Janus Henderson Adaptive Risk Managed U.S. Equity Fund
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
September 30, 2023
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Common Stocks– 98.2% | | | |
Aerospace & Defense – 2.9% | | | |
| Axon Enterprise Inc* | | 10,486 | | | $2,086,609 | |
| General Dynamics Corp | | 10,597 | | | 2,341,619 | |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | | 10,771 | | | 4,404,908 | |
| Northrop Grumman Corp | | 4,837 | | | 2,129,199 | |
| Raytheon Technologies Corp | | 27,510 | | | 1,979,895 | |
| TransDigm Group Inc* | | 4,542 | | | 3,829,496 | |
| | 16,771,726 | |
Auto Components – 0.7% | | | |
| Aptiv PLC* | | 19,351 | | | 1,907,815 | |
| BorgWarner Inc | | 46,838 | | | 1,890,850 | |
| | 3,798,665 | |
Automobiles – 1.3% | | | |
| Tesla Inc* | | 30,061 | | | 7,521,863 | |
Banks – 2.4% | | | |
| Citigroup Inc | | 108,694 | | | 4,470,584 | |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | | 25,516 | | | 3,700,330 | |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank | | 96,321 | | | 5,804,303 | |
| | 13,975,217 | |
Beverages – 2.6% | | | |
| Coca-Cola Co | | 94,743 | | | 5,303,713 | |
| Constellation Brands Inc - Class A | | 7,760 | | | 1,950,321 | |
| Keurig Dr Pepper Inc | | 66,626 | | | 2,103,383 | |
| PepsiCo Inc | | 32,759 | | | 5,550,685 | |
| | 14,908,102 | |
Biotechnology – 3.1% | | | |
| AbbVie Inc | | 41,558 | | | 6,194,635 | |
| Amgen Inc | | 10,592 | | | 2,846,706 | |
| BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc* | | 44,808 | | | 3,964,612 | |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | | 29,012 | | | 2,174,159 | |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc* | | 3,031 | | | 2,494,392 | |
| | 17,674,504 | |
Building Products – 1.7% | | | |
| AO Smith Corp | | 30,094 | | | 1,990,116 | |
| Johnson Controls International PLC | | 74,138 | | | 3,944,883 | |
| Owens Corning | | 28,758 | | | 3,922,879 | |
| | 9,857,878 | |
Capital Markets – 4.3% | | | |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | | 6,924 | | | 2,282,704 | |
| BlackRock Inc | | 3,262 | | | 2,108,850 | |
| Cboe Global Markets Inc | | 14,692 | | | 2,295,037 | |
| Charles Schwab Corp | | 37,575 | | | 2,062,868 | |
| CME Group Inc | | 12,189 | | | 2,440,482 | |
| Interactive Brokers Group Inc | | 20,761 | | | 1,797,072 | |
| Intercontinental Exchange Inc | | 18,165 | | | 1,998,513 | |
| Moody's Corp | | 13,443 | | | 4,250,273 | |
| Nasdaq Inc | | 81,390 | | | 3,954,740 | |
| State Street Corp | | 28,643 | | | 1,917,935 | |
| | 25,108,474 | |
Chemicals – 2.7% | | | |
| Corteva Inc | | 40,141 | | | 2,053,614 | |
| Dow Inc | | 36,968 | | | 1,906,070 | |
| DuPont de Nemours Inc | | 30,096 | | | 2,244,861 | |
| Eastman Chemical Co | | 48,926 | | | 3,753,603 | |
| FMC Corp | | 25,904 | | | 1,734,791 | |
| PPG Industries Inc | | 14,383 | | | 1,866,913 | |
| Sherwin-Williams Co | | 9,065 | | | 2,312,028 | |
| | 15,871,880 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.7% | | | |
| Copart Inc | | 44,961 | | | 1,937,369 | |
| Waste Management Inc | | 13,444 | | | 2,049,403 | |
| | 3,986,772 | |
Communications Equipment – 1.6% | | | |
| Cisco Systems Inc | | 56,487 | | | 3,036,741 | |
| Juniper Networks Inc | | 75,382 | | | 2,094,866 | |
| Motorola Solutions Inc | | 14,482 | | | 3,942,580 | |
| | 9,074,187 | |
Construction & Engineering – 0.4% | | | |
| WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp* | | 53,672 | | | 2,232,218 | |
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Construction Materials – 0.3% | | | |
| Vulcan Materials Co | | 8,977 | | | $1,813,534 | |
Consumer Finance – 0.4% | | | |
| American Express Co | | 14,268 | | | 2,128,643 | |
Containers & Packaging – 0.3% | | | |
| International Paper Co | | 55,066 | | | 1,953,191 | |
Distributors – 0.3% | | | |
| Genuine Parts Co | | 12,650 | | | 1,826,407 | |
Diversified Consumer Services – 0.4% | | | |
| H&R Block Inc | | 54,364 | | | 2,340,914 | |
Diversified Financial Services – 1.0% | | | |
| Fiserv Inc* | | 20,695 | | | 2,337,707 | |
| Visa Inc | | 14,264 | | | 3,280,863 | |
| | 5,618,570 | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.4% | | | |
| Verizon Communications Inc | | 71,385 | | | 2,313,588 | |
Electric Utilities – 2.0% | | | |
| American Electric Power Co Inc | | 36,025 | | | 2,709,801 | |
| Constellation Energy Corp | | 18,501 | | | 2,018,089 | |
| Duke Energy Corp | | 8,793 | | | 776,070 | |
| Exelon Corp | | 50,283 | | | 1,900,195 | |
| Southern Co | | 64,045 | | | 4,144,992 | |
| | 11,549,147 | |
Electrical Equipment – 0.4% | | | |
| Emerson Electric Co | | 24,670 | | | 2,382,382 | |
Entertainment – 1.2% | | | |
| Electronic Arts Inc | | 16,637 | | | 2,003,095 | |
| Walt Disney Co* | | 63,112 | | | 5,115,228 | |
| | 7,118,323 | |
Food & Staples Retailing – 1.4% | | | |
| BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc* | | 32,822 | | | 2,342,506 | |
| Kroger Co | | 42,618 | | | 1,907,156 | |
| Sprouts Farmers Market Inc* | | 47,017 | | | 2,012,328 | |
| Sysco Corp | | 28,609 | | | 1,889,624 | |
| | 8,151,614 | |
Food Products – 3.9% | | | |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | | 29,393 | | | 2,216,820 | |
| General Mills Inc | | 60,323 | | | 3,860,069 | |
| Hershey Co | | 10,460 | | | 2,092,837 | |
| JM Smucker Co | | 13,224 | | | 1,625,362 | |
| Lamb Weston Holdings Inc | | 22,589 | | | 2,088,579 | |
| McCormick & Co Inc/MD | | 75,395 | | | 5,702,878 | |
| Mondelez International Inc | | 68,754 | | | 4,771,528 | |
| | 22,358,073 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 5.3% | | | |
| Abbott Laboratories | | 28,817 | | | 2,790,926 | |
| Becton Dickinson and Co | | 8,924 | | | 2,307,122 | |
| Boston Scientific Corp* | | 40,016 | | | 2,112,845 | |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corp* | | 58,300 | | | 4,039,024 | |
| GE HealthCare Technologies Inc | | 28,651 | | | 1,949,414 | |
| Hologic Inc* | | 25,782 | | | 1,789,271 | |
| Intuitive Surgical Inc* | | 7,410 | | | 2,165,869 | |
| Medtronic PLC | | 60,631 | | | 4,751,045 | |
| Stryker Corp | | 17,317 | | | 4,732,217 | |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc | | 35,343 | | | 3,966,191 | |
| | 30,603,924 | |
Health Care Providers & Services – 3.8% | | | |
| Anthem Inc | | 10,275 | | | 4,473,940 | |
| Humana Inc | | 9,002 | | | 4,379,653 | |
| Quest Diagnostics Inc | | 29,227 | | | 3,561,602 | |
| Tenet Healthcare Corp* | | 24,421 | | | 1,609,100 | |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | | 15,513 | | | 7,821,499 | |
| | 21,845,794 | |
Health Care Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 1.1% | | | |
| Omega Healthcare Investors Inc | | 115,648 | | | 3,834,888 | |
| Welltower Inc | | 28,795 | | | 2,358,886 | |
| | 6,193,774 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.6% | | | |
| Booking Holdings Inc* | | 759 | | | 2,340,718 | |
| Darden Restaurants Inc | | 12,506 | | | 1,791,109 | |
| Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | | 13,579 | | | 2,039,294 | |
| McDonald's Corp | | 10,992 | | | 2,895,732 | |
| Texas Roadhouse Inc | | 18,069 | | | 1,736,431 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure– (continued) | | | |
| Yum! Brands Inc | | 33,332 | | | $4,164,500 | |
| | 14,967,784 | |
Household Products – 3.4% | | | |
| Church & Dwight Co Inc | | 63,008 | | | 5,773,423 | |
| Clorox Co | | 12,397 | | | 1,624,751 | |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co | | 32,052 | | | 2,279,218 | |
| Kimberly-Clark Corp | | 15,823 | | | 1,912,210 | |
| Procter & Gamble Co | | 43,125 | | | 6,290,212 | |
| Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc | | 22,866 | | | 1,791,551 | |
| | 19,671,365 | |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.1% | | | |
| Vistra Energy Corp | | 25,037 | | | 830,728 | |
Industrial Conglomerates – 1.7% | | | |
| 3M Co | | 23,072 | | | 2,160,001 | |
| General Electric Co | | 24,199 | | | 2,675,199 | |
| Honeywell International Inc | | 27,547 | | | 5,089,033 | |
| | 9,924,233 | |
Industrial Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.4% | | | |
| Prologis Inc | | 18,928 | | | 2,123,911 | |
Information Technology Services – 1.2% | | | |
| Accenture PLC | | 8,181 | | | 2,512,467 | |
| International Business Machines Corp | | 32,135 | | | 4,508,540 | |
| | 7,021,007 | |
Insurance – 3.4% | | | |
| Aflac Inc | | 31,442 | | | 2,413,174 | |
| Allstate Corp | | 17,963 | | | 2,001,258 | |
| Aon PLC - Class A | | 6,314 | | | 2,047,125 | |
| Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc | | 36,127 | | | 6,874,968 | |
| Prudential Financial Inc | | 45,706 | | | 4,337,042 | |
| Travelers Cos Inc | | 12,448 | | | 2,032,883 | |
| | 19,706,450 | |
Interactive Media & Services – 3.7% | | | |
| Alphabet Inc - Class A* | | 108,820 | | | 14,240,185 | |
| Meta Platforms Inc - Class A* | | 23,042 | | | 6,917,439 | |
| | 21,157,624 | |
Leisure Products – 0.4% | | | |
| Polaris Inc | | 19,537 | | | 2,034,583 | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.3% | | | |
| Agilent Technologies Inc | | 16,625 | | | 1,859,008 | |
Machinery – 2.4% | | | |
| AGCO Corp | | 31,428 | | | 3,717,304 | |
| Caterpillar Inc | | 8,681 | | | 2,369,913 | |
| Middleby Corp* | | 15,400 | | | 1,971,200 | |
| Otis Worldwide Corp | | 23,619 | | | 1,896,842 | |
| Stanley Black & Decker Inc | | 24,371 | | | 2,036,928 | |
| Xylem Inc/NY | | 22,313 | | | 2,031,152 | |
| | 14,023,339 | |
Media – 1.0% | | | |
| Fox Corp - Class A | | 71,469 | | | 2,229,833 | |
| Omnicom Group Inc | | 48,628 | | | 3,621,813 | |
| | 5,851,646 | |
Multiline Retail – 2.0% | | | |
| Amazon.com Inc* | | 90,907 | | | 11,556,098 | |
Multi-Utilities – 1.2% | | | |
| Consolidated Edison Inc | | 30,685 | | | 2,624,488 | |
| Public Service Enterprise Group Inc | | 12,737 | | | 724,863 | |
| Sempra Energy | | 40,468 | | | 2,753,038 | |
| WEC Energy Group Inc | | 9,163 | | | 738,080 | |
| | 6,840,469 | |
Office Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.6% | | | |
| Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc | | 36,348 | | | 3,638,435 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.7% | | | |
| ONEOK Inc | | 61,406 | | | 3,894,983 | |
Pharmaceuticals – 1.6% | | | |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | | 38,334 | | | 2,224,905 | |
| Johnson & Johnson | | 46,785 | | | 7,286,764 | |
| | 9,511,669 | |
Professional Services – 0.4% | | | |
| Paychex Inc | | 19,230 | | | 2,217,796 | |
Real Estate Management & Development – 0.3% | | | |
| CoStar Group Inc* | | 24,399 | | | 1,876,039 | |
Residential Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.6% | | | |
| AvalonBay Communities Inc | | 10,973 | | | 1,884,503 | |
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Residential Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)– (continued) | | | |
| Invitation Homes Inc | | 57,448 | | | $1,820,527 | |
| | 3,705,030 | |
Retail Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.7% | | | |
| Realty Income Corp | | 35,998 | | | 1,797,740 | |
| Simon Property Group Inc | | 20,539 | | | 2,218,828 | |
| | 4,016,568 | |
Road & Rail – 1.0% | | | |
| Canadian National Railway Co | | 16,580 | | | 1,796,111 | |
| Norfolk Southern Corp | | 11,609 | | | 2,286,160 | |
| Ryder System Inc | | 18,680 | | | 1,997,826 | |
| | 6,080,097 | |
Semiconductor & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.7% | | | |
| Broadcom Inc | | 3,908 | | | 3,245,907 | |
| NVIDIA Corp | | 22,616 | | | 9,837,734 | |
| Texas Instruments Inc | | 15,121 | | | 2,404,390 | |
| | 15,488,031 | |
Software – 8.8% | | | |
| Adobe Inc* | | 5,088 | | | 2,594,371 | |
| Autodesk Inc* | | 9,527 | | | 1,971,232 | |
| Check Point Software Technologies Ltd* | | 13,946 | | | 1,858,723 | |
| Dynatrace Inc* | | 40,420 | | | 1,888,827 | |
| Fortinet Inc* | | 33,797 | | | 1,983,208 | |
| Microsoft Corp | | 108,536 | | | 34,266,254 | |
| Oracle Corp | | 42,842 | | | 4,537,825 | |
| Synopsys Inc* | | 4,693 | | | 2,153,946 | |
| | 51,254,386 | |
Specialized Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 1.4% | | | |
| Crown Castle International Corp | | 23,802 | | | 2,190,498 | |
| Equinix Inc | | 2,789 | | | 2,025,539 | |
| Lamar Advertising Co | | 45,273 | | | 3,778,937 | |
| | 7,994,974 | |
Specialty Retail – 1.0% | | | |
| AutoZone Inc* | | 1,608 | | | 4,084,304 | |
| O'Reilly Automotive Inc* | | 2,199 | | | 1,998,583 | |
| | 6,082,887 | |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 6.0% | | | |
| Apple Inc | | 178,384 | | | 30,541,125 | |
| Logitech International SA (REG) | | 31,765 | | | 2,189,879 | |
| NetApp Inc | | 29,318 | | | 2,224,650 | |
| | 34,955,654 | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.3% | | | |
| Skechers USA Inc* | | 37,273 | | | 1,824,513 | |
Tobacco – 0.8% | | | |
| Altria Group Inc | | 48,933 | | | 2,057,633 | |
| Philip Morris International Inc | | 25,908 | | | 2,398,563 | |
| | 4,456,196 | |
Water Utilities – 0.1% | | | |
| American Water Works Co Inc | | 5,707 | | | 706,698 | |
Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.8% | | | |
| T-Mobile US Inc* | | 31,356 | | | 4,391,408 | |
Total Common Stocks (cost $561,303,727) | | 568,642,973 | |
Investment Companies– 1.8% | | | |
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) – 1.6% | | | |
| Schwab US Large-Cap | | 183,356 | | | 9,277,814 | |
Money Markets – 0.2% | | | |
| Janus Henderson Cash Liquidity Fund LLC, 5.3601%ºº,£ | | 1,014,533 | | | 1,014,837 | |
Total Investment Companies (cost $10,516,298) | | 10,292,651 | |
Total Investments (total cost $571,820,025) – 100.0% | | 578,935,624 | |
Cash, Receivables and Other Assets, net of Liabilities – 0% | | 133,580 | |
Net Assets – 100% | | $579,069,204 | |
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Summary of Investments by Country - (Long Positions) (unaudited) |
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Country | | Value | | Securities | |
United States | | $567,286,608 | | 98.0 | % |
Canada | | 7,600,414 | | 1.3 | |
Switzerland | | 2,189,879 | | 0.4 | |
Israel | | 1,858,723 | | 0.3 | |
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Total | | $578,935,624 | | 100.0 | % |
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 - 0.2% |
Money Markets - 0.2% | |
| Janus Henderson Cash Liquidity Fund LLC, 5.3601%ºº | $ | 10,686 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 1,014,837 |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities Lending - N/A |
Investment Companies - N/A | |
| Janus Henderson Cash Collateral Fund LLC, 5.2832%ºº | | 4,557∆ | | - | | - | | - |
Total Affiliated Investments - 0.2% | $ | 15,243 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 1,014,837 |
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| Value at 6/30/23 | Purchases | Sales Proceeds | Value at 9/30/23 |
Investment Companies - 0.2% |
Money Markets - 0.2% | |
| Janus Henderson Cash Liquidity Fund LLC, 5.3601%ºº | | - | | 12,435,393 | | (11,420,556) | | 1,014,837 |
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities Lending - N/A |
Investment Companies - N/A | |
| Janus Henderson Cash Collateral Fund LLC, 5.2832%ºº | | 3,762,210 | | 33,395,183 | | (37,157,393) | | - |
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Notes to Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
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LLC | Limited Liability Company |
PLC | Public Limited Company |
REG | Registered |
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* | Non-income producing security. |
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ºº | Rate shown is the 7-day yield as of September 30, 2023. |
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£ | The Fund may invest in certain securities that are considered affiliated companies. As defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, an affiliated company is one in which the Fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common ownership or control. |
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∆ | Net of income paid to the securities lending agent and rebates paid to the borrowing counterparties. |
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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: | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | $ | 568,642,973 | $ | - | $ | - |
Investment Companies | | 9,277,814 | | 1,014,837 | | - |
Total Assets | $ | 577,920,787 | $ | 1,014,837 | $ | - |
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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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For additional information on the Fund, please refer to the Fund’s most recent semiannual or annual shareholder report.