UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
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Investment Company Act file number | | 811-22793 |
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Invesco Securities Trust |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77046 |
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) |
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Sheri Morris 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77046 |
(Name and address of agent for service) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 626-1919
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Date of fiscal year end: | | 10/31 | | |
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Date of reporting period: | | 04/30/20 | | |
Item 1. | Reports to Stockholders. |
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 | | Semiannual Report to Shareholders | | April 30, 2020 |
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| Invesco Balanced-Risk Aggressive Allocation Fund |
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Beginning on January 1, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Fund’s shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports from the Fund or from your financial intermediary, such as a broker-dealer or bank. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund’s website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
If you already elected to receive shareholder reports electronically, you will not be affected by this change and you need not take any action. You may elect to receive shareholder reports and other communications from the Fund electronically by contacting your financial intermediary (such as a broker-dealer or bank) or, if you are a direct investor, by enrolling at invesco.com/edelivery.
You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you invest directly with the Fund, you can call (800) 959-4246 to let the Fund know you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. Your election to receive reports in paper will apply to all funds held with your financial intermediary or all funds held with the fund complex if you invest directly with the Fund.
For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.
Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
Letters to Shareholders
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| | Dear Fellow Shareholders: As independent chair of the Invesco Funds Board, I can assure you that the members of the Board are strong advocates for the interests of investors in Invesco’s mutual funds. We work hard to represent your interests through oversight of the quality of the investment management services your funds receive and other matters important to your investment. This includes but is not limited to: monitoring how the portfolio management teams of the Invesco funds are performing in light of changing economic and market conditions; assessing each portfolio management team’s investment performance within the context of the investment strategy described in the fund’s prospectus; and monitoring for potential conflicts of interests that may impact the nature of the services that your funds receive. We believe one of the most important services we provide our fund shareholders is the annual review of the funds’ advisory and sub-advisory contracts with Invesco Advisers and its affiliates. This review is required by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and focuses on the nature and quality of the services Invesco provides as the adviser to the Invesco funds and the reasonableness of the fees that it charges |
for those services. Each year, we spend months carefully reviewing information received from Invesco and a variety of independent sources, such as performance and fee data prepared by Lipper Inc. (a subsidiary of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.), an independent, third-party firm widely recognized as a leader in its field. We also meet with our independent legal counsel and other independent advisers to review and help us assess the information that we have received. Our goal is to assure that you receive quality investment management services for a reasonable fee.
On behalf of the Board, we look forward to continuing to represent your interests and serving your needs.
Sincerely,

Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
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| | Dear Shareholders: This semiannual report includes information about your Fund, including performance data and a complete list of its investments as of the close of the reporting period. Invesco’s efforts to help investors achieve their financial objectives include providing timely information about the markets, the economy and investing. Our website, invesco.com/us, offers a wide range of market insights and investment perspectives. On the website, you’ll find detailed information about our funds, including performance, holdings and portfolio manager commentaries. You can access information about your account by completing a simple, secure online registration. To do so, select “Log In” on the right side of the homepage, and then select “Register for Individual Account Access.” In addition to the resources accessible on our website, you can obtain timely updates to help you stay informed by connecting with Invesco on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook. You can access our blog at blog.invesco.us.com. Our goal is to provide you with information you want, when and where you want it. |
For questions about your account, feel free to contact an Invesco client services representative at 800 959 4246.
All of us at Invesco look forward to serving your investment management needs. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,

Andrew Schlossberg
Head of the Americas,
Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.
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Fund Performance
Performance summary
Fund vs. Indexes
Cumulative total returns, October 31, 2019 to April 30, 2020, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.
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Invesco Balanced-Risk Aggressive Allocation Fund | | | –11.80 | % |
Custom Invesco Balanced-Risk Aggressive Allocation Broad Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | –0.26 | |
Custom Invesco Balanced-Risk Aggressive Allocation Style Index▼ (Style- Specific Index) | | | –3.74 | |
Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Index∎ (Peer Group Index) | | | –4.60 | |
Source(s): ▼Invesco, RIMES Technologies Corp.; ∎Lipper Inc.
The Custom Invesco Balanced-Risk Aggressive Allocation Broad Index consists of 75% S&P 500 Index and 25% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.
The Custom Invesco Balanced-Risk Aggressive Allocation Style Index consists of 75% MSCI World Index and 25% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.
The Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of flexible portfolio funds tracked by Lipper.
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.
The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is considered representative of the US investment grade, fixed-rate bond market.
The MSCI WorldSM Index is considered representative of stocks of developed countries. The index return is computed using the net return, which withholds applicable taxes for non-resident investors.
The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es).
A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not.
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For more information about your Fund |
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Read the most recent quarterly commentary from your Fund’s portfolio managers by visiting invesco.com/us. Click on “Products” and select “Mutual Funds.” Use the “Product Finder” to locate your Fund; then click on its name to access its product detail page. There, you can learn more about your Fund’s investment strategies, holdings and performance. |
Also, visit blog.invesco.us.com, where many of Invesco’s investment professionals share their insights about market and economic news and trends. |
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Average Annual Total Returns | |
As of 4/30/20 | | | | |
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Invesco Balanced-Risk | | | | |
Aggressive Allocation Fund | | | | |
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Inception (2/25/13) | | | 3.88 | % |
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5 Years | | | 2.35 | |
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1 Year | | | –8.25 | |
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Shares of the Fund are sold at net asset value without a sales charge. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
Fund performance reflects any applicable fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses currently or in the past, returns would have been lower. See current prospectus for more information.
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Liquidity Risk Management Program
| The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 22e-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Liquidity Rule”) in order to promote effective liquidity risk management throughout the open-end investment company industry, thereby reducing the risk that funds will be unable to meet their redemption obligations and mitigating dilution of the interests of fund shareholders. The Fund has adopted and implemented a liquidity risk management program in accordance with the Liquidity Rule (the “Program”). The Program is reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Fund could not meet redemption requests without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has appointed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Fund’s investment adviser, as the Program’s administrator, and Invesco has delegated oversight of the Program to the Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is composed of senior representatives from relevant business groups at Invesco. |
| As required by the Liquidity Rule, the Program includes policies and procedures providing for an assessment, no less frequently than annually, of the Fund’s liquidity risk that takes into account, as relevant to the Fund’s liquidity risk: (1) the Fund’s investment strategy and liquidity of portfolio investments during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; (2) short-term and long-term cash flow projections for the Fund during both normal and reasonably foreseeable stressed conditions; and (3) the Fund’s holdings of cash and cash equivalents and any borrowing arrangements. The Liquidity Rule also requires the classification of the Fund’s investments into categories that reflect the assessment of their relative liquidity under current market conditions. The Fund classifies its investments into one of four categories defined in the Liquidity Rule: “Highly Liquid,” “Moderately Liquid,” “Less Liquid” and “Illiquid.” Funds that are not invested primarily in “Highly Liquid Investments” that are assets (cash or investments that are reasonably expected to be convertible into cash within three business days without significantly changing the market value of the investment) are required to establish a “Highly Liquid Investment Minimum” (“HLIM”), which is the minimum percentage of net assets that must be invested in Highly Liquid Investments. Funds with HLIMs have procedures for addressing HLIM shortfalls, including reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) as required by the Program and the Liquidity Rule. In addition, the Fund may not acquire an investment if, immediately after the acquisition, over 15% of the Fund’s net assets would consist of “Illiquid Investments” that are assets (an investment that cannot reasonably be expected to be sold or disposed of in current market conditions in seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment). The Liquidity Rule and the Program also require reporting to the Board and the SEC (on a non-public basis) if a Fund’s holdings of Illiquid Investments exceed 15% of the Fund’s assets. |
| At a meeting held on March 30-April 1, 2020, the Committee presented a report to the Board that addressed the operation of the Program and assessed the Program’s adequacy and effectiveness of implementation (the “Report”). The Report covered the period from December 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019 (the “Program Reporting Period”). |
| The Report stated, in relevant part, that during the Program Reporting Period: |
∎ | The Program, as adopted and implemented, remained reasonably designed to assess and manage the Fund’s liquidity risk and was operated effectively to achieve that goal; |
∎ | The Fund’s investment strategy remained appropriate for an open-end fund; |
∎ | The Fund was able to meet requests for redemption without significant dilution of remaining investors’ interests in the Fund; |
∎ | The Fund did not breach the 15% limit on Illiquid Investments; and |
∎ | The Fund primarily held Highly Liquid Investments and therefore has not adopted an HLIM. |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments
April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
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| | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | | Principal Amount (000) | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Securities-37.52% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills-18.11%(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 1.56% | | | | 05/07/2020 | | | $ | 3,075 | | | $ | 3,074,220 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills | | | 1.56% | | | | 06/04/2020 | | | | 2,590 | | | | 2,586,264 | |
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U.S. Treasury Notes-19.41%(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.04%) | | | 0.15% | | | | 07/31/2020 | | | | 2,310 | | | | 2,310,251 | |
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U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.15%) | | | 0.26% | | | | 01/31/2022 | | | | 2,400 | | | | 2,403,578 | |
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U.S. Treasury Floating Rate Notes (3 mo. U.S. Treasury Bill Money Market Yield Rate + 0.11%) | | | 0.22% | | | | 04/30/2022 | | | | 1,350 | | | | 1,350,279 | |
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Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $11,720,484) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11,724,592 | |
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Money Market Funds-48.90% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.20%(c)(d) | | | | | | | | | | | 6,790,607 | | | | 6,790,607 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.60%(c)(d) | | | | | | | | | | | 2,971,082 | | | | 2,972,864 | |
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Invesco STIC (Global Series) PLC, U.S. Dollar Liquidity Portfolio (Ireland), Institutional Class, 0.73%(c)(d) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,302,975 | | | | 1,302,975 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class, 0.10%(c)(d) | | | | | | | | | | | 4,212,122 | | | | 4,212,122 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $15,276,940) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15,278,568 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES-86.42% (Cost $26,997,424) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27,003,160 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES-13.58% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,242,668 | |
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NET ASSETS-100.00% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 31,245,828 | |
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Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments:
(a) | Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund. |
(b) | Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on April 30, 2020. |
(c) | Affiliated issuer. The issuer and/or the Fund is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Invesco Ltd., or is affiliated by having an investment adviser that is under common control of Invesco Ltd. The table below shows the Fund’s transactions in, and earnings from, its investments in affiliates for the six months ended April 30, 2020. |
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| | Value October 31, 2019 | | | Purchases at Cost | | | Proceeds from Sales | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation | | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Value April 30, 2020 | | | Dividend Income | |
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Investments in Affiliated Money Market Funds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio, Institutional Class | | $ | 7,207,183 | | | $ | 5,483,153 | | | $ | (5,899,729 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 6,790,607 | | | $ | 42,250 | |
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Invesco Liquid Assets Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 2,488,216 | | | | 4,255,261 | | | | (3,771,235 | ) | | | 870 | | | | (248 | ) | | | 2,972,864 | | | | 17,568 | |
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Invesco STIC (Global Series) PLC, U.S. Dollar Liquidity Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 2,968,791 | | | | 7,990,594 | | | | (9,656,410 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,302,975 | | | | 17,568 | |
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Invesco Treasury Portfolio, Institutional Class | | | 3,979,638 | | | | 6,266,460 | | | | (6,033,976 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 4,212,122 | | | | 23,034 | |
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Total | | $ | 16,643,828 | | | $ | 23,995,468 | | | $ | (25,361,350 | ) | | $ | 870 | | | $ | (248 | ) | | $ | 15,278,568 | | | $ | 100,420 | |
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(d) | The rate shown is the 7-day SEC standardized yield as of April 30, 2020. |
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Open Futures Contracts(a) | |
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Long Futures Contracts | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Month | | | Notional Value | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Commodity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Brent Crude | | | 25 | | | | September-2020 | | | $ | 802,500 | | | $ | (108,546 | ) | | $ | (108,546) | |
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Gasoline Reformulated Blendstock Oxygenate Blending | | | 37 | | | | May-2020 | | | | 1,217,870 | | | | 213,204 | | | | 213,204 | |
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New York Harbor Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel | | | 8 | | | | May-2020 | | | | 279,922 | | | | (55,615 | ) | | | (55,615) | |
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WTI Crude | | | 13 | | | | October-2020 | | | | 373,360 | | | | (41,641 | ) | | | (41,641) | |
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Subtotal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7,402 | | | | 7,402 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Open Futures Contracts(a)–(continued) | |
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Long Futures Contracts | | Number of Contracts | | | Expiration Month | | | Notional Value | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
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Equity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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E-Mini Russell 2000 Index | | | 48 | | | | June-2020 | | | $ | 3,136,080 | | | $ | 313,711 | | | $ | 313,711 | |
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E-Mini S&P 500 Index | | | 12 | | | | June-2020 | | | | 1,741,440 | | | | 215,512 | | | | 215,512 | |
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EURO STOXX 50 Index | | | 66 | | | | June-2020 | | | | 2,088,054 | | | | 345,663 | | | | 345,663 | |
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FTSE 100 Index | | | 32 | | | | June-2020 | | | | 2,371,890 | | | | 333,403 | | | | 333,403 | |
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Hang Seng Index | | | 17 | | | | May-2020 | | | | 2,686,449 | | | | 65,338 | | | | 65,338 | |
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Tokyo Stock Price Index | | | 24 | | | | June-2020 | | | | 3,251,736 | | | | 189,643 | | | | 189,643 | |
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Subtotal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,463,270 | | | | 1,463,270 | |
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Interest Rate Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Australia 10 Year Bonds | | | 128 | | | | June-2020 | | | | 12,415,649 | | | | (189,373 | ) | | | (189,373 | ) |
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Canada 10 Year Bonds | | | 109 | | | | June-2020 | | | | 11,698,344 | | | | 685,728 | | | | 685,728 | |
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Long Gilt | | | 20 | | | | June-2020 | | | | 3,468,662 | | | | 90,363 | | | | 90,363 | |
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U.S. Treasury Long Bonds | | | 25 | | | | June-2020 | | | | 4,525,781 | | | | 354,562 | | | | 354,562 | |
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Subtotal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 941,280 | | | | 941,280 | |
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Total Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | $2,411,952 | | | $ | 2,411,952 | |
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(a) | Futures contracts collateralized by $3,700,000 cash held with Goldman Sachs & Co., the futures commission merchant. |
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Open Over-The-Counter Total Return Swap Agreements(a)(b) |
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Counterparty | | Pay/ Receive | | Reference Entity(c) | | Fixed Rate | | | Payment Frequency | | Number of Contracts | | | Maturity Date | | Notional Value | | | Upfront Payments Paid (Received) | | | Value | | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Commodity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC | | Receive | | Barclays Commodity Strategy 1452 Excess Return Index | | | 0.33 | % | | Monthly | | | 3,100 | | | February–2021 | | $ | 1,258,837 | | | | $– | | | $ | 17,897 | | | $17,897 |
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Barclays Bank PLC | | Receive | | Barclays Commodity Strategy 1742 Excess Return Index | | | 0.45 | | | Monthly | | | 10,210 | | | February–2021 | | | 2,005,205 | | | | – | | | | 18,371 | | | 18,371 |
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | Receive | | J.P. Morgan Contag Beta Gas Oil Excess Return Index | | | 0.25 | | | Monthly | | | 2,930 | | | April–2021 | | | 298,147 | | | | – | | | | 15,990 | | | 15,990 |
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Merrill Lynch International | | Receive | | Merrill Lynch Gold Excess Return Index | | | 0.14 | | | Monthly | | | 3,430 | | | June–2020 | | | 695,454 | | | | – | | | | 0 | | | 0 |
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Merrill Lynch International | | Receive | | MLCX Natural Gas Annual Excess Return Index | | | 0.25 | | | Monthly | | | 4,100 | | | November–2020 | | | 184,369 | | | | – | | | | 0 | | | 0 |
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Subtotal – Appreciation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | – | | | | 52,258 | | | 52,258 |
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Commodity Risk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | | Receive | | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Silver Index | | | 0.11 | | | Monthly | | | 13,640 | | | February–2021 | | | 1,134,410 | | | | – | | | | (55,074 | ) | | (55,074) |
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Cargill, Inc. | | Receive | | Monthly Rebalance Commodity Excess Return Index | | | 0.47 | | | Monthly | | | 1,460 | | | February–2021 | | | 921,845 | | | | – | | | | (24,271 | ) | | (24,271) |
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Goldman Sachs International | | Receive | | Goldman Sachs Commodity i-Select Strategy 1121 | | | 0.40 | | | Monthly | | | 21,430 | | | October–2020 | | | 1,341,874 | | | | – | | | | (798 | ) | | (798) |
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | Receive | | S&P GSCI Gold Index Excess Return | | | 0.09 | | | Monthly | | | 14,140 | | | October–2020 | | | 1,876,966 | | | | – | | | | (47,619 | ) | | (47,619) |
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Macquarie Bank Ltd | | Receive | | Macquarie Aluminium Dynamic Selection Index | | | 0.30 | | | Monthly | | | 7,000 | | | December–2020 | | | 258,736 | | | | – | | | | (2,629 | ) | | (2,629) |
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Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC | | Receive | | S&P GSCI Aluminum Dynamic Roll Index Excess Return | | | 0.38 | | | Monthly | | | 5,650 | | | October–2020 | | | 411,129 | | | | – | | | | (6,379 | ) | | (6,379) |
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Subtotal – Depreciation | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | – | | | | (136,770 | ) | | (136,770) |
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Total – Total Return Swap Agreements | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $– | | | $ | (84,512 | ) | | $(84,512) |
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(a) | Open Over-The-Counter Total Return Swap Agreements are collateralized by cash held with the swap Counterparties in the amount of $753,000. |
(b) | The Fund receives or pays payments based on any positive or negative return on the Reference Entity, respectively. |
(c) | The table below includes additional information regarding the underlying components of certain reference entities that are not publicly available. |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Reference Entity Components |
Reference Entity | | Underlying Components | | Percentage |
Barclays Commodity Strategy 1452 Excess Return Index | | | | |
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| | Long Futures Contracts | | |
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| | Copper | | 100.00% |
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Barclays Commodity Strategy 1742 Excess Return Index | | | | |
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| | Long Futures Contracts | | |
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| | Coffee ’C’ | | 5.46% |
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| | Corn | | 5.72 |
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| | Cotton No. 2 | | 21.66 |
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| | Lean Hogs | | 0.78 |
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| | Live Cattle | | 1.13 |
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| | Soybean Meal | | 20.88 |
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| | Soybean Oil | | 5.46 |
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| | Soybeans | | 20.36 |
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| | Sugar No. 11 | | 12.31 |
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| | Wheat | | 6.24 |
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| | Total | | 100.00% |
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J.P. Morgan Contag Beta Gas Oil Excess Return Index | | | | |
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| | Long Futures Contracts | | |
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| | Gas Oil | | 100.00% |
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Merrill Lynch Gold Excess Return Index | | | | |
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| | Long Futures Contracts | | |
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| | Gold | | 100.00% |
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MLCX Natural Gas Annual Excess Return Index | | | | |
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| | Long Futures Contracts | | |
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| | Natural Gas | | 100.00% |
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Silver Index | | | | |
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| | Long Futures Contracts | | |
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| | Silver | | 100.00% |
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Monthly Rebalance Commodity Excess Return Index | | | | |
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| | Long Futures Contracts | | |
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| | Coffee ’C’ | | 5.46% |
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| | Corn | | 5.72 |
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| | Cotton No. 2 | | 21.66 |
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| | Lean Hogs | | 0.78 |
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| | Live Cattle | | 1.13 |
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| | Soybean Meal | | 20.88 |
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| | Soybean Oil | | 5.46 |
| | |
| | Soybeans | | 20.36 |
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| | Sugar No. 11 | | 12.31 |
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| | Wheat | | 6.24 |
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| | Total | | 100.00% |
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See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Reference Entity Components–(continued) |
Reference Entity | | Underlying Components | | Percentage |
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Goldman Sachs Commodity i-Select Strategy 1121 | | | | |
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| | Long Futures Contracts | | |
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| | Coffee ’C’ | | 5.46% |
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| | Corn | | 5.72 |
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| | Cotton No. 2 | | 21.66 |
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| | Lean Hogs | | 0.78 |
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| | Live Cattle | | 1.13 |
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| | Soybean Meal | | 20.88 |
| | |
| | Soybean Oil | | 5.46 |
| | |
| | Soybeans | | 20.36 |
| | |
| | Sugar No. 11 | | 12.31 |
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| | Wheat | | 6.24 |
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| | Total | | 100.00% |
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S&P GSCI Gold Index Excess Return | | | | |
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| | Long Futures Contracts | | |
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| | Gold | | 100.00% |
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Macquarie Aluminium Dynamic Selection Index | | | | |
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| | Long Futures Contracts | | |
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| | Aluminum | | 100.00% |
| | |
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S&P GSCI Aluminum Dynamic Roll Index Excess Return | | | | |
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| | Long Futures Contracts | | |
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| | Aluminum | | 100.00% |
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Target Risk Allocation and Notional Asset Weights as of April 30, 2020
By asset class
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Asset Class | | Target Risk Allocation* | | Notional Asset Weights** | | |
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Equities | | | | 26.68 | % | | | | 46.58 | % | | | | | |
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Fixed Income | | | | 49.98 | | | | | 105.64 | | | | | | |
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Commodities | | | | 23.34 | | | | | 43.46 | | | | | | |
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Total | | | | 100.00 | % | | | | 195.68 | % | | | | | |
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* | Reflects the risk that each asset class is expected to contribute to the overall risk of the Fund as measured by standard deviation and estimates of risk based on historical data. Standard deviation measures the annualized fluctuations (volatility) of monthly returns. |
** | Proprietary models determine the Notional Asset Weights necessary to achieve the Target Risk Allocations. Total Notional Asset Weight greater than 100% is achieved through derivatives and other instruments that create leverage. |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities
April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
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Assets: | | | | |
Investments in securities, at value (Cost $11,720,484) | | $ | 11,724,592 | |
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value (Cost $15,276,940) | | | 15,278,568 | |
Other investments: | | | | |
Swaps receivable – OTC | | | 62,375 | |
Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements – OTC | | | 52,258 | |
Deposits with brokers: | | | | |
Cash collateral – exchange-traded futures contracts | | | 3,700,000 | |
Cash collateral – OTC Derivatives | | | 753,000 | |
Cash | | | 1,350,710 | |
Receivable for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 281,999 | |
Dividends | | | 3,277 | |
Interest | | | 39 | |
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 18,569 | |
Total assets | | | 33,225,387 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Other investments: | | | | |
Variation margin payable - futures contracts | | | 115,541 | |
Swaps payable – OTC | | | 1,613 | |
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements–OTC | | | 136,770 | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 1,631,999 | |
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 15,321 | |
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 58,930 | |
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 19,385 | |
Total liabilities | | | 1,979,559 | |
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 31,245,828 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 35,103,080 | |
Distributable earnings (loss) | | | (3,857,252 | ) |
| | $ | 31,245,828 | |
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Shares outstanding, no par value, with an unlimited number of shares authorized: | | | | |
| |
Shares outstanding | | | 4,616,481 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 6.77 | |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the six months ended April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
| | | | |
Investment income: | | | | |
Interest | | $ | 125,237 | |
| |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 100,420 | |
| |
Total investment income | | | 225,657 | |
| |
| |
Expenses: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 170,772 | |
| |
Administrative services fees | | | 2,579 | |
| |
Custodian fees | | | 5,115 | |
| |
Transfer agent fees | | | 2,215 | |
| |
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 6,780 | |
| |
Reports to shareholders | | | 2,873 | |
| |
Professional services fees | | | 37,695 | |
| |
Other | | | (669 | ) |
| |
Total expenses | | | 227,360 | |
| |
Less: Fees waived | | | (39,645 | ) |
| |
Net expenses | | | 187,715 | |
| |
Net investment income | | | 37,942 | |
| |
| |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 1,699 | |
| |
Foreign currencies | | | (5,634 | ) |
| |
Futures contracts | | | (4,847,276 | ) |
| |
Swap agreements | | | (1,264,330 | ) |
| |
| | | (6,115,541 | ) |
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 9,820 | |
| |
Foreign currencies | | | 4,807 | |
| |
Futures contracts | | | 2,078,098 | |
| |
Swap agreements | | | (129,288 | ) |
| |
| | | 1,963,437 | |
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (4,152,104 | ) |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (4,114,162 | ) |
| |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the six months ended April 30, 2020 and the year ended October 31, 2019
(Unaudited)
| | | | | | | | |
| | April 30, 2020 | | | October 31, 2019 | |
| |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 37,942 | | | $ | 423,902 | |
| |
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (6,115,541 | ) | | | 2,963,471 | |
| |
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 1,963,437 | | | | 2,336,200 | |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (4,114,162 | ) | | | 5,723,573 | |
| |
Distributions to shareholders from distributable earnings | | | (5,536,403 | ) | | | – | |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 4,101,438 | | | | (6,053,925 | ) |
| |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (5,549,127 | ) | | | (330,352 | ) |
| |
| | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 36,794,955 | | | | 37,125,307 | |
| |
End of period | | $ | 31,245,828 | | | $ | 36,794,955 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Consolidated Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Net asset value, beginning of period | | | Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | Total from investment operations | | | Dividends from net investment income | | | Distributions from net realized gains | | | Total distributions | | | Net asset value, end of period | | | Total return(b) | | | Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets with fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | Ratio of expenses to average net assets without fee waivers and/or expenses absorbed | | Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | Portfolio turnover(c) |
|
Six Months Ended 4/30/20 | | $ | 9.05 | | | $ | 0.01 | | | $ | (0.89 | ) | | $ | (0.88 | ) | | $ | (0.76) | | | $ | (0.64) | | | $ | (1.40) | | | $ | 6.77 | | | | (11.80 | )% | | $ | 31,246 | | | 1.10%(d) | | 1.33%(d) | | | 0.22%(d) | | | 41% |
Year Ended 10/31/19 | | | 7.77 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 1.18 | | | | 1.28 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 9.05 | | | | 16.47 | | | | 36,795 | | | 1.04 | | 1.36 | | | 1.14 | | | 0 |
Year Ended 10/31/18 | | | 9.05 | | | | 0.06 | | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.43 | ) | | | – | | | | (0.85) | | | | (0.85) | | | | 7.77 | | | | (5.34 | ) | | | 37,125 | | | 0.94 | | 1.37 | | | 0.65 | | | 89 |
Year Ended 10/31/17 | | | 9.07 | | | | (0.02) | | | | 0.98 | | | | 0.96 | | | | (0.68) | | | | (0.30) | | | | (0.98) | | | | 9.05 | | | | 11.82 | | | | 55,276 | | | 0.97 | | 1.36 | | | (0.21) | | | 0 |
Year Ended 10/31/16 | | | 9.04 | | | | (0.07) | | | | 1.02 | | | | 0.95 | | | | (0.45) | | | | (0.47) | | | | (0.92) | | | | 9.07 | | | | 12.19 | | | | 55,655 | | | 1.15 | | 1.38 | | | (0.80) | | | 105 |
Year Ended 10/31/15 | | | 10.34 | | | | (0.10) | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.51) | | | | (0.61) | | | | (1.12) | | | | 9.04 | | | | (1.94 | ) | | | 81,103 | | | 1.15 | | 1.30 | | | (1.08) | | | 0 |
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(a) | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets applicable to common shares (000’s omitted) of $34,342. |
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
April 30, 2020
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1–Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Balanced-Risk Aggressive Allocation Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of Invesco Securities Trust (the “Trust”). The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. Matters affecting the Fund or each class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of the Fund or each class.
The Fund will seek to gain exposure to the commodity markets primarily through investments in the Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund VI Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund, organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. The Subsidiary was organized by the Fund to invest in commodity-linked derivatives and other securities that may provide leveraged and non-leveraged exposure to commodities. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary.
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide total return with a low to moderate correlation to traditional financial market indices.
The Fund’s shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), which means that the Fund’s shares may not be sold publicly. However, the Trust may sell the Fund’s shares through private placements pursuant to available exemptions from registration under the 1933 Act. Shares of the Fund are sold only to other investment companies.
The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.
A. | Security Valuations - Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Pricing services generally value debt obligations assuming orderly transactions of institutional round lot size, but a fund may hold or transact in the same securities in smaller, odd lot sizes. Odd lots often trade at lower prices than institutional round lots. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and asked prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and asked prices. For purposes of determining net asset value (“NAV”) per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end-of-day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.
Swap agreements are fair valued using an evaluated quote, if available, provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are valued based on a model which may include end-of-day net present values, spreads, ratings, industry, company performance and returns of referenced assets. Centrally cleared swap agreements are valued at the daily settlement price determined by the relevant exchange or clearinghouse.
Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the investment adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.
The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain Fund investments.
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general market conditions which are not specifically related to the particular issuer, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for revenues or corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates, regional or global instability, natural or environmental disasters, widespread disease or other public health issues, war, acts of terrorism or adverse investor sentiment generally and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the consolidated financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
B. | Securities Transactions and Investment Income – Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on an accrual basis from settlement date. Bond premiums and discounts are amortized and/or accreted over the lives of the respective securities. Pay-in-kind interest income and non-cash |
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dividend income received in the form of securities in-lieu of cash are recorded at the fair value of the securities received. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Consolidated Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and the ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Consolidated Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.
The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class.
C. | Country Determination – For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | Distributions – Distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally declared and paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the consolidated financial statements. |
The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.
The Subsidiary is classified as a controlled foreign corporation under Subchapter N of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, the Fund is required to increase its taxable income by its share of the Subsidiary’s income. Net investment losses of the Subsidiary cannot be deducted by the Fund in the current period nor carried forward to offset taxable income in future periods.
The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.
F. | Accounting Estimates – The financial statements are prepared on a consolidated basis in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. The accompanying financial statements reflect the financial position of the Fund and its Subsidiary and the results of operations on a consolidated basis. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. |
In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the consolidated financial statements are released to print.
G. | Indemnifications – Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust, and under the Subsidiary’s organizational documents, the directors and officers of the Subsidiary, are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund and/or the Subsidiary, respectively. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
H. | Structured Securities – The Fund may invest in structured securities. Structured securities are a type of derivative security whose value is determined by reference to changes in the value of underlying securities, currencies, interest rates, commodities, indices or other financial indicators (“reference instruments”). Most structured securities are fixed-income securities that have maturities of three years or less. Structured securities may be positively or negatively indexed (i.e., their principal value or interest rates may increase or decrease if the underlying reference instrument appreciates) and may have return characteristics similar to direct investments in the underlying reference instrument. |
Structured securities may entail a greater degree of market risk than other types of debt securities because the investor bears the risk of the reference instruments. In addition to the credit risk of structured securities and the normal risks of price changes in response to changes in interest rates, the principal amount of structured notes or indexed securities may decrease as a result of changes in the value of the underlying reference instruments. Changes in the daily value of structured securities are recorded as unrealized gains (losses) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. When the structured securities mature or are sold, the Fund recognizes a realized gain (loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
I. | Foreign Currency Translations – Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
The Fund may invest in foreign securities, which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. Foreign taxes, if any, are recorded based on the tax regulations and rates that exist in the foreign markets in which the Fund invests and are shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
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J. | Forward Foreign Currency Contracts – The Fund may engage in foreign currency transactions either on a spot (i.e. for prompt delivery and settlement) basis, or through forward foreign currency contracts, to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. |
The Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security, or the Fund may also enter into forward foreign currency contracts that do not provide for physical settlement of the two currencies, but instead are settled by a single cash payment calculated as the difference between the agreed upon exchange rate and the spot rate at settlement based upon an agreed upon notional amount (non-deliverable forwards). The Fund will set aside liquid assets in an amount equal to the daily mark-to-market obligation for forward foreign currency contracts.
A forward foreign currency contract is an obligation between two parties (“Counterparties”) to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with forward foreign currency contracts include failure of the Counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
K. | Futures Contracts – The Fund may enter into futures contracts to equitize the Fund’s cash holdings or to manage exposure to interest rate, equity, commodity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between Counterparties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal Counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as Counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
L. | Swap Agreements – The Fund may enter into various swap transactions, including interest rate, total return, index, currency and credit default swap contracts (“CDS”) for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, currency, commodity or credit risk. Such transactions are agreements between Counterparties. These agreements may contain among other conditions, events of default and termination events, and various covenants and representations such as provisions that require the Fund to maintain a pre-determined level of net assets, and/or provide limits regarding the decline of the Fund’s NAV over specific periods of time. If the Fund were to trigger such provisions and have open derivative positions at that time, the Counterparty may be able to terminate such agreement and request immediate payment in an amount equal to the net liability positions, if any. |
Interest rate, total return, index, and currency swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or return of an underlying asset, in a particular foreign currency, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index.
An interest rate swap is an agreement between Counterparties pursuant to which the parties exchange a floating rate payment for a fixed rate payment based on a specified notional amount.
A total return swap is an agreement in which one party makes payments based on a set rate, either fixed or variable, while the other party makes payments based on the return of an underlying asset, which includes both the income generated and capital gains, if any. The unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on total return swaps includes dividends on the underlying securities and financing rate payable from the Counterparty. At the maturity date, a net cash flow is exchanged where the total return is equivalent to the return of the underlying reference less a financing rate, if any. As a receiver, the Fund would receive payments based on any positive total return and would owe payments in the event of a negative total return. As the payer, the Fund would owe payments on any net positive total return, and would receive payment in the event of a negative total return.
Changes in the value of swap agreements are recognized as unrealized gains (losses) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the value of the swap agreement at the end of each trading day. Payments received or paid at the beginning of the agreement are reflected as such on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and may be referred to as upfront payments. The Fund accrues for the fixed payment stream and amortizes upfront payments, if any, on swap agreements on a daily basis with the net amount, recorded as a component of realized gain (loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of a swap agreement is recorded as realized gain (loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Fund segregates cash or liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the potential obligation of a Fund under any swap transaction. Cash held as collateral is recorded as deposits with brokers on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, lack of liquidity and elements of credit, market, and Counterparty risk in excess of amounts recognized on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that a swap is difficult to sell or liquidate; the Counterparty does not honor its obligations under the agreement and unfavorable interest rates and market fluctuations. It is possible that developments in the swaps market, including potential government regulation, could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to terminate existing swap agreements or to realize amounts to be received under such agreements. Additionally, an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) includes credit related contingent features which allow Counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event that, for example, the Fund’s net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Fund fails to meet the terms of its ISDA master agreements, which would cause the Fund to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the Counterparty. A short position in a security poses more risk than holding the same security long. As there is no limit on how much the price of the security can increase, the Fund’s exposure is unlimited.
M. | Other Risks – The Fund will seek to gain exposure to commodity markets primarily through an investment in the Subsidiary and through investments in exchange-traded funds and commodity-linked derivatives. The Subsidiary, unlike the Fund, may invest without limitation in commodities, commodity-linked derivatives and other securities, such as exchange-traded and commodity-linked notes, that may provide leveraged and non-leveraged exposure to commodity markets. The Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary’s investments. |
The current low interest rate environment was created in part by the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) and certain foreign central banks keeping the federal funds and equivalent foreign rates near historical lows. Increases in the federal funds and equivalent foreign rates may expose fixed income markets to heightened volatility and reduced liquidity for certain fixed income investments, particularly those with longer maturities. In addition, decreases in fixed income dealer market-making capacity may also potentially lead to heightened volatility and reduced liquidity in the fixed income markets. As a result, the value of the Fund’s
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investments and share price may decline. Changes in central bank policies could also result in higher than normal shareholder redemptions, which could potentially increase portfolio turnover and the Fund’s transaction costs.
N. | Leverage Risk – Leverage exists when the Fund can lose more than it originally invests because it purchases or sells an instrument or enters into a transaction without investing an amount equal to the full economic exposure of the instrument or transaction. |
O. | Collateral –To the extent the Fund has designated or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Fund’s practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day. |
NOTE 2–Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund accrues daily and pays monthly an advisory fee to the Adviser less the amount paid by the Subsidiary to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Daily Net Assets | | Rate | |
First $250 million | | | 1.000% | |
Next $250 million | | | 0.980% | |
Next $500 million | | | 0.950% | |
Next $1.5 billion | | | 0.930% | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.900% | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.880% | |
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0.850% | |
Over $10 billion | | | 0.830% | |
For the six months ended April 30, 2020, the effective advisory fee rate incurred by the Fund was 1.00%.
The Subsidiary has entered into a separate contract with the Adviser whereby the Adviser provides investment advisory and other services to the Subsidiary. In consideration of these services, the Subsidiary pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Subsidiary’s average daily net assets as set forth in the table above.
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. and separate sub-advisory agreements with Invesco Capital Management LLC and Invesco Asset Management (India) Private Limited (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, will pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least February 28, 2021, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement (excluding certain items discussed below) to 1.11% of average daily net assets (the “expense limit”). In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and/or reimbursement to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary or non-routine items, including litigation expenses; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are not operating expenses of the Fund directly, but are fees and expenses, including management fees, of the investment companies in which the Fund invests. As a result, the total annual fund operating expenses after expense reimbursement may exceed the expense limit above. Unless Invesco continues the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on February 28, 2021. During its term, the fee waiver agreement cannot be terminated or amended to increase the expense limit or reduce the advisory fee waiver without approval of the Board of Trustees. To the extent that the annualized expense ratio does not exceed the expense limit, the Adviser will retain its ability to be reimbursed for such fee waivers or reimbursements prior to the end of each fiscal year.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2022, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the six months ended April 30, 2020, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $39,645.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2020, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees. Invesco has entered into a sub-administration agreement whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund. Pursuant to a custody agreement with the Trust on behalf of the Fund, SSB also serves as the Fund’s custodian.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting services are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended April 30, 2020, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into a master distribution agreement with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Fund’s shares. The Fund does not pay a distribution fee to IDI under the agreement.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of the Adviser, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3–Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
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Level 1 | | - | | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
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Level 2 | | - | | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
Level 3 | | - | | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of April 30, 2020. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the consolidated financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total |
Investments in Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Securities | | $ | – | | | $ | 11,724,592 | | | | $– | | | $11,724,592 |
Money Market Funds | | | 15,278,568 | | | | – | | | | – | | | 15,278,568 |
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Total Investments in Securities | | | 15,278,568 | | | | 11,724,592 | | | | – | | | 27,003,160 |
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Other Investments - Assets* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts | | | 2,807,127 | | | | – | | | | – | | | 2,807,127 |
Swap Agreements | | | – | | | | 52,258 | | | | – | | | 52,258 |
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| | | 2,807,127 | | | | 52,258 | | | | – | | | 2,859,385 |
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Other Investments - Liabilities* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Futures Contracts | | | (395,175 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | (395,175) |
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Swap Agreements | | | – | | | | (136,770 | ) | | | – | | | (136,770) |
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| | | (395,175 | ) | | | (136,770 | ) | | | – | | | (531,945) |
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Total Other Investments | | | 2,411,952 | | | | (84,512 | ) | | | – | | | 2,327,440 |
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Total Investments | | $ | 17,690,520 | | | $ | 11,640,080 | | | | $– | | | $29,330,600 |
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* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
NOTE 4–Derivative Investments
The Fund may enter into an ISDA Master Agreement under which a fund may trade OTC derivatives. An OTC transaction entered into under an ISDA Master Agreement typically involves a collateral posting arrangement, payment netting provisions and close-out netting provisions. These netting provisions allow for reduction of credit risk through netting of contractual obligations. The enforceability of the netting provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement depends on the governing law of the ISDA Master Agreement, among other factors.
For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset OTC derivative assets or liabilities that are subject to ISDA Master Agreements in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Value of Derivative Investments at Period-End
The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of April 30, 2020:
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| | Value | |
Derivative Assets | | Commodity Risk | | | Equity Risk | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | Total | |
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Unrealized appreciation on futures contracts – Exchange-Traded(a) | | $ | 213,204 | | | $ | 1,463,270 | | | $ | 1,130,653 | | | $ | 2,807,127 | |
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Unrealized appreciation on swap agreements – OTC | | | 52,258 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 52,258 | |
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Total Derivative Assets | | | 265,462 | | | | 1,463,270 | | | | 1,130,653 | | | | 2,859,385 | |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | (213,204 | ) | | | (1,463,270 | ) | | | (1,130,653 | ) | | | (2,807,127 | ) |
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Total Derivative Assets subject to master netting agreements | | $ | 52,258 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 52,258 | |
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Derivative Liabilities | | Commodity Risk | | | Equity Risk | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | Total | |
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Unrealized depreciation on futures contracts – Exchange-Traded(a) | | $ | (205,802 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (189,373 | ) | | $ | (395,175 | ) |
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Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements – OTC | | | (136,770 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (136,770 | ) |
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Total Derivative Liabilities | | | (342,572 | ) | | | - | | | | (189,373 | ) | | | (531,945 | ) |
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Derivatives not subject to master netting agreements | | | 205,802 | | | | - | | | | 189,373 | | | | 395,175 | |
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Total Derivative Liabilities subject to master netting agreements | | $ | (136,770 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | (136,770 | ) |
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(a) | The daily variation margin receivable (payable) at period-end is recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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Offsetting Assets and Liabilities
The table below reflects the Fund’s exposure to Counterparties subject to either an ISDA Master Agreement or other agreement for OTC derivative transactions as of April 30, 2020.
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| | Financial Derivative Assets | | | Financial Derivative Liabilities | | | | | | Collateral (Received)/Pledged | | | | |
Counterparty | | Swap Agreements | | | Swap Agreements | | | Net Value of Derivatives | | | Non-Cash | | Cash | | | Net Amount | |
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Barclays Bank PLC | | $ | 36,268 | | | $ | (586 | ) | | $ | 35,682 | | | $- | | $ | - | | | $ | 35,682 | |
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | | | - | | | | (55,136 | ) | | | (55,136 | ) | | - | | | 55,136 | | | | - | |
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Cargill, Inc. | | | - | | | | (24,641 | ) | | | (24,641 | ) | | - | | | - | | | | (24,641 | ) |
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Goldman Sachs International | | | - | | | | (1,156 | ) | | | (1,156 | ) | | - | | | 1,156 | | | | - | |
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 15,990 | | | | (47,670 | ) | | | (31,680 | ) | | - | | | - | | | | (31,680 | ) |
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Macquarie Bank Ltd. | | | - | | | | (2,638 | ) | | | (2,638 | ) | | - | | | - | | | | (2,638 | ) |
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Merrill Lynch International | | | 62,375 | | | | (112 | ) | | | 62,263 | | | - | | | - | | | | 62,263 | |
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Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC | | | - | | | | (6,444 | ) | | | (6,444 | ) | | - | | | - | | | | (6,444 | ) |
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Total | | $ | 114,633 | | | $ | (138,383 | ) | | $ | (23,750 | ) | | $- | | $ | 56,292 | | | $ | 32,542 | |
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Effect of Derivative Investments for the six months ended April 30, 2020
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative investments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
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| | Location of Gain (Loss) on Consolidated Statement of Operations | |
| | Commodity Risk | | | Equity Risk | | | Interest Rate Risk | | | Total | |
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Realized Gain (Loss): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | $ | (2,126,903 | ) | | $ | (3,474,673 | ) | | $ | 754,300 | | | $ | (4,847,276 | ) |
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Swap agreements | | | (1,241,207 | ) | | | (23,123 | ) | | | - | | | | (1,264,330 | ) |
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Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | 6,968 | | | | 834,570 | | | | 1,236,560 | | | | 2,078,098 | |
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Swap agreements | | | (129,288 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | (129,288 | ) |
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Total | | $ | (3,490,430 | ) | | $ | (2,663,226 | ) | | $ | 1,990,860 | | | $ | (4,162,796 | ) |
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The table below summarizes the average notional value of derivatives held during the period.
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| | Futures Contracts | | | Swap Agreements | |
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Average notional value | | $ | 59,607,934 | | | $ | 12,522,864 | |
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NOTE 5–Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees were eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provided for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
NOTE 6–Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period-end, are shown in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. The Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks or broker-dealers exceed 5% of the Fund’s total assets, or when any borrowings from an Invesco Fund are outstanding.
NOTE 7–Tax Information
The amount and character of income and gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. Reclassifications are made to the Fund’s capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforward) under income tax regulations. The tax character of distributions paid during the year and the tax components of net assets will be reported at the Fund’s fiscal year-end.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund did not have a capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2019.
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NOTE 8–Investment Transactions
The aggregate amount of long-term U.S. government obligations (other than short-term securities and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended April 30, 2020 was $3,750,000 and $7,940,000, respectively. Cost of investments, including any derivatives, on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments on a Tax Basis | | | |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 2,767,311 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investments | | | (531,945 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investments | | $ | 2,235,366 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $27,095,234.
NOTE 9–Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity | |
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| | Six Months Ended April 30, 2020(a) | | | Year Ended October 31, 2019 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
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Sold | | | 134,744 | | | $ | 935,964 | | | | 242,916 | | | $ | 1,959,949 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends | | | 707,075 | | | | 5,536,402 | | | | – | | | | – | |
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Reacquired | | | (291,173 | ) | | | (2,370,928 | ) | | | (957,271 | ) | | | (8,013,874 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | 550,646 | | | $ | 4,101,438 | | | | (714,355 | ) | | $ | (6,053,925 | ) |
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(a) | 100% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser. |
NOTE 10–Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
During the first quarter of 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a public health emergency. COVID-19 has led to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets in general. COVID-19 may adversely impact the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective. Because of the uncertainties on valuation, the global economy and business operations, values reflected in these consolidated financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sales of those investments.
The extent of the impact on the performance of the Fund and its investments will depend on future developments, including the duration and spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, related restrictions and advisories, and the effects on the financial markets and economy overall, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted.
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period November 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020.
In addition to the fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro-rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. The amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund will vary because the underlying funds have varied expenses and fee levels and the Fund may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times. Estimated underlying fund expenses are not expenses that are incurred directly by the Fund. They are expenses that are incurred directly by the underlying funds and are deducted from the value of the underlying funds the Fund invests in. The effect of the estimated underlying fund expenses that the Fund bears indirectly are included in the Fund’s total return.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, expenses shown in the table do not include the expenses of the underlying funds, which are borne indirectly by the Fund. If transaction costs and indirect expenses were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | ACTUAL | | HYPOTHETICAL (5% annual return before expenses) | | |
Beginning Account Value (11/01/19) | | Ending Account Value (04/30/20)1 | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Ending Account Value (04/30/20) | | Expenses Paid During Period2 | | Annualized Expense Ratio |
$1,000.00 | | $882.00 | | $5.15 | | $1,019.39 | | $5.52 | | 1.10% |
1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period November 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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21 | | Invesco Balanced-Risk Aggressive Allocation Fund |
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Invesco mailing information
Send general correspondence to Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.
Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.
Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the list appears in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Form N-PORT filings on the SEC website, sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246, or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
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Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. This information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd. | |  |
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SEC file number: 811-22793 | | Invesco Distributors, Inc. | | IBRAA-SAR-1 | | |
Not applicable for a semi-annual report.
ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. |
Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included as part of the reports to stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
ITEM 7. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
None
ITEM 11. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
| (a) | As of June 17, 2020, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the officers of the Registrant, including the Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”), to assess the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“Act”), as amended. Based on that evaluation, the Registrant’s officers, including the PEO and PFO, concluded that, as of June 17, 2020, the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were reasonably designed so as to ensure: (1) that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (2) that material information relating to the Registrant is made known to the PEO and PFO as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. |
| (b) | There have been no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
ITEM 12. | DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant: Invesco Securities Trust
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By: | | /s/ Sheri Morris |
| | Sheri Morris |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | July 8, 2020 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | | /s/ Sheri Morris |
| | Sheri Morris |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | July 8, 2020 |
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By: | | /s/ Kelli Gallegos |
| | Kelli Gallegos |
| | Principal Financial Officer |
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Date: | | July 8, 2020 |