| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Common Stocks - 83.46% | | | | | | | | |
Gold Related Securities - 74.24% | | | | | | | | |
Australia - 9.49% | | | | | | | | |
Bellevue Gold Ltd. (a) | | | 10,523,000 | | | $ | 7,559,400 | |
Evolution Mining Ltd. | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 9,877,578 | |
Newcrest Mining Ltd. | | | 545,065 | | | | 10,906,521 | |
Northern Star Resources Ltd. | | | 2,714,500 | | | | 21,815,775 | |
Perseus Mining Ltd. | | | 19,500,000 | | | | 28,600,078 | |
West African Resources Ltd. (a)(b) | | | 24,900,000 | | | | 23,290,880 | |
Westgold Resources Ltd. | | | 4,761,905 | | | | 6,859,429 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 108,909,661 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Canada - 54.11% | | | | | | | | |
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | | | 653,186 | | | | 39,970,187 | |
Alamos Gold, Inc. - Class A | | | 3,799,600 | | | | 31,992,632 | |
Baru Gold Corp. (a)(b)(c) | | | 13,290,993 | | | | 797,364 | |
Equinox Gold Corp. (a) | | | 3,355,595 | | | | 27,700,468 | |
Falco Resources Ltd. (a)(b) | | | 23,722,300 | | | | 6,356,814 | |
Gold Standard Ventures Corp. (a)(c) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 1,367,836 | |
I-80 Gold Corp. (a)(b)(c) | | | 15,915,264 | | | | 43,793,551 | |
International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. (a)(b) | | | 6,750,222 | | | | 6,621,293 | |
International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. (a)(b)(d) | | | 1,369,738 | | | | 1,369,574 | |
International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. (a)(b)(d)(e) | | | 18,664,631 | | | | 18,662,391 | |
Jaguar Mining, Inc. (b)(e) | | | 5,736,559 | | | | 18,997,203 | |
Kinross Gold Corp. | | | 5,489,967 | | | | 32,281,006 | |
Maverix Metals, Inc. | | | 1,615,000 | | | | 7,752,000 | |
Maverix Metals, Inc. (d) | | | 3,087,500 | | | | 14,793,525 | |
New Gold, Inc. (a) | | | 14,633,100 | | | | 26,339,580 | |
Novagold Resources, Inc. (a) | | | 2,030,800 | | | | 15,698,084 | |
NuLegacy Gold Corp. (a)(b) | | | 37,852,485 | | | | 1,665,309 | |
OceanaGold Corp. (a) | | | 6,500,000 | | | | 14,402,272 | |
Osisko Development Corp. (a)(c) | | | 1,333,400 | | | | 4,469,021 | |
Osisko Development Corp. (a)(d) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 5,027,397 | |
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. | | | 2,532,067 | | | | 33,399,020 | |
Osisko Mining, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 15,384,239 | | | | 49,100,599 | |
Pan American Silver Corp. | | | 788,445 | | | | 21,524,548 | |
Seabridge Gold, Inc. (a) | | | 900,000 | | | | 16,650,000 | |
Silvercrest Metals, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 4,056,600 | | | | 36,148,081 | |
SSR Mining, Inc. | | | 1,097,300 | | | | 23,856,828 | |
Strategic Metals Ltd. (a)(b) | | | 9,886,500 | | | | 3,202,842 | |
Torex Gold Resources, Inc. (a) | | | 2,433,900 | | | | 30,566,116 | |
Trifecta Gold Ltd. (a) | | | 2,325,199 | | | | 120,896 | |
Victoria Gold Corp. (a)(b)(c) | | | 2,264,600 | | | | 28,802,256 | |
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (a) | | | 3,115,200 | | | | 39,097,299 | |
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. | | | 386,175 | | | | 18,374,206 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 620,900,198 | |
| | | | | | | | |
South Africa - 3.72% | | | | | | | | |
Gold Fields Ltd. - ADR (c) | | | 2,561,143 | | | | 39,595,271 | |
Gold Fields Ltd. (d) | | | 200,000 | | | | 3,121,300 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 42,716,571 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
United Kingdom - 2.81% | | | | | | | | |
Endeavour Mining PLC (c) | | | 1,297,500 | | | | 32,184,508 | |
| | | | | | | | |
United States - 4.11% | | | | | | | | |
Contango ORE, Inc. (a) | | | 263,200 | | | | 6,448,400 | |
Electrum Ltd. (a)(f) (Originally acquired 12/21/07, Cost $13,065,361) | | | 2,127,287 | | | | 42,546 | |
Newmont Corp. | | | 511,990 | | | | 40,677,605 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 47,168,551 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Gold Related Securities | | | | | | | 851,879,489 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other Precious Metals Related Securities - 8.54% | | | | | | | | |
Canada - 4.89% | | | | | | | | |
Bear Creek Mining Corp. (a) | | | 4,079,000 | | | | 3,491,205 | |
MAG Silver Corp. (a)(b)(c) | | | 1,742,835 | | | | 28,181,642 | |
MAG Silver Corp. (a)(b)(d)(e) | | | 1,432,665 | | | | 23,194,928 | |
Nickel Creek Platinum Corp. (a)(b) | | | 14,037,494 | | | | 1,179,008 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 56,046,783 | |
| | | | | | | | |
South Africa - 3.18% | | | | | | | | |
Sibanye Stillwater Ltd. - ADR (c) | | | 2,250,000 | | | | 36,517,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
United States - 0.47% | | | | | | | | |
Gatos Silver, Inc. (a)(c) | | | 906,416 | | | | 3,915,716 | |
Silver Opportunity Partners Corp. (a)(f) (Originally acquired 03/15/11, Cost $4,525,333) | | | 243,690 | | | | 1,413,404 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,329,120 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Other Precious Metals Related Securities | | | | | | | 97,893,403 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other Securities - 0.68% | | | | | | | | |
United States - 0.68% | | | | | | | | |
Aclara Resources, Inc. (a)(c) | | | 524,621 | | | | 306,342 | |
Gold Bullion International LLC (a)(b)(f) (Originally acquired 05/12/10, Cost $5,000,000) | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 6,900,000 | |
I-Pulse, Inc. (a)(f) (Originally acquired 10/09/07, Cost $126,097) | | | 74,532 | | | | 596,256 | |
Ivanhoe Electric, Inc. (a)(f) (Originally acquired 10/09/07, Cost $49,427) | | | 20,988 | | | | 15,741 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Other Securities | | | | | | | 7,818,339 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $859,922,216) | | | | | | | 957,591,231 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Private Fund - 1.21% | | | | | | | | |
Gold Related Security - 1.21% | | | | | | | | |
Tocqueville Bullion Reserve LP - Class G (a)(b) (Originally acquired 11/28/11, Cost $13,795,735) | | | 7,619 | | | | 13,852,864 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Private Fund (Cost $13,795,735) | | | | | | | 13,852,864 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Gold Bullion - 11.17% | | | | | | | | |
United States - 11.17% | | | | | | | | |
Gold Bullion (a) | | | 66,162 | | | | 128,184,518 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Gold Bullion (Cost $27,386,733) | | | | | | | 128,184,518 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Warrants - 0.14% | | | | | | | | |
Gold Related Securities - 0.14% | | | | | | | | |
Canada - 0.13% | | | | | | | | |
Falco Resources Ltd. | | | | | | | | |
Expiration: 07/31/2025, Exercise Price: CAD $0.55 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f) (Originally acquired 09/07/21, Cost $0) | | | 3,750,000 | | | | 158,381 | |
I-80 Gold Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Expiration: 09/18/2022, Exercise Price: CAD $3.64 (a)(b)(d)(f) (Originally acquired 03/02/21, Cost $0) | | | 1,330,000 | | | | 322,779 | |
NuLegacy Gold Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Expiration: 10/08/2022, Exercise Price: CAD $0.12 (a)(b)(e)(f) (Originally acquired 10/07/19, Cost $0) | | | 4,648,198 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
Osisko Development Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Expiration: 03/02/2027, Exercise Price: CAD $7.60 (a)(d)(f) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,028,877 | |
Osisko Mining, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Expiration: 06/23/2022, Exercise Price: CAD $5.25 (a)(b)(f) (Originally acquired 06/17/20, Cost $0) | | | 932,500 | | | | 23,123 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Gold Related Securities | | | | | | | 1,533,160 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other Precious Metals Related Securities - 0.01% | | | | | | | | |
Canada - 0.01% | | | | | | | | |
Nickel Creek Platinum Ltd. | | | | | | | | |
Expiration: 08/08/2022, Exercise Price: CAD $0.35 (a)(b)(e)(f) (Originally acquired 08/04/17, Cost $0) | | | 6,189,601 | | | | — | |
Nickel Creek Platinum Ltd. | | | | | | | | |
Expiration: 07/01/2024, Exercise Price: CAD $0.08 (a)(b)(e)(f) (Originally acquired 07/01/19 Cost $0) | | | 1,658,293 | | | | 46,824 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Other Precious Metals Related Securities | | | | | | | 46,824 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Warrants (Cost $0) | | | | | | | 1,579,984 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Right - 0.00% | | | | | | | | |
Gold Related Securities - 0.00% | | | | | | | | |
Osisko Development Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Expiration: 05/25/2022, Exercise Price: CAD $10.00 (a)(d)(f) (Originally acquired 10/28/20, Cost $0) | | | 666,700 | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Right (Cost $0) | | | | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | |
Short-Term Investments - 7.48 | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Fund - 3.94% | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Class, 0.010% (g) | | | 45,252,273 | | | | 45,252,273 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending - 3.54% | | | | | | | | |
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets, 0.10% | | | 40,589,985 | | | | 40,589,985 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $85,842,258) | | | | | | | 85,842,258 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investments (Cost $986,946,942) - 103.46% | | | | | | | 1,187,050,855 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (3.46)% | | | | | | | (39,630,075 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 1,147,420,780 | |
| | | | | | | | |