Table of Contents
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June 30, 2017
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About Your Fund's Expenses
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2
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Top Holdings and Sector Breakdown
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3
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Portfolio of Investments
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4
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Statements of Assets & Liabilities
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7
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Statements of Operations
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8
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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9
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Financial Highlights
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13
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Notes to Financial Statements
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17
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Additional Information
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23
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Board of Trustees and Executive Officers
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24
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Board Approval of the Advisory Agreement
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25
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About Your Fund’s Expenses (Unaudited)
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June 30, 2017
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Beginning
Account Value January 1, 2017 (in U.S. Dollars) |
Ending
Account Value June 30, 2017 (in U.S. Dollars) |
Expenses Paid
During Period* (in U.S. Dollars) |
Net Annual
Expense Ratio |
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Greater China Fund
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Direct Shares
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||||
Based on Actual Fund Return
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$ 1,000
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$ 1,184
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$ 10.72
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1.98%
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Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses
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$ 1,000
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$ 1,015
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$ 9.89
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1.98%
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BDC Income Fund
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||||
Institutional Shares
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||||
Based on Actual Fund Return
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$ 1,000
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$ 1,056
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$ 6.37
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1.25%
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Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses
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$ 1,000
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$ 1,019
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$ 6.26
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1.25%
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Investor Shares
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||||
Based on Actual Fund Return
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$ 1,000
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$ 1,055
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$ 7.64
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1.50%
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Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses
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$ 1,000
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$ 1,018
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$ 7.51
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1.50%
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Real Estate Income Fund
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||||
Institutional Shares
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||||
Based on Actual Fund Return
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$ 1,000
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$ 1,018
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$ 5.75
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1.15%
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Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses
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$ 1,000
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$ 1,019
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$ 5.76
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1.15%
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Investor Shares
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||||
Based on Actual Fund Return
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$ 1,000
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$ 1,018
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$ 7.00
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1.40%
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Based on Hypothetical 5% Return before expenses
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$ 1,000
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$ 1,018
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$ 7.00
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1.40%
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*
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Expenses are equal to the Fund’s expense ratio annualized.
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Top Holdings and Sector Breakdowns (Unaudited)
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June 30, 2017
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Security
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Market Value
(in U.S. Dollars) |
Percentage of
Total Investment
|
||
1
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Tencent Holdings Ltd
|
$ 776,107
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9.62%
|
|
2
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
|
351,503
|
4.36%
|
|
3
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BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd
|
334,915
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4.15%
|
|
4
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China State Construction International
|
308,053
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3.82%
|
|
5
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Industrial & Commercial Bank of China
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304,462
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3.78%
|
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6
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Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd
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294,808
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3.66%
|
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7
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China Construction Bank Corp
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290,625
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3.60%
|
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8
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AIA Group Ltd
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280,629
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3.48%
|
|
9
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China Everbright International
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254,778
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3.16%
|
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10
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Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd
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234,320
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2.91%
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Security
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Market Value
(in U.S. Dollars) |
Percentage of
Total Investment
|
|
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1
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Ares Capital Corp
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$ 1,525,650
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9.72%
|
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2
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Golub Capital BDC Inc
|
1,147,200
|
7.31%
|
|
3
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TCP Capital Corp
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1,056,250
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6.73%
|
|
4
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NewStar Financial Inc
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1,054,305
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6.72%
|
|
5
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HTGC 4.375%
|
1,025,000
|
6.53%
|
|
6
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TPG Specialty Lending Inc
|
1,022,500
|
6.51%
|
|
7
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Solar Capital Ltd
|
1,009,716
|
6.43%
|
|
8
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PennantPark Floating Rate Capital
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973,590
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6.20%
|
|
9
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Alcentra Capital Corp
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792,107
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5.05%
|
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10
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Apollo Investment Corp
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760,410
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4.84%
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Security
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Market Value
(in U.S. Dollars) |
Percentage of
Total Investment
|
|
|
1
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GGP Inc 6.375%
|
$ 687,420
|
6.38%
|
|
2
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Summit Hotel Properties Inc 7.875%
|
663,132
|
6.15%
|
|
3
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CBL & Associates Properties In 6.625%
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652,256
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6.05%
|
|
4
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DDR Corp 6.25%
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558,030
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5.18%
|
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5
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Colony NorthStar Inc 8.875%
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517,142
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4.80%
|
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6
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Brixmor Property Group Inc
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443,424
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4.12%
|
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7
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Cedar Realty Trust Inc 7.25%
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438,998
|
4.07%
|
|
8
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Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc
|
438,102
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4.07%
|
|
9
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Apollo Commercial Real Estate
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409,250
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3.80%
|
|
10
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Duke Realty Corp
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373,133
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3.46%
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Shelton Greater China Fund
Portfolio of Investments (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
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Security Description
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Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Common Stock (96.19%)
|
||||||||
Basic Materials (6.82%)
|
||||||||
Kingboard Chemical Holdings Lt
|
74,000
|
$
|
294,808
|
|||||
Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Lt
|
80,000
|
106,579
|
||||||
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical
|
186,000
|
99,595
|
||||||
Zhaojin Mining Industry Co Ltd
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40,000
|
32,742
|
||||||
Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd
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116,000
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38,338
|
||||||
Total Basic Materials
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572,062
|
|||||||
Communications (15.10%)
|
||||||||
China Mobile Ltd
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20,900
|
221,812
|
||||||
Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd
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66,000
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234,320
|
||||||
PCCW Ltd
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59,000
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33,557
|
||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd
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21,700
|
776,107
|
||||||
Total Communications
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1,265,796
|
|||||||
Consumer, Cyclical (6.26%)
|
||||||||
ANTA Sports Products Ltd
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27,000
|
89,234
|
||||||
BAIC Motor Corp Ltd
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80,000
|
77,577
|
||||||
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd
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4,000
|
24,288
|
||||||
Great Wall Motor Co Ltd
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33,000
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40,751
|
||||||
Haier Electronics Group Co Ltd
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75,000
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195,031
|
||||||
Sands China Ltd
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9,200
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42,132
|
||||||
Wynn Macau Ltd
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24,000
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56,077
|
||||||
Total Consumer, Cyclical
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525,090
|
|||||||
Consumer, Non-Cyclical (4.82%)
|
||||||||
China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd
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32,000
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62,717
|
||||||
Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings
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284,000
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118,963
|
||||||
Sinopharm Group Co Ltd
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13,500
|
61,046
|
||||||
TTY Biopharm Co Ltd
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13,943
|
46,293
|
||||||
Uni-President Enterprises Corp
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57,374
|
115,050
|
||||||
Total Consumer, Non-Cyclical
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404,069
|
|||||||
Diversified (1.95%)
|
||||||||
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd
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13,000
|
163,198
|
||||||
Total Diversified
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163,198
|
|||||||
Energy (5.46%)
|
||||||||
China Everbright International
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204,200
|
254,778
|
||||||
China Longyuan Power Group Corp
|
52,000
|
37,835
|
||||||
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp
|
78,000
|
60,850
|
||||||
CNOOC Ltd
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56,000
|
61,334
|
||||||
PetroChina Co Ltd
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70,000
|
42,862
|
||||||
Total Energy
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457,659
|
|||||||
Financial (35.00%)
|
||||||||
Banks (18.63%)
|
||||||||
Bank of China Ltd
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431,000
|
211,457
|
||||||
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd
|
70,000
|
334,915
|
||||||
China CITIC Bank Corp Ltd
|
135,000
|
82,662
|
||||||
China Construction Bank Corp
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375,000
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290,625
|
||||||
Chongqing Rural Commercial Ban
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191,000
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128,941
|
||||||
Hang Seng Bank Ltd
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10,000
|
209,186
|
||||||
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China
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451,000
|
304,462
|
||||||
1,562,248
|
||||||||
Diversified Financial Services (3.80%)
|
||||||||
China Everbright Ltd
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20,000
|
43,554
|
||||||
Fubon Financial Holding Co Ltd
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89,713
|
142,886
|
||||||
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing
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5,100
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131,837
|
||||||
318,277
|
||||||||
Insurance (6.47%)
|
||||||||
AIA Group Ltd
|
38,400
|
|
280,629
|
|||||
China Taiping Insurance Holdings
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55,764
|
141,295
|
||||||
Fosun International Ltd
|
43,368
|
67,776
|
||||||
PICC Property & Casualty Co Lt
|
31,457
|
52,546
|
||||||
542,246
|
||||||||
Real Estate (6.10%)
|
||||||||
Cheung Kong Property Holdings
|
13,000
|
101,832
|
||||||
Hysan Development Co Ltd
|
31,000
|
147,923
|
||||||
New World Development Co Ltd
|
30,666
|
38,929
|
||||||
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd
|
15,166
|
222,834
|
||||||
511,518
|
||||||||
Total Financial
|
2,934,289
|
|||||||
Industrial (10.24%)
|
||||||||
China Communications Services
|
106,000
|
61,103
|
||||||
China State Construction International
|
180,000
|
308,053
|
||||||
CTCI Corp
|
37,000
|
63,005
|
||||||
Hon Hai Precision Industry Corp
|
22,250
|
85,577
|
||||||
Largan Precision Co Ltd
|
1,000
|
159,435
|
||||||
Sunny Optical Technology Group
|
12,000
|
107,603
|
||||||
Tianneng Power International Limited
|
90,000
|
73,900
|
||||||
Total Industrial
|
858,676
|
|||||||
Technology (5.93%)
|
||||||||
Asustek Computer Inc
|
6,000
|
56,706
|
||||||
Chipbond Technology Corp
|
58,000
|
89,231
|
||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
|
51,284
|
351,503
|
||||||
Total Technology
|
497,440
|
|||||||
Utilities (4.61%)
|
||||||||
China Resources Power Holdings
|
72,000
|
141,299
|
||||||
Hong Kong & China Gas Co Ltd
|
48,315
|
90,857
|
||||||
Power Assets Holdings Ltd
|
17,500
|
154,568
|
||||||
Total Utilities
|
386,724
|
|||||||
Total Common Stock (Cost $5,627,801)
|
8,065,003
|
|||||||
Total Investments (Cost $5,627,801) (a) (96.19%)
|
$
|
8,065,003
|
||||||
Other Net Assets (3.81%)
|
319,475
|
|||||||
Net Assets (100.00%)
|
$
|
8,384,478
|
*
|
Non-income producing security.
|
(a)
|
Aggregate cost for federal income tax purpose is $5,867,502
|
Unrealized appreciation
|
$
|
2,384,858
|
||
Unrealized depreciation
|
(187,357
|
)
|
||
Net unrealized appreciation
|
$
|
2,197,501
|
Shelton BDC Income Fund
Portfolio of Investments (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
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Security Description
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Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Common Stock (74.36%)
|
||||||||
Financial (74.36%)
|
||||||||
Diversified Financial Services (6.15%)
|
||||||||
NewStar Financial Inc
|
100,410
|
$
|
1,054,305
|
|||||
1,054,305
|
||||||||
Investment Company (68.21%)
|
||||||||
Alcentra Capital Corp
|
58,286
|
792,107
|
||||||
Apollo Investment Corp
|
119,000
|
760,410
|
||||||
Ares Capital Corp
|
93,141
|
1,525,650
|
||||||
BlackRock Capital Investment Corp
|
60,000
|
449,400
|
||||||
Fifth Street Finance Corp
|
124,314
|
604,166
|
||||||
Fifth Street Senior Floating Rate Corp
|
66,263
|
540,043
|
||||||
Golub Capital BDC Inc
|
60,000
|
1,147,200
|
||||||
Harvest Capital Credit Corp
|
35,910
|
471,139
|
||||||
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital
|
69,000
|
973,590
|
||||||
Prospect Capital Corp
|
30,000
|
243,600
|
||||||
Solar Capital Ltd
|
46,169
|
1,009,716
|
||||||
TCP Capital Corp
|
62,500
|
1,056,250
|
||||||
THL Credit Inc
|
45,592
|
453,640
|
||||||
TPG Specialty Lending Inc
|
50,000
|
1,022,500
|
||||||
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC
|
47,703
|
634,927
|
||||||
11,684,338
|
||||||||
Total Financial
|
12,738,643
|
|||||||
Total Common Stock (Cost $12,199,232)
|
12,738,643
|
|||||||
Preferred Stock (3.80%)
|
||||||||
Financial (3.80%)
|
||||||||
SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP*
|
25,000
|
651,000
|
||||||
651,000
|
||||||||
Total Preferred Stock (Cost $625,000)
|
651,000
|
Security Description
|
Par Value
|
Value
|
||||||
Convertible Bonds (13.46%)
|
||||||||
GSBD 4 1/2 04/01/22
|
$
|
750,000
|
$
|
759,375
|
||||
HTGC 4 3/8 02/01/22
|
1,000,000
|
1,025,000
|
||||||
TSLX 4 1/2 08/01/22
|
500,000
|
521,250
|
||||||
2,305,625
|
||||||||
Total Convertible Bonds (Cost $2,253,750)
|
2,305,625
|
|||||||
Total Investments (Cost $15,077,982) (a) (91.62%)
|
$
|
15,695,268
|
||||||
Other Net Assets (8.38%)
|
1,435,279
|
|||||||
Net Assets (100.00%)
|
$
|
17,130,547
|
*
|
Non-income producing security.
|
(a)
|
Aggregate cost for federal income tax purpose is $15,513,605
|
Unrealized appreciation
|
$
|
314,316
|
||
Unrealized depreciation
|
(132,653
|
)
|
||
Net unrealized appreciation
|
$
|
181,663
|
Shelton Real Estate Income Fund
Portfolio of Investments (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
|
Security Description
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Common Stock (54.50%)
|
||||||||
Consumer, Cyclical (0.19%)
|
||||||||
Safestore Holdings PLC
|
4,000
|
$
|
21,895
|
|||||
Total Consumer, Cyclical
|
21,895
|
|||||||
Financial (54.31%)
|
||||||||
REITS-Diversified (2.57%)
|
||||||||
Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd
|
2,000
|
47,713
|
||||||
Gecina SA
|
275
|
43,080
|
||||||
ICADE
|
325
|
27,245
|
||||||
Lexington Realty Trust
|
6,500
|
64,415
|
||||||
Liberty Property Trust
|
1,700
|
69,207
|
||||||
Merlin Properties Socimi SA
|
3,225
|
40,682
|
||||||
292,342
|
||||||||
REITS-Health Care (0.63%)
|
||||||||
Healthcare Trust of America Inc
|
2,306
|
71,740
|
||||||
71,740
|
||||||||
REIT-Industrial (4.37%)
|
||||||||
Duke Realty Corp
|
13,350
|
|
373,133
|
|||||
Nippon Prologis REIT Inc
|
3
|
6,392
|
||||||
Rexford Industrial Realty Inc
|
3,070
|
84,241
|
||||||
Segro PLC
|
5,200
|
33,043
|
||||||
496,809
|
||||||||
REIT-Mortgage (10.27%)
|
||||||||
Apollo Commercial Real Estate
|
22,062
|
409,250
|
||||||
Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc
|
13,864
|
438,102
|
||||||
Starwood Property Trust Inc
|
14,356
|
321,431
|
||||||
1,168,783
|
||||||||
REIT-Office (5.25%)
|
||||||||
alstria office REIT-AG
|
800
|
10,799
|
||||||
Boston Properties Inc
|
1,028
|
126,465
|
||||||
Kilroy Realty Corp
|
2,770
|
208,166
|
||||||
Mack-Cali Realty Corp
|
5,100
|
138,414
|
||||||
Nippon Building Fund Inc
|
2
|
10,217
|
Shelton Real Estate Income Fund
Portfolio of Investments (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2017 (Continued)
|
Security Description
|
Shares
|
Value
|
||||||
Financial (54.31%) (Continued)
|
||||||||
REIT-Office (5.25%) (Continued)
|
||||||||
SL Green Realty Corp
|
970
|
$
|
102,626
|
|||||
596,687
|
||||||||
REIT-Operating Companies (2.42%)
|
||||||||
ADO Properties SA
|
1,250
|
52,800
|
||||||
Citycon OYJ
|
7,500
|
19,657
|
||||||
Deutsche EuroShop AG
|
275
|
10,824
|
||||||
Inmobiliaria Colonial SA
|
3,100
|
26,970
|
||||||
LEG Immobilien AG
|
350
|
32,858
|
||||||
TLG Immobilien AG
|
1,600
|
32,656
|
||||||
Vonovia SE
|
2,500
|
99,128
|
||||||
274,893
|
||||||||
REIT-Residential (8.83%)
|
||||||||
Apartment Investment & Managem
|
4,650
|
199,811
|
||||||
AvalonBay Communities Inc
|
1,233
|
236,946
|
||||||
Equity Residential
|
5,640
|
371,281
|
||||||
Sun Communities Inc
|
1,700
|
149,073
|
||||||
UNITE Group PLC/The
|
5,570
|
46,956
|
||||||
1,004,067
|
||||||||
REIT-Retail (17.47%)
|
||||||||
Brixmor Property Group Inc
|
24,800
|
443,424
|
||||||
DDR Corp
|
18,108
|
164,240
|
||||||
Eurocommercial Properties NV
|
275
|
10,973
|
||||||
GGP Inc
|
12,740
|
300,154
|
||||||
Kimco Realty Corp
|
15,000
|
275,250
|
||||||
Klepierre
|
1,362
|
55,745
|
||||||
Mercialys SA
|
439
|
8,577
|
||||||
Retail Properties of America I
|
29,000
|
354,090
|
||||||
Scentre Group
|
12,250
|
38,055
|
||||||
Simon Property Group Inc
|
1,175
|
190,068
|
||||||
Unibail-Rodamco SE
|
430
|
108,215
|
||||||
Vastned Retail NV
|
167
|
6,982
|
||||||
Wereldhave NV
|
150
|
7,345
|
||||||
Westfield Corp
|
4,100
|
25,254
|
||||||
1,988,372
|
||||||||
REIT-Specialized (2.50%)
|
||||||||
CubeSmart
|
5,100
|
122,604
|
||||||
EPR Properties
|
2,246
|
161,420
|
||||||
284,024
|
||||||||
Total Financial
|
6,177,717
|
|||||||
Total Common Stock (Cost $6,175,813)
|
6,199,612
|
|||||||
Preferred Stock (37.94%)
|
||||||||
Financial (37.94%)
|
||||||||
REITS-Diversified (4.67%)
|
||||||||
Colony NorthStar Inc 8.875%
|
20,021
|
517,142
|
||||||
PS Business Parks Inc 5.75%
|
567
|
14,271
|
||||||
531,413
|
||||||||
REITS-Hotel & Resort (7.13%)
|
||||||||
Chesapeake Lodging Trust 7.75%
|
5,900
|
147,412
|
||||||
Summit Hotel Properties Inc 7.875%
|
25,664
|
663,132
|
||||||
810,544
|
||||||||
REIT-Industrial (0.96%)
|
||||||||
STAG Industrial Inc 6.625%
|
4,280
|
109,140
|
||||||
109,140
|
||||||||
REIT-Mortgage (1.74%)
|
||||||||
ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc 7.875%
|
7,900
|
197,500
|
||||||
197,500
|
||||||||
REIT-Retail (23.24%)
|
||||||||
CBL & Associates Properties In 6.625%
|
28,054
|
|
652,256
|
|||||
Cedar Realty Trust Inc 7.25%
|
17,297
|
438,998
|
||||||
DDR Corp 6.25%
|
22,250
|
558,030
|
||||||
GGP Inc 6.375%
|
27,000
|
687,420
|
||||||
Kimco Realty Corp 6%
|
12,197
|
307,364
|
||||||
2,644,068
|
||||||||
REIT-Specialized (0.20%)
|
||||||||
Digital Realty Trust Inc 5.875%
|
800
|
20,456
|
||||||
EPR Properties 6.625%
|
100
|
2,543
|
||||||
22,999
|
||||||||
Total Financial
|
4,315,664
|
|||||||
Total Preferred Stock (Cost $3,925,696)
|
4,315,664
|
|||||||
Par
Value |
||||||||
Bonds & Notes (2.29%)
|
||||||||
Sabra Health Care REIT Inc
|
$
|
250,000
|
260,156
|
|||||
Total Bonds & Notes (Cost $249,251)
|
260,156
|
|||||||
Total Investments (Cost $10,350,760) (a) (94.73%)
|
$
|
10,775,432
|
||||||
Other Net Assets (5.27%)
|
599,496
|
|||||||
Net Assets (100.00%)
|
$
|
11,374,928
|
*
|
Non-income producing security.
|
(a)
|
Aggregate cost for federal income tax purpose is $10,380,198
|
Unrealized appreciation
|
$
|
958,993
|
||
Unrealized depreciation
|
(563,759
|
)
|
||
Net unrealized appreciation
|
$
|
395,234
|
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars) |
Shelton
Greater China Fund |
Shelton
BDC Income Fund |
Shelton
Real Estate Income Fund |
||||||||||
Assets
|
||||||||||||
Investments in securities
|
||||||||||||
Cost of investments
|
$
|
5,627,801
|
$
|
15,077,982
|
$
|
10,350,760
|
||||||
Market value of investments (Note 1)
|
8,065,003
|
15,695,268
|
10,775,432
|
|||||||||
Cash
|
254,850
|
1,120,669
|
469,273
|
|||||||||
Foreign Cash (Cost $32,071, $0 and $20,355 respectively)
|
32,053
|
—
|
20,714
|
|||||||||
Dividend and interest receivable
|
56,760
|
132,261
|
81,100
|
|||||||||
Receivable from investment advisor
|
74,038
|
54,970
|
94,726
|
|||||||||
Receivable for securities sold
|
—
|
290,160
|
—
|
|||||||||
Receivable for shares purchased
|
11,970
|
111,817
|
106,656
|
|||||||||
Reclaim Receivable
|
—
|
—
|
3,060
|
|||||||||
Prepaid expenses
|
10,497
|
82,316
|
93,671
|
|||||||||
Total assets
|
$
|
8,505,171
|
$
|
17,487,461
|
$
|
11,644,632
|
||||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||||||
Payable to investment advisor
|
75,522
|
66,223
|
101,178
|
|||||||||
Payable for shares redeemed
|
3,621
|
29,763
|
10,355
|
|||||||||
Distributions payable
|
14,975
|
228,857
|
124,167
|
|||||||||
Accrued custody fees
|
10,051
|
593
|
—
|
|||||||||
Accrued 12b-1 fees
|
—
|
2,337
|
1,533
|
|||||||||
Accrued administration fees
|
602
|
1,211
|
855
|
|||||||||
Accrued CCO fees
|
141
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
Accrued fund accounting fees
|
5,257
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
Accrued legal fees
|
—
|
8,406
|
15,558
|
|||||||||
Accrued printing & mailing fees
|
5,254
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
Accrued state registration fees
|
—
|
17,638
|
14,062
|
|||||||||
Accrued trustee fees
|
1,861
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
Accrued expenses
|
3,409
|
1,886
|
1,996
|
|||||||||
Total liabilities
|
$
|
120,693
|
$
|
356,914
|
$
|
269,704
|
||||||
Net assets
|
$
|
8,384,478
|
$
|
17,130,547
|
$
|
11,374,928
|
||||||
Net assets at June 30, 2017 consist of
|
||||||||||||
Paid-in capital
|
18,463,998
|
19,921,863
|
12,421,443
|
|||||||||
Undistributed net investment income
|
18,618
|
(1,592
|
)
|
(13,848
|
)
|
|||||||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)
|
(12,535,483
|
)
|
(3,407,010
|
)
|
(1,457,793
|
)
|
||||||
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments
|
2,437,345
|
617,286
|
425,126
|
|||||||||
Total net assets
|
$
|
8,384,478
|
$
|
17,130,547
|
$
|
11,374,928
|
||||||
Net assets
|
||||||||||||
Direct Shares
|
8,384,478
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
Institutional Shares
|
—
|
1,677,980
|
117,529
|
|||||||||
Investor Shares
|
—
|
15,452,567
|
11,257,399
|
|||||||||
Shares outstanding
|
||||||||||||
Direct Shares (no par value, unlimited shares authorized)
|
1,033,777
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||
Institutional Shares (no par value, unlimited shares authorized)
|
—
|
179,270
|
13,481
|
|||||||||
Investor Shares (no par value, unlimited shares authorized)
|
—
|
1,634,510
|
1,276,967
|
|||||||||
Net asset value per share
|
||||||||||||
Direct Shares
|
$
|
8.11
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
||||||
Institutional Shares
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
9.36
|
$
|
8.72
|
||||||
Investor Shares
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
9.45
|
$
|
8.82
|
Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) |
Shelton
Greater China Fund |
Shelton
BDC Income Fund |
Shelton
Real Estate Income Fund |
||||||||||
Investment income
|
||||||||||||
Interest income
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
48,990
|
$
|
6,968
|
||||||
Dividend income (net of foreign tax withheld: $7,576, $0, and $3,273 respectively)
|
138,340
|
469,508
|
345,012
|
|||||||||
Total
|
138,340
|
518,498
|
351,980
|
|||||||||
Expenses
|
||||||||||||
Management fees (Note 2)
|
49,397
|
65,950
|
53,690
|
|||||||||
Administration fees (Note 2)
|
3,492
|
6,472
|
5,932
|
|||||||||
Legal and audit fees
|
28,974
|
1,706
|
1,412
|
|||||||||
Custodian fees
|
14,783
|
906
|
99
|
|||||||||
Printing
|
6,536
|
497
|
409
|
|||||||||
Accounting services
|
5,852
|
1,913
|
8,095
|
|||||||||
Trustees fees
|
3,628
|
338
|
280
|
|||||||||
Transfer agent fees
|
3,027
|
6,143
|
12,505
|
|||||||||
Registration and dues
|
2,955
|
18,916
|
21,555
|
|||||||||
CCO fees (Note 2)
|
308
|
424
|
539
|
|||||||||
Insurance
|
194
|
392
|
402
|
|||||||||
12b-1 fees Class Investor (Note 2)
|
—
|
17,216
|
16,013
|
|||||||||
Other expenses
|
398
|
1,221
|
1,994
|
|||||||||
Total expenses
|
119,544
|
122,094
|
122,925
|
|||||||||
Less reimbursement from manager (Note 2)
|
(40,835
|
)
|
(11,939
|
)
|
(27,902
|
)
|
||||||
Net expenses
|
78,709
|
110,155
|
95,023
|
|||||||||
Net investment income
|
59,631
|
408,343
|
256,957
|
|||||||||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
|
||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from security transactions
|
37,144
|
793,246
|
109,414
|
|||||||||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments
|
1,219,154
|
(463,548
|
)
|
(118,894
|
)
|
|||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
|
1,256,298
|
329,698
|
(9,480
|
)
|
||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
|
$
|
1,315,929
|
$
|
738,041
|
$
|
247,477
|
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
|
Shelton Greater
China Fund |
||||||||
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2016 |
|||||||
Operations
|
||||||||
Net investment income (loss)
|
$
|
59,631
|
$
|
106,370
|
||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions
|
37,144
|
143,360
|
||||||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
|
1,219,154
|
(133,934
|
)
|
|||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
|
1,315,929
|
115,796
|
||||||
Distributions to shareholders
|
||||||||
Distributions from net investment income
|
||||||||
Direct shares
|
(14,975
|
)
|
(169,576
|
)
|
||||
Total Distributions
|
(14,975
|
)
|
(169,576
|
)
|
||||
Capital share transactions
|
||||||||
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
|
(116,810
|
)
|
(471,651
|
)
|
||||
Total increase (decrease)
|
1,184,144
|
(525,431
|
)
|
|||||
Net assets
|
||||||||
Beginning of year
|
7,200,334
|
7,725,765
|
||||||
End of year
|
$
|
8,384,478
|
$
|
7,200,334
|
||||
Including undistributed net investment income (loss) of:
|
$
|
18,618
|
$
|
(26,038
|
)
|
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Continued)
|
Shelton BDC
Income Fund |
Shelton Real Estate
Income Fund |
|||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
|
For The Period
April 1, 2016 through
December 31, 2016 (a)
|
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
|
For The Period
April 1, 2016 through
December 31, 2016 (a)
|
|||||||||||||
Operations
|
||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)
|
$
|
408,343
|
$
|
766,404
|
$
|
256,957
|
$
|
347,156
|
||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions
|
793,246
|
67,313
|
109,414
|
1,309,166
|
||||||||||||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
|
(463,548
|
)
|
1,378,067
|
(118,894
|
)
|
(1,088,363
|
)
|
|||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
|
738,041
|
2,211,784
|
247,477
|
567,959
|
||||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders
|
||||||||||||||||
Distributions from net investment income
|
||||||||||||||||
Direct shares
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Institutional shares
|
(28,331
|
)
|
(20,631
|
)
|
(8,653
|
)
|
(26,796
|
)
|
||||||||
Investor shares (Class A)
|
(382,468
|
)
|
(598,974
|
)
|
(245,378
|
)
|
(405,566
|
)
|
||||||||
Class C
|
—
|
(147,362
|
)
|
—
|
(98,703
|
)
|
||||||||||
Distributions from return of capital
|
||||||||||||||||
Institutional shares
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(13,241
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Investor shares (Class A)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(200,411
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Class C
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(48,775
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Distributions from realized capital gains on investments
|
||||||||||||||||
Institutional shares
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(83,007
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Investor shares (Class A)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(1,330,591
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Class C
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
(729,970
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Total Distributions
|
(410,799
|
)
|
(766,967
|
)
|
(254,031
|
)
|
(2,937,060
|
)
|
||||||||
Capital share transactions
|
||||||||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
|
2,769,030
|
(5,611,368
|
)
|
(4,424,501
|
)
|
(854,034
|
)
|
|||||||||
Total increase (decrease)
|
3,096,272
|
(4,166,551
|
)
|
(4,431,055
|
)
|
(3,223,135
|
)
|
|||||||||
Net assets
|
||||||||||||||||
Beginning of year
|
14,034,275
|
18,200,826
|
15,805,983
|
19,029,118
|
||||||||||||
End of year
|
$
|
17,130,547
|
$
|
14,034,275
|
$
|
11,374,928
|
$
|
15,805,983
|
||||||||
Including undistributed net investment income (loss) of:
|
$
|
(1,592
|
)
|
$
|
863
|
$
|
(13,848
|
)
|
$
|
(16,772
|
)
|
(a)
|
For the nine month period ending December 31, 2016.
|
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Continued)
|
Shelton Greater China Fund
|
Direct Shares
|
|||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017 (Unaudited) |
Year Ended
December 31, 2016 |
|||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Value
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||||||||
Shares sold
|
6,369
|
$
|
49,209
|
5,052
|
$
|
32,908
|
||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
|
1,472
|
11,935
|
20,322
|
135,331
|
||||||||||||
Shares repurchased
|
(23,101
|
)
|
(177,954
|
)
|
(97,073
|
)
|
(639,890
|
)
|
||||||||
Net increase (decrease)
|
(15,260
|
)
|
$
|
(116,810
|
)
|
(71,699
|
)
|
$
|
(471,651
|
)
|
Shelton BDC Income Fund
(See Note 5) |
Institutional Shares (a)
|
|||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017 (Unaudited) |
Period of April 1 to
December 31, 2016 |
|||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Value
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||||||||
Shares sold
|
142,904
|
$
|
1,350,262
|
3,218
|
$
|
29,097
|
||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
|
833
|
7,839
|
1,096
|
9,718
|
||||||||||||
Shares repurchased (b)
|
(10,627
|
)
|
(99,616
|
)
|
(10,948
|
)
|
(98,802
|
)
|
||||||||
Net increase (decrease)
|
133,110
|
$
|
1,258,485
|
(6,634
|
)
|
$
|
(59,987
|
)
|
Investor Shares (a)
|
Class C (a)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017 (Unaudited) |
Period of April 1 to
December 31, 2016 |
Period of
April 1, 2016 to
November 4, 2016
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Value
|
Shares
|
Value
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Shares sold
|
453,692
|
$
|
4,327,437
|
513,711
|
$
|
4,552,771
|
2,803
|
$
|
25,000
|
|||||||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
|
22,296
|
212,339
|
39,996
|
360,369
|
9,328
|
83,227
|
||||||||||||||||||
Shares repurchased (b)
|
(319,121
|
)
|
(3,029,231
|
)
|
(586,581
|
)
|
(5,325,885
|
)
|
(590,344
|
)
|
(5,246,863
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease)
|
156,867
|
$
|
1,510,545
|
(32,874
|
)
|
$
|
(412,745
|
)
|
(578,213
|
)
|
$
|
(5,138,636
|
)
|
Shelton Real Estate Income Fund
(See Note 5) |
Institutional Shares (a)
|
|||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017 (Unaudited) |
Period of April 1 to
December 31, 2016 |
|||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Value
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||||||||
Shares sold
|
12,770
|
$
|
112,553
|
576
|
$
|
5,096
|
||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
|
983
|
8,653
|
5,749
|
51,043
|
||||||||||||
Shares repurchased (c)
|
(103,204
|
)
|
(925,162
|
)
|
(22,276
|
)
|
(227,156
|
)
|
||||||||
Shares Issued in reorganization
|
—
|
—
|
52,898
|
467,086
|
||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease)
|
(89,451
|
)
|
$
|
(803,956
|
)
|
36,947
|
$
|
296,069
|
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Continued)
|
Investor Shares (a)
|
Class C (a)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017 (Unaudited) |
Period of April 1 to
December 31, 2016 |
Period of
April 1, 2016 to
November 4, 2016
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Value
|
Shares
|
Value
|
Shares
|
Value
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Shares sold
|
31,260
|
$
|
278,309
|
547,694
|
$
|
4,847,530
|
4,898
|
$
|
51,781
|
|||||||||||||||
Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions
|
23,655
|
209,230
|
197,317
|
1,774,928
|
82,631
|
739,724
|
||||||||||||||||||
Shares repurchased (c)
|
(461,289
|
)
|
(4,108,084
|
)
|
(356,265
|
)
|
(3,643,692
|
)
|
(740,346
|
)
|
(6,920,747
|
)
|
||||||||||||
Shares Issued in reorganization
|
—
|
—
|
226,031
|
2,000,375
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease)
|
(406,374
|
)
|
$
|
(3,620,545
|
)
|
614,777
|
$
|
4,979,141
|
(652,817
|
)
|
$
|
(6,129,242
|
)
|
(a)
|
Following the acquisition on November 4, 2016, the Advisor Class and the A Class were renamed Institutional Class and Investor Class. The C class merged into the investor class. See note 5.
|
(b)
|
As of the close of business on November 4, 2016, Class C shares were converted to Investor Class shares at the following Rates:
|
Shares Issued:
|
Dollars:
|
|||
486,190
|
$
|
4,307,646
|
(c)
|
As of the close of business on November 4, 2016, Class C shares were converted to Investor Class shares at the following Rates:
|
Shares Issued:
|
Dollars:
|
|||
536,418
|
$
|
4,747,287
|
Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars) |
Shelton Greater China Fund
Direct Shares
|
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
|
Year Ended
December 31,
2016 |
Year Ended
December 31,
2015 |
Year Ended
December 31,
2014 |
Year Ended
December 31,
2013 |
Year Ended
December 31,
2012 |
||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$
|
6.86
|
$
|
6.89
|
$
|
7.55
|
$
|
7.21
|
$
|
7.12
|
$
|
6.06
|
||||||||||||
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) (a)
|
0.06
|
0.10
|
0.05
|
0.08
|
0.03
|
0.08
|
||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on securities (both realized and unrealized)
|
1.20
|
0.03
|
(0.58
|
)
|
0.36
|
0.28
|
0.98
|
|||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
1.26
|
0.13
|
(0.53
|
)
|
0.44
|
0.31
|
1.06
|
|||||||||||||||||
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income
|
(0.01
|
)
|
(0.16
|
)
|
(0.13
|
)
|
(0.10
|
)
|
(0.22
|
)
|
—
|
|||||||||||||
Distributions from capital gains
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||||||||
Total distributions
|
(0.01
|
)
|
(0.16
|
)
|
(0.13
|
)
|
(0.10
|
)
|
(0.22
|
)
|
—
|
|||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year
|
$
|
8.11
|
$
|
6.86
|
$
|
6.89
|
$
|
7.55
|
$
|
7.21
|
$
|
7.12
|
||||||||||||
Total return
|
18.43
|
%
|
1.95
|
%
|
(7.05
|
)%
|
6.19
|
%
|
4.34
|
%
|
17.49
|
%
|
||||||||||||
RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000s)
|
$
|
8,384
|
$
|
7,200
|
$
|
7,726
|
$
|
10,332
|
$
|
11,415
|
$
|
17,370
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursements
|
0.99
|
%
|
3.13
|
%
|
2.60
|
%
|
2.69
|
%
|
3.00
|
%
|
2.17
|
%
|
||||||||||||
After expense reimbursements
|
0.99
|
%
|
1.97
|
%
|
1.98
|
%
|
1.98
|
%
|
2.36
|
%
|
1.72
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursements
|
0.75
|
%
|
0.31
|
%
|
0.01
|
%
|
0.33
|
%
|
(0.22
|
)%
|
0.71
|
%
|
||||||||||||
After expense reimbursements
|
0.75
|
%
|
1.47
|
%
|
0.63
|
%
|
1.04
|
%
|
0.42
|
%
|
1.16
|
%
|
||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover
|
0
|
%
|
11
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
5
|
%
|
10
|
%
|
81
|
%
|
Shelton BDC Income Fund (c)
|
Institutional Shares
(See Note 5) |
Formerly
AR Capital BDC Income Fund |
||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
|
Year Ended
December 31,
2016 (b) |
Year Ended
March 31, 2016 (i) |
Year Ended
March 31, 2015 (d)(i) |
|||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$
|
9.11
|
$
|
8.40
|
$
|
9.65
|
$
|
10.00
|
||||||||
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
|
||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) (a)
|
0.29
|
0.44
|
0.80
|
1.55
|
||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on securities (both realized and unrealized)
|
0.22
|
0.72
|
(1.36
|
)
|
(1.40
|
)
|
||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
0.51
|
1.16
|
(0.56
|
)
|
0.15
|
|||||||||||
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
|
||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income
|
(0.26
|
)
|
(0.45
|
)
|
(0.69
|
)
|
(0.50
|
)
|
||||||||
Distributions from capital gains
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|||||||||||||
Total distributions
|
(0.26
|
)
|
(0.45
|
)
|
(0.69
|
)
|
(0.50
|
)
|
||||||||
Net asset value, end of year
|
$
|
9.36
|
$
|
9.11
|
$
|
8.40
|
$
|
9.65
|
||||||||
Total return
|
5.61
|
%
|
14.07
|
%
|
(5.76
|
)%(e)
|
1.59
|
%(e)
|
||||||||
RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
|
||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000s)
|
$
|
1,678
|
$
|
420
|
$
|
443
|
$
|
106
|
||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: (j)
|
||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursements
|
0.63
|
%
|
2.53
|
%(f)
|
2.47
|
%
|
10.23
|
%(f)
|
||||||||
After expense reimbursements
|
0.62
|
%
|
1.24
|
%(f)
|
1.25
|
%
|
1.25
|
%(f)
|
||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (h)
|
9.30
|
%
|
17.58
|
%(f)
|
||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursements
|
3.14
|
%
|
5.26
|
%(f)
|
||||||||||||
After expense reimbursements
|
3.14
|
%
|
6.55
|
%(f)
|
||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover
|
74
|
%
|
38
|
%(g)
|
166
|
%
|
33
|
%(g)
|
(a)
|
Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
|
(b)
|
For the nine months ended December 31, 2016. See Note 5.
|
(c)
|
Following the acquisition on November 4, 2016, advisor class and class A were renamed Institutional and Investor Class.
|
(d)
|
The inception date of Shelton BDC Income Fund is April 22, 2014; the commencement of operations and start of performance for Institutional Class and Investor Class is May 2, 2014. The inception date of Shelton Real Estate Income Fund is August 7, 2014; the commencement of operations and start of performance is August 11, 2014.
|
(e)
|
Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads/redemption fees. If the Adviser did not reimburse/waive a portion of the Fund’s expenses, total return would have been lower. Returns are not annualized
|
(f)
|
Annualized
|
(g)
|
Not annualized
|
(h)
|
Recognition of net investment income by the fund is affected by the timing in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include the net income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
|
(i)
|
Audited by other independent registered public accounting firm.
|
(j)
|
Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the fund invests.
|
Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Continued) |
Shelton BDC Income Fund
|
Investor Shares
(see Note 5) |
Formerly
AR Capital BDC Income Fund |
||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2016 (b) |
Year Ended
March 31, 2016 (i) |
Year Ended
March 31, 2015 (d)(i) |
|||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$
|
9.21
|
$
|
8.51
|
$
|
9.66
|
$
|
10.00
|
||||||||
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
|
||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) (a)
|
0.26
|
0.44
|
0.70
|
0.77
|
||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on securities (both realized and unrealized)
|
0.24
|
0.71
|
(1.17
|
)
|
(0.62
|
)
|
||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
0.50
|
1.15
|
(0.47
|
)
|
0.15
|
|||||||||||
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
|
||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income
|
(0.26
|
)
|
(0.45
|
)
|
(0.68
|
)
|
(0.49
|
)
|
||||||||
Distributions from capital gains
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||
Total distributions
|
(0.26
|
)
|
(0.45
|
)
|
(0.68
|
)
|
(0.49
|
)
|
||||||||
Net asset value, end of year
|
$
|
9.45
|
$
|
9.21
|
$
|
8.51
|
$
|
9.66
|
||||||||
Total return
|
5.46
|
%
|
13.74
|
%
|
(4.83
|
)%(e)
|
1.56
|
%(e)
|
||||||||
RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
|
||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000s)
|
$
|
15,453
|
$
|
13,614
|
$
|
12,853
|
$
|
11,658
|
||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets: (j)
|
||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursements
|
0.76
|
%
|
2.82
|
%(f)
|
2.66
|
%
|
7.61
|
%(f)
|
||||||||
After expense reimbursements
|
0.75
|
%
|
1.50
|
%(f)
|
1.45
|
%
|
1.50
|
%(f)
|
||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (h)
|
7.89
|
%
|
8.94
|
%(f)
|
||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursements
|
2.73
|
%
|
5.16
|
%(f)
|
||||||||||||
After expense reimbursements
|
2.74
|
%
|
6.48
|
%(f)
|
||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover
|
74
|
%
|
38
|
%(g)
|
166
|
%
|
33
|
%(g)
|
(a)
|
Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
|
(b)
|
For the nine months ended December 31, 2016. See Note 5.
|
(c)
|
Following the acquisition on November 4, 2016, advisor class and class A were renamed Institutional and Investor Class.
|
(d)
|
The inception date of Shelton BDC Income Fund is April 22, 2014; the commencement of operations and start of performance for Institutional Class and Investor Class is May 2, 2014. The inception date of Shelton Real Estate Income Fund is August 7, 2014; the commencement of operations and start of performance is August 11, 2014.
|
(e)
|
Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads/redemption fees. If the Adviser did not reimburse/waive a portion of the Fund’s expenses, total return would have been lower. Returns are not annualized
|
(f)
|
Annualized
|
(g)
|
Not annualized
|
(h)
|
Recognition of net investment income by the fund is affected by the timing in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include the net income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
|
(i)
|
Audited by other independent registered public accounting firm.
|
(j)
|
Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the fund invests.
|
Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Continued) |
Shelton Real Estate Income Fund (c)
|
Institutional Shares
(See Note 5) |
Formerly
AR Capital Real Estate Income Fund |
||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2016 (b) |
Year Ended
March 31, 2016 (i) |
Year Ended
March 31, 2015 (i) |
Year Ended
March 31, 2014 (d)(i) |
||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$
|
8.82
|
$
|
10.65
|
$
|
11.40
|
$
|
10.22
|
$
|
10.00
|
||||||||||
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) (a)
|
0.07
|
0.23
|
0.26
|
0.27
|
0.25
|
|||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on securities (both realized and unrealized)
|
0.09
|
0.07
|
0.02
|
(h)
|
1.58
|
0.23
|
(h)
|
|||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
0.16
|
0.30
|
0.28
|
1.85
|
0.48
|
|||||||||||||||
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income
|
(0.26
|
)
|
(0.38
|
)
|
(0.48
|
)
|
(0.60
|
)
|
(0.18
|
)
|
||||||||||
Distributions from return of capital
|
—
|
(0.18
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||||
Distributions from capital gains
|
—
|
(1.57
|
)
|
(0.55
|
)
|
(0.07
|
)
|
(0.08
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Total distributions
|
(0.26
|
)
|
(2.13
|
)
|
(1.03
|
)
|
(0.67
|
)
|
(0.26
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year
|
$
|
8.72
|
$
|
8.82
|
$
|
10.65
|
$
|
11.40
|
$
|
10.22
|
||||||||||
Total return
|
1.80
|
%
|
3.15
|
%
|
2.90
|
%(e)
|
18.71
|
%(e)
|
5.01
|
%(e)
|
||||||||||
RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000s)
|
$
|
118
|
$
|
908
|
$
|
703
|
$
|
15,295
|
$
|
17,533
|
||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursements
|
0.61
|
%
|
2.49
|
%(f)
|
2.01
|
%
|
2.21
|
%
|
3.97
|
%(f)
|
||||||||||
After expense reimbursements
|
0.59
|
%
|
1.14
|
%(f)
|
1.15
|
%
|
1.15
|
%
|
1.15
|
%(f)
|
||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets
|
2.40
|
%
|
2.54
|
%
|
3.09
|
%(f)
|
||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursements
|
1.74
|
%
|
1.61
|
%(f)
|
||||||||||||||||
After expense reimbursements
|
0.80
|
%
|
2.96
|
%(f)
|
||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover
|
7
|
%
|
137
|
%(g)
|
99
|
%
|
104
|
%
|
86
|
%(g)
|
(a)
|
Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
|
(b)
|
For the nine months ended December 31, 2016. See Note 5.
|
(c)
|
Following the acquisition on November 4, 2016, advisor class and class A were renamed Institutional and Investor Class.
|
(d)
|
The inception date of Shelton BDC Income Fund is April 22, 2014; the commencement of operations and start of performance for Institutional Class and Investor Class is May 2, 2014. The inception date of Shelton Real Estate Income Fund is August 7, 2014; the commencement of operations and start of performance is August 11, 2014.
|
(e)
|
Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads/redemption fees. If the Adviser did not reimburse/waive a portion of the Fund’s expenses, total return would have been lower. Returns are not annualized
|
(f)
|
Annualized
|
(g)
|
Not annualized
|
(h)
|
Recognition of net investment income by the fund is affected by the timing in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include the net income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
|
(i)
|
Audited by other independent registered public accounting firm.
|
(j)
|
Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the fund invests.
|
Financial Highlights
For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Year or Period
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars) (Continued) |
Shelton Real Estate Income Fund (c)
|
Investor Shares
(See Note 5) |
Formerly
AR Capital Real Estate Income Fund |
||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017 (Unaudited)
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2016 (b) |
Year Ended
March 31, 2016 (i) |
Year Ended
March 31, 2015 (i) |
Year Ended
March 31, 2014 (d)(i) |
||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year
|
$
|
8.85
|
$
|
10.66
|
$
|
11.40
|
$
|
10.21
|
$
|
10.00
|
||||||||||
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) (a)
|
0.08
|
0.21
|
0.30
|
0.26
|
0.28
|
|||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on securities (both realized and unrealized)
|
0.07
|
0.07
|
(0.03
|
)
|
1.57
|
0.18
|
(h)
|
|||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
0.15
|
0.28
|
0.27
|
1.83
|
0.46
|
|||||||||||||||
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment income
|
(0.18
|
)
|
(0.35
|
)
|
(0.46
|
)
|
(0.57
|
)
|
(0.17
|
)
|
||||||||||
Distributions from return of capital
|
—
|
(0.17
|
)
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
||||||||||||||
Distributions from capital gains
|
—
|
(1.57
|
)
|
(0.55
|
)
|
(0.07
|
)
|
(0.08
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Total distributions
|
(0.18
|
)
|
(2.09
|
)
|
(1.01
|
)
|
(0.64
|
)
|
(0.25
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net asset value, end of year
|
$
|
8.82
|
$
|
8.85
|
$
|
10.66
|
$
|
11.40
|
$
|
10.21
|
||||||||||
Total return
|
1.75
|
%
|
3.02
|
%
|
2.79
|
%(e)
|
18.47
|
%(e)
|
4.83
|
%(e)
|
||||||||||
RATIOS / SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000s)
|
$
|
11,257
|
$
|
14,898
|
$
|
11,396
|
$
|
20,677
|
$
|
14,362
|
||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursements
|
0.73
|
%
|
2.72
|
%(f)
|
2.22
|
%
|
2.46
|
%
|
4.22
|
%(f)
|
||||||||||
After expense reimbursements
|
0.71
|
%
|
1.39
|
%(f)
|
1.36
|
%
|
1.40
|
%
|
1.40
|
%(f)
|
||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets
|
2.75
|
%
|
2.41
|
%
|
3.47
|
%(f)
|
||||||||||||||
Before expense reimbursements
|
1.90
|
%
|
1.41
|
%(f)
|
||||||||||||||||
After expense reimbursements
|
0.95
|
%
|
2.74
|
%(f)
|
||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover
|
7
|
%
|
137
|
%(g)
|
99
|
%
|
104
|
%
|
86
|
%(g)
|
(a)
|
Calculated based upon average shares outstanding.
|
(b)
|
For the nine months ended December 31, 2016. See Note 5.
|
(c)
|
Following the acquisition on November 4, 2016, advisor class and class A were renamed Institutional and Investor Class.
|
(d)
|
The inception date of Shelton BDC Income Fund is April 22, 2014; the commencement of operations and start of performance for Institutional Class and Investor Class is May 2, 2014. The inception date of Shelton Real Estate Income Fund is August 7, 2014; the commencement of operations and start of performance is August 11, 2014.
|
(e)
|
Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales loads/redemption fees. If the Adviser did not reimburse/waive a portion of the Fund’s expenses, total return would have been lower. Returns are not annualized
|
(f)
|
Annualized
|
(g)
|
Not annualized
|
(h)
|
Recognition of net investment income by the fund is affected by the timing in which the Fund invests. The ratio does not include the net income of the investment companies in which the Fund invests.
|
(i)
|
Audited by other independent registered public accounting firm.
|
(j)
|
Does not include expenses of the investment companies in which the fund invests.
|
SCM Trust
|
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
|
June 30, 2017
|
SCM Trust
|
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
|
June 30, 2017
|
SCM Trust
|
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
|
June 30, 2017
|
Level 1(a)
|
Level 2(a)
|
Level 3(a)
|
||||||||||||||
Fund
|
Investments
in Securities(b)
|
Investments
in Securities(c)
|
Investments
in Securities
|
Total
Assets |
||||||||||||
Greater China Fund
|
$
|
8,065,003
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
8,065,003
|
||||||||||
BDC Income Fund
|
15,695,268
|
—
|
15,695,268
|
|||||||||||||
Real Estate Income Fund
|
10,515,276
|
260,156
|
—
|
10,775,432
|
||||||||||||
Total investments in securities
|
$
|
34,275,547
|
$
|
260,156
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
34,535,703
|
(a)
|
It is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers between levels on the last day of the fiscal reporting period. Greater China Fund had a transfer out of level three to level one.
|
(b)
|
All publicly traded common stocks and preferred stocks held in the Funds are Level 1 securities. For a detailed break-out of equity securities by major industry classification, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.
|
(c)
|
All fixed income securities held in the Funds are Level 2 securities. For a detailed break-out of fixed income securities by type, please refer to the Portfolio of Investments.
|
|
Net Assets
|
Greater China Fund
|
1.25%
|
BDC Income Fund
|
0.90%
|
Real Estate Income Fund
|
0.80%
|
Voluntary Expense Limitation
|
||||
Fund
|
Direct
Shares |
Institutional
Shares
|
Investor
Shares |
Expiration
|
Greater China Fund
|
1.98%
|
—
|
N/A
|
1/2/18
|
BDC Income Fund
|
—
|
1.25%
|
1.50%
|
1/2/18
|
Real Estate Income Fund
|
—
|
1.15%
|
1.40%
|
1/2/18
|
SCM Trust
|
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
|
June 30, 2017
|
Fund
|
Expires
12/31/17 |
Expires
3/31/18 |
Expires
12/31/18 |
Expires
3/31/19 |
Expires
12/31/19 |
Expires
3/31/20 |
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Greater China Fund
|
$
|
74,912
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
58,370
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
75,439
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
208,721
|
||||||||||||||
BDC Income Fund
|
—
|
286,420
|
—
|
281,806
|
160,178
|
128,502
|
856,906
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Real Estate Income Fund
|
—
|
425,681
|
—
|
305,545
|
154,139
|
98,824
|
984,189
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
74,912
|
$
|
712,101
|
$
|
58,370
|
$
|
587,351
|
$
|
389,756
|
$
|
227,326
|
$
|
2,049,816
|
Fund
|
Class Investor
12b-1 Fees
|
|||
BDC Income Fund
|
$
|
17,216
|
||
Real Estate Income Fund
|
16,013
|
Fund
|
Class C
12b-1 Fees |
Class A
12b-1 Fees |
||||||
BDC Income Fund
|
$
|
36,975
|
$
|
29,942
|
||||
Real Estate Income Fund
|
81,725
|
36,449
|
Fund
|
Class C
12b-1 Fees |
Class Investor
12b-1 Fees |
||||||
BDC Income Fund
|
$
|
28,692
|
$
|
23,357
|
||||
Real Estate Income Fund
|
36,768
|
20,649
|
Fund
|
Class A
|
Class A
Retained |
Class C
|
Class C
Retained |
||||||||||||
BDC Income Fund
|
$
|
309,976
|
$
|
32,928
|
$
|
68,955
|
$
|
16,829
|
||||||||
Real Estate Income Fund
|
123,632
|
12,166
|
49,743
|
21,401
|
SCM Trust
|
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
|
June 30, 2017
|
Fund
|
Class A
|
Class A
Retained |
Class C
|
Class C
Retained |
||||||||||||
Real Estate Income
|
$
|
40
|
$
|
3
|
$
|
1,389
|
$
|
1,389
|
||||||||
BDC Income
|
7,933
|
888
|
1,320
|
1,320
|
||||||||||||
Global Real Estate Income
|
40
|
2
|
332
|
332
|
Fund
|
Purchases
|
Sales
|
||||||
Greater China Fund
|
$
|
371
|
$
|
199,665
|
||||
BDC Income Fund
|
12,275,417
|
10,330,165
|
||||||
Real Estate Income Fund
|
868,237
|
5,082,654
|
Increase
(Decrease) Paid-In Capital |
Increase
(Decrease) Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss) |
Increase (Decrease) Accumulated
Gain (Loss) |
||||||||||
Greater China Fund
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(12,488
|
)
|
$
|
12,488
|
|||||
BDC Income Fund
|
(1,426
|
)
|
1,426
|
—
|
||||||||
Real Estate Income Fund
|
1,650,155
|
(65,610
|
)
|
(1,584,545
|
)
|
Undistributed
Ordinary Income
|
Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gain
|
Capital
Loss Carry Forwards |
Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Post October
and Other Losses (b) |
Total
Distributable Earnings |
|||||||||||||||||||
Greater China Fund
|
$
|
3,991
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
(12,362,955
|
)
|
$
|
979,403
|
$
|
—
|
(11,379,561
|
)
|
|||||||||||
BDC Income Fund
|
863
|
—
|
(3,460,813
|
)
|
645,211
|
(303,820
|
)
|
(3,118,559
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||
Real Estate Income Fund
|
—
|
—
|
(1,548,373
|
)
|
514,582
|
(6,168
|
)
|
(1,039,959
|
)
|
Expiring
|
Greater
China Fund |
BDC
Income Fund |
Real Estate
Income Fund |
|||||||||
2017
|
$
|
10,930,578
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
—
|
||||||
Long Term with No Expiration
|
235,607
|
763,025
|
114,152
|
*
|
||||||||
Short Term with No Expiration
|
1,196,770
|
2,697,788
|
1,434,221
|
*
|
||||||||
Total
|
$
|
12,362,955
|
$
|
3,460,813
|
$
|
1,548,373
|
*
|
Subject to limitations under §382 of the Code
|
SCM Trust
|
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
|
June 30, 2017
|
Fund
|
Year
|
Return of
Capital |
Ordinary
Income |
Long-Term
Capital Gains (a) |
Total Distributions
|
|||||||||||||
Greater China Fund
|
December 31, 2015
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
152,604
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
152,604
|
|||||||||
December 31, 2016 |
—
|
169,576
|
—
|
169,576
|
||||||||||||||
BDC Income Fund
|
March 31, 2016
|
—
|
1,895,840
|
—
|
1,895,840
|
|||||||||||||
March 31, 2015
|
—
|
443,308
|
5,045
|
448,353
|
||||||||||||||
December 31, 2016
|
(b) |
—
|
766,967
|
—
|
766,967
|
|||||||||||||
Real Estate Income Fund
|
March 31, 2016
|
—
|
2,321,774
|
81,751
|
2,403,525
|
|||||||||||||
March 31, 2015 |
—
|
1,312,311
|
1,310,714
|
2,623,025
|
||||||||||||||
December 31, 2016 | (b) |
262,427
|
1,141,052
|
1,533,581
|
2,937,060
|
(a)
|
The Funds designate Long-Term Capital Gain dividends pursuant to Section 852(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for the year ended December 31, 2016.
|
(b)
|
For the period April 1 to December 31, 2016.
|
AR Capital BDC
Income Fund
Net Assets |
Shares issued to
Shareholders of
AR Capital BDC
Income Fund
|
Shelton BDC
Income Fund
Net Assets
|
Combined
Net Assets
|
Tax Status
of Transfer |
|||||||||
$ 14,780,538
|
1,668,286
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
14,780,538
|
Non-taxable
|
(1)
|
Includes accumulated realized gains and unrealized appreciation in the amounts of $332,361 and $223,360 respectively.
|
AR Capital Global
Real Estate Income Fund
Net Assets
|
Shares issued
to Shareholders of AR Capital Global Real Estate
Income Fund
|
Shelton Real Estate
Income Fund
Net Assets
|
Combined
Net Assets
|
Tax Status
of Transfer |
|||||||||
$ 2,467,461
|
278,928
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
16,524,350
|
Non-taxable
|
(1)
|
Includes accumulated realized gain and unrealized depreciation in the amounts of $120,779 and $(177,489) respectively.
|
AR Capital
Real Estate Income Fund
Net Assets |
Shares issued to
Shareholders of
AR Capital Real Estate
Income Fund
|
Shelton Real Estate
Income Fund
Net Assets |
Combined
Net Assets
|
Tax Status
of Transfer |
|||||||||
$ 14,056,889
|
1,588,861
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
16,524,350
|
Non-taxable
|
(1)
|
Includes accumulated realized gains and unrealized appreciation in the amounts of $1,178,287 and $480,458 respectively.
|
SCM Trust
|
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) (Continued)
|
June 30, 2017
|
Pre-Merger Class
|
Pre-Merger NAV
|
Rate
|
Shares
|
Dollars
|
Post-Merger NAV
|
Post Merger Class
|
||||
ARC Global Real Estate Income Fund Class A
|
8.37
|
.9456 to 1
|
159,382
|
$
|
1,410,528
|
8.85
|
Shelton Real Estate Income Fund Investor Class
|
|||
ARC Global Real Estate Income Fund Class C
|
8.37
|
.9454 to 1
|
66,649
|
589,847
|
8.85
|
Shelton Real Estate Income Fund Investor Class
|
||||
ARC Global Real Estate Income Fund Advisor Class
|
8.38
|
.949 to 1
|
52,898
|
467,085
|
8.83
|
Shelton Real Estate Income Fund Institutional Class
|
||||
ARC Real Estate Income Fund Class A
|
8.85
|
1
|
995,315
|
8,805,282
|
8.85
|
Shelton Real Estate Income Fund Investor Class
|
||||
ARC Real Estate Income Fund Class C
|
8.80
|
.9944 to 1
|
536,418
|
4,747,297
|
8.85
|
Shelton Real Estate Income Fund Investor Class
|
||||
ARC Real Estate Income Fund Advisor Class
|
8.83
|
1
|
57,128
|
504,310
|
8.83
|
Shelton Real Estate Income Fund Institutional Class
|
||||
ARC BDC Income Fund Class A
|
8.86
|
1
|
1,139,403
|
10,099,544
|
8.86
|
Shelton BDC Income Fund Investor Class
|
||||
ARC BDC Income Fund Class C
|
8.84
|
.99774 to 1
|
486,190
|
4,307,647
|
8.86
|
Shelton BDC Income Fund Investor Class
|
||||
ARC BDC Income Fund Advisor Class
|
8.74
|
1
|
42,694
|
373,348
|
8.74
|
Shelton BDC Income Fund Institutional Class
|
Shelton
Real Estate Income Fund
|
||||
Net Investment Income
|
$
|
412,918
|
||
Net gain on Investments
|
164,093
|
|||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
|
577,011
|
SCM Trust
|
Additional Information (Unaudited)
|
June 30, 2017
|
Board of Trustees and Executive Officers (Unaudited)
|
Name
|
Address
|
Year of Birth
|
Position Held
with the Trust
|
Length of
Time Served |
Stephen C. Rogers
|
1050 17th Street,
Suite 1710 Denver, CO 80265 |
1966
|
Chairman and Trustee
|
Since June, 2011
|
Kevin T. Kogler
|
1050 17th Street,
Suite 1710 Denver, CO 80265 |
1966
|
Trustee
|
Since June, 2011
|
Marco L. Quazzo
|
1050 17th Street,
Suite 1710 Denver, CO 80265 |
1962
|
Trustee
|
Since August, 2014
|
Stephen H. Sutro
|
1050 17th Street,
Suite 1710 Denver, CO 80265 |
1969
|
Trustee
|
Since June, 2011
|
William P. Mock
|
1050 17th Street,
Suite 1710 Denver, CO 80265 |
1966
|
Treasurer
|
Since June, 2011
|
Gregory T. Pusch
|
1050 17th Street,
Suite 1710 Denver, CO 80265 |
1966
|
Chief Compliance Officer
|
Since March, 2017
|
Stephen C. Rogers*
|
Chief Executive Officer, Shelton Capital Management, 1999 to present. ETF Spreads, 2007 to present.
|
Kevin T. Kogler
|
President & Founder of MicroBiz LLC, 2012 to present; Principal, Robertson Piper Software Group, 2006 to 2012; Senior Vice President, Investment Banking, Friedman, Billings Ramsey, 2005 to 2006. ETF Spreads, 2007 to present.
|
Marco L. Quazzo
|
Principal, Bartko Zankel Bunzel & Miller, March, 2015 to present; Partner, Barg Coffin Lewis & Trapp LLP (law firm), 2008 to March 2015.
|
Stephen H. Sutro
|
Managing Partner, Duane Morris LLP (law firm), 2014 to present; Partner, Duane Morris LLP (law firm), 2003 to Present. ETF Spreads, 2007 to present.
|
William P. Mock
|
Portfolio Manager, Shelton Capital Management, 2010 to present; Portfolio Manager, ETSpreads, 2007 to present.
|
Gregory T. Pusch
|
Global Head of Risk & Compliance, Matthews Asia 2015-2016; Head of Legal & Regulatory Compliance/CCO, HarbourVest Partners, 2012-2015.
|
*
|
Trustee deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940. Mr. Rogers is an interested person because he is the CEO of Shelton Capital Management, the Trust’s Advisor and Administrator.
|
Board Approval of the Advisory Agreement (Unaudited)
June 30, 2017
|
Board Approval of the Advisory Agreement (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2017
|
Board Approval of the Advisory Agreement (Unaudited) (Continued)
June 30, 2017
|
(a)
|
Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period are included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
|
(b)
|
Not applicable.
|
(a)
|
The Registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).
|
(b)
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There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act that occurred during the Registrant's last fiscal half-year (the Registrant's second fiscal half- year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting
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(a)(1)
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Code of Ethics not applicable for semi-annual report.
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(a)(2)
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Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (“SOX”), are filed as Exhibit 12(a)(2) to this Form N-CSR.
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(b)
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Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act, Section 906 of SOX, Rule 13a-14(b) under the Exchange Act, and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code are furnished as Exhibit 12(b) to this Form N-CSR.
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By
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/s/ Stephen C. Rogers
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Stephen C. Rogers, Chairman
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Date: September 1, 2017
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By
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/s/ Stephen C. Rogers
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Stephen C. Rogers, Chairman
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Date: September 1, 2017
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By
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/s/ William P. Mock
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William P. Mock, Treasurer
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Date: September 1, 2017
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