09/29/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/29/2026 07:15
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:
David P. Bartels, Esq.
James V. Catano, Esq.
Dechert LLP
1900 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (484) 583-6302
Date of fiscal year end: July 31
Date of reporting period: July 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. |
Annual Shareholder Report - July 31, 2026
This Annual shareholder report contains important information about Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund for the period of August 1, 2025 to July 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.
(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
|
$150
|
1.35%
|
Events over the past 12 months have increased the risk of stagflation and higher government spending. The Iran conflict could become the next major fiscal shock, further worsening fiscal outlooks and impacting bond markets. Emerging market local bonds generated attractive income from yields, while precious metals gained amid persistent macro uncertainty. High-yielding local bond positions, particularly in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Hungary and South Africa, all contributed positively. Gold and silver positions supported returns, though positions were reduced towards the end of the period given USD strength. Exposure to oil delivered strong contributions to fund performance, as the Iran conflict started. Derivative positions were used primarily to gain exposure to core commodity markets, such as oil, and for FX hedging. The fund exceeded its performance target, as a result of the active shift from income and gold to a more energy heavy allocation.
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values for the fiscal period of October 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026 of the Fund and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. It assumes a $10,000 initial investment at the beginning of the first fiscal year in an appropriate broad-based securities market index for the same period.
|
Class A
|
Morningstar Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond GR USD
|
U.S. Consumer Price Index Urban Consumers NSA
|
|
|
10/1/2024
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
|
7/31/2025
|
$10,259
|
$10,213
|
$10,246
|
|
7/31/2026
|
$12,608
|
$10,744
|
$10,590
|
|
Sub header
|
1 year
|
Since Inception 10/1/2024
|
|
Class A
|
22.90%
|
13.48%
|
|
Morningstar Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond GR USD
|
5.20%
|
3.99%
|
|
U.S. Consumer Price Index Urban Consumers NSA
|
3.36%
|
3.18%
|
Past performance is not indicative of future performance. The Fund's total return figures reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Neither the Fund's returns nor the index returns reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions. Performance results reflect any expense waivers in effect during these periods.
|
Total Net Assets
|
$12,761,062
|
|
# of Portfolio Holdings
|
98
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate
|
241%
|
|
Total Advisory Fees Paid
|
$101,871
|
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.
Top 5 Countries (Fixed Income)
|
United States
|
13.6%
|
|
Brazil
|
6.8%
|
|
Colombia
|
6.5%
|
|
Mexico
|
5.7%
|
|
Republic Of Korea
|
5.3%
|
|
Sovereign Bonds
|
40.3%
|
|
Short-Term Investments
|
24.5%
|
|
U.S. Treasury Obligations
|
13.6%
|
|
Exchange-Traded Funds
|
11.6%
|
|
Supranational Banks
|
4.5%
|
|
Convertible Bonds
|
1.5%
|
|
Common Stock
|
0.2%
|
|
Money Market Funds
|
0.0%
|
|
Other
|
3.8%
|
|
Australia
|
0.1%
|
|
Canada
|
0.1%
|
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
Annual Shareholder Report - July 31, 2026
This Annual shareholder report contains important information about Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund for the period of August 1, 2025 to July 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.
(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
|
$123
|
1.10%
|
Events over the past 12 months have increased the risk of stagflation and higher government spending. The Iran conflict could become the next major fiscal shock, further worsening fiscal outlooks and impacting bond markets. Emerging market local bonds generated attractive income from yields, while precious metals gained amid persistent macro uncertainty. High-yielding local bond positions, particularly in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Hungary and South Africa, all contributed positively. Gold and silver positions supported returns, though positions were reduced towards the end of the period given USD strength. Exposure to oil delivered strong contributions to fund performance, as the Iran conflict started. Derivative positions were used primarily to gain exposure to core commodity markets, such as oil, and for FX hedging. The fund exceeded its performance target, as a result of the active shift from income and gold to a more energy heavy allocation.
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values for the fiscal period of October 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026 of the Fund and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. It assumes a $10,000 initial investment at the beginning of the first fiscal year in an appropriate broad-based securities market index for the same period.
|
Class I
|
Morningstar Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond GR USD
|
U.S. Consumer Price Index Urban Consumers NSA
|
|
|
10/1/2024
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
|
7/31/2025
|
$10,280
|
$10,213
|
$10,246
|
|
7/31/2026
|
$12,665
|
$10,744
|
$10,590
|
|
Sub header
|
1 year
|
Since Inception 10/1/2024
|
|
Class I
|
23.20%
|
13.76%
|
|
Morningstar Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond GR USD
|
5.20%
|
3.99%
|
|
U.S. Consumer Price Index Urban Consumers NSA
|
3.36%
|
3.18%
|
Past performance is not indicative of future performance. The Fund's total return figures reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Neither the Fund's returns nor the index returns reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions. Performance results reflect any expense waivers in effect during these periods.
|
Total Net Assets
|
$12,761,062
|
|
# of Portfolio Holdings
|
98
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate
|
241%
|
|
Total Advisory Fees Paid
|
$101,871
|
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.
Top 5 Countries (Fixed Income)
|
United States
|
13.6%
|
|
Brazil
|
6.8%
|
|
Colombia
|
6.5%
|
|
Mexico
|
5.7%
|
|
Republic Of Korea
|
5.3%
|
|
Sovereign Bonds
|
40.3%
|
|
Short-Term Investments
|
24.5%
|
|
U.S. Treasury Obligations
|
13.6%
|
|
Exchange-Traded Funds
|
11.6%
|
|
Supranational Banks
|
4.5%
|
|
Convertible Bonds
|
1.5%
|
|
Common Stock
|
0.2%
|
|
Money Market Funds
|
0.0%
|
|
Other
|
3.8%
|
|
Australia
|
0.1%
|
|
Canada
|
0.1%
|
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
Annual Shareholder Report - July 31, 2026
This Annual shareholder report contains important information about Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund for the period of August 1, 2025 to July 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.
(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
|
$143
|
1.32%
|
The U.S. market has gained over the course of the year but the overall return masks significant volatility during the period. The Fund also rose against this backdrop, but lagged the index in net terms. The equity portfolio slightly trailed the wider market, while the call option overlay strategy contributed positively. The index replication-style equity portfolio aims to provide broad S&P500 exposure via a subset that currently consists of 88 stocks. Position sizing is risk-based, using an optimizer that seeks to minimize the tracking error of the equity basket relative to the index. Over the period, most of the relative lag for the equity portfolio came from names not held but which performed well. The option strategy seeks to enhance the dividend income from the underlying equity portfolio. It does so by selling some of the potential capital growth on selected stocks on a rolling short term basis in return for a premium. Given this trade-off, we would typically expect the strategy to lag a similar, long only equity portfolio in fast rising markets. As stocks fall, remain flat or rise gently, the Fund can benefit from the premium received from selling the call options. While supplementing the income over the 12 months, the option strategy was a positive contributor in performance terms.
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values for the fiscal period of October 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026 of the Fund and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. It assumes a $10,000 initial investment at the beginning of the first fiscal year in an appropriate broad-based securities market index for the same period.
|
Class A
|
Morningstar US Market Index
|
CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (BXM)
|
|
|
10/1/2024
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
|
7/31/2025
|
$10,987
|
$11,117
|
$10,521
|
|
7/31/2026
|
$12,877
|
$13,273
|
$12,476
|
|
Sub header
|
1 year
|
Since Inception 10/1/2024
|
|
Class A
|
17.21%
|
14.79%
|
|
Morningstar US Market Index
|
19.39%
|
16.71%
|
|
CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (BXM)
|
18.58%
|
12.83%
|
Past performance is not indicative of future performance. The Fund's total return figures reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Neither the Fund's returns nor the index returns reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions. Performance results reflect any expense waivers in effect during these periods.
|
Total Net Assets
|
$19,488,658
|
|
# of Portfolio Holdings
|
112
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate
|
32%
|
|
Total Advisory Fees Paid
|
$154,658
|
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.
|
Common Stock
|
96.5%
|
|
Money Market Funds
|
0.0%
|
|
Options
|
(0.2%)
|
|
Other
|
3.7%
|
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
|
16.9%
|
|
Software
|
8.3%
|
|
Interactive Media & Services
|
7.8%
|
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
|
7.5%
|
|
Banks
|
4.9%
|
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
Annual Shareholder Report - July 31, 2026
This Annual shareholder report contains important information about Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund for the period of August 1, 2025 to July 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.
(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
|
$116
|
1.07%
|
The U.S. market has gained over the course of the year but the overall return masks significant volatility during the period. The Fund also rose against this backdrop, but lagged the index in net terms. The equity portfolio slightly trailed the wider market, while the call option overlay strategy contributed positively. The index replication-style equity portfolio aims to provide broad S&P500 exposure via a subset that currently consists of 88 stocks. Position sizing is risk-based, using an optimizer that seeks to minimize the tracking error of the equity basket relative to the index. Over the period, most of the relative lag for the equity portfolio came from names not held but which performed well. The option strategy seeks to enhance the dividend income from the underlying equity portfolio. It does so by selling some of the potential capital growth on selected stocks on a rolling short term basis in return for a premium. Given this trade-off, we would typically expect the strategy to lag a similar, long only equity portfolio in fast rising markets. As stocks fall, remain flat or rise gently, the Fund can benefit from the premium received from selling the call options. While supplementing the income over the 12 months, the option strategy was a positive contributor in performance terms.
The following graph compares the initial and subsequent account values for the fiscal period of October 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026 of the Fund and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. It assumes a $10,000 initial investment at the beginning of the first fiscal year in an appropriate broad-based securities market index for the same period.
|
Class I
|
Morningstar US Market Index
|
CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (BXM)
|
|
|
10/1/2024
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
$10,000
|
|
7/31/2025
|
$11,010
|
$11,117
|
$10,521
|
|
7/31/2026
|
$12,936
|
$13,273
|
$12,476
|
|
Sub header
|
1 year
|
Since Inception 10/1/2024
|
|
Class I
|
17.50%
|
15.08%
|
|
Morningstar US Market Index
|
19.39%
|
16.71%
|
|
CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (BXM)
|
18.58%
|
12.83%
|
Past performance is not indicative of future performance. The Fund's total return figures reflect the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Neither the Fund's returns nor the index returns reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or redemptions. Performance results reflect any expense waivers in effect during these periods.
|
Total Net Assets
|
$19,488,658
|
|
# of Portfolio Holdings
|
112
|
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate
|
32%
|
|
Total Advisory Fees Paid
|
$154,658
|
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.
|
Common Stock
|
96.5%
|
|
Money Market Funds
|
0.0%
|
|
Options
|
(0.2%)
|
|
Other
|
3.7%
|
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
|
16.9%
|
|
Software
|
8.3%
|
|
Interactive Media & Services
|
7.8%
|
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
|
7.5%
|
|
Banks
|
4.9%
|
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.
| (a) | The registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report, has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party. |
| (b) | The registrant's code of ethics is reasonably designed as described in Item 2(b) of Form N-CSR. |
| (c) | There have been no amendments, during the period covered by this report, to a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics description. |
| (d) | The registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item's instructions. |
| (e) | Not applicable. |
| (f) | The Code of Ethics is included with this Form N-CSR as Exhibit 19(a)(1). |
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The Registrant's Board of Trustees has determined that Joseph P. LaRocque is an "audit committee financial expert" and is "independent," as these terms are defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. This designation will not increase the designee's duties, obligations or liability as compared to his duties, obligations and liability as a member of the Audit Committee and of the Board.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Audit Fees
| (a) | The aggregate fees billed for the period September 27, 2024 (notification of registration of the registrant) through July 31, 2025 and for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2026, for professional services rendered by Ernst & Young LLP ("E&Y"), principal accountant for all funds, for the audit of the registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $95,000 and $75,000. |
Audit-Related Fees
| (b) | The aggregate fees billed for the period September 27, 2024 (notification of registration of the registrant) through July 31, 2025 and for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2026, for assurance and related services by E&Y, the principal accountant for all funds, that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant's financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item were $0 and $0. |
Tax Fees
| (c) | The aggregate fees billed for the period September 27, 2024 (notification of registration of the registrant) through July 31, 2025 and for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2026, for professional services rendered by E&Y, the principal accountant for all funds, for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were $0 and $0. |
| (d) | The aggregate fees billed for the period September 27, 2024 (notification of registration of the registrant) through July 31, 2025 and for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2026, for products and services provided by E&Y, the principal accountant for all funds, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item were $0 and $0. |
| (e)(1) |
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
The Registrant's Audit Committee has established pre-approval policies and procedures as permitted by Rule 2-01(c)(7)(i)(B) of Regulation S-X (the "Pre-Approval Procedures") with respect to services provided by the Registrant's independent auditors. Pursuant to the Pre-Approval Procedures, the Audit Committee has pre-approved the services set forth in the table below with respect to the Registrant up to the specified fee limits.
| Service | Range of Fees |
| Services associated with SEC registration statement on Form N-1A which will be filed with the SEC | Up to $5,000 per Fund |
| Services associated with SEC registration statements/proxy statements on Form N-14 or Schedule 14A | Up to $20,000 per Fund |
The Pre-Approval Procedures require the Chief Accounting Officer to report to the Audit Committee at each of its regular meetings regarding all services initiated since the last such report was rendered, including those services authorized by the Pre-Approval Procedures.
| (e)(2) | No services included in (b)-(d) above were approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. |
| (f) | Not applicable. |
| (g) | The aggregate non-audit fees billed by E&Y, the principal accountant for all funds, for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for the period September 27, 2024 (notification of registration of the registrant) through July 31, 2025 and for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2026, were $1,138,025 and $869,500. |
| (h) | The registrant's audit committee of the board of directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence. |
| (i) | Not applicable. |
| (j) | 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. |
|
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
|
|
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
18
|
|
Tax Information (unaudited)
|
19
|
|
|
|
Number of
Shares
|
Value
(U.S. $)
|
|
ΔCOMMON STOCK-0.15%
|
|||
|
Australia-0.09%
|
|||
|
†Predictive Discovery Ltd.
|
|
22,917
|
$10,628
|
|
|
|
10,628
|
|
|
Canada-0.06%
|
|||
|
Alamos Gold, Inc. Class A
|
|
290
|
8,071
|
|
|
|
8,071
|
|
|
Total Common Stock
(Cost $26,175)
|
18,699
|
||
|
|
|
Principal
Amount°
|
|
|
ΔCONVERTIBLE BOND-1.48%
|
|||
|
Hong Kong-1.48%
|
|||
|
^Jinkai Investment Holdings
Ltd. 0.00% 2/5/31
|
|
200,000
|
188,800
|
|
Total Convertible Bond
(Cost $188,926)
|
188,800
|
||
|
ΔSOVEREIGN BONDS-40.29%
|
|||
|
Argentina-0.87%
|
|||
|
φArgentina Government
International Bonds 4.13%
7/9/35
|
|
140,000
|
110,670
|
|
|
|
110,670
|
|
|
Brazil-6.84%
|
|||
|
Brazil Notas do Tesouro
Nacional
|
|
||
|
6.00% 5/15/35
|
BRL
|
70,000
|
57,012
|
|
10.00% 1/1/35
|
BRL
|
5,250,000
|
816,003
|
|
|
|
873,015
|
|
|
Chile-1.11%
|
|||
|
Bonos de la Tesoreria de la
Republica en pesos 4.70%
9/1/30
|
CLP
|
135,000,000
|
141,734
|
|
|
|
141,734
|
|
|
Colombia-6.52%
|
|||
|
Colombia TES
|
|
||
|
6.25% 7/9/36
|
COP
|
1,350,800,000
|
288,603
|
|
7.00% 3/26/31
|
COP
|
240,000,000
|
62,205
|
|
12.50% 2/27/30
|
COP
|
530,000,000
|
168,728
|
|
13.25% 2/9/33
|
COP
|
947,400,000
|
312,697
|
|
|
|
832,233
|
|
|
Czech Republic-0.96%
|
|||
|
Czech Republic Government
Bonds 1.50% 4/24/40
|
CZK
|
4,000,000
|
122,781
|
|
|
|
122,781
|
|
|
Egypt-1.81%
|
|||
|
^Egypt Treasury Bills 0.00%
10/13/26
|
EGP
|
12,400,000
|
231,408
|
|
|
|
231,408
|
|
|
Hungary-2.56%
|
|||
|
Hungary Government Bonds
|
|
||
|
6.25% 9/23/37
|
HUF
|
57,330,000
|
191,356
|
|
7.00% 10/24/35
|
HUF
|
38,960,000
|
135,287
|
|
|
|
326,643
|
|
|
|
|
Principal
Amount°
|
Value
(U.S. $)
|
|
ΔSOVEREIGN BONDS (continued)
|
|||
|
Indonesia-0.99%
|
|||
|
Indonesia Treasury Bonds
6.50% 4/15/36
|
IDR
|
2,400,000,000
|
$125,687
|
|
|
|
125,687
|
|
|
Malaysia-0.93%
|
|||
|
Malaysia Government Bonds
|
|
||
|
3.83% 7/5/34
|
MYR
|
180,000
|
44,278
|
|
3.89% 8/15/29
|
MYR
|
300,000
|
74,486
|
|
|
|
118,764
|
|
|
Mexico-5.71%
|
|||
|
Mexico Bonos
|
|
||
|
7.75% 11/23/34
|
MXN
|
3,030,000
|
161,543
|
|
7.75% 11/13/42
|
MXN
|
5,200,000
|
253,165
|
|
8.50% 11/18/38
|
MXN
|
5,850,000
|
314,024
|
|
|
|
728,732
|
|
|
Philippines-0.54%
|
|||
|
Philippines Government
Bonds 6.38% 4/28/35
|
PHP
|
4,560,000
|
68,497
|
|
|
|
68,497
|
|
|
Republic of Korea-5.31%
|
|||
|
Korea Treasury Bonds 4.25%
6/10/36
|
KRW
|
968,100,000
|
677,881
|
|
|
|
677,881
|
|
|
Romania-1.01%
|
|||
|
Romania Government Bonds
7.10% 7/31/34
|
RON
|
580,000
|
129,312
|
|
|
|
129,312
|
|
|
South Africa-3.22%
|
|||
|
Republic of South Africa
Government Bonds
|
|
||
|
8.50% 1/31/37
|
ZAR
|
1,060,000
|
62,441
|
|
8.75% 2/28/48
|
ZAR
|
3,990,000
|
229,087
|
|
9.00% 1/31/40
|
ZAR
|
2,000,000
|
119,024
|
|
|
|
410,552
|
|
|
Turkey-1.91%
|
|||
|
Turkiye Government Bonds
|
|
||
|
30.00% 9/12/29
|
TRY
|
3,100,000
|
56,959
|
|
33.90% 10/2/30
|
TRY
|
3,000,000
|
59,992
|
|
• 40.18% 1/9/30
|
TRY
|
6,100,000
|
126,766
|
|
|
|
243,717
|
|
|
Total Sovereign Bonds
(Cost $4,906,039)
|
5,141,626
|
||
|
SUPRANATIONAL BANKS-4.52%
|
|||
|
Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank 6.00%
12/8/31
|
|
14,500,000
|
139,886
|
|
European Bank for
Reconstruction &
Development
|
|
||
|
6.50% 10/3/36
|
|
20,500,000
|
198,041
|
|
7.05% 8/10/33
|
|
23,300,000
|
238,380
|
|
Total Supranational Banks
(Cost $671,925)
|
|
576,307
|
|
|
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS-13.59%
|
|||
|
U.S. Treasury Bonds 4.75%
2/15/56
|
|
865,000
|
799,314
|
|
|
|
Principal
Amount°
|
Value
(U.S. $)
|
|
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (continued)
|
|||
|
U.S. Treasury Notes 4.38%
5/15/36
|
|
960,000
|
$934,800
|
|
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations
(Cost $1,792,988)
|
1,734,114
|
||
|
|
|
Number of
Shares
|
|
|
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS-11.64%
|
|||
|
abrdn Bloomberg All
Commodity Strategy K-1
Free ETF
|
|
42,800
|
1,024,204
|
|
iShares Silver Trust
|
|
1,000
|
52,360
|
|
SPDR® Gold MiniShares
Trust
|
|
2,610
|
209,166
|
|
Teucrium Sugar Fund
|
|
20,710
|
199,230
|
|
Total Exchange-Traded Funds
(Cost $1,366,039)
|
1,484,960
|
||
|
MONEY MARKET FUND-0.01%
|
|||
|
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund Premier Class
(seven-day effective yield
3.62%)
|
|
1,963
|
1,963
|
|
Total Money Market Fund
(Cost $1,963)
|
1,963
|
||
|
|
|
Principal
Amount°
|
Value
(U.S. $)
|
|
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS-24.52%
|
|||
|
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS-24.52%
|
|||
|
≠U.S. Treasury Bills
|
|||
|
3.64% 8/6/26
|
|
100,000
|
$99,951
|
|
3.66% 8/20/26
|
|
240,000
|
239,547
|
|
3.67% 8/20/26
|
|
200,000
|
199,621
|
|
3.70% 8/27/26
|
|
1,190,000
|
1,186,893
|
|
3.71% 9/3/26
|
|
200,000
|
199,334
|
|
3.72% 9/10/26
|
|
700,000
|
697,174
|
|
3.75% 10/1/26
|
|
320,000
|
318,073
|
|
3.85% 10/22/26
|
|
190,000
|
188,446
|
|
|
|
3,129,039
|
|
|
Total Short-Term Investments
(Cost $3,128,879)
|
3,129,039
|
||
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS-96.20% (Cost $12,082,934)
|
12,275,508
|
||
|
RECEIVABLES AND OTHER ASSETS NET OF LIABILITIES-3.80%
|
485,554
|
||
|
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO 1,208,565 SHARES OUTSTANDING-100.00%
|
$12,761,062
|
||
|
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.
|
|
|
φStep coupon bond. Coupon increases/decreases periodically based on predetermined schedule. Stated rate in effect at July 31, 2026.
|
|
|
•Variable rate investment. Rates reset periodically. Rate shown reflects the rate in effect at July 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.
|
|
The following foreign currency exchange contracts and futures contracts were outstanding at July 31, 2026:
|
|
Counterparty
|
Contracts to
Receive (Deliver)
|
In Exchange For
|
Settlement Date
|
Unrealized
Appreciation
|
Unrealized
Depreciation
|
||
|
BNP
|
BRL
|
272,000
|
USD
|
(53,145
)
|
8/4/26
|
$457
|
$-
|
|
BNP
|
BRL
|
(272,000
)
|
USD
|
53,572
|
8/4/26
|
-
|
(31
)
|
|
BNP
|
CAD
|
10,000
|
USD
|
(7,294
)
|
8/7/26
|
-
|
(158
)
|
|
BNP
|
COP
|
(1,294,995,000
)
|
USD
|
347,668
|
9/1/26
|
-
|
(59,761
)
|
|
BNP
|
HUF
|
(6,335,712
)
|
USD
|
20,161
|
9/25/26
|
185
|
-
|
|
BNP
|
INR
|
3,745,000
|
USD
|
(38,980
)
|
8/17/26
|
221
|
-
|
|
BRC
|
BRL
|
(1,370,000
)
|
USD
|
266,759
|
8/4/26
|
-
|
(3,225
)
|
|
BRC
|
BRL
|
1,098,000
|
USD
|
(212,217
)
|
8/4/26
|
4,164
|
-
|
|
BRC
|
CAD
|
(38,000
)
|
USD
|
27,945
|
8/7/26
|
830
|
-
|
|
BRC
|
CAD
|
15,000
|
USD
|
(10,634
)
|
9/16/26
|
89
|
-
|
|
BRC
|
COP
|
648,275,000
|
USD
|
(178,097
)
|
9/1/26
|
25,862
|
-
|
|
BRC
|
INR
|
21,285,000
|
USD
|
(222,518
)
|
8/17/26
|
286
|
-
|
|
BRC
|
THB
|
8,660,000
|
USD
|
(269,866
)
|
8/10/26
|
-
|
(10,326
)
|
|
BRC
|
ZAR
|
(2,260,000
)
|
USD
|
136,112
|
8/17/26
|
-
|
(499
)
|
|
BRC
|
ZAR
|
1,700,000
|
USD
|
(104,591
)
|
8/17/26
|
-
|
(1,831
)
|
|
CIBC
|
AUD
|
11,000
|
USD
|
(7,760
)
|
8/7/26
|
-
|
(21
)
|
|
CIBC
|
MXN
|
(2,370,000
)
|
USD
|
136,369
|
8/17/26
|
-
|
(269
)
|
|
CIBC
|
ZAR
|
560,000
|
USD
|
(33,397
)
|
8/17/26
|
453
|
-
|
|
GSI
|
BRL
|
(1,350,000
)
|
USD
|
255,102
|
9/2/26
|
-
|
(8,970
)
|
|
GSI
|
COP
|
646,720,000
|
USD
|
(179,037
)
|
9/1/26
|
24,433
|
-
|
|
GSI
|
COP
|
(898,950,000
)
|
USD
|
256,623
|
9/28/26
|
-
|
(24,408
)
|
|
GSI
|
INR
|
(25,030,000
)
|
USD
|
258,850
|
8/17/26
|
-
|
(3,155
)
|
|
GSI
|
MXN
|
580,000
|
USD
|
(33,124
)
|
8/17/26
|
315
|
-
|
|
GSI
|
TRY
|
6,215,025
|
USD
|
(130,776
)
|
8/3/26
|
15
|
-
|
|
HSBC
|
MXN
|
1,790,000
|
USD
|
(103,569
)
|
8/17/26
|
-
|
(370
)
|
|
HSBC
|
THB
|
(8,660,000
)
|
USD
|
266,457
|
8/10/26
|
6,917
|
-
|
|
LYD
|
AUD
|
(37,000
)
|
USD
|
26,740
|
8/7/26
|
709
|
-
|
|
LYD
|
AUD
|
20,000
|
USD
|
(13,999
)
|
8/7/26
|
72
|
-
|
|
LYD
|
CAD
|
45,000
|
USD
|
(32,848
)
|
8/7/26
|
-
|
(739
)
|
|
LYD
|
CAD
|
21,000
|
USD
|
(14,887
)
|
8/7/26
|
98
|
-
|
|
MSC
|
CAD
|
(38,000
)
|
USD
|
27,970
|
8/7/26
|
855
|
-
|
|
MSC
|
CAD
|
(15,000
)
|
USD
|
10,769
|
9/16/26
|
47
|
-
|
|
MSC
|
HUF
|
(40,195,000
)
|
USD
|
128,963
|
9/25/26
|
2,231
|
-
|
|
RBC
|
CZK
|
(2,470,000
)
|
USD
|
115,747
|
9/29/26
|
-
|
(1,924
)
|
|
RBC
|
HUF
|
(34,114,288
)
|
USD
|
108,504
|
9/25/26
|
945
|
-
|
|
RBC
|
MXN
|
(2,280,000
)
|
USD
|
128,280
|
9/28/26
|
-
|
(2,705
)
|
|
Total Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
|
$69,184
|
$(118,392
)
|
|||||
|
Contracts to Buy (Sell)
|
Notional
Amount
|
Notional
Cost (Proceeds)
|
Expiration
Date
|
Value/
Unrealized
Appreciation2
|
Value/
Unrealized
Depreciation2
|
|
|
Commodity Contracts:
|
||||||
|
9
|
CBOT Corn Futures
|
$198,338
|
$202,455
|
9/14/26
|
$-
|
$(4,117
)
|
|
3
|
CBOT Soybean Futures
|
178,125
|
179,722
|
11/13/26
|
-
|
(1,597
)
|
|
2
|
CBOT Soybean Meal Futures
|
64,240
|
64,547
|
12/14/26
|
-
|
(307
)
|
|
2
|
CBOT Wheat Futures
|
63,925
|
68,257
|
9/14/26
|
-
|
(4,332
)
|
|
2
|
ICE Brent Crude Oil Futures
|
169,160
|
164,733
|
9/30/26
|
4,427
|
-
|
|
2
|
ICE Gas Oil Futures
|
246,100
|
218,721
|
9/10/26
|
27,379
|
-
|
|
4
|
LME Primary Aluminum Futures
|
318,841
|
334,289
|
9/14/26
|
-
|
(15,448
)
|
|
(2)
|
LME Primary Aluminum Futures
|
(159,421
)
|
(163,197
)
|
9/14/26
|
3,776
|
-
|
|
13
|
Micro Copper Futures
|
210,129
|
208,273
|
8/27/26
|
1,856
|
-
|
|
2
|
NYBOT CSC Cocoa Futures
|
107,940
|
106,467
|
9/15/26
|
1,473
|
-
|
|
3
|
NYBOT CTN Number 2 Cotton Futures
|
122,685
|
114,086
|
12/8/26
|
8,599
|
-
|
|
1
|
NYMEX Light Sweet Crude Oil Futures
|
84,670
|
79,023
|
8/20/26
|
5,647
|
-
|
|
2
|
NYMEX NY Harbor ULSD Futures
|
344,022
|
323,325
|
8/31/26
|
20,697
|
-
|
|
2
|
NYMEX Reformulated Gasoline Blendstock for Oxygen
Blending RBOB Futures
|
261,593
|
259,278
|
8/31/26
|
2,315
|
-
|
|
Total Futures Contracts
|
$76,169
|
$(25,801
)
|
||||
|
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 8 in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
|
|
2 Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts from the date the contracts were opened through July 31, 2026. Only
current day variation margin is reported on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
|
|
Summary of Abbreviations:
|
|
AUD-Australian Dollar
|
|
BNP-BNP Paribas
|
|
BRC-Barclays Bank
|
|
BRL-Brazilian Real
|
|
CAD-Canadian Dollar
|
|
CBOT-Chicago Board of Trade
|
|
CIBC-Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
|
|
CLP-Chilean Peso
|
|
COP-Colombia Peso
|
|
CSC-Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange
|
|
CZK-Czech Koruna
|
|
EGP-Egyptian Pound
|
|
ETF-Exchange-Traded Fund
|
|
GSI-Goldman Sachs International
|
|
HSBC-Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
|
|
HUF-Hungarian Forint
|
|
ICE-Intercontinental Exchange
|
|
IDR-Indonesia Rupiah
|
|
INR-Indian Rupee
|
|
KRW-South Korean Won
|
|
LME-London Metal Exchange
|
|
LYD-Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets PLC
|
|
MSC-Morgan Stanley & Co.
|
|
MXN-Mexican Peso
|
|
MYR-Malaysian Ringgit
|
|
NYBOT-New York Board of Trade
|
|
NYMEX-New York Mercantile Exchange
|
|
PHP-Philippine Peso
|
|
RBC-Royal Bank of Canada
|
|
RBOB-Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending
|
|
RON-Romanian New Leu
|
|
SPDR-Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipt
|
|
THB-Thailand Baht
|
|
TRY-Turkish New Lira
|
|
USD-United States Dollar
|
|
ZAR-South African Rand
|
|
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
|
|
|
Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
July 31, 2026
|
|
|
ASSETS:
|
|
|
Investments, at value
|
$12,275,508
|
|
Dividends and interest receivable
|
179,420
|
|
Cash
|
177,741
|
|
Cash collateral held at broker for futures contracts
|
175,399
|
|
Receivable for securities sold
|
129,918
|
|
Foreign currencies, at value
|
94,130
|
|
Expense reimbursement receivable from Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation
|
72,678
|
|
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts
|
69,184
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
13,173,978
|
|
LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
Payable for securities purchased
|
152,099
|
|
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts
|
118,392
|
|
Payable for legal fee
|
61,098
|
|
Payable for audit fee
|
40,000
|
|
Other accrued expenses payable
|
11,119
|
|
Due to manager and affiliates
|
10,490
|
|
Payable for fund accounting fee
|
8,953
|
|
Variation margin due to broker on futures contracts
|
6,821
|
|
Payable for transfer agent fees
|
3,944
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
412,916
|
|
TOTAL NET ASSETS
|
$12,761,062
|
|
Investments, at cost
|
$12,082,934
|
|
Foreign currencies, at cost
|
93,646
|
|
Class A:
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
$6,315,412
|
|
Shares Outstanding
|
598,266
|
|
Net Asset Value Per Share
|
$10.556
|
|
Class I:
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
$6,445,650
|
|
Shares Outstanding
|
610,299
|
|
Net Asset Value Per Share
|
$10.561
|
|
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS AT JULY 31, 2026:
|
|
|
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization-no par)
|
$13,471,193
|
|
Distributable earnings/(accumulated loss)
|
(710,131
)
|
|
TOTAL NET ASSETS
|
$12,761,062
|
|
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
|
|
|
Consolidated Statement of Operations
|
|
|
Year Ended July 31, 2026
|
|
|
INVESTMENT INCOME:
|
|
|
Interest (net of foreign withholding taxes of $2,556)
|
$650,156
|
|
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of
$30,519)
|
96,602
|
|
|
746,758
|
|
EXPENSES:
|
|
|
Professional fees
|
169,048
|
|
Management fees
|
101,871
|
|
Accounting and administration expenses
|
77,697
|
|
Insurance expense
|
45,082
|
|
Transfer agent fees and expenses
|
39,575
|
|
Custodian fees
|
31,209
|
|
Trustees' fees and expenses
|
29,796
|
|
Reports and statements to shareholders
|
22,742
|
|
Distribution fees-Class A
|
14,837
|
|
Pricing fees
|
10,519
|
|
Consulting fees
|
9,226
|
|
Other
|
8,702
|
|
|
560,304
|
|
Less:
|
|
|
Expenses reimbursed
|
(413,321
)
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
146,983
|
|
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
|
599,775
|
|
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):
|
|
|
Net realized gain (loss) from:
|
|
|
Investments*
|
763,389
|
|
Foreign currencies
|
21,287
|
|
Foreign currency exchange contracts
|
(101,538
)
|
|
Futures contracts
|
1,030,598
|
|
Net realized gain
|
1,713,736
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
of:
|
|
|
Investments**
|
71,425
|
|
Foreign currencies
|
2,700
|
|
Foreign currency exchange contracts
|
(86,100
)
|
|
Futures contracts
|
87,546
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
75,571
|
|
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
|
1,789,307
|
|
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
|
$2,389,082
|
|
*
|
Includes $1,485 foreign capital gains taxes paid.
|
|
**
|
Includes $808 change in foreign capital gain taxes accrued.
|
|
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
|
||
|
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
||
|
|
Year Ended
|
10/1/24*
to
|
|
|
7/31/26
|
7/31/25
|
|
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:
|
||
|
Net investment income
|
$599,775
|
$400,682
|
|
Net realized gain (loss)
|
1,713,736
|
(248,837
)
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)
|
75,571
|
120,135
|
|
Net increase in net assets resulting
from operations
|
2,389,082
|
271,980
|
|
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
|
||
|
Distributable earnings:
|
||
|
Class A
|
(881,385
)
|
(159,930
)
|
|
Class I
|
(911,039
)
|
(173,165
)
|
|
|
(1,792,424
)
|
(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
|
881,385
|
159,930
|
|
Class I
|
911,039
|
173,165
|
|
Increase in net assets derived from
capital share transactions
|
1,792,424
|
10,433,095
|
|
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
|
2,389,082
|
10,371,980
|
|
NET ASSETS:
|
||
|
Beginning of year
|
10,371,980
|
-
|
|
End of year
|
$12,761,062
|
$10,371,980
|
|
*
|
Date of commencement of operations.
|
|
|
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund Class A
|
|
|
|
Year Ended
7/31/26
|
10/1/241
to
7/31/25
|
|
|
||
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$9.937
|
$10.000
|
|
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
||
|
Net investment income2
|
0.540
|
0.382
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
1.704
|
(0.129
)
|
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.244
|
0.253
|
|
Less dividends and distributions from:
|
||
|
Net investment income
|
(1.547
)
|
(0.316
)
|
|
Net realized gain
|
(0.078
)
|
-
|
|
Total dividends and distributions
|
(1.625
)
|
(0.316
)
|
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$10.556
|
$9.937
|
|
Total return3
|
22.90%
|
2.59%
|
|
Ratios and supplemental data:
|
||
|
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
|
$6,315
|
$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
|
4.80%
|
6.35%
|
|
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
|
4.88%
|
4.66%
|
|
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to expenses waived/reimbursed
|
1.43%
|
(0.34%
)
|
|
Portfolio turnover
|
241%
|
193%
|
|
1
|
Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and portfolio turnover and total return have not been annualized.
|
|
2
|
The average shares outstanding method has been applied for per share information.
|
|
3
|
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.
|
|
|
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund Class I
|
|
|
|
Year Ended
7/31/26
|
10/1/241
to
7/31/25
|
|
|
||
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$9.937
|
$10.000
|
|
Income (loss) from investment operations:
|
||
|
Net investment income2
|
0.568
|
0.403
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
1.705
|
(0.129
)
|
|
Total from investment operations
|
2.273
|
0.274
|
|
Less dividends and distributions from:
|
||
|
Net investment income
|
(1.571
)
|
(0.337
)
|
|
Net realized gain
|
(0.078
)
|
-
|
|
Total dividends and distributions
|
(1.649
)
|
(0.337
)
|
|
Net asset value, end of period
|
$10.561
|
$9.937
|
|
Total return3
|
23.20%
|
2.80%
|
|
Ratios and supplemental data:
|
||
|
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
|
$6,446
|
$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
|
4.55%
|
6.10%
|
|
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
|
5.13%
|
4.91%
|
|
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets prior to expenses waived/reimbursed
|
1.68%
|
(0.09%
)
|
|
Portfolio turnover
|
241%
|
193%
|
|
1
|
Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and portfolio turnover and total return have not been annualized.
|
|
2
|
The average shares outstanding method has been applied for per share information.
|
|
3
|
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.
|
|
|
Expiration Date
|
|
|
|
|
2028
|
2029
|
Total
|
|
LFI
|
$418,076
|
$413,321
|
$831,397
|
|
Expense reimbursement receivable due from LFI
|
$72,678
|
|
Management fees payable to LFI
|
9,157
|
|
Distribution fees payable to LFD
|
1,333
|
|
Purchases other than U.S. government securities
|
$15,557,518
|
|
Purchases of U.S. government securities
|
4,102,698
|
|
Sales other than U.S. government securities
|
15,335,664
|
|
Sales of U.S. government securities
|
2,245,513
|
|
Cost of investments and derivatives
|
$12,616,435
|
|
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments and
derivatives
|
$433,375
|
|
Aggregate unrealized depreciation of investments and
derivatives
|
(1,545,568
)
|
|
Net unrealized depreciation of investments and
derivatives
|
$(1,112,193
)
|
|
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|
Investments:
|
||||
|
Assets:
|
||||
|
Common Stock
|
||||
|
Australia
|
$-
|
$10,628
|
$-
|
$10,628
|
|
Canada
|
8,071
|
-
|
-
|
8,071
|
|
Convertible Bond
|
-
|
188,800
|
-
|
188,800
|
|
Sovereign Bonds
|
-
|
5,141,626
|
-
|
5,141,626
|
|
Supranational Banks
|
-
|
576,307
|
-
|
576,307
|
|
U.S. Treasury Obligations
|
-
|
1,734,114
|
-
|
1,734,114
|
|
Exchange-Traded Funds
|
1,484,960
|
-
|
-
|
1,484,960
|
|
Money Market Fund
|
1,963
|
-
|
-
|
1,963
|
|
Short-Term Investments
|
-
|
3,129,039
|
-
|
3,129,039
|
|
Total Investments
|
$1,494,994
|
$10,780,514
|
$-
|
$12,275,508
|
|
Derivatives:
|
||||
|
Assets:
|
||||
|
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
|
$-
|
$69,184
|
$-
|
$69,184
|
|
Futures Contracts
|
$76,169
|
$-
|
$-
|
$76,169
|
|
Liabilities:
|
||||
|
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
|
$-
|
$(118,392
)
|
$-
|
$(118,392
)
|
|
Futures Contracts
|
$(25,801
)
|
$-
|
$-
|
$(25,801
)
|
|
|
Year
Ended
|
10/1/24*
to
|
|
|
7/31/26
|
7/31/25
|
|
Ordinary income
|
$1,792,424
|
$333,095
|
|
*
|
Date of commencement of operations.
|
|
Undistributed ordinary income
|
$558,859
|
|
Other temporary differences
|
(156,797
)
|
|
Net unrealized depreciation
|
(1,112,193
)
|
|
Distributable earnings/(accumulated loss)
|
$(710,131
)
|
|
|
Distributable
Earnings/(Accumulated
Loss)
|
Paid-in capital
|
|
|
$(1,207,050
)
|
$1,207,050
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
10/1/24*
to
|
|
|
7/31/26
|
7/31/25
|
|
Shares sold:
|
||
|
Class A
|
-
|
500,997
|
|
Class I
|
-
|
508,997
|
|
Shares reinvested:
|
||
|
Class A
|
81,050
|
16,219
|
|
Class I
|
83,739
|
17,563
|
|
|
164,789
|
1,043,776
|
|
Shares redeemed:
|
||
|
Class A
|
-
|
-
|
|
Class I
|
-
|
-
|
|
Net increase
|
164,789
|
1,043,776
|
|
*
|
Date of commencement of operations.
|
|
|
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
|
$69,184
|
Unrealized depreciation on foreign
currency exchange contracts
|
$(118,392
)
|
|
Futures contracts
(Commodity
contracts)1
|
Variation margin due from broker on
futures contracts
|
76,169
|
Variation margin due from broker on
futures contracts
|
(25,801
)
|
|
Total
|
|
$145,353
|
|
$(144,193
)
|
|
1
|
Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts from the date the contracts were opened through July 31, 2026. Only current day variation margin
is reported on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
|
|
|
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
|
$(101,538
)
|
$(86,100
)
|
|
Futures contracts (Commodities
contracts)
|
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts and net
change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures
contracts
|
1,030,598
|
87,546
|
|
Total
|
|
$929,060
|
$1,446
|
|
|
Long Derivative
Volume
|
Short Derivative
Volume
|
|
Foreign currency exchange contracts (average notional)
|
$2,214,456
|
$3,777,208
|
|
Futures contracts (average notional value)
|
2,227,411
|
121,194
|
|
Counterparty
|
Gross Value of
Derivative Assets
|
Gross Value of
Derivative Liability
|
Net Position
|
|
Barclays Bank PLC
|
$31,231
|
$(15,881
)
|
$15,350
|
|
BNP Paribas SA
|
863
|
(59,950
)
|
(59,087
)
|
|
Goldman Sachs International
|
24,763
|
(36,533
)
|
(11,770
)
|
|
Hong Kong Shanghai Bank
|
6,917
|
(370
)
|
6,547
|
|
Imperial Bank of Canada
|
453
|
(290
)
|
163
|
|
Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets PLC
|
879
|
(739
)
|
140
|
|
Morgan Stanley Capital
|
3,133
|
-
|
3,133
|
|
Royal Bank of Canada
|
945
|
(4,629
)
|
(3,684
)
|
|
Total
|
$69,184
|
$(118,392
)
|
$(49,208
)
|
|
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
|
$15,350
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$15,350
|
|
BNP Paribas SA
|
(59,087
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(59,087
)
|
|
Goldman Sachs International
|
(11,770
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(11,770
)
|
|
Hong Kong Shanghai Bank
|
6,547
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
6,547
|
|
Imperial Bank of Canada
|
163
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
163
|
|
Lloyds Bank Corporate
Markets PLC
|
140
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
140
|
|
Morgan Stanley Capital
|
3,133
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3,133
|
|
Royal Bank of Canada
|
(3,684
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(3,684
)
|
|
Total
|
$(49,208
)
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
$(49,208
)
|
|
1
|
Net exposure represents the receivable (payable) that would be due from (to) the counterparty in an event of default.
|
|
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
|
|
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
15
|
|
Tax Information (unaudited)
|
16
|
|
|
|
Number of
Shares
|
Value
(U.S. $)
|
|
COMMON STOCK-96.47%
|
|||
|
Aerospace & Defense-2.12%
|
|||
|
General Electric Co.
|
|
580
|
$208,841
|
|
RTX Corp.
|
|
945
|
203,383
|
|
|
|
412,224
|
|
|
Air Freight & Logistics-0.41%
|
|||
|
United Parcel Service, Inc.
Class B
|
|
761
|
79,311
|
|
|
|
79,311
|
|
|
Automobiles-1.42%
|
|||
|
†Tesla, Inc.
|
|
892
|
277,599
|
|
|
|
277,599
|
|
|
Banks-4.94%
|
|||
|
Bank of America Corp.
|
|
4,085
|
253,066
|
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
|
|
1,077
|
378,878
|
|
PNC Financial Services
Group, Inc.
|
|
608
|
151,921
|
|
Wells Fargo & Co.
|
|
2,072
|
179,124
|
|
|
|
962,989
|
|
|
Beverages-0.63%
|
|||
|
PepsiCo, Inc.
|
|
881
|
122,952
|
|
|
|
122,952
|
|
|
Biotechnology-1.52%
|
|||
|
AbbVie, Inc.
|
|
778
|
195,232
|
|
Amgen, Inc.
|
|
264
|
101,682
|
|
|
|
296,914
|
|
|
Broadline Retail-4.09%
|
|||
|
†Amazon.com, Inc.
|
|
2,936
|
797,359
|
|
|
|
797,359
|
|
|
Capital Markets-3.25%
|
|||
|
Blackrock, Inc.
|
|
141
|
153,745
|
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
|
|
237
|
241,356
|
|
Morgan Stanley
|
|
1,129
|
237,564
|
|
|
|
632,665
|
|
|
Chemicals-0.83%
|
|||
|
Linde PLC
|
|
336
|
160,736
|
|
|
|
160,736
|
|
|
Communications Equipment-1.56%
|
|||
|
Cisco Systems, Inc.
|
|
2,628
|
304,822
|
|
|
|
304,822
|
|
|
Consumer Finance-0.87%
|
|||
|
American Express Co.
|
|
505
|
169,806
|
|
|
|
169,806
|
|
|
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail-1.80%
|
|||
|
Costco Wholesale Corp.
|
|
188
|
178,955
|
|
Walmart, Inc.
|
|
1,553
|
172,694
|
|
|
|
351,649
|
|
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services-0.87%
|
|||
|
AT&T, Inc.
|
|
4,395
|
102,184
|
|
Comcast Corp. Class A
|
|
2,789
|
66,824
|
|
|
|
169,008
|
|
|
Electric Utilities-0.51%
|
|||
|
NextEra Energy, Inc.
|
|
1,141
|
99,176
|
|
|
|
99,176
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
Shares
|
Value
(U.S. $)
|
|
COMMON STOCK (continued)
|
|||
|
Electrical Equipment-0.79%
|
|||
|
Eaton Corp. PLC
|
|
372
|
$154,454
|
|
|
|
154,454
|
|
|
Entertainment-1.02%
|
|||
|
†Netflix, Inc.
|
|
1,570
|
112,585
|
|
Walt Disney Co.
|
|
898
|
86,378
|
|
|
|
198,963
|
|
|
Financial Services-3.85%
|
|||
|
†Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
Class B
|
|
631
|
322,782
|
|
Mastercard, Inc. Class A
|
|
344
|
197,146
|
|
Visa, Inc. Class A
|
|
628
|
229,930
|
|
|
|
749,858
|
|
|
Ground Transportation-0.35%
|
|||
|
†Uber Technologies, Inc.
|
|
972
|
68,390
|
|
|
|
68,390
|
|
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies-1.10%
|
|||
|
Abbott Laboratories
|
|
1,291
|
136,459
|
|
†Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
|
|
220
|
77,732
|
|
|
|
214,191
|
|
|
Health Care Providers & Services-1.10%
|
|||
|
Elevance Health, Inc.
|
|
212
|
79,678
|
|
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
|
|
325
|
134,680
|
|
|
|
214,358
|
|
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure-2.38%
|
|||
|
Booking Holdings, Inc.
|
|
521
|
100,501
|
|
Hilton Worldwide Holdings,
Inc.
|
|
692
|
221,779
|
|
McDonald's Corp.
|
|
339
|
91,747
|
|
Starbucks Corp.
|
|
478
|
50,309
|
|
|
|
464,336
|
|
|
Household Durables-0.41%
|
|||
|
†NVR, Inc.
|
|
13
|
79,912
|
|
|
|
79,912
|
|
|
Household Products-0.77%
|
|||
|
Procter & Gamble Co.
|
|
1,039
|
150,125
|
|
|
|
150,125
|
|
|
Industrial REITs-0.84%
|
|||
|
Prologis, Inc.
|
|
1,127
|
162,976
|
|
|
|
162,976
|
|
|
Insurance-0.42%
|
|||
|
Progressive Corp.
|
|
390
|
82,454
|
|
|
|
82,454
|
|
|
Interactive Media & Services-7.80%
|
|||
|
Alphabet, Inc. Class C
|
|
3,226
|
1,150,553
|
|
Meta Platforms, Inc. Class A
|
|
664
|
369,655
|
|
|
|
1,520,208
|
|
|
IT Services-0.68%
|
|||
|
Accenture PLC Class A
|
|
263
|
43,637
|
|
International Business
Machines Corp.
|
|
399
|
89,236
|
|
|
|
132,873
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
Shares
|
Value
(U.S. $)
|
|
COMMON STOCK (continued)
|
|||
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services-1.06%
|
|||
|
Danaher Corp.
|
|
386
|
$75,262
|
|
Thermo Fisher Scientific,
Inc.
|
|
227
|
130,366
|
|
|
|
205,628
|
|
|
Machinery-4.02%
|
|||
|
Caterpillar, Inc.
|
|
468
|
381,331
|
|
Dover Corp.
|
|
653
|
133,617
|
|
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
|
|
476
|
136,588
|
|
Ingersoll Rand, Inc.
|
|
1,576
|
131,407
|
|
|
|
782,943
|
|
|
Media-0.25%
|
|||
|
†AppLovin Corp. Class A
|
|
121
|
47,904
|
|
|
|
47,904
|
|
|
Multi-Utilities-1.53%
|
|||
|
DTE Energy Co.
|
|
1,295
|
183,722
|
|
Sempra
|
|
1,290
|
114,229
|
|
|
|
297,951
|
|
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels-3.07%
|
|||
|
Chevron Corp.
|
|
987
|
194,271
|
|
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp.
|
|
1,715
|
266,580
|
|
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
|
|
2,420
|
138,109
|
|
|
|
598,960
|
|
|
Pharmaceuticals-4.12%
|
|||
|
Eli Lilly & Co.
|
|
258
|
296,401
|
|
Johnson & Johnson
|
|
1,183
|
303,262
|
|
Merck & Co., Inc.
|
|
960
|
124,992
|
|
Pfizer, Inc.
|
|
3,125
|
78,156
|
|
|
|
802,811
|
|
|
Residential REITs-0.45%
|
|||
|
Equity Residential
|
|
1,331
|
88,445
|
|
|
|
88,445
|
|
|
Retail REITs-0.63%
|
|||
|
Realty Income Corp.
|
|
1,925
|
122,950
|
|
|
|
122,950
|
|
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment-16.89%
|
|||
|
†Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
|
|
628
|
299,022
|
|
Applied Materials, Inc.
|
|
397
|
201,545
|
|
Broadcom, Inc.
|
|
1,575
|
613,116
|
|
†Intel Corp.
|
|
1,675
|
151,085
|
|
Lam Research Corp.
|
|
275
|
80,581
|
|
Marvell Technology, Inc.
|
|
259
|
48,578
|
|
Micron Technology, Inc.
|
|
373
|
306,990
|
|
NVIDIA Corp.
|
|
7,539
|
1,513,454
|
|
QUALCOMM, Inc.
|
|
518
|
76,462
|
|
|
|
3,290,833
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
Shares
|
Value
(U.S. $)
|
|
COMMON STOCK (continued)
|
|||
|
Software-8.28%
|
|||
|
†Adobe, Inc.
|
|
198
|
$49,581
|
|
†Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc.
Class A
|
|
460
|
87,796
|
|
Intuit, Inc.
|
|
151
|
47,726
|
|
Microsoft Corp.
|
|
2,248
|
1,044,690
|
|
Oracle Corp.
|
|
626
|
81,299
|
|
†Palantir Technologies, Inc.
Class A
|
|
871
|
107,185
|
|
†PTC, Inc.
|
|
508
|
69,698
|
|
Salesforce, Inc.
|
|
380
|
69,928
|
|
†ServiceNow, Inc.
|
|
500
|
55,615
|
|
|
|
1,613,518
|
|
|
Specialized REITs-0.48%
|
|||
|
VICI Properties, Inc.
|
|
3,545
|
93,411
|
|
|
|
93,411
|
|
|
Specialty Retail-1.21%
|
|||
|
Home Depot, Inc.
|
|
470
|
156,021
|
|
Lowe's Cos., Inc.
|
|
387
|
80,423
|
|
|
|
236,444
|
|
|
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals-7.49%
|
|||
|
Apple, Inc.
|
|
4,555
|
1,407,085
|
|
†Sandisk Corp.
|
|
43
|
52,238
|
|
|
|
1,459,323
|
|
|
Tobacco-0.66%
|
|||
|
Philip Morris International,
Inc.
|
|
677
|
129,185
|
|
|
|
129,185
|
|
|
Total Common Stock
(Cost $14,692,257)
|
18,800,614
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
MONEY MARKET FUND-0.00%
|
|||
|
State Street Institutional
U.S. Government Money
Market Fund -Premier Class
(seven-day effective yield
3.62%)
|
|
80
|
80
|
|
Total Money Market Fund
(Cost $80)
|
80
|
||
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS-96.47% (Cost $14,692,337)
|
18,800,694
|
||
|
|
|
Number of
Contracts
|
Value
(U.S. $)
|
|
OPTIONS WRITTEN-(0.21)%
|
|||
|
Centrally Cleared-(0.21)%
|
|||
|
Call Options-(0.21)%
|
|||
|
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Strike price $645.29, expiration date 09/03/2026, notional amount $(193,587)
|
|
(3
)
|
$(2,019
)
|
|
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Strike price $844.89, expiration date 08/20/2026, notional amount $(168,978)
|
|
(2
)
|
(44
)
|
|
Amazon.com, Inc. Strike price $267.74, expiration date 09/03/2026, notional amount $(214,192)
|
|
(8
)
|
(10,358
)
|
|
Amazon.com, Inc. Strike price $297.36, expiration date 08/20/2026, notional amount $(237,888)
|
|
(8
)
|
(994
)
|
|
Applied Materials, Inc. Strike price $967.83, expiration date 08/20/2026, notional amount $(193,566)
|
|
(2
)
|
(23
)
|
|
|
|
Number of
Contracts
|
Value
(U.S. $)
|
|
OPTIONS WRITTEN (continued)
|
|||
|
Centrally Cleared (continued)
|
|||
|
Call Options (continued)
|
|||
|
Caterpillar, Inc. Strike price $979.25, expiration date 09/03/2026, notional amount $(195,850)
|
|
(2
)
|
$(1,370
)
|
|
Caterpillar, Inc. Strike price $1,140.82, expiration date 08/20/2026, notional amount $(228,164)
|
|
(2
)
|
(20
)
|
|
Cisco Systems, Inc. Strike price $138.23, expiration date 09/03/2026, notional amount $(152,053)
|
|
(11
)
|
(1,181
)
|
|
Cisco Systems, Inc. Strike price $143.81, expiration date 08/20/2026, notional amount $(158,191)
|
|
(11
)
|
(385
)
|
|
Eli Lilly & Co. Strike price $1,378.55, expiration date 08/20/2026, notional amount $(137,855)
|
|
(1
)
|
(310
)
|
|
Eli Lilly & Co. Strike price $1,432.66, expiration date 09/03/2026, notional amount $(143,266)
|
|
(1
)
|
(329
)
|
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Strike price $1,121.29, expiration date 09/03/2026, notional amount $(224,258)
|
|
(2
)
|
(1,842
)
|
|
Lam Research Corp. Strike price $554.31, expiration date 08/20/2026, notional amount $(110,862)
|
|
(2
)
|
(4
)
|
|
Meta Platforms, Inc. Strike price $719.66, expiration date 09/03/2026, notional amount $(143,932)
|
|
(2
)
|
(226
)
|
|
Micron Technology, Inc. Strike price $1,221.05, expiration date 09/03/2026, notional amount $(122,105)
|
|
(1
)
|
(1,058
)
|
|
Micron Technology, Inc. Strike price $1,665.11, expiration date 08/20/2026, notional amount $(166,511)
|
|
(1
)
|
(29
)
|
|
Microsoft Corp. Strike price $468.65, expiration date 09/03/2026, notional amount $(234,325)
|
|
(5
)
|
(7,762
)
|
|
Microsoft Corp. Strike price $471.85, expiration date 08/20/2026, notional amount $(283,110)
|
|
(6
)
|
(5,686
)
|
|
Morgan Stanley Strike price $254.88, expiration date 08/20/2026, notional amount $(76,464)
|
|
(3
)
|
(5
)
|
|
NVIDIA Corp. Strike price $229.95, expiration date 09/03/2026, notional amount $(689,850)
|
|
(30
)
|
(5,586
)
|
|
Palantir Technologies, Inc. Strike price $170.83, expiration date 09/03/2026, notional amount $(85,415)
|
|
(5
)
|
(369
)
|
|
Tesla, Inc. Strike price $368.34, expiration date 09/03/2026, notional amount $(110,502)
|
|
(3
)
|
(948
)
|
|
Tesla, Inc. Strike price $493.80, expiration date 08/20/2026, notional amount $(148,140)
|
|
(3
)
|
(41
)
|
|
|
|
(40,589
)
|
|
|
Total Options Written
(Premiums received $(23,391))
|
(40,589
)
|
||
|
RECEIVABLES AND OTHER ASSETS NET OF LIABILITIES-3.74%
|
728,553
|
||
|
NET ASSETS APPLICABLE TO 1,516,779 SHARES OUTSTANDING-100.00%
|
$19,488,658
|
||
|
† Non-income producing.
|
|
Summary of Abbreviations:
|
|
IT-Information Technology
|
|
REIT-Real Estate Investment Trust
|
|
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund
|
|
|
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
|
|
|
July 31, 2026
|
|
|
ASSETS:
|
|
|
Investments, at value
|
$18,800,694
|
|
Cash collateral held at broker for options contracts
|
442,486
|
|
Cash
|
291,817
|
|
Expense reimbursement receivable from Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation
|
87,061
|
|
Receivable for securities sold
|
57,066
|
|
Dividends and interest receivable
|
11,620
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
19,690,744
|
|
LIABILITIES:
|
|
|
Payable for legal fee
|
91,634
|
|
Options written, at value
|
40,589
|
|
Payable for audit fee
|
35,000
|
|
Due to manager and affiliates
|
16,173
|
|
Other accrued expenses payable
|
7,176
|
|
Payable for fund accounting fee
|
6,276
|
|
Payable for transfer agent fees
|
5,238
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
202,086
|
|
TOTAL NET ASSETS
|
$19,488,658
|
|
Investments, at cost
|
$14,692,337
|
|
Options written, (premiums received)
|
(23,391
)
|
|
Class A:
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
$9,670,429
|
|
Shares Outstanding
|
753,872
|
|
Net Asset Value Per Share
|
$12.828
|
|
Class I:
|
|
|
Net Assets
|
$9,818,229
|
|
Shares Outstanding
|
762,907
|
|
Net Asset Value Per Share
|
$12.870
|
|
COMPONENTS OF NET ASSETS AT JULY 31, 2026:
|
|
|
Shares of beneficial interest (unlimited authorization-no par)
|
$15,177,071
|
|
Distributable earnings/(accumulated loss)
|
4,311,587
|
|
TOTAL NET ASSETS
|
$19,488,658
|
|
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund
|
|
|
Statement of Operations
|
|
|
Year Ended July 31, 2026
|
|
|
INVESTMENT INCOME:
|
|
|
Dividends
|
$222,444
|
|
EXPENSES:
|
|
|
Professional fees
|
212,973
|
|
Management fees
|
154,658
|
|
Insurance expense
|
71,725
|
|
Transfer agent fees and expenses
|
60,487
|
|
Accounting and administration expenses
|
57,340
|
|
Trustees' fees and expenses
|
45,224
|
|
Reports and statements to shareholders
|
30,965
|
|
Distribution fees-Class A
|
22,586
|
|
Custodian fees
|
10,773
|
|
Consulting fees
|
2,533
|
|
Index fees
|
1,700
|
|
Pricing fees
|
802
|
|
Other
|
7,097
|
|
|
678,863
|
|
Less:
|
|
|
Expenses reimbursed
|
(461,590
)
|
|
Total operating expenses
|
217,273
|
|
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
|
5,171
|
|
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS):
|
|
|
Net realized gain from:
|
|
|
Investments
|
62,192
|
|
Foreign currencies
|
3
|
|
Futures contracts
|
3,413
|
|
Options written
|
209,701
|
|
Net realized gain
|
275,309
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
of:
|
|
|
Investments
|
2,614,632
|
|
Options written
|
(13,718
)
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
2,600,914
|
|
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
|
2,876,223
|
|
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING
FROM OPERATIONS
|
$2,881,394
|
|
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund
|
||
|
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
|
||
|
|
Year Ended
|
10/1/24*
to
|
|
|
7/31/26
|
7/31/25
|
|
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM
OPERATIONS:
|
||
|
Net investment income
|
$5,171
|
$16,710
|
|
Net realized gain
|
275,309
|
309
|
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation
(depreciation)
|
2,600,914
|
1,490,245
|
|
Net increase in net assets resulting
from operations
|
2,881,394
|
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
|
2,881,394
|
16,607,264
|
|
NET ASSETS:
|
||
|
Beginning of year
|
16,607,264
|
-
|
|
End of year
|
$19,488,658
|
$16,607,264
|
|
*
|
Date of commencement of operations.
|
|
|
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund Class A
|
|
|
|
Year Ended
7/31/26
|
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)2
|
(0.012
)
|
-
3
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gain
|
1.899
|
0.986
|
|
Total from investment operations
|
1.887
|
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
|
$12.828
|
$10.981
|
|
Total return4
|
17.21%
|
9.87%
|
|
Ratios and supplemental data:
|
||
|
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
|
$9,671
|
$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
|
3.86%
|
4.85%
|
|
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets
|
(0.10%
)
|
-
5
|
|
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to expenses waived/reimbursed
|
(2.64%
)
|
(3.53%
)
|
|
Portfolio turnover
|
32%
|
18%
|
|
1
|
Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and portfolio turnover and total return have not been annualized.
|
|
2
|
The average shares outstanding method has been applied for per share information.
|
|
3
|
Per-share amount was less than $0.005.
|
|
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.
|
|
5
|
Ratio was less than 0.005%.
|
|
|
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund Class I
|
|
|
|
Year Ended
7/31/26
|
10/1/241
to
7/31/25
|
|
|
||
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$10.997
|
$10.000
|
|
Income from investment operations:
|
||
|
Net investment income2
|
0.018
|
0.022
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gain
|
1.903
|
0.987
|
|
Total from investment operations
|
1.921
|
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
|
$12.870
|
$10.997
|
|
Total return3
|
17.50%
|
10.10%
|
|
Ratios and supplemental data:
|
||
|
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
|
$9,818
|
$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
|
3.61%
|
4.60%
|
|
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
|
0.15%
|
0.25%
|
|
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets prior to expenses waived/reimbursed
|
(2.39%
)
|
(3.28%
)
|
|
Portfolio turnover
|
32%
|
18%
|
|
1
|
Date of commencement of operations; ratios have been annualized and portfolio turnover and total return have not been annualized.
|
|
2
|
The average shares outstanding method has been applied for per share information.
|
|
3
|
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.
|
|
|
Expiration Date
|
|
|
|
|
2028
|
2029
|
Total
|
|
LFI
|
$452,873
|
$461,590
|
$914,463
|
|
Expense reimbursement receivable due from LFI
|
$87,061
|
|
Management fees payable to LFI
|
14,113
|
|
Distribution fees payable to LFD
|
2,060
|
|
Purchases
|
$5,884,502
|
|
Sales
|
5,670,377
|
|
Cost of investments and derivatives
|
$14,664,930
|
|
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments and
derivatives
|
$4,954,573
|
|
Aggregate unrealized depreciation of investments and
derivatives
|
(859,398
)
|
|
Net unrealized appreciation of investments and
derivatives
|
$4,095,175
|
|
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|
Investments:
|
||||
|
Assets:
|
||||
|
Common Stock
|
$18,800,614
|
$-
|
$-
|
$18,800,614
|
|
Money Market Fund
|
80
|
-
|
-
|
80
|
|
Total Investments
|
$18,800,694
|
$-
|
$-
|
$18,800,694
|
|
Derivatives:
|
|
Liabilities:
|
||||
|
Options Written
|
$(40,589
)
|
$-
|
$-
|
$(40,589
)
|
|
|
Year
Ended
|
10/1/24*
to
|
|
|
7/31/26
|
7/31/25
|
|
Ordinary income
|
$17,707
|
$12,771
|
|
Long-term capital gains
|
48,924
|
-
|
|
Total
|
$66,631
|
$12,771
|
|
*
|
Date of commencement of operations.
|
|
Undistributed long-term capital gains
|
$216,412
|
|
Net unrealized appreciation
|
4,095,175
|
|
Distributable earnings/(accumulated loss)
|
$4,311,587
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
10/1/24*
to
|
|
|
7/31/26
|
7/31/25
|
|
Shares sold:
|
||
|
Class A
|
-
|
751,000
|
|
Class I
|
-
|
759,000
|
|
Shares reinvested:
|
||
|
Class A
|
2,487
|
385
|
|
Class I
|
3,040
|
867
|
|
|
5,527
|
1,511,252
|
|
Shares redeemed:
|
||
|
Class A
|
-
|
-
|
|
Class I
|
-
|
-
|
|
Net increase
|
5,527
|
1,511,252
|
|
*
|
Date of commencement of operations.
|
|
|
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
|
$(40,589
)
|
|
|
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
|
209,701
|
(13,718
)
|
|
Total
|
|
$213,114
|
$(13,718
)
|
|
|
Long Derivative
Volume
|
Short Derivative
Volume
|
|
Futures contracts (average notional value)
|
$21,208
|
$-
|
|
Options contracts (average value)
|
-
|
34,675
|
| (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.
Lincoln Funds Trust
Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund
Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund
15(c) Board Considerations
I. Background
On May 15, 2026, the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of Lincoln Funds Trust (the "Trust"), a Delaware business trust, met to consider, among other things, (i) the renewal of the investment management agreement between the Trust and Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation (the "Adviser") and (ii) the renewal of the subadvisory agreement with Schroders Investment Management North America Inc. ("SIMNA"), subadviser to Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund and Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund, series of the Trust (each, a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") and with SIMNA's affiliated investment adviser, Schroder Investment Management North America Limited ("SIMNA Ltd."), sub-subadviser to the Funds.
With respect to the Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund, the investment management agreement herein also refers to an agreement with that Fund's wholly owned Cayman Islands exempt company subsidiary (the "Subsidiary"), which in part is utilized to implement the Fund's investment objectives and policies. "Subadvisory agreements" also refer to each Fund's sub-subadvisory agreements. "Funds" also refers to the Subsidiary where appropriate. The investment management agreement and the subadvisory agreements collectively are referred to as the "Advisory Agreements."
The trustees of the Trust who are not "interested persons" (as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) (the "Independent Trustees") had requested and reviewed materials provided by the Adviser and the subadviser prior to and during the meeting and had reviewed a memorandum from their independent legal counsel that advised them of their fiduciary duties pertaining to renewal of investment management and subadvisory agreements and the factors they should consider in evaluating such agreements.
The Adviser and the subadviser provided information to the Independent Trustees regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Funds, the investment performance, management fees and net expense ratio of each Fund in comparison to other funds, the estimated profitability and/or financial condition of each Fund, the Adviser and the subadviser, and compliance and regulatory matters. After reviewing the information, the Independent Trustees requested and received supplemental information. The Independent Trustees and their independent legal counsel met separately to consider the renewal of the Advisory Agreements.
The Board determined that, given the totality of the information provided with respect to the Advisory Agreements, the Board had received sufficient information to approve the Advisory Agreements. In considering the renewal of the Advisory Agreements, the Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, and considered a variety of factors in its analysis, including those discussed below. The Board did not allot a particular weight to any one factor or group of factors.
II. Investment Management Agreement
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. In considering the renewal of the investment management agreement with the Adviser, the Board considered the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Funds by the Adviser, including the Adviser's personnel and resources and the Adviser's criteria for reviewing a subadviser's performance. The Board reviewed the services provided by the Adviser in serving as investment manager, including the backgrounds of the personnel providing the investment management services and compliance staff. It also reviewed information provided regarding risk management, compliance and regulatory matters. The Board further considered the Adviser's expected business strategy with respect to the long-term viability of the Funds. The Board concluded that the services provided by the Adviser were satisfactory.
Performance. With respect to the Funds, the Board reviewed performance information provided by the Adviser for each Fund's Class I compared to the median performance of funds in a peer group of similar funds for the one-year and since-inception periods ended December 31, 2025 and January 31, 2026.
The Board considered that the Adviser actively monitors the Funds' performance and works with the Board in analyzing performance issues. The Board also noted that past performance is only one of the factors that it considers in evaluating the renewal of the Advisory Agreements.
The Board considered that the Adviser does not manage the day-to-day investment portfolio of the Funds and has delegated those duties to unaffiliated subadvisers responsible for investment performance. The Board noted the ongoing oversight activities performed by the Adviser, including its review of returns relative to each Funds' investment objective and relative to each Fund's broad-based benchmark and peer group, oversight of brokerage execution quality and compliance reviews. The Board concluded that the Adviser had appropriately reviewed and monitored the subadviser's investment performance.
Management Fee. The Board reviewed each Fund's investment management fee and net expense ratio and reviewed information comparing the investment management fee and net expense ratio to the median of a peer group for each Fund. The Board noted that with respect to the Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund, the Subsidiary is not charged a separate fee. The Board also considered that Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund's investment management fee was above the median investment management fee of its respective peer group, but the net expense ratio was below the median net expense ratio of its respective peer group, and that Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund's investment management fee and net expense ratio were both above the medians of its respective peer group. In light of the nature, quality and extent of services provided by the Adviser, the Board concluded that each Fund's investment management fee was reasonable.
Economies of Scale. The Board considered the extent to which economies of scale would be realized as each Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect a reasonable sharing of economies of scale for the benefit of Fund investors. The Board concluded that economies of scale were appropriately shared with investors.
Profitability. The Board also reviewed the estimated profitability of the Adviser with respect to each Fund. The Board concluded that the estimated profitability of the Adviser in connection with the management of each Fund was not unreasonable.
Fallout Benefits. Because of its relationship with the Funds, the Adviser and its affiliates may receive certain benefits. The Board reviewed materials provided by the Adviser as to any such benefits.
III. Subadvisory Agreements
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. In considering the renewal of the subadvisory agreements with respect to each Fund, the Board considered the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the subadvisers under the subadvisory agreements. The Board reviewed the services provided by the subadvisers, the background of the investment professionals servicing the Funds and each subadviser's reputation, resources and investment approach. The Board also reviewed information provided regarding the structure of portfolio manager compensation, trading and brokerage practices, soft dollar usage, risk management and compliance matters.
Performance. The Board reviewed the information prepared by the Adviser evaluating each Fund's returns compared to the returns of a peer group of similar funds. The Board noted that for each Fund, for the periods ended December 31, 2025 and January 31, 2026, each Fund's returns were above the peer group medians for the since-inception and one-year periods. The Board concluded that the services provided by the subadvisers were satisfactory.
Subadvisory Fees and Economies of Scale. The Board reviewed each Fund's subadvisory fee schedule and for Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund, the management fees of funds with similar investment strategies for which the subadviser serves as investment adviser or subadviser, noting that the subadviser does not manage accounts with investment strategies similar to Lincoln U.S. Equity Income Maximizer Fund. The Board considered that the Adviser compensates the subadviser from its fees and that the subadvisory fee schedule was negotiated between the Adviser and the subadviser, an unaffiliated party. With respect to the Lincoln Inflation Plus Fund, the Board noted that the Subsidiary is not charged a separate fee. The Board concluded that the subadvisory fees were reasonable.
Profitability and Fallout Benefits. With respect to profitability, the Board considered that the subadvisory fee schedules were negotiated between the Adviser and each subadviser, each of which are unaffiliated with the Adviser, and that the Adviser compensates the subadvisers from its fees. The Board reviewed materials provided as to any additional benefits the subadviser receives and noted the subadviser's statement that the engagements may attract broker-dealers or investment advisers who may offer the subadviser the opportunity to participate in other lines of business, such as subadvisory, separate account wrap programs or model manager programs.
IV. All Agreements
Conclusion. Based on all of the information considered and the conclusions reached, the Board determined that the terms of the Advisory Agreements for each Fund are fair and reasonable, and that the continuation of the Advisory Agreements is in the best interests of each Fund.
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, or any amendment thereto, that is the subject of disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto. |
| (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. |
| (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. |
| (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: | September 17, 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: | September 17, 2026 | |
| By (Signature and Title) | /s/ James Hoffmayer | |
| James Hoffmayer, Chief Accounting Officer | ||
| (principal financial officer) | ||
| Date: | September 17, 2026 |