NORTH STAR DIVIDEND FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
February 28, 2026
 
 Shares       Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 94.5%     
     APPAREL & TEXTILE PRODUCTS - 8.0%     
 60,000   Movado Group, Inc.  $1,497,000 
 56,000   Rocky Brands, Inc.   2,531,199 
 181,000   Superior Group of Companies, Inc.   1,797,330 
 59,000   Weyco Group, Inc.   1,844,930 
         7,670,459 
     ASSET MANAGEMENT – 8.5%     
 80,000   GCM Grosvenor, Inc.   926,400 
 28,000   Sprott, Inc.   4,538,520 
 151,000   Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.   2,530,760 
         7,995,680 
     AUTOMOTIVE - 1.4%     
 33,000   Standard Motor Products, Inc.   1,309,440 
           
     BANKING - 5.4%     
 15,850   Bank of Hawaii Corporation   1,200,955 
 76,500   Bar Harbor Bankshares   2,467,890 
 10,000   Wintrust Financial Corporation   1,440,600 
         5,109,445 
     CHEMICALS - 4.2%     
 46,000   Oil-Dri Corporation of America   3,120,640 
 17,000   Stepan Company   865,130 
         3,985,770 
     COMMERCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES - 3.0%     
 23,200   ABM Industries, Inc.   1,032,400 
 48,000   Ennis, Inc.   1,013,280 
 200,000   Resources Connection, Inc.   752,000 
         2,797,680 
     CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 0.8%     
 18,100   Apogee Enterprises, Inc.   720,742 
           
     CONTAINERS & PACKAGING - 0.9%     
 36,000   Karat Packaging, Inc.   887,400 
           
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NORTH STAR DIVIDEND FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 28, 2026
 
 Shares       Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 94.5% (Continued)     
     ELECTRIC UTILITIES - 7.7%     
 46,000   Avista Corporation  $1,868,520 
 38,000   Northwestern Energy Group, Inc.   2,658,480 
 11,600   Otter Tail Corporation   987,160 
 33,500   Unitil Corporation   1,752,385 
         7,266,545 
     ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 3.1%     
 138,000   LSI Industries, Inc.   2,983,560 
           
     GAS & WATER UTILITIES - 11.7%     
 59,000   Artesian Resources Corporation, Class A   1,998,920 
 170,000   Global Water Resources, Inc.   1,557,200 
 39,000   H2O America   2,097,810 
 48,000   Northwest Natural Holding Company   2,545,920 
 90,000   RGC Resources, Inc.   1,985,400 
 28,000   York Water Company (The)   920,640 
         11,105,890 
     HOME & OFFICE PRODUCTS - 5.7%     
 357,000   ACCO Brands Corporation   1,452,990 
 54,000   Flexsteel Industries, Inc.   2,779,380 
 64,000   Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Company, Class A   1,218,560 
         5,450,930 
     HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 2.4%     
 169,000   Crown Crafts, Inc.   493,480 
 83,000   Energizer Holdings, Inc.   1,791,970 
         2,285,450 
     INDUSTRIAL REIT - 1.1%     
 21,400   LXP Industrial Trust   1,060,584 
           
     INSURANCE - 2.0%     
 84,000   Crawford & Company, Class A   903,840 
 23,000   Horace Mann Educators Corporation   1,000,730 
         1,904,570 
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NORTH STAR DIVIDEND FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 28, 2026
 
 Shares       Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 94.5% (Continued)     
     LEISURE PRODUCTS - 2.2%     
 143,000   Escalade, Inc.  $2,059,200 
           
     MEDICAL EQUIPMENT & DEVICES - 1.0%     
 90,000   Embecta Corporation   923,400 
           
     OIL & GAS PRODUCERS – 2.9%     
 270,000   Evolution Petroleum Corporation   1,206,900 
 31,000   Riley Exploration Permian, Inc.   894,040 
 35,000   Vitesse Energy, Inc.   675,850 
         2,776,790 
     OIL & GAS SERVICES & EQUIPMENT - 2.7%     
 187,000   Select Water Solutions, Inc.   2,556,290 
           
     RESIDENTIAL REIT - 2.0%     
 125,000   UMH Properties, Inc.   1,885,000 
           
     RETAIL - CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.1%     
 50,000   Village Super Market, Inc., Class A   1,957,500 
           
     RETAIL - DISCRETIONARY - 4.6%     
 22,000   Buckle, Inc. (The)   1,178,100 
 103,000   Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.   2,346,340 
 41,000   Shoe Carnival, Inc.   827,790 
         4,352,230 
     SPECIALTY FINANCE - 2.7%     
 14,000   GATX Corporation   2,578,380 
           
     SPECIALTY REIT - 4.3%     
 196,000   Postal Realty Trust, Inc., Class A   4,063,080 
           
     TECHNOLOGY SERVICES - 1.4%     
 23,000   John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A   713,460 
 16,100   Value Line, Inc.   591,514 
         1,304,974 
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NORTH STAR DIVIDEND FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
February 28, 2026
 
 Shares       Fair Value 
     COMMON STOCKS — 94.5% (Continued)     
     TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 1.6%     
 122,000   Spok Holdings, Inc.  $1,481,080 
           
     TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS - 1.1%     
 15,000   Euroseas Ltd.   1,031,100 
           
           
     TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $66,612,894)   89,503,169 
          
     PREFERRED STOCK — 1.0%     
     HOME CONSTRUCTION — 1.0%     
 40,000   Green Brick Partners, Inc., 5.7500%   900,000 
           
     TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK (Cost $846,709)   900,000 
           
     SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 4.1%     
     MONEY MARKET FUND - 4.1%     
 3,877,687  

First American Treasury Obligations Fund, Class X, 3.60%(a)

(Cost $3,877,687)

   3,877,687 
           
     TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.6% (Cost $71,337,290)  $94,280,856 
     OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 0.4%   331,473 
     NET ASSETS - 100.0%  $94,612,329 
           
           
           

 

 

 

Ltd.  - Limited Company
REIT  - Real Estate Investment Trust
   
 

 

 

 

 

(a) Rate disclosed is the seven day effective yield as of February 28, 2026.

 

 

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