UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
811-22870
Investment Company Act file number
Stone Ridge Trust II
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
510 Madison Avenue, 21st Floor
New York, New York 10022
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Stone Ridge Asset Management LLC
510 Madison Avenue, 21st Floor
New York, New York 10022
(Name and address of agent for service)
(855) 609-3680
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2022
Date of reporting period: April 30, 2022
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
Semi-Annual Report
April 30, 2022
Unaudited

Stone Ridge Reinsurance Risk Premium Interval Fund
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ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS AT APRIL 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | | | | |
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STONE RIDGE REINSURANCE RISK PREMIUM INTERVAL FUND PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION BY YEAR OF SCHEDULED MATURITY | |
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2022 | | | $90,281,712 | | | | 7.4% | |
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2023 | | | 110,026,455 | | | | 9.0% | |
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2024 | | | 51,253,193 | | | | 4.2% | |
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2025 | | | 8,436,591 | | | | 0.7% | |
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2026 | | | 5,127,178 | | | | 0.4% | |
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Not Applicable(1) | | | 827,225,314 | | | | 67.7% | |
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Other(2) | | | 130,865,830 | | | | 10.7% | |
| | | $1,223,216,273 | | | | | |
| (1) | Preference shares and private fund units do not have maturity dates. |
| (2) | Cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and other assets less liabilities. |
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| | The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements. | | |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments | | as of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
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STONE RIDGE REINSURANCE RISK PREMIUM INTERVAL FUND | | | | |
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| | PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | | | VALUE | |
EVENT LINKED BONDS - 19.7% | | | | |
Europe - 0.0% (a) | | | | |
Earthquake - 0.0% (a) | | | | |
Azzurro Re II Class A (3 Month Euribor + 4.760%), 01/17/2024 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $360,807; Original Acquisition Date: 07/06/2020) | | EUR | 319,000 | | | $ | 338,498 | |
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Global - 3.0% | | | | | | |
Earthquake - 0.0% (a) | | | | | | |
IBRD CAR 123 Class A (3 Month Libor USD + 5.500%), 12/02/2022 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $588,000; Original Acquisition Date: 11/15/2019) | | $ | 588,000 | | | | 588,030 | |
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Multiperil - 3.0% | | | | | | |
Atlas Capital 2020 DAC 2020-1 (T-Bill 3 Month + 8.700%), 06/10/2024 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $8,135,000; Original Acquisition Date: 04/23/2020) | | | 8,135,000 | | | | 8,440,062 | |
Atlas Capital UK 2019 PLC 2019-1 (3 Month Libor USD + 12.240%), 06/07/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $4,564,000; Original Acquisition Date: 05/24/2019) | | | 4,564,000 | | | | 4,654,823 | |
Hypatia Ltd. 2020-1 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 7.275%), 06/07/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $2,737,000; Original Acquisition Date: 07/10/2020) | | | 2,737,000 | | | | 2,802,141 | |
Hypatia Ltd. 2020-1 Class B (T-Bill 3 Month + 10.375%), 06/07/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $4,211,000; Original Acquisition Date: 07/10/2020) | | | 4,211,000 | | | | 4,354,806 | |
Matterhorn Re Ltd 2020-2 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 5.000%), 01/08/2024 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $3,049,000; Original Acquisition Date: 01/29/2020) | | | 3,049,000 | | | | 2,906,307 | |
Northshore Re 2018-1 Class A (3 Month Libor USD + 8.010%), 07/08/2022 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $9,288,160; Original Acquisition Date: 07/02/2018) | | | 9,290,000 | | | | 9,262,130 | |
Northshore Re II 2019-1 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 7.310%), 07/07/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $3,905,000; Original Acquisition Date: 06/21/2019) | | | 3,905,000 | | | | 3,954,203 | |
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| | PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | | | VALUE | |
Multiperil - 3.0% (continued) | | | | | | |
Resilience Re Series 1711A 0.000%, 05/01/2023 (b)(e)(f)(g)(h)(i) (Cost: $238,865; Original Acquisition Date: 02/06/2017) | | $ | 25,000,000 | | | $ | — | |
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| | | | | | | 36,374,472 | |
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| | | | | | | 36,962,502 | |
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Japan - 0.5% | | | | | | |
Earthquake - 0.5% | | | | | | |
Nakama Re 2018-1 Class 1 (3 Month Libor USD + 2.000%), 04/13/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $1,728,304; Original Acquisition Date: 03/11/2019) | | | 1,744,000 | | | | 1,739,814 | |
Nakama Re 2018-1 Class 2 (3 Month Libor USD + 3.000%), 04/13/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $3,349,729; Original Acquisition Date: 05/02/2019) | | | 3,362,000 | | | | 3,358,638 | |
Nakama Re 2020-1 Class 1 (T-Bill 3 Month + 2.200%), 01/07/2025 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $871,000; Original Acquisition Date: 02/04/2020) | | | 871,000 | | | | 871,610 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,970,062 | |
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Mexico - 0.6% | | | | | | |
Earthquake - 0.3% | | | | | | |
IBRD CAR 125 Class A (3 Month Libor USD + 3.500%), 03/13/2024 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $3,619,000; Original Acquisition Date: 02/28/2020) | | | 3,619,000 | | | | 3,635,285 | |
IBRD CAR 126 Class B (3 Month Libor USD + 9.000%), 03/13/2024 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $639,000; Original Acquisition Date: 02/28/2020) | | | 639,000 | | | | 642,355 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,277,640 | |
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Windstorm - 0.3% | | | | | | |
IBRD CAR 127 Class C (3 Month Libor USD + 10.000%), 03/13/2024 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $3,479,245; Original Acquisition Date: 02/28/2020) | | | 3,479,000 | | | | 3,482,827 | |
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| | | | | | | 7,760,467 | |
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United States - 15.6% | | | | | | |
Earthquake - 4.1% | | | | | | |
Sutter Re 2020-2 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 5.040%), 06/06/2022 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $13,219,000; Original Acquisition Date: 05/13/2020) | | | 13,219,000 | | | | 13,215,695 | |
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| | The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements. | | (Continued) |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments | | as of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
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STONE RIDGE REINSURANCE RISK PREMIUM INTERVAL FUND | | | | |
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| | PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | | | VALUE | |
Earthquake - 4.1% (continued) | | | | | | |
Sutter Re 2020-2 Class F (T-Bill 3 Month + 8.660%), 06/06/2022 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $12,227,000; Original Acquisition Date: 05/13/2020) | | $ | 12,227,000 | | | $ | 12,245,952 | |
Ursa Re 2019-1 Class C (T-Bill 3 Month + 5.750%), 12/10/2022 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $12,152,000; Original Acquisition Date: 11/20/2019) | | | 12,152,000 | | | | 12,204,861 | |
Ursa Re II 2020-1 Class AA (T-Bill 3 Month + 3.750%), 12/07/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $3,683,000; Original Acquisition Date: 10/08/2020) | | | 3,683,000 | | | | 3,667,347 | |
Ursa Re II 2020-1 Class D (T-Bill 3 Month + 6.250%), 12/07/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $9,303,000; Original Acquisition Date: 10/08/2020) | | | 9,303,000 | | | | 9,261,137 | |
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| | | | | | | 50,594,992 | |
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Fire - 0.1% | | | | | | |
SD Re 2020-1 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 9.750%), 07/14/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $1,062,000; Original Acquisition Date: 07/02/2020) | | | 1,062,000 | | | | 1,064,602 | |
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Flood - 0.4% | | | | | | |
FloodSmart Re 2020 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 11.580%), 02/27/2023 (b)(c)(e) (Cost: $728,537; Original Acquisition Date: 07/22/2020) | | | 736,000 | | | | 725,475 | |
FloodSmart Re 2020 Class B (T-Bill 3 Month + 15.080%), 02/27/2023 (b)(c)(e) (Cost: $3,459,743; Original Acquisition Date: 04/28/2020) | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,394,650 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,120,125 | |
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Multiperil - 8.8% | | | | | | |
Armor Re II 2019-1 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 6.420%), 06/08/2022 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $5,215,922; Original Acquisition Date: 05/09/2019) | | | 5,219,000 | | | | 5,223,958 | |
Bonanza Re 2020-1 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 4.870%), 02/20/2024 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $2,025,000; Original Acquisition Date: 02/13/2020) | | | 2,025,000 | | | | 2,024,494 | |
Bowline 2018-1 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 4.760%), 05/23/2022 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $7,262,000; Original Acquisition Date: 05/10/2018) | | | 7,262,000 | | | | 7,265,268 | |
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| | PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | | | VALUE | |
Multiperil - 8.8% (continued) | | | | | | |
Bowline Re 2019-1 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 4.500%), 03/20/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $3,983,000; Original Acquisition Date: 03/08/2019) | | $ | 3,983,000 | | | $ | 3,980,809 | |
Bowline Re 2019-1 Class B (T-Bill 3 Month + 8.850%), 03/20/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $4,659,415; Original Acquisition Date: 03/08/2019) | | | 4,662,000 | | | | 4,643,352 | |
Caelus Re 2018-1 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 0.500%), 06/09/2025 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $2,681,000; Original Acquisition Date: 05/04/2018) | | | 2,681,000 | | | | 1,970,535 | |
Caelus Re 2018-1 Class B (T-Bill 3 Month + 0.100%), 06/09/2025 (b)(c)(d)(e)(f) (Cost: $1,743,791; Original Acquisition Date: 05/04/2018) | | | 1,745,000 | | | | 21,900 | |
Caelus Re 2018-1 Class C (T-Bill 3 Month + 0.100%), 06/09/2025 (b)(c)(d)(e)(f) (Cost: $3,218,000; Original Acquisition Date: 05/04/2018) | | | 3,218,000 | | | | 16,251 | |
Caelus Re 2018-1 Class D (T-Bill 3 Month + 0.100%), 06/09/2025 (b)(c)(d)(e)(f) (Cost: $536,000; Original Acquisition Date: 05/04/2018) | | | 536,000 | | | | 2,707 | |
Caelus Re 2020-1 Class A-1 (T-Bill 3 Month + 5.380%), 06/07/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $1,119,420; Original Acquisition Date: 04/20/2020) | | | 1,135,000 | | | | 1,144,591 | |
Caelus Re V 2017-1 Class B (T-Bill 3 Month + 0.100%), 06/05/2024 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $495,300; Original Acquisition Date: 04/27/2017) | | | 495,300 | | | | 284,798 | |
Caelus Re V 2017-1 Class C (T-Bill 3 Month + 0.100%), 06/05/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e)(f) (Cost: $3,170,000; Original Acquisition Date: 04/27/2017) | | | 3,170,000 | | | | 158,500 | |
Caelus Re V 2017-1 Class D (T-Bill 3 Month + 0.100%), 06/05/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e)(f) (Cost: $1,400,468; Original Acquisition Date: 04/27/2017) | | | 1,400,468 | | | | 140 | |
Easton Re 2020-1 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 4.000%), 01/08/2024 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $1,397,000; Original Acquisition Date: 12/15/2020) | | | 1,397,000 | | | | 1,381,633 | |
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| | The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements. | | (Continued) |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments | | as of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
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STONE RIDGE REINSURANCE RISK PREMIUM INTERVAL FUND | | | | |
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| | PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | | | VALUE | |
Multiperil - 8.8% (continued) | | | | | | |
Espada Reinsurance 2016-1 Class 20 (T-Bill 3 Month + 0.500%), 06/06/2022 (b)(c)(d)(e)(f) (Cost: $274,230; Original Acquisition Date: 02/12/2016) | | $ | 274,230 | | | $ | 82,269 | |
Herbie Re 2020-1 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 9.130%), 07/08/2024 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $5,101,000; Original Acquisition Date: 06/09/2020) | | | 5,101,000 | | | | 4,693,940 | |
Kilimanjaro III Re 2019-1 Class A-1 (T-Bill 3 Month + 16.660%), 12/19/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $14,375,932; Original Acquisition Date: 04/28/2020) | | | 14,750,000 | | | | 14,025,038 | |
Kilimanjaro III Re 2019-1 Class A-2 (T-Bill 3 Month + 16.660%), 12/19/2024 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $10,548,554; Original Acquisition Date: 04/29/2020) | | | 10,883,000 | | | | 10,368,234 | |
Kilimanjaro Re 2018-1 Class A-1 (3 Month Libor USD + 13.610%), 05/06/2022 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $5,667,682; Original Acquisition Date: 04/18/2018) | | | 5,671,000 | | | | 5,671,000 | |
Kilimanjaro Re 2018-1 Class B-1 (3 Month Libor USD + 4.940%), 05/06/2022 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $5,388,916; Original Acquisition Date: 04/18/2018) | | | 5,389,000 | | | | 5,389,269 | |
Kilimanjaro Re 2018-2 Class A-2 (3 Month Libor USD + 13.610%), 05/05/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $2,599,628; Original Acquisition Date: 04/18/2018) | | | 2,660,000 | | | | 2,554,531 | |
Kilimanjaro Re 2018-2 Class B-2 (3 Month Libor USD + 4.940%), 05/05/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $4,945,000; Original Acquisition Date: 04/18/2018) | | | 4,945,000 | | | | 4,880,962 | |
Long Point Re III 2018-1 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 2.750%), 06/01/2022 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $6,053,566; Original Acquisition Date: 10/04/2018) | | | 6,054,000 | | | | 6,002,541 | |
MetroCat Re 2020-1 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 5.500%), 05/08/2023 (b)(c)(e) (Cost: $2,482,104; Original Acquisition Date: 05/06/2020) | | | 2,467,000 | | | | 2,474,154 | |
Mona Lisa Re 2020-1 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 7.500%), 01/09/2023 (b)(c)(e) (Cost: $3,976,537; Original Acquisition Date: 03/20/2020) | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 3,972,000 | |
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| | PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | | | VALUE | |
Multiperil - 8.8% (continued) | | | | | | |
Mystic Re IV 2021-1 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 9.750%), 01/08/2024 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $1,862,000; Original Acquisition Date: 12/15/2020) | | $ | 1,862,000 | | | $ | 1,867,679 | |
Residential Re 2016-I Class 10 (T-Bill 3 Month + 0.500%), 06/06/2022 (b)(c)(d)(e)(f) (Cost: $1,353,174; Original Acquisition Date: 04/28/2016) | | | 1,353,174 | | | | 33,829 | |
Residential Re 2018-I Class 13 (T-Bill 3 Month + 3.460%), 06/06/2022 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $7,352,295; Original Acquisition Date: 04/30/2018) | | | 7,353,000 | | | | 7,321,382 | |
Residential Re 2019-I Class 12 (T-Bill 3 Month + 7.940%), 06/06/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $505,000; Original Acquisition Date: 05/08/2019) | | | 505,000 | | | | 472,175 | |
Residential Re 2019-I Class 13 (T-Bill 3 Month + 4.650%), 06/06/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $1,085,141; Original Acquisition Date: 05/08/2019) | | | 1,088,000 | | | | 1,074,618 | |
Residential Re 2019-II Class 2 (T-Bill 3 Month + 12.230%), 12/06/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $1,294,000; Original Acquisition Date: 11/05/2019) | | | 1,294,000 | | | | 1,253,239 | |
Residential Re 2020-I Class 13 (T-Bill 3 Month + 5.500%), 06/06/2024 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $1,759,000; Original Acquisition Date: 05/27/2020) | | | 1,759,000 | | | | 1,749,589 | |
Residential Re 2020-II Class 3 (T-Bill 3 Month + 8.240%), 12/06/2024 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $586,000; Original Acquisition Date: 10/30/2020) | | | 586,000 | | | | 580,580 | |
Residential Re 2020-II Class 4 (T-Bill 3 Month + 6.510%), 12/06/2024 (b)(c)(e) (Cost: $1,269,000; Original Acquisition Date: 10/30/2020) | | | 1,269,000 | | | | 1,277,820 | |
Sanders Re II 2020-1 Class A (3 Month Libor USD + 4.360%), 04/07/2024 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $2,689,000; Original Acquisition Date: 03/18/2020) | | | 2,689,000 | | | | 2,708,226 | |
Stratosphere Re 2020-1 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 2.750%), 02/07/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $566,715; Original Acquisition Date: 04/20/2020) | | | 568,000 | | | | 566,182 | |
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| | | | | | | 107,138,193 | |
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| | The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements. | | (Continued) |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments | | as of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
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STONE RIDGE REINSURANCE RISK PREMIUM INTERVAL FUND | | | | |
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| | PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | | | VALUE | |
Windstorm - 2.2% | | | | | | |
Alamo Re 2019-1 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 5.040%), 06/08/2022 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $2,792,000; Original Acquisition Date: 05/21/2019) | | $ | 2,792,000 | | | $ | 2,789,348 | |
Alamo Re 2020-1 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 5.460%), 06/08/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $12,320,000; Original Acquisition Date: 05/29/2020) | | | 12,320,000 | | | | 12,470,304 | |
Blue Halo Re 2020-1 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 13.250%), 06/28/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $3,616,000; Original Acquisition Date: 06/16/2020) | | | 3,616,000 | | | | 3,686,512 | |
Bonanza Re 2020-2 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 4.750%), 12/23/2024 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $1,490,000; Original Acquisition Date: 12/15/2020) | | | 1,490,000 | | | | 1,475,398 | |
Cape Lookout Re 2019-2 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 6.230%), 05/09/2022 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $2,560,000; Original Acquisition Date: 06/14/2019) | | | 2,560,000 | | | | 2,560,512 | |
Citrus Re 2017-1 Class A (6 Month Libor USD + 5.310%), 03/20/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e)(f)(i) (Cost: $429,725; Original Acquisition Date: 03/06/2017) | | | 429,725 | | | | 44,004 | |
Everglades II 2020-2 A (T-Bill 3 Month + 6.450%), 05/04/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $1,649,000; Original Acquisition Date: 05/21/2020) | | | 1,649,000 | | | | 1,642,734 | |
First Coast Re 2019-1 Class A (T-Bill 3 Month + 5.660%), 06/07/2023 (b)(c)(d)(e) (Cost: $506,000; Original Acquisition Date: 05/16/2019) | | | 506,000 | | | | 503,318 | |
Integrity Re 2020-1 Class A (3 Month Libor USD + 7.493%), 04/12/2023 (b)(c)(e) (Cost: $2,061,000; Original Acquisition Date: 03/18/2020) | | | 2,061,000 | | | | 2,056,775 | |
Manatee Re III 2019-1 Class B (T-Bill 3 Month + 9.820%), 06/07/2022 (b)(c)(d)(e)(f) (Cost: $507,000; Original Acquisition Date: 05/23/2019) | | | 507,000 | | | | 10,140 | |
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| | | | | | | 27,239,045 | |
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| | | | | | | 190,156,957 | |
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TOTAL EVENT LINKED BONDS (Cost $255,168,905) | | | | | | | 241,188,486 | |
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| | PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | | | VALUE | |
QUOTA SHARES AND OTHER REINSURANCE-RELATED SECURITIES - 69.6% | | | | | | | | |
PARTICIPATION NOTES - 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Global - 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Multiperil - 2.0% | | | | | | |
Alturas Re 2019-1 Class A 03/10/2023 (b)(d)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $20,001; Original Acquisition Date: 12/20/2018) | | $ | 20,001 | | | $ | — | |
Alturas Re 2020-1 Class B 03/10/2023 (b)(d)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $2,081,199; Original Acquisition Date: 12/27/2019) | | | 1,655,153 | | | | 184,717 | |
Eden Re II 2019-1 Class B 03/22/2023 (b)(d)(e)(f)(i) (Cost: $70,358; Original Acquisition Date: 12/19/2018) | | | 70,357 | | | | 1,434,289 | |
Eden Re II 2020-1 Class B 03/22/2024 (b)(d)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $5,000,000; Original Acquisition Date: 12/26/2019) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 2,355,447 | |
Eden Re II 2021-1 Class B 03/21/2025 (b)(d)(e)(f)(i) (Cost: $6,750,000; Original Acquisition Date: 12/21/2020) | | | 6,750,000 | | | | 5,553,589 | |
Eden Re II 2022-1 Class B 03/20/2026 (b)(d)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $5,000,000; Original Acquisition Date: 12/17/2021) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,127,178 | |
Limestone Re 2019-1 B 09/09/2022 (b)(d)(e)(f)(i) (Cost: $38,651; Original Acquisition Date: 12/24/2018) | | | 38,651 | | | | — | |
Limestone Re 2019-2 B 03/01/2023 (b)(d)(e)(f)(i) (Cost: $70,009; Original Acquisition Date: 06/25/2019) | | | 70,009 | | | | — | |
Limestone Re 2020-1 A 03/01/2024 (b)(d)(e)(f)(i) (Cost: $3,128; Original Acquisition Date: 02/19/2021) | | | 1,199 | | | | 111,968 | |
Sector Re V Series 9 Class A 03/01/2023 (b)(e)(f)(h) (Cost: $4,547,618; Original Acquisition Date: 04/24/2019) | | | 4,561,699 | | | | 3,460,582 | |
Sector Re V Series 9 Class B 03/01/2023 (b)(e)(f)(h) (Cost: $2,541,187; Original Acquisition Date: 04/24/2019) | | | 2,549,056 | | | | 1,933,757 | |
Sector Re V Series 9 Class D 12/01/2024 (b)(e)(f) (Cost: $317,886; Original Acquisition Date: 12/10/2019) | | | 317,483 | | | | 928,053 | |
Sector Re V Series 9 Class G 03/01/2023 (b)(e)(f) (Cost: $23,726; Original Acquisition Date: 04/24/2019) | | | 23,700 | | | | 563,971 | |
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| | PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | | | VALUE | |
Multiperil - 2.0% (continued) | | | | | | |
Sussex Re 2020-A 12/31/2022 (e)(f)(i) (Cost: $0; Original Acquisition Date: 01/22/2020) | | $ | — | | | $ | 121,117 | |
Sussex Re 2021-A 12/31/2022 (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $305,311; Original Acquisition Date: 12/29/2020) | | | 291,129 | | | | 294,410 | |
Sussex Re 2022-A 12/31/2023 (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $1,820,000; Original Acquisition Date: 01/05/2022) | | | 1,820,000 | | | | 1,867,565 | |
Versutus 2018 A-5 06/30/2022 (b)(e)(f)(i) (Cost: $0; Original Acquisition Date: 12/15/2017) | | | — | | | | — | |
Versutus 2019-B 12/31/2022 (b)(e)(f)(i) (Cost: $2,033,286; Original Acquisition Date: 12/21/2018) | | | 2,033,286 | | | | — | |
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TOTAL PARTICIPATION NOTES (Cost $30,622,360) | | | | | | | 23,936,643 | |
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| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
PREFERENCE SHARES - 67.2% | | | | | | | | |
Global - 67.1% | |
Marine/Energy - 0.0% (a) | | | | | | |
Kauai (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $25,453,436; Original Acquisition Date: 01/07/2016) | | | 51,394 | | | | 836,992 | |
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Multiperil - 67.1% | | | | | | |
Altiplano (Mt. Logan Re) (b)(e)(f)(h) (Cost: $33,500,000; Original Acquisition Date: 06/01/2018) | | | 33,500 | | | | 17,074,907 | |
Arenal (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $47,236,033; Original Acquisition Date: 05/07/2015) | | | 165,450 | | | | 38,006,697 | |
Baldwin (Horseshoe Re) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $33,656,381; Original Acquisition Date: 01/04/2018) | | | 1,328,746 | | | | — | |
Biscayne (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(i) (Cost: $0; Original Acquisition Date: 04/30/2014) | | | 46,979 | | | | 69,663 | |
Bowery (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $72,856,150; Original Acquisition Date: 09/29/2017) | | | 200,075 | | | | 53,409,066 | |
Brighton (Horseshoe Re) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $33,083,894; Original Acquisition Date: 06/12/2020) | | | 1,022,526 | | | | 30,778,414 | |
Cardinal Re 2015-1 (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $21,017,970; Original Acquisition Date: 07/29/2015) | | | 149 | | | | 13,540,154 | |
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| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Multiperil - 67.1% (continued) | | | | | | |
Carlsbad 2 (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $0; Original Acquisition Date: 04/28/2014) | | | 190,319 | | | $ | 50,146 | |
Cumberland (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $28,291,788; Original Acquisition Date: 04/10/2015) | | | 28,898 | | | | 5,268,280 | |
Cypress (Horseshoe Re) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $14,354,179; Original Acquisition Date: 05/31/2017) | | | 125,090,500 | | | | 10,080,668 | |
Emerald Lake (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $33,969,323; Original Acquisition Date: 11/10/2017) | | | 504,899 | | | | 3,181,588 | |
Florblanca (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $21,283,384; Original Acquisition Date: 12/29/2016) | | | 77,550 | | | | 21,014,510 | |
Freeport (Horseshoe Re) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $26,861,914; Original Acquisition Date: 04/04/2018) | | | 750,718 | | | | — | |
Harambee Re 2018 (b)(e)(f)(i) (Cost: $0; Original Acquisition Date: 12/15/2017) | | | 276 | | | | 55,761 | |
Harambee Re 2019 (b)(e)(f)(i) (Cost: $10,604; Original Acquisition Date: 12/21/2018) | | | 11,829 | | | | 13,637 | |
Hatteras (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $61,009,247; Original Acquisition Date: 01/30/2019) | | | 58,673 | | | | 29,328,270 | |
Hudson Charles (Mt. Logan Re) (b)(e)(f)(h) (Cost: $12,736,141; Original Acquisition Date: 01/02/2014) | | | 12,736 | | | | 8,694,468 | |
Hudson Charles 2 (Mt. Logan Re) (b)(e)(f)(h) (Cost: $19,105,594; Original Acquisition Date: 03/31/2017) | | | 19,106 | | | | 12,384,481 | |
Iseo (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $0; Original Acquisition Date: 09/08/2017) | | | 183,543 | | | | — | |
Kensington (Horseshoe Re) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $13,920,416; Original Acquisition Date: 08/16/2018) | | | 954,585 | | | | 25,890,487 | |
Latigo (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $33,585,477; Original Acquisition Date: 01/06/2014) | | | 473 | | | | 30,201,778 | |
Lorimer (Horseshoe Re) (b)(e)(f) (Cost: $0; Original Acquisition Date: 01/03/2019) | | | 501,528 | | | | — | |
LRe 2019 (Lorenz Re Ltd.) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $497,299; Original Acquisition Date: 07/30/2019) | | | 5,095 | | | | 502,132 | |
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| | The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements. | | (Continued) |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments | | as of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
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| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Multiperil - 67.1% (continued) | | | | | | |
Mackinac (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(i) (Cost: $0; Original Acquisition Date: 02/05/2015) | | | 55,584 | | | $ | 6,269,303 | |
Madison (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $37,681,678; Original Acquisition Date: 12/12/2016) | | | 97,141 | | | | 21,815,094 | |
Mohonk (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $77,159,598; Original Acquisition Date: 12/24/2013) | | | 103 | | | | 56,896,737 | |
Mulholland (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $12,372,687; Original Acquisition Date: 12/31/2015) | | | 114 | | | | — | |
Pelham (Horseshoe Re) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $21,129,518; Original Acquisition Date: 01/02/2018) | | | 264,553 | | | | 4,128,694 | |
Peregrine LCA (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $76,799,993; Original Acquisition Date: 12/27/2016) | | | 11,238,563 | | | | 82,248,850 | |
Rondout (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $120,365,398; Original Acquisition Date: 06/19/2014) | | | 136,709 | | | | 109,133,174 | |
Sheepshead (Horseshoe Re) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $30,647,423; Original Acquisition Date: 06/12/2020) | | | 969,034 | | | | 29,219,911 | |
Skytop (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $0; Original Acquisition Date: 01/09/2014) | | | 210 | | | | — | |
SR0001 (Horseshoe Re) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $0; Original Acquisition Date: 07/10/2015) | | | 1,757 | | | | — | |
St. Kevins (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $23,209,069; Original Acquisition Date: 12/29/2016) | | | 42,944 | | | | 2,602,500 | |
Sugarloaf (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $2,262,381; Original Acquisition Date: 01/12/2016) | | | 19,288 | | | | — | |
Sussex Designated Investment Series (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $2,202,830; Original Acquisition Date: 01/22/2019) | | | 4,790 | | | | 135,502 | |
Sussex Designated Investment Series Dec 19 (b)(e)(f)(i) (Cost: $0; Original Acquisition Date: 01/24/2020) | | | 3,895 | | | | 107,726 | |
Sussex Designated Investment Series May 2019 (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $564,313; Original Acquisition Date: 06/20/2019) | | | 1,378 | | | | 217,904 | |
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| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
Multiperil - 67.1% (continued) | | | | | | |
Sutton (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $32,337,251; Original Acquisition Date: 03/24/2017) | | | 42,693 | | | $ | 797,841 | |
Thopas Re 2019 (b)(e)(f)(i) (Cost: $0; Original Acquisition Date: 12/21/2018) | | | 249 | | | | — | |
Twin Lakes (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(i) (Cost: $0; Original Acquisition Date: 01/04/2016) | | | 86,107 | | | | 2,146,463 | |
Viribus Re 2018 (b)(e)(f)(i) (Cost: $0; Original Acquisition Date: 12/22/2017) | | | 1,416,046 | | | | — | |
Viribus Re 2019 (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $617,030; Original Acquisition Date: 12/26/2018) | | | 601,833 | | | | 55,410 | |
Windsor (Horseshoe Re) (b)(e)(f)(i) (Cost: $0; Original Acquisition Date: 12/29/2017) | | | 1,230,204 | | | | — | |
Woodside (Horseshoe Re) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $33,122,922; Original Acquisition Date: 06/12/2020) | | | 1,012,875 | | | | 30,473,912 | |
Yellowstone (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $0; Original Acquisition Date: 01/08/2014) | | | 100 | | | | — | |
Yoho (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $67,934,669; Original Acquisition Date: 05/16/2017) | | | 357,363 | | | | 27,568,553 | |
Yorkville (Artex Segregated Account Company) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $130,097,000; Original Acquisition Date: 05/31/2019) | | | 143,394 | | | | 147,068,544 | |
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| | | | | | | 820,431,225 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 821,268,217 | |
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United States - 0.1% | |
Multiperil - 0.0% | |
SR0005 (Horseshoe Re) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $6,360,627; Original Acquisition Date: 04/15/2016) | | | 6,966,774 | | | | — | |
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Windstorm - 0.1% | |
Riverdale (Horseshoe Re) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $11,792,426; Original Acquisition Date: 06/10/2020) | | | 251,610 | | | | 1,307,207 | |
SR0006 (Horseshoe Re) (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $2,470,449; Original Acquisition Date: 08/09/2016) | | | 39,381,541 | | | | — | |
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| | | | | | | 1,307,207 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,307,207 | |
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TOTAL PREFERENCE SHARES (Cost $1,221,556,492) | | | | | | | 822,575,424 | |
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| | The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements. | | (Continued) |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments | | as of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
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| | SHARES | | | VALUE | |
PRIVATE FUND UNITS - 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Global - 0.4% | |
Multiperil - 0.4% | |
Aeolus Property Catastrophe J17 Keystone Fund (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $1,354,728; Original Acquisition Date: 01/20/2017) | | | 1,549 | | | $ | 440,464 | |
Aeolus Property Catastrophe J18 Keystone Fund (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $638,711; Original Acquisition Date: 02/20/2018) | | | 638 | | | | 1,721,067 | |
Aeolus Property Catastrophe J19 Keystone Fund (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $5,116; Original Acquisition Date: 01/14/2019) | | | 5 | | | | 128,846 | |
Aeolus Property Catastrophe MY17 Keystone Fund (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $1,650,222; Original Acquisition Date: 07/06/2017) | | | 1,650 | | | | 262,528 | |
Aeolus Property Catastrophe MY18 Keystone Fund (b)(e)(f)(h)(i) (Cost: $2,322,836; Original Acquisition Date: 07/17/2018) | | | 2,323 | | | | 2,096,986 | |
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TOTAL PRIVATE FUND UNITS (Cost $5,971,613) | | | | | | | 4,649,891 | |
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TOTAL QUOTA SHARES AND OTHER REINSURANCE-RELATED SECURITIES (Cost $1,258,150,465) | | | | | | | 851,161,958 | |
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| | PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | | | VALUE | |
LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP - 0.0% |
Operating Companies - 0.0% | |
Global - 0.0% | |
Multiperil - 0.0% | |
Point Dume LLP (f)(h)(i)(j) | | | | | | | — | |
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TOTAL LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP (Cost $29,438,564) | | | | | | | — | |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.1% | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Fund - 5.1% | | | | | | |
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds - Government Portfolio - Institutional Class - 0.15% (k) | | $ | 31,111,433 | | | | 31,111,433 | |
First American Government Obligations Fund - Class Z - 0.22% (k) | | | 2 | | | | 2 | |
First American Treasury Obligations Fund - Class Z - 0.29% (k) | | | 2 | | | | 2 | |
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - Institutional Class - 0.30% (k) | | | 31,111,435 | | | | 31,111,435 | |
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| | PRINCIPAL AMOUNT | | | VALUE | |
Money Market Fund - 5.1% (continued) | |
Short-Term Investments Trust - Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class - 0.23% (k) | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 1 | |
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TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $62,222,873) | | | | | | | 62,222,873 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $1,604,980,807) - 94.4% | | | | | | | 1,154,573,317 | |
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OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 5.6% | | | | | | | 68,642,956 | |
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TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 1,223,216,273 | |
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Principal amounts stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated.
Country shown is geographic area of peril risk.
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
(b) | Foreign issued security. Total foreign securities by country of domicile are $1,092,229,327. Foreign concentration is as follows: Bermuda: 84.3%, Cayman Islands: 1.9%, Singapore: 1.3%, Ireland: 0.7%, Supranational: 0.7%, and Great Britain: 0.4%. |
(c) | Variable rate security. Reference rates as of April 30, 2022 are as follows: 3 Month Euribor -0.42%, 3 Month Libor 1.36%, T-Bill 3 Month 0.81%, and 6 Month Libor 1.98%. Actual reference rates may vary based on the reset date of the security. |
(d) | Although security is restricted as to resale, the Fund’s Adviser has determined this security to be liquid based upon procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of these securities at April 30, 2022 was $242,054,800, which represented 19.8% of net assets. |
(e) | Security is restricted as to resale. |
(f) | Value determined using significant unobservable inputs. |
(g) | Zero-coupon bond. The rate shown is the yield to maturity based upon original cost which may differ from current cost due to returns of capital received. |
(h) | Non-income producing security. |
(i) | Security is fair valued by the Adviser pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate value of these securities is $806,165,743, which represents 65.9% of net assets. |
(j) | The partnership is a member of the Lloyd’s of London marketplace through which it may generate profits from participations in the insurance or reinsurance of activities of certain underwriters. Members are required to post collateral for potential losses, which is in the form of a trust deed. |
(k) | Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield. |
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| | The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements. | | |
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Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities | | as of April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
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ASSETS: | | | | |
Investments, at fair value(1) | | $ | 1,154,573,317 | |
Foreign currencies at custodian, at value(2) | | | 1,045 | |
Receivable for fund shares sold | | | 120,025 | |
Interest receivable | | | 2,380,852 | |
Collateral held for LLP(3) | | | 67,843,440 | |
Other assets | | | 1,935,287 | |
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Total assets | | | 1,226,853,966 | |
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LIABILITIES: | | | | |
Payable to Adviser | | | 2,000,370 | |
Payable for Chief Compliance Officer compensation | | | 4,540 | |
Payable to Trustees | | | 63,740 | |
Accrued service fees | | | 50,009 | |
Accrued distribution and servicing fees | | | 50,009 | |
Accrued accounting fees | | | 335,588 | |
Accrued printing and mailing fees | | | 232,895 | |
Accrued audit fees | | | 314,246 | |
Accrued compliance fees | | | 190,692 | |
Payable to Custodian | | | 57,032 | |
Other accrued expenses | | | 338,572 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 3,637,693 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 1,223,216,273 | |
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | |
Capital stock | | $ | 2,455,224,111 | |
Total distributable loss | | | (1,232,007,838 | ) |
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Total net assets | | $ | 1,223,216,273 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 1,223,216,273 | |
Shares outstanding | | | 31,407,976 | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | | $ | 38.95 | |
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(1) Cost of Investments | | $ | 1,604,980,807 | |
(2) Cost of Foreign Currencies | | | 1,103 | |
(3) Represents cash pledged as collateral for Point Dume LLP. The cash pledged as collateral is restricted as to withdrawal or use under the terms of a contractual agreement. | | | | |
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| | The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements. | | |
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Consolidated Statement of Operations | | For the Period Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
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INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | | |
Dividend income | | $ | 17,038,961 | |
Interest income | | | 12,801,170 | |
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Total investment income | | | 29,840,131 | |
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EXPENSES: | | | | |
Advisory fees (See Note 4) | | | 14,441,132 | |
Fund accounting and administration fees | | | 637,461 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 384,686 | |
Service fees | | | 384,686 | |
Transfer agency fees and expenses | | | 347,681 | |
Audit and tax related fees | | | 290,782 | |
Legal fees | | | 144,558 | |
Trustees fees and expenses | | | 106,646 | |
Custody fees | | | 53,006 | |
Interest expense | | | 31,781 | |
Federal and state registration fees | | | 29,860 | |
Chief Compliance Officer compensation | | | 29,684 | |
Other expenses | | | 779,170 | |
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Total expenses | | | 17,661,133 | |
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Net investment income | | | 12,178,998 | |
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS): | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | (32,948,972 | ) |
Foreign currency | | | 2,078 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation on: | | | | |
Investments | | | 69,427,770 | |
Foreign currency | | | 368 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 36,481,244 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 48,660,242 | |
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| | The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements. | | |
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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets | | |
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| | PERIOD ENDED APRIL 30, 2022 (UNAUDITED) | | | YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2021 | |
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OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 12,178,998 | | | $ | 29,327,489 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | (32,948,972 | ) | | | (62,066,109 | ) |
Foreign currency | | | 2,078 | | | | (2,639 | ) |
Swap contracts | | | — | | | | 255,556 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 69,427,770 | | | | (65,998,748 | ) |
Foreign currency | | | 368 | | | | 25 | |
Swap contracts | | | — | | | | 2,452,778 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 48,660,242 | | | | (96,031,648 | ) |
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | |
Net dividends and distributions | | | — | | | | (63,000,001 | ) |
Total distributions | | | — | | | | (63,000,001 | ) |
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CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | 29,854,254 | | | | 148,152,261 | |
Proceeds from shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | | | — | | | | 43,114,865 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (513,978,858 | ) | | | (1,192,153,614 | ) |
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions | | | (484,124,604 | ) | | | (1,000,886,488 | ) |
Total decrease in net assets | | | (435,464,362 | ) | | | (1,159,918,137 | ) |
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NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 1,658,680,635 | | | | 2,818,598,772 | |
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End of period | | $ | 1,223,216,273 | | | $ | 1,658,680,635 | |
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| | The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements. | | |
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows | | For the Period Ended April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 48,660,242 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss: | | | (20,585,792 | ) |
Amortization and accretion of premium & discount | | | (998,537 | ) |
Changes in assets and liabilities: | | | | |
Foreign currencies | | | 15,606 | |
Receivable for investment securities sold | | | 1,741,688 | |
Interest receivable | | | 228,887 | |
Payable to Adviser | | | (816,734 | ) |
Payable to Custodian | | | 7,079 | |
Payable to Trustees | | | 2,015 | |
Payable for investment securities purchased | | | — | |
Accrued distribution and servicing fees | | | (20,418 | ) |
Accrued service fees | | | (20,418 | ) |
Payable for Chief Compliance Officer compensation | | | (316 | ) |
Accrued accounting fees | | | (82,049 | ) |
Accrued audit fees | | | 70,033 | |
Accrued compliance fees | | | 158,604 | |
Accrued printing and mailing fees | | | 22,761 | |
Other accrued expenses | | | 106,048 | |
Other assets | | | (1,842,513 | ) |
Purchases of investments | | | (6,820,000 | ) |
Proceeds from sale of investments | | | 199,997,739 | |
Proceeds from cost adjustments | | | 224,214,386 | |
Net purchases and sales of short-term investments | | | 25,441,715 | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 469,480,026 | |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | | | | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | 29,967,426 | |
Payment on shares redeemed | | | (513,978,858 | ) |
Cash distributions to shareholders | | | — | |
Loan withdrawals | | | 43,000,000 | |
Loan paydowns | | | (43,000,000 | ) |
Net cash used in financing activities | | | (484,011,432 | ) |
Net decrease in cash and restricted cash | | | (14,531,406 | ) |
Cash and restricted cash, beginning of period | | | 82,374,846 | |
Cash and restricted cash, end of period | | $ | 67,843,440 | |
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Supplemental Disclosures of CASH FLOW AND NON-CASH INFORMATION: | | | | |
Reinvested distributions | | $ | — | |
Cash paid for interest on loans outstanding | | $ | 31,781 | |
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| | The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements. | | |
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Consolidated Financial Highlights | | |
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| | STONE RIDGE REINSURANCE RISK PREMIUM INTERVAL FUND | |
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| | PERIOD ENDED APRIL 30, 2022 | | | YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2021 | | | YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020 (1) | | | YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2019 | | | YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2018 | | | YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2017 | |
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Per Share Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 37.82 | | | $ | 40.84 | | | $ | 41.15 | | | $ | 45.90 | | | $ | 45.90 | | | $ | 53.55 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (2) | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.54 | | | | 0.21 | | | | — | (3) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 1.95 | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 0.81 | | | | (2.59 | ) | | | 0.04 | (4) | | | (3.80 | ) | | | 0.10 | | | | (6.50 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | 1.13 | | | | (2.05 | ) | | | 0.25 | | | | (3.80 | ) | | | 0.05 | | | | (4.55 | ) |
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Less distributions to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | — | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | — | | | | (0.97 | ) | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.95 | ) | | | — | | | | (3.10 | ) |
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Total distributions | | | — | | | | (0.97 | ) | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.95 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (3.10 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 38.95 | | | $ | 37.82 | | | $ | 40.84 | | | $ | 41.15 | | | $ | 45.90 | | | $ | 45.90 | |
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Total return(5) | | | 2.99 | %(6) | | | (5.18 | )% | | | 0.67 | % | | | (8.30 | )% | | | 0.10 | % | | | (9.00 | )% |
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Supplemental Data and Ratios: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000s) | | $ | 1,223,216 | | | $ | 1,658,681 | | | $ | 2,818,599 | | | $ | 4,614,798 | | | $ | 5,975,742 | | | $ | 5,017,536 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | | | 2.45 | %(7) | | | 2.36 | % | | | 2.35 | % | | | 2.24 | % | | | 2.27 | % | | | 2.26 | % |
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | 1.69 | %(7) | | | 1.34 | % | | | 0.52 | % | | | (0.01 | )% | | | (0.12 | )% | | | 3.87 | % |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 0.52 | %(6) | | | 1.49 | % | | | 32.67 | % | | | 16.11 | % | | | 15.45 | % | | | 28.91 | % |
| (1) | | Effective July 31, 2020, the Fund effected a 1:5 reverse stock split. All historical per share information has been retroactively adjusted to reflect this reverse stock split. |
| (2) | | Net investment income (loss) per share has been calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period. |
| (4) | | The amount of net realized and unrealized gain per share does not correspond with the net realized and unrealized loss reported within the Statement of Changes due to the timing of capital share transactions and fluctuating market values. |
| (5) | | Total return represents the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the Fund (assuming the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). |
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| | The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements. | | |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
1. Organization
Stone Ridge Trust II (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 17, 2013 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as amended, as a continuously-offered diversified closed-end management investment company issuing shares. As of April 30, 2022, the Trust consisted of one series: the Stone Ridge Reinsurance Risk Premium Interval Fund (the “Fund”). The Fund commenced operations on December 9, 2013. The Fund offers one class of shares to investors with no front-end or back-end sales charges, a 0.05% fee paid pursuant to the Distribution and Servicing Plan (as discussed below), a 0.05% fee paid pursuant to the Services Agreement (as discussed below), and no repurchase fee. The Trust’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of shares.
The Fund has an interval fund structure pursuant to which the Fund, subject to applicable law, conducts quarterly repurchase offers of the Fund’s outstanding shares at net asset value (“NAV”) subject to approval of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). In all cases, such repurchase offers will be for at least 5% and not more than 25% of the Fund’s outstanding shares. In connection with any given repurchase offer, it is possible that the Fund may offer to repurchase only the minimum amount of its outstanding shares. It is also possible that a repurchase offer may be oversubscribed, with the result that shareholders may only be able to have a portion of their shares repurchased. If the repurchase offer is oversubscribed, the Fund may, in its sole discretion, repurchase an additional number of shares not to exceed 2% of the shares outstanding on the repurchase request deadline. Notwithstanding the foregoing, under certain circumstances, the Fund may, in its discretion, accept shares tendered by shareholders who own fewer than 100 shares and tender all of their shares for repurchase in a repurchase offer. In that case, these shares would be accepted before prorating the shares tendered by other shareholders. In addition, if a repurchase offer is oversubscribed, the Fund will repurchase additional shares in an amount determined by the Board that are tendered by an estate (an “Estate Offer”). If an Estate Offer is oversubscribed, the Fund will repurchase such shares on a pro rata basis. In addition, if a repurchase offer is oversubscribed, the Fund will repurchase additional shares that are tendered by (i) a trust that funds a tax-qualified defined benefit plan that has terminated or that the sponsor or governing body of such plan has voted to terminate or (ii) a limited liability company that is owned by one or more such trusts (the “Defined Benefit Plan Offer”). A “tax-qualified defined benefit plan” means a defined benefit plan that is qualified under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (for example, a corporate defined benefit pension plan or a defined benefit Keogh plan). It does not include, among other things, any defined contribution plan, 401(k) plan or individual retirement account (IRA). If the Defined Benefit Plan Offer is oversubscribed, the Fund will repurchase such shares on a pro rata basis. As a result, there can be no assurance that the Fund will be able to repurchase all of the shares tendered in an Estate Offer or a Defined Benefit Plan Offer. If the Fund repurchases any shares pursuant to an Estate Offer or a Defined Benefit Plan Offer, this will not affect the number of shares that it repurchases from other shareholders in the quarterly repurchase offers. The Fund’s shares are not listed, and the Fund does not currently intend to list its shares for trading on any national securities exchange. The shares are therefore illiquid. Even though the Fund makes quarterly repurchase offers to repurchase a portion of the shares to provide liquidity to shareholders, shareholders should consider the shares to be illiquid. There is not expected to be any secondary trading market in the shares.
The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The Fund pursues its investment objective primarily by investing in reinsurance-related securities, including event-linked bonds, preference shares, participation notes or private fund units issued in connection with quota shares (“Quota Share Notes”), and, to a lesser extent, preference shares, participation notes or private fund units issued in connection with industry loss warranties (“ILW Notes”) event-linked swaps and equity securities (publicly or privately offered) or the derivatives of equity securities of companies in the reinsurance and insurance industry (collectively, “reinsurance-related securities”).
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Stone Ridge Reinsurance Risk Premium Interval Sub Fund Ltd and Point Dume Holdings Ltd (each a “Subsidiary”), each of which is a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of the Fund. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Each Subsidiary acts as an investment vehicle in order to invest in derivative or insurance-related instruments consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and policies. As of April 30, 2022, the Subsidiaries’ combined net assets were $68,234,805, which represented 5.6% of the Fund’s net assets.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Fund is an investment company and applies specific accounting and financial reporting requirements under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies.
(a) Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurement. The Board has approved procedures pursuant to which the Fund values its investments (the “Valuation Procedures”). The Board has established an Adviser Valuation Committee made up of employees of Stone Ridge Asset Management LLC (the “Adviser”) to which the Board has delegated responsibility for overseeing the implementation of the Valuation Procedures, including fair value determinations made on behalf of the Board.
Listed below is a summary of certain of the methods generally used currently to value investments of the Fund under the Valuation Procedures:
With respect to pricing of insurance-linked securities for which at least one designated independent broker provides a price, that price (or, if multiple designated independent brokers provide a price, the average of such prices) will be used to value the security. The Fund typically utilizes an independent data delivery vendor to obtain the prices, average them and communicate the resulting value to the Administrator. If no designated independent broker provides a price for the security in question, the Adviser Valuation Committee will generally utilize prices provided by one or more other brokers that the Adviser has approved to value the security. For certain securities, an administrator or third-party manager may regularly provide net asset values that may be used to determine the price at which an investor can subscribe for or redeem an investment in that security, subject to any relevant restrictions on the timing of such subscriptions or redemptions. The Adviser Valuation Committee will generally rely upon such valuations, with any necessary adjustment to reflect relevant corporate actions (e.g., dividends paid but not yet reflected in the reported net asset value).
Non-prime money market funds and cash sweep programs are generally valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
Other debt securities, including corporate and government debt securities (of U.S. or foreign issuers) and municipal debt securities, loans, mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and other asset-backed securities (except event-linked bonds) are valued by an independent pricing service at an evaluated (or estimated) mean between the closing bid and asked prices.
For investments in investment companies that are registered under the 1940 Act, the value of the shares of such funds is calculated based upon the NAV per share of such funds. The prospectuses for such funds explain the circumstances under which they will use fair value pricing and its effects.
Exchange-traded derivatives, such as options and futures contracts, are valued at the settlement price on the exchange or mean of the bid and asked prices.
Non-exchange traded derivatives, including over-the-counter (“OTC”) options, are generally valued on the basis of valuations provided by a pricing service or using quotes provided by a broker/dealer (typically the counterparty).
Generally, the Fund must value its assets using market quotations when they are readily available. If, with respect to any portfolio instrument, market quotations are not readily available or available market quotations are deemed to be unreliable by the Adviser Valuation Committee, then such instruments will be valued as determined in good faith by the Adviser Valuation Committee. In these circumstances, the Fund determines fair value in a manner that seeks to reflect the market value of the security on the valuation date based on consideration by the Adviser Valuation Committee of any information or factors it deems appropriate.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | | April 30, 2022 (Unaudited) |
Fair value pricing may require subjective determinations about the value of a portfolio instrument. Fair values may differ from quoted or published prices, or from prices that are used by others, for the same investments. Also, the use of fair value pricing may not always result in adjustments to the prices of securities or other assets or liabilities held by the Fund. It is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of such security. Thus, fair valuation may have an unintended dilutive or accretive effect on the value of shareholders’ investments in the Fund.
A substantial portion of the Fund’s investments are U.S. dollar denominated investments. Investments initially valued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are converted to U.S. dollars using exchange rates obtained from pricing services. As a result, the NAV of the Fund’s shares may be affected by changes in the value of currencies in relation to the U.S. dollar. International markets are sometimes open on days when U.S. markets are closed, which means that the value of foreign securities owned by the Fund could change on days when Fund shares cannot be bought or sold. The value of investments traded in markets outside the U.S. or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar may be affected significantly on a day that the NYSE is closed, and the NAV of the Fund’s shares may change on days when an investor is not able to purchase shares or sell shares in connection with a periodic repurchase offer. The calculation of the Fund’s NAV may not take place contemporaneously with the determination of the prices of foreign securities used in NAV calculations.
The Fund adheres to authoritative fair valuation accounting standards that set out a hierarchy for measuring fair valuation inputs. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1 Inputs: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund can access at the measurement date;
Level 2 Inputs: inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active or in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, observable inputs other than quoted prices and inputs that are not directly observable but are corroborated by observable market data;
Level 3 Inputs: significant unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
Inputs are used in applying the various valuation techniques and broadly refer to the assumptions that market participants use to make valuation decisions, including assumptions about risk. A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. However, the determination of what constitutes “observable” requires significant judgment by the Adviser. The Adviser considers observable data to be that market data which is readily available, regularly distributed or updated, reliable and verifiable, not proprietary, and provided by independent sources that are actively involved in the relevant market. The categorization of a financial instrument within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Adviser’s perceived risk of that instrument.
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There were transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 during the reporting period. The transfers from level 3 to level 2 occurred because there was observable market data that became available as of April 30, 2022. The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of April 30, 2022:
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DESCRIPTION | | LEVEL 1 | | | LEVEL 2 | | | LEVEL 3 | | | TOTAL | |
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Event-Linked Bonds | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Europe | | $ | — | | | $ | 338,498 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 338,498 | |
Global | | | — | | | | 36,962,502 | | | | — | | | | 36,962,502 | |
Japan | | | — | | | | 5,970,062 | | | | — | | | | 5,970,062 | |
Mexico | | | — | | | | 7,760,467 | | | | — | | | | 7,760,467 | |
United States | | | — | | | | 189,787,217 | | | | 369,740 | | | | 190,156,957 | |
Total Event-Linked Bonds | | | — | | | | 240,818,746 | | | | 369,740 | | | | 241,188,486 | |
Participation Notes(1) | | | | | | | | | | | 23,936,643 | | | | 23,936,643 | |
Preference Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Global | | | — | | | | — | | | | 821,268,217 | | | | 821,268,217 | |
United States | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,307,207 | | | | 1,307,207 | |
Total Preference Shares | | | — | | | | — | | | | 822,575,424 | | | | 822,575,424 | |
Private Fund Units (1) | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,649,891 | | | | 4,649,891 | |
Limited Liability Partnership (1) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Money Market Funds | | | 62,222,873 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 62,222,873 | |
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Total Assets | | $ | 62,222,873 | | | $ | 240,818,746 | | | $ | 851,531,698 | | | $ | 1,154,573,317 | |
(1) | For further security characteristics, see the Fund’s Consolidated Schedule of Investments. |
Below is a reconciliation that details the activity of securities in Level 3 during the period ended April 30, 2022:
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| | Event-Linked Bonds | | | Participation Notes | | | Preference Shares | | | Private Fund Units | | | Limited Liability Partnership | |
Beginning Balance—November 1, 2021 | | $ | 894,721 | | | $ | 38,088,811 | | | $ | 1,090,751,683 | | | $ | 12,998,650 | | | $ | — | |
Acquisitions | | | — | | | | 6,820,000 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Dispositions | | | — | | | | (19,290,664 | ) | | | (66,618,494 | ) | | | (9,171,294 | ) | | | (16,451,896 | ) |
Realized gain (loss) | | | — | | | | 1,632,871 | | | | (13,179,604 | ) | | | (4,092,926 | ) | | | — | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | (663,834 | ) | | | (223,553,458 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Change in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) | | | (240,183 | ) | | | (2,650,541 | ) | | | 35,175,297 | | | | 4,915,461 | | | | 16,451,896 | |
Transfers in/(out) of Level 3 | | | (284,798 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Ending Balance—April 30, 2022 | | $ | 369,740 | | | $ | 23,936,643 | | | $ | 822,575,424 | | | $ | 4,649,891 | | | $ | — | |
As of April 30, 2022, the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on positions still held in the Fund was $(302,096) for Event-Linked Bonds, $(54,863) for Participation Notes, $22,232,354 for Preference Shares, $4,915,461 for Private Fund Units, and $16,451,896 for Limited Liability Partnerships.
Unobservable inputs included original transaction price, losses from severe weather events, other natural and non-natural catastrophes and insurance and reinsurance premiums. Significant decreases in premiums or increases in losses related to severe weather or other natural and non-natural catastrophes in isolation would result in a significantly lower fair value measurement. Participation notes, preference shares, and private fund units are monitored daily for significant events that could affect the value of the instruments.
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The following table summarizes the quantitative inputs used for investments categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of April 30, 2022:
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TYPE OF SECURITY | | INDUSTRY | | FAIR VALUE AT 4/30/22 | | | VALUATION TECHNIQUES | | UNOBSERVABLE INPUTS | | RANGE | | WEIGHTED AVERAGE(1) | |
Participation Notes | | Financial Services | | $ | 17,050,279 | | | Insurance industry loss model | | Estimated losses: Estimated premiums earned: | | $0.0MM-$10.8MM $0.2MM-$10.6MM | | $
$ | 3.6MM
3.7MM |
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Preference Shares | | Financial Services | | $ | 784,421,568 | | | Insurance industry loss model | | Estimated losses: Estimated premiums earned: | | $0.0MM-$286.4MM $0.0MM-$451.6MM | | $
$ | 20.5MM
32.2MM |
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Private Fund Units | | Financial Services | | $ | 4,649,891 | | | Insurance industry loss model | | Estimated losses: Estimated premiums earned: | | $1.3MM-$67.2MM $9.4MM-$27.0MM | | $
$ | 22.6MM
17.3MM |
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Limited Liability Partnership | | Financial Services | | $ | — | | | Insurance industry loss model | | Estimated losses: Estimated premiums earned: | | $0.0MM-$73.7MM $0.0MM-$82.1MM | | $
$ | 40.2MM
47.2MM |
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(1) | Weighed by relative fair value. |
The Level 3 securities listed above were fair valued by the Adviser Valuation Committee. Other Level 3 securities not listed above were fair valued by the Adviser Valuation Committee using indicative bids and have a value equal to $369,740 for Event-Linked Bonds, $6,886,364 for Participation Notes, $38,153,856 for Preference Shares and $0 for Private Fund Units.
Derivative Transactions — The Fund did not engage in derivatives for hedging and speculative purposes during the period ended April 30, 2022.
Futures Contracts — The Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts. The Fund uses futures contracts to hedge interest rate and foreign exchange rate exposure. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Upon entering into a contract, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral, an initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is effected. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker, an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains and losses. Variation margin is settled daily. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. In connection with physically settled futures contracts, the Fund is required under the 1940 Act to maintain assets consisting of cash, cash equivalents or liquid securities. The amount of the segregated assets is required to be adjusted daily to reflect the market value of the purchase obligation for long futures contracts or the market value of the instrument underlying the contract, but not less than the market price at which the futures contract was established, for short futures contracts. The Fund did not hold futures contracts during the period ended April 30, 2022.
Options — The Fund may purchase and write call or put options on securities and indices and enter into related closing transactions. The Fund may write put and call options to earn premium income, but the Fund did not write call or put options during the period ended April 30, 2022. With options, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since options are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded options, guarantees the options against default. OTC options are customized agreements between the parties. With OTC options, there is no clearinghouse guarantee against default, thus OTC options are subject to the risk that the counterparty will not fulfill its obligations under the contract.
As the writer of a call option, the Fund has the obligation to sell the security at the exercise price during or at the expiration of the exercise period. As a writer of a put option, the Fund has the obligation to buy the underlying security at the exercise price during or at the expiration of the exercise period. The premium that the Fund pays when purchasing a call option or receives when writing a call option will reflect, among other things, the market price of the security, the
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relationship of the exercise price to the market price of the security, the relationship of the exercise price to the volatility of the security, the length of the option period and supply and demand factors. The premium is the market value of the option.
A purchaser (holder) of a put option pays a non-refundable premium to the seller (writer) of a put option to obtain the right to sell a specified amount of a security at a fixed price (the exercise price) during a specified period (the exercise period). Conversely, the seller (writer) of a put option, upon payment by the holder of the premium, has the obligation to buy the security from the holder of the put option at the exercise price during or at the expiration of the exercise period. When an option is exercised, the premium originally received decreases the cost basis of the underlying security (or increases the proceeds on the security sold short) and the Fund realizes a gain or loss from the sale of the security (or closing of the short sale).
Options on indices (including weather indices) are similar to options on securities, except that upon exercise index options require cash payments and do not involve the actual purchase or sale of securities.
Excess Mortality Swaps — The Fund entered into excess mortality swaps in order to gain exposure to reinsurance-related risks tied to population mortality experience. In an excess mortality swap, the protection buyer pays periodic premiums in exchange for a potential payment from the seller of protection if the specified mortality index exceeds a set value during an agreed upon period. During the period ended April 30, 2022, the fund had no exposure to excess mortality swaps.
(b) Use of Estimates. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
(c) Offsetting on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11 “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (“ASU 2011-11”) intended to help investors and other financial statement users better assess the effect or potential effect of offsetting arrangements on a fund’s financial position. ASU 2011-11 requires entities to disclose both gross and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, and disclose instruments and transactions subject to master netting or similar agreements. In addition, in January 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-1 “Clarifying the Scope of Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”, specifying exactly which transactions are subject to offsetting disclosures. The scope of the disclosure requirement is limited to derivative instruments, repurchase agreements and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities lending transactions. The International Swap and Derivative Association agreements specify collateral posting arrangements. Under the agreements, collateral is routinely transferred if the total net exposure to certain transactions (net of existing collateral already in place) governed under an agreement with a counterparty in a given account exceeds a specified threshold.
As of April 30, 2022, the Fund is not subject to any Master Netting Arrangements.
(d) Indemnifications. In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements cannot be known; however, the Fund expects any risk of loss to be remote.
(e) Federal Income Taxes. The Fund qualifies and intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. As a RIC, the Fund will not be subject to federal income tax to the extent it distributes substantially all of its net investment income and capital gains to shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
(f) Event-Linked Bonds. Event-linked bonds are variable rate debt securities for which the return of principal and payment of interest are contingent on the non-occurrence of a specified trigger event(s) that leads to economic and/or human loss, such as an earthquake of a particular magnitude or a hurricane of a specific category. The most common
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type of event-linked bonds is known as “catastrophe” or “CAT” bonds. In most cases, the trigger event(s) will not be deemed to have occurred unless the event(s) happened in a particular geographic area and was of a certain magnitude (based on independent scientific readings) and/or caused a certain amount of actual or modeled loss. If the trigger event(s) occurs prior to a bond’s maturity, the Fund may lose all or a portion of its principal and forgo additional interest. In this regard, event-linked bonds typically have a special condition that states that if the sponsor suffers a loss from a particular pre-defined catastrophe or other event that results in physical and/or economic loss, then the issuer’s obligation to pay interest and/or repay the principal is either deferred or completely forgiven. For example, if the Fund holds a bond that covers a sponsor’s losses due to a hurricane with a “trigger” at $1 billion and a hurricane hits causing $1 billion or more in losses to such sponsor, then the Fund will lose all or a portion of its principal invested in the bond and forgo any future interest payments. If the trigger event(s) does not occur, the Fund will recover its principal plus interest. Interest typically accrues and is paid on a quarterly basis for the specified duration of the bond, as long as the trigger event(s) does not occur. Although principal typically is repaid only on the maturity date, it may be repaid in installments, depending on the terms of the bond, as long as the trigger event(s) does not occur. The Fund may invest in event-linked bonds directly or indirectly through certain derivative instruments. The Fund may pursue other types of event-linked derivative strategies using derivative instruments that are typically contingent, or formulaically related to defined trigger events. Trigger events may include hurricanes, earthquakes and weather-related phenomena, non-natural catastrophes, such as plane crashes, or other events resulting in a specified level of physical or economic loss, such as mortality or longevity.
(g) Quota Share Notes. Investments in Quota Share Notes provide exposure to a form of proportional reinsurance in which an investor participates in the premiums and losses of a reinsurer’s portfolio according to a pre-defined percentage. For example, under a 20% quota-share agreement, a special purpose vehicle (“SPV”) would obtain 20% of all premiums of the subject portfolio while being responsible for 20% of all claims, and the Fund, as holder of a Quota Share Note issued by the SPV, would be entitled to its pro rata share of the premiums received by the SPV and would be responsible for its pro rata share of the claims up to the total amount invested.
(h) ILW Notes. ILW Notes provide exposure to a transaction through which one party (typically, an insurance company or reinsurance company, or a reinsurance-related asset manager) purchases protection based on the total loss arising from a catastrophic event to the entire insurance industry rather than the losses of any particular insurer. For example, the buyer of a “$100 million limit U.S. Wind ILW attaching at $20 billion” will pay an upfront premium to a protection writer (i.e., the reinsurer or an SPV) and in return will receive $100 million if total losses to the insurance industry from a single U.S. hurricane exceed $20 billion. The industry loss ($20 billion in this case) is often referred to as the “trigger” and is reported by an independent third party after an event has occurred. The amount of protection offered by the contract ($100 million in this case) is referred to as the “limit.” ILW Notes could also provide exposure to transactions linked to an index not linked to insurance industry losses, such as wind speed or earthquake magnitude and location. The Fund, as holder of an ILW Note, would be entitled to a return linked to the premium paid by the sponsor and the occurrence or non-occurrence of the trigger event.
(i) Distributions to Shareholders. The Fund intends to distribute to its shareholders any net investment income and any net realized long- or short-term capital gains, if any, at least annually. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Fund may periodically make reclassifications among certain of its capital accounts as a result of the characterization of certain income and realized gains determined annually in accordance with federal tax regulations that may differ from GAAP.
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(j) Foreign Securities and Currency Transactions. The Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency denominated transactions (i.e. market value of investment securities, assets and liabilities, purchases and sales of investment securities, and income and expenses) are translated into U.S. dollars at the current rate of exchange. The Fund does not isolate that portion of results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held.
The Fund may invest in reinsurance-related securities issued by foreign sovereigns and foreign entities that are corporations, partnerships, trusts or other types of business entities. Because the majority of reinsurance-related security issuers are domiciled outside the United States, the Fund will normally invest significant amounts of its assets in non-U.S. entities. Accordingly, the Fund may invest without limitation in securities issued by non-U.S. entities, including those in emerging market countries. Certain SPVs in which the Fund invests may be sponsored by non-U.S. insurers that are not subject to the same regulation as that to which U.S. insurers are subject. Such SPVs may pose a greater risk of loss, for example due to less stringent underwriting and/or risk-retention requirements. The Fund’s investments will consist partially of event-linked bonds, Quota Share Notes, Excess of Loss Notes and ILW Notes that provide the Fund with contractual rights under the terms of the bond issuance. While the contractual rights of such instruments are similar whether they are issued by a U.S. issuer or a non-U.S. issuer, there may be certain additional risks associated with non-U.S. issuers. For example, foreign issuers could be affected by factors not present in the United States, including expropriation, confiscatory taxation, lack of uniform accounting and auditing standards, less publicly available financial and other information, potential difficulties in enforcing contractual obligations, and increased costs to enforce applicable contractual obligations outside the United States. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and exchange controls may adversely affect the market value of the Fund’s investments in foreign securities. Settlements of securities transactions in foreign countries are subject to risk of loss, may be delayed and are generally less frequent than in the United States, which could affect the liquidity of the Fund’s assets.
(k) Other. Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Dividend income, less any foreign tax withheld, is recognized on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recognized on an accrual basis, including amortization/accretion of premiums or discounts. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased are amortized over the lives of the respective securities using the constant yield method.
(l) Restricted Securities. The Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in securities that are restricted, but eligible for purchase and sale by certain qualified institutional buyers, as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as well as other restricted securities. Restricted securities may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration under Federal securities laws or if the securities are publicly registered. Restricted securities may be deemed illiquid.
(m) Rule 18f-4. In October 2020, the SEC adopted new regulations governing the use of derivatives and certain related instruments by registered investment companies (“Rule 18f-4”). Rule 18f-4 will impose limits on the amount of derivatives a Fund can enter into, eliminate the asset segregation framework currently used by funds to comply with Section 18 of the 1940 Act, and require funds whose use of derivatives is greater than a limited specified amount to establish and maintain a comprehensive derivatives risk management program and appoint a derivatives risk manager. In addition, when the Fund comes into compliance with Rule 18f-4, the Fund’s treatment of investments or trading practices that involve contractual obligations to pay in the future will change. Most such investments or trading practices will be considered to be derivatives under Rule 18f-4. For certain investments, such as reverse repurchase agreements and similar financing transactions, the Fund will have the option to either treat all such transactions as (1) senior securities under Section 18 of the 1940 Act, in which case they would be subject to the 300% asset coverage requirement set forth therein, or (2) derivatives subject to Rule 18f-4. The Fund will be required to comply with Rule 18f-4 by August 19, 2022. It is not currently clear what impact, if any, Rule 18f-4 will have on the availability, liquidity or performance of derivatives. The Adviser is currently evaluating the potential impact of Rule 18f-4 on the Fund. When fully implemented, Rule 18f-4 may require changes in how a Fund uses derivatives, adversely affect the Fund’s performance and increase costs related to the Fund’s use of derivatives.
(n) New Accounting Pronouncements. In March 2020, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform: Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”) and in January 2021, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope (“ASU 2021-01), which provides optional, temporary relief with respect to the financial reporting of contracts subject to certain types
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of modifications due to the planned discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other interbank offered rates as of the end of 2021. The temporary relief provided by ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01 is effective for certain reference rate-related contract modifications that occur during the period from March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is evaluating the impact of ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01 on the Fund’s investments, derivatives, debt and other contracts that will undergo reference rate-related modifications as a result of the reference rate reform. Management is also currently actively working with other financial institutions and counterparties to modify contracts as required by applicable regulation and within regulatory deadlines.
(o) COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic, which began in December 2019 and has spread worldwide, has caused many governments to implement measures to slow the spread of the outbreak through quarantines, travel restrictions, heightened border scrutiny, vaccine requirements and other measures. The outbreak, along with more recent COVID-19 variants, and government measures taken in response have also had a significant impact, both directly and indirectly, on businesses and commerce, as worker shortages have occurred, supply chains have been disrupted, production has been suspended and demand for certain goods and services, such as medical services and supplies, has spiked, while demand for other goods and services, such as travel, has fallen. Supply chain disruptions have led to increased costs, inventory shortages, shipping delays and an inability to meet customer demands. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the economies of many nations and the entire global economy, the financial performance of individual issuers, borrowers and sectors and the health of capital markets and other markets generally in potentially significant and unforeseen ways. The COVID-19 crisis has also exacerbated other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or globally. Other public health crises that may arise in the future could have similar or other unforeseen effects. The duration of the COVID-19 outbreak or any such future outbreak and its effects cannot be determined with certainty. The COVID-19 outbreak has led, and in the future the COVID-19 outbreak and new COVID-19 variants or other future public health crises could lead, to a significant economic downturn or recession, increased market volatility, a greater number of market closures, higher default rates and adverse effects on the values and liquidity of securities or other assets. Such impacts, which may vary across asset classes, may adversely affect the performance of the Fund’s investments and financial results.
3. Federal Tax Matters
Provisions for federal income taxes or excise taxes have not been made because the Fund intends to be taxed as a RIC and intends to distribute substantially all taxable income to shareholders and otherwise comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to RICs. Distributions from net realized gains for book purposes may include short-term capital gains which are included as ordinary income to shareholders for tax purposes. Additionally, GAAP requires that certain components of net assets relating to permanent differences be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. The reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAV per share.
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, the effect of permanent “book/tax” reclassifications resulted in increases and decreases to components of the Fund’s net assets as follows:
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Reinsurance Risk Premium Interval Fund | | $ | 2,773,634 | | | $ | (2,773,634 | ) |
These differences primarily relate to realized foreign currency gains/(losses), investment in passive foreign investment companies and controlled foreign corporations, and reclassification of distributions made.
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As of October 31, 2021, the components of accumulated earnings (losses) for income tax purposes were as follows:
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Tax cost of investments | | $ | 2,369,310,104 | |
Unrealized appreciation | | | 40,549,335 | |
Unrealized depreciation | | | (710,386,172 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (669,836,837 | ) |
Undistributed ordinary income | | | — | |
Undistributed long-term gains/(capital loss carryover) | | | (613,439,759 | ) |
Distributable loss | | | (613,439,759 | ) |
Other accumulated earnings | | | 2,608,516 | |
Total accumulated loss | | $ | (1,280,668,080 | ) |
The difference between book-basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to mark-to-market adjustments on passive foreign investment companies, basis adjustments on investments in controlled foreign corporations and subsidiaries, and differences in amortization of interest income between book and tax.
The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended October 31, 2021 was as follows:
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| | ORDINARY INCOME | | | LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAIN | | | FOREIGN TAX CREDIT | | | RETURN OF CAPITAL | | | TOTAL | |
Reinsurance Risk Premium Interval Fund | | $ | 63,000,001 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 63,000,001 | |
The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended October 31, 2020 was as follows:
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| | ORDINARY INCOME | | | LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAIN | | | FOREIGN TAX CREDIT | | | RETURN OF CAPITAL | | | TOTAL | |
Reinsurance Risk Premium Interval Fund | | $ | 53,642,845 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,017,460 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 54,660,305 | |
As of October 31, 2021 the Fund had tax basis capital losses which may be carried forward indefinitely to offset future capital gains as shown below:
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| | SHORT-TERM | | | LONG-TERM | | | TOTAL | |
Reinsurance Risk Premium Interval Fund | | $ | (25,586,373 | ) | | $ | (587,853,386 | ) | | $ | (613,439,759 | ) |
There is no tax liability resulting from unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on the tax return for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021 or for any other tax years which are open for exam. As of October 31, 2021, open tax years include the periods ended October 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. During the year, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.
4. Agreements
(a) Investment Management Agreement. The Adviser is the investment adviser of the Fund and was organized as a Delaware limited liability company in 2012. The Adviser’s primary business is to provide a variety of investment management services, including an investment program for the Fund.
As compensation for its services, the Adviser is paid by the Fund a fee, computed daily and paid monthly in arrears at an annual rate of 2.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
(b) Custodian, Administrator, and Transfer Agent. The custodian to the Fund is U.S. Bank, N.A. The administrator and transfer agent to the Fund is U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services, an affiliate of U.S. Bank, N.A.
(c) Distributor. ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) serves as the Fund’s distributor.
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5. Services Agreement
Servicing fees and distribution fees may be paid pursuant to a Distribution and Servicing Plan dated as of March 1, 2018 at the maximum annual rate of 0.05% and servicing fees may be paid pursuant to an amended and restated Services Agreement between the Fund and the Adviser dated as of March 1, 2018, under which the Fund has appointed the Adviser as “servicing agent” to compensate financial intermediaries at an annual rate of 0.05%, in each case, calculated as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets. These fees are paid out of the Fund’s assets on an ongoing basis and may be administered or facilitated by the Distributor. Intermediaries generally receive payments pursuant to both the Distribution and Servicing Plan and the Services Agreement. The Adviser performs certain services and incurs certain expenses through its employees who are registered representatives of a broker-dealer with respect to the promotion of the Fund’s Shares and the Adviser also performs certain services in connection with the servicing of shareholders. If amounts remain from the servicing fees and/or any distribution fees after the intermediaries have been paid, such amounts may be used to compensate the Adviser for the services it provides and for the expenses it bears. The Distributor does not retain any portion of any servicing fees or distribution fees. To the extent that there are expenses associated with shareholder services that exceed the amounts payable pursuant to the Services Agreement or the Distribution and Servicing Plan, the Fund will bear such expenses.
6. Related Parties
Certain officers of the Trust are also employees of the Adviser. The officers, with the exception of the Chief Compliance Officer, are not compensated by the Trust. The Trust pays a portion of the Chief Compliance Officer’s salary.
7. Investment Transactions
For the period ended April 30, 2022, aggregate purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities) by the Fund were $6,820,000 and $199,997,739, respectively. The Fund did not have any purchases or sales of long-term U.S. government securities during the period ended April 30, 2022.
8. Capital Share Transactions
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| | PERIOD ENDED APRIL 30, 2022 | | | YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2021 | |
Shares sold | | | 778,682 | | | | 3,706,973 | |
Shares issued to holders in reinvestment of dividends | | | — | | | | 1,063,777 | |
Shares repurchased | | | (13,228,469 | ) | | | (29,922,877 | ) |
Net decrease in shares | | | (12,449,787 | ) | | | (25,152,127 | ) |
Shares outstanding: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | | 43,857,763 | | | | 69,009,890 | |
End of period | | | 31,407,976 | | | | 43,857,763 | |
The shares repurchased were done so in accordance with Section 23(c) of the 1940 Act as follows:
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REPURCHASE REQUEST DEADLINE | | REPURCHASE OFFER AMOUNT (SHARES) | | | SHARES TENDERED | |
December 3, 2021(1) | | | 3,302,110 | | | | 4,157,817 | |
February 25, 2022(1) | | | 9,060,347 | | | | 9,070,652 | |
(1) | In connection with the repurchase request deadline on December 3, 2021 and February 25, 2022, the Fund repurchased an additional amount, 1.9%, and 0.0% respectively, of the shares outstanding on the repurchase request deadline, in order to accommodate shareholder repurchasing requests. |
9. Line of Credit
As of April 30, 2022, the Fund had an uncommitted line of credit (the “Line”) with U.S. Bank N.A. The Line is for liquidity in connection with shareholder redemptions and portfolio timing differences. Borrowings under the Line must be secured by Fund assets and the Line has a maximum withdrawal capacity of the lesser of 10% of the net market value of the sum of the collateral pledged to U.S. Bank N.A at the time of any new borrowing for any period after the new borrowing or
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$175,000,000. Amounts outstanding under the Line can exceed 10% (up to 15%) of the net market value of collateral pledged if such excess is not due to a new borrowing request, provided that any subsequent borrowing request cannot result in amounts outstanding to exceed the original 10% threshold. The Line has a maturity date of March 2, 2023 and is reviewed annually by the Board of Trustees. During the period ended April 30, 2022, the Fund’s maximum borrowing was $43,000,000 and average borrowing was $14,185,714. This borrowing resulted in interest expenses of $31,781 at a weighted average interest rate of 2.30%. These amounts are included in Interest Expense on the Fund’s Consolidated Statement of Operations. As of April 30, 2022, the Fund did not have an outstanding loan balance.
10. Subsequent Events Evaluation
In preparing these consolidated financial statements, the Fund has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure resulting from subsequent events through the date the consolidated financial statements were issued. The evaluation did not result in any subsequent events that necessitated disclosures and/or adjustments.
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As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including investment advisory fees, distribution and/or shareholder servicing fees and other Fund expenses, which are indirectly paid by shareholders. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in U.S. dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the 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 from November 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022.
Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. However, the table does not include shareholder specific fees, such as the $15.00 fee charged for wire redemptions by the Fund’s transfer agent. The table also does not include portfolio trading commissions and related trading costs. You may use the information in this line, 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 first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.
Hypothetical Example For Comparison Purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratios of the Fund 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 fund. Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relevant total cost of owning different funds.
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| | BEGINNING ACCOUNT VALUE NOVEMBER 1, 2021 | | | ENDING ACCOUNT VALUE APRIL 30, 2022 | | | EXPENSES PAID DURING PERIOD* NOVEMBER 1, 2021 – APRIL 30, 2022 | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,029.90 | | | $ | 12.33 | |
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,012.65 | | | $ | 12.23 | |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized six-month expense ratio of 2.45%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the partial year period. |
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1. Shareholder Notification of Federal Tax Status
For fiscal year ended October 31, 2021, certain dividends paid by the Fund may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The percentage of dividends declared from ordinary income designated as qualified dividend income was as follows:
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Reinsurance Risk Premium Interval Fund | | | 0.00% | |
For corporate shareholders, the percent of ordinary income distributions qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021 was as follows:
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Reinsurance Risk Premium Interval Fund | | | 0.00% | |
The percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions designated as short-term capital gain distributions under Internal Revenue Section 871(k)(2)(C) for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021 was as follows:
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Reinsurance Risk Premium Interval Fund | | | 0.00% | |
The percentage of taxable ordinary income distributions designated as interest related dividends under Internal Revenue Section 871(k)(1)(C) for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2021 was as follows:
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Reinsurance Risk Premium Interval Fund | | | 1.11% | |
Shareholders should not use the above information to prepare their tax returns. Since the Fund’s fiscal year is not the calendar year, another notification is available with respect to calendar year 2021. Such notification, which reflects the amount to be used by calendar year taxpayers on their Federal income tax returns, will be made in conjunction with shareholders’ year-end tax reporting in February 2022. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisors with respect to the tax consequences of their investment in the Fund.
2. Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Holdings Schedules
The Fund is required to file its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Part F of Form N-PORT. The Fund’s filings on Part F of Form N-PORT are available without charge on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov, or upon request, by calling 1.855.609.3680.
3. Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record
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, by calling 1.855.609.3680 and on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The Fund is required to file how it voted proxies related to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30. The information is available without charge, upon request by calling 1.855.609.3680 and on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.
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| | Stone Ridge Funds | | | | | | Semi-Annual Report | | | | | | April 30, 2022 | | |
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Investment Adviser
Stone Ridge Asset Management, LLC
510 Madison Avenue, 21st Floor
New York, NY 10022
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
700 Nicollet Mall, Suite 500
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Legal Counsel
Ropes & Gray LLP
Prudential Tower
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199
Custodian
U.S. Bank, N.A.
1555 North RiverCenter Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212
Distributor
ALPS Distributors, Inc.
1290 Broadway, Suite 1000
Denver, CO 80203
Administrator, Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services
615 East Michigan Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
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Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable to registrants who are not listed issuers (as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).
Item 6. Investments.
(a) | Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR. |
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment 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.
Not applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) | The registrant’s President and Treasurer have reviewed the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the registrant and by the registrant’s service providers. |
(b) | There were 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.
Item 13. Exhibits.
(a) | (1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit. Not applicable. |
(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Filed herewith.
(4) Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant. There was no change in the registrant’s independent public accountant for the period covered by this report.
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.
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(Registrant) Stone Ridge Trust II |
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By (Signature and Title) /s/ Ross Stevens |
Ross Stevens, President, Chief Executive Officer and |
Principal Executive Officer |
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Date 7/6/22 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities 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 (Signature and Title) /s/ Ross Stevens |
Ross Stevens, President, Chief Executive Officer and |
Principal Executive Officer |
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Date 7/6/22 |
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By (Signature and Title) /s/ Anthony Zuco |
Anthony Zuco, Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer, Chief |
Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer |
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Date 7/6/22 |