each Year

 

   

Institutional Shares

 
   

Period
Ended
June 30, 2024
(Unaudited)

   


Year
Ended
December 31, 2023

   


Year
Ended
December 31, 2022

   


Year
Ended
December 31, 2021

   


Period
Ended
December 31, 2020
(1)

   


Year
Ended
July 31, 2020

   


Year
Ended
July 31, 2019

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period/Year

  $ 24.13     $ 20.93     $ 28.79     $ 25.43     $ 22.12     $ 20.60     $ 19.21  

Income (Loss) from Operations:

                                                       

Net Investment Income (Loss)(2)

          0.01       (0.01 )     (0.05 )     (0.01 )     ^     0.02  

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

    0.31       3.27       (7.56 )     6.26       4.46       2.35       2.48  

Total from Operations

    0.31       3.28       (7.57 )     6.21       4.45       2.35       2.50  

Dividends and Distributions from:

Net Investment Income

          (0.01 )                       (0.01 )      

Net Realized Gains

          (0.07 )     (0.29 )     (2.85 )     (1.14 )     (0.82 )     (1.11 )

Total Dividends and Distributions

          (0.08 )     (0.29 )     (2.85 )     (1.14 )     (0.83 )     (1.11 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period/Year

  $ 24.44     $ 24.13     $ 20.93     $ 28.79     $ 25.43     $ 22.12     $ 20.60  

Total Return

    1.28 %**     15.66 %     (26.30 )%     24.90 %     20.25 %**     11.70 %     14.43 %

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                                       

Net Assets, End of Period/Year (Thousands)

  $ 5,125,564     $ 5,341,148     $ 5,087,884     $ 7,082,857     $ 5,396,729     $ 4,270,561     $ 2,749,406  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (including waivers and reimbursements/excluding fees paid indirectly)

    0.84 %*     0.84 %     0.85 %     0.84 %     0.84 %*     0.86 %     0.87 %

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (excluding waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly)

    0.84 %*     0.84 %     0.85 %     0.84 %     0.84 %*     0.86 %     0.87 %

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

    0.04 %*     0.04 %     (0.06 )%     (0.19 )%     (0.10 )%*     (0.01 )%     0.10 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    19 %**     29 %     25 %     32 %     16 %**     36 %     19 %

 

*

Annualized.

**

Portfolio turnover and total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.

Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived and assumed by the Adviser during the period. The return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(1)

For the period August 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. Effective August 19, 2020, the Champlain Mid Cap Fund changed its fiscal year end to December 31st (see Note 1 in the Notes to Financial Statements).

(2)

Per share amounts calculated using average shares method.

Amounts designated as "—" are $0 or round to $0.

 

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

 

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CHAMPLAIN STRATEGIC FOCUS FUND

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Selected Per Share Data & Ratios

For a Share Outstanding Throughout each Period

 

   

Institutional Shares

 
   

Period
Ended
June 30, 2024
(Unaudited)

   

 
Period
Ended
December 31, 2023(1)

 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 11.35     $ 10.00  

Income (Loss) from Operations:

               

Net Investment Loss(2)

    (0.02 )      

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments

    0.33       1.35  

Total from Operations

    0.31       1.35  

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 11.66     $ 11.35  

Total Return

    2.73 %**     13.50 %**

Ratios and Supplemental Data

               

Net Assets, End of Period (Thousands)

  $ 2,583     $ 2,382  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (including waivers and reimbursements)

    0.85 %*     0.85 %*

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (excluding waivers and reimbursements)

    5.29 %*     8.82 %*

Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets

    (0.26 )%*     (0.11 )%*

Portfolio Turnover Rate

    12 %**     6 %**

 

*

Annualized.

**

Portfolio turnover and total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.

Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived and assumed by the Adviser during the period. The return shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

(1)

Institutional Shares commenced operations on October 16, 2023.

(2)

Per share amounts calculated using average shares method.

Amounts designated as "—" are $0 or round to $0.

 

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

 

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CHAMPLAIN FUNDS

JUNE 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

1.

ORGANIZATION:

 

The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II (the “Trust”) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust under an Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated July 24, 1992. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company with twelve funds. The financial statements herein are those of the Champlain Small Company Fund (the “Small Company Fund”), Champlain Mid Cap Fund (the “Mid Cap Fund”), and Champlain Strategic Focus Fund (the “Strategic Focus Fund”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The investment objective of the Funds is capital appreciation. Each of the Champlain Funds is classified as a “diversified” investment company under the 1940 Act. The Small Company Fund invests in small companies with market capitalization of less than $2.5 billion, Mid Cap Fund invests primarily (at least 80% of its net assets) in medium-sized companies with market capitalization of less than $15 billion, and the Strategic Focus Fund primarily in securities of medium – to large-sized companies. The financial statements of the remaining funds within the Trust are presented separately. The assets of each Fund of the Trust are segregated, and a shareholder’s interest is limited to the fund in which shares are held. The Funds currently offer Advisor Shares and Institutional Shares. The Small Company Fund, Mid Cap Fund, and Strategic Focus Fund, commenced operations on August 31, 2016, January 3, 2011, and October 16, 2023, respectively.

 

Effective August 19, 2020, the Small Company Fund and the Mid Cap Fund changed their fiscal year end to December 31.

 

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and are presented in U.S. dollars which is the functional currency of the Funds. The Funds are an investment company and therefore applies the accounting and reporting guidance issued by the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following are significant accounting policies which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements.

 

Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material.

 

Security Valuation — Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except

 

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CHAMPLAIN FUNDS

JUNE 30, 2024 (Unaudited)

 

 

for securities traded on NASDAQ), including securities traded over the counter, are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded, or, if there is no such reported sale, at the most recent quoted bid price. For securities traded on NASDAQ, the NASDAQ Official Closing Price will be used. Investment companies are valued at Net Asset Value.

 

Securities for which market prices are not “readily available” are valued in accordance with fair value procedures (the “Fair Value Procedures”) established by the Adviser and approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board has designated Champlain Investment Partners, LLC (the “Adviser”) as the “valuation designee” to determine the fair value of securities and other instruments for which no readily available market quotations are available. The Fair Value Procedures are implemented through a Fair Value Committee (the “Committee”) of the Adviser.

 

Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using fair value procedures include: the security’s trading has been halted or suspended; the security has been de-listed from a national exchange; the security’s primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal conditions it would be open; the security has not been traded for an extended period of time; the security’s primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price; or trading of the security is subject to local government imposed restrictions. When a security is valued in accordance with the fair value procedures, the Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the Committee.

 

In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosure under U.S. GAAP, the Funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The objective of a fair value measurement is to determine the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Accordingly, the fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

●Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date;

 

●Level 2 – Quoted prices which are not active, or inputs that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and other significant observable inputs (includes quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment spreads, credit risk, referenced indices, quoted prices in inactive markets, adjusted quoted prices in active markets, etc.); and

 

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●Level 3 – Prices, inputs or exotic modeling techniques which are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

 

Investments are classified within the level of the lowest significant input considered in determining fair value. Investments classified within Level 3 whose fair value measurement considers several inputs may include Level 1 or Level 2 inputs as components of the overall fair value measurement.

 

For details of investment classifications, reference the Schedules of Investments. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

 

Federal Income Taxes — It is each Fund’s intention to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute all of their taxable income. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes has been made in the financial statements.

 

The Funds evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns to determine whether it is “more-likely-than-not” (i.e., greater than 50-percent) that each tax position will be sustained upon examination by a taxing authority based on the technical merits of the position. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. The Funds did not record any tax provision in the current period. However, management’s conclusions regarding tax positions taken may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, examination by tax authorities (i.e., the last 3 tax year ends, as applicable), on-going analysis of and changes to tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.

 

As of and during the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Funds did not have liabilities for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the Statements of Operations. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

 

Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Funds’ understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Each Fund or its agent files withholding tax reclaims in certain jurisdictions to recover certain amounts previously withheld. The Funds may record a reclaim receivable based on collectability, which includes factors such as the jurisdiction’s applicable laws, payment history and market convention. Professional fees paid to those that provide assistance in receiving the tax reclaims, which generally are contingent upon successful receipt of reclaimed amounts, are recorded in Professional Fees on the Statements of Operations once the amounts are due. The professional fees related to pursuing these tax reclaims are not subject to the Adviser’s expense limitation agreement.

 

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Security Transactions and Investment IncomeSecurity transactions are accounted for on the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in determining realized gains and losses on the sales of investment securities are based on specific identification. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recognized on an accrual basis.

 

Classes — Class specific expenses, such as distribution fees, are borne by that class of shares. Income, realized and change in unrealized gains/losses and non-class specific expenses are allocated to the respective class on the basis of relative net assets.

 

Expenses — Most expenses of the Trust can be directly attributed to a particular fund. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed to a particular fund are apportioned among the funds of the Trust based on the number of funds and/or relative net assets.

 

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid annually by the Funds. Any net realized capital gains are distributed to shareholders at least annually.

 

Deferred Offering Costs — Offering costs, including costs of printing initial prospectus, legal and registration fees, are amortized over twelve-months from inception of the Fund. As of June 30, 2024, the remaining amount still to be amortized for the Strategic Focus Fund was $21,297 on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

 

3.

TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES:

 

Certain officers and a trustee of the Trust are also officers of the Administrator, a wholly owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company, and/or SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the “Distributor”). Such officers and the trustee are paid no fees by the Trust for serving as officers and trustee of the Trust.

 

The services provided by the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) and his staff, who are the employees of the Administrator, are paid for by the Trust as incurred. The services include regulatory oversight of the Trust’s advisers and service providers as required by SEC regulations. The CCO’s services and fees have been approved by and are reviewed by the Board.

 

 

4.

ADMINISTRATION, DISTRIBUTION, TRANSFER AGENT AND CUSTODIAN AGREEMENTS:

 

The Funds and the Administrator are parties to an Administration Agreement, under which the Administrator provides administrative services to the Fund. For these services, the Administrator is paid an asset-based fee, which will vary depending on the number of share classes and the average daily net assets of the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Small Company Fund, Mid Cap Fund and Strategic Focus Fund were charged $738,911, $1,718,397 and $748 for these services, respectively.

 

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The Funds have adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) for the Advisor Shares. Under the Plan, the Distributor, or third parties that enter into agreements with the Distributor, may receive up to 0.25% of the Funds’ average net assets attributable to the Advisor Shares as compensation for distribution services.

 

SS&C Global Investor & Distribution Solutions, Inc. serves as the Transfer Agent and dividend disbursing agent for the Funds under a transfer agency agreement with the Trust.

 

U.S. Bank, N.A. acts as custodian (the “Custodian”) for the Funds. The Custodian plays no role in determining the investment policies of the Funds or which securities are to be purchased or sold by the Funds.

 

 

5.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT:

 

The Adviser serves as the investment adviser to the Funds. For its services, the Adviser is entitled to a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at the following annual rates base on the average daily net assets of each fund:

 

Fund

 

Advisory Fee

 

Small Company Fund

 

0.90% on the first $250 million in assets; 0.80% on assets over $250 million

 

Mid Cap Fund

 

0.80% on the first $250 million in assets; 0.70% on assets over $250 million

 

Strategic Focus Fund

 

0.80% on the first $250 million in assets; 0.70% on assets over $250 million

 

 

The Adviser has contractually agreed to limit the total expenses of the Small Company Fund – Advisor Shares, Small Company Fund – Institutional Shares, Mid Cap Fund – Advisor Shares, Mid Cap Fund – Institutional Shares, Strategic Focus Fund Advisor Shares, and Strategic Focus Fund – Institutional Shares (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and extraordinary expenses) to 1.30%, 1.05%, 1.20%,0.95%, 1.10%, and 0.85% of the Funds’ respective average daily net assets through April 30, 2025, respectively. To maintain these expense limitations, the Adviser may waive a portion of its advisory fee and/or reimburse certain expenses of the Funds. If at any point it becomes unnecessary for the Adviser, Administrator, or shareholder service agent to make expense limitation reimbursements, the Adviser may retain the difference between the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” and the aforementioned expense limitations to recapture all or a portion of its prior expense limitation reimbursements made during the preceding three year period. As of June 30, 2024, the Funds did not recapture previously waived fees.

 

As of June 30, 2024, fees previously waived and reimbursed by the Adviser which may be subject to possible future reimbursement are as follows:

 

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Subject to Repayment until December 31:

 

Champlain Strategic Focus Fund

 

2025

    N/A  

2026

  $ 35,659  

2027

    55,640  
    $ 91,299  

 

 

6.

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

 

Champlain Small Company Fund

 

Period Ended
June 30, 2024
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended December 31, 2023

 

Advisor Shares

               

Issued

    620,203       787,716  

Reinvestment of Distributions

          1,065,414  

Redeemed

    (1,209,043 )     (2,652,239 )

Net Advisor Shares Capital Share Transactions

    (588,840 )     (799,109 )

Institutional Shares

               

Issued

    5,818,901       11,074,199  

Reinvestment of Distributions

          5,811,824  

Redeemed

    (10,686,626 )     (28,927,133 )

Net Institutional Shares Capital Share Transactions

    (4,867,725 )     (12,041,110 )

Net Decrease in Shares Outstanding

    (5,456,565 )     (12,840,219 )

 

Champlain Mid Cap Fund

 

Period Ended
June 30, 2024
(Unaudited)

   

Year Ended December 31, 2023

 

Advisor Shares

               

Issued

    677,811       1,449,518  

Reinvestment of Distributions

          29,571  

Redeemed

    (1,436,419 )     (2,774,991 )

Net Advisor Shares Capital Share Transactions

    (758,608 )     (1,295,902 )

Institutional Shares

               

Issued

    20,828,983       44,076,977  

Reinvestment of Distributions

          545,345  

Redeemed

    (32,485,123 )     (66,354,629 )

Net Institutional Shares Capital Share Transactions

    (11,656,140 )     (21,732,307 )

Net Decrease in Shares Outstanding

    (12,414,748 )     (23,028,209 )

 

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Champlain Strategic Focus Fund

 

Period
Ended June 30, 2024
(Unaudited)

   

Period Ended December 31, 2023(1)

 

Institutional Shares

               

Issued

    11,583       209,949  

Reinvestment of Distributions

           

Redeemed

          (13 )

Net Institutional Shares Capital Share Transactions

    11,583       209,936  

Net Increase in Shares Outstanding

    11,583       209,936  

 

(1) Commenced operations on October 16, 2023.

 

 

7.

INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS:

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2024, the purchases and sales of investment securities other than in-kind transactions, long-term U.S. Government and short-term investments were:

 

      Purchases       Sales  

Small Company Fund

  $ 461,690,505     $ 601,713,633  

Mid Cap Fund

    1,032,114,098       1,360,753,326  

Strategic Focus Fund

    560,879       305,641  

 

There were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities or in-kind transactions any of the funds.

 

 

8.

FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION:

 

The amount and character of income and capital gain distributions, if any, to be paid, are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. These book/tax differences may be temporary or permanent. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, they are charged or credited to distributable earnings or paid-in capital, as appropriate, in the period that the differences arise.

 

The tax character of dividends and distributions declared during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

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Ordinary
Income

   

Long-Term
Capital Gain

   

Return of
Capital

   

Total

 

Small Company Fund

2023

  $     $ 146,454,214     $     $ 146,454,214  

2022

    6,153,193       2,681,358       3,457       8,838,008  

Mid Cap Fund

2023

    1,395,198       16,112,809             17,508,007  

2022

    13,219,653       60,119,738             73,339,391  

Strategic Focus Fund

2023

                       

 

As of December 31, 2023, the components of Distributable Earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   

Small Company Fund

   

Mid Cap Fund

   

Strategic Focus Fund

 

Undistributed Ordinary Income

  $     $ 69,352     $ 16,549  

Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gain

          32,028,238        

Post-October losses

    (24,678,080 )            

Unrealized Appreciation

    498,144,079       1,318,759,006       268,116  

Other Temporary Differences

    8       (3 )      

Total Distributable Earnings

  $ 473,466,007     $ 1,350,856,593     $ 284,665  

 

Post October losses represent losses realized on investment transactions from November 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 that, in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, the Funds may defer and treat as having arisen in the following fiscal year.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Small Company Fund utilized short-term capital loss carryforwards to offset capital gains in the amount of $34,274,076.

 

For Federal income tax purposes, the cost of securities owned at December 31, 2023 and net realized gains or losses on securities sold for the period were different from the amounts reported for financial reporting purposes. These differences were primarily due to wash sales, which cannot be used for Federal income tax purposes in the current period and have been deferred for use in future years.

 

The Federal tax cost and aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments held by the Funds at June 30, 2024:

 

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Federal
Tax Cost

   

Aggregate
Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation

   

Aggregate
Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation

   

Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Small Company Fund

  $ 2,000,524,720     $ 475,545,532     $ (140,499,317 )   $ 335,046,215  

Mid Cap Fund

    4,249,313,469       1,362,339,603       (251,886,038 )     1,110,453,565  

Strategic Focus Fund

    2,355,913       337,102       (64,946 )     272,156  

 

 

9.

CONCENTRATION OF RISKS:

 

As with investing in all mutual funds, investing in the Funds involves risk, and there is no guarantee that the Funds will achieve their investment goals. You could lose money on your investment in a Fund, just as you could with other investments. As described in each Fund’s Prospectus, the Funds are subject to the following risks noted below, any of which may adversely affect the Fund’s net asset value and ability to meet its investment objective:

 

MARKET RISK (Each Fund) – The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment, general economic and market conditions, regional or global instability, and currency and interest rate fluctuations. In addition, the impact of any epidemic, pandemic or natural disaster, or widespread fear that such events may occur, could negatively affect the global economy, as well as the economies of individual countries, the financial performance of individual companies and sectors, and the markets in general in significant and unforeseen ways. Any such impact could adversely affect the prices and liquidity of the securities and other instruments in which the Fund invests, which in turn could negatively impact the Fund’s performance and cause losses on your investment in the Fund.

 

ACTIVE MANAGEMENT RISK (Each Fund) – The Fund is subject to the risk that the Adviser’s judgments about the attractiveness, value, or potential appreciation of the Fund’s investments may prove to be incorrect. If the investments selected and strategies employed by the Fund fail to produce the intended results, the Fund could underperform in comparison to other funds with similar objectives and investment strategies.

 

EQUITY RISK (Each Fund) – Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock prices will fall over short or extended periods of time. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles, and the value of the Fund’s equity securities may fluctuate drastically from day to day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response. These factors contribute to price volatility, which is the principal risk of investing in the Fund.

 

SMALL-CAPITALIZATION COMPANY RISK (Small Company Fund & Strategic Focus Fund) – The Fund is also subject to the risk that small-capitalization stocks may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. The small-capitalization companies that the Fund invests in may be more vulnerable

 

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to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, investments in these small-sized companies may pose additional risks, including liquidity risk, because these companies tend to have limited product lines, markets and financial resources, and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, small-cap stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. These securities may be traded over-the-counter or listed on an exchange.

 

MID-CAPITALIZATION COMPANY RISK (Mid Cap Fund and Strategic Focus Fund) – The Fund is also subject to the risk that medium-capitalization stocks may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole. The medium-sized companies the Fund invests in may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies. In particular, investments in these medium-sized companies may pose additional risks, including liquidity risk, because these companies tend to have limited product lines, markets and financial resources, and may depend upon a relatively small management group. Therefore, mid-capitalization stocks may be more volatile than those of larger companies. These securities may be traded over-the-counter or listed on an exchange.

 

NEW FUND RISK (Strategic Focus Fund) – Because the Fund is new, investors in the Fund bear the risk that the Fund may not be successful in implementing its investment strategy, may not employ a successful investment strategy, or may fail to attract sufficient assets under management to realize economies of scale, any of which could result in the Fund being liquidated at any time without shareholder approval and at a time that may not be favorable for all shareholders. Such liquidation could have negative tax consequences for shareholders and will cause shareholders to incur expenses of liquidation.

 

LARGE-CAPITALIZATION COMPANY RISK (Strategic Focus Fund) – The large-capitalization companies in which the Fund invests may not respond as quickly as smaller companies to competitive challenges, the growth rates of investments in these large-sized companies may lag the growth rates of well-managed smaller companies during strong economic periods.

 

GROWTH INVESTMENT STYLE RISK (Strategic Focus Fund) – An investment in growth stocks may be susceptible to rapid price swings, especially during periods of economic uncertainty. Growth stocks typically have little or no dividend income to cushion the effect of adverse market conditions. In addition, growth stocks may be particularly volatile in the event of earnings disappointments or other financial difficulties experienced by the issuer.

 

NON-DIVERSIFICATION RISK (Strategic Focus Fund) – The Fund is non-diversified, meaning that it may invest a large percentage of its assets in a single issuer or a relatively small number of issuers. Because the Fund is non-diversified, it may be more susceptible to a single adverse economic or political occurrence affecting one or more of the issuers, and may experience increased volatility due to its investments in those securities. However, the Fund intends to satisfy the diversification requirements for classification as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

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10.

CONCENTRATION OF SHAREHOLDERS:

 

At June 30, 2024, 90% of the total shares outstanding of the Small Company Fund Advisor Shares were held by two shareholders; 78% of the total shares outstanding of the Small Company Fund Institutional Shares were held by four shareholders; 67% of the total shares outstanding of the Mid Cap Fund Advisor Shares were held by two shareholders, 34% of the total shares outstanding of the Mid Cap Fund Institutional Shares were held by two shareholders; 71% of the total shares outstanding of Strategic Focus Fund Institutional Shares were held by three shareholders.

 

 

11.

INDEMNIFICATIONS:

 

In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Funds and, therefore, cannot be established; however, based on experience, the risk of loss from such claim is considered remote.

 

 

12.

LINE OF CREDIT:

 

The Funds have entered into an umbrella loan agreement with the Custodian which enables the Funds to participate in a single $250 million uncommitted, senior secured line of credit, with an expiration date of March 12, 2025.

 

The proceeds from the borrowings shall be used to provide temporary liquidity to the Funds as necessary in order to meet redemption needs. Interest is charged to the Funds based on the outstanding principal balance of the borrowings at an annual rate equal to the Custodian’s then current prime-lending rate. These fees are included as “Other Expenses” on the Statements of Operations. As of the six months ended June 30, 2024, there were no borrowings outstanding.

 

 

13.

IN-KIND TRANSFER OF SECURITIES:

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Mid Cap Fund redeemed shares of beneficial interest in exchange for cash securities. The securities were transferred at their current value on the date of the transaction. For the six-month ended June 30, 2024, the Funds did not have in-kind transfers.

 

 

Transaction Date

 

Shares

Redeemed

   

 

Value

           

Realized

Gain

 

February 1, 2023

    15,920,524     $ 357,529,312     $ 4,662,602     $ 33,711,717  

 

 

14.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:

 

The Funds have evaluated the need for additional disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events. Based on this evaluation, no additional disclosures and/or adjustments were required to the financial statements.

 

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NOTES

 

NOTES

 

NOTES

 

Champlain Funds

P.O. Box 219009

Kansas City, MO 64121-9009

866-773-3238

 

Adviser:

Champlain Investment Partners, LLC

180 Battery Street

Burlington, VT 05401

 

Distributor:

SEI Investments Distribution Co.

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

 

Administrator:

SEI Investments Global Funds Services

One Freedom Valley Drive

Oaks, PA 19456

 

Legal Counsel:

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

2222 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:

Ernst & Young LLP

One Commerce Square

2005 Market Street, Suite 700

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

This information must be preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Funds.

 

CSC-SA-001-2000

 

 

 

Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants on accounting and financial disclosure during the period covered by the report.

 

Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

There were no matters submitted to a vote of shareholders during the period covered by this report.

 

Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

The remuneration paid by the company during the period covered by the report to the Trustees on the company's Board of Trustees is disclosed as part of the financial statements included above in Item 7.

 

Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.

 

The disclosure regarding the Approval of Advisory Agreement, if applicable, is included as part of the financial statements included above in Item 7.

 

 

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

There have been no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Trustees during the period covered by this report.

 

Item 16. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act (17 CFR § 270.30a-3(c)), as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report, are effective based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act (17 CFR § 270.30a-3(b)) and Rule 13a-15(b) or Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR § 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

(b) There has been no change in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act (17 CFR § 270.30a-3(d)) 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 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

 

(a) Not applicable.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

 

 

Item 19. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Not applicable for semi-annual report.

 

(a)(2) Not applicable.

 

(a)(3) A separate certification for the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Registrant, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR § 270.30a-2(a)), are filed herewith.

 

(a)(4) Not applicable.

 

(b) Officer certifications, as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR § 270.30a-2(b)), also accompany this filing as exhibits.

 

 

 

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) The Advisors’ Inner Circle Fund II  
     
By (Signature and Title) /s/ Michael Beattie  
  Michael Beattie  
  Principal Executive Officer  

 

Date: September 6, 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/ Michael Beattie  
  Michael Beattie  
  Principal Executive Officer  

 

Date: September 6, 2024

 

By (Signature and Title) /s/ Andrew Metzger  
  Andrew Metzger  
  Principal Financial Officer  

 

Date: September 6, 2024