BROOKFIELD REAL ASSETS SECURITIES FUND | | | | | | |
Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) | | | | | | |
March 31, 2022 | | | | | | |
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COMMON STOCKS - 81.1% | | | | | | |
AUSTRALIA - 2.8% | | | | | | |
Diversified - 0.3% | | | | | | |
The GPT Group | | | 49,394 | | | $ | 190,528 | |
Manufactured Homes - 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Ingenia Communities Group | | | 56,100 | | | | 211,789 | |
Office - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Dexus | | | 21,105 | | | | 172,273 | |
Self Storage - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
National Storage REIT | | | 46,900 | | | | 94,360 | |
Toll Roads - 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Transurban Group | | | 91,707 | | | | 926,605 | |
Total AUSTRALIA | | | | | | | 1,595,555 | |
BRAZIL - 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Rail - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Rumo SA (n) | | | 94,983 | | | | 370,671 | |
Toll Roads - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
CCR SA | | | 129,714 | | | | 374,072 | |
Wind & Solar - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Omega Energia SA (n) | | | 17,078 | | | | 42,865 | |
Total BRAZIL | | | | | | | 787,608 | |
CANADA - 4.8% | | | | | | | | |
Clean Power - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Fortis, Inc. | | | 1,200 | | | | 59,350 | |
Office - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 4,605 | | | | 171,764 | |
Pipelines - 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Enbridge, Inc. | | | 25,000 | | | | 1,150,862 | |
Enbridge, Inc. | | | 5,097 | | | | 234,921 | |
Total Pipelines | | | | | | | 1,385,783 | |
Rail - 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. | | | 8,900 | | | | 734,553 | |
Residential - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 27,248 | | | | 348,514 | |
Wind & Solar - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Boralex, Inc. | | | 1,800 | | | | 58,342 | |
Total CANADA | | | | | | | 2,758,306 | |
CHILE - 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Water - 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Aguas Andinas SA | | | 1,056,005 | | | | 224,542 | |
Total CHILE | | | | | | | 224,542 | |
CHINA - 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Airports - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Hainan Meilan International Airport Company Ltd. (n) | | | 37,495 | | | | 85,447 | |
Communications Infrastructure - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
China Tower Corporation Ltd. (e) | | | 1,274,500 | | | | 142,671 | |
Gas Utilities - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
China Resources Gas Group Ltd. | | | 48,195 | | | | 202,847 | |
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. | | | 9,469 | | | | 141,428 | |
Total Gas Utilities | | | | | | | 344,275 | |
Water - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Guangdong Investment Ltd. | | | 193,549 | | | | 263,699 | |
Wind & Solar - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
China Longyuan Power Group Corporation Ltd. | | | 26,596 | | | | 59,781 | |
Total CHINA | | | | | | | 895,873 | |
DENMARK - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Wind & Solar - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Orsted A/S (e) | | | 1,000 | | | | 125,171 | |
Vestas Wind Systems A/S | | | 2,000 | | | | 58,670 | |
Total Wind & Solar | | | | | | | 183,841 | |
Total DENMARK | | | | | | | 183,841 | |
FRANCE - 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
Clean Technology - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Nexans SA | | | 700 | | | | 65,507 | |
Hotel - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Accor SA (n) | | | 5,238 | | | | 168,766 | |
Office - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Covivio | | | 2,885 | | | | 229,601 | |
Gecina SA | | | 1,893 | | | | 238,573 | |
Total Office | | | | | | | 468,174 | |
Renewables/Electric Generation - 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Engie SA | | | 18,100 | | | | 237,962 | |
Veolia Environnement SA | | | 13,328 | | | | 427,344 | |
Total Renewables/Electric Generation | | | | | | | 665,306 | |
Retail - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (n) | | | 7,699 | | | | 576,714 | |
Toll Roads - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Getlink SE | | | 16,800 | | | | 302,564 | |
Wind & Solar - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Neoen SA (e) | | | 900 | | | | 38,234 | |
Total FRANCE | | | | | | | 2,285,265 | |
GERMANY - 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Airports - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide (n) | | | 1,571 | | | | 87,086 | |
Residential - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Vonovia SE | | | 8,860 | | | | 412,971 | |
Total GERMANY | | | | | | | 500,057 | |
HONG KONG - 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Diversified - 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | | | 29,731 | | | | 353,724 | |
Swire Properties Ltd. | | | 67,064 | | | | 165,729 | |
Total Diversified | | | | | | | 519,453 | |
Rail - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
MTR Corporation Ltd. | | | 29,166 | | | | 157,067 | |
Retail - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Wharf Real Estate Investment Company Ltd. | | | 36,672 | | | | 181,242 | |
Total HONG KONG | | | | | | | 857,762 | |
INDIA - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Wind & Solar - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Azure Power Global Ltd. (n) | | | 1,400 | | | | 23,296 | |
Total INDIA | | | | | | | 23,296 | |
IRELAND - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Wind & Solar - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Greencoat Renewables PLC | | | 44,200 | | | | 55,347 | |
Total IRELAND | | | | | | | 55,347 | |
ITALY - 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Clean Technology - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
RWA Way SpA (e) | | | 13,700 | | | | 85,641 | |
Renewables/Electric Generation - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Hera SpA | | | 80,200 | | | | 295,471 | |
Toll Roads - 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Atlantia SpA | | | 35,458 | | | | 737,267 | |
Wind & Solar - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Enel SpA | | | 22,400 | | | | 149,560 | |
Total ITALY | | | | | | | 1,267,939 | |
JAPAN - 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
Diversified - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
United Urban Investment Corp. | | | 135 | | | | 155,594 | |
Gas Utilities - 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Tokyo Gas Company Ltd. | | | 11,327 | | | | 207,366 | |
Hotel - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Invincible Investment Corp. | | | 511 | | | | 176,368 | |
Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp. | | | 331 | | | | 168,752 | |
Total Hotel | | | | | | | 345,120 | |
Industrial - 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
GLP J-REIT | | | 229 | | | | 347,966 | |
LaSalle Logiport REIT | | | 71 | | | | 102,122 | |
Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc. | | | 57 | | | | 268,792 | |
Total Industrial | | | | | | | 718,880 | |
Office - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Mitsui Fudosan Company Ltd. | | | 7,573 | | | | 162,080 | |
Rail - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
East Japan Railway Co. | | | 8,000 | | | | 463,020 | |
West Japan Railway Co. | | | 4,344 | | | | 179,997 | |
Total Rail | | | | | | | 643,017 | |
Total JAPAN | | | | | | | 2,232,057 | |
MEXICO - 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Airports - 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV | | | 30,556 | | | | 492,568 | |
Total MEXICO | | | | | | | 492,568 | |
NEW ZEALAND - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Clean Power - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Mercury NZ Ltd. | | | 14,000 | | | | 57,472 | |
Total NEW ZEALAND | | | | | | | 57,472 | |
SINGAPORE - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Diversified - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust | | | 129,711 | | | | 214,586 | |
City Developments Ltd. | | | 41,008 | | | | 237,056 | |
Total Diversified | | | | | | | 451,642 | |
Total SINGAPORE | | | | | | | 451,642 | |
SPAIN - 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
Airports - 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Aena SME SA (e) (n) | | | 3,012 | | | | 502,104 | |
Communications Infrastructure - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Cellnex Telecom SA (e) | | | 12,800 | | | | 615,996 | |
Diversified - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Merlin Properties Socimi SA | | | 34,318 | | | | 401,220 | |
Toll Roads - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Ferrovial SA | | | 12,584 | | | | 334,671 | |
Wind & Solar - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC | | | 1,800 | | | | 63,126 | |
Corp ACCIONA Energias Renovables SA | | | 1,600 | | | | 59,148 | |
EDP Renovaveis SA | | | 2,000 | | | | 51,422 | |
Iberdrola SA | | | 12,583 | | | | 137,533 | |
Total Wind & Solar | | | | | | | 311,229 | |
Total SPAIN | | | | | | | 2,165,220 | |
SWEDEN - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Diversified - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Hufvudstaden AB | | | 12,260 | | | | 174,018 | |
Total SWEDEN | | | | | | | 174,018 | |
UNITED KINGDOM - 5.2% | | | | | | | | |
Electricity Transmission & Distribution - 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
National Grid PLC | | | 57,003 | | | | 876,032 | |
Industrial - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Tritax EuroBox PLC (e) | | | 117,509 | | | | 162,527 | |
Office - 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Derwent London PLC | | | 5,181 | | | | 217,479 | |
Renewables/Electric Generation - 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Drax Group PLC | | | 13,200 | | | | 135,743 | |
SSE PLC | | | 23,164 | | | | 529,274 | |
Total Renewables/Electric Generation | | | | | | | 665,017 | |
Residential - 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
The UNITE Group PLC | | | 17,082 | | | | 258,748 | |
Retail - 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Capital & Counties Properties PLC | | | 121,887 | | | | 278,139 | |
Hammerson PLC | | | 337,716 | | | | 146,490 | |
Shaftesbury PLC | | | 32,830 | | | | 264,915 | |
Total Retail | | | | | | | 689,544 | |
Water Sustainability - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Severn Trent PLC | | | 2,200 | | | | 88,669 | |
Total UNITED KINGDOM | | | | | | | 2,958,016 | |
UNITED STATES - 46.1% | | | | | | | | |
Clean Power - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Exelon Corp. | | | 2,400 | | | | 114,312 | |
Clean Technology - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Itron, Inc. (n) | | | 1,100 | | | | 57,948 | |
Communications - 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Crown Castle International Corp. | | | 5,200 | | | | 959,920 | |
SBA Communications Corp. | | | 1,300 | | | | 447,330 | |
Total Communications | | | | | | | 1,407,250 | |
Datacenters - 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 3,755 | | | | 532,459 | |
Electricity Transmission & Distribution - 3.5% | | | | | | | | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 19,500 | | | | 597,480 | |
PG&E Corp. (n) | | | 38,420 | | | | 458,735 | |
Sempra Energy | | | 5,500 | | | | 924,660 | |
Total Electricity Transmission & Distribution | | | | | | | 1,980,875 | |
Gas Utilities - 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | | | 4,300 | | | | 513,807 | |
NiSource, Inc. | | | 18,865 | | | | 599,907 | |
Total Gas Utilities | | | | | | | 1,113,714 | |
Healthcare - 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | | | 12,100 | | | | 415,393 | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 8,410 | | | | 519,402 | |
Welltower, Inc. | | | 6,673 | | | | 641,542 | |
Total Healthcare
| | | | | | | 1,576,337 | |
Hotel - 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 20,950 | | | | 409,154 | |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | | | 15,959 | | | | 390,676 | |
Total Hotel | | | | | | | 799,830 | |
Industrial - 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Americold Realty Trust | | | 9,618 | | | | 268,150 | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 6,352 | | | | 1,025,721 | |
Total Industrial | | | | | | | 1,293,871 | |
Manufactured Homes - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Sun Communities, Inc. | | | 1,944 | | | | 340,764 | |
Midstream - 4.3% | | | | | | | | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc. | | | 6,387 | | | | 885,557 | |
Equitrans Midstream Corp. | | | 53,236 | | | | 449,312 | |
Targa Resources Corp. | | | 11,638 | | | | 878,320 | |
The Williams Companies, Inc. | | | 7,204 | | | | 240,686 | |
Total Midstream | | | | | | | 2,453,875 | |
Net Lease - 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Agree Realty Corp. | | | 4,100 | | | | 272,076 | |
EPR Properties | | | 6,500 | | | | 355,615 | |
VICI Properties, Inc. | | | 16,464 | | | | 468,565 | |
Total Net Lease | | | | | | | 1,096,256 | |
Office - 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | | 1,330 | | | | 267,662 | |
Highwoods Properties, Inc. | | | 5,650 | | | | 258,431 | |
Kilroy Realty Corp. | | | 2,452 | | | | 187,382 | |
Total Office | | | | | | | 713,475 | |
Pipeline (MLP) - 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Energy Transfer LP | | | 21,621 | | | | 241,939 | |
Enterprise Products Partners LP | | | 9,170 | | | | 236,678 | |
Magellan Midstream Partners LP | | | 4,567 | | | | 224,103 | |
MPLX LP | | | 6,628 | | | | 219,917 | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP | | | 20,627 | | | | 221,946 | |
Western Midstream Partners LP | | | 8,673 | | | | 218,733 | |
Total Pipeline (MLP) | | | | | | | 1,363,316 | |
Pipelines - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | | | 12,667 | | | | 239,533 | |
Plains GP Holdings LP | | | 29,800 | | | | 344,190 | |
Total Pipelines | | | | | | | 583,723 | |
Rail - 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
CSX Corp. | | | 21,000 | | | | 786,450 | |
Renewables/Electric Generation - 9.9% | | | | | | | | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 3,195 | | | | 299,563 | |
CMS Energy Corp. | | | 2,566 | | | | 179,466 | |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | 13,800 | | | | 1,172,586 | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 6,154 | | | | 718,480 | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 19,785 | | | | 907,340 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 19,100 | | | | 1,617,961 | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 10,400 | | | | 750,568 | |
Total Renewables/Electric Generation | | | | | | | 5,645,964 | |
Residential - 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
American Homes 4 Rent | | | 6,104 | | | | 244,343 | |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 1,704 | | | | 588,698 | |
Invitation Homes, Inc. | | | 12,600 | | | | 506,268 | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 2,194 | | | | 459,533 | |
UDR, Inc. | | | 9,419 | | | | 540,368 | |
Total Residential | | | | | | | 2,339,210 | |
Retail - 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | 2,600 | | | | 317,382 | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 4,375 | | | | 575,575 | |
Total Retail | | | | | | | 892,957 | |
Self Storage - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Public Storage | | | 1,660 | | | | 647,865 | |
Water Sustainability - 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
American Water Works Company, Inc. | | | 600 | | | | 99,318 | |
Essential Utilities, Inc. | | | 1,400 | | | | 71,582 | |
Xylem, Inc. | | | 600 | | | | 51,156 | |
Total Water Sustainability | | | | | | | 222,056 | |
Wind & Solar - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Clearway Energy, Inc. | | | 3,500 | | | | 127,785 | |
Enphase Energy, Inc. (n) | | | 400 | | | | 80,712 | |
NextEra Energy Partners LP | | | 800 | | | | 66,688 | |
Sunrun, Inc. (n) | | | 2,200 | | | | 66,814 | |
Total Wind & Solar | | | | | | | 341,999 | |
Total UNITED STATES | | | | | | | 26,304,506 | |
Total COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $37,840,667) | | | | | | | 46,270,890 | |
CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
UNITED STATES - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Hotel - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
RLJ Lodging Trust, Series A, 1.95% | | | 4,603 | | | | 126,813 | |
Net Lease - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
EPR Properties, Series C, 5.75% | | | 6,023 | | | | 155,574 | |
Office - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Equity Commonwealth, Series D, 6.50% | | | 4,915 | | | | 135,408 | |
Retail - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
RPT Realty, Series D, 7.25% | | | 2,270 | | | | 134,585 | |
Total UNITED STATES | | | | | | | 552,380 | |
Total CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $545,395) | | | | | | | 552,380 | |
| | Principal Amount (000s) | | | Value | |
REAL ASSET DEBT - 6.9% | | | | | | | | |
BRAZIL - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Vale Overseas Ltd., 3.75%, 07/08/30 | | $ | 40 | | | $ | 38,522 | |
Total BRAZIL | | | | | | | 38,522 | |
CANADA - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Basic Industrial - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Cascades, Inc., 5.38%, 01/15/28 (e) | | | 20 | | | | 19,975 | |
Methanex Corp., 5.25%, 12/15/29 | | | 10 | | | | 10,193 | |
NOVA Chemicals Corp., 4.25%, 05/15/29 (e) | | | 20 | | | | 18,421 | |
Total Basic Industrial | | | | | | | 48,589 | |
Energy - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Baytex Energy Corp., 8.75%, 04/01/27 (e) | | | 5 | | | | 5,362 | |
MEG Energy Corp., 6.50%, 01/15/25 (e) | | | 5 | | | | 5,081 | |
MEG Energy Corp., 7.13%, 02/01/27 (e) | | | 20 | | | | 20,940 | |
Total Energy | | | | | | | 31,383 | |
Infrastructure Services - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
GFL Environmental, Inc., 3.50%, 09/01/28 (e) | | | 20 | | | | 18,806 | |
Media - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Videotron Ltd., 3.63%, 06/15/29 (e) | | | 30 | | | | 27,600 | |
Metals & Mining - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Hudbay Minerals, Inc., 4.50%, 04/01/26 (e) | | | 10 | | | | 9,750 | |
Oil Gas Transportation & Distribution - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Parkland Corp., 4.50%, 10/01/29 (e) | | | 20 | | | | 18,543 | |
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 2.72% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 2.21%), 05/15/67 (v) | | | 50 | | | | 41,375 | |
Total Oil Gas Transportation & Distribution | | | | | | | 59,918 | |
Utility - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Emera, Inc., 6.75% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 5.44%), 06/15/76 (v) | | | 35 | | | | 36,837 | |
Total CANADA | | | | | | | 232,883 | |
FRANCE - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Telecommunication Services - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Altice France SA, 5.50%, 01/15/28 (e) | | | 20 | | | | 18,546 | |
Total FRANCE | | | | | | | 18,546 | |
GERMANY - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Basic Industrial - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Mercer International, Inc., 5.13%, 02/01/29 | | | 10 | | | | 9,650 | |
Total GERMANY | | | | | | | 9,650 | |
NETHERLANDS - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Media - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
UPC Broadband Finco BV, 4.88%, 07/15/31 (e) | | | 10 | | | | 9,453 | |
VZ Secured Financing BV, 5.00%, 01/15/32 (e) | | | 10 | | | | 9,350 | |
Ziggo Bond Company BV, 5.13%, 02/28/30 (e) | | | 10 | | | | 9,306 | |
Total Media | | | | | | | 28,109 | |
Total NETHERLANDS | | | | | | | 28,109 | |
SPAIN - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Utility - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC, 4.13%, 06/15/28 (e) | | | 40 | | | | 38,546 | |
Total SPAIN | | | | | | | 38,546 | |
UNITED KINGDOM - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Energy - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
BP Capital Markets PLC, 4.88% (Fixed until 06/22/30, then 5 Year U.S. Treasury Yield Curve + 4.40%), Perpetual (v) | | | 10 | | | | 10,025 | |
Media - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 4.50%, 08/15/30 (e) | | | 40 | | | | 37,300 | |
Total UNITED KINGDOM | | | | | | | 47,325 | |
UNITED STATES - 6.1% | | | | | | | | |
Basic Industrial - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Hexion, Inc., 7.88%, 07/15/27 (e) | | | 20 | | | | 21,094 | |
Resolute Forest Products, Inc., 4.88%, 03/01/26 (e) | | | 10 | | | | 9,622 | |
Tronox, Inc., 4.63%, 03/15/29 (e) | | | 15 | | | | 14,025 | |
Total Basic Industrial | | | | | | | 44,741 | |
Construction & Building Materials - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Ashton Woods USA LLC, 6.63%, 01/15/28 (e) | | | 20 | | | | 20,491 | |
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 5.88%, 10/15/27 | | | 20 | | | | 19,325 | |
Builders FirstSource, Inc., 5.00%, 03/01/30 (e) | | | 10 | | | | 9,892 | |
KB Home, 4.00%, 06/15/31 | | | 20 | | | | 18,099 | |
M/I Homes, Inc., 4.95%, 02/01/28 | | | 20 | | | | 18,850 | |
Shea Homes LP, 4.75%, 04/01/29 (e) | | | 20 | | | | 18,705 | |
Standard Industries, Inc., 3.38%, 01/15/31 (e) | | | 15 | | | | 13,144 | |
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., 5.88%, 06/15/27 (e) | | | 20 | | | | 20,800 | |
Total Construction & Building Materials | | | | | | | 139,306 | |
Diversified - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Forestar Group, Inc., 5.00%, 03/01/28 (e) | | | 40 | | | | 37,500 | |
The Howard Hughes Corp., 5.38%, 08/01/28 (e) | | | 40 | | | | 40,159 | |
Total Diversified | | | | | | | 77,659 | |
Energy - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Antero Resources Corp., 5.38%, 03/01/30 (e) | | | 10 | | | | 10,225 | |
Apache Corp., 4.25%, 01/15/30 | | | 30 | | | | 30,450 | |
California Resources Corp., 7.13%, 02/01/26 (e) | | | 17 | | | | 17,668 | |
Callon Petroleum Co., 6.38%, 07/01/26 | | | 9 | | | | 8,949 | |
Callon Petroleum Co., 8.25%, 07/15/25 | | | 10 | | | | 10,100 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.50%, 02/01/26 (e) | | | 15 | | | | 15,369 | |
Civitas Resources, Inc., 5.00%, 10/15/26 (e) | | | 10 | | | | 9,913 | |
Comstock Resources, Inc., 6.75%, 03/01/29 (e) | | | 30 | | | | 30,947 | |
Continental Resources, Inc., 5.75%, 01/15/31 (e) | | | 21 | | | | 22,970 | |
Crescent Energy Finance LLC, 7.25%, 05/01/26 (e) | | | 10 | | | | 10,047 | |
Devon Energy Corp., 7.95%, 04/15/32 | | | 10 | | | | 12,981 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc., 4.25%, 03/15/52 | | | 20 | | | | 19,756 | |
Endeavor Energy Resources LP, 6.63%, 07/15/25 (e) | | | 20 | | | | 20,750 | |
EQT Corp., 7.50%, 02/01/30 | | | 21 | | | | 24,317 | |
Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc., 10.50%, 05/15/27 (e) | | | 15 | | | | 14,704 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 4.40%, 04/15/46 | | | 50 | | | | 47,500 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 8.88%, 07/15/30 | | | 48 | | | | 61,440 | |
Range Resources Corp., 8.25%, 01/15/29 | | | 10 | | | | 10,959 | |
Southwestern Energy Co., 5.38%, 02/01/29 | | | 32 | | | | 32,520 | |
Transocean Proteus Ltd., 6.25%, 12/01/24 (e) | | | 28 | | | | 27,294 | |
Total Energy | | | | | | | 438,859 | |
Health Facilities - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 4.75%, 02/15/31 (e) | | | 55 | | | | 51,975 | |
HCA, Inc., 3.50%, 09/01/30 | | | 60 | | | | 57,734 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.13%, 10/01/28 (e) | | | 60 | | | | 60,975 | |
Total Health Facilities
| | | | | | | 170,684 | |
Infrastructure Services - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Mueller Water Products, Inc., 4.00%, 06/15/29 (e) | | | 10 | | | | 9,538 | |
Terex Corp., 5.00%, 05/15/29 (e) | | | 10 | | | | 9,593 | |
United Rentals North America, Inc., 3.88%, 02/15/31 | | | 20 | | | | 18,850 | |
United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.50%, 05/15/27 | | | 20 | | | | 20,686 | |
Total Infrastructure Services | | | | | | | 58,667 | |
Leisure - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Boyd Gaming Corp., 4.75%, 12/01/27 | | | 13 | | | | 12,898 | |
Boyd Gaming Corp., 4.75%, 06/15/31 (e) | | | 30 | | | | 28,912 | |
Caesars Resort Collection LLC, 5.75%, 07/01/25 (e) | | | 20 | | | | 20,498 | |
Cedar Fair LP, 5.50%, 05/01/25 (e) | | | 40 | | | | 41,077 | |
GLP Capital LP, 4.00%, 01/15/30 | | | 40 | | | | 38,824 | |
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP, 4.50%, 09/01/26 | | | 40 | | | | 40,200 | |
Park Intermediate Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 10/01/28 (e) | | | 30 | | | | 29,850 | |
RHP Hotel Properties LP, 4.50%, 02/15/29 (e) | | | 10 | | | | 9,400 | |
Scientific Games International, Inc., 5.00%, 10/15/25 (e) | | | 20 | | | | 20,500 | |
Scientific Games International, Inc., 8.25%, 03/15/26 (e) | | | 20 | | | | 20,825 | |
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 5.50%, 04/15/27 (e) | | | 20 | | | | 20,013 | |
Station Casinos LLC, 4.50%, 02/15/28 (e) | | | 20 | | | | 19,044 | |
Station Casinos LLC, 4.63%, 12/01/31 (e) | | | 5 | | | | 4,573 | |
VICI Properties LP, 4.63%, 12/01/29 (e) | | | 40 | | | | 40,000 | |
Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 5.50%, 03/01/25 (e) | | | 10 | | | | 10,000 | |
Total Leisure | | | | | | | 356,614 | |
Media - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Cable One, Inc., 4.00%, 11/15/30 (e) | | | 50 | | | | 46,111 | |
CCO Holdings LLC, 4.75%, 03/01/30 (e) | | | 100 | | | | 95,964 | |
Charter Communications Operating LLC, 3.70%, 04/01/51 | | | 25 | | | | 20,592 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 4.63%, 12/01/30 (e) | | | 30 | | | | 25,089 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 4.50%, 11/15/31 (e) | | | 40 | | | | 35,800 | |
DIRECTV Holdings LLC, 5.88%, 08/15/27 (e) | | | 20 | | | | 19,686 | |
DISH DBS Corp., 5.13%, 06/01/29 | | | 20 | | | | 17,032 | |
DISH DBS Corp., 5.25%, 12/01/26 (e) | | | 10 | | | | 9,519 | |
GCI LLC, 4.75%, 10/15/28 (e) | | | 10 | | | | 9,791 | |
Total Media | | | | | | | 279,584 | |
Metals & Mining - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., 6.75%, 03/15/26 (e) | | | 10 | | | | 10,500 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 4.25%, 03/01/30 | | | 40 | | | | 40,267 | |
Total Metals & Mining | | | | | | | 50,767 | |
Oil Gas Transportation & Distribution - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Antero Midstream Partners LP, 5.38%, 06/15/29 (e) | | | 30 | | | | 29,969 | |
Blue Racer Midstream LLC, 6.63%, 07/15/26 (e) | | | 10 | | | | 10,157 | |
Buckeye Partners LP, 4.13%, 12/01/27 | | | 20 | | | | 19,100 | |
Cheniere Energy, Inc., 4.63%, 10/15/28 | | | 30 | | | | 30,225 | |
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, 5.63%, 05/01/27 (e) | | | 10 | | | | 9,908 | |
DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.85% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.85%), 05/21/43 (e) (v) | | | 20 | | | | 18,609 | |
DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.60%, 04/01/44 | | | 20 | | | | 21,015 | |
DT Midstream, Inc., 4.13%, 06/15/29 (e) | | | 20 | | | | 19,176 | |
Energy Transfer LP, 3.33% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 3.02%), 11/01/66 (v) | | | 50 | | | | 41,580 | |
Energy Transfer LP, 6.75% (Fixed until 05/15/25 then 5 Year U.S. Treasury Yield Curve + 5.13%), Perpetual (v) | | | 12 | | | | 11,670 | |
Energy Transfer LP, 7.13% (Fixed until 05/15/30 then 5 Year U.S. Treasury Yield Curve + 5.31%), Perpetual (v) | | | 12 | | | | 11,760 | |
EnLink Midstream LLC, 5.38%, 06/01/29 | | | 40 | | | | 40,000 | |
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 4.50%, 01/15/29 (e) | | | 60 | | | | 56,443 | |
Ferrellgas LP, 5.38%, 04/01/26 (e) | | | 10 | | | | 9,497 | |
Genesis Energy LP, 6.50%, 10/01/25 | | | 20 | | | | 19,726 | |
Global Partners LP, 7.00%, 08/01/27 | | | 20 | | | | 20,000 | |
Holly Energy Partners LP, 5.00%, 02/01/28 (e) | | | 58 | | | | 55,027 | |
MPLX LP, 6.88% (Fixed until 02/15/23 then 3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.65%), Perpetual (v) | | | 40 | | | | 39,200 | |
NuStar Logistics LP, 5.75%, 10/01/25 | | | 18 | | | | 18,338 | |
Plains All American Pipeline LP, 6.13% (Fixed until 11/15/22 then 3 Month LIBOR USD + 4.11%), Perpetual (v) | | | 10 | | | | 8,480 | |
Suburban Propane Partners LP, 5.00%, 06/01/31 (e) | | | 19 | | | | 17,813 | |
Sunoco LP, 4.50%, 05/15/29 | | | 9 | | | | 8,491 | |
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP, 6.00%, 12/31/30 (e) | | | 41 | | | | 39,784 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP, 4.88%, 02/01/31 | | | 15 | | | | 15,150 | |
Western Midstream Operating LP, 4.75%, 08/15/28 | | | 50 | | | | 51,607 | |
Total Oil Gas Transportation & Distribution | | | | | | | 622,725 | |
Other Real Estate - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Wynn Resorts Finance LLC, 5.13%, 10/01/29 (e) | | | 10 | | | | 9,400 | |
Real Estate - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
American Homes 4 Rent LP, 3.38%, 07/15/51 | | | 40 | | | | 33,225 | |
EPR Properties, 3.75%, 08/15/29 | | | 30 | | | | 28,085 | |
Global Net Lease, Inc., 3.75%, 12/15/27 (e) | | | 10 | | | | 9,231 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc., 4.88%, 09/15/29 (e) | | | 25 | | | | 23,797 | |
iStar, Inc., 5.50%, 02/15/26 | | | 60 | | | | 60,900 | |
LXP Industrial Trust, 2.70%, 09/15/30 | | | 45 | | | | 41,525 | |
Mid-America Apartments LP, 2.88%, 09/15/51 | | | 45 | | | | 37,666 | |
RLJ Lodging Trust LP, 3.75%, 07/01/26 (e) | | | 35 | | | | 33,250 | |
Service Properties Trust, 4.35%, 10/01/24 | | | 15 | | | | 14,461 | |
Service Properties Trust, 4.95%, 10/01/29 | | | 15 | | | | 12,938 | |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 3.63%, 07/15/26 (e) | | | 65 | | | | 62,067 | |
Total Real Estate | | | | | | | 357,145 | |
Telecommunication Services - 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
American Tower Corp., 3.10%, 06/15/50 | | | 45 | | | | 36,342 | |
Cablevision Lightpath LLC, 3.88%, 09/15/27 (e) | | | 65 | | | | 60,775 | |
Cogent Communications Group, Inc., 3.50%, 05/01/26 (e) | | | 10 | | | | 9,500 | |
Consolidated Communications, Inc., 6.50%, 10/01/28 (e) | | | 40 | | | | 36,856 | |
Crown Castle International Corp., 3.25%, 01/15/51 | | | 43 | | | | 35,575 | |
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 5.00%, 05/01/28 (e) | | | 55 | | | | 52,800 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 4.63%, 09/15/27 (e) | | | 85 | | | | 80,637 | |
SBA Communications Corp., 3.88%, 02/15/27 | | | 30 | | | | 29,219 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 4.75%, 02/01/28 | | | 29 | | | | 29,551 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.50%, 04/15/31 | | | 37 | | | | 34,872 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.40%, 10/15/52 (e) | | | 25 | | | | 21,364 | |
Windstream Escrow LLC, 7.75%, 08/15/28 (e) | | | 20 | | | | 20,250 | |
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., 4.00%, 03/01/27 (e) | | | 35 | | | | 32,208 | |
Total Telecommunication Services | | | | | | | 479,949 | |
Utility - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
American Electric Power Company, Inc., 3.25%, 03/01/50 | | | 40 | | | | 34,435 | |
Calpine Corp., 5.13%, 03/15/28 (e) | | | 55 | | | | 52,392 | |
Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 3.75%, 02/15/31 (e) | | | 45 | | | | 42,079 | |
CMS Energy Corp., 4.75% (5 Year U.S. Treasury Yield Curve + 4.12%), 06/01/50 (v) | | | 30 | | | | 29,700 | |
FirstEnergy Corp., 3.40%, 03/01/50 | | | 45 | | | | 37,903 | |
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 3.80% (5 Year U.S. Treasury Yield Curve + 2.55%), 03/15/82 (v) | | | 15 | | | | 13,803 | |
NRG Energy, Inc., 3.63%, 02/15/31 (e) | | | 57 | | | | 50,137 | |
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 4.95%, 07/01/50 | | | 40 | | | | 37,658 | |
Pattern Energy Operations LP, 4.50%, 08/15/28 (e) | | | 36 | | | | 34,920 | |
PPL Capital Funding, Inc., 3.66% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 2.67%), 03/30/67 (v) | | | 19 | | | | 16,673 | |
Sempra Energy, 4.88% (Fixed until 10/15/25 then 5 Year U.S. Treasury Yield Curve + 4.55%), Perpetual (v) | | | 20 | | | | 20,100 | |
Sempra Infrastructure Partners LP, 3.25%, 01/15/32 (e) | | | 10 | | | | 9,237 | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc., 2.62% (3 Month LIBOR USD + 2.11%), 05/15/67 (v) | | | 50 | | | | 42,400 | |
Total Utility | | | | | | | 421,437 | |
Total UNITED STATES | | | | | | | 3,507,537 | |
Total REAL ASSET DEBT | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $4,089,964) | | | | | | | 3,921,118 | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
PREFERRED STOCKS - 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
UNITED STATES - 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Diversified - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc., Series A, 6.75% | | | 2,446 | | | $ | 63,547 | |
PS Business Parks, Inc., Series Z, 4.88% | | | 2,000 | | | | 46,980 | |
Total Diversified | | | | | | | 110,527 | |
Hotel - 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Hersha Hospitality Trust, Series D, 6.50% | | | 5,525 | | | | 122,379 | |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, Series G, 6.38% | | | 1,675 | | | | 41,372 | |
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc., Series I, 5.70% | | | 1,775 | | | | 40,523 | |
Total Hotel | | | | | | | 204,274 | |
Industrial - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc., Series C, 5.63% | | | 5,554 | | | | 139,072 | |
Manufactured Homes - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
UMH Properties, Inc., Series D, 6.38% | | | 4,200 | | | | 107,310 | |
Mortgage REIT - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc., Series A, 6.50% | | | 5,950 | | | | 145,180 | |
Net Lease - 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Agree Realty Corp., Series A, 4.25% | | | 2,870 | | | | 57,056 | |
EPR Properties, Series G, 5.75% | | | 2,647 | | | | 63,528 | |
Global Net Lease, Inc., Series B, 6.88% | | | 4,872 | | | | 122,043 | |
Total Net Lease | | | | | | | 242,627 | |
Office - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Office Properties Income Trust, 6.38% | | | 4,102 | | | | 101,894 | |
Vornado Realty Trust, Series N, 5.25% | | | 4,280 | | | | 99,424 | |
Total Office | | | | | | | 201,318 | |
Real Estate - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., Series C, 4.75 % | | | 4,385 | | | | 94,409 | |
Retail - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Saul Centers, Inc., Series E, 6.00% | | | 2,505 | | | | 62,997 | |
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Series K, 5.88% | | | 2,577 | | | | 64,709 | |
Total Retail | | | | | | | 127,706 | |
Self Storage - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Public Storage, Series P, 4.00% | | | 4,272 | | | | 87,533 | |
Public Storage, Series Q, 3.95% | | | 2,200 | | | | 44,770 | |
Total Self Storage | | | | | | | 132,303 | |
Total UNITED STATES | | | | | | | 1,504,726 | |
Total PREFERRED STOCKS | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $1,554,737) | | | | | | | 1,504,726 | |
Total Investments - 91.6% | | | | | | | | |
(Cost $44,030,763) | | | | | | | 52,249,114 | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 8.4% | | | | | | | 4,812,926 | |
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 57,062,040 | |
The following notes should be read in conjunction with the accompanying Schedule of Investments. | | | | | |
LIBOR — London Interbank Offered Rate | | | | | | | | |
LLC — Limited Liability Company | | | | | | | | |
LP — Limited Partnership | | | | | | | | |
MLP — Master Limited Partnership | | | | | | | | |
USD — United States Dollar | | | | | | | | |
(e) — Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. As of March 31, 2022, the total value of all such securities was $3,881,158 or 6.8% of net assets. | |
(n) — Non-income producing security. | | | | | | | | |
(v) — Variable rate security—Interest rate is based on reference rate and spread or based on the underlying assets. Interest rate may also be subject to a cap or floor. | |
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TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACT | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Reference Entity | Counterparty | Long/Short | Financing Rate | | | Entry Fee(1) | Exit Fee(2) | Payment Frequency | Termination Date | | Notional Amount | | Unrealized Depreciation |
MSCO Radar Dynamic Roll Index ER(3) | Morgan Stanley | Long | 0.00% | | | 0.15% | 0.15% | Monthly | 3/31/2023 | $ | 3,200,414
| $ | (44,927) |
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(1) Entry fee incurs when the Fund puts on new swap exposure. It is a trading cost and incorporated in the cost of the swap. | | | | | |
(2) Exit fee incurs when the Fund terminates the swap exposure. It is incorporated into daily valuation of the swap. | | | | | | |
(3) At March 31, 2022, a list of the MSCO Radar Dynamic Roll Index ER components and their weightings were as follows: | | | | | |
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Component Description | Expiration | Ticker | Contract** Value | | | Value of Index | Weightings | | | | | | |
LME Primary Aluminum Future | February 2023 | LAG23 | 0.110 | | $
| 21 | 2.6% | | | | | | |
ICE Brent Crude Oil Future | June 2022 | COM2 | 0.007 | | | 43 | 5.4% | | | | | | |
NYBOT CSC Cocoa Future | March 2023 | CCH3 | 0.015 | | | 4 | 0.5% | | | | | | |
NYBOT CSC Coffee Future | March 2023 | KCH3 | 0.001 | | | 3 | 0.4% | | | | | | |
LME Copper Future | December 2022 | LPZ22 | 0.912 | | | 58 | 7.2% | | | | | | |
CBOT Corn Future | December 2022 | C Z2 | 0.034 | | | 34 | 4.2% | | | | | | |
NYBOT CSC Number 2 Cotton Future | December 2022 | CTZ2 | 0.002 | | | 10 | 1.2% | | | | | | |
CME Feeder Cattle Future | January 2023 | FCF3 | 0.003 | | | 12 | 1.5% | | | | | | |
ICE Gass Oil Future | May 2022 | QSK2 | 0.096 | | | 61 | 7.6% | | | | | | |
COMEX Gold 100 Troy Ounces Future | June 2022 | GCM2 | 0.141 | | | 48 | 5.9% | | | | | | |
NYMEX NY Harbor ULSD Futures | May 2022 | HOK2 | 0.012 | | | 24 | 2.9% | | | | | | |
LME Lead Future | October 2022 | LLV2 | 0.174 | | | 48 | 6.0% | | | | | | |
CME Lean Hogs Future | October 2022 | LHV2 | 0.001 | | | 4 | 0.5% | | | | | | |
CME Live Cattle Future | June 2022 | LCM2 | 0.002 | | | 9 | 1.1% | | | | | | |
NYMEX Henry Hub Natural Gas Future | March 2023 | NGH23 | 0.000 | | | 10 | 1.3% | | | | | | |
LME Nickel Future | July 2022 | LNN2 | 2.585 | | | 52 | 6.4% | | | | | | |
NYMEX Palladium Future | June 2022 | PAM2 | 0.144 | | | 42 | 5.2% | | | | | | |
NYMEX Platinum Future | July 2022 | PLN2 | 0.066 | | | 43 | 5.3% | | | | | | |
NYMEX Reformulated Gasoline Blend | October 2022 | XBV2 | 0.026 | | | 62 | 7.7% | | | | | | |
KCBT Hard Red Winter Wheat Future | July 2022 | KWN2 | 0.018 | | | 11 | 1.4% | | | | | | |
COMEX Silver Future | July 2022 | SIN2 | 0.002 | | | 49 | 6.1% | | | | | | |
CBOT Soybean Future | March 2022 | S H3 | 0.081 | | | 37 | 4.6% | | | | | | |
CBOT Soybean Meal Future | December 2022 | SMZ2 | 0.012 | | | 19 | 2.3% | | | | | | |
CBOT Soybean Oil Future | December 2022 | BOZ2 | 0.001 | | | 7 | 0.9% | | | | | | |
NYBOT CSC Number 11 World Sugar Future | July 2022 | SBN2 | 0.001 | | | 39 | 4.8% | | | | | | |
NYMEX Light Sweet Crude Oil Future | June 2022 | CLM2 | 0.003 | | | 21 | 2.7% | | | | | | |
CBOT Wheat Future | July 2022 | W N2 | 0.007 | | | 5 | 0.6% | | | | | | |
LME Zinc Future | March 2023 | LXH3 | 0.175 | | | 30 | 3.7% | | | | | | |
| | | | | $
| 806 | 100.0% | | | | | | |
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** Contract value represents the number of units of the underlying component in one unit of the Index at creation. The contract value is calculated by multiplying each component’s weight by the starting price of the Index and dividing by the starting price of the component’s index. The contract value will differ depending on the date the swap is initiated. |
Notes to Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)
Valuation of Investments: The Board has adopted procedures for the valuation of each Fund’s securities. The Adviser oversees the day to day responsibilities for valuation determinations under these procedures. The Board regularly reviews the application of these procedures to the securities in the Fund’s portfolio. The Adviser’s Valuation Committee is comprised of senior members of the Adviser’s management team.
Investments in equity securities listed or traded on any securities exchange or traded in the over-the-counter market are valued at the last trade price as of the close of business on the valuation date. If the NYSE closes early, then the equity security will be valued at the last traded price before the NYSE close. Prices of foreign equities that are principally traded on certain foreign markets will generally be adjusted daily pursuant to a fair value pricing service approved by the Board in order to reflect an adjustment for the factors occurring after the close of certain foreign markets but before the NYSE close. When fair value pricing is employed, the value of the portfolio securities used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) may differ from quoted or official closing prices. Investments in open-end registered investment companies, if any, are valued at the NAV as reported by those investment companies.
Debt securities, including U.S. government securities, listed corporate bonds, other fixed income and asset-backed securities, and unlisted securities and private placement securities, are generally valued at the bid prices furnished by an independent pricing service or, if not valued by an independent pricing service, using bid prices obtained from active and reliable market makers in any such security or a broker-dealer. Valuations from broker-dealers or pricing services consider appropriate factors such as market activity, market activity of comparable securities, yield, estimated default rates, timing of payments, underlying collateral, coupon rate, maturity date, and other factors. Short-term debt securities with remaining maturities of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost of discount or premium to maturity, unless such valuation, in the judgment of the Adviser’s Valuation Committee, does not represent fair value.
Over-the-counter financial derivative instruments, such as forward currency contracts, options contracts, or swap agreements, derive their values from underlying asset prices, indices, reference rates, other inputs or a combination of these factors. These instruments are normally valued on the basis of evaluations provided by independent pricing services or broker dealer quotations. Depending on the instrument and the terms of the transaction, the value of the derivative instruments can be estimated by a pricing service provider using a series of techniques, such as simulation pricing models. The pricing models use issuer details and other inputs that are observed from actively quoted markets such as indices, spreads, interest rates, curves, dividends and exchange rates. Derivatives that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are normally categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Securities for which market prices are not readily available, cannot be determined using the sources described above, or the Adviser’s Valuation Committee determines that the quotation or price for a portfolio security provided by a broker-dealer or an independent pricing service is inaccurate will be valued at a fair value determined by the Adviser’s Valuation Committee following the procedures adopted by the Adviser under the supervision of the Board. The Adviser’s valuation policy establishes parameters for the sources, methodologies, and inputs the Adviser’s Valuation Committee uses in determining fair value.
The fair valuation methodology may include or consider the following guidelines, as appropriate: (1) evaluation of all relevant factors, including but not limited to, pricing history, current market level, supply and demand of the respective security; (2) comparison to the values and current pricing of securities that have comparable characteristics; (3) knowledge of historical market information with respect to the security; (4) other factors relevant to the security which would include, but not be limited to, duration, yield, fundamental analytical data, the Treasury yield curve, and credit quality. The fair value may be difficult to determine and thus judgment plays a greater role in the valuation process. Imprecision in estimating fair value can also impact the amount of unrealized appreciation or depreciation recorded for a particular portfolio security and differences in the assumptions used could result in a different determination of fair value, and those differences could be material. For those securities valued by fair valuations, the Adviser’s Valuation Committee reviews and affirms the reasonableness of the valuations based on such methodologies and fair valuation determinations on a regular basis after considering all relevant information that is reasonably available. There can be no assurance that the Fund could purchase or sell a portfolio security at the price used to calculate the Fund’s NAV.
A three-tier hierarchy has been established to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.
The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2 - quoted prices in markets that are not active or other significant observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices based on recently executed transactions, interest rates, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities)
The following table summarizes the Fund’s investments valuation inputs categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of March 31, 2022:
| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Common Stocks: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Australia | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,595,555 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,595,555 | |
Brazil | | | 787,608 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 787,608 | |
Canada | | | 2,758,306 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 2,758,306 | |
Chile | | | | | | | 224,542 | | | | - | | | | 224,542 | |
China | | | - | | | | 895,873 | | | | - | | | | 895,873 | |
Denmark | | | - | | | | 183,841 | | | | - | | | | 183,841 | |
France | | | - | | | | 2,285,265 | | | | - | | | | 2,285,265 | |
Germany | | | - | | | | 500,057 | | | | - | | | | 500,057 | |
Hong Kong | | | - | | | | 857,762 | | | | - | | | | 857,762 | |
India | | | 23,296 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 23,296 | |
Ireland | | | - | | | | 55,347 | | | | - | | | | 55,347 | |
Italy | | | - | | | | 1,267,939 | | | | - | | | | 1,267,939 | |
Japan | | | - | | | | 2,232,057 | | | | - | | | | 2,232,057 | |
Mexico | | | 492,568 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 492,568 | |
New Zealand | | | - | | | | 57,472 | | | | - | | | | 57,472 | |
Singapore | | | - | | | | 451,642 | | | | - | | | | 451,642 | |
Spain | | | 63,126 | | | | 2,102,094 | | | | - | | | | 2,165,220 | |
Sweden | | | - | | | | 174,018 | | | | - | | | | 174,018 | |
United Kingdom | | | 146,490 | | | | 2,811,526 | | | | - | | | | 2,958,016 | |
United States | | | 26,304,506 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 26,304,506 | |
Total Common Stocks | | | 30,575,900 | | | | 15,694,990 | | | | - | | | | 46,270,890 | |
Convertible Preferred Stock: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
United States | | | 552,380 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 552,380 | |
Real Asset Debt: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Brazil | | | - | | | | 38,522 | | | | | | | | 38,522 | |
Canada | | | - | | | | 232,883 | | | | - | | | | 232,883 | |
France | | | - | | | | 18,546 | | | | - | | | | 18,546 | |
Germany | | | - | | | | 9,650 | | | | - | | | | 9,650 | |
Netherlands | | | - | | | | 28,109 | | | | - | | | | 28,109 | |
Spain | | | - | | | | 38,546 | | | | - | | | | 38,546 | |
United Kingdom | | | - | | | | 47,325 | | | | - | | | | 47,325 | |
United States | | | - | | | | 3,507,537 | | | | - | | | | 3,507,537 | |
Total Real Asset Debt | | | - | | | | 3,921,118 | | | | - | | | | 3,921,118 | |
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Preferred Stock: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
United States | | | 1,504,726 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,504,726 | |
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Total | | $ | 32,633,006 | | | $ | 19,616,108 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 52,249,114 | |
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Other Financial Instruments: *
| | | Level 1 | | | | Level 2
| | | | Level 3
| | | | Total | |
Swap Contracts | | | - | | | | (44,927 | ) | | | - | | | | (44,927 | ) |
Total | | $ | - | | | $ | (44,927 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (44,927 | ) |
* Other financial instrument includes a total return swap contract which is reflected at the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instruments.