U.S. SMID Cap Value

Disclosures

DePrince, Race & Zollo, Inc. has presented this report in compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®).

1. DePrince, Race & Zollo Inc. (DRZ) is an independent investment management firm, founded in 1995, that manages equity portfolios primarily for U.S. institutional clients.

2. DRZ claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) and has prepared and presented this report in compliance with the GIPS standards. DRZ has been independently verified for the periods March 31, 1995 through December 31, 2023 by The Spaulding Group. The verification reports are available upon request. A firm that claims compliance with the GIPS standards must establish policies and procedures for complying with all the applicable requirements of the GIPS Standards. Verification provides assurance on whether the firm’s policies and procedures related to composite and pooled fund maintenance, as well as the calculation, presentation, and distribution of performance, have been designed in compliance with the GIPS standards and have been implemented on a firm-wide basis. Verification does not provide assurance on the accuracy of any specific performance report.

3. GIPS® is a registered trademark of CFA Institute. CFA Institute does not endorse or promote this organization, nor does it warrant the accuracy or quality of the content contained herein.

4. Accounts that experience cash flows of 10% or more will be temporary removed from the composite for one month; this policy applies to all periods. Additional information regarding the firm’s policies for valuing portfolios, calculating performance, and preparing GIPS reports are available upon request.

5. The composite invests in U.S. stocks, ADRs and foreign domiciled stocks traded in US dollars on the major US exchanges that generally have the following characteristics; a dividend yield generally above 1% and a market capitalization that does not exceed the largest market capitalization in the Russell 2500 Value Index.

6. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The actual return and value of an account will fluctuate and at any point could be worth more or less than the amount invested. Individual account performance will vary according to individual client investment objectives.

7. The benchmark is the Russell 2500 Value Index (“Index”) measures the performance of the stock of 2500 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. DRZ’s managed portfolios generally consist of 50-80 securities. Material differences exist between the holdings and weights the Index and DRZ’s managed portfolios. Discussion of securities’ price fluctuations during the period is provided for informational purposes only. If performance of a holding is discussed, the example was chosen based on the positions that had the most impact to the portfolio’s overall return for the period. The portfolio’s Net of Fees provides the cumulative performance of all positions held. Period performance of each security held in the portfolio is available upon request.

8. Total time-weighted rates of return are expressed in US dollars. Computations include the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. For investments in ADRs and foreign domiciled companies, dividends are included net of any withholding taxes.

9. The composite creation date is April 1, 2003, and the composite inception date is March 31, 2003. DRZ’s list of composite descriptions is available upon request.

10. Prior to 2020, accounts included in the composite had a minimum asset level of $1 million. Beginning in 2020, no minimums are used as inclusion criteria. Accounts subject to performance fees are not included in the composite.

11. The gross-of fees returns are net of actual trading costs.

12. Net-of-fees returns are calculated by deducting a model management fee of 0.054%, 0.65/12th of the highest management fee of 0.65% from the monthly gross-of fee composite return. Starting in 2020 the fee schedule changed from 85 to 90bps. Beginning 2021, net of fee is calculated by applying the current offered management fee of 0.65%.

13. DRZ’s standard fee schedule for the SMID Cap Value product is 0.65% on all amounts.

14. Internal dispersion is calculated using the equal-weighted standard deviation of annual gross-of-fee returns of those portfolios that were included in the composite for the entire year; it is not presented for periods with 5 or fewer portfolios. The three-year annualized ex-post standard deviation measures the variability of the composite gross-of-fee returns and the benchmark returns over the preceding 36 months period. The three-year ex-post standard deviation is not required for periods prior to 2011.

15. All information including portfolio and performance statistics contained in this document is presented at the composite level rather than for an individual account. This presentation is for informational purposes only and should not be deemed as a recommendation to buy the securities mentioned. The securities highlighted in this document, if any, represent recent holdings. It should not be assumed that recommendations made in the future will be profitable or will equal the performance of the securities discussed in this report.

16. If clients are listed in this document, it is not known whether they approve or disapprove of DRZ or the advisory services it provides. If included, the representative clients listed in this document are a cross section of current accounts that may or may not maintain similar investment objectives as those expressed by DRZ’s prospective clients. This list may include accounts that are not invested in the investment strategy described in this document.

17. FTSE is the source and owner of Russell Index data reflected in this material and all trademarks and copyrights related thereto. Unauthorized use, disclosure, copying or redistribution of such data is prohibited. FTSE is not responsible for the formatting or configuration of this material or for any inaccuracy in this presentation.

18. Portfolio characteristics shown are of a representative account with no material investment restrictions. Portfolio characteristics include Annual Turnover, Weighted Avg Market Cap, Top 10 Holdings, Sector Weights, Country Weights, among others shown. DRZ attempts to manage all accounts within the same strategy pari passu.