Janus Henderson Absolute Return Income Opportunities Fund
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
September 30, 2023
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Shares or Principal Amounts | | | Value | |
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities– 6.0% | | | |
| CENT Trust 2023-CITY A, | | | | | | |
| CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 2.6200%, 7.9522%, 9/15/28 (144A)‡ | | $300,000 | | | $300,676 | |
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2021-R01 1M2, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.5500%, 6.8650%, 10/25/41 (144A)‡ | | 163,056 | | | 161,919 | |
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2022-R01 1M1, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.0000%, 6.3150%, 12/25/41 (144A)‡ | | 151,658 | | | 150,602 | |
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2022-R05 2M1, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.9000%, 7.2150%, 4/25/42 (144A)‡ | | 63,158 | | | 63,291 | |
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2022-R08 1M1, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.5500%, 7.8650%, 7/25/42 (144A)‡ | | 72,217 | | | 73,493 | |
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2022-R09 2M1, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.5000%, 7.8150%, 9/25/42 (144A)‡ | | 263,009 | | | 265,935 | |
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2023-R01 1M1, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.4000%, 7.7150%, 12/25/42 (144A)‡ | | 312,926 | | | 318,152 | |
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2023-R03 2M1, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.5000%, 7.8150%, 4/25/43 (144A)‡ | | 156,855 | | | 158,712 | |
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2023-R04 1M1, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.3000%, 7.6150%, 5/25/43 (144A)‡ | | 192,974 | | | 195,430 | |
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2023-R06 1M1, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.7000%, 7.0150%, 7/25/43 (144A)‡ | | 186,652 | | | 186,467 | |
| FirstMac Mortgage Funding Trust No 4 Series 1-2018, | | | | | | |
| 30 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.5000%, 5.5525%, 3/8/49‡ | | 138,984 | AUD | | 89,339 | |
| Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2021-DNA2 M2, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.3000%, 7.6150%, 8/25/33 (144A)‡ | | 131,559 | | | 132,623 | |
| Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2022-DNA6 M1A, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.1500%, 7.4650%, 9/25/42 (144A)‡ | | 88,432 | | | 89,121 | |
| Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2022-HQA3 M1A, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.3000%, 7.6150%, 8/25/42 (144A)‡ | | 118,599 | | | 120,155 | |
| Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2023-DNA1 M1A, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.1000%, 7.4150%, 3/25/43 (144A)‡ | | 212,732 | | | 214,437 | |
| Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2023-DNA2 M1A, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.1000%, 7.4150%, 4/25/43 (144A)‡ | | 56,576 | | | 57,106 | |
| Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2023-HQA1 M1A, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.0000%, 7.3150%, 5/25/43 (144A)‡ | | 132,209 | | | 133,016 | |
| Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2023-HQA2 M1A, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.0000%, 7.3150%, 6/25/43 (144A)‡ | | 424,491 | | | 426,521 | |
| TORRENS Series 2014-2 Trust, | | | | | | |
| 30 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.6000%, 5.6550%, 1/12/46‡ | | 343,044 | AUD | | 220,926 | |
Total Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $3,367,280) | | 3,357,921 | |
Corporate Bonds– 82.5% | | | |
Banking – 19.2% | | | |
| Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.0000%, 6.3500%, 7/26/29‡ | | 1,800,000 | AUD | | 1,163,905 | |
| Australian Central Credit Union Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.4000%, 6.5194%, 9/16/31‡ | | 200,000 | AUD | | 125,223 | |
| Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.4500%, 6.5803%, 11/30/28‡ | | 2,500,000 | AUD | | 1,609,832 | |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.3200%, 5.4643%, 8/20/31‡ | | 1,500,000 | AUD | | 954,588 | |
| DBS Group Holdings Ltd, | | | | | | |
| USD ICE SWAP 11AM NY 5 Year + 1.5900%, 4.5200%, 12/11/28‡ | | 1,175,000 | | | 1,171,275 | |
| ING Groep NV, SOFR + 1.5600%, 6.0830%, 9/11/27‡ | | 600,000 | | | 597,334 | |
| Lloyds Banking Group PLC, | | | | | | |
| US Treasury Yield Curve Rate 1 Year + 1.4800%, 5.9850%, 8/7/27‡ | | 300,000 | | | 297,298 | |
| Macquarie Bank Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.5500%, 5.6694%, 6/17/31‡ | | 2,880,000 | AUD | | 1,837,014 | |
| National Australia Bank Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.0200%, 6.1699%, 11/18/31‡ | | 2,300,000 | AUD | | 1,485,466 | |
| Standard Chartered PLC, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.8500%, 5.9969%, 6/28/25‡ | | 320,000 | AUD | | 206,067 | |
| Westpac Banking Corp, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.9800%, 6.1150%, 8/27/29‡ | | 2,000,000 | AUD | | 1,293,625 | |
| | 10,741,627 | |
Basic Industry – 1.1% | | | |
| Celanese US Holdings LLC, 6.1650%, 7/15/27 | | 600,000 | | | 591,642 | |
Brokerage – 1.0% | | | |
| LPL Holdings Inc, 4.6250%, 11/15/27 (144A) | | 600,000 | | | 554,329 | |
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Shares or Principal Amounts | | | Value | |
Corporate Bonds– (continued) | | | |
Capital Goods – 7.9% | | | |
| Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC / Ardagh Holdings USA Inc, | | | | | | |
| 5.2500%, 4/30/25 (144A) | | $1,255,000 | | | $1,223,313 | |
| Ashtead Capital Inc, 1.5000%, 8/12/26 (144A) | | 825,000 | | | 725,924 | |
| Ball Corp, 4.0000%, 11/15/23 | | 950,000 | | | 945,642 | |
| Boeing Co, 2.1960%, 2/4/26 | | 650,000 | | | 596,819 | |
| Regal Rexnord Corp, 6.0500%, 2/15/26 (144A) | | 950,000 | | | 939,409 | |
| | 4,431,107 | |
Communications – 0.8% | | | |
| Warnermedia Holdings Inc, 6.4120%, 3/15/26 | | 450,000 | | | 449,925 | |
Consumer Cyclical – 11.9% | | | |
| Ford Motor Credit Co LLC, 2.3000%, 2/10/25 | | 1,070,000 | | | 1,003,625 | |
| Ford Motor Credit Co LLC, 6.9500%, 3/6/26 | | 400,000 | | | 399,340 | |
| General Motors Financial Co Inc, 1.0500%, 3/8/24 | | 680,000 | | | 664,855 | |
| General Motors Financial Co Inc, 5.4000%, 4/6/26 | | 705,000 | | | 690,413 | |
| Hyundai Capital America, 5.5000%, 3/30/26 (144A) | | 950,000 | | | 937,534 | |
| LKQ Corp, 5.7500%, 6/15/28 (144A) | | 600,000 | | | 586,150 | |
| VICI Properties LP / Vici Note Co Inc, 4.6250%, 6/15/25 (144A) | | 966,000 | | | 932,857 | |
| Volkswagen Financial Services Australia Pty Ltd, 2.4000%, 8/28/24 | | 2,300,000 | AUD | | 1,442,790 | |
| | 6,657,564 | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 2.4% | | | |
| Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 3.1500%, 10/1/26 | | 700,000 | | | 623,889 | |
| Universal Health Services Inc, 1.6500%, 9/1/26 | | 825,000 | | | 727,206 | |
| | 1,351,095 | |
Electric – 1.1% | | | |
| Vistra Operations Co LLC, 4.8750%, 5/13/24 (144A) | | 600,000 | | | 593,136 | |
Energy – 3.3% | | | |
| Antero Resources Corp, 8.3750%, 7/15/26 (144A) | | 600,000 | | | 619,104 | |
| Columbia Pipelines Holding Company LLC, 6.0550%, 8/15/26 (144A) | | 125,000 | | | 125,392 | |
| EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 4.8500%, 7/15/26 | | 285,000 | | | 268,316 | |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp, 3.4000%, 4/15/26 | | 275,000 | | | 256,675 | |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp, 8.5000%, 7/15/27 | | 545,000 | | | 583,597 | |
| | 1,853,084 | |
Finance Companies – 14.5% | | | |
| AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, | | | | | | |
| 1.1500%, 10/29/23 | | 375,000 | | | 373,579 | |
| AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, | | | | | | |
| 1.6500%, 10/29/24 | | 200,000 | | | 190,248 | |
| AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, | | | | | | |
| 1.7500%, 10/29/24 | | 325,000 | | | 309,835 | |
| AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 1.7500%, 1/30/26 | | 350,000 | | | 315,865 | |
| AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, | | | | | | |
| 2.4500%, 10/29/26 | | 425,000 | | | 380,671 | |
| AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 6.1000%, 1/15/27 | | 200,000 | | | 199,021 | |
| Air Lease Corp, 1.8750%, 8/15/26 | | 450,000 | | | 399,803 | |
| Air Lease Corp, 2.1000%, 9/1/28 | | 360,000 | | | 298,880 | |
| Ares Capital Corp, 7.0000%, 1/15/27 | | 300,000 | | | 299,996 | |
| Aviation Capital Group LLC, 1.9500%, 1/30/26 (144A) | | 1,000,000 | | | 899,045 | |
| Aviation Capital Group LLC, 1.9500%, 9/20/26 (144A) | | 200,000 | | | 174,609 | |
| Blackstone Private Credit Fund, 3.2500%, 3/15/27 | | 550,000 | | | 477,748 | |
| Heartland Australia Group Pty Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.0000%, 6.3100%, 7/9/24‡ | | 2,500,000 | AUD | | 1,593,469 | |
| OneMain Finance Corp, 6.1250%, 3/15/24 | | 143,000 | | | 142,546 | |
| OWL Rock Core Income Corp, 5.5000%, 3/21/25 | | 775,000 | | | 749,660 | |
| PennyMac Financial Services Inc, 5.3750%, 10/15/25 (144A) | | 350,000 | | | 332,735 | |
| Rocket Mortgage LLC / Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer Inc, | | | | | | |
| 2.8750%, 10/15/26 (144A) | | 750,000 | | | 660,518 | |
| Springleaf Finance Corp, 6.8750%, 3/15/25 | | 345,000 | | | 342,265 | |
| | 8,140,493 | |
Financial Institutions – 4.5% | | | |
| GGAM Finance Ltd, 7.7500%, 5/15/26 (144A) | | 300,000 | | | 297,001 | |
| Liberty Financial Pty Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.3500%, 6.4850%, 2/26/24‡ | | 2,000,000 | AUD | | 1,279,478 | |
| Liberty Financial Pty Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.4500%, 6.5694%, 3/17/25‡ | | 610,000 | AUD | | 385,290 | |
| QIC Finance Shopping Center Fund Pty Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.2700%, 5.4416%, 8/15/25‡ | | 880,000 | AUD | | 564,574 | |
| | 2,526,343 | |
Government Sponsored – 0.9% | | | |
| DAE Funding LLC, 1.5500%, 8/1/24 (144A) | | 500,000 | | | 478,817 | |
Industrial – 1.2% | | | |
| Downer Group Finance Pty Ltd, 3.7000%, 4/29/26 | | 1,100,000 | AUD | | 663,214 | |
Insurance – 4.5% | | | |
| Athene Global Funding, 1.6080%, 6/29/26 (144A) | | 1,022,000 | | | 892,935 | |
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Shares or Principal Amounts | | | Value | |
Corporate Bonds– (continued) | | | |
Insurance– (continued) | | | |
| Centene Corp, 4.2500%, 12/15/27 | | $575,000 | | | $530,098 | |
| Insurance Australia Group Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.1000%, 6.2273%, 6/15/44‡ | | 200,000 | AUD | | 128,848 | |
| Insurance Australia Group Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.3500%, 6.4773%, 6/15/45‡ | | 620,000 | AUD | | 401,583 | |
| Suncorp Group Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.3000%, 6.4335%, 6/1/37‡ | | 850,000 | AUD | | 550,916 | |
| | 2,504,380 | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 2.2% | | | |
| Vicinity Centres Trust, 4.0000%, 4/26/27 | | 2,020,000 | AUD | | 1,232,965 | |
Technology – 6.0% | | | |
| Broadcom Inc, 1.9500%, 2/15/28 (144A) | | 695,000 | | | 592,487 | |
| Global Payments Inc, 4.9500%, 8/15/27 | | 670,000 | | | 643,907 | |
| MSCI Inc, 4.0000%, 11/15/29 (144A) | | 615,000 | | | 540,156 | |
| Qorvo Inc, 1.7500%, 12/15/24 (144A) | | 750,000 | | | 704,676 | |
| SK Hynix Inc, 1.0000%, 1/19/24 (144A) | | 920,000 | | | 905,376 | |
| | 3,386,602 | |
Total Corporate Bonds (cost $49,669,449) | | 46,156,323 | |
Foreign Government Bonds– 5.3% | | | |
| New Zealand Government Bond, 0.5000%, 5/15/24((cost $3,057,127) | | 5,145,000 | NZD | | 2,983,010 | |
Investment Companies– 2.3% | | | |
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) – 2.3% | | | |
| Janus Henderson AAA CLO((cost $1,239,780) | | 25,100 | | | 1,263,283 | |
Commercial Paper– 1.4% | | | |
| Global Payments Inc, 0%, 10/2/23◊((cost $749,627) | | $750,000 | | | 749,626 | |
Total Investments (total cost $58,083,263) – 97.5% | | 54,510,163 | |
Cash, Receivables and Other Assets, net of Liabilities – 2.5% | | 1,423,234 | |
Net Assets – 100% | | $55,933,397 | |
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Summary of Investments by Country - (Long Positions) (unaudited) |
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Country | | Value | | Securities | |
United States | | $27,431,908 | | 50.3 | % |
Australia | | 13,986,786 | | 25.7 | |
New Zealand | | 4,576,479 | | 8.4 | |
Ireland | | 2,066,220 | | 3.8 | |
Germany | | 1,442,790 | | 2.6 | |
United Kingdom | | 1,229,289 | | 2.3 | |
Singapore | | 1,171,275 | | 2.1 | |
South Korea | | 905,376 | | 1.7 | |
Israel | | 623,889 | | 1.1 | |
Netherlands | | 597,334 | | 1.1 | |
United Arab Emirates | | 478,817 | | 0.9 | |
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Schedules of Affiliated Investments – (% of Net Assets)
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| Dividend Income | Realized Gain/(Loss) | Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation | Value at 9/30/23 |
Investment Companies - 2.3% |
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) - 2.3% | |
| Janus Henderson AAA CLO | $ | 19,809 | $ | - | $ | 12,048 | $ | 1,263,283 |
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| Value at 6/30/23 | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Value at 9/30/23 |
Investment Companies - 2.3% |
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) - 2.3% | |
| Janus Henderson AAA CLO | | 1,251,235 | | - | | - | | 1,263,283 |
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Schedule of Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | | | | |
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Counterparty/ Foreign Currency | Settlement Date | Foreign Currency Amount (Sold)/ Purchased | | USD Currency Amount (Sold)/ Purchased | | Market Value and Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Bank of America, National Association: | | | | | | | | |
New Zealand Dollar | 10/30/23 | (5,184,000) | $ | 3,201,644 | | 95,964 | | |
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: | | | | | | | | |
Australian Dollar | 10/30/23 | 250,000 | | (161,192) | | (314) | | |
Australian Dollar | 10/30/23 | (850,000) | | 553,409 | | 6,423 | | |
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| | | | | | 6,109 | | |
Morgan Stanley London FX: | | | | | | | | |
Australian Dollar | 10/30/23 | (53,000,000) | | 35,682,250 | | 1,576,058 | | |
Total | | | | | $ | 1,678,131 | | |
Schedule of Futures
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Description | | Number of Contracts | | Expiration Date | | Notional Amount | | Value and Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) | | |
Futures Long: | | | | | | | | | | |
10 Year US Treasury Note | | 9 | | 12/29/23 | $ | 972,563 | $ | (25,594) | |
2 Year US Treasury Note | | 27 | | 1/4/24 | | 5,473,195 | | (28,265) | |
Total - Futures Long | | | | | | | | (53,859) | |
Futures Short: | | | | | | | | | | |
5 Year US Treasury Note | | 18 | | 1/4/24 | | (1,896,469) | | 26,860 | |
Total | | | | | | | $ | (26,999) | | |
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Schedule of Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps |
Payments made by Fund | Payments received by Fund | Payment Frequency | | Maturity Date | | Notional Amount | | | Premiums Paid/ (Received) | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | | Value |
NDBB3M | 5.6150% Fixed Rate | Quarterly | | 7/13/25 | | 863,400 | NZD | $ | 750 | $ | (2,200) | $ | (1,450) |
NDBB3M | 5.3775% Fixed Rate | Quarterly | | 7/19/25 | | 863,400 | NZD | | 750 | | (4,530) | | (3,780) |
NDBB3M | 5.4400% Fixed Rate | Quarterly | | 7/27/25 | | 1,650,000 | NZD | | 750 | | (6,722) | | (5,972) |
NDBB3M | 5.5100% Fixed Rate | Quarterly | | 8/16/25 | | 820,000 | NZD | | 750 | | (2,911) | | (2,161) |
Total | | | | | | | | $ | 3,000 | $ | (16,363) | $ | (13,363) |
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Average Ending Monthly Value of Derivative Instruments During the Period Ended September 30, 2023 |
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Forward foreign currency exchange contracts: | |
Average amounts purchased - in USD | $ 381,870 |
Average amounts sold - in USD | 25,298,031 |
Futures contracts: | |
Average notional amount of contracts - long | 5,979,973 |
Average notional amount of contracts - short | 2,880,492 |
Interest rate swaps: | |
Average notional amount - receive fixed rate/pay floating rate | 2,942,600 |
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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
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ICE | Intercontinental Exchange |
LLC | Limited Liability Company |
LP NDBB3M | Limited Partnership New Zealand Dollar Bank Bills 3 Month Standard |
PLC | Public Limited Company |
SOFR | Secured Overnight Financing Rate |
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144A | Securities sold under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are subject to legal and/or contractual restrictions on resale and may not be publicly sold without registration under the 1933 Act. Unless otherwise noted, these securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The total value of 144A securities as of the period ended September 30, 2023 is $16,763,159, which represents 30.0% of net assets. |
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‡ | Variable or floating rate security. Rate shown is the current rate as of September 30, 2023. Certain variable rate securities are not based on a published reference rate and spread; they are determined by the issuer or agent and current market conditions. Reference rate is as of reset date and may vary by security, which may not indicate a reference rate and/or spread in their description. |
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The following is a summary of the inputs that were used to value the Fund’s investments in securities and other financial instruments as of September 30, 2023. |
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Valuation Inputs Summary |
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| | | | Level 2 - | | Level 3 - |
| | Level 1 - | | Other Significant | | Significant |
| | Quoted Prices | | Observable Inputs | | Unobservable Inputs |
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Assets | | | | | | |
Investments In Securities: | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | $ | - | $ | 3,357,921 | $ | - |
Corporate Bonds | | - | | 46,156,323 | | - |
Foreign Government Bonds | | - | | 2,983,010 | | - |
Investment Companies | | 1,263,283 | | - | | - |
Commercial Paper | | - | | 749,626 | | - |
Total Investments in Securities | $ | 1,263,283 | $ | 53,246,880 | $ | - |
Other Financial Instruments(a): | | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | - | | 1,678,445 | | - |
Futures Contracts | | 26,860 | | - | | - |
Total Assets | $ | 1,290,143 | $ | 54,925,325 | $ | - |
Liabilities | | | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments(a): | | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | $ | - | $ | 314 | $ | - |
Futures Contracts | | 53,859 | | - | | - |
Centrally Cleared Swaps | | - | | 16,363 | | - |
Total Liabilities | $ | 53,859 | $ | 16,677 | $ | - |
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(a) | Other financial instruments may include forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures, written options, written swaptions, and swap contracts. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, futures contracts, and swap contracts are reported at their unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) at measurement date, which represents the change in the contract's value from trade date. Written options and written swaptions are reported at their market value at measurement date. |
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Investment Valuation
Fund holdings are valued in accordance with policies and procedures established by the Adviser pursuant to Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act and approved by and subject to the oversight of the Trustees (the “Valuation Procedures”). Equity securities traded on a domestic securities exchange are generally valued at readily available market quotations, which are (i) the official close prices or (ii) last sale prices on the primary market or exchange in which the securities trade. If such price is lacking for the trading period immediately preceding the time of determination, such securities are generally valued at their current bid price. Equity securities that are traded on a foreign exchange are generally valued at the closing prices on such markets. In the event that there is no current trading volume on a particular security in such foreign exchange, the bid price from the primary exchange is generally used to value the security. Foreign securities and currencies are converted to U.S. dollars using the current spot USD dollar exchange rate in effect at the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The Adviser will determine the market value of individual securities held by it by using prices provided by one or more Adviser-approved professional pricing services or, as needed, by obtaining market quotations from independent broker-dealers. Most debt securities are valued in accordance with the evaluated bid price supplied by the pricing service that is intended to reflect market value. The evaluated bid price supplied by the pricing service is an evaluation that may consider factors such as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings. Certain short-term securities maturing within 60 days or less may be evaluated and valued on an amortized cost basis provided that the amortized cost determined approximates market value. Securities for which market quotations or evaluated prices are not readily available or deemed unreliable are valued at fair value determined in good faith by the Adviser pursuant to the Valuation Procedures. Circumstances in which fair valuation may be utilized include, but are not limited to: (i) a significant event that may affect the securities of a single issuer, such as a merger, bankruptcy, or significant issuer-specific development; (ii) an event that may affect an entire market, such as a natural disaster or significant governmental action; (iii) a nonsignificant event such as a market closing early or not opening, or a security trading halt; and (iv) pricing of a nonvalued security and a restricted or nonpublic security. Special valuation considerations may apply with respect to “odd-lot” fixed-income transactions which, due to their small size, may receive evaluated prices by pricing services which reflect a large block trade and not what actually could be obtained for the odd-lot position. The value of the securities of other mutual funds held by the Fund, if any, will be calculated using the NAV of such mutual funds, and the prospectuses for such mutual funds explain the circumstances under which they use fair valuation and the effects of using fair valuation. The value of the securities of any cash management pooled investment vehicles that operate as money market funds held by the Fund, if any, will be calculated using the NAV of such funds.
Valuation Inputs Summary
FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosure requirements regarding fair value measurements. This standard emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability and establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. These inputs are summarized into three broad levels:
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets the Fund has the ability to access for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 – Observable inputs other than unadjusted quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
Assets or liabilities categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy generally include: debt securities fair valued in accordance with the evaluated bid or ask prices supplied by a pricing service; securities traded on OTC markets and listed securities for which no sales are reported that are fair valued at the latest bid price (or yield equivalent thereof) obtained from one or more dealers transacting in a market for such securities or by a pricing service approved by the Fund’s Trustees; certain short-term debt securities with maturities of 60 days or less that are fair valued at amortized cost; and equity securities of foreign issuers whose fair value is determined by using systematic fair valuation models provided by independent third parties in order to adjust for stale pricing which may occur between the close of certain foreign exchanges and the close of the NYSE. Other securities that may be categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy include, but are not limited to, preferred stocks, bank loans, swaps, investments in unregistered investment companies, options, and forward contracts.
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability to the extent that relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and that would be based on the best information available.
There have been no significant changes in valuation techniques used in valuing any such positions held by the Fund since the beginning of the fiscal period.
The inputs or methodology used for fair valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The summary of inputs used as of September 30, 2023 to fair value the Fund’s
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investments in securities and other financial instruments is included in the “Valuation Inputs Summary” in the Notes to Schedule of Investments.
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