# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001318342
**File Stem:** 0001145549-23-006777
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 20699
**Document Hash:** 0aa3e672adf61af9d79b8d202e7d0682
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001145549-23-006777.hdr.sgml**: 20230217

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001145549-23-006777

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: NPORT-P

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20221231

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230217

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230217

**PERIOD START**: 20221231

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Investment Managers Series Trust
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001318342
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** NPORT-P
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-21719
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23640806

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 235 WEST GALENA STREET
- **CITY:** MILWAUKEE
- **STATE:** WI
- **ZIP:** 53212
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 626-914-4141

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 235 WEST GALENA STREET
- **CITY:** MILWAUKEE
- **STATE:** WI
- **ZIP:** 53212

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Claymore Trust
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20050603

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Claymore Equity Trust
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20050218

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### WCM Focused Emerging Markets ex China Fund (Series ID: S000078006)

| Class ID   | Class Name          | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000238735 | Institutional Class | WCMWX           |
| C000238736 | Investor Class      | WCFEX           |

## Form NPORT-P: Monthly Portfolio Investments Report

### NPORT-P: Part A: General Information

**Item A.1. Information about the Registrant.**

- **a. Name of Registrant:** INVESTMENT MANAGERS SERIES TRUST

- **b. Investment Company Act file number:** 811-21719

- **c. CIK number of Registrant:** 0001318342

- **d. LEI of Registrant:** 549300ESWU4ZNAH5Y054

- **e. Address and telephone number of Registrant.**

  - **Street Address 1:** 235 WEST GALENA STREET

  - **City:** MILWAUKEE

  - **State:** WI

  - **Foreign country:** US

  - **Zip / Postal Code:** 532123948

  - **Telephone number:** 4142992000

**Item A.2. Information about the Series.**

- **a. Name of Series:** WCM Emerging Markets ex China

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000078006

- **c. LEI of Series:** 549300VFWFQAYEWDTS26

**Item A.3. Reporting period.**

- **a. Date of fiscal year-end:** 2022-12-31

- **b. Date as of which information is reported:** 2022-12-31

**Item A.4. Final filing**

Does the Fund anticipate that this will be its final filing on Form N-PORT? **No**

### Fund Information

**Total Assets:** $1022312.92

**Total Liabilities:** $526915.08

**Net Assets:** $495397.84

**Cash Not Reported:** $490135.14

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000238735 |  |  | -0.90%               |
| Class ID C000238736 |  |  | -0.90%               |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $0.00                    | $0.00                                      |
| Month 2  | $0.00                    | $0.00                                      |
| Month 3  | $-0.42                   | $-4423.74                                  |

### Schedule of Portfolio Investments

| Name                           | Title                                               | Identifiers                                   | Payoff Profile   | Asset Category   | Issuer Category   | Country   |   Balance | Units   | Value (USD)   | % of Net Assets   | Maturity Date   | Coupon Type   | Annualized Rate (%)   | Restricted?   |   Fair Value Level | Lending Status   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| PI Industries Ltd              | PI Industries Ltd.                                  | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: 335800PEGP94E4CC1D11 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IN        |       259 | NS      | $10706.56     | 2.16%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| PLN SPOT FORWARD CONTRACT   /  | PLN SPOT FORWARD CONTRACT   /                       | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | STIV             |  | PL        |     81342 | OU      | $18565.37     | 3.75%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Regional SAB de CV             | Regional SAB de CV                                  | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | MX        |      1300 | NS      | $9345.80      | 1.89%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Star Health & Allied Insurance | Star Health & Allied Insurance Co., Ltd.            | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: 335800P3BYVJE1S5SB43 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IN        |       561 | NS      | $3840.13      | 0.78%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Tata Consultancy Services Ltd  | Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.                      | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: 335800ZJKU9GPQRE2U66 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IN        |       260 | NS      | $10235.01     | 2.07%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Tata Consumer Products Ltd     | Tata Consumer Products Ltd                          | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: 335800LOXFWU8ZQJMD12 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IN        |       742 | NS      | $6878.72      | 1.39%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| TOTVS SA                       | TOTVS S.A.                                          | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | BR        |      1300 | NS      | $6800.64      | 1.37%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV   | Wal-Mart de Mexico S.A.B. de C.V.                   | CUSIP: 010879744<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | MX        |      3300 | NS      | $11615.58     | 2.34%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| WNS Holdings Ltd               | WNS Holdings Ltd. - ADR                             | CUSIP: 92932M101<br>LEI: 529900RM7QHUD3W9DM42 | Long             |  | CORP              | IN        |       183 | NS      | $14638.17     | 2.95%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| ZAR SPOT FORWARD CONTRACT   /  | ZAR SPOT FORWARD CONTRACT   /                       | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | STIV             |  | ZA        |    415156 | OU      | $24433.42     | 4.93%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Airtac International Group     | Airtac International Group                          | CUSIP: G01408106<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CN        |       498 | NS      | $15084.77     | 3.04%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| King Slide Works Co Ltd        | King Slide Works Co Ltd                             | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | TW        |       498 | NS      | $6221.86      | 1.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| TSMC                           | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.        | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: 549300KB6NK5SBD14S87 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | TW        |      2487 | NS      | $36290.92     | 7.33%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Advantech Co Ltd               | Advantech Co Ltd                                    | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: 2549002OSTKE9HB9IY03 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | TW        |       499 | NS      | $5373.88      | 1.08%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Sinbon Electronics Co Ltd      | Sinbon Electronics Co., Ltd.                        | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | TW        |      1000 | NS      | $8947.31      | 1.81%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Universal Vision Biotechnology | Universal Vision Biotechnology Co Ltd               | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | TW        |        27 | NS      | $262.22       | 0.05%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| ASPEED Technology Inc          | ASPEED Technology, Inc.                             | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | TW        |       114 | NS      | $6249.78      | 1.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Silergy Corp                   | Silergy Corp.                                       | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | CN        |       496 | NS      | $7044.10      | 1.42%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| momo.com Inc                   | momo.com Inc                                        | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | TW        |       279 | NS      | $5827.72      | 1.18%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Nien Made Enterprise Co Ltd    | Nien Made Enterprise Co Ltd                         | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | TW        |      1000 | NS      | $9581.75      | 1.93%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Arca Continental SAB de CV     | Arca Continental S.A.B. de C.V.                     | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: 254900U2BSJCQHJCXN24 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | MX        |       700 | NS      | $5684.35      | 1.15%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Grupo Aeroportuario del Surest | Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV           | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: 5299001W7JIDXCUOUC82 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | MX        |       355 | NS      | $8282.88      | 1.67%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Credicorp Ltd                  | Credicorp Ltd.                                      | CUSIP: G2519Y108<br>LEI: 529900UYAEYQCQ2BKB17 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | PE        |        39 | NS      | $5290.74      | 1.07%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Bank Central Asia Tbk PT       | Bank Central Asia Tbk P.T.                          | CUSIP: 019452379<br>LEI: 254900BR956G2OHVOM21 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | ID        |     27300 | NS      | $14993.74     | 3.03%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Baltic Classifieds Group PLC   | Baltic Classifieds Group PLC                        | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: 213800I1RPHCFSSQS969 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |      3349 | NS      | $5700.43      | 1.15%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| BE Semiconductor Industries NV | BE Semiconductor Industries N.V.                    | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: 7245007A1YFLI2GNYX06 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | NL        |       162 | NS      | $9808.09      | 1.98%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Bid Corp Ltd                   | Bid Corp. Ltd.                                      | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | ZA        |       305 | NS      | $5920.93      | 1.20%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Clicks Group Ltd               | Clicks Group Ltd                                    | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: 378900E967958A677472 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | ZA        |       296 | NS      | $4704.98      | 0.95%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd      | Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.                          | CUSIP: S64408594<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | ZA        |       125 | NS      | $13672.95     | 2.76%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Coupang Inc                    | Coupang, Inc.                                       | CUSIP: 22266T109<br>LEI: 549300XR4L1D80AK4W76 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | KR        |       586 | NS      | $8620.06      | 1.74%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Becle SAB de CV                | Becle SAB de CV                                     | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: 529900JY55CZKMJLCE09 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | MX        |      2600 | NS      | $5653.25      | 1.14%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Endava PLC                     | Endava PLC - ADR                                    | CUSIP: 29260V105<br>LEI: 213800JJ6CRPCWCQVZ25 | Long             |  | CORP              | GB        |        92 | NS      | $7038.00      | 1.42%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Divi's Laboratories Ltd        | Divi's Laboratories Ltd.                            | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: 335800C1DHFG1C9T1M03 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IN        |       315 | NS      | $12995.99     | 2.62%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Dino Polska SA                 | Dino Polska S.A.                                    | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: 259400H4L81SMPRTW956 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | PL        |       216 | NS      | $18502.03     | 3.73%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| EPAM Systems Inc               | EPAM Systems, Inc.                                  | CUSIP: 29414B104<br>LEI: 549300XCR4R530HJP604 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |        32 | NS      | $10487.68     | 2.12%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| EURO CURRENCY  /               | EURO CURRENCY  /                                    | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | STIV             |  | XX        |      9246 | OU      | $9897.17      | 2.00%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Fabrinet                       | Fabrinet                                            | CUSIP: G3323L100<br>LEI: 5493004TETZ6IYF7CV44 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | TH        |       101 | NS      | $12950.22     | 2.61%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Freshworks Inc                 | Freshworks, Inc. - Class A                          | CUSIP: 358054104<br>LEI: 254900ULRGCUEIK0K191 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |       350 | NS      | $5148.50      | 1.04%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| GBP SPOT FORWARD CONTRACT   /  | GBP SPOT FORWARD CONTRACT   /                       | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | STIV             |  | GB        |     11418 | OU      | $13803.23     | 2.79%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Globant SA                     | Globant S.A.                                        | CUSIP: L44385109<br>LEI: 2221008DCMSPYS42DS88 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | UY        |        50 | NS      | $8408.00      | 1.70%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Gruma SAB de CV                | Gruma SAB de CV                                     | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: 5493000XJLJ6C4T0PG82 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | MX        |       450 | NS      | $6021.25      | 1.22%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Hapvida Participacoes e Invest | Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos S/A           | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | BR        |      8100 | NS      | $7793.48      | 1.57%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| HDFC Bank Ltd                  | HDFC Bank Ltd.                                      | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: 335800ZQ6I4E2JXENC50 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IN        |       683 | NS      | $13441.63     | 2.71%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| ICICI Bank Ltd                 | ICICI Bank Ltd                                      | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: R7RX8ER1V4666J8D1I38 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IN        |       897 | NS      | $9659.04      | 1.95%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd        | Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.                            | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: 335800E6GTTXKHXE2I75 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IN        |       751 | NS      | $16587.27     | 3.35%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF  | iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia ETF                       | CUSIP: 46434V423<br>LEI: 5493004P512V6ELEIL59 | Long             |  | RF                | US        |       711 | NS      | $26818.92     | 5.41%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Muthoot Finance Ltd            | Muthoot Finance Ltd                                 | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: 335800HAMJMBFL4RRF02 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IN        |       572 | NS      | $7349.99      | 1.48%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| MXN SPOT FORWARD CONTRACT   /  | MXN SPOT FORWARD CONTRACT   /                       | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | STIV             |  | MX        |   1092156 | OU      | $56046.80     | 11.31%            |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Network International Holdings | Network International Holdings PLC                  | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: 213800XVRNKWENNLKK60 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | AE        |      2226 | NS      | $8019.20      | 1.62%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NU Holdings Ltd/Cayman Islands | NU Holdings Ltd/Cayman Islands                      | CUSIP: G6683N103<br>LEI: 5493002DG1RHWK9W2X27 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | BR        |      2076 | NS      | $8449.32      | 1.71%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro | Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte S.A.B. de C.V. | CUSIP: 999999999<br>LEI: 529900HUSBARAFSXJ605 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | MX        |      1100 | NS      | $8471.35      | 1.71%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |

### Signature

**Date Signed:** 2023-01-20

**Name of Applicant:** INVESTMENT MANAGERS SERIES TRUST

**Signature:** /s/ Terrance P. Gallagher

**Name of Signer:** Terrance P. Gallagher

**Title:** Assistant Vice President