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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-08544

 

 

 

fpa FUNDS TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

235 West Galena Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)

 

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to:

 

Maureen Quill

235 West Galena Street

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212

Laurie Anne Dee
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
600 Anton Boulevard, Suite 1800
Costa Mesa, California 92626

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (626) 385-5777

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

 

Date of reporting period: June 30, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1: Report to Shareholders.

 

(a)The Reports to Shareholders are attached herewith.

 

 

 

Distributor:

UMB DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, LLC

235 West Galena Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2023

FPA Crescent Fund


FPA CRESCENT FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

Dear Shareholder:

Performance Overview

The FPA Crescent Fund — Institutional Class ("Fund" or "Crescent") gained 6.29% in Q2 2023 and 16.13% in the trailing twelve months.1​ The Fund captured 97.6% of the MSCI ACWI's return in the trailing twelve months, outperforming its 73.8% average net risk exposure.2

Performance versus Illustrative Indices3

 

Q2 2023

 

Trailing 12-month

 

FPA Crescent

   

6.29

%

   

16.13

%

 

FPA Crescent — Long Equity

   

9.09

%

   

21.38

%

 

MSCI ACWI

   

6.18

%

   

16.53

%

 

S&P 500

   

8.74

%

   

19.59

%

 

60% MSCI ACWI / 40% Bloomberg US Agg

   

3.36

%

   

9.44

%

 

60% S&P 500 / 40% Bloomberg US Agg

   

4.86

%

   

11.24

%

 

1​  Effective September 4, 2020, the previous single class of shares of the Fund was renamed the Institutional Class shares. Unless otherwise noted, all data herein is representative of the Institutional Share Class.

2​  Risk assets are any assets that are not risk free and generally refers to any financial security or instrument, such as equities, commodities, high-yield bonds, and other financial products that are likely to fluctuate in price. Risk exposure refers to the Fund's exposure to risk assets as a percent of total assets. The Fund's net risk exposure as of June 30, 2023 was 73.0%.

3​  Comparison to the indices is for illustrative purposes only. The Fund does not include outperformance of any index or benchmark in its investment objectives. An investor cannot invest directly in an index. The long equity segment of the Fund is presented gross of investment management fees, transactions costs, and Fund operating expenses, which if included, would reduce the returns presented. Long equity holdings only includes equity securities excluding paired trades, short-sales, and preferred securities. The long equity performance information shown herein is for illustrative purposes only and may not reflect the impact of material economic or market factors. No representation is being made that any account, product, or strategy will or is likely to achieve profits, losses, or results similar to those shown. Long equity performance does not represent the return an investor in the Fund can or should expect to receive. Fund shareholders may only invest or redeem their shares at net asset value.

Past performance is no guarantee, nor is it indicative, of future results.


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FPA CRESCENT FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

(Continued)

Portfolio discussion

There wasn't a unifying theme that drove performance in the last year. In the previous twelve months, Crescent's top five performers contributed 6.19% to its return, while its bottom five detracted 1.54%.

Trailing Twelve-Month Contributors and Detractors as of June 30, 20234

Contributors   Perf.
Cont.
  Avg. %
of Port.
 

Detractors

  Perf.
Cont.
  Avg. %
of Port.
 

Holcim

   

1.77

%

   

3.2

%

 

Int'l Flavors & Fragrances

   

-0.51

%

   

1.8

%

 

Meta Platforms

   

1.32

%

   

1.8

%

 

Charter Communications

   

-0.49

%

   

1.7

%

 

Broadcom

   

1.17

%

   

1.9

%

 

McDermott (multiple securities)

   

-0.19

%

   

0.7

%

 

Analog Devices

   

1.02

%

   

3.0

%

 

Open Text

   

-0.18

%

   

0.2

%

 

FPS (shipping investment)

   

0.91

%

   

2.7

%

 

Herbalife (multiple securities)

   

-0.16

%

   

0.4

%

 

   

6.19

%

   

12.6

%

       

-1.54

%

   

4.7

%

 

Of the contributors and detractors listed, we haven't recently addressed Open Text and Broadcom. We have discussed most of the other positions in the last year, which you can find in our archived commentaries.

Open Text was a relatively short-lived holding in comparison to our typical time frame. We were attracted to this Canadian-based provider of enterprise software due to its stable revenue stream. More than 80% of Open Text's revenue was recurring, which helped deliver attractive mid-30s EBITDA margins. We considered the business to have a sticky customer base that included 97 of the 100 largest companies in the world. Purchased at a low double-digit multiple to after-tax free cash flow, we expected to own the company for years, with capital deployment going towards dividends, buybacks, and small bolt-on acquisitions, as it had in the past. Unfortunately, to our surprise, while we owned the stock, Open Text announced a relatively large acquisition in the form of UK-based Micro Focus. Familiar with the target, we were unenthused about both the asset and increased debt on the balance sheet from funding the purchase, so we chose to exit stage left rather than try to re-write our investment thesis.5

4​  Reflects the top five contributors and detractors to the Fund's performance based on contribution to return for the trailing twelve months ("TTM"). Contribution is presented gross of investment management fees, transactions costs, and Fund operating expenses, which if included, would reduce the returns presented. Percent of portfolio reflects the average position size over the period. The information provided does not reflect all positions purchased, sold or recommended by FPA during the quarter. A copy of the methodology used and a list of every holding's contribution to the overall Fund's performance during the TTM is available by contacting FPA Client Service at crm@fpa.com. It should not be assumed that recommendations made in the future will be profitable or will equal the performance of the securities listed.

5​  Source: www.investors.opentext.com/press-releases; OpenText to Acquire Micro Focus International plc; August 25, 2022.

Past performance is no guarantee, nor is it indicative, of future results.


2


FPA CRESCENT FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

(Continued)

In contrast to our short-lived ownership of Open Text, Broadcom has been a holding for just short of five years. At the time of our original purchase, the company was primarily focused on driving organic growth in its existing semiconductor franchises and acquiring new ones when the opportunity presented itself. As potential acquisition candidates in the industry became scarce, management, led by highly regarded Hock Tan, pivoted to set their sights on the software industry, culminating in several acquisitions. Unlike Open Text, in this instance, after multiple discussions with senior management, we found ourselves comfortable with the company's new strategy after re-examining the investment implications. We are glad we did, as it would be an understatement to say that Broadcom has gone from strength to strength over the past five years, improving operating margins, aggressively repurchasing shares, and increasing the dividend, all the while continuing to execute its M&A strategy flawlessly.

"Risk on" in 2023 has replaced the fear that drove markets lower in 2022. How much of this rebound will ultimately be supported by corporate earnings has yet to be seen. While there is always something to fear, we prefer to focus on the future prospects of the businesses we own. Focusing on the destination makes the big potholes in the road feel more like small speed bumps and prevents us from executing panicked driving maneuvers.

Looking back at the past 18 months, there was certainly no shortage of opportunities to take down risk exposure as macro concerns, from interest rates to war, seemed to grow by the day. But as in prior market declines, we attempted to lean into the market and add to either new or existing names where our estimates of the risk/reward improved with each leg down. While we will never get it perfectly right, using the MSCI ACWI as a proxy, in the downturn from January 5, 2022 through the market low of October 12, 2022, Crescent experienced a drop in value of 16.96%. While not ideal, this was more palatable than the ACWI's 26.36% decline in the same period. Including the decline, the Fund's recovery also puts us in the plus column (+1.00%), as compared to the ACWI, which is still in the red (-7.44%).6

Looking forward, we do not offer a market forecast or make predictions about interest rates, the economy, or other significant macro issues because we don't know anyone who can do so consistently (ourselves included). We submit the following to show the futility of forecasting. In the last eighteen years, the consensus view only expected the market to increase, yet it declined 22% of the time. Further, the Wall Street consensus estimate of how the S&P 500 will perform (ex-dividends) in the next twelve months, from 2005 to 2022, usually missed the mark, often by quite a lot — 53.6% and 28.9% too high in 2008 and 2022; and 16.9% and 21.0% too low in 2013 and 2021. On average, the "experts" missed by 11.4%, quite a lot, particularly when compared to the S&P's 6.6% annualized return (before dividends) over the same period. We, therefore, direct our efforts from the bottom up rather than the top down.

6​  Source: Morningstar. The recovery performance noted is cumulative for the period January 5, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

Past performance is no guarantee, nor is it indicative, of future results.


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FPA CRESCENT FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

(Continued)

S&P 500 Actual vs Wall Street Analysts' Forecasted Returns Ex-Dividends7

FPA Crescent — The First 30 years

The FPA Crescent Fund celebrated its 30th​ anniversary in June. We are pleased the Fund has met its goal of generating equity-like returns over the long-term through multiple market cycles over its thirty-year history, achieving this favorable track record by focusing on a margin of safety, which meant shunning, at times, investments that may have been temporarily in favor.

More specifically, since inception, Crescent has exposed investor capital to less risk than the equity market, on average, generating 95% of the S&P 500's wealth creation while "risking" just 65% of the dollars invested in the Fund, with 53% invested in common stocks and 12% in more senior instruments such as corporate bonds.8​ Reducing risk further, the Fund has avoided any meaningful interest rate exposure and has eschewed the use of leverage.

7​  Source: Bloomberg; Chart shows actual S&P 500 price returns excluding dividends minus Wall Street analyst estimates. Chart period is 2005-2022.

8​  Note: The performance noted is since inception, but the average net risk exposure of 65% and portfolio allocations reflect the period March 1, 1996 — June 30, 2023, and is shown for the Institutional Class shares. Data prior to March 1, 1996 is not available. If included, these statistics may differ materially, depending upon the time period.

Past performance is no guarantee, nor is it indicative, of future results.


4


FPA CRESCENT FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

(Continued)

For those who prefer less up and down, especially when price moves precipitate an often-inappropriate action — buy or sell, Crescent's mandate is as relevant to investors today as when the Fund launched in 1993. Though we don't know what the next thirty years hold, we strive to continue to offer a similar investor experience. These last three decades have given us surprises and market excess; the recent pandemic, the internet bubble, September 11, millennia-low interest rates, and the Great Financial Crisis, to name a few. We will be surprised, but probably not astonished, in the future. We promise to remain thoughtful and calm as we continue to steward your capital, traits that allow us to lean in when there's the opportunity and tilt away when there is none, like when we increased risk exposure during the Great Financial Crisis and Covid, but reduced it in the preceding periods.

While Steven founded the Fund, Brian and Mark have been around for about half its existence. During this period, we would like to think we have pushed each other to evolve and stay relevant, and fingers crossed, our continuing education is far from over. However regardless of the times, we think sensible optimism mixed with a dash of prudence will never go out of fashion, even if our haircuts may.

Closing

Steven reflected on his last thirty-eight years in a recent speech at the Morningstar Conference titled "Evolution of a Value Investor," available on our website, www.fpa.com. He also wrote a chapter introduction for the new 7th​ Edition of Graham & Dodd's Security Analysis. We will have copies available for those joining us in Boston on September 12 for our 30th​-anniversary celebration and investor update (details are available by emailing crm@fpa.com).

Thank you for entrusting us with your capital since 1993, but as we say goodbye to the past, we look forward to what the future holds.

Respectfully submitted,

 

FPA Crescent Portfolio Managers
August 8, 2023


5


FPA CRESCENT FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

(Continued)

The discussions of Fund investments represent the views of the Fund's managers at the time of this report and are subject to change without notice. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice or as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any First Pacific Advisors portfolio. Security examples featured are samples for presentation purposes and are intended to illustrate our investment philosophy and its application. It should not be assumed that most recommendations made in the future will be profitable or will equal the performance of the securities. This information and data has been prepared from sources believed reliable. The accuracy and completeness of the information cannot be guaranteed and is not a complete summary or statement of all available data.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT DISCLOSURE

As mutual fund managers, one of our responsibilities is to communicate with shareholders in an open and direct manner. Insofar as some of our opinions and comments in our letters to shareholders are based on our current expectations, they are considered "forward-looking statements" which may or may not prove to be accurate over the long term. While we believe we have a reasonable basis for our comments and we have confidence in our opinions, actual results may differ materially from those we anticipate. You can identify forward-looking statements by words such as "believe," "expect," "may," "anticipate," and other similar expressions when discussing prospects for particular portfolio holdings and/or the markets, generally. We cannot, however, assure future results and disclaim any obligation to update or alter any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Further, information provided in this report should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell any particular security.


6


FPA CRESCENT FUND
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks

       

66.8

%

 

Internet Media

   

8.8

%

         

Semiconductor Devices

   

5.9

%

         

Cable & Satellite

   

4.7

%

         

Industrial Distribution & Rental

   

4.7

%

         

Cement & Aggregates

   

3.8

%

         

Electrical Components

   

2.8

%

         

P&C Insurance

   

2.6

%

         

Application Software

   

2.4

%

         

Diversified Banks

   

2.4

%

         

E-Commerce Discretionary

   

2.3

%

         

Insurance Brokers

   

2.1

%

         

Chemicals

   

1.9

%

         

Banks

   

1.8

%

         

Institutional Brokerage

   

1.7

%

         

Investment Companies

   

1.6

%

         

Base Metals

   

1.5

%

         

Food Services

   

1.5

%

         

Beverages

   

1.4

%

         

Automotive Retailers

   

1.4

%

         

Integrated Utilities

   

1.1

%

         

Apparel, Footwear & Accessory Design

   

1.0

%

         

Midstream — Oil & Gas

   

1.0

%

         

Wealth Management

   

1.0

%

         

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   

0.9

%

         

Marine Shipping

   

0.9

%

         

Railroad Rolling Stock

   

0.8

%

         

Real Estate Investment Trusts

   

0.8

%

         

Entertainment Content

   

0.8

%

         

Industrials

   

0.7

%

         

Health Care Services

   

0.6

%

         
Commercial & Residential Building
Equipment & Systems
   

0.6

%

         

Computer Hardware & Storage

   

0.5

%

         

Real Estate Owners & Developers

   

0.3

%

         

Home Products Stores

   

0.2

%

         

Other Common Stocks

   

0.2

%

         

Oil & Gas Services & Equipment

   

0.1

%

         

Closed End Fund

       

0.1

%

 

Limited Partnerships

       

3.1

%

 

Preferred Stocks

       

0.1

%

 

Warrant

       

0.0

%

 

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies

       

0.0

%

 

Bonds & Debentures

       

11.7

%

 

U.S. Treasuries

   

8.8

%

         

Convertible Bonds

   

1.8

%

         

Corporate Bank Debt

   

0.6

%

         

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   

0.5

%

         

Short-term Investments

       

18.3

%

 

Other Assets And Liabilities, Net

       

(0.1

)%

 

Net Assets

       

100.0

%

 


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FPA CRESCENT FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

 

INTERNET MEDIA — 8.8%

 

Alphabet, Inc. Class A(a)

   

2,206,340

   

$

264,098,898

   

Alphabet, Inc. Class C(a)

   

1,618,115

     

195,743,372

   

Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A(a)

   

910,439

     

261,277,784

   

Naspers, Ltd. N Shares (South Africa)

   

567,954

     

102,607,197

   
   

$

823,727,251

   

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES — 5.9%

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

   

1,523,239

   

$

296,742,190

   

Broadcom, Inc.

   

169,418

     

146,958,256

   

NXP Semiconductors NV (Netherlands)

   

521,846

     

106,811,439

   
   

$

550,511,885

   

CABLE & SATELLITE — 4.7%

 

Charter Communications, Inc. Class A(a)

   

393,387

   

$

144,518,582

   

Comcast Corp. Class A

   

7,087,694

     

294,493,686

   
   

$

439,012,268

   

INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION & RENTAL — 4.7%

 

Ferguson PLC (Britain)

   

699,096

   

$

109,974,792

   

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

   

1,702,491

     

84,375,454

   

LG Corp. (South Korea)

   

1,430,916

     

95,957,686

   

Safran SA (France)

   

938,989

     

147,148,679

   
   

$

437,456,611

   

CEMENT & AGGREGATES — 3.8%

 

Heidelberg Materials AG (Germany)

   

711,943

   

$

58,549,216

   

Holcim AG (Switzerland)

   

4,419,896

     

297,932,748

   
   

$

356,481,964

   

ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS — 2.8%

 

TE Connectivity Ltd. (Switzerland)

   

1,869,808

   

$

262,072,289

   
   

$

262,072,289

   

P&C INSURANCE — 2.6%

 

American International Group, Inc.

   

4,249,990

   

$

244,544,425

   
   

$

244,544,425

   

APPLICATION SOFTWARE — 2.4%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.(a)

   

926,338

   

$

78,090,293

   

Entain PLC (Isle of Man)

   

1,533,842

     

24,801,872

   

Epic Games, Inc.(a)(b)(c)(d)

   

33,130

     

9,740,220

   

Nexon Co. Ltd. (Japan)

   

1,965,397

     

37,689,762

   

Nintendo Co. Ltd. (Japan)

   

1,542,361

     

70,313,621

   
   

$

220,635,768

   


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FPA CRESCENT FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
(Continued)

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS — Continued

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

 

DIVERSIFIED BANKS — 2.4%

 

Citigroup, Inc.

   

3,571,897

   

$

164,450,138

   

Gulfport Energy Corp.(a)

   

526,060

     

55,273,124

   
   

$

219,723,262

   

E-COMMERCE DISCRETIONARY — 2.3%

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (China)(a)

   

1,810,103

   

$

18,842,860

   

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

   

1,285,574

     

167,587,427

   

Delivery Hero SE (Germany)(a)(e)

   

551,839

     

24,347,171

   
   

$

210,777,458

   

INSURANCE BROKERS — 2.1%

 

Aon PLC Class A (Britain)

   

553,997

   

$

191,239,764

   
   

$

191,239,764

   

CHEMICALS — 1.9%

 

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

   

2,191,745

   

$

174,440,985

   
   

$

174,440,985

   

BANKS — 1.8%

 

Signature Bank

   

71,182

   

$

14,948

   

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

3,961,725

     

169,086,423

   
   

$

169,101,371

   

INSTITUTIONAL BROKERAGE — 1.7%

 

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

   

4,697,583

   

$

155,818,828

   
   

$

155,818,828

   

INVESTMENT COMPANIES — 1.6%

 

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (Belgium)

   

1,931,163

   

$

152,240,562

   
   

$

152,240,562

   

BASE METALS — 1.5%

 

Glencore PLC (Switzerland)

   

25,011,010

   

$

141,809,367

   
   

$

141,809,367

   

FOOD SERVICES — 1.5%

 

JDE Peet's NV (Netherlands)

   

4,041,690

   

$

120,224,601

   

Just Eat Takeaway.com NV (Netherlands)(a)(e)

   

965,437

     

14,798,769

   
   

$

135,023,370

   

BEVERAGES — 1.4%

 

Heineken Holding NV (Netherlands)

   

1,464,769

   

$

127,467,207

   
   

$

127,467,207

   

AUTOMOTIVE RETAILERS — 1.4%

 

CarMax, Inc.(a)

   

1,521,148

   

$

127,320,088

   
   

$

127,320,088

   


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FPA CRESCENT FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
(Continued)

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS — Continued

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

 

INTEGRATED UTILITIES — 1.1%

 

FirstEnergy Corp.

   

2,241,472

   

$

87,148,431

   

PG&E Corp.(a)

   

1,139,161

     

19,684,702

   
   

$

106,833,133

   

APPAREL, FOOTWEAR & ACCESSORY DESIGN — 1.0%

 

Cie Financiere Richemont SA Class A (Switzerland)

   

568,841

   

$

96,627,879

   
   

$

96,627,879

   

MIDSTREAM — OIL & GAS — 1.0%

 

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

   

5,262,897

   

$

90,627,086

   

Vitesse Energy, Inc.

   

122,764

     

2,749,914

   
   

$

93,377,000

   

WEALTH MANAGEMENT — 1.0%

 

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

   

426,531

   

$

92,740,635

   
   

$

92,740,635

   

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE — 0.9%

 

Marriott International, Inc. Class A

   

450,220

   

$

82,700,912

   
   

$

82,700,912

   

MARINE SHIPPING — 0.9%

 

Sound Holding FP (Luxembourg)(b)(c)(d)(f)(g)

   

1,146,250

   

$

79,152,891

   
   

$

79,152,891

   

RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK — 0.8%

 

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

   

716,735

   

$

78,604,327

   
   

$

78,604,327

   

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS — 0.8%

 

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

   

3,746,765

   

$

47,096,836

   

Vornado Realty Trust

   

1,668,698

     

30,270,182

   
   

$

77,367,018

   

ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT — 0.8%

 

Netflix, Inc.(a)

   

171,913

   

$

75,725,957

   
   

$

75,725,957

   

INDUSTRIALS — 0.7%

 

Uber Technologies, Inc.(a)

   

1,613,760

   

$

69,666,019

   
   

$

69,666,019

   

HEALTH CARE SERVICES — 0.6%

 

ICON PLC (Ireland)(a)

   

233,915

   

$

58,525,533

   
   

$

58,525,533

   


10


FPA CRESCENT FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
(Continued)

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

COMMON STOCKS — Continued

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

 
COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL BUILDING EQUIPMENT &
SYSTEMS — 0.6%
 

Samsung C&T Corp. (South Korea)

   

694,573

   

$

55,901,968

   
   

$

55,901,968

   

COMPUTER HARDWARE & STORAGE — 0.5%

 

Dell Technologies, Inc. C Shares

   

862,607

   

$

46,675,665

   
   

$

46,675,665

   

REAL ESTATE OWNERS & DEVELOPERS — 0.3%

 

Swire Pacific Ltd. Class A (Hong Kong)

   

3,970,793

   

$

30,506,315

   
   

$

30,506,315

   

HOME PRODUCTS STORES — 0.2%

 

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.(a)

   

1,628,225

   

$

21,557,699

   
   

$

21,557,699

   

OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT — 0.1%

 

McDermott International Ltd.(a)(f)(g)

   

46,782,462

   

$

8,420,843

   
   

$

8,420,843

   

OTHER COMMON STOCKS — 0.2%(a)(n)

     

$

18,097,103

   
   

$

18,097,103

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS — 66.8% (Cost $4,054,359,111)  

$

6,231,885,620

   

CLOSED END FUND — 0.1%

 

Altaba Escrow(b)(c)(d) (Cost $0)

   

4,756,180

   

$

11,081,899

   

LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS

 

Footpath Ventures SPV IV LP (Private Credit)(b)(c)(d)

   

150,000

   

$

11,604,538

   

FPS Group Ltd.(b)(c)(d)(f)(g)

   

2,073,734

     

256,340,082

   

FPS Shelby Holdco I LLC (Marine Shipping)(b)(c)(d)(f)(g)

   

107,799

     

8,876,467

   

GACP II LP (Private Credit)(b)(c)(d)

   

958,312

     

10,510,043

   

U.S. Farming Realty Trust II LP (Real Estate)(b)(c)(d)(f)

   

120,000

     

3,832,392

   
TOTAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS — 3.1% (Cost $204,092,785)  

$

291,163,522

   

PREFERRED STOCKS

 

ENGINEERING SERVICES — 0.1%

 

McDermott International, Inc. — 8.000%(b)(c)(d)(f)

   

22,591

   

$

7,748,587

   
   

$

7,748,587

   


11


FPA CRESCENT FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
(Continued)

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

PREFERRED STOCKS — Continued

 

Shares

 

Fair Value

 

ENERGY — 0.0%

 

Gulfport Energy Corp. — 10.000%(c)(d)

   

1,345

   

$

820,450

   
   

$

820,450

   
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.1% (Cost $1,271,578)  

$

8,569,037

   

WARRANT

 

ENERGY — 0.0%

 

Cie Financiere Richemont SA 11/22/2023 (Switzerland)(a) (Cost $0)

   

2,521,536

   

$

3,479,244

   
   

$

3,479,244

   

SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANIES(a)

 

African Gold Acquisition Corp.

   

131,631

   

$

1,316

   

Alpha Partners Technology Merger Corp.

   

40,319

     

418,108

   

Apollo Strategic Growth Capital II

   

41,393

     

5,075

   

Ares Acquisition Corp. A Shares

   

98,890

     

79,112

   

Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp.

   

412,865

     

9,331

   

Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp. II

   

160,436

     

2,423

   

BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc.

   

266,952

     

58,729

   

Biote Corp.

   

422

     

2,852

   

BurTech Acquisition Corp.

   

1,007,550

     

17,632

   

C5 Acquisition Corp.

   

122,545

     

6,054

   

Churchill Capital Corp. VII

   

123,284

     

17,260

   

DHC Acquisition Corp.

   

173,528

     

6,802

   

Digital Transformation Opportunities Corp.

   

18,063

     

2,323

   

Disruptive Acquisition Corp. I A Shares

   

344,045

     

27,524

   

ECARX Holdings, Inc. (Cayman Islands)

   

167,442

     

12,424

   

Flame Acquisition Corp.

   

516,072

     

161,221

   

Forest Road Acquisition Corp. II A Shares

   

248,596

     

37,289

   

Fusion Acquisition Corp. II A Shares

   

57,975

     

290

   

Global Partner Acquisition Corp. II

   

64,614

     

2,261

   

Golden Arrow Merger Corp.

   

344,044

     

12,042

   

GSR II Meteora Acquisition Corp.

   

26

     

82

   

GSR II Meteora Acquisition Corp.

   

425

     

57

   

Heliogen, Inc.

   

98,835

     

3,963

   

Landcadia Holdings IV, Inc.

   

310,750

     

50,963

   

MariaDB PLC (Ireland)

   

316,054

     

41,087

   

Metals Acquisition Ltd. (Cayman Islands)

   

179,967

     

251,954

   

NioCorp Developments Ltd. (Canada)

   

216,065

     

146,362

   

Northern Star Investment Corp. III

   

91,791

     

1,101

   

Northern Star Investment Corp. IV

   

70,911

     

3,546

   


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FPA CRESCENT FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
(Continued)

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANIES — Continued

  Shares or
Principal
Amount
 

Fair Value

 

Plum Acquisition Corp. I

   

193,976

   

$

6,498

   

PowerUp Acquisition Corp.

   

46,911

     

490,220

   

Prenetics Global Ltd.

   

10,692

     

870

   

Ross Acquisition Corp. II

   

77,074

     

13,049

   

Slam Corp.

   

178,581

     

33,930

   

Stratim Cloud Acquisition Corp.

   

223,883

     

448

   

Swvl Holdings Corp.

   

27,467

     

459

   

TLG Acquisition One Corp. Class A

   

414,327

     

16,573

   

Twelve Seas Investment Co. II

   

330,005

     

19,140

   

Virgin Orbit Holdings, Inc.

   

94,559

     

378

   
TOTAL SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANIES — 0.0%
(Cost $3,109,992)
 

$

1,960,748

   

BONDS & DEBENTURES

 

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 0.5%

 

CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL — 0.1%

 

Herbalife Nutrition Ltd./HLF Financing, Inc. — 7.875% 9/1/2025(e)

 

$

8,545,000

   

$

7,690,500

   

ENERGY — 0.0%

 

Gulfport Energy Corp. — 6.000% 10/15/2024

 

$

18,209,000

   

$

11,472

   

Gulfport Energy Corp. — 6.375% 5/15/2025

   

8,822,000

     

5,558

   

Gulfport Energy Corp. — 6.375% 1/15/2026

   

9,128,000

     

5,750

   

Gulfport Energy Corp. — 6.625% 5/1/2023

   

9,417,000

     

5,933

   

Gulfport Energy Corp. — 8.000% 5/17/2026

   

596,287

     

599,089

   
   

$

627,802

   

FINANCIAL — 0.4%

 
Charles Schwab Corp., 3M USD LIBOR + 2.575% — 5.000%
12/1/2027(h)
 

$

2,588,000

   

$

1,963,645

   

Charles Schwab Corp., 5 year CMT + 3.168% — 4.000% 6/1/2026(h)

   

18,976,000

     

15,370,560

   

Vornado Realty LP — 2.150% 6/1/2026

   

8,623,000

     

7,303,681

   

Vornado Realty LP — 3.500% 1/15/2025

   

8,815,000

     

8,299,590

   
   

$

32,937,476

   
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 0.5% (Cost $40,379,026)  

$

41,255,778

   


13


FPA CRESCENT FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
(Continued)

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

BONDS & DEBENTURES — Continued

  Principal
Amount
 

Fair Value

 

CONVERTIBLE BONDS — 1.8%

 

COMMUNICATIONS — 1.8%

 

Delivery Hero SE (Germany) — 1.000% 4/30/2026

 

$

2,600,000

   

$

2,278,822

   

Delivery Hero SE (Germany) — 1.000% 1/23/2027

   

86,200,000

     

72,651,085

   

Wayfair, Inc. — 0.625% 10/1/2025

   

84,672,000

     

72,063,757

   

Wayfair, Inc. — 1.000% 8/15/2026

   

4,278,000

     

3,518,927

   

Zillow Group, Inc. — 1.375% 9/1/2026

   

12,336,000

     

15,512,520

   

Zillow Group, Inc. — 2.750% 5/15/2025

   

1,703,000

     

1,786,447

   
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE BONDS — 1.8% (Cost $157,969,711)  

$

167,811,558

   

CORPORATE BANK DEBT — 0.6%

 
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc., 3M SOFR + 3.750% — 9.254%
10/16/2028(b)(h)(i)
 

$

2,551,621

   

$

2,348,563

   
Farfetch U.S. Holdings, Inc., 3M SOFR + 6.250% — 11.299%
10/20/2027(b)(h)(i)
   

19,482,100

     

18,313,174

   

McDermott Intl Senior Exit LC — 3.000% 6/30/2024(b)(f)(i)(j)(m)

   

16,808,876

     

(7,563,995

)

 
McDermott LC, 1M USD LIBOR + 4.000% — 5.177%
12/31/2025(b)(c)(d)(f)(h)(i)(j)(k)
   

28,718,370

     

18,167,706

   
McDermott Technology Americas, Inc., 1M USD LIBOR + 1.000% —
6.154% 6/30/2025(b)(f)(h)(i)
   

34,711,641

     

17,355,821

   
McDermott Technology Americas, Inc., 1M SOFR + 3.000% — 8.217%
6/28/2024(b)(f)(h)(i)
   

1,074,221

     

751,955

   
Vision Solutions, Inc., 3M USD LIBOR + 4.000% — 9.255%
4/24/2028(b)(h)(i)
   

2,551,523

     

2,412,796

   
TOTAL CORPORATE BANK DEBT — 0.6% (Cost $107,527,239)  

$

51,786,020

   

U.S. TREASURIES — 8.8%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills — 5.129% 8/3/2023(l)

 

$

27,000,000

   

$

26,880,711

   

U.S. Treasury Bills — 5.141% 7/27/2023(l)

   

18,000,000

     

17,939,369

   

U.S. Treasury Bills — 5.169% 8/10/2023(l)

   

65,000,000

     

64,647,056

   

U.S. Treasury Bills — 5.185% 8/15/2023(l)

   

31,000,000

     

30,809,254

   

U.S. Treasury Bills — 5.192% 8/1/2023(l)

   

39,000,000

     

38,841,352

   

U.S. Treasury Bills — 5.263% 5/16/2024(l)

   

300,000,000

     

286,284,360

   

U.S. Treasury Bills — 5.270% 9/21/2023(l)

   

50,000,000

     

49,425,015

   

U.S. Treasury Bills — 5.364% 10/12/2023(l)

   

43,000,000

     

42,373,245

   

U.S. Treasury Bills — 5.373% 6/13/2024(l)

   

200,000,000

     

190,177,340

   


14


FPA CRESCENT FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
(Continued)

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

BONDS & DEBENTURES — Continued

  Principal
Amount
 

Fair Value

 

U.S. Treasury Bills — 12.500% 10/3/2023(l)

 

$

22,000,000

   

$

21,708,190

   

U.S. Treasury Notes — 2.125% 3/31/2024

   

52,000,000

     

50,753,368

   
TOTAL U.S. TREASURIES — 8.8% (Cost $820,468,227)  

$

819,839,260

   
TOTAL BONDS & DEBENTURES — 11.7% (Cost $1,126,344,203)  

$

1,080,692,616

   
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 81.8%
(Cost $5,389,177,669)
 

$

7,628,832,686

   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 18.3%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.

 
— 5.111% 7/14/2023  

$

30,000,000

   

$

29,945,833

   
— 5.111% 7/28/2023    

37,000,000

     

36,861,250

   
— 5.112% 7/17/2023    

58,000,000

     

57,871,111

   
— 5.112% 7/21/2023    

55,000,000

     

54,847,222

   
— 5.122% 7/11/2023    

70,000,000

     

69,902,583

   
— 5.153% 8/1/2023    

40,000,000

     

39,826,400

   
— 5.153% 8/4/2023    

30,000,000

     

29,857,200

   
— 5.173% 7/6/2023    

75,000,000

     

74,947,292

   
— 5.214% 8/4/2023    

49,000,000

     

48,763,982

   
— 5.224% 8/11/2023    

25,000,000

     

24,854,507

   
— 5.256% 8/11/2023    

40,000,000

     

39,765,844

   
— 5.267% 11/16/2023    

40,300,000

     

39,518,314

   

Apple, Inc.

 
— 5.171% 7/18/2023    

10,000,000

     

9,976,106

   
— 5.174% 7/18/2023    

23,000,000

     

22,945,043

   

Coca-Cola Co.

 
— 5.11% 7/19/2023    

38,000,000

     

37,904,620

   
— 5.216% 8/22/2023    

66,000,000

     

65,513,800

   
— 5.243% 7/20/2023    

20,000,000

     

19,945,850

   
— 5.254% 11/14/2023    

57,000,000

     

55,912,566

   
— 5.312% 9/27/2023    

20,000,000

     

19,747,245

   

Kenvue, Inc.

 
— 1.564% 11/30/2023    

50,000,000

     

49,865,417

   
— 5.189% 7/10/2023    

70,000,000

     

69,910,925

   
— 5.191% 7/12/2023    

34,000,000

     

33,947,121

   
— 5.192% 7/14/2023    

9,450,000

     

9,432,665

   
— 5.193% 7/14/2023    

20,000,000

     

19,963,311

   
— 5.194% 7/17/2023    

75,000,000

     

74,830,667

   


15


FPA CRESCENT FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
(Continued)

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — Continued

  Principal
Amount
 

Fair Value

 
— 5.214% 7/21/2023  

$

100,000,000

   

$

99,716,667

   
— 5.215% 7/24/2023    

45,000,000

     

44,853,375

   

Nestle Capital Corp.

 
— 5.106% 7/20/2023    

40,000,000

     

39,894,022

   
— 5.143% 7/25/2023    

20,000,000

     

19,932,933

   

PepsiCo, Inc.

 
— 5.18% 8/8/2023    

37,500,000

     

37,300,104

   
— 5.181% 8/9/2023    

25,000,000

     

24,863,229

   
— 5.184% 7/28/2023    

65,000,000

     

64,752,837

   
— 5.205% 7/24/2023    

17,000,000

     

16,944,717

   
— 5.206% 7/26/2023    

70,000,000

     

69,752,570

   
— 5.217% 8/17/2023    

55,000,000

     

54,634,510

   
— 5.282% 9/15/2023    

28,000,000

     

27,696,169

   
— 5.305% 10/3/2023    

20,000,000

     

19,731,056

   
— 5.315% 10/16/2023    

25,000,000

     

24,617,326

   

Roche Holdings, Inc.

 
— 5.156% 7/6/2023    

17,000,000

     

16,988,029

   
— 5.159% 7/3/2023    

50,000,000

     

49,985,944

   
— 5.173% 7/7/2023    

40,000,000

     

39,966,267

   
State Street Bank Repurchase Agreement — 1.52% 7/3/2023
(Dated 06/30/2023, repurchase price of $15,418,953, collateralized by
$17,473,800 principal amount U.S. Treasury Notes — 0.500% 2026,
fair value $15,725,352)(m)
   

15,417,000

     

15,417,000

   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 18.3%
(Cost $1,703,903,629)
 

$

1,703,903,629

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1% (Cost $7,093,081,298)  

$

9,332,736,315

   

Other Assets and Liabilities, net — (0.1)%

   

(8,227,785

)

 

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

$

9,324,508,530

   

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  Restricted securities. These restricted securities constituted 4.83% of total net assets at June 30, 2023, most of which are considered liquid by the Adviser. These securities are not registered and may not be sold to the public. There are legal and/or contractual restrictions on resale. The Fund does not have the right to demand that such securities be registered. The values of these securities are determined by valuations provided by pricing services, brokers, dealers, market makers, or in good faith under policies adopted by authority of the Fund's Board of Trustees.

(c)  These securities have been valued in good faith under policies adopted by authority of the Board of Trustees in accordance with the Fund's fair value procedures. These securities constituted 4.48% of total net assets at June 30, 2023.


16


FPA CRESCENT FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
(Continued)

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

(d)  Investments categorized as a significant unobservable input (Level 3) (See Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements).

(e)  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities are not considered to be illiquid.

(f)  Affiliated Security.

(g)  Controlled company.

(h)  Variable/Floating Rate Security — The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of June 30, 2023. For Corporate Bank Debt, the rate shown may represent a weighted average interest rate. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.

(i)  For corporate bank debt, the rate shown represents a weighted average interest rate if a high-low range of interest rates is listed.

(j)  All or a portion of this holding is subject to unfunded loan commitments. The stated interest rate reflects the weighted average of the reference rate and spread for the funded portion, if any, and the commitment fees on the portion of the loan that is unfunded.

(k)  As of June 30, 2023 the Fund had entered into commitments to fund various delayed draw debt-related investments. Such commitments are subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the documents governing those investments and there can be no assurance that such conditions will be satisfied. See Note 11 of the Notes to Financial Statements for further information on these commitments and contingencies.

(l)  Zero coupon bond. Coupon amount represents effective yield to maturity.

(m)  Security pledged as collateral (See Note 10 of the Notes to Financial Statements).

(n)  As permitted by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulations, "Other" Common Stocks include holdings in their first year of acquisition that have not previously been publicly disclosed.

Total Return Swaps — Short


Receive
 

Pay

  Payment
Frequency
 

Counterparty

  Expiration
Date
  Notional
Amount
 

Value

  Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Cresco Labs, Inc.(b)

  CDOR01M +
1.500%
 

Annual

 

Cowen

 

8/8/2023

 

CAD

2,662,520

   

$

(122,932

)

   

   

$

(122,932

)

 
Green Thumb
Industries, Inc.(b)
  OBFR +
1.500%
 

Annual

 

Cowen

 

8/7/2023

 

$

1,793,862

     

364,984

     

     

364,984

   
Trulieve Cannabis
Corp.(b)
  CDOR01M +
1.500%
 

Annual

 

Cowen

 

8/8/2023

 

CAD

651,889

     

(333,853

)

   

     

(333,853

)

 
Verano Holdings
Corp.(b)
  CDOR01M +
1.500%
 

Annual

 

Cowen

 

8/8/2023

   

1,619,914

     

(84,628

)

   

     

(84,628

)

 
                       

$

(176,429

)

   

   

$

(176,429

)

 


17


FPA CRESCENT FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — RESTRICTED SECURITIES

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Issuer

  Acquisition
Date(s)
 

Cost

 

Fair Value

  Fair
Value as a %
of Net Assets
 

Altaba Escrow

 

09/01/2021, 03/15/2022

   

   

$

11,081,899

     

0.12

%

 
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.
3M SOFR + 3.750% —
9.254% 10/16/2028
 

03/31/2023

 

$

2,306,281

     

2,348,563

     

0.03

%

 

Cresco Labs, Inc.

 

08/16/2022

   

     

(122,932

)

   

(0.00

)%

 

Epic Games, Inc.

 

06/25/2020

   

19,049,750

     

9,740,220

     

0.10

%

 
Farfetch U.S. Holdings, Inc.
3M SOFR + 6.250% —
11.299% 10/20/2027
 

03/31/2023

   

18,391,317

     

18,313,174

     

0.20

%

 
Footpath Ventures SPV IV LP
(Private Credit)
 

09/24/2021

   

15,467,400

     

11,604,538

     

0.12

%

 
FPS Group Ltd.
 
 
  01/03/2022, 02/03/2022,
02/04/2022, 03/09/2022,
04/01/2022, 04/29/2022
   

175,591,450

     

256,340,082

     

2.75

%

 
FPS Shelby Holdco I LLC
(Marine Shipping)
 
  02/04/2020, 03/26/2020,
04/29/2020, 07/24/2020
   

13,033,935

     

8,876,467

     

0.09

%

 

GACP II LP (Private Credit)

 

01/17/2020

   

     

10,510,043

     

0.11

%

 

Green Thumb Industries, Inc.

 

08/16/2022

   

     

(364,563

)

   

(0.00

)%

 
McDermott International,
Inc. — 8.000%
 

12/31/2020

   

     

7,748,587

     

0.08

%

 
McDermott Intl Senior Exit
LC — 3.000% 6/30/2024
 

07/01/2020

   

(7,311,861

)

   

(7,563,995

)

   

(0.08

)%

 
McDermott LC 1M USD
LIBOR + 4.000% — 5.177%
12/31/2025
 

03/04/2021, 03/05/2021

   

35,777,645

     

18,167,706

     

0.19

%

 
McDermott Technology
Americas, Inc. 1M USD
LIBOR + 1.000% — 6.154%
6/30/2025
 
 
 
 
 
 
  03/31/2023, 01/30/2023,
03/01/2023, 12/31/2021,
01/31/2022, 02/28/2022,
03/31/2022, 05/31/2022,
06/30/2022, 07/31/2022,
08/31/2022, 09/30/2022,
10/31/2022
   

55,153,710

     

17,355,821

     

0.19

%

 
McDermott Technology
Americas, Inc. 1M SOFR +
3.000% — 8.217% 6/28/2024
 

07/01/2020

   

1,074,191

     

751,955

     

0.01

%

 
Sound Holding FP
(Luxembourg)
 

10/07/2013

   

16,752,396

     

79,152,891

     

0.85

%

 

Trulieve Cannabis Corp.

 

08/16/2022

   

     

(333,853

)

   

(0.00

)%

 


18


FPA CRESCENT FUND
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — RESTRICTED SECURITIES
(Continued)

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Issuer

  Acquisition
Date(s)
 

Cost

 

Fair Value

  Fair
Value as a %
of Net Assets
 
U.S. Farming Realty Trust II
LP (Real Estate)
 
 
 
 
 
  12/24/2012, 04/29/2013,
06/17/2013, 10/28/2013,
01/14/2014, 04/22/2014,
06/25/2014, 09/09/2014,
10/08/2014, 12/18/2014,
06/18/2015, 07/29/2015
   

      $3,832,392      

0.04

%

 

Verano Holdings Corp.

 

08/08/2022

   

     

(84,628

)

   

(0.00

)%

 
Vision Solutions, Inc.
3M USD LIBOR + 4.000% —
9.255% 4/24/2028
 

04/24/2021, 12/07/2022

 

$

2,135,956

     

2,412,796

     

0.03

%

 
TOTAL RESTRICTED
SECURITIES
     

$

347,422,170

   

$

449,767,163

     

4.83

%

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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FPA CRESCENT FUND

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

ASSETS

 

Investment securities — at fair value (identified cost $5,046,058,021)

 

$

7,235,749,937

   

Investments in affiliates — at fair value (identified cost $343,119,648)

   

393,082,749

   

Short-term investments — at amortized cost (maturities 60 days or less)

   

1,703,903,629

   

Deposits for securities sold short

   

504,134

   

Cash

   

244,019

   

Receivable for:

 

Dividends and interest

   

16,878,153

   

Due from broker

   

10,589,592

   

Capital Stock sold

   

4,839,990

   

Investment securities sold

   

6,492

   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   

63,299

   

Total assets

   

9,365,861,994

   

LIABILITIES

 

Swaps, at fair value (net upfront payments paid $0)

   

176,429

   

Payable for:

 

Investment securities purchased

   

29,161,291

   

Advisory fees

   

7,183,273

   

Capital Stock repurchased

   

3,355,361

   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

   

1,477,110

   

Other commitments and contingencies — Note 11

     

Total liabilities

   

41,353,464

   

NET ASSETS

 

$

9,324,508,530

   

SUMMARY OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 
Capital Stock — no par value; unlimited authorized shares;
251,523,235 outstanding shares
 

$

6,837,982,131

   

Distributable earnings

   

2,486,526,399

   

NET ASSETS

 

$

9,324,508,530

   

Institutional Class:

 

Net Assets

 

$

6,836,656,577

   

Shares outstanding, no par value; unlimited authorized shares

   

184,426,019

   

Offering and redemption price per share

 

$

37.07

   

Supra Institutional Class:

 

Net Assets

 

$

2,487,851,953

   

Shares outstanding, no par value; unlimited authorized shares

   

67,097,216

   

Offering and redemption price per share

 

$

37.08

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


20


FPA CRESCENT FUND

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $3,115,604)

 

$

70,658,963

   

Interest

   

63,143,493

   

Other income

   

34,793

   

Total investment income

   

133,837,249

   

EXPENSES

 

Advisory fees

   

41,338,289

   

Transfer agent fees and expenses

   

2,685,634

   

Administrative services fees — Institutional Class

   

2,285,367

   

Reports to shareholders

   

211,495

   

Redemption liquidity service

   

202,777

   

Custodian fees

   

186,751

   

Administrator fees

   

184,829

   

Other professional fees

   

165,490

   

Administrative services fees — Supra Institutional Class

   

118,017

   

Trustee fees and expenses

   

114,739

   

Legal fees

   

71,296

   

Filing fees

   

68,090

   

Audit and tax services fees

   

35,065

   

Other

   

48,551

   

Total expenses

   

47,716,390

   

Reimbursement from Adviser

   

(1,556,650

)

 

Net expenses

   

46,159,740

   

Net investment income

   

87,677,509

   

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

   

145,232,308

   

Investments in affiliates

   

1,417,709

   

In-kind redemptions

   

92,936,227

   

Written options

   

(5,062,475

)

 

Swap contracts

   

(8,819,777

)

 

Investments in forward foreign currency contracts

   

(395,784

)

 

Investments in foreign currency transactions

   

(209,850

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

 

Investments

   

718,477,683

   

Investments in affiliates

   

15,028,439

   

Purchased options

   

(3,571,346

)

 

Swap contracts

   

2,370,995

   

Investments in forward foreign currency contracts

   

842,716

   

Translation of foreign currency denominated amounts

   

(360,349

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain

   

957,886,496

   

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

 

$

1,045,564,005

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


21


FPA CRESCENT FUND

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
December 31, 2022
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

87,677,509

   

$

49,105,923

   

Net realized gain

   

225,098,358

     

224,188,988

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

732,788,138

     

(1,226,357,422

)

 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting
from operations
   

1,045,564,005

     

(953,062,511

)

 

Distributions to shareholders — Institutional Class

   

(73,689,953

)

   

(51,675,513

)

 

Distributions to shareholders — Supra Institutional Class

   

(27,481,361

)

   

(18,847,772

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(101,171,314

)

   

(70,523,285

)

 

Capital Stock transactions:(a)

 

Proceeds from Capital Stock sold

   

605,575,252

     

1,856,742,681

   
Proceeds from shares issued to shareholders upon reinvestment of
dividends and distributions
   

87,315,695

     

61,213,644

   

Cost of Capital Stock repurchased(b)

   

(873,292,088

)

   

(2,618,809,542

)

 

Net decrease from Capital Stock transactions

   

(180,401,141

)

   

(700,853,217

)

 

Total change in net assets

   

763,991,550

     

(1,724,439,013

)

 

NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of period

   

8,560,516,980

     

10,284,955,993

   

End of period

 

$

9,324,508,530

   

$

8,560,516,980

   

(a)  See Note 9, Capital Stock, in the Notes to Financial Statements.

(b)  Net of redemption fees of $424 and $68,094 for the period ended June 30, 2023 and year ended December 31, 2022, respectively, see Note 7 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


22


FPA CRESCENT FUND

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Data for Each Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

    Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
2023
 

Year Ended December 31,

 
   

(Unaudited)

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

2018

 

Institutional Class

 
Per share operating
performance:
 
Net asset value at
beginning of period
 

$

33.34

   

$

37.01

   

$

35.97

   

$

33.83

   

$

29.53

   

$

34.69

   
Income from investment
operations:
 

Net investment income(a)

   

0.34

     

0.17

     

(b)

   

0.18

     

0.62

     

0.24

   
Net realized and
unrealized gain (loss)
on investment securities
   

3.80

     

(3.58

)

   

5.34

     

3.69

     

5.25

     

(2.78

)

 
Total from investment
operations
   

4.14

     

(3.41

)

   

5.34

     

3.87

     

5.87

     

(2.54

)

 

Less distributions:

 
Dividends from net
investment income
   

(0.05

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.29

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.80

)

   

(0.21

)

 
Distributions from net
realized capital gains
   

(0.36

)

   

(0.24

)

   

(4.01

)

   

(1.62

)

   

(0.77

)

   

(2.41

)

 

Total distributions

   

(0.41

)

   

(0.26

)

   

(4.30

)

   

(1.73

)

   

(1.57

)

   

(2.62

)

 
Net asset value at
end of period
 

$

37.07

   

$

33.34

   

$

37.01

   

$

35.97

   

$

33.83

   

$

29.53

   

Total investment return

   

12.41

%

   

(9.20

)%

   

15.17

%

   

12.11

%

   

20.02

%

   

(7.43

)%

 

Ratios/supplemental data:

 
Net assets, end of
period (in 000's)
 

$

6,836,657

   

$

6,301,530

   

$

8,394,402

   

$

8,903,455

   

$

14,009,883

   

$

13,707,240

   
Ratio of expenses
to average net assets:
 
Before reimbursement
from Adviser
   

1.09

%(c)

   

1.09

%(d)

   

1.17

%(e)

   

1.15

%(e)

   

1.23

%(e)

   

1.18

%(e)

 
After reimbursement
from Adviser
   

1.05

%(c)

   

1.06

%(d)

   

1.14

%(e)

   

1.13

%(e)

   

1.23

%(e)

   

1.18

%(e)

 
Ratio of net investment
income to average
net assets:
 
Before reimbursement
from Adviser
   

1.92

%(c)

   

0.46

%

   

(0.03

)%

   

0.54

%

   

1.90

%

   

0.70

%

 
After reimbursement
from Adviser
   

1.95

%(c)

   

0.50

%

   

0.01

%

   

0.56

%

   

1.90

%

   

0.70

%

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

8

%(c)

   

20

%

   

20

%

   

29

%

   

23

%

   

64

%

 

(a)  Per share amount is based on average shares outstanding.

(b)  Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c)  Annualized

(d)  For the year ended December 31, 2022, the expense ratio includes short sale dividend expense that rounds to less than 0.01% of average net assets.

(e)  For the years ended December 31, 2021, December 31, 2020, December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the expense ratio includes short sale dividend expense equal to 0.09%, 0.07%, 0.16% and 0.11% of average net assets, respectively.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


23


FPA CRESCENT FUND

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Data for Each Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
2023
 

Year Ended December 31,

  Period from
September 4,
through
December 31,
 
   

(Unaudited)

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

Supra Institutional Class

 

Per share operating performance:

 

Net asset value at beginning of period

 

$

33.35

   

$

37.01

   

$

35.98

   

$

31.96

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income(a)

   

0.35

     

0.22

     

0.02

     

0.01

   
Net realized and unrealized gain on
investment securities
   

3.80

     

(3.61

)

   

5.33

     

4.81

   

Total from investment operations

   

4.15

     

(3.39

)

   

5.35

     

4.82

   

Less distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.06

)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.31

)

   

   

Distributions from net realized capital gains

   

(0.36

)

   

(0.24

)

   

(4.01

)

   

(0.80

)

 

Total distributions

   

(0.42

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(4.32

)

   

(0.80

)

 

Redemption fees(b)

   

     

     

     

   

Net asset value at end of period

 

$

37.08

   

$

33.35

   

$

37.01

   

$

35.98

   

Total investment return

   

12.43

%

   

(9.14

)%

   

15.24

%

   

15.08

%

 

Ratios/supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000's)

 

$

2,487,852

   

$

2,258,987

   

$

1,890,554

   

$

1,179,180

   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

 

Before reimbursement from Adviser

   

1.03

%(c)

   

1.03

%(d)

   

1.12

%(e)

   

1.14

%(c)(e)

 

After reimbursement from Adviser

   

0.99

%(c)

   

1.00

%(d)

   

1.09

%(e)

   

1.11

%(c)(e)

 
Ratio of net investment income to average
net assets:
 

Before reimbursement from Adviser

   

1.98

%(c)

   

0.61

%

   

0.02

%

   

0.07

%(c)

 

After reimbursement from Adviser

   

2.02

%(c)

   

0.64

%

   

0.06

%

   

0.10

%(c)

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

8

%(c)

   

20

%

   

20

%

   

29

%(c)

 

(a)  Per share amount is based on average shares outstanding.

(b)  Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

(c)  Annualized.

(d)  For the year ended December 31, 2022, the expense ratio includes short sale dividend expense that rounds to less than 0.01% of average net assets.

(e)  For the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the expense ratio includes short sale dividend expense equal to 0.10% and 0.13% of average net assets, respectively.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


24


FPA CRESCENT FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 — Significant Accounting Policies

FPA Crescent Fund (the "Fund"), a series of the FPA Funds Trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end, diversified, management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to seek to generate equity-like returns over the long-term, take less risk than the market and avoid permanent impairment of capital. The Fund qualifies as an investment company pursuant to Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) No. 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.  Security Valuation

The Fund's investments are reported at fair value as defined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, ("U.S. GAAP"). The Fund generally determines its net asset value as of approximately 4:00 p.m. New York time each day the New York Stock Exchange is open. Further discussion of valuation methods, inputs and classifications can be found under Disclosure of Fair Value Measurements.

B.  Securities Transactions and Related Investment Income

Securities transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Market discounts and premiums on fixed income securities are amortized over the expected life of the securities using effective interest rate method. Realized gains or losses are based on the specific identification method. The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars as follows: (1) the foreign currency fair value of investment securities, and other assets and liabilities stated in foreign currencies, are translated using the daily spot rate; and (2) purchases, sales, income and expenses are translated at the rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The resultant exchange gains and losses are included in net realized or net unrealized gain (loss) in the statement of operations.

C.  Use of Estimates

The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

D.  Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, which provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting if certain criteria are met. The guidance is effective from March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2024. The Adviser is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance on the Fund's financial statements.

In June 2022, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2022-03, Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions ("ASU 2022-03"). ASU 2022-03 clarifies the guidance in ASC 820, related to the measurement of the fair value of an equity security subject to contractual sale restrictions, where it eliminates the ability to apply a discount to fair value of these securities, and introduces disclosure requirements related to such equity securities. The guidance is effective for fiscal years,


25


FPA CRESCENT FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

(Unaudited)

and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2023, and allows for early adoption. Management is currently evaluating the impact of applying this update.

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information deemed important for retail investors to assess and monitor their fund investments. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in the funds' streamlined shareholder reports but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024. At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these rule and form amendment changes on the content of the current shareholder report and the newly created annual and semiannual streamlined shareholder reports.

NOTE 2 — Risk Considerations

Investing in the Fund may involve certain risks including, but not limited to, those described below.

Market Risk: Because the values of the Fund's investments will fluctuate with market conditions, so will the value of your investment in the Fund. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund or the Fund could underperform other investments.

Common Stocks and Other Securities (Long): The prices of common stocks and other securities held by the Fund may decline in response to certain events taking place around the world, including; those directly involving companies whose securities are owned by the Fund; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency, interest rate and commodity price fluctuations.

Common Stocks and Other Securities (Short): The prices of common stocks and other securities sold short rise between the date of the short sale and the date on which the Fund replaces the borrowed security. In addition, the Fund repays the person that lent it the security for any interest or dividends that may have accrued.

Interest Rate and Credit Risk: The values of, and the income generated by, most debt securities held by the Fund may be affected by changing interest rates and by changes in the effective maturities and credit rating of these securities. For example, the value of debt securities in the Fund's portfolio generally will decline when interest rates rise and increase when interest rates fall. In addition, falling interest rates may cause an issuer to redeem, call or refinance a security before its stated maturity, which may result in the Fund having to reinvest the proceeds in lower yielding securities. Debt securities are subject to credit risk, meaning that the issuer of the debt security may default or fail to make timely payments of principal or interest. The values of any of the Fund's investments may also decline in response to events affecting the issuer or its credit rating. The lower rated debt securities in which the Fund may invest are considered speculative and are generally subject to greater volatility and risk of loss than investment grade securities, particularly in deteriorating economic conditions.

Repurchase Agreements: Repurchase agreements permit the Fund to maintain liquidity and earn income over periods of time as short as overnight. Repurchase agreements held by the Fund are fully collateralized by U.S. Government securities, or securities issued by U.S. Government agencies, or securities that are within the three highest credit categories assigned by established rating agencies (Aaa, Aa, or A by Moody's or AAA, AA or A by Standard & Poor's) or, if not rated by Moody's or Standard & Poor's, are of equivalent investment quality as determined by the Adviser. Such collateral is in the possession of the Fund's custodian. The collateral is


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(Continued)

(Unaudited)

evaluated daily to ensure its fair value equals or exceeds the current fair value of the repurchase agreements including accrued interest. In the event of default on the obligation to repurchase, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation.

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement ("MRA"). The MRA permits the Fund, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from the Fund. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of a MRA counterparty's bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, the Fund receives securities as collateral with a fair value in excess of the repurchase price to be received by the Fund upon the maturity of the repurchase transaction. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, the Fund recognizes a liability with respect to such excess collateral to reflect the Fund's obligation under bankruptcy law to return the excess to the counterparty. Repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies Risk — The Fund may invest in stock, warrants, and other securities of special purpose acquisition companies ("SPACs") or similar special purpose entities that pool funds to seek potential acquisition opportunities. Because SPACs and similar entities are in essence blank check companies without operating history or ongoing business other than seeking acquisitions, the value of their securities is particularly dependent on the ability of the entity's management to identify and complete a profitable acquisition. An investment in a SPAC is subject to a variety of risks, including that (i) a portion of the monies raised by the SPAC for the purpose of effecting an acquisition or merger may be expended prior to the transaction for payment of taxes and other purposes; (ii) prior to any acquisition or merger, a SPAC's assets are typically invested in government securities, money market funds and similar investments whose returns or yields may be significantly lower than those of the Fund's other investments; (iii) the Fund generally will not receive significant income from its investments in SPACs (both prior to and after any acquisition or merger) and, therefore, the Fund's investments in SPACs will not significantly contribute to the Fund's distributions to shareholders; (iv) an attractive acquisition or merger target may not be identified at all, in which case the SPAC will be required to return any remaining monies to shareholders; (v) if an acquisition or merger target is identified, the Fund may elect not to participate in the proposed transaction or the Fund may be required to divest its interests in the SPAC due to regulatory or other considerations, in which case the warrants or other rights with respect to the SPAC held by the Fund may expire worthless or may be repurchased or retired by the SPAC at an unfavorable price; (vi) any proposed merger or acquisition may be unable to obtain the requisite approval, if any, of SPAC shareholders; (vii) under any circumstances in which the Fund receives a refund of all or a portion of its original investment (which typically represents a pro rata share of the proceeds of the SPAC's assets, less any applicable taxes), the returns on that investment may be negligible, and the Fund may be subject to opportunity costs to the extent that alternative investments would have produced higher returns; (viii) to the extent an acquisition or merger is announced or completed, shareholders who redeem their shares prior to that time may not reap any resulting benefits; (ix) the Fund may be delayed in receiving any redemption or liquidation proceeds from a SPAC to which it is entitled; (x) an acquisition or merger once effected may prove unsuccessful and an investment in the SPAC may lose value; (xi) an investment in a SPAC may be diluted by additional later offerings of interests in the SPAC or by other investors exercising existing rights to purchase shares of the SPAC; (xii) only a thinly traded market for shares of or interests in a SPAC may develop, or there may be no market at all, leaving the Fund


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

(Unaudited)

unable to sell its interest in a SPAC or to sell its interest only at a price below what the Fund believes is the SPAC interest's intrinsic value; and (xiii) the values of investments in SPACs may be highly volatile and may depreciate significantly over time.

NOTE 3 — Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities

Cost of purchases of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) aggregated $271,939,152 for the period ended June 30, 2023. The proceeds and cost of securities sold resulting in net realized gains of $239,586,244 aggregated $593,590,357 and $354,004,113, respectively, for the period ended June 30, 2023.

NOTE 4 — Federal Income Tax

No provision for federal income tax is required because the Fund has elected to be taxed as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") and intends to maintain this qualification and to distribute each year to its shareholders, in accordance with the minimum distribution requirements of the Code, its taxable net investment income and taxable net realized gains on investments.

The cost of investment securities held at June 30, 2023 was $5,422,876,272 for federal income tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for all investment at June 30, 2023, for federal income tax purposes was $2,562,903,405 and $356,946,991, respectively resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $2,205,956,414.

As of and during the period ended June 30, 2023, the Fund did not have any liability for unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the year, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties. The statute of limitations remains open for the last 3 years, once a return is filed. No examinations are in progress at this time.

NOTE 5 — Advisory Fees and Other Affiliated Transactions

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement (the "Agreement"), advisory fees were paid by the Fund to First Pacific Advisors, LP (the "Adviser").

Effective September 4, 2020, the Board approved the addition of the Supra Institutional Class shares and the reduction in the annual advisory fee rate paid by the Fund to 0.93%. The current management fee rate paid by Institutional Class shares is 1.00% and Supra Institutional Class shares is 0.94%, which includes both the advisory fee of 0.93% and a class-specific administrative service fee of 0.07% for Institutional Class and 0.01% for Supra Institutional Class. In addition, the Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse operating expenses in excess of 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the Fund, excluding management fees, administrative service fees, short sale dividend expenses and interest expenses on cash deposits relating to short sales, brokerage fees and commissions, redemption liquidity service expense, interest, taxes, fees and expenses of other funds in which the Fund invests, and extraordinary expenses, including litigation expenses not incurred in the Fund's ordinary course of business, through April 30, 2024. The Adviser has also contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for redemption liquidity service expenses in excess of 0.0044% of the average net assets of the Fund through April 30, 2024. This agreement may only be terminated earlier by the Fund's Board of Trustees (the "Board") or upon termination of the Advisory Agreement. The reductions and reimbursements are in amounts that maintain total operating expenses at or below certain limits. The limit is expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets attributable to the Fund on an annualized basis during the reporting period. The expenses borne by the Adviser are subject to reimbursement by the Fund through the fiscal year end, provided no reimbursement will be made


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

(Unaudited)

if it would result in the Fund exceeding the total operating expense limits. Any amounts outstanding at the end of the period are shown as an expense reimbursement from Adviser or expense reimbursement to Adviser on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

For the period ended June 30, 2023, the Fund paid aggregate fees and expenses of $114,739 to all Trustees who are not affiliated persons of the Adviser. Certain officers of the Fund are also officers of the Adviser.

NOTE 6 — Securities Sold Short

The Fund maintains cash deposits and segregates marketable securities in amounts equal to the current fair value of the securities sold short or the fair value of the securities at the time they were sold short, whichever is greater. The Fund considers cash deposits held in connection with securities sold short to be restricted cash. The restriction will lapse when the related short positions are terminated. Possible losses from short sales may be unlimited, whereas losses from purchases cannot exceed the total amount invested. The dividends on securities sold short are reflected as short sale dividend expense.

NOTE 7 — Redemption Fees

A redemption fee of 2% applies to redemptions within 90 days of purchase. For the period ended June 30, 2023, the Fund collected $424 in redemption fees. The impact of these fees is less than $0.01 per share. Subsequent to December 31, 2021, the Board unanimously approved the elimination of the Fund's 2% redemption fee effective February 18, 2022.

The Funds may participate in the ReFlow Fund, LLC ("ReFlow") liquidity program, which is designed to provide an alternative liquidity source on days when redemptions of Fund shares exceed purchases. Under the program, ReFlow is available to provide cash to the Funds to meet all, or a portion, of daily net shareowner redemptions. Following purchases of Fund shares, ReFlow then generally redeems those shares when the Fund experiences net sales, at the end of a maximum holding period determined by ReFlow (currently 14 days) or at other times at ReFlow's discretion. For use of the ReFlow service, a participating Fund pays a fee to ReFlow each time it purchases Fund shares, calculated by applying to the purchase amount a fee rate determined through an automated daily "Dutch auction" among other participating mutual funds seeking liquidity that day. The current minimum fee rate is 0.20% of the value of the Fund shares purchased by ReFlow, although the Fund may submit a bid at a higher fee rate if it determines that doing so is in the best interest of Fund shareowners. In accordance with federal securities laws, ReFlow is prohibited from acquiring more than 3% of the outstanding voting securities of a Fund. ReFlow will periodically redeem its entire share position in the Fund and request that such redemption be met in kind in accordance with the Fund's in-kind redemption policies. There is no assurance that ReFlow will have sufficient funds available to meet the Funds' liquidity needs on a particular day. During the period ended June 30, 2023, only FPA Crescent Fund participated in ReFlow. Fees associated with ReFlow are disclosed in the Statements of Operations within redemption liquidity service fees.

NOTE 8 — Disclosure of Fair Value Measurements

The Fund uses the following methods and inputs to establish the fair value of its assets and liabilities. Use of particular methods and inputs may vary over time based on availability and relevance as market and economic conditions evolve.

Equity securities are generally valued each day at the official closing price of, or the last reported sale price on, the exchange or market on which such securities principally are traded, as of the close of business on that day. If there have been no sales that day, equity securities are generally valued at the last available bid price.


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

(Unaudited)

Securities that are unlisted and fixed-income and convertible securities listed on a national securities exchange for which the over-the-counter ("OTC") market more accurately reflects the securities' value in the judgment of the Fund's officers, are valued at the most recent bid price. Events occurring after the close of trading on non-U.S. exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE. The Fund may utilize an independent fair valuation service in adjusting the valuations of foreign securities. However, most fixed income securities are generally valued at prices obtained from pricing vendors and brokers. Vendors value such securities based on one or more of the following inputs: transactions, bids, offers quotations from dealers and trading systems, spreads and other relationships observed in the markets among comparable securities, benchmarks, underlying equity of the issuer, and proprietary pricing models such as cash flows, financial or collateral performance and other reference data (includes prepayments, defaults, collateral, credit enhancements, and interest rate volatility). Currency forwards are valued at the closing currency exchange rate which is not materially different from the forward rate. Short-term corporate notes with maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost.

Securities for which representative market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable by the Adviser are valued as determined in good faith under procedures adopted by the authority of the Fund's Board of Trustees. Various inputs may be reviewed in order to make a good faith determination of a security's value. These inputs include, but are not limited to, the type and cost of the security; contractual or legal restrictions on resale of the security; relevant financial or business developments of the issuer; actively traded similar or related securities; conversion or exchange rights on the security; related corporate actions; significant events occurring after the close of trading in the security; and changes in overall market conditions. Investments in limited partnerships are valued, as a practical expedient, utilizing the net asset valuations provided by the underlying limited partnerships in a manner consistent with U.S. GAAP for investment companies. The Fund applies the practical expedient to its investments in limited partnerships on an investment-by-investment basis, and consistently with the Fund's entire position in a particular investment, unless it is probable that the Fund will sell a portion of an investment at an amount different from the net asset valuation. Investments in limited partnerships are included in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy based on the limited rights of withdrawal by the Fund as specified in the respective agreements. Fair valuations and valuations of investments that are not actively trading involve judgment and may differ materially from valuations of investments that would have been used had greater market activity occurred.

Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each business day and are categorized as Level 1. The investments in limited partnerships represent investments in private funds which are valued at their net asset value as a practical expedient. The Fund applies the practical expedient to limited partnerships on an investment-by-investment basis unless it is probable that the Fund could sell a portion of an investment at an amount different from the NAY of the investment. The management agreements of the limited partnerships provide for compensation to the managers in the form of fees ranging from 0% to 2% annually of net assets and performance incentive allocations or fees ranging from 0% to 20% of the net profits earned. The net asset value of the limited partnerships has been estimated primarily based upon the pro-rata ownership of the fair value of the limited partnerships as reported by the management of the limited partnerships. Investments in private funds can never be redeemed. Instead, the nature of the investments in this category is that distributions are received through the liquidation of the underlying assets of the limited partnerships.

The Fund classifies its assets based on three valuation methodologies. Level 1 values are based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets. Level 2 values are based on significant observable market


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

(Unaudited)

inputs, such as quoted prices for similar assets and quoted prices in inactive markets or other market observable inputs as noted above including spreads, cash flows, financial performance, prepayments, defaults, collateral, credit enhancements, and interest rate volatility. Level 3 values are based on significant unobservable inputs that reflect the Fund's determination of assumptions that market participants might reasonably use in valuing the assets. The valuation levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following table presents the valuation levels of the Fund's investments as of June 30, 2023 (see Portfolio of Investments for industry categories):

Investments

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

Internet Media

 

$

721,120,054

   

$

102,607,197

     

   

$

823,727,251

   

Semiconductor Devices

   

550,511,885

     

     

     

550,511,885

   

Cable & Satellite

   

439,012,268

     

     

     

439,012,268

   

Industrial Distribution & Rental

   

194,350,246

     

243,106,365

     

     

437,456,611

   

Cement & Aggregates

   

     

356,481,964

     

     

356,481,964

   

Electrical Components

   

262,072,289

     

     

     

262,072,289

   

P&C Insurance

   

244,544,425

     

     

     

244,544,425

   

Application Software

   

78,090,293

     

132,805,255

   

$

9,740,220

     

220,635,768

   

Diversified Banks

   

219,723,262

     

     

     

219,723,262

   

E-Commerce Discretionary

   

167,587,427

     

43,190,031

     

     

210,777,458

   

Insurance Brokers

   

191,239,764

     

     

     

191,239,764

   

Chemicals

   

174,440,985

     

     

     

174,440,985

   

Banks

   

169,101,371

     

     

     

169,101,371

   

Institutional Brokerage

   

155,818,828

     

     

     

155,818,828

   

Investment Companies

   

     

152,240,562

     

     

152,240,562

   

Base Metals

   

     

141,809,367

     

     

141,809,367

   

Food Services

   

120,224,601

     

14,798,769

     

     

135,023,370

   

Beverages

   

     

127,467,207

     

     

127,467,207

   

Automotive Retailers

   

127,320,088

     

     

     

127,320,088

   

Integrated Utilities

   

106,833,133

     

     

     

106,833,133

   
Apparel, Footwear & Accessory
Design
   

     

96,627,879

     

     

96,627,879

   

Midstream — Oil & Gas

   

93,377,000

     

     

     

93,377,000

   

Wealth Management

   

92,740,635

     

     

     

92,740,635

   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

   

82,700,912

     

     

     

82,700,912

   

Marine Shipping

   

     

     

79,152,891

     

79,152,891

   

Railroad Rolling Stock

   

78,604,327

     

     

     

78,604,327

   

Real Estate Investment Trusts

   

77,367,018

     

     

     

77,367,018

   

Entertainment Content

   

75,725,957

     

     

     

75,725,957

   


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

(Unaudited)

Investments

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Industrials

 

$

69,666,019

     

     

   

$

69,666,019

   

Health Care Services

   

58,525,533

     

     

     

58,525,533

   
Commercial & Residential Building
Equipment & Systems
   

   

$

55,901,968

     

     

55,901,968

   

Computer Hardware & Storage

   

46,675,665

     

     

     

46,675,665

   

Real Estate Owners & Developers

   

     

30,506,315

     

     

30,506,315

   

Home Products Stores

   

21,557,699

     

     

     

21,557,699

   

Oil & Gas Services & Equipment

   

8,420,843

     

     

     

8,420,843

   

Other Common Stocks

   

18,097,103

     

     

     

18,097,103

   

Closed End Fund

 

Medical Equipment

   

     

   

$

11,081,899

     

11,081,899

   

Limited Partnerships

   

     

     

291,163,522

     

291,163,522

   

Preferred Stocks

 

Engineering Services

   

     

     

7,748,587

     

7,748,587

   

Energy

   

     

     

820,450

     

820,450

   

Warrant

 

Energy

   

3,479,244

     

     

     

3,479,244

   
Special Purpose Acquisition
Companies
   

1,470,528

     

490,220

     

     

1,960,748

   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   

     

41,255,778

     

     

41,255,778

   

Convertible Bonds

   

     

167,811,558

     

     

167,811,558

   

Corporate Bank Debt

   

     

33,618,314

     

18,167,706

     

51,786,020

   

U.S. Treasuries

   

     

819,839,260

     

     

819,839,260

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

1,703,903,629

     

     

1,703,903,629

   
   

$

4,650,399,402

   

$

4,264,461,638

   

$

417,875,275

   

$

9,332,736,315

   

Total Return Swaps

   

   

$

(176,429

)

   

   

$

(176,429

)

 
   

$

   

$

(176,429

)

 

$

   

$

(176,429

)

 


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

(Unaudited)

The following table summarizes the Fund's Level 3 investment securities and related transactions during the period ended June 30, 2023:

Investments

  Beginning
Value at
December 31,
2022
  Net Realized and
Unrealized Gains
(Losses)(a)
 

Purchases

 

(Sales)

  Gross
Transfers
In/(Out)
  Ending
Value at
June 30,
2023
  Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
related to
Investments held
at June 30,
2023
 

Common Stocks

 

$

76,647,943

   

$

12,245,168

     

     

     

   

$

88,893,111

   

$

12,245,168

   

Limited Partnerships

   

296,732,420

     

15,554,663

   

$

1,463,200

   

$

(22,586,761

)

   

     

291,163,522

     

15,456,798

   

Preferred Stocks

   

14,226,880

     

(5,657,787

)

   

     

(56

)

   

     

8,569,037

     

(5,656,897

)

 

Closed End Funds

   

17,597,866

     

1,284,169

     

     

(7,800,136

)

   

     

11,081,899

     

(6,515,967

)

 
Special Purpose Acquisition
Companies
   

10,321,320

     

193,570

     

     

(10,514,890

)

   

     

     

   

Corporate Bank Debt

   

18,167,706

     

     

     

     

     

18,167,706

     

   
Purchased Options (interest
rate risk)
   

8,633,821

     

(8,633,821

)

   

     

     

     

     

   
   

$

442,327,956

   

$

14,985,962

   

$

1,463,200

   

$

(40,901,843

)

   

   

$

417,875,275

   

$

15,529,102

   

*  Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) are included in the related amounts in the statement of operations.

Transfers of investments between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are recorded at fair value as of the end of the reporting period. There were no significant transfers into or out of Level 3 during the period ended June 30, 2023.

The following table summarizes the quantitative inputs and assumptions used for items categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2023:

Financial Assets   Fair Value at
June 30, 2023
 

Valuation Technique(s)

  Unobservable
Inputs
 

Price/Range

  Weighted
Average
 

Corporate Bank Debt

 

$

18,167,706

   

Third-Party Broker Quote (a)

 

Quotes/Prices

 

$

55.00

   

$

55.00

   

Preferred Stock

 

$

8,569,037

   

Third-Party Broker Quote (a)

 

Quotes/Prices

 

$

343.00-$610.00

   

$

368.56

   

Common Stocks — Long

 

$

79,152,891

   

Market Approach (b)

 

Shipping Broker Valuations

   

10

%

   

10

%

 

   

9,740,220

   

Most Recent Capitalization (Funding) (c)

 

Market Discount

   

70

%

   

70

%

 

Closed End Funds

 

$

11,081,899

   

Pricing Model (e)

 

Last Reported Trade

 

$

2.33

   

$

2.33

   

Limited Partnerships

 

$

256,340,082

   

Market Approach (b)

 

Shipping Broker Valuations

   

20

%

   

22

%

 

   

8,876,467

                     

69

%

         

 

$

3,832,392

   

Discounted NAV (d)

 

Market Discount

   

20

%

   

20

%

 

 

$

22,114,581

   

NAV as Practical Expedient (f)

 

Market Discount

   

20

%

   

20

%

 

(a)  The Third Party Broker Quote technique for Level 3 securities involves obtaining an independent third-party broker quote for the security.

(b)  The Discounted Cash Flow valuation technique involves estimating the value of an asset based on discounting a future stream of estimated cash flows using a discount rate determined by the Advisor.

(c)  The fair value of the investment is based on capital funding terms and discounted on market trends. If the financial condition of the underlying assets were to deteriorate, or if the market comparables were to fall, the value of the investment could be lower.

(d)  The NAV provided by the general partner has been discounted for the possible impact from various exit strategies under consideration by the general partner.

(e)  The Pricing Model technique for Level 3 securities involves the last reported trade in the security.

(f)  No adjustments were made to the NAV provided by the administrator of the Limited Partnerships. Adjustments to the NAV would be considered if the practical expedient NAV was not as of the Fund's measurement date; it was probable that the Limited Partnerships would be sold at a value materially different than the reported expedient NAV; or it was determined in accordance with the Fund's valuation procedures than the Limited Partnerships are not being reported at fair value.


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FPA CRESCENT FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

(Unaudited)

Options Contracts: An option contract is a commitment that gives the purchaser of the contract the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a specific price on or before a specified future date. On the other hand, the writer of an option contract is obligated, upon the exercise of the option, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a specific price on or before a specified future date. A swaption is an option contract granting the owner the right to enter into an underlying swap. Inflation-capped options are options on U.S. inflation rates at a stated strike price. The seller of an inflation-capped option receives an upfront premium and in return the buyer receives the right to receive a payment at the expiration of the option if the cumulative annualized inflation rate over the life of the option is above (for caps) or below (for floors) the stated strike price. The purpose of inflation-capped options is to protect the buyer from inflation erosion above a certain rate on a given notional exposure. A floor can be used to give downside protection to investments in inflation-linked products below a certain rate on a given notional exposure. Writing put options or purchasing call options tends to increase a Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument. Writing call options or purchasing put options tends to decrease a Fund's exposure to the underlying instrument. When a Fund writes or purchases a call, put, or inflation-capped option, an amount equal to the premium received or paid by the Fund is recorded as a liability or an investment, respectively, and subsequently adjusted to the current market value, based on the quoted daily settlement price of the option written or purchased. Certain options may be written or purchased with premiums to be determined on a future date. The premiums for these options are based upon implied volatility parameters at specified terms. Premiums received or paid from writing or purchasing options, which expire unexercised, are treated by a Fund on the expiration date as realized gains or losses. The difference between the premium and the amount paid or received on a closing purchase or sale transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain or loss. If an option is exercised, the premium paid or realized is added to the cost of the purchase or proceeds from the sale in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss on investment transactions. A Fund, as a writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying instrument may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and as a result bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying written option. In addition, an illiquid market may make it difficult for a Fund to close out an option contract. The maximum risk of loss associated with writing put options is limited to the exercised fair value of the option contract. The maximum risk of loss associated with writing call options is potentially unlimited. Listed option contracts present minimal counterparty credit risk since they are exchange traded and the exchange's clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded options, guarantees the options against default. A Fund's maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk related to OTC option contracts is limited to the premiums paid.

Forward foreign currency contracts: Forward foreign currency contracts are agreements to exchange one currency for another at a future date and at a specified price. The Funds' transactions in forward foreign currency contracts are limited to transaction and portfolio hedging. The contractual amounts of forward foreign currency contracts do not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these instruments is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered and could exceed the net unrealized value shown in the tables below. Risks arise from the possible inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from movements in currency values. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued daily at the foreign exchange rates as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange. Unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the contracts as measured by the difference between the forward foreign exchange rates at the dates of entry into the contracts and the foreign exchange rates at the end of the period is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the caption "Forward Foreign Currency Contracts." Realized gains and losses and the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward


34


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

(Unaudited)

foreign currency contracts for the year are included in the Statement of Operations under the caption "Forward Foreign Currency Contracts."

Credit Default Swaps: The Fund enters into credit default swap contracts for investment purposes and to manage its credit risk. Credit default swap agreements involve one party making a stream of payments (referred to as the buyer of protection) to another party (the seller of protection) in exchange for the right to receive a specified return in the event of a default or other credit event for the referenced entity, obligation or index. The Fund may purchase or sell protection. A seller of protection generally receives an upfront payment or periodic payments throughout the term of the swap provided there is no credit event. Such periodic payments received are accrued daily and accounted for as realized gains. If a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of the swap agreement, the Fund will either (i) pay to the buyer of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index or (ii) pay a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. The buyer of protection generally pays an upfront premium or periodic payments throughout the term of the swap provided there is no credit event. Such periodic payments paid are accrued daily and accounted for as realized losses.

Entering into credit default swaps involves, to varying degrees, elements of credit, market and documentation risk in excess of the related amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligations to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there will be unfavorable changes in net interest rates.

Total Return Swaps: A Fund investing in total return swaps is subject to the risk that there is no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparties may default on their obligations to perform or that there may be unfavorable changes in the value of the underlying index or reference instrument(generally caused by changes in interest rates or declines in credit quality). A total return swap agreement is one in which one party makes payments based on a set rate, either fixed or variable, while the other party makes payments based on the return of an underlying index or reference instrument, which includes both the income it generates and any capital gains. To the extent the total return of the index or reference instrument underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest rate obligation, a Fund will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty. A Fund's maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk related to total return swaps is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from or paid to the counterparty over the contract's remaining life, to the extent that the amount is positive. The risk may be mitigated to some extent if a master netting arrangement between a Fund and the counterparty is in place and to the extent a Fund obtains collateral to cover a Fund's exposure to the counterparty.

A Fund may enter into fully funded total return swaps which involves one party making an initial payment equal to the estimated value of the reference instrument. The parties to the swap then exchange respective commitments to pay or receive a net amount based on the change in the fair value of a reference instrument and a specified notional amount.

   

Asset Derivatives

 

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivative Type

  Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
Location
 

Fair Value

  Statement of Assets
and Liabilities
Location
 

Fair Value

 

Equity contracts

       

   

Swaps, at fair value

 

$

(176,429

)

 


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

(Unaudited)

Derivative Type

  Location of Gain or
(Loss) on Derivatives
Within Statement of
Operations
  Realized Gain or
(Loss) on
Derivatives
  Change in Unrealized
Appreciation or (Depreciation)
 

Equity contracts

 

Swap contracts

 

$

(8,819,777

)

 

$

2,370,995

   
Interest rate
contracts
  Written options,
Purchased options
  (5,062,475

)

  (3,571,346)
 
Foreign exchange
contracts
  Forward Foreign
Currency contracts
  (395,784

)

  842,716
 

Total

     

$

(14,278,036

)

 

$

(357,635

)

 

The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Fund's derivative transactions during the period ended June 30, 2023:

Swap

 

Average notional amount

 

$

35,453,048

   

Purchased Options

 

Average contract amount

 

Calls

   

18,409,000,000

   

Forward Foreign Currency

 

Average contract amount

 

Purchases

 

$

   

Sales

 

$

15,929,635

   

NOTE 9 — Capital Stock

    Period Ended
June 30, 2023
  Year Ended
December 31, 2022
 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital Stock sold

 

Institutional Class

   

10,182,651

   

$

362,250,938

     

21,214,001

   

$

729,834,442

   

Supra Institutional Class

   

6,862,430

     

243,324,314

     

32,591,934

     

1,126,908,238

   
Issued to shareholders upon
reinvestment of dividends and
distributions
 

Institutional Class

   

1,687,299

     

62,061,999

     

1,362,515

     

43,874,680

   

Supra Institutional Class

   

686,424

     

25,253,696

     

538,642

     

17,338,964

   

Capital Stock repurchased

 

Institutional Class

   

(16,443,931

)

   

(582,810,851

)

   

(60,395,215

)

   

(2,060,411,818

)

 

Supra Institutional Class

   

(8,190,496

)

   

(290,481,237

)

   

(16,479,547

)

   

(558,397,723

)

 

Change in Capital Stock outstanding

   

(5,215,623

)

 

$

(180,401,141

)

   

(21,167,670

)

 

$

(700,853,217

)

 

        


36


FPA CRESCENT FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

(Unaudited)

NOTE 10 — Collateral Requirements

For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark to market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by a Fund and the counterparty. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of a Fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by a Fund, if any, is noted in the Portfolio of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party is delivered to/pledged by the Fund on the next business day. Typically, the Fund and counterparties are not permitted to sell, repledge or use the collateral they receive. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. The Fund attempts to mitigate counterparty risk by entering into agreements only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, requires disclosures to make financial statements that are prepared under U.S. GAAP more comparable to those prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards. Under this guidance the Fund discloses both gross and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset such as instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. The following table presents the Fund's OTC derivative assets, liabilities and master repurchase agreements by counterparty net of amounts available for the offset under an ISDA Master agreement or similar agreements and net of the related collateral received or pledged by the Fund as of June 30, 2023:


Counterparty
 

Product

  Gross Assets
(Liabilities) in
the Statement
of Assets and
Liabilities
  Cash
Collateral
(Received)
Pledged
  Financial
Instruments
(Received)
Pledged
  Assets
(Liabilities)
Available for
Offset
  Net Amount
of Asset and
(Liabilities)(a)
 

State Street Bank

 
       

Repurchase Agreement

 

$

15,417,000

     

   

$

(15,417,000

)(a)

   

     

   

(a)  Collateral with a value of $15,725,352 has been received in connection with a master repurchase agreement. Excess of collateral received from the individual master repurchase agreement is not shown for financial reporting purposes.

NOTE 11 — Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Fund's investment activities involve executions, settlement and financing of various transactions resulting in receivables from, and payables to, brokers, dealers and the Fund's custodian. These activities may expose the Fund to risk in the event that such parties are unable to fulfill contractual obligations. Management does not anticipate any material losses from counterparties with whom it conducts business. Consistent with standard business practice, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The maximum exposure of the Fund under these arrangements and activities is unknown.

Commitments to extend credit or invest capital include loan or debt-related proceeds the Fund is obligated to advance, such as delayed draws or revolving credit arrangements, or delayed draws of investments in limited


37


FPA CRESCENT FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

(Unaudited)

partnerships. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses. Unrealized gains or losses associated with unfunded commitments are recorded in the consolidated financial statements and reflected as an adjustment to the fair value of the related security in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. The par amount of the unfunded commitments is not recognized by the Fund until it becomes funded. As of June 30, 2023, the Fund was liable for the following unfunded commitments:

Asset Class

  Unfunded
Commitment
 

Corporate Bank Debt

 

$

10,038,100

   

NOTE 12 — Affiliated Investments

A company is considered an affiliate of a fund under the Investment Company Act of 1940 if the Fund's holdings in that company represent 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of that company. Further details on such holdings and related transactions during the period ended June 30, 2023, appear below:

Investments

  Shares
Held as of
December 31,
2022
  Beginning
Value as of
December 31,
2022
  Purchases
at Cost
  Proceeds
from Sales
  Net
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
on sales of
Affiliated
Investments
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Transfers In
(Out)
  Ending
Value as of
June 30,
2023
  Shares
as of
June 30,
2023
  Dividend
Income
from
Affiliated
Investments
 
Common
Stocks — 0.94%
 
Oil & Gas
Services &
Equipment — 0.09%
 
McDermott
International
Ltd.(a)(b)(c)
   

46,782,462

   

$

14,970,388

     

     

     

   

$

(6,549,545

)

   

   

$

8,420,843

     

46,782,462

     

   
Marine
Shipping — 0.85%
 
Sound Holding FP
(Luxembourg)
(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)
   

1,146,250

     

66,907,723

     

                     

12,245,168

     

     

79,152,891

     

1,146,250

     

   
Corporate
Bank Debt — 0.31%
 
McDermott LC,
1M USD LIBOR
+ 4.000% — 5.177%
12/31/2025
(b)(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)(k)
   

28,718,370

     

18,167,706

     

     

     

     

     

     

18,167,706

     

28,718,370

     

   
McDermott Intl
Senior Exit
LC — 3.000%
6/30/2024(b)(f)(h)
   

19,843,000

     

(8,929,350

)

   

     

   

$

1,319,844

     

45,511

     

     

(7,563,995

)

   

16,808,876

     

   
McDermott
Technology
Americas, Inc.,
1M USD LIBOR +
1.000% — 6.154%
6/30/2025(b)(f)(g)(h)
   

34,189,810

     

18,120,599

   

$

521,831

     

     

     

(1,286,609

)

   

     

17,355,821

     

34,711,641

     

   


38


FPA CRESCENT FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

(Unaudited)

Investments

  Shares
Held as of
December 31,
2022
  Beginning
Value as of
December 31,
2022
  Purchases
at Cost
  Proceeds
from Sales
  Net
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
on sales of
Affiliated
Investments
  Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
  Transfers In
(Out)
  Ending
Value as of
June 30,
2023
  Shares
as of
June 30,
2023
  Dividend
Income
from
Affiliated
Investments
 
McDermott
Technology
Americas, Inc.,
1M SOFR
+ 3.000% — 8.217%
6/28/2024(b)(f)(g)(h)
   

1,074,221

     

644,533

     

     

     

     

107,422

     

     

751,955

     

1,074,221

     

   
         

28,003,488

     

521,831

     

     

1,319,844

     

(1,133,676

)

   

     

28,711,487

             

   
Limted
Partnerships — 2.89%
 
FPS Group Ltd.
(b)(f)(g)(h)
   

2,073,734

     

248,852,380

     

   

$

(13,257,063

)

   

     

20,744,765

     

     

256,340,082

     

2,073,734

     

   
FPS Shelby Holdco I
LLC (Marine
Shipping)
(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)
   

107,799

     

8,876,468

     

1,372,001

     

     

     

(1,372,002

)

   

     

8,876,467

     

107,799

     

   
U.S. Farming
Realty Trust LP
   

350,000

     

3,639,826

     

     

(97,865

)

   

97,865

     

(3,639,826

)

   

     

     

     

   
U.S. Farming
Realty Trust II LP
(Real Estate)
(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)
   

120,000

     

12,524,877

     

     

(9,231,833

)

   

     

539,348

     

     

3,832,392

     

120,000

     

   
         

273,893,551

     

1,372,001

     

(22,586,761

)

   

97,865

     

16,272,285

     

     

269,048,941

             

   

Preferred Stocks — 0.08%

 
Engineering
Services — 0.08%
 
McDermott
International,
Inc. — 8.000%
(b)(d)(e)(f)
   

22,591

     

13,554,380

     

     

     

     

(5,805,793

)

   

     

7,748,587

     

22,591

     

   
Total Affiliate
Investments — 4.22%
     

$

397,329,530

   

$

1,893,832

   

$

(22,586,761

)

 

$

1,417,709

   

$

15,028,439

     

   

$

393,082,749

           

$

   

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  Restricted securities. These restricted securities constituted 4.83% of total net assets at June 30, 2023, most of which are considered liquid by the Adviser. These securities are not registered and may not be sold to the public. There are legal and/or contractual restrictions on resale. The Fund does not have the right to demand that such securities be registered. The values of these securities are determined by valuations provided by pricing services, brokers, dealers, market makers, or in good faith under policies adopted by authority of the Fund's Board of Trustees.

(c)  These securities have been valued in good faith under policies adopted by authority of the Board of Trustees in accordance with the Fund's fair value procedures. These securities constituted 4.48% of total net assets at June 30, 2023.

(d)  Investments categorized as a significant unobservable input (Level 3) (See Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements).

(e)  Affiliated Security.

(f)  Controlled company.


39


FPA CRESCENT FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

(Unaudited)

(g)  Variable/Floating Rate Security — The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of June 30, 2023. For Corporate Bank Debt, the rate shown may represent a weighted average interest rate. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.

(h)  For corporate bank debt, the rate shown may represent a weighted average interest rate.

(i)  All or a portion of this holding is subject to unfunded loan commitments. The stated interest rate reflects the weighted average of the reference rate and spread for the funded portion, if any, and the commitment fees on the portion of the loan that is unfunded.

(j)  As of June 30, 2023 the Fund had entered into commitments to fund various delayed draw debt-related investments. Such commitments are subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the documents governing those investments and there can be no assurance that such conditions will be satisfied. See Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for further information on these commitments and contingencies.

NOTE 13 — Subsequent Events

The Advisor proposed, and the Directors approved, Mutual Fund Administration, LLC ("MFAC") and UMB Fund Services, Inc. ("UMB") to provide fund administration services and UMB to provide accounting and custody services currently performed by State Street Bank and Trust. For the fiscal year ending December, 2023, the Fund has engaged Tait, Weller & Baker LLP as the Fund's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm to provide the audit and tax services currently performed by Ernst & Young LLP.

At a special meeting of shareholders held on June 1, 2023, the Fund's shareholders re-elected Directors Sandra Brown, Robert F. Goldrich and J. Richard Atwood, and elected two new Directors, John P. Zader and Maureen Quill. Simultaneously, Directors Alfred E. Osborne and Mark L. Lipson retired effective that same date. Additional information can be found in the Fund's Schedule 14A Proxy Statement dated April 10, 2023.

   

Total Shares Voted For

 

Total Shares Withheld

 

Sandra Brown

   

205,074,319

     

3,711,445

   

Robert F. Goldrich

   

204,729,047

     

4,056,717

   

John P. Zader

   

206,729,102

     

2,056,662

   

J. Richard Atwood

   

205,747,896

     

3,037,867

   

Maureen Quill

   

197,550,335

     

11,235,429

 


40


FPA CRESCENT FUND
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Fund Expenses

Mutual fund shareholders generally incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including advisory and administrative fees; shareholder service fees; and other Fund expenses. The Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the year and held for the entire year.

Actual Expenses

The information in the table under the heading "Actual Performance" provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this column, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first column in the row entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The information in the table under the heading "Hypothetical Performance (5% return before expenses)" provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical Performance (5% return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Even though the Fund does not charge transaction fees, if you purchase shares through a broker, the broker may charge you a fee. You should evaluate other mutual funds' transaction fees and any applicable broker fees to assess the total cost of ownership for comparison purposes.

   

Actual Performance

  Hypothetical Performance
(5% return before expenses)
 

Institutional Class

 

Beginning Account Value December 31, 2022

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,000.00

   

Ending Account Value June 30, 2023

 

$

1,124.10

   

$

1,019.59

   

Expenses Paid During Period(a)

 

$

5.53

   

$

5.26

   

Supra Institutional Class

 

Beginning Account Value December 31, 2022

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,000.00

   

Ending Account Value June 30, 2023

 

$

1,124.30

   

$

1,019.89

   

Expenses Paid During Period(b)

 

$

5.21

   

$

4.96

   

(a)​  Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.05%, multiplied by the average account value over the period and prorated for the six-months ended June 30, 2023 (181/365 days).

(b)​  Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 0.99%, multiplied by the average account value over the period and prorated for the six-months ended June 30, 2023 (181/365 days).


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FPA CRESCENT FUND
TRUSTEE AND OFFICER INFORMATION

(Unaudited)

Sandra Brown, Robert F. Goldrich, and John P. Zader are all Trustees of the Fund who are not "interested persons" of the Fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (collectively, the "Independent Trustees"). Trustees serve until their resignation, removal or retirement. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling (800) 982-4372.

Name, Address(1)
​and Year of Birth
  Position(s)
Held with
the Fund
  Year First
Elected as
Trustee of
the Fund
  Principal Occupation(s)
During the
Past Five Years
  Number of
FPA Funds
Overseen
by Trustee
  Directorships
Held by Trustee
During the Past
Five Years
 

Independent Trustees

 
Sandra Brown,
1955
 

Trustee

 

2016

 

Consultant (since 2009). Formerly, CEO and President of Transamerica Financial Advisers, Inc. (1999-2009); President, Transamerica Securities Sales Corp. (1998-2009); Vice President, Bank of America Mutual Fund Administration (1990-1998). Director/Trustee of each FPA Fund (Bragg Capital Trust since 2020).

 

7

 

None

 

Robert F. Goldrich, 1962

 

Trustee

 

2022

  Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives of CMW Strategies LLC (since 2022). Former President/CFO of the Leon Levy Foundation (2015-2022). Director/Trustee of each FPA Fund
(since 2022).
 

7

 

Uluru, Inc. (2015-2017)

 
John P Zader,
1949
 

Trustee

 

2023

 

Retired (June 2014-present); CEO, Formerly, UMB Fund Services, Inc. (December 2006-June 2014), a mutual fund and hedge fund service provider. President, Investment Managers Series Trust (2007-2014).

 

7

 

Investment Managers Series Trust (2007-2022) and Investment Managers Series Trust II (2013-present)

 


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(Unaudited)

Name, Address(1)
​and Year of Birth
  Position(s)
Held with
the Fund
  Year First
Elected as
Trustee of
the Fund
  Principal Occupation(s)
During the
Past Five Years
  Number of
FPA Funds
Overseen
by Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee
During the Past
Five Years
 

"Interested" Trustees

 

J. Richard Atwood(2)​, 1960

 

Trustee

 

2016

 

Director and President of FPA GP, Inc., the General Partner of the Adviser (since 2018). Director/Trustee of each FPA Fund (Bragg Capital Trust since 2020). President of each FPA Fund (since 2015). Formerly, Managing Partner of FPA (2006-2018).

 

7

 

None

 

Maureen Quill(3)​, 1963

 

Trustee

 

2023

 

President, FPA Funds Trust (2023-present); President (2019-present), Investment Managers Series Trust; EVP/Executive Director Registered Funds (January 2018-present), Chief Operating Officer (June 2014-January 2018), and Executive Vice President (January 2007-June 2014), UMB Fund Services, Inc.; President, UMB Distribution Services (March 2013-December 2020); Vice President, Investment Managers Series Trust (December 2013-June 2014).

 

7

 

Investment Managers Series Trust (2019-present)

 

(1)​  The address of each Trustee is 11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, California 90025 other than Mr. Zader and Ms. Quill. Mr. Zader's and Ms. Quill's address is 235 W. Galena Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53212.

(2)​  "Interested person" within the meaning of the 1940 Act by virtue of his affiliation with the Fund's Adviser.

(3)​  "Interested person" within the meaning of the 1940 Act by virtue of her affiliation with UMB Distribution Services, LLC.


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(Unaudited)

Officers of the Fund. Officers of the Fund are elected annually by the Board.

Name, Address(1)
​and Year of Birth
  Position
with Fund
  Year First
Elected as
Officer of the
Fund
  Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past Five Years
 
Rita Dam
1966
 

Treasurer

 

2023

 

Co-Chief Executive Officer (2016-present), and Vice President (2006-2015), Mutual Fund Administration, LLC; Treasurer and Assistant Secretary, Investment Managers Series Trust (December 2007-present); Co-President, Foothill Capital Management, LLC, a registered investment advisor (2018-2022).

 
Diane Drake
1967
 

Secretary

 

2023

 

Senior Counsel, Mutual Fund Administration, LLC (October 2015-present); Chief Compliance Officer, Foothill Capital Management, LLC, a registered investment advisor (2018-2019).

 
Martin Dziura
1959
 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

2023

 

Principal, Dziura Compliance Consulting, LLC (October 2014-present); Managing Director, Cipperman Compliance Services (2010-September 2014); Chief Compliance Officer, Hanlon Investment Management (2009-2010); Vice President — Compliance, Morgan Stanley Investment Management (2000-2009).

 
Max Banhazl
1987
 

Vice President

 

2023

 

Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, LLC (2012-present); Managing Director, Marketing and Sales Director, Foothill Capital Management (2018-2022).

 
Korey Bauer
1989
 

Vice President

 

2023

 

Vice President/Business Development, Mutual Fund Administration, LLC (2022-present); Chief Investment Officer, Managing Director, and Portfolio Manager of Foothill Capital Management (2018-2022); Portfolio Manager, AXS Investments, LLC (2020-2022); President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Bauer Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).

 

(1)​  The address for each Officer is 235 West Galena Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212.


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FPA CRESCENT FUND

(Unaudited)

INVESTMENT ADVISER

First Pacific Advisors, LP
11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90025

TRANSFER & SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE AGENT

UMB Fund Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 2175
Milwaukee, WI 53201-2175
or
235 West Galena Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212-3948
(800) 638-3060

CUSTODIAN AND ADMINISTRATOR

State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Congress Street, Suite 1
Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2016

Institutional Class:
TICKER SYMBOL: FPACX
CUSIP: 30254T759
Supra Institutional Class:
TICKER SYMBOL: FPCSX
CUSIP: 30254T676

DISTRIBUTOR

UMB Distribution Services, LLC
235 West Galena Street
Milwaukee,Wisconsin 53212-3948

LEGAL COUNSEL

Dechert LLP
One Bush Street, Suite 1600
San Francisco, California 94104

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Ernst & Young LLP
725 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90017

This report has been prepared for the information of shareholders of FPA CRESCENT FUND, and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. The financial information included in this report has been taken from the records of the Fund without examination by independent auditors.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Adviser uses to vote proxies related to the Fund's portfolio securities is set forth in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information which is available without charge, upon request, on the Fund's website at www.fpa.com or by calling (800) 982-4372 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund's complete proxy voting record for the 12 months ended June 30, 2023 is available without charge, upon request by calling (800) 982-4372 and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund's schedule of portfolio holdings, filed the first and third quarter of the Fund's fiscal year on Form N-PORT with the SEC, is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Additional information about the Fund is available online at www.fpa.com. This information includes, among other things, holdings, top sectors, and performance, and is updated on or about the 15th​ business day after the end of each quarter.


Distributor:

UMB DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, LLC

235 West Galena Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212

Semi-Annual Report

June 30, 2023

FPA Flexible Fixed Income Fund


FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND
LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

FPA Flexible Fixed Income Fund (the "Fund") returned 1.20% in the second quarter of 2023 and 3.48% year-to-date through June 30, 2023.

Sector

 

As of 6/30/2023

 

Yield-to-worst1

  7.60%  

Effective Duration

  1.83 years  

High Quality Exposure2

  72.3%  

Credit Exposure3

  27.7%  

As inflation abated during the quarter, the Federal Reserve raised the Fed Funds rate by 25 basis points in May before pausing its tightening and leaving the Fed Funds rate unchanged in June.4​ However, the Fed's commentary and guidance for additional Fed Funds rate increases, coupled with uneven macroeconomic data, drove risk-free rates higher during the quarter. Yields on Treasury bonds with one-to-five- year maturities increased by approximately 60-80 basis points during the quarter, while yields on longer-maturity Treasury bonds increased by approximately 20-50 basis points. In general during the quarter, spreads decreased across investment-grade and high-yield bond markets, and bond yields increased.5​ These lower spreads have limited our investment opportunities in Credit (investments rated BBB or lower, or "Credit"). Nevertheless, we continue to search for Credit investments that we believe adequately compensate us for the risk of permanent impairment of capital. Beyond Credit, on an absolute basis, we continue to see an attractive opportunity to buy longer-duration, high-quality bonds (rated single-A or higher — "High Quality"), which we believe will enhance the Fund's long-term returns and short-term upside-versus-downside return profile. The Fund's Credit exposure decreased to 27.7% at June 30, 2023 from 29.4% at March 31, 2023. Cash and equivalents represented 6.6% of the portfolio at June 30, 2023 versus 10.3% at March 31, 2023.

1​  Yield-to-worst ("YTW") is presented gross of fees and reflects the lowest potential yield that can be received on a debt investment without the issuer defaulting. YTW considers the impact of expected prepayments, calls and/or sinking funds, among other things. Average YTW is based on the weighted average YTW of the investments held in the Fund's portfolio. YTW may not represent the yield an investor should expect to receive. As of June 30, 2023, the Fund's subsidized/unsubsidized 30-day SEC standardized yield ("SEC Yield") was 5.22%/5.13% respectively. The SEC Yield calculation is an annualized measure of the Fund's dividend and interest payments for the last 30 days, less the Fund expenses. Subsidized yield reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements during the period. Without waivers and/or reimbursements, yields would be reduced. Unsubsidized yield does not adjust for any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements in effect. The SEC Yield calculation shows investors what they would earn in yield over the course of a 12-month period if the Fund continued earning the same rate for the rest of the year.

2​  High Quality is defined as investments rated A or higher, Treasuries, and cash and equivalents.

3​  Credit is defined as investments rated BBB or lower, including non-rated investments.

4​  Source: Bloomberg. Federal Reserve; https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20230503a1.htm, https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20230614a1.htm

5​  Source: Bloomberg.

Past performance is no guarantee, nor is it indicative, of future results.


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Portfolio Attribution6

Corporate holdings, collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) backed by corporate loans, and asset-backed securities (ABS) backed by loans to late-stage companies (mostly software-related) were the largest, second-largest, and third-largest contributors to the Fund's performance during the quarter, respectively. In each case, the return was driven mostly by income, with some additional benefit from higher prices due to lower spreads. Of note, the vast majority of the Fund's CLOs are floating rate and have benefited from increases in their coupons as rates have risen.

Treasury bonds and agency-guaranteed commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) were the largest and second-largest detractors from performance, respectively, driven by lower prices resulting from higher risk-free rates. ABS backed by wireless towers or data centers were the third-largest detractors from performance due to lower prices resulting from higher risk-free rates and lower spreads.

Portfolio Activity7

The table below shows the portfolio's sector-level exposures at June 30, 2023 compared to March 31, 2023:

Sector   % Portfolio
6/30/2023
  % Portfolio
3/31/2023
 

ABS

   

59.6

%

   

58.1

%

 

Mortgage Backed (CMO)8

   

5.6

%

   

6.3

%

 

Stripped Mortgage-backed

   

0.1

%

   

0.2

%

 

Corporate

   

13.1

%

   

14.3

%

 

CMBS9

   

9.2

%

   

7.5

%

 

U.S. Treasuries

   

5.8

%

   

3.3

%

 

Cash and equivalents

   

6.6

%

   

10.3

%

 

Total

   

100.0

%

   

100.0

%

 

6​  This information is not a recommendation for a specific security or sector and these securities/sectors may not be in the Fund at the time you receive this report. The information provided does not reflect all positions purchased, sold or recommended by FPA during the quarter. The portfolio holdings as of the most recent quarter-end may be obtained at www.fpa.com.

7​  Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Fund.

8​  Collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMO") are mortgage-backed bonds that separate mortgage pools into different maturity classes.

9​  Commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS") are securities backed by commercial mortgages rather than residential mortgages.

Past performance is no guarantee, nor is it indicative, of future results.


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Sector   % Portfolio
6/30/2023
  % Portfolio
3/31/2023
 

Yield-to-worst1

   

7.60

%

   

7.42

%

 

Effective Duration (years)

   

1.83

     

1.57

   

Average Life (years)

   

2.83

     

2.58

   

Credit is generally not attractively priced and has become less attractive over the past few months because of lower spreads. However, as always, we remain opportunistic investors in that part of the market and will selectively invest when we believe prices compensate for risk. Within the universe of investments rated BBB or lower, during the quarter we bought a BBB-rated corporate bond that we partially paid for by selling an existing shorter-duration and lower-yielding investment from the same issuer. We also replaced an existing leveraged loan investment with an investment in a pari passu high-yield bond from the same issuer that we believe has a more attractive return profile. Finally, we bought a BBB-rated CLO backed by middle-market loans.

Beyond Credit, we continue to take advantage of higher yields by actively buying longer-duration, High Quality bonds. Most of our investment activity this quarter was focused on those types of investments. The duration of these High Quality investments is guided by our duration test, which seeks to identify the longest-duration bonds expected to produce at least a breakeven return over a 12-month period if we assume that a bond's yield will increase by 100 bps during that period. During the second quarter we bought Treasuries, ABS backed by equipment, agency-guaranteed CMBS, ABS backed by auto loans, utility cost-recovery bonds, ABS backed by cellular towers or fiber networks, and ABS backed by prime-quality credit card receivables. On average, these High Quality, fixed-rate investments had a duration of 4.3 years. We also bought AAA-rated, floating-rate CLOs backed by middle-market loans.

In addition to the corporate bond and leveraged loan sales referenced above, both of which were part of rotations out of existing investments into ones with more attractive risk-versus-reward profiles, we sold certain bank loans and high-yield bonds because their risk-versus-reward profiles became unattractive. To fund investments in longer-duration High Quality bonds, we sold existing short-duration holdings including not only High Quality ABS with an average duration of less than one year but also corporate loan CLOs. We also sold Treasuries to buy other similar- or longer-duration bonds.

1​  Yield-to-worst ("YTW") is presented gross of fees and reflects the lowest potential yield that can be received on a debt investment without the issuer defaulting. YTW considers the impact of expected prepayments, calls and/or sinking funds, among other things. Average YTW is based on the weighted average YTW of the investments held in the Fund's portfolio. YTW may not represent the yield an investor should expect to receive. As of June 30, 2023, the Fund's subsidized/unsubsidized 30-day SEC standardized yield ("SEC Yield") was 5.22%/5.13% respectively. The SEC Yield calculation is an annualized measure of the Fund's dividend and interest payments for the last 30 days, less the Fund expenses. Subsidized yield reflects fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements during the period. Without waivers and/or reimbursements, yields would be reduced. Unsubsidized yield does not adjust for any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements in effect. The SEC Yield calculation shows investors what they would earn in yield over the course of a 12-month period if the Fund continued earning the same rate for the rest of the year.

Past performance is no guarantee, nor is it indicative, of future results.


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Market Commentary

By many measures, such as the index shown below, inflation is declining, although it still remains meaningfully above the Federal Reserve's target of 2%:

CPI Urban Consumers less Food and Energy year/year change

Source: US Department of Labor. As of May 31, 2023. The Consumer Price Index, or CPI, reflects the average change over time in prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. The Federal Reserve seeks to achieve an average of 2% inflation rate (https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20221102a.htm). Dotted line represents the Federal Reserve target.

After raising interest rates since March 2022 (while simultaneously implementing quantitative tightening, or a reduction in the size of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet) and having made some progress in reducing inflation, the Federal Reserve raised the Fed Funds rate by 25 bps in May before opting to "pause" and leave that key monetary policy rate unchanged in June. The rationale for this pause was to provide time to see how Fed policy implemented thus far is affecting the economy. At the same time, however, most Federal Reserve


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policymakers believe higher interest rates will be necessary to push inflation closer to its 2% target. Therefore, the Fed's most recent projections showed a higher terminal Fed Funds rate, which was also reflected in the Fed Funds futures market. The bottom line is that, as of June 30, the market expected the Fed Funds rate to peak at approximately 5.4% in November 2023 before the Fed begins cutting rates:

Implied Overnight Rate & Number of Hikes/Cuts

Source: Bloomberg; As of 6/30/2023.


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Fed Funds Rate Expectations

Source: Bloomberg; As of 6/30/2023.

Note, however, and as shown above, the path of rates is not set in stone. For example, following the March 2023 bank failures, the market expected the Fed to begin cutting rates in June. But since March, the macroeconomic data has not painted a clear picture of the economy's trajectory: while inflation has declined slightly, the job market and economic growth have remained resilient. Consequently, the Fed did not cut rates in June, the expected future Fed Funds rate nearly recovered to its pre-March level, and Treasury yields have risen since March, as shown below.


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U.S. Treasury Yield Curve

Source: Bloomberg; June 30, 2023

Lack of clarity in the macroeconomic picture is why we do not pretend to know either what the Fed will do over time or how interest rates will change. We place interest rate forecasting in the "too hard" pile. There are too many variables to predict. Further, it's difficult to have conviction in any of those variables, because macroeconomic data are extremely challenging to measure in real-time and are subject to revision. Imagine investing in a company and believing it had huge earnings growth only to find out later that its earnings had significantly declined. Such a revision would likely affect your investment thesis and the returns on the investment you'd already made. Such is the challenge we face with macro-driven investing and, specifically, trying to predict the direction and magnitude of interest rate moves. To borrow an analogy from our colleagues: with macro investing we are driving with not only a windshield that's cracked, dusty, and hard to see through, but also a dusty rear window.

What we can see clearly, though, is that yields are still near decade-plus highs, as shown by the following charts. The first chart shows the Aggregate Bond Index; the second chart shows the BB component of the high-yield index, excluding energy, an index we believe is a better indicator of high-yield bond pricing because it excludes both "noise" related to the more volatile energy sector and changes in ratings composition in the overall high-yield index over time.


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Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

Source: Bloomberg. As of 6/30/2023. YTW is yield-to-worst. Spread reflects the quoted spread of a bond that is relative to the security off which it is priced, typically an on the-run treasury. Past performance is no guarantee, nor is it indicative, of future results. Please refer to the end of the presentation for Important Disclosures and Index definitions.


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Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High Yield BB excl. Energy

Source: Bloomberg. As of 6/30/2023. YTW is yield-to-worst. Spread reflects the quoted spread of a bond that is relative to the security off which it is priced, typically an on the-run treasury. Past performance is no guarantee, nor is it indicative, of future results. Please refer to the end of the presentation for Important Disclosures and Index definitions.

While the market vacillates about the direction of the economy, yields remain higher than they have been in over a decade. On an absolute basis, we find longer-duration, High Quality bonds attractive for two reasons:

First, we believe that over the long term, investors will benefit from growing their capital at today's yields for multiple years. One might wonder whether it makes more sense to hold cash or very short-duration bonds instead of longer-duration bonds. If we knew rates will rise further and the timing and magnitude of that increase, then certainly holding onto cash or very short-duration bonds would make a lot of sense. However, we don't believe we can know such things with a high level of conviction. Therefore, we believe it makes sense to take advantage of yields available today. Thinking about the opportunity cost of this decision helps elucidate the rationale: if yields were to decline by 25 basis points (or 50 basis points, or some other large amount) we believe investors would regret not buying bonds at today's yields when they had the chance.


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Second, we believe longer-duration High Quality bonds offer a more attractive short-term return profile. Bond prices can, of course, move between today and a bond's maturity so we want to be mindful of duration risk and short-term returns. Employing the duration test described earlier, if yields in the short term were to increase by 100 bps over the next 12 months, we believe these longer-duration investments would produce at least a breakeven return, limit short-term drawdowns, and preserve capital we could then seek to redeploy into higher-yielding investments. Alternatively, if yields were to decline for any reason, longer-duration investments would meaningfully improve the Fund's short-term total return. For example, at June 30, the Fund held a Treasury bond that matures in June 2028. As of June 30, that bond had a maturity of five years, a duration of 4.5 years, and a yield-to-worst and yield-to-maturity of 4.12%. If that bond's yield increases by 100 bps over the next twelve months, one would expect a positive total return of 0.54% for that period. On the other hand, if that bond's yield were to decline by 100 bps over the next twelve months, one would expect a total return of 7.72% for that period. 18 months ago, when yields were close to zero, one could only buy a Treasury that was slightly longer than one year in maturity and still expect to make money in a rising rate environment (assuming that rates rise by 100 bps over twelve months). Of course, such a short Treasury bond has very little upside over the course of a year if yields decline, because that bond will be close to maturity and be worth near par. In comparison to shorter-duration bonds in a low-yield environment, we believe longer-duration bonds at today's yields have a more attractive asymmetry in their short-term upside versus downside return while also locking in an attractive yield (on an absolute basis) for the long term.

As yields increased over the past 18 months, we purposely extended the duration of the bonds we bought — guided by the 100 bps duration test described above — and, in the process, extended the Fund's duration. Since the end of 2021, we have increased the duration of the Fund by 0.9 years from 0.98 years to 1.83 years today. Such a portfolio adjustment is what we believe active management is supposed to do: position defensively and preserve capital when the market is expensive and then go on offense when the market gets cheaper. With respect to duration risk, our strategy results in the Fund buying shorter-duration bonds when yields are low and then adding duration when yields are higher.

In contrast to the market for High Quality debt which we think is attractive, we do not generally view this type of debt as attractive for the Fund, particularly as spreads have recently decreased. We continue to search for attractive opportunities in Credit, but we often find that potential absolute returns are insufficient compared to the potential for permanent impairment of capital. We also often find that the extra return over highly rated debt that lower rated debt offers is insufficient in comparison to the incremental risk of permanent impairment of capital borne by lower rated debt.

In summary, broadly speaking, we believe today's bond market attractively priced and among the most attractive we have seen in at least a decade. We are excited about the opportunities to enhance our investors' long-term returns while continuing to limit their short-term drawdowns.

Thank you for your confidence and continued support.

 

Abhijeet Patwardhan
Portfolio Manager

August 2023


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Important Disclosures

This Commentary is for informational and discussion purposes only and does not constitute, and should not be construed as, an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any securities, products or services discussed, and neither does it provide investment advice. Any such offer or solicitation shall only be made pursuant to the Fund's Prospectus, which supersedes the information contained herein in its entirety.

The views expressed herein and any forward-looking statements are as of the date of the publication and are those of the portfolio management team. Future events or results may vary significantly from those expressed and are subject to change at any time in response to changing circumstances and industry developments. This information and data has been prepared from sources believed reliable, but the accuracy and completeness of the information cannot be guaranteed and is not a complete summary or statement of all available data. You should not construe the contents of this document as legal, tax, accounting, investment or other advice or recommendations.

Abhijeet Patwardhan has been portfolio manager for the Fund since November 2015. Thomas Atteberry managed/co-managed the Fund from November 2004 through June 2022. Effective July 1, 2022, Mr. Atteberry transitioned to a Senior Advisory role. There were no material changes to the investment process due to this transition.

Portfolio composition will change due to ongoing management of the Fund. References to individual securities or sectors are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as recommendations by the Fund, the portfolio manager, the Adviser, or the distributor. It should not be assumed that future investments will be profitable or will equal the performance of the security or sector examples discussed. The portfolio holdings as of the most recent quarter-end may be obtained at www.fpa.com.

The statements made herein may be forward-looking and/or based on current expectations, projections, and/or information currently available. Actual results may differ from those anticipated. The portfolio manager and/or FPA cannot assure future results and disclaims any obligation to update or alter any statistical data and/or references thereto, as well as any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Such statements may or may not be accurate over the long-term.

Investments, including investments in mutual funds, carry risks and investors may lose principal value. Capital markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. The Fund may purchase foreign securities, including depository receipts, which are subject to interest rate, currency exchange rate, economic and political risks; these risks may be elevated when investing in emerging markets. Foreign investments, especially those of companies in emerging markets, can be riskier, less liquid, harder to value, and more volatile than investments in the United States. The securities of smaller, less well-known companies can be more volatile than those of larger companies.

The return of principal in a bond fund is not guaranteed. Bond funds have the same issuer, interest rate, inflation and credit risks that are associated with underlying bonds owned by the Fund. Lower rated bonds, convertible securities and other types of debt obligations involve greater risks than higher rated bonds.

Interest rate risk is the risk that when interest rates go up, the value of fixed income instruments, such as bonds, typically go down and investors may lose principal value. Credit risk is the risk of loss of principal due to the issuer's failure to repay a loan. Generally, the lower the quality rating of a fixed income instrument, the greater the risk that the issuer will fail to pay interest fully and return principal in a timely manner. If an issuer defaults the fixed income instrument may lose some or all of its value.


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Mortgage securities and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) are subject to prepayment risk and the risk of default on the underlying mortgages or other assets; such derivatives may increase volatility. Convertible securities are generally not investment grade and are subject to greater credit risk than higher-rated investments. High yield securities can be volatile and subject to much higher instances of default.

Collateralized debt obligations ("CDOs"), which include collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs"), collateralized bond obligations ("CBOs"), and other similarly structured securities, carry additional risks in addition to interest rate risk and default risk. This includes, but is not limited to: (i) distributions from the underlying collateral may not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; and (iii) the complex structure of the security may not be fully understood at the time of investment and may produce disputes with the issuer or unexpected investment results. Investments in CDOs are also more difficult to value than other investments.

Value style investing presents the risk that the holdings or securities may never reach their full market value because the market fails to recognize what the portfolio management team considers the true business value or because the portfolio management team has misjudged those values. In addition, value style investing may fall out of favor and underperform growth or other styles of investing during given periods.

The ratings agencies that provide ratings are the Nationally Recognized Statistical Ratings Organizations (NRSROs) DBRS, Inc., Fitch Ratings, Inc., Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc., Moody's Investors Service, Inc., and S&P Global Ratings. Credit ratings range from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Bonds rated BBB or above are considered investment grade. Credit ratings of BB and below are lower-rated securities (junk bonds). High-yielding, non-investment grade bonds (junk bonds) involve higher risks than investment grade bonds. Bonds with credit ratings of CCC or below have higher default risk.

Please refer to the Fund's Prospectus for a complete overview of the primary risks associated with the Fund.

The Fund is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. The prospectus can be accessed at: https://fpa.com/request-funds-literature.

Index / Category Definitions

Comparison to any index is for illustrative purposes only and should not be relied upon as a fully accurate measure of comparison. The Fund will be less diversified than the indices noted herein and may hold non-index securities or securities that are not comparable to those contained in an index. Indices will hold positions that are not within the Fund's investment strategy. Indices are unmanaged, do not reflect any commissions, fees or expenses which would be incurred by an investor purchasing the underlying securities. The Fund does not include outperformance of any index or benchmark in its investment objectives. Investors cannot invest directly in an index.

Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index provides a measure of the performance of the U.S. investment grade bonds market, which includes investment grade U.S. Government bonds, investment grade corporate bonds, mortgage pass-through securities and asset-backed securities that are publicly offered for sale in the United States. The securities in the Index must have at least 1 year remaining in maturity. In addition, the securities must be denominated in U.S. dollars and must be fixed rate, nonconvertible, and taxable.

Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate 1-3 Year Bond Index provides a measure of the performance of the U.S. investment grade bonds market, which includes investment grade U.S. Government bonds, investment grade corporate bonds, mortgage pass-through securities and asset-backed securities that are publicly offered for sale


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in the United States. The securities in the Index must have a remaining maturity of 1 to 3 years. In addition, the securities must be denominated in U.S. dollars and must be fixed rate, nonconvertible, and taxable.

Bloomberg U.S. High Yield Index measures the market of USD-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bonds. Bloomberg U.S. High Yield BB ex Energy Index measures the market of USD-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable BB-rated corporate bonds excluding energy sector. Bloomberg U.S. High Yield B ex Energy Index measures the market of USD-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable B-rated corporate bonds excluding energy sector.

Bloomberg U.S. High Yield Index ex. Energy measures the market of USD-denominated, non-investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bonds excluding Energy sector.

Bloomberg U.S. Universal Bond Index represents the union of the following Bloomberg Barclay's indices: U.S. Aggregate Index, the U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index, the 144A Index, the Eurodollar Index, the Emerging Markets Index, and the non-ERISA portion of the CMBS Index. Municipal debt, private placements, and non-dollar-denominated issues are excluded from the Universal Index. The only constituent of the index that includes floating-rate debt is the Emerging Markets Index.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is an unmanaged index representing the rate of the inflation of U.S. consumer prices as determined by the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics. There can be no guarantee that the CPI will reflect the exact level of inflation at any given time. This index reflects non-seasonally adjusted returns.

The CPI + 200 bps is created by adding 200 basis points to the annual percentage change in the CPI.

Morningstar Nontraditional Bond Category contains funds that pursue strategies divergent in one or more ways from conventional practice in the broader bond fund universe. Many funds in this group describe themselves as "absolute return" portfolios, which seek to avoid losses and produce returns uncorrelated with the overall bond market; they employ a variety of methods to achieve those aims. Another large subset are self described "unconstrained" portfolios that have more flexibility to invest tactically across a wide swath of individual sectors, including high yield and foreign debt, and typically with very large allocations. Funds in the latter group typically have broad freedom to manage interest rate sensitivity, but attempt to tactically manage those exposures in order to minimize volatility. The category is also home to a subset of portfolios that attempt to minimize volatility by maintaining short or ultra short duration portfolios, but explicitly court significant credit and foreign bond market risk in order to generate high returns. Funds within this category often will use credit default swaps and other fixed income derivatives to a significant level within their portfolios. There were 350 funds in the category at 3/31/2023.

Other Definitions

Basis Point (bps) is equal to one hundredth of one percent, or 0.01%. 100 basis points = 1%.

Corporate holdings include bank debt, corporate bonds and common stock.

Coupon or coupon payment is the annual interest rate paid on a bond, expressed as a percentage of the face value and paid from issue date until maturity.

Credit Spread or Spread is the difference in yield between a U.S. Treasury bond and another debt security of the same maturity but different credit quality.

Effective Duration (years) is the duration calculation for bonds with embedded options. Effective duration takes into account that expected cash flows will fluctuate as interest rates change.


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Mark-to-market is a method of recording the price or value of a security, portfolio, or account to reflect the current market value rather than book value.

A bond premium occurs when the price of the bond has increased in the secondary market. A bond might trade at a premium because its interest rate is higher than current rates in the market.

Weighted Average Life (years) is the average length of time that each dollar of unpaid principal on a loan, a mortgage or an amortizing bond remains outstanding.

Yield-to-Maturity (YTM) is the expected rate of return anticipated on a bond if held until it matures. YTM is considered a long-term bond yield expressed as an annual rate. The YTM calculation takes into account the bond's current market price, par value, coupon interest rate and time to maturity. It is also assumed that all coupon payments are reinvested at the same rate as the bond's current yield.

©2023 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The information contained herein: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted by Morningstar to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

The FPA Funds are distributed by UMB Distribution Services, LLC, ("UMBDS"), 235 W. Galena Street, Milwaukee, WI, 53212. UMBDS is not affiliated with FPA.


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The discussions of Fund investments represent the views of the Fund's managers at the time of this report and are subject to change without notice. References to individual securities are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as recommendations to purchase or sell individual securities.

FUND RISKS

Investments in mutual funds carry risks and investors may lose principal value. Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments. The funds may purchase foreign securities which are subject to interest rate, currency exchange rate, economic and political risks: this may be enhanced when investing in emerging markets. The securities of smaller, less well-known companies can be more volatile than those of larger companies. The return of principal in a bond fund is not guaranteed. Bond funds have the same issuer, interest rate, inflation and credit risks that are associated with underlying bonds owned by the fund. Lower rated bonds, convertible securities and other types of debt obligations involve greater risks than higher rated bonds. Mortgage securities and collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) are subject to prepayment risk and the risk of default on the underlying mortgages or other assets; derivatives may increase volatility. High yield securities can be volatile and subject to much higher instances of default.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT DISCLOSURE

As mutual fund managers, one of our responsibilities is to communicate with shareholders in an open and direct manner. Insofar as some of our opinions and comments in our letters to shareholders are based on our current expectations, they are considered "forward-looking statements" which may or may not prove to be accurate over the long term. While we believe we have a reasonable basis for our comments and we have confidence in our opinions, actual results may differ materially from those we anticipate. You can identify forward-looking statements by words such as "believe," "expect," "may," "anticipate," and other similar expressions when discussing prospects for particular portfolio holdings and/or the markets, generally. We cannot, however, assure future results and disclaim any obligation to update or alter any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Further, information provided in this report should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell any particular security.


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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Common Stocks

       

0.2

%

 

Energy

   

0.1

%

     

Retailing

   

0.1

%

     

Warrants

       

0.0

%

 

Bonds & Debentures

       

97.0

%

 

Asset-Backed Securities

   

59.6

%

     

U.S. Treasuries

   

9.6

%

     

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   

9.3

%

     

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

   

9.3

%

     

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

   

5.6

%

     

Corporate Bank Debt

   

3.3

%

     

Convertible Bond

   

0.3

%

     

Short-term Investments

       

1.6

%

 

Other Assets And Liabilities, Net

       

1.2

%

 

Net Assets

       

100.0

%

 


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COMMON STOCKS

  Shares or
Principal
Amount
 

Fair Value

 

ENERGY — 0.1%

 

PHI Group, Inc., Restricted(a)(b)(c)(d)

   

75,292

   

$

903,504

   
   

$

903,504

   

RETAILING — 0.1%

 

Copper Earn Out Trust(b)(c)(d)

   

7,803

   

$

27,311

   

Copper Property CTL Pass-Through Trust(b)

   

58,520

     

614,460

   
   

$

641,771

   
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS — 0.2% (Cost $1,555,635)  

$

1,545,275

   

WARRANTS — 0.0%

 

MIDSTREAM — OIL & GAS — 0.0%

 

Windstream Holdings, Inc. 09/21/2055(b)(c)(d) (Cost $372,781)

   

11,258

   

$

101,322

   
   

$

101,322

   

BONDS & DEBENTURES

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 9.3%

 

AGENCY — 2.8%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. K068 A2 — 3.244% 8/25/2027(e)

 

$

784,000

   

$

740,907

   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. K072 A2 — 3.444% 12/25/2027(e)

   

1,135,000

     

1,079,108

   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. K091 A2 — 3.505% 3/25/2029(e)

   

1,160,000

     

1,096,406

   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. K089 A2 — 3.563% 1/25/2029(e)

   

1,418,000

     

1,344,723

   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. K077 A2 — 3.850% 5/25/2028(e)

   

377,000

     

364,229

   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. K076 A2 — 3.900% 4/25/2028(e)

   

702,000

     

679,756

   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. K081 A2 — 3.900% 8/25/2028(e)

   

6,025,000

     

5,827,079

   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. K082 A2 — 3.920% 9/25/2028(e)

   

4,288,000

     

4,148,860

   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. K079 A2 — 3.926% 6/25/2028(e)

   

1,383,000

     

1,339,884

   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. K080 A2 — 3.926% 7/25/2028(e)

   

2,218,000

     

2,148,824

   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. K083 A2 — 4.050% 9/25/2028(e)

   

1,668,000

     

1,622,816

   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. K085 A2 — 4.060% 10/25/2028(e)

   

2,867,000

     

2,786,827

   
   

$

23,179,419

   

AGENCY STRIPPED — 0.1%

 
Government National Mortgage Association 2015-19 IO —
0.295% 1/16/2057(e)
 

$

1,329,109

   

$

20,565

   
Government National Mortgage Association 2015-7 IO —
0.454% 1/16/2057(e)
   

1,246,678

     

25,107

   
Government National Mortgage Association 2020-75 IO —
0.869% 2/16/2062(e)
   

5,214,123

     

330,953

   


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June 30, 2023
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BONDS & DEBENTURES — Continued

  Principal
Amount
 

Fair Value

 
Government National Mortgage Association 2020-42 IO —
0.937% 3/16/2062(e)
 

$

3,454,902

   

$

222,384

   
Government National Mortgage Association 2020-71 IO —
1.087% 1/16/2062(e)
   

2,853,754

     

200,054

   
Government National Mortgage Association 2020-43 IO —
1.261% 11/16/2061(e)
   

2,154,548

     

163,965

   
   

$

963,028

   

NON-AGENCY — 6.4%

 

A10 Bridge Asset Financing LLC 2021-D A1FX — 2.589% 10/1/2038(f)

 

$

1,265,760

   

$

1,197,925

   
ACRE Commercial Mortgage Ltd. 2021-FL4 A,
1M USD LIBOR + 0.830% — 6.035% 12/18/2037(e)(f)
   

228,291

     

225,353

   
ACRES Commercial Realty Ltd. 2021-FL1 A,
1M USD LIBOR + 1.200% — 6.416% 6/15/2036(e)(f)
   

2,598,865

     

2,521,059

   
ACRES Commercial Realty Ltd. 2021-FL2 A,
1M USD LIBOR + 1.400% — 6.616% 1/15/2037(e)(f)
   

809,000

     

790,048

   
Arbor Realty Commercial Real Estate Notes Ltd. 2021-FL1 A,
1M USD LIBOR + 0.970% — 6.189% 12/15/2035(e)(f)
   

2,210,000

     

2,183,101

   
Arbor Realty Commercial Real Estate Notes Ltd. 2021-FL2 A,
1M USD LIBOR + 1.100% — 6.293% 5/15/2036(e)(f)
   

2,370,000

     

2,327,111

   
Arbor Realty Commercial Real Estate Notes Ltd. 2022-FL1 A,
SOFR30A + 1.450% — 6.517% 1/15/2037(e)(f)
   

3,442,000

     

3,379,679

   
Arbor Realty Commercial Real Estate Notes Ltd. 2021-FL4 A,
1M USD LIBOR + 1.350% — 6.543% 11/15/2036(e)(f)
   

3,148,000

     

3,085,111

   
Arbor Realty Commercial Real Estate Notes Ltd. 2022-FL2 A,
1M TSFR + 1.850% — 6.997% 5/15/2037(e)(f)
   

2,524,000

     

2,489,813

   

BBCMS Trust 2015-SRCH A1 — 3.312% 8/10/2035(f)

   

813,376

     

747,282

   
BDS Ltd. 2021-FL8 A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.920% —
6.077% 1/18/2036(e)(f)
   

586,087

     

574,756

   
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust 2021-VOLT E,
1M USD LIBOR + 2.000% — 7.193% 9/15/2036(e)(f)
   

1,410,000

     

1,330,742

   
BX Commercial Mortgage Trust 2021-VOLT F,
1M USD LIBOR + 2.400% — 7.593% 9/15/2036(e)(f)
   

2,319,000

     

2,162,573

   

BXMT Ltd. 2021-FL4 A, 1M TSFR + 1.164% — 6.312% 5/15/2038(e)(f)

   

2,899,000

     

2,736,234

   

COMM Mortgage Trust 2014-CR20 A3 — 3.326% 11/10/2047

   

702,258

     

677,215

   
Greystone CRE Notes Ltd. 2021-FL3 A, 1M TSFR + 1.134% —
6.282% 7/15/2039(e)(f)
   

3,000,000

     

2,929,414

   
GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-GC30 AAB —
3.120% 5/10/2050
   

154,537

     

150,829

   
Hawaii Hotel Trust 2019-MAUI C, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.650% —
6.843% 5/15/2038(e)(f)
   

1,384,000

     

1,356,341

   


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June 30, 2023
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BONDS & DEBENTURES — Continued

  Principal
Amount
 

Fair Value

 
HERA Commercial Mortgage Ltd. 2021-FL1 A,
1M USD LIBOR + 1.050% — 6.207% 2/18/2038(e)(f)
 

$

2,438,518

   

$

2,353,786

   

Independence Plaza Trust 2018-INDP A — 3.763% 7/10/2035(f)

   

819,000

     

764,982

   
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-C30 ASB —
3.559% 7/15/2048
   

326,892

     

317,625

   
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2015-C31 A3 —
3.801% 8/15/2048
   

540,845

     

509,567

   
KREF Ltd. 2021-FL2 A, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.070% —
6.228% 2/15/2039(e)(f)
   

834,000

     

804,006

   
LCCM Trust 2021-FL2 A, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.200% —
6.462% 12/13/2038(e)(f)
   

390,000

     

371,447

   
LoanCore Issuer Ltd. 2021-CRE4 A, SOFR30A + 0.914% —
5.981% 7/15/2035(e)(f)
   

341,068

     

333,823

   
LoanCore Issuer Ltd. 2021-CRE5 A, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.300% —
6.493% 7/15/2036(e)(f)
   

363,000

     

350,460

   
MF1 Ltd. 2021-FL7 A, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.080% —
6.237% 10/16/2036(e)(f)
   

2,750,000

     

2,681,325

   

MF1 Ltd. 2020-FL4 A, 1M TSFR + 1.814% — 6.962% 11/15/2035(e)(f)

   

304,041

     

301,354

   
PFP Ltd. 2021-7 A, 1M USD LIBOR + 0.850% —
6.043% 4/14/2038(e)(f)
   

96,028

     

94,211

   

Progress Residential Trust 2021-SFR7 A — 1.692% 8/17/2040(f)

   

1,264,685

     

1,037,421

   

Progress Residential Trust 2021-SFR9 A — 2.013% 11/17/2040(f)

   

725,507

     

603,912

   

Progress Residential Trust 2021-SFR11 A — 2.283% 1/17/2039(f)

   

1,142,468

     

956,131

   

Progress Residential Trust 2021-SFR10 A — 2.393% 12/17/2040(f)

   

4,534,319

     

3,854,721

   
Ready Capital Mortgage Financing LLC 2021-FL5 A,
1M USD LIBOR + 1.000% — 6.150% 4/25/2038(e)(f)
   

532,128

     

519,592

   
Shelter Growth CRE Issuer Ltd. 2021-FL3 A,
1M USD LIBOR + 1.080% — 6.273% 9/15/2036(e)(f)
   

597,442

     

586,937

   
STWD Ltd. 2021-FL2 A, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.200% —
6.358% 4/18/2038(e)(f)
   

1,468,000

     

1,417,716

   
TRTX Issuer Ltd. 2022-FL5 A, SOFR30A + 1.650% —
6.717% 2/15/2039(e)(f)
   

2,356,000

     

2,292,227

   
VMC Finance LLC 2021-HT1 A, 1M USD LIBOR + 1.650% —
6.807% 1/18/2037(e)(f)
   

1,089,723

     

1,054,841

   
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2014-LC18 ASB —
3.244% 12/15/2047
   

276,058

     

269,068

   
   

$

52,339,738

   
TOTAL COMMERICAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $78,510,635)
 

$

76,482,185

   


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June 30, 2023
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BONDS & DEBENTURES — Continued

  Principal
Amount
 

Fair Value

 

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES — 5.6%

 

AGENCY COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATION — 0.1%

 

Fannie Mae REMICS 2012-47 HA — 1.500% 5/25/2027

 

$

66,843

   

$

63,341

   

Fannie Mae REMICS 2013-35 QB — 1.750% 2/25/2043

   

209,073

     

204,479

   

Fannie Mae REMICS 2012-144 PD — 3.500% 4/25/2042

   

76,185

     

72,642

   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage 4220 EH — 2.500% 6/15/2028

   

50,418

     

48,581

   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage 4235 QE — 3.000% 8/15/2031

   

30,384

     

29,843

   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage 4162 P — 3.000% 2/15/2033

   

207,262

     

197,148

   
   

$

616,034

   

AGENCY POOL FIXED RATE — 0.0%

 

Fannie Mae Pool AL1576 — 4.000% 3/1/2027

 

$

71,712

   

$

69,957

   

Fannie Mae Pool FM1102 — 4.000% 3/1/2031

   

26,836

     

26,244

   
   

$

96,201

   

AGENCY STRIPPED — 0.0%

 

Fannie Mae Interest Strip 284 1 — 0.000% 7/25/2027(g)

 

$

94,009

   

$

84,885

   

NON-AGENCY COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATION — 5.5%

 

Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust 2021-HB6 A — 0.898% 6/25/2036(e)(f)

 

$

521,073

   

$

491,733

   

CFMT LLC 2021-HB5 A — 0.801% 2/25/2031(e)(f)

   

656,642

     

635,269

   

CFMT LLC 2021-HB7 A — 1.151% 10/27/2031(e)(f)

   

776,799

     

727,330

   

CFMT LLC 2021-HB7 M1 — 2.125% 10/27/2031(e)(f)

   

1,183,000

     

1,081,613

   
Preston Ridge Partners Mortgage LLC 2021-2 A1 —
2.115% 3/25/2026(e)(f)
   

5,144,268

     

4,811,247

   
Preston Ridge Partners Mortgage LLC 2021-9 A1 —
2.363% 10/25/2026(f)(h)
   

2,272,475

     

2,107,182

   
Preston Ridge Partners Mortgage LLC 2021-10 A1 —
2.487% 10/25/2026(f)(h)
   

2,948,907

     

2,716,406

   
Preston Ridge Partners Mortgage LLC 2021-11 A1 —
2.487% 11/25/2026(f)(h)
   

2,481,787

     

2,288,440

   

PRET LLC 2021-NPL6 A1 — 2.487% 7/25/2051(f)(h)

   

1,144,958

     

1,068,459

   

PRET LLC 2021-NPL5 A1 — 2.487% 10/25/2051(f)(h)

   

4,588,597

     

4,297,784

   
Pretium Mortgage Credit Partners I LLC 2021-NPL2 A1 —
1.992% 6/27/2060(f)(h)
   

1,579,114

     

1,433,905

   
Pretium Mortgage Credit Partners I LLC 2021-NPL4 A1 —
2.363% 10/27/2060(f)(h)
   

3,707,702

     

3,418,033

   

RCO VII Mortgage LLC 2021-2 A1 — 2.116% 9/25/2026(f)(h)

   

1,085,203

     

1,018,118

   

Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2020-4 A1 — 1.750% 10/25/2060(f)

   

793,833

     

685,621

   

Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2019-4 A1 — 2.900% 10/25/2059(e)(f)

   

5,313,609

     

4,862,069

   

Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2018-2 A1 — 3.250% 3/25/2058(e)(f)

   

396,026

     

375,564

   

Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2018-5 A1A — 3.250% 7/25/2058(e)(f)

   

42,976

     

40,885

   


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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

BONDS & DEBENTURES — Continued

  Principal
Amount
 

Fair Value

 

Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2023-1 A1 — 3.750% 1/25/2063(f)

 

$

2,075,923

   

$

1,921,072

   

VCAT LLC 2021-NPL2 A1 — 2.115% 3/27/2051(f)(h)

   

1,729,281

     

1,634,231

   

VCAT LLC 2021-NPL1 A1 — 2.289% 12/26/2050(f)(h)

   

4,155,233

     

3,972,829

   

VOLT C LLC 2021-NPL9 A1 — 1.992% 5/25/2051(f)(h)

   

872,282

     

797,624

   

VOLT XCIV LLC 2021-NPL3 A1 — 2.240% 2/27/2051(f)(h)

   

4,197,136

     

3,975,554

   

VOLT XCV LLC 2021-NPL4 A1 — 2.240% 3/27/2051(f)(h)

   

939,734

     

880,872

   
   

$

45,241,840

   
TOTAL RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES
(Cost $48,918,342)
 

$

46,038,960

   

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES — 59.6%

 

AUTO — 14.6%

 
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust 2021-4 C —
1.320% 2/14/2028(f)
 

$

1,626,062

   

$

1,593,021

   
American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust 2022-1 C —
2.120% 3/13/2028(f)
   

2,838,000

     

2,751,825

   
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2021-3 A3 —
0.760% 8/18/2026
   

1,060,708

     

1,024,591

   
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2020-2 C —
1.480% 2/18/2026
   

342,000

     

329,698

   

BMW Vehicle Lease Trust 2022-1 A4 — 1.230% 5/27/2025

   

1,810,000

     

1,742,554

   

CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2022-1 A3 — 1.470% 12/15/2026

   

3,713,000

     

3,553,291

   

CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2020-3 C — 1.690% 4/15/2026

   

61,000

     

58,421

   

CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2020-1 C — 2.340% 11/17/2025

   

1,940,000

     

1,878,349

   

CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2023-1 A4 — 4.650% 1/16/2029

   

904,000

     

887,488

   

CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2023-2 A4 — 5.010% 11/15/2028

   

2,027,000

     

1,991,410

   

Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2021-2 C — 0.870% 10/15/2027

   

2,324,000

     

2,272,053

   

Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2021-3 C — 1.470% 1/15/2027

   

3,814,000

     

3,653,683

   

DT Auto Owner Trust 2021-1A C — 0.840% 10/15/2026(f)

   

151,671

     

147,610

   

DT Auto Owner Trust 2021-3A C — 0.870% 5/17/2027(f)

   

800,000

     

763,412

   

DT Auto Owner Trust 2021-4A B — 1.020% 5/15/2026(f)

   

704,000

     

685,996

   

DT Auto Owner Trust 2021-2A C — 1.100% 2/16/2027(f)

   

4,000,000

     

3,865,999

   

DT Auto Owner Trust 2021-4A C — 1.500% 9/15/2027(f)

   

704,000

     

657,972

   

DT Auto Owner Trust 2022-1A C — 2.960% 11/15/2027(f)

   

1,212,000

     

1,164,301

   

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust 2021-4A C — 1.460% 10/15/2027

   

2,169,000

     

2,076,845

   

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust 2022-1A C — 2.560% 6/15/2028

   

3,168,000

     

3,034,117

   

Flagship Credit Auto Trust 2021-2 C — 1.270% 6/15/2027(f)

   

1,004,000

     

933,075

   

Flagship Credit Auto Trust 2021-4 B — 1.490% 2/15/2027(f)

   

456,000

     

425,180

   

Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2021-B B — 0.660% 1/15/2025

   

1,055,000

     

1,029,094

   


21


FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

BONDS & DEBENTURES — Continued

  Principal
Amount
 

Fair Value

 

Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2021-B C — 0.900% 5/15/2026

 

$

1,044,000

   

$

1,013,974

   

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2022-A A3 — 1.290% 6/15/2026

   

1,998,000

     

1,918,575

   

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2023-A A4 — 4.560% 12/15/2028

   

1,343,000

     

1,320,399

   

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2023-B A4 — 5.060% 2/15/2029

   

734,000

     

730,876

   

GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1 A4 — 1.960% 2/20/2026

   

2,794,000

     

2,696,821

   

GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1 B — 2.230% 2/20/2026

   

793,000

     

756,603

   

GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust 2022-1 C — 2.640% 2/20/2026

   

2,044,000

     

1,949,665

   
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust 2022-1 A3 —
1.260% 11/16/2026
   

2,070,000

     

1,975,572

   
GM Financial Consumer Automobile Receivables Trust 2020-3 C —
1.370% 1/16/2026
   

142,000

     

135,551

   
GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust 2021-1 A —
1.170% 6/12/2034(f)
   

3,383,000

     

2,966,493

   
GM Financial Revolving Receivables Trust 2023-1 A —
5.120% 4/11/2035(f)
   

5,133,000

     

5,081,334

   
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust 2021-4 A3 —
0.880% 1/21/2026
   

2,354,000

     

2,259,643

   
Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2021-B A4 —
0.380% 8/15/2025(f)
   

124,000

     

122,209

   
Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2022-A A4 —
1.320% 12/15/2025(f)
   

2,128,000

     

2,051,433

   

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2021-C A3 — 0.740% 5/15/2026

   

1,523,000

     

1,463,584

   

Mercedes-Benz Auto Receivables Trust 2023-1 A4 — 4.310% 4/16/2029

   

816,000

     

797,913

   

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust 2023-A A4 — 4.850% 6/17/2030

   

1,485,000

     

1,468,304

   
Porsche Financial Auto Securitization Trust 2023-1A A4 —
4.720% 6/23/2031(f)
   

1,721,000

     

1,700,060

   

Prestige Auto Receivables Trust 2021-1A B — 1.190% 4/15/2026(f)

   

1,965,000

     

1,899,701

   

Prestige Auto Receivables Trust 2021-1A C — 1.530% 2/15/2028(f)

   

705,000

     

655,347

   

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2021-4 C — 1.260% 2/16/2027

   

3,197,000

     

3,074,839

   

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2022-1 B — 2.360% 8/17/2026

   

6,336,000

     

6,200,612

   

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2022-1 C — 2.560% 4/17/2028

   

2,116,000

     

2,027,378

   

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2022-2 B — 3.440% 9/15/2027

   

3,700,000

     

3,582,872

   

Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust 2021-A C — 1.140% 3/20/2026(f)

   

114,000

     

109,621

   

Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust 2022-A A3 — 1.340% 7/21/2025(f)

   

2,084,000

     

2,006,737

   

Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust 2022-A A4 — 1.420% 1/20/2026(f)

   

1,118,000

     

1,054,519

   

Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust 2022-A B — 1.610% 1/20/2026(f)

   

612,000

     

575,668

   

Santander Retail Auto Lease Trust 2022-B B — 3.850% 3/22/2027(f)

   

1,680,000

     

1,617,172

   
SFS Auto Receivables Securitization Trust 2023-1A A4 —
5.470% 12/20/2029(f)
   

919,000

     

915,252

   


22


FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

BONDS & DEBENTURES — Continued

  Principal
Amount
 

Fair Value

 
Toyota Auto Loan Extended Note Trust 2022-1A A —
3.820% 4/25/2035(f)
 

$

5,017,000

   

$

4,763,094

   

Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust 2023-A A4 — 4.420% 8/15/2028

   

1,343,000

     

1,314,729

   

Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust 2023-B A4 — 4.660% 9/15/2028

   

1,973,000

     

1,946,601

   

Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust 2021-1 A3 — 1.020% 6/22/2026

   

2,844,274

     

2,737,025

   

Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust 2023-1 A4 — 5.010% 1/22/2030

   

1,181,000

     

1,178,131

   
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust 2021-2A C —
0.890% 7/15/2026(f)
   

2,450,000

     

2,341,562

   
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust 2021-1A C —
0.950% 3/16/2026(f)
   

1,738,000

     

1,697,787

   
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust 2021-3A B —
1.290% 1/15/2027(f)
   

3,653,000

     

3,543,886

   
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust 2021-3A C —
1.580% 1/15/2027(f)
   

3,647,000

     

3,445,034

   
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust 2022-1A C —
3.110% 3/15/2027(f)
   

3,419,000

     

3,261,716

   

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2021-B B — 1.040% 6/15/2027

   

300,000

     

274,290

   

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2020-C C — 1.390% 5/17/2027

   

176,000

     

163,789

   

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2023-A A4 — 4.660% 5/15/2029

   

1,251,000

     

1,233,797

   

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2023-B A4 — 4.680% 5/15/2029

   

2,055,000

     

2,008,958

   
   

$

120,559,111

   

COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATION — 16.6%

 
ABPCI Direct Lending Fund CLO I LLC 2016-1A E2,
3M USD LIBOR + 8.730% — 13.980% 7/20/2033(e)(f)
 

$

2,944,000

   

$

2,727,837

   
ABPCI Direct Lending Fund CLO II LLC 2017-1A ER,
3M USD LIBOR + 7.600% — 12.850% 4/20/2032(e)(f)
   

3,062,000

     

2,759,579

   
ABPCI Direct Lending Fund CLO X LP 2020-10A A1A,
3M USD LIBOR + 1.950% — 7.200% 1/20/2032(e)(f)
   

678,000

     

669,433

   
ABPCI Direct Lending Fund CLO XI LP 2022-11A E,
3M TSFR + 9.700% — 14.779% 10/27/2034(e)(f)
   

2,000,000

     

1,906,718

   
ABPCI Direct Lending Fund IX LLC 2020-9A A1R,
3M USD LIBOR + 1.400% — 6.692% 11/18/2031(e)(f)
   

2,378,000

     

2,340,418

   
Barings Middle Market CLO Ltd. 2021-IA D,
3M USD LIBOR + 8.650% — 13.900% 7/20/2033(e)(f)
   

1,460,000

     

1,345,943

   
BlackRock Maroon Bells CLO XI LLC 2022-1A E,
3M TSFR + 9.500% — 14.486% 10/15/2034(e)(f)
   

5,470,750

     

5,241,914

   
Blackrock Mount Adams CLO IX LP 2021-9A A1,
3M USD LIBOR + 1.370% — 6.890% 9/22/2031(e)(f)
   

1,053,834

     

1,035,544

   
Brightwood Capital MM CLO Ltd. 2021-2A A,
3M USD LIBOR + 1.650% — 6.910% 11/15/2030(e)(f)
   

4,242,940

     

4,182,648

   


23


FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

BONDS & DEBENTURES — Continued

  Principal
Amount
 

Fair Value

 

BTC Holdings Fund I LLC — 8.020% 1/28/2027(b)(c)

 

$

376,586

   

$

376,586

   
BTC Offshore Holdings Fund, 3M USD LIBOR + 2.650% —
7.920% 10/20/2029(b)(c)(e)
   

2,000,000

     

2,000,000

   
Cerberus Loan Funding XL LLC 2023-1A A,
3M TSFR + 2.400% — 7.189% 3/22/2035(e)(f)
   

901,000

     

898,731

   

Cerberus Loan Funding XLI LLC 2023-2A A1 — 7.801% 7/15/2035(e)(f)

   

5,057,000

     

5,056,312

   
Cerberus Loan Funding XXIX LP 2020-2A A,
3M USD LIBOR + 1.900% — 7.160% 10/15/2032(e)(f)
   

9,334,000

     

9,271,864

   
Cerberus Loan Funding XXVIII LP 2020-1A D,
3M USD LIBOR + 5.300% — 10.560% 10/15/2031(e)(f)
   

2,236,000

     

2,169,054

   
Cerberus Loan Funding XXXIX LP 2022-3A C,
3M TSFR + 5.250% — 10.236% 1/20/2033(e)(f)
   

3,600,000

     

3,599,636

   
Cerberus Loan Funding XXXVI LP 2021-6A A,
3M USD LIBOR + 1.400% — 6.660% 11/22/2033(e)(f)
   

1,027,514

     

1,023,990

   
Ellington CLO IV Ltd. 2019-4A AR,
3M USD LIBOR + 1.580% — 6.840% 4/15/2029(e)(f)
   

298,788

     

298,346

   
Fortress Credit Opportunities IX CLO Ltd. 2017-9A A1TR,
3M USD LIBOR + 1.550%, — 6.810% 10/15/2033(e)(f)
   

5,645,000

     

5,484,445

   
Fortress Credit Opportunities IX CLO Ltd. 2017-9A ER,
3M USD LIBOR + 8.060%, — 13.320% 10/15/2033(e)(f)
   

8,814,000

     

7,912,724

   
Fortress Credit Opportunities VI CLO Ltd. 2015-6A A2R,
3M USD LIBOR + 1.600% — 6.811% 7/10/2030(e)(f)
   

4,000,000

     

3,912,552

   
Fortress Credit Opportunities XI CLO Ltd. 2018-11A A1T,
3M USD LIBOR + 1.300% — 6.560% 4/15/2031(e)(f)
   

2,624,000

     

2,598,353

   
Golub Capital Partners CLO 36M Ltd. 2018-36A A,
3M USD LIBOR + 1.300% — 6.626% 2/5/2031(e)(f)
   

3,203,092

     

3,172,025

   
Golub Capital Partners CLO 38M Ltd. 2018-38A C,
3M USD LIBOR + 2.800% — 8.050% 7/20/2030(e)(f)
   

1,993,000

     

1,897,071

   
Golub Capital Partners CLO 42M Ltd. 2019-42A A2,
3M USD LIBOR + 2.000% — 7.250% 4/20/2031(e)(f)
   

3,006,000

     

2,936,859

   
Golub Capital Partners CLO 45M Ltd. 2019-45A B1,
3M USD LIBOR + 2.550% — 7.800% 10/20/2031(e)(f)
   

1,429,000

     

1,390,576

   

Golub Capital Partners CLO 67M 2023-67A A1 — 7.631% 5/9/2036(e)(f)

   

4,361,000

     

4,361,209

   
Golub Capital Partners CLO 67M 2023-67AD,
3M TSFR + 6.500% — 11.631% 5/9/2036(e)(f)
   

4,000,000

     

4,022,188

   
Ivy Hill Middle Market Credit Fund IX Ltd. 9A ERR,
3M TSFR + 8.220% — 13.291% 4/23/2034(e)(f)
   

6,250,000

     

5,570,863

   
Ivy Hill Middle Market Credit Fund XII Ltd. 12A DR,
3M USD LIBOR + 8.170% — 13.420% 7/20/2033(e)(f)
   

1,086,000

     

963,986

   


24


FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

BONDS & DEBENTURES — Continued

  Principal
Amount
 

Fair Value

 
Ivy Hill Middle Market Credit Fund XVIII Ltd. 18A E,
3M USD LIBOR + 7.750% — 13.023% 4/22/2033(e)(f)
 

$

3,766,000

   

$

3,322,821

   
Ivy Hill Middle Market Credit Fund XX Ltd. 20A E,
3M TSFR + 10.000% — 15.233% 4/15/2035(e)(f)
   

5,120,000

     

4,916,634

   

Lake Shore MM CLO III LLC 2019-2A A2R — 2.525% 10/17/2031(f)

   

575,000

     

525,217

   
Lake Shore MM CLO III LLC 2019-2A A1R,
3M USD LIBOR + 1.480% — 6.740% 10/17/2031(e)(f)
   

1,228,000

     

1,205,433

   
Lake Shore MM CLO IV Ltd. 2021-1A X, 3M USD LIBOR + 1.180% —
6.440% 10/15/2033(e)(f)
   

587,333

     

578,629

   
Madison Park Funding XIII Ltd. 2014-13A AR2,
3M USD LIBOR + 0.950% — 6.215% 4/19/2030(e)(f)
   

438,576

     

436,464

   
MCF CLO IX Ltd. 2019-1A A1R, 3M TSFR + 1.500% —
6.486% 7/17/2031(e)(f)
   

7,029,000

     

6,896,039

   
Owl Rock CLO III Ltd. 2020-3A A1L, 3M USD LIBOR + 1.800% —
7.050% 4/20/2032(e)(f)
   

800,000

     

788,450

   
Owl Rock CLO VI Ltd. 2021-6A A, 3M USD LIBOR + 1.450% —
6.960% 6/21/2032(e)(f)
   

3,634,000

     

3,552,915

   
Parliament CLO II Ltd. 2021-2A A, 3M USD LIBOR + 1.350% —
6.729% 8/20/2032(e)(f)
   

1,739,641

     

1,699,772

   
Parliament CLO II Ltd. 2021-2A D, 3M USD LIBOR + 3.700% —
9.079% 8/20/2032(e)(f)
   

2,646,000

     

2,415,197

   
Parliament Funding II Ltd. 2020-1A AR, 3M USD LIBOR + 1.250% —
6.500% 10/20/2031(e)(f)
   

2,141,924

     

2,112,136

   
TCP Waterman CLO LLC 2017-1A ER, 3M USD LIBOR + 8.160% —
13.539% 8/20/2033(e)(f)
   

2,429,000

     

2,183,265

   
VCP CLO II Ltd. 2021-2A A1, 3M USD LIBOR + 1.670% —
6.930% 4/15/2031(e)(f)
   

6,216,000

     

6,147,823

   
VCP CLO II Ltd. 2021-2A E, 3M USD LIBOR + 8.410% —
13.670% 4/15/2031(e)(f)
   

4,460,000

     

4,238,387

   
Woodmont Trust 2019-6A A1R, 3M USD LIBOR + 1.480% —
6.740% 7/15/2031(e)(f)
   

2,657,000

     

2,617,219

   
Woodmont Trust 2019-6A A1R2, 3M USD LIBOR + 1.480% —
6.740% 7/15/2031(e)(f)
   

1,679,000

     

1,653,862

   
   

$

136,417,667

   

CREDIT CARD — 0.2%

 
American Express Credit Account Master Trust 2023-2 A —
4.800% 5/15/2030
 

$

1,227,000

   

$

1,215,061

   


25


FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

BONDS & DEBENTURES — Continued

  Principal
Amount
 

Fair Value

 

EQUIPMENT — 11.0%

 

ARI Fleet Lease Trust 2022-A A3 — 3.430% 1/15/2031(f)

 

$

644,000

   

$

612,930

   
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC 2019-3A A —
2.360% 3/20/2026(f)
   

607,000

     

572,784

   
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC 2023-1A A —
5.250% 4/20/2029(f)
   

1,059,000

     

1,030,554

   
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC 2023-4A A —
5.490% 6/20/2029(f)
   

3,527,000

     

3,463,137

   
Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC 2023-6A A3 —
5.810% 12/20/2029(f)
   

3,893,000

     

3,886,026

   

Chesapeake Funding II LLC 2020-1A C — 2.140% 8/15/2032(f)

   

368,000

     

363,702

   

CNH Equipment Trust 2022-B A4 — 3.910% 3/15/2028

   

581,000

     

556,608

   

CNH Equipment Trust 2023-A A4 — 4.770% 10/15/2030

   

644,000

     

629,429

   

Coinstar Funding LLC 2017-1A A2 — 5.216% 4/25/2047(f)

   

2,503,220

     

2,124,538

   

Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2021-2 C — 0.940% 12/22/2026(f)

   

765,000

     

732,725

   

Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2022-1 A3 — 2.490% 8/23/2027(f)

   

7,144,000

     

6,964,706

   

Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2022-1 B — 2.720% 8/23/2027(f)

   

1,109,000

     

1,062,974

   

Dell Equipment Finance Trust 2022-1 C — 2.940% 8/23/2027(f)

   

1,139,000

     

1,090,924

   

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC 2022-3 A3 — 4.290% 7/20/2029(f)

   

760,000

     

728,546

   

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC 2021-3 A2 — 0.770% 8/20/2027(f)

   

1,642,224

     

1,576,882

   

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC 2022-2 A3 — 4.790% 5/21/2029(f)

   

2,419,000

     

2,360,719

   

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC 2023-1 A3 — 5.420% 10/22/2029(f)

   

2,522,000

     

2,496,710

   

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC 2023-2 A3 — 5.500% 4/22/2030(f)

   

3,800,000

     

3,767,950

   

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC 2022-4 A3 — 5.650% 10/22/2029(f)

   

1,601,000

     

1,598,610

   
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A 2018-4 A —
4.060% 11/15/2030
   

7,790,000

     

7,363,181

   

GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust 2019-2 A — 2.900% 4/15/2026(f)

   

1,953,000

     

1,906,066

   

GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust 2023-2 A — 5.340% 6/17/2030(f)

   

1,938,000

     

1,938,773

   

GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables 2023-1 A4 — 5.060% 3/15/2030(f)

   

1,675,000

     

1,646,400

   

Hertz Vehicle Financing III LP 2021-2A A — 1.680% 12/27/2027(f)

   

3,499,000

     

3,048,773

   

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC 2022-2A A — 2.330% 6/26/2028(f)

   

3,489,000

     

3,070,164

   

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC 2022-4A A — 3.730% 9/25/2026(f)

   

2,712,000

     

2,582,576

   

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC 2022-5A A — 3.890% 9/25/2028(f)

   

6,142,000

     

5,778,655

   

HPEFS Equipment Trust 2022-1A A3 — 1.380% 5/21/2029(f)

   

3,943,000

     

3,839,920

   

HPEFS Equipment Trust 2022-1A B — 1.790% 5/21/2029(f)

   

1,619,000

     

1,539,307

   

HPEFS Equipment Trust 2022-1A C — 1.960% 5/21/2029(f)

   

1,076,000

     

1,014,030

   

HPEFS Equipment Trust 2022-2A B — 4.200% 9/20/2029(f)

   

718,000

     

686,752

   

HPEFS Equipment Trust 2022-2A C — 4.430% 9/20/2029(f)

   

416,000

     

396,618

   

John Deere Owner Trust 2023-A A4 — 5.010% 12/17/2029

   

1,372,000

     

1,360,229

   

John Deere Owner Trust 2023-B A4 — 5.110% 5/15/2030

   

1,203,000

     

1,194,478

   


26


FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

BONDS & DEBENTURES — Continued

  Principal
Amount
 

Fair Value

 

Kubota Credit Owner Trust 2023-1A A4 — 5.070% 2/15/2029(f)

 

$

876,000

   

$

852,482

   
NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust 2021-1A A —
0.850% 7/15/2026(f)
   

253,000

     

239,280

   
NextGear Floorplan Master Owner Trust 2022-1A A2 —
2.800% 3/15/2027(f)
   

4,685,000

     

4,439,788

   

Verizon Master Trust 2022-4 B — 3.640% 11/20/2028

   

2,555,000

     

2,425,073

   

Verizon Master Trust 2022-4 C — 3.890% 11/20/2028

   

663,000

     

629,066

   

Verizon Master Trust 2023-3 A — 4.730% 4/21/2031(f)

   

5,567,000

     

5,509,289

   

Wheels SPV 2 LLC 2020-1A A3 — 0.620% 8/20/2029(f)

   

3,542,000

     

3,466,670

   
   

$

90,548,024

   

OTHER — 17.2%

 
ABPCI Direct Lending Fund ABS I Ltd. 2020-1A A —
3.199% 12/20/2030(f)
 

$

1,284,000

   

$

1,195,898

   
ABPCI Direct Lending Fund ABS I Ltd. 2020-1A B —
4.935% 12/20/2030(f)
   

3,273,000

     

3,033,992

   
ABPCI Direct Lending Fund ABS II LLC 2022-2A A1,
3M TSFR + 2.100% — 7.179% 3/1/2032(e)(f)
   

1,670,000

     

1,643,509

   
ABPCI Direct Lending Fund ABS II LLC 2022-2A C —
8.237% 3/1/2032(f)
   

6,978,000

     

5,860,920

   

American Tower Trust I — 5.490% 3/15/2028(f)

   

5,806,000

     

5,793,277

   

Brazos Securitization LLC — 5.014% 3/1/2034(f)

   

863,000

     

851,213

   

CARS-DB4 LP 2020-1A A1 — 2.690% 2/15/2050(f)

   

292,173

     

276,764

   

Cleco Securitization I LLC A-1 — 4.016% 3/1/2033

   

1,820,122

     

1,727,644

   
Cologix Data Centers US Issuer LLC 2021-1A A2 —
3.300% 12/26/2051(f)
   

4,273,000

     

3,786,105

   

Cologix Data Centers US Issuer LLC 2021-1A C — 5.990% 12/26/2051(f)

   

3,235,000

     

2,649,106

   

Conn's Receivables Funding LLC 2021-A B — 2.870% 5/15/2026(f)

   

265,655

     

265,474

   

DataBank Issuer 2021-1A A2 — 2.060% 2/27/2051(f)

   

1,400,000

     

1,227,165

   

DataBank Issuer 2021-1A C — 4.430% 2/27/2051(f)

   

1,500,000

     

1,172,836

   

Diamond Infrastructure Funding LLC 2021-1A C — 3.475% 4/15/2049(f)

   

512,000

     

445,254

   

Diamond Issuer 2021-1A C — 3.787% 11/20/2051(f)

   

1,718,000

     

1,369,768

   

Elm Trust 2020-4A A2 — 2.286% 10/20/2029(f)

   

301,924

     

277,194

   

Elm Trust 2020-3A A2 — 2.954% 8/20/2029(f)

   

4,595,182

     

4,265,155

   

Elm Trust 2020-4A B — 3.866% 10/20/2029(f)

   

940,049

     

805,089

   

Elm Trust 2020-3A B — 4.481% 8/20/2029(f)

   

729,060

     

637,465

   

FCI Funding LLC 2021-1A A — 1.130% 4/15/2033(f)

   

121,266

     

115,837

   
Golub Capital Partners ABS Funding Ltd. 2021-1A A2 —
2.773% 4/20/2029(f)
   

3,868,000

     

3,564,681

   
Golub Capital Partners ABS Funding Ltd. 2021-2A A —
2.944% 10/19/2029(f)
   

4,896,000

     

4,292,075

   


27


FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

BONDS & DEBENTURES — Continued

  Principal
Amount
 

Fair Value

 
Golub Capital Partners ABS Funding Ltd. 2020-1A A2 —
3.208% 1/22/2029(f)
 

$

2,267,000

   

$

2,111,144

   
Golub Capital Partners ABS Funding Ltd. 2021-1A B —
3.816% 4/20/2029(f)
   

1,924,000

     

1,745,836

   
Golub Capital Partners ABS Funding Ltd. 2021-2A B —
3.994% 10/19/2029(f)
   

5,697,000

     

4,888,865

   
Golub Capital Partners ABS Funding Ltd. 2020-1A B —
4.496% 1/22/2029(f)
   

1,404,000

     

1,275,276

   
Gracie Point International Funding 2021-1A A,
1M USD LIBOR + 0.750% — 5.920% 11/1/2023(e)(f)
   

1,554,437

     

1,553,196

   

Hotwire Funding LLC 2021-1 C — 4.459% 11/20/2051(f)

   

1,250,000

     

1,039,694

   

Hotwire Funding LLC 2023-1A A2 — 5.687% 5/20/2053(f)

   

1,385,000

     

1,380,649

   

Kansas Gas Service Securitization I LLC — 5.486% 8/1/2034

   

5,395,000

     

5,424,239

   

Legal Fee Funding LLC 2006-1A A — 8.000% 7/20/2036(c)(f)

   

21,349

     

21,349

   

MetroNet Infrastructure Issuer LLC 2022-1A A2 — 6.350% 10/20/2052(f)

   

3,800,000

     

3,661,695

   

Monroe Capital ABS Funding Ltd. 2021-1A A2 — 2.815% 4/22/2031(f)

   

2,912,000

     

2,733,119

   

Monroe Capital ABS Funding Ltd. 2021-1A B — 3.908% 4/22/2031(f)

   

907,000

     

849,075

   
Monroe Capital Income Plus ABS Funding LLC 2022-1A A —
4.050% 4/30/2032(f)
   

3,700,000

     

3,231,436

   

NRZ Advance Receivables Trust 2020-T2 AT2 — 1.475% 9/15/2053(f)

   

2,720,000

     

2,681,908

   

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority — 3.877% 5/1/2037

   

1,939,590

     

1,880,604

   

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority — 4.135% 12/1/2033

   

2,290,705

     

2,249,338

   

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority — 4.285% 2/1/2034

   

854,273

     

822,760

   

Oportun Funding XIV LLC 2021-A A — 1.210% 3/8/2028(f)

   

433,694

     

413,607

   

Oportun Issuance Trust 2021-B A — 1.470% 5/8/2031(f)

   

1,020,000

     

921,855

   

Oportun Issuance Trust 2021-C A — 2.180% 10/8/2031(f)

   

4,976,000

     

4,476,775

   
Owl Rock Technology Financing LLC 2020-1A A,
3M USD LIBOR + 2.950% — 8.210% 1/15/2031(e)(f)
   

3,063,558

     

3,031,332

   

PFS Financing Corp. 2022-D A — 4.270% 8/15/2027(f)

   

5,205,000

     

5,054,242

   

PFS Financing Corp. 2021-A A — 0.710% 4/15/2026(f)

   

2,543,000

     

2,434,004

   

PFS Financing Corp. 2021-B A — 0.770% 8/15/2026(f)

   

1,925,000

     

1,810,885

   

PFS Financing Corp. 2021-A B — 0.960% 4/15/2026(f)

   

310,000

     

294,417

   

PFS Financing Corp. 2020-G A — 0.970% 2/15/2026(f)

   

3,998,000

     

3,869,336

   

PFS Financing Corp. 2021-B B — 1.090% 8/15/2026(f)

   

713,000

     

664,079

   

PFS Financing Corp. 2020-G B — 1.570% 2/15/2026(f)

   

197,000

     

191,100

   

PFS Financing Corp. 2022-A A — 2.470% 2/15/2027(f)

   

6,716,000

     

6,349,228

   

PFS Financing Corp. 2022-A B — 2.770% 2/15/2027(f)

   

1,380,000

     

1,297,888

   

PFS Financing Corp. 2022-C A — 3.890% 5/15/2027(f)

   

5,700,000

     

5,490,566

   

PFS Financing Corp. 2022-C B — 4.390% 5/15/2027(f)

   

879,000

     

828,386

   

PG&E Recovery Funding LLC — 5.045% 7/15/2034

   

2,244,000

     

2,231,360

   


28


FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

BONDS & DEBENTURES — Continued

  Principal
Amount
 

Fair Value

 

PG&E Wildfire Recovery Funding LLC — 4.022% 6/1/2033

 

$

3,893,595

   

$

3,724,573

   

SBA Tower Trust — 1.631% 5/15/2051(f)

   

1,380,000

     

1,181,669

   

SBA Tower Trust — 2.328% 7/15/2052(f)

   

1,767,000

     

1,503,074

   

SBA Tower Trust — 6.599% 1/15/2028(f)

   

1,049,000

     

1,067,217

   

SpringCastle America Funding LLC 2020-AA A — 1.970% 9/25/2037(f)

   

1,171,853

     

1,049,358

   

Texas Natural Gas Securitization Finance Corp. — 5.102% 4/1/2035

   

794,000

     

793,378

   

TVEST LLC 2020-A A — 4.500% 7/15/2032(f)

   

100,958

     

100,040

   

Vantage Data Centers LLC 2020-1A A2 — 1.645% 9/15/2045(f)

   

1,344,000

     

1,247,387

   

VCP RRL ABS I Ltd. 2021-1A A — 2.152% 10/20/2031(f)

   

1,793,144

     

1,621,314

   

VCP RRL ABS I Ltd. 2021-1A B — 2.848% 10/20/2031(f)

   

2,828,431

     

2,549,287

   

VCP RRL ABS I Ltd. 2021-1A C — 5.425% 10/20/2031(f)

   

4,390,873

     

3,917,778

   
WEPCo Environmental Trust Finance LLC 2021-1 A —
1.578% 12/15/2035
   

974,785

     

813,151

   
   

$

141,733,890

   
TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $510,746,156)  

$

490,473,753

   

CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES — 9.3%

 

COMMUNICATIONS — 1.7%

 

Amazon.com, Inc. — 1.650% 5/12/2028

 

$

1,834,000

   

$

1,598,043

   

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. — 6.375% 9/1/2029(f)

   

2,633,000

     

2,468,437

   

Consolidated Communications, Inc. — 6.500% 10/1/2028(f)

   

1,119,000

     

881,213

   

DISH Network Corp. — 11.750% 11/15/2027(f)

   

2,000,000

     

1,942,500

   

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC — 5.875% 10/15/2027(f)

   

3,066,000

     

2,797,725

   

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC — 6.000% 1/15/2030(f)

   

1,636,000

     

1,202,460

   

Upwork, Inc. — 0.250% 8/15/2026

   

3,400,000

     

2,753,614

   
   

$

13,643,992

   

CONSUMER, CYCLICAL — 1.1%

 

Air Canada Pass-Through Trust 2017-1AA AA — 3.300% 7/15/2031(f)

 

$

1,934,005

   

$

1,712,148

   

Air Canada Pass-Through Trust 2020-1 C — 10.500% 7/15/2026(f)

   

1,030,000

     

1,104,675

   

Aramark Services, Inc. — 6.375% 5/1/2025(f)

   

2,460,000

     

2,456,925

   

CD&R Smokey Buyer, Inc. — 6.750% 7/15/2025(f)

   

3,866,000

     

3,576,050

   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. — 11.500% 6/1/2025(f)

   

254,000

     

269,494

   
   

$

9,119,292

   

CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL — 1.3%

 

Cimpress PLC — 7.000% 6/15/2026

 

$

8,557,000

   

$

7,744,085

   
Heartland Dental LLC/Heartland Dental Finance Corp. —
10.500% 4/30/2028(f)
   

3,247,000

     

3,226,706

   
   

$

10,970,791

   


29


FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

BONDS & DEBENTURES — Continued

  Principal
Amount
 

Fair Value

 

FINANCIAL — 4.6%

 

Ares Capital Corp. — 2.875% 6/15/2028

 

$

4,700,000

   

$

3,882,355

   

Blackstone Private Credit Fund — 4.000% 1/15/2029

   

4,500,000

     

3,779,487

   

Golub Capital BDC, Inc. — 3.375% 4/15/2024

   

1,487,000

     

1,446,054

   

Midcap Financial Issuer Trust — 6.500% 5/1/2028(f)

   

10,563,000

     

9,397,901

   

OWL Rock Core Income Corp. — 5.500% 3/21/2025

   

3,919,000

     

3,765,497

   

OWL Rock Core Income Corp. — 4.700% 2/8/2027

   

5,384,000

     

4,869,297

   

OWL Rock Core Income Corp. — 7.750% 9/16/2027(f)

   

5,122,000

     

5,090,314

   

OWL Rock Core Income Corp. — 7.950% 6/13/2028(f)

   

5,727,000

     

5,735,012

   
   

$

37,965,917

   

TECHNOLOGY — 0.6%

 

Hlend Senior Notes — 8.170% 3/15/2028(b)(c)(d)

 

$

5,000,000

   

$

5,000,000

   
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (Cost $78,651,260)  

$

76,699,992

   

CORPORATE BANK DEBT — 3.3%

 
ABG Intermediate Holdings 2 LLC, 1M SOFR + 0.100% —
11.203% 12/20/2029(b)(e)(i)
 

$

2,434,000

   

$

2,251,450

   

Asurion LLC, 3M USD LIBOR + 3.000% — 8.538% 11/3/2024(b)(e)(i)

   

3,517,787

     

3,508,992

   

Axiom Global, Inc., 1M SOFR + 4.750% — 9.941% 10/1/2026(b)(e)(i)

   

3,063,504

     

2,933,305

   

Azalea Topco, Inc., 1M SOFR + 3.500% — 8.717% 7/24/2026(b)(e)(i)

   

1,940,438

     

1,882,224

   
Capstone Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 2020 Delayed Draw Term Loan,
1M SOFR + 4.750% — 9.953% 11/12/2027(b)(e)(i)(j)
   

90,409

     

86,793

   
Capstone Acquisition Holdings, Inc. 2020 Term Loan,
1M SOFR + 4.750% — 9.953% 11/12/2027(b)(e)(i)
   

1,775,517

     

1,704,496

   
Cimpress Public Ltd., 1M USD LIBOR + 3.500% —
8.693% 5/17/2028(b)(e)(i)
   

1,194,620

     

1,161,768

   

Emerald Topco, Inc., 1M SOFR + 3.500% — 8.716% 7/24/2026(b)(e)(i)

   

2,060,698

     

1,999,516

   
Farfetch U.S. Holdings, Inc., 3M SOFR + 6.250% —
11.299% 10/20/2027(b)(e)(i)
   

3,980,000

     

3,741,200

   
Frontier Communications Corp., 1M USD LIBOR + 3.750% —
9.000% 5/1/2028(b)(e)(i)
   

1,101,643

     

1,063,911

   
Heartland Dental LLC, 1M SOFR + 5.000% —
10.102% 4/30/2028(b)(e)(i)
   

920,000

     

887,230

   
JC Penney Corp., Inc., 1M USD LIBOR + 9.500% —
9.500% 6/23/2023(b)(e)(i)
   

480,181

     

48

   
Lealand Finance Company B.V. Super Senior Exit LC —
5.250% 6/30/2024(b)(i)(j)(k)
   

640,000

     

(134,400

)

 
Polaris Newco, LLC Term Loan B, 3M USD LIBOR + 4.000% —
9.538% 6/2/2028(b)(e)(i)
   

2,656,915

     

2,427,092

   


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FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

BONDS & DEBENTURES — Continued

  Principal
Amount
 

Fair Value

 
WH Borrower LLC, Term Loan B, 3M SOFR + 5.500% —
10.486% 2/15/2027(b)(e)(i)
 

$

2,804,670

   

$

2,748,577

   
Windstream Services LLC, 1M SOFR + 0.100% —
11.452% 9/21/2027(b)(e)(i)
   

824,199

     

764,444

   
TOTAL CORPORATE BANK DEBT (Cost $27,740,562)  

$

27,026,646

   

CONVERTIBLE BOND — 0.3%

 

Opendoor Technologies, Inc. — 0.250% 8/15/2026(f) (Cost $2,492,750)

 

$

4,000,000

   

$

2,749,779

   

U.S. TREASURIES — 9.6%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills — 5.039% 7/11/2023(g)

 

$

31,603,000

   

$

31,567,997

   

U.S. Treasury Notes — 3.625% 5/31/2028

   

35,444,000

     

34,661,453

   

U.S. Treasury Notes — 4.000% 6/30/2028

   

12,858,000

     

12,788,398

   
TOTAL U.S. TREASURIES (Cost $79,313,190)  

$

79,017,848

   
TOTAL BONDS & DEBENTURES — 97.0% (Cost $826,372,895)  

$

798,489,163

   
TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES — 97.2% (Cost $828,301,311)  

$

800,135,760

   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 1.6%

 
State Street Bank Repurchase Agreement — 1.52% 7/3/2023
(Dated 06/30/2023, repurchase price of $12,997,646, collateralized by
$14,729,900 principal amount U.S. Treasury Notes — 0.500% 2026,
fair value $13,256,009)(l)
 

$

12,996,000

   

$

12,996,000

   
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $12,996,000)  

$

12,996,000

   
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.8% (Cost $841,297,311)  

$

813,131,760

   

Other Assets and Liabilities, net — 1.2%

   

10,153,269

   

NET ASSETS — 100.0%

 

$

823,285,029

   


31


FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

(a)  Non-income producing security.

(b)  Restricted securities. These restricted securities constituted 4.38% of total net assets at June 30, 2023, most of which are considered liquid by the Adviser. These securities are not registered and may not be sold to the public. There are legal and/or contractual restrictions on resale. The Fund does not have the right to demand that such securities be registered. The values of these securities are determined by valuations provided by pricing services, brokers, dealers, market makers, or in good faith under policies adopted by authority of the Fund's Board of Trustees.

(c)  Investments categorized as a significant unobservable input (Level 3) (See Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements).

(d)  These securities have been valued in good faith under policies adopted by authority of the Board of Trustees in accordance with the Fund's fair value procedures. These securities constituted 0.73% of total net assets at June 30, 2023.

(e)  Variable/Floating Rate Security — The rate shown is based on the latest available information as of June 30, 2023. For Corporate Bank Debt, the rate shown may represent a weighted average interest rate. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description.

(f)  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, typically only to qualified institutional buyers. Unless otherwise indicated, these securities are not considered to be illiquid.

(g)  Zero coupon bond. Coupon amount represents effective yield to maturity.

(h)  Step Coupon — Coupon rate increases in increments to maturity. Rate disclosed is as of June 30, 2023.

(i)  For corporate bank debt, the rate shown represents a weighted average interest rate if a high-low range of interest rates is listed.

(j)  As of June 30, 2023 the Fund had entered into commitments to fund various delayed draw debt-related investments. Such commitments are subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the documents governing those investments and there can be no assurance that such conditions will be satisfied. See Note 9 of the Notes to Financial Statements for further information on these commitments and contingencies.

(k)  All or a portion of this holding is subject to unfunded loan commitments. The stated interest rate reflects the weighted average of the reference rate and spread for the funded portion, if any, and the commitment fees on the portion of the loan that is unfunded.

(l)  Security pledged as collateral (See Note 8 of the Notes to Financial Statements).

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
32


FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — RESTRICTED SECURITIES

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Issuer

  Acquisition
Date(s)
 

Cost

 

Fair Value

  Fair
Value as a %
of Net Assets
 
ABG Intermediate Holdings 2 LLC         
1M SOFR + 0.100% —         
11.203% 12/20/2029
 

01/05/2023

 

$

2,255,880

   

$

2,251,450

     

0.27

%

 
Asurion LLC 3M USD
LIBOR + 3.000% — 8.538%
11/3/2024
 

03/08/2022, 06/16/2022

   

3,495,404

     

3,508,992

     

0.43

%

 
Axiom Global, Inc.
1M SOFR + 4.750% — 9.941%
10/1/2026
 

11/18/2021, 11/19/2021

   

3,042,355

     

2,933,305

     

0.36

%

 
Azalea Topco, Inc. 1M USD
LIBOR + 3.750% —
8.832% 7/24/2026
 

02/17/2022, 06/23/2022

   

1,895,679

     

1,882,224

     

0.23

%

 
BTC Holdings Fund I LLC —
8.020% 1/28/2027
 

09/01/2021

   

376,586

     

376,586

     

0.05

%

 
BTC Offshore Holdings Fund
3M USD LIBOR + 2.650% —
7.920% 10/20/2029
 

01/20/2022

   

2,000,000

     

2,000,000

     

0.24

%

 
Capstone Acquisition Holdings,
Inc. 2020 Delayed Draw Term
Loan 1M SOFR + 4.750% —
9.953% 11/12/2027
 

04/30/2021

   

90,126

     

86,793

     

0.01

%

 
Capstone Acquisition Holdings,
Inc. 2020 Term Loan
1M SOFR + 4.750% — 9.953%
11/12/2027
 

04/30/2021

   

1,765,744

     

1,704,496

     

0.21

%

 
Cimpress Public Ltd. 1M USD
LIBOR + 3.500% — 8.693%
5/17/2028
  03/08/2022, 05/16/2022,
06/16/2022, 09/15/2022,
10/21/2022
   

1,186,265

     

1,161,768

     

0.14

%

 

Copper Earn Out Trust

 

12/07/2020

   

     

27,311

     

0.00

%

 
Copper Property CTL Pass-Through
Trust
  01/17/2019, 02/08/2019,
03/11/2019, 06/08/2020,
07/10/2020
   

939,850

     

614,460

     

0.08

%

 
Emerald Topco, Inc.
1M SOFR + 3.500% — 8.716%
7/24/2026
 

09/20/2021, 12/02/2021

   

2,051,548

     

1,999,516

     

0.24

%

 
Farfetch U.S. Holdings, Inc.
3M SOFR + 6.250% — 11.299%
10/20/2027
 

09/27/2022, 09/28/2022

   

3,757,164

     

3,741,200

     

0.45

%

 


33


FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS — RESTRICTED SECURITIES (Continued)

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

Issuer

  Acquisition
Date(s)
 

Cost

 

Fair Value

  Fair
Value as a %
of Net Assets
 
Frontier Communications Corp.         
1M USD LIBOR + 3.750% —         
9.000% 5/1/2028
 

04/09/2021

 

$

1,093,921

   

$

1,063,911

     

0.13

%

 
Heartland Dental LLC
1M SOFR + 5.000% — 10.102%
4/30/2028
 

02/23/2022, 06/23/2022

   

901,466

     

887,230

     

0.11

%

 
Hlend Senior Notes — 8.170%
3/15/2028
 

02/16/2023

   

5,000,000

     

5,000,000

     

0.61

%

 
JC Penney Corp., Inc. 1M USD
LIBOR + 9.500% — 9.500%
6/23/2023
 

02/03/2021

   

     

48

     

0.00

%

 
Lealand Finance Company
B.V. Super Senior Exit LC —
5.250% 6/30/2024
 

02/28/2020

   

(1,508

)

   

(134,400

)

   

(0.02

)%

 

PHI Group, Inc., Restricted

 

08/19/2019

   

615,785

     

903,504

     

0.11

%

 
Polaris Newco, LLC Term Loan B
3M USD LIBOR + 4.000% —
9.538% 6/2/2028
 

02/23/2022, 06/16/2022

   

2,639,620

     

2,427,092

     

0.30

%

 
WH Borrower LLC, Term Loan B
3M SOFR + 5.500% — 10.486%
2/15/2027
 

02/09/2022

   

2,762,656

     

2,748,577

     

0.33

%

 
Windstream Holdings, Inc.
9/21/2055
 

11/16/2020

   

372,781

     

101,322

     

0.01

%

 
Windstream Services LLC
1M SOFR + 0.100% — 11.452%
9/21/2027
 

08/11/2020

   

804,242

     

764,444

     

0.09

%

 
TOTAL RESTRICTED
SECURITIES
     

$

37,045,564

   

$

36,049,829

     

4.38

%

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
34


FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

ASSETS

 

Investment securities — at fair value (identified cost $828,301,311)

 

$

800,135,760

   

Short-term investments — repurchase agreements

   

12,996,000

   

Cash

   

73,876

   

Receivable for:

 

Dividends and interest

   

5,528,983

   

Investment securities sold

   

4,676,605

   

Capital Stock sold

   

2,012,098

   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   

10,515

   

Total assets

   

825,433,837

   

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for:

 

Investment securities purchased

   

1,164,731

   

Capital Stock repurchased

   

414,712

   

Advisory fees

   

278,693

   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

   

290,672

   

Other commitments and contingencies — Note 9

     

Total liabilities

   

2,148,808

   

NET ASSETS

 

$

823,285,029

   

SUMMARY OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 
Capital Stock — no par value; unlimited authorized shares;
84,214,125 outstanding shares
 

$

84,214,125

   

Additional Paid-in Capital

   

773,371,481

   

Distributable earnings

   

(34,300,577

)

 

NET ASSETS

 

$

823,285,029

   

NET ASSET VALUE

 

Offering and redemption price per share

 

$

9.78

   

Advisor Class:

 

Net Assets

 

$

41,817,164

   

Shares outstanding, no par value; unlimited authorized shares

   

4,277,058

   

Offering and redemption price per share

 

$

9.78

   

Institutional Class:

 

Net Assets

 

$

781,467,865

   

Shares outstanding, no par value; unlimited authorized shares

   

79,937,067

   

Offering and redemption price per share

 

$

9.78

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
35


FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

Interest

 

$

20,019,659

   

Dividends

   

79,733

   

Total investment income

   

20,099,392

   

EXPENSES

 

Advisory fees

   

1,912,490

   

Transfer agent fees and expenses

   

290,553

   

Filing fees

   

59,365

   

Trustee fees and expenses

   

51,771

   

Custodian fees

   

41,712

   

Legal fees

   

41,292

   

Reports to shareholders

   

37,262

   

Audit and tax services fees

   

19,847

   

Other professional fees

   

16,667

   

Administrator fees

   

16,178

   

Other

   

6,784

   

Total expenses

   

2,493,921

   

Reimbursement from Adviser

   

(458,272

)

 

Net expenses

   

2,035,649

   

Net investment income

   

18,063,743

   

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on:

 

Investments

   

(3,273,048

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

 

Investments

   

10,012,453

   

Net realized and unrealized gain

   

6,739,405

   

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

 

$

24,803,148

   

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
36


FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
December 31, 2022
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

 

Operations:

 

Net investment income

 

$

18,063,743

   

$

21,685,109

   

Net realized loss

   

(3,273,048

)

   

(3,695,992

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   

10,012,453

     

(38,642,801

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

24,803,148

     

(20,653,684

)

 

Distributions to shareholders — Advisor Class

   

(549,825

)

   

(10,656

)

 

Distributions to shareholders — Institutional Class

   

(17,280,827

)

   

(21,290,588

)

 

Total distributions to shareholders

   

(17,830,652

)

   

(21,301,244

)

 

Capital Stock transactions:(a)

 

Proceeds from Capital Stock sold

   

244,179,219

     

468,803,510

   
Proceeds from shares issued to shareholders upon reinvestment of
dividends and distributions
   

14,493,330

     

17,343,822

   

Cost of Capital Stock repurchased

   

(127,757,345

)

   

(425,613,149

)

 

Net increase from Capital Stock transactions

   

130,915,204

     

60,534,183

   

Total change in net assets

   

137,887,700

     

18,579,255

   

NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of period

   

685,397,329

     

666,818,074

   

End of period

 

$

823,285,029

   

$

685,397,329

   

(a)  See Note 7, Capital Stock, in the Notes to Financial Statements.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
37


FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Data for Each Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
  Year Ended
December 31,
2022
  Period from
April 16,
through
December 31,
2021
 

Advisor Class

 

Per share operating performance:

 

Net asset value at beginning of period

 

$

9.68

   

$

10.24

   

$

10.32

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income(a)

   

0.23

     

0.34

     

0.13

   

Net realized and unrealized gain on investment securities

   

0.09

     

(0.63

)

   

(0.05

)

 

Total from investment operations

   

0.32

     

(0.29

)

   

0.08

   

Less distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.13

)

 

Distributions from net realized capital gains

   

     

     

(0.03

)

 

Total distributions

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.16

)

 

Net asset value at end of period

 

$

9.78

   

$

9.68

   

$

10.24

   

Total investment return(b)

   

3.34

%

   

(2.79

)%

   

0.85

%

 

Ratios/supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000's)

 

$

41,817

   

$

1,083

   

$

32

   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

 

Before reimbursement from Adviser

   

0.65

%(c)

   

0.70

%

   

3.06

%(c)

 

After reimbursement from Adviser

   

0.58

%(c)

   

0.56

%

   

0.59

%(c)

 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

 

Before reimbursement from Adviser

   

4.70

%(c)

   

3.32

%

   

(0.69

)%(c)

 

After reimbursement from Adviser

   

4.76

%(c)

   

3.45

%

   

1.79

%(c)

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

30

%(c)

   

31

%

   

35

%(c)

 

(a)  Per share amount is based on average shares outstanding.

(b)  Return is based on net asset value per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distributions, and does not reflect deduction of the sales charge.

(c)  Annualized.

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
38


FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Data for Each Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
 

Year Ended December 31,

 
   

(Unaudited)

 

2022

 

2021

 

2020

 

2019

 

Institutional Class

 

Per share operating performance:

 

Net asset value at beginning of period

 

$

9.68

   

$

10.24

   

$

10.29

   

$

10.13

   

$

10.00

   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income(a)

   

0.23

     

0.29

     

0.20

     

0.27

     

0.28

   
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on
investment securities
   

0.09

     

(0.57

)

   

(0.02

)

   

0.20

     

0.10

   

Total from investment operations

   

0.32

     

(0.28

)

   

0.18

     

0.47

     

0.38

   

Less distributions:

 

Dividends from net investment income

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.20

)

   

(0.27

)

   

(0.25

)

 
Distributions from net realized
capital gains
   

     

     

(0.03

)

   

(0.04

)

   

   

Total distributions

   

(0.22

)

   

(0.28

)

   

(0.23

)

   

(0.31

)

   

(0.25

)

 

Net asset value at end of period

 

$

9.78

   

$

9.68

   

$

10.24

   

$

10.29

   

$

10.13

   

Total investment return(b)

   

3.48

%

   

(2.82

)%

   

1.77

%

   

4.70

%

   

3.78

%

 

Ratios/supplemental data:

 

Net assets, end of period (in 000's)

 

$

781,468

   

$

684,315

   

$

666,786

   

$

332,377

   

$

140,089

   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

 

Before reimbursement from Adviser

   

0.65

%(c)

   

0.67

%

   

0.71

%

   

0.77

%

   

1.01

%

 

After reimbursement from Adviser

   

0.53

%(c)

   

0.51

%

   

0.49

%

   

0.39

%

   

0.39

%

 
Ratio of net investment income to
average net assets:
 

Before reimbursement from Adviser

   

4.60

%(c)

   

2.75

%

   

1.69

%

   

2.25

%

   

2.11

%

 

After reimbursement from Adviser

   

4.72

%(c)

   

2.91

%

   

1.91

%

   

2.63

%

   

2.74

%

 

Portfolio turnover rate

   

30

%(c)

   

31

%

   

35

%

   

39

%

   

30

%

 

(a)  Per share amount is based on average shares outstanding.

(b)  Return is based on net asset value per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distributions, and does not reflect deduction of the sales charge.

(c)  Annualized

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
39


FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 — Significant Accounting Policies

FPA Flexible Fixed Income Fund (the "Fund") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as a diversified, open-end, management investment company. The Fund's primary investment objective is to seek current income and long-term total return. Capital preservation is also a consideration. The Fund qualifies as an investment company pursuant to Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) No. 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A.  Security Valuation

The Fund's investments are reported at fair value as defined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, ("U.S. GAAP"). The Fund generally determines its net asset value as of approximately 4:00 p.m. New York time each day the New York Stock Exchange is open. Further discussion of valuation methods, inputs and classifications can be found under Disclosure of Fair Value Measurements.

B.  Securities Transactions and Related Investment Income

Securities transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Market discounts and premiums on fixed income securities are amortized over the expected life of the securities using effective interest rate method. Realized gains or losses are based on the specific identification method.

C.  Use of Estimates

The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

D.  Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, which provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting if certain criteria are met. The guidance is effective from March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2024. The Adviser is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance on the Fund's financial statements.

In June 2022, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2022-03, Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions ("ASU 2022-03"). ASU 2022-03 clarifies the guidance in ASC 820, related to the measurement of the fair value of an equity security subject to contractual sale restrictions, where it eliminates the ability to apply a discount to fair value of these securities, and introduces disclosure requirements related to such equity securities. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2023, and allows for early adoption. Management is currently evaluating the impact of applying this update.

Effective January 24, 2023, the SEC adopted rule and form amendments to require mutual funds and ETFs to transmit concise and visually engaging streamlined annual and semiannual reports to shareholders that highlight key information deemed important for retail investors to assess and monitor their fund investments. Other information, including financial statements, will no longer appear in the funds' streamlined shareholder reports but must be available online, delivered free of charge upon request, and filed on a semiannual basis on Form N-CSR. The rule and form amendments have a compliance date of July 24, 2024.


40


FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

(Unaudited)

At this time, management is evaluating the impact of these rule and form amendment changes on the content of the current shareholder report and the newly created annual and semiannual streamlined shareholder reports.

NOTE 2 — Risk Considerations

Investing in the Fund may involve certain risks including, but not limited to, those described below.

Market Risk: Because the values of the Fund's investments will fluctuate with market conditions, so will the value of your investment in the Fund. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund or the Fund could underperform other investments.

Interest Rate and Credit Risk: The values of, and the income generated by, most debt securities held by the Fund may be affected by changing interest rates and by changes in the effective maturities and credit rating of these securities. For example, the value of debt securities in the Fund's portfolio generally will decline when interest rates rise and increase when interest rates fall. In addition, falling interest rates may cause an issuer to redeem, call or refinance a security before its stated maturity, which may result in the Fund having to reinvest the proceeds in lower yielding securities.

Mortgage-Backed and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk: The values of some mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities may expose the Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. When interest rates rise, the value of mortgage-related securities generally will decline; however, when interest rates are declining, the value of mortgage related-securities with prepayment features may not increase as much as other fixed income securities. The rate of prepayments on underlying mortgages will affect the price and volatility of a mortgage-related security, and may shorten or extend the effective maturity of the security beyond what was anticipated at the time of purchase. If an unanticipated rate of prepayment on underlying mortgages increases the effective maturity of a mortgage-related security, the volatility of the security can be expected to increase. The value of these securities may also fluctuate in response to the market's perception of the creditworthiness of the issuers. Additionally, although mortgages and mortgage-related securities are generally supported by some form of government or private guarantee and/or insurance, there is no assurance that private guarantors or insurers will meet their obligations.

Stripped Mortgage-Backed Interest Only ("I/O") and Principal Only ("P/O") Securities: Stripped mortgage backed securities are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. In certain cases, one class will receive all of the interest payments on the underlying mortgages (the I/O class), while the other class will receive all of the principal payments (the P/O class). The Fund currently has investments in I/O securities. The yield to maturity on I/Os is sensitive to the rate of principal repayments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets, and principal payments may have a material effect on yield-to-maturity. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a Fund may not fully recoup its initial investment in I/Os.

Credit Risk: Debt securities are subject to credit risk, meaning that the issuer of the debt security may default or fail to make timely payments of principal or interest. The values of any of the Fund's investments may also decline in response to events affecting the issuer or its credit rating. The lower rated debt securities in which the Fund may invest are considered speculative and are generally subject to greater volatility and risk of loss than investment grade securities, particularly in deteriorating economic conditions. The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in securities of issuers that hold mortgage-and asset-backed securities and direct investments in securities backed by commercial and residential mortgage loans and other financial assets. The value and related income of these securities is sensitive to changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults. Continuing shifts in the market's perception of credit quality on securities backed by commercial and residential mortgage loans and other financial assets may result in increased volatility of market price and periods of illiquidity that can negatively impact the valuation of certain securities held by the Fund.


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

(Unaudited)

Repurchase Agreements: Repurchase agreements permit the Fund to maintain liquidity and earn income over periods of time as short as overnight. Repurchase agreements held by the Fund are fully collateralized by U.S. Government securities, or securities issued by U.S. Government agencies, or securities that are within the three highest credit categories assigned by established rating agencies (Aaa, Aa, or A by Moody's or AAA, AA or A by Standard & Poor's) or, if not rated by Moody's or Standard & Poor's, are of equivalent investment quality as determined by the Adviser. Such collateral is in the possession of the Fund's custodian. The collateral is evaluated daily to ensure its fair value equals or exceeds the current fair value of the repurchase agreements including accrued interest. In the event of default on the obligation to repurchase, the Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation.

The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements, under the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement ("MRA"). The MRA permits the Fund, under certain circumstances including an event of default (such as bankruptcy or insolvency), to offset payables and/or receivables under the MRA with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from the Fund. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against such a right of offset in the event of a MRA counterparty's bankruptcy or insolvency. Pursuant to the terms of the MRA, the Fund receives securities as collateral with a fair value in excess of the repurchase price to be received by the Fund upon the maturity of the repurchase transaction. Upon a bankruptcy or insolvency of the MRA counterparty, the Fund recognizes a liability with respect to such excess collateral to reflect the Fund's obligation under bankruptcy law to return the excess to the counterparty. Repurchase agreements outstanding at the end of the period are listed in the Fund's Portfolio of Investments.

NOTE 3 — Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities

Cost of purchases of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) aggregated $268,533,256 for the period ended June 30, 2023. The proceeds and cost of securities sold resulting in net realized losses of $3,273,048 aggregated $104,641,120 and $107,914,168, respectively, for the period ended June 30, 2023.

NOTE 4 — Advisory Fees and Other Affiliated Transactions

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement (the "Agreement"), advisory fees were paid by the Fund to First Pacific Advisors, LP (the "Adviser"). Under the terms of this Agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser a monthly fee calculated at the annual rate of 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets. In addition, the Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund for Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage fees and commissions payable by the Fund in connection with the purchase or sale of portfolio securities, redemption liquidity service expenses, and extraordinary expenses, including litigation expenses not incurred in the Fund's ordinary course of business) in excess of 0.57% of the average net assets of the Fund attributable to the Advisor Class and 0.52% of the average net assets of the Fund attributable to the Institutional Class for the period ending April 30, 2023, and in excess of 0.60% of the average net assets of the Fund attributable to the Advisor Class and 0.55% of the average net assets of the Fund attributable to the Institutional Class for the one-year period ending April 30, 2024. During the term of the current expense limit agreement, beginning May 1, 2023 and ending April 30, 2024, any expenses reimbursed to the Fund by the Adviser during any of the previous 36 months may be recouped by the Adviser, provided the Fund's Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not exceed the then-applicable expense limit. Beginning May 1, 2023, any expenses reimbursed to the Fund by the Adviser during any of the previous 36 months may be recouped by the Adviser, provided the Fund's Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses do not exceed 0.74% of the average net assets of the Fund attributable to the Advisor Class and 0.64% of the average net assets of the Fund attributable to the Institutional Class for any subsequent calendar year, regardless of whether there is a then-effective higher expense limit. This agreement may only be terminated earlier by the Fund's Board of Trustees (the "Board") or upon termination of the Agreement. As of


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FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

(Unaudited)

June 30, 2023, the Adviser may seek recoupment of expense reimbursements in the amounts of $825,067, $1,079,162 $1,171,116 and $458,272 no later than December 31, 2023, December 31, 2024, December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2026, respectively.

For the period ended June 30, 2023, the Fund paid aggregate fees and expenses of $51,771 to all Trustees who are not affiliated persons of the Adviser. Certain officers of the Fund are also officers of the Adviser.

NOTE 5 — Federal Income Tax

No provision for federal income tax is required because the Fund has elected to be taxed as a "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") and intends to maintain this qualification and to distribute each year to its shareholders, in accordance with the minimum distribution requirements of the Code, its taxable net investment income and taxable net realized gains on investments.

The cost of investment securities held at June 30, 2023 was $828,301,974 for federal income tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for all investment at June 30, 2023, for federal income tax purposes was $2,035,126 and $30,201,340, respectively resulting in net unrealized depreciation of $28,166,214.

As of and during the period ended June 30, 2023, the Fund did not have any liability for unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the year, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties. The statute of limitations remains open for the last 3 years, once a return is filed. No examinations are in progress at this time.

NOTE 6 — Disclosure of Fair Value Measurements

The Fund uses the following methods and inputs to establish the fair value of its assets and liabilities. Use of particular methods and inputs may vary over time based on availability and relevance as market and economic conditions evolve.

Equity securities are generally valued each day at the official closing price of, or the last reported sale price on, the exchange or market on which such securities principally are traded, as of the close of business on that day.

If there have been no sales that day, equity securities are generally valued at the last available bid price. Securities that are unlisted and fixed-income and convertible securities listed on a national securities exchange for which the over-the-counter ("OTC") market more accurately reflects the securities' value in the judgment of the Fund's officers, are valued at the most recent bid price. However, most fixed income securities are generally valued at prices obtained from pricing vendors and brokers. Vendors value such securities based on one or more of the following inputs: transactions, bids, offers quotations from dealers and trading systems, spreads and other relationships observed in the markets among comparable securities, benchmarks, underlying equity of the issuer, and proprietary pricing models such as cash flows, financial or collateral performance and other reference data (includes prepayments, defaults, collateral, credit enhancements, and interest rate volatility). Short-term corporate notes with maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost.

Securities for which representative market quotations are not readily available or are considered unreliable by the Adviser are valued as determined in good faith under procedures adopted by the authority of the Fund's Board of Trustees. Various inputs may be reviewed in order to make a good faith determination of a security's value. These inputs include, but are not limited to, the type and cost of the security; contractual or legal restrictions on resale of the security; relevant financial or business developments of the issuer; actively traded similar or related securities; conversion or exchange rights on the security; related corporate actions; significant events occurring after the close of trading in the security; and changes in overall market conditions. Fair valuations and valuations of investments that are not actively trading involve judgment and may differ materially from valuations of investments that would have been used had greater market activity occurred.


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FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

(Unaudited)

The Fund classifies its assets based on three valuation methodologies. Level 1 values are based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets. Level 2 values are based on significant observable market inputs, such as quoted prices for similar assets and quoted prices in inactive markets or other market observable inputs as noted above including spreads, cash flows, financial performance, prepayments, defaults, collateral, credit enhancements, and interest rate volatility. Level 3 values are based on significant unobservable inputs that reflect the Fund's determination of assumptions that market participants might reasonably use in valuing the assets. The valuation levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following table presents the valuation levels of the Fund's investments as of June 30, 2023: (see Portfolio of Investments for industry categories):

Investments

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 

Common Stocks

 

Energy

   

     

   

$

903,504

   

$

903,504

   

Retailing

   

   

$

614,460

     

27,311

     

641,771

   

Warrant

 

Midstream — Oil & Gas

   

     

     

101,322

     

101,322

   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Agency

   

     

23,179,419

     

     

23,179,419

   

Agency Stripped

   

     

963,028

     

     

963,028

   

Non-Agency

   

     

52,339,738

     

     

52,339,738

   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

 

Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

   

     

616,034

     

     

616,034

   

Agency Pool Fixed Rate

   

     

96,201

     

     

96,201

   

Agency Stripped

   

     

84,885

     

     

84,885

   

Non-Agency Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

   

     

45,241,840

     

     

45,241,840

   

Asset-Backed Securities

 

Auto

   

     

120,559,111

     

     

120,559,111

   

Collateralized Loan Obligation

   

     

134,041,081

     

2,376,586

     

136,417,667

   

Credit Card

   

     

1,215,061

     

     

1,215,061

   

Equipment

   

     

90,548,024

     

     

90,548,024

   

Other

   

     

141,712,541

     

21,349

     

141,733,890

   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   

     

71,699,992

     

5,000,000

     

76,699,992

   

Corporate Bank Debt

   

     

27,026,646

     

     

27,026,646

   

Convertible Bond

   

     

2,749,779

     

     

2,749,779

   

U.S. Treasuries

   

     

79,017,848

     

     

79,017,848

   

Short-Term Investments

   

     

12,996,000

     

     

12,996,000

   
     

   

$

804,701,688

   

$

8,430,072

   

$

813,131,760

   


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FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

(Unaudited)

The following table summarizes the Fund's Level 3 investment securities and related transactions during the period ended June 30, 2023:

Investments

  Beginning
Value at
December 31,
2022
  Net
Realized
and
Unrealized
Gains
(Losses)*
 

Purchases

 

(Sales)

  Gross
Transfers
In/(Out)
  Ending
Value at
June 30,
2023
  Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
related to
Investments
held at
June 30,
2023
 

Common Stocks

 

$

1,743,850

   

$

(198,575

)

   

     

   

$

(614,460

)

 

$

930,815

   

$

(198,575

)

 
Warrants Midstream —
Oil & Gas
   

112,580

     

(11,258

)

   

     

     

     

101,322

     

(11,258

)

 
Asset-Backed Securities
Collateralized Loan
Obligation
   

2,542,479

     

     

   

$

(165,893

)

   

     

2,376,586

     

   
Asset-Backed Securities
Other
   

104,836

     

     

     

(83,487

)

   

     

21,349

     

388

   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

   

     

   

$

5,000,000

     

     

     

5,000,000

     

   
   

$

4,503,745

   

$

(209,833

)

 

$

5,000,000

   

$

(249,380

)

 

$

(614,460

)

 

$

8,430,072

   

$

(209,445

)

 

*  Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) are included in the related amounts in the statement of operations.

Transfers of investments between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are recorded at fair value as of the end of the reporting period. There were transfers of $614,460 out of Level 3 into Level 2. Transfers out of Level 3 were due to change in valuation technique from recent trade activity to vendor priced.

The following table summarizes the quantitative inputs and assumptions used for items categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2023:

Financial Assets

  Fair Value at
June 30, 2023
 

Valuation Technique(s)

  Unobservable
Inputs
 

Price/Range

  Weighted
Average Price
 

Common Stocks

 

$

27,311

   

Third-Party Broker Quote (b)

 

Quotes/Prices

 

$

3.50

   

$

3.50

   
     

903,504

   

Pricing Model (a)

 

Last Reported Trade

 

$

12.00

   

$

12.50

   

Warrants — Midstream Oil & Gas

 

$

101,322

   

Third-Party Broker Quote (b)

 

Quotes/Prices

 

$

9.00

   

$

9.00

   
Asset-Backed Securities Collateralized
Loan Obligation
 

$

2,376,586

   

Third-Party Broker Quote (b)

 

Quotes/Prices

 

$

100.00

   

$

100.00

   

Asset-Backed Securities — Other

 

$

21,349

   

Third-Party Broker Quote (b)

 

Quotes/Prices

 

$

100.00

   

$

100.00

   

Corporate Bonds & Notes

 

$

5,000,000

   

Pricing Model (c)

 

Cost

 

$

100.00

   

$

100.00

   

(a)  The Pricing Model technique for Level 3 securities involves the last reported trade in the security.

(b)  The Third Party Broker Quote technique for Level 3 securities involves obtaining an independent third-party broker quote for the security.

(c)  The fair value of the investment is based on the initial purchase price or more recent capital activity. If the financial condition of the underlying assets were to deteriorate, or if the market comparables were to fall, the value of the investment could be lower.


45


FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

(Unaudited)

NOTE 7 — Capital Stock

    Period Ended
June 30, 2023
  Year Ended
December 31, 2022
 
   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital Stock sold

 

Advisor Class

   

5,139,797

   

$

50,313,376

     

108,470

   

$

1,055,972

   

Institutional Class

   

19,801,642

     

193,865,843

     

47,097,825

     

467,747,538

   
Issued to shareholders upon
reinvestment of dividends and
distributions
 

Advisor Class

   

22,797

     

222,787

     

517

     

5,012

   

Institutional Class

   

1,460,394

     

14,270,543

     

1,761,416

     

17,338,810

   

Capital Stock repurchased

 

Advisor Class

   

(997,426

)

   

(9,788,213

)

   

(198

)

   

(1,925

)

 

Institutional Class

   

(12,054,788

)

   

(117,969,132

)

   

(43,274,379

)

   

(425,611,224

)

 

Change in Capital Stock outstanding

   

13,372,416

   

$

130,915,204

     

5,693,651

   

$

60,534,183

   

        

NOTE 8 — Collateral Requirements

FASB Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11, Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities, requires disclosures to make financial statements that are prepared under U.S. GAAP more comparable to those prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards. Under this guidance the Fund discloses both gross and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset such as instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. In addition, the Fund discloses collateral received and posted in connection with master netting agreements or similar arrangements.

The following table presents the Fund's OTC derivative assets, liabilities and master repurchase agreements by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an ISDA Master agreement or similar agreements and net of the related collateral received or pledged by the Fund as of June 30, 2023:

        Gross Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
     

Counterparty

  Gross Assets
(Liabilities)
in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
  Collateral
(Received)
Pledged
  Assets (Liabilities)
Available for Offset
  Net Amount
of Assets
(Liabilities)(a)
 
State Street Bank
Repurchase Agreement
 

$

12,996,000

   

$

(12,996,000

)(b)

   

     

   

(a)  Represents the net amount receivable (payable) from the counterparty in the event of default.

(b)  Collateral with a value of $13,256,009 has been received in connection with a master repurchase agreement. Excess of collateral received from the individual master repurchase agreement is not shown for financial reporting purposes.


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FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Continued)

(Unaudited)

NOTE 9 — Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Fund's investment activities involve executions, settlement and financing of various transactions resulting in receivables from, and payables to, brokers, dealers and the Fund's custodian. These activities may expose the Fund to risk in the event that such parties are unable to fulfill contractual obligations. Management does not anticipate any material losses from counterparties with whom it conducts business. Consistent with standard business practice, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The maximum exposure of the Fund under these arrangements and activities is unknown.

Commitments to extend credit or invest capital include loan or debt-related proceeds the Fund is obligated to advance, such as delayed draws or revolving credit arrangements, or delayed draws of investments in limited partnerships. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses. Unrealized gains or losses associated with unfunded commitments are recorded in the consolidated financial statements and reflected as an adjustment to the fair value of the related security in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. The par amount of the unfunded commitments is not recognized by the Fund until it becomes funded. As of June 30, 2023, the Fund was liable for the following unfunded commitments:

Asset Class

  Unfunded
Commitment
 

Corporate Bank Debt

 

$

640,000

   

NOTE 10 — Subsequent Events

The Advisor proposed, and the Directors approved, Mutual Fund Administration, LLC ("MFAC") and UMB Fund Services, Inc. ("UMB") to provide fund administration services and UMB to provide accounting and custody services currently performed by State Street Bank and Trust. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, the Fund has engaged Tait, Weller & Baker LLP as the Fund's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm to provide the audit and tax services currently performed by Ernst & Young LLP.

At a special meeting of shareholders held on June 1, 2023, the Fund's shareholders re-elected Directors Sandra Brown, Robert F. Goldrich and J. Richard Atwood, and elected two new Directors, John P. Zader and Maureen Quill. Simultaneously, Directors Alfred E. Osborne and Mark L. Lipson retired effective that same date. Additional information can be found in the Fund's Schedule 14A Proxy Statement dated April 10, 2023.

 

Total Shares Voted For

 

Total Shares Withheld

 

Sandra Brown

   

205,074,319

     

3,711,445

   

Robert F. Goldrich

   

204,729,047

     

4,056,717

   

John P. Zader

   

206,729,102

     

2,056,662

   

J. Richard Atwood

   

205,747,896

     

3,037,867

   

Maureen Quill

   

197,550,335

     

11,235,429

   


47


FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE

June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

Fund Expenses

Mutual fund shareholders generally incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including advisory and administrative fees; shareholder service fees; and other Fund expenses. The Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the year and held for the entire year.

Actual Expenses

The information in the table under the heading "Actual Performance" provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this column, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first column in the row entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The information in the table under the heading "Hypothetical Performance (5% return before expenses)" provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the information under the heading "Hypothetical Performance (5% return before expenses)" is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Even though the Fund does not charge transaction fees, if you purchase shares through a broker, the broker may charge you a fee. You should evaluate other mutual funds' transaction fees and any applicable broker fees to assess the total cost of ownership for comparison purposes.

   

Actual Performance

  Hypothetical Performance
(5% return before expenses)
 

Advisor Class

 

Beginning Account Value December 31, 2022

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,000.00

   

Ending Account Value June 30, 2023

 

$

1,033.40

   

$

1,021.92

   

Expenses Paid During Period(a)

 

$

2.92

   

$

2.91

   

Institutional Class

 

Beginning Account Value December 31, 2022

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

1,000.00

   

Ending Account Value June 30, 2023

 

$

1,034.80

   

$

1,022.17

   

Expenses Paid During Period(b)

 

$

2.67

   

$

2.66

   

(a)​  Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 0.58%, multiplied by the average account value over the period and prorated for the six-months ended June 30, 2023 (181/365 days).

(b)​  Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 0.53%, multiplied by the average account value over the period and prorated for the six-months ended June 30, 2023 (181/365 days).


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FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND
TRUSTEE AND OFFICER INFORMATION

(Unaudited)

Sandra Brown, Robert F. Goldrich, and John P. Zader are all Trustees of the Fund who are not "interested persons" of the Fund, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (collectively, the "Independent Trustees"). Trustees serve until their resignation, removal or retirement. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling (800) 982-4372.

Name, Address(1)
​and Year of Birth
  Position(s)
Held with
the Fund
  Year First
Elected as
Trustee of
the Fund
  Principal Occupation(s)
During the
Past Five Years
  Number of
FPA Funds
Overseen
by Trustee
  Directorships
Held by Trustee
During the Past
Five Years
 

Independent Trustees

 
Sandra Brown,
1955
 

Trustee

 

2016

 

Consultant (since 2009). Formerly, CEO and President of Transamerica Financial Advisers, Inc. (1999-2009); President, Transamerica Securities Sales Corp. (1998-2009); Vice President, Bank of America Mutual Fund Administration (1990-1998). Director/Trustee of each FPA Fund (Bragg Capital Trust since 2020).

 

7

 

None

 

Robert F. Goldrich, 1962

 

Trustee

 

2022

  Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives of CMW Strategies LLC (since 2022). Former President/CFO of the Leon Levy Foundation (2015-2022). Director/Trustee of each FPA Fund
(since 2022).
 

7

 

Uluru, Inc. (2015-2017)

 
John P Zader,
1961
 

Trustee

 

2023

 

Retired (June 2014-present); CEO, Formerly, UMB Fund Services, Inc. (December 2006-June 2014), a mutual fund and hedge fund service provider. President, Investment Managers Series Trust (2007-2014).

 

7

 

Investment Managers Series Trust (2007-2022) and Investment Managers Series Trust II (2013-present)

 


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FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND
TRUSTEE AND OFFICER INFORMATION
(Continued)

(Unaudited)

Name, Address(1)
​and Year of Birth
  Position(s)
Held with
the Fund
  Year First
Elected as
Trustee of
the Fund
  Principal Occupation(s)
During the
Past Five Years
  Number of
FPA Funds
Overseen
by Trustee
  Other
Directorships
Held by Trustee
During the Past
Five Years
 

"Interested" Trustees

 

J. Richard Atwood(2)​, 1960

 

Trustee

 

2016

 

Director and President of FPA GP, Inc., the General Partner of the Adviser (since 2018). Director/Trustee of each FPA Fund (Bragg Capital Trust since 2020). President of each FPA Fund (since 2015). Formerly, Managing Partner of FPA (2006-2018).

 

7

 

None

 
Maureen Quill(3)​,
1963
 

Trustee

 

2023

 

President, FPA Funds Trust (2023-present); President (2019-present), Investment Managers Series Trust; EVP/Executive Director Registered Funds (January 2018-present), Chief Operating Officer (June 2014-January 2018), and Executive Vice President (January 2007-June 2014), UMB Fund Services, Inc.; President, UMB Distribution Services (March 2013-December 2020); Vice President, Investment Managers Series Trust (December 2013-June 2014).

 

7

 

Investment Managers Series Trust (2019-present)

 

(1)​  The address of each Trustee is 11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, California 90025 other than Mr. Zader and Ms. Quill. Mr. Zader's and Ms. Quill's address is 235 W. Galena Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53212.

(2)​  "Interested person" within the meaning of the 1940 Act by virtue of his affiliation with the Fund's Adviser.

(3)​  "Interested person" within the meaning of the 1940 Act by virtue of her affiliation with UMB Distribution Services, LLC.


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FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND
TRUSTEE AND OFFICER INFORMATION
(Continued)

(Unaudited)

Officers of the Fund. Officers of the Fund are elected annually by the Board.

Name, Address(1)
​and Year of Birth
  Position
with Fund
  Year First
Elected as
Officer of the
Fund
  Principal Occupation(s)
During the Past Five Years
 
Rita Dam
1966
 

Treasurer

 

2023

 

Co-Chief Executive Officer (2016-present), and Vice President (2006-2015), Mutual Fund Administration, LLC; Treasurer and Assistant Secretary, Investment Managers Series Trust (December 2007-present); Co-President, Foothill Capital Management, LLC, a registered investment advisor (2018-2022).

 
Diane Drake
1967
Secretary
 

Secretary

 

2023

 

Senior Counsel, Mutual Fund Administration, LLC (October 2015-present); Chief Compliance Officer, Foothill Capital Management, LLC, a registered investment advisor (2018-2019).

 
Martin Dziura
1959
 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

2023

 

Principal, Dziura Compliance Consulting, LLC (October 2014-present); Managing Director, Cipperman Compliance Services (2010-September 2014); Chief Compliance Officer, Hanlon Investment Management (2009-2010); Vice President-Compliance, Morgan Stanley Investment Management (2000-2009).

 
Max Banhazl
1987
 

Vice President

 

2023

 

Vice President, Mutual Fund Administration, LLC (2012-present); Managing Director, Marketing and Sales Director, Foothill Capital Management (2018-2022).

 
Korey Bauer
1989
 

Vice President

 

2023

 

Vice President/Business Development, Mutual Fund Administration, LLC (2022-present); Chief Investment Officer, Managing Director, and Portfolio Manager of Foothill Capital Management (2018-2022); Portfolio Manager, AXS Investments, LLC (2020-2022); President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Bauer Capital Management, LLC (2014-2018).

 

(1)​  The address for each Officer is 235 West Galena Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212.


51


FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND

(Unaudited)

INVESTMENT ADVISER

First Pacific Advisors, LP
11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90025

TRANSFER & SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE AGENT

UMB Fund Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 2175
Milwaukee, WI 53201-2175
or
235 West Galena Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212-3948
(800) 638-3060

CUSTODIAN AND ADMINISTRATOR

State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Congress Street, Suite 1
Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2016

Advisor Class:
TICKER SYMBOL: FPFAX
CUSIP: 30254T650
Institutional Class:
TICKER SYMBOL: FPFIX
CUSIP: 30254T718

DISTRIBUTOR

UMB Distribution Services, LLC
235 West Galena Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212-3948

LEGAL COUNSEL

Dechert LLP
One Bush Street, Suite 1600
San Francisco, California 94104

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Ernst & Young LLP
725 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, California 90017

This report has been prepared for the information of shareholders of FPA FLEXIBLE FIXED INCOME FUND, and is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. The financial information included in this report has been taken from the records of the Fund without examination by independent auditors.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Adviser uses to vote proxies related to the Fund's portfolio securities is set forth in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information which is available without charge, upon request, on the Fund's website at www.fpa.com or by calling (800) 982-4372 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund's complete proxy voting record for the 12 months ended June 30, 2023 is available without charge, upon request by calling (800) 982-4372 and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

The Fund's schedule of portfolio holdings, filed the first and third quarter of the Fund's fiscal year on Form N-PORT with the SEC, is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Additional information about the Fund is available online at www.fpa.com. This information includes, among other things, holdings, top sectors, and performance, and is updated on or about the 15th​ business day after the end of each quarter.


 

(b)Not Applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable to this semi-annual report.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable to this semi-annual report.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable to this semi-annual report.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable to this semi-annual report.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)Schedule of Investments is included as a part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

(b)       Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) are effective based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.

 

 

 

 

(b)There have been no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)Not applicable.

 

(a)(2)The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto.

 

(a)(3)Not applicable.

 

(a)(4)Not applicable.

 

(b)The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

 

 

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.

 

FPA FUNDS TRUST

 

By: /s/ Maureen Quill  
  Maureen Quill  
  President (principal executive officer)  

 

Date: September 8, 2023  

 

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: /s/ Maureen Quill  
  Maureen Quill  
  President (principal executive officer)  

 

Date: September 8, 2023  

 

By: /s/ Rita Dam  
  Rita Dam  
  Treasurer (principal financial officer)  

 

Date: September 8, 2023