Lincoln Funds Trust
03/27/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/27/2026 06:43
Semi-Annual Report by Investment Company (Form N-CSRS)
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 811-23952
Lincoln Funds Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
1301 South Harrison Street
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Paul T. Chryssikos, Esq.
Lincoln Financial Group
150 North Radnor Chester Road
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087
(Name and address of agent for service)
Copies of all communications to:
Robert A. Robertson, Esq.
Dechert LLP
US Bank Tower
633 West 5th Street
Suite 4900
Los Angeles, CA 90071-2013
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (484) 583-6302
Date of fiscal year end: July 31
Date of reporting period: January 31, 2026
Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
| (a) | The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith. |
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
Class A : LFTAX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - January 31, 2026
This Semi-Annual shareholder report contains important information about Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund for the period of August 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.lincolnfinancial.com/lft. You can also request this information by contacting us at 866-436-8717.
What were the Fund costs for last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
|
Class Name
|
Cost of a $10,000 investment
|
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
|
|
Class A
|
$74
|
1.35%Footnote Reference^
|
| Footnote | Description |
|
Footnote^
|
Annualized. |
Key Fund Statistics
- Total Net Assets$12,249,079
- # of Portfolio Holdings97
- Portfolio Turnover Rate93%
What did theFund invest in?
(% of Net Assets)
Asset Allocation
|
Sovereign Bonds
|
38.7%
|
|
Short-Term Investments
|
26.5%
|
|
Exchange-Traded Funds
|
17.7%
|
|
Common Stock
|
7.6%
|
|
Supranational Banks
|
4.5%
|
|
Corporate Bonds
|
2.0%
|
|
Money Market Funds
|
0.0%
|
|
Other
|
3.0%
|
Top 5 Countries (Equity)
|
United States
|
3.9%
|
|
United Kingdom
|
1.0%
|
|
Canada
|
0.9%
|
|
Italy
|
0.4%
|
|
Norway
|
0.4%
|
Top 5 Countries (Fixed Income)
|
Brazil
|
10.7%
|
|
Mexico
|
7.4%
|
|
South Africa
|
5.7%
|
|
Egypt
|
3.9%
|
|
Hungary
|
3.0%
|
Holdings, Sector designations and/or Credit Quality Ratings, as applicable, are for informational purposes only and are subject to change at any time. They are not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security.
Additional Information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the prospectus, financial statements, holdings and proxy voting information please visit www.lincolnfinancial.com/lft.
866-436-8717
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
Class I : LFTEX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - January 31, 2026
This Semi-Annual shareholder report contains important information about Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund for the period of August 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.lincolnfinancial.com/lft. You can also request this information by contacting us at 866-436-8717.
What were the Fund costs for last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
|
Class Name
|
Cost of a $10,000 investment
|
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
|
|
Class I
|
$60
|
1.10%Footnote Reference^
|
| Footnote | Description |
|
Footnote^
|
Annualized. |
Key Fund Statistics
- Total Net Assets$12,249,079
- # of Portfolio Holdings97
- Portfolio Turnover Rate93%
What did theFund invest in?
(% of Net Assets)
Asset Allocation
|
Sovereign Bonds
|
38.7%
|
|
Short-Term Investments
|
26.5%
|
|
Exchange-Traded Funds
|
17.7%
|
|
Common Stock
|
7.6%
|
|
Supranational Banks
|
4.5%
|
|
Corporate Bonds
|
2.0%
|
|
Money Market Funds
|
0.0%
|
|
Other
|
3.0%
|
Top 5 Countries (Equity)
|
United States
|
3.9%
|
|
United Kingdom
|
1.0%
|
|
Canada
|
0.9%
|
|
Italy
|
0.4%
|
|
Norway
|
0.4%
|
Top 5 Countries (Fixed Income)
|
Brazil
|
10.7%
|
|
Mexico
|
7.4%
|
|
South Africa
|
5.7%
|
|
Egypt
|
3.9%
|
|
Hungary
|
3.0%
|
Holdings, Sector designations and/or Credit Quality Ratings, as applicable, are for informational purposes only and are subject to change at any time. They are not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security.
Additional Information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the prospectus, financial statements, holdings and proxy voting information please visit www.lincolnfinancial.com/lft.
866-436-8717
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund
Class A : LFTOX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - January 31, 2026
This Semi-Annual shareholder report contains important information about Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund for the period of August 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.lincolnfinancial.com/lft. You can also request this information by contacting us at 866-436-8717.
What were the Fund costs for last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
|
Class Name
|
Cost of a $10,000 investment
|
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
|
|
Class A
|
$70
|
1.32%Footnote Reference^
|
| Footnote | Description |
|
Footnote^
|
Annualized. |
Key Fund Statistics
- Total Net Assets$18,274,266
- # of Portfolio Holdings122
- Portfolio Turnover Rate16%
What did theFund invest in?
(% of Net Assets)
Asset Allocation
|
Common Stock
|
96.1%
|
|
Money Market Funds
|
0.0%
|
|
Options
|
(0.2%)
|
|
Other
|
4.1%
|
Top 5 Industries (Equity)
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
|
14.8%
|
|
Software
|
8.8%
|
|
Interactive Media & Services
|
8.6%
|
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
|
6.6%
|
|
Banks
|
5.0%
|
Holdings, Sector designations and/or Credit Quality Ratings, as applicable, are for informational purposes only and are subject to change at any time. They are not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security.
Additional Information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the prospectus, financial statements, holdings and proxy voting information please visit www.lincolnfinancial.com/lft.
866-436-8717
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund
Class I : LFTPX
Semi-Annual Shareholder Report - January 31, 2026
This Semi-Annual shareholder report contains important information about Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund for the period of August 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at www.lincolnfinancial.com/lft. You can also request this information by contacting us at 866-436-8717.
What were the Fund costs for last six months?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
|
Class Name
|
Cost of a $10,000 investment
|
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
|
|
Class I
|
$57
|
1.07%Footnote Reference^
|
| Footnote | Description |
|
Footnote^
|
Annualized. |
Key Fund Statistics
- Total Net Assets$18,274,266
- # of Portfolio Holdings122
- Portfolio Turnover Rate16%
What did theFund invest in?
(% of Net Assets)
Asset Allocation
|
Common Stock
|
96.1%
|
|
Money Market Funds
|
0.0%
|
|
Options
|
(0.2%)
|
|
Other
|
4.1%
|
Top 5 Industries (Equity)
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
|
14.8%
|
|
Software
|
8.8%
|
|
Interactive Media & Services
|
8.6%
|
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
|
6.6%
|
|
Banks
|
5.0%
|
Holdings, Sector designations and/or Credit Quality Ratings, as applicable, are for informational purposes only and are subject to change at any time. They are not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security.
Additional Information
If you wish to view additional information about the Fund, including but not limited to the prospectus, financial statements, holdings and proxy voting information please visit www.lincolnfinancial.com/lft.
866-436-8717
| (b) | Not Applicable. |
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Investments.
| (a) | Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 7 of this form. |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
| (a) | The registrant's Financial Statements are attached herewith. |
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
a series of Lincoln Funds Trust
Semiannual Financial Statements
January 31, 2026
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
Index
|
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
|
1
|
|
Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities
|
5
|
|
Consolidated Statement of Operations
|
6
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
6
|
|
Consolidated Financial Highlights
|
7
|
|
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
9
|
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2026 (unaudited)
|
|
|
Number of
Shares
|
Value
(U.S. $)
|
|
ΔCOMMON STOCK-7.64%
|
|||
|
Australia-0.07%
|
|||
|
†Predictive Discovery Ltd.
|
|
13,850
|
$8,198
|
|
|
|
8,198
|
|
|
Canada-0.94%
|
|||
|
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.
|
|
70
|
13,335
|
|
Alamos Gold, Inc. Class A
|
|
300
|
11,070
|
|
Barrick Mining Corp.
|
|
260
|
11,905
|
|
Centerra Gold, Inc.
|
|
790
|
13,234
|
|
†Eldorado Gold Corp.
|
|
300
|
12,876
|
|
†Equinox Gold Corp.
|
|
820
|
11,731
|
|
Kinross Gold Corp.
|
|
400
|
12,624
|
|
Pan American Silver Corp.
|
|
430
|
23,478
|
|
†Robex Resources, Inc.
|
|
1,092
|
4,708
|
|
|
|
114,961
|
|
|
Italy-0.44%
|
|||
|
Saipem SpA
|
|
14,680
|
54,099
|
|
|
|
54,099
|
|
|
Norway-0.42%
|
|||
|
Equinor ASA
|
|
1,930
|
51,504
|
|
|
|
51,504
|
|
|
Portugal-0.41%
|
|||
|
Galp Energia SGPS SA
|
|
2,550
|
50,569
|
|
|
|
50,569
|
|
|
Spain-0.40%
|
|||
|
Repsol SA
|
|
2,470
|
48,470
|
|
|
|
48,470
|
|
|
United Kingdom-1.03%
|
|||
|
Anglogold Ashanti PLC
|
|
130
|
12,073
|
|
BP PLC
|
|
8,120
|
51,533
|
|
Endeavour Mining PLC
|
|
230
|
12,557
|
|
Shell PLC
|
|
1,310
|
50,083
|
|
|
|
126,246
|
|
|
United States-3.93%
|
|||
|
Baker Hughes Co.
|
|
960
|
53,799
|
|
ConocoPhillips
|
|
480
|
50,030
|
|
Coterra Energy, Inc.
|
|
940
|
27,119
|
|
Devon Energy Corp.
|
|
1,280
|
51,469
|
|
EOG Resources, Inc.
|
|
420
|
47,095
|
|
Exxon Mobil Corp.
|
|
380
|
53,732
|
|
Halliburton Co.
|
|
1,450
|
48,604
|
|
Ovintiv, Inc.
|
|
1,190
|
51,729
|
|
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
|
|
6,570
|
49,472
|
|
SLB Ltd.
|
|
1,000
|
48,380
|
|
|
|
481,429
|
|
|
Total Common Stock
(Cost $901,488)
|
935,476
|
||
|
|
|
Principal
Amount°
|
Value
(U.S. $)
|
|
ΔCORPORATE BOND-1.95%
|
|||
|
Peru-1.95%
|
|||
|
Cia de Minas Buenaventura
SAA 6.80% 2/4/32
|
|
230,000
|
$239,378
|
|
Total Corporate Bond
(Cost $227,737)
|
239,378
|
||
|
ΔSOVEREIGN BONDS-38.73%
|
|||
|
Brazil-10.66%
|
|||
|
Brazil Notas do Tesouro
Nacional
|
|
||
|
6.00% 5/15/35
|
BRL
|
70,000
|
55,343
|
|
10.00% 1/1/31
|
BRL
|
2,690,000
|
456,575
|
|
10.00% 1/1/33
|
BRL
|
1,670,000
|
271,776
|
|
10.00% 1/1/35
|
BRL
|
3,290,000
|
521,475
|
|
|
|
1,305,169
|
|
|
Czech Republic-1.86%
|
|||
|
Czech Republic Government
Bonds 3.50% 5/30/35
|
CZK
|
5,000,000
|
228,320
|
|
|
|
228,320
|
|
|
Egypt-3.87%
|
|||
|
^Egypt Treasury Bills
|
|
||
|
0.00% 3/31/26
|
EGP
|
8,000,000
|
164,005
|
|
0.00% 10/13/26
|
EGP
|
17,000,000
|
309,993
|
|
|
|
473,998
|
|
|
Hungary-2.97%
|
|||
|
Hungary Government Bonds
7.00% 10/24/35
|
HUF
|
113,600,000
|
363,359
|
|
|
|
363,359
|
|
|
Malaysia-2.75%
|
|||
|
Malaysia Government Bonds
|
|
||
|
3.83% 7/5/34
|
MYR
|
900,000
|
232,861
|
|
3.89% 8/15/29
|
MYR
|
400,000
|
103,819
|
|
|
|
336,680
|
|
|
Mexico-7.35%
|
|||
|
Mexico Bonos
|
|
||
|
7.75% 11/13/42
|
MXN
|
7,450,000
|
371,980
|
|
8.00% 11/7/47
|
MXN
|
5,760,000
|
290,143
|
|
8.50% 11/18/38
|
MXN
|
4,340,000
|
237,900
|
|
|
|
900,023
|
|
|
Philippines-0.84%
|
|||
|
Philippines Government
Bonds 6.38% 4/28/35
|
PHP
|
5,890,000
|
103,117
|
|
|
|
103,117
|
|
|
Poland-1.91%
|
|||
|
Republic of Poland
Government Bonds 5.00%
10/25/34
|
PLN
|
830,000
|
234,056
|
|
|
|
234,056
|
|
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund-1
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)
|
|
|
Principal
Amount°
|
Value
(U.S. $)
|
|
ΔSOVEREIGN BONDS (continued)
|
|||
|
South Africa-5.65%
|
|||
|
Republic of South Africa
Government Bonds
|
|
||
|
8.75% 1/31/44
|
ZAR
|
4,450,000
|
$271,154
|
|
8.75% 2/28/48
|
ZAR
|
3,350,000
|
204,821
|
|
8.88% 2/28/35
|
ZAR
|
3,317,000
|
216,306
|
|
|
|
692,281
|
|
|
Turkey-0.87%
|
|||
|
•Turkiye Government Bonds
|
|
||
|
38.65% 12/6/28
|
TRY
|
3,600,000
|
83,611
|
|
39.58% 5/17/28
|
TRY
|
1,000,000
|
23,283
|
|
|
|
106,894
|
|
|
Total Sovereign Bonds
(Cost $4,245,516)
|
4,743,897
|
||
|
SUPRANATIONAL BANKS-4.44%
|
|||
|
Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank 6.00%
12/8/31
|
|
20,500,000
|
209,396
|
|
European Bank for
Reconstruction &
Development
|
|
||
|
6.50% 10/3/36
|
|
20,500,000
|
209,819
|
|
7.05% 8/10/33
|
|
11,500,000
|
125,011
|
|
Total Supranational Banks
(Cost $618,757)
|
|
544,226
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
Shares
|
|
|
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS-17.72%
|
|||
|
abrdn Bloomberg All
Commodity Strategy K-1
Free ETF
|
|
53,100
|
1,153,332
|
|
|
|
Number of
Shares
|
Value
(U.S. $)
|
|
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (continued)
|
|||
|
iShares Silver Trust
|
|
3,400
|
$256,496
|
|
SPDR®Gold MiniShares
Trust
|
|
7,930
|
761,359
|
|
Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(Cost $2,033,277)
|
2,171,187
|
||
|
MONEY MARKET FUND-0.02%
|
|||
|
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund Premier Class
(seven-day effective yield
3.65%)
|
|
1,928
|
1,928
|
|
Total Money Market Fund
(Cost $1,928)
|
1,928
|
||
|
|
|
Principal
Amount°
|
|
|
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS-26.48%
|
|||
|
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS-26.48%
|
|||
|
≠U.S. Treasury Bills
|
|||
|
3.57% 3/31/26
|
|
500,000
|
497,189
|
|
3.61% 3/5/26
|
|
860,000
|
857,302
|
|
3.62% 3/12/26
|
|
600,000
|
597,699
|
|
3.64% 4/9/26
|
|
500,000
|
496,714
|
|
3.66% 4/16/26
|
|
200,000
|
198,543
|
|
3.66% 4/16/26
|
|
600,000
|
595,631
|
|
|
|
3,243,078
|
|
|
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $3,242,995)
|
3,243,078
|
||
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS-96.98% (Cost $11,271,698)
|
11,879,170
|
||
|
RECEIVABLES AND OTHER ASSETS NET OF LIABILITIES-3.02%
|
369,909
|
||
|
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO 1,074,972 SHARES OUTSTANDING-100.00%
|
$12,249,079
|
||
|
ΔSecurities have been classified by country of origin.
|
|
|
† Non-income producing.
|
|
|
°Principal amount shown is stated in U.S. dollars unless noted that the security is denominated in another currency.
|
|
|
^Zero coupon security.
|
|
|
•Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at January 31, 2026. For securities based on a
published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in their description above and may be subject to caps
and/or floors or include a multiplier. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread but are
determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions such as changes in current interest rate and prepayments
on the underlying pool of assets. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description above.
|
|
|
≠ The rate shown is the effective yield at the time of purchase.
|
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund-2
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)
|
The following foreign currency exchange contracts and futures contracts were outstanding at January 31, 2026:
|
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts1
|
Counterparty
|
Contracts to
Receive (Deliver)
|
In Exchange For
|
Settlement Date
|
Unrealized
Appreciation
|
Unrealized
Depreciation
|
||
|
BNP
|
CLP
|
100,775,000
|
USD
|
(107,112
)
|
2/13/26
|
$8,197
|
$-
|
|
BNP
|
INR
|
(8,880,000
)
|
USD
|
97,850
|
3/10/26
|
1,307
|
-
|
|
BNP
|
INR
|
(9,344,000
)
|
USD
|
101,140
|
4/23/26
|
-
|
(45
)
|
|
BRC
|
GBP
|
(36,000
)
|
USD
|
48,382
|
4/16/26
|
-
|
(873
)
|
|
BRC
|
MYR
|
500,000
|
USD
|
(126,544
)
|
4/23/26
|
673
|
-
|
|
GSI
|
ARS
|
190,000,000
|
USD
|
(122,660
)
|
5/5/26
|
-
|
(9,766
)
|
|
GSI
|
BRL
|
(1,264,000
)
|
USD
|
226,801
|
2/4/26
|
-
|
(13,053
)
|
|
GSI
|
BRL
|
1,264,000
|
USD
|
(235,169
)
|
2/4/26
|
4,685
|
-
|
|
GSI
|
KRW
|
333,500,000
|
USD
|
(229,262
)
|
3/3/26
|
866
|
-
|
|
GSI
|
MXN
|
(2,055,000
)
|
USD
|
111,844
|
3/10/26
|
-
|
(5,323
)
|
|
GSI
|
MXN
|
2,055,000
|
USD
|
(117,109
)
|
3/10/26
|
58
|
-
|
|
GSI
|
MXN
|
1,075,000
|
USD
|
(61,014
)
|
4/20/26
|
32
|
-
|
|
LYD
|
EUR
|
(61,000
)
|
USD
|
71,392
|
4/16/26
|
-
|
(1,181
)
|
|
LYD
|
EUR
|
(61,000
)
|
USD
|
73,359
|
4/30/26
|
747
|
-
|
|
LYD
|
NOK
|
(233,000
)
|
USD
|
24,251
|
4/30/26
|
70
|
-
|
|
LYD
|
PLN
|
385,000
|
USD
|
(105,708
)
|
2/19/26
|
2,643
|
-
|
|
MSC
|
CAD
|
(45,000
)
|
USD
|
32,755
|
4/7/26
|
-
|
(387
)
|
|
MSC
|
GBP
|
(36,000
)
|
USD
|
49,664
|
4/30/26
|
409
|
-
|
|
MSC
|
INR
|
(31,520,000
)
|
USD
|
346,138
|
4/7/26
|
4,428
|
-
|
|
MSC
|
KRW
|
356,300,000
|
USD
|
(248,592
)
|
4/28/26
|
-
|
(2,228
)
|
|
MSC
|
MXN
|
(5,789,000
)
|
USD
|
324,780
|
4/20/26
|
-
|
(3,956
)
|
|
MSC
|
NOK
|
(240,000
)
|
USD
|
23,706
|
3/16/26
|
-
|
(1,209
)
|
|
MSC
|
PHP
|
(5,625,000
)
|
USD
|
94,670
|
4/7/26
|
-
|
(570
)
|
|
Total Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
|
$24,115
|
$(38,591
)
|
|||||
Futures Contracts1
|
Contracts to Buy (Sell)
|
Notional
Amount
|
Notional
Cost (Proceeds)
|
Expiration
Date
|
Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation2
|
Value/
Unrealized
Depreciation2
|
|
|
Commodity Contracts:
|
||||||
|
5
|
CBOT Corn Futures
|
$107,062
|
$113,846
|
3/13/26
|
$-
|
$(6,784
)
|
|
2
|
CBOT Soybean Futures
|
106,425
|
110,281
|
3/13/26
|
-
|
(3,856
)
|
|
3
|
CBOT Soybean Meal Futures
|
88,080
|
92,110
|
3/13/26
|
-
|
(4,030
)
|
|
4
|
CBOT Soybean Oil Futures
|
128,424
|
129,543
|
3/13/26
|
-
|
(1,119
)
|
|
4
|
CBOT Wheat Futures
|
107,600
|
111,144
|
3/13/26
|
-
|
(3,544
)
|
|
1
|
COMEX Copper Futures
|
148,100
|
128,428
|
3/27/26
|
19,672
|
-
|
|
7
|
COMEX E-Micro Gold Futures
|
332,158
|
333,395
|
4/28/26
|
-
|
(1,237
)
|
|
4
|
Micro Copper Futures
|
59,240
|
60,205
|
2/25/26
|
-
|
(965
)
|
|
19
|
NYMEX Light Sweet Crude Oil Futures
|
1,238,990
|
1,085,301
|
2/20/26
|
153,689
|
-
|
|
1
|
NYMEX Platinum Futures
|
106,080
|
135,004
|
4/28/26
|
-
|
(28,924
)
|
|
Total Futures Contracts
|
$173,361
|
$(50,459
)
|
||||
|
The use of foreign currency exchange contracts and futures contracts involves elements of market risk and risks in excess of the amounts
recognized in the consolidated financial statements. The foreign currency exchange contracts and notional amounts presented above represent
the Fund's total exposure in such contracts, whereas only the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is reflected in the Fund's net assets.
|
|
1 See Note 6 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
|
|
2 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts from the date the contracts were opened through January 31, 2026.
Only current day variation margin is reported on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
|
|
Summary of Abbreviations:
|
|
ARS-Argentine Peso
|
|
BNP-BNP Paribas
|
|
BRC-Barclays Bank
|
|
BRL-Brazilian Real
|
|
CAD-Canadian Dollar
|
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund-3
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
Consolidated Schedule of Investments (continued)
|
Summary of Abbreviations: (continued)
|
|
CBOT-Chicago Board of Trade
|
|
CLP-Chilean Peso
|
|
COMEX-Commodity Exchange
|
|
CZK-Czech Koruna
|
|
EGP-Egyptian Pound
|
|
ETF-Exchange-Traded Fund
|
|
EUR-Euro
|
|
GBP-British Pound Sterling
|
|
GSI-Goldman Sachs International
|
|
HUF-Hungarian Forint
|
|
INR-Indian Rupee
|
|
KRW-South Korean Won
|
|
LYD-Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets PLC
|
|
MSC-Morgan Stanley & Co.
|
|
MXN-Mexican Peso
|
|
MYR-Malaysian Ringgit
|
|
NOK-Norwegian Krone
|
|
NYMEX-New York Mercantile Exchange
|
|
PHP-Philippine Peso
|
|
PLN-Polish Zloty
|
|
SPDR-Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipt
|
|
TRY-Turkish New Lira
|
|
USD-United States Dollar
|
|
ZAR-South African Rand
|
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund-4
|
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
|
|
|
Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
January 31, 2026 (unaudited)
|
|
|
ASSETS:
|
|
|
Investments, at value
|
$11,879,170
|
|
Cash
|
221,489
|
|
Cash collateral held at broker for futures contracts
|
160,930
|
|
Dividends and interest receivable
|
97,577
|
|
Foreign currencies, at value
|
48,760
|
|
Expense reimbursement receivable from Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation
|
47,276
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
41,439
|
|
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts
|
24,115
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
12,520,756
|
|
LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
Payable for legal fee
|
97,406
|
|
Variation margin due to broker on futures contracts
|
85,337
|
|
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts
|
38,591
|
|
Payable for audit fee
|
14,210
|
|
Payable for custodian fee
|
13,270
|
|
Due to manager and affiliates
|
9,839
|
|
Other accrued expenses payable
|
7,712
|
|
Payable for transfer agent fees
|
4,813
|
|
Payable for fund accounting fee
|
499
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
271,677
|
|
TOTAL NET ASSETS
|
$12,249,079
|
|
Investments, at cost
|
$11,271,698
|
|
Foreign currencies, at cost
|
47,114
|
|
Class A:
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
$6,065,826
|
|
Shares Outstanding
|
532,511
|
|
Net Asset Value Per Share
|
$11.391
|
|
Class I:
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
$6,183,253
|
|
Shares Outstanding
|
542,461
|
|
Net Asset Value Per Share
|
$11.399
|
|
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 31, 2026:
|
|
|
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization-no par)
|
$10,800,349
|
|
Distributable earnings/(accumulated loss)
|
1,448,730
|
|
TOTAL NET ASSETS
|
$12,249,079
|
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund-5
|
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
|
|
|
Consolidated Statement of Operations
|
|
|
Six Months Ended January 31, 2026 (unaudited)
|
|
|
INVESTMENT INCOME:
|
|
|
Interest
|
$327,945
|
|
Dividends
|
120,417
|
|
Foreign taxes withheld on dividends
|
(36,092
)
|
|
|
412,270
|
|
EXPENSES:
|
|
|
Professional fees
|
105,291
|
|
Management fees
|
47,898
|
|
Accounting and administration expenses
|
41,951
|
|
Transfer agent fees and expenses
|
19,994
|
|
Custodian fees
|
16,039
|
|
Trustees' fees and expenses
|
14,718
|
|
Distribution fees-Class A
|
6,979
|
|
Reports and statements to shareholders
|
6,403
|
|
Consulting fees
|
6,078
|
|
Pricing fees
|
5,185
|
|
Other
|
9,866
|
|
|
280,402
|
|
Less:
|
|
|
Expenses reimbursed
|
(211,438
)
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
68,964
|
|
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
|
343,306
|
|
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):
|
|
|
Net realized gain (loss) from:
|
|
|
Investments*
|
485,095
|
|
Foreign currencies
|
6,126
|
|
Foreign currency exchange contracts
|
(118,632
)
|
|
Futures contracts
|
561,868
|
|
Net realized gain
|
934,457
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
of:
|
|
|
Investments**
|
486,323
|
|
Foreign currencies
|
4,301
|
|
Foreign currency exchange contracts
|
(51,368
)
|
|
Futures contracts
|
160,080
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
599,336
|
|
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
|
1,533,793
|
|
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
|
$1,877,099
|
|
*
|
Includes $1,485 foreign capital gains taxes paid.
|
|
**
|
Includes $808 change in foreign capital gain taxes accrued.
|
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
|
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
|
||
|
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
||
|
|
Six Months
Ended
1/31/26
(unaudited)
|
10/1/24*
to
7/31/25
|
|
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:
|
||
|
Net investment income
|
$343,306
|
$400,682
|
|
Net realized gain (loss)
|
934,457
|
(248,837
)
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)
|
599,336
|
120,135
|
|
Net increase in net assets resulting
from operations
|
1,877,099
|
271,980
|
|
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
|
||
|
Distributable earnings:
|
||
|
Class A
|
(161,123
)
|
(159,930
)
|
|
Class I
|
(167,507
)
|
(173,165
)
|
|
|
(328,630
)
|
(333,095
)
|
|
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
|
||
|
Proceeds from shares sold:
|
||
|
Class A
|
-
|
5,010,000
|
|
Class I
|
-
|
5,090,000
|
|
Reinvestment of dividends and
distributions:
|
||
|
Class A
|
161,123
|
159,930
|
|
Class I
|
167,507
|
173,165
|
|
Increase in net assets derived from
capital share transactions
|
328,630
|
10,433,095
|
|
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
|
1,877,099
|
10,371,980
|
|
NET ASSETS:
|
||
|
Beginning of period
|
10,371,980
|
-
|
|
End of period
|
$12,249,079
|
$10,371,980
|
|
*
|
Date of commencement of operations.
|
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund-6
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
Consolidated Financial Highlights
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
|
|
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund Class A
|
|
|
|
Six Months
Ended
1/31/262
(unaudited)
|
10/1/241
to
7/31/25
|
|
|
||
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$9.937
|
$10.000
|
|
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
||
|
Net investment income3
|
0.318
|
0.382
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
1.445
|
(0.129
)
|
|
Total from investment operations
|
1.763
|
0.253
|
|
Less dividends and distributions from:
|
||
|
Net investment income
|
(0.231
)
|
(0.316
)
|
|
Net realized gain
|
(0.078
)
|
-
|
|
Total dividends and distributions
|
(0.309
)
|
(0.316
)
|
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$11.391
|
$9.937
|
|
Total return4
|
18.02%
|
2.59%
|
|
Ratios and supplemental data:
|
||
|
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
|
$6,066
|
$5,140
|
|
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
|
1.35%
|
1.35%
|
|
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to expenses waived/reimbursed
|
5.10%
|
6.35%
|
|
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
|
5.97%
|
4.66%
|
|
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to expenses waived/reimbursed
|
2.22%
|
(0.34%
)
|
|
Portfolio turnover
|
93%
|
193%
|
|
1
|
Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and portfolio turnover and total return have not been annualized.
|
|
2
|
Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
|
|
3
|
The average shares outstanding method has been applied for per share information.
|
|
4
|
Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return
reflects waivers and/or reimbursements, if applicable, by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waivers and/or reimbursements not been in effect.
|
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund-7
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
Consolidated Financial Highlights (continued)
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
|
|
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund Class I
|
|
|
|
Six Months
Ended
1/31/262
(unaudited)
|
10/1/241
to
7/31/25
|
|
|
||
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$9.937
|
$10.000
|
|
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
||
|
Net investment income3
|
0.331
|
0.403
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
1.447
|
(0.129
)
|
|
Total from investment operations
|
1.778
|
0.274
|
|
Less dividends and distributions from:
|
||
|
Net investment income
|
(0.238
)
|
(0.337
)
|
|
Net realized gain
|
(0.078
)
|
-
|
|
Total dividends and distributions
|
(0.316
)
|
(0.337
)
|
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$11.399
|
$9.937
|
|
Total return4
|
18.18%
|
2.80%
|
|
Ratios and supplemental data:
|
||
|
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
|
$6,183
|
$5,232
|
|
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
|
1.10%
|
1.10%
|
|
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to expenses waived/reimbursed
|
4.85%
|
6.10%
|
|
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
|
6.22%
|
4.91%
|
|
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to expenses waived/reimbursed
|
2.47%
|
(0.09%
)
|
|
Portfolio turnover
|
93%
|
193%
|
|
1
|
Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and portfolio turnover and total return have not been annualized.
|
|
2
|
Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
|
|
3
|
The average shares outstanding method has been applied for per share information.
|
|
4
|
Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return
reflects waivers and/or reimbursements, if applicable, by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waivers and/or reimbursements not been in effect.
|
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund-8
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
January 31, 2026 (unaudited)
Lincoln Funds Trust (the "Trust") is a Delaware statutory trust. The Trust consists of 2 series, each of which is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and for other purposes. A shareholder of one series is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other series. These consolidated financial statements and the related notes pertain to the Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund (the "Fund"). The financial statements of the Trust's other series are included in separate reports to their shareholders. The Trust is an open-end investment company. The Fund is non-diversified for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Fund offers Class A Shares and Class I Shares.
The Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund seeks to provide capital growth above U.S. inflation over an economic cycle (generally, rolling three-to-five-year periods).
1. Basis for Consolidation
The Fund will invest up to 25% of its total assets in the shares of Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund Cayman, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary (the "Subsidiary") of the Fund formed in the Cayman Islands. The Subsidiary (unlike the Fund) may invest without limitation in commodity-related instruments. The Subsidiary may also hold cash and invest in other instruments, including fixed-income securities, either as investments or to serve as margin or collateral for the Subsidiary's derivative positions. The Subsidiary is not registered under the 1940 Act and not subject to all the investor protections of the 1940 Act.
The Fund consolidates its investment in the Subsidiary in these consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements include the assets and liabilities and the results of operations of the Subsidiary. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. As of January 31, 2026, the net assets of the Subsidiary were $2,867,911, which represented 23.41% of the Fund's net assets.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") and follows the accounting and reporting guidelines for investment companies. The following accounting policies are consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP including, but not limited to, Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC"), Topic 946, "Financial Services- Investment Companies".
Security Valuation-Equity securities and Exchange-Traded Funds ("ETFs"), except those traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq"), are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the time of the regular close of the exchange on which they are traded on the valuation date. Equity securities and ETFs traded on the Nasdaq are valued in accordance with the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, which may not be the last sale price. If on a particular day an equity security or ETF does not trade, then the mean between the bid and ask prices is used, which approximates fair value. Securities listed on a foreign exchange are valued at the official close price on the foreign stock exchange on which the security is primarily traded, if available. Foreign equity securities for which an official close price is not available are valued at the last quoted sales price on the valuation date. Open-end investment companies are valued at their closing net asset value ("NAV"). Investments in government money market funds have a stable NAV. Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value. Interpolated values are used when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available. U.S. government and agency securities are valued at the evaluated bid price, which approximates fair value. Valuations for fixed income securities, including short-term debt securities, are typically the prices supplied by third party pricing services. In instances where sufficient market activity exists, the pricing services may utilize a market-based approach through which quotes from market makers are used to determine fair value. In instances where sufficient market activity may not exist or is limited, the pricing services also utilize proprietary valuation models which may consider market characteristics, including but not limited to, benchmark yield curves, credit spreads, estimated default rates, anticipated market interest rate volatility, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal repayments, underlying collateral, and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows, which are then discounted to calculate the fair value. Other investments for which market quotations are not reliable or readily available are generally valued at fair value by the Fund's Fair Valuation Committee as determined in good faith under policies adopted by the Fund's Board of Trustees (the "Board"). The Valuation Committee was established by Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation ("LFI"), the Board designated "valuation designee", to perform fair valuations pursuant to SEC Rule 2a-5. In determining whether market quotations are reliable or readily available, various factors are taken into consideration, such as sub-adviser recommendations, market closures or trends, political events, the nature of and duration of any restrictions on disposition, halt or suspension of trading in a security, stale pricing where the unchanged price is no longer reflective of current market value, or out of tolerance pricing defined as when the daily price of the security varies by more than established tolerance guidelines from the price applied on the prior business day, as applicable. The Fund may use fair value pricing more frequently for securities traded primarily in non-U.S. markets because, among other things, most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities, generally as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, government actions or pronouncements, aftermarket trading, or news events may have occurred in the interim. To account for this, the Fund may value foreign securities using fair value prices based on third-party vendor modeling tools ("international fair value pricing"). Futures contracts are valued at the daily quoted settlement prices.
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund-9
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Federal Income Taxes-No provision for federal income taxes has been made because the Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to make the requisite distributions to shareholders. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund's tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are "more-likely-than-not" to be sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions deemed not to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the tax positions taken or to be taken on the Fund's federal income tax returns through the six months ended January 31, 2026 and the open tax year ended July 31, 2025, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in other expenses on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. During the six months ended January 31, 2026, the Fund did not incur any interest or tax penalties.
Class Accounting-Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments are allocated to the classes of the Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Distribution expenses relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class.
Foreign Currency Transactions-Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the prevailing exchange rates on the transaction date in accordance with the Fund's prospectus. The value of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies is translated daily into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Transaction gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates during the reporting period or upon settlement of the foreign currency transaction are reported in operations for the current period. The Fund generally separates the portion of realized gains and losses on investments in debt securities resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of debt securities. Gains or losses attributable to the changes in foreign exchange rates are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations under "Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currencies". For foreign equity securities, these changes are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. The Fund reports certain foreign currency related transactions as components of realized gains (losses) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income (loss) for federal income tax purposes.
Use of Estimates-The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material.
Other-Expenses common to all series of the Trust are allocated to each series based on their relative net assets. Expenses exclusive to a specific series of the Trust are charged directly to the applicable series. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (i.e., the trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Taxable non-cash dividends are recorded as dividend income. Foreign dividends are also recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon after the ex-dividend date that the Fund is aware of such dividends, net of all tax withholdings not eligible for rebates. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends are recorded in accordance with the Fund's understanding of the applicable country's tax rules and rates. In addition, the Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on other income, gains on investments, or currency repatriation. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, as a reduction of the related income and realized and unrealized gain as and when such income is earned. Discounts and premiums on debt securities are amortized/accreted to interest income using the effective interest method. The Fund declares and distributes dividends from net investment income, if any, quarterly. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are declared and distributed at least annually. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Segment Reporting-The LFI Investment Committee acts as the Fund's Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM'') and is responsible for assessing performance and allocating resources with respect to the Fund. The CODM has concluded that each Fund operates as a single operating segment because each Fund has a single investment strategy against which the CODM assesses performance. The CODM monitors the operating results of each Fund as a whole. The financial information provided to and reviewed by the CODM is presented within the Fund's financial statements.
3. Management Fees and Other Transactions With Affiliates
LFI is a registered investment adviser and wholly owned subsidiary of Lincoln Life, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation. LFI is responsible for overall management of the Fund's investment portfolio, including monitoring of the Fund's investment sub-adviser, and providing certain administrative services to the Fund. For its services, LFI receives a management fee at an annual rate of 0.85% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The management fee is calculated daily and paid monthly.
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Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
3. Management Fees and Other Transactions With Affiliates (continued)
LFI has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund to the extent that the Fund's annual operating expenses (excluding Underlying Fund fees and expenses) exceed 1.35% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class A and 1.10% for Class I. The reimbursement is accrued daily and received monthly. The agreement will continue at least through July 31, 2026, and cannot be terminated before that date without the mutual agreement of the Board and LFI.
LFI retains the right to receive reimbursements of excess amounts waived or paid by LFI under the expense limitation agreement. The Fund has agreed to such reimbursements, for a period of three years after the occurrence of any waiver and/or reimbursement, provided that the Fund is able to effect such payments to LFI and remain in compliance with the operating expenses limitation in effect at the time the waiver or payment of excess amounts occurred and the operating expenses limitation in effect at the time such reimbursement is sought. During the six months ended January 31, 2026, LFI has not recouped any previously reimbursed Fund expenses.
The following table summarizes the remaining amounts of reimbursements that may be recouped and the fiscal year in which they expire:
|
|
Expiration Date
|
|
|
|
2028
|
Total
|
|
LFI
|
$418,076
|
$418,076
|
Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. ("SIMNA") (the "Sub-Adviser") is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's investment portfolio and the Subsidiary's investment portfolio. For these services, LFI, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Adviser a fee based on the Fund's average daily net assets.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares: Class A and Class I. The two classes of shares are identical, except that Class A shares are subject to a distribution and service fee ("12b-1 Fee"). Pursuant to its distribution and service plan, the Fund is authorized to pay, out of the assets of the Class A shares an annual 12b-1 Fee at a rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares, as compensation or reimbursement for services rendered and/or expenses borne. The Trust has entered into a distribution agreement with Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc. ("LFD"), an affiliate of LFI. The 12b-1 Fee is 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares. The 12b-1 Fee can be adjusted only with the consent of the Board. The fee is calculated daily and paid monthly.
At January 31, 2026, the Fund had receivables due from and liabilities payable to affiliates as follows:
|
Expense reimbursement receivable due from LFI
|
$47,276
|
|
Management fees payable to LFI
|
8,588
|
|
Distribution fees payable to LFD
|
1,251
|
Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are also officers or directors of Lincoln Life and its affiliates and receive no compensation from the Fund. The Fund pays compensation to unaffiliated trustees.
Lincoln Life owned 50.43% of the Fund's total shares, 100.00% of the Fund's Class A shares, and 1.77% of the Fund's Class I shares at January 31, 2026.
Schroders US Holdings Inc. owned 49.57% of the Fund's total shares and 98.23% of the Fund's Class I shares at January 31, 2026.
Other Service Providers- On behalf of the Fund, the Trust has entered into a Fund Accounting and Financial Administration Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company ("SSB"), to provide administrative and fund accounting services. The Trust has also entered into a Custody & Services Agreement with SSB, to serve as Custodian.
The Trust has entered into an agreement with FIS Investor Services LLC to act as Transfer and Shareholder Services Agent for the Fund under a Transfer Agency Services Order.
4. Investments
For the six months ended January 31, 2026, the Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:
|
Purchases other than U.S. government securities
|
$6,221,137
|
|
Purchases of U.S. government securities
|
1,570,034
|
|
Sales other than U.S. government securities
|
4,930,192
|
|
Sales of U.S. government securities
|
1,519,335
|
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
4. Investments (continued)
At January 31, 2026, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and derivatives for federal income tax purposes has been estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At January 31, 2026, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and derivatives for federal income tax purposes for the Fund were as follows:
|
Cost of investments and derivatives
|
$11,271,698
|
|
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments and
derivatives
|
$896,533
|
|
Aggregate unrealized depreciation of investments and
derivatives
|
(168,239
)
|
|
Net unrealized appreciation of investments and
derivatives
|
$728,294
|
For financial reporting purposes, any permanent differences resulting from different book and tax treatment are reclassified between distributable earnings/(accumulated loss) and paid-in capital. The amount and character of tax-basis distributions, if any, and tax composition of distributable earnings/(accumulated loss), as shown on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities are finalized at fiscal year-end; accordingly, tax-basis balances have not been determined as of January 31, 2026.
U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. A three level hierarchy for fair value measurements has been established based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity's own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available under the circumstances. Each investment in its entirety is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three level hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.
Level 1-
inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, options contracts)
Level 2-
other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing)
Level 3-
inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., indicative quotes from brokers, fair valued securities)
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
4. Investments (continued)
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund's investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of January 31, 2026:
|
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|
Investments:
|
||||
|
Assets:
|
||||
|
Common Stock
|
||||
|
Australia
|
$8,198
|
$-
|
$-
|
$8,198
|
|
Canada
|
114,961
|
-
|
-
|
114,961
|
|
Italy
|
54,099
|
-
|
-
|
54,099
|
|
Norway
|
51,504
|
-
|
-
|
51,504
|
|
Portugal
|
50,569
|
-
|
-
|
50,569
|
|
Spain
|
48,470
|
-
|
-
|
48,470
|
|
United Kingdom
|
126,246
|
-
|
-
|
126,246
|
|
United States
|
481,429
|
-
|
-
|
481,429
|
|
Corporate Bond
|
-
|
239,378
|
-
|
239,378
|
|
Sovereign Bonds
|
-
|
4,743,897
|
-
|
4,743,897
|
|
Supranational Banks
|
-
|
544,226
|
-
|
544,226
|
|
Exchange-Traded Funds
|
2,171,187
|
-
|
-
|
2,171,187
|
|
Money Market Fund
|
1,928
|
-
|
-
|
1,928
|
|
Short-Term Investments
|
-
|
3,243,078
|
-
|
3,243,078
|
|
Total Investments
|
$3,108,591
|
$8,770,579
|
$-
|
$11,879,170
|
|
Derivatives:
|
||||
|
Assets:
|
||||
|
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
|
$-
|
$24,115
|
$-
|
$24,115
|
|
Futures Contracts
|
$173,361
|
$-
|
$-
|
$173,361
|
|
Liabilities:
|
||||
|
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
|
$-
|
$(38,591
)
|
$-
|
$(38,591
)
|
|
Futures Contracts
|
$(50,459
)
|
$-
|
$-
|
$(50,459
)
|
There were no Level 3 investments at the beginning or end of the period.
5. Capital Shares
Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
|
|
Six Months
Ended
|
10/1/24*
to
|
|
|
1/31/26
|
7/31/25
|
|
Shares sold:
|
||
|
Class A
|
-
|
500,997
|
|
Class I
|
-
|
508,997
|
|
Shares reinvested:
|
||
|
Class A
|
15,295
|
16,219
|
|
Class I
|
15,901
|
17,563
|
|
|
31,196
|
1,043,776
|
|
Shares redeemed:
|
||
|
Class A
|
-
|
-
|
|
Class I
|
-
|
-
|
|
Net increase
|
31,196
|
1,043,776
|
|
*
|
Date of commencement of operations.
|
6. Derivatives
U.S. GAAP requires disclosures that enable shareholders to understand: 1) how and why an entity uses derivatives; 2) how they are accounted for; and 3) how they affect an entity's results of operations and financial position.
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts-The Fund may enter into foreign currency exchange contracts as a way of managing foreign exchange rate risk. The Fund may enter into these contracts to fix the U.S. dollar value of a security that it has agreed to buy or sell for the period between the date the trade was entered into and the date the security is paid for and delivered. The Fund may also use these contracts to hedge the U.S.
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Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
6. Derivatives (continued)
dollar value of securities it already owns that are denominated in foreign currencies and to facilitate or expedite the settlement of portfolio transactions. A change in a contract's value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.
The use of foreign currency exchange contracts establishes a rate of exchange that can be achieved in the future but does not eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the securities. Although foreign currency exchange contracts may limit the risk of loss due to an unfavorable change in the value of the hedged currency, they also limit any potential gain that might result should the value of the currency change favorably. In addition, the Fund could be exposed to the risk that counterparties to the contracts may be unable to meet the terms of their contracts. The Fund's maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the value of its currency exchanged with the counterparty. This risk is generally mitigated by having a netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund's exposure to the counterparty.
During the six months ended January 31, 2026, the Fund entered into foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities it already owns that are denominated in foreign currencies.
Futures Contracts-The Fund may use futures contracts in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective and strategies. The Fund may invest in futures contracts to hedge the Fund's existing portfolio securities against fluctuations in value caused by changes in interest rates or market conditions; as a cash management tool; to hedge currency risks associated with the Fund's investments; to facilitate investments in portfolio securities; and to reduce costs. In addition, the Fund may take long or short positions in futures to seek to stabilize overall portfolio volatility and to hedge overall market risk. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund deposits U.S. or foreign cash or pledges U.S. government securities to a broker, equal to the minimum "initial margin" requirements of the exchange on which the contract is traded. Subsequent payments are received from the broker or paid to the broker each day, based on the daily fluctuation in the market value of the contract. These receipts or payments are known as "variation margin" and are recorded daily by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Risks of entering into futures contracts include potential imperfect correlation between the futures contracts and the underlying securities, the possibility of an illiquid secondary market for these instruments, and the risk that "speculative position limits" imposed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or an exchange may limit the number of futures contracts that can be traded on a particular day. When investing in futures, there is reduced counterparty credit risk to the Fund because futures are exchange-traded and the exchange's clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees against default.
During the six months ended January 31, 2026, the Fund used futures contracts to facilitate investments in portfolio securities.
Fair values of derivative instruments as of January 31, 2026 were as follows:
|
|
Asset Derivatives
|
Liability Derivatives
|
||
|
|
Consolidated Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
|
Fair Value
|
Consolidated Statement of Assets and
Liabilities Location
|
Fair Value
|
|
Foreign currency
exchange contracts
(Currency
contracts)
|
Unrealized appreciation on foreign
currency exchange contracts
|
$24,115
|
Unrealized depreciation on foreign
currency exchange contracts
|
$(38,591
)
|
|
Futures contracts
(Commodity
contracts)1
|
Variation margin due from broker on
futures contracts
|
173,361
|
Variation margin due from broker on
futures contracts
|
(50,459
)
|
|
Total
|
|
$197,476
|
|
$(89,050
)
|
|
1
|
Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts from the date the contracts were opened through January 31, 2026. Only current day variation
margin is reported on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
|
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Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
6. Derivatives (continued)
The effect of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the six months ended January 31, 2026 was as follows:
|
|
Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
|
Realized Gain
(Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
|
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
|
|
Foreign currency exchange
contracts (Currency contracts)
|
Net realized gain (loss) from foreign currency exchange
contracts and net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation) of foreign currency exchange contracts
|
$(118,632
)
|
$(51,368
)
|
|
Futures contracts (Commodities
contracts)
|
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts and net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures
contracts
|
561,868
|
160,080
|
|
Total
|
|
$443,236
|
$108,712
|
Average Volume of Derivatives-The table below summarizes the average balance of derivative holdings on a monthly basis by the Fund during the six months ended January 31, 2026.
|
|
Long Derivative
Volume
|
Short Derivative
Volume
|
|
Foreign currency exchange contracts (average cost)
|
$1,743,650
|
$3,642,547
|
|
Futures contracts (average notional value)
|
2,002,291
|
-
|
In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights to help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement ("ISDA Master Agreement") or similar agreement with derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives and foreign currency exchange contracts and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting items and netting provisions in the event of a default or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instrument payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of an ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default (close-out) netting including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
At January 31, 2026, the Fund had the following assets and liabilities subject to offsetting provisions:
Offsetting of Financial Assets and Liabilities and Derivative Assets and Liabilities
|
Counterparty
|
Gross Value of
Derivative Assets
|
Gross Value of
Derivative Liability
|
Net Position
|
|
Barclays Bank PLC
|
$673
|
$(873
)
|
$(200
)
|
|
BNP Paribas SA
|
9,504
|
(45
)
|
9,459
|
|
Goldman Sachs International
|
5,641
|
(28,142
)
|
(22,501
)
|
|
Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets PLC
|
3,460
|
(1,181
)
|
2,279
|
|
Morgan Stanley Capital
|
4,837
|
(8,350
)
|
(3,513
)
|
|
Total
|
$24,115
|
$(38,591
)
|
$(14,476
)
|
|
Counterparty
|
Net Position
|
Fair Value of
Non Cash
Collateral
Received
|
Cash Collateral
Received
|
Fair Value of
Non Cash
Collateral
Pledged
|
Cash Collateral
Pledged
|
Net Exposure1
|
|
Barclays Bank PLC
|
$(200
)
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$(200
)
|
|
BNP Paribas SA
|
9,459
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
9,459
|
|
Goldman Sachs International
|
(22,501
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(22,501
)
|
|
Lloyds Bank Corporate
Markets PLC
|
2,279
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,279
|
|
Morgan Stanley Capital
|
(3,513
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(3,513
)
|
|
Total
|
$(14,476
)
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$(14,476
)
|
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Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
6. Derivatives (continued)
|
1
|
Net exposure represents the receivable (payable) that would be due from (to) the counterparty in an event of default.
|
7. Risk Factors
Some countries in which the Fund may invest require governmental approval for the repatriation of investment income, capital or the proceeds of sales of securities by foreign investors. In addition, if there is deterioration in a country's balance of payments or for other reasons, a country may impose temporary restrictions on foreign capital remittances abroad.
The securities exchanges of certain foreign markets are substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile than the major securities markets in the United States. Consequently, acquisition and disposition of securities by the Fund may be inhibited. In addition, a significant portion of the aggregate market value of equity securities listed on the major securities exchanges in emerging markets is held by a smaller number of investors. This may limit the number of shares available for acquisition or disposition by the Fund.
Foreign investments have additional risks that are not present when investing in U.S. Investments. Foreign currency fluctuations or economic or financial instability could cause the value of foreign investments to fluctuate. Foreign currency risk is the risk that the U.S. dollar value of foreign investments may be negatively affected by changes in foreign (non-U.S.) currency rates. Currency exchange rates may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. The value of foreign investments may be reduced by the foreign taxes, such as foreign tax on interest and dividends. Additionally, foreign investments include the risk of loss from foreign government or political actions including, for example, the imposition of exchange controls, the imposition of tariffs, economic and trade sanctions or embargoes, confiscations, and other government restrictions, or from problems in registration, settlement or custody. These actions could range from changes in tax or trade statutes to terrorism, governmental collapse, regional conflicts and war. Investing in foreign investments may involve risks resulting from the reduced availability of public information concerning issuers.
When interest rates change, fixed income securities (i.e., debt obligations) generally will fluctuate in value. These fluctuations in value are greater for fixed income securities with longer maturities or durations.
The Fund invests in high yield fixed income securities, which are securities rated BB or lower by Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC or Ba or lower by Moody's Investor Services Inc., or similarly rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Investments in these higher yielding securities are generally accompanied by a greater degree of credit risk than higher rated securities. Additionally, lower rated securities may be more susceptible to adverse economic and competitive industry conditions than investment-grade securities.
Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease and illness, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets. They may adversely impact individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund's investments. Natural disaster/epidemic risk could have a significant adverse impact on the Fund's portfolio investments.
The Fund may invest in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other securities which may not be readily marketable. The relative illiquidity of these securities may impair the Fund from disposing of them in a timely manner and at a fair price when it is necessary or desirable to do so. While maintaining oversight, the Fund's Board has delegated to LFI, the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are illiquid for purposes of the Fund's limitation on investments in illiquid securities. Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, which are determined to be liquid, are not subject to the Fund's limit on investments in illiquid securities.
8. Contractual Obligations
The Fund enters into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown; however, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Fund's existing contracts and expects the risk of material loss to be remote.
9. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update, ASU 2023-09, "Income Taxes (Topic 740):Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures" ("ASU 2023-09"), which intends to improve the transparency of income tax disclosures. The amendments in ASU 2023-09 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 and is to be adopted on a prospective basis with the option to apply retrospectively. The Fund is currently assessing the impact of this guidance, however, the Fund does not expect a material impact on its financial statements.
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund-16
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
10. Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred that would require recognition or disclosure in the Fund's financial statements.
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund-17
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund
a series of Lincoln Funds Trust
Semiannual Financial Statements
January 31, 2026
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund
Index
|
Schedule of Investments
|
1
|
|
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
|
4
|
|
Statement of Operations
|
5
|
|
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
5
|
|
Financial Highlights
|
6
|
|
Notes to Financial Statements
|
8
|
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund
Schedule of Investments
January 31, 2026 (unaudited)
|
|
|
Number of
Shares
|
Value
(U.S. $)
|
|
COMMON STOCK-96.11%
|
|||
|
Aerospace & Defense-1.94%
|
|||
|
General Electric Co.
|
|
580
|
$177,938
|
|
RTX Corp.
|
|
880
|
176,819
|
|
|
|
354,757
|
|
|
Air Freight & Logistics-0.44%
|
|||
|
United Parcel Service, Inc.
Class B
|
|
761
|
80,833
|
|
|
|
80,833
|
|
|
Automobiles-2.06%
|
|||
|
†Tesla, Inc.
|
|
875
|
376,609
|
|
|
|
376,609
|
|
|
Banks-4.98%
|
|||
|
Bank of America Corp.
|
|
4,085
|
217,322
|
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
|
|
1,210
|
370,127
|
|
PNC Financial Services
Group, Inc.
|
|
608
|
135,766
|
|
Wells Fargo & Co.
|
|
2,072
|
187,495
|
|
|
|
910,710
|
|
|
Beverages-0.74%
|
|||
|
PepsiCo, Inc.
|
|
881
|
135,348
|
|
|
|
135,348
|
|
|
Biotechnology-1.44%
|
|||
|
AbbVie, Inc.
|
|
778
|
173,502
|
|
Amgen, Inc.
|
|
264
|
90,256
|
|
|
|
263,758
|
|
|
Broadline Retail-3.85%
|
|||
|
†Amazon.com, Inc.
|
|
2,936
|
702,585
|
|
|
|
702,585
|
|
|
Capital Markets-3.21%
|
|||
|
Blackrock, Inc.
|
|
141
|
157,771
|
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
|
|
237
|
221,692
|
|
Morgan Stanley
|
|
1,129
|
206,381
|
|
|
|
585,844
|
|
|
Chemicals-0.84%
|
|||
|
Linde PLC
|
|
336
|
153,542
|
|
|
|
153,542
|
|
|
Communications Equipment-1.13%
|
|||
|
Cisco Systems, Inc.
|
|
2,628
|
205,825
|
|
|
|
205,825
|
|
|
Consumer Finance-0.97%
|
|||
|
American Express Co.
|
|
505
|
177,846
|
|
|
|
177,846
|
|
|
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail-1.98%
|
|||
|
Costco Wholesale Corp.
|
|
188
|
176,767
|
|
Walmart, Inc.
|
|
1,553
|
185,024
|
|
|
|
361,791
|
|
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services-1.09%
|
|||
|
AT&T, Inc.
|
|
4,395
|
115,193
|
|
Comcast Corp. Class A
|
|
2,789
|
82,973
|
|
|
|
198,166
|
|
|
Electric Utilities-0.45%
|
|||
|
NextEra Energy, Inc.
|
|
926
|
81,395
|
|
|
|
81,395
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
Shares
|
Value
(U.S. $)
|
|
COMMON STOCK (continued)
|
|||
|
Electrical Equipment-0.56%
|
|||
|
Eaton Corp. PLC
|
|
293
|
$102,966
|
|
|
|
102,966
|
|
|
Entertainment-1.27%
|
|||
|
†Netflix, Inc.
|
|
1,570
|
131,079
|
|
Walt Disney Co.
|
|
898
|
101,295
|
|
|
|
232,374
|
|
|
Financial Services-3.78%
|
|||
|
†Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
Class B
|
|
631
|
303,214
|
|
Mastercard, Inc. Class A
|
|
344
|
185,344
|
|
Visa, Inc. Class A
|
|
628
|
202,109
|
|
|
|
690,667
|
|
|
Ground Transportation-0.43%
|
|||
|
†Uber Technologies, Inc.
|
|
972
|
77,809
|
|
|
|
77,809
|
|
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies-1.38%
|
|||
|
Abbott Laboratories
|
|
1,291
|
141,106
|
|
†Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
|
|
220
|
110,929
|
|
|
|
252,035
|
|
|
Health Care Providers & Services-0.91%
|
|||
|
Elevance Health, Inc.
|
|
212
|
73,297
|
|
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
|
|
325
|
93,252
|
|
|
|
166,549
|
|
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure-2.58%
|
|||
|
Booking Holdings, Inc.
|
|
19
|
95,035
|
|
Hilton Worldwide Holdings,
Inc.
|
|
754
|
225,077
|
|
McDonald's Corp.
|
|
339
|
106,785
|
|
Starbucks Corp.
|
|
478
|
43,952
|
|
|
|
470,849
|
|
|
Household Durables-0.17%
|
|||
|
†NVR, Inc.
|
|
4
|
30,543
|
|
|
|
30,543
|
|
|
Household Products-0.86%
|
|||
|
Procter & Gamble Co.
|
|
1,039
|
157,689
|
|
|
|
157,689
|
|
|
Industrial REITs-0.47%
|
|||
|
Prologis, Inc.
|
|
653
|
85,256
|
|
|
|
85,256
|
|
|
Insurance-0.44%
|
|||
|
Progressive Corp.
|
|
390
|
81,120
|
|
|
|
81,120
|
|
|
Interactive Media & Services-8.58%
|
|||
|
Alphabet, Inc. Class C
|
|
3,226
|
1,092,098
|
|
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A
|
|
664
|
475,756
|
|
|
|
1,567,854
|
|
|
IT Services-1.05%
|
|||
|
Accenture PLC Class A
|
|
263
|
69,338
|
|
International Business
Machines Corp.
|
|
399
|
122,373
|
|
|
|
191,711
|
|
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund-1
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
|
|
|
Number of
Shares
|
Value
(U.S. $)
|
|
COMMON STOCK (continued)
|
|||
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services-1.18%
|
|||
|
Danaher Corp.
|
|
386
|
$84,492
|
|
Thermo Fisher Scientific,
Inc.
|
|
227
|
131,344
|
|
|
|
215,836
|
|
|
Machinery-3.57%
|
|||
|
Caterpillar, Inc.
|
|
268
|
176,172
|
|
Dover Corp.
|
|
830
|
167,237
|
|
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
|
|
770
|
201,170
|
|
Ingersoll Rand, Inc.
|
|
1,255
|
108,043
|
|
|
|
652,622
|
|
|
Multi-Utilities-2.14%
|
|||
|
DTE Energy Co.
|
|
1,295
|
174,022
|
|
Sempra
|
|
2,503
|
217,786
|
|
|
|
391,808
|
|
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels-3.04%
|
|||
|
Chevron Corp.
|
|
933
|
165,048
|
|
Exxon Mobil Corp.
|
|
1,715
|
242,501
|
|
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
|
|
3,263
|
148,107
|
|
|
|
555,656
|
|
|
Pharmaceuticals-4.24%
|
|||
|
Eli Lilly & Co.
|
|
258
|
267,585
|
|
Johnson & Johnson
|
|
1,405
|
319,286
|
|
Merck & Co., Inc.
|
|
960
|
105,859
|
|
Pfizer, Inc.
|
|
3,125
|
82,625
|
|
|
|
775,355
|
|
|
Residential REITs-0.45%
|
|||
|
Equity Residential
|
|
1,331
|
82,948
|
|
|
|
82,948
|
|
|
Retail REITs-0.64%
|
|||
|
Realty Income Corp.
|
|
1,925
|
117,733
|
|
|
|
117,733
|
|
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment-14.75%
|
|||
|
†Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
|
|
628
|
148,666
|
|
Applied Materials, Inc.
|
|
593
|
191,136
|
|
Broadcom, Inc.
|
|
1,575
|
521,797
|
|
†Intel Corp.
|
|
1,825
|
84,808
|
|
Micron Technology, Inc.
|
|
523
|
216,982
|
|
NVIDIA Corp.
|
|
7,539
|
1,440,929
|
|
QUALCOMM, Inc.
|
|
606
|
91,864
|
|
|
|
2,696,182
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
Shares
|
Value
(U.S. $)
|
|
COMMON STOCK (continued)
|
|||
|
Software-8.82%
|
|||
|
†Adobe, Inc.
|
|
163
|
$47,800
|
|
†AppLovin Corp. Class A
|
|
81
|
38,322
|
|
†Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc.
Class A
|
|
115
|
50,761
|
|
Intuit, Inc.
|
|
151
|
75,337
|
|
Microsoft Corp.
|
|
2,248
|
967,292
|
|
Oracle Corp.
|
|
520
|
85,582
|
|
†Palantir Technologies, Inc.
Class A
|
|
871
|
127,680
|
|
†PTC, Inc.
|
|
508
|
79,314
|
|
Salesforce, Inc.
|
|
380
|
80,670
|
|
†ServiceNow, Inc.
|
|
500
|
58,505
|
|
|
|
1,611,263
|
|
|
Specialized REITs-0.55%
|
|||
|
VICI Properties, Inc.
|
|
3,545
|
99,544
|
|
|
|
99,544
|
|
|
Specialty Retail-1.53%
|
|||
|
Home Depot, Inc.
|
|
470
|
176,057
|
|
Lowe's Cos., Inc.
|
|
387
|
103,352
|
|
|
|
279,409
|
|
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals-6.64%
|
|||
|
Apple, Inc.
|
|
4,678
|
1,213,847
|
|
|
|
1,213,847
|
|
|
Tobacco-0.96%
|
|||
|
Philip Morris International,
Inc.
|
|
972
|
174,416
|
|
|
|
174,416
|
|
|
Total Common Stock
(Cost $14,502,181)
|
17,563,050
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
MONEY MARKET FUND-0.00%
|
|||
|
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund -Premier Class
(seven-day effective yield
3.65%)
|
|
78
|
78
|
|
Total Money Market Fund
(Cost $78)
|
78
|
||
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS-96.11% (Cost $14,502,259)
|
17,563,128
|
||
|
|
|
Number of
Contracts
|
Value
(U.S. $)
|
|
OPTIONS WRITTEN-(0.18)%
|
|||
|
Centrally Cleared-(0.18)%
|
|||
|
Call Options-(0.18)%
|
|||
|
AbbVie, Inc. Strike price $237.18, expiration date 02/26/2026, notional amount $(71,154)
|
|
(3
)
|
$(652
)
|
|
AbbVie, Inc. Strike price $242.07, expiration date 02/12/2026, notional amount $(96,828)
|
|
(4
)
|
(254
)
|
|
Alphabet, Inc. Strike price $358.30, expiration date 02/12/2026, notional amount $(322,470)
|
|
(9
)
|
(4,244
)
|
|
Alphabet, Inc. Strike price $374.19, expiration date 02/26/2026, notional amount $(336,771)
|
|
(9
)
|
(3,117
)
|
|
Amazon.com, Inc. Strike price $265.66, expiration date 02/26/2026, notional amount $(212,528)
|
|
(8
)
|
(2,426
)
|
|
Amazon.com, Inc. Strike price $277.86, expiration date 02/12/2026, notional amount $(222,288)
|
|
(8
)
|
(618
)
|
|
Apple, Inc. Strike price $270.43, expiration date 02/26/2026, notional amount $(189,301)
|
|
(7
)
|
(1,926
)
|
|
Applied Materials, Inc. Strike price $357.05, expiration date 02/12/2026, notional amount $(71,410)
|
|
(2
)
|
(765
)
|
|
Broadcom, Inc. Strike price $392.42, expiration date 02/26/2026, notional amount $(235,452)
|
|
(6
)
|
(1,187
)
|
|
Broadcom, Inc. Strike price $410.05, expiration date 02/12/2026, notional amount $(246,030)
|
|
(6
)
|
(105
)
|
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund-2
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund
Schedule of Investments (continued)
|
|
|
Number of
Contracts
|
Value
(U.S. $)
|
|
OPTIONS WRITTEN (continued)
|
|||
|
Centrally Cleared (continued)
|
|||
|
Call Options (continued)
|
|||
|
Caterpillar, Inc. Strike price $716.62, expiration date 02/12/2026, notional amount $(143,324)
|
|
(2
)
|
$(294
)
|
|
Eli Lilly & Co. Strike price $1,223.65, expiration date 02/12/2026, notional amount $(122,365)
|
|
(1
)
|
(204
)
|
|
Eli Lilly & Co. Strike price $1,245.69, expiration date 02/26/2026, notional amount $(124,569)
|
|
(1
)
|
(374
)
|
|
General Electric Co. Strike price $354.81, expiration date 02/26/2026, notional amount $(70,962)
|
|
(2
)
|
(63
)
|
|
General Electric Co. Strike price $368.78, expiration date 02/12/2026, notional amount $(110,634)
|
|
(3
)
|
(3
)
|
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Strike price $1,040.31, expiration date 02/26/2026, notional amount $(104,031)
|
|
(1
)
|
(251
)
|
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Strike price $1,058.95, expiration date 02/12/2026, notional amount $(105,895)
|
|
(1
)
|
(28
)
|
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Strike price $326.44, expiration date 02/26/2026, notional amount $(97,932)
|
|
(3
)
|
(403
)
|
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Strike price $359.34, expiration date 02/12/2026, notional amount $(107,802)
|
|
(3
)
|
(5
)
|
|
Meta Platforms, Inc. Strike price $715.51, expiration date 02/26/2026, notional amount $(143,102)
|
|
(2
)
|
(4,882
)
|
|
Meta Platforms, Inc. Strike price $779.20, expiration date 02/12/2026, notional amount $(155,840)
|
|
(2
)
|
(360
)
|
|
Micron Technology, Inc. Strike price $464.11, expiration date 02/12/2026, notional amount $(139,233)
|
|
(3
)
|
(2,048
)
|
|
Microsoft Corp. Strike price $492.47, expiration date 02/26/2026, notional amount $(393,976)
|
|
(8
)
|
(685
)
|
|
Microsoft Corp. Strike price $533.44, expiration date 02/12/2026, notional amount $(426,752)
|
|
(8
)
|
(157
)
|
|
Morgan Stanley Strike price $197.62, expiration date 02/26/2026, notional amount $(79,048)
|
|
(4
)
|
(294
)
|
|
Morgan Stanley Strike price $202.60, expiration date 02/12/2026, notional amount $(81,040)
|
|
(4
)
|
(22
)
|
|
Netflix, Inc. Strike price $97.13, expiration date 02/26/2026, notional amount $(67,991)
|
|
(7
)
|
(120
)
|
|
Netflix, Inc. Strike price $110.39, expiration date 02/12/2026, notional amount $(55,195)
|
|
(5
)
|
(4
)
|
|
NVIDIA Corp. Strike price $214.80, expiration date 02/26/2026, notional amount $(472,560)
|
|
(22
)
|
(3,884
)
|
|
NVIDIA Corp. Strike price $220.33, expiration date 02/12/2026, notional amount $(484,726)
|
|
(22
)
|
(257
)
|
|
RTX Corp. Strike price $206.55, expiration date 02/12/2026, notional amount $(82,620)
|
|
(4
)
|
(803
)
|
|
RTX Corp. Strike price $216.89, expiration date 02/26/2026, notional amount $(86,756)
|
|
(4
)
|
(387
)
|
|
Tesla, Inc. Strike price $524.93, expiration date 02/26/2026, notional amount $(157,479)
|
|
(3
)
|
(443
)
|
|
Tesla, Inc. Strike price $550.25, expiration date 02/12/2026, notional amount $(165,075)
|
|
(3
)
|
(34
)
|
|
Wells Fargo & Co. Strike price $92.37, expiration date 02/26/2026, notional amount $(83,133)
|
|
(9
)
|
(1,343
)
|
|
Wells Fargo & Co. Strike price $103.63, expiration date 02/12/2026, notional amount $(93,267)
|
|
(9
)
|
(15
)
|
|
|
|
(32,657
)
|
|
|
Total Options Written
(Premiums received $(34,611))
|
(32,657
)
|
||
|
RECEIVABLES AND OTHER ASSETS NET OF LIABILITIES-4.07%
|
743,795
|
||
|
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO 1,516,779 SHARES OUTSTANDING-100.00%
|
$18,274,266
|
||
|
† Non-income producing.
|
|
Summary of Abbreviations:
|
|
IT-Information Technology
|
|
REIT-Real Estate Investment Trust
|
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund-3
|
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund
|
|
|
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
January 31, 2026 (unaudited)
|
|
|
ASSETS:
|
|
|
Investments, at value
|
$17,563,128
|
|
Cash collateral held at broker for options contracts
|
799,466
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
65,928
|
|
Expense reimbursement receivable from Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation
|
51,498
|
|
Dividends and interest receivable
|
13,494
|
|
Variation margin due from broker on options contracts
|
17
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
18,493,531
|
|
LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
Payable for legal fee
|
143,201
|
|
Options written, at value
|
32,657
|
|
Due to manager and affiliates
|
15,114
|
|
Payable for audit fee
|
11,691
|
|
Other accrued expenses payable
|
8,157
|
|
Payable for transfer agent fees
|
4,876
|
|
Payable for fund accounting fee
|
2,959
|
|
Due to custodian
|
610
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
219,265
|
|
TOTAL NET ASSETS
|
$18,274,266
|
|
Investments, at cost
|
$14,502,259
|
|
Options written, (premiums received)
|
(34,611
)
|
|
Class A:
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
$9,073,496
|
|
Shares Outstanding
|
753,873
|
|
Net Asset Value Per Share
|
$12.036
|
|
Class I:
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
$9,200,770
|
|
Shares Outstanding
|
762,906
|
|
Net Asset Value Per Share
|
$12.060
|
|
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS AT JANUARY 31, 2026:
|
|
|
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization-no par)
|
$15,177,071
|
|
Distributable earnings/(accumulated loss)
|
3,097,195
|
|
TOTAL NET ASSETS
|
$18,274,266
|
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund-4
|
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund
|
|
|
Statement of Operations
|
|
|
Six Months Ended January 31, 2026 (unaudited)
|
|
|
INVESTMENT INCOME:
|
|
|
Dividends
|
$112,370
|
|
EXPENSES:
|
|
|
Professional fees
|
136,154
|
|
Management fees
|
75,723
|
|
Accounting and administration expenses
|
37,568
|
|
Transfer agent fees and expenses
|
30,545
|
|
Trustees' fees and expenses
|
23,110
|
|
Distribution fees-Class A
|
11,062
|
|
Reports and statements to shareholders
|
9,078
|
|
Custodian fees
|
4,265
|
|
Index fees
|
1,700
|
|
Consulting fees
|
1,435
|
|
Pricing fees
|
393
|
|
Other
|
10,911
|
|
|
341,944
|
|
Less:
|
|
|
Expenses reimbursed
|
(235,561
)
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
106,383
|
|
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
|
5,987
|
|
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):
|
|
|
Net realized gain (loss) from:
|
|
|
Investments
|
(7,903
)
|
|
Foreign currencies
|
3
|
|
Futures contracts
|
3,413
|
|
Options written
|
92,924
|
|
Net realized gain
|
88,437
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
of:
|
|
|
Investments
|
1,567,144
|
|
Options written
|
5,434
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
1,572,578
|
|
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
|
1,661,015
|
|
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
|
$1,667,002
|
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
|
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund
|
||
|
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
||
|
|
Six Months
Ended
1/31/26
(unaudited)
|
10/1/24*
to
7/31/25
|
|
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM
OPERATIONS:
|
||
|
Net investment income
|
$5,987
|
$16,710
|
|
Net realized gain
|
88,437
|
309
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)
|
1,572,578
|
1,490,245
|
|
Net increase in net assets resulting
from operations
|
1,667,002
|
1,507,264
|
|
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
|
||
|
Distributable earnings:
|
||
|
Class A
|
(29,951
)
|
(3,932
)
|
|
Class I
|
(36,680
)
|
(8,839
)
|
|
|
(66,631
)
|
(12,771
)
|
|
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
|
||
|
Proceeds from shares sold:
|
||
|
Class A
|
-
|
7,510,000
|
|
Class I
|
-
|
7,590,000
|
|
Reinvestment of dividends and
distributions:
|
||
|
Class A
|
29,951
|
3,932
|
|
Class I
|
36,680
|
8,839
|
|
Increase in net assets derived from
capital share transactions
|
66,631
|
15,112,771
|
|
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
|
1,667,002
|
16,607,264
|
|
NET ASSETS:
|
||
|
Beginning of period
|
16,607,264
|
-
|
|
End of period
|
$18,274,266
|
$16,607,264
|
|
*
|
Date of commencement of operations.
|
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund-5
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund
Financial Highlights
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
|
|
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund Class A
|
|
|
|
Six Months
Ended
1/31/262
(unaudited)
|
10/1/241
to
7/31/25
|
|
|
||
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$10.981
|
$10.000
|
|
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
||
|
Net investment income (loss)3
|
(0.003
)
|
-
4
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gain
|
1.098
|
0.986
|
|
Total from investment operations
|
1.095
|
0.986
|
|
Less dividends and distributions from:
|
||
|
Net investment income
|
-
|
(0.005
)
|
|
Net realized gain
|
(0.040
)
|
-
|
|
Total dividends and distributions
|
(0.040
)
|
(0.005
)
|
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$12.036
|
$10.981
|
|
Total return5
|
9.97%
|
9.87%
|
|
Ratios and supplemental data:
|
||
|
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
|
$9,073
|
$8,251
|
|
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
|
1.32%
|
1.32%
|
|
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to expenses waived/reimbursed
|
3.96%
|
4.85%
|
|
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets
|
(0.06%
)
|
-
6
|
|
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to expenses waived/reimbursed
|
(2.70%
)
|
(3.53%
)
|
|
Portfolio turnover
|
16%
|
18%
|
|
1
|
Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and portfolio turnover and total return have not been annualized.
|
|
2
|
Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
|
|
3
|
The average shares outstanding method has been applied for per share information.
|
|
4
|
Per-share amount was less than $0.005.
|
|
5
|
Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return
reflects waivers and/or reimbursements, if applicable, by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waivers and/or reimbursements not been in effect.
|
|
6
|
Ratio was less than 0.005%.
|
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund-6
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund
Financial Highlights (continued)
Selected data for each share of the Fund outstanding throughout each period were as follows:
|
|
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund Class I
|
|
|
|
Six Months
Ended
1/31/262
(unaudited)
|
10/1/241
to
7/31/25
|
|
|
||
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$10.997
|
$10.000
|
|
Income from investment operations:
|
||
|
Net investment income3
|
0.011
|
0.022
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gain
|
1.100
|
0.987
|
|
Total from investment operations
|
1.111
|
1.009
|
|
Less dividends and distributions from:
|
||
|
Net investment income
|
(0.008
)
|
(0.012
)
|
|
Net realized gain
|
(0.040
)
|
-
|
|
Total dividends and distributions
|
(0.048
)
|
(0.012
)
|
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$12.060
|
$10.997
|
|
Total return4
|
10.11%
|
10.10%
|
|
Ratios and supplemental data:
|
||
|
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
|
$9,201
|
$8,356
|
|
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
|
1.07%
|
1.07%
|
|
Ratio of expenses to average net assets prior to expenses waived/reimbursed
|
3.71%
|
4.60%
|
|
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
|
0.19%
|
0.25%
|
|
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to expenses waived/reimbursed
|
(2.45%
)
|
(3.28%
)
|
|
Portfolio turnover
|
16%
|
18%
|
|
1
|
Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and portfolio turnover and total return have not been annualized.
|
|
2
|
Ratios have been annualized and total return and portfolio turnover have not been annualized.
|
|
3
|
The average shares outstanding method has been applied for per share information.
|
|
4
|
Total return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of dividends and distributions at net asset value. Total return
reflects waivers and/or reimbursements, if applicable, by the manager. Performance would have been lower had the waivers and/or reimbursements not been in effect.
|
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of the financial statements.
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund-7
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
January 31, 2026 (unaudited)
Lincoln Funds Trust (the "Trust") is a Delaware statutory trust. The Trust consists of 2 series, each of which is treated as a separate entity for certain matters under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and for other purposes. A shareholder of one series is not deemed to be a shareholder of any other series. These financial statements and the related notes pertain to the Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund (the "Fund"). The financial statements of the Trust's other series are included in separate reports to their shareholders. The Trust is an open-end investment company. The Fund is non-diversified for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Fund offers Class A Shares and Class I Shares.
The Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund seeks a high level of current income with long-term growth of capital.
1. Significant Accounting Policies
The Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") and follows the accounting and reporting guidelines for investment companies. The following accounting policies are consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP including, but not limited to, Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC"), Topic 946, "Financial Services- Investment Companies".
Security Valuation-Domestic equity securities, except those traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq"), are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the time of the regular close of the exchange on which they are traded on the valuation date. Equity securities traded on Nasdaq are valued in accordance with the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, which may not be the last sale price. If on a particular day an equity security does not trade, then the mean between the bid and ask prices is used, which approximates fair value. Open-end investment companies are valued at their closing net asset value ("NAV"). Investments in government money market funds have a stable NAV. Other investments for which market quotations are not reliable or readily available are generally valued at fair value by the Fund's Fair Valuation Committee as determined in good faith under policies adopted by the Fund's Board of Trustees (the "Board"). The Valuation Committee was established by Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation ("LFI"), the Board designated "valuation designee", to perform fair valuations pursuant to SEC Rule 2a-5. In determining whether market quotations are reliable or readily available, various factors are taken into consideration, such as sub-adviser recommendations, market closures or trends, political events, the nature of and duration of any restrictions on disposition, halt or suspension of trading in a security, stale pricing where the unchanged price is no longer reflective of current market value, or out of tolerance pricing defined as when the daily price of the security varies by more than established tolerance guidelines from the price applied on the prior business day, as applicable. Futures contracts are valued at the daily quoted settlement prices. Exchange-traded options are valued at the last reported sale price or, if no sales are reported, at the mean between the last reported bid and ask prices, which approximates fair value.
Federal Income Taxes-No provision for federal income taxes has been made because the Fund intends to continue to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to make the requisite distributions to shareholders. The Fund evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund's tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are "more-likely-than-not" to be sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions deemed not to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the tax positions to be taken on the Fund's federal income tax returns through the six months ended January 31, 2026 and the open tax year ended July 31, 2025, and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund's financial statements. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest accrued on unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in other expenses on the Statement of Operations. During the six months ended January 31, 2026, the Fund did not incur any interest or tax penalties.
Class Accounting-Investment income, common expenses, and realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments are allocated to the classes of the Fund on the basis of daily net assets of each class. Distribution expenses relating to a specific class are charged directly to that class.
Foreign Currency Transactions-Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the prevailing exchange rates on the transaction date in accordance with the Fund's prospectus. The value of all assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies is translated daily into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Transaction gains or losses resulting from changes in exchange rates during the reporting period or upon settlement of the foreign currency transaction are reported in operations for the current period. The Fund does not separate the portion of realized gains and losses on foreign equity securities, derivatives denominated in foreign currency or resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices. These changes are included in net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. The Fund reports certain foreign currency related transactions as components of realized gains (losses) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income (loss) for federal income tax purposes.
Use of Estimates-The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the fair value of investments, the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and the differences could be material.
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund-8
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
1. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
Other-Expenses common to all series of the Trust are allocated to each series based on their relative net assets. Expenses exclusive to a specific series of the Trust are charged directly to the applicable series. Security transactions are recorded on the date the securities are purchased or sold (i.e., the trade date) for financial reporting purposes. Costs used in calculating realized gains and losses on the sale of investment securities are those of the specific securities sold. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Taxable non-cash dividends are recorded as dividend income. Foreign dividends are also recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon after the ex-dividend date that the Fund is aware of such dividends, net of all tax withholdings not eligible for rebates. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends are recorded in accordance with the Fund's understanding of the applicable country's tax rules and rates. In addition, the Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on other income, gains on investments, or currency repatriation. The Fund accrues such taxes, as applicable, as a reduction of the related income and realized and unrealized gain as and when such income is earned. Distributions received from investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") are recorded as dividend income on the ex-dividend date, subject to reclassification upon notice of the character of such distributions by the issuer or management estimate. The Fund declares and distributes dividends from net investment income, if any, semi-annually. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, are declared and distributed at least annually. Dividends and distributions, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Segment Reporting-The LFI Investment Committee acts as the Fund's Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM'') and is responsible for assessing performance and allocating resources with respect to the Fund. The CODM has concluded that each Fund operates as a single operating segment because each Fund has a single investment strategy against which the CODM assesses performance. The CODM monitors the operating results of each Fund as a whole. The financial information provided to and reviewed by the CODM is presented within the Fund's financial statements.
2. Management Fees and Other Transactions With Affiliates
LFI is a registered investment adviser and wholly owned subsidiary of Lincoln Life, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation. LFI is responsible for overall management of the Fund's investment portfolio, including monitoring of the Fund's investment sub-adviser, and providing certain administrative services to the Fund. For its services, LFI receives a management fee at an annual rate of 0.85% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The management fee is calculated daily and paid monthly.
LFI has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund to the extent that the Fund's annual operating expenses (excluding Underlying Fund fees and expenses) exceed 1.32% of the Fund's average daily net assets for Class A and 1.07% for Class I. The reimbursement is accrued daily and received monthly. The agreement will continue at least through July 31, 2026, and cannot be terminated before that date without the mutual agreement of the Board and LFI.
LFI retains the right to receive reimbursements of excess amounts waived or paid by LFI under the expense limitation agreement. The Fund has agreed to such reimbursements, for a period of three years after the occurrence of any waiver and/or reimbursement, provided that the Fund is able to effect such payments to LFI and remain in compliance with the operating expenses limitation in effect at the time the waiver or payment of excess amounts occurred and the operating expenses limitation in effect at the time such reimbursement is sought. During the six months ended January 31, 2026, LFI has not recouped any previously reimbursed Fund expenses.
The following table summarizes the remaining amounts of reimbursements that may be recouped and the fiscal year in which they expire:
|
|
Expiration Date
|
|
|
|
2028
|
Total
|
|
LFI
|
$452,873
|
$452,873
|
Schroder Investment Management North America Inc. ("SIMNA") (the "Sub-Adviser") is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund's investment portfolio. For these services, LFI, not the Fund, pays the Sub-Adviser a fee based on the Fund's average daily net assets.
The Fund currently offers two classes of shares: Class A and Class I. The two classes of shares are identical, except that Class A shares are subject to a distribution and service fee ("12b-1 Fee"). Pursuant to its distribution and service plan, the Fund is authorized to pay, out of the assets of the Class A shares an annual 12b-1 Fee at a rate not to exceed 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares, as compensation or reimbursement for services rendered and/or expenses borne. The Trust has entered into a distribution agreement with Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc. ("LFD"), an affiliate of LFI. The 12b-1 Fee is 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class A shares. The 12b-1 Fee can be adjusted only with the consent of the Board. The fee is calculated daily and paid monthly.
At January 31, 2026, the Fund had receivables due from and liabilities payable to affiliates as follows:
|
Expense reimbursement receivable due from LFI
|
$51,498
|
|
Management fees payable to LFI
|
13,188
|
|
Distribution fees payable to LFD
|
1,926
|
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund-9
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund
Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
2. Management Fees and Other Transactions With Affiliates (continued)
Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are also officers or directors of Lincoln Life and its affiliates and receive no compensation from the Fund. The Fund pays compensation to unaffiliated trustees.
Lincoln Life owned 50.30% of the Fund's total shares,100.00% of the Fund's Class A shares, and 1.19% of the Fund's Class I shares at January 31, 2026.
Schroders US Holdings Inc. owned 49.70% of the Fund's total shares and 98.81% of the Fund's Class I shares at January 31, 2026.
Other Service Providers- On behalf of the Fund, the Trust has entered into a Fund Accounting and Financial Administration Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company ("SSB"), to provide administrative and fund accounting services. The Trust has also entered into a Custody & Services Agreement with SSB, to serve as Custodian.
The Trust has entered into an agreement with FIS Investor Services LLC to act as Transfer and Shareholder Services Agent for the Fund under a Transfer Agency Services Order.
3. Investments
For the six months ended January 31, 2026, the Fund made purchases and sales of investment securities other than short-term investments as follows:
|
Purchases
|
$2,832,162
|
|
Sales
|
2,748,078
|
At January 31, 2026, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and derivatives for federal income tax purposes has been estimated since final tax characteristics cannot be determined until fiscal year end. At January 31, 2026, the cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and derivatives for federal income tax purposes for the Fund were as follows:
|
Cost of investments and derivatives
|
$14,502,259
|
|
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments and
derivatives
|
$3,623,171
|
|
Aggregate unrealized depreciation of investments and
derivatives
|
(562,302
)
|
|
Net unrealized appreciation of investments and
derivatives
|
$3,060,869
|
For financial reporting purposes, any permanent differences resulting from different book and tax treatment are reclassified between distributable earnings/(accumulated loss) and paid-in capital. The amount and character of tax-basis distributions, if any, and tax composition of distributable earnings/(accumulated loss), as shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are finalized at fiscal year-end; accordingly, tax-basis balances have not been determined as of January 31, 2026.
U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. A three level hierarchy for fair value measurements has been established based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity's own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available under the circumstances. Each investment in its entirety is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three level hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.
Level 1-
inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, options contracts)
Level 2-
other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing)
Level 3-
inputs are significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., indicative quotes from brokers, fair valued securities)
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
3. Investments (continued)
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund's investments by fair value hierarchy levels as of January 31, 2026:
|
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|
Investments:
|
||||
|
Assets:
|
||||
|
Common Stock
|
$17,563,050
|
$-
|
$-
|
$17,563,050
|
|
Money Market Fund
|
78
|
-
|
-
|
78
|
|
Total Investments
|
$17,563,128
|
$-
|
$-
|
$17,563,128
|
|
Derivatives:
|
|
Liabilities:
|
||||
|
Options Written
|
$(32,657
)
|
$-
|
$-
|
$(32,657
)
|
There were no Level 3 investments at the beginning or end of the period.
4. Capital Shares
Transactions in capital shares were as follows:
|
|
Six Months
Ended
|
10/1/24*
to
|
|
|
1/31/26
|
7/31/25
|
|
Shares sold:
|
||
|
Class A
|
-
|
751,000
|
|
Class I
|
-
|
759,000
|
|
Shares reinvested:
|
||
|
Class A
|
2,488
|
385
|
|
Class I
|
3,039
|
867
|
|
|
5,527
|
1,511,252
|
|
Shares redeemed:
|
||
|
Class A
|
-
|
-
|
|
Class I
|
-
|
-
|
|
Net increase
|
5,527
|
1,511,252
|
|
*
|
Date of commencement of operations.
|
5. Derivatives
U.S. GAAP requires disclosures that enable shareholders to understand: 1) how and why an entity uses derivatives; 2) how they are accounted for; and 3) how they affect an entity's results of operations and financial position.
Futures Contracts-The Fund may use futures contracts in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective and strategies. The Fund may invest in futures contracts to hedge the Fund's existing portfolio securities against fluctuations in value caused by changes in interest rates or market conditions; as a cash management tool; to hedge currency risks associated with the Fund's investments; to facilitate investments in portfolio securities; and to reduce costs. In addition, the Fund may take long or short positions in futures to seek to stabilize overall portfolio volatility and to hedge overall market risk. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund deposits U.S. or foreign cash or pledges U.S. government securities to a broker, equal to the minimum "initial margin" requirements of the exchange on which the contract is traded. Subsequent payments are received from the broker or paid to the broker each day, based on the daily fluctuation in the market value of the contract. These receipts or payments are known as "variation margin" and are recorded daily by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Risks of entering into futures contracts include potential imperfect correlation between the futures contracts and the underlying securities, the possibility of an illiquid secondary market for these instruments, and the risk that "speculative position limits" imposed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or an exchange may limit the number of futures contracts that can be traded on a particular day. When investing in futures, there is reduced counterparty credit risk to the Fund because futures are exchange-traded and the exchange's clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees against default.
During the six months ended January 31, 2026, the Fund used futures contracts as a cash management tool.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
5. Derivatives (continued)
Options Contracts-During the six months ended January 31, 2026, the Fund entered into options contracts in the normal course of pursuing its investment objective and strategies. The Fund may buy or write options contracts for any number of reasons, including without limitation: to manage the Fund's exposure to changes in securities prices caused by interest rates or market conditions and foreign currencies; as an efficient means of adjusting the Fund's overall exposure to certain markets; to protect the value of portfolio securities; to facilitate investments in portfolio securities; as a cash management tool; and to generate income. The Fund may buy or write call or put options on securities, futures, swaps, swaptions, financial indices, and foreign currencies. When the Fund buys an option, a premium is paid and an asset is recorded and adjusted on a daily basis to reflect the current market value of the option purchased. When the Fund writes an option, a premium is received and a liability is recorded and adjusted on a daily basis to reflect the current market value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid at the close of the transaction, including brokerage commissions, is treated as realized gain or loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has a realized gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. When writing options, the Fund is subject to minimal counterparty risk because the counterparty is only obligated to pay premiums and does not bear the market risk of an unfavorable market change. When buying options, the Fund is subject to counterparty risk.
During the six months ended January 31, 2026, the Fund used options contracts to generate income and to receive premiums for writing options.
Fair values of derivative instruments as of January 31, 2026 were as follows:
|
|
Asset Derivatives
|
Liability Derivatives
|
||
|
|
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location
|
Fair Value
|
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location
|
Fair Value
|
|
Options written
(Equity contracts)
|
Options written, at value
|
$-
|
Options written, at value
|
$(32,657
)
|
The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the six months ended January 31, 2026 was as follows:
|
|
Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Recognized in Income
|
Realized Gain
(Loss) on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
|
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) on
Derivatives
Recognized in
Income
|
|
Futures contracts (Equity
contracts)
|
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts and net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures
contracts
|
$3,413
|
$-
|
|
Options written (Equity
contracts)
|
Net realized gain (loss) from options written and net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of options
written
|
92,924
|
5,434
|
|
Total
|
|
$96,337
|
$5,434
|
Average Volume of Derivatives-The table below summarizes the average balance of derivative holdings on a monthly basis by the Fund during the six months ended January 31, 2026.
|
|
Long Derivative
Volume
|
Short Derivative
Volume
|
|
Futures contracts (average notional value)
|
$39,386
|
$-
|
|
Options contracts (average value)
|
-
|
24,574
|
In order to better define its contractual rights and to secure rights to help the Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, the Fund may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement ("ISDA Master Agreement") or similar agreement with derivative contract counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between the Fund and a counterparty that governs over-the-counter ("OTC") derivatives and foreign currency exchange contracts and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting items and netting provisions in the event of a default or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instrument payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of an ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default (close-out) netting including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. However, bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may impose restrictions on or prohibitions against the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
5. Derivatives (continued)
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.
At January 31, 2026, the Fund had no assets and liabilities subject to offsetting provisions.
6. Risk Factors
The Fund invests in REITs and is subject to the risks associated with that industry. If the Fund acquires a direct interest in real estate as a result of defaults or receives rental income directly from real estate holdings, its tax status as a regulated investment company could be jeopardized. The Fund had no direct real estate holdings during the six months ended January 31, 2026. The Fund's REIT holdings are also affected by interest rate changes, particularly if the REITs it holds use floating rate debt to finance their ongoing operations.
Natural or environmental disasters, such as earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, and other severe weather-related phenomena generally, and widespread disease and illness, including pandemics and epidemics, have been and can be highly disruptive to economies and markets. They may adversely impact individual companies, sectors, industries, markets, currencies, interest and inflation rates, credit ratings, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of the Fund's investments. Natural disaster/epidemic risk could have a significant adverse impact on the Fund's portfolio investments.
The Fund may invest in illiquid securities, which may include securities with contractual restrictions on resale, securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and other securities which may not be readily marketable. The relative illiquidity of these securities may impair the Fund from disposing of them in a timely manner and at a fair price when it is necessary or desirable to do so. While maintaining oversight, the Fund's Board has delegated to LFI, the day-to-day functions of determining whether individual securities are illiquid for purposes of the Fund's limitation on investments in illiquid securities. Securities eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A, which are determined to be liquid, are not subject to the Fund's limit on investments in illiquid securities.
7. Contractual Obligations
The Fund enters into contracts in the normal course of business that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown; however, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Fund's existing contracts and expects the risk of material loss to be remote.
8. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued an Accounting Standards Update, ASU 2023-09, "Income Taxes (Topic 740):Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures" ("ASU 2023-09"), which intends to improve the transparency of income tax disclosures. The amendments in ASU 2023-09 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 and is to be adopted on a prospective basis with the option to apply retrospectively. The Fund is currently assessing the impact of this guidance, however, the Fund does not expect a material impact on its financial statements.
9. Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that no material events or transactions occurred that would require recognition or disclosure in the Fund's financial statements.
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| (b) | The registrant's Financial Highlights are included as part of the Financial Statements filed under Item 7(a) of this Form. |
Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants during the period covered by this report.
Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.
There are no proxy disclosures for the registrant during the period covered by this report.
Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.
The Statement of Operations in the Fund's financial statements lists Directors' fees paid by the Fund.
Certain officers and trustees of the Fund Complex are also officers or directors of the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and its affiliates and receive no compensation from the Fund Complex. The Fund Complex pays compensation to unaffiliated trustees.
Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.
Not applicable.
Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 15. 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 trustees, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.
Item 16. Controls and Procedures.
| (a) | The registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the 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) | There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.
Not applicable.
Item 19. Exhibits.
| (a)(1) | Code of Ethics - Not applicable to this semi-annual report. |
| (a)(2) | Any policy required by the listing standards adopted pursuant to Rule 10D-1 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.10D-1) by the registered national securities exchange or registered national securities association upon which the registrant's securities are listed - Not applicable to this semi-annual report. |
| (a)(3) | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - attached hereto. |
| (a)(4) | Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 - Not applicable to this semi-annual report. |
| (a)(5) | Change in Registrant's independent public accountant - Not applicable. |
| (b) | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - attached hereto. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| (Registrant) | Lincoln Funds Trust | |
| By (Signature and Title) | /s/ John Morriss | |
| John Morriss, President | ||
| (principal executive officer) | ||
| Date: | March 10, 2026 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| By (Signature and Title) | /s/ John Morriss | |
| John Morriss, President | ||
| (principal executive officer) | ||
| Date: | March 10, 2026 | |
| By (Signature and Title) | /s/ James Hoffmayer | |
| James Hoffmayer, Chief Accounting Officer | ||
| (principal financial officer) | ||
| Date: | March 10, 2026 |
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