RAMPART ENHANCED CORE EQUITY SERIES
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
($ reported in thousands)
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | | | |
COMMON STOCKS—96.4% | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Communication Services—10.4% | | | | | | | | | | |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | | 3,508 | | | $ | 186 | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class A(1)(2) | | | 1,110 | | | | 1,355 | | | |
Alphabet, Inc. Class C(1)(2) | | | 1,136 | | | | 1,385 | | | |
AT&T, Inc.(2) | | | 25,985 | | | | 983 | | | |
CBS Corp. Class B | | | 1,663 | | | | 67 | | | |
CenturyLink, Inc. | | | 4,522 | | | | 56 | | | |
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A(1) | | | 683 | | | | 282 | | | |
Comcast Corp. Class A(2) | | | 16,450 | | | | 742 | | | |
Discovery, Inc. Class A(1) | | | 745 | | | | 20 | | | |
Discovery, Inc. Class C(1) | | | 1,703 | | | | 42 | | | |
DISH Network Corp. Class A(1) | | | 1,128 | | | | 38 | | | |
Electronic Arts, Inc.(1) | | | 1,397 | | | | 137 | | | |
Facebook, Inc. Class A(1)(2) | | | 9,040 | | | | 1,610 | | | |
Fox Corp. Class A(2) | | | 1,665 | | | | 53 | | | |
Fox Corp. Class B(2) | | | 764 | | | | 24 | | | |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 1,829 | | | | 39 | | | |
Netflix, Inc.(1) | | | 1,587 | | | | 425 | | | |
News Corp. Class A | | | 1,819 | | | | 25 | | | |
News Corp. Class B | | | 583 | | | | 8 | | | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 1,040 | | | | 81 | | | |
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(1) | | | 531 | | | | 67 | | | |
T-Mobile US, Inc.(1) | | | 1,189 | | | | 94 | | | |
TripAdvisor, Inc.(1) | | | 492 | | | | 19 | | | |
Twitter, Inc.(1) | | | 3,433 | | | | 141 | | | |
Verizon Communications, Inc.(2) | | | 14,672 | | | | 886 | | | |
Viacom, Inc. Class B | | | 1,669 | | | | 40 | | | |
Walt Disney Co. (The)(2) | | | 6,264 | | | | 816 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,621 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Consumer Discretionary—10.2% | | | | | | | | | | |
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | | | 273 | | | | 45 | | | |
Amazon.com, Inc.(1)(2) | | | 1,520 | | | | 2,639 | | | |
Aptiv plc | | | 990 | | | | 87 | | | |
AutoZone, Inc.(1) | | | 94 | | | | 102 | | | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 887 | | | | 61 | | | |
Booking Holdings, Inc.(1)(2) | | | 165 | | | | 324 | | | |
BorgWarner, Inc. | | | 797 | | | | 29 | | | |
Capri Holdings Ltd.(1) | | | 577 | | | | 19 | | | |
CarMax, Inc.(1) | | | 640 | | | | 56 | | | |
Carnival Corp. | | | 1,567 | | | | 69 | | | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(1) | | | 93 | | | | 78 | | | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 468 | | | | 55 | | | |
Dollar General Corp. | | | 988 | | | | 157 | | | |
Dollar Tree, Inc.(1) | | | 907 | | | | 104 | | | |
eBay, Inc. | | | 3,143 | | | | 123 | | | |
Expedia Group, Inc. | | | 529 | | | | 71 | | | |
Ford Motor Co.(2) | | | 14,965 | | | | 137 | | | |
Gap, Inc. (The) | | | 815 | | | | 14 | | | |
Garmin Ltd. | | | 459 | | | | 39 | | | |
General Motors Co.(2) | | | 5,148 | | | | 193 | | | |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 557 | | | | 55 | | | |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | 778 | | | | 18 | | | |
Hanesbrands, Inc. | | | 1,381 | | | | 21 | | | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 616 | | | | 22 | | | |
Hasbro, Inc. | | | 442 | | | | 52 | | | |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,119 | | | | 104 | | | |
Home Depot, Inc. (The)(2) | | | 4,188 | | | | 972 | | | |
Horton (D.R.), Inc. | | | 1,289 | | | | 68 | | | |
Kohl’s Corp. | | | 621 | | | | 31 | | | |
L Brands, Inc. | | | 872 | | | | 17 | | | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 503 | | | | 21 | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Consumer Discretionary—continued | | | | | | | | |
Lennar Corp. Class A | | | 1,083 | | | $ | 60 | |
LKQ Corp.(1) | | | 1,204 | | | | 38 | |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.(2) | | | 2,983 | | | | 328 | |
Macy’s, Inc. | | | 1,167 | | | | 18 | |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | | | 1,066 | | | | 133 | |
McDonald’s Corp.(2) | | | 2,908 | | | | 624 | |
MGM Resorts International | | | 1,953 | | | | 54 | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.(1) | | | 233 | | | | 29 | |
Newell Brands, Inc. | | | 1,498 | | | | 28 | |
NIKE, Inc. Class B(2) | | | 4,777 | | | | 449 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 401 | | | | 14 | |
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(1) | | | 829 | | | | 43 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(1) | | | 297 | | | | 118 | |
PulteGroup, Inc. | | | 969 | | | | 35 | |
PVH Corp. | | | 287 | | | | 25 | |
Ralph Lauren Corp. | | | 198 | | | | 19 | |
Ross Stores, Inc. | | | 1,406 | | | | 154 | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | | | 669 | | | | 72 | |
Starbucks Corp.(2) | | | 4,638 | | | | 410 | |
Tapestry, Inc. | | | 1,095 | | | | 29 | |
Target Corp.(2) | | | 1,955 | | | | 209 | |
Tiffany & Co. | | | 413 | | | | 38 | |
TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 4,693 | | | | 262 | |
Tractor Supply Co. | | | 460 | | | | 42 | |
Ulta Beauty, Inc.(1) | | | 211 | | | | 53 | |
Under Armour, Inc. Class A(1) | | | 715 | | | | 14 | |
Under Armour, Inc. Class C(1) | | | 739 | | | | 13 | |
VF Corp. | | | 1,242 | | | | 111 | |
Whirlpool Corp. | | | 242 | | | | 38 | |
Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | 374 | | | | 41 | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. | | | 1,168 | | | | 133 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,417 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Consumer Staples—7.6% | | | | | | | | |
Altria Group, Inc.(2) | | | 6,948 | | | | 284 | |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 2,147 | | | | 88 | |
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B | | | 637 | | | | 40 | |
Campbell Soup Co. | | | 737 | | | | 35 | |
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. | | | 939 | | | | 71 | |
Clorox Co. (The) | | | 490 | | | | 74 | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The)(2) | | | 14,394 | | | | 784 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co.(2) | | | 3,290 | | | | 242 | |
Conagra Brands, Inc. | | | 1,838 | | | | 56 | |
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A | | | 636 | | | | 132 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp.(2) | | | 1,607 | | | | 463 | |
Coty, Inc. Class A | | | 1,148 | | | | 12 | |
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A | | | 835 | | | | 166 | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 2,283 | | | | 126 | |
Hershey Co. (The) | | | 532 | | | | 82 | |
Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 1,037 | | | | 45 | |
J.M. Smucker Co. (The) | | | 433 | | | | 48 | |
Kellogg Co. | | | 948 | | | | 61 | |
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | | | 1,316 | | | | 187 | |
Kraft Heinz Co.(The)(2) | | | 2,366 | | | | 66 | |
Kroger Co. (The) | | | 3,087 | | | | 80 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | | | 554 | | | | 40 | |
McCormick & Co., Inc. | | | 468 | | | | 73 | |
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B | | | 717 | | | | 41 | |
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A(2) | | | 5,418 | | | | 300 | |
Monster Beverage Corp.(1) | | | 1,493 | | | | 87 | |
PepsiCo, Inc.(2) | | | 5,262 | | | | 721 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc.(2) | | | 5,690 | | | | 432 | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
1
RAMPART ENHANCED CORE EQUITY SERIES
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
($ reported in thousands)
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | | | |
Consumer Staples—continued | | | | | | | | | | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)(2) | | | 9,441 | | | $ | 1,174 | | | |
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. | | | 21 | | | | 1 | | | |
Sysco Corp. | | | 1,806 | | | | 143 | | | |
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | | | 1,121 | | | | 97 | | | |
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.(2) | | | 2,993 | | | | 166 | | | |
Walmart, Inc.(2) | | | 5,264 | | | | 625 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,042 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Energy—3.9% | | | | | | | | | | |
Apache Corp. | | | 1,171 | | | | 30 | | | |
Baker Hughes a GE Co. | | | 1,706 | | | | 40 | | | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | | 1,412 | | | | 25 | | | |
Chevron Corp.(2) | | | 6,249 | | | | 741 | | | |
Cimarex Energy Co. | | | 314 | | | | 15 | | | |
Concho Resources, Inc. | | | 639 | | | | 43 | | | |
ConocoPhillips(2) | | | 3,564 | | | | 203 | | | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 1,280 | | | | 31 | | | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc. | | | 487 | | | | 44 | | | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 1,793 | | | | 133 | | | |
Exxon Mobil Corp.(2) | | | 13,846 | | | | 978 | | | |
Halliburton Co.(2) | | | 2,794 | | | | 53 | | | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 350 | | | | 14 | | | |
Hess Corp. | | | 807 | | | | 49 | | | |
HollyFrontier Corp. | | | 525 | | | | 28 | | | |
Kinder Morgan, Inc.(2) | | | 6,446 | | | | 133 | | | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 2,510 | | | | 31 | | | |
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | | | 2,294 | | | | 139 | | | |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | | | 1,218 | | | | 26 | | | |
Noble Energy, Inc. | | | 1,494 | | | | 33 | | | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp.(2) | | | 2,853 | | | | 127 | | | |
ONEOK, Inc. | | | 1,362 | | | | 100 | | | |
Phillips 66 | | | 1,404 | | | | 144 | | | |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | | | 540 | | | | 68 | | | |
Schlumberger Ltd.(2) | | | 4,374 | | | | 149 | | | |
TechnipFMC plc | | | 1,387 | | | | 33 | | | |
Valero Energy Corp. | | | 1,511 | | | | 129 | | | |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 4,009 | | | | 96 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,635 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Financials—11.9% | | | | | | | | | | |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | | | 173 | | | | 14 | | | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 2,533 | | | | 133 | | | |
Allstate Corp. (The)(2) | | | 1,131 | | | | 123 | | | |
American Express Co.(2) | | | 2,352 | | | | 278 | | | |
American International Group, Inc.(2) | | | 2,984 | | | | 166 | | | |
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 457 | | | | 67 | | | |
Aon plc | | | 817 | | | | 158 | | | |
Assurant, Inc. | | | 209 | | | | 26 | | | |
Bank of America Corp.(2) | | | 30,261 | | | | 883 | | | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)(2) | | | 3,001 | | | | 136 | | | |
BB&T Corp. | | | 2,612 | | | | 139 | | | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B(1)(2) | | | 6,599 | | | | 1,373 | | | |
BlackRock, Inc.(2) | | | 406 | | | | 181 | | | |
Capital One Financial Corp.(2) | | | 1,593 | | | | 145 | | | |
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. | | | 374 | | | | 43 | | | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 4,045 | | | | 169 | | | |
Chubb Ltd. | | | 1,552 | | | | 251 | | | |
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 514 | | | | 60 | | | |
Citigroup, Inc.(2) | | | 7,914 | | | | 547 | | | |
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | | | 1,563 | | | | 55 | | | |
CME Group, Inc. | | | 1,202 | | | | 254 | | | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 525 | | | | 35 | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Financials—continued | | | | | | | | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 1,108 | | | $ | 90 | |
E*TRADE Financial Corp. | | | 832 | | | | 36 | |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | | | 139 | | | | 37 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 2,480 | | | | 68 | |
First Republic Bank | | | 568 | | | | 55 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 1,003 | | | | 29 | |
Gallagher (Arthur J.) & Co. | | | 628 | | | | 56 | |
Globe Life, Inc. | | | 344 | | | | 33 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(2) | | | 1,155 | | | | 239 | |
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 1,227 | | | | 74 | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 3,613 | | | | 52 | |
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | | | 1,848 | | | | 171 | |
Invesco Ltd. | | | 1,365 | | | | 23 | |
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. | | | 855 | | | | 16 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co.(2) | | | 11,065 | | | | 1,302 | |
KeyCorp | | | 3,453 | | | | 62 | |
Lincoln National Corp. | | | 690 | | | | 42 | |
Loews Corp. | | | 912 | | | | 47 | |
M&T Bank Corp. | | | 466 | | | | 74 | |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 128 | | | | 42 | |
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | | | 1,738 | | | | 174 | |
MetLife, Inc.(2) | | | 3,251 | | | | 153 | |
Moody’s Corp. | | | 561 | | | | 115 | |
Morgan Stanley(2) | | | 4,359 | | | | 186 | |
MSCI, Inc. | | | 286 | | | | 62 | |
Nasdaq, Inc. | | | 391 | | | | 39 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 742 | | | | 69 | |
People’s United Financial, Inc. | | | 1,344 | | | | 21 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 1,539 | | | | 216 | |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | | 883 | | | | 50 | |
Progressive Corp. (The) | | | 1,968 | | | | 152 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 1,383 | | | | 124 | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 432 | | | | 36 | |
Regions Financial Corp. | | | 3,452 | | | | 55 | |
S&P Global, Inc. | | | 838 | | | | 205 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 1,272 | | | | 75 | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | | 1,516 | | | | 104 | |
SVB Financial Group(1) | | | 179 | | | | 37 | |
Synchrony Financial | | | 2,161 | | | | 74 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 806 | | | | 92 | |
Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 888 | | | | 132 | |
U.S. Bancorp(2) | | | 5,096 | | | | 282 | |
Unum Group | | | 723 | | | | 21 | |
Wells Fargo & Co.(2) | | | 13,741 | | | | 693 | |
Willis Towers Watson plc | | | 440 | | | | 85 | |
Zions Bancorp NA | | | 621 | | | | 28 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,064 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Health Care—12.4% | | | | | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories(2) | | | 6,008 | | | | 503 | |
AbbVie, Inc.(2) | | | 5,031 | | | | 381 | |
ABIOMED, Inc.(1) | | | 156 | | | | 28 | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | | 1,085 | | | | 83 | |
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1) | | | 758 | | | | 74 | |
Align Technology, Inc.(1) | | | 247 | | | | 45 | |
Allergan plc(2) | | | 1,044 | | | | 176 | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 529 | | | | 44 | |
Amgen, Inc.(2) | | | 2,067 | | | | 400 | |
Anthem, Inc. | | | 867 | | | | 208 | |
Baxter International, Inc. | | | 1,606 | | | | 140 | |
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | | | 918 | | | | 232 | |
Biogen, Inc.(1)(2) | | | 657 | | | | 153 | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
2
RAMPART ENHANCED CORE EQUITY SERIES
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
($ reported in thousands)
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | | | |
Health Care—continued | | | | | | | | | | |
Boston Scientific Corp.(1) | | | 4,731 | | | $ | 193 | | | |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(2) | | | 5,528 | | | | 280 | | | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 1,020 | | | | 48 | | | |
Celgene Corp.(1)(2) | | | 2,382 | | | | 237 | | | |
Centene Corp.(1) | | | 1,396 | | | | 60 | | | |
Cerner Corp. | | | 1,105 | | | | 75 | | | |
Cigna Corp. | | | 1,281 | | | | 194 | | | |
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 168 | | | | 50 | | | |
CVS Health Corp.(2) | | | 4,405 | | | | 278 | | | |
Danaher Corp.(2) | | | 2,147 | | | | 310 | | | |
DaVita, Inc.(1) | | | 357 | | | | 20 | | | |
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | | | 798 | | | | 43 | | | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(1) | | | 715 | | | | 157 | | | |
Eli Lilly & Co.(2) | | | 2,937 | | | | 328 | | | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(2) | | | 4,324 | | | | 274 | | | |
HCA Healthcare, Inc. | | | 905 | | | | 109 | | | |
Henry Schein, Inc.(1) | | | 505 | | | | 32 | | | |
Hologic, Inc.(1) | | | 914 | | | | 46 | | | |
Humana, Inc. | | | 460 | | | | 118 | | | |
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(1) | | | 294 | | | | 80 | | | |
Illumina, Inc.(1) | | | 501 | | | | 152 | | | |
Incyte Corp.(1) | | | 604 | | | | 45 | | | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(1) | | | 395 | | | | 213 | | | |
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(1) | | | 535 | | | | 80 | | | |
Johnson & Johnson(2) | | | 9,028 | | | | 1,168 | | | |
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings(1) | | | 334 | | | | 56 | | | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 641 | | | | 88 | | | |
Medtronic plc(2) | | | 4,548 | | | | 494 | | | |
Merck & Co., Inc.(2) | | | 8,755 | | | | 737 | | | |
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(1) | | | 84 | | | | 59 | | | |
Mylan NV(1) | | | 1,731 | | | | 34 | | | |
Nektar Therapeutics(1) | | | 583 | | | | 11 | | | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 377 | | | | 32 | | | |
Perrigo Co. plc | | | 423 | | | | 24 | | | |
Pfizer, Inc.(2) | | | 18,988 | | | | 682 | | | |
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | | | 454 | | | | 49 | | | |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1) | | | 266 | | | | 74 | | | |
ResMed, Inc. | | | 487 | | | | 66 | | | |
Stryker Corp. | | | 1,054 | | | | 228 | | | |
Teleflex, Inc. | | | 157 | | | | 53 | | | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 1,366 | | | | 398 | | | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.(2) | | | 3,193 | | | | 694 | | | |
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B | | | 281 | | | | 42 | | | |
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(1) | | | 309 | | | | 37 | | | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1) | | | 874 | | | | 148 | | | |
Waters Corp.(1) | | | 235 | | | | 52 | | | |
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.(1) | | | 170 | | | | 44 | | | |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | | | 699 | | | | 96 | | | |
Zoetis, Inc. | | | 1,629 | | | | 203 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,458 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Industrials—8.5% | | | | | | | | | | |
3M Co.(2) | | | 1,960 | | | | 322 | | | |
A.O. Smith Corp. | | | 483 | | | | 23 | | | |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | | | 425 | | | | 28 | | | |
Allegion plc | | | 319 | | | | 33 | | | |
American Airlines Group, Inc. | | | 1,417 | | | | 38 | | | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | | 773 | | | | 71 | | | |
Arconic, Inc. | | | 1,349 | | | | 35 | | | |
Boeing Co. (The)(2) | | | 1,773 | | | | 675 | | | |
Caterpillar, Inc.(2) | | | 1,949 | | | | 246 | | | |
Cintas Corp. | | | 288 | | | | 77 | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Industrials—continued | | | | | | | | |
Copart, Inc.(1) | | | 682 | | | $ | 55 | |
CSX Corp. | | | 2,620 | | | | 182 | |
Cummins, Inc. | | | 492 | | | | 80 | |
Deere & Co. | | | 1,075 | | | | 181 | |
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | | | 2,077 | | | | 120 | |
Dover Corp. | | | 493 | | | | 49 | |
Eaton Corp. plc | | | 1,442 | | | | 120 | |
Emerson Electric Co.(2) | | | 2,071 | | | | 139 | |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 410 | | | | 58 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 584 | | | | 43 | |
Fastenal Co. | | | 1,941 | | | | 63 | |
FedEx Corp.(2) | | | 819 | | | | 119 | |
Flowserve Corp. | | | 437 | | | | 20 | |
Fortive Corp. | | | 1,000 | | | | 69 | |
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | | | 476 | | | | 26 | |
General Dynamics Corp.(2) | | | 915 | | | | 167 | |
General Electric Co.(2) | | | 29,424 | | | | 263 | |
Honeywell International, Inc.(2) | | | 2,476 | | | | 419 | |
Hunt (JB) Transport Services, Inc. | | | 297 | | | | 33 | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | | | 139 | | | | 29 | |
IDEX Corp. | | | 257 | | | | 42 | |
IHS Markit Ltd.(1) | | | 1,233 | | | | 82 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 1,025 | | | | 160 | |
Ingersoll-Rand plc | | | 819 | | | | 101 | |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. | | | 387 | | | | 35 | |
Johnson Controls International plc | | | 2,713 | | | | 119 | |
Kansas City Southern | | | 341 | | | | 45 | |
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. | | | 739 | | | | 154 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp.(2) | | | 821 | | | | 320 | |
Masco Corp. | | | 1,001 | | | | 42 | |
Nielsen Holdings plc | | | 1,201 | | | | 26 | |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | | | 908 | | | | 163 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 570 | | | | 214 | |
PACCAR, Inc. | | | 1,181 | | | | 83 | |
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | | | 439 | | | | 79 | |
Pentair plc | | | 538 | | | | 20 | |
Quanta Services, Inc. | | | 480 | | | | 18 | |
Raytheon Co.(2) | | | 922 | | | | 181 | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 730 | | | | 63 | |
Robert Half International, Inc. | | | 404 | | | | 23 | |
Robinson (C.H.) Worldwide, Inc. | | | 469 | | | | 40 | |
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | | | 402 | | | | 66 | |
Rollins, Inc. | | | 501 | | | | 17 | |
Roper Technologies, Inc. | | | 351 | | | | 125 | |
Snap-on, Inc. | | | 188 | | | | 29 | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 1,677 | | | | 91 | |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | | | 518 | | | | 75 | |
Textron, Inc. | | | 786 | | | | 39 | |
TransDigm Group, Inc. | | | 166 | | | | 86 | |
Union Pacific Corp.(2) | | | 2,427 | | | | 393 | |
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(1) | | | 771 | | | | 68 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B(2) | | | 2,367 | | | | 284 | |
United Rentals, Inc.(1) | | | 265 | | | | 33 | |
United Technologies Corp.(2) | | | 2,728 | | | | 372 | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. | | | 561 | | | | 89 | |
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | | | 153 | | | | 46 | |
Wabtec Corp.(2) | | | 614 | | | | 44 | |
Waste Management, Inc. | | | 1,326 | | | | 153 | |
Xylem, Inc. | | | 613 | | | | 49 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,852 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
3
RAMPART ENHANCED CORE EQUITY SERIES
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
($ reported in thousands)
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | | | |
Information Technology—22.2% | | | | | | | | | | |
Accenture plc Class A(2) | | | 2,404 | | | $ | 462 | | | |
Adobe, Inc.(1) | | | 1,846 | | | | 510 | | | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(1) | | | 3,351 | | | | 97 | | | |
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | 619 | | | | 57 | | | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp. | | | 149 | | | | 19 | | | |
Amphenol Corp. Class A | | | 1,123 | | | | 108 | | | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 1,406 | | | | 157 | | | |
ANSYS, Inc.(1) | | | 313 | | | | 69 | | | |
Apple, Inc.(2) | | | 16,390 | | | | 3,671 | | | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 3,568 | | | | 178 | | | |
Arista Networks, Inc.(1) | | | 200 | | | | 48 | | | |
Autodesk, Inc.(1) | | | 827 | | | | 122 | | | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 1,637 | | | | 264 | | | |
Broadcom, Inc. | | | 1,504 | | | | 415 | | | |
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | | | 438 | | | | 54 | | | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(1) | | | 1,072 | | | | 71 | | | |
Cisco Systems, Inc.(2) | | | 16,067 | | | | 794 | | | |
Citrix Systems, Inc. | | | 470 | | | | 45 | | | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A | | | 2,139 | | | | 129 | | | |
Corning, Inc. | | | 2,955 | | | | 84 | | | |
DXC Technology Co. | | | 1,013 | | | | 30 | | | |
F5 Networks, Inc.(1) | | | 224 | | | | 31 | | | |
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | | | 2,295 | | | | 305 | | | |
Fiserv, Inc.(1) | | | 2,152 | | | | 223 | | | |
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | 324 | | | | 93 | | | |
FLIR Systems, Inc. | | | 508 | | | | 27 | | | |
Fortinet, Inc.(1) | | | 551 | | | | 42 | | | |
Gartner, Inc.(1) | | | 340 | | | | 49 | | | |
Global Payments, Inc. | | | 1,088 | | | | 173 | | | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | | | 5,081 | | | | 77 | | | |
HP, Inc. | | | 5,809 | | | | 110 | | | |
Intel Corp.(2) | | | 16,962 | | | | 874 | | | |
International Business Machines Corp.(2) | | | 3,341 | | | | 486 | | | |
Intuit, Inc. | | | 983 | | | | 261 | | | |
IPG Photonics Corp.(1) | | | 136 | | | | 18 | | | |
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | | | 290 | | | | 42 | | | |
Juniper Networks, Inc. | | | 1,296 | | | | 32 | | | |
Keysight Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | 707 | | | | 69 | | | |
KLA Corp. | | | 612 | | | | 98 | | | |
Lam Research Corp. | | | 571 | | | | 132 | | | |
Leidos Holdings, Inc. | | | 542 | | | | 47 | | | |
Mastercard, Inc. Class A(2) | | | 3,401 | | | | 924 | | | |
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | | | 1,034 | | | | 60 | | | |
Microchip Technology, Inc. | | | 905 | | | | 84 | | | |
Micron Technology, Inc.(1) | | | 4,241 | | | | 182 | | | |
Microsoft Corp.(2) | | | 28,976 | | | | 4,029 | | | |
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | | | 618 | | | | 105 | | | |
NetApp, Inc. | | | 929 | | | | 49 | | | |
NVIDIA Corp. | | | 2,310 | | | | 402 | | | |
Oracle Corp.(2) | | | 9,151 | | | | 504 | | | |
Paychex, Inc. | | | 1,204 | | | | 100 | | | |
PayPal Holdings, Inc.(1)(2) | | | 4,431 | | | | 459 | | | |
Qorvo, Inc.(1) | | | 455 | | | | 34 | | | |
QUALCOMM, Inc.(2) | | | 4,619 | | | | 352 | | | |
salesforce.com, Inc.(1) | | | 3,225 | | | | 479 | | | |
Seagate Technology plc | | | 957 | | | | 51 | | | |
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | | | 656 | | | | 52 | | | |
Symantec Corp. | | | 2,322 | | | | 55 | | | |
Synopsys, Inc.(1) | | | 569 | | | | 78 | | | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 1,270 | | | | 118 | | | |
Texas Instruments, Inc.(2) | | | 3,546 | | | | 458 | | | |
VeriSign, Inc.(1) | | | 396 | | | | 75 | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Information Technology—continued | | | | | | | | |
Visa, Inc. Class A(2) | | | 6,568 | | | $ | 1,130 | |
Western Digital Corp. | | | 1,129 | | | | 67 | |
Western Union Co. (The) | | | 1,633 | | | | 38 | |
Xerox Holdings Corp. | | | 739 | | | | 22 | |
Xilinx, Inc. | | | 970 | | | | 93 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20,573 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Materials—2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 744 | | | | 165 | |
Albemarle Corp. | | | 359 | | | | 25 | |
Amcor plc | | | 5,665 | | | | 55 | |
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 290 | | | | 33 | |
Ball Corp. | | | 1,130 | | | | 82 | |
Celanese Corp. | | | 431 | | | | 53 | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 738 | | | | 36 | |
Corteva, Inc.(2) | | | 2,553 | | | | 72 | |
Dow, Inc.(2) | | | 2,458 | | | | 117 | |
DuPont de Nemours, Inc.(2) | | | 2,551 | | | | 182 | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 469 | | | | 35 | |
Ecolab, Inc. | | | 866 | | | | 172 | |
FMC Corp. | | | 446 | | | | 39 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | | | 5,011 | | | | 48 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | | 346 | | | | 42 | |
International Paper Co. | | | 1,361 | | | | 57 | |
Linde plc | | | 1,838 | | | | 356 | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A | | | 892 | | | | 80 | |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | | | 212 | | | | 58 | |
Mosaic Co. (The) | | | 1,202 | | | | 25 | |
Newmont Goldcorp Corp. | | | 2,748 | | | | 104 | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 1,041 | | | | 53 | |
Packaging Corporation of America | | | 325 | | | | 34 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 813 | | | | 96 | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 543 | | | | 23 | |
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) | | | 278 | | | | 153 | |
Vulcan Materials Co. | | | 449 | | | | 68 | |
Westrock Co. | | | 878 | | | | 32 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,295 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Real Estate—3.2% | | | | | | | | |
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | | | 422 | | | | 65 | |
American Tower Corp. | | | 1,654 | | | | 366 | |
Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A | | | 557 | | | | 29 | |
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | | | 523 | | | | 113 | |
Boston Properties, Inc. | | | 581 | | | | 75 | |
CBRE Group, Inc. Class A(1) | | | 1,179 | | | | 62 | |
Crown Castle International Corp. | | | 1,557 | | | | 216 | |
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 781 | | | | 101 | |
Duke Realty Corp. | | | 1,345 | | | | 46 | |
Equinix, Inc. | | | 315 | | | | 182 | |
Equity Residential | | | 1,389 | | | | 120 | |
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | | | 246 | | | | 80 | |
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | | | 484 | | | | 57 | |
Federal Realty Investment Trust | | | 280 | | | | 38 | |
HCP, Inc. | | | 1,781 | | | | 63 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 2,782 | | | | 48 | |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | | | 1,077 | | | | 35 | |
Kimco Realty Corp. | | | 1,583 | | | | 33 | |
Macerich Co. (The) | | | 399 | | | | 13 | |
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | | | 426 | | | | 55 | |
Prologis, Inc. | | | 2,362 | | | | 201 | |
Public Storage | | | 559 | | | | 137 | |
Realty Income Corp. | | | 1,174 | | | | 90 | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
4
RAMPART ENHANCED CORE EQUITY SERIES
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
($ reported in thousands)
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | | | | |
Real Estate—continued | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Regency Centers Corp. | | | 623 | | | $ | 43 | | | | | |
SBA Communications, Corp. | | | 424 | | | | 102 | | | | | |
Simon Property Group, Inc.(2) | | | 1,162 | | | | 181 | | | | | |
SL Green Realty Corp. | | | 316 | | | | 26 | | | | | |
UDR, Inc. | | | 1,053 | | | | 51 | | | | | |
Ventas, Inc. | | | 1,377 | | | | 101 | | | | | |
Vornado Realty Trust | | | 653 | | | | 42 | | | | | |
Welltower, Inc. | | | 1,508 | | | | 137 | | | | | |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | | | 2,806 | | | | 78 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,986 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Utilities—3.6% | | | | | | | | | | | | |
AES Corp. | | | 2,482 | | | | 40 | | | | | |
Alliant Energy Corp. | | | 887 | | | | 48 | | | | | |
Ameren Corp. | | | 922 | | | | 74 | | | | | |
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | | | 1,850 | | | | 173 | | | | | |
American Water Works Co., Inc. | | | 677 | | | | 84 | | | | | |
Atmos Energy Corp. | | | 438 | | | | 50 | | | | | |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | | | 1,871 | | | | 56 | | | | | |
CMS Energy Corp. | | | 1,064 | | | | 68 | | | | | |
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | | | 1,227 | | | | 116 | | | | | |
Dominion Energy, Inc. | | | 3,007 | | | | 244 | | | | | |
DTE Energy Co. | | | 690 | | | | 92 | | | | | |
Duke Energy Corp.(2) | | | 2,732 | | | | 262 | | | | | |
Edison International | | | 1,324 | | | | 100 | | | | | |
Entergy Corp. | | | 715 | | | | 84 | | | | | |
Evergy, Inc. | | | 918 | | | | 61 | | | | | |
Eversource Energy | | | 1,201 | | | | 103 | | | | | |
Exelon Corp.(2) | | | 3,643 | | | | 176 | | | | | |
FirstEnergy Corp. | | | 1,886 | | | | 91 | | | | | |
NextEra Energy, Inc.(2) | | | 1,798 | | | | 419 | | | | | |
NiSource, Inc. | | | 1,396 | | | | 42 | | | | | |
NRG Energy, Inc. | | | 948 | | | | 37 | | | | | |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | | | 419 | | | | 41 | | | | | |
PPL Corp. | | | 2,703 | | | | 85 | | | | | |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | | | 1,897 | | | | 118 | | | | | |
Sempra Energy | | | 1,028 | | | | 152 | | | | | |
Southern Co. (The)(2) | | | 3,895 | | | | 240 | | | | | |
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | | | 1,184 | | | | 113 | | | | | |
Xcel Energy, Inc. | | | 1,928 | | | | 125 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,294 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Identified Cost $69,665) | | | | | | | 89,237 | | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND—2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility Index Fund(3) | | | 41,846 | | | $ | 2,423 | |
| |
TOTAL EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND | | | | | | | | |
(Identified Cost $2,324) | | | | | | | 2,423 | |
| |
| | |
TOTAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS—99.0% | | | | | | | | |
(Identified Cost $71,989) | | | | | | | 91,660 | |
| |
| | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
PURCHASED OPTIONS—0.1% | | | | | | | | |
(See open purchased options schedule) | | | | | | | | |
Total Purchased Options | | | | | | | | |
(Premiums paid $107) | | | | | | | 88 | |
| |
| | |
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS | | | | | | | | |
(Identified Cost $107) | | | | | | | 88 | |
| |
| |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS, BEFORE WRITTEN OPTIONS—99.1% | | | | | |
(Identified Cost $72,096) | | | | | | $ | 91,748 | |
| |
| | |
WRITTEN OPTIONS—(0.2)% | | | | | | | | |
(See open written options schedule) | | | | | | | | |
Total Written Options | | | | | | | | |
(Premiums received $194) | | | | | | | (169 | ) |
| |
| |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS, NET OF WRITTEN OPTIONS—98.9% | | | $ | 91,579 | |
(Identified Cost $71,902) | | | | | | | | |
Other assets and liabilities, net—1.1% | | | | | | | 1,002 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS—100.0% | | | | | | $ | 92,581 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Footnote Legend:
(1) | Non-income producing. |
(2) | All or a portion of the security is segregated as collateral for written options. |
(3) | Shares of this fund are publicly offered, and its prospectus and annual report are publicly available. |
Open Purchased Options Contracts as of September 30, 2019 were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Description of Options | | Number of Contracts | | | Contract Notional Amount | | | Strike Price(1) | | | Expiration Date | | | Value | �� |
| |
Call Option | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
S&P 500®Index | | | 123 | | | $ | 39,668 | | | $ | 3,225.00 | | | | 11/08/19 | | | $ | 6 | |
Put Option | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
S&P 500®Index | | | 123 | | | | 32,718 | | | | 2,660.00 | | | | 11/08/19 | | | | 82 | |
| |
Total Purchased Options | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 88 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
5
RAMPART ENHANCED CORE EQUITY SERIES
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) (Continued)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
($ reported in thousands)
Open Written Options Contracts as of September 30, 2019 were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| |
Description of Options | | Number of Contracts | | | Contract Notional Amount | | | Strike Price(1) | | | Expiration Date | | | Value | |
| |
Call Option | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
S&P 500®Index | | | 123 | | | $ | 38,745 | | | $ | 3,150.00 | | | | 11/08/19 | | | $ | (27 | ) |
Put Option | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
S&P 500®Index | | | 123 | | | | 33,641 | | | | 2,735.00 | | | | 11/08/19 | | | | (142 | ) |
| |
Total Written Options | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (169 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Footnote Legend:
(1) | Strike price not reported in thousands. |
The following table summarizes the market value of the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2019, based on the inputs used to value them (See Security Valuation Note 1 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Total Value at September 30, 2019 | | Level 1 Quoted Prices | | Level 2 Significant Observable Inputs |
Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks | | | $ | 89,237 | | | | $ | 89,237 | | | | $ | — | |
Exchange-Traded Fund | | | | 2,423 | | | | | 2,423 | | | | | — | |
Other Financial Instruments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchased Options | | | | 88 | | | | | 6 | | | | | 82 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Assets | | | | 91,748 | | | | | 91,666 | | | | | 82 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Written Options | | | | (169 | ) | | | | (27 | ) | | | | (142 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Investments | | | $ | 91,579 | | | | $ | 91,639 | | | | $ | (60 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
There were no securities valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at September 30, 2019.
There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 related to securities held at September 30, 2019.
See Notes to Schedule of Investments.
6
RAMPART ENHANCED CORE EQUITY SERIES
NOTES TO SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Note 1. Security Valuation
The Series utilizes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The Series’ policy is to recognize transfers into or out of Level 3 at the end of the reporting period.
| | |
• Level 1 – | | quoted prices in active markets for identical securities (security types generally include listed equities). |
| |
• Level 2 – | | prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). |
| |
• Level 3 – | | prices determined using significant unobservable inputs (including the Valuation Committee’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). |
A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Series’ major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis is as follows:
Equity securities are valued at the official closing price (typically last sale) on the exchange on which the securities are primarily traded or, if no closing price is available, at the last bid price and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. Restricted equity securities and private placements that are illiquid, or are internally fair valued by the Valuation Committee, are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Certainnon-U.S. securities may be fair valued in cases where closing prices are not readily available or are deemed not reflective of readily available market prices. For example, significant events (such as movement in the U.S. securities market, or other regional and local developments) may occur between the time thatnon-U.S. markets close (where the security is principally traded) and the time that the Series calculates its net asset value (“NAV”) at the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4 p.m. Eastern time) that may impact the value of securities traded in thesenon-U.S. markets. In such cases, the Series fair valuesnon-U.S. securities using an independent pricing service which considers the correlation of the trading patterns of thenon-U.S. security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments such as American Depositary Receipts, financial futures, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), and certain indexes, as well as prices for similar securities. Such fair valuations are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Because the frequency of significant events is not predictable, fair valuation of certainnon-U.S. common stocks may occur on a frequent basis.
Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated quotations received from independent pricing services or from dealers who make markets in such securities. For most bond types, the pricing service utilizes matrix pricing that considers one or more of the following factors: yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, current cash flows, type, and current day trade information, as well as dealer-supplied prices. These valuations are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Structured debt instruments, such as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, may also incorporate collateral analysis and utilize cash flow models for valuation and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Pricing services do not provide pricing for all securities and therefore indicative bids from dealers are utilized which are based on pricing models used by market makers in the security and are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. Debt securities that are internally fair valued by the Valuation Committee, are generally categorized as Level 3 in the hierarchy.
Listed derivatives, such as options, that are actively traded are valued based on quoted prices from the exchange and are categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.Over-the-counter derivative contracts, which include forward currency contracts and equity-linked instruments, do not require material subjectivity as pricing inputs are observed from actively quoted markets and are categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy.
Investments inopen-end mutual funds are valued at NAV. Investments inclosed-end funds and ETFs are valued as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE each business day. Each is categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy.
A summary of the inputs used to value the Series’ net assets by each major security type is disclosed at the end of the Schedule of Investments for the Series. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
For additional information about significant accounting policies, refer to Series’ most recent semi or annual report.
7