UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file Number _811- 04471
Value Line Core Bond Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
7 Times Square, New York, N.Y. 10036
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:212-907-1900
Date of fiscal period end:December 31, 2018
Date of reporting period:December 31, 2018
Item 1.Reports to Stockholders
A copy of the Annual Report to Stockholders for the period ended 12/31/18 is included with this Form.
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Value Line Core Bond Fund
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President of the Value Line Funds
Portfolio Highlights at December 31, 2018 (unaudited)
Issue | | | Principal Amount | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | | |||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.00%, 2/15/48 | | | | | 2,589,000 | | | | | $ | 2,575,145 | | | | | | 4.7% | | |
iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, 0.00%, 0/0/0 | | | | | 20,600 | | | | | | 1,670,660 | | | | | | 3.0% | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.25%, 11/15/24 | | | | | 1,180,000 | | | | | | 1,159,673 | | | | | | 2.1% | | |
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.38%, 2/15/38 | | | | | 870,000 | | | | | | 1,065,716 | | | | | | 2.0% | | |
FHLMC, 6.25%, 7/15/32 | | | | | 750,000 | | | | | | 1,001,438 | | | | | | 1.8% | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.75%, 2/28/22 | | | | | 1,015,000 | | | | | | 992,876 | | | | | | 1.8% | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.38%, 6/30/23 | | | | | 1,010,000 | | | | | | 961,630 | | | | | | 1.8% | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.13%, 6/30/21 | | | | | 830,000 | | | | | | 823,126 | | | | | | 1.5% | | |
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.75%, 2/15/28 | | | | | 650,000 | | | | | | 653,352 | | | | | | 1.2% | | |
Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Revenue Bonds, Baylor Health Care System Project, Series C, 4.45%, 11/15/43 | | | | | 500,000 | | | | | | 518,870 | | | | | | 1.0% | | |
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| | | Percentage of Fund’s Investments | | |||
Less than 4% | | | | | 66.2% | | |
4 – 4.99% | | | | | 22.2% | | |
5 – 5.99% | | | | | 7.9% | | |
6 – 6.99% | | | | | 3.2% | | |
7 – 7.99% | | | | | 0.5% | | |
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| | | Average Annual Total Return | | | Growth of an Assumed Investment of $10,000 | | ||||||
1 year ended 12/31/18 | | | | | -1.31% | | | | | $ | 9,869 | | |
5 years ended 12/31/18 | | | | | 1.78% | | | | | $ | 10,922 | | |
10 years ended 12/31/18 | | | | | 6.70% | | | | | $ | 19,130 | | |
Schedule of Investments
| Principal Amount | | | | | | Value | | ||||||
| ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (10.5%) | | ||||||||||||
| | $ | 325,000 | | | | Ally Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2017-3, Class A4, 2.01%, 3/15/22 | | | | $ | 320,104 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 2015-A2, Class A2, 2.08%, 3/15/23 | | | | | 197,598 | | |
| | | 289,772 | | | | CarMax Auto Owner Trust, Series 2016-4, Class A3, 1.40%, 8/15/21 | | | | | 286,407 | | |
| | | 350,000 | | | | Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2016-A5, Class A5, 1.27%, 7/15/21 | | | | | 346,932 | | |
| | | 225,000 | | | | Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2012-A7, Class A7, 2.16%, 9/15/24 | | | | | 218,321 | | |
| | | 170,000 | | | | Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2016-AA, Class A4, 1.96%, 1/18/22(1) | | | | | 169,519 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2016-BA, Class A4, 1.87%, 2/15/22(1) | | | | | 247,317 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2016-A1, Class A1, 1.75%, 11/19/21 | | | | | 247,347 | | |
| | | 300,000 | | | | Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2014-A1, Class A1, 2.88%, 1/23/23 | | | | | 299,837 | | |
| | | 260,000 | | | | Daimler Trucks Retail Trust, Series 2018-1, Class A3, 2.85%, 7/15/21(1) | | | | | 259,544 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | Discover Card Execution Note Trust, Series 2015-A4, Class A4, 2.19%, 4/17/23(2) | | | | | 197,815 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2016-C, Class A4, 1.40%, 2/15/22 | | | | | 146,754 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2015-1, Class A, 2.12%, 7/15/26(1) | | | | | 197,954 | | |
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| ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (10.5%) (continued) | | ||||||||||||
| | $ | 100,000 | | | | Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2015-2, Class A, 2.44%, 1/15/27(1) | | | | $ | 99,160 | | |
| | | 300,000 | | | | Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust/Ford Credit, Series 2014-1, Class A, 2.26%, 11/15/25(1) | | | | | 299,077 | | |
| | | 188,739 | | | | GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, Series 2017-1, Class A3, 2.06%, 5/20/20 | | | | | 188,009 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust, Series 2016-1, Class B, 2.41%, 5/17/21(1) | | | | | 199,378 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust, Series 2017-2, Class A1, 2.13%, 7/15/22(1) | | | | | 147,886 | | |
| | | 330,000 | | | | GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust, Series 2018-2, Class A1, 3.13%, 3/15/23(1) | | | | | 330,031 | | |
| | | 105,000 | | | | Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2017-4, Class A3, 2.05%, 11/22/21 | | | | | 103,961 | | |
| | | 450,000 | | | | Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2017-1, Class A4, 2.05%, 6/21/23 | | | | | 444,063 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust, Series 2017-B, Class A3, 1.97%, 7/15/20(1) | | | | | 248,642 | | |
| | | 225,000 | | | | Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust, Series 2017-C, Class A4, 2.21%, 9/15/21(1) | | | | | 222,838 | | |
| | | 219,051 | | | | Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2016-C, Class A3, 1.18%, 1/15/21 | | | | | 216,996 | | |
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| ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (10.5%) (continued) | | ||||||||||||
| | $ | 110,000 | | | | World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2018-A, Class A3, 2.50%, 4/17/23 | | | | $ | 109,210 | | |
| TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $5,743,424) (10.5%) | | | | | 5,744,700 | | | ||||||
| COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (11.5%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 350,000 | | | | Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-GC25, Class AAB, 3.37%, 10/10/47 | | | | | 353,022 | | |
| | | 461,968 | | | | Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-P6, Class A1, 1.88%, 12/10/49 | | | | | 454,589 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-UBS2, Class AM, 4.20%, 3/10/47 | | | | | 151,915 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | COMM Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-PC1, Class AM, 4.29%, 7/10/50(3) | | | | | 153,348 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K029, Class A2, 3.32%, 2/25/23(3) | | | | | 202,893 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K033, Class A2, 3.06%, 7/25/23(3) | | | | | 150,650 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K034, Class A2, 3.53%, 7/25/23(3) | | | | | 255,845 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K726, Class A2, 2.91%, 4/25/24 | | | | | 199,150 | | |
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| COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (11.5%) (continued) | | ||||||||||||
| | $ | 250,000 | | | | FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K728, Class A2, 3.06%, 8/25/24(3) | | | | $ | 250,677 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K047, Class A2, 3.33%, 5/25/25(3) | | | | | 253,342 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K048, Class A2, 3.28%, 6/25/25(3) | | | | | 252,708 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K062, Class A2, 3.41%, 12/25/26 | | | | | 151,660 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K071, Class A2, 3.29%, 11/25/27 | | | | | 249,177 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass-Through Certificates, Series K074, Class A2, 3.60%, 1/25/28 | | | | | 255,132 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-K24, Class B, 3.50%, 11/25/45(1)(3) | | | | | 249,409 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-K713, Class B, 3.15%, 4/25/46(1)(3) | | | | | 199,571 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2013-K34, Class B, 3.74%, 9/25/46(1)(3) | | | | | 147,116 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | FREMF Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-K717, Class B, 3.63%, 11/25/47(1)(3) | | | | | 201,911 | | |
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| COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (11.5%) (continued) | | ||||||||||||
| | $ | 250,298 | | | | GNMA, Series 2013-12, Class AB, 1.83%, 11/16/52 | | | | $ | 232,827 | | |
| | | 259,791 | | | | GNMA, Series 2012-125, Class AB, 2.11%, 2/16/53(3) | | | | | 242,543 | | |
| | | 233,739 | | | | GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2012-GCJ7, Class A4, 3.38%, 5/10/45 | | | | | 234,726 | | |
| | | 130,000 | | | | GS Mortgage Securities Trust, Series 2015-GC32, Class A2, 3.06%, 7/10/48 | | | | | 129,586 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, Series 2015-C20, Class A4, 3.25%, 2/15/48 | | | | | 246,440 | | |
| | | 85,720 | | | | Sequoia Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-8, Class A1, 1-month LIBOR + 0.70%, 3.17%, 9/20/34(3) | | | | | 83,976 | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | | Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-C26, Class A2, 2.66%, 2/15/48 | | | | | 99,216 | | |
| | | 180,000 | | | | Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2016-C34, Class A4, 3.10%, 6/15/49 | | | | | 173,688 | | |
| | | 203,545 | | | | Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2017-C40, Class A1, 2.11%, 10/15/50 | | | | | 200,421 | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | | Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-NXS2, Class ASB, 3.46%, 7/15/58 | | | | | 101,125 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2011-C5, Class A4, 3.67%, 11/15/44 | | | | | 202,091 | | |
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| COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (11.5%) (continued) | | | ||||||||||||||
| | $ | 200,000 | | | | WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2012-C6, Class A4, 3.44%, 4/15/45 | | | | $ | 201,018 | | | | ||
| TOTAL COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (Cost $6,401,951) (11.5%) | | | | | 6,279,772 | | | | ||||||||
| CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (31.2%) | | | ||||||||||||||
| BASIC MATERIALS (0.9%) | | | ||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | CHEMICALS (0.8%) | | |||||||||
| | | 225,000 | | | | Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 4.63%, 11/15/22 | | | | | 231,263 | | | | ||
| | | 175,000 | | | | LYB International Finance B.V., Guaranteed Notes, 4.00%, 7/15/23 | | | | | 175,839 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 407,102 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | IRON & STEEL (0.1%) | | |||||||||
| | | 62,000 | | | | Vale Overseas, Ltd., Guaranteed Notes, 4.38%, 1/11/22(2) | | | | | 63,085 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 470,187 | | | | ||
| COMMUNICATIONS (4.2%) | | | ||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | INTERNET (1.5%) | | |||||||||
| | | 225,000 | | | | Amazon.com, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.80%, 12/5/34 | | | | | 241,007 | | | | ||
| | | 200,000 | | | | Baidu, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.38%, 5/14/24(2) | | | | | 201,645 | | | | ||
| | | 150,000 | | | | Netflix, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.75%, 3/1/24 | | | | | 152,062 | | | | ||
| | | 200,000 | | | | Tencent Holdings, Ltd., Senior Unsecured Notes, 3.38%, 5/2/19(1) | | | | | 200,214 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 794,928 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | MEDIA (1.4%) | | |||||||||
| | | 175,000 | | | | Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital, Senior Secured Notes, 4.91%, 7/23/25 | | | | | 174,013 | | | |
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| CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (31.2%) (continued) | | | ||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | MEDIA (1.4%) (continued) | | |||||||||
| | $ | 275,000 | | | | Comcast Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 4.15%, 10/15/28 | | | | $ | 279,244 | | | | ||
| | | 150,000 | | | | Discovery Communications LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 4.90%, 3/11/26(2) | | | | | 151,105 | | | | ||
| | | 200,000 | | | | Warner Media LLC, Guaranteed Notes, 3.80%, 2/15/27 | | | | | 187,661 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 792,023 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | TELECOMMUNICATIONS (1.3%) | | |||||||||
| | | 200,000 | | | | AT&T, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 3.80%, 3/1/24(2) | | | | | 197,983 | | | | ||
| | | 250,000 | | | | Telefonica Emisiones S.A., Guaranteed Notes, 5.88%, 7/15/19 | | | | | 252,995 | | | | ||
| | | 250,000 | | | | Verizon Communications, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.50%, 8/10/33 | | | | | 246,771 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 697,749 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 2,284,700 | | | | ||
| CONSUMER, CYCLICAL (1.0%) | | | ||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | AUTO MANUFACTURERS (0.3%) | | |||||||||
| | | 200,000 | | | | General Motors Financial Co., Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 3.70%, 5/9/23 | | | | | 190,286 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | HOME BUILDERS (0.7%) | | |||||||||
| | | 150,000 | | | | D.R. Horton, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 4.00%, 2/15/20 | | | | | 150,283 | | | | ||
| | | 200,000 | | | | Lennar Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 6.63%, 5/1/20 | | | | | 205,750 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 356,033 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 546,319 | | | | ||
| CONSUMER, NON-CYCLICAL (2.9%) | | | ||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | BEVERAGES (0.3%) | | |||||||||
| | | 150,000 | | | | Constellation Brands, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 5.25%, 11/15/48 | | | | | 150,521 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | BIOTECHNOLOGY (0.3%) | | |||||||||
| | | 150,000 | | | | Gilead Sciences, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 2.35%, 2/1/20 | | | | | 148,994 | | | |
| Principal Amount | | | | | | Value | | | ||||||||
| CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (31.2%) (continued) | | | ||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | COMMERCIAL SERVICES (0.6%) | | |||||||||
| | $ | 200,000 | | | | Total System Services, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.80%, 4/1/26 | | | | $ | 201,556 | | | | ||
| | | 150,000 | | | | United Rentals North America, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 5.50%, 5/15/27 | | | | | 139,125 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 340,681 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS (0.2%) | | |||||||||
| | | 113,000 | | | | Abbott Laboratories, Senior Unsecured Notes, 3.75%, 11/30/26 | | | | | 111,599 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | HEALTHCARE SERVICES (0.7%) | | |||||||||
| | | 100,000 | | | | Humana, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 3.95%, 3/15/27 | | | | | 97,698 | | | | ||
| | | 150,000 | | | | NYU Langone Hospitals, Secured Notes, 4.78%, 7/1/44 | | | | | 158,360 | | | | ||
| | | 150,000 | | | | UnitedHealth Group, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 2.88%, 12/15/21 | | | | | 149,515 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 405,573 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | PHARMACEUTICALS (0.8%) | | | ||||||||
| | | 250,000 | | | | CVS Health Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 3.35%, 3/9/21 | | | | | 249,286 | | | | ||
| | | 200,000 | | | | Express Scripts Holding Co., Guaranteed Notes, 4.75%, 11/15/21 | | | | | 205,726 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 455,012 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 1,612,380 | | | | ||
| ENERGY (4.1%) | | | ||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | OIL & GAS (2.4%) | | |||||||||
| | | 225,000 | | | | Continental Resources, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 4.50%, 4/15/23 | | | | | 221,440 | | | | ||
| | | 150,000 | | | | EQT Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 2.50%, 10/1/20 | | | | | 146,676 | | | | ||
| | | 150,000 | | | | Marathon Oil Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 3.85%, 6/1/25 | | | | | 140,717 | | | | ||
| | | 200,000 | | | | Marathon Petroleum Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.13%, 12/15/26(1) | | | | | 204,862 | | | |
| Principal Amount | | | | | | Value | | | ||||||||
| CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (31.2%) (continued) | | | ||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | OIL & GAS (2.4%) (continued) | | |||||||||
| | $ | 200,000 | | | | Murphy Oil Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.75%, 8/15/25 | | | | $ | 186,818 | | | | ||
| | | 200,000 | | | | Phillips 66, Guaranteed Notes, 4.30%, 4/1/22 | | | | | 205,326 | | | | ||
| | | 200,000 | | | | Valero Energy Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 6.63%, 6/15/37 | | | | | 219,127 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | �� | | 1,324,966 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | PIPELINES (1.7%) | | |||||||||
| | | 150,000 | | | | Energy Transfer Partners L.P., Series 5Y, Guaranteed Notes, 4.20%, 9/15/23 | | | | | 147,831 | | | | ||
| | | 250,000 | | | | Kinder Morgan, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, 4.30%, 3/1/28 | | | | | 244,684 | | | | ||
| | | 150,000 | | | | Magellan Midstream Partners L.P., Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.25%, 9/15/46 | | | | | 136,482 | | | | ||
| | | 250,000 | | | | MPLX L.P., Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.13%, 3/1/27 | | | | | 238,028 | | | | ||
| | | 150,000 | | | | Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, Senior Secured Notes, 5.88%, 6/30/26 | | | | | 158,821 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 925,846 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 2,250,812 | | | | ||
| FINANCIAL (13.8%) | | | ||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | BANKS (7.3%) | | |||||||||
| | | 200,000 | | | | Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., Subordinated Notes, 4.50%, 3/19/24(1) | | | | | 199,873 | | | | ||
| | | 150,000 | | | | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., Senior Unsecured Notes, 3.00%, 10/20/20 | | | | | 147,940 | | | | ||
| | | 200,000 | | | | Bank of America Corp. GMTN, Senior Unsecured Notes, 3.50%, 4/19/26(2) | | | | | 192,467 | | | | ||
| | | 150,000 | | | | CIT Group, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.00%, 8/15/22 | | | | | 147,938 | | | | ||
| | | 150,000 | | | | Citigroup, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 2.90%, 12/8/21 | | | | | 147,574 | | | |
| Principal Amount | | | | | | Value | | | ||||||||
| CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (31.2%) (continued) | | | ||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | BANKS (7.3%) (continued) | | |||||||||
| | $ | 150,000 | | | | Citigroup, Inc., Subordinated Notes, 5.30%, 5/6/44 | | | | $ | 149,488 | | | | ||
| | | 150,000 | | | | Fifth Third Bancorp, Senior Unsecured Notes, 2.88%, 7/27/20 | | | | | 149,135 | | | | ||
| | | 150,000 | | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Senior Unsecured Notes, 3.75%, 2/25/26 | | | | | 141,847 | | | | ||
| | | 100,000 | | | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), Subordinated Notes, 6.75%, 10/1/37 | | | | | 112,928 | | | | ||
| | | 250,000 | | | | HSBC Holdings PLC, Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.00%, 3/30/22 | | | | | 253,256 | | | | ||
| | | 250,000 | | | | Huntington Bancshares, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 2.30%, 1/14/22 | | | | | 241,378 | | | | ||
| | | 200,000 | | | | JPMorgan Chase & Co., Subordinated Notes, 4.13%, 12/15/26(2) | | | | | 195,136 | | | | ||
| | | 250,000 | | | | Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, Guaranteed Notes, 2.63%, 4/12/21 | | | | | 250,133 | | | | ||
| | | 250,000 | | | | Macquarie Bank Ltd., Senior Unsecured Notes, 2.60%, 6/24/19(1) | | | | | 249,252 | | | | ||
| | | 250,000 | | | | Morgan Stanley, Senior Unsecured Notes, 2.80%, 6/16/20 | | | | | 248,376 | | | | ||
| | | 250,000 | | | | PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The), Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.13%, 2/8/20 | | | | | 255,283 | | | | ||
| | | 200,000 | | | | Santander Holdings USA, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 2.65%, 4/17/20 | | | | | 197,412 | | | | ||
| | | 250,000 | | | | Societe Generale S.A., Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.20%, 4/15/21 | | | | | 260,381 | | | | ||
| | | 200,000 | | | | Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Guaranteed Notes, 3.35%, 5/24/21 | | | | | 199,891 | | | |
| Principal Amount | | | | | | Value | | | ||||||||
| CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (31.2%) (continued) | | | ||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | BANKS (7.3%) (continued) | | |||||||||
| | $ | 250,000 | | | | Wells Fargo & Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 3.07%, 1/24/23 | | | | $ | 243,481 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 3,983,169 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES (2.2%) | | | ||||||||
| | | 150,000 | | | | Ally Financial, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.63%, 3/30/25 | | | | | 145,313 | | | | ||
| | | 200,000 | | | | BlackRock, Inc., Series 2, Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.00%, 12/10/19 | | | | | 203,587 | | | | ||
| | | 250,000 | | | | Discover Financial Services, Senior Unsecured Notes, 3.95%, 11/6/24 | | | | | 246,674 | | | | ||
| | | 200,000 | | | | ORIX Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 3.25%, 12/4/24 | | | | | 193,792 | | | | ||
| | | 250,000 | | | | Stifel Financial Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.25%, 7/18/24 | | | | | 252,819 | | | | ||
| | | 150,000 | | | | Synchrony Financial, Senior Unsecured Notes, 3.00%, 8/15/19 | | | | | 149,010 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 1,191,195 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | INSURANCE (1.1%) | | |||||||||
| | | 200,000 | | | | American International Group, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.88%, 6/1/22 | | | | | 207,505 | | | | ||
| | | 200,000 | | | | CNA Financial Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 3.95%, 5/15/24 | | | | | 198,146 | | | | ||
| | | 200,000 | | | | Prudential Financial, Inc., Junior Subordinated Notes, 3-month LIBOR + 2.67%, 5.70%, 9/15/48(3) | | | | | 186,000 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 591,651 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | REITS (3.2%) | | |||||||||
| | | 175,000 | | | | AvalonBay Communities, Inc. GMTN, Senior Unsecured Notes, 3.45%, 6/1/25 | | | | | 172,105 | | | |
| Principal Amount | | | | | | Value | | | ||||||||
| CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (31.2%) (continued) | | | ||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | REITS (3.2%) (continued) | | |||||||||
| | $ | 200,000 | | | | Digital Realty Trust L.P., Guaranteed Notes, 5.25%, 3/15/21 | | | | $ | 206,523 | | | | ||
| | | 200,000 | | | | EPR Properties, Guaranteed Notes, 5.25%, 7/15/23 | | | | | 206,240 | | | | ||
| | | 250,000 | | | | Essex Portfolio L.P., Guaranteed Notes, 3.38%, 1/15/23(2) | | | | | 246,607 | | | | ||
| | | 250,000 | | | | Hospitality Properties Trust, Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.65%, 3/15/24 | | | | | 249,258 | | | | ||
| | | 300,000 | | | | Host Hotels & Resorts L.P., Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.25%, 3/15/22 | | | | | 310,400 | | | | ||
| | | 150,000 | | | | Welltower, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.25%, 4/15/28 | | | | | 148,487 | | | | ||
| | | 200,000 | | | | Weyerhaeuser Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 7.38%, 10/1/19 | | | | | 205,505 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 1,745,125 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 7,511,140 | | | | ||
| INDUSTRIAL (1.5%) | | | ||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | AEROSPACE & DEFENSE (0.4%) | | |||||||||
| | | 250,000 | | | | Harris Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.40%, 6/15/28 | | | | | 248,867 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | ELECTRONICS (0.3%) | | |||||||||
| | | 150,000 | | | | Corning, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.35%, 11/15/48 | | | | | 152,165 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | MACHINERY DIVERSIFIED (0.4%) | | |||||||||
| | | 200,000 | | | | Briggs & Stratton Corp., Guaranteed Notes, 6.88%, 12/15/20 | | | | | 203,250 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURERS (0.4%) | | | ||||||||
| | | 200,000 | | | | Textron, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 3.88%, 3/1/25 | | | | | 194,951 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 799,233 | | | | ||
| TECHNOLOGY (0.3%) | | | ||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | SOFTWARE (0.3%) | | |||||||||
| | | 150,000 | | | | Microsoft Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.45%, 11/3/45 | | | | | 159,096 | | | |
| Principal Amount | | | | | | Value | | | ||||||||
| CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (31.2%) (continued) | | | ||||||||||||||
| UTILITIES (2.5%) | | | ||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | ELECTRIC (2.2%) | | |||||||||
| | $ | 100,000 | | | | Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.50%, 12/1/45 | | | | $ | 100,859 | | | | ||
| | | 150,000 | | | | Exelon Generation Co. LLC, Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.20%, 10/1/19 | | | | | 151,932 | | | | ||
| | | 380,000 | | | | Florida Power & Light Co., 4.95%, 6/1/35 | | | | | 416,288 | | | | ||
| | | 250,000 | | | | Indiana Michigan Power Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.25%, 8/15/48(2) | | | | | 245,719 | | | | ||
| | | 200,000 | | | | ITC Holdings Corp., Senior Unsecured Notes, 3.25%, 6/30/26 | | | | | 188,175 | | | | ||
| | | 125,000 | | | | Southern Co. (The), Senior Unsecured Notes, 2.75%, 6/15/20 | | | | | 123,615 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 1,226,588 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | GAS (0.3%) | | |||||||||
| | | 150,000 | | | | National Fuel Gas Co., Senior Unsecured Notes, 5.20%, 7/15/25 | | | | | 152,234 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 1,378,822 | | | | ||
| TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS & NOTES (Cost $17,294,055) (31.2%) | | | | | 17,012,689 | | | | ||||||||
| FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS (1.6%) | | | ||||||||||||||
| | | 200,000 | | | | European Bank for Reconstruction & Development GMTN, Senior Unsecured Notes, 2.75%, 3/7/23 | | | | | 200,504 | | | | ||
| | | 250,000 | | | | Export-Import Bank of Korea, Senior Unsecured Notes, 3.00%, 11/1/22 | | | | | 246,394 | | | | ||
| | | 150,000 | | | | Mexico Government International Bond, Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.15%, 3/28/27 | | | | | 145,037 | | | | ||
| | | 150,000 | | | | Panama Government International Bond, Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.00%, 9/22/24 | | | | | 151,276 | | | |
| Principal Amount | | | | | | Value | | | ||||||||
| FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS (1.6%) (continued) | | | ||||||||||||||
| | $ | 125,000 | | | | Peruvian Government International Bond, Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.13%, 8/25/27(2) | | | | $ | 129,063 | | | | ||
| TOTAL FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS (Cost $889,027) (1.6%) | | | | | 872,274 | | | | ||||||||
| LONG-TERM MUNICIPAL SECURITIES (3.1%) | | | ||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | CALIFORNIA (0.7%) | | |||||||||
| | | 200,000 | | | | California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Loyola Marymount University, Series A, 2.96%, 10/1/21 | | | | | 199,932 | | | | ||
| | | 85,000 | | | | University of California, Taxable General Revenue Bonds, Series AG, 4.06%, 5/15/33 | | | | | 86,799 | | | | ||
| | | 100,000 | | | | Yuba Levee Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Series B, (BAM), 3.33%, 9/1/23 | | | | | 101,852 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 388,583 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (0.5%) | | |||||||||
| | | 250,000 | | | | District of Columbia Income Tax Secured Revenue Bonds, Build America Bonds, 4.91%, 12/1/23 | | | | | 272,002 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | NEW YORK (0.4%) | | |||||||||
| | | 225,000 | | | | New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Subordinate Bonds, Revenue Bonds, 2.63%, 2/1/23 | | | | | 221,812 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | TEXAS (1.5%) | | |||||||||
| | | 250,000 | | | | Dallas Independent School District Qualified School Construction Notes, General Obligation Limited, 5.05%, 8/15/33 | | | | | 270,792 | | | |
| Principal Amount | | | | | | Value | | | ||||||||
| LONG-TERM MUNICIPAL SECURITIES (3.1%) (continued) | | | ||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | TEXAS (1.5%) (continued) | | |||||||||
| | $ | 500,000 | | | | Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Revenue Bonds, Baylor Health Care System Project, Series C, 4.45%, 11/15/43 | | | | $ | 518,870 | | | | ||
| | | | | | | | | | | | 789,662 | | | | ||
| TOTAL LONG-TERM MUNICIPAL SECURITIES (Cost $1,639,257) (3.1%) | | | | | 1,672,059 | | | | ||||||||
| U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (20.2%) | | | ||||||||||||||
| | | 750,000 | | | | FHLMC, 6.25%, 7/15/32 | | | | | 1,001,438 | | | | ||
| | | 59,479 | | | | FHLMC Gold PC Pool #A29526, 5.00%, 1/1/35 | | | | | 62,279 | | | | ||
| | | 346,435 | | | | FHLMC Gold PC Pool #A95803, 4.00%, 12/1/40 | | | | | 356,444 | | | | ||
| | | 74,298 | | | | FHLMC Gold PC Pool #A97264, 4.00%, 2/1/41 | | | | | 76,449 | | | | ||
| | | 231,181 | | | | FHLMC Gold PC Pool #C91749, 4.00%, 1/1/34 | | | | | 239,850 | | | | ||
| | | 125,029 | | | | FHLMC Gold PC Pool #G06224, 3.50%, 1/1/41 | | | | | 125,956 | | | | ||
| | | 217,365 | | | | FHLMC Gold PC Pool #G08761, 3.50%, 5/1/47 | | | | | 217,623 | | | | ||
| | | 116,814 | | | | FHLMC Gold PC Pool #J11587, 4.00%, 1/1/25 | | | | | 119,826 | | | | ||
| | | 67,279 | | | | FHLMC Gold PC Pool #Q06307, 3.50%, 2/1/42 | | | | | 67,778 | | | | ||
| | | 84,727 | | | | FHLMC Gold PC Pool #Q08656, 4.00%, 6/1/42 | | | | | 87,048 | | | | ||
| | | 111,711 | | | | FHLMC Gold PC Pool #Q08903, 3.50%, 6/1/42 | | | | | 112,540 | | | | ||
| | | 231,262 | | | | FHLMC Gold PC Pool #Q11556, 3.00%, 10/1/42 | | | | | 225,421 | | | | ||
| | | 277,894 | | | | FHLMC Gold PC Pool #Q14593, 3.00%, 1/1/43 | | | | | 273,123 | | | | ||
| | | 436,144 | | | | FHLMC Gold Pool #Q34167, 4.00%, 6/1/45 | | | | | 445,560 | | | | ||
| | | 250,000 | | | | FNMA, 2.38%, 1/19/23 | | | | | 248,129 | | | |
| Principal Amount | | | | | | Value | | ||||||
| U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (20.2%) (continued) | | ||||||||||||
| | $ | 250,000 | | | | FNMA, 2.63%, 9/6/24 | | | | $ | 249,130 | | |
| | | 540,000 | | | | FNMA, 1.88%, 9/24/26 | | | | | 502,444 | | |
| | | 74,365 | | | | FNMA Pool #626440, 7.50%, 2/1/32 | | | | | 82,087 | | |
| | | 42,931 | | | | FNMA Pool #919584, 6.00%, 6/1/37 | | | | | 46,162 | | |
| | | 170,005 | | | | FNMA Pool #AB2346, 4.50%, 2/1/41 | | | | | 178,070 | | |
| | | 128,714 | | | | FNMA Pool #AB5231, 2.50%, 5/1/27 | | | | | 126,995 | | |
| | | 142,485 | | | | FNMA Pool #AB5716, 3.00%, 7/1/27 | | | | | 142,928 | | |
| | | 213,400 | | | | FNMA Pool #AB8144, 5.00%, 4/1/37 | | | | | 226,448 | | |
| | | 53,864 | | | | FNMA Pool #AD8536, 5.00%, 8/1/40 | | | | | 57,177 | | |
| | | 90,394 | | | | FNMA Pool #AE1853, 4.00%, 8/1/40 | | | | | 92,947 | | |
| | | 71,940 | | | | FNMA Pool #AH8932, 4.50%, 4/1/41 | | | | | 75,352 | | |
| | | 136,033 | | | | FNMA Pool #AI4285, 5.00%, 6/1/41 | | | | | 144,408 | | |
| | | 104,235 | | | | FNMA Pool #AJ5888, 4.50%, 11/1/41 | | | | | 108,794 | | |
| | | 62,058 | | | | FNMA Pool #AL3272, 5.00%, 2/1/25 | | | | | 65,008 | | |
| | | 207,491 | | | | FNMA Pool #AQ0287, 3.00%, 10/1/42 | | | | | 203,995 | | |
| | | 83,033 | | | | FNMA Pool #AR2174, 3.00%, 4/1/43 | | | | | 81,588 | | |
| | | 368,519 | | | | FNMA Pool #AR6394, 3.00%, 2/1/43 | | | | | 362,525 | | |
| | | 74,369 | | | | FNMA Pool #AS3155, 4.00%, 8/1/44 | | | | | 75,981 | | |
| | | 64,743 | | | | FNMA Pool #AS4177, 4.50%, 12/1/44 | | | | | 67,374 | | |
| | | 332,539 | | | | FNMA Pool #AS5892, 3.50%, 10/1/45 | | | | | 333,676 | | |
| | | 105,017 | | | | FNMA Pool #AS6102, 3.50%, 11/1/45 | | | | | 105,360 | | |
| | | 185,516 | | | | FNMA Pool #AS6205, 3.50%, 11/1/45 | | | | | 186,121 | | |
| | | 142,551 | | | | FNMA Pool #AS6385, 4.00%, 12/1/45 | | | | | 145,476 | | |
| | | 264,665 | | | | FNMA Pool #AS9459, 4.50%, 4/1/47 | | | | | 274,189 | | |
| | | 178,922 | | | | FNMA Pool #AS9562, 3.00%, 5/1/47 | | | | | 174,497 | | |
| | | 199,645 | | | | FNMA Pool #AU1847, 3.00%, 9/1/43 | | | | | 196,186 | | |
| | | 85,762 | | | | FNMA Pool #AU2135, 2.50%, 8/1/28 | | | | | 84,612 | | |
| | | 187,518 | | | | FNMA Pool #AU4279, 3.00%, 9/1/43 | | | | | 184,264 | | |
| Principal Amount | | | | | | Value | | ||||||
| U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (20.2%) (continued) | | ||||||||||||
| | $ | 81,166 | | | | FNMA Pool #AU4290, 4.00%, 9/1/43 | | | | $ | 83,280 | | |
| | | 245,021 | | | | FNMA Pool #AV0703, 4.00%, 12/1/43 | | | | | 251,030 | | |
| | | 69,351 | | | | FNMA Pool #AW6645, 3.00%, 6/1/29 | | | | | 69,397 | | |
| | | 108,082 | | | | FNMA Pool #AW7362, 2.50%, 8/1/29 | | | | | 105,831 | | |
| | | 188,885 | | | | FNMA Pool #AX0416, 4.00%, 8/1/44 | | | | | 192,950 | | |
| | | 149,895 | | | | FNMA Pool #AX9013, 3.50%, 2/1/45 | | | | | 150,447 | | |
| | | 160,620 | | | | FNMA Pool #AY1670, 3.50%, 2/1/45 | | | | | 161,228 | | |
| | | 177,314 | | | | FNMA Pool #AY2728, 2.50%, 2/1/30 | | | | | 173,620 | | |
| | | 157,230 | | | | FNMA Pool #AY4195, 4.00%, 5/1/45 | | | | | 160,513 | | |
| | | 63,843 | | | | FNMA Pool #AZ7793, 3.50%, 8/1/45 | | | | | 64,071 | | |
| | | 192,885 | | | | FNMA Pool #BA3885, 3.50%, 11/1/45 | | | | | 193,505 | | |
| | | 88,133 | | | | FNMA Pool #BC9708, 3.00%, 10/1/46 | | | | | 85,954 | | |
| | | 217,132 | | | | FNMA Pool #BD8213, 3.00%, 9/1/46 | | | | | 211,765 | | |
| | | 184,406 | | | | FNMA Pool #MA0641, 4.00%, 2/1/31 | | | | | 189,371 | | |
| | | 239,243 | | | | FNMA Pool #MA3238, 3.50%, 1/1/48 | | | | | 239,261 | | |
| | | 69,745 | | | | FNMA REMIC Trust Series 2013-18, Class AE, 2.00%, 3/25/28 | | | | | 67,496 | | |
| | | 86,062 | | | | GNMA, Series 2011-136, Class GB, 2.50%, 5/20/40 | | | | | 84,621 | | |
| | | 106,977 | | | | GNMA II Pool #5332, 4.00%, 3/20/42 | | | | | 110,488 | | |
| | | 113,777 | | | | GNMA II Pool #MA1520, 3.00%, 12/20/43 | | | | | 112,984 | | |
| | | 78,413 | | | | GNMA II Pool #MA2445, 3.50%, 12/20/44 | | | | | 79,085 | | |
| TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $11,300,529) (20.2%) | | | | | 11,020,155 | | | ||||||
| U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (17.2%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | | | | | U.S. TREASURY NOTES & BONDS (17.2%) | | ||||||
| | | 870,000 | | | | U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.38%, 2/15/38 | | | | | 1,065,716 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.50%, 2/15/39 | | | | | 273,447 | | |
| | | 55,000 | | | | U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.75%, 8/15/42 | | | | | 52,650 | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | | Value | | ||||||
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (17.2%) (continued) | | ||||||||||||
| | | | | | U.S. TREASURY NOTES & BONDS (17.2%) (continued) | | ||||||
| $ | 2,589,000 | | | | U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.00%, 2/15/48 | | | | $ | 2,575,145 | | |
| | 318,513 | | | | U.S. Treasury Bonds TIPS, 2.00%, 1/15/26 | | | | | 339,937 | | |
| | 485,000 | | | | U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.38%, 3/31/20 | | | | | 477,877 | | |
| | 830,000 | | | | U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.13%, 6/30/21 | | | | | 823,126 | | |
| | 1,015,000 | | | | U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.75%, 2/28/22 | | | | | 992,876 | | |
| | 1,010,000 | | | | U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.38%, 6/30/23 | | | | | 961,630 | | |
| | 1,180,000 | | | | U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.25%, 11/15/24 | | | | | 1,159,673 | | |
| | 650,000 | | | | U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.75%, 2/15/28 | | | | | 653,352 | | |
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY NOTES & BONDS (Cost $9,289,793) (17.2%) | | | | | 9,375,429 | | | ||||||
TOTAL U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS (Cost $9,289,793) (17.2%) | | | | | 9,375,429 | | | ||||||
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (3.0%) | | ||||||||||||
| | 20,600 | | | | iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF(2) | | | | | 1,670,660 | | |
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (Cost $1,764,965) (3.0%) | | | | | 1,670,660 | | |
| Shares | | | | | | Value | | | ||||||||
| SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (5.0%) | | | ||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | MONEY MARKET FUNDS (5.0%) | | |||||||||
| | | 643,725 | | | | State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund | | | | | 643,725 | | | | ||
| | | 2,092,088 | | | | State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio(4) | | | | | 2,092,088 | | | | ||
| TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $2,735,778) (5.0%) | | | | | 2,735,813 | | | | ||||||||
| TOTAL INVESTMENT SECURITIES (103.3%) (Cost $57,058,779) | | | | $ | 56,383,551 | | | | ||||||||
| EXCESS OF LIABILITIES OVER CASH AND OTHER ASSETS (-3.3%) | | | | | (1,800,433) | | | | ||||||||
| NET ASSETS (100%) | | | | $ | 54,583,118 | | | |
Investments in Securities: | | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | | ||||||||||||
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Asset-Backed Securities | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 5,744,700 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 5,744,700 | | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | | | — | | | | | | 6,279,772 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 6,279,772 | | |
Corporate Bonds & Notes* | | | | | — | | | ��� | | | 17,012,689 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 17,012,689 | | |
Foreign Government Obligations | | | | | — | | | | | | 872,274 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 872,274 | | |
Long-Term Municipal Securities* | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,672,059 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,672,059 | | |
U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | | | — | | | | | | 11,020,155 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 11,020,155 | | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | | | | | — | | | | | | 9,375,429 | | | | | | — | | | | | | 9,375,429 | | |
Exchange-Traded Funds | | | | | 1,670,660 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,670,660 | | |
Short-Term Investments | | | | | 2,735,813 | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 2,735,813 | | |
Total Investments in Securities | | | | $ | 4,406,473 | | | | | $ | 51,977,078 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 56,383,551 | | |
Portfolio Highlights at December 31, 2018 (unaudited)
Issue | | | Principal Amount | | | Value | | | Percentage of Net Assets | | |||||||||
New Jersey State Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Princeton University, Ser. B, 5.00%, 7/1/35 | | | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | | | $ | 1,071,630 | | | | | | 2.1% | | |
Valdosta & Lowndes County Hospital Authority, Revenue Bonds, South Medical Center Project, Ser. B, County Guaranteed Insured, 5.00%, 10/1/41 | | | | | 630,000 | | | | | | 668,398 | | | | | | 1.3% | | |
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Tufts University, Ser. M, 5.50%, 2/15/27 | | | | �� | 500,000 | | | | | | 617,000 | | | | | | 1.2% | | |
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, State System of Higher Education, Revenue Bonds, Ser. AS, 5.00%, 6/15/28 | | | | | 500,000 | | | | | | 576,040 | | | | | | 1.1% | | |
San Diego Unified School District, General Obligation Unlimited, Election 2012, Ser. I, 5.00%, 7/1/47 | | | | | 500,000 | | | | | | 572,480 | | | | | | 1.1% | | |
Delaware River Pennsylvania, Joint Toll Bridge Commission, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 7/1/36 | | | | | 500,000 | | | | | | 571,675 | | | | | | 1.1% | | |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Revenue Bonds, Subser. C-1, 5.00%, 11/15/34 | | | | | 500,000 | | | | | | 554,095 | | | | | | 1.1% | | |
California State Public Works Board, Revenue Bonds, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 5.00%, 6/1/27 | | | | | 500,000 | | | | | | 546,790 | | | | | | 1.1% | | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Harvard University, Revenue Bonds, Ser. B-2, 5.25%, 2/1/34 | | | | | 500,000 | | | | | | 535,020 | | | | | | 1.0% | | |
California State, General Obligation Unlimited, 5.25%, 11/1/40 | | | | | 500,000 | | | | | | 526,605 | | | | | | 1.0% | | |
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| | | Percentage of Fund’s Investments | | |||
Aaa/AAA | | | | | 10.9% | | |
Aa1/AA+ | | | | | 17.5% | | |
Aa2/AA | | | | | 21.7% | | |
Aa3/AA- | | | | | 17.6% | | |
A1/A+ | | | | | 15.3% | | |
A2/A | | | | | 8.8% | | |
A3/A- | | | | | 3.0% | | |
BBB | | | | | 0.6% | | |
Baa1 | | | | | 0.8% | | |
Baa2 | | | | | 0.5% | | |
NR | | | | | 0.9% | | |
Total Investments | | | | | 97.6% | | |
Cash and other assets in excess of liabilities | | | | | 2.4% | | |
Total Net Assets | | | | | 100.0% | | |
Portfolio Highlights at December 31, 2018 (unaudited) (continued)
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| | | Average Annual Total Return | | | Growth of an Assumed Investment of $10,000 | | ||||||
1 year ended 12/31/18 | | | | | 0.17% | | | | | $ | 10,017 | | |
5 years ended 12/31/18 | | | | | 2.75% | | | | | $ | 11,453 | | |
10 years ended 12/31/18 | | | | | 3.62% | | | | | $ | 14,267 | | |
Schedule of Investments | December 31, 2018 |
| Principal Amount | | | | | | Rating (unaudited) | | | Value | | |||||||||
| LONG-TERM MUNICIPAL SECURITIES (97.6%) | | | | | | | | ||||||||||||
| | | | | | | ALABAMA (1.2%) | | ||||||||||||
| | $ | 125,000 | | �� | | Alabama Federal Aid Highway Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 9/1/30 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | $ | 148,767 | | |
| | | 310,000 | | | | University of Alabama (The), Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 4.50%, 10/1/40 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 319,756 | | |
| | | 125,000 | | | | Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham (The), Revenue Bonds, Subser. B, 5.00%, 1/1/33 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 143,419 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 611,942 | | |
| | | | | | | ARIZONA (1.2%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 150,000 | | | | Arizona State Transportation Board Highway Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/1/38 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 162,264 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | City of Scottsdale Arizona, General Obligation Unlimited, Project 2004-Preserve Acquisition, 3.00%, 7/1/30 | | | | | Aaa | | | | | | 251,238 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | Yuma Municipal Property Corp., Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien, 5.00%, 7/1/27 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 229,930 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 643,432 | | |
| | | | | | | CALIFORNIA (19.4%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 40,000 | | | | Bay Area Toll Authority, Toll Bridge, Revenue Bonds, Ser. F-1, 5.00%, 4/1/56 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 44,718 | | |
| | | 60,000 | | | | California Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 9/1/33 | | | | | NR** | | | | | | 66,998 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | California Educational Facilities Authority Stanford University, Revenue Bonds, 5.25%, 4/1/40 | | | | | Aaa | | | | | | 195,763 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Ser. B, 5.00%, 8/15/26 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 275,300 | | |
| | | 90,000 | | | | California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Lucile Packard Stanford Hospital, Ser. B, 5.00%, 8/15/55 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 98,451 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Lucile Saltel Packard Children’s, Ser. A, 5.00%, 8/15/43 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 163,373 | | |
| | | 155,000 | | | | California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Providence Health & Services, Ser. A, 5.00%, 10/1/38 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 173,933 | | |
| | | 270,000 | | | | California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Scripps Health, Ser. A, 4.50%, 11/15/35 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 286,921 | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | | California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Stanford Health Care, Ser. A, 5.00%, 11/15/37 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 115,803 | | |
| | | | | | | California State Public Works Board, Revenue Bonds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 500,000 | | | | Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 5.00%, 6/1/27 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 546,790 | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | | Department of Education, Ser. H, 5.00%, 4/1/31 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 117,379 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | Ser. H, 5.00%, 12/1/24 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 232,200 | | |
| | | | | | | California State University Systemwide, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | 5.00%, 11/1/34 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 174,598 | | |
| | | 300,000 | | | | 5.00%, 11/1/45 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 336,885 | | |
| | | | | | | California State, General Obligation Unlimited: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 315,000 | | | | 5.00%, 2/1/38 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 337,797 | | |
| | | 500,000 | | | | 5.25%, 11/1/40 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 526,605 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | Cupertino Union School District, General Obligation Unlimited, Election 2012, Ser. C, 4.00%, 8/1/40 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 261,472 | | |
| | | 500,000 | | | | Dry Creek California Joint Elementary School District, General Obligation Unlimited, Capital Appreciation Election 2008, AGM Insured, 0.00%, 8/1/30 (1) | | | | | A2 | | | | | | 342,680 | | |
| | | 75,000 | | | | East Bay Municipal Utility District Water System Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Ser. C, 4.00%, 6/1/40 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 77,659 | | |
| | | 350,000 | | | | EL Dorado Irrigation District/EL Dorado County Water Agency, Revenue Bonds, Ser. C, 5.00%, 3/1/36 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 402,577 | | |
| | | | | | | Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 300,000 | | | | Asset-Backed Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 6/1/32 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 338,481 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | Ser. A-1, 5.00%, 6/1/22 | | | | | A* | | | | | | 162,903 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | Long Beach Community College District, General Obligation Unlimited, Ser. B, 3.00%, 8/1/32 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 147,528 | | |
| | | 215,000 | | | | Long Beach Unified School District, General Obligation Unlimited, Ser. E, 5.00%, 8/1/41 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 244,728 | | |
| | | 60,000 | | | | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Refunding Revenue Bonds, Proposition C, Senior Ser. B, 5.00%, 7/1/22 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 66,863 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority, Lease Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Ser. D, 4.00%, 12/1/40 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 206,956 | | |
| | | | | | | Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Refunding Revenue Bonds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 330,000 | | | | Ser. C, 4.00%, 10/1/22 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 351,727 | | |
| | | 60,000 | | | | Ser. F, 5.00%, 7/1/28 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 66,453 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | Modesto Irrigation District Electric System, Revenue Bonds, Ser, 5.00%, 10/1/32 | | | | | A+* | | | | | | 175,099 | | |
| Principal Amount | | | | | | Rating (unaudited) | | | Value | | |||||||||
| LONG-TERM MUNICIPAL SECURITIES (97.6%) (continued) | | | |||||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | CALIFORNIA (19.4%) (continued) | | ||||||||||||
| | $ | 225,000 | | | | Napa Valley Unified School District, General Obligation Unlimited, Ser. A, 5.00%, 8/1/28 | | | | | A1 | | | | | $ | 266,850 | | |
| | | 65,000 | | | | Roseville Natural Gas Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 2/15/27 | | | | | A3 | | | | | | 75,368 | | |
| | | 50,000 | | | | Sacramento City Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Master Lease Program Facilities, Ser. E, AMBAC Insured, 5.25%, 12/1/24 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 58,925 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 8/15/41 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 166,874 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 4/1/42 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 270,245 | | |
| | | 60,000 | | | | San Diego Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 9/1/35 | | | | | AA* | | | | | | 69,897 | | |
| | | 500,000 | | | | San Diego Unified School District, General Obligation Unlimited, Election 2012, Ser. I, 5.00%, 7/1/47 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 572,480 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | San Francisco City & County Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, Ser. A, 5.00%, 8/1/35 | | | | | A* | | | | | | 226,928 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | San Jose Unified School District Santa Clara Country, General Obligation Unlimited, Election 2012, Ser. A, 3.80%, 8/1/37 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 202,428 | | |
| | | 130,000 | | | | San Marcos Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency, Tax Allocation, Refunding Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 10/1/25 | | | | | AA-* | | | | | | 155,032 | | |
| | | 220,000 | | | | Southern California Public Power Authority, Mead-Adelanto Project, Authority Interest, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/1/29 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 257,864 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | State of California, General Obligation Unlimited, Refunding Bonds, 5.25%, 2/1/29 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 273,505 | | |
| | | | | | | State of California, General Obligation Unlimited, Various Purpose Bonds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 115,000 | | | | 5.00%, 11/1/23 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 131,310 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | 5.00%, 8/1/26 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 179,976 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | 5.00%, 9/1/41 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 267,520 | | |
| | | 125,000 | | | | Union City Community Redevelopment Agency, Ser. B, 5.00%, 10/1/31 | | | | | AA-* | | | | | | 149,405 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | University of California, Revenue Bonds, Ser. I, 5.00%, 5/15/28 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 175,306 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10,038,553 | | |
| | | | | | | COLORADO (1.0%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 225,000 | | | | State of Colorado, Building Excellent Scholl, Certificate Participation, Ser. J, 5.00%, 3/15/37 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 255,562 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | University of Colorado, Enterprise Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 6/1/30 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 268,605 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 524,167 | | |
| | | | | | | CONNECTICUT (0.9%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 200,000 | | | | Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Subser. C-1, 3.75%, 11/15/35 | | | | | Aaa | | | | | | 200,714 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority, Revenue Bonds, Twenty-Seventh Series, General Obligation of Authority Insured, 5.00%, 8/1/27 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 273,233 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 473,947 | | |
| | | | | | | DELAWARE (1.0%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 265,000 | | | | Delaware Transportation Authority, US 301 Project, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 6/1/45 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 291,476 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | University of Delaware Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Ser. B, 4.00%, 11/1/19 | | | | | AA+* | | | | | | 203,662 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 495,138 | | |
| | | | | | | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (0.2%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 100,000 | | | | District of Columbia Income Tax Secured Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Ser. G, 5.00%, 12/1/36 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 106,946 | | |
| | | | | | | FLORIDA (5.3%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 140,000 | | | | Central Florida Expressway Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 4.00%, 7/1/37 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 144,579 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | City of Cape Coral, Florida Water & Sewer Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, AGM Insured, 5.00%, 10/1/23 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 270,693 | | |
| | | | | | | City of Jacksonville, Florida Special Revenue, Revenue Bonds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | Ser. A, 5.25%, 10/1/30 | | | | | A3 | | | | | | 270,330 | | |
| | | 180,000 | | | | Ser. A, 5.25%, 10/1/47 | | | | | A3 | | | | | | 204,559 | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | | City of Marco Island, Florida Utility System Revenue, Revenue Bonds, 4.00%, 10/1/38 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 103,499 | | |
| | | 185,000 | | | | City of Miami Beach Florida Water & Sewer Revenue, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 9/1/36 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 211,664 | | |
| | | 125,000 | | | | City of Tampa, Florida Baycare Health System, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 11/15/24 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 136,508 | | |
| | | 180,000 | | | | County of Miami-Dade Florida Aviation Revenue, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 10/1/41 | | | | | A* | | | | | | 200,363 | | |
| | | | | | | County of Palm Beach, Florida Public Improvement, Revenue Bonds, Ser. D: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | 5.00%, 12/1/40 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 285,180 | | |
| | | 125,000 | | | | 5.00%, 12/1/45 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 142,168 | | |
| Principal Amount | | | | | | Rating (unaudited) | | | Value | | |||||||||
| LONG-TERM MUNICIPAL SECURITIES (97.6%) (continued) | | | |||||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | FLORIDA (5.3%) (continued) | | ||||||||||||
| | $ | 240,000 | | | | County of State Lucie, Florida Sales Tax Revenue, Refunding Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, AGM Insured, 5.00%, 10/1/24 | | | | | A1 | | | | | $ | 268,272 | | |
| | | 125,000 | | | | Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/1/23 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 137,064 | | |
| | | 325,000 | | | | Orange County Health Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 10/1/39 | | | | | A2 | | | | | | 355,267 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,730,146 | | |
| | | | | | | GEORGIA (2.6%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 150,000 | | | | City of Atlanta, Georgia Water & Wastewater Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Prerefunded, Ser. A, AGM Insured, 5.25%, 11/1/34 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 154,292 | | |
| | | 500,000 | | | | Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Revenue Bonds, 3rd Ser., Ser. A, 4.00%, 7/1/36 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 511,630 | | |
| | | 630,000 | | | | Valdosta & Lowndes County Hospital Authority, Revenue Bonds, South Medical Center Project, Ser. B, County Guaranteed Insured, 5.00%, 10/1/41 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 668,398 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,334,320 | | |
| | | | | | | GUAM (0.6%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | | | | | Guam Power Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, AGM Insured: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | 5.00%, 10/1/20 | | | | | A2 | | | | | | 157,355 | | |
| | | 120,000 | | | | 5.00%, 10/1/39 | | | | | A2 | | | | | | 130,459 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 287,814 | | |
| | | | | | | HAWAII (1.1%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 225,000 | | | | City & County Honolulu Hawaii Wastewater System Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Senior Ser. A, 5.25%, 7/1/36 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 243,679 | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | | City & County Honolulu Hawaii, General Obligation Unlimited, Ser. A, 5.00%, 10/1/38 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 112,385 | | |
| | | 185,000 | | | | State of Hawaii, General Obligation Unlimited, Ser. FG, 4.00%, 10/1/35 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 194,426 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 550,490 | | |
| | | | | | | IDAHO (0.5%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 250,000 | | | | Idaho State Building Authority, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 9/1/40 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 271,455 | | |
| | | | | | | ILLINOIS (1.6%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 100,000 | | | | Cook County Forest Preserve District, General Obligation Unlimited, Ser. C, 5.00%, 12/15/37 | | | | | A2 | | | | | | 104,271 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | Cook County, General Obligation Unlimited, Ser. C, 4.25%, 11/15/19 | | | | | A2 | | | | | | 203,670 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | Illinois Finance Authority, Revenue Bonds, Loyola University of Chicago, Ser. B, 5.00%, 7/1/26 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 270,180 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. C, 5.00%, 1/1/37 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 166,260 | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, General Obligation Unlimited, Ser. A, 5.00%, 12/1/44 | | | | | AA+* | | | | | | 109,961 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 854,342 | | |
| | | | | | | INDIANA (0.3%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 135,000 | | | | Indiana Municipal Power Agency, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 1/1/42 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 150,602 | | |
| | | | | | | IOWA (0.1%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 50,000 | | | | Iowa Finance Authority, Health Care Facility, Genesis Health System, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 7/1/22 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 54,596 | | |
| | | | | | | KANSAS (0.6%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 250,000 | | | | State of Kansas Department of Transportation, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 9/1/32 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 294,345 | | |
| | | | | | | KENTUCKY (0.3%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 125,000 | | | | Louisville & Jefferson County Visitors and Convention Commission, Revenue Bonds, 4.00%, 6/1/23 | | | | | A2 | | | | | | 133,701 | | |
| | | | | | | LOUISIANA (1.9%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | | | | | Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority, Revenue Bonds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 300,000 | | | | City of Bossier City, 5.00%, 11/1/26 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 345,780 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | Parish of East Baton Rouge Road Improvements, 5.00%, 8/1/24 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 274,858 | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | | Women’s Hospitals Foundation Projects, 5.00%, 10/1/44 | | | | | A2 | | | | | | 109,085 | | |
| | | 145,000 | | | | State of Louisiana Gasoline & Fuels Tax Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Ser. C-1, 5.00%, 5/1/30 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 159,652 | | |
| | | 85,000 | | | | State of Louisiana Highway Improvement Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 6/15/28 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 96,505 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 985,880 | | |
| Principal Amount | | | | | | Rating (unaudited) | | | Value | | |||||||||
| LONG-TERM MUNICIPAL SECURITIES (97.6%) (continued) | | | |||||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | MAINE (0.6%) | | ||||||||||||
| | $ | 200,000 | | | | Maine State Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, Refunding Revenue Bonds, Colby College, Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/1/39 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | $ | 223,234 | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | | Maine Turnpike Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/1/37 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 108,072 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 331,306 | | |
| | | | | | | MARYLAND (0.5%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 130,000 | | | | City of Baltimore, Maryland Subordinate (Water Projects), Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/1/31 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 150,762 | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | | County of Anne Arundel, Maryland, General Obligation Limited, 5.00%, 10/1/36 | | | | | NR** | | | | | | 115,594 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 266,356 | | |
| | | | | | | MASSACHUSETTS (5.1%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 500,000 | | | | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Revenue Assessment Bonds, Ser. A, 4.00%, 7/1/37 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 513,790 | | |
| | | 175,000 | | | | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A-1, 5.00%, 7/1/36 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 201,073 | | |
| | | | | | | Massachusetts Development Finance Agency: | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 250,000 | | | | Boston Medical Center, Revenue Bonds, Ser. D, 5.00%, 7/1/44 | | | | | Baa2 | | | | | | 265,790 | | |
| | | 500,000 | | | | Harvard University, Revenue Bonds, Ser. B-2, 5.25%, 2/1/34 | | | | | Aaa | | | | | | 535,020 | | |
| | | 75,000 | | | | Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 7/1/36 | | | | | NR** | | | | | | 80,486 | | |
| | | 500,000 | | | | Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Tufts University, Ser. M, 5.50%, 2/15/27 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 617,000 | | |
| | | | | | | Massachusetts School Building Authority Sales Tax Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Senior Ser. B: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | 5.00%, 10/15/41 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 266,418 | | |
| | | 165,000 | | | | 5.00%, 11/15/46 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 185,995 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,665,572 | | |
| | | | | | | MICHIGAN (0.3%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 120,000 | | | | Michigan State Building Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. I, 5.00%, 10/15/32 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 138,343 | | |
| | | | | | | MINNESOTA (0.3%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 150,000 | | | | State of Minnesota Public Facilities Authority Revenue, Refunding Revenue Bonds, Ser. B, 5.00%, 3/1/28 | | | | | Aaa | | | | | | 176,921 | | |
| | | | | | | MISSISSIPPI (0.8%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 90,000 | | | | Mississippi Development Bank, Jackson Public School District Limited, Revenue, Refunding Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 4/1/27 | | | | | A+* | | | | | | 103,598 | | |
| | | 300,000 | | | | Mississippi Hospital Equipment & Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Forest County General Hospital, 5.25%, 1/1/28 | | | | | A2 | | | | | | 307,695 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 411,293 | | |
| | | | | | | MISSOURI (0.6%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 120,000 | | | | Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri (Mercy Health), Refunding Revenue Bonds, Ser. C, 4.00%, 11/15/37 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 123,520 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | Metropolitan State Louis Sewer District, Waste Water System Improvement, Refunding Revenue Bonds, Ser. B, 5.00%, 5/1/31 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 172,195 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 295,715 | | |
| | | | | | | NEBRASKA (1.3%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 285,000 | | | | Central Plains Energy Project, Revenue Bonds, Project No. 3, 5.00%, 9/1/21 | | | | | A3 | | | | | | 302,693 | | |
| | | 95,000 | | | | Public Power Generation Agency, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 1/1/38 | | | | | A2 | | | | | | 104,453 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | University of Nebraska, Lincoln Student, Revenue Bonds, 4.00%, 7/1/33 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 260,345 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 667,491 | | |
| | | | | | | NEVADA (1.5%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 250,000 | | | | City of Henderson, Nevada Refunding, General Obligation Limited, 4.00%, 6/1/31 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 260,470 | | |
| | | 230,000 | | | | Clark County School District, General Obligation Unlimited, Ser. C, 5.00%, 6/15/29 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 267,633 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | County of Clark, Stadium Improvement, General Obligation Limited, Ser. A, 5.00%, 5/1/48 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 226,962 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 755,065 | | |
| Principal Amount | | | | | | Rating (unaudited) | | | Value | | |||||||||
| LONG-TERM MUNICIPAL SECURITIES (97.6%) (continued) | | | |||||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | NEW HAMPSHIRE (0.2%) | | ||||||||||||
| | $ | 95,000 | | | | New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority Act, University System of New Hampshire Issue, Refunding Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/1/37 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | $ | 108,541 | | |
| | | | | | | NEW JERSEY (3.8%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 135,000 | | | | County of Essex NJ, General Obligation Limited, Ser. A, 4.00%, 9/1/29 | | | | | Aaa | | | | | | 149,569 | | |
| | | 170,000 | | | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Refunding Revenue Bonds, Ser. B, 5.00%, 11/1/27 | | | | | Baa1 | | | | | | 191,552 | | |
| | | | | | | New Jersey Institute of Technology, Revenue Bonds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 30,000 | | | | Prerefunded, Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/1/42 | | | | | NR** | | | | | | 33,162 | | |
| | | 70,000 | | | | Unrefunded, Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/1/42 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 75,214 | | |
| | | 1,000,000 | | | | New Jersey State Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Princeton University, Ser. B, 5.00%, 7/1/35 | | | | | Aaa | | | | | | 1,071,630 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | New Jersey State Health Care Facilities Financing Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 4.00%, 7/1/26 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 157,998 | | |
| | | | | | | New Jersey State Turnpike Authority, Revenue Bonds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 165,000 | | | | Ser. A, 5.00%, 1/1/29 | | | | | A2 | | | | | | 182,391 | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | | Ser. F, 5.00%, 1/1/35 | | | | | A2 | | | | | | 109,089 | | |
| | | | | | | | ��� | | | | | | | | | | 1,970,605 | | |
| | | | | | | NEW MEXICO (0.7%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 140,000 | | | | County of Santa Fe New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 4.00%, 6/1/20 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 144,231 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | State of New Mexico, Severance Tax Permanent Fund, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/1/24 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 230,062 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 374,293 | | |
| | | | | | | NEW YORK (7.8%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 175,000 | | | | Long Island Power Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. B, 5.00%, 9/1/41 | | | | | A3 | | | | | | 194,611 | | |
| | | | | | | Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, AGM Insured, 5.00%, 11/15/36 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 218,092 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | Revenue Bonds, Ser. C-1, 5.00%, 11/15/29 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 174,734 | | |
| | | 500,000 | | | | Revenue Bonds, Subser. C-1, 5.00%, 11/15/34 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 554,095 | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | | New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Ser. 1, 4.00%, 7/15/36 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 103,471 | | |
| | | 170,000 | | | | New York Convention Center Development Corp., Hotel Unit Fee Secured, Refunding Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 11/15/40 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 189,499 | | |
| | | | | | | New York State Dormitory Authority, Revenue Bonds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | | Barnard College, Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/1/30 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 114,772 | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | | Cornell University, Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/1/40 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 104,034 | | |
| | | 50,000 | | | | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 5.00%, 7/1/25 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 54,446 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | State Personal Income Tax Revenues General Purpose, Ser. A, 4.50%, 3/15/35 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 156,018 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | State Personal Income Tax Revenues General Purpose, Ser. A, 5.00%, 2/15/23 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 279,597 | | |
| | | 125,000 | | | | State Personal Income Tax Revenues, Ser. 1, 5.00%, 1/15/31 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 147,470 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | State Personal Income Tax Revenues, Ser. B, Group C, 5.00%, 2/15/38 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 166,824 | | |
| | | | | | | New York State Urban Development Corp., State Personal Income Tax Revenue: | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 250,000 | | | | Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 3/15/28 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 289,497 | | |
| | | 135,000 | | | | Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 3/15/29 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 152,411 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | New York State, General Obligation Unlimited, Fiscal 2015, Ser. A, 5.00%, 8/1/26 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 171,591 | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | | Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Consolidated Bonds, Revenue Bonds, One Hundred Seventy-First Series, 4.00%, 7/15/38 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 101,975 | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | | Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Consolidated Bonds, Revenue Bonds, One Hundred Sixty-Sixth Series, General Obligation of Authority Insured, 5.00%, 7/15/33 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 105,415 | | |
| | | 325,000 | | | | Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Revenue Bonds, 194th Series, 5.00%, 10/15/41 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 363,132 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. B, 5.00%, 11/15/36 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 287,942 | | |
| | | 85,000 | | | | Utility Debt Securitization Authority, Restructuring Refunding Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 12/15/35 | | | | | Aaa | | | | | | 97,495 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,027,121 | | |
| | | | | | | NEW YORK CITY (5.2%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 250,000 | | | | City of New York, General Obligation Unlimited, Fiscal 2012, Ser. A-1, 5.00%, 8/1/32 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 266,150 | | |
| Principal Amount | | | | | | Rating (unaudited) | | | Value | | |||||||||
| LONG-TERM MUNICIPAL SECURITIES (97.6%) (continued) | | | |||||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | NEW YORK CITY (5.2%) (continued) | | ||||||||||||
| | $ | 250,000 | | | | Housing Development Corp., Revenue Bonds, Ser. D-1-B, 4.20%, 5/1/37 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | $ | 258,617 | | |
| | | | | | | Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water and Sewer System Revenue, Revenue Bonds: | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 100,000 | | | | Ser. DD, 5.00%, 6/15/34 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 110,067 | | |
| | | 65,000 | | | | Ser. EE, 5.00%, 6/15/45 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 71,285 | | |
| | | 60,000 | | | | Ser. FF, 5.00%, 6/15/45 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 65,135 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water and Sewer System Revenue, Second General Resolution Revenue Bonds, Ser. GG-1, 5.25%, 6/15/32 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 152,246 | | |
| | | | | | | New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue, Revenue Bonds: | | | | ||||||||||
| | | 300,000 | | | | Fiscal 2011, Ser. D, 5.00%, 2/1/35 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 316,023 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | Subordinated Future Tax Secured, Ser. A, 5.00%, 5/1/30 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 151,656 | | |
| | | 120,000 | | | | Subordinated Future Tax Secured, Subser. A-1, 5.00%, 8/1/26 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 137,273 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | Subordinated Future Tax Secured, Subser. B-1, 5.00%, 8/1/32 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 172,609 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | Subser. A-1, 5.00%, 8/1/31 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 225,212 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | Subser. B-1, 5.00%, 8/1/39 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 221,156 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | Subser. E-1, 5.00%, 2/1/32 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 285,430 | | |
| | | 245,000 | | | | Subser. E-1, 5.00%, 2/1/40 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 273,383 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,706,242 | | |
| | | | | | | NORTH CAROLINA (2.5%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 100,000 | | | | City of Charlotte NC Airport Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 7/1/31 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 117,770 | | |
| | | 305,000 | | | | Nash Health Care Systems Health Care Facilities Revenue, Revenue Bonds, 4.50%, 11/1/37 | | | | | BBB* | | | | | | 312,848 | | |
| | | 385,000 | | | | North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Refunding Revenue Bonds, Wakemed, Ser. A, 4.13%, 10/1/38 | | | | | A2 | | | | | | 398,282 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Revenue Bonds, Duke University Health System, Ser. A, 5.00%, 6/1/42 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 162,134 | | |
| | | 315,000 | | | | State of North Carolina Capital Improvement Obligation, Revenue Bonds, Ser. C, 3.50%, 5/1/27 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 326,636 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,317,670 | | |
| | | | | | | NORTH DAKOTA (0.9%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 290,000 | | | | City of Fargo, North Dakota, Improvement Refunding Bonds, General Obligation Unlimited, Ser. E, 5.00%, 5/1/25 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 331,545 | | |
| | | 135,000 | | | | North Dakota Public Finance Authority, State Revolving Fund Program, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 10/1/26 | | | | | Aaa | | | | | | 145,834 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 477,379 | | |
| | | | | | | OHIO (2.1%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 200,000 | | | | City of Akron, Ohio Community Learning Centers, Refunding Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 12/1/28 | | | | | AA+* | | | | | | 218,578 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | City of Cleveland, Ohio Water Pollution Control, Green Bonds, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 11/15/45 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 276,238 | | |
| | | 325,000 | | | | Cleveland Department of Public Utilities Division of Water Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Senior Lien Ser. X, 3.63%, 1/1/37 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 326,605 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | Country of Franklin, Ohio Hospital Facilities Revenue, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 5/15/45 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 271,375 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,092,796 | | |
| | | | | | | OKLAHOMA (0.8%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 135,000 | | | | Grand River Dam Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 6/1/27 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 160,473 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | Oklahoma Capital Improvement Authority, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 10/1/23 | | | | | AA-* | | | | | | 269,438 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 429,911 | | |
| | | | | | | OREGON (0.3%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 150,000 | | | | Oregon State Department of Administrative Services Lottery Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Ser. D, 5.00%, 4/1/28 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 172,767 | | |
| | | | | | | PENNSYLVANIA (4.5%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 200,000 | | | | Central Bradford Progress Authority, Guthrie Healthcare System, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 12/1/31 | | | | | A+* | | | | | | 213,196 | | |
| | | 160,000 | | | | City of Philadelphia Pennsylvania, General Obligation Unlimited, Ser. A, 5.00%, 8/1/37 | | | | | A2 | | | | | | 175,904 | | |
| | | 500,000 | | | | Delaware River Pennsylvania, Joint Toll Bridge Commission, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 7/1/36 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 571,675 | | |
| | | 500,000 | | | | Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority, State System of Higher Education, Revenue Bonds, Ser. AS, 5.00%, 6/15/28 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 576,040 | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | | Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 4.00%, 5/15/32 | | | | | AAA* | | | | | | 106,770 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Motor License, Refunding Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 12/1/35 | | | | | A2 | | | | | | 279,910 | | |
| Principal Amount | | | | | | Rating (unaudited) | | | Value | | |||||||||
| LONG-TERM MUNICIPAL SECURITIES (97.6%) (continued) | | | |||||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | PENNSYLVANIA (4.5%) (continued) | | ||||||||||||
| | $ | 100,000 | | | | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A-2, 5.00%, 12/1/24 | | | | | A1 | | | | | $ | 114,662 | | |
| | | 300,000 | | | | Pittsburgh Public Schools, General Obligation Limited, Ser. B, State Aid Withholding Insured, 4.00%, 9/1/22 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 314,433 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,352,590 | | |
| | | | | | | SOUTH CAROLINA (2.1%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 250,000 | | | | Charleston County South Carolina, Capital Improvement Transportation Sales Tax, General Obligation Unlimited, State Aid Withholding Insured, 4.00%, 11/1/29 | | | | | Aaa | | | | | | 264,807 | | |
| | | 350,000 | | | | Charleston South Carolina Waterworks & Sewer Revenue, Refunding and Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 1/1/35 | | | | | Aaa | | | | | | 371,843 | | |
| | | 75,000 | | | | Fort Mill School District No. 4, General Obligation Unlimited, Ser. B, 5.00%, 3/1/27 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 90,359 | | |
| | | 325,000 | | | | South Carolina Public Service Authority, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 12/1/38 | | | | | A2 | | | | | | 349,541 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,076,550 | | |
| | | | | | | TENNESSEE (0.9%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 100,000 | | | | City Of Memphis, Tennessee Gas System Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 12/1/26 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 119,665 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | Shelby County Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board, Revenue Bonds, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, 5.00%, 5/1/42 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 264,818 | | |
| | | 80,000 | | | | Tennessee Housing Development Agency, Revenue Bonds, Ser. 1C, 3.05%, 1/1/24 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 81,638 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 466,121 | | |
| | | | | | | TEXAS (8.0%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 170,000 | | | | Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority, Inc., Water Treatment & Distributions Project, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 8/1/34 | | | | | AA-* | | | | | | 193,384 | | |
| | | 60,000 | | | | City of Arlington, Texas Special Tax Revenue, Refunding Bonds, Prerefunded, 5.00%, 8/15/28 | | | | | NR** | | | | | | 60,230 | | |
| | | 65,000 | | | | City of Austin Texas, Water & Wastewater System Revenue, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 11/15/32 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 70,009 | | |
| | | 160,000 | | | | City of Corpus Christi, Texas General Improvement Bonds, 5.00%, 3/1/24 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 182,075 | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | | City of Dallas, Unrefunded General Obligation Limited, Refunding Bonds, 5.00%, 2/15/23 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 108,608 | | |
| | | 65,000 | | | | City of Houston Texas, Combined Utility System Revenue, Revenue Bonds, Ser. D, 5.00%, 11/15/42 | | | | | AA* | | | | | | 70,502 | | |
| | | | | | | City of Houston, Texas Public Improvement, General Obligation Limited: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 135,000 | | | | 5.00%, 3/1/25 | | | | | NR** | | | | | | 135,710 | | |
| | | 15,000 | | | | 5.00%, 3/1/25 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 15,074 | | |
| | | 125,000 | | | | City of Leander, Texas Certificates of Obligation, Parking Facility Improvements, General Obligation Limited, 5.00%, 8/15/32 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 139,335 | | |
| | | 70,000 | | | | City of Lubbock, Texas Certificates of Obligation, Waterworks System, General Obligation Limited, 5.00%, 2/15/23 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 78,052 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | City of San Antonio Texas, Electric & Gas Systems Revenue, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 2/1/39 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 170,454 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | City of San Antonio Texas, Water System Revenue, Junior Lien, Refunding Revenue Bonds, Ser. B, 5.00%, 5/15/32 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 227,238 | | |
| | | 275,000 | | | | Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 12/1/36 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 310,742 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | Harris County, Texas Unlimited Tax Road, General Obligation Unlimited, Ser. A, 5.00%, 10/1/28 | | | | | Aaa | | | | | | 231,252 | | |
| | | | | | | Lower Colorado River Authority, Revenue Bonds: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | Ser. A, 5.00%, 5/15/31 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 275,370 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | Ser. B, 5.00%, 5/15/23 | | | | | A2 | | | | | | 279,427 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | Olmos Park Higher Education Facilities Corp., Refunding Revenue Bonds, University of the Incarnate Word, 5.00%, 12/1/23 | | | | | A3 | | | | | | 219,768 | | |
| | | 110,000 | | | | Spring Independent School District, General Obligation Unlimited, PSF-GTD Insured, 4.00%, 8/15/34 | | | | | Aaa | | | | | | 116,591 | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | | State of Texas, Transportation Commission, Highway Improvement, 5.00%, 4/1/25 | | | | | Aaa | | | | | | 114,380 | | |
| | | 150,000 | | | | State of Texas, Water Financial Assistance, General Obligation Unlimited, Ser. A, 3.00%, 8/1/35 | | | | | Aaa | | | | | | 141,894 | | |
| | | 275,000 | | | | Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Revenue Bonds, Baylor Health Care System Project, Ser. A, 5.00%, 11/15/38 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 297,462 | | |
| | | 300,000 | | | | Texas City Independent School District, General Obligation Unlimited, PSF-GTD Insured, 5.00%, 8/15/24 | | | | | Aaa | | | | | | 345,174 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | Texas Water Development Board, Revenue Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 10/15/27 | | | | | AAA* | | | | | | 232,774 | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | | Trinity River Authority Central Regional Wastewater System Revenue, Revenue Bonds, 5.00%, 8/1/33 | | | | | AAA* | | | | | | 116,837 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,132,342 | | |
| Principal Amount | | | | | | Rating (unaudited) | | | Value | | |||||||||
| LONG-TERM MUNICIPAL SECURITIES (97.6%) (continued) | | | |||||||||||||||||
| | | | | | | VERMONT (0.9%) | | ||||||||||||
| | $ | 200,000 | | | | Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency, Revenue Bonds, Saint Michael’s College, 5.00%, 10/1/42 | | | | | Baa1 | | | | | $ | 206,036 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | Vermont Municipal Bond Bank, Revenue Bonds, Ser. 1, 5.00%, 12/1/29 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 264,960 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 470,996 | | |
| | | | | | | WASHINGTON (4.1%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 250,000 | | | | City of Seattle Washington, Limited Tax Improvement Bonds, General Obligation Limited, 4.25%, 3/1/28 | | | | | Aaa | | | | | | 260,538 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | City of Spokane Washington, General Obligation Unlimited, 4.00%, 12/1/40 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 208,280 | | |
| | | 75,000 | | | | County of King Washington Refunding Limited Tax, General Obligation Limited, Ser. E, 4.00%, 7/1/31 | | | | | Aaa | | | | | | 81,467 | | |
| | | 165,000 | | | | County of King Washington Refunding, General Obligation Limited, Ser. E, 5.00%, 12/1/30 | | | | | Aaa | | | | | | 191,143 | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | | County of Pierce Washington, Sewer Revenue, Revenue Bonds, 4.00%, 8/1/37 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 102,478 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | Port of Seattle Washington, Revenue Refunding Bonds, Ser. A, 5.00%, 8/1/33 | | | | | A1 | | | | | | 270,902 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | Seattle Museum Development Authority, Special Obligation Refunding Bonds, Municipal Government Guaranteed, 5.00%, 4/1/26 | | | | | Aaa | | | | | | 228,120 | | |
| | | 350,000 | | | | Washington Health Care Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Providence Health & Services, Ser. A, 4.25%, 10/1/37 | | | | | Aa3 | | | | | | 361,483 | | |
| | | 100,000 | | | | Washington State, Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax, General Obligation Unlimited, Ser. B, 5.00%, 7/1/24 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 115,255 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | Washington State, Water Utility Improvements, General Obligation Unlimited, Ser. A, 5.00%, 8/1/37 | | | | | Aa1 | | | | | | 284,387 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,104,053 | | |
| | | | | | | WISCONSIN (1.6%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 150,000 | | | | City of Madison Wisconsin Water Utility Revenue, Revenue Bonds, 4.00%, 1/1/32 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 154,173 | | |
| | | 165,000 | | | | Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Revenue Bonds, Ser. 2, 5.00%, 7/1/24 | | | | | Aa2 | | | | | | 182,274 | | |
| | | 200,000 | | | | Wisconsin State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Froedtert Health, Ser. A, 5.00%, 4/1/23 | | | | | AA* | | | | | | 220,926 | | |
| | | 250,000 | | | | Wisconsin State Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Revenue Bonds, Marshfield Clinic, Ser. B, 5.00%, 2/15/24 | | | | | A-* | | | | | | 268,777 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 826,150 | | |
| | | | | | | WYOMING (0.4%) | | ||||||||||||
| | | 220,000 | | | | Laramie County Wyoming, Revenue Bonds, Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Project, 5.00%, 5/1/42 | | | | | A* | | | | | | 232,663 | | |
| | | | | | | TOTAL LONG-TERM MUNICIPAL SECURITIES (97.6%) (Cost $50,933,229) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 50,588,668 | | |
| | | | | | | CASH AND OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES (2.4%) | | | | | | | | | | | 1,259,734 | | |
| | | | | | | NET ASSETS (100.0%) | | | | | | | | | | $ | 51,848,402 | | |
Investments in Securities: | | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | | ||||||||||||
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-Term Municipal Securities* | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 50,588,668 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 50,588,668 | | |
Total Investments in Securities | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 50,588,668 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 50,588,668 | | |
at December 31, 2018
| | | Value Line Core Bond Fund | | | The Value Line Tax Exempt Fund, Inc. | | ||||||
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, at value* | | | | $ | 56,383,551 | | | | | $ | 50,588,668 | | |
Cash | | | | | — | | | | | | 599,294 | | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | | | 351,352 | | | | | | 645,369 | | |
Receivable for capital shares sold | | | | | 45,429 | | | | | | 98,010 | | |
Prepaid expenses | | | | | 17,183 | | | | | | 13,077 | | |
Receivable for securities lending income | | | | | 1,959 | | | | | | — | | |
Total Assets | | | | | 56,799,474 | | | | | | 51,944,418 | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payable upon return of securities on loan (Note 1F) | | | | | 2,092,088 | | | | | | — | | |
Payable for capital shares redeemed | | | | | 30,501 | | | | | | 6,879 | | |
Dividends payable to shareholders | | | | | 11,220 | | | | | | 21,169 | | |
Accrued expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Advisory fee | | | | | 7,893 | | | | | | 16,412 | | |
Service and distribution plan fees | | | | | 11,581 | | | | | | — | | |
Directors’ fees and expenses | | | | | 32 | | | | | | — | | |
Other | | | | | 63,041 | | | | | | 51,556 | | |
Total Liabilities | | | | | 2,216,356 | | | | | | 96,016 | | |
Net Assets | | | | $ | 54,583,118 | | | | | $ | 51,848,402 | | |
Net assets consist of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Capital stock, at $0.01 par value (authorized unlimited shares and 65,000,000 shares, respectively) | | | | $ | 37,894 | | | | | $ | 53,938 | | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | | | 56,681,154 | | | | | | 52,216,304 | | |
Total Distributable Earnings (Loss) | | | | | (2,135,930) | | | | | | (421,840) | | |
Net Assets | | | | $ | 54,583,118 | | | | | $ | 51,848,402 | | |
Net Asset Value Per Share | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | | | $ | 54,583,118 | | | | | $ | 51,848,402 | | |
Shares Outstanding | | | | | 3,789,395 | | | | | | 5,393,755 | | |
Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price per Outstanding Share | | | | $ | 14.40 | | | | | $ | 9.61 | | |
* Includes securities on loan of | | | | $ | 3,310,926 | | | | | $ | — | | |
Cost of investments | | | | $ | 57,058,779 | | | | | $ | 50,933,229 | | |
| | | Value Line Core Bond Fund | | | The Value Line Tax Exempt Fund, Inc. | | ||||||
Investment Income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest | | | | $ | 1,787,587 | | | | | $ | 1,921,263 | | |
Dividends | | | | | 53,412 | | | | | | — | | |
Securities lending income | | | | | 11,986 | | | | | | — | | |
Total Income | | | | | 1,852,985 | | | | | | 1,921,263 | | |
Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | | | 219,526 | | | | | | 199,343 | | |
Service and distribution plan fees | | | | | 143,213 | | | | | | 133,122 | | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | | 91,941 | | | | | | 48,592 | | |
Custody and accounting fees | | | | | 89,048 | | | | | | 89,770 | | |
Printing and postage fees | | | | | 42,697 | | | | | | 24,370 | | |
Fund administration fees | | | | | 36,900 | | | | | | 36,900 | | |
Auditing and legal fees | | | | | 23,125 | | | | | | 18,381 | | |
Registration and filing fees | | | | | 21,997 | | | | | | 25,209 | | |
Directors’ fees and expenses | | | | | 10,127 | | | | | | 9,330 | | |
Compliance and tax service fees | | | | | 5,607 | | | | | | 5,096 | | |
Insurance fees | | | | | 3,904 | | | | | | 3,549 | | |
Other | | | | | 3,449 | | | | | | 3,617 | | |
Total Expenses Before Fees Waived (See Note 5) | | | | | 691,534 | | | | | | 597,279 | | |
Less: Service and Distribution Plan Fees Waived | | | | | — | | | | | | (133,122) | | |
Less: Advisory Fees Waived and Expenses Reimbursed | | | | | (124,410) | | | | | | — | | |
Net Expenses | | | | | 567,124 | | | | | | 464,157 | | |
Net Investment Income | | | | | 1,285,861 | | | | | | 1,457,106 | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Realized Loss From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | (640,868) | | | | | | (56,338) | | |
| | | | | (640,868) | | | | | | (56,338) | | |
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) of: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | | | (1,467,674) | | | | | | (1,332,983) | | |
| | | | | (1,467,674) | | | | | | (1,332,983) | | |
Net Realized Loss and Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) on Investments | | | | | (2,108,542) | | | | | | (1,389,321) | | |
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations | | | | $ | (822,681) | | | | | $ | 67,785 | | |
for the Year Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017
| | | Value Line Core Bond Fund | | |||||||||
| | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | ||||||
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | $ | 1,285,861 | | | | | $ | 1,292,613 | | |
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments | | | | | (640,868) | | | | | | 11,176 | | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and futures currency translations | | | | | (1,467,674) | | | | | | 893,268 | | |
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations | | | | | (822,681) | | | | | | 2,197,057 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributable earnings | | | | | (1,348,320) | | | | | | (1,442,581)* | | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | 2,103,889 | | | | | | 1,813,316 | | |
Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | | | 1,211,676 | | | | | | 1,289,368 | | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | (8,147,471) | | | | | | (8,699,843) | | |
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions | | | | | (4,831,906) | | | | | | (5,597,159) | | |
Total decrease in net assets | | | | | (7,002,907) | | | | | | (4,842,683) | | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | | | 61,586,025 | | | | | | 66,428,708 | | |
End of year | | | | $ | 54,583,118 | | | | | $ | 61,586,025† | | |
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | 145,623 | | | | | | 121,277 | | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | | | 83,888 | | | | | | 86,324 | | |
Shares redeemed | | | | | (563,650) | | | | | | (582,487) | | |
Net decrease | | | | | (334,139) | | | | | | (374,886) | | |
| | | The Value Line Tax Exempt Fund, Inc. | | |||||||||
| | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | ||||||
Operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | $ | 1,457,106 | | | | | $ | 1,566,907 | | |
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments | | | | | (56,338) | | | | | | 157,345 | | |
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and futures currency translations | | | | | (1,332,983) | | | | | | 551,496 | | |
Net increase in net assets from operations | | | | | 67,785 | | | | | | 2,275,748 | | |
Distributions to Shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributable earnings | | | | | (1,457,107) | | | | | | (1,566,908)* | | |
Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | 411,865 | | | | | | 780,555 | | |
Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends to shareholders | | | | | 1,178,912 | | | | | | 1,277,488 | | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | (4,515,925) | | | | | | (9,400,690) | | |
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions | | | | | (2,925,148) | | | | | | (7,342,647) | | |
Total decrease in net assets | | | | | (4,314,470) | | | | | | (6,633,807) | | |
Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | | | 56,162,872 | | | | | | 62,796,679 | | |
End of year | | | | $ | 51,848,402 | | | | | $ | 56,162,872† | | |
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | 42,639 | | | | | | 79,373 | | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of dividends | | | | | 122,522 | | | | | | 129,585 | | |
Shares redeemed | | | | | (468,219) | | | | | | (955,662) | | |
Net decrease | | | | | (303,058) | | | | | | (746,704) | | |
| | | Value Line Core Bond Fund Investor Class Years Ended December 31, | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014(*) | | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | | $ | 14.94 | | | | | $ | 14.77 | | | | | $ | 14.71 | | | | | $ | 14.94 | | | | | $ | 14.55 | | |
Income/(loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | | 0.34 | | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | | 0.27 | | |
Net gains/(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | | | (0.52) | | | | | | 0.17 | | | | | | 0.06 | | | | | | (0.23) | | | | | | 0.38 | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | | (0.20) | | | | | | 0.51 | | | | | | 0.32 | | | | | | 0.03 | | | | | | 0.65 | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | | (0.34) | | | | | | (0.34) | | | | | | (0.26) | | | | | | (0.26) | | | | | | (0.26) | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | | | $ | 14.40 | | | | | $ | 14.94 | | | | | $ | 14.77 | | | | | $ | 14.71 | | | | | $ | 14.94 | | |
Total return | | | | | (1.31)% | | | | | | 3.47% | | | | | | 2.16% | | | | | | 0.22% | | | | | | 4.49% | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (in thousands) | | | | $ | 54,583 | | | | | $ | 61,586 | | | | | $ | 66,429 | | | | | $ | 72,074 | | | | | $ | 79,297 | | |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets(1) | | | | | 1.21% | | | | | | 1.22% | | | | | | 1.20% | | | | | | 1.17% | | | | | | 1.26% | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(2) | | | | | 0.99% | | | | | | 0.99% | | | | | | 0.99% | | | | | | 0.89% | | | | | | 1.01% | | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | | | 2.24% | | | | | | 2.01% | | | | | | 1.74% | | | | | | 1.75% | | | | | | 1.96% | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | | | 84% | | | | | | 35% | | | | | | 32% | | | | | | 34% | | | | | | 111% | | |
| | | The Value Line Tax Exempt Fund, Inc. Investor Class | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | | Years Ended December 31, | | | Period Ended December 31, | | | Year Ended February 28, | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | | 2018 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014(1) | | | 2014 | | ||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | | $ | 9.86 | | | | | $ | 9.75 | | | | | $ | 10.06 | | | | | $ | 10.08 | | | | | $ | 9.87 | | | | | $ | 10.31 | | |
Income/(loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | | 0.26 | | | | | | 0.28 | | | | | | 0.27 | | | | | | 0.22 | | | | | | 0.27 | | |
Net gains/(losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized) | | | | | (0.25) | | | | | | 0.11 | | | | | | (0.31) | | | | | | (0.02) | | | | | | 0.21 | | | | | | (0.44) | | |
Total from investment operations | | | | | 0.01 | | | | | | 0.37 | | | | | | (0.03) | | | | | | 0.25 | | | | | | 0.43 | | | | | | (0.17) | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from net investment income | | | | | (0.26) | | | | | | (0.26) | | | | | | (0.28) | | | | | | (0.27) | | | | | | (0.22) | | | | | | (0.27) | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | | | $ | 9.61 | | | | | $ | 9.86 | | | | | $ | 9.75 | | | | | $ | 10.06 | | | | | $ | 10.08 | | | | | $ | 9.87 | | |
Total return | | | | | 0.17% | | | | | | 3.86% | | | | | | (0.38)% | | | | | | 2.54% | | | | | | 4.38%(2) | | | | | | (1.55)% | | |
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (in thousands) | | | | $ | 51,848 | | | | | $ | 56,163 | | | | | $ | 62,797 | | | | | $ | 69,039 | | | | | $ | 75,533 | | | | | $ | 78,045 | | |
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets(4) | | | | | 1.12% | | | | | | 1.10% | | | | | | 0.99% | | | | | | 1.11% | | | | | | 1.19%(3) | | | | | | 1.08% | | |
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(5) | | | | | 0.87% | | | | | | 0.85% | | | | | | 0.74% | | | | | | 0.86% | | | | | | 0.94%(3) | | | | | | 0.83% | | |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | | | | | 2.74% | | | | | | 2.67% | | | | | | 2.75% | | | | | | 2.71% | | | | | | 2.61%(3) | | | | | | 2.79% | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | | | 12% | | | | | | 10% | | | | | | 18% | | | | | | 6% | | | | | | 4%(2) | | | | | | 11% | | |
| | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | ||||||
Value Line Core Bond Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends per share from net investment income | | | | $ | 0.3422 | | | | | $ | 0.3388 | | |
The Value Line Tax Exempt Fund, Inc. | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends per share from net investment income | | | | $ | 0.2635 | | | | | $ | 0.2628 | | |
Fund | | | Value of Securities Loaned | | | Value of Collateral* | | | Total Collateral (including Calculated Mark)** | | |||||||||
Value Line Core Bond Fund | | | | $ | 3,310,926 | | | | | $ | 3,375,183 | | | | | $ | 3,378,308 | | |
| | | Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements As of December 31, 2018 | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | | Overnight and Continuous | | | <30 days | | | Between 30 & 90 days | | | >90 days | | | Total | | | |||||||||||||||||
Securities Lending Transactions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | | $ | 1,704,650 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 1,704,650 | | | | ||
Corporate Bonds & Notes | | | | | 387,438 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 387,438 | | | | ||
Total Borrowings | | | | $ | 2,092,088 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | 2,092,088 | | | | ||
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,092,088 | | | |
Fund | | | Purchases of Investment Securities | | | Sales of Investment Securities | | | Purchases of U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | | Sales of U.S. Government Agency Obligations | | ||||||||||||
Value Line Core Bond Fund | | | | $ | 28,489,743 | | | | | $ | 34,492,999 | | | | | $ | 19,731,782 | | | | | $ | 16,639,908 | | |
The Value Line Tax Exempt Fund, Inc. | | | | | 6,274,720 | | | | | | 8,999,214 | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | 0 | | |
Fund | | | Cost of investments for tax purposes | | | Gross tax unrealized appreciation | | | Gross tax unrealized depreciation | | | Net tax unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | Undistributed ordinary income | | | Undistributed long-term gain | | | Undistributed tax exempt income | | |||||||||||||||||||||
Value Line Core Bond Fund | | | | $ | 57,081,434 | | | | | $ | 305,303 | | | | | $ | (1,003,186) | | | | | $ | (697,883) | | | | | $ | 26,993 | | | | | $ | — | | | | | $ | — | | |
The Value Line Tax Exempt Fund, Inc. | | | | | 50,933,229 | | | | | | — | | | | | | (344,561) | | | | | | (344,561) | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 228 | | |
Fund | | | Unlimited Short-Term Losses | | | Unlimited Long-Term Losses | | ||||||
Value Line Core Bond Fund | | | | $ | 1,042,656 | | | | | $ | 335,914 | | |
The Value Line Tax Exempt Fund, Inc. | | | | | — | | | | | | 56,338 | | |
Fund | | | Undistributed Net Investment Income/(Loss) | | | Accumulated Net Realized Gains/(Losses) | | | Additional Paid-In Capital | | |||||||||
Value Line Core Bond Fund | | | | $ | 71,913 | | | | | $ | (71,913) | | | | | $ | — | | |
Value Line Core Bond Fund | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | ||||||
Distributions Paid From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | | | $ | 1,348,320 | | | | | $ | 1,442,581 | | |
Long-term capital gain | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | |
Total distributions paid | | | | $ | 1,348,320 | | | | | $ | 1,442,581 | | |
The Value Line Tax Exempt Fund, Inc. | | | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | ||||||
Distributions Paid From: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Tax exempt income | | | | $ | 1,455,727 | | | | | $ | 1,565,412 | | |
Taxable ordinary income | | | | | 1,380 | | | | | | 1,496 | | |
Total | | | | $ | 1,457,107 | | | | | $ | 1,566,908 | | |
Fund | | | Advisory Fee | | | Waived Amount | | ||||||
Value Line Core Bond Fund | | | | $ | 219,526 | | | | | $ | 124,410 | | |
The Value Line Tax Exempt Fund, Inc. | | | | | 199,343 | | | | | | — | | |
Fund | | | Distribution & Service Fees | | | Waived Amount | | ||||||
Value Line Core Bond Fund | | | | $ | 143,213 | | | | | $ | — | | |
The Value Line Tax Exempt Fund, Inc. | | | | | 133,122 | | | | | | 133,122 | | |
Expiration | | | Fees Waived and Reimbursed by the Adviser | | |||
December 31, 2019 | | | | | 146,308 | | |
December 31, 2020 | | | | | 146,933 | | |
December 31, 2021 | | | | | 124,410 | | |
New York, New York
February 22, 2019
| | | Beginning Account Value July 1, 2018 | | | Ending Account Value 12/31/18 | | | Expenses Paid During Period* | | |||||||||
Actual | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Value Line Core Bond Fund | | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | | $ | 1,009.10 | | | | | $ | 5.01 | | |
The Value Line Tax Exempt Fund, Inc. | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,008.00 | | | | | | 4.56 | | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Value Line Core Bond Fund | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,020.21 | | | | | | 5.04 | | |
The Value Line Tax Exempt Fund, Inc. | | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | | 1,020.67 | | | | | | 4.58 | | |
Fund | | | % of Qualifying Dividend Income | | | % of Dividends Eligible for the Corporate Dividends Received Deduction | | | Exempt Interest Dividends | | | Long-Term Capital Gains | | ||||||||||||
Value Line Core Bond Fund | | | | | 0.00% | | | | | | 0.00% | | | | | | 0.00% | | | | | $ | 0.00 | | |
The Value Line Tax Exempt Fund, Inc. | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 0.00 | | | | | | 99.91 | | | | | | 0.00 | | |
Name, Address, and Age | | | Position | | | Length of Time Served | | | Principal Occupations During the Past 5 Years | | | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director | | | Other Directorships Held by Director During the Past 5 Years | |
Interested Director* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mitchell E. Appel Age: 48 | | | Director | | | Since 2010 | | | President of each of the Value Line Funds since June 2008; Chief Financial Officer of the Distributor since April 2008 and President since February 2009; President of the Adviser since February 2009, Trustee since December 2010 and Treasurer since January 2011. | | | 11 | | | Forethought Variable Insurance Trust | |
Non-Interested Directors | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Joyce E. Heinzerling Age: 62 | | | Director | | | Since 2008 | | | Managing Member, Meridian Fund Advisers LLC (consultants). | | | 11 | | | None | |
James E. Hillman Age: 62 | | | Director (Chair of the Board of the Value Line Funds since April 2016) | | | Since 2015 | | | Chief Financial Officer, Notre Dame School of Manhattan since 2011; Director and Principal Financial Officer, Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management, 2006-2011. | | | 11 | | | Miller/Howard Funds Trust; Miller/Howard High Income Equity Fund | |
Michael Kuritzkes Age: 58 | | | Director | | | Since 2015 | | | Consultant, Coronado Advisors LLC since June 2014; Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Harbinger Group Inc. (public holding company), 2013-2014; Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Digital First Media, LLC, 2012-2013; Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Philadelphia Media LLC, 2010-2012. | | | 11 | | | None | |
Paul Craig Roberts Age: 80 | | | Director | | | Since 2000 | | | Chairman, Institute for Political Economy. | | | 11 | | | None | |
Nancy-Beth Sheerr Age: 70 | | | Director | | | Since 1996 | | | Independent Trustee and Managing Member, NBS Consulting LLC since November 2014; Senior Financial Adviser, Veritable, L.P. (investment advisor) until December 2013. | | | 11 | | | None | |
Name, Address, and Age | | | Position | | | Length of Time Served | | | Principal Occupations During the Past 5 Years | | | | ||||
Officers | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
Mitchell E. Appel Age: 48 | | | President | | | Since 2008 | | | President of each of the Value Line Funds since June 2008; Chief Financial Officer of the Distributor since April 2008 and President since February 2009; President of the Adviser since February 2009, Trustee since December 2010 and Treasurer since January 2011. | | | | | | | |
Michael J. Wagner Age: 68 | | | Chief Compliance Officer | | | Since 2009 | | | Chief Compliance Officer of each of the Value Line Funds since 2009; President of Northern Lights Compliance Services, LLC (formerly Fund Compliance Services, LLC) (2006-present). | | | | | | | |
Emily D. Washington Age: 40 | | | Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer; Secretary | | | Since 2009 | | | Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) of each of the Value Line Funds since 2008 and Secretary since 2010; Secretary of the Adviser since 2011. | | | | | | | |
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Item 2. Code of Ethics
(a) The Registrant has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, and principal financial officer and principal accounting officer.
(f) Pursuant to item 12(a), the Registrant is attaching as an exhibit a copy of its Code of Ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, and principal financial officer and principal accounting officer.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
(a)(1) The Registrant has an Audit Committee Financial Expert serving on its Audit Committee.
(2) The Registrant’s Board has designated both James Hillman and Michael Kuritzkes, members of the Registrant’s Audit Committee, as the Registrant’s Audit Committee Financial Experts. Mr. Hillman and Mr. Kuritzkes are independent directors. Mr. Hillman currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Notre Dame School of Manhattan since 2011. Mr. Kuritzkes currently serves as a consultant at Caronado Advisors LLC since June 2014 and previously served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Harbinger Group, Inc. (2013 – 2014)
A person who is designated as an “audit committee financial expert” shall not make such person an "expert" for any purpose, including without limitation under Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 or under applicable fiduciary laws, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities that are greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation or identification.
Item 4.Principal Accountant Fees and Services
(a) | Audit Fees 2018 - $10,283 |
Audit Fees 2017 - $6,438
(b) Audit-Related fees – None.
(c) | Tax Preparation 2018 - $2,067 |
Tax Preparation 2017 - $2,542
(d) All Other Fees – None
(e) (1) | Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policy. All services to be performed for the Registrant by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP must be pre-approved by the audit committee. All services performed were pre-approved by the committee. |
(e) (2) Not applicable.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) | Aggregate Non-Audit 2018 - None |
Aggregate Non-Audit 2017 - None
(h) Not applicable.
Item 5.Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not Applicable.
Item 6.Investments
Not Applicable
Item 7.Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not Applicable
Item 8.Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Not Applicable
Item 9.Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers
Not Applicable
Item 10.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Not Applicable
Item 11.Controls and Procedures
(a) | The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(c) ) based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, are appropriately designed to ensure that material information relating to the registrant is made known to such officers and are operating effectively. |
(b) | The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have determined that there have been no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. |
Item 12.Exhibits.
(a) | Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers attached hereto as Exhibit 100.COE |
(b) | (1) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT. |
(2) Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906.CERT.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
By: /s/ Mitchell E. Appel
Mitchell E. Appel, President
Date: March 8, 2019
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: /s/ Mitchell E. Appel
Mitchell E. Appel, President, Principal Executive Officer
By: /s/ Emily D. Washington
Emily D. Washington, Treasurer, Principal Financial Officer