| | | | | | | |
Shares or Principal Amounts | | | Value | |
Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities– 9.8% | | | |
| Bayview Opportunity Master Fund VII 2024-CAR1 C, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.5000%, 6.8300%, 12/26/31 (144A)‡ | | $600,000 | | | $600,000 | |
| CENT Trust 2023-CITY A, | | | | | | |
| CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 2.6200%, 7.9453%, 9/15/38 (144A)‡ | | 300,000 | | | 303,758 | |
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2021-R01 1M2, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.5500%, 6.8704%, 10/25/41 (144A)‡ | | 163,056 | | | 163,258 | |
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2021-R02 2M2, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.0000%, 7.3204%, 11/25/41 (144A)‡ | | 550,000 | | | 553,140 | |
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2022-R01 1M1, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.0000%, 6.3204%, 12/25/41 (144A)‡ | | 130,214 | | | 129,969 | |
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2022-R05 2M1, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.9000%, 7.2204%, 4/25/42 (144A)‡ | | 53,552 | | | 53,845 | |
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2022-R08 1M1, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.5500%, 7.8704%, 7/25/42 (144A)‡ | | 66,682 | | | 68,443 | |
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2022-R09 2M1, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.5000%, 7.8207%, 9/25/42 (144A)‡ | | 231,474 | | | 235,343 | |
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2023-R01 1M1, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.4000%, 7.7207%, 12/25/42 (144A)‡ | | 290,366 | | | 298,085 | |
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2023-R03 2M1, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.5000%, 7.8204%, 4/25/43 (144A)‡ | | 138,808 | | | 140,994 | |
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2023-R04 1M1, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.3000%, 7.6207%, 5/25/43 (144A)‡ | | 177,235 | | | 180,890 | |
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2023-R06 1M1, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.7000%, 7.0204%, 7/25/43 (144A)‡ | | 164,574 | | | 165,594 | |
| Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust 2024-R02 1M1, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.1000%, 6.4204%, 2/25/44 (144A)‡ | | 53,049 | | | 53,068 | |
| FirstMac Mortgage Funding Trust No 4 Series 1-2018, | | | | | | |
| 30 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.5000%, 5.7968%, 3/8/49‡ | | 118,321 | AUD | | 77,086 | |
| Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2021-DNA2 M2, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.3000%, 7.6204%, 8/25/33 (144A)‡ | | 121,124 | | | 123,568 | |
| Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2021-DNA7 M1, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 0.8500%, 6.1704%, 11/25/41 (144A)‡ | | 21,124 | | | 21,069 | |
| Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2022-DNA6 M1A, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.1500%, 7.4704%, 9/25/42 (144A)‡ | | 75,864 | | | 76,794 | |
| Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2022-HQA3 M1A, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.3000%, 7.6204%, 8/25/42 (144A)‡ | | 109,144 | | | 111,300 | |
| Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2023-DNA1 M1A, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.1000%, 7.4204%, 3/25/43 (144A)‡ | | 196,247 | | | 199,787 | |
| Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2023-DNA2 M1A, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.1000%, 7.4204%, 4/25/43 (144A)‡ | | 53,063 | | | 54,021 | |
| Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2023-HQA1 M1A, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.0000%, 7.3204%, 5/25/43 (144A)‡ | | 120,484 | | | 121,634 | |
| Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2023-HQA2 M1A, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 2.0000%, 7.3204%, 6/25/43 (144A)‡ | | 383,110 | | | 385,822 | |
| Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2023-HQA3 M1, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.8500%, 7.1704%, 11/25/43 (144A)‡ | | 92,289 | | | 93,147 | |
| Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2024-DNA1 M1, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.3500%, 6.6704%, 2/25/44 (144A)‡ | | 146,226 | | | 146,436 | |
| Freddie Mac Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2024-HQA1 M1, | | | | | | |
| US 30 Day Average SOFR + 1.2500%, 6.5686%, 3/25/44 (144A)‡ | | 69,296 | | | 69,308 | |
| NRTH PARK Mortgage Trust 2024-PARK A, | | | | | | |
| CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 1.6413%, 6.9413%, 3/15/41 (144A)‡ | | 600,000 | | | 601,464 | |
| TORRENS Series 2014-2 Trust, | | | | | | |
| 30 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.6000%, 5.8950%, 1/12/46‡ | | 310,388 | AUD | | 202,355 | |
Total Asset-Backed/Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $5,213,921) | | 5,230,178 | |
Corporate Bonds– 80.1% | | | |
Banking – 18.6% | | | |
| Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.0000%, 6.3564%, 7/26/29‡ | | 1,800,000 | AUD | | 1,176,250 | |
| Australian Central Credit Union Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.4000%, 6.7539%, 9/16/31‡ | | 200,000 | AUD | | 126,307 | |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.3200%, 5.6529%, 8/20/31‡ | | 1,500,000 | AUD | | 972,686 | |
| Credit Agricole SA, 5.1340%, 3/11/27 (144A) | | 1,000,000 | | | 1,000,655 | |
| Danske Bank A/S, | | | | | | |
| US Treasury Yield Curve Rate 1 Year + 0.9500%, 5.4270%, 3/1/28 (144A)‡ | | 500,000 | | | 501,062 | |
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA, SOFR + 0.7770%, 5.2830%, 3/18/27‡ | | 270,000 | | | 269,865 | |
| ING Groep NV, SOFR + 1.5600%, 6.0830%, 9/11/27‡ | | 600,000 | | | 607,410 | |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co, SOFR + 1.1900%, 5.0400%, 1/23/28‡ | | 225,000 | | | 224,224 | |
| | | | | | | |
Shares or Principal Amounts | | | Value | |
Corporate Bonds– (continued) | | | |
Banking– (continued) | | | |
| Lloyds Banking Group PLC, | | | | | | |
| US Treasury Yield Curve Rate 1 Year + 1.4800%, 5.9850%, 8/7/27‡ | | $300,000 | | | $302,826 | |
| Lloyds Banking Group PLC, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.6800%, 6.0233%, 3/6/30‡ | | 130,000 | AUD | | 84,691 | |
| Macquarie Bank Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.5500%, 5.9039%, 6/17/31‡ | | 1,700,000 | AUD | | 1,106,198 | |
| Macquarie Bank Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.9500%, 6.2875%, 3/1/34‡ | | 290,000 | AUD | | 188,761 | |
| National Australia Bank Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.0200%, 6.3600%, 11/18/31‡ | | 2,300,000 | AUD | | 1,513,674 | |
| Standard Chartered PLC, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.8500%, 6.1942%, 6/28/25‡ | | 320,000 | AUD | | 208,669 | |
| Westpac Banking Corp, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.9800%, 6.3149%, 8/27/29‡ | | 1,400,000 | AUD | | 915,611 | |
| Westpac Banking Corp, 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.8800%, 4/3/34‡ | | 1,200,000 | AUD | | 781,083 | |
| | 9,979,972 | |
Basic Industry – 0.5% | | | |
| Celanese US Holdings LLC, 6.1650%, 7/15/27 | | 275,000 | | | 280,090 | |
Brokerage – 1.1% | | | |
| LPL Holdings Inc, 4.6250%, 11/15/27 (144A) | | 600,000 | | | 575,810 | |
Capital Goods – 2.8% | | | |
| Ashtead Capital Inc, 1.5000%, 8/12/26 (144A) | | 625,000 | | | 569,041 | |
| Regal Rexnord Corp, 6.0500%, 2/15/26 (144A) | | 950,000 | | | 954,907 | |
| | 1,523,948 | |
Consumer Cyclical – 11.7% | | | |
| Ford Motor Credit Co LLC, 2.3000%, 2/10/25 | | 520,000 | | | 504,279 | |
| Ford Motor Credit Co LLC, 5.8000%, 3/5/27 | | 375,000 | | | 376,387 | |
| Ford Motor Credit Co LLC, 7.3500%, 11/4/27 | | 500,000 | | | 524,386 | |
| General Motors Financial Co Inc, 1.5500%, 9/2/25 | | 40,000 | AUD | | 24,669 | |
| General Motors Financial Co Inc, 5.4000%, 4/6/26 | | 705,000 | | | 705,262 | |
| General Motors Financial Co Inc, 5.1500%, 8/15/26 | | 110,000 | GBP | | 138,170 | |
| Hyundai Capital America, 5.5000%, 3/30/26 (144A) | | 950,000 | | | 951,548 | |
| LKQ Corp, 5.7500%, 6/15/28 | | 600,000 | | | 610,610 | |
| VICI Properties LP / Vici Note Co Inc, 4.6250%, 6/15/25 (144A) | | 966,000 | | | 951,185 | |
| VICI Properties LP / Vici Note Co Inc, 4.5000%, 9/1/26 (144A) | | 150,000 | | | 145,494 | |
| Volkswagen Financial Services NV, 6.5000%, 9/18/27 | | 1,000,000 | GBP | | 1,310,542 | |
| | 6,242,532 | |
Consumer Non-Cyclical – 4.5% | | | |
| Smith & Nephew PLC, 5.1500%, 3/20/27 | | 155,000 | | | 154,965 | |
| Solventum Corp, 5.4500%, 2/25/27 (144A) | | 545,000 | | | 546,882 | |
| Solventum Corp, 5.4000%, 3/1/29 (144A) | | 275,000 | | | 275,554 | |
| Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV, 3.1500%, 10/1/26 | | 700,000 | | | 654,424 | |
| Universal Health Services Inc, 1.6500%, 9/1/26 | | 825,000 | | | 751,921 | |
| | 2,383,746 | |
Electric – 4.4% | | | |
| Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp, 1.1800%, 6/15/26Ç | | 165,000 | | | 164,107 | |
| Liberty Utilities Co, 5.5770%, 1/31/29 (144A) | | 605,000 | | | 608,264 | |
| NRG Energy Inc, 2.4500%, 12/2/27 (144A) | | 553,000 | | | 497,071 | |
| Vistra Operations Co LLC, 4.8750%, 5/13/24 (144A) | | 600,000 | | | 598,864 | |
| Vistra Operations Co LLC, 3.5500%, 7/15/24 (144A) | | 222,000 | | | 220,408 | |
| Vistra Operations Co LLC, 5.1250%, 5/13/25 (144A) | | 250,000 | | | 247,789 | |
| | 2,336,503 | |
Energy – 4.0% | | | |
| Antero Resources Corp, 8.3750%, 7/15/26 (144A) | | 600,000 | | | 622,500 | |
| Columbia Pipelines Holding Company LLC, 6.0550%, 8/15/26 (144A) | | 125,000 | | | 126,366 | |
| Hess Midstream Operations LP, 5.6250%, 2/15/26 (144A) | | 550,000 | | | 545,604 | |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp, 3.4000%, 4/15/26 | | 275,000 | | | 264,678 | |
| Occidental Petroleum Corp, 8.5000%, 7/15/27 | | 545,000 | | | 591,548 | |
| | 2,150,696 | |
Finance Companies – 13.7% | | | |
| AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, | | | | | | |
| 1.6500%, 10/29/24 | | 200,000 | | | 195,122 | |
| AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 1.7500%, 1/30/26 | | 350,000 | | | 326,798 | |
| AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, | | | | | | |
| 2.4500%, 10/29/26 | | 425,000 | | | 394,680 | |
| AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 6.1000%, 1/15/27 | | 200,000 | | | 203,273 | |
| AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, | | | | | | |
| 6.4500%, 4/15/27 (144A) | | 297,000 | | | 304,940 | |
| Air Lease Corp, 1.8750%, 8/15/26 | | 450,000 | | | 414,880 | |
| Air Lease Corp, 2.1000%, 9/1/28 | | 360,000 | | | 315,059 | |
| Aviation Capital Group LLC, 1.9500%, 1/30/26 (144A) | | 1,000,000 | | | 933,382 | |
| Aviation Capital Group LLC, 1.9500%, 9/20/26 (144A) | | 200,000 | | | 182,747 | |
| Blackstone Private Credit Fund, 3.2500%, 3/15/27 | | 290,000 | | | 267,648 | |
| | | | | | | |
Shares or Principal Amounts | | | Value | |
Corporate Bonds– (continued) | | | |
Finance Companies– (continued) | | | |
| Heartland Australia Group Pty Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.0000%, 6.3593%, 7/9/24‡ | | 2,500,000 | AUD | | $1,627,707 | |
| Macquarie Airfinance Holdings Ltd, 8.3750%, 5/1/28 (144A) | | $135,000 | | | 143,095 | |
| OneMain Finance Corp, 7.1250%, 3/15/26 | | 215,000 | | | 218,901 | |
| OWL Rock Core Income Corp, 5.5000%, 3/21/25 | | 775,000 | | | 769,638 | |
| Rocket Mortgage LLC / Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer Inc, | | | | | | |
| 2.8750%, 10/15/26 (144A) | | 750,000 | | | 692,942 | |
| Springleaf Finance Corp, 6.8750%, 3/15/25 | | 345,000 | | | 348,607 | |
| | 7,339,419 | |
Financial Institutions – 3.4% | | | |
| GGAM Finance Ltd, 7.7500%, 5/15/26 (144A) | | 300,000 | | | 306,183 | |
| Liberty Financial Pty Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.4500%, 6.8039%, 3/17/25‡ | | 610,000 | AUD | | 396,417 | |
| Liberty Financial Pty Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 3.8000%, 8.1539%, 3/16/28‡ | | 800,000 | AUD | | 529,040 | |
| QIC Finance Shopping Center Fund Pty Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 1.2700%, 5.6176%, 8/15/25‡ | | 880,000 | AUD | | 572,454 | |
| | 1,804,094 | |
Industrial – 1.3% | | | |
| Downer Group Finance Pty Ltd, 3.7000%, 4/29/26 | | 1,100,000 | AUD | | 692,327 | |
Insurance – 6.6% | | | |
| Aon North America Inc, 5.1250%, 3/1/27 | | 315,000 | | | 316,886 | |
| Athene Global Funding, 5.6840%, 2/23/26 (144A) | | 160,000 | | | 160,595 | |
| Athene Global Funding, 1.6080%, 6/29/26 (144A) | | 1,022,000 | | | 938,177 | |
| Centene Corp, 4.2500%, 12/15/27 | | 700,000 | | | 667,436 | |
| Insurance Australia Group Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.1000%, 6.4448%, 6/15/44‡ | | 200,000 | AUD | | 130,482 | |
| Insurance Australia Group Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.3500%, 6.6948%, 6/15/45‡ | | 620,000 | AUD | | 406,938 | |
| Suncorp Group Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.3000%, 6.6375%, 6/1/37‡ | | 850,000 | AUD | | 562,064 | |
| Suncorp Group Ltd, | | | | | | |
| 90 Day Australian Bank Bill Rate + 2.6500%, 6.9875%, 12/1/38‡ | | 500,000 | AUD | | 335,171 | |
| | 3,517,749 | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 2.4% | | | |
| Vicinity Centres Trust, 4.0000%, 4/26/27 | | 2,020,000 | AUD | | 1,277,562 | |
Technology – 4.5% | | | |
| Broadcom Inc, 1.9500%, 2/15/28 (144A) | | 695,000 | | | 619,739 | |
| Gartner Inc, 4.5000%, 7/1/28 (144A) | | 280,000 | | | 266,730 | |
| MSCI Inc, 4.0000%, 11/15/29 (144A) | | 615,000 | | | 568,700 | |
| Qorvo Inc, 1.7500%, 12/15/24 | | 750,000 | | | 727,820 | |
| SK Hynix Inc, 5.5000%, 1/16/27 (144A) | | 235,000 | | | 234,975 | |
| | 2,417,964 | |
Transportation – 0.6% | | | |
| Penske Truck Leasing Co LP / PTL Finance Corp, 5.3500%, 1/12/27 (144A) | | 200,000 | | | 200,145 | |
| Perth Airport Pty Ltd, 5.6000%, 3/5/31 | | 190,000 | AUD | | 125,331 | |
| | 325,476 | |
Total Corporate Bonds (cost $44,392,314) | | 42,847,888 | |
Investment Companies– 2.4% | | | |
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) – 2.4% | | | |
| Janus Henderson AAA CLO£((cost $1,239,780) | | 25,100 | | | 1,273,574 | |
Commercial Paper– 7.9% | | | |
| Global Payments Inc, 0%, 4/1/24◊ | | $2,250,000 | | | 2,248,505 | |
| Jabil Inc, 0%, 4/1/24 (Section 4(2))◊ | | 2,000,000 | | | 1,998,650 | |
Total Commercial Paper (cost $4,247,452) | | 4,247,155 | |
OTC Purchased Put Credit Default Swaptions – Buy Protection– 0% | | | |
Counterparty/Reference Asset | | | |
Goldman Sachs International: | | | | | | |
| CDX HY CDSI GEN S41 V2 5Y SPRD CORP, Credit Default Swap, maturing 12/20/28, fixed rate 5.0000%, payment frequency: Quarterly, | | | | | | |
| Notional amount $7,500,000, premiums paid $55,687, unrealized depreciation $(48,167), exercise price $100.00, expires 6/20/24* | | 7,500,000 | | | 7,520 | |
| CDX HY CDSI GEN S41 V2 5Y SPRD CORP, Credit Default Swap, maturing 12/20/28, fixed rate 5.0000%, payment frequency: Quarterly, | | | | | | |
| Notional amount $3,000,000, premiums paid $26,878, unrealized depreciation $(23,870), exercise price $100.00, expires 6/20/24* | | 3,000,000 | | | 3,008 | |
Total OTC Purchased Put Credit Default Swaptions – Buy Protection (premiums paid $82,565, unrealized depreciation $(72,037)) | | 10,528 | |
Total Investments (total cost $55,176,032) – 100.2% | | 53,609,323 | |
Liabilities, net of Cash, Receivables and Other Assets – (0.2)% | | (88,213) | |
Net Assets – 100% | | $53,527,613 | |
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.
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 March 31, 2024 to fair value the Fund’s investments in
securities and other financial instruments is included in the “Valuation Inputs Summary” in the Notes to Schedule of Investments.
For additional information on the Fund, please refer to the Fund’s most recent semiannual or annual shareholder report.