WCMCX
WCM China Quality Growth Fund
INVESTMENT MANAGERS SERIES TRUST
Expense ratio1
1.38%
Net assets2
$1.58M
Holdings2
14
Category
International Equity
2025 return3
21.19%

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 28, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The investment objective of the WCM China Quality Growth Fund (the Fund) is long-term capital appreciation.

Strategy. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including amounts borrowed for investment purposes) in equity securities of Chinese companies. The Funds advisor considers a company to be a Chinese company if it has been organized under the laws of, has its principal offices in, or has its securities principally traded in, China, or if the company derives at least 50% of its revenues or net profits from, or has at least 50% of its assets or production capacities in China. For purposes of the Funds investments, China also includes its special administrative regions and other districts, such as Hong Kong and Taiwan. The Funds investments in equity securities may include common stock, including … Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including amounts borrowed for investment purposes) in equity securities of Chinese companies. The Funds advisor considers a company to be a Chinese company if it has been organized under the laws of, has its principal offices in, or has its securities principally traded in, China, or if the company derives at least 50% of its revenues or net profits from, or has at least 50% of its assets or production capacities in China. For purposes of the Funds investments, China also includes its special administrative regions and other districts, such as Hong Kong and Taiwan. The Funds investments in equity securities may include common stock, including A-Shares, H-Shares, and depositary receipts. The Funds investments in depositary receipts may include American, European, Canadian and Global Depositary Receipts (ADRs, EDRs, CDRs and GDRs, respectively). ADRs and CDRs are receipts that represent interests in foreign securities held on deposit by U.S. and Canadian banks or trust companies, respectively. EDRs and GDRs have the same qualities as ADRs, although they may be traded in several international trading markets. The Fund may invest in China A-Shares through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect programs (collectively, Stock Connect), or through the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor and Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor systems (collectively, the QFII Programs). The Fund may also use participation certificates issued by foreign banks or brokers evidencing ownership of underlying stock issued by a foreign company. Participation certificates are used by foreign investors to access local markets and to gain exposure to, primarily, equity securities of issuers listed on a local exchange. The Funds advisor uses a bottom-up approach that seeks to identify companies believed to be quality companies and have above-average potential for growth in assets and the rate of return on invested capital. The Funds advisor considers quality growth companies to: (i) have a history of predictable and consistent earnings growth; (ii) have regular, growing dividend payments; (iii) be industry leaders with sustainable competitive advantages; (iv) have corporate cultures emphasizing strong, quality and experienced management; (v) have little or no debt; (vi) have attractive relative valuations; and (vii) have potential for asset base growth. In selecting securities, the Funds advisor also considers other factors including, among others, political risk, monetary policy risk, and regulatory risk. The Fund will generally hold the equity securities of approximately 15 to 40 issuers, and the Fund may invest in securities of any market capitalization. The Fund generally invests in companies in any sector, however, from time to time the Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in the securities of companies in one or more sectors. The Fund is classified as non-diversified under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), which means that it may invest more of its assets in a smaller number of issuers than diversified funds.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
TENCENT $173.95K 10.98%
Zywave_Pfd Equity ZURN SW $143.87K 9.08%
Zywave_Pfd Equity ZURN SW $129.87K 8.20%
Zywave_Pfd Equity ZURN SW $118.81K 7.50%
Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd 2318 HK $107.65K 6.80%
Zywave_Pfd Equity ZURN SW $88.49K 5.59%
Zywave_Pfd Equity ZURN SW $84.23K 5.32%
Zywave_Pfd Equity ZURN SW $75.06K 4.74%
Zywave_Pfd Equity ZURN SW $72.35K 4.57%
Zywave_Pfd Equity ZURN SW $69.00K 4.36%
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Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
Opened
1
Exited
2
Increased
1
Decreased
12
Unchanged
0

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Advisers

As of December 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of April 28, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).

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