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Schedule of investments (unaudited) | | March 31, 2024 |
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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SECURITY | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
COMMON STOCKS - 99.0% | | | | | | | | |
COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
Entertainment - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Marcus Corp. | | | 14,879 | | | $ | 212,175 | |
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Interactive Media & Services - 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Cargurus Inc. | | | 9,416 | | | | 217,321 | * |
EverQuote Inc., Class A Shares | | | 19,634 | | | | 364,407 | * |
MediaAlpha Inc., Class A Shares | | | 11,008 | | | | 224,233 | * |
TrueCar Inc. | | | 97,444 | | | | 330,335 | * |
Vimeo Inc. | | | 62,161 | | | | 254,238 | * |
Yelp Inc. | | | 13,602 | | | | 535,919 | * |
ZipRecruiter Inc., Class A Shares | | | 18,995 | | | | 218,253 | * |
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Total Interactive Media & Services | | | | | | | 2,144,706 | |
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Media - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Gannett Co. Inc. | | | 41,855 | | | | 102,126 | * |
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Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Spok Holdings Inc. | | | 18,000 | | | | 287,100 | |
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TOTAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES | | | | | | | 2,746,107 | |
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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 10.6% | | | | | | | | |
Automobile Components - 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | | | 29,758 | | | | 408,577 | * |
Modine Manufacturing Co. | | | 10,378 | | | | 987,882 | * |
Patrick Industries Inc. | | | 3,140 | | | | 375,136 | |
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Total Automobile Components | | | | | | | 1,771,595 | |
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Automobiles - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Winnebago Industries Inc. | | | 3,191 | | | | 236,134 | |
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Broadline Retail - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Dillard’s Inc., Class A Shares | | | 803 | | | | 378,727 | |
Macy’s Inc. | | | 10,463 | | | | 209,155 | |
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Total Broadline Retail | | | | | | | 587,882 | |
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Diversified Consumer Services - 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Chegg Inc. | | | 12,529 | | | | 94,845 | * |
Duolingo Inc. | | | 2,300 | | | | 507,334 | * |
Graham Holdings Co., Class B Shares | | | 510 | | | | 391,517 | |
Perdoceo Education Corp. | | | 14,649 | | | | 257,236 | |
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Total Diversified Consumer Services | | | | | | | 1,250,932 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Carrols Restaurant Group Inc. | | | 45,000 | | | | 427,950 | |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. | | | 629 | | | | 45,747 | |
International Game Technology PLC | | | 15,662 | | | | 353,804 | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d) | | March 31, 2024 |
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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SECURITY | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Light & Wonder Inc. | | | 4,621 | | | $ | 471,758 | * |
United Parks & Resorts Inc. | | | 4,698 | | | | 264,075 | * |
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Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | | | | | | | 1,563,334 | |
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Household Durables - 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. | | | 9,939 | | | | 343,591 | |
M/I Homes Inc. | | | 5,442 | | | | 741,690 | * |
MDC Holdings Inc. | | | 3,661 | | | | 230,314 | |
Meritage Homes Corp. | | | 2,326 | | | | 408,120 | |
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Total Household Durables | | | | | | | 1,723,715 | |
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Leisure Products - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
JAKKS Pacific Inc. | | | 13,312 | | | | 328,807 | * |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail - 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A Shares | | | 4,537 | | | | 568,623 | * |
American Eagle Outfitters Inc. | | | 21,600 | | | | 557,064 | |
Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. | | | 2,257 | | | | 507,509 | |
Genesco Inc. | | | 3,244 | | | | 91,286 | * |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | | | 6,802 | | | | 680,676 | |
Stitch Fix Inc., Class A Shares | | | 81,472 | | | | 215,086 | * |
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Total Specialty Retail | | | | | | | 2,620,244 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
G-III Apparel Group Ltd. | | | 10,000 | | | | 290,100 | * |
Movado Group Inc. | | | 7,324 | | | | 204,559 | |
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Total Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods | | | | | | | 494,659 | |
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TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | | | | | | | 10,577,302 | |
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CONSUMER STAPLES - 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
Beverages - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. | | | 943 | | | | 798,165 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Andersons Inc. | | | 5,873 | | | | 336,934 | |
Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. | | | 10,180 | | | | 656,406 | * |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail | | | | | | | 993,340 | |
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Food Products - 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Cal-Maine Foods Inc. | | | 1,488 | | | | 87,569 | |
John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc. | | | 3,140 | | | | 332,589 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Food Products | | | | | | | 420,158 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Personal Care Products - 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
e.l.f. Beauty Inc. | | | 4,400 | | | | 862,532 | * |
Edgewell Personal Care Co. | | | 6,656 | | | | 257,188 | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d) | | March 31, 2024 |
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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SECURITY | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Personal Care Products - (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Nature’s Sunshine Products Inc. | | | 17,228 | | | $ | 357,825 | * |
USANA Health Sciences Inc. | | | 3,800 | | | | 184,300 | * |
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Total Personal Care Products | | | | | | | 1,661,845 | |
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Tobacco - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Turning Point Brands Inc. | | | 5,755 | | | | 168,622 | |
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TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | | | | | | | 4,042,130 | |
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ENERGY - 7.0% | | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services - 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Helmerich & Payne Inc. | | | 8,065 | | | | 339,214 | |
Nabors Industries Ltd. | | | 1,567 | | | | 134,966 | * |
Newpark Resources Inc. | | | 42,000 | | | | 303,240 | * |
RPC Inc. | | | 25,059 | | | | 193,956 | |
Weatherford International PLC | | | 5,800 | | | | 669,436 | * |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Energy Equipment & Services | | | | | | | 1,640,812 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 5.4% | | | | | | | | |
California Resources Corp. | | | 8,614 | | | | 474,632 | |
DHT Holdings Inc. | | | 31,324 | | | | 360,226 | |
Gulfport Energy Corp. | | | 2,000 | | | | 320,240 | * |
Murphy Oil Corp. | | | 15,695 | | | | 717,262 | |
Par Pacific Holdings Inc. | | | 8,500 | | | | 315,010 | * |
PBF Energy Inc., Class A Shares | | | 9,397 | | | | 540,985 | |
Peabody Energy Corp. | | | 14,100 | | | | 342,066 | |
SandRidge Energy Inc. | | | 32,849 | | | | 478,610 | |
Scorpio Tankers Inc. | | | 4,698 | | | | 336,142 | |
SM Energy Co. | | | 18,311 | | | | 912,803 | |
Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A Shares | | | 8,927 | | | | 521,426 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | | | | | | | 5,319,402 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL ENERGY | | | | | | | 6,960,214 | |
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FINANCIALS - 15.3% | | | | | | | | |
Banks - 6.7% | | | | | | | | |
Amalgamated Financial Corp. | | | 8,970 | | | | 215,280 | |
Associated Banc-Corp. | | | 14,879 | | | | 320,047 | |
Axos Financial Inc. | | | 8,967 | | | | 484,577 | * |
Bancorp Inc. | | | 7,000 | | | | 234,220 | * |
BankUnited Inc. | | | 12,529 | | | | 350,812 | |
Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc. | | | 14,649 | | | | 335,755 | |
Central Pacific Financial Corp. | | | 8,998 | | | | 177,710 | |
CrossFirst Bankshares Inc. | | | 15,662 | | | | 216,762 | * |
Customers Bancorp Inc. | | | 8,065 | | | | 427,929 | * |
Eagle Bancorp Inc. | | | 8,100 | | | | 190,269 | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d) | | March 31, 2024 |
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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SECURITY | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Banks - (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Equity Bancshares Inc., Class A Shares | | | 7,481 | | | $ | 257,122 | |
Financial Institutions Inc. | | | 7,847 | | | | 147,681 | |
First BanCorp | | | 42,880 | | | | 752,115 | |
First Financial Corp. | | | 5,179 | | | | 198,511 | |
Flushing Financial Corp. | | | 15,695 | | | | 197,914 | |
HarborOne Bancorp Inc. | | | 12,000 | | | | 127,920 | |
Hilltop Holdings Inc. | | | 9,086 | | | | 284,573 | |
HomeStreet Inc. | | | 5,755 | | | | 86,613 | |
HomeTrust Bancshares Inc. | | | 6,278 | | | | 171,641 | |
Hope Bancorp Inc. | | | 25,270 | | | | 290,858 | |
Independent Bank Corp. | | | 6,000 | | | | 152,100 | |
Midland States Bancorp Inc. | | | 11,136 | | | | 279,848 | |
Northeast Community Bancorp Inc. | | | 14,000 | | | | 220,220 | |
OFG Bancorp | | | 14,461 | | | | 532,309 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Banks | | | | | | | 6,652,786 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc., Class A Shares | | | 9,860 | | | | 451,292 | |
Evercore Inc., Class A Shares | | | 1,047 | | | | 201,642 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Capital Markets | | | | | | | 652,934 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Bread Financial Holdings Inc. | | | 2,877 | | | | 107,139 | |
Enova International Inc. | | | 12,529 | | | | 787,197 | * |
Navient Corp. | | | 12,529 | | | | 218,005 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Consumer Finance | | | | | | | 1,112,341 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Financial Services - 4.7% | | | | | | | | |
Essent Group Ltd. | | | 8,000 | | | | 476,080 | |
International Money Express Inc. | | | 14,095 | | | | 321,789 | * |
Jackson Financial Inc., Class A Shares | | | 11,746 | | | | 776,880 | |
MGIC Investment Corp. | | | 35,054 | | | | 783,808 | |
Mr. Cooper Group Inc. | | | 6,801 | | | | 530,138 | * |
NMI Holdings Inc., Class A Shares | | | 10,463 | | | | 338,373 | * |
Radian Group Inc. | | | 27,476 | | | | 919,622 | |
StoneCo Ltd., Class A Shares | | | 28,974 | | | | 481,258 | * |
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Total Financial Services | | | | | | | 4,627,948 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance - 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Ambac Financial Group Inc. | | | 18,794 | | | | 293,750 | * |
Employers Holdings Inc. | | | 6,264 | | | | 284,323 | |
Enstar Group Ltd. | | | 1,253 | | | | 389,382 | * |
Genworth Financial Inc., Class A Shares | | | 78,479 | | | | 504,620 | * |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d) | | March 31, 2024 |
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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SECURITY | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Insurance - (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Greenlight Capital Re Ltd., Class A Shares | | | 15,000 | | | $ | 187,050 | * |
HCI Group Inc. | | | 2,479 | | | | 287,763 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Insurance | | | | | | | 1,946,888 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Ladder Capital Corp. | | | 22,710 | | | | 252,762 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL FINANCIALS | | | | | | | 15,245,659 | |
| | | | | | | | |
HEALTH CARE - 15.0% | | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology - 7.2% | | | | | | | | |
2seventy bio Inc. | | | 9,397 | | | | 50,274 | * |
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | | 14,252 | | | | 263,520 | * |
Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc., CVR | | | 89,796 | | | | 0 | *(a)(b)(c) |
ADMA Biologics Inc. | | | 20,810 | | | | 137,346 | * |
Aeglea BioTherapeutics Inc., CVR | | | 30,064 | | | | 0 | *(a)(b)(c) |
Agios Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | | 2,774 | | | | 81,112 | * |
Alkermes PLC | | | 12,529 | | | | 339,160 | * |
Amicus Therapeutics Inc. | | | 17,541 | | | | 206,633 | * |
Anika Therapeutics Inc. | | | 3,923 | | | | 99,644 | * |
Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. | | | 232 | | | | 1,088 | * |
Arcellx Inc. | | | 4,150 | | | | 288,633 | * |
Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. | | | 5,873 | | | | 198,331 | * |
Ardelyx Inc. | | | 52,997 | | | | 386,878 | * |
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | | 1,307 | | | | 37,380 | * |
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | | 18,794 | | | | 94,158 | * |
Blueprint Medicines Corp. | | | 3,400 | | | | 322,524 | * |
CareDx Inc. | | | 9,000 | | | | 95,310 | * |
Caribou Biosciences Inc. | | | 10,986 | | | | 56,468 | * |
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | | 9,000 | | | | 143,460 | * |
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | | 6,801 | | | | 106,980 | * |
Dynavax Technologies Corp. | | | 9,000 | | | | 111,690 | * |
Eagle Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | | 4,287 | | | | 22,464 | * |
Editas Medicine Inc. | | | 6,264 | | | | 46,479 | * |
Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | | 2,271 | | | | 39,652 | * |
Entrada Therapeutics Inc. | | | 4,000 | | | | 56,680 | * |
Fate Therapeutics Inc. | | | 14,879 | | | | 109,212 | * |
Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. | | | 8,500 | | | | 345,780 | * |
Heron Therapeutics Inc. | | | 21,926 | | | | 60,735 | * |
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | | 19,698 | | | | 171,570 | * |
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Class A Shares | | | 9,788 | | | | 193,117 | * |
MacroGenics Inc. | | | 25,059 | | | | 368,869 | * |
MannKind Corp. | | | 27,062 | | | | 122,591 | * |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d) | | March 31, 2024 |
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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SECURITY | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Biotechnology - (continued) | | | | | | | | |
MiMedx Group Inc. | | | 26,884 | | | $ | 207,007 | * |
Myriad Genetics Inc. | | | 6,776 | | | | 144,464 | * |
Nuvalent Inc., Class A Shares | | | 1,993 | | | | 149,654 | * |
Organogenesis Holdings Inc. | | | 17,172 | | | | 48,768 | * |
PDL BioPharma Inc. | | | 152,500 | | | | 24,791 | *(a)(b) |
Poseida Therapeutics Inc. | | | 20,702 | | | | 66,039 | * |
Precigen Inc. | | | 26,159 | | | | 37,931 | * |
Protagonist Therapeutics Inc. | | | 5,000 | | | | 144,650 | * |
Protalix BioTherapeutics Inc. | | | 30,000 | | | | 37,800 | * |
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | | 4,471 | | | | 193,728 | * |
Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | | 66,563 | | | | 98,513 | * |
Surface Oncology Inc., CVR | | | 43,029 | | | | 4,800 | *(a)(b) |
TG Therapeutics Inc. | | | 15,220 | | | | 231,496 | * |
Twist Bioscience Corp. | | | 4,100 | | | | 140,671 | * |
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | | 14,649 | | | | 60,207 | * |
Vaxcyte Inc. | | | 939 | | | | 64,143 | * |
Veracyte Inc. | | | 7,187 | | | | 159,264 | * |
Vericel Corp. | | | 3,500 | | | | 182,070 | * |
Voyager Therapeutics Inc. | | | 13,446 | | | | 125,182 | * |
Xencor Inc. | | | 5,647 | | | | 124,968 | * |
Y-mAbs Therapeutics Inc. | | | 14,879 | | | | 241,933 | * |
Zymeworks Inc. | | | 12,000 | | | | 126,240 | * |
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Total Biotechnology | | | | | | | 7,172,057 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Avanos Medical Inc. | | | 4,656 | | | | 92,701 | * |
Haemonetics Corp. | | | 4,300 | | | | 367,005 | * |
Integer Holdings Corp. | | | 3,529 | | | | 411,764 | * |
iRadimed Corp. | | | 3,295 | | | | 144,947 | |
iRhythm Technologies Inc. | | | 3,351 | | | | 388,716 | * |
Lantheus Holdings Inc. | | | 2,350 | | | | 146,264 | * |
OraSure Technologies Inc. | | | 35,379 | | | | 217,581 | * |
Semler Scientific Inc. | | | 6,734 | | | | 196,700 | * |
Varex Imaging Corp. | | | 9,416 | | | | 170,429 | * |
Zynex Inc. | | | 25,059 | | | | 309,980 | * |
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Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies | | | | | | | 2,446,087 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services - 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
Addus HomeCare Corp. | | | 2,878 | | | | 297,412 | * |
Cross Country Healthcare Inc. | | | 10,180 | | | | 190,570 | * |
Ensign Group Inc. | | | 7,539 | | | | 938,002 | |
Hims & Hers Health Inc. | | | 17,768 | | | | 274,871 | * |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d) | | March 31, 2024 |
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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SECURITY | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Health Care Providers & Services - (continued) | | | | | | | | |
InfuSystem Holdings Inc. | | | 9,416 | | | $ | 80,695 | * |
Joint Corp. | | | 7,847 | | | | 102,482 | * |
Owens & Minor Inc. | | | 15,000 | | | | 415,650 | * |
PetIQ Inc. | | | 23,493 | | | | 429,452 | * |
Tenet Healthcare Corp. | | | 6,278 | | | | 659,881 | * |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Health Care Providers & Services | | | | | | | 3,389,015 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Codexis Inc. | | | 27,408 | | | | 95,654 | * |
Harvard Bioscience Inc. | | | 14,000 | | | | 59,360 | * |
Quanterix Corp. | | | 5,481 | | | | 129,132 | * |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Life Sciences Tools & Services | | | | | | | 284,146 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals - 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | | 21,000 | | | | 127,260 | * |
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | | 6,801 | | | | 298,632 | * |
Assertio Holdings Inc., CVR | | | 62,783 | | | | 0 | *(a)(b)(c) |
Cara Therapeutics Inc. | | | 10,463 | | | | 9,521 | * |
Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc. | | | 4,000 | | | | 155,280 | * |
Corcept Therapeutics Inc. | | | 6,264 | | | | 157,790 | * |
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | | 9,000 | | | | 186,030 | * |
Harmony Biosciences Holdings Inc. | | | 7,000 | | | | 235,060 | * |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. | | | 3,500 | | | | 255,850 | * |
Omeros Corp. | | | 18,868 | | | | 65,095 | * |
SIGA Technologies Inc. | | | 9,867 | | | | 84,461 | |
Theravance Biopharma Inc. | | | 7,847 | | | | 70,388 | * |
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Total Pharmaceuticals | | | | | | | 1,645,367 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | | | | | | | 14,936,672 | |
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INDUSTRIALS - 19.1% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
AAR Corp. | | | 7,847 | | | | 469,800 | * |
Cadre Holdings Inc. | | | 8,056 | | | | 291,627 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Aerospace & Defense | | | | | | | 761,427 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Building Products - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Apogee Enterprises Inc. | | | 5,716 | | | | 338,387 | |
JELD-WEN Holding Inc. | | | 13,800 | | | | 292,974 | * |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Building Products | | | | | | | 631,361 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Cimpress PLC | | | 3,788 | | | | 335,276 | * |
CoreCivic Inc. | | | 26,996 | | | | 421,408 | * |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d) | | March 31, 2024 |
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
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SECURITY | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Commercial Services & Supplies - (continued) | | | | | | | | |
GEO Group Inc. | | | 18,311 | | | $ | 258,551 | * |
Steelcase Inc., Class A Shares | | | 25,669 | | | | 335,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Commercial Services & Supplies | | | | | | | 1,350,985 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction & Engineering - 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Argan Inc. | | | 6,639 | | | | 335,535 | |
Dycom Industries Inc. | | | 4,186 | | | | 600,817 | * |
Granite Construction Inc. | | | 7,439 | | | | 424,990 | |
Limbach Holdings Inc. | | | 6,900 | | | | 285,798 | * |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Construction & Engineering | | | | | | | 1,647,140 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment - 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Atkore Inc. | | | 3,756 | | | | 714,992 | |
Encore Wire Corp. | | | 2,350 | | | | 617,533 | |
NEXTracker Inc., Class A Shares | | | 11,284 | | | | 634,951 | * |
Powell Industries Inc. | | | 2,859 | | | | 406,836 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Electrical Equipment | | | | | | | 2,374,312 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Ground Transportation - 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
ArcBest Corp. | | | 4,186 | | | | 596,505 | |
Covenant Logistics Group Inc. | | | 12,033 | | | | 557,850 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Ground Transportation | | | | | | | 1,154,355 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Machinery - 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
Blue Bird Corp. | | | 12,000 | | | | 460,080 | * |
Briggs & Stratton Corp. | | | 158,200 | | | | 0 | *(a)(b)(c) |
Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. | | | 23,300 | | | | 149,819 | * |
Greenbrier Cos. Inc. | | | 8,736 | | | | 455,146 | |
Mueller Industries Inc. | | | 8,315 | | | | 448,428 | |
Tennant Co. | | | 3,361 | | | | 408,731 | |
Terex Corp. | | | 9,416 | | | | 606,390 | |
Titan International Inc. | | | 40,611 | | | | 506,013 | * |
Wabash National Corp. | | | 9,397 | | | | 281,346 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Machinery | | | | | | | 3,315,953 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Marine Transportation - 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Matson Inc. | | | 4,000 | | | | 449,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Passenger Airlines - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
SkyWest Inc. | | | 8,466 | | | | 584,831 | * |
| | | | | | | | |
Professional Services - 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
Barrett Business Services Inc. | | | 3,290 | | | | 416,909 | |
CRA International Inc. | | | 3,663 | | | | 547,912 | |
ExlService Holdings Inc. | | | 19,625 | | | | 624,075 | * |
Kforce Inc. | | | 9,417 | | | | 664,087 | |
TriNet Group Inc. | | | 3,916 | | | | 518,831 | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d) | | March 31, 2024 |
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
| | | | | | | | |
SECURITY | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Professional Services - (continued) | | | | | | | | |
TrueBlue Inc. | | | 10,437 | | | $ | 130,671 | * |
Upwork Inc. | | | 25,275 | | | | 309,871 | * |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Professional Services | | | | | | | 3,212,356 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Trading Companies & Distributors - 3.5% | | | | | | | | |
Applied Industrial Technologies Inc. | | | 2,464 | | | | 486,763 | |
BlueLinx Holdings Inc. | | | 5,952 | | | | 775,189 | * |
Boise Cascade Co. | | | 4,186 | | | | 642,007 | |
DNOW Inc. | | | 52,319 | | | | 795,249 | * |
Global Industrial Co. | | | 7,090 | | | | 317,490 | |
MRC Global Inc. | | | 36,623 | | | | 460,351 | * |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Trading Companies & Distributors | | | | | | | 3,477,049 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | | | | | | | 18,959,369 | |
| | | | | | | | |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 14.9% | | | | | | | | |
Communications Equipment - 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Extreme Networks Inc. | | | 23,543 | | | | 271,686 | * |
Infinera Corp. | | | 46,986 | | | | 283,326 | * |
NETGEAR Inc. | | | 11,746 | | | | 185,235 | * |
NetScout Systems Inc. | | | 7,585 | | | | 165,656 | * |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Communications Equipment | | | | | | | 905,903 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Arlo Technologies Inc. | | | 35,210 | | | | 445,407 | * |
Bel Fuse Inc., Class B Shares | | | 5,000 | | | | 301,550 | |
Sanmina Corp. | | | 6,278 | | | | 390,366 | * |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components | | | | | | | 1,137,323 | |
| | | | | | | | |
IT Services - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Couchbase Inc. | | | 19,577 | | | | 515,071 | * |
DigitalOcean Holdings Inc. | | | 9,553 | | | | 364,734 | * |
Unisys Corp. | | | 34,184 | | | | 167,843 | * |
| | | | | | | | |
Total IT Services | | | | | | | 1,047,648 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Amkor Technology Inc. | | | 20,360 | | | | 656,406 | |
Axcelis Technologies Inc. | | | 3,916 | | | | 436,712 | * |
Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. | | | 7,831 | | | | 393,978 | |
Onto Innovation Inc. | | | 2,707 | | | | 490,183 | * |
Photronics Inc. | | | 20,927 | | | | 592,653 | * |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | | | | | | | 2,569,932 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Software - 6.0% | | | | | | | | |
8x8 Inc. | | | 38,372 | | | | 103,604 | * |
A10 Networks Inc. | | | 26,891 | | | | 368,138 | |
Alarm.com Holdings Inc. | | | 3,924 | | | | 284,372 | * |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d) | | March 31, 2024 |
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
| | | | | | | | |
SECURITY | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Software - (continued) | | | | | | | | |
Appfolio Inc., Class A Shares | | | 2,746 | | | $ | 677,548 | * |
Box Inc., Class A Shares | | | 12,529 | | | | 354,821 | * |
Cleanspark Inc. | | | 27,000 | | | | 572,670 | * |
CommVault Systems Inc. | | | 6,610 | | | | 670,452 | * |
Domo Inc., Class B Shares | | | 3,138 | | | | 27,991 | * |
eGain Corp. | | | 16,166 | | | | 104,271 | * |
InterDigital Inc. | | | 3,446 | | | | 366,861 | |
LiveRamp Holdings Inc. | | | 9,880 | | | | 340,860 | * |
Matterport Inc. | | | 55,365 | | | | 125,125 | * |
Qualys Inc. | | | 3,977 | | | | 663,642 | * |
Varonis Systems Inc. | | | 10,571 | | | | 498,634 | * |
Weave Communications Inc. | | | 26,000 | | | | 298,480 | * |
Yext Inc. | | | 31,324 | | | | 188,884 | * |
Zeta Global Holdings Corp., Class A Shares | | | 31,188 | | | | 340,885 | * |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Software | | | | | | | 5,987,238 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
Immersion Corp. | | | 30,000 | | | | 224,400 | |
Super Micro Computer Inc. | | | 2,607 | | | | 2,633,148 | * |
Xerox Holdings Corp. | | | 16,600 | | | | 297,140 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals | | | | | | | 3,154,688 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | | | | | | | 14,802,732 | |
| | | | | | | | |
MATERIALS - 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals - 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Core Molding Technologies Inc. | | | 8,000 | | | | 151,440 | * |
Hawkins Inc. | | | 4,217 | | | | 323,866 | |
Koppers Holdings Inc. | | | 6,466 | | | | 356,729 | |
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. | | | 33,307 | | | | 159,207 | * |
Tronox Holdings PLC | | | 20,169 | | | | 349,932 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Chemicals | | | | | | | 1,341,174 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Containers & Packaging - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Pactiv Evergreen Inc. | | | 18,878 | | | | 270,333 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining - 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Arch Resources Inc. | | | 1,975 | | | | 317,560 | |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | | | 2,897 | | | | 258,876 | |
Olympic Steel Inc. | | | 5,413 | | | | 383,673 | |
Ryerson Holding Corp. | | | 7,831 | | | | 262,339 | |
SunCoke Energy Inc. | | | 66,847 | | | | 753,366 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Metals & Mining | | | | | | | 1,975,814 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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FRANKLIN U.S. SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND
| | |
Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d) | | March 31, 2024 |
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
| | | | | | | | |
SECURITY | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Paper & Forest Products - 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Sylvamo Corp. | | | 5,873 | | | $ | 362,599 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL MATERIALS | | | | | | | 3,949,920 | |
| | | | | | | | |
REAL ESTATE - 5.3% | | | | | | | | |
Diversified REITs - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
American Assets Trust Inc. | | | 11,967 | | | | 262,197 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care REITs - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Healthcare Trust | | | 107,000 | | | | 263,220 | |
National Health Investors Inc. | | | 5,794 | | | | 364,037 | |
Sabra Health Care REIT Inc. | | | 30,000 | | | | 443,100 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Health Care REITs | | | | | | | 1,070,357 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotel & Resort REITs - 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Apple Hospitality REIT Inc. | | | 26,159 | | | | 428,485 | |
Chatham Lodging Trust | | | 19,463 | | | | 196,771 | |
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. | | | 51,435 | | | | 494,290 | |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | | | 13,602 | | | | 209,607 | |
RLJ Lodging Trust | | | 22,024 | | | | 260,324 | |
Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc. | | | 1,958 | | | | 226,364 | |
Summit Hotel Properties Inc. | | | 45,000 | | | | 292,950 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Hotel & Resort REITs | | | | | | | 2,108,791 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrial REITs - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Innovative Industrial Properties Inc. | | | 2,084 | | | | 215,777 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Office REITs - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Brandywine Realty Trust | | | 45,200 | | | | 216,960 | |
Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc., Class A Shares | | | 18,572 | | | | 130,561 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Office REITs | | | | | | | 347,521 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Forestar Group Inc. | | | 8,700 | | | | 349,653 | * |
| | | | | | | | |
Residential REITs - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Apartment Investment and Management Co., Class A Shares | | | 19,577 | | | | 160,336 | * |
| | | | | | | | |
Retail REITs - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Alexander’s Inc. | | | 854 | | | | 185,437 | |
Tanger Inc. | | | 12,500 | | | | 369,125 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Retail REITs | | | | | | | 554,562 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialized REITs - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Farmland Partners Inc. | | | 16,940 | | | | 188,034 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL REAL ESTATE | | | | | | | 5,257,228 | |
| | | | | | | | |
UTILITIES - 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Electric Utilities - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
ALLETE Inc. | | | 5,755 | | | | 343,228 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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FRANKLIN U.S. SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND
| | |
Schedule of investments (unaudited) (cont’d) | | March 31, 2024 |
(Percentages shown based on Fund net assets)
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
SECURITY | | | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Water Utilities - 0.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. | | | | | | | 18,829 | | | $ | 551,878 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL UTILITIES | | | | | | | | | | | 895,106 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost - $76,244,050) | | | | | | | | | | | 98,372,439 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | RATE | | | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class (Cost - $1,010,361) | | | 5.216 | % | | | 1,010,361 | | | | 1,010,361 | (d) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.0% (Cost - $77,254,411) | | | | | | | | | | | 99,382,800 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.0)%†† | | | | | | | | | | | (17,913 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | | | | | | | | | $ | 99,364,887 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
†† | Represents less than 0.1%. |
* | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | Security is fair valued in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (Note 1). |
(b) | Security is valued using significant unobservable inputs (Note 1). |
(c) | Value is less than $1. |
(d) | Rate shown is one-day yield as of the end of the reporting period. |
Abbreviation(s) used in this schedule:
| | |
CVR | | — Contingent Value Rights |
REIT | | — Real Estate Investment Trust |
This Schedule of Investments is unaudited and is intended to provide information about the Fund’s investments as of the date of the schedule. Other information regarding the Fund is available in the Fund’s most recent annual or semi-annual shareholder report.
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
1. Organization and significant accounting policies
Franklin U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund (the “Fund”) is a separate diversified investment series of Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust, a Maryland statutory trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company.
The Fund follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies (“ASC 946”). The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), including, but not limited to, ASC 946.
(a) Investment valuation. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sales price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. The valuations for fixed income securities (which may include, but are not limited to, corporate, government, municipal, mortgage-backed, collateralized mortgage obligations and asset-backed securities) and certain derivative instruments are typically the prices supplied by independent third party pricing services, which may use market prices or broker/dealer quotations or a variety of valuation techniques and methodologies. The independent third party pricing services typically use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates and quoted prices for similar securities. Investments in open-end funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share of each fund on the day of valuation. When the Fund holds securities or other assets that are denominated in a foreign currency, the Fund will normally use the currency exchange rates as of 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). If independent third party pricing services are unable to supply prices for a portfolio investment, or if the prices supplied are deemed by the manager to be unreliable, the market price may be determined by the manager using quotations from one or more broker/dealers or at the transaction price if the security has recently been purchased and no value has yet been obtained from a pricing service or pricing broker. When reliable prices are not readily available, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Fund calculates its net asset value, the Fund values these securities as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
Pursuant to policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, the Fund’s manager has been designated as the valuation designee and is responsible for the oversight of the daily valuation process. The Fund’s manager is assisted by the Global Fund Valuation Committee (the “Valuation Committee”). The Valuation Committee is responsible for making fair value determinations, evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund’s pricing policies, and reporting to the Fund’s manager and the Board of Trustees. When determining the reliability of third party pricing information for investments owned by the Fund, the Valuation Committee, among other things, conducts due diligence reviews of pricing vendors, monitors the daily change in prices and reviews transactions among market participants.
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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
The Valuation Committee will consider pricing methodologies it deems relevant and appropriate when making fair value determinations. Examples of possible methodologies include, but are not limited to, multiple of earnings; discount from market of a similar freely traded security; discounted cash-flow analysis; book value or a multiple thereof; risk premium/yield analysis; yield to maturity; and/or fundamental investment analysis. The Valuation Committee will also consider factors it deems relevant and appropriate in light of the facts and circumstances. Examples of possible factors include, but are not limited to, the type of security; the issuer’s financial statements; the purchase price of the security; the discount from market value of unrestricted securities of the same class at the time of purchase; analysts’ research and observations from financial institutions; information regarding any transactions or offers with respect to the security; the existence of merger proposals or tender offers affecting the security; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies; and the existence of a shelf registration for restricted securities.
For each portfolio security that has been fair valued pursuant to the policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, the fair value price is compared against the last available and next available market quotations. The Valuation Committee reviews the results of such back testing monthly and fair valuation occurrences are reported to the Board of Trustees quarterly.
The Fund uses valuation techniques to measure fair value that are consistent with the market approach and/or income approach, depending on the type of security and the particular circumstance. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable securities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to discount estimated future cash flows to present value.
GAAP establishes a disclosure hierarchy that categorizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to value assets and liabilities at measurement date. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| • | | Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| • | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| • | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
The following is a summary of the inputs used in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ASSETS | |
DESCRIPTION | | QUOTED PRICES (LEVEL 1) | | | OTHER SIGNIFICANT OBSERVABLE INPUTS (LEVEL 2) | | | SIGNIFICANT UNOBSERVABLE INPUTS (LEVEL 3) | | | TOTAL | |
Long-Term Investments†: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Health Care | | $ | 14,907,081 | | | | — | | | $ | 29,591 | | | $ | 14,936,672 | |
Industrials | | | 18,959,369 | | | | — | | | | 0 | * | | | 18,959,369 | |
Other Common Stocks | | | 64,476,398 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 64,476,398 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments | | | 98,342,848 | | | | — | | | | 29,591 | | | | 98,372,439 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Short-Term Investments† | | | 1,010,361 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,010,361 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | $ | 99,353,209 | | | | — | | | $ | 29,591 | | | $ | 99,382,800 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
† | See Schedule of Investments for additional detailed categorizations. |
* | Amount represents less than $1. |
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