World Funds Trust
06/04/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/04/2026 12:56
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: | 811-22172 |
| Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: | World Funds Trust |
| Address of principal executive offices: |
8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 205 Richmond, VA 23235 |
| Name and address of agent for service |
The Corporation Trust Co., Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801 With Copy to: John H. Lively Practus, LLP 11300 Tomahawk Creek Parkway Suite 310 Leawood, KS 66211 |
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code: | (804) 267-7400 |
| Date of fiscal year end: | September 30 |
| Date of reporting period: | March 31, 2026 |
| Union Street Partners Value Fund |
ITEM 1. (a) REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS.
Union Street Partners Value Fund Tailored Shareholder Report
|
semi-annual shareholder report |
Union Street Partners Value Fund
Class A Shares (ticker: USPVX)
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Union Street Partners Value Fund, Class A Shares for the period of October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at unionstreetvaluefund.com/literature/. You can also contact us at 1-800-673-0550.
What were the Fund costs for the period?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
|
Class Name
|
Costs of a $10,000 investment
|
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
|
|
Class A
|
$70
|
1.40%¹
|
| ¹ | Annualized. |
Sector Breakdown
|
Top Ten Holdings
|
|
|
Apple, Inc.
|
7.60%
|
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
|
7.53%
|
|
Microsoft Corp.
|
6.94%
|
|
Meta Platforms, Inc.
|
6.90%
|
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
|
5.50%
|
|
Dollar Tree, Inc.
|
5.38%
|
|
FedEx Corp.
|
5.28%
|
|
Johnson & Johnson
|
4.34%
|
|
Exxon Mobil Corp.
|
4.11%
|
|
The Boeing Co.
|
3.46%
|
For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, summary prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, visit unionstreetvaluefund.com/literature/.
Key Fund Statistics
(as of March 31, 2026)
|
Fund Net Assets
|
$81,574,571
|
|
Number of Holdings
|
25
|
|
Total Net Advisory Fee
|
$292,255
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate
|
0.00%
|
What did the Fund invest in?
(% of Net Assets as of March 31, 2026)
Union Street Partners Value Fund Tailored Shareholder Report
|
semi-annual Shareholder Report March 31, 2026 Union Street Partners Value Fund Class C Shares (ticker: USPCX) |
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Union Street Partners Value Fund, Class C Shares for the period of October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at unionstreetvaluefund.com/literature/. You can also contact us at 1-800-673-0550.
What were the Fund costs for the period?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
|
Class Name
|
Costs of a $10,000 investment
|
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
|
|
Class C
|
$107
|
2.15%¹
|
| ¹ | Annualized. |
Sector Breakdown
|
Top Ten Holdings
|
|
|
Apple, Inc.
|
7.60%
|
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
|
7.53%
|
|
Microsoft Corp.
|
6.94%
|
|
Meta Platforms, Inc.
|
6.90%
|
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
|
5.50%
|
|
Dollar Tree, Inc.
|
5.38%
|
|
FedEx Corp.
|
5.28%
|
|
Johnson & Johnson
|
4.34%
|
|
Exxon Mobil Corp.
|
4.11%
|
|
The Boeing Co.
|
3.46%
|
For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, summary prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, visit unionstreetvaluefund.com/literature/.
Key Fund Statistics
(as of March 31, 2026)
|
Fund Net Assets
|
$81,574,571
|
|
Number of Holdings
|
25
|
|
Total Net Advisory Fee
|
$292,255
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate
|
0.00%
|
What did the Fund invest in?
(% of Net Assets as of March 31, 2026)
Union Street Partners Value Fund Tailored Shareholder Report
|
semi-annual Shareholder Report March 31, 2026 Union Street Partners Value Fund Advisor Class Shares (ticker: USPFX) |
This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the Union Street Partners Value Fund, Advisor Class Shares for the period of October 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at unionstreetvaluefund.com/literature/. You can also contact us at 1-800-673-0550.
What were the Fund costs for the period?
(based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)
|
Class Name
|
Costs of a $10,000 investment
|
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
|
|
Advisor Class
|
$58
|
1.15%¹
|
| ¹ | Annualized. |
Sector Breakdown
|
Top Ten Holdings
|
|
|
Apple, Inc.
|
7.60%
|
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
|
7.53%
|
|
Microsoft Corp.
|
6.94%
|
|
Meta Platforms, Inc.
|
6.90%
|
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
|
5.50%
|
|
Dollar Tree, Inc.
|
5.38%
|
|
FedEx Corp.
|
5.28%
|
|
Johnson & Johnson
|
4.34%
|
|
Exxon Mobil Corp.
|
4.11%
|
|
The Boeing Co.
|
3.46%
|
For additional information about the Fund; including its prospectus, summary prospectus, financial information, holdings and proxy information, visit unionstreetvaluefund.com/literature/.
Key Fund Statistics
(as of March 31, 2026)
|
Fund Net Assets
|
$81,574,571
|
|
Number of Holdings
|
25
|
|
Total Net Advisory Fee
|
$292,255
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate
|
0.00%
|
What did the Fund invest in?
(% of Net Assets as of March 31, 2026)
ITEM 1. (b) Not applicable
| ITEM 2. | CODE OF ETHICS. |
Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders.
| ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders.
| ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders.
| ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 6. | INVESTMENTS. |
| (a) | The Registrant's Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Financial Statements and Financial Highlights filed under Item 7 of this Form. |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
| ITEM 7. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND OTHER INFORMATION
Six Months Ended March 31, 2026 (unaudited)
Union Street Partners Value Fund
See Notes to Financial Statements
3
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | March 31, 2026
Union Street Partners Value Fund
Schedule of InvestmentsMarch 31, 2026 (unaudited)
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
Value |
|
|
96.10% |
COMMON STOCKS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9.85% |
COMMUNICATION SERVICES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Meta Platforms, Inc. |
|
9,840 |
|
$5,629,759 |
|
|
|
The Walt Disney Co. |
|
25,000 |
|
2,409,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,039,259 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.44% |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Home Depot, Inc. |
|
5,750 |
|
1,891,117 |
|
|
|
LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis |
|
15,000 |
|
1,638,600 |
|
|
|
Nike, Inc. |
|
47,750 |
|
2,522,155 |
|
|
|
Starbucks Corp. |
|
27,500 |
|
2,463,725 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,515,597 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9.57% |
CONSUMER STAPLES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diageo plc ADR |
|
27,050 |
|
2,013,872 |
|
|
|
Dollar Tree, Inc.(A) |
|
40,090 |
|
4,390,256 |
|
|
|
Target Corp. |
|
11,600 |
|
1,405,920 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,810,048 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.07% |
ENERGY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chevron Corp. |
|
11,200 |
|
2,317,280 |
|
|
|
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
|
19,760 |
|
3,352,482 |
|
|
|
SLB NV |
|
49,500 |
|
2,543,805 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,213,567 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16.16% |
FINANCIALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank of America Corp. |
|
52,350 |
|
2,552,062 |
|
|
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
|
5,300 |
|
4,483,747 |
|
|
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
|
20,885 |
|
6,143,532 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,179,341 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements
4
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | March 31, 2026
Union Street Partners Value Fund
Schedule of Investments - continuedMarch 31, 2026 (unaudited)
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
Value |
|
|
10.50% |
HEALTH CARE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Johnson & Johnson |
|
14,500 |
|
$3,544,380 |
|
|
|
Merck & Company, Inc. |
|
19,135 |
|
2,301,749 |
|
|
|
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
|
10,040 |
|
2,716,724 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,562,853 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.75% |
INDUSTRIALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Boeing Co(A) |
|
14,200 |
|
2,826,226 |
|
|
|
FedEx Corp. |
|
12,100 |
|
4,309,778 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,136,004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14.54% |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Apple, Inc. |
|
24,430 |
|
6,200,090 |
|
|
|
Microsoft Corp. |
|
15,300 |
|
5,663,601 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,863,691 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.90% |
REAL ESTATE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT |
|
12,675 |
|
2,364,268 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.32% |
UTILITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PG&E Corp. |
|
154,295 |
|
2,710,963 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
96.10% |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS |
|
|
|
||
|
|
(Cost: $36,687,648) |
|
78,395,591 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.09% |
MONEY MARKET FUND |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fidelity Government Portfolio - Institutional Class 3.530%(B) |
|
1,704,061 |
|
1,704,061 |
|
|
|
(Cost: $1,704,061) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
98.19% |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS |
|
|
|
||
|
|
(Cost: $38,391,709) |
|
80,099,652 |
|
||
|
1.81% |
Other assets, net of liabilities |
|
1,474,919 |
|
||
|
100.00% |
NET ASSETS |
|
$81,574,571 |
|
||
(A)Non-income producing.
(B)Effective 7 day yield as of March 31, 2026.
ADR- Security represented is held by the custodian in the form of American Depositary Receipts.
REIT- Real Estate Investment Trust.
See Notes to Financial Statements
5
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | March 31, 2026
Union Street Partners Value Fund
Statement of Assets and LiabilitiesMarch 31, 2026 (unaudited)
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
Investments at value (cost of $38,391,709) (Note 1) |
|
$80,099,652 |
|
Receivable for investments sold |
|
1,390,822 |
|
Receivable for capital stock sold |
|
1,501 |
|
Dividends and interest receivable |
|
82,971 |
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
54,273 |
|
TOTAL ASSETS |
|
81,629,219 |
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
Accrued investment advisory fees (Note 2) |
|
31,013 |
|
Accrued administration, accounting and transfer agent fees (Note 2) |
|
11,473 |
|
Other accrued expenses |
|
12,162 |
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES |
|
54,648 |
|
NET ASSETS |
|
$81,574,571 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets Consist of: |
|
|
|
Paid-in-capital applicable to 2,467,497 no par value shares of beneficial interest outstanding, unlimited shares authorized |
|
$36,618,120 |
|
Distributable accumulated earnings |
|
44,956,451 |
|
Net Assets |
|
$81,574,571 |
|
|
|
|
|
NET ASSET VALUE AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE |
|
|
|
Net Assets |
|
|
|
Class A |
|
$7,250,378 |
|
Class C |
|
875,804 |
|
Advisor Class |
|
73,448,389 |
|
Total |
|
$81,574,571 |
|
Shares Outstanding |
||
|
Class A |
|
221,966 |
|
Class C |
|
28,384 |
|
Advisor Class |
|
2,217,147 |
|
Total |
|
2,467,497 |
|
Net Asset Value and Offering Price Per Share |
|
|
|
Class A(1) |
|
$32.66 |
|
Class C |
|
$30.86 |
|
Advisor Class |
|
$33.13 |
|
Maximum Offering Price Per Share(2)and Redemption Price(3) |
|
|
|
Class A(2) |
|
$34.65 |
|
Class C(3) |
|
$30.55 |
(1)Includes a maximum contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") or redemption fee of 1% on the proceeds of certain redemptions made less than one year from purchase if those shares were purchased without paying a front-end sales charge.
(2)Maximum Offering Price per Share including Sales Charge of 5.75%
(3)Redemption Price per Share including CDSC of 1% on the proceeds redeemed less than one year from purchase.
See Notes to Financial Statements
6
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | March 31, 2026
Union Street Partners Value Fund
Statement of OperationsSix Months Ended March 31, 2026 (unaudited)
|
INVESTMENT INCOME |
|
|
|
|
Dividends |
|
$797,295 |
|
|
Total investment income |
|
797,295 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) |
|
427,408 |
|
|
12b-1 fees (Note 2) |
|
|
|
|
Class A |
|
9,680 |
|
|
Class C |
|
5,064 |
|
|
Recordkeeping and administrative services (Note 2) |
|
48,353 |
|
|
Accounting fees (Note 2) |
|
18,424 |
|
|
Custody fees |
|
2,894 |
|
|
Transfer agent fees (Note 2) |
|
11,856 |
|
|
Legal fees |
|
8,165 |
|
|
Audit fees |
|
9,595 |
|
|
Filing and registration fees |
|
23,495 |
|
|
Trustee fees |
|
7,250 |
|
|
Compliance fees (Note 2) |
|
3,864 |
|
|
Shareholder reports |
|
16,289 |
|
|
Shareholder servicing (Note 2) |
|
|
|
|
Class A |
|
714 |
|
|
Class C |
|
1,608 |
|
|
Advisor Class |
|
41,393 |
|
|
Insurance |
|
1,252 |
|
|
Other |
|
3,872 |
|
|
Total expenses |
|
641,176 |
|
|
Investment advisory fee waivers (Note 2) |
|
(135,153 |
) |
|
Net expenses |
|
506,023 |
|
|
Net investment income (loss) |
|
291,272 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS |
|
|
|
|
Net realized gain (loss) on investments |
|
3,583,646 |
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments |
|
(3,188,215 |
) |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
|
395,431 |
|
|
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS |
|
$686,703 |
|
Union Street Partners Value Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
See Notes to Financial Statements
7
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | March 31, 2026
|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
|
|
|
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss) |
|
$291,272 |
|
$459,635 |
|
|
Net realized gain (loss) on investments |
|
3,583,646 |
|
1,210,293 |
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation |
|
(3,188,215 |
) |
5,237,538 |
|
|
Decrease in net assets from operations |
|
686,703 |
6,907,466 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions from earnings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A |
|
(199,588 |
) |
- |
|
|
Class C |
|
(20,931 |
) |
- |
|
|
Advisor Class |
|
(2,080,777 |
) |
(118,799 |
) |
|
Decrease in net assets from distributions |
|
(2,301,296 |
) |
(118,799 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares sold |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A |
|
74,337 |
|
5,073,493 |
|
|
Class C |
|
18,475 |
|
71,732 |
|
|
Advisor Class |
|
1,788,628 |
|
3,551,180 |
|
|
Distributions reinvested |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A |
|
198,146 |
|
|
|
|
Class C |
|
20,931 |
|
|
|
|
Advisor Class |
|
2,069,979 |
|
117,828 |
|
|
Shares redeemed |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A |
|
(1,011,837 |
) |
(397,199 |
) |
|
Class C |
|
(213,365 |
) |
(5,870,620 |
) |
|
Advisor Class |
|
(4,248,836 |
) |
(3,555,697 |
) |
|
Increase (decrease) in net assets from |
|
(1,303,542 |
) |
(1,009,283 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase (decrease) during period |
|
(2,918,135 |
) |
5,779,384 |
|
|
Beginning of period |
|
84,492,706 |
78,713,322 |
|
|
|
End of period |
|
$81,574,571 |
$84,492,706 |
|
See Notes to Financial Statements
9
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | March 31, 2026
Union Street Partners Value Fund
Financial Highlights
See Notes to Financial Statements
8
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | March 31, 2026
|
|
Class A |
|
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|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
Years Ended September 30, |
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
||
|
Net asset value, beginning of period |
|
$33.29 |
$30.62 |
$26.21 |
$21.56 |
$24.79 |
$18.21 |
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)(1) |
|
0.08 |
|
0.15 |
|
0.13 |
|
0.19 |
|
0.09 |
|
0.02 |
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
|
0.13 |
2.52 |
4.46 |
4.58 |
(3.32 |
) |
6.56 |
|
||||
|
Total from investment activities |
|
0.21 |
2.67 |
4.59 |
4.77 |
(3.23 |
) |
6.58 |
|
||||
|
Distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
(0.22 |
) |
- |
|
(0.18 |
) |
(0.12 |
) |
- |
|
- |
|
|
Net realized gain |
|
(0.62 |
) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
||||
|
Total distributions |
|
(0.84 |
) |
- |
(0.18 |
) |
(0.12 |
) |
- |
- |
|
||
|
Net asset value, end of period |
|
$32.66 |
|
$33.29 |
|
$30.62 |
|
$26.21 |
|
$21.56 |
|
$24.79 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Return(2) |
|
0.62 |
% |
8.71 |
% |
17.59 |
% |
22.15 |
% |
(13.03 |
%) |
36.13 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios to average net assets(3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses, gross |
|
1.63 |
% |
1.68 |
% |
1.69 |
%(4) |
1.72 |
% |
1.79 |
% |
2.00 |
%(4) |
|
Expenses, net of fee waivers and reimbursements |
|
1.40 |
% |
1.40 |
% |
1.49 |
%(5) |
1.50 |
% |
1.50 |
% |
1.69 |
%(5) |
|
Net investment income (loss) |
|
0.47 |
% |
0.50 |
% |
0.43 |
% |
0.72 |
% |
0.35 |
% |
0.09 |
% |
|
Portfolio turnover rate(2) |
|
0.00 |
%(6) |
12.93 |
% |
7.18 |
% |
5.36 |
% |
18.43 |
% |
18.00 |
% |
|
Net assets, end of period (000s) |
|
$7,250 |
|
$8,122 |
|
$2,561 |
|
$2,397 |
|
$2,171 |
|
$2,750 |
|
(1)Per share amounts calculated using the average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total return and portfolio turnover rate are for the period indicated and have not been annualized for periods less than one year.
(3)Ratios to average net assets have been annualized for periods less than one year.
(4)Ratio of total expenses before management fee waivers and reimbursements, excluding proxy costs and interest expense, would have been 1.68% for the year ended September 30, 2024 and 1.85% for the year ended September 30, 2021.
(5)Ratio of total expenses net of management fee waivers and reimbursements, excluding proxy costs and interest expense, would have been 1.48% for the year ended September 30, 2024 and 1.53% for the year ended September 30, 2021.
(6)Ratio is zero due to the Fund not purchasing any long-term securities during the period.
Union Street Partners Value Fund
Selected Per Share Data Throughout Each Period
See Notes to Financial Statements
11
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | March 31, 2026
Union Street Partners Value Fund
Financial Highlights - continued
See Notes to Financial Statements
10
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | March 31, 2026
|
|
Class C |
|
|||||||||||
|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
Years Ended September 30, |
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
||
|
Net asset value, beginning of period |
|
$31.39 |
$29.13 |
$24.95 |
$20.58 |
$23.80 |
$17.61 |
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)(1) |
|
(0.05 |
) |
(0.12 |
) |
(0.09 |
) |
(0.01 |
) |
(0.10 |
) |
(0.14 |
) |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments(2) |
|
0.14 |
2.38 |
4.27 |
4.38 |
(3.12 |
) |
6.33 |
|
||||
|
Total from investment activities |
|
0.09 |
2.26 |
4.18 |
4.37 |
(3.22 |
) |
6.19 |
|
||||
|
Distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized gain |
|
(0.62 |
) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
||||
|
Total distributions |
|
(0.62 |
) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
||||
|
Redemption fees |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(3) |
|||||
|
Net asset value, end of period |
|
$30.86 |
|
$31.39 |
|
$29.13 |
|
$24.95 |
|
$20.58 |
|
$23.80 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Return(4) |
|
0.24 |
% |
7.76 |
% |
16.75 |
% |
21.23 |
% |
(13.53 |
%) |
35.15 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios to average net assets(5) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses, gross |
|
2.68 |
% |
2.44 |
% |
2.46 |
%(6) |
2.48 |
% |
2.54 |
% |
2.75 |
%(6) |
|
Expenses, net of fee waivers and reimbursements |
|
2.15 |
% |
2.15 |
% |
2.24 |
%(7) |
2.25 |
% |
2.25 |
% |
2.44 |
%(7) |
|
Net investment income (loss) |
|
(0.30 |
%) |
(0.44 |
%) |
(0.31 |
%) |
(0.03 |
%) |
(0.40 |
%) |
(0.66 |
%) |
|
Portfolio turnover rate(4) |
|
0.00 |
%(8) |
12.93 |
% |
7.18 |
% |
5.36 |
% |
18.43 |
% |
18.00 |
% |
|
Net assets, end of period (000s) |
|
$876 |
|
$1,059 |
|
$7,038 |
|
$6,579 |
|
$5,611 |
|
$6,804 |
|
(1)Per share amounts calculated using the average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the period.
(3)Less than $0.005 per share.
(4)Total return and portfolio turnover rate are for the period indicated and have not been annualized for periods less than one year.
(5) Ratios to average net assets have been annualized for periods less than one year.
(6)Ratio of total expenses before management fee waivers and reimbursements, excluding proxy costs and interest expense, would have been 2.45% for the year ended September 30, 2024 and 2.60% for the year ended September 30, 2021.
(7)Ratio of total expenses net of management fee waivers and reimbursements, excluding proxy costs and interest expense, would have been 2.23% for the year ended September 30, 2024 and 2.29% for the year ended September 30, 2021.
(8)Ratio is zero due to the Fund not purchasing any long-term securities during the period.
Union Street Partners Value Fund
Selected Per Share Data Throughout Each Period
See Notes to Financial Statements
13
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | March 31, 2026
Union Street Partners Value Fund
Financial Highlights - continued
See Notes to Financial Statements
12
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | March 31, 2026
|
|
Advisor Class |
|
|||||||||||
|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
Years Ended September 30, |
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
||
|
Net asset value, beginning of period |
|
$33.80 |
$31.07 |
$26.58 |
$21.85 |
$25.04 |
$18.35 |
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)(1) |
|
0.12 |
|
0.21 |
|
0.20 |
|
0.26 |
|
0.15 |
|
0.06 |
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments |
|
0.14 |
2.57 |
4.53 |
4.64 |
(3.32 |
) |
6.63 |
|
||||
|
Total from investment activities |
|
0.26 |
2.78 |
4.73 |
4.90 |
(3.17 |
) |
6.69 |
|
||||
|
Distributions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income |
|
(0.31 |
) |
(0.05 |
) |
(0.24 |
) |
(0.17 |
) |
(0.02 |
) |
- |
|
|
Net realized gain |
|
(0.62 |
) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
||||
|
Total distributions |
|
(0.93 |
) |
(0.05 |
) |
(0.24 |
) |
(0.17 |
) |
(0.02 |
) |
- |
|
|
Net asset value, end of period |
|
$33.13 |
|
$33.80 |
|
$31.07 |
|
$26.58 |
|
$21.85 |
|
$25.04 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Return(2) |
|
0.74 |
% |
8.95 |
% |
17.91 |
% |
22.47 |
% |
(12.69 |
%) |
36.46 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratios to average net assets(3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses, gross |
|
1.47 |
% |
1.52 |
% |
1.56 |
%(4) |
1.51 |
% |
1.61 |
% |
1.82 |
%(4) |
|
Expenses, net of fee waivers and reimbursements |
|
1.15 |
% |
1.15 |
% |
1.24 |
%(5) |
1.25 |
% |
1.25 |
% |
1.46 |
%(5) |
|
Net investment income (loss) |
|
0.72 |
% |
0.66 |
% |
0.69 |
% |
0.97 |
% |
0.60 |
% |
0.24 |
% |
|
Portfolio turnover rate(2) |
|
0.00 |
%(6) |
12.93 |
% |
7.18 |
% |
5.36 |
% |
18.43 |
% |
18.00 |
% |
|
Net assets, end of period (000s) |
|
$73,448 |
|
$75,312 |
|
$69,114 |
|
$57,785 |
|
$44,712 |
|
$44,249 |
|
(1)Per share amounts calculated using the average number of shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2)Total return and portfolio turnover rate are for the period indicated and have not been annualized for periods less than one year.
(3)Ratios to average net assets have been annualized for periods less than one year.
(4)Ratio of total expenses before management fee waivers and reimbursements, excluding proxy costs and interest expense, would have been 1.55% for the year ended September 30, 2024 and 1.63% for the year ended September 30, 2021.
(5)Ratio of total expenses net of management fee waivers and reimbursements, excluding proxy costs and interest expense, would have been 1.23% for the year ended September 30, 2024 and 1.27% for the year ended September 30, 2021.
(6)Ratio is zero due to the Fund not purchasing any long-term securities during the period.
Union Street Partners Value Fund
Selected Per Share Data Throughout Each Period
14
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | March 31, 2026
Union Street Partners Value Fund
Notes to Financial StatementsMarch 31, 2026 (unaudited)
NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Union Street Partners Value Fund (the "Fund") is a non-diversified series of the World Funds Trust ("WFT" or "Trust"), which is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") as an open end management company. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on April 9, 2007 and may issue its shares of beneficial interest in separate series and issue classes of any series or divide shares of any series into two or more classes. The Fund currently offers Class A, Class C, and Advisor Class shares. Class A shares of the Fund commenced operations on December 29, 2010, Class C shares of the Fund commenced operations on April 14, 2011 and the Advisor Class shares of the Fund commenced operations on April 27, 2016.
The Fund's investment objective is to achieve capital appreciation.
The Fund is deemed to be an individual operating and reporting segment and is not part of a consolidated reporting entity. The objective and strategy, as outlined in the Fund's prospectus under the heading "Principal Investment Strategies," are used by Union Street Partners, LLC (the "Advisor") to make investment decisions, and the results of the Fund's operations, as shown in its Statement of Operations and Financial Highlights, are the information utilized for the day-to-day management of the Fund. The Fund and the Advisor are parties to expense agreements as disclosed in the Notes to the Financial Statements, and resources are not allocated to the Fund based on performance measurements. Due to the significance of oversight and its role in the Fund's management, the Advisor's portfolio managers are deemed to be the Chief Operating Decision Maker.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund. The policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 "Financial Services - Investment Companies".
Security Valuation
The Fund records its investments at fair value. Investments in securities traded on national securities exchanges are valued at the last reported sale price. Investment securities traded on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Other securities traded in the over-the-counter market and listed securities for which no sales are reported on a given date are valued at the last reported bid price. Debt securities are valued
15
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | March 31, 2026
Union Street Partners Value Fund
Notes to Financial Statements - continuedMarch 31, 2026 (unaudited)
by appraising them at prices supplied by a pricing agent approved by the Trust, which prices may reflect broker-dealer supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques. Short-term debt securities (less than 60 days to maturity) are valued at their fair value using amortized cost. Investments in investment companies and money market funds are valued at net asset value per share. Other assets for which market prices are not readily available are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under procedures set by the Trust's Board of Trustees (the "Board"). Although the Board is ultimately responsible for fair value determinations under Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act, the Board has delegated day-to-day responsibility for oversight of the valuation of the Fund's assets to the Advisor as the Valuation Designee pursuant to the Fund's policies and procedures. Generally, trading in corporate bonds, U.S. government securities and money market instruments is substantially completed each day at various times before the scheduled close of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") and the value of these securities used in computing the net asset value ("NAV") is determined as of such times.
The Fund has a policy that contemplates the use of fair value pricing to determine the NAV per share of the Fund when market prices are unavailable as well as under special circumstances, such as: (i) if the primary market for a portfolio security suspends or limits trading or price movements of the security; and (ii) when an event occurs after the close of the exchange on which a portfolio security is principally traded, but prior to the time as of which the Fund's NAV is calculated, that is likely to have changed the value of the security. Since most of the Fund's investments are traded on U.S. securities exchanges, it is anticipated that the use of fair value pricing will be limited.
When the Fund uses fair value pricing to determine the NAV per share of the Fund, securities will not be priced on the basis of quotations from the primary market in which they are traded, but rather may be priced by another method that the Valuation Designee believes accurately reflects fair value. Any method used will be approved by the Board and results will be monitored to evaluate accuracy. The Fund's policy is intended to result in a calculation of the Fund's NAV that fairly reflects security values as of the time of pricing.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. GAAP established a three-tier hierarchy of inputs to establish a classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes other significant observable market-based inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund's own assumptions in determining fair value of investments).
16
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | March 31, 2026
Union Street Partners Value Fund
Notes to Financial Statements - continuedMarch 31, 2026 (unaudited)
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the level of inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of March 31, 2026:
|
|
|
Level 1 |
|
Level 2 |
|
Level 3 |
|
Total |
|
Common Stocks |
|
$78,395,591 |
|
$- |
|
$- |
|
$78,395,591 |
|
Money Market Fund |
|
1,704,061 |
- |
- |
1,704,061 |
|||
|
|
$80,099,652 |
$- |
$- |
$80,099,652 |
Refer to the Fund's Schedule of Investments for a listing of the securities by security type and sector. The Fund held no Level 3 securities at any time during the six months ended March 31, 2026.
Security Transactions and Income
Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Discount or premiums are accreted or amortized to interest income using the effective interest method. The cost of securities sold is determined generally on a specific identification basis. Distributions from underlying registered investment companies are recorded on the ex-date and reflected as dividend income on the Statement of Operations unless designated as long-term capital gain.
Accounting Estimates
In preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Federal Income Taxes
The Fund has complied and intends to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Dividends from net
17
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | March 31, 2026
Union Street Partners Value Fund
Notes to Financial Statements - continuedMarch 31, 2026 (unaudited)
investment income and distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, will be declared and paid at least annually. Income and capital gain distributions, which are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund also intends to distribute sufficient net investment income and net capital gains, if any, so that it will not be subject to excise tax on undistributed income and gains. Therefore, no federal income tax or excise provision is required. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdiction as U. S. Federal.
Management has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken in the Fund's tax returns. The Fund has no examinations in progress and management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. Interest and penalties, if any, associated with any federal or state income tax obligations are recorded as income tax expense as incurred.
Reclassification of Capital Accounts
GAAP requires certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. For the six months ended March 31, 2026, there were no such reclassifications.
Class Net Asset Values and Expenses
All income, expenses not attributable to a particular class, and realized and unrealized gains, are allocated to each class proportionately on a daily basis for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class. Each class bears different distribution expenses. Expenses incurred by the Trust that do not relate to a specific fund of the Trust are allocated to the individual funds based on each fund's relative net assets or another appropriate basis as determined by the Board.
The Fund currently offers three classes of shares: Class A, Class C and Advisor Class. Each class of shares has equal rights as to assets of the Fund, and the classes are identical except for differences in their sales charge structures, ongoing distribution and service fees, and shareholder servicing fees. Income, expenses (other than distribution and service fees and shareholder servicing fees), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based upon its relative net assets. All classes have equal voting privileges, except where otherwise required by law or when the Trustees determine that the matter to be voted on affects only the interests of the shareholders of a particular class. Class A shares include a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75% and a maximum deferred sales charge of 1%
18
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | March 31, 2026
Union Street Partners Value Fund
Notes to Financial Statements - continuedMarch 31, 2026 (unaudited)
on the proceeds of certain redemptions of Class A shares made within 1 year of purchase if those shares were purchased without paying a front-end sales charge. Class A shares may be purchased without a front-end sales charge in amounts of $1,000,000 or more. Class C shares include a maximum deferred sales charge of 1% on the proceeds of Class C shares redeemed within 1 year of purchase. Advisor Class shares are not subject to redemption fees or deferred sales charges.
| NOTE 2 - | INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES |
Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement ("Agreement") between the Advisor and the Fund and also the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement ("Sub-Advisory Agreement") between the Advisor and McGinn Penninger Investment Management, Inc. ("McGinn"), the Advisor provides investment advisory services for an annual fee of 1.00% of the Fund's daily net assets. The Advisor analyzes economic and market trends, periodically assesses the Fund's investment policies and recommends changes regarding the policies to the Board where appropriate. The Advisor evaluates the performance of McGinn in light of selected benchmarks and the needs of the Fund, recommends changes to the Board where appropriate, and reports to the Board on the foregoing. Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, McGinn is responsible for the day-to-day decision making with respect to the Fund's investment program. McGinn, with the Advisor's oversight, manages the investment and reinvestment of the assets on the Fund, continuously reviews, supervises and administers the investment program of the Fund, determines in its discretion the securities to be purchased or sold, and provides the Fund and its agents with records relating to its activities. For its services, McGinn is entitled to receive a sub-advisory fee of 0.50% of average daily net assets. McGinn's fee for sub-advisory services is paid by the Advisor from the investment advisory fees it receives and not by the Fund. McGinn and the Advisor are affiliated investment advisors. Mr. Bernard F. McGinn, one of the Fund's portfolio managers, is a majority shareholder of McGinn and Mr. McGinn owns 50% of the Advisor.
The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and/or pay for operating expenses of the Fund to ensure that total annual fund operating expenses (exclusive of interest, distribution fees pursuant to Rule 12b-1 Plans, taxes, acquired fund fees and expenses, brokerage commissions, extraordinary expenses and dividend expense on short sales) do not exceed 1.15% of the daily net assets of the Fund. The Trust and the Advisor may terminate this expense limitation agreement prior to January 31, 2027, only by mutual written consent.
19
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | March 31, 2026
Union Street Partners Value Fund
Notes to Financial Statements - continuedMarch 31, 2026 (unaudited)
Each waiver or reimbursement of an expense by the Advisor is subject to repayment by the Fund within three years following the date such waiver and/or reimbursement was made, provided that the Fund is able to make the repayment without exceeding the expense limitation in place at the time of the waiver or reimbursement and at the time the waiver or reimbursement is recouped. For the six months ended March 31, 2026, the Advisor earned $427,408 and waived $135,153 in advisory fees. The total amount of recoverable reimbursements as of March 31, 2026, was $811,919, which expires as follows:
|
Recoverable Waivers and Reimbursements and Expiration Dates |
||||
|
2026 |
2027 |
2028 |
2029 |
Total |
|
$169,482 |
$224,880 |
$282,404 |
$135,153 |
$811,919 |
The Fund has adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act whereby the Class A and Class C shares may finance activities or expenses that are intended primarily to result in the sale of shares of such class. The fee paid by each class is computed on an annualized basis reflecting the average daily net assets of a class, up to a maximum of 0.25% for Class A share expenses and 1.00% for Class C share expenses. With respect to Class C shares, 0.75% represents 12b-1 distribution fees and 0.25% represents shareholder servicing fees paid to institutions that have agreements with the Distributor to provide such services. Because these fees are paid out of the Fund's assets on an ongoing basis, over time these fees will increase the cost of your investment and may cost more than paying other types of sales charges.
The Fund has adopted a shareholder services plan. Under the shareholder services plan, the Fund may pay an authorized firm up to 0.25% on an annualized basis of average daily net assets of each class attributable to its customers who are shareholders. For this fee, the authorized firms may provide a variety of services, including but not limited to: (i) arranging for bank wires; (ii) responding to inquiries from shareholders concerning their investment in the Fund; (iii) assisting shareholders in changing dividend options, account designations and addresses; (iv) providing information periodically to shareholders showing their position in the Fund; (v) forwarding shareholder communications from the Fund such as proxies, shareholder reports, annual reports, and dividend distribution and tax notices to shareholders; (vi) processing purchase, exchange and redemption requests from shareholders and placing orders with the Fund or their service providers; (vii) providing sub-accounting with respect to Fund shares beneficially owned by shareholders; and (viii) processing dividend payments from the Fund on behalf of shareholders.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | March 31, 2026
Union Street Partners Value Fund
Notes to Financial Statements - continuedMarch 31, 2026 (unaudited)
For the six months ended March 31, 2026, the following fees were incurred:
|
Class |
|
Type of Plan |
|
Fees Incurred |
|
Class A |
|
12b-1 |
|
$9,680 |
|
Class A |
|
Shareholder Services |
|
714 |
|
Class C |
|
12b-1 |
|
5,064 |
|
Class C |
|
Shareholder Services |
|
1,608 |
|
Advisor Class |
|
Shareholder Services |
|
41,393 |
Commonwealth Fund Services, Inc. ("CFS") acts as the Fund's administrator, transfer and dividend disbursing agent and fund accountant. Fees to CFS are computed daily and paid monthly. For the six months ended March 31, 2026, CFS received the following fees incurred by the Fund to CFS:
|
Administration |
|
Transfer Agent |
|
Accounting |
|
$48,353 |
|
$11,728 |
|
$18,424 |
The amounts reflected on the Statement of Operations for Administration, Transfer Agent and Accounting fees may include some out-of-pocket expenses not paid to CFS.
Certain officers of the Trust are also officers and/or directors of CFS. Additionally, Practus, LLP serves as legal counsel to the Trust. John H. Lively, Secretary of the Trust, is Managing Partner of Practus, LLP. J. Stephen King Jr. and Robert J. Rhatigan, each an Assistant Secretary of the Trust, are Partners of Practus LLP. None of the officers and/or directors of CFS, Mr. Lively, Mr. King or Mr. Rhatigan receives any special compensation from the Trust or the Fund for serving as officers of the Trust.
The Fund's Chief Compliance Officer is the Managing Member of Watermark Solutions, LLC ("Watermark"), which provides certain compliance services to the Fund. For the six months ended March 31, 2026, Watermark received $3,864 in fees incurred by the Fund.
NOTE 3 - INVESTMENTS
The costs of purchases and proceeds from the sales of securities other than short-term investments for the six months ended March 31, 2026, were as follows:
|
Purchases |
Sales |
|
$- |
$5,973,070 |
21
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | March 31, 2026
Union Street Partners Value Fund
Notes to Financial Statements - continuedMarch 31, 2026 (unaudited)
| NOTE 4 - | DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL |
Distributions are determined on a tax basis and may differ from net investment income and realized capital gains for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified among capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain, or loss are recognized in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes; these differences will reverse at some time in the future. Differences in classification may also result from the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes.
The tax character of distributions paid during the six months ended March 31, 2026, and the year ended September 30, 2025, were as follows:
|
|
Six Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
|
|
Distributions paid from: |
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary income |
|
$742,405 |
|
$118,799 |
|
Realized gains |
|
1,558,891 |
- |
|
|
|
$2,391,296 |
$118,799 |
As of March 31, 2026, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated deficits) on a tax basis were as follows:
|
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss) |
|
$228,917 |
|
|
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) |
|
3,019,591 |
|
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments |
|
41,707,943 |
|
|
|
$44,956,451 |
|
As of March 31, 2026, the cost of securities for federal income tax purposes and the related tax-based net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consist of:
|
Cost |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation |
Gross Unrealized Depreciation |
Net Unrealized Appreciation |
|
$38,391,709 |
$44,484,932 |
$(2,776,989) |
$41,707,943 |
22
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | March 31, 2026
Union Street Partners Value Fund
Notes to Financial Statements - continuedMarch 31, 2026 (unaudited)
NOTE 5 - CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS
Capital stock transactions were:
|
Six Months Ended March 31, 2026 |
|
||||||
|
|
Class A |
|
Class C |
|
Advisor Class |
|
|
|
Shares sold |
|
2,181 |
|
593 |
|
52,361 |
|
|
Shares reinvested |
|
5,988 |
|
668 |
|
61,735 |
|
|
Shares redeemed |
|
(30,206 |
) |
(6,606 |
) |
(125,425 |
) |
|
Net increase (decrease) |
|
(22,037 |
) |
(5,345 |
) |
(11,329 |
) |
|
Year Ended September 30, 2025 |
|
||||||
|
|
Class A |
|
Class C |
|
Advisor Class |
|
|
|
Shares sold |
|
172,998 |
|
2,427 |
|
114,351 |
|
|
Shares reinvested |
|
- |
|
- |
|
3,707 |
|
|
Shares redeemed |
|
(12,626 |
) |
(210,349 |
) |
(114,060 |
) |
|
Net increase (decrease) |
|
160,372 |
(207,922 |
) |
3,998 |
|
|
NOTE 6 - RISKS OF INVESTING IN THE FUND
It is important that you closely review and understand the risks of investing in the Fund. The Fund's NAV and investment return will fluctuate based upon changes in the value of its portfolio securities. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, and the Fund could underperform other investments. There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its investment objective. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. A complete description of the principal risks is included in the Fund's prospectus under the heading "Principal Risks."
NOTE 7 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Management has evaluated all transactions and events subsequent to the date of the Statement of assets and Liabilities through the date on which these financial statements were issued and no additional items require disclosure.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | March 31, 2026
Union Street Partners Value Fund
Supplemental Information (unaudited)
Changes in and disagreements with accountants for open-end management investment companies.
Not applicable.
Proxy disclosures for open-end management investment companies.
Not applicable.
Remuneration paid to Directors, Officers, and others of open-end management investment companies.
See the Statement of Operations and Note 2 for remuneration paid to Officers. See the Statement of Operations for remuneration paid to Trustees.
Statement Regarding Basis of Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.
Not applicable.
| ITEM 8. | CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 9. | PROXY DISCLOSURES FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 10. | REMUNERATION PAID TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND OTHERS OF OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Reference Item 7, Note 2 which includes remuneration paid to Officers and the Statements of Operations which include remuneration paid to 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 because it is not a closed-end management investment company.
| ITEM 13. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable because it is not a closed-end management investment company.
| ITEM 14. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
Not applicable because it is not a closed-end management investment company.
| ITEM 15. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant's board of trustees.
| 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 have materially affected, or are 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 because it is not a closed-end management investment company.
| ITEM 18. | RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUSLY AWARDED COMPENSATION. |
Not applicable.
| ITEM 19. | EXHIBITS. |
| (a)(1) | Code of Ethics in response to Item 2 of this Form N-CSR - Not applicable. |
| (a)(2) | Any policy required by the listing standards adopted pursuant to Rule 10D-1 under the Exchange Act of 1934 - Not applicable. |
| (a)(3) | Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto. |
| (a)(3)(1) | Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 - Not applicable. |
| (a)(3)(2) | Change in the registrant's independent public accountant - Not applicable. |
| (b) | Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant: World Funds Trust
| By (Signature and Title)*: | /s/ Karen Shupe |
|
Karen Shupe Principal Executive Officer |
|
| Date: June 4, 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/ Karen Shupe |
|
Karen Shupe Principal Executive Officer |
|
| Date: June 4, 2026 | |
| By (Signature and Title)*: | /s/ Ann MacDonald |
|
Ann MacDonald Principal Financial Officer |
|
| Date: June 4, 2026 |
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.
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