Sprott Gold Equity Fund | | | | | | |
Schedule of Investments as of March 31, 2023 (Unaudited) | | | | | | |
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Common Stocks - 82.80% | | | | | | |
Gold Related Securities - 72.23% | | | | | | |
Australia - 11.03% | | | | | | |
Bellevue Gold Ltd. (a) | | | 16,235,905 | | | $ | 13,891,684 | |
Evolution Mining Ltd. | | | 7,073,421 | | | | 14,752,055 | |
Northern Star Resources Ltd. | | | 3,259,120 | | | | 26,818,026 | |
Perseus Mining Ltd. | | | 19,500,000 | | | | 31,022,727 | �� |
West African Resources Ltd. (a) | | | 24,899,175 | | | | 15,978,080 | |
| | | | | | | 102,462,572 | |
Canada - 51.42% | | | | | | | | |
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. | | | 754,602 | | | | 38,469,906 | |
Alamos Gold, Inc. - Class A | | | 3,131,574 | | | | 38,299,150 | |
B2Gold Corp. | | | 800,000 | | | | 3,152,000 | |
Baru Gold Corp. (a)(b)(c) | | | 13,290,993 | | | | 344,199 | |
Equinox Gold Corp. (a) | | | 5,954,995 | | | | 30,579,109 | |
Falco Resources Ltd. (a)(b) | | | 23,722,300 | | | | 1,843,020 | |
GoGold Resources, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 8,900,000 | | | | 13,763,226 | |
I-80 Gold Corp. (a)(b)(c) | | | 15,915,264 | | | | 38,743,040 | |
International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. (a)(b) | | | 6,750,222 | | | | 4,050,808 | |
International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. (a)(b)(d) | | | 100,738 | | | | 60,376 | |
International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. (a)(b)(d)(e) | | | 18,664,631 | | | | 11,186,349 | |
Jaguar Mining, Inc. (b)(c) | | | 5,709,459 | | | | 11,363,999 | |
Lundin Gold, Inc. | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 11,675,916 | |
New Gold, Inc. (a) | | | 13,333,100 | | | | 14,666,410 | |
Novagold Resources, Inc. (a) | | | 2,030,800 | | | | 12,631,576 | |
OceanaGold Corp. | | | 13,500,000 | | | | 33,462,819 | |
Osisko Development Corp. (a) | | | 844,465 | | | | 4,117,665 | |
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. | | | 2,204,467 | | | | 34,840,855 | |
Osisko Mining, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 15,284,239 | | | | 48,629,099 | |
Osisko Mining, Inc. (a)(b)(d)(f) (Originally acquired 02/23/2023, Cost $1,373,353) | | | 600,000 | | | | 1,795,397 | |
Pan American Silver Corp. (c) | | | 663,445 | | | | 12,074,699 | |
Seabridge Gold, Inc. (a) | | | 850,000 | | | | 11,007,500 | |
Silvercrest Metals, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 4,056,600 | | | | 28,844,932 | |
SSR Mining, Inc. | | | 725,300 | | | | 10,969,391 | |
Strategic Metals Ltd. (a)(b) | | | 9,886,500 | | | | 2,121,409 | |
Torex Gold Resources, Inc. (a) | | | 2,114,600 | | | | 35,188,571 | |
Trifecta Gold Ltd. (a) | | | 2,325,199 | | | | 60,216 | |
Victoria Gold Corp. (a) | | | 921,000 | | | | 6,105,927 | |
Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (a) | | | 3,065,200 | | | | 17,554,309 | |
| | | | | | | 477,601,873 | |
South Africa - 5.46% | | | | | | | | |
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. - ADR (g) | | | 851,500 | | | | 20,597,785 | |
Gold Fields Ltd. - ADR (c)(g) | | | 2,257,361 | | | | 30,068,048 | |
| | | | | | | 50,665,833 | |
United Kingdom - 3.21% | | | | | | | | |
Endeavour Mining PLC | | | 1,237,999 | | | | 29,834,723 | |
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United States - 1.11% | | | | | | | | |
Contango ORE, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 263,200 | | | | 7,501,200 | |
Contango ORE, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 100,000 | | | | 2,850,000 | |
Electrum Ltd. (a)(f) (Originally acquired 12/21/07, Cost $13,065,361) | | | 2,127,287 | | | | – | |
| | | | | | | 10,351,200 | |
Total Gold Related Securities | | | | | | | 670,916,201 | |
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Other Precious Metals Related Securities - 9.74% | | | | | | | | |
Canada - 7.44% | | | | | | | | |
Bear Creek Mining Corp. (a) | | | 2,054,000 | | | | 1,048,657 | |
MAG Silver Corp. (a)(c) | | | 1,342,835 | | | | 17,013,720 | |
MAG Silver Corp. (a)(d) | | | 1,432,665 | | | | 18,105,748 | |
Nickel Creek Platinum Corp. (a)(b) | | | 14,037,494 | | | | 467,397 | |
Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. (c) | | | 260,843 | | | | 3,899,604 | |
Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. (d) | | | 1,566,543 | | | | 23,332,971 | |
Vizsla Silver Corp. (a)(b) | | | 3,437,500 | | | | 5,264,983 | |
| | | | | | | 69,133,080 | |
South Africa - 0.90% | | | | | | | | |
Sibanye Stillwater Ltd. - ADR (c)(g) | | | 999,163 | | | | 8,313,036 | |
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United States - 1.40% | | | | | | | | |
Gatos Silver, Inc. (a)(c) | | | 1,789,548 | | | | 11,685,748 | |
Sunshine Silver Mining and Refining (a)(f) (Originally acquired 03/15/11, Cost $4,525,333) | | | 243,691 | | | | 1,330,553 | |
| | | | | | | 13,016,301 | |
Total Other Precious Metals Related Securities | | | | | | | 90,462,417 | |
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Other Securities - 0.83% | | | | | | | | |
United States - 0.83% | | | | | | | | |
Aclara Resources, Inc. (a)(c) | | | 524,620 | | | | 178,561 | |
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) | | | 6,996 | | | | 85,001 | |
Total Other Securities | | | | | | | 7,759,818 | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $785,815,774) | | | | | | | 769,138,436 | |
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Private Fund - 1.51% | | | | | | | | |
Gold Related Security - 1.51% | | | | | | | | |
Tocqueville Bullion Reserve LP - Class G (a)(b) | | | 7,619 | | | | 14,045,083 | |
Total Private Fund (Cost $13,795,735) | | | | | | | 14,045,083 | |
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Gold Bullion - 13.33% | | Ounces | | | | | |
United States - 13.33% | | | | | | | | |
Gold Bullion (a) | | | 62,889 | | | | 123,846,857 | |
Total Gold Bullion (Cost $25,608,843) | | | | | | | 123,846,857 | |
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Convertible Bond - 0.50% | | Principal Amount | | | | | |
Gold Related Security - 0.50% | | | | | | | | |
I-80 Gold Corp. | | | | | | | | |
8.000%, 02/22/27 (a)(b)(f) (Originally acquired 02/17/23, Cost $4,500,000) | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 4,583,196 | |
Total Convertible Bond (Cost $4,500,000) | | | | | | | 4,583,196 | |
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Warrants - 0.11% | | Shares | | | | | |
Gold Related Securities - 0.04% | | | | | | | | |
Canada - 0.04% | | | | | | | | |
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 | | | | 555 | |
Osisko Development Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Expiration: 12/01/2023, Exercise Price: CAD $30.00 (a)(d)(f) (Originally acquired 10/28/20, Cost $0) | | | 222,233 | | | | 37,820 | |
Osisko Development Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Expiration: 03/02/2027, Exercise Price: CAD $7.60 (a)(d)(f) (Originally acquired 02/28/22, Cost $0) | | | 499,999 | | | | 118,054 | |
Osisko Mining, Inc. | | | | | | | | |
Expiration: 08/28/2024, Exercise Price: CAD $4.00 (a)(b)(d)(f) (Originally acquired 02/23/23, Cost $0) | | | 300,000 | | | | 221,209 | |
Total Gold Related Securities | | | | | | | 377,638 | |
Other Precious Metals Related Securities - 0.07% | | | | | | | | |
Canada - 0.07% | | | | | | | | |
Nickel Creek Platinum Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Expiration: 07/01/2024, Exercise Price: CAD $0.08 (a)(b)(d)(e)(f) (Originally acquired 07/01/19, Cost $0) | | | 1,658,293 | | | | 3,190 | |
Vizsla Silver Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Expiration: 11/15/2024, Exercise Price: CAD $2.00 (a)(b)(d)(f) (Originally acquired 11/09/22, Cost $0) | | | 1,718,750 | | | | 646,296 | |
Total Other Precious Metals Related Securities | | | | | | | 649,486 | |
Total Warrants (Cost $0) | | | | | | | 1,027,124 | |
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Short-Term Investments - 8.15% | | | | | | | | |
Money Market Fund - 1.51% | | | | | | | | |
Invesco Treasury Portfolio | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Class, 4.772% (h) | | | 13,992,951 | | | | 13,992,951 | |
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Investments Purchased with Proceeds from Securities Lending - 6.64% | | | | | | | | |
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets, 4.93% | | | 61,707,513 | | | | 61,707,513 | |
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $75,700,464) | | | | | | | 75,700,464 | |
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Total Investments (Cost $905,420,816) - 106.40% | | | | | | | 988,341,160 | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - ((6.40)%) | | | | | | | (59,422,853 | ) |
Total Net Assets - 100.00% | | | | | | $ | 928,918,307 | |
(a) Non-income producing security. | | | | |
(b) Affiliated company. See Note 2. | | | | |
(c) This security or a partial position of this security is on loan as of March 31, 2023. The total market value of securities on loan as of March 31, 2023 was |
$58,449,945. The loaned securities were secured with cash collateral of $61,707,513. Shares of the Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio LLC were purchased |
with proceeds from cash collateral received from securities on loan. The Fund cannot repledge or resell this collateral. Collateral is calculated based on prior day’s prices. |
(d) Denotes an issue that is traded on a foreign exchange when a company is listed more than once. |
(e) Denotes a security that is either fully or partially restricted to resale. The value of restricted securities as of March 31, 2023 was $11,190,094 which represented 1.20% |
of net assets. | | | | |
(f) Security is fair valued using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees which includes significant unobservable inputs and is deemed a Level 2 or 3 security. See |
Note 2. The aggregate value of fair valued securities as of March 31, 2023 was $16,232,526, which represented 1.75% of net assets. |
(g) Security is an American Depositary Receipt (ADR). | | | | |
(h) Variable rate security. Rate listed is the 7-day effective yield as of March 31, 2023. | |
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The Accompanying Footnotes are an Integral Part of these Financial Statements. |