INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited)
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As of March 31, 2023 | | | | Highland/iBoxx Senior Loan ETF |
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Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
| US Senior Loans (a) — 72.6% | |
| AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE — 0.9% | |
| 241,261 | | | TransDigm, Inc., Tranche H Term Loan, 1st Lien, CME Term SOFR + 3.250%, 02/22/27 | | | 241,358 | |
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| BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT — 3.0% | |
| 592,424 | | | Brookfield WEC Holdings, Inc., Initial Term Loan (2021), 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.750%, 08/01/25 | | | 590,268 | |
| 200,000 | | | QUIKRETE Holdings, Inc., B-1 Fourth Amendment Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.000%, 03/18/29 | | | 197,965 | |
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| | | | | | | 788,233 | |
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| BUSINESS EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES — 9.8% | |
| 200,000 | | | AlixPartners, LLP, Initial Dollar Term Loan, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.750%, 02/04/28 | | | 199,578 | |
| 196,970 | | | Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC, Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.750%, 09/07/27 | | | 196,231 | |
| 544,241 | | | Brand Industrial Services, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.250%, 06/21/24 | | | 507,959 | |
| 296,241 | | | CHG Healthcare Services, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.250%, 09/29/28 | | | 293,834 | |
| 200,000 | | | Electron Bidco, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.000%, 11/01/28 | | | 197,426 | |
| 200,000 | | | PODS, LLC, Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien, CME Term SOFR + 3.000%, 03/31/28 | | | 194,708 | |
| 300,000 | | | Tempo Acquisition, LLC, Initial Term B-1 Loan, 1st Lien, CME Term SOFR + 3.000%, 08/31/28 | | | 300,094 | |
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Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
| US Senior Loans (a) (continued) | |
| BUSINESS EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES (continued) | |
| 300,000 | | | TK Elevator Midco GmbH, Facility B1 (USD), 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 6 Month + 3.500%, 07/30/27 | | | 293,071 | |
| 276,716 | | | Trans Union, LLC, 2021 Incremental Term B-6 Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.250%, 12/01/28 | | | 275,102 | |
| 131,407 | | | West Technology Group, LLC, Term B-3 Loan, CME Term SOFR + 4.000%, 04/10/27 | | | 114,324 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,572,327 | |
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| CABLE AND SATELLITE TELEVISION — 6.9% | |
| 359,037 | | | Charter Communications Operating, LLC, Term B-1 Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.750%, 04/30/25 | | | 359,261 | |
| 395,897 | | | Charter Communications Operating, LLC, Term B-2 Loan, 1st Lien, CME Term SOFR + 1.750%, 02/01/27 | | | 392,867 | |
| 294,739 | | | Diamond Sports Group, LLC, Term Loan, 3rd Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.250%, 08/24/26 | | | 18,053 | |
| 562,250 | | | DIRECTV Financing, LLC, Closing Date Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 5.000%, 08/02/27 | | | 542,380 | |
| 500,000 | | | Ziggo Financing Partnership, Term Loan I Facility, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.500%, 04/30/28 | | | 494,792 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,807,353 | |
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| CONGLOMERATES — 1.0% | |
| 246,250 | | | MPH Acquisition Holdings, LLC, Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.250%, 09/01/28 | | | 211,622 | |
| 239,151 | | | Revlon Consumer Products Corp., 2016 Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.500%, 09/07/23 | | | 49,539 | |
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| | | | | | | 261,161 | |
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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)
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As of March 31, 2023 | | | | Highland/iBoxx Senior Loan ETF |
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Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
| US Senior Loans (a) (continued) | |
| CONTAINERS & GLASS PRODUCTS — 0.9% | |
| 296,250 | | | Pretium PKG Holdings, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 4.000%, 10/02/28 | | | 238,111 | |
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| ELECTRONICS/ELECTRICAL — 9.9% | |
| 400,000 | | | Cloud Software Group, Inc., Dollar Term B Loan, 1st Lien, CME Term SOFR + 4.500%, 03/30/29 | | | 365,000 | |
| 300,000 | | | Entegris, Inc., Tranche B Term Loan, CME Term SOFR + 3.000%, 07/06/29 | | | 300,719 | |
| 195,000 | | | Epicor Software Corp. (fka Eagle Parent Inc.), Term C Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.250%, 07/30/27 | | | 191,908 | |
| 396,000 | | | Mitchell International, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.750%, 10/15/28 | | | 375,412 | |
| 346,500 | | | Proofpoint, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.250%, 08/31/28 | | | 339,473 | |
| 297,727 | | | Rackspace Technology Global, Inc., 2021 Term B Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.750%, 02/15/28 | | | 161,876 | |
| 691,228 | | | RealPage, Inc., Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.000%, 04/24/28 | | | 672,105 | |
| 196,482 | | | Zelis Cost Management Buyer, Inc., Term B-1 Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.500%, 09/30/26 | | | 195,889 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,602,382 | |
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| FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES — 3.3% | |
| 200,000 | | | Edelman Financial Engines Center, LLC, The, Initial Term Loan (2021), 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.500%, 04/07/28 | | | 193,281 | |
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Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
| US Senior Loans (a) (continued) | |
| FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES (continued) | |
| 296,180 | | | Focus Financial Partners, LLC, Tranche B-5 Term Loan, CME Term SOFR + 3.250%, 06/30/28 | | | 293,917 | |
| 396,970 | | | Madison IAQ, LLC, Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.250%, 06/21/28 | | | 378,759 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 865,957 | |
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| FOOD & BEVERAGE — 1.5% | |
| 397,943 | | | 1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company, Term B-4 Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.750%, 11/19/26 | | | 394,794 | |
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| GAMING/LEISURE — 2.8% | |
| 439,835 | | | Crown Finance U.S., Inc., Initial Dollar Tranche Term Loan, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.500%, 02/28/25 | | | 69,413 | |
| 296,138 | | | Station Casinos, LLC, Term B-1 Facility Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.250%, 02/08/27 | | | 294,235 | |
| 389,318 | | | UFC Holdings, LLC, Term B-3 Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.000%, 04/29/26 | | | 387,706 | |
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| | | | | | | 751,354 | |
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| HEALTHCARE — 6.3% | |
| 291,548 | | | DaVita, Inc., Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.750%, 08/12/26 | | | 287,783 | |
| 500,000 | | | Elanco Animal Health Incorporated, Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.750%, 08/01/27 | | | 489,957 | |
| 1,141,928 | | | Envision Healthcare Corp., Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.750%, 10/10/25 | | | 88,499 | |
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)
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As of March 31, 2023 | | | | Highland/iBoxx Senior Loan ETF |
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Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
| US Senior Loans (a) (continued) | |
| HEALTHCARE (continued) | |
| 422,875 | | | Grifols Worldwide Operations Ltd., Dollar Tranche B Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.000%, 11/15/27 | | | 415,035 | |
| 152,833 | | | Icon Public Ltd. Co. (aka Indigo Merger), Lux Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.250%, 07/03/28 | | | 152,653 | |
| 38,078 | | | Icon Public Ltd. Co. (aka Ingigo Merger), U.S. Dollar Term Loan, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.250%, 07/03/28 | | | 38,034 | |
| 196,985 | | | Phoenix Guarantor, Inc., Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.500%, 03/05/26 | | | 192,690 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,664,651 | |
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| INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT — 0.4% | |
| 99,727 | | | Filtration Group, Cov-Lite, Initial Term Loan, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.000%, 03/28/25 | | | 99,571 | |
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| INSURANCE — 7.6% | |
| 200,000 | | | Alliant Holdings Intermediate, LLC, TLB-4 New Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.500%, 11/05/27 | | | 198,250 | |
| 244,990 | | | AmWINS Group, Inc., Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.250%, 02/19/28 | | | 242,456 | |
| 396,942 | | | HIG Finance 2 Ltd., 2021 Dollar Refinancing Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.250%, 11/12/27 | | | 393,328 | |
| 592,424 | | | Hub International Ltd., B-3 Incremental Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.250%, 04/25/25 | | | 591,790 | |
| 576,274 | | | Hub International Ltd., Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.000%, 04/25/25 | | | 575,306 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,001,130 | |
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Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
| US Senior Loans (a) (continued) | |
| LEISURE GOODS/ACTIVITIES/MOVIES — 0.9% | |
| 332,280 | | | AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (fka AMC Entertainment Inc.), Term B-1 Loan, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.000%, 04/22/26 | | | 243,187 | |
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| LODING AND CASINOS — 2.5% | |
| 296,250 | | | Bally’s Corp., Term B Facility Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.250%, 10/02/28 | | | 283,502 | |
| 396,000 | | | Fertitta Entertainment, LLC, Initial B Term Loan, 1st Lien, CME Term SOFR + 4.000%, 01/27/29 | | | 390,781 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 674,283 | |
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| OIL AND GAS — 1.5% | |
| 396,977 | | | CQP Holdco LP, Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.500%, 06/05/28 | | | 394,548 | |
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| RETAILERS (EXCEPT FOOD AND DRUG) — 6.7% | |
| 591,000 | | | Allied Universal Holdco, LLC (fka USAGM Holdco, LLC), Initial U.S. Dollar Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.750%, 05/12/28 | | | 562,139 | |
| 542,934 | | | Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc., Initial Loan (2021), 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 2.750%, 10/19/27 | | | 527,439 | |
| 392,982 | | | Prime Security Services Borrower, LLC, 2021 Refinancing Term B-1 Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.750%, 09/23/26 | | | 392,267 | |
| 297,681 | | | Staples, Inc., 2019 Refinancing New Term B-1 Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 5.000%, 04/16/26 | | | 274,829 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,756,674 | |
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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (continued)
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As of March 31, 2023 | | | | Highland/iBoxx Senior Loan ETF |
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Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
| US Senior Loans (a) (continued) | |
| SURFACE TRANSPORT — 1.5% | |
| 397,990 | | | White Cap Supply Holdings, LLC, Initial Closing Date Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.750%, 10/19/27 | | | 394,539 | |
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| TELECOMMUNICATIONS — 4.3% | |
| 394,819 | | | SBA Senior Finance II, LLC, Initial Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 1.750%, 04/11/25 | | | 395,087 | |
| 889,112 | | | Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 1 Month + 3.000%, 03/09/27 | | | 727,254 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,122,341 | |
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| UTILITIES — 0.9% | |
| 251,807 | | | Lightstone Holdco, LLC, Extended Term B Loan, 1st Lien, CME Term SOFR + 5.750%, 01/29/27 | | | 217,057 | |
| 14,244 | | | Lightstone Holdco, LLC, Extended Term C Loan, 1st Lien, CME Term SOFR + 5.750%, 01/29/27 | | | 12,278 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 229,335 | |
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| | | | Total US Senior Loans (Cost $21,254,417) | | | 19,103,289 | |
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| Foreign Domiciled Senior Loans (a) — 4.1% | |
| NETHERLANDS — 1.5% | |
| USD | |
| 394,000 | | | Flutter Entertainment PLC, USD Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 2.250%, 07/21/26 | | | 394,268 | |
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Principal Amount ($) | | Value ($) | |
| Foreign Domiciled Senior Loans (a) (continued) | |
| UNITED KINGDOM — 2.6% | |
| USD | |
| 719,151 | | | Misys Ltd., Dollar Term Loan, 1st Lien, LIBOR USD 3 Month + 3.500%, 06/13/24 | | | 675,039 | |
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| | | | Total Foreign Domiciled Senior Loans (Cost $1,109,305) | | | 1,069,307 | |
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| Cash Equivalent (b) — 20.1% | |
| 5,273,268 | | | Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management, Institutional Shares, 4.690% | | | 5,273,268 | |
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| | | | Total Cash Equivalents (Cost $5,273,268) | | | 5,273,268 | |
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| Total Investments - 96.8% | | | 25,445,864 | |
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| (Cost $27,636,990) | | | | |
| Other Assets & Liabilities, Net - 3.2% | | | 849,175 | |
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| Net Assets—100.0% | | | 26,295,039 | |
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(a) | Senior loans (also called bank loans, leveraged loans, or floating rate loans) in which the Highland/iBoxx Senior Loan ETF (the “Fund”) invests generally pay interest at rates which are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. (Unless otherwise denoted as a fixed rate loan, all senior loans carry a variable interest rate.) 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 Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or (iii) the Certificate of Deposit rate. As of March 31, 2023, the LIBOR USD 1 Month, LIBOR USD 3 Month and LIBOR USD 6 Month rates were 4.858%, 5.193% and 5.313%, respectively. 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 and the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity shown. |
(b) | The rate reported is the 7-day effective yield as of March 31, 2023. |
INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (unaudited) (concluded)
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As of March 31, 2023 | | | | Highland/iBoxx Senior Loan ETF |
LLC — Limited Liability Company
LLP — Limited Liability Partnership
LP — Limited Partnership
Ltd. — Limited
PLC — Public Limited Company
SOFR — Secured Overnight Financing Rate
USD — U.S. Dollar
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Foreign Domiciled Senior Loans Industry Concentration Table: (% of Net Assets) | |
Electronics/Electrical | | | 2.6 | % |
Gaming/Leisure | | | 1.5 | % |
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| | | 4.1 | % |
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NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS (unaudited) (continued)
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As of March 31, 2023 | | | | Highland/iBoxx Senior Loan ETF |
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 are currently being offered, each of which is non-diversified. The financial statements herein are those of the Highland/iBoxx Senior Loan ETF (the “Fund”). The Fund is a non-diversified exchange-traded fund (“ETF”). The financial statements of the remaining funds of the Trust are presented 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.
Effective September 23, 2022, the investment adviser changed its name from Highland Capital Management Fund Advisors, L.P. to NexPoint Asset Management, L.P.
Valuation of Investments
Pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has designated NexPoint Asset Management, L.P. (formerly Highland Capital Management Fund Advisors, L.P.) (“NexPoint” or the “Investment Adviser”) as the Fund’s valuation designee to perform the fair valuation determination for securities and other assets held by the Fund. NexPoint acting through its “Valuation Committee,” is responsible for determining the fair value of investments for which market quotations are not readily available. The Valuation Committee is comprised of officers of NexPoint and certain of NexPoint’s affiliated companies and determines fair value and oversees the calculation of the NAV. The Valuation Committee is subject to Board oversight and certain reporting and other requirements intended to provide the Board the information it needs to oversee NexPoint’s fair value determinations.
In computing the Fund’s net assets attributable to shares, securities with readily available market quotations on the New York Stock Exchange, 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 NexPoint and approved by the Fund’s 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. Investments in mutual funds are valued at their respective net asset values as determined by those mutual funds each business day. Generally, the Fund’s 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 has determined to have the capability to provide appropriate pricing services.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available and for which the Fund has determined 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 Fund’s NAV), will be valued by the Fund at fair value, as determined by the Valuation Committee in good faith in accordance with policies and procedures established by NexPoint and approved by the Board, taking into account factors reasonably determined to be relevant, including, among other things: (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 Fund’s NAV will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ fair value as determined in the judgment of the Valuation Committee instead of being determined by the market. Determination of fair value is uncertain because it involves subjective judgments and estimates.
There can be no assurance that the Fund’s 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 on the Fund.
NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS (unaudited) (continued)
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As of March 31, 2023 | | | | Highland/iBoxx Senior Loan ETF |
The NAV shown in the Fund’s financial statements may vary from the NAV published by the Fund as of the end of the reporting period because portfolio securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date (rather than the day following the trade date) for financial statement purposes.
Fair Value Measurements
The Fund has performed an analysis of all existing investments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. The levels of fair value inputs used to measure the Fund’s 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:
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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.
As of March 31, 2023, the Fund’s investments consisted mainly of senior loans. The fair value of the Fund’s loans is generally based on quotes received from brokers or independent pricing services. Loans 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 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.
At the end of each calendar quarter, management 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, management 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 Fund’s 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 Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.
NOTES TO INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS (unaudited) (concluded)
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As of March 31, 2023 | | | | Highland/iBoxx Senior Loan ETF |
For more information with regard to significant accounting policies, see the most recent annual or semi-annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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