INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)
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As of September 30, 2022 | | NexPoint Event Driven Fund |
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| Common Stock — 100.1% | |
| COMMUNICATION SERVICES — 3.8% | |
| 4,600 | | | Activision Blizzard(a) | | | 341,964 | |
| 10,500 | | | Twitter(a)(b) | | | 460,320 | |
| 6,000 | | | WideOpenWest(b) | | | 73,620 | |
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| | | | | | | 875,904 | |
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| CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 5.6% | |
| 700 | | | Dave & Buster’s Entertainment(b) | | | 21,721 | |
| 2,150 | | | Hasbro | | | 144,953 | |
| 4,310 | | | iRobot(a)(b) | | | 242,782 | |
| 50,500 | | | Tenneco, Class A(b) | | | 878,195 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,287,651 | |
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| ENERGY — 3.4% | |
| 76,129 | | | Exterran(a)(b) | | | 316,697 | |
| 21,540 | | | PBF Logistics(a) | | | 406,890 | |
| 25,665 | | | TransGlobe Energy(b) | | | 68,782 | |
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| | | | | | | 792,369 | |
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| FINANCIALS — 15.3% | |
| 1,130 | | | Alleghany(a)(b) | | | 948,488 | |
| 6,886 | | | Cowen, Class A(a) | | | 266,075 | |
| 31,650 | | | First Horizon(a) | | | 724,785 | |
| 30,000 | | | Manning & Napier, Class A | | | 368,100 | |
| 43,999 | | | Partners Bancorp(a) | | | 391,151 | |
| 7,156 | | | PCSB Financial | | | 128,307 | |
| 10,000 | | | Randolph Bancorp | | | 269,600 | |
| 10,567 | | | Stellar Bancorp(c) | | | 309,085 | |
| 6,044 | | | Umpqua Holdings | | | 103,292 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,508,883 | |
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| HEALTHCARE — 23.3% | |
| Biotechnology — 8.6% | |
| 4,227 | | | Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding (a)(b) | | | 638,996 | |
| 9,340 | | | ChemoCentryx (b) | | | 482,504 | |
| 10,650 | | | Global Blood Therapeutics (a)(b) | | | 725,265 | |
| 1,000 | | | Seagen (b) | | | 136,830 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,983,595 | |
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| Healthcare Providers & Services — 10.1% | |
| 49,021 | | | 1Life Healthcare (a)(b) | | | 840,710 | |
| 34,200 | | | Covetrus (a)(b) | | | 714,096 | |
| 41,000 | | | Hanger (a)(b) | | | 767,520 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,322,326 | |
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| Healthcare Technology — 4.6% | |
| 29,665 | | | Convey Health Solutions Holdings (a)(b) | | | 311,779 | |
| 35,000 | | | EMIS Group | | | 737,048 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,048,827 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,354,748 | |
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| INDUSTRIALS — 7.2% | |
| 4,750 | | | Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings(a)(b)(c) | | | 453,958 | |
| 3,147 | | | Biffa | | | 14,473 | |
| 130,000 | | | Hill International(a)(b) | | | 431,600 | |
| 40,000 | | | Intertrust(b) | | | 765,696 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,665,727 | |
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| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 32.3% | |
| 10,000 | | | Avalara(b) | | | 918,000 | |
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| Common Stock (continued) | |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued) | |
| 16,000 | | | ChannelAdvisor(a)(b) | | | 362,560 | |
| 8,995 | | | Citrix Systems(a) | | | 935,480 | |
| 15,000 | | | Computer Services | | | 836,250 | |
| 2,589 | | | CyberOptics(a)(b) | | | 139,236 | |
| 13,506 | | | Evo Payments, Class A(a)(b) | | | 449,750 | |
| 3,103 | | | MoneyGram International(b) | | | 32,271 | |
| 25,000 | | | Ping Identity Holding(b) | | | 701,750 | |
| 10,000 | | | Sierra Wireless(b) | | | 304,400 | |
| 46,762 | | | Switch, Class A(a) | | | 1,575,412 | |
| 15,250 | | | Zendesk(b) | | | 1,160,525 | |
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| | | | | | | 7,415,634 | |
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| REAL ESTATE — 5.8% | |
| 8,239 | | | Duke Realty, REIT(a) | | | 397,120 | |
| 29,605 | | | STORE Capital, REIT(a) | | | 927,525 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,324,645 | |
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| UTILITIES — 3.4% | |
| 23,137 | | | South Jersey Industries | | | 773,239 | |
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| | | | Total Common Stock (Cost $23,295,003) | | | 22,998,800 | |
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Principal Amount ($) | | | | | | |
| U.S. Senior Loan (d) — 4.7% | |
| HEALTHCARE — 4.7% | |
| 1,200,915 | | | Carestream Health, 1st Lien, Term Loan, 05/08/23 | | | 1,072,820 | |
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| | | | Total U.S. Senior Loan (Cost $1,092,833) | | | 1,072,820 | |
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| Preferred Stock — 0.0% | |
| HEALTHCARE — 0.0% | |
| Healthcare Technology — 0.0% | |
| 608,695 | | | AMINO, Inc., Series C (b)(e)(f)(g)(h) | | | — | |
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| | | | Total Preferred Stock (Cost $3,499,996) | | | — | |
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| Purchased Call Options(b) — 0.0% | |
| 120 | | | Total Purchased Call Options (Cost $6,526) | | | 360 | |
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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)
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As of September 30, 2022 | | NexPoint Event Driven Fund |
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| Special Purpose Acquisition Companies — 0.1% | |
| 300 | | | Pine Island Acquisition Corp, Class A (b) | | | 2,994 | |
| 1,233 | | | Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings IV, Class A (b) | | | 12,342 | |
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| | | | | | | 15,336 | |
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| | | | Total Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (Cost $15,550) | | | 15,336 | |
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Principal Amount ($) | |
| Repurchase Agreement(i)(j) — 0.0% | |
| 105 | | | JPMorgan Securities dated 9/30/2022 to be repurchased on 10/03/2022, repurchase price $108 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, ranging in par value $1 - $23, 0.250% - 3.880%, 09/30/2023 – 09/30/2029; with total market value $107) | | | 105 | |
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| | | | Total Repurchase Agreement (Cost $105) | | | 105 | |
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| Cash Equivalent — 5.7% | |
| MONEY MARKET FUND(k) — 5.7% | |
| 1,305,371 | | | Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management, Institutional Class 2.850% | | | 1,305,371 | |
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| | | | Total Cash Equivalent (Cost $1,305,371) | | | 1,305,371 | |
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| Total Investments—110.6% (Cost $29,215,384) | | | 25,392,792 | |
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| Securities Sold Short— (7.4)% | |
| Special Purpose Acquisition Company — (0.1)% | |
| (1,200) | | | Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings IV, Class A (l) | | | (12,012 | ) |
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| | | | Total Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (Proceeds $12,278) | | | (12,012 | ) |
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| Common Stock — (7.3)% | |
| CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — (0.0)% | |
| (7) | | | DraftKings, Class A (l) | | | (108 | ) |
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| ENERGY — (2.6)% | |
| (4) | | | Diamondback Energy | | | (482 | ) |
| (77,728) | | | Enerflex | | | (335,452 | ) |
| (5,817) | | | PBF Energy, Class A (l) | | | (204,526 | ) |
| (17,265) | | | VAALCO Energy | | | (75,275 | ) |
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| | | | | | | (615,735 | ) |
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| FINANCIALS — (2.9)% | |
| (7,450) | | | Allegiance Bancshares | | | (310,143 | ) |
| (5,696) | | | Brookline Bancorp | | | (66,358 | ) |
| (3,602) | | | Columbia Banking System | | | (104,062 | ) |
| (10,062) | | | OceanFirst Financial | | | (187,556 | ) |
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| | | | | | | (668,119 | ) |
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| REAL ESTATE — (1.8)% | |
| (2) | | | PotlatchDeltic | | | (82 | ) |
| (3,918) | | | Prologis | | | (398,069 | ) |
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| | | | | | | (398,151 | ) |
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| | | | Total Common Stock (Proceeds $1,928,473) | | | (1,682,113 | ) |
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| | | | Total Securities Sold Short - (7.4)% (Proceeds $1,940,751) | | | (1,694,125 | ) |
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| Other Assets & Liabilities, Net - (3.2)%(m) | | | (722,879 | ) |
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| Net Assets - 100.0% | | | 22,975,788 | |
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(a) | All or part of this security is pledged as collateral for short sales. The fair value of the securities pledged as collateral was $13,316,201. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | Securities (or a portion of securities) on loan. As of September 30, 2022, the fair value of securities loaned was $302,189. The loaned securities were secured with cash and/or securities collateral of $308,710. Collateral is calculated based on prior day’s prices. |
(d) | Senior loans (also called bank loans, leveraged loans, or floating rate loans) in which the Fund invests generally pay interest at rates which are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread (unless otherwise identified, all senior loans carry a variable rate of interest). These base lending rates are generally (i) the Prime Rate offered by one or more major United States banks, (ii)the lending rate offered by one or more European banks such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or (iii) the Certificate of Deposit rate. Senior loans, while exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. Senior secured floating rate loans often require prepayments from excess cash flow or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity maybe substantially less than the stated maturity shown. |
(e) | Securities with a total aggregate value of $0, or 0.0% of net assets, were classified as Level 3 within the three-tier fair value hierarchy. Please see Notes to Investment Portfolio for an explanation of this hierarchy, as well as a list of unobservable inputs used in the valuation of these instruments. |
(f) | There is currently no rate available. |
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)
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As of September 30, 2022 | | NexPoint Event Driven Fund |
(g) | Represents fair value as determined by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), or its designee in good faith, pursuant to the policies and procedures approved by the Board. The Board considers fair valued securities to be securities for which market quotations are not readily available and these securities may be valued using a combination of observable and unobservable inputs. Securities with a total aggregate value of $0, or 0.0% of net assets, were fair valued under the Fund’s valuation procedures as of September 30, 2022. Please see Notes to Investment Portfolio. |
(h) | Restricted Securities. These securities are not registered and may not be sold to the public. There are legal and/or contractual restrictions on resale. The Fund does not have the right to demand that such securities be registered. The values of these securities are determined by valuations provided by pricing services, brokers, dealers, market makers, or in good faith under the policies and procedures established by the Board. Additional Information regarding such securities follows: |
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Restricted Security | | Security Type | | Acquisition Date | | | Cost of Security | | | Fair Value at Period End | | | Percent of Net Assets | |
AMINO, Inc. | | Preferred Stock | | | 11/18/2016 | | | $ | 3,499,996 | | | $ | 0 | | | | 0.0 | % |
(i) | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement. |
(j) | This security was purchased with cash collateral held from securities on loan. The total value of such securities as of September 30, 2022 was $105. |
(k) | Rate reported is 7 day effective yield. |
(l) | No dividend payable on security sold short. |
(m) | As of September 30, 2022, $660,043 in cash was segregated or on deposit with the brokers to cover investments sold short and is included in “Other Assets & Liabilities, Net”. |
A list of the open forward contracts held by the Fund at September 30, 2022, is as follows:
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Counterparty | | Settlement Date | | | Currency to Deliver | | | Currency to Receive | | | Unrealized Depreciation | |
Goldman Sachs | | | 12/23/22 | | | | GBP | | | | 429,251 | | | | USD | | | | 459,988 | | | $ | (19,620 | ) |
Goldman Sachs | | | 01/11/23 | | | | GBP | | | | 12,812 | | | | USD | | | | 14,142 | | | | (173 | ) |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (19,793 | ) |
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Purchased options contracts outstanding as of September 30, 2022 were as follows:
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Description | | Exercise price | | | Counterparty | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Value | | | Premium | | | Value | |
PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Norwegian Cruise Line | | $ | 15.00 | | | | Pershing | | | | October 2022 | | | $ | 120 | | | $ | 136,320 | | | $ | 6,526 | | | $ | 360 | |
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(concluded)
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As of September 30, 2022 | | NexPoint Event Driven Fund |
Written options contracts outstanding as of September 30, 2022 were as follows:
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Description | | Exercise price | | | Counterparty | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Value | | | Premium | | | Value | |
WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Biohaven | | $ | 150.00 | | | | Pershing | | | | January 2023 | | | | (41) | | | $ | 619,797 | | | $ | (3,647 | ) | | $ | (7,790 | ) |
Global Blood Theraputics | | | 70.00 | | | | Pershing | | | | January 2023 | | | | (80) | | | | 544,800 | | | | (1,186 | ) | | | (1,000 | ) |
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The Fund had the following swaps contracts, which did not require pledged collateral, open at September 30, 2022:
Long Equity Total Return Swaps
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Underlying Instrument | | Financing Rate | | Payment Frequency | | | Counterparty | | | Expiration Date | | | Currency | | Notional Amount ($) | | | Fair Value ($) | | | Upfront Premiums Paid (Received) ($) | | | Mark to Market ($) | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) ($) | |
Electricite de France | | 1 Day EUR-
EuroSTR plus 0.55% | |
| Upon Maturity | | |
| Goldman Sachs | | | | 7/25/2023 | | | EUR | | | 582,439 | | | | 650,857 | | | | 50,552 | | | | 56,320 | | | | 5,768 | |
HomeServe PLC | | 1 Day GBP-SONIA plus 0.53% | |
| Upon Maturity | | |
| Goldman Sachs | | | | 7/26/2023 | | | GBP | | | 557,845 | | | | 542,579 | | | | 42,391 | | | | 42,850 | | | | 459 | |
Hunter Douglas | | 1 Day EUR-
EuroSTR plus 0.55% | |
| Upon Maturity | | |
| Goldman Sachs | | | | 1/6/2023 | | | EUR | | | 201,662 | | | | 210,677 | | | | 1,200 | | | | 4,826 | | | | 3,626 | |
Recipe Unlimited Corporation | | 1 Month CAD-BA-
CDOR plus 0.50% | |
| Upon Maturity | | |
| Goldman Sachs | | | | 9/18/2023 | | | CAD | | | 523,251 | | | | 753,647 | | | | 34,885 | | | | 34,674 | | | | (211 | ) |
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA | | 1 Day EUR-
EuroSTR plus 0.55% | |
| Upon Maturity | | |
| Goldman Sachs | | | | 7/18/2023 | | | EUR | | | 2,365 | | | | 2,552 | | | | 135 | | | | 138 | | | | 3 | |
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Total Long Equity Total Return Swaps | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,160,312 | | | | 129,163 | | | | 138,808 | | | | 9,645 | |
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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)
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As of September 30, 2022 | | NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund |
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| Common Stock — 86.3% | |
| CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 5.2% | |
| 222,166 | | | iRobot(a)(b) | | | 12,514,611 | |
| 1,978,657 | | | Tenneco, Class A(a)(b) | | | 34,408,845 | |
| 604,937 | | | Terminix Global Holdings(b) | | | 23,163,038 | |
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| | | | | | | 70,086,494 | |
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| ENERGY — 1.8% | |
| 99,574 | | | Exterran(b) | | | 414,228 | |
| 1,135,357 | | | PBF Logistics(c) | | | 21,446,894 | |
| 849,281 | | | TransGlobe Energy(a)(b) | | | 2,276,073 | |
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| | | | | | | 24,137,195 | |
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| FINANCIALS — 14.3% | |
| 89,358 | | | Alleghany(b) | | | 75,004,424 | |
| 1,258,396 | | | Cowen, Class A | | | 48,624,421 | |
| 1,275,125 | | | First Horizon | | | 29,200,363 | |
| 300,000 | | | Manning & Napier, Class A | | | 3,681,000 | |
| 114,269 | | | Partners Bancorp | | | 1,015,851 | |
| 230,087 | | | Professional Holding, Class A(b) | | | 5,968,457 | |
| 101,697 | | | Pzena Investment Management, Class A | | | 964,088 | |
| 200,400 | | | Stellar Bancorp(a) | | | 5,861,700 | |
| 1,345,214 | | | Umpqua Holdings | | | 22,989,707 | |
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| | | | | | | 193,310,011 | |
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| HEALTHCARE — 23.5% | |
| 1,343,979 | | | 1Life Healthcare(b)(c) | | | 23,049,240 | |
| 1,590,178 | | | Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 24,059,393 | |
| 233,389 | | | Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding(b)(c) | | | 35,281,415 | |
| 1,305,754 | | | ChemoCentryx(b) | | | 67,455,252 | |
| 604,015 | | | Convey Health Solutions Holdings(b) | | | 6,348,198 | |
| 3,193,706 | | | Covetrus(b) | | | 66,684,581 | |
| 650,000 | | | EMIS Group | | | 13,646,516 | |
| 720,851 | | | Forma Therapeutics Holdings(b) | | | 14,380,977 | |
| 566,500 | | | Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)(c) | | | 38,578,650 | |
| 1,575,283 | | | Hanger(b) | | | 29,489,298 | |
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| | | | | | | 318,973,520 | |
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| INDUSTRIALS — 4.4% | |
| 392,789 | | | Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings(b)(c) | | | 37,538,845 | |
| 134,869 | | | Biffa | | | 620,281 | |
| 2,370,000 | | | Hill International(b) | | | 7,868,400 | |
| 909,512 | | | Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives(b) | | | 12,314,792 | |
| 75,000 | | | Intertrust(b) | | | 1,435,681 | |
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| | | | | | | 59,777,999 | |
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| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 26.9% | |
| 547,500 | | | Avalara(a)(b) | | | 50,260,500 | |
| 900,000 | | | ChannelAdvisor(b) | | | 20,394,000 | |
| 287,550 | | | Citrix Systems, Inc. | | | 29,905,200 | |
| 178,134 | | | CyberOptics(b)(c) | | | 9,580,047 | |
| 336,494 | | | Evo Payments, Class A(b) | | | 11,205,250 | |
| 2,607,000 | | | Nielsen Holdings | | | 72,266,040 | |
| 1,193,000 | | | Ping Identity Holding(b) | | | 33,487,510 | |
| 400,000 | | | Sierra Wireless(b) | | | 12,176,000 | |
| 2,137,213 | | | Switch, Class A | | | 72,002,706 | |
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| Common Stock (continued) | |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued) | |
| 691,250 | | | Zendesk(b) | | | 52,604,125 | |
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| | | | | | | 363,881,378 | |
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| REAL ESTATE — 8.5% | |
| 1,318,287 | | | Duke Realty, REIT | | | 63,541,434 | |
| 1 | | | PotlatchDeltic, REIT | | | 53 | |
| 1,655,195 | | | STORE Capital, REIT | | | 51,857,259 | |
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| | | | | | | 115,398,746 | |
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| UTILITIES — 1.7% | |
| 696,156 | | | South Jersey Industries | | | 23,265,533 | |
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| | | | Total Common Stock (Cost $1,189,809,019) | | | 1,168,830,876 | |
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| Special Purpose Acquisition Companies — 3.6% | |
| 24,500 | | | AltEnergy Acquisition, Class A (b) | | | 245,980 | |
| 285,000 | | | Altimeter Growth 2, Class A (b) | | | 2,824,350 | |
| 25,000 | | | Arbor Rapha Capital Bioholdings I (b) | | | 253,000 | |
| 10,000 | | | Ascendant Digital Acquisition III (b) | | | 101,500 | |
| 52,078 | | | Banner Acquisition (b) | | | 516,093 | |
| 10,000 | | | Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition I (b) | | | 101,000 | |
| 72,109 | | | Carney Technology Acquisition II, Class A (a)(b) | | | 717,484 | |
| 81,594 | | | Class Acceleration, Class A (b) | | | 806,149 | |
| 183,700 | | | Compute Health Acquisition, Class A (b) | | | 1,813,119 | |
| 213,700 | | | Conx Corp, Class A (b) | | | 2,137,000 | |
| 103,335 | | | Corner Growth Acquisition, Class A (b) | | | 1,030,250 | |
| 49,512 | | | DTRT Health Acquisition, Class A (b) | | | 503,537 | |
| 225,000 | | | Energem (b) | | | 2,308,500 | |
| 60,927 | | | Everest Consolidator Acquisition (b) | | | 613,535 | |
| 150,026 | | | Forum Merger IV, Class A (b)(c) | | | 1,473,255 | |
| 134,063 | | | GigCapital5 (b) | | | 1,356,717 | |
| 145,507 | | | Green Visor Financial Technology Acquisition I (b) | | | 1,478,351 | |
| 288,800 | | | Health Assurance Acquisition, Class A (b)(c) | | | 2,882,224 | |
| 294,324 | | | Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition (b) | | | 2,963,843 | |
| 12,792 | | | Jack Creek Investment, Class A (b) | | | 127,280 | |
| 252,000 | | | Lefteris Acquisition Corp, Class A (b) | | | 2,520,000 | |
| 244,909 | | | Lionheart III, Class A (b)(c) | | | 2,471,132 | |
| 106,700 | | | Lux Health Tech Acquisition, Class A (b) | | | 1,068,067 | |
| 71,084 | | | Maxpro Capital Acquisition, Class A (b) | | | 720,081 | |
| 90,000 | | | McLaren Technology Acquisition, Class A (b) | | | 907,200 | |
| 100,172 | | | Mercury Ecommerce Acquisition, Class A (b) | | | 998,715 | |
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)
| | |
As of September 30, 2022 | | NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund |
| | | | | | | | |
Shares | | | | | Value ($) | |
| | | | | | |
| Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (continued) | |
| 10,194 | | | Monument Circle Acquisition, Class A (b) | | | 100,819 | |
| 99,589 | | | Parsec Capital Acquisitions, Class A (b) | | | 1,006,845 | |
| 20,428 | | | Periphas Capital Partnering, Class A (b) | | | 505,593 | |
| 217,482 | | | Phoenix Biotech Acquisition, Class A (b) | | | 2,196,568 | |
| 142,600 | | | Pine Island Acquisition Corp, Class A (b) | | | 1,423,148 | |
| 14,302 | | | Pivotal Investment III, Class A (b) | | | 140,946 | |
| 39,792 | | | Priveterra Acquisition, Class A (b) | | | 391,951 | |
| 88,144 | | | PropTech Investment II, Class A (b) | | | 877,033 | |
| 55,100 | | | Seaport Global Acquisition II, Class A (b)(c) | | | 551,551 | |
| 60,000 | | | Sierra Lake Acquisition, Class A (b) | | | 601,200 | |
| 108,600 | | | Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings IV, Class A (b) | | | 1,087,086 | |
| 42,600 | | | Social Leverage Acquisition I, Class A (b) | | | 418,758 | |
| 38,968 | | | Talon 1 Acquisition (b) | | | 398,253 | |
| 30,000 | | | Tastemaker Acquisition, Class A (b) | | | 299,400 | |
| 324,984 | | | Thrive Acquisition (b) | | | 3,298,588 | |
| 242,400 | | | VY Global Growth, Class A (b) | | | 2,431,272 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 48,667,373 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (Cost $47,918,569) | | | 48,667,373 | |
| | | | | |
| Master Limited Partnership — 3.1% | |
| ENERGY — 3.1% | |
| 2,618,790 | | | Shell Midstream Partners LP | | | 41,403,070 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Master Limited Partnerships (Cost $41,997,730) | | | 41,403,070 | |
| | | | | |
| |
Principal Amount ($) | | | |
| Asset-Backed Securities — 1.7% | |
| 6,500,000 | | | Carlyle US CLO, Series 2022-4A, Class A2 TSFR3M + 2.250%, 5.44%, 7/25/2034 (d)(e) | | | 6,500,000 | |
| 6,000,000 | | | Halseypoint CLO VI, Series 2022-6A, Class A2 TSFR3M + 2.650%, 6.15%, 10/20/2034 (d)(e) | | | 6,000,000 | |
| 5,000,000 | | | Saratoga Investment Senior Loan Fund, Series 2022-1A, Class A2 0.00%, 10/20/2033 (d)(e)(f) | | | 5,000,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount ($) | | | | | Value ($) | |
| | | | | | |
| Asset-Backed Securities (continued) | |
| 5,000,000 | | | Tikehau US CLO II, Series 2022-1A, Class AJ TSFR3M + 2.600%, 5.12%, 7/20/2033 (d)(e) | | | 5,000,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $22,500,000) | | | 22,500,000 | |
| | | | | |
| Corporate Bonds & Notes — 0.6% | |
| FINANCIALS — 0.6% | |
| 7,500,000 | | | Cowen 7.25%, 05/06/24(c) | | | 7,643,414 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Corporate Bonds & Notes (Cost $7,680,244) | | | 7,643,414 | |
| | | | | |
| |
Number of Rights | | | |
| Rights — 0.0% | |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 0.0% | |
| 22,787 | | | Zagg Inc (b)(g)(h) | | | 2,051 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Rights (Cost $–) | | | 2,051 | |
| | | | | |
| |
Number of Warrants | | | |
| Warrants — 0.0% | |
| SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANY — 0.0% | |
| 12,500 | | | AltEnergy Acquisition, Expires 02/09/2023(b) | | | 2,159 | |
| 125,076 | | | Athena Consumer Acquisition, Expires 08/03/2028(b) | | | 7,755 | |
| 9,769 | | | Biote, Expires 02/15/2027(b) | | | 3,337 | |
| 500 | | | Biotech Acquisition, Expires 12/03/2027(b) | | | 30 | |
| 3,333 | | | Carney Technology Acquisition II, Expires 12/03/2027(a)(b) | | | 126 | |
| 24,700 | | | DTRT Health Acquisition, Expires 11/15/2022(b) | | | 4,940 | |
| 150,000 | | | Fat Projects Acquisition, Expires 12/19/2022(b) | | | 7,485 | |
| 181,950 | | | GoGreen Investments, Expires 06/07/2023(b) | | | 24,936 | |
| 125,000 | | | Intelligent Medicine Acquisition, Expires 01/16/2023(b) | | | 13,044 | |
| 113,155 | | | Lionheart III, Expires 03/22/2023(b) | | | 6,789 | |
| 71,084 | | | Maxpro Capital Acquisition, Expires 01/25/2023(b) | | | 8,566 | |
| 92,147 | | | McLaren Technology Acquisition, Expires 03/06/2023(b) | | | 6,450 | |
| 223,160 | | | Parabellum Acquisition, Expires 03/29/2023(b) | | | 8,034 | |
| 99,589 | | | Parsec Capital Acquisitions, Expires 01/08/2023(b) | | | 2,559 | |
| 198,080 | | | Perception Capital II, Expires 01/03/2029(b) | | | 9,904 | |
| 108,741 | | | Phoenix Biotech Acquisition, Expires 09/04/2026(b) | | | 16,072 | |
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)
| | |
As of September 30, 2022, 2022 | | NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund |
| | | | | | | | |
Number of Warrants | | | | | Value ($) | |
| | | | | | |
| Warrants (continued) | |
| SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION COMPANY (continued) | |
| 12,612 | | | PropTech Investment II, Expires 01/03/2028(b) | | | 1,766 | |
| 21,237 | | | Seaport Global Acquisition II, Expires 11/20/2026(b) | | | 3,398 | |
| 162,492 | | | Thrive Acquisition, Expires 03/12/2023(b) | | | 13,812 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 141,162 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Warrants (Cost $749,977) | | | 141,162 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
Shares | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| Preferred Stock — 0.0% | |
| HEALTHCARE — 0.0% | |
| 434,783 | | | AMINO, Inc., Series C (b)(g)(h)(i)(j) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Preferred Stock (Cost $2,500,002) | | | — | |
| | | | | |
| |
Contracts | | | |
| | | | | | |
| Purchased Call Options(b) — 0.0% | |
| 75 | | | Total Purchased Call Options (Cost $37,733) | | | 225 | |
| | | | | |
| |
Principal Amount ($) | | | |
| | | | | | |
| Repurchase Agreements(k)(l) — 1.6% | |
| 5,192,193 | | | Daiwa Capital Markets dated 9/30/2022 to be repurchased on 10/03/2022, repurchase price $5,324,161 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, ranging in par value $22,653 - $660,607, 0.000% - 6.500%, 10/04/2022 – 9/20/2052; with total market value $5,296,037) | | | 5,192,193 | |
| 5,192,193 | | | HSBC Securities dated 9/30/2022 to be repurchased on 10/03/2022, repurchase price $5,324,161 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, ranging in par value $3,531 - $9,257,157, 2.000% - 5.500%, 11/20/2033 – 9/20/2052; with total market value $5,296,037) | | | 5,192,193 | |
| 5,192,193 | | | RBC Dominion Securities dated 9/30/2022 to be repurchased on 10/03/2022, repurchase price $5,323,729 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, ranging in par value $0 - $1,603,776, 0.000% - 6.000%, 8/15/2025 – 8/20/2052; with total market value $5,296,037) | | | 5,192,193 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
| | | | | | |
| Repurchase Agreements(k)(l) (continued) | |
| 5,192,193 | | | BofA Securities dated 9/30/2022 to be repurchased on 10/03/2022, repurchase price $5,324,161 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, ranging in par value $22,653 - $660,607, 2.000% - 6.000%, 7/01/2050 – 9/01/2052; with total market value $5,296,037) | | | 5,192,193 | |
| 1,537,264 | | | JPMorgan Securities dated 9/30/2022 to be repurchased on 10/03/2022, repurchase price $1,575,311 (collateralized by U.S. Government obligations, ranging in par value $9,522 - $342,419, 0.250% - 3.880%, 9/30/2023 – 9/30/2029; with total market value $1,568,009) | | | 1,537,264 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $22,306,036) | | | 22,306,036 | |
| | | | | |
| | |
Shares | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| Cash Equivalent — 0.9% | |
| MONEY MARKET FUND(m) — 0.9% | |
| 12,390,128 | | | Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management, Institutional Class 2.850% | | | 12,390,128 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Cash Equivalent (Cost $12,390,128) | | | 12,390,128 | |
| | | | | |
| Total Investments—97.8% (Cost $1,347,889,438) | | | 1,323,884,335 | |
| | | | | |
| Securities Sold Short— (9.9)% | |
| Special Purpose Acquisition Company — (0.0)% | |
| (2,900) | | | Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings IV, Class A (n) | | | (29,029 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (Proceeds $29,828) | | | (29,029 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| Common Stock — (9.9)% | |
| ENERGY — (1.0)% | |
| (101,665) | | | Enerflex | | | (438,757 | ) |
| (306,545) | | | PBF Energy, Class A (n) | | | (10,778,122 | ) |
| (571,312) | | | VAALCO Energy | | | (2,490,920 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (13,707,799 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| FINANCIALS — (2.6)% | |
| (141,232) | | | Allegiance Bancshares | | | (5,879,488 | ) |
| (801,607) | | | Columbia Banking System | | | (23,158,426 | ) |
| (26,132) | | | OceanFirst Financial | | | (487,101 | ) |
| (204,947) | | | Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida | | | (6,195,548 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (35,720,563 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| INDUSTRIALS — (1.6)% | |
| (43,930) | | | MasTec, Inc. (n) | | | (2,789,555 | ) |
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(continued)
| | |
As of September 30, 2022, 2022 | | NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Shares | | Value ($) | |
| | | | | | |
| INDUSTRIALS (continued) | |
| (3,435,938) | | | Rentokil Initial | | | (18,207,963 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | (20,997,518 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| REAL ESTATE — (4.7)% | |
| (626,417) | | | Prologis | | | (63,643,967 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Common Stock (Proceeds $154,785,532) | | | (134,069,847 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | Total Securities Sold Short - (9.9)% (Proceeds $154,815,360) | | | (134,098,876 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| Other Assets & Liabilities, Net -12.1%(o) | | | 163,813,750 | |
| | | | | |
| Net Assets - 100.0% | | | 1,353,599,209 | |
| | | | | |
(a) | Securities (or a portion of securities) on loan. As of September 30, 2022, the fair value of securities loaned was $65,324,756. The loaned securities were secured with cash and/or securities collateral of $66,790,361. Collateral is calculated based on prior day’s prices. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | All or part of this security is pledged as collateral for short sales. The fair value of the securities pledged as collateral was $102,961,826. |
(d) | Variable or floating rate security. The rate shown is the effective interest rate as of period end. The rates on certain securities are not based on published reference rates and spreads and are either determined by the issuer or agent based on current market conditions; by using a formula based on the rates of underlying loans; or by adjusting periodically based on prevailing interest rates. |
(e) | Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the 1933 Act. These securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. The Board has determined these investments to be liquid. At September 30, 2022, these securities amounted to $22,500,000 or 1.7% of net assets. |
(f) | No interest rate available. |
(g) | Securities with a total aggregate value of $2,051, or 0.0% of net assets, were classified as Level 3 within the three-tier fair value hierarchy. Please see Notes to Investment Portfolio for an explanation of this hierarchy, as well as a list of unobservable inputs used in the valuation of these instruments. |
(h) | Represents fair value as determined by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), or its designee in good faith, pursuant to the policies and procedures approved by the Board. The Board considers fair valued securities to be securities for which market quotations are not readily available and these securities may be valued using a combination of observable and unobservable inputs. Securities with a total aggregate value of $2,051, or 0.0% of net assets, were fair valued under the Fund’s valuation procedures as of September 30, 2022. Please see Notes to Investment Portfolio. |
(i) | There is currently no rate available. |
(j) | Restricted Securities. These securities are not registered and may not be sold to the public. There are legal and/or contractual restrictions on resale. The Fund does not have the right to demand that such securities be registered. The values of these securities are determined by valuations provided by pricing services, brokers, dealers, market makers, or in good faith under the policies and procedures established by the Board. Additional Information regarding such securities follows: |
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Restricted Security | | Security Type | | | Acquisition Date | | | Cost of Security | | | Fair Value at Period End | | | Percent of Net Assets | |
AMINO, Inc. | |
| Preferred Stock | | | | 11/18/2016 | | | $ | 2,500,002 | | | $ | 0 | | | | 0.0 | % |
(k) | Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement. |
(l) | This security was purchased with cash collateral held from securities on loan. The total value of such securities as of September 30, 2022 was $22,306,036. |
(m) | Rate reported is 7 day effective yield. |
(n) | No dividend payable on security sold short. |
(o) | As of September 30, 2022, $79,126,611 in cash was segregated or on deposit with the brokers to cover investments sold short and is included in “Other Assets & Liabilities, Net”. |
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)(concluded)
| | |
As of September 30, 2022 | | NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund |
A list of the open forward contracts held by the Fund at September 30, 2022, is as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Counterparty | | Settlement Date | | | Currency to Deliver | | | Currency to Receive | | | Unrealized Depreciation | |
Goldman Sachs | | | 12/23/22 | | | | GBP | | | | 358,874 | | | | USD | | | | 400,821 | | | $ | (154 | ) |
Goldman Sachs | | | 12/23/22-01/11/23 | | | | GBP | | | | 8,162 | | | | USD | | | | 8,748 | | | | (371,632 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (371,786 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchased options contracts outstanding as of September 30, 2022 were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Exercise price | | | Counterparty | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Value | | | Premium | | | Value | |
PURCHASED CALL OPTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Carnival | | $ | 30.00 | | | | Jefferies | | | | January 2023 | | | | 75 | | | $ | 52,725 | | | $ | 37,733 | | | $ | 225 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Written options contracts outstanding as of September 30, 2022 were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Exercise price | | | Counterparty | | | Expiration Date | | | Number of Contracts | | | Notional Value | | | Premium | | | Value | |
WRITTEN CALL OPTIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Biohaven | | $ | 150.00 | | | | Pershing | | | | January 2023 | | | | (2,296 | ) | | $ | 34,708,632 | | | $ | (204,289 | ) | | $ | (436,240 | ) |
BMTC Group | | $ | 70.00 | | | | Pershing | | | | January 2023 | | | | (2,609 | ) | | | 17,767,290 | | | | (38,541 | ) | | | (32,613 | ) |
1Life Healthcare | | $ | 20.00 | | | | Pershing | | | | January 2023 | | | | (400 | ) | | | 686,000 | | | | (4,010 | ) | | | (2,000 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (246,840 | ) | | $ | (470,853 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The Fund had the following swap contracts, which did not require pledged collateral, open at September 30, 2022:
Swap contracts outstanding as of September 30, 2022 were as follows:
Long Equity Total Return Swaps
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Underlying Instrument | | Financing Rate | | Payment Frequency | | Counterparty | | Expiration Date | | Currency | | Notional Amount ($) | | | Fair Value ($) | | | Upfront Premiums Paid (Received) ($) | | | Mark to Market ($) | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) ($) | |
Electricite de France | | 1 Day EUR-EuroSTR plus 0.55% | | Upon Maturity | | Goldman Sachs | | 7/25/2023 | | EUR | | | 31,452,530 | | | | 35,147,155 | | | | 2,729,878 | | | | 3,041,356 | | | | 311,478 | |
Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC | | 1 Day GBP-SONIA plus 0.53% | | Upon Maturity | | Goldman Sachs | | 9/12/2023 | | GBP | | | 4,905,710 | | | | 4,686,587 | | | | 304,011 | | | | 291,954 | | | | (12,057 | ) |
HomeServe PLC | | 1 Day GBP-SONIA plus 0.53% | | Upon Maturity | | Goldman Sachs | | 7/26/2023 | | GBP | | | 14,242,859 | | | | 13,806,317 | | | | 1,076,207 | | | | 1,047,279 | | | | (28,928 | ) |
Hunter Douglas | | 1 Day EUR-EuroSTR plus 0.55% | | Upon Maturity | | Goldman Sachs | | 1/6/2023 | | EUR | | | 7,389,680 | | | | 7,688,452 | | | | 43,790 | | | | 145,288 | | | | 101,498 | |
Recipe Unlimited Corporation | | 1 Month CAD-BA-CDOR plus 0.50% | | Upon Maturity | | Goldman Sachs | | 9/18/2023 | | CAD | | | 9,941,763 | | | | 14,319,286 | | | | 662,815 | | | | 658,807 | | | | (4,008 | ) |
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA | | 1 Day EUR-EuroSTR plus 0.55% | | Upon Maturity | | Goldman Sachs | | 7/18/2023 | | EUR | | | 121,426 | | | | 131,007 | | | | 6,930 | | | | 7,059 | | | | 129 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Long Equity Total Return Swaps | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 75,778,804 | | | | 4,823,631 | | | | 5,191,743 | | | | 368,112 | |
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NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)
| | |
As of September 30, 2022 | | NexPoint Funds I |
Organization
NexPoint Funds I (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on February 28, 2006. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company with three portfolios that were offered as of September 30, 2022, each of which is non-diversified. This report includes information for the three months ended September 30, 2022 for NexPoint Event Driven Fund (the “Event Driven Fund”) (formerly Highland Healthcare Opportunities Fund) and NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund (the “Merger Arbitrage Fund”) (each a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”). Highland/iBoxx Senior Loan ETF is reported separately.
On September 15, 2022, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Highland Funds I approved a change of the Trust’s name from Highland Funds I to the NexPoint Funds I.
Valuation of Investments
The Funds’ investments are recorded at fair value. In computing the Funds’ net assets attributable to shares, securities with readily available market quotations on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (“NASDAQ”) or other nationally recognized exchange, use the closing quotations on the respective exchange for valuation of those securities. Securities for which there are no readily available market quotations will be valued pursuant to policies and procedures adopted by the Board.Typically, such securities will be valued at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and ask prices provided by the principal market makers. If there is more than one such principal market maker, the value shall be the average of such means. Securities without a sale price or quotations from principal market makers on the valuation day may be priced by an independent pricing service. Generally, the Funds’ loan and bond positions are not traded on exchanges and consequently are valued based on a mean of the bid and ask price from the third-party pricing services or broker-dealer sources that NexPoint Asset Management, L.P. (formerly Highland Capital Management Fund Advisors, L.P.) (“NexPoint” or the “Investment Adviser”) has determined to have the capability to provide appropriate pricing services which have been approved by the Board.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, or for which the Funds have determined that the price received from a pricing service or broker-dealer is “stale” or otherwise does not represent fair value (such as when events materially affecting the value of securities occur between the time when market price is determined and calculation of the Funds’ net asset value (“NAV”), will be valued by the Funds at fair value, as determined by the Board or its designee in good faith in accordance with policies and procedures approved by the Board, taking into account factors reasonably determined to be relevant, including, but not limited to: (i) the fundamental analytical data relating to the investment; (ii) the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the securities; and (iii) an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which these securities are purchased and sold. In these cases, the Funds’ NAV will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ fair value as determined by the Board or its designee in good faith as described above instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to value securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent sale price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their NAVs. Determination of fair value is uncertain because it involves subjective judgments and estimates.
There can be no assurance that the Funds’ valuation of a security will not differ from the amount that it realizes upon the sale of such security. Those differences could have a material impact to the Funds.
Fair Value Measurements
The Funds have performed an analysis of all existing investments and derivative instruments to determine the significance and character of inputs to their fair value determination. The levels of fair value inputs used to measure the Funds’ investments are characterized into a fair value hierarchy. Where inputs for an asset or liability fall into more than one level in the fair value hierarchy, the investment is classified in its entirety based on the lowest level input that is significant to that investment’s valuation. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)
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As of September 30, 2022 | | NexPoint Funds I |
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Level 1 — | | Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement; |
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Level 2 — | | Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, but are valued based on executed trades; broker quotations that constitute an executable price; and alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs are classified within Level 2. Level 2 inputs are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset in connection with market data at the measurement date; and |
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Level 3 — | | Model derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. In certain cases, investments classified within Level 3 may include securities for which the Fund has obtained indicative quotes from broker-dealers that do not necessarily represent prices the broker may be willing to trade on, as such quotes can be subject to material management judgment. Unobservable inputs are those inputs that reflect the Fund’s own assumptions that market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information. |
The Investment Adviser has established policies and procedures, as described above and approved by the Board, to ensure that valuation methodologies for investments and financial instruments that are categorized within all levels of the fair value hierarchy are fair and consistent. A Pricing Committee has been established to provide oversight of the valuation policies, processes and procedures, and is comprised of personnel from the Investment Adviser and its affiliates. The Pricing Committee meets monthly to review the proposed valuations for investments and financial instruments and is responsible for evaluating the overall fairness and consistent application of established policies.
The fair value of the Funds’ senior loans and bonds are generally based on quotes received from brokers or independent pricing services. Loans, bonds and asset-backed securities with quotes that are based on actual trades with a sufficient level of activity on or near the measurement date are classified as Level 2 assets. Loans and bonds that are priced using quotes derived from implied values, indicative bids, or a limited number of actual trades are classified as Level 3 assets because the inputs used by the brokers and pricing services to derive the values are not readily observable.
The fair value of the Funds’ common stocks, preferred stocks, other registered investment companies, rights, warrants, forward contracts and options that are not actively traded on national exchanges are generally priced using quotes derived from implied values, indicative bids, or a limited amount of actual trades and are classified as Level 3 assets because the inputs used by the brokers and pricing services to derive the values are not readily observable. Exchange-traded options are valued based on the last trade price on the primary exchange on which they trade. If an option does not trade, the mid-price, which is the mean of the bid and ask price, is utilized to value the option.
At the end of each calendar quarter, the Investment Adviser evaluates the Level 2 and 3 assets and liabilities for changes in liquidity, including but not limited to: whether a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price, the depth and consistency of prices from third party services, and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, the Investment Adviser evaluates the Level 1 and 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.
Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Funds’ investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Funds may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise be less liquid than publicly traded securities.
NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)
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As of September 30, 2022 | | NexPoint Funds I |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. A summary of the levels of inputs used to value each Fund’s assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2022, is as follows:
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| | Total value at September 30, 2022 ($) | | | Level 1 Quoted Price ($) | | | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs ($) | | | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs(1) ($) | |
NexPoint Event Driven Fund | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock(2) | | | 22,998,800 | | | | 22,998,800 | | | | — | | | | — | |
U.S. Senior Loans | | | 1,072,820 | | | | — | | | | 1,072,820 | | | | — | |
Preferred Stock | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | (3) |
Purchased Call Options | | | 360 | | | | 360 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies | | | 15,336 | | | | 15,336 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Repurchase Agreement | | | 105 | | | | 105 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Cash Equivalent | | | 1,305,371 | | | | 1,305,371 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return Swaps(4) | | | 9,856 | | | | 9,856 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total Assets | | | 25,402,648 | | | | 24,329,828 | | | | 1,072,820 | | | | — | |
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Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Sold Short | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies | | | (12,012 | ) | | | (12,012 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Common Stock(2) | | | (1,682,113 | ) | | | (1,682,113 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Contracts(4) | | | (19,793 | ) | | | — | | | | (19,793 | ) | | | — | |
Written Options | | | (8,790 | ) | | | (8,790 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Total Return Swaps(4) | | | (211 | ) | | | (211 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total Liabilities | | | (1,722,919 | ) | | | (1,703,126 | ) | | | (19,793 | ) | | | — | |
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Total | | | 23,679,729 | | | | 22,626,702 | | | | 1,053,027 | | | | — | |
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(1) | A reconciliation of Level 3 instruments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to the net assets. Management has concluded that Level 3 investments are not material in relation to net assets. |
(2) | See Investment Portfolio detail for industry breakout. |
(3) | This category includes Amino, Inc. which is held at a value of zero. |
(4) | Forward Contracts and Total Return Swaps are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (concluded)
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As of September 30, 2022 | | NexPoint Funds I |
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| | Total value at September 30, 2022 ($) | | | Level 1 Quoted Price ($) | | | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs ($) | | | Level 3 Significant Unobservable Inputs(1) ($) | |
NexPoint Merger Arbitrage Fund | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stock(2) | | | 1,168,830,876 | | | | 1,168,830,876 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies | | | 48,667,373 | | | | 48,667,373 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Master Limited Partnerships | | | 41,403,070 | | | | 41,403,070 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | 22,500,000 | | | | — | | | | 22,500,000 | | | | — | |
Corporate Bonds & Notes | | | 7,643,414 | | | | — | | | | 7,643,414 | | | | — | |
Rights | | | 2,051 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,051 | |
Warrants | | | 141,162 | | | | — | | | | 141,162 | | | | — | |
Preferred Stock | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | (3) |
Purchased Call Options | | | 225 | | | | 225 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | 22,306,036 | | | | 22,306,036 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Cash Equivalent | | | 12,390,128 | | | | 12,390,128 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return Swaps(4) | | | 413,105 | | | | — | | | | 413,105 | | | | — | |
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Total Assets | | | 1,324,297,440 | | | | 1,293,597,708 | | | | 30,697,681 | | | | 2,051 | |
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Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Securities Sold Short | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies | | | (29,029 | ) | | | (29,029 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Common Stock(2) | | | (134,069,847 | ) | | | (134,069,847 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Contracts(4) | | | (371,786 | ) | | | — | | | | (371,786 | ) | | | — | |
Written Options | | | (470,853 | ) | | | (470,853 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Total Return Swaps(4) | | | (44,993 | ) | | | (44,993 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total Liabilities | | | (134,986,508 | ) | | | (134,614,722 | ) | | | (371,786 | ) | | | — | |
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Total | | | 1,189,310,932 | | | | 1,158,982,986 | | | | 30,325,895 | | | | 2,051 | |
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(1) | A reconciliation of Level 3 instruments is presented when the Fund has a significant amount of Level 3 investments at the beginning and/or end of the period in relation to the net assets. Management has concluded that Level 3 investments are not material in relation to net assets. |
(2) | See Investment Portfolio detail for industry breakout. |
(3) | This category includes Amino, Inc. which is held at a value of zero. |
(4) | Forward Contracts and Total Return Swaps are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. |
Amounts designated as “—” are $0.
For the three months ended September 30, 2022, there were no transfers in or out of level 3. Determination of fair value is uncertain because it involves subjective judgments and estimates that are unobservable.
Affiliated Issuers
Under Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, a portfolio company is defined as “affiliated” if a fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting securities or if the portfolio company is under common control.
The Event Driven Fund and Merger Arbitrage Fund did not have any affiliated issuers as of September 30, 2022.
For more information with regard to significant accounting policies, see the most recent annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.